Hi,
I have put the latest ICS leak on my SGS2 which funny enough I find better and more stable than the official XXLPQ.
The only things I miss are the stock ICS apps such as the ICS calendar, stock Email for Exchange, stock dialer/people apps etc ... but I also kind of like Touchwizz launcher and would like to keep it.
I have downloaded the latest gapps but is it safe to flash these over a Samsung ROM and would it bring the stock ICS apps that I am after?
I have searched on the forum and found few threads about stock apps but not really what I am after.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Anyone can help for this?
I am trying to get the Email app from the CM9 ROM installed onto my LP3 stock Samsung ICS.
I have tried to copy Email.apk and Exchange.apk to /system/app but that doesn't work, the app is not visible under settings/applications...
I would love to get the stock ICS apps (sms, contacts, email, agenda) on the Samsung ROM (LP3) which I find very stable
Probably a noob question so I apologize beforehand
Is there any way to install an .apk that is meant for ICS OS on my Gingerbread device?
Normally, Android apps run on any Android version (there is no difference in the apk files). The reason an app only runs on ICS and not on GB is that the dev is using APIs that are only available on ICS.
You might be able to trick your phone into installing the app by editing the apk, but it will probably crash at one point or another.
You best bet is to contact the developer, or search an alternative app.
Just downloaded and installed the Galaxy Note ROM from TheCollective (Seraphim - Stratosphere). It's a nice ICS based ROM but I'm not feeling the GMail white on black theme. I find it very difficult to read and follow threads. Anyone know how you can get standard GMail theme running on this ROM? Is it just a matter of uninstalling from this ROM and then installing the normal GMail app?
Uninstall the app then install the one from Google Play.
I'm wondering if anyone knows if it's possible to install the AOSP ICS email and message apps on the GS3?
Or am I going to have to install 3rd parties like goSMS ?
yeah its possible just replace apk -or just install it- :good:
Greetings all, I'm having Xperia Neo rooted running GB 2.3.4. I just recently flashed my GB 2.3.4 and as usual got stock rom Google apps including play store, gmail, google search etc.
In stock rom, google search has older version, obviously, where its GUI is not that good and I remember that I had updated it when I haven't flashed or rooted and that GUI was so smooth and sleek. It was full white and bright than this older version came with stock. So I thought to update it from market manually. When I went to market, saw google search app but, Market says, only for android 4.1 and up oh Google, why so? what about GB users then dear? If suppose, I had not had stock .apk of google search and I wanted it from market only then unknown download, I could not have it on my phone only. Google search is most imp app, obviously. But why google did so? This is very disgraceful. Tell your views.
Google Search app --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
nicks25 said:
Greetings all, I'm having Xperia Neo rooted running GB 2.3.4. I just recently flashed my GB 2.3.4 and as usual got stock rom Google apps including play store, gmail, google search etc.
In stock rom, google search has older version, obviously, where its GUI is not that good and I remember that I had updated it when I haven't flashed or rooted and that GUI was so smooth and sleek. It was full white and bright than this older version came with stock. So I thought to update it from market manually. When I went to market, saw google search app but, Market says, only for android 4.1 and up oh Google, why so? what about GB users then dear? If suppose, I had not had stock .apk of google search and I wanted it from market only then unknown download, I could not have it on my phone only. Google search is most imp app, obviously. But why google did so? This is very disgraceful. Tell your views.
Google Search app --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
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It says on the page you linked to that it is because it includes "google now" and that only works on latest version of android.
You can still use the standard search bar included by most manufacturers though.
Dave
( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
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I noticed that as well, they could have left the old version on Google Play as well. Most devices come with it preloaded but there were updates to the app that you can't get now unless you sideload the apk. You can get it here:
http://www.iapktop.com/google-search-1-3-3-247963.html