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[Q] Is it possible to completely replace SMS app ?

Is it possible to completely replace stock sms app with another app like gosms or handcent ? so the stock sms app will be deleted witought causing problems.

You can remove it but I'm not sure if the app itself is required to actually send/receive messages. Why do you need it gone so bad anyway?

Because my philosophy is "one app for every function" I hate having two apps for the same function.

app info > disable

Well if you really want to, you can use Titanium Backup to "Freeze" the app. It will remove it from your launcher and everything just as if it were uninstalled. You can un-freeze it if it breaks something. If you want to take more drastic measures, you can use root uninstaller. But if this breaks your SMS functions, you need to know how to get it back.
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WiredPirate said:
app info > disable
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That too. lol

jsgraphicart said:
Well if you really want to, you can use Titanium Backup to "Freeze" the app. It will remove it from your launcher and everything just as if it were uninstalled. You can un-freeze it if it breaks something. If you want to take more drastic measures, you can use root uninstaller. But if this breaks your SMS functions, you need to know how to get it back.
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That too. lol
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ok thanks ! I'll just try to theme the stock app, seems as the right thing to do XD

jsgraphicart said:
You can remove it but I'm not sure if the app itself is required to actually send/receive messages. Why do you need it gone so bad anyway?
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app interaction with the system is all about Intent, the ability to broadcast to Android "hello, I'm an app with SMS capabilities, and I can do the same tasks that stock SMS app do"
Like you can remove stock launcher from a rom zip as long as you put in another launcher's apk.
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If you have a custom launcher you could always hide it and stop the push notifications.

Good to know ! Thanks guys, you've been great help.
Now someone can close this thread for it is no longer needed

Go Locker problem

Hi there, I'm running paranoid android and just installed go locker. It works fine, all exept a notification that won't go away. It says: tap to launch&configure, and can't be swiped away. Clicking it opens up go locker, but the notification stays.
I already went to settings on my phone, and unticked the box to show messages, but thats not it.
Does anyone recognise this problem?
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I have cyanogenmod 4.2 nightly on gs3 having same problem. Just flashed today so haven't tried all the usual tricks, yet. I guys I'll do the hokey pokey and then report back my findings.
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Settings> applications> golocker> un check notifications. I cleared cache and data before I noticed this and it cleared it. So I hope this makes it permanent.

Just upgraded my galaxy S4 via the AT&T over the air update from 4.2 to 4.3 and now I have the same issue. Clicking "turn off notifications" under the Android settings - applications - go locker didn't resolve the problem. Thoughts?

I've been having this problem as well from GO Locker and the Side Dock from GO Launcher.
I've done the above fix and it's worked, but I haven't restarted it yet to see if it stays.
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Ok I restarted and the GO Locker & Side Dock ones have gone, but the GO Launcher EX one has comeback asking me to turn "System Persistent" off.
It goes after I click on it, etc bit always returns after a restart.
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FireTV Stick Issue - Newbie

Hi,
I purchased a firestick over the weekend and decided to install Kodi.
I have installed the following:
- Kodi 15.2
- Firestarter (for pressing home button to get to Kodi)
- 'The Beast'
Not sure if the above is the way to do it but I'm getting the following problems:
HD Movies plays but buffer too regular. Most times the HD Videos play too slow.
Also live sport like Sky Sports, BT Sports do nothing when I click on the channels.
What could be wrong? Have I missed something? I've cleared the cache.
The wireless connection seems to be okay as it shows 3 bars on screen. Is there any tests I can do on the firestick to determine that the wireless connection has nothing to do with the above problems?
Thanks

Go into the beast > maintenance (I think) > tuxen xml > edit settings > network > network again (I believe)
Make changes to reflect what's in the linked article (for the amount of free memory you have)
Link: http://androidpcreview.com/fix-kodi-buffering-problems-heres-how-to-modify-the-kodi-cache/2611/
I apologize for not knowing the exact 'path' to get to the xml editor, but this helped with mine yesterday.....
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There is also some good info in the Q&A section on buffering
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daddymikey1975 said:
Go into the beast > maintenance (I think) > tuxen xml > edit settings > network > network again (I believe)
Make changes to reflect what's in the linked article (for the amount of free memory you have)
Link: http://androidpcreview.com/fix-kodi-buffering-problems-heres-how-to-modify-the-kodi-cache/2611/
I apologize for not knowing the exact 'path' to get to the xml editor, but this helped with mine yesterday.....
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There is also some good info in the Q&A section on buffering
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No worries, i'll find the option but thanks for the direction.
Were you experiencing the same issues as me?

rafter_01 said:
No worries, i'll find the option but thanks for the direction.
Were you experiencing the same issues as me?
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I experienced some buffering too. Sometimes it was pretty bad other times stuff would play really well. Just depends on the stream and how stable it was.
Tweaking the xml file won't be a cure all. You might have to settle for watching stuff in a bit lower quality. I've noticed better stability when selecting HD or LQ. The TV stick is a great machine, but it doesn't have the horsepower to read ahead and cache the stream too well because of a limited amount of memory.
I hope this helps.
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Here's a really good read about buffering and the advancedsettings.xml file. It's more tailored to the AFTV box, but the concepts are similar and there is some really good info on the stick part way through the thread as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58571592
Hope this helps.
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Can't add direct dials or direct message widget to Nova Launcher without crash

I'm on the latest stable and then tried the latest beta build to no avail. I'm on Android 8.0 beta on a Nexus 6p. Every time I add a direct dial or direct message widget nova crashes. No amount of reinstalling reseting or clearing of cache seems to fix the issue. I reached out to support but haven't heard back. Anyone else ever an into this an have/know a workaround?

Not helpful, but I'm having the same problem... both with Action Launcher and Google Now launcher. Also cleared cache etc..... I noticed a problem when the original widget called the wrong contact.... I then deleted the widget with the intention of re-adding, but now can't.
I can only think it's connected to Google Assistant which I've just just enabled.... I can't find the way at the moment to remove it unfortunately!
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OK, so I've removed myself from the Google app beta programme, which seems to have reverted back to Google Now from google assistant, but the contact widget is still crashing the launcher and not adding... hmmmmm...
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steves999 said:
Not helpful, but I'm having the same problem... both with Action Launcher and Google Now launcher. Also cleared cache etc..... I noticed a problem when the original widget called the wrong contact.... I then deleted the widget with the intention of re-adding, but now can't.
I can only think it's connected to Google Assistant which I've just just enabled.... I can't find the way at the moment to remove it unfortunately!
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OK, so I've removed myself from the Google app beta programme, which seems to have reverted back to Google Now from google assistant, but the contact widget is still crashing the launcher and not adding... hmmmmm...
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Now tried a third party contact widget app that does work.... Not ideal, but a workaround at least

Pop up ads on my home screen

Hello, so recently I've been dealing with pop up ads on my phone. I factory reset the phone and they were gone, but now it's having ads again when I don't even have an app open. I've tried virus scanners and nothing detected. Is there a way to figure out what file is causing this?
Thank you!

I had that same issue last week. Are they popping up though chrome or firefox? It was a rogue app on my part but for you it looks like its something else. Since you already factory reset the phone, you might as well download the latest build and "flash-all". After that you should not have any problems as it completely wipes the device.

If you goto your battery settings does it show an app that may be causing ads?
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Did you try lookout or eset virus scanner?
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equlizer said:
I had that same issue last week. Are they popping up though chrome or firefox? It was a rogue app on my part but for you it looks like its something else. Since you already factory reset the phone, you might as well download the latest build and "flash-all". After that you should not have any problems as it completely wipes the device.
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So it pops up randomly not just using chrome. A few minutes ago I was in the middle of a Clash Royale Game and an add popped up. I recently downloaded a QR reader from the play store and I think that's when it started again.
I deleted the app, but it's been still going on. That's why I went to use the anti virus/malware apps, but they found nothing.
Is there anyway to fix or find what is doing it without factory resetting?

gjkrisa said:
If you goto your battery settings does it show an app that may be causing ads?
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Did you try lookout or eset virus scanner?
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No, nothing shows up on my battery setting.

check the root directory for any strange folders that should not belong there and delete those. I had some that were like 5489399fgjjll and crap. Those are a sure sign there is malware on your phone

equlizer said:
check the root directory for any strange folders that should not belong there and delete those. I had some that were like 5489399fgjjll and crap. Those are a sure sign there is malware on your phone
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Aww dang, alright. Thanks.
Is the root directory the android->data folder?

adriel161 said:
Aww dang, alright. Thanks.
Is the root directory the android->data folder?
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No it would be back one more step but I would look there also
But you are going to need root to view that part
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tX5wQ6tlUqev76j03
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Did you ever get an answer? My husband is having this same issue and we cannot figure out what is causing it? Thanks!
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adriel161 said:
Aww dang, alright. Thanks.
Is the root directory the android->data folder?
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gjkrisa said:
No it would be back one more step but I would look there also
But you are going to need root to view that part
Can anyone tell me where I can look for these? I haven’t found where to see these folders. Thanks!
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download kaspersky and do a scan , it should clean whatever is doing that.

adriel161 said:
Hello, so recently I've been dealing with pop up ads on my phone. I factory reset the phone and they were gone, but now it's having ads again when I don't even have an app open. I've tried virus scanners and nothing detected. Is there a way to figure out what file is causing this?
Thank you!
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Did you solve this?

having the same issue with my nexus 6p
anyone solved this problem?
UPDATE:
i may have found the culprit, it's the qrcode scanner app, i may need a few hour to verify this

Just did Kaspersky and nothing found. Another $3 wasted ...

@hketola: Kapersky isn't trustworthy IMO. Try Malwarebytes instead.

If you have Adaway installed, go into the settings and check for Adaware, it'll tell you what apps and what kind of ads they push

I just had the same problem and it seemed to be caused by the app store. So I read all your efforts and then took a look in my settings and here's what I did that resolved the issues: settings < apps & notifications < advanced < Special app access < display over other apps < google play services < switch to "not allowed"
Hope this works for you.

Dxrx said:
I just had the same problem and it seemed to be caused by the app store. So I read all your efforts and then took a look in my settings and here's what I did that resolved the issues: settings < apps & notifications < advanced < Special app access < display over other apps < google play services < switch to "not allowed"
Hope this works for you.
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I'll let you know as I've been having this issue for the last few days. Thank you!

I fixed a similar issue on a friends phone. When Ad appears, swipe up (assuming pill gesture on Android 9) and you get the recents screens. The current app (app showing ad) icon will be at top of the screen preview. Press and hold on the icon until a context menu appears and select App Info. Now you know which app is popping ads up.

Google Account Ad Personalization (Ad Settings)
The Patriot Act started all this bull****. No Privacy
It's that ****ing google ads that you can opt out of, but they force the others ads on you.
This is an invasion of privacy you pay all this money for your personal phone and they force content on you whether you like it or not.
I'm thinking about downgrading my phone and operating systems?

soaring eagle30 said:
Useless, politically-tinged rant.
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Trying to get past the 10 post filter aye? That's what it looks like based upon the fact you replied to a post that's been dead for six months plus.
Now I won't engage with your political rant because this isn't political. You own the hardware, but Google owns the software, especially the Google apps. The ads are Google's means of recouping development costs of Android.
Now, if you don't want ads but want to use Google apps, you install and run Blokada. It works on virtually everything, except YouTube. Or you use a version of Android that doesn't include Google apps.
If neither option appeals to you, try and find a dumbphone, because Apple is worse.