Uhm... Launcher2?

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N1 user here, but running Desire ROM. I've noticed that ever since Paul's released alpha17--which unlike his earlier builds is based on the Desire's release candidate--there's no longer Launcher2.apk. I can clear HTC Sense's defaults and press home, but... no option to pick Launcher2. Launcher2.apk doesn't exist in the ROM. Gone. Nada. Killed in action.

Obviously, as someone who's got root and can adb push Launcher2.apk from elsewhere, this isn't an issue for me. But if the Desire also lacks Launcher2, it means you guys (until it's rooted) can't switch to vanilla Android if the fancy takes you, which is weird. So, can any of you please check if you have got Launcher2 or not?

I want to root lol.

Have you tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=645550?
Download the zip file. Extract the launcher.apk to your sd card. Browse to the file (for example use astro) and install it. Be sure to have checked the box "Allowing unkown software installation" (or something like that).
Does this work? Shouldnt need root access.

No, no. See, I don't need Launcher2 myself and even if I did, I can manually install it. It's just that I was led to believe that the Desire itself will retain Launcher2 and switching from vanilla Android to Sense would be no different from switching between home replacements (which was the case in earlier Desire alphas).

Ah ok, I see. Misunderstood your problem. I believe that we need definitely root for the Desire, this would fix many problems...

Launcher2 can be installed without root-access, so this is no problem. You just can't push it to the /system/app folder. You can still install it, and thereby placing it in /data/app.

It makes perfectly sense that HTC removed the Launcher2.apk from the release ROM, as this is a phone with HTCs own Sense UI.

I do agree that root-access is needed, but not for this incident.

using the desire there is an option to disable Sense UI, and you will end-up with a N1 experience.

Programs > Unknown Sources > HTC Sense > Controls > choose stop and select "launcher" .... and thats it

A quick question: When you use Launcher2 instead of Sense, can you still pinch to see all the pages?

Nope. You lose the ability to pinch and all HTC widgets.

Thanks.

And Sense can't work in landscape mode, right?
(and the HTC music player also?)