I updated my EVO to Fresh EVO 4.3.1 everything went smooth but when I hit the home button it asks me to select launcher ( I have Go Launcher and Sense) I select Go Launcher and click on "use as default" but after a min or so the setting gets turned off and I'm prompt to pick launcher again when I press home. Anyone else having this issue?
I've never had this issue.....but I use AOSP ROMs so I don't know how that works with sense. For me, I download whatever launcher I want to use and then I install it into the ROM's default system app location. I then delete the launcher that was baked into the ROM and voila! I have my new launcher that is always set as the default. Like I said though, I don't really have much experience with sense ROMs so I do not know if this process is an option. If it is then I highly suggest it because it makes life so much easier.
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I've never had this issue.....but I use AOSP ROMs so I don't know how that works with sense. For me, I download whatever launcher I want to use and then I install it into the ROM's default system app location. I then delete the launcher that was baked into the ROM and voila! I have my new launcher that is always set as the default. Like I said though, I don't really have much experience with sense ROMs so I do not know if this process is an option. If it is then I highly suggest it because it makes life so much easier.
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Did what you said. I backed up Sense and then uninstalled it. Now Go is the only launcher available so by default it's the one I want.
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I'm debating going to launcher pro but was wondering a little something.
If I just change my default launcher to launcher pro, is sense then disabled or do I have to remove all the sense widgets from my current sense setup first??
I'd like to leave my setup as is and change over to launcher pro, in case i decide to go back to sense.
Thanks all!!
I haven't used Launcher Pro, but have gotten quite familiar with ADW.Launcher. In my experience, you don't have to do anything to Sense when you start using an alternate launcher. If you clear the defaults for your alternate launcher, you can pop right back into Sense and still have everything just the way you left it.
well i was wondering if i set LP as default, can i delete htc sense from phone? like the dock
You don't have to do anything with Sense. You can switch back and forth between the two (download Home Switcher in the market to easily switch back and forth). The only thing is Sense widgets only work with Sense (you can't add the Friendstream widget to one of your screens when using Launcherpro). The dock you see with Sense is different than the dock in Launcherpro.
Yeah, used to go from one to the other when I first started dealing with the different launchers. Can still have your regular "Sense" setup and switch between your "ADW" launcher (or even LPro for that matter). Pretty handy and quick. Just hit the home button when not checked as default. If you need that home button to display all screens at once, there are swipe functions for that.
samrozzi said:
well i was wondering if i set LP as default, can i delete htc sense from phone? like the dock
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If you are rooted you can delete /system/app/rosie.apk, but it wouldn't really provide any benefit. It doesn't start automatically and take up ram or anything.
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I have tried this on a couple roms so far, same problem.
I have Fresh Evo running currently, with Launcher Pro as my choice for daily use.
Before it was Baked Snack.
Every time I reboot, or change battery, etc, I have to go through the default choice again. It won't save. I've checked through applications and once they're set all looks fine. I do know how to set them that way as well.
But once the phone has been cycled, I have to give the choice again at start and when exiting gmail or the first app I exit.
Anyone else know of this? Fix? Ideas?
I don't think it's a rom issue, which would be a lot easier to get an answer for.
Thanks.
Hi. Still trying to figure out this Android stuff after moving from WinMo.
I have sense and like it. I also like the look of Launcher Pro (and Open Home) - the menu animations look slicker than Sense.
If I install Launcher Pro will I mess up anything that would prevent me getting Sense back ?
Basically Im still unsure whether there is anything I could do that would end up leaving me unable to revert to stock ??
Obvioulsy Rooting and Flashing would affect stock but otherwise are there any apps that could end screwing up my stock version ??
always be careful what apps you install.
obviously if you install something designed to change sense then there could be problems.
install launcher pro, when you press home you will be asked what you want to make default, HTC SENSE, or LAUNCHER PRO, you don't have to even choose one.
if you choose launcher pro, but then want to make sense your default, go to settings -> applications -> launcher pro -> clear defaults - and visa versa.
or just uninstall launcher pro, it's really not difficult.
cheers
Was getting quite confident with WinMo but Android is a whole new thing
i came from a winmo hd2
couldn't be happier to have made the switch, welcome to android, you'll love it
Hi everyone. im an Android noob. After I installed Launcher Pro I didnt immediately enabled it as the default. Last night in my Cisco class my neighbor decided to set android launcher as the default. I'm trying to get Launcher Pro back and enabled as the default. I've reinstalled it and checked the settings under menu>settings>applications>manage apps>launcher pro to no prevail. the options available are uninstall and force stop.
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Hi everyone. im an Android noob. After I installed Launcher Pro I didnt immediately enabled it as the default. Last night in my Cisco class my neighbor decided to set android launcher as the default. I'm trying to get Launcher Pro back and enabled as the default. I've reinstalled it and checked the settings under menu>settings>applications>manage apps>launcher pro to no prevail. the options available are uninstall and force stop.
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Look for 'HTC sense' in the manage apps bit, and select the remove default option. You should then get the option to choose.
Uh man. I'm so sorry. I have a captivate and have posted in the wrong section. Thanks for your response.
please forgive me if this sounds silly or has already been asked/answered. I have searched the forums but couldn't find anything related, maybe due to it being either a given or silly question.
What's the rule-of-thumb when it comes to running multiple launchers? If one is currently active, are the others running in the background? Should I be concerned with battery and memory resources?
I currently main Go Launcher EX, but have also purchased ADW Launcher EX (loved it on the Eris), and Launcher Pro Plus. All are installed... I switch between them occasionally, and tend to go back to Go Launcher EX.
Rom = Magnolia 1.3.2
no takers??
thanx anyway.
I'm not sure either, but I use titanium pro, and it lets you freeze the launchers or apps you aren't using, so they don't appear in the app drawer. When you want to use it again, just defrost it. Hope this helps.
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I'm not sure either, but I use titanium pro, and it lets you freeze the launchers or apps you aren't using, so they don't appear in the app drawer. When you want to use it again, just defrost it. Hope this helps.
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Thanx for the advice! I'll use Bloat Freezer to disable the ones I'm not using!
I'm not positive but once you set one as your default launcher I'm pretty sure the others you have installed do not run in the background. So you shouldn't have to worry about battery life if you have more than 1 downloaded and installed. I am using Go EX now but I also have adw ex installed. Have you checked out the honeycomb theme for go launcher ex? I like it a lot.
I use LauncherPro and I know when I switch over to rosie every now and then, the HTC loading screen appears for a few seconds before showing my home screens, so it's not running in the background (at least not at any capacity worth noting). If you switch constantly without ever rebooting your phone it may be a different story.
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I have 4 currently installed and notice no difference from when I first got my phone.
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awesome! Thanx for the replies! I've removed Launcher Pro and kept Go EX and ADW EX. At the moment, I haven't figured out how they're different, but like Go EX better because it doesn't do the 180 degree screen flip thingy. I remember ADW having an option of disabling that on my Eris, but I haven't been able to find it.
I am not familiar with Launcher.
If I have multiple launcher on my phone, do I able to switch between them from time to time?
Do I need root rights to do this?
I am using HTC sense and would like to try android default launcher or others.
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I am not familiar with Launcher.
If I have multiple launcher on my phone, do I able to switch between them from time to time?
Do I need root rights to do this?
I am using HTC sense and would like to try android default launcher or others.
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Yup you can switch between them as often as you'd like no root permission are required.
Home switcher for froyo works great.
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If its not you're main launcher, its not running..no need to freeze the others
Now that i am rooted, i would prefer to use ADW launcher, can i completely and safely remove touch whiz?
I wouldn't. Just check the box to use adw as default. If you remove TW and for some reason ADW freaks out and doesn't launch, you will be hosed without the stock launcher.
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touchwiz isnt just a launcher, it is built into samsung android versions. best to just leave it.
you are free to install and use any other launcher you want.
You'd need to flash an aosp rom to get rid of it.
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Why would you want to remove it? You can have both TW and ADW at the same time.
If it were possible to remove it, it would b recommended to keep TW as a backup launcher for in case things break..
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You'd need to flash an aosp rom to get rid of it.
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there are no ASOP roms for captivate glide... there are no roms...
ASOP is complete source build android for a specific device. there is no ASOP built for glide at the moment.
as i said in my previous post TOUCHWIZ IS BUILT INTO the android system on samsung phones.
that is why you cant just delete touchwiz. the rest of the rom expects it to be there.
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touchwiz isnt just a launcher, it is built into samsung android versions. best to just leave it.
you are free to install and use any other launcher you want.
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yeah...true tw is samsung's overlay of android...BUT you can remove tw LAUNCHER without an issue. i can't remember the last time i had it included in a rom...but it is a good idea to have a backup launcher incase your main launcher commits suicide. get a lite launcher like go, and paste it in /system/app then if adw launcher decides to be a jerkwad, you're still good, and twlauncherless
Alright. I'll leave it for now.
I would be somewhat interested in this as well (removing TouchWiz).
Although, my reasoning has to do with a post I read somewhere about using the MAP Bluetooth Profile while using TouchWiz, and it not working (for use with the Ford M$ SYNC system in my car).
I just had a thought, if i remove it and ADW goes down, couldn't i just log into market.android.com and install another?
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I just had a thought, if i remove it and ADW goes down, couldn't i just log into market.android.com and install another?
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Just a scenario I've experienced. When we first got custom roms for the regular captivate, they were Samsung Roms just tweaked a bit. First thing I did was install ADW and then with Tubu I froze the TWlauncher.
I can't remember if ADW crashed or what, but for some reason one day after a reboot, ADW wouldn't launch. When the phone came up I was stuck in an endless force close loop and had to flash back to stock.
Save yourself the trouble and leave it. You're not going to gain much by removing it.
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what is the recomended launcher ?
Remove TouchWiz Safely
Yes, TouchWiz is needed for a lot of apps to work properly and even for the alternate Launcher to work properly, as well. But i am pretty sure its running on the background when switched to a different launcher.
This is what i did to save the memory that TouchWiz has been using.
**Note: Before you start, its highly recommended to install Root Explorer to make things easy.**
Move your alternate launcher to System/app/ (i am using ADW)
To do this:
In Root Explorer, copy the apk file you want to put in /system/app
Navigate to the /system/app directory
Tap the Mount R/W button on the top right
Tap Paste
Scroll down to the pasted apk, long press on it and select Permissions (you'll see 9 check boxes when you do this)
Check the Read and Write buttons for User, and only the Read boxes next to Group and Others, then tap OK (once you're done, the read/write permissions under the app name should be the same as all the other apps listed (rw-r--r--
You Must Reboot the phone now.
Now, you have 2 launchers in your system folder, which is kinda safe.
Then navigate to system/app/ and remove TouchWizManager.apk (i guess this is the apk name, but you can recognize it with the icon if you are using Root Explorer)
Please use Root Explorer since, i forgot the exact APK name, much easier to use than Terminal or ADB shell.
Reboot again.
Now, TouchWiz will not run in the background, but all the needed touchwiz files are intact for the phone to work properly.
Hope this helps.
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federaltopone said:
what is the recomended launcher ?
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Recommended by me: Go Launcher.
I've tried various launchers and this one is just the best. Loads of features and customization options and very stable.
There is also a new type of launcher called SweeterHome where it's possible, through hard work, to customize nearly every aspect of the Launcher, AppDrawer and so on. It also has loads of interesting themes made by creative developers.
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Recommended by me: Go Launcher.
I've tried various launchers and this one is just the best. Loads of features and customization options and very stable.
There is also a new type of launcher called SweeterHome where it's possible, through hard work, to customize nearly every aspect of the Launcher, AppDrawer and so on. It also has loads of interesting themes made by creative developers.
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The only problem with SweeterHome is it is no longer being developed. Great launcher, though.
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Yeah, unfortunately.
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I'm having an issue with my phone remembering the default launcher choice. I have adw ex and nova installed. I clicked on adw ex and clicked "always" and it seems to work fine, but everytime i reboot my phone, it makes me choose a launcher. I thought it was the rom I was running at first, but now I've switched from paraKANGdroid to a stock based Jb rom and it is still doing it. Anyone have any idea what i can do to make it remember after a reboot?
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I'm having an issue with my phone remembering the default launcher choice. I have adw ex and nova installed. I clicked on adw ex and clicked "always" and it seems to work fine, but everytime i reboot my phone, it makes me choose a launcher. I thought it was the rom I was running at first, but now I've switched from paraKANGdroid to a stock based Jb rom and it is still doing it. Anyone have any idea what i can do to make it remember after a reboot?
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Clear the cache and data for both launchers and try again...
Why not just uninstall nova if you don't use it...?
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Why not just uninstall nova if you don't use it...?
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It's probably installed as a system app with the ROM and he doesn't know how...
TiBu can remove it...
Thanks for the help, but so far no luck. Nova isn't installed as a system app, i just didn't want to remove it because I'm still deciding between the two launchers. I've had. Multiple launchers in the past but never had an issue. I suppose I'll just remove one or both and see if it works, then try adding it back if i change my mind
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Apparently it's something about ADW. When i removed nova and reset ADW as the default and rebooted it again asked me to choose a launcher. So i did the opposite and uninstalled adw and set nova as default. Rebooted and it went straight to nova. It's strange, i use ADW on my tablet and it doesn't do it
Clear the cache and data for ADW... I don't have much experience with ADW, but I've had as many as four launchers installed with no issues... You could freeze Nova...