I have jelly bean 4.1.2 and in system/apps theres a velvet.apk with a blue icon with a white g in the middle of the blue icon does anyone know what it is used for on the htc one sv?
SnakeFist2005 said:
I have jelly bean 4.1.2 and in system/apps theres a velvet.apk with a blue icon with a white g in the middle of the blue icon does anyone know what it is used for on the htc one sv?
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it's the google search app. i removed it too and did not face any issues...
esp7 said:
it's the google search app. i removed it too and did not face any issues...
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Oh ok thanks i just wanted to make sure it was not for talk to text as i use that to talk out txt messages while driving. I never have my hands on the phone while driving thats why i like that i can speak and it will type out the txt message for me.
Actually it is not the Google search app it is the successor to project butter, it was introduce in kitkat how you installed it on android 4.1.2 probably because you installed the gel launcher
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michaelg117 said:
Actually it is not the Google search app it is the successor to project butter, it was introduce in kitkat how you installed it on android 4.1.2 probably because you installed the gel launcher
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In fact i also have that velvet.apk preinstalled on my 4.2.2 phone.
Velvet is google search. As seen at the top in the screenie... Why its called velvet is beyond me.
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I would like to develop GOOGLE NOW (w/ Voice) to integrate completely with ICS, but I don't know where to start. If anybody can light me a way??
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I would like to develop GOOGLE NOW (w/ Voice) to integrate completely with ICS, but I don't know where to start. If anybody can light me a way??
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If you could search, it's already modded for ICS
One of them
It is somewhat. But you don't get to update that version. Thatswhy I would like to develop the updated app.
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Hello together,
I have a Xt925 running JB 4.1.2 (O2 Firmware, rooted, locked bootloader) and was wondering if anybody could provide me with an inverted contacts.apk or one with a black background. The one in my firmware has a white background color and that is really annoying.
I already tried other contact-apps and the best one I found was GoConteacts EX. Normally I would use it but it has this little bug that it breaks the contacts-sync as one can see in the playstore-comments.
So I basically ok with the stock contacts.apk except the white background. So if anybody could please help out here?
Thanks.
No one? I like black background too, maybe the apk from ICS? I update to JB and boom!, white background, I don´t like it...
I am using exdialer & contacts from the play store right now. I also installed the theme black ics for this app. It's not perfect but it does the job. The only problem is that if you add a new contact you get the white background again. In my case that is OK because I normally add my contacts in outlook on my pc and sync them. Dialer and contact lists are black and that is OK for me.
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homerjsim said:
Hello together,
I have a Xt925 running JB 4.1.2 (O2 Firmware, rooted, locked bootloader) and was wondering if anybody could provide me with an inverted contacts.apk or one with a black background. The one in my firmware has a white background color and that is really annoying.
I already tried other contact-apps and the best one I found was GoConteacts EX. Normally I would use it but it has this little bug that it breaks the contacts-sync as one can see in the playstore-comments.
So I basically ok with the stock contacts.apk except the white background. So if anybody could please help out here?
Thanks.
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are you on stock jellybean or?
Yes I'm on stock jellybean. Running the O2 branded version.
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Hello all, just flashed the US version of kitkat on my UK moto g, it says it's kitkat 4.4.2 in about phone, and the white icons in the status bar are there, but the launcher button is still the same as JB? not the new design, but the new dialer is there and hangouts etc.. but how do I get google now to work and be on the left when I scroll left? and how do i get it to work by saying "ok google"?
Thanks
EDIT: ok I got "ok google" to work but it only works by going into the google now part, and not from the homescreen? (had to change language to us english instead of uk)
junglebungle said:
Hello all, just flashed the US version of kitkat on my UK moto g, it says it's kitkat 4.4.2 in about phone, and the white icons in the status bar are there, but the launcher button is still the same as JB? not the new design, but the new dialer is there and hangouts etc.. but how do I get google now to work and be on the left when I scroll left? and how do i get it to work by saying "ok google"?
Thanks
EDIT: ok I got "ok google" to work but it only works by going into the google now part, and not from the homescreen? (had to change language to us english instead of uk)
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Google "How to install Google experience launcher" you will then find the new launcher,some KitKat features were nexus 5 only , I think that's why other nexus devices and Motorola devices got the old style launcher .
Thanks I've figured it out and been playing around with it loving it so far.
Hey guys, i extracted this from the ASUS Nexus 2012 version. It has the fancy material design makeover. Works without a flaw on Kitkat 4.4.4. It also gives the white look on the Google Now Launcher (supposedly called velvet). It is unhindered.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ozr03pguylzs82w/Velvet.apk?dl=0
Divshal said:
Hey guys, i extracted this from the ASUS Nexus 2012 version. It has the fancy material design makeover. Works without a flaw on Kitkat 4.4.4. It also gives the white look on the Google Now Launcher (supposedly called velvet). It is unhindered.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ozr03pguylzs82w/Velvet.apk?dl=0
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The one which has been posted till yet with the material design makeover is version 4.26. This one is 4.28.
What are the changes in this over one posted earlier? Any changelog?
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Thanks!!!
Installed on 2014 moto g and get constant google search force closed errors
Have a feeling when updating velvet.apk you need two files (maybe gms core)
Cheers
I didnt install the 4.26 version hence cant supply you with the changelog.
All noticeable that i can see is that there are:
material design makeover
the hamburger slide draw
the GNL integration with the visual changes
i dont use google now but perhaps there maybe some noticeable changes with the reminders available in the slide navigation drawer.
there you go:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5yrf1bgd81dr0fb/PrebuiltGmsCore.apk?dl=0
How to fix Force Close!!!
glen8 said:
Thanks!!!
Installed on 2014 moto g and get constant google search force closed errors
Have a feeling when updating velvet.apk you need two files (maybe gms core)
Cheers
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Go to google settings > Search & Now > voice > "Ok Google Detection" and disable all the the voice detections. This fixed my force closes
Cheers
Dumi
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I tried to un-install the google search updates and now my phone is broken (wont boot)
Can someone who already downloaded both the new Google Search and Play Services mirror it on a different site please because dropbox links aren't working for me!
Links not working
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Divshal said:
Hey guys, i extracted this from the ASUS Nexus 2012 version. It has the fancy material design makeover. Works without a flaw on Kitkat 4.4.4. It also gives the white look on the Google Now Launcher (supposedly called velvet). It is unhindered.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ozr03pguylzs82w/Velvet.apk?dl=0
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i am using version from here http://www.androidworld.it/2014/11/...gn-disponibile-per-tutti-download-apk-258082/
Installed on Galaxy note 4 and get constant google search force closed errors
repaired disabling e the voice detections.
Too much traffic in Dropbox. I'll add a mega link soon
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mega link
https://mega.co.nz/#!RVxnyaZL!1OF2DsEP8PKzPtgN34TdlQzpXnx5sCpD0jkfPSYqk6k
thanks for this ! for voice search I put from here http://www.androidworld.it/2014/10/...launcher-material-design-download-apk-253305/ libgoogle_recognizer_jni_l.so to /system/lib and work good !
Hey guys, so I have Kitkat 4.4.4 installed on my Nexus 5 (for a lot of reasons, battery is much better, faster, and I love the Kitkat material design better than Lollipop).. But today, Play Store showed me an update for Google's application, so I updated it, and ever since I did that, I have Lollipop's launcher even though I'm using Kitkat o__o, so weird, do you have any information about this guys? (see screenshots).
Thanks
Silvers91 said:
Hey guys, so I have Kitkat 4.4.4 installed on my Nexus 5 (for a lot of reasons, battery is much better, faster, and I love the Kitkat material design better than Lollipop).. But today, Play Store showed me an update for Google's application, so I updated it, and ever since I did that, I have Lollipop's launcher even though I'm using Kitkat o__o, so weird, do you have any information about this guys? (see screenshots).
Thanks
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Is it Google Now Launcher? If so the app isn't linked to your Android version.
Silvers91 said:
Hey guys, so I have Kitkat 4.4.4 installed on my Nexus 5 (for a lot of reasons, battery is much better, faster, and I love the Kitkat material design better than Lollipop).. But today, Play Store showed me an update for Google's application, so I updated it, and ever since I did that, I have Lollipop's launcher even though I'm using Kitkat o__o, so weird, do you have any information about this guys? (see screenshots).
Thanks
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That's not a Lollipop feature. The Google Now Launcher was available for KitKat devices as well. It might have debuted with the Nexus 5.
Silvers91 said:
Hey guys, so I have Kitkat 4.4.4 installed on my Nexus 5 (for a lot of reasons, battery is much better, faster, and I love the Kitkat material design better than Lollipop).. But today, Play Store showed me an update for Google's application, so I updated it, and ever since I did that, I have Lollipop's launcher even though I'm using Kitkat o__o, so weird, do you have any information about this guys? (see screenshots).
Thanks
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It's because Google Now Launcher and Google Now are linked somehow. At first I was also stay on Kitkat and my appdrawer background was transparent. When I install Google Now from 5.0 system dump appdrawer became white.
Regards, Zagor
P.S. There is no Kitkat material design.
Okay guys thanks
I'm a noob when it comes to these stuff so pardon me xD
Is there no way I can get my usual transparent app drawer? I hate the white one.
Silvers91 said:
Okay guys thanks
I'm a noob when it comes to these stuff so pardon me xD
Is there no way I can get my usual transparent app drawer? I hate the white one.
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You can flash 4.4.4 and do not install updates for google apps (launcher, velvet and prebuiltgsmcore for sure) - others maybe (also hangouts no, because it will ask for prebuiltgsmcore to update and than Google+ will fc.. Eh - better no to update any of google apps in that case.