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I've installed tons of apps on my Nexus One (naturally) and am really annoyed to find many of them position themselves in the 'Share' menu on my gallery. There's no way (that I can see) to reorganize or limit this, either.
I typically either use Pixelpipe or Twidroyd to upload from there - I'd like to be able to either
A. pick and choose what does and doesn't show up in this list
OR
B. reorder it so the ones I want to use are closer to the bottom bar.
Currently, Pixelpipe *and* Twidroyd are at the top of the list. This isn't a big deal in portrait mode, but in landscape mode, they're cut off and I can't scroll up to get to them.
I would like such a mod as well!
Not being able to edit it was the main reason I uninstalled twidroid. Cuz I saw no sense why, when in twidroid, twidroid would be the first option under 'share'. That really annoyed me. I mean why whould I need to share a tweet via the 'share' menu in twidroid?
Now...quite happily using twicca which doesn't force itself as the first app under the 'share' settings.
just put a .nomedia file in the folder that has the pics you dont want in the gallery
BloodyWasHere said:
just put a .nomedia file in the folder that has the pics you dont want in the gallery
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When you open a photo in the gallery app, click on 'More', and then click on 'Share', there are a TON of apps in there, most of which I don't want to use from that menu. The main one that I want to use is Pixelpipe. However, it shows up in the top of this list. That's fine in portrait mode, but the top of the list is cut-off in landscape mode, which is a hassle. I'd like to be able to either reorganize this list or remove some apps from it at my discretion, so that it's not littered with options I'm not going to use.
one way to modify the app's manifest xml and remove the broadcast receiver or other related lines.
in for this...
Billy
I like the fact that the OS allows this type of integration. It's awesome, but an option should be in settings to turn it on or off for each app.
britoso said:
one way to modify the app's manifest xml and remove the broadcast receiver or other related lines.
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So I'd need to do that for every app that appears in the list?
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So I'd need to do that for every app that appears in the list?
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That's correct. The applications declare in their manifest.xml to which Intents they can respond. They only way to have an application no longer appear in a Share menu item is to have it no longer handle the Intent that is going to be passed, and the only way to do that is to modify the application's manifest.xml.
rpcameron said:
That's correct. The applications declare in their manifest.xml to which Intents they can respond. They only way to have an application no longer appear in a Share menu item is to have it no longer handle the Intent that is going to be passed, and the only way to do that is to modify the application's manifest.xml.
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Would I have to do this again whenever the app is updated, too?
Also, given that I have root, is there any way to set this up as an app somehow? I could launch the app, which would consist of a checklist of the apps that I have installed on my phone (which was compared against a master list somewhere of apps that declare this intent). I could then simply uncheck the ones that I want removed, and the app would automatically remove the declaration from each app's manifest? Or perhaps a way to monitor the Intent, see which apps are declaring that intent, and then populate the checklist like that?
This has been bugging me for the longest time, it would be great to be able to disable Facebook, Picasa and crap like that which I never use.
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Would I have to do this again whenever the app is updated, too?
Also, given that I have root, is there any way to set this up as an app somehow? I could launch the app, which would consist of a checklist of the apps that I have installed on my phone (which was compared against a master list somewhere of apps that declare this intent). I could then simply uncheck the ones that I want removed, and the app would automatically remove the declaration from each app's manifest? Or perhaps a way to monitor the Intent, see which apps are declaring that intent, and then populate the checklist like that?
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You would need to have root access to modify the APKs of protected and system apps. If you updated the application, it's manifest.xml would have to be changed again, too. I'm not completely certain that if you did this to Market apps if they would be updatable because of signing issues; you could do an adb pull, modify the manifest.xml, then adb push the file back, but if it's modified, I'm not sure that the Package Installer would allow the installation because of the signature.
As far as an application to automate this, I'm not sure if the permissions system on Android allows modification of another app's APK. In theory, the application would scan every APK, examine the manifest.xml of each one, and make a list of which apps respond to which Intents. It could then selectively modify the APKs (and possibly re-zipalign), but I'd rather have a slightly over-populated Share menu than deal with the hassles of broken Market application updates because my installed apps are no longer properly signed.
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...I'd rather have a slightly over-populated Share menu than deal with the hassles of broken Market application updates because my installed apps are no longer properly signed.
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Unfortunately, I think I agree with this.
Perhaps it would be easier to figure out a way to re-organize this list so that the apps that I'm actually going to use show up at the bottom (closer to the toolbar) instead of the top? Hypothetically, this would only involve finding the code that populates this list and changing 'descending' to 'ascending', right?
Rather than modifying the apps, wouldn't it be easier to have an exceptions list that the Share menu just ignores? I know that's not a very technical explanation, but what I'm trying to say is a more centralized solution where you cut out programs regardless of whether or not they have made themselves available for the Share menu.
Would be nice to edit this. If i remember correctly, during the Donut days, Cyanogen was experimenting with adding bluetooth share to the gallery app. In his code, he made an error that resulted in the "share" menu to be empty if if bluetooth is turned off. Meaning, Picasa, email, twidryod and everything else won't be there if bluetooth is turned off.
So this means that there was a way to make things disappear from the list.
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Would be nice to edit this. If i remember correctly, during the Donut days, Cyanogen was experimenting with adding bluetooth share to the gallery app. In his code, he made an error that resulted in the "share" menu to be empty if if bluetooth is turned off. Meaning, Picasa, email, twidryod and everything else won't be there if bluetooth is turned off.
So this means that there was a way to make things disappear from the list.
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Interesting - I'll have to see if I can find out how.
Unfortunately, I couldn't code my way out of a paper sack, so at some point I'm going to have to find someone to actually *do* this for us.
I would love this feature too. I currently have so many choices, I can't even see Pixelpipe on the list. I don't need to send photos to Google Googles.
I appreciate the option to, but I'd love to turn it off by app.
Why are a ton of Android Apps "not compatible with this device"? it's so annoying...
Is there a way they can be "compatible"
Your options:
1. Install on another device, push the apk to your tablet via email
2. Use a hacked market app (if there is one for the flyer) to download any app
3. Change the preferences file on your Flyer so that market thinks you have a different device (hard mode from #2)
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Your options:
2. Use a hacked market app (if there is one for the flyer) to download any app
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What version of the Market App, would this be? Sorry, I'm new to the HTC Flyer. I just bought it last Friday.
--Thanks
Try Amazon App market for android or Aptoid, they are a bit more flexible on some apps, but you won't find all apps there.
Sometime certain apps are made for certain devices or certain resolutions. The android market being that we run android 2.3. It thinks we have an oversize phone and some apps aren't able to pan out or zoom to a certain factor to where it will take up all of our screen estate. some apps i tried that work on my phone on 2.3 look pixelated and low in detail on my tablet because was mad for a less resolution. Or its just simply not for our device. Just install apps you have on your android and see how they look to you and see if they work. Just takes trial and error.
I've side loaded all the apps that I need/want and so far so good.
I have had the same issue with some apps, I had them on my Galaxy Tab, but not for my Evo view. The cool thing is ASTRO Manager now has a backup in the newest update. If you have another android device, like I have the Evo 3D, so I take the app on there, back it up and from there you can share it via email or bluetooth. I did it last nite to put Handcent and a few others on my View.
Installing HC will fix the problem with "small screens" in apps... but will break other apps - gameloft games and some that are intended to be run @ the original screen ratio
Kris
I am on stock rooted ROM and I uninstalled Picasa using Titanium Backup. Picasa no longer exist in Account and Sync. That's good. However, it still exists in the follow 2 situations:
1. In Gallery - Share via menu.
2. In the preview after a picture is taken - Share via menu.
Can anyone tell me how to remove these 2 "Share via" entries?
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I am on stock rooted ROM and I uninstalled Picasa using Titanium Backup. Picasa no longer exist in Account and Sync. That's good. However, it still exists in the follow 2 situations:
1. In Gallery - Share via menu.
2. In the preview after a picture is taken - Share via menu.
Can anyone tell me how to remove these 2 "Share via" entries?
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The applications which appear in the Share menu are being shown there because they have registered themselves with the package manager as responding to that type of intent, i think the exact intent is something similar to: ACTION_SEND .
Anyway, if you think you've removed the correct .apk file and they still appear on the Share menu. I would wipe dalvik-cache and reboot. If they still appear on the Share menu, I would think the .apk is still present and registered with the package manager.
There are ways programatically through java to find out which packages have registered themselves as being able to handle that intent, but that might be a bit over complicated of an approach for this type of issue.
I would suggest looking through /data/app and /system/app once more to see if there are any similar apk files remaining. Good luck!
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The applications which appear in the Share menu are being shown there because they have registered themselves with the package manager as responding to that type of intent, i think the exact intent is something similar to: ACTION_SEND .
Anyway, if you think you've removed the correct .apk file and they still appear on the Share menu. I would wipe dalvik-cache and reboot. If they still appear on the Share menu, I would think the .apk is still present and registered with the package manager.
There are ways programatically through java to find out which packages have registered themselves as being able to handle that intent, but that might be a bit over complicated of an approach for this type of issue.
I would suggest looking through /data/app and /system/app once more to see if there are any similar apk files remaining. Good luck!
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Thanks! You did give me some insight and I find out it is MediaUploader.apk which is responsible for the feature. After I removed it, Picasa no longer exist in Share via menu, both gallery and camera. Yay!
While the Picasa issue is fixed, I have another similar problems.
I also removed Facebook for Sense and Flickr, however these 2 entries appear in Gallery's album pull down menu. A blank screen (red maybe due to the Burgundy skin) is shown when selecting them. It seems like these two are hard coded to the gallery... no?
Albert Poon said:
While the Picasa issue is fixed, I have another similar problems.
I also removed Facebook for Sense and Flickr, however these 2 entries appear in Gallery's album pull down menu. A blank screen (red maybe due to the Burgundy skin) is shown when selecting them. It seems like these two are hard coded to the gallery... no?
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They very well could be hard coded. I was doing some research on how to add sharing support to my Root Checker application and saw many complaints against the facebook application not properly handling the standard android intent for sharing. The suggestions were all work around methods for sharing over facebook and hard coding would definitely be a viable solution.
Assuming they are hard coded, you'd have to reverse the .apk file and edit the smali to remove them. Not as easy as searching for .apk files and removing those, but still do able if you're willing to put the time and effort into it.
As for flickr, that might be held in another .apk file, or it very well could be hard coded. I would probably give the apk files another quick glance over and see if there are any similar type names for flickr or photo/image sharing.
Thanks for sharing this information! Hope my suggestions help!
Oh thanks... I might take a look into the gallery apk
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Recently updated to Ineffabilis Deus and have some annoying bugs with the different reddit apps I've tried. Not sure if this is an ICS problem or an Ineffabilis problem.
50% of imgur links display for a split second and then go to blank screen. If I zoom in, the picture comes back.
All youtube links open in Chrome rather than the youtube app. I tried clearing defaults for Chrome. I also tried the "App associations" menu in settings, but I don't see the youtube app as an option for anything in there. I also used to have (on Gingerbread) an option to send youtube links to xbmc, via xbmc remote app, but that's gone too.
Anyone know if this is an ICS thing or an issue with the ROM? I don't think it's a problem with the apps, since the same thing happens on both reddit apps I've tried and I don't see anyone complaining about it in the comments for those apps.
Any other redditors on ICS had problems (or solutions)?
On ICS with exact same ROM and issues using baconreader here.
Will troubleshoot.
Mine shows some, while others do as you explained. I am stock rooted 3.14.
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Youtube links won't play in YouTube on Ics or sense 3.6 I don't know which controls what. Something to do with an Apple patent lawsuit if I'm not mistaken
To allow yourself to be able to select apps to launch instead of launching chrome or the default browser automatically, you must uninstall "htclinkifydispatcher" using titanium backup or something similar. This stops the phone from automatically choosing default apps and will let you choose from whatever browsers you have installed (or youtube, if you are trying to watch a video) instead. So far the only issue I've found with eliminating this app is that whenever I try to launch a link sent to me in gtalk, gtalk force closes. Otherwise I am given the freedom of choice of which app to launch when browsing reddit. If you don't care too much about a partially malfunctioning google talk, uninstall htclinkifydispatcher. Back it up first (just in case other apps start malfunctioning, for me only google talk is affected, but it may vary for others) and then uninstall. Freezing it will not work.
Hope this helps
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To allow yourself to be able to select apps to launch instead of launching chrome or the default browser automatically, you must uninstall "htclinkifydispatcher" using titanium backup or something similar. This stops the phone from automatically choosing default apps and will let you choose from whatever browsers you have installed (or youtube, if you are trying to watch a video) instead. So far the only issue I've found with eliminating this app is that whenever I try to launch a link sent to me in gtalk, gtalk force closes. Otherwise I am given the freedom of choice of which app to launch when browsing reddit. If you don't care too much about a partially malfunctioning google talk, uninstall htclinkifydispatcher. Back it up first (just in case other apps start malfunctioning, for me only google talk is affected, but it may vary for others) and then uninstall. Freezing it will not work.
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wow, really? so this bypasses that bs? that's awesome. unforunately, i use google talk every day
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uninstall "htclinkifydispatcher"
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That fixed the youtube / xbmc problem. Thanks!
jbuffethed said:
Mine shows some, while others do as you explained. I am stock rooted 3.14.
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Issue with all direct link static images in baconreader. Animated GIFs or where it renders the website too are fine. Also only has an issue on first load, have to zoom or back out and reselect link to make image reappear. Once cached, the image renders fine on a re-read.
Yet to find any combo of Developer options, Display, or stock browser settings (assuming baconreader may render links with stock browser settings) to address that particular problem...
Edit: Recommend deselecting "Open links in app" in baconreader and in other apps if available, if that issue cannot be resolved. Feedback from other ROM users appreciated. May ask the developer about bug.
Edit 2: Stock browser settings have no influence on the issue, app renders direct link images independently.
jayochs said:
wow, really? so this bypasses that bs? that's awesome. unforunately, i use google talk every day
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Yeah I use google talk a lot but not nearly as often as I browse reddit. It's so frustrating trying to watch a YouTube video in chrome instead of the designated app. I think this problem (feature?) alone makes me want aosp more than anything else about sense on ics. Give me freedom to choose my apps!
I found this problem with baconreader and reddit is golden. It's annoying but but I just double tap the imgur and it shows (zooming).
Hello Gurus.
Does the Gallery app communicate (with Goole Photos maybe?) when you delete photos? I almost feel it is worth installing a network monitor /snoop to check this out.
My problem: My Galaxy S6 "lags" after deleting a photo. After a second or two, the gallery works fine again, but during this lag it feels like the gallery app freezes, i.e you can't swipe to another photo, bring up the options to delete another photo, etc. Some times it takes a moment before this "freeze" kicks in, so it is then possible to delete a second photo before it starts. But that makes the freeze double as long. As far as I can tell it is just the gallery app itself that freezes.
A replacement photo viewer/gallery app might be in order >:-/
Thank you
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