Change launcher - Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
I want to change launcher, install and change launcher works fine, but I have to confirm my choice of launcher every time I go to my home screen.
Anybody else having the same issue?
Thanks

Go to Settings>Home and then select the launcher you want to use

I've tied to change it in the Settings > Home, but it resets once I close the menue.
Installing launcher managers like "Home Switch" or "Launcher Manager" does not help either.
I've tried to remove the Xperia Home app in launcher, managers and ccleaner but it won't uninstall.
Did restart before and after, did not help either. Is it possible to change launcher in Sony phones, support kind of saying no.

Whaaat? I used Nova Launcher and Google Now Launcher and I have none of those issues. Uninstall the launcher and install it again. Then press home button and select the launcher and press on "Always"

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default launcher wont stay default.

on villain rom 2.4.2 and use launcher pro
last few days whatever launcher I choose , the launcher won't stay as default after ive ticked the box.
happens on tw launcher asell so is not launcher pro.
have cleared defaults in mange applications numerous times
have reinstalled launcher pro.
have frozen some apps, so that could be a culprit. but none I would of thought would cause this issue.
anyone got any ideas?
any help much appreciated before I reflash vr.
have also tried home switcher app to clear the defaults and choose but still same issue.
a restart has fixed the issue for about 5 mins before, but it always starts again
this unfortunately happens from time to time with launcher pro. I love the launcher but the application has not been updated in a while. just press the home button and it should automatically bring back launcher pro.
blunted09 said:
this unfortunately happens from time to time with launcher pro. I love the launcher but the application has not been updated in a while. just press the home button and it should automatically bring back launcher pro.
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just pressing the home button leaves the select your launcher window up. I think our problems are different.
launcher pro is working fine, even if I select touch wiz as my default launcher, enter an app, then press the home key it asks me again to select the launcher and the default tick box.
same as when I reboot the phone, first thing it asks me is what launcher I want!
think I'm gonna wipe and reflash, but just wanted to see if anyone else had experienced this problem. as this only started a week after I flashed villain rom, so don't think, its rom related either.
Other than having to change my default launcher on boot, I'm quite happy with my nexus 7. Wonder if the stock launcher can be removed without crippling the system.

[Q] Question about Launchers

Has anyone had a problem after you download a new launcher and it installs it will give you the option to start it or use the stock. But if you do not start it and hit the home button it will Disappear and not give it as an option by hitting the home button after that. Its on my app list but i have no way to restart it.
Any Ideas? Never had this problem on my HTC inspire..
Mosius said:
Has anyone had a problem after you download a new launcher and it installs it will give you the option to start it or use the stock. But if you do not start it and hit the home button it will Disappear and not give it as an option by hitting the home button after that. Its on my app list but i have no way to restart it.
Any Ideas? Never had this problem on my HTC inspire..
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Never had that problem, but do switch between launchers all the time by using Home Switcher. Free in Android Market
Try resetting the defaults for all the launcher apps. (Launcher, Go Launcher, ADW Launcher, etc). This way, the next time you hit home, it will ask you again what launcher you want to use.

[Q]Nova Launcher + Go Locker?

i switched to Nova launcher but i want to keep my Go Locker, the problem is it wont work properly, unlike when i run go launcher and go locker, is there a solution for this thanks
lunarfist said:
i switched to Nova launcher but i want to keep my Go Locker, the problem is it wont work properly, unlike when i run go launcher and go locker, is there a solution for this thanks
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Go locker needs to have go launcher installed. Just don't remove go launcher, but use whatever wish as default and try.
To use Go Locker you must have Go Launcher installed.. You can also use other lockscreen launchers like WidgetLocker, comes with a variety of themes too!
well, the problem is, when i turn of the screen and press any buttons it unlocks automatically when under nova launcher, but when i switch it to Go Launcher, the Go locker works perfectly, pressing home button or any buttons dont unlock or go to the default page on my phone,
when i set up my default launcher to Go Locker, it also sets the default to Go Launcher, i dont know how to make it run smoothly, and if i set it to nova launcher and activate the Go Locker, when i press the home button it bypass the Go Locker and go to my default page, it sucks

flipping back & forth between launchers

Is there a way I can flip back and forth between a custom launcher and the stock launcher?
Basically I want to have 2 separate looks, widgets, etc for both and decide which I like better. Please advise.
You can use the touchwiz launcher and e.x nova launcher. If you press the home button it asks which launcher you want to use. If it doesn't show, you must clear the settings of the launcher you use in the app settings menu.
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You can use the touchwiz launcher and e.x nova launcher. If you press the home button it asks which launcher you want to use. If it doesn't show, you must clear the settings of the launcher you use in the app settings menu.
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currently I use Go Launcher
Niners77 said:
currently I use Go Launcher
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That also works. What happens when u press the home button?
bottom keys light up but nothing else
Then you must go to settings > application manager > Go Launcher > clear defaults. When you press the home button again, it will asks which launcher you want to use.
thanks bro!

[Q] Cannot reinstall Nova Launcher Prime

I am running SlimKat. I had to reset my phone to factory defaults, and now I cannot reinstall Nova Launcher Prime, which I paid for and installed before I restarted the phone.
When I open Nova Settings, and tap "Nova Launcher Prime", then the "Play Store" button, there is no option to buy or install, only an "X" where those buttons would be. When I tap that, the "Install" button appears, but once I tap that and the "continue" button on the blank app permissions popup, nothing happens - I just see the "X" button again. Yet Nova Launcher prime is still not installed.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
Jodes81 said:
I am running SlimKat. I had to reset my phone to factory defaults, and now I cannot reinstall Nova Launcher Prime, which I paid for and installed before I restarted the phone.
When I open Nova Settings, and tap "Nova Launcher Prime", then the "Play Store" button, there is no option to buy or install, only an "X" where those buttons would be. When I tap that, the "Install" button appears, but once I tap that and the "continue" button on the blank app permissions popup, nothing happens - I just see the "X" button again. Yet Nova Launcher prime is still not installed.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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You aren't doing anything wrong. I believe that Slim comes with the free version of Nova Launcher installed to /system/app. The Play Store won't update because that version isn't linked to your account and won't install because you already have it. Just use the built-in system app remover in the Slim Settings or whatever it's called and reboot. Then you should not have any issues re-installing the Prime version. Just make sure that you have another app launcher installed because once you remove it and reboot, the phone won't know what to do without a launcher and will be difficult to probably impossible to get around and open anything. You can then remove that once you have Nova installed again and set as Default.

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