How do I change the default launcher in a zip rom NOT after flashing, before. I already searched but it seems that most just suggest to delete stock launcher and put preferred launcher in system/app or system/priv-app . I did those but after flashing, systemUI just crash. I'm trying to replace CM11 Trebuchet launcher
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hey guys,
I current flashed the litening rom and it gives me launcher pro as default launcher
and i removed it by deleting the lancherpro apk file using ROOT EXPLORER as I downloaded the launcherpro plus and tried to install it with astro but it says: application not installed! any idea?
Dodgy apk maybe? Make sure LP is uninstalled correctly in applications.
hkgdllm said:
hey guys,
I current flashed the litening rom and it gives me launcher pro as default launcher
and i removed it by deleting the lancherpro apk file using ROOT EXPLORER as I downloaded the launcherpro plus and tried to install it with astro but it says: application not installed! any idea?
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Did you reboot in between the two tasks? Sometimes it requires a reboot. Also before deleting the original did you make something else as your default launcher (ie TW)?
do u have the standard launcher (tw launcher) still installed?
THanks guys i need to reboot lol peace
Hi all,
Can i replace the stock home.apk with the apex launcher apk? Or is the standard home needed on stock rom?
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jvdv360 said:
Hi all,
Can i replace the stock home.apk with the apex launcher apk? Or is the standard home needed on stock rom?
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As far as I know, you can replace, but if you do a factory reset then, it could be that the needed home.apk isn't there, so you have to flash firmware again using flashtool, cause phone boots up and there's no home.apk (someone here had this problem!).
Wouldn't do it, you can choose which you want to have as default, why uninstalling home.apk?!
Cause it takes memory...
Thx for the advice!
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Hey you can move the stock home.apk to sd card. When you don't need apex launcher anymore then copy back the home.apk to system. Thats easy
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I've had re-customized many custom roms zip files for my fitting. Generally I always delete the default launcher in /system/app and replace it with HoloLauncher which is less than a megabyte. Android is smart enough to default to the third party launcher even if the default isn't present.
eksasol said:
Android is smart enough to default to the third party launcher even if the default isn't present.
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Yes it is, but as pointed out by mihahn, if you ever do a factory reset on the go, you'll be proper screwed unless you:
- keep home.apk somewhere (prefferably a flashable zip)
- have a computer so you can "adb push" it into system/app
Yes it happened to me once. Not anymore!
Hmmmm....no need to remove/delete default Home from system or make a flashable zip incase of something wrong....
just frozen/disable the default Home from system....when you do factory reset, default Home will enable again....
remember this method only works if you have install other Home launcher such as Apex, Holo and etc and made them as default launcher...then only then you can disable default Home Launcher...
eksasol said:
I've had re-customized many custom roms zip files for my fitting. Generally I always delete the default launcher in /system/app and replace it with HoloLauncher which is less than a megabyte. Android is smart enough to default to the third party launcher even if the default isn't present.
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I have a rooted HTC Droid Eris with CM7 installed. I am new to the android game a long time Windows Phone hold out. Question?? If I want to customize the CM7's launcher all I have to do is remove the ADW launcher.apk file and then copy a new launcher apk file in the \system\app folder. Then flash the ROM. If this is so, can i add any apk file I want and delete any apk file I want without having to modify anything else in the zip folder.
jvdv360 said:
Hi all,
Can i replace the stock home.apk with the apex launcher apk? Or is the standard home needed on stock rom?
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you will need root.
First, open root explorer.
then go to "system", "app"
put the launcher you want in there.(apk)
then find your stock launcher(its in "system "app") and move it to your sd card.
exit. you will be in the launcher you want. if your phone crash...do a factory reset...aka hard reset...
it worked for me...tell me the results...no gaurantee it will work...and i am not responsibly for any thing that happen to your phone...
make sure you do a back up before doing this...
you can use the trebuchet launcher if you want...its similar to apex...
attachment is in this post.
I use cm10 which has Trebuchet launcher as the default launcher.
As this launcher has limited number of customizations i want it to be replaced by the Apex launcher.
How to delete the Trebuchet launcher and replace it with the apex launcher before flashing the ROM?
Hi mate,
You can either open the ROM zip file, go to: /system/app and copy there the apex apk or better(if you ask me..) just download the apex launcher after flashing the rom and choose it to be default.
If for some reason you want to delete it, you can use root explorer to locate and delete the trebuchet apk from the path above.
*Don't forget to give the root explorer root access if you use the second method.
Cheers.
I know anyone reading this will find this question weird but its not normally Trebuchet is the stock launcher but not in Carbon rom.
Phone : GT-19300
ROM : Carbon Nightly for GT-I9300 Android KitKat 4.4.2
Hi All,
Carbon ROM for GT-I9300 comes with "Launcher3" as there default launcher, it seems like a modified version of CM11
Trebuchet Launcher. It seems to be buggy in the rom and i just wanted to replace that with stock CM11 Launcher so tried a few things.
Trick 1
Set the default launcher as Apex after installing it.
I used Titanium Backup to do a backup of default "Launcher3" and then Uninstalled it.
Rebooted the system and then Carbon rom some how restored the Launcher3 back automatically.
Trick 2
Set the default launcher as Apex after installing it.
I used Titanium Backup to do a backup of default "Launcher3" and then set it as user app.
Rebooted the system and then Carbon rom some how restored the Launcher3 back as system app. :silly:
I mean why cant i simply get rid of the buggy Launcher3.
I have the CM11 Trebuchet Launcher as a flashable zip but flashing it conflicts with Launcher3 and that's why need to get rif of Launcher3 completely.
My last resort seems to be some how modify the rom zip and replace the Launcher3 and put CM11 Trebuchet in its place.
Is this even possible is the query here
sanketss84 said:
I know anyone reading this will find this question weird but its not normally Trebuchet is the stock launcher but not in Carbon rom.
Phone : GT-19300
ROM : Carbon Nightly for GT-I9300 Android KitKat 4.4.2
Hi All,
Carbon ROM for GT-I9300 comes with "Launcher3" as there default launcher, it seems like a modified version of CM11
Trebuchet Launcher. It seems to be buggy in the rom and i just wanted to replace that with stock CM11 Launcher so tried a few things.
Trick 1
Set the default launcher as Apex after installing it.
I used Titanium Backup to do a backup of default "Launcher3" and then Uninstalled it.
Rebooted the system and then Carbon rom some how restored the Launcher3 back automatically.
Trick 2
Set the default launcher as Apex after installing it.
I used Titanium Backup to do a backup of default "Launcher3" and then set it as user app.
Rebooted the system and then Carbon rom some how restored the Launcher3 back as system app. :silly:
I mean why cant i simply get rid of the buggy Launcher3.
I have the CM11 Trebuchet Launcher as a flashable zip but flashing it conflicts with Launcher3 and that's why need to get rif of Launcher3 completely.
My last resort seems to be some how modify the rom zip and replace the Launcher3 and put CM11 Trebuchet in its place.
Is this even possible is the query here
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Titanium seems to have issues uninstalling system apps unless you update your Superuser app to SuperSU from the Play Store and update the binary and reboot. Other options include using a root uninstaller app or, I think there might be a system app remover option in the Carbon Fiber settings, though I have not played with Carbon in awhile, so not 100% on that.
Thanks for you reply will check and revert.
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No problem. If you want to know how to do it before you install the rom, then you just need to grab 7zip for the PC, and use it to open the rom zip as an archive then browse to /system/app and delete the Launcher3.apk and copy Trebuchet in. Important to open as archive and not to unzip and re-zip or you will have to re-sign it as just unzipping breaks the rom's signature and it will fail installation in recovery with an aborted message.
How can I check if the zip remains or is signed?
I hope this is not a dumb question.
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sanketss84 said:
How can I check if the zip remains or is signed?
I hope this is not a dumb question.
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Just open as archive and don't unzip it and you'll be fine. You'll know if it doesn't work if it fails to install. lol
I'm not sure if you can put NOVA LAUNCHER in the private/app folder, to remove TW without showing incompatibilities and to avoid some kernel FC of @djmax (suemax kernel 1.2)
Any ideas?
miangelgabriel said:
I'm not sure if you can put NOVA LAUNCHER in the private/app folder, to remove TW without showing incompatibilities and to avoid some kernel FC of @djmax (suemax kernel 1.2)
Any ideas?
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Just install it from Play store. You can choose which home launcher to run as default from within Nova