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Went in and changed background on facebook app and pandora...now my facebook account is gone and won't come back and pandora widget disappeared. All I did was change backgrounds...ideas?
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Mine did the same thing running kaosfroyo v32. Not sure about Pandora, but for Facebook, go into the Facebook app, go to settings, then under other settings where it says sync contacts it probably says "don't sync". Change that and you should be good. You may have to go into your contacts and manually link them, but it should work. It worked for me.

You may have better luck with an answer if you post in the Q&A section, sorry I can't help you though. Hope you solve this.
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helowrenchturn2 said:
Went in and changed background on facebook app and pandora...now my facebook account is gone and won't come back and pandora widget disappeared. All I did was change backgrounds...ideas?
Sent From My CELB2.3 Eris
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My best suggestion would be to uninstall Pandora, remove your Facebook accts on Settings and resync Facebook. Make the changes you want, then redownload and install Pandora.

Had this issue as well for Transparent Chaos. A couple different things might help, one, rebooting. Two, make sure that when you change something in Market apks, it often helps, or is even necessary to sign the apks. Apk Manager is helpful for this (suggested by Daneshm90). So, all that combined with jsuh's suggestions should put you on the right track.

[Q] Why does applications "Maps" and "Sms" keep starting?

Hi,
I notice that even if I kill applications "Maps" and "Sms" they keep showing in the list. I guess they are restarted by something. I have my GPS turned on but surely that should not start Maps? And I'm using Handsent for my messaging - not Sms.
Any advices?
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Don't quote me on this but I always thought that 3rd party messaging apps need the stock app running to work correctly
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shiftyllama said:
Don't quote me on this but I always thought that 3rd party messaging apps need the stock app running to work correctly
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Sounds reasonable, then I'm only left with why Maps is restarting
Thanks.
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Lately I've noticed a lot of apps myself that never used to start by themselves doing so now. Even after shutting them down in settings they seem to start up again. The only way I've found around this so far is to clear cache and data. Clearing data is a bit of a pain because it means entering user names and passwords again everytime you wanna use the app. If there is a better solution I'd also be interested to know. As far as I know from my own experience none of the app killing apps out there really work and I've tried a good few.

dforce10 said:
Lately I've noticed a lot of apps myself that never used to start by themselves doing so now. Even after shutting them down in settings they seem to start up again. The only way I've found around this so far is to clear cache and data. Clearing data is a bit of a pain because it means entering user names and passwords again everytime you wanna use the app. If there is a better solution I'd also be interested to know. As far as I know from my own experience none of the app killing apps out there really work and I've tried a good few.
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Hope you are not right. I'd hate to reset Maps. On the other hand I dont want it to use 25% of the battery doing nothing as it does now!
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Werner

call me stupid, but i think the device is preloading all the system apps...

Hawkysoft said:
call me stupid, but i think the device is preloading all the system apps...
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No that I'm seeing "Maps" in the application list without starting it is a new experience. And surely a navigation application is not a system app...
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Werner

Got it!
My GPS was lit (as it should be), and if the "Maps" application is set to automatically register my locations it will fire Maps when the GPS is lit. Disable the GPS or disable the automatics in Maps and it all works
Thanks.
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with system apps i ment the default apps that are preinstalled on your device / rom...
and it does preload these ^^

[Q] Arranging app icons

I'm looking for an app of some kind that will automatically arrange apps in the app drawer in alphabetical order.
I KNOW I can do this myself by dragging them around multiple screens, but its difficult and tedious when you have many apps and have to do it when you install something new.
Can it be that complex to write an app that does this?

A lot of other launchers have this by default, eg Launcher Pro, Go Launcher, so I recommend you try one of them.

Yes, I've been told this too. But I am not really looking to install something that will change the entire appearance of the phone, I just want this one simple feature, and I am happy with the appdrawer otherwise.

TheSippler said:
I'm looking for an app of some kind that will automatically arrange apps in the app drawer in alphabetical order.
I KNOW I can do this myself by dragging them around multiple screens, but its difficult and tedious when you have many apps and have to do it when you install something new.
Can it be that complex to write an app that does this?
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Try this, it's free...
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.demidoes.twsorter

Perfect, thanks!

TheSippler said:
Perfect, thanks!
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No problem

now that we have root, what should/shouldn't we kill

would it be wise to compile a list of the bloatware that we should and should not kill, now that we have root? Also, perhaps the best method to deal with it (Freeze, rename, or outright delete)

Here's what I've successfully removed without any problems so far:
Apps 1.02.16
Backup Assistant 2.3.4
Backup Assistant Client 1.0
Blockbuster 0.8
Citrix Receiver 2.1.1059
Ctiy ID 1.1.7
GoToMeeting 1.0
Guided Tours 2.3.4
Help Center 2.3.4
NFL Mobile 4.0
Skype mobile 1.6.0.15
Slacker 2.1.191
V CAST Media Manager 4.2.99.36
V CAST Music 03.72.107
V CAST Tones 4.5.7
V CAST Videos 5.72.005
VZ Navigator 7.1.5.33
ZumoCast 1.0.17
I just uninstalled them all with Titanium Backup. I've restarted the phone a couple times since and had no noticeable issues.

Is your phone running any faster. Also is freezing them the same as deleteing them
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spacecasespiff said:
Is your phone running any faster. Also is freezing them the same as deleteing them
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DO NOT DELETE. Freeze the apps u dont want cuz u wont be able to get updates if u delete apps

patfactorx said:
DO NOT DELETE. Freeze the apps u dont want cuz u wont be able to get updates if u delete apps
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What type of updates? I made backups of everything first so I can go back and restore everything and freeze it instead... I don't know if I want to though as everything seems good so far.

LaTropa64 said:
What type of updates? I made backups of everything first so I can go back and restore everything and freeze it instead... I don't know if I want to though as everything seems good so far.
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OTA updates to the OS.

I just froze stuff. I feel better doing that. Im trying to figure out if its helped my phone.
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Here is a list of stuff I removed by renaming from .apk to .bak
No issues so far...
BooksPhone
Blockbuster
Citrix
CityID
FriendFeed
GoToMeeting
GuidedTours
HelpCenter
IMPresence
Kindle
NewBayVault
NFLMobile
Protips
Skype
SocialMessaging
SocialLocation
SlackerRadio
Swype
VCast
VCast Apps
VCast Music
VCast Tones
VCast Videos
VZ Navigator
VZWIM
YahooContacts
ZumoCast

i see no one has listed DLNA as a safe to freeze. I know it is constantly running on my D3 and am wondering if its safe to freeze or not.

Even after freezing DLNA, like a couple other apps like Task Manager and Voice Commands, it still seemed to stay resident. After doing an actual uninstall and reboot, I was good. (I did get an infinite force close loop, thus requiring the reboot. I seemed to be able to hold the power button and tap the force close then the shutdown item fast enough to avoid needing a battery pull.)
I agree we shouldn't have multiple threads for the same topic. I think we should take further discussion over to the more trafficked one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235325

djthread said:
Even after freezing DLNA, like a couple other apps like Task Manager and Voice Commands, it still seemed to stay resident. After doing an actual uninstall and reboot, I was good. (I did get an infinite force close loop, thus requiring the reboot. I seemed to be able to hold the power button and tap the force close then the shutdown item fast enough to avoid needing a battery pull.)
I agree we shouldn't have multiple threads for the same topic. I think we should take further discussion over to the more trafficked one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235325
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Agreed... we should move this over to the other thread.... can one of the mods close this down?

Can anyone upload backups for these files for those of us (ahem) who went a little gung-ho on deleting apps instead of freezing? (meh bad).

haberbe said:
Agreed... we should move this over to the other thread.... can one of the mods close this down?
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Only members with 30+ posts can post to the Dev forum right? This thread serves the new members, like ourselves, who cannot yet post to the Dev forum.

Nasty Facebook Wakelock

I can't seem to shake this wakelock! It has persisted between 2 clean rom installs and 2 kernels. Can anyone advise?

I killed it by doing this:
1. Install Greenify
2. Greenify Facebook
3. Go into Greenify and if Facebook has been woken by that process (kind of hit or miss. You have to catch it at the right time), select Facebook and icons will appear in the top right corner of the screen
4.. Select the icon that looks like a pair of scissors to prevent it from being woken by that process
5. Profit

I have an even better solution: don't install Facebook.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I have an even better solution: don't install Facebook.
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Is that really necessary? Why would you click the thread title if you where not interested? I understand the need for debatable topics, but darn, fishing for them seems to go on a lot on XDA. I get its invasive permissions, I do. So, I see your angle, sir. Perhaps recommending a better app that doesn't have said invasiveness?
OP: I tried Fast for Facebook, but its a bit buggy, and pro version is paid. I uninstalled it because attaching photos inside a webkit window in an app doesn't work for Messenger for some reason. It's a lot easier on your battery, beast of a battery it is in our Nexus.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot about Trillian! Trillian is really really good for Messenger, but a bit buggy for Messenger groups. It's still good for getting a hold of your contacts, though, without having your microphone and camera turned on and bugged for no reason. Picture attachments work too, they open a direct server link in Chrome and auto-attach to the chat window so that you can see them.
Alternative Facebook solutions anyone? This guy needs help not having his phone wiretapped. XD
Not going to lie, Greenify is gold! I love the xposed module, too.

Not installing Facebook is a viable solution to the OP's wakelock. In fact, it's the most sensible solution, since you can still access Facebook using a browser. Seriously, do you really need to know how many people are posting useless crap on your facebook wall?
So yes, stating the obvious is absolutely necessary.
EDIT: Just to make this clear, Facebook is a resource hog, which is why not installing it is the sensible move. Permissions have little to do with it.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
I have an even better solution: don't install Facebook.
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LupineDream said:
Is that really necessary? Why would you click the thread title if you where not interested? I understand the need for debatable topics, but darn, fishing for them seems to go on a lot on XDA. I get its invasive permissions, I do. So, I see your angle, sir. Perhaps recommending a better app that doesn't have said invasiveness?
OP: I tried Fast for Facebook, but its a bit buggy, and pro version is paid. I uninstalled it because attaching photos inside a webkit window in an app doesn't work for Messenger for some reason. It's a lot easier on your battery, beast of a battery it is in our Nexus.
Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot about Trillian! Trillian is really really good for Messenger, but a bit buggy for Messenger groups. It's still good for getting a hold of your contacts, though, without having your microphone and camera turned on and bugged for no reason. Picture attachments work too, they open a direct server link in Chrome and auto-attach to the chat window so that you can see them.
Alternative Facebook solutions anyone? This guy needs help not having his phone wiretapped. XD
Not going to lie, Greenify is gold! I love the xposed module, too.
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that was my solution to a Facebook wakelock years ago. when I never used Facebook for months, it used 10-25% of my battery, daily. so I uninstalled it. I've haven't been happier about it since. now I only use Facebook in the browser. anyways, did you know that Facebook is ranked at top 5 most hungry resource hog android apps?

Did anyone know if you use Facebook in chrome it will still push notifications?
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I keep my Facebook app because I like it. What I do is freeze it with titanium backup when I'm not using it and unfreeze it when I want to use it.

Try metal.
I used to only use Facebook thru chrome. You cannot
Share things or get updates as it is just a web site
Metal is for Facebook and twitter. Very light app.
It is in play store. Get it.

Can't greenify
Same issue here. Even greenify can't hibernate Facebook and messenger

On Chrome for Android, you can set websites to send you notifications as if they're a native app... What I do is click the dot menu, then tap "Add To Home Screen". Then I move the FB Website icon to my SOCIAL folder.
Then I go back to the 3 dot menu, select settings (while on the Facebook website), go under advanced and you will see " Site Settings". Give the FB Website permission to send you notifications through Chrome... And viola.
As for the greenify.... From what I can tell, somehow the FB app can refuse to be greenified... Look in Better Battery Stats and you'll see that FB is constantly running a bug report service... (At least that's what I've seen). What I used to do, before I got rid of it all together... Was just seipe to close it as soon as I was done with the app. That was a bit much in my mind. So I went the web browser route

Imranhakro said:
Same issue here. Even greenify can't hibernate Facebook and messenger
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1. Select Facebook/Messenger
2. Select the icon that appears in the top right corner that looks like a pair or scissors
3. Facebook/Messenger will no longer be woken by that service

Thanks so much for getting some resources together, guys!
Yeah, those push notifications for Facebook are annoying. Clear cookies and cache, log out of Facebook on Chrome, use Firefox browser instead, disable and greenify chrome (only when needed for webkits). I am going to try metal, but I love Trillian for Messenger at least. I was looking for an app solution, seeing as m.facebook.com doesn't have all of the functionality of regular Facebook.
When I get done rooting my device I'll make a video on this start - finish. Gonna give myself a 2A rapid charge so I can clear battery stats right off the gate - Nexus 6.

LupineDream said:
Thanks so much for getting some resources together, guys!
Yeah, those push notifications for Facebook are annoying. Clear cookies and cache, log out of Facebook on Chrome, use Firefox browser instead, disable and greenify chrome (only when needed for webkits). I am going to try metal, but I love Trillian for Messenger at least. I was looking for an app solution, seeing as m.facebook.com doesn't have all of the functionality of regular Facebook.
When I get done rooting my device I'll make a video on this start - finish. Gonna give myself a 2A rapid charge so I can clear battery stats right off the gate - Nexus 6.
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Have you considered just using Facebook.com and checking the option for request desktop site? It's a hassle unless you can somehow get it to stick for each visit. But that would give you the full site.
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Yoinx said:
Have you considered just using Facebook.com and checking the option for request desktop site? It's a hassle unless you can somehow get it to stick for each visit. But that would give you the full site.
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If you've got the Firefox Android browser, there is an add-on for "request desktop website" automatically for your specified websites. That might work.