TouchWiz screen - what is this program and is it needed?

Many people criticize TouchWiz for its ridiculous appearance, frequent freezes, and a large amount of “garbage,” and if the latter is solved with minor updates, then you will have to put up with the design. However, we should not forget that TouchWiz also has a bunch of useful functions that are not available on stock Android or anywhere else. Meanwhile, many users had no idea about this, so today we will dispel this myth and show what the Samsung system is really capable of, which is updated through the years and has managed to remain “unchanged.”

Below are the most interesting features:

Touchwiz screen what is this program

TouchWiz Home ensures a flawless home and app screen experience on Samsung Galaxy smartphones.
Use the launcher that has been recognized by thousands of users around the world since the release of Galaxy. Simplicity provides carefully selected, much-needed features and customization options. Using the convenient and intuitive interface is not difficult at all.

The beauty of the app's design blends harmoniously with Galaxy smartphones. The most important thing is that this app is great.

New convenient features we respect the tried-and-true methods you're used to. At the same time, we always strive to achieve even greater results.

□ Do you have to look for the application icon and touch it every time to open the corresponding screen? → Simply swipe up or down on any smartphone screen. □ Would you like to combine the Home screen and Apps screen? → Now it can be done. □ Long press on icons and widgets. → They can be edited faster and easier. □ Moving icons one at a time is a labor-intensive task, don't you agree? → You can now move multiple icons at once. □ Do you have apps you need but don't want them to show up? → Hide these apps to keep your screen clear.

New features in Galaxy □ Wallpapers: TouchWiz Home contains special wallpaper images for Galaxy. □ Themes: long press on an empty area of ​​the main screen. Transform your smartphone using your chosen theme. □ Also take advantage of Secure Folder and Game Launcher.

Android required:

6.0 and higher
Russian interface:
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Notification panel

Swiping your finger across the display from top to bottom will open the notification line on both smartphones. And here you want to cry a little when you look at the notification line of the Galaxy S5 and Nexus 5 smartphones from LG. Google did not bother to add more than one quick setting to the notification bar, unlike Samsung, which tried to provide the user with all the necessary settings for his smartphone. In addition, from the status bar you can launch several proprietary Samsung applications, such as S Finder and Quick Connect.

But of course, do not forget that there are many programs for customizing the notification panel of your device. Personally, I can recommend you the Power Toogle program, which I have been using since the days of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

Soft reset

The easiest way to resurrect your smartphone is to perform a soft reset and then boot your smartphone into safe mode. This method almost always helps if you are experiencing the “TouchWiz Screen app has stopped” problem for the first time. The device issues one-time messages of this kind when the firmware or the user interface itself fails.

The order of your actions:

1. Remove the battery from the turned on device
2. Press the power button and hold it for at least 30 seconds
3. Reinstall the battery and secure the back cover.
4. Turn on the phone

Next, proceed to boot your Samsung Galaxy into Safe Mode, disabling all third-party apps (at least temporarily). The problem may lie in their work.

Reset the error by simply turning off the phone

We will proceed from simpler methods to more complex ones, so we recommend performing them in the same order. If you have an error for the first time, then there is a high probability of removing it by removing the battery.

Here's what we do:

1. Without turning off the device, remove the battery from it;
2. Next, press the power button for about 30 seconds;
3. Put the battery back, close the lid, and try to turn on the smartphone.

Why is this being done, you ask? Using this method, we completely deplete the capacitors until they are completely discharged. After this, the phone’s memory reboots without any problems or interference.

After this procedure, we need to turn on our Samsung in safe mode (this procedure is temporary). Don't know how to do this?

For Samsung devices, the operation is as follows:

1. Press the Power button so that our device starts to turn on.
2. Next, press and hold the Menu key while waiting for the device to boot into safe mode.

Did not work? Then let's try another method.

1. Press three keys at the same time - Home, Power and Menu. We are waiting for our device to turn on in the appropriate mode. Please note that in this case the operating system will not load third-party programs. You can easily remove unnecessary and problematic applications.

If you have completed all the steps described above and still receive a notification with the text “TouchWiz Screen application has stopped,” move on to the next step.

Clearing the Touchwiz cache

1. Go to “Settings” and application options
2. In the general list we find “Information” - “Touchwiz Screen”
3. I'll clear the cache and check. everything should work

If, due to an error, you cannot go to another menu item or the “Back” button does not work, then use the quick menu by swiping down and selecting “Settings” from the list

It didn’t help, and TouchWiz stopped again - you need to look for the reason in one of the pre-installed applications or services.

Settings menu

While Google continues to use darker colors for the stock version of Android, Samsung seems to be guided by the slogan: “Down with the gray!” The Koreans offer the user a very colorful view of the settings menu, and it is also possible to view the settings in a simple list mode. And for the laziest, Samsung offers TouchWiz to select “favorite” settings menu items, which will be at the very beginning of the list.

Hard Reset

If this method does not help, then you will have to do a full factory reset so that all user data is completely deleted from the phone. We also recommend checking your OS version for new versions.

Samsung has known about this problem for a long time, and for most versions and shells they have already released fixes that completely solve the problem. Just be sure to create copies, because all information from the phone will be deleted, that is, you will completely lose all contacts stored on the phone. In some cases, a full phone firmware may be required, for example, if your version of Android is no longer supported by the developer.

How to disable TouchWiz, and why not remove it?

TouchWiz has definitely gotten better over the past couple of years. Fewer bugs and glitches, less load on the system. However, there are still users who cannot stand TouchWiz the old fashioned way, and categorically at that. In fact, in its current form, this software product is not so bad, but if you also have a passionate desire to disable TouchWiz, then now we will tell you how best to do this.

Why just disable TouchWiz and not uninstall it?

Surely, you came to this page looking for a way to “demolish” TouchWiz so that it’s immediate and permanent. However, the essence of the fable is that, firstly, the removal procedure presupposes the presence of certain knowledge and experience in the rather difficult task for an unprepared user of obtaining root rights and installing custom firmware on a smartphone.

And secondly, if you suddenly stop liking TouchWiz, then, as practice shows, such a radical measure as deletion is completely unnecessary. You can simply put it out of sight until you want to turn it on again.

In general, this time we suggest you not to complicate the task, just disable TouchWiz and install a more suitable custom launcher instead. The only problem is to choose one for which, let's say, you will experience less hostility than TouchWiz.

We can only add that if you just want to see the Android OS with a minimum amount of unnecessary bells and whistles, then try Google Start (aka Google Now Launcher). Many people also like Nova Launcher.

So, to disable TouchWiz:

• decide on an alternative launcher and install it on your Samsung;
• after completing the installation procedure, tap “ Open ”;
• the system will automatically prompt you to select the newly installed launcher as the default one, select it, and after that TouchWiz will no longer appear.

By the way, while complaining about the poor quality of TouchWiz, users often forget that the cause of any “freezes” and glitches may not be the interface itself, but various pre-installed applications and services that Samsung (and not only it) generously stuffs its mobile devices with.

If a smartphone starts to become unpleasantly “stupid,” then the easiest way to cure it (at least temporarily) is to reboot, and the most effective is the so-called “hard reset” or a complete reset (with a backup of all important files, of course) followed by setting up the system.

You still won’t be able to remove pre-installed applications so easily, but you are guaranteed to clear the cache and be able to disable unnecessary programs in the usual way, i.e. simply through “ Settings ”. And we will tell you how to remove TouchWiz permanently in one of our next publications.

How to remove TouchWiz from your Samsung

Android is an open source system. This means that third party manufacturers can do whatever they want with it.

An example of this is Samsung's user interface. The user interface (formerly Samsung Experience and before that TouchWiz), which is often the subject of heated debate, is not everyone's cup of tea.

If you want to remove Samsung UI, we have several different solutions to help you, whether you are a regular user or an Android expert.

TouchWiz or stock Android?

To all fans of Google, the Nexus line of devices and fans of stock Android, in particular, I want to say that there is no need to be cunning and try to prove something. TouchWiz from Samsung actually offers more settings than the stock version of the Android operating system. Personally, I want to say that this is all for lazy users, or just fans of Samsung. Personally, I prefer to get only those settings that I need and exactly where I want them. Even though it requires installing third party software. That's all, stay with us!

What is TouchWiz / Grace UX / Samsung?

All Samsung smartphones come with the unique Samsung TouchWiz or Samsung Experience interface. Starting with the recalled Galaxy Note 7, a new interface design called Grace UX was introduced.

With the Korean manufacturer's device updating to Android Nougat, this new design has been expanded upon.

The interface has changed a bit, as we see on newer devices such as the Galaxy S8. On the other hand, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 will soon be equipped with the latest version of Samsung's user interface – One UI.

However, not everyone is happy with this new user interface. If you have a Samsung smartphone, but you don’t like the Samsung shell, then we have a solution for you.

Lock screen

Whether TouchWiz from the Korean company Samsung or the stock version of Android from Google, the lock screen is very minimalist. As you can see from the screenshots, both smartphones have transparent notification bars, but the way they unlock the devices is slightly different from each other. While on the Nexus 5 you need to pull the ring, on the Galaxy S5 you just need to drag your finger across the display. As for support for widgets on the lock screen, both of our “wards” support them.

Disable applications from Samsung (not root)

Obviously, this won't completely eliminate TouchWiz/Samsung Experience from your Samsung device, but it will get rid of those annoying updates that keep asking for pre-installed apps (bloatware) and that constantly take up internal memory.

We can get rid of notifications and apps that Samsung pre-installs.

You can start by removing the shortcut and widget, but to actually stop the app, you need to go to Settings > Applications > Application Manager , find the offending app and select it.

Once you get to the app information:

• Show alerts option
• Erase cache
• Deleting data
• Finally, click Disable .

This way the app will remain in sleep mode and will not update. If you want to enable it again, all you have to do is go to the application manager again and under the “disabled” tab, you will see all the applications that you have disabled.

Error app has stopped or app has stopped on Android

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One of the problems that you may encounter when using an Android phone or tablet is a message that an application has stopped or “Unfortunately, the application has stopped” (Unfortunately, the process has stopped is also a possible option). The error can manifest itself on a variety of versions of Android, on Samsung, Sony Xperia, LG, Lenovo, Huawei and others.

This instruction provides details on various ways to fix the “Application has stopped” error on Android, depending on the situation and which application reported the error.

Note: the paths in the settings and screenshots are shown for “pure” Android, on a Samsung Galaxy or on another device with a modified launcher compared to the standard one, the paths may differ slightly, but are always approximately the same.

How to Fix "Application Has Stopped" Errors on Android

Sometimes the “Application has stopped” or “Application has stopped” error may not occur during the launch of a specific “optional” application (for example, Photos, Camera, VK) - in such a scenario, the solution is usually relatively simple.

A more complex version of the error is the appearance of an error when loading or unlocking the phone (com.android application error.

systemui and Google or "System GUI app has stopped" on LG phones), calling the phone app (com.android.phone) or camera, Settings app com.android error.

settings (which prevents you from going into the settings to clear the cache), as well as when launching the Google Play Store or updating applications.

The easiest way to fix it

In the first case (an error appears when launching a specific application with a message about the name of this application), provided that the same application previously worked normally, a possible fix would be as follows:

1. Go to Settings - Applications, find the problematic application in the list and click on it. For example, the Phone application was stopped.
2. Click on the “Storage” item (the item may be missing, then you will immediately see the buttons from step 3).
3. Click Clear Cache and then Clear Data (or Manage Space and then Clear Data).

After clearing the cache and data, check if the application works.

If not, then you can additionally try to return the previous version of the application, but only for those applications that were pre-installed on your Android device (Google Play Store, Photos, Phone and others), for this:

1. There, in the settings, select the application, click “Disable”.
2. You will be warned about possible problems when disabling the application, click “Disable application”.
3. The next window will prompt you to “Install the original version of the application”, click OK.
4. After disabling the app and uninstalling its updates, you'll be taken back to the app options screen: tap Enable.

After the application is turned on, check whether the message that it was stopped at startup appears again: if the error has been fixed, I recommend not updating it for some time (a week or two, until new updates are released).

For third-party applications for which reverting to the previous version in this way does not work, you can also try reinstalling: i.e. delete the application, and then download it from the Play Store and install it again.

How to fix errors in system applications com.android.systemui, com.android.settings, com.android.phone, Google Play Market and Services and others

If simply clearing the cache and data of the application that caused the error did not help, and this is a system application, then additionally try clearing the cache and data of the following applications (since they are interconnected and problems in one can cause problems in another):

• Downloads (may affect Google Play).
• Settings (com.android.settings, may cause com.android.systemui errors).
• Google Play Services, Google Services Framework
• Google (linked to com.android.systemui).

If the error text says that the Google application, com.android.systemui (system graphical interface), or com.android.settings has stopped, you may find that you cannot go into settings to clear the cache, remove updates, and other actions.

In this case, try using Android safe mode - perhaps you can perform the necessary actions in it.

Additional Information

In a situation where none of the suggested options helped fix the “Application has stopped” error on your Android device, pay attention to the following points that may be useful:

1. If the error does not appear in safe mode, then it is most likely due to some third-party application (or its recent updates). Most often, these are applications in one way or another related to device protection (antiviruses) or Android design. Try uninstalling such applications.
2. The "com.android.systemui application has stopped" error may appear on older devices after switching from the Dalvik virtual machine to the ART runtime if the device has applications that do not support running in ART.
3. If it is reported that the Keyboard application, LG Keyboard or similar has stopped, you can try setting another default keyboard, for example, Gboard, by downloading it from the Play Store, the same applies to other applications for which replacement is possible ( for example, instead of the Google application, you can try installing a third-party launcher).
4. For applications that automatically synchronize with Google (Photos, Contacts and others), it may help to disable and re-enable synchronization, or delete your Google account and add it again (in the account settings on your Android device).
5. If nothing else helps, you can, after saving important data from the device, reset it to factory settings: this can be done in “Settings” - “Recovery, reset” - “Reset settings” or, if the settings do not open, using the combination keys on the switched off phone (you can find out the specific key combination by searching on the Internet using the phrase “your_phone_model hard reset”).

Source: https://remontka.pro/process-has-stopped-android-error/

Install a different skin so you don't have to look at TouchWiz/Samsung Experience

These are the most drastic changes you can make without rooting your phone. If Touchwiz's icons or high-contrast background aren't your thing, you can always change the look to make your Android experience better for you.

With a custom launcher, you can change the appearance of your desktop and icons.

You need to go to the Google Play Store and download one of the many launchers available. The most popular are Nova, Apex and Microsoft Launcher.

Go to Google Play Store and install depending on what you like the most.

The first time you open it, it will ask you which program you want to use. Select the launcher you are launching and click "always".

If for some reason you want to switch back to TouchWiz, you can change this by going to Settings > Accessories > Home Screen , select your launcher, and press the Home button.

Menu

The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a more flexible application menu than the Nexus 5 smartphone. Samsung took care of its users and provided the ability to sort the application menu manually or in alphabetical order.

But Google has provided its users with only displaying installed applications in alphabetical order, which many do not like. Personally, I don’t really care what’s going on on my menu. The main thing is to be able to organize applications on desktops. How are you, dear readers, concerned about the clutter on the menu? Or don't you care?

Erase TouchWiz, make root and install AOSP ROM

If you want to completely remove Samsung UI from your device, your only option is to flash your device with new firmware that does not contain TouchWiz.

This will void your warranty as the Knox counter will be set to zero. To flash your Samsung, the first thing you will need is Odin.

The most common custom ROM for Samsung is TWRP. To install it, you will need the exact file for your phone model.

You can download it from their official page: TWRP Supported Devices. To install recovery using Odin, you will need a .tar file.

Then you can start searching for ROM without TouchWiz. On the XDA forum you will find many ROMS made on stock Android (AOSP) that you can try.

The main thing is to monitor how often it is updated and user comments.

Do you like TouchWiz/One UI? If not, what changes have you made to make the user experience more acceptable? Let us know in the comments below!

How to remove TouchWiz on your Samsung smartphone

Android is an open source system. This means that once Google creates it, it also shares it with other software creators, who can do whatever they want with it. An example of this is the TouchWiz user shell, which has been the subject of heated debate for many years now - not all people are its fans. If you're looking to remove TouchWiz from your phone, we'll walk you through a few options that can help you do it, whether you're a regular user or an Android expert.

What is TouchWiz?

All Samsung smartphones have a proprietary home interface called TouchWiz. Starting with the recalled Galaxy Note 7 model, a new Grace UX interface was introduced. With Samsung devices updating to Android Nougat, this new design has been extended. The interface has undergone some changes, including the name (from TouchWiz to Samsung Experience), as can be seen in the flagship Galaxy S8. However, not all users like this new user interface. If you own a Samsung smartphone, but have not found a common language with its interface, we will help you part with it.

Advertising applications

After purchasing a gadget from Samsung, you will also find several pre-installed advertising applications. This point can hardly be attributed to the advantages of TouchWiz either.

Let's summarize. Advantages and disadvantages:

• Nice extra features (like multi-window mode)
• Recognizable shell style
• Good speed
• Optimized and developed software

• A large number of pre-installed applications
• Controversial design
• Abundance of useless functions
• Long updates for non-flagship devices to the latest version of Android

Disabling TouchWiz apps (without root)

The steps below will not completely remove TouchWiz from your device, but they will rid it of various annoying updates that constantly request pre-installed applications and which constantly “eat up” the device’s internal memory. You can get rid of notifications and apps that were pre-installed by Samsung. To start, get rid of the shortcut and widget, but to actually stop the application, go to the Application Manager, find the application you need and click on it.

Once you are logged into the application, follow these steps:

• deselect the “Show notifications” option;
• clear cache;
• delete data;
• Click on the “Disable” icon.

Now the application will only be in sleep mode, plus it will not be updated and will remain at its original size. If you want to turn it back on, open the Application Manager and in the Disabled section you will see all the applications that you disabled previously.

Recently opened apps

If you open this menu on a Samsung smartphone, you can not only close all applications that are “hanging” in the device’s RAM with one click of a button, but also view the RAM usage of all applications.

But on the Nexus 5, there is no way to control the device's RAM usage from the recently closed applications menu, and there is also no way to close all applications with the press of just one button. You will have to “swipe” all the applications one at a time.

Installing a third-party launcher instead of TouchWiz

This is the most drastic change you can make without rooting your device. If Touchwiz's icons or high-contrast backgrounds aren't your thing, you can always give it a makeover to make your Android user experience more palatable.

Using a third-party launcher, you will be able to change the appearance of your desktop and icons. To do this, go to the Google Play Store and download one of the many launchers available, the most popular of which are Nova, Apex and Google Now.

After you open the launcher you installed for the first time, your smartphone will ask you which launcher you would like to use. Select the one you recently installed and click on the “Always” icon. If for some reason you want to return to TouchWiz again, go to Settings>Default Applications>Home Screen, then select your launcher and click on the Home key.

Enable disabled applications

Perhaps your smartphone has disabled standard programs and systems that are necessary for the device to function correctly. To do this, we perform the following operations:

1. Go to “Settings” of your Samsung and go to the “Application Manager” tab;
2. At the top of the screen, click on the “Disabled” item so that the system displays a list of disabled programs;
3. Now we restore each software one by one and check whether the error still appears or not.

We recommend restoring everyone's functionality at once to save yourself time. In most cases, the problem goes away after following these steps.

If you still haven’t succeeded, move on to the next point.

Uninstalling TouchWiz: installing AOSP ROM and getting root rights

If you wish to completely remove the TouchWiz interface from your device, your only option is to install a new custom firmware (ROM). Doing so will void your device's warranty, causing the Knox counter to reset to zero.

To reflash your Samsung smartphone, you will definitely need a special Odin program. In addition, before flashing, you must install a software called Custom Recovery, and then install a new custom ROM firmware from it. Some of these firmwares include root rights initially, while others may not have such rights.

The most common Custom Recovery option for Samsung is TWRP. To install it, you will need the correct file for your phone model (you can download it from the official TWRP page). To install Recovery using Odin, you will need a file with a .tar extension.

Once Custom Recovery is ready, you can start searching for a ROM without TouchWiz elements. By the way, if you speak a little English, you should take a look at the forum of the site xda-developers.com, where you can find many custom firmware based on pure Android (AOSP). You should also find out how often such firmware is updated, and read the comments of forum users. If you don't know where to start, then Lineage OS may be the right option.

Do you like the TouchWiz interface? If not, what changes have you made to make it better? Tell us about it in the comments.