Ok I'm getting tired of this 'feature, bug' whatever someone might call it. I haven't seen anyone else complain of it but I dont use TW for launcher and every time i reboot or power cycle i get asked to choose a launcher again. Then get helpfully told to clear defaults (as if I didn't know already) there's none to be cleared and fixing permissions does nothing, reimaging the unit does nothing so far.
Is Samsung saying they know what is best for me? Is anyone else getting this problem?
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I think it might be Action launcher in this case, gotta contact dev. Possibly solved
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hi
well to give a pointer , i am on stock rom , with nova launcher.
i have no problems when rebooting .( it reboots to nova launcher )
so i do no think it's a Samsung "bug " or whatever.
you could be right thats it a 3 rd party app..eg.. Action launcher, ?
(as you claim/stated.)
Why don't you "test " it with another launcher.. eg Apex/Nova.. etc?
good luck
Solved. Was a bug in Action Launcher. Dev well on the way to fixing. Thx for response
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I am using the Galaxy Nexus on ICS and like my phones before i like to be able to customize the screen using Launcher Pro and Go Launcher EX, however i have found that after a while of using these apps they seem to stop the messaging app from launching and i just get a black screen. Sometimes this clears after pressing the messaging link about 15-20 times.
If i uninstall these apps then i never have an issue with it. I have emailed both developers and had no reply.
Anyone else experienced this?
Those launchers are not updated so you shouldn't use them until they are.
Yes, I get exactly the same problem with the exact same apps!
PLEASE read the stickies in the forum before you post it clearly states that questions belong in the Q&A Forum and not in General..
As for your question install the newset ADWLauncher EX v1.3.3.55 its now fully compatable with ICS and makes everything soo much more useable than the stock launcher.
Mark.
Go Launcher works fine for me.
Personally ive never liked adw which is why i use launcher pro but i might give the new version a try. I cant wait til the manufacturers rollout ics cos theres a few apps i use that dont work properly yet.
As for the issue personally i have found that on launcher pro and go launcher that this black screen only happens when i exit the messaging app using the back key, if i exit using the home button it never happens.
Hope this helps cnxop.
Is no one else suffering from the Shadow bug in nova launcher?
Basically this puts a shadow under your widgets and folders for a split second when you change screens. The s3 on Jellybean suffers it as does my Note2, I have not seen anyone else mention it on the Note though?
Well I have had confirmation from someone else that they are suffering it too, I guess either none of you are using Nova or you have just never noticed the bug, but it is there!
It was fixed on the s3 by pushing a .lib file that is missing from official jellybean roms, the same .lib is missing in this device too.
Yes. I notice the same on Apex launcher. It's not present on my Nexus 7 or SGS2
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Noticed that same on Apex and Nova
the fix from the s3 worked, it is just one lib file that needs to be pushed to /system/lib, I will upload soon.
Here you are
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31749888&postcount=1
So is this an Android problem, an 'App' problem, or a Samsung / Note 2 problem? I mean, is it likely to be something that Nova / Apex themselves can fix in a future release?
edit - Ignore me, I found the answer here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389071
Robster83 said:
So is this an Android problem, an 'App' problem, or a Samsung / Note 2 problem? I mean, is it likely to be something that Nova / Apex themselves can fix in a future release?
edit - Ignore me, I found the answer here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389071
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nova1.3.2 beta1 can be downloaded within nova itself...
and yes, it fixes the issue!
Hi guys.
Anyone got serious and annoying lag on the latest SwiftKey? It's so unfortunate, on my GNex it still runs as smooth as butter and no lag but on 2 different note 2 handsets it just runs like a dog. Laggy touches and it'll slow and catch up. Soooo frustrating...
Any help would be appreciated on this one. It almost takes the enjoyment out of having this lovely fast phone and a beautiful screen to thumb type with...
Cheers.
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Meeeeeeeeeeee.
But only for a second when I swipe more than 4 words.
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I too have it but barely noticable!
I guess its because its learnt too many custom words from my sms's.
Long time Swype beta user, I converted to the newest version of the SwiftKey out of pure curiosity, and after trying for some days found that this is a keeper, and it is so fast when I open it and no problems whatsoever with this keyboard, I use also the default keyboard for hand writing with the spen board switcher, just amazing experience, so far. Btw I am using 240 dpi.
About your problem, try cleaning cache plus dalvik cache and reinstalling one or 2 times plus reboot. Hope this will help.
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Meeeeeeeeeeee.
But only for a second when I swipe more than 4 words.
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Same here.
In Hebrew if I flow more than 2 words it stops understanding what I flow, so I don't have THAT problem. On English its pretty annoying..
This happens sometimes. Sometimes the keyboard doesn't even disappear or anything like that because it's stuck. Only thing you can do, I imagine, is clear cache, and start again. Pain in the butt! But hey... it's all you can do ATM.
Happens with me too. When too many processes are running in the background, it sort of lags sometimes. Also it has crashed on me twice till now. Not much but just putting it here. You can try clearing the cache and see if that helps in any way!
unlink it from your SMS , facebook and twitter.
I use Swiftkey and no lags at all.
Thanks for all your replies guys.
Yeah have emailed them and got the usual. We work on improving it all the time blah blah. She said to use a task killer... Strange as we all know this isn't the best way to handle memory any more. That'll just ruin things more. Anyway...
Yeah I don't have it linked to any of my accounts, I don't have twitter ect anyway so I don't know what's causing the lag. I wish it was as smooth as my GNex... I don't understand, this phone is twice the specs and it lags on a keyboard, weird...
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Strange, I never had the problem and I use Swiftkey for 3 months (with stock and dualnote roms (actually))
I think you should try to install again your rom, maybe you have some files corrupted and it makes it laggy.
If you are root, you can also try to use Greenify to decrease your ram usage or/and remove some app activities to disable autostart of them. (autostart or system tools app can do that)
Oh ok thanks man.
Yeah I haven't rooted yet. Going to but haven't got around to it haha. So fully stock and I'm having these issues. It's not unusable is just slower than it should be. And my GNex runs it perfect. It's strange.
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Strange indeed, SwiftKey is an app I've never had issues or freezes with, and I restore it with data with TB on new roms like once a month.
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Wow all I can say is that Swiftkey has been giving me lags ALL The time. I'm on MC3 and I"m not sure if it's the update or the program, but I have even reset to factory, started anew, backed up, cleared cache and then restored, I've tried EVERYTHING. Still laggy as hell and then buttery smooth at other times. Strange.
I noticed at times that it took a while or the keyboard won't show up at all. I was using latest Samsung Rom based on xxdmc3 with both Swype and swiftkey. I'm now on ARHD and its doing fine so far. Somehow I think the issue it with the libraries that calls for the keyboard to pop up when needed, and not necessarily from the keyboard app.
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is there an option to use one keyboard for S-pen and another for key-press... like stock for s pen and swiftkey for hand writing??
I've a problem with Swiftkey on Quicksheet (from QuickOffice Pro) either on stock Polaris View :
When I have modified a cell, I can't modify a new one. These softwares freeze. And with the stock Samsung one all is ok.
Have you been facing this ?
Thanks
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Is there any reason to use Swiftkey over Swype Beta? Because Swype works for me flawlessly and I have Swiftkey on my GNex and it seems to me that Swype is quite superior to Swiftkey?
Thanks again guys for your feedback.
Yeah I get all that bad stuff. As I've said I've emailed SwiftKey and they haven't helped me at all. Really disappointed.
I get laggy input and keyboard bring up is sometimes slow too. Geez, this device is quad core and should fly compared to my GNex... My GNex runs it like butter. Never misses a beat. Really confusing.
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Is anyone else using TSF Shell launcher? If so, have you encountered random and repeated force closes? How did you fix it? I emailed TSF Shell support but haven't gotten a response yet. I do know that it can take some time to fix an issue, but I was inquiring about any potential workarounds. Ive received this error regardless of settings in preferences.
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All of concerns and issues have been addressed and corrected. The developers even sent me a test version of a newer build which had a very small fraction of the issues I previously mentioned. I have really gotten back into loving this launcher again. Currently running Skynote 9.3 and ultimate icon theme. Before I was completely stock. I wanted to update this thread so people know that the devs do listen. I would have done it sooner but I was plagued with package file is invalid errors. I only got them on pre installed apps I tried to update. They seem to be gone now also.
I dunno why people pay that exorbitant amount for tsf... Years ago it was fresh and different but these days any 3rd party launcher can do the same things. I guess to each his own though, good luck with your issue.
Did you try clearing caches?
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If clearing the caches dont work, you may want to re-install the launcher.
Thanks for the suggestions. I tried to clear the cache, but there was nothing to clear except data. So I cleared data, uninstalled then reinstalled, with and without rebooting my phone and still had issues. I also figured out something else that I was doing unknowingly at the time. Mind you I said unknowingly, but I had other launchers installed on my phone prior to this one and the boxes for keep in memory were checked. Once I unchecked them and uninstalled others, I haven't had an issue. I've been using TSF Shell for about 8 hours error free now so I think that was what my problem was caused by. I didn't know that keeping those boxes checked, and having multiple home launcher apps would/could cause issues. Before you tell me I'm stupid or should have known that, when I had my HTC Inspire 4G I had the following installed on it.
1) HTC Sense obviously
2) GO Launcher EX
3) LauncherPro with Plus Unlocker
After rooting it I installed these two below, plus the three above and didn't have any issues whatsoever as far as launchers crashing...well I take that back. LauncherPro did give me some issues but I didn't really care because I had moved onto better.
4) Apex Launcher with Pro Unlocker
5) Nova Launcher with Prime Unlocker
Now with my Stock Note II 4.1.2 I have Touchwiz, Nova & Nova Prime, TSF Shell, Next Launcher 3D Lite with full key (app of the day promotion) and I reinstalled GO Launcher EX just because I wanted to see what had changed since the last time I used it. At one point on my Note II there were at least 10 launchers installed on it all running smoothly believe it or not.
ADW
ADW EX
GO Launcher EX
LauncherPro
Apex
Nova
Touchwiz
Next
TSF
Xperia (found on xda)
Yes I have a lot of free time on my hands for the most part, and yes I like to have a lot of stuff on my phone just to see how much it can handle. Hopefully this can help someone else fix this issue/something similar, or avoid it altogether. I'm going to contact TSF Shell support tomorrow with this information to see if it can help them out in any way. I want a solid 24 hour error free time frame to pass before I reach out to them though.
*Update 7.4.13*
The force closes are back again whether I've tried using the 12 available screens or a smaller amount. I can't even arrange/rearrange my widgets without serious delay followed by force closes. I'm emailing the developer(s) about this again and I'm including the link to this thread in my email to them. I'll keep this updated as often as I can regarding this.
Just got the 8.4 and after installing my apps (including Nova Launcher and using that as the main launcher), I get constant lags and temporary freezes when trying to work within an app or move to a new app. Eventually it un-freezes itself buts it's pretty frustrating. Anyone else experiencing this? Is there a setting that could be causing this? Maybe just a bad unit? Any help-suggestions would be appreciated. I have 9+ gb available after my apps are installed.
Thanks,
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koozer said:
Just got the 8.4 and after installing my apps (including Nova Launcher and using that as the main launcher), I get constant lags and temporary freezes when trying to work within an app or move to a new app. Eventually it un-freezes itself buts it's pretty frustrating. Anyone else experiencing this? Is there a setting that could be causing this? Maybe just a bad unit? Any help-suggestions would be appreciated. I have 9+ gb available after my apps are installed.
Thanks,
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I heard about some problems with launchers, but this was CM11 rom related. Latest builds fix it up, so i have no problem now. If i'll switch to stock rom, i'll test it and let you know. Maybe you must wait for official update if you want to use Nova launcher.