It's not in the app drawer or application manager. When I look it up on the play store it gives me an enable button that does nothing no matter how many times you tap it. Can anybody help me?
Go into your application manager to see if it's in the list. You may have to choose options in the top right menu there to enable different views if there are disabled apps. Are running an app disabler like Package Disabler?
Just go to Google Play and see if it says installed. If not install it.
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For certain actions, like opening a video file, the system prompts me for which application to use to complete the action. A check box in that dialog allows me to set that choice as a default action. If I have set a particular action to use a program by default, how can I break or change this association later? Example: I have car dock open with Google by default, but I want to go back to being prompted for the choice of Google or Locations again. Advice?
I am using Virtuous ROM 0.9.0.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > All. Then find the app for which you want to remove the default setting on and scroll down to where it says "Launch by default" and hit clear defaults.
Next time you try to do that certain action it will ask you which app to use.
Solved!
Thanks! That is exactly what I needed to know.
Default is Google's Audio Search thing
My default is Google's Audio Search thing.
I can find the app, but it doesn't show that its a default for something. And I know I've set that app manually to the search button and I also know there are more apps that might be assigned to that button.
What do I do now?
Greets,
Justin
Question in topic^
Thanks
http://www.htc.com/us/content/docum...atsdifferentandnewgingerbreadvsics_032112.pdf
"You can now disable an app if you no longer want it (but are unable to uninstall it). Disabling an app
removes it from All Apps and prevents it from launching. To disable an app, go to Settings > Apps > All
and scroll down to the app. You will see the Disable option.
Note: If you do not see a Disable option, it means that the app can either be uninstalled or is core
functionality and cannot be disabled. "
its about two-thirds the way down
Hi, has anyone had the issue where there is no icon for play books or play movies?
i have a stock one x unbranded. You cant uninstall the apps just their updates so i cant remove and re add them. Anyone know of a manual way of adding icons? They work fine if opened from Play. its minor butt annoying.
Thanks
David
It's certainly annoying.
If you long press on a homescreen, and choose to add a shortcut (rather than a Widget or App) then you can select "Books" and create a homescreen shortcut to a specific book.
If you uninstall Google Books, and reinstall it from the Play Store - making sure that "Auto-add widgets to homescreen" is selected in the Play Store Settings, then that will create a working shortcut on your homescreen.
Only way to get a shortcut in the App Drawer is to ditch sense and use a different launcher. Must be a Rosie/Sense Launcher issue, maybe something to do with the fact that the label in the App Drawer has a different name to the label on the homescreens - it's probably getting confused? Wouldn't expect a fix from HTC any time soon. Maybe Google can fix something on their app...?
Try using AnyCut off the Play Store...it allows you to create shortcuts.
This is a temporary limitation in Android that will be fixed in a future software update as soon as Google finalizes the underlying architecture.
Is there an option to remove that widget from homescreen?
There must be a solution to this without using a different launcher.
No, if you search on the Mi A1 forum (basically the same device), nobody found a way to remove the search bar from the stock launcher, because it is hard-coded.
The only way is using another launcher (Nova recommended) or modify the stock launcher apk to remove the bar, and replace it.
Maybe this works?
Disable the Google App
Danielle Furry recommends disabling the Google app in settings, which works for a range of Android versions. Here's how it works:
Open Settings, then open Apps
In the All apps list, find Google app, or just Google, tap it and select disable
Reboot your phone and the search bar should be gone!
If you disable the Google app, don't worry about breaking your phone. Apps like Google Play Services are essential for your system (unless you build your OS outside of Google's ecosystem), but your other apps will work fine without the Google app.
Do be warned however, the Google Assistant and voice search depend on the Google app, so disabling the Google app will also negatively affect dependent services such as Google Home, Google Lens, and Google's notifications about weather and transport, for example.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen
ConradB said:
Maybe this works?
Disable the Google App
Danielle Furry recommends disabling the Google app in settings, which works for a range of Android versions. Here's how it works:
Open Settings, then open Apps
In the All apps list, find Google app, or just Google, tap it and select disable
Reboot your phone and the search bar should be gone!
If you disable the Google app, don't worry about breaking your phone. Apps like Google Play Services are essential for your system (unless you build your OS outside of Google's ecosystem), but your other apps will work fine without the Google app.
Do be warned however, the Google Assistant and voice search depend on the Google app, so disabling the Google app will also negatively affect dependent services such as Google Home, Google Lens, and Google's notifications about weather and transport, for example.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen
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Worked for me. I used Nova Launcher Prima to remap the center button to open the app drawer instead of launching any Googly stuff. This frees up space to put more apps on the bottom row.
ConradB said:
Maybe this works?
Disable the Google App
Danielle Furry recommends disabling the Google app in settings, which works for a range of Android versions. Here's how it works:
Open Settings, then open Apps
In the All apps list, find Google app, or just Google, tap it and select disable
Reboot your phone and the search bar should be gone!
If you disable the Google app, don't worry about breaking your phone. Apps like Google Play Services are essential for your system (unless you build your OS outside of Google's ecosystem), but your other apps will work fine without the Google app.
Do be warned however, the Google Assistant and voice search depend on the Google app, so disabling the Google app will also negatively affect dependent services such as Google Home, Google Lens, and Google's notifications about weather and transport, for example.
https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-remove-the-google-search-bar-from-your-android-homescreen
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even disable the widget still there..nothing to do with..:laugh:
otongniee82 said:
even disable the widget still there..nothing to do with..:laugh:
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Same for me, there's a search bar remaining and not responsing at any tap...
In my case too. After disabling app, widget is still there. Tried 1st day when phone coming
Waiting for TWRP and then will freeze google app with Titanium. That always worked in my case
just install this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=amirz.rootless.nexuslauncher
eltano06 said:
just install this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=amirz.rootless.nexuslauncher
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For me it's not a solution but just a workaround
I wanted to remove (disable) some of the apps I don't need (starting with Chrome and Weather); however, the Disable icon on the app properties page is grayed out. I then checked a few other "system" apps and none of them had the disable button working.
Is this some new Oreo "feature", or is it Xiaomi / Mi Max 3 specific? I know that on a Huawei device running stock Nougat a few months ago, disabling was available.
(On a side note - is it possible that MIUI doesn't include "search" (for apps) on the homescreens?)
You can disable system apps by following this:
Set the language to english, go to Play store -> Help & feedback, find and open the following article "Delete or disable apps on Android", you will see a link named "Tap to go to Application Settings", tap it and the stock app manager will appear.
it's not oreo or max 3 feature, it's just hidden. download from play market - Redmi System Manager, no root requires, open app, give it permissions (if asks) touch the button on the bottom (three point vertically) press Show system apps, find and disable. I've disabled many useless apps this way
Thanks, seems it gets to the same stock app manager as the one from Help&Feedback in Store app. Also, I came across an app MIUI Hidden Settings which also pretty much accomplishes the same (and has lots of other features as well). So there is hope (until I actually read parts of Xiaomi's Privacy Policy, which made me worried...).
But it seems that Xiaomi (if I compare it to my Huawei experience) is much more stringent when it comes to being able to disable crap. For instance, I was able to disable Chrome and Google Photos, but Feedback, Cleaner, and stock Browser have a grayed out Disable button no matter what.