Is there any way to install the Android 2.2 original Dialer and Contacts (like in SDK) instead of Motorola's one?
I tried renaming BlurDialer.apk and BlurContacts.apk before installation, no luck. Also Contacts.apk from Desire ROM or SDK image cannot be installed even with adb install or update.zip from recovery.
I realize that these apps are highly integrated into system, but I'm sure there must be some way... And I know that any good 3rd party dialer may suit my needs, but so is the original one.
This is something I really want too. I can't add a contact without a valid account? That's really dumb. This can't be the original Android dialer app, although I've never used another Android phone so I'm not sure. Any ideas?
The reason I wanted to go to the original Android dialer/contacts was because of a bug, not being able to add anything "without an account" which was present in all of the ROMs I tried. I flashed the Chinese 2.2, bricked the phone and was unable to go back, as I guess I was pushed an update OTA that restricted downgrading. Ended up flashing the official leaked T-Mobile Froyo ROM and I can now add contacts.
have you found a way to install contacts.apk ?
I would be interested in this, too.
drait said:
I would be interested in this, too.
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You can count me in too. I love the Froyo contacts!
I have been on 4.3 for sometime now and rooted. I have an AT&T i747 Samsung Galaxy S3
My phone keeps trying to update me to the new 4.4.4 and its getting annoying.
I have spent sometime trying to figure out how to backup all my data / contacts / apps with all logins / photos / txt messages / call logs / email accounts
But everytime I fine something that might work the app either is broken or I get some error like cant create folder on the internal storage (tried titanium backup, Myback root, and ROM toolbox) none would work.
All I want is to have a Rom similar to stock that might allow some added features where I could doodle with customization fonts themes etc.. The only thing I use root for is allowing me to setup tethering. (What else is worthwhile I dont know)
I tired out dirty unicorn rom. I dont like the look for feel of it. Also It would not let me sync my google account for contacts and apps. I could not use TWRP to restore any of my apps or contacts because when I did it got stuck on the Dirty Unicorn logo. Doesn't matter because the UI of that rom was completly new to me and I like the Ui of the S3.
I would like to update to newer software than 4.3.
Really appreciate everyones help.
You cannot use OTA to update to 4.4.2 unless you have a stock recovery with an unrooted system.
Some apps need to be updated in order to run under 4.4.2.
Some of the latest custom ROMs will also require and updated bootloader and modem to make calls and connect to carrier data networks.
might want to try 'online nandroid' & ' nandroid manager'. there on the playstore (or use to be). online nandroid will make a backup kinda like twrp and nandroid mngr , you can restore personal and system apps (if you want) like Tibu ; sms , mms , phone logs , browser history/bookmarks , etc. i've used for yrs. might be worth checking out if nothing else is working for you. good luck.
err on the side of kindness
I would advise staying with 4.3. I am on 4.4 and AT&T has trouble with it (no it isn't my phone).
Is it possible to revert back to a 4.3 (custom or stock) rom from a 4.4.x custom rom?
You can run custom 4.3 and custom 4.4.2 ROMs but you cannot downgrade the bootloader and modem to a previous version.
Hi all,
I've just managed to successfully install Cyanogenmod 12.1 for my LG G3 (D855).
I'm still relatively new to the whole process and application of android tweaking, but I was wondering if there is a way to change ROMS but, keep all the settings and apps etc back up for each. Or do you have to set your device as new everytime you flash something new?
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Hi all,
I've just managed to successfully install Cyanogenmod 12.1 for my LG G3 (D855).
I'm still relatively new to the whole process and application of android tweaking, but I was wondering if there is a way to change ROMS but, keep all the settings and apps etc back up for each. Or do you have to set your device as new everytime you flash something new?
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You can use Titanium Backup (Or any similar app) to backup both settings and apps.
Keeping settings is a pretty bad idea. They differ from rom to rom, from version to version - so there will be problems. Same goes for system apps. So keeping them is not recommended unless you know what you're doing.
User apps, on the other hand, depend little on firmware version. Back it up, change rom, restore apps and accounts (Google, Cyanogen, Yandex, etc) and most should work.
***DISCLAIMER***: I refuse to accept responsibility if your device explodes, your cat/dog suddenly goes bald, you get fired from your job, Donald Trump converts to Islam and changes his first name to Abu, the world becomes engulfed in nuclear fire, etc. 'Nuff said.
Up until a few months ago I owned only Samsung where Android is concerned. But I got tired of the **** battery life that seemed to always manifest no matter which phone I bought. So I made a change and bought the finest LG I could find, which turned out being the v10. I've had a few issues here and there but nothing too serious. In my pre-LG days I used the S-Pen and Galaxy Apps often. Now, the latter was the only thing I really missed.
So, I dug up an old Note 4 ROM zip that was still lingering in my Dropbox, and began copying various files from it into my /system. After lots of headaches I managed the bare minimum # of files that were necessary to get Galaxy Apps working. The result is a <20MB flashable zip.
What you need:
File manager
Xposed
XInstaller
My zip
Download XInstaller, activate it in Xposed, go to Device Properties in the app, enable changing device properties, then change your model to "SM-N910T" (no quotes), then reboot. You technically could probably use any Samsung model, but this is what worked for me. Be aware that this will cause the Play Store (and possibly other apps) to mistake your model. Galaxy Apps checks your model when you run it, so this is necessary, unless you want to edit the APK to omit the model check (I don't know how).
As an alternative to using XInstaller and Xposed, you can just edit the model in your build.prop (located in /system).
Next, reboot into recovery and flash my zip, then wipe cache/dalvik cache. An alternative is to manually copy the files in the zip into their appropriate locations, then set permissions for each file to 0644. You can try installing all the APPs as data/user apps, but the 3 files in /system/etc/permissions and /system/framework must also be present, or this won't work.
Next, reboot into Android, go to Accounts in Settings, then add your Samsung account (create one if you don't have one). Launch Galaxy Apps and let it update and download additional necessary files (if necessary). Everything *should* work normally, including updating GA itself. I was able to download and run apps (all free). However, I haven't tested buying apps, in-app purchases, registering and using a credit/debit card, etc. If anyone wants to try then feel free and report back.
Caveats:
1. This may not work on ROMs below KitKat, since the files were pulled from a KK ROM. All files are presumably Samsung originals and I have not modified them in any way, which is why I'm calling this a port rather than a mod.
2. This may not work on AOSP/CM ROMs (it didn't for me, I got an FC/hang when trying to log into my Samsung account).
3. Nothing else I can think of ATM.
This is my first contribution to the Android community. This can probably also be used on other non-LG devices, but since I own an LG currently, I'm posting it here in the v10 forum, instead of somewhere else on XDA where it would receive more attention (people would eventually find this thread anyway by searching around).
If you think Galaxy Apps on LG is stupid, keep your thoughts to yourself and don't try this, I could care less what you think. This is for people that want to try it. Any trolling will be reported to the mods/admins.
Enjoy!
Edit: To be clear, I'm referring only to the GA Store itself, and not other Samsung Apps like SVoice, SMemo, etc. I just realized that my topic title might cause some confusion and people being mistaken.
Feel free to comment/discuss here, but all questions should either be PMed to me or (less preferably) posted in the Help/Q&A/Troubleshooting forums (but I don't really feel that this 2nd option is appropriate, because any issues are almost certainly due to trying to run GA on non-Samsung devices, rather than an LG/v10/non-Samsung issue).
I will be regularly updating the zip whenever any of the APPs get an update (and probably stop when this no longer works for whatever reason).
Credits to Samsung and HyperDrive ROM devs for the files, and JRummyApps and ZipMe for the means to create a flashable zip.
I don't own the v10 anymore. I went back to using the Note 4, which is a bit older than the v10 but still very fast and reliable for me. Battery life is also much better than I remember it being around 2 years ago (the last time I had my old N4 before it was stolen). Overall I'm happy I switched back, very few issues, all small. On it I'm running a modded Nougat ROM that is based on LineageOS. My Galaxy Apps zips runs fine even on that, no need to use Xposed/XInstaller or edit my build.prop, probably because it's an N4 and not an LG. I will continue to provide support for this, I plan to submit another zip soon that has all of the provided Samsung APKs as up-to-date as possible, and will have only the APKs that will be compatible for as many devices as possible.
Which samsung app are they? Just curious if the camera will work?
@raven213: They are:
Samsung Account
Samsung Billing
Samsung Galaxy Apps
Samsung In-App Purchase
Samsung Push Service
The only ones you can actually interact with are Account and Galaxy Apps, Account is so you can sign into a Samsung account from your Settings' Accounts menu, or from Galaxy Apps itself. I don't think Galaxy will let you download without an account anyway. Billing and IAP are most likely for being able to collect your payment info if you buy an app or make an in-app purchase (like buying coins in a online game or whatever). I haven't tested buying anything, so if anyone decides to tries, please post whether it worked. And Push Service is so the Samsung apps can send notifications to your device. So basically, just the bare essentials needed for Galaxy to work and nothing else. As for Samsung Camera, I doubt it will work, it'll probably just crash, since other files might be needed for that. Maybe you can get a Samsung Camera APK from apkmirror.com, or from Galaxy. There are also numerous threads on XDA where you can find collections of Samsung apps, they might have what you want.
I'm posting an updated zip with updated versions of all the apps/APKs, I made it not too long ago so they should be relatively recent. If they're out of date, they may ask to update, just let them. Or you can manually check for updates in Galaxy. I haven't tested the new version much, but it did work in my most recent try.
Also, I've come up with a new method that should work. It involves pushing touchwiz.xml to /system/etc/permissions/, and pushing twframework.jar and twframework-res.apk to /system/framework/. These are necessary and must be present in /system/. But the APKs can just be installed as regular user/data apps instead of system apps. To accomplish this just flash the latest zip (presumably from TWRP), then open TWRP's file manager, go to /system/priv-app/ and delete the Samsung APK files. You can also use FlashFire. Then boot into Android, unzip the zip file, then just install the APKs like you normally would. You'll need to enable Unknown Sources for this to work. Follow my instructions from the first post too. If you're on Marshmallow or higher, go to Settings and then Apps, manually grant all permissions for the Samsung stuff. If you cant see them make sure to enable viewing of system apps in this menu.
I am going to apply this method to my new non-Samsung Android phone as I really missed Samsung Focus. Do you think I will be able to use Samsung Focus with your method?
@xanga: I've never heard of Samsung Focus, so I wouldn't know if it would work. I only tested with the Galaxy Apps store. You will have to try for yourself and find out. Let me know if it does.
Does it works on xperia z5 with lineageos 14.1 on it?
I don't know, you'll have to try to. I don't own any Sony phones. It should though.
Important Question
This way, will I be able to install "Samsung Notes" app and Sync with Samsung Account?
@Fuurio: I don't know, as I said before, you'll have to try for yourself. Let me know if it works.
Yeah, it's a shame that this isn't working on Linage 15.1 . I can get the watch talking to my phone but I am unable to load any apps from Galaxy apps to the phone (which is better than nothing). As you said it just hangs... Everything else seems to work, it can even communicate with SHealth. If I don't update Galaxy Apps after flashing your 2nd zip I can sign in but when trying to install/download apps to my phone (Note Edge... pretty much a note 4) it downloads but hangs at that point and is unable install it to the watch through the gear plugin apparently (which is running).... If I update to the latest Galaxy apps (4.2.22) it can't even log in it gives me an error that the account already exists in account manager. Anyway, seems like I am almost getting it though. In fact I was able to work this prior to the last month or so (not with your zips) but something either changed with the Samsung apps or with Lineage 15.1
If anyone manages to get this to work completely on Lineage 14.1 or 15.1 pls post how you did it. I would like to at least be able to add watch faces.
Working now....
@rickpub: You mean it works with Oreo now? Because for me it doesn't, the app will open but it keeps saying there is a Samsung account already registered, when I try to download most apps. Works fine in Nougat.
Camera broke
Help i need to fix it how do i undo it
@Nick32603: What did you do? You just flashed the zip? And now your camera isn't working? I don't see how my zip would break your camera, unless you changed your model in build.prop, or with the Xposed module I mentioned. You can try deleting the files in the zip from your system partition. Or you can flash a stock KDZ. I used my zips on a LG v10 stock ROM awhile back, nothing broke, camera continued working normally. If you need more help then just post or send me a PM, I'll try to help.
Here is a link to a zip with the updated Galaxy Apps components (everything should be current as of May 2019). Follow steps in 1st post and flash in TWRP:
https://mega.nz/#!8h5EDIQI!QWNMQ4DB4Qg4Vx_83uf86Nnw_OSymSAZpdNnB8omVng
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Here is a link to a zip with the updated Galaxy Apps components (everything should be current as of May 2019). Follow steps in 1st post and flash in TWRP:
https://mega.nz/#!8h5EDIQI!QWNMQ4DB4Qg4Vx_83uf86Nnw_OSymSAZpdNnB8omVng
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Thanks, I tried installing this after the original one didn't work, but it didn't work either. It always hung itself up or crashed when trying to add a new Samsung account.
But I got it finally working after installing this Samsung Account APK: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...ng-account/samsung-account-2-2-04-64-release/
I'm not sure why it works now but I'll take it. Newer versions of this apk might work as well, but I only tried this one.
Thanks for this. Could you maybe bundle a few more apps. The sync provider(s) are really useful IMO.
Or maybe you could just dumb the entire rom on mega so we could pick the apps we like?
the file is not working
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What do you mean? Works fine with me (LOS 14).
Hi. What is the most recommended ROM to get Android 7 or 8 or 9, which ever works + being stable with less bugs. Mostly doing it for outdated apps that won't run on the old 4.2.2 version, so no need of many features that are just buggy. And can I get a step-by-step tutorial for first time rooting, currently on original software?
The web has some good tutorials but from 2015 and with Odin perhaps the version of Android is not that high?
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Hi. What is the most recommended ROM to get Android 7 or 8 or 9, which ever works + being stable with less bugs. Mostly doing it for outdated apps that won't run on the old 4.2.2 version, so no need of many features that are just buggy. And can I get a step-by-step tutorial for first time rooting, currently on original software?
The web has some good tutorials but from 2015 and with Odin perhaps the version of Android is not that high?
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Root with Kingoroot....
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Root with Kingoroot....
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I think I found something to use, here is a more general question regardless of the ROM:
Samsung apps like Camera, Gallery, and most importantly the interface of contacts, displaying apps they use seems better than what is in new versions of Android roms that comes without them. Is there a way to bring that probably the same way you install Gapps?
https://www.wikihow.com/images/thum...28px-Back-Up-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Step-6.jpg
Kind of looks more tidy as Contacts and you can delete Contacts from SIM card, some ROMs seem to not have the option only to import from SIM
xdaprogramm said:
I think I found something to use, here is a more general question regardless of the ROM:
Samsung apps like Camera, Gallery, and most importantly the interface of contacts, displaying apps they use seems better than what is in new versions of Android roms that comes without them. Is there a way to bring that probably the same way you install Gapps?
https://www.wikihow.com/images/thum...28px-Back-Up-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Step-6.jpg
Kind of looks more tidy as Contacts and you can delete Contacts from SIM card, some ROMs seem to not have the option only to import from SIM
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You won't be able to run any Samsung apps, they only run on Samsung stock ROM, AFAIK. Though you may be able to find an app that copies the look of Samsung app. Yes, even smallest Gapps will come with a contacts manager. Make sure any back ups you do are in a common format or are done with an app you can install on new rom, Samsung might use their own backup format (I forget exactly it was so long ago i did it!) many apps like Whatsapp store their data eg photos in seperate folder which you will need to back up also. I like to use MyPhoneExplorer to back up contacts, photos & individual folders locally to PC, if you don't want to use cloud, and better than using external SD card (newbies have been known to wipe their external SD cards in error with TWRP.
There are very few if any serious bugs on ROM's these days that will cause you problems in daily use, but obviously research each ROM. Though some lesser known apps occasionally cause issues. Battery life is much better on current ROM & you will get latest security patches on 8 & 9. One of them is best, maybe 8 for you.