HTC 10 Replace bad stock Apps

[Haldi4803]

Soooo.....

There are a few Stock apps that are not liked by all users.

This thread is supposed to provide Alternative apps, if you have any recommendation, feel free to post it

Google Fotos:
Problems: Shows stupid Cloud signs, bad navigation, takes ages to load if you want to add a Picture via another app.

Alternatives:
HTC Gallery
Sony Album http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/app-xperia-app-stock-rom-t3263403
CM QuickPic https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alensw.PicFolder



HTC TouchPal Keyboard:
Problems: Feels horrible to use.

Alternatives:
Google Keyboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
Sony Keyboard http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/app-xperia-app-stock-rom-t3263403
Swiftkey https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey


If you have any better apps, please tell me

HTC Music for Google Play Music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_flwqSox3t1cXNtbmZ2OFhNY2M/view?usp=drivesdk

and let me share these links
HTC Music
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxRSZFahiRrPRnc2Z2JmajJPZHM/view?usp=sharing


HTC keyboard (Sense 7 keyboard)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxRSZFahiRrPeDhrbmZsOUgtc0E/view?usp=sharing



HTC Keyboard Basic Language
(be installed after HTC keyboard)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxRSZFahiRrPNnRiVUZkYVRaaTQ/view?usp=sharing


HTC Gallery
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxRSZFahiRrPMnByendJRzY4VlU/view?usp=sharing

Better than QuickPic and the discontinued hTc Gallery - anyhow implies some thoughtful The Settings walk through to be done once after its installation.. ???
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diune.pictures ..

 

[B-Man2005]

thanks

tried the google keyboard... and i cant add words to my dictionary... it closes when i press +

anyone else ?

thanks

 

[mdxdave]

HTC Music for Google Play Music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_flwqSox3t1cXNtbmZ2OFhNY2M/view?usp=drivesdk

 

[B-Man2005]

HTC Music for Google Play Music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_flwqSox3t1cXNtbmZ2OFhNY2M/view?usp=drivesdk

can one of you please test google keyboard please ?
please try to use the dictionary "wörterbuch" thanks

 

[Paninno12]

Is it possible to install google dialer?

 

[mdxdave]

Yes.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer

 

[hgoldner]

I sideloaded HTC Gallery and Google Camera (because neither appear in the Play Store on my device). Gallery works great (and also installs Photo Editor) and Google Camera, unlike HTC Camera, still has photosphere, which works with Google Cardboard, as opposed to HTC Camera's only 360 degree "flat" panorama.

 

[tekkneke]

Kind of annoyed because they said we could download Gallery from the Play Store. Would be especially annoyed if I was a mainstream user and couldn't sideload it.

And what were they thinking with TouchPal? I just want the normal Sense keyboard back I will say though, I downloaded the light Android L theme and it is loads better than what they give you stock.

 

[Dan37tz]

I sideloaded HTC Gallery and Google Camera (because neither appear in the Play Store on my device). Gallery works great (and also installs Photo Editor) and Google Camera, unlike HTC Camera, still has photosphere, which works with Google Cardboard, as opposed to HTC Camera's only 360 degree "flat" panorama.

Also sideloaded the HTC gallery and everything works except when you go to try and save the photo in Photo Editor after editing it, it says SAVE FILE FAIL.

You have the save problem?

 

[Haldi4803]

If you have HTC gallery, take a photo then look at it. Can you delete it or switch to the next picture?

 

[B-Man2005]

HTC Music for Google Play Music:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_flwqSox3t1cXNtbmZ2OFhNY2M/view?usp=drivesdk

is it also possible to get the widget for music back ?

 

[mdxdave]

@Haldi4803
No.
@B-Man2005
Its possible to install (http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/htc-co...music-widget-7-0-474487-android-apk-download/) but the widget does not update.

 

[hgoldner]

Also sideloaded the HTC gallery and everything works except when you go to try and save the photo in Photo Editor after editing it, it says SAVE FILE FAIL.

You have the save problem?

Yes, same thing happens, but that doesn't matter because I usually edit photos with Aviary, not the bare-bones "stock" editor with Gallery.

If you have HTC gallery, take a photo then look at it. Can you delete it or switch to the next picture?

Yes; no problems there.

 

[mdxdave]

Yes; no problems there.

You are Sure you can delete the picture and swipe to the next when open the gallery from the camera app?

I only got a screen with the image and a "Details" button.

 

[hgoldner]

@mdxdave, definitely. Just did it several times without any hitches. It's possible that we're not using the same Gallery app's. Mine is 9.22.668813.

 

[mdxdave]

Mhm it's the same version on my phone.. [emoji52]

 

[Haldi4803]

Did you deactivate Google App before you installed HTC Gallery?

You said sideload.... via adb?
I just installed the apk. So it's not a system App.

 

[jtreminio]

I've installed the Google Dialer, but when making a call it always opens up the HTC dialer and calls from there. Any trick to get it to use the Google dialer?

 

[Myrmeko]

http://www.droidviews.com/install-h...yboard-gallery-music-player-apps-and-widgets/
I tried those on S4 Mini (CM12/12.1/13) and they work fine, but those are Sense 7 app.
If you want Sense 8 themed apps download ICE for M8, use ZArhiver or something to open it, and extract all the apps you need. (They cant be installed on 5.1.1 on my M9, parse error, so i cant tell if they work or not)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704539

 

[friendly.stranger]

Swype is the best alternative keyboard I have ever used. Half a day into using HTC10 and I have already switched back to Swype from Touchpal