biledigger
Well-Known Member
Alrighty then. Firstly and foremost. Get root R/W capabilities. Once the ROM is open for Editting. Start replacing these clunky and useless factory apps and bloatware.
The following is a list of the apps that I added to my system/app, system/privapp sectors and what they replaced.
Reminder!!! - If you decide to permanently delete any of the apps that are stock based. Make sure to delete the .odex files for them as well. The .odex files actually take up a rather large chunk of your system and actually cause it to run a tad bit slower.
Wtf is up with the camera and gallery on this phone?
Quickpic - replaces the stock gallery, video player, photo editor. To add this to your system directory you need to open it with RAR and extract the library files from the app and add them into the actual ROMs system libs folder.
Camera.... Well. I actually jacked Hroarks camera and added it into the system partition. Very low ram and space usage. This replaced the stock camera easily.
The other cameras are miui camera and cyanogen camera.
Both of which run wonderfully in the ROM sector.
Apus browser - web browser that I am currently testing.
I have used this as a replacement for chrome. So far it runs great and can be added to the system/app sector with ease.
Just disable chrome in the app settings in case it ever screws up or does not work in the ROM sector.
Root Browser, File Manager HD - both of these are excellent choices for system/privapp integration.
The stock file manager is great and all. But we need some power features for sdcard/ext-sdcard management.
Google play store - OK. I know. Wtf could replace the play store? Well how about a dark-holo themed play store that runs smoother and never updates. Well that would be yourzgapps 4.4 black themed.
Launcher - well. So far I have always used holo launcher as a replacement for the clunky oversized ram hog stock launcher that metro/T-Mobile has blessed/cursed us with. Plus it can be integrated into the system/app directory. You can delete the stock launcher
Viper4Audio - By now everyone has already integrated viper4audio into their systems. You install the framework and then add the V4A app into system/app and you're good to go even if you do a factory reset.
Apollo music player - this has been my goto audio player since back in my gingerbread days. I happily integrated this into my system/app directory. This replaces the built in music app.
XposedFramework - this is a must have for changing anything on the framework side of your ROM without having to switch out actual files from other ROMs.
Facebook - This one is a hard choice to make. I decided to get the modded V7 Facebook app which is transparent holo themed and still has the messenger built right into it. This fits nicely into your system/app sector. The downside is it feels rather slow and clunky upon starting of the app. Afterwards it runs very well.
CPU/GPU - I have recently started using the butterkat kernel due to its custom low end 192 MHz frequency for saving more battery. The plus side is it keeping the phones hardware temperatures nice and low as well which is a massive plus. This phone for some reason is notorious for building up heat due to the default minimum frequency being set to 787 MHz even when idle. This causes heat build up while just being idle in your pocket alone. Open your build prop in your /system directory and change the minimum cpu frequency to 192000 to get the default low end frequency to idle down at 192 MHz instead of 787 MHz. Saves more battery while idle in your pocket as well.
The following is a list of the apps that I added to my system/app, system/privapp sectors and what they replaced.
Reminder!!! - If you decide to permanently delete any of the apps that are stock based. Make sure to delete the .odex files for them as well. The .odex files actually take up a rather large chunk of your system and actually cause it to run a tad bit slower.
Wtf is up with the camera and gallery on this phone?
Quickpic - replaces the stock gallery, video player, photo editor. To add this to your system directory you need to open it with RAR and extract the library files from the app and add them into the actual ROMs system libs folder.
Camera.... Well. I actually jacked Hroarks camera and added it into the system partition. Very low ram and space usage. This replaced the stock camera easily.
The other cameras are miui camera and cyanogen camera.
Both of which run wonderfully in the ROM sector.
Apus browser - web browser that I am currently testing.
I have used this as a replacement for chrome. So far it runs great and can be added to the system/app sector with ease.
Just disable chrome in the app settings in case it ever screws up or does not work in the ROM sector.
Root Browser, File Manager HD - both of these are excellent choices for system/privapp integration.
The stock file manager is great and all. But we need some power features for sdcard/ext-sdcard management.
Google play store - OK. I know. Wtf could replace the play store? Well how about a dark-holo themed play store that runs smoother and never updates. Well that would be yourzgapps 4.4 black themed.
Launcher - well. So far I have always used holo launcher as a replacement for the clunky oversized ram hog stock launcher that metro/T-Mobile has blessed/cursed us with. Plus it can be integrated into the system/app directory. You can delete the stock launcher
Viper4Audio - By now everyone has already integrated viper4audio into their systems. You install the framework and then add the V4A app into system/app and you're good to go even if you do a factory reset.
Apollo music player - this has been my goto audio player since back in my gingerbread days. I happily integrated this into my system/app directory. This replaces the built in music app.
XposedFramework - this is a must have for changing anything on the framework side of your ROM without having to switch out actual files from other ROMs.
Facebook - This one is a hard choice to make. I decided to get the modded V7 Facebook app which is transparent holo themed and still has the messenger built right into it. This fits nicely into your system/app sector. The downside is it feels rather slow and clunky upon starting of the app. Afterwards it runs very well.
CPU/GPU - I have recently started using the butterkat kernel due to its custom low end 192 MHz frequency for saving more battery. The plus side is it keeping the phones hardware temperatures nice and low as well which is a massive plus. This phone for some reason is notorious for building up heat due to the default minimum frequency being set to 787 MHz even when idle. This causes heat build up while just being idle in your pocket alone. Open your build prop in your /system directory and change the minimum cpu frequency to 192000 to get the default low end frequency to idle down at 192 MHz instead of 787 MHz. Saves more battery while idle in your pocket as well.
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