Hi all - I've flashed the Super Clean ROM v0.4 by jt1134, but I'm finding that I much preferred the stock music player, and noticed a lack of "ThinkFree Office" in this release, which got me to thinking;
Is there a place to download optimized, deodexed, zipaligned, [insert optimization buzzword here] apks for every one of the stock apps that were included with the Fascinate? Something we can just adb push onto our customized ROMs after the fact?
Again, I'm thinking mostly of the music app and ThinkFree office (I know I can download a free version... was the stock app the for-pay version, or was it the free "lite" version?), but I know that some people also like the stock mms app, etc.
Thanks!
BTownTKD said:
Hi all - I've flashed the Super Clean ROM v0.4 by jt1134, but I'm finding that I much preferred the stock music player, and noticed a lack of "ThinkFree Office" in this release, which got me to thinking;
Is there a place to download optimized, deodexed, zipaligned, [insert optimization buzzword here] apks for every one of the stock apps that were included with the Fascinate? Something we can just adb push onto our customized ROMs after the fact?
Again, I'm thinking mostly of the music app and ThinkFree office (I know I can download a free version... was the stock app the for-pay version, or was it the free "lite" version?), but I know that some people also like the stock mms app, etc.
Thanks!
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I was just going to start looking for the deodexed system dump. I, too, miss the stock music player. Anyone got a link, and will it work with JT's rom? And how should we install it? Using a file manager, pushing it with adb, or putting it somewhere with root explorer?
I need this ro try and push the stock market app. The froyo update won't download apps.
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Stock music player, messaging app and alarm clock is what is keeping me from using this Rom
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+1
I kinda miss being able to skip or replay songs from the dropdown bar.
Having NFS back would be nice too
frostman released a set already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793479
You can just pull stuff out of the zip.
Flipsoul said:
frostman released a set already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793479
You can just pull stuff out of the zip.
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Or you can DeOdex your system manually I have used this method and it works, Only exception is at step "5. IMPORTANT: After you have run option 3, you MUST navigate to the xUltimate folder and find "origi_frame" folder, and delete "vzwlbs.odex" (instead of this file that does not exist on a Fascinate - "guava.odex".) It's a bad file, and interferes with deodexing process."
I was actually going to request the stock calender apk. The samsung one looks better but takes away too much functionality. I guess they really do like apple haha. I need to know what's next on my schedule without remembering to look for it.
Jt has been slowly adding some of the stock apps as well as some of the AOSP apps to the "extra" folder in ROM manager. I'm guessing if there is enough interest in adding an app he would be willing to provide it. I'm fairly certain that donations to his "beer fund" would help prompt interest.
Jt hangs out in #Samsung-fascinate on freenode a lot, you could *politely* request that he add an app there.
i copied ClockPackage.apk and Mms.apk from frost's rom to /system/app and it all worked. I got back stock versions of both, I believe if you rename DeskClock.apk to DeskClock.apk.bck or delete it you can remove altogether JT's clock.
I wonder where the Verizon stuff is, like the info app that shows you minutes/texts/data used.
andmer said:
I wonder where the Verizon stuff is, like the info app that shows you minutes/texts/data used.
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I'd like this app as well, if you're able to get it working. I'd try it myself, but I'm at work ATM.
I think its this "I500_MyVerizon_05202010.apk" I saw it in the full system dump. However that dump is not deodexed and from original release. don't know if it would work and don't wanna screw up my system.
You should be able to grab them from a system dump.
The fascinate stock apps that are not included in frosty's zip were never odexed in the first place.
The way frosty's zip to deodex works is by removing the odex files, and replacing the corresponding apk with the deodexed versions.
Can you just take the apk from the dump and install it? I need thinkfree back as well. Does this work or do you have to get the apk and odex file from the dump and paste into the system/app folder?
I remember having a deodexed rom on my D1 and installing apps from the market with no problems. Can I just add the apk to my sdcard and install?
Thanks
I would just copy them to system/app
I do not know if any of them are actually installable if you just run, them on your phone.
If it doesn't have an odex in the system dump, it probably doesn't need one.
I like the file manager "my files" that comes with the stock rom. I might get heat for this, but its nice to have that already installed and or a zip to install via clockwork for other roms.
Flipsoul said:
I would just copy them to system/app
I do not know if any of them are actually installable if you just run, them on your phone.
If it doesn't have an odex in the system dump, it probably doesn't need one.
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Thanks. I did not notice an odex so I moved it to system/app and rebooted. Works great. Thanks!
Hi,
I use the Cognition ROM in which the Samsung Hubs are not included. I quite like the Reader's Hub though, so my question is: if I just install the apk will it work on any ROM or it needs the other Hubs too/stock ROM/something else?
If it would work, could someone who has the apk please upload it for me ?
I've realised that I can get the apk from one of my nandroid backups and I got it, installed it on cognition, but it doesn't show up so it probably won't work on non-stock roms :S.
Did you install the apk by running it, or did you copy it into the System\apps folder? (You need a restart after doing this for it to take effect.)
Certainly not a guarantee that it will work, but if it was a system app previously then that's usually the way to go. Worth trying, either way.
I copied it to /system/app, then restarted, but that didn't work (it stayed in /system/app, but didn't show up in the apps list). Then I tried simply installing it, but obviously that didn't work either.
I'm back to rooted stock for now because of this (and because I realised that I don't need better performance yet, as there's still no app out there that could make the SGSII 'sweat' ).
I am trying to clear out EVERYTHING that is not necessary for the functioning of this device. I do not need web browsing, music player, video playback, calendar, etc. I have tried to customize stock ROM 4349 with no such luck, I can not manage to get the ROM to boot after install even after doing a cache / data wipe. Does anyone got any suggestions or know of a "empty" stock ROM I could use?
You could delete all the apk files your not interested in with any of the custom roms.
Well the guy I am doing it for wants it as close to stock as possible. He wants them to rin just a single custom made application with very little other functionality. Including underclocked processor, and minimal background apps. I was trying to build a custom ROM but I am assuming I am having an issue with the updater-script file.
Okay so I decided to stick to stock rom, because after last update I'm finding it very fast, and my battery seems to last longer then ever (I do have it supercharged and im using 128MB of swap), but I still like stock AOSP apps more than SE, so I took apps from JJ's hybrid (those should work w/o problems, as the rom is based on stock), I successfully 'installed' (copied to system/app) mms.apk, calendar.apk, deskclock.apk (for the latter I had to remove semcdeskclock.apk because of same signature), however, when I tried to 'install' phone app, the phone started misbehaving (it won't connect to mobile network, and settings stopped working randomly).
How do I get stock AOSP phone, contacts and that nice menu that you get, if you click on a contact shortcut on dekstop (in this case SE decided to stick to android 2.1 style, for some strange reason. It looks very out of place).
I am not interested in running a custom rom again, because I tried a couple, and at least one important thing didn't work as it should've, and if possible, I would like to do it manually (copy all the files where they should go with file manager), but I'll settle for recovery zips too.
Thanks!
If you read through the thread for JJ's rom, you'll see that he had to modify quite a few things (framework, etc.) to get those AOSP apps working and (reasonably) bug free. Unless you're trying to reinvent the wheel, you'd be better off using his rom if you want them, there's no magic way to get them to work. His rom is available as a recovery zip (intended for locked bootloaders, but of course doesn't need to be) if you prefer that.
Yeah, I thought so. I'll stick to stock, it feels less buggy. Thanks!
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I've been playing around with the android emulator, I've got the standard google rom to run fine, but when I extracted the Sammy rom to the relevant directory and ran the AVD, I just get stuck with a blank emulator screen, left it running for hours and nothing loaded.
Has anyone managed to emulate the Sammy stock rom, or is it not possible at the moment ?
I'm wanting to swap out some of the Sammy apk's with Sammy apk's that have been modified to look like native android apps, such as MMS and Contacts, hate the Sammy apps look and feel.
I've been running stock with modified apk's for over a year now, just haven't made the upgrade to JB since I don't want to lose my custom apk's and they won't work on JB.
If there's an easier way to modify apk's than constantly reflashing them to the physical device or running an AVD I'd be happy as a pig in sh*t to try it out