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?
Jaydawgx7 said:
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...?
TGdroid said:
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...
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First of all, I didn't figure this out but got the resolution thanks to a post by vaelek. Thanks vaelek!
If you have to reselect your launcher when you press the Home button after using the fast application switcher (long press on Home button), the problem is not the ROM you're using... it's the latest update of Qik.
Simply uninstall Qik and the issue goes away. Simple as that.
Thanks!!!!!!!! It worked like a charm
Why not just uninstall any home apps that aren't going to use... I remove everything except LauncherPro Plus. It never asks for a default because theres only 1.
simplyphp said:
Why not just uninstall any home apps that aren't going to use... I remove everything except LauncherPro Plus. It never asks for a default because theres only 1.
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If you're on a rom w/ sense and you would like to use Launcher Pro, I'm guessing that isn't an option. My brother was having this same issue and after he uninstalled Qik everything is fine. He's using a ROM that has 2 launchers pre-installed.
Why not just uninstall any home apps that aren't going to use... I remove everything except LauncherPro Plus. It never asks for a default because theres only 1.
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Come on now... sigh
simplyphp said:
Why not just uninstall any home apps that aren't going to use... I remove everything except LauncherPro Plus. It never asks for a default because theres only 1.
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because even if you do uninstall home apps that aren't used, you still get asked if you want to use the stock launcher or launcherpro. also, not everyone knows how to remove the stock launcher.
To uninstall any system apps, I suggest using Titanium Backup. and going into the Backup/Restore tab and just find what you don't want, and just uninstall.
I can also verify that installing qik does indeed fix this...
I was wondering what was causing this. Issue resolved after Qik was uninstalled, thanks for posting that.
i just removed launcher pro.
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.
maxi0361 said:
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
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.
Hello, stock launcher,for me not,that god, what's your,recomendation,for custom luncher,tnx
I use Evie Launcher from PlayStore.
Lawnchair or Evie Launcher are pretty good and lightweight. I'm using Lawnchair for years and never faced any problems.
Total Launcher. Have been using it for a few years now, on my phone, tablet and Android e-book reader and it's been working without issues on each of them all this time.
My favorite is Ruthless Pixel launcher (beta) from XDA Labs.
Ok im curently using,for some time lawhchair,working ok,buth no option to create folder in app drawer.My question how to disable stock launcher to run un background,whn using some oter launcher?
miloske83 said:
Ok im curently using,for some time lawhchair,working ok,buth no option to create folder in app drawer.My question how to disable stock launcher to run un background,whn using some oter launcher?
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If you disable the stock launcher you will get Oreo recents. I think it is also related to some Google stuff...
I use a Magisk module to "hide" system apps I don't want, including the stock launcher.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-terminal-debloater-debloat-t3584163/
You don't need root though. You can use adb to remove the stock launcher.
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
If you disable the stock launcher with adb, I don't know how to get it back.
You could probably "freeze" the app with Titanium (root) too?
Note: If you disable the stock launcher make sure you always have at least one launcher installed or your phone won't work!
Oh, and I use Apex
Nova is always a solid choice as well ?
Still Nova Launcher
Hey everyone,
I'm running into a weird problem lately. I have a custom homescreen with Nova Launcher Pro and whenever I click the Recent Apps button. I close all recent apps and it force closes Nova Launcher and reactivates Samsung One UI. It does this every single time until I hit the Home button and it goes back to Nova Launcher. Anyone know what could be causing this weird issue. I only had this issue recently so part of me thinks it's from a firmware update. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Try clearing the system cache on boot menu.
Try clearing associated apk caches, data if need be.
If you migrated from Pie to Q time probable time to reload...
blackhawk said:
Try clearing the system cache on boot menu.
Try clearing associated apk caches, data if need be.
If you migrated from Pie to Q time probable time to reload...
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Yeah I've wiped cache partition from boot menu (holding power and volume up button during restart). I've also wiped cache and data from both Samsung One UI and Nova Launcher and still nothing.
Iskateforfree said:
Yeah I've wiped cache partition from boot menu (holding power and volume up button during restart). I've also wiped cache and data from both Samsung One UI and Nova Launcher and still nothing.
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You can try a hard reboot but that seldom works.
Look at clearing cache/data of the related system apks.
I tried a few launchers and ran into issues with all. Be very wary if you see any system instabilities as boot crash may be next.
One launcher (not Nova) boot looped my 10+ twice.
The Samsung launcher is fast, rock solid stable and allows for a lot of customization.
After fighting with 3rd party launchers that were slower, used more resources/battery, not as stable, loss of some functionality etc... it wasn't worth it.
You could uninstall and reinstall the Nova app and see if that works, I will probably get told that if you wipe the cache it the same thing. But I've done it before with other apps and it has fixed issues. I use Nova beta on my note 10 and I've never had any issue with it, so you could also try that. Good luck [emoji106]
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Double check to make sure Nova is set as your default Launcher.
Settings -> Apps -> Default Apps -> Home
I've had this happen a couple times with Microsoft Launcher after an update was pushed.
You may have to set it to OneUI then back to Nova.
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Yup, tried that to no avail. I'm losing hope here haha
gernerttl said:
Double check to make sure Nova is set as your default Launcher.
Settings -> Apps -> Default Apps -> Home
I've had this happen a couple times with Microsoft Launcher after an update was pushed.
You may have to set it to OneUI then back to Nova.
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Yup, tried that to no avail. I'm losing hope here haha
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You're going to have to reach out to the developer then. I'm running Microsoft Launcher and I'm not running into this problem.
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Let me know if you figure this out, I am seeing the same behavior after the last system update and have had no luck fixing it.
baylakedrive said:
You could uninstall and reinstall the Nova app and see if that works, I will probably get told that if you wipe the cache it the same thing. But I've done it before with other apps and it has fixed issues. I use Nova beta on my note 10 and I've never had any issue with it, so you could also try that. Good luck [emoji106]
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^This^ but it may not work.
Reload the OS, go hog wild or... do what I did after a 3rd party launcher boot looped my 10+ twice.
Use the native launcher.
Fast, very stable and very customizable if you use the available free themes, icon packs and the Good Lock family of apps. Throw in a custom background with Color Wallpaper and done.
Solution which helped me
Hi, I had same problem and for me helped to choose as default app for Home One Ui and then back Nova Launcher.
flamy88 said:
Hi, I had same problem and for me helped to choose as default app for Home One Ui and then back Nova Launcher.
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That worked for me too with Microsoft Launcher.
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Not sure if you resolved this or not but I just ran into this issue on my Note 20 Ultra. Fix was the same as above where I set the Samsung UI back to default, then switched it back to Nova Launcher and then did a hard restart with volume down and power button. Note: did not work until I did the hard restart
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Not sure if you resolved this or not but I just ran into this issue on my Note 20 Ultra. Fix was the same as above where I set the Samsung UI back to default, then switched it back to Nova Launcher and then did a hard restart with volume down and power button. Note: did not work until I did the hard restart
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Yah!
It may return though. Hard resets shouldn't be needed. There may be a firmware and/or hardware incompatibility present.
Watch it closely for instability as this is a class of app that can boot loop the device.
Never had Nova do it but another launcher did, twice. Not fun.
Have you set app power management for nova?
boot cache menu clear, also most are gone now but i like cda not on app store, and leave shut down for a few minutes, Mine on Nova would not show apps if i pulled tab on apps still open in background, then just quit, did above and havent had issues. Tis the season
Experiencing this issue with Nova Beta on my Z Fold 2 as well surprisingly its working great on my og Fold.
I had the same issue on a Galaxy M31, issue has been resolved by clearing the data of the One UI Home App under Settings - Apps - Show system apps - One UI Home - Storage - clear data
I do have same issue with Poco F2 pro (K30), although POCO Launcher is still installed (even not deactivated), if I'll choose as default Nova, the recent app button (square) not reacting at all. Multiple press lead to error message "POCO Launcher crashed".
I used the recent apps to clean them from mem (hope I say that right).
did anyone found a way how to fix the not working recent app button on custom launcher (in my case Android 11)?
the suggestions above (including M$ Launcher did not worked for me)
also is there any other way how to delete/kill apps from mem - other than use recent apps (square) button?
thanks for suggestions.
J.
blackhawk said:
^This^ but it may not work.
Reload the OS, go hog wild or... do what I did after a 3rd party launcher boot looped my 10+ twice.
Use the native launcher.
Fast, very stable and very customizable if you use the available free themes, icon packs and the Good Lock family of apps. Throw in a custom background with Color Wallpaper and done.
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Are there any goodlock modules that can make my icons round? I hate these default icons. The main reason why I would want to use a custom launcher...but don't, because like you already stated, one ui launcher is just fast and very stable.