yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Yesterday I got the mandatory Sprint Voice to text update. This really upset me as the main reason I rooted my phone was to get rid of the bloat ware. So now I have Sprint nagware to deal with. So today I installed and set up the Google Voice Mail program and it works really nice. So I decided to delete/uninstall the Sprint Voice Mail Program. I used Titanium back up and I deleted the program. Everything still works well so I figured it was gone and that was that. Later I looked in my app drawer and was surprised to see that the icon for the sprint voice mail was still there. So I tried to drag it into the garbage and it wouldn't go. So I go into root explorer and to to system>app and go down the list looking for a sprint widget that I needed to get rid of and didn't find one. I also made sure that the sprint voice mail program wasn't in there either. So I shut off the phone and started it again figuring that the program was still in memory. Well after the reboot the program is still on my phone and now it's acting like it's a brand new account and asking me if I want to set it up. So this comes to my question how do I get rid of the Sprint Voice Mail. I can't find it in my system folder so what's going on? Anyone else experience this???

Help is always appreciated............

Lisa
[Hero CDMA General] Nate14:
You can try to mount your system and remove it via Terminal Emulator. Its a pretty simple process with only a few commands if you want to have a go that route.
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
So what .apk am I looking for now? I couldn't find it with root explorer so it's technically gone but this thing is insidious........
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
It's a system app, updatecore.apk or such
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Not sure what updatecore.apk is but as you pointed out it's probably a big deal.

Driving home from work today I was thinking about all this and then it dawned on me that I didn't really delete the Sprint Voicemail app as I thought. Earlier I was using Titanium and I was about to delete the Sprint voice mail app when I realized that it was telling me it was going to delete "Data" only. So in reality I only deleted the Voicemail data and not the entire program. You are probably correct that this program is securely nestled within the core of the Android/HTC/Sprint package. Truly amazing as this may be one of those things that you cannot get rid of. Unless it resides in it's own .apk somewhere and I can target that one program I'm very hesitant at this point to go after it. The interesting thing about deleting the data is it seems to have reverted back to the older version. A box came up after I rebooted the phone asking me if I wanted to personalize my voice mail like I did the first time months ago. Plus being it's not technically "working" as it's not personalized the sprint genie can't target me for upgrade as it doesn't know I'm using it. What do you think of that idea?

So here is where I am. I have the Google voice mail working and it's a very cool little program. I have a "Google phone number" that is free and actually works but I don't have to do anything about it as my original phone number works the voice mail just fine. So in reality I may have beaten Sprint to at least a draw on this one................

So to recap, I would say, if you don't want the voice to text sprint app you could go into Applications and delete the "DATA" and then it doesn't know who you are. Just leave the sprint voice mail application in the "unsetup state" and the monster "Mandatory Update" can't find you. You have effectively turned off the sprint voice mail that way and then you can install a third party like Google voice mail or You mail or anything you want.

Give me you take on this idea. I think this is whats going on and this may be the only fix to opt out of the Sprint program.................

;)
[Hero CDMA General] Product F(RED):
For future reference, all system (non-deletable) applications are located in /system/app. Use Root Explorer to go there and delete them. I think what he meant was to delete the Sprint Updater, which I think is Sprint_Updater.apk, also in that folder.
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
Yeah, that may be the actual name of the app, I don't remember :) Just delete the VVM app and problem solved!
[Hero CDMA General] Product F(RED):
I meant delete the Voicemail app AND the updater. I believe the app is called Sprint_VM.apk.
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
Ok.... I thought it was something VMCore.apk
[Hero CDMA General] Product F(RED):
I don't remember. I deleted it and put it back with the name "Sprint_VM.apk". Doesn't matter what it's named, but I think you're right about "VMCore.apk".
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Okay Gentlemen, I have looked for all those files and the only one that is there is the Sprint_Updater.apk. Nothing there that has a VM or VVM or Sprint VVM or anything like that. I am running the .6 version of the Sprint stock 2.1. But I believe I have it disable for now. As I wrote previously by deleting the data file I have essentially not activated the program. If you do come up with the file to delete that would take the VVM with it I will certainly give it a try but there is nothing in the system>app folder that looks even close.

I so appreciate you taking you time to weigh in on this problem.

Thank you.........

Lisa
[Hero CDMA General] Nate14:
For the life of me I couldn't find what the apk was named -_- Was about to flash 2.1 to find out ha ha

Though I think Regaw's toolbox may allow you to remove it.
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
Just looked, it's:

Sprint_VVM.apk

:D
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
See above, delete that to get rid of SVVM for good :)
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Well Gentlemen, again I just went though that directory vary carefully again and there is nothing that even comes close to a VVM or "voice mail" reference at all. It's simply not there.

Have you guys deleted this off your phones before? I guess you all are running some other Rom then the stock one so you haven't faced this mandatory update thing. But the files you are suggesting to remove are not in that directory. As I mentioned the Updater is there in two versions Sprint Updater and just plane Updater.

I don't believe this issue is worth you flashing the stock rom just to check it but that is a real offer and I appreciate that. I admire you guys that flash these phones just for the heck of it. When I have flashed the phone it makes my heart stop.

But thank you for all your responses. I certainly appreciate it........

Lisa
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
I don't use stock, and yes I have been able to eliminate VVM.... did you reboot after deleting? Are you looking under system/app?
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Yes to both of your questions.

I was thinking the same thing that maybe the program was still resident in the memory so I pulled the battery and everything. It's Sprints FU to the rooting community I guess...............
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
Still, it should be removable :confused: Is it hiding in data/app or data/app-private for some reason?
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Okay, you guys aren't going to believe this. But I rebooted the phone and I checked the data/app and the data/app-private. Found nothing in there. Then I went back to the app drawer and the offending program is GONE! I can't find any vestige of it anywhere. So I gather mission accomplished! I don't know what happened as earlier I did the reboot twice and pulled the battery each time and the third time was the charm for some reason. The only file I didn't remove was the Sprint_updater.apk. It's still there. But I have turned off the updates so I shouldn't be bothered by that either..............

Thank you all for your help. The android mystery continues..........

I really can't thank you guys enough as you have always come through..........

Lisa :D
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
No problem! Glad you got it... let me know if you need anything else before I go to my Epic in a week or two :D
[Hero CDMA General] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
The Sprint VVM that is installed in my /system/app is called coremobility.app.vnotes.apk. This is the newest VVM, I flash it as a stand-alone on CM6
[Hero CDMA General] mslisaj:
Well, I don't have any of these files on my phone now. But then again the goal was to get rid of the Sprint nagware VVM.

Now another question. The Sprint_udater.apk, what is that, what does it do and is it safe to remove? If it does what I think it does this was the start of my problems. Please let me know if this file can be moved and deleted without causing any problems.

Lisa
[Hero CDMA General] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
I dont use that app, i tried to install it once because i read a post saying to install it and Sprint TV together...but the updater app FC immediately, and Sprint TV still sucked as much as i remembered..anyway, removing the updater app has no ill effects that i am aware of
[Hero CDMA General] theimpaler747:
It is safe to remove, it deals with navigation, TV, and other Sprint services :)
[Hero CDMA General] PMGRANDS:
System/ Apps/Sprint Core!!
[Hero CDMA General] trissypissy:
found it

vtt-sprint.apk
[Hero CDMA General] Monica444:
how do I root it out on the Lg g3 vigor?
[Epic 4G General] :
To root or not to root that is the question. If I do I can always unroot as simple as I root I believe. If I don't I will never get the performance I want out of my phone with custom ROM's and Kernals. Members on here I'm sure would be will to help me through the process. I've read some articles on how to do it and it seems fairly simple. I am tech savvy but not phone tech savvy but I do follow directions and understand them. Feedback would be appreciated on whether I should root or not.

Sent from my Samsung Epic minus (Detroit) 4G from the XDA App
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Definitely ROOT!!! Missing the some of the best stuff like roms,kernals,No ADS, Free wired and wireless tether or mobile ap which is free infrastructure tethering on stock rom rooted with custome kernal.

Plus if u need to return it you can easily unroot.

Do at your own risk though.

However very hard to mess up your phone.
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
Root and Recovery

Freaking awesome guide. Do it.
[Epic 4G General] :
Thanks I will definitely read away with aspirations on rooting. I do know it's at my own risk too and from what I have researched it is pretty hard to brick your phone.
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
That link I provided is to a wonderful script and the creators (Drockstar and noobnl) are both generally available on irc in #samsung-epic to offer any support you need. Great guys.
[Epic 4G General] :
Thanks kenvan appreciate it I do. Did you root you're Epic? Got any tips on goodies after root?
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
I did and I personally like CPU Tuner. Lets you set profiles for battery levels as well as controlling how your phone acts when the screen is off (for batt management).
[Epic 4G General] camarojones:
I only root for AdFree Android. That, Cache Cleaner and Root Explorer. Otherwise I wouldn't need it.
[Epic 4G General] :
Successfully rooted with cwd installed on first try. Thanks guys you've all been a great help. Now I need to learn more about custom roms.

Sent from my "rooted" Samsung Epic minus (Detroit) 4G from the XDA App
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ipetloudog:
Is this possible? I have hunted forever for this because I play BIA2 and want to play online but its only available thru wifi. Id just stick my sim into the mytouch and fire up wifi tether [or barnacle] and connect with my vibrant running the game. Id love to find out if this is possible.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joenathane:
It's possible, I've done this between a droid x and galaxy tab you'll need to get your hands a little dirty, follow the instructions at this link

http://www.wissamidrissi.com/2010/02/how-to-connect-android-phone-to-your-ad.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ipetloudog:
Awesome. Ill post when I get a result.
[Vibrant General] datfk:
I tried Titanium once, and when I try to restore a backup with Titanium, it does not restore my market apps.

So I know this has been discussed before but I cannot find even one answer for this because I do not understand much in android phones therefore I have no idea what clockworkmod is or nandroid is.

I want to get transfer to a new rom with all my apps, themes, info, accounts, widgets, wallpapers, and even my homescreen layout. Is this possible? Please explain because Im a noob. THANKS TO ALL WHO HELP!
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Check my signature.
[Vibrant General] datfk:
Thanks, but what I need is not to backup the apps so I can restore if I F up. But I need an app that will transfer everything to my new rom. Which Titanium Fail to do in the past because it showed my market apps to be grey (This happened in my Rooted HD2)
[Android Apps and Games] kdpope24:
My evo can make video calls through tango but cannot receive calls. Any suggestions
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madhair:
hi there. i have just made a nandroid backup of my phone. i would like to ba able to copy the backup file to my pc just incase the sd card would fail and i would loose everything. i have the disk drive mounted on the phone and i can view the card on my pc but i just cant seem to find the backup image. forgot to mention im root too.

also my phone is a htc wildfire running 2.1 stock

cheers in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mitty1990:
It's usually found inside the clockworkmod folder mate :)
[Streak 5 General] Terrigno:
It worked fine on 1.6 using Fring. Now with Froyo its not allowing the front camera to make video calls, it just uses the back. What gives? Anyone have a fix for this?
[Streak 5 General] gavelis:
Crossing fingers for gingerbread? ;)

Multicam-support out of the box should be one of the 2.3-features.

I´ve heard, that fring with front-cam works on Steve´s froyo (but not 100% sure).
[Streak 5 General] avneeshshrotria:
can someone confirm this? I have not yet tried any of the DJ-Steve's build ... but if the Front cam works with fring /tango . I will flash his build.

thanks
[Streak 5 General] 00roberto00:
fring not working with face cam on DJ-Steve build

i read somewhere else that the new dell release fixed this.
[Streak 5 General] avneeshshrotria:
i have the 318(i believe its the latest (10dec2010)) build installed ... the front cam does not work with fring or tango
[Streak 5 General] xilpaxim:
I read that last night on Pocketables, but apparently the guy retracted the statement this morning, stating he was wrong. So still no FFC. Why can't Dell just ask the folks that made the EVO how they did it? ;)
[Streak 5 General] 00roberto00:
i think dell should give a free mirror to everybody :D
[Streak 5 General] BrokenPixel:
To mix things up, my fring does work with both cameras, I'm running Steve's 1.1.1 and just updated to the new fring.
[Streak 5 General] Terrigno:
How can that be seriously? I dont understand these issues. And I really dont want a mirror. The phone came with a front facing camera and it worked on 1.6 Fring. So seeing that fring and tango dont work on Froyo, Im seeing it as Dells issue, not Fring or Tangos. This really is messed up, there has to be a conclusion to this eventually.
[Streak 5 General] da_jojo:
this is not a feature of android 2.2 but it will be implemented in 2.3

so unless developers make there own driver for it , it is likely not going to work.
[Streak 5 General] da_jojo:
no way this is a Dell issue.. Dell made this happen for you in the 1.6 build while it is not a part of android operating system. so i wonder what you call dell issues. most of these "issues" are not even implented in android system itself.
[Streak 5 General] Terrigno:
Whoa, easy there buddy. I didnt know this isnt implimented in Android. So if my friend that has an HTC Evo with froyo on it is using Fring and it works fine, its HTC that made that happen and not Android? I just dont get how anyone can make FFC work on 1.6 wether its Dell or Google, and not have it work on 2.2? Extremely odd.
[Streak 5 General] chrisrotolo:
yeah I would have to agree, no front cam.. all Dell's fault

mabye they'll fix it in the January update... lol..
[Streak 5 General] da_jojo:
or the update to that :P

that is.. if google dont beat em to it

lmao

edit: tried opening camera app and swap cam and then use the videocall app ?
[Streak 5 General] borijess:
I have build 318 no fcc with fring
[Streak 5 General] Terrigno:
Tried it, but no avail :(
[Streak 5 General] shabicht:
DJ Steve's 1.5

DJ Steve's 1.5 fixes this problem. I have tried the fring video test call and the front facing camera works.
[Streak 5 General] quikt:
It is hardly a fix and more of a workaround. The fix would have to come from Fring devs and give you an option to select your camera.

Wait till 2.3-3.0 which will have builtin video calling.
[Streak 5 General] Terrigno:
So what did DJ_Steve do to this that cant be added to the official version of froyo? And will Gingerbread even be availible to our phone? Nowadays, phones arent even getting the updates that there supposed to.
[Streak 5 General] teodorin'78:
3 August 2011.

Fring

is not using

the front camera, instead it uses the rear one.

Maybe I'm missing some "settings configuration"...
[Streak 5 General] TheManii:
Why did you bump a nearly year old thread?
[Streak 5 General] nickshertzer:
Who knows why ppl do things? ;)

You need Fring Beta APK from XDA LINK

In related news, the United States successfully sent astronauts to the moon!

Oh yeah, Skype works now too.
[Desire Themes and Apps] iang123:
Hi,

Just wondering if anybody had came across an app like this. I use my home pc a lot remotely, but would like to be able to shut it down or hibernate it over 3G. Something with a widget would be better if it exists.

Cheers

Ian
[Desire Themes and Apps] sjimmy:
Yes you can use Logmein =)
[Desire Themes and Apps] iang123:
Log me in

Yeah? Does it have a widget?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iosub:
Hi.

My phonebook has only first name, example "Iosu home "

When my phone sync with the car it sync like "home, Iosu "

So my phonebook on the car is a mess..

Why is Android doing this ?

I have also try filling on my phone

First name Iosu

Last name home

But again it sync like "home, Iosu "

I have also try

First name home

Last name Iosu

THen it sync "Iosu, home "

But with this my outlook phone book is a mess..

It's there a way to configure this correctly ?

Btw, windows mobile, windows phone 7, sync correctly ...

Thank you
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iosub:
Hi again..

Anyone has an idea how to fix this?

Thank you
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvhttn:
Your phone has the option to display either way. I assume your car audio must also have this option. What does the manual for the car audio say about it?

Dave
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iosub:
I check that already, it does not have an option, it's an Audi MMI.

Yes the phone has the option but it does not respect the option when it sync with the car.

No problem with Nokia and winmo

I think this is a problem with android..

Thank you for your help
[EVO 4G General] mitchellvii:
This allows you to adjust the RGB Screen Colors. Check it out. Works on my EVO:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745248

** I claim no credit, just the messenger.
[EVO 4G General] SayWhat10:
What are your settings?
[EVO 4G General] miguelfp1:
I only got Force Closes when trying it out...
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
This has been around forever, I also got Fc's trying to use it.
[EVO 4G General] SayWhat10:
I have CM6 RC 2, works fine

just was wondering the setting people with EVO's are changing them to
[EVO 4G General] Android 17:
This is built in Cyanogen Mod too.

Settings/user interface/render effect.

Can also be applied as a widget.

It helps a good bit, if you compare non-calibrated and calibrated, without calibration the colors look too washed out and not as dark and deep.
[EVO 4G General] SayWhat10:
i want dark and deep, what are the settings to get it like that?
[EVO 4G General] mitchellvii:
Well, this adjusts RBG but it doesn't adjust contrast for blacker blacks or color saturation. Basically what it will do is make your colors either warmer or cooler. Just play with it till you find one you like. If you want a more 3d effect, choose wallpapers in soft focus (or do it yourself using Photoshop) and icons will appear to "float" above the background.
[EVO 4G General] Vandelay007:
That's what she said....

Sent from my froyo using the xda app
[EVO 4G General] Shushunmire:
That **** sure says a lot....

Sorry, I had to. lol. Neat app!
[EVO 4G General] SiL3nTKiLL:
thats pretty cool
[EVO 4G General] david279:
I just tried the built in app in CM6.1 and it really gives my EVO a different look. Im using the N1 Low setting.
[EVO 4G General] Android 17:
I find just N1 Calibrated (not cool or red) works best. It really does make a good bit of difference too, try watching a video with it off and it on. The colors feel a bit richer and more natural with the calibration.

I couldn't go back to keeping the default settings anymore :)
[EVO 4G General] mitchellvii:
I agree that N1 is best on my EVO. Seems to make the blacks blacker which always makes the screen appear to "pop" more.

However, these are pre-settings. Wit the tweak I mentioned in the OP it is completely customizable. Anyway, whatever works for you.
[EVO 4G General] lostshootingstar:
Posted this in the other thread, but does anyone else get a green hue when scrolling (it's easiest to see in something like the "settings" menu when you scroll).

Any idea if this is correctable?
[Captivate General] comdei:
Anyone still on 2.1 is officially obsolete. Google has released a ton of new features for froyo and gingerbread users. Including google instant, new gmail app, and other things.

Which leaves 2.1 users with old software never to be upgraded again.

I still haven't flashed (due to warranty issues) but even if I did I would be upset because it still is based on buggy pre-release software.

Based on the epic 4g leak the froyo should be version 2.2.1 so new roms would be 2.2.1 instead of buggy 2.2

Why doesn't samsung care about their customers!
[Captivate General] emuneee:
Yea, I share your sentiments. I tried most of the 2.2 leak ROMs, but most had troubles. The list of apps that don't work on 2.1 and below is growing. I wonder if Google Maps 5 will be the same way.
[Captivate General] comdei:
I really thinking about just buying an unlocked nexus s but then i realize its still samsung!!!

I returned a samsung tv i bought for my family for christmas because they suck so much ;D
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
The more I read about this (and the GPS malfunction), the more I think that when my Captivate arrives tomorrow I may just take it into an AT$T store and demand a refund and contract cancellation.:mad:
[Captivate General] kamesen:
What we need is a Samsung Customer Service number we can start calling to voice our opinions. Any have a good Samsung number for this or a similar purpose?
[Captivate General] tysj:
Yes more than half of android devices are "obsolete"...
[Captivate General] Smallsmx3:
Return it? Because your too lazy to flash your phone with functional software instead of the junk Samsung and att gave us? I've been rocking the beta cm 6.1 for quite awhile and blows the doors off any 2.1 variant that was out there.....and as far as voiding your warranty its almost impossible to brick these phones so its completely easy to flash back to an out of the box state. So quit whining. This is what makes android so great. Take a phone with amazing hardware with crappy software and put amazing software on it