To disable apps: Go into your app drawer, hit the settings button in the upper right, hit manage apps. Tap the app you want to disable and it will give you the option
Go to the "all" section on the right.
These are the apps that I consider to be bloat and can be safely disabled.
EDIT: These can be force uninstalled with Titanium Backup with root access
-Amazon Kindle
-AT&T Contacts SyncMLProvider
-AT&T Contacts SyncMLService
-Flickr
-FlickrAPIEngine
-AT&T Address Book
-AT&T Code Scanner
-AT&T Ready2Go
-AT&T FamilyMap
-AT&T Hot Spots (this may help connectivity issues if you're in a city, unconfirmed)
-AT&T Navigator (use google maps)
-City ID
-Device Help
-HTC hub widget
-HtcBeatsNotify. (what I did here is I started playing music, disabled "beats", and then disabled this notification. I hate anything beats including this preset EQ that ruins music)
-Live TV
-MOG Music
-myAT&T
-SoundHound
-Top HD Games
-TuneIn Radio
-Yellow pages
-YPmobile (after uninstalling updates, thanks IdiotSavante)
do they still show up in the app drawer? Or do they simply not open if selected? I haven't ever disabled apps before as I've been on custom roms for about 18 months now.
Looking forward to the new phone on tuesday, and I'm planning on running it stock for at least a while, so this is good info
DrDubzz said:
do they still show up in the app drawer? Or do they simply not open if selected? I haven't ever disabled apps before as I've been on custom roms for about 18 months now.
Looking forward to the new phone on tuesday, and I'm planning on running it stock for at least a while, so this is good info
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They won't show up in the app drawer and they won't run in the background. You don't know they're there unless you go back into manage apps
awesome, thanks
Do you know if it is safe to disable AT&T Ready2Go as well?
UseYourIllusion said:
Do you know if it is safe to disable AT&T Ready2Go as well?
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yeah don't worry about it
UseYourIllusion said:
Do you know if it is safe to disable AT&T Ready2Go as well?
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Can be disabled after uninstalling updates.
Added a couple more
I was able to Disable YPmobile after un-installing the update.
Same here
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Thanks for the list!
Maroon Mushroom said:
Can be disabled after uninstalling updates.
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How do you uninstall update/ diable ready2go?
Also.. It seems some of these apps come back even after I diasable them
ricktat said:
How do you uninstall update/ diable ready2go?
Also.. It seems some of these apps come back even after I diasable them
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The uninstall updates button is where the disable button usually is. Click that, and then the disable button will appear.
Which ones are coming back? None from that list come back for me.
Maroon Mushroom said:
The uninstall updates button is where the disable button usually is. Click that, and then the disable button will appear.
Which ones are coming back? None from that list come back for me.
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I see the disable button but it is greyed out for ready2go. It gives no option for disable.
The ones that came back were the google related.. like books, music, g+... and live TV..
Also I can sometimes see Flickr running even though it shows as disabled.
Oh sorry, yeah. Ready2Go can't be disabled without root.
And I left books / music / g+ installed. Can't test that
Live TV is gone for me - disabled it
I found another app that had Flickr in it... disabled that one.
ricktat said:
I found another app that had Flickr in it... disabled that one.
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Which one would that be? Trying to disable it too.
howsleyd said:
Which one would that be? Trying to disable it too.
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FlickrAPIengine
Oh right, totally overlooked that one. Has anyone tried disabling all the Friend Stream stuff?
You guys are awesome! I came from the iPhone so all this is pretty new to me so I wanted to thank you and the others for all of this very very helpful information
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Well 1st there is no Tune-in Radio......and now it looks like my YouTube subscriptions from foreign countries are not showing up, it shows that i have 1 subscription, when open folder i see 2, and in reality on youtube.com i have 4
also i know there is a fix, but the lack on "settings" button is ridiculous, it doesnt even properly work in Google apps.
you mean FM Radio? It's there.
kolyan said:
Well 1st there is no Tune-in Radio
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On my T-Mobile One S, Tune-in Radio is listed in the apps on the phone but is not listed in the app drawer.
However, it does have a widget, which can be added to the home screen.
I have no clue why they did it this way.
FM Radio is different that what the OP was talking about.
Another bug i noticed, cant share pictures with Picasa, i get "failed to retrieve account info" msg
this is while Pisaca sync works fine by the way, but i dont wanna sync, i always used SHARE option
also Geniewidget hourly weather results in FC.
Unfortunatly I was stupid enough not to do Nandroid backup and I cant test if thats my ROM or even stock ROM has those issues.
But development is SO slow on this, we dont even have stock ROM yet which I can flash.
I only have Nandroid of ROM with removed bloat and I still get ALL issues above
pbelcomp said:
On my T-Mobile One S, Tune-in Radio is listed in the apps on the phone but is not listed in the app drawer.
However, it does have a widget, which can be added to the home screen.
I have no clue why they did it this way.
FM Radio is different that what the OP was talking about.
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i have noticed this also .. it was there when i first got the phone and after some PLay Store updates now its not listed in the app drawer..personally i havent used the app before and dont really know if i were to root it if i would keep the app since i dont use it but i noticed it was gone the other day..
same thing happen to me last night when I got my one s
I updated tune in through google play store and the app icon is nowhere to be seen and I cant open it. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but did not work.
I use this app everyday on my drive to and from work. I listen to 1310 sports talk radio in Dallas since I was relocated to Houston and I cant go without listening to this station!
I broke down and bought the tune in pro app and it works great and I have an icon.. something is definitely wrong with the included tune in app from T-Mobile..
pbelcomp said:
On my T-Mobile One S, Tune-in Radio is listed in the apps on the phone but is not listed in the app drawer.
However, it does have a widget, which can be added to the home screen.
I have no clue why they did it this way.
FM Radio is different that what the OP was talking about.
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Its not on the app drawer because its a widget. If a widget doesn't have settings it doesn't have a icon in app drawer. Some app just don't show up on app drawer like homescreen launchers. It's installed, but you can't get to It.
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kolyan said:
Well 1st there is no Tune-in Radio......and now it looks like my YouTube subscriptions from foreign countries are not showing up, it shows that i have 1 subscription, when open folder i see 2, and in reality on youtube.com i have 4
also i know there is a fix, but the lack on "settings" button is ridiculous, it doesnt even properly work in Google apps.
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With the YouTube. Its not the phone I believe. Its YouTube servers. I has happen before. If you like on tgr comments on the YouTube app you may see everyone is having the same problem. That is was it could be. But then again you never know.
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ishred11 said:
Its not on the app drawer because its a widget. If a widget doesn't have settings it doesn't have a icon in app drawer. Some app just don't show up on app drawer like homescreen launchers. It's installed, but you can't get to It.
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Its not a widget, Tune-In Radio is an app. Tmobile screwed up launcher settings. Work around it to use Nova or Apex launchers, they both work great.
ishred11 said:
With the YouTube. Its not the phone I believe. Its YouTube servers. I has happen before. If you like on tgr comments on the YouTube app you may see everyone is having the same problem. That is was it could be. But then again you never know.
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Thanks.....maybe its ICS issue. All my subscriptions work fine on GB G2x
Same problem here. I don't care much because the only reason I discovered it was clearing off photos before returning my phone. Disappointed, crossing fingers better luck with Galaxy S III.
With KeepRunning you could monitor apps and restart them. You need this if
- Android kills an app to free RAM
- An app crashes
This app has no background service and does not need RAM if it is not checking apps. It restarts only apps which was already running since last system startup, by the user or Android system. System apps are marked with an exclamation mark.
Available options:
Minimize all apps after an app was restarted
Duration of the monitoring intervall
Donation:
No self-promotion in the app.
More than 3 apps could be selected
Bring back last visible app after starting an app
Start apps, even not ever running since system startup
You support this app and further development!
Play Store: http://tinyurl.com/m94esbw
Changelog : In-app or http://tinyurl.com/kyzfjmp (Google Tranlator bar on the top)
Sideload: http://tinyurl.com/nhde3ux
My personal intension to create this app:
I'm using the messenger Trillian which has random FCs. Now Cerulean Studios has"pimped" the UI in a way I don't like. So I have to use the old version with known bugs.
To not miss messages anymore, i restart Trillian after crashes with this app
Now i'm using it also for daily crashes of WhatsApp
Translation:
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Useful application! I've highlighted it on the XDA Portal.
I'm already liking your BootManager and ReceiverStop.
Way to go!
Thanks!
willverduzco said:
Useful application! I've highlighted it on the XDA Portal.
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I just read it in portal news, looks nice. Good work OP!
Is this an Xposed module or standalone? (Other great apps work with Xposed.)
no module applications ...
Wow, sounds amazing, I could use this for my CarPC.
Would it be possible to add an per-app option to only recover the app when the screen is on ?
Thanks !
willverduzco said:
Useful application! I've highlighted it on the XDA Portal.
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Thank you! It's just curious that no one other created such an app before and i had to do it by myself
Dovidhalevi said:
Is this an Xposed module or standalone? (Other great apps work with Xposed.)
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Standalone, no root. Should work down to API3 (Android 1.5)...
d1dd1 said:
Would it be possible to add an per-app option to only recover the app when the screen is on ?
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Per-app? A global option "restart apps only of screen is on" would be much easier
So if the time interval is set to 20 minutes, the app check every 20minutes if the selected apps are still running and if they dont, keep running start them again?
Do i get this right?
septigation said:
So if the time interval is set to 20 minutes, the app check every 20minutes if the selected apps are still running and if they dont, keep running start them again?
Do i get this right?
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Yes.
I think "20" is a good value
* you do not miss messages etc to long
* not many checks of the apps, no impact to battery (20 min -> 72 cheks/day)
But you could set whatever you need
d1dd1 said:
Also fine for me :good:
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Just pushed to Play Store. The logfile shows "sleeping" if
* the setting is enabled
* the screen is off
* an app is detected as not running
Bad side: needs api7. For Android <=2.0 i would have to watch screen-on/-off events :-\
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septigation said:
May i ask which apps do YOU let your own app control?
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As i wrote in 1st post, i did this app for Trillian and WhatsApp because both crashes sometimes on my device. Then i get calls why i don't answer for so long...
Now i've additionally set Llame and My Data Manager, because i've hidden their notification icons with NotifyClean, and i wan't to know if they closes without it - until now it was not the case
Restart minimized
I would like the option to restart apps minimized without reverting to the homescreen. Please separate these choices.
sytauro said:
I would like the option to restart apps minimized without reverting to the homescreen. Please separate these choices.
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That's not possible, due Android does not provide the "minimize" of an app
No minimizing
defim said:
That's not possible, due Android does not provide the "minimize" of an app
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How about returning to previous active app instead of homescreen then? Returning to the homescreen interrupts ongoing use of the phone.
sytauro said:
How about returning to previous active app instead of homescreen then?
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Great idea, i will check if it is possible to get the current focused app. But it could be that there is a short (<1 second) interruption anyway
sytauro said:
How about returning to previous active app instead of homescreen then? Returning to the homescreen interrupts ongoing use of the phone.
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Just released to Play Store. This needs a new permission "GET_TASKS".
Also added a notification if a app was restarted
I've just added strings for translation to the first post. If you attach here a translation, please send me you email address via PM.
Notice to @kalashenicof @jzak1083 @vipa
Cool app
I, too, wish they would've kept Trillian looking like that old school Gingerbread style, but it's hard to expect them not to upgrade the UI, I guess...
Did Verizon disable this for some reason? Or did HTC? When I open the Google Search app (where you can usually say "Ok Google" to jump into voice commands), the settings say it's enabled, however it doesn't say "ok google" next to the microphone icon in the search bar, like it usually does
It's especially weird because I vaguely remember using the Ok Google a few days after I got it, but I could be mistaken (quite often this is the case)
No matter how loud I've screamed at it, it's not working. Anybody else having this?
Lol. The m8 isn't "always listening"
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Ok Google works with this phone. There is a setting that enables hot word detection in Google now, check there.
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I know it's not always listening. However you usually can say OK Google from the Google now app to go to voice commands
And I already have it on in the settings, but it's not working.
Oh and also when I installed the Google now launcher to see if it would work on the home screen there, it didn't.
GideonMouth said:
Ok Google works with this phone. There is a setting that enables hot word detection in Google now, check there.
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I enabled hot word detection but wasn't able to get it to work either.
Rugged96 said:
I enabled hot word detection but wasn't able to get it to work either.
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Is your app out of date perhaps? It works fine for me, but it is limited to the Google Now app. I can't do it on the homescreen, but it works perfectly fine from the Google Now app (swipe up from home).
If you are totally up to date, maybe try going with a factory reset.
tdnookhd said:
Is your app out of date perhaps? It works fine for me, but it is limited to the Google Now app. I can't do it on the homescreen, but it works perfectly fine from the Google Now app (swipe up from home).
If you are totally up to date, maybe try going with a factory reset.
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actually, this is how it works for me as well. I was hoping to get it from the home screen but swiping up is ok...not totally hands free but close.
Rugged96 said:
actually, this is how it works for me as well. I was hoping to get it from the home screen but swiping up is ok...not totally hands free but close.
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If you want it on the homescreen, you'll have to sideload the Google Now Launcher APK and use that instead of BlinkFeed. You do lose access to HTC's widgets, but other than that there's not much difference.
If you want to do that, here's the XDA thread to get the APK:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506488
tdnookhd said:
If you want it on the homescreen, you'll have to sideload the Google Now Launcher APK and use that instead of BlinkFeed. You do lose access to HTC's widgets, but other than that there's not much difference.
If you want to do that, here's the XDA thread to get the APK:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506488
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thanks for that option. i installed Nova because i didn't like the square app folders..I know, picky...so now i need to decide pro/con.
Rugged96 said:
thanks for that option. i installed Nova because i didn't like the square app folders..I know, picky...so now i need to decide pro/con.
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Now Launcher's folders are a white circle background with the "stack" icon effect. You can simulate this in Nova and see how you like it before installing.
Nova Settings > Folders > Background > White Circle
Nova Settings > Folders > Style > Stack
tdnookhd said:
Now Launcher's folders are a white circle background with the "stack" icon effect. You can simulate this in Nova and see how you like it before installing.
Nova Settings > Folders > Background > White Circle
Nova Settings > Folders > Style > Stack
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that's exactly what i did...so much nicer! imo
Okay so I don't know where this came from cuz I didn't download any apps recently but this stupid lockscreen started popping up and it's killing my cpu. Can anyone tell me what app it's from so I can disable it?
Satansleftnipple said:
Okay so I don't know where this came from cuz I didn't download any apps recently but this stupid lockscreen started popping up and it's killing my cpu. Can anyone tell me what app it's from so I can disable it?
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I think thats uc shizzz...
goto uc browser > lockscreen stuffs > turnoff lock screen boost battery or something like that option.
sachin n said:
I think thats uc shizzz...
goto uc browser > lockscreen stuffs > turnoff lock screen boost battery or something like that option.
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I don't have that app :silly: here is my app drawer
Satansleftnipple said:
I don't have that app :silly: here is my app drawer
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wait a minute, then just reboot your device into safemod and check your lockscreen still shows that crappy page? i bet that lockscreen thingy is from one of the 3rd party apps youve had insttaled on your phone atm. :silly:
sachin n said:
wait a minute, then just reboot your device into safemod and check your lockscreen still shows that crappy page? i bet that lockscreen thingy is from one of the 3rd party apps youve had insttaled on your phone atm. :silly:
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I went through all of them and couldn't figure it out and I don't really wanna delete all my **** to figure it out but I'll try that real quick ig
Satansleftnipple said:
I went through all of them and couldn't figure it out and I don't really wanna delete all my **** to figure it out but I'll try that real quick ig
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SAFEMODE -
*.Press/Hold Power button until power menu shows up
*.Tap/Hold Power off option
*.Choose OK to reboot in safe mode
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Satansleftnipple said:
Okay so I don't know where this came from cuz I didn't download any apps recently but this stupid lockscreen started popping up and it's killing my cpu. Can anyone tell me what app it's from so I can disable it?
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That's probably from 360 security or cleanmaster, before you say it, I understand that when you first installed 360 or Cleanmaster, it didn't change your lockscreen, but it may have updated the app and the lockscreen was part of the updated app. Remove 360 security and Cleanmaster anyway because "security" apps are all useless junk anyway, viruses don't exist in android the way that the app makers would have you believe. These crappy security apps and optimizers are all junk that only drain your battery and slow the device down, they are not actually beneficial, they do more harm than good. BTW, when you're on the web and you get pages that say you have a virus and prompts to install one of these security apps, you don't actually have a virus, they just want you to install their free app so they can make money on the ads that come with them.
You have several "security" apps and you don't really "need" any of them. Android works by permissions, nothing can attack or invade your device unless you give it permission to, whether you realize it or not (such as clicking links or opening MMS pics or opening email attachments). Being a wise user and only opening things you know are safe is all you really need.
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Hi all,
I have a couple of strange issues using Google calendar on my HTC u11.
1.
When a press new event button I see a 'flat' interface instead of classic one.
See screenshots attached please.
On my Nexus 7 (same accounts, same calendars, same application version) all appear normally.
2.
I cannot swipe to delete event. Swipe gesture doesn't work.
On my Nexus works perfectly.
I tried of course to clear calendar data, install fresh but nothing.
Latest Google calendar version installed of course.
Recently updated ota 1.27 but the same.
Anyone is experiencing same issued?
Thx
Not sure what you mean by flat interface, however just created an event and can swipe to delete and short swipe to tap trash can to delete. Both ways work just fine. Im on Sprint 1.28. and latest as well.
All works normal for me. Leedroid.
aferende said:
Hi all,
I have a couple of strange issues using Google calendar on my HTC u11.
1.
When a press new event button I see a 'flat' interface instead of classic one.
See screenshots attached please.
On my Nexus 7 (same accounts, same calendars, same application version) all appear normally.
2.
I cannot swipe to delete event. Swipe gesture doesn't work.
On my Nexus works perfectly.
I tried of course to clear calendar data, install fresh but nothing.
Latest Google calendar version installed of course.
Recently updated ota 1.27 but the same.
Anyone is experiencing same issued?
Thx
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Well...in the app data, what calendar version do you have installed?
AarSyl said:
Well...in the app data, what calendar version do you have installed?
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5.7.35-165431130-release
aferende said:
5.7.35-165431130-release
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I have no idea, honestly.
schmeggy929 said:
Not sure what you mean by flat interface, however just created an event and can swipe to delete and short swipe to tap trash can to delete. Both ways work just fine. Im on Sprint 1.28. and latest as well.
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Look at differences between your screenshots and mine.
When you press plus button in your case you see other colored buttons.
In my case text only:crying:
aferende said:
Look at differences between your screenshots and mine.
When you press plus button in your case you see other colored buttons.
In my case text only:crying:
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Yeah other than clearing data again, uninstall and reinstall, im not sure what is going on there.
schmeggy929 said:
Yeah other than clearing data again, uninstall and reinstall, im not sure what is going on there.
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Thank anyway.
I will change calendar app awaiting a fix ever if it's a Google calendar bug in some situations
After a lot of experiments, finally I discovered what is causing the issue.
It's an app called Nougat Quick settings: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.simonesestito.ntiles
It need accessibility permissions to allow it to create custom tiles in the quick settings bar.
I have contacted app developer that confirms this bug.
Once disabled accessibility permissions, Google calendar works fine but custom tiles stop working.
I hope this is useful to others having similar issues.
BTW Ty all for your support.
aferende said:
After a lot of experiments, finally I discovered what is causing the issue.
It's an app called Nougat Quick settings: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.simonesestito.ntiles
It need accessibility permissions to allow it to create custom tiles in the quick settings bar.
I have contacted app developer that confirms this bug.
Once disabled accessibility permissions, Google calendar works fine but custom tiles stop working.
I hope this is useful to others having similar issues.
BTW Ty all for your support.
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You can get custom tiles with shortcutter by @LeeDroid mate. Try it out. It doesn't interfere with any other App like GCalendar
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