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For MAC users. Multiple-App installing script

So I was tired of having to install my apps one by one after a wipe or x problem. So with a lot of help from an apple scripting forum, I made this droplet app.
To use it you must have at least adb installed. Connect your phone to your mac via usb. Put all the apps you want installed into a folder. I would avoid naming the folder "untitled folder". I don't know why, I just had a problem when I tried it once. So after all of the apps are in the folder, drag the folder onto this application. All you need to do is wait, the applications will install and you are done.
I am keeping this application in my /android/tools/ folder, just so that I don't lose it.
Feel free to edit the script in any way. Enjoy.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=c3b7d500bfc2706d1f8e0fff488e27e0e04e75f6e8ebb871

yaaaayyy! great work my friend

great job on this!

is this the same as using adb?
adb push *.apk /data/app/
I would like to have a way to fresh install all the apk after wipe
but i think apk installed via adb would not be automatically tracked for new version by market, right?

kiddyfurby said:
is this the same as using adb?
adb push *.apk /data/app/
I would like to have a way to fresh install all the apk after wipe
but i think apk installed via adb would not be automatically tracked for new version by market, right?
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this is using the adb install command not push. But I don't know the difference between the two. I have such a small understanding of this. I don't believe that the applications are tracked by the market with this, but I would love to know how it could be done.
Does anyone know if there is a way to install them and have them be tracked?

Solid contribution. Really like what you've done. I don't need it, but I'm sure a lot of people without a full linux distro will enjoy it.

Anything for the mac side of things has got to be good. Mucho props for this.

So I still know nothing about installing the apps so they are recognized by the market. However i did remember that aTrackDog does just that. So as long as most of the programs you install fresh on your device are relatively new, then aTrackDog should be able to help.
I do realize that updating an app(uninstall and reinstalling) takes just as long as the initial install. but at least it would be fewer at a time right?

i noticed that if you restart the phone mid way through installation,
the download would resume after reboot.
so I was thinking if I could inject information into the vending app
that way I can hopefully trick market into downloading the latest app for me
and update tracking would work
I messed around with assets.db->assets10 a bit
I did found the package name and status there, tried adding a new record but the market app is not picking it up
my guess: we might need some corresponding data on google mothership for that to work
i do not like aTrackDog, i prefer native market tracking instead
maybe i can try backing up the whole data folder for the market app next time i wipe

where would the market app save the data once you download it? would we be able to replicate that process? like sending the data from each app we install to the market app? because that would be unbelievable!

My mobiledefense as system app zip!

Here is my contribution to the community... not much lol. Mobiledefense as a system app able to be flashed from Recovery. I hate always having to redo it through ADB when I change ROMs or wipe, etc. This worked fine on my phone except [on Froyo] the Market doesn't show it as being installed and able to be updated and I'm not sure why. I tested it though and it functions fine. As normal, I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your phone!
Enjoy!
PS - I may do a Mobile Defense + Wave Secure combo *.zip as well and I'll post that should I do it.

Thanks. I'll be using this a lot.

Thanks too man. Did you sign this is windows?

So what's the difference between your zip and pushing this to /system/app?

InGeNeTiCs said:
So what's the difference between your zip and pushing this to /system/app?
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The difference is you can just keep the zip file on your sd card and each time you wipe or install a different rom you don't have to be at a computer to push the files to the system/app again. In the end it's the same, but this is just an easier way.
For example I keep a few different roms installed on my sd card for different situations or a change of pace. Now my phone can be fully protected from the second I flash a new rom.

dailydR1ver said:
The difference is you can just keep the zip file on your sd card and each time you wipe or install a different rom you don't have to be at a computer to push the files to the system/app again. In the end it's the same, but this is just an easier way.
For example I keep a few different roms installed on my sd card for different situations or a change of pace. Now my phone can be fully protected from the second I flash a new rom.
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That opens up some possible future use for me.
Is it possible to ZIP some of my favorite apps, you know, all the ones that are always being installed, regardless of the ROM? ex: Titanium, Swype, N1 Torch, Astrid, etc.
And have those in a similar update.zip file for immediate installation?!

I get the purpose of these apps, but don't most people just reset these phones to factory when they steal them?? It seems like you'd be better served trying to squeeze it into a rom rather than a separate zip file. That way when the person who steals your phone restores the factory settings, it's already installed.
But hey, that's just me. Some people aren't smart enough to think of you know, destroying incriminating evidence...

OrganizedFellow said:
That opens up some possible future use for me.
Is it possible to ZIP some of my favorite apps, you know, all the ones that are always being installed, regardless of the ROM? ex: Titanium, Swype, N1 Torch, Astrid, etc.
And have those in a similar update.zip file for immediate installation?!
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You could, in theory, but the system app folder is limited in space I believe.
InGeNeTiCs said:
I get the purpose of these apps, but don't most people just reset these phones to factory when they steal them?? It seems like you'd be better served trying to squeeze it into a rom rather than a separate zip file. That way when the person who steals your phone restores the factory settings, it's already installed.
But hey, that's just me. Some people aren't smart enough to think of you know, destroying incriminating evidence...
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This is basically the same thing. Installing it as a system app means it will survive a wipe.

Market showing installation unsuccessful

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another classic thread with no information sent from a phone...

How do I get the apps installed?
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You mean the market was not installed? Or apps are failing? Give more details on what you need help with.

I get an unsuccessful installation message
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I pick things up and put them down... Lol.
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I'm not sure if the OP is a troll, or just stupid... How hard is it to give ACCURATE information on what you are trying to do.

Trolled. Perhaps.

Troll or not , I have had this issue when trying to update apps. I haven't really figured out what's causing apps not to load. I get "app not installed, no usb or SD card found".

Ill be vague just like the op. Here's what you do clear cache and defaults on the market.

lilmoney30 said:
Troll or not , I have had this issue when trying to update apps. I haven't really figured out what's causing apps not to load. I get "app not installed, no usb or SD card found".
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Yeah, I've had the same problem, but usually just trying to update the app again works (at least, for me).

lilmoney30 said:
Troll or not , I have had this issue when trying to update apps. I haven't really figured out what's causing apps not to load. I get "app not installed, no usb or SD card found".
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I get it when the download interrupts and the file is corrupted. So it can't install. I usually just redownload and its fine.

Try unmounting ur SD card, then installing. I had a problem awhile back with specific apps and that fixed it.
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I am having the same problem and it is driving me insane. I have cleared cache in the market. I have rebooted, reflashed, reset to factory, Took out the SD card, put it back in, unmounted it, booted without it.
It doesn't matter what rom I flashed as I have tried several. I just restored my phone with CWM to a backup I made right after I first rooted and the market still doesn't work.

Are you rooted?? Its most likely a bad previous install that needs to be removed first which can be quite troubling because some show that they aren't installed when in actuality they are just not properly. IF YOU ARE ROOTED try using Titanium Backup Root to remove the bad install.

KDKobes said:
Are you rooted?? Its most likely a bad previous install that needs to be removed first which can be quite troubling because some show that they aren't installed when in actuality they are just not properly. IF YOU ARE ROOTED try using Titanium Backup Root to remove the bad install.
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yeah, I am rooted. have been for a while. I have flashed and used several roms/ kernals etc. The thing is, even if I reset the phone to factory it still does it. I went into Titanium, what or how do I find a bad install?? Is there something to look for?

Heelfan71 said:
yeah, I am rooted. have been for a while. I have flashed and used several roms/ kernals etc. The thing is, even if I reset the phone to factory it still does it. I went into Titanium, what or how do I find a bad install?? Is there something to look for?
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Possibly the ROM's included the app but have a bad install inside the ROM. I seen this issue with a couple apps specifically FLASH PLAYER. Which app are you having issues with?? When in Titanium Backup go to the Backup/Restore section and it should show all of your installed applications..scroll to see if the application you are trying to install is on the list...if so uninstall it. If this doesn't work its possible there is a previous apk file on your phone of this app which is corrupting the download which can be removed with an app like "ROOT EXPLORER" unfortunately it costs money. To do that you would venture into the system/app folder and delete the apk file if in fact there is one in there. To check to see if there is one most file explorers will allow you to go into these folders but you cannot access anything.

KDKobes said:
Possibly the ROM's included the app but have a bad install inside the ROM. I seen this issue with a couple apps specifically FLASH PLAYER. Which app are you having issues with?? When in Titanium Backup go to the Backup/Restore section and it should show all of your installed applications..scroll to see if the application you are trying to install is on the list...if so uninstall it. If this doesn't work its possible there is a previous apk file on your phone of this app which is corrupting the download which can be removed with an app like "ROOT EXPLORER" unfortunately it costs money. To do that you would venture into the system/app folder and delete the apk file if in fact there is one in there. To check to see if there is one most file explorers will allow you to go into these folders but you cannot access anything.
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I have Root Explorer. Thanks. seems this is a common problem after searching google. No know solution as everyone has got theirs to work doing something different. I have not made any backups with Titanium as the roms I have used auto re-installed everything. I am wondering if it has something to do with that. Any time I flash a rom now, it says "starting download" for all my apps in the market. They never start though.

it's working now. not sure what I did though. I wiped everything and flashed BAMF remix (what I was using originally) and when I went through the setup I did everything like I did before. Only thing I changed when swapping roms was I would not set up my HTC account in the setup.

I'm not rooted (yet!) and I've been having the same problem with the market for the last two days. Probably half the apps I bought/downloaded hung on authorizing. When finally authorized it took quite a while to download and show under my apps. One took almost an hour to show up. Email notifications were also delayed. Tried clearing the cache but that didn't help...
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[Q] YouTube OFF?

Hi Guys,
Every ROM I flash I try to Freeze/Uninstall and remove from Boot Many, the YouTube App.
I don;t use it ever, but even if it says freezed successfully it still comes back after reboot.
What's so special about it and will it creat a problem if I delete it and main question is how?
Thank you

odeccacccp said:
Hi Guys,
Every ROM I flash I try to Freeze/Uninstall and remove from Boot Many, the YouTube App.
I don;t use it ever, but even if it says freezed successfully it still comes back after reboot.
What's so special about it and will it creat a problem if I delete it and main question is how?
Thank you
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In my other android device experience, Nook Color / Simple Touch, YouTube is instrumental in the Google Apps authentication process. For instance to get market working on nooted versions of those devices you had to sign into YouTube first.
Why are you trying to get rid of it?

promiseofcake said:
In my other android device experience, Nook Color / Simple Touch, YouTube is instrumental in the Google Apps authentication process. For instance to get market working on nooted versions of those devices you had to sign into YouTube first.
Why are you trying to get rid of it?
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Never used it, if I need to I can view it in the brother. Just another app that loads up on boot and sits there using the battery

odeccacccp said:
Never used it, if I need to I can view it in the brother. Just another app that loads up on boot and sits there using the battery
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Fair enough. Why don't you give it a try? Make a nandroid backup and then delete the file via ADB in recovery mode (or move it to /data/local/tmp for easy restore). Clear Cache / Dalvik reboot and see if anything isn't working properly.
I would say you can delete via ADB in ICS but many people, myself included, are having issues mounting /system in ICS. It could be possible that this failure for /system to consistently mount could be why TiBu isn't freezing it properly.

Use root uninstaller, its how I have removed all system apps since my gb 2.3.1 days on my x10. A very effective method

Thank you for responces.
The proper way I found would be to transfer it to a User App and uninstall.

odeccacccp said:
Thank you for responces.
The proper way I found would be to transfer it to a User App and uninstall.
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Just delete the .apk before you even put the zip on your phone

xcrazydx said:
Just delete the .apk before you even put the zip on your phone
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What do you use to modify and save zip's, just WinRar will do?

odeccacccp said:
What do you use to modify and save zip's, just WinRar will do?
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I use 7zip. open the archive and delete it, or add whatever .apk you desire. I always do this before I even flash a rom. Winrar should work fine, though.

Apps randomly deleted (both system and user apps!)

On my (rooted) S7 I suddenly notices that the Google services and play store were GONE. After installing these from GAPPS, I notice that several apps are disappearing.
I don't know why, don't know how, but I do know it concerns both system apps as well as user apps.
eg: I lost Waze (user app) this morning and, after a reboot, es explorer (user app), Google pictures (system app) and the gallery (also system app).
What can I do to prevent this from happening again?
I did make a titanium backup and a TWRP backup, but of cause it's unacceptable to work with my phone: clicking on an icon has about 2% change that the app is gone!
I noticed others that have this problem too, but I have nothing installed to the external SD card (which, btw. is a pain in the @SS with marshmallow)

No one can help me?
Still on every reboot I lose apps, both user and system apps.
Annoyingly is also that titanium backup cannot restore system apps!
I had link 2nd and foldermount, but removed both before. They are not installed, but still this is happening.
Please, please help!
BTW: a factory reset won't get me my system apps back, right?

I'm also having the exact same problem. Tried to search for a solution but to no avail... This is so frustrating...

what apps are missing ?
i have not seen anything like that

Randomly any apps it feels like removing. System apps, user installed apps. Once my google play store got uninstalled.
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u say u installed GAPPS , maybe thats the problem

Bright.light did, I didn't.
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I think this might be because I flashed ExtSD_Fix_rw-signed-v1.9b.zip
This is used to change the permissions for the external card.
It messes with /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml and /data/system/packages.xml
maybe that got wrong, so I made a factory reset and started all over. Now it works, even with xposed and root.
btw: It's only after I lost the play store/google services that I installed GAPPS, so GAPPS is not the problem.

Same here. I tried to revert to the packages.xml before the flash but it didn't work. Apps still getting uninstalled. So a factory reset did the trick for you? Did u flash ExtSD again after the reset?
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madhero said:
Same here. I tried to revert to the packages.xml before the flash but it didn't work. Apps still getting uninstalled. So a factory reset did the trick for you? Did u flash ExtSD again after the reset?
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No, I removed this ExtSD immediately, just to be sure that I won't flash it again.
For the moment I learn to live with this problem. It's possible because most sophisticated apps are already requesting the correct rights. Including the root capabilities it works as I like it to work.
When there is a better solution, I will TWRP backup and try that one, but this ExtSD is not the correct way.
I haven't found the thread, or else I would have put a warning in there too...

I have changed the permissions and ownership of the files in newer versions. Tonight I will release v2.8 with additional logging to help me finish this thing.
The ExtSD Fix thread is here.

rufus.wilson said:
I have changed the permissions and ownership of the files in newer versions. Tonight I will release v2.8 with additional logging to help me finish this thing.
The ExtSD Fix thread is here.
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Thank rufus! Still appreciate your work on this. Don't take it the wrong way that I'm blaming this app. Users install at their own risk, so it's all in the user. [emoji4]
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madhero said:
Thank rufus! Still appreciate your work on this. Don't take it the wrong way that I'm blaming this app. Users install at their own risk, so it's all in the user. [emoji4]
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No bad feelings ?
My stuff does not work as well as I want it to yet and that frustrates me quite a bit...
Please join the testing team to help. If you don't want to mess your system, nandroid backup before flash and then restore. I hope the apps disappear quickly though... I know it is a pain to loose data/settings/texts/call logs...

rufus.wilson said:
No bad feelings
My stuff does not work as well as I want it to yet and that frustrates me quite a bit...
Please join the testing team to help. If you don't want to mess your system, nandroid backup before flash and then restore. I hope the apps disappear quickly though... I know it is a pain to loose data/settings/texts/call logs...
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I didn't loose those things, however, since my backup was 'old', I just started all over, only retrieving some items from backup selectively.
No hard feelings for the ExtSD, I know it's my own risk
I do hope that the development of ExtSD will continue and that there will be a time that we beat this monster problem! :good: Or that Google finally understands that this is NOT wat we want!
btw: I have several apps which I cannot use anymore because of these ridiculous rights.:crying:

I have the same trouble with missing apps on my rooted 5.0 Lollipop phone.
I find that the missing apps usually have two copies of themselves in the data\app directory.
What I describe will apply to all updated system apps and user apps:
For example playstore is a system app but, after it is updated it is stored as data\app\com.android.vending-1 for the first update. Then data\app\com.android.vending-2 for the 2nd update.
Further updates will alternate between these two storage locations.
If something goes wrong and data\app\com.android.vending-1 does not get deleted you will have two copies of Playstore which I think will lead to a randomly disappearing Playstore.
I delete the oldest dated of the two storage locations and reboot phone. If still missing I reinstall the app and make sure there is only one copy in data\app directory, I will delete the oldest again.
I have auto update apps turned off to reduce the problem. I have a TWRP backup so I do not worry about messing up the phone.
Good Luck!