Ok, I'm on the next ROM flash 4.1 first starting with, as suggested by this site developer, with 2.2 in the ROM installing section.
PRO:
Full Google Market after some work, please review the Youtube video on this if the written instructions on this site does not work.
1. Go to settings, applications, system applications, market-force stop and clear cache.
2. Go to Google services framework--force stop clear data then reboot a couple of times.
4.1 improves on the quickness and stability of 2.4 which I migrated to after having issues with 2.2 and 2.4. Mainly slow scrolling issues and crappy browser, calendar and contacts. Plus, lack of a weather feature and would not recognize .wma files.
Cons:
I'm experiencing some Wifi issues. Wifi is on and appearing to receive, connected to my network yet unable to access the internet. The fix:
1. Go to settings, Wifi and settings, instead of choosing from a scanned network input my own SSID and encryption code.
2. Choosing never for under the advanced settings, wifi sleep policy from the drop down list.
I'm only giving my account so those choosing from the various ROMs will have an idea what they may be up against. Also, some bluetooth issues which I am still troubleshooting. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
Biggest issue is they added in 4.1 usb debugging as the first option and with auto connection whether or not you have it checked in settings. Big problem for side loading. It has crashed my laptop Windows 7 (64) at least 7 times. Attempted to input the code in the C:/ prompt however that did not fix the problem. Anyone, any suggestions?
What worked in 4.1 without issue:
Android Market (full)
Adobe Flash 10.1
Adobe Reader
Android System Info
Andromax
Antivirus
Auto Killer
Bluetooth File Transfer
Camera
Cleanoid
Contacts
Desktop Labels
Dictionary
Documents to Go
EasyShare
Facebook
Gallery (found original version called Gallery Invoker in Android Market)
Gmail
Google Maps
Launchpro (with 7 homescreens running in a rotating cube, flawlessly with labels)
Navigation
Photoshop Mobile
ROM Manager
Task List
The Weather Channel (the weather feature was removed from the ROM)
Titanium Backup
TouchRecalibration (the browser fixed and fluid, bookmark to desktop is back)
tv.com (works extremely well)
Twitter
Wikidroid
Winamp
Yellowbook (not yellow pages but both work, but yellowbook is awesome giving you a street view of what you are searching for).
Re: 7 Homescreens--Productivity, Utilities & Tweaks, News & Resources, Communications, Entertainment, Quick Web Launch (for my favorite bookmarks from my browser) and Executive Assistant (which loads all my email accounts, social networking, RSS feeds--all on one screen. I can scroll up and down and see what has come in at a glance.)
This thread specifically for bug reporting, and discussing about Timescape plugins created by me.
Currently there are three plugins running wild on the Android Market.
Apps by Mobile Solution Works
Gmail for Timescape™
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The plugin will show Gmail messages from all your Google accounts.
The plugin will not work if you running Gmail version 2.3.5
Recent Android app update prevents third-party apps from using com.google.android.gm.permission.READ_GMAIL.
Google Reader Timescape™
Plugin for displaying your Google Reader subscription on Timescape and read the summary in a simple reader, or you can go to read the whole story on browser as well
Music for Timescape™
The plugin will show the history of musics that you played with Sony Ericsson Music Player application.
Known bug, when you click the tile, the media will be played, but sometimes or most of the time, the album art is the previous media played on the Sony Ericsson Music app.
Photo for Timescape™
This plugin will put a history of each photo taken after the installation.
Recent changes for 3.0
- Photo taken in 16:9 ratio will show properly without blank space below
- Photo taken in portrait orientation will show properly
- When photo deleted in Gallery, the photo will be deleted on Timescape as well
- Put more restriction so only device with Timescape can download and use
K-9 Mail plugin for Timescape™
The plugin will show the history of 20 latest K-9 emails.
Just published to Market, you will be able to find the app soon
Daily Flickr for Timescape™
This plugin will update you with daily interesting photo from Flick website.
Based from this website http://www.flickr.com/explore/ and this http://flourish.org/flickr/
If you use my Google Reader for flickr, it will download the full size image for thumbnailing purpose.
While this plugin is optimized so it downloads the thumbnail, better for people with limited data plan.
Traffic Live plugin for Timescape™
This plugin will show you all the traffics incidents in Singapore.
Only available for Singapore market.
Last.FM Scrobbler for Xperia
Plugin to enable scrobbling via Sony Xperia Music app
p.s
If you find this plugins pleasing you, please post a comment on the market or at least rate it. It would means a lot to me knowing that my developments are pleasing you
Next on the list is
-Picture RSS plugin
-K-9 Mail plugin
Notice Gmail plugin not working for Gmail app ver 2.3.5
In android, each application save their data into private space, this includes files and database.
Then each application may share their private data by exposing their information through a "data provider".
And this "data provider" can be set for public use, or only for other apps signed with same certificate as the provider
Gmail prior to 2.3.5 expose their data provider for public use, which actually in sense is not secure.
But that allow us to create a lot of widget, app and even launcher which read data from Gmail.
Gmail 2.3.5 which has their data provider secured, make all this kind or widget, app and launcher to stop working.
The only way to have this work on Gmail 2.3.5 and future version is when Google expose an API for us to access, or you can install the "modified" Gmail 2.3.5 on your own risk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199598
Notice about plugin development
As i said above, so for certain apps integration, only if the data is accessible with a public data provider on the phone, or and exposed API on web service like Facebook API or future Google Plus API then we can make one.
I already looked on the Google Plus and Whatsapp, they both don't have any data provider exposed for us to us.
Want to help localized the application?
Below are the text resources included in the application. If you want to have the application in your own language, feel free to download, translate and submit back to me via email to [email protected]
Help wanted ...
Music Timescape™
As most of us currently using Gingerbread, I totally forgot what is the default behaviour for the music tile when you clicks it.
Currently I just pass the music to the player, then the music app will only have THAT media in its playing list.
Still figuring out the best way for this.
Requested apps that will be checked for development possibility
- PowerAmp
Checked apps that the plugin can use the app database or data provider
- Yahoo! Mail
Checked apps that the plugin will required direct connection the service
- Google+
Apps which the plugin that cannot be developed
- Built-in Email application
- Whatsapp
- Vignette
Hey bro I downloaded the music plugin but my music cant showing up?
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
Edit nevermind. Just had to reboot
Default music app
Anyway to get the default android music app to show up as well? I only use google music, which nothing beyond the default android app supports, as far as I know.. :/
Also any chance for a Google Reader plugin?
Great job . If you get the photo plugin working Timescape will be perfect
help......
still NO EVENTS on music timescape..... help.... plz somebody
Hemal Jayawardene said:
still NO EVENTS on music timescape..... help.... plz somebody
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Which phone are you using? Xperia X10? The music only registered into the plugin when you finish it completely. As in it stops or it changes to next song.
I usually test by dragging the play timeline to the end, and it will be registerd to the plugin successfully.
Also you might want to do the reboot process.. Uninstall first to be sure, reboot, then redownload from the store.
got it......
mobilesolutionworks said:
Which phone are you using? Xperia X10? The music only registered into the plugin when you finish it completely. As in it stops or it changes to next song.
I usually test by dragging the play timeline to the end, and it will be registerd to the plugin successfully.
Also you might want to do the reboot process.. Uninstall first to be sure, reboot, then redownload from the store.
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thnx a lot...... plz try to photo timescape also.......... thnx again
Photo plugin for Timescape running wild in Market.
wonderfull job.
your plugins make timescape a different and much better package THANKS
I believe that pop3 email and Google reader plugins would complete th job
ads7112 said:
wonderfull job.
your plugins make timescape a different and much better package THANKS
I believe that pop3 email and Google reader plugins would complete th job
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Just checked on both yesterday. Google Reader apps does not expose their data provider. And the built in Email apps, that one have a secured permission set, just like Gmail ... too bad
Some other apps like Executive Assistant, they will connect to Google Reader web directly, rather than communicating with Google Reader apps.
I dont like the idea, if i make one and install both, meaning i will be wasting two times data and power cause the phone will two times to Google Reader.
I'm thinking of something out of the box now.
Next is a Picture RSS plugin, which will download a picture from a RSS source and show the picture in tile ... It would be good for daily dose of fun
any chance to bring back the feed of the email app? (the se stick one)
awesome, i've downloaded your plugins. can we get a google plus plug in as well?
Excellent add-ins!
Loving these add-ins, is there any chance of getting a plugin to work with the stock email app so that I can see my exchange email in Timescape?
there is a .apk?
3 issues about the photo plugin
Thank you for the apps
1. It works with the stock camera app, but not Vignette. There is no event at all when a new photo is taken from Vignette.
2. When a photo is deleted, the event is still in the TS stream.
3. I'm using the new TS from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205999 When I open the TS app, the photo event shows a thumbnail of the photo. However, there is no thumbnail in the widget, and a default black image is used instead.
chiypg said:
Thank you for the apps
1. It works with the stock camera app, but not Vignette. There is no event at all when a new photo is taken from Vignette.
2. When a photo is deleted, the event is still in the TS stream.
3. I'm using the new TS from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205999 When I open the TS app, the photo event shows a thumbnail of the photo. However, there is no thumbnail in the widget, and a default black image is used instead.
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agree.
even if the photo is deleted the event still remains in the stream.
i'm using stock 2.3 timescape and the no thumbnail widget problem was there for me as well but it showed the thumbnail once i restarted my device. maybe you should try doing that too ?
chiypg said:
Thank you for the apps
1. It works with the stock camera app, but not Vignette. There is no event at all when a new photo is taken from Vignette.
2. When a photo is deleted, the event is still in the TS stream.
3. I'm using the new TS from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1205999 When I open the TS app, the photo event shows a thumbnail of the photo. However, there is no thumbnail in the widget, and a default black image is used instead.
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unreal_rik said:
agree.
even if the photo is deleted the event still remains in the stream.
i'm using stock 2.3 timescape and the no thumbnail widget problem was there for me as well but it showed the thumbnail once i restarted my device. maybe you should try doing that too ?
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Ok..
I haven't tried with Vignette yet.. what the plugin do is tracking for standardize event broadcasted by stock camera app and se camera app.. which is mostly used for monitoring new photo. vignette might not broadcast the event when a photo is taken.
for the deleted photo stay in TS stream, during my development.. i keep one thing in mind.. this plugin should not use too much processing, because if it drains battery, then it would defeat the purpose. and i see TS stream as a history, not the actual information browser.
if you notice, when you delete an email in Gmail, the stream is not deleted as well. because checking for deletion is a really costly process.. because how android works, basically you are a comparing a set of list against another set of list and checks which one is missing.. rather than it tell you these set is no gone.
but i understand, sometimes if you move all your photo from your phones to computer.. it would be really frustrating to see a lot of blank tiles
I will put this on "to do list" for now, currently i'm working on K-9 Email plugin for Timescape
rss channel with option add source would be perfect
the mail plugin is perfect I lovin' it would useful for h'mail , y'hoo
Thanks very very very much. Good work and keep up old
Personally I think the contacts provider (and other providers)in Android is a huge security risk. Every app and it's brother wants full access to your contacts so they can mine them for usable information. This can be just to add easy links to friends or to spam them with advertisements or offers to identity theft.
I've started using a pim manager that does not access Androids contact provider, calendar provider , tasks or other providers in it's operations.(And I really wish it was open source)
I have already removed the Google sync apks from my device and have removed contacts, calendar in the past. But not the providers.
It might cause some badly written apps to crash.
But I can't forsee any other serious problems.
Ideas? Thoughts?
Honestly sounds like a good idea..
Myself I decided to go for a while without any gapps and any other "store" installed on my phone.
My contacts are imported from a .vcf file which i update manually when needed.
I also have installed AFWall+ and i blocked the internet access to pretty much all the other apps including the system ones.. (everything i could get away with basically )
This could be a solution as well but it's rudimentary one at the moment.
nutpants said:
Personally I think the contacts provider (and other providers)in Android is a huge security risk. Every app and it's brother wants full access to your contacts so they can mine them for usable information. This can be just to add easy links to friends or to spam them with advertisements or offers to identity theft.
I've started using a pim manager that does not access Androids contact provider, calendar provider , tasks or other providers in it's operations.(And I really wish it was open source)
I have already removed the Google sync apks from my device and have removed contacts, calendar in the past. But not the providers.
It might cause some badly written apps to crash.
But I can't forsee any other serious problems.
Ideas? Thoughts?
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I already don't have Google apps on my device.
Everything blocked with afwall+ using profiles so things only get net when I'm using them on the net.
Fdroid is where I get 90% of my software and from the internet for much of the other 10%
I have a old phone with nothing on it personal at all. Which has play store for the 3 or 4 paid apps I need, it does updates for them and a few free ones. I copy the apks over to my daily driver.
I constantly hound developers on play store to support offline devices and not to implement features that break the app when there is no internet. Even app I don't use lol.
(I have 2 tablets and far too many old phones.only two devices are online(some are local lan only))
Someone should start a offline foundation. But being online it might be ridiculous..
I too removed contacts by using /system/app mover from f-droid. It was unintended as I wanted them as a user application but they wouldn't work like this and the icon vanished, that was fine with me for a long time. The other day I wanted contacts for signal (and telegram also won't work without them). I restored the application files from a backup,
For reference in /system/app/ the missing files were
SecContacts.apk
SecContactsProvider.apk
Other contacts programs like Simple Contacts can't run without a system permission called com.android.contacts and without those files in /system/app the permission doesn't get created at boot. The result being that no contact creation is possible.
What I would really like is a modified version of the system app that passes contacts data to the calling program depending on individual contact entry permissions with regard to each calling app; one list for telegram, another for signal etc. I gather that recent android versions above 6.0.0 have functionality to check calling application certificates so something along these lines should be possible. For earlier versions it might be necessary to switch between multiple contacts databases before starting the messaging app and also removing it from the autoboot list.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/permissions/defining
In setup it forces me to install google duo, google play music, google play books and something else that I don't care about. how do I stop it from doing that?
Package Disabler Pro
1. Disagree to everything possible when setting up the phone.
2. Open Google Play once and let it do its thing (which includes downloading more unwanted apps)
3. Uninstall or Disable everything you don't want by long pressing on the app icons
4. Now go to Settings > Apps, Click the 3 dots, Tap Show System Apps and make sure the following are disabled:
• AT&T App Select
• AT&T Call Protect
• AT&T Hot Spots
• com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
• Direct TV
• Direct TV Remote
• Lookout
• myAT&T
• Setup & Transfer
I also disable the following because I refuse to touch Facebook with a 10,000 meter pole:
• Facebook
• Facebook App Installer
• Facebook App Manager
That get's rid of most of the things that will annoy you, but you can also download a Package Disabler and disable
AT&T Remote Support [net.aetherpal.device] and Device Help [com.aetherpal.attdh.se].
P.S. Using the stock Messages app and want to open web links in something other than Samsung's browser? Disable Samsung Internet [com.samsung.android.app.sbrowser] and Samsung Internet Panel [com.samsung.android.app.sbrowseredge].
I just figured out that those apps are located inside the userdata partition which is unaccessible because of the RPMB fuse being blown and provisioned
This is probably old school as I haven't seen a lot of "safe to freeze" lists out there recently so I figure I would build my own. I made a list and I will update it as I probe deeper and deeper into what these actually do. Feel free to highlight me if you know or have a link to what some of these apps do, I will then update the list.
As of right now, here is a full list for what I have on the G7, nothing is frozen yet. Please be careful, if you freeze something and cant boot or you get nonstop forcequits, its not my fault =):
Blue: I have frozen and dont see any issues
Red: Dont freeze
Bold: Currently Looking into
Normal: Haven't looked into yet
Accounts
Android Accessibility Suite
Android Easter Egg -- Garbage anyway
Android Services Library
Android Setup
Android Shared Library
Android System
Android System WebView
android.oem.overlay
App Box
AppEnabler
Application Widgets
Apps Orange
ARCore
Basic Daydream
Blocked Numbers Storage
Bluetooth
Bluetooth MIDI Services
Bluetooth Pairings
Bookmark Provider
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar Storage
Call Log
Call log Backup/Restore
Call Management
Camera
Camera Tuner
CapturePortalLogin
Carrier Provisioning Services
Carrier Services
CarrierDefaultApp
Certificate Installer
Clock
com.android.backupconfirm
com.android.carrierconfig
com.android.cts.ctsshim
com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
com.android.managedprovisioningoverlay
com.android.providers.partnerbookmars
com.android.sharedstoragebackup
com.android.wallpaperbackup
com.android.wallpapercopper
com.google.android.gms.policy
com.motorola.android.providers.chomehomepage
com.motorola.bugs2go
com.motorola.launcherconfig.overlaycom.motorolasystemserver
com.qti.qualcomm.datasatusnotification
com.qti.service.colorservice
com.qualcomm.atfwd -- https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g/help/com-qualcomm-atfwd-service-bloatware-t2820010
com.qualcomm.embms -- Meant for streaming stuff from phone to tv https://www.anandtech.com/show/6635...g-on-verizons-band-4-lte-on-qualcomm-hardware
com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel -- I am going to leave this one alone but it has to do with messaging and dialer, https://www.quora.com/What-does-com-qualcomm-qcrilmsgtunnel-do
com.qualcomm.qti.dynamicddservice
com.qualcomm.qti.lpa
com.qualcomm.qti.remotesimlockauth
com.qualcomm.qti.telephonyservice
com.qualcomm.qti.uim
com.qualcomm.timeservice
com.quicinc.cne.CNEService.CNESServiceApp
Companion Device Manager
ConfigUpdater
Contacts
Contacts Storage
Corner Cutout
Country, Language, Time Zone
CQATest
Dark
Data Usage
DAXService
Default Print Service
Demo Mode
Device Configuration
Device Health Services
Device Management
Device Setup
DiagMdlog Settings
Digital Wellbeing
Dolby Audio
Double cutout
Download ManagerDownloads
Dual SIM Settings
Duo
Easy Prefix
Email MOTOEMAIL
Emergency Information
Entitlement
External Storage
Facebook App Installer
Facebook App Manager
Facebook Services
Files
FM Radio
FMRadioService
Fused Location
Gboard
Gmail
Google
Google Backup Transport
Google Connectivity Services
Google Contacts Sync
Google Launcher ConfigUpdater
Google News -- Self explanitory
Google One Time Init
Google Partner Setup
Google Play Movies
Google Play Music
Google Play Services
Google Play Store
Google Services Framework
Google Text-to-speech Engine
Hidden Menu
Hide
HTML Viewer
Input Devices
Intent Filter Verification ServiceInvisible Net
JavaTcmdHelper
Key Chain
Lenovo ID
Lens
LifetimeData
Live Wallpaper Picker
Location Services -- This deals with your GPS, if you want to be found, keep alive =)
Market Feetback Agent
Media StorageMessages
MicroCell Search
MmsService
Mobile Device Information Provider
Modem Debug Settings
Moto
Moto Actions
Moto App Launcher
Moto Demo
Mode System Process
Moto Display
Moto Help
Moto Photo Editor
Moto Time Zone Data
Moto Voice
MotoCare
MotoCareInt
MotoNFCSetup
Moto Face Unlock
Motorola Face Unlock Agent
Motorola Modem Service
Motorola Notifications
Motorola Services Main
Motorola Settings
Motorola Splc System
Motorola Update Services
MotoSignatureApp
MTP Host
NativeDropboxAgent
NFC Service
OK Google enrollment
OMA Client PRovisioning
Orange Manual Selector
org.codeaurora.ims -- If somebody can read Java and tell me what it does, let me know =) https://android.googlesource.com/de...ephony/ims/src/org/codeaurora/ims?autodive=0/
Package Access Helper
Package InstallerPacProcesser
PAKS
PcoReceiver -- looks to be something to do with Verizon? I wonder if they just put this on all phones that may eventually go out to Verizon? https://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20180607ptan20180159824.php
PGM SystemPhone
Phone and Message StoragePhone Services
Photos
Preloaded Contacts Loader
Print Service Recommendation Service
Print Spooler
Prip OMEGA
Programming MenuProxyHandler
Republic Wireless 3xVP
Rescue Add-On: Motorola
Roming Provider
Roming Service
SecureElementApplication
Settings
Settings Storage
SetupSim App Dialog
SIM Toolkit
Slides
Smart Lock (Moto Voice)
SprintDM
Storage ManagerSwipe to Shrink
System Tracing
System UI
T Google enrollmentTags
Tall cutoutTime and Weather
Time Zone updater
uceShimService
User Disctionary
Virtual UICC Payment -- Not sure, not touching for now. https://www.justaskgemalto.com/us/what-uicc-and-how-it-different-sim-card/
VPN Dialogs
VzmDM
Wallpaper
Wallpapers
Wi-Fi Access Points
Wi-Fi Calling
Wireless Emergency Alerts
Work Profile SetupWpaConfigApp
X Google Enrollment -- Looks to be something with Ok Google. I disable mine due to never using it. https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQue...ne_know_what_this_x_google_enrollment_app_is/
Youtube
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