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Automatically add apps to homescreen?

I know there is a home screen replacement that puts all your apps on the homescreen but is there just an app or something that u can easliy add your recently installed apps to the default homescreen

Does anynone know what I'm talking about?

jc8081 said:
I know there is a home screen replacement that puts all your apps on the homescreen but is there just an app or something that u can easliy add your recently installed apps to the default homescreen
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Try the MIUI rom, thats how that one is... every app is on the homescreens.

Ok thanks one question tho how do I get that can someone give me a link to a tutorial I'm rooted but haven't installed any roms yet
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Samsung Apps

I managed to overwrite the stock weather widget from the Samsung Apps with a different style but i'd like to go back to the original weather widget. Any ideas if this is possible?

mwatson said:
I managed to overwrite the stock weather widget from the Samsung Apps with a different style but i'd like to go back to the original weather widget. Any ideas if this is possible?
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if you go to settings-applications-manage applications and choose the widget from there you may see an option which says ''Uninstall updates''
this is how it works in SGS but I am not sure about sgs2. it should work the same. just give it a try...

What warfanax said. I also updated, but the 'new' weather clock was broken - no locations were recognised. I uninstalled and got my old widget back (which is much better because it can be resized).
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can't change wallpaper

so I installed the latest update for TiBu, and I performed a system backup. after completion, my wallpaper reverted back to stock, and when I try to change it by long pressing on the home screen and selecting wallpapers, I get an error message saying that the "app is not installed".
I also tried going into the gallery app, selecting a picture, and choosing "set picture as", the app force closes.
I tried using the stock launcher and the holo launcher, but to no avail. I was on the modded framework.apk, but even after reverting back to the original framework (and disabling LMT), I still cannot change my wallpaper. I'm wondering if TiBu had anything to do with it?
Is there an app that actually applies a wallpaper?
thanks!

Zedge allows you to apply then from within the app
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Good idea. I was able to get it to work via picasa tool app.
Still odd that I could no longer do it from the home screen.
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weird, so this happened again! I performed a system data backup via TiBu, and the phone's wallpaper went back to stock - still cannot long press to change the wallpaper (or change it via gallery).
my only work around is to upload a pic to my picasa album, and then set it from there.
has anyone had this issue? I'm guessing I'm missing some app?

jco23 said:
weird, so this happened again! I performed a system data backup via TiBu, and the phone's wallpaper went back to stock - still cannot long press to change the wallpaper (or change it via gallery).
my only work around is to upload a pic to my picasa album, and then set it from there.
has anyone had this issue? I'm guessing I'm missing some app?
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This sounds like one heck of an obnoxious hassle. Are you using a stock launcher? If not, each launcher has their gestures and such for what long pressing the screen would do. I'm assuming you're using the stock launcher but if not, check the gestures on the custom launcher.
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Jersey846 said:
This sounds like one heck of an obnoxious hassle. Are you using a stock launcher? If not, each launcher has their gestures and such for what long pressing the screen would do. I'm assuming you're using the stock launcher but if not, check the gestures on the custom launcher.
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i'm using holo launcher, but this occurs on both holo and stock. perhaps I need to install another launcher....

Widgets Not Updating

Has anyone had a problem where widgets will not update (for example, weather widgets don't refresh and switch widgets don't show a change in state)? I had thought I traced my issue to Be weather, and switched to Beautiful Widgets and after working fine for a day or two it has started to cease updating every few hours and require me to restart the launcher. I noticed this on Apex and Go Launcher.
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Rlin5741 said:
Has anyone had a problem where widgets will not update (for example, weather widgets don't refresh and switch widgets don't show a change in state)? I had thought I traced my issue to Be weather, and switched to Beautiful Widgets and after working fine for a day or two it has started to cease updating every few hours and require me to restart the launcher. I noticed this on Apex and Go Launcher.
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Some Samsung specific widgets will not update if you are using a different launcher

fillyo said:
Some Samsung specific widgets will not update if you are using a different launcher
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The widgets I am referring to are third party - BeWeather and Beautiful Widgets appear to potentially "cause" an issue, but once the issue occurs, all widgets are impacted.
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Lodaserves said:
Turn on your wifi maybe you dont have internet access.
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My internet access works fine (I still get emails) - and once I restart the launcher it automatically updates. Plus I have played with the network optimizer function (new feature that will go on and off WiFi depending on the ability to get on the internet) on and off and the same thing happens.
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Lodaserves said:
Try to re update again.
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The re-update switch in the widgets doesn't work. Updating launchers and widgets to latest versions does not work. All widgets just become unresponsive including switch widgets (I use switchpro). They will perform the function (I.e. on a weather widget the update happens in the background and the switch will perform whatever function its tied to) but it will not display (I.e. the switch widget will not show the change in state and weather widgets will not show the updated weather).
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Lodaserves said:
Have you asked some of your friend if they have the same problem like yours.
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Lol - I hang out with all apple guys. I do know one person with an S5, uses Go Launcher and has this issue with the Accuweather widget and the stock weather widget (which I believe was also powered by accuweather on the back end). I noticed that, regardless of the widget I was using, I still show BeWeather as an active process, so I went ahead and uninstalled it. I still have the issue however.
PS - I have no issues with my Nexus 7 (2012) which runs Kitkat as well.

Interestingly enough, the problem seems to have fixed itself. There were updates to Apex in the meantime, perhaps its that.
My friend with Go Launcher is also seeing the same impact - the issue is gone.
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Calendar widget quit updating
Just today, my calendar widget stopped updating. Just says "No upcoming calendar events." I've tried the stock and Agenda Widgets - nothing. I'm running Google Now launcher, but they don't work in Touchwiz Launcher either. I noticed yesterday that the number of items on the widget began to dwindle.
Any fix for this?

Well, trust me I did everything for my Xperia L when I encountered this problem.
What I did for my device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=59371718&postcount=2439
Look two three posts before it for more information!
What fixed it was taking battery out for few minutes and putting it back again!

Hey guys, if you stop the cashed process for touchwiz home, the widgets immediately start updating. I'm using a verizon Samsung galaxy s5 4.4.4 kitkat. Just thought I'd throw that in...

Not seeing LG Stock weather app in app drawer?

I'm on T-Mobile stock Rom. I can't see/find the stock weather app in the App Drawer, in either LG stock launcher, or 3rd party launcher.
I have the stock Weather widget and the Weather widget opens the Weather app fine.. I also see the app in under system settings/apps. I've wiped cache/data from it, but still no luck. I'm beginning to think LG only wants the app to open from the Weather widget itself?
If any T-mobile users out there, if you can answer if you have stock Weather app from stock Rom that would be great. Other variants also welcome.
Thanks

gustav30 said:
I'm on T-Mobile stock Rom. I can't see/find the stock weather app in the App Drawer, in either LG stock launcher, or 3rd party launcher.
I have the stock Weather widget and the Weather widget opens the Weather app fine.. I also see the app in under system settings/apps. I've wiped cache/data from it, but still no luck. I'm beginning to think LG only wants the app to open from the Weather widget itself?
If any T-mobile users out there, if you can answer if you have stock Weather app from stock Rom that would be great. Other variants also welcome.
Thanks
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Yeah,. The app itself is only the widgets. I saw it once, but once I launched the app it disappears. The app is there but no icon. Hope this make sense.
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gustav30 said:
I'm on T-Mobile stock Rom. I can't see/find the stock weather app in the App Drawer, in either LG stock launcher, or 3rd party launcher.
I have the stock Weather widget and the Weather widget opens the Weather app fine.. I also see the app in under system settings/apps. I've wiped cache/data from it, but still no luck. I'm beginning to think LG only wants the app to open from the Weather widget itself?
If any T-mobile users out there, if you can answer if you have stock Weather app from stock Rom that would be great. Other variants also welcome.
Thanks
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Try going to Settings, About phone, Update Center, App Updates and see if it is in the list. It may have to be downloaded.

Same thing on a Sprint V20. The only way to open the stock weather app seems to be via a widget. This is strange. I have a LG G2 which has a very similar stock weather app, and it appears in the app drawer and the widget list.

gustav30 said:
I'm on T-Mobile stock Rom. I can't see/find the stock weather app in the App Drawer, in either LG stock launcher, or 3rd party launcher.
I have the stock Weather widget and the Weather widget opens the Weather app fine.. I also see the app in under system settings/apps. I've wiped cache/data from it, but still no luck. I'm beginning to think LG only wants the app to open from the Weather widget itself?
If any T-mobile users out there, if you can answer if you have stock Weather app from stock Rom that would be great. Other variants also welcome.
Thanks
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I was also disappointed to find the weather app isn't standalone. I fixed this by using activity launcher and creating a shortcut to the weather activity. Best part about this method is that I don't need to use LG Home. This will work on all variants.

Thisisabadname said:
I was also disappointed to find the weather app isn't standalone. I fixed this by using activity launcher and creating a shortcut to the weather activity. Best part about this method is that I don't need to use LG Home. This will work on all variants.
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Great solution, I will try it, thanks!

I can confirm on T-Mobile the icon for the app is completely removed after launching the app. Just noticed this yesterday...

Thisisabadname said:
I was also disappointed to find the weather app isn't standalone. I fixed this by using activity launcher and creating a shortcut to the weather activity. Best part about this method is that I don't need to use LG Home. This will work on all variants.
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hey today your post help me, LG G8X coulnt find the weather app, still hiden but there
thanks a lot.