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JM6 update: remove DMService "Software Update" (and other auto-starting apps)

JM6 update: remove DMService "Software Update" (and other auto-starting apps)
I don't remember seeing this background service in JK5, so I removed it (I think it's for OTA updates, probably a carrier-specific thing that should be in the CSC). Anyway, I don't like apps like this that run with full permissions.
I first spotted it using "Advanced Task Killer" (in the "Running Services" section), and I used "AutoRun Killer" to prevent it from starting at boot time. Now I decided to just moved a few APKs out of /system/app to my SD card, although one could also use Titanium Backup's "Freeze" feature to achieve the same thing.
Here is the list of files I moved:
* syncmldm.apk/odex
* syncmlds.apk/odex
* wssomacp.apk/odex
* wssyncmlnps.apk/odex
A related discussion thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811567&page=2
I will report if things get unstable, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be ok.

I went one step further by removing the background OmaDrmConfigService from /system/app:
* EDIT * DO NOT REMOVE THESE FILES ! (read on to the next post, music and video playback crashes if this service is removed)
* DrmUA.apk/odex
* SisoDrmProvider.apk/odex
I also removed com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.una:
* UNAService.apk/odex
Based on what I read on the subject, I will probably get a few Force-Close when using the Samsung media player (which requires DRM for some media types), and it seems that Quadrant fails on H264+ video decoding...never mind, I'll see how things develop over time.
I should point out that this is not exact science, I am just experimenting based on feedback from other users, with similar Samsung Android devices. I may well make my Tab unstable in the future.
I should also explain that some self-restarting "start-at-boot" processes cannot be killed by "Autorun Killer", which is why I choose to move the APKs onto my SD card (backup...just in case). It is important to understand how "Autorun Killer" works by checking aLogCat output (apparently: 9 passes/attempts to kill the specified auto-run apps/services). For example, there's no point trying to kill unstoppable processes, as it wastes CPU cycles at boot time, and it may actually end-up generating instability in the initialization phase of the device. The "Autorun Killer" User Interface displays a list of running services, so from there you know that there is no point marking them as "disabled", because there is nothing the process killer can do about it => the solution is to uninstall the offending app.
GMail is a particularly annoying one, because I use the K9 email client in IMAP/Push mode, so I couldn't care less about GMail's Pull abilities, and I don't need it to run in the background. Maybe it handles contact synchronization, I don't know. At any rate, all of my device synchronization is configured to be run manually, I don't like automatic processes that launch arbitrarily in the background.
EDIT: well, I forgot to re-configure GMail notifications since I flashed JM6 (I wrongly assumed I had restored my old system settings using Titanium Backup). So hopefully this will cure it
As for SMS messages: I had to manually disable notifications in the "Messaging" system app, and enable them in "Handcent SMS" (which is the app I use for SMS/MMS purposes).

daniel.weck said:
I went one step further by removing the background OmaDrmConfigService from /system/app:
* DrmUA.apk/odex
* SisoDrmProvider.apk/odex
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* WARNING *
My music playback was crashing consistently each time I would move to the next song. I restored these 2 files (well, 4 really) and it is now working fine.
Yep, it looks like DRM is anchored deep into the system. Yet I couldn't find any relevant crash information in the LogCat, so it is effectively near-impossible to debug properly (I just read on forums that the DRM framework seems to be a prerequisite, so I tried that).
Oh well, not a big deal after all, I don't think the DRM services eat a lot of battery.
Dan

daniel.weck said:
My music playback was crashing consistently each time I would move to the next song. I restored these 2 files (well, 4 really) and it is now working fine.
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Yes, I had to do the same.
So far JM6 seems very quick, the web browser has faster page scrolling after you give it a few minutes. I like it.

rotohammer said:
So far JM6 seems very quick, the web browser has faster page scrolling after you give it a few minutes. I like it.
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Yeah, I quite like JM6 too.
With cleverly-configured DroidWall and Autorun-Killer (and a dash of AdFree for good measure), the whole experience is very smooth indeed.
Although the stock keyboard is improved I still much prefer the overall feature-set of SmartKeyboard Pro (and of course I've paid for it, so I might as well continue to use it )
I currently use a mix of web-browsers, including the stock app, Dolphin HD, xScope and Miren. I have yet to find the perfect combination of features, and I am particularly picky with regards to text layout and zooming (I read a lot of online content). The pinch/stretch + double-tap zooming that automatically adjusts the text column width (fit-to-screen), and that centers the page properly, is *very* important in my book. I like the built-in touch gestures in Dolphin HD to quickly scroll up a long vertical page (and other navigation features), but unfortunately the pinch/stretch zoom is broken at the moment !
Anyway, I digress ! (off-topic)
Cheers, Dan

Must-Have List of applications

Dear owner of eLocity A7, we need you...
It's must-have list of applications which we can use to improve usability, ergonomics and enjoyment with tablet. There are recommendations, not orders
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Rules and template:
app -> reason
1. Don't add games
2. Music and video players, readers, news, social network apps are undesirable, but in extra case they can be added. This isn't contest of best app for twitter.
3. You can add alternative apps even app with same functionality exists in list already (alternative launcher for example)
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General
Quick Boot -> Use shortcuts 'Reboot' and 'Power Off' instead of hardware-button
CalenGoo -> [PAID] Great calendar app (thx to MagentaJoe)
Bluetooth GPS Provider -> Use a bluetooth GPS receiver with apps like Maps and many others
BlueGPS4Droid -> Use a bluetooth GPS receiver with apps like Maps and many others
QuickPic -> Great substitute for existing gallery apps that come w/ devices. its about 200k, no overly fancy 3d, and is great to use as a wallpaper picker. (thx to bestialbub)
Any Cut -> Allows you to create Home shortcuts to anything. (thx to bestialbub)
Launchers
Launcher Pro -> Replacement of standart home-launcher (standart is sluggish)
Zeam -> Replacement of standart home-launcher (thx to bestialbub)
ADW Launcher -> Replacement of standart home-launcher
Performance
Root Uninstaller -> [FREE] Uninstalls any unneeded default apps easily (thx to TheZedo)
Autostarts -> [PAID] Root users can disable unwanted autostarts and speed up their phone boot.
Screen
Screenshot ER -> [XDA Free / Market PAID] Screen capture app for all rooted devices
Button Savior -> Makes virtual buttons (Simulates 'Home' 'Back' 'Search' 'Back' 'Recent Task' 'Screen Off')
BackLightKiller -> Turning off the back light also puts the device on standby. This app gets round this by setting the back light to 0.01 and forcing the machine not to switch off.
Screen Filter -> Reduce the brightness of your screen for night-time viewing
Files
Root Explorer -> [PAID] Filebrowser (requires root) - easy, light and high-functional
Ghost Commander -> File manager for the Android platform with two panels (famous Norton|Midnight|Total Commander style)
AndRootFile -> [Free] - root access file manager for read, write, delete capability (thx to cbotd)
Keyboards
Keyboard from Android 2.3 -> Gingerbread keyboard (thx to netstat_EVO)
Thumb keyboard -> [PAID] Thumb Keyboard introduces a comfortable keyboard for thumb-typing on the Phone ánd Tablet (thx to dmaryland)
SwiftKey -> [Trial/PAID Amazon & Android Market] Easy keyboard that comes with auto-correct and predictive text typing (thx to cbotd)

Maybe a spell checker would be a good app for you. lol

I<3Android said:
Maybe a spell checker would be a good app for you. lol
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You are an idiot. His info lists that he is from Russia... I REEEEAAALLLLYYY doubt that english is his first language. Compared to most americans, he's got it down pretty good too.
I ball bust on here, but at least my posts contribute.

I<3Android said:
Maybe a spell checker would be a good app for you. lol
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I didn't see any misspelled words in his post. Get your whining right next time. Also, yes, you are an idiot.
My contribution to the list would be CalenGoo. It's a great calendar app.

I'm curious of what others are using too. I learned about button savior on another post and it is a convenient app to have. Watching this thread with interest of the other hidden goodies I don't know about.

Another one to add to the list...
Gingerbread Keyboard.
I think it's. "Keyboard from 2.3 +" in the market. One of the best dollars I have ever spent.
There is a free one too without the plus sign, but what the hell, it's only a buck.
Awesome auto spell check too.
Sent from my Elocity A7 using Tapatalk

Not sure why people don't talk about this app...
Thumb Keyboard -> This is the best keyboard app for the Elocity in my opinion. I wrote half of my Law term paper using it.

app 2 sd
Does this app work on the A7? I tried looking up any references in the forums but couldn't find anything. I know there is a problem on the A7 with sd cards and have tried this app but cannot get it to save apps to the sd card. Even though file manager apps do see the sd card and allow access to it.
Thanks.

App 2 sd
I have this app downloaded but all I can do is clear cache or delete apps. I've never been able to move apps to the SD card either.

fredericaw said:
I have this app downloaded but all I can do is clear cache or delete apps. I've never been able to move apps to the SD card either.
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Does the app let you set a path for the SD card? Or automatically assume /mnt/sdcard?

It automatically does it.

fredericaw said:
It automatically does it.
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Well that's just inconvenient.

Screenshot ER -> screen capture app for all rooted devices
Free at XDA
Paid at market

Great thread, wish I had seen it earlier, autostarts a paid app now

Root Uninstaller - [FREE] Android Market - uninstalls any unneeded default apps easily.

Free Root File Manager
AndRootFile [Free] Amazon Appstore - root access file manager for read, write, delete capability
Found this at Amazon AppStore. See's SD card and any mounted device in DexMod v1.2 and gives the real space free and spaced used for my 16gig SDCard. Read, write, move, delete and everything else. Very nice GUI too.
Did not find it on Google Market.

SwiftKey
SwiftKey [Paid] Amazon and Android Market - easy keyboard that comes with auto-correct and predictive text typing.
Got this as the free app of the day on Amazon, but well worth the $1.99 it costs. It has made typing on my A7 much easier and much more enjoyable.

cbotd said:
AndRootFile [Free] Amazon Appstore - root access file manager for read, write, delete capability
Found this at Amazon AppStore. See's SD card and any mounted device in DexMod v1.2 and gives the real space free and spaced used for my 16gig SDCard. Read, write, move, delete and everything else. Very nice GUI too.
Did not find it on Google Market.
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Can you compare with Root Explorer? Who has more functionality?

5[Strogino] said:
Can you compare with Root Explorer? Who has more functionality?
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I currently do not have root explorer. I have used it only twice on a previous device. So far the two seem very comparable based on my limited use and recollection of Root Explorer.

New Samsung Apps 06/03/11

Hey guys..the Samsung Apps just got itself an update.
new categorized apps and search option available.but still limited apps on the list.
New app is a viewfinder application that lets you control your samsung camera(SH100) by wifi. even stated that nearly all samsung camera will be equiped with this control tech as from 2011.

Great, i'll go to see that.

Excellent update, but where are photo editor ? video editor ? asphlat ... and more other ...

Apps keeps on appearing and disappearing.
sometimes i have asphalt, sometimes no.
weird.

Have a look on the updates, i am not sure why but there i found the video editor and many others again. The word updates is a little misleading there ...

Update is for the new interface of the samsung app.
I bet some paying apps will be introduce as in the apps list, its written free for free apps.

sarvesh29 said:
Update is for the new interface of the samsung app.
I bet some paying apps will be introduce as in the apps list, its written free for free apps.
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Is this a comment to my previous post? If yes, i didnt mean the update of the "Samsung Apps" app itself. In the recommended section, at the new apps it says at the beginning of the list "xx Updates available", there i found a lot of apps like the videoeditor again, which are not visible for example in the category view ... ?

Peacemanibk said:
Is this a comment to my previous post? If yes, i didnt mean the update of the "Samsung Apps" app itself. In the recommended section, at the new apps it says at the beginning of the list "xx Updates available", there i found a lot of apps like the videoeditor again, which are not visible for example in the category view ... ?
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sorry. My misconception.

Can't see all apps on google play website

So when I go to the market website and click on My Apps it only lists apps up to the 'M's... anything past that I can't see.
I use this page to re-install apps when changing devices / after resets.
Is there any way to see a listing of all of my apps?

Don't know if this helps, but if you install the newest play app (i posted the apk here somewhere), it has the same kinda page now (an all apps installed history), you could install from there?
Sent from my calculator watch.

Thanks, I will check that out! Although I think using a KB/Mouse on my PC would still be more convenient than finger-scrolling and tapping on the phone screen :/
At least that should get me access to everything I'm missing.

My suggestion is,
1. delete market data and cache
2. From settings > sync settings > select google deatails > remove account
3. reboot
4. create your google account again
5. from market, check it again.
Hope this work.
Question - are you using market unlocker?

He's having the problem with the online version of the market, on his computer, not the phone app.
Sent from my calculator watch.

kingdazy said:
He's having the problem with the online version of the market, on his computer, not the phone app.
Sent from my calculator watch.
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My bad kingdazy.
I've just checked out to find the installed apps from PC.
It seems like there are two ways.
1. from the market home page > My Adnroid Apps (from there we can reinstall the apps) - alphabetical order
(this one shows the history even the apps are uninstalled, those are there)
2. Google account dashboard > Android Market > installed applications (most recent first)
So, if you compare these two lists and if you find anything missing, then you'd better to contact Google support team. If both are the same, maybe there're gonna be none who can help you.
My two cents.

The first list is missing everything after the M's...
The second list has them all though... I'll use that for a work-around for now

I'm having an issue with apps on sd not showing up after a reboot. I have to clear data to get them to show again. This new market is annoying.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA

orb360 said:
The first list is missing everything after the M's...
The second list has them all though... I'll use that for a work-around for now
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I have the same, though it's after "L". It seems it just shows a limited number of history.and

sam5154 said:
I have the same, though it's after "L". It seems it just shows a limited number of history.and
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I am having the same problem - for me it stops @ the letter H because I have more apps I guess...
I have contacted Google Play support... we'll see...

[APP] App Chooser, Default App Manager and Share Apps

I've come across 3 apps which are all about a better Android user experience and app management, they're all free to download from the Playstore; read on to find out more, screenshots and APK's attached at the bottom of this post.
I always wanted a way to restrict the number of options available to me in the 'Share Via' options of Android when sharing a photo or other file. Something perhaps a future rom could have?
For now theres a neat little App which does just that, AppChooser lets you choose which apps you want available to choose from when sharing a file.
Long press an app in the list to hide it from view, and future view
Click the arrow in the top right of the window and it shows two arrows. Now you can share the file via multiple methods.
Arrange available apps by frequency of use, name etc
It doesnt replace your existing 'Share Via' method, but you can set it as default so the Android method wont show in the future.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.noxi.apppicker
Coming on to default apps, I know of two ways of dealing with default apps, clear all defaults or go to each app individually to clear the default.
Default App Manager lets you view all you defaulted apps in one manageable list and also lets you see which apps you can set defaults for and set as appropriate. Very handy and saves alot of time.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appiator.defaultappmanager&hl=en
The final app i wanted to share is, well, Share Apps . Share Apps is something missing from my Nexus 4 and my current rom. Using Share Apps I can select a single app or multiple apps to share from an easy to use app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theronrogers.shareapps&hl=en
All three apps are well made and require little to no permissions, so there's really nothing to loose. Give them a try and experience a better Android user experience. Click on the links above or download them directly from this post. :good:
Hit the thanks button if you've found this post useful :good: and be sure to show your support to the developers of these apps by leaving positive reviews

wow txz man
u rock man... .txz for the apps... :good:

Pity AppChooser is no longer available. Is this v2 the latest one?

Late enough, it works in kitkat on a galaxy s4.
Also, this thread is the only place I could find this app as a direct download. Other google hits download something to do with an egg, and then that wants to be an app store, and then maybe you'd find this app.

Puffin617 said:
Is this v2 the latest one?
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I've seen posts that say the Dev ended support for the app in 2012. Given that this thread is from 2013 I'm hopeful it's the final build, but I haven't looked very hard.
It works OK on my phone with 4.2.2, but there doesn't seem to be a way to set it as the default app for the share action as described in several blogs. Any ideas on that?

It's not what Google would want me to do, but I had to. Couldn't find App Chooser, and Andmade doesn't work with my Lolliop gallery. My preferred app for sharing photos was "below the fold" in the Share with options in Gallery. So, I uninstalled Google Plus and Hangouts, which is what it took to get my preferred app to appear. You go to Settings, Apps, Uninstall Updates and then Disabled.

Thank you @Wezi for the post. It actually helped me around to find AppChooser Pro 2.0.0. I have downloaded it through Aptoide and happily using it on my LG G3 D850 (AT&T) with Candy5 5.1.1.
Anybody want to try, kindly download it from Aptoide. I tried sharing link for file on Dropbox but as I am new to the forum, I am not allowed to post external link as per the policy. Once I shall be allowed to do so, I will share the link. You are welcome to PM me and will share the same.
Enjoy!