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video GTalk and other changes - OTA

Hello,
I heard that the new update from t mobile would include a new GTalk with videos along with some other new apps.
I installed the one posted in the dev section and the only change I notice is a new music app. Where is GTalk? Is there anything else that was supposed to be added? Is the updated posted here incomplete compared to the one officially from t mobile?
Thanks.

saltmine said:
Hello,
I heard that the new update from t mobile would include a new GTalk with videos along with some other new apps.
I installed the one posted in the dev section and the only change I notice is a new music app. Where is GTalk? Is there anything else that was supposed to be added? Is the updated posted here incomplete compared to the one officially from t mobile?
Thanks.
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This is the reason I am waiting for the FOTA/OTA and I just want a clean install.......but the longer it takes the more likely I WILL USE ODIN. I hate this rollout....it sucks.

Google talk app is included in the update. The application talk is google talk the video is built in the chat app itself.

aleks_ said:
This is the reason I am waiting for the FOTA/OTA and I just want a clean install.......but the longer it takes the more likely I WILL USE ODIN. I hate this rollout....it sucks.
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Clean install? Doesnt get any cleaner and safer than odin. OTA's suck.

Killbynature said:
Google talk app is included in the update. The application talk is google talk the video is built in the chat app itself.
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The google talk seems to be unchanged by the update. How do I check if it was changed?
It says talk version 1.3 ... Do I have the old one or the new one?
Anyone know if any other apps were changed?

How's everyone's take of the battery on this new radiO?

The video is in there. there should be a camcorder symbol next to your name. I'm in the ROM now.
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I haven't seen the update in the market nor the firmware method. How do we go about "updating".
I just bought this phone, but I am still thinking about whether to root it at this point. I mean, I would love to because of all this BS bloatware, but I kinda want to get to know the phone first.

just use the available update and use odin. it'll keep your apps that doesnt need root, intact. i havent tried rooting mine to see if the other apps that requires root will pop back on. and yes, i wiped mine clean and started fresh.
so my point is, if you want a clean install, still just use the odin version and factory reset it through the settings. it'll be just as fresh as one straight from FOTA/OTA
hth
EDIT: oh btw, i did root mine, after resetting it back to factory defaults.

King_Paladin said:
so my point is, if you want a clean install, still just use the odin version and factory reset it through the settings. it'll be just as fresh as one straight from FOTA/OTA
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+1
I strongly recommend updating through Odin, then Factory Reset after.
Works perfectly, this ROM is perfect for this BEAST of a phone

Solution for "Security Error"

One of the reasons you may be rooting your Nitro might be to remove bloatware. At least, that was the main reason for me.
Anyway, after you root and go about customizing and deleting apps, you will likely find yourself rebooting and being greeted by an LG logo and the words "Security Error". Then you go through the terrible motions of unbricking your phone and trying again only to brick it once more.
Well, after bricking my phone a good 30 times, I have found a solution. Here it is:
DO NOT UNINSTALL ALL AT&T SYSTEM APPS
There you have it. It seems that AT&T has set up their ROMs to verify that all system apps are intact at boot. If they are not, they assume that the ROM has been tampered with. Of course, this does not mean that you can't freeze these apps. I used Titanium Backup to freeze these apps.
When I finished customizing my Nitro, I booted into ClockWorkMod Recovery and made a backup. Each time I bricked my phone while testing this, I just restored that backup. I've also kept the backup on my SD card just in case.
Here is a list of the apps that I have found will brick your Nitro if removed:
AT&T Address Book (Safe to remove with v20c update)
AT&T Navigator (Safe to remove with v20c update)
Google Play Books* (Safe to remove with v20c update)
Google Play Movies*
Google Play Music (Safe to remove with v20c update)
Google Play Store/Market
*I have found that these ones will defrost on reboot.

i can tell you for a fact that 90% of those are safe to remove and I have done so.

Yep, most of those are safe to remove. I have security error only then tried to install CWM from leaked firmware.

scott0 said:
i can tell you for a fact that 90% of those are safe to remove and I have done so.
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+1 !
removed all the at&t bloatware, yp and featured apps !
running the leak without any issues since 3 days !

scott0 said:
i can tell you for a fact that 90% of those are safe to remove and I have done so.
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I'm just going off the fact that every time I removed one of them, I got the security error.
I'd be happy to edit my list if you can provide a list of the ones you have removed.

mattman86 said:
I'm just going off the fact that every time I removed one of them, I got the security error.
I'd be happy to edit my list if you can provide a list of the ones you have removed.
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AT&T Address Book
AT&T Navigator
Birds & Cities
Bubbles
City ID
Featured Apps
Finance
Gmail
Google+*
News
Polaris Office
Social+
Today+ Widget
Visual Voicemail
Voicemail
Weather
Zynga Poker HD
I removed these without any problems. For me, it was one of Google play movies or books that gave the security error

skyxxx said:
AT&T Address Book
AT&T Navigator
Birds & Cities
Bubbles
City ID
Featured Apps
Finance
Gmail
Google+*
News
Polaris Office
Social+
Today+ Widget
Visual Voicemail
Voicemail
Weather
Zynga Poker HD
I removed these without any problems. For me, it was one of Google play movies or books that gave the security error
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AT&T Address book was the first one I tried. It bricked it a couple days ago and it just bricked it just now.

mattman86 said:
AT&T Address book was the first one I tried. It bricked it a couple days ago and it just bricked it just now.
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that and google movie are the bad ones. all the others uninstall without issue.

scott0 said:
that and google movie are the bad ones. all the others uninstall without issue.
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Ok, I'm making a ClockWorkMod backup right now and will give the others another try.

I think I need to point out that I'm pretty sure mattman86 is talking about experiencing the secure boot error while on the one-click installation ICS leak whereas people replying to him are using the CWM-flashable ICS leak. I could be wrong, though.

Malnilion said:
I think I need to point out that I'm pretty sure mattman86 is talking about experiencing the secure boot error while on the one-click installation ICS leak whereas people replying to him are using the CWM-flashable ICS leak. I could be wrong, though.
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I have actually gotten the error with the CWM version also. Just not as often.
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Malnilion said:
I think I need to point out that I'm pretty sure mattman86 is talking about experiencing the secure boot error while on the one-click installation ICS leak whereas people replying to him are using the CWM-flashable ICS leak. I could be wrong, though.
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my comments are based on my experience with both.

Ok, I did some more testing and am going to edit my list now.
Thank you all for your input so far and input to come. This really is a great community to be a part of!

i'm quoting your updated list here. ;-)
mattman86 said:
AT&T Address Book
AT&T Navigator
Google Play Books*
Google Play Movies*
Google Play Music
Google Play Store/Market
*I have found that these ones will defrost on reboot.
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this is a pretty safe list. you might try using root explorer to nav over to those apk's and change the perms & delete.
i don't mind the address book and the store is certainly required but those others, ugh.

Just tested. On 20c only one app that bricking device is Google Play Movies :laugh:. Books and Music are safe to remove. I did not try to remove Play Store.

Is Address Book safe to remove?
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ahdoublexl said:
Is Address Book safe to remove?
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yep i always remove at&t addressbook using tibu !

aaki_rocker said:
yep i always remove at&t addressbook using tibu !
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Weird... Every time I remove it, it bricks my phone. So, I just freeze it.

It appears that with the new v20c update, you can remove Address Book and Navigation.

Only app that crash system is Google Movies! I removed all staff from ATT and other and phone works well. But when I delete Moves it shows me Security Error.

Google Now working on T Mobile GS3

Full credit goes to author of the below thread. Got Google Now working 99% on my stock rooted Tmobile GS3. What is the 1% not working? Once you launch the app if you dont perform any search, back button does not exit the app. So need to close it from task manager. Also sometimes after you enter the search text, enter key does not initaite the search, so hit menu -> refresh. Other than that the cards, talk back, quick and accurate response, voice search etc works just fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224

Try to reinstall it beacuse on my device I am able to exit Google Now with the back button. I am rooted running FreeGSM R5, Faux Kernel and High Def In Color theme.

i'm guessing we're ARMv7? and which of the 5 apk's did you use?

Lieu10ant said:
i'm guessing we're ARMv7? and which of the 5 apk's did you use?
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I just flashed the file in the following link, in recovery and rebooted and thats it. Yes we are ARMv7(T-Mo)
original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821152

oh wow. lol they over-complicated it for no reason then.
so even if we already have an older version of Google Now, same steps? it'll overwrite the old one, right?

Lieu10ant said:
oh wow. lol they over-complicated it for no reason then.
so even if we already have an older version of Google Now, same steps? it'll overwrite the old one, right?
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y sir, atleast with me it did.

Do the cards take a while to show up because I've had it installed for a few hours but still don't get the weather card. I'm using the mikey m6. Everything else works.
t-mobile sgs3 stock rom/rooted

Stupid question but have you asked for the weather ? Because that was the first thing I asked and started getting cards. Also when in the app hit menu and go into settings I beleive that there are more options.

I have been using it for the last 2 days and it's such a gimmick. It doesn't give me the cards that I am expecting and need and most of the time I do a voice search instead of a card I get thrown to Google even tho I have a card set up for let's say my favorite sport team. Kind of wack.
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How do I remove it? Google Now is one of those products that's probably gonna follow Google listen etc after a few years...

See u guys are getting the wrong impression of google now it does not work right with stock roms and has a phony voice. It was awesome on my gnex and was super quick and cards showed up when i needed. It finally is working great on cm 10 ....p.s. the inverted google now looks sick

Google Now will keep me from flashing to JB if the only thing that I can do with the double tap home function brings up Voice Dialer instead of Voice Search. Only fix is deleting the entire Google Search apk, which nullifies any benefit Google Now brought to the table. Sad, I actually liked the app...

Anyone having issues?
Hey guys. I was able to put Google now on my rooted SGH-T999 and it works wonderfully. I'm running CM9 and I can't wait to see what this can do. I was experiencing one issue though. Sometimes, after I search, I will click on one of the websites it shows me and the link won't open. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Or any other issues with Google Now? Thanks guys!

The only issue i have is that if your launch Google now and don't search anything, pressing the back button won't exit the app. Need to use menu > refresh. Not a big annoyance since most times the app is used to search something. I wish location services would work just using gps, but you need to enable cellular triangulation too for that. I feel like triangulation will drain battery unnecessarily.
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They have fixed that issue, I am using reekotub's v3 of Google now, and it works almost perfectly. They have also made a fix where voice search can be mapped to double tapping the home key!
Google now versions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
Replace S-Voice
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194
hope this helps
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If I've helped you, be sure to use the thanks button!

Does anyone have the Google Maps .apk from BEFORE they updated the layout?

The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
edit:
Maps (old layout) 6.14.4
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pjsv96

Lieu10ant said:
The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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I dont have it off hand, but just download any rom older than a few weeks and extract it from system/app. Just make sure the play store isnt set to auto update your apps though

i've been running liquid smooth and it didn't come with maps apk in the rom, I had always downloaded it from the play store...
I would really like the apk for maps as well

Go to team blackout's website. They have an inverted version.
[email protected]'$ [email protected]@XY

Or just Google "Google maps apk" I'm sure an older version will show up.
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Is the new one THAT bad? What do y'all think?
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I've got a pretty recent one. I'll try to remember to post it when I get home.
A lot of people have had several issues with this latest update. Google was forced to revert at least one change within a couple days of its release.
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Maps 6.14.3
Here you go. Google Maps 6.14.3. Pulled from the latest T999V update released a week or so ago. Extract it first!

Lieu10ant said:
The new Maps is very buggy and missing a lot of features i use. (not talkin about Latitude. i don't use that)
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Agree bro..
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Just go in to settings> application manager> all tab> Google maps then uninstall update
So simple...
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yeah. that option isn't available on my phone.
my sister hated the new update, but the "uninstall updates" WAS available on her phone. wonder why it's not avail on my phone.
but anyways, thank you SO MUCH for the link!
most roms don't come with google based apps, they all use the "gapps"

Edit: found a newer version. i think this was the most recent version before the new layout
6.14.4
http://www.sendspace.com/file/pjsv96
oh how beautiful the UI looks. thank god i have it back.

Fyi guys, someone around here said google released another update that fixed a lot of issues people had. Cant remember who or where, but figured I'd mention it.
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I uninstalled it completely ..and refused the update. The new update was very buggy and seem to constantly send data back . But just the fact that a force feed us this version pissed me off . One of there main things Google did was removing Latitude (as of Aug. 1st ) . Which I used a lot to keep track of my kids and family, the technology is still there but can only be used on Google Hangout (very buggy). But who really knows why it is they do this things like this...Just buggy.

I have just reverted it on the desktop as well, such a relieve to have the old stuff back.... at least while they let us.
I came looking here to revert the phone apk (blackout is the easy way and awesome). Google messed up sooo bad on this one. Like I search for a chain, and it shows me them one at a time with me having to swipe through them (in seemingly random order as some are up to 40mi away sandwiched in between others that are 2-4mi away, and the one that is only 0.7mi away is 10 swipes away). The old maps just shows you a map with YOU in the center and pins for the 10 results closest to you. When I am "on-the-go" why would I want to instead have the map of the first result you choose at random, which may or may not include my location, and then have to swipe through results while I mentally figure out where each one is in relation to me??? It is just ludicrous! The new maps may be great for casual browsing at home, but I use maps for location-based productivity, there are plenty of other apps for Where should I go / eat / buy. Make the new Maps for tablets and leave my phone and desktop Maps alone (or make them more productive, not less!!!)
Other examples of failure:
- I tell it to navigate somewhere and it shows me a full screen route-list, even if there is only one. Then, after I select that route I want, it shows me that route and I have to click Go before the navigation actually begins. The old version: I instantly get navigation and can choose alternate routes if I want. The new version is dangerous to use while driving. The old one is 100% hands free. WTF Google?
- You used to be able to use Google Now to say "Map of ..." or "Navigate to ..." which does not work correctly anymore.

Have you reported all of this to google?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Have you reported all of this to google?
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Yes, through multiple different PCs/Apps. I just did a survey they sent to me for switching from New to Old on Desktop.

Cool, hopefully enough people will complain and they will fix it.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Cool, hopefully enough people will complain and they will fix it.
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I'd like to see that, but I doubt it. Likely they'll look at us and ask why we havn't updated our phones.
Really wanted to thank the folks on here who pulled the APK, Maps 7 just doesn't work at all on my EVO 3D, it flickers, the prompts are scrambled, it can only function in landscape mode... this is on top of the, slower, feature hidden, beauty update nonsense. So thanks again.
Dogan
I've played beta games with less bugs than this ****e.

I have the old Maps, and I've tried multiple copies of Google Now, but still when I say "Navigate to Target" it shows me Google results for that search instead of opening Navigation and auto routing to the nearest Target.
I really, really miss "Map of [...]" and "Navigate to [...]". I want to be able to do this from google now which is always one button away, not have to open the map program first, click search, then click mic, then say "Target", then click the nearest one, then click navigate. (at least it is not 4 more steps anymore like it was with the new maps)
Please, can someone figure out how to get this simple command working as it used to?
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Edit: Nevermind I guess... mine just started working again. I complained here and in one other thread, then I tried "Navigate to Texas" as I was going to post a screen shot of how that same search that worked for another didn't work for me, and to my surprise it worked. Now it is working every time just how it used to. Very strange. I swear it was not working for me from like 2 months ago until 30min ago. I'm just glad it is back.

Goodness ROM - small issue

Not quite sure if this belongs in the category, but here goes.
Couple minutes ago, I installed the Goodness rom on my AT&T S3 i747. Works perfectly, is absolutely gorgeous. Here's the problem.
Upon first launch of Play store (to restore data from games, texts, etc) everything ran slightly slow. Then, closing the Playstore, I notice that the ugly 4.x play store logo was there, instead of the black/blue beauty that is Goodness rom. With Play store's automatic updating of apps, a lot of them have changed. I want to know how to change them back.
Do I simply reflash the rom without deleting data? Or wipe everything again and prevent google from updating?
Further problems from further exploration:
Alarm time will not show up on alarm widget.
Trying to install 3rd party applications - impossible because the 'unknown sources' option will not stay checked.
Camera no longer works.

Where is this goodness rom
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lordpipa said:
Where is this goodness rom
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It's actually an older rom, from what I can tell. No user updates about it in a while. Here's the link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278981

Why would you want to run a rom that is so old and not updated?