Hello I was wondering if there is a way to replace the launcher completely on a rom i choose to flash. I use launcher pro exclusively and I want to make it part of the system and not have it run as an app, is this possible? Thanks.
ldelossa.ld said:
Hello I was wondering if there is a way to replace the launcher completely on a rom i choose to flash. I use launcher pro exclusively and I want to make it part of the system and not have it run as an app, is this possible? Thanks.
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just set as default homescreen ?
Well I don't want it in the task manager on my phone, i want it running like part of the system, if I rename it and replace it with the stock htc launcher will that work? or is it more complicated then that
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I had original 2.1 android on my xperia x8, and before few days i installed kuyadroid 2.3.5. In that android deafult launcher is launcher pro so I want to know what is gonna be if I erase it.
Yes you can if you have root. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A LAUNCHER FIRST! Download root browser than go to
/system/app
than delete launcher.apk.
Is there even a point to deleting it. If your not using it then it should be doing nothing more than taking up its space as a file, right?
I wouldn't
KitsuKun said:
Is there even a point to deleting it. If your not using it then it should be doing nothing more than taking up its space as a file, right?
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I agree. It's not hurting anything, and you might get yourself into trouble if you delete it without another launcher installed. Just my 2 cents.
thanks for answering.. like i sad before, in this kuyadroid 2.3.5. launcher pro is deafult launcher and i have option to delete it.. but i need to have another launcher installed to delete this one? right?
Salty_dog said:
thanks for answering.. like i sad before, in this kuyadroid 2.3.5. launcher pro is deafult launcher and i have option to delete it.. but i need to have another launcher installed to delete this one? right?
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yes you need to install any other launcher before deleting the stock launcher(if necessary)
Hi!
Does anyone know if it is possible to re-flash a Blu Vivo 4.3 to reset the manufacturer's theme/skin? I just want to reset it to the default ICS interface and apps. I cannot find any suitable ROM image.
Thanks!
Once you root it, you can install another "launcher" to replace the GO launcher, for instance, Cyanogenmod uses a launcher named "Trebuchet".
Make sure you have already installed CWM recovery that way you can make a backup, and be able to recover from it if you screw it up.
Most of what are calling a "theme" is coming from that GO-EX launcher.
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[Q] Root Blu Products Vivo 4.3
MacGyver1138 said:
Once you root it, you can install another "launcher" to replace the GO launcher, for instance, Cyanogenmod uses a launcher named "Trebuchet".
Make sure you have already installed CWM recovery that way you can make a backup, and be able to recover from it if you screw it up.
Most of what are calling a "theme" is coming from that GO-EX launcher.
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You sure this is Go Launcher or Go Launcher EX? If so, wouldn't downloading themes for these launchers allow you to change the way everything looks?
I have tried downloading Go Launcher and Go Launcher EX themes and tried to apply them as the skin/theme and it doesn't work.
I know enough about Android phones that if the themes were meant to work for this "GO Launcher (EX)" skin/theme app on the BLU Vivo 4.3, then it would show up there. It only shows "current" and "android" I believe.
Please let me know if I am wrong.
how to change skin themes
Hi XDA,
I am using micromax A90S phone and i installed blu vivo 4.3 rom init
and bulild number is BLU_d910I_V06_GENERIC.
i want to change the theme skin,
It is possible ?
if yes plz help
I know I saw in a thread a while back there was a way to create a flashable zip of your homescreens so that after you flash a new ROM you could then just flash the zip to reset your homescreens and entire set up back to how you had it.
Anyone have any idea where that is or how to go about it?
Any help is really appreciated!!
Haven't heard of that, but if you use nova launcher you have the option to import your configuration and backup afterwards. The backup option in nova works exceptionally well
I dont know if this what you meant or not but if you're using using Rom toolbox pro, you can back up your phone data, including wallpaper and widgets, and then restore you phones data after you flash a new rom. I don't know if this will make it 100% the way it was before or not though.
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Is copying a new launcher from data/app to system/app and freezing the stock launcher with TiBu or App Quarantine the best way to replace the stock launcher?
What I used to do:
1. Download Nova
2. Copy Nova in data/app
3. Paste in system/app and fix change the permissions.
4. Rename or delete Trebuchet/Launcher2/etc
However, when using ParanoidAndroid, it appears at first that doing this is fine. But after switching around PIE settings and switching between tablet, phablet and stock UI, I get into FC hell. Not sure what sets it off, but it happens randomly. Only solution is to stay in tablet UI mode.
Does anybody still replace the stock launcher on their current rom? Or do most people just install the 3rd party launcher and let it be?
If you do put your new launcher in system/app, do you freeze the stock launcher?
Just wondering what most people do when they install a new rom and put a new launcher on there. Maybe this is just a remnant of the old Android days.
What is the advantage of doing it that way instead of just installing it from Google Play and setting it as the default launcher?
PeterGunz said:
Is copying a new launcher from data/app to system/app and freezing the stock launcher with TiBu or App Quarantine the best way to replace the stock launcher?
What I used to do:
1. Download Nova
2. Copy Nova in data/app
3. Paste in system/app and fix change the permissions.
4. Rename or delete Trebuchet/Launcher2/etc
However, when using ParanoidAndroid, it appears at first that doing this is fine. But after switching around PIE settings and switching between tablet, phablet and stock UI, I get into FC hell. Not sure what sets it off, but it happens randomly. Only solution is to stay in tablet UI mode.
Does anybody still replace the stock launcher on their current rom? Or do most people just install the 3rd party launcher and let it be?
If you do put your new launcher in system/app, do you freeze the stock launcher?
Just wondering what most people do when they install a new rom and put a new launcher on there. Maybe this is just a remnant of the old Android days.
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You don't have to make Nova a system app.
Just install it normally via Play and then you can erase w/e the stock launcher is.
PeterGunz said:
Is copying a new launcher from data/app to system/app and freezing the stock launcher with TiBu or App Quarantine the best way to replace the stock launcher?
What I used to do:
1. Download Nova
2. Copy Nova in data/app
3. Paste in system/app and fix change the permissions.
4. Rename or delete Trebuchet/Launcher2/etc
However, when using ParanoidAndroid, it appears at first that doing this is fine. But after switching around PIE settings and switching between tablet, phablet and stock UI, I get into FC hell. Not sure what sets it off, but it happens randomly. Only solution is to stay in tablet UI mode.
Does anybody still replace the stock launcher on their current rom? Or do most people just install the 3rd party launcher and let it be?
If you do put your new launcher in system/app, do you freeze the stock launcher?
Just wondering what most people do when they install a new rom and put a new launcher on there. Maybe this is just a remnant of the old Android days.
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Best way, just download the launcher from the market and install it. I always keep my stock launcher incase if something happened to the third party launcher and if you don't have a backup, you may need to restore from nandroid or adb or fastboot to recover....definitely not fun!
The title covers it. Are there any custom ROMs out there with those two things baked in?
I tried Robbie's UberAK ROM, I like it a lot but it integrates Nova Launcher instead of Solo and there doesn't seem to be a way to uninstall Nova. I tried taking his ROM and modifying the system.new.dat, removing Nova Launcher and putting in Solo Launcher but during flash it just throws an assert error about the trustzone.
greatwolf said:
The title covers it. Are there any custom ROMs out there with those two things baked in?
I tried Robbie's UberAK ROM, I like it a lot but it integrates Nova Launcher instead of Solo and there doesn't seem to be a way to uninstall Nova. I tried taking his ROM and modifying the system.new.dat, removing Nova Launcher and putting in Solo Launcher but during flash it just throws an assert error about the trustzone.
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Can you not just use a root browser and remove nova from the system folder? They are both easily installed apps either from the play store or from a titanium backup, it would make more sense to me to find the perfect Rom and then just add those things as they are a personal preference.
But how can I be sure all traces of the old launcher is actually removed this way? I don't know what other changes might have been made during the process of installing Nova. It would be better if the ROM didn't start out with that launcher at all so this isn't a concern.
Nova is just a general apk app. If your rooted remove it with titanium backup. But make sure you have installed another launcher before removal of nova
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But how can I be sure all traces of the old launcher is actually removed this way? I don't know what other changes might have been made during the process of installing Nova. It would be better if the ROM didn't start out with that launcher at all so this isn't a concern.
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AFAIK all android apps are removed completely by removing the apk file. If you'd like to be sure, run a search for a unique part of the apk filename over the whole filesystem using a filesystem Explorer and remove everything you might find. It's rather likely to find something on your SD.