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This is my first android, and was wondering what apps are a must like memory cleaners and task killers to just great apps
Thanks!
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Hi this is my first android as well (got mine yesterday)
I must admit i havn't really installed that many apps yet.. but i can recommend the "google goggles" and "asphalt 5"
-TB-
I would also like to know.
Performance increasing apps?
Useful (swiss army knife) apps?
Amazing recreational must haves?
Thanks.
AutoKiller - memory managment
Barcode Sanner - for getting links to apps from the internet
If using mytracks:
Linda file manager - to import tracks
My track editor
A nice widget is smooth calendar if you have a lot of appointments.
Greetings from Austria
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Shazam is awsome
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I love the SMS popup program
Australian phone - Found some of the best ones were ES Task Manager, Handcent for SMS/MMS and the ability to change tones via, Camera 360 for an app which enhances everything you can do with the camera, SMS backup to backup to Gmail account and Wheres my Droid which allows you to send a message to the phone when it is on silent which takes the silencer off and triggers the ringtone, enabling you to find it if you have misplaced it. Also another handy one is 3G watchdog which keeps an eye on your data usage.
I like:
AutoKiller (needs root)
Launcherpro
Homeswitcher
Appremover
Appsinstaller
MyBackup Pro
Fancywidget
Extended Controls
LeshaK's update.zip found here
I'm going to have to second launcherpro, really great app.
I can't find fancywidget in the market, is it under a new name maybe?
Also, while shazam is really nice and very accurate for commercial radio, is there another app that's aimed at more obscure/australian music music (I listen to Triple J if that helps)?
Finally can someone recommend a good news widget for australia.
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I have also noticed this, although some songs arent registered in the shazam database
ZaneZane said:
I'm going to have to second launcherpro, really great app.
I can't find fancywidget in the market, is it under a new name maybe?
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HTC complaned and it got pulled off the market i think. You will have to find an alternate source.
Since its installed on my phone can i extract the apk? I would be happy to upload somewhere.
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"Got To Do" is my must have app. Was the reason to go for Android instead of the iPhone. "Note Everything Pro" is also great.
AppBrain!
See what I would recommend here:
http://www.appbrain.com/user/britmic/apps-on-the-gt-i9000
miker71 said:
AppBrain!
See what I would recommend here:
http://www.appbrain.com/user/britmic/apps-on-the-gt-i9000
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I will second that and add tasker as well, beats locale hands down!!
dakine said:
HTC complaned and it got pulled off the market i think. You will have to find an alternate source. [for fancy widget]
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It's weird, I checked everywhere for the APK file, and couldn't find it. I managed to get a QR code from their site, and that led me to the android market place, where i could download the file
this other topic has it linked http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7221914&posted=1#post7221914
Does anyone know of a image/picture/photo viewer that displays jpg, gif, png, and bmp? I found a couple, but they are garbage.
Dimmer is useful if you like to keep display brightness down (more than you can adjust in system settings) and save battery.
fua said:
Dimmer is useful if you like to keep display brightness down (more than you can adjust in system settings) and save battery.
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hey fua, which dimmer exactly are you recommending?
is it this one: http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.Dimmer
Trapster
if u dont want to get caught by a stupid camera!
YOU SHOULDNT BE SPEEDING!
Is there anything better then the default galler in SGS?
I'm looking for the best application to view my images.
JustPictures is very good. In the settings you can get it to show the images at their full resolution and quality, something the default app can't do.
Maddmatt said:
JustPictures is very good. In the settings you can get it to show the images at their full resolution and quality, something the default app can't do.
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Nice app!. I don't think it can't replace gallery3d as it's more complex and probably less user friendly, but is good to have it as a complement
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Nice app!. I don't think it can't replace gallery3d as it's more complex and probably less user friendly, but is good to have it as a complement
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Gallery3D doesn't work on froyo 2.2.
I am using the one that the SGS Tools provide under Upgrade stock apps.
I believe it comes from the HTC Desire in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752007
there is currently a problem with thumbnails not showing in the correct aspect ratio. Hopefully it will be solved soon.
gil80 said:
Gallery3D doesn't work on froyo 2.2.
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U make me laugh. Sorry. No offence.
aditya104 said:
U make me laugh. Sorry. No offence.
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When trying to downlaod from the market it says 2.1. I try to install anyway and I get an error.
allotrios said:
I am using the one that the SGS Tools provide under Upgrade stock apps.
I believe it comes from the HTC Desire in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752007
there is currently a problem with thumbnails not showing in the correct aspect ratio. Hopefully it will be solved soon.
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Is it the same app from the market?
gil80 said:
When trying to downlaod from the market it says 2.1. I try to install anyway and I get an error.
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That's because you're trying to replace a system app -
Also on its market page, it says 2.1+ not only 2.1
TawaNicolas said:
That's because you're trying to replace a system app -
Also on its market page, it says 2.1+ not only 2.1
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I've removed the system app with titanium backup.
i've installed the app from the market.
It seems exactly the same as I had with my SGS when I bought it.
The only difference is that the animations are smoother/slower.
Also, I didn't understand if this app is the same from the link above (XDA forum).
Can it view large images? Why does it take forever to render images from picasa when I use fast wifi connection? <- same behaviour as the original app
The best is Picture viewer free in market
Gallery3d apk
Though I don't use Gallery anymore, here is the link. I now use JustPictures.
aditya104 said:
Gallery3d apk
Though I don't use Gallery anymore, here is the link. I now use JustPictures.
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Is this the same one as the original shipped with SGS?
gil80 said:
Gallery3D doesn't work on froyo 2.2.
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?? The gallery app of froyo on samsung roms is Gallery3D...
By the way is there a way to restrict the folders that will show pics on justpictures. It shows a lot of icons or album covers and I dont really need it (I know I can do it with .nomedia but that's really tedious...)
titooo7 said:
?? The gallery app of froyo on samsung roms is Gallery3D...
By the way is there a way to restrict the folders that will show pics on justpictures. It shows a lot of icons or album covers and I dont really need it (I know I can do it with .nomedia but that's really tedious...)
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So, the problem u r having is that JP is showing even the album cover thumbnails. Is that right?
Go to Add Account->Local->Root path
Type the desired media folder you want to b displayed. Don't put in the folder containing album cover. Now when this is done u can delete the original Local folder.
Hope it solves ur problem.
aditya104 said:
So, the problem u r having is that JP is showing even the album cover thumbnails. Is that right?
Go to Add Account->Local->Root path
Type the desired media folder you want to b displayed. Don't put in the folder containing album cover. Now when this is done u can delete the original Local folder.
Hope it solves ur problem.
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Or just hold your finger on the folder until a menu comes up. You can set it to ignore the folder, when it lets you edit the path you can set it to ignore your whole music folder
Picture Folder
i like Picture Folder (free on market), just hoping that developer adds option to change wallpaper (without default gallery installed)
haven't tried JustPictures though...
floating Image is great
JP has an annoying bug
Take a photo in portrait mode.
Enable zoom at original resolution.
Zoom into the portrait photo and it starts changing orientation.
picture folder for me... you can specific what folder you want to show..
1.Google Play Books
2.Maps
3.Google Play Newsstand
4.Google Play Music
5.Google Play Games
6.Google Play Movies & TV
7.Bitcasa
8.Backup -Titanium will do that for you instead [MUST]
9.Riptide
10.Polaris Office - Replace it with Office Suite or any other app [NOT A MUST]
11.Music - Replace it with Winamp, Poweramp or any other music player [MUST]
12.File Manager - Replace it with Total Commander, Root Explorer, etc. [MUST]
13.Movie Studio
14.Sound Recorder - Better don't uninstall it, might be useful sometimes
15.Clock - Replace it with another clock widget [MUST]
16.Gallery - Replace it with QuickPic or another application [MUST]
17.Weather - Replace it with another widget [NOT A MUST]
18.Me Widget
19.Huawei Home - NOT RECOMMENDED but you can replace it with another Home Launcher [MUST]
20.FM Radio
21.Power Manager - NOT RECOMMENDED
22.App Installer - You'll have Total Commander or Root Explorer to do that for you [install apps] [MUST]
23.Street View
24.Calculator
25.Permission Manager - NOT RECOMMENDED
26.Downloads
27.Notes
28.Help Center - NOT RECOMMENDED
MUST = It means that you MUST replace the removed system app with another app if you want that function to work properly.For example if you delete Gallery you will not be able to view photos unless you install another app to perform that function for you, so that's a MUST.
NOT A MUST = It means that a system app can be removed without installing another one to replace it, for example you can remove Polaris Office without installing Office Suite, let's say, but you can install another app if you want to open files that need that kind of app to perform that function, the same you can do with Calculator, there is no need for that app, only if you want it there,so that's NOT A MUST
great thanks
primo14z said:
great thanks
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No problem. Anytime.
With Clean Master, you can uninstall system apps, and it tells you if the app's important or not. Just an idea
Shadowprince94 said:
With Clean Master, you can uninstall system apps, and it tells you if the app's important or not. Just an idea
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Important from whose point of view?
ZuperStyler said:
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18.Me Widget
19.Huawei Home - NOT RECOMMENDED but you can replace it with another Home Launcher [MUST]
20.FM Radio
21.Power Manager - NOT RECOMMENDED
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I must ask, why is HuaweiHome not recommended to be removed if you have installed another launcher? Does it have any ramifications in other apps?
thanks
SorynZ said:
I must ask, why is HuaweiHome not recommended to be removed if you have installed another launcher? Does it have any ramifications in other apps?
thanks
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Huawei Home is optimised for our P6 and is really stable. Other launcher MIGHT give you issues. I always keep a backup launcher on my phone
SorynZ said:
I must ask, why is HuaweiHome not recommended to be removed if you have installed another launcher? Does it have any ramifications in other apps?
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It's always a good idea to keep at least two Home Launchers, just in case, the stock one and some other one you like best. That doesn't mean that you cannot uninstall the stock one completely, you can do it if you want, I just said that don;t uninstall the stock one unless you have another one. If it bothers you, uninstall it. No harm done. But be sure to have another Launcher.
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It's always a good idea to keep at least two Home Launchers, just in case, the stock one and some other one you like best. That doesn't mean that you cannot uninstall the stock one completely, you can do it if you want, I just said that don;t uninstall the stock one unless you have another one. If it bothers you, uninstall it. No harm done. But be sure to have another Launcher.
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yeah, I've tried changing my launcher.. after 4 months on EMUI, another style seems a little odd. so I'm sticking to the default launcher and waiting for KK good thing i didn't uninstall it
SorynZ said:
yeah, I've tried changing my launcher.. after 4 months on EMUI, another style seems a little odd. so I'm sticking to the default launcher and waiting for KK good thing i didn't uninstall it
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Waiting? KK is here already
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lootjelo said:
Waiting? KK is here already
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I'm waiting either for a fully functional KK with gapps and everything working or for the stock KK
Wait for the official release. It will be better.
Why can't Power manager be removed? If stock android has it's own methods, and you can use a app like greenify, for a coarser battery management (the system should still run the soc cores in the right management, per Governor setting). Is power manager somehow too integrated in the system, hardware? Or has no one tried?
Here's the stock google dialer and contacts app I pulled from my nexus 6 when i had it. It's not the motorola framework dialer and contacts, but pure google stock. They are in separate folders. I've also have a few that I've pulled from the web as well. I hate the ugly skin that lg uses, and miss the true material look from Google.
You HAVE to be rooted for these to even remotely work. Use root explorer or whatever app you use, mount rw and install as system apk (go to system>priv-app). Folder will need rwxr-xr-x permissions. Give app r-r-rw permissions. So far, contacts are working and I've gotten the google in-call ui to work by placing the apk in the lg in-call ui after renaming the original lg-ui. Can't get the dialer to install. LG skin is deeply rooted in thier framework, so it's kind of a pain. I'll keep digging into this to make some progress. In the mean time, if anyone else wants to chip in and help out, please do so.
In the link to my drive folder there will be 4 files. One of them is a flashable zip named GoogleContactsDialer (credits to whoever put this zip together. Wasn't me). Another should be the dialer in non flashable zip, and the other files are the respective standalone apks. I would suggest flashing the flashable zip, as it has the libs folder included.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Byd-3B8ICYfpY1hqODhhMzd4S3M&usp=sharing
**UPDATE**
Ok everyone, I have a quick second to give an update (getting up at 0430 is killing me right now lol) on things in reference to the dialer. Make sure you are using the flashable zip. The separate apks are ok, but the zip makes things easier.
Basically most hassle free method I have used to get it to be the primary dialer and contacts app is by using TB to freeze these 2 LG Dialer and Contact applications that are listed below.
*Call 4.60.79.10
*Contacts 4.56.18
I'm using KLWP and Nova for most of my homescreens. I'm linking the Google dialer apk to whatever phone KLWP icon using Nova Activities>Google Dialer>Phone(com.android.dialer.DialtactsActivity; make sure you select this one). For those that use Zooper, the same method would apply.
In reference to getting the dialer icon to show up in the app drawer on its own, I'm still working on that.
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Here's the stock google dialer and contacts app I pulled from my nexus 6 when i had it. It's not the motorola framework dialer and contacts, but pure google stock. They are in separate folders. I've also have a few that I've pulled from the web as well. I hate the ugly skin that lg uses, and miss the true material look from Google.
You HAVE to be rooted for these to even remotely work. Use root explorer or whatever app you use, mount rw and install as system apk (go to system>priv-app). Folder will need rwxr-xr-x permissions. Give app r-r-rw permissions. So far, contacts are working and I've gotten the google in-call ui to work by placing the apk in the lg in-call ui after renaming the original lg-ui. Can't get the dialer to install. LG skin is deeply rooted in thier framework, so it's kind of a pain. I'll keep digging into this to make some progress. In the mean time, if anyone else wants to chip in and help out, please do so.
In the link to my drive folder there will be 4 files. One of them is a flashable zip named GoogleContactsDialer (credits to whoever put this zip together. Wasn't me). Another should be the dialer in non flashable zip, and the other files are the respective standalone apks. I would suggest flashing the flashable zip, as it has the libs folder included.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Byd-3B8ICYfpY1hqODhhMzd4S3M&usp=sharing
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Got it to install. The Google dialer works too. The LG dialer kind of takes over every now and then.
jrock79 said:
Got it to install. The Google dialer works too. The LG dialer kind of takes over every now and then.
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Glad it worked for you. I used the flashable zip, but can't get the dialer to install. What did you to get it running? The contacts app works for me, but like you said the LG UI takes control sometimes. I may remove the LG call/contacts apks and see if google will run by default. Of course, I'll back everything up before I do.
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Glad it worked for you. I used the flashable zip, but can't get the dialer to install. What did you to get it running? The contacts app works for me, but like you said the LG UI takes control sometimes. I may remove the LG call/contacts apks and see if google will run by default. Of course, I'll back everything up before I do.
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What launcher are you using? I'm using the Google launcher with xposed. I also downloaded nova to use the activities widget to set the Google dialer.
jrock79 said:
What launcher are you using? I'm using the Google launcher with xposed. I also downloaded nova to use the activities widget to set the Google dialer.
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Using Nova. Did you use the flashable zip or did you install the apk that I pulled by itself?
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Using Nova. Did you use the flashable zip or did you install the apk that I pulled by itself?
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Try that
The app package cyanogen released works quite well. I have the dialer installed now and working
androidfilesharing said:
The app package cyanogen released works quite well. I have the dialer installed now and working
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Can you share the link?
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NYLimited said:
Can you share the link?
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https://cyngn.com/c-apps
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https://cyngn.com/c-apps
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Much appreciated!
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Glad to see some people are getting a use out of this thread
PUERTO_RUK said:
I may remove the LG call/contacts apks and see if google will run by default. Of course, I'll back everything up before I do.
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Did you ever do that? Just curious...
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https://cyngn.com/c-apps
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Sadly, I wouldn't trust Truecaller with my contact's info. WAY too much has come out about their bull**** practices.
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Did you ever do that? Just curious...
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Sorry guys that I've been MIA. Work and personal life have been really busy. I didn't remove the LG apk but just froze them with TB. So far the LG Contacts app doesn't override which is good, and I've set Google Contacts as my default. I'm trying True Caller but honestly don't like it. The Google dialer kicks in but it's random, and it doesn't show in my Nova app drawer. I'll get back to working on this when things slow down for me.
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Sorry guys that I've been MIA. Work and personal life have been really busy. I didn't remove the LG apk but just froze them with TB. So far the LG Contacts app doesn't override which is good, and I've set Google Contacts as my default. I'm trying True Caller but honestly don't like it. The Google dialer kicks in but it's random, and it doesn't show in my Nova app drawer. I'll get back to working on this when things slow down for me.
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I am, for now, stuck at the dialer. Not enough time to play with it and, as you mentioned, it is not showing up as an installed app in the launcher. What did you do to get a launcher icon for it? I am running the latest Nova beta for now.
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I am, for now, stuck at the dialer. Not enough time to play with it and, as you mentioned, it is not showing up as an installed app in the launcher. What did you do to get a launcher icon for it? I am running the latest Nova beta for now.
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Updated the post. Let me know if this helps you any. I'm still working on the dialer showing up in the app drawer or just being able to place the icon on the homescreen. Going to play around with different launchers on my next few days off starting Sunday.
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Updated the post. Let me know if this helps you any. I'm still working on the dialer showing up in the app drawer or just being able to place the icon on the homescreen. Going to play around with different launchers on my next few days off starting Sunday.
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Thanks. I only glanced for now - will have to reread and play more tomorrow or the weekend.
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Thanks. I only glanced for now - will have to reread and play more tomorrow or the weekend.
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np. glad to help
I wonder if one you that's had success with this might be able to offer some assistance...I flashed the Google contacts and dialer zip and froze the two LG files recommended by the OP and all call functionality was disabled. I could launch the Google dialer but could not receive calls. Did I miss a step?
PUERTO_RUK said:
Updated the post. Let me know if this helps you any. I'm still working on the dialer showing up in the app drawer or just being able to place the icon on the homescreen. Going to play around with different launchers on my next few days off starting Sunday.
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Like you said, it is working - mostly. I no longer see the dreaded LG dialer (yippee!) but a couple of minor anomalies remain.
On an incoming call I do not get a full scree caller id and swipe to answer as I did on the N4 device;
Like you, I had to use Nova to create the desktop icon (which is no big deal I suppose);
When I bring up the dialer I see a "Speed Dial" tab but I don't see all my favorites (starred contacts). I tried clearing cache and data for the dialer but is not showing me the same starred contacts as the Contacts app;
Other than the above it seems to work quite well.
[ EDIT ] It seems that there is a difference between the contacts storage that LG maintains and what Google Contacts/Dialer maintains. I cleared data and cache for both, the LG Dialer and the LG Contacts app - note that in my case they were both frozen so I had to use ROM Toolbox to do this - and had the system re-sync contacts with Google. All of the sudden ALL my favorites show up as expected and, incoming caller Id is now displaying as it did on the old Nexus 4. Yippee! Apparently some minor issues can be corrected by reinitializing the contacts database on the phone.
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I wonder if one you that's had success with this might be able to offer some assistance...I flashed the Google contacts and dialer zip and froze the two LG files recommended by the OP and all call functionality was disabled. I could launch the Google dialer but could not receive calls. Did I miss a step?
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Did you start out with a clean, well working system or could it have remnants of previous attempts to install a dialer? Most of my troubles came from the fact that I missed to clean somethng up from a previous attempt.
Essentially, I did not do much different from the OP. Starting with a clean system (I backup frequently with TWRP when I experiment with new things!) I flashed the zip file, rebooted, created the desktop icon for phone, froze the 2 LG modules with TiBu. I also copied the Google Dialer apk to the LGInCallUI folder in priv-app and renamed (but not deleted) the LG version which did not seem to make any difference to usage (I was hoping for a full screen caller Id).
As noted above, it seems to be working quite nicely with the 3 1 caveats I listed.
Please test http://atvlauncher.trekgonewild.de
Its beta
The built app launches the desired app and then terminate itself, it needs no permissions.
By 'launcher' you mean a menu-app that starts selected apps from within the default leanback launcher (the 'extra step') or a total replacement of the default launcher?
What i mean is this:
http://trekgonewild.de/Leanback_small.png
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What i mean is this:
http://trekgonewild.de/Leanback_small.png
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Ah, integrate non compatible (sideloaded) android TV apps in the default launcher, so you can start them right from the home screen. That's useful!
Can you upload that app/ apk so we can play around with it.
Cheers
Well ok but theres not much to test.
You could take a look at the solution I came up with as well.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/902150/fast-launcher-for-android-tv/
You can try app cloner too
Thank you for your suggestions, but thats not what iam looking for.
Btw ive updated my first post.
jeermi said:
You can try app cloner too
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App cloner at least when I tried it disables mouse support not sure if the newer versions fixed that. The app from nvidia zone doesn't work all the time.. This guy optimized TV apps work 100%
https://plus.google.com/communities...8/stream/09982829-9476-446c-8ba8-fa165d9b91f0
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Please test http://atvlauncher.trekgonewild.de
Its beta
The built app launches the desired app and then terminate itself, it needs no permissions.
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Nice one!
What about category? APP or GAME... so it will be placed in the proper row...
Yep i know, some features like banner support and category selection are still missing.
Love the concept of the app! Like others have mentioned, would be nice for full banner support. For the time being, I just used APK2TV to add the proper banner. Thanks for your hard work!
Added banner support, please test!
Hi, it seems to have some issues with "_" in package name...
With Choplifter HD the generated app tries to launch "com.inxile.choplifterhd" instead of "com.inxile.Choplifter_HD"
The banner support works fine...
Thanks for your effort
Thx, should be fixed.
Seems that package names are case sensitive.... Choplifter HD still does not launch... "com.inxile.choplifter_hd" instead of "com.inxile.Choplifter_HD"
Youre right, ive fixed it.
It works fine now... thank you
Thanks a lot for the app.
Very useful.