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[Mod][Guide][ICS]How to fully replace S-voice with Google Now voice search

This is simply a tutorial on how to replace Samsung's crappy s-voice with the amazing Google Now voice search!
In order to follow this guide you must be rooted, if you are not and wish to do so, follow the guide here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 If you are already rooted, then continue with the guide!
Step 1: Installing Google Now:
1.)Download the Google now flashable zip here (download the one entitled mikey7 online/offline voice) XDA Google Now Download Thread
2.)Make sure they are on your internal SD card and reboot into recovery
3.)choose install zip file and navigate to wherever the file is (if you are unsure then there is a good chance that it is filed under downloads/mikey7_offline.zip)
4.)once you are done with this, turn your device back on and verify that the app "Google" is in your app drawer
5.)If so then continue with the tutorial, if not then retry and if that does not resolve the issue then post questions in this forum.
Step 2: Activating Google Now
1.)Make sure you have Google latitude installed and have set up your account for latitude before continuing just to be safe.
2.)Launch the Google Now app and go through the setup until you click the "Yes, I'm in." option and your cards appear
3.)Continue to the next and final step or, if you are happy with not being able to launch Now via double tapping the home button, stop here and have a nice day!
Step 3: Replacing S-Voice
1.)Go into S-voice settings and uncheck the option "Launch S-Voice"
2.)Download a free app from the market called "home2 shortcut" (or link here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut ..)
3.)Set the double tap home option (Home> Home) to launch "Voice Search" from installed applications. (make sure it displays a blue microphone when you do this)
4.)Continue with the instructions for the app and close the app.
5.)Test it out, if it doesn't launch directly into the voice search after doing the double home then follow the next few steps, if it does then skip to step 8.
6.)Open the Google Now app (it will be listed as "Google" in your app drawer)
7.)Press menu>refresh.
8.)Reboot
9.)Enjoy having Google Now on your Ice cream sandwich Samsung Galaxy S3!
Don't Forget to hit the thanks button if this helped you!
Credits go to:
SilentStormer - kept the Google Now for ICS thread up to date
Slickdaddy96-helped me find apps
Google- For making this awesome Program
Samsung- For the hardware!

Thanks this worked perfectly!

Great post! Thanks!

Thanks for this...is there a way to set this up so that a single press while in my launcher (Nova Launcher) returns to the default screen? Single presses in the launcher do not currently do anything.

OpaqueEcho said:
Thanks for this...is there a way to set this up so that a single press while in my launcher (Nova Launcher) returns to the default screen? Single presses in the launcher do not currently do anything.
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You maybe can go into gestures settings in nova and set up the double tap for voice search in nova. However, you may have to triple press. This was actually my work around for a small time. You may have to buy the premium nova in order to use gestures though. Hope this works!
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the manual search is working perfectlly on my tab 10.1 running 4.0.4.
but the voice function is not. the message of "shell has been granted in su perm" kept appering for tens of times. then the app get forced to close.
thanks for the great effort...

Ghstudent said:
You maybe can go into gestures settings in nova and set up the double tap for voice search in nova. However, you may have to triple press. This was actually my work around for a small time. You may have to buy the premium nova in order to use gestures though. Hope this works!
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Thanks for the reply...should the Back button be doing something in Google Now? It doesn't seem to back out of the application...

OpaqueEcho said:
Thanks for the reply...should the Back button be doing something in Google Now? It doesn't seem to back out of the application...
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I haven't had any problems with it
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So is this more useful than S Voice?

613BulletProof said:
So is this more useful than S Voice?
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Incredibly more useful
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thank you so much it work great!!!

Thanks! It works but unfortunately the home button goes back to home really jerky and unsmooth along with a slight lag. Any fixes?

jfp999 said:
Thanks! It works but unfortunately the home button goes back to home really jerky and unsmooth along with a slight lag. Any fixes?
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I get the same thing on my wife's phone.
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Everything went smooth, just "Step3/#6". I don't have Google Now icon in my app drawer, but I do have "Voice Search" icon.
Is it the same?

ighost77 said:
Everything went smooth, just "Step3/#6". I don't have Google Now icon in my app drawer, but I do have "Voice Search" icon.
Is it the same?
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It will be labeled as "Google" if it isn't then try reflashing the package
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Is it easy to revert back to S-Voice? Not saying i would but if you have to.
Edit: Never mind. Doing the guide in reverse order works.
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This is awesome, the best search experience out there by far, works perfectly thanks!
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tjb433 said:
This is awesome, the best search experience out there by far, works perfectly thanks!
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Seeing fc on rooted stock rom...reverted back to google search
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ak789 said:
Seeing fc on rooted stock rom...reverted back to google search
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Maybe try a reinstall? Havent tried it on stock rooted, I'm running wanamlite 1.2 and it works perfectly, I Also have s-voice disabled if it matters
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ak789 said:
Seeing fc on rooted stock rom...reverted back to google search
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I am running stock rooted Rom..
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Clipboard

Is there anyway to clear the clipboard on the Galaxy S 3? I am no longer able to copy and paste and everytime I try to on the stock internet browser or Google Chrome it crashes. I read online the crash is due to the clipboard being full but I'm unable to find out exactly how to clear it.
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If you hold the mic button down on the stock Samsung keyboard a pop-up will come up with choices, one of those choices is your past saved clipboard. You can delete them by holding down on each one and hit delete.
Good Luck
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Nice thank you! I use Swiftkey3 so ill turn on stock to take care of this problem.
Thank you.
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Ugh didn't work, I clicked clipboard but nothing happened.
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I ended up rooting my phone and deleting the clipboard through root explorer. That seemed like that was the only way to do it rather then wiping my phone.
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Markor13 said:
I ended up rooting my phone and deleting the clipboard through root explorer. That seemed like that was the only way to do it rather then wiping my phone.
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I haven't tried this, but I bet you could clear it using something like Airdroid.

Markor13 said:
Ugh didn't work, I clicked clipboard but nothing happened.
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I have not rooted mine yet and I also use Swiftkey 3. I cleared my clipboard by holding down the mic on the stock Samsung keyboard and several possibilities popped up and one was the clipboard and clipboard history. I simply long pressed on each clipboard I wanted to delete and hit delete. It worked just as I described. Maybe you didn't click the proper pop up. Could you see the past clipboards you had used? I had about 5 I think that I deleted.
Good Luck,
Vinny

vinnyjr said:
I have not rooted mine yet and I also use Swiftkey 3. I cleared my clipboard by holding down the mic on the stock Samsung keyboard and several possibilities popped up and one was the clipboard and clipboard history. I simply long pressed on each clipboard I wanted to delete and hit delete. It worked just as I described. Maybe you didn't click the proper pop up. Could you see the past clipboards you had used? I had about 5 I think that I deleted.
Good Luck,
Vinny
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Nope I couldn't see the past ones, but I did follow it step by step like he said. I did find out that that the GS3 has a bug when it comes to the clipboard and a ton of people could not delete it unless the rooted and did it through root explorer. Im happy now, the clipboard is clear, im rooted and I can always use root explorer to fix the problem if it happens again.
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where do you find the clipboard folder?

Google Wallet confirmed working as of 10/6/2012

BIG THANKS TO MBUTLER FOR THIS METHOD.
BELOW ARE THE STEP BY STEP GUIDED TO GETTING GOOGLE WALLET BACK WORKING ON YOUR VERIZON SAMSUNG GALAXY NEXUS AS OF 10/6/2012.
STEP 1) YOU HAVE TO HAVE ROOT ACCESS TO GAIN GOOGLE WALLET THOUGH THIS METHOD.
STEP 2) DOWNLOAD ES FILE EXPLORER FROM GOOGLE PLAY AND GOOGLE WALLET APK (Wallet_1.5-R79-v5.apk) I CAN'T POST A LINK RIGHT NOW BUT GO OUT ON THE INTERNET AND GET THIS APK IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND PUT IT IN THE GOOGLE SEARCH BAR AND PICK ONE.
STEP 3) PLACE NEWLY DOWNLOADED APK IN YOUR DOWNLOAD FOLDER THAT IS INSIDE YOUR PHONE NOT ON YOUR PC.
STEP 4) OPEN ES FILE EXPLORER TAP THE THREE DOTS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN, GO TO MENU, IN THE MENU (UNDER OTHER SETTINGS) TAP ON ROOT SETTINGS.
STEP 5) CHECK ALL THE BOXES ( ROOT EXPLORER, UP TO ROOT, MOUNT FILE SYSTEM, AND BACKUP SYSTEM APP) ACCEPT SUPER USERS PERMISSION. NEXT HIT THE BACK KEY ONCE. YOU SHOULD BE BACK AT THE MAIN MENU
STEP 6) STILL IN THE MAIN MENU GO TO HOME DIRECTORY ( UNDER PATH SETTINGS) CHANGE FROM /SDCARD/ TO /
HIT OK WHEN DONE
STEP 7) HIT THE HOME KEY, THEN HIT THE MULTI TASK KEY AND SWIPE AWAY ES FILE EXPLORER
STEP 8) OPEN THE ES FILE EXPLORER (AT THE TOP ALL YOU SHUOLD SEE IS THE " / " IF YOU DO CONTINUE ON FROM HERE IF YOU DON'T GO BACK TO STEP 6) AND GO TO THE SDCARD FILE FOLDER, CLICK ON DOWNLOAD FOLDER AND LONG PRESS ON GOOGLE WALLET APK, HIT "COPY"
STEP 9) HIT THE BACK KEY TWICE, YOU SHOULD BE BACK AT THE MAIN MENU OF ES FILE EXPLORER, NEXT OPEN THE SYSTEMS FILE FOLDER, THEN OPEN THE APP FILE FOLDER, FINALLY HIT THE ARROW FACING UP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AND PASTE APK.
STEP 10) AFTER YOU PASTE THE APK LOOK FOR THE APK YOU JUSTED PASTED IN THE APP FOLDER IN ES FILE EXPLORER DO NOT BACK OUT AND GO TO YOUR APP DRAWER. INSIDE THE FOLDER YOUR IN NOW LOCATE THAT APK AND LONG PRESS ON IT.
STEP 11) WHEN YOU LONG PRESS ON IT A MENU SHOULD POP UP GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM UNTIL YOU SEE PROPERTIES AND CLICK ON PROPERTIES.
STEP 12) CLICK THE CHANGE BUTTON ON THE USER LINE CHECK THE READ BOX AND THE WRITE BOX LEAVE EXECUTE BLANK.
ON THE GROUP LINE CHECK READ LEAVE WRITE AND EXECUTE BLANK, ON THE OTHER LINE CHECK READ LEAVE WRITE AND EXECUTE BLANK. CLICK OK WHEN DONE.
STEP 13) YOUR PERMISSIONS: LINE UNDER PROPERTIES SHOULD NOW READ: rw- r--r-- IF IT DOESN'T GO BACK TO STEP 12, IF IT DOES CLICK OK
STEP 14) HIT THE HOME KEY AND REBOOT YOUR PHONE. WHEN YOUR PHONE POWERS BACK UP IT WILL DO THE REST AND WHEN ITS DONE GOOGLE WALLET WILL BE IN YOUR APP DRAWER. ENJOY.
YOUTUBE VIDEO TO COME SOON SPREAD THIS AROUND.

You don't have to type everything in caps, it hurts the eye, not to mention it's bad manners online. And there are many Google Wallet threads around..

In the build.prop you could just change ro.product.device from toro to takju and download it from the market. Much easier IMO.
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Or you could just download and install the .apk without going through all of this hassle.
Stock, unrooted, and GW works just fine on my VZW GNex. The more you manipulate, the more likely you are to break something. And yeah, don't type in all caps. Bad form.
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Can you explain step 6 in more detail?
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murphdiggy said:
Can you explain step 6 in more detail?
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Yes sir I will gladly explain step 6. In this step we need to obtain root access of your phones files. As you can see when you open the es filer explorer in the drop down bar above your phone it has " /sdcard/ " this means that you can only access the files in you SD card. By changing from "/sdcard/" to " / " you can obtain the system files which is leads you to the app files and change the properties settings of the Google wallet app. If it doesn't if it doesn't allow you to gain access to the the "/" or root folders type in the Google search bar " how to gain root access in es file explorer" I believe there is a YouTube video that shows you how its bad quality but its good enough to get what you need done. If you have more questions please fill free to ask.

Winesnob said:
Or you could just download and install the .apk without going through all of this hassle.
Stock, unrooted, and GW works just fine on my VZW GNex. The more you manipulate, the more likely you are to break something. And yeah, don't type in all caps. Bad form.
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Winesnob, which apk are you using? The one I have still says incompatible.
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Once I open the apps folder what you you mean by hit the up arrow at the bottom of the screen?

murphdiggy said:
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Once I open the apps folder what you you mean by hit the up arrow at the bottom of the screen?
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I'm making a YouTube video now it will be up within an hour and I will post the link here I. This thread. Note I will be using another phone to record the video so bare with me on the quality but I promise you if you follow my sets completely you will be fine.

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I'm making a YouTube video now it will be up within an hour and I will post the link here I. This thread. Note I will be using another phone to record the video so bare with me on the quality but I promise you if you follow my sets completely you will be fine.
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I followed at the steps suggested and when I rebooted there was no google wallet in the apps drawer, I had to go to the app folder to open it and once I installed to would not let me open it

It's frozen, that's why................
Unfreeze it using Titanium Backup, run marketenabler and open Google Wallet.
What's the point anyway, it's not supported in Canada, Google Prepaid is discontinued and you can't add your credit cards and use it from Google Wallet..

I've had it working in Canada 3 days ago and many times before that . It works with my nexus s I gave to my wife. It works the only problem is that it says adding card failed. That's not a Canadian problem loads of people are having that problem in USA too.
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If there is an easier method to doing this then by all means post it in this thread. There are many threads on this topic but there aren't that many with step by step directions.If you think you can do a better job then by all means post it in this thread help me out. But please don't cry and complain about caps and tell me that there are better routes to get google wallet working and then don't post your route or give insight to the way you got yours working. This is a confirmed method of google wallet working I tired tons of them some work, most don't this one works for me and I'm sharing it with the community. Keep your comments your negative comments to yourself if you are not helping with this method or using these method.

sudobaker said:
If there is an easier method to doing this then by all means post it in this thread. There are many threads on this topic but there aren't that many with step by step directions.If you think you can do a better job then by all means post it in this thread help me out. But please don't cry and complain about caps and tell me that there are better routes to get google wallet working and then don't post your route or give insight to the way you got yours working. This is a confirmed method of google wallet working I tired tons of them some work, most don't this one works for me and I'm sharing it with the community. Keep your comments your negative comments to yourself if you are not helping with this method or using these method.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaxZaMnZtK4&feature=youtu.be

Duplicate post.

lrs421 said:
Winesnob, which apk are you using? The one I have still says incompatible.
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I pulled the one from the OP. Download to phone, click on the file, and the install/warning prompt comes up telling me that this will replace a currently installed app and my user data will be retained. Just make sure you've allowed 'install from other sources' in your settings.
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Yes, it doesn't work, you can't add the card, even if you can, transactions will be declined due to wrong info supplied. It's proven.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?
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How would you like people standing right in front of you and screaming in your face? Not to mention it is really harder to look at your instructions in caps...
And how hard is it to understand: just install the apk?
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?

Winesnob said:
I pulled the one from the OP. Download to phone, click on the file, and the install/warning prompt comes up telling me that this will replace a currently installed app and my user data will be retained. Just make sure you've allowed 'install from other sources' in your settings.
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Ahhh, the one from the op.
Thanks.
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lrs421 said:
Ahhh, the one from the op.
Thanks.
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Newer version (03 October) here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1872294

Proven how and when ? It was working for me three days ago. The only reason now is because of the new update which I shouldnt have accepted
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[HOW TO] Turn Your M Into a BEAST! (Wifi Tether, apps2sd, Full Screen, Ect.)

I have decided to make a post with everything that I have done to my M to solve some of the issues I and many others I have found had with it.
I suggest you root your phone to get the full benefits of it and these modifications: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1940630
How to unlock your bootloader: http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2013/04/08/motorola-bootloader-unlocking/
1. Run and function in full screen mode (No Nav Bar) (UPDATED!)
Easy way:
Download full!screen from the app market by tsorn, what makes this aspp so great is that you can set it to turn full screen on only when selected apps are running then you can optionaly set function keys to be placed in the corners for things like a back button, home, or menu, its really great!you can even set the size and opacity of the buttons, as well as location!, this app has made my razsr all i dreamed it would be!
Harder way:
This will require a app called HideBar (shocker..) found on the market it allows you to either use widgets or a system notification to hide/unhide the system bar at the bottom of the screen with multiple options on showing it again, to control your phone without your system bar I use LMT ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150 ) it allows you to control your phone (Back, Home, Search, Menu) with gestures, Input number is 5, please follow the directions in the post, there are others apps that do this as well, all with differnt features, look around. This is great to play games in full screen.
2. Wifi Tether
Follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1981625
3. Moving Apps 2 SD
This is somewhat a PIA until you get the hang of it but can be done using a app called Directory Bind, Official Thread: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262 ) discussion on using it with the M here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1913576
There is a easier way to do this if you just want to move large games over 1gb look for gl2sd in the market I tested it on my M and it works fine.
4. Notification Toggle widgets.
This is done using a great app with a amazingly helpful dev called "Notification Toggle" which can be found in the market, it supports all the great Cyanogen Like Toggles that we all love, works better if installed a system app which is really easy!~ just follow the help link in the app to see how he gives multiple examples. This is very customizable sp? from widget button styles to colors and more!
5. Fully working Android 4.2 KB with Trace!(Think Swype.)
I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD! Uses trace like swype and swiftkey, but IMO much much better, less memory, way more accurate and a cool preview function as you "swype". thread found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964663
If you have any other great improvments you would like to share post them and I will add them to the list!
Thank you!, Hope this helps some of you enjoy your M a little more then you do.
P.S. Feel free to pm me if you need help finding or getting hold of any of apps! however if you Google "Aptoide" I think you will manage getting everything you need to set up your phone very, very, cheaply.
I take no credit for any of the information provided, this is simply a consolidation of information i found useful to modifying the overall enjoyment of my phone.

Gonna give that Notification Toggles widget a shot thanks!
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Jersey846 said:
Gonna give that Notification Toggles widget a shot thanks!
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Welcome, its great I changed my background to match the color of the drop down and it looks built in, ill post a screen later.
Also added #5 the android 4.2 Keyboard!

so for the 4.2 keyboard do you just switch apk's or is there some other method to installing it from the "4.2 mod package"?
edit: seeing the stock rom is odexed I'm guessing you just install the apk instead of replacing the stock one?

stanlalee said:
so for the 4.2 keyboard do you just switch apk's or is there some other method to installing it from the "4.2 mod package"?
edit: seeing the stock rom is odexed I'm guessing you just install the apk instead of replacing the stock one?
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Yup just install the apk and activate the keyboard in settings.

just noticed i linked to the wrong page for they keyboard, fixed now.

what is the input device id for LMT? 4 or 5? I can't get mine working.
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Its Five for me keep trying different numbers

For full screen you should try full!screen by tsorn It's been working for me. I have been using the free version. The paid version you are supposed to be able to setup full screen for only the apps you want full screen when they are run.

Thank as for the tip ill check it out now sounds more of what I want anyway

Found the app will add it to the post when I get to the PC its a really great app thanks for the heads up

Full!screen is great much better I dare say perfect for what I need.

Outta said:
Full!screen is great much better I dare say perfect for what I need.
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I started running Full!screen on my Touchpad also since it does full screen so well.

Is there any easy way to move music to SD without plugging into computer?
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jarzy00 said:
Is there any easy way to move music to SD without plugging into computer?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sand.airdroid

Has anyone had real success freeing up internal memory using directory bind?? Using it is massively frustrating!! And I'm already frustrated that my new awesome phone is full with apps already
Thanks in advance
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directorybind worked for my phone. you need to enable the square on the front of each entry.
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jarzy00 said:
Is there any easy way to move music to SD without plugging into computer?
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Yep. Root, then use root explorer then find your music and copy and paste it to external.
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I must say directory bind is a major pain... I still can't figure it out lmao..
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hellknight4206 said:
I must say directory bind is a major pain... I still can't figure it out lmao..
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LOL thank you...also it doesn't seem to bind the actual app to the SD card, just the extra data....so it intrinsically only solves like 30% of the problem....
And yeah in addition to all that it's really convoluted
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[NEW] Conversation skins for deodexed 4.1.2 JB

You can download them here: ------> Mon1t0r's 1337 Conversation Skins
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i60baaxe0rvdn86/Screenshot_2013-04-14-15-50-48.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/i6mosp3y3dsw59e/Screenshot_2013-04-14-15-56-16.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbtu4e9kowocefo/Screenshot_2013-04-14-20-08-08.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cvhkfzkbhny1e4v/Screenshot_2013-04-14-15-57-23.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ltj4gwbqkxk03wo/Screenshot_2013-04-14-15-57-32.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fgsfvsm4bh2trjg/Screenshot_2013-04-14-15-57-46.png
This is the first thing I've ever done to customize my android. I got the idea after looking at Bleached45's posts as well as just generally being disgusted with the default options. This pack does not include extra conversation skins, it replaces the stock conversation skins. So be sure to keep a backup of your old LGUSMms.apk incase you want to go back.
INSTRUCTIONS
I shall not be held liable for any damage you do to your phone. I made these conversation skins for myself and I am sharing them as a courtesy to the forum that gave me the knowledge and means to create them. Back your stuff up and all that common sense rhetoric every disclaimer feeds you.
1.) Kill your messenger via stop process.
2.) Use a root browser with all permissions and go to your root directory>system>app, cut your LGUSMms.apk to a safe location
3.) Paste the apk you downloaded from my link into root>system>app and then change permissions to rw-r--r--
4.) Reboot phone
5.) I don't know if it's just my phone or the ES file browser I'm using, but it would sometimes take me several tries to successfully paste this into the apps folder. I went through some disconnecting from media sync and just the old "click this thing in there as many times and ways as possible until it works." - and it works eventually.

What would happen if I just replace this one with the one that comes with the phone?
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demar01 said:
What would happen if I just replace this one with the one that comes with the phone?
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I'm not quite sure I follow you. Could you elaborate?

demar01 said:
What would happen if I just replace this one with the one that comes with the phone?
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divide by 0 and you should be set lol. are you saying to just not save youre old one? you could do that but if something goes wrong you wouldnt have a back and would have to ask someone to pull it from their phone. it more for safety then it is a necessity.

That's true. Well I followed your instructions and everything works fine. Thanks for the skins!
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The one with tree is just beautiful! Thanks!

This works great . And my phone is just rooted too

thanks for the skins! The only thing is i got confused on the path you posted, it should be:
Use a root browser with all permissions and go to your root directory>system>app, cut your LGUSMms.apk to a safe location
Paste the apk you downloaded from my link into root>system>app and then change permissions to rw-r--r--
and not "apps" Other than that worked like a charm!