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Want to get rid of ADWLauncher

Hi,
I don't like the look and feel of ADWLauncher so I want to revert back to the stock launcher. It came by default with CM 5.0.8.
Also, how can I customize the trackball colours on different notifications? I can't find a way to do so.

hackm0d said:
Hi,
I don't like the look and feel of ADWLauncher so I want to revert back to the stock launcher. It came by default with CM 5.0.8.
Also, how can I customize the trackball colours on different notifications? I can't find a way to do so.
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Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > ADW Launcher > Clear Defaults
The next time you hit the home key it should give you a choice. Pick the standard home and select "always use this".
Trackball colors can be changed with "Trackball notifications" from the market.

MSigler said:
Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > ADW Launcher > Clear Defaults
The next time you hit the home key it should give you a choice. Pick the standard home and select "always use this".
Trackball colors can be changed with "Trackball notifications" from the market.
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That's the reason I made the thread. There is no "Uninstall" option, only "Clear Data" in it's place, and the Launch by Default option says "No defaults set." and the "Clear defaults" button is greyed out.
What can I do to get rid of this?

I think you have to push the stock launcher. you can't uninstall it because that's the standard launcher. you can find the launcher in /system/app !! DON'T DELETE IT

You can only remove ADWLauncher with Adb.
Adb remount
Adb shell rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
However the default launcher is not on Cyan ROM. So you need to get it from somewhere and adb push it before removing the ADW
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Sindroid said:
You can only remove ADWLauncher with Adb.
Adb remount
Adb shell rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
However the default launcher is not on Cyan ROM. So you need to get it from somewhere and adb push it before removing the ADW
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^ This. Or use another alternative like launcherpro, etc.

Where can I find the stock launcher?

hackm0d said:
Where can I find the stock launcher?
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Easiest way is to find a stock rom zip file, unzip it, and look in system > app
Should be a launcher.apk in there. Install it like any other apk.

here's launcher2 i pulled from cm5071 works flawless
http://www.mediafire.com/file/4e1hyt2zmog/Launcher2.apk
i put in 508 and resigned it runs like butter for me

I tried installing it, but the installation fails. Then I tried pushing it via adb, but it says "failed to copy 'Launcher2.apk' to '/system/app/Launcher2.apk': Read-only file system"

hackm0d said:
Hi,
I don't like the look and feel of ADWLauncher so I want to revert back to the stock launcher. It came by default with CM 5.0.8.
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Again....http://twitter.com/kmobs/status/16636599355

adb remount? before pushing?
edit: or do what rori~ just posted
hackm0d said:
I tried installing it, but the installation fails. Then I tried pushing it via adb, but it says "failed to copy 'Launcher2.apk' to '/system/app/Launcher2.apk': Read-only file system"
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Thanks for that. I'll try it out now.
Also, how do I change the trackball notification light? It flashes green by default on a new SMS and I would like to change that.

hackm0d said:
Thanks for that. I'll try it out now.
Also, how do I change the trackball notification light? It flashes green by default on a new SMS and I would like to change that.
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Get Trackball Alert Pro (Market)

rori~ said:
Get Trackball Alert Pro (Market)
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So there's no way to do it in the ROM itself? No settings?

rori~ said:
Again....http://twitter.com/kmobs/status/16636599355
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Doesn't work. Still says it's a read-only file system.

I had problems with this too. When i pushed launcher2 to my n1 on cm 5.0.8 i kept getting fcs
To fix it i pull spareparts.apk and launcher2.apk from cm 5.0.7.1
And pushed it to /system/app
After that no more fcs

hackm0d said:
Doesn't work. Still says it's a read-only file system.
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adb remount.

Have you tried LauncherPro?
I didn't like the ADW either but the LauncherPro is million miles better than stock and way smoother.. and it is more identical to stock than ADW as well.
What i did was i just installed it from the market and then i just deleted
ASW from the system via adb.
Always type "adb Remount" before doing anything except doing shell commands.

This is one of the reasons I'm not running a custom ROM, just 2.2, I HATE ADWLauncher, and all these ROMs use it as default, if they could at least keep the stock launcher in there and give us a choice easily, would be nice.

Froyo Launcher2.apk

Hi all,
I personally really like the default Launcher2.apk from froyo, however unfortunately Cyanogen has now only included ADW.Launcher in cm6. After upgrading to cm6-rc1, I'm having trouble locating a copy of a Launcher2.apk from froyo.
As my phone's bootloader is not unlocked, it'll be a large hassle for me to go back to stock, and upgrade just to get Launcher2.apk...
I was wondering whether someone could post their stock /system/app/Launcher2.apk from an FRF91 install, to save me the trouble.
If you have adb installed, the command should just be:
adb pull /system/bin/Launcher2.apk
Cheers, Xanium

remote object '/system/bin/Launcher2.apk' does not exist

Just pull it from a stock rom and push it back overwriting ADW.

Mine had trouble seeing it. I tried a version I compiled myself from AOSP, as well as a resigned one from a deodexed FRF91 rom without success. I'm sure I missed something. I don't know what though. I've replaced the launcher in older CM versions with my own modified one without issues.

If you download CM6 from ROM manager you can choose to install with ADWLauncher or Launcher2

Launcher2.apk and Launcher2.odex are located at system/app. not at system/bin

theherodrownd said:
If you download CM6 from ROM manager you can choose to install with ADWLauncher or Launcher2
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Really? Awesome. I guess I'll have to try that.
Here is a stock AOSP build of Launcher2.apk.
EDIT: Rom Manager didn't allow me to select launcher. The file I linked to above worked fine though. Just reboot and it will default to Launcher2. The ADWLauncher entry in the Settings app will disappear as well.
I made an update.zip (for hdpi-devices) to make replacing the launcher easy for future upgrades. It just adds Launcher2.apk and removes ADWLauncher.apk.

Launcher2 just keeps FC on my G1. I'm using CM6-RC1.
I installed like:
adb .\Launcher2.apk /system/app/Launcher2.apk
adb reboot
Phone boots but launcher just keeps crashing. Do I have to do some kind of wipe to get this to work? Does anyone have Launcher2 working on CM6-RC1?
EDIT: Perhaps I need to uninstall the old ADW launcher? I rm'd it from /system/app but another post suggested using pm unsinstall com.android.launcher. I haven't tried that.

neolith_god said:
Launcher2 just keeps FC on my G1. I'm using CM6-RC1.
I installed like:
adb .\Launcher2.apk /system/app/Launcher2.apk
adb reboot
Phone boots but launcher just keeps crashing. Do I have to do some kind of wipe to get this to work? Does anyone have Launcher2 working on CM6-RC1?
EDIT: Perhaps I need to uninstall the old ADW launcher? I rm'd it from /system/app but another post suggested using pm unsinstall com.android.launcher. I haven't tried that.
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You need Launcher2 built from AOSP for mdpi. The one in my post is for hdpi. I forgot to mention that.

I get an error in Amon-Ra Recovery when trying to flash your zip file (nexus one, CMod RC2/nightly), Blunden.
Code:
E: can't open /sdcard/replace-launcher-signed.zip (bad)
Any ideas? I tried the manual uninstall of ADW and installation of Launcher2.apk but Launcher2.apk says it won't install.

Never mind. I downloaded your AOSP-compiled version of launcher.apk and it worked without a hitch. I must have had a corrupted file when I tried to install before. Thanks for posting the files!

no you cant

blunden said:
I made an update.zip (for hdpi-devices) to make replacing the launcher easy for future upgrades. It just adds Launcher2.apk and removes ADWLauncher.apk.
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Any chance to re-upload the File?
Seems that mediafire refuse the request?!
Thanks!

Download Super manager from the market not astro or anything and put the Launcher.apk on your SCcard and then open super manager tap on the red square with the sdcard on it and u will see Launcher with the Launcher icon, tap it and press install and your good
hope this helped

Download works fine again
Thanks!

[REQUEST] CM 6 with Stock Music, Browser, and Launcher apps

CM6 is truly awesome, but guys like me miss stock apps like the Music, Browser, and Launcher apps. The replacement apps are great, but they don't feel solid enough ATM for some. You may argue that this isn't logical, but as a UX designer, I have reasons that you may or may not appreciate.
I can also use other ROMs, but other mod apps on CM6 like the DeskClock and WyContacts are cool for me. I also don't want to miss all other "invisible" stuff on CM6 like the Bluetooth HID support, FLAC support, trackball wake, etc.
I tried doing this myself by pushing the stock apks, renaming them to use the names of the mod apps, removing the mod apps, etc; but nothing worked.
Can someone bake CM 6 RC2 with all its goodness plus the stock Music, Launcher, and Browser apps? A ROM with both stock and mod versions of those apps would be cool, but if it's not possible, just the stock apps would do.

I can understand (and somewhat agree with you) about the stock launcher and browser... but why in God's name would you want that atrocity that they call a music app?
But, i'll give you +1 for stock launcher.

Out of curiosity; why not just get the apk and push/install it via adb (then set it as default on the device)? If it's just those three, seems simple enough. Am I missing something.

tasty-xda said:
Out of curiosity; why not just get the apk and push/install it via adb (then set it as default on the device)? If it's just those three, seems simple enough. Am I missing something.
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Yep.
I did that. Didn't work. Looks like those apps are tied to CM6's framework or something

anthro said:
Yep.
I did that. Didn't work. Looks like those apps are tied to CM6's framework or something
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I don't know about the browser and music apps (I MUCH prefer the stock ones), but I'm using the stock launcher2.apk on CM6.0 RC2 without issues.
Just do adb remount and adb push launcher2.apk /system/app/
If you want to remove ADW completely you can do adb remount and adb shell su rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk

anthro said:
Yep.
I did that. Didn't work. Looks like those apps are tied to CM6's framework or something
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I have tried to push the stock Music app to replace CM6's one and have no problems. Perhaps you can give it one more try?

Ok here it is just flash it in recovery. http://www.4shared.com/file/gVONv3gW/stock-signed.html

Stock launcher and music app are awful. LauncherPro and ADW are much better and faster than stock launcher.

limouren said:
I have tried to push the stock Music app to replace CM6's one and have no problems. Perhaps you can give it one more try?
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That's really odd. I successfully pushed it with adb. I even checked with Astro and the apks really went to /system/app/. After pushing the three apks, they just uninstalled the apps (the mod apps were just uninstalled, and the stock apps still weren't installed).
d750 said:
Ok here it is just flash it in recovery. http://www.4shared.com/file/gVONv3gW/stock-signed.html
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Done! It worked! My Android experience feels complete again.
Can anyone explain why pushing the apks doesn't work, while d750's zip works?

Weird, i use nightlies and I rather some stock apps too. The new Music App comes with a "Video" app too which i hate so i remove it as well as:
/system/app
ADWLauncher.apk
Development.apk
Facebook.apk
Music.apk
RomManager.apk
SpareParts.apk
Term.apk
Twitter.apk
googlevoice.apk
com.amazon.mp3.apk
SuperUser.apk
/system/media.
bootanimation.zip
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That there is basically what i remove whenever i format and i install the updated versions of:
Facebook.apk
googlevoice.apk
Music.apk (stock 2.2)
Launcher2.apk
I'm still trying to figure out how to get com.amazon.mp3.apk to install without showing up in Downloads. I found a thread to mark it as a "System app" but it still shows up in Downloads after a while. Dunno what i'm doing wrong but i rather the newer version as well.

@shotta35
How do you go about installing Facebook.apk, googlevoice.apk, Music.apk (stock 2.2),, Launcher2.apk?

You just have to push those to /system/app or /data/app respectivly and they will "install". Or two of those you could grab from the market.

As others have said just use adb shell and remove those. The exit from that and do a adb push Facebook.apk /system/app and it will be installed there.

[Q] Removing Stock Apps (without editing the ROM & resigning)

While I know editing the ROM and resigning the zip file is a method, one I generally use, I get tired of doing it every time since I do the nightly CMs.
Is there an app or something that can be used to remove stock apps? I HATE Amazon MP3 and stock weather and such.
I've heard someone say something about Spare Parts but I don't seem to see any way to remove apps with it....

I use root explorer from the marketplace. It's not free but it's well worth it imo.

trojanz said:
I use root explorer from the marketplace. It's not free but it's well worth it imo.
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I don't know why I didn't think about that lol.
I have RootExplorer..where exactly would I find those apps though? Looking in the /system folder under apps, I see the system apps but I don't see such apps as Amazon or Weather (though I assume they may be under different names?)

They should be in the /system/app folder, but in their full names. It'll be something like "com.android.MP3.apk"...You just gotta look closely and guess.

wdfowty said:
They should be in the /system/app folder, but in their full names. It'll be something like "com.android.MP3.apk"...You just gotta look closely and guess.
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Yeah, I found it. Thanks dude.
My question is, how safe is it to remove **** like stock browser (I never use it, only DolphinHD) and stock weather? I know stock weather shows up on the clock so I don't want to like screw it up..

uoY_redruM said:
Yeah, I found it. Thanks dude.
My question is, how safe is it to remove **** like stock browser (I never use it, only DolphinHD) and stock weather? I know stock weather shows up on the clock so I don't want to like screw it up..
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I honestly have no idea...Do a nandroid backup and try it. I don't think it should be a problem, but I've never tried

I use gscript app and I have a script that cleans-up all the apps in one click. Since I flash each and every nightly, it would be a pain in the arse to remove the apps one-by-one every day (sometimes several times a day).

You can also use Titanium Backup. Even the free version allows you to uninstall any app including system ones. A more friendly approach would be to use LauncherPro and just hide the apps you don't like

Karolis said:
I use gscript app and I have a script that cleans-up all the apps in one click. Since I flash each and every nightly, it would be a pain in the arse to remove the apps one-by-one every day (sometimes several times a day).
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What exactly is gscript?
melwan said:
You can also use Titanium Backup. Even the free version allows you to uninstall any app including system ones. A more friendly approach would be to use LauncherPro and just hide the apps you don't like
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Yeah, I'd rather just dump them completely! lol

what you can do is do 2 things, 1 is do adb pull and pull the app you want to remove then do adb shell then do rm /system/app/<your app want to remove>
if it fails you can push it back in and everything be good
or you can do adb shell
and cp -r /system/app /sdcard*
this should copy the whole app directory and its app in there and then do the
rm command if get FC or any issue jus do
adb push again, or do cp /sdcard/app/nameofapp /system/app
and it puts it back in and things should be good good luck

Titanium will remove the app package for you...very easy & clean.

uoY_redruM said:
What exactly is gscript?
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GScript is an app that allows you to execute saved shellscripts.
Here's the script that I use for clean-up:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/app/Development.apk
rm /system/app/Email.apk
rm /system/app/RomManager.apk
rm /system/app/SpareParts.apk
rm /system/app/SpeechRecorder.apk
rm /system/app/Stk.apk
rm /system/app/Term.apk
Of course you can add or remove any apps you want from the list. Also, if you try it, don't forget to check the box saying that SU is required.
I guess I should add the code to remount the system back to read-only after the execution, but I'm a bit lazy

galaxys said:
Titanium will remove the app package for you...very easy & clean.
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Hi!
I have the latest CM6 nightly in my N1, and I don't like some apps included like ROM Manager, Torch, Google Voice (I'm outside of USA), Amazon, etc.
It's safe to use Titanium Backup to delete those apps?
Thanks!

Yes it is.

[Q]What do I do if I don't have a home launcher

I forgot I removed the original home launcher and I uninstalled go launcher and now I cant get to the market or anything to download it again how do I get a launcher back on there?

Mibuix0r said:
I forgot I removed the original home launcher and I uninstalled go launcher and now I cant get to the market or anything to download it again how do I get a launcher back on there?
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You could use google to download say "golauncher apk" and use adb to install it with "adb install golauncher.apk" as long as you have usb debugging enabled.

for some reason its not allowing me to adb remount so i cant push the launcher in to the system/app folder

Mibuix0r said:
for some reason its not allowing me to adb remount so i cant push the launcher in to the system/app folder
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You don't have to push it to system/app, just use the "adb install" command to install the apk should work.

that did it! thanks a lot

Glad I could help

U can also email you or sms you a link to the launcher installer
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Or use the Android Market online store to push a launcher to your phone