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Not sure if this info has been posted anywhere. So, I would like to know if there is any way to install APKs from a different rom onto current rom. I am currently running IncRom 1.2, but I have never been a fan of Sense dialers. I would like to install either MIUI dialer or any 2.3 based dialer. Is it possible, and if so, how would I go about doing that? Any info. would be greatly appreciated.

Just download whatever rom you want the apk from and put it onto your new rom? I hope that makes sense as I can't think of a better way to explain ...
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Just download whatever rom you want the apk from and put it onto your new rom? I hope that makes sense as I can't think of a better way to explain ...
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I get what you're saying and I've tried that before, but then I always get force closes on phone app. What I've done before is grab apk from 2nd rom, place it in place of apk in current rom. I've tried zipping after that, and not zipping the file. After trying both ways, I reinstall rom, then run into the force close issue. Do I need to reinstall Rom after that? Or am I not even doing this the right way?

You need to fix the permission after you put it into your rom. I use root explorer and its two boxes for the first row then one for the other two.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
You need to fix the permission after you put it into your rom. I use root explorer and its two boxes for the first row then one for the other two.
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Sounds good. Will try fixing permissions. Will report back on results. BTW, thanks for the help so far.

I don't think it is possible because the phone apk is tied into the framework. Please correct me if I'm wrong
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I fixed permissions, removed current phone.apk and replaced it with the fixed phone.apk. I rezipped rom and reinstalled. Once it was up and running I was right back where I started with the original phone.apk, minus the fc's.
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I know this works with the music.apk as I've done it in the past just replacing the stock app with the gingerbread music app and it worked just fine after setting permissions. But now that I think about it more I think I also had to install it just like a regualr app to get all the files in place then set permissions not just replace the file in the system/app folder.

The phone apk ties into other programs. It is not a stand alone flash. There would need to be some code changes to make it work.

Seems like too much work for me. Appreciate the ideas & help you guys offered.
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Check out incredibly re-engineered...

Aosp dialer will probably not work on a Sense based roms as Sense is a UI overlayed and pretty deeply integrated into the Android os. You may want to consider one of the dialer options from market...Dialer one is popular. Or you may just want to consider moving to an aosp rom.
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I have been trying to install reengineered but ever since I updated clockworkmod I can't. That's besides the point. I have used a few aosp roms but miss out on Sense. Guess I have my cake, but can't eat it. Oh well.
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Downgrade clockwork or reflash via recovery. You wont be dissapointed.
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I keep getting errors when trying to downgrade cw. I give up on 1 thing just to end dealing with something else.
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stock messaging app on htc inc
how did you re-install the stock messaging apk? when i try to do install it it acts like its installing then it just reboots and it does not install... i use to be able to receive pictures (mms) but now i can't receive at all. someone please help meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! thx i have the apk's on my SD card does it need to be on my phone in order to install it? sorry im a noob at this. i get FC on com.android.htccontacts help..

Who are you asking? I never uninstalled stock messaging so I'm not sure who you are directing that towards. This was my first attempt at trying to move apks around so I don't have enough info.

Gingerbread Dialer

Is there a way to get this onto the Epic. I love the look of the all black dialer. Its sooo sexy but I cant find it anywhere. Is this possible?

If you want it that badly flash the gingerbread theme, otherwise no, the dialer . apk is too deep in the framework to change other than skins.

Yea...I've tried two themes and I cant get them to work at all for me. I flash them in Clockwork after doing the wipes indicated (cache 3x's, dalvic 3x's) and I even throw in a hard reset but when booting the phone back up I get a million fc's and then bootloops. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I'm on a deodexed EB13 ROM with the Genocide OC'd kernal and the Vanilla lockscreen if any of that makes a difference.

The themes by Mysteryemotionz have the dialer your looking for. For those fc's I would just relash the theme. You are using themes specifically made for EB13, correct?

Quis89 said:
Yea...I've tried two themes and I cant get them to work at all for me. I flash them in Clockwork after doing the wipes indicated (cache 3x's, dalvic 3x's) and I even throw in a hard reset but when booting the phone back up I get a million fc's and then bootloops. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I'm on a deodexed EB13 ROM with the Genocide OC'd kernal and the Vanilla lockscreen if any of that makes a difference.
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Personally, this is what I'd try (we're on a tangent!)
Open up a (compatible) theme you want to flash, with 7zip. Open the system/app folder, and delete all of the apks .. you can keep the folder.
delete any apps in /data/app , if there are any apks in there.
You should basically be left with the META-INF folder (don't touch that)
and the /system/framework/* stuff
So all you will be flashing is the contents of /system/framework/framework-res.apk and the twframework-res.apk
If this flashes, then it means you had some kind of problem with one of the 'themed' apps included in the theme. The basic themed UI elements are mostly contained in the framework and twframework apks anyway. But that's what I'd try first.

i love the stock dialer, it is so super cool. i dont get why you want to change.

Top Nurse said:
The themes by Mysteryemotionz have the dialer your looking for. For those fc's I would just relash the theme. You are using themes specifically made for EB13, correct?
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Yes sir. They all state EB13 compatibility. I've tried reflashing a few times.
decalex said:
Personally, this is what I'd try (we're on a tangent!)
Open up a (compatible) theme you want to flash, with 7zip. Open the system/app folder, and delete all of the apks .. you can keep the folder.
delete any apps in /data/app , if there are any apks in there.
You should basically be left with the META-INF folder (don't touch that)
and the /system/framework/* stuff
So all you will be flashing is the contents of /system/framework/framework-res.apk and the twframework-res.apk
If this flashes, then it means you had some kind of problem with one of the 'themed' apps included in the theme. The basic themed UI elements are mostly contained in the framework and twframework apks anyway. But that's what I'd try first.
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I'll try this. All I really care about is the dialer. Thanks!!!!!!!!!

yeah.. i tried putting that dialer in, kept crashing.
Best bet is just a full blow out gingerbread mod.

Didn't work for me. None of the themes are working in my favor. Darn it.
I've tried wiping everything then reflashing with no luck. All the themes are said to work with EB13 as well.
Damnit. Guess I won't be getting it lol

Have u tried full wipe, flash rom (don't restore data), then flash theme?
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Have u tried full wipe, flash rom (don't restore data), then flash theme?
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No. So wipe completely, flash the rom again, then the theme?

Quis89 said:
No. So wipe completely, flash the rom again, then the theme?
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Ya, if u really want to get to the bottom of it, i would try flashing the theme on top of the clean rom, without any of your data. If it works, then you know that something in your 'data' is causing your probs.
At that point, you could explore alternatives like restoring from a titanium or mybackup backup.
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[Q] Market Issues

I'm on market version 2.3.6. Running gingerbread leak. Most of the time, no apps will download. They stay at "starting download..." And when I click on them while they're stuck at that step, I get "download failed, please try again." Every once in a while it works but its randomly.
The market is one thing that I can't stand. It necessary works. Does anybody know what I should do?
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try fixing the permissions on rom manager if you have it

Mine does the same thing at times. Try wiping your Market data under Menu>Applications>Manage Applications>All>Market and see if that helps. Like you said, it's a random thing, especially if you are using a custom market from a custom ROM. The stock ROMs I've used don't seem to have this issue.

that doesnt fix it. The 2.3.6 market isnt custom though. it was pushed to my phone...
i think it was the rom though. i nandroided back to 3.70 and it hasnt had any issues. same market version.

Rydah805 said:
that doesnt fix it. The 2.3.6 market isnt custom though. it was pushed to my phone...
i think it was the rom though. i nandroided back to 3.70 and it hasnt had any issues. same market version.
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Rydah did you try to move all your apps and delete the android_secure folder? Seems strange that when you did a nandroid back it was fine. Try going back to that nandroid and move all the apps that are stored on the sd card over to the phone. Then browse with a file explorer and delete the android_secure folder and reboot. Then you can move them all back to your sd once rebooted. I've had to do this a few times after flashing new roms because that folder gets corrupted.
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Is this possible?

Hey I'm wondering if its possible to get the CM9/AOKP contacts/dialer working on a non CM9/AOKP rom? I'm getting fed up with AOKP, but I don't wanna ditch the beautiful ICS contacts look. I love the huge contact photos. Just wondering if I could take the contacts file from my current rom and push it in another rom without bricking the phone.
Thanks

Pushing it shouldn't brick you in any case, but you might get fc's. Just change the original to contacts.bak and push the one you want. Remember to change permissions and reboot. If it doest work, then you can just delete it and rename the original back and reboot.
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When you say change permissions do you just me hit up cwm and fix permissions?

Use a root browser like root explore or rom toolbox and long press on app and choose permissions. Change it to match other apps in system/app and reboot
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Use a root browser like root explore or rom toolbox and long press on app and choose permissions. Change it to match other apps in system/app and reboot
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Thanks. I'll try it out

Ok. Let me know if it works
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No dice

[APP] AOSP Browser for ALL Sense 4+ ROMS

This is AOSP FLASHABLE ZIP
Installation instructions
1-download the zip file and copy it to your sdcard
2-go to recovery and flash the browser
3-wipe cache&dalvik
4-after booting you must go to app settings and wipe data for browser from all apps or you will allways get force close
5-hit thanks
FAQ as yossi2010 request
1)EXPECTED OTA problems or will it be a smooth sail?
1-OTA problems only with stock rom
anyway to revert?
2-to revert make a backup or reflash your rom WITHOUT WIPING
can i just put the browser.apk in system?
3-you can overwrite it but better through recovery
will it overwrite the current sense browser or will it just add to the bunch?
4-it will overwrite the stock browser​

Is it pulled from Android 4.2.2 or 4.1.2?
E: working on viperx.

AW: [APP] AOSP Browser for ALL Sense 4+ ROMS
Thx, searched a long time for it. Do you if it's possible to sync with chrome bookmarks? I know it was possible on aokp roms.
Thx
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FROM 4.1.1
TToivanen said:
Is it pulled from Android 4.2.2 or 4.1.2?
E: working on viperx.
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It is pulled from 4.1.1 as sense 4+ runs on 4.1.1

Yes
dstyled said:
Thx, searched a long time for it. Do you if it's possible to sync with chrome bookmarks? I know it was possible on aokp roms.
Thx
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Yes you can

I've just flashed this and I can't find my Google bookmarks only 'local'. How do I get my Google bookmarks back?

try to sync
Arkangel786 said:
I've just flashed this and I can't find my Google bookmarks only 'local'. How do I get my Google bookmarks back?
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try to sync google account and bookmarks as when you wipe browser data everything related to browser is wiped

You're a star!!!! Thanks!! All working now.
AOSP browser is IMO the best browser for android by miles.
Just quick question for you.....I like to change roms about once a week. Can I remove the stock HTC browser apk from my Rom zip and place this apk in there or would I have to flash your zip as I have just done?

yup
Arkangel786 said:
You're a star!!!! Thanks!! All working now.
AOSP browser is IMO the best browser for android by miles.
Just quick question for you.....I like to change roms about once a week. Can I remove the stock HTC browser apk from my Rom zip and place this apk in there or would I have to flash your zip as I have just done?
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yes you can

135 downloads and 10 thanks what is this
thanks is free I think

Thanks for this, have always been using the Chrome browser, but stock is miles ahead. Works perfectly fine too.

Is there no exit setting on this browser?
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Closing the last tab is the same thing as closing the app i think.

few qs
few q: 1)EXPECTED OTA problems or will it be a smooth sail?
anyway to revert?
can i just put the browser.apk in system?
will it overwrite the current sense browser or will it just add to the bunch?
thanks.
ok tried some stuff myself...
seems to work.
to lazy ppl who dont wanna go to recovery to do such a simple thing:
1)just push the apk to system/apps and rename the odex and the apk of the sense browser to odexb and apkb
2)give it 664 premissions(-rw -rw -r) and reboot) have fun
3)oh and dont forget to delete the browser data and cach in all apps.or it will just force close.
works great so far.(few mins of testing(flash works fine)
thank you for the apk!
finally a normal tabbing experience(not the horrible 3d thingy with the x to exit...) now i just hope no ota problems.(i think what i did is revertable...)

yossi2010 said:
few q: 1)EXPECTED OTA problems or will it be a smooth sail?
anyway to revert?
can i just put the browser.apk in system?
will it overwrite the current sense browser or will it just add to the bunch?
thanks.
ok tried some stuff myself...
seems to work.
to lazy ppl who dont wanna go to recovery to do such a simple thing:
1)just push the apk to system/apps and rename the odex and the apk of the sense browser to odexb and apkb
2)give it 664 premissions(-rw -rw -r) and reboot) have fun
3)oh and dont forget to delete the browser data and cach in all apps.or it will just force close.
works great so far.(few mins of testing(flash works fine)
thank you for the apk!
finally a normal tabbing experience(not the horrible 3d thingy with the x to exit...) now i just hope no ota problems.(i think what i did is revertable...)
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1-OTA problems only with stock rom
2-to revert make a backup or reflash your rom
3-you can overwrite it but better through recovery
4-it will overwrite the stock browser

RedBlackPellet said:
1-OTA problems only with stock rom
2-to revert make a backup or reflash your rom
3-you can overwrite it but better through recovery
4-it will overwrite the stock browser
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I didn't overwrite it so I guess I'm fine with other even though I'm stock.
Just delete and rename again...
and of course I man stock... If I was non stock I wouldn't need any ota updates I like it manually.
I keep the stock only cos I want sense 5 when it comes...

Thanks a lot. I've been looking for a good stock browser for quite a while now with no success.

I flash aosp browser but i have FC all time. Where is a problem? I go to restore my backup
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BrunoSlivar said:
I flash aosp browser but i have FC all time. Where is a problem? I go to restore my backup
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Clear browser data in application management.
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It works. Tnx
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