Hi All,
I am facing a strange issue with Nova launcher (other launchers as well) on my pixel. The apps when loading for the first time stutters for couple of times. Basically, the apps are loading slowly. Same apps loads faster when they are running in the background.
I have been using Nova launcher since ages and did not have any issues till now. I am using it along with substratum overlays but it is not due to the overlays, I checking it by removing substratum but still there is a lag while loading apps.
I tried to check with other launchers as well and the issues remains same with all other launchers as well. This issue does not occur with the stock launcher.
This is very strange and am not able to resolve this by my self. I have browsed through the forum and did not find anything related to this issue. Any thoughts, recommendations, help will be greatly appreciated!
Note - My phone is rooted.
I am having similar issues. Thought that it was due to KLWP. I have uninstalled all themes, and still have substratum installed as well as Andromeda. Still lagging when opening up apps. Nova Launcher Prime as well. I am not sure honestly what is causing it. Have debated on hard resetting my phone, but would like to avoid that.
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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.
Hello everyone!
Well I've got an issue here. My CyanogenMod Theme Showcase keeps crashing. When I open it and scroll past maybe 5-6 themes, it will crash. It's really tough to change themes like this. I tried changing from settings, but the same thing happens. I heard that sometimes XPOSED could cause an issue. Well, I removed that and uninstalled all of its modules too! Then, I updated to pawtip's CM11-20140813. But, it still doesn't seem to solve the issue. Please help me guys!
As the title describes, I keep getting a fair amount of lag, and if memory serves me correct, has been doing it since I put on Substratum and Andromeda, but that could just be me. I am using Nova Launcher, running the latest March security updates. Using KLWP, thought that was causing the lag, so I stopped using it. Still did it with no widgets as well.
Not sure where to go with this. I have seen users in the past with similar issues, but not many with pixel 2/xl reporting it. Does anyone have any ideas? I am going to completely uninstall Andromeda and Substratum and test again, but thought I would check here first.
AwkwardUberHero said:
As the title describes, I keep getting a fair amount of lag, and if memory serves me correct, has been doing it since I put on Substratum and Andromeda, but that could just be me. I am using Nova Launcher, running the latest March security updates. Using KLWP, thought that was causing the lag, so I stopped using it. Still did it with no widgets as well.
Not sure where to go with this. I have seen users in the past with similar issues, but not many with pixel 2/xl reporting it. Does anyone have any ideas? I am going to completely uninstall Andromeda and Substratum and test again, but thought I would check here first.
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There are some themes that can cause this. Particularly the ones with transparent backgrounds. I would disable all themes first and see if that resolves the issue. I run Switch dark and black without issues. However, I've experienced this somewhat with Sprite theme.
Badger50 said:
There are some themes that can cause this. Particularly the ones with transparent backgrounds. I would disable all themes first and see if that resolves the issue. I run Switch dark and black without issues. However, I've experienced this somewhat with Sprite theme.
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Thanks badger. I had disabled all themes and noticed it still. I've since uninstalled both Andromeda and Substratum and seems a bit better. I'll keep watching it and see how things go.
Badger50 said:
There are some themes that can cause this. Particularly the ones with transparent backgrounds. I would disable all themes first and see if that resolves the issue. I run Switch dark and black without issues. However, I've experienced this somewhat with Sprite theme.
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So, it may not have been substratum after all. I think that it might actually be Nova Launcher. I have uninstalled it, reinstalled it several times, does the same thing. Lags when opening an app. Tried in Pixel launcher, and there is no lag. So, gotta figure out what is going on there. Might try a different launcher for a bit.
I always thought substratum slows down your device only during the process of building/installing/enabling overlays. I've never experienced any lag with subs or Nova.
Maybe try setting Nova up from scratch as opposed to restoring from a Nova backup (if you were doing that previously).
Has anybody else had the issue of camera crashing every so often then having to reboot device to get it working again? I was using nova launcher but seems as though it doesn't play nice with that launcher, been testing without nova an so far so good, is there any other good launchers in play store that work good with the mate 20 x? Cheers
Had it happen to me two days ago. Weird thing was that I was taking a photo of an iPhone at an apple store. Kept crashing after taking it. I restarted and Hasn't happened again... Note an update for camera stuff today.... So... Still hoping for launcher permission... So I wasn't using NOVA. I was on stock Chinese rom
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Has anybody else had the issue of camera crashing every so often then having to reboot device to get it working again? I was using nova launcher but seems as though it doesn't play nice with that launcher, been testing without nova an so far so good, is there any other good launchers in play store that work good with the mate 20 x? Cheers
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I had this exact same issue with my Mate 20X and using Nova launcher. I am using the stock launcher and never experienced this issue again. I hate it because I really like Nova launcher. Hopefully future updates will allow third party launchers to work properly.
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I had this exact same issue with my Mate 20X and using Nova launcher. I am using the stock launcher and never experienced this issue again. I hate it because I really like Nova launcher. Hopefully future updates will allow third party launchers to work properly.
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Some third party launchers do work properly. I have AL00 and have removed stock launcher via dab. Have since used square home and Laucher 10. No issues at all with camera.
Reading various posts here it appears to be an issue with those using Nova.
I had issues with Nova, worked fine with square home. I've since gone back to stock launcher, mainly because of issues with gestures not working properly with 3rd party launchers