Develop Bugs

How do I DELETE sprint software? +Another question (possible payment included)

I flashed baked snack, but I still see it there.
I'm trying to delete the following
Sprint Zone
sprint football
sprint hotspot
Nascar
Can it be done with astro file manager?
on another note
Is there anyone who knows of a possible way to get the best of both worlds (sense and no sense?)
what I'm trying to do is try a non-sense rom ( since I LOVE launcher pro) but I still want my sense facebook implementation, my HTC widgets, and the HTC clock/weather widget.
I'd be willing to donate if someone can get me a rom that features that, and great battery life.

I have run launcher pro in a Sense ROM. You would still be able to use the Sense widgets (Friendstream, People, etc) as well as the Launcher Pro widgets.

get root explorer from the market, go to system/app look for the apps you want to delete and delete them,!!

To add to this.....
IF you get an error trying to delete an app in Root Explorer, there is a button near the top of the screen that says r/w click that button. Some "System Apps" are read only, and you won't have write privileges automatically to delete the app. Selecting r/w will change that level of privilege. You won't see anything happen, just click it once and try to delete the app again. (Hope that makes sense) I had trouble deleting something a while back, and someone pointed that out to me.

the_hustleman said:
I flashed baked snack, but I still see it there.
I'm trying to delete the following
Sprint Zone
sprint football
sprint hotspot
Nascar
Can it be done with astro file manager?
on another note
Is there anyone who knows of a possible way to get the best of both worlds (sense and no sense?)
what I'm trying to do is try a non-sense rom ( since I LOVE launcher pro) but I still want my sense facebook implementation, my HTC widgets, and the HTC clock/weather widget.
I'd be willing to donate if someone can get me a rom that features that, and great battery life.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The easiest way? download root manager, mount as R/W and then you will be able to uninstall whatever you want.

Are there any free options to do it
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

thenewguy821 said:
I have run launcher pro in a Sense ROM. You would still be able to use the Sense widgets (Friendstream, People, etc) as well as the Launcher Pro widgets.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How did you do this? Sense widgets are not listed when you try to add one. In fact, from launcherpro.com website:
One of the features I get requested the most is to support HTC Sense widgets. It seems everyone wants them. Because of the way these widgets are built into the HTC Sense launcher itself, this is simply not possible. And since not every Android user has a phone with HTC Sense, these widgets are not even available to all users.

I'm assuming you have adb set up on your PC. Just let me know if you haven't yet and I'll try to get you set up. This is a free option, and if you have everything set up correctly, the easiest.
Go to the command prompt on the PC and type in the following:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
ls
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That will bring up a list of pre-installed applications, including the Sprint apps. When you see the name of one you don't want, simply type the following
rm APPNAME.apk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And there you have it! The app will be uninstalled .

ok - 2 things here.
first - sense widgets are are specific to sense and they will not run on LP. So no sense clock&weather, no stocks widget, no news widget, etc. However FB integration is not a widget, it's built into sense itself. So the integration is still there. There are tons of replacement clock and weather widgets in the market - try beautiful widgets, its not free but it's worth every penny. Also if you buy LP, the dev is working on bringing his version of the sense widgets to LP, so you can still get the people widget, calendar widget, bookmarks widget, and messages widget, and he's working on the others. They're slightly different, but the experience is still the same.
Second, the easiest way to remove those stock apps is actually through Titanium backup, and you should be able to uninstall them with the free version too.

fachadick said:
ok - 2 things here.
first - sense widgets are are specific to sense and they will not run on LP. So no sense clock&weather, no stocks widget, no news widget, etc. However FB integration is not a widget, it's built into sense itself. So the integration is still there. There are tons of replacement clock and weather widgets in the market - try beautiful widgets, its not free but it's worth every penny. Also if you buy LP, the dev is working on bringing his version of the sense widgets to LP, so you can still get the people widget, calendar widget, bookmarks widget, and messages widget, and he's working on the others. They're slightly different, but the experience is still the same.
Second, the easiest way to remove those stock apps is actually through Titanium backup, and you should be able to uninstall them with the free version too.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Damn the facebook integration is something I'd really miss.
Thanks for the tip for titanium backup, it did the trick!
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

[Q][HOW-TO] Gmail and Google Voice icons

I've successfully changed my framework-res icons/notification bar.
I've successfully changed my SMS/MMS / notification bar icons.
Now, for the past few weeks I've been trying to change the notification bar icons for Gmail and Google Voice.
The icons seem to be located in their respective .apk's under these .png's:
Gmail: stat_notify_email.png
Google Voice: stat_sys_gvoice.png
So I changed both of them, adb pushed them back, yet every time I get an email or a Google Voice message, the STOCK ICONS keep showing in the notification bar!
WHY?!?!
And I check the .apk's and MY custom ones are there!!
It worked for the text messaging app (Mms.apk) but not for email of vmail.
I'm running CM6, nightly-134, but it's been like this for many, many nightlies.
Are these 2 icons cooked into the ROM elsewhere?
I've also tried w/ various versions of Gmail.apk - same thing..
Any suggestions?

Your apps have probably between updated from the market. Check the /data/app folder for the apk's and skin those files instead.
Sent from your mom's phone.

typeadam said:
I've successfully changed my framework-res icons/notification bar.
I've successfully changed my SMS/MMS / notification bar icons.
Now, for the past few weeks I've been trying to change the notification bar icons for Gmail and Google Voice.
The icons seem to be located in their respective .apk's under these .png's:
Gmail: stat_notify_email.png
Google Voice: stat_sys_gvoice.png
So I changed both of them, adb pushed them back, yet every time I get an email or a Google Voice message, the STOCK ICONS keep showing in the notification bar!
WHY?!?!
And I check the .apk's and MY custom ones are there!!
It worked for the text messaging app (Mms.apk) but not for email of vmail.
I'm running CM6, nightly-134, but it's been like this for many, many nightlies.
Are these 2 icons cooked into the ROM elsewhere?
I've also tried w/ various versions of Gmail.apk - same thing..
Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you have Gmail and GVoice installed from the Market? Cause if so, then you have copies of each in your system and data folders. If you do, then that would be your problem.
EDIT- I can't type fast. Already answered. lol.

I just went through all my directories - on the phone and on the SD. The ONLY Gmail.apk is in /system/app. Same w/ googlevoice.apk
The /data/ dir is empty - no /app/ folder...

typeadam said:
I just went through all my directories - on the phone and on the SD. The ONLY Gmail.apk is in /system/app. Same w/ googlevoice.apk
The /data/ dir is empty - no /app/ folder...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That can't be right unless you have 0 apps on your phone. What did you use to browse the directories?
Snap. Or do you have everything moved to SD?

gomorrah said:
That can't be right unless you have 0 apps on your phone. What did you use to browse the directories?
Snap. Or do you have everything moved to SD?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just found 'em using Root Explorer. I used like 3 other apps that saw the /data/app folder as empty but Root Explorer sees the files.
Now I just have to make sure I can update the .apk's without any problems.
Thanks!

w00t!! It worked! I'm at work so I had to do it w/ Ninja Morph but it worked nontheless! I replaced the .apk's using Root Explorer, fixed the 'permissions' and all is good in EVO land now...

I'm having the same problem with Google Voice. There is one apk in data/app and another in system/app. The one in system/app shows my icon, but doesn't use it. Whenever I try to change the one in data/app with Ninja Morph it gives me FC on GV. Randomly it worked twice, but then when I went to edit the image again it didn't work. I can't seem to find a pattern to the madness. What am I doing wrong?

jayzeroeee said:
I'm having the same problem with Google Voice. There is one apk in data/app and another in system/app. The one in system/app shows my icon, but doesn't use it. Whenever I try to change the one in data/app with Ninja Morph it gives me FC on GV. Randomly it worked twice, but then when I went to edit the image again it didn't work. I can't seem to find a pattern to the madness. What am I doing wrong?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The one in /data/ is the most current app being used. If it's an app installed from the market, you have to uninstall it first before you push your updated apk. Look on xda for APK MANAGER, that'll give you the best ways of making it work.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

[Q] Re-Installed HTC Sense Widgets Not Showing Up In "Add Widget" List

I've installed the latest Incredibly Re-Engineered ROM on my rooted Incredible, but would like to regain use of HTC's Twitter apps & widgets, and the HTC News app & widget. The ROM disables these, but puts them in a directory on the SD card in case someone like me wants to re-enable them.
I've used Root Explorer to copy the following files from /sdcard/Incredibly_Re-Engineered_Optional/Apps to /system/app:
com.htc.NewsReaderWidget.apk
com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
HtcTwitter.apk
NewsReader.apk
Then, I changed permissions on these files within /system/app to rw-r--r--, changed /system/app back to read only, and rebooted the phone.
After rebooting, I was able to enter my Twitter account information in Settings > Accounts & Sync > Twitter for HTC Sense, and my Twitter feed is now showing up in the FriendStream widget.
I can also launch Peep and News applications from the App tray.
However, when I try to add the HTC News Widget or the HTC Twitter Widget to my home screen, neither of these shows up in the list of widgets that are available to add (i.e., Long Press on Home Screen > Widget > Add Widget List). Neither the HTC Twitter widget nor the HTC News Reader widget show up, and thus, I cannot use them.
So, it's almost as if the Apps have installed properly, but the widgets have not.
Can you think of a solution or anything I might be missing here?? Thanks!!

Isn't there an optional apps folder with those things in it for users?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

smtom said:
Isn't there an optional apps folder with those things in it for users?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes...that's where I copied the items from. The problem is they're not showing up in my list of available widgets, even though the apps seem to have installed with no problem...it's just the widgets that I can't get to show up.

Are you using Launcher Pro or the launcher the ROM comes with?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

RMarkwald said:
Are you using Launcher Pro or the launcher the ROM comes with?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am using the launcher that comes with the ROM.

No other ideas??

To clear the remnants of the widgets after removing them, I know you need to "Clear Data" for HTC Sense ("Applications" in Settings).
Perhaps if you do this again it will force a rebuild of the available widgets list, now that they've been reinstalled?
(You will lose any custom scenes, btw)

ds28 said:
To clear the remnants of the widgets after removing them, I know you need to "Clear Data" for HTC Sense ("Applications" in Settings).
Perhaps if you do this again it will force a rebuild of the available widgets list, now that they've been reinstalled?
(You will lose any custom scenes, btw)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THANK YOU!! That solved the problem!! Cheers.

[Q] Cleanest way to uninstall app?

So far I have been uninstalling apps by dragging the icon from my app drawer onto the homescreen with ADW EX launcher, and then long pressing the icon and selecting uninstall. That brought me to the uninstall screen where i proceeded to uninstall stuff.
However, I am worried that I will leave behind crap folders in the SD card; random leftover remnants that the uninstall failed to remove. I see a lot of folders in my sd card that belongs to apps i once had but no longer have.
Is there a 100% clean way of uninstall crap off of my phone?

just use a file manger from the market and delete the folders. I do not know of a way to get rid of the SD card contents AND the app at the same time though, sorry.

What i do is i pull open the app drawer, menu, remove app, tap the app, force stop, tap clear data, then uninstall.
That should do the trick i think
Sent from my Desire Z via XDA App

mputtr said:
What i do is i pull open the app drawer, menu, remove app, tap the app, force stop, tap clear data, then uninstall.
That should do the trick i think
Sent from my Desire Z via XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Either that or Linda app manager. Linda file + app managers and must haves!

google "sd maid" its an app that clears out the files left behind by the uninstalled apps.

I would recommend using the "File Manager" and delete the folders upon uninstalling (or) Plug into your computer and clean your sdcard. I clean my sdcard every month to conserve a little memory. Just go through every folder and delete stuff you don't need.

[Q] Quick question.....

I tried to get the kitchen to work yet for some reason it just won't run. not sure if it is because I have a 64bit system while it refers to 32bit or not.
My question is that I found a rom I really want to use but don't want the lockscreen,messages app or launcher. Is it just easy enough to edit the roms zip and remove those apk and add the apk for what I want and then flash it?

Yup. Kitchens r crap half the time. I use them to break open the boot.img or add a few things here and there. The rest is done on my own
XDA Moderator

Ok.....
What I have is I want to use AlterRom since it more closely gives what I am after. It has GoLauncher already which I have used since I purchased my phone but I also use GoSMS to work around the 160 Char limit by Sprint. I can install it easily enough but I also want to remove the messaging that is there already because of rom size. I will also be using Swyper keyboard so I want to remove the one installed also for rom size. I use GoLocker so how do I delete the one installed? It doesn't remember what I set as default so it always loads the rom version instead of Golocker?

Can't remove stock messaging or it breaks SMS. Look for keyboard.apk or latinime.apk. for keyboard but remember u need the right lib files to get swype to work. And u can't remove stock lock screen. Its integrated into the os. Look at running pngopt or something to reduce rom size. Or open up each apk and remove language files. Delete live wallpapers or wallpapers u won't use. I've never used alterrom but there is always ways to make a rom smaller.
XDA Moderator

Sorry about that. I said swiper but I meant Swiftkey as a keyboard.
So can I just use Titanium Backup to freeze the stock lockscreen? If so what file would I be looking for?

Fangstien said:
Sorry about that. I said swiper but I meant Swiftkey as a keyboard.
So can I just use Titanium Backup to freeze the stock lockscreen? If so what file would I be looking for?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope. Stock needs to be left alone. Golocker should take over. The stock is not an apk. Its built into the frameworks. Unless its sense then there's an apk u can delete
XDA Moderator

Not sure if Sense or not. Says Senseless but OP says 'most' Sense removed. I will share the thread link and hopefully you will be able to tell better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550526

To get go locker working right with the stock lockscreen, goto settings>security>screen lock and select none then set go locker as default. This will disable stock lockscreen so it won't interfere with golocker :thumbup:
We are legion, for we are many.
Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device

I have done that. I remember once GoLocker had a setting that would force it over stock but I can't find it now. Problem is that when installed I get both lockscreens.
But let me see if I can understand. If I am editing a Sense Rom all I need to do is delete the lockscreen apk,Rosie or whatever is launcher apk and only the apk that handles viewing of messages(not the provider) apk and add the apk of the apps I want to use and then flash the rom correct? I can do this with any app I wish to change out and delete the apk for the files I do not want like Navigation(Google Maps does it) and that's it or do I also need to modify the build.prop to reflect the changes?

No need to make any build.prop edits from what you wanna do.
If its Sense lockscreen look for HtcLockscreen.apk, and delete that.
An enviousOG

Don't remove mms.apk(the messaging app) it will break mms and only SMS will work, just hide the messaging app in the drawer. Removing htclockscreen.apk and [Desktop]Rosie.apk and any HTC Widgets is OK the mms.apk is small enough if you delete all of the Rosie and sense Widgets it won't make much difference. After deleting HTCLockscreen.apk you will be left with the stock android sliders, if you set screen lock to none in security settings you should just go straight to your homescreen or app when u turn the screen on, if that's the case then setting go locker as default should make it so golocker is the only lockscreen you see. Another option since youre going senseless anyways is cm7.2 its much smaller than a sense rom even if the sense rom is senseless :thumbup:
We are legion, for we are many.
Sent from the DarkSide of the GalaXy with a MEK device

Thanks. That is what I was hoping. I really wasn't looking forward to making changes to the build.prop. Not a problem to do on my PC and it'll flash correct?
As for cm7 that was the one I was looking at but I can't get Sprint Zone to work on it. Is an application I use a lot so is kinda important to have.

-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
Don't remove mms.apk(the messaging app) it will break mms and only SMS will work, just hide the messaging app in the drawer. Removing htclockscreen.apk and [Desktop]Rosie.apk and any HTC Widgets is OK the mms.apk is small enough if you delete all of the Rosie and sense Widgets it won't make much difference. After deleting HTCLockscreen.apk you will be left with the stock android sliders, if you set screen lock to none in security settings you should just go straight to your homescreen or app when u turn the screen on, if that's the case then setting go locker as default should make it so golocker is the only lockscreen you see.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If he's talking about Alter ROM, that's all been done already.
Really, that ROM is pretty small to begin with (335MB free internal after default install, plus you can always set up a2sd to move dalvik)
Removing these three small apps doesn't seem like it will result in any meaningful increase in available RAM.
I guess my two questions would be, how much free RAM are you aiming for (and why - do you have that many apps?) and what is so useful about Sprint Zone?
Sent from my PC36100 using xda app-developers app