Everytime I install an apk there's also a bunch of widgets come along. How do I remove them?
Go to play store-settings, Un check auto add widgets.
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I've installed the latest Incredibly Re-Engineered ROM on my rooted Incredible, but would like to regain use of HTC's Twitter apps & widgets, and the HTC News app & widget. The ROM disables these, but puts them in a directory on the SD card in case someone like me wants to re-enable them.
I've used Root Explorer to copy the following files from /sdcard/Incredibly_Re-Engineered_Optional/Apps to /system/app:
com.htc.NewsReaderWidget.apk
com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
HtcTwitter.apk
NewsReader.apk
Then, I changed permissions on these files within /system/app to rw-r--r--, changed /system/app back to read only, and rebooted the phone.
After rebooting, I was able to enter my Twitter account information in Settings > Accounts & Sync > Twitter for HTC Sense, and my Twitter feed is now showing up in the FriendStream widget.
I can also launch Peep and News applications from the App tray.
However, when I try to add the HTC News Widget or the HTC Twitter Widget to my home screen, neither of these shows up in the list of widgets that are available to add (i.e., Long Press on Home Screen > Widget > Add Widget List). Neither the HTC Twitter widget nor the HTC News Reader widget show up, and thus, I cannot use them.
So, it's almost as if the Apps have installed properly, but the widgets have not.
Can you think of a solution or anything I might be missing here?? Thanks!!
Isn't there an optional apps folder with those things in it for users?
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smtom said:
Isn't there an optional apps folder with those things in it for users?
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Yes...that's where I copied the items from. The problem is they're not showing up in my list of available widgets, even though the apps seem to have installed with no problem...it's just the widgets that I can't get to show up.
Are you using Launcher Pro or the launcher the ROM comes with?
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Are you using Launcher Pro or the launcher the ROM comes with?
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I am using the launcher that comes with the ROM.
No other ideas??
To clear the remnants of the widgets after removing them, I know you need to "Clear Data" for HTC Sense ("Applications" in Settings).
Perhaps if you do this again it will force a rebuild of the available widgets list, now that they've been reinstalled?
(You will lose any custom scenes, btw)
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To clear the remnants of the widgets after removing them, I know you need to "Clear Data" for HTC Sense ("Applications" in Settings).
Perhaps if you do this again it will force a rebuild of the available widgets list, now that they've been reinstalled?
(You will lose any custom scenes, btw)
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THANK YOU!! That solved the problem!! Cheers.
I tried to get the kitchen to work yet for some reason it just won't run. not sure if it is because I have a 64bit system while it refers to 32bit or not.
My question is that I found a rom I really want to use but don't want the lockscreen,messages app or launcher. Is it just easy enough to edit the roms zip and remove those apk and add the apk for what I want and then flash it?
Yup. Kitchens r crap half the time. I use them to break open the boot.img or add a few things here and there. The rest is done on my own
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Ok.....
What I have is I want to use AlterRom since it more closely gives what I am after. It has GoLauncher already which I have used since I purchased my phone but I also use GoSMS to work around the 160 Char limit by Sprint. I can install it easily enough but I also want to remove the messaging that is there already because of rom size. I will also be using Swyper keyboard so I want to remove the one installed also for rom size. I use GoLocker so how do I delete the one installed? It doesn't remember what I set as default so it always loads the rom version instead of Golocker?
Can't remove stock messaging or it breaks SMS. Look for keyboard.apk or latinime.apk. for keyboard but remember u need the right lib files to get swype to work. And u can't remove stock lock screen. Its integrated into the os. Look at running pngopt or something to reduce rom size. Or open up each apk and remove language files. Delete live wallpapers or wallpapers u won't use. I've never used alterrom but there is always ways to make a rom smaller.
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Sorry about that. I said swiper but I meant Swiftkey as a keyboard.
So can I just use Titanium Backup to freeze the stock lockscreen? If so what file would I be looking for?
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Sorry about that. I said swiper but I meant Swiftkey as a keyboard.
So can I just use Titanium Backup to freeze the stock lockscreen? If so what file would I be looking for?
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Nope. Stock needs to be left alone. Golocker should take over. The stock is not an apk. Its built into the frameworks. Unless its sense then there's an apk u can delete
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Not sure if Sense or not. Says Senseless but OP says 'most' Sense removed. I will share the thread link and hopefully you will be able to tell better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550526
To get go locker working right with the stock lockscreen, goto settings>security>screen lock and select none then set go locker as default. This will disable stock lockscreen so it won't interfere with golocker :thumbup:
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I have done that. I remember once GoLocker had a setting that would force it over stock but I can't find it now. Problem is that when installed I get both lockscreens.
But let me see if I can understand. If I am editing a Sense Rom all I need to do is delete the lockscreen apk,Rosie or whatever is launcher apk and only the apk that handles viewing of messages(not the provider) apk and add the apk of the apps I want to use and then flash the rom correct? I can do this with any app I wish to change out and delete the apk for the files I do not want like Navigation(Google Maps does it) and that's it or do I also need to modify the build.prop to reflect the changes?
No need to make any build.prop edits from what you wanna do.
If its Sense lockscreen look for HtcLockscreen.apk, and delete that.
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Don't remove mms.apk(the messaging app) it will break mms and only SMS will work, just hide the messaging app in the drawer. Removing htclockscreen.apk and [Desktop]Rosie.apk and any HTC Widgets is OK the mms.apk is small enough if you delete all of the Rosie and sense Widgets it won't make much difference. After deleting HTCLockscreen.apk you will be left with the stock android sliders, if you set screen lock to none in security settings you should just go straight to your homescreen or app when u turn the screen on, if that's the case then setting go locker as default should make it so golocker is the only lockscreen you see. Another option since youre going senseless anyways is cm7.2 its much smaller than a sense rom even if the sense rom is senseless :thumbup:
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Thanks. That is what I was hoping. I really wasn't looking forward to making changes to the build.prop. Not a problem to do on my PC and it'll flash correct?
As for cm7 that was the one I was looking at but I can't get Sprint Zone to work on it. Is an application I use a lot so is kinda important to have.
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Don't remove mms.apk(the messaging app) it will break mms and only SMS will work, just hide the messaging app in the drawer. Removing htclockscreen.apk and [Desktop]Rosie.apk and any HTC Widgets is OK the mms.apk is small enough if you delete all of the Rosie and sense Widgets it won't make much difference. After deleting HTCLockscreen.apk you will be left with the stock android sliders, if you set screen lock to none in security settings you should just go straight to your homescreen or app when u turn the screen on, if that's the case then setting go locker as default should make it so golocker is the only lockscreen you see.
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If he's talking about Alter ROM, that's all been done already.
Really, that ROM is pretty small to begin with (335MB free internal after default install, plus you can always set up a2sd to move dalvik)
Removing these three small apps doesn't seem like it will result in any meaningful increase in available RAM.
I guess my two questions would be, how much free RAM are you aiming for (and why - do you have that many apps?) and what is so useful about Sprint Zone?
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I think my luck just ran out using this awesome app. I had the "brilliant" idea to move the stock circles widget from a system app to a normal app. My idea was that I'd be able to use the widget with a third party launcher if it was a normal app...
Well after the reboot the app is gonezo. :banghead: Can't find it anywhere. Advice on how to recover it? I'm already missing it after 15 mins.
Edit: fixed it! Just searched for the widget in Google and found a download for it from a thread on xda. Installed it then used the system app mover app to move it back to a system app. All good now! Whew!
I'm not a fan of the default calendar app and on previous phones used the Google Calendar. On this one I installed Google Calendar and placed its widget on the homescreen, but when I tap it to open the actual app it opens the HTC one. I can't clear the defaults or disable it to force it to let me pick Google Calendar. Even the debloat threads I've seen don't remove the stock Calendar... For now I'd like to stick with the stock rom, so is there any way to do this?
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I'm not a fan of the default calendar app and on previous phones used the Google Calendar. On this one I installed Google Calendar and placed its widget on the homescreen, but when I tap it to open the actual app it opens the HTC one. I can't clear the defaults or disable it to force it to let me pick Google Calendar. Even the debloat threads I've seen don't remove the stock Calendar... For now I'd like to stick with the stock rom, so is there any way to do this?
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Have you tried titanium backup and freezing the calendar app?
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I'm using an unbranded firmware (10i) and it doesn't come with QSlide and neither is it available in the Update Centre.
Where can I get it?
I cant find anything to do with QSlide in system/app or system/priv~app, any other location or apk name?
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I cant find anything to do with QSlide in system/app or system/priv~app, any other location or apk name?
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It's the function that lets certain apps pop-out such as messaging or the tasks app etc.
It has a little icon on the app that lets you make it pop-out but it's not on any of the unbranded firmwares that I've seen.
Is it activated in your quick settings menu? Go to edit and tick it's check box to activate.
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ok, all the apps are enabled in qslide settings but messaging app doesn't have the icon to activate it.
Neither does phone/file manager.
however, if I disable them all, the calendar/phone apps still have the option.
Weird.