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[Q] where are the stock apps (play books, play magazine, play movies)

I recently purchased a nexus 10 32gb variant and after booting it for the first time and setting it up i noticed that 3 stock apps are missing namely the play books, play magazine and play movies, i know this because i watched a lot of unboxing videos on youtube and they all got those apps out of the box, i also noticed that all the unboxing videos on youtube, after setting up their n10 the home screen widgets shows my library but mine is just an analog clock widget and i also notices lags and frame drops when im swiping between the pages of the home screen, is it normal to have this kind of unit?

Apps can be frozen. Use Titanium Backup to unfrozen (but it requires root).

You dont need TB to unfreeze them, just go to "Settings>Apps>All" and click the apps you need to unfreeze and click Enable.

Sounds used?
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Are you in the US? Maybe those apps are disabled for tablets shipped outside the US where the services aren't available.

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pfmiller said:
Are you in the US? Maybe those apps are disabled for tablets shipped outside the US where the services aren't available.
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Im from the Philippines and i also have a nexus 7 and those missing aps are available on my nexus 7, i tried to reset it to factory settings and it still has those missing apps

I'm almost one hundred percent sure it's because you've shipped it abroad. Since Jellybean 4.1 Android performs some sort of region check and disables apps that aren't available in your country. This check is performed at every startup. I have a Nexus 7 and 10 where the Play Magazines, Play Music, and Google Wallet apps are disabled because I'm in Japan. As some other posters have stated these can be unfrozen using TitaniumBackup.
Interestingly enough though my Magazines, Music, and Wallet apps no longer disable. Maybe ever since the 4.2 Jellybean update Google only performs the check once? If that's the case try unfreezing those apps and restarting and report back letting us know if they stay unfrozen!

Do we need GooglePlayservices.apk?

I've removed the GooglePlayservices.apk from my phone and not one of the Google apps has lost functionality. What is it used for?
A message comes up in YouTube when I first open it after wiping cache saying I need GooglePlayservices.apk or it won't work but I dismiss it and it works fine.
Also Google search bar says it needs it to work...... It doesn't.
Anyone know what it says ACTUALLY used for?
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Obagleyfreer said:
I've removed the GooglePlayservices.apk from my phone and not one of the Google apps has lost functionality. What is it used for?
A message comes up in YouTube when I first open it after wiping cache saying I need GooglePlayservices.apk or it won't work but I dismiss it and it works fine.
Also Google search bar says it needs it to work...... It doesn't.
Anyone know what it says ACTUALLY used for?
Sent from my GT-I9505 whilst taking a s**t
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Hi There,
Google Play services is used to update Google apps and apps from Google Play. This app gives you access to Google Settings and helps apps speed up offline searches. So this is basically the gateway between you're apps and google play store. Most off the apps we install uses this app to connect to the play store to check for their updates. If not found the apps (especially google apps) may result in an error or FC.
It doesn't take up that much space or resources. So you may as well keep it.
Hope that helped

He can't keep it. He's deleted it. Ha.

I've disables this app because even if it does not take a lot of space, it is running in background and consuming RAM, CPU and internet data.
Everything works fine without it.

Jaquesels5 said:
Hi There,
Google Play services is used to update Google apps and apps from Google Play. This app gives you access to Google Settings and helps apps speed up offline searches. So this is basically the gateway between you're apps and google play store. Most off the apps we install uses this app to connect to the play store to check for their updates. If not found the apps (especially google apps) may result in an error or FC.
It doesn't take up that much space or resources. So you may as well keep it.
Hope that helped
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I can still see updates available for apps in Google Play without googleplayservices though...........So I don't think you're correct about apps using it to check for updates, they all still work the same.
I've never had one force close since removing it and I can update all my Google apps perfectly fine.
That's why I'm asking, it seems like a pointless app.
It just runs in the background using up RAM and battery.

The processor overhead of looking for it and generating errors and going to the play store may use more battery. Not 100 percent sure though. I'll check. Seems similar to deleting cache /killing a thread takes more to rebuild than leave alone.
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[Q] GPSD?

Hi guys,
I just got my Note 4 few days ago and everything fine, but lately I'm noticing that the device is getting warm and battery life is not as good as I thought when I read battery is 3200 mAh. Looking at the processes I notice something called GPSD consuming even more than OS and screen.
This is the list of apps that I have installed on my phone:
Phone
Contacts
Messages
Internet
Gallery
Camera
Music
Video
Clock
S Planner
S Note
Scrapbook
Email
Calculator
Settings
Voice Recorder
My files
Galaxy Apps
S Voice
Evernote
Chrome
Gmail
Drive
Youtube
Google
Voice Search
Play Store
Google Settings
Swiftkey
PlayerPro
Swarm
Aldiko
Spotify
Elevate
Tagstagram Pro
Word Lens
WPS Office
Outlook
Amazon
Banesco (online banking)
BG (online banking)
Repost for instagram
Metrobus (related to the public transportation in my country)
Photo Grid
Dropbox
QQPlayer
Shazam
Foursquare
Instagram
Whatsapp+
ES File Explorer
Samsung Gear
And the rest of the garbage apps that came with the rom such as Claro Juegos, Claro Music, 3DTourViewer, Calendar Storage, Facebook, Flipboard, Google Play Books, Google Play Games, Google Play Music, Google Play Newsstand, Hangout, Live weather, Maps, PEN.UP, Portal Claroideas, S Healt, Street View, Talkback, Unified Daemon are already turned off.
Does anyone see an app that might be causing the problem? BTW, I'm from Panamá and my carrier is Claro Panamá, so you see a lot of Claro garbages apps preinstalled.
My phone is not rooted (because of warranty stuffs, etc). Please if someone has had this issue before and know how to solve it I'd appreciate it. I've done pretty mucho all I can (factory reset, flash rom via odin)...

Anyone, please?

Turn off location services or at least switch them from high accuracy to power saving mode. You dont realy need hps to be on until you use navigation program
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darekz said:
Turn off location services or at least switch them from high accuracy to power saving mode. You dont realy need hps to be on until you use navigation program
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Already did both of them. Nothing seems to work.

Since I have no paid Google apps what do you suggest for 6P ?

Hypothetically since I have no paid Google apps and a bunch of free ones and I am not rooted, what do you suggest ?

Will you be going root?
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root or not, you should at least get Manual Camera (or similar)

painfree said:
Hypothetically since I have no paid Google apps and a bunch of free ones and I am not rooted, what do you suggest ?
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Android System WebView http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.webview
ASTRO File Manager http://market.android.com/details?id=com.metago.astro
Calendar http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.calendar
Calendar Status PRO http://market.android.com/details?id=com.SagiL.calendarstatuspro
Chrome http://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
Chromecast http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app
Clock http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock
CNN http://market.android.com/details?id=com.cnn.mobile.android.phone
Deliveries http://market.android.com/details?id=de.orrs.deliveries
Device configuration http://market.android.com/details?id=android.autoinstalls.config.google.nexus
Docs http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs
Drive http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs
Dropbox http://market.android.com/details?id=com.dropbox.android
Earth http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.earth
eWeather HD http://market.android.com/details?id=com.Elecont.WeatherClock
Fancy Widgets http://market.android.com/details?id=com.anddoes.fancywidgets
Fancy Widgets Unlocker http://market.android.com/details?id=com.anddoes.fancywidgets.unlocker
FileDrop http://market.android.com/details?id=com.growme.filedrop.lite
Finance http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.finance
FlightTrack http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobiata.flighttrack.five
Gmail http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.gm
Goggles http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.unveil
Google App http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
Google Keyboard http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
Google Opinion Rewards http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks
Google Play Books http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.books
Google Play Games http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.play.games
Google Play Movies & TV http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.videos
Google Play Music http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.music
Google Play Newsstand http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines
Google Play services http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.gms
Google Play Store http://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.vending
Google Text-to-speech Engine http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.tts
Google Voice http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googlevoice
Google+ http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.plus
Hangouts http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.talk
Hangouts Dialer http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer
Hotel Tonight http://market.android.com/details?id=com.hoteltonight.android.prod
HP Print Service Plugin http://market.android.com/details?id=com.hp.android.printservice
Jorte http://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.johospace.jorte
Keep http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.keep
Lookout http://market.android.com/details?id=com.lookout
Maps http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps
Messenger http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging
MightyText http://market.android.com/details?id=com.texty.sms
MX Player http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad
News & Weather http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget
Nova Launcher http://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Nova Launcher Prime http://market.android.com/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher.prime
OfficeSuite http://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered
OnTheFly http://market.android.com/details?id=com.itasoftware.android.airshop
Pandora http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pandora.android
Photos http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos
Power Toggles http://market.android.com/details?id=com.painless.pc
Pushbullet http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pushbullet.android
Share Apps http://market.android.com/details?id=com.theronrogers.shareapps
Shazam http://market.android.com/details?id=com.shazam.encore.android
Sheets http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets
Slides http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides
Smart Voice Recorder http://market.android.com/details?id=com.andrwq.recorder
Street View http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.street
TalkBack http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback
Translate http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate
Uber http://market.android.com/details?id=com.ubercab
Volume http://market.android.com/details?id=ca.xvx.volume
Wallet http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.apps.gmoney
Weather Timeline http://market.android.com/details?id=com.samruston.weather
WOTSOPEN http://market.android.com/details?id=com.wotsopen.wotsopen
YouTube http://market.android.com/details?id=com.google.android.youtube
Share Apps http://goo.gl/8BGU3

Tfast500 said:
Will you be going root?
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I hope to in the future if NRT is supporting it.

Question Nothing Phone 1 Gallery app recommended?

Hello all while I'm still waiting on my White NP1 device just wanted some recommendations for a Free/Paid gallery app.
I know this device uses Google Photos and I'm definitely not happy with them. (truth be known I only use Gmail, Google maps and Translate from the Google range of apps)
Normally I'm used to the gallery apps in Samsung, Honor or Huawei devices.
I don't what something the heavy on package size or system resources.
So any feedback is more than welcome thank you.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery&hl=it&gl=US try this

I use Simple gallery pro, very happy with it. But you can't directly open your (other) gallery from the nothing camera app. That only seems to work with Google photo's. That's rely annoying (close the camera app, start the gallery app to share a picture...}

Currently there seems to be now ay the photos in the camera app get routed to whaterver gallery app exists.
So i had to re-enable gPhotos after disabling them. But there are many avilables ones, you can try SimpleGalleryPro, open fDroid, or just the internet to find one of your choice.
I use quickpic mod by WST

QuickPic

Thanks to all for you input I already use some of the Simple apps and their gallery app did not get much positive feedback from my findings.
That's a bummber about the Gphoto app as I was going to disable or uninstall it hate use Gphoto.

mystery007 said:
QuickPic
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Cant believe someone recommended this.
The best Gallery App ever !

I use Google Gallery