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[Q] How to get rid of the SE Home launcher ? Thank you

[Q] How to get rid of the SE Home launcher ? Thank you
I mean I know I can get another launcher from the Market, but can I just use Titanium backup to get rid of SE Home ? after I get another launcher...
Thanks.

silcharde said:
[Q] How to get rid of the SE Home launcher ? Thank you
I mean I know I can get another launcher from the Market, but can I just use Titanium backup to get rid of SE Home ? after I get another launcher...
Thanks.
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U cant get rid of pre installed launcher, however u CAN set the new launcher as the default
Sent from my X8 using XDA App

YES YOU CAN get rid of the pre-installed/stock launcher, granting you have Titanium Backup to use to remove it and MOST IMPORTANTLY you should already have a 3rd-party launcher ALREADY INSTALLED because if not, your phone will not boot properly and you will get stuck at the SE boot logo..

You can remove it "by hand" too, with adb shell, a terminal emulator or Root Explorer. You don't need Titanium backup, though you can use it of course. However, what you certainly need is root and read-write access in the /system position.

Logseman said:
/system position.
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Freaking Swype... I meant the /system partition.

So, what you guys are saying is that is safe to remove SE home as long as I have another launcher already installed ? Thanks.

That is the case.

If your going to remove it, back it up first - future upgrades may require it or they will fail. I installed a pre release version of the SE Launcher, and because I didn't back it up first, I had a hell of a time getting the upgrade going (had to do a full wipe, downgrade, etc etc..)
Thats the only gotcha i know of

Go launcher working!!

New method.
I have figured out a safer way to install a custom launcher. Your device still needs to be rooted.
1- Download the launcher of your choice from the Play Store.
2- With a file manager of your choice navigate to data/app folder, this will have all the apk's you've downloaded from the Play Store. (the name of the apk will look different ie: nova launcher is named "com.teslacoilsw.launcher.apk" )
3- Move launcher apk to system/app folder install or reboot(the permissions should already be set to rw-r--r-- so no need to change them)
Personally I like using Rom Toolbox Pro/Lite(can be found in play store, i bought the pro version for more options), I have no affiliation but this app is great and you should check it out. It has every different tool for root users you can think of. In the App Manager section if you long press on any app there is an option to "convert to system app", no moving, cut/paste, or installing.
This should help avoid getting some screwed up apk file from an alternate source and messing up your device.
As always try at your own RISK.
I would recommend checking out this thread before messing around with your device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1930656

Can you specify which version of Go Launcher you used and where you obtained the apk from?
After having a near-brick experience attempting to install Go Launcher on my original Kindle Fire last year, I'd like to try it with something known to work.
Thanks in advance.

WillysJeepMan said:
Can you specify which version of Go Launcher you used and where you obtained the apk from?
After having a near-brick experience attempting to install Go Launcher on my original Kindle Fire last year, I'd like to try it with something known to work.
Thanks in advance.
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I just googled go launcher ex apk. Dont think its ok to specify exactly which site i used(3rd maybe..) but I downloaded v3.13.
I completely feel ya, try at your own risk but definitely worked with mine.

I didn't need to restart but I can confirm go launcher and Nova are working. I'm sure any launcher will

Well maybe some of these other launchers are better but all I want is the android look to tell the truth with icons so ADW Launcher EX without rooting is fine by me to get away from the carousel.

Works great. Thank you.

robertc88 said:
Well maybe some of these other launchers are better but all I want is the android look to tell the truth with icons so ADW Launcher EX without rooting is fine by me to get away from the carousel.
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For me its not even about which launcher is better they all have pros and cons, but i personally like to use my home button. With this process you can set the launcher as default. Not be bounced back to the stock launcher every time you use the home button and have to reload a custom launcher. Too much of a hassle for me and takes away from the experience.

This method also worked with Go Launcher HD, it looks better then then regular Go Launcher imho.

migjr415 said:
This method also worked with Go Launcher HD, it looks better then then regular Go Launcher imho.
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It does i agree, but is there a way to hide the notification bar and action bar on hd version?

I didn't find the way to hide NAV bar. All works perfect with Go launcher HD. I am sure that nobody want to try removing NAV bar, cause it is a high risk of breaking your KFHD. Auto-hide in this case would be great, but i can't understand when NAV bar hides. I suppose it hides when there is in exit button, or return button in running apk. IMHO.

How do you change permission on a non rooted device. I downloaded the go launcher hd all v1.17. I tried rebooting and nothing. Can I do this on a stock fire. If so can you provide a step by step. I tried moving the apk to system/apps but says the apk cannot be moved. Thanks
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Melodycd said:
I didn't find the way to hide NAV bar. All works perfect with Go launcher HD. I am sure that nobody want to try removing NAV bar, cause it is a high risk of breaking your KFHD. Auto-hide in this case would be great, but i can't understand when NAV bar hides. I suppose it hides when there is in exit button, or return button in running apk. IMHO.
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There is a setting in go launcher ex that allows you to hide nav and notification bars, the little tab is still visible at the bottom or side of screen so you can open them with ease. Gives the tablet a full screen. I love the look of the hd version but would rather have the full screen, wish the would put this option on the hd version

petes67bird said:
How do you change permission on a non rooted device. I downloaded the go launcher hd all v1.17. I tried rebooting and nothing. Can I do this on a stock fire. If so can you provide a step by step. I tried moving the apk to system/apps but says the apk cannot be moved. Thanks
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD using Tapatalk.
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you cannot change permissions of system files or anything about them unless the device is rooted. This keeps the average person from screwing up there device.

Lockscreen?
Guys, have any of you had luck with the lockscreen for GoLauncher? I tried GoLocker and i had to go through the original Amazon Kindle Fire HD lockscreen and then to the GoLauncher Lockscreen. SO, basically, i had two lockscreens going on at once. Is there a fix for this?

klass

caponea6 said:
Guys, have any of you had luck with the lockscreen for GoLauncher? I tried GoLocker and i had to go through the original Amazon Kindle Fire HD lockscreen and then to the GoLauncher Lockscreen. SO, basically, i had two lockscreens going on at once. Is there a fix for this?
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Happens with the KF 1st gen also but I never bothered with it. Might want to look into the KF 1st gen and see if anyone found a way around it.

onemeila said:
To get go launcher ex working on the KFHD I took these steps.(On rooted device)
1- download the Go launcher ex.apk from a third party (from play store will not work)
3- change permissions to rw-r--r--
2- using a file manager find the apk and move to system/app folder.
4- reboot the device.
When it reboots there should be a message saying "kindle is upgrading".
Then it should prompt you to pick which launcher you want to use.
If you did not get the latest version you can now go to play store and update.
I assume this will work for other launchers though i have not tried it.
Finally I feel like im using more of an android interface(at least until someone figures out this bootloader problem and i can flash cm10)
I just downloaded go launcher hd and did not change permissions, still worked. Could someone tell me if this is necessary. I just copied the permissions of the stock launcher when i loaded the ex version so i assumed it was necessary they were the same
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I did step by step like you, but after restarted my KFHD freezing at KF logo, please help me to fix it.

First question, did you install this app in the /system/app folder, AFTER you placed it in there? You must install the launcher after it is placed and permissions are changed. It appears you may have a soft brick if that KFHD isnt booting at all.

caponea6 said:
First question, did you install this app in the /system/app folder, AFTER you placed it in there? You must install the launcher after it is placed and permissions are changed. It appears you may have a soft brick if that KFHD isnt booting at all.
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yup, i copied it to /system/app folder,changed permission then installed from there,but when i restarted my KF, it just stop at logo kindle fire.so have any way to fix it?

probb said:
yup, i copied it to /system/app folder,changed permission then installed from there,but when i restarted my KF, it just stop at logo kindle fire.so have any way to fix it?
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WELP! That doesn't seem like a great scenario to be in. If this was me, I would connect it to my PC and pray that while you're stuck in that logo limbo it would still give you connectivity. I would then go into the /system/app through your PC (on your KFHD directory) and physically remove the launcher files. Then try a restart.

Setting ADW Launcher EX as default Launcher KFHD 8.9

After some messing around, I was able to get ADW Launcher EX as my default Home button launcher on my rooted Kindle Fire HD 8.9. :victory:
As usual, the normal disclaimers of modifying your system and potentially bricking it apply.
Previously, I had been using GO Launcher HD as my default launcher to replace the Kindle carousel, using the method of moving the launcher APK to the /system/app directory and setting permissions of the APK using a file manager to User Read/Write/-, Group read/-/-, Others read/-/-, and then rebooting. Unfortunately, this method does not work for ADW Launcher EX. Using the GO Launcher method for ADW Launcher results in a boot loop where ADW immediately crashes with error messages that it has stopped.
If you do find yourself in this kind of boot loop, you can make your way out by navigating to the Search icon, which will bypass the launcher and open the Search application; search for your file manager, like ES File Explorer, and open it so you can get back into your root directory and uninstall the ADW launcher from /system/app. Once that's done, reboot and you'll be back to the regular launcher.
To use ADW Launcher EX as the default launcher, you will need:
Root
Titanium Backup Pro
1. Install ADW Launcher EX as you would any other app.
2. Launch ADW Launcher EX at least once
3. Go into Titanium Backup Pro, find ADW Launcher in the list, long press, and select "Covert to system app"
4. Pressing the Home button should immediately present you with the option to select a launcher. Select ADW and set is as default.
5. Test and reboot.
6. Enjoy your speedy new launcher
This method should work for other versions of ADW, but for all intents and purposes, I have only tried this on ADW Launcher EX. If others have tried with other versions or launchers, please do chime in.
One strange thing that I did notice after doing this was that Titanium Backup Pro, when relaunched, was hanging while "checking for root priveleges". To remedy, I had to go into SuperSU and "Forget" Titanium Backup Pro. After doing that, I rebooted, and granted Titanium Backup Pro root rights and was off on my merry way. I'm not too sure why it happened.
I'm also not entirely sure what Titanium Backup Pro does with "Covert to system app" that makes it work, vs the GO Launcher method of manually moving the apk and changing permissions. If someone can enlighten me on this, it can go a long way in providing modders way of doing this for free, without requiring Titanium Backup + Pro license key (albeit I strongly recommend it, as the Pro features are very useful).

Thank You!
Thank you so much! I have been searching the internet for the last several days trying to find a solution to this. Among a dozen other attempts, I also tried nearly exactly as you suggested, but with one difference. I used my .apk file that I backed up of the app on Titanium, sent to a folder on my computer, then loaded onto my Kindle HD. No go. I just deleted it, and loaded it back on a you suggested. Simply through the Google Play store. Voila! It worked loading it like a regular Google Play app! LOL!
THANK YOU!:good::good::good:

Thanks for the tip. Anyone figure out how to add widgets?

It's simply a matter of installing the widget apk into /system/app and setting permissions to user read/write/- and group and other to read/-/-
There is a thread in this forum with instructions and the apk but here is the one i have in my system/app directory

knucklelady said:
Thank you so much! I have been searching the internet for the last several days trying to find a solution to this. Among a dozen other attempts, I also tried nearly exactly as you suggested, but with one difference. I used my .apk file that I backed up of the app on Titanium, sent to a folder on my computer, then loaded onto my Kindle HD. No go. I just deleted it, and loaded it back on a you suggested. Simply through the Google Play store. Voila! It worked loading it like a regular Google Play app! LOL!
THANK YOU!:good::good::good:
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Yeah the solution was the wierdest thing. I think it has something to do with processes that happen on the initial run. I think between this method and the GO method, most launchers can be covered using either or

Thanks!
Thanks so much from me too. I've had my KFHD a couple of weeks. I liked ADW Launcher EX but it seemed a bit flaky falling back to the carousel each time you pressed the home button. Your method took about 2 minutes and makes my Fire look and feel like the real deal. I registered here just to share my thanks.

I also found that Titanium backup was the only method that worked. I tried this with Apex launcher myself and finally it worked with TB. I also made a video although the process is fairly simple. http://youtu.be/ebL6MOOzayk

Not sure what the OP did wrong, but I had no problem installing ADW Launcher EX as the default launcher by copying to /system/app as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069668
I also installed Go Launcher HD and EX. I only used ES File Explorer. I have the HD 8.9 with 8.4.3 firmware.

[HOW TO] remove default "Launcher" completely and use a 3rd Party Launcher

Search from this app "Root Uninstaller"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.free&hl=en
Install it
Go to Google Play, install a 3rd Party launcher and select it as your launcher.
Then, open "Root Uninstaller"
Go to "All Apps" section in the app
Select the LeEco launcher and click "Disable"
Reboot phone. You will not see the default launcher even running in the background.

chrismt said:
Search from this app "Root Uninstaller"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.free&hl=en
Install it
Go to Google Play, install a 3rd Party launcher and select it as your launcher.
Then, open "Root Uninstaller"
Go to "All Apps" section in the app
Select the LeEco launcher and click "Disable"
Reboot phone. You will not see the default launcher even running in the background.
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But if you don't have Stock launcher you are not able to change themes from leeco store

i have booth, nova launcher beta 5.xx10 latest, set as standart and eui launcher.
this latest beta is very very good, the bugs from before allmöst away, after fingerprints open,
only sometimes nova opens 2 - 3 seconds later,
most time opens immediately.
now this is my prefered combination
earlier version
i have nova launcher and deleted eui launcher,
it works yes but during my installations off other apps and testing, suddenly system has not startet nova launcher, and there is coming a notification and then i cant do anything, i had must delete system and all then install rom new.
thats the reason why i now, dont delete eui launcher it is for emergency situation
also you can use link2sd free or pro app to delete or freeze system apps
in my case i had it before from HTC HD2 time

venezolano69 said:
But if you don't have Stock launcher you are not able to change themes from leeco store
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Third party launchers have their own theme store though

serc said:
i have booth, nova launcher beta 5.xx10 latest, set as standart and eui launcher.
this latest beta is very very good, the bugs from before allmöst away, after fingerprints open,
only sometimes nova opens 2 - 3 seconds later,
most time opens immediately.
now this is my prefered combination
earlier version
i have nova launcher and deleted eui launcher,
it works yes but during my installations off other apps and testing, suddenly system has not startet nova launcher, and there is coming a notification and then i cant do anything, i had must delete system and all then install rom new.
thats the reason why i now, dont delete eui launcher it is for emergency situation
also you can use link2sd free or pro app to delete or freeze system apps
in my case i had it before from HTC HD2 time
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Hello can you help me I deleted the default browser on my leeco le max 2 since that I can enter VIBER applications Everytime I got an error sorry Viber has stopped.. I tried everything wipe cache, dalvik, reboot..uninstall and reinstall viber..but nothing happens. What I have to do to recover viber? My phone is rooted with cuoco92 ROM

kadiatou94120 said:
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Hello can you help me I deleted the default browser on my leeco le max 2 since that I can enter VIBER applications Everytime I got an error sorry Viber has stopped.. I tried everything wipe cache, dalvik, reboot..uninstall and reinstall viber..but nothing happens. What I have to do to recover viber? My phone is rooted with cuoco92 ROM
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Extract Browser.apk from zip file ad put it into /system/app with Root Browser, after that remember to set permissions to rw--r--r--. Then reboot your phone.

NiloGlock said:
Extract Browser.apk from zip file ad put it into /system/app with Root Browser, after that remember to set permissions to rw--r--r--. Then reboot your phone.
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Ok Thanks but can you send me the link of the browser please.

kadiatou94120 said:
Ok Thanks but can you send me the link of the browser please.
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Of course.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3U94yvL6nETm15dzk1UEJEQm8/view?usp=sharing

NiloGlock said:
Of course.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3U94yvL6nETm15dzk1UEJEQm8/view?usp=sharing
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Thank you very much

NiloGlock said:
Of course.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3U94yvL6nETm15dzk1UEJEQm8/view?usp=sharing
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I tried to install it but Everytime I got this error : apk is corrupted and unable to install

Then you have to copy the Browser.apk to system/app and set the right permissions. I did the same and it worked. Also the barcode reader started to work again.

valy_cta said:
Then you have to copy the Browser.apk to system/app and set the right permissions. I did the same and it worked. Also the barcode reader started to work again.
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I download it and put it to system/app but I got the same error. Arrghhhh!!!
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kadiatou94120 said:
I download it and put it to system/app but I got the same error. Arrghhhh!!!
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So if I understood I need to copy the browser apk file in system/app and set permissions to rw/r/r? And reboot and after launch the browser apk to install it??

kadiatou94120 said:
I tried to install it but Everytime I got this error : apk is corrupted and unable to install
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You can't install it as an normal application. Follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70151882&postcount=6

NiloGlock said:
You can't install it as an normal application. Follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70151882&postcount=6
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And if you don't want to use the default browser, in cuoco92's rom you can freeze it in his settings dialog.
So it is still there, but you can't start it, and don't see it in the app drawer

Edit: other guys respond and solve it

Custom Launcher with Fire OS 6.2.8.7

Are there any custom launchers and launcher managers that will work with Fire OS 6.2.8.7/3768?
Wolf launcher is definitely broken with that update.

custom launcher for Fire OS 6.2.8.7:
No Root Required​install wolf or other custom launcher
install total commander on amazon app store
open, go to installed app, copy somewhere default launcher if you want(backup), after that delete default launcher.
And now you can use custom launcher again.
enjoy

unixrule said:
custom launcher for Fire OS 6.2.8.7:
install wolf or other custom launcher
install total commander on amazon app store
open, go to installed app, copy somewhere default launcher if you want(backup), after that delete default launcher.
And now you can use custom launcher again.
enjoy
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Interesting! How risk is this? Like, how hard is it to restore the original launcher from a backup?

amazonisevil said:
Interesting! How risk is this? Like, how hard is it to restore the original launcher from a backup?
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i didnt try restore, it is just apk file, you can do always factory reset

without root it cannot be done !!!

unixrule said:
custom launcher for Fire OS 6.2.8.7:
install wolf or other custom launcher
install total commander on amazon app store
open, go to installed app, copy somewhere default launcher if you want(backup), after that delete default launcher.
And now you can use custom launcher again.
enjoy
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works perfectly .
even without root .