I remember the dialer before i upgraded to ICS had a tab at the top for contacts, i could click that and find the contact i wanted, hell i could even send a SMS from there by swyping the contact name to the side...
The new dialer for ICS has contacts listed under the menu button, meaning its one more keypress to get there. It just doesnt "flow" as well, if that makes sense.
Im wondering, has anyone else noticed this? how can i get back the old dialer? Are there any good tweaked ICS roms that have this (and other) improvements? Im sorry but search didnt come up with anything and this place is crazy (two android development sections!?!) i couldnt find anything when i searched that met what im looking for.
Im currently running XXLPQ stock
hey there, i am using resurrection remix 1.4 w/ siyahkernel3.1rc6, and the dialler app for ics has contacts at the top of the dialler if thats what your looking for? its got 3 tabs, dialler, recent calls, contacts
That's exactly what inn looking for, any chance you can post the dialer apk for me?
i will do a titanium backup and see if i can get hold of my apk
EDIT: the two files i attached, put it in sd card, titanium backup... i THINK this will work, i would to a nandroid backup just to be sure, then try restoring the apps (search for phone in titanium)
pm me if i dnt reply to this thread
No go on the titanium backup, didn't wanna show up in my list, i cleared my titanium folder so there was nothing else, put the files in, restarted, start TB, no backups found for the dialer.
Try using root explorer and finding your dialer apk and post that? I can manually replace the file
thats the thing its not called dialler lol, its called phone, and seems to be fragmented into two parts =S lol let me see if i can find someting else
EDIT: try un g zipping the file so it shows an APK file and try pushing it to the system maybe? or installing it
EDIT 2: i managed to extract these apk's from the resurrection remix rom:
contacts, contactsprovider, phone, phonesky
hope it helps
Perhaps both Phone.apk (and .odex if applicable) and Contacts.apk (and .odex if applicable)?
my bad let me find .odex
EDIT: cant find .odex but try push the above found in system (on the rom.zip)
emofishcake said:
my bad let me find .odex
EDIT: cant find .odex but try push the above found in system (on the rom.zip)
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You don't have Phone.odex and Contacts.odex? That means YOU'RE on a deodexed ROM... But IF the other guy who is requesting the files is on an odexed ROM, he will have an extra step of removing the applicable .odex files. But he may already know that. (and it's always recommended to back anything up that you may end up needing again if you remove it)
pileot said:
I remember the dialer before i upgraded to ICS had a tab at the top for contacts, i could click that and find the contact i wanted, hell i could even send a SMS from there by swyping the contact name to the side...
The new dialer for ICS has contacts listed under the menu button, meaning its one more keypress to get there. It just doesnt "flow" as well, if that makes sense.
Im wondering, has anyone else noticed this? how can i get back the old dialer? Are there any good tweaked ICS roms that have this (and other) improvements? Im sorry but search didnt come up with anything and this place is crazy (two android development sections!?!) i couldnt find anything when i searched that met what im looking for.
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I had that problem with "Resurrection rom 1.1" and believe me you better re-flash the ROM than s***ing with .apk-s... Didn't work for me so if you don't want to flash again you may use exDialer from the market, it's a good app, has the "swipe" functions and ICS themes, I used it for a week before switching to RR 1.4.
Ya def need one with an odex file...
pileot said:
Ya def need one with an odex file...
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No... you don't.
Back up the .apk file you intend to replace, along with their corresponding .odex file. Then REMOVE the .odex file and replace the .apk.
For example, if he gives you Phone.apk, and you have Phone.apk and Phone.odex, then COPY your original copies of Phone.apk and Phone.odex to a safe place, then delete Phone.odex, and replace your existing Phone.apk.
I've done this before, and used a deodexed Phone app on my odexed firmware.
Tried that but it didn't seem to work, after restart i lost service and couldn't dual out and had several other services complain on me, perhaps it's not comparable with my system?
pileot said:
Tried that but it didn't seem to work, after restart i lost service and couldn't dual out and had several other services complain on me, perhaps it's not comparable with my system?
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If his version of Android is different than yours, then his apps probably wouldn't work for you.
Going back to read the thread, he said he is on Resurrection Remix 1.4. Looking at the thread for that ROM, it is AOKP based, with elements from CM9. What firmware are you on? You said you're on ICS, but you never mention specifically what ROM. Are you on stock? Then yeah, his apps probably won't work for you.
damn a shame it wouldnt work, try out go dialler tho if you want quick contacts access, from the dialler you just have to swipe to change to contacts... i used to use it but the themes arent as good as the ones we have lol
That would explain it I'm running LPQ stock...
pileot said:
That would explain it I'm running LPQ stock...
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I've not seen any mods for stock ICS to have this. A quick google search also turns up nothing for stock ICS.
So if you absolutely want this in ICS, you will need to flash a custom ROM.
EDIT to add: I should rephrase; you also have the option of using a third party dialer that has contacts integrated. But if you want to have the dialer that is included in the ICS ROM to have the contacts tab, you'll need to flash a custom ROM.
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I've not seen any mods for stock ICS to have this. A quick google search also turns up nothing for stock ICS.
So if you absolutely want this in ICS, you will need to flash a custom ROM.
EDIT to add: I should rephrase; you also have the option of using a third party dialer that has contacts integrated. But if you want to have the dialer that is included in the ICS ROM to have the contacts tab, you'll need to flash a custom ROM.
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I would be fine with a custom rom based off one of the samsung sources but i dont frequent this side very often (usually on the asus transformer forum) to know which are good and which to avoid. Any suggestions?
pileot said:
I would be fine with a custom rom based off one of the samsung sources but i dont frequent this side very often (usually on the asus transformer forum) to know which are good and which to avoid. Any suggestions?
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Not from me, I'm on stock.
Dialer messed up
I don't know others , but this really bother me.
Any solution without using a custom ROM ?
Hi guys...
I have a problem here. I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 through superuser one click and installed an app called ninja-morph from the market. This app can extract the files of an apk and we can replace objects such as image icons, in the folders in order to make them look as we want to. What happened now was that I changed the icons of two of my system apps successfully - Browser & Gallery. Then I thought of changing the icon of settings app, I tried 2 do so but what happened was that it didn't change and it started force closing. Then I went on to the web and searched for many solutions and so I downloaded an apk, shifted it to my phone an tried to install it but it didn't install. After many tries and changes through ninja-morph too I couldn't do anything. Now the problem is that I can't use wifi 'cause it needs settings. I can't even download any alternative 2 use wifi 'cause it needs wifi. I can't to anything related to internet or settings now. And worse, I just Factory Data Reseted to try if anything can be solved, but no... I just deleted all my apps. One way is to reload the software. But is it safe to do it with a root? Because I can't un-root it. Please Help Me Out.
abhaynayar said:
Hi guys...
I have a problem here. I rooted my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 through superuser one click and installed an app called ninja-morph from the market. This app can extract the files of an apk and we can replace objects such as image icons, in the folders in order to make them look as we want to. What happened now was that I changed the icons of two of my system apps successfully - Browser & Gallery. Then I thought of changing the icon of settings app, I tried 2 do so but what happened was that it didn't change and it started force closing. Then I went on to the web and searched for many solutions and so I downloaded an apk, shifted it to my phone an tried to install it but it didn't install. After many tries and changes through ninja-morph too I couldn't do anything. Now the problem is that I can't use wifi 'cause it needs settings. I can't even download any alternative 2 use wifi 'cause it needs wifi. I can't to anything related to internet or settings now. And worse, I just Factory Data Reseted to try if anything can be solved, but no... I just deleted all my apps. One way is to reload the software. But is it safe to do it with a root? Because I can't un-root it. Please Help Me Out.
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Which rom are you using?
Seems your settinga apk got corrupted. Your options are:
-extract the original settings apk from the rom you're using and place it in system/app (with a root Explorer), with rw-r-r permissions.
-reflash a complete rom (custom through cwm or stock trough Odin)
Also, make a habit of backing up your original stuff before modding.
tomb20 said:
Which rom are you using?
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i used the stock 2.2.1, but now i have flashed and solved the problem.
Well, my girlfriend updated her Galaxy S3 a couple of days ago, and suddenly the gallery wouldn't work. It just showed up as com.sec.android.gallery3d in the app drawer. I've done everything in my power, even rooted the damn thing, but nothing seems to work.
Amidst my ferocious attack on the problem I seem to have gotten rid of the "faulty" gallery apk and can't find a good one via google that works.
Odd thing is that at first the com.sec.android.gallery3d app was missing from /system/app. When I did a search for "gallery" I found SecGallery2013.apk that was called "com.sec.android.gallery3d" in it's properties. Kind of like a symlink I think.
That original SecGallery2013.apk is now gone with the wind for some reason (my ADHD took over a while). I actually found a com.google.android.gallery3d that works (but not original) and com.sec.android.gallery3d-2be92cef98aab5194d4ae68382324577.apk (took away the number at the end of course) that seems to be the original, but crashes constantly.
I'm at a loss, hence why I did the topic name "need stock apk", as that might fix things.
Though somewhere on the filesystem (I'm still somewhat of a noob as to how android is built) there were once a folder called com.sec.android.gallery3d which is not there anymore. Any attempts at installing the apk has, obviously, also failed.
I've read almost every other possible solution, but all of them seem to be under the impression that I would have the sense to backup every single thing...
Help!
What android, firnware are you running right now?
You can get the gallery app from any STOCK BASED flashable zip (many lite version roms available in this forum). Just open the zip, look under system/app or something similar, take the apk file, put it in system/app of your own phone with rw-r-r permissions, then reboot.
Stock system apps can't be just installed, they must be manually placed in system/app directory.
Try to flash Google Apps from CWM or TWRP (I assume you already flashed CWM or TWRP with Odin)
A brief explanation of Google Apps:
Apps like Play Store, Gallery, Camera, etc... Or the stock proprietary software made by Google are all in this one zip file called GApps, All you need to know is how to flash ZIPs (easy as 1,2,3) and the GApps for your android version.
Other options:
Find another 3rd party Gallery alternative from Google Play (EASIEST)
Flash CyanogenMod or an alternate ROM (Too risky just for getting gallery back)
Just get the images from the device to your computer
Well that's all I got, PM me if you need anything, hit "Thanks" if I helped you
hi guys ,
m new here. i am into a problem. i ropted my device and using root explorer deleated gallary app on my samsung young.
since then im not able to set wallpapers. other image viewers might be flashy but coming down to basics and considering third party app size and functionality are no match for stocked gallery app.
i followed numerous ways of getting back the default app installed but its usless.
1)i downloaded secgallery2.apk and its odex file moved them to system/app .rebooted device
secgallery2 files was searched in google. i didnt specify model of my phone. wen i tried to. it just gave me result for galaxy y.
i changed the permission(rw-r-r) and checked ownership(root)
2)tried to install using system installer ..its says installing andp then success but wen i look for the app in menu its not there .nor even functional.hence not installed.
3) i tried to install gallery3d with above two methords no joy.
4) i dnt hav computer
can anyone give me a solution please
aquilian said:
hi guys ,
m new here. i am into a problem. i ropted my device and using root explorer deleated gallary app on my samsung young.
since then im not able to set wallpapers. other image viewers might be flashy but coming down to basics and considering third party app size and functionality are no match for stocked gallery app.
i followed numerous ways of getting back the default app installed but its usless.
1)i downloaded secgallery2.apk and its odex file moved them to system/app .rebooted device
secgallery2 files was searched in google. i didnt specify model of my phone. wen i tried to. it just gave me result for galaxy y.
i changed the permission(rw-r-r) and checked ownership(root)
2)tried to install using system installer ..its says installing andp then success but wen i look for the app in menu its not there .nor even functional.hence not installed.
3) i tried to install gallery3d with above two methords no joy.
4) i dnt hav computer
can anyone give me a solution please
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install Quickpic
it can do anything a stock gallery does and it's way better than stock.
just use once.
press thanks if I helped you.
@SidDev said:
install Quickpic
it can do anything a stock gallery does and it's way better than stock.
just use once.
press thanks if I helped you.
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but cant set wallpapers on lock screen ...anyways thanks
and i also tried terminal emulator
... this last one has high hopes may be command i entered is wrong may be
....
Download a rom based on the same update version you are on and extract the files you need and replace in /system/app with the right permissions and reboot.
Hi All
I have spent the last 3 days trying to figure this out and can usually fix my own issues but this time I am stumped and need to ask for some help.
I picked up a cheap S5 Mini clone from China to use for work, ignore the specs on the page as they are not correct..
CPU is a Dual Core Spreadtrum 8825
256MB RAM
MALI400 GPU
2GB Internal Storage
Android 4.0.3 (IML74K)
Unfortunately its not stock android and is heavily skinned to look touchwiz ish. the stock Contacts app was not very nice so I decided to replace it with the AOSP version pulled from a stock IML74K ROM
Now usually this is quite easy and I would copy the AOSP contacts.apk and ContactsProvider.apk from the same android version into /system/app and change the permissions to 0644. Do a quick reboot and bobs your uncle.
But the system just doesn't seem to pick up the fact that the APK is there and nothing appears in the app draw, now the problem I have is that when I put back the original APKs the system does the same thing, so I no longer have a contacts app or ability to store contacts
It is probably important to note that the ROM is odexed so there are corresponding odex files with each app.
So far I have tried the following
Repeated the procedure using Root Explorer and ES File Explorer
Installed the APK using a System app installer
Cleared Dalvik and Cache...
So any ideas as to what I am doing wrong as I must be missing something really obvious?
And no I do not have CWM installed as I have not found a working version for this phone so cannot restore a backup, (yes I know I am an idiot)
voodooboy3000 said:
Hi All
I have spent the last 3 days trying to figure this out and can usually fix my own issues but this time I am stumped and need to ask for some help.
I picked up a cheap S5 Mini clone from China to use for work, ignore the specs on the page as they are not correct..
CPU is a Dual Core Spreadtrum 8825
256MB RAM
MALI400 GPU
2GB Internal Storage
Android 4.0.3 (IML74K)
Unfortunately its not stock android and is heavily skinned to look touchwiz ish. the stock Contacts app was not very nice so I decided to replace it with the AOSP version pulled from a stock IML74K ROM
Now usually this is quite easy and I would copy the AOSP contacts.apk and ContactsProvider.apk from the same android version into /system/app and change the permissions to 0644. Do a quick reboot and bobs your uncle.
But the system just doesn't seem to pick up the fact that the APK is there and nothing appears in the app draw, now the problem I have is that when I put back the original APKs the system does the same thing, so I no longer have a contacts app or ability to store contacts
It is probably important to note that the ROM is odexed so there are corresponding odex files with each app.
So far I have tried the following
Repeated the procedure using Root Explorer and ES File Explorer
Installed the APK using a System app installer
Cleared Dalvik and Cache...
So any ideas as to what I am doing wrong as I must be missing something really obvious?
And no I do not have CWM installed as I have not found a working version for this phone so cannot restore a backup, (yes I know I am an idiot)
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First mistake was getting a clone let alone one for work. You are gonna be sadly dissapointed as that is not even the min ram required to run the OS. Second is that it won't pick up the apk as they are using an official version of Android. You may have to search the China forums for a rom to reflash
I have contacted the manufacturer to see if they can supply me with the ROM for the phone.
I only use the phone for talk and texting and it's working very well considering its specs. I knew what I was getting into when picking up a clone I made sure that this had a named brand behind it unlike a 'fake' product.
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