Problem with Launcher - Apps won't stay put!

SSherris · 09/30/2010, 09:21 PM

So I have an odd problem on my wife's Verizon Pre Plus phone. She can add apps and run them, she can move them between pages on her launcher. But when her phone reboots, all of the apps reset to their home positions and all the downloaded apps fall into the first page.

I can't find anyone else having this problem. I've used WebOS Doctor to reset her phone and she's still having that problem. (plus some annoying Facebook bug that doesn't show everyone's photos)

My own Pre Plus has none of these issues. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks!

jjeffcoat · 09/30/2010, 09:23 PM

You tried the Advanced Configuration for App Launcher patch?

Cantaffordit · 09/30/2010, 09:35 PM

you might want to look at emergency patch recovery.

shock_terminal · 10/01/2010, 08:34 AM

I had this problem once.
Came from it losing power while booting.
I had to have it replaced.
I've heard of some people able to fix it w/ webOSDoctor (didn't work for me), but sounds like you already tried that.

UnExplanatory · 10/05/2010, 09:49 AM

I have a similar problem. Every time the phone reboots, even Luna, icons get shuffled in the launcher.

graffix31 · 10/05/2010, 10:01 AM

i had this happen to me. i agree that i think it has to do with a reboot occuring at a time when something else is happening. for me it was loading a new app. i lost all my setting. i did a dr. that same night and everything came back. i think the problem is that if you wait to long and you have your profile backed up with the new pages it will never go back. so try and dr. it and put them all back. it should hold after that.

UnExplanatory · 10/05/2010, 11:10 AM

I have never had to doctor before...

Should I run EPR first or what?

UnExplanatory · 10/05/2010, 12:41 PM

Nevermind. I got it done.

webfellow · 10/14/2010, 10:41 PM

I'm pretty sure I came up with a solution that does not require Doctoring, it's actually a pretty easy fix:

http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-...doctoring.html

Sorry to those of you that had to Doctor already.

09/30/2010, 09:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
SSherris Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 13 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Problem with Launcher - Apps won't stay put! So I have an odd problem on my wife's Verizon Pre Plus phone. She can add apps and run them, she can move them between pages on her launcher. But when her phone reboots, all of the apps reset to their home positions and all the downloaded apps fall into the first page. I can't find anyone else having this problem. I've used WebOS Doctor to reset her phone and she's still having that problem. (plus some annoying Facebook bug that doesn't show everyone's photos) My own Pre Plus has none of these issues. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks!
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09/30/2010, 09:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
jjeffcoat Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,422 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 642 Thanked 333 Times in 221 Posts	You tried the Advanced Configuration for App Launcher patch? __________________ My device history: - Jim J. (On Sprint for many years)
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09/30/2010, 09:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cantaffordit Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 15,150 Likes Received: 958 Thanks: 3,804 Thanked 3,911 Times in 2,777 Posts	you might want to look at emergency patch recovery.
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10/01/2010, 08:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
shock_terminal Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 125 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 20 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts	I had this problem once. Came from it losing power while booting. I had to have it replaced. I've heard of some people able to fix it w/ webOSDoctor (didn't work for me), but sounds like you already tried that.
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10/05/2010, 09:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
UnExplanatory Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 95 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 35 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	I have a similar problem. Every time the phone reboots, even Luna, icons get shuffled in the launcher.
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10/05/2010, 10:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
graffix31 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: South of Boston Posts: 950 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 206 Thanked 132 Times in 119 Posts	i had this happen to me. i agree that i think it has to do with a reboot occuring at a time when something else is happening. for me it was loading a new app. i lost all my setting. i did a dr. that same night and everything came back. i think the problem is that if you wait to long and you have your profile backed up with the new pages it will never go back. so try and dr. it and put them all back. it should hold after that.
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10/05/2010, 11:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
UnExplanatory Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 95 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 35 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	I have never had to doctor before... Should I run EPR first or what?
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10/05/2010, 12:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
UnExplanatory Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 95 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 35 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Nevermind. I got it done.
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10/14/2010, 10:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
webfellow Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 107 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 28 Thanked 50 Times in 22 Posts	I'm pretty sure I came up with a solution that does not require Doctoring, it's actually a pretty easy fix: http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-...doctoring.html Sorry to those of you that had to Doctor already.
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