I have BestBye Wifi-only Flyer P512, rooted LeeDroid 2.2 ROM (Gingerbread).
I want to uninstall (remove) the following system applications:
Snapbooth
Latitiude
Places
Navigation
Location
Learn More (shortcut which leads to htc.com)
In almost 4 month of using Flyer I've never used them.
The problem is that Titanium Backup and other uninstall programs doesn't see those apps at all. They doesn't appear nor in User's App list not in System App list.
How to find and remove those apps?
root uninstaller might do it. requires root. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.free
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root uninstaller might do it. requires root.
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The only thing I can find with snapbooth in it is in system lib
libhtcsnapbooth.so
Best I can tell it is part of the gallery app. I have the HTC gallery app removed and I do not have snap booth
If you uninstall google maps you will get rid of a couple as well
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I removed Goggle Maps and then Places, Latitude, Navigation etc. disappeared.
Now I think about remove Gallery, but I use it sometimes.
Thank you!
You should be able to use an alternate app from the Market such as QuickPic (free) to view photos. This should allow you to remove the stock gallery and related apps like snapbooth.
Personally, I like QuickPic better anyway.
Yes, I liked Ouick Pic very much
It let me to create a shortcut on the desktop to the folder which contains cartoons my son watch. Now he access it with one click - that's great!
I don't need Gallery anymore so I removed it with Snapbooth and Connected Media
georgin said:
Yes, I liked Ouick Pic very much
It let me to create a shortcut on the desktop to the folder which contains cartoons my son watch. Now he access it with one click - that's great!
I don't need Gallery anymore so I removed it with Snapbooth and Connected Media
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Glad to hear it worked for you!
Hello
My thoughts, regarding the Android stock browser are very negative so I perhaps it can be removed too?
The flyer is the 4th tablet I have owned except, my first which, was an I pad.
Virtually, in every Android OS I have used, the stock browser has been very tedious and annoyingly, in my opinion unreliable. It's not urgent that it is pulled! However, when my Flyer's software is how I wish, It's very likely that, I won't hesitate in getting rid.
Bearing in mind the above, is it possible to pull this app cleanly and, then replace with say Dolphin or another?
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Hello
My thoughts, regarding the Android stock browser are very negative so I perhaps it can be removed too?
The flyer is the 4th tablet I have owned except, my first which, was an I pad.
Virtually, in every Android OS I have used, the stock browser has been very tedious and annoyingly, in my opinion unreliable. It's not urgent that it is pulled! However, when my Flyer's software is how I wish, It's very likely that, I won't hesitate in getting rid.
Bearing in mind the above, is it possible to pull this app cleanly and, then replace with say Dolphin or another?
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Yes it is however it would need to be done within one ADB Connection in order to prevent the app from FC'ing have you thought about trying a different ROM ?
Haaah Yh, my Flyer is gb s-off so need to goto hc, then i will try senseless .... Next the sence keyboard is slowly driving me nutty too...omg so that needs to go asap...but just setting up new dual boot desktop...when finished I will make the change to your Rom....iv heard it's very good...well done
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I'm mainly wanting the Honeycomb Gmail layout and hopefully a similar layout for reader and Docs (which docs doesnt work at all right now). So my guess is we need to make the app think that we have Honeycomb installed. So is there any way to do this? It would be kind of like a user agent option that browsers have.
It's much more complicated than that, unfortunately. When you spoof the API level, the apps will still call the Honeycomb API's. When it can't find the API's or if it calls an API that has changed, it will force close.
So would there be any easy way to get the Gmail and Reader Honeycomb versions running on the Touchpad?
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So would there be any easy way to get the Gmail and Reader Honeycomb versions running on the Touchpad?
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Waiting for a port of 4.0 is an easy way. Spoofing Honeycomb would cause nothing but problems
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tbodary said:
So would there be any easy way to get the Gmail and Reader Honeycomb versions running on the Touchpad?
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What we have here is a failure to communicate...
tbodary said:
So would there be any easy way to get the Gmail and Reader Honeycomb versions running on the Touchpad?
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So in every operating system there are API/Librarys however you want to term it. What they are is a common set of functions or ways of doing something that programs can use so the developer of said program does not have the recreate the wheel EVERY time they make a program. Thats how we have so many apps in the market.
Now Honeycomb and Gingerbread have very different API/Library's from each other. So what that means is if you were to install the gmail app form honeycomb and "trick" it into actually running what will happen is the program will ask the OS "Okay i need this set of instructions so i can execute" and the OS will reply "WHAT THE **** ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT HOMEBOY YOU BE STRAIGHT TRIPPIN BOO" and will promptly shoot that app in the face and will result in a force close.
So the only way to fix that would be to have all the honeycomb api/librarys. We don't actually have a good way of making that into the tablet because the sorce has not been released. All we have is and SDK which helps us make honeycomb apps but not run them on other devices.
hope that helps... i may be a little wrong in explaining but it should be roughly accurate
tbodary said:
So would there be any easy way to get the Gmail and Reader Honeycomb versions running on the Touchpad?
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Trying to run an app made for honeycomb on gingerbread is like asking if you can use the calculator app made for windows 7 in windows xp (or the paint app).
So,what your saying is,if you trick it I to running,sometimes it works,sometimes it crashes,and sometimes its flakey ....
Actually, I'm sure that's NOT what you were trying to say. you were saying it would not work at all,ever,which honestly,I find very hard to believe. In windows,unless your talking windows 16 bit vs 32bit vs 64 bit binaries,your results are dependant on the app. Some programs runfine if you trick them,some don't run at all.
what MAY be the case here though is that there might be something going on with the libraries they are compiled against.However, all I hear are people repeating what they read elsewhere. I agree with the OP,I would like to be able to force the issue. I don't need the OS, OR some guy on the internet telling me that it wont run. If I want to fruit,I'd prefer the OS to do what I tell it an run it,even if it crashes the whole deviceand requires a reboot.
Well, the replies make perfect sense to me ( I used to be a decent programmer)
Alan
alan sh said:
Well, the replies make perfect sense to me ( I used to be a decent programmer)
Alan
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don't get me wrong,I dont think that you can magically make HC apps run on GB by flipping a few bits in an executable. however,experience on other platforms tell me that there my well be some allocations that really are GB apps,with minor tablet optimizations,but marked as HC apps,because a developer just used the GB stuff he was used to instead of anything specific to HC. Wheter or not this is possible on android,I don't know,but its.certainly seen on other platforms. As such,I'd like the ability to try to force an app to run. honestly,who cares if hangs or force closes. its no big deal. I understand why a developer does not want that to happen,as a gracefully warning and refusal to run does not give his app a bad Rep. I however will not be confused. If it hangs,force closes,or even corrupts data,I will understand why it did it. I first. with nanny android telling me its a bad idea to run it,but if.I dont believe her she should step aside and let me grab the hot pan.handle on-the-job stove.
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don't get me wrong,I dont think that you can magically make HC apps run on GB by flipping a few bits in an executable. however,experience on other platforms tell me that there my well be some allocations that really are GB apps,with minor tablet optimizations,but marked as HC apps,because a developer just used the GB stuff he was used to instead of anything specific to HC. Wheter or not this is possible on android,I don't know,but its.certainly seen on other platforms. As such,I'd like the ability to try to force an app to run. honestly,who cares if hangs or force closes. its no big deal. I understand why a developer does not want that to happen,as a gracefully warning and refusal to run does not give his app a bad Rep. I however will not be confused. If it hangs,force closes,or even corrupts data,I will understand why it did it. I first. with nanny android telling me its a bad idea to run it,but if.I dont believe her she should step aside and let me grab the hot pan.handle on-the-job stove.
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Its true that other apps may run. But we are not talking about other appswe were talking about the gmail app specifically. Which in android is dependant on many of the other Google apps. So no, in that case even if you could trick the app into thinking it was on HC it would immediately close because it willtry to call the contacts app and so on. So then we get into making a majority of the HC gapps run on gingerbread. No Dev would waste their time on this knowing ICS is only a few months away.
So while many third party apps are ports from GB anyway and would run the first party gapps will not period
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this would be useful for an app that i would like to run....
wizz bar
anybody have any alternatives maybe?
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Its true that other apps may run. But we are not talking about other appswe were talking about the gmail app specifically. Which in android is dependant on many of the other Google apps. So no, in that case even if you could trick the app into thinking it was on HC it would immediately close because it willtry to call the contacts app and so on. So then we get into
making a majority of the HC gapps run on gingerbread. No Dev would waste their time on this knowing ICS is only a few months away.
So while many third party apps are ports from GB anyway and would run the first party gapps will not period
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I agree,knowing nothing else,I would expect the Google apps to be real honeycomb apps. I would like to be able to force any app I want to try to run. How does android know what version an app is for?
I believe its on build.prop
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The next best thing is to force apps to work in Landscape, Orientation Control app does this.
Hi I have an old tablet with froyo running Facebook in tablet mode. How can i get fb to show the navigation bar on our touchpad? Fyi, I installed the same apk on my tp that was installed on my old tablet and it will not show the navigation pane on my tp.
For those of us who rooted and still wanna try the stock rom for awhile before flashing another rom. Can somebody list what apps are safe to remove from stock rom please
Thanks
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For those of us who rooted and still wanna try the stock rom for awhile before flashing another rom. Can somebody list what apps are safe to remove from stock rom please
Thanks
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If you got that far, I suggest just going with QuikSense. Has a stock feel to it, just more memory and it's faster. Nice list of mods too. Working great for me. Past couple hours have been awesome.
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If you got that far, I suggest just going with QuikSense. Has a stock feel to it, just more memory and it's faster. Nice list of mods too. Working great for me. Past couple hours have been awesome.
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Thanks. I'll do that
Just wanna spent sometime with the stock rom before saying good bye
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Thanks. I'll do that
Just wanna spent sometime with the stock rom before saying good bye
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Just say goodbye already! Haha. QuikSense has the stock feel, it's faster and doesn't have the useless crap. Do it up. Most of the apps that install from Market backup can be removed, like the T-Mobile apps if they auto copy over.
this should be in the general not development section.
anyways yeah flash quiksense. It's debloated stock, with enhancement in performance, battery life, and coolness.
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Just say goodbye already! Haha. QuikSense has the stock feel, it's faster and doesn't have the useless crap. Do it up. Most of the apps that install from Market backup can be removed, like the T-Mobile apps if they auto copy over.
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Been running QSense for two days already and I like it but, still, some more apps that I'ld like to remove, though.
Using TB to frozed several apps like Peep, Twiter, Stocks, Tell HTC and so far so good. I'll removed them all after testing some more. I need to test frozen 'em one-by-one first to make sure before get rid of them for good
antiquezip said:
Been running QSense for two days already and I like it but, still, some more apps that I'ld like to remove, though.
Using TB to frozed several apps like Peep, Twiter, Stocks, Tell HTC and so far so good. I'll removed them all after testing some more. I need to test frozen 'em one-by-one first to make sure before get rid of them for good
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you can virtually remove all the obvious widgets and apps. Just don't touch any that may sound that it would be used by the system itself. Some apps for example wifi calling with FC like there's no tomorrow, but it would be fixed if you fixed permissions in recovery..
Actually i think you can remove anything that has a widget lol
I'm wondering myself what apps should I remove from the ROM. I would be grateful for any description of following apk files so that it would be easier for me to decide. I can't test it myself because I don't have Amaze 4G.
LiveSource.apk
sihome.apk
highlight-2.0.2.s.apk
MyAccount-5.4.17.apk
BusinessRoom.apk
com.lookout_6.0.1_r8669_Release.apk
ECID.apk
IQ-tmobile-release-signed-zipaligned-v1.1.apk
MallLite-4.0.95.apk
VVM.apk
tmobile_m4m_3_0_11.signed.apk
Thanks guys!
You can remove all those
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You can remove all those
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I know mate but I want to know what I remove
LiveSource.apk
sihome.apk
highlight-2.0.2.s.apk
MyAccount-5.4.17.apk - Tmobile's my account, you can remove it it's downloadable if ppl want it.
BusinessRoom.apk
com.lookout_6.0.1_r8669_Release.apk - i believe this is lookout security
ECID.apk - Tmobile's caller id, pretty useful
IQ-tmobile-release-signed-zipaligned-v1.1.apk
MallLite-4.0.95.apk
VVM.apk - Tmobile visual voicemail
tmobile_m4m_3_0_11.signed.apk
That's all i know for now
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LiveSource.apk
sihome.apk
highlight-2.0.2.s.apk
MyAccount-5.4.17.apk - Tmobile's my account, you can remove it it's downloadable if ppl want it.
BusinessRoom.apk
com.lookout_6.0.1_r8669_Release.apk - i believe this is lookout security
ECID.apk - Tmobile's caller id, pretty useful
IQ-tmobile-release-signed-zipaligned-v1.1.apk
MallLite-4.0.95.apk
VVM.apk - Tmobile visual voicemail
tmobile_m4m_3_0_11.signed.apk
That's all i know for now
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I hate to revive an old thread, but I just switched to stock and tried removing some bloat, and with the stock ROM being odexed, I've had some issues trying to remove apps. So now I'm stock again, fully unlocked, rooted, and full of bloatware.
Now the OP posted my SAME EXACT question, but to no surprise to THIS community, he didn't get much of a TRUE answer aside from the one I quoted. Now that we've all had this phone for a while, is there any updates from others who are running stock rooted on what is safe/unsafe to debloat?
Thanks everyone
PS... And can a mod please move this to Q&A or general... Doesn't belong in development.
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I'm wondering myself what apps should I remove from the ROM. I would be grateful for any description of following apk files so that it would be easier for me to decide. I can't test it myself because I don't have Amaze 4G.
LiveSource.apk
sihome.apk
highlight-2.0.2.s.apk
MyAccount-5.4.17.apk
BusinessRoom.apk
com.lookout_6.0.1_r8669_Release.apk
ECID.apk
IQ-tmobile-release-signed-zipaligned-v1.1.apk
MallLite-4.0.95.apk
VVM.apk
tmobile_m4m_3_0_11.signed.apk
Thanks guys!
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Well I know that --IQ-tmobile-release-signed-zipaligned-v1.1.apk-- is Carrier IQ, so you probably would want to remove that. The thing is, I don't know how badly it will mess with your phone though. So remove it at your own risk.
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Well I know that --IQ-tmobile-release-signed-zipaligned-v1.1.apk-- is Carrier IQ, so you probably would want to remove that. The thing is, I don't know how badly it will mess with your phone though. So remove it at your own risk.
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Yeah, there are 2 files associated with carrieriq...one is an odex file I think...use root explorer to find it. Just type in ciq in the search box and it will show both files. Once you remove the apk, you will have to do a battery pull
Using Titanium BU, I've froze the following apps yesterday and have been running smoothly all day with IMPECCABLE BATTERY LIFE:
411&More
Backup 3.3.02
Facebook
Facebook for HTC
File BrowserFlikr
Friend Stream ...153871
Friend Stream ...130659
Friend Stream Widget
Google Play Music
Highlight
Home Screen Tips
HTC Hub
HTC Hub sync provider
HTC Likes
HTC Likes Widget
HTC Hightligh service
Internet 2.3.4
Lookout 7.8
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
More for Me
My Account 5.8.15
My Account 2.7.2.....
News
News Widget
Peep
Picasa
Polaris Office
Pro Apps
Setup
Setup Wizard
Slacker Radio
Stocks Widget
Stocks ...121741
Stocks ...123784
System Manager Application
Tmobile Mail
Tmobile TV
Qik video messaging
Talk
Telenav
Tips for home
Trends
Twitter Widget
Watch 1.1.22
Watch 1.0.21
Zinio
Now if theory is correct, and I run stable for a few days with these frozen, I should be able to uninstall them using Titanium Backup as well... Right?
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glacierguy said:
Using Titanium BU, I've froze the following apps yesterday and have been running smoothly all day with IMPECCABLE BATTERY LIFE:
411&More
Backup 3.3.02
Facebook
Facebook for HTC
File BrowserFlikr
Friend Stream ...153871
Friend Stream ...130659
Friend Stream Widget
Google Play Music
Highlight
Home Screen Tips
HTC Hub
HTC Hub sync provider
HTC Likes
HTC Likes Widget
HTC Hightligh service
Internet 2.3.4
Lookout 7.8
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
More for Me
My Account 5.8.15
My Account 2.7.2.....
News
News Widget
Peep
Picasa
Polaris Office
Pro Apps
Setup
Setup Wizard
Slacker Radio
Stocks Widget
Stocks ...121741
Stocks ...123784
System Manager Application
Tmobile Mail
Tmobile TV
Qik video messaging
Talk
Telenav
Tips for home
Trends
Twitter Widget
Watch 1.1.22
Watch 1.0.21
Zinio
Now if theory is correct, and I run stable for a few days with these frozen, I should be able to uninstall them using Titanium Backup as well... Right?
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Looking at that list I'd say I removed every one of those apps minus internet and magic smoke wallpapers so you should be good to remove them. The system manager app you listed is carrieriq and freezing it does nothing
Cool... I'm about to do a bu now though just in case
You think I should leave internet, or it shouldn't matter since my apps that use data and/or browsing work fine with it frozen?
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Cool... I'm about to do a bu now though just in case
You think I should leave internet, or it shouldn't matter since my apps that use data and/or browsing work fine with it frozen?
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I'd prolly leave it. Make sure you do 'clear dalvik cache' from within tb after you've removed what you want. Save carrieriq (system manager) till the end because its gonna go into fc city once you uninstall it. Then pull the battery and reboot
Oh, and welcome back to stock
Hey guys, does anyone know how to make they work together? I have tried almost everything I could find with no sucess.
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Hey guys, does anyone know how to make they work together? I have tried almost everything I could find with no sucess.
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Can you elaborate a little more? Your question is rather vague and might be why there is no response.
see if this helps
check to see if your gps is functioning properly..... if not reinstall a kernel of your choice, and i suggest stock 1.43.... use Flash Image GUI. this might help but its just a guess. Im not sure of your statement, but i think this is what you mean. good luck, hit thanks if this helps you....
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Can you elaborate a little more? Your question is rather vague and might be why there is no response.
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since the release of the handset HTC Desire HD I have used an app and widget called HTC locations.
amongst other things, this widget is used to replace google navigation by having offline maps in it, which, correct me if I am wrong, is very similar to the maps found in google navigation app.
I have been a bullet rom user since I bought my phone and found that the latest xboarder's version 1.7 is said to have such widget/app working... unfortunetly it does not.
I, then, decided to try my luck with the Energy rom, which I liked a lot and this time, for my frustation, the app/widget is not even there.
After researching the internet, I have found a couple of apk's (laputa, location picker, locations, footprints) and their respective signed lib files.
After flashing them (the signed files through recovery) and installing the apks, the app itself (both footprints and locations) would open, footprints all the way and locations would try to download the necessary files (which would return an error saying it couldnt finish the task or restart sense, nope, its not a problem with my connection). The widgets itself wouldnt work at all.
Back to the forum where I found those files, I figured they were for another version of sense, so the framework would be different in order to run on the Energy rom (thats what I came up with, anyway).
As I believe there would be other HTC location users in the amaze 4g forum, I started this thread asking people if they have it working on theirs and if they do, how did they manage it.
Thanks for your help.
P.S. yes, im talking about the roms for the HTC AMAZE 4G and the use of the app/widget on the HTC AMAZE 4G. I only quoted the DESIRE HD so people know the app/widget I am talking about
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since the release of the handset HTC Desire HD I have used an app and widget called HTC locations.
amongst other things, this widget is used to replace google navigation by having offline maps in it, which, correct me if I am wrong, is very similar to the maps found in google navigation app.
I have been a bullet rom user since I bought my phone and found that the latest xboarder's version 1.7 is said to have such widget/app working... unfortunetly it does not.
I, then, decided to try my luck with the Energy rom, which I liked a lot and this time, for my frustation, the app/widget is not even there.
After researching the internet, I have found a couple of apk's (laputa, location picker, locations, footprints) and their respective signed lib files.
After flashing them (the signed files through recovery) and installing the apks, the app itself (both footprints and locations) would open, footprints all the way and locations would try to download the necessary files (which would return an error saying it couldnt finish the task or restart sense, nope, its not a problem with my connection). The widgets itself wouldnt work at all.
Back to the forum where I found those files, I figured they were for another version of sense, so the framework would be different in order to run on the Energy rom (thats what I came up with, anyway).
As I believe there would be other HTC location users in the amaze 4g forum, I started this thread asking people if they have it working on theirs and if they do, how did they manage it.
Thanks for your help.
P.S. yes, im talking about the roms for the HTC AMAZE 4G and the use of the app/widget on the HTC AMAZE 4G. I only quoted the DESIRE HD so people know the app/widget I am talking about
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So you just can't find the HTCwatch.apk and are looking for someone to upload it for you? Or you do already have the apk and it's not working for you?
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So you just can't find the HTCwatch.apk and are looking for someone to upload it for you? Or you do already have the apk and it's not working for you?
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I do not think we are talking about the same thing. I am talking about the map widget and app called htc locations. Is it the one you are talking about?
If it is, what I need is, if possible, all the steps in order to install and make it work.
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I do not think we are talking about the same thing. I am talking about the map widget and app called htc locations. Is it the one you are talking about?
If it is, what I need is, if possible, all the steps in order to install and make it work.
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I meant Locations... Sorry had watch on my mind for some reason... Even though the app sucks.
I can see if I have it or if I can find it for you and I will walk I through if I can find it
Edit: I also run Energy ROM. I did debloat and am not sure if I deleted apk, but I did see in my /system/app/ I found a HTCLocationservice.apk...
I don't know if that's what you need or not. I couldn't find the apk on Google
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I was just on XB56's site, and he has HTC Locations on his Sense 3.5 ROM... Maybe someone using that can adb pull and upload it?
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I was just on XB56's site, and he has HTC Locations on his Sense 3.5 ROM... Maybe someone using that can adb pull and upload it?
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thats the thing I had that rom installed and eventhough the description says it works, you will see on that thread that lots of ppl say it doesnt work... x says that it works for him, I dont know if he froze the app and deleted whats inside the .data/locations or not... I am just not good enough on messing around with those files.
now back to the app, I believe I would need two files the apk for the app and the app for the widget which, if I am not mistaken, the only difference is the name that contains 3d on it...
btw, thanks so much for trying to help me.
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.
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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.
GinoAMelone said:
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.
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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.
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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
So I ended up needing Samsung stock TouchWiz ebook, going thru all the posts and various apk files try, none worked perfectly, you either get force close, or import crashes (yes, someone posted work around, but a little pain), and some said it does not highlights the text..etc...
This also goes back to my other post "possible to port TouchWiz to JB/CM10/CM9 ROM", i believe this is the biggest issue to make all mini Samsung Apps to work for any other ROMs.
We all have love & hate for Samsung TouchWiz, I just wished that someone come up TouchWiz port that can be installed to any ROM, but i guess it is rather complex to do that since TouchWiz buried under all the touchwiz framework, so must be quite challenging to extract and port to other ROMs.
jazzespresso said:
So I ended up needing Samsung stock TouchWiz ebook, going thru all the posts and various apk files try, none worked perfectly, you either get force close, or import crashes.
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I was in exact same situation. Today I tried "Cool Reader" (not the best name i know) and I think it's the best reader I've ever used so far. Of course your needs could differ but that app is incredibly customizable. Try it if u haven't yet.
I have never been able to get eBooks to work perfectly outside of TouchWiz. The biggest roadblock is that you need My Files and I believe that depends on TouchWiz.
If you could get that ported over I'm sure ebooks would work.
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I have never been able to get eBooks to work perfectly outside of TouchWiz. The biggest roadblock is that you need My Files and I believe that depends on TouchWiz.
If you could get that ported over I'm sure ebooks would work.
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yeap. you probably right about MyFiles app, and it is system app, even if I tried to drop the file system/app folder and gave correct permission, it still crashes on reboot. so like many other small samsung apps probably depends on touchwiz framework..
Did you already tried Moon Reader? For me it's the best reader so far.
The only one that comes close to being the best is Aldiko, but I paid to have TouchWiz and I want what I want.
sueder said:
Did you already tried Moon Reader? For me it's the best reader so far.
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agreed - Moon Reader is the only reader I've been using for a while now... frequently updated, customizable - great app. :good:
I want the eBook that I had on the Tab before the ICS update. It doesn't work anymore. I have MyFiles, but eBook won't start now no matter what. I tried Cool Reader and Aldiko, but still like the eBook better. Is it possible to get it to work? How about Readers Hub? I can't install that one either. It's supposed to be a replacement of eBook. Please, help.
You can still install the ebook app through the samsung apps if you are on stock ics.
And what if someone(me)) can't install Samsung Apps?
No, I can't. As a matter of fact, eBook is still installed and has an icon for it in the app drawer. But if I tap it, it just brings up the Samsung Apps app with eBook page. If I choose "get it", it gives me some error, that it can't be downloaded. I'm stock, BTW.
Can anybody check if their eBook app is functioning on stock ICS?
The other question, can somebody upload Readers Hub here? And will it work on our Tabs?
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Try Aldiko.
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Have you tried flushing the cache or even deleting the data for the Samsung Apps app?
I just recently did a factory reset and the only trouble I had was with my password but otherwise ebooks downloaded and installed just fine.
If you have root I can just pull my ebooks/odex files and send them over to you tomorrow.
I appreciate it, serosis. But I'm stock, not rooted. I'll try to delete cache and see if it helps at all. I tried Aldiko and Cool Reader and even Toshiba book reader app. I like Sammy's better.
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I just re installed E Book App Apk on my Tab running stock ICS 4.0.4. It is working with out any problem
Ok, I deleted cache for samsung apps and ebooks. Restarted the tablet. Still, eBook doesn't work, if I tap it, it opens the Samsung Apps with eBook page, and I can't download it from there.
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Mooselips said:
Ok, I deleted cache for samsung apps and ebooks. Restarted the tablet. Still, eBook doesn't work, if I tap it, it opens the Samsung Apps with eBook page, and I can't download it from there.
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What exactly is happening that stunts the download process?
Maybe a screenshot or two.
Ok, so as I said, I tap eBook app, it launches Samsung Apps (instead of eBook app). If I click "download", it says "processing failed". See the screenshots.
I tried to delete cache of eBook and Samsung Apps. I started the Tab by holding vol up button and deleted cache from there too. I wanted to uninstall the eBook app, but that's not an option (same as some other "system" apps).
I'm stock ICS, never been rooted.
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Mooselips said:
Ok, so as I said, I tap eBook app, it launches Samsung Apps (instead of eBook app). If I click "download", it says "processing failed". See the screenshots.
I tried to delete cache of eBook and Samsung Apps. I started the Tab by holding vol up button and deleted cache from there too. I wanted to uninstall the eBook app, but that's not an option (same as some other "system" apps).
I'm stock ICS, never been rooted.
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Do you have a Samsung account?
Well you must or it wouldn't process in the first place.
Well, this is quite the predicament isn't it?
Can you install one of the standalone Samsung eBooks apps like:
This one?
samsung ebook reader 1.7.20120907 apk
last ebook reader by samsung.
install, reboot, enjoy!
http://db.tt/SFgGmyzB