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Is it possible to have Android ROM of MS or yahoo apps?

I have tried more than 30+ ROM's so far. However I always wonder if it is possible to have a ROM without any google apps in it? Just to try, I installed CM7.2 from Cyanogenmod website and didnot flash the google apps patch. Instead I used EMail exchange app and configure new outlook address which fetch all my hotmail/outlook emails, calendar and contacts to the phone. I configure the F-Droid Repository the repo is very very small and has very limited apps. However with this option I was able to run a CM7.2 without any google apps. However I have always faced poor battery with CM7.2 as compared to the stock based ROM's. Has anyone tried something like this with Yahoo? I managed to install Whatsapp apk from their website but lot's of apps are not available on F-Droid repo.
Last option to the market is to install only google play and by going into settings accounts and sync disable google contacts,picasa,calendar sync. You can install Skydrive and Lync for corporate chat. However bing search app was not possible to install on ACE in india.
However I would really love to see a ROM that actually runs with either microsoft or yahoo apps (search, calendar, contacts, email) and without any google apps.

You can delete google apps yourself.
Download ROM.zip
Go to /system/app
Delete any undesired app.
You can also add your own apps so you don't have to add them everytime you flash it. Although im not sure about last part.
Or simply install ROM and with root explorer delete them.
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check this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1583871

Tovagulet said:
You can delete google apps yourself.
Download ROM.zip
Go to /system/app
Delete any undesired app.
You can also add your own apps so you don't have to add them everytime you flash it. Although im not sure about last part.
Or simply install ROM and with root explorer delete them.
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What is the location of apps that gets installed on SDCard?
Also there are tones of ROM's getting released with same Cyanogenmod with different themes, kernels and added scripts. I 'd rather prefer to see a ROM which goes out of the way and removes google and keeps yahoo or microsoft! Also a there could be a ROM that is not CM based but has been build up from android sources!

tushargok said:
What is the location of apps that gets installed on SDCard?
Also there are tones of ROM's getting released with same Cyanogenmod with different themes, kernels and added scripts. I 'd rather prefer to see a ROM which goes out of the way and removes google and keeps yahoo or microsoft! Also a there could be a ROM that is not CM based but has been build up from android sources!
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/mnt/sdcard/.android_secure
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tushargok said:
What is the location of apps that gets installed on SDCard?
Also there are tones of ROM's getting released with same Cyanogenmod with different themes, kernels and added scripts. I 'd rather prefer to see a ROM which goes out of the way and removes google and keeps yahoo or microsoft! Also a there could be a ROM that is not CM based but has been build up from android sources!
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Also, why would you want Microsoft apps. Android is owned by Google, and without Google Apps, it defeats the object of having an Android device. Android is designed around the Google ecosystem.
We could have AOSP, but it has lots of bugs, so it's easier to use CM.
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[q] How to remove Google and Google+

Hi, I have one question about Google and Google+. How to remove the files in our custom rom before flashing the rom? Ya, we can delete it using root explorer but I love to know which apk/files contain the twos apks. Thank's.

Google+ isn't necessarily an apk in the gapps package so google+ won't be there in the custom ROMs and I'm not sure if Google Now is a thing that can be removed as it is an exclusive feature of Android 4.1+ . Not sure though. :|

Varad297 said:
Google+ isn't necessarily an apk in the gapps package so google+ won't be there in the custom ROMs and I'm not sure if Google Now is a thing that can be removed as it is an exclusive feature of Android 4.1+ . Not sure though. :|
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afair Google Now gets active only after you log in to your Google account from Google Search, logging get out brings the Search back
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He wants to disable google search, i don't see any way to do that except not flashing gapps at all which isn't desirable. I'd be glad if you can help him disable google search if possible.

If it is a TW ROM then just pull the apk's out of system/preload...

Varad297 said:
He wants to disable google search, i don't see any way to do that except not flashing gapps at all which isn't desirable. I'd be glad if you can help him disable google search if possible.
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I guess it all depends on the ROM - I have two different devices, on one the Search is a system app (system/app/Velvet.apk), on other it was installed via Play market (data/app/com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.apk).
Generally if the apk resides in zip file, it can be removed before flashing (I usually clean ROMs from all apps I don't need on my PC using WinRar), the only problem could be finding name of the apk file to remove.

Yes you're right, the name of the app is where the problem resides as I did check the frameworks folder of the ROM. It's ROM specific isn't it, and tampering with an app like google search can surely cause some unforeseen errors too. I don't see any reason why google search has become such an undesirable app for the poster!

Not sure how it works for stock-based ROMs, on my N7000 I have Slimbean, which comes without Search - it can be installed from the Market separately if someone needs it
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Slimbean has gapps of its own, customised for the ROM which are available on their site. The gapps on goo.im which are prescribed by some other ROMs come with the feature of google-search.

Varad297 said:
Slimbean has gapps of its own, customised for the ROM which are available on their site. The gapps on goo.im which are prescribed by some other ROMs come with the feature of google-search.
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in this case it should be enough to remove "QuickSearchBox.apk" from the zip file before flashing

This removes Google search altogether or just the search box on the home screens which cannot be gotten away from the settings options in certain ROMs?

Varad297 said:
This removes Google search altogether or just the search box on the home screens which cannot be gotten away from the settings options in certain ROMs?
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Not sure, the search box may be a separate widget, you could check with Root App Delete (enables/disables system apps)
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fne02 said:
Hi, I have one question about Google and Google+. How to remove the files in our custom rom before flashing the rom? Ya, we can delete it using root explorer but I love to know which apk/files contain the twos apks. Thank's.
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I had google now and google plus and google maps deleted from system and installed as a normal app. Hibernated with greenify. App stays closed unless i start it myself.
Hope this way helps. So far i have no problem starting, using and hibernating these 3 apps.
Running on DXLSE deodexed rooted with philz kernel.
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Thank you for all informations. It is PlusOne.apk for the Google+ and Messenger+ too. I left the Google Search for future need. Thank's a lot. :good::good::good:

[ROM] Thor Gapps Rom ( 13.3.2.4 )

Hi,
here is a light custom rom for the Kindle Fire HDX 7", with all amazon apps and services removed and almost aosp (including google apps). I'll try to fix remaining bugs as soon as i have the time to !
Features:
All amazon apps removed
All amazon background services removed (including OTA update)
Google services added (play store, gmail, gallery...)
AOSP launcher and apps
Rooted
Bugs/Todo:
Gmail is crashing
Some settings menu not working -> use stock settings app
No camera app -> use any other camera app from the market
Installation:
Install/update SafeStrap
Create a rom slot
Flash/restore stock rom DATA to rom slot (optional, but restore partition if problems)
Flash thor-gapps-13.3.0.0-v2.zip if you are on firmware 13.3.0.0 or thor-gapps-13.3.2.4-v1.zip for firmware 13.3.2.4 ...
Download:
thor-gapps-13.3.2.4-v1.zip
thor-gapps-13.3.0.0-v2.zip
Changelog:
13.3.2.4-v1
built from amazon update 13.3.2.4
IF YOUR FIRMWARE IS NOT 13.3.2.4 DON'T UPDATE OR USE THIS ROM
13.3.0.0-v2
removed xposed dependency (all changes are done in aosp sources)
improve gapps which now include working Google+, Photos ...
fix contacts from aosp sources
fix brightness menu in aosp settings (SeekBar)
fix facebook installation (library error)
removed stock settings
disabled amazon activity extender (?!)
13.3.0.0-v1
fixed DownloadManager (gmail, chrome...)
fixed launcher orientation silliness (thanks to CelticWebSolutions !)
added chrome and gmail app
added aosp settings compiled from sources (com.android.thorsettings)
fixed almost all settings when using aosp settings (still problems with SeekBar's like volume and brightness)
added aosp keyboard compiled from sources with landscape width fix (removed stock swype)
changed bootanimation to aosp one
Credits:
Hashcode
CelticWebSolutions
All of you for your support

I wonder if there will be a xxx-gapps-rom.zip for the 8.9" version soon?

Cool, as soon as I figure out how to get supersu on the hdx ill give this a try! Thanks for working on it!

lionking2k said:
I wonder if there will be a xxx-gapps-rom.zip for the 8.9" version soon?
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That would depend on there being a SafeStrap for the 8.9" version soon
This works great on my tablet BTW. Thanks!

Hmmm looks like I might be the first one to try this out. I'm downloading now and I'll report back when it's finished.
Update: Installed the ROM and immediately hit the Play Store. Tried to add an existing Google account but it caused a reboot. Right now I'm stuck on the calculator since I have no nav buttons
Update 2: Tried to enable Wifi, got another reboot.
I'm going back to my stock ROM slot for now, being unable to use the Nav buttons makes this a bit difficult.

Installed and working perfectly. So far everything but gmail works, and works really well. thanks Cpasjuste.

tootone said:
Installed and working perfectly. So far everything but gmail works, and works really well. thanks Cpasjuste.
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Any protips here since I obviously failed hard at this?

bhsvault said:
Any protips here since I obviously failed hard at this?
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The problem can only comes from the data partition. Did you try to first restore your stock data partition then flash the zip ?

Cpasjuste said:
The problem can only comes from the data partition. Did you try to first restore your stock data partition then flash the zip ?
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No I did it the other way around, and the data restore failed.I I'll give it a try and report back. Thanks. Good work by the way.
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No I did it the other way around, and the data restore failed.I I'll give it a try and report back. Thanks. Good work by the way.
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Just tried it. ( Restoring data, flashing the zip).
I can see my apps from my stock ROM so I know the data restore was successful. I'm still missing the nav bar and Play Store still results in a reboot.
EDIT: Just tried it a second time and it seems to be working.

So unlike your flashable zip for the stock firmware this ROM gets rid of the Amazon Video App correct. Amazon video has Prime Instant Video Offline Downloading and that is a killer feature for me. Anyway to sideload that stock APK and have it work?

Here's a video of the end result
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LO-7MBl5fc

thanks
Thank you for making this rom! The only good rom each use gmail error alone!! Hopefully the next version will optimize system and fixes gmail thank you very much!

Ty very much!!!
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Excellent gapps rom. Facebook not installing but so great...awaiting Amazon and Google working..miss my prime vids not working..fantastic. your the best
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Hey thanks for your hard work. Glad development is picking up for the hdx7.
Quick question is flash working on stock browser? I know its not asop and dont like adding other browsers.
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stickstickly said:
So unlike your flashable zip for the stock firmware this ROM gets rid of the Amazon Video App correct. Amazon video has Prime Instant Video Offline Downloading and that is a killer feature for me. Anyway to sideload that stock APK and have it work?
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It does say it removes ALL Amazon background services, so, Sideloading probably will not work, at least not enough for the app to recognize this as a Kindle.

i can't long press anything with this rom... it just flips the screen around. can't get to the apps settings either. also, games like shadowrun always are upside down.

murso74 said:
i can't long press anything with this rom... it just flips the screen around. can't get to the apps settings either. also, games like shadowrun always are upside down.
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I use Nova launcher and long press works fine. Hungry Shark Evo always starts upside down for me but I guess unlock rotation lock, get it right then relock and it's fine. It's a pain but works. Only that game does that to me so far. Not sure why...

Soooo.... I installed and this was working OK, but random reboots. So I went ahead and wiped dalvik. Now I've got a bootloop. Is there a way to access safestrap?
***edit-fixed*** adb reboot got me into safestrap
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murso74 said:
i can't long press anything with this rom... it just flips the screen around. can't get to the apps settings either. also, games like shadowrun always are upside down.
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The screen flip only happens in landscape mode, not portrait.
Temporary work around is turn on the "lock orientation" in the notification area (left most button), then it won't flip.
A slightly better work around is smart-rotator app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.xdevelop.rotator_t&hl=en
Turn on fix orientation for the apps you want to "fix".

Facebook app not working

Hi,
Is there a workaround to get Facebook app to work on our Teclasts?
Thanks.

I had the same problem after I've updated the facebook app and messenger in 28/1 , then the apps didn't work .
I solved the problem by downloading old facebook.apk version , I went to the site http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebook-2/ and went back to the non Alpha version released in the middle of last November . I did the same with messenger and the apps worked again .
For the Facebook app : http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/faceboo...-apk-download/
For the Messenger app : http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/faceboo...-apk-download/
So I guess there's something wrong with the latest versions of the apps with Mirek's Rom or other Roms . I've reported the problem to the support center hoping for a fix soon .

Thanks for your reply.
Is there a option to prevent app by app automatic updates on Google Play?
Thanks.

In google play app , in the site options choose setting then you find the first option Auto update apps , press it and choose Do not auto-update apps . You can manually update the apps that you want when there's update available for it .
I think the problem happens with latest Mirek's roms because when I used the stock rom the problem didn't happen .

The facebook app also doesn't work with the latest clean stock ROM for the X98 Air III (M5C5).
The app starts but immediately closes again. Any tips?

Am having the same problem, has anyone got a fix??

MrMagic said:
The facebook app also doesn't work with the latest clean stock ROM for the X98 Air III (M5C5).
The app starts but immediately closes again. Any tips?
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Did you find a way to get Facebook to work?

Actually, I got Facebook working from the Play Store by performing a factory reset and not running the Market Helper app this time.
I suspect Market Helper does more bad than good because it's not able to emulate a tablet or phone with an x86 processor and it causes the install of the (wrong) arm version.

Got it to work like the above post, play store is downloading arm
Here is the link for working Facebook
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebo...0-10-54-x86-android-5-0-android-apk-download/

Anyone know a working Facebook with the updated "Like" buttons? Play store FB still doesn't load in Mirek V7
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cynicks said:
Anyone know a working Facebook with the updated "Like" buttons? Play store FB still doesn't load in Mirek V7
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Here you go
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebo...se/facebook-70-0-0-0-58-android-apk-download/
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Upto date Facebook apk
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/facebo...se/facebook-70-0-0-0-58-android-apk-download/

280-640dpi apks are working fine on our device, no rendering issues, but are lower dpi apks lighter on resources and work faster?

MOD Flashable [Google Calling Experience]

Download And Flash This Zip In Recovery To Get Full Google Call Experience
Tested on
Z5 7.1.1
XZ 7.1.1
One Plus 5
Changelog
V 1.0
Initial Release
V 1.2
Updated App
Mod To Reduce Size Of Apps
V 1.3
Patched Google Dialer​

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V 1.3

Nimadroid said:
V 1.3
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What is this exactly? A mod for patched Google Call Apps available to AOSP users and Nexus users on playstore?
The screenshots don't tell me anything unfortunately, other than the dialer and contacts are updated to current Dialer and Contacts Frameworks unless it does something other than update the stock Dialer apps.
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WookieLance said:
What is this exactly? A mod for patched Google Call Apps available to AOSP users and Nexus users on playstore?
The screenshots don't tell me anything unfortunately, other than the dialer and contacts are updated to current Dialer and Contacts Frameworks unless it does something other than update the stock Dialer apps.
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It's Google diale + Contact
And Dial Framework (InCallUi)
Instead of Sony Stock

Nimadroid said:
It's Google diale + Contact
And Dial Framework (InCallUi)
Instead of Sony Stock
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Ah okay, so no need to flash for me. I'm using an AOSP Rom with Magisk Module for Google Framework unlock (meaning I can install Google Phone;Contacts;Message Apps directly from Playstore) I removed my AOSP stock apps & sys integrated the official Google Apps directly from Playstore. This seems useful to some though I wonder does this mod also add the feature changes to go along with the CallUI?
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WookieLance said:
Ah okay, so no need to flash for me. I'm using an AOSP Rom with Magisk Module for Google Framework unlock (meaning I can install Google Phone;Contacts;Message Apps directly from Playstore) I removed my AOSP stock apps & sys integrated the official Google Apps directly from Playstore. This seems useful to some though I wonder does this mod also add the feature changes to go along with the CallUI?
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yes no need to Magisk
its do all things
I add a new ScreenShot see Difference