Let’s admit it: the built-in launcher is defective.
Unable to access installed apps, if you resize the screen everything is cramped, and more…

So we decided to install an unofficial launcher.
Now we have a problem: it's impossible to access recent apps and the notification bar without the built-in launcher.
What can we do?

So I built some simple apps to help whit that. (Basically every app is just a shortcut to activity in SystemUI).
Download the apps listed here, install them and you can access whatever you want!

Notifications
Recent apps
Brightness (more convenient than the settings)
Dialer
Recent Calls

And for the bored folks: very cute game
Marshmallow land

Demonstration video (demonstrated on ListLauncher of @xxdeafgirl.)

Note: These apps have been tried on the LG classic, and should work without problem on the other LGs. Other devices will probably need custom apps.

Uri thanks it works great
also could you please make an app that takes you to the dial screen because on the lg exalt you can’t dial when using a different launcher?

Uri Thanks. Where is the launcher though?

Flippy
Here's the one he's using (xxdeafgirl )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BxyGWjwWZ6MTF-iPLb4NSKJEQk_SrivH/view?usp=sharing

GOLDFISH

Uri Dialer

have fun!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16UT646I7TgOvYkrjBK7mdSLU4J3NRBmN/view?usp=sharing
Here is what it looks like in Square home launcher.

Uri it’s a link to a screenshot not the apk

GOLDFISH I add the apk in the main massage.

Uri okay I got it. also I shared these app’s on telegram and someone asked for an app to get to recent calls because it’s not possible to get there with an other home app so could you make an app shortcut to recent calls?

GOLDFISH I'm on vacation now. But I can do it on the weekend.

Uri okay do it when you have time. and also if you could make an app that is a shortcut to the hidden menu will it be a great thing

here is a hidden menu shortcut
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z532cJ3VC_sKRqfTH9dBbNVn3fSMxqIt/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s4y-qNfo9Bv_AGenV5L43z61eax3JOLC/view?usp=sharing
GOLDFISH

bzk I know about this app but I’m looking for an app that is a shortcut straight to the hidden menu like the other app’s that uri made and the app you posted has a lot of options and doesn’t take you to the hidden menu only to developer options

Uri Nice! Where did you go for vacation? 😄

RebYid Jerusalem.

GOLDFISH where do you share on telegram?

Uri I checked מוצאי שבת the forms and I recognized that you replied when it was still shabbos in New York so I thought that it must be that your not in the United States

Uri there is a few app’s groups so I shared it on 1 of that group

GOLDFISH You were right. I live in Israel.

GOLDFISH which one?

Uri Very nice. Enjoy!

GOLDFISH So you are the owner of lg classic bot? It is very useful. (Just a pity you didn't give me credit ...)

Uri if you want I could put there a link to you (credit - /u/Uri)

GOLDFISH Thanks.

Uri so could you make a recent calls shortcut apk? And if possible a hidden menu shortcut apk?

GOLDFISH added in the main post.
have fun.

Uri thanks for your work it’s working good also is it possible for you to make a hidden menu shortcut apk?

GOLDFISH I'm sorry, but I didn't found the activity of the hidden menu, and without it I can't create shortcut.

Uri maybe it’s because on the lg classic there is no package name for the hidden menu and it can’t be uninstalled with adb so you don’t see the activity of it but on the lg exalt there is a package name for the hidden menu so I could try sending you the system files and you could check if you see some activity to create a shortcut apk

GOLDFISH I can try.
By the way, can you send me the system files of the unlock L125DL?

Uri i copied these system files app priv-app framework from the lg exalt but I can’t zip these files I get an error when trying to zip it so could let me know which are the files that you need to make the hidden menu shortcut apk and I’ll try to zip only that few files and then send it to you

And about the unlocked lg classic system files I didn’t copy yet because on the moment I don’t have a unlocked lg classic near me I unlocked 6 phones by tracfone but that I selled for people so next time I’ll unlock a phone I’ll copy the system files and try to send it to you

Uri i think maybe you could try making a shortcut apk to eject so card and mount sd card option on the phone it should look maybe like the brightness app that it comes up on the screen the option and also then it will be able to mapp a button to eject sd with button mapper and will not have to go in settings every time you want to eject or mount sd it’s made for people that have ifew sd cards and want to change fast the sd card
could you see if it’s possible to make such an app?

GOLDFISH I do not really know. What do you mean you get an error? Have you tried zipping with PC? 7-zip is great software.

GOLDFISH I checked it out now, and found no activity doing it. Sorry.

Uri I did it the regular way on a laptop right click then send to then compressed (zipped) folder and I got this error https://drive.google.com/file/d/16OhtQs7xOBcpqHiIWLp_z4K4znGo3q5t/view?usp=drivesdk

GOLDFISH when I try to zip an other folder it works fine so could @Uri tell me which files you need to make a hidden menu shortcut and I’ll try to zip it

GOLDFISH okay @Uri i zipped already the system files from the lg exalt using es file explorer and I sent it to you on telegram so try to see if you could make a hidden menu shortcut apk

By now I would have thought that someone (not me I'm clueless) would have figured out for us a home app that works with the built in buttons so we can use the send key to see recent calls and can access notifications the built in way, but also allows us to see all the apps (or at least a few of them by filling in the empty spaces in the app grid) without having to go to a separate app launcher. The filtered phones seem to have something like Im describing. What did they do? design their own from scratch? Modify FPhome?

could you make a version of this for the tcl flip 2?

roncat Maybe. What exactly do you want? (version of what?)

Uri These apps (besides for marshmallow) do not work on the T408DL, the most imp to me is the notification as the square launcher doesn't allow access to that. Do you have a solution?

pelfman1 I can probably make one for you that opens notifications on t408dl (but not for a few days).

The OP made these apps specifically for the L125dl.

While you are waiting, you can play around with marshmallow. let me know your score 🙂.