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
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)
Issue: Frequent STOPPED WORKING with com.gappas.com, com.phone.com and the other basic applications!
What I did:
1. Rooted the phone;
2. Installed ZAEM Launcher;
3. Used SD Maid to remove stock applications including the default LAUNCHER!
Now: No dialer, no contact list and the phone is actually stuck at the blank screen now.
Device:
Manufacturer: Symphony
Model: W100
Android: ICS
I realize I messed up removing the stock launcher, I didn't know it would also remove the fundamental applications.
Tried several FACTORY RESET (POWER + VOLUME UP) aka RECOVERY, but nothing worked. It seems SD Maid removed the stock applications from the RECOVERY image as well.
Please help me out. Thanks in advance.
Send a private message to this guy.
UPDATE
WORKAROUND for people with similar case.
WARNING: SD Maid will remove applications from the recovery image too, use with caution;
Steps:
1. Give it a factory reset with RECOVERY option;
2. Root the device;
3. Complete the setup wizard as far it takes you;
4. Upon setup wizard crash and NO LAUNCHER stuck situation, access SETTINGS by pulling down the top STATUS BAR;
5. Allow application installation from UNKNOWN SOURCEs & USB DEBUG MODE;
6. Use ADB to install ZEAM LAUNCHER (you can use management applications like WonderShare MobileGo as well);
After a while, you will see the ZEAM LAUNCHER appearing as the default launcher, configure and make it your own. From now onwards, this is your system default launcher and keep missing the stock one
Note:
1. With every RECOVERY RESET, you will need to install ZEAM LAUNCHER this way
2. I used ZEAM LAUNCHER, I believe you can actually go with any launcher;
SKJoy2001 said:
WORKAROUND for people with similar case.
WARNING: SD Maid will remove applications from the recovery image too, use with caution;
Steps:
1. Give it a factory reset with RECOVERY option;
2. Root the device;
3. Complete the setup wizard as far it takes you;
4. Upon setup wizard crash and NO LAUNCHER stuck situation, access SETTINGS by pulling down the top STATUS BAR;
5. Allow application installation from UNKNOWN SOURCEs & USB DEBUG MODE;
6. Use ADB to install ZEAM LAUNCHER (you can use management applications like WonderShare MobileGo as well);
After a while, you will see the ZEAM LAUNCHER appearing as the default launcher, configure and make it your own. From now onwards, this is your system default launcher and keep missing the stock one
Note:
1. With every RECOVERY RESET, you will need to install ZEAM LAUNCHER this way
2. I used ZEAM LAUNCHER, I believe you can actually go with any launcher;
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So .. it is fixed now right ?
Anyway ..... i mean you still can use other launchers right ?
i mean Install some other Launcher for Now .......
And before doing this kind of thing you should always make nandroid backup !
And i removed my stock launcher for like ages ago .... first install the launcher you like > Set as default >> then remove the stock launcher !
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WARNING: SD Maid will remove applications from the recovery image too, use with caution;
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There is no "recovery image" unless you make one in cwm or so.
The system apps are on the system partition the only way to remove a system app (if you don't want to just freeze it), is to delete it from there.
Upon factory reset, the /data partition (and some others) get wiped and the apps in /system/app (like the launcher) get reinstalled.
You can put apps there yourself and they will survive a factory reset.
sakibhasaN said:
So .. it is fixed now right ?
Anyway ..... i mean you still can use other launchers right ?
i mean Install some other Launcher for Now .......
And before doing this kind of thing you should always make nandroid backup !
And i removed my stock launcher for like ages ago .... first install the launcher you like > Set as default >> then remove the stock launcher !
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Yes it is working now with another launcher. I didn't know SD Maid would affect the recovery image and things will be lost forever! Is there a way to flash custom ROM on W100?
Thanks for your time.
Dark3n said:
There is no "recovery image" unless you make one in cwm or so.
The system apps are on the system partition the only way to remove a system app (if you don't want to just freeze it), is to delete it from there.
Upon factory reset, the /data partition (and some others) get wiped and the apps in /system/app (like the launcher) get reinstalled.
You can put apps there yourself and they will survive a factory reset.
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Yeah, that is where I wonder. After uninstalling the stock launcher with SD Maid, even a recovery didn't reinstall the launcher!
sakibhasaN said:
So .. it is fixed now right ?
Anyway ..... i mean you still can use other launchers right ?
i mean Install some other Launcher for Now .......
And before doing this kind of thing you should always make nandroid backup !
And i removed my stock launcher for like ages ago .... first install the launcher you like > Set as default >> then remove the stock launcher !
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Hi,
Sorry, I was on the go waiting for bus and couldn't respond enough.
Yeah I applied the work around and the devices is fantastic now.
My mistake was that I couldn't realize SD Maid would remove the stock applications in a ways where they cannot be restored even with a RECOVERY! Bad, very very bad... lol
The device was stuck after turning on, where it would look for the launcher to manage the system interface, it was a partially HUNG situation, as there was no launcher to manage the interface and other basic operations. I used WonderShare MobileGo to install a 3rd party launcher, Zaem Launcher, and within 5 seconds, when the system had another try to initiate the default launcher, Zaem Launcher kicked in, ad it registered itself as a launcher and there were no stock launcher, so the system assumed it the launcher to start This was nice... very very nice.
But I know, if I give the device another RECOVERY, POWER + VOLUME UP, the same thing will happen again and I would have to follow the same workaround to make the device usable.
So far I can understand, the only thing that can bring the device to it's original state is a way to flash an intact ROM, preferably the stock ROM came with it. But the trouble is, this device has RECOVERY LOADER 3E which is well known no to be penetrated Please let me know if you have a way to replace this RECOVERY LOADER so other ROMs can be flashed on this device.
Thank you again Sir for your kind respons.
You are confusing something, SD Maid did not remove anything that can't be restored.
If you remove a system app, with any tool that can do that, a FACTORY RESET won't restore it.
You will either have to flash the ROM again, thus restoring the original content of /system/app, or copy the missing file over there again manually.
Dark3n said:
You are confusing something, SD Maid did not remove anything that can't be restored.
If you remove a system app, with any tool that can do that, a FACTORY RESET won't restore it.
You will either have to flash the ROM again, thus restoring the original content of /system/app, or copy the missing file over there again manually.
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Dear Sir,
Yes you are correct and am sorry for my little knowledge in this. However, I wanted to mean what you said, check my earlier post, the only way seems to be flashing a ROM.
I said this because, I thought FACTORY RESET and RECOVERY are not the same thing. A factory reset is suppose to clean the user data only while a recovery should bring the device back to it's manufacturer state, by flashing the system with original set of OS and applications.
Although, in the recovery mode, it says FACTORY RESET, but it does more than that, I hope So I said I did recoveries, not factory resets. Still, I think you are correct, and you already know what I meant to describe.
Thank you again Sir for your time.
Hi .... But Sorry to say that W100 Still dosen't have any Custom ROM / Recovery ...
As you may already know MMX A90 and W100 is the Same ......
And Micromax Said They will release Jelly for A90 Soon and they will Also release There A90 Kernel Sources .......
So be sure to see some development for Your W100 in the near future ! :highfive:
And i sent many Emails to Symphony asking for the original files for W50/W100 and they diden't replay to me .....
But for Now you have to stick to what you have !
sakibhasaN said:
Hi .... But Sorry to say that W100 Still dosen't have any Custom ROM / Recovery ...
As you may already know MMX A90 and W100 is the Same ......
And Micromax Said They will release Jelly for A90 Soon and they will Also release There A90 Kernel Sources .......
So be sure to see some development for Your W100 in the near future ! :highfive:
And i sent many Emails to Symphony asking for the original files for W50/W100 and they diden't replay to me .....
But for Now you have to stick to what you have !
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply. I think Google's stock JB ROM is worth a try but cannot find a way to flash it on W100 through RECOVERY MODE
Also do you think if copy all the contents from the /system partition of another W100 to mine, my W100 will come back to the stock apps situation as it were?
Yes it will work! But just take the files you only need ™
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My Android is 2.3.5 stock ROM,
with 3.5 sence. Any ideas how can i set a Skin on this phone?
With some launcher, like Go , smart, launcher pro, 360 launcher, and a lot of those, or check out theme's subforum
Root your phone. Flash recovery. Flash any cm rom, Now you must have theme option under settings.
power the droid
Sorry for the probably billionth redundant thread.. but I'm in need of some help.
my mobile is the qmobile i9
running android version 4.2.2
and kernel version 3.4.5
I have cwm and use that as my recovery
honestly I hated its rom from day one and since then have trying to mod my own rom for it.
But because I didn't want to go though all the pain of starting from scratch I decided to modify the original rom. so I downloaded the stock rom and made changes to that. now the original launcher was something called tinno launcher. and I've removed all the apks related to it from the system/apps folder. and replaced it with the google search, and google home apk. when I flashed the rom google home worked but I still had the other crappy stock launcher even though all the apks had been deleted.
can anyone help me?? please?? i can post screenshots of the folder and stuff?
is there anyway I can completely remove everything?
I wipe cache and factory reset phone and clear davlik cache and then install zip...
T3R3NC3 said:
Sorry for the probably billionth redundant thread.. but I'm in need of some help.
my mobile is the qmobile i9
running android version 4.2.2
and kernel version 3.4.5
I have cwm and use that as my recovery
honestly I hated its rom from day one and since then have trying to mod my own rom for it.
But because I didn't want to go though all the pain of starting from scratch I decided to modify the original rom. so I downloaded the stock rom and made changes to that. now the original launcher was something called tinno launcher. and I've removed all the apks related to it from the system/apps folder. and replaced it with the google search, and google home apk. when I flashed the rom google home worked but I still had the other crappy stock launcher even though all the apks had been deleted.
can anyone help me?? please?? i can post screenshots of the folder and stuff?
is there anyway I can completely remove everything?
I wipe cache and factory reset phone and clear davlik cache and then install zip...
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its weird that the launcher is still there, what i would do is get your own launcher, make it a system app then remove the old launcher. otherwise keep digging around in the files for the launcher.