[MOD][ROOT] Change default homescreen - TouchWiz 4.0

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Hello,

There's a simple way for those who want to change default homescreen.

You have to be rooted.

So, you first have to download a file explorer that supports root, for example Root Explorer(paid, I use this one).

Then, go to /system and open default.prop with text editor.

Now, add this line:

ro.csc.homescreen.defaultscreen=3

Where 3 is the number of the default screen you want - 1. So default screen 4 => 3.

Now, just reboot and it should work. If you have any problem/question, feel free to ask.

At first: Sounds great! Thanks!

But:
Afaik (only from some (elder?) videos) it's possible to add and delete home screens. Could you tell me or try what happens if you set this var to e.g. 5 (=> default home screen is 4) but you only have 3 home screens at all? The same has to be considered if you accidentally delete the last home screen and this one is/has been set to default.

Worked perfectly! Thanks for the tweak was missing this feature from my past android phones.

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

Could it be made into a simple apk file?

Even easier - no root required

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Sorry to steal your thunder -

Pinch zoom (helicopter mode) longpress & drag will do it.

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Regards,



Ian

Originally Posted by BatterBits

Sorry to steal your thunder -

Pinch zoom (helicopter mode) longpress & drag will do it.

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Regards,



Ian

Ian, the point of this mod is so that when you hit your home button, while in your homescreens, it will revert to the 4th screen. Normally when you are in your homescreens and then hit the home button again, it'll revert you to the first screen as default. This is the case even if you change the order of your homescreens using pinch to zoom.

Cool I hoped this was coming. Cant stand being on 1 as the home screen.

Thanks EleCtrOx666!

Works great.

If it is this easy to make the change I don't understand why Samsung didn't include it as an option in one of the configuration menus.

Originally Posted by EinPaul

At first: Sounds great! Thanks!

But:
Afaik (only from some (elder?) videos) it's possible to add and delete home screens. Could you tell me or try what happens if you set this var to e.g. 5 (=> default home screen is 4) but you only have 3 home screens at all? The same has to be considered if you accidentally delete the last home screen and this one is/has been set to default.

Just tried it: it will simply go to the last homescreen you have.

Originally Posted by robot1000

Could it be made into a simple apk file?

I'll see what I can do.

It worked great with root explorer, but not so much with ES File Explorer -- it does have a "root" mode, but it asks you whether you are using the CyanogenMod or the HiAPK rom.

For n00bs, like myself, it's also worth pointing out that you won't be able to edit the build.prop unless you click on the "mount rw" (read/write) button up at the top first. Afterwards, you'll probably want to click the "mount ro" (read only) at the top again.

Thanks a lot.