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[Q] HELP!!! This is almost making my phone useless!!!

Well i have got this strange situation here...
Basically a few days back i've downloaded some download manager from the market and it doesn't work!!
so i go to the uninstall app and just uninstall it... next i want to change my home so inorder to clear the default Sense UI Home set on my HTC TATTOO I go to the manage applications and it force closes!! and when i go to market i'm not able to download any app...it says DOWNLOAD NOT SUCCESSFUL!!
this is really annoying and after that i find out that my browser is also not able to download anything... so i'm not able to do anything....please can anyone help me out???
Thanks in advance!!

Have you tried a battery pull?

yeah it doesn't work....
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Sounds like the app had rights it shouldn't have. What was the name of the download manager?
If I were you I would backup all your the you've downloaded and then do a factory reset, maybe try wiping the cache first before you do it though.
I assume you're not rooted? Otherwise this would be an easy fix.

Name was...Download Service!
I did reset to factory defaults...now everything is working fine...and yeah I've rooted my phone...
Can you please tell me the best way to backup data
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[SOLVED]Android has no launcher

I ended up unistalling all launchers in my p500, now everytime i turn it on it gets stuck at the android logo screen, simply wont go any further
is there any way i can install an app from my computer or flashing it?
thx ahead

It is in boot loop because your phone has no launcher to boot into. Only way to install is via adb maybe or doing a fresh install of your ROM.
Swyped from my LG-P509 using XDA App.

check this or this

i still have spb 3d installed on this phone
is there any way i can set this as the default launcher outside the phone?

hugorafael said:
i still have spb 3d installed on this phone
is there any way i can set this as the default launcher outside the phone?
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ever tried searching before?

brench said:
ever tried searching before?
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yes i did, and didnt find anything
dont know where else to look

sweetnsour said:
check this or this
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have you checked both of these?

sweetnsour said:
have you checked both of these?
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my phone is not listed as a virtual device on AVD manager
im not sure if it is set to debugging mode either
what do I do?
thx for your help man
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edit: i created a new avd for my phone but when i start it the following comes up:
invalid command-line parameter: Files\Android\android-sdk\tools/emulator-arm.exe.
Hint: use '@foo' to launch a virtual device named 'foo'.
please use -help for more information
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i just realised how stupid my last post was, no need to mention it
ok heres the problem, even if i have to do a fresh install of my ROM, how can i set my phone into debugging mode first?
the only way i can access my phone is when i hard reset it then it boots once even with no launcher, but i cant go to configurations or anything
I do have recovery in this phone, is there any way i can flash a zip to install a launcher or something like that?
this is really starting to worry me

You are not telling us what ROM are you using. But since you have a custom recovery installed, I suppose it's not an official ROM. So, as a last resort, you can flash your ROM once again. You won't lose your apps, contacts, settings etc., but the default launcher of that ROM will be back on.
Also, for crying out loud, if you have a custom recovery, why don't you have a backup? It would have saved you a lot of trouble.

masteryx said:
You are not telling us what ROM are you using. But since you have a custom recovery installed, I suppose it's not an official ROM. So, as a last resort, you can flash your ROM once again. You won't lose your apps, contacts, settings etc., but the default launcher of that ROM will be back on.
Also, for crying out loud, if you have a custom recovery, why don't you have a backup? It would have saved you a lot of trouble.
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I have an official unbranded version from LG, v10a_02 if I recall correctly
when i try to flash the ROM from a zip file i get this message:
E: No signature (1 files)
E: Verification failed
the reason why i dont have a backup its because it was all a huge accident, i had launcher pro installed, then i wanted to try spb 3d out but it only worked as soon as i installed it, it kept coming back to launcher pro so i uninstalled launcher pro and thats the result

hugorafael said:
I have an official unbranded version from LG, v10a_02 if I recall correctly
when i try to flash the ROM from a zip file i get this message:
E: No signature (1 files)
E: Verification failed
the reason why i dont have a backup its because it was all a huge accident, i had launcher pro installed, then i wanted to try spb 3d out but it only worked as soon as i installed it, it kept coming back to launcher pro so i uninstalled launcher pro and thats the result
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Toggle Signature verification in the Recovery. You will not get the mentioned error.

gkarthik16 said:
Toggle Signature verification in the Recovery. You will not get the mentioned error.
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now another error came up, which means im doing something wrong
E:Can't find update script
thx for all the help guys

No info about which recovery you are using, no info about what ZIP you are trying to flash either... eh.
Anyway, what on earth are you doing here. Just adb push some launcher APK to /system/app from recovery.

Anyone kindly give him a flashable zip.
Or
When you boot up, press search button and type the name of file manager installed on your phone.
Your file manager should show up. Click it and go to SD card and install any launcher apk from there.
Play with search button. Look for file manager, settings, any other app by long pressing it and find your way to reach SD card.
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lekhwani said:
Anyone kindly give him a flashable zip.
Or
When you boot up, press search button and type the name of file manager installed on your phone.
Your file manager should show up. Click it and go to SD card and install any launcher apk from there.
Play with search button. Look for file manager, settings, any other app by long pressing it and find your way to reach SD card.
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I did that, turns out its impossible to go anywhere without a launcher, i could only go to the wifi settings by turning it on

dr.notor said:
No info about which recovery you are using, no info about what ZIP you are trying to flash either... eh.
Anyway, what on earth are you doing here. Just adb push some launcher APK to /system/app from recovery.
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thanks this was really helpful, i didnt know you could use adb from recovery mode
Problem solved!
I mounted /data on recovery and pushed Launcher.apk to /data/app
and it worked
thanks everyone

Good. Now, do not do it again!

Two more things for you to do:
1. Optional: edit the topic's name to begin with [SOLVED]
2. Mandatory: make a complete backup using the recovery

New very simple solution
hugorafael said:
thanks this was really helpful, i didnt know you could use adb from recovery mode
Problem solved!
I mounted /data on recovery and pushed Launcher.apk to /data/app
and it worked
thanks everyone
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Actually I got this problem of no launcher on my galaxy mini, deleted samsung launcher and all other launcher also by mistake.
Search for "[GUIDE/DOWNLOAD] Install apk files quickly from computer to your device" thread on XDA, I follow that, installed GoLauncher using usb,
(I was stuck at Samsung logo, no notification bar, opened Kies, it automatically connected phone, still on samsung logo)
disconnected using kies, problem solved.
Hope this solution will help those who don't know about deeper android things. Thanks.

[Q] Launcher Problems

I would like to start by saying this is entirely my fault but I would be very grateful for any help.
So, I downloaded a custom launcher called touchwiz 4.5 onto my phone and everything was working perfectly until I decided to open up root explorer and try to change the name so it would run in the background instead of TW3. So I did it but when I pressed home it asked me which launcher to use and I selected the wrong one and the set as default was checked. Now, I am stuck without a launcher so I can not open anything at all to fix the problem.
I will be extremely happy if I do not need to buy a new phone and thank anyone in advance.

NoobWithAQuestion said:
I would like to start by saying this is entirely my fault but I would be very grateful for any help.
So, I downloaded a custom launcher called touchwiz 4.5 onto my phone and everything was working perfectly until I decided to open up root explorer and try to change the name so it would run in the background instead of TW3. So I did it but when I pressed home it asked me which launcher to use and I selected the wrong one and the set as default was checked. Now, I am stuck without a launcher so I can not open anything at all to fix the problem.
I will be extremely happy if I do not need to buy a new phone and thank anyone in advance.
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Left Soft Key -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Find & select the TW4.5 launcher or whatever in the list -> scroll down to Launch by default -> Clear defaults.

Thanks, but there is one thing I forgot to mention earlier. I cannot access the main screen because I receive force close messages while the phone is on, and there is no delay between them so I cannot even use it. I was thinking maybe there is a way through the computer.

NoobWithAQuestion said:
Thanks, but there is one thing I forgot to mention earlier. I cannot access the main screen because I receive force close messages while the phone is on, and there is no delay between them so I cannot even use it. I was thinking maybe there is a way through the computer.
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You have a root so you gave cwm recovery, correct?
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Look up Odin in the Bible. You can use it to restore the phone. If you can make a backup of your micro SD onto a computer. Other than that if you deleted your launcher your phones gonna keep FCing on you. Cool thing to try to delete though.

ADB Push the apk(s) back over?

Your best bet would be to just go into CWM, create a NAND backup, Odin a new ROM, and advanced restore your NAND's data. That should clear up everything.
Using ADB is not that easy, especially when you're new to all this stuff.

Everyone should be forced to learn.basic adb commands before being able to root their phones for problems just like this.
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Thanks a lot guys. I have found an already rooted stock rom for sgs4g and will now try and flash it to my phone. I will read up next time I try anything stupid like that.

NoobWithAQuestion said:
Thanks a lot guys. I have found an already rooted stock rom for sgs4g and will now try and flash it to my phone. I will read up next time I try anything stupid like that.
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Being you're flashing a ROM anyway you may want to consider something custom... There is a few benefits to them
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[Q] cyanogenmod7 help with market.

so as i previously posted, i flashed cm7 and lost all google apps. so i downloaded a android market apk file for android to get it back and it worked. now when i select the market app on my homescreen, its says " you must add an accout to the device to continue. do you want to add one now?" so when i click "yes" it closes and goes back to my homescreen. whats going on now. i dowloaded the file from multiupload and it installed perfectly. it seems once i get one problem fixed i run into another. any help would be much appreciated. thanx.

Have you tried flashing the gapps?

havent found one that worked yet. ideas?

funtime707 said:
so as i previously posted, i flashed cm7 and lost all google apps. so i downloaded a android market apk file for android to get it back and it worked. now when i select the market app on my homescreen, its says " you must add an accout to the device to continue. do you want to add one now?" so when i click "yes" it closes and goes back to my homescreen. whats going on now. i dowloaded the file from multiupload and it installed perfectly. it seems once i get one problem fixed i run into another. any help would be much appreciated. thanx.
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Go to menu, settings, applications, manage applications and erase all data. Then try again. If that does not work uninstall the apk file you downloaded and try installing a new one from www.RCmix3D.blogspot.com
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glevitan said:
Go to menu, settings, applications, manage applications and erase all data. Then try again. If that does not work uninstall the apk file you downloaded and try installing a new one from www.RCmix3D.blogspot.com
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That was a really crappy RCMix plug.

http://goo-inside.me/gapps/
Here ya go ....
Download and flash the universal gapps package ...(for CM7)(top of page in the center )
just click the link ,and the file will download right to your device .
then boot to recovery and flash it just like the rom ....dun
Happy flashing ....g

ok i downloaded the link to my device, now once im in recovery mode, what do i select? do i install zip from sd card? or wipe data/factory reset or what. i just dont wanna **** anything up lol. sorry im a total noob to this.

and when i bring the gapps up in ROM manager, a window thats says " rom pre-installation comes up. and has 1. backup existing rom, 2.wipe data and cache, and 3. wipe dalvik cache. the third is the only one selected. do i need to change any of this?

Install zip from SD card, it could be in the download section of your SD card. That's where mine was.
I.didn't wipe anything when I did it and I turned out OK. But if you get bootloops, pull the battery, boot back into recovery and wipe everything then install.
Btw I'm still learning but its a fun learning experience.
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Well it seems like my last post wasnt learned from so now I have to repost it again.
This is the second thread you have opened without searching even after I advised you to do so. a search for "google apps on cyanogen" took me to this
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps
As per your posts your new so please spend a few hours reading up before doing anything like running a CM based rom as there are things that only effect CM based roms.
Use recovery to flash things not rom manager (didnt know that was even still used lol)

hell, you didnt even have to leave XDA to find the information....ya know, since its in the FIRST EFFING POST on the CM thread.....
SMH

Joshp406 said:
That was a really crappy RCMix plug.
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That was the market version I used with CM7 and worked like charm...you checked this link??
http://adf.ly/969720/banner/http://.../download-android-market-version-344-apk.html

[Q] TWLauncher

So I accidentally deleted my TWLauncher without replacing it. I turned off my phone and turned it back on to see if it went through the booting system. But the booting system animation stopped right at the "Samsung" title leaving me unable to access the contents of my Galaxy S 4G. Is this a brick? How can you help me fix this problem? Thanks

Re-install the Rom
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You can flash a launcher. If on ICS, you can flash TWRP which has a flile explorer you can copy over a launcher with. You can copy one over with ADB.

QUIETLYloud said:
Re-install the Rom
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How can I re-install the Rom without accessing anything on my phone? My phone's only accessible through system recovery.

lumin30 said:
You can flash a launcher. If on ICS, you can flash TWRP which has a flile explorer you can copy over a launcher with. You can copy one over with ADB.
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How can I flash a launcher or TWRP through ADB? How can I access the ADB? Can I do this on download mode?

KoreanJoker said:
How can I re-install the Rom without accessing anything on my phone? My phone's only accessible through system recovery.
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KoreanJoker said:
How can I flash a launcher or TWRP through ADB? How can I access the ADB? Can I do this on download mode?
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Are you rooted? Did you have ADB dedugging checked? Can you access DL mode? And lastly
KoreanJoker said:
How can you help me fix this problem? Thanks
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By you giving a lot more info

You flash TWRP via CWM - TWRP is an alternative to CWM and is touch based. Put a launcher on your SD card, reboot into TWRP same as you would CWM, go into the file explorer, copy the launcher apk and paste it in your system/apps directory.

hechoen said:
Are you rooted? Did you have ADB dedugging checked? Can you access DL mode? And lastly
By you giving a lot more info
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oh sorry. well uh cant access anything but download mode and system recovery. and i dont have CWM recovery and i have a stock rom. i just need to get a new launcher. how can i do that without accessing anything on my phone?

You can turn you phone on. Let it boot and leave it... even if seeing force close prompts. And try going on your computer and logging in the Playstore and install a third party launcher from your computer.
I'd leave to phone sitting for a bit to give it time to try and install.
Background: I deleted my only launcher once but was still able to access some apps. Example - long pressing search soft key with Super Manager installed - it would prompt to choose Volume Controls or Super Manager. Or long pressing the home soft key pops up recent apps.
Your phone should still be working, it just does not have a GUI interface or desktop for you to see.
Give it a shot.
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Or you can flash one of bhundven's Kernel One-Clicks, then flash a launcher or TWRP.

lumin30 said:
You can turn you phone on. Let it boot and leave it... even if seeing force close prompts. And try going on your computer and logging in the Playstore and install a third party launcher from your computer.
I'd leave to phone sitting for a bit to give it time to try and install.
Background: I deleted my only launcher once but was still able to access some apps. Example - long pressing search soft key with Super Manager installed - it would prompt to choose Volume Controls or Super Manager. Or long pressing the home soft key pops up recent apps.
Your phone should still be working, it just does not have a GUI interface or desktop for you to see.
Give it a shot.
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Or you can flash one of bhundven's Kernel One-Clicks, then flash a launcher or TWRP.
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thanks for your suggestions. yes i have tried installing launchers but for some reason (i waited 10 minutes for this) it doesnt go to my phone. i remember freezing the launcher maybe deleted it but when i long press any buttons or the screen nothing neccessarily happens. also im afraid i dont know what super manager is. maybe you have a signed launcher app? i dont have cwm, adb, or anything else. so maybe a signed launcher so that i can flash it?

If you don't have cwm, how are you going to flash?
All stock apps are stickied in the themes ands apps section.
Load a one click on to computer and reflash Rom?
Load the android sdk tools onto your computer and "adb push" it into place?
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KoreanJoker said:
thanks for your suggestions. yes i have tried installing launchers but for some reason (i waited 10 minutes for this) it doesnt go to my phone. i remember freezing the launcher maybe deleted it but when i long press any buttons or the screen nothing neccessarily happens. also im afraid i dont know what super manager is. maybe you have a signed launcher app? i dont have cwm, adb, or anything else. so maybe a signed launcher so that i can flash it?
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I am starting to think you aren't reading what I am saying.
AntonX Kernel One-Click Download
If you want to keep your ROM and data intact, go to the link above and download [AntonX: Basic with a Twist SGS4G KJ6 1.1.0]. Use the guide in the second link in my signature to flash it. That WILL GIVE YOU CWM without changing your ROM.
If you are on GB - download the attached zip and flash it in CWM.
I am now bowing out of helping further in this thread. Good luck!