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[Q] Replacing Sense MMS.APK

Hi all,
My phone is rooted. Not a fan of the Sense 4.0 SMS/MMS app. I know I can download the default ICS 4.0.3 MMS.apk from the market.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.concentriclivers.mms.com.android.mms
When I go to install it, it says it will overwrite the existing application. Before I get reckless...
Couple questions:
- Why is there no existing mms.apk in /system/app ? I can't find it. Does HTC call it something different or...?
- How do I backup the current Sense version in case I screw this up and need to restore it?
- Is the Sense one tightly integrated into the rest of Sense? Will it break other apps, widgets...?

So far I got this working.
1. installed stock ICS SMS from market
2. backed up and removed /system/app/Message+CRC_1.apk
3. rebooted phone
Haven't tested MMS nor any sense features that might bomb (I hope not)
I'll update thread if there are any problems and I need to roll this back

Any Update
Hey. Just wondering if you had any update on how this worked? Everything still fine? I want to go to the ICS MMS app, cause the sense one isn't as nice.

microsurf said:
Hey. Just wondering if you had any update on how this worked? Everything still fine? I want to go to the ICS MMS app, cause the sense one isn't as nice.
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I use it daily, the SMS app works perfectly. Love this change.
The HTC SMS widgets that display your messages on your desktop may not work (don't think mine do) but this is easily remedied by just finding other widgets in the market etc. Just don't put the default HTC ones on your desktop.

Won't uninstalling the app just automatically put stock sense app back in there?

johnl199 said:
Won't uninstalling the app just automatically put stock sense app back in there?
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No. The stock ICS app does not play nice with the stock Sense app, you can't have them both on the phone at the same time. Its not like when you install GOSMS or something.
I had to actually delete the sense app right off the phone completely for it to work properly. Otherwise I had strange problems such as messages being sent twice.
Since I physically deleted the sense app there is no going back without re-installing the sense APK.

Did you save the stock apk? No joke one of my hesitations is the messaging app. If I can switch to stock ICS for messaging I may be ordering mine yet tonight.
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Can you post a picture of the app running on your HOX?
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TheIowaKid said:
Can you post a picture of the app running on your HOX?
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Honestly no why would i? I updated this post to be kind but I'm not building something here, this was for my own use and it works perfectly. I'd that's not what you're looking to hear, find another thread. I won't lose sleep at night.
As for backing up the original sense app, yes I did see step 2 above. I used adb for this just pull the file.
Again this works perfectly If anyone cares to try it. nothin to lose, if you don't like it just put the sense file back and reboot.

I installed both the calendar and the sms app today and they seem to work fine. Haven't tried mms. Haven't uninstalled anything yet, will see if I run into trouble. Thanks for posting readk, been searching for this but didn't find it until now
EDIT: Ran into problems immediately of course where pressing the Messaging app launched the HTC Messages app. Following your instructions for backup and removal seems to have done the trick though. Next step will be to do the same for the calendar

readk said:
Honestly no why would i? I updated this post to be kind but I'm not building something here, this was for my own use and it works perfectly. I'd that's not what you're looking to hear, find another thread. I won't lose sleep at night.
As for backing up the original sense app, yes I did see step 2 above. I used adb for this just pull the file.
Again this works perfectly If anyone cares to try it. nothin to lose, if you don't like it just put the sense file back and reboot.
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Wow, get out of the basement once in a while and realize how to communicate with humans. I simply really liked the idea of stock ICS messaging on the HOX and since I don't have mine yet I was just asking to see it because I imagine it would look really awesome. Why would you? I guess since you were sharing what you were doing I thought you wouldn't mind. Guess not.
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Just wanted to note that trying to send or receive a MMS crashes the app.

span_01 said:
Just wanted to note that trying to send or receive a MMS crashes the app.
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Doh. Well that sucks. I was just about to try this.
Thanks for the information!

TheIowaKid said:
Can you post a picture of the app running on your HOX?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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I'd post screenshots for you, but I think I can't until I make 10 posts.

ICS Messaging Alongside TW Messaging

I really like the ICS Messaging app but I'd like to be able to install it without replacing TW messaging. Anyone know how I would do this? I know there's an ICS messaging app in the market, but I don't like it for various reasons.
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Name the ICS mms.apk to mms2.apk and push to system/app. Set permissions to RW/R/R and reboot. When its don't booting you should have two messaging apps in the app drawer.

scarmon25 said:
Name the ICS mms.apk to mms2.apk and push to system/app. Set permissions to RW/R/R and reboot. When its don't booting you should have two messaging apps in the app drawer.
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I followed your suggestion but I still have only the Touch Wiz launcher in my app drawer. I renamed mms.apk to mms2.apk, copied to system/app, changed pemissions to rw/r/r and then rebooted.
I'm wondering if I need to install mms2.apk with package installer? I started to try this, but I get the message "Replace Application. This is a system application. Do you still want to replace it?"

I would back up the stock messenger then try to install. If it doesn't work just uninstall and replace it.

scarmon25 said:
I would back up the stock messenger then try to install. If it doesn't work just uninstall and replace it.
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OK, I tried installing ICS messaging and let the installation replace TW messaging - ICS messaging wouldn't work...just kept crashing when I tried to open it. Tried a few reboots with no luck. Went back to TW messaging for now.

sandwich11 said:
OK, I tried installing ICS messaging and let the installation replace TW messaging - ICS messaging wouldn't work...just kept crashing when I tried to open it. Tried a few reboots with no luck. Went back to TW messaging for now.
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Hey, there is an ICS messaging app in the play store.
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Yeah. If you did all that and still didn't work then you may want to just try the one in the play store for now. Once all the leaks stop and an official build is released. I am going to make a touchwiz mms that mimics the ICS mms and release it. It wont be exactly the same of course but I have some really cool ideas to try out. Until there there is an abundance of themed mms apks around you can use.

I'll just stick with the touch wiz mms for now. The one in the play store has ads, and it looks bad even with the ads removed. I like the idea of a TW/ICS blend mms, so if you make it I'll try it.

sandwich11 said:
I'll just stick with the touch wiz mms for now. The one in the play store has ads, and it looks bad even with the ads removed. I like the idea of a TW/ICS blend mms, so if you make it I'll try it.
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I'm gonna do it for sure. I have all the pngs ready and just want to wait for the final build. Plus I am having trouble getting it to decompile properly so I can edit smali. But that's another deal entirely.

I tried this and pic messages don't work so I had to go back to TW messaging app
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Aokp has stock ics with no tw mms app. works fine.
aokp rom is awesome. Check it out

I ran AOKP for about a week and it's cool, but I missed the little things about TW. Like the split mms and email apps.
I'm really not into the whole pink unicorn thing either.

sandwich11 said:
I ran AOKP for about a week and it's cool, but I missed the little things about TW. Like the split mms and email apps.
I'm really not into the whole pink unicorn thing either.
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I like Touchwiz at this point for the full functionality of it. Once source drops and TCP and the others can build from source. AOKP will be may favorite. I like many aspects of Touchwiz and will always mess with it. The wife will not run AOSP ROMs so I have to for her little tweaks. But if I had a choice between fully functional Touchwiz and fully functional AOSP. I would take the AOSP. But I understand what ya mean about the little things on TW

{APPS} Inverted gapps CWM Flashable Updated on 7/12/2012

INVERTED GAPPS FLASHABLE THROUGH CWM
DOWNLOAD LINK AT THE BOTTOM
Original thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634469​
Updates/Change Log
7/12/2012 - Initial release
Thanks to:
bradman117
BACK UP ORIGINAL COPY OF THESE APK's BEFORE YOU FLASH
Included
Market 3.7.13
e-mail Version-4.0.5
Exchange Version-4.0.4
GMail Version-4.0.5
Calender Version-4.0.4
Contacts Version-4.0.4
MMS Version-4.0.4
Google Music Version-4.1.513
Music Player
Voice Search
Youtube
Google Talk
Probably a few more that I don't care about
DISCLAIMER
- This may not work with ALL stock TW ICS apps (ex: the phone)
- This "should" work with all CM9/AOKP ROMs
- I test most of the apps on my phone before uploading them here!
- I WILL not take requests so don't waste your time.
- I will update this at least ONCE a week, more frequently if I feel like it.
DISCLAIMER 2
- Before you flash! DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!! It may only be apps but I am not responsible for losing your crap!
- Recommendation is to backup anything you want to keep to your external SD card then take the external SD card out and leave it out until the phone is booted and running.
- Lastly go through the ZIP and delete anything you dont want inverted.
INVERTED GAPPS!!!​http://www.sendspace.com/file/7c0tdt​

are you on TW or AOKP because i'm on TW and the contacts don't look like the ones in the link you provided. it shows stock contacts

phone, contacts, calender, and mail will not theme on TW. At least not with these apks

Got a mirror? That link keeps failing on me.
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Inverted? Colors I assume?
Got screenshots by chance?

the original link is in the OP, screenshots are there

Link keeps failing on me as well
Sent from my Aokp Galaxy s3!

cashyftw said:
Link keeps failing on me as well
Sent from my Aokp Galaxy s3!
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Second link works. First one is a 2+meg .exe
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7c0tdt
Thanks for this! Going to play with it.
Edit: It worked great most of it for some reason I never got youtube to work. But Gmail and Gmusic works great! Going to try some more later.

Just installed this on my SGS i9000 running DarkyRom v11.0
Seems to work well! (Have not checked every app)
Thanks!

Just wondering if you know
I had installed previously the inverted ICS text from the link you gave(original) and it broke the lockscreen sqype open directly to text function. Anyone have this happen?

nest75068 said:
Just wondering if you know
I had installed previously the inverted ICS text from the link you gave(original) and it broke the lockscreen sqype open directly to text function. Anyone have this happen?
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Yeah that will happen. These are stock ICS apps, so you'll lose several cute little features from Touch Wiz. I tried a lot of these inverted apps individually, but found the little random errors and lost features weren't worth the trouble.

Bout to give some of these a go.

Thank you
Hummm can't send or receive MMS after flashing this.. I'm running the latest cm9 nighty for the AT&T galaxy s 3
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Gallery Sync, Search Bar...How do I fix these little bugs after rooting...?

I'm enjoying my rooted Sprint GS3. Flashing has become so addictive that I find myself checking the several XDA threads hoping there is an update!!
Since I've flashed ParanoidAndroid, I have lost a couple features that I enjoyed...and wondered if others have experienced these, and if there are ways to fix them.
- Gallery no longer syncs with Picasa. It only shows my camera pics and screenshots.
- The permanent search bar now only shows a search magnifying glass. It use to say Google.
- In the launcher, the shortcut to the play store appears to be the old style (bag with an android head on it, instead of the play button)
Thanks for whatever!
GO JELLYBEAN!!

i don't think so i think its the rom...

Not sure why u got the old style market would love to know what gapps ur using. That being said I'm sure a third party app is out there for syncing picassa. Can't help u as I have never used my camera and gallery. And picassa sync only worked in the tw gallery. As for the search bar and market my attachment should do. Just flash in recovery. http://db.tt/MgwriNtp

Thanks for the tips.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

You should look at the change logs for the ROM you're running. I'm running StrongSteve's Odexed Blue 4.7 (which, by the way, is awesome - gotta like blue though...) and have the old-school market icon (labeled Market too) as well, but you can see in his change logs from a previous version that was something he intentionally did. Everything you described, except the Picasa sync issue, could just be the way the dev themed their ROM.
I don't know what to tell you regarding your sync problem...
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app

As far as I know Picasa sync is broken in CM right now and PA is based of CM.

[MOD] Google Calendar with Textview (month) - 31.05. Update

Guys, although the Nexus 7 and the GNx have almost the same screen resolution, the N7 shows events in Textview whereas the GNx shows only small lines for an event, so I modded the Stock-JellyBean-Calendar for my GNx as you can see in the attached screenshot or here at directupload:
http://s7.directupload.net/images/121119/o9bix4gi.png
For any ROM out there I recommend using the latest market version of the calendar, as this is bug fixed by Google.
But which version you take is your own choice, both work perfectly on all JB-ROMs (4.1/4.2) including AOSP, AOKP, CM10, TWRP...
Just flash the zip from CWM, but do a nandroid before (for your own security).
Update 07.11.2013:
- maintaining the newest version here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47222855
Update 31.05.2013:
- Updated to new market version (v 201305280)
- CWM package
Update 13.12.2012:
- Updated to new market version (v 201212060)
- Lockscreen Widget for 4.2
- New event picker in month view (long press)
Just flash in CWM. If you encounter errors, please uninstall any previous calendar with Titanium Backup and try a new flash. The problems with my old mod were signing problems, sorry for that.
Update 16.11.2012:
- Updated to new market version (v 201210220)
- according to Google, the battery consumption should be lower
- If you don't see the calendar after flashing, please flash the first market version first, reboot, then flash the new version.
Thanks to Finner42 for this idea, see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34591851&postcount=64
Update 18.10.2012 the 2nd:
- Added modded new market version (v 201210120)
Update/Changelog 18.10.2012:
- CWM flashable zip
- Changed from GoogleCalendar 4.1.1 to 4.1.2
- some small fixes with the color squares
Old (archived) files:
Market Calendar 201212060: http://ul.to/h25nmaoz
Market Calendar 201210220: http://ul.to/0p2w4aqh (don't use!)
Market Calendar 201210120: http://ul.to/mxq278r8
AOSP 4.1.2 Calendar: http://ul.to/53ih6ior
Differences between the stock 4.1.2 and the market calendar:
The market version syncs back events up to one year, whereas stock calendar syncs back to 3 weeks only (standard android behaviour). To get synced one year when you had stock calendar before: you have to delete the data in -> settings -> apps for "Calendar" and "Calendar Provider" and sync again manually after that.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you have updated the calendar via market before, you have to uninstall this update before flashing, otherwise you will see nothing. Android prefers the .apk in /data/app over any system-apk in /system/app - that is a pretty normal behaviour.
Enjoy!
Additional Information:
Just a note as some people are unsure about GApps and CM10/AOKP. This is only important for people who like to know deeper. If you flash via CWM or are on Stock ROM, you don't have to worry about this:
In every official GApps (even the newest ones) are the old sync adapters from ICS which work with CM10 calendar (and have dark colors).
The market calendar and the stock-JB-calendar have its own sync adapter included, so you should delete GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk too, when you delete (CM10-) Calendar.apk
NEVER delete calenderprovider.apk, account information and the data is stored in there!
My modded calendar has an update script which cares for either situation, so that it can be used in CM10 and/or StockROMs.
Besides: Paranoid Android users don't need the modded calendar, as you may use tablet UI in market calendar for sure.
If you like to mod yourself, here are instructions for code changes:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35414528&postcount=80
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ROM-COOKERS:
Surely you may include this mod in your ROMs if you like it. I got a few PNs the last days but wasn't online here, sorry for that.
I got so much from xda and from other (real) developers, that it makes me happy if you consider this mod useful!

Added CWM flashable zip, should be easier for all of you.
Works on every JB-ROM, odexed and deodexed (AOSP, CM10...)
Please do a Nandroid before, just in case...!

Thank you for this mod. I like it. But can you please do this with the calendar from Android 4.1.2. or tell me how I can do it by myself. I don't know if there is something new in this version of the calendar but it got a new version number so maybe some Bugfixes.

According to the official Google changelog there is only a widget background change in 4.1.2, otherwise it's the same as 4.1.1
You have to modify "integers.xml" for the text size labels and "bools.xml" for general work of the new layout (in /res/values)
In addition, some things are hardcoded in /smali/com/android/calendar/month/MonthWeekEventsView.smali (text size of event time and the color squares)
In summary there's no real difference between those calendars. If I'm on 4.1.2 I will change this and update this post, in the meantime you can use the 4.1.1 with no loss of function.
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New 4.1.2 is online

I flashed this on top of the 4.1.2 Calendar update published on Google Play but did not work.
I then restored a 4.1.1 Calendar backup from Titanium then reflashed the zip but still didn't work.
I then uninstalled the 4.1.2.Calendar update directly from Google Play (not from Apps or Titanium Backup) and then it worked.
FYI.

I will update this thread in a few hours, am on mobile now.
New market calendar is already modded. If you can't wait get it here:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/themes-...le-calendar-mit-textansicht-monat-update.html

Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus have same screen sizes? There's a 2.35 inch difference -_-

impu153 said:
Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus have same screen sizes? There's a 2.35 inch difference -_-
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Think they meant screen resolution.
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impu153 said:
Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus have same screen sizes? There's a 2.35 inch difference -_-
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OMG, sorry for not being a native english speaker.
Instead of just trolling me you could've pointed me into the right direction, now I have to use a dictionary
But I'll never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down...
xnmb said:
I flashed this on top of the 4.1.2 Calendar update published on Google Play but did not work.
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Thanks for this note. This is a normal behaviour in Android, I put an explanation in the first post.
Updated the opening post with the new market calendar!
Read the change between stock 4.1.2 and market version there.

Thank you for this mod:victory:

Thank you, everything works fine

Will try this out later.

Shameless post to subscribe to this thread because I'm lazy.
Also, thanks for this... Fixes one of my biggest gripes with gapps. I have a friend running cm9 on his galaxy s who is pretty outspoken about how crap the stock calendar app is... Is this apk likely to work for him?
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Just flashed after uninstalling the market update, and after the reboot the market downloaded the update again and installed it. Uninstalling again fixed this, but has anyone else seen this behavior? Am I going to have to uninstall the market update often?
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shaftenberg said:
OMG, sorry for not being a native english speaker.
Instead of just trolling me you could've pointed me into the right direction, now I have to use a dictionary
But I'll never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down...
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I wasn't trolling, it's just that I thought you were exaggerating the size of Galaxy Nexus' screen.
And by the way, they don't have the same resolution either. Nexus 7's screen is larger in width by 80 pixels.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Any screenshots?
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Screenshot is attached in the 1st Post?!
Can't you see it?
Try that:
http://www.android-hilfe.de/attachm...nat-update-screenshot_2012-10-18-00-12-54.png

shaftenberg said:
Screenshot is attached in the 1st Post?!
Can't you see it?
Try that:
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Doesn't load on first post. But yours did thanks
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Thanks for linking me to your thread from cm10. I had the update, uninstalled, flashed yours and got no calender. D/l update again and it seemed to work fine.
Thanks again
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Just noticed that the home screen calendar widget seems not to be working after installing this.
Anyone else?
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Is it possible to have a quick guide on how to do this mod ? thanks in advance