Anybody else finds the ICS gmail app very annoying? - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

The gmail app in ICS added the ability to scroll left/right for the previous/next email. I find this feature to be more annoying than useful.
Most of my emails cannot fit on one screen so I have to scroll left/right to see the entire email. But a lot of times when I scroll, I accidentally scrolled to the previous/next email, rather than the left/right part of THIS email. I find it very hard to stay on this email when I scroll, it's very easy to jump to the previous/next email. I have to scroll very gently and slowly. If I scroll a bit fast, it jumps, if I scroll a bit more, it jumps.

i couldn't agree more. i do so wish i could double-tap to fit the email in the screen.

I prefer it actually. I get mostly promo emails, most of which i dont read and makes for faster flipping through and deleting. The double tap zoom would be nice though

I can't stand it or the ICS email app either one. I can no longer use my me.com (Apple) email address on my phone with ICS. I cannot manually put in the ports and servers and stuff. Works like a champ on GB. And it will not work with the exchange email settings in ICS either. why did they have to **** up something that was working perfectly fine to begin with. Sometimes innovation and change are just done for the hell of it not because it is better!!!!

I hate the gmail noises and always delete it. Use secure9 mail

Backup and uninstall your ICS Gmail app through TB and place this GB Gmail app in system/app.
Here is the apk.
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DannyB513 said:
I can't stand it or the ICS email app either one. I can no longer use my me.com (Apple) email address on my phone with ICS. I cannot manually put in the ports and servers and stuff. Works like a champ on GB. And it will not work with the exchange email settings in ICS either. why did they have to **** up something that was working perfectly fine to begin with. Sometimes innovation and change are just done for the hell of it not because it is better!!!!
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Could not agree more sir.
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aranurea said:
Uninstall through TB and flash place this in system/app.
Here is the apk.
Here is the widget.
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Thanks but could you tell us what it is?

513263337 said:
Thanks but could you tell us what it is?
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Likely the old Gmail
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Oh damn. I read Email and not Gmail. I'll upload mine and link them when I get home.
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EDIT: Original link UPDATED for GMAIL app.

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MMS always shows as slide show even with one picture

With the default messaging application when i receive a mms it comes in as a slide show even though it is only one picture. If i open picture up and hit menu ,pause, the picture still goes away after a little while.
Why am i receiving a slide show when one picture is sent to me. I know i can use chomp or handcent but i would rather jut get this fixed.
Is it possible to stop slide shows or just the way things are on the phone?
I would like to know if there is a fix for this too.
Thank you
djfred500 said:
I would like to know if there is a fix for this too.
Thank you
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The fix is to replace the htc messing app with the standard android app. It's been a while since I did it but a google search will yield the instructions and the apk.
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So far i seen that happen in the beginning Also.. the reason it goes to slide show is cause there is a caption to the pic. Have the person or persons not write something and just send the pic.. it will come not as a slide show
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JSmurfy said:
So far i seen that happen in the beginning Also.. the reason it goes to slide show is cause there is a caption to the pic. Have the person or persons not write something and just send the pic.. it will come not as a slide show
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Actually that is not totally true... I have recieved plenty of messages with captions... I have seemed to narrow it down to
1. Iphones like to create slideshows for us. (Randomly at that)
2. The file format of the picture..
masterfuel said:
Actually that is not totally true... I have recieved plenty of messages with captions... I have seemed to narrow it down to
1. Iphones like to create slideshows for us. (Randomly at that)
2. The file format of the picture..
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Hmmmm that's when it does it for me in messages to my peeps.. good to know tho..
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baknblack said:
The fix is to replace the htc messing app with the standard android app. It's been a while since I did it but a google search will yield the instructions and the apk.
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Thank you doing a search i found the Mms.apk file removed old one and installed new one and it worked out just great.
@masterfuel:
I get what your saying, that might be true in some cases, but i have tested this method with only Androids sending me the pictures.
Its been from DroidX, Evo, both bring up a slide show, but after doing what "baknblack" suggested actually turned out to be a better solution.
If anyone needs the fix here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846231
Thanks for all the feedback on this. I have been getting a slide show for pretty much everything. From android, blackberry and iPhone. Maybe it has something to do with the captions people are adding like someone mentioned. But it is annoying that u can't stop the slide show. If u click on picture there is a pause button but it starts again by itself. I will try that basic Android fix and see how that works out. I am guessing u push file to system/app and delete the old one.... whatever that is called. I have to see if there are instructions in the other thread linked here.
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awesome .. i put on the new MMS application and the MMS pictures are right in the chat .. no more slide show .. u guys are the best !!
@djfred500 glad it worked for you.
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Is it just me?
I can't send MMS messages. It force closes!
iTouch24 said:
Is it just me?
I can't send MMS messages. It force closes!
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That's what mine was doing. Installing the vanilla app fixed it. It was then I noticed the side effect of the sideshow being gone.
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baknblack said:
That's what mine was doing. Installing the vanilla app fixed it. It was then I noticed the side effect of the sideshow being gone.
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the sense mms application was working fine ... i installed the vanilla mms app to get rid of the slide show ... but now with the vanilla mms application ... i cannot send MMS messages...
if i try to compose a mms from the picture gallery the message shows up blank with no picture attached .. if i add the picture manually and then try and send the app force closes ...
I used to have this issue also, I remember searching for a fix and then found that it was just the messaging app, downloaded handcent and have never looked back, just remember to disable the notifications on the stock app and then you have a fully functional, kick ass, text messaging app.
bossjeeves said:
I used to have this issue also, I remember searching for a fix and then found that it was just the messaging app, downloaded handcent and have never looked back, just remember to disable the notifications on the stock app and then you have a fully functional, kick ass, text messaging app.
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i was just testing out gosms as well ... doesnt seem as polished as handcent though
iTouch24 said:
i was just testing out gosms as well ... doesnt seem as polished as handcent though
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Something got borked on mine on new years eve I was sending some pics and it hung. I know the network was jammed that night and i think the thing got itself into some state it couldn't recover from. Like having a file that didn't close properly or something.
This happens to me as well...with handcent....HATE IT!

Facebook update

So Facebook has finally been updated and we have a menu button, but it looks like they removed the contact sync options :/
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alsex87 said:
So Facebook has finally been updated and we have a menu button, but it looks like they removed the contact sync options :/
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looks great! at least they are listening, I've had a couple of updates over the last week or so!
Lets hope for another quick update which restores the contacts sync
ty for this, wow new UI rocks, I'd throw thanks if i wasn't on xda app
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Yeah it is much better.. they finally matched the mobile web UI. Hope we get contact sync back.
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Given sync was removed from the Nexus S I doubt we'll get it back on the GN.
Finally, a Facebook update thats worthwhile. It looks more like the iOS version now which is surprisingly a good thing!
alsex87 said:
So Facebook has finally been updated and we have a menu button, but it looks like they removed the contact sync options :/
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I was about to write the exact same thing.
Facebook's contact sync is still in the app, but it's only accessible through the legacy (read: physical) menu button.
Looks like facebook just got lazy and didn't carry over the entire settings menu into the new ui.
Maybe a nice dev can fix their crap and give you a way to access that 2nd menu?
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mduran1023 said:
Facebook's contact sync is still in the app, but it's only accessible through the legacy (read: physical) menu button.
Looks like facebook just got lazy and didn't carry over the entire settings menu into the new ui.
Maybe a nice dev can fix their crap and give you a way to access that 2nd menu?
Sent from my LG G2x
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Nah, afaik it's really FB that doesn't let it sync. Got something to do with FB refusing to use Google's APIs. There's a post on that issue somewhere, can't find it atm. Unless FB change their attitude, we won't be seeing sync in Android.
You are indeed correct.
Hadn't heard of this before, so did some digging and apparently Google got tired of giving FB special access to do a pseudo-sync of contacts (in other words, even though FB data was in the contacts app, it didn't actually sync to google contacts).
I'll have to keep this in mind when I get around to picking up my own Nexus.
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new fb update ! I love the new UI, it looks better than the last version.
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For me the profile pictures is only what I need and for that I have used this software with great success several times
http://heartofangel.com/google-contact-sync/
jvvpc said:
For me the profile pictures is only what I need and for that I have used this software with great success several times
http://heartofangel.com/google-contact-sync/
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Works well!
Does anyone get facebook notifications i have not had any yet on my GN or does anykne know how to fix it?
Is no-one else having the same UI glitches that I have?
When I pull down to refresh, it doesn't pull the feed down, just the bar at the top. Looks really clumsy and I don't think it's meant to behave like this.
Also, it gives me notifications for unread messages every half hour, regardless of whether there are new ones or not.
jvvpc said:
For me the profile pictures is only what I need and for that I have used this software with great success several times
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Annie the Eagle said:
Works well!
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Does work well. Wish the images were Hi-Res though.
Also, deleting messages doesn't work reliably. I don't get it... If this was iPhone, it'd get fixed immediately but Android seems to get an 'almost works' version every time.

The MUST HAVE app for Android 4.0

Since we have today our fully working ICS rom, I would like to share this app
HaxSync
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync
It's sync your facebook contacts (Pictures and status updates) with your phone contacts in the same way ICS sync your contacts with google plus (High res contact pictures)
The app it's only 99 cents and IMO it's totally worth it.
BTW: I hold no relationship with the developer of this app, im just a happy customer.
Try it you wont regret.
solracarevir said:
Since we have today our fully working ICS rom, I would like to share this app
HaxSync
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mots.haxsync
It's sync your facebook contacts (Pictures and status updates) with your phone contacts in the same way ICS sync your contacts with google plus (High res contact pictures)
The app it's only 99 cents and IMO it's totally worth it.
BTW: I hold no relationship with the developer of this app, im just a happy customer.
Try it you wont regret.
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whats different between this and the official facebook app sync feature?
i thought you were going to say Chrome browser as the must have app
why pay .99 cents when this feature is already free?...
HTCMDA said:
why pay .99 cents when this feature is already free?...
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Is it a built-in feature of ICS? Because for me it only syncs Google+ contacts and completely ignores facebook contacts. Pictures don't come up or anything. Neither do their icons show in Handcent SMS
Goofy317 said:
Is it a built-in feature of ICS? Because for me it only syncs Google+ contacts and completely ignores facebook contacts. Pictures don't come up or anything. Neither do their icons show in Handcent SMS
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no, it's built into the official facebook app. I guess that app is included in the skyrocket port. you have to go into facebook settings and choose SYNC.
That said, it looks like my contacts (i use Go Contacts) defaults to sync with google+ before it uses facebook for photos.
minotauri said:
whats different between this and the official facebook app sync feature?
i thought you were going to say Chrome browser as the must have app
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Haha I second that... CHROME!!!
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I third google chrome. And this kind of goes without saying but, Trebuchet
minotauri said:
no, it's built into the official facebook app. I guess that app is included in the skyrocket port. you have to go into facebook settings and choose SYNC.
That said, it looks like my contacts (i use Go Contacts) defaults to sync with google+ before it uses facebook for photos.
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I've done that already but still nothing... It's not really a big deal its just a pet peeve of mine to have contacts without pictures, thanks anyway bro
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there's a fully working ICS ROM for T989? um...do tell
gwingzero said:
there's a fully working ICS ROM for T989? um...do tell
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Yeah man just go on to the development forums and it should be on the first page. You could also search for it. Instructions are all there. There are a couple of bugs, most notably the auto rotation doesn't work. But other than that it works perfectly for most, including me I would suggest reading the entire thread to gain a little insight into what has been going on and to be a little safer with the installation and all that.... GOOD LUCK!!
When I had my Galaxy Nexus back in December I know there was no Facebook sync available for ICS at the time, I don't know if they've updated it back then.
But you can use Friencaster to sync all your contacts and pictures.
This reminds me though, has anyone else noticed there's no People app? Is that a Nexus only app or just missing?
solracarevir said:
fully working ICS rom
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Did I miss a memo?
I have a question, Facebook from the sky rocket ICS port won't let me access the pull down notifications. What I mean is, I'll get a notification, open the pull down in the app, and it shows me what's new but I can't touch it to access it, it does absolutely nothing.
Anyone know of a better app for Facebook?
Dfjcisnv
Imma wait until all the bugs are all ironed out, I'm not that thirsty for Ics like some who will sacrifice bugs and stuff not working just to "have" ics
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rmarquez1974 said:
I have a question, Facebook from the sky rocket ICS port won't let me access the pull down notifications. What I mean is, I'll get a notification, open the pull down in the app, and it shows me what's new but I can't touch it to access it, it does absolutely nothing.
Anyone know of a better app for Facebook?
Dfjcisnv
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I've found that touching it about 50 times does the trick lol but it is annoying... Use friendcaster for now, it works great
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Goofy317 said:
I've found that touching it about 50 times does the trick lol but it is annoying... Use friendcaster for now, it works great
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Thank you kindly, that works a lot better for now.
Dfjcisnv
you can also try syncmypix it's free.

Facebook 1.9 update

update FACEBOOK 1.9.. sooooo damn smooth!! update people
I got fed up waiting on the Facebook app to be good and finally bought friendcaster pro. The interface, speed, and options are leaps and bounds better. And push notifications with pop ups that actually work better than the official app IMHO. Another one to keep an eye on is fast Facebook which is still in beta but very promising.
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App got quite the overhaul it seems, despite the sparse changelog.
First thing I tried though was contact sync and it still tried to sync all my contacts instead of existing ones, so I guess that's still broken.
I am so pissed that Facebook is shoving crap down my throat.
I don't want a Messenger and Camera app installed with Facebook.
Tempted to uninstall it now
Simmo3D said:
I am so pissed that Facebook is shoving crap down my throat.
I don't want a Messenger and Camera app installed with Facebook.
Tempted to uninstall it now
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Seriously...
It's bad enough that I have two camera apps (Fx Camera and Instagram) now you give me another one? Stop with these redundancies and make your app more cohesive and streamlined FB.
I'm still sticking with the mobile site.
Facebook is like a virus. They called their new shortcuts 'Camera' (like Google) and 'Messenger' (like Google). What's next? Calendar and People?
zapek666 said:
Facebook is like a virus. They called their new shortcuts 'Camera' (like Google) and 'Messenger' (like Google). What's next? Calendar and People?
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They can't be disabled either. Unreal.
The most confusing thing has to be the messenger. Do they want us to use the dedicated messenger app or the one in the FB app because now there is a shortcut for both in the app drawer
Facebook need to get slapped. All there apps sucks on android. Going to get my hands on apk of facebook . Then rip that **** right out of it... Hey mark. Hope Ur reading this..
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It is seriously smooth and improved. Not a fan of the "camera" app, but I already had their Messenger app installed so this just replaces it.
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BrotherG said:
The most confusing thing has to be the messenger. Do they want us to use the dedicated messenger app or the one in the FB app because now there is a shortcut for both in the app drawer
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Yeah they want you to use the new one I'm assuming. Although it just opens the FB app and moves to that tab. If you close it then open the FB app from its main icon, you just get taken to the messenger tab. Might as well just use the app only and hit the tab manually. At least its not super slow anymore so it'll be easy.
Honestly they can instantly remedy this by giving us settings options to show/hide the Camera and Messenger app shortcuts.
Can anyone explain how I can just install a facebook apk that doesn't include the shortcut icons?
If not, im removing facebook from the phone and using the web version instead.
far out I wish facebook wasn't used by so many people because I hate it.
Simmo3D said:
Can anyone explain how I can just install a facebook apk that doesn't include the shortcut icons?
If not, im removing facebook from the phone and using the web version instead.
far out I wish facebook wasn't used by so many people because I hate it.
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I deleted mine and couldn't be happier, I'm a decently social person, but I just find it a waste of time, but that is just me.
As for the a unified app, that doesn't have those shortcuts, I think I might be able to edit the apk, I'll give it a try.
Its so stupid to have two messenger icons... plus a extra camera button... is this why FB bought instagram? Just to have their own camera shortcut?
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since instagram released, i have been using fb less and less.
So Facebook loads up quicker now? I've noticed after using facebook for couple of days, it'll load slower. Tried it on two gnex, same result.
Sinfamy said:
I deleted mine and couldn't be happier, I'm a decently social person, but I just find it a waste of time, but that is just me.
As for the a unified app, that doesn't have those shortcuts, I think I might be able to edit the apk, I'll give it a try.
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Let me know how you go
I just uninstalled the app, and will use the mobile site from now on.
Is facebook also having the age-old wake-lock issue? Back when I installed it (Literally 2 months ago) I always had wake-lock issues under BetterBatteryStates called something "katana" even with manual syncing. Probably the reason why I hate the app so much.
Still doesn't load my news feed. Stupid app. Back to friendcaster!
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The interface was different for a second (messenger icon on top-right, able to post a status update without navigating to a screen outside of the News Feed), but then when I went to post a status update it FC'd and reverted to the old layout.
What?
OniV2 said:
The interface was different for a second (messenger icon on top-right, able to post a status update without navigating to a screen outside of the News Feed), but then when I went to post a status update it FC'd and reverted to the old layout.
What?
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Same for me as well. Weird.

Stock ICS Email App for S3

So I came from the HTC One X to the S3 and it's been a great phone so far. However, the email font size is too big for me and the app isn't so great. So I have been using the stock ICS Email app for a few days now and it's been 100% stable.
If you want an awesome app with Microsoft Exchange, this is for you! I personally have 5 Microsoft Exchange accounts setup with zero issues.
To install the Stock ICS Email app:
1. Root your phone! Clear/Remove ALL email accounts/settings!
2. Download attached EmailGoogle.apk and ExchangeGoogle.apk
3. Install ES File Explorer and under Root settings, enable Root Explorer and Mount File System.
4. Go to System/App and remove: Exchange.apk, Exchange.odex, SecEmail.apk, and SecEmail.odex then reboot!
5. Optional: Remove Gmail.apk
6. Drop EmailGoogle.apk and ExchangeGoogle.apk into the System/App folder and reboot!
7. Setup your Exchange accounts and enjoy!
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I recommend not using the Gmail email app and just setup your Gmail via Microsoft Exchange and add it to the stock ICS Email app. But if your contacts are with Gmail, then maybe you shouldn't unless you know how to config it separately.
are you having any issues with exchange meeting invites not displaying the meeting times? I get a accept/decline option but it doesn't display the date/time which is annoying. you can accept the invite and then check the date/time on the calendar. I'm currently running aokp for the att s3 which appears to use the default ics email client. thought I would ask before trying the one you posted.
I searched and it looks like a lot of nexus ics users also had this issue. a co-workers nexus running jb displays everything correctly.
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Got this done so thanks! I did have some errors but after clearing the application data and setting up the account again it seems to have fixed things other than I show I have one message on the shortcut but nothing is there. Any ideas?
I'm going to let it cycle once by itself to see if it clears up on its own but I'm doubtful.
You mean badges? Stock ICS apps don't have badges
Thanks for reminding me. I edited the post.
Before you move forward, you must clear/remove all of your emails!
Messages you do not, but it wouldn't hurt. I don't though.
Thanks....will try this later today
So does the s3 tw motion control work with stock ics email and messaging apps? Like double tap to top and direct call?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium
truciet said:
You mean badges? Stock ICS apps don't have badges
Thanks for reminding me. I edited the post.
Before you move forward, you must clear/remove all of your emails!
Messages you do not, but it wouldn't hurt. I don't though.
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I'm not sure what's putting it there but the icon is definitely getting updated with a message count - even when no messages are there. I used Desktop Visualizer to create a shortcut using a different icon (internet) and it still got the post count added to it. See the attached image for what I'm talking about.
Maybe I'll move the versions from my Nexus over the the S3 and see what happens.
ETA: It must be TW that's adding it because if I fire up Nova and add it the message count isn't there.
Make sure you have Exchange.apk, Exchange.odex, SecEmail.apk, and SecEmail.odex removed. Maybe it's an Exchange badge?
truciet said:
Make sure you have Exchange.apk, Exchange.odex, SecEmail.apk, and SecEmail.odex removed. Maybe it's an Exchange badge?
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I renamed them by adding a ".sav" to the filename so they shouldn't be impacting things. I'm thinking of updating my Nova launcher to the paid version to see if it behaves the same as TW since it supports badges too.
The only other issue, and I think I had this on my Nexus as well, is that sometimes when I open the app it shows "Loading" and stays there. A reload makes it work properly. Curious.

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