Galaxy Tab email app port - help wanted - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was messing around with the Galaxy Tab firmware and found that its email app is really nice and works amazingly well on JI6 for our Captivates. I definitely like it better than our stock email app.
The only problem I've found, and it's relatively minor, is that I can't scroll to the very bottom of emails, so the last few lines of emails aren't visible unless they're short and don't require scrolling. Usually it's just a signature or something unimportant that isn't visible, but it would be awesome if we could figure out a way to fix it. It surely has something to do with the Tab having a higher resolution screen than us.
I attached some screenshots and the apk for people to fiddle with.
Installation Instructions
1. Backup and delete Email.apk and Email.odex in /system/app.
2. Copy the new Email.apk to /system/app and select/install it from there using a file manager.

does look interesting, looks alot more feature rich than the captivate email client, hoping the cut off gets fixed n ill deff download

looks very nice! does it only get cut off while in landscape mode or does the orientation not matter?

Have you tried it with Exchange? If so, does it let you picke which folders to sync?
Does it co-exist with the existing email client or do you have to replace the Captivate one?

nice find
just installed and all you need to do is pinch to zoom and you can see the bottom!!!!!
I will be using this now! Thanks again sweet find!
As for exchange you might be able to get it through IMAP but i dont know for sure!

buddy17 said:
looks very nice! does it only get cut off while in landscape mode or does the orientation not matter?
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Gets cut off in both.
The landscape mode is really cool though. Oh, and animations (scrolling, zooming, page transitions, etc) are all very smooth.
alphadog00 said:
Have you tried it with Exchange? If so, does it let you picke which folders to sync?
Does it co-exist with the existing email client or do you have to replace the Captivate one?
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Don't think it lets you pick which folders to sync with Exchange.
Not sure if it can coexist. Maybe someone with a little more development experience can chime in and tell us how to do that.

ice3186 said:
just installed and all you need to do is pinch to zoom and you can see the bottom!!!!!
I will be using this now! Thanks again sweet find!
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Yeah, it's possible to zoom and see the bottom, but it would still be nice if we could get it working perfectly.

What should I use to uninstall then install this? Root Explorer, or Droid Explorer?

mrbloog said:
What should I use to uninstall then install this? Root Explorer, or Droid Explorer?
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You can use Root Explorer for everything.

Well root explorer doesn't give me an option to uninstall when I click the apk, and Titanium Backup can't find it to uninstall it.

mrbloog said:
Well root explorer doesn't give me an option to uninstall when I click the apk, and Titanium Backup can't find it to uninstall it.
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Just delete the Email.apk and Email.odex files after copying them over to your SD. Then copy the new Email.apk over to system/app and click it to install. All from Root Explorer.

Thanks,it works and its nice. Let me know if there are any other apks that we can replace!

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Just delete the Email.apk and Email.odex files after copying them over to your SD. Then copy the new Email.apk over to system/app and click it to install. All from Root Explorer.
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If I do this via ADB, can i just run ADB install? Or does it have to be in the system/app directory first?

alphadog00 said:
If I do this via ADB, can i just run ADB install? Or does it have to be in the system/app directory first?
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He said in the system app directory, so thats what I did. But you could try a straight install and tell us if it works.

mrbloog said:
He said in the system app directory, so thats what I did. But you could try a straight install and tell us if it works.
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A straight install definitely doesn't work.
Is there a way to have the phone think it isn't a file that already exists in the phone so I don't have to delete the default email app?

I found good and bad - the good is that typing a name that is on the Exchange server (not on the phone) and it automatically searches for you and pulls it back.
The bad - I can't find anyway to sync any other folder. Even moving to my junk email or sent folder and nothing updates.
Looks like i am going back to 2.1 for now.
EDIT - spoke to soon, eventually they flow into Junk email box, but no way to force sync.
Also, the buttons are to small for the Captivate screen (compose, forward, reply) - but the client is nicer then stock - if only it were built for the captivate.
EDIT 2: seems to be no way (I can find) to turn off images - so all the web beacons and stalker tags are activated.

App looks very nice and we can hope some of the pretty-ness can eventually make into the Captivate app. Looks like there are some exchange issues trying to use on the 2.2 captivate build. Not sure if its the captivate itself or just an incompatibility between the app and OS, but push email doesn't seem to work for me and I have some issues getting it to sync a full 2 weeks work of email.
Sadly I am back to Touchdown until I can find a better option.

is there a reason my /system folder only has like 3.5 mb of free space?? I backed up the original email.apk, and tried to delete both original files, but they would never delete. I even tried to just replace with the new mail.apk but it said i didn't have enough free space. Using root explorer, btw

i hate to hyjack, but is there a place to find all the galaxy tab .apk's? id like to see what it has to offer, if the mail client is so good how is the browser?

Dani897 said:
i hate to hyjack, but is there a place to find all the galaxy tab .apk's? id like to see what it has to offer, if the mail client is so good how is the browser?
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Search for P1000XXJH3 firmware.

Related

[Q] Where can I get the Some of the Stock Samsung Widgets?

I've looked high and low and cannot find any place for samsung widgets. I like their social and buddy widgets.
Any ideas for the captivate, I installed Cog 2.1 and it got rid of them (don't know why, the widgets are pretty decent).
Thanks In advance.
I'm not up to speed on Cognition but you might check /system/app to see if the SamsungWidget_FeedAndUpdate.apk was renamed to make it disappear. Just a thought.
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I'm not up to speed on Cognition but you might check /system/app to see if the SamsungWidget_FeedAndUpdate.apk was renamed to make it disappear. Just a thought.
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Completely removed.
Anyone know how to get it back ?
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Completely removed.
Anyone know how to get it back ?
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I'd like to know this, tooooo. The Samsung FB widget was much better than the widget that comes with the FB app from the market, imo
Someone here was nice enough to PM me and send me an extracted APK for the widget; however, I loaded it on my phone and just can't seem to find it when I go to add a widget. I'm using Applauncher, not sure if that has anything to do with it... Any ideas on how I could get it to show up?
Here's the bloatware that designgears removed.
http://www.ponack.net/designgears/bloatit.zip
JayPhill89 said:
Here's the bloatware that designgears removed.
http://www.ponack.net/designgears/bloatit.zip
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Will that install *all* of the bloatware? Don't really wanna put the most of the at&t stuff back on there if avoidable...
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This Link is Broken, it says "404 not found"

[Q] Captivate stock calendar .apk from froyo release

Just looking to see if someone who's rooted their captivate on froyo could attach the froyo compatible apk for the standard captivate calendar. My girlfriend really wants to put it on her droid2 since her stock calendar sucks in comparison. I'd really appreciate it
The captivate calendar sucks imo. You don't get any smart links. So no url, phone, or email in the calendar appointment work
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alphadog00 said:
The captivate calendar sucks imo. You don't get any smart links. So no url, phone, or email in the calendar appointment work
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
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thanks for your amazing input and help
domin8 said:
Just looking to see if someone who's rooted their captivate on froyo could attach the froyo compatible apk for the standard captivate calendar. My girlfriend really wants to put it on her droid2 since her stock calendar sucks in comparison. I'd really appreciate it
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You can download Cognition 2.2 (look in the development section), unzip it, and grab the apk out of the /system/app folder.
Jorte is a great calendar/agenda/tasks app + widget that's free
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You can download Cognition 2.2 (look in the development section), unzip it, and grab the apk out of the /system/app folder.
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cool thats what i was looking for
My bad domin8 just realized you were wanting the TouchWiz Calendar instead of stock Froyo. I'm not trying to hijack your thread but I'm going to leave this up anyways if anyone wants the Froyo Stock 2.2 Calendar instead of the TouchWiz Calendar, Heres how to do it.
--Original Post--
Just a FYI the process is not the same as with 2.1 stock calendar. With busybox and Rooted Froyo this worked for me.
Download stock 2.2 calendar apk from CyanogenMod or I have It attached to this post.
put the Calendar.apk in the same folder as adb.exe
Code:
adb push Calendar.apk /sdcard/Calendar.apk
adb shell
su
cd /system/app
mv TouchWizCalendar.apk TouchWizCalendar.old
mv TouchWizCalendar.odex TouchWizCalendar.odex.old
busybox cp /sdcard/Calendar.apk /system/app/TouchWizCalendar.apk
reboot
Let me know if this works for you or not!
Wow!...Worked for me but whats that grey buffed area on the top? Looks likes someone wiped his dirty finger on the calendar app..
ajayendra said:
Wow!...Worked for me but whats that grey buffed area on the top? Looks likes someone wiped his dirty finger on the calendar app..
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In the stock calendar, can you click on phone numbers, urls, and email links in a meeting? If so do the links work in both the body (notes area) as well as the location area?
ajayendra said:
Wow!...Worked for me but whats that grey buffed area on the top? Looks likes someone wiped his dirty finger on the calendar app..
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Yeah, I'm not sure what that is. On 2.1 stock calendar it was a non-transparent big blue bubble with a + sign right over the days of the week. At least on 2.2 its transparent and doesn't cause any functionality loss.
alphadog00 said:
In the stock calendar, can you click on phone numbers, urls, and email links in a meeting? If so do the links work in both the body (notes area) as well as the location area?
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Yes, all links, Phone #'s, & addresses are clickable in both the body and location areas.
The only problem I have found is when I press menu and select "Calendars" it force closes. Its not a big deal for me but it may be for some of you who would like to disable some of your calendars like the "My Calendar"

Swype on Nook Color: Nookie yes, stock no

Update (1/13):
Several people have gotten the Galaxy Tab Swype working on Nookie Froyo by changing their build.prop to spoof the Tab.
It still won't work on the stock B&N ROM.
This was posted from watzone69 for nookie installation:
"I got Swype working on Froyo Nookie thanks to wvcachi.
Go to tegratab and find the files you need. Edit the build.prop to change the device ID stuff (use the one in the OP as a guide, I copied most the top part). Push that back to /system/ and then push the apk to /system/app/ and the lib file to /system/lib/. Reboot and set it up in Settings > Language and keyboard the way you like it. Long press a text field, select input, pick swype and start swyping!"
Original Post (referring to stock ROM):
I got Swype completely working on my rooted Nook Color, but the changes made also make the system unusable.
It involves pushing the Galaxy Tab apk and lib file (which I can't post on xda) and then editing the build.prop file to make Swype think you're on a Galaxy Tab. Pushing the files alone will give you a pretty sweet (IMO) tap-only version of Swype, but the build.prop editing is what makes it actually swype.
This is a link to my working build.prop file if anyone wants to check it out (don't push my file, better to backup and edit yours if you want to try....actually, if you don't already know that, I'd recommend avoiding this for now).
Example build.prop: http://db.tt/S7gSsmH
Major system bugs:
when I put the NC to sleep, the screen turns black--but stays on. It usually then crashes and requires a hard reboot. So unfortunately, this is unusable right now.
Trace Keyboard Alternative:
SlideIT keyboard works, and I actually like it much better than I did the last time I tried it (their updates have really improved it in my opinion). Instructions on pg. 2 of thread.
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Several of us have gotten as far as having the Galaxy Tab version as a tap-only keyboard (an excellent option in itself IMO).
I saw that some Viewsonic G-tab users were able to get full Swype functionality by pushing the Galaxy Tab swype.apk and libSwypeCore.so files, then editing the build.prop to make Swype think it's on a galaxy tab.
I don't think there is a way to do it without the source code or a beta key. The swype package is encrypted somehow and the device restrictions seem to be hard coded into the release...ll
Sent from my NOOKcolor using XDA App
Jason Foss said:
I don't think there is a way to do it without the source code or a beta key. The swype package is encrypted somehow and the device restrictions seem to be hard coded into the release...ll
Sent from my NOOKcolor using XDA App
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I'm in the beta, but the Swype Installer (not surprisingly) won't download anything on the NC...
OP updated
Swype is doing an AMA on reddit. Here was my question about swype and the NC.
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/com...ty_relations_specialist_ama/c19tp85?context=3
How does the posted build.prop spoof a Galaxy Tab? It looks like the regular NC build.prop file.
syncron said:
How does the posted build.prop spoof a Galaxy Tab? It looks like the regular NC build.prop file.
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Thanks for the tip - I posted the wrong file. OP updated with correct file.
wvcachi said:
I'm in the beta, but the Swype Installer (not surprisingly) won't download anything on the NC...
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I think it has to do with the browser reporting it is Macintosh instead of Android. So I downloaded to the beta apk with the installer on my phone and then copied the downloaded apk to the Nook. But all I get is a white blank space where the keyboard should appear.
from the redditt discussion linked to this thread it seems that Swype validates devices installing the beta based on them having a valid IMEI or MEID. NC doesnt' have one obviously. I'm assuming that spoofing that would be very difficult. Too bad Swype won't release an installer that doesn't need a valid IMEI
Swype will only display on screens the same resolution as it was compiled for... your phone probably isnt swvga so thats why you cant see the keyboard...
Sent from my COLORnook using XDA app
Jason Foss said:
Swype will only display on screens the same resolution as it was compiled for... your phone probably isnt swvga so thats why you cant see the keyboard...
Sent from my COLORnook using XDA app
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Yeah - so unless Swype changes something to accomodate the NC, it looks like trying to get the Galaxy Tab version is our best bet. Plus it looks much better than a lower-res version of Swype would on our big screens.
I'm using it as a tap-only keyboard now, and I much prefer it to the Droid X keyboard on the NC: looks gorgeous with nice big buttons. To use it as tap-only, just track down the Tab's Swype files (Google: tegratab Swype Galaxy Tab), adb the libSwypeCore file to system/lib, then adb the apk (renamed to LatinIME.apk, after backing up your current keyboard) to system/app. ...all the mucking with the build.prop is to try to get the actual swyping to work.
Any chance they would respond with a request for support?
http: //swypeinc. com/
Mike
nrune said:
Any chance they would respond with a request for support?
http: //swypeinc. com/
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I believe they indicated that B&N would have to ask them to support it, but I don't think they really understood that the request was for support of end-user rooted NCs, not stock ones.
So after more playing, it seems that setting the board in build.prop to anything other than zoom2 causes the system to crash on sleep mode. Swype only works if the board is set to match the Tab. So it looks like our best bets for getting Swype in here are a) Swype accomodates rooted NC's for the beta, b) a future custom ROM can spoof a Galaxy Tab without crashing, or c) someone in the "naughty forums" cracks open the Tab Swype apk to allow it to work on any WSVGA device.
. . . in the meantime, I've found that SlideIT keyboard has actually improved since I last tried it, and it works perfectly on the NC. Just purchase it, install (it won't work), copy the apk somewhere (it'll be in data/app/com.dasur.slideit.apk), then use the usual method of adb pushing it as system/app/LatinIME.apk. Reboot and it'll be your keyboard.
wvcachi said:
So after more playing, it seems that setting the board in build.prop to anything other than zoom2 causes the system to crash on sleep mode. Swype only works if the board is set to match the Tab. So it looks like our best bets for getting Swype in here are a) Swype accomodates rooted NC's for the beta, b) a future custom ROM can spoof a Galaxy Tab without crashing, or c) someone in the "naughty forums" cracks open the Tab Swype apk to allow it to work on any WSVGA device.
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So basically we're dead in the water?
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So basically we're dead in the water?
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Unfortunately, that's what it smells like.
I'm sure there is someone out there that can do it. As someone stated, a person in the more nefarious areas of Android might be able to persuade it to act nicely.
wvcachi said:
. . . in the meantime, I've found that SlideIT keyboard has actually improved since I last tried it, and it works perfectly on the NC. Just purchase it, install (it won't work), copy the apk somewhere (it'll be in data/app/com.dasur.slideit.apk), then use the usual method of adb pushing it as system/app/LatinIME.apk. Reboot and it'll be your keyboard.
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2 questions
Ffirst, I an new to android, especially moving around and installing files. Is there any way to do this using a file manager like astro?
Second, I assume this will replace the standard keyboard. How does one restore the standard keyboard if slideit is not satisfactory?
Thanks in advance.
never mind, I figured it out. root explorer works perfectly. astro doesn't seem to be able to copy and paste files. enabling the apk wasn't necessary, so backing up the multi-touch keyboard wasn't necessary either. copying to the sd card with root explorer worked though. to restore I copied the multi- touch .apk back to system/app then tapped on it and installed it, all with root explorer.
I got Swype working on Froyo Nookie thanks to wvcachi.
Go to tegratab.com and find the files you need. Edit the build.prop to change the device ID stuff (use the one in the OP as a guide, I copied most the top part). Push that back to /system/ and then push the apk to /system/app/ and the lib file to /system/lib/. Reboot and set it up in Settings > Language and keyboard the way you like it. Long press a text field, select input, pick swype and start swyping!
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. . . in the meantime, I've found that SlideIT keyboard has actually improved since I last tried it, and it works perfectly on the NC. Just purchase it, install (it won't work), copy the apk somewhere (it'll be in data/app/com.dasur.slideit.apk), then use the usual method of adb pushing it as system/app/LatinIME.apk. Reboot and it'll be your keyboard.
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I'll have to try this. I went through the Market SLideIT installation and it seems to work as long as I have an internet connection. It wants to check it's licensing file. With the adhoc dropout on sleeping, this got to be a hassle. Does yours have this problem?
(I am SOOO missing Swype.)

Enabling Facebook Contact Sync in Ice Cream Sandwich

I'm using Koush's CM9 Alpha 12 ROM at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356228 with the Franco kernel, and I'm saddened that it's sorely missing one big feature that i'm used to in the NSCollab ROM i came from. (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959282)
In the stock Android 2.3.3 that came with the phone, if the Facebook app was installed, it could sync contacts over from your account, including phone numbers, emails, and pictures. The OTA 2.3.4 removed that function, as Google had deemed it as a violation of their TOS.
NSCollab (based off of CM7), which i'd used since 2.3.5, enabled that function somewhere in the system files, and it was fully usable, no questions asked. The CM9 build i'm using, however, lacks that feature.
I've compared both of their build.prop files and don't see any differences that would stand out, and I'm at an impasse here. I'm almost determined to find the setting in the CM7 ROM that allows Facebook syncing on this device and be able to use it in CM9. I'm not sure i want to comb every system file, though. Any assistance?
The reason it works in custom ROMs is because they patch it to work. It's not a build.prop issue I do not believe. It is a bit deeper than that. Hopefully someone can she some light to get it working. It's a feature I use as well.
But that's the explanation "why" it does not work.. because it's not supposed to by design lol.
by no means do I have an answer but, syncmypix in the market is a decent alternative for the tome being.
tapa tapa tapa
ka24e said:
The reason it works in custom ROMs is because they patch it to work. It's not a build.prop issue I do not believe. It is a bit deeper than that. Hopefully someone can she some light to get it working. It's a feature I use as well.
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I'd determined that long ago, but i'm almost certain there's a flag somewhere in the system files. My cousin has an HTC Thunderbolt (horrible phone on the stock ROM) running the stock ROM, Gingerbread 2.3.5, and it's enabled on it. I know that Google specifically disabled it on their flagship phones, and i want to know how they did it and how to reverse it.
mlin said:
by no means do I have an answer but, syncmypix in the market is a decent alternative for the tome being.
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I have tried Syncmypix, Friendcaster, and another one that tries to re-enable native syncing, but none of them work near as well as native syncing.
In GB it was in system\app\ContactsProvider.apk , one line need to be added which whitelists com.facebook.katana. Maybe it's the same in ICS.
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There, I looked it up: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978470
Here you can find the official statement from Google about Facebook sync:
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/23/google-drops-facebook-sync-nexus/
Anyway you can sync your contacts using Friendcaster and you can update your contact pics using syncmypix
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In GB it was in system\app\ContactsProvider.apk , one line need to be added which whitelists com.facebook.katana. Maybe it's the same in ICS.
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I'd considered that, even set up a decompiling environment, but never got around to trying it. Just tried it, and found out that comparing the two ContactsProvider.apk files (from CM7 and CM9), that ICS does not use the arrays.xml that Gingerbread did. Adding it in, recompiling it, and signing it results in FC's and wiping out your contacts storage. Thank god for Titanium backup.
Edit: Derp, found out system apps aren't supposed to be signed. Trying again.
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Here you can find the official statement from Google about Facebook sync:
http://www.androidguys.com/2011/02/23/google-drops-facebook-sync-nexus/
Anyway you can sync your contacts using Friendcaster and you can update your contact pics using syncmypix
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I well know what Google did, and i'm very disappointed in them. And i'd rather not use third-party apps if we can enable native syncing at the system level.
Pushing the unsigned apk doesn't cause FC issues, but it still doesn't sync. The Facebook app cuts off at "Other Settings". Does anyone want to test out the apk for me, see if they get the same results?
The APIs are different in ICS and doing the white list trick may not work. Check out the smali folder because there could be stuff that needs to be changed in there too...
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Pushing the unsigned apk doesn't cause FC issues, but it still doesn't sync. The Facebook app cuts off at "Other Settings". Does anyone want to test out the apk for me, see if they get the same results?
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I've already tried this. You'll be able to get the account to sync in Accounts, but the new contacts app is substantially different from the Gingerbread one... Like ^ says, I think a few smali edits have to be made to include this properly.
Greetz
I'm combing the smali folder as we speak, but nothing stands out as a definitive match
The one problem about ics, you're working to fix. Thanks man! I hope you find your answer!
Haven't found it yet, though. I've been trying to get into contact with koush, see if he's had any insight.
MoDaCo got it working on the Galaxy Nexus. If anyone has the galaxy yet, you could upload his rom and them comb through the /system and see what has been changed. we could then possibly implement it for the Galaxy S as well.
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-ics-rom-restores-facebook-contacts-sync-13201934/
Someone get on that!
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MoDaCo got it working on the Galaxy Nexus. If anyone has the galaxy yet, you could upload his rom and them comb through the /system and see what has been changed. we could then possibly implement it for the Galaxy S as well.
http://www.slashgear.com/galaxy-nexus-ics-rom-restores-facebook-contacts-sync-13201934/
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when you go through the Rom kitchen on their site it says the option is installed to system partition
Awesome, good looking out. Downloading it now, i'll be combing the files right away. You don't need to have the actual phone to peek at the system files
But unfortunately, it seems that it is a premium feature.
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But unfortunately, it seems that it is a premium feature.
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You can download it. I did earlier. Look at the first post of the thread its there.
The premium stuff is like to cook your own. I'm sure the standard one available in the first post has it implemented.
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Oh, sweet. I'm not familiar with that developer, so i didn't know how he does his stuff. I'll push and pull some files to and from my phone, see if i can't get it working.

Uninstalling gmail and google calendar?

Anyone know if you can delete/uninstall the gmail and google calendar that gets installed on a rooted Nook wi NTGapps.
Just don't have any need to fit on my nook and would prefer not to have it in case my nook gets stolen or falls into the wrong hands.
sentur said:
Anyone know if you can delete/uninstall the gmail and google calendar that gets installed on a rooted Nook wi NTGapps.
Just don't have any need to fit on my nook and would prefer not to have it in case my nook gets stolen or falls into the wrong hands.
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Download the app root browser (easiest way is to use the play website and 'push' it to your device - hopefully you will have set up a sync with your account?) , if not, search for the app root browser, navigate to system/app/ x , x is gmail.apk or calendar.apk. Next part took me a while to figure out, click the button on the toolbar like thing which says 'multi select' then select/highlight the ones you want to delete, then just click delete, you will find they are no longer existing XD. Alternatively rename them or disable (im not quite sure how that works), but deleting them means they are gone for good, look into deleting a lot of other apks too, like phone and camera, they just dont need to exist.
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Download the app root browser (easiest way is to use the play website and 'push' it to your device - hopefully you will have set up a sync with your account?) , if not, search for the app root browser, navigate to system/app/ x , x is gmail.apk or calendar.apk. Next part took me a while to figure out, click the button on the toolbar like thing which says 'multi select' then select/highlight the ones you want to delete, then just click delete, you will find they are no longer existing XD. Alternatively rename them or disable (im not quite sure how that works), but deleting them means they are gone for good, look into deleting a lot of other apks too, like phone and camera, they just dont need to exist.
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Thanks or the advice. Managed to delete loads of apps like google talk a d phone app that have no use at all on the NSTG.
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Thanks or the advice. Managed to delete loads of apps like google talk a d phone app that have no use at all on the NSTG.
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Just a couple things from experience, if you delete a couple things you might not have wanted to (i sure did XD) , latinime.apk is the keyboard, so leave that alone. Library you can get rid of, i found a much better version of the library that some dude (cannot remember the thread) had made, if you want that i can upload it or just find the thread again.
I generally just googled some of the things i was unsure about removing, or just copied them over to somewhere else then deleted them to see if nothing broke XD.
flobbadob said:
Just a couple things from experience, if you delete a couple things you might not have wanted to (i sure did XD) , latinime.apk is the keyboard, so leave that alone. Library you can get rid of, i found a much better version of the library that some dude (cannot remember the thread) had made, if you want that i can upload it or just find the thread again.
I generally just googled some of the things i was unsure about removing, or just copied them over to somewhere else then deleted them to see if nothing broke XD.
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If you could send me that link to the alternative library that would be amazing. What's the major difference between it and the stock B&N one that makes it so much better?
sentur said:
If you could send me that link to the alternative library that would be amazing. What's the major difference between it and the stock B&N one that makes it so much better?
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it fits way more books on a screen, and you can also filter by name, last read, series, author etc,
this is the site http://www.temblast.com/android.htm , its library.apk, try it out, see what you think, what ive done is mapped the n button to open library, so i can easily switch to library from the relaunch/launcher.
full credit to renate nst who made this library app, its pretty good.
I use to remove system applications SystemApp Remover. He is able to delete, make backups and freeze the application.

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