Hi,
I'm a new member and owner of an Android device. I've tried many different ROMs, and have found the GR-11 ROM to be the one I like the most because it feels close to Stock.
My problem that I'm desperately hoping to find a solution for is that the Stock ROM had Samsung Widgets like "Feeds and Updates" where you could easily see Facebook News Feed and post easily. I really loved that widget.
I'm using the GR-11 ROM and it states about using TouchWiz 4. I thought the Samsung Widgets were part of the TouchWiz interface, but the widget I'm desperately wanting is not there.
I found one link that someone posted of a .zip file with the widgets, but I'm unable to install it and unable to install the specific .apk for the widget I'm wanting.
I really don't know if this is even possible as I'm just trying to learn, but this widget is one of the ones I am badly wanting to have and would love to have any information on how to possibly be able to use it.
Thanks.
Hey!
Idk if this is what you were looking for, but under Android Widgets -> FaceBook. It should pull up a widget similar to that but its only for FaceBook
I havent tried it myself but I believe tweetdeck will do the same thing. Give it a try, never know
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Is it possible that the apk you are looking for is in a zip for CWM 2.5, and not CWM 3.0 if that'd the case just unzip on your desk top and copy to your sd card then just install the apk in to the sys/app folder with root explorer or another root file manager. Give that a try.
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I have a modified zip file from DesignGear with TW4 but don't know how to share for those that don't know how to modified it.
This was my first time changing anything on any rom, but since I have used for the last 4 days without any issues, I thought that it might be a good idea to share.
I hope that I'm not offending anyone here.
Thanks,
Brasus
Download link is http://www.4shared.com/file/wuoYJ07-/update.html
This is a work of others and I just tried to make it easier for me so I hope others can enjoy as well.
Major thanks to :
designgears (ROM MAKER)
I can't find the name of the user who pointed me to this
and ofcourse the dude who extracted the files for this to happen.
Instead of using Cognition 5 beta 2 in CWM use the Update zip file at the link above, it is the same with the exception that has TW4 as the launcher.
where's it at bro?
In my pc, but if you know of a site the I can upload to and share with people let me know.
Thanks
Good job! It's a great first start. If you could make a package that just installs the TW4 that would help out the people already at Cog5b2 from having to reflash.
Thanks! Flashed this last night and it's been working great all day. Is that a themed version of the TW4 launcher?
I went ahead and swapped it with the TW4.5 launcher by fragg0r and Swiftwork and that's been running great as well FWIW.
If anyone else is wondering I just grabbed the TW4Launcher.apk from this threadrenamed it to TouchWiz30Launcher.apk and put it in the place of the original TouchWiz30Launcher.apk in /system/app/. Reset the permissions to match other apps there and rebooted (not sure if reboot was necessary).
Appreciate the work brasus.
Thanks, I'm going to try to put something together and after testing with my device if all goes well I'll post it.
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where is TW4 from?
Sounds intriguing.
I've been on Cog 5 b2 for about a week now and really like it (but I still like my Zeam launcher).
I just installed the new EP4 Debloated, Deodexed, and Rooted ROM and I don't have the TouchWiz Task Manager. I'm wondering if someone can post the APK for it.
I take a look after I get off work and see if I can find it.
One of the roms I've ran had a link with all the Samsung Widgets they took out. I wanna say it was in there. But it was listed on the first post. May browse thru all the rom OP's and look for the download
maybe this is it. just unzip and install apk
Edit......I'm pretty sure this is it
Somebody downloaded it......was that it
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Somebody downloaded it......was that it
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It worked for me, thanks
dont install it, just place it in /system/app
whoever debloated took it out. always better to use a bloated and use titanium to debloat yourself.
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always better to use a bloated and use titanium to debloat yourself.
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Why is it "always better"??
I recently installed the debloated/deodexed version of the latest leak and I love it.
That task manager was really the only thing I missed and it took about 10 seconds to install it.
~John
I used the term always better in the sense that you have full control over what stays and what doesn't. Debloated roms are great, but they aren't always a reflection of what a user truly wants or may need from a rom.
Anyone get this to work with ics? It's the only thing I miss from touchwiz.
Hey guys
Current custom ROMs that are built on pure android firmware lack some important applications that are originally supported in i9003. So, I preferred to open this topic to discuss all features of i9003 that come pre installed in stock ROMs by Samsung.
So, I think these custom ROMs shall have:
1- FM Radio app.
2- SamsungApps.
3- Swype keyboard.
4- MyFiles.
5- "Write and go" and "Memo" apps.
Please mention other needed apps.
Thank you
They are removed for a reason . Most of the users dont like samsung bloatware (as its call it) . And ive personally have never used those mentioned by you. But you can use Root explorer anytime to push the apk's to system/app and use them.
Cheers !!
Yeah I know that fact
But do apps of the gingerbread version work fine on ICS? I did already extract them, but unfortunately, no ICS to test them
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BTW, I do really extensively use them, especially swype, but maybe one can install swype from extracted apk.
Thanks.
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Swype
I am all for Swype to be pre-installed in custom apps.
Swype is removed from most of the custom roms because of its large size that is 12 mb and it covers unnecessary space and most of the users did not want samsung apps thats why they are removed and if you want all these then use stock rom instead of custom rom and fm radio is present in most of the custom roms
12 MB is large size?? Anyways, although one can install swype beta from swype[dot]com, it is still preferred to integrate the one came with original i9003, as I think it is optimized, and is well localized, especially right to left languages. I love the "Go Keyboard" app, but still, current version has problems in T9.
Well, thank you for your assistance anyway
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Hey All,
I have a Sprint SGS3, rooted. I installed the Touchwiz Jelly Bean Leak 4.1.1 per qbKing77's instructions found on Youtube.
I used his links for all files. The install went incredibly smoothly and I am loving the improvements, but there was one problem that is really starting to bug me. I lost the stock SGS3 Touchwiz email app. It was no longer installed on the phone after initial reboot with Jelly Bean. I am actually quite fond of that app, and quite unhappy with K-9 and alternatives. I want the stock app back!!
I have found a .zip with all the stock apps, including the Email app, but I receive errors trying to install it. I have seen no other users experience the same loss of this app, so I am at a loss. And don't really know what I am doing, evidently.
Can someone help me get the stock Email app back on my SGS3? And/or help me figure out why I lost it in the first place?
Thanks!
(Note: I cannot post links and cannot post in appropriate forum as I have zero posts!)
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bsrichman said:
Hey All,
I have a Sprint SGS3, rooted. I installed the Touchwiz Jelly Bean Leak 4.1.1 per qbKing77's instructions found on Youtube.
I used his links for all files. The install went incredibly smoothly and I am loving the improvements, but there was one problem that is really starting to bug me. I lost the stock SGS3 Touchwiz email app. It was no longer installed on the phone after initial reboot with Jelly Bean. I am actually quite fond of that app, and quite unhappy with K-9 and alternatives. I want the stock app back!!
I have found a .zip with all the stock apps, including the Email app, but I receive errors trying to install it. I have seen no other users experience the same loss of this app, so I am at a loss. And don't really know what I am doing, evidently.
Can someone help me get the stock Email app back on my SGS3? And/or help me figure out why I lost it in the first place?
Thanks!
(Note: I cannot post links and cannot post in appropriate forum as I have zero posts!)
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Is there any chance of getting this moved to a developer forum?
bsrichman said:
Hey All,
I have a Sprint SGS3, rooted. I installed the Touchwiz Jelly Bean Leak 4.1.1 per qbKing77's instructions found on Youtube.
I used his links for all files. The install went incredibly smoothly and I am loving the improvements, but there was one problem that is really starting to bug me. I lost the stock SGS3 Touchwiz email app. It was no longer installed on the phone after initial reboot with Jelly Bean. I am actually quite fond of that app, and quite unhappy with K-9 and alternatives. I want the stock app back!!
I have found a .zip with all the stock apps, including the Email app, but I receive errors trying to install it. I have seen no other users experience the same loss of this app, so I am at a loss. And don't really know what I am doing, evidently.
Can someone help me get the stock Email app back on my SGS3? And/or help me figure out why I lost it in the first place?
Thanks!
(Note: I cannot post links and cannot post in appropriate forum as I have zero posts!)
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bsrichman said:
Is there any chance of getting this moved to a developer forum?
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This post doesn't need to be in a Dev forum as it has absolutely nothing to do with Development. It could be better in your device's Q&A forum though. It may be that the Dev actually excluded the Stock email app from his ROM - are the rest of the Touchwiz apps in there, or is it stripped of all TouchWiz?
Hi, I would download a stock ROM for your phone. Then extract it on your computer. Inside the app folder, there should be an email.apk or something similar somewhere. From there put the .apk file in your new ROM's app folder without unzipping it, I would use winrar.
I have found the email.apk from the .zip of SGS3 stock apps I found. I get an error when trying to install it though. Any idea?
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Did you move it to the system/app folder using a root browser?
The reason it won't work is because you need the Touchwiz framework in order for the app to function, which isn't going to happen because Touchwiz is owned by Samsung and not open source. Basically, if you want to use Touchwiz apps you need to be on a Touchwiz rom
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The reason it won't work is because you need the Touchwiz framework in order for the app to function, which isn't going to happen because Touchwiz is owned by Samsung and not open source. Basically, if you want to use Touchwiz apps you need to be on a Touchwiz rom
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As per the question I asked the OP two days ago which he didn't bother to answer :banghead:
Hi, cause I didn't want to wait for an official JB update, I recently installed "SuperXE" AOSP Rom, JB 4.2.1. It's very nice, but i really need an app that can handle office document formats, especially those of MSO. As my phone originally came with "Polaris Office", I'd like to continue using this app -- is this possible?
Just putting the apk from stock HTC ICS in /system/app doesn't do anything. It's possible to install it normally, but then it crashes when I try to launch it. Didn't have the time to check logcat for that so far, but maybe someone can tell me if this ist just impossible to do OR what I'm missing, thanks!
Zirias said:
Hi, cause I didn't want to wait for an official JB update, I recently installed "SuperXE" AOSP Rom, JB 4.2.1. It's very nice, but i really need an app that can handle office document formats, especially those of MSO. As my phone originally came with "Polaris Office", I'd like to continue using this app -- is this possible?
Just putting the apk from stock HTC ICS in /system/app doesn't do anything. It's possible to install it normally, but then it crashes when I try to launch it. Didn't have the time to check logcat for that so far, but maybe someone can tell me if this ist just impossible to do OR what I'm missing, thanks!
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probably it is compatible for sense based roms if i am not wrong
Didn't expect it to require Sense, because it's a "standard" app also available for other phones. But never mind that, just read somewhere else that it isn't compatible with JB at all.
The originally included game "Teeter" won't work on JB AOSP either, but as I don't find this version in the store, I guess missing Sense could be the problem in THIS case, right? It won't even install normally (e.g. clicking on the APK in file explorer). It's a game, so, not important at all -- but it was nice