I installed Launcher Pro and then decided to switch back to regular HTC Sense. In the process, it appears that I've lost all of the HTC Sense widgets, themes, and ability to expand to 7 screens.
I've tried going to settings/applications/manage applications/ and cleared data on the HTC Sense and rebooting. It just takes a few minutes and re-loads sense, but still no widgets, etc.
Is there an easy way to fix this?
If I'm forced to do a hard reset, can I do this while rooted with s=off?
Thanks
i had the same problem a while ago...... if i am not mistaken, clearing data in sense will make you have to do a factory reset to get things back the way they were. i dont remember what made me clear the data in sense but i think it was launcher related. since then, i dont set any launcher as default. i just let the picker pop up and i will chose from there.
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I installed Launcher Pro and then decided to switch back to regular HTC Sense. In the process, it appears that I've lost all of the HTC Sense widgets, themes, and ability to expand to 7 screens.
I've tried going to settings/applications/manage applications/ and cleared data on the HTC Sense and rebooting. It just takes a few minutes and re-loads sense, but still no widgets, etc.
Is there an easy way to fix this?
If I'm forced to do a hard reset, can I do this while rooted with s=off?
Thanks
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I'm pretty sure clearing data in sense framework app is exactly why you can't get the sense widgets and themes. Those things are the "data" which you apparently erased. They are part of sense. A factory reset will get them back, and it won't mess with root or s-off.
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Is there a way to turn off sense or maybe install APK's to replace the crapware. I'd like to get the standard android Contacts app instead of this pain to use sense version.
Thanks for and information, I'll be eagerly awaiting root and CM5
I also want to remove the UI tmobile has placed on it.
Just want android 2.1 vanialla or with htc sense
You can always choose a launcher program. helix launcher, adw launcher, and launcherpro are the 3 best. I use adw launcher. helix is the only one in the market right now, the others you have to get apk file. adw launcher has the apk on their website now since google is haveing market issues. This will give you a great stock-like experience and can be customized a little beyond stock which is nice but you don't have to if you want it very stock.
there is a way to sort of remove sense but once you do it i dont know if you can get it back without hard reseting it. Go to settings/applications/manage applications then find htc sense click on it then clear the memory after that push the home key and it should give you the option to pick the regular android launcher.
disclaimer this worked on older versions of sense ie the 1.5 based heros have not tried on the slide yet
http://www.androidspin.com/2010/01/25/remove-sense-defaults-to-speed-up-your-phone/
neva dinova said:
there is a way to sort of remove sense but once you do it i dont know if you can get it back without hard reseting it. Go to settings/applications/manage applications then find htc sense click on it then clear the memory after that push the home key and it should give you the option to pick the regular android launcher.
disclaimer this worked on older versions of sense ie the 1.5 based heros have not tried on the slide yet
http://www.androidspin.com/2010/01/25/remove-sense-defaults-to-speed-up-your-phone/
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this does not work on slide it does notihng
hansalvato said:
this does not work on slide it does notihng
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Actually it does, it resets your quicklinks or shortcuts on your screen.
EDIT:
If you changed your homepage from the default 5 screen to 7 and did the procedure mentioned above, your homepage will revert back to 5 screens even if you changed your settings in the "Personalize" to 7 pages. I tried it on mine just to see the effect and ended up hard resetting my device to get it back to actually seeing 7 screens. Please correct me if it's only me, a bug or if anyone has a better solution than doing a hard reset.
I was just wondering if there is any way of backing up everything that I have placed on my homescreen? I hate when I flash a new ROM and I have to put everything back on my homescreen the way I had it. I know u can do that with launcherpro, but I don't want to. I actually love the espresso UI, I'm tired of stock UI (came from the MT3G). So is there any way to backup my homescreen without having to change my launcher? Thanks
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Nope.......
I have only done this once, but it worked fine. I think as long as you are on the same ROM it shouldn't hurt...
Restore the cache from a previous backup with ROM Manager. All my home screen settings were restored.
Titanium backup? I dont know if it will do UI settings for the espresso UI (which I hate) but it worked great for launcher pro (and every other piece of data on my phone lol)
I have a simple question, I'm currently on CM 7 nighty 7 and was wondering if it’s possible to back up your Home screen with all your Widgets and shortcuts with either an app or a software setting somewhere? With CM7 I normally just flash over on previous builds, but as many of you know, that sometimes problems happen for whatever reason and a full wipe is required or recommended. So with that being said, it can be a pain to have to always start from scratch on setting up your home screen shortcuts and widgets. Not sure if it matters but I have both ADW Ex and Launcher Pro, which both have backup settings but do not allow Widgets to be backup. Just trying to make it little easier if at all possible, Thanks.
Derek
It needs to be saved to the SD Card and widgets cannot be saved, which is why only the applications are able to be restored. In short, no there is no way. But even still, having all the applications atleast restored back to where you want them is a huge help.
Yes there is a way. There is an app called MyBackUp Pro. I use it to restore my homescreen. Everything is restored with the exception of the widgets. The widgets will be on the screen but "broke" so to say. I just remove the "broken" widget and replace it again.
This can be done though default ADW as you can backup and restore but as stated the widget has to be replaced. You don't need any special apps for it work normally its saved on root of your sdcard when you save it.
I have tried home switcher and the likes to try to set go launcher, launcher pro and adw launcher. Tried to clear default manually. (Basically the same thing home switcher does).
But whenever i exit apps or even preferences. My phone prompts me to choose what launcher to use. I choose ex launcher pro. Tick of the default theme. And it still prompts me 2 minutes later.
I am not rooted. On froyo 2.2.1
Can anyone help choose and keep another launcher than htc sense?
Don't know, but for me after geting a new launcher(launcher pro), had hard time to move from sense, it's great.
But I just once selected the launcher pro as default, and phone has ever since asked to choose.
If i want to switch back to sense, how to do it? Only way i see is to instal another launcher to get the phone to ask what to use.
And haven't rooted my phone.
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Whippler said:
Don't know, but for me after geting a new launcher(launcher pro), had hard time to move from sense, it's great.
But I just once selected the launcher pro as default, and phone has ever since asked to choose.
If i want to switch back to sense, how to do it? Only way i see is to instal another launcher to get the phone to ask what to use.
And haven't rooted my phone.
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Uninstall launcherpro. Then Sense will take over.
getting back to sense is easy..
install yet another launcher to get to choose default. thats the hard and stupid way.
else.. settings/programs/ go set sense as the default
homeswitcher. which is the same. just takes a few steps off the process..
but how do i set another launcher as default for good, without home button sending me to choose default launcher all the time?
is it possible that an app has changed some settings?
can i freeze out sense or any other workaround, without rooting ?
I had this problem when I had Launcher 7 and ADW installed. I chose L7 to be my default and couldn't get ADW back. Then found out by going to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Application -> All and then choose Launcher Pro. Scroll down and you should see a section call Launch Default and click Clear Default. That should fix it.
I'm on CM7 so how you get to Application list may vary. Hope this helps.
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I had the same problem, of the phone constantly asking what launcher to use when pressing the home button. I would pick my preferred launcher, check the box to use my selection as default. Then it would stay as default for a while, but "lose" the default fairly soon. This happened frequently, many times a day.
I tried clearing the default (both manually and using home switcher), uninstalling all but the stock Sense launcher (this was on Virtuous), and the problem just came back even after just installing one launcher (and it didn't matter which, I tried installing/uninstalling different ones). Something definitely "changed" to cause this problem (although I don't know what). It was fine for a while when I was on Virtuous, and then one day it wasn't. I was playing around with various launchers at the time. So I all can think is one of them somehow messed up the ability to keep the default.
The problem persisted until I flashed back to the stock ROM. Only other thing I can think of to try, is to clear dalvik and cache. Clearing those seems to fix some random problems, once in a while.
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I have tried home switcher and the likes to try to set go launcher, launcher pro and adw launcher. Tried to clear default manually. (Basically the same thing home switcher does).
But whenever i exit apps or even preferences. My phone prompts me to choose what launcher to use. I choose ex launcher pro. Tick of the default theme. And it still prompts me 2 minutes later.
I am not rooted. On froyo 2.2.1
Can anyone help choose and keep another launcher than htc sense?
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I had the same problem, and after reading tons about it online, it seems the only explanation is that one of your apps is interfering with the choice, it can be any app you have, even if it has nothing to do with a Launcher function.
What I did was backup all my apps (130+) to Titanium (I am rooted), then uninstall them all. I then proceeded to reinstall them by batches of 3-5. Until I pinned down the problem to Photoid Pro. I dumped it and ever since my Z has been working flawlessly on Zeam launcher.
I have read that there are several other apps that interfere as well, so you might have to do as me, uninstall, and reinstall until you can spot the culprit.
Anyone found a way to get rid of the annoying motoblur with out bricking their phone with the new froyo update?
I haven't poked at it too much, I just installed a different homescreen app, removed all of the Social apps, and removed all of the apps with blur widgets. Phone seems to be much faster, so I haven't gone further at the moment.
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and removed all of the apps with blur widgets.
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Which blur widgets are you speaking of?
I don't have a full list offhand, but I'm sure I'll break something and need to reflash, and I'll keep track of exactly what I've been removing... I know stickynotes was one, and the toggle widgets for wifi/etc that I can't recall the name of. I get rid of Phone Portal, as well, as I never use it.
I used the latest version of super one click (2.1.1) to root my phone then followed this thread to remove bloatware and motoblur.
androidforums*com/flipside-all-things-root/345440-how-root-uninstall-bloatware-de-activate-moto-blur-motorola-flipside*html
BUT what they don't tell you and what I had to learn the hard way was doing this also removes the default launcher. I rebooted my phone and the screen was completely black I could only see/use the status bar. After a few mins of panic I found out I could pull up voice command by double tapping the home button and using the command "go to market place" downloaded go launcher ex and was set to go. I would recommend installing this before removing the bloatware and motoblur to avoid this problem I had.
Did you do this to a flipside running the 2.2 upgrade?