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[Q] JPY is almost perfect but..

Has anyone noticed this bug with JPY?:
When you first boot and open Gallery it is super fast with all the thumbnails preloaded. After a couple of hours when you open it again it says "Loading images" and re caches the thumbnails again taking some time. This is especially evident in folders with a lot of images. It would be ok for an hour and then bam! Loading images slowly when i open it again.
Clicking on a folder opens it with the first four pics showing and then scrolling you have to wait a few seconds for the thumbnails to appear whereas when it initially booted all the thumbnails were already there. Its like it deletes the thumbnails after a while and has to generate them again which takes some time especially if you have a lot of folders and pics.
Is this normal, I don't remember this in my old firmware? Its the only thing that is bugging me. Maybe they force close Gallery after a certain time avoid the sensor draining bug that was there with the previous firmware?
Can you please check a see if yours is the same so i dont have to do a factory reset

you can download SGS tools from the markup and upgrade your gallary app.. that's what i did and i don't have any problems with the gallery anymore..
goodluck

The gallery app in SGS tool is not compatible with JPY because of the new feature of selecting wall paper for lock screen. I gave it a try but it would force close everytime i wanted to select a wallpaper.

cydiamante said:
Has anyone noticed this bug with JPY?:
When you first boot and open Gallery it is super fast with all the thumbnails preloaded. After a couple of hours when you open it again it says "Loading images" and re caches the thumbnails again taking some time. This is especially evident in folders with a lot of images. It would be ok for an hour and then bam! Loading images slowly when i open it again.
Clicking on a folder opens it with the first four pics showing and then scrolling you have to wait a few seconds for the thumbnails to appear whereas when it initially booted all the thumbnails were already there. Its like it deletes the thumbnails after a while and has to generate them again which takes some time especially if you have a lot of folders and pics.
Is this normal, I don't remember this in my old firmware? Its the only thing that is bugging me. Maybe they force close Gallery after a certain time avoid the sensor draining bug that was there with the previous firmware?
Can you please check a see if yours is the same so i dont have to do a factory reset
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Absolutely the same and even more.... I have my picasa account connected to the gallery too, after an hour mainly picassa the gallery crashes - black screen, but no force close. Actually this one, the battery (not 100% after disconnecting) and the contacts app not closing, made me go back to JPP.

Travel_Mate said:
Absolutely the same and even more.... I have my picasa account connected to the gallery too, after an hour mainly picassa the gallery crashes - black screen, but no force close. Actually this one, the battery (not 100% after disconnecting) and the contacts app not closing, made me go back to JPP.
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The contacts bug can be solved by uninstalling the task manager's update.

cydiamante said:
The contacts bug can be solved by uninstalling the task manager's update.
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You mean the samsung one? From Samsung Apps?

Travel_Mate said:
You mean the samsung one? From Samsung Apps?
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Yes, go to manage applications, find it and click uninstall updates to go to the previous version, and the contacts app will be ok.

im having an issue that when you plug in to charge phone is unresponsive... anyone else notice.. not a big deal as i charge batteries in external chargers.. but????

I wouldn't say perfect but it's the best stock firmware yet.
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[post-root] safe to remove

I will be updating this as we get more info in. Just post a reply and I'll edit the top here.
8/25/2011 // 10:47P
Kindle.apk
Blockbuster.apk
CitrixReceiver.apk
VCASTMusic.apk
VCast.apk
VCASTVideo.apk
MyVerizon.apk

I removed all Bloat, no problems. Task Manager app gave constant force closes until I did a battery pull, no issues since.

I changed out the boot animation with no issues
Removed go to my pc and the yahoo crap
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There's a rom for the droidx called apex
it has all blur accept for accounts removed
in theory you can remove everything
I would factory reset and then change apk to bak and then sign into google you shouldn't get any fc or issues

I also removed:
slacker radio
nfl mobile (it's my wife's phone )
backup assistant
vz navigator
com.motorola.android.buacontactadapter
skype mobile
google books

I removed all the car dock related apps.

noob question alert: how are you guys removing these apps?

a_lazy_dude said:
noob question alert: how are you guys removing these apps?
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Titanium backup or use es file manager with root access checked off in settings and delete them or any file manager that has root access really but you shouldn't delete them..just move them to a folder on your sd card or rename them to .bak or freeze them with titanium backup..this way if anything goes wrong you will be able to fix it
Hope I helped
/droid3

I remove the video editing app without any problems.
EDIT: I froze all the "authenticator" apps without a problem.

Code:
rm /system/app/VCA*
rm /system/app/IM*
Remove most Vcast
IMPresence that is all over the logcat (hoping to see some battery saving w/ this)

Originally posted this in the wrong thread, here we go again :-
I've created a dir /system/app/bak and moved my "retired" apps into that folder.
So far it contains :-
Blockbuster.apk
CitrixReciever.apk
CityID.apk
GuidedTours.apk/odex
HelpCenter.apk/odex
MOTOPRINT.apk
MyVerizon.apk
NFLMobile.apk
Newswidget.apk/odex
SkypeBourbon.apk
SlackerRadio.apk
SocialMessaging.apk/odex
SocialShare.apk/odex
SuggestionsProvider.apk/odex
SuggestionsRuleChecker.spk/odex
SuggestionServiceScheduler.apk/odex
VCASTMusic.apk
VCASTVideo.apk
VCAST_TONES_4_5_7.apk
VCast.apk
WeatherWidget.apk/odex
ZumoCast_1.0.17.apk
gotomeeting-stuv-1.0.74.apk
vzw_vnav_DROID3_rel_PROD_signed.apk
NewBayVault_4.2.99.36.Market.apk (this is VCast media manager - thanks Darksurf)
I still can't get rid of "Social Networking" and "Social Location" from the apps list though - anyone know how to kill them off?

There's more here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235149
Can we please use only one topic? (this one?)

Ill update this later tonight. With my training at Apple today and Hurricaine Irene, its a bit shaky right now.
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pplude said:
Ill update this later tonight. With my training at Apple today and Hurricaine Irene, its a bit shaky right now.
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TRAINING AT APPLE? lol.
be careful, my friend.
west coasters, rejoice xD
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Im not so sure about removing anything blur or moto related. It was said that com.motorola.android.buacontactadapter was removed, but does anyone know what it does? The main thing I dislike the most is the way the camera handles flash and the way it is linked to gallery. (I hate the moto gallery, QuickPic FTW). If camera360 supported FFCs I would be much more likely to use it.

thingonaspring said:
I still can't get rid of "Social Networking" "Social Location" or "VCast Media Manager" from the apps list though - anyone know how to kill them off?
Also - word of warning - do not remove VSuiteApp.apk - I thought it was the VCast Media Manager, but removing it puts the phone into a "Force close" loop, which even ADB can't get you out of (can't SU while in the "force close" loop). I had to reboot the phone to get it working again and restore the APK file to its correct location, which was a pretty tense experience.
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I removed the VSuiteApp.apk just fine. No issues here. the force close loop is caused because the application was running at the time of deletion. VCast Media Manager is known as NewBayVault_4.2.99.36.Market.apk . this can happen to any of the apps if they are system apps that are running during time of deletion

@Darksurf -thanks for that, VCast media manager now removed.
Edited my earlier post to add that APK to the list.
On removing VSuiteApp.apk - what does that app do? It seems to be related to the voice recognition system as far as I can see. Be safe to remove if you don't want voice IO, perhaps?

I removed the DLNA app, it started giving immediate problems with repetitive force close notices. Pulled the battery, restarted, never happened again.

So I used Root Explorer to rename most of the same apps everyone is listing as .bak. I then gave my phone a few hours run to see how everything behaved and that I didn't freeze anything important. Once I was satisfied with that I started actually deleting certain apps (ie. blockbuster, zumo, any vzw app) because all we kept saying was "remove the bloatware." Now I'm seeing everyone say we shouldn't have actually removed anything. All that being said, how can I replace the apps I actually deleted and simply go back and .bak them?

Can I delete GlobalNWSwitch.apk? Is this what makes the phone keep on asking whether you want to switch back to Global mode once the signal is lost for a while?

A pain of a problem

I'm currently running icssgs 4.1 with devil 14.2
My problem is that I keep getting a few problems all my music tracks keep doubling and my picture gallery keeps getting blank copies yet nothing new has appeared in the folders I'd be so grateful if someone with a wider knowledge could help
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xstarbuckx said:
I'm currently running icssgs 4.1 with devil 14.2
My problem is that I keep getting a few problems all my music tracks keep doubling and my picture gallery keeps getting blank copies yet nothing new has appeared in the folders I'd be so grateful if someone with a wider knowledge could help
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Press your menu button and choose Manage Apps. From there find the Media Storage app, and select the Clear Data option. Reboot your phone, and the problem should be fixed

Kops said:
Press your menu button and choose Manage Apps. From there find the Media Storage app, and select the Clear Data option. Reboot your phone, and the problem should be fixed
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Thanks its sorted the music files out and removed the extra blank pictures but now the thumbnails show a totally different picture to what it is, very strange, is this a common problem.
Update you are my new best friend did a recovery to before I started to delete these files then just did what you said and its all back.
Whish Id of know this yesterday then I wouldnt have gone through flashing my phone 3 times

xstarbuckx said:
Thanks its sorted the music files out and removed the extra blank pictures but now the thumbnails show a totally different picture to what it is, very strange, is this a common problem.
Update you are my new best friend did a recovery to before I started to delete these files then just did what you said and its all back.
Whish Id of know this yesterday then I wouldnt have gone through flashing my phone 3 times
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Yeah, it was a pretty common problem for most people flashing to early versions of ICS roms, I think its a one time fix though - so you won't see it happen as you flash any other ROMs.
Glad to help

Also noticed another problem. Using the stock camera as it saves to SD is fine but if you use a 3rd party camera in my case camera FX so as to save to emmc you can't delete pictures/videos, they will remove from gallery but not the card and will pop back up again in the gallery unless deleted through file explorer.
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[Q] removing system apps

so like always I get my phone from verizon and there are just LOADS of apps that I don't want and will never use. the first thing I usually do is download my browser of choice (xscope) and then I will go into an application and click a link or an ad. you are prompted with a dialogue of which of the browsers you want to use to open I chose xscope and tick the box that says use this as default. I am then safe to un install the stock browser and not run into any problems. I also took out the ones I knew wouldn't interfere with anything like netflix, blockbuster, pre loaded game demos.
my question is , is it safe to remove these moto blur applications, I never use facebook on my phone, I don't twitter...they're wasting space and I'd rather just get rid of them, but my last phone was the moto droid 1 and it didn't have any of this blur bull****.
so are there any complications if I remove my facebook or twitter apps then I click someones facebook link and my phone explodes because it cant find the moto blur app? Also can I get rid of the backup stuff...and Im not sure why...but Gallery has been replaced with 'my pictures' and it has that ****ing red thing on the top which indicates it will upload these to my verizon account....uhhh no thank you....do I have to keep this or can I just install an old gallery and make that default?

I wouldn't remove them, just freeze them. Titanium backup pro is a great tool and really worth the money. There's a lot of apps that can be frozen and not cause issues, check the Android development for the Droid 4, there's a thread about which apps you can freeze. Removing them can cause instability with the phone, and no sbf files have been released

dewhashish said:
I wouldn't remove them, just freeze them. Titanium backup pro is a great tool and really worth the money. There's a lot of apps that can be frozen and not cause issues, check the Android development for the Droid 4, there's a thread about which apps you can freeze. Removing them can cause instability with the phone, and no sbf files have been released
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yeep I ****ed up. I only uninstalled bloat bs like blur youtube facebook twitter, everything was seemingly working fine then I just tried to call my friend and my dialer force closes. I made backups of everything ... I was using system app remover and it has a option to backup or to disable . I backed up ..it pushed the odex files too but when I go to the folder in root explorer and install it will go through the process and then say file not installed....advice?

svrnmnd said:
yeep I ****ed up. I only uninstalled bloat bs like blur youtube facebook twitter, everything was seemingly working fine then I just tried to call my friend and my dialer force closes. I made backups of everything ... I was using system app remover and it has a option to backup or to disable . I backed up ..it pushed the odex files too but when I go to the folder in root explorer and install it will go through the process and then say file not installed....advice?
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scratch that I did a factory reset and the problem still persists. called up verizon they said they were going to give me a new phone since I just picked it up yesterday. only thing tho...can I unroot my phone and how? should I just un-install superuser? I doubt anyone at the store is going to know its rooted if I just un install that.

Please don't return your phone. You root you pay!
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Here's the list of apps I froze on my Droid 4. My battery life is amazing now. I was at over 50% after 20 hours on battery yesterday.

djdarkside1983 said:
Please don't return your phone. You root you pay!
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Can't I just unroot it? I know none of the retards at the store will be able to tell the difference...but I figured I would use the Droid 4 Utilities seen here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492843 and just unroot it and give it back? you think it will work?

Question Battery drain by gallery app

I recently facing battery drain by Gallery app.i have tried to find the issue but there is no background data usage and even i restricted the app. Anybody if you know the solution then let me know almost half battery is drained by gallery and i need to charge my device twice.

The gallery was apparently scanning for a random corrupted image, delete it and the drain will go away

BMHater12 said:
The gallery was apparently scanning for a random corrupted image, delete it and the drain will go away
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Is there any app or way to find corrupted pictures and video because I have around 20000+pics so it's hard to find.

RGJ007 said:
I recently facing battery drain by Gallery app.i have tried to find the issue but there is no background data usage and even i restricted the app. Anybody if you know the solution then let me know almost half battery is drained by gallery and i need to charge my device twice.
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Same problem that Xiaomi Gallery App drains Battery in Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro.
What did I do to fix it? (temporarily)
I just deleted all the data and cache from the gallery app and I also disabled background battery usage, background wifi and data usage and removed all permissions from gallery + i don't open the app anymore. (This is just a temporary solution, you will lose some of the features of the device but you can enable them later when you fix the corrupted file(s).
Until I find the corrupted file(s) I will not use the gallery app anymore because I lost half of my battery every day to the gallery app. You can try the method I used or a fix of the different steps I took and see what is suitable for your needs.
How can you fix it permanently? (maybe)
You can install MP4Fix or DiskDigger from Play Store (or download DiskDIgger official apk) and hope that it finds all the corrupted files. Another way to find the corrupted files is to compare all the files from the File Explorer and the Gallery app and see what is missing but it will take a long time and it may still show the corrupted file in the Gallery. Other more serious ways to fix it is by erasing all data (factory reset) or rooting your phone and using a custom rom but be aware you will lose all your data.
How to see the live battery drain on your device?
Also another app to see if your battery is being discharged very fast is Charge Meter (you can download from Play Store),
my device normally draws ~150-300mAh but when I have the gallery app open it draws ~900-1000mAh
Hope this helps!
(I am not a technician and whatever you do with your device I am not responsible. I am not affiliated with any of the apps that I have listed above you can use your own preference of apps if you want. Feel free to contact me if you want to exchange information or ask more questions.)

RGJ007 said:
Is there any app or way to find corrupted pictures and video because I have around 20000+pics so it's hard to find.
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Battery drain by gallery app
I recently facing battery drain by Gallery app.i have tried to find the issue but there is no background data usage and even i restricted the app. Anybody if you know the solution then let me know almost half battery is drained by gallery and i...
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Battery drain by gallery app
I recently facing battery drain by Gallery app.i have tried to find the issue but there is no background data usage and even i restricted the app. Anybody if you know the solution then let me know almost half battery is drained by gallery and i...
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I got this issue too in a time from night to morning, and I woke up and saw that my battery was drained by Gallery, I also have the same device, and I tried to find some corrupted images by comparing Gallery app, and file manager, but i dont know if it worked. Im here to ask how do I find corrupted images with DiskDigger what do i do when i scan files with it??

corince said:
I got this issue too in a time from night to morning, and I woke up and saw that my battery was drained by Gallery, I also have the same device, and I tried to find some corrupted images by comparing Gallery app, and file manager, but i dont know if it worked. Im here to ask how do I find corrupted images with DiskDigger what do i do when i scan files with it??
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DiskDigger is just a tool to help you clean your storage so it doesn't find corrupted files, it cleans traces of files you have previously deleted (in some cases files may have not been deleted right). If you want to find a corrupted video use MP4Fix that worked in my case. For corrupted photos you can search the Play Store for an app or search the internet for apps that you can later download the .apk file. I have not yet found an app for corrupted photos but when I do I will post an edit to my recommended solutions, if you find an app that works please share the information to the forum.

pinkballz said:
DiskDigger is just a tool to help you clean your storage so it doesn't find corrupted files, it cleans traces of files you have previously deleted (in some cases files may have not been deleted right). If you want to find a corrupted video use MP4Fix that worked in my case. For corrupted photos you can search the Play Store for an app or search the internet for apps that you can later download the .apk file. I have not yet found an app for corrupted photos but when I do I will post an edit to my recommended solutions, if you find an app that works please share the information to the forum.
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I deleted some pics and videos from today via pc and I think issue went away, I just rebooted phone after I deleted them and for now theres no more Gallery in battery usage stats

corince said:
I deleted some pics and videos from today via pc and I think issue went away, I just rebooted phone after I deleted them and for now theres no more Gallery in battery usage stats
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So happy to hear that, unfortunately in my phone it is still problematic so I just disabled the gallery app again.
May I ask where the pictures were located in your phone (ex. DCIM folder, Viber folder) and how they got there (ex. downloaded from chrome, camera, viber, instagram e.t.c)? And also if the pictures were showing just fine on the gallery and files apps and how many pictures did you delete.
If you like you can private message me to share this information, if you don't want no hard feelings I just want to help others and myself with the same problem. More information we share, we make it more helpful for others!