Lost my "Home Button"

[MattyP]

Under settings, apps, running, I think the official name is "google services framework". Then just clear data.
Opps, look under all apps.

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No go on that either.

[FoxKat]

Only way I know for sure fixes this in every case...FDR (and I don't mean Franklin Delano Roosevelt).~

[MattyP]

Only way I know for sure fixes this in every case...FDR (and I don't mean Franklin Delano Roosevelt).~

Well I did it the first time LOL

I restored ALL of my apps with Titanium Backup in batch mode ... think that could be it? Maybe something from a batch restore?

[FoxKat]

Very possibly. I don't like to "Restore" apps, and opt to "Reinstall" instead. Some of those apps can really hide things that TB can possibly miss. Also, if something is overwritten with parameters incorrectly (i.e. write/read versus read-only), it can screw up all kinds of things.

I use AppMonster to back up the APKs and then use it to reinstall afterwards. There's another option which is pretty cool, but requires you use the Play Store for the source of the apps, but it's called Appbak. It makes a text copy of all apps installed, and when you want to reinstall them, it runs you right through PlayStore one by one. It works spectacularly well, and you're sure to get the most recent versions of all apps.

[MattyP]

Very possibly. I don't like to "Restore" apps, and opt to "Reinstall" instead. Some of those apps can really hide things that TB can possibly miss. Also, if something is overwritten with parameters incorrectly (i.e. write/read versus read-only), it can screw up all kinds of things.

I use AppMonster to back up the APKs and then use it to reinstall afterwards. There's another option which is pretty cool, but requires you use the Play Store for the source of the apps, but it's called Appbak. It makes a text copy of all apps installed, and when you want to reinstall them, it runs you right through PlayStore one by one. It works spectacularly well, and you're sure to get the most recent versions of all apps.

Well don't look for me here for about 24 hours if I gotta reinstall everything ...

Is there a difference in doing FDR from within the phone or from recovery? I wiped cache from recovery but I did the FDR from Settings > Privacy

[MattyP]

Just got this message in Titanium:

WARNING: This device's Android ID has changed

Android ID: **********
Previous Android ID: **********

This normally happens after a device replacement or factory reset. The Android ID is the most common way for apps to identify the device. Any app that relies on it for security/licensing purposes may stop working (or need to be reconfigured) unless you restore the previous Android ID now.

What do I do?? (Since I'm getting ready to FDR again)

[MattyP]

I kept the original Android ID. I also had an app called "App Dragon" which lists all my apps. Printed them out, took screen shots of all 5 of my screens. Then I went ahead and wiped everything. I wiped the SD Card (already had everything backed up to my laptop anyway) and I went into recovery and wiped data and cache from in there, then did a Factory Data Reset too from within Settings > Privacy. I'm starting from scratch.

Oh and by the way, I have my Home Button back LMAO

Now to go root and start re-installing everything, one by one.

[MattyP]

And here I thought a Factory Data Reset would be easy ... but hey I learned a few things!

[94lt1]

That's always a good thing...

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

[justin82]

you do enough of them it gets easier .. or you could be like me .. my home screens are bare so reset take little time