Weh.. berat dong nanti kl 'diganti' nya cuman di tambah2in apps lain... On 12/16/12, Defriando Riza <[email protected]> wrote: > Fyi... > >  > >  > > As we all know, the Android OS is an open platform meaning just about > anyone can take the software and do just about whatever they like with it. > It’s this reason many handset manufacturers opt to forgo the standard > Android design (sometimes referred to as “stock Android”), injecting their > own flavor into the OS. I like to think of it like an ice cream shop. While > every shop is selling ice cream, they all have their own unique flavors and > mixins that go beyond just plain vanilla. Unfortunately, for the kids that > don’t want HTC’s rocky road, or Samsung’s cookies n’ cream, there’s little > that can be done for those who prefer just plain vanilla. > > Yes, for the truly dedicated, there’s always the method of rooting and > installing the stock Android OS by way of custom ROMs. Only problem is > rooting often times comes at the cost of voiding one’s warranty, buggy > software, and even possible harm to the device by way of the dreaded > “brick.” If this doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, you’re not alone. But > is rooting really the only way to a stock Android experience on your > device? Not entirely. > >  > > For our lovely Phandroid readers, I put together this handy guide showing > you how, with apps downloaded from the Google Play Store, you can obtain a > mostly stock Android experience out of your device — all without the > worries that come with rooting, hacking, or voiding of warranties. Before > we start, keep in mind that some of these applications will not run > properly on anything but the firmware they were taken/designed from. For > instance, an Ice Cream Sandwich browser will only work on your device if > you’re running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, not Gingerbread or Donut. > Make sure you read the descriptions of the apps in the Play Store before > you download. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s do this. > > Launcher > >  > > The most dramatic way to get your device looking like it’s running stock > Android is by simply replacing its homescreen. In fact, most people will > usually stop right there and that’s fine, but it’s only the tip of the Holo > iceberg. With so many launcher replacements on the Google Play Store, there > are numerous options to choose from. If you want something more closely > resembling the stock Android experience (that is the point of this post, > after all) you’ll want to stick with all-in-one solutions like Nova > Launcher which offers a wide range of customizing options. Where you can > find completely stock Jelly Bean launchers on the Play Store, they ain’t > gonna help you when it comes to switching up those ugly icons your phone > came with. Nova Launcher on the other hand, comes out of the box with Jelly > Bean icons allowing for easy themeing of the remnants left behind from your > unsavory manufacturer UI. Yay. > > [Stock Jelly Bean Launcher | Nova Launcher | Apex Launcher] > > Lockscreen > >  > > Another key ingredient to the stock Android experience is the first thing > you look at upon waking your device — the lock screen. Once again, there > are plenty of lockscreen options in the Play Store you can use to get your > device looking like it’s running stock Android, the one with a heap of > features being Widget Locker. I’ve been using Widget Locker for years now > and while there are free lockscreen replacements (linked below), it’s WL’s > feature set that keeps me coming back to it. The best part is you can use > widgets from other apps, a key component if you want that stock Android 4.2 > Jelly Bean clock displayed on your lockscreen. > > [WidgetLocker | Holo Locker | Holo Locker Plus] > > Camera > >  > > Ahhhh, yes. The camera. Chances are there is absolutely nothing wrong with > the camera application that comes on your device. In fact, it probably runs > perfectly well and comes with sh*t ton of features. There’s only one > problem: it ain’t stock. This time around, we have a fewer options for > stock Android camera applications from the Play Store, most of which are > dependent on the version of Android your device is currently running. Got > Ice Cream Sandwich? Well, then you’re going to have to stick to the ICS > cameras (linked below). If you’re on Jelly Bean, you’re in luck. The Jelly > Bean camera app in this case comes tied to the stock Gallery app. Not sure > why it had to be that way, but consider it a 2-for-1 deal. > > [Camera Jelly Bean+ (with Jelly Bean Gallery) | Camera Ice Cream Sandwich > (Free) | Camera Ice Cream Sandwich+] > > Gallery > >  > > Probably my most frequently used app on my phone is the gallery app. I > spend a lot of time in there sharing pics to my various social networks and > it pains me when I see anything but minimal look of stock Android gallery > app. If you purchased the Jelly Bean camera (linked above), you already got > the Jelly Bean gallery app. Good for you. For those that didn’t, or simply > didn’t want to bother with using the stock camera app, then you can > download the free Ice Cream Sandwich gallery app. This is essentially the > same as the Jelly Bean gallery, except you lose the notification bar. I’m > sure this wont even bother most of you the way it did me (Jelly Bean FTW). > > [Gallery ICS (free) | Gallery Jelly Bean+ (with Camera)] > > Messaging > >  > > I went nuts when Google finally updated the messaging app in Ice Cream > Sandwich. Once a hideously dark and empty experience, is now clean and > minimal. It took me awhile, but I was able to find the stock Ice Cream > Sandwich messaging app that can be installed on any device running Ice > Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean. There’s only one problem — this stock > messaging app can’t (at the moment) send off MMS/picture messages, so heavy > sexters may want to stick with whatever messaging app is already available > on their device. Fooey. > > [Messaging] > > Keyboard > >  > > When a manufacturer introduces their custom UI to a device, the first thing > almost always kicked to the curb is the stock Android keyboard. This > happens so often, you’d logically assume the stock keyboard is just that > horrible, right? Couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, Google has > done some pretty awesome things with the Android keyboard starting in > Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich where text is more aggressively corrected, > and in Jelly Bean, we even have next word predictions and Gesture Typing. > So, there’s a couple of options here for heavy Android texters. You can > download one of the modified stock Android keyboards below, or simply go > with something like SwiftKey and use the built-in themeing options to make > it appear more like stock Android. Either route would work. > > [Jelly Bean 4.2 Keyboard | Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard | SwiftKey 3] > > Clock > >  > > In Android 4.2 Jelly Bean — the absolute latest firmware Android has to > offer — Google decided to finally update the stock clock application. They > did this by, not only giving the app a much needed visual overhaul, but > making it more useful with the inclusion of timer and stop watch functions. > One of the visual cues used to see which version of Android a device is > running is almost always the stock clock widget, which was also updated in > 4.2. Thankfully, a developer has uploaded both the stock clock app, with > the included stock clock widget from 4.2 and it looks wonderful. Combine > the Jelly Bean clock widget with the Widget Locker lockscreen replacement > and you have yourself a faithful recreation of the lockscreen from Android > 4.2 (for the most part). > > [Clock Jelly Bean+ | Clock Jelly Bean Free (no alarm) | Clock Ice Cream > Sandwich (Free)] > > Calculator > >  > > The calculator in Android has long needed an update and one crafty > developer from the CyanogenMod team took matters into his own hands, > introducing a revamped calculator into the Play Store complete with > scientific and graphing functions. So, yes. This is in many ways better > than the stock app, but still keeps the stock app look. The best part? It’s > free to download so hop to it. > > [Calculator] > > Calendar > >  > > Another application that’s almost always removed from manufacturer devices > is the stock Calendar app. This allows Android OEM’s to introduce their own > calendar app, usually heavily skinned and chalk full of features. For those > that find the stock Android calendar sufficient — in looks and features — > Google has actually made available the stock Android calendar for download > in the Play Store. As so often is the case with Google’s apps, it’s > available free of charge. > > [Google Calendar] > > Browser > >  It was in Jelly Bean that Google made the controversial decision to > remove their standard Android web browser (the one introduced all the way > back in Honeycomb) from the OS entirely. Instead, they opted for their > mobile Chrome browser, which offered better syncing across devices, but > many found the browser slow in comparison to the previous version. While > downloading Chrome from the Play Store would be the easy way at obtaining a > “stock” Android look, the app doesn’t really feature Android’s Holo UI. For > those wanting to take things back to the oldschool browser, there is one > available from the Play Store, but you gotta be running Ice Cream Sandwich. > Bummer. No Jelly Bean love here, folks. > > [ICS Browser+ | Chrome] > > Wallpapers > >  The icing on the cake for obtaining a stock Android look is, of course, > using the stock Android wallpapers. While downloading the official > wallpapers found in Jelly Bean are easy (zip file provided below), it’s > some of the stock live wallpapers that are a little harder to come by. When > it comes to the Phase Beam live wallpaper — introduced way back in Ice > Cream Sandwich — one thoughtful developer has uploaded the moving wallpaper > onto Google Play for everyone to download and enjoy. While it’s not the > exact same wallpaper found on stock Android devices, it does a well enough > job at recreating the Phase Beam wallpaper, while adding a few tricks as > well. > > [Nexus 4 Wallpapers | Phase Beam Live Wallpaper] > > Extras > >  > > Google caused some buzz a few days ago when they introduced their music > discovering app, Sound Search into the Google Play Store. Once reserved for > Jelly Bean devices, Sound Search is now available to anyone with a device > running Ice Cream Sandwich or above. It’s a great way to discover new > music, download, and give your device yet another stock Android feature. > > [Google Sound Search] > > So, that just about concludes this guide. These are always the first apps I > download whenever I receive a new device and aside from visiting my > settings app, my eyes rarely see any trace of manufacturer UI. I think it’s > clear Android manufacturers will never offer a “vanilla” version of the OS > with any of their devices. For purists, we have the Nexus program for that. > I’m fine with that, I really am. Individuality, options, and choice are > good for Android and consumers. Still, there have been a vocal few > screaming for manufacturers to make their UI an option (downloadable from > the Play Store) and really, I think it’s Google’s responsibility to make > this happen. Not by cutting off Play Store access, but simply by offering > every single one of their stock Android applications in the Play Store for > downloading. This, will give users the choice of downloading and getting a > mostly stock Android experience, if they so choose. I’ll step down from my > soap box now. Just some food for thought. > > If you found this guide helpful, don’t forget to share with friends. Also, > if you feel that I missed anything, or maybe you have a few apps you think > should have made it into the post, sound off below. 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