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Anybody know of a program that will restore widgets to their respectful place after a wipe, or upgrade. Kinda getting tired of placing each and every widget each time I wipe. Thanks in advanced.
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Titanium Backup will restore your apps and settings ....but the only way I know how to restore your widget setup is via nandroid backup
The Desktop system app contains your homescreen setup. Caution when restoring system apps though.
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The Desktop system app contains your homescreen setup. Caution when restoring system apps though.
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Desktop systems app? Where can I find it? And can you elaborate on being "careful" restoring. Thanks.
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There is no way to really, consistently, do what you're asking, thanks to the limitations of the Android system.
Maybe someone could figure out a way to export "scenes" to the SD card then you could just save your scene, flash a new sense rom and have everything back how you had it.
I'm just brainstorming, I have no clue if "scenes" can be exported
MyBackup Pro sort of does it. It has a function specifically for restoring homescreens but does not work perfectly.
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If you use adw it can backup your desktop configuration. That's what I do.
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Desktop systems app? Where can I find it? And can you elaborate on being "careful" restoring. Thanks.
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There's a system app named HTC SENSE: DESKTOP. It stores your desktop config. Restoring system apps from one rom to another can cause issues. I'm not sure of specific issues cuz I usually only restore WiFi access points.
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I use this cool thing called pen and paper. It lets you write down where everything is on the home screen. Then when you restore, you can look at the "paper" part, to figure out where everything goes. Isn't that cool?
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I use this cool thing called pen and paper. It lets you write down where everything is on the home screen. Then when you restore, you can look at the "paper" part, to figure out where everything goes. Isn't that cool?
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Or you could take a screenshot of each screen then put those on your computer and look at them while you're restoring your screens. None of this "paper" business... whatever "paper" means.
My Backup Pro works quite well for me
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Or you could take a screenshot of each screen then put those on your computer and look at them while you're restoring your screens. None of this "paper" business... whatever "paper" means.
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+1 I use shoot me before I wipe for all screens, but it is still a pain
You can't. Just remember where your widgets are or take screens if you really have that many.
Or take a screenshot of each home screen? If rooted, of course.
Just noticed someone mentioned this idea already.
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None of this "paper" business... whatever "paper" means.
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I think it's supposed to be in the market, but I haven't been able to find it.
+1 for screenshots though
I found out by accident that if I back up all apps and data with Titanium Backup and then flash whatever... when I restore with Titanium my apps come back but I also discovered that when I power off and then power back on my previous personal scene and apps and widgets all return to where I had them.
I think that is what is being asked.
Hi, I'm running the stock 2.1 rom with root to allow for Roam Control, basically. Over the past 2 days I believe the origin of this problem is that the browser when going to the Google homepage will try to get my location and activate the GPS. Mind you it does this for several seconds regardless of me having the location option deselected everywhere...both in the Google search options, phone system settings, browser settings etc.
For those seconds it will usually come on and then go away, but then what happens every so often is it will lock, the GPS icon will constantly flash and the Watchdog app will tell me that Android system use goes up to 100%, with notable heat/drain from the battery and possible system instability.
Nothing will then make the browser respond, killing processes won't help (other than Android System which you obvs. can't kill) and the only solution is to reboot. It's persistent enough now that I've disabled GPS in case that helps trigger this.
What can I do? Is there some setting I didn't catch that can help avoid this abnormal issue? Anyone experience something similar and find a workaround? I basically see the cause as the browser wanting to get my location even though I don't want it to and then hijacking the system process, right? Help would be appreciated.
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Try a different browser and see if it does the same thing
Try dolphin browser HD
If the problem persists,make a nandroid, factory reset and then try using the browser. If it happens, then you got a bug somewhere and should try odining to see if that works.
If it still persists, then its time to get a replacement lol
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Thanks for the suggestion, however I *may* have fixed this. What I did is reboot the phone with GPS off (it had been permanently on). When going back to google.com I noticed it trying to locate me again, this time with the satellite icon flashing constantly and asking if it wanted to see places near me.
I checked the browser and google.com settings and discovered that they were the same. Curious why it'd still want my location, I then went to system settings under location and saw that only "use GPS satellites" was checked. Unchecking that seems to have done the trick, although IMO it's one which should be unneccessary and I'll have to redo that if I need an actual GPS lock. Or, maybe I should just let it do its annoying thing at google.com which is damn invasive and against all the rest of my settings. So, hope this fixed it and may be useful to others.
Have you done this?
Menu > more > settings > clear location access
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Since location access was disabled this whole time, that was already greyed out/cleared (in the browser) but maybe it'd be worth toggling/clearing again. Thanks.
ETA: no effect. As soon as I re-enable GPS google.com wants to get my location regardless of what all my other settings are. As long as it doesn't recreate the issue in my original post, I won't mind too much, but what an absurd conflict of software interests.
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This dumb issue has happened yet again--my workaround is now making the regular/full/desktop version of google.com my homepage. Sigh...
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Try going to(from homescreen) menu>settings>privacy and uncheck the one for google services.
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Try going to(from homescreen) menu>settings>privacy and uncheck the one for google services.
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Thank you, but I'm pretty thorough, that one has also been unchecked the entire time. Toggling it back and forth may do something, although I doubt it.
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Ok, feel free to disregard if you have tried this as well, but have you tried changing the settings of your 'google' account on www.google.com? If I go to google.com on my phone, there is a link for 'settings', and under those settings is a selection titled 'Allow use of device location'. Try changing this to no if it is on yes.
This all refers to preferences stored on google servers, not through any settings actually on your phone.
I also appreciate you trying to help. Yes, that is the first thing I adjusted before going through everything else. It seems clear that this is an unhappy combination of faults from the phone and google's stubborn refusal to obey every indication that I do not want my location used on the mobile site. I wonder if anyone else has seen this bug--it's the worst I've encountered so far because it's been the one and only thing that's effectively made my phone need a forced reboot (besides the general sluggishness that develops every few days--but I could overlook that as I used to use *spit* WinMo 6.1 which could sometimes demand multiple reboots every day).
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I'm sorry to say that after a long relief of absence the GPS nonsense at google.com mobile reappeared today. No changes on my end, everything still off except GPS itself. I hope it doesn't lock my phone up again. Anyone have new info about this or a fix?
Hi guys. We are in times of crazy rom updates, and when you update making a wipe, one of the big problems is you lose the icons order in the app list. I don't mean to icons in the home/launcher else icons in the general list of apps.
I know how to save the home icons and widgets disposition but is there any way to save/backup the order of the app list? I don't like alphabetical order or things like that, i personalize myself and is a pain in the ass do it every time i do i wipe to upgrade a rom.
I have been searching in the forums but didn't find anything.
Thanks
please anybody?
This would be amazing!
But in the meantime I normally screenshot every page before updating and save then onto the pc then I copy the order, it's not great but it works for now
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Yep, but the order has to be saved in some system file, it must be there. It's annoying no one knows what file is :-(
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Yep, but the order has to be saved in some system file, it must be there. It's annoying no one knows what file is :-(
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Its probably locked. Not available to us. :-(
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the icon order and page layouts are stored in the app data of TwLauncher. you can backup its data with titaniumbackup and restore it later on. but be adviced that there might be side effects when restoring the data of an older rom in a new one.
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the icon order and page layouts are stored in the app data of TwLauncher. you can backup its data with titaniumbackup and restore it later on. but be adviced that there might be side effects when restoring the data of an older rom in a new one.
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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i guess you need to restore it after you restored all apps. if you restore the apps later on, their position won't be the same. at least i don't recall any problems with the applist order on my phone, and i make heavy use of folders.
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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I think it does, because when I wipe TwLauncher data the icon layout is lost and when I restore it they are where I put them. Maybe if TwLauncher is different between the roms it does not work? Anyway, the layout must be somewhere in the appdata, I think it is in the launcher.db file (/data/data/com.sec.android.app.twlauncher/databases/launcher.db), you can view it with Root Explorer's internal SQL viewer -> menu_item
Good luck!
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Yes, i tried this but only saves the launcher/home disposition, not icon order in app list :-(
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Hmm... this seems strange. I've done the exact same thing and haven't lost my folders and icon order through three rom updates. Just make sure you backup the data of "TwLauncher" in Titanium before you flash. On restore make sure you only restore data for TwLauncher and as heldchen said restore all your apps first.
P.S.: Just to be on the safe side: you do mean the order of the icons in the app drawer and not something else?
Hello!
Something I've noticed while using my old Nexus S while im waiting for Nexus 5
Go in Developer settings > Background process limit (all the way down)
set it to "At most 2 processes".
It will speed up your phone more than you can think without affecting performance.
Report your findings.
Btw I am using THIS Android 4.4 ROM with stock kernel on Dalvik.
Have fun!
EDIT: You must re-set this everytime phone reboots
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Hello!
Something I've noticed while using my old Nexus S while im waiting for Nexus 5
Go in Developer settings > Background process limit (all the way down)
set it to "At most 2 processes".
It will speed up your phone more than you can think without affecting performance.
Report your findings.
Btw I am using THIS Android 4.4 ROM with stock kernel on Dalvik.
Have fun!
EDIT: You must re-set this everytime phone reboots
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It re-loads cache whenever i open up an app i previously opened. Like in messaging app, all contact icons won't get preloaded.
doesn't seems to have any impact at all on my Nexus S.
Yeah I am waiting for my Nexus 5 also!
This setting can only help you if you use memory-intensive apps, with the cost that most apps will start slower than before and also the background processes started by the apps can be killed more easily which is not always a desirable thing. Reducing the number of concurrent processes from the default can lead to unwanted consequences. These preferences aren't in the developer options by mistake, I would not fiddle with them if I don't have a valid reason. And "try this stuff, maybe it sppeds up your phone, maybe not" is definitely not one.
Eh, as i use my nexus s as an mp3 player it definitely helps run a lot smoother
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Eh, as i use my nexus s as an mp3 player it definitely helps run a lot smoother
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Try to put the phone in airplane mode, if you don't use cellular network or WiFi at all.
debaj said:
Try to put the phone in airplane mode, if you don't use cellular network or WiFi at all.
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WiFi can be used even on airplane mode.
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WiFi can be used even on airplane mode.
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Yes you can, but it will cost you some CPU processing. I find my device more responsive in airplane mode where it does not need to handle the connections. If somebody does not use these functions it's worth a try before fiddling with some random setting from the bottom of the Development menu.
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debaj said:
Yes you can, but it will cost you some CPU processing. I find my device more responsive in airplane mode where it does not need to handle the connections. If somebody does not use these functions it's worth a try before fiddling with some random setting from the bottom of the Development menu.
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I've just tried this on my "old" Nexus S (my sister is using it now) and it doesn't seem to do anything different or faster...thanks anyway!
Whenever I've clicked on a phone number to call via Google Maps, it would always show up that defaulted apps and ask me what i wanted to use.
Everytime it pops up, i keep clicking "Always" for the default dialer. I thought it would set it as default, but when i had to look up a business to call their place, that "Default Apps" keep popping up. Is this in any way connected to Samsung Hubs like how screen Rotations was related to samsung hubs removal?
Is there a way to fix this? I don't want to have to click it again while driving.
Dude, don't use your phone while driving.
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jd1639 said:
Dude, don't use your phone while driving.
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I don't. and what does that have to do with helping me?
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Whenever I've clicked on a phone number to call via Google Maps, it would always show up that defaulted apps and ask me what i wanted to use.
Everytime it pops up, i keep clicking "Always" for the default dialer. I thought it would set it as default, but when i had to look up a business to call their place, that "Default Apps" keep popping up. Is this in any way connected to Samsung Hubs like how screen Rotations was related to samsung hubs removal?
Is there a way to fix this? I don't want to have to click it again while driving.
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I tried it myself and it went right to the dialer without a pop up. What apps is it asking you to choose from? More of a work around than a fix, but... If you do not use the other apps, can you delete them? That way you shouldn't see the pop up?
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I tried it myself and it went right to the dialer without a pop up. What apps is it asking you to choose from? More of a work around than a fix, but... If you do not use the other apps, can you delete them? That way you shouldn't see the pop up?
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There were two, one a dialer and the other one is the Lookout. The one with the Lookout always ask to scan before dialing out. Don't get why it keep asking that.
EDIT: i think the same thing happen to the IE (Chrome) when it asked til i removed Chrome and it doesn't ask anymore. haven't tried it with the youtube yet.
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There were two, one a dialer and the other one is the Lookout. The one with the Lookout always ask to scan before dialing out. Don't get why it keep asking that.
EDIT: i think the same thing happen to the IE (Chrome) when it asked til i removed Chrome and it doesn't ask anymore. haven't tried it with the youtube yet.
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Well. You are probably aware, but lookout is your security/antivirus app, so it makes sense that it scans.
Unfortunately I do not have it installed so I cannot comment on how it is suppose to act.
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Well. You are probably aware, but lookout is your security/antivirus app, so it makes sense that it scans.
Unfortunately I do not have it installed so I cannot comment on how it is suppose to act.
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That not the problem. What i meant is that the default doesn't work. It always ask, even when i select "Always use as Default". I had assumed that from that, it'll always use the apps i selected as a default, but for some reasons, it isn't working.
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That not the problem. What i meant is that the default doesn't work. It always ask, even when i select "Always use as Default". I had assumed that from that, it'll always use the apps i selected as a default, but for some reasons, it isn't working.
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I installed Lookout and was able to reproduce your experience. That might be the way lookout works. As a security app, it gives you the chance to scan everything before executing. OR It could just be a bug.
One thing is for sure... Lookout is the cause of your grief. You can play around with the Lookout settings, but in the end, you may have to choose what is more important to you.