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[Q] Desktop Visualizer and PNG Support

Setup: HTC Hero running CM6 (Vanilla 31 Dec) with Steel Elegance 6.1 (ported via Theme Porter).
Problem: I've been working on one of the Windows 7 look-alike setups using Desktop Visualizer. Everything was going good initially. Then, I went into the /system/apps via ADB and started removing 'useless' apps (guided by the list on the CM forums). Everything still seemed kosher, but on reboot, all my widgets were cleared from my desktop. Now here's the thing: I can add DVR widgets and load icons, JPGs, etc, but when I try to add one using a PNG, I get an error that it "Can't create shortcut or widget."
I've since reformatted and reflashed, but the problem has yet to be resolved.
I've tried the reformat/reflash, using ADW instead of GO, changed the options in the PNG files... nothing seems to work.
Any suggestions would be -greatly- appreciated, as this is driving me nuts.
Also, Google and forum search has not yet led me to anything related.
EDIT: It seems that the problem may be related to using ES File Explorer to select the files? I tried using the IO Explorer on a whim, and it worked... Any codeheads out there able to clarify this for me?

Deleted Gallery app

Hi,
using Market Fixer I inadvertently deleted my stock gallery app which also meant I couldn't use the widget for having pics of my baby daughter on my screens.
Does anyone know how I can get another copy of is there a better app that has similar functionality?
Cheers for any help.

Quickpic is much better! Set it to 32 bit colour.
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I already use QuickPic but need to be able have gallery for the widget function and also to be able to change the lockscreen pic (unless I'm being dumb).

I noticed that too, that without the gallery, the option disappear also. Anyway, luckily I've just frozen it instead of deleted.
On the other hand, I think you can go to settings > Display >Screen display and change it from there. It has an option to change the wallpaper and lock screen from there.

Without the gallery installed going via settings only gives access to the wallpaper folders.
Does anyone know where I can get the gallery apk without having to factory reset?

Here you go
- Download it to your phone
- Use ES File Explorer or another file manager with root access**
- Move the APK to /system/app
- Reboot
**Press Settings -> Root Explorer [Enable it] and also enable "Mount File System". Tap and hold the star on the top left (favorites) and navigate to /system/app

i've also accidently deleted the gallery app..(dont know what i'm doing lol)..
but thanks for your guide,i manage to get it back..
lots of thanks!

You sir are a gentleman! That's exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
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Could you please upload that apk! I cant seem to find it. Even i deleted gallery apk accidently. Thanks.

Chameleon launcher on Fire HD?

Let me preface this by saying I am a paying customer of the chameleon home screen and when I get home this evening I will be contacting the developer to see if I can obtain an apk to try and install on the fire HD.
I was mainly curious if someone else has tried this home screen / launcher replacement on the fire. The app itself I love, and it's getting better with additional widgets being added and also an api for other developers.
If I am able to get an apk to try and install, would I go about doing what most others have done with other launchers?
Set proper permissions for the apk
Move apk into system/app and reboot?
If it's more complicated than that, I'm going to give Nova a try using one of the other threads since I'm fairly novice with this stuff. I am however rooted.
Thanks!

Z_Black said:
Let me preface this by saying I am a paying customer of the chameleon home screen and when I get home this evening I will be contacting the developer to see if I can obtain an apk to try and install on the fire HD.
I was mainly curious if someone else has tried this home screen / launcher replacement on the fire. The app itself I love, and it's getting better with additional widgets being added and also an api for other developers.
If I am able to get an apk to try and install, would I go about doing what most others have done with other launchers?
Set proper permissions for the apk
Move apk into system/app and reboot?
If it's more complicated than that, I'm going to give Nova a try using one of the other threads since I'm fairly novice with this stuff. I am however rooted.
Thanks!
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I tried it, and it is easy to get working, just like you said, move, change permissions, and I did not need to reboot. After it was in system/app and proper permissions were set, I pressed the home button and I was prompted to pick which launcher to use.
I thought Chamelon looked good in it's adverts, but I was unable to get the widgets to look the way I wanted. I also had a problem with the weather widget. No location was found (even using wifi) and when I selected by zipcode it found my city but would not get the weather information.
I am sure it's user error, but I removed it and gave up for something else.

siafu said:
I tried it, and it is easy to get working, just like you said, move, change permissions, and I did not need to reboot. After it was in system/app and proper permissions were set, I pressed the home button and I was prompted to pick which launcher to use.
I thought Chamelon looked good in it's adverts, but I was unable to get the widgets to look the way I wanted. I also had a problem with the weather widget. No location was found (even using wifi) and when I selected by zipcode it found my city but would not get the weather information.
I am sure it's user error, but I removed it and gave up for something else.
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Thanks for the reply! I haven't had a chance to try Chameleon yet, but still want to do so, hopefully this weekend. I did try Nova launcher and it just force closes any time I try to select it, but I am getting the choice between stock and Nova. Chameleon certainly has it's work ahead for it, but it's promising imo as long as more developers take to it to make some great widgets.

ADW Launcher EX (paid version) works fine.

GO launcher EX works fine also in the system/apps folder.

ADW Launcher EX: wallpaper location?

Thanks to some helpful folks here I've been able to install ADW Launcher EX on my unrooted KFHD. For the time being I would like to keep it unrooted. The question I have is, is it possible to change the wallpaper? When I first installed ADW, I couldn't change the wallpaper at all, I received the "there is no app that is capable of performing that function" pop-up dialog. Installing an uninstalling another launcher appeared to add or unlock wallpaper changing. But the puzzle is that I see only one wallpaper with no way of locating other wallpapers.
So for an unrooted KFHD running ADW Launcher EX, what tool should I use to change wallpapers and where do those wallpapers need to be placed? Or is it only possible when rooted?
Thanks in advance.

Try Backgrounds HD Wallpapers form the Play store. I had the same problem with my root KFHD and that solved the problem. It has some included and an included browser to search for more online. It will set the pic for you as wallpaper. and it's free!

I took my gallery from my Galaxy S2, and dropped it in System/App changed permissions and worked perfectly. I can change wallpapers from within this app now.

no99sqrd said:
Try Backgrounds HD Wallpapers form the Play store. I had the same problem with my root KFHD and that solved the problem. It has some included and an included browser to search for more online. It will set the pic for you as wallpaper. and it's free!
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Thanks for the pointer. I'll have to play around with it to see if it allows for selecting locally stored (on the KFHD itself) wallpapers.
iMJets said:
I took my gallery from my Galaxy S2, and dropped it in System/App changed permissions and worked perfectly. I can change wallpapers from within this app now.
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Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately that would only work if the device is rooted. I'm looking to a solution for unrooted devices.

WillysJeepMan said:
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately that would only work if the device is rooted. I'm looking to a solution for unrooted devices.
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Sorry did not read that you where unrooted.

[Q] HD 7 widgets not working after 7.2.2. Has someone any solution?

Followind the [email protected] 7,2,2 OTA, I re-rooted, renstalled ADW Launcher etc etc... In ADW was't impossible to install widgets and wallpapers: solved for static wallpaper downloading Wallpapers HD, live wallpapers still not working.
I found no way to get widgets working. Has someone suggestions? Thanks
SOLVED! thanks to cdictio see his post down the page

nora_noob said:
Followind the [email protected] 7,2,2 OTA, I re-rooted, renstalled ADW Launcher etc etc... In ADW was't impossible to install widgets and wallpapers: solved for static wallpaper downloading Wallpapers HD, live wallpapers still not working.
I found no way to get widgets working. Has someone suggestions? Thanks
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Same issue, but with Go Launcher. I try to add a widget and it briefly says 'loading' but then nothing happens afterwards. Interestingly, the Go Launcher widgets can be added just fine, the list of them populates and they can be added, so the fundamental mechanism seems fine and because it happened on ADW it doesn't appear to be a launcher-specific issue.

Krept said:
Same issue, but with Go Launcher. I try to add a widget and it briefly says 'loading' but then nothing happens afterwards. Interestingly, the Go Launcher widgets can be added just fine, the list of them populates and they can be added, so the fundamental mechanism seems fine and because it happened on ADW it doesn't appear to be a launcher-specific issue.
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Same problem with GO. Apex seems to widget okay

nora_noob said:
Followind the [email protected] 7,2,2 OTA, I re-rooted, renstalled ADW Launcher etc etc... In ADW was't impossible to install widgets and wallpapers: solved for static wallpaper downloading Wallpapers HD, live wallpapers still not working.
I found no way to get widgets working. Has someone suggestions? Thanks
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I am having the same problem since the 7.2.2 update. My KFHD is unrooted (I do not have the expertise to do it and do not want to void my warranty), but learned here how to use the ADW launcher (Thanks!). Widgets already installed still work, but can't add new ones to the homescreens. I have had a couple of other issues since the update, and spent about 20 minutes on the phone with Amazon CS yesterday without resolution--she wanted me to deregister, and if that didn't work to do a factory reset. I am unwilling to do that at this point as I don't want to lose my widgets that are still working.
Other issues since update: Business Calendar app and KFHD calendar app will not sync with my Google calendar (they did before).
Notifications are muted, but sound anyway. For now, I will just use the Google calendar on a Chrome webpage, and turn off my Wifi at night so notification sounds won't wake me up, but am not pleased about having to use work-arounds!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780828
1.Download the apk
2.copy it to system/app
3.change permissions to rw-r-r
4.add widgets
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Tried and it works!
It solved my widget problem with ADW. I hope it will work for the other launchers too.
Thanks a lot!
EDIT:
it solved also the live wallpaper problem! The trik was to move the picker to system\apps, change permissions and NOT install : just leave it there: exacliy as for the widgets picker. Thanks again

Had similarv issues. Installed APEX Launcher and everything works fine.
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Widget help for unrooted Kindle Fire HD
cdictio said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780828
1.Download the apk
2.copy it to system/app
3.change permissions to rw-r-r
4.add widgets
Sent from my KFTT using XDA Premium HD app
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Is there an option for unrooted KFHD? I was thrilled to find your solution for recovering access to widgets after 7.2.2 upgrade. However after attempting several times I can not copy your apk to system/app... I have concluded that it is because my Kindle is unrooted?????
The widgets were working with 7.2.1 then immediately after the upgrade I could no longer access them to place on screen. Everything else with ADWlauncher EX v1.3.3.8 Is still working with no problems, including still being able to place shortcuts and folders on the homescreen.

michelemdgb said:
Is there an option for unrooted KFHD? I was thrilled to find your solution for recovering access to widgets after 7.2.2 upgrade. However after attempting several times I can not copy your apk to system/app... I have concluded that it is because my Kindle is unrooted?????
The widgets were working with 7.2.1 then immediately after the upgrade I could no longer access them to place on screen. Everything else with ADWlauncher EX v1.3.3.8 Is still working with no problems, including still being able to place shortcuts and folders on the homescreen.
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I would also like to know if you can get widgets to work without root, as I am not too keen on trying to obtain root access again after almost bricking it the day I got it....

cdictio said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780828
1.Download the apk
2.copy it to system/app
3.change permissions to rw-r-r
4.add widgets
Sent from my KFTT using XDA Premium HD app
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Voted up, thanks!
To those who are unrooted, did Amazon customer service provide any additional info regarding this problem? Hope you get it fixed!

No, CS didn't provide any info, and I was kicked up a level from the first rep. Saw in another thread that there's already a 7.2.3 update, but mine hasn't updated yet. Hopefully that will help. I have noticed that since 7.2.2 my speakers haven't done the random loud pop.
Krept said:
Voted up, thanks!
To those who are unrooted, did Amazon customer service provide any additional info regarding this problem? Hope you get it fixed!
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Widgets still not working on KFHD, ANY HELP PLEASE
Krept said:
Voted up, thanks!
To those who are unrooted, did Amazon customer service provide any additional info regarding this problem? Hope you get it fixed!
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After several attempts with Amazon getting NO HELP because app is sideloaded and not from their App Store. Someone in the Amazon forum said upgrade 7.2.3 apparently helped, but has made no difference for me.
CAN ANYONE HELP?? Please!! Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

michelemdgb said:
After several attempts with Amazon getting NO HELP because app is sideloaded and not from their App Store. Someone in the Amazon forum said upgrade 7.2.3 apparently helped, but has made no difference for me.
CAN ANYONE HELP?? Please!! Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
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I have the same problem. On a happy note i found that background hd wallpapers from the 1mobile market lets me change my backgrounds wooohooo you just have to click save first then click set wallpaper. I am unrooted as well.