Help remove n1 launcher?

[cesar424]

Well I decided to try out 2.1 on my Moment and i'm loving it so far. =) but i would like to get rid of the N1 Launcher. Cant figure out how, can someone help me out or point me in the right direction?

 

[IOWA]

ok first, head to market. Download home switcher. Switch to the default home.

Uninstall the launcher.

 

[cesar424]

Yeah i already made a different laucher the default, but when i try to unistall the N1 launcher it doesnt give me the option. I installed it following the instructions - here -


It does not show up in my uninstaller app and when going to settings - applications it only gives me clear data option not unistall =(

 

[IOWA]

ok then you'll need to go in through adb. I assume you have root, if not, you will need it.

So, first boot up into recovery.

then fire up the adb shell.

type this in, exactly.

su

cd /system/app/

rm Launcher2.apk

rm Launcher2.odex

reboot

Type all of that above, line for line. Type in reboot too.

 

[Android Walks]

What is adb?
The only reason I haven't rooted my phone yet is because I don't know what adb is or how to get to it...

 

[IOWA]

ouch.... you'll need to root your phone before you can remove the launcher. Follow the instructions on the sdx site. It's simple really. It's the same method you used to load the launcher.

[How To] - Root Android 2.1 DD03/DD10 - v7

info is in that thread. Use the .zip update method. After you root, follow my previous instructions to the T.

If you don't have the joeykrim recovery installed, you'll need to do that too. You probably do have it installed, it came bundled with DD03/DD10.

After your rooted and ready to go, download the android sdk.

Android SDK | Android Developers

for the sake of simplicity, put/install the sdk into a folder that looks like this.

c:\android-sdk-windows\

All my instructions will use that format, so it is important you do this.

Once your rooted and have the sdk installed, enable usb debugging on your phone, and connect via usb, in recovery mode.

Open a dos command prompt in windows. You can do this by going to:

run-->CMD

in the command prompt, type this to get adb running:

cd \

cd android-sdk-windows\tools

adb shell

After adb loads up, a "#" sign should appear indicating you have done it correctly. if a "$" shows up, your NOT rooted. (remember, you MUST be in recovery mode)

So at the "#" prompt, type this in line by line to get rid of the launcher.

su

cd /system/app/

rm Launcher2.apk

rm Launcher2.odex

reboot

 

[cesar424]

Thanks for the info.

I was trying to stay away from rooting my phone, oh well.

Tank you again for the help