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HELP lost the stock launcher

As my title states I've lost the Stock Launcher option...
I uninstalled a 3rd party launcher, and since then I've not had the option to use the Stock Android Launcher...
When I turn off Sense and go back to the home screen, Sense just starts back up.. I know longer get the Option screen to choose which to open...
How do I get this back?
Thanks!

If the only launcher you have on there is Sense you won't get an option as far as I know. If you had just installed one third party one and then uninstalled it there is no more choice.

Nefariouss said:
If the only launcher you have on there is Sense you won't get an option as far as I know. If you had just installed one third party one and then uninstalled it there is no more choice.
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before installing that third party app I used to have the option for the Stock Android launcher...i'd disable Sense by going to Settings from the home scren, and choosing Applications, then choosing Sense, and force closing it, and de-selecting it as default... then when I'd press the Home button I'd get a choice "Android Launcher" or "Sense"...I no longer get this choice...
I'm totally new to Android.. I came from WInMo and there I'd just go to the registry to fix the problem
I have No idea what to do!

Well shows what I know being new to Android as well. Didn't realize that. Thanks.

Try going into the menu, settings, applications, manage applications and then going to HTC sense and clearing its defaults. If you have another launcher installed it should come up now when you press the home button.

DarkManX4lf said:
Try going into the menu, settings, applications, manage applications and then going to HTC sense and clearing its defaults. If you have another launcher installed it should come up now when you press the home button.
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LOL I have been doing that..
Before I installed that third party app i would have two options, Sense and Android Launcher..with Android Launcher being the Stock launcher that you get on the nexus one... I would have no Launchers installed...
Evidently you all don't knwo you can Disable Sense and go to stock... I just want to go to stock again...

mearsfan5 said:
LOL I have been doing that..
Before I installed that third party app i would have two options, Sense and Android Launcher..with Android Launcher being the Stock launcher that you get on the nexus one... I would have no Launchers installed...
Evidently you all don't knwo you can Disable Sense and go to stock... I just want to go to stock again...
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Sorry I didn't know you were doing that already....and I do know you can switch launchers....anyway if you updated to one of the OTA updates, I think Sprint/HTC removed the stock launcher.
http://andranon.com/2010/06/28/new-htc-evo-4g-update-deleting-stock-android-launcher/

well crap that answers my question... they took it away..(

[QUESTION] Launchers

Hi All,
Ive been toying around with the launchers, and i think there real good, only thinng i cant get though, which i thought id ask on here to see if its me being dumb or just dont work.
When using a launcher, can you not use any of the HTC installed widgets? Like sense clock, or weather, i feel when i go to the launcher on my handset half of my widgets disappear, but when in stock home, they are all there...
Anyway i can work around this? I really want to use another launcher other than HTC stock, as i feel they are so much smarter, the only thing holding me back is these widgets issue.
The Launchers i have used are: Launcher Pro, Go Launcher, Zeam Launcher, and ADW Launcher. Any other launcher that might do the trick?
Thanks in Advanced.

dobknobby said:
Hi All,
Ive been toying around with the launchers, and i think there real good, only thinng i cant get though, which i thought id ask on here to see if its me being dumb or just dont work.
When using a launcher, can you not use any of the HTC installed widgets? Like sense clock, or weather, i feel when i go to the launcher on my handset half of my widgets disappear, but when in stock home, they are all there...
Anyway i can work around this? I really want to use another launcher other than HTC stock, as i feel they are so much smarter, the only thing holding me back is these widgets issue.
The Launchers i have used are: Launcher Pro, Go Launcher, Zeam Launcher, and ADW Launcher. Any other launcher that might do the trick?
Thanks in Advanced.
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Sense widgets only works on the sense launcher... try out launcher pro which has most of these covered..
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acejacksooted said:
Sense widgets only works on the sense launcher... try out launcher pro which has most of these covered..
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Yep, launcher pro plus and the srollable news widget as news widget replacement.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848454&page=27

i'm using Go Launcher, best one i've used.

dobknobby said:
Hi All,
Ive been toying around with the launchers, and i think there real good, only thinng i cant get though, which i thought id ask on here to see if its me being dumb or just dont work.
When using a launcher, can you not use any of the HTC installed widgets? Like sense clock, or weather, i feel when i go to the launcher on my handset half of my widgets disappear, but when in stock home, they are all there...
Anyway i can work around this? I really want to use another launcher other than HTC stock, as i feel they are so much smarter, the only thing holding me back is these widgets issue.
The Launchers i have used are: Launcher Pro, Go Launcher, Zeam Launcher, and ADW Launcher. Any other launcher that might do the trick?
Thanks in Advanced.
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I have kind of the same problem, when i`m using a launcher the mail box shortcut never refreshes the new mail indicator on any of the home screens that i`ve tried, and i`ve tried a lot. I would gladly pay for a home launcher that would make that part work !!!!
If anyone knows of one that actually does it please let me know !
Thanks.
Chris!

hi guys,
since we are on the topic of launchers. i have a question for the experts here. I am also using DHD. I running LauncherPro. When I first installed it, i set it to default and everything works fine. I press the HOME button it just do what the HOME button suppose to do. I restart or reboot my phone, it just goes into LauncherPro. But after awhile, out of the blue i started having this problem. Everytime I press on the HOME button, my phone will ask me to choose between HTC Sense or LauncherPro. I will tick default and select LauncherPro. The the HOME button will work fine. But after awhile it will ask me to select between the 2 launchers again when i press on the HOME button. Same whenever i restart or reboot the phone.
Tried to clear the default setting in HTC sense but nothing for me to clear. Can be annoying because I really prefer the LauncherPro. Does anyone encounter the same problem as me? Any way to overcome this problem? And also pardon my long winded post.

abangjohnyen said:
hi guys,
since we are on the topic of launchers. i have a question for the experts here. I am also using DHD. I running LauncherPro. When I first installed it, i set it to default and everything works fine. I press the HOME button it just do what the HOME button suppose to do. I restart or reboot my phone, it just goes into LauncherPro. But after awhile, out of the blue i started having this problem. Everytime I press on the HOME button, my phone will ask me to choose between HTC Sense or LauncherPro. I will tick default and select LauncherPro. The the HOME button will work fine. But after awhile it will ask me to select between the 2 launchers again when i press on the HOME button. Same whenever i restart or reboot the phone.
Tried to clear the default setting in HTC sense but nothing for me to clear. Can be annoying because I really prefer the LauncherPro. Does anyone encounter the same problem as me? Any way to overcome this problem? And also pardon my long winded post.
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Is it everytime you restart the phone? Or does it seemed to have had an update. Launcher Pro Plus is the 1 i actually use atm, and i make sure the remember choice thing is checked and never have the problem...

Did any of you notice that when LauncherPro (and possibly other alternate launchers) is active, Settings -> Personalize menu does not work? It just goes back to homescreen. I never noticed it until this morning.
I got a call right after booting my DHD and it rang with one of the default ringtones due to SD card not being mounted yet and my standard ringtone was on it. So I went to check if it was fine once the card was mounted and behold. Then I switched back to Sense and could access the screen.

Yes. It happens everytime I restart the phone. I not using launcher pro plus.
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Eddie1506 said:
Did any of you notice that when LauncherPro (and possibly other alternate launchers) is active, Settings -> Personalize menu does not work? It just goes back to homescreen. I never noticed it until this morning.
I got a call right after booting my DHD and it rang with one of the default ringtones due to SD card not being mounted yet and my standard ringtone was on it. So I went to check if it was fine once the card was mounted and behold. Then I switched back to Sense and could access the screen.
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I never noticed this until now! lol

Any launchers allow you to hide application?
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baste07 said:
i'm using Go Launcher, best one i've used.
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Me too.!
Also it shows running apps and also allows easier uninstallation of apps.

[Q] Pressing back button on apps shows stock launcher

I am using NOVA as my daily launcher. Whenever I open any app and press back key, instead getting Nova launcher home and I see stock touchwiz home. How Do I fix this problem? I can get Nova launcher home by pressing home button.

Mine is not doing that. I used an app called homesmack to set nova as default. That may fix your problem. Sounds like every action isn't defaulted to home. Just the home button.
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I had that problem with Nova and sslauncher but only when I had backed out of gmail!? Really strange. Do as Aranen_Zen suggested and install a home switcher to see if it helps.

Thank, I will try home switcher. Does anybody know how to fix without installing any other app.
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techiesam said:
Thank, I will try home switcher. Does anybody know how to fix without installing any other app.
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Not sure if you tried this yet, but go into NOVA settings and scroll to bottom...there's a setting called "set default home". It will show what you have set and can set NOVA as default there. Also, in Manage Applications you can clear defaults somehow if step above didn't work.

I have a Motorola Razr M HD (XT926) and am running into the same issue with Nova.
Pressing the "back" button to leave an app takes me to my default home. However, if I leave an app by pressing "home" I am taken to my Nova home screen.
OP, did you figure this out without installing another app?
Doctor, I did as you said to no avail.

DoctorQMM said:
Not sure if you tried this yet, but go into NOVA settings and scroll to bottom...there's a setting called "set default home". It will show what you have set and can set NOVA as default there. Also, in Manage Applications you can clear defaults somehow if step above didn't work.
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I am not sure but with Nova update (or Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update ??) that problem has gone. I had setup Nova as default launcher but still was getting error.
pyzik200 said:
I have a Motorola Razr M HD (XT926) and am running into the same issue with Nova.
Pressing the "back" button to leave an app takes me to my default home. However, if I leave an app by pressing "home" I am taken to my Nova home screen.
OP, did you figure this out without installing another app?
Doctor, I did as you said to no avail.
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i am not facing that problem now. No idea what fixed it, update to Nova or Firmware upgrade. But I am glad that it has gone.

techiesam said:
I am using NOVA as my daily launcher. Whenever I open any app and press back key, instead getting Nova launcher home and I see stock touchwiz home. How Do I fix this problem? I can get Nova launcher home by pressing home button.
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I have the same problem with my Note 8.0 but it seems to only happen for the Gmail widget, which I use very often. I've tried Nova, Apex and GO launchers and they have the same results. I've tried the suggested home-switching apps but to no avail.

Getting exact same problem
I have a Motorola XT925 RAZR HD. Just installed Nova and set it as default launcher using the Nova settings... made sure the Home Launcher has no defaults... but yeah, backing out of Gmail or Text Messaging would show the default launcher home screen. Rebooting seems to have cured it, but I'll report back if it comes back. Kinda annoying but glad to see others having the same problem, means a software issue, not my phone! heh.

Nova Launcher not sticking

Anyone else having issues on a stock Verizon One getting Nova Launcher to stick? Damn thing keeps defaulting to Sense for some reason. Is there a fix for this? Thanks in advance.

Nova runs fine for me but when I hold the home key to open menu on my homescreen nothing happens. Every once in a while it will work.

Go to HTC Sense in the app settings and clear defaults. Do the same for Nova. Clear defaults for both and see if that solves the problem
Sent from my HTC One.

josh995 said:
Go to HTC Sense in the app settings and clear defaults. Do the same for Nova. Clear defaults for both and see if that solves the problem
Sent from my HTC One.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I've given it a shot. Sense said there were no defaults applied, while Nova said it was a default for certain something... the legend was cut off. I cleared them both and we'll see how it goes.

I'm stock currently, also using Nova. I have not had any issues with it. When you first start using the launcher, and you get the popup asking which UI to use, select "always" (rather than "just once") before selecting Nova, as opposed to Sense. Mine sticks.

major_works said:
Anyone else having issues on a stock Verizon One getting Nova Launcher to stick? Damn thing keeps defaulting to Sense for some reason. Is there a fix for this? Thanks in advance.
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I've had this as well, even with Nova selected as default. Sense would pop up randomly when going back to the home screen. What I did is go into app manager and force stop HTC Sense. The problem is when setting another launcher as default, your suppose to clear the others out of memory by using the recent apps, but stock Sense does not allow this apparently...
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There is an issue where if you drag up any of your icons on the dock row in your lock screen it will go into Sense. There is nothing you can do about that. Once you have selected Nova as your default launcher, all you have to do is click the home screen and it will take you back.

OP here checking in. Since I applied josh995's suggestion about clearing defaults for both HTC Sense and Nova, it's been pretty well behaved. FYI, peteschlabar, I definitely checked "always" when I had the choice between launchers. Oh well, it seems to have sorted itself out now. Thanks, all!

I just installed nova again and it worked the first time
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Pixel Launcher DP2 Not Showing New Home Button

I normally use Nova Launcher as my default launcher but wanted to try Pixel launcher. As you can see in screenshot, I am not getting the Pixel home button, but the one from Nova Launcher.

Settings > system > Gestures > "swipe up on home button"
The new nav bar is not tied to the launcher. I use the new pill navigation on Nova launcher

Thats also the one from the Pixel and not from the nova launcher, as the nova launcher hasn't softkeys intgrated. I assume you mean the gesture-controll button, you have to activate it in Settings/system/gestures/"swipe from homebutton" (or so)

spencer92a said:
Thats also the one from the Pixel and not from the nova launcher, as the nova launcher hasn't softkeys intgrated. I assume you mean the gesture-controll button, you have to activate it in Settings/system/gestures/"swipe from homebutton" (or so)
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D'OH I thought I had activated that. Working now. Thanks

has anyone using Nova noticed that the back button shows even on the home screen? I believe it should show only when there is a need for it right? I switched to the stock launcher and it doesn't show there.

praveen6585 said:
has anyone using Nova noticed that the back button shows even on the home screen? I believe it should show only when there is a need for it right? I switched to the stock launcher and it doesn't show there.
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Yes I have the same issue.

dratsablive said:
Yes I have the same issue.
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I had reported this through the app and got the following response from the support team..
Please read this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CliffWade/posts/ajWL9niEcaH and this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CliffWade/posts/GacHSPGQLzV

praveen6585 said:
I had reported this through the app and got the following response from the support team..
Please read this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CliffWade/posts/ajWL9niEcaH and this: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+CliffWade/posts/GacHSPGQLzV
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Yup lol. I got the same response. And something as silly as the back button always showing is keeping me from using it. For now I'm using pixel launcher.