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Bloatware Apps and Lag Tricks

Picking Up my GS4 on the 10th/11th and am immediately planning on Rooting it and then applying extensive boatware and lag controls.
I would very much appreciate if everyone listed the apps they Removed (R) or Disabled (D) as well as other settings that they applied to minimize the workload on the phone. I understand that these issues have been tackled individually but I'd like a consolidated thread where each person lists what they did and how big of a difference it made.
Below is a FAKE example of how I'd think these replies should be organized.
Looking for the following format:
D = Disabled R=Removed
APPS
D - App A
D - App B
R - App C
etc...
Settings Applied
- Changed Transition effect from 2 - 0.5 (location Developer settings)
- Turned off easy mode (location screen settings)
- etc...
Other Apps Used To Reduce/Eliminate Lag
- Installed XXXX App and did the following
a) changed XXX setting to off
b) changed YYYY setting to on
c) etc.
Effects - Phone feels much faster, I previously notice a lag [insert action here] and now I [do/don't/other]
This would really help us all just get all of our settings in sync with one another and move on from this lag and bloatware issue.

Root it and check my kernel mod settings here in General section.

There is a Google Docs spreadsheet that the guys over at the International S4 Forum have been working on. I've also contributed to it, however I noticed that the International S4 actually has less bloatware, and I don't mean Carrier bloat. It actually has less in the System Apps directory. Here is the List Of Removable Bloatware I was talking about.
Now we just need to create one similar that will apply to the SGH-i337 & SGH-i337M.

Sobai said:
There is a Google Docs spreadsheet that the guys over at the International S4 Forum have been working on. I've also contributed to it, however I noticed that the International S4 actually has less bloatware, and I don't mean Carrier bloat. It actually has less in the System Apps directory. Here is the List Of Removable Bloatware I was talking about.
Now we just need to create one similar that will apply to the SGH-i337 & SGH-i337M.
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Damn, this is good ****.

97prelude said:
Damn, this is good ****.
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You will see a bigger improvement modifying kernel parms.

97prelude said:
Damn, this is good ****.
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I'm just starting a Google Doc Spreadsheet right now and we can all contribute to updating it. Now, because there is only one version of the SGH-i337 and many versions of the SGH-i337M (TELUS, Bell, Rogers, Fido, Virgin Mobile, Koodo) I'll create separate pages since they all have their own carrier bloatware.

Deleted Apps
Active Apps manager
Adapt Sound
Alarm
AllShare ControlShare Service
AllShare FileShare Service
AT&T Drivemode
AT&T FamilyMap
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Locker
AT&T Messages
AT&T Navigator
AT&T Smart Wi-Fi
Blutetooth Share
BlurbCheckout
Briefing
Bubbles
ChatOn
ChatOn V
Clock
com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
Com2uSPoker
DioDictService
DirectConnectionManager
DirectShareManager
Downloads
Dual Clock (digital)
Easy Launcher
Easy Settings
Exchange Services
Face Unlock
Favorite Apps
Favorite Contacts
Google Play Books
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Movies & TV
Google Play Music
Group Play
Google Search (search bar, not the Google Now One)
Help
HP Print Service
Internet
Kies via Wi-Fi
Live wallpaper picker
Match3VS
MobileTV
MobilePrintSvx_CUPS
MobilePrintSvx_CUPS_Backend
myAT&T
Nearby devices
Nearby Service
PageBuddyNotiSvc
Phase beam
Photo Screensavers
S Health
S Memo
S Note Provider
S Translator
S Voice
Samsung Account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps Widget
Samsung Books
Samsung Games
Samsung Hub
Samsung Keyboard
Samsung Link
Samsung Print Service
Samsung Push Service
Samsung SBrowser Bookmark
Samsung SBrowser Tab Sync
Samsung SNote SyncAdapter
Samsung text-to-speach engine
Samsung WatchOn
SamsungHubUpdater
Screen Mirroring
SensorService
Share Music
SNS
Story Album
Story Album Widget
Swipe
Tags
Talk
Talkback
Travel
Travel wallpaper
TripAdvisor
Try air move
Voice Recorder
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo News
YPMobile
Frozen Apps
TouchWiz Home
Gmail
FW Upgrade
Settings
Window animation scale = 0
Transition animation scale = 0
Animator duration scale = 0
Force GPU rendering= checked for ON
Other Apps
Installed Trickster

I'm experiencing no lag so I didn't bother looking for ways to solve that. I disabled most stuff that can be disabled. It's pretty easy to figure out what can be disabled if you've done it before. You can pretty much disable anything Samsung. There are a bunch of camera options that you might want to keep. E.g., BeautyFace. I forgot which app it was but disabling it prevented me from changing the lockscreen wallpaper so I re-enabled that. The only Samsung app I kept was WatchON to control my TV.

raqball said:
Deleted Apps
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This is good info! Are you experiencing any Dependencies, Errors, or FC with any of the ones you deleted? For instance, I know that if you delete "Kies via WiFi", the Settings app will crash if you click on that option in the menu.

Sobai said:
This is good info! Are you experiencing any Dependencies, Errors, or FC with any of the ones you deleted? For instance, I know that if you delete "Kies via WiFi", the Settings app will crash if you click on that option in the menu.
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I have not had a single issue thus far and iv'e been using it like this for 3 days now..
If I click on Kies via WiFi in the settings, I get a popup saying the application has closed or something like that..

raqball said:
I have not had a single issue thus far and iv'e been using it like this for 3 days now..
If I click on Kies via WiFi in the settings, I get a popup saying the application has closed or something like that..
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That's awesome. Would it be possible for you to post the file names of the APKs on your S4 so that I may add them to the spread sheet? I don't have the AT&T version and couldn't find them posted anywhere else.

I deleted everything raqball had in his list using titanium backup to uninstall them one by one. Well see how tomorrow goes
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app

Well I've been at this all night. I'll continue with it later this afternoon, but here is the spreadsheet I've been working on. I was inspired to make this list by another user over in the International S4 forum.
This list will cover both the AT&T variant, as well as our Canadian i337M. I have the TELUS S4 which only had 1 carrier bloat app so I'll need everyone to help add to this list. At the moment I don't have the spreadsheet open ended for editing as the guys over in the International S4 forum had their document hijacked with random joke messages like "qwertyyyyyy", etc.
I'd really appreciate it if you could all share which carrier apps come with your version of your phones. I would need to know the .apk filename as well as the name that is displayed for the app.
North American Galaxy S IV Bloatware List

Sobai said:
That's awesome. Would it be possible for you to post the file names of the APKs on your S4 so that I may add them to the spread sheet? I don't have the AT&T version and couldn't find them posted anywhere else.
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Do you mean what I have left on the S4??
Dallenn said:
I deleted everything raqball had in his list using titanium backup to uninstall them one by one. Well see how tomorrow goes
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It flat out scream now yes?
Deleting all the apps I did might not be for most people as they may want some of that junk.
I bought the phone for it's 5" 1080p screen and the processor. I can honestly care less about the AT&T / Samsung junk / crap. I don't see any of them as 'features'

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Remind: UU AppPurifier does not need to "root" your phone. It will wrapper the original apk locally, then re-install the app. After that, you can control the permission dynamically. Only apps you want to control need to be "purified". Your suggestions are welcome!

All comments are welcome!
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Change log:
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2. Improvement of stability
3. Bug fix.
Unfortunately, we will not support Android 2.3 in this and future version. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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like this app even for root user finally:good:
but google app can't be purified

pixiebob said:
like this app even for root user finally:good:
but google app can't be purified
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Thanks a lot for your support!
Google apps are not available now. We are working on it.

uusafe said:
Thanks a lot for your support!
Google apps are not available now. We are working on it.
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i find this app is more convenient, simple that xprivacy.
it will be great to choice coordinate gps for faking location(and not limited choice town), need this for example application meeting

Does work the update through Playstore after "purification"?

gonna love this!! great app man!!
anyway I noticed that after I purified one of the apps, its still showing in the android running apps list but with service:0 and consume 0.00mb memory, so is it safe to assume that it's not running? (neither app or service...)
Thanks and keep up the good job!

truemagic said:
gonna love this!! great app man!!
anyway I noticed that after I purified one of the apps, its still showing in the android running apps list but with service:0 and consume 0.00mb memory, so is it safe to assume that it's not running? (neither app or service...)
Thanks and keep up the good job!
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Thanks a lot for your support!
We will check into the issue you mentioned

Sorry, you can not update the purified app directly from GP. We will add a feature for updating very soon.
Uriens said:
Does work the update through Playstore after "purification"?
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uusafe said:
Sorry, you can not update the purified app directly from GP. We will add a feature for updating very soon.
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Thank you for your quick feedback, I really look forward to such feature!

Hi uusafe,
I just found out that once I purified "Shazam Encore" (before first start), I'm not able to signon from Google or Facebook from inside of the Shazam app.
Is there a workaround for this to be released soon?
And...is there an option to remove purified app from the list? For it to become original app?
Many thanks

After installing this phone became slow and broke some apps I have. Will also uninstall and reinstall all your apps so alot at least 1 hour before you can use your phone again. You will also be signed out of your apps that requires signing in

chachoi said:
After installing this phone became slow and broke some apps I have. Will also uninstall and reinstall all your apps so alot at least 1 hour before you can use your phone again. You will also be signed out of your apps that requires signing in
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true for those apps which are signed in via Google+ or Facebook...that's what I would like AppPurifier to improve on next version

truemagic said:
Hi uusafe,
I just found out that once I purified "Shazam Encore" (before first start), I'm not able to signon from Google or Facebook from inside of the Shazam app.
Is there a workaround for this to be released soon?
And...is there an option to remove purified app from the list? For it to become original app?
Many thanks
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Sorry for the inconvenience. If you want to remove the purified app you can uninstall the purified one and install the original one. Furthermore, we will add an "un-purify" feature in recent version.
As for "Shazam Encore", we are testing on it. And we think it may because of the block from Google or Facebook to get corresponding information to sign. Purification of Facebook may solve this problem. We are testing on it and you can have a try if you want
Would like to ask something more about Shazam Encore.
1. What's the version of it
2. When did it need to signon? To share or to purchase or other condition?

Thanks for your prompt reply!
The Shazam Encore is just one of the apps that allows login via Google+ or Facebook. I believe in general (not only Shazam) purified apps unable to login with Google+ or Facebook. Some apps I need to login (either via Google+ or Facebook) because it can provide personal experience such as storing my favorite songs or publish my post on Facebook, etc.
FYI the Shazam Encore I downloaded as of today is the latest version ie. 5.3.3
Another example of app that failed to login(bind) via Facebook is this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mt.mtxx.mtxx&hl=en
Thanks for your hardwork

chachoi said:
After installing this phone became slow and broke some apps I have. Will also uninstall and reinstall all your apps so alot at least 1 hour before you can use your phone again. You will also be signed out of your apps that requires signing in
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You can turn on the auto-installer function(turn on it in menu->settings) which can simplify the procedure of purication greatly.
Purification should not cost that long What is the purification time for one app on average?
About the sign in part: Did you sign through Google+ or Facebook app?
BTW, we are working on solution for the login issue and will release it in a few weeks.

truemagic said:
Thanks for your prompt reply!
The Shazam Encore is just one of the apps that allows login via Google+ or Facebook. I believe in general (not only Shazam) purified apps unable to login with Google+ or Facebook. Some apps I need to login (either via Google+ or Facebook) because it can provide personal experience such as storing my favorite songs or publish my post on Facebook, etc.
FYI the Shazam Encore I downloaded as of today is the latest version ie. 5.3.3
Another example of app that failed to login(bind) via Facebook is this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mt.mtxx.mtxx&hl=en
Thanks for your hardwork
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Would like to ask something more about the sign in
Did it need to sign on the current page with web signin?
like thisView attachment 3265374
Or did it need to skip to Google+ or Facebook client to complete the signin?
like thisView attachment 3265375

uusafe said:
Would like to ask something more about the sign in
( 1 ) Did it need to sign on the current page with web signin?
like thisView attachment 3265374
( 2 ) Or did it need to skip to Google+ or Facebook client to complete the signin?
like thisView attachment 3265375
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( 2 ) If I've Google+ app or Facebook app/client installed, then it will proceed to client to complete the sign-in. It will then popup Google or Facebook permission window and user is asked to click "OK" to proceed sign-in.
( 1 ) Otherwise, (without Google/Facebook client installed), it will proceed to web sign-in (same like weibo sign-in screenshot you posted), I believe it's the case for the apps that adopt such sign-in methods.
Many thanks

Samsung XCover3 debloating

Since @Matt07211 managed to root this device (thread) I've started debloating it. Here's a list of things I've removed without any problems.
As always, back-up before you delete or freeze/disable the apps. And I'm obviously not gonna be held responsible for problems/bricking/the apocalypse.
This list is also be available on Google docs with some notes on what functionality you'll lose.
/system/app/
Code:
2degrees_com.twodegreesmobile.twodegrees_1.5_12
AASAservice
AccuwaetherPhoneMass2014_WVGA_LMR
AllshareFileShare
AllshareFileShareClient
AllshareFileShareServer
BadgeProvider
BasicDreams
BBCAgent
Books
Bridge
ChocoEUKor
CoolEUKor
de.pizza.lib
Drive
DualClockDigital_ESS_LUPG
ELMAgent
Gmail2
Hangouts
hrs_android_samsung_de_2014_keysource
KnoxAttestationAgent
KnoxFolderContainer
KnoxSetupWizardClient
Memo_L_ESS
Music2
MusicCommonUtility_ESS
Newsstand
PhotoTable
PlayGames
PlusOne
PreloadInstaller
RoseEUKor
rxn_services_xybrid
SafetyInformation
samsung_preinstall_03_10
SecEmail_ESS
SecExchange_ESS
SecurityLogAgent
SpenSdk3
Splanner_ESS
SplannerAppWidget_ESS_No_Month
SprintSpooler
SwitchKnoxI
SwitchKnoxII
talkback
TasksProvider
UniversalMDMClient
Videos
WebManual
/system/container/
Code:
ContainerAgent2
KnoxBBCProvider
KnoxKeyguard
KnoxShortcuts
KnoxSwitcher
/system/priv-app
Code:
AndroidForWork
DiagMonAgent
FotaClient
GalaxyApps_hdpi
Kies
KLMSAgent
SamsungBilling
Samsungservice2_hdpi_v21
SecVideo
SecVideoPlayer
SmartManager_WVGA_OSUP
SoundAlive_20_L
SPPPushClient_Prod
/PRELOAD/Common_app
Code:
Cewe-stub.apk
de_pizza3013_samsung_stock.apk
hrs_and_playb2c_5.1.3-build11-release.apk
kaufDa_samsung-3.1-207.apk
zalando_universal-3.1-207.apk
The last five are probably very specific to the region it was bought in. Please let me know if there's others in your /PRELOAD/Common_app folder.
If you have any debloat suggestions, leave a comment below!

Sonof8Bits said:
Since @Matt07211 managed to root this device (thread) I've started debloating it. Here's a list of things I've removed without any problems.
As always, back-up before you delete or freeze/disable the apps. And I'm obviously not gonna be held responsible for problems/bricking/the apocalypse.
/system/app/
/system/container/
/system/priv-app
/PRELOAD/Common_app
The last five are probably very specific to the region it was bought in. Please let me know if there's others in your /PRELOAD/Common_app folder.
This list is also be available on Google docs with some notes.
If you have any debloat suggestions, leave a comment below!
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Cool I'll add into the xcover thread.
Here is another one to add.
Code:
/system/app/2degrees_com.twodegreesmobile.twodegrees_1.5_12/2degrees_com.twodegreesmobile.twodegrees_1.5_12.apk
It's a carrier app from the NZ.

Matt07211 said:
Cool I'll add into the xcover thread.
Here is another one to add.
Code:
/system/app/2degrees_com.twodegreesmobile.twodegrees_1.5_12/2degrees_com.twodegreesmobile.twodegrees_1.5_12.apk
It's a carrier app from the NZ.
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Are you from NZ too Matt? Or is that app from the boot image I sent you? Mine's a Voda NZ though not a 2degrees.... and that app isn't on mine...

kniederberger said:
Cool I'll add into the xcover thread.
Here is another one to add.
Are you from NZ too Matt? Or is that app from the boot image I sent you? Mine's a Voda NZ though not a 2degrees.... and that app isn't on mine...
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Note: The boot image only contains the bare minum to get android up and running so it can't have an app inside of it.
There is 2 variations of this phone in NZ, Vodifone specific version and the version I have that other carriers use E.g. 2Degrees

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May I suggest creating a script removing these apps (preferably different variants I.E. One version leaves Google apps while another removed everything listed etc.) Someusers may find it invaluable.
I'll be willing to help you write the script if you need any help.

Added:
AASAservice
AllshareFileShare
AllshareFileShareClient
AllshareFileShareServer
RoseEUKor

Added:
/system/app/SafetyInformation
/system/app/SecExchange_ESS
And:
/system/priv-app/FotaClient
/system/priv-app/SecVideo
/system/priv-app/SecVideoPlayer
/system/priv-app/SoundAlive_20_L
to the list.
Always check the Google doc for what you might lose before removing and always back-up before doing so.

[ZIP]Replace Stock Samsung Apps with Google Apps

*DISCONTINUED*
Google's apps trump Samsung's in my opinion, so I wanted to make a flashable zip to replace (replace, not just add google apps) Samsung's stock apps with Google's.
I am installing these as user apps, not system. If you would prefer them installed as system let me know (I thought you would like to be able to delete the ones you don't want)
Just flash in custom recovery or in flashfire (Mount system in flashfire)
Please post or PM me with problems or app requests!!
Note * I'm not responsible for any damage to your phone, such as bootloops.
Changelog:
[V1.2] -
Note - No longer in BETA!
Uninstalls:
Samsung Contacts (the phone app)
Samsung Gallery (you'll have to install Google photos manually for now)
Samsung Messages
Samsung Clock
Samsung internet
Samsung calendar
Installs:
Google calculator
Google calendar
Google Clock
Google contacts
Google messages
Google dialer (The Phone App)
Google Pixel Launcher
Pixel pill widget - not from google
[V1.3] -
All from 1.2 +
Uninstalls:
Samsung Calculator
Samsung Memo
Installs:
Google Keep
Google Photos
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[V1.2] -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bygh6W_e2Fo5dy02emotd3ZGdEE/view?usp=drivesdk
[V1.3] -
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bygh6W_e2Fo5b2JlZUZVSUQ2Yzg/view?usp=drivesdk
Huge thanks to @kevp75 for getting it to work, as well as @billdauterive23 for testing

The thing that would be great is dialer + contact+ messages apps , that are way quicker and lightweight than Google ones

robhug said:
The thing that would be great is dialer + contact+ messages apps , that are way quicker and lightweight than Google ones
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Will be working on it soon, I've had problems in the past with uninstalling Samsung's phone, so you might have to just disable that. All the others I should be able to remove no problem

Craz Basics said:
Will be working on it soon, I've had problems in the past with uninstalling Samsung's phone, so you might have to just disable that. All the others I should be able to remove no problem
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there's 2 apks for it. i think you need to keep incallui... (i dont remember the other one, but that one can get deleted/replaced)

kevp75 said:
there's 2 apks for it. i think you need to keep incallui... (i dont remember the other one, but that one can get deleted/replaced)
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Got it, the incallui is phone v2.1.39.
Edit: You leave the phone apps alone. You actually delete samsung contacts app

Yeah i had trouble using package disabler pro for that

Updated link - Mount system in flashfire... let me know if it works or not
Edit: Updated again (July 20th)

Nice part about these as well... we don't have to rely on Samsung's App store to get themes... all google's apps are substratum friendly.
I have/had a rom out for the LG G4, i basically replaced all LG stock apps with either the Google version or the Sony Xperia version for this very reason... theme-ability without the need for a stock based theme store
Kudos mate!

Have anyone tried it on the S8+ port rom? I don't know if it will crash the system in some point

Flewoutthecuckoonut said:
Have anyone tried it on the S8+ port rom? I don't know if it will crash the system in some point
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As long as they didn't change the package names... if they did it shouldn't mess anything up (like a brick/bootloop) it just won't uninstall the Samsung apps.

robhug said:
The thing that would be great is dialer + contact+ messages apps , that are way quicker and lightweight than Google ones
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Done

Hey,
Could I am trying to build the Google Stock apps on my own, currently having some trouble building the apps
with Android Studio, getting errors like "No resource found that matches the given name "Theme.AppCompat.Light"
how did you overcome those problems?
Thanks!

greyergandalf said:
Hey,
Could I am trying to build the Google Stock apps on my own, currently having some trouble building the apps
with Android Studio, getting errors like "No resource found that matches the given name "Theme.AppCompat.Light"
how did you overcome those problems?
Thanks!
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I did not use android studio, sorry man.

Craz Basics said:
I did not use android studio, sorry man.
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I acctualy dont mind which IDE I will use.

greyergandalf said:
I acctualy dont mind which IDE I will use.
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I mean I didn't use anything, just notepad++ to update the script and I placed the apps in data/app.

Craz Basics said:
I mean I didn't use anything, just notepad++ to update the script and I placed the apps in data/app.
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How did you build the apps from source?

greyergandalf said:
How did you build the apps from source?
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I didn't, I just used the apk files I downloaded.

Could you make it into system and not a uninstallable app? Also, can you remove the Samsung Calculator when it is installed? I don't like two calculators on my phone, thanks!!

KawaiiBear said:
Could you make it into system and not a uninstallable app? Also, can you remove the Samsung Calculator when it is installed? I don't like two calculators on my phone, thanks!!
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Will work on it, pc down right now so might be a little.

MIUI Gallery/Notes app don't work anymore

Hey guys,
I've done a bit of an oops when I removed some of the bloatware via adb on my F2 Pro and now the native Gallery and Notes apps don't seem to work. I'm getting random pop up notifications of Notes/Gallery not working and some apps don't work properly without the functionality.
I've tried to see if I can reinstall them but no success yet
Not sure if the debug logs are helping but here are the ones for the Gallery app:
Code:
java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at com.miui.gallery.preference.PreferenceHelper.getPreferences(PreferenceHelper.java:25)
at com.miui.gallery.preference.PreferenceHelper.getInt(PreferenceHelper.java:41)
at com.miui.gallery.preference.GalleryPreferences$DataBase.getViewVersion(GalleryPreferences.java:1190)
at com.miui.gallery.provider.GalleryDBHelper.createViewIfNeeded(GalleryDBHelper.java:2066)
at com.miui.gallery.provider.GalleryDBHelper.onCreate(GalleryDBHelper.java:1066)
at org.sqlite.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getDatabaseLocked(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:308)
at org.sqlite.database.sqlite.SQLiteOpenHelper.getReadableDatabase(SQLiteOpenHelper.java:228)
at com.miui.gallery.provider.cache.MediaManager$InitializeTask.run(MediaManager.java:796)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:919)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'android.content.SharedPreferences android.content.Context.getSharedPreferences(java.lang.String, int)' on a null object reference
at com.miui.gallery.preference.PreferenceHelper.<init>(PreferenceHelper.java:15)
at com.miui.gallery.preference.PreferenceHelper.<init>(PreferenceHelper.java:11)
at com.miui.gallery.preference.PreferenceHelper$SingletonHolder.<clinit>(PreferenceHelper.java:18)
... 9 more
Some help would be much appreciated!

Use simple gallery and simple notes from F-Droid, way better.

MajorBoobage said:
Use simple gallery and simple notes from F-Droid, way better.
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For some reason, I am unable to change the default Gallery option so a new Gallery app doesn't help
It won't let me set Gallery default to anything

This happened to me in the past when I removed the Xiaomi Service Framework including the Xiaomi Cloud.

Same Problem. Please Help Xiaomi Cloud + Framework Reinstalled still Gallery app doesn't open

You need mi.cloud.sdk

AsusZenFone3Deluxe said:
You need mi.cloud.sdk
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Thank you That indeed solved the issue of Gallery and Notes!! Who would've thought those two need the cloud sdk package
It still doesn't let me change the default Gallery though so there's that