The Gmail update was pushed to my phone, and the rumors are true: my Go Launcher EX notification counters no longer work. I'm absolutely furious about it. I restored the previous version of Gmail through Titanium Backup, but it didn't fix the problem. I'm beside myself -- I rely
heavily on those counters.
If anyone knows of a workaround, or can tell me how to install a clean copy of the previous version (2.3.4.1), I'd be most grateful.
Edit: Found a workaround!
Since the update was pushed to my phone before I learned about the notification problem, I went looking for a fix. I stumbled on
this thread at Droid Life, in which the developer of the "Notify Me" app recommends moving third-party notification apps to the /system/app folder. (Of course, you have to be rooted to do this.) I tried it, and it worked perfectly.
First, I opened Titanium Backup and restored the previous version of Gmail (ver. 2.3.4.7). Then, I opened Root Explorer and did the following:
- Navigate to the main (Parent) folder and press the /data folder
- Press the app folder
- Locate the notification .apk file (I use Go Launcher EX Notification, which is saved in the /data/app folder as com.gau.golauncherex.notification-1.apk; if you're not sure what your notifier's .apk file is called, go to your app list in Titanium Backup, press the app name, and then press on the current version -- a window will pop up that includes the APK path)
- Long press on the file; when the Options window opens, select Move
- Press Parent folder at the top of the Root Explorer screen; once in /data, press Parent folder again
- At the top of folder list should be the words "Mounted as r/o" and a white box that reads "Mount R/W"
- Scroll down the list and press system
- Look for the white box at the top that says "Mount R/W" and press it -- box text will change to read "Mount R/O"
- Select "Paste" at the bottom of the screen
- After .apk file pastes, press white box so the text changes from "Mount R/O" to "Mount R/W"
- Exit Root Explorer
- Reboot
So far, I haven't experienced any issues, and my email counter is working again.
