My stock HTC View on HC has been working excellent until recently. Now, my apps are not in alphabetical order. The apps on the SD card are lumped to the back of the apps and they are in a random order to boot.
These apps have been on the SD card from day 1.
Is there anyway to correct the app drawer order without having to use another launcher?
Anybody got an idea?
At the bottom of the app drawer screen are three links. Sounds like you have the "Downloads" one selected. This shows the apps you installed in the reverse order of when you downloaded them. If you click the "All" link, it should liste them all in alphabetical order.
The reason the Downloads area is arranged that way is so that you can easily find the latest apps you installed.
NinjaMom said:
My stock HTC View on HC has been working excellent until recently. Now, my apps are not in alphabetical order. The apps on the SD card are lumped to the back of the apps and they are in a random order to boot.
These apps have been on the SD card from day 1.
Is there anyway to correct the app drawer order without having to use another launcher?
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Not much help but, I have the same situation (8 or 9 apps at the end and out of order) I have no idea what causes it.
Sorry Nick. I should have specified that I have the "All" tab selected. They are out of order in the "All" tab...
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Had to move them from my sd to my tablet and then back to sd. Hoping they stay in order now. Don't want to have to do it routinely.
@Kudzus ....
I think what throws off the app drawer order for the all tab is how "you" un install an app. If you go settings> applications the order will remain it seems.
If you just press and hold until the un install option appears on the home screen that is when out seems to mess things up.
NinjaMom said:
@Kudzus ....
I think what throws off the app drawer order for the all tab is how "you" un install an app. If you go settings> applications the order will remain it seems.
If you just press and hold until the un install option appears on the home screen that is when out seems to mess things up.
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Thanks NinjaMom, as per your post I moved my apps to internal storage and the app drawer displayed in order. I then moved them back and the app drawer still displayed in order. If I reboot they will be messed up again.
It seems like anytime the list gets refreshed any apps on sd card will be displayed at the end of the app drawer.
Strange Huh
I shut my tablet off every evening. My app drawer has remained in sync. Are you rooted? I'm stock HC.
Sorry to be slow getting back to you. I’m at Daytona and jumping from network to network.
Yep I’m rooted … I’ll try moving and rebooting when I get back to hotel tonight.
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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..
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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
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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..
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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.
I'm brand new to Android, so I don't really how popular apps are supposed to work.
When I tap the weather on the BW widget, it is supposed to show the forecast, but I get this prompt every time. Nothing downloads though, but everything appears to work correctly (except the size of the forecast that is)
Anyone know what's up?
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I got the same message. I allowed it to download and it works perfectly... Just allow and all should be good.
I have allowed it many times and still the same message.
Do you have an SD card installed?
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Do you have an SD card installed?
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Yep 2GB...
Don't recall ever seeing that, and works fine for me.
I had that problem when I tried to sideload an older version that I backed up from my phone. I pulled the current version off my phone and it downloaded just fine.
I did not like Beautiful Widgets on the nook anyway. I opted for one of the text based clocks.
Here's the animation package on the market.
Of course, the prompt worked fine for me.
Yea, already have that installed. .
i just saw this thread. i used mine and it works perfectly. clouds move across
So what exactly is BW looking for on the sd card?
Its running fine, and it created folders on the sd card, but the skins I put on it are not being found.
So which folder do you put the skins in? I tried them all, bskins, scskins, and skins.
Or is there more to installing the skins than just dragging them to the sd card in windows?
You need to create a widget on your launcher home screen. When you do, you will be given a dialog where you can set almost every option.
Afterwords, you can change options by opening the app from your launcher.
Sent from my rooted stock 1.1 Nook with XDA Premium.
Try uninstalling BW and the package and reinstalling them.
Solved.
Found the problem.
Every forum I found telling how to install this was somewhat incorrect.
They all tell you to put the skins you sideload into the skins folder. That dont work.
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You need to create a widget on your launcher home screen. When you do, you will be given a dialog where you can set almost every option.
Afterwords, you can change options by opening the app from your launcher.
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Hi, after purchasing BW from Market, I placed created a widget on my launcher (ADW) home screen. I was NOT given a dialog! I'm desperate to get my favorite clock skin (cashmere) from my HTC Evo on my Nook!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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/
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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.
Hello. Yesterday, i was searching for an launcher (NOT a home launcher} which allow me to run apps more quickly from any app I'm running at an moment.
I found this app named SwiftOpen. It's thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-swiftopen-fast-launcher-beta-t2871523 .
It allow you to add apps shortcuts, even some settings like wifi, so you can put wifi on more easy. You swipe from right (you can change the place from where to swipe) and the launcher come.Read the whole description of it's thread. Oh, and don't forget to press thanks button to the developer
Review / My opinion:
In my opinion it does a great job. I don't even have to press home button to go in another app. It use about 15 MB ram. Last night i had 58% battery and i kept this app running in background and today, in the morning, i had same battery percent. So, it seems that it doesn't drain battery.
Now i don't even need to use the home button, as i placed an shortcut of "home" in the bottom left
I downloaded the latest version released. I encountered one bug: when i want to change the place of an shortcut, the app crash, but the shortcut get moved.
Here is an screenshot. You see an white square in the right, it's because i kept my finger there to take an screenshot, otherwise the launcher dissapear. By the way, you can add more shortcuts, even Tasker ones !!!
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PS: The developer has also another app which i find it useful, Floating Translator: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2645809 .
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nice one
but i don't need it ! bcz i'm not a multitasker
jineshpatel30 said:
nice one
but i don't need it ! bcz i'm not a multitasker
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Then you dont need smartphone ahahahahah
Force said:
Then you dont need smartphone ahahahahah
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he he LOL
btw i doubt that our SMART phone will stand this kind of multi tasking if i have FB installed
Also found this app recently, it's the best launcher by a long shot. I have a G4 and I hate the softkeys taking up screen space, as you mentioned this app means you don't need any other buttons or home button.
Thanks for the tip to put this launcher in the place of the home button, I had it on the side but now that you mention it that's naturally the best spot to put it.
Do you use it on Lollipop and use the Alt-tab feature?
That's not working for me on 5.1, think it's a lollipop issue?
Well, i came across this option as i play with the recent apps. I already know how to use "Pin this App" as its been there from previous version. But this "Lock This App" looks new. I tried everything there is to try from locking and unlocking an apps, nothings happened. Really wish Samsung include the Mask & Lock App again as it uses fingerprint to lock individual apps without using the comolex Secure Folder.
Anyone knows how to use the option?
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forgive me if i got your question wrong . but lock this app option in recent panel means if you press " close all " button this app remain in recent apps and dont get closed . it has nothing to do with puting password on apps .
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forgive me if i got your question wrong . but lock this app option in recent panel means if you press " close all " button this app remain in recent apps and dont get closed . it has nothing to do with puting password on apps .
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well, initially thats my idea about it. Then i tried everything there is to try including locking an app, then clear recent apps. it cleared the app. lock app doesn't do anything. or its just a bug on my device i suppose. thanks btw.
you get it wrong. lock apps will not get removed from the recent menu (and not removed from memory) when you hit close all!
that's all!
it is not a security feature.
Doesn't prevent swiping
I like the fact that it prevents the app from being closed with the close all button and even prevents the close all button from appearing all together. The issue I'm having is I swipe the apps to close them and "Lock this app" doesnt prevent that. Is this a glitch on my end or is this no longer possible? That's what I liked about the pin app feature in previous version, as I use several apps at once, like music apps in the background while working on projects, etc. So if I swipe 1 or 2 apps away, sometimes I go so fast I swipe the music away instead and stops my momentum. The recent apps section helps unless I use more than 4 apps. :laugh:
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I like the fact that it prevents the app from being closed with the close all button and even prevents the close all button from appearing all together. The issue I'm having is I swipe the apps to close them and "Lock this app" doesnt prevent that. Is this a glitch on my end or is this no longer possible? That's what I liked about the pin app feature in previous version, as I use several apps at once, like music apps in the background while working on projects, etc. So if I swipe 1 or 2 apps away, sometimes I go so fast I swipe the music away instead and stops my momentum. The recent apps section helps unless I use more than 4 apps. :laugh:
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I have the s9 and also locking apps in recent menu doesn't prevent swiping them away.