Hi everyone
i know nexus 4 comes with stock rom from google, but there must be things that you recommend removing to keep the beast going at 100% pace.
also, i am a privacy geek and would love to know which of apps i should disable to give as least as possible to google?
at one point i remember a rom that was the stock android but it had all of google's collections bots/apps disabled. Cant seem to think of it
cheers
Bloatware? What's bloatwate I only owned nexus stuff
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1784401
inc188 said:
Hi everyone
i know nexus 4 comes with stock rom from google, but there must be things that you recommend removing to keep the beast going at 100% pace.
also, i am a privacy geek and would love to know which of apps i should disable to give as least as possible to google?
at one point i remember a rom that was the stock android but it had all of google's collections bots/apps disabled. Cant seem to think of it
cheers
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If you want to receive OTA updates then you have to keep all the apps but you can disable them.
I've disabled Google movies and magazines.
If you really want to avoid Google you should install cyanogen mod without the gapps. You won't require a gmail account to use your phone but that means you have to use alternative market places.
There are open source apps for almost everything but I've never used them so can't say. I know there is a open source maps app though but probably doesn't come close to Google apps.
inc188 said:
Hi everyone
i know nexus 4 comes with stock rom from google, but there must be things that you recommend removing to keep the beast going at 100% pace.
also, i am a privacy geek and would love to know which of apps i should disable to give as least as possible to google?
at one point i remember a rom that was the stock android but it had all of google's collections bots/apps disabled. Cant seem to think of it
cheers
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I have a thread up on what's safe to remove. It's in general
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Crisisx1 said:
I have a thread up on what's safe to remove. It's in general
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thanks
Crisisx1 said:
I have a thread up on what's safe to remove. It's in general
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Would it be possible to get a link to the thread? I can't seem to find it.
shobuddy said:
Would it be possible to get a link to the thread? I can't seem to find it.
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Here you go. To find threads created by someone just click on their username>view profile>statistics>find all threads started by 'theirusername'
Bloatware?
Nexus is developemed for guys they're hate Bloatware
superboom said:
Bloatware?
Nexus is developemed for guys they're hate Bloatware
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It depends on how you define bloatware. Some see it as being anything preinstalled on the device that isn't absolutely necessary, which means that most of the GApps that come on the N4 are bloatware. Personally I disagree with that definition of bloatware but you can see why people may think that way.
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Here you go. To find threads created by someone just click on their username>view profile>statistics>find all threads started by 'theirusername'
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Awesome, thanks! Didn't think to look by username, DUH!
You could just install something like cm10.1 with no gapps.
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Redmondpie report here which is self explanatory....
Now thats what im talking about...
And both of these require users to download and install crap on their phones. The solution still seems to be to only download reputable apps from reputable devs.
Oh well,,time to install AVG!!!
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naimmkassim said:
Oh well,,time to install AVG!!!
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You could, but you might be better off installing something that will actually protect your device.......
(lookout)
Malware in android market??
What can i do to protect my SGT?
Next flash new
Rottenapple says that android is rubbish and not to be used, also is copy of iOS because apple invented the world and they have a patent to prove i
conantroutman said:
You could, but you might be better off installing something that will actually protect your device.......
(lookout)
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Or you could do neither and just not install pirated apps and only install apps from legit devs.
A. Nonymous said:
Or you could do neither and just not install pirated apps and only install apps from legit devs.
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Thats some good advice right there...
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
conantroutman said:
You could, but you might be better off installing something that will actually protect your device.......
(lookout)
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Ohh,,any good suggestion conantroutman? Something that will actually protect my device?
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Grr Google ...
So that is probably how my twitter account got hacked.
If the mallware can do all that mentioned in the article then I guess it will have no problem reading saved passwords like Gmail and others
Twitter account got hacked a while after starting to use Galaxy Tab, I am thinking the pass from Android was read by some mallware.
A Skype update mentioned a similar thing and asked to update.
If I remember correctly Android was supposed to allow each application to read/write its in its own area in the device, I guess that only applies to the ... "good-ware" applications, the mall-ware can read all the other data.
On the other hand Google can do a great job when it comes to not letting us see/install all applications because we are from some X country.
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My mama once told me always use protection son!
As Mulder on the X-Files used to say, “Trust No One”. Not even this site. Use your common sense and check the sources. Can you verify the information? Does the information sound balance and reasonable? Where else can you research this before you do something that cannot be fixed? At the end of the day, you are the last barrier of protection for yourself.
naimmkassim said:
Ohh,,any good suggestion conantroutman? Something that will actually protect my device?
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Read my last post!
In other news
Cupertino Tart report that Android is bad and will eat your babies
Here: www.rottenapples.troll
In the other hand the chaps at Redmond knows a lot about malware and viruses, after all they suffered every single infection known to man and computer
naimmkassim said:
Ohh,,any good suggestion conantroutman? Something that will actually protect my device?
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Lookout and wavesecure were reccomended to me...
conantroutman said:
Lookout and wavesecure were reccomended to me...
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Wow. Nice one, i will try it. Thanks. They should upgrade this tapatalk so that i can hit the thanks button for you
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Any thoughts on encryption? Any input from people that have done it?
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Doesn't seem like OTA updates work with encryption, I planned to encrypt mine like the rest of my stuff but not if I can't get updates.
jabsys said:
Doesn't seem like OTA updates work with encryption, I planned to encrypt mine like the rest of my stuff but not if I can't get updates.
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Where did you see OTA updates won't work?
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Thought I'd read it on here, but I can't find it now.
edit: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=34814
Questions go in the Q&A section
jabsys said:
Thought I'd read it on here, but I can't find it now.
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Hi mate,
that was me that posted that issue - i asked google to close it, i had to flash my radio which i didnt do when converting to yakju.
cheers
benboy86 said:
Hi mate,
that was me that posted that issue - i asked google to close it, i had to flash my radio which i didnt do when converting to yakju.
cheers
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Was your GNex rooted and encrypted?
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Personally, I think that unless you actually have something important and confidential to protect, it really doesn't warrant the use of encryption. It makes things a pain in the arse e.g. updates, some recoveries don't work with encryption etc.
Just saw the 10 inch Youtube app on Sony Tablet S and I love it.
Now is there any way to get it WITHOUT rooting, I assume with PA ROM you could just change "size" but I don't wanna root this beauty.
Thanks for your help.
Oscar-Mark said:
Just saw the 10 inch Youtube app on Sony Tablet S and I love it.
Now is there any way to get it WITHOUT rooting, I assume with PA ROM you could just change "size" but I don't wanna root this beauty.
Thanks for your help.
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Looking forward to the solution as well..
I 'm always lucky getting lots of answers for my questions... -_-
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Oscar-Mark said:
I 'm always lucky getting lots of answers for my questions... -_-
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You do realize that not one person owes you or anyone else on this site anything. Certainly not answers to your questions or responses to your demands. People take time out if their lives to help others in need. With comments like that, you are even less likely to get help or answers to your questions.
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Oscar-Mark said:
Just saw the 10 inch Youtube app on Sony Tablet S and I love it.
Now is there any way to get it WITHOUT rooting, I assume with PA ROM you could just change "size" but I don't wanna root this beauty.
Thanks for your help.
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Why don't you want to root? It's basically meant to be
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The app is the same for all devices it just changes its layout due to the DPI that is set.....and you need to be rooted to change that. So unless Google decides the tablet layout is OK for this smaller screen then we are out of luck.
After having a 10" tablet i am Happy to have the normal interface the N7 has
Sorry guys if you misunderstood me, it just felt like all other threads were being answered, well this was a stupid question, which I already knew.
Not gonna root my N7 just yet, that's why I got a Nexus, so that I wouldn't have to root.
Thanks anyway for the replies.
Is it possible to get the halo notifications on TW? I know it can now be done on all AOSP ROMs.
RIPng said:
Is it possible to get the halo notifications on TW? I know it can now be done on all AOSP ROMs.
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It's now a open source feature so it's just a matter of time before it will.
Not likely unless someone makes it a stand alone app.
Wayne Tech Nexus
On tw this will probably be ur only hope unless someone super talented can intergrate the stuff into tw framework seems like a lot of work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263987
[APP]Floating Notifications
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zelendel said:
Not likely unless someone makes it a stand alone app.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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I was just about to attempt this and try it out. Will report back if/when I get it on.
toxicpaulution said:
I was just about to attempt this and try it out. Will report back if/when I get it on.
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Good luck. Your gonna need to find a way to have ever it going into the default frameworks or it's not gonna completely work like the floating notifications linked above.
Wayne Tech Nexus
zelendel said:
Good luck. Your gonna need to find a way to have ever it going into the default frameworks or it's not gonna completely work like the floating notifications linked above.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Well thankyou for the advice I am just taking a look into it I am really not expecting it to work fully if at all lol.
zelendel said:
Not likely unless someone makes it a stand alone app.
Wayne Tech Nexus
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Is it possible for them to implement it via xposed framework?
RIPng said:
Is it possible for them to implement it via xposed framework?
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I have not really looked into it but I dont think so as that framework has too many limitations.
No not possible, framework issues
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Theres a similar app called "floating notifications" in the app market that simulates that experience
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Sorry if this is the wrong section for this.
I know in the past you could get imessage on Android, but there were a lot of security concerns with it and now even that app is removed from the google play store. Is there any secure way to get the app? If not what app is the closest to it? Right now I'm using textra, and I really like it, but I have noticed some bugs with it. Most people I text use iPhones so that's why I would love to get imessage. I'm rooted if that helps with anything.
Fma15 said:
Sorry if this is the wrong section for this.
I know in the past you could get imessage on Android, but there were a lot of security concerns with it and now even that app is removed from the google play store. Is there any secure way to get the app? If not what app is the closest to it? Right now I'm using textra, and I really like it, but I have noticed some bugs with it. Most people I text use iPhones so that's why I would love to get imessage. I'm rooted if that helps with anything.
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I would also like to see imessage on an android device.
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Is this what you're looking for? http://imessageonandroid.com
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jd1639 said:
Is this what you're looking for? http://imessageonandroid.com
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Yeah I think so! Do you know if it's safe?
Fma15 said:
Yeah I think so! Do you know if it's safe?
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I just googled it and it doesn't look safe. I wouldn't install it. It seems messages are sent through some server in China
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jd1639 said:
I just googled it and it doesn't look safe. I wouldn't install it. It seems messages are sent through some server in China
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That sucks, but thanks for the help. Has anyone here used it, and if so can you vouch for its security
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Doubtful it's safe. Considering the only other methods I've seen involved using a Mac or iPhone as a proxy to connect it, it has to run through one somewhere, and there's no guarantee it's encrypted.
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