I have the same problem.
The circle is loading forever after reboot.
I already wiped cache and data on twrp, so the system starts normally, I can see all items again. But I checked it immediately, when I reboot the phone the problem is there again: no Menu, a circle loading forever. I don’t want to have to setting up everything in case when I need to do a reboot one day.
how I solved the problem:
After complete turning off the menu is back. Now I can even reboot.
When I do this I have only a choice to delete all data no access to TWRP ???
After the system update today I have the problem back again. Now it’s stuck in booting screen.
Does anyone have the same problem?
Sorry to hear, I haven’t heart about that. But anyway, it would be helpful to write your device name.
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I’m sorry. I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F). The last 4 updates worked perfectly. When I do a recovery to an older os version the problem is gone. When I download the update again and install it, the booting circle is there again after the short message “android is getting started”.
strange: I have a second Galaxy S7 (same model) running the same system where the issue doesn’t appear.
No Problem 
That’s really strange. Best you will check where there difference is between both devices. Does have both the same apps installed ? Are both rooted/not rooted ? Are both encrypted or not ?
Okay, one moment. Will check the apps.
The phones are both not rooted an both not encrypted. Could it be the provider settings?
I deleted a few apps, now suddenly I have the turning circle in the system that previously worked and that I recovered before as last running system.
???
when booting the first time after installing the update there is a short message in the task bar with “ending android update” or something like that
This is normally shown when the system apps are going to update
Oh, okay. It’s getting weird. I don’t have any app on the phone that I don’t have on the other. Trying to recover for the like 20th time now…
okay, set the system completely back. Now the current version seems to be running okay.
Good to hear, hope next OTA will work out of the box
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Okay, had the same problem again.
Now the problem could be solved by “only” delete the cache in TWRP.
Still don’t know where the problem could be. As I mentioned I have two galaxy S7.
Maybe there is a problem with an app and the SIM-card? Because I just use one phone with a SIM-card.
Pl raise a bug with the details of the two phones…mention the difference between the two and the launcher behavior. The developer is making some changes to the app. He can add this fix to his list.
I’m experiencing a similar problem. Upon boot, my home screen is blank, and there’s no default launcher set.
If I click on the home button, it goes to a black screen with just the nav bar at the bottom. It seems to be a home screen, but doesn’t behave like one.
I can pull down notification slide, and get to settings there. I can even set Bliss Launcher as my default home app (it wasn’t set before). I don’t see an app drawer.
This is a new install on an Esssential PH1. To install I flashed the phone with the factory Nougat ROM (NMK24B, downloaded from Essential), then flashed TWRP, then using TWRP installed E. It’s currently NOT rooted (just rebooted from the install).
For a bit of background: I’ve done the Flash/TWRP/Root with my Essentials many times (3 of them in the family, this one is the spare/backup), I have an extensive Project Plan detailing the process - I’m very methodical, and update the plan whenever I notice a discrepancy.
As an interesting aside, should TWRP get replaced when E is installed via TWRP? When I try to reboot to Recovery, it’s no longer TWRP. Is this normal behavior for the install? (I had TWRP installed on both partitions, the initial via a Fastboot flash, then TWRP installs the TWRP zip to the inactive partition).
Looking forward to resolving this and testing/building my E image for our phones.
Thanks for the help!
Is it possible for you to install an alternate launcher and check if the default applications show up. Can you generate a log while you get the blank screen. Attach the log to a bug create here.
I will pass on the details to the developer and the logs would be very useful to debug.
Can’t install anything since the launcher doesn’t work (I suppose I could backdoor launch something from settings?) No app drawer to launch a file browser or an app store. If I go to settings, then touch the home button, nothing happens for a long time. Then it takes me to the “black home screen”. So odd.
Only thing I can access is settings.
I reflashed TWRP so I could do a full cache / data wipe, but that didn’t seem to have any effect.
I’ll try to get a different launcher on it.
Pl can you share the build details - the build you are trying to flash