I am looking for a Custom ROM for galaxy st-5670 with all the stock apps replaced with the alternative apps available on Google Play. I have tried 5 or 6 roms but all of them are with same stock apps with only theme modified. Please recommend a rom.
Thank you.
hasham33 said:
I am looking for a Custom ROM for galaxy st-5670 with all the stock apps replaced with the alternative apps available on Google Play. I have tried 5 or 6 roms but all of them are with same stock apps with only theme modified. Please recommend a rom.
Thank you.
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You'll have to replace the apps manually if you want to use the stock ROM's.. There is a ROM ,though, which is based on CM9 which has keyboard,gallery, browser and music player replaced.
Here is the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2630039
thank you for your reply.
you said i have to do it manually. how is that?
when i install any app it does not replace the stock app but adds to my mobile. What is the process of replacing these apps.
hasham33 said:
thank you for your reply.
you said i have to do it manually. how is that?
when i install any app it does not replace the stock app but adds to my mobile. What is the process of replacing these apps.
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Method 1: When it adds to ur mobile, use titanium backup app; long press the desired app from apps list & select "convert to system app". Done!!
Method 2: Use Root Explorer app & copy-paste the desired apk to "/system/app". Then set its permission to rw-r--r--. Then reboot the phone. Done!!
★Some apps like Quickpic require u to copy apk's library files to "/system/lib" to actually work as system apps.
Hope this helps...!!
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Hello, I've flashed my P5110 with CM9, the rom works fine, however, I need some stock apps badly, such as the Samsung Apps so that I can install some apps from this market -- some of the apps in this market are not available elsewhere.
Before flashing to CM9, I've copied the Apps folder from P5110 to my PC. But now I don't know which files to be copied to P5110's app folder so as to get the Samsung Apps back.
Any advise would be appreciated.
viaj said:
Hello, I've flashed my P5110 with CM9, the rom works fine, however, I need some stock apps badly, such as the Samsung Apps so that I can install some apps from this market -- some of the apps in this market are not available elsewhere.
Before flashing to CM9, I've copied the Apps folder from P5110 to my PC. But now I don't know which files to be copied to P5110's app folder so as to get the Samsung Apps back.
Any advise would be appreciated.
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Just search for stock apps on this site or on samsungs site, download it on to your internal memory and install it just like the rom you installed
Cant you not log into your Samsung account and download them ? Or get a stock ROM and push to device.
Thats if they will even work , Not all stock apps will work, but you can try.
What apps do you want ?
Sean_Seany said:
Cant you not log into your Samsung account and download them ? Or get a stock ROM and push to device.
Thats if they will even work , Not all stock apps will work, but you can try.
What apps do you want ?
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Thank you.
I can visit Samsung app's website, but can't download apps on it, because when I click download, it pushes the app to my pad, but now my pad is running CM9, and won't receive the app. That's why I would like to restore the Samsung App on my pad.
viaj said:
Thank you.
I can visit Samsung app's website, but can't download apps on it, because when I click download, it pushes the app to my pad, but now my pad is running CM9, and won't receive the app. That's why I would like to restore the Samsung App on my pad.
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Samsung stock apps use samsung framework,
CM10 doesn't have samsung framework, so all samsung apps won't work on CM10.
I've most samsung apps *.apk and all of them can't run on custom ROM (CM9 / CM10)
Rotundjere said:
Samsung stock apps use samsung framework,
CM10 doesn't have samsung framework, so all samsung apps won't work on CM10.
I've most samsung apps *.apk and all of them can't run on custom ROM (CM9 / CM10)
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Thank you! Now I will give up .
hi , i installed cm-7-20130301-NIGHTLY-s5670
i want play store , default camera app (like in jana v7.0) and default task manager and how to flash them
do i need to mount system before i flash them ??
ahmedteling said:
hi , i installed cm-7-20130301-NIGHTLY-s5670
i want play store , default camera app (like in jana v7.0) and default task manager and how to flash them
do i need to mount system before i flash them ??
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For Play Store,Talk and other google apps flash THIS in recovery,no need to mount nothing.
Camera from Jana will not work on CM7 because CM7 is android 2.3.7 and Jana 2.3.6.
For task manager http://www.mediafire.com/?z5tafkk9kwhsw37 just put it in /system/app with Root Explorer and set permissions rw-r--r-- and restart
thanks alot
BUT I NEED JUST PLAY STORE , i dont want to install talk and maps ... i dont use them
does cm7 has a task manager ???? cause when i long press on home button it shows only recent apps
i want a way to clear ram , and plz tell me how to remove stock apps on cm7 like terminal and file manager
i want to keep only apps i use
ahmedteling said:
thanks alot
BUT I NEED JUST PLAY STORE , i dont want to install talk and maps ... i dont use them
does cm7 has a task manager ???? cause when i long press on home button it shows only recent apps
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U can delete unwanted apps using apps like titanium backup or else use any root explorer and delete apk's from /system/app directory..cm7 doesnt have inbuilt task manager so flash the one mentioned above post..
ok thanks
so can i flash only google play or i must flash whole gapps ???
ahmedteling said:
ok thanks
so can i flash only google play or i must flash whole gapps ???
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U can remove apps from the archive itself before flashing but safe side first flash n then remove apps individually...that doesnt takr much time, does it
yeah
thanks
Welcome anytime
Hi,
I have been trying to purchase this theme but paid themes are not available in my country. I then resorted to sideloading the theme by installing the trial version and using package disabler pro but it doesn't seem to work anymore. Help me! I really like the theme.
Try this . Install the theme. Go into priv-app, theme setting . Rename themesetting.apk to themesetting.bak restart your phone before your trail end ... you will need to be rooted and have some type of rooted file explorer for this to work...
smiley45 said:
Try this . Install the theme. Go into priv-app, theme setting . Rename themesetting.apk to themesetting.bak restart your phone before your trail end ... you will need to be rooted and have some type of rooted file explorer for this to work...
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Too bad I am not rooted but thanks anyways.
After you applied the theme , you need to clear data application of theme ( Applications->show application system->theme->clear data ) after that you need to disable theme store with package disabler.
You need to do the same steps when you reboot the phone.
Hope it works,
Sorry for bad english.
nkhah123 said:
After you applied the theme , you need to clear data application of theme ( Applications->show application system->theme->clear data ) after that you need to disable theme store with package disabler.
You need to do the same steps when you reboot the phone.
Hope it works,
Sorry for bad english.
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Tried that as well but still it reverts to the other theme.
musmas said:
Tried that as well but still it reverts to the other theme.
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I got stuck on this as well. What worked for me was, after disabling the theme store service, make sure you kill the running instance of it. Go into settings app manager and find the themes services and kill what's running before it rolls back your theme. Make sure you disable/freeze the service first then kill the running instance.
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Alawishis said:
I got stuck on this as well. What worked for me was, after disabling the theme store service, make sure you kill the running instance of it. Go into settings app manager and find the themes services and kill what's running before it rolls back your theme. Make sure you disable/freeze the service first then kill the running instance.
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Could you plz elaborate the process from the beginning? After I apply the theme what steps should I take..... because I am unable to force close the themes app .
did you get this to work yet
Try doing this. You need a
1.windows pc
2.your phone
Steps
1.enable usb debugging on your phone
2.download debloater app on your pc
Heres the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
3.run that app
4. Click the read all phone packages would scan all apks on your hp
5. Go find all apk which has the name theme
6. Give a like button if it helped
Hi! Guys Today I will share a guide on How to achieve Pixel features and look on almost any android device running android Nougat.
What you need?:- A rooted Nougat device, Root file manager(I recommened ES), Brain
Lets start:-
Go into root of your device using your fav. file manager and search for build.prop. Usually it lies in system folder but if not found search it. Open it with any text editor and add this two lines at it's end.
ro.product.model=Pixel XL
ro.opa.eligible_device=true
Now reboot your device.
After your device turns on Clear Google App data.(Clear whole data and not cache only).
Now long press on your device to launch Google assistant:laugh::laugh: .
Now another step.
Open playstore and install pixel launcher and wallpapers by google.
Now you need Link2SD.(Install if not already Installed)
Now open Link2SD find & convert Pixel launcher and wallpapers into system apps and reboot again. (This step enables Google Now on swipe).
Now Download the boot animation app by Jrummy from playstore and install the boot animation zip i provided or manually push it into your system where your boot animation is stored.(Normally it's stored in system>media)
Copy audio files and replace it with your default files in system>media>audio.
Now if you want more follow:- (Not recommened for CM users but i hadn't encountered any problem on my CM though )
Download substratum from Playstore and Pixel Ui which is similar theme for this app and apply it via the substratum. Reboot
Cm users can skip many steps and use any pixel theme and icon pack from Playstore and apply it via Themes app natively installed.:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
It's Done. Now enjoy all features and look of Pixel on your device.
While i encountered that google assistant doesn't recognize your voice I can't do anything for it now. I will keep looking to make it work but it will take time.Sorry.
You can also just download the launcher and wallpaper and install it. It still works that way. Also you can manually push them into system if required. But i suggest you to use bootanimation via substratum only as i pulled the zip file from PixelUi.
Here is a thread on Pixel experince you may want to take a look here too if you want to avoid so much work and go for flashing zips:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...xel-experience-launcher-dialer-t3478907/page1
Tips:- Signup for google beta tester on playstore and update your google app to latest beta version for seamless google assistant work.
You may add those two build.prop at the end and don't change your default model number. It will still work.
Boot animation have a huge chances to work normally as the just conatin minimal animations and cover center of screen. So try it out and tell me.
This is my first guide. Please PM me or quote if you have any doubts before rating my guide bad.
Thank me if you liked my guide and my assistance.:laugh:
aayushgupta219 said:
Hi! Guys Today I will share a guide on How to achieve Pixel features and look on almost any android device running android Nougat.
What you need?:- A rooted Nougat device, Root file manager(I recommened ES), Brain
Lets start:-
Go into root of your device using your fav. file manager and search for build.prop. Usually it lies in system folder but if not found search it. Open it with any text editor and add this two lines at it's end.
ro.product.model=Pixel XL
ro.opa.eligible_device=true
Now reboot your device.
After your device turns on Clear Google App data.(Clear whole data and not cache only).
Now long press on your device to launch Google assistant:laugh::laugh: .
Now another step.
Open playstore and install pixel launcher and wallpapers by google.
Now you need Link2SD.(Install if not already Installed)
Now convert Pixel launcher and wallpapers into system apps and reboot again. (This step enables Google Now on swipe).
Now Download the boot animation app by Jrummy from playstore and install the boot animation zip i provided or manually push it into your system where your boot animation is stored.(Normally it's stored in system>media)
Copy audio files and replace it with your default files in system>media>audio.
Now if you want more follow:- (Not recommened for CM users but i hadn't encountered any problem on my CM though )
Download substratum from Playstore and Pixel Ui which is similar theme for this app and apply it via the substratum. Reboot
Cm users can skip many steps and use any pixel theme and icon pack from Playstore and apply it via Themes app natively installed.:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
It's Done. Now enjoy all features and look of Pixel on your device.
While i encountered that google assistant doesn't recognize your voice I can't do anything for it now. I will keep looking to make it work but it will take time.Sorry.
This is my first guide. Please Tell me and ask me doubts before rating Bad.
You can also just download the launcher and wallpaper and install it. It still works that way. Also you can manually push them into system if required. But i suggest you to use bootanimation via substratum only as i pulled the zip file from PixelUi.
Here is a thread on Pixel experince you may want to take a look here too if you want to avoid so much work and go for flashing zips:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...xel-experience-launcher-dialer-t3478907/page1
Thank me if you liked my guide and my assistance.:laugh:
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There is no ro.product.model here
Leelka said:
There is no ro.product.model here
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I get it.. we got add it right.. sry
Leelka said:
I get it.. we got add it right.. sry
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Yeah! You need to add it.You may want to thank me and vote on my poll. It will boost my moral and I will create some good guides soon. :angel:
@aayushgupta219
It worked when I downloaded the latest google app from apkmirror. For some reason, the latest version of apps are not showing up in the play store. Its a bug in cm14.1
Rotated Quickbits said:
@aayushgupta219
It worked when I downloaded the latest google app from apkmirror. For some reason, the latest version of apps are not showing up in the play store. Its a bug in cm14.1
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Did you signed up for playstore beta update?
aayushgupta219 said:
Did you signed up for playstore beta update?
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Nope, Do I have to re-apply the build.prop mod again when I sign up for the google beta app?
Rotated Quickbits said:
Nope, Do I have to re-apply the build.prop mod again when I sign up for the google beta app?
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No, its one time work only.
aayushgupta219 said:
No, its one time work only.
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This option is greyed out
Rotated Quickbits said:
This option is greyed out
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I mentioned it in post that google assistant doesn't recognize voice. I am working on it and maybe i will able to fix it up soon. Hope so :fingers-crossed:
So, this is my first time rooting a phone, and once I managed to get it to work, I started playing around to see what capabilities I had now.
In doing this, I uninstalled the play store. I've tried multiple methods to reinstall it, but none have worked so far.
I've tried installing a new play store apk and used systemize to turn it into a system app, but that didn't work (the app crashed on launch)
I've also tried using link2sd but the app wouldn't let me convert to system app.
If anyone else has any tips for me I'd be grateful.
Using a samsung running android 11 - rooted with magisk, recovery method.
Copy it from another device using ApkExport then transfer the installable copy over to the victim device and install.
I haven't tried it with Playstore but it works on other apks even if the donor device is on a different Android OS version.
blackhawk said:
Copy it from another device using ApkExport then transfer the installable copy over to the victim device and install.
I haven't tried it with Playstore but it works on other apks even if the donor device is on a different Android OS version.
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sadly the only other device i have is a samsung galaxy S2 that is barely functional. I doubt that'll work.
Before you do anything I'd make sure you have a good backup of your device. Copy text messages, contacts, photos, etc all to external storage.
My first thought was just download install APK, but I see you've done that.
Someone else may have a better suggestion, but, if nothing else works, I'd try installing pico GApps to restore Playstore functionality.
https://opengapps.org/
Pico PackageThis package is designed for users who want the absolute minimum GApps installation available. In this package you will find the core Google System Base, Google Android Shared Library, Google Play Store, Google Calendar Sync, Dialer Framework and the following Play Store applications:
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FreSchDude said:
sadly the only other device i have is a samsung galaxy S2 that is barely functional. I doubt that'll work.
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Try it. It will copied system apks and updates.
I copied apks from a S4 running on Kitkat to my Note 10+. If it loads Playstore will need to update, that may be a problem... or not.
APK Export (Backup & Share) - Apps on Google Play
Manage and extract your apps.
play.google.com
blackhawk said:
Try it. It will copied system apks and updates.
I copied apks from a S4 running on Kitkat to my Note 10+. If it loads Playstore will need to update, that may be a problem... or not.
APK Export (Backup & Share) - Apps on Google Play
Manage and extract your apps.
play.google.com
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No dice. App crashes on launch.
SMcC2 said:
Before you do anything I'd make sure you have a good backup of your device. Copy text messages, contacts, photos, etc all to external storage.
My first thought was just download install APK, but I see you've done that.
Someone else may have a better suggestion, but, if nothing else works, I'd try installing pico GApps to restore Playstore functionality.
https://opengapps.org/
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Ill give it a shot, thanks
FreSchDude said:
So, this is my first time rooting a phone, and once I managed to get it to work, I started playing around to see what capabilities I had now.
In doing this, I uninstalled the play store. I've tried multiple methods to reinstall it, but none have worked so far.
I've tried installing a new play store apk and used systemize to turn it into a system app, but that didn't work (the app crashed on launch)
I've also tried using link2sd but the app wouldn't let me convert to system app.
If anyone else has any tips for me I'd be grateful.
Using a samsung running android 11 - rooted with magisk, recovery method.
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Google Play Store app by type is a normal 3rd-party app. Wondering why you want to convert it to a system app?
jwoegerbauer said:
Google Play Store app by type is a normal 3rd-party app. Wondering why you want to convert it to a system app?
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it's originally a system app. trying to get mine fixed because no matter what I do the app crashes on launch.
FreSchDude said:
it's originally a system app. trying to get mine fixed because no matter what I do the app crashes on launch.
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Yeah it's a system app on my Note 10+, can't be uninstalled*.
Normally it doesn't crash although it's common for it to not connect to Playstore. It does that if Google play Services is disable but even then it doesn't crash.
* I think, it has a disable option but to find out if there's an uninstall I would need to revert to the factory load first... which isn't something I want. It appears to be as I originally stated.
blackhawk said:
Yeah it's a system app on my Note 10+, can't be uninstalled*.
Normally it doesn't crash although it's common for it to not connect to Playstore. It does that if Google play Services is disable but even then it doesn't crash.
* I think, it has a disable option but to find out if there's an uninstall I would need to revert to the factory load first... which isn't something I want. It appears to be as I originally stated.
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there is no uninstall option. I uninstalled it through other means as my phone is rooted. Now I'm having issues re-installing it and getting it to work.
My last 2 cents here:
Per definition only apps that are needed by Android OS to work are called system apps and are stored in /system/apps. Other apps - called 3rd-party apps like Google Play Store - may be stored in /system/priv-apps.
BTW:
If you manually install Google Play Store APK then it installs to /data/app directory - as expected.