Hi.
I have an old ZTE V5 (I think the official name is "Red Bull", can't remember now) lying around.
I want to give it to my relative, but she wants a phone with only WhatsApp and Waze pre-installed, and no browsing capability at all.
Which means - no chrome on the phone, nor stock browser (and not Google Now, I think, as well, since you can browse through its interface)
Right now there's a CM12.1 on the phone, with chrome and Google Now installed.
Is it possible to do such thing?
I thought about flashing CM again, this time with the Pico Open Gapps package, and then install WhatsApp and Waze from the Playstore.
Thing is, anybody could install Chrome and other browsers from the Playstore later on.
So, what would you do? Is there's any way to 'lock' the playstore, so nobody would have access to it anymore?
Or, even simpler- Is there's any Rom, that you can bundle any app that you want BEFORE you flash it, and then won't have internet access AFTER?
Thanks for your help.
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I have a problem with Google Chrome and I'm currently on CROMI 3.3 atm. I remembered I uninstalled Google Chrome once before and recently I just wanted to add it back so I could make use of ease with that nice Google account syncing with other synced devices. I tried installing from Play Store, and i got an error code -24. I couldn't find any information on that, so I tried doing 3rd party app installer and even tried using airdroid to do an install from my PC. Both of which could not even install as well.
I can only remember that Chrome was installed as a system app before, but I never did so. The only thing that acknowledges Chrome's existence on my tablet is Titanium Backup. There's a strikethrough line for com.android.chrome, but it doesn't give me any other option to do anything with it. No backup, freezing, or uninstall. Oddly enough, I don't know how I don't have a backup for the apk either.
The point is I'm trying to make here is, should I reflash the previous CROMI that did install Chrome with its package? I was on 3.2 before coming straight to 3.3. Is it safe to do that?
The one other thing I'm hoping would work is ask someone on here for their Chrome backup and restore it through Titanium. It's a chance that it would probably work, but I would like some thoughts on that.
Any help is appreciated, thanks... ~__~
I bought a Chinese Android phone for my father, Pioneer E80W which runs Android 4.0.4. It works great except for one big problem - it has been de-googled!!! This is obviously a huge problem, as you cannot load a google account on there, so cannot sync contacts, cannot load Google play on there, Google Maps etc etc. It seems even if you find the APK file for a Google app, it won't install properly, whereas some from other developers will work.
I guess part of fixing it will be to root the phone, but Superoneclick says it is already rooted. This has made a great phone pretty useless. Help!!!!
Also, to double check, does anybody know a reliable source of apk files for things like Google Play as I always seem to get dragged into spammy sites that insist I load other software etc etc.
Hi,
I purchased a new phone a Motorola Edge S (hardware SKU XT2125-4), unfortunately it is a China ROM phone which means it didn't come with Google play store. This was side loaded and I am able to install apps from google. But I have SO many issues with this and I am hoping someone has something helpful to actually use this phone
1. When I try to use Google setup a nearby device (to transfer everything over to this phone), it simply can't find my new phone (despite having bluetooth and location on for both phones
2. I can't restore contacts from google drive even though I can connect
3. I downloaded the MAGISK app, however the file browser is unable to install as the app is not allowed. The toggle to trust the app can not be changed.
I am at a loss as to how to actually use this phone as essentially it's useless at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.
It is already running Android Version 11
Baseband version M55_HI20_209.334.01.60R NIO_PVT_SUPERSDS_CUST
Kernel Version 4.19.136-perf+
Build Number RRN31.Q1-20-17-6
I can provide any / all other information if needed
If the solution is to root the phone, I'm ok with that too, but see point 3.
I'm in the same situation. Purchased the XT2125 as well. Got the Google stuff working by side loading the play store, services and framework. However, initially, while everything else was working, the contacts wouldn't sync. After a few hours of searching, finally came across an article which said that I also needed to side load an apk called google contacts sync and give it permission. Contacts started syncing after that. Fast forward a couple of days and a system update later, SMS are delivered with really long delays and outbound ones fail. Google maps crashes constantly and navigation just doesn't work. I don't know what to do with this phone now honestly, since I need Google maps navigation on a regular basis. Have tried reinstalling maps, resetting permissions, clearing cache and data but nothing seems to work. And with the SMS delay, I can't sign on our complete transactions on a lot of apps because the SMS usually arrives after such a delay that the code has expired. Feels like such a waste of money this phone even though it's supposed to be great bang for the buck.
I am hopeful that when they release the Moto G100 (same phone actually), that we will be able to flash it with this ROM to make it usable.
Slartibartfast70 said:
Hi,
I purchased a new phone a Motorola Edge S (hardware SKU XT2125-4), unfortunately it is a China ROM phone which means it didn't come with Google play store. This was side loaded and I am able to install apps from google. But I have SO many issues with this and I am hoping someone has something helpful to actually use this phone
1. When I try to use Google setup a nearby device (to transfer everything over to this phone), it simply can't find my new phone (despite having bluetooth and location on for both phones
2. I can't restore contacts from google drive even though I can connect
3. I downloaded the MAGISK app, however the file browser is unable to install as the app is not allowed. The toggle to trust the app can not be changed.
I am at a loss as to how to actually use this phone as essentially it's useless at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.
It is already running Android Version 11
Baseband version M55_HI20_209.334.01.60R NIO_PVT_SUPERSDS_CUST
Kernel Version 4.19.136-perf+
Build Number RRN31.Q1-20-17-6
I can provide any / all other information if needed
If the solution is to root the phone, I'm ok with that too, but see point 3.
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Wait it's like that with motorola too
I thought it's only like that with xiaomi
Seems like even with motorola it doesn't come with google apps if it's a china rom
Though it was only with xiaomi where if it's a china rom it doesn't come with any google apps guess im wrong
Slartibartfast70 said:
I am hopeful that when they release the Moto G100 (same phone actually), that we will be able to flash it with this ROM to make it usable.
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Yeah, I think it's being released in a couple of days. Anyway, I did a factory reset and the maps issues sorted out. Had to go through the pain of sideloading google again but the device is being shown as google play certified, but yeah, would be nice to just have the international rom on it.
Were you able to make any headway with your device? I didn't put a sim in mine but the rest of it seems to be working ok, except Youtube Vanced isn't signing in with a google account.
looking to get a more updated rom for youtube and livenettv so was looking at the android 6 roms. since i only want to use 2 apps on this device do i need to install gapps as well or can i skip gapps and just sideload the 2 apps i plan to use on the tablet?
If you want to sign in to your Google Account you're gonna need Google Services of some sort, maybe you could use MicroG for that. Other than that I don't think gapps are necessary.
hi, i dont need to sign into any google services. just need it to run youtube and livenettv. dad wont be doing anything else with it.
slybunda said:
hi, i dont need to sign into any google services. just need it to run youtube and livenettv. dad wont be doing anything else with it.
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Well you can watch YouTube even on stock android browser.
this is sorted now. flashed tablet with omni rom 6.01. no gapps and youtube and livenettv working great. much faster than stock rom was too.
the lack of gapps really frees up a lot of ram and helps the tablet zip along with relatively no slowdown. only drawback i got to manually get the apk for what i want to install. but added advantage that ads cant launch playstore etc.
slybunda said:
the lack of gapps really frees up a lot of ram and helps the tablet zip along with relatively no slowdown. only drawback i got to manually get the apk for what i want to install. but added advantage that ads cant launch playstore etc.
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Hey don't do manual work bro. Install aurora store for apps. Giving apk for Aurora store in attachment
handy but tablet just used for youtube and livenettv nothing else. so far so good. shame samsung didnt update it officially.
I have an Huawei Mediapad T5 for a little time now. I didn't used it much because of the annoying resolution settings.
But for so far, everything seemed to work. But didn't do much with it besides watching some Netflix on it.
But I've rooted my tablet this week, to see if I could get a workaround for this resolution problem.
I managed to root it, but stayed with it's EMUI stock ROM so far.
First thing I do is always remove the bloatware software. And just get it back to the most needed to run Android. So, removing all the games/ apps and stores I don't need.
So I also removed the Huawei appstore. I'm used to find all the apps I need on Google Play. So no need to use more appstores, which only take space.
But now it seems like some of the apps are not working annymore. For instance Netflix.
When I first opened it, it told me that it was not able to make connection or something similar. Then I checked it in Google Play, and it notified me in red that the app was compatible with this device. So I choose to remove it, trying to install it again. But now I can't find it annymore in the Google Playstore.
When I open CPU-Z, I get a message that it needs the newest version of "HMS Core". When I click install it directs me the Google Playstore of "Huawei Mobile Services" (so this is what HMS means).
But then again it shows me in red that this app is not working annymore with my device.
So my Questions:
Annyone had similar problems with a Huawei device? Is this caused because of an update? Because it's a rooted devce now? Or because I've removed the "Huawei app store" (or maybe another Huawei app)?
And how to resolve this?