So here's what to do if you can't find a Sony App in the App Drawer or Settings menus;
1. Open Settings
2. Select Apps Menu
3. Scroll Right to "All Apps"
4. Hit the three dots in the top right hand corner
5. Press Reset All App Preferences
6. Go into Xperia Launcher
7. Open App Drawer
8. All missing apps should now be there again!
Seen a lot of Sony staff telling people to reset their phones when they have this issue, in fact there's no need to do that. Try this if it helps then I'm glad!
I guess you don't need to "reset all app preferences". Just reset the launcher that you are currently using e.g. Xperia Home, Nova Laucher and etc.
It's to do with the app itself not the launcher so resetting the preferences shows the app again. The launcher is an app in the phones way of thinking which is why the phone asks you to reselect the default launcher you want to use.
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Stock Captivate 2.1 Éclair. ADW launcher.
I had an app freeze up the phone. Had to remove battery and restart. Now the Master Bar (or whatever it is called) at the bottom no longer has the Apps icon in it! The other two are still there.
I now have no way to get into the primary apps list--can run only those that have shortcuts on the home screens. I cannot find any way to get the Apps icon back.
Help, help help please. This is a major fail.
Make sure your desktop is unlocked first ...
tap the screen, hold, then select "launcher actions" -> open/close app drawer
you should have a link to open the apps.
then you can drag and drop the link to the dock.
Or enable the awesome option in adw settings that let's you swipe up anywhere on the screen to open the app drawer.
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While on your homescreen press menu -> adw settings -> general behavior -> swipe up actions, and select open close app drawer.
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Out of the clear blue, it reappeared, but this really scares me. Had it not fixed itself, I would have had a serious deficiency in the phone.
except, previous shows a method (thanks) to recreate the icon, so it would not have been fatal.
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While on your homescreen press menu -> adw settings -> general behavior -> swipe up actions, and select open close app drawer.
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Ooooooo...I like this one. Thanks.
Any other nice tricks/settings?
Few days back I opted to change the look & feel of my Galaxy Note so decided to install Go Launcher Ex.It was initially on but started lagging on home screens.Yesterday I uninstalled it and went for the default one.Today I thought of giving other launchers a try so went for ADW & LauncherPro but none seem to work or start even though they show as installed app.
what do you mean they arent working?
have you unset the default in applications?
I mean just nothing happens after installing the launchers...neither any shortcut or any change to the gui...
You need to run the launcher then press the home button and select the specified launcher as default.
Go to manage apps & clear defaults of your last used launcher
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Hi,
I'm using Cyanogenmod 11 in my Sony Xperia SP and since Trebuchet is the default launcher, wanted to try out Google Now Launcher. However, after installing it from the Play Store, I'm unable to switch from Trebuchet to Google Now. The main reason being:
1. There is no Settings > Home options (where I can switch the launchers).
2. Tapping on the Google Now Launcher tells me to clear defaults in Trebuchet and then press home button, however, the clear defaults button in inactive.
Any suggestions on how to solve this problem will be a great help!
~Ayan
ayanHore said:
1. There is no Settings > Home options (where I can switch the launchers)
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Neither on stock there's. Have you tried to locate in settings > apps, the active launcher you have?
In its info should be a voice to reset "its default state" and then you could choose your favourite launcher pressing home
I installed another launcher, now every time I tap the home button I get to choose which one I want to use.
What if I choose to "always use launcher X" and then I'll change my mind, the setting screen doesn't have launcher options...
Any idea how do that?
You go into settings -> apps + games, manage all applications, find the launcher you made default, go into it, click clear defaults.
Hey guys has any one had issues with the stock launcher. I install new apps and they do not show in the app drawer. I even word data from TouchWiz home and they still don't show. Using a third party launcher they show just fine but stock hit or miss if they actually end up in the app drawer. I can search for them so they are installed but if I got locate it does not show it in the drawer.
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Hey guys has any one had issues with the stock launcher. I install new apps and they do not show in the app drawer. I even word data from TouchWiz home and they still don't show. Using a third party launcher they show just fine but stock hit or miss if they actually end up in the app drawer. I can search for them so they are installed but if I got locate it does not show it in the drawer.
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Open the apps drawer and hit the 3 dots in the top right corner.
Select sort and choose Alphabetical rather than custom.
I believe this may be your issue...
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Open the apps drawer and hit the 3 dots in the top right corner.
Select sort and choose Alphabetical rather than custom.
I believe this may be your issue...
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Nope tried toggling back and forth it is just weird not all apps and even clearing all data to set it back up they do not show up..... Yet I search it finds the icon so I can open but if I choose locate it is no where to be found in the drawer.