TouchWiz dock icon bug - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
This bug has been bugging me for quite a while now, probably since July with whatever ROM version from back then right up to XWKK5 now.
On my dock, I have the usual Phone, Contacts, Go SMS Pro and Applications icons.
However, when I finish using a memory-intensive app (such as my browser) and go back to the launcher's homescreen, it will sometimes reload the homescreen. The issue is that during the reloading, the dock icons will show up as Navigation (Navigon), Linpack, Quadrant and Applications! Once the reloading of the launcher homescreen is done after about 3 seconds, the icons then go back to being Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Applications again.
I noticed that while it is showing Navigation, Linpack and Quadrant icons clicking on them actually opens up that specific app! So it is not an issue of icon appearance but the actual shortcut as well!
Anyone had this problem before? Pics below:
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No one has seen this happening before on their SGS2?

I do... But I don't have a solution
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I only see this when rebooting the phone..for around 2-3 seconds.
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Thanks for confirming, at least I am not alone. So far I've managed to avoid it by rearranging the icons in the app drawer. It's weird as to why it would work in that way.
Edit: Didn't work

I see this regularly - different icons that get replaced by the 'real' dock icons after a second or two.

I see this too. It happens a lot for me, and from stock to the newest versions, including leaks and the KK5 ROMs. It happens a lot more for me because of Widgetlocker.
Is there any way to keep TouchWiz Launcher from exiting from memory? I suspect this is why this keeps happening.

Clear TwLauncher
Go to settings> Applications>Manage Applications> All> TW Launcher and click on clear data. TW will reset with stock arrangement of widgets. As for app drawer, everything will be in alphabetical order. If you have any folders, it will be gone. But i think it will fix the problem of the icons rearranging itself.

Happens sometimes to me aswell. I solved by flashing a custom kernel

Anyome tried this? I don't have my phone at the moment to try it. Let me know if it helps anyone out.
http://www.droidhype.com/2010/09/19/force-your-launcher-to-stay-in-memory/

naddie said:
Anyome tried this? I don't have my phone at the moment to try it. Let me know if it helps anyone out.
http://www.droidhype.com/2010/09/19/force-your-launcher-to-stay-in-memory/
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It seems to have reduced the frequency of reloads, but it still happens.

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[Q] [SOLVED] Gaps in App Drawer

My girlfriend has the X10 mini and when she removes an app from the phone, the icon is removed from the app drawer as expected but it leaves a space where the icon used to be which is never reused whn a new app is installed
she has several of these gaps now, has anybody else had this problem or know how to fix it or refresh the list maybe?
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You should get a launcher like ADW. It has a much better drawer. There's no comparison between it and Sony's one.
The x10 mini's launcher tray is different from the trays of other launchers that just list the apps in alphabetical order - you can reorder them yourself - press the menu button, then select "Arrange icons" and you can drag the icons into a new order (so you can drag other apps to fill your spaces, or organise the apps by type, etc)
Eseb0 said:
You should get a launcher like ADW. It has a much better drawer. There's no comparison between it and Sony's one.
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its my girlfriends phone and she like it, I use launcher pro and tried getting her to let me install that but she's having none of it, cheers for the suggestion tho..
benjymous said:
The x10 mini's launcher tray is different from the trays of other launchers that just list the apps in alphabetical order - you can reorder them yourself - press the menu button, then select "Arrange icons" and you can drag the icons into a new order (so you can drag other apps to fill your spaces, or organise the apps by type, etc)
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I thought I had tried this already and it didnt work, but have just held an icon down and its letting me move them... hmmm oh well, cheers fella thats sorted it.
the missus says thankyou
gavtaylor said:
its my girlfriends phone and she like it, I use launcher pro and tried getting her to let me install that but she's having none of it, cheers for the suggestion tho..
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I think LauncherPro only works on Android version 2 and up.
Yeh i found the gaps that were left behind a bit annoying... but i also found scrolling through each page at a time and remembering where each app was annoying as well as i started to rack up quite a few pages and the app drawer always loads at the page u were last on.
But now i use helix launcher which puts it all in alphabetical order which i did found annoying at first as i wasnt used to it but getting familiar with what apps u have and what they're called as well as being able to see more apps on the screen and scrolling down to the bottom with 1 swipe makes it a winner!
If your gf doesnt regularly download lots of apps and uninstall them i'd suggest to just rearrange/shift the apps into the gaps for her or get her to herself.

[Q] How to fix roms cutting off part of applications on screen?

I have issues with some applications getting cut off at the bottom of the screen when using roms such as the AT(HoneyComb)RIX 3.4 EXT4 or the Alien one. I can still scroll to the bottom of the application using the rest of the screen but there will still be part of the screen gone the whole time. Off the top of my head it does this with my SSF4AE guide app, on every single page. Also using handcent I have a similar problem; the background is not appearing fully when I go to my list of text messages
Ive been using Alien for weeks and dont have this problem on any on my 700+ apps, including Handcent which is prob the one I use more than any other.
I had the SSF4AE app problem on both but the handcent problem was only on AT(HoneyComb)RIX 3.4 EXT4
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I just thought about this, my photobucket app has appeared to be shrunk ever since Gingerbread, you can see it doesn't quite take up my screen.. But it sounds like you are having the opposite problem, the app is too big to be displayed on the screen right?
Edit: i think its not showing correctly because of my photobucket privacy settings.. But it is just slightly smaller than the screen, it has a black border all the way around. Also I dont know what SSF4AE is.
Its just a guide for a fighting game that I use frequently.
It's supposed to look like this http://i.imgur.com/NaI1e.jpg
but it looks like this http://i.imgur.com/oDByS.jpg
I didn't notice until now that you mentioned your photobucket app being smaller that the sides are cut off a little too as well in this. I just took a picture from the web and edited it btw.
This thread says to download "spare parts" and toggle compatibility mode, Im gonna try that now and let you know.
Edit: Yup that worked for me! that should fix the problem for you too. Thank you for asking the question because it motivated me to find this simple fix. Im gonna hit your thanks button for that, if it works for you feel free to do the same lol. Also, strangly enough Spare Parts was also one of those apps that had a scaling prob haha, but its fixed now in that app as well. I cant say for sure yet if unchecking the "compatibility mode" causes any negative effects on other apps but it for sure fixed the scaling issue in photobucket and spare parts. Additionally, the "fancy input animation" is pretty cool it makes the keyboard slide up instead of just appear. Enjoy.
Yup that fixed my problem with the SSF4AE guide app. Thanks a lot . The handcent issue is still there but it might just be a problem with the theme..

[Q] Pixelated icons in ADW app drawer?

Anyone else using the default ADW Launcher in CM7 6.5.8, do you notice pixelation of icons in your app drawer? I only noticed this yesterday, not sure whether if it's been so since the beginning. I've gone through the ADW settings but none of the option seem related to this. See below the comparison between icons in ADW (left) and Zeam (right).
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That only happens in the app drawer. If I drag it to the homescreen the shortcut icon will be smooth.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
I have the same problem, but with Go Launcher Ex ...
For me the market is pixelated too ...
legycsapo said:
I have the same problem, but with Go Launcher Ex ...
For me the market is pixelated too ...
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Same ROM and kernel?
My market looks alright, but I'll try GO and other launchers later...
Nope. It's andy's Phoenix with franco 02.10.2011. But the problem occured when i wanted to change some themes in CM. I flashed andy's rom, but the problem still there !
Can you try Zeam? Though if it's Andy's, you might as well wait a few hours to see if flashing the bugfix update helps or not.
Here is another person with the problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18549580&postcount=1827
Bundled ADW = pixelated
Market ADW = fine
Still no solution so far. I could just set market ADW as my default and freeze the bundled... but it just feels like a waste of space.
Hi, i just read your comment on the other topic.
The Market ADW not show wallpaper in application box and have lower
perfomance. But the icons view perfect
sidVici0us said:
Hi, i just read your comment on the other topic.
The Market ADW not show wallpaper in application box and have lower
perfomance. But the icons view perfect
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The wallpaper can be set from its settings (Menu>More>ADW Settings).
I reflashed and it became fine.
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[Q] Couple App/Widget questions

A few questions...
Anyone use the stock photo album widget? I have one on one of my screens for when my phone is in its dock at work. It works fine when it is in the dock bc It's charging, and I have it set to keep the screen on when charging. However, when it is out of the dock, and the screen goes off, when I turn it back on, the most recent image is all it shows and it will not go into rotation. I have to open it back up and say "OK" to my selected pictures to get it working again. I don't have any battery saving or task killing aps, so I know I don't accidentally have it set to auto end on screen off. All I have is the stock Samsung Task Manager.
Know of any fixes for this? Maybe try another widget like it on the market?
Also, I came from an Atrix and they had a task manager that I just simply loved. It was smooth and simple and I could add what I wanted to an auto end list. As far as I know, Samsungs T.M. doesn't allow this, and all the apps I find on the market do more than I want it to. I don't want something like Juice defender or what not. Just something simple that allows me to put stuff in an auto end list when screen goes blank. Does stock Samsung T.S. do this and I am just not seeing it? Any 3rd party apps you suggest for this function?
Last thing... Know of any widgets that ACCURATELY show info like CPU speed and temp that is transparent? I like a very materialistic look and I am not liking the black background of the Antutu widgets.
Something that would look good with this...
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couple things
how did you change your stock battery icon?
2) try elixir widgets,they got everything
3) i use multipic slideshow widget to shuffle through any selected pic folder, works great
SayWhat10 said:
couple things
how did you change your stock battery icon?
2) try elixir widgets,they got everything
3) i use multipic slideshow widget to shuffle through any selected pic folder, works great
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With TPC's ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1509855
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll give it a go.
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Tablet-Style Scroll Outlines?

I can't seem to find a good screenshot of it (and the only person I know with a tablet's sleeping, so I'll post one tomorrow if I get the chance), but in Honeycomb and the tablet version of ICS, when you scroll on your current home screen to another screen you can see light-blue glowy outlines for the icons on the screen you're scrolling to.
Is it possible to replicate that effect in ICS for a phone? Would that have to be something done at the homescreen level, or something deeper? The Android tablets always had my attention with this effect.
Thankies! =]
Apex launcher, free in market, lets you have that animation. It is like ICS stock launcher with a lot more options. Choose trasition effect as tablet from Apex home screen settings.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I suggest you maybe contact the APEX launcher guys (Android Does) and see if that is even possible. I like it too and think it would be cool on the phone level.
Wow, you guys replied quickly... Thank you both. =D
Alex9090 said:
Apex launcher, free in market, lets you have that animation. It is like ICS stock launcher with a lot more options. Choose trasition effect as tablet from Apex home screen settings.
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It sort of does; it has the outline of the homescreen that moves around, which looks kinda' cool. However, it's still missing the part where the icons and widgets get that same outline treatment and then as they move in, slowly become visible.
Woodrube said:
I know exactly what you are talking about. I suggest you maybe contact the APEX launcher guys (Android Does) and see if that is even possible. I like it too and think it would be cool on the phone level.
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Will do; I just wish Apex Launcher would let me move my homescreens around when I'm in the preview mode. xD It's the one thing I preferred Nova Launcher for, but Apex has improved lots since when I first used it (when it first came out).
Landscape mode?
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