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[Q] Google Addons

What exactly is Google Addons?

The market
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The Google Apps? You need them so you're apps function correctly, gmail, market, ect. Needed to be flashed up your first installation of a gingerbread rom. If you mean when you first boot up your phone, just extra apps you can install if you want.

The Google Apps addon is a flashable ZIP which contains the files for the Android Market, Google Talk, Google Sync, and other back-end files and libraries needed for Google applications from the Market, like those that allow for C2DM (push notifications).
They aren't included in CyanogenMod and other similar ROMs due to Google throwing a hissy fit back in CM4, saying that CM could be used to port those applications to devices which don't come with Google Apps, despite the fact that there are no such devices currently in development, let alone back then.

Ok so if I'm installing any AOSP ROM's then I need to install the Google Addon's as well. But this is not needed with any Sense ROM's. Thanks all!

irl5fan said:
Ok so if I'm installing any AOSP ROM's then I need to install the Google Addon's as well. But this is not needed with any Sense ROM's. Thanks all!
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[Q][ROM] help regarding CM7.2 & OTHER ROMS

hey guys
i just removed CM7.2 coz of few reasons...
~it dont have Android market
~i cant sync my accounts(more like i dont know how to)
before in my sense i have all my contacts synced with mt email(gmail)
but when i was not able to sync i lost all my contacts...
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[Q] can anyone tell how can i install STock ROMs from other phones in my HTC wildfire???? like SOny got a cool ROM too....+ there are many cool ROms in ACER??is it possible? coz i saw a video on youtube...a sony X8 user had HTC SENSE rom in his phone...
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[Q]is it possible to run WINDOWS MOBILE 7 in my WFS??????

blackpearlisuchiha said:
hey guys
i just removed CM7.2 coz of few reasons...
~it dont have Android market
~i cant sync my accounts(more like i dont know how to)
before in my sense i have all my contacts synced with mt email(gmail)
but when i was not able to sync i lost all my contacts...
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[Q] can anyone tell how can i install STock ROMs from other phones in my HTC wildfire???? like SOny got a cool ROM too....+ there are many cool ROms in ACER??is it possible? coz i saw a video on youtube...a sony X8 user had HTC SENSE rom in his phone...
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[Q]is it possible to run WINDOWS MOBILE 7 in my WFS??????
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1. Install this to get all google apps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps
2. If a dev makes stock roms compatible, you can. As of now, no.
3. If a dev is working on it, good. But for now, no.

SomeDudeOnTheNet said:
1. Install this to get all google apps:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps
2. If a dev makes stock roms compatible, you can. As of now, no.
3. If a dev is working on it, good. But for now, no.
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and what about contacts????
i need to sync my google account in order to get my contacts....
+ i need to sync my exchage sync account too....
in CM7.2 they dont give such option like add google account or add fB account etc etc
they just write
add account then
username:
password:
server:
and some port number.....
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how to theme my phone after flashing CM7.2???default theme sucks :|
(not that great....sense skin ;looks way better)

blackpearlisuchiha said:
and what about contacts????
i need to sync my google account in order to get my contacts....
+ i need to sync my exchage sync account too....
in CM7.2 they dont give such option like add google account or add fB account etc etc
they just write
add account then
username:
password:
server:
and some port number.....
:|
how to theme my phone after flashing CM7.2???default theme sucks :|
(not that great....sense skin ;looks way better)
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Install the gapps app via cwm. You get market, google accounts and all that. Check android market and xda for themes.
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Flashing the gapps allows you to sync mail and contacts like you normally would
Sent from my S-offed and rooted Wildfire Marvelc [VM]

thank you friends

You're welcome that's what we are here for to learn and grow together as a community
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also i would like to add that for contacts you can export them to sd card from stock rom contacts (android feature i guess)...
it will store all your contacts on a vcf file on sd card.....flash cm7 and from cm7 contacts select import from sd card and select the vcf file....
no need for internet for restoring contacts...

[Q] PA without gapps possible?

I am planning to flash PA to my old Nexus 7 (Tilapia) without gapps. The idea is to find out whether an Android device can be decoupled from Google. And whether such a device can still be used in a normal day to day scenario for surfing, mail, contacts ...
There are many apps out there which could be used instead of the apps in the gapps package (i.e. play store => f-droid, mail => k-9, chrome => firefox, maps => navit / OsmAnd, ...). And with a simple raspberry pi and owncloud also some of the google services can be replaced by an self hosted solution.
What are your thoughts on this:
- Is this possible in principle with PA?
- What should I watch out for when setting up the N7?
- Any other suggestions?

Of course you can do it. The ROM is functional without gapps
Sent from my Nexus 5

I don't know what it is you should be watching out for when trying your experiment but I believe it can be done. You'll have to use a 3rd party app store to download the apps you want to replace the stock apps with (k-9, etc). But once you start doing that, what's the point?
To prove you don't need to use Google Branded apps? Just root your device, install Titanium and freeze all the google apps. Same thing, right?

Just flashed PA without gapps. Added some great Apps from f-droid. Everything works great. Next steps will be to Conect to a dropbox server.
Currently I am getting a notification that a new system update, a new gapps version is available. Can I somehow disable in PA the check for new gapp versions?
Thanks!

lafranconi said:
Just flashed PA without gapps. Added some great Apps from f-droid. Everything works great. Next steps will be to Conect to a dropbox server.
Currently I am getting a notification that a new system update, a new gapps version is available. Can I somehow disable in PA the check for new gapp versions?
Thanks!
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Just set it in the ota app...
Sent from my Nexus 5

Pirateghost said:
Just set it in the ota app...
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Thanks Pirateghost, just found it.

I am currently running into two issues:
I installed the "920 text editor" via f-droid. But when I try to start it the app it opens for a nearly a second and then a error window says >"920 Text Editor" wurde beendet.< (I am using a German system; translation something like >"920 Text Editor" was stopped.<). Is there a log file which could provide more information why this application was not able to start?
I paired my German bluetooth keyboard (QWERTZ layout) with the nexus. But unlike to stock Android in PA they keyboard is mapped with the American layout (QWERTY layout). So some keys are not inline with the labelling. I did not find a way to change the used layout in the settings. Any ideas?

PArental controls or Admin account?

Is there any news on a Admin account and guest account rom for my tab.
I have it rooted, but my kid is trying to install stuff, hack, change and whatever ....
I want to prevent this.
- Is Kidz rom a good option.
- Can I add a playstore game to the kidz rom
- Is there a rom with multiple accounts.
thanks

I need this too for Tab 3 8" (T310). Any luck yet?

Question Changing default file manager app

Is there a way to change the default file manager app without rooting or using custom rom? Xiaomi file manager has so many ads and i want to change it to google files.

i think you can remove - some of the - the ads by going to settings and disabling the "show recommandations" - chinese for show ads
there's a lot of those toggles in miui, also in the security, browser, search in the miui forum there was a guide on where to find them all.
or easier, just go for a custom rom

im not to sure you need to set it default, just install the google version from google play and open that insted of the xiaomi version.
youcant really remove it since it's ibstalled as a system app.

laviniu_c said:
im not to sure you need to set it default, just install the google version from google play and open that insted of the xiaomi version.
youcant really remove it since it's ibstalled as a system app.
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Hi there!
You can remove it by using ADB. If u are new to it, feel free to dm to me for a tutorial.