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i've been searching around for answers. there are a lot of questions similar to mine, yet no one conclusive and simple answer.
i want to achieve two things :
1. for those with auto updates, i want them to just install directly without me having to click update at all.
2. for those that require manual update, why can't they install automatically even though i've already checked "enable auto updates"? I want these to be automatically available too.
some might say i would want to review the changes before updating it. for my case, i don't really case - i prefer to stick to the latest version, even if there's bugs/new quirks etc.
thanks!
Tick "allow automatic updating" for all the installed apps in palystore
And then go to playstore settings>auto update apps
hi,
somehow it doesn't work for certain apps even if i check auto-update. for instance, ASTRO file manager always gets updated manually instead of auto.
any idea what's happening?
Apps require a manual upgrade if their permissions change so requiring hitting accept is security related. (At least this is my understanding, feel free to correct me)
i guess thats correct.. i have seen that the apps mainly comes up as manual updates are when more permissions are added..
dylansmith said:
hi,
somehow it doesn't work for certain apps even if i check auto-update. for instance, ASTRO file manager always gets updated manually instead of auto.
any idea what's happening?
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there is another app-specific option for disabling auto update. It means, even when auto updates are enabled, they will ask for permission! This helps not updating big games! To check that, go to the app on play store, hit the menu (hardware touch), check if Auto update is ticked! :good:
nokiamodeln91 said:
i guess thats correct.. i have seen that the apps mainly comes up as manual updates are when more permissions are added..
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Yes that's correct. The manuel update is needed for new permissions and for the apps you have install through a explorer
Thought it might be handy to hear people's suggestions for apps that run-well on Galaxy Gear's small screen display. Some obvious choices include:
Keyboards
Graffiti
Big Buttons
Game Emulators
Gameboy Color A.D. - heard in another thread this worked well.
Any other apps people have tested that run well?
Gstrings guitar tuner works great, and im also running Nesoid nes emulator.
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How do I go about installing those apps, after I root my phone, can you access the regular android app store?
BartHumphries said:
How do I go about installing those apps, after I root my phone, can you access the regular android app store?
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You need to install WonderShare Mobile Go on your PC first. Easy to use.
My apps so far that work well are:
Shake Calc - good little calculator with scientific functions too
QuickPic - photo/video viewer with lots of great folder organisation (including exclusion)
Node Beat - Great for showing off sound capability
aLights Pro - you want flashing lights or a handy torch?
Trapball - a very touch friendly simple time waster game
I can't figure out how to search apps by name and I can't find shakecalc anywhere. I have installed:
ASL American Sign Language Flash Cards
MyScript Calculator
Google Sky Map <-- omg, wtf bbq this is amazing
BartHumphries said:
I can't figure out how to search apps by name and I can't find shake calc anywhere. I have installed:
ASL American Sign Language Flash Cards
MyScript Calculator
Google Sky Map <-- omg, wtf bbq this is amazing
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Here you go, buddy! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.underflow.calc just to keep you going...
BartHumphries said:
How do I go about installing those apps, after I root my phone, can you access the regular android app store?
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Adb always works
Camera Gallery Pro - Very nice Camera app with some settings, included Gally app with it that works perfect...
Tablet Talk 1.6.4
Media Remote
these 2 apps are pretty much must haves if you dont want to run stock 4.1 android on Galaxy s3.
or if you want to pair the galaxy to any android device using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2500999 then these apps give you almost all the functionality. just need s voice really.
Post the Top 5 Apps that you prefer the most for Nexus 5
This thread is to let everyone know about some useful apps and what apps all others prefer on their N5...
I'll start with mine:
-Es File Explorer : Best File Manager .
-Zedge : decent stuff for wallpapers and notification tones
-DanDum : well , this is developed by me becoz I didn't want to spend money on Anti theft apps like lookout etc you can have it from here
-Pocket : Must have for travelers
-Light Manager : Customize Different LED light color for different apps
Note: Don't include apps like whatsapp,FB etc considering all ppl knew these already :fingers-crossed:
Do Hit the thanks button if this thread helped you...
Titanium Backup
Root Explorer
Talon for Twitter
Tapatalk
BetterBatteryStats (GSam works great too)
Since I'm not rooted, I choose:
1. AcDisplay
2. Arcus Weather
3. Velis Autobrightness
4. Nexus USB OTG pro
5. Mangawatcher
6. Tapatalk.
1. tasker
2. xposed
3. multi rom
4. es explorer
5. zooper widget
1. MultiROM Manager
2. Synapse
3. Xposed Installer
4. ViPER4Android
5. Wallpaper Changer
Titanium
Root Explorer
Xposed
Viper4android
Tapatalk
Sent from my LG-D821 using Patatalk
It might be usefull to also add some comment what does these apps are good for. I mean yes, we all can find them on Google Play but a little hint may be a difference between "Wow, that's handy!" and "Never heard of it, not interested."
My top 5 list:
gReader - RSS reader with a support of offline caching of the content
Zooper Widget - highly customizable widget creator
MapFactor Navigator - free offline navigation
IM+ - instant messaging app with that integrates FB chat, ICQ and many other services
Moodagent - music player that picks tracks into playlist according to your mood, you may choose between sensual, tender, happy, angry and tempo in a steps.
My top 6
Es
Multi ROM
Titanium backup
Trickster mod
Greenify
Zapya
apps
I'll only list the ones that I use frequently and haven't been already listed by others (and are also free).
1. ADM - advanced download manager (helps with downloads on a slow connections, can pause resume downloads etc)
2. Drippler - you could call it an android magazine for your device, device specific articles, apps, games, tips & tricks
3. Tool Box - collection of multiple tools, some utilitarian and other just for fun https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=maxcom.toolbox.free
4. Walk band - virtual music instruments (guitar, piano, drums)
5. SiMi Folder Widget - for iphone like folder animation, combined with zooper a treat for your eyes
Cheers!
1. SystemUI.apk
2. framework-res.apk
3. Settings.apk
4. GoogleSearch.apk
5. Superuser.apk
Lethargy said:
1. SystemUI.apk
2. framework-res.apk
3. Settings.apk
4. GoogleSearch.apk
5. Superuser.apk
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Exactly the same here...
Titanium backup
Nova launcher
Tapatalk
Es file explorer
Quick pic
[emoji2]
1. Nova Prime
2. Viber
3. Facebook Messenger
4. Facebook
5. ES Filemanager
Lethargy said:
1. SystemUI.apk
2. framework-res.apk
3. Settings.apk
4. GoogleSearch.apk
5. Superuser.apk
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LMAO
+Themechooser.apk
+Themeproviders.apk
Chrome Beta
Tapatalk
gReader
MobileMPK
Root Explorer
Titanium Backup
porman said:
1. Nova Prime
2. Viber
3. Facebook Messenger
4. Facebook
5. ES Filemanager
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Boo Facebook
Sent from my Nexus 6
dicecuber said:
Boo Facebook
Sent from my Nexus 6
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Well, I use it quite a lot and I prefer it over the browser version.
My top 5:
-Clean master (Ram free +more)
-Lux dash (Brightness control):cyclops:
-Light flow (Led manager):victory:
-Zedge (Wallpapers and Ringtones)
-Drippler (News):cyclops:
Rohithkadaveru said:
Post the Top 5 Apps that you prefer the most for Nexus 5
This thread is to let everyone know about some useful apps and what apps all others prefer on their N5...
I'll start with mine:
-Es File Explorer : Best File Manager .
-Zedge : decent stuff for wallpapers and notification tones
-DanDum : well , this is developed by me becoz I didn't want to spend money on Anti theft apps like lookout etc you can have it from here
-Pocket : Must have for travelers
-Light Manager : Customize Different LED light color for different apps
Note: Don't include apps like whatsapp,FB etc considering all ppl knew these already :fingers-crossed:
Do Hit the thanks button if this thread helped you...
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Hey can you pls share Google Play Store link for Zedge or the apk? Not able to locate it on play store.
Thanks,
G
MotoG_-_Gaurav said:
Hey can you pls share Google Play Store link for Zedge or the apk? Not able to locate it on play store.
Thanks,
G
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I think we're not allowed to share links. Are we? But you can find it in other app markets like blackmart
Hey everyone,
I know i've been asking questions ALL over the forum lately, but as a phone I have to use as a daily driver for some time, I wanted to hear some of your suggestions for ways to increase standby time when the phone is not in use. It's weird, because as I used some Nougat ROMS and a Sense ROM for some time now, my results were mixed bag and my phone was still eating battery even though I wasn't using anything.
Right now I do got the GPE firmware flashed, and atm using a sense ROM to see where battery life will take me the most. Any apps you people recommend so I can make the most of my device?
There is one thing what brought me the most juice of my battery back as if i had a new battery... Dont use gapps, use microG. If you configure it correct you will have the same functions as if you use gapps but without the waste of battery. There is a magisk module called nanomod microG since this exist its realy easy to use microG even for beginners. You dont need the full nanomod package, only microG and the patcher. You will have full access to play store also with paid apps, you will have contacts and calender synch, cloud messaging and location services by mozilla. The only thing that doesnt work is streaming to chromecast devices with apps that doesnt have it build in like youtube and spotify, those need gapps for streaming to other devices.
saturday_night said:
There is one thing what brought me the most juice of my battery back as if i had a new battery... Dont use gapps, use microG. If you configure it correct you will have the same functions as if you use gapps but without the waste of battery. There is a magisk module called nanomod microG since this exist its realy easy to use microG even for beginners. You dont need the full nanomod package, only microG and the patcher. You will have full access to play store also with paid apps, you will have contacts and calender synch, cloud messaging and location services by mozilla. The only thing that doesnt work is streaming to chromecast devices with apps that doesnt have it build in like youtube and spotify, those need gapps for streaming to other devices.
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Interesting. So with MicroG I can't use YouTube? Even by itself? And will you help me set it up?
1) Use an android 5.x rom (e.g. NuSenSeveN )
2) Install Xposed (Probably using the Xposed Installer app)
3) Install Power Nap
4) Consider also installing Amplify
5) Consider using the "Battery -> Power saver -> Data connection" setting in sense.
6) Enjoy your new battery life
Doing these things has gotten me through 4 days on 1 charge with minimal use. Albeit, you'll still go through the battery very quickly if you use something like Google Maps. Something else to keep in mind is that your battery life is heavily dependent on your cell reception. If I don't turn airplane mode on before going into a basement, for instance, the phone will kill itself in a few hours trying to find reception.
With Power Nap and Amplify it doesn't matter whether you have google apps and facebook - these xposed apps will block other apps from touching your CPU while the screen is off.
zeeBomb said:
Interesting. So with MicroG I can't use YouTube? Even by itself? And will you help me set it up?
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You can use all apps on the device itself, just streaming to TV doesnt work. And yes i can help you with the setup.
1. Flash Rom of your choice
2. Flash Custom Kernel if you want
3. Flash Magisk
4. Flash nanomod microG
5. Boot into system (dont setup anything)
6. Reboot into recovery
7. Flash nanomod patcher (takes a few minutes)
8. Boot into system and open microG settings
9. Activate Device Registration, cloud messaging, saftynet and grant permission to deactivate Battery optimization
10. Tap on "UnifiedNLP Settings" in microG settings app and activate both (grant permissions as system ask)
11. Go into system settings and activate Location "high acuracy"
12. Go into microG settings and check if everything works
13. Setup your Google Account like allways on every Rom
There are some Roms like AIM Rom which support "Signature Spoofing", on those Roms you dont need to flash the patcher. On those Roms you need to grant a special permission for the play store app. Go into system settings, go into apps, tap an Google Play Store, tap on Permissions and grant permission for Signature Spoofing.
Sometimes you need to restart your device after Setup everything. That is just necessary if Play Store shows an error during first start.
saturday_night said:
You can use all apps on the device itself, just streaming to TV doesnt work. And yes i can help you with the setup.
1. Flash Rom of your choice
2. Flash Custom Kernel if you want
3. Flash Magisk
4. Flash nanomod microG
5. Boot into system (dont setup anything)
6. Reboot into recovery
7. Flash nanomod patcher (takes a few minutes)
8. Boot into system and open microG settings
9. Activate Device Registration, cloud messaging, saftynet and grant permission to deactivate Battery optimization
10. Tap on "UnifiedNLP Settings" in microG settings app and activate both (grant permissions as system ask)
11. Go into system settings and activate Location "high acuracy"
12. Go into microG settings and check if everything works
13. Setup your Google Account like allways on every Rom
There are some Roms like AIM Rom which support "Signature Spoofing", on those Roms you dont need to flash the patcher. On those Roms you need to grant a special permission for the play store app. Go into system settings, go into apps, tap an Google Play Store, tap on Permissions and grant permission for Signature Spoofing.
Sometimes you need to restart your device after Setup everything. That is just necessary if Play Store shows an error during first start.
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This would work on apps like smapchat too? How much extra SOT do you think I'll gain from this?
zeeBomb said:
Hey everyone,
I know i've been asking questions ALL over the forum lately, but as a phone I have to use as a daily driver for some time, I wanted to hear some of your suggestions for ways to increase standby time when the phone is not in use. It's weird, because as I used some Nougat ROMS and a Sense ROM for some time now, my results were mixed bag and my phone was still eating battery even though I wasn't using anything.
Right now I do got the GPE firmware flashed, and atm using a sense ROM to see where battery life will take me the most. Any apps you people recommend so I can make the most of my device?
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Me personally, I use greenify with root on my device. I kill much of application that run on background ( mostly FB and FBM) but would kill battery due to YouTube background playback. But while phone sits, it helps out a lot on my end
zeeBomb said:
This would work on apps like smapchat too? How much extra SOT do you think I'll gain from this?
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All apps are working no matter which app. What i said was ONLY related to streaming to TVs. I cant tell you hom much sot you will get but play services suck about 10-15% of your battery and microG is about 1-3%.
saturday_night said:
All apps are working no matter which app. What i said was ONLY related to streaming to TVs. I cant tell you hom much sot you will get but play services suck about 10-15% of your battery and microG is about 1-3%.
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That is truly amazing. Thank you for helping me out...does AICP support signature spoofing too?
zeeBomb said:
That is truly amazing. Thank you for helping me out...does AICP support signature spoofing too?
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AICP doesnt support it, you need to flash the patch there. But i would recommend not to update every nightly only if there are some heavy changes. Because some apps like whatsapp need to register for cloud messaging and you need to clean install those apps everytime you flashed an update+microG. And espacily whatsapp doesnt notice that the registration for cloud messaging is gone after an update of the rom. Also you need to flash microG with every rom update and setup everything in microG again.
saturday_night said:
AICP doesnt support it, you need to flash the patch there. But i would recommend not to update every nightly only if there are some heavy changes. Because some apps like whatsapp need to register for cloud messaging and you need to clean install those apps everytime you flashed an update+microG. And espacily whatsapp doesnt notice that the registration for cloud messaging is gone after an update of the rom. Also you need to flash microG with every rom update and setup everything in microG again.
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Okay, I got everything to work but my "system grants signature spoofing permission" and "UnifiedNlp do not have Location to test Geocoder" is off. How to fix
zeeBomb said:
Okay, I got everything to work but my "system grants signature spoofing permission" and "UnifiedNlp do not have Location to test Geocoder" is off. How to fix
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Hmm, wait a few minutes until it finds your location
saturday_night said:
Hmm, wait a few minutes until it finds your location
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Okay. Is it normal to have the WIFI to turn on and off repeatedly? Do I need to have location set on high 24/7?
zeeBomb said:
Okay. Is it normal to have the WIFI to turn on and off repeatedly? Do I need to have location set on high 24/7?
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Wifi isnt related to google services or microG. And no you dont need to have location active all the time, if you dont need it just disable it.
Hello Everyone. It's been a week since i first tried out MicroG, and all is well! Battery life is improved as I don't drain as much as 20% on light usage throughout my days when I'm busy. Definitely a great way to get the best out of the aging M7. Thank you @saturday_night for helping me set this up, and @Watercycle for helping with some additional stuff!
"This module is my personal time-killer.
(Used to)" ~j1505243
Does it have any flaws?
Definitely. It's aimed only at downloading and installing of vendor apps. Everything besides feature-names and library-names is stripped.
Does not modify the build.prop or anything other than /system/etc/permissions/.
This means that some apps may still not want to be installed, downloaded or launched properly.
What vendors are supported? (Some only partially)
HTC, OnePlus, Essential, Asus, Nokia/HMD Global, Google (lens, dialer, launcher, Daydream, maybe something else), Motorola, BlackBerry, Nextbit, BQ, Sony, Samsung, Cyanogen, Razer, NVIDIA, Acer.
Any FAQ?
After reboot, wait. Or not. Play Store often isn't too hasty in terms of compatibility detection. If you want to be quicker and don't want to say something about not working module, reset Play Store and Play Store Services data + reboot again. And if you are somehow on Marshmallow, you may even need to wipe the whole data.
Do I have any wish? Definitely!
First. Please don't post it on the main page of xda. We don't want it to be patched.
Second. Be cooperative. If you have a problem (other than app crashing) or suggestion, feel free to post it. I'd gladly look into logs of failed app installations or your packed /etc/permissions/ & /etc/sysconfig/ folders from your exotic device, if it has an access to some exclusive apps.
If you want some help, got some feedback or just want to be up to date: you may join here – https://t.me/joinchat/FyoBiEnx3VoMCr7yVCxELQ
Do I like some specific apps?
Yup. Xperia Weather, Xperia Launcher are one of the best vendor apps of their type. -j1505243
Motorola Clock widget and Razer Phone 2 Camera - @RKBD
Download
You can download latest one from github releases
github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/xmlpak/releases/
XDA:DevDB Information
[MODULE] xmlpak - install vendor apps directly from the Play Store!, Tool/Utility for the XDA Community Apps
Contributors
@RKBD j1505243, All the OEM devs, Makers of system image unpackers
Created 2017-11-07
Works great in Nitrogen OS oreo.
Pls recomend good vendor apps.
Thanks.
Awesome idea OP. Installing and testing. Thank you.
Ah, this looks so cool
Please don't post it on the main page of xda. We don't want it to be patched.
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Damnit
edit: someone else will eventually find this if not us
Now working here (oneplus 3T)... ASUS Weather not compatible...
@j1505243 please add Samsung vendor apps in the list especially Samsung Music Player! Please that music player is the best IMO!
Aldideos said:
Now working here (oneplus 3T)... ASUS Weather not compatible...
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Did you try clearing data for Google play store?
aaryan45 said:
@j1505243 please add Samsung vendor apps in the list especially Samsung Music Player! Please that music player is the best IMO!
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It needs more than library-name/feature-name. System modding is needed or porting, so I won't do that :/ I may provide downloadibility, but won't make it not crashing.
Installed it on Mi 5X (with A1 rom) and doesn't work. I search on Google Play but vendor apps doesn't show up.
Aex12 said:
Installed it on Mi 5X (with A1 rom) and doesn't work. I search on Google Play but vendor apps doesn't show up.
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FAQ added.
Works great on n910f, RR 5.8.5. Thank you!
excellent idea
suggestions for few good vendor apps pls
It works on a LG G6 smartphone.
perfectly working on Nexus 4 (Lineage 14.1)
Will it work on Oreo?
vygavedha said:
Will it work on Oreo?
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Ofc
I can confirm it - perfectly works on Lenovo A1000
Regards!
Working in rn3 pro pixel port. Only problem is that wifi cannot be enabled with module enabled. I tried uninstalling it and wifi works again.
JD. A said:
Working in rn3 pro pixel port. Only problem is that wifi cannot be enabled with module enabled. I tried uninstalling it and wifi works again.
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It may be a coincidence, a lame ROM or whatever.
You can:
Describe how the impossibility looks like (grayed-out toggle? bouncing toggle?).
Try a data wipe.
Capture some logs.
Copypaste few xmls manually.
Works great on the Mi5s and MiA1 :good: