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[Fix] Network Location Updates (Cell Towers)

If you are having trouble with your network locations (cell towers) updating in the background, breaking location-aware apps like Tasker and Llama, try rolling back the com.google.android.location.apk in /system/app to a version from an older build. I am currently on Calkulin's EL29 based ROM and this has finally solved my cell tower location updating issues. Using either Root Explorer or adb, copy or push the linked file below into /system/app, replacing your current version (which will either be networklocation.apk or com.google.android.location.cpk, depending on which ROM build you are using), then reboot. The cell tower history should update in the background once again.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7821039/ET4G/com.google.android.location.apk
The purpose of this fix has nothing to do with connectivity to cell towers. It is only to facilitate the reporting by the system of which cell tower you are currently connected to, and which towers you have been connected to, in order to enable location to be reported to applications on the device that rely on network location as opposed to GPS location. For example, this fix enables Llama to function perfectly for me, so it changes my sound profiles based on my current location. It will also allow weather widgets to correctly determine you current location based on cell tower location instead of GPS.

how long have you been using this and is it still working? i thought i figured mine out by changing the modemback to el26 but after a few days this morning it would not update. just hopeing this is going to fix it for good.

graffix31 said:
how long have you been using this and is it still working? i thought i figured mine out by changing the modemback to el26 but after a few days this morning it would not update. just hopeing this is going to fix it for good.
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Going on a couple of days now, including reflashing the el29 modem
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I don't think I even have that apk in that folder I looked twice in /system/app. So should I just install the apk in the link?
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ihateu said:
I don't think I even have that apk in that folder I looked twice in /system/app. So should I just install the apk in the link?
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its called networklocation.apk. i renamed mine after i put in apps folder then rebooted,

graffix31 said:
its called networklocation.apk. i renamed mine after i put in apps folder then rebooted,
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Interesting, as mine is actually called com.google.android.location.apk. I think the apk name changed somewhere along the line from this to networklocation.apk, which may actually coincide with when the functionality broke, but I have no way to confirm that right now.

very intersting, would be funny if that was the case. strange thing is i dont remember this being an issue with calks 1.7 rom which i believe was based off of el26. it started with el29 for me. but i could have just not noticed. i tried taking the apk from 1.7 but the version number was the same so i used the one you pulled. we will see what happens.

How are you guys copying this into the folder? I get error msg. When trying... So I have to delete Network Location.apk first?
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I dont get what broke exactly? The ability for our phones to choose the tower that is closest to us with the best reception? If some one could explain i would apreaciate it!
Sent From My Epic Touch 3g

graffix31 said:
very intersting, would be funny if that was the case. strange thing is i dont remember this being an issue with calks 1.7 rom which i believe was based off of el26. it started with el29 for me. but i could have just not noticed. i tried taking the apk from 1.7 but the version number was the same so i used the one you pulled. we will see what happens.
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For what it is worth, I have everything (ROM, modem, etc) based of EL26 and I noticed the problem when I went to the EL26 from EG30. Llama is useless now, hope this works...

+1 to op. Llama is working again.

noahas said:
For what it is worth, I have everything (ROM, modem, etc) based of EL26 and I noticed the problem when I went to the EL26 from EG30. Llama is useless now, hope this works...
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Llama works flawlessly for me again, which is why I posted this fix in the first place .

ihateu said:
How are you guys copying this into the folder? I get error msg. When trying... So I have to delete Network Location.apk first?
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I'm having the same problems using Astro when I try, any ideas? When I tried to rename it, I also got an error saying it was a read only file I believe.
EDIT: Nevermind, used Root Explorer and copied it after changing mount to R/W and it is fine. Then I installed it using the package installer in Root Explorer. Not sure if I should have done that or changed the name to the networklocation.apk and overwritten the old networklocation.apk, any ideas?
Thanks, really hope this works.

Do we need to rename the file? Or install it? Or just push via root explorer?
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niv3d said:
Do we need to rename the file? Or install it? Or just push via root explorer?
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You do not need to rename the file or install it. Just replace the existing apk file (which would be called networklocation.apk or com.google.android.location.apk, depending on what ROM build you are on) it using root explorer, or push using adb.

I replaced the apk and now I get the following error each time I reboot:
Sorry!
The application Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

Make sure you update the permissions and reboot.

kleen3r said:
Make sure you update the permissions and reboot.
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I checked, permissions were correct, same error.
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stevetrooper said:
I checked, permissions were correct, same error.
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Do I need to delete the NetworkLocation.odex file, it has the same date at the NetworkLocation.apk file?

stevetrooper said:
I checked, permissions were correct, same error.
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Do I need to delete the NetworkLocation.odex file, it has the same date at the NetworkLocation.apk file?
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Not sure what to tell you, i haven't had that issue.
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Make sure you rename it correctly. Its NetworkLocation.apk

Potatoman's no-sounds camera.apk

I need a modified camera without the focus beep.
Potatoman has the only one I can find but the links no longer work.
I mean, I guess they don't.
They're on multiupload.com
When I click the page is just blank white.
But when I google the current multiupload server status,
It says everything is working. Very strange.
I can't post on that thread or I would.
Here is original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1104051.html
If you're reading this:
Stop and put your brain to the task!
I need a new link, or if you have the apk please mail it!

Download either of Calkulin's roms (ICS or GB), extract the whole thing to your computer, grab the camera.apk file and do your thing.....

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Compusmurf said:
Download either of Calkulin's roms (ICS or GB), extract the whole thing to your computer, grab the camera.apk file and do your thing.....
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THANKS!

What if you're not rooted?
Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!

ubigred said:
What if you're not rooted?
Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!
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If your not rooted you can not do anything with your camera it is in the /system partition

Focus beep will most likely still be there on newest version.

Here's the Camera.apk from FF11 with the focus sounds removed

ubigred said:
What if you're not rooted?
Sent from my EPIC TOUCH!
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download ICS camera from the market, it gives non rooted users the ability to turn sounds on and off...works and acts just like the stock camera yet no sounds.

Pushed and it forced closed. Is it because there's a camera.odex file?

thanks but..
datajosh said:
Here's the Camera.apk from FF11 with the focus sounds removed
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I think I need to be running 4.0+ for this to work..
When I posted "Solved" I got ahead of myself.
I've yet to find a 2.3 rom with a modded camera.apk
So after many hours, I'm still on it.
Can someone post on the original thread of potatoman's for me?
Just need updated links, or alternative dl.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1104051.html
Please and thank you.

The Root said:
Pushed and it forced closed. Is it because there's a camera.odex file?
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What I do on my ROMs is delete the camera.apk AND camera.odex file using root explorer (or some other good file system explorer).
Delete the camera sound files in this folder folder /system/media/audio/ui/: Cam_Stop.ogg Cam_Start.ogg camera_click_short.ogg Shutter_01.ogg VideoRecord.ogg
The push over the 'quite' camera.apk to the system/app folder (pick one from a previous ROM maybe the one posted here or Calkulin's or whomever - just try to keep it recent and of the same Android version ICS or GB).
Then set the permissions RWX-R-R
Then you'll have to reboot the phone for the camera to work to build the cache!
Once booted try launching the camera you may be told that media scanning is in progress, that's OK just wait a few minutes and try again.
Bam no camera sounds.
By the way a deodexed file will work on an odexed ROM. But the system will have to be rebooted and the application may be slow to start the first time while it builds the cache(s).

good guide.
leaderbuilder said:
What I do on my ROMs is delete the camera.apk AND camera.odex file using root explorer (or some other good file system explorer).
Delete the camera sound files in this folder folder /system/media/audio/ui/: Cam_Stop.ogg Cam_Start.ogg camera_click_short.ogg Shutter_01.ogg VideoRecord.ogg
The push over the 'quite' camera.apk to the system/app folder (pick one from a previous ROM maybe the one posted here or Calkulin's or whomever - just try to keep it recent and of the same Android version ICS or GB).
Then set the permissions RWX-R-R
Then you'll have to reboot the phone for the camera to work to build the cache!
Once booted try launching the camera you may be told that media scanning is in progress, that's OK just wait a few minutes and try again.
Bam no camera sounds.
By the way a deodexed file will work on an odexed ROM. But the system will have to be rebooted and the application may be slow to start the first time while it builds the cache(s).
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I can follow you up to the point of: changing permissions.
I need to research this step, would you elaborate or explain in more detail?

E4GTL33T said:
I can follow you up to the point of: changing permissions.
I need to research this step, would you elaborate or explain in more detail?
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With root explorer click and hold on the file and the menu will come up, scroll to permissions, select and then adjust there.

Still no luck after setting permissions. I'll have to figure this out another way.

Easy GPS fix for JB ROMs - 12/04 Updated

This is NOT my work. I found it in another forum and linked to in in the CNA JoyRide thread a couple of days ago. It works so amazingly I want to post it here for more to see. Original thread can be found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747943
Look for the gps.conf inside the system/etc folder. Make a backup copy of the original file if you prefer. Replace the content with these below and push it back to the system/etc folder. No need to even reboot and you can expect to get a GPS lock within seconds and it's very accurate!
NTP_SERVER=server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
server 3.us.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_2=1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_3=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_4=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_5=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
ACCURACY_THRES=80
SUPL_PORT=7276
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
I did try flashing a stock ROM, update PRL &Profile and get a lock and then nandroid back. It worked at first and then stopped working. Tried that multiple times and it was so frustrating. My GPS was working after a clean install but stopped working after I set up my phone and installed a few irrelevant apps. I flashed the GPS fix zip but it didn't help either. The above method worked instantly, no need to make a zip and flash, just replace the file and it's done.
I'm not a dev so even if you tried it and it didn't work, I wouldn't know how to fix it lol. I'm only good at a little research and finding things that are already there. I have at least 6 or 7 people report back and said it worked amazingly on our phone, plus the people from that thread. So hope you enjoy it
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Update:
Thanks g_ding84 for making this file and flashable zip. This should work in all JB Roms, TW based or AOSP Roms, and also reported to be working on TW based ICS Roms.
Premade file: http://d-h.st/i3i
Flashable zip: http://d-h.st/yRy
Replace the gps.conf file in system/etc folder or flash the zip in recovery.
Also this fix is included in g_ding84's rom you can check it out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993102
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12/04 Update:
If the above didn't work for you, try replacing the content with these below. Clear data from the google map app, reboot.
NTP_SERVER=server 0.us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=server 1.us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=server 2.us.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=server 3.us.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_2=1.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_3=2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_4=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_5=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
ACCURACY_THRES=80
SUPL_PORT=7276
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
Some said the first script had some incorrect format but it worked well for me in CNA and a lot of members reported back and said it worked great, too. However, after I installed the FK23 leak my GPS stopped working after a couple of days. I tried the first one but it didn't seem to work that well so I edited it, cleared data from google map, rebooted and got a lock within 10 seconds with an accuracy of 10 meters (about 33 feet). If you're on a stock ROM you can also update PRL and Profile after you change the file and then reboot. Let me know if it helps.
Here's the updated zip (Thanks a lot g_ding84)
http://d-h.st/lY6

flashable?

colonel.shepard said:
flashable?
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Like I said in the OP, you only need to edit and replace that file in the system folder. No need to flash

Yea its a doozy lol
Ill give it a go once i load fk23

Holy chit mayne! I'm on milestone 1.3 and at home all I could get was a 30 meter radius. Now I get 3 ft! Wtf? Wow! Why hasn't this just been implemented at build time?
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Wow thanks for finding this. Going to include this in my ROM.
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abadasstanker69 said:
Holy chit mayne! I'm on milestone 1.3 and at home all I could get was a 30 meter radius. Now I get 3 ft! Wtf? Wow! Why hasn't this just been implemented at build time?
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LOL this was how I felt when i tried it. Didn't think it was gonna work at all. Replaced the file and it worked just like that! Before that it would spin forever and even after I got a lock in a stock rom and flashed back it still showed my location as 2 blocks away from where I was....

g_ding84 said:
Wow thanks for finding this. Going to include this in my ROM.
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YVW

can someone post the modded file or is it phone dependent?

colonel.shepard said:
can someone post the modded file or is it phone dependent?
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You can use root explorer and find that file, edit it with notepad on your computer, and then push it back to that folder. It's pretty easy. Not sure if the file is different in different roms.

thats simple ill do that thanks!

So do I delete everything in the file and paste that stuff in or do I add them in?
Because I was just gonna add them in.

OP sez:
carole6m said:
...Replace the content with these below and push it back to the system/etc folder...
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So I'd think you should delete and/or replace, rather than add in the new lines.
But it also suggests you make a backup of the original file, so you might want to do that, too. :good:

Thanks buddy

RyanBurnsRed said:
So do I delete everything in the file and paste that stuff in or do I add them in?
Because I was just gonna add them in.
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Yes. Delete everything and paste those in and put it back to the folder

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My phone has demons, not even this worked for the GPS.

Worked great, just edited the file, saved it and rebooted. First lock took a bit but going great now! Awesome find OP! (PA 2.4)
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Its easier to just open in with root explorer and edit the file with text editor. Save and close. As stated you don't even have to reboot
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carole6m said:
Yes. Delete everything and paste those in and put it back to the folder
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What radio are you using?

[ROM ] Pure Stock Rooted and debloated

OK Guys as promised
Here is the stock debloated pre rooted flashable rom
for E988 and E980
as Stock no screenshots..
Features
zip alligned
optimized apps
Stock Theme
debloated
ultra fast
best battery life
tweaked for better battery
tweaked for better wifi speeds
tweaked for better CPU control
tweaked for better 3g /4g speeds
better touch response
additional tweaks i dont remeber
deodexed coming soon...
instructions
1.copy the rar to desktop extract to a folder
2. copy the folder to clockworkmod\backup on your sd card
3. reboot to recovery and restore
4. no wiping necessary reboot ..if you are E980 ATT , then proceed to next step
5. Along with the above rar file download the E980 Baseband and flash it post restore of the folder. and reboot.
link --- http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/Users/Anirudhks-OptimusGPro/
file : stock.rar
E980 baseband for E980 users
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/Users/Anirudhks-OptimusGPro/
currently ROM uploading please check the links after 2 hours may as the original size is about 850MB
if you like my work hit thanks .....
buy me a beer or a coffee if you would like to

Make sure you flash your Baseband for your correct phone right after flashing the Rom or you wont have signal/Service.
Also I have edited the basebands due to whoever orginally created them added bougus Build.Prop and also added on screen menu buttons to the flash so I have removed them from the below baseband so you wont have the bougus Build.Prop and the on screen buttons at the bottom.
AT&T E980 BaseBand - http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+Optimus+G+Pro/Modems/AT&T+E980+Baseband/

finally figured out the issue for the flashable zip , quite late here now will upload flashable zip tomorrow...
but issue fixed
edit : i loose the visibluty of sdcard.. allthough i can browse from the root broswer doest show up in the file manager,,, looking still into it..

anirudhks said:
finally figured out the issue for the flashable zip , quite late here now will upload flashable zip tomorrow...
but issue fixed
edit : i loose the visibluty of sdcard.. allthough i can browse from the root broswer doest show up in the file manager,,, looking still into it..
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Okay Thanks

Is this good for F240L?

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hyelton said:
Make sure you flash your Baseband for your correct phone right after flashing the Rom or you wont have signal/Service.
Also I have edited the basebands due to whoever orginally created them added bougus Build.Prop and also added on screen menu buttons to the flash so I have removed them from the below baseband so you wont have the bougus Build.Prop and the on screen buttons at the bottom.
AT&T E980 BaseBand -
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Where is the one you edited? I think I have the one with the soft keys..
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esimon311 said:
Where is the one you edited? I think I have the one with the soft keys..
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Sorry meant to add link here ya go !
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+Optimus+G+Pro/Modems/AT&T+E980+Baseband/
You will prob have to wipe and reinstall the rom and this baseband to make it go away

hyelton said:
Sorry meant to add link here ya go !
http://storagecow.eu/index.php?dir=Xda/LG+Optimus+G+Pro/Modems/AT&T+E980+Baseband/
You will prob have to wipe and reinstall the rom and this baseband to make it go away
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K thanks.
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Ok I flashed this earlier today. Everything's running great, it's fast responsive no lag, my CPU is deep sleeping like a bear in the winter. I'm loving it. Only problem I have is I'm getting an error when I try and download something from the play store....
I've tried wiping my play store apps data, didn't help, I even went so far as to reinstall the play store app manually, no go.... WTF, any ideas people...:banghead:
When the fu€k did we get ice cream?

esimon311 said:
Ok I flashed this earlier today. Everything's running great, it's fast responsive no lag, my CPU is deep sleeping like a bear in the winter. I'm loving it. Only problem I have is I'm getting an error when I try and download something from the play store....
I've tried wiping my play store apps data, didn't help, I even went so far as to reinstall the play store app manually, no go.... WTF, any ideas people...:banghead:
When the fu€k did we get ice cream?
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I've had that same error when I updated to 4.3 on my Nexus 7. What I did to fix it was remove the Google Account under settings and login again and accepting the user terms and stuff again.

when i tried restoring in clockworkmod 6.0.3.3, recovery tells me that no files were found.
I put the extracted contents of the stock.rar into the clockworkmod\backup directory in the sdcard but no go
did the same in my internal and obviously, no go. am i missing something?
thanks for your work by the way!!

esimon311 said:
Ok I flashed this earlier today. Everything's running great, it's fast responsive no lag, my CPU is deep sleeping like a bear in the winter. I'm loving it. Only problem I have is I'm getting an error when I try and download something from the play store....
I've tried wiping my play store apps data, didn't help, I even went so far as to reinstall the play store app manually, no go.... WTF, any ideas people...:banghead:
When the fu€k did we get ice cream?
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remove your google account and re add that will fix

k0p4n said:
when i tried restoring in clockworkmod 6.0.3.3, recovery tells me that no files were found.
I put the extracted contents of the stock.rar into the clockworkmod\backup directory in the sdcard but no go
did the same in my internal and obviously, no go. am i missing something?
thanks for your work by the way!!
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you will just need to put the folder which has the date format like the 1970.25 something not the folder name which has stock....

anirudhks said:
you will just need to put the folder which has the date format like the 1970.25 something not the folder name which has stock....
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oh didn't think you meant to move the folder literally haha
got it working thanks!

I was using this and noticed that the signal cuts off randomly then reconnects. I flashed the baseband.
Also the issue with downloading apps from the play store reappears. I would remove the account and re-add the account and it would fix the problem but then reappear.
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k0p4n said:
I was using this and noticed that the signal cuts off randomly then reconnects. I flashed the baseband.
Also the issue with downloading apps from the play store reappears. I would remove the account and re-add the account and it would fix the problem but then reappear.
Sent from my LG-E988 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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what you can do is use root explorer or browser and go to system/apps and delete the playstore and reinstall it from the web or apk google it you shuold get a latest one... that will fix the issue ,
for signal I know the issue I will add a patch , its due to the increase in network throttle added so if signal gets a little weak it drops and tries to reconnect

What APN settings are you guys running to get LTE..?
When the fu€k did we get ice cream?

anirudhks said:
what you can do is use root explorer or browser and go to system/apps and delete the playstore and reinstall it from the web or apk google it you shuold get a latest one... that will fix the issue ,
for signal I know the issue I will add a patch , its due to the increase in network throttle added so if signal gets a little weak it drops and tries to reconnect
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Great thanks! Ill try that. By the way I am NOT using the E988. I have the E980 from ATT.
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anirudhks
I saw in the other xperia thread you asked if anyone wanted an aosp rom and its kinda funny but thats what i thought this rom was lol but stock meant factory stock not aosp.
Anyway, i think ppl would rather have you focus your energy on a an aosp one than a debloated lg one, tho both are important. The aosp one needs more work of course so yea. Looking forward to that network patch, thanks!
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flashed all works well, but there is no Russian language interface = (

Phone and contacts Force Closing

I'm running the new 9.1 ROM with the new modem.
Everything was working great except I tried to download the new blacked out phone, but I screwed it up.
When I get a call the com.android.phone app FCs and I can't answer the call, when I try and place a call, it says CONTACTs has stopped responding.
Can anyone post the phone and contacts app that I can push to the system/app folder?
Thanks,

re: phone
seanvree said:
I'm running the new 9.1 ROM with the new modem.
Everything was working great except I tried to download the new blacked out phone, but I screwed it up.
When I get a call the com.android.phone app FCs and I can't answer the call, when I try and place a call, it says CONTACTs has stopped responding.
Can anyone post the phone and contacts app that I can push to the system/app folder?
Thanks,
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You already have it, it's inside the Wicked rom zip file you downloaded and flashed.
Open the Wicked rom zip file which you flashed and open the SYSTEM folder.
(if you don't have the zip file just re-download the wicked v9.1 rom)
Inside that folder there is a folder called APP, open that folder and scroll down until you see
"SecPhone.apk" copy/extract that file to you desktop and then push or copy it to your phones
internal/external sdcard or if you PUSH the file, push it to /system/app .
You will need a root capable file manager like root explorer to do the above.
Be sure to reboot the phone after you are finished doing the above.
Once that's done you will have the same phone (contacts/dialer screens) as you had when you
first flashed the rom.
Just in case you have an issue with it or its not working right be
sure to use the fix permissions options in cwm or twrp recovery.
The reason the blacked out phone did not work for you and caused all the issues
you are having with it is because its not compatible with the phone and or the rom.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
You already have it, it's inside the Wicked rom zip file you downloaded and flashed.
Open the Wicked rom zip file which you flashed and open the SYSTEM folder.
(if you don't have the zip file just re-download the wicked v9.1 rom)
Inside that folder there is a folder called APP, open that folder and scroll down until you see
"SecContacts.apk" copy/extract that file to you desktop and then push or copy it to your phones
internal/external sdcard or if you PUSH the file, push it to /system/app .
Be sure to reboot the phone after doing the above.
Once that's done you will have the same phone (contacts/dialer screens) as you had when you
first flashed the rom.
Just in case you have an issue with it or its not working right be
sure to use the fix permissions options in cwm or twrp recovery.
Good luck!
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Hey, thanks, I really appreciate it, can you confirm what the permissions are supposed to be?

or you could just flash the ROM again without wiping.
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baseballfanz said:
or you could just flash the ROM again without wiping.
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I tried that. still force closing.

re: permissions
seanvree said:
Hey, thanks, I really appreciate it, can you confirm what the permissions are supposed to be?
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When you look at the permissions it should look like the diagram below.
R W R R
(an upside down backward "L")
. .
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.
Good luck!

Did you do a nandroid backup?
You might need to do a full wipe and flash ROM again if pushing SecContacts doesn't solved it.
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baseballfanz said:
Did you do a nandroid backup?
You might need to do a full wipe and flash ROM again if pushing SecContacts doesn't solved it.
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Yeah, this isn't working.
I tried ripping out and replacing both the contacts and phone, changed the permissions, but it's still not working.
Is the phone app permissions the same?
****! Any other last ideas before I do a full wipe?

seanvree said:
Yeah, this isn't working.
I tried ripping out and replacing both the contacts and phone, changed the permissions, but it's still not working.
Is the phone app permissions the same?
****! Any other last ideas before I do a full wipe?
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(there is only one app which needs to be copied back to the phone)
(it's filename is SecPhone.apk - the permissions are RWRR)
(there is no contacts.apk or any other filename which is needed)
Sorry I have no other ideas.
Good luck!