[Q] gapps in royalginger 1.6 - why no gmail icon? - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i read back near the 1.0 release notes that gapps was added. so i just flashed my first flash of royalginger 1.6 [mild applause!!] and found that i didnt have gmail anywhere. i downloaded it from the market and it works. my questions are:
1) if gapps was included (since RG 1.0 ?) why did i have to dl gmail?
2) why does gmail not respond to pinches to zoom in and out? it just pans, no zoom.
thanks
PS: super duper rom. thanks to teamroyal. posting this here instead of RG thread since i dont have enough posts yet...

The Gapps package nowadays only includes apps that can't be downloaded from the market. This is mainly the Google signin backend, the "News and Weather" app, and the Market itself.
Anything that can be downloaded from the market is intentionally left out - Gmail, Maps, etc. Otherwise, when a new update came out, you'd end with two copies, one in your /system and one in /data, which would take up space unnecessarily. Also, some people don't use Gmail, etc. so these apps would be bloat for them.

anyone know why i cant use multitouch on royalginger 1.6 to zoom in and out of gmail? (browser app and other work fine in zooming)

Apps have to support multitouch. Google never got around to adding this to the Gmail app.

well that makes sense, and i never thought that google would have left that out... i could have sworn my stock mytouch from t-mobile had pinch on gmail... would t-mobile have "sensified" the app to add pinching? i have to check my wife's stock, but i'll take your word for it. thanks.

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Facebook app not listed in Market anymore?

Hello. After settling with a new build (jamezelle's hero 1.4), I noticed in every flashed build from dzo, to plemen to jamezelles that the Facebook app is not showing up in the Market place ANYWHERE (Downloaded, search, etc). I thought it was the currently build, but no, i went back and way back to plain old dzo vanilla build and still not there!
I assumed it was removed from the Market, but is this true???
I'd like to have the app but disappearing like this with no info in Google or xda, it's kinda creepy!
EDIT: I went to Androidfreeware.net to download it from there, when it linked to the Market app, I got an error:
There are no matches in Android Market for the search: pname: com.facebook.katana
EDIT2: FIXED! I found out that it was related to the Donut build Market issue, and I remembered I had Donut running at 240x320 a while back, flagging my google account for this configuration. I did what craig0r suggested here and it worked. Basically what I did was use plemen's build (NAND method), signed into the corrupt google account, played around and downloaded some apps that were missing, checked my mail etc, waited for sync to finish, rebooted just to make sure, then loaded the build I wanted. Tada!

[Q] Google+ Updates For Android

I have had a problem updating the Android Google+ app on my stock, rooted EVO. This has been going on for the past two months or so.
All attempts to install updates fail. I have to un-install the app and install new from the Market.
Sometimes this happens with other Google apps as well, like Maps, Docs, etc.
Other apps (from other venders) install fine.
Also, there used to be a Google+ widget, but the past two updates seem to have eliminated them. anyone else notice that?
leebo said:
I have had a problem updating the Android Google+ app on my stock, rooted EVO. This has been going on for the past two months or so.
All attempts to install updates fail. I have to un-install the app and install new from the Market.
Sometimes this happens with other Google apps as well, like Maps, Docs, etc.
Other apps (from other venders) install fine.
Also, there used to be a Google+ widget, but the past two updates seem to have eliminated them. anyone else notice that?
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what rom are you using?

Sense aspects to AOSP?

Hello!
My thing is I love sense, but I prefer the AOSP battery life and that its so customizable.
But here are the stuff that sense has that keeps me trapped!
1. The contacts and calendars that link to Facebook, I can see the birthdays on calendar and on contacts I get to see their profile picture they have on Facebook.
2. The HTC_ime keyboard, its hard for me to find a good keyboard on AOSP because I can't add Spanish (mexico) language, and there are some I can add it but they don't have dictionaries (no autocorrect and spelling check, etc)
If someone can help me with this, is be grateful with him for life, and ill be always on AOSP :3
Thanks!
Sent from my EVO
Your issues are easily solved with a few third party apps.
You can use FriendCaster to sync your contacts, etc. You can also use the official Facebook app, but FriendCaster also gives you a direct link to their profile inside contacts and it's better than the official app.
There are plenty of alternative keyboards available, as well as the HTC IME for AOSP. I use both Swype and SwiftKey X, and both have options for other languages and are better than the stock keyboard. If you search the Market I'm sure you'll find something that works for you. I have a modified version of the HTC IME somewhere. I'm not sure if it supports different languages like the stock one, but if I can find it I'll post it for you to try out.
Good luck!
Also, for birthdays in calendar, there are apps that will do this if FriendCaster doesn't. I synced mine a while ago before FriendCaster added syncing so I'm not sure if it will. Once your contacts' birthdays are synced to your calendar you can uninstall the app that synced them.
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plainjane said:
Your issues are easily solved with a few third party apps.
You can use FriendCaster to sync your contacts, etc. You can also use the official Facebook app, but FriendCaster also gives you a direct link to their profile inside contacts and it's better than the official app.
There are plenty of alternative keyboards available, as well as the HTC IME for AOSP. I use both Swype and SwiftKey X, and both have options for other languages and are better than the stock keyboard. If you search the Market I'm sure you'll find something that works for you. I have a modified version of the HTC IME somewhere. I'm not sure if it supports different languages like the stock one, but if I can find it I'll post it for you to try out.
Good luck!
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Thank u soooooo much! I'm about to flash an AOSP Rom! I'll check out those apps after I got settled up!
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Facebook app

When I try to upload pictures on my FB via the application, it reaches 100% and then I get an error that the transfer failed. If I do it on the browser it works.
What seems to be the problem? I am on HC 3.2 and my Xoom is unrooted.
Works fine here. Try signing out, clearing data, signing in, and trying again.
No, it didn't work.
I can't see my albums either.
TheJeeks said:
When I try to upload pictures on my FB via the application, it reaches 100% and then I get an error that the transfer failed. If I do it on the browser it works.
What seems to be the problem? I am on HC 3.2 and my Xoom is unrooted.
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TBH, that app is flaky as h*ll, adn gives nothing but problems. I use the mobile browser for most facebooking. It's far superior. However, that doesn't answer your question...
I seem to remember the latest version of that app fixing that issue. Are you on the latest by chance?
Yes I am. I even removed and installed the app again.
No answer here?
The best thing to do for your Facebook needs is to download a third party app or possibly search Google for the .apk of an older version and sideload it. A lot of people have been complaining about the latest update in the comments on the Market page for the Facebook app.
[BEGIN RANT]
I do wish they'd release a proper tablet version of their app already. The current app looks alright even if it's stretched but a dedicated tablet version would do way more justice. Then again, the Facebook people dragged their feet developing an Android app before they finally released their own so them dragging their feet here doesn't surprise me.
They drag their feet with the Facebook Android app while constantly screwing around with the layout of the site confusing users who are already still coming to grips with the last layout change. That and just their way of doing things in general would have had me delete my account long ago if it weren't for that site being my only means of contacting certain people.
[END RANT]
jaekidd1012 said:
The best thing to do for your Facebook needs is to download a third party app or possibly search Google for the .apk of an older version and sideload it. A lot of people have been complaining about the latest update in the comments on the Market page for the Facebook app.
[BEGIN RANT]
I do wish they'd release a proper tablet version of their app already. The current app looks alright even if it's stretched but a dedicated tablet version would do way more justice. Then again, the Facebook people dragged their feet developing an Android app before they finally released their own so them dragging their feet here doesn't surprise me.
They drag their feet with the Facebook Android app while constantly screwing around with the layout of the site confusing users who are already still coming to grips with the last layout change. That and just their way of doing things in general would have had me delete my account long ago if it weren't for that site being my only means of contacting certain people.
[END RANT]
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And Now the iOS Version gets EVERYTHING First and also they have a iPad Version,New Crappy UI and we cant even upload our photos off of the official
"Fixed" app :/

[GUIDE] Nexus 5 apps safe to remove

Hi there!
I've put together a spreadsheet of apps that are (or so far seem) safe to remove from the Nexus 5. Note that I am running 4.4 KitKat, which has been unlocked with TWRP and rooted. The spreadsheet comes from the combined efforts of hallstevenson's spreadsheet on the Galaxy S3 for Spring (which I adapted and updated for the Verizon version), and referencing MoJo's script for removing Nexus 5 bloatware. I used Titanium Backup to go through and type in the packages and APK names.
CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO THE SPREADSHEET [GOOGLE DOCS]
Click the "5.1" tab.
If you have questions, comments, suggestions, concerns, or want to tell me exactly where I'm wrong about something, please leave a comment here! If such a list already exists, I couldn't find it through searching. And if I'm in the wrong category, I apologize; seeing MoJo's script here led me to think this would be the appropriate place.
**UPDATE FOR LOLLIPOP 5.1**
Here are the apps I've personally removed, if anyone is interested (this list changes with each update):
Basic Daydreams
Cloud Print
Downloads
Earth
Email
Exchange Services
Fit
Hindi Input
Korean Input
Google Now Launcher
Pinyin Input
Books
Movies & TV
Newsstand
Text-to-Speech
iWnn IME Japanese input
MusicFX
News & Weather
Nfc Service
Slides
Sun Beam
Tags
Talkback
Trusted Face (Facelock)
Wallet
Thanks dude!
Nexus 5 Droidkang Rom and Chaos Kernel, ART/OC/UV.. super smooth, and blazing fast.
Anyone have any insight?
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thanks a lot bro
Updated for Lollipop!
I'm back with an update! You can use the same link above. Note that this time I've added a tab for Android 5.0 Lollipop. (There's also a tab for what I believe is 4.4.4, which I started and didn't finish... Sorry!) Again, I'm on a stock ROM from Google's firmware page, and I used Titanium Backup (v 6.2.0) to go through this list. I had a couple of app updates after flashing the new ROM, so the version numbers might not quite match up. As usual, let me know if there are any issues, or if you've figured out if an app can be removed that I've left blank. If you're going to be adventurous, it's best to freeze an app and test rather than delete it, and make a backup before you delete.
Enjoy!
Here are the apps I've personally removed, if anyone is interested:
Basic Daydreams
Cloud Print
Downloads
Earth
Email
Exchange Services
Fit
Hindi Input
Korean Input
Pinyin Input
Books
Movies & TV
Newsstand
Text-to-Speech
iWnn IME Japanese input
News & Weather - I use Chronus
Nfc Service
Sun Beam
Talkback
Trusted Face (Facelock)
Can we get rid of Google+ and still be able to have a photo gallery?
I tried freezing it and I couldn't access my photos because I had to enable Google+.
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tybo31316 said:
Can we get rid of Google+ and still be able to have a photo gallery?
I tried freezing it and I couldn't access my photos because I had to enable Google+.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Yes. Stand by. I will upload a flashible zip for you
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0G5X8qmEBxFMXJuZmFKcEdRMjA/edit?usp=docslist_api
Flash in recovery, no wipe is needed. Flash n go.
tybo31316 said:
Can we get rid of Google+ and still be able to have a photo gallery?
I tried freezing it and I couldn't access my photos because I had to enable Google+.
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Not sure. I'd think the Photos app would still work, but maybe not. I actually use Google+ on a constant basis so I haven't removed the app.
You deactivated the exchange services, so do you get any emails with auto synchronisation ? Or are the exchange services only for the E-Mail app, which isnt working on L anymore?
Blackbox421 said:
You deactivated the exchange services, so do you get any emails with auto synchronisation ? Or are the exchange services only for the E-Mail app, which isnt working on L anymore?
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I removed the email exchange services because I do not use them. I strictly use the GMail app. I imagine they still work fine!
this is awesome
awesome ... phone is a little faster now .. still have the google apps on it .. as i use all of them
Bump for 5.0.1 update (see original post)
Hey, I am a tad bit confused here..
I currently have two Exchange Services.
1) com.google.android.gm.exchange
(ver. 6.5-1520254)
2) com.android.exchange
(ver. 4.4.4-6936)
I'm sure the second one is the one I can delete but was just unsure about the first one.
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First thing I do is strip this space taking rubbish out. Never once had problems
IllogicalKris said:
Hey, I am a tad bit confused here..
I currently have two Exchange Services.
1) com.google.android.gm.exchange
(ver. 6.5-1520254)
2) com.android.exchange
(ver. 4.4.4-6936)
I'm sure the second one is the one I can delete but was just unsure about the first one.
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The first one is the one I have marked as safe to delete. I don't know what the second is, maybe something left over from KitKat? Try freezing them with TitaniumBackup and reboot, see if they give you any issues. If they don't, make backups and remove them.
pWEN said:
The first one is the one I have marked as safe to delete. I don't know what the second is, maybe something left over from KitKat? Try freezing them with TitaniumBackup and reboot, see if they give you any issues. If they don't, make backups and remove them.
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Okay, I didn't think this would have much to do with it but I am using Slimkat 4.4.4, so I didn't think to look in the 5.0 tab. I shall see what happens when I freeze the other EServices.
Thanks for the reply.
Edit: Well, I have backed-up both Exchange Services and removed them both and nothing seems to have changed *Shrugs* Ahh well.
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IllogicalKris said:
Okay, I didn't think this would have much to do with it but I am using Slimkat 4.4.4, so I didn't think to look in the 5.0 tab. I shall see what happens when I freeze the other EServices.
Thanks for the reply.
Edit: Well, I have backed-up both Exchange Services and removed them both and nothing seems to have changed *Shrugs* Ahh well.
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Well, generally speaking, you should be looking in the tab for your current Android version. (Or as close as your custom ROM gets.) The list is based on a fresh install of the ROM, so if your apps have updated since, they'll show different version numbers and possibly different locations, too. Something I didn't think to include in my post, sorry!
pWEN said:
Well, generally speaking, you should be looking in the tab for your current Android version. (Or as close as your custom ROM gets.) The list is based on a fresh install of the ROM, so if your apps have updated since, they'll show different version numbers and possibly different locations, too. Something I didn't think to include in my post, sorry!
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Well I flashed the ROM last week, so anything could have updated. Anyway, thanks for the help. I just wanted to have an opinion on the random system app first before I went ahead and removed it.
Cheers.
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IllogicalKris said:
Hey, I am a tad bit confused here..
I currently have two Exchange Services.
1) com.google.android.gm.exchange
(ver. 6.5-1520254)
2) com.android.exchange
(ver. 4.4.4-6936)
I'm sure the second one is the one I can delete but was just unsure about the first one.
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The first works with gmail exchange second is for email app exchange. Should be no issue deleting both. I use 1 and delete 2.
Do not remove g+ on lolipop if you want photos to work. They are linked

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