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install apk's through terminal?

is there a way to get this done because im using the google magic build. my 2gig card crashed on me so sent my phone haywire(app-to-sd), decided to try out haykuro's goodness but now i cant get any of my old apps back and i have no other way to install them.

walabe25 said:
is there a way to get this done because im using the google magic build. my 2gig card crashed on me so sent my phone haywire(app-to-sd), decided to try out haykuro's goodness but now i cant get any of my old apps back and i have no other way to install them.
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If you still have the app directory from your sd card somewhere then yes, you just have to copy them to /data/app and they'll all show up again.

maybe i worded my first post wrong. what i was sayin is that i am using 1 of haykuro's builds now and wanted to install apps because the market has beee blocked by google for magic users.

ahh so you don't have your apps backed up. Well good news is the market isn't block for magic users, it's just going REALLY slow for anyone with cupcake right now(LucidREM said the same thing happened with the upgrade from 1.0 to 1.1 so they're probably upgrading the market). If you leave it long enough(upwards of 9 hours) it'll eventually install your apps

Okay I have 5.0.1gr3 no app2sd. I have like 75 .apk's backed up on my sd and have no way to get to them to install. I do not use adb, as I have no computer, just the g1. Is there a
sudo apt-get sd/appmanager/astro.apk
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. ?

Download app installer from the market.

persiansown said:
Download app installer from the market.
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I would, but nothing downloads from the market, or I would just download the apps I need from the market.

if you have the terminal emulator, or find somewhere to download it from online, you just copy the .apk's from your sdcard into /data/app and then they're installed, I usually do a restart afterwards cause sometimes they don't all show up right away

[Q] Can you not download from the browser?

I am unable to download files from my browser. Simple as that. I can not figure out why, I've tried about:debug to see if there was an option I was missing but no. Please help as I am all about downloading roms/apks/zips one the go. Any ideas?

seriouslyjeff said:
I am unable to download files from my browser. Simple as that. I can not figure out why, I've tried about:debug to see if there was an option I was missing but no. Please help as I am all about downloading roms/apks/zips one the go. Any ideas?
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I'm having the same exact problem.

No issues here, downloading .apk files from getjar.com just fine.
You might/want/try to install a file manager like ES File Explorer or Astro, and it might work.

nxt said:
No issues here, downloading .apk files from getjar.com just fine.
You might/want/try to install a file manager like ES File Explorer or Astro, and it might work.
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Astro was the first thing installed. What is this amateur hour?!
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zachthemaster said:
Astro was the first thing installed. What is this amateur hour?!
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Wow really? Well all you said was you can't d/l that's it.
Try going into Astro and enabling file downloads then.
ANYWAYS.. *I* have no issues, and didn't have to install Astro and enabling anything.

zachthemaster said:
Astro was the first thing installed. What is this amateur hour?!
Sent from my Nexus S
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Not every download is working, I can download the same file using Delphine HD.

nxt said:
Wow really? Well all you said was you can't d/l that's it.
Try going into Astro and enabling file downloads then.
ANYWAYS.. *I* have no issues, and didn't have to install Astro and enabling anything.
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I was kidding! Haha. Ill try that. And ill try with skyfire.
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Astro did it. THANK YOU
Its because when you're not rooted the browser only downloads your basic files. that's my guess anyway.
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Astro automatically installed from my titanium backup when I first rooted. Didn't work so I tried uninstalling and reinstalling.. Still nothing. I don't have astro on my N1 but have absolutely no problems downloading a link right from stock browser. Whenever I click on the link it appears to start the dl but says download unsuccessful.

seriouslyjeff said:
Astro automatically installed from my titanium backup when I first rooted. Didn't work so I tried uninstalling and reinstalling.. Still nothing. I don't have astro on my N1 but have absolutely no problems downloading a link right from stock browser. Whenever I click on the link it appears to start the dl but says download unsuccessful.
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Just having astro installed isn't enough... you have to go into its settings and enable file downloads.

I'd also grab an app called "Download Crutch Lite."
It's not avaliable on the market for some reason, but a quick google search should turn up the APK.

ZeroSX said:
Just having astro installed isn't enough... you have to go into its settings and enable file downloads.
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Affirmative, then it should work like a charm. I was downloading all kinds of things last night (not really, but I experimented with three different file types, .rar, .zip, and .apk, and they all worked seamlessly.

ZeroSX said:
Just having astro installed isn't enough... you have to go into its settings and enable file downloads.
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Well yes. Thank you but of course I have done that. I'm still unable to download from the browser using the browser. Wait... WAS still unable to dl from the browser. I feel like I've never owned another android! lol I restarted my phone

Haven't been having any issues downloading... is it a certain file type? Have a link i can try? So far I've only downloaded various *.pdf's and the firefox *.apk, both which worked fine without any apps or setting tweaking.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT! I really appreciate it

Anyone using Visidon Applock- face recongnition locking app

Anyone using Visidon Applock- face recongnition locking app on their charge. I had a Nexus S 4g and it worked great, but because of signal issues, I went back to Verizon. Went with the Charge. I have rooted the charge and am running gingerbread, but the apps market will not let me download this program. I think current version is 1.5 and should work just fine on my Charge...if I can get the download. What you do is take a picture of your face. Then you can use it to unlock either the phone, or apps on the phone by showing the phone your face. Works great.
Anyone able to provide me with the apk ver 1.5? I found and downloaded ver 1.1 but it is missing a signature file.
Thanks

There is a market fix in one of the sections here, after you install and run it, it will show up in the market. I have the file but am at work right now and can't seem to find the thread for it. When I get home I will upload the file for you if you havn't found the market fix. I have already installed fix on my phone and looked in the market for this file and it is there and works with this phone.

bcrider83 said:
There is a market fix in one of the sections here, after you install and run it, it will show up in the market. I have the file but am at work right now and can't seem to find the thread for it. When I get home I will upload the file for you if you havn't found the market fix. I have already installed fix on my phone and looked in the market for this file and it is there and works with this phone.
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I will look for the market fix...not sure what I am looking for...but I will search. Thanks for the reply. And yes, the market fix would be the best solution...as it will allow me to download other GB apps.
Thanks Again,

I think I found it. Is it called build.prop.
You have to edit the file to make it look like a Nexus S....which makes sense to me...because that is what I had before and it worked.

wetwaterdog said:
I think I found it. Is it called build.prop.
You have to edit the file to make it look like a Nexus S....which makes sense to me...because that is what I had before and it worked.
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no, the file I am talking about does it all automatically, you have to install this app, run the fix from in the app, restart from w/in the app, then when it powers on you can erase the app if you want to. This will enable all apps in the marketplace.

bcrider83 said:
no, the file I am talking about does it all automatically, you have to install this app, run the fix from in the app, restart from w/in the app, then when it powers on you can erase the app if you want to. This will enable all apps in the marketplace.
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Thanks...but too late....LOL....
I found the file build.prop which I would guess is the manual way to adjust what your fix does. I went into root explorer and renamed the original file to old...then like a dumb ass...turned off the phone before I had pushed the new file to the system folder. Anyway...I just re-flashed GBE....no big deal. and will take a look at your "fix" now.
Thanks Again.
lesson...don't drink and work on your charge...it's a bad combination.

Thanks for this post I have heard about thia app and never.put much into it, I stumbled upon this and bam! Up and running, thanks allall
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This is what I found and what I ended up doing. Download the file and then replace build.prop in /system folder.
I did install your fix.apk...got an error on download via qr....but got the file and used adb to install. Not sure which one worked....
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just un- installed your fix.apk. then tried to install visidon again....all worked well. So I am pretty sure this manual mod is the same. Yours is much easier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15674768#post15674768

Works great!
GummyCharged 1.5

thanks for the fix .apk.
worked perfect on my 2.3.4 gummy charge.

thanks for the fix .apk.
worked perfect on my 2.3.4 gummy charge.
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No problem, happy to help. I would give credit to the person who created the app, but I can't find the thread anymore.
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wetwaterdog said:
Anyone using Visidon Applock- face recongnition locking app on their charge. I had a Nexus S 4g and it worked great, but because of signal issues, I went back to Verizon. Went with the Charge. I have rooted the charge and am running gingerbread, but the apps market will not let me download this program. I think current version is 1.5 and should work just fine on my Charge...if I can get the download. What you do is take a picture of your face. Then you can use it to unlock either the phone, or apps on the phone by showing the phone your face. Works great.
Anyone able to provide me with the apk ver 1.5? I found and downloaded ver 1.1 but it is missing a signature file.
Thanks
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This app is awesome, best thing to keep my roommates off my facebook status, can wait till google+ takes off

[Q] stop facebook updating

Hello everyone
I have a very simple question, but it is bugging me so much right now!!
I use Facebook on my phone all the time, and I love how it integrates into my phone, however, I hate the newest app that came with the new firmware.
Now, not being a total noob I found the version I liked, installed it, and things were grand, but then, the next time I went to use it, the app had updated itself =/ so I downgraded it again, thinking I had done something wrong, and guess what, uit updated itself again.
My question is, how can I stop it auto updating itself??
I have gone to the market and set it not to update, and it still does it.
Any help on this would be great

Adam3Sixty said:
Hello everyone
I have a very simple question, but it is bugging me so much right now!!
I use Facebook on my phone all the time, and I love how it integrates into my phone, however, I hate the newest app that came with the new firmware.
Now, not being a total noob I found the version I liked, installed it, and things were grand, but then, the next time I went to use it, the app had updated itself =/ so I downgraded it again, thinking I had done something wrong, and guess what, uit updated itself again.
My question is, how can I stop it auto updating itself??
I have gone to the market and set it not to update, and it still does it.
Any help on this would be great
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You pushed the app to /system/app/ right? well delete it from /system/ and install it in /data/. Apps on the /system/ partition are classed as "safe" by android market and the market will auto update them, apps on data partition are not and you have to confirm update yourself

AndroHero said:
You pushed the app to /system/app/ right? well delete it from /system/ and install it in /data/. Apps on the /system/ partition are classed as "safe" by android market and the market will auto update them, apps on data partition are not and you have to confirm update yourself
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The thing is, the app doesn't even show up in the "MY APPS" section of the market, so I don't get why it manages to update, unless when it goes online it just updates thru the app without asking.

Adam3Sixty said:
The thing is, the app doesn't even show up in the "MY APPS" section of the market, so I don't get why it manages to update, unless when it goes online it just updates thru the app without asking.
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Thats just the market, I have like 5 apps installed but they are in the "not installed" section of my apps. But when i get an update for them they show as "update"

ah, so maybe that IS the problem, how would I install it to /data/ then? i just click on the .apk file in oi file manager and it installs, lol.

Adam3Sixty said:
ah, so maybe that IS the problem, how would I install it to /data/ then? i just click on the .apk file in oi file manager and it installs, lol.
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Yeah just delete the one from /system/ copy the version of fbook you want to your SD Card, open a file manager and tap on it
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I think I done it!!
I went into /system/app and found facebook.apk whic was V1.7.1
I then took the .apk file for the version I like best (1.2.4), renamed it to facebook.apk, deleted the first one (1.7.1) and popped the other one in its place.
I still get the thing on the news feed of facebook saying there is an update, but it hasnt just done it automaticly, and i use titanium backup to totally detatch it from the market!!
Thanx for ur help mate, fingers crossed this works from now on

Adam3Sixty said:
I think I done it!!
I went into /system/app and found facebook.apk whic was V1.7.1
I then took the .apk file for the version I like best (1.2.4), renamed it to facebook.apk, deleted the first one (1.7.1) and popped the other one in its place.
I still get the thing on the news feed of facebook saying there is an update, but it hasnt just done it automaticly, and i use titanium backup to totally detatch it from the market!!
Thanx for ur help mate, fingers crossed this works from now on
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I'm glad you got it sorted mate

With ur help mate
So thank u again!!

[Q] Help w/ apps after new ROM

Hey guys not sure if this is the right spot but had a question.
I recently flashed cynogenMod 7.2 on my inspire (att) everything was succesfull and i really love the ROM. However, I have no apps now. I did do a search (including the ones that pop up upon creation of this thread.)
I also dont have the market place/google play. I saw a site that claimed you just download the .apk file and move it to the support/apps folder (at least this is what i found worked for some) If i try to install the apps (by going to the site, weather.com for example) it tells me the app is already installed.
I dont believe i backed them up using titanium or anything like that. I just flashed the new rom. (actually flashed a few to see what i liked) If i can just get the market place and install apps from there ill be square.
Again sorry if this is such a noob question. thanks for such an awesome forum!

savage222 said:
Hey guys not sure if this is the right spot but had a question.
I recently flashed cynogenMod 7.2 on my inspire (att) everything was succesfull and i really love the ROM. However, I have no apps now. I did do a search (including the ones that pop up upon creation of this thread.)
I also dont have the market place/google play. I saw a site that claimed you just download the .apk file and move it to the support/apps folder (at least this is what i found worked for some) If i try to install the apps (by going to the site, weather.com for example) it tells me the app is already installed.
I dont believe i backed them up using titanium or anything like that. I just flashed the new rom. (actually flashed a few to see what i liked) If i can just get the market place and install apps from there ill be square.
Again sorry if this is such a noob question. thanks for such an awesome forum!
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You can just unzip a rom on computer and take apk out of it in system-app folder. If you have es file explorer use it to install or root explorer to place in right place.
Also if T's not called market if its updated its called play store so you might have it but looking in wrong place blood under p in app drawer.
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so basically i can take the cynogen zip file, open it on my pc, put the .apk for the google play store, put it in the ROMS syste/apps folder, then replace this zip file for the one thats on my sd card? or will i need to reflash from the new zip file with the google play in it?

I guess you are looking for the Google Apps. They are called gapps. Look in the CM post where you downloaded the ROM. There is a link for gapps.

All CM threads have a link for google apps or Gapps usually in the first thread. Look there. Do a search on google for "Google Play Store 3.5.16 download". Not sure if it is the most recent but it should be close. Just install it like a normal app.
Dang-it, kimtyson beat me by 2.83 seconds. lol

found the correct gapp file but how do i install it?
note: i installed one from an apk file but it crashed everytime i ran it.
dang 5 minute post gap...

savage222 said:
found the correct gapp file but how do i install it?
note: i installed one from an apk file but it crashed everytime i ran it.
dang 5 minute post gap...
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you have to flash the zip file (GAPPS) in CWM recovery...install zip file....don't unzip it...

alright guys, figured out how to install from the recovery page but its still not working, it all installs fine, but when i run it says 'server error.'
one is an older gapp build the other is the newest one, both did the same thing.
thoughts?

Check that the MD5sum is ok....
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glevitan said:
Check that the MD5sum is ok....
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How would i go about doing that? (sorry im a noob)

Did you flash Gapps right after CM7 without rebooting?
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savage222 said:
How would i go about doing that? (sorry im a noob)
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Use the file manager or other root explorer, find the file and keep press...when options prompt then press properties. You will get a large number (alphanumerical) just compare it with the one provided...
If not, use the adb commands...open a cmd session and go to where the file is (usually in the root of the sdcard) then type MD5sum "name of the file"

lay012 said:
Did you flash Gapps right after CM7 without rebooting?
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basically all i did was find a few roms to try out, flashed one, if i didnt like it i would flash the other. one hung up and wouldnt boot so i flashed cynogen back from a backed up installation.
from there ive tried just installing gapps of 2 different types from the option "install zip from sd card."

savage222 said:
basically all i did was find a few roms to try out, flashed one, if i didnt like it i would flash the other. one hung up and wouldnt boot so i flashed cynogen back from a backed up installation.
from there ive tried just installing gapps of 2 different types from the option "install zip from sd card."
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Also make sure that the GAPPS you are flashing is for the CM version you have flashed....don´t flash CM7.2 and GAPPS for ICS cause it won´t work...

got it figured out, somehow i found a link that listed a ton of builds for the gapps, but then i found 2 seperate links that were to individual builds, those were what i needed. thanks for your help guys!