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Removing the music bar and power settings from the top slider (notification bar)

Recieved my P990 yesterday. But I cannot seem to find the right application to remove to ditch the music bar and power settings from the notification panel.
Already removed the music application etc. (trough titanium backup with root)
Does anyone know what the application is called that shows this. Or is it in the rom and can't it be removed. (which mean I have to put the music app back to make it work and ditch winamp)

Open the musicapp and open the settings, there you van disable the player in the notification bar.

That only works if you didn't remove of freezed the music app. Unfreeze, deselect the option, the musicbar is gone. Freeze or remove the app, the musicbar is there again. I've tried it many times...

lovigui said:
That only works if you didn't remove of freezed the music app. Unfreeze, deselect the option, the musicbar is gone. Freeze or remove the app, the musicbar is there again. I've tried it many times...
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Music bar is managed by the framework.
It is on by default at boot but can be turned off by the Music app. If you remove the Music app it never gets told to "turn off".
Actually, in the framework it appears really easy to totally remove this functionality but will require a patch that I've not worked on yet, and it may require to remove the actual Music app to prevent force closes.
I might have a play with that this weekend.

Anything on the second question of topic?
The powersettings

drrogern said:
Anything on the second question of topic?
The powersettings
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There's no option to turn them off as far as I can tell but I think I can also remove that permanently... I'll look at that too.

Okay, so don't try and do this.
I just bricked my phone.
I'll need to wait for a mod/update or return it. Back to my Nexus One for the weekend it seems.

djmcnz said:
Okay, so don't try and do this.
I just bricked my phone.
I'll need to wait for a mod/update or return it. Back to my Nexus One for the weekend it seems.
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Oh man, really sorry to hear that. Short story, what happened? Was there progress & then...?

fen_nyc said:
Oh man, really sorry to hear that. Short story, what happened? Was there progress & then...?
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No problems, have a Nexus One to go back to which is sweet.
Don't (try to) replace framework-res.apk, that's what I learned...

How the hell do you brick a phone by replacing an apk? A brick is what the word suggests; A brick, paperweight etc. Surely you could replace the apk with ADB?

maedox said:
How the hell do you brick a phone by replacing an apk? A brick is what the word suggests; A brick, paperweight etc. Surely you could replace the apk with ADB?
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It's a paperweight.
I need a nv flash to replace the system.img.
The framework fails to load and a reset command is issued by the system as soon as it boots. I have adb access for less than 3 seconds before the phone restarts and can not issue a stop command before the reset command.
It's not that uncommon really.

djmcnz said:
It's a paperweight.
I need a nv flash to replace the system.img.
The framework fails to load and a reset command is issued by the system as soon as it boots. I have adb access for less than 3 seconds before the phone restarts and can not issue a stop command before the reset command.
It's not that uncommon really.
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Can't you issue the adb command and it will wait for the device to boot fully and then stop before the reset? Unless you probably already tried it. Best of luck man!

Robokill said:
Recieved my P990 yesterday. But I cannot seem to find the right application to remove to ditch the music bar and power settings from the notification panel.
Already removed the music application etc. (trough titanium backup with root)
Does anyone know what the application is called that shows this. Or is it in the rom and can't it be removed. (which mean I have to put the music app back to make it work and ditch winamp)
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I want to know the exact same. Looked around in secret menu but there was no fix for it. Anybody else have any idea? The music app is annoying since it always seems to start up and sit in memory for no reason

wapz said:
I want to know the exact same. Looked around in secret menu but there was no fix for it. Anybody else have any idea? The music app is annoying since it always seems to start up and sit in memory for no reason
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Read the thread dude...

Hey djmcnz, were you able to get a solution to this ?

johnoscott said:
Hey djmcnz, were you able to get a solution to this ?
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Err, solution to what?

Bugs, Problems, Workarounds & Tips

Okay, perhaps a consolidated thread of verified problems and potential workarounds might be good for the forum.
I'll list what I know here and try and keep it updated. I don't intend on this thread to become a duplicated discussion thread so I'll link to other discussion threads from this one if they exist.
If you're posting a problem in this thread, please also post how you've verified the problem and on what software versions! Please don't use this thread to post "how do I" or "it keeps rebooting" because that doesn't help anyone.
Features:
Reboot! Finally! Hold VOL_UP+PWR - Nice... thanks DCarey
How do I root my Optimus 2x? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953182
How do enable the Hidden Menu? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991449
How do I take a screen shot: Hold Home + Press Power
Reduce brightness of capacitive buttons: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12062890&postcount=7
Lost a system app? System dump: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960374
Problems/Bugs:
Can't connect to WiFi-G access point with a long and complex password Android v2.2.2, Cisco Linksys WRT-400N. Password examples:
(Don'tHitMeHardOnTheHead!At0934) - does not work
ferrari99 - does work
I would appreciate independent verification of this.
Music control returns to notification shade after being disabled and after a reboot.
Doesn't happen all of the time, may be related to using ADB
Box in music app remains unchecked and must be checked and unchecked again to make controls disappear again.
Home screen displays momentarily before lock screen.
Multiple reports
No apparent impact but it shouldn't happen.
Happens with WidgetLocker too.
External SD does not mount every time.
Can't be seen, can't be remounted
I think it only happens after a "reboot" not a Power Off/Power On cycle
Only known workaround is full Power Off/On
Not sure if it's widespread so independent verification would be good.
Multiple exchange accounts disabled in LGemail app.
See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=986385
Workaround is to use Android Exchange client (see here)
Camera brightness not listening to "auto" brightness, but uses the manual settings.
Independant verification would be good.
Workaround is to use manual brightness setting.
Stock Lockscreen showing all messages, unread or otherwise
Only happens if you use an alternative Messaging app (HandCent, Chomp etc)
Displays total number of messages in stock app
Fix is to remove/lock messaging and mms apps in /system/app/ (see here and here)
This has consequences (nothing major) so read up about it first.
Can anybody verify behaviour with stock messaging app?
Stock Weather app is not location aware and is slow to update
Seems to be no workaround
See discussion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992732
I also get a reading of -18C every time I change from WiFi to cell... ?
Phone goes totally unresponsive (locked up)
See discussion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12186328
Possibly only whilst charging?
Battery pull seems only fix.
Feel free to post your reports, tips or workarounds!

Nice idea for a thread, should be sticked ;p

Lockscreen showing unread messages, even when all are read, when using third party messaging apps like handcent.
No workaround yet afaik.

if the wireless is set to not "Broadcast SSID" and you connect to i the phone boot

jojedk said:
if the wireless is set to not "Broadcast SSID" and you connect to i the phone boot
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Can you confirm:
WiFi G/N?
AP = No SSID Broadcast
Connect with user/pass
Success
Forced reboot
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Good work on this thread, keep it up.

Maybe the 2 threads I started should be included in this list as well. I guess others has the same errors.
Clock weather update issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992732
MS Exchange does not update. Only when accounts is made!
I'm on 2.2.2 from Denmark.

Great thread. I hope these listed oddities can be patched up by LG. Is there any way owners can submit bug reports to manufacturers? If any 2x follower can recall, in Engadget's review in ref. to the Gallery app crash (search "Gallery" in the article) that appears to be fixed in the retail units as no user here has listed that as a reoccurring problem.
Or... I suppose we simply have to root this beast.

aco47 said:
Maybe the 2 threads I started should be included in this list as well. I guess others has the same errors.
Clock weather update issue:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992732
MS Exchange does not update. Only when accounts is made!
I'm on 2.2.2 from Denmark.
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Agreed, done, thanks.

fen_nyc said:
Great thread. I hope these listed oddities can be patched up by LG. Is there any way owners can submit bug reports to manufacturers? If any 2x follower can recall, in Engadget's review in ref. to the Gallery app crash (search "Gallery" in the article) that appears to be fixed in the retail units as no user here has listed that as a reoccurring problem.
Or... I suppose we simply have to root this beast.
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Custom roms may help but if this thread becomes meaningful it will eventually rank high enough to be noticed. I know of other examples here on XDA that manufacturers and carriers have monitored.

Polaris Office
Hi,
Am I the only one that can't open docs/pdfs with the built in app Polaris Office??
Bug???

aco47 said:
Hi,
Am I the only one that can't open docs/pdfs with the built in app Polaris Office??
Bug???
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Just tried a simple PDF and an office 2003 doc, works fine here.

Another Tipp I found over at MoDaCos O2X forum:
Press and hold HOME for a second, while holding HOME press POWER button once, screen will flash and you got yourself a screen capture which will be stored on your Internal SD Card
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Had no opportunity to test this myself, maybe someone can confirm this

aMpeX said:
Another Tipp I found over at MoDaCos O2X forum:
Had no opportunity to test this myself, maybe someone can confirm this
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it works

londahl said:
Just tried a simple PDF and an office 2003 doc, works fine here.
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Weird... my phone says unsupported file. Must try again. Thanks

about the messages on the lockscreen:
it shows unread msgs in stock msg-app. Open stock app and read your msgs, you'll see.
setting Notification off in stock app makes no difference, i tried that right away.
My "fix" was to use goto lockscreen instead.
I suppose one could just freeze the msg-app with titanium, but i haven't tried that myself.
Hope this helps somebody.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA Premium App

planetj said:
about the messages on the lockscreen:
it shows unread msgs in stock msg-app. Open stock app and read your msgs, you'll see.
setting Notification off in stock app makes no difference, i tried that right away.
My "fix" was to use goto lockscreen instead.
I suppose one could just freeze the msg-app with titanium, but i haven't tried that myself.
Hope this helps somebody.
Sent from my LG-P990 using XDA Premium App
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Thanks!
Removed Mms.apk and MessageWidget.apk, uninstalled lockbot, and bingo! No more notifications on the lockscreen.

aMpeX said:
Another Tipp I found over at MoDaCos O2X forum:
Had no opportunity to test this myself, maybe someone can confirm this
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Yep, it's already on post 1...

Another usefull tip might be disabling/uninstalling the carkit app. Experienced a big battery drain myself and read about others with the same issue. As it appears it uses the sensors for 100% of the time.

I just got my Optimus 2X from Three ( 3 ) in Sweden. It has two pixels wich are constantly blue and says that it is an incomatible handheld with my sim card. Yay...

Proximity sensor not working.

My capacitive buttons will not light up unless I cover the sensor first. Is there any known fix for this? Is this enough to get the phone replaced?

UOKM8 said:
My capacitive buttons will not light up unless I cover the sensor first. Is there any known fix for this? Is this enough to get the phone replaced?
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They only light up if it's really dark.

Du22ty said:
They only light up if it's really dark.
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This^

Bump.
The developer of Capacitive Button Brightness recently made a version of his app that turns the capacitive buttons on with the screen, regardless of lighting. Idk if he implemented those changes in the Play Store version, but I'm linking his post below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43806603&postcount=91

Simba501 said:
Bump.
The developer of ... recently made a version of his app that turns the capacitive buttons on with the screen, regardless of lighting. Idk if he/she implemented those changes in the Play Store version, but I'm attaching the apk for anyone who wants it.
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this is exactly what I need! How can I give this app root permissions though? It doesn't request it...

mattjcl said:
this is exactly what I need! How can I give this app root permissions though? It doesn't request it...
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That's weird. Try changing something (select one of the different brightnesses); it may trigger a request. Just change it back to default if you wish.

Simba501 said:
That's weird. Try changing something (select one of the different brightnesses); it may trigger a request. Just change it back to default if you wish.
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Tried that, I only got the error message "root access denied...", no option to allow permissions D:

mattjcl said:
Tried that, I only got the error message "root access denied...", no option to allow permissions D:
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Which one are you trying (apk or play store)? You could try to reboot and/or clear the application's data (settings -> apps). Idk beyond that; it works for me.
EDIT: It could be an issue with the apk I attached; I noticed that the file name is different from when I got it from the developer. I linked his post; grab it from there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43806603&postcount=91

Simba501 said:
Which one are you trying (apk or play store)? You could try to reboot and/or clear the application's data (settings -> apps). Idk beyond that; it works for me.
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The apk you linked. I've used the play store version in the past no problems, but I've installed a new rom since then. It seems I'm getting this problem now with both versions, so I guess the source of the problem is elsewhere...

mattjcl said:
The apk you linked. I've used the play store version in the past no problems, but I've installed a new rom since then. It seems I'm getting this problem now with both versions, so I guess the source of the problem is elsewhere...
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I'm guessing you can grant other apps access?

Simba501 said:
I'm guessing you can grant other apps access?
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hurm.. this is embarrassing. I've recently installed a new ROM, so I must have messed up somewhere as I'm getting errors from all apps as though the phone isn't rooted, which I don't understand how that could be since I'm already on a custom ROM... I'll reinstall the rom for now and see how that goes..

mattjcl said:
hurm.. this is embarrassing. I've recently installed a new ROM, so I must have messed up somewhere as I'm getting errors from all apps as though the phone isn't rooted, which I don't understand how that could be since I'm already on a custom ROM... I'll reinstall the rom for now and see how that goes..
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It may be as simple as installing Superuser from the Play Store (if you don't have it).

Simba501 said:
It may be as simple as installing Superuser from the Play Store (if you don't have it).
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Turned out using SuperSU rather than superuser seemed to fix the problem. Getting back on topic I suppose, this version of the brightness app solves the issue of the capacitive buttons! They now illuminate when the screen is on, turn off when the screen is off! you're a lifesaver.

mattjcl said:
Turned out using SuperSU rather than superuser seemed to fix the problem. Getting back on topic I suppose, this version of the brightness app solves the issue of the capacitive buttons! They now illuminate when the screen is on, turn off when the screen is off! you're a lifesaver.
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EDIT: For anyone else interested, the developer of the app has just added official support for our devices. He has a thread in Themes & Apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2402153

Dialler app crashes

Hi guys. Hope you are all ok.
I have an honor 5c and sometimes I'm having this weird issue. Sometimes I try to call someone and when I open the dialler app it crashes straight away. It also happens with apps like settings. If I reboot my phone it keeps happening and sometimes it just comes back to normal.
I made this video when it happend last time, check it please to have a better idea of the issue.
Hope someone can give me a hand here.
Thanks in advance, guys!

You tried with some patch files earlier to enable something in your mobile ?
Do you face this issue after installing a specific app?

Try clearing app data.
Sent from my honor 5X using XDA Labs

vsriram92 said:
You tried with some patch files earlier to enable something in your mobile ?
Do you face this issue after installing a specific app?
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Hi. The only thing that has patched my files is the root and xposed framework. It used to happen when I had the previous version of android for Honor 5c, i thought the update would sort the problem out.
adriansticoid said:
Try clearing app data.
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I've tried that too but when it happens it doesn't allow me to open the settings app either.
Any ideas? As I said, it's like a set of applications stop working when it happens and it's just randomly!
In average I would say it happens once every two weeks and I realize it when I take my phone an try to call someone, then other people say that they couldn't call me during that period....

Mike_Wasawsky said:
Hi. The only thing that has patched my files is the root and xposed framework. It used to happen when I had the previous version of android for Honor 5c, i thought the update would sort the problem out.
I've tried that too but when it happens it doesn't allow me to open the settings app either.
Any ideas? As I said, it's like a set of applications stop working when it happens and it's just randomly!
In average I would say it happens once every two weeks and I realize it when I take my phone an try to call someone, then other people say that they couldn't call me during that period....
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I had the same issue, with Settings at least, when I was rooted and trying out the Pixel Launcher with the app in to the /system folder to allow the Google Now feature to work. Settings would be fine sometimes after a reboot, not others. Going back to the "normal" Google Now launcher has never made it happen.

nephster said:
I had the same issue, with Settings at least, when I was rooted and trying out the Pixel Launcher with the app in to the /system folder to allow the Google Now feature to work. Settings would be fine sometimes after a reboot, not others. Going back to the "normal" Google Now launcher has never made it happen.
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hi. Thanks for your answer. The bad thing is that it keeps happening, and I just upgraded the version of my firmware to the latest one (v130) and it happened again the other day. The only thing I haven't tried is to use the phone without rooting it. I haven't changed the launcher, so in my case that's not the problem unfortunately.
If anyone can think about any other cause :/

Hi !
It happened to me with dialer and settings apps.
Try to wipe cache and dalvik cache in TWRP.

Hey Poine45!
I did that, but it happened again :/. But I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Poine45 said:
Hi !
It happened to me with dialer and settings apps.
Try to wipe cache and dalvik cache in TWRP.
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delayed home screen

When i boot my phone and swipe up to go to the home screen after entering the pin number to unlock the sim card it takes 10-15 seconds before i even see anything on the homescreen. At the moment running stock android, rooted with supersu 2.82.
After the home screen is visible all works fine, no delays when going back to it.
It also happens with other roms, so not a stock only problem. It started about a 2-3 weeks ago. Anyone have any idea what might be causing this?

Disable lock to see if that changes it.
Settings, Storage, Cache, clear cache.

wittier said:
Disable lock to see if that changes it.
Settings, Storage, Cache, clear cache.
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Disabled lock but result the same. Clearing cache does not help either.
Strange is that it does not happen every time i reboot the phone and when it happens the time it takes to show the home screen is sometimes longer or shorter.

Get Nova Launcher

Gysper said:
Get Nova Launcher
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Sorry forgot to mention that i use Nova Launcher.

Change your default to stock. Does it still happen?

TMG1961 said:
Sorry forgot to mention that i use Nova Launcher.
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Are you using nova beta? If so, go to the Nova beta G+ community to see if there's a similar problem or post a bug report. If not, in the "about community" section of that link, there a link to sign up for beta through Google play.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Change your default to stock. Does it still happen?
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At the moment both stock and nova launcher home screens start almost straight after i swiped up after entering the pin code.
But both occasionally have showed delays of up to 10-15 seconds. I have no clue why this is happening and what the reason is.

ktmom said:
Are you using nova beta? If so, go to the Nova beta G+ community to see if there's a similar problem or post a bug report. If not, in the "about community" section of that link, there a link to sign up for beta through Google play.
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Not using nova beta. But i will have a look ate the about community . Thanks for pointing it out.

TMG1961 said:
At the moment both stock and nova launcher home screens start almost straight after i swiped up after entering the pin code.
But both occasionally have showed delays of up to 10-15 seconds. I have no clue why this is happening and what the reason is.
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Since this is happening on stock as well, I'd guess there is background activity "bogging" the CPU down. Maybe due to apps dozing then all clamoring for updates as the device wakes.
Grabbing a logcat through adb might give some insight. If you can get one when having the problem then contrast against one when the display responds promptly.

ktmom said:
Since this is happening on stock as well, I'd guess there is background activity "bogging" the CPU down. Maybe due to apps dozing then all clamoring for updates as the device wakes.
Grabbing a logcat through adb might give some insight. If you can get one when having the problem then contrast against one when the display responds promptly.
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Thanks for the logcat reminder. Should have thought of that myself. Now all is working without any delay. But will pull a logcat when it happens again and try to find the cause of the problem.

TMG1961 said:
Thanks for the logcat reminder. Should have thought of that myself. Now all is working without any delay. But will pull a logcat when it happens again and try to find the cause of the problem.
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Just a reminder, you'll have to pull a logcat every time you unlock until you catch the problem. It's to late after the problem occurs ?

ktmom said:
Just a reminder, you'll have to pull a logcat every time you unlock until you catch the problem. It's to late after the problem occurs
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Hmmm..maybe is should just stop rebooting my phone Or try being a bit more patient and just wait till the home screen thinks its been long enough and shows itself