Does anyone know of a way to replace the stock browser in the dock? I know how to delete it, but haven't found a way to put it in the home dock. I want to use chrome in the home dock. Thanks!
Press and hold stock browser and delete it from the dock. Do the same for chrome and put it in the dock.
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Thanks, worked but I was unable to uninstall the stock browser with Titanium. I had to go into app manager and disable it. Non the less I have chrome in the dock.
AUSTIN3:16 said:
Does anyone know of a way to replace the stock browser in the dock? I know how to delete it, but haven't found a way to put it in the home dock. I want to use chrome in the home dock. Thanks!
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do you mean like when you drag it out of the dock and its still staying there? if thats what you mean, then you have to open up the app tray and remove or add your dock apps there. open app tray > long press app you want to remove and drag it to the tray > do opposite for apps you want from tray to dock.... I dont know why this is the way it is and makes absolutely no sense but thats the way it is.
Yea I got it figured out, but thanks for the reply. Makes no sense the way this is.
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Does anyone have car home apk. I can't seem to find that.
Also while using GO Launcher, some of the Samsung widgets do not appear under the widget list. Does anyone know why this happens?
VJKotts said:
Does anyone have car home apk. I can't seem to find that.
Also while using GO Launcher, some of the Samsung widgets do not appear under the widget list. Does anyone know why this happens?
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It's normal - Samsung widgets will only work in Touchwiz.
I would also like the Car Home APK...
Not got an SGS2 to test with, but try this:
www.villainrom.co.uk/SGS2/downloadcarhome.php
Sorry to bump this, as i did not want to create another thread, but how would i go about removing carhome and it keeps opening up by itself. Also all my phone calls go to speaker phone automatically, im guessing its car-mode.
I don't own any of the overpriced Motorola docks, and use an alternative launcher, so I can't access the Car Dock or the Widget Clock by normal means.
However, I've discovered it's possible to create shortcuts to their activities that seem to work.
Before you ask, the main one I was hoping for was the Webtop, so that I could use it for root, but if it's possible, I haven't found the right activity yet. I have not seen the Webtop in action, but in order for this to work for that, you'd have to be able to see Firefox on the Photon, which I don't think is possible even with the real Webtop, so there goes that.
But anyway, to access Car Dock or the Widget Clock:
1. Long press the home screen
2. Select Shortcuts
3. Select Activities
For Car Dock, scroll down to Car Dock and select:
com.motorola.cardock2.main.CardockMainActivity
For Widget Clock, scroll down to Desk Home and select:
com.motorola.dlauncher.DLauncher
There you go, shortcuts for directly launching them. I have no idea why Motorola couldn't have been well-behaved and included these as regular apps.
Thanks, I found this to be helpful. Especially the cardock. You just saved me $50
Thanks I was just looking for this option.
However, I do the long press on the home page and then choose Shortcuts but when I get to the Shortcuts page I do not have an option for "Activities". The only "A" options I have are Applications and App groups.
I can't find activities when I choose shortcuts? Is it under something else?
Followed direction for the car dock but it closes right way when I try to open the shortcut.
AZMotorgod said:
Thanks I was just looking for this option.
However, I do the long press on the home page and then choose Shortcuts but when I get to the Shortcuts page I do not have an option for "Activities". The only "A" options I have are Applications and App groups.
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broncop3t3 said:
I can't find activities when I choose shortcuts? Is it under something else?
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What launchers are you guys using? Worked for me with both Motoblur and Go.
manekineko said:
What launchers are you guys using? Worked for me with both Motoblur and Go.
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I'm using Blur and don't have the activities option
I am using Launcher Pro. Will give Go a try.
Tried on Go but same think with car dock. Closes as soon as it tries to open
Hmm, seems that the Activities shortcut may be created by LauncherPro. I was using Launcher Pro earlier, and haven't uninstalled it yet, so that sounds plausible.
http://manishmistry.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/android-launcher-pro-activity-shortcuts/
According to this article, you can add the shortcut to the activity and uninstall LauncherPro after if you want.
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Hmm, seems that the Activities shortcut may be created by LauncherPro. I was using Launcher Pro earlier, and haven't uninstalled it yet, so that sounds plausible.
http://manishmistry.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/android-launcher-pro-activity-shortcuts/
According to this article, you can add the shortcut to the activity and uninstall LauncherPro after if you want.
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I remember having that option with LP on my Evo, but someone earlier said they had Activities with Blur. Could it be something installed by a launcher but still seen by Blur?
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I remember having that option with LP on my Evo, but someone earlier said they had Activities with Blur. Could it be something installed by a launcher but still seen by Blur?
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Yes, well it was me that had that under Blur. And yes, it seems like Launcher Pro adds Activities under Shortcuts, but all launchers have access to it.
I had to select "custom shortcuts" then pick activity.
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I downloaded Launcher Pro and now I can see the Activities option and I can add the Car Dock icon to my home page, but it also closes for me right away when I launch it.
Maybe it has something to do with the app looking for the magnets in the car dock?
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I downloaded Launcher Pro and now I can see the Activities option and I can add the Car Dock icon to my home page, but it also closes for me right away when I launch it.
Maybe it has something to do with the app looking for the magnets in the car dock?
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Hmm pretty strange, since I can open it up and it works fine, I'll have to think more on what the difference could be.
Is there anyone else it works for?
How about the Widget Clock? That also opens up for me, but when I quit seems to cause some sort of screen corruption on Go Launcher.
I was getting the closing right away but last night I did the MR3 update and then tried this again. Now it opens with no problem.
richmc73 said:
I was getting the closing right away but last night I did the MR3 update and then tried this again. Now it opens with no problem.
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Pretty strange, since I'm not on the MR3 update. Not even rooted.
The widget and car dock links work with the kickstand out for me, but FC with it in.
I've played around with this some more, and whether or not it force closes has something to do with the kickstand. It's really fussy.
It will always work on boot, until the kick stand is closed for the first time.
If Kickstand enable is disabled in settings, after the first time the kickstand is closed, it will stop working with or without the kickstand open.
If Kickstand enable is enabled in settings, it will continue to function with the kickstand open, but will no longer work with kickstand closed.
Anyone else confirm?
I can confirm it works without the kickstand open after a fresh boot. I did not play with the kickstand settings.
I found a app on android market called Car Mode Control. It puts a simple car mode launcher icon in apps drawer. It launches the car mode control fine on my photon mr5.
Does anyone know where the options are for the kickstand? I can't get anything to come on the screen when i open it. My screen rotates but stays on the homes creen with no options.
Wont work if you are using an alternate launcher like LPP. Other wise its under display settings, toggle kick stand on.
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So if your watching a movie & have the kickstand up with the phone on the table, the screen wont stay on if your using launcher pro?
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So if your watching a movie & have the kickstand up with the phone on the table, the screen wont stay on if your using launcher pro?
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Yes it will work just fine. I was referring to the options that pop up for you to select while in kick-stand mode.
I use go.launcher and when I open kickstand I then have to hit the home button to bring up the clock
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I use go.launcher and when I open kickstand I then have to hit the home button to bring up the clock
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I use go launcher and I can't get the default desk clock to show no matter what I try.
What about being able to turn the screen side ways without the kick stand up? I like to turn my phone side ways and have the home screen long ways.
any ideas?
(everything else turns when i turn the phone, ie text browser option screen most programs, just not the home screen, unless the kick stand is out?)
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What about being able to turn the screen side ways without the kick stand up? I like to turn my phone side ways and have the home screen long ways.
any ideas?
(everything else turns when i turn the phone, ie text browser option screen most programs, just not the home screen, unless the kick stand is out?)
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Launcher Pro lets you do this, but you loose the kickstands activation of the desk top mode.I've made a shortcut on one of my homescreens for the desktop when I want it.
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Launcher Pro lets you do this, but you loose the kickstands activation of the desk top mode.I've made a shortcut on one of my homescreens for the desktop when I want it.
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Where did you find the shortcut?
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Where did you find the shortcut?
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With LP, you get an option to put an activity on your homescreen just like you would for a widget or application. Long press a homescreen, select shortcut, select activity, select desk home, select desk home.
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With LP, you get an option to put an activity on your homescreen just like you would for a widget or application. Long press a homescreen, select shortcut, select activity, select desk home, select desk home.
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Thanks alot
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I'm using Launcher Pro and the kickstand option works fine for me. When I open the kickstand, it asks if I want to go into widget clock/kickstand mode. Is that not what happens for other people?
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I'm using Launcher Pro and the kickstand option works fine for me. When I open the kickstand, it asks if I want to go into widget clock/kickstand mode. Is that not what happens for other people?
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It didn't used to work for me, that's why I made the shortcut, but I just tried it and it worked. I wonder if this has to do with me flashing the Laser P-ROM yesterday which has the HDMI webtop hack. Do you have this hack installed? I also noticed I get a notification that I'm connected to multimedia station even though I'm not when the kickstands activates. I didn't get that message before.
Ever since I loaded Go Launcher EX, my desk clock no longer launches when the kickstand is opened. Is there any way to restore this functionality and still use Go Launcher? The desk clock worked perfectly with SPB Shell. Is there some place where I can set which app automatically opens when the kickstand is opened?
Btw, the kickstand is enabled in Display Settings.
Mine works
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So does mine, reinstall it.
Did you disable the kickstand in settings?
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Ever since I loaded Go Launcher EX, my desk clock no longer launches when the kickstand is opened. Is there any way to restore this functionality and still use Go Launcher? The desk clock worked perfectly with SPB Shell. Is there some place where I can set which app automatically opens when the kickstand is opened?
Btw, the kickstand is enabled in Display Settings.
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I had a similar issue and found a "fix" for it.
Load the Moto launcher
Open the kickstand
Change the default for the kickstand to Widget Clock
Now, when you open the kickstand and hit your home button, it should launch the desk clock.
frozndevl said:
I had a similar issue and found a "fix" for it.
Load the Moto launcher
Open the kickstand
Change the default for the kickstand to Widget Clock
Now, when you open the kickstand and hit your home button, it should launch the desk clock.
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That's odd, I don't even see the moto launcher. That should have come on the phone right?
If you loaded a third-party launcher (Launcher Pro, ADW, GoLauncher, etc) then you may not be able to easily switch back to the Motorola stock launcher. You can use a program like HomeSmack to re-enable it.
Try long pressing on the home button. If you see a "Home" app that is the Motor launcher.
The app "Home Switcher" will allow you to launch MotoBlur. What I've done was to install Launcher Pro, then I added an Activities shortcut that launched the Moto desktop. I then uninstalled Launcher Pro. You can only get the Activities shortcut option with LP. Now I will open the kickstand and then open my shortcut.
Just curious to know if anyone else purchased/uses the "Multimedia Dock" for the Rezound (the official one from VZW/HTC).
If so, I have an issue with the dock mode where by if I put the phone in the dock, there is no way of exiting out of the dock mode App. It's kind of a pain in the arse for me because I usually have to remove the phone from the dock for a few seconds, choose the app I want to enter, then put the phone back in the Dock and use the "recent apps" from the drop down to go back into the previous app.
On my Thunderbolt and my wife's Inc2, the Dock Mode app has a big "X" in the lower-left of the screen to exit out of the Dock app. I was mainly interested in knowing if anyone else has the same issue, or if it's just my phone that has the issue. Thanks in advance!
I have the dock and have the same issue. I mostly use the dock to stream spotify to my home receiver so it's not that big of a deal to me. It would be nice to exit of it easily though. Also the default bluetooth connection in the dock mode is hit or miss.
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Just curious to know if anyone else purchased/uses the "Multimedia Dock" for the Rezound (the official one from VZW/HTC).
If so, I have an issue with the dock mode where by if I put the phone in the dock, there is no way of exiting out of the dock mode App. It's kind of a pain in the arse for me because I usually have to remove the phone from the dock for a few seconds, choose the app I want to enter, then put the phone back in the Dock and use the "recent apps" from the drop down to go back into the previous app.
On my Thunderbolt and my wife's Inc2, the Dock Mode app has a big "X" in the lower-left of the screen to exit out of the Dock app. I was mainly interested in knowing if anyone else has the same issue, or if it's just my phone that has the issue. Thanks in advance!
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You should be able to exit be pulling down the notification bar and exiting from there.
The same thing happens for me. One thing I noticed is that when I switched over to another launcher (ADW Ex), the dock mode doesn't launch automatically, which is a pain but does allow me to access other apps. So I guess pick your poison.
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You should be able to exit be pulling down the notification bar and exiting from there.
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No, you can't it only shows an icon that says "press to return to dock mode."
At least I know it wasn't just my phone.
I do have another issue though. I was messing around with settings and disabled the auto start. Now, my phone won't launch Dock Mode at all and I don't see it listed in the app drawer. (It is under my Apps in the Settings but I can't do anything but uninstall). Anyone know how I can restore the Dock Mode?
I have also tried to locate the APK in Root Explorer, but it only asks if I want to install it. When I try, it fails to install.
EDIT: Nevermind, just remembered. You have to go into the Clock (via Weather/Clock widget) and then click Desk Clock, then press the Dock Mode Icon and you can change settings that way.
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The same thing happens for me. One thing I noticed is that when I switched over to another launcher (ADW Ex), the dock mode doesn't launch automatically, which is a pain but does allow me to access other apps. So I guess pick your poison.
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Yes, the Dock Mode appears to be a Sense related app/widget, so if you install a 3rd party launcher, it will kick you out of Dock Mode entirely.
Wow, I just did something... I took the phone out of the Dock. Then pressed the clock portion of my Clock/Weather widget, then hit Desk Clock, then pressed the Icon that shows the Dock Mode. Notice that the Dock Mode now shows the big X in the lower left!
That is the only way I can get it to appear though... seems as though it's an HTC glitch.