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How to change Home Default?

When I click the Home button, I currently get three options
ADW.Launcher
Home
Timescape
and check box to set on of the as default. my question how change if want to change something else once set one as default?
Thanks is advance

GPdhillon said:
When I click the Home button, I currently get three options
ADW.Launcher
Home
Timescape
and check box to set on of the as default. my question how change if want to change something else once set one as default?
Thanks is advance
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There's an app in the Market that's called Home Switcher. Install that and you'll be able to pick your home launcher of choice.

settings/ applications/ manage applications/ [select the home replacement app] and then select "clear defaults"...
next time you press home you'll get the options presented to you again..

Or another quick way is to go to timescape then go to settings then check set as home button. Then uncheck it
Then press the home button and you will see the Home Options Window.

Thanks Guys

Launcher Pro and task manager

I just switched the launcher pro.
I am trying to get the task manager icon on the home screen. I know in touchwiz it was simple.
I just cannot find the icon.
thank you for the help

its not available in launcher pro
only touchwiz
its a widget technically

churro7 said:
its not available in launcher pro
only touchwiz
its a widget technically
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ok but if I hold the home screen app, then i can bring it up. So there must be a way to get the icon on my screen. I mean its the task manager for android it must be their

badbeats said:
ok but if I hold the home screen app, then i can bring it up. So there must be a way to get the icon on my screen. I mean its the task manager for android it must be their
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Yes, you can get to the app by holding the Home softkey, but the widget your talking about is part of TouchWiz and can not be used within other launchers. Unless one of the Dev's can figure out a way to mod it.

to get as a widget long press empty space and select shortcut, then select activities, then task manager and select the first one. you can also get it as a short cut in the doc tray at bottom (the 4 icons next to the app drawer button) by long pressing and selecting change shortcut, select activities, scroll down to and select task manager, and select the first one. icon isn't the same but takes you to the same place ur trying to get to. this is the only way i have figured out so far.

lilladyo2cute said:
to get as a widget long press empty space and select shortcut, then select activities, then task manager and select the first one. you can also get it as a short cut in the doc tray at bottom (the 4 icons next to the app drawer button) by long pressing and selecting change shortcut, select activities, scroll down to and select task manager, and select the first one. icon isn't the same but takes you to the same place ur trying to get to. this is the only way i have figured out so far.
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thank you!!!

[Q] Help, i've lost the menu button??

I am running a nand version on my HD2, of android. But the problem is, in the bar below (wich you always could see in your home screen) i had three apps. phone/menu/messages. Something happend and I've lost the menu 'app'. The problem is that I can't find the menu 'app' in my app list. I think that is because it isn't a real app. phone and messages i can find. But the menu thing I can't find. Now I see a star in the bar and I can't find the menu thing as an app. Does anybody know how I can get the menu shortcup back!!!???? PLZ??

moordie10 said:
I am running a nand version on my HD2, of android. But the problem is, in the bar below (wich you always could see in your home screen) i had three apps. phone/menu/messages. Something happend and I've lost the menu 'app'. The problem is that I can't find the menu 'app' in my app list. I think that is because it isn't a real app. phone and messages i can find. But the menu thing I can't find. Now I see a star in the bar and I can't find the menu thing as an app. Does anybody know how I can get the menu shortcup back!!!???? PLZ??
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Keep holding on that star in ur menu bar and press on smtg called "app drawer" .
Or press your physical menu button ( the windows key ) / then preferences / scroll down and try to reset to defaults .

sergeroyal said:
Keep holding on that star in ur menu bar and press on smtg called "app drawer" .
Or press your physical menu button ( the windows key ) / then preferences / scroll down and try to reset to defaults .
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Well, I've tried your first thing. It doesn't matter hoe long I keep holding the star, eventualy it says: no application defined yet, drop something here! .
Your second way doesn't work, because: I go to preferences and then ADWLauncher. In ADWlauncher I reset to default, but then it doesn't reset the shortcut bar, it only resets your home screen preferences. Like I have normaly 5 rows, then it goes back to 4 rows. But it doesn't reset the shortcut bar?? Is there some other way???

moordie10 said:
Well, I've tried your first thing. It doesn't matter hoe long I keep holding the star, eventualy it says: no application defined yet, drop something here! .
Your second way doesn't work, because: I go to preferences and then ADWLauncher. In ADWlauncher I reset to default, but then it doesn't reset the shortcut bar, it only resets your home screen preferences. Like I have normaly 5 rows, then it goes back to 4 rows. But it doesn't reset the shortcut bar?? Is there some other way???
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Yes there is , follow those steps :
Press on a empty place in your desktop / press Launcher Actions / press Open/close App drawer/ then place this shortcut on the star . Here you go

sergeroyal said:
Yes there is , follow those steps :
Press on a empty place in your desktop / press Launcher Actions / press Open/close App drawer/ then place this shortcut on the star . Here you go
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YES!!!! IT'S BACK!!! Thank you man!!! Thank you very much!

I hv also lost my menu(apps) bar, I'm using go lunchr frnz plz help me.how to get it back..

Adding folder to the apps drawer

I use launcher pro which has changed my side scrolling apps screens to one vertical scroll screen. I prefer that, it's faster.
However, if I press the bottom left menu capacitor button, it's meant to bring up an edit button and then I should be able to add folders to my apps drawer so I can drag apps into them. But pressing the bottom left menu button does nothing except bring up my browser if I long press it. Anyone found a way around it? I'm guessing 'add folder' and 'add page' only works with stock launcher? Menu button only works from home screen or from within apps themselves, but not from the apps drawer.

Roman5 said:
I use launcher pro which has changed my side scrolling apps screens to one vertical scroll screen. I prefer that, it's faster.
However, if I press the bottom left menu capacitor button, it's meant to bring up an edit button and then I should be able to add folders to my apps drawer so I can drag apps into them. But pressing the bottom left menu button does nothing except bring up my browser if I long press it. Anyone found a way around it? I'm guessing 'add folder' and 'add page' only works with stock launcher? Menu button only works from home screen or from within apps themselves, but not from the apps drawer.
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You answered it mate.

Mitty1990 said:
You answered it mate.
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Seems like it yeah. So, won't work with other launchers either such as GO launcher or ADW launcher, just the stock one then?

Roman5 said:
Seems like it yeah. So, won't work with other launchers either such as GO launcher or ADW launcher, just the stock one then?
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i use go launcher ex and you can indeed add folders in the app drawer (menu > add folder)

Thanks kiyobi, good to know.

My Menu Key Is Gone!!!!!

My menu key was deleted from my home screen (not by me) & I don’t know how to get it back! Can anyone tell me how to get it back? PLEASE

Menu key? I'm not sure I'm following you.

Kylanii said:
My menu key was deleted from my home screen (not by me) & I don’t know how to get it back! Can anyone tell me how to get it back? PLEASE
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Do you mean the icon on the center that opens up the app drawer? I suppose you're using a custom launcher?
Long-press any part of the empty screen, click Shortcut, and find an item that says launcher (or something equivalent), like how you would add a shortcut of an app on homescreen.
Then click that icon, and drag it to where menu key originally was.

hehehe thats not called the menu key its called app drawer (or app button even, the menu key is the four line button beside your back button). I'm going to assume you are on cm7 with adw because as far as i know that is the most used.... and i may have done it once or twice before. Press and hold on an empty space on your home screen. click Launcher actions. choose open close app drawer. enjoy don't feel too stupid it happens to the best of us.

Yes I did mean the app drawer...sorry. I got it back now...thanks for all the help!!!