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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] clambert11:
The whole point of the thread was to list the apps that were safe to remove. I know where and how to remove them. Some stock apps, like friendstream, aren't safe to remove and should be left installed if you use Sense. I was just looking for an updated list of the apps that were safe to 69. Thanks anyway though.

Not that it's a huge deal because I'll always have a nandroid backup to fall back on.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] GooTz66:
Gotcha! I thought I read somewhere that removing the FM radio causes issues.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] clambert11:
LOL! I hope not, because I renamed that one. I didn't remove any of them physically, I just renamed them (*.apk -> *.apk.bak) to clean up the program list and stop crap I don't want from running. I guess if I seem to have issues, I'll restore that one. Thanks. :)

I even renamed the Backup Assistant service and client, which some people didn't recommend. I stopped the service first before renaming them and everything seems fine so far. It's pretty clean right now. There are just a few more apks that I need to figure out what they are before I rename them. Worst case, I'll stop where I'm at now.

For what it's worth, Root Explorer works really well by allowing you to mount the system and gaining access to even more than you would with Astro, which is what I used before today. It's not free though.

Additionally I came across a wireless adb app that works freakin' awesome. Check it out over at AppBrain. This one is free. I think there may be a couple similar ones, but this is the one I happened to download and it works great.

Fun stuff.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] adprice:
What does "safe" mean?

I've been messing around with removing various apps and notice that removing some will cause the phone to hang on boot. I see the two htc splash screens ok, but then that droid eye thing will hang. Unfortunately I haven't played around enough to figure out exactly which app does this. It seems odd to me that removing an app would cause a hang on boot - unless maybe Sense requires that app and can't load without it.

Anyway, what do you guys typically mean by "safe to remove"? Have other people seen this problem or do you typically get just parts of the phone that misbehave if you remove a "non-safe" app? I guess it could be both depending on the app. Thoughts?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] GooTz66:
You pretty much got it. "Safe to Remove" meaning that they dont cause issues with any other apps or cause any kind of issues on your device.

Ex. If you use FB, you cannot remove FriendStream or it will cause sync issues with FB for HTC Sense.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] adprice:
Cool, thanks man.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] GooTz66:
No worries, anytime! :cool:
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] jumbotron:
Doesn't work
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] palomosan:
This post shoud be together with the FAQ.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] stemo76:
I am using windows 7 and have just ran the unrevoked3 on my incredible. I can assess the clockworkmod recovery tool but when I mount the system and data partion I am unable to access the drives that it creates in windows. Windows says there is no media.

Incredible 2.2

Clockworkmod 2.5.0.5

Windows 7 64bit.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] GooTz66:
Are you trying to remove apps? All you have to do is mount in CM while device is connected to PC then run the Removal. You can edit the removal text to add/remove the listed apps and you can use Astro or ES to find the correct apk name.

After unmount then reboot device and the apps should be removed.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] reynierpm:
Hi, I'm Android newbie. I have installed SMF 1.2 ROM and I want to remove a lot of applications also Facebook ;) but not know how to copy the .bat file to my phone and then run. Any tip? I read the first post but not understand what you guys told about :(
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Bxsteez:
The .bat file doesn't run on your phone it runs on your pc assuming you have the android sdk. I'm not sure if this will still work on latest roms because i'm not sure if the filenames are the same.

I haven't owned an Incredible for quite some time... Sorry everyone.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] reynierpm:
Well I try on my ROM and my phone was crashed also some files are missing or names are changed because I get a lot of errors
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Bxsteez:
Definitely likely. This script was made for the Stock SW loaded on the Incredible at its release. I think i got rid of my incredible about 3 months after I bought it.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] GooTz66:
Just use Root Explorer or TiBackup to delete the .apks you want to remove. Much easier this way
[XPERIA X10 General] brunswick000:
I may be opening a whole can of worms here but how do people host apk files. More specifically how do people take an app and make it into a downloadable apk file? Im sure its not as easy as 1, 2, 3 but wouldn't it be nice for non-rooted phones to be able to just keep all your fav apps stored on your sd card in this format? Does that even make sense :confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] Mobzter:
Get astro file manager.. Hit left button, backup then it saves it into ya sd card usually in backups folder, then just get dropbox app for easy uploading
[Nexus One General] ryanismean:
I'm on a rooted ERE27 N1. I flashed back to stock recovery to try and do ERE27->FRF50, but the flash attempt horks. Looks like it is crapping on a kernel module that doesn't have the expected SHA1 hash, which isn't really surprising because the phone is rooted. Questions:

1) Is the OTA likely to fail in the same way? If not, I'll wait for it; but,

2) If so, can I trick the flash process into working by modifying the updater-script with the appropriate hash info? It doesn't look like it'd be particularly difficult, but at the same time I don't wanna brick my phone if there are other issues I'm unaware of. I don't care about retaining root; I love having complete control over my phone in theory, but I almost never actually use it in practice.

The idea here is to get the update as an update rather than a re-flash so I don't lose all my app data. So, failing #2:

3) If I re-flashed back to the stock N1 2.1 image to "un-root" but didn't clear out the userdata as I've seen suggested when going back to stock, when I restore my apps with Astro, would they retain their data? I'm thinking "obviously not", but it'd sure be handy if they did.
[Android Themes] Kiichan:
Hello fellow xda forumers :) sad first post, But I plan on being active here & contributing.

I've looked into boot animation swapping, after looking around the forums here I've found a bootanimation.zip containing a bunch of png's for sequences in a folder called "part0", I've made images to sequence, But am unaware how to do this & every guide has only confused me. Im using CM 4.2.15.1, G1 "Dream" incase that helps on a 1.6 base. I believe the nickname is "cupcake" pardon me if im wrong. If anyone could offer their assistance or point me in the proper direction for a guide it would be much appreciated.

My sequence is uploaded here, note its semi "SWF". It's Louise as thats my forum name everywhere I go if available.

Edit: I've realised I most likely posted this in the wrong section, sorry for that.
[Android Themes] Lakers3408:
Rename you images from boot_00003.png through boot_00097.png

Place them in part0

Rename another set boot_00098.png through boot_00146.png

Place them in part1

Edit the desc.text from 320 256 to 320 to 480

See attachement
[Android Themes] Kiichan:
Thanks a bunch, Will put it in now and see how it goes!

Seem's like its not working with CM4, instead of complaining: Updating to CM5 seeing how it goes since CM4, seems...obsolete compared to CM5.
[Android Themes] twiztid907:
It is obsolete, you will love CM5
[Android Themes] Kiichan:
Kii is recieving update.script not found error, Im re-rooting the entire thing!

I hope..this works.

*Maybe because Im using a JFe Recovery Mode*

edit: CM5 is now installed

Using the boot animation from above, it's just black *Used the commands

su

cp /sdcard/bootanimation.zip /data/local/

reboot

Black load up
[Android Themes] JAguirre1231:
Great job updating to CM5, you will be happy!

As you may have guessed, Eclair+ firmwares (2.0+) are the only versions of Android to accept bootanimations in the way you wish to accomplish. As CM4 is Donut (1.6) based, you were experiencing problems.

I wish I could help you with the bootanimations, but to be honest, I've only ever been able to get them half-working.
[Android Themes] drater:
its a black screen because you have compressed your images in the zip, you must set it to store in the zip for it to work, read my tutorial, link in sig
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supreme_one333:
So my touch all of a sudden stoped working. I tried everything including hard resseting. Then I noticed that at the top left corner, the screen was sticking out or something, it was much higher tan the surounding metal. When I tried peelinig it back I saw the underneath plastic of the diamond. So I stopped peeling it, and for some reason now, my screen is responsive again. Did my digitizer stick to my screen and unpeeling it unstuck or something. I'm worried I have a hardware problem I temporarily fixed. The top left area where the word htc is, is kind of wrinkly and not flat and taught like the rest of the screen like a piece of plasticd is on top of it or the plastic is disorted. It was that way before I tried to peel it back.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
Definitely collapsed layers of the digitizer.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supreme_one333:
Does this mean I should get my digitizer replaced? I have the UK Diamond 2 so I am not sure where I would send it to get it fixed. Is this problem likely to happen again? And i'm a bit confused on why you said collapsed layers, does the digitizer have multiple layers?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newdecember:
it probs would be best to contact HTC UK customer services on their website. they will give you more information

how long have you had it, if less than a year then it may come under a warranty repair

but don't quote me on that.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
Search the forum for 'digitizer' or 'newton rings' to learn more about the issue. It does seem to be a common problem with the Topaz, but not so much with the Pure. Yes, it has 2 layers. There are also detailed replacement instructions if you search.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supreme_one333:
If I leave the problem as is since its working now, will the problem return or get worse? I bought it on ebay so I'm not sure I am under warrenty and the previous owner I believe got it in May 2009 so its been over a year. Also I did not have oily rings or anything visible on my screen when I had the problem. So I'm guessing my digitizer pieces got stuck as opposed to having Newton rings. Also could I send it somewhere besides HTC UK to get the digitizer fixed. I'm iff about replacing it myself especialy since it seems to require soldering.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Inman:
I suspect it will return. You may want to start searching for the part, I don't believe they cost too much, but you would do better to prepare of the worse.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supreme_one333:
Thanks. I checked ebay and their cheap, but I'm more concerned about installing it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lethalboy:
Everytime I download something it says download unsuccesful
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yzguy128:
Same here. stock rom using unrevoked (going back for OEM defects)
[P3600 ROM Development] JFGCF:
can someone me this rom... in Portuguese Portugal

The windows mobile 6.5

Please help-me someone
[P3600 ROM Development] jedai:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=576033

it's on the same page as your topic, problems with reading or what?
[Desire General] rolfd:
This is an interesting article.

Google this week removed two applications from its Android Market, and exercised a feature that lets the company remotely delete the apps from a user's phones.

Read full article
[Desire General] doinbox:
Old news m8
[Desire General] rolfd:
Really? I never knew they could do it. :cool:

I found it interesting anyway. Lol :D
[Desire General] tommo123:
cant you just reinstall the backup apk via astro?
[Desire General] ljesh:
Disappointed, Google is becoming Apple.
[Desire General] jersey_609:
In no way is Google becoming apple it was a malicious app that wasn't what it said it was I am glad they look in to the apps and can pull bad ones out b4 they can do harm
[Desire General] madsere:
Which apps was that? The article doesn't say?
[Desire General] ljesh:
I don't mind them taking it from the app store, good for them doing that.

They intruded my phone. That is the exact same thing apple has been doing/does.

Maybe I liked that app and WANTED it on my phone?

And that sucks my dear friend.
[Desire General] davorb:
So you would rather keep a malicious app that doesn't do what it says it does and can cause harm to your phone and/or steal your information?
[Desire General] ljesh:
Yes, I would rather keep a malicious app that does whatever it wants on my phone instead of Google invading your privacy.

Or lets put it this way. You better live with your malicious app instead of putting me in situation for Google to invade my privacy.

Or maybe you would like your antivirus company to have access to remove viruses from your PC? I mean, they are still doing good job, keeping your PC clean... and invading your privacy.

I (personally) am really concerned about this issue, don't know why nobody talks against this. Either you ignore it, or support it. Really strange.
[Desire General] fakts13:
i can appreciate your position on privacy. however i find your stance invades my freedom to own a phone. you state that i should live with a malicious app so you can keep your privacy. i don't know enough about programming to tell if an app is malicious or not, so i personally don't mind allowing google to remotely remove a malicious app. if you don't like or agree with this, don't use the marketplace. you agreed to allow google to use this feature the second you entered the app market. you can manually download apps and install them to your phone outside of the marketplace and preserve your privacy.
[Desire General] rackspace:
I am NOT happy with this act of google.
[Desire General] ohyeahar:
While I agree that this capability of Google's sounds a bit shady, consider this:

-Privacy is the issue here. Yet, most Android users use Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, Google Docs, etc. Therefore, Google already has much of our supposedly private information. Ironic thing is that we, the users, willingly provide it to them.

-This "feature" of Android is relatively well-known. So, it's not like Google was deliberately trying to hide something. Moreover, they even came out to say that they utilized this "feature". They're certainly not obligated to do so and yet, they did it anyway.

-Apple fully controls the user experience on their iOS. All applications must be approved by Apple. The Android Market doesn't experience this sort of control from Google. So perhaps Google uses this remote kill feature as a form of last-resort control. I realistically can't fault Google for wanting some sort of control over their OS.
[Desire General] AndroHero:
Google have never hid the fact they can remove malicous apps from peoples handsets. Keep in mind they can only do it, if the app was installed through the marketplace, i for one have nothing to hide so have none of the privacy issue others seem to worry about, and the ppl that say "ooh id rather have malicious software on my fone than have google wipe it" u shud think more about the people who dont want malicious code on there phone and that by comunicating with other android phones you could be passing it on
[Desire General] alias_neo:
This all came up before when the iPhone first came around, and the discussion will be no different this time.

However, in custom ROM design there were options created as a killswitch to Apples God Mode.

I'd say the only way to resole the problem would be to follow in those steps.

Make an update.zip that will patch out the relevent code or application that allows google to do this. Then you make the concious choice on your own without affecting anyone else.
[Desire General] dragonithe:
I think it's better that google has a feature like this, and to those people that talk about privacy.

How about a app that steals all the information stored on your phone or makes expensive calls.

Google has less impact on your privacy then those apps can do.
[Desire General] tommo123:
i dont like this either, how about (since people get notified anway) that google simply gives an advisory that appears on peoples phones stating why this app needs removing. that way you can ignore it if you want.

you know that this will be used to remove apps that the RIAA/MPAA mafia complain about - that's just a matter of time.

i'm curious if it's a 1 time thing. like they remove it, but you have the apk still and just re-install the sucker
[Desire General] speedking34:
Please, stop with the privacy bull****. During this process google never accessed any of you data of your phone, hell they never even entered your phone, but merely pressed a button that sent a request to your phone to delete the retarded app.

You guys need to stop whinning about stuff that you accepted in the first place (yes you did, by clicking "i accept those terms" when accessing the market).
[Desire General] Aitese:
Can people stop spreading FUD? You can install whatever app you want on your phone...Google can't touch them unless you got them FROM Google in the Market. If you got malicious apps from Google I guarantee you guys would be the first on the net *****ing and moaning about it.

How do I know this? From the numerous "Swype broke my multi-touch!!" posts that followed the Swype developers BEGGING you not to install it. No matter how much they said it was unfinished leaked code, fools STILL installed it and then wanted to ***** about it breaking their phone, albeit temporarily. This proves one thing...end users are usually pretty dumb. Google is covering their back as it's been proven they can't really trust their users to use sense.
[Desire General] fused#1:
quoted for truth
[G1 General] cd993:
Hi, I'll soon be receiving my new G1, cant wait, but wondering what the best way to get Hero on it is. By that I mean, and from a purely objective point of view, which is one of the fastest/stable and fully operational Hero ports available? Alternatively, would it be better to get an older version of Android and theme it like Hero (the launcher). That way in theory it would be a fast stable system that looks like hero. What differences would there be if that was the case (in terms of functionality/features of the operating system etc) between these options?

Many thanks!
[G1 General] r3s-rt:
Well, I'm assuming you just want Sense as that's what Hero basically is. There are many Sense ROMs for the G1. You'll have to pick which one you like the best. All the reviews in the world can't account for your personal opinion. However, be aware that none have working bluetooth.
[G1 General] cd993:
Thanks for the reply! So none of these sense roms have bluetooth working? hmm, would that mean that the best way would be to either get one of the fully working hero roms or an older android and theme it?
[G1 General] badaphooko01:
start here:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=668090 for a list of roms.

If I was you, which I was at one point, I would forget the sense roms since they are nice at first but eventually get really slow. Instead go with an eclair rom such as CaNNoN202 Complete Eclair this is what I have been using for the last month and it is still very snappy too date.
[G1 General] cd993:
thank you! What are the main differences between 1.5 and 2.1 roms?
[G1 General] badaphooko01:
1.5 was the second version of Android called Cupcake then came Donut 1.6 which is the current version. 2.1 is somewhat new but 2.2 is the most current only available on certain phones such as the Nexus One. 2.1 has certain features not available on 1.6. If you are new to this you should read as much as you can because you can really damage your phone if you take a wrong step.

Once you get rooted next would be to install a custom rom. Donut roms are the most stable but some of these Eclair roms are very close. Check out theunlockr.com for a video tutorial on how to root and install a rom.

Good lcuk!
[G1 General] r3s-rt:
Bada's pointing you in a good direction. Just wanted to point out that any "hero theme" you get won't have all the Sense things that most Hero people like. Also, the launcher will just look Hero-ish. It won't have its functionality.
[G1 General] cd993:
Thats great thanks for your help! I first purchased a G1 which was stuck on the G1 boot screen which i believed I could fix. Id never owned this phone before and so did alot of reading up while waiting for it to arrive to determine the reason it was bricked and a possible solution. As it happens it was a true brick, no access to bootloader, safe mode, recovery or fastboot. I thought i I could force commands to be sent using SDK via Windows but it would never be detected. The one good thing that came out of it, is I have a good knowledge of what to do and what not to do when rooting and upgrading so when my fully functioning one comes I will take all steps to avoid the same fate as the owner of the bricked phone!

Again, thanks for your input! I think my options so far would be to try out a few sense roms, some claim to be quite fast and a few reviews on youtube look promising. Really like the look of it, will have to give them a go to see if i like the feel of them!
[G1 General] r3s-rt:
Avoid DangerSPL. lbcoder, with the help from a few others I believe, have found way to 100% guarantee you DON'T brick, but you have to follow the instructions. I'm sure no other phone needs this, so I'm just -assuming- you're not fully read up on it. Please, this is the NUMBER ONE way bricks occur and is completely avoidable. You CAN recover a bricked phone through JTAG but it is difficult and offers new ways of completely destroying the phone from ANY future use.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akey:
So why is everyone and their mother reporting it as though it has been?:mad: Has any Nexus one non-rooted owners around the world actually receive the OTA yet?:confused:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disgustip8ted:
not that i have seen/heard
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
Plenty, but they were all on FRF50 or FRF72.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TurboTsi:
No. No one with ere 27 has received it. So its not ota as far as I'm concerned.
[G1 General] firozu:
so my g1 is physically destroyed...but it works perfectly...i have the hd2 now though...what i would like is if i could break open the g1 disconnect it from the screen it connects to make a tv output type thing and plug it into my car....also i would have to find away to get internet to use all the cool apps like pandora radio....im guessing tethering the phone to my hd2 via wifi wouldnt be out of hte question?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coukalamin:
hi there. i've got a htc hero. im currently running villainrom 10.0. i wanted to know what the best rom out there - in regards to performance. i really wanted to know which rom is the fastest and is running 2.1 and has flash. thats all. thanks.