As the title suggests, I've seen plenty of documentation on the forums as to how to uninstall the Samsung bloat that comes with the Captivate, but what about those of us who want to install some of that "bloat" back onto a newly rooted/flashed phone?
One app I really liked for instance was the Samsung IM app (wasn't branded by carrier, was just a vanilla Samsung app - I believe it was part of the Social Hub) and I would love to get that put on my phone running Perception 10. I tried using Titanium to back it up and then restore it to the Perception ROM after flashing, but I just get either an error message saying that the Seven service is unavailable or FCs if I try any other ways.
Are there any links to apks or app dumps out there? Am I missing something? Forgive me if I am, I've been looking for a while but haven't managed to find any threads that actually have the apks/zips attached or go into great detail on how to do this.
Thanks!
I believe allot of the apps that are samsung are reliant on touch wiz. So if your rom does not have touch wiz, I do not think you bean use it.
Although I may be off here
What system apps are safe to remove/freeze from Overcome ROM v1.4.4
An interested is removing(system app remover) or freezing(titanium backup pro) as many system apps as possible from my install off the overcome rom v1.4.4 so far I have safely frozen the following list using titanium backup pro...
I used this thred a a starting base....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814370
FROZEN =
Accuweather clock 10.10.28.02
Calculator 1.0
Daily briefing
Digital frame
Home screen tips
Myfiles 1.0.0
News and weather 1.3.0.3
Readers hub 1.0
Music 1.0 (replaced with music 3.0)
INTERSETED IN FREEZING / REMOVING =
Date, time, and weather 10.11.09.01 (am using beautiful widgets)
Date, time, and weather 10.11.30.01
Dual clock 1.0
Feeds and updates 10.11.03.02
Gallery 1.1.30682 (am using quick pic)
The reason for most of the ones I want to remove is that I have another app that does the same or better job and or I just don’t and want use them.
in addition to this....
Also I use SYSTEMPANEL APP / TASK MANAGER to monitor what’s running on my system and in the back brown and these other more obscure apps/process always running..... I wonder again can these be frozen or removed.
badgeprovider
com.sec.android.provide.badge
com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.una
com.sec.android.providers.downloads
drmcontent
com.sec.android.providers.drm
wayne90210 said:
Also I use SYSTEMPANEL APP / TASK MANAGER to monitor what’s running on my system and in the back brown and these other more obscure apps/process always running..... I wonder again can these be frozen or removed.
badgeprovider
com.sec.android.provide.badge
com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.una
com.sec.android.providers.downloads
drmcontent
com.sec.android.providers.drm
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I've removed all of your selected and interested apps minues the feeds and updates with no ill effect running 1.5 beta
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I've removed all of your selected and interested apps minues the feeds and updates with no ill effect running 1.5 beta
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What I'd like to see is a listing for each process/app and its function. Instead of trying to guess or figure out what each does, you could then make informed decisions about what to freeze/remove.
I have disabled all apps from your first post too. Using overcome 1.4.5 and have no problems.
I have created 2 version of OverCome ROM, one lite and one full.
Is possible to post this 2 version of OC-Rom?
Thanks.
Completely clueless = disaster (and no good electronics)!
I have been searching endlessly in the xda world for an "easier" step by step process (for thankful amateurs like myself) to make my Galaxy Tab (custom t849 from T-mobile) have phone capability.
Unfortunately I cannot even post a new thread to ask, I have not been involved enough in this site to have that privilege .. I have to impose on someone else!!.. sorry
grrr
So, my progress up to this minute..?
I have purchased an unlock code... then yep, you guessed it, unlocked my tab.
And now, uhh, what do I do?!
Completely clueless = disaster (and no good electronics)!
I have been searching endlessly in the xda world for an "easier" step by step process (for thankful amateurs like myself) to make my Galaxy Tab (custom t849 from T-mobile) have phone capability.
Unfortunately I cannot even post a new thread to ask, I have not been involved enough in this site to have that privilege .. I have to impose on someone else!!.. sorry
grrr
So, my progress up to this minute..?
I have purchased an unlock code... then yep, you guessed it, unlocked my tab.
And now, uhh, what do I do?!
This is off the topic but I the T-mobile tab and can make calls. You haven't read through the forums, custom rom and modem swither was the easy way in my opinion.
So, my progress up to this minute..?
I have purchased an unlock code... then yep, you guessed it, unlocked my tab.
And now, uhh, what do I do?! [/QUOTE]
So, I've seen 4 or more threads on making the Tmo tab into phone. I actually did that first before I found the overcome rom. I have my tab unlocked but for some reason I didnt have to buy an unlock code. just ran a script, unless your not talking about network lock. but the guide they have seemed pretty straightfoward to me.
Also working on seeing what all those files in the tab does. My goal is to have it running on just what is necessary. Still learning about the google framework
Hi everyone, just got my N3 last night and I am pretty excited about it.
I am a long time Mac Rumors member and my past phones have been ...... JB 3g, JB 3gs, JB 4, JB 4s
I am very upset with the tiny screens on my iphones and I refuse to wait another year for the 6 to come out.
So now I am a 1st time Android user and what to really check out the Android scene.
What are the first things I should do with the phone, what should I install right away? (different keyboards, apps, etc)
Is there a thread around here with tutes instructing how to transfer my contacts etc?
I surely will appreciate all replies, so thanks in advance. I really wanna get the very MOST out of this device.
edit: does Google Play offer any rebates/coupons/freebies for newly purchased devices?
Hey I would use smart switch to get your things from iPhone to your new phone but that is after you have it activated
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XiphoneUzer said:
Hi everyone, just got my N3 last night and I am pretty excited about it.
I am a long time Mac Rumors member and my past phones have been ...... JB 3g, JB 3gs, JB 4, JB 4s
I am very upset with the tiny screens on my iphones and I refuse to wait another year for the 6 to come out.
So now I am a 1st time Android user and what to really check out the Android scene.
My N3 arrived Wednesday evening, and it's STILL not activated, (and its killing me).
The reason being, I wanna know if there is anything I should do BEFORE I call ATT and activate it.
(I do NOT want to close any windows, so is there is anything you folks recommend I do before I activate it)?
Once activated, what are the first things I should do with the phone, what should I install right away?
Is there a thread around here with tutes instructing how to transfer my contacts etc?
I surely will appreciate all replies, so thanks in advance. I really wanna get the very MOST out of this device.
edit: does Google Play offer any rebates/coupons/freebies for newly purchased devices?
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What do you mean by call ATT and activate it? All you have to do is put your SIM card in and it is ready to go with a few account setups. After that it is up to you except for rooting and modding. Cant be done right now without voiding your warranty.
First thing you do is scratch off the att emblem since they locked the bootloader
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XiphoneUzer said:
Once activated, what are the first things I should do with the phone, what should I install right away?
Is there a thread around here with tutes instructing how to transfer my contacts etc?
I surely will appreciate all replies, so thanks in advance. I really wanna get the very MOST out of this device.
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Hello?
Looking for some help here. This keyboard is way different than iphone, is it something you get used to, or should I install something else?
Please tell me what are some of the things I should change/install right away, (there's got to be some "must haves" no?)
XiphoneUzer said:
Hello?
Looking for some help here. This keyboard is way different than iphone, is it something you get used to, or should I install something else?
Please tell me what are some of the things I should change/install right away, (there's got to be some "must haves" no?)
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For the keyboard, i prefer the google keyboard over the samsung one. It provides functionality similar to the iphone and is easy to switch between the iphone and android if you use them both in daily life.
As for apps, here is a small list of apps i like to have on all of my devices.
GOOGLE CHROME. Its much better than the built in browser and is able to synchronize with my desktop browsers favorites, etc.
Skype: Perfect for if you are travelling over seas at all with your device.
Google Hangouts: A good replacement for the built in SMS app.
Facebook & Twitter: If you need an explanation, you shouldn't be useing these apps.
Battery Doctor by KS Mobile: Simple app, but is helpful to save battery life and know exactly how much you have left.
Google Music: I have most of my library stored on google so it makes my life easy to have this.
Google Books: The book equivalent of my music library. Syncronizes what i have read across devices and browsers.
Kindle for Android: For the ebooks you buy on amazon.
Google Keep: Great for taking quick notes and having them on all your devices.
Dropbox: Great cloud file storage. Comes with free storage and you can pay to get more.
Google Drive: Google version of dropbox.
MX Player: This video player will play any video format you throw at it.
Google Maps: A must have for all smartphone users.
Zedge: While its quality has gone down a fair bit from what it once was, its still a great place to find ringtones and notification sounds for your android device.
GPS Status: Great for calibrating your devices sensors and ensuring that it works properly.
Now for the ROOT ONLY apps.
Titanium backup
SuperSU
Triangle Away
Hopefully this is a useful list to get you started. I have all these plus many more installed on my devices, and I find I use them all fairly regularly.
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Skype: Perfect for if you are travelling over seas at all with your device.
Google Hangouts: A good replacement for the built in SMS app.
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I prefer Hangouts to Skype because Hangouts features free video multi-chat.
But I use Google Voice for SMS because it provides free unlimited texting. Hangouts insists on using the phone's native number rather than your Google Voice number, so you have to pay extra for a text plan or for individual messages.
Doesn't anyone else have any advice for a first time Android user?
XiphoneUzer said:
Doesn't anyone else have any advice for a first time Android user?
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If your new to android I'd stay away from root for a while.
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XiphoneUzer said:
Hello?
Looking for some help here. This keyboard is way different than iphone, is it something you get used to, or should I install something else?
Please tell me what are some of the things I should change/install right away, (there's got to be some "must haves" no?)
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I feel like for every-day typical phone use cases, there aren't that many gaps that stand out as needing to be filled by a third party app. You'll probably need a new music player, the defaults are crapola - but I can't be much help here; I keep my music as folders full of MP3 files (like God intended!) and play with Music Folder Player, and shun the dirty S&M ("sync and manage") apps.
There's a big list of stuff that I did when I first got the phone to get it to where I'm happy with it, but all of this was root required stuff. There are apps that come pre-loaded on android devices and can't be removed or disabled without root. Also, customizing stuff that can't be customized without root. I couldn't abide by some of the not-changable-without-root defaults. Getting rid of the "screen turns on so you can unlock it when you hit the home key" behavior is probably the most glaring example for me; my ass* was unlocking it constantly - but coming from iPhone, you probably view that as the Right Thing for home button to do.
I think most people use a custom keyboard. Swiftkey and Swype are the most popular. The phone comes with Swype, but it's an ancient version with limited support for changing the dictionary, you want the newest one.
I use Hangouts for gchat, but not for SMS. I actually prefer default app for SMS..
Settings:
Pull down status bar, long press on wifi, WiFi -> menu -> advanced settings, uncheck auto connect to AT&T hotspots (unless they don't suck where you are. Around here, they often don't have internet behind them, and just break your connectivity for the 30 seconds or so it takes for the phone to connect to them, determine that the wifi is no good, and fall back to 4G. At least this phone does that; Original note would just sit there like a fool trying to use non-functional wifi... I've also yet to find a hotspot that performs better than the 4G does. But I live in a city, so the situation may be different elsewhere).
Pull down status bar, long press on GPS. Uncheck "Use wireless networks" - on newer versions of android, this drains battery while idle; the damned thing wakes the phone periodically to check the networks around it - if the phone is nearly idle, this can halve battery life (!!!)
Pull down status bar, swipe to the left along the options at the top (woah, did you know you could do that?), tap multiwindow to enable multiwindow (this was a headline feature for the note 3, but comes disabled by default). If I long-press back button, that makes the multiwindow tab hide or unhide (once it's enabled), but I don't remember if I had to do something to get this behavior.
General must-have things:
AppOps Starter (to kill permissions from apps that request permissions you don't want to give them)
Battery Monitor Widget (gives you a realtime readout of battery usage)
ES File Explorer
If you want to pretty-ize clock + weather widgets:
DigiClock
Eye in Sky
If you work in IT or have need of these (if you aren't sure what these mean, you don't need them ):
ConnectBot (telnet/ssh client)
AndFTP (ftp/sftp client, supports scp if you pay)
RDP Client (remote desktop and VNC client)
FEAT VPN (OpenVPN client)
Hacker's Keyboard (you'll tear your hair out trying to use swype/swiftkey for terminal sessions or RDP)
If you want to root the phone:
Root it, then immediately install titanium backup and "freeze" AT&T software update, so it won't update your phone (breaking root) while you're not looking
Titanium Backup - freeze all the useless bloatware that AT&T and Samsung included (there's a list of what apps you can freeze here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmzC8GFarItSdGpOZzBfWlR4MC03aDMyZ1BDUFNqU0E - not my work)
Root Explorer
Pen Window Manager for adding apps to the pen window feature
Xposed Framework
Wanam - general huge amount of customization, including selecting apps for multiwindow.
Keyboard Manager (almost a necessity if you use ConnectBot/RDP frequently - keyboards designed for messaging and such are garbage for doing administration of non-phone systems, while hacker's keyboard is garbage for messaging and everyday phone stuff)
Terminal Emulator (gives you a command prompt on phone. Doesn't require root, but there are very few use cases for terminal on android that don't also need root)
*Well, I keep it in my front pocket, so technically it wasn't my /ass/ unlocking the phone....
Is there a way to place notification counts for SMS, Mail, etc. on the lockscreen without using a third-party program? I have used WidgetLocker in the past but moving to the Note 4 from an older phone (running Android v4.1.3), I thought it would be worth asking if there is additional capabilities I may not be aware of.
SJMarty said:
Is there a way to place notification counts for SMS, Mail, etc. on the lockscreen without using a third-party program? I have used WidgetLocker in the past but moving to the Note 4 from an older phone (running Android v4.1.3), I thought it would be worth asking if there is additional capabilities I may not be aware of.
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Nevermind...answering my own question here. From what I found since posting is that Samsung removed these on the Galaxy S5 and they are going to be eliminated by Google in Lollipop.
Hi Everyone,
New To Forum...Any Advise Would Be Gr8ly Appreciated...
Q1: Under Settings - Cloud & Accounts - Samsung Cloud - Scroll Down To Backup & Restore: There Are (2) Backups Displayed (1) For Note 9 & (1) For Old S7...When I Open The Old S7 Backup There's An Option To Backup To This Phone Or Another Option To Delete Backup...Is There Good Reason To Backup It Up To The Note 9 - Or Should I Just Leave It Where It Is - Or Should I Delete For Future Space? Everything Seems To Have Transferred Over Except: See Q2*
Q2: After Smart Switch'n My Phones, 1 Thing I Noticed Was That My Text Transferred Over But Only What The Other Person/People (Group) Sent Or Responded To Me; Not Any Of The Text That I Sent Out Or Made Responses To...Any1 Else Notice That? My Portion Of The Text Didn't Start Show'n Up Until I Started Using My Note 9...Any1 Know How To Fix This Issue?
Q3: Where Did Visual Voicemail Go? Or Is It Not Available On Unlocked Note 9?