Xperia s home launcher not working - Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion

Xperia s home launcher not working - Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion

I m totally new to android customisation.
So here is what all I did and made phone completely useless for me.
1. I rooted my phone using eroot software posted on xda.
2.i deleted lock screen apk from system/apps and copied there the jellybean lockscreen apk. It worked fine
3. Then I deleted home.apk from system/apps, which is stock home launcher of Sony.(before deleting I copied it to sd card portion, to take a backup)
4. Now i installed lg optimus ui3 home launcher. This launcher worked well. But there was some icon text alignment issue.(file size was around 15 mb. I also installed whether widget with it)
5. Because of the issue I removed this launcher and installed some other lg optimus ui3 for hd device(1280x720)(file size was around 55mb). This solved the text alignment issue. But I was unable to open app drawer and it showed error.
6. So I decided to switch back to previous lg home launcher(which was having alignment issues). I again deleted the new lg ui apk and replaced it with previous lg ui apk.
7. Now is the main problem. Home launcher is not working. Its constantly showing error. Only background wallpaper is appearing and no home screen. No app icons or widget on home screen is appearing. As there is nothing appearing, I cant access app drawer to open root xplorer and change home launcher to stock home laucher(which I copied to sd card folder to take backup)
Phone turns on properly. It shows jelly bean lock screen. Iam also able to receive calls, sms, etc. I am able to access settings, notificatipn bar. I am able to launch camera from lock screen. But as I unlock the lock screen, it just shows wallpaper and error message that home launcher is not working. So I am not able to do anything else, not even make phone call.
Whst should I do?
Is there a way to access root folder through pc, so that I can replace lg ui home launcher with original sony home launcher?
Can I install any app on the device through pc, so that I can install some other home launcher like go launcher etc, which might solve the issue?
Kindly help....
Phone is only rooted, and nothing else( I mean I dont know anyrging about terms I read like recovery, flashboot, etc)
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You can push a third-party launcher like Nova, Apex free edition via Flashtools using PC. Then you can use that launcher via phone to make any further changes.

thats a lesson I leanrt the hard way. Never play with home launchers unless you have a backup installed. But you can push it through adb or flashtool like mentioned already.

You can use Android commander on your pc to access the system/root folder.
Android commander can be downloaded freely, just use google and you can find it.
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Firstly, I would request if someone could give me links to detailed guide on flashtools, custom roms, and related terms.
Now coming to the reported issue. As I said still need to find more about flash tools.
So I went ahead and downloaded android commander. In this application, even though my phone is rooted, it showed its not. So plan of deleting lg launcher apk from root folder and moving original launcher back to root folder, didnt work.
But in this application, there is another helpful tool of installer. It helps installing apk directly to your phone without use of phone. So I went ahead and downloaded go launcher apk and installed it using android commander installer tool.
Disconnected my phone. Pressed the home button and it gave me choice to switch between launcher apps installed.
After that I moved original launcher apk back to root folder using root explorer on phone itself.
And at last phone is working and back to normal.
Would like to thank all the three guys above for replying and helping with the issue.
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Good to hear it's working again. I think this is what you're looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23180691
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simple solution,just open settings from notification bar,click on apps,open browser.Download any file manager,when download completes click on it ,install & open.Just install your launcher from there & problem z solved
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RISHI RAJ said:
simple solution,just open settings from notification bar,click on apps,open browser.Download any file manager,when download completes click on it ,install & open.Just install your launcher from there & problem z solved
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You cant open browser from apps under settings.
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Kr1pt1k said:
You cant open browser from apps under settings.
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I have solution If you can turn on bt and send any Launcher and install it from notification bar. Install Nova or Apex.
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^^ thay could actually be an easy solution for that problem. Will have to try that next time
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[HelP] Uninstalled Adwlauncher by mistake!!

I accidently uninstalled adw launcher on cm7 without installing other launchers...
:facepalm:
Now u know theres no home screen now.. so dont tell me to download it frm the market or to install it from .apk file..
I just need a .zip file for any launcher so that i can install it frm the recovery..

or just flash cm7 again

Install the apk file and then use it...............sense launcher is good too............try that

Does installing from the market website work?

obmerb said:
Does installing from the market website work?
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any launcher after installing will work

are man i cant even see the home screen :S thats what i am saying.. read the op first cant even launch any app..

https://market.android.com/
login with your account and push a launcher to your phone

mpiekp said:
https://market.android.com/
login with your account and push a launcher to your phone
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Luckily I see this thread. I also accidently uninstall launcher and the home screen become blank. The method u give is work, but the phone must be in situation still connect to internet.
I wonder if the phone not able to connect to internet at that time , then how to do? Can push the launcher apk from computer ?

If you have a signal(mobile or wifi) this should work...

both mobile and wifi are off.

Problem solved now!! Thanks for the help!
I sent the apk file from martket.android.com
and turned on the wifi!! only the display was not there, everything was like before, so i just imitated and pressed the correct button lol!

i have the same problem
i have the same problem now
but i use defy data manager so it can't download on 3g and i can't push it from the market to my phone
i want any launcher in zip format
if anyone has the official stock launcher that'd be great

pepo36: restart phone to recovery and reinstall CM from SD card. You will not lose any data.

i dont have CM
i have the stock rom installed and this is why i was removing Go launcher to get back my stock launcher but for some reason the stock launcher is missing
any other ideas ?
i have clockwork recovery and i can install a zip from sd card....i'm trying to search for any launcher i can setup through recovery only to be able to use my phone

you may read this thread ,some one with the same problem and able to solve it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533648
if you have stock rom in recovery mode flash the file http://bit.ly/Blur3D

Reboot option on stock ROM from sony

Is there anyway I can add a option or widget which actually shut down my arc S and then reboot automatically. I had this option when I used a
custom ROM. Now I'm back on stock ROM and I miss that feature.
In the market I found Fast reboot . Is this app effective / safe ?
Quick reboot app seems to do restart the phone so suddenly like removing the battery !! which makes me kinda paranoid

Only if you're rooted... There are themes available which have reboot option.
Not sure about apps in the play store never used them
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Hi mate,
Here's a reboot widget that was altered to make look like an xperia widget. I've used it before, it works perfectly. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736799
Another option for you is if you want to install the xperia s lockscreen : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748622
Just make sure that you actually flash the reboot .zip. It also adds a 30 step volume choice. (I couldn't live without it now )

[Q] Lockscreen Wallpaper Not Changing?

I am trying to change the lockscreen wallpaper on my stock, unlocked, rooted Optimus G, and it's not working.. It used to work, but over the past month or so it has not worked.. I go to the Settings app, then to Lock Screen, then to Wallpaper, and change it, but it stays the same as the current one I have, it never changes..
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks

spatel9114 said:
I am trying to change the lockscreen wallpaper on my stock, unlocked, rooted Optimus G, and it's not working.. It used to work, but over the past month or so it has not worked.. I go to the Settings app, then to Lock Screen, then to Wallpaper, and change it, but it stays the same as the current one I have, it never changes..
Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks
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Same thing happened to me. Follow along and see what helped me (YMMV):
I. If you are running a 3rd party launcher:
1. Reset to stock LG launcher:
System Settings --> Home screen --> Select Home --> select "Home"
2. Clear Lock Screen Cache:
System Settings --> Apps --> All --> Lock Screen Settings --> Force stop --> Clear cache
3. Choose Lock Screen photo:
System Settings --> Lock Screen --> Wallpaper --> make your choice and crop as necessary
4. Profit
5. Go back to your 3rd party launcher:
System Settings --> Home screen --> Select Home --> select your launcher
II. If you are already running stock LG launcher, follow steps 2-4.

signal34 said:
Same thing happened to me. Follow along and see what helped me (YMMV):
I. If you are running a 3rd party launcher:
1. Reset to stock LG launcher:
System Settings --> Home screen --> Select Home --> select "Home"
2. Clear Lock Screen Cache:
System Settings --> Apps --> All --> Lock Screen Settings --> Force stop --> Clear cache
3. Choose Lock Screen photo:
System Settings --> Lock Screen --> Wallpaper --> make your choice and crop as necessary
4. Profit
5. Go back to your 3rd party launcher:
System Settings --> Home screen --> Select Home --> select your launcher
II. If you are already running stock LG launcher, follow steps 2-4.
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Tried this using steps 2-4 (running lifeless with lg stock launcher) and after I force stop the lockscreen, i don't get the option to clear cache... It remains greyed out. Any ideas? Thanks.
Sent from my Lifeless Optimus G

PartimusPrime said:
Tried this using steps 2-4 (running lifeless with lg stock launcher) and after I force stop the lockscreen, i don't get the option to clear cache... It remains greyed out. Any ideas? Thanks.
Sent from my Lifeless Optimus G
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Yep that's exactly what happens with me.. Also the steps did not solve my problem..So the weird thing for me is that if I change the wallpaper to a wallpaper that came with the phone, the lockscreen wallpaper changes just fine, but if I go to change it to something custom, the wallpaper just switches back to a really old one I had a long time ago and doesn't allow me to change it to a new custom one...

spatel9114 said:
Yep that's exactly what happens with me.. Also the steps did not solve my problem..So the weird thing for me is that if I change the wallpaper to a wallpaper that came with the phone, the lockscreen wallpaper changes just fine, but if I go to change it to something custom, the wallpaper just switches back to a really old one I had a long time ago and doesn't allow me to change it to a new custom one...
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My guess... Only a guess now but try two things... Check the properties of the stock papers and try downloading other papers with alike specs and maybe using a root file browser dig into your fines and find where the stock papers are stirred then copy then into that folder

spleef said:
My guess... Only a guess now but try two things... Check the properties of the stock papers and try downloading other papers with alike specs and maybe using a root file browser dig into your fines and find where the stock papers are stirred then copy then into that folder
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I looked into doing that, but apparently the stock wallpapers are stored in the LGLauncher.apk or something, so I would have to extract the wallpapers from that, and obviously I can't easily add wallpapers to that...

spatel9114 said:
I looked into doing that, but apparently the stock wallpapers are stored in the LGLauncher.apk or something, so I would have to extract the wallpapers from that, and obviously I can't easily add wallpapers to that...
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The wallpapers that come stock on the phone are stored in two places. LGHome3.apk for the launcher and LockScreenSettings.apk for the lockscreen. Why they are in both places who knows, but it is kind of a pain to change them. Something that worked for me when getting this problem was doing a factory reset in TWRP, although that was stock based ROMS and not on the original stock. Worth a try if you haven't already.

PartimusPrime said:
Tried this using steps 2-4 (running lifeless with lg stock launcher) and after I force stop the lockscreen, i don't get the option to clear cache... It remains greyed out. Any ideas? Thanks.
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spatel9114 said:
Yep that's exactly what happens with me.. Also the steps did not solve my problem..So the weird thing for me is that if I change the wallpaper to a wallpaper that came with the phone, the lockscreen wallpaper changes just fine, but if I go to change it to something custom, the wallpaper just switches back to a really old one I had a long time ago and doesn't allow me to change it to a new custom one...
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I could only suggest clearing cache first, then force stopping. Maybe also try a reboot before trying to change the wallpaper.
Also, I am not running a custom ROM. I'm rooted an unlocked still running stock just FYI. Don't know if that might make a difference. I saw PartimusPrime is running Lifeless.

signal34 said:
I could only suggest clearing cache first, then force stopping. Maybe also try a reboot before trying to change the wallpaper.
Also, I am not running a custom ROM. I'm rooted an unlocked still running stock just FYI. Don't know if that might make a difference. I saw PartimusPrime is running Lifeless.
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Yeah the weird part is it doesn't give me a cache to clear... I tried going back to my original stock rom and the lockscreen wallpaper changed without issues... Lifeless for some reason doesn't want to change it.
Sent from my Lifeless Optimus G

PartimusPrime said:
Yeah the weird part is it doesn't give me a cache to clear... I tried going back to my original stock rom and the lockscreen wallpaper changed without issues... Lifeless for some reason doesn't want to change it.
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Glad you were able to get it fixed :thumbup: though at the expense of something else. :thumbdown:
Maybe the creator of Lifeless can look into it.
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The problem is probably a permissions issue with the .jpg files that the lockscreen settings replace with the image you choose.
I can't remember the location, but digging around in /data for "lg settings" or "lockscreen" folder for the .jpg files and changing the permissions to writable will fix it.

MikeEx said:
The problem is probably a permissions issue with the .jpg files that the lockscreen settings replace with the image you choose.
I can't remember the location, but digging around in /data for "lg settings" or "lockscreen" folder for the .jpg files and changing the permissions to writable will fix it.
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Okay so I found the wallpaper located at the following path:
/data/user/0/com.lge.lockscreensettings/wallpaper.png
This .PNG was the lock screen wallpaper that wouldn't even change, the custom one. I changed the permissions to allow everything and I was able to change it! So go to that path, go to the properties of the wallpaper.png and change the permissions and it'll work.
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spatel9114 said:
Okay so I found the wallpaper located at the following path:
/data/user/0/com.lge.lockscreensettings/wallpaper.png
This .PNG was the lock screen wallpaper that wouldn't even change, the custom one. I changed the permissions to allow everything and I was able to change it! So go to that path, go to the properties of the wallpaper.png and change the permissions and it'll work.
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Right on the money, thanks! It's been so long since I figured this out and I didn't have the stock ROM loaded. I just couldn't remember.

SUCCESS!!! THANKS!!!
Sent from my Lifeless Optimus G

Glad it was figured out.
Sent from my LG-LS970 using xda app-developers app

spatel9114 said:
Okay so I found the wallpaper located at the following path:
/data/user/0/com.lge.lockscreensettings/wallpaper.png
This .PNG was the lock screen wallpaper that wouldn't even change, the custom one. I changed the permissions to allow everything and I was able to change it! So go to that path, go to the properties of the wallpaper.png and change the permissions and it'll work.
Sent from my LG-LS970 using xda app-developers app
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GREAT!
just complementing... the permissions should be -rw-rw-rw- (666)

Deleted nova launcher app-Bootloop-just been dum :(

Hello members
I had a little fit this morning after my screen lock did not lock the screen. Nova Launcher pushed through an update as well as Google yesterday. Anyway, I thought it must be Nova, so I tried to uninstall instead of switching to Goole Launcher. The uninstall option was not available so I went to Titanium App and deleted Nova Launcher. What a stupid idea that was.
So I am stuck in bootloop and cannot get onto the home screen. I made an install zip file with an earlier Nova Launcher to install through TWRP. It said install successful though no change. Still bootloop.
Is anyone here who would have time and could help me ? Thanks
ROM is ArchiDroid V3.1.5

kiwigi said:
Hello members
I had a little fit this morning after my screen lock did not lock the screen. Nova Launcher pushed through an update as well as Google yesterday. Anyway, I thought it must be Nova, so I tried to uninstall instead of switching to Goole Launcher. The uninstall option was not available so I went to Titanium App and deleted Nova Launcher. What a stupid idea that was.
So I am stuck in bootloop and cannot get onto the home screen. I made an install zip file with an earlier Nova Launcher to install through TWRP. It said install successful though no change. Still bootloop.
Is anyone here who would have time and could help me ? Thanks
ROM is ArchiDroid V3.1.5
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Reflash your rom without doing anything else.
And next time post your questions in the q & a thread specific for your device not this section

Ok, thanks. My apology for using the wrong subforum. Regards G
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Tried to install G5 Home launcher on my G4 and now i'm stuck with EasyHome only

Guys, i tried to install the G5 launcher from apk mirror (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lgelectronics/homeux-4-0/), there was an error or something and now i can only select Easy Home as launcher. The Home&App Drawer (stock G4 Launcher) is no longer compatible and can't select it. I dont even understand how this could happen because i dont have root and my phone is stock.
Also i cant just uninstall updates for Launcher because there is not this option. I dont know hot to go back without a factory reset and that would be time consuming.
Do you guys mind to post the Stock G4 Launcher apk here so i can give it a try ?

razorsbk said:
Guys, i tried to install the G5 launcher from apk mirror (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/lgelectronics/homeux-4-0/), there was an error or something and now i can only select Easy Home as launcher. The Home&App Drawer (stock G4 Launcher) is no longer compatible and can't select it. I dont even understand how this could happen because i dont have root and my phone is stock.
Also i cant just uninstall updates for Launcher because there is not this option. I dont know hot to go back without a factory reset and that would be time consuming.
Do you guys mind to post the Stock G4 Launcher apk here so i can give it a try ?
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A good opportunity to get Nova Launcher from the play store.
Otherwise, see attachment

Thank you very much for you reply.
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