I tried to post this in the galaxy s4 all in one root thread, but it said I didnt have permission, and I dont see a verizon s4 root specific thread so Im posting here.
I discovered the problem when I was messing around with the root app, multi window manager. Upon setting it up, then trying to drag my new apps over (in the edit screen), and remove some of the default, I was unable to do either. The default apps in the toolbar wouldnt even move and the ones I was tryin to add would drag but I was unable to drop them in.
I finally uninstalled the app, and tried to edit the multitask bar without the app, and got the same results. Couldnt edit anything, apps woudnt budge.
SO far thats the only issue Ive had after rooting, I hope there arent anymore to come.
UPDATE:
K fixed it. For anyone else that migh have this problem just toggle your multiwindow funtion off, then back on and you should be good! Worked for me.
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Hey guys
Ive just upgraded from to the Galaxy s2 (from an HTC desire) and first impressions are that i love it. I have a few q's that i hope some people can help me with:
1. On my home screen, i cant change/move the very bottom line of apps (phone/contacts/messaging/applications). Is there anyway to switch these out with something else (a different app)?
2. HTC has friend stream which is a full page widget showing all your facebook/twitter updates. The s2 has social hub, but is there anyway to show this in a full page widget?
3. Is it possible to assign an option to long press the (soft) back button? The menu button already brings up google search, and quite simply i want long press back to bring up voice search
4. The interal storage (12gb or something like that) current shows as USB storage, which prevents me from moving apps across to it. Any way to rectify this?
5. I have already rooted my phone. Will i still be able to take OTA updates without any problem? (something you couldnt do on a rooted HTC)
6. Any way to stop the default internet browser from opening websites in mobile view? Ive seen a workaround which only lasts the session, but just wondering if theres a permanent one (dont want to use opera as it doesnt have flash working/working well yet).
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
gyro11 said:
Hey guys
Ive just upgraded from to the Galaxy s2 (from an HTC desire) and first impressions are that i love it. I have a few q's that i hope some people can help me with:
1. On my home screen, i cant change/move the very bottom line of apps (phone/contacts/messaging/applications). Is there anyway to switch these out with something else (a different app)?
2. HTC has friend stream which is a full page widget showing all your facebook/twitter updates. The s2 has social hub, but is there anyway to show this in a full page widget?
3. Is it possible to assign an option to long press the (soft) back button? The menu button already brings up google search, and quite simply i want long press back to bring up voice search
4. The interal storage (12gb or something like that) current shows as USB storage, which prevents me from moving apps across to it. Any way to rectify this?
5. I have already rooted my phone. Will i still be able to take OTA updates without any problem? (something you couldnt do on a rooted HTC)
6. Any way to stop the default internet browser from opening websites in mobile view? Ive seen a workaround which only lasts the session, but just wondering if theres a permanent one (dont want to use opera as it doesnt have flash working/working well yet).
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help
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I'll try my best, here goes..
1. Open the app drawer by pressing the home icon on the dock-->press menu then edit. Now you can drag any icon you wish to the dock then hit menu again and save.
2. I don't think there is a social hub widget (at least I don't) but you can download a third party app/widget that will be similar to friends stream.
4. The internal storage is always under "usb storage" in settings/storage. What are you trying to move?
5. Yes, as long as you don't change your firmware.
Hey
thanks for your help Im just trying to move some apps which ive downloaded across to the sd storage but it keeps telling me im out of memory. Im guessing this is because i havent yet added my own microsd, but thats on the agenda for tomorrow
Your welcome. You got it, once you install an external sd you will be able to move files to and from the internal storage.
I'm using Opera, and the flash seems to work fine for me so far, might be worth trying it (especially since it's free).
does seem to be working now...its been a long time since i last tried it
sorry to hijack the thread but does anyone else notice that when you put apps into a newly created folder (for example I have one called favourite apps) and the icons within that folder have moved around....you know how you by habit press a couple of buttons and bam your in xda well because these moved around I launched dilbert! not that this is critical but just wondered if anyone else notices this behaviour?
Hi,
I did the root from InDirect, everything's fine, had the OTA update from B&N come down so spent another chunk of time watching the video on how to redo everything and block the sucker to get old device manager. So in theory I'm good to go. P.S. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'd bake you guys some cookies (well buy some, I'm not a domestic goddess) if I could. I'm a rooting noob and know how much I owe to you guys.
A few things have popped up and there seems to be a bunch of threads but none that help in a clear cut way that my kinda newbie brain understands (or maybe my sleep deprived brain is gaining on me). If you all don't mind pointing me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it.
Problem 1: Google frameworks process error causing a force close window on start up. Yep, I know there are a bunch of threads for this but what do I actually need to do? Replace something? I saw mention of some files (which are in their respective folder).
Problem 2: I kind of like the stock keyboard and would either like it back or something similar. Is there a keyboard you all recommend?
Problem 3: When I go into setting > keyboard the darn thing throws a force close error (com.android.settings). I know people have been getting the same thing and it fixed itself with the darn OTA update but I killed that and now I'm back to square one with the keyboard setting issue - namely I can't set anything.
Problem 4: I have a few google calendars in my google account and on the calendar app I only see one color tag when I view the calendar but when I go to the agenda view on the calendar app I see my other different color coded calendar listings. Why the heck can't I see it in a normal 31 day calendar view with all my calendar color tags?
Question: How can I tell if I have access to all the storage on the device which rooting gives me and which app is the best way to utilize it?
Question: Is there some kind of task killer for running apps on my rooted tablet or should I leave it alone?
Question: How do I "thank" someone for their post?
I promise I've been poking around and I'm not some super lazy a-hole who doesn't want to try and look for things. I was part computer science in college (a combo of computer science and art) so I'm not a complete programming moron though this is the first gadget I've bought and tinkered with.
Basically I'd like to know if I can fix these issues instead of rooting for the millionth time when I inadvertently really mess things up.
Thanks dudes!
Dawn
1. ignore for now
2. recommend swiftkey or swype
3. use the hidden settings app and choose accessibility
4. try third party contacts app like go contacts
5. go to calender app, hit menu button, more, calender and check to see all your calenders are there and if not, add them
a. root access allows you to transfer files to b&n partition
b. i dont use task killers
c. thanks button below if you are using a browser
i can has cookies?
I too was getting the force close message when trying to access my keyboard settings after rooting using Indirect's method. I absolutely hated the autocomplete on the new keyboard and wanted to turn it off, but I just couldn't get to the keyboard settings at first (even with the hidden settings app--it still force closed). A couple of days ago, I installed the Anycut app to help with another problem, and while using it to create a shortcut for an activity, I scrolled past "android keyboard settings" in the list of choices. Once I created a shortcut for android keyboard settings, I was able to go in and change things to suit me (adios annoying autocomplete!). I don't know if this will help with any of your problems, but you did mention you were having trouble accessing your keyboard settings...good luck!
most keyboards have a button to access their settings. you just gotta find it.
On the gingerbread keyboard in the root method to change settings:
- long press on the , and then slide up/over to the settings icon that pops up. This should bring up a menu to make keyboard changes.
- you will find that a number of the keys have long-press options.
~ G
Thanks for the tips. Much simpler than my accidental Anycut fix! Wish I had known earlier--I spent hours fiddling with everything but the simplest fix on Xmas day!
Hey. Just got into the world of smartphones with a Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100P), running Samsung's stock ICS (XXLPH). After a fairly smooth rooting of the phone, I did something stupid - I tried to use CWM to install this mod - an NFC enabler. Stupid, because the mod wasn't designed for ICS.
I was fortunate enough to have the enabler 'only' freeze the phone every 5 seconds instead of bricking it. Then I went in through the adb shell and deleted the appropriate apk.
My question is - is the apk the whole of the app? It looks like it, certainly - the phone works like before, no problem. I'm just worried about leaving 'garbage' around it.
I don't expect everyone here to be an expert on this particular mod - but in general, if I am manually uninstalling an app, do I need to worry about anything besides the apk?
If so, where else should I look (again, generally, where do apps tend to change or dump things)? I'd ask the developer, but it seems rude to privately message him, and I can't exactly post in the relevant thread.
No you should be ok. Nothing more needs to be done. Some apps also install data on the sd card which show up in 'My files'. It doesn't affect the phone in any way but if you find anything just delete it. I have mine sort by date so changes show at the top of the list.
Sent from my GT-I9100T
Im new to my s4 and need some help!
So because of the memory problems with the s4 i decided to root my s4 and dlt unneeded apps
it was working fine
but i noticed my weather meter in the drop down menu disappeared i wanted it back
so i hard reseted my phone to no avail and i still didnt get my old pre installed apps back
so basically
How do i get my temp meter back in the drop menu?
why isnt hard resetting bring all old apps back?
Theres a lot of missing information in your post, but I'll take a swing at what I think you're getting at.
If you're talking about weather in your notification pull down, then what you're probably looking for is Google Now. Open Google Now (click the search field) go through the setup, and weather info should appear eventually.
If that's not it, how did you "hard reset" and what was the exact procedure you used to root?
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Theres a lot of missing information in your post, but I'll take a swing at what I think you're getting at.
If you're talking about weather in your notification pull down, then what you're probably looking for is Google Now. Open Google Now (click the search field) go through the setup, and weather info should appear eventually.
If that's not it, how did you "hard reset" and what was the exact procedure you used to root?
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okay i fixed the weather meter but its just the hard reset is bugging me right now my phone isn't rooted i hard reseted it, but after i restored it the apps i deleted Im new to my s4 and need some help!
So because of the memory problems with the s4 i decided to root my s4 and dlt unneeded apps
it was working fine
but i noticed my weather meter in the drop down menu disappeared i wanted it back
so i hard reseted my phone to no avail and i still didnt get my old pre installed apps back
so basically
How do i get my temp meter back in the drop menu?
why isn't hard resetting bring all old apps back? restored thing is i can re install them from the store. i used the motochopper root. im just wondering why it didnt reinstall them
any thoughts on why?
Hey all,
I just got my 9 pro. I started testing the phone without a SIMcard and played around a little and I was able to sort the quick access buttons (see screenshot if I'm messing up the description of these things).
There was also a quick access button named "sort" where I was able to sort them.
After a factory reset I've set up everything as I wanted an then went on to sort these things. At first I had only one page without any bullet points to swipe left/right, after a restart I was able to swipe left and right.
But I still can't sort it, kinda because I would like to have the grey scale mode. And in general to be able to sort them.
I went to all the settings but no point to find what I needed. Is this a common error or any ideas to fix?
Edit: can't upload an image, trying to fix the error
I though I had seen this somewhere on these forums, but it might have been somewhere else. Apparently it has to do with how google backups are synced to the device. It can be easily fixed with ADB using the line found on this post: https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/how-to-reset-restore-quick-setting-to-t3671583
Dont forget to turn on USB debugging on your device to get this done.