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[FAQ]: SGS Vibrant i9000m (Bell), also applicable to other models

Data Connection 2G/3G/H
This phone when used on Bell's own network, it can only do 3G & H
(this is not a hardware issue but rather a network issue, there is a topic about this discussion, link coming soon)
However once unlocked the have full 1G(Cuba!)/2G(EDGE)/3G/H on Fido, Rogers, AT&T and any other network that supports the 850/1900/2100 band for data communication
Pre-installed Apps:
TeleNav GPS Navigator if you are not online via 3G or WiFi, you'll get an error message "This application is not available" or something along those lines
The application is not free, it wants you to register for $10 a month, it's safe to uninstall after rooting
BellTV Remote PVR only works if you have a Bell digital cable box for TV, it's safe to uninstall after rooting
Tunes & Apps it's just an Advertisement URL link, it tries to go
Code:
ads.bwanet.ca/getnew.jsp?request=PDAdownload
the link is dead anyways, it's safe to delete after rooting
TV & Radio supposedly to Watch Live TV, Listen to Music and Talk Radio... but it doesn't work.
It might be only available to people on Bell network, the error messages says
> Error
There was a problem
connecting to the service.
Check your data connection.
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my recommendation uninstall it if you are rooted, there are better Apps in Android Market that offers the same feature & service
Kobo it comes included with the latest official ROMs. You might want to keep it if you are an e-book reader. It channels you to their online catalog of e-books. Depending from each point of view, it can be categorized as another Advertisement or a Tool.
Personally I'll uninstall it (you'll need to be rooted), the only thing I'll ever read in my phone are PDF files, for everything else i got RSS feeds, tons of e-mails/SMS to go through an lots of websites to keep me busy and relaxed.
AllShare a simple to use App to share your files in the phone to other devices wirelessly.
Worth keeping? Yes
Layar is more of a fun tool than a real utility, it lets you catalog and get info of nearby places where you are standing, it requires the GPS to be ON-line. This App is based on the Anime feature in Eden of the East.
Worth keeping? Yes
Navigation Google Maps Navigation, a simple to use Navigation tool that works out of the box.
Worth keeping? Yes
ThinkFree Office requires activation, but it's completely Free as the name implies (unlike other Apps which claims to be "free" but is crippled one war or another, or with Ads.) you can open and create Microsoft Word Doc, Spread Sheet, and PowerPoint slides, all from the tips of your fingers.
It takes a bit to get used to navigating around the software to do what would normally have been a simple task in the PC.
Worth keeping? Yes
Samsung Apps List of available freebies:
- eBooks by Kobo (the other piece of the forced on ROM Kobo eBook Market)
- Social Hub Push Email and IM (as the name implies it does everything, it's quite good infact, it adds additional supported services to the original version, now it can do Google Accounts, Hotmail/Live Accounts, Yahoo Accounts, Facebook Accounts, Twiter Accounts, MySpace Accounts)
- RoadSMS (SMS that lets you see behind the phone, the road or whatever your phone camera seems to be pointing... great App to check out on girls on the restaurant table in front of you )
- Robert Parker (wine guide)
- Radio Companion (i find it rather interesting, it lets you sing karaoke to the radio station you are listening to... well sort of, it will scroll and display the lyrics as the song plays on the radio station)
- Asphalt5 (racing game, full version, completely free, notice this is not the Asphalt5 HD)
- Vlingo Voice (voice control your phone, dictation, launch apps, etc)
- Krazy Kart Racing (from Konami) cartoonish kart racing game, fun!
- Facebook for Samsung the name says it all it's a new facebook apps from Samsung
- Movies App for movie show times, trailers and reviews
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- ComedyTime

You may want to add something in here about Bell's lack of a 2g GSM network and checking if your phone has the download mode disabled or not. These seem to be 2 common questions on these forums about the Canadian I9000M.

Thanks for the reminder, yes this FAQ is a work in progress

The TV & Radio app is worth keeping if you are a Bell subscriber and into the idea. Basically it is a premium app, you have to pay for subscriptions to channels. But you can access content like live NHL games, HBO, etc.
It also lets you subscribe to and listen to Sirius sat. radio.
But if you don't have a 6GB plan it's a total non-starter.

For someone in the United States, where's the best place to purchase an unlocked one? I can't find any on US ebay and only like 3 on CA ebay.

AllGamer said:
... safe to uninstall after rooting
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Silly question: how do you uninstall apps after rooting? (I'd appreciate teaching me how to do that using Root Explorer.)

INeedYourHelp said:
For someone in the United States, where's the best place to purchase an unlocked one? I can't find any on US ebay and only like 3 on CA ebay.
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The states ones are all carrier exclusive, not sure when they'll have unlocked ones available?

Aqua1ung said:
Silly question: how do you uninstall apps after rooting? (I'd appreciate teaching me how to do that using Root Explorer.)
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i do it via busybox or any other terminal app
using command lines:
cd /directory/where/apps/reside
rm WhateverName.apk
there is a topic in one of the 23+ SGS sub forums with a full list of all the Apk safe to remove, but i can't find it because i forgot which of the so many forums we have are storing it
this is why we need this to happen
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764084

AllGamer said:
i do it via busybox or any other terminal app...
cd /directory/where/apps/reside
rm WhateverName.apk
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So is this just a matter of deleting the corresponding .apk file? Or is there something more to it? If the former holds, then how can I tell where the undesired (i.e. stock) applications are located for the I9000M?

found it, here's the topic you want to remove the stuff you don't want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712546

AllGamer said:
found it, here's the topic you want to remove the stuff you don't want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=712546
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Thanks. Where would I find the apps that you listed as safe, such as Tunes and Apps and the rest? Those look to me to be better deletion candidates.

Look, I know this isn't the right thread to be posting in, but I have a dying question to OP.
How did you root your i9000m? I cannot seem to root mine! Nor can I find a confirmed method of doing it.

roma17 said:
Look, I know this isn't the right thread to be posting in, but I have a dying question to OP.
How did you root your i9000m? I cannot seem to root mine! Nor can I find a confirmed method of doing it.
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follow step one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747235
and if you want to unlock you phone too
follow step two

AllGamer said:
follow step one
and if you want to unlock you phone too
follow step two
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and you're absolutely sure that if i follow step one correctly, that the phone will be rooted? (Yes I know nothing is sure, but I just need to hear it from you).

roma17 said:
and you're absolutely sure that if i follow step one correctly, that the phone will be rooted? (Yes I know nothing is sure, but I just need to hear it from you).
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those are proven steps that i used on my phones

Before this thread gets hijacked, would you mind answering my question above: Where would I find the apps that you listed as safe, such as Tunes and Apps and the rest? Those look to me to be better deletion candidates.
Thanks.
Edit: alright, I think I found'em. What's tn55-android-blur.apk? The TeleNav application by any chance?

updated
- Krazy Kart Racing (from Konami) cartoonish kart racing game, fun!

Any chance of an apk dump of "Social Hub Push Email and IM" and "Radio Companion" apps? (assuming that they are legal to share, these aren't in my JP3 app store).
I would also ask for Krazy Kart Racing, but pretty sure thats a paid app and I don't wanna break any rules lol..
Otherwise, if no-one can share anything... what firmwares are these apps available for? just the non-beta ones? or just for the bell i9000?

Yes, bell i9000m JH2 is the latest official ROM from Kies
it is compatible with I9000 international, but you will need Odin to flash it
or do the KIES cheat as mentioned in another topic, to make the changes in the registry, so it will download Bell JH2 for you.
But as far as i know, if they are included as freebies inside Samsung Apps, it should also be available to the international i9000 ROMs with Samsung Apps

Thanks for the reply AllGamer
Sorry that I'm a little confused, are the radio and social hub push email included in the firmware or downloadable from the samsung apps store?
Do you know how samsung app store determines phone version? Can we fake this through build.prop or something to download the latest apps, or does it have a more complicated check?
Only cause it seems that the number of apps available to JP3 is limited (and I wanna stick to this firmware for now, it's awesome )

[AndroSync Media Player]-The new best friend for your android-Beta 4.5 New Features

Android Media Player
-The new best friend for your android-​Beta 4.5​
Feature List:
-Song Playback
-Notification panel on top
-Device Browser
-Device Song List
-New Icon
-New Interface
-General Stats about phone
-Song id3 tag reading
-Lightweight
-Playlists (New to beta 4.5)
-Automatic Device Sync
-New UI - New to Beta 4
-More responsive - New to beta 4
-Splashscreen - Beta 4
-Released Source Code - Beta 4
-Flash roms to android phone (Coming Soon)
-Allow other devices to connect in mass storage mode (Coming soon)
-Video Panel (coming soon)
-marketplace - New to beta 4.5
-Help menu - New to beta 4.5
AFTER TRYING, PLEASE COMMENT ON WHETHER OR NOT IT WORKED. I HAVE NUMEROUS DOWNLOADS YET NO COMMENTS ON HOW IT WORKED.​
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Count me in for beta testing

Sounds awesome! I'll test.
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plus one please!
love testing new betas!

Down for some testing. Been playing around with winamp and poweramp all day

beta testing
I love music apps... current using winamp for android on my Desire...

rkrishnan2012 said:
After getting sorta annoyed with the whole interface of the regular HTC Sync, I finally decided to go on the venture of creating my own media player dedicated for all Android powered phones. This will be a freeware based on the current itunes design (but not too similar). The picture below is simply a sneak peek of what ive managed to do so far...it still doesn't play back songs but it extracts id3 tags and album art and im working on getting the visualization in it to work (the visualizer will be similar to zune media player).
For those of you who are willing to contribute, I will make a basic version and will be happy to give out to beta testers who are willing to test it out. This is completely harmless to your phone (FYI).
I do realize there are many different sync managers for android out there but take note that none are as dedicated to the android as itunes is for the iphone.....which is why I pursued this task in the first place.
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You seem to have forgotten the picture.
Anyway, I've been working on a media player for video podcasts and I've gotten that into a not too bad state so we may be able to collaborate and help each other out with this.

what's the picture that I forgot?
Anyway, I am currently working through the ADB interface of the android...for those of you who are interested in the coding aspect of it. And, using that, I will allow the user to have a mini file explorer and a terminal to interface with the device. Because this is adb, I think that we can do this all theoretically under bluetooth....
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OOOOOOOOOOH I AM SUCH A DUMBASS....I thought you meant "the big picture". I thought I uploaded the picture, but anyway I am gonna post the real thing late tonight so Ill post new pics with that.

Ok a picture has been uploaded. The actual thing is probably going to come out tommorow for beta wilderness...

NOTE TO BETA PEOPLE:
A new beta test will be posted today as a PM. Please check your xda inboxes at around 8:00PM EST. Features of this new beta should probably be attached in the email.
OTHERS:
If you want to be a beta tester, you can join anytime by asking on this thread or posting your email somewhere here. I will also try to make a website (subdomain) were I will host the files as well.

Would like to be beta tester to
Sent from my Intergalactic Supah Dupah Spaceship¡¡!!!

Beta version .55 has been posted as a public due to it being the first version. The following versions may or may not be public.
Whats new-
Well, everything is sorta new but basically, there is nothing in the device panel because I need to know if all android devices are able to connect to it. Once that is confirmed, I will make the next release some time this week with an "Itunes style" device screen...
http://macsolvers.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/itunes_iphone_sync_window2.jpg
Anyway, in this version I made a simple media player which basically just plays and I also made an android'ish look to it with the green top bar. Also, I was inspired/frustrated througout the 4-day process by iTunes and it's complex UI. In the end, I managed to get the prominent features in and I will need to do playlists, device panel, and etc.

this looks really cool. i'll definitely try it out since i still havent found a program to do this that i like. i'll test later if you need

Doubletwist offers the same product no ?
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actually yes. I thought about that very same thing however, this is a little different. For example, mine is going to have widgets and a lot more control over YOUR device. By that, I mean that you can literally put your device in adb mode (on htc phones, it is "htc sync" mode) and it will detect it and display intrinsic things which other media players do not. For example, you will be able to directly deploy an application and do all the fun stuff without laying a finger on the device itself. Hopefully, I will perfect the wifi sync to work as well so if you are connected to the network, it will work as well. Similarly, I will also get the app to work with cloud services such as box.net so you can sync with that as well to keep a backup just in case. All in all, doubletwist doesnn't let you get the full personalization which itunes provides for ipods and that Zune media player provides for the Zune. And doubletwist merely treats your super smart phone as a "mass storage device", which will not get you far if you are tying to sync with marketplace and etc.
-I hope you are convinced now, if not you will be by the next version

Beta 1 has been released. I would really like for people to comment simply if their device connected with the program....
-Thank you.

beta 2 released and it's a beast!

beta 3 is out and finally, we get to have automatic sync when a device is plugged in/detected. Speaking of which, there is also a button now which lets you manually detect a device.
There is also playlists now...you can make your own playlists.
and make sure...
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE COMMENT ON WHETHER IT WORKED.....If it is a sucky app, please comment that it is...
-Thank You

Dang, would love to try it, but I own a mac. Sorry…

np. Ill try to get some others to test it out....

[APP] Mizuu Movies - movie management

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Hey everyone
Just wanted to post a reference link to my Mizuu Movies application thread, which is found under the Android Apps / Games section: Mizuu Movies - XDA thread
The application has been developed for Honeycomb on the Acer Iconia A500, and should support all Honeycomb tablets. There's a free and a paid version of the application - would really appreciate it if you'd try it out!
FREE VERSION • PAID VERSION​
Thanks a lot!

Thanks for a great-looking app! It looks really promising, I'd love to use it, but unfortunately had some issues: I tried the free app, and it wouldn't find anything on the external SD. I saw that it should be supported now...is this just a matter of the free app not finding them? (I'm totally OK with buying it and probably will, just asking)
Anohter, bigger issue, is that is there a reason for only supporting a few, the official, file formats? Most of us (I'd guess) use players like Moboplayer and play mkvs and avis just fine, so I think many people have movies in other file formats on their devices. So it'd be great if you'd include those in scanning. Also, how does it recognize the movies? I tried with one home-made DVD rip of a kids' movie and it wasn't recognized...is there a way files should be named in order to be detected properly?
Your interface looks very fresh and the whole app sounds great, so I'd really like to use it, so it'd be great if you can consider this feedback for possible updates - thanks a lot!

BatPenguin said:
Thanks for a great-looking app! It looks really promising, I'd love to use it, but unfortunately had some issues: I tried the free app, and it wouldn't find anything on the external SD. I saw that it should be supported now...is this just a matter of the free app not finding them? (I'm totally OK with buying it and probably will, just asking)
Anohter, bigger issue, is that is there a reason for only supporting a few, the official, file formats? Most of us (I'd guess) use players like Moboplayer and play mkvs and avis just fine, so I think many people have movies in other file formats on their devices. So it'd be great if you'd include those in scanning. Also, how does it recognize the movies? I tried with one home-made DVD rip of a kids' movie and it wasn't recognized...is there a way files should be named in order to be detected properly?
Your interface looks very fresh and the whole app sounds great, so I'd really like to use it, so it'd be great if you can consider this feedback for possible updates - thanks a lot!
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Hey, thanks for your interest and great questions!
The free app is limited to 8 movies, and the internal memory is prioritized, so if you've got 8 movies on there, you won't be shown any files from the memory card - I can however assure you that it's working beautifully with the SD card on my A500
The next version adds support for .avi, .flv, .mkv, .ts and .webm - I could probably add a setting to enable other formats - could you kindly specify the ones you'd need?
The movies are recognized by their filename, i.e. "Avatar.mp4" will be recognized as Avatar. If your movies aren't properly recognized, please use the option to manually re-identify files in the individual movie details view. The button is located in the top right corner and looks like a search button. You can see the button in this picture: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=664450&d=1311528430
Hope that cleared things up

New version - v. 1.3.0
Please update and try it out.
Version 1.3.0 (July 26)
Lots of bug fixes
Improved UI
Added support for lots of file formats
Two new themes
Support for SD card in Asus Eee Pad dock
Option to use filename as movie title if no match is found

Hey!
Gave it a try, but it said I have no movies installed.
V1.3.1
MJ-12

I have a question?
Does this app just give you a description and trailer or can it also run the movie?
A button would be nice that could play the selected movie using whatever movie app we have installed.
I apologise if it has that option but I couldn't test it. Same problem as MJ-12.

MJ-12 said:
Hey!
Gave it a try, but it said I have no movies installed.
V1.3.1
MJ-12
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bpivk said:
I have a question?
Does this app just give you a description and trailer or can it also run the movie?
A button would be nice that could play the selected movie using whatever movie app we have installed.
I apologise if it has that option but I couldn't test it. Same problem as MJ-12.
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Hey you two!
It's fully capable of doing just what you said, bpivk.
Have you guys tried v. 1.3.3? Just uploaded it. Please remember to check the check box at the initial search if you want it to include files that are not officially supported by the OS (.mkv, .avi, etc.)
Cheers!

Thanks man! Awesome app!

Thanks for the reply! I gotta say I love being able to have this type of an exhchanhge with a developer like yourself, very nice to be able to offer feedback and see results implemented!
The only format that came to mind right away is in probably mpg, but I don't really use it. Somebody might, I suppose. How about scanning the /mnt/external_sd? I use that for storage as well, so it'd be great to have scanned.
I love the way the app is shaping up, so I'll go and buy the paid version now for support - thanks for the app, I'll keep posting about requests if something comes to mind...haven't tried tv shows yet, are those scanned and recognized? If not, that'd be great too. Thanks!

jodiac said:
Thanks man! Awesome app!
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Cheers, thanks for your feedback!
BatPenguin said:
Thanks for the reply! I gotta say I love being able to have this type of an exhchanhge with a developer like yourself, very nice to be able to offer feedback and see results implemented!
The only format that came to mind right away is in probably mpg, but I don't really use it. Somebody might, I suppose. How about scanning the /mnt/external_sd? I use that for storage as well, so it'd be great to have scanned.
I love the way the app is shaping up, so I'll go and buy the paid version now for support - thanks for the app, I'll keep posting about requests if something comes to mind...haven't tried tv shows yet, are those scanned and recognized? If not, that'd be great too. Thanks!
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You're welcome!
I'm assuming you're using an Iconia, since this is the Iconia section - is it really called "/mnt/external_sd" on your Iconia? It's called "mnt/external1" on mine, although I'm running custom ROM. That might be why.
Could you kindly post the directories for the external SD card (please verify) and the USB storage directory? I'll make sure to add them ASAP!
The app is capable of identifying TV shows, but it'll show an entry for each episode rather than a single entry for the TV show itself. I'll soon begin work on Mizuu TV Shows, which will cover the TV show aspect of things

MichellBak said:
Could you kindly post the directories for the external SD card (please verify) and the USB storage directory? I'll make sure to add them ASAP!
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Sure! I'm running the official 3.1 ROM, and the directories are:
Internal SD: /mnt/sdcard
(this shows up as /sdcard too, must be a link, looking at this from File Manager HD)
External SD: /mnt/external_sd
and then two usb folders, not sure how these are used (haven't plugged in USB storage ever): /mnt/usb_storage and /mnt/usbdrive. The other things in /mnt are /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb and /mnt/secure, I have no idea what these are.
Great to hear about the TV show app! Will you combine it under the same interface then, or will it be separate? I'd vote for the same interface, if possible, would make browsing all videos easier.
By the way, in your other thread you were looking for translators willing to help. That's what I do for a living anyway, so if you need help translating this to Finnish at some point, just send me a message and I'll be glad to help

BatPenguin said:
Sure! I'm running the official 3.1 ROM, and the directories are:
Internal SD: /mnt/sdcard
(this shows up as /sdcard too, must be a link, looking at this from File Manager HD)
External SD: /mnt/external_sd
and then two usb folders, not sure how these are used (haven't plugged in USB storage ever): /mnt/usb_storage and /mnt/usbdrive. The other things in /mnt are /mnt/asec, /mnt/obb and /mnt/secure, I have no idea what these are.
Great to hear about the TV show app! Will you combine it under the same interface then, or will it be separate? I'd vote for the same interface, if possible, would make browsing all videos easier.
By the way, in your other thread you were looking for translators willing to help. That's what I do for a living anyway, so if you need help translating this to Finnish at some point, just send me a message and I'll be glad to help
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Oh great - look out for the next update, I have added support for "/mnt/external_sd" (it's currently only supporting "/mnt/external1" for Iconia).
I'll probably create a separate application for it (sorry!), mainly because it's easier to promote and easier for people to find. Also, there'll be quite substantial database differences between movies and TV shows, so it's a lot easier to do it like this. Hope you'll understand
Thanks a lot for the offer! I'll definitely keep you in mind when the time's right!

MichellBak said:
Also, there'll be quite substantial database differences between movies and TV shows, so it's a lot easier to do it like this. Hope you'll understand
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Sure, not a problem Looking forward to getting that app then too, keep us informed. And yep, just send a message when needed!

If only this app would control the movie collection on my HTPC, it looks amazing but i rarely have any movies on my tablet.

abats said:
If only this app would control the movie collection on my HTPC, it looks amazing but i rarely have any movies on my tablet.
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Sorry, this is only for local movies for now, but I'm happy to hear that you think it looks amazing

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Only thing I would like to see added. As with all movie players, managers, etc..
All of them I have the same issue with. I watch international movies and the file names can get long.
This being said, being able to view a LIST of my movies, is what I would like. The covers are great and all, but the option for a list would make my day and would earn you a new sale.

Great app! But I rarely have more than 8 movies on my tablet at any given time so the paid version wouldn't really benefit me. If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale

vanisleguy1976 said:
Great app! ... If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale
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What he said..

mysticcorp said:
Only thing I would like to see added. As with all movie players, managers, etc..
All of them I have the same issue with. I watch international movies and the file names can get long.
This being said, being able to view a LIST of my movies, is what I would like. The covers are great and all, but the option for a list would make my day and would earn you a new sale.
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Different views are coming in the near future, so you'll be able to choose from the current one, a list and a grid if everything works out as I plan it
vanisleguy1976 said:
Great app! But I rarely have more than 8 movies on my tablet at any given time so the paid version wouldn't really benefit me. If you can add /mnt/sda1 and allow access to my external hard drive, you'd absolutely have a sale
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Sure! I'll probably add a setting which will allow users to add a custom directory themselves. May I ask - is "/mnt/sda1" a standard directory? I don't see it on my A500.

MichellBak said:
May I ask - is "/mnt/sda1" a standard directory? I don't see it on my A500.
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Fast replies! That's a good dev for ya
Honestly, I'm not totally sure. I'm using Tabloonay currently, and have tried a few other ROMs before. I noticed that different ROMs use different paths to arrive at the external drive so I'd speculate it is a ROM thing? But I'm a noob, so this may be nothing more than an extremely uneducated guess One observation though; the sda1 only shows up under mnt/ when the drive is physically mounted to the iconia. Not sure if this is helpful info or common knowledge

Motoactv remote control android phone music player

I'm researching The Motoactv and I'm having problems finding information regarding the possibility to remote controlling the music player on a android phone using the Motoactv and Bluetooth. It's one feature I really want to have on a smart watch!
Edit 1: I found a piece of software named Media Remote that act's as a BT headset. I tested with my phone and tablet both are running on the latest version of vanilla root box. It got everything I need play, pause, previous track, next track, mute and a volume controller. But I don't know if it works on the Motoactv.
If someone could test this software or know of something that works it would make my day.
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b0bba said:
I'm researching The Motoactv and I'm having problems finding information regarding the possibility remote controlling the music player on my android phone using the Motoactv. It's one feature I really want to have on a smart watch.
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I don't know if it will or not, but why would you want to? It can hold and play your music all on its own lol. If there's a bt remote app on the play store, it'll most likely work, though.

ClearD said:
I don't know if it will or not, but why would you want to? It can hold and play your music all on its own lol. If there's a bt remote app on the play store, it'll most likely work, though.
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Well one could use the Motoactv as music player but I'm using a wired hedset and running a cord from my ears to my wrist would look stupid and be in practical. And I got 44gb storage on my phone and only 8gb on the Motoactv I'm looking to buy now. I have collection of audio books and music I like to carry with me at all times.
As stated above in my edited first post it would make my day if someone could test out the application media remote and report back on how it works on the Motoactv maybe even post a image off how it looks.

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Well one could use the Motoactv as music player but I'm using a wired hedset and running a cord from my ears to my wrist would look stupid and be in practical. And I got 44gb storage on my phone and only 8gb on the Motoactv I'm looking to buy now. I have collection of audio books and music I like to carry with me at all times.
As stated above in my edited first post it would make my day if someone could test out the application media remote and report back on how it works on the Motoactv maybe even post a image off how it looks.
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It doesn't look stupid..I do it all the time. Mind you I'm usually wearing a sweatshirt at the time, so I can feed the cord through the sleeve up to my ear. Works awesome actually.
That being said, it would be cool to control your phone music app with the watch. I'll give it a try when I have time.

So i finally got a motoactv (finding a used one for a good price in Sweden is not easy) and can report that the app Media Remote works like a charm on said device.
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So i finally got a motoactv (finding a used one for a good price in Sweden is not easy) and can report that the app Media Remote works like a charm on said device.
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Thanks for the info man. Getting my motoactv in two weeks.
Looks better than the sony smartwatch 2 already.
Wonder if it would work to control music on my laptop as well....or if there is something to control slide shows on my lappy. :|

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So i finally got a motoactv (finding a used one for a good price in Sweden is not easy) and can report that the app Media Remote works like a charm on said device.
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I haven't had any success getting it up and running. Was there any additional setup required on the phone side?

I installed the app on my motoactv but it my phone(Samsung S3) and the motoactv(8gb) will not hold a connection:S

What i did for it to work for me was. Install the app on both the phone and the motoactv, press antenna on the phone and motoactv (to make sure BT is active on both devices) then the magnifying glass on the phone and selecting the motoactv. and it connects for me. pressing the magnifying glass on the watch and selecting my phone will only result in unable to connect or if its connected already it will disconnect. I don't know why that is but guessing it has something to do with the motoactv app already being connected from the phone to the motoactv.
oh and a side note just noticed that you can change the volume using the hardware keys on the watch when the watch is displaying the media remote app (screen have to be turned on).

So I just checked the watch now about 3 h after connecting the phone and watch (when i did my last post) and it was disconnected, pressed the magnifying glass on the watch and selected my phone and it connected and worked just fine without even touching the phone. Its strange that it didn't worked last time i tried. now if I press it again it will disconnect and then a third time it will connect again.

There is another similar to the media remote application. It's called Music Remote. I really wish test both Media Remote and Music Remote however google play is unavailable in my country. And I have no way of downloading the applications (apk's) to my phone or computer.
So I am here to beg someone to please, please, please send me the apk's for Media Remote and Music Remote for testing.
Been searching for weeks now for these two apk's on alternative websites but cant find em. I really want to control my phone and computers music features using the motoactv.
Thanks in advance for anyone willing to help.

Android 5.1 safe to remove apps

Here is my list of apps that I have frozen. I'm on sprint so, all Verizon junk has been frozen. If you are on any other network, be cautious to remove apps related to that network. Also, if you use any of the Google apps, such as documents, you obviously do not want to freeze them. Same goes for other apps.
So fat everything has been working great.
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Not really sure if I would consider Google Device Policy bloat
https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/190930?hl=en
Sent from my Nexus 6

Maybe not bloat maybe more like a foot

Wow. Why not just buy a dumb phone?
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I mean, isn't android system webview required just to surf the net?
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What do you actually use on your phone?

If you would have listed what you enabled, I think the list would have been shorter.
Just out of curiosity, you write above that you disabled all Verizon junk, but going through the list, it makes me think whether you even use the N6 in daily life.
Some apps are really necessary, but you should definitely not disable "Android Web View" because this is regular updated to maintain compatibility (not sure whether also bugs are fixed with it)

Well to be fair. It is a pretty good list. I freeze many of the same programs he has because I will never use them. I'm not going to ever Cloud Print or the Google launcher or use Chrome or Gmail because I have my own programs for that I don't need them ever to run. Ever.
My issue was freezing things that may affect your security.
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Hahaha. You guys are funny. I use my phone everyday. I spent a bunch of time texting, emailing, making phone calls, browsing the web, watching videos, Skype/Viber, Pandora via Bluetooth. Sure I don't play games and don't use much of what Google preinstalled, but that that doesn't mean the phone is useless. All I can say is that my battery life is simply amazing.

That's a lot..

Android System WebView is the wrapper that apps use to load webpages in the app. I would not disable that...
EDIT: Second thought, this whole list blows.

what a joke of a list. i've only removed the Verizon/Sprint crap and a few of the languages i'll never use.
i'm getting ~2 days of use while still using it normally. i get disabling/freezing/uninstalling gmail when you use another app, but killing half the services that make it actually useful is ridiculous.

So what's the point of buying a Google phone if you're gonna disable Google?

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So what's the point of buying a Google phone if you're gonna disable Google?
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Have a phone that is easy to unlock and root? I don't watch movies on my phone at least not from google, I use google mail but not a fan of their app, I do not like the newsstand, etc etc etc. Why would I want these services/ or apps ever to run if I am never going to use them
I use the play store ,
I think he went a bit overboard on the list but it is nice to know IF you want to turn these off you "can" :good:

Does anyone know if there's a way I can transfer some of these Google system apps to user apps and delete them? Not the important ones as much as apps like Fit and stuff like that.

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Does anyone know if there's a way I can transfer some of these Google system apps to user apps and delete them? Not the important ones as much as apps like Fit and stuff like that.
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No need to move them.
You could delete them with Root Explorer
But I would suggest you back them up and delete them with Titanium Backup
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.....All I can say is that my battery life is simply amazing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/disabling-google-play-services-guide-t2999821
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I think it is a good Idea to disable apps and services when they are not used.
But of course everybody has his own idea.
I am using Gmail and Keep and the Daydreams and instead of Photo's I installed the good old KitkatGallery.apk.
For me your list is an example. But the list rather long because of the use of screenshots.
For everybody who wants to disable not used software I made your list with text only.
Disabled by stas333
Android System Webview - Work Assistent
Backup - Basic Daydreams
CaptivePortalLogin - Cell Broadcasts - Cloud Print
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks.
com.android.sharedstoragebackup
com.android.wallpapercropper
com.qualcomm.atfwd
com.qualcom.qti.rcsimsbootstraputil
com.verizon.permissions.appdirectedsms (provider)
Device configurations - Policy
Docs - Drive - Earth - Email - Exchange Services - Fit - Gmail
Google Backup Transport - Connectivity Services
Google Hindi - Japanese - Korean - Pinyin Input
Google One Time Init
Google Play Books - Games - Movies&TV - Music - Newsstand - Text-to-speech Engin
Google+ - Hangouts - Keep
HMTL Viewer - Input Devices - Live Wallpaper Picker
Market Feedback Agent - Music FX - News & Weather - Nfc Service
Photo's - Print Spooler - RECSService
Setup Wizard - Sheets - Slides - SmartcardService
Sound Search for Google Play
Tags - Talkback - Trusted Face - VpnDialogs - Wallet

so I removed VZW Backup app with TitaniumBackup and now I am getting "buacontactadapter has stopped working" whenever I uninstall an app...
i assume because it was tied to Google's app backup process?
can i fix this or can someone upload their apk for me so i can reinstall?
edit: i rebooted and tested, notification went away. oh well

Yes you typically backup something before you delete it unless you're 100% sure, otherwise you have no emergency button [emoji722]
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DebianDog said:
Yes you typically backup something before you delete it unless you're 100% sure, otherwise you have no emergency button [emoji722]
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it seems it was just a glitch where google was pinging the backup file and when it didnt match the VZW app, it resulted in an error.
a reboot got rid of the issue. i should have know and understood this. there is no way a vzw backup on an att phone would cause google software issues.

this thread is comical. op should look up the definition of bloat. disabling android core system apps does not constitute removing "bloat". thought this would be informative, instead it was entertaining

indianajonze said:
this thread is comical. op should look up the definition of bloat. disabling android core system apps does not constitute removing "bloat". thought this would be informative, instead it was entertaining
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to me its bloat since i dont use any of that junk