Restore the basic Android Launcher - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Whenever I select the phone feature in the dock (on the home screen) it states "Application not Installed." There is no settings for Android Launcher or dragging over the app to replace the existing one doesnt work either. I'm assuming i'll have to uninstall with titanium and restore it but i dont have the basic launcher. Can someone tell how to place that icon on the home page or just reflash/reinstall android launcher?
thanks

the stock launcher is not customizable. You have to either have the AOSP dialer installed, or that button will not work.
I'm sure someone could modify the stock launcher to work with the sense dialer (it is open source after all) but I haven't ever seen it done.
Launcher Pro and ADW are both built off the stock launcher, so there isn't much of a downside to using one of them.

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[Q] Change the App Drawer scroll orientation

I am currently running Darky Rom 9.5 with Crysis Revolution Theme. I love the the style of it and the themed launcher. The only thing I would like to change is the app drawer. It is currently horizontal scrolling and I would like to change it to vertical 3d app drawer. Unfortunately, there is no launcher specific setting to modify.
Does anyone know of a way to change this. I am guessing it would require to modify the apk or something similar.
what launcher is it ??
have you opened the app drawer and pressed the menu button and see if the option is there ?
it is for some launchers
It looks to be a tweaked version of TWLauncher. I looked, but there is no specific settings or or preferences for the launcher. I was hoping there was because that would have been the easy solution. Thje only launcher that I have found to have this option is just called launcher. I am guessing that it is a ported version of the stock Froyo or Gingerbread launcher.
you can't change this in the app, but instead you can use the gingi launcher. It won;t have 5 dock bar and transparency but still... I recommend Go Launcher.

[Q] Remap stock launcher app choices...

Hey XDA community,
I have been searching for the smoothest experience there can be with a launcher (speed, features, etc) recently. Many I have come across (go launcher, launcherpro, or my current ROM has ADW (CM7.1)) have the ability to edit the applications you can stick in the dock bar, but some do not. For instance, I love the minimalistic gingerbread launcher but you can not edit the stock launcher dock at all, stuck with the dialer and browser as default dock applications. Another launcher that I recently discovered, regina 3d is quite simply amazing but again it does not give me the ability to do something as simple as edit the dock applications which I find is quite ignorant of the developer to leave such a needed/necessary feature out/ignored.
My questions to the community...does anyone know of a way to edit the stock launcher/non-stock launchers dock bars that do not allow you to drag and drop/edit the applications placed in the dock.
Thank you for anytime put into replying to my post.
Yes and no. The remap is possible, but it won't be drag-and-drop like ADW or launchers like that. If you have one specific app you want remapped to one of the buttons, I can help you get it set up.
Hi Godsmacked4653. I would like to map the stock text app to the left button and google talk to the right button in the stock launcher.
I am running Elelinux gingerbread on a Hero and the performance benefits of using a minimalist configuration outweigh any benefits of custom launchers. The only thing I really miss from custom launchers is the ability to remap the dock.
Is it also possible to remap the left and rightmost dock buttons that scroll the homescreens?
Thanks.

Sense/Rosie question

This is really a Sense question, but since I'm using DHD I'll ask it here as it may be phone specific (no idea).
Basically can you override the Rosie launcher with something else? I just tried Cyanogenmod and I liked the bottom bit of the home page (with the phone button and apps list etc), thought it was way better than the Sense one. But I want to stick with Sense and customise that bit myself - is this possible?
Cheers.
You can install a 3rd party launcher (Go Launcher, LauncherPro, ADW, etc.) to replace the Rosie launcher. However you would also lose the ability to use Sense widgets.
All the rest of Sense would be there (Dialler, People app, Calendar, etc.) But if you particularly like any Sense widgets, you would need to find similar ones in the Market to replace them.

How to add or remove homescreen pages Nexus

Dear all,
I want to learn that how can I add or remove additional homescreen pages from Galaxy Nexus. There is no information about this even google. Before there was an icon for displaying all homescreen pages and you could add or remove new homepages.
Thanks,
What launcher are you using?
If the answer is stock you cannot add or remove pages.
you cant add or remove homescreens on the stock launcher
if you want to do that, you need to install a third-party launcher from the market
I have tried Nova launcher which works pretty well and is based off of the stock ICS launcher
I am using original firmware, not custom rom and it is pure ICS. What do you advice to me for modifying homescreen pages,
Regards,
Since you're bone stock you really only have the option of using another launcher i.e. nova, apex (they use the resources from and function just like the stock launcher with added options) or adw, go, lp+ and many others. If you end up on a deodexed rom then you have the option of editing the "stock" launcher yourself By reading this.
good day.
Thank you very much for your replies and advices, I installed Nova launcher and i can organize them now.
Thanks again.
How is Nova? I'm currently on adw ex and was eyeing the "tsf shell" does Nova live up to the test?
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[Q] Clear widgets off unused homescreen?

This might be a stupid question but I haven't been able to find it answered anywhere else.
I use AOKP as my rom, and AOKP by default uses Nova Launcher. Whenever you install a new rom, when you first unlock the device the first time, you're given a choice to launch the default launcher or nova. I of course pick nova and set as default, but I got to thinking, if you chose the default, there are widgets and things on that launcher. So, would it make sense to launch the stock launcher to clear out the unused widgets and icons and such off that launcher before switching to Nova?
For all I know those unused widgets aren't held in memory so it doesn't matter, but if it does, is it worth clearing them out?
The launcher you select well reside in memory, and the other one will eventually be shut down. So there is no need to clear the other launcher.
If you're still unsure it should be quick to clear data on the unused launcher.
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Only the launcher you select will run.

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