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Kimber10

Kimber10

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Hello everyone let's get the dry stuff out of the way. I own a S5 and the specks are,
Model SM-G900T
Device type, kltetmo
Product code, SM-G900TZWAMB
Firmware TMB
CSC TMB

Please let me know if I am missing any info, I'm sure I have it.

Now the issue. I have been using the ADW launcher for the last couple months with out problems and now every time I hit the home key to get back to my desktop the pick a launcher screen comes up prompting me to choose a launcher. Could someone please tell me what is wrong and how to fix this.
 
I take it you've tapped "always" or whatever?
You could try disabling the other stock launchers (i believe there's an "easy" and a normal one in Samsung's?) in Settings, Applications, scroll across to ALL, find the stock launchers, hit "disable" (next to "force stop")
See if that helps
 
I used adw for a year or so and this started happening on my old phone. I never found a solution and the developer abandoned the app so no help their.
 
funkylogik said:
Bummer. Did he take on a new project mate?
Did you try disabling stock browsers?
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I'm not sure to be honest. He just stopped answering emails no one could get ahold of him. It hasn't had an update in 2 years. It's to bad though. It was a really solid launcher.

No I didn't disable the stock launcher.
 
okay so I ended up uninstalling ADW and I am still being prompted to pick a launcher, so I am assuming it's not the app. I went into settings and found the stock launchers, they won't allow me to disable them, which is only making me want to root this phone even more than I did before this.
 
Kimber10 said:
okay so I ended up uninstalling ADW and I am still being prompted to pick a launcher, so I am assuming it's not the app. I went into settings and found the stock launchers, they won't allow me to disable them, which is only making me want to root this phone even more than I did before this.
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I would suggest trying a reset to see if that helps but make sure everything is backed up first.

Do you use a 3rd party lockscreen by any chance?
 
No I am using the stock lockscreen. I'm trying to avoid a reset but at this point I'm almost willing to deal with the hassle.
 
Tbh one of the things you don't wanna uninstall with root is your stock launchers.
Imagine a factory reset then booting a phone with no launcher? Useless.
I suppose rooting and freezing them with Titanium Backup is an option.

Btw guys. How do we unfreeze frozen apps on a non bookable phone? Out of interest.
Safe mode?
 
:( Okay peeps I'm about to give up. I tried disabling the stock launchers. Option is there, but not available for use. So I gave in and backed up everything than reset the phone. Guess what, all the headache of doing a reset was pointless as I am still having the same problem only now I have to reorganize everything. I think I will have to give Samsung remote access and see if they can't figure it out.
 
Shit that really sucks. One thing I'll say is your phone will run better after a reset but that doesn't help much eh :(
I'm sure I read of someone with the same problem before and they had to reflash their phone's firmware....
Sorry to hear you wiped your phone for nothing but I think a reflash wipes it anyway so don't get it set up too nicely eh
 
I don't use a lockscreen. I can't if the Vulcan ever decides to use the phone in an emergency. No one but me touches the old Acer tablet so I don't bother there, either. I've seen the same message asking me to pick on both rooted and non-rooted devices with no lock screen. I've only seen it when I have 2 launchers on the device. I might be trialling one and disabling the other.

I also get it on the tablet - I have Boat, Boat has a mini browser, and I have Dolphin Zero. I get a choice between all of those and YouTube every time I want to watch a clip in MLB. I put up with it since I might have a different reason for each app every time I wish to view a video.
 
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