I've been setting up my essential phone and noticed a weird issue with quick settings toggles...I've reordered and removed some, yet hot spot won't go away.
I remove it, it shows removed, then if i close the area then reopen it, hot spot it back. Only happens with that one. Others have removed and stay removed, like location and cell data.
Am i only in this weird bug?
I'm also seeing this same issue on mine
I'm seeing the same thing. I'm also unable to create any app shortcuts – the long-press on the launcher just doesn't work. Works fine in every other app.
On the sprint version, it doesn't even have a toggle for that.
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jasonevil said:
On the sprint version, it doesn't even have a toggle for that.
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Yes it does. If you don't have it as an option, it hasn't been provisioned for your phone. Screenshot attached and yes I'm on Sprint
feeway730 said:
Yes it does. If you don't have it as an option, it hasn't been provisioned for your phone. Screenshot attached and yes I'm on Sprint
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So you are paying for it?
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jasonevil said:
So you are paying for it?
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It's included in my current plan 10gb\mo. I think it's called unlimited freedom. Unlimited data,talk,text, and 10gb hotspot
feeway730 said:
It's included in my current plan 10gb\mo. I think it's called unlimited freedom. Unlimited data,talk,text, and 10gb hotspot
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Ok, I don't subscribe to it so it doesn't show for me, sprint has hidden it in the settings, it's still there and it works without subscription.
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jasonevil said:
Ok, I don't subscribe to it so it doesn't show for me, sprint has hidden it in the settings, it's still there and it works without subscription.
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Could you help point out how you have hotspot working while it's hidden in settings?
LordLugard said:
Could you help point out how you have hotspot working while it's hidden in settings?
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Create a shortcut to it using your launcher, I'd suggest using Nova.
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StephenMilone said:
I've been setting up my essential phone and noticed a weird issue with quick settings toggles...I've reordered and removed some, yet hot spot won't go away.
I remove it, it shows removed, then if i close the area then reopen it, hot spot it back. Only happens with that one. Others have removed and stay removed, like location and cell data.
Am i only in this weird bug?
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I have had this bug also but it seems fixed in the latest firmware update.
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Create a shortcut to it using your launcher, I'd suggest using Nova.
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If it's not too much of a bother, could you just give a step by step of how to do this? Thx.
LordLugard said:
If it's not too much of a bother, could you just give a step by step of how to do this? Thx.
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i'm doing this with nova launcher, however this should work with other launchers.
long press your home screen
go to widgets
nova widgets
drag activities to your homescreen
scroll down to settings
scroll down to tethering and portable hotspot, click it...
you now have access to the hidden tethering menu
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i'm doing this with nova launcher, however this should work with other launchers.
long press your home screen
go to widgets
nova widgets
drag activities to your homescreen
scroll down to settings
scroll down to tethering and portable hotspot, click it...
you now have access to the hidden tethering menu
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Holy crap !! Works like a charm. Great stuff. Thx. :good::good:
jasonevil said:
i'm doing this with nova launcher, however this should work with other launchers.
long press your home screen
go to widgets
nova widgets
drag activities to your homescreen
scroll down to settings
scroll down to tethering and portable hotspot, click it...
you now have access to the hidden tethering menu
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It works with the default launcher as well. I haven't used it much, though, as I noticed it heats up the phone quite a bit.
Any way to being it back the icon to quick menu? It is very inconvenient to use an external app to bring up the shortcut.
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anybody else think the lockscreen is awful, ive searched about but cant find nothing on changing it anybody know different?
got the phone today coming from an x10 and..... WOW smoother than barry white
I'm using widget locker. Think it's fantastic!
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subvertbeats said:
I'm using widget locker. Think it's fantastic!
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Seconded, infinitely customizable.
Stock lock screen is pony.
Burko
Definitely go for Widgetlocker.
Widgetlocker!!! its brill
Like others have said, Widget Locker is probably the best. It's available for $0.99 in the Amazon App Store and it's one of their best selling apps (that's how I found out about it).
Thanks guys, just got it. agreed its the nuts!
the other little thing pissing me off, cant customise the powercontrol widget.
Anyway to get WidgetLocker to not unlock with home key press?
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Anyway to get WidgetLocker to not unlock with home key press?
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Yes, it got something to do with homehelper.
Go to advanced settings/homehelper/ and check the boxes for 'Homehelper Block Home & Block Home In Other Apps'.
That did the trick for me.
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Yes, it got something to do with homehelper.
Go to advanced settings/homehelper/ and check the boxes for 'Homehelper Block Home & Block Home In Other Apps'.
That did the trick for me.
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Thanks!!!!!
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Yes, it got something to do with homehelper.
Go to advanced settings/homehelper/ and check the boxes for 'Homehelper Block Home & Block Home In Other Apps'.
That did the trick for me.
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Hey, thanks! I never knew about that, but now I do thanks to you!
Same but I want something which works with Samsung's music player's lockscreen widget.
Where I don't need to unlock phone to change tracks, pause /play etc.
Anyone got any ideas???
You can change the background under Settings > Display > Screen display > Lock screen > Wallpaper
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Same but I want something which works with Samsung's music player's lockscreen widget.
Where I don't need to unlock phone to change tracks, pause /play etc.
Anyone got any ideas???
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WidgetLocker has full widget capabilities. As long as it's a standard widget that can be added through the widget menu, you should be fine to add it to the WidgetLocker screen.
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WidgetLocker has full widget capabilities. As long as it's a standard widget that can be added through the widget menu, you should be fine to add it to the WidgetLocker screen.
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How about battery comsuming?
cmd512 said:
Anyway to get WidgetLocker to not unlock with home key press?
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settings/buttons and inputs/ uncheck allow home button
rojdag said:
Thanks guys, just got it. agreed its the nuts!
the other little thing pissing me off, cant customise the powercontrol widget.
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extended controls (0.99)
I'm using the stock android pattern lockscreen.
when I enable widget locker it appears an icon in the notification tab. Is there a way to remove that?
rojdag said:
Thanks guys, just got it. agreed its the nuts!
the other little thing pissing me off, cant customise the powercontrol widget.
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Extended Controls. Market search it. It is the best one you could ever imagine. It does cost, but I bought it (and I am one cheap-skate! ) Great app. Allows you to easily make the powercontrol widget, with a number of themes, or icon packs. Very useful app.
I remember when I bought it, there are a number of different apps that do the same thing. But this one just looked the best at the time, so have a quick read of the info on each app.
Thanks in advance.
Nova Launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
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Nova Launcher
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Any way to accomplish that without install anything extra?
donald121 said:
Any way to accomplish that without install anything extra?
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no. but Nova is great.
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no. but Nova is great.
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I got my phone but haven't set it up yet. Are you using Nova right now with the 6p? Have they optimized it for Android 6.0?
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I got my phone but haven't set it up yet. Are you using Nova right now with the 6p? Have they optimized it for Android 6.0?
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I'm using it. Runs flawless.
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I'm using it. Runs flawless.
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Furthermore, I love the new "normalise icon" feature. It works beautifully.
+1 for Nova. If you got the $50 credit, get Nova Prime (paid), although test out the free one first to see if you like it.
I like Action Launcher 3 better than Nova but the latter is as good as it gets if you want to set up the phone old school. Realistically everyone should have a second launcher installed off the market just to get the backup for a corrupt stock launcher. You don't have to use it but if the stock launcher is hosed Android will start the phone up with the second which will allow you to get through your day and deal with the fix later.
Perhaps someone else will flesh this out for you but the reason people are saying install another launcher may be because you didn't used to be able to rid yourself of the search bar without root on Nexus devices. Not sure if this has changed since I only screwed around with it when it first came out for about the 5 minutes it took to figure out I hated it and haven't looked back since. Maybe that has changed though...
the gesture capabilities are nice on Nova too. i do a double tap to launch the Play Store for App updates.
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the gesture capabilities are nice on Nova too. i do a double tap to launch the Play Store for App updates.
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You should download the screen off app and bind the double tap to turn off the screen. That for off and the fingerprint for on, you'll never have to touch the power button (but double tapping the power button for quick camera is still pretty awesome, so you probably will - lol).
any non root/rom ways to get screen to turn on with double tap or something by touching the screen?
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any non root/rom ways to get screen to turn on with double tap or something by touching the screen?
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You can use nova/screen on to turn it off and it doesn't require root. To turn on, you can use the fingerprint sensor.
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You should download the screen off app and bind the double tap to turn off the screen. That for off and the fingerprint for on, you'll never have to touch the power button (but double tapping the power button for quick camera is still pretty awesome, so you probably will - lol).
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Screen Off and Lock Apps break Nexus Imprint
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/screen-off-lock-apps-break-nexus-imprint-t3236785
The only thing I do not like about Nova is that it does not play nice with Google Now. Or at least that is the case on my tablet.
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I like Action Launcher 3 better than Nova but the latter is as good as it gets if you want to set up the phone old school. Realistically everyone should have a second launcher installed off the market just to get the backup for a corrupt stock launcher. You don't have to use it but if the stock launcher is hosed Android will start the phone up with the second which will allow you to get through your day and deal with the fix later.
Perhaps someone else will flesh this out for you but the reason people are saying install another launcher may be because you didn't used to be able to rid yourself of the search bar without root on Nexus devices. Not sure if this has changed since I only screwed around with it when it first came out for about the 5 minutes it took to figure out I hated it and haven't looked back since. Maybe that has changed though...
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Have you ever had the launcher go bad? I never had that happen.
Nova launcher is reporting bug with pulling down notification shade and says Google is aware. This is marshmallow only.
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Have you ever had the launcher go bad? I never had that happen.
Nova launcher is reporting bug with pulling down notification shade and says Google is aware. This is marshmallow only.
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Twice. Once when switching themes and once with an app conflict that hosed ADW. I normally have multiple launchers installed as I like to switch things up but it also comes in handy when the chips are down.
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Twice. Once when switching themes and once with an app conflict that hosed ADW. I normally have multiple launchers installed as I like to switch things up but it also comes in handy when the chips are down.
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OK, so third party launchers? I always keep stock launcher active. I'm going to give the stock launcher a decent chance but that bar might drive me to Nova or action.
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Screen Off and Lock Apps break Nexus Imprint
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/help/screen-off-lock-apps-break-nexus-imprint-t3236785
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That doesn't make any sense. I've been using it for a few days and I've had no problems with Imprint at all.
Update: I take that back. So, I just played with it a little bit and you're right. If I power off via the button, imprint allows me to power on and unlock immediately. If I double-tap to power off, when I touch the sensor, it still asks for the pin code.
I personally like the Google Now launcher. I don't see what's wrong with the search bar at the top, personally. I'm not a fan of the newest skin they put on it, though. The launcher, as a whole, though us functional and minimal, which is what I prefer. Having google now with a swipe to the right is a bonus.
Instead of having to go through all the settings, is there perhaps a widget or something I can add to my main screen that will turn my phone into a hotspot?
Thanks!
There's a quick settings tile. That's what I use to toggle it on and off.
yup, just use the quick setting tile.
you can change it to the first 5 by pulling down the QS panel and clicking the edit toggle on the bottom right. then drag away.
Thanks guys, worked perfect and is exactly what i was looking for..!
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yup, just use the quick setting tile.
you can change it to the first 5 by pulling down the QS panel and clicking the edit toggle on the bottom right. then drag away.
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My Tmo V20 doesn't have that option. Are you using Verizon or ATT?
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My Tmo V20 doesn't have that option. Are you using Verizon or ATT?
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I have that option on my VZW V20..
T-Mobile does NOT have this toggle. there is however an alternative. look in the play store for apps like "tiles."
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First off the S8+ is gorgeous yada yada.....but here are some of my observations.
a) Notifications show at top as an icon but there is no preview, floating notification or anything of the sort to let me know if I care or not about the notification without pulling the tray.
b) Tray is white and hard to read. There doesn't seem to be clear breaks in between the notifications so everything runs together rather than a hard line separation.
c) The notifications on the lock screen are simply small icons with no detail, even though I have the "Notifications Icons only" unchecked in settings
d) Touchwiz doesn't rotate to landscape. Everything is customizable enough so Samsung doesn't have me running to replace with a launcher but I need it to rotate. May revert back to Nova......
I have the same issue with a). For c) double tap the home button and it takes you to lock screen with notifications. The icons are for AOD.
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First off the S8+ is gorgeous yada yada.....but here are some of my observations.
a) Notifications show at top as an icon but there is no preview, floating notification or anything of the sort to let me know if I care or not about the notification without pulling the tray.
b) Tray is white and hard to read. There doesn't seem to be clear breaks in between the notifications so everything runs together rather than a hard line separation.
c) The notifications on the lock screen are simply small icons with no detail, even though I have the "Notifications Icons only" unchecked in settings
d) Touchwiz doesn't rotate to landscape. Everything is customizable enough so Samsung doesn't have me running to replace with a launcher but I need it to rotate. May revert back to Nova......
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I have the same issue with a). For c) double tap the home button and it takes you to lock screen with notifications. The icons are for AOD.
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My complaints so far are Fingerprint scanner location, and the Bixby button. Why not just make an app for Bixby? If it's good, people will use it. If not, it's cause it sucks. To add a physical button locked to Bixby is just friggin lazy. Apple wouldn't even do that.
Update:
Thanks for the tip on the double tap of the home button on the lock screen.
Another issue is there is no way to programatically pull down the tray without dislocating my thumb. I installed a third party floating widget that fixes this.
darrbeck said:
Update:
Thanks for the tip on the double tap of the home button on the lock screen.
Another issue is there is no way to programatically pull down the tray without dislocating my thumb. I installed a third party floating widget that fixes this.
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Swipe down on the fingerpint sensor and it brings the notification shade down and you can swipe it back up. Very h andy
darrbeck said:
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Thanks for the tip on the double tap of the home button on the lock screen.
Another issue is there is no way to programatically pull down the tray without dislocating my thumb. I installed a third party floating widget that fixes this.
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Nova and other third party launchers let you pull down the tray by swiping down anywhere on the screen.
Go to touchwiz settings, enable the apps button (this disables the pull down to apps). The pull down gesture will now open app the notification tray.
Where do you even find TouchWiz settings?
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Go to touchwiz settings, enable the apps button (this disables the pull down to apps). The pull down gesture will now open app the notification tray.
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where is this?
spinkick said:
where is this?
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Long press the home screen or pinch zoom in home screen, you will get option for widgets, and launcher settings
But notification gesture is not working..
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Yep, turning that on didn't work for the notification shade. That's why I asked if there was some setting I missed
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spinkick said:
Yep, turning that on didn't work for the notification shade. That's why I asked if there was some setting I missed
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Just search settings for fingerprint.
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Just search settings for fingerprint.
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Right, but we are talking about swiping down on the screen to get the notification tray, not the fingerprint reader, which does not appear possible like one user said it would.
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Right, but we are talking about swiping down on the screen to get the notification tray, not the fingerprint reader, which does not appear possible like one user said it would.
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I'm a dork. I didn't pay enough attention. I thought the question was in relation to the earlier mention of the fingerprint scanner swipe.
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Haha oh! I got so excited for that, couldn't find it anywhere
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Haha oh! I got so excited for that, couldn't find it anywhere
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I tried finding the swipe down on home screen too to no avail. I really do sort of like the fingerprint swipe though since it works from anywhere.
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dragunbayne said:
I tried finding the swipe down on home screen too to no avail. I really do sort of like the fingerprint swipe though since it works from anywhere.
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Yeah, it works good enough. The senor isnt all that bad really
It seems for some reason I don't get the motion effect option toggle anymore when I set up a static wallpaper.
When I first set up the phone, the option was there. Then after a few hours I tried another wallpaper and now the option is permanently gone. No restarts, clearing theme cache or resetting settings manage to bring back the option toggle. Not even using the same picture.
Anybody else experiencing this?
th.android said:
It seems for some reason I don't get the motion effect option toggle anymore when I set up a static wallpaper.
When I first set up the phone, the option was there. Then after a few hours I tried another wallpaper and now the option is permanently gone. No restarts, clearing theme cache or resetting settings manage to bring back the option toggle. Not even using the same picture.
Anybody else experiencing this?
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man that sucks, not sure why this has happened android not sure how to fix it. But I'll look into it, maybe someone will chime in before I figure it out. Hopefully it gets figured out android not permanent
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Sorry man I've searched and can't find anything. Hopefully someone will know but if not, you might be looking at a factory reset.
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Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
Made an account just to say thanks!!
This worked perfectly, thank you so much for this! It was driving me crazy haha
keikuu said:
Made an account just to say thanks!!
This worked perfectly, thank you so much for this! It was driving me crazy haha
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Glad I can help, took a whole day to try and figure it out myself.
Wow. That worked. Appreciate the help too CharlieSierra03.
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Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
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Thank you so much!
It works,cheers buddy ?
You're a friggin genius!!! Thank you. That was bugging me to no end.
Thanks, I was wondering where the option had gone! It must have been cleared when I tried the Pixel launcher.
I had the same issue today, where I couldn't understand why the motion effect was gone. Then I remembered it had something to do when I installed Nova Launcher. I tried the launcher but I didn't quite like it so I deleted it. I went to settings and checked if touchwiz was checked on and it was not. Always Make sure touchwiz is your default home screen. Simple little thing that can really make you go nuts. It's working great now.
Perfect Solution
CharlieSierra03 said:
Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
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Thanks man, worked perfectly..
Thanks
CharlieSierra03 said:
Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
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That worked for me too. I was thinking they removed it within a update patch.
Tnx
CharlieSierra03 said:
Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
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Tnz a lot man. I was so busted but to your comment was really helpful. I just made an account to say tnx.
Motion Effect Issue
Hi everyone,
I called Samsung technical support and they told me within 2 mins now to fix the Wallpaper Motion Effect Issue.
These are the steps to follow..
1- Settings
2- Apps
3- The top right hand corner has a tab with 3 dots, hit that and go to "Default Apps.
4- Go to "Home Screen
5- Final step is, after going to "Home Screen" make sure "Touchwiz Home" is selected. If it's not Select it and that will fix the "motion effect" issue.
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Hope that helps.
th.android said:
It seems for some reason I don't get the motion effect option toggle anymore when I set up a static wallpaper.
When I first set up the phone, the option was there. Then after a few hours I tried another wallpaper and now the option is permanently gone. No restarts, clearing theme cache or resetting settings manage to bring back the option toggle. Not even using the same picture.
Anybody else experiencing this?
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Thank you brother
I too made an account just to say thanks to CharlieSierra03. I loved that feature and then foe some reason it got taken off. Your help was greatly appreciated.
CharlieSierra03 said:
Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
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Much appreciated!
CharlieSierra03 said:
Go to Settings, Apps then Default apps and then make sure that for Homescreen, the circle for TouchWiz home is filled in.
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My friend...thanks very much for your help...thanks, thanks, thanks.
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Well, I tried the above mentioned method and it still doesn't work. Now what?
keikuu said:
Made an account just to say thanks!!
This worked perfectly, thank you so much for this! It was driving me crazy haha
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Thank you so much!
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Did the same thing! Much appreciated, Charlie