Hi, I have tried nearly all roms on xda-dev. The Hero Rom rocks totally - still to slow on Magic...hope for some optimized Roms.
But, what about the great htc apps from Hero? there must be a way to get them on other roms... One has to be able to export them.
With the HTC apps you have not to much of this google-stuff onboard, possible to have your OWN calender and contacts etc. You have Ms Exchange and many more options...like taking of 3g-connection! No words about the camera, it's rockin!!!
So would be great to have some guys thinking the same and want to do something about that.
brianius
The main thing preventing the apps from being ported directly are the Hero specific add dependencies. The apps seem to make require different libraries than other roms, probably due to the high level of integration with Rosie and the Hero rom. As an example, Peep won't install since it's missing shared libraries.
Maybe once we can understand how the Hero rom is structured better, then we can start porting apps.
How about this as a starting point
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530572
Seems like a good place to start, I might have a go later if I have time, sure there is someone else who'll give it a crack.
My personal favs to port would be the music player, the browser, and maybe people. At least we'll have flash in October anyway so thats not worth it yet
Cyanogen has the Camera ported perfectly to his build for the Dream. I think we NEED this ported to the Sapphire. SOON!
Anyone know what dependencies we need?
I ported hero´s camera to ION ROM, but when you try to play a video in the gallery force closes.
BR
dazcox5181 said:
How about this as a starting point
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530572
Seems like a good place to start, I might have a go later if I have time, sure there is someone else who'll give it a crack.
My personal favs to port would be the music player, the browser, and maybe people. At least we'll have flash in October anyway so thats not worth it yet
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yeah, that's a great example! So will these days go back to a modified Vf. Rom and check my exported hero apps...
This has been on my mind for a long time. I hope I will get a definitive answer in this topic.
I am quite fond of the HTC Dream, but I got a Hero because my carrier did not have the Dream. To my disappointment, almost every application was skinned by HTC. The music player, the lock-screen, the message-application, almost everything.
The browser even had some functionality removed, although it gained 'pinch to zoom'. Also the photo app is a lot slower, and the music player is very clumsy compared to the Dream player.
-Is it possible to port these applications to other android phones, in this case the HTC Hero?
-If so, would it be difficult?
Here is a list of the 'applications' that I confirmed as skinned by HTC:
-sms application
-music player
-calendar
-browser
-lock screen
-cellphone /dialer application
-contact list
-camera application
-albums application
I understand that the Hero is at 1.5, thus it would require the corresponding 1.5 Dream applications.
I ask this in the Dream forum, because you obviously have experience with the Dream, and also a very good understanding of how android works. Thanks for reading this!
Grab a 1.5 rom and try to install the apps.
You do realize that this is a feature of the hero and senseUI correct?
evilkorn said:
Grab a 1.5 rom and try to install the apps.
You do realize that this is a feature of the hero and senseUI correct?
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I understand that the skinned apps are 'features'.
I want to know if it is possible.
E2K said:
This has been on my mind for a long time. I hope I will get a definitive answer in this topic.
I am quite fond of the HTC Dream, but I got a Hero because my carrier did not have the Dream. To my disappointment, almost every application was skinned by HTC. The music player, the lock-screen, the message-application, almost everything.
The browser even had some functionality removed, although it gained 'pinch to zoom'. Also the photo app is a lot slower, and the music player is very clumsy compared to the Dream player.
-Is it possible to port these applications to other android phones, in this case the HTC Hero?
-If so, would it be difficult?
Here is a list of the 'applications' that I confirmed as skinned by HTC:
-sms application
-music player
-calendar
-browser
-lock screen
-cellphone /dialer application
-contact list
-camera application
-albums application
I understand that the Hero is at 1.5, thus it would require the corresponding 1.5 Dream applications.
I ask this in the Dream forum, because you obviously have experience with the Dream, and also a very good understanding of how android works. Thanks for reading this!
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the browser and music application have been ported if thats what u were asking
It would be possible, you would just to have the corresponding apps from a 1.5 dream rom. You would lose all of the features that the skinned one's have though. It also would not be possible without root access as you would need to replace system apps, which need elevated permissions
JAguirre1231 said:
It would be possible, you would just to have the corresponding apps from a 1.5 dream rom. You would lose all of the features that the skinned one's have though. It also would not be possible without root access as you would need to replace system apps, which need elevated permissions
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In the Hero forum, a developer was claiming that this would not be possible, because the Dream apps use a custom framework, which the Hero lacks. He (literary) said they would never be fully functional or stable
But root access, plus replacing the app should suffice?
E2K said:
In the Hero forum, a developer was claiming that this would not be possible, because the Dream apps use a custom framework, which the Hero lacks. He (literary) said they would never be fully functional or stable
But root access, plus replacing the app should suffice?
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i have run many hero roms and had no issues installing older apk files from my G1. this has never been a problem. I am now running 2.0 and most of the widgets that i was able to run on hero i cannot run on here so in a word "no" they are probably not compatible. im thinking of going back to my hero =(
E2K said:
In the Hero forum, a developer was claiming that this would not be possible, because the Dream apps use a custom framework, which the Hero lacks. He (literary) said they would never be fully functional or stable
But root access, plus replacing the app should suffice?
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It should yes, you would grab the Browser.apk from a cupcake build and push it to something like /system/app or /data/app_s or /system/sd/app_s or /data/app_int depending on what rom you're running
You MIGHT be able to use the early,non Sense UI Hero ROM dump apps.... but I have no idea where to find it now....
Stock Android?
Well, replacing all those apps should be as simple as replacing the apks in /system/app with the apks from stock Cupcake... but.... why have Hero if you replace them all? You're pretty much left with just stock Cupcake and some Hero framework that doesn't do you any good, except maybe for HTC Peep and Weather.... Why wouldn't you just use a regular Android build? 1.6 AOSP + Google apps should run fine on Hero... I don't know how well CyanogenMod supports Hero, but I imagine it should work just fine, considering Cyanogen officially supports the Magic.
I know this doesn't exactly answer your question, but, seriously... why the heck would you want to do that, instead of just run an AOSP-based build?
Thanks for all the replies!
The Hero devs have not yet produced a working AOSP-based build, which is why that would not be an option.
Exchanging all the apps would, for me, be the best solution because 1.6 is not needed, and I want the trackball to function, along with the GPS for example.
1.5 with the original apps would be a blessing.
Afterwards, I can try to delete all the HTC things that keep popping up in the memory, like touch-flo (I use the regular homescreen), or the HTC mail, which I never used or set up, and see if it keeps working (without crashing).
So my best course of action would be:
1) collect all necessary apps from a 1.5 cupcake build
2) backup everything
3) root hero
4) nandroid backup
5) locate the to be replaced app
6) replace an app and see if the phone still works
7) repeat 5 and 6 until everything is working as much as possible
8) another nandroid backup of the working "stock cupcake-apped" Rom
and if I have time left;
9) locate HTC sense-related programs, delete them and see if the rom still works.
Any tips or changes to my plan before I attempt this?
barking up the wrong tree, here's what you do:
1. Find 1.5-based HTC rom (like in rogers or sapphire phones, not stock google ones)
2. ???
3. profit
jubeh said:
barking up the wrong tree, here's what you do:
1. Find 1.5-based HTC rom (like in rogers or sapphire phones, not stock google ones)
2. ???
3. profit
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lol an oldie but a goodie
honestly, to the OP, i'm not sure if you can push apps over adb to the hero. If you can, go and download haykuro 6.0r1. This is a "hero" rom, but in very early stages that I assume would run the stock apps from it on your hero. None of the hero apps at that stage were themed.
but remember, this is only if you can push apps to your hero over adb.
also, hate to say it, but the hero isn't rooted...
wait it has! mebbe i should buy one now... lol
jcarrz1 said:
also, hate to say it, but the hero isn't rooted...
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No somebody found it, but it is way too complicated. It requires a goldcard and this and that. Way too long of a guide for my way too short attention span.
Unless you have a Sprint Hero, but I didn't do a google search for that so I would
I hope these don't come off too n00b-ish, I'm not new to Android nor to rooting phones. I had an Evo and was on Sprint when I realized that...hey, Sprint's service sucks, so I came back to Ma Bell since they finally got an Android device worth buying (no offense to others, but the Aria is way too small)
Anyway, my first question is do any of these ROMs up right now have sideloading capabilities yet?
Second, coming off of the Evo I had Sense 1.0 and it automatically linked my contact card to my Facebook through Facebook for Sense, but Sense 2.0 doesn't do that, is there a way to link my picture/contact card to Facebook?
Third, speaking of which, anyone else have problems with the Facebook App? It doesn't show my picture on my profile and half of the time doesn't load a lot of user pictures.
And last, HTC released Swype for the Evo, is there any plans of the I4G/DHD getting the keyboard too? I mainly use Better Keyboard but liked having Swype at times.
No one can answer these?
To my knowledge, every Rom here has sideloading enabled.
I only ran Sense for a few hours so I can't answer that. Sorry lol.
Facebook works fine for me.
Once you have sideloading enabled, search Google for the swype beta and install it. Bam.
Sent from my CM7 Inspire
TheBassman369 said:
To my knowledge, every Rom here has sideloading enabled.
I only ran Sense for a few hours so I can't answer that. Sorry lol.
Facebook works fine for me.
Once you have sideloading enabled, search Google for the swype beta and install it. Bam.
Sent from my CM7 Inspire
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You people and your damn AOSP. lol. Thanks for response, not sure what is wrong with my Facebook, it did come pre-installed, once I get rooted I may just need to reinstall it from the marketplace and it should work.
The facebook app that came preinstalled on my I4G wouldn't show my or some other pics either so I gotta say that it has to do with something that the stock rom had. I'm on CM7 right now but I remember that I was able to automatically see my pic anywhere that the stock sense apps had an entry for the owner's pic, like the messages app, contacts, etc.
Hi all
I have a HTC Desire HD and have just rooted it. I've got the MIUI AU version and I love the interface. Only problem is, it doesn't seem to like my contacts very much. For example, even though I have someone saved in my contacts, when they text me, the text just shows their number and I have to save them again. Why would it not recognise the saved contact in the first place? I have limited understanding of all this root stuff and the main reason I had my phone rooted was because my previous interface wasn't that great and the phone was laggy and buggy. I also has millions of apps on the phone that I couldnt uninstall. (android 4.0.3)
Basically, can anyone give me any advice to sort my contacts out and have my phone running as awesomely as possible with this new rom?
Thanks!
baileymagic said:
Hi all
I have a HTC Desire HD and have just rooted it. I've got the MIUI AU version and I love the interface. Only problem is, it doesn't seem to like my contacts very much. For example, even though I have someone saved in my contacts, when they text me, the text just shows their number and I have to save them again. Why would it not recognise the saved contact in the first place? I have limited understanding of all this root stuff and the main reason I had my phone rooted was because my previous interface wasn't that great and the phone was laggy and buggy. I also has millions of apps on the phone that I couldnt uninstall. (android 4.0.3)
Basically, can anyone give me any advice to sort my contacts out and have my phone running as awesomely as possible with this new rom?
Thanks!
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You have to check on this xda site HTC Desire HD at top there
--> FIND YOUR DEVICE...
If you like the way that MIUI but are having trouble with it you can try LorD ClockaN IceColdSandwich (ICS) Rom. The ROM runs on android 4.0.3 like MIUI but its more on the ICS side. The rom isnt completely perfect, but hey what rom is. I am running it on my Inspire 4G which is (almost) the same phone, and i really enjoy it. Its smooth, fast and not so much an overwhelming rom with tons of features. But still enough to keep you interested. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1450962
The last time I rooted a phone and installed a custom ROM was on a HTC with Windows 6.5, so to say I'm rusty is an understatement.
And honestly, I liked HTC Sense so I never had the urge. But now, I have been waiting for the ICS Android for so long that I think it's time to Mod Again! And it will be nice to get rid of that pink T-Mobile crapware! So I have a few newbie questions, I'll hope you'll forgive me.
1. Will I be able to keep all my app store bought apps? How?
2. Can I go back to the "official" ROM if I have to send in my device for repair?
3. What are considered the best HTC Sense/ICS Roms for the sensation?
4. Will I be able to migrate my contacts? How? (and will I be able to get rid of the awful duplication of records that seems to have occurred somehow)
5. Is there a reason to actually not go for HTC Sense? I personally really like the smart linking features of contact related information and the way contacts work with all the social networks info in one contact record. I think the contacts are where the phone shines. I hate the bugs in the music app and I don't really like the photo app either.
6. Where can I find a good step by step guide? (I can find it myself, but while I'm asking the pro's anyways)
7. Are there any limitations such as things that won't work as well because of driver support etc?
Cheers,
Marc