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[Q] Phone unusable - Launcher Pro (android.process.acore)

Hi everyone,
I was using my nexus one with low battery, and then it shut down.
I went back to car, attached it to the recharger, and pushed power button.
At this point it turned on and a setup similar to first boot appeared (selection of language, date & time, google account)..
Once the setup was completed, I pressed the home button and associated it with Launcher Pro.
At this point a popup message appeared, saying (translated from italian):
"Sorry! Sudden interruption of the application Launcher Pro (process Android.process.acore). Retry.", with a button named "Retry".
- If I press the "Retry" button, the same popup message appears on and on again.
- If I shut the phone down and restart it, it asks for the SIM pin, the unlock pattern, and then the popup message appears again and again..
- I can't access the menu through the button, and I am stuck in this situation!..
- I tried to uninstall Launcher Pro via appbrain about two hours ago, but with no luck..
Any help would be much appreciated..
Thanks!
Nexus One
Vodafone Italy
Not rooted
Froyo OTA (FRF91?)

Assuming you aren't rooted, I just want to let you know you always have the last resort of resetting the phone back to default, so the phone itself is still fine.
With root, you can ADB and remove LauncherPro.

Hi cigar3tte,
I'm not rooted, so I could "reset the phone back to default".
Do you mean reset it to factory default (aka hard reset)?
Note: If I press the menu button at the bottom of the device, nothing happens and the popup keeps showing up
However, the procedure I found for the hard reset is this:
"With the phone shut off, while holding down the volume button on the side of the N1, press the power button briefly while maintaining the volume button pressed in for around 5-10 seconds.
You should be presented with a menu that allows for: Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock. You can release the volume button at this time.
Select Clear storage with the volume button up and down, then press and release the power button to make the selection.
It will ask you to confirm this decision. Press the yes button using the volume up."
Should i proceed so?
Thanks!

meils said:
Hi cigar3tte,
I'm not rooted, so I could "reset the phone back to default".
Do you mean reset it to factory default (aka hard reset)?
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Yes, I meant a factory reset. Before doing so, check for any data you might want to save.
As for the method, what you found should work fine. I've never done a hard reset from the default recovery. I've only done it from the phone itself (which you can't access) and custome recovery.

Hi cigar3tte,
I followed your suggestion and did the shut-off-and-on procedure.
After that, I was asked to complete the initial configuration (time, google account, etc). and I am now on the home screeen!
Thank you so much for your help!

For future reference, you would probably have been able to fix this without wiping... turn the phone on, then when the X appears hold the trackball, it should boot in safe mode and you can remove/clear data as needs be.

AuraxTSense ROM - I know someone having this issue, anything they can try short of full wipe?

[Q] Easy Mode - Call waiting

I searched but couldn't find anything on this. I have a user who has the AT&T Note 3. She likes to use easy mode. However she cannot use call waiting. It doesn't allow her to. If she turns off easy mode, it works just fine. Her boyfriend has the verizon model and it works fine for him in easy mode. Is there something i'm missing on the AT&T version. When i put her phone in easy mode, i checked to make sure that call waiting was ticked following these instructions:
From the Home Screen tap Phone.
Press the Menu key.
Tap Call settings.
Tap Additional settings.
Tick/Untick Call waiting.
If anyone can assist would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
EDIT: If someone with a Note 3 on AT&T can test with their phone to see if it works, would be much appreciated. Just put your phone in Easy mode and then see if you can put a call on hold. This would help me out quite a bit and would let me know if its her phone or just AT&T stopping it from working. Thanks!
2nd EDIT: I contacted Samsung and they said it should work but doesn't. This is what Samsung said "If the Call waiting working in Standard mode and it is activated from the Carrier, we request you to reset the app preferences by following the below steps:
From the home screen touch menu or apps > settings > more > application manager > swipe the screen to left till you see “All” > touch menu > tap on Reset app preferences.
After that, please perform the soft reset on the phone.
Soft reset refreshes the device internal circuitry.
1. Turn off the handset.
2. Remove the battery and wait for 30 seconds.
3. Reinsert the battery and turn ON the device.
If the issue persists, please clear the cache of the device by following the below steps.
These troubleshooting steps will not delete the data of the device. However, the cache files and bug files will be cleared.
1.Power the device off (remove and re-insert the battery).
2.Press and hold the Volume Up key and the Home key, then press and hold the Power key.
3.When the device vibrates; release only the Power key.
4.When the Android system recovery menu displays; release the Volume Up and the Home key.
5.Navigate with the Volume keys to the “Wipe cache partition” option and press the Power key to select.
6.After user data deletes, press the Power key to reboot system now. "
None of the above worked. Went to Bestbuy and had the Samsung tech try it. He had an AT&T Note 3 and we tested. It did the same thing for him. I believe it maybe an issue with the KitKat update but not 100% sure. I will let Samsung and AT&T know and see if they can fix the issue.

3rd time I've accidentally triggered TalkBack and man it's frustrating!

By some accident key press I've done this a couple of times already and have used the assistant to turn it off, but damn it's frustrating. Is there any way to disable this either by killing the app or by removing the special key press? Thanks for your help. If it matters I'm coming from a Note 8 so the power button and volume are slightly different which is causing my issue.

Open settings, search for talkback, turn it off.

Of course I've done that but some key press combo reopens it.

jimskalajim said:
Of course I've done that but some key press combo reopens it.
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Settings > Accessibility > Volume key shortcut

S10 and recent change to Bixby???

The only thing I find myself using bixby for is starting timers on the phone. Bixby recently forced me to update and now I can't start a timer with the phone locked.
Before on my S10 I could press and hold the bixby button and say "start a 10 minute timer" and it would do it no problem.
Now when I say the command while holding down the button I get the voice prompt that "I've started your 10 minutes timer" but the timer does not start and the phone presents the password screen.
If I enter the password the timer will be started.
Is there a setting somewhere that I've overlooked that will restore the functionality?
I have no interest in using voice unlock. I just wonder why one of the most useful features of the software (for me) has been eliminated.
Thanks!

Question Bixby disabled, can't enable

So I use this app Side Actions to remap my side buttonz but it works by basically taking over when bixby is called by pushing the side button, and that requires you to go through bixby setup before it will work. But on my brand new s21 ultra, holding and double pressing the side button does not call bixby, it does nothing. On further investigation in noticed that the app info in settings says it's disabled, and the button is greyed out so I can't click on, but the greyed out button says enable, not disable? But when I look at it from the list view, it says it's disabled there. How can I activate bixby?

Not sure why you want little Bixby but start by uninstalling the app that killed it.
If it altered hidden settings a factory reset may be needed.
You might want to read the EULA for Bixby too before you happily agree to it

I don't want Bixby, I can't stand it. That's why I'm remapping the bixby button to do something else...and this app. Didnt "kill it" it was already disabled prior to using this app,but I'm not sure if it was disabled from the moment I turned the phone on, or ifnit was after restoring my smart switch backup,but I know on my old phone that made the backup Bixby was not disabled

BDog21 said:
I don't want Bixby, I can't stand it. That's why I'm remapping the bixby button to do something else...and this app. Didnt "kill it" it was already disabled prior to using this app,but I'm not sure if it was disabled from the moment I turned the phone on, or ifnit was after restoring my smart switch backup,but I know on my old phone that made the backup Bixby was not disabled
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Not sure what you want but I see part of the problem.
SmartSwitch isn't that smart; it has a tendency to goof things up when going between different models especially with settings. Don't.
It works ok if the backup is for the same device, maybe... I don't trust it. I remember Kies
I make sure all critical data is backed up not with SmartSwitch.

Well it's from an s20 ultra to an s21 ultra. Yes I know still different model. But ud think it'd be close enough to not screw things up? Otherwise what's the point?
And I want to be able to enable bixby. Not because I want to use bixby, but because this app basically needs to take over when bixby is launched via the side button. As it is now, I have my side key settings set to "launch bixby" for long press (which is what the app says it needs to be set to to function properly) but since bixby is disabled, it does nothing when I hold the side button

It all worked fine of my s20

BDog21 said:
It all worked fine of my s20
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Not when transferring from the S20 to the S21... different model. It will likely screw up.
It may also fail unexpectedly for the same device...