When I hold an app icon and try to add it to my home screen, I select the option "add to home" and it send me to my home screen without any kind of icon. Help?
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atrix103 said:
When I hold an app icon and try to add it to my home screen, I select the option "add to home" and it send me to my home screen without any kind of icon. Help?
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Sounds like your home screen is already full. Try moving some of the apps from your main home screen ( the middle one) and place them elsewhere. If the middle one is filled up, it will usually just take you to the home screen and not carry the shortcut for the app forward.
Else, try moving to an empty home screen(any except the middle one) and push and hold down on an empty space. Then, you will see an option saying "Shortcut" or something. Click on it, choose "application" and then select the app you want on that specific home screen and it will just carry it to that empty space you selected earlier.
atrix103 said:
When I hold an app icon and try to add it to my home screen, I select the option "add to home" and it send me to my home screen without any kind of icon. Help?
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If you have a home replacement app installed(launcherpro, adwlauncher, etc.) uninstall it and then try. Had the same problem, uninstalling the replacement launcher fixed it. Blur is garbage.
i just had pretty much the same issue. i just installed Go Launcher and the only way to add things onto the home screen is to hold down on the home screen you want to add to, then press add application and then there's a check list for the apps you want to add to that screen.
i know it's off topic, but blur does suck, i was okay with it until i tried other home replacement apps, went back to blur and it physically hurt.
Thanx guys but im perfectly aware of how to add stuff to the home screen and
When its full or not. As for launchers I have 5 different launchers installed including stock MOTOBLUR and I use home switcher for froyo. So for the time being ill just work with a lil' ADW here and a lil' launcherpro. Thanx anyway guys
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Apps wont move to home screen
hey duys im having the same issue. i long hold an app and press add to home and just goes to home screen without adding it. my home screen is not full and iv rebooted my device a couple times i havent downloaded any launchers but i did just root my phone. could that be it???
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just realized is was because of an anti-theft app called snuko.
uninstalled and everythings working fine!
thanks anyways
Nice job bro! This thread was growing mold.
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hey guys please please idk what happened but i accidently dragged an app over the main menu icon on my HD2 android.. and now i have no way of getting to main menu...any help please???
By main menu, I assume you mean the app drawer. If that's the case, then long-press a blank spot on your homescreen, choose shortcut (or maybe it's custom shortcut, cant remember for sure). Then choose 'launcher actions' and then choose 'all aplications'. At least that's how it's done in adw launcher. Then you can just drop that shortcut icon back down into your dock where it belongs
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oh thanks a lot mate! but i just deleted everything i had on my phone, and the droid started from scratch. thanks anyway! peace
Also worth noting that with adw launcher (in typhoon for example) swiping down (or is it up, i forget and have disabled it now) on the homescreen shows/hides the whole menu bar at bottom. I wiped data Few weeks ago thinking id lost my whole launcher.
As for just the one shortcut, press and hold the one you mistakenly dropped there and choose edit, pick activity, activities, open/close app drawer.
I've been busy and haven't had time to research this and hope someone
will know the answer.
HoneyComb has put icons for some of the apps I have installed on the main
screen. They also are among the "apps" icons when you call them up.
How can I get rid of the main screen app icons (not widgets)?
In Froyo, you could long press them and pull them over to a wastebasket. But
no wastebasket here.
TIA.
Rev
Root the device. Check the dev section. Otherwise you'll have to keep them.
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The new "garbage" is on the top right of the screen now. Long press and drag them to the top right corner of the screen.
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rorytmeadows said:
The new "garbage" is on the top right of the screen now. Long press and drag them to the top right corner of the screen.
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Oh yeah sorry that will get them off ur home screen, but you can't uninstall them without root.
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michaelg1030 said:
Oh yeah sorry that will get them off ur home screen, but you can't uninstall them without root.
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Yes you can without root. Uninstall in the menu section. Hold and highlight the app and uninstall will come up in top right corner
rog152 said:
Yes you can without root. Uninstall in the menu section. Hold and highlight the app and uninstall will come up in top right corner
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Heh, no you can't unkess it shows up in the My Apps page. Otherwise when you try it fails, but I don't think that's what the original poster really meant anyway.
butchconner said:
HoneyComb has put icons for some of the apps I have installed on the main
screen. They also are among the "apps" icons when you call them up.
How can I get rid of the main screen app icons (not widgets)?
Rev
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OK, some really basic stuff here..
You can remove them just like you did in froyo by long pressing and dragging to the top right where the basket appears.
Since you are talking about applications you installed, you can easily uninstall from settings->manage applications, or from the apps grid menu by long pressing and dragging to the top right where the uninstall option appears.
You can disable auto home screen app shortcut creation from within the Market. Select "My apps" then press the menu icon in top right and uncheck "Add shortcuts for new apps".
There is also a setting in the Market - upper right corner menu from the My Apps window. Tap on it and you should have two options, one to "add shortcuts for new apps" and the other to "notify about app updates." To keep those shortcuts from showing up on your homescreen each time you install a new app,untick the "add shortcuts for new apps."
Oops, just reread the post above mine and this option was already listed.
anstelios said:
You can disable auto home screen app shortcut creation from within the Market. Select "My apps" then press the menu icon in top right and uncheck "Add shortcuts for new apps".
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Everyone,
OK, got it. I guess my old eyes just weren't picking up the change
to add the Trash Can when I long-pressed.
Anyhow, got all the apps/widgets/etc. stuff sorted out.
Thanks for the jump-start!!
Rev
Is there anyway to remove the doc icon messaging and replace it with another? I've looked and looked not sure if it can be done. Does anyone know I don't want a different launcher.
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figured out gotta be in applications and press the preferences button on left of home button.
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Remember to go MenuButton>Save after you're done, otherwise it throws away your changes.
Pressing the back button will save the change as well.
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megapimp said:
Is there anyway to remove the doc icon messaging and replace it with another? I've looked and looked not sure if it can be done.
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This was driving me crazy today. I wanted to move Phone icon to middle so it is easier to reach one-handed, and put Camera icon on dock.
I finally found a post in the Epic 4G forum that explains the process. Works the same for Gnote. This should really be in the Gnote User Manual!
Application>Menu>Edit - drag out what you don't want, drag in what you do want - then Menu>Save to seal the deal.
Maybe it is a stupid question, but suddenly I lost the software buttons on the bottom of the home. Is there a way to restore them?
Thanks
swipe left or right on the dock
jelle2503 said:
swipe left or right on the dock
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Nothing happens if I do it
You should be able.to drag and drop them from the applications menu
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Latrop said:
You should be able.to drag and drop them from the applications menu
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If I drag them then the bar dissapears and the" remove" button appears. Cannot drug them to the bar
Odd Im not familiar with that launcher sorry
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dentalan said:
Maybe it is a stupid question, but suddenly I lost the software buttons on the bottom of the home. Is there a way to restore them?
Thanks
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what launcher are you using? ...
you need to use your launcher menu> First you may need to long press the phone , contacts and message apps to bring them to the desktop, than use edit to place them in the Dock ( will depend on launcher and settings will vary according to their menu)
If too confusing just download a different launcher from play store and use it
This is stock Touchwiz, right? Looks like it, so I'll assume so...
Go into Applications.
You should see the icons for Phone/Contacts/Applications along with your other apps.
Press the menu button, and click edit. Now you should be able to move the icons around.
Drag the phone/contacts/messages icon down to the dock. It should drop there, and then you'll have your shortcuts back.
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Soryuu said:
This is stock Touchwiz, right? Looks like it, so I'll assume so...
Go into Applications.
You should see the icons for Phone/Contacts/Applications along with your other apps.
Press the menu button, and click edit. Now you should be able to move the icons around.
Drag the phone/contacts/messages icon down to the dock. It should drop there, and then you'll have your shortcuts back.
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It worked. Thank you. It was realy a stupid condition I was in.
Thanks again.
By the way, what is "stock Touchwiz"?
Touchwiz is the stock (or default launcher) that comes with the phone
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dentalan said:
It worked. Thank you. It was realy a stupid condition I was in.
Thanks again.
By the way, what is "stock Touchwiz"?
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Someone forgetting to say thanks?.....
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Is there a way to see recently launched apps and switch between them?
This function should be definitely included in default system. So useful!
Can't test it now but try it with long pressing the home button
Huberer said:
Can't test it now but try it with long pressing the home button
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that goes to the twitch thingy unfortunately.
xd4d3v said:
that goes to the twitch thingy unfortunately.
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Ok, didn't know. Thank you
I had the same idea but did not work lol.
I am not sure what you are looking for exactly, but the list of apps on the original launcher is always reorganized to show the most recently used apps first. Or are you using a different launcher?
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The best way of doing this is with LMT Launcher using it's Pie feature. Install it, and set up an item as Activity -> System UI -> com.android.systemui.recent.RecentsActivity. This gives you the recent apps, which is normally non-accessible on the shield. You can then add a few others as you see fit. I've added the power menu for example, which gives you the full power off, reboot and sleep options. Not found that anywhere else. All works best with a mouse, so you're best using an alternative launcher like HALauncher. But I suspect most people are doing that anyway given how restricted and awful Leanback is.
It can be downloaded here.
this is like the third or fourth thread about this