Develop Bugs

Contacts Problem

I have a contact problem. When I send texts, I see my Google+ profile photo and I want to remove that completely with a generic photo. Any way to fix this?

nviz22 said:
I have a contact problem. When I send texts, I see my Google+ profile photo and I want to remove that completely with a generic photo. Any way to fix this?
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Just remove the contact icon, referencing your name in your contact list. Should be the first one!
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Bajanman said:
Just remove the contact icon, referencing your name in your contact list. Should be the first one!
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Can't let me remove it unfortunately.

nviz22 said:
Can't let me remove it unfortunately.
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have you tried logging into google plus from the web and changing your picture there? I am just guessing...hate google plus myself and have severed as many ties with it and my phone as possible

livingaboard said:
have you tried logging into google plus from the web and changing your picture there? I am just guessing...hate google plus myself and have severed as many ties with it and my phone as possible
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I just logged out of Google+ and deactivated it. It solved the problem with my contact photo, but I cannot use G+ on my phone for now.

No option to edit photos. What am I missing?

Of course the phone is rooted and I deleted a bunch of nonsense, but I don't have an option to edit photos in the stock gallery app.
I had pixlr express installed and when I touch the edit icon, it launches that app. If an editing app is not installed, I don't get any edit icon.
Anybody know what I'm missing? Perhaps what it was that was deleted, maybe; the apk responsible for editing photos?
Please and thank you.

tailsthecat3 said:
Of course the phone is rooted and I deleted a bunch of nonsense, but I don't have an option to edit photos in the stock gallery app.
I had pixlr express installed and when I touch the edit icon, it launches that app. If an editing app is not installed, I don't get any edit icon.
Anybody know what I'm missing? Perhaps what it was that was deleted, maybe; the apk responsible for editing photos?
Please and thank you.
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My friend you have deleted Google+(Or Photos app) that provided you the default editing feature. Reinstall/enable/defrost it and you will again have the stock pic editor back!

Sidz4u said:
My friend you have deleted Google+(Or Photos app) that provided you the default editing feature. Reinstall/enable/defrost it and you will again have the stock pic editor back!
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Really? Google+? I kept the stock gallery and camera. But google+ is responsible for stock photo editing? Man, Android is weird these days, I'll tell ya. Interesting, I'll look through the folder of deleted apk's and hopefully something looks like what I need. If that's the case however, I'll live without g+ or that silly picasa (or whatever) application.
Thanks!

tailsthecat3 said:
Really? Google+? I kept the stock gallery and camera. But google+ is responsible for stock photo editing? Man, Android is weird these days, I'll tell ya. Interesting, I'll look through the folder of deleted apk's and hopefully something looks like what I need. If that's the case however, I'll live without g+ or that silly picasa (or whatever) application.
Thanks!
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It's definitely Google+ that gives you the editing option from within the stock gallery. I simply downloaded it from the Play Store and the editing options returned. I them hid G+ from my app drawer since I don't actually use the app.

Rodeojones said:
It's definitely Google+ that gives you the editing option from within the stock gallery. I simply downloaded it from the Play Store and the editing options returned. I them hid G+ from my app drawer since I don't actually use the app.
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That's crazy. But, damn, thanks, man.
It did work but I'm not into it. ?

tailsthecat3 said:
That's crazy. But, damn, thanks, man.
It did work but I'm not into it.
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See, I have the same issue, but google photos takes over the stock editor which was way better than google photos... Then when u uninstall google photos, it takes away the stock lg editor. I cant agree with the above answers, because i use and sell this phone to hundreds of people, several have had the same issue. I dont want google photos editor, just the awesome lg one...

Sidz4u said:
My friend you have deleted Google+(Or Photos app) that provided you the default editing feature. Reinstall/enable/defrost it and you will again have the stock pic editor back!
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i am using a photo editor and i will recommend you to use that android app for photo editing. go to play store and type Photex Pro : Text on Photos . It will be useful

Gmail app getting irritating

So Gmail started this thing (not sure when), where it uses a built in browser to handle all links and URL. I assume this is based off chrome, and that's fine if it worked.... BUT IT DONT!
Half the time I get this (see pics) when trying to open a link, and when it does manage to load a page, objects/links all over the page refuse to work. This sucks as I use my Gmail for ALOT of things.
I've tried long holding the links and selecting "open in browser" but I get this stupid built in thing again. Sometimes I can copy the link and open and paste in chrome, but sometime it will just copy the image instead of the link so I end up downloading a picture of the link I want to visit.
I've tried disabling the browser option in Google settings for Google search, but it seems to not affect gmail.
For example today I got an email saying a bill was due, it had a "click here to pay" link. I click on the link, but only get this continuous loading screen. I tried to "open in browser" same thing. So I tried coping URL and pasting in chrome, but only managed to download "xxxx/xx/x/payment.jpg" I wasn't able to actually visit the link hours later when I was near a PC.
So In short my question is.....
How can I disable Gmail's useless built in browser.
Sorry for repeating a bunch of things.

settings, general settings, uncheck open links in Gmail
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IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
settings, general settings, uncheck open links in Gmail
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Sadly I don't have this option. Attached is a screenshot of my available options.
** Running the latest image, and all apps are updated. It is not a modifed Gmail app, it's just themed with substratum

noidea24 said:
Sadly I don't have this option. Attached is a screenshot of my available options.
** Running the latest image, and all apps are updated. It is not a modifed Gmail app, it's just themed with substratum
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looks like it's a change they're in process of rolling out
have you tried eating cache from Gmail and chrome ?
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This is strange. I don't have the option to uncheck, but none of my links open with a built in browser. They all open with full fledged Chrome.

JAYNO20 said:
This is strange. I don't have the option to uncheck, but none of my links open with a built in browser. They all open with full fledged Chrome.
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I wonder if this has to do with the default handling of links? As in, under Android Settings, Apps, App Settings, "Browser App".

So I have found out it's a chrome thing, not Gmail. Noticed this when I went to open a link in an app and I got the same window.
I cleared all data from chrome, went to Gmail and tried to open a link, and it presented me with full screen chrome, but after logging back in to chrome and reopening the link in gmail again it gave me that bull crap floating windows thing. It reminds me of paranoid androids halo feature.
Anyways, I can't find anything in chrome regarding this.

noidea24 said:
So I have found out it's a chrome thing, not Gmail. Noticed this when I went to open a link in an app and I got the same window.
I cleared all data from chrome, went to Gmail and tried to open a link, and it presented me with full screen chrome, but after logging back in to chrome and reopening the link in gmail again it gave me that bull crap floating windows thing. It reminds me of paranoid androids halo feature.
Anyways, I can't find anything in chrome regarding this.
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Do you use Chrome as your browser, or are you using something else for browsing the web?

OK I think I found what might be causing this issue. Make sure your settings under Developer Settings are the same as mine here:

JAYNO20 said:
Do you use Chrome as your browser, or are you using something else for browsing the web?
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JAYNO20 said:
OK I think I found what might be causing this issue. Make sure your settings under Developer Settings are the same as mine here:
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Chrome is the only browser type application I have installed, and my settings are the exact same as pictured. Sadly I'm still having the problem. I guess I'm going to swap out chrome for another application. Possibly yubrowser or some "Qualcomm optimized browser" to see if it persist.

noidea24 said:
Chrome is the only browser type application I have installed, and my settings are the exact same as pictured. Sadly I'm still having the problem. I guess I'm going to swap out chrome for another application. Possibly yubrowser or some "Qualcomm optimized browser" to see if it persist.
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Is "Android System WebView" frozen in titanium backup for you?

Something interesting. I was browsing this thread and noticed this...
If I scroll down and select the link to download the latest version, I get the windowed thing (see attached pic), but if I select the changelog link or the link to the stable releases, it opens normally.

JAYNO20 said:
Is "Android System WebView" frozen in titanium backup for you?
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No it is not. I only use titanium to freeze and defrost my smart watch apps (pebble, martian notifier) so I don't have persistent notifications. Thanks for the help but this is getting irritating.
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Correction, it is!
However it's weird because I personally didn't freeze it, and it's not allowing me to defrost it. I can see the option "enable web view" in the play store, but when I select it nothing happens and it remains frozen/disabled.

noidea24 said:
No it is not. I only use titanium to freeze and defrost my smart watch apps (pebble, martian notifier) so I don't have persistent notifications. Thanks for the help but this is getting irritating.
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OK I didn't freeze it either, the system does. That's why I'm asking... if it is NOT frozen, then try freezing it and see what happens.

JAYNO20 said:
OK I didn't freeze it either, the system does. That's why I'm asking... if it is NOT frozen, then try freezing it and see what happens.
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Check my edit above. Titanium is reporting as frozen, and when I attempt to defrost it, it throws a toast notification saying "app was defrosted" but it remains frozen

noidea24 said:
Check my edit above. Titanium is reporting as frozen, and when I attempt to defrost it, it throws a toast notification saying "app was defrosted" but it remains frozen
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OK. You want that to remain frozen. I'm pretty sure you need to change the Developer Options I posted earlier in order to actually defrost it, but it wouldn't help you in this situation anyway. I can find a few other threads of people having a similar issue, but with no fix listed.
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is your Chrome app up to date? Are you using the Chrome Dev/Beta app?

Looks like I'm just going to flash a factory image.
Check this out.
And yes, chrome is up to date, and no i tend to stay away from beta/dev versions.

noidea24 said:
Looks like I'm just going to flash a factory image.
Check this out.
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Yeah that was one of the websites I came across which is why I was asking if your Chrome app was up to date. It's odd that people are experiencing this and not getting it fixed. The thread just dies... I wonder if anyone has figured this out yet.

JAYNO20 said:
Yeah that was one of the websites I came across which is why I was asking if your Chrome app was up to date. It's odd that people are experiencing this and not getting it fixed. The thread just dies... I wonder if anyone has figured this out yet.
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Doesn't look like it. Well I'm going to keep this updated with any info i find. I may try rolling back chrome a few versions.

It seems I'm also no longer able to open play store links through the play store either, This stupid browser implementation takes it over without asking a thing. No defualts are set, this is taking away some real functionality from my device.
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Just received an update in the play store for chrome, taking it and I'll report back.

Portrait mode creates a new folder?

Every time I take photos in portrait mode it creates a folder just for the two pictures. Every time. Anyone notice it

imtjnotu said:
Every time I take photos in portrait mode it creates a folder just for the two pictures. Every time. Anyone notice it
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Yes. I found your thread because I'm looking to find a way to turn this off. It makes it tedious to view the photos from a third-party app or to copy the photos to your desktop.
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Paddy Landau said:
Yes. I found your thread because I'm looking to find a way to turn this off. It makes it tedious to view the photos from a third-party app or to copy the photos to your desktop.
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this was my same gripe. i connected it to my computer and had to manually go though every folder to choose the one photo iw anted. i ended up just going onto the google photos website and downloading from there

I've posted a query on the Google Product Forums. Let's see if we get a response.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/phone-by-google/qScg2CMrzGA
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Paddy Landau said:
I've posted a query on the Google Product Forums. Let's see if we get a response.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/phone-by-google/qScg2CMrzGA
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thanks for this. ill be checking in as well... makes it a hassle to even upload pictures to this forum using the app or any app period

The question has been answered. Unfortunately, it's not what we want to hear.
… this is by design and there is no way to disable that at this time.
Go to system settings>about phone and leave feedback for the team about this
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Paddy Landau said:
The question has been answered. Unfortunately, it's not what we want to hear.
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Ya I saw this when I woke up. No help. I sent the feedback like they asked and attached a picture

This is literally how it looks when I have to find a photo to send to someone

imtjnotu said:
This is literally how it looks when I have to find a photo to send to someone
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Why don't you use a Gallery like Google Photos or QuickPic ?
So you can select the pictures that you want and then click on share.

emixamsonaz said:
Why don't you use a Gallery like Google Photos or QuickPic ?
So you can select the pictures that you want and then click on share.
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Quick Pic shows me the folders. And, this doesn't help at all when transferring to the desktop. Also, when you delete a photo, the empty folder remains. It was not at all well thought out or tested with regular people.
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Paddy Landau said:
Quick Pic shows me the folders. And, this doesn't help at all when transferring to the desktop. Also, when you delete a photo, the empty folder remains. It was not at all well thought out or tested with regular people.
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If I remember well, you could select to display only the pictures in Quickpic, I'm not sure though. I will check this once back home.

emixamsonaz said:
Why don't you use a Gallery like Google Photos or QuickPic ?
So you can select the pictures that you want and then click on share.
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This is part of Google messages. When you select to add a photo and click the icon to go into your folders to look. You can't use photos on Google messages to select what you want

I created a post on the Pixel Forum about this exact issue. I am also using Quickpic to move the portrait folders into the default camera gallery.
Camera: Portrait Mode creates individual folders for every Portrait Mode photo taken

Yes I hate this, what a stupid way to organize portrait mode pics.
They need to fix this, its a deal breaker for me... not worth having it this way just creates a big mess
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This bugged me so I tried numerous gallery apps. Only Google photos handles portrait shots properly.
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imtjnotu said:
This is part of Google messages. When you select to add a photo and click the icon to go into your folders to look. You can't use photos on Google messages to select what you want
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It's not a problem with Google Messages, it's a problem with how you're using the software.
When you're getting to the Document Chooser, you're selecting "Images" which brings up a folder view. Instead of doing that, press "Photos" from further down on the left and you'll see a proper gallery view.
While it's annoying to use in QuickPic, if anything the new organization structure forced me to realize that the way I was accessing images in the software was actually inefficient all along and I just never realized it, and I've started using Photos for all of my snapped photos and QuickPic for all the rest (with the Camera folder hidden).

Anybody got solution ?

I just use Tasker shell commands to move files around to where I want them to be.
In this case, I have it set to move the two images into a folder of my choosing, and then delete the now empty folders. Gotta love Tasker lol

Good idea!

rickysidhu_ said:
I just use Tasker shell commands to move files around to where I want them to be.
In this case, I have it set to move the two images into a folder of my choosing, and then delete the now empty folders. Gotta love Tasker lol
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Could you elaborate? How do you have it set up to do this? I can't work out how to create the correct task to do this...
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Automatically hide incoming SMS from certain contact?

I know Vault app use to let you hide incoming SMS from certain contacts, that is before Google Store changed its policy. It seems Vault no longer offer an older version for download. Any 3rd party apps that still let you do this? Thanks!

You can try Go SMS pro. I've used it for a couple of years now.

Textra has cool customizations for that, nice n clean

Tryna hide certain msg from wifey.
Smart. Need to look into this.

ssgunner20 said:
Tryna hide certain msg from wifey.
Smart. Need to look into this.
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Where do I download or purchase Tryna? I googled and nothing show up. Thanks

psun786 said:
Where do I download or purchase Tryna? I googled and nothing show up. Thanks
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Oh u mad huh?

ssgunner20 said:
Oh u mad huh?
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Sad to say but he was serious. Tryna lol
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Akram. said:
Sad to say but he was serious. Tryna lol
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Lol dont know why anyone would get their panties in a bunch over that. It's not serious people
So gullible.

ssgunner20 said:
Lol dont know why anyone would get their panties in a bunch over that. It's not serious people
So gullible.
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He read it as "Tryna" hide messages, the fact that tryna = trying is not perceived
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Try yaata sms
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-yaata-sms-mms-replacment-app-t2835295

Block on stock app works great. They end up in the blocked folder without notifications.

I used to use the private folder in Go Sms Pro... But i use MOOD sms... It takes a little to set up but theres ZERO add spam and functions and looks way smoother.

Stock messaging app does this, no need for a 3rd party app. Open the message thread from the contact in question and hit the 3-dot menu, then custom notifications. You can turn off notifications completely, mute sounds, hide the content, etc. I have my kid's dad muted like this lol.

mhtruth said:
I used to use the private folder in Go Sms Pro... But i use MOOD sms... It takes a little to set up but theres ZERO add spam and functions and looks way smoother.
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You have to buy the Mood premium to get the "secret chat" option right?

masterindis said:
You have to buy the Mood premium to get the "secret chat" option right?
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I think so... I purchased the full version and dont regret it. TONS of useful features... No ads

dottat said:
Block on stock app works great. They end up in the blocked folder without notifications.
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Private/hidden messages are very much different from blocking. The goal isnt to mute notifications. Its to seperate your main txt threads from your private txt threads. Stock doesn't allow this, not even when using Samsung's own secure folder app. So a 3rd party Apps like go sms... Mood... Textra... Etc are still needed for this level of functionality.

Ive always used Handcent Messaging. Has a private messaging feature that keeps certain contacts out of your main messaging window.

This thread just made my day... "Tryna" get back to work now...? BTW, Textra is a great app but doesn't support private folders, not that I've been able to find anyway...

I have used gosms and it was pretty nice. Dont know if thats still available but it a search.

I need help as after update ui 2.0 i am unable to turn off banner notifications