OK the question was already put but here is what I want
there is an app RoundR. I have downloaded it and installed it from the google play.
Now
I want it to put it in the system app. That's ok, notification can be hidden ok, but I want it to be removed from the app drawer too... so to take part of the system... like in MIUI v5.
Ideea?
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Hi Everybody!
So....I can't stand anymore the SE def. apps! Too Much Blue!
Now, i want to ask users of the forum what app do you use instead of the SE crapware Apps. In the detail:
- HomeScreen
- Contacts
- Calls
- Messages
- Browser
- File Manager
- Music
- Camera/Album
My Config:
- HomeScreen --> Simple Home (Search in Market, very useful, only 3-4 MB of RAM)
- Contacts --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Calls --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Messages --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Browser --> Opera Mini 5.1.1
- File Manager --> AndroZip Pro (4 Zip & Rar Files is excellent!)
- Music --> TinyPlayer (Search in Market...uses 3-4 MB of Ram)
- Camera/Album --> Stock SE (I hate it! if you open only Camera or Album, it opens both....grrr!!!)
I'd Like to have stock Contacts, Messages and PhoneBook (even Ported from another QVGA phone...)
I even install MenuUnlock (Paid)...like in 1.6, in fact, it can unlock phone by pressing Menu Button!
Thanks in Advance!!!
for contacts i use this : www.contapps.com (search it on market "contapps")
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
For messages you can't beat Handcent SMS
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
- HomeScreen - LauncherPro+ (menaged to replace SemcHome.apk without any errors)
- Contacts - Contapps (didnt try to replace default SE app)
- Calls - Stock SE app
- Messages - Handcent SMS (menaged to replace Conversations.apk without any errors)
- Keyboard - Scandinavian Keyboard (its just the name, it have English input)
- Browser - Skyfire browser ((menaged to replace Browser.apk? without any errors) it plays flash, because browser routes traffic through its own servers that pre-render flash and assorted other things before delivering it to the browser).
- File Manager - Root explorer (gives you R/W permissions to root folder) or Astro File Manager
- Music - Stock SE app
- Clock - SiMi Clock Widget (menaged to replace DigitalClock.apk without any errors)
- Stock Lock Screen - WidgetLocker Lockscreen
- Camera/Album - Gallery3D (FixedCamera button version) (search forum or google "GalleryFixedCamera.apk")
P.S. Dont try to replace or delete Camera app (SemcCamera.apk?), you will end up unable to take a photo.
(whenever i put ? it means i forgot correct name of that apk)
Icons Gingerbread Nexus S Edition.
If anyone try to replace stock apps with custom ones im not responsible if you get a error or end up in endless boot cycle, since you will, most likely, start getting a error.
After many tries i menage to make it work, but trust me, it not worth so much time, flashing and reediting everything else. i menage to do it, but im not holding any responsibility if anyone try it and fails.
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louiscypherbr said:
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
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Your phone must be rooted and you need Root Explorer installed. Before anything you do backup your data using xRecovery or Titanium Backup. Start Root Explorer and go to /system/app folder, mount r/w rights (read/write) and find SemcContacts.apk. You can try to replace it with app that you wanna use, just move to SDcard or delete SemsContacts.apk and put app that you wanna use as replacement (i would personally rename that app to "SemcContacts", long press on it and edit it permissions to 644 (644 permissions), reboot and that is. I didnt tryed, i just explained you how to replace it.
More easily is to just install normally contact app that you wanna use and hide stock one (LauncherPro have option to hide icons in app drawer) down side to this is when you use custom contact app your stock app is run in background (at least its like that for me), thus eating your memory. Thats why im trying to find a way to replace as many stocked apps as i can.
Hello, after trying several apps I end up with the following "main" applications:
GO Launcher,
GO SMS and
Youlu Adress Book (combines contacts and caller + cool widget with missed call reminder, give it a try)
Youlu Adress Book Review:
http://androinica.com/2010/11/02/yo...-new-favorite-dialercontacts-app-app-reviews/
louiscypherbr said:
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
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you need the stock contact app..when you delete it you have no contacts
For messages you can't beat Handcent SMS
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Used to think that till Youlu Message appeared! It's the fastest, and it has nearly zero bugs! not as changeable as handcent, but what the hell ;-) you should all try it, it is awesome! oh, and i use xscope browser and miren browser (miren has some awesome tools but BURNS battery)
Sent from my E10i using XDA App
ldjh1985 said:
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
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I had Adfree on my mini (search for adfree in market) thats how I found it..
but now I just use this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893741
I love this tool!! and it can update your host file (which is all Adfree does)
-Handsent SMS (I don't write a lot of SMS's but I like to use the phone in landscape mode when I do and the stock doesn't seem to do that??)
-K9 mail (E-mail app.. multiple accounts etc.. I can't live without it)
-Skyfire Browser (because it plays flash videos) when I used Miren it just opened skyfire to play a video.. why use 2 apps?
-Meridian Music player (it has some nice features, I even got the paid version it was so good)
-Vignette is a nice Camera app (has cool effects and borders like old style polaroids and shizzle.
-Swiftkey for the keyboard.. because it knows what I want to write before I do! well sometimes.. its damn quick anyway.
-Root explorer (for root stuff) Astro for normal file shizzle
-and Launcher Pro plus for a home launcher.
thats how I roll.. each to his own tho...
ldjh1985 said:
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
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AdFree works with my X10 Mini 2.1 rooted, which version did you mean? The OS or that particular application 'AdFree'?
Hi, I believe I read that with ICS, Google made it possible to remove carrier and phone producer apps. I have been through the settings but can't seem to find where to do so. Can someone help me?
Also, how do you remove eg. the contacts or messages icon? Before the update it was no problem to replace the custom SMS icon with another app, but it seems impossible now.
Kirsebaer said:
Hi, I believe I read that with ICS, Google made it possible to remove carrier and phone producer apps. I have been through the settings but can't seem to find where to do so. Can someone help me?
Also, how do you remove eg. the contacts or messages icon? Before the update it was no problem to replace the custom SMS icon with another app, but it seems impossible now.
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go to PLAYMARKET and get ICONCHANGER (RootUser) and you can download icons from the APPandTHEMES or you can create them on pgn format ! its so f. easy
I think you misunderstand, I want to replace the stock SMS app shortcut with a shortcut to the Go SMS app. But thanks anyway
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Edit: I found out, I remembered it incorrectly and it's just going to apps, edit -> drag icon down to the touchwiz bar.
ok, im trying to hide this app, from the app drawer by editing the manifest.xml file, and i did it, to be specific i just remove this line from manifest.xml "<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />" but i want to hide it, and still have the option to open it...
i tried to start the application using titanium backup, but it doesnt give the option to open app...
im trying to do it by editing manifest.xml. i know there apps to hide anothers app..
if you have any idea of how to, ill appreciate it...
(im not an expert on this, and i dont even know if im asking in the right forum)
Hey, did you come across a solution? I'm facing exactly the same problem right now: The App's gone from the drawer but no longer executable by no means.
Sorry for bumping this old thread, but I endured reading about 10 pages of search results without success.
Thanks in advance!
You can use my app "App Quarantine" to do the job. You can disable the app in question (so it's no longer in the application drawer) and re-enable it as you want. Therefore you could use the home screen widget for quickly launching the app.
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You can use my app "App Quarantine" to do the job. You can disable the app in question (so it's no longer in the application drawer) and re-enable it as you want. Therefore you could use the home screen widget for quickly launching the app.
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Hey, thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately I'm searching for a solution to get along without any 3rd party app.
Which means, I want the app to be "set invisible" before even installing it on the phone. I'd really like to know, which file of the apk has to be edited in which way to achieve this.
It'd be totally fine if it simply didn''t appear on the drawer.
Any other ideas?
I have an idea.
I have replaced the icons with a completely transparent .png image and recompiled the apk.
Remember you should not change the file name of the original icon, just replace the content.
I have used apk editor pro for this work.
The app will be in the launcher or app drawer but it will remain invisible.
You should also replace the app name with 3 to 5 spacebars.You can remember the position of the app in the app drawer.
Everyone will see you tapped on a empty space and a app started
I have tested this.
So you can be sure.
One more thing
If you see any folder like mipmap_anydpi_xxx in /res you should delete it
4RCH1 H4CK3R said:
I have an idea.
I have replaced the icons with a completely transparent .png image and recompiled the apk.
Remember you should not change the file name of the original icon, just replace the content.
I have used apk editor pro for this work.
The app will be in the launcher or app drawer but it will remain invisible.
You should also replace the app name with 3 to 5 spacebars.You can remember the position of the app in the app drawer.
Everyone will see you tapped on a empty space and a app started
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4RCH1 H4CK3R said:
I have tested this.
So you can be sure.
One more thing
If you see any folder like mipmap_anydpi_xxx in /res you should delete it
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Thread has been moved to the proper location, even though it is a 9-year-old thread...
I can't understand.
Clark Joseph Kent said:
Thread has been moved to the proper location, even though it is a 9-year-old thread...
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So where should I post the reply?
Simple Calendar Widget lags on first time (when I scroll into that Home Screen Pane). Any way I can force the phone to keep that app in the main memory? (Similar to making the Launcher Stay in the RAM).
Add this line to build.prop
sys.keep_app_1=com.something.something.. Just find the proper package name and replace it there
com.something.something
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I placed the apk in the System/App. do I put the name of the apk here in place of com.something?
I looked at Android/Data and there in no com.xxx.xxx which is telling me if it's the simple calendar files.
Download app 'Pimp my ROM' from Google Play. Go to tools> Lock apps in memory.
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Download app 'Pimp my ROM' from Google Play. Go to tools> Lock apps in memory.
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Don't want to install additional apps.
I have Sense 5 rom 1.0.6 running on my phone and every time I try to open the stock messaging app is says insufficient permissions. I have fixed permissions via Rom Manager and TWRP recovery with no luck. Anyone got any suggestions?
open the app tray and put the messages app from the action bar back into the app tray, then re-add the messages application to the action bar at the bottom and it should open for you.
That did it thanks. God I love this site.