Trying to get Google phone /call screen working on 11 but the Magisk Sytemize app can't see any installed apps. This is because the folders listed under Data/App are not normal names but random character names. I have the TMO version but have installed the global 11 as well with same results. No other issues, all apps are seen in the app drawer ect. I use Solid explorer and can't move the app to system with it so I don't know of a way to get the Google phone app to system/priv-app where it needs to be for working call screen. Anyone have a work around before I give up and go back to 10? Thank you
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Has anyone created a list of bloatware that can be removed safely for the vzw version?
I can give you a list of apps Disabled:
Allshare controller
Allshare Play
Apps (VZW)
Color
Google Play Books
Google Play Movies
Google Play Music
Google+
Kies Air
Music Hub
My Verizon Mobile
S Suggest
Samsung Account
Samsung Backup Provider
Samsung Cloud Data Relay
Samsung Cloud Syncadapters
VCAST Tones
Verizon SSO engine
VZ Navigator
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo News
I havent rooted yet, but these apps should be able to be completely removed without any negativ effect
I disabled most of those thru Application Manager! I love ICS!
That's a neat feature. I suppose now I know that I can remove them safely too. I just have to figure out how to mount system in r/w mode
If you root, and freeze whatever bloat it lets you freeze but not touch what it doesn't, you will NOT get the white unlock "I have screwed with my phone eyesore" boot screen. If you start renaming apk's that System ICS doesn't let you freeze, such as My Verizon.apk you WILL get the bootscreen white lock watermark. This does not change anything on your device, its just a way Verizon in store techs can see you have messed with the system files. Again, if you just root (at least as far as I remember) I did not have that white lock watermark untill I started renaming apk's in the /system/app folder.
Do NOT remove Samsung Setup Wizard or Setup Wizard! First off adding them back forces you to go through and reactive your headset, then run through setup again, as soon as you reboot the phone. Second, there is a possibility that renaming them is what broke my dialier and not renaming a Verizon app.
Notes:
Verizon SSO Engine - I had it renamed w/ .bak; when I renamed it to .apk Avast Virus Scan for Android reported it as MALWARE. com.motricity.verizon.ssoengine
Mobile Hot Spot - Built into settings. Even if you remove the apk's, app will show up in menu's. Icon will always be in app tray even if apk's are deleted/renamed.
Backup Assistant - Built into settings. Even if you remove the apk's, app will show up in menu's. Icon does not show up in app tray after apk deletion/rename.
My Verizon.apk has app dependencies and will not show up in the app tray unless they are also installed. Even if you add these back, the My Verizon app will not show up again. The apk will be there, but you will not be able to run the app.
Reflashed (with root system image) and it did nothing, all of my apps were still there, I still had the white unlock watermark, dialier still broken.
Did a factory reset (still using root image) and the white unlock watermark is now gone!
Dialier now works again. Still Rooted. Ok I will do a write up soon, but as of now do not start renaming bloatware in any system folder unless you want the white unlock boot watermark to show up and basic phone functionality to start breaking. I did not rename anything mission critical, just bloat like My verizon. Verizon's Security Check (virus) they have on this phone checks for Verizon apps and then starts causing problems if they have been modified.
Google Play Books and Google Play Movies need to be removed after each reboot. Anyone knows why ?
Bagbug said:
Google Play Books and Google Play Movies need to be removed after each reboot. Anyone knows why ?
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Freezing them does nothing, they keep coming back. I had to rename the apk's to bak's in /system/app to get them to go away for good.
Careful. I froze some stuff and now all of my voice recognition is broken, like my S-Voice but also my voice recognition when I use my keyboard (I use Swiftkey but I don't think it matters).
Rebooting seems to have fixed it, so it may be like what you guys are talking about with them coming back. So if you permanently kill that stuff and your voice recognition stops working, you now know why
I think there is a ROM with all of the 'bloat' taken out of it...
akdoyle said:
I think there is a ROM with all of the 'bloat' taken out of it...
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here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1759642
bumping this thread for hopefully more apps that can be frozen with zero effects on other apps
Thalinor said:
If you root, and freeze whatever bloat it lets you freeze but not touch what it doesn't, you will NOT get the white unlock "I have screwed with my phone eyesore" boot screen. If you start renaming apk's that System ICS doesn't let you freeze, such as My Verizon.apk you WILL get the bootscreen white lock watermark. This does not change anything on your device, its just a way Verizon in store techs can see you have messed with the system files. Again, if you just root (at least as far as I remember) I did not have that white lock watermark untill I started renaming apk's in the /system/app folder.
Do NOT remove Samsung Setup Wizard or Setup Wizard! First off adding them back forces you to go through and reactive your headset, then run through setup again, as soon as you reboot the phone. Second, there is a possibility that renaming them is what broke my dialier and not renaming a Verizon app.
Notes:
Verizon SSO Engine - I had it renamed w/ .bak; when I renamed it to .apk Avast Virus Scan for Android reported it as MALWARE. com.motricity.verizon.ssoengine
Mobile Hot Spot - Built into settings. Even if you remove the apk's, app will show up in menu's. Icon will always be in app tray even if apk's are deleted/renamed.
Backup Assistant - Built into settings. Even if you remove the apk's, app will show up in menu's. Icon does not show up in app tray after apk deletion/rename.
My Verizon.apk has app dependencies and will not show up in the app tray unless they are also installed. Even if you add these back, the My Verizon app will not show up again. The apk will be there, but you will not be able to run the app.
Reflashed (with root system image) and it did nothing, all of my apps were still there, I still had the white unlock watermark, dialier still broken.
Did a factory reset (still using root image) and the white unlock watermark is now gone!
Dialier now works again. Still Rooted. Ok I will do a write up soon, but as of now do not start renaming bloatware in any system folder unless you want the white unlock boot watermark to show up and basic phone functionality to start breaking. I did not rename anything mission critical, just bloat like My verizon. Verizon's Security Check (virus) they have on this phone checks for Verizon apps and then starts causing problems if they have been modified.
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can you show an image of this watermark
Hi Guys, This is an issue I've come across today. Hoping some can shed light.
To my knowledge, apps are stored as apks either in system/app or data/app. Previously, I've been able to use Root Browser to remove or replace apps from here.
I have a Galaxy SIII and was running the Illusion rom, but recently flashed to cyanogenmod 11. Now, I have several apps that aren't in either of these places. For example I still have the old stock sms app but also have Hangouts now. I found the hangouts APK in system/app, removing it does nothing and Hangout remains.The old sms apk file is nowhere to be found, but it too is still in the app drawer. And there are others like this.
Is there some other location where these apps are stored? And is this normal? I basically want to get rid of the old apps without wiping/flashing the whole phone. Thanks.
Use titanium backup from the playStore. IT will solve all your Problems.
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Thanks for your reply. I've heard of Titanium Backup before. I downloaded it and it did help me out. Thanks!
Hello.
You download an app, it gives you a big list of what permissions it wants, and you can either agree to it or not use the app...
Is there someway of limiting those permissions? Or provide fake permissions?
Like in most iphone apps you can choose if you want to allow gps, contacts, etc.
I am searching for an app thats will limit those permissions prior to installing it. Won't do me any good if I want to deny contacts access but I do it after its already taken it.
Cheers and thanks
P.S. I'm using a rooted LG G2 d802 with android 4.4.2
I don't think it's possible, even Google's last Play Store update doesn't reveal every single permission when you update stuff, dunno if this limitation affects it or no.
You can use "app ops" (search for it in google play). It is a hidden menu from android os. Obviously it works after installation (iOS works the same, you first install the app and later you decide which permission accept/deny).
PoOoZaQ said:
Hello.
You download an app, it gives you a big list of what permissions it wants, and you can either agree to it or not use the app...
Is there someway of limiting those permissions? Or provide fake permissions?
Like in most iphone apps you can choose if you want to allow gps, contacts, etc.
I am searching for an app thats will limit those permissions prior to installing it. Won't do me any good if I want to deny contacts access but I do it after its already taken it.
Cheers and thanks
P.S. I'm using a rooted LG G2 d802 with android 4.4.2
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Try to search "3c toolbox" in Google.
This app has many integrated tools within it.
You can change permission also.
Good luck
Hi, I am running Cyanogenmod 11.0-InstallerXNPQ32P on Android version 4.4.4 on a Samsung Galaxy S4.
I stupidly removed the dialer app and various others that I didn't think I needed (calendar etc) using the System Uninstaller (Root) app which I got from the Google Play Store. I didn't think I needed the stock dialer app as I use another dialer version which I downloaded from Google Play Store. I now know this was wrong!
Now, whenever someone calls me, the screen illuminates (showing my home page) and the phone vibrates as if it is notifying me of the call. However, I am not informed who is actually calling me and I am not given the option to answer or reject the call etc.
When I open the dialer that I use (True Phone) I can dial a number or call a contact etc as I normally would. However, instead of taking me to the screen to hang up, access the dial pad etc it stays on the True Phone page. I therefore cannot hang up the call. So if the person I am trying to call doesn't answer or the call goes to their answer machine I cannot hang up without selecting airplane mode or restarting the phone.
When removing the apps I thought I would be reasonably safe as the app I used to remove them (System Uninstaller (Root)) from the Google play store states that the 'deleted' apps would remain in its recycle bin and could be restored at any time. Maybe I should have known better. When I press on the recycle bin button within the app it says there are no removed apps - even though there are. If I navigate to the recycle bin folder using ES File Explorer I can see all of the backups of the apps that have been removed. But, annoyingly, the app will not recognise the backups - even though it made them itself! The backups are .conf.backup format.
I have emailed the app developer numerous times asking for help but he/she is ignoring me.
I have been researching how to get the dialer app back etc but have now discovered there is also a problem with part of my system. While I can install apps from the Google Play Store, trying to install any other apk file leaves me with the message, "Unfortunately, Package Installer has stopped."
If I go to Settings/Apps/All and select Package Installer I get, "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" and it kicks me back out to the main Settings page.
I would be extremely grateful if someone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction as to how to fix these problems and get my phone back working as it was. I know I have been stupid in removing the dialer in the first place.
Unfortunately I am not really that great when it comes to the various mods and will require layman's terms if possible... Sorry
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dont worry! the same happened to me. just download the stock rom, extract the apk from system.img its named as like phone.apk or dialer.apk , and install it. this should solve your issue
Thanks very much for replying my post. The post is quite old now and I have sorted it. I had to flash the stock rom back on (i had cyanogenmod installed). It was a pain and took a while but I got there in the end. Thanks again though. I don't know how to close this thread
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OK fine
Hey mates,
are you missing the "Home" symbol in Chrome? And the effect that Chrome conveniently shuts down when you close the last tab?
There is a small app in some ROMs, called ChromeCustomizations.apk or sometimes ChromeHomepageProvider.apk
Sometimes it works when you pull this file off a ROM and put it in your /system/app folder, but now I am systemless rooted with Magisk and don't want to deal with the partition.
Here is my workaround:
a) Either throw the attached apk in your /system/app folder and enjoy or
b) install it simply as a user app (I have signed it with SignApk) and make a systemless System-app out of it with Magisk and the App Systemizer module. This works like a charm on my 7.1.1 ROM. Should also work on Oreo.
Notice that you will have an additional setting in Chrome called "Homepage" then. By default this is Bing, sorry for that, but you can simply enter your preferred page or use "chrome://newtab" instead. Enjoy!
Hello,
Is there any way to list my all last visited websites and bookmarkes as well. I want to it for more organised work so that I don't have to find specific website from a list of the bookmarks.
How about "chrome://history" ?
It looks like Google have done something with Chrome ver 63.0.xxxx, this doesn't work anymore.
Thanks anyway.
Edit:
uninstall v63 and install this one (v62): https://chrome.en.uptodown.com/android/download
Then flash the Chrome Homeage.zip https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3458071&d=1441043017
All working now.
Ah, Play Store updated it back to v63!!
Anybody know how to stop an individual app from updating?
bick said:
It looks like Google have done something with Chrome ver 63.0.xxxx, this doesn't work anymore.
Thanks anyway.
Edit:
uninstall v63 and install this one (v62): https://chrome.en.uptodown.com/android/download
Then flash the Chrome Homeage.zip https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3458071&d=1441043017
All working now.
Ah, Play Store updated it back to v63!!
Anybody know how to stop an individual app from updating?
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Go to the play store page of the app in question. Tap the three dots menu in the upper right corner and disable automatic updates.
PixelChris95 said:
Go to the play store page of the app in question. Tap the three dots menu in the upper right corner and disable automatic updates.
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Thanks! I looked everywhere else.