So strange that those apps are hidden in the root, but not used?
I only tried to install:
Lg Calendar 8.0.13
Lg Messaging 8.0.27
Calendar works, but not messaging...
I'm rooted with the US Pie on my Sprint v40.
nyttliv7 said:
So strange that those apps are hidden in the root, but not used?
I only tried to install:
Lg Calendar 8.0.13
Lg Messaging 8.0.27
Calendar works, but not messaging...
I'm rooted with the US Pie on my Sprint v40.
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This is what I get with the messaging apk
Same for me...
It's kind of a mystery that some apps are there in the Pie system, but unusable?
I don't mind the Google Messages app, but it would be cool to try LGs app. Would be another app themed
nyttliv7 said:
It's kind of a mystery that some apps are there in the Pie system, but unusable?
I don't mind the Google Messages app, but it would be cool to try LGs app. Would be another app themed
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If I had to guess, LG was lazy in making Pie for this device and just left old code in but didn't call to it from anywhere. If you have the app QuickShortcutMaker or whatever app that lets you launch app activities, you can find the setting menu for the OLD second screen from the V20.
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If I had to guess, LG was lazy in making Pie for this device and just left old code in but didn't call to it from anywhere. If you have the app QuickShortcutMaker or whatever app that lets you launch app activities, you can find the setting menu for the OLD second screen from the V20.
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Did you try it?
Starting with the G7, LG dropped most of their own apps in favor of google apps. Given how most fw are built on the previous release these would be apps that were there from the older versions that weren't removed. In some cases, there are still fw that LG releases with their own app still intact. The korean ones for example, eventhough have gLens in 'em they also have qLens that's enabled by default. Reasoning for this that I can figure is some G apps don't work in non-english setups. gLens is one of these.
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Hi, is there any way to hide updates in Google Play for apps you do NOT want to update? A couple examples would be Google Maps (the latest version lacks zoom buttons and some other features, so I stick with an older, better, modded version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265484 ) and Yahoo Mail (recent updates now have ads in the inbox which look like emails). Of course, whenever I update other apps, unwanted ones like these are in the list. Besides being a visual annoyance, it eliminates the usage of the "Update All" feature. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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Hi, is there any way to hide updates in Google Play for apps you do NOT want to update? A couple examples would be Google Maps (the latest version lacks zoom buttons and some other features, so I stick with an older, better, modded version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265484 ) and Yahoo Mail (recent updates now have ads in the inbox which look like emails). Of course, whenever I update other apps, unwanted ones like these are in the list. Besides being a visual annoyance, it eliminates the usage of the "Update All" feature. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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without a moddified version of google's play store apk, you won't have any chance :/
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without a moddified version of google's play store apk, you won't have any chance :/
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I suspected that might be the case. I haven't found any modified versions of the APK, nor would I know how to mod it, so I guess I'll just have to live with it. Thank you, sir!
hella356 said:
Hi, is there any way to hide updates in Google Play for apps you do NOT want to update? A couple examples would be Google Maps (the latest version lacks zoom buttons and some other features, so I stick with an older, better, modded version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265484 ) and Yahoo Mail (recent updates now have ads in the inbox which look like emails). Of course, whenever I update other apps, unwanted ones like these are in the list. Besides being a visual annoyance, it eliminates the usage of the "Update All" feature. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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in playstore setting thear is a option auto update app open it and select do not auto update apps
Hi guys,
I have Amlogic S812 streamer Xtreamer Wonder and it's running on 4.4.2 Android.
In the Settings menu there is no possibility (no menu at all) to add another Google account in addition to the one that was created initially. As a result all Google apps such Play Market, Gmail, Drive etc, working with one and only account without ability to switch to another one if needed. It's especially limiting with Paid apps which was bought under different accounts...
I tried to search all over the internet for the similar issue, but surprisingly did not found any ...
All the rest functionality is as usual, I also have root, thanks to the Rooting Guide by C3C076
Any help is very appreciated!
This is how Settings menu looks like :
Unfortunately, this firmware disable this feature.
So, to change google account, you have to use adb tool and remove /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db file (if box is root) and add another account.
If box isn't root, you have to factory reset this box to add new account
water275 said:
Unfortunately, this firmware disable this feature.
So, to change google account, you have to use adb tool and remove /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db file (if box is root) and add another account.
If box isn't root, you have to factory reset this box to add new account
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Thanks for your answer water275, but is what you mean is just removing existing and adding a new one, but there still will be only one account ?
I tried to use few different apps which can manage existing accounts and I had there the option to remove account, but not to add. So in order to remove i think i can use this way, instead of adb. But what about to have multiple accounts? Absolutely impossible ?
What is interesting is that those account management apps allowed me to go into sync options for existing accounts. So it looks like the Xtreamer just hiding required functionality (menus) and not completely removed them. I was thinking in direction of xml files which are responsible for menu layouts, but i have not too much knowledge with them...
You can use Gmail. When you slide left panel in, there's an arrow next to your profile name. When you expand it you will see "Manage accounts" menu option.
Alternatively you can use my simple app (attached) I created for this purpose.
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You can use Gmail. When you slide left panel in, there's an arrow next to your profile name. When you expand it you will see "Manage accounts" menu option.
Alternatively you can use my simple app (attached) I created for this purpose.
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You right :good::good::good:
Gmail not allowing to add account guys. There is no such option. If it could be this way then it would be simple
See attachments from Gmail and from C3C076's app :
Launch my app as a normal one.
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Launch my app as a normal one.
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Sorry mate, what do you mean ? 2nd and 3rd screenshots is from your app. Where 2nd one is straight after I launch your app and 3rd one if I choose google account and then click on options on the right side.
7eva said:
Sorry mate, what do you mean ? 2nd and 3rd screenshots is from your app. Where 2nd one is straight after I launch your app and 3rd one if I choose google account and then click on options on the right side.
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Sorry, you are right. I got confused because of launching that app on my phone which runs lollipop. It unfortunately behaves differently on KitKat.
I'll try your app on my android stick in car, there is also 4.4.2 just to compare, but as i said earlier even that menu that your app shows is not available from the usual settings menu, so it seems like Xtreamer just hiding these menus for some reasons.
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I'll try your app on my android stick in car, there is also 4.4.2 just to compare, but as i said earlier even that menu that your app shows is not available from the usual settings menu, so it seems like Xtreamer just hiding these menus for some reasons.
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Yeah. But the screenshot above is a result of launching app on lollipop. Looks like the same call yields different results on KitKat.
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Yeah. But the screenshot above is a result of launching app on lollipop. Looks like the same call yields different results on KitKat.
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For some reason on my Android stick in the car your app can't be installed. I have Install and Cancel buttons, but Install not clickable. I'll try similar app from the store later.
Found solution !
The reason is that Xtreamer installed custom Gmail app that is not asking for update and installed as a system app (you can't uninstall it in usual way). This app have no option to add/manage account as I shown on the screenshots above.
Thanks to ROOT i was able to remove that app completely from /system/apps , and installed official Gmail app from the store. In the official app there is full managing functionality for accounts and i was able to add multiple gmails there.
I highly recommend to uninstall pre-installed Drive and Youtube apps too.
In the general settings menu of Android there is still no manage account section, but at least I can get there through Gmail now.
Thanks to everybody for your help !
I have to make phone calls all day long. To make a call I always pull up the dialer and dial people using T9. When I get to the contact I want it does not give all the contacts phone numbers and it just decides which number to call and it usually is not choose the number I want to dial. Anyone know how to over come this horrible flawed software
Stock patched Google Dialer v15. Search for it here on XDA. Also install Google Contacts app from Play Store. After that you can disable LG's phone dialer and contacts by disabling "Contacts.apk" using LG package manager (paid) or using PC and ADB shell.
I'm surprised anyone uses a stock dialer. I'm accustomed to using, e.g. TrueCaller. There are many replacement dialers that add more features.
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I'm surprised anyone uses a stock dialer. I'm accustomed to using, e.g. TrueCaller. There are many replacement dialers that add more features.
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Why surprised? I don't use the phone for work or business, and only call the same few friends and family members, so stock dialer is fine.
I'm using an older version of the Google Phone dialer app, which was the last one that I could get to install without any compatibility issues and all features working. It was noted in a thread in this forum, I think, or it was linked from that rather popular article about turning your V30 into a Pixel. No visual voicemail tab unfortunately but place search works (which I used a lot).
Guide
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/turn-your-lg-v30-into-google-pixel-2-0180558/
bilbo60 said:
Why surprised? I don't use the phone for work or business, and only call the same few friends and family members, so stock dialer is fine.
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Me to. Stock dialer is fine.
Windforce0511 said:
Stock patched Google Dialer v15. Search for it here on XDA. Also install Google Contacts app from Play Store. After that you can disable LG's phone dialer and contacts by disabling "Contacts.apk" using LG package manager (paid) or using PC and ADB shell.
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Is your phone rooted? I installed LG Package Disabler on my stock V30. After installing Google Dialer and making it default, I tried to disable Contacts. apk with package disabler. There is no save button in the menu. When I exited the app, and reopened it, the check marks were gone and Contacts was not disabled. What simple step am I missing? Does your phone have to be rooted?
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Hi Everyone.
I just purchased a Verizon LG V30 VS996 and I have been installing all of my apps and setting up phone.
Last night I removed a bunch of apps using ADB that I thought were not needed (im sure most were not), but I realized this morning I have no contacts in Google Contacts. I deleted the built in contacts app last night. I cant add any contacts, when I try to it says No App was found to handle this function.
Does anyone have the Stock contacts or dialer apk from LG so I can reinstall it and have access to all my contacts again.
I prefer not to factory reset and set everything up from scratch again.
Thanks,
Ben
benbraun322 said:
Hi Everyone.
I just purchased a Verizon LG V30 VS996 and I have been installing all of my apps and setting up phone.
Last night I removed a bunch of apps using ADB that I thought were not needed (im sure most were not), but I realized this morning I have no contacts in Google Contacts. I deleted the built in contacts app last night. I cant add any contacts, when I try to it says No App was found to handle this function.
Does anyone have the Stock contacts or dialer apk from LG so I can reinstall it and have access to all my contacts again.
I prefer not to factory reset and set everything up from scratch again.
Thanks,
Ben
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The stock dialer/contacts does not store your contacts.
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partylikeaninjastar said:
The stock dialer/contacts does not store your contacts.
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So what have I accidentally uninstalled through ADB that may have caused my contacts to disappear and not be able to add any new contacts in ?
I have tried 3 contacts apps from Google Play and I have the same issue with them all.
benbraun322 said:
So what have I accidentally uninstalled through ADB that may have caused my contacts to disappear and not be able to add any new contacts in ?
I have tried 3 contacts apps from Google Play and I have the same issue with them all.
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No idea. You shouldn't delete things without knowing what they are. Contacts app is exactly that. A contacts app, plus dialer. Contacts aren't stored in any dialer.
Did you delete Contacts Storage? Any sync or cloud service apps? Any Google services?
Try a factory reset.
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No idea. You shouldn't delete things without knowing what they are. Contacts app is exactly that. A contacts app, plus dialer. Contacts aren't stored in any dialer.
Did you delete Contacts Storage? Any sync or cloud service apps? Any Google services?
Try a factory reset.
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I believe I deleted something called cloud, but the icon was red leading me to believe it was Verizon bloat and not something necessary. Didn't delete anything Google and don't think any thing with the sync related.
If you had disabled it with package disabler, you could simply re-enable it. Deleting with ADB doesn't really accomplish anything. It doesn't give you more space to use. You only have access to the user partition to install/store data. Those apps removed via ADB are in the system partition.
So, disabling with package disabler or using ADB has the same effect for a non-rooted user -- EXCEPT when you need to add something back you messed up your phone by deleting... in that case, simply disabled wins every time as it's an easy fix.
I haven't disabled anything on my V30+ and my phone runs fast. But then I have the open market LG US998, which has no carrier bloatware.
Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
I would like to have the Google Apps and I don't want the LG apps in my App Drawer.
If I disable those apps with package disabler then will they still be in my app drawer?
Will package disabler disable only the LG apps or the Verizon ones too ?
Thanks,
Ben
benbraun322 said:
I would like to have the Google Apps and I don't want the LG apps in my App Drawer.
If I disable those apps with package disabler then will they still be in my app drawer?
Will package disabler disable only the LG apps or the Verizon ones too ?
Thanks,
Ben
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It's a package disable. It disables packages (ie apps). Have you never went into the settings and disabled an app before? Because that's what it does.
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benbraun322 said:
I would like to have the Google Apps and I don't want the LG apps in my App Drawer.
If I disable those apps with package disabler then will they still be in my app drawer?
Will package disabler disable only the LG apps or the Verizon ones too ?
Thanks,
Ben
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It's a package disable. It disables packages (ie apps). Have you never went into the settings and disabled an app before? Because that's what it does.
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What @partylikeaninjastar said. The "package disabler" (app disabler) disables apps. The difference is it lets you also disable SYSTEM APPS which non-rooted users can't easily do. Carriers like Verizon often make their bloatware be "system" apps so they can't easily be disabled like user apps.
But the danger is there are essential or at least quite useful apps you should not disable. And they are NOT classified as "essential" or "useful". They are just all there. LGSetup Wizard controls Always on Display. It's not just for "setup". Stuff like that.
Hi
after updating to oreo, my app trash shows nothing after deleting any installed app!!! is it just my phone?? how to fix it if possible? i tried factory reset and same result!!
fostazz said:
Hi
after updating to oreo, my app trash shows nothing after deleting any installed app!!!
is it just my phone?? how to fix it if possible? i tried factory reset and same result!!
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First, what is app trash? Never heard of it. On Google Play, I see some silly app uninstaller called Trash for Apps. Is that what you are talking about? This is nothing that comes with LG phones.
Second, if you uninstall any app, it's gone. What is it you want to see after you uninstall an app? I don't understand. Do you NOT really want to uninstall it? Then don't uninstall it. If you uninstall it, it's gone. If you want it back, then reinstall it.
Third, in Nova launcher app drawer, I just long press an app and choose uninstall. It's gone. Or I can go into the Apps section and uninstall there.
Fourth, in Nova launcher, if I just want to remove an icon from desktop (but not uninstall the app), I just long press and click remove. That doesn't uninstall the app, it just removes the icon from the home screen. IF I want to put it back or move it elsewhere, I put another shortcut to desktop from app drawer. I assume most launchers work in similar fashion. If THIS functionality is what you are talking about, that's NOT deleting (uninstalling) an app. You are merely wanting to remove a SHORTCUT of the app from the desktop.
You need to explain more, because I really have no idea what you are talking about. And you use lots of exclamation points like we should totally understand.
that's what i'm talking about, it's specific to LG phones and yes, sometimes i need to uninstall for some reasons
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that's what i'm talking about, it's specific to LG phones and yes, sometimes i need to uninstall for some reasons
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Interesting. I have never seen that or used it. Yeah, it's only in Management folder on one of my US998 because I haven't yet installed Nova launcher on that phone. I hate LG stock skin and usually change it as fast as possible to Nova launcher with my own app drawer organization and icon packs.
Well, it says "apps will be permanently deleted after being in the trash for 24 hours." Maybe it means 24 seconds.
Since I only uninstall apps I really want to uninstall, I don't know what to tell you.
Are you trying to temporarily uninstall something but then want it back?
consider it like 'hiding' apps lol, my phone is shared and i keep installing/uninstalling... it's very useful for me I hope I can find a fix or I will have to revert back to Nougat
fostazz said:
consider it like 'hiding' apps lol, my phone is shared and i keep installing/uninstalling... it's very useful for me I hope I can find a fix or I will have to revert back to Nougat
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You can always root your phone and install private spaces no one can see. I hear teens in school have hidden apps and stuff that way.
Dunno. Still on my phone after Oreo update.
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Dunno. Still on my phone after Oreo update.
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It's still on mine too but is it working? try to delete one app and check if it's in there or not
i cannot find any app after deleting
fostazz said:
It's still on mine too but is it working? try to delete one app and check if it's in there or not
i cannot find any app after deleting
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how does it supposed to work? You drag the app you are deleting over the trash icon or something?
I have it on one of my Oreo US998. I'll test it for you if I know how it's supposed to work.
ChazzMatt said:
how does it supposed to work? You drag the app you are deleting over the trash icon or something?
I have it on one of my Oreo US998. I'll test it for you if I know how it's supposed to work.
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just uninstal/delete any app on your phone then go to trash can too see if it's in there
Deleted one and nothing in that folder. Never tried to use it before this, so I don't know.
In Nova launcher if u long press an app in the app drawer you can hide it. (Long press until menu shows up > edit > untick the box that says apps)