Help! Force closes and nothing fixes them topic

I have a Verizon Note 3 and this morning several apps started force closing or stopping every time I used them. Instagram, Google Search, and Gmail, whenever i open a message ( list view was fine). I started with uninstalling the apps, clearing cache and defaults and everything. After that didn't work i did a factory reset and the only thing that changed was the gmail now works fine but the rest force close in about 2 seconds every time. I tried Norton antivirus and that force closes immediately too. Even the crash reports process crashes when trying to report them. and ideas where to go next besides Verizon?

Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 system apps and downloading them topic

Hey guys, I have been a regular reader of your forums now for a few months. I am still learning so forgive me if I come off as lazy and unwilling to learn, or flat out dumb.

I sometimes get bored and search the web for ways to improve my tablet. I started by rooting and getting custom recovery, xposed, and various root apps just trying to improve performance or learn a bit more. Recently I had come across a list of which system apps are safe to remove. I backed up system apk and odex files and started deleting. My SD card was taken by my sister and she wiped it so she could put music on it. I don't have any real issues with how my tablet is running, but I can no longer open the Memo app without it crashing immediately. From what I have read, I believe my Touchwiz was deleted (if that is possible?) I did also delete my Prepaid installer.apk

Basically, I want to know if what I said makes sense to why Memo keeps crashing; is there perhaps a way to just download any system apps and put their respective APK's back to the system/app folder (or perhaps all I need is the Prepaid installer.apk?);and a little off topic, but how do I make the device status to Official rather than custom and should I even bother with anything OTA for updates.

Thanks for listening to a novice try to bs his way through new tech lingo and sorry if I spoke incorrectly, posted in the wrong section, or any other number of rookie mistakes I may have committed. Xda forums are an absolute goldmine though! Keep up all the great everyone, I hope to become a more active member in the future.

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[Q] Are gapps necessary or can I update them? topic

Do they fulfill a purpose because every time I flash them i get updates from play store what happens if I use the play store ones instead of the GApps ?