Root Quick Contact Widget

[kastleberg]

Okay, so I went back to Froyo and really miss the contact shortcut that would drop a little menu down with the option to call them, sms, or email. I think it is in the QuickContactWidget.apk. Can anyone verify this for me?

If so, is there anywhere I can get the apk? It should work for froyo, right? I have a few zips of different GB that I could possibly extract the apk from, but when I try this I get a parsing error. Probably some technical reason that is a bit beyond me.

Anyway, I just want to have the contact shortcut with the dropdown menu again. Any help?

 

[Airmaxx23]

HERE is a link to all of the .apk files on the droid X, just download the one you need. It should be the .apk that you listed.

 

[kastleberg]

I notice there's an odex file on that list as well. I am deodexed. Do I need the odex?

Just tried it without the odex, got application not installed.

 

[Airmaxx23]

I notice there's an odex file on that list as well. I am deodexed. Do I need the odex?

Just tried it without the odex, got application not installed.

You just need the .apk. You can not install it like a regular .apk, you need to move it into the system/app folder and then change the permissions to:


-------R W E
Owner X X
Group X
Others X


Then just restart your phone.

 

[kastleberg]

Thanks for such quick replies airmaxx. Now, however, it's all installed, but the option for quick contact doesn't pop up when adding widgets, or shortcuts.

 

[Airmaxx23]

Thanks for such quick replies airmaxx. Now, however, it's all installed, but the option for quick contact doesn't pop up when adding widgets, or shortcuts.

It will be listed as "contact quick tasks".

 

[kastleberg]

Yeah. It doesn't show up in any of the menus. All I see is contact and contact search.

I'm not even sure if this is what I'm looking for. I think this is going to give me this sort of widget:

http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-help/14130-my-contact-quick-task-photos-gets-blurry.html

I want the smaller one. Let me see if I can find an example of what I mean...

 

[kastleberg]

It looks like the plain 1x1 contact shortcut:

But when you press the contact, it pulls up a little ribbon looking thing with options on how to contact the person you are trying to contact, like so:

 

[Airmaxx23]

It looks like the plain 1x1 contact shortcut:

But when you press the contact, it pulls up a little ribbon looking thing with options on how to contact the person you are trying to contact, like so:

Ahhh, long press on the home screen, press shortcut, then contact.

 

[kastleberg]

Tried it. When i press the contact icon that pops up, it opens the menu for the contact instead of the dropdown.

 

[Airmaxx23]

Tried it. When i press the contact icon that pops up, it opens the menu for the contact instead of the dropdown.

I get this when I press on it:

 

[Greavous]

If you dont get this figured out you might want to give this free contact widget a try. You can assign a pic to each contact and when you tap it options to call, sms, email..... become available. I prefer it actually.
Animated Widget Contact Launch - Android app on AppBrain

 

[kastleberg]

I get this when I press on it:

Aaarrghh. That's what I want. Is that part of another apk that I could have removed?

 

[Airmaxx23]

Aaarrghh. That's what I want. Is that part of another apk that I could have removed?

It's part of the blurcontacts.apk.

This app will do exactly what you want:

Quick Contacts

 

[kastleberg]

Man, call me picky, but I really like the look and fell of the "stock" one. I did change blurcontacts around the other day, but I don't think I could have done anything that had that sort of effect. Reinstalling it now though just to see.

 

[kastleberg]

Well now, things just went south. I tried to reinstall blurcontacts and now have no contacts...

Got it from that site you listed above airmaxx, tried installing it like you said. Got nothing. What am I doing wrong today?

 

[Airmaxx23]

Well now, things just went south. I tried to reinstall blurcontacts and now have no contacts...

Got it from that site you listed above airmaxx, tried installing it like you said. Got nothing. What am I doing wrong today?

Try re-syncing your contacts by going into accounts.

 

[kastleberg]

Not like no contacts, but like no Contacts app. It's nowhere in my app drawer or anything.

 

[JB in AZ]

Not like no contacts, but like no Contacts app. It's nowhere in my app drawer or anything.

You do have a Nandroid backup, right?

 

[kastleberg]

You do have a Nandroid backup, right?

Lol. Most definitely have a backup. I am flashing it now. Actually, I'm flashing for a third time because I flashed an old rom to take a look at the apps to try and see what I'm missing. Sadly, I do not rename apks, I just delete them.

I did notice, however, that in an old rom I used, it did not have blurcontacts.apk, just contacts.apk, and it had exactly the shortcut thing I'm looking for. So, could blurcontacts remove what I am looking for? Anybody?

 

[kastleberg]

Could it be quicksms.apk? Anyway to get that back?

 

[Airmaxx23]

Could it be quicksms.apk? Anyway to get that back?

I can upload it...just give me a few minutes and I'll post a link for you.

HERE ya go...

 

[kastleberg]

I don't think it installed right. It doesn't even show the proper icon for it in system/app. It just shows the little android. Anyway I can pull apks from a zip I have on the sdcard and install them?

 

[Airmaxx23]

I don't think it installed right. It doesn't even show the proper icon for it in system/app. It just shows the little android. Anyway I can pull apks from a zip I have on the sdcard and install them?

You should be able to, since you have a backup go for it.

 

[kastleberg]

But, I mean, how do I do it? I have pulled apks from images before but they never install right.