Play store in App Drawer not working - Moto X Q&A

I just got my Moto X from moto maker and I noticed that in the top right corner of the app drawer where the play store icon is. I can't tap it. Nothing happens when I do unlike my old gnex. Is this happening with anyone else?

poena said:
I just got my Moto X from moto maker and I noticed that in the top right corner of the app drawer where the play store icon is. I can't tap it. Nothing happens when I do unlike my old gnex. Is this happening with anyone else?
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Just tried on mine, it works, opened the play store (I'm using Nova launcher)

M973 said:
Just tried on mine, it works, opened the play store (I'm using Nova launcher)
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weird. i'm on the stock launcher. not sure why it doesnt work.

poena said:
weird. i'm on the stock launcher. not sure why it doesnt work.
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Works fine here on stock launcher. May be clear launcher data and try, be careful this will clear your home screen.
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got mine working. Kitkat was pushed out and with the reboots everything works now.

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Google voice on FRF82B

It is weird that google voice only can run on FRF50. The other version like FRF82B it always display "Application is not installed". Any idea?
cas_xp said:
It is weird that google voice only can run on FRF50. The other version like FRF82B it always display "Application is not installed". Any idea?
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Works fine for me. I'm running FRF85B.
Works for me. Are you launching from a shortcut in your launcher? Upon updating to 2.2 system app icons broke for me (calendar, gallery, etc) and I got this same error.... I had to remove the icon and re-add them from the app dock and they work fine now.
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No, I launched from Home menu not shortcut.
lostinbeta said:
Works for me. Are you launching from a shortcut in your launcher? Upon updating to 2.2 system app icons broke for me (calendar, gallery, etc) and I got this same error.... I had to remove the icon and re-add them from the app dock and they work fine now.
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cas_xp said:
It is weird that google voice only can run on FRF50. The other version like FRF82B it always display "Application is not installed". Any idea?
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Nearly the same issue.
"The application Voice Search has stopped unexpectedly!"

[Q]Auto-Rotate broken

As of yesterday, none of my apps rotate. I tried changing the settings in nova launcher+android settings, uninstalling nova launcher and changing settings, rebooting. I also went as far too download different apps that rotate the screen per your specifications. I can't seem to find a fix. Anyone else having this issue, or know of a way to fix this? I am running 4.4, slapmymoto. Thanks
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pborner said:
As of yesterday, none of my apps rotate. I tried changing the settings in nova launcher+android settings, uninstalling nova launcher and changing settings, rebooting. I also went as far too download different apps that rotate the screen per your specifications. I can't seem to find a fix. Anyone else having this issue, or know of a way to fix this? I am running 4.4, slapmymoto. Thanks
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Thats odd. When you play a game that uses the accelerometer (like a racing game), does it work or not? If it doesn't work then you have a defective phone (most likely). If it does work, then you might just want to reset your phone.
pborner said:
As of yesterday, none of my apps rotate. I tried changing the settings in nova launcher+android settings, uninstalling nova launcher and changing settings, rebooting. I also went as far too download different apps that rotate the screen per your specifications. I can't seem to find a fix. Anyone else having this issue, or know of a way to fix this? I am running 4.4, slapmymoto. Thanks
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This happened to me. I think for my issue it was conflicting XPosed modules. I'm not sure though, but I just did a wipe/reload to fix it.
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aooga said:
Thats odd. When you play a game that uses the accelerometer (like a racing game), does it work or not? If it doesn't work then you have a defective phone (most likely). If it does work, then you might just want to reset your phone.
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Anytime I would play a game that was supposed to be landscape, it would just render as portrait. Some would stretch out and have stuff off the screen, others would just render landscape within portrait, so it would be tiny.
So I had xblast and gravitybox installed at the same time... Uninstalled xblast and rebooted, back to normal! Thanks guys!
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[Q] nexus 6 lollipop 5.1 .google now launcher ( problem)

After install apps on nexus 6 like go weather i dont see the widgets.i see the widget only if restart my phone.Has anyone the same problem?
Yes, I have the same problem.
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Same here; have to reboot to see a newly installed app's widget(s). Will a soft reboot achieve results?
beepsilver said:
Same here; have to reboot to see a newly installed app's widget(s). Will a soft reboot achieve results?
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Soft boot should achieve it as well as a power down and restart.
As I remember it's always been like that, not a bug per se. Installing an app that has widgets needs a reboot to see them in the widget menu.
I am screwing with widgets, especially Zooper, all the time I guess I've never seen this issue because I run Apex or Nova.
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RW-1 said:
Soft boot should achieve it as well as a power down and restart.
As I remember it's always been like that, not a bug per se. Installing an app that has widgets needs a reboot to see them in the widget menu.
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not true. i use the google now launcher, and my widgets are visable right after i install them. always has been like that.
simms22 said:
not true. i use the google now launcher, and my widgets are visable right after i install them. always has been like that.
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I use GNow exclusively as well. since right now I'm stock and unmodded, then it would be a 5.1 issue to me ... but let's clarify, one installs an app, and you then go to the widget listings, and you see it? I've seen some that do get included right away, and some I have to reboot to then get to to place on a homescreen.
RW-1 said:
I use GNow exclusively as well. since right now I'm stock and unmodded, then it would be a 5.1 issue to me ... but let's clarify, one installs an app, and you then go to the widget listings, and you see it? I've seen some that do get included right away, and some I have to reboot to then get to to place on a homescreen.
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next time it doesnt show up in the widget menu, go to the developer options in the main settings and press restart system ui.
simms22 said:
next time it doesnt show up in the widget menu, go to the developer options in the main settings and press restart system ui.
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will try that next time, good tip ...

Amazon Fire 10HD- 7th Gen- 5.6: Google Apps not Appearing

Hi All,
I managed to use the method shown here- https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/themes-apps/play-store-amazon-5-4-0-root-t3669740 to download google play.
This worked well, and I managed to download and use apps from the play store. Eventually I decided to organise all my apps into folders, taking it from 2 screens of apps into 1. I then turned off the tablet overnight. After I rebooted this morning, everything worked normally, apart from the fact new apps downloaded from the store wouldn't have an icon appear. The apps still work perfectly, they just don't have icons on the screen which is mildy frustrating.
Any help on this would be great!
Tom
TomMapp said:
Hi All,
I managed to use the method shown here- https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/themes-apps/play-store-amazon-5-4-0-root-t3669740 to download google play.
This worked well, and I managed to download and use apps from the play store. Eventually I decided to organise all my apps into folders, taking it from 2 screens of apps into 1. I then turned off the tablet overnight. After I rebooted this morning, everything worked normally, apart from the fact new apps downloaded from the store wouldn't have an icon appear. The apps still work perfectly, they just don't have icons on the screen which is mildy frustrating.
Any help on this would be great!
Tom
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Launcher? If stock fire launcher try to force stop via manage apps from settings. May need to clear data too
Blaiser47 said:
Launcher? If stock fire launcher try to force stop via manage apps from settings. May need to clear data too
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Hi, I assume I am just using the original launcher (not 100% sure however). I am trying to find the application under manage apps like you said, however I cannot find a name of an app called launcher, or with launcher in the name. Is there a specific name for the app?
Sorry to be a pain!
Tom
TomMapp said:
The apps still work perfectly, they just don't have icons on the screen which is mildy frustrating. Any help on this would be great!
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This is an increasingly frequent complaint with recent builds of FireOS 5.6, especially in the HD 10. Root cause is not apparent and there does not appear to be a durable workaround at the moment. My guess is a 'glitch' snuck into the stock launcher that will be addressed in a future update. Conspiracy minded members will claim Amazon is up to no good. Will see where it goes.
For now not much you can do other than wait for a fix or attempt to use a different launcher with accompanying pros/cons.
TomMapp said:
Hi, I assume I am just using the original launcher (not 100% sure however). I am trying to find the application under manage apps like you said, however I cannot find a name of an app called launcher, or with launcher in the name. Is there a specific name for the app?
Sorry to be a pain!
Tom
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It's called Home Pages
Blaiser47 said:
It's called Home Pages
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Cheers, it has worked!
Thanks
Tom
I just got my son a Fire 8 for xmas and it has the latest 5.6.0 software and I got all the google stuff installed and was working great. He downloaded a few games and apps with no issues then he downloaded 2 other apps (games) and they didnt get added to the home screen (stock fire launcher) and the only way to get to them is through the Play Store pretty much and then select Open from there. Is there any way to get them added to the home screen? They will show up in the recent apps but after you use a few other apps its gone. Its frustrating to say the least.
EDIT: I tried the force stop and clear data thing and it didnt work. Still missing app icons on the home screen. If I install Nova Launcher or something though they all show up in the app drawer. Im on the fence with this Amazon Fire at the moment.
Hippie459MN said:
I just got my son a Fire 8 for xmas and it has the latest 5.6.0 software and I got all the google stuff installed and was working great. He downloaded a few games and apps with no issues then he downloaded 2 other apps (games) and they didnt get added to the home screen (stock fire launcher) and the only way to get to them is through the Play Store pretty much and then select Open from there. Is there any way to get them added to the home screen? They will show up in the recent apps but after you use a few other apps its gone. Its frustrating to say the least.
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The answer (apparently) lies I the dozen or so posts immediately preceding yours. Take a read to see if that information proves helpful.
Hippie459MN said:
I just got my son a Fire 8 for xmas and it has the latest 5.6.0 software and I got all the google stuff installed and was working great. He downloaded a few games and apps with no issues then he downloaded 2 other apps (games) and they didnt get added to the home screen (stock fire launcher) and the only way to get to them is through the Play Store pretty much and then select Open from there. Is there any way to get them added to the home screen? They will show up in the recent apps but after you use a few other apps its gone. Its frustrating to say the least.
EDIT: I tried the force stop and clear data thing and it didnt work. Still missing app icons on the home screen. If I install Nova Launcher or something though they all show up in the app drawer. Im on the fence with this Amazon Fire at the moment.
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Did you reboot after force stopping and clearing data?
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Did you reboot after force stopping and clearing data?
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I did not but I did delete the 2 apps and then later did a reboot and then just reinstalled them to see if it would have issues again and this time they both showed up on the home screen. I hope my kid doesnt run into issues and cant find his apps if he installs them. Either way, they are there now and hopefully no more issues. Fingers crossed.
7 gen HD Question for Launcher and Search Bar
TomMapp said:
Cheers, it has worked!
Thanks
Tom
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Hi, I just got my first fire hd 7th 'gen. I tired the hack and I do have google working on the it now, but like others here my apps on the home screen are not showing up ( the ones I installed the day of the hack are fine).. it is the apps I have installed the say after that are not showing up on the home screen, I had files ready to go but... HO hum!
what I call Add/Remove: they do show up, but unlike a phone or windows. I have no clue how to fix this. since it seems you can't drag and drop from a master folder within the system.
I have seen where you got your home screen working again, but I don't know enough about the Fire 7th Gen yet.. can you or someone be so kind to point me to the correct place where I will find the launcher?
better yet, tell me what the launcher is.
Also on the search, is there a way I can get a google toolbar installed? I dislike using bing. I have to say I do so love my Google tools. and I miss my google search bar I had on my cell phone..
ChristinaLK said:
Hi, I just got my first fire hd 7th 'gen. I tired the hack and I do have google working on the it now, but like others here my apps on the home screen are not showing up ( the ones I installed the day of the hack are fine).. it is the apps I have installed the say after that are not showing up on the home screen, I had files ready to go but... HO hum!
what I call Add/Remove: they do show up, but unlike a phone or windows. I have no clue how to fix this. since it seems you can't drag and drop from a master folder within the system.
I have seen where you got your home screen working again, but I don't know enough about the Fire 7th Gen yet.. can you or someone be so kind to point me to the correct place where I will find the launcher?
better yet, tell me what the launcher is.
Also on the search, is there a way I can get a google toolbar installed? I dislike using bing. I have to say I do so love my Google tools. and I miss my google search bar I had on my cell phone..
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/help/google-play-shortcut-longer-t3727439/post75014720

Guide for Google now without google launcher.

Hey,
I see lots of people has been asking about google now in there launcher and many people knows that how to solve it without magisk.
There is workaround which i want to share may be it helps somebody.
First you need to install nova launcher prime which you can get like from anywhere just google it and then install a small app called google now companion app which is only supported by nova.
there is also a magisk version available of companion app but it is for those who just dont have root and magisk so by this you can have google now without having google now launcher and you will get google now integrated to the best launcher.
Thank you.
And sorry for bad english.
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khan_pegasus said:
Hey,
I see lots of people has been asking about google now in there launcher and many people knows that how to solve it without magisk.
There is workaround which i want to share may be it helps somebody.
First you need to install nova launcher prime which you can get like from anywhere just google it and then install a small app called google now companion app which is only supported by nova.
there is also a magisk version available of companion app but it is for those who just dont have root and magisk so by this you can have google now without having google now launcher and you will get google now integrated to the best launcher.
Thank you.
And sorry for bad english.
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That is the way I have mine setup. Works great.
borijess said:
That is the way I have mine setup. Works great.
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Here
i just use evie launcher.
borijess said:
Here
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But how could you have a different kind of google now.
I have already installed the most updated one but mine is little bit different
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mickyjs said:
i just use evie launcher.
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So is it work.
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lawnchair and lawnfeed works great
khan_pegasus said:
So is it work.
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you just double tap the screen and it goes into google now or you go into settings and put it on a different gesture. as standard swipe down opens evie launcher but i switched that to expand notifications so now it works like the built in launcher, swipe down anywhere to open notifications. you may also want to switch off launch assisstant on home button or use it for something else if you are using gesture navigation as the last thing you need is more ways to launch assisstant lol. you could put the google now on that though then you can swipe up for home and swipe up again for google now.
Exactly. The most valuable real estate on a phone is the home screen because you can go directly to an app with one touch. The second most valuable real estate is the screen to either side of home and if you have a paged dock, the dock to either side. By using a swipe to the feed you wipe out an entire screen of the second most valuable real estate on the phone just to access one app when you can get to that same app by simply tapping a 1X1 icon, using a gesture, etc. I never have figured out why people like the swipe to feed, it wasn't done for us, it was done because Google has research that showed most people will not venture further than one screen left or right of home. Make one of those the feed and they knew they would up their take. In terms of user interfaces it's a straight up loss for users who in no way benefit from the loss of that screen for one app. But whatever.
Lots of launchers have a feed swipe BTW, if you absolutely insist on making your phone less efficient by wasting that screen you don't have to limit yourself to Nova.

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