No home screen - Atrix 4G General

Hey my Atrix is rooted but nothing more, I have titanium backup and was freezing some apps but accidently froze what makes up the android home screen (apps, widgets etc) I can't get back into titanium backup to un-freeze it.
I can still get the lock screen (with my background and everything) and I can go in the browser if I hit the home button a couple times. I want to be able to get it back without re-flashing the phone, any ideas? I don't have the webtop stuff either.

I still need help! (Sorry for making this post, I said something else and wanted to delete it but it wouldn't let me)

maybe download a third party launcher on your computer like launcher pro and
"adb install name_of_launcher.apk" to your phone from your computer
then you should be able to hit home on your phone once it installs and you have that 3rd party launcher in place
If you haven't done this before, you have to have moto drivers and android-sdk on your computer. you may have to search threads on how to do this.
EDIT: or, go to the android market on your computer and install a 3rd party launcher from the web interface. give it a few minutes to download and install on your phone then hit the home button and you should "be" in your 3rd party launcher.
https://market.android.com/

You could also use the sideloading wonder machine. That would be much easier than using the command line to push the app to the phone.
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if you hit the search button and start typing in Titanium Backup, it will allow you to launch the app

Pirateghost said:
if you hit the search button and start typing in Titanium Backup, it will allow you to launch the app
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go to my android apps in play store from your phone and select open Titanium Backup. The TB app will open and you can defrost the program that caused you to lose your homescreen.

I think this thread can be closed now, Thread Closed.

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Changing off that stock launcher!!

Okay so I ran across something interesting today. I got ambitious and tried to replace the current launcher.apk file in system/app with a go launcher all I got from the Internet. I renamed it to Launcher.apk and I changed permissions to rw- r-- r-- and renamed the stock Launcher.apk to Launcher.apk1 and rebooted.
The kindle restarted fine and the first unlock flickered but TADA!!! GO LAUNCHER APPEARED! I was super happy. DO NOT DELETE THE OLD LAUNCHER APK!!!!!!!!!!It's the only back up after all lol
But I've tested this with other launchers as well and they worked!
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All I had to do was drop Nova Launcher into my /sdcard folder and install it from there. Then when glyph click home... it asks which to use for default. Select the launcher and click "use always" and I've been good to go ever since.
drugfreejonnyxxx said:
All I had to do was drop Nova Launcher into my /sdcard folder and install it from there. Then when glyph click home... it asks which to use for default. Select the launcher and click "use always" and I've been good to go ever since.
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Did you have to do this on a rooted device?? Received my Kindle HD 7" for Christmas and wanting have some fun!
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mattamous said:
Did you have to do this on a rooted device?? Received my Kindle HD 7" for Christmas and wanting have some fun!
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mattamous, I have not tried this on a unrooted Kindle. Most of the launchers are available through Google Play not Amazon App Store, so this is really the problem.
I do have the APK's on my machine and since these are free, there is no problem distributing them to you.
I will give you two choices (you may install both without conflict):
1) Go Launcher EX Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk
2) Go Launcher HD Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/GO_Launcher_HD.apk
Once you download them, go ahead and Open them which will initiate an install. You do not need root to perform this task.
Next go into your Kindle Apps, you will see the new Icon, click on it to open the new launcher. Then click on your Kindle "Home" button, you will be asked which launcher you want to use by default. You may choose now and check the box or decide latter (leave the box unchecked) after you have tested the new launchers.
Wala, a new facelift. Enjoy!
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mattamous, I have not tried this on a unrooted Kindle. Most of the launchers are available through Google Play not Amazon App Store, so this is really the problem.
I do have the APK's on my machine and since these are free, there is no problem distributing them to you.
I will give you two choices (you may install both without conflict):
1) Go Launcher EX Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/GO_Launcher_EX_3_19_1.apk
2) Go Launcher HD Download: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/GO_Launcher_HD.apk
Once you download them, go ahead and Open them which will initiate an install. You do not need root to perform this task.
Next go into your Kindle Apps, you will see the new Icon, click on it to open the new launcher. Then click on your Kindle "Home" button, you will be asked which launcher you want to use by default. You may choose now and check the box or decide latter (leave the box unchecked) after you have tested the new launchers.
Wala, a new facelift. Enjoy!
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Those didn't work on a unrooted 7.2.3, both apps don't show up in the app draw & "Open" is greyed out on initial install.
Seems only way is by rooting first.
Gilly10 said:
Those didn't work on a unrooted 7.2.3, both apps don't show up in the app draw & "Open" is greyed out on initial install.
Seems only way is by rooting first.
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Bummer, used to work on 7.2.2
This is how I got Go Launcher on my device. Although I blocked it from future updates. Glad I did!
Thank you for the feedback.
HM....i'm rooted on 7.2.3 and have Play store successfully installed. I've installed both apex and nova but I can not launch either. When I click the home button I don't get the usual option to set a launcher.
I'm going to look into it more but seems there's an issue here ...
Edit: solution requires a Titanium Backup Pro Key but it works. Simply install from the Play store normally. Open titanium backup (make sure you have root and Pro license) go to the Backup tab. Long press on the launcher you want to use. Convert the launcher to a system app. The default launcher dialog box will appear the next time you press the home button.
Apex and Nova Launcher
bobloblaw1 said:
HM....i'm rooted on 7.2.3 and have Play store successfully installed. I've installed both apex and nova but I can not launch either. When I click the home button I don't get the usual option to set a launcher.
I'm going to look into it more but seems there's an issue here ...
Edit: solution requires a Titanium Backup Pro Key but it works. Simply install from the Play store normally. Open titanium backup (make sure you have root and Pro license) go to the Backup tab. Long press on the launcher you want to use. Convert the launcher to a system app. The default launcher dialog box will appear the next time you press the home button.
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Did you move the installed launchers from /data/app to /system/app and reboot?
I did. I had to convert them to system apps for them to work. Not sure why since others haven't had to.
The tablet supports live wallpapers when in a custom launcher. Just push the attached file to /system/app and then fix the permissions.
It's Livewallpaperpicker.apk pulled from a CM9 build. If you don't trust my file then download a full CM9 build and grab it from the zip file in the same location. The google provided live wallpapers don't work (framwork stuff missing?) so I haven't included them.
Now, if we can get an app switcher button on the nav bar we'd be in business.
Live Wallpaper
bobloblaw1 said:
I did. I had to convert them to system apps for them to work. Not sure why since others haven't had to.
The tablet supports live wallpapers when in a custom launcher. Just push the attached file to /system/app and then fix the permissions.
It's Livewallpaperpicker.apk pulled from a CM9 build. If you don't trust my file then download a full CM9 build and grab it from the zip file in the same location. The google provided live wallpapers don't work (framwork stuff missing?) so I haven't included them.
Now, if we can get an app switcher button on the nav bar we'd be in business.
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Bob, Works like a charm. Thanks!
The app switcher would be done through the build.prop file or ?
prokennexusa said:
Bob, Works like a charm. Thanks!
The app switcher would be done through the build.prop file or ?
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I belive the button can be enabled there but the meat of it is buried in the framework files or soemthing like that. Unfortunately Amazon has done something to the framework that causes the Recent App switcher to crash when it is called. It's going to take someone with some real skills to go in and mod/re-write that part of the framework. That's quite a bit outside the usefulness of my copypasta skillz.
If you want to see what I'm talking about you can add to your home screen a recent app switcher button under Apex Actions.
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bobloblaw1 said:
I belive the button can be enabled there but the meat of it is buried in the framework files or soemthing like that. Unfortunately Amazon has done something to the framework that causes the Recent App switcher to crash when it is called. It's going to take someone with some real skills to go in and mod/re-write that part of the framework. That's quite a bit outside the usefulness of my copypasta skillz.
If you want to see what I'm talking about you can add to your home screen a recent app switcher button under Apex Actions.
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Yes, I see what you are talking about.
Rather than waste the time trying to redo proprietary framework, I think our energy is best spent on making a whole new custom ROM. Only time will tell.........
So I have an issue with Kindle Free Time and using a different launcher. I successfully installed Go Launcher EX, but after launching kindle free time it wants to revert back to the stock launcher. So I froze launcher.apk, but then free time doesn't even launch. Next step I renamed go launcher apk to launcher.apk to replace the stock launcher and free time still does not launch. If anyone has an idea for a resolution please let me know.
Sorry it took so long to reply. Yes my device is 7.2.3 and is rooted.
well i screwed up...
i put these instruction together with another set that said to change the name of the original launcher to "launcher.apk1" and then attempt to restart with the new nove or go launcher. well something went awry, and now my KFHD is stuck in boot loop.
any of you guys know how to get it back to normal? or if i can access it through my desktop to change the launcher name back to .apk?
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turbodroid said:
So I have an issue with Kindle Free Time and using a different launcher. I successfully installed Go Launcher EX, but after launching kindle free time it wants to revert back to the stock launcher. So I froze launcher.apk, but then free time doesn't even launch. Next step I renamed go launcher apk to launcher.apk to replace the stock launcher and free time still does not launch. If anyone has an idea for a resolution please let me know.
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You really should not have to change the stock Launcher.apk - this will not make a difference.
The main problem is that Kindle Free Time is built around the stock launcher and was not designed for any other launcher.
If you setup the default launcher to be your new launcher (by pressing the picture of a house), you can always go back to Go Launcher when you are done using Kindle Free Time.
Th latest kindle software update wouldn't let me just hit the house. I had t replace stock Launcher.apk with trebuchet or another launcher before I got the select default launcher menu
Edit: I renamed the stock Launcher.apk to Carousel.apk and I can use the home softkey to switch between launchers smoothly now. I'm on 8.1.4 rooted however
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I wish I was still on 8.1.2 my kfhd was brand new though
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nickman529 said:
I wish I was still on 8.1.2 my kfhd was brand new though
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Were you still able to get everything to work or do you still have limited functionality?
The only things that dont function(un stock launcher wise) are landscape rotation unless i lock rotation :/
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[Q] What is the list of apps that is dl'd when using Google's Automatic Restore?

I remember once running across a way to see which apps are backed up on my google account (and which ones would be restored on a new device setup) and being able to manage that.
But I can't find that anywhere anymore.
When I flash a new rom, Google is downloading some apps that I no longer use and would like a way to manage that list.
Does anyone know it?
Bojamijams said:
I remember once running across a way to see which apps are backed up on my google account (and which ones would be restored on a new device setup) and being able to manage that.
But I can't find that anywhere anymore.
When I flash a new rom, Google is downloading some apps that I no longer use and would like a way to manage that list.
Does anyone know it?
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On the Play Store, press menu and go to My apps -> All. You can press and hold an app to enter a selection mode so you don't have to press each 'X' individually. I wish there was a launcher that would automatically remove these entries when you uninstall an app. I know you can get Titanium Backup to do it, but that's a pain going into an app to uninstall another app.
dark5577 said:
On the Play Store, press menu and go to My apps -> All. You can press and hold an app to enter a selection mode so you don't have to press each 'X' individually. I wish there was a launcher that would automatically remove these entries when you uninstall an app. I know you can get Titanium Backup to do it, but that's a pain going into an app to uninstall another app.
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ahh yes thank you.. I wish you could do this on the web version too but this'll do for now cheers

Where to find Verizon bloatware?

Odd question, I know.
I'm on 4.2 and rooted without tripping knox. I deleted a couple apps. I always ran Nova Prime and was fine. I sold my phone, and thus did a factory restore. If I hit the home button while on the home screen I get: "Unfortunately, Touchwiz home has stopped"
What app should launch if I'm looking at the main home screen and hit the home button? In Nova Launcher it simply brought up a mini view off all the screens and you could pick which one you wanted. Is it My Magazine or something? If I swipe up from the bottom of the screen I believe it's tries to launch My Magazine, correct? I get an "application not installed" in a play store looking like window.
So, I need to reinstall some bloatware I assume. I need to get this fixed in the next 24 hours or I'll have to refund someone their money.
Put it in download mode and load the NC4 md5 will make it stock. Need to do it via Odin.
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Well, I managed to fix it. It was MagazineHome.apk that I had deleted and caused both problems. I found one apk, and it didn't seem to work. I restarted the phone, I did a fresh restore on the phone, I checked it's permissions, etc. I then found another apk that was a slightly different size, and that one magically made everything work!

HELP! Serious trouble with apps authorization

Hello folks
I am new here, and I am having a serious issue with my brand new Nexus 6P.
In fact, authorizations concerning certain apps (mainly Whatsapp and Chronus) are getting automatically removed by the system even though I had previously authorized those apps to access my contacts or my calendar.
The outcome is really bothering, because as for whatsapp it doesn't matter whether I restore authorizations manually through apps settings, I still cannot see my contacts on whatsapp, with the result that I only see many phone numbers for each chat, and if I go to the contacts tab, it appears to be empty, so the app still is not granted to access my contacts.
The only way I found to solve this issue is by uninstalling and reinstalling whatsapp, but still this problem returns after less than 24 hours, and it's really bugging me because I can't keep on uninstalling and reinstalling whatsapp daily.
Also with chronus I am having similar issues concerning appointments display, sometimes the app widget randomly says that there aren't enough authorizations in order to display the appointments, while I previously set that.
What should I do? Any suggestion? Please help me as all this is really bothering in everyday usage.
Thank you
What apps do you have installed.
Specifically, apps that mess w the OS
Well... I am using Nova launcher, and I also installed an app to lock the phone from the screen itself (lock screen)... as for the rest, they're all quite ordinary apps, nothing that really messes with the OS, I am not rooted and the bootloader is locked
Maybe I missed it, but your giving them Permissions via Settings Apps? And its not sticking?
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Maybe I missed it, but your giving them Permissions via Settings Apps? And its not sticking?
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Exactly. Even if I already granted permissions, the grant doesn't stick and after a while the OS denies apps all by itself.
And as for what concerns whatsapp, even if I restore the authorization and grant it to access my contacts, I still cannot see my contacts displayed in the contacts tab, and if I go back to app permission settings, I still see that whatsapp figures as granted
uninstall those apps. restart your phone.
see if they stick.
if not, Id factory reset
Ok I'll try and keep you posted, thx
I have uninstalled nova launcher and there is no trouble so far, but I am wondering if trouble was caused by the lock screen app instead, I would really love to install nova launcher again b cause I am too used to its wide range of customization... Does anyone here use nova launcher without any trouble?
nightstar87 said:
I have uninstalled nova launcher and there is no trouble so far, but I am wondering if trouble was caused by the lock screen app instead, I would really love to install nova launcher again b cause I am too used to its wide range of customization... Does anyone here use nova launcher without any trouble?
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I've never had trouble with Nova pro for my apps. Don't use the apps u mentioned....
nightstar87 said:
I have uninstalled nova launcher and there is no trouble so far, but I am wondering if trouble was caused by the lock screen app instead, I would really love to install nova launcher again b cause I am too used to its wide range of customization... Does anyone here use nova launcher without any trouble?
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reinstall nova and see if you have the issues.
there's no other way to know.

Uh oh... 5.6.2.0

I woke up today to find my tablet on the table with the screen on and a weird new lockscreen with some spam about hints on how to use Alexa. I guess my tablet had updated a few minutes before I got up and so the screen was on.
Because my tablet was previously rooted and I disabled the stock launcher and was using Nova, I was unable to get out of the lock screen. Pressing home did nothing nor did swiping from any direction. Funny enough too, the lockscreen was saying how to use Alexa but on my device purchased in Japan, Alexa i completely missing even from a stock install which is just insult to injury.
Anyway, I am looking for a way to remedy this hopefully without a reinstall. My initial thought was to re-root and re-disable the stock launcher giving Nova control again, if possible. However, I am unsure if the usual rooting method works on this version. I can't even re-enable the stock launcher without root (I think) so I guess if I lost root I will have to do a reinstall to get back to stock?
Does yours have your home buttons/top bar? Mine disappeared with the update and now the only way to get back to my home screen is to reboot my fire entirely!
taiyoko said:
Does yours have your home buttons/top bar?
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Yes. I was still able to use the device with those functions but it's incredibly inconvenient. Would a reboot help with anything?
I was looking at another thread in the help section, and apparently my nav/notification bars being missing is some sort of compatibility problem with 5.6.2.0 and Nova Launcher.
uninstall nova via adb
I think I figured it out but this won't work for everyone. After opening settings using the pull down notification menu, this reenabled the recent apps which allowed me to open Nova launcher. I rerooted using the offline method here https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/hd-10-2017-offline-rooting-t3734860 which thankfully still works. After that I was able to use Titanium backup to freeze the new "Launcher 1.0........".
Everything is now running like before the update.
yoflo said:
I think I figured it out but this won't work for everyone. After opening settings using the pull down notification menu, this reenabled the recent apps which allowed me to open Nova launcher. I rerooted using the offline method here https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/hd-10-2017-offline-rooting-t3734860 which thankfully still works. After that I was able to use Titanium backup to freeze the new "Launcher 1.0........".
Everything is now running like before the update.
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Not able to disable the stock launcher with the old method, pm disable, once you have root?
EDIT: Was finally able to try some stuff on my tablet. I was able to get root due to your method you linked, which BIG thank you by the way as that method is way less fishy than Kingroot nonsense, and was able to disable the launcher with the "pm disable com.amazon.paladin" command. Seems like they gave their new launcher the name Paladin.
And I'm back to Nova launcher! Thanks so much.
REMOVED
I'm just hoping the new version doesn't make it even harder to root the 8. It's already seeming hopeless. I had updates blocked at the router level. It updated at work.
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stew1411 said:
I'm just hoping the new version doesn't make it even harder to root the 8. It's already seeming hopeless. I had updates blocked at the router level. It updated at work.
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DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk will update the tablet even if blocked at that level. Amazon uses several IPs which change often. You have to disable that apk or completely removed it. You can try NetGuard firewall. You have to buy the features, but it allows you to block individual IPs. On my HD 8, before I posted a guide on how to disable system apps on 5.4.0.0, at one point I had a dozen or more IPs blocked through NetGuard. It will take time to tinker with all it's features, but I don't regret buying them.
Ugh, me too!
No notification bar.
I'm unclear as to what I can do to remedy this.
I have Nova Launcher running and I am a novice.
Can someone please tell me what to do?
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OK, update...
So, I restarted a couple of times, and like the third time I restarted, another update applied and a video about "Show Mode" displayed. I sped to the end of it.
I also (previously) turned off "Show Mode" on the lockscreen.
Then, I backed-up my Nova and shared it via Gmail.
Suddenly, the navigation buttons on the bottom appeared and the notification bar showed.
Does that mean it got fixed (somehow) with that orange-screened update that showed upon restarting?
Also, how can I halt any further updates?
When I received the 5.6.2.0 update, I had the same problem of no pull-down menu and no navigation buttons. I had previously installed Google Play, Nova and LauncherHijack. I did not have root. I called Amazon tech support and the guy connected with their MayDay remote assistance program, so I'm sure he could see I was running Google and Nova. We went thru several reboots and checked settings, but he was still stumped. Finally we did a factory reset and reapplied the 5.6.2.0. update and it started working. I have since reinstall Google Play, Nova and LauncherHijack and everything is running fine. My suspicion is that LauncherHijack is blocking the complete install. I read another post that exactly described this issue. In that case the user uninstalled Nova and LauncherHijack and powered off and back on. The installation then continued and when completed, the Show Mode video ran. I contacted the author of LauncherHijack and he said he would check it when he got the update.
Bottom line--if your tablet updates to 5.6.2.0 but the Show Mode video does not appear, the installation has failed/hung before it completed (even if it says the update completed). If you have LauncherHijack installed, try uninstalling it, cycle power and see if that fixes the problem.
I know this won't work for everyone but I was lucky enough to manage to access the Play Store when I noticed this happened on my HD10 and saw that the last app updated was amazon alexa under "Recently Updated" in the "My Apps and Games" section. I hit uninstall and rebooted. Show mode setup then came up normally after reboot and after the setup process for that everything worked normally again. Re-updated alexa and everything is working perfectly now. This worked for me so it's worth a shot but I might have just gotten lucky.
I got the orange screen, rebooted, still had it, tried several times locking and unlocking and kinda fiddling around, from the lock screen pulled the little "tag" icon (swipe for offers I think?)
At some point I was able to get into my email client (type mail) but only had a back button, no home or task buttons. Restarted again, same kind of fiddling around, and somehow it ended up playing the video. Skipped to the end, disabled Alexa when prompted and ended up on my normal home screen with all three nav buttons. Everything seems to be back to normal now. FYI, I'm running Nova, launcher hijack, all the standard Google apps including play store, and I didn't have to uninstall anything. I wish I knew the exact sequence that got it to work, but I'm really not sure... Maybe it wasn't even anything I did? Maybe it was just taking time downloading that obnoxious video?
It is nerve-wracking when something like this comes up knowing that they could push an update that messes everything up and there's basically nothing we can do about it.
I really really hope we can get root on this device
NFSP G35 said:
I really really hope we can get root on this device
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You can just re-root it.
autobulb said:
You can just re-root it.
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I thought there wasn't any root on the HD 8? Did I miss something???
NFSP G35 said:
I thought there wasn't any root on the HD 8? Did I miss something???
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Ah sorry, my device is the HD10. You're right, HD8 doesn't have root.
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Ah sorry, my device is the HD10. You're right, HD8 doesn't have root.
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Why are these devices lumped together when they are clearly very different?
n3wt said:
Why are these devices lumped together when they are clearly very different?
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That's just the way the XDA forum was set up unfortunately. Sometimes similar devices are put together in the same forum and the users are expected to be clear about which device they are talking about.
A Solution - At Least For Me!
autobulb said:
I woke up today to find my tablet on the table with the screen on and a weird new lockscreen with some spam about hints on how to use Alexa. I guess my tablet had updated a few minutes before I got up and so the screen was on.
Because my tablet was previously rooted and I disabled the stock launcher and was using Nova, I was unable to get out of the lock screen. Pressing home did nothing nor did swiping from any direction. Funny enough too, the lockscreen was saying how to use Alexa but on my device purchased in Japan, Alexa i completely missing even from a stock install which is just insult to injury.
Anyway, I am looking for a way to remedy this hopefully without a reinstall. My initial thought was to re-root and re-disable the stock launcher giving Nova control again, if possible. However, I am unsure if the usual rooting method works on this version. I can't even re-enable the stock launcher without root (I think) so I guess if I lost root I will have to do a reinstall to get back to stock?
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I found a simple way around it - if rooted.
I had to re-root, but that wasn't too difficult using existing resources.
Through some trial and error I figured out "com.amazon.paladin" is linked to the Alexa/Show Launcher (that's what I'm calling it at this point).
You can disable it with the following via ADB. It should revert back to your default launcher.
I also had Nova Launcher installed, so I disabled the stock launcher (the second pm line below).
Code:
adb shell
$ su
# pm disable com.amazon.paladin
# pm disable com.amazon.firelauncher

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