Hi There,
I recently did a hard reset and install all my apps - I am an obsesive compulsive about this...lol
Anyway...I noticed I have a Android icon on my phone. I did not install anything to generate this icon, I am running stock firmware on Bell with stock ICS launcher.
When I click the icon I get served with a window asking me to select my default browser (native or chrome). I did not add the icon there so I have not gone any further.
anyone ever see this before/
Sounds like an app has added a web shortcut to your desktop. Doesn't mean its malicious though, Just remove icon.
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I believe when you did the reset and restored all of your apps, whatever launcher your using decided to save your desktop setting and layout. I am assuming that you may have had a search icon there before the reset and after the reset you don't have the same search app installed. I could be completely wrong but I remember having that android icon on my home screen after installing a new rom and restoring with titanium backup. It didn't restore some of the system apps so I just deleted it off my screen and put it back on.
Thank you for the response guys.
I think I may have found the culprit. I installed a app called EasyMP3 Downloader (that was the last app I installed). It would appear this app uses AirPush for obtrusive mobile marketing.
I tried removing the EasyMP3 Downloader - but the search icon is still there.
fyi...I did not install any launcher or use titanium to restore. my GS is %100 stock I just logged into google to reinstall all my apps and they installed EasyMP3 after the fact.
Hold your finger on the icon and drag to the top of screen to delete (I think, haven't used stock launcher for ages!l
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killyouridols said:
Hold your finger on the icon and drag to the top of screen to delete (I think, haven't used stock launcher for ages!l
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Thank you. I know how to remove it. My concern was how it got there in the first place ;-)
I think is has to do with the ad serving function i mentioned earlier. I may just do another hard reset to make sure.
Each time when i start sms or call or browser this sh...t pops up
"Use by default for this action" no mater how many times i mark sam app.
Can someone find a solution for this ??
try data and cache reset
or use a default app manager from play store
Y u no press thanx!?
scribbled from my galaxy y
pustinjak said:
Each time when i start sms or call or browser this sh...t pops up
"Use by default for this action" no mater how many times i mark sam app.
Can someone find a solution for this ??
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replace those app shortcuts with the ones for apps you want, (optional) replace icon to make it look like default.
everytime you see that option, you'll see *set as default* option. check that option, then choose your app for that action.
yes
kurotsugi said:
everytime you see that option, you'll see *set as default* option. check that option, then choose your app for that action.
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Yes Friend u r right ............. i faced this problem in pdf apps ...........
set the default app
kurotsugi said:
everytime you see that option, you'll see *set as default* option. check that option, then choose your app for that action.
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i'm seting defalt action every time for same app no mater what i do before
for example-i choose defalt action for sms 4 or 5 times (every time when i start sms typing)
today i uninstal advanced task killer and everything works fine that is only problem in my case
Thanks everyone for the responses !!!!!
devilrulz4ever said:
try data and cache reset
or use a default app manager from play store
Y u no press thanx!?
scribbled from my galaxy y
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i'l try app manager and report (and press thanx)
noobwithgalaxyy said:
replace those app shortcuts with the ones for apps you want, (optional) replace icon to make it look like default.
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did that at the beginning of launcher seting
i use Terma rom and ADW ex
maybe the problem is in instaing rom and restoring app(titanium backup)
manoranjan2050 said:
Yes Friend u r right ............. i faced this problem in pdf apps ...........
set the default app
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yeah,smart phone with Alzheimer's disease
I have a stock Galaxy Nexus running stock Jelly Bean. No root, no unlocked bootloader or anything.
This morning, I accidentally selected 'Always' when choosing a ringtone selector from the stock Contacts application (menu button|select ringtone).
The normal 'Complete Action Using' dialog came up and I inadvertently set the media selector as the default.
Now my phone always defaults to that ringtone selector whenever I try to choose a ringtone for any contact.
I want to reset this preference/option, but I do cannot find any way to do it. Going into settings does not seem to help because:
1. I do not know which app holds the setting for the ringtone selector
2. All of the "Clear Defaults" buttons are grayed out on every app i try to manage.
Is this a bug? This seems like a really stupid thing for Google to overlook. I am hoping that someone can tell me how to fix this without having to do a factory reset
Thanks
Tarzanman said:
I have a stock Galaxy Nexus running stock Jelly Bean. No root, no unlocked bootloader or anything.
This morning, I accidentally selected 'Always' when choosing a ringtone selector from the stock Contacts application (menu button|select ringtone).
The normal 'Complete Action Using' dialog came up and I inadvertently set the media selector as the default.
Now my phone always defaults to that ringtone selector whenever I try to choose a ringtone for any contact.
I want to reset this preference/option, but I do cannot find any way to do it. Going into settings does not seem to help because:
1. I do not know which app holds the setting for the ringtone selector
2. All of the "Clear Defaults" buttons are grayed out on every app i try to manage.
Is this a bug? This seems like a really stupid thing for Google to overlook. I am hoping that someone can tell me how to fix this without having to do a factory reset
Thanks
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Go to the Apps, select your application and clear defaults.
Tarzanman said:
I have a stock Galaxy Nexus running stock Jelly Bean. No root, no unlocked bootloader or anything.
This morning, I accidentally selected 'Always' when choosing a ringtone selector from the stock Contacts application (menu button|select ringtone).
The normal 'Complete Action Using' dialog came up and I inadvertently set the media selector as the default.
Now my phone always defaults to that ringtone selector whenever I try to choose a ringtone for any contact.
I want to reset this preference/option, but I do cannot find any way to do it. Going into settings does not seem to help because:
1. I do not know which app holds the setting for the ringtone selector
2. All of the "Clear Defaults" buttons are grayed out on every app i try to manage.
Is this a bug? This seems like a really stupid thing for Google to overlook. I am hoping that someone can tell me how to fix this without having to do a factory reset
Thanks
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The clear all defaults button is just for that app, as an app can be the default for multiple ones.
I think you are just going to have to manually go through everything manually to find what is taking the default, though a safe bet would be to check anything with the word media in it.
The defaults system could do with some tweaks in this regard.. but there doesn't seem to be a way to reset them all without factory resetting
Menelkir said:
Go to the Apps, select your application and clear defaults.
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Dude, read my post again. Particularly this part:
I want to reset this preference/option, but I do cannot find any way to do it. Going into settings does not seem to help because:
1. I do not know which app holds the setting for the ringtone selector
2. All of the "Clear Defaults" buttons are grayed out on every app i try to manage.
veyka said:
The clear all defaults button is just for that app, as an app can be the default for multiple ones.
I think you are just going to have to manually go through everything manually to find what is taking the default, though a safe bet would be to check anything with the word media in it.
The defaults system could do with some tweaks in this regard.. but there doesn't seem to be a way to reset them all without factory resetting
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I guess maybe I wasn't clear in my original post....
I cannot click/press "Clear Defaults" for *any* of my apps. The clear defaults button is grayed out on every single app.
I can Force stop app and clear cache, but do not have an option to clear defaults.
I doubt this will work for 4.1, but it's what I found upon Googling:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tostada.android.ClearDefault&hl=en
Might be worth checking out before factory resetting.
8mileroad said:
I doubt this will work for 4.1, but it's what I found upon Googling:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tostada.android.ClearDefault&hl=en
Might be worth checking out before factory resetting.
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The app you listed didn't help, but there was another related app linked from yours that did help.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tostada.android.ClearDefault&hl=en
This app lists phone apps whose 'defaults' have been changed. The app that came up (Media Storage:RINGTONE) was listed under settings, but I was not able to clear the default through that interface (bug?)
Thanks for the assist.
Uninstall and install again the app u want to use to manage ringtones selector
The dialog to choice the app to manage ringtones will appear again...this time do the right choice....
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andQlimax said:
Uninstall and install again the app u want to use to manage ringtones selector
The dialog to choice the app to manage ringtones will appear again...this time do the right choice....
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did you ever get this figured out with out resetting I am having the same issues but can not seem to fix it either.
Tarzanman said:
The app you listed didn't help, but there was another related app linked from yours that did help.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.tostada.android.ClearDefault&hl=en
This app lists phone apps whose 'defaults' have been changed. The app that came up (Media Storage:RINGTONE) was listed under settings, but I was not able to clear the default through that interface (bug?)
Thanks for the assist.
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There is also a setting built into JB that let's you reset app defaults in the settings...not sure if this will work for you based on the above.
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On Android 4.2.1, I was able to clear this by clearing defaults in Media Storage app. Hope this helps. : )
Did you only look through your apps in the "Downloaded" column? Perhaps you should try "All" if you haven't yet.
my wife made the same mistake this morning, and I was able to reset the sound picker by using the clear defaults option in the zedge app.
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veyka said:
The clear all defaults button is just for that app, as an app can be the default for multiple ones.
I think you are just going to have to manually go through everything manually to find what is taking the default, though a safe bet would be to check anything with the word media in it.
The defaults system could do with some tweaks in this regard.. but there doesn't seem to be a way to reset them all without factory resetting
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I did the same thing earlier today, and I found a solution. It may not work for everybody but I was able to fix this without having to do a factory reset. The app that took over the handling was ES File Explorer. I uninstalled that app and poof it worked. I reinstalled ES again after that, and it brought up the option to select again.
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media storage works !! had the same issue jb 4.1 :laugh:
absolutely same situation. this helped me:
settings -> apps -> all -> media storage -> clear defaults.
Thanks for the suggestions
Raqsuh said:
I did the same thing earlier today, and I found a solution. It may not work for everybody but I was able to fix this without having to do a factory reset. The app that took over the handling was ES File Explorer. I uninstalled that app and poof it worked. I reinstalled ES again after that, and it brought up the option to select again.
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I had the same problem, and found your post while searching for a solution. I did what you suggested. It may not work for everybody, but it sure worked for me! Thanks!
Reset defaults
Resetting defaults is the way to go. However, in this case, you want to reset defaults of the app which selects the ringtones, not the app FOR which you want to change the ringtone.
When you check the application manager, go to the ALL tab (by default, you see an overview of downloaded apps). Then select "Media Storage" and clear its defaults.
Winesnob said:
There is also a setting built into JB that let's you reset app defaults in the settings...not sure if this will work for you based on the above.
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DUDE! this works on lollipop too.
i accidentally chose ES FileExplorer as the default ringtone chooser and this fixed it. THANK YOU!
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I searched high and low with no helpful results. I am running (place your favoite ROM here) and updated it to the latest release. I would like to have Google Maps Navigation as my default for driving directions. Before this update, Google Maps Navigation was one of the choices in the Complete action using selection. Now since the update, it no longer shows as an option. I did nothing different with the update and I restore all my apps from Google so nothing there has changed. How do I add the Navigation function of Google Maps App to the Compete action using list?
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I searched high and low with no helpful results. I am running (place your favoite ROM here) and updated it to the latest release. I would like to have Google Maps Navigation as my default for driving directions. Before this update, Google Maps Navigation was one of the choices in the Complete action using selection. Now since the update, it no longer shows as an option. I did nothing different with the update and I restore all my apps from Google so nothing there has changed. How do I add the Navigation function of Google Maps App to the Compete action using list?
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Go to settings->apps->[what ever app you need (in this case maps and navigation)] and press clear defaults. This will remove the defaults saved in your phone, the next time you perform a task that can be done with both apps (like clicking on an address in your browser) it should ask you which app to use as your default.
Not sure if that helps, but if it does please slap that thanks button
aeppacher said:
Go to settings->apps->[what ever app you need (in this case maps and navigation)] and press clear defaults. This will remove the defaults saved in your phone, the next time you perform a task that can be done with both apps (like clicking on an address in your browser) it should ask you which app to use as your default.
Not sure if that helps, but if it does please slap that thanks button
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Thank you for the reply but I tried that already with no results. This seems to be something else.
One thing that annoys the crap out of me is constantly having to choose "what app would you like to open this with". I select an app and choose "always". Yet going back to my S3 the damn dialogue box opens up again. It seems to happen whenever an app is upated and in many cases after a reboot.
YT links , Tapatalk links , Shortcuts with launchers etc. Is there any way to make these choices stick ?
re: app defaults
xManMythLegend said:
One thing that annoys the crap out of me is constantly having to choose "what app would you like to open this with". I select an app and choose "always". Yet going back to my S3 the damn dialogue box opens up again. It seems to happen whenever an app is upated and in many cases after a reboot.
YT links , Tapatalk links , Shortcuts with launchers etc. Is there any way to make these choices stick ?
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Go to the application manager in settings and scroll down and find all the apps
which don't save their default settings properly and click "Clear Defaults".
You can also click on "clear data", "clear cache" and reboot the phone for best results.
Good luck!
On Play Store there is an app called Default app Manager. It works well and easy to use. Instead of going to each app to clear or set default, you can do it all from the app.
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