20 apps to give your device a stock Android experience without root

[honest1]

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.

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[aquaticbullet]

thanks for sharing.

I need to ask something. I am switching my android phone so all the apps which i bought will be available on the new one right ?? (by linking it with my mail id )
Also my progress in the games wont be hampered and i would be able to resume the games from where i left in the last phone ? @vivek.krishnan @honest1

 

[Pranav.Falcon]

Yes the bought apps will be available.

But the progress will be lost, some of the games store their progress in sdcard/Android/Data, you can check this folder and see which games have their data stored there, you can copy paste those in your new phone [I have personally tried this for games like Temple run, Subway surfers, etc], you won't get saved data of all the games in that location.

Unless you root your phone, i guess there is no other way of getting the saved games.

 

[honest1]

^Right, Google can save the data for games/app if the specific app allow it.
The best shot in this case is to root and use Titanium Backup.

 

[vivek.krishnan]

thanks for sharing.

I need to ask something. I am switching my android phone so all the apps which i bought will be available on the new one right ?? (by linking it with my mail id )
Also my progress in the games wont be hampered and i would be able to resume the games from where i left in the last phone ? vivek.krishnan honest1

Progress will be lost if the game data is not stored on sdcard/ext sd. You will need to check with the apps and find out where they store the data.

Also, you might want to use the internal backup option in whatsapp to backup your messages, call logs and sms messages backups too if needed.

All the stuff you bought from the Play Store is linked to your id, so even if you change phones, you can still download the apps on the new phone.

 

[mk76]

thanks for sharing.

I need to ask something. I am switching my android phone so all the apps which i bought will be available on the new one right ?? (by linking it with my mail id )
Also my progress in the games wont be hampered and i would be able to resume the games from where i left in the last phone ? vivek.krishnan honest1

The apps you buy will be available on your new phone as well. However, whether they will run or not will depend on the phone model/make. May affect some apps.