Hi Everybody!
So....I can't stand anymore the SE def. apps! Too Much Blue!
Now, i want to ask users of the forum what app do you use instead of the SE crapware Apps. In the detail:
- HomeScreen
- Contacts
- Calls
- Messages
- Browser
- File Manager
- Music
- Camera/Album
My Config:
- HomeScreen --> Simple Home (Search in Market, very useful, only 3-4 MB of RAM)
- Contacts --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Calls --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Messages --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Browser --> Opera Mini 5.1.1
- File Manager --> AndroZip Pro (4 Zip & Rar Files is excellent!)
- Music --> TinyPlayer (Search in Market...uses 3-4 MB of Ram)
- Camera/Album --> Stock SE (I hate it! if you open only Camera or Album, it opens both....grrr!!!)
I'd Like to have stock Contacts, Messages and PhoneBook (even Ported from another QVGA phone...)
I even install MenuUnlock (Paid)...like in 1.6, in fact, it can unlock phone by pressing Menu Button!
Thanks in Advance!!!
for contacts i use this : www.contapps.com (search it on market "contapps")
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
For messages you can't beat Handcent SMS
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
- HomeScreen - LauncherPro+ (menaged to replace SemcHome.apk without any errors)
- Contacts - Contapps (didnt try to replace default SE app)
- Calls - Stock SE app
- Messages - Handcent SMS (menaged to replace Conversations.apk without any errors)
- Keyboard - Scandinavian Keyboard (its just the name, it have English input)
- Browser - Skyfire browser ((menaged to replace Browser.apk? without any errors) it plays flash, because browser routes traffic through its own servers that pre-render flash and assorted other things before delivering it to the browser).
- File Manager - Root explorer (gives you R/W permissions to root folder) or Astro File Manager
- Music - Stock SE app
- Clock - SiMi Clock Widget (menaged to replace DigitalClock.apk without any errors)
- Stock Lock Screen - WidgetLocker Lockscreen
- Camera/Album - Gallery3D (FixedCamera button version) (search forum or google "GalleryFixedCamera.apk")
P.S. Dont try to replace or delete Camera app (SemcCamera.apk?), you will end up unable to take a photo.
(whenever i put ? it means i forgot correct name of that apk)
Icons Gingerbread Nexus S Edition.
If anyone try to replace stock apps with custom ones im not responsible if you get a error or end up in endless boot cycle, since you will, most likely, start getting a error.
After many tries i menage to make it work, but trust me, it not worth so much time, flashing and reediting everything else. i menage to do it, but im not holding any responsibility if anyone try it and fails.
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louiscypherbr said:
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
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Your phone must be rooted and you need Root Explorer installed. Before anything you do backup your data using xRecovery or Titanium Backup. Start Root Explorer and go to /system/app folder, mount r/w rights (read/write) and find SemcContacts.apk. You can try to replace it with app that you wanna use, just move to SDcard or delete SemsContacts.apk and put app that you wanna use as replacement (i would personally rename that app to "SemcContacts", long press on it and edit it permissions to 644 (644 permissions), reboot and that is. I didnt tryed, i just explained you how to replace it.
More easily is to just install normally contact app that you wanna use and hide stock one (LauncherPro have option to hide icons in app drawer) down side to this is when you use custom contact app your stock app is run in background (at least its like that for me), thus eating your memory. Thats why im trying to find a way to replace as many stocked apps as i can.
Hello, after trying several apps I end up with the following "main" applications:
GO Launcher,
GO SMS and
Youlu Adress Book (combines contacts and caller + cool widget with missed call reminder, give it a try)
Youlu Adress Book Review:
http://androinica.com/2010/11/02/yo...-new-favorite-dialercontacts-app-app-reviews/
louiscypherbr said:
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
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you need the stock contact app..when you delete it you have no contacts
For messages you can't beat Handcent SMS
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Used to think that till Youlu Message appeared! It's the fastest, and it has nearly zero bugs! not as changeable as handcent, but what the hell ;-) you should all try it, it is awesome! oh, and i use xscope browser and miren browser (miren has some awesome tools but BURNS battery)
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ldjh1985 said:
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
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I had Adfree on my mini (search for adfree in market) thats how I found it..
but now I just use this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893741
I love this tool!! and it can update your host file (which is all Adfree does)
-Handsent SMS (I don't write a lot of SMS's but I like to use the phone in landscape mode when I do and the stock doesn't seem to do that??)
-K9 mail (E-mail app.. multiple accounts etc.. I can't live without it)
-Skyfire Browser (because it plays flash videos) when I used Miren it just opened skyfire to play a video.. why use 2 apps?
-Meridian Music player (it has some nice features, I even got the paid version it was so good)
-Vignette is a nice Camera app (has cool effects and borders like old style polaroids and shizzle.
-Swiftkey for the keyboard.. because it knows what I want to write before I do! well sometimes.. its damn quick anyway.
-Root explorer (for root stuff) Astro for normal file shizzle
-and Launcher Pro plus for a home launcher.
thats how I roll.. each to his own tho...
ldjh1985 said:
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
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AdFree works with my X10 Mini 2.1 rooted, which version did you mean? The OS or that particular application 'AdFree'?
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yes it works you must have rooted your phone
i copied Gallery3D.apk from my x10i to my x10 mini pro on sdcard, with root eplorer copied into system/app ( sure you mount rw) and set permissions to 644 (user read-write,group read,others read)
and with adw launcher i put a shortcut on my screen
long press on screen, other short command, Select Activity, Activities, scroll to galerie and choose it, now you have a short cut for 3d gallery
download gallery3D.apk from here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=826849
better download GalleryFixedCamera.apk frome here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829571 thanks sanjay_bandaru
now you can launch the app fom app drawer on your homelauncher and you can launch camera directly
and look for a nice black theme, http://www.mobil-talk.de/android/6857-theme-mini-goes-black.html worked too, thanks to Bueffel
sry for bad english
I've been "reading" (I don't speak German) the black theme thread, but I don't know what files I have to download for my x10 mini (not pro) with android 2.1 (nordic firm).
Can anyone help me?
basically the last 2 added (which you could have imagined by name 2.0.xxxxx^^)
i think in order to change the most things framework does the job
to get fully black theme you'll need to change the apps as well.
change it as descrebed here in the forum section as any other theme as well
greets Mo
Great find on that black theme. Personally its better than the blue theme but just to black here and there for my liking. I find pulpoff and draco_ag's theme for the 1.6 (hopefully to be ported to 2.1) more pleaseing to the eye a tad greyer here and there. But i appreciate the work done
Mooozer said:
basically the last 2 added (which you could have imagined by name 2.0.xxxxx^^)
i think in order to change the most things framework does the job
to get fully black theme you'll need to change the apps as well.
change it as descrebed here in the forum section as any other theme as well
greets Mo
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Ok, but how I know if this framework-res is for "mini" or for "mini pro" ? or doesn't matter?
IT doesnt matter. Both have the same.
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after replacing the system apps in system/app my market and gmail cant connect to google server for login.any help?
Anyway to get this working with the default launcher?
Anyway to get this working with the default launcher?
@ abhi98228 hmm for me all worked, no problem with market.
@iphonepimp what working with default launcher? 3d Gallery? Check the GalleryFixedCamera.apk on my first post, it worked.
I like the gallery... but there is one bug with the detailsbutton... it's to big (the button on top if you choose a image).
I copy a smaler picture from the apk over the big detailbutton to fix this, but can't resign the apk correctly. I attached my apk (you have to remove the old app, then install the new apk) and the smaler image. perhaps someone can correctly resing the apk with the image.
Thanks for the new apk. works well.
This is nice thanks a lot!
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I like the gallery... but there is one bug with the detailsbutton... it's to big (the button on top if you choose a image).
I copy a smaler picture from the apk over the big detailbutton to fix this, but can't resign the apk correctly. I attached my apk (you have to remove the old app, then install the new apk) and the smaler image. perhaps someone can correctly resing the apk with the image.
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Why dont you optimize the image?i think it will work
Hey guys, I have a rooted 2.1 Xperia x10, and I've removed media and timescape
But now I can't manage to import a contact's picture from the gallery, it only works when I take a new photo by choosing "camera".
How can I fix this? Tried to download other galleries to show when choosing "pictures", but it just does nothing.
Did you not research before removing apps?
Have you searched the forum for an apk?
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I read that you just had to instal another gallery for it to work...
FelipeRRM said:
I read that you just had to instal another gallery for it to work...
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not sure where you read that but its not correct. you can only do this with mediascape. one of the only reasons i still have it installed.
So you can't do this on normal android versions without mediascape ?
Use Full Screen Caller ID application.
Attach images to your contacts and then uninstall it (if you don't need to use the full screen caller ID feature).
any other app to do that? I believe full screen caller ID is not free, and there's a free version but very limited.
Komodo is a complete phonebook replacement (incl. picture-setting)
"Dialer one" works as a good replacement for the dialer-function.
but you dont need to replace the dialer.
Thing is those apps need to be constantly running, right? And there it goes my speed....
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Hey guys, I have a rooted 2.1 Xperia x10, and I've removed media and timescape
But now I can't manage to import a contact's picture from the gallery, it only works when I take a new photo by choosing "camera".
How can I fix this? Tried to download other galleries to show when choosing "pictures", but it just does nothing.
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Looks like I'm not the only one who uninstalled Timescape and Mediascape no matter what But there is still a way to assign pictures to contacts in quite comfortable way. I downloaded that Gallery app (from somewhere on this forum), which enables you to use the standard android gallery by adding its icon into app drawer. Once in the gallery, just select the pic you want to assign, tap "others" or something like that and select "Set as contact picture". It lets you trimm that picture and then it assigns it to the selected contact. So basically it works only in one direction: gallery -> contact list, but not the other (contact list -> gallery -> contact list again), because that default contact list was obviously paired with Mediascape only. Anyway, I find this as a good solution as you have to install almost nothing (except the gallery app, but you always need some kind of gallery and that default one looks damn good! ).
That's Great! Could you please send me the link to this app?
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8963113
Thank you!
Hi i rooted my xperia x10i after updating to 2.3.3 for the first time and deleted a few bloatware.
1 >>>Somehow i deleted the power widget too and at that time the widget was on my main screen(desktop) too..
After reboot, the widget was deleted and the screen where the widget was placed is blocked and I cannot place any widgets there, nor can i move any existing widget there.
If anyone could help, would really appreciate it...
2 >>> Also after every reboot, the default settings are not remembered by the phone.. as in the shortcut to sms to be used by chompsms, and default miss call by dialer one, etc... Please help..........
3 >>> The menu in which we can set our own order, the new feature which i really like also gets changed after reboot.. Dont know what is the problem, it just doesnt save the view..
BTW Stock Rom with root, FPS unlock, bloatware removed is Super fast and kool and extra smooth too..
Clear data and cache of your home screen app
Thanx! Gregbradley..
It solved the first problem.. Can you please help me with the other two?????
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Thanx! Gregbradley..
It solved the first problem.. Can you please help me with the other two?????
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Which launcher and rom are using?
On cyanogenmod roms there is an option to keep the homelauncher in memory, that should help.
You could also use TB to freeze/delete the stock apps so the launcher cant find them and looks for the ones you use instead.
I actually use stock 2.3.3 and have deleted all un-needed stuff.. but in 2.1, it used to remember if I set a shortcut icon to use chompsms, also whenever there is a missed call, it used to determine by itself and open it via dialer one rather than phone... But now in 2.3.3 after every reboot it asks me what default option would i like to choose.. it does not remember...
Also the nicest feature to set the menu items in the order that i would wish, after reboot it forgets and all the icons are spread far and wide..
i know its complicated.............Can you please help??
Hi, I believe I read that with ICS, Google made it possible to remove carrier and phone producer apps. I have been through the settings but can't seem to find where to do so. Can someone help me?
Also, how do you remove eg. the contacts or messages icon? Before the update it was no problem to replace the custom SMS icon with another app, but it seems impossible now.
Kirsebaer said:
Hi, I believe I read that with ICS, Google made it possible to remove carrier and phone producer apps. I have been through the settings but can't seem to find where to do so. Can someone help me?
Also, how do you remove eg. the contacts or messages icon? Before the update it was no problem to replace the custom SMS icon with another app, but it seems impossible now.
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go to PLAYMARKET and get ICONCHANGER (RootUser) and you can download icons from the APPandTHEMES or you can create them on pgn format ! its so f. easy
I think you misunderstand, I want to replace the stock SMS app shortcut with a shortcut to the Go SMS app. But thanks anyway
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Edit: I found out, I remembered it incorrectly and it's just going to apps, edit -> drag icon down to the touchwiz bar.
In fact, I'm more looking for a confirmation than a true question.
What if I would get my clock widget from Sony for my Minipro that curently runs CM9 ?
- I got the nand backup of /system /cache /data of my stock ROM (ICS)
- I unyaffsed the .img files
- I extracted the "widgetdigitalclock.apk" from /system/app to my sd card.
Would it safe (and would it worck) to simply install it ? (technically speaking)
Would it be legal ? It seems to me it's a bit like grey market : I'm installing Sony's app on a Sony device, but not the way it was first intended...
Safe, yes.
Legal, not sure. You don't own the app but you are installing it on the device that it was on in the first place.
This is something that can be debated for quite some time, but a key factor is that Sony aren't likely to find out and won't really care if they did. It's really not something you need to worry about.
The only downside is that it might not work and you wasted your time. That's it.
Well it did not worked...
I have to find out why. I have two trails :
- The widget was a system app, so I need to copy it in the right place
- The widget needs Sony's clock app, and I do not know if it's a good idea to swap from CM9 clock to this.
N.B : The install did not crash or what, I just can not see the widget in the list.
Ghuntar WALDMEISTER said:
Well it did not worked...
I have to find out why. I have two trails :
- The widget was a system app, so I need to copy it in the right place
- The widget needs Sony's clock app, and I do not know if it's a good idea to swap from CM9 clock to this.
N.B : The install did not crash or what, I just can not see the widget in the list.
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If the installation was sucessful,i think it need stock sony launcher.like time scape widget will not show if u not using xperia home.
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Well, finally, it works !
I just rebooted the phone and voilà !
The only problem is that clicking the widget do not invoke the alarm settings. But i's seems normal, as stated in this post : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089470 , it need the other clock widget.
It's a bit strange, there are two apks...
widgetdigitalclock.apk --- clock widget Edit : There is no apk of this name, maybe a rename between versions ?
DigitalClockWidget.apk --- clock widget (the one I installed, simply by clicking on it)
I'll investigate...