Whenever I try to open an application - as it happens, any application - under Settings->Manage Applications, I get a force close. I'm currently trying to set Opera Mini to be my default browser (FWIW), but it'd be nice to be able to reset default launcher, etc.
I first thought it might be launcher related, so picking one of the alternate launchers I used at random, I uninstalled & re-installed to re-get the option to pick launcher - same result no matter which launcher I use (stock, GDE, helix, helix2).
I'm on CM 5.0.5.3, modaco baked-goods flavor with apps2sd enabled. Halp!
You can't set opera to be the default browser. You have to use opera bridge.
evilkorn said:
You can't set opera to be the default browser. You have to use opera bridge.
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Good to know. Any ideas on settings->manage applications always force-closing whenever I pick an app? The opera thing was a one-time need, but manage applications is damned useful to have access to, which I currently don't =(
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I am pretty new to this world of G1 ROMs and rooting. From posts I have rooted the phone, put on the latest Cyanogen ROM, got an 8 Gb Class 6 SDCard and setup 3 partitions.
I was wondering ... what applications and settings do people recommend???
I just found out today about the better onscreen keyboard and feel like an idiot for not using it sooner.
I currently use:
Steel instead of the regular Browser
Handcent SMS instead of messaging
SnapPhoto instead of Camera
Qik instead of Camcorder
WeatherBug
Babbler Lite for Facebook
YouMail for Voicemails
Twidroid for Twitter
Other apps I have and use (not as frequently are):
Wireless Tethering
Google Voice
Google Maps
Places Directory
Google Talk
IM
Widgets:
Scoreboard
FML
Power Control
Search
Since I update with Cyanogen's experimental ROM I do not use a theme.
I appreciate any feedback. I just don't want to miss anything like I did with the better on-screen keyboard.
I would recommend the normal programs for things like the camera, browser, or messaging. we have modified versions of them in the android development forum. i use bloo for facebook, and get visual voicemail(T-Mobile) for voicemail
I got the TasKiller app, it comes with 2 widgets, a kill all button and a taskbar to show you running programs. Its handy if you ever get a lot of apps
i personally find after trying a few that advanced task killer runs the absolute best
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i personally find after trying a few that advanced task killer runs the absolute best
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I've used all of those, and recently found taskpanel, which has a very slick interface,...if only it had a widget. Taskiller always gives me FC w/ Wait option when i come back from the lock screen, but otherwise it worked well
Messsages - ChompSMS / SMS Handcent
Facebook - Bloo / Babbler
Twitter - Twidroid or iTweet
Browser - Opera Mini (hella hella fast)
Music - MixZing
Camera - FxCamera (Neat filters / fast fast shutter + auto focus!!)
IM - Hi Aim / Hello AIM
CoPilot
Movies app
yup =D
Su file browser & Terminal
itweet for twitter
Quick Boot - free in market
Advanced task Manager
The most important app for quickly working on your phone is SU File Browser. Unless you are a purist and only like the terminal (which I certainly respect), you should have this app.
I use all the standard apps, don't see a reason to use replacements. I use Bloo and twidroid for facebook and twitter.
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The most important app for quickly working on your phone is SU File Browser. Unless you are a purist and only like the terminal (which I certainly respect), you should have this app.
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W00T terminal FTW! I use Better Terminal, love that it has virtual keyboard support
apps
hancent SMS
SU file browser
advance task manager
androzip (SUFBS opens but does not create archives)
TA Utility
log collector
droidwall
CM updater (of course!)
WIFI tether
Backlight off
twidroid
hi aim/msn
IRC
Fbabble/Fbook
XBL friends list (1337pwn.com)
Apps everyone has gotten working on Honeycomb on the NOOK and how they got them working.
The following have been tried so far.
*apps that you can see in the market seem to work just fine*
All apps with * before them have issues.
*Assume regular install unless noted otherwise on all working apps*
*Of course if you don't have root you cannot get root access*
Here is how to get ROOT http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941445
Browsers:
*Dolphin Browesr HD 4.2 (works, FC on pinch zoom) Just installed apk via Astro.
*Skyfire (FC)
Dolphin Browser
xScope
I dont like the stock browser you cant change it to desktop.
*Thanks clamder*
to change the user agent to desktop in the stock browser, type this in the address bar:
about:debug
Launchers:
*adw ex (FC)
*adw (FC)
*launcher pro (FC)
Zeam
Apps:
*Flash 10.1 (wont install, didnt try ADB Install)
*Zedge (installs but you can't change the background right now)
*hexanage games (wont install)
*Aquarium Donation Live Wallpaper (settings cannot be changed for some
reason)
*Nook app (some people having problems opening books after sync)
*Pocket Legends (will not install)
Taskiller
Gmail
Game Dev Story
Angry Birds (ADB install, Market had issues) *i was able to install from market*
Angry Birds Seasons
Dropbox
Pandora
Swiftkey Keyboard
Power amp (Installed but haven't tested if it works fully yet)
Astro file manager
ES File Manager
ES Task manager
SystemPanel
DropBox
Quadrant Standard
Jewels
Grays anatomy 2011
Robo defense
documents to go 3.0
ez pdf reader
drop box
Facebook
Fruit Ninja
Google Talk
Wyse Pocket Cloud
XDA Developers app (REALLY slow)
FBReader
Chess free
Super Sudoko
Backgammon
Post up the apps you got working and how and i will move them up to the top. If you know a fix to get an app above to work post it too.
Also if anyone knows how to get the market to show all apps please share!
I have installed the following they all work unless noted
Root explorer (Installs but doesn't get root access)
Dolphin Browser
Dropbox
Pandora
Zedge (installs but you can't change the background right now)
Swiftkey Keyboard
Power amp (Installed but haven't tested if it works fully yet)
Astro file manager
following this thread
nice thread, wrong forum
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Id like to start a Thread on Apps people have gotten working on Honeycomb and how they got them working.
I have tryed the following so far.
*apps that you can see in the market seem to work just fine*
Browsers
*Dolphin Browesr HD 4.2 (works, FC on pinch zoom) Just installed apk via Astro.
*Skyfire (FC)
I dont like the stock browser you cant change it to desktop.
*Flash 10.1 (wont install)
Post up the apps you got working and how and i will move them up to the top.
Also if anyone knows how to get the market to show all apps please share!
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to change the user agent to desktop in the stock browser, type this in the address bar:
about:debug
after you hit enter, nothing really should happen. but then go to the settings of the browser, and you'll see a new debug menu. you can change the uagent string in there.
xScope
ES File Manager
ES Task manager
setCPU (no root)
SystemPanel
DropBox
Quadrant Standard
Jewels
Angry Birds (ADB install, Market had issues)
Ninjump didn't show up in the market when I searched.
So Far I have tried the following
Installs and runs:
Grays anatomy 2011
Robo defense
documents to go 3.0
ez pdf reader
nook app
drop box
installs but force closes
adw ex
adw
launcher pro
doesnt install
all hexanage games which are great hd and non hd versions- evac, radiant,etc.
flash
all i tried so far
xScope is a browser
Add Facebook, Fruit Ninja, Talk, Wyse Pocket Cloud as well please.
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Winamp too...
I have Zeam running. It is my preferred launcher. Had to search for the apk online because it's not in the Market on HC. Installed via ADB. Had to go to Preferences - General - and check sensor rotation to make it rotate when the NC was rotated.
Seems to work just fine.
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I have Zeam running. It is my preferred launcher. Had to search for the apk online because it's not in the Market on HC. Installed via ADB. Had to go to Preferences - General - and check sensor rotation to make it rotate when the NC was rotated.
Seems to work just fine.
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I also have Engadget running from the Market (although most videos still don't play)
Aquarium Donation Live Wallpaper downloads and installs from the market - although settings cannot be changed for some reason
XDA Developers app downloads and installs from the Market. Seems to be REALLY slow for me for some reason though.
For those that have loaded the Nook.app, have you actually been able to load and read a book? I have installed the Nook app on two different Honeycombed units. The units will synchronizes with my Barnes and Noble account and I can download my books. I can then select the table of contents sections of the books and even see my bookmarks in a book I am currently reading. However, when I then select a section to read (like Chaper 1 or a bookmark), all I get is the spinner on a blank page indicating the book is loading without any page ever appearing. I have left it try to load as long as 15 minutes on both Nooks without an actual page of the book ever appearing.
FBReader, Chess free, Super Sudoko, Backgammon
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For those that have loaded the Nook.app, have you actually been able to load and read a book? I have installed the Nook app on two different Honeycombed units. The units will synchronizes with my Barnes and Noble account and I can download my books. I can then select the table of contents sections of the books and even see my bookmarks in a book I am currently reading. However, when I then select a section to read (like Chaper 1 or a bookmark), all I get is the spinner on a blank page indicating the book is loading without any page ever appearing. I have left it try to load as long as 15 minutes on both Nooks without an actual page of the book ever appearing.
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It definitely is buggy. I had to log out/log in again for my library to reappear. I've been able to d/l a book - but when I click on it I just get the spinner on a blank page. I can interrupt the spinner by clicking the Settings softkey and going to the table of contents. Clicking on a chapter gives me the same results you're seeing.
I'm going to say that, at least for the two of us, the Nook app is a no-go on HC right now.
Pocket Legends from their website does not install, says "your app was not installed"
It's not in the market, anyway to get all apps to show up in market yet?
Sweetness on my Nook!
Ran Honeycomb 2g image all day today, showing off at work. It ran well enough to use internet and install some apps on my breaks . So far got Market to work correctly by wiping market cache and framework data followed by a reboot.
Working Apps so far include:
Winamp
Zeam
Perfect Viewer
Jorte
Dolphin HD
So far the only program that hasn't worked fully is Beautiful Widgets, but I only tried one widget so far.
I am very impressed with the progress of this development process. Kudos to everyone involved. Amazing work and thank you!
Thanks for the list
Launchers are flaky, but usable
I have been trying to duplicate the problems w/Launcher Pro and ADW, but both seem to work OK after a reboot. After installation both hang when invoked, eventually presenting a 'force close/wait' dialog, but this no longer happens after the first reboot. Can someone w/problems try rebooting to see if it helps?
Has anyone found a terminal app that works?
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Has anyone found a terminal app that works?
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Jack Palevich's Terminal Emulator v1.0.21 works for me
How do I go about installing an alternate browser (Skyfire, Dolphin, Miren or Opera Mini) on the NC. I am running deeper-blue's Honeycomb V4. I have Marketplace and Google Apps installed BUT for whatever reason none of these browsers show up in Marketplace when I search for them. The reason I want to change is because the Stock Browser uses Mobile view (unless I type in Aboutebug in the address bar to change the UAString to Desktop). I don't want to have to do this everytime I reboot the NC. I like Skyfire because it's options for the Desktop User Agent is better. I have a Skyfire .apk and know how to use ADB. What's the command(s) to add an App (Skyfire) to the NC via ADB? Thanks
Nevermind. I figured it out via the Nook Color Portal. Just use adb install (name of .apk). That was easy. I now have Skyfire
While I've used adb to install the market and other google apps, using .apks downloaded from the thread explaining how, where do you get the .apks for other apps? If I go to the Dolphin site, for example, I'm just pointed to the market which will tell me it's not compatable with my LogicZoom....
The android browser does not keep me logged in. Whenever i close the browser, it logs off sites I was logged into and so very annoying. I have had this problem since I did the software update throught the settings. The Firefox or other browsers don't give this problem. But i find the android browser simpler and better to use. How do I fix it? I obviously tried clearing cache and passwords and all the options in there.*
I'm using a galaxy tab 8.9''.
Chrome
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The android browser does not keep me logged in. Whenever i close the browser, it logs off sites I was logged into and so very annoying. I have had this problem since I did the software update throught the settings. The Firefox or other browsers don't give this problem. But i find the android browser simpler and better to use. How do I fix it? I obviously tried clearing cache and passwords and all the options in there.*
I'm using a galaxy tab 8.9''.
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Have you tried the chrome browser? It is overall similar to the android browser (thanks google!). It may help keep you logged in.
I have an unlocked stock (not rooted but using Apex as default launcher) on Pie with Verizon as my provider.
Until the evening of January 25, 2022 everything worked fine. I noticed that any of my commonly used web shortcuts did not go to the page I was requesting. I got to playing with and noted that it was the same across all browsers.
<Update> I went through all of these steps with both the default and Apex launchers with the same results.
I spent hours researching and testing since then. Every way I have thought of to search for the answer brings up a plethora of answers to these three question:
1. How do I create a home screen shortcut to a web page?
2. Why do I not have the option to "Add to Home Screen" on my browser?
3. All of my home screen shortcuts disappeared.
I have sifted through literally hundreds of pages and the few that were loosely related had no answers. I have no issues going to the sites once I am in the browser but each browser acts just as if I had chosen the basic shortcut installed with it. If I clear all tabs it goes to the homepage when I pick one of my shortcuts.
These are the steps I have taken so far to no avail:
1. I tried it on existing shortcuts using Bromite (my default), Firefox, Samsung Internet, and Chrome.
2, I power cycled my device. I created new shortcuts with all 4 browsers giving the same results. I power cycled a second time and still no joy. (After each of the following I repeat this step so I will not type that at the end of each one.)
3, I disabled Chrome and Samsung internet and uninstalled the other 2. I then re-enabled the former and updated all 4 from the play store.
4. I disabled Chrome so WebView could handle the links and tested the remaining 3.
5. I have tried several launcher apps that support web pages and they have the same results.
6. I uninstalled everything that had updated since the problem and tried again.
7. I checked the permissions on all 4 browsers and opened them up to allow whatever they wanted.
8. I (foolishly) checked for system updates.
9. I reset all permissions and went through all off the steps again (except 8).
Apps that intrinsically talk to their own home page work fine.
The only thing I have not tried that I know of is wiping the phone and starting from scratch which I really do not want to do. If I do that I will likely install a custom ROM. Not sure which one would be best.
Since this is consistently affecting a behavior across all apps I believe it is OS level especially since some the apps and browsers have not updated recently.
Thanks in advance!
Charles Mason Landstreet, Jr.
What am I missing???? Any suggestions for something the change or install would be greatly appreciated.
AFAIK Shortcuts are only visible in the Launcher in which you created them + that launcher needs to be set as the Default Launcher. Otherwise the shortcuts will be grayed out.
I use Microsoft Edge (yes, on Android lol) and it has "Add to phone" which puts a shortcut onto my Homescreen. Chrome definitely has such a feature too. The other ones you mentioned I'm sure too!
Also are your browsers up-to-date? Checked for updates in Play Store?
Edit: Oh I get you now. Yes, browser can redirect to the installed app. In Microsoft Edge this behavior can be disabled, so that you stay in the page...
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AFAIK Shortcuts are only visible in the Launcher in which you created them + that launcher needs to be set as the Default Launcher. Otherwise the shortcuts will be grayed out.
I use Microsoft Edge (yes, on Android lol) and it has "Add to phone" which puts a shortcut onto my Homescreen. Chrome definitely has such a feature too. The other ones you mentioned I'm sure too!
Also are your browsers up-to-date? Checked for updates in Play Store?
Edit: Oh I get you now. Yes, browser can redirect to the installed app. In Microsoft Edge this behavior can be disabled, so that you stay in the page...
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Thanks for the reply.
Everything on my mobile is up to date.
I went through all of the steps separately for each browser on each launcher.
They all create the shortcuts without issue. The shortcuts launch the browsers. The issue is that they do not open the page that the shortcut was saved for. The action is identical to using each browser's primary icon.
-Mason