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is there any way i can delete the mms app and replace it with..

handcent??

short answer: no.
hand cent and other messaging apps just read the messages out of the stock app.
if you remove it then you won't get any messages. but nandroid and try it, don't take my word for it

You can turn off all notifications in the stock app and use handcent. It will show up in your app drawer but other than that it's like it's not there.

im getting 2 notifications on my device. i desable the notification on the stock app but still shows up.

d0nc0l0 said:
im getting 2 notifications on my device. i desable the notification on the stock app but still shows up.
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in the stock app make sure in menu/settings you uncheck auto retrieve as well as received notification.

i did. i was reading in this forum that it was the beautiful widget

d0nc0l0 said:
i did. i was reading in this forum that it was the beautiful widget
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If you have everything turned off in the stock app then yea, it's beautiful widgets giving you that notification.

[Q] Delete stock SMS app or hide

hey guys i am trying to see if i could delete my stock sms on my epic cause i used Handcent and blacklist some msgs and it still shows them on the stock sms and i want to hide them so can someone help...

If you are using LauncherPro you can easily hide apps you don't use. My phone is out of commission right now, so I can't tell you exactly how to use it.

b3nny said:
If you are using LauncherPro you can easily hide apps you don't use. My phone is out of commission right now, so I can't tell you exactly how to use it.
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thanks man but i am using touchwiz i like touchwiz so i hope there something outhere

You can't delete the stock sms app or you will lose the ability to do mms. The apps from the market aren't full replacements but more like a skin. If you are running any of the froyo leaks, you can replace the sms application on the dock easily. If you aren't then what you can do is go into settings, applications, all, messaging application and wipe defaults. Next time you get a text or send one, it should ask you which application to use (as long as you have another one already installed). You can't replace the icon, but at least it will launch handcent/chomp/whatever instead.
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Im using Handcent and was getting double notifications. I just went to the set-up for stock messaging and disabled notifications. Kind of a band-aid approach but it worked for me.

For sure keep the stock Messenging app.
I removed it completely awhile back, and started getting errors. Picture messages would NOT download/send, and I would get these strange Stock Messenging notifications for texts even though there was NO stock messenging app on the phone.
If anything, hide the messenging app from the drawer, and then you can even try freezing Messenging with Titanium to see if it gives you errors.

NeonMonster said:
For sure keep the stock Messenging app.
I removed it completely awhile back, and started getting errors. Picture messages would NOT download/send, and I would get these strange Stock Messenging notifications for texts even though there was NO stock messenging app on the phone.
If anything, hide the messenging app from the drawer, and then you can even try freezing Messenging with Titanium to see if it gives you errors.
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you see i am atleast trying to hide it but i dont know how to on touchwiz and i dont want to use launcer pro i used it on the moment loved it but i like touchwiz...o i dont have to delete it just hide the stock icon lol

Notification questions. What's the best way to do this?

So I'm still getting used to this phone but something I'm having a hard time figuring out is configuring notifications. So I'd anyone wants to give me some pointers I'd really appreciate it.
1.) How do I display notifications on my lock screen so I see that I have 3 messages from my wife, a message from my friend, and 2 Facebook notifications etc...?
2.) How do I get notification badges on the app icons so I can at least see I have 3 unread messages etc...?
What's the best way to get close to this? Any ideas?
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A widget, perhaps? I just did a quick search on Google Play and found this. I'm sure there are a lot more options.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alarmspider.organizer

itpromike said:
So I'm still getting used to this phone but something I'm having a hard time figuring out is configuring notifications. So I'd anyone wants to give me some pointers I'd really appreciate it.
1.) How do I display notifications on my lock screen so I see that I have 3 messages from my wife, a message from my friend, and 2 Facebook notifications etc...?
2.) How do I get notification badges on the app icons so I can at least see I have 3 unread messages etc...?
What's the best way to get close to this? Any ideas?
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For 1), do you mean you want the notifications readily available as soon as you get to the lock screen? If you don't mind doing a few actions, you could pull down the notification shade in your lock screen to show your notifications. Touching a notification and then pulling down again will give you more previews of the notification. You could also add some lock screen widgets for email and SMS so you can preview your messages from the lock screen.
If you want it instantly available, I'm not sure if there is any way to do it on the default lock screen. You might want to check out third party ones like Widget Locker.
For unread count badges on your icons, you could use Nova Launcher with the Tesla Unread plugin. If you don't want to install a different launcher I think there are some standalone widgets that can do it but I don't think they are as good as using Nova Launcher.
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[Q] How do i turn off message preview on lock screen?

As the title says, I want to remove the message preview widget on the lockscreen. If i turn ON the message preview (under Messages->Settings->Preview message) i get the message widget showing the sender and the message text, if i turn the preview off i still get the message widget but this time it just shows the sender as "Messaging" and the message text as "New message".
I have attached 2 screenshots showing both screens.
I have tried with the "Multiple widgets" option turned on and off with the same result.
However if i completely turn message notifications off (Messages->Settings->Notifications), it goes away, but then i dont get any notifications of messages.
Is there any way to just turn off that lockscreen widget but still have the normal notifications like the S2 and S3?
Thanks in advance

Bump !!
I desperately want to know the answer to this. What's the point of lock screen widgets like dashclock etc if the horrible TW notifications take priority and appear over the top !
Anyone found the answer to this ?

Bump this is a rather stupid feature. I want to be able to read my preview n notifications without it going on lockscreen
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In the messaging app if you go to settings and scroll down, just untick "preview message"? You won't get previews on lockscreen or status bar BUT you should still get normal notifications in status bar.
linkinZA said:
As the title says, I want to remove the message preview widget on the lockscreen. If i turn ON the message preview (under Messages->Settings->Preview message) i get the message widget showing the sender and the message text, if i turn the preview off i still get the message widget but this time it just shows the sender as "Messaging" and the message text as "New message".
I have attached 2 screenshots showing both screens.
I have tried with the "Multiple widgets" option turned on and off with the same result.
However if i completely turn message notifications off (Messages->Settings->Notifications), it goes away, but then i dont get any notifications of messages.
Is there any way to just turn off that lockscreen widget but still have the normal notifications like the S2 and S3?
Thanks in advance
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xfile087 said:
In the messaging app if you go to settings and scroll down, just untick "preview message"? You won't get previews on lockscreen or status bar BUT you should still get normal notifications in status bar.
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As i said if i untick that option, it just displays generic text on the lockscreen widget, as shown in my screenshot. I don't want the lockscreen widget to be displayed at all, but still keep normal notifications for messages.

This is a lockscreen widget created by Samsung.
You can press and hold you finger on it and put it on the trash.

MaKTaiL said:
This is a lockscreen widget created by Samsung.
You can press and hold you finger on it and put it on the trash.
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ive tried that, i cant get it to select?

MaKTaiL said:
This is a lockscreen widget created by Samsung.
You can press and hold you finger on it and put it on the trash.
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I tried that also, it doesnt work. It only works for lockscreen widgets you added manually, like music player etc.
I see missed calls also appear in the annoying widget, and its location is to the right of the main lockscreen, all manually added lockscreens are to the left of the main lockscreen.

Bump! I would also like to know the answer to this question!
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Unfortunately I don't think you can remove it. I also dont like it, why cant I just click on the notification to launch the messaging app? Why display that stupid empty box?

I think i've exhausted all options to get rid of it, our only hope is that Samsung allows us the option to disable it on their next firmware.

Use a different lock screen.......

jmoak said:
Unfortunately I don't think you can remove it. I also dont like it, why cant I just click on the notification to launch the messaging app? Why display that stupid empty box?
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The empty box is really annoying!!!!
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Bump. Would love to know how to disable the damn thing.
I've set up Dash Clock to replace the stock lockscreen widget, but every time I get a message or a missed call it reverts back to the ugly default Samsung widget.

I suspect that an update will fix it. It looks as if it was unfinished.
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Sorry to bump this but I was searching for this issue...well, the music app displaying on the lock screen issue to be exact.
Even when I end the app through the task manager and the clearing of ram memory it will still show up for a good 5 or 10 minutes on my lock screen, sometimes sporadically. It's annoying and incredibly ugly (to me). I've reset my phone twice thinking maybe there was an issue I caused for it to still show up even when not in use.
Hopefully Samsung allows us to keep the music player from showing on the lock screen. And yes, I know I can use a 3rd party app but I prefer the stock, other than this issue.

LOCKSCREEN POLICY! that's the solution! I've been searching for ages!

noooooo said:
LOCKSCREEN POLICY! that's the solution! I've been searching for ages!
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Sorry this app does not work on touchwiz on the Galaxy S4.
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Gillion said:
Sorry this app does not work on touchwiz on the Galaxy S4.
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In my gti9505 works great....

Bump.
Would also really like to know the answer to this. I've got Dash Clock set up to do everything, but the ugly TW widget keeps taking over, seems kind of pointless.
I found an apk in the /system/app/ directory called NotificationWidget.apk which seemed promising, but after deleting it the TW widget is still there. Surely they wouldn't have baked it right into the framework?

Android Lollipop App Based Notification in Lock Screen

Hi, I am not sure whether there is a solution to this question so far, but as far as I tried to google it, I cannot find a work around.
I have updated to Lollipop 5.0 recently and the notifications in lock screen are impressive. However, I have some persistent app such as Apex Launcher, Profile Scheduler+ that will always run in the background. Some apps have an option to hide lock screen notification but not many have this options (at least those app that i used do not have).
One of the most annoying situation is during my running at night, where I have:-
1. Location Set by GPS (System UI)
2. Notification Status by GPS Status
3. Notification Status by Runtastic
4. Internet Speed Meter Lite (This app has a function to hide itself in lock screen, but sometimes it doesn't work....)
5. Profile Scheduler+ (persistent app)
6. Plus some whatsapp notification...
where i only want to have 1, 3, 6 in the lock screen.....
Is there any "app based notification chooser" in the field? That you can select what app can display notification in the lock screen.
Thanks in advance.

I'm looking for a solution to same issue on my Moto G 1st Gen (Lollipop 5.1)

chluk2425 said:
Hi, I am not sure whether there is a solution to this question so far, but as far as I tried to google it, I cannot find a work around.
I have updated to Lollipop 5.0 recently and the notifications in lock screen are impressive. However, I have some persistent app such as Apex Launcher, Profile Scheduler+ that will always run in the background. Some apps have an option to hide lock screen notification but not many have this options (at least those app that i used do not have).
One of the most annoying situation is during my running at night, where I have:-
1. Location Set by GPS (System UI)
2. Notification Status by GPS Status
3. Notification Status by Runtastic
4. Internet Speed Meter Lite (This app has a function to hide itself in lock screen, but sometimes it doesn't work....)
5. Profile Scheduler+ (persistent app)
6. Plus some whatsapp notification...
where i only want to have 1, 3, 6 in the lock screen.....
Is there any "app based notification chooser" in the field? That you can select what app can display notification in the lock screen.
Thanks in advance.
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Try my android tools it's in playstore you can disable notifications inside the app
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I guess My Android Tools literally disable the function.... I cannot find the option to only disable the notification in lock screen....

chluk2425 said:
I guess My Android Tools literally disable the function.... I cannot find the option to only disable the notification in lock screen....
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I think the pro version has ability to do what your looking for
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Hmm, I gotta try this My Android Tools app then, cause since moving to Lollipop this issue has made me crazy! However I mind how the clock and date font becomes small (tiny in fact) when there are other notifications in lock screen more than the number of notifications on LS. Even if those notifications had to be persistent there was absolutely no meaning for the clock and date fonts to go small!

ithehappy said:
Hmm, I gotta try this My Android Tools app then, cause since moving to Lollipop this issue has made me crazy! However I mind how the clock and date font becomes small (tiny in fact) when there are other notifications in lock screen more than the number of notifications on LS. Even if those notifications had to be persistent there was absolutely no meaning for the clock and date fonts to go small!
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What rom are you using ?
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plumzup67 said:
What rom are you using ?
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Basically stock version of OF3, Deodexed and some features added.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/development/rom-qs-n9005-lp-t3037655

plumzup67 said:
I think the pro version has ability to do what your looking for
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No luck.... or did I missed anything?

chluk2425 said:
No luck.... or did I missed anything?
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What apps are showing up that you don't want on lockscreen ?
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plumzup67 said:
What apps are showing up that you don't want on lockscreen ?
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One of the most annoying situation is during my running at night, where I have:-
1. Location Set by GPS (System UI)
2. Notification Status by GPS Status
3. Notification Status by Runtastic
4. Internet Speed Meter Lite (This app has a function to hide itself in lock screen, but sometimes it doesn't work....)
5. Profile Scheduler+ (persistent app)
6. Plus some whatsapp notification...
where i only want to have 1, 3, 6 in the lock screen.....

chluk2425 said:
One of the most annoying situation is during my running at night, where I have:-
1. Location Set by GPS (System UI)
2. Notification Status by GPS Status
3. Notification Status by Runtastic
4. Internet Speed Meter Lite (This app has a function to hide itself in lock screen, but sometimes it doesn't work....)
5. Profile Scheduler+ (persistent app)
6. Plus some whatsapp notification...
where i only want to have 1, 3, 6 in the lock screen.....
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I'll have a mess about see what I come up with sounds like decompile system ui is only way to set certain notifications what's your rom and kernel I'll take a look
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plumzup67 said:
I'll have a mess about see what I come up with sounds like decompile system ui is only way to set certain notifications what's your rom and kernel I'll take a look
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ROM is N9005ZSUGOF2 from Sammobile (TGY)
Kernel is 3.4.0-4025667
[email protected] #1
Thanks in advance!!

chluk2425 said:
ROM is N9005ZSUGOF2 from Sammobile (TGY)
Kernel is 3.4.0-4025667
[email protected] #1
Thanks in advance!!
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Sorry mate had a busy day I'm gonna check it now one thing I forgot are you rooted
HYBRID

plumzup67 said:
Sorry mate had a busy day I'm gonna check it now one thing I forgot are you rooted
HYBRID
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Yes. I have rooted my phone.

chluk2425 said:
Yes. I have rooted my phone.
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If it can be done its beyond my level iv pulled the rom apart only way is no notifications anywhere or live with on lockscreen or a 3rd option is a custom lockscreen
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plumzup67 said:
If it can be done its beyond my level iv pulled the rom apart only way is no notifications anywhere or live with on lockscreen or a 3rd option is a custom lockscreen
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Thanks for your help. It seems we need to wait android or Samsung to provide us this option. I will look into 3rd party lockscreen

You can block an app's notifications altogether in settings.
It would be fairly simple to make an app or script that would enable/disable that, on a timer or something.
To remove certain notifications from just the lock screen, though, would either require modding the desired apps individually, or some rather significant mods to SystemUI.