Nice and simple this... by popular request... a Rosie remover for Hero! It simply deletes all the Rosie and widget files to return you to the 'stock' Android look. Saves you a bit of space too!
Yes, you can achieve exactly the same thing via the command prompt, this just makes it a bit easier for newbies...
This update is designed to be applied on top of a standard build, using the recovery image linked below. DO A NANDROID BACKUP FIRST!
Details and download:
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291477/13-08-1-0-modaco-rosie-remover/
Changelog
1.0
Initial Release
Lots of folks asking about this - I've added it to the wiki
Went to add the MoDaCo Patch but its already there Ta Paul xx
Okay. I might have just fudged up. I got too excited and did the update.zip *without* making a nandroid back-up..
Pure speculation, but if I decide I want the Rosie stuff back on how should I pull that off?
Is there an advantage between this and doing the method where you go into manage applications and clear defaults to go back to Android default?
So how much faster and slicker is the Hero with Rosie removed ?
I've heard reports that it is much faster and I'm kind of tempted......
plbe said:
Is there an advantage between this and doing the method where you go into manage applications and clear defaults to go back to Android default?
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Only clearing the default will still keep the Sense UI in memory, it has its own process if you take peek with a taskmanager (I think its called TouchFlo or something). Removing it completely obviously wont have it running anymore
furrypotato said:
So how much faster and slicker is the Hero with Rosie removed ?
I've heard reports that it is much faster and I'm kind of tempted......
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I ran the Rosie remover on my Hero and it feels a lot faster indeed. All together a more fluid experience now
Gives certificate error...
does this remove anything else other than touchflo and support files? Like the music player and any other hero apps?
megaoptimus said:
does this remove anything else other than touchflo and support files? Like the music player and any other hero apps?
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The apps are all there (calendar, people, mail, messages, music) and they still work
Lol guys please
no need to patch anything
just go into manage applications, scroll down to touch flo and clear dfaults....the next time you press the home button you get the option to use the default launcher..
It is touch flo that causes a little lagginess on the hero as it did on my g1 running the hero rom
dont flash or patch anything unless its really needed
Dayzee said:
Lots of folks asking about this - I've added it to the wiki
Went to add the MoDaCo Patch but its already there Ta Paul xx
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I kinda try to keep the wiki up to date and I think I added it
j2kquest said:
Lol guys please
no need to patch anything
just go into manage applications, scroll down to touch flo and clear dfaults....the next time you press the home button you get the option to use the default launcher..
It is touch flo that causes a little lagginess on the hero as it did on my g1 running the hero rom
dont flash or patch anything unless its really needed
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But if you check the running processes you will se that touchflo is still running and using system resources, if I'm not mistaken it will also restart even if you kill it. To prevent that you have to either remove it or just rename the apk file.
I took the plunge and tried the rosie remover today.
And let me say that my phone is a LOT smoother and faster.
pressing 'Home' button gets the home screen much faster. Apps start faster. And I dont get the slowdown that I can get with the Rosie UI. It may not be as pretty or fancy but sometimes you just want speed.
So much so in fact that I'm going to stick with it this way for now.
I can only hope that HTC do address the lagginess of the phone in their upcoming firmware update. I'm hoping that it's down to some rushed, poor coding. Rather than the fact that our phones just arent fast enough to run all the extra processes etc involved.
Anyway, I'd recommend people try it. Do a nandroid backup first so you can go back if you want.
Thanks Paul, it does feel much snappier now.
I guess another image replacing HTC's custom apps (alarm, contact list...) with Android's default ones is not possible? What about one using the default Android theme (the orange one)?
Maybe be a silly question - but what are the reasons / benifits to removing Rosie ( Rosie is the Sense UI right? )?
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Maybe be a silly question - but what are the reasons / benifits to removing Rosie ( Rosie is the Sense UI right? )?
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Well, for one the fact that the phone is much much more responsive that way. I've been using it for several hours now and I can confirm it.
Sounds brilliant!
> What's the situation with the stock Android calendar, contacts and mail? Does this install them / make them default, or does this only affect touchflo so we're still using the Rosie versions?
> Do we retain the Rosie keyboard?
Thanks for releasing this - I know it's not hard to do with the terminal, but I can't be the only person who'd rather not see a command prompt on their phone. We'll be installing Linux next...
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Do we retain the Rosie keyboard?
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We do.
TGAQ600 said:
What's the situation with the stock Android calendar, contacts and mail? Does this install them / make them default, or does this only affect touchflo so we're still using the Rosie versions?
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We retain HTC's custom ones too. However, I just followed the instructions in this thread to install Android's stock calendar app and I'm truly bewildered how much faster and cooler it is. I'm thinking we can open a thread collecting HTC's custom files and stock Android ones, with a quick tutorial to install them?
Whats the difference between removing Rosie, and just using sommething like Home Switcher, that lets you chose which environment to use ( Android or Sense UI)?
Hello I updated to the official froyo but they left out the 3d gallery with pinch to peek, is there a way to get it? I'm not rooted should I be? I don't even know where to start help much appreciated
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Hello I updated to the official froyo but they left out the 3d gallery with pinch to peek, is there a way to get it? I'm not rooted should I be? I don't even know where to start help much appreciated
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Honestly, I dont know how, or if, you can get it without rooting. My advice would be to root. I can understand being apprehensive if you've never done it before, but what you gain is entirely worth it. Especially wireless tether. Follow any guide, most are basic, and you should be good to go. You can get the 3D gallery two ways. 1) push it to your phone via ADB. If you google "3D gallery" the APK is easy to find. Or 2) Flash the latest Fresh Rom, go into Rom Manager and download the "Vanilla Lock+Vanilla Apps-World Clock". This will give you the Vanilla Android music app, clock, and 3d Gallery.
Is there a way to exclude certain pictures from the gallery? All of my album art shows up and clutters it
If he updated to official froyo, he wouldn't be able to root right now, right?
The gallery usually shows up with options to look at just camera shots or certain folders, it doesn't do that for you?
Here is the original CM7 one but: its a bit slow
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original credits: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-3-apps/160149-stock-gallery-cm7.html
Just try quickpic in market, the best of all!!
You can even create your own folders, not possible on stock gallery.
Hit thanks and post a comment so more people can discover this!!
Doesn't work very smoothly on un-rooted stock rom.
Yeah i know just tested it.
Try quickpic in market.
Hey does anyone have the stock apks for the galaxy s4?. I recently got CyanogenMod but I hate its gallery, video player, and its phone dialer. Everything else is great but if anyone can give me the original samasumg apps for these apks and how to install Them. Please help
Here is a forum discussing this:
http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...anufacturers-apps-on-vanilla-roms-on-galaxy-s
The short answer is some apks will install and others won't.
You can get the apks easily by typing (for example s voice apk) into Google.
None of which you listed will work on CM or AOSP based roms. Theres very few that will work at all. Watch on I believe will work, and a very few select others. Apps like Phone, contacts, camera, gallery, etc etc that are actual part of the system, unlike watchon which is more of a 3rd party add on, will not work outside of touchwiz
Hey guys, I hope I am not asking a redundant question; I did search. I am pretty convinced I'm ready to finally replace the ROM on my z1c. Much like with my last phone, I waited until it was driving me pretty nuts to finally get to this. Ironically, I have no real need for any new features like homescreens, camera; whatever. All I really want is the way apps used to work, where I could use e.g. a 3rd-party file or photo manager to manage my other apps' files. If having security updates won't slow down or drain my battery, then that would be goal #2. But mostly I just want the former, and a nice clean install. Can you guys recommend a ROM? Much obliged.