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[App] Fix S-Voice Network Error W/ Download Link (Root Explorer Fix)

USE AT OWN RISK
Download S-Voice - not modded apk
download and install like you would any other app
Fix S-Voice Network Error
After installing the S Voice app, use a root explorer app to edit your build.prop
Change...
ro.product.model= ( your Phone )
To
ro.product.model=GT-I9300
and also change
ro.product.device=GT-I9300
HowTo Manually Edit your build.prop File.
Open Root Explorer
Scroll down to your /system directory and tap on it.
At the top of the screen tap the button that says 'Mount R/W' (it will change to 'Mount R/O')
Long press on your build.prop file and select 'Open In Text Editor'.
Your build.prop file is now fully editable, please pay attention to what you are changing!
Make Changes
Hit back twice, Root Explorer will ask you to save it. Tap 'yes'.
Reboot
Root Explorer (File Manager) - Android Apps on Google Play

It works but what about everything you want it to do locks up? Set alarm..lock up. Maps, lock up. Lol does anything work?
sent from Transformer Prime cranking it out with WSG customs.

Scuddster said:
It works but what about everything you want it to do locks up? Set alarm..lock up. Maps, lock up. Lol does anything work?
sent from Transformer Prime cranking it out with WSG customs.
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From what JC tested on Venum Ice, that's kind of what it only does... Lol
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

i used the command navigate to (Location)
and it worked
i believe the alarm part does not work cause it depends on the clock from gs3

you should try the modded apk then cause not having any of those issues with that apk.

but u have to force install that apk file by coping it to system and changing permissions
that is to hard for some people

Es file explorer, super manager are easy to use not hard at all

if you want to post the file link to the other apk and detailed instructions i will add it to op

is the link in the OP the modded apk?

no

changed post to reflect not modded apk

htls said:
changed post to reflect not modded apk
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thats what im saying.. when modded apk is posted id try that. i had it but uninstalled already and didnt back it up. but it is good to have two options.. if its too hard to set permissions they can take your route .. i personally only used it to check weather lol.. and i did ask this:
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

Beware anyone changing their build.prop. Some apps wont run like mobile odin and some other apps may not install, just saying. AND WHATS UP Rob. I hope you and your family are well man!!!
Sent from my SPH-D710

Will this work on gb, blazer 4.1?

your stupid fix ****ed up my phone. i rebooted it and now it only goes past the "boot" screen and goes black and that's it. it wont boot at all... just great! :0/.

draconx said:
your stupid fix ****ed up my phone. i rebooted it and now it only goes past the "boot" screen and goes black and that's it. it wont boot at all... just great! :0/.
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You do know every thing we do in here is at your own risk. You could of said hey I am running blah blah blah rom and did the fix but it wont let my phone boot up. So that others reading this would know that there are even more risks... Jus' Sayin'
Hope you get back up and running

wow .. it works ... thanks buddy .. last day i installed SVoice but frustrated bcz it didnt work .. now it works ..

playya said:
You do know every thing we do in here is at your own risk. You could of said hey I am running blah blah blah rom and did the fix but it wont let my phone boot up. So that others reading this would know that there are even more risks... Jus' Sayin'
Hope you get back up and running
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your right, i apologize, I'm on CM9 alpha 4. epic 4g touch. and i did this "fix" and it wouldn't let me boot my phone so i had to re insatll the CM9 rom through odin to get it to boot again.
try it out if you guys want but make sure you have odin and whatever rom your currently on.

draconx said:
your stupid fix ****ed up my phone. i rebooted it and now it only goes past the "boot" screen and goes black and that's it. it wont boot at all... just great! :0/.
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Hahaha couldn't help but laugh. Playya is right OPs are not responsible for what happens to your phone.

Should I revert back to the old build.prop before flashing a different rom?
Edit: So I did some reading and figured it out. Sometimes it's better to look for the answer on ur own. Ignorance is not bliss!

Removal of Verizon backup assistant from setting.

So if your like me and you remove pretty much everything verizon the second you get your phone youll like this.
Verizon Backup assistant a really crappy version of google sync. Anyway once you remove the apk files you still have that annoying button in the setting menu. Well Heres a modified SecSettings.apk that removes it.
Just navigate to system/app
Rename the old secsetting.apk to secsetting.old
Then copy the new secsettings.apk and fix permissions.
Someone can make a cw flashable zip for this is they feel so kind.:victory:
Enjoy

This is the International GS3 section. The Verizon Galaxy S3 section is over here.

softwarestealer0 said:
So if your like me and you remove pretty much everything verizon the second you get your phone youll like this.
Verizon Backup assistant a really crappy version of google sync. Anyway once you remove the apk files you still have that annoying button in the setting menu. Well Heres a modified SecSettings.apk that removes it.
Just navigate to system/app
Rename the old secsetting.apk to secsetting.old
Then copy the new secsettings.apk and fix permissions.
Someone can make a cw flashable zip for this is they feel so kind.:victory:
Enjoy
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How did you do this? I am trying to do this exact same thing for Clean Rom 6 and can't figure it out. This dead settings entry is the only thing that makes this rom not seem "Clean"

Can we get google wallet working?? Dev Help

Soo i went over an old patch that i had for my GS3 to find out exactly what files were swapped and replaced from sprints verson..
and this is what i came up with...
system/lib.............
libnfc_ndef.so
libnfc_jni.so
libnfc.so
system/lib/hw
nfc.MSM8960.so
system/etc
nfcee_access.xml
system/app
NFC.apk
NFCTest.apk
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With them files swapped onto our Tmobile builds, with the addition of build.prop edited to sprints Galaxy nexus, Google wallet in fact worked>>
I went and took the same approach with our Galaxy S4.. except some files were a little different..
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I started wallet up with no tweeks/mods and got an error that its not currently available for my device... I then modded the build.prop to...
ro.product.model=SPH-L720
ro.product.name=jfltespr
ro.product.device=jfltespr
I chose sprints galaxy s4 build because i dont wanna lose s voice drive by changing my build to a nexus.. I wanna keep all features working..
I opened wallet up and it did not say that same warning. This time it said something about insecure elements and force closed. So obviously like the S3, a tweak needs to be made..
in the system/app folder, i replaced..
NFCNci.apk
NFCNci.odex
NFCTest.apk
NFCTest,odex
system/lib
libnfc-nci.so
libnfc-nci_jni.so
(there were only 2 files in this folder regarding NFC)
system/lib/hw
nfc_nci.MSM8960.so
system/etc
nfcee_access.xml
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after all that, i rebooted.. Clicked on wallet, and wallet opened and prompted me to turn NFC on. When i did, settings force closed.. if i turn nfc on from the pulldown bar, it wont turn on. Sooo NFC is borked....
then i did the same thing MINUS the system/app files since maybe they have nothing to do with the permissions in wallet. i rebooted and now NFC works.. turns on, and does what its supposed to, but when i open wallet, it force closes. I then cleared wallet data, and the same thing,. it freezes and force closes.. I then uninstalled it and installed it again, same problem.
this is where i stand and because i am NOT a dev and dont know the first thing about what they do, i am now at a standstill. It was an honest effort of copying the same method used on the s3. If any devs sees anything wrong with i did, feel free to tell me, or pickup where i left off lol.
Any help would be appreciated . Thanks guys. I realize not many people have this device yet, but i wanted to post this to get the attention!

Im so glad u brought this up!! i brought this up earlier but no one paid attention to it. Would love to see google wallet on this phone as i also had it on my s3. Maybe something to do with knox security on phone?

movieaddict said:
Im so glad u brought this up!! i brought this up earlier but no one paid attention to it. Would love to see google wallet on this phone as i also had it on my s3. Maybe something to do with knox???
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I gave it an honest shot but couldn't get it to work.. Now maybe someone who knows their stuff can chime in n see what im doing wrong lol
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2

joemagistro said:
Soo i went over an old patch that i had for my GS3 to find out exactly what files were swapped and replaced from sprints verson..
and this is what i came up with...
system/lib.............
libnfc_ndef.so
libnfc_jni.so
libnfc.so
system/lib/hw
nfc.MSM8960.so
system/etc
nfcee_access.xml
system/app
NFC.apk
NFCTest.apk
.........................................................................................
With them files swapped onto our Tmobile builds, with the addition of build.prop edited to sprints Galaxy nexus, Google wallet in fact worked>>
I went and took the same approach with our Galaxy S4.. except some files were a little different..
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I started wallet up with no tweeks/mods and got an error that its not currently available for my device... I then modded the build.prop to...
ro.product.model=SPH-L720
ro.product.name=jfltespr
ro.product.device=jfltespr
I chose sprints galaxy s4 build because i dont wanna lose s voice drive by changing my build to a nexus.. I wanna keep all features working..
I opened wallet up and it did not say that same warning. This time it said something about insecure elements and force closed. So obviously like the S3, a tweak needs to be made..
in the system/app folder, i replaced..
NFCNci.apk
NFCNci.odex
NFCTest.apk
NFCTest,odex
system/lib
libnfc-nci.so
libnfc-nci_jni.so
(there were only 2 files in this folder regarding NFC)
system/lib/hw
nfc_nci.MSM8960.so
system/etc
nfcee_access.xml
.............................................................................................................
after all that, i rebooted.. Clicked on wallet, and wallet opened and prompted me to turn NFC on. When i did, settings force closed.. if i turn nfc on from the pulldown bar, it wont turn on. Sooo NFC is borked....
then i did the same thing MINUS the system/app files since maybe they have nothing to do with the permissions in wallet. i rebooted and now NFC works.. turns on, and does what its supposed to, but when i open wallet, it force closes. I then cleared wallet data, and the same thing,. it freezes and force closes.. I then uninstalled it and installed it again, same problem.
this is where i stand and because i am NOT a dev and dont know the first thing about what they do, i am now at a standstill. It was an honest effort of copying the same method used on the s3. If any devs sees anything wrong with i did, feel free to tell me, or pickup where i left off lol.
Any help would be appreciated . Thanks guys. I realize not many people have this device yet, but i wanted to post this to get the attention!
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joemagistro, did u replace the tmobiles S4 files with the files from the Sprint S4?

XeoNoX said:
joemagistro, did u replace the tmobiles S4 files with the files from the Sprint S4?
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All those current files that i listed were swapped over from the sprint version... I just chose those files based off of what i used for my galaxy s3... everything used was for the sprint s4

joemagistro said:
All those current files that i listed were swapped over from the sprint version... I just chose those files based off of what i used for my galaxy s3... everything used was for the sprint s4
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did u swap from a odex to odex or a deodexed to deodexed version of TW??
note: sawpping deodexed into odex would possibly cause FC's or stuck at TMO boot. btw, if u havent already i recommend installing a clockwormod recovery

XeoNoX said:
did u swap from a odex to odex or a deodexed to deodexed version of TW??
note: sawpping deodexed into odex would possibly cause FC's or stuck at TMO boot. btw, if u havent already i recommend installing a clockwormod recovery
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odex to odex....... i think if it were deodexed, there wouldnt be 2 files per app.. right??

could be so cool,if we could get this to work on our s4! I actually have to pull out my wallet at starbucks and mcd's now...LOL

joemagistro said:
odex to odex....... i think if it were deodexed, there wouldnt be 2 files per app.. right??
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yes u are right, i am just making sure.
if u are up for it i can give u some suggestions, do this at your own risk although the worst thing to happen will be that u have to ODIN stock firmware.
please make a nandroid backup before u try this and also install [RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.3.2 or TWRP for the TMO S4..being proficient with ADB will help also but not necessary. MAKE SURE TO MANUALLY BACKUP your EFS folder, i normally just add the EFS folder to ZIP using root explorer and save it to my PC.
ill post back in about 20 mins once download is finished, in meanwhile u can do above if u wish. let me know if u are interested in trying.

XeoNoX said:
yes u are right, i am just making sure.
if u are up for it i can give u some suggestions, do this at your own risk although the worst thing to happen will be that u have to ODIN stock firmware.
please make a nandroid backup before u try this and also install [RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.3.2 or TWRP for the TMO S4..being proficient with ADB will help also but not necessary. MAKE SURE TO MANUALLY BACKUP your EFS folder, i normally just add the EFS folder to ZIP using root explorer and save it to my PC.
ill post back in about 20 mins once download is finished, in meanwhile u can do above if u wish. let me know if u are interested in trying.
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the EFS issue is with the s4 also??

joemagistro said:
the EFS issue is with the s4 also??
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its always a good idea to back it up just as a precautionary measure

ogdobber is looking for someone to test....
ogdobber said:
no no not the same files. whoever whats to test send me a pm and I will have something together tonight.
prerequisite- must be able to run logcat
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41008164&postcount=3118

i posted there to have him look at my thread here to see what i have done, and hopefully he can help

Try the following in the EXACT ORDER OF INSTRUCTIONS:
BACKUP your phone using Nandroid and backup your EFS folder just in case.
uninstall any version off Google wallet u have installed and be sure to clear data and cache when uninstalling.
change your build.prop to reflect the following:
Code:
ro.product.model=Galaxy Nexus
ro.product.name=yakju
ro.product.device=maguro
u may try the sprint s4 build.prop but im not sure yet if it will work, i guess u can experiment:
Code:
ro.product.model=SPH-L720
ro.product.name=jfltespr
ro.product.device=jfltespr
reboot after changing build.prop and saving with PROPER FILE PERMISSIONS
since u are running the odexed android system swap the following from the Odexed TMO S4 with the Odexed Sprint S4 files and be sure to SET PROPER FILE PERMISSIONS
system/app
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NFCNCi.apk
NFCNCi.odex
NFCTest.apk
NFCTest.odex
Tag.apk
Tag.odex
system/framework
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com.android.nfc_extras.jar
com.android.nfc_extras.odex
system/etc/
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nfcee_access.xml
system/etc/permissions
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android.hardware.nfc.xml
com.google.android.nfc_extras.xml
system/lib
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libnfc-nci.so
libnfc_nci_jni.so
system/lib/hw
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nfc_nci.MSM8960.so
reboot and install google wallet and let me know what happens.

XeoNoX said:
Try the following in the EXACT ORDER OF INSTRUCTIONS:
BACKUP your phone using Nandroid and backup your EFS folder just in case.
uninstall any version off Google wallet u have installed and be sure to clear data and cache when uninstalling.
change your build.prop to reflect the following:
Code:
ro.product.model=Galaxy Nexus
ro.product.name=yakju
ro.product.device=maguro
u may try the sprint s4 build.prop but im not sure yet if it will work, i guess u can experiment:
Code:
ro.product.model=SPH-L720
ro.product.name=jfltespr
ro.product.device=jfltespr
reboot after changing build.prop and saving with PROPER FILE PERMISSIONS
since u are running the odexed android system swap the following from the Odexed TMO S4 with the Odexed Sprint S4 files and be sure to SET PROPER FILE PERMISSIONS
system/app
----------
NFCNCi.apk
NFCNCi.odex
NFCTest.apk
NFCTest.odex
Tag.apk
Tag.odex
system/framework
-------------------
com.android.nfc_extras.jar
com.android.nfc_extras.odex
system/etc/
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nfcee_access.xml
system/etc/permissions
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android.hardware.nfc.xml
com.google.android.nfc_extras.xml
system/lib
-----------------
libnfc-nci.so
libnfc_nci_jni.so
system/lib/hw
-----------------
nfc_nci.MSM8960.so
reboot and install google wallet and let me know what happens.
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doing that right now..
im gonna start with backing everything up...
then im gonna compile them files in a flashable zip... gonna flash it, and then well see... ill get back to you shortly

joemagistro said:
e... I then modded the build.prop to...
ro.product.model=SPH-L720
ro.product.name=jfltespr
ro.product.device=jfltespr
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use the galaxy nexus build prop first for testing, we know that works....eventually once wallet gets working you can go back to the stock build.prop anyways
joemagistro said:
in the system/app folder, i replaced..
NFCNci.apk
NFCNci.odex
NFCTest.apk
NFCTest,odex
system/lib
libnfc-nci.so
libnfc-nci_jni.so
(there were only 2 files in this folder regarding NFC)
system/lib/hw
nfc_nci.MSM8960.so
system/etc
nfcee_access.xml
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after all that, i rebooted.. Clicked on wallet, and wallet opened and prompted me to turn NFC on. When i did, settings force closed.. if i turn nfc on from the pulldown bar, it wont turn on.
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how did you "replace" the files? flash them? or use a file explorer....I am going to guess you used a file explorer other than root explorer and your permissions are wrong. from recovery you can use the (fix permisions) and that will sort them...
(or start over with root explorer)
oh yeah, if you are "testing" twrp, go get clockwork
going to need a logcat once it gets close....

UPDATE.. xeonox...
here is the flashable file i brewed together with the exact files to replace in which you stated
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pemlf59xrtckj41/GS4walletfixx.zip
you guys are more then welcome to download it and try for yourself or even see the files that i swapped over to confirm i did everything right, however i am certain that i did...
anyways i flashed it..... downloaded google wallet.. opened it.... it tells me that NFC is turned off and to turn it on...... went to settings, and seen that nfc toggle was off... I turned it on and Settings force closes..... i try to turn NFC on from the toggles up top and it wont turn on... Soo same issue as when i did it the first time i posted... hmmm

thank god i took your advice and backed up.. otherwise ide be ODINing right now back to stock lol..
soo wallet aside, something is causing NFC not to work, and i believe its the actual files themselves in the system/app folder

and to confirm NFC breaking, i flashed this file again, however with the system/apps untouched.....
NFC now works again..
HOWEVER
Wallet force closes when you try to open it

its very important that the permissions are correct. did u check using root explorer or similar app to make sure the permissions were correct?

AOSP Browser inside (with sync)

Posting stock aosp browser that works with S4 (to me works better then Samsung and Chrome browsers). Move apk to system/app and fix permissions

Use this file along with above if you want your Browser.apk to sync with Chome desktop (dont forget to check sync in settings)

Thanks in advance for your help

I hate to sound I extremely noobish but how do you fix permissions?
Sent From My T-Mobile Galaxy S4

aLdaRiS said:
I hate to sound I extremely noobish but how do you fix permissions?
Sent From My T-Mobile Galaxy S4
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Try without fixing, most likely will work too. I use Root Explorer app to move files and fix permisions. You do need to be rooted.

I've tried moving both files to /system/app and fixing permissions. When trying to launch browser it crashes. I tried both manually fixing permissions in root browser, and trying to fix permissions in recovery. Permissions match that of all the other apps that appear to be in /system/app directory.
I really like the AOSP browser so I'm willing to try other things to get this working. Do you think you could get both files into a flashable zip we could flash from recovery?
I will try to build one myself to see if I can get it working that way.

Follow the directions from this post....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41283596
Haven't had any luck getting flash working on this browser, though.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium

Made a flashable zip that got it installed. Bookmarks don't appear to be syncing for me, but then again I really don't use chrome to have anything to sync. Someone want to confirm if that's working?
** Disclaimer Begin **
I'm not a DEV in any way, I just tinker with things. I take no responsibility for what this does or doesn't do to your device. I've tested this on my device, and can confirm it works, however I'm not perfect at these things. Flash at your own risk. As always make a backup first!
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As always make a backup first!
Zip is attached. Following along what they said in that other post.
Find and rename the following apk(inside the /system/app folder): BrowserProviderProxy.apk to BrowserProviderProxy.apk11 (or anything else really).
Do that before you install the zip file.
Just reboot to recovery and flash the zip.
*credits*
kolyan - posting working files
Lantek23 - Used the update-binary and modified the updater-script from Blue Jelly Bean 1.0 theme as a refrence
BigSK225 - linking to that post with info
anyone I missed

Dont know what you guys are doing wrong. I am not a dev. I just moved those 2 files to /system/app/ and I have AOSP Browser and sync works fine (i am rooted on latest firmware by the way)
ps. also moved AOSP Keyboard with Dictionaries and it also works fine

Got sync for bookmarks to work. Forgot to check sync in settings. I think just moving the files probably would have worked if I had renamed the BrowserProviderProxy.apk in /system/app to begin with, but I had already started making the flashable zip. I figure it will be useful to someone at some point.

Thanks for the flashable zip I couldn't get it to work any other way.
My only question is why can I not rearrange my bookmarks? When I'm in the bookmark screen the menu button doesn't give me any options and long pressing on them doesn't give me the option to reorder them.

Toastalator said:
Thanks for the flashable zip I couldn't get it to work any other way.
My only question is why can I not rearrange my bookmarks? When I'm in the bookmark screen the menu button doesn't give me any options and long pressing on them doesn't give me the option to reorder them.
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Sorry, I assume that there is some way to order them somehow, but I've never been able to figure that out.

well ****;
after flashing your browser apk;
every timei boot into android, i get this:
(pic attached)
any ideas ?

Rename BrowserProviderProxy.apk. That fixed that error for me.

thehothit said:
Rename BrowserProviderProxy.apk. That fixed that error for me.
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this worked. :good:

anyone has an apk of the flashplayer to reinstall ?

How To Enable "OK Google Everywhere" On Touchwiz

I have only done this on custom TouchWiz roms, so not sure if it works on other roms. It's pretty easy, you must have Titanium Backup and Root Explorer(or similar).
1. Open Titanium Backup and find Google Search 3.5.16.1262550.arm(or whatever version you have). Convert it to a System App.
2. Open Root Explorer and go to /system/app/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.apk and move it to /system/priv-app/
3. Reboot ur phone and you should be able to see the settings to enable OK Google on any screen in the Google Search Settings.
Enjoy!!

Thanks so much for the info, it did the trick! I already had it installed as a system app, but moving it to the priv-app folder made all the options show up.

EMcTx said:
Thanks so much for the info, it did the trick! I already had it installed as a system app, but moving it to the priv-app folder made all the options show up.
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Glad it worked for you! I was stoked when the options appeared, lol.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk

I was excited for these features too! They're convenient for calling people in the car without having to touch your phone. I usually have it plugged in so I can take advantage of the free streaming from T-mobile.

Worked perfectly!
I had tried several other methods to get this working, and this is the only thing that did.
Thanks!

I'll have to give this a try. Thanks.

? Can someone explain. Not sure what this is about. ?
Pp.

I dont see /system/priv-app/ in my galaxy s4, its running wicked rom 9.1, android 4.3

Thanks!!!! been trying to get this to work for a few days and now finally a guide on how to really fix it.

Works fine

Hello,
I've already Google Search as a system app (system/app-private/Velvet.apk) and the options are disabled on my Samsung Galaxy S5 SM-G901F .
Thanks.