my question is simple
I want to know that if there is a modified version of android somewhere out there that that doesn't have anything on it like gmail, google play, or anything other than the browser and the drop down menu.
I am wondering because i want to modify it to the point that it is mine. i also want to make a version that will be compatible with VERY low spec systems
thank you for all your help.
joco1500 said:
my question is simple
I want to know that if there is a modified version of android somewhere out there that that doesn't have anything on it like gmail, google play, or anything other than the browser and the drop down menu.
I am wondering because i want to modify it to the point that it is mine. i also want to make a version that will be compatible with VERY low spec systems
thank you for all your help.
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I want to create live wallpapers for sale on the android market. I found a custom creator script and a lwp creator software that does this but I don't think it signs them. Now I am not sure if those could be sold on the market or not. I am still very new to android.
At the moment I am trying to start small, something simple like a looped animation sequence and make that a live wallpaper...just plain, with no settings. So what would be a good way to approach this mission ?
You could try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739512. You could even try to make them on your phone with this: http://android.ownskin.com/livewallpaper.
Can I sell the apk that I get from custom creator or is there something I need to do before I upload it.
retareq said:
Can I sell the apk that I get from custom creator or is there something I need to do before I upload it.
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Make sure it's signed.
That's all ? Man thats simple. Here I was readying myself thinking I'm gonna need to brush up my old coding skills. Very nice. Thanks guy.
I would like to pack 2 live wallpapers in one apk. Is this possible ?
No, it's not unless you make an app which will allow selection of whichever one the user wants.
That sucks. I figured I'd provide 2 wallpapers as a pack for $0.99 because they are simple with no settings. There is no other way ?
I suppose I'll start with single ones and then eventually make an app.
Ok so I did some experiments, first apk was 80mb, second was 40mb and the newest one is like 400kb only. But it lags a lot. How do I optimize ?
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Ok so I did some experiments, first apk was 80mb, second was 40mb and the newest one is like 400kb only. But it lags a lot. How do I optimize ?
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Have you tried zipaligning them? See here: http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/zipalign.html.
I am just beginning installing eclipse and the steps that follow. I am still not sure how to open the apk to view what the code is. I was hoping I could see this code and then implement it in eclipse using a fresh project. Main thing I want to find out is how the image sequence loading is implemented. I guess I will post back here in a few days.
Should I code this in ICS or get the sdk files for 2.1 and do it on that ?
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Should I code this in ICS or get the sdk files for 2.1 and do it on that ?
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It depends on what you want. If you only want ICS (and later android versions to come) devices to support your wallpapers, then you can go ahead and code it in ICS. If you want a wider range of support (for now), then your 2nd option is best.
Well ideal case would be its backwards compatible. I've been reading and says ics has new api's...but I'm hoping the wallpaper and related services are backwards compatible. Its okay if its not, I get to learn at least.
retareq said:
Well ideal case would be its backwards compatible. I've been reading and says ics has new api's...but I'm hoping the wallpaper and related services are backwards compatible. Its okay if its not, I get to learn at least.
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It sure does, but most of them are not backward compatible. Notice only a few (approximately 3) apps built for ICS worked on Gingerbread so the chance is very small that they will support backward compatibility. They may be the same services, etc., but many will still require the ICS+ framework.
Interesting...so that means its safer to start from 2.1 for more than just backwards compatibility reasons. I just tried to grab api7 in sdk manager and it gave me error for file not found. Should I do 2.3.3 ?
Fixed it, 2.1 ready to go. Thanks.
Live wallpapers are now at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408528
This thread has served its purpose. Request mod to lock it.
can anyone modify the last working google music apk to not look for updates and or clone it and make it standalone. I know i for one am looking for something that allows me to have the nexus q enabled music apk and the new one both on my phone at the same time.
or is someone can inform me what to do I will work to try and do it.
I am willing to donate for the guy who can.
ianandamy said:
can anyone modify the last working google music apk to not look for updates and or clone it and make it standalone. I know i for one am looking for something that allows me to have the nexus q enabled music apk and the new one both on my phone at the same time.
or is someone can inform me what to do I will work to try and do it.
I am willing to donate for the guy who can.
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If you don't care about using Google Play Music 5.0:
Find old apk (4.5.9 I think)
Uninstall 5.0
Turn off automatic updating in market
Install old apk
???
Profit
This is the only thing I did, wasn't too wowed with the new features of 5.0.
I also don't know what it would take to add the functionality to 5.0 :/
Hope this helps.
Sora3087 said:
If you don't care about using Google Play Music 5.0:
Find old apk (4.5.9 I think)
Uninstall 5.0
Turn off automatic updating in market
Install old apk
???
Profit
This is the only thing I did, wasn't too wowed with the new features of 5.0.
I also don't know what it would take to add the functionality to 5.0 :/
Hope this helps.
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I know you can do that I'm hoping for a modded apk
ianandamy said:
I know you can do that I'm hoping for a modded apk
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Ok well the no updating might not be possible from editing the 4.5.9 app.
I looked around the 5.0 app and it definitely doesn't have the Tungsten support files so it isn't just missing visually
I'm wonder what is involved with porting the Tungsten code to the 5.0 app...
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Ok well the no updating might not be possible from editing the 4.5.9 app.
I looked around the 5.0 app and it definitely doesn't have the Tungsten support files so it isn't just missing visually
I'm wonder what is involved with porting the Tungsten code to the 5.0 app...
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Have a look at drawable-hdpi/ic_media_route_on_holo_light.png or ic_q_solo.png or ic_q_multi.png and tell me that again
It really looks like its partially there, just not up front. Wonder why....
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have a look at drawable-hdpi/ic_media_route_on_holo_light.png or ic_q_solo.png or ic_q_multi.png and tell me that again
it really looks like its partially there, just not up front. Wonder why....
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wonder if we can add it to the code in 5.0 and make it work rebuilding the apk
ianandamy said:
wonder if we can add it to the code in 5.0 and make it work rebuilding the apk
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It may be built out but disabled, maybe because they had to disable it to get the contracts for Google music unlimited access.. Wonder if there is a labs type thing in Google music...
animal24 said:
it may be built out but disabled, maybe because they had to disable it to get the contracts for google music unlimited access.. Wonder if there is a labs type thing in google music...
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i am not up on how to program i know some mild code but im sure this can be done if a dev would have a few hours to figure it out for the community i for one would happily donate to whoever gets it figured out
Hi. I have acquired an iphone 5 clone, model number MF353ZP/A, although I have no idea who manufactured it. It has an iphone theme to it which i want to remove and just have stock android running on it. I have looked but there seems to be no apps or skins running on it giving it this theme so I'm thinking I will need to reload Android to get rid of the current OS completely. I am also pretty sure it isn't as easy as that so have come on here to basically ask how! Any help appreciated, I just want to see/run a normal android environment on it but don't know how to. Thans, Steve.
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Hi. I have acquired an iphone 5 clone, model number MF353ZP/A, although I have no idea who manufactured it. It has an iphone theme to it which i want to remove and just have stock android running on it. I have looked but there seems to be no apps or skins running on it giving it this theme so I'm thinking I will need to reload Android to get rid of the current OS completely. I am also pretty sure it isn't as easy as that so have come on here to basically ask how! Any help appreciated, I just want to see/run a normal android environment on it but don't know how to. Thans, Steve.
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Unfortunately Android doesn't work like that. You can't just reinstall the OS and it come out with no skin. Without knowing who made it or what firmware is being used then even trying to make changes like this could end up in a brick. Your best bet for the time being would be to just install a 3rd party home launcher like Nova, Apex, Go, etc.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cpuid.cpu_z&hl=en
Something like that app will help narrow down what you have by giving you some details on the chipset, RAM, resolution, etc. With that info, it might be possible to see if there are other options for your phone.
I'm running JasmineROM 4.0 which comes debloated. I have the LG apps zip that I can flash as well. But I was wondering what you all thought about which apps you think are necessary, useful, horrible, useless, etc. The zip contains the following APK files.
LgActionManager - Don't know what this is
LgBackup- Don't know what this is
LgCalculator
LgConciergeBoard- Don't know what this is
LGconnectionWizard- Don't know what this is
LgEasyHome - I think this is the alternate home that is super-simplified
lgEmail - If I only use gmail and yahoo apps, I don't need this, do I?
lgFavoriteContactsWidget - - Don't know what this is exactly
LgFilemanager- Don't know what this is, but I do have Root Browser that I use
LgMusic - Haven't used this, is it good?
lgmusicwidget - I assume this goes with the music app
lgpcsuite- Don't know what this is
lgqvoiceplus- Don't know what this is
lgsmartsharebeam_wfds- Don't know what this is
lgtasks- Don't know what this is
lgthinkfreeviewer- Don't know what this is
lgtts- Don't know what this is
lgvoicecommand- Don't know what this is
lgvoicecommandservice- Don't know what this is
lgwfdsservice- Don't know what this is
I assume some of these apps there is a verizon or google equivalent. In those cases, which would you prefer?
Can you give me any ideas what all or some of these apks are for?
shake450 said:
I'm running JasmineROM 4.0 which comes debloated. I have the LG apps zip that I can flash as well. But I was wondering what you all thought about which apps you think are necessary, useful, horrible, useless, etc. The zip contains the following APK files.
LgActionManager - Don't know what this is
LgBackup- Don't know what this is
LgCalculator
LgConciergeBoard- Don't know what this is
LGconnectionWizard- Don't know what this is
LgEasyHome - I think this is the alternate home that is super-simplified
lgEmail - If I only use gmail and yahoo apps, I don't need this, do I?
lgFavoriteContactsWidget - - Don't know what this is exactly
LgFilemanager- Don't know what this is, but I do have Root Browser that I use
LgMusic - Haven't used this, is it good?
lgmusicwidget - I assume this goes with the music app
lgpcsuite- Don't know what this is
lgqvoiceplus- Don't know what this is
lgsmartsharebeam_wfds- Don't know what this is
lgtasks- Don't know what this is
lgthinkfreeviewer- Don't know what this is
lgtts- Don't know what this is
lgvoicecommand- Don't know what this is
lgvoicecommandservice- Don't know what this is
lgwfdsservice- Don't know what this is
I assume some of these apps there is a verizon or google equivalent. In those cases, which would you prefer?
Can you give me any ideas what all or some of these apks are for?
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The easiest way to answer your questions with each one is, if you do not know what it is, then more than likely you do not need it. These are just apps LG has created for it's own phones that you can get the same type of app from Google or download from places like the Play store. and Amazon etc... The whole idea is allowing you to better customize the rom to your liking. I personally prefer to install my apps and not use LG versions. Yet if you really need to know what each app is, Google each one separately.
hello,
am on miui 11.0.5.0 global and was able to remove the stock mi browser(v10.....etc).
am trying to install an older version of mi browser that had better features than newer versions , it installs but keeps closing everytime i open it!
is there any workaround to make it work?
I know I'm not answering your question.
But why exactly do you prefer to use a browser filled with ads and junk?
Alrich said:
I know I'm not answering your question.
But why exactly do you prefer to use a browser filled with ads and junk?
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I was wondering that too
Poco launcher gives you a neat way of hiding those bits of xiaomi scurf that you can't uninstall - why not just do that and browse with Iron or something better?
Alrich said:
I know I'm not answering your question.
But why exactly do you prefer to use a browser filled with ads and junk?
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the older version am talking about has no ads and its the only version that has the feature am lookin for!
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I was wondering that too
Poco launcher gives you a neat way of hiding those bits of xiaomi scurf that you can't uninstall - why not just do that and browse with Iron or something better?
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I never said i cant uninstall it.....read reply #4
Regardless of ads or not, why do you still insist on using a inferior browser when there are so many others out there that do a better job.
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Regardless of ads or not, why do you still insist on using a inferior browser when there are so many others out there that do a better job.
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i already mentioned the cause above!......the old version am talking about has a certain feature that isnt working anymore in new versions!.
All you mention is "the feature I'm looking for" or the "cause I'm looking for"
There's no direct mention or explanation of what you're looking for. Maybe more people will help you if you choose to explain a bit more rather than shut down every comment that's trying to help you.
Alrich said:
All you mention is "the feature I'm looking for" or the "cause I'm looking for"
There's no direct mention or explanation of what you're looking for. Maybe more people will help you if you choose to explain a bit more rather than shut down every comment that's trying to help you.
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the reason for posting this topic is to get help regarding running an older version of miui browser that installs but closes everytime i open in oreo/pie/q ......it runs fine on other android phones on nougat!!.
specifying the feature thats working on this old browser and not working on recent versions wont help coz poeple who "try to help" would simply recommend using other newer versions or even different browsers!!
if i wanted to shut comments ....i would have simply ignored any replies without a direct solution!!.
Okay, so you know how it works in the software world. Nobody codes everything from scratch. What we do is build upon the work of others to get what we want. Your previous browser would have been built with various libraries that it hooks into to provide different functionality. Now a new one has come out which was installed on your fone and this is using later versions of the libraries and possibly some APIs may have been dropped. So you're trying to use the old browser with the new libraries and it's entirely possible that the APIs/ABIs it needs are no longer available. So you're SOL. You're going to have to run your browser in debug mode to see what's wrong. I hope it works out for you.
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Okay, so you know how it works in the software world. Nobody codes everything from scratch. What we do is build upon the work of others to get what we want. Your previous browser would have been built with various libraries that it hooks into to provide different functionality. Now a new one has come out which was installed on your fone and this is using later versions of the libraries and possibly some APIs may have been dropped. So you're trying to use the old browser with the new libraries and it's entirely possible that the APIs/ABIs it needs are no longer available. So you're SOL. You're going to have to run your browser in debug mode to see what's wrong. I hope it works out for you.
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ok,this is what i call a helpful reply :good: