Due to a bunch of issues I experienced with the TouchWiz email app, I recently replaced with the ICS AOSP Email/Exchange apps from this thread.
While its definitely much more stable than the original, the one feature Im missing is the conversation view the TouchWiz version has. Is there a version of the stock ICS or even JB email app that includes this?
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One of the major drawbacks for me when switching from a Sense based rom to AOSP is that the contacts don't link well in AOSP.
It appears that AOSP only matches on "Name". So if you have John Doe in your contacts and on Facebook their name is John Do, but their emails and phones are identical it doesn't link them.
Does anyone know a good app or some sort of replacement on an AOSP based rom that can work as well as the sense based contacts/links do?
Hey everyone,
I love my Infuse but the only thing is I absolutely HATE TouchWiz. I love HTC's Sense but unfortunately AFAIK there isn't a way of getting that on here.
Anyways back to my main point, what is the easiest way to get rid of TouchWiz and Samsung's Dialer, E-Mail Client and SMS Client? I much prefer the stock Android version of everything so if someone could please point me in the right direction that would be great.
My phone IS rooted BTW incase that makes things easier
Thanks!
CM 7 is in the process of being ported to the infuse, check the development section - still doesn't have all bugs worked out yet, but that's your only alternative to TouchWiz
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using XDA App
Until CM7 is available you could change the launcher and use market apps to do SMS, Email, etc...
Just delete/move or freeze the APKs using a root-enabled file explorer or Titanium Backup. Then you can install some alternative apps, lockscreens, and launchers.
Alternatively, you might want to check out some of the ROMs in the dev section. You can easily get a close-to-AOSP feel with Infused v2 and the lockscreen addon.
Yeah I'm always watching the CM7 thread to see what's new, etc.
Am I able to get the AOSP APK's for the dialer, sms and e-mail from somewhere? I would change my launcher but without the AOSP APK's I don't see the point
I am currently on Infused V2 with the lockscreen addon, just want to get rid of the Samsung feel ;-)
Thanks for everyone's help!
the dialer and contacts would be difficult to permanantly change. way back designgears tried an aosp look rom for the captivate and he wasn't able to change the dialer. you can get go contacts/dialer which is a single app much like aosp with added features and is themeable.
you can change the sms to aosp I believe but I'm not sure why you'd want to, it is really limited. there are many market apps you can use. go sms pro and handcent are very popular.
and there are many launcher in the market for you to choose. the gingerbread one from Eugene373 is same as gtg puts in his roms I believe.
I guess I will just wait until CM7 is all ready
I like simplicity, I think the Samsung SMS, E-mail and dialer are way too bloated. I look at it this way, if the main used functions of my phone are simple and basic then I won't have too many problems with the phone with daily use.
RJ45 said:
I guess I will just wait until CM7 is all ready
I like simplicity, I think the Samsung SMS, E-mail and dialer are way too bloated. I look at it this way, if the main used functions of my phone are simple and basic then I won't have too many problems with the phone with daily use.
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well it sounds like you might like go dialer/contacts then, it has some additional features but isn't very complicated at all. only issue is that every time it gets upgraded the defaults get cleared and you need to set them back to go contacts for like 4-5 different scenarios. it is a good app but the defaults system on android can get annoying. and I do believe aosp sms will work on this phone, just haven't seen it tried. it was done many times on the sgs phones because earlier versions of tw sms had weird problems with the time stamps, especially on custom roms, that and the theme was pretty gross.
Well I know SMS is possible for sure because I was using Refuse 1.7 before I upgraded to Infuse and it has the AOSP SMS which was nice
Hopefully CM7 gets finished up sooner than later
As mentioned, you have many options in the market...
popular launcher apps
go launcher
zeam launcher (i use on nook)
launcher pro (i use on infuse)
adw launcher (have on my son's phone)
android 2.3 launcher
SPB Shell 3D (looks like an amazing launcher)
and more
sms
chomp
go
handcent (i use)
and more
Dialers
I rarely make calls so I have not really looked into changing the dialer.
I recently flashed my HTC Sensation to Android 4.03 with Virtuous Aquisition, a senseless based ROM. One of the features that I often used in sense was the ability press and hold a picture in my stock browser and share it a bunch of different ways, my favorite being by text message. This is no longer an option in the stock browser in ICS or available in Chrome Beta and Dolphin.
Downloading the picture and then going to the gallery seems like such a pain, especially since this was a feature of Sense 3.0 on Gingerbread.
TL;DR: Is there a way to long-hold an image you come across the web browser and share it via MMS in stock ICS?
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I recently flashed my HTC Sensation to Android 4.03 with Virtuous Aquisition, a senseless based ROM. One of the features that I often used in sense was the ability press and hold a picture in my stock browser and share it a bunch of different ways, my favorite being by text message. This is no longer an option in the stock browser in ICS or available in Chrome Beta and Dolphin.
Downloading the picture and then going to the gallery seems like such a pain, especially since this was a feature of Sense 3.0 on Gingerbread.
TL;DR: Is there a way to long-hold an image you come across the web browser and share it via MMS in stock ICS?
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cool, this is the question pain in my axx after goes into ICS with my evo3d as well, seems to be the setting in ics
Looked around the forum here a bit and didn't quite find what I was looking for so I thought I would ask if anyone knew of a Sense 4.x style SMS/MMS app?
I took a look at Handcent and GoSMS, but none of those (or at least from what I could find from the various themes) had a layout/look/feel that the Sense SMS/MMS app has.
I think the JB SMS/MMS looks the closest but the JB SMS app on the market place doesn't work (MMS is broke along with notifications) and I think I recall seeing an actual JB SMS APK floating around, but am not sure how stable it is.
Any suggestions?
Wintrmte said:
Looked around the forum here a bit and didn't quite find what I was looking for so I thought I would ask if anyone knew of a Sense 4.x style SMS/MMS app?
I took a look at Handcent and GoSMS, but none of those (or at least from what I could find from the various themes) had a layout/look/feel that the Sense SMS/MMS app has.
I think the JB SMS/MMS looks the closest but the JB SMS app on the market place doesn't work (MMS is broke along with notifications) and I think I recall seeing an actual JB SMS APK floating around, but am not sure how stable it is.
Any suggestions?
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Bump in case anyone knows of a working JB MMS APK, or a MMS theme that looks like Sense 4.x
Is it possible to bring the stock TW contacts app into any AOSP ROM? I like the benefit of having the latest Android software of an AOSP ROM, but I really dislike the contact app. It is really hard to see with the white background. I have looked all over xsa for a solution. You would think it would be easy as the GMAil 4.2 substitute. I am not sure what files to use.
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Is it possible to bring the stock TW contacts app into any AOSP ROM? I like the benefit of having the latest Android software of an AOSP ROM, but I really dislike the contact app. It is really hard to see with the white background. I have looked all over xsa for a solution. You would think it would be easy as the GMAil 4.2 substitute. I am not sure what files to use.
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Have you tried Slim Bean rom? It has all apps inverted and,I believe, the contacts as well. It used to be called the Real Dark Slim addon on but "after 4.2.2 build 2. It's now integrated into the ROM with a toggle." I too hated the white background on contacts. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060612
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Have you tried Slim Bean rom? It has all apps inverted and,I believe, the contacts as well. It used to be called the Real Dark Slim addon on but "after 4.2.2 build 2. It's now integrated into the ROM with a toggle." I too hated the white background on contacts. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060612
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Thanks for the reply. I did try Slim in the past. "pre 4.2". I am not sure if the ROM had issues with the graphics or what. It seemed not very sharp after installation. Everything looked fuzzy. I even tried Eclipse ROM. I will figure out something. I just like the look of the stock TW contacts. The app also additional features. At the moment LiquidSmooth has the best 4.2.2 ROM out there.
In general TouchWiz apps cannot be used in AOSP ROMs. On a personal note I loath the TW phone and contacts app. Mainly because you cant swipe between the recently called, favorites, keypad etc.
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In general TouchWiz apps cannot be used in AOSP ROMs. On a personal note I loath the TW phone and contacts app. Mainly because you cant swipe between the recently called, favorites, keypad etc.
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who knows if the actual stock contact app is actually TW. I just like how it looks. The black background looks better than the white background of AOSP. The stock actually has the same screens where you can move back and forth. I am putting this topic to rest. It is a lost cause. I was going to see if I could replace it using root explorer, but decided against it and it wasnt worth the trouble. Oh well.
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who knows if the actual stock contact app is actually TW. I just like how it looks. The black background looks better than the white background of AOSP. The stock actually has the same screens where you can move back and forth. I am putting this topic to rest. It is a lost cause. I was going to see if I could replace it using root explorer, but decided against it and it wasnt worth the trouble. Oh well.
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It deferentially requires the tw framework. If you want a dark AOSP contacts app search for it. There are lots of inverted stock apps floating around and incorporated into ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798048 If you are on a 4.2.2 rom this will work.