Hi,
Ever since I've installed the Android 2.3 updateI have a problem:
All icons for apps which are organized in folders and are stored on the SD card have disappeared. The apps still work, but the icon was changed to the standard android icon. If I delete the app icon from the folder and add it again the icon is there, but as soon as I reboot it's gone again.
Any ideas?
THX
Archer
Which launcher do you use?
revolutionary
This answer has absolutely nothing to do with my question. The launcher is the app with which you start your programs, customize homescreens, etc.
oh sorry. seems I need to do some homework on the technical terms ...
Then I guess you mean HTC Sense?
HTC sense do never display icons in folders.. Try to use go launcher..
tarikg said:
HTC sense do never display icons in folders.. Try to use go launcher..
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Not true. They do display icons in folders. Are those apps affected moved to the sdcard?
itachi1706 said:
Not true. They do display icons in folders. Are those apps affected moved to the sdcard?
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Yes. As stated above only apps I moved to the sd card in android 2.3.3 are affected. Apps that are stored on the phone, display the icons just fine. And with android 2.2 I didn't have the problem either.
So move the apps back to internal memory.
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I've installed the latest Incredibly Re-Engineered ROM on my rooted Incredible, but would like to regain use of HTC's Twitter apps & widgets, and the HTC News app & widget. The ROM disables these, but puts them in a directory on the SD card in case someone like me wants to re-enable them.
I've used Root Explorer to copy the following files from /sdcard/Incredibly_Re-Engineered_Optional/Apps to /system/app:
com.htc.NewsReaderWidget.apk
com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
HtcTwitter.apk
NewsReader.apk
Then, I changed permissions on these files within /system/app to rw-r--r--, changed /system/app back to read only, and rebooted the phone.
After rebooting, I was able to enter my Twitter account information in Settings > Accounts & Sync > Twitter for HTC Sense, and my Twitter feed is now showing up in the FriendStream widget.
I can also launch Peep and News applications from the App tray.
However, when I try to add the HTC News Widget or the HTC Twitter Widget to my home screen, neither of these shows up in the list of widgets that are available to add (i.e., Long Press on Home Screen > Widget > Add Widget List). Neither the HTC Twitter widget nor the HTC News Reader widget show up, and thus, I cannot use them.
So, it's almost as if the Apps have installed properly, but the widgets have not.
Can you think of a solution or anything I might be missing here?? Thanks!!
Isn't there an optional apps folder with those things in it for users?
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smtom said:
Isn't there an optional apps folder with those things in it for users?
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Yes...that's where I copied the items from. The problem is they're not showing up in my list of available widgets, even though the apps seem to have installed with no problem...it's just the widgets that I can't get to show up.
Are you using Launcher Pro or the launcher the ROM comes with?
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RMarkwald said:
Are you using Launcher Pro or the launcher the ROM comes with?
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I am using the launcher that comes with the ROM.
No other ideas??
To clear the remnants of the widgets after removing them, I know you need to "Clear Data" for HTC Sense ("Applications" in Settings).
Perhaps if you do this again it will force a rebuild of the available widgets list, now that they've been reinstalled?
(You will lose any custom scenes, btw)
ds28 said:
To clear the remnants of the widgets after removing them, I know you need to "Clear Data" for HTC Sense ("Applications" in Settings).
Perhaps if you do this again it will force a rebuild of the available widgets list, now that they've been reinstalled?
(You will lose any custom scenes, btw)
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THANK YOU!! That solved the problem!! Cheers.
Alright so I ran into some trouble while changing my Icons. When I change the phone.apk Icon it works. But when I change the contacts app icon it changes the phone apps icon to the contacts icon. I dont know why. Im relatively new at this sooo any help would be much appreciated. thanks!
Are you editing directly (i.e. using APK Edit) or you using something like BetterCut/LauncherPro/ADW? I've never tried editing the icons directly, but I have changed my icons on my homescreens using these apps and have never have any issue. If you want a different launcher, ADW/LP will make changing the icon simple, BetterCut can be used with Sense to achieve a similar effect
Ah I was editing directly.
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techobsessive said:
Ah I was editing directly.
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Yea, I very much suggest using launcherpro, it's as easy as holding down your finger on the homescreen, selecting application and then choosing an app. When it opens the text editor, just click on the actual icon to change it. I keep a special folder called "My Icons" on my sd so it's always in my gallery for use.
dankblaze said:
Yea, I very much suggest using launcherpro, it's as easy as holding down your finger on the homescreen, selecting application and then choosing an app. When it opens the text editor, just click on the actual icon to change it. I keep a special folder called "My Icons" on my sd so it's always in my gallery for use.
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Hey I had no clue launcher pro could do that, I've been using folder organizer for all that stuff. Now I have one less program installed taking up resources, thanks.
N-Forced said:
Hey I had no clue launcher pro could do that, I've been using folder organizer for all that stuff. Now I have one less program installed taking up resources, thanks.
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FYI LauncherPro/ADW cannot change the icons for folders, just for apps, you're still going to need Folder Organizer for changing folder icons
EDIT: At least the free versions can't
Zoon0n said:
FYI LauncherPro/ADW cannot change the icons for folders, just for apps, you're still going to need Folder Organizer for changing folder icons
EDIT: At least the free versions can't
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Both paid and free cant.
Hello guys,
i wanted to ask, whether it is possible to make folders in menu of the SE home launcher. i am not talking about making folder on home screen, in the menu just like tw4.5, ios, dxhome...
if not, which launcher would u suggest?
mrbat said:
Hello guys,
i wanted to ask, whether it is possible to make folders in menu of the SE home launcher. i am not talking about making folder on home screen, in the menu just like tw4.5, ios, dxhome...
if not, which launcher would u suggest?
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Not yet!
There are plenty of alternative launchers in the market. Feel free to use GOOGLE to search through.
prathaban said:
Not yet!
There are plenty of alternative launchers in the market. Feel free to use GOOGLE to search through.
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yea i know, and am using go laucher ex for time being but its not the same thing. se home is fast, sleek and clean. if i could add folder to prevent the launcher getting too crowded, it would be the the perfect home launcher, for me at least
thanks for answering though
Not sure what you are exactly after but what I did is created a folder on home screen, move all my applications to that folder and drag the folder to the bottom bar of the phone....
You can add folders to the pulldown, but if you're talking about a folder appearing when you press the menu button then I'm not aware of any mods for that. Folder organiser app lets you create a customized shortcut to a folder if you're looking to do that. Not sure that's what you're looking for, tho.
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JarekG said:
Not sure what you are exactly after but what I did is created a folder on home screen, move all my applications to that folder and drag the folder to the bottom bar of the phone....
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sinkster said:
You can add folders to the pulldown, but if you're talking about a folder appearing when you press the menu button then I'm not aware of any mods for that. Folder organiser app lets you create a customized shortcut to a folder if you're looking to do that. Not sure that's what you're looking for, tho.
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adding folders IN the menu NOT on the homescreen. have u ever seen touchwiz4.5 or go launcher ex ...? they allow u to create a new folder IN the menu and put the icons in. i dont wanna see all those useles icons like maps, sync, help..... i think it isnt possible anyway. thanks for caring..
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adding folders IN the menu NOT on the homescreen. have u ever seen touchwiz4.5 or go launcher ex ...? they allow u to create a new folder IN the menu and put the icons in. i dont wanna see all those useles icons like maps, sync, help..... i think it isnt possible anyway. thanks for caring..
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It isnt available for the Arc, pity I could do with that as well, theres plenty of useless stock apps I dont use.
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I have many applications and games and this can be kinda messy in the applications menu. Is there anyway to organize them into individual folders or perhaps at least arrange them manually instead of sorting them alphabetically or by date? The menu>edit tabs also seems to not be working as all i see is a blank screen with the top saying press and hold icons to rearrange.
You would need to replace the Sense "Rosie" launcher with a third party one to get that, I think. The app drawer is part of the launcher and the only way to change its behaviour is to replace it.
Folder Organizer might help you. Mine is a paid version, but there is lite version for free.
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digimaz said:
I have many applications and games and this can be kinda messy in the applications menu. Is there anyway to organize them into individual folders or perhaps at least arrange them manually instead of sorting them alphabetically or by date? The menu>edit tabs also seems to not be working as all i see is a blank screen with the top saying press and hold icons to rearrange.
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You can drag one application icon over another and this will change it to folder. The folder can have 4*4, 16 icons. This was you can organise the apps in folders.
That's on the home screen, though. I think he was asking about folders in the app drawer.
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That's on the home screen, though. I think he was asking about folders in the app drawer.
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I do not believe that this is possible in the app drawer without a specific app though.
digimaz said:
I have many applications and games and this can be kinda messy in the applications menu. Is there anyway to organize them into individual folders or perhaps at least arrange them manually instead of sorting them alphabetically or by date? The menu>edit tabs also seems to not be working as all i see is a blank screen with the top saying press and hold icons to rearrange.
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.... sorry, was posted before.
Go Launcher EX kan do this.
Make folders in the App drawer.
HTC Sense can only make folders on the homescreen.
All of these options require it to overwrite or disable sense right?
digimaz said:
All of these options require it to overwrite or disable sense right?
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Yup - Sense as in the launcher and widgets. You wouldn't lose the Sense apps like camera or contacts etc.
Gandicela said:
Folder Organizer might help you. Mine is a paid version, but there is lite version for free.
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Thnx. Works fine
Every time I unplug my phone from my pc I see that the order the apps are placed are changed, fx once an app which is located on page 3, next time it is moved to page 4 or it even changes it place with other apps on the same page.
Is there a way to organize the placement of apps by alphabet, so the installed apps/games are placed according to their alphabet?
I use Go Laucher Ex...
isn't it possible without a launcher?
most launchers can do this, but I don't think its possible to do this in stock touchwiz...
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this one has it, but after flashing the launcher won't work, so problably because its for galaxy s, and not for more resolutions/sizes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049501
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alphabetical: Arrange the menu alphabetically. (Re-enter edit mode after moving an app into the dock fill in any hole in app spacing)
i think they move because you have some apps on sd, they cannot be usable if you have connected your phone to pc as mass storage
I always liked touchwiz' appearance but disliked no sorting in app drawer. Workaround? Use desktops to arrange launchers as desired. It's quicker to access the apps (; .