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[Q] Flashing any ROM but FrAsErTaG gives me no launcher

Running an R800x and DoomLord Kernel, but no matter what ROM I flash except for FrAsErTaG, I get no launcher. I get a screen with the time/battery, but none of the hardware buttons work. I cleared the /cache /data and /dalik-cache to no avail. I would stay on FrAsErTaG, but for some reason, the camera freezes when I try to take a picture. Has ANYONE else have had this problem?

Sounds like the Rom removed se home. Not sure why the other replacement launcher isn't working. Is this happening in my Rom, zerorom, as well?
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Yes, it is. It's annoying as heck as well.

Are you able to connect your phone to your google account during set up? Because you could log on to the market on your pc, and download a home launcher. I thought it was a neat feature of the market. You could try it
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You could push a launcher to your phone with adb!
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RadicalR said:
Yes, it is. It's annoying as heck as well.
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See, that doesn't make any sense to me. I've had this problem a few times while working on the ROM, but found that Launcher Pro fixed it up for me just fine, so it is a part of the ROM. Not sure why it wouldn't be triggered for you... very odd.

Nope, I can't sign into the market. And I haven't tried pushing a .apk of a launcher yet.
As for it not triggering, anything I could do to help debug this?

It shouldn't not be triggering. Is your home button working?
Basically, it should bring up a list of anything that will respond to the home intent.

Like I said, none of the buttons responds. This includes the "home" button.

Wiping /system, reflash stock and then install a ROM and see what happens.
Like this guy did: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17483008&postcount=50

Touchwiz forgetting app drawer layout?

Several times I have edited my app drawer order, grouping apps by type on each page (a page for games, a page for internet stuff, a page for utilities, etc.), creating folders, etc. Then I hit Menu > Save, and everything is fine, until I reboot my phone. Then it loses the app order, and a few apps get seemingly randomly moved to their own pages, so the total number of pages grows from about 5 to upwards of 8 or 9. It seems like the most recently added apps get moved, but not always. I move them all back how they should be, but they only stay until a reboot.
Anyone else have this happen? Or better, found out why? Or even better, how to make them stay?

Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?

xak944 said:
Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
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JohnCorleone said:
Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
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Stock+root.

xak944 said:
Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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I don't sort them in the App Drawer. I leave them arranged alphabetically grid or list. I do arrange the ones I most often use somewhere on the 7 Home Screens though.

They will not stay. It is an annoying problem. I use folders now to group my apps. And I have my apps sorted to stop the spacing issue.
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I will try to replicate it. I am using ADW EX so I will switch it up and see what happens
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Still happening on Starburst ROM 1.5, so the problem it's with TouchWiz and is not ROM-specific.
I made a backup of TWLauncher with Titanium, so when my drawer gets really messed up I restore data from the backup (killing the running process) and it does restore my app layout as it was when I made the backup. Not a solution, but a lot quicker than re-sorting 50 apps. If only I could figure out how to trigger a save of the layout...it seems to just do it occasionally and I can't figure out what triggers it (certainly not when the Save button gets pressed...as if that makes sense).
Had anyone replicated this issue on TouchWiz 3.5? (or is it 4.0... whatever the flashable one is that's newer than what ships with the device).

I know what u mean but for me its all good after i fix it a second time untill i change then itll revert to just before i changed
It only happened to me on 4.5 thiugh
Good thing actual tw4 launcher doesnt have that problem
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xak944 said:
Still happening on Starburst ROM 1.5, so the problem it's with TouchWiz and is not ROM-specific.
I made a backup of TWLauncher with Titanium, so when my drawer gets really messed up I restore data from the backup (killing the running process) and it does restore my app layout as it was when I made the backup. Not a solution, but a lot quicker than re-sorting 50 apps. If only I could figure out how to trigger a save of the layout...it seems to just do it occasionally and I can't figure out what triggers it (certainly not when the Save button gets pressed...as if that makes sense).
Had anyone replicated this issue on TouchWiz 3.5? (or is it 4.0... whatever the flashable one is that's newer than what ships with the device).
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Yes, it's a problem with TouchWiz - I can replicate this behaviour on my S2, factory 2.3.5 ROM without root

Mesquire said:
Yes, it's a problem with TouchWiz - I can replicate this behaviour on my S2, factory 2.3.5 ROM without root
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Bummer. Guess we have to wait for an official update to get an updated launcher.

are you saving the changes ?
You have to make your changes then hit menu again and save changes.
otherwise they don't stick.
after clicking save don't press anything for 30 secs or so
that seems to do it for me
if i save and immediatly go back it doesn't save

xak944 said:
... Then I hit Menu > Save, and everything is fine, until I reboot my phone.
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mjcollum said:
are you saving the changes ?
You have to make your changes then hit menu again and save changes.
otherwise they don't stick.
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Says so right there in the OP.
mjcollum said:
after clicking save don't press anything for 30 secs or so
that seems to do it for me
if i save and immediatly go back it doesn't save
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Okay, I'll do some organizing and give that a try.

hi all,
after updating my galaxy s2 from 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 with kies, i had the same problem about sorting applications page.
i didnt reset my phone before or after updating with kies. first i tought that i might be about this. i was looking for a solution and i read these posts. without resetting my phone i just tried to delete files of TW Launcher.
Settings>Applications>Manage applications>All(tab)
find and tap "TW Launcer"
tap "Clear data" button.
after that my home screen and applications screen look default.
applications screen sorted alphabetical.
i customized my home and app screen again and till now didnt change anyting, i mean didnt forget the layout of apps.
i wanted to share this little unprofessional solution with you =)
if there is a better way i want to learn.
finally i have a question, after updating to 2.3.5, when i tap contacts, it opens slowly, after 1 or 1.5 seconds lag(black screen) it opens. but not always. it happens just sometimes.
do you have the same behaviour?
sory for my english. looking forward to see your answers or comments.

i tried and there is no problem anymore

tuncaycoskun said:
i tried and there is no problem anymore
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How about you share what you did?

xak944 said:
How about you share what you did?
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14th post,
see my firs post

I'm really surprised I haven't seen more people complaining about it but I guess most are not running TouchWiz.
To re-explain the problem I'm having..
You arrange all the applications in different panels the way you want (after you hit "applications" not the home screen panels)
After turning the phone off and on again Or plugging it in to the computer via USB and removing it, all the applications are a mess again. Not the way you arranged them and there doesn't seem to be any logic behind it.
It's not just the way they were the last time you turned the phone off or the last time you plugged in the USB cable.
I also thought having folders in an earlier panel may be causing later panels apps to get bumped around but I've tried it with the folders in the last panel and I get the same randomness.
Similar threads Without a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324365
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296060
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358464

[Q] Having issues with launchers...

Just got my galaxy s3 today. Been messing with it sense. Unfortunately i've had issues with some launchers and I don't know why. Apex/Nova/Holo have all been giving issues in the terms of putting down Widgets at the home screen. All three will tell me that there isnt enough room on the page for the widget when that same page is completely blank.
Another issue i had was super lagginess. I haven't rooted yet because im still kinda noobish and i dont want to do anything derpy to the phone. And i wanted to give touchwiz at least a little bit of time. Aside from that though ive been installing and un-installing launchers like mad and im still getting a bit of lag from switching between pages for an example. Ive got scroll effects turned off and speed nearly all the way up (or low in Apex i think) and its still feeling sluggish.
Was wondering what recomendations you guys could give. Like i said i want to stay stock for a bit...at least until cm comes out

When you reboot the phone, do you get the prompt that asks you what program you want to use (for the launcher)? Select your desired launcher, and press Always.

Yea I get that option and ive placed it for my holo launcher but for whatever reason apex and nova were giving me issues like lag and starting to fc things. Was just curious if any one knewbl what was up. Any good launches you would recommend?
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Don't quote me on this but I believe you have to make launchers a system app if you want widgets to work correctly.
At least, that's what I heard. I could be wrong.
Its worth a try?
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I use nova on my phone and tab and have no issues. Might want to try and do a full wipe and start from scratch
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Yep, full wipe is my suggestion as well.

theexel said:
Don't quote me on this but I believe you have to make launchers a system app if you want widgets to work correctly.
At least, that's what I heard. I could be wrong.
Its worth a try?
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bfranklin1986 said:
I use nova on my phone and tab and have no issues. Might want to try and do a full wipe and start from scratch
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Going to ask something slightly noobish but how do I make one of the launchers a system app? Im still stock at the moment so im trying to figure out whats going on.
I did a full wipe just now and its sill giving me issues that there isnt enough room on the page for the upload of the widget. All im trying to do is upload a stock digital clock widget and its giving me issues in both apex and holo. Is it because they might be touchwiz widgets and the launchers aren't recognizing them? I dont know if that could be the issue but like I said im still stock. Now that i look at it though I may have to root my phone sooner than I wanted. Been on battery for three hours and im already discharged at 51% grr..:crying:

rage913 said:
Going to ask something slightly noobish but how do I make one of the launchers a system app? Im still stock at the moment so im trying to figure out whats going on.
I did a full wipe just now and its sill giving me issues that there isnt enough room on the page for the upload of the widget. All im trying to do is upload a stock digital clock widget and its giving me issues in both apex and holo. Is it because they might be touchwiz widgets and the launchers aren't recognizing them? I dont know if that could be the issue but like I said im still stock. Now that i look at it though I may have to root my phone sooner than I wanted. Been on battery for three hours and im already discharged at 51% grr..:crying:
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Read this.
Q: I can't add widgets to my homescreen from the Widgets tab of the drawer. Help!
A: In order to use the in-drawer widgets feature, you have to either enable the Root Helper from advanced settings or install Apex Launcher as a system app (instructions below), both of which require root on your device. This is due to limitations of the Android framework, so there is no way we could change this requirement. If you have just installed it as a system app and still cannot add widgets from the drawer, please reboot your device and try again. If you do not have root access, you may still add widgets from the system widget picker. Just long press on the homescreen and choose "Widgets" from the popup list.
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Deleting Home screens

I'm rooted and stock (official jellybean). Whenever I delete a home screen that I don't want, Touchwiz crashes. I've wiped and it doesn't help.
What's the issue with that?

I just checked and mine does the same thing. I don't feel like resetting my home screens, but you can try going to settings->manage applications, scroll over to all, find touchwiz home and clear cache and force stop, then try. I doubt it will work, but worth a try if it's bugging you.

If you can't fix it then worse comes to worst...or rather better in my experience...download and install Go Launcher EX. Way cooler than the TW launcher and you can still use TW features but not the TW widgets (calendar, accuweather, etc but plenty of great alternatives). If you have Titanium Backup I've even found that freezing (disabling) TW hasn't caused any issues if you're using a different launcher.
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epic4GEE said:
I just checked and mine does the same thing. I don't feel like resetting my home screens, but you can try going to settings->manage applications, scroll over to all, find touchwiz home and clear cache and force stop, then try. I doubt it will work, but worth a try if it's bugging you.
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Doesn't work. I tried it last night I was just so tired I forgot to add it to the OP.

aquariex24 said:
If you can't fix it then worse comes to worst...or rather better in my experience...download and install Go Launcher EX. Way cooler than the TW launcher and you can still use TW features but not the TW widgets (calendar, accuweather, etc but plenty of great alternatives). If you have Titanium Backup I've even found that freezing (disabling) TW hasn't caused any issues if you're using a different launcher.
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Yea, I know about 3rd party launchers and I even bought Nova Prime but I don't like them that much :silly: I actually like TouchWiz and always have (even though I had an EVO 4G). I'll just deal with 7 screens, 6 of which are blank

mstrmscn said:
I'm rooted and stock (official jellybean). Whenever I delete a home screen that I don't want, Touchwiz crashes. I've wiped and it doesn't help.
What's the issue with that?
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Haven't experienced this myself, but have seen other posts saying they fixed it by going to Settings, Home Screen Mode, switching to and applying Easy Mode, then switching back to Basic Mode.
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WHYDavid said:
Haven't experienced this myself, but have seen other posts saying they fixed it by going to Settings, Home Screen Mode, switching to and applying Easy Mode, then switching back to Basic Mode.
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Didn't work :/

mstrmscn said:
Yea, I know about 3rd party launchers and I even bought Nova Prime but I don't like them that much :silly: I actually like TouchWiz and always have (even though I had an EVO 4G). I'll just deal with 7 screens, 6 of which are blank
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Wish I could help, but am in the same situation as you. Cannot delete home screens and have tried everything. I too have Nova Prime but switched back to tw after noticing it was draining my battery faster than tw does. Yep 5 blank screens here.

i had this happen on jbomb dom 6.0 i wiped and reflashed rom then was good

jbadboy2007 said:
i had this happen on jbomb dom 6.0 i wiped and reflashed rom then was good
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Too much hassle (not really, I just don't want to do it )

I had the same issue. Ultimately and unfortunately I did a factory reset and it worked. I could delete home pages afterward.
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Ray012874 said:
I had the same issue. Ultimately and unfortunately I did a factory reset and it worked. I could delete home pages afterward.
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I ended up doing the same thing today but as soon as I set my phone back up the way I wanted it, it stopped working again. I only have 3 screens instead of all 7 last time but I found a use for the extra screen.

Noob wants to custom rom on locked bootloader!

Dear Reader,
I’m basically a noob when it comes to rooting and custom rom-ing and bootloader-ing… and stuff. Unfortunately, I am forced to go down this road because my xperia lt26i, after having set it up the way I like, allows me less than 100mb ram to play around with! This means my phone is usually quite laggy and unresponsive.
Ideally, I’d like suggestions on how to unlock the bootloader. However, I have approached every avenue in that direction and have reached dead ends. This phone, it appears, is not able to have its bootloader unlocked. I contacted both my network provider (who helpfully offered to unlock and root my phone) as well as Sony, who said they couldn’t help. I don’t know whether some OTA update will allow it to happen at a later date. But who knows…
Going back to my RAM related problems, I’m looking for custom ROMs which are a) light on RAM, b) free of third party bloatware and c)offers as close to a ‘nexus’ experience as possible. Currently I’m using Nova Launcher to achieve that. Actually, a custom ROM with Nova Launcher would be perfect.
Also, any other tweaks that can help speed up the phone or save/increase(ha!) RAM would be helpful.
Basically, I’ll take what I can get :angel:

Post in the right section. questions/help goes in to Q/A section. Read rules before posting.

Everything you need to know is ine the Sticky Guide at the top of the forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072025
My advise, read, read and then read again before doing anything... Also use the forum search tools you will find all of your answers.
Good luck, I am currently running CM10 with Nova launcher and it works well, I also left stock roms because of lags and memory and I am very happy now.

sincinati said:
Dear Reader,
I’m basically a noob when it comes to rooting and custom rom-ing and bootloader-ing… and stuff. Unfortunately, I am forced to go down this road because my xperia lt26i, after having set it up the way I like, allows me less than 100mb ram to play around with! This means my phone is usually quite laggy and unresponsive.
Ideally, I’d like suggestions on how to unlock the bootloader. However, I have approached every avenue in that direction and have reached dead ends. This phone, it appears, is not able to have its bootloader unlocked. I contacted both my network provider (who helpfully offered to unlock and root my phone) as well as Sony, who said they couldn’t help. I don’t know whether some OTA update will allow it to happen at a later date. But who knows…
Going back to my RAM related problems, I’m looking for custom ROMs which are a) light on RAM, b) free of third party bloatware and c)offers as close to a ‘nexus’ experience as possible. Currently I’m using Nova Launcher to achieve that. Actually, a custom ROM with Nova Launcher would be perfect.
Also, any other tweaks that can help speed up the phone or save/increase(ha!) RAM would be helpful.
Basically, I’ll take what I can get :angel:
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Please give my ROM a try. I have named it as "Xperia Nexus" because the ROM aims at providing the user with the ultimate Nexus experience.:thumbup:
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Your v4 sounds really interesting. May I know what the .587 means/entails?
Also, in terms of backing up, I need to get cwm (which will no doubt test me lol) and do a nandroid backup before flashing the ROM. From the limited reading that I've done, it means that it will create an image of the phone as it is now. Then, I will need to backup the sd card seperately.
Can I get confirmation that the nandroid backup will err back up my settings, widgets and wallpaper settings too? (I use minimalist text and paperland you see.)
Also, after I flash your ROM, will I be able to use Nova prime with my existing settings?
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sincinati said:
Can I get confirmation that the nandroid backup will err back up my settings, widgets and wallpaper settings too? (I use minimalist text and paperland you see.)
Also, after I flash your ROM, will I be able to use Nova prime with my existing settings?
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Nandroid will restore your mobile exactly how it was when you did it, including wallpapers and other settings.
Nova has an option for backing up setting and layout too, use it.
Everything (almost) you need to know for XS : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526866

sincinati said:
Your v4 sounds really interesting. May I know what the .587 means/entails?
Also, in terms of backing up, I need to get cwm (which will no doubt test me lol) and do a nandroid backup before flashing the ROM. From the limited reading that I've done, it means that it will create an image of the phone as it is now. Then, I will need to backup the sd card seperately.
Can I get confirmation that the nandroid backup will err back up my settings, widgets and wallpaper settings too? (I use minimalist text and paperland you see.)
Also, after I flash your ROM, will I be able to use Nova prime with my existing settings?
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.587? You are checking the wrong rom. .587 is only for Xperia 2011 MDPI. This is the link for Xperia S Rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172872

I was just attempting to flash your ROM in and have got almost halfway there. Ie I've just sorted out getting. 55 on my phone. I checked back at your ROM again today and there seems to be some problem, can you advise me as soon as you identify and resolve the issue as I can't risk my phone going out of commission!
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sincinati said:
I was just attempting to flash your ROM in and have got almost halfway there. Ie I've just sorted out getting. 55 on my phone. I checked back at your ROM again today and there seems to be some problem, can you advise me as soon as you identify and resolve the issue as I can't risk my phone going out of commission!
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What problem?

You posted that your device was bricked or something?
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sincinati said:
You posted that your device was bricked or something?
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No no the rom has nothing to do with the brick! It is a kernel problem. Don't worry at all.
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Just done it, went smoothly, though unfortunately only freed up about 50mb ram. Ah well, at least it looks more nexus-y . Just a couple of questions, I want to use a mhl adaptor to connect the phone to my TV, is there a way to do that? And how do I edit the lock screen?
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