Hi,
I have the Htc Desire android 2.1 with launcher pro. I loved it until recently it is showing that Launcher Pro has expired & it won't allow me to do anything. I restarted the phone, took out the battery but nothing seems to work. I am basically locked out because I trusted this product. Please help me out here, I would appreciate it. Again, htc Desire 2.1,launcher pro free version saying expired & opening up the browser only. I can't do anything else & I can't reboot as I would lose my contacts & data.
I tried looking at the solutions provided over the internet but nothing suits my situation. A lot of those solutions work for android 2.2 but I have 2.1 which I cannot update right now. Please help me people.
Thanks in advance. My phone is bricked until one of you guys can tell me a solution.
First of all that is not a brick. Second can you get in to settings? If yes, got to application management go to launcherpro and clear the defaults hit the home button and select the Sense launcher or download 'ClearDefaultHome' and clear the defaults. If that does not work you can do a factory reset but you will lose all your data.
And last where did you get that version of launcher pro? From the market?
Same problem here - but for the HTC Wildfire...
I'm having exactly the same problem - My version of Launcher pro was downloaded from the Android Market and has worked fine until this morning when it expired.
My phone will not let me access my home screen or any of my applications. When I press 'Home' it just takes me to my browser which contains an error message stating 'You do not have permission to access /index.php on this server. Additionall, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request'.
As I cannot access my home screen, I am unable to access my settings in order to manage my applications and uninstall Launcher Pro... Starting to panic now!
Any suggestions would be appreciated!!!
Thanks x
Not bricked.
Erm, your phone is not bricked.
Well the way i see it,
1) you could email the maker of launcher pro and explain your situation, though I think its more of a user error
2) Do what TheGhost1233 said, try to go into your settings, and select clear default on launcher pro app. Use htc sense again.
3) factory reset everything and set up everything once again
4) root and flash a new rom (Its more fun )
edit* For people who can't access their settings, try downloading another app that allows you to change settings.
If a factory reset is a to big of a step you could also try to remover launcherpro (in recovery) via ADB.
Thanks for your replies! As ghost1233 and friedkimchi suggest, I am unable to go into my settings or do absolute anything with the phone. I have the exact same problem as described by the other person in this thread of not being able to anything but just go to the browser which I cannot use because wifi is not enabled and cannot be because I can't access anything.
I bought the launcher pro from the android market and it was a free version which I have been using for months now. I seriously want to avoid the factory reset thing until I can because I do not want to lose the data. If I have to then I will but just trying to see if I can avoid it somehow. Nothing seems to be working now.
Yes The Ghost1233, factory reset is a big step because I would lose all my data and contacts. But then, what is ADB and I thought recovery meant factory reset.
guptavar said:
Yes The Ghost1233, factory reset is a big step because I would lose all my data and contacts. But then, what is ADB and I thought recovery meant factory reset.
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Same problem here... How to remove launchwe pro via ADB? please help.
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1747#p8659
lukyjay said:
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1747#p8659
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Thanks, this seems helpful and points us in the direction where everyone is suggesting us to go to i.e. install ADB and uninstall Launcher pro in recovery mode. There is this video provided in this link which tells how to do that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1SOSXwkc_8
Is this what you guys think is the last resort we have here for this problem and if I install ADB, would that be make my phone rooted?
Thanks for all your help and replies!
No it won't root your phone but you will run in to the problem that your phone probably does not have USB debugging enabled.
But i suggest you follow the linked thread (the launcherpro forums) for further help.
I do not obviously want to run into any kind of problems. What do you suggest then. This is not something that I am choosing, I did not find any other options. Please suggest what would be my options given my situation. I am not a nerd so I do not know if I will be able to do all this installation thing properly or not. This was kind of a relief that this would not root my phone. I don't know why I am afraid of it but I really like the handset and I don't want it to be screwed because of anything.
Thanks
a coworker of mine had the same issue today. I'm just reposting the link from another website, since I typically come to xda to find answers to stuff like this... either manually type this into your ANDROID browser, or if you could somehow make it to this page from your phone, just click this link... from your phone lol
market://search?q=pnamerg.adw.launcher
it is the direct adwlauncher link to the android market!
hope this helps! =)
Bakano said:
a coworker of mine had the same issue today. I'm just reposting the link from another website, since I typically come to xda to find answers to stuff like this... either manually type this into your ANDROID browser, or if you could somehow make it to this page from your phone, just click this link... from your phone lol
market://search?q=pnamerg.adw.launcher
it is the direct adwlauncher link to the android market!
hope this helps! =)
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Thanks, I wish I could use the browser to use the internet but the wifi is disabled and I cannot reach into my settings to enable it.
You used free version of launcherpro, right?
Pjerisimo said:
You used free version of launcherpro, right?
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Yes, that's right. It was a free version that I have downloaded from the android market.
idk if some of you are still having the same problem but if you are, i got this from another forum and it seemed to work for them:
Hold down the 'home' key in order to start your native task manager.
You should see the Settings icon, probably in the bottom right, of your tasks.
If you don't see Settings, double-tap your Home key in order to open Voice Dialing. When it opens, say 'Open Settings.'
Once you're in Settings, go to Applications, and remove LauncherPro.
Hope this helps.
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if that doesn't work you, and could open the browser type this in:
(it should download adw launcher)
bubiloop.com/download/org.adw.launcher
ps. my cousin had this problem and search for a solution and found it, just thought i would share since. xda always helps me out
Hey, I tried doing all this except for the download thing but it does not work. I cannot download anything because wifi is disabled and there is no way I can enable it. If I could have had a back up of my data I would have probably tried the hard reset.
I really appreciate all you folks to try and help me out. I am still trying.
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Hey, I tried doing all this except for the download thing but it does not work. I cannot download anything because wifi is disabled and there is no way I can enable it. If I could have had a back up of my data I would have probably tried the hard reset.
I really appreciate all you folks to try and help me out. I am still trying.
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the download worked for my cousin.
when she held the home button it opens the most recent apps. and she had the browser there. she opened up the broswer and typed that in. and it worked now she has adw launcher.
Where is x system app?
If you are running the stock ROM that comes with the phone (rooted or not), then the disappearance of system apps is a bug with the stock firmware that comes with this phone.
Why is it gone?
Sometimes when you remove apps from the "menu/applications/manage applications" menu in settings, a plethora of system apps are deleted. You probably just noticed the one that caused you to make a thread about it. If you go back into the manage applications menu, you will probably see that many other systems apps are greyed out, including calculator, google services framework, and others. It is unknown why this happens when removing apps from that menu, it is just an annoying bug.
How do I fix it?
Well, there are two solutions. One, very simple, is a factory reset, and everything will be fixed. However, you will lose all your apps and data if you aren't rooted. The other solution, the way I chose to go after this happened to me 3 times, is to root and load any other custom ROM, I chose Incredible 2 HD.
I hope this thread helps answer people's questions. I have been seeing a lot of posts on this lately and wanted to provide a complete answer for people all in one place.
Your title says, this is a FAQ, so WHY? start a thread in the general forum??
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I've bought a new Galaxy Nexus for my brother and I've installed the latest factory (4.2.1) image using fastboot. I'd like to update all gapps (I've already downloaded them usign APK downloader from the market) plus some other apps (Facebook etc.) without booting the phone and linking the account.
Is this even possible? I can easly boot into CWM recovery (oem unclocked phone). Should i push apps... but where? Thank you. :good:
You can skip the sign in at boot up, if that's your concern?
Just touch the four corners of the screen in sequence, starting with the top left and working clockwise.
You can then sideload apps.
I like to upload TiBu or a filebrowser apk to dropbox, and then download it through the built in browser (just download).
Once you've got your filebrowser installed, sideloading is easy...
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Hey all, so I'm new to posting, and sorry if this isn't done correctly somehow.
So I just flashed blisspop 3.4 onto my LG G3 D850. Everything went smoothly for the most part, I had a few GAPP issues, but I worked it out. Once I got everything up and running, I clicked on a folder, and noticed a lock Icon. Curious to see what it did, I pushed it, and made a pattern lock, assuming that it locked the folder. I had no intentions of keeping it locked, I was just trying out the feature. Anyway, after entering in the pattern, the folder simply disappears. Along with the apps in it. Now this is a problem because my play store app is in that folder, along with a few others that I use pretty frequently. I've fooled with it for a few hours, and I have no idea what has happened, or why. The apps that were in the folder don't show up in the Apps section in the settings, or in the app drawer. The only ways I have found that allows me to access them are if I use a the pie wheel on he phone, or if I use a different profile. If I use the pie wheel to try to access the playstore, it says check connection and won't load. BUT, if I go into the other profile, it works fine (yes, the connection is the exact same). I really want to be able to resolve this, any help would be greatly appreciated
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Hey all, so I'm new to posting, and sorry if this isn't done correctly somehow.
So I just flashed blisspop 3.4 onto my LG G3 D850. Everything went smoothly for the most part, I had a few GAPP issues, but I worked it out. Once I got everything up and running, I clicked on a folder, and noticed a lock Icon. Curious to see what it did, I pushed it, and made a pattern lock, assuming that it locked the folder. I had no intentions of keeping it locked, I was just trying out the feature. Anyway, after entering in the pattern, the folder simply disappears. Along with the apps in it. Now this is a problem because my play store app is in that folder, along with a few others that I use pretty frequently. I've fooled with it for a few hours, and I have no idea what has happened, or why. The apps that were in the folder don't show up in the Apps section in the settings, or in the app drawer. The only ways I have found that allows me to access them are if I use a the pie wheel on he phone, or if I use a different profile. If I use the pie wheel to try to access the playstore, it says check connection and won't load. BUT, if I go into the other profile, it works fine (yes, the connection is the exact same). I really want to be able to resolve this, any help would be greatly appreciated
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I would just reinstall the Gapps.zip in recovery.
The best place to get answers for this issue is likely the blisspop 3.4 thread.
[OFFICIAL][5.1.1_r3] BlissPop v3.4 [D855/0/2][ls990][vs985] 05/27
[FAQ][HELP THREAD] LG G3 | Ask any question | FAQ in first post [Noob Friendly] by DelBoy
[INDEX] LG G3 - ROMs, Kernels, MODs, Recoveries, Themes [30 May 2015] by benkxda
I will request that this thread be moved to G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Updated the new version, all went smoothly. Having couple of issues:
1. There's no "Contact" section in the new launcher.
2. When I go to WiFi Settings, the SSID shows up and when I click on open on phone to enter device, it says "Phone away." My phone is right next to it so not sure how to fix this.
Any help is appreciated.
TIA
SOLVED: I did another reset and everything is working as it should now.
jblazea50 said:
Updated the new version, all went smoothly. Having couple of issues:
1. There's no "Contact" section in the new launcher.
2. When I go to WiFi Settings, the SSID shows up and when I click on open on phone to enter device, it says "Phone away." My phone is right next to it so not sure how to fix this.
Any help is appreciated.
TIA
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I think it only displays starred/favourite contacts. It's to the right of the main launcher.
FIXED: I did another reset and everything is working as it should now.
I also have the phone away problem, so you did a reset to fix it?