been doing my best to make the stock rom look gpe like by installing certain apps and debloating, just have to change a few more things:
1) phone & messages icons, like to replace them with gpe icons via a modify apk since i don't want to install any more unnecessary apps, help.
2) debloating: emergency alerts, help, htc apps, voice mail and voice recorder apps. tried freezing them but no luck.
any help or guidance is appreciated, thanks.
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I wanted to install a custom ROM.
I recently had a Samsung Infuse 4G and it was easy to copy everything over as it has a similar/same firmware.
There are some things I wanted to copy over when installing a new ROM, mainly call logs and text messages and I also like the Samsung contacts app.
Is that possible?
Or do I need to use SMS backup and give up on the call logs?
it is usually not a good idea to restore system data when you flash a new rom so I'm going to guess trying to restore any system data from a different device might not be a great idea
skomes said:
I wanted to install a custom ROM.
I recently had a Samsung Infuse 4G and it was easy to copy everything over as it has a similar/same firmware.
There are some things I wanted to copy over when installing a new ROM, mainly call logs and text messages and I also like the Samsung contacts app.
Is that possible?
Or do I need to use SMS backup and give up on the call logs?
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Ritesh Sahu makes SMS backup & restore, also Call logs backup & restore. I use them both to retain messages and calls. Nothing for mms though.
skomes said:
I wanted to install a custom ROM.
I recently had a Samsung Infuse 4G and it was easy to copy everything over as it has a similar/same firmware.
There are some things I wanted to copy over when installing a new ROM, mainly call logs and text messages and I also like the Samsung contacts app.
Is that possible?
Or do I need to use SMS backup and give up on the call logs?
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Restore system apps? BAD idea.
Depending on which ROM you're looking will determine if you will have the ability too use the Samsung Contact app. MOST of the current ROM's are not based off of Samsung, in that case you would not be able to use it.
For backing up SMS/MMS/Call logs, I use SMS Backup+. It does them all, and it's free. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS56ZWdvZ2dsZXMuc21zc3luYyJd
Hi,
I have a HTC Desire with Android 2.2. For the moment I do not want a custom ROM and leave the stock ROM (because I trust more in stability).
On the other hand, the apps such as Flash, Google Maps, StreetView, Google Search, YouTube, Speach Search, AppStore (now Google Play) are too old and when I upgrade them via Google Play, the go to User Data where they draw all of the memory.
I rooted my phone (unrevoked3), created a backup via Nandroid and used adb to remove unwanted apps such as Facebook, Twitter, ... . Now I want upgrade the above mentioned apps. Therefore I upgraded each of them, backuped up the apk to SD card and removed the upgrade again.
Now I would remove e.g. Maps.apk and Maps.odex via adb from /system/apps. However, how do I place the upgraded apk (com.google.android.apps.maps-1.apk) in the /system/apps? How do I create the odex file? I would prefer to have apk+odex instead of apk-only.
Unfortunately I always find information on how to de-odex apps (i.e. merge apk+odex) but I do not know why this should be interesting. Instead, the information on how to create odex out of apk would be much more interesting.
Am I the only person who likes to upgrade built-in apps?
dy/dx
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.
Hi guys, been using this great phone.for.2 months already. Used a couple of roms in the past but returned to rooted, locked bootloader stock rom with the latest update. I just had a question is it possible to make the settings menu white witout being deodexed? Or at least without modification of system files. Please.note I do not have any sort of recovery installed. Just rooted so I can use greenify and Uninstal bloatware. I really like the white menu, been searching and only foind it in custom.roms. anyway I can do that on stock? thanks in advance. I've decided to.use.stock as I could.find lots.of.bugs.on the.custom roms. Aand.I really like the stock ui. ANY advice?
Hey mate, sorry to inform you but I think you have to deodex. However I think there is another way, I understand you prefer clean stock rom, I can't unlock my bootloader and it is indeed the fastest rom do the following, search on the themes and apps for Honami white settings and you will find a port that even has cpu control.
Go to your apps folder (use root Explorer); delete your settings and settings.odex, and now copy the files you downloaded from the port and copy them with correct permissions. Then reboot and I think you are all done. Also search for an app or way do delete your cache, including dalvik so you avoid errors. I'm thinking about doing this myself so try it and tell me if something went wrong so I can help
Hi all.
First of all sorry if this is the wrong forum - but I'm unsure if its app relate, ROM or device.
I have a Uk S4 (i9505) on the 3 network which is rooted and usually running 4.4.2 TW roms. I noticed this issue last week when trying to freeze an app and its now the same after flashing different ROMs (currently Echoerom 38)
I've always used Titanium for app backup and restore and after flashing a new rom will freeze/delete things I donts use (S Health, Text to speech apks, live wallpaper pickers, etc)
Now I've noticed these apps dont show in Titanium`s list at all - purely user apps both installed and not installed - plus some ROM/kernel specific apps (like Stweaks/CPU spy)
Any `bloatware` apps aren`t listed at all so I cant touch them - they sem to occupy the system/priv-app folder.
Is this a normal thing for 4.4.2 or is there a workaround - other bloatware freeze apps seem ok.
Ive made sure there are no filters in the app view blocking things and reinstalled Titanium from fresh and even tried different Superuser apps to no avail. just to give an idea Titanium shows 251 apps listed but after clearing the cache/dalvik in recovery the system updates 400+ apps !
Any thoughts.
Cheers
Robin