[APP] QuickPic v4.5.2 (Classic version)

iamelton · Sep 18, 2015

Long story short. We know the recent acquisition of the excellent QuickPic app by Cheetah Mobile. Being one of those who would like to avoid using any Cheetah app, and yet can't live without QuickPic, I have followed tips from others to resign the QuickPic v4.5.2 (last good version before Cheetah acquisition), so as to keep the app in my phone without the fear of auto-update or trouble of skipping update notification by Google Play Store.

Below are the original (1st attachment) and resigned (2nd attachment) versions. To use the resigned version, first uninstall the QuickPic app in your phone, and then install the resigned app and you will be fine.

(p.s. The resigned version is prepared by signing the original version with the test certificate provided in the Android SDK and then zip-aligning.)
(p.s.2 You can get the orginal v4.5.2 from the author's site here: http://alensw.com/assets/quickpic_4.5.2.apk )

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QuickPic 4.5.2 Revived (by @SammysHP): This version fixes some issues encountered on newer Android versions (v7.1.2+)
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73027737&postcount=352
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papero68 · Sep 18, 2015

Can't backup on Google Drive...

Inviato dal mio One M8 utilizzando Tapatalk

Publiuss · Sep 18, 2015

Thanks! :good:

buzz86us · Sep 20, 2015

Thanks a lot after this app ballooned to 2.5x its original size and gave me nagware I decided I was done with these "update improvements"

iamelton · Sep 21, 2015

buzz86us said:
Thanks a lot after this app ballooned to 2.5x its original size and gave me nagware I decided I was done with these "update improvements"

indeed.. theres no relevant functionality/improvement added but nagware (and suspicious background process which many people feel disgusted with)..

neekos · Sep 21, 2015

Hi.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what does the re-signed version do? Will it (or either or the versions attached) stop the current Cheetah QuickPic from updating and/stop me getting update messages for it (as I don't have auto-update set)?

Thanks for your help.

Portgas D. Ace · Sep 21, 2015

neekos said:
Hi.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what does the re-signed version do? Will it (or either or the versions attached) stop the current Cheetah QuickPic from updating and/stop me getting update messages for it (as I don't have auto-update set)?

Thanks for your help.

You are right. The re-signed version is based on the last "true" version of QuickPic (v4.5.2) before it got bought by CheetahMobile. As it is re-signed, it will not auto-update itself through Play Store (and will never show up in the Update list). Result: QuickPic without CheetahMobile :good:

iamelton · Sep 21, 2015

neekos said:
Hi.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what does the re-signed version do? Will it (or either or the versions attached) stop the current Cheetah QuickPic from updating and/stop me getting update messages for it (as I don't have auto-update set)?

Thanks for your help.

orville87 said:
You are right. The re-signed version is based on the last "true" version of QuickPic (v4.5.2) before it got bought by CheetahMobile. As it is re-signed, it will not auto-update itself through Play Store (and will never show up in the Update list). Result: QuickPic without CheetahMobile :good:

exactly..

neekos · Sep 21, 2015

iamelton said:
exactly..

Excellent. That's exactly what I need. Thanks @iamelton for your work,and @orville87 for explaining. That's really helpful. :good:

sindawe · Sep 21, 2015

Hi all,
I love QuickPic, it's one of the first apps that i restore/install whenever I flash and I always keep it updated as much as possible. I was a little worried after I saw the posts about the acquisition and getting loaded up with bloat/spam, and please forgive me if I'm missing something, but I don't see any of that in their current releases. The last update I had was maybe a day or two ago and, while it does say "Cheetah.....blahblah" as the developer, the only thing that I see added was the introduction of a 1,000GB cloud storage and autobackup for your pix (and the ability to send your quickpic code to a friend for an additional 1,000GB of cloud storage). Also not noticing any form of lag using the app either. I checked the market this morning and QuickPic did not show an update; when I open the app, there's no ads, banners, etc.

Anyway, I just wanted to throw it out there that as far as the updates go, as of 9/21 AM, I'm not seeing anything that would make me walk away from the app. (US Market)

iamelton · Sep 21, 2015

sindawe said:
Hi all,
I love QuickPic, it's one of the first apps that i restore/install whenever I flash and I always keep it updated as much as possible. I was a little worried after I saw the posts about the acquisition and getting loaded up with bloat/spam, and please forgive me if I'm missing something, but I don't see any of that in their current releases. The last update I had was maybe a day or two ago and, while it does say "Cheetah.....blahblah" as the developer, the only thing that I see added was the introduction of a 1,000GB cloud storage and autobackup for your pix (and the ability to send your quickpic code to a friend for an additional 1,000GB of cloud storage). Also not noticing any form of lag using the app either. I checked the market this morning and QuickPic did not show an update; when I open the app, there's no ads, banners, etc.

Anyway, I just wanted to throw it out there that as far as the updates go, as of 9/21 AM, I'm not seeing anything that would make me walk away from the app. (US Market)

there is a background process added to the Cheetah versions, which did not exist in pre-Cheetah versions..
and the apk size went from 1.1MB to the current 2.5MB.. what do you think was/were added to the app, since there is no major functionality added as you also noticed?

anyway, its still a matter of personal choice.. continue to enjoy what Cheetah offer you if you dont mind or care..

rodaven · Sep 22, 2015

Is there any way to make cloud backup work on this re signed version of QuickPic?

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freakingprime · Sep 22, 2015

iamelton said:
there is a background process added to the Cheetah versions, which did not exist in pre-Cheetah versions..
and the apk size went from 1.1MB to the current 2.5MB.. what do you think was/were added to the app, since there is no major functionality added as you also noticed?

anyway, its still a matter of personal choice.. continue to enjoy what Cheetah offer you if you dont mind or care..

If you turn off all cloud related (dropbox, sync,...) there will be no background service. Yes, I checked.

sindawe · Sep 22, 2015

iamelton said:
there is a background process added to the Cheetah versions, which did not exist in pre-Cheetah versions..
and the apk size went from 1.1MB to the current 2.5MB.. what do you think was/were added to the app, since there is no major functionality added as you also noticed?

anyway, its still a matter of personal choice.. continue to enjoy what Cheetah offer you if you dont mind or care..

Well, since they added in a cloud backup service, and an auto upload of pix service, I would expect the size in the apk to go up, would it not?

Nucleotide · Oct 19, 2015

iamelton said:
Below are the original and resigned versions. To use the resigned version, first uninstall the QuickPic app in your phone, and then install the resigned app and you will be fine.

What's the difference between the two attachments?

iamelton · Oct 19, 2015

Nucleotide said:
What's the difference between the two attachments?

theres no difference in functionalities..
with the resigned version, there will be no auto-update or prompt to update in google play..

Nucleotide · Oct 19, 2015

iamelton said:
theres no difference in functionalities..
with the resigned version, there will be no auto-update or prompt to update in google play..

So in the OP, the first attachment is the original apk and the other called SignAligned is the resigned version??

iamelton · Oct 19, 2015

Nucleotide said:
So in the OP, the first attachment is the original apk and the other called SignAligned is the resigned version??

yes.. actually the 2nd attachment was re-signed and zip-aligned (which is just a standard optimisation to the apk), and thus the file name..

TroyA6296 · Oct 19, 2015

Good app!

I like this app. Thanks!

RUISOU · Oct 19, 2015

Might be a dumb question, but what is the benefit of the first (unsigned) version?

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