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Updated: Sept 8 2009 Now over 50 clocks some in 2 sizes. Have fun with the new clocks and the new Candy.
--Linuxrebel--
I'm one of those who loves Eye Candy, but hates windows. So despite some excellent work done by xidominicanoix I couldn't use the work. So with xidominicanoix's permission to use the collection I've written a shell script that can run on your SD card and installs the new clocks in quick order.
NOTE: This is for rooted phones only. I've tested it pretty heavily on my G1 but your mileage is not guaranteed. If you are not comfortable in a Linux/Unix shell you might be best off with the tool here.
I claim only that it worked on my phone, (and that it looks cool to me )
Directions for use (Copy of the directions are also in the README file):
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This is a quick and easy way to change the clocks on your phone without the hassle of using windows adb, etc.
Unfortunately for those who aren't rooted, this will not work. Root is required to be able to use
this script and change the clock. There are lots of tutorials on how to root phones, so go forth and google to find your answers.
Usage:
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1. Connect your phone to your main computer and copy the file clocks.tgz to your sdcard
2. Disconnect the phone, as the rest will not need your computer to complete.
3. Open a term window (I like connectbot your preference may vary)
4. su
5. cd /sdcard
6. tar -vzxf clocks.tgz (this will open the tar gzip file)
7. cd Clocks
8. sh setclock.sh backup (This will backup your existing clock)
9. sh setclock.sh [name of the clock you want to use]
You can remove the clocks.tgz file anytime you want once it is opened it's no longer used. If you run backup a second time it restores the originally backed up clock.
NOTES:
Images of the various clocks are in the the directory called Images. The Image viewer on the G1 picks them up (may need to force it to re-read) and I'd imagine that the other phones work the same, so you can see what it is you are going to get that way. The Directory name will match the name of the picture to make life better. To add a clock to this script all you need to do is make a directory under Clocks, with the AlarmClock.apk file in it, and then run the script to have it 'installed' the same as all the others.
Again thanks to xidominicanoix for gathering together permission to use all of these clocks, and giving me the idea to do it this way. (Since I couldn't use his bloody windows tools )
--Linuxrebel--
You can download the tarball at the following link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/131059734/7781f9a1/clocks.html
md5sum 7c1253ba43d6b21194b56c489b9fb7e6 clocks.tgz
Seems I forgot about the Windows side of the world. All I have at home are *nix systems (Linux, Mac and BSD), so if you are not on a *nix or Cygwin enabled system a zip file
http://www.4shared.com/file/132469430/9f73a1ba/clocks.html
md5sum f5cdb6cd3c4ad983ab30123b1acce3f7 clocks.zip
good work man ... now Mac and Linux users can all enjoy
xidominicanoix said:
good work man ... now Mac and Linux users can all enjoy
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And noobs who can't get it work like me
Thank you both for your hard work on this.
Adam17 said:
And noobs who can't get it work like me
Thank you both for your hard work on this.
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Are you having hard time with xidominicanoix's version or mine? If mine let me know what the problem is. If xidominicanoix's I'm going to be as in the dark as anyone could be.
Yeah I am having problems with his, just can't seem to get it working for me.
Edit: So we have to go back into term everytime we want to change it? Or am I missing the easier way to do it?
Adam17 said:
Yeah I am having problems with his, just can't seem to get it working for me.
Edit: So we have to go back into term everytime we want to change it? Or am I missing the easier way to do it?
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Good bad or ugly, yes you do need to go back to term. UNLESS a miracle happens and I instantly figure out how to to Android style programming I'm an admin not a programmer.
Np, I can deal with term a helluva a lot easier than I can with adb.
works great..takes a few seconds after initial set up to bang into terminal the commands to change the clock. I have had issues with ADB where I seem to lose adb connection for unknown reasons and phone doesnt connect so this method for me is alot easier.
thanks!
works great .. .thanks ... it shows up on my home screen but does not show up in my open home home screen :/ is there a way I could make it work in open home?
wow so easy and straight from the phone
thanks for this!!
hello .... it's not working for me..
when i get to step:
8. sh setclock.sh backup (This will backup your existing clock)
my g1 says cp: cannot stat '//system/app/AlarmClock.apk': No such file or directory
hmmmmmmmmmmm
what to do
i HAve Cm 4.0.2
and the oreo red n blk theme
bboy_201 said:
hello .... it's not working for me..
when i get to step:
8. sh setclock.sh backup (This will backup your existing clock)
my g1 says cp: cannot stat '//system/app/AlarmClock.apk': No such file or directory
hmmmmmmmmmmm
what to do
i HAve Cm 4.0.2
and the oreo red n blk theme
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Looking into it.
EDIT: I did the only thing I can imagine is that a theme you are using has moved the AlarmClock.apk package and I've no idea where.
I'm stumped
linuxrebel said:
Looking into it.
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The normal location of the clock is /system/app (or //system/app, same place extra /)
Is it perhaps possible that the theme you are using moves the AlarmClock.apk? If you can give me a link to the theme (I'm more than a little tired at the moment and having really lousy luck with search.) I'll see if I can figure out what the author of that did, or if it is even the problem.
Worked perfect I love it thank you very much!
i iused the other verion of doing this from the link provided in the top of the 1st post......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=538189&page=12
that worked for me!!!!!!!!!!!!
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found it out myself
And what about even more easiest switching. Try this one http://www.mediafire.com/?whgtmmt5uui. Unpack copy folder to sd card then run just once clock_install.sh via GScript Lite app. For switch clock open terminal and write clock.
I'm running on CM 4.0.4 and when I input the setclock.sh clock name it works and everything works perfect except that I never can get the clock widget its always the same watch as before any help?
AndroidFiend said:
I'm running on CM 4.0.4 and when I input the setclock.sh clock name it works and everything works perfect except that I never can get the clock widget its always the same watch as before any help?
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I am running CM 4.04 too on my MT3G and everything works. I now have TedLight clock on my phone. The only problem I have is that I wanted Clock5, but my keyboard or emulator refuse to use digits. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way to type digits or it is just my phone is not cooperating?
Thanks.
Would anybody mind posting some highlights?
GUIDE: Getting some old features back
INTRO: For those who dislike some of the changes/features made to roms as they are developed and are asking how to get them back, here is a how to. It is usually a simple matter of pushing the old files from previous builds into your current rom. Keep in mind that the devs are building a rom as they see fit. As with any rom that you don't build yourself, there will always be things you want to change.
-If there is a bug, post it in the thread.
-If there is a change that you personally want, then do it yourself. Don't expect the dev, and everyone else who uses the rom, to accommodate your specific needs/wants. You may not have noticed, but you aren't the only one using the rom!
NOTE: This guide and code are meant for the virtuous sense rom, but the concept is universal. For example, if you are using some rom and the new version is posted with, say the amazon mp3 apk removed, and you want it back, refrain from cluttering up the dev's thread with a request to have it back. This is both selfish and a waste of posting space. If you are to the point of installing custom roms, you should first be able to type basic adb/terminal emulator commands to copy/delete files. In this case you would extract the amazon mp3 apk from an old .zip and push/install it into your current one. Now wasn't that easier than waiting and hoping that someone will do it for you?
NOW TO THE GUIDE:
Auto brightness mod - To revert from the auto brightness 'mod', which is far too sensitive, to the original, simply pull the services.jar and framework-res.apk from a rom before the patch, and push them to your framework folder. I've attached them to the second post for ease.
Reboot into recovery
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/framework/services.jar
adb shell rm /system/framework/framework-res.apk
adb push [directory of saved file]\services.jar /system/framework
adb push [directory of saved file]\framework-res.apk /system/framework
Reboot
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Keyboard mapping - The www/com key has been changed to a tab, which is good, as it was non-functional before. However the user keys have been changed too. I've modified a file which keeps the www/com key as TAB but also keeps the user keys as user assignable keys. Also attached to second post.
Reboot into recovery
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/usr/keylayout/vision-keypad.kl
adb push [directory of saved file]\vision-keypad.kl /system/usr/keylayout
Reboot
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Rosie auto-rotate - If you want to keep it so that rosie will only be in portrait mode with the keyboard closed, but dont want to turn off auto-rotate throughout all apps, just push the old rosie. Also attached to second post.
Reboot into recovery
Code:
adb shell mount /system
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.launcher.apk
adb push [directory of saved file]\com.htc.launcher.apk /system/app
Reboot
Attachments:
You need to rename "services.jar.zip" back to "services.jar" and "vision-keypad.kl.zip" back to "vision-keypad.kl". This is because the forum wont let you upload .kl and .jar extensions as attachments.
Thanks so much for this. I'll definitely be pushing the auto-brightness mod back, and I may do the keyboard, too (might let others do that one first, or see if rmk40/eViL release an update with that first).
Thanks for this!
Sent from my HTC Vision using Tapatalk
Couldn't make the quick key to work.. maybe I might be doing it wrong but I couldn't make it work.. ill keep trying
sent from t-mobile g2 using HTC sense
android602 said:
Couldn't make the quick key to work.. maybe I might be doing it wrong but I couldn't make it work.. ill keep trying
sent from t-mobile g2 using HTC sense
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What version of virtuous are you running? Did you rename it and remove the .zip from the end?
I'm using that exact file w/ no issues
calendar/lockscreen
Is it possible to replace the sense lockscreen/calendar with the vanilla versions? I have tried searching but can't find find any instructions for how to do this
felixk87 said:
Is it possible to replace the sense lockscreen/calendar with the vanilla versions? I have tried searching but can't find find any instructions for how to do this
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Lockscreen - no.
Calendar - maybe, haven't tried. However I did find these 2 threads by typing in the words "htc calendar" in the search box (which means you didn't search very hard )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=795222
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723761]
They may help you.
Good idea with this thread. It's impossible for us to please everyone and this is absolutely the most constructive way to deal with everyone's personal preferences. There is one key consideration for everyone. If we make other changes to the frameworks which you DO want, pushing files from this thread which have not been updated with said features will eliminate those changes as well. Point is, the concept here is good but it needs to be maintained.
Also, the intention with Virtuous is to provide options. The ROM isn't finalized so ROM Manager isn't populated with all the variants it will eventually have. Case in point, we had to re-base on the new Egypt RUU and are in the process of re-applying all our changes. If we had a variety of options, we would have to redo all of those as well. Once we're in a more "final" state, you'll start to see a lot more choices officially supported with the ROM.
The keyboard mod you have here will probably just become part of Virtuous 0.8.0, by the way. I had not realized our replacement eliminated the quick key customizations (oversight).
Chances are I'm not doing it right, as I'm only about 2% oriented in using ADB, but after following the code, pushing the files, etc, the phone boots up with perpetual errors and crashes. (Phone cannot be launched, etc.)
The process in which I did it was:
Wipe the G2, install v0.7.0, update to 0.7.4, remain in recovery and use adb and followed the code you provided above. (Everything says it works, in terms of mounting, pushing, etc.)
I've also tried it where I reboot after updating, let the phone launch fully, then go back to recovery to push the mod files. Same errors occur.
The only two mods I was interested in were the auto-brightness one and the orientation one.
Any idea what I did wrong?
felixk87 said:
Is it possible to replace the sense lockscreen/calendar with the vanilla versions? I have tried searching but can't find find any instructions for how to do this
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You could possibly try pushing the lockscreen apk from SuperVillainZ.
NANDROID 1ST THOUGH!!!!!
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
fox-orian said:
Chances are I'm not doing it right, as I'm only about 2% oriented in using ADB, but after following the code, pushing the files, etc, the phone boots up with perpetual errors and crashes. (Phone cannot be launched, etc.)
The process in which I did it was:
Wipe the G2, install v0.7.0, update to 0.7.4, remain in recovery and use adb and followed the code you provided above. (Everything says it works, in terms of mounting, pushing, etc.)
I've also tried it where I reboot after updating, let the phone launch fully, then go back to recovery to push the mod files. Same errors occur.
The only two mods I was interested in were the auto-brightness one and the orientation one.
Any idea what I did wrong?
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Well from what you are saying, it sounds like the methods are correct. Did you make sure to remove the ".zip" from the end of the services.jar.zip file?
Can this be modified to restore ".com/www" to G2's?
the1wingedangel said:
Well from what you are saying, it sounds like the methods are correct. Did you make sure to remove the ".zip" from the end of the services.jar.zip file?
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Yup, and I have "always show extension" enabled in folder options, so I definitely got rid of the .zip.
Maybe I'll fiddle with it a little more, see if I missed something.
All right, here's the error I get after removing the files for the brightness mod, and pushing the ones you attached in:
"The application Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly."
Basically the launcher is completely inaccessible, the phone remains perpetually in the settings screen because I suppose it's the only thing that it can load without the launcher. It also can't get a signal except for wi-fi, "Mobile Networks" in the settings remains unchecked, and it can't be turned on. Hahaha pretty severe for a rather simple mod.
Here's a full step-by-step of exactly what I did:
Wipe User Data, Wipe Cache
Install virtuous v0.7.0, then v0.7.4 from zip
Remain in Recovery
Open command prompt Change directory to ADB (c:\AndroidSDK\tools)
Entered the following codes one at a time:
- adb shell mount /system (mounts)
- adb shell rm /system/framework/services.jar (file removed)
- adb shell rm /system/framework/framework-res.apk (file removed)
- adb push C:\services.jar /system/framework (success 0.250s)
- adb push C:\framework-res.apk /system/framework (success 1.80s)
(I just have the files on C temporarily for the ease of it.)
Reboot
Then the errors hit once I unlock the screen.
Heheh, I can't really think of any other way to approach it. Hmmmm.
Any idea what I'd need to put back for video codecs? I'm running CM 6.1 but it doesn't run streaming videos from the NHL Gamecenter unlike the stock rom. I'm assuming its a codec issue and was wondering what I'd want to replace.
fox-orian said:
All right, here's the error I get after removing the files for the brightness mod, and pushing the ones you attached in:
"The application Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly."
Basically the launcher is completely inaccessible, the phone remains perpetually in the settings screen because I suppose it's the only thing that it can load without the launcher. It also can't get a signal except for wi-fi, "Mobile Networks" in the settings remains unchecked, and it can't be turned on. Hahaha pretty severe for a rather simple mod.
Here's a full step-by-step of exactly what I did:
Wipe User Data, Wipe Cache
Install virtuous v0.7.0, then v0.7.4 from zip
Remain in Recovery
Open command prompt Change directory to ADB (c:\AndroidSDK\tools)
Entered the following codes one at a time:
- adb shell mount /system (mounts)
- adb shell rm /system/framework/services.jar (file removed)
- adb shell rm /system/framework/framework-res.apk (file removed)
- adb push C:\services.jar /system/framework (success 0.250s)
- adb push C:\framework-res.apk /system/framework (success 1.80s)
(I just have the files on C temporarily for the ease of it.)
Reboot
Then the errors hit once I unlock the screen.
Heheh, I can't really think of any other way to approach it. Hmmmm.
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Weird, I have no idea why that won't work for you. Anyway, there is another way around it. Just open up your patch.zip (from 0.7.0 to 0.7.4), go to the framework folder, and remove the services.jar and framework-res.apk from it. Then go about the wipe/install of both zips like normal. That way the patch zip will no longer replace those two files. Anything that you don't want changed in a patch zip can just removed from it.
Snap Jackel Pop said:
Any idea what I'd need to put back for video codecs? I'm running CM 6.1 but it doesn't run streaming videos from the NHL Gamecenter unlike the stock rom. I'm assuming its a codec issue and was wondering what I'd want to replace.
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Sorry cant help on that one, I haven't run a CM rom since like 1 or 2.0 haha. You may try to see if others are having that problem, or if it is a known issue with the 6.1 and streaming videos. Is it only that site? Maybe a flash player version problem?
rmk40 said:
Good idea with this thread. It's impossible for us to please everyone and this is absolutely the most constructive way to deal with everyone's personal preferences. There is one key consideration for everyone. If we make other changes to the frameworks which you DO want, pushing files from this thread which have not been updated with said features will eliminate those changes as well. Point is, the concept here is good but it needs to be maintained.
Also, the intention with Virtuous is to provide options. The ROM isn't finalized so ROM Manager isn't populated with all the variants it will eventually have. Case in point, we had to re-base on the new Egypt RUU and are in the process of re-applying all our changes. If we had a variety of options, we would have to redo all of those as well. Once we're in a more "final" state, you'll start to see a lot more choices officially supported with the ROM.
The keyboard mod you have here will probably just become part of Virtuous 0.8.0, by the way. I had not realized our replacement eliminated the quick key customizations (oversight).
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Yea, I assumed it would be out-dated soon anyway, as changes are made to your roms. I'll adjust it to keep up if the need is there though. It was just a couple of the more simple alterations that I made, and after seeing so many people cluttering up your thread with posts about them, I decided to post this.
Mostly, though, I just wanted to remind people that many simple issues/personal needs (like an app being removed from a rom, or a small change to one or two apps) can be solved with a little bit of thought and some adb knowledge - both of which should be present if you are working with a rooted phone in the first place!
the1wingedangel said:
many simple issues/personal needs can be solved with a little bit of thought and some adb knowledge - both of which should be present if you are working with a rooted phone in the first place!
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I really cant emphasise this enough!
Sent from my sweet G2
Do you know if there is anyone to return the power down message. I remember before there being and option to restart the phone, hibernate, power off, or reboot into recovery. I liked having that. Is there anyway to return this feature?
Sent from my sweet G2
felixk87 said:
Is it possible to replace the sense lockscreen/calendar with the vanilla versions? I have tried searching but can't find find any instructions for how to do this
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ddotpatel said:
You could possibly try pushing the lockscreen apk from SuperVillainZ.
NANDROID 1ST THOUGH!!!!!
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
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by chance, did anyone try this? if not, I will try it in a few...
Feel free to add if you have any mod or hack on G1600. :angel:
Starting with Volume boost. If you are not satisfied with the speaker volume output on your "Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 SM-G1600", download the attached "Volume Boost" mod and install through twrp. Don't forgot to Wipe Dalvik Cache before rebooting back to system. Volume increase Guaranteed . Even you may want to decrease the volume a bit after applying this mod.
I am using ZCU1APK1 . Rooted and supersu installed. Following xposed version working fine with it.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862685344
Enable Google Assistant on Your SM-G1600
Open Settings --> Applications --> Application Manager, choose Google and clear Google app data. Then Install CCSWE App Manager ( Root ) from Playstore. Open the app and search for Google app, press on Google Assistant and press show icon. Now go back to the home screen and search for the Google Assistant and launch it finish the setup and it should work with long press home, you can also hide the icon after it works.
Does the volume boost only adresses to the speaker? Or to the headphones too?
lucky58 said:
Does the volume boost only adresses to the speaker? Or to the headphones too?
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Headphone too. But, I would suggest to install V4A and DAP to get best output from headphone. And present volume settings I posted, is quite annoying !! I think it is too high. So, before trying it , take a backup of your existing mixer file.
I will be updating this thread with a complete stock based deodexed, zipaligned, bloatware free ( as much I can ) - and tweaked ROM to give better battery and speed. I think I can make the volume better in my ROM with new settings.
New ROM published as promised. Please check following thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...-optimized-eng-rom-samsung-folder-2-t36282551
I'm having issues with Google Assistant. Every time I enable it, it disappears again. I also can't get it to work with the long press of the home button (keeps going to Now on Tap).
What's going on? I tried resetting the Google App and Google Play Services (delete all data)
And I also made sure my language was set to English (US)
Exact same thing happening with me. So, now concentrated on ROM. 1st stock based ROM released with bloatware removed and mostly in english. You may try to flash OpenGapp Aroma based installer to enable Google assistant when flashing the ROM, though I already added ro.opa.eligible_device=true in build.prop, but still having issue to make it work with OpenGApp nano. Not yet tried the AROMA version which is having the function to enable Google Assistant on your ROM. Feel free to research a bit and share your output.
Another problem, this is regarding Google Now and the Pixel Launcher
Have you tried moving the Pixel launcher to /system/app or /system/priv-app ?
Every time I try to convert to a system app it disappears.
What am I doing wrong?
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I fixed the Pixel Launcher on my stock rom (rooted with magisk)
1. install as a regular app > adb install
2. Use a file explorer or adb to move the entire directory of the pixel launcher to /system/app
3. rename the folder to base (since the name of the apk is actually base.apk
4. Set permissions. You will need to change the APK permissions, folder permissions, and also the permissions for OAT and the folder inside of it.
5. Reboot
6. Go to applications, show system applications, and find the pixel launcher
7. Hit disable, it will prompt you to restore factory version.
8. Re-enable
9. Done! Select default apps, home screen, pixel launcher
10. Swipe left for google now
Still haven't figured out assistant. I await your response on that.
i added in /system/priv-app
Hello. I need verry urgently rom with goole services and all tweakes enabled. I have some problems with accesibility, talkback dosn't turned n, and shine plus screen reader started, but turned f, after few minutes on standby shine plus has stopped woking. Also, when i turned of phone, and tured on again, shine plus osn+'t start, and i must find sited person, for enabling screen reader... T's verry frustrate.
I created a stock based ROM for G1600. Please check my other thread. Though you need to install gapps after flashing it.
bidhata said:
I created a stock based ROM for G1600. Please check my other thread. Though you need to install gapps after flashing it.
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hi sir,
i couldn' find the other trend with rom for G1600, was it deleted? wher to install gapps? thanks if you could help.
bidhata said:
I created a stock based ROM for G1600. Please check my other thread. Though you need to install gapps after flashing it.
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Link gives 404, you took it down?
Reuploaded. Please check .
How to root samsung galaxy folder 2 sm-g1600 marsmello 6.0.1 thank you
i dont really know where else to ask this, so im asking it here:
how to i connect headphones to it? will any 3.5mm to microusb adapter off ebay/aliexpress/whatever work?
and can type in swedish with it? does t9 work or am i stuck with multitap? can i type åäö? (important characters in the swedish language)
thanks in advance!
I just got my Z2 Force for Christmas (AT&T of course) and am wondering if there is a root method that doesn't involve unlocking. I love the almost stock feel of the Moto Android skin and don't plan on flashing or stuff like that. All I really want to do is get rid of what little bloat there is and runs Ad-away, stuff like that. I don't need TWRP as I plan on keeping the stock ROM. I did a search but didn't find what I'm looking for so I apologize if it's already been discussed.
Thanks and Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
As of writing the AT&T and Big Red variants of the Z2F aren't eligible for bootloader unlock codes. People were apparently working on a brute force method, but that effort fell flat. The most you can do is update using a flashall kit, if I'm not mistaken.
theandies said:
I just got my Z2 Force for Christmas (AT&T of course) and am wondering if there is a root method that doesn't involve unlocking. I love the almost stock feel of the Moto Android skin and don't plan on flashing or stuff like that. All I really want to do is get rid of what little bloat there is and runs Ad-away, stuff like that. I don't need TWRP as I plan on keeping the stock ROM. I did a search but didn't find what I'm looking for so I apologize if it's already been discussed.
Thanks and Happy New Year
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I'm in the same boat as you; I like everything about it, just want the bloat gone. The adb method worked like a charm for me. You can check out the XDA guide here: https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
Thanks Chicago , I'll give that a try and report back.
Reading further into doing this I don't think this actually uninstalls the package
From the instruction Chicago posted:
This is a good thing, however, as it means that these applications truly aren’t being uninstalled from the device, they are just being uninstalled for the current user (user 0 is the default/main user of the phone). That’s why, if you omit the “–user 0” and “-k” part of the command, the command won’t work. These two commands respectively specify that the system app will only be uninstalled for the current user (and not all users, which is something that requires root access) and that the cache/data of the system application will be preserved (which can’t be removed without root access). Therefore, even if you “uninstall” a system application using this method, you can still receive official OTA updates from your carrier or OEM.
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It appears that this just disables the app as you can do through app manager. I'm going to try it and keep an eye on my storage size. If I gain more storage after doing this then it is deleting it off the phone. If the storage stays the same then it's just disabling the app. I just want the few gig's back. Not that I'm running out of storage I just want it for me and not AT&T
theandies said:
Reading further into doing this I don't think this actually uninstalls the package
From the instruction Chicago posted:
It appears that this just disables the app as you can do through app manager. I'm going to try it and keep an eye on my storage size. If I gain more storage after doing this then it is deleting it off the phone. If the storage stays the same then it's just disabling the app. I just want the few gig's back. Not that I'm running out of storage I just want it for me and not AT&T
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OEM apps (carrier apps) are saved on the /OEM partition. No data in /data or /system is used up for these apps unless you open them and it creates a file in /data. Disabling would prevent the apps from writing user data.
And not all apps can be disabled/uninstalled this way. T-Mobile prevents uninstalling it's native app
Let me correct myself. These commands will disable annoying TMO software:
adb shell pm disable-user com.tmobile.pr.adapt
adb shell pm disable-user com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile
adb shell pm disable-user com.tmobile.services.nameid
adb shell pm disable-user com.tmobile.simlock
Same principle with AT&T.
Hi there!
So, anybody who updated to android 10 knows about the annoying suggestions appearing in settings, which at the moment can't be dismissed or swiped away. Clearing the data of Settings Suggestions app can "fix" the issue momentarily but it'll come back again. Seems like the issue is about suggestions.xml file (/data/data/com.android.settings.intelligence/shared_prefs/suggestions.xml) not updating the boolean values correctly.
Examples:
Code:
<boolean name="com.android.settings/com.android.settings.wallpaper.StyleSuggestionActivity_is_dismissed" value="false" />
Code:
<boolean name="com.android.settings/com.android.settings.wallpaper.WallpaperSuggestionActivity_is_dismissed" value="false" />
The above lines must be changed from "false" to "true" in order for the suggestions to be dismissed but root is required to access and edit the suggestions.xml file i mentioned above. However, i managed to discover a rootless way of doing that by creating an adb data only backup of Settings Suggestions app. I used adb backup extractor to extract the backup file and edit suggestions.xml, restored the edited backup file via adb restore and the suggestions were gone. I've tried the method twice just to be sure and it's working.
I'm attaching the zip containing the edited backup file that you guys can restore using "adb restore data.ab" command.
NOTE: The restore process won't work on old adb drivers so make sure you use the latest platform tools before trying.
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools-latest-windows.zip
Sapper Morton said:
Could you also include a backup of this boolean?
Code:
<boolean name="com.google.android.gm/com.google.android.gm.setup.AccountSetupFinalGmailSuggestions_is_dismissed" value="true" />
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There you go!
Can you please explain step by step how to do this? Do I have to download a certain app or connect my phone into a pc/laptop?
THEGEEK2015 said:
Can you please explain step by step how to do this? Do I have to download a certain app or connect my phone into a pc/laptop?
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1 - Make sure you have the latest adb drivers.
2 - Extract the attached zip and put "data.ab" in the same folder were the adb executable is.
3 - Enable usb debugging in your device
4 - Connect the device and execute "adb restore data.ab" in adb
eltonb said:
1 - Make sure you have the latest adb drivers.
2 - Extract the attached zip and put "data.ab" in the same folder were the adb executable is.
3 - Enable usb debugging in your device
4 - Connect the device and execute "adb restore data.ab" in adb
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I'm afraid that by replacing our data.ad with the one provided by you, will cost the loss of our app data.
Is there a toolkit to help us edit data.ad?
jolas said:
I'm afraid that by replacing our data.ad with the one provided by you, will cost the loss of our app data.
Is there a toolkit to help us edit data.ad?
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As u can notice, the backup is a mere 2 kb file. It's a backup of only the Settings Suggestions app data, which is responsible for the suggestions in settings. However, if u are not comfortable using my backup, adb backup extractor is the tool you need....
Just wanna clarify if this needs root or not
Bro, Thanks a lot for your work and even big thanks for sharing! I have one more bug that I saw only a few people mentioning. I have sent it to Xiaomi also but there's no response. So here is the deal. I see the font and display size as 'big' on the lockscreen, when I have kept settings of both to 'small'. I have to go to settings and do some back n forth to get the uniform results. It turns back after I restart the device. Do you know or could you please find any solution to it? Thanks again!
@amnher Nope, only adb
@tejas1903 In my case, when i change the display size, certain elements like the power menu revert back to their original size after locking the phone (lock screen isn't affected though). I noticed it only happens when i use fingerprint unlock, which means getting rid of the fingerprints and keeping pin/password/pattern only as a method of unlocking fixes the issue in my case. I don't know if we are affected by the same bug, you can test it by removing the fingerprint and see for yourself. It's a pitty, when the first android 10 update came i thought the suggestion bug would be fixed by the 2nd update, yet here we are on the 4th one. Xiaomi really takes it's time in fixing the bugs however i still hope for a future bug free release....
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@amnher Nope, only adb
@tejas1903 In my case, when i change the display size, certain elements like the power menu revert back to their original size after locking the phone (lock screen isn't affected though). I noticed it only happens when i use fingerprint unlock, which means getting rid of the fingerprints and keeping pin/password/pattern only as a method of unlocking fixes the issue in my case. I don't know if we are affected by the same bug, you can test it by removing the fingerprint and see for yourself. It's a pitty, when the first android 10 update came i thought the suggestion bug would be fixed by the 2nd update, yet here we are on the 4th one. Xiaomi really takes it's time in fixing the bugs however i still hope for a future bug free release....
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Okay will try.. and Thanks again!
New suggestion appeared today "Set Night Light Schedule".
OP updated.
eltonb said:
@amnher Nope, only adb
@tejas1903 In my case, when i change the display size, certain elements like the power menu revert back to their original size after locking the phone (lock screen isn't affected though). I noticed it only happens when i use fingerprint unlock, which means getting rid of the fingerprints and keeping pin/password/pattern only as a method of unlocking fixes the issue in my case. I don't know if we are affected by the same bug, you can test it by removing the fingerprint and see for yourself. It's a pitty, when the first android 10 update came i thought the suggestion bug would be fixed by the 2nd update, yet here we are on the 4th one. Xiaomi really takes it's time in fixing the bugs however i still hope for a future bug free release....
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1. So if i disable adb it will stay?
2. And I suppose factory reset will revert?
amnher said:
1. So if i disable adb it will stay?
2. And I suppose factory reset will revert?
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1. Yes
2. Yes
Can u make any guide, how to read your backup file? i dont like to restore your backup!
[GS] said:
Can u make any guide, how to read your backup file? i dont like to restore your backup!
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ADB Backup Extractor is a tool that's used to pack and unpack adb backups.
thanks for your work, but new suggestion appears: on body detection
its like if you turn off one thing another opens
but thanks for your help
gamernayeem said:
thanks for your work, but new suggestion appears: on body detection
its like if you turn off one thing another opens
but thanks for your help
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I'll keep the backup file updated with any new suggestion that appears until Xiaomi fixes it, if they do. I haven't encountered this one yet, which means i don't know the corresponding boolean to add to the suggestions.xml. If you manage to find it you can post it right here. If you can't, you can also post a data backup of your Settings Suggestions app using the following command (and i'll find it myself):
adb backup -f data.ab -noapk com.android.settings.intelligence
eltonb said:
I haven't encountered this one yet, which means i don't know the corresponding boolean to add to the suggestions.xml. If you manage to find it you can post it right here. If you can't, you can also post a data backup of your Settings Suggestions app using the following command (and i'll find it myself):
adb backup -f data.ab -noapk com.android.settings.intelligence
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It should be this line:
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<boolean name="com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.trustagent.discovery.OnbodyPromotionActivity_is_dismissed" value="true" />
Btw, thank you very much, this is also a problem for Mi A2 since the android 10 update and your workaround worked great for me too.
birdflesh said:
It should be this line:
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<boolean name="com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.trustagent.discovery.OnbodyPromotionActivity_is_dismissed" value="true" />
Btw, thank you very much, this is also a problem for Mi A2 since the android 10 update and your workaround worked great for me too.
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You're welcome! Mi A3, Mi A2, Mi A2 Lite and some other Nokia phones seem to have this issue. Thanks for posting the On Body Detection boolean, however since my "suggestions.xml" has no such line and i added it manually, i don't know if it'll work.... So, i'm attaching a test backup file which @gamernayeem or anyone who has the On Body Detection suggestion can try and see if it works. I'll update the OP then
Thanks man, i use your ideea to mi A2lite with andro Q, with same problem. I have a question: in the process of unpacking you use linux or just windows?