I had an Evo LTE but now I have an N5. I rooted my device not too long ago and tried our a couple Roms. I stuck with PA. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, I don't post on here much, but I keep getting notifications from PA telling me to update Gapps. I like the stock PA Gapps. I like that it doesn't have the old messaging app and browser(I like using Hangouts and Chrome). I don't want to have 2 of each thing. Really my question is, is there some sort of advantage to updating Gapps?
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Updating GAPPS is merely updating these apps, not much different to updating normal user apps.
You don't have to update, but they often bring new features / fixes bugs etc. Not necessarily and advantage, just nice to keep things updated really.
If the zip comes with apps you don't want e.g. messaging or old browser:
- You can always remove them with titanium backup or similar
- Or you can delete them from the zip before you even flash it.
open the .zip with something like 7zip (double click, don't extract)
delete apks you don't want from /system/app or /system/priv-app etc.
close 7zip to update it.
- Use another flashable zip to remove them after flashing the gapps (set it up once, saves you editing the zip every time). I do this personally.
Turn off the notifications in the ota app settings. Problem solved. You do not need to update from the ota app at all
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My Nexus S 4G's power button stopped working. For better or for worse, I decided to install a new ROM without dealing with this problem. The install was fine, however I used ROM Manager to do it and for some reason it didn't install the gapps; I don't have the Google Play/Android Market app, and don't know how to get it. Keep in mind that my power button doesn't work, so I can't just install gapps from a .zip (which I do have but are unavailable).
Is there a way I can download the gapps with the default browser, or even just putting a file onto the SD? Even if it's just the market, I should be able to restore everything fine with that. Any help is appreciated, thank you.
1) download this file. http://db.tt/bJd0WZOq
3)install root explorer
2) copy the downloaded file to /system/app. Via root explorer
4) restart your phone!!
Hope this helped you!!
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Ok so false alarm on the success. I managed to download the .apk of Titanium Backup and restore my apps and data, however my phone is not synched with a Google account (there was strangely no option for it when I booted the ROM) and I don't have any gapps nor do I have access to the market (Google Play Store closes immediately when I attempt to open it). Any suggestions for a solution?
I also installed the Gmail .apk and it also closes immediately.
Its simple .. you are not logged in!
Go to settings and then account and select Gmail or login to your Gmail
And synchronize it!!
It should fix the problem.
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Well as I said, when booting the ROM there was no option for logging in. Strangely, there is also no option for Gmail under Accounts, only "Email", "Corporate", and "Dropbox". Could it be a problem with the ROM? I'm using Android Open Kang Project (AOKP) Milestone 4
Can you backup and flash a different ROM?
Well I suppose I could. I was hoping it wasn't a ROM issue, since I liked this ROM, but I if that's the heart of the issue than I have to.
Greetings!
**Standard Disclaimer applies here: If you screw up your device trying to follow the steps in this thread, it's not my fault. The second you unlocked your bootloader, you took full responsibility for what happens to your device.**
First, I want to thank SCDevs and xdaid for putting this app out and for continuing development and support. The original thread can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1561729
The app can also be downloaded for free in the Play Store here: http://goo.gl/Zmzmh
May I suggest that you support development of this app by buying the Donate version here: http://goo.gl/SVtyl
What does this app do? This app will make a flashable update.zip of all your apps and their data, /including system apps if you so choose, for you to flash after you complete a full wipe and flash a new rom.
While it is understood that Titanium backup can restore all your apps and data and take a relatively short amount of time to do its job, this app makes it a bit more convenient by allowing you to just flash a zip and be done with it.
Enjoy the app.
I found a bug with the restoration of 2 apps.
Chrome browser
Quickpic
Both apps had to be uninstalled and.reinstalled for them to function. Just a heads up.
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Can I do a backup from stock message app and restore to a sense 4.0 text message app?
abcdavidefg said:
Can I do a backup from stock message app and restore to a sense 4.0 text message app?
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The stock sense mms.apk? Idk I haven't tried that. Haven't used a pure stock sensation Rom since last July. I'm guessing no since stock is gb and sense 4.0 is ics. You can try it tho. If you want to save your messages just use.sms backup and restore in the Play Store. It's a free app and has always worked for me.
On a side note, I know the stock ics mms.apk DOES work on sense 4.0. I'm using it on OrDroid right now.
Hope that helped. Lmk if I didn't answer your question.
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Wait a second... I get it. You can do the backup and restore from one messaging app to another, you just have to use sms backup and restore or a similar app.
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I get an error(0) Installation aborted, when flashing the update.zip.
Any thoughts?
Edit: Now i am getting error(7) Something like looking for four found three
arifqur said:
I get an error(0) Installation aborted, when flashing the update.zip.
Any thoughts?
Edit: Now i am getting error(7) Something like looking for four found three
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Weird. Ok so the way around that is to grab the update-binary from a rom that doesn't use aroma installer (I used aokp when I tested this) and overwrite the one found in data/data/scdev-app2zip/files then make your backup zip. I know that will work.
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Hi, I just rooted, bootstrapped and flashed CyanogenMod-7.1.0-DROID2WE-KANG (Pooka-CM4D2G-GB-20120519.zip) and Gapps (gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip) and (gapps-gb-20110828-newtalk-signed.zip) on top (the second one for TALK with video chat, ignorantly forgetting it would be replaced with hangouts anyway).
However, it only included a couple Gapps but missed a lot like MAPS, YOUTUBE, GMAIL, VOICE SEARCH, STREETVIEW which use to be included in stock roms. I read this COMPLETELY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516689 and found the "copyright reason" so decided to download all apps from market but i got a somehow stupid question:
Can I make these apps I downloaded from store like ROM, STOCK apps? If its possible, does it make any difference beyond changing the Uninstall button to "Uninstall Updates"? I mean, like, performance difference?
All info is greatly appreciated. Thank you
Sure, you can move the APKs from /data to /system. There will be no difference in performance whatsoever because it's the same flash storage, just a different partition. Updates will still install to /data unless you feel like manually moving the updated APKs to /system every time an update comes out.
I'm too new to post in the dev subforum, but have a few issues with Flappy's AOSP Rom and wanted to ask:
- very low call volume, even maxxed out. any way to increase?
- lots of FCs, all sorts of apps - WhatsApp, Gmail, Exchange Services, etc. - how to troubleshoot?
nindustrial said:
I'm too new to post in the dev subforum, but have a few issues with Flappy's AOSP Rom and wanted to ask:
- very low call volume, even maxxed out. any way to increase?
- lots of FCs, all sorts of apps - WhatsApp, Gmail, Exchange Services, etc. - how to troubleshoot?
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since you are new to the forum may I suggest you look in all sub forums because there is a fix zip in Apps section for what you are asking to be increased. Prior to posting though you should simply search all over. Also take some time and explore the forum especially now since its early and not to cluttered.
As far as troubleshooting I think you may need to simply try a clean install again. Did you install your apps via Play Store or did you use Titanium. You can go into recovery and wipe cache(s)
playya said:
since you are new to the forum may I suggest you look in all sub forums because there is a fix zip in Apps section for what you are asking to be increased. Prior to posting though you should simply search all over. Also take some time and explore the forum especially now since its early and not to cluttered.
As far as troubleshooting I think you may need to simply try a clean install again. Did you install your apps via Play Store or did you use Titanium. You can go into recovery and wipe cache(s)
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Thanks playya, apologies and my bad about the search.
I used Play Store (don't use any backup app like Titanium). I wiped cache/dalvik before and after rom-install. Want to avoid re-install if possible, took a long time to get apps back.
nindustrial said:
Thanks playya, apologies and my bad about the search.
I used Play Store (don't use any backup app like Titanium). I wiped cache/dalvik before and after rom-install. Want to avoid re-install if possible, took a long time to get apps back.
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what gapps did you to flash the AOSP rom? I use minimal gapps all the time to allow my apps to be restored via PlayStore plus I dont like all that bloatware. Do you use and exchange email? I normally delete that from my system.
You can always wipe cache(s) download a new gapps then wipe cache, dalvik and system(only) and reflash rom and gapps again. NO loss of apps will occur
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what gapps did you to flash the AOSP rom? I use minimal gapps all the time to allow my apps to be restored via PlayStore plus I dont like all that bloatware. Do you use and exchange email? I normally delete that from my system.
You can always wipe cache(s) download a new gapps then wipe cache, dalvik and system(only) and reflash rom and gapps again. NO loss of apps will occur
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Flappy's AOSP rom came with gapps pre-installed, rom instructions said to specifically NOT install gapps separately. I agree with you, I prefer minimal and less bloat. I wanted a clean AOSP rom to throw Gravitybox on, as this is what I'm used to coming from the Nexus world.
I don't use Exchange, but have disabled the built-in EMAIL app - would that cause problems? Is it easy to delete Exchange?
Ok, thanks for the tip - I'll try the reflash if the problem continues.
nindustrial said:
Flappy's AOSP rom came with gapps pre-installed, rom instructions said to specifically NOT install gapps separately. I agree with you, I prefer minimal and less bloat. I wanted a clean AOSP rom to throw Gravitybox on, as this is what I'm used to coming from the Nexus world.
I don't use Exchange, but have disabled the built-in EMAIL app - would that cause problems? Is it easy to delete Exchange?
Ok, thanks for the tip - I'll try the reflash if the problem continues.
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I use root explorer or es file explorer and delete the apks altogether. I remove all apks that I don't need and I know is safer to remove as well. You sure xposed is not the culprit
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I use root explorer or es file explorer and delete the apks altogether. I remove all apks that I don't need and I know is safer to remove as well. You sure xposed is not the culprit
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I'm fairly certain Xposed is ok - been using it for ages on my previous phones. I think I may have found the issue, though - I noticed I was getting FC's mostly when I was typing. Flappy's ROM came with the CM keyboard, and I installed the standard AOSP Google keyboard over top, but it was still using the default spell-checker from the CM keyboard. In settings->input, I changed it to the Google Keyboard AND the Google spell-checker and haven't got a typing-related FC since. Maybe there was some incompatibility between the CM spell checker and the Google keyboard. Anyway, thought I'd mention it, in case it helps others..
Thanks!
I've been using cyandelta to update CM12. The problem is, i deleted some system apps and files in CM12. after updating with cyandelta, it again flashes the deleted system apps. is there anyway to stop this.? Deleting the apps daily is PITA. However a script can come in handy to delete the apps in one stroke. But i just want to know is there any other alternatives.
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I've been using cyandelta to update CM12. The problem is, i deleted some system apps and files in CM12. after updating with cyandelta, it again flashes the deleted system apps. is there anyway to stop this.? Deleting the apps daily is PITA. However a script can come in handy to delete the apps in one stroke. But i just want to know is there any other alternatives.
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Make a flashable zip to remove unwanted apps.
Every time when u update just flash it. Hassel free way for ur requirement
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+1 on the above :thumbup:
I also like to install Google Now Launcher (Google Search + Google Home) to the system dir, so the package can also do that. I can upload a sample package if needed, but the trick lies in updater-script and it's pretty easy.
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If the package you use to update the ROM has those system apps, you'll have them installed every time you flash.
Did you try not deleting them, but just deactivating them?