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Question about Gmail App in Froyo

In froyo, I heard that the gmail app has new options based on different file type attachments. for example, if its an apk attached to the email then theres the option to install. is this true?

Yes. It was a surprise to me! I love it.

Zephyron said:
In froyo, I heard that the gmail app has new options based on different file type attachments. for example, if its an apk attached to the email then theres the option to install. is this true?
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Even better - they added text selection, copying and changing a forwarded / replied email.

how come when I send myself an email with an apk attached, the only option I get is 'preview'
anyone know whats wrong?

does the file name end in .apk and isn't zipped?

Yeah it was a great feature they added. Pretty surprised.
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artesea said:
does the file name end in .apk and isn't zipped?
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yeah the file ends in .apk

Just tested, and it's true
Zephyron said:
In froyo, I heard that the gmail app has new options based on different file type attachments. for example, if its an apk attached to the email then theres the option to install. is this true?
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I removed the gmail apk because it didn't make sense having email & gmail, so I synced my gmail in the email app so I can manage all my accounts at once. After reading your thread I pushed it back and sent myself a apk file, and it displayed a install button, when I viewed the same message in the email app, it only gave the option to view, and it would'nt view the file. But you can install apk files from your gmail app. That's why I read the forums, always learning something new about my wonderful phone. Thanks

blas4me said:
I removed the gmail apk because it didn't make sense having email & gmail, so I synced my gmail in the email app so I can manage all my accounts at once. After reading your thread I pushed it back and sent myself a apk file, and it displayed a install button, when I viewed the same message in the email app, it only gave the option to view, and it would'nt view the file. But you can install apk files from your gmail app. That's why I read the forums, always learning something new about my wonderful phone. Thanks
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really? damn all I get is "preview" when I test send myself an apk... Do I need to turn it on in settings somewhere? Does it matter that Im on CM6 RC?

Zephyron said:
really? damn all I get is "preview" when I test send myself an apk... Do I need to turn it on in settings somewhere? Does it matter that Im on CM6 RC?
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you need to update your google apps. cm doesnt include them. use the one imfloflo posted in the CM nightly thread

flybyme said:
you need to update your google apps. cm doesnt include them. use the one imfloflo posted in the CM nightly thread
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I have updated to the latest gapps, I flashed the one cyan posted on the official cm6-rc1 thread and Im assuming the gapps link in the nightly thread and the official cm6 thread are the same. I know gmail is updated because when I send a picture attachment to myself, there is a "download" and "preview button. It just seems like it wont play nice with apk attachments.
Also another question, when using the "download" in gmail for pictures, do your downloaded files get renamed to downloadfile.jpeg?

Yeah, and my attached APKs get saved as "downloadfile.apk".

VVM/My Verizon/Flash 10.2 all for GB (Updated 7/20)

OK, so I'm putting these up all in one place. This way you can stop asking for them in various threads. I'll add others as I discover need to add them.
My Verizon only works on VZW based ROMs.
6/27 Only works with PlainJane v3 AFAIK 6/27. GB ROMs will need to wait for a new base leak most likely.
6/30 Update - Older version works again. Download MyVerizon.apk for the older version that works on most newer ROMs. the com.vzw.hss.myverizon-1.apk will only work on the MR2 based ROMs.
VVM (visual voicemail) - Works on all versions of everything as far as I know. It also fixes the notification issues that people are having with voicemails on bamf roms. (your account must have it enabled for it to work, $3 a month.) - Apparently doesn't work with the Thunderstick ROM or CM7 1.2. Not sure what got changed in this most current build, but it definitely broke VVM. Thunderstick has some conflicting files baked in that break it.
Flash 10.2 edited for use with hulu.com as well. If you don't use it for hulu you won't see any difference. CM7 users rejoice? Just make sure you don't accidentally update it via market or you'll lose in browser flash video again and need to re-install this.
If you're having issues with a particular file, please post what ROM you're running. I'm trying to narrow down possible culprit ROMs.
If these files help you, don't forget about the "Thanks" button
Enjoy.
6/25 - Re-uploaded VVM.apk since a couple people seem to be having issues with it. I even deleted it off my phone and re-downloaded it via this attachment to check to make sure it went through properly. Since there are only the 2 people commenting that it didn't work out of 100+ downloads of the file, I'm going to assume that something happened on your end not mine (make sure you have unknown sources checked in your application settings and/or re-download?), but re-uploaded and tested nonetheless.
6/26 - Had to pull My Verizon due to an update today that breaks it for us. No current working version known for Thunderbolt.
6/27 - Ok, so the structure is there in the MR2 froyo update (plainjane v3) so I'm putting the current apk up. I need to figure out what i need to strip out of MR2 to make it work for other ROMs.
6/29 - Added Skype
6/30 - Changed Skype File location to Fyels.com for more bandwidth.
6/30 - Re-Posted the older My Verizon APK. No idea what VZW is up to on their end, but it no longer prompts for update locking us out. We'll see how long that lasts.
7/5 - Fixed Broken link for skype. Added bold text to netflix description to make it more obvious that it doesn't work on unrooted/froyo phones...
7/8 - Added Flash 10.2 (is also edited for use with hulu.com) for CM7 users.
7/20 - Removed netflix. It is now natively supported.
7/20 - Updated VVM to newer build version.
8/5 - Removed skype. Natively supported.

Good post. Good idea.

My Verizon app not working on my stock T- bolt. Pop up says not supported on this device. Did you mean all *rooted* Verizon based ROMs?

This is great, and I'ma let you finish.... but where's the Hulu+? #kanyeshrug

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My Verizon app not working on my stock T- bolt. Pop up says not supported on this device. Did you mean all *rooted* Verizon based ROMs?
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You should be able to download it from the market if you're stock but the thread title says "for GB"
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ipawd1 said:
This is great, and I'ma let you finish.... but where's the Hulu+? #kanyeshrug
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Hulu plus is not currently supported on the tbolt (hence i won't put it in the op til then). If you want to mess with it, here's the apk. You can manage queues etc but you cannot play video. You will get a "device not supported yet" type error. You may be able to edit the build.prop to get it running by tricking it into thinking you have a different (supported) device but the idea to this thread is to not hack/edit things to get them working.

arcanexvi said:
You should be able to download it from the market if you're stock but the thread title says "for GB"
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Not on the market for T-Bolt, and sorry...I missed the GB in the thread title (linked here from another thread).
At the risk of being accused of threadjacking, somebody saw my post and sent me a link for a MyVerizon app that works on a stock T-Bolt. (Thanks Zinsko!) So in case somebody makes the same mistake as me and wants the same answer, It's here
http://www.4shared.com/file/9XiNcQ-w/My_Verizon_Mobile.html.
Cheezy site, but the app works as it's supposed to.
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Dangerous Dave said:
Not on the market for T-Bolt, and sorry...I missed the GB in the thread title (linked here from another thread).
At the risk of being accused of threadjacking, somebody saw my post and sent me a link for a MyVerizon app that works on a stock T-Bolt. (Thanks Zinsko!) So in case somebody makes the same mistake as me and wants the same answer, It's here
http://www.4shared.com/file/9XiNcQ-w/My_Verizon_Mobile.html.
Cheezy site, but the app works as it's supposed to.
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I don't trust apps that I don't pull myself. Someone in that thread noted that that apk got flagged by Norton (mine doesnt). Just a heads up.
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arcanexvi said:
I don't trust apps that I don't pull myself. Someone in that thread noted that that apk got flagged by Norton (mine doesnt). Just a heads up.
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I had my concerns, but my Lookout Mobile gave it a thumbs-up, and it seems to work as it's supposed to. But thanks for the warning.

Tried installing vvm but no dice...tried installing as a apk tried dropping in system app tried renaming it. all I get is app not installed do I need to change permissions?

Anyone have luck with the VVM APK? Can't get it to install at all. Using BAMF 2.1. Tried a straight APK install and just dropping it into the sytem/app folder via root explorer.

jdphilly said:
Tried installing vvm but no dice...tried installing as a apk tried dropping in system app tried renaming it. all I get is app not installed do I need to change permissions?
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I see someone beat me too it
And yes, I did change permissions. Would really love to get this working, as I have to use VZW VVM for work. Thanks.

All I do is install it like anything else. Looks like this.
Make sure you have unknown sources checked. I'll reupload it when I get home if people are still having issues. I've installed it on every version of bamf that didn't include integrated Vvm and cm7.
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Thank you for all of these

I do appreciate th work you have put into these but I also cant get the VVM to work. I am using thunder stick GB rom and it wont work. Any ideas?

rt1231 said:
I do appreciate th work you have put into these but I also cant get the VVM to work. I am using thunder stick GB rom and it wont work. Any ideas?
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Won't install or won't run?

I am very happy that this is thread came out cuz I've been tryin to leave Froyo but those 3 major apps were an issue w/GB and it looks like no more issues. Am on the latest Gingeritis and all those apps work anyway so I'll cnfirm the truth about this thread once I decide to test the other GB roms again. Great thread though OP. Much props to you. If you can somehow make the HTC messaging widget bug leave GB as well, You'd be even more of a hero

When I try to launch the My Verizon app on Bamf 3.0 RC3 it says there is an updated version of the My Verizon app in the market. If I select upgrade, it launches the market, but can not find the app. If I select cancel, it closes the My Verizon app. Is anyone else having this problem?

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When I try to launch the My Verizon app on Bamf 3.0 RC3 it says there is an updated version of the My Verizon app in the market. If I select upgrade, it launches the market, but can not find the app. If I select cancel, it closes the My Verizon app. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Yea same here you can tell its an old version because the widget is old compared to the stock app we need the latest one
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The VVM apk is not working w/Thunderstick rom, can anyone confirm this. Each time I install, I get the error that a "built in" version is already installed..I know there isn't..oh well..Guess am back to Gingertis 3D

[Q] Vanilla MMS?

So my biggest gripe with my phone from day one is the moto messaging app. Now that we have root I am trying to install the vanilla asop app.
I have tried pulling the app from my og and installing in /system/app and setting permissions right. Upon reboot the app is installed however when you try to run it it just FCs
I also came across this link http://www.droid-life.com/2010/04/15/download-new-mms-apk-with-custom-settings/ which I believe is the same mms.apk used in cm7 right now. I tried both sets of instructions, using root explorer and adb. Both give me the same result as before with FC.
Thoughts? Ideas?
I have tried with and without the moto messaging app installed as well.

bump? Anyone have any idea?

Hello, grab the APK from the OP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222474
It is Cyanogenmod 2.3.5 MMS, I have it working on my phone. Just install it like a normal app.

Androidsims said:
Hello, grab the APK from the OP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222474
It is Cyanogenmod 2.3.5 MMS, I have it working on my phone. Just install it like a normal app.
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Thank you! Worked perfectly!

[APP] *WORKING* CM7 Mms.apk w/ CDMA SMS Split + Black for Stock Deodexed ROMs

*FULLY WORKING*
160 char SMS Split for CDMA Nexus S from CyanogenMod 7
I'd been looking for a fully working MMS.apk from Cyanogenmod to use on my stock, rooted, deodexed ROM for the Nexus S 4G, and I tried literally every mms.apk on the forum that claimed to support SMS Split, but none actually worked properly. In fact, all but one of them actually didn't have the SMS Split feature at all -- they had many extra CM7 features like switching between white/black, or changing the User Agent, but "Split SMS" simply did not display in the settings.
This version was the only one I found that really does split up the SMS's, but it is missing important features in conjunction with it, such as displaying all the different types of character & split counters, etc.
I finally stumbled across this post by s3v3nXDA, and that one worked. It's version 2.3.3 according to the built-in app manager, but I'm not aware of any real difference between it and 2.3.4 or 2.3.5, and in any event, it works great.
I decided to post this as its own page, because I presume many others have been on the same wild goose chase as I've been on. I also was not able to find a flashable ZIP for this working APK, so I made my own. Attached are the working files, both a flashable zip and an APK.
Download ZIP or Download APK
Directions:
For ZIP, boot into ClockworkMod Recovery, choose zip to flash, and flash CM7_MMS_160split.zip, clear cache partition & Dalvik cache, reboot.
For APK, backup/rename existing /system/app/mms.apk, then place the APK into /system/app/ using Root Explorer, ES File Manager, etc. May need to clear caches & reboot too.

Does MMS work with it? Hmm.. Especially curious with the Nexus S 4G.

So yeah, looks like it works send/receive MMS. I'm using pete's final GPA17 rom.

Can't seem to get this to work, I get force close on start up and when I open the Messaging app. Any idea? I'm using stock rooted rom GRJ90 deodexed.
Thanks

Onyoursix said:
Can't seem to get this to work, I get force close on start up and when I open the Messaging app. Any idea? I'm using stock rooted rom GRJ90 deodexed.
Thanks
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Did you clear your cache(s)?

yeah i installed this on 2.3.7 and i cleared caches and everything and it still FC every time i tried opening it

blacknet101 said:
yeah i installed this on 2.3.7 and i cleared caches and everything and it still FC every time i tried opening it
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Are you odexed still? This looks like a deodexed apk, I've been waiting for an odexed version. You could try deleting the .odex file and see if it works...
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yeah its deodoxed
idk what I'm doing wrong but I'm positive that its a deodoxed version
Edit: nvm it is odoxed, crap i never passed the deodoxed version to my phone lol i kept flashing odexed lol
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[Q] AOKP and CM clarifying questions

Hey, guys. I'm relatively new to the custom ROM scene, I've been using MavROM for a bit, and it was pretty sweet. But recently it's started crashing in some larger applications (plants vs zombies for example. but that's neither here nor there).
I suppose first I should clarify that I have a Verizon Droid 3 XT862 with Hashcode's Safestrap 3.10 installed. (which is really cool!)
I did some googling, and many suggest that I give AOKP a try. I downloaded KEXEC-JB-aokp_solana_unofficial_Nov-04-12.zip, KEXEC-cm-10-20121103-UNOFFICIAL-solana.zip, and KEXEC-cm-9-20121108-UNOFFICIAL-solana.zip. But here's the thing that confuses me, I've tried all three of them, and they all seem to run fine, but they all seem exactly the same. I was under the impression that these custom ROMs contain no added bloat or unnecessary apps, but all three come with an NFL app, and Blockbuster app, and a few others I can't seem to remove. And in the case of KEXEC-JB-aokp_solana_unofficial_Nov-04-12.zip, does the JB in the filename mean that it's meant for JellyBean compatible phones, or will it upgrade my phone to JellyBean? My phone still says it's running android version 2.3.4, and looks exactly the same as the stock GB OS it came with out of the box. So what's so JellyBean about it?
Am I missing something? Also, what's the difference between the versions I've tried? They all seem exactly the same in terms of cosmetics and functionality, but at the same time aren't bringing anything to the table that my old stock ROM didn't do.

Sounds like ur still booting into stock rom. You have to change rom slots in safestrap.
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daimerion said:
Sounds like ur still booting into stock rom. You have to change rom slots in safestrap.
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You're right! Thanks! That didn't occur to me, I had initially tried installing it using safestrap 2.10, but I guess I needed 3.05.
Another question, I now have AOKP installed in my second slot, and it boots fine. But I'm not able to access the play store, and I only see options to setup my Mail and Exchange accounts, but neither of them will let me hit Next to progress to the next step after inputting my password. I'd like to add my Google, Facebook, and Exchange accounts to get all my contacts back, but those don't appear to be options. I chose the Nova Launcher if that makes any difference. Was there a separate app package I was supposed to install with AOKP? I read that the CM series requires a separate package. Is AOKP like that?

forte647 said:
You're right! Thanks! That didn't occur to me, I had initially tried installing it using safestrap 2.10, but I guess I needed 3.05.
Another question, I now have AOKP installed in my second slot, and it boots fine. But I'm not able to access the play store, and I only see options to setup my Mail and Exchange accounts, but neither of them will let me hit Next to progress to the next step after inputting my password. I'd like to add my Google, Facebook, and Exchange accounts to get all my contacts back, but those don't appear to be options. I chose the Nova Launcher if that makes any difference. Was there a separate app package I was supposed to install with AOKP? I read that the CM series requires a separate package. Is AOKP like that?
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Yes u need to flash gapps same way u did rom
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forte647 said:
.............with Hashcode's Safestrap 3.10 installed. (which is really cool!)............
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Is 3.10 a typo? I could be wrong but i think that the latest is 3.05, Hopefully you havent installed an apocolypse progger.