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xari · 01-26-2012, 03:39 PM

Mine's been intermittently doing this since after the very first update back in November, but I had always figured it was because I'm rooted.

Didn't realize it was happening to others as well.

Weird/interesting...

jduck · 01-26-2012, 04:46 PM

I have this happen once in a while and have noticed it since the 6.2.1 update came out. Sometimes when this happens if I go into apps, the bookshelves are blank unless I change the sort order.

I thought it was related to some app I loaded - maybe sucking up too much RAM for the carousel or something. Doesn't matter much since I never expect to find anything in particular in the carousel.

salsaguy · 01-26-2012, 11:28 PM

Mine went back to showing the apps in the carousek after doing a hold power down 30 seconds shutdown / reboot.
Strange.
runs faster now.
a good idea to do a major reboot every 2 weeks
Cleans up the residual junk

cvkemp · 01-27-2012, 07:08 AM

I know I do not have that many apps or books and news print on my fire but my fire shows them all and has never just shown just the books.

Ramer84015 · 01-27-2012, 07:52 PM

Happens to me as well. I find that if I click on the "App" button at the top and then click "Home" they re-populate.

salsaguy · 01-27-2012, 10:18 PM

Its back to no apps in the carousel
gotta be a bug

Just tried the Apps / Home trick and they are back now!

jsh1120 · 02-01-2012, 06:21 PM

If someone figures out how to keep the "bug" in place so I don't have to repeatedly clean out the carousel of apps that I have run, please post the solution. It seems to me that the "bug" in which the carousel actually represents things you might want to return to on a frequent basis, like a book you're reading, is far better than putting in your face the last thing you did and are now finished doing.

P.S. I'm very fond of the KF. But I find the carousel to be a constant source of annoyance.

salsaguy · 02-02-2012, 03:18 AM

Do you think they switched the logic in the code to use frequency of use to select what goes in the carousel? If so that wouldn't make sense with this "bug" since i use apps a lot more than read books or listen to music

jduck · 02-02-2012, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by salsaguy

Do you think they switched the logic in the code to use frequency of use to select what goes in the carousel? If so that wouldn't make sense with this "bug" since i use apps a lot more than read books or listen to music

No, I don't think they did anything like that.

I noticed if I use Gemini App manager's '1-click optimize' (which basically kills off all your background apps to free up memory, which should not really be needed but that's not the point) all the stuff in my carousel shows up again. So it really seems to me to be a memory related bug in the launcher.

jsh1120 · 02-02-2012, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jduck

No, I don't think they did anything like that.

I noticed if I use Gemini App manager's '1-click optimize' (which basically kills off all your background apps to free up memory, which should not really be needed but that's not the point) all the stuff in my carousel shows up again. So it really seems to me to be a memory related bug in the launcher.

Good guess. Now if I can figure out how to fake out Android memory management to overwhelm the OS, I can get rid of the unwanted apps on the Carousel.

jsh1120 · 02-04-2012, 11:00 PM

Well, I'm sure if I'd never read this thread it would never have happened to me but as luck would have it, it did today. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with a "dimmer" app I installed that is running in the background earlier in the day.

As noted above, I think it's a memory overload issue of some sort. Rebooting eliminated the behavior.

Anyone else who has experienced running an app to control screen dimming? I'm suspecting that an app running in background may be the culprit (or hero depending on how attached you are to the overpopulated carousel.)

Blossom · 02-05-2012, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsh1120

Well, I'm sure if I'd never read this thread it would never have happened to me but as luck would have it, it did today. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with a "dimmer" app I installed that is running in the background earlier in the day.

As noted above, I think it's a memory overload issue of some sort. Rebooting eliminated the behavior.

Anyone else who has experienced running an app to control screen dimming? I'm suspecting that an app running in background may be the culprit (or hero depending on how attached you are to the overpopulated carousel.)

I use Screen Dimm all the time. Never had this bug happen.

bjones6416 · 02-05-2012, 07:58 AM

Mine has done it 5 or 6 times since the latest update. However, if I hit Apps and then Home it repopulates immediately.

jsh1120 · 02-05-2012, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blossom

I use Screen Dimm all the time. Never had this bug happen.

Thanks for the info, Blossom. Obviously, this is not a major problem since it's easily resolved by selecting apps or rebooting. It's almost certainly a RAM issue; I'm just curious about what might trigger it reliably. I suspect it's a combination of background apps.

Blossom · 02-05-2012, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsh1120

Thanks for the info, Blossom. Obviously, this is not a major problem since it's easily resolved by selecting apps or rebooting. It's almost certainly a RAM issue; I'm just curious about what might trigger it reliably. I suspect it's a combination of background apps.

It seems to be the shelf isn't refreshing correctly. I don't have much at all installed on my replacement fire. My first one I used it for everything, my replacement I use for reading. I don't even have my email set up yet. My guess is there could be an app running the background that may be causing it.

01-27-2012, 10:18 PM	#21
salsaguy Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 30500 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire (1st Gen), Kindle Touch, KFHD 8.9 No Ads	Its back to no apps in the carousel gotta be a bug Just tried the Apps / Home trick and they are back now! Last edited by salsaguy; 01-27-2012 at 10:20 PM. Reason: more info

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01-26-2012, 03:39 PM	#16
xari Kindle Obsessed. Posts: 96 Karma: 6436 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Here and There. Device: K3, K4, Kindle Fire.	Mine's been intermittently doing this since after the very first update back in November, but I had always figured it was because I'm rooted. Didn't realize it was happening to others as well. Weird/interesting...

01-26-2012, 04:46 PM	#17
jduck Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 2282 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle Fire	I have this happen once in a while and have noticed it since the 6.2.1 update came out. Sometimes when this happens if I go into apps, the bookshelves are blank unless I change the sort order. I thought it was related to some app I loaded - maybe sucking up too much RAM for the carousel or something. Doesn't matter much since I never expect to find anything in particular in the carousel.

01-26-2012, 11:28 PM	#18
salsaguy Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 30500 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire (1st Gen), Kindle Touch, KFHD 8.9 No Ads	Mine went back to showing the apps in the carousek after doing a hold power down 30 seconds shutdown / reboot. Strange. runs faster now. a good idea to do a major reboot every 2 weeks Cleans up the residual junk

01-27-2012, 07:08 AM	#19
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,412 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 5,iPhone 13, IPad, MacBook Air	I know I do not have that many apps or books and news print on my fire but my fire shows them all and has never just shown just the books.

01-27-2012, 07:52 PM	#20
Ramer84015 Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire	Happens to me as well. I find that if I click on the "App" button at the top and then click "Home" they re-populate.

02-01-2012, 06:21 PM	#22
jsh1120 Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 10244 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Seattle, Washington USA Device: Kindle Fire	If someone figures out how to keep the "bug" in place so I don't have to repeatedly clean out the carousel of apps that I have run, please post the solution. It seems to me that the "bug" in which the carousel actually represents things you might want to return to on a frequent basis, like a book you're reading, is far better than putting in your face the last thing you did and are now finished doing. P.S. I'm very fond of the KF. But I find the carousel to be a constant source of annoyance.

02-02-2012, 03:18 AM	#23
salsaguy Addict Posts: 381 Karma: 30500 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle Fire (1st Gen), Kindle Touch, KFHD 8.9 No Ads	Do you think they switched the logic in the code to use frequency of use to select what goes in the carousel? If so that wouldn't make sense with this "bug" since i use apps a lot more than read books or listen to music

02-04-2012, 11:00 PM	#26
jsh1120 Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 10244 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Seattle, Washington USA Device: Kindle Fire	Well, I'm sure if I'd never read this thread it would never have happened to me but as luck would have it, it did today. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with a "dimmer" app I installed that is running in the background earlier in the day. As noted above, I think it's a memory overload issue of some sort. Rebooting eliminated the behavior. Anyone else who has experienced running an app to control screen dimming? I'm suspecting that an app running in background may be the culprit (or hero depending on how attached you are to the overpopulated carousel.)

02-05-2012, 07:58 AM	#28
bjones6416 ↓↓ Skirt!! Earrings!! Posts: 3,394 Karma: 17432172 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia, USA Device: Acer netbook, JetBook Lite, Sony PRS-300, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire	Mine has done it 5 or 6 times since the latest update. However, if I hit Apps and then Home it repopulates immediately.

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