So my issue is when my wife's iPhone sends me a MMS photo the Atrix thinks its a video. It won't open it up full screen and actually has a play button and runs it as if it is playing a video.
Any ideas why? Anyone else notice this?
This is with ALL Android phone I have had to date. It shows as if a slideshow. You have 5 secs to view a picture, if more are attached it 5 secs per photo. So if someone send you 3 pictures in 1 mms then you have to watch for @ least 11 seconds to see all 3 pics. Thats just Android in general.
Third party messaging apps such as handcent do not behave this way so I don't understand why stock mms apps insist on doing so.
snlu178 said:
So my issue is when my wife's iPhone sends me a MMS photo the Atrix thinks its a video. It won't open it up full screen and actually has a play button and runs it as if it is playing a video.
Any ideas why? Anyone else notice this?
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Long press on the message, and press View Image.
for this reason alone is why i use GO SMS instead of stock messaging app. it is the same way on my captivate and my G2
Why I find this so funny is it did not happen on my N1
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Why I find this so funny is it did not happen on my N1
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I think it only happens when a manufacturer overlays their own UI like HTC Sense or MotoBlur. Nevertheless, it is an Android thing.
the bone stock mms apps don't do the slide show, and I dont mean bone stock as the ones that came with your phone that have HTC sense, motoblur, etc. etc
I mean the ones that came with pure android. N1, NS.
If you install the latest Gingerblur you get this functionality. No more slideshows.
Alternatively, ive attached the mms.apk that gingerblur installs. You gotta have root + sideloading capabilities.
rename /system/app/conversations.apk to conversations.apk.bak
copy mms.apk to /system/app
then just fire up your mms app as normal. It looks totally different. if you had the mms app on your homescreen it's now gone. you have to put it there again
I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK WITHOUT THE COMPLETE GINGERBLUR PACKAGE INSTALLED. ATTEMPT AT OWN RISK. although i don't really see the harm in it. if it doesn't work i would imagine just rename mms.apk to mms.apk.bak, and revert conversations.apk.bak back to converstaions.apk
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the bone stock mms apps don't do the slide show, and I dont mean bone stock as the ones that came with your phone that have HTC sense, motoblur, etc. etc
I mean the ones that came with pure android. N1, NS.
If you install the latest Gingerblur you get this functionality. No more slideshows.
Alternatively, ive attached the mms.apk that gingerblur installs. You gotta have root + sideloading capabilities.
rename /system/app/conversations.apk to conversations.apk.bak
copy mms.apk to /system/app
then just fire up your mms app as normal. It looks totally different. if you had the mms app on your homescreen it's now gone. you have to put it there again
I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL WORK WITHOUT THE COMPLETE GINGERBLUR PACKAGE INSTALLED. ATTEMPT AT OWN RISK. although i don't really see the harm in it. if it doesn't work i would imagine just rename mms.apk to mms.apk.bak, and revert conversations.apk.bak back to converstaions.apk
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Unfortunately a no go... this would be nice to have... think we can get this repackaged as a stand alone apk that we can install?
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You would have to ask a dev to get that done, such as kenneth, who made gingerblur. I don't have a clue how to do it other than what I outlined above, and from what you say it sounds like whatever other changes gingerblur makes are a prerequisite. Maybe suggest it in the dev forum?
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*known bugs* May send text message to wrong recipient. I have not had this happen yet, but it has been reported.
I have attached the MMS.apk that I used for this. If you have an updated MMS that you want to try go for it. Also if anyone has the cm 7 MMS and can get it working let me know. I couldnt extract it and get it to work. I got this mms from a ROM someone made for the captivate. I only use it for the long multiple vibrate notification for text messages that I often miss when I am at work due to the noisy factory conditions I work in.
Method for install
1. Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine the mms to your phone. Alternately you can put the mms.apk on your phone and just install it from there, but it requires sideloading to be enabled, although if you have it rooted, you probably have sideloading enabled too.
2. Uninstall the "Text messaging apk" using titanium back, or root explorer. *requires root*
The old apk is called text messaging apk in titanium backup. Not sure the exact file name(text.messaging or whatever) as I have deleted it already.
Thanks for this. Stock mms is the best IMO. Speedy and stable
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I have been really wanting to do this, but I am not seeing mms.apk anywhere on the phone itself. I am guessing motorola calls its mms app something different? I have the new one on the SD card ready to go, but I don't know where the old one is to backup/freeze in the meantime.
Edit: Maybe it's conversations.apk?
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I have been really wanting to do this, but I am not seeing mms.apk anywhere on the phone itself. I am guessing motorola calls its mms app something different? I have the new one on the SD card ready to go, but I don't know where the old one is to backup/freeze in the meantime.
Edit: Maybe it's conversations.apk?
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Step two says remove "text messaging apk" its called text messaging apk
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Step two says remove "text messaging apk" its called text messaging apk
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You're right, it seems to be called Text Messaging in TiBa, I don't see an actual file when using root explorer, but freezing "text messaging" in TiBa and installing this mms.apk is working perfectly. Thanks for your help
This MMS apk still has the pre 2.3.2 SMS bugs.
Well that's not good. Ill ask around in the captivate forum for a newer version. I get a parsing error when I try to pull it out of the update file on cyanogenmod. I even tried swapping out the cert files within the apk itself and I still cant get the newer apk to install. I will update the op.
Is there anyway to use the stock (or even the cyanogen modded) stock apps on the DroidX2. I've already tried copying them over to system/app and correcting permissions and even with a reboot, they don't show up.
Does anyone have any suggestions? In particular the stock sms/mms app and the stock calendar application.
Thanks so much
Marshall
the motoblur framework is what ****s it all up
Can't wait to get rid of that crap framework with a custom rom.
I really want custom roms... Like yesterday. Lol
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We all want custom roms, it be nice, but we need an unlocked bootloader and i have yet to hear of anyone actively working on one for the DX2, so for now we are stuck ..
god i miss my Nexus S
I'm sure once we see an OTA update, we'll have a better chance at unlocking the bastage. At least we have a leaked SBF file to help with those who have bricked. There's more incentive to hacking.
I just downloaded the extended version of the mms app from
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/15/download-new-mms-apk-with-custom-settings/
So far, it seems to work other then force closing when trying to change the font size... Hopefully It'll keep on working. It isn't the latest version that comes with cyano 7 but it'll do.
Next is trying to get the extended setting version of the dialer. I think thats going to be much harder to do
Note - The messaging app does work, but it force closes everytime you send a message out, although it does send the message out. DAMN BLUR!
I use a sms/MMS app that I took from a custom ROM about a year ago. I can't stand the MOTOBLUR sms/mms app, and this one looms more like the OG Droid app.
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I use a sms/MMS app that I took from a custom ROM about a year ago. I can't stand the MOTOBLUR sms/mms app, and this one looms more like the OG Droid app.
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Hi, can you explain how you did that? I tried the one off of the current cyanogenmod 7 and it didn't work, and I tried a much earlier version I found on here, but it would force close after each message it sent.
The good news is that it looks like someone has gotten a custom recovery put on their x2 so developer progress is moving forward.
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The good news is that it looks like someone has gotten a custom recovery put on their x2 so developer progress is moving forward.
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Link!? Wanting to follow and provide help if possible.
Which stock apps were you referring to ? You should be able to install to /system as long as you change the package name.
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Hi, can you explain how you did that? I tried the one off of the current cyanogenmod 7 and it didn't work, and I tried a much earlier version I found on here, but it would force close after each message it sent.
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I had initially installed the program from my SD card, and that worked fine for the most part. It wasn't until about a week or so ago that it started giving me problems. I finally figured out to actually copy my MMS.apk to the system/app folder and then set the permissions to rw-r-r and then rebooted. This has worked for my X² and my husband's X and now both phones are working beautifully. I used Titanium Backup Pro to freeze the stock Text Messaging so that I don't get duplicate messages.
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I had initially installed the program from my SD card, and that worked fine for the most part. It wasn't until about a week or so ago that it started giving me problems. I finally figured out to actually copy my MMS.apk to the system/app folder and then set the permissions to rw-r-r and then rebooted. This has worked for my X² and my husband's X and now both phones are working beautifully. I used Titanium Backup Pro to freeze the stock Text Messaging so that I don't get duplicate messages.
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I got the android default dock app, and the extended messaging app working by taking it from cyanogenmod 6.something
The name of the blur text messaging app is called conversations.apk (took me forever to figure that out... ****ing motorola)
I"m debating about replacing the car dock application.... there are some nice things in the blur version.
What about the default Android Market app??? Has anybody tried that?? I don't want to have to see the verizon crap in my market.... I will try and pull it from a CM rom I have from back in the day, I think its 6 also... and give it a try but any help to point me in the right direction to make this work would be nice...
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What about the default Android Market app??? Has anybody tried that?? I don't want to have to see the verizon crap in my market.... I will try and pull it from a CM rom I have from back in the day, I think its 6 also... and give it a try but any help to point me in the right direction to make this work would be nice...
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The update that just was released today works very well.... I'm sure you can find a link to it on the main android dev section.
This is a simple mod I made to the stock android 2.2 camera application. It binds the hardware search button to take pictures, since the phone doesn't have a hardware camera button.
I couldn't find something already to accomplish this for me and I figured others may also want a hardware button as I did.
Caveat: The stock 2.2 camera can only take up to 5MP shots or at least that's what it reports. I personally don't mind too much since it's largest use case would self portraits or when you're out with friends.
At any rate I hope it's useful.
*Update*
Okay I've updated and added a few things.
- It will now write to your actual sdcard "sdcard-ext" not the internal one
- I now have for both the 2.2.2 DX2 and the 2.3.3 DX2 for whichever your on.
- I have versions with and without notification bars. I don't like full screen in portrait personally.
I also decided to attach the stock the AOSP gallery I have been using
- This has a 2.2.2 and 2.3.3
- It also has notification bar or full screen
Please pick the proper version. NotificationBar in the name denotes that it is not full screen.
Hope you enjoy.
Very cool. Works great!
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Great work thanks!!
Very nice. Much appreciated.
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Nvm Works great after reboot.
works great! very much needed!
droid x2
IF i wanted to go back to stock after installing this what would i do? Also why is this wanting full permissions to install? Why does it need gps loaction and to be able to look at sms messages
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IF i wanted to go back to stock after installing this what would i do? Also why is this wanting full permissions to install? Why does it need gps loaction and to be able to look at sms messages
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TL;DR Version: This wont replace stock. It uses same permissions as the regular one. I assume (GPS) geo-tag and (SMS) for tight picture message integration.
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It doesn't remove the stock because it's not the same package name. Android is designed to not let two applications of the same name (package name not display name) reside on the same system. If you try to install a second one it will assume it is an update and replace the old. This will fail because my signing key is not the same as the one on your stock camera application.
You'll have two install cases:
First on a stock android or one without a renamed camera package. This application will not replace it because it's a different package name (com.android.camera vs com.android.cameramod. It will simply run along side it.
Now if you're running this on the Droid X2 or another motoblur I believe the package is renamed on there to com.motoblur.camera or something to that effect. Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
As for the permissions those are stock permissions of the AOSP camera application. You can confirm this by going into settings > applications > camera > show permissions.
I don't know them all off of the top of my head but I think (anyone feel free to correct me)
- Your messages - read SMS or MMS (for strong picture message integration ?)
- Your location - fine (GPS) location (geo-tagging pictures)
- Storage - modify/delete SD card contents (to save pictures)
- Phone Calls - read phone state and identity (prevent use while on call ?)
- Hardware controls - record audio, take pictures (it says it right under it...)
- System tools - prevent phone from sleeping (as does this one, obvious no ?)
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Note that it doesn't have network access. If the application was malicious and data mining you how would
it report any information back ?
Ok thanks for the clarification. I am still new to android. I also thought this was modifying the original camera app in some way not actually replacing it. Thnaks for clearing everything up.
@kc9bvi you're modifying the original camera app on the X2 ? Theme or the source ? I'm interested in the latter if you've access to it.
Isn't this just a different cam app?
I installed it and it gave me the stock android cam app when I opened it. The X2 cam app isn't perfect, but I think its better then the plain android one. Is there a way to modify the existing cam app, to make the search button take the pic?
This is not the Droid X2 camera app. It's not widescreen, there's no continual auto focus and the controls are different. It does work as it says it should, however.
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I installed it and it gave me the stock android cam app when I opened it. The X2 cam app isn't perfect, but I think its better then the plain android one. Is there a way to modify the existing cam app, to make the search button take the pic?
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Yes it opens the stock one because that's what it was built from. As for modifying the BlurCamera I have considered it and started looking into it. This can be done one of two ways, first and quite obvious if someone has the BlurCamera source I can use, second by using apktool and modifying the code in smali. To do this I need a deodexed BlurCamera.apk. I was trying to do it myself and got this error. If someone can help me with it or has a deodexed 2.2 BlurCamera.apk I can use I would like to try.
The error output is attached if anyone can help with it.
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This is not the Droid X2 camera app. It's not widescreen, there's no continual auto focus and the controls are different. It does work as it says it should, however.
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I did not say it was the Droid X2 camera app I said it was the stock android 2.2 one, which it is. You may have misread it. I am sorry if the thread title is misleading.
Deodexed BlurCamera.
Any one think of a reason why I can't dl any files off this post? Ive all of a sudden come up download unsuccessful notifications?
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Any one think of a reason why I can't dl any files off this post? Ive all of a sudden come up download unsuccessful notifications?
Dx2, minimal x, funkenblack"green"supercharged...«+»
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I've Noticed On Any ROM So Far That Sometimes The Stock Browser Won't Download At Times. Couple Good Browsers Free In The Market Are Skyfire And Boat Browser Mini. Good Luck.
I've updated it. Check the main post.
Thanks, I will try it on my DX2
A shame it can't push 8mp huh. But I love having it sync to the non fail gallery
A very sincere thank you to the OP for making these apps with so many options. Your work.is greatly appreciated!
I used to install ASOP Contacts (side by side) on my 4G running 2.3.3 sense based roms
And with 3D it won't install. I used to take the apk from cm7
Sense contact editor is a joke.
Any ideas how to find an apk that works.
Note it is not replacing, it should not need root.
mswlogo said:
I used to install ASOP Contacts (side by side) on my 4G running 2.3.3 sense based roms
And with 3D it won't install. I used to take the apk from cm7
Sense contact editor is a joke.
Any ideas how to find an apk that works.
Note it is not replacing, it should not need root.
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I don't believe you can without root. Contacts, contacts provider and another file have to have same signature or phone will not boot, at least that how it was on OG EVO..
MikeC84 said:
I don't believe you can without root. Contacts, contacts provider and another file have to have same signature or phone will not boot, at least that how it was on OG EVO..
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Why did it work on EVO 4G?
I took a Custom Sense/GB base ROM (many of them) most based on "Speedy" (Shift) and close to Stock and took the Contacts.APK from CM7 and it installed fine.
I think my issue is more likely something to do with odex vs deodex.
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Why did it work on EVO 4G?
I took a Custom Sense/GB base ROM (many of them) most based on "Speedy" (Shift) and close to Stock and took the Contacts.APK from CM7 and it installed fine.
I think my issue is more likely something to do with odex vs deodex.
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Ah, I solved half my issue.
I found "Contact Editor" in the Market. Someone took the ASOP code and built JUST the contact editor. It runs side by side and gives you a choice of which to use when you click edit. It's actually built for Froyo 2.2 sources but it works perfect (so far). Now I can actually edit my Notes on a contact. Which is near impossible with the Sense "People" editor.
I'd still like to get the rest of Contacts as well because it works better than the Sense one even though it might not look as slick it's much more functional.
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Ah, I solved half my issue.
I found "Contact Editor" in the Market. Someone took the ASOP code and built JUST the contact editor. It runs side by side and gives you a choice of which to use when you click edit. It's actually built for Froyo 2.2 sources but it works perfect (so far). Now I can actually edit my Notes on a contact. Which is near impossible with the Sense "People" editor.
I'd still like to get the rest of Contacts as well because it works better than the Sense one even though it might not look as slick it's much more functional.
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Just curious about something. I remember the contacts that came with MIUI didn't display the custom names associated to a contact's number or email. For example, your contact had a work, home and mobile number and you labeled each as such. The contacts would simply show "Phone" for each number. Does this one do the same thing?
My eyes bleed!!!
It's AOSP not asop!!
(Android open source project)
Edit: the main purpose was in hopes of just sending clear mms pics. I hoped a higher limit would solve the issue. As it is, its just in the 3.0 mms and if you have thunderbolt on a custom rom and fin all your mms pics are fuzzy/not clear, then extract a sense 2.1 mms from a stock ota rom and install it in Place of your sense 3.0 mms. It has cleared up the pics on 2 tbolts running the same rom. There is still compression but the pictures are sending full screen now an look great. Hope this helps.
Wanting to bump it up to 2mb or 5mb from the 1.2mb its at now. My friends pics are looking bad sending thru mms. Any ideas? I ha e an Evo and at 5mb limit my pica send to him full screen and clean but no matter what he does his always come out jagged or fuzzy.
this pisses me off so bad i send a pic and the quality gets destroyed
Yeah, is there a fix for this? Any ideas or solutions? I was told ever since I supposedly went to a sense ROM, my pics have been distorted. Maybe that could be a start....
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bump please this is really annoying
Adrenalyne has looked into this and thinks it could be Verizon and no way around it. People are still looking into this though so hopefully not all is lost.
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Adrenalyne has looked into this and thinks it could be Verizon and no way around it. People are still looking into this though so hopefully not all is lost.
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Ill play with it when I am in a 4G area again. That wont be till next week, I am afraid.
No more problems ppl. Change out your mms to a stock 2.1 mms. I did this and send crystal clear pics using mms now..
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Stkiswr , maddavis, and I have been trying a lot of ideas to figure out how we use to send clear mms and then start sending crappy mms. So there is your fix!!
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Handcent SMS allows 1M, 1.2M, 2M, and 5M attachments. The two highest settings do say "EVO only" though.
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And they do not work on the tbolt. We couldn't get it to send pics. Replacing the mms.apk w a stock gingerbread sense 2.1 mms.apk fixed the problem. Even though it is still limited the pics are clear now.
Solved!
That's true, it doesn't work, but I suspect it's being "blocked" (by VZW). I tried 5m, 2m, and 1.2m and I'd get the message "Content not accepted". Looking that up, I find this:
Error-content-notaccepted
The MM content was not accepted due to size, media type, copyrights or some other reason.
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When it says "not accepted", that sure sounds like a server is what rejected it, not the phone itself.
It is the mms.apk in the ROM. I pulled a 2.1 mms and it works correctly. Not the 3.0 mms.
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I always send email to text or email to email. This seems to help with quality issues that I have.
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I always send email to text or email to email. This seems to help with quality issues that I have.
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I can understand if Max quality is necessary but the issue was due to the 3.0 mms on the rom that the myth and mad96 are on. Its a great rom but would always send fuzzy mms. Swapped a stock mms and prob is solved.
How do you swap in a stock mms 2.1 apk? Is it just like installing a zip from sdcard or is there more to it?
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How do you swap in a stock mms 2.1 apk? Is it just like installing a zip from sdcard or is there more to it?
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Just find a stock sense 2.1 rom and extract the system/app/mms.apk. then w a file explorer, copy your current mms.apk from your current rom to SD as a backup. Replace w the extracted apk. Set permissions and reboot. Should be nice and clean
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Just find a stock sense 2.1 rom and extract the system/app/mms.apk. then w a file explorer, copy your current mms.apk from your current rom to SD as a backup. Replace w the extracted apk. Set permissions and reboot. Should be nice and clean
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Ok thats simple enough then. thanks. Which sense 2.1 rom did you use? Anyone should work right
Honestly its been 6 months since we did this so it would be hard to say But any sense 2.1 mms.apk should do. Make sure whether you are deodexed or odexed. Most rooms are depdexed but you will need to make sure first.
If unclear, w root explorer (my personal choice) go to system/app and just look to see if there is an odex below Any apk. If not, grab you the latest deodexed ota. Download it (on wifi or 4g of course ), do not install it! Justclick the zip in root explorer and navigate to the system/app/mms.apk and extract. Then replace w my steps mentioned. The reboot should drop it in and the pics should look nice and clean.
Just remember odexed/deodexed. Sense 2.1 only, if you are only on a 2.1 rom. MAY work on hybrids as long as they were on 2.1 mms previously but can't guarantee.
Hope it helps!
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Honestly its been 6 months since we did this so it would be hard to say But any sense 2.1 mms.apk should do. Make sure whether you are deodexed or odexed. Most rooms are depdexed but you will need to make sure first.
If unclear, w root explorer (my personal choice) go to system/app and just look to see if there is an odex below Any apk. If not, grab you the latest deodexed ota. Download it (on wifi or 4g of course ), do not install it! Justclick the zip in root explorer and navigate to the system/app/mms.apk and extract. Then replace w my steps mentioned. The reboot should drop it in and the pics should look nice and clean.
Just remember odexed/deodexed. Sense 2.1 only, if you are only on a 2.1 rom. MAY work on hybrids as long as they were on 2.1 mms previously but can't guarantee.
Hope it helps!
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Sorry to bother you again. I moved the Sense 2.1 mms.apk to the location you told me, but now the messages app is gone. I tried to install the new apk manually, but it keeps failing. Also the permissions are the first 2 at top row, the first one on bottom 2 rows right?
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Sorry to bother you again. I moved the Sense 2.1 mms.apk to the location you told me, but now the messages app is gone. I tried to install the new apk manually, but it keeps failing. Also the permissions are the first 2 at top row, the first one on bottom 2 rows right?
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Did you reboot after setting permissions to match the system (r-w-r-r)