I recently flashed CM7 6.5.8 to my Optimus T (P-509)...it's really impresive. Anyway, the one thing I really liked (functionally & aesthetically) on the stock ROM is the Connection Manager that allows you to activate a data connection as well as monitor if wi-fi is being used or 3G data. It is true that CM7 provides this same functionality with the Power Controls widget...I just like the stock version more. Unfortunately, when I restore the stock Connection Manager via Titanium Backup, it doesn't seem to fully restore. For instance, placing the Connection Manager widget on my home screen only displays the title of the widget and nothing else. Clicking said widget does allow me to make my connection but the visual appeal is lacking.
Is it even possible to restore system apps/widgets to CM7 or is this a limitation of the ROM?
Thanks,
Is the widget you want called ConnectionManagerWidget.apk?if so here is the attachent.Install root explorer go to system/app mount as r/w place the ConnectionManagerWidget.apk there and change the permissions to rw-/r--/r--(if you don't know what is this look into the permissions off another app)
Thanks for the file! Seems like it should be what I want. However, do you know if it's possible to change the permissions without Root Explorer? Maybe with Terminal Emulator?
I've transfered the file to /system/app but it isn't even recoginized as a widget option. At least when I restored the original widget it appeared as an option and was semi-functional. I hate to waste money on Root Explorer if this widget won't work. I've already wasted money on Groove IP for less than stellar performance. Not that $4-$5 bucks here or there will kill me but buy enough apps that don't perform and it can add up quickly.
Regardless, thanks again.
mn1968 said:
Thanks for the file! Seems like it should be what I want. However, do you know if it's possible to change the permissions without Root Explorer? Maybe with Terminal Emulator?
I've transfered the file to /system/app but it isn't even recoginized as a widget option. At least when I restored the original widget it appeared as an option and was semi-functional. I hate to waste money on Root Explorer if this widget won't work. I've already wasted money on Groove IP for less than stellar performance. Not that $4-$5 bucks here or there will kill me but buy enough apps that don't perform and it can add up quickly.
Regardless, thanks again.
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Here's the apk
Edit:sorry for posting warez
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Here's the apk
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warez!! -0-0-0-0-0
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warez!! -0-0-0-0-0
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FPChaim,
Thanks for your efforts. The connection manager widget just refuses to install. I'll live with things as they are
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FPChaim,
Thanks for your efforts. The connection manager widget just refuses to install. I'll live with things as they are
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This widget should work with others roms like gingerlol i think, it's one of the most stables roms... but cyanogen is awesome (and i wouldn't change my rom just because of a widget... so iguess you're right)
Sent from my lg o1 with nax performance using xda premium
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[ATTENTION] do not even go near the "custom" rom posted today here, it is fake and ma
im gutted been waiting for months to have some customisation on my mini pro and then this guy comes along having basically pirated a CyanogenMod style rom full of pirate apps and non working markets etc. i may be wrong but the irc chan guys seem to think not either so i have reported the spanish thread and left the english one to flame the guy for his stupidity
mehmehmen said:
im gutted been waiting for months to have some customisation on my mini pro and then this guy comes along having basically pirated a CyanogenMod style rom full of pirate apps and non working markets etc. i may be wrong but the irc chan guys seem to think not either so i have reported the spanish thread and left the english one to flame the guy for his stupidity
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Have you or anyone tested the rom to verify this? While a new rom with extra would be great, I wouldn't want to waste time downloading something that didn't improve my phone but on the other hand I'd like several people to give an opinion after installing the rom to verify it works or doesn't work.
Ive got it on my phone just now and while the OP is correct, it is full of pirated apps but with its JIT enabled the bloody thing flies lol.
Marketplace is fine for me so far.
I must admit im a bit disappointed as well and will be reverting back to my old backup for now till something better comes along.
I tried it too, and finally restored to do same modifications myself, due to some bugs : physical keyboard in qwerty (was AZERTY, impossible to come back), no more Sym/àü, ...
Done in 2 hours.
I actually went back to his ROM due to the speed difference.
I also installed Titanium Backup to get rid of some of the crap he installed which cant normally be uninstalled.
I use Fancy Widget Pro but the Taskiller hes installed keeps killing it
You need the Titanium Pro version though to uninstall stuff.
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I actually went back to his ROM due to the speed difference.
I also installed Titanium Backup to get rid of some of the crap he installed which cant normally be uninstalled.
I use Fancy Widget Pro but the Taskiller hes installed keeps killing it
You need the Titanium Pro version though to uninstall stuff.
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You can download the Titanium Pro using the Applanet, but yes, it's warez...
Or you can uninstall the Taskiller using the Root Explorer (just go to system/app and remove the app you don't want).
Or you can add the Fancy Widget Pro to the list of exceptions of the Taskiller.
ricanta said:
You can download the Titanium Pro using the Applanet, but yes, it's warez...
Or you can uninstall the Taskiller using the Root Explorer (just go to system/app and remove the app you don't want).
Or you can add the Fancy Widget Pro to the list of exceptions of the Taskiller.
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Problem is there was no taskiller icon in the menu so wasnt possible to open it up to add it as an exception..
neo6776 said:
Problem is there was no taskiller icon in the menu so wasnt possible to open it up to add it as an exception..
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Try adding an icon of the Taskiller to a dock of the Launcher Pro. That's what I did.
ricanta said:
Try adding an icon of the Taskiller to a dock of the Launcher Pro. That's what I did.
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Good idea, never thought of that lol
No matter anyway as i uninstalled it
or use advanced task killer, which lets you put it on ignore.
You can also improve speed, as well as battery life, by deleting a lot of the "sony ericsson" crap found under "backup" when opening titanium. Additionally, delete SE's "home" if you don't use it and any language packs under "system/user/keyboard-config" and "system/usr/zi"
I've also erased bluetooth, GPS, maps and text to speech (since i don't use them) without any problem.
Other tips for saving space -
Delete unecessary ringtones, alarms etc... under system/media/audio
Delete unecessary wallpaper from system/etc/customization/content/com/sonyericsson/homescreen/wallpaper
Delete boot animation (sorry, can't remember where this was)
Of course this isn't for averyone but personally I like a slimmed down, respnsive phone
Any way of getting the stock SMS/MMS back?
Cant stand the delay with notifications in Handcent
Hey all.
Some of us using custom roms have been looking for and asking about the HC google calendar, as it has a better appeal to some of us. I extracted the .apk from a xoom rom and all works great. So i figured I'd post it here for anyone else who wanted it.
All you need to do is place the .apk in system/app/ folder. (I used root explorer to paste it there.) Dont click install since it wont work, just reboot and it will show up in your app drawer. I renamed the old calendar to calendar.bak so its still there if i ever want it back. Hope you all enjoy.
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Hey all.
Some of us using custom roms have been looking for and asking about the HC google calendar, as it has a better appeal to some of us. I extracted the .apk from a xoom rom and all works great. So i figured I'd post it here for anyone else who wanted it.
All you need to do is place the .apk in system/app/ folder. (I used root explorer to paste it there.) Dont click install since it wont work, just reboot and it will show up in your app drawer. I renamed the old calendar to calendar.bak so its still there if i ever want it back. Hope you all enjoy.
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EPIC. Worked like a charm bro. Thanks for this! Soooooooo much better than the other calendar.
Screenshot?
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Didn't work for me. After reboot it didn't appear in app drawer.
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Didn't work for me. After reboot it didn't appear in app drawer.
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+1 Doesn't show up. Did you rename it or leave it as Is?
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+1 Doesn't show up. Did you rename it or leave it as Is?
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I renamed it Calendar.apk
worked fine for me on task 5.2
Saw the app after reboot, opens and edit calendar entries. Although the Cal widget FCs.
Did change the name to only Calendar.apk, but did not even touch the permissions.
Thanks for sharing - hope we can get the widget to work.
works for me. i didnt rename it. i thought i needed too but apparently it works fine just as it is. but i did change the permission to rw- r-- r to match the original permission.
personally i prefer the monthly view from the TW version. but the weekly and daily view from the HC version.
works great for me... thanks
does anyone know the way to let my tasks show up on the calendar. it just show up the events
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Hey all.
Some of us using custom roms have been looking for and asking about the HC google calendar, as it has a better appeal to some of us. I extracted the .apk from a xoom rom and all works great. So i figured I'd post it here for anyone else who wanted it.
All you need to do is place the .apk in system/app/ folder. (I used root explorer to paste it there.) Dont click install since it wont work, just reboot and it will show up in your app drawer. I renamed the old calendar to calendar.bak so its still there if i ever want it back. Hope you all enjoy.
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Thanks, works smooth
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Didn't work for me. After reboot it didn't appear in app drawer.
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I didnt rename it or change permissions. All i did was in Root Explorer i made sure i was in r/w mode.
Not sure about tasks dont have the tab near me so can check. I use a task program called Tasks N Todos it syncs with google and works like a charm. I can even do recurring tasks and create folders.
The widget from the TW calendar stays but doesnt work. I wish i knew how to remove it, bugs me having in my list. There are widget apps for calendars, but i dont must have a widget anyways.
I considered a screen shot but realized i have too many private stuff in my calendar. If someone would care to make on and ill add it to the OP.
Glad its working for everyone didnt think it would be this much in demand.
Hey medic97 - which rom did you rip this file from? I think calendarprovider.apk needs to be replaced as well to fix the fc's.
This seems to be lacking the List (agenda) view my prior Calender.apk had that I found very handy. I have been running Task ROMs.
Edit: Calender.apk with List view option shows About: 3.2-UEKMM. I restored back to it and will keep it as I like that 'List' list.
What program to use and what is safe to freeze? I have already tried AntTek app manager and App Quarantine. I have root explorer and not quiet sure how to use it to freeze apps.
I use Super Manager but I think the free ver won't do freezing. Its build into the apk manager.
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What program to use and what is safe to freeze? I have already tried AntTek app manager and App Quarantine. I have root explorer and not quiet sure how to use it to freeze apps.
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Use root explorer to find the system/app .apk u wanna freeze and rename it to.bak
Be careful..freezing some apps can cause force closes or issues in other apps if they are dependent on the one u froze....nandroid first just in case u need to restore
Titanium Backup Pro (paid version) and ROM Toolbox Pro (paid version) freeze apps.
I don't know of any free app that does this.
iBolski said:
Titanium Backup Pro (paid version) and ROM Toolbox Pro (paid version) freeze apps.
I don't know of any free app that does this.
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Only thing is BF used to be the BEST at it.
And was a lightweight app SPECIFICALLY for freezing.
I didn't want an app with all those "features" I didn't use so were useless to me
I can see at the apks in root explorer. Now how do i change the last part and when i do change it where should i store it.
Ashclepdia I hope you year has started out good... And thanks for all the steps on rooting my phone. Your right once you start it becomes addicting and eclipse is cool, I wish i could use the boot up screen as a live wallpaper..
And again thanks for everything on rooting
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I can see at the apks in root explorer. Now how do i change the last part and when i do change it where should i store it.
Ashclepdia I hope you year has started out good... And thanks for all the steps on rooting my phone. Your right once you start it becomes addicting and eclipse is cool, I wish i could use the boot up screen as a live wallpaper..
And again thanks for everything on rooting
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Lol
I didn't create rooting
I know what you mean tho lol
All u gotta do is long press the apk and choose rename....and just add to the name .bak
(u gonna have to mount/system as R/W first to be able to edit anything though....just Tap the gray button on top of screen once u are in /system/app)
After you rename it there is no reason to move it. You could just move the apk to your sd card or straight up delete also. But I don't recommend that until u figure out what is safe to remove without causing problems....
As I said tho...be careful what u "freeze"
Things like Yahoo.apk if frozen will break your contacts.. They will force close on u.
Ooh yeah...and thank you hope yours is too
And your welcome.
Have fun experimenting! Lol
Ok.. Got it so it will just stay in the same location. So, no freezing yahoo.. My year has started out not drama free...lol
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Ok.. Got it so it will just stay in the same location. So, no freezing yahoo.. My year has started out not drama free...lol
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Yeah that's fine to leave it there
And my year isn't exactly dramas free but I do have a lot of good things to look forward to...
so far so good tho lol besides losing my wallet new years eve lol
Happy I found it the next day in my friend car lol
Speaking of this does anyone know the apk name for places and latitude. It just clutters my drawer.
Sent from my DROID X2 using xda premium
Bloat Freezer or Titanium Backup have also worked great for me.
Just FYI....Rom Toolbox Pro is currently 50% off @ Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolboxpro
Normally a $5.99 app now $2.99.
I highly recommend this. It is aptly named. It takes you from five or six different apps to one.
How does the backup compare to TB?
I find it to be better except for the lack of dropbox support. If you install an app, RT automatically backs it up which has saved my butt a couple times.
My only question is, is it worth it since I have TB Pro, Root Explorer, and Set CPU bought already?
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My only question is, is it worth it since I have TB Pro, Root Explorer, and Set CPU bought already?
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Had this app a long time, it's by far the best root app out there. It's like combining those, the various apps for build.prop mods, terminal & script apps, autostarts, auto memory manager, and some of the themeing apps.
Not the worst $3 dollars your ever gonna spend
dre89 said:
Had this app a long time, it's by far the best root app out there. It's like combining those, the various apps for build.prop mods, terminal & script apps, autostarts, auto memory manager, and some of the themeing apps.
Not the worst $3 dollars your ever gonna spend
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Does the backup compare to TB?
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Does the backup compare to TB?
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See post #4 by Loki. Unless there is something more specific you would like to know?
I bought this app and love it as it literally got rid of about 8 apps for me. Does rooted stock support the ability to change icons such as the battery or usb connected?
CCallahan said:
See post #4 by Loki. Unless there is something more specific you would like to know?
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Does it do a scheduled backup of the app and data like TB does?
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Does it do a scheduled backup of the app and data like TB does?
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Yes and no. Lets say market gets updated to play. ROM Toolbox then creates a backup of Play as soon as it's installed.
Grabbed this on Lokifishes recommendation. Replaces a few apps I've already bought. It also seems like it doesn't really do a lot of the Rom managing stuff itself but I'll have to look deeper into that.
Fyi - if you are on any version of cyanogenmod. If you want to install a font, you need to choose your font, apply it, cancel the reboot, install the font again, decline the reboot, then manually reboot. If you don't do this, there is a 95.73859% chance your phone will bootloop.
Cheers
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Fyi - if you are on any version of cyanogenmod. If you want to install a font, you need to choose your font, apply it, cancel the reboot, install the font again, decline the reboot, then manually reboot. If you don't do this, there is a 95.73859% chance your phone will bootloop.
Cheers
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Never had that problem.
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Yes and no. Lets say market gets updated to play. ROM Toolbox then creates a backup of Play as soon as it's installed.
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I have my TB backup every night. So my app data is never lost.
Anyone else getting an error when trying to undervolt with this app? Using Loki's 1.0.4 with jokers 1.3 kernel.
It now comes installed with Facebook and i don't want another camera icon in my app drawer. I'm using touch wiz so using another launcher is out of the question. I've checked Tibu and it doesn't see it. I'm sure others would find this info useful as well.
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Sorry don't have an answer, but you're not the only one. I've been trying to find a way to remove the redundant camera and messenger app icons as well.
I've figured the best solution is to reinstall an older version, but then we'll never get any of the newer patches/updates without a solid solution.
Dont use the stock app. Use the app called "fast facebook" it is locally made from here at XDA and makes facebook browsing way better.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.fastfacebook.com&hl=en
I just noticed the new icons and wrote a quick app to remove them. Unfortunately it doesn't work since 3rd-party apps can't get access to "android.permission.CHANGE_COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE" (which makes sense) and can only disable icons for their own application. Going to see if root helps...
Root did the trick, Facebook Icon Remover. Hope it helps and let me know if you run into any issues.
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Root did the trick https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ccswe.FacebookIconRemover (also attached if the market isn't updated yet). Hope it helps and let me know if you run into any issues.
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You sir are a blessing to my phone, thank you so much for writing this app. Works nicely on my Infuse, didn't even need to reboot.
Sent from my Samsung Infuse 4G
This app seemed to do the trick on my HTC Desire HD.
Thanks!
machx0r said:
Root did the trick https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ccswe.FacebookIconRemover (also attached if the market isn't updated yet). Hope it helps and let me know if you run into any issues.
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oh my... thank you!
Could this be extended to other apps with extra icons?
How does the icon removing work? I uninstalled facebook with root explorer from /system/app since I barely use it, deleting every apk I could, now the facebook icon is gone from the launcher but the camera/messenger are still there, and there's no apk named after those. Where should I look in my system folder?
machx0r said:
Root did the trick https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ccswe.FacebookIconRemover (also attached if the market isn't updated yet). Hope it helps and let me know if you run into any issues.
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You mention that ICS users have another way to do this on the Market. How does that work? Thanks.
blueowl0708 said:
oh my... thank you!
Could this be extended to other apps with extra icons?
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It certainly could. There is a little detective work involved with figuring out the package/component names (they are hard coded in this app) but I am already working on extending this to allow the disabling/hiding of any application icon.
Mammt said:
How does the icon removing work? I uninstalled facebook with root explorer from /system/app since I barely use it, deleting every apk I could, now the facebook icon is gone from the launcher but the camera/messenger are still there, and there's no apk named after those. Where should I look in my system folder?
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The app is using the 'pm' (package manager) command to disable two components (activities) in the Facebook package. It probably won't work if you've already uninstalled it. The components should be part of the com.facebook.katana-2.apk package (that's how it was named on my devices, both in /data/app/). You could try reinstalling Facebook, using this tool and then uninstalling to see if that removes the icons.
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You mention that ICS users have another way to do this on the Market. How does that work? Thanks.
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ICS users can simply select the 'Hide applications' from the action bar in the application drawer and then tap the applications to hide. You can then select 'Show hidden applications' from the application bar to un-hide them. I don't have an ICS device on me and only have one day experience with it (just got my Galaxy Tab 2 yesterday) but hope this helps. If not let me know and I can provide more detailed steps tonight.
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The app is using the 'pm' (package manager) command to disable two components (activities) in the Facebook package. It probably won't work if you've already uninstalled it. The components should be part of the com.facebook.katana-2.apk package (that's how it was named on my devices, both in /data/app/). You could try reinstalling Facebook, using this tool and then uninstalling to see if that removes the icons.
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Nevermind I removed manually the fb.katana from /data/app and its folder in /data/data and everything disappeared. Yay!
The only thing left is in Settings>apps managemente>all, there's still the com.facebook.katana listed even tho I already uninstalled all updates, weighting 0.0B and with the SD card icon. I tried to look for it in the SD directory but I found nothing. It's not a big deal in the end but I'm a perfectionist.
This also happened for Gmail and Google Quicksearch Box, while for Wisepilot after a reboot the broken SD link was gone.
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ICS users can simply select the 'Hide applications' from the action bar in the application drawer and then tap the applications to hide. You can then select 'Show hidden applications' from the application bar to un-hide them. I don't have an ICS device on me and only have one day experience with it (just got my Galaxy Tab 2 yesterday) but hope this helps. If not let me know and I can provide more detailed steps tonight.
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I can't find the Hide option in HTC ICS app drawer (HTC One S). Maybe HTC removed it? Or is there another way on a HTC ICS device?
romansvillage said:
I can't find the Hide option in HTC ICS app drawer (HTC One S). Maybe HTC removed it? Or is there another way on a HTC ICS device?
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I may have been given incorrect information regarding the "Hide Applications" being a stock option in ICS. Can you try the attached apk and see if it works for you on ICS? If it doesn't work then any logcat output you can send would help me troubleshoot (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jtb.alogcat if you don't have a way to view/save logcat logs already).
Thanks for the apk. It did work on my HTC One S.
romansvillage said:
Thanks for the apk. It did work on my HTC One S.
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Thanks for testing it out. I uploaded that version to the Play Store.
ICS Users: If you can't find a Hide Applications option on your device feel free to give my app a try and let me know if you run into any issues.
machx0r said:
It certainly could. There is a little detective work involved with figuring out the package/component names (they are hard coded in this app) but I am already working on extending this to allow the disabling/hiding of any application icon.
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Nice, I'd happily donate for that!
I've tried your original app on my Xperia X10 (2.3) and it's worked as described.
I tried your app on CM 9 on Optimus 2x and I get an error when trying to hide both.
"An error occurred while disabling Camera icon. Verify your device is rooted and try again."
My device is rooted, I even got the Superuser popup asking for permission.
Thanks mcchx0r