Hi all,
seriuously I think the worst part of this phone is the memory. With only 3 apps installed (Whatsapp, Instagram BETA and a simple To-Do-List app) my memory is constantly full. It gets so bad sometimes that the phone only shows a black screen and the clock like this.
With being able to install apps (and hopefully the app data) on the SD-card the phone would be really great again.
Does anyone know how the chances of getting 8.1 for this old phone are?
Why don`t you regularly keep fresh installations from the aps and games on your sd card?That`s how you will gain a lot of memory consumption time.
For the 8.1 update i think that we will not feel a lot performance difference cause the phone at this parent state is not so responsive like his windows phone "brothers" and "sisters" out there but surely we will get some more better options on it.
Im am particularly afraid of that "Cortana" database that they mention.I think if that thing is stored on the phone storage again it could possibly be our new space invader but let us see first, then we will talk.
cevi said:
Why don`t you regularly keep fresh installations from the aps and games on your sd card?That`s how you will gain a lot of memory consumption time.
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Because that's not the way a teenage girl (my GF's little sister) uses her low end smartphone. It keeps blacking out and not opening apps (e.g. just black sceen after tapping on the whatsapp tile). Resetting the phone frees the storage, but after some weeks it's the same all over again. Memory management seems to be totally absent on this thing. And it's so annoying to see the ~12GB free on the microSD-card.
I do not expect great performance on a sub-200$ phone. In fact, I think it's a great and beautiful phone. But I expect it to be able to handle 3(!) installed apps and their data on its own. You really shouldn't have to tinker with it to enable such basic usability.
And that"s where I hope the update will fix the phone. But doesn't matter anyway now, she'll get an iPhone 3gs, since at least that works, and she won't take any more smartphone-related advice from me after this fiasco :laugh:
phone reboots
anyone knows how to stop those reboots i get?
it looks like it started doing this after deve preview updated to :8.0.10521.155
vinscg said:
anyone knows how to stop those reboots i get?
it looks like it started doing this after deve preview updated to :8.0.10521.155
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Little off topic.You should try open a new tread for this but anyway.
I have the same firmware version and I don't have this problem of yours.
Any particular reason when does this occurs?While playing games, surfing the net, regular usage?
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cevi said:
Little off topic.You should try open a new tread for this but anyway.
I have the same firmware version and I don't have this problem of yours.
Any particular reason when does this occurs?While playing games, surfing the net, regular usage?
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at regular usage, must be hardware related?
vinscg said:
at regular usage, must be hardware related?
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If hard reset doesn`t fix it, than definitely its a hardware failure.
Problem solved, 3 coats of scoth tape under sim card. Slide it in , et voila! There was a bad contact
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Cant wait for wp8.1!!! Lets Hope it comes to 8S
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vinscg said:
Cant wait for wp8.1!!! Lets Hope it comes to 8S
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Installed WP8.1 today on my HTC 8S via the Preview for Developers app.
First impressions are it's very slick and my phone appears to run quicker.
I needed 704.05 free space on my phone to install WP8.1. Therefore I had to uninstall most of my apps and a couple of games.
However when reinstalling them they can now be installed to the SD card!!
nice to hear! that saving apps to SD card would solve the HUGE memory problem im waiting forward to the official release !! Awesome !
charlatan1978 said:
Installed WP8.1 today on my HTC 8S via the Preview for Developers app.
First impressions are it's very slick and my phone appears to run quicker.
I needed 704.05 free space on my phone to install WP8.1. Therefore I had to uninstall most of my apps and a couple of games.
However when reinstalling them they can now be installed to the SD card!!
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How much free space do you have internally after the WP update? Pretty excited for 8.1 to release as it basically gives the phone an excellent upgrade.
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mgsstar said:
How much free space do you have internally after the WP update? Pretty excited for 8.1 to release as it basically gives the phone an excellent upgrade.
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Hi, all my apps are now on my SD card (except the Barclays app as I didn't want to go through the process of registering again and the Preview for Developers app).
I have 736.22 MB free in my internal storage.
The system shows as 2.49 GB.
Anyone know of a rom with US English(wanna try Cortana) cause my current one only has Canada and UK
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Hi, all my apps are now on my SD card (except the Barclays app as I didn't want to go through the process of registering again and the Preview for Developers app).
I have 736.22 MB free in my internal storage.
The system shows as 2.49 GB.
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Do you still get official updates from HTC after developer unlocking your phone?
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Do you still get official updates from HTC after developer unlocking your phone?
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Hi, yes you will still get official HTC updates (usually firmware updates).
I got further updates after downloading the GDR3 update early.
charlatan1978 said:
Installed WP8.1 today on my HTC 8S via the Preview for Developers app.
First impressions are it's very slick and my phone appears to run quicker.
I needed 704.05 free space on my phone to install WP8.1. Therefore I had to uninstall most of my apps and a couple of games.
However when reinstalling them they can now be installed to the SD card!!
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Confirmed 704MB required. I've had to do a factory reset to get previous updates on!
Installed the Dev preview app, done 4 updates since, now going to have a clearout to install this update. Let's hope it's a bit less gash with it's .1!
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Hi, yes you will still get official HTC updates (usually firmware updates).
I got further updates after downloading the GDR3 update early.
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Alright thanks for the reply! Could you guys get Cortona to work as I tried changing the region to US but it didn't work. Is there anyway to change the language on the phone to English (US) instead of English (Canada) as I don't see an option for it.
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jonnug said:
Confirmed 704MB required. I've had to do a factory reset to get previous updates on!
Installed the Dev preview app, done 4 updates since, now going to have a clearout to install this update. Let's hope it's a bit less gash with it's .1!
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Yeah I had to do it too. You would have to unlock your phone again after the reset and make sure your date is set correctly or it will create errors.
Cortana and keyboard
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Alright thanks for the reply! Could you guys get Cortona to work as I tried changing the region to US but it didn't work. Is there anyway to change the language on the phone to English (US) instead of English (Canada) as I don't see an option for it.
Hi, I haven't tried getting Cortana to work.
On my phone if I go into settings > keyboard, then click the + add keyboards.
There is an option for English (United States), 22 MB.
Is this not available on your phone?
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Alright thanks for the reply! Could you guys get Cortona to work as I tried changing the region to US but it didn't work. Is there anyway to change the language on the phone to English (US) instead of English (Canada) as I don't see an option for it.
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Yeah I had to do it too. You would have to unlock your phone again after the reset and make sure your date is set correctly or it will create errors.
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I didn't bother factory resetting to get this update, I was able to delete enough apps to get it done without!
Anyone had any luck with Cortana? I've heard that it's possible by setting device region to US, although I had no luck.
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Hi, all my apps are now on my SD card (except the Barclays app as I didn't want to go through the process of registering again and the Preview for Developers app).
I have 736.22 MB free in my internal storage.
The system shows as 2.49 GB.
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I haven't managed to install any extra apps on 8.1 - it always throws up errors. Anyone else having this trouble?
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Hi guys, I'm writing in desperate need of help.
I've had this GNex for a little less than 2 years and it always worked great until January when I started to have a lot of problems and bringing it to the technical center at the end of March I found out it had major hardware problems, but luckly I still had the warranty back then.
Now, since more or less 3 weeks, it started out of the blue to have great slowing down problems: apps take a lot to open and are often unresponsive and when I tap the power button it takes up to 5 seconds to start the screen.
I don't have a lor of apps, but uninstalling some of them it seemed like it's a little faster.
BTW, if it matters, I've never flashed alternative ROMs, I've always been on stock, and now it's not even rooted.
Is there something that I can do without factory resetting?
I'd prefer to keep it as the last possible option, 'cause I've not much time in this period and it would be a mess having to install again all the apps and stuff.
Thanks
I've heard that our GNEX makes problems with less than 3 GB of free space . Look how much memory are still available on SD card.
Sorry for my English.
Having almost 8gb free I doubt this is the problem
sciacallo010 said:
Having almost 8gb free I doubt this is the problem
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whats installed? have you updated/installed anything recently? do you have social media apps running all the time? have you cleared caches from apps/recovery? check your memory usage. use an app like Smart Booster to clean up the RAM.
there are also SO many advantages to at LEAST rooting the device.
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whats installed? have you updated/installed anything recently? do you have social media apps running all the time? have you cleared caches from apps/recovery? check your memory usage. use an app like Smart Booster to clean up the RAM.
there are also SO many advantages to at LEAST rooting the device.
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As soon as I'll have some time, hopefully this afternoon, I'll check all those things, thanks.
For the rooting thing I didn't do it just because I still haven't had time, I plan to do it in the future.
Talking about advantages are you talking in general or also about this specific issue?
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As soon as I'll have some time, hopefully this afternoon, I'll check all those things, thanks.
For the rooting thing I didn't do it just because I still haven't had time, I plan to do it in the future.
Talking about advantages are you talking in general or also about this specific issue?
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well aside from the obvious (flashing/backups/unlocking) there are loads of useful apps in the Play Store that require root to help optimize the Android system. My favorites are Root Uninstaller and Disable Service. now, i know what im doing with these apps so they suit my needs pretty well and i havent broken anything (yet) but they are quite self explanitory. they both do pretty much the same thing, but on a different scale.
Root Uninstaller does just that...it allows you to uninstall ANYTHING from your device, including system apps that you normally wouldnt be able to. it also allows you to freeze apps or convert user apps (apps YOU installed) to system apps (this is very situational). it also reads your sdcard (internal in the case of the GNex) and finds apk's and can install them as well.
Disable Service is pretty much an advanced version of Root Uninstaller. it allows you to freeze/uninstall apps with the added ability to freeze any PROCESS that an app might run. for example, you could completely disable Bluetooth functionality (meaning any time you try to turn it on it just wont) or you can disable just Bluetooth file transfer. its really handy for showing what processes are running in the background and how many of them are from one app/how many that app can run. so, say you dont use an app feature but you still the app. fine, disable just that feature. its not TOO terribly complicated to understand as long as you know what does what, but hopefully i described it well enough.
basically what im getting at is these apps can free up so much memory/RAM by disabling/uninstalling apps or processes that run in the background when you just dont want them to with the ability to unlock them when you do.
then there is Titanium Backup. if you dont know what this app is, or never heard of it, you must live under some damn large rocks lol
lastly, using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit you can root your phone in quite literally 30 seconds...just sayin >_<
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lastly, using the Galaxy Nexus Toolkit you can root your phone in quite literally 30 seconds...just sayin >_<
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Yeah, I well know that, before I had to bring it to the technical service it was rooted.
Thanks for the suggestions, while I know very well Titanium (it saved mt life more than once), I've never heard of the other apps you mentioned, so I'll try them.
I just runned Smart Booster and I'm totally amazed, the phone is way smoother, I hope it'll last.
I think that now I'll root time, I just have one last question: if I well remember to root I need to have the phone unlocked (the tech service locked it again), will it wipe it?
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I just runned Smart Booster and I'm totally amazed, the phone is way smoother, I hope it'll last.
I think that now I'll root time, I just have one last question: if I well remember to root I need to have the phone unlocked (the tech service locked it again), will it wipe it?
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Glad it worked for ya ^_^
No it shouldn't wipe your phone, also unlocking the bootloader isn't required for root
Great, can you link me a guide to root it without unlocking? The nexus toolkit wants me to unlock before rooting, so I have to go for another way...
sciacallo010 said:
Great, can you link me a guide to root it without unlocking? The nexus toolkit wants me to unlock before rooting, so I have to go for another way...
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What Android version are you on?
4.3
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4.3
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Ah, OK. There ISNT a method of rooting without unlocking the bootloader on 4.3/4.4 and sadly it will reset the phone, but it will not wipe the SD data
Lol, that's ok, I just need to wait when I'll have some time to backup some things and do the whole thing, thank you dragonhart you've been very helpful
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Lol, that's ok, I just need to wait when I'll have some time to backup some things and do the whole thing, thank you dragonhart you've been very helpful
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Hey no problem!
I been fixing/flashing/porting this thing for about a year. I've got so many phones in my office (including S5/One M8/iphones) this still the one I pick up and play with as my DD. I can understand why you would want it to run at its top performance!
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Lol, that's ok, I just need to wait when I'll have some time to backup some things and do the whole thing, thank you dragonhart you've been very helpful
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Unlocking the bootloader will wipe everything on the phone. Use helium to backup apps and then backup everything to your computer.
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mrgnex said:
Unlocking the bootloader will wipe everything on the phone. Use helium to backup apps and then backup everything to your computer.
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Yes unlocking bootloader to root has always been the only way for Nexus devices and it will definitely wipe everything!
Thought this may be useful for everyone to have as the device does sadly have a tendency to be a bit laggy.
Have followed a few guides and got some great info from XDA so trying to give a little back if I can
From what I have done I have found no ill effects that I have noticed so far, all fairly obvious choices so early on, but will get braver as I get more used to the handset and I'm sure others have been more adventurous than me and can help bulk the list up a bit and we can do away with a whole bunch of bloat to get a smoother ride from out G3. Some of these I froze as I prefer other 3rd party apps.
Frozen/Removed
Cell Broadcast
E-Mail
Documents
File Manager
Internet/Stock Browser
LG Health
LG Search Widget Provider
LG Setup Wizard
McAfee Security
Messaging (stock)
Music
Video
Video Trim
Weather
Weather Theme
Weather Platform
If you have any other suggestions please post and and I'll add updates to Post 1 for easy reference :highfive:
Hope this helps some fellow G3 users
557953 said:
Thought this may be useful for everyone to have as the device does sadly have a tendency to be a bit laggy.
Have followed a few guides and got some great info from XDA so trying to give a little back if I can
From what I have done I have found no ill effects that I have noticed so far, all fairly obvious choices so early on, but will get braver as I get more used to the handset and I'm sure others have been more adventurous than me and can help bulk the list up a bit and we can do away with a whole bunch of bloat to get a smoother ride from out G3. Some of these I froze as I prefer other 3rd party apps.
If you have any other suggestions please post and and I'll add updates to Post 1 for easy reference :highfive:
Hope this helps some fellow G3 users
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I think you should do a different list for the Google apps, the main attention people will give this thread is to find out what LG apps they can freeze and remove, most people will not be interesting in removing the Google apps from their devices.
Lennyuk said:
I think you should do a different list for the Google apps, the main attention people will give this thread is to find out what LG apps they can freeze and remove, most people will not be interesting in removing the Google apps from their devices.
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Understood, you are most likely correct. Google Apps removed from list
If possible, can you post the real app name (the apk name in /system/app or /system/app-priv) ?
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Get my G3 later today. Thanks for the list! I'm completely new to Android, so how do I remove bloat ware?
you need to keep file manager if you wish to write to the extsd card
I've not been able to disable the mcafee software
walkerx said:
you need to keep file manager if you wish to write to the extsd card
I've not been able to disable the mcafee software
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I didn't find the apk by myself, but root uninstaller found somehow
Is freezing them through TB essentially a better version of hibernating them through Greenify?
alphamini said:
Is freezing them through TB essentially a better version of hibernating them through Greenify?
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They do different things. Freezing them is like uninstalling them - they are gone and won't work at all but can be retrieved by unfreezing. Greenifying them just hibernates them but they work as normal.
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If possible, can you post the real app name (the apk name in /system/app or /system/app-priv) ?
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Also in system/vendor/app. Found some stuff in there that tibu couldn't get rid of. Here's most of what I froze. If it's not in my list of frozen apps I deleted it lol
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Could we have a non-root list, and also a description of what gets disabled/broken for each one. E.g. what does Cell Broadcast do? (I've googled, I 'm now aware, not relevant currently in the UK).
ActionManager service? Board Content Provider?
I've found this list but most of the bloat on Verizon wasn't on mine, since I'm not in the US: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/list-bloatware-safe-to-disable-t2819370
I wonder if anyone has the time, patience, and good will to compile all of these threads into one master index?
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Could we have a non-root list, and also a description of what gets disabled/broken for each one. E.g. what does Cell Broadcast do? (I've googled, I 'm now aware, not relevant currently in the UK).
ActionManager service? Board Content Provider?
I've found this list but most of the bloat on Verizon wasn't on mine, since I'm not in the US: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/list-bloatware-safe-to-disable-t2819370
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I've noticed that the system doesn't allow you to disable everything if you're not rooted so maybe anything you are allowed to disable is safe to disable.
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Also in system/vendor/app. Found some stuff in there that tibu couldn't get rid of. Here's most of what I froze. If it's not in my list of frozen apps I deleted it lol
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And how is everything working out after having disabled all those 3 weeks ago? Any anomalies or bad experiences? So far your screenshots give the best list of the removable apps (I'm completely new to LG so I don't know about their stock stuff), and I'd love to remove them but I'm afraid to experiment without a fully working recovery to restore nandroid.
Horcza said:
And how is everything working out after having disabled all those 3 weeks ago? Any anomalies or bad experiences? So far your screenshots give the best list of the removable apps (I'm completely new to LG so I don't know about their stock stuff), and I'd love to remove them but I'm afraid to experiment without a fully working recovery to restore nandroid.
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Everything is working great. Battery life is spectacular. There are 0 negative results to report.
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Everything is working great. Battery life is spectacular. There are 0 negative results to report.
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Awesome, thanks for the quick feedback! I just got a notification about a new downloadable software update (will not do it ofc), I suppose freezing the software update app will mean no more notifications and to setbacks either?
Horcza said:
Awesome, thanks for the quick feedback! I just got a notification about a new downloadable software update (will not do it ofc), I suppose freezing the software update app will mean no more notifications and to setbacks either?
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Correct. I have mine frozen to avoid receiving update notifications. Also this is good until you find out if the new update is rootable. If its not then its good to stick with the current software.
drock212 said:
Also in system/vendor/app. Found some stuff in there that tibu couldn't get rid of. Here's most of what I froze. If it's not in my list of frozen apps I deleted it lol
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My list is almost this one of yours. Had to unfreeze some of those because it made the home screen very lagged.
Everything Google uninstalled or frozen for over 2 weeks. No problems or complaints.
thanks the development has really taken off for this great device
So I froze most of these. Will it free up memory or do I have to delete them? Kinda scared to delete them. I have nandroid backup, just hate to possibly have to restore when the phone is running good.
im trying download WhatsApp Messenger from playstore for my tab s 8.4, not find....
Any idea?
That's weird. I just looked it up from my 10.5 and it pops right up
Edit: I didn't even notice that it says device is incompatible. ... I didn't even think it would show up if it wasnt.
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That's weird. I just looked it up from my 10.5 and it pops right up
Edit: I didn't even notice that it says device is incompatible. ... I didn't even think it would show up if it wasnt.
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Due what's app work great on our tablets
On the selection on apps and theme's I post the solution to have a what's app an you mobile and tablet simultaneously
download from their main website here.
http://www.whatsapp.com/android/current/WhatsApp.apk
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Markuzy said:
download from their main website here.
http://www.whatsapp.com/android/current/WhatsApp.apk
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When you install the app it warns you that tablets are not supported. Hope that won't cause functionality issues. Probably just a ppi thing.
Shame you can only have one account per device. They should open this up so you can sync your account across multiple devices.
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I didn't tell you this... shhh
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Shame you can only have one account per device. They should open this up so you can sync your account across multiple devices.
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1- clear ALL data from WhatsApp on your tablet (including the apk itself at the end)
2- install DataSync on both your phone and your tablet (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quintstoffers.DataSync.beta)
3- re-install WhatsApp on your tablet and DON'T open it just yet
4- using DataSync, transfer your phone's WhatsApp data to your tablet (using whatever method you prefer) [tutorials on how to do that can be found on Google, look them up if you need to]
5- open WhatsApp on your tablet and notice how it doesn't ask you to re-activate your account on the device (for all the app knows, it's the same device)
I've done it like this on all my devices and i forgot about re-activating the account on each device, every single time I've used WhatsApp on either of them ^_^
PS- the conversations don't get synced on all devices unless all of them are turned on at the time of the conversations, but at least you don't have to keep activating and re-activating the freaking thing every single time you use it
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1- clear ALL data from WhatsApp on your tablet (including the apk itself at the end)
2- instal DataSync on both your phone and your tablet (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quintstoffers.DataSync.beta)
3- re-install WhatsApp on your tablet and DON'T open it just yet
4- using DataSync, transfer your phone's WhatsApp data to your tablet (using whatever method you prefer) [tutorials on how to do that can be found on google, look them up if you need to]
5- open WhatsApp on your tablet and notice how it doesn't ask you to re-activate your account on the device (for all the app knows, it's the same device)
I've done it like this on all my devices and i forgot about re-activating the account on each device, every single time i've used WhatsApp on either of them ^_^
PS- the conversations don't get synced on all devices unless all of them are turned on at the time of the conversations, but at least you don't have to keep activating and re-activating the freaking thing every single time you use it
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Cool, thanks, will try this later.
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The Poetic Vampire said:
1- clear ALL data from WhatsApp on your tablet (including the apk itself at the end)
2- install DataSync on both your phone and your tablet (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quintstoffers.DataSync.beta)
3- re-install WhatsApp on your tablet and DON'T open it just yet
4- using DataSync, transfer your phone's WhatsApp data to your tablet (using whatever method you prefer) [tutorials on how to do that can be found on Google, look them up if you need to]
5- open WhatsApp on your tablet and notice how it doesn't ask you to re-activate your account on the device (for all the app knows, it's the same device)
I've done it like this on all my devices and i forgot about re-activating the account on each device, every single time I've used WhatsApp on either of them ^_^
PS- the conversations don't get synced on all devices unless all of them are turned on at the time of the conversations, but at least you don't have to keep activating and re-activating the freaking thing every single time you use it
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Would a update affect this, or do you need to do this with every update.
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Would a update affect this, or do you need to do this with every update.
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Well, i haven't had to repeat the process yet and I've updated the app twice now, so I'm guessing as long as the data is there and it's an update, it doesn't affect anything, but we all know how developers can do things one way now and then change their minds... so for now, you're safe.
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Well, i haven't had to repeat the process yet and I've updated the app twice now, so I'm guessing as long as the data is there and it's an update, it doesn't affect anything, but we all know how developers can do things one way now and then change their minds... so for now, you're safe.
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Thanks, I just noticed you need to be rooted for the datasync.
also do you have any idea on how to install 2 whatsapp on one phone for a dual sim phone, it has been done.
kms108 said:
Thanks, I just noticed you need to be rooted for the datasync.
also do you have any idea on how to install 2 whatsapp on one phone for a dual sim phone, it has been done.
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Am not rooted yet as it trips knox and invalidates warranty. Will wait a while until I am totally confident that my tablet isn't going to develop a fault, then root.
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simacca said:
Am not rooted yet as it trips knox and invalidates warranty. Will wait a while until I am totally confident that my tablet isn't going to develop a fault, then root.
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well i need to return my tab tmr, have a slight deformed back, but my friend say all there stock is very similar, i will have a look tmr before i exchange it.
does the datasync work without root for you.
kms108 said:
well i need to return my tab tmr, have a slight deformed back, but my friend say all there stock is very similar, i will have a look tmr before i exchange it.
does the datasync work without root for you.
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Haven't tried it yet. Will have a look now and get back to you.
Update: yeah it needs root so will leave it for now.
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Yeah, sadly, everything I've found that lets me manage data of that sort needs root... it's an unfortunate situation, but like everything in life, sacrifices must be made in order to get most of the things we need
The Poetic Vampire said:
Yeah, sadly, everything I've found that lets me manage data of that sort needs root... it's an unfortunate situation, but like everything in life, sacrifices must be made in order to get most of the things we need
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i'll probably wait until my tab is perfect.:fingers-crossed:before I try it out.
kms108 said:
Thanks, I just noticed you need to be rooted for the datasync.
also do you have any idea on how to install 2 whatsapp on one phone for a dual sim phone, it has been done.
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Hmm, i haven't tried this since i'm the only one that uses my devices, but maybe with another app that lets you create "profiles"... the thing is, if such an app is found, would it also need root?
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kms108 said:
i'll probably wait until my tab is perfect.:fingers-crossed:before I try it out.
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Hahaha, yeah, probably for the best, i do the same, i test everything and if the devices are in 100% working order... ROOT! ^_^
The Poetic Vampire said:
Hmm, i haven't tried this since i'm the only one that uses my devices, but maybe with another app that lets you create "profiles"... the thing is, if such an app is found, would it also need root?
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Hahaha, yeah, probably for the best, i do the same, i test everything and if the devices is in 100% working order... ROOT! ^_^
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Thanks, i'll leave a thanks tmr, i've reach my limit.
kms108 said:
Thanks, I just noticed you need to be rooted for the datasync.
also do you have any idea on how to install 2 whatsapp on one phone for a dual sim phone, it has been done.
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I use "2Lines for whatsapp" .
It was in the play store for sometime but it got removed later yet it is still working great for me to date.
You need root though.
You can find it on aptoide store.
So I wanted to start a thread and see what the thoughts were.
Is the phone worth that much?
Can I install android on it, aka overwrite amazon's OS
Here is it reduced:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00IFQ56PU?keywords=fire phone
I saw this and I'm ever so tempted to buy one for my girlfriend who is having a nightmare with her Nokia 920 since upgrading to 8.1.
1. Can you unlock it? She won't be on O2.
2. How much can you customize it? I see YouTube shows Google Now Launcher (Good) and Play Store (Good too) but are these reliable, do they run well and can this phone be used like a 'real' Android despite being enclosed the Amazon ecosystem.
3. What's the likelihood of custom ROMS?
4. What's the performance like?
5. Does the 3D stuff work without the Amazon UI?
Cheers
Just bought a 64gb one for £150 tomorrow it will go back up to £460 lol deal.
Unlike the us version, this looks like it's locked to o2 and only includes a free month of prime, not a full year.
I guess for £99 what can you expect
Shame nobody knows enough about it, but I believe it costs £20 from 02 to unlock the phone.
I can't see anybody making custom roms not enough demard apparently
Never know, we may start seeing some custom ROMs as more people hop on the various fire sales of this phone.
I grabbed some in the US for the free year of Prime + a decent (would be great with stock Android) phone.
Also the US 32GB unlocked seem to be shipping as 64GB now in some cases (saw 2 reviews on Amazon since I posted the question about it).
same here
i got it for 99pound and its being delivered to Ireland.
i got it as second work phone hell ya its worth 133euro
hey go to unlockcompany.com and get unlock code for like 12euro
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jamiehutber said:
I guess for £99 what can you expect
Shame nobody knows enough about it, but I believe it costs £20 from 02 to unlock the phone.
I can't see anybody making custom roms not enough demard apparently
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hey is o2 in Uk same as o2 in republic of Ireland
skezza said:
I saw this and I'm ever so tempted to buy one for my girlfriend who is having a nightmare with her Nokia 920 since upgrading to 8.1.
1. Can you unlock it? She won't be on O2.
2. How much can you customize it? I see YouTube shows Google Now Launcher (Good) and Play Store (Good too) but are these reliable, do they run well and can this phone be used like a 'real' Android despite being enclosed the Amazon ecosystem.
3. What's the likelihood of custom ROMS?
4. What's the performance like?
5. Does the 3D stuff work without the Amazon UI?
Cheers
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1. I have no idea.
2. You can have pretty much everything of an normal android except: wallpapers, notification light (amazon notification is bad), some apps and launchers work not well
3. There will be no Custom Rom untill the bootloader is unlocked or safestrap is applied
4. Great performance!
5. No, only with Amazon UI and some apps in amazon store. I disable it
robocopvn said:
1. I have no idea.
2. You can have pretty much everything of an normal android except: wallpapers, notification light (amazon notification is bad), some apps and launchers work not well
3. There will be no Custom Rom untill the bootloader is unlocked or safestrap is applied
4. Great performance!
5. No, only with Amazon UI and some apps in amazon store. I disable it
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1.- YEP
http://www.iwantmore.co.uk/o2-uk-ne...re-phone-all-lumia-all-sony.html?options=cart
I have received my £99 Amazon fire phone. It is buggy as hell. Sometimes It keeps restarting. Sometimes all the app icons disappear from the launcher. Sometimes apps will not open or suddenly shut down. I have factory reset a dozen times, but problems still occur.
It is on firmware 3.6.0 and it will not update to 3.6.6. I've tried OTA. I've tried downloading from Amazon and manually updating. I've even tried sideloading using adb. Each time the file cannot be verified and update is terminated.
Has anyone been able to update to 3.6.6?
Could I flash 3.6.8 on an O2 locked UK Amazon Fire Phone?
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I have received my £99 Amazon fire phone. It is buggy as hell. Sometimes It keeps restarting. Sometimes all the app icons disappear from the launcher. Sometimes apps will not open or suddenly shut down. I have factory reset a dozen times, but problems still occur.
It is on firmware 3.6.0 and it will not update to 3.6.6. I've tried OTA. I've tried downloading from Amazon and manually updating. I've even tried sideloading using adb. Each time the file cannot be verified and update is terminated.
Has anyone been able to update to 3.6.6?
Could I flash 3.6.8 on an O2 locked UK Amazon Fire Phone?
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That's a very good question.
Mine was updated to 3.6.6 but I donwgraded, so I´m now with 3.5 and Root but I can´t install Google Play or any Google service so the phone is basically useless.
It would be great to get the 3.6.8 image and sideload it
Why you can't install google services? What are your problems?
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Why you can't install google services? What are your problems?
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I tried with the instruction of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGYU1KRCGAI&feature=youtu.be
An this just doesn´t work. It keeps loading the market and doesn´t show any application
If you can help me it would be extremely appreciated
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I tried with the instruction of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGYU1KRCGAI&feature=youtu.be
An this just doesn´t work. It keeps loading the market and doesn´t show any application
If you can help me it would be extremely appreciated
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This instruction is only for 3.6.8
Take a look into the video description.
For rooted phones I recommend my guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2898921
Good luck!
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This instruction is only for 3.6.8
Take a look into the video description.
For rooted phones I recommend my guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2898921
Good luck!
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Thanks! I am just stuck in this point:
v)Install Vendig.apk and Google_Play_Store
Where are those files? Thanks again
luismix said:
Thanks! I am just stuck in this point:
v)Install Vendig.apk and Google_Play_Store
Where are those files? Thanks again
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Autoreply.
I found both files and installed it but this doesn´t work either. IMO only a Play version works but I´m not able to find it anywhere :___(
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zz4ifx04svaav1b/AACwWJ1RTXTHhIvqCQqsGbYTa?dl=0
Here you go
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I am using these apks on my own phone - should work without problems!
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https://www.dropbox.com/sh/zz4ifx04svaav1b/AACwWJ1RTXTHhIvqCQqsGbYTa?dl=0
Here you go
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I am using this apks on my own phone - should work without problems!
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Great! Any order to be installed?
Thahks again!
Like in my guide
To my mind you should install xposed with plugin (activate it!!) first
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Like in my guide
To my mind you should install xposed with plugin (activate it!!) first
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Thansk!
I tried the method but Play starts and after half a second disappears again... Any idea about how to sort that out?
Thanks for your patience!
So, AT&T has started rolling out the Lollipop (5.0.1) update. I have yet to receive it. Guys/gals, please start posting your findings if you have already updated.
its taking forever to download!!
Lost blocking mode. Now you have to make a list to block numbers versus just blocking all numbers not on my contacts.
Edit: It has been changed to "do not disturb mode"
I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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Has the developer updated the app to write to SD card for Lollipop?
I know that when I was using ART runtime on kitkat, I had to wait a little while before booting in order to compile the apps. I guess they made ART more efficient because it no longer takes a lot of time to compile apps when rebooting. We also lost the ability to switch between dalvik and ART. I think its just ART now.
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Has the developer updated the app to write to SD card for Lollipop?
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Yes they have, I was just not certain if Samsung and AT&T had done anything to screw with this functionality.
I'm have thinking about buying this phone. Is the recent app button lag still there? Does lollipop feel smoother or about the same? Thanks
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I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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i was able to write to my extsdcard via root explorer so does work, although I'm not sure about ES File Explorer
lyall29 said:
I'm have thinking about buying this phone. Is the recent app button lag still there? Does lollipop feel smoother or about the same? Thanks
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i've only been using it for a few hours and so far it doesnt feel that much different (performance-wise). The recent app button is pretty quick, now. There's always going to be a bit of lag as it needs to pull in the recent apps list but i just tested it and it was only about 1 sec with about 5 apps listed.
I do know this . first couple problems I had to do 2 battery pulls . I had a lot of force closes issues . google launcher kept FCing . also , using recent apps button cause it to freeze up . After my battery pulls , no problems . Also , tested GPS and everything works still. Woohoo !
Just finished restarting.
Recent apps is definitely faster, though there just a bit of a lag. Haven't had a chance to really do anything else, though I really wasn't expecting much of a change under the hood for 5.0.
Now we can disable many apps that we cant on kk without a computer or a program like evernote...
I can't find smart unlock, only feature I wanted after leaving my Nexus 5..
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steveh_131 said:
I'd be curious to know if ES File Explorer can write to the SD card in this update, if anyone gets a chance to try it.
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Yes, it works
Smart Lock is under Security and Trust Agents. No Trusted Face though
Thanks, guys, for checking that for me!
Ambient Display
I'm disappointed to find that they didn't include Ambient Display. Is there somewhere I'm not looking? That was one of the big reasons I wanted this update.
lanimul said:
I can't find smart unlock, only feature I wanted after leaving my Nexus 5..
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in SECURITY, scroll to the very bottom.
I found that there is a setting to turn KNOX on and off under security settings On my sm-n910a. The knox setting is off by default, and my phone is noticeably faster.
I did the update from Kit-Kat (With ART Enabled). And it was worlds faster. Specially opening my 1500+ picture gallery.
After that I did a system reset just to start fresh, But even without that it was way faster.
Haven't had any crashes or force closes. And it looks better. So far I'm very happy with the update.
Everything looks the same(even the Settings tab, location tabs....) beside feeling a bit snappier. No fc yet