[Q] Google apps - setup question..? - Nook Color General

I've been using my NC for a cuople of months - and really like it - I'm gonna try and get Netflix on the device this weekend - so loaded a fresh ROM onto clean SD card for experimentation.
Gone through the Google Market setup screen - always asks if I want to keep device backed up with my google account as an option.
I've loaded new ROM's with either option selected - and would like to know what are the advantages ( pros / cons )
* Keep device backed up with my Google Account - vs - not
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Question 2 Then --- there's an IMPORTANT : READ THIS message re: this program is used to search for applications on the market. Click OK - or Cancel
* What programs is Google looking for here. Again - I've tried it both ways selecting OK - and Cancel - and haven't quite figured out the pros / cons of either selection? It lists a bunch of generic Google / facebook / Gmail accounts to select. Is the recommended to just press " OK " each time - and choose the apps you want installed?
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Then Backup and Restore options with 2 options??
* Restore from my Google Account to this device
* Keep this device backed up with my Google Account
Not sure what info it's backing up and restoring - Apps / Data / Everything. Does this replace Titanium backup - I don't know info about the details of each choice to make an informed decision of whether or not I should just choose the default selected options - or uncheck them during Install.
Thanks

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[Q] Proper way to do a Titanium Backup

Ok I keep seeing people sayiing to backup apps+data but be careful about system data. Well every time I do an upgrd to the new sre and restore my titbu and I am constantly having to redo my gmail stuff and isp email stuff. I have accounts checked in the backup section.
Can someone that does stuff like this regularly post like a nice simple howto with good steps as to what to check in titbu so that doing something in titbu doesn't bork something when we flash the new sre. Its getting old having to put my gmail info and isp info in every flash to get that stuff back.
So a 104 views and not one offer of help. Well guess I take that as noone knows much about titanium backup to help a poor soul
New to Android myself (2 days), and I am using TiBU as well (seems to be everyone's favorite for now). I had the same Q you did and basically went off the list on the developer's page for the app:
http://matrixrewriter.com/android/
Here is a partial copy/paste from that site so we keep the pertinent instructions here in this thread anyway:
Tips & Suggestions for using Titanium Backup:
When you start Titanium Backup on a new ROM, if you have any doubt about your busybox version, it is highly recommended that you click the "Problems?" button before doing any backup or restore !
Don't forget to verify your backups (Click MENU - Batch) to ensure that your backups are OK.
You need to reboot after restoring system items (eg: Contacts, SMS, Settings, etc) for the changes to take effect. If you backup/restore across very different ROMs, I advise to be cautious and only include the system items you really need to preserve.
You can easily create a custom apps list by creating a Label in Apps Organizer, then going back to Titanium Backup, clicking "MENU" and then "Filters" and finally, selecting the Label you want. Your apps list will then be filtered just the way you want
If you backup the same app several times, Titanium Backup will save SD card space by storing each apk version only once.
After restoring your apps, you can run the Market Doctor to verify their Market links. If Market Doctor reports everything as okay, yet your apps are still not listed in "My Downloads", try to search for them in the Market. If they show as "Installed", it confirms that the links are okay, but your Market needs a refresh: just install any app from the Market, and the "My Downloads" section will be refreshed !
If you want to remove a system app, first you can try to freeze it and see if everything still works fine. Once you've gained more confidence that you don't need it, just go ahead and un-install that system app.
How to make your first backup:
- Thanks seanowns / xda-developers
Verify that Titanium Backup has started without warning and that your busybox is OK
Click the Backup/Restore tab
Click Menu (the button), Batch
Click "Backup all user apps"
Let it run, then go back
Individually backup the system data you want. That is most green-colored items. This will be bookmarks, call log, calendar, launcher, WiFi, etc.
Now your backups are in the "TitaniumBackup" directory on your SD card.
How to restore your backups after installing a ROM (if you wiped your phone):
Download Titanium Backup from Market
Click the Backup/Restore tab
Click Menu (the button), Batch
Click "Restore all missing apps + system data
Reboot your phone
It's done ! The only thing you may have to adjust is usually your wallpaper/widgets.

[Q] GB to ICS problems

Hi,
I recently went from stock rooted GB to ICS Stunner 1.4.19. Lots of things I liked, but I was used to certain functionalities from touch wizz, anyway here are my questions :
1 - I guess the keyboard with free hand writing recognition is a part of TW ? I was actually using that, any way I can retrieve such a functionality in ICS Stunner ?
2 - the backlight buttons always on or off is annoying, I read about it on the main ICS Stunner thread, I don't know if there's a satisfying solution to this ?
3 - FM radio not working, there's not workaround solution I guess ?
4 - I had a big battery draining problems, again didn't see any solution to this.
Then I tried ALBA because I was not sure I wanted to get rid of TW, and from this small experience of tryings different ROMS, the most annoying thing is to retrieve datas / configurations. I used titanium backup, but here are problems I encountered :
- I thought Google stored some configurations like my Wifi network key, but it doesn't or it didn't set it automatically.
- I realized (yea I'm newbie) some of my datas were on my Google account and some on my Samsung account (or locally on my phone ?). For example, I have some events on my S Calendar that are associated to my Samsung account, some to the Google one. My contacts are all on my Samsung account, because my google contacts has too many people (why does Google add so much people automatically to contacts I wonder). This makes it hard to retrieve all datas, on ALBAs for example I didn't find how I could retrieve my S Calendar / Samsung account datas.
- I used TB to restore only a few apps, with not much success : Kindle had lost it's settings, I had to reenter my account informations, download dictionaries again, etc. Opera mobile crashed when restored, so I downloaded, reentered link account informations. And I can't use TB to restore system stuff (because of different ROMS or different kernels, it's not clear to me).
So my question to all the ROM switcher that wipe their phone ten times a day, what is your best solution to : retrieve wifi configuration, APN configuration, contacts, sms, calendar stuff, etc ?
KSauzeRK said:
Hi,
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1 - I guess the keyboard with free hand writing recognition is a part of TW ? I was actually using that, any way I can retrieve such a functionality in ICS Stunner ?
4 - I had a big battery draining problems, again didn't see any solution to this.
So my question to all the ROM switcher that wipe their phone ten times a day, what is your best solution to : retrieve wifi configuration, APN configuration, contacts, sms, calendar stuff, etc ?
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to 1: There is no easy way to get any Samsung stuff (like TW) running on an AOSP/AOKP ROM. Requires hacking with libraries and the like.
to 4: Try wipe all and reflash ROM again. If that does not help, wipe all again reflash chainfire-repack (I use always Mobile Odin for that), reflash ROM
to you last question: Backup everything ( user apps + system data) and copy it to your PC just in case (I do it with scp from my linux shell and SSHDroid on the Note). Don't restore plain all saved data, but you can restore selected system data (like wifi configuration, contacts ...).
That works fine for me, even when my contacts are saved on google and migrate back from there. You have to find the right items in Titanium for just contact data and such, but mostly on my Note they are colored green and called "Konten", "Kontakte/Anrufe" - but that's a german note. Restore only the data for these system items!
frabe8378910 said:
to 1: There is no easy way to get any Samsung stuff (like TW) running on an AOSP/AOKP ROM. Requires hacking with libraries and the like.
to 4: Try wipe all and reflash ROM again. If that does not help, wipe all again reflash chainfire-repack (I use always Mobile Odin for that), reflash ROM
to you last question: Backup everything ( user apps + system data) and copy it to your PC just in case (I do it with scp from my linux shell and SSHDroid on the Note). Don't restore plain all saved data, but you can restore selected system data (like wifi configuration, contacts ...).
That works fine for me, even when my contacts are saved on google and migrate back from there. You have to find the right items in Titanium for just contact data and such, but mostly on my Note they are colored green and called "Konten", "Kontakte/Anrufe" - but that's a german note. Restore only the data for these system items!
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Thanks for answering frabe8378910 !
Too bad for the few S-apps I would have used. Also I'm not sure but I think different pressure for the pen is not supported in ICS stunner.
As for 4, I think I found the cause : there's a "multimedia" process showing in my battery stats , and I guess it runs especially when screen is off because sometimes I would loose several % of battery life when the GN was in sleep note for only a few minutes ! Well, I killed the process and battery consumption seems normal now.
Thanks a lot for the tip for saving contacts, I downloaded sshdroid, I'm on windows but I will use putty, though I'm not sure how it will handle permissions for the files when copied from GN to Windows and back to GN. Maybe I should stick to Titanium...You achieve saving all your datas through "manual" scp copy, or you also use an app like Titanium ?
KSauzeRK said:
Thanks for answering frabe8378910 !
Too bad for the few S-apps I would have used. Also I'm not sure but I think different pressure for the pen is not supported in ICS stunner.
As for 4, I think I found the cause : there's a "multimedia" process showing in my battery stats , and I guess it runs especially when screen is off because sometimes I would loose several % of battery life when the GN was in sleep note for only a few minutes ! Well, I killed the process and battery consumption seems normal now.
Thanks a lot for the tip for saving contacts, I downloaded sshdroid, I'm on windows but I will use putty, though I'm not sure how it will handle permissions for the files when copied from GN to Windows and back to GN. Maybe I should stick to Titanium...You achieve saving all your datas through "manual" scp copy, or you also use an app like Titanium ?
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I use "Note Everything Pro" for drawings and such with the S-Pen. This works fine for some measure drawings before you drive to a "baumarkt" (google tell me it's an english word too ;-) to buy building materials and furniture.
Yes, I save ALL user apps + system data with Titanium and the copy the whole directory (see below) to my PC.
Concerning the permissions for the Titanium files:
- login via putty to your note
- "cd" to the base directory of Titanium backup folder
on my note Titanium would save to: /mnt/emmc/BACKUP/Titanium, so "cd /mnt/emmc/BACKUP"
- do a "tar cvf Titanium.tar Titanium" which will pack the whole Titanium directory with all files and owner/group/permissions to ONE tar-file.
- copy this file via scp (putty) to you PC. Done!
If you need to restore the Titanium file on the Note
- copy the file back to the right directory
- "cp" to it
- do "tar xvf Titanium.tar"
- and the directory Titanium with all files and permissions is ready to use!
I'm a bit familiar with unix/linux, should have thought about tar !
Thanks again for your help.

[APP][NST][NSTG][1.2.x]NTGAppsAttack - Google Apps Installer Addon For NookManager

Nook Touch Google Apps Attack aka NTGAppsAttack
Custom Menu Addon for NookManager
Google Apps Installer for Nook Simple Touch & Nook Simple Touch Glow firmware 1.2.0 , 1.2.1
Highlights
Improved GApps install that uses the setup wizard to register eliminating the YouTube / GMail dance.
Market update enabled so Market updates to latest version including in-app purchases.
New patching method that should allow quick releases for new firmware versions.
What apps does it install?
Installs Google apps to NST/NSTG running firmware 1.20 or 1.2.1 rooted with NookManager
Google Market (Play Store)
Automatically updates to latest Market for NST/NSTG Android version. Includes in-app purchases.
GMail & GMail sync
Google Contacts sync
Google Calendar & Calendar sync
Google Talk
Google News & Weather
Calculator
What system files get modified?
/system/build.prop - set device fingerprint and turns on checkin
/data/system/packages.xml - clears signatures so new apps will install properly
/system/framework/framework.jar - patches to generate device id & phone type to allow market registration
/system/framework/services.jar - patch to start Backup Manager so setup wizard works
Getting ready to Install
Root your NST/NSTG using NookManager
Make a backup!!
Download NTGAppsAttack 0.5.0 for NookManager 0.5.0 (attached at end of post)
If you have a reader installed that uses Adobe DRM (Aldiko, Mantano, etc.) and you have authorized it with your Adobe ID you should deauthorize it before installing GApps and reauthorize it afterwards. If you don't the change to your Android Id that happens as part of the GApps install process will invalidate your Adobe authorization and force you to reauthorize. This counts against your device limit for Adobe authorizations (6 authorized devices). If you forget to deauthorize first and you run up against the limit you will need to contact Adobe to reset your device authorizations.
Do not disable BN Apps or reenable them before installing NTGAppsAttack
If you use Googles 2 step authorization, create and have ready an application specific password since when registering your Nook it won't redirect to the page where you add a generated pin from the Authenticator app.
Connect to wireless before powering off and installing NTGAppsAttack so that when you boot up after installing you'll be connected and ready to register your Nook.
** Warning **
I have tested this on my Nook Simple Touch. It works for me. I think it will work for you. But it might not. It might brick your Nook.
You must root your Nook using NookManager before installing NTGAppsAttack. Using NTGAppsAttack on a Nook rooted using any other method will probably break some stuff you like. Maybe even your Nook.
I haven't tested this on a Nook Simple Touch Glow. But the XDA forum talk is that it runs the same firmware as the Nook Simple Touch from 1.2.0 forward. NookManager roots a NSTG same as a NST and all seems rosy. So I assume NTGAppsAttack will work fine on a NSTG. But it might not.
Install at your own risk.
** Warning **
** Important **
Your version number of NTGappsAttack should match the version of NookManager you are using as NTGappsAttack replaces a file that is patched by NookManager. If your versions don't match things might not work when you're done. Updates to NTGappsAttack for the same version of NookManager will add a suffix to the NookManager version. For example the first NTGAppsAttack release for NookManger version 0.5.0 is NTGppsAttack version 0.5.0. An update to NTGappsAttack for NookManager 0.5.0 will be NTGppsAttack version 0.5.0.1 or 0.5.0.2, etc.
** Important **
** Important **
** Important **
** Important **
Make a backup before you get started! NookManager makes it easy. Thanks jeff_kz!
Make a backup before you get started! NookManager makes it easy. Thanks jeff_kz!
Make a backup before you get started! NookManager makes it easy. Thanks jeff_kz!
** Important **
** Important **
** Important **
OK, I'm ready to Install
Make sure your NookManager and NTGAppsAttack versions match (see above).
Make sure your have rooted your Nook with NookManager and all is working correctly.
Deauthorize any readers you have installed and authorized with your Adobe ID.
Unzip the NTGAppsAttack zip file into the the root of your NookManager microSD card
Power off your Nook
Insert NookManager microSD card into your Nook
Power on your Nook and let NookManager load
From the main NookManager screen select More, then Custom, then Install NTGappsAttack
If all goes well, select Back, Back, Exit, eject your microSD card and let your Nook boot
** Important **
Once your Nook has booted you need to follow the next steps without delay. You don't need to rush but you need to move through them without interruption. Your Nook will be downloading an update to the Market while you are doing these steps. You need to be done before the update is installed. Otherwise when you open the Market you'll get a "server error" message. If that happens tap Cancel on the message and the Market will close. Go back to ReLaunch. Long press on the Market and select Uninstall and let it uninstall the update. When its done Market will still be there in ReLaunch. Immediately open the Market and pick up at step 14 again. And don't get interrupted this time. If the "server error" message persists try restoring your backup and try registering using a different GMail account.
Why didn't I preinstall the update? For some reason it doesn't work and won't communicate with the Google servers.
** Important **
Touch the Android to begin
Skip the tutorial
Tap Sign In
Enter your gmail account and password and tap Sign In
Leave location tracking boxes checked and tap Next
Uncheck Backup Settings to My Google Account box and tap Finish (You can try leaving backup checked but I haven't tested it as I use Titanium Backup)
Go back to ReLaunch and open the Market
Accept the Terms & Conditions
Tap on Apps
Tap on All applications
Tap on Top Free
Tap on one of the Apps and install it. Any one of them, it doesn't matter which, you can uninstall it later.
Exit the Market.
You're not quite done yet. Keep reading.
This gets the process of connecting your Nook with the Google Market servers going. At this point you are hooked up with Gmail, Contacts and Calendar syncing to your Nook. Try Gmail and Calendar out. You'll see your appointments in the Calendar and contacts in Gmail but the Contacts app isn't installed because it doesn't work on the NST/NSTG. Try Go Contacts EX once the Market is up and working. Now you need to take a break to let Google's servers get all cozy with your Nook before the Market will work properly. For me it usually takes less than an hour but it might take longer. As long as 24 hours+ has been reported for other GApps install methods. I think the installing of the free app speeds things up so I don't think you'll have to wait that long.
To see if the Market is ready:
Go to http://play.google.com - its most reliable to do this from your PC
Search for SearchMarket
Click on Install
Open the Send To dropdown. You should see a device called "phone". Thats your Nook. Select it and click Install. If it responds "the app will be downloaded to your device shortly" your Nook and Google have cozied up nicely. If you dont't see "phone", it won't let you select "phone" or gives you an "Oops we had trouble with this request" error when you click install you need to wait longer. Once it says it will be downloaded, back on your Nook open the Market again. It should look different. You've been automagically upgraded to the most current version of the Market app supported on our Nooks. It supports in-app purchases if you care. You should see a notification balloon in your status bar. Tap on it and the message should say SearchMarket has been installed. Now you can use SearchMarket on your Nook to find apps and install them (search in the Market app is broken). If you don't get the installed notification continue on.
Open the Market on your Nook.
Tap on My Apps.
Tap on SearchMarket to install it.
Missing and/or Broken Stuff
Market Search doesn't work - Use SearchMarket from the Market per above instructions
No Contacts app - try Go Contacts EX from the Market - default and iPhone themes are decent on our eInk displays
No Google Books - see this thread on Google Books[/URL]
No YouTube, Maps, etc. - download them from the Market
How to change sync settings - Go into Gmail, open the menu and tap on Add Account. Add your same Google account again and you'll get a screen that will let you select what you want synced. Don't worry, it won't really add the account twice.
Thanks to:
jeff_kz - NookManager NST/NSTG 1.20+ firmware rooter
GabrialDestruir - for working examples of how its done TouchNooter and GlowNooter
Decad3nce - doc of how to patch framework.jar
clockworx - original development of framework.jar patch
Mistar Muffin - getting gapps to work on Nook Color
nookdevs - nook color calendar sync / how to get to account & sync settings
CyanogenMod - archive of old gapps files
For Developers:
Source is on github for my patches and build system Feel free to use any of it in your rooters or other tools.
I got the setup wizard to work with a patch to services.jar to start the Backup Manager. It was looking to populate its checkbox for backing up apps & data up to Google.
The patch is written as an awk script to eliminate problems with line number and baksmali label changes with firmware changes. I rewrote the patch to framework.jar as an awk script as well.
I had to pull the MarketUpdater.apk from a different gapps package to get a matched pair of vending.apk and MarketUpdater.apk signed with the same cert. Otherwise MarketUpdater would fail. I tried just using everything from the EPF30 package but it seemed a bit flaky in its communications with the Google servers. YMMV.
Cert mismatches may have been why I added a sed to delete the certs for uid.shared in packages.xml as well as the usual uid.system. After dozens of reinstalls I can't remember. It looks like now a different shared user id is added to packages.xml and the one the certs are removed from doesn't have any certs added to it. So maybe this isn't needed with my final selection of GApps apk's but it doesn't hurt either.
Reserved for OP.
Market is getting stuck on "starting download". Everything else works.
NSTGL
EDIT:
Re-enabling the B&N apps helped.
One of these apps must be important for the process.
I don't think its the B&N apps causing the Market to get stuck at Starting Download. The B&N use of some of the same underlying Android authentication and communication stuff may have triggered things to start up again. I don't have the B&N apps disabled and it happened to me once during testing. I have read about it happening on non-B&N devices as well. When it happened to me it was only for one app. I could download and install others. I used Titanium Backup to clear data for the Market app and it fixed the downloading for the problem app and it started working again.
If you have a reader installed that uses Adobe DRM (Aldiko, Mantano, etc.) and you have authorized it with your Adobe ID you should deauthorize it before installing GApps and reauthorize it afterwards. If you don't the change to your Android ID that happens as part of the GApps install process will invalidate your Adobe authorization and force you to reauthorize. This counts against your device limit for Adobe authorizations (6 authorized devices). If you forget to deauthorize first and you run up against the limit you will need to contact Adobe to reset your device authorizations. I have updated the OP with this info.
Thanks, this is excellent! When I start Titanium Backup it complains that debug mode is not enabled - is there a way to do this?
dwl99 said:
Thanks, this is excellent! When I start Titanium Backup it complains that debug mode is not enabled - is there a way to do this?
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Install NookColorTools.apk and turn debugging on in there?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868366
USB debugging is turned on by the rooting process but the Android settings database isn't updated to reflect it so TiBu throws up that warning. I just ignore the message and I haven't had a problem with TiBu. If the message bugs you enough you could PM jeff_kz, the developer of NookManager, and ask him to set adb_enable to 1 in the system settings to get rid of it.
Now, my problem is this: I installed your GApps on my rooted NST, made sure to follow your directions, except I was too slow on steps 10 thru 17 and got the "server error" message when i tried to start up market (it went as far as the terms and conditions screen). I tried uninstalling/relaunching Market like you said in your guide, but still got the error message. I tried using Titanium backup to clear data for market, didnt work (same server error), and i tried uninstalling market with Ti Backup and then re-installing from the microsd card that had your GApps on it--this didnt work either (maybe this step was a mistake?). Other Gapps seem to work: gmail, weather, calendar, calc. I'm really at a loss as to what i should do, i would greatly appreciate some direction to what i could do next, or even where i could get more help if you dont feel like answering my question. i promise i'll give you internet cookies for helping me! maybe even real cookies! Pretty please...
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Hmm.. That's a tough one. The server error is a problem that has affected a lot of people on a lot of different devices ever since the Google "upgrade" to Google Play. Its sounds like you did things right and uninstalling with TiBu and reinstalling from the NTGappsAttack package was a good idea - too bad it didn't work. There is a lot of voodoo out there on things that might work to fix it. Some things I've found you might try are:
Try a different wifi connection
Go into GMail and add a second GMail account
Use an app called Market Enabler to add a fake carrier id to your Nook (not sure if this is for phones only)
If none of that works I would restore to your backup from before you started and reinstall GApps.
When i tap on android, nothing happens. I cannot bypass it anyway. any ideas?
EDIT: SOLVED by enabling BN apps.
This is brilliant, working lovely.
Anyone with Googles 2 step authorisation, create and have ready a application specific password since it won't redirect to page where you add a generated pin from Authenticator app.
domi.nos said:
When i tap on android, nothing happens. I cannot bypass it anyway. any ideas?
EDIT: SOLVED by enabling BN apps.
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Thanks for the update. I have added a note to the install instructions about enabling BN apps.
remlap said:
This is brilliant, working lovely.
Anyone with Googles 2 step authorisation, create and have ready a application specific password since it won't redirect to page where you add a generated pin from Authenticator app.
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Thanks I'll add a note to the instructions.
No problem, also might be good to mention have wifi connected when shutting down before running this, makes authenticating simpler if it auto connect to your wifi network.
Wonderful anyway, thanks very much for your effort, pleased to uninstall 1MobileMarket and use some of my paid apps.
Is anyone able to get Aldiko working after rooting with NookManager, then installing NTGappsattack? Aldiko doesn't seem to be in the Market, and attempts to do things like a Titanium restore from another device and downloading directly haven't worked.
This sounds excellent and I can't wait to try it.
However, I can't seem to find NookManager 0.5.0 anywhere. The version I used when I orginally rooted my NST was 0.4.1. Can anyone point me at 0.5.0?
thanks,Jeff
repoocaj said:
This sounds excellent and I can't wait to try it.
However, I can't seem to find NookManager 0.5.0 anywhere. The version I used when I orginally rooted my NST was 0.4.1. Can anyone point me at 0.5.0?
thanks,Jeff
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The link is near the bottom of the first post of the NookManager thread.
Can the B&N apps be disabled with nook manager after install and registering or do google apps need it to run.
Dopedangel said:
Can the B&N apps be disabled with nook manager after install and registering or do google apps need it to run.
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I bet it is a question?
You'd better make everything work propertly, then try if after disabling it is still ok, if so then no prob i guess, if not just enable them.
My question: is accountandsyncsettings.apk not used for gapps to work? It is disabled by NookManager.
domi.nos said:
My question: is accountandsyncsettings.apk not used for gapps to work? It is disabled by NookManager.
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I believe accountandsyncsettings.apk is only used to add new accounts and change sync settings. You can't invoke it directly on the Nook due to the B&N hacking of their authentication into the Android authentication framework and requires going through GMail to get to it. I would think that once GApps are setup disabling accountandsyncsettings.apk wouldn't hurt anything it would just require reenabling to add an account or change the sync settings.
I would worry more about BnAuthenticationService.apk as I'm not sure exactly how B&N hacked their authentication into Android and whether or not GApps would fail without it. It may depend on whether you've registered your device with B&N or not.
I'm pretty certain that NookManager disabling ContactsProvider.apk will break contacts syncing in GApps.
If you disable B&N apps after installing GApps and have a problem, reenable them then try editing the NookManager /scripts/disable_all_bn script and delete the lines that disable the above apk file and try disabling again.

[Q] Verizon G2 missing Software Update option

Hi all,
I have a rooted Verizon G2 on the stock recovery running VS98011A. My phone is missing the Software Update Option in the About Phone menu. I am at a loss. The only apps I am running that use root are:
- SuperSU
- Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper (This is the app I originally suspected....I uninstalled and rebooted and still no update option)
- Ad Away
- Titanium Backup
- G2 Exposed (not sure if this needs root)
I have Frozen a bunch of the apps I thought were bloatware with Titanium Backup. I will list them below:
- Accessories 9
- Amazon 2.0.22.0
- Amazon Kindle 4.2.0.34
- Audible 1.5.2
- Backup Assistant+ Contacts 2.0.1
- Calendar 4.0.18
- Caller Name ID 2.0.....
- Car Home 3.0.66
- Google Play Books 2.9.21
- Google Play Magazines 2.0.0
- Google Play Movies & TV 2.4.14
- Google+ 4.1.2.51968121
- LG VPN 2.6.1
- Life Square 4.0.28
- Life Square Log Manager 2.5.42
- Maluuba QVoice Interface 1.3.4q
- Music 4.2.5
- Music 4.1.12
- NFL Mobile 7.0.0.30
- Notebook 4.0.21
- Quick Translator 4.0.45
- QVoice Engine 4.1....
- QVoice Speech Pack 4.0100....
- Richnote 4.0.19
- Richnote Widget 4.0.5
- Slacker 4.0.4059
- Sync Service 2.9.0.1.52
- Tasks 4.0.8
- Verizon Location Agent 0.0.1.442
- Verizon Mobile Security 1.3.0
- Verizon Tones 5.1.6
- Viewdini 3.1
- Voicemail 2.2.1
- VuTalk 4.0.31
- VZ Navigator 9.0.3.68
- WAP Service 4.0.21202
- Weather 4.1.8.1
- Weather Theme 4.1.8.1
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I was not in a rush to update as the phone just works splendidly. But with KitKat around the corner I am now trying to address this.
Thanks.
well, update verizon is somehow forced by carrier. So just check the forums if it has hit, if it has and doesnt come automagically for you then just update the via return to stockrom way no other option really.
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Look for 'Software Update 2.3.1.14' in TiBu
IamPro said:
Look for 'Software Update 2.3.1.14' in TiBu
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Crud. Not there. Thanks for the help.
Would anyone know if I can get this installed without having to restore a factory firmware?
Thanks
Cobra617 said:
Crud. Not there. Thanks for the help.
Would anyone know if I can get this installed without having to restore a factory firmware?
Thanks
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Bumping to see if anyone has any other thoughts.
Thanks
Same issue and same exact path I went down now software update is missing...anyone?
sarcoptic said:
Same issue and same exact path I went down now software update is missing...anyone?
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Wipe back to stock and start over.
I would assume while you were "freezing" apps in tibu, you probably deleted the update apk, so even if you do a factory reset it will still be missing. Either you need to do an entire image restore to get it back, or find someone to upload the .apk for you.

Alternative to Titanium without Root?

Is there anything that you can use to back up apps and data on note 4 without rooting?
xeonbuilder said:
Is there anything that you can use to back up apps and data on note 4 without rooting?
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Helium if I remember correctly. it won't do system apps, but you shouldn't be doing those anyway.
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