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[TOOL] iAPK Suite v0.9 - Drag & Drop APK Installer

Alright, straight to it.
This is iAPK Suite 0.9. The newest incarnation of iAPK. It's functions have been vastly increased, while keeping it's sole purpose still unique.
The new version of iAPK merits it a new name, iAPK Suite. This means it not only installs APKs, it is a full fledged manager. It installs, deletes, backups, and restores APKs from your respective Android devices. Aside from being drag 'n' drop friendly, i've incorporated a tremendous amount of useful features. Hell, it even signs APKs with a simple click.
There are currently two versions. iAPK Suite and iAPK Mini. The Suite version allows full APK management, while the mini just has simple drag and drop as well as the docking panel without any other APK functions which makes the file size practically cut in half.
Mind you, the usage of this application gets a lot easier when you learn all of the shortcuts I implemented to making things a lot quicker. A wiki will be made to explore everything about iAPK and how to use every function i've built into it, even the not so obvious ones
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..:: Features ::..
- Sleek Drag n' Drop User Interface
- Docking Panel
- File Type associations with .apk files
- APK Management
- Signs APKs
- Drag Multiple APKs for installation
- Drag Folders containing APKs for installation
..:: Wiki ::..
iAPK Suite 0.9 Wiki *DOWN*
..:: Download ::..
Download iAPK Suite for Windows (LINK UPDATED JUNE 2012)
..:: Issues/Todo ::..
- adb sometimes has an issue with apks installed from folders with spaces in their name. (Working on a fix)
- small animation glitches tend to appear depending on the environment. (Does not pose any functional problems)
- a system tray icon needs to be added to allow for easy configuration of certain adb options/switches. (Working on)
- several adb switches need to be added to allow forced apk installed (-r) and other various tags. (Working on)
- deleting apks has not been testing thoroughly. (Waiting for feedback)
- iAPK needs an installer instead of being just compiled into a zip. (Working on)
..:: Changelog ::..
v0.9
+ Added quicker docking panel
+ Added File type associations with .apk files
+ Added APK management through the Android Device Bridge (adb.exe)
+ Added APK manifest dumping using the Android Asset Packaging Tool (aapt.exe)
+ New UI built from scratch
+ New Information panel notifier
+ Added a mini version for smaller file size
v0.3
+ Added Update Checker(Now notifies the user if an update is available)
+ Added Directory APK Installing(Not tested)
+ Now checks to see if adb is in $Path or already specified instead of always making a copy of adb locally(Not tested)
+ Added a configuration panel(Intended for internal use, otherwise no use right now)
- Taken out some un-needed functions(may work a little faster for some people)
++ Will be available for Mac OSX, Linux in the next release.
++ Will incorporate a default filetype & shortcut for windows(allows auto-install on doubleclick)
v0.2
+ Added Multiple APK Installing functionality (Drag and Drop multiple APK's)
+ Cleaned up some more code
+ Operation manager for internal use (Allows for batch calculation and apk management)
+ Added small tool tip for future use
+ Added an operation summary at the end of each..operation.
- Taken out 99.9% of the popups
- Taken out clunky option gear graphic
++ Coming soon... Just mention it.
This application works globally for ANY Android Device. Posting it in here is just because i'm in this sub-forum a lot. But this application will work with ANY Android device. It would be nice if this thread was pinned for easy access

Pretty cool. Heres another alternative i use. I just created a batch file where i made it pickup a file as an argument and "adb install -r" it. I compiled it to an exe and gave it an icon and set it as a default program for apk's. Here it is for those interested. You can either set it as default program for apk filetype, or just drag an apk into it.
Link

I like it. Simple and nice interface and easy to work with it

Thanks
10 char.

qberty said:
Hey xda inhabitants!
Here's something I made to shorten APK installing. This is my take on an easy drag and drop apk installer with quick and to the point functions. It's very simple and straight forward, drag and drop your APK onto my program, and it will install it over ADB to your phone! Very simple as opposed to using the 0.04 second long browse button, Dragging and dropping saves a bunch of time!
Screenie-bo-beenie
Download-oh-...err
1.4MB RAR
1.6MB ZIP
Please let me know if you want features that adb can provide or ..just anything you want implemented.
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Interesting. Does it support multiple/batch apk files? That would be useful for a restore.

wow..nice one
if can drag multiple apk files and batch install would be nice

Binary100100 said:
Interesting. Does it support multiple/batch apk files? That would be useful for a restore.
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pingy_ping said:
wow..nice one
if can drag multiple apk files and batch install would be nice
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Hmm..You guys are right.. it does not support multiple apks... It might since it's through adbs command, not sure if that would work. But I have a method of making multiple apks work at once. Lemme throw that on the table.
...Done.

Updated, and fixed v0.2 link.

pretty sweeet

sweet, love the idea of batch installs! Save a lot of time when switching between roms

Thanks! If anyone has anything else they want added. Let me know.

color me stupid but i cant get this to work...
may be that im on a pc at work.
there is nothing fancy needed to get it to work is there?
i am able to use the sdk tools and ADB can see my phone but the app keeps saying failed
any ideas would be great.

ceasee said:
color me stupid but i cant get this to work...
may be that im on a pc at work.
there is nothing fancy needed to get it to work is there?
i am able to use the sdk tools and ADB can see my phone but the app keeps saying failed
any ideas would be great.
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I did some quick debugging and I found out that I broke the single APK installer by adding the multiple batch one. Damn lol. Well for now, untill I release the completely working one, just drop two or more apks on it for them to properly work. That is an error on my part, must have forgot an if/then/else somewhere along the road, I'll fix it now. Should be compiled within an hour. Thanks

Terribly sorry for the confusion. I have fixed the weird problem. Everything now works as it should. Please re-download v0.2 from the original post.

This is a really Nice utility

I have a couple of requests. Feel free to make them come true
1. Make it so if set as a default app for apks, when i double click an apk it launches this program, installs the apk, then shuts the program.
2. Make it so it detects if adb is currently in $path, u can do that using something like errorlevels in batch. So if it detects it, then it shouldnt have to extract the files such as adb and the dlls.
Just my $0.02

Great!! thanks!

Daneshm90 said:
1. Make it so if set as a default app for apks, when i double click an apk it launches this program, installs the apk, then shuts the program.
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This.. is not the easiest thing to do, since I would now need to make my app utilize commandlines in win shells to allow me to add apk file locations to a command to be installed quickly. It's definitely possible, but unfortunately i can't complete it within an hour so, that'll take a bit longer.
Daneshm90 said:
2. Make it so it detects if adb is currently in $path, u can do that using something like errorlevels in batch. So if it detects it, then it shouldnt have to extract the files such as adb and the dlls.
Just my $0.2
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This is definitely an easy task, never thought of that, consider it done as I have the exact code in my head
I'll compile everything when I get homerz.
$0.2 is actually 20 cents... wow. You put a lot thought into this one. lol
Anyway, keep in mind, I can do..just about ANYTHING with this app. So don't hold back with your suggestions.

qberty said:
This.. is not the easiest thing to do, since I would now need to make my app utilize commandlines in win shells to allow me to add apk file locations to a command to be installed quickly. It's definitely possible, but unfortunately i can't complete it within an hour so, that'll take a bit longer.
This is definitely an easy task, never thought of that, consider it done as I have the exact code in my head
I'll compile everything when I get homerz.
$0.2 is actually 20 cents... wow. You put a lot thought into this one. lol
Anyway, keep in mind, I can do..just about ANYTHING with this app. So don't hold back with your suggestions.
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lol my bad. Typing on phone/in a hurry don't go too well
Btw wht did u write this in ? vb?

qberty said:
This.. is not the easiest thing to do, since I would now need to make my app utilize commandlines in win shells to allow me to add apk file locations to a command to be installed quickly. It's definitely possible, but unfortunately i can't complete it within an hour so, that'll take a bit longer.
This is definitely an easy task, never thought of that, consider it done as I have the exact code in my head
I'll compile everything when I get homerz.
$0.2 is actually 20 cents... wow. You put a lot thought into this one. lol
Anyway, keep in mind, I can do..just about ANYTHING with this app. So don't hold back with your suggestions.
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Anything? Lol (I won't go there!) What is the advantage to this verses using su file manager to just copy and paste within the phone? I guess I should just try it out, but didn't want to waste my time cause I have no problems with adb commands, but some of my friends might like it! Thanks!

ADB enhanced Putty (replacement for "adb shell" command)

We all know that running "adb shell" from the command line is pretty crap, and when using a latter busybox version which has coloring support it's ultimately crap. One workaround was usually to start a telnet server on the phone, and use putty to connect to that telnet server. Actually there is a more easier way to do that which also works for non rooted phones.
Actually the Android Debug Bridge has a terminal connection feature (roughly speaking), which will be enabled after you connect to the adb server in "0006shell:" mode. You can actually use the putty to connect to this interface always, by setting the following things:
- Turn off line discipline in settings
- Use RAW mode to connect to localhost:5037
- Enter "0012transport-usb" (without quotes)
- Enter "0006shell:" (without quotes)
Now you've got a full fledged connection to your device. The main drawback is that it's tedious to repeat the above all the time, so I've made some modifications to the putty binary that adds a new type of connection, called "Adb"
To use the enhanced putty:
- Select Adb from the connection type list
- Enter "transport-usb" in the host (or any other connection string, check the adb socket interface documentation if you need something else than connecting via usb)
- Enter 5037 as port, if it's not already set there.
- Connect and enjoy (you might also save this connection, so next time you only have to double-click on the settings)
DL and source: http://github.com/sztupy/adbputty/downloads
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Thanks for this sztupy! I had scripted out connecting to my N1 via putty, but lost the scripts.
I just tried connecting using your tweaked putty, but got an error. Here're a couple screenshots to show how I tried to connect and the issue I had.

Namuna said:
Thanks for this sztupy! I had scripted out connecting to my N1 via putty, but lost the scripts.
I just tried connecting using your tweaked putty, but got an error. Here're a couple screenshots to show how I tried to connect and the issue I had.
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The only place where it uses gethostbyname is while querying "localhost". I don't know why this fails. (maybe IPv6 related(?)...) I'll replace it to actually use "127.0.0.1"...

Hi there, just go an LG Optimus 2X, and I'm starting to play with it.
But as my linux skill is almost inexistant I do have a hard time
So I wanted to use your alternate putty, mainly for tab-completion, but it doesn't work.
Putty is working, but "tab" is just tabing ...
Read that's a server functionality ==> does it mean that I need to install something on my phone ?
Thx for your time

goulloux said:
Hi there, just go an LG Optimus 2X, and I'm starting to play with it.
But as my linux skill is almost inexistant I do have a hard time
So I wanted to use your alternate putty, mainly for tab-completion, but it doesn't work.
Putty is working, but "tab" is just tabing ...
Read that's a server functionality ==> does it mean that I need to install something on my phone ?
Thx for your time
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To have auto complete you need to have an auto-complete enabled shell on the phone. The default "sh" shell is very minimal (as usual phone users won't use it), so you need another one. Busybox's "sh" is actually "ash" which has all of the features you need. So to use this feature you have to have busybox installed (which is usually there if you have rooted your phone, or can be installed from market)
If you have busybox installed, then you have to run it's sh with "busybox sh" or "busybox ash". You'll get a new prompt with the new features.

Thanks for adb putty!
How can I configure Home and End keys?

Putty replacement
Hi there,
I don't know how relevant my post is in the context of this thread but I just wanted to let everyone know that I came across a new free terminal "ClearTerminal" which seems to be good.
You can try this one out if you need a replacement for putty or any other terminal.
It's available at clearconnex.com/content/clearterminal
Have a good time

I'm using the modified PuTTY above, which works great if there is only one device connected. Is there a way to specify a device# if you have more than one device connected?
Thanks,

Pretty sweet! How do you get the colors in the session? Mine is black & white only. Running CM7.1.

only colors ?
i think its the same ..

Euclid's Brother said:
I'm using the modified PuTTY above, which works great if there is only one device connected. Is there a way to specify a device# if you have more than one device connected?
Thanks,
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For anyone interested in using this when multiple devices are connected, here's sztupy's response..
sztupy said:
Yeah it's possible, and if you know the ID's of the devices you can already do it. The "transport-usb" seciotn actually means that connect to the only available usb device. If there are more than one, you have to specify the actual one. Here is the command list: http://lxr.e2g.org/source/system/core/adb/SERVICES.TXT
According to it you have to use the "transport:<serial-number>" command
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Thanks sztupy!

I don't know what is the problem but whenever i try to connect it just close it self.
Any ideas

[email protected]!n said:
I don't know what is the problem but whenever i try to connect it just close it self.
Any ideas
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You may need to start the ADB server first. You can do this by running any ADB command such as "adb devices". Then try again your new PUTTY.

d00mz said:
Pretty sweet! How do you get the colors in the session? Mine is black & white only. Running CM7.1.
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Mine too, it' s like the default command prompt window.

Sweet! Bash runs great with all the glorious ls colors. Thanks for this, sztupy.

mulţumesc!!
sztupy said:
We all know that running "adb shell" from the command line is pretty crap, and when using a latter busybox version which has coloring support it's ultimately crap. One workaround was usually to start a telnet server on the phone, and use putty to connect to that telnet server. Actually there is a more easier way to do that which also works for non rooted phones.
Actually the Android Debug Bridge has a terminal connection feature (roughly speaking), which will be enabled after you connect to the adb server in "0006shell:" mode. You can actually use the putty to connect to this interface always, by setting the following things:
- Turn off line discipline in settings
- Use RAW mode to connect to localhost:5037
- Enter "0012transport-usb" (without quotes)
- Enter "0006shell:" (without quotes)
Now you've got a full fledged connection to your device. The main drawback is that it's tedious to repeat the above all the time, so I've made some modifications to the putty binary that adds a new type of connection, called "Adb"
To use the enhanced putty:
- Select Adb from the connection type list
- Enter "transport-usb" in the host (or any other connection string, check the adb socket interface documentation if you need something else than connecting via usb)
- Enter 5037 as port, if it's not already set there.
- Connect and enjoy (you might also save this connection, so next time you only have to double-click on the settings)
DL and source: http://github.com/sztupy/adbputty/downloads
Screenshot:
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Command history ?
Very nice tips and patch to putty !
It works great exept on one point :
I can't use command history, with commands I use before login (so during a previous login)
If I connect with adb shell with up arrow I see last commands I send. Not with putty-adb (neither with normal putty with manual 'login')
Can you access to your command history ?
Kytrix.

Kytrix said:
Very nice tips and patch to putty !
It works great exept on one point :
I can't use command history, with commands I use before login (so during a previous login)
If I connect with adb shell with up arrow I see last commands I send. Not with putty-adb (neither with normal putty with manual 'login')
Can you access to your command history ?
Kytrix.
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That's because the sh on your phone does not support saving of command history. I don't know whether there exists an appropriate sh version for Android that supports this feature.

Now that I have the ADB enhanced Putty, I am annoyed that I have to manually launch the ADB server, so I wrote a batch file to start the ADB server daemon and then lauch Putty directly connected to the Android device. As described earlier, if you want to connect to a specific device, then you'll need to create and connect to a session that explicitly refers to the device ID. In my case I rarely have more than one Android device plugged in at a time, so the following batch file works for me. The session I'm connecting to is named "Android" which is why the command line for Putty uses @Android. If you had multiple connections, you could make this into a parameter and then invoke the shortcut with an argument then you could have a "Tablet" and a "Phone" shortcut. The script will wait until your device is found before launching Putty, so you can run the script and then plug in your phone later if it happens to be unplugged.
RUN-ADB-PUTTY.BAT
Code:
@echo off
cmd /C adb wait-for-device
start "PuTTY" /B "C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\adbputty.exe" @Android
Once I created this file, I then made a shortcut to the script and placed it in my Windows 7 start menu.

New android app
swishman said:
only colors ?
i think its the same ..
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Hi guys,
can you take a look at the new android app here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32619680
Thanks

Linux guy buys first android device

Hi folks,
I'm relatively new to XDA and similarly new to smartphones. My old dumbphone broke down and finally got an android device, samsung galaxy note, I really liked the huge screen.
I've been using linux for 2 decades now and chose an android device because everyone was telling me how it is linux-based which sounded like a good selling point. I'm quite pleased actually but have a few questions all of them related to my expectations that the OS will be linux-like:
1. I've been reading about rooting the phone and the like, but nobody explained the basics: why is it a special procedure to root the phone, why isn't it simply multi-user like any desktop linux? You could log in like a normal user or like root and that would be it. I guess there are serious reasons for the current design but it certainly doesn't seem natural at all.
2. In linux I can always figure out what the UI does in terms of the command line, so for instance if I use something on the UI (click an icon or bring up a menu) I can almost always do the same from the command line. This way I really know what's going on and if needed I can customize things. Case in point: right now I have to tap the phone a couple of times until I get to the broadband data transfer ON/OFF switch. It would be really neat to have an icon on the home screen that would do this. But I can't figure out what "command" needs to get executed to bring up the data transfer ON/OFF switch, so I really don't know how to create such an icon. This is just an example, I could come up with others easily, stuff I'd like to do, but can't figure out what happens under the hood. And it seems people create all sorts of simple trivial apps for these kinds of simple trivial tasks, when it should be possible to hack something up really fast. Any pointers on how to see what a UI interaction does and how to replicate it in a slightly different context? For example the broadband data transfer ON/OFF switch on the home screen?
3. I'm missing bash and top, ping, kill, cat, ls, etc, etc, Is there such a thing? (I already found connectbot but it would be nice to have scp and ssh inside a shell).
4. On my linux notebook I have a bunch of ad servers in /etc/hosts redirected somewhere else so they don't consume my bandwidth and don't clutter the webpage I'm trying to read. Can I have something similar on the phone? Is there something like an editor? I normally use vi, would be great to have that on the phone.
5. What controls the startup applications on boot? There are a bunch of stuff I bet I don't need but can't tell the phone to not start them. I guess I need to "root" the phone for this, but see question 1 Something related, I heard it's not possible to delete the factory installed bloatware without "rooting" the phone, is that true?
I guess that's it if anyone would make me feel as at home on the android phone as I feel at home on a linux desktop/notebook/etc I would be really grateful!
Cheers,
Daniel

1) Because the phone manufacturers lock Avg. Joe out of the system files to keep them from doing potential harm to the software. It saves your carrier millions per year in technical support costs.
2) Hold your finger down on an open section of the homescreen to open up a menu that will allow you to create shortcuts to important commands. You may also wish to install a custom Launcher that has more customizable features compared to whatever stock Launcher your carrier put on it.
Addendum: Root your phone, then install "Terminal Emulator" from the Play Store. Type in "su" and you'll then have superuser access to your phone's command line. From that point, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect from Linux.
3) See Addendum to 2.
4) You could do it yourself, or let others do it for you. Root your phone, then install "AdFree" from the Play Store. Set up AdFree to automatically update and you're good to go.
5) 2 ways to get rid of bloatware, either root and use the Terminal to delete it yourself, or root and install a custom ROM that already has it removed. I highly, highly suggest rooting and switching to Cyanogenmod 9 as soon as possible. Go to your phone's specific forum on this site for instructions for practically everything you could ever want to do with your phone.
Note to 5: Your carrier sticks its bloatware into your system files, instead of in your user accessible app data. To change system files in any way, you'll need root access to your phone.
Here's a link to the development section for the Galaxy Note, please read all the rules and very thoroughly read all instructions before actually doing anything to change your device in any way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1349

sreza said:
1) Because the phone manufacturers lock Avg. Joe out of the system files to keep them from doing potential harm to the software. It saves your carrier millions per year in technical support costs.
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I see, makes some sense for them, but I'm wondering if Microsoft can afford to have an Administrator account exist on Windows, why can't android be shipped that way (rhetorical question).
Addendum: Root your phone, then install "Terminal Emulator" from the Play Store. Type in "su" and you'll then have superuser access to your phone's command line. From that point, it's pretty much exactly what you'd expect from Linux.
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Looks like this is what I have to do
I highly, highly suggest rooting and switching to Cyanogenmod 9 as soon as possible.
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On the cyanogenmod website I don't see samsung galaxy note listed as a supported device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1349
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Thanks, this is very helpful.
Another n00b question: how the hell does one quit the default browser? It looks like there is no way to close the last remaining window.

fetchinson said:
I see, makes some sense for them, but I'm wondering if Microsoft can afford to have an Administrator account exist on Windows, why can't android be shipped that way (rhetorical question)
On the cyanogenmod website I don't see samsung galaxy note listed as a supported device.
Another n00b question: how the hell does one quit the default browser? It looks like there is no way to close the last remaining window.
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Because Windows can't afford to alienate power users by locking down their system. If they did, they'd be Apple. Also, remember that it's not Google that's locking you out of root, it's the phone manufacturer/carrier; which aren't exactly known for being bastions of ethics...
Windows is actually starting to lock you out of functions with Windows 8, the ARM version of Win8 can't sideload applications.
Cyanogenmod might not be officially supported for the Note, but there's probably a few devs on the Note's forum that are unofficially making a port. Try this ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552554
There is a way to close the final window if you go into the browser menu and close it, but it's really not necessary. Android will auto-close old background tasks if you start to run low on memory. You may also want to look into downloading a different browser from the Play Store. I've never bothered, but I've heard good words about Opera Mobile. Dolphin HD is absurdly popular, but at it's heart it's basically the stock browser reskined, which offends my sensibilities, lol.
Also, if you're on ATT, you may want to check out these instructions on how to get unlimited data on smartphones for $15 per month:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446373

Thanks for all the useful info!
While looking further around on the phone I stumbled upon another thing which would be quite trivial on ordinary linux: how do I see the creation/acces/modification times for any file? I've installed Terminal Emulator from github, "ls" works, but not "ls -al".
Also, how do I check if there is any network access at all or if an application tries to access the network or not? On linux I would run the program though strace and that would show me all system calls so I would see what the application is up to. For instance the S Note application (it's a samsung note taking application for the Note) takes a long time when I save a note, which makes me think maybe it wants to sync the file to a samsung cloud service or something like that. How do I check what takes so long for this app, in particular if it wants to access the network or just plain slow?

fetchinson said:
Thanks for all the useful info!
While looking further around on the phone I stumbled upon another thing which would be quite trivial on ordinary linux: how do I see the creation/acces/modification times for any file? I've installed Terminal Emulator from github, "ls" works, but not "ls -al".
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With the terminal, I'm not sure, but you could download one of many file managers from the Play Store and view the files' properties through that.
Edit: I have Terminal Emulator from the Play Store, and "ls -al" works fine for me (see screenshot). I'm also using Bash for my shell, so that could be it. Also, see about Busybox below.
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Also, how do I check if there is any network access at all or if an application tries to access the network or not? On linux I would run the program though strace and that would show me all system calls so I would see what the application is up to. For instance the S Note application (it's a samsung note taking application for the Note) takes a long time when I save a note, which makes me think maybe it wants to sync the file to a samsung cloud service or something like that. How do I check what takes so long for this app, in particular if it wants to access the network or just plain slow?
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You can probably find an app in the Play Store with that functionality. Wireshark is in there, so I'm sure something like strace has been done.
Also, look into installing Busybox from the Play Store. It provides a lot of the normal Linux terminal commands you might be missing.

EndlessDissent said:
Edit: I have Terminal Emulator from the Play Store, and "ls -al" works fine for me (see screenshot). I'm also using Bash for my shell, so that could be it.
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Sweet! So how did you get Bash? Is it something working together with Terminal Emulator or a separate application (whatever the appropriate android lingo is )? If I search the play store for "bash" I don't really get anything resembling a shell, but probably I'm just overlooking something obvious. Installing this would be a great start.
EndlessDissent said:
Also, look into installing Busybox from the Play Store. It provides a lot of the normal Linux terminal commands you might be missing.
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Thanks, this looks great too!

Going the Other way
Hi
Android and it UI's is not like any X11 based desktop, but buying an android devices is what got me into using linux as my main desktop and I tend to think as them as one and them same at a command line level at least.
If you comfortable with building from source you can cross compile any tools you are missing.
They numerous time saving widgets and the like on google play. i.e wifi toggling which sit right on your main screen.
You'll find that most utilities and useful stuff has been ported to android.
If you want to use vim I would download "terminal ide" which is an IDE which runs on android, if your familiar with java you can create application directly on the devices
it also contains bash, busybox and more.
Busybox is a multicall binary. Androids native one is called toolbox and can be found in /system/bin. If you want to port your favourite bash scripts over then there's script managers which will run scripts at startup etc.
Obviously with these optimized binary all the help and in the case of android toolbox, any command not need by the system is general left out. It's not meant for as a general purpose shell.
Trivia: splitting up you parameters when using toolbox can sometime help e.g "ls -l -a" works where as "ls -al" didn't
You can remount the root and /system as read writable, a man of twenty years linux doesn't need the dangers of that explaining.
There's a plethora of Root tools for removing system packages and general tweaking, google play is you friend in this case.
If the android UI really does not live up to your expectations than you always install Ubuntu.
When you rooted your device and unlocked you bootloader and basically voided any manufacturers warrenty (not something I care about, but I t seems important to some people ) that came with the device you just got a computer with a different cpu architecture, so the opportunities are limitless with what you can do with it
Have Fun!
T

[APP][2.1+] Droid NAS - SMB server for Android

Droid NAS allows you to share folders over a Wi-Fi network, making your Android device visible as a Bonjour computer in the Finder on your Mac. Turn your phone or tablet into a wireless flash drive with a single tap!
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Different profiles can be used to quickly choose which folders to share. Assign your home or office Wi-Fi networks to profiles and Droid NAS will auto-select profiles on start.
Supported systems:
- Mac OS X.
- Android: apps like ES File Explorer, Solid Explorer, GTVBox Video Player.
- Windows is NOT supported because it can't connect to SMB servers via a non-standard port.
- Linux most probably also won't work.
Recent changes:
- Added password protection.

The irony... You made a server with a Windows protocol (more or less) that don't work on Windows. xD
But what's the advantage of this over a FTP server (I'm not a Network guy)
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium

Thanks to Bonjour protocol, Android device will appears automatically in Finder and you can work with it like you work with a flash drive. E.g. you can edit a documents directly on the device.
I've seen another SMB server on this XDA, but you need a root access to use the default port. Big question to ROM developers - can Android be modified to allow ports numbers < 1000 for apps like this?

Very nice....I transfered a 14 MB file faster than I could have went and found my USB cable. KUDDOS!!! Thanks for this app.

Will try it with total commander or sth. other on windows. Thank you any way it can be much easier to access the files of galaxy nexus since it has no mass storage mode.

- Windows is NOT supported because it can't connect to SMB servers via a non-standard port.
So why dont u use the standard port?

Mardon said:
So why dont u use the standard port?
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It's only possible for console apps in rooted devices, will be happy if there will be some way to do it.
Version 1.0.4 adds support for custom shares, e.g. external SD card.

It could be great a version for rooted device ¡¡¡ then these users ( I`m one of thems) could enjoy enterely of this app with windows pc`s Is it so difficult to add up an option for these rooted devices? Maybe requesting some help to developer could solve this issue.
Anyway , thanks for so many efforts go on with your great app.

DesertEagle said:
It's only possible for console apps in rooted devices, will be happy if there will be some way to do it.
Version 1.0.4 adds support for custom shares, e.g. external SD card.
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Why not smb compilation for android with root rights and gui backend?
Cheers

please SMB for windows!!!!!

DesertEagle said:
It's only possible for console apps in rooted devices, will be happy if there will be some way to do it.
Version 1.0.4 adds support for custom shares, e.g. external SD card.
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Yeah, this is correct. I am assuming you have written this entirely in Java or using something like JLAN? If so, without changes to the Android framework it is not possible without elevating to root (via su) and running processes from the command line (as root). I tried the JLAN route and it works for non-standard ports but without running the application as the root user (not feasible atm) you can't bind ports below 1024.

"custom shares" Not from what I see!
DesertEagle said:
It's only possible for console apps in rooted devices, will be happy if there will be some way to do it.
Version 1.0.4 adds support for custom shares, e.g. external SD card.
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I fully disagree with the ability to point to other folders NOT on the SD Card. I have an SATA drive on my Android that can't even be seen by this app. I can see and use via FTP but would love to see this app bring in sharing of ALL folders linked within the unit.

When will it be possible to share ALL folders on a device? I have a ton of data on both an SATA drive and a connected USB drive. Neither can this app see.

Is not possible to introduce a "Root Mode" that opens the server in the standard port or configures a iptables local port redirect to accept windows clients?

"Connection Failed" in finder
So this is admittedly a pretty vague issue. Until now i've been able to use the app DroidNas to transfer files with my Macbook. Randomly today, when I go to my device (Verizon HTC one) in Finder, it tells me "Connection Failed" almost immediately. They're both on the same wifi network, and as far as a I can tell I haven't changed any settings that would affect the network connectivity of my phone. I tried using a clean hosts file, in case maybe adaway was causing the problem, but no dice.
Anyone have any idea what the problem is / any troubleshooting ideas?

murtaza217 said:
So this is admittedly a pretty vague issue. Until now i've been able to use the app DroidNas to transfer files with my Macbook. Randomly today, when I go to my device (Verizon HTC one) in Finder, it tells me "Connection Failed" almost immediately. They're both on the same wifi network, and as far as a I can tell I haven't changed any settings that would affect the network connectivity of my phone. I tried using a clean hosts file, in case maybe adaway was causing the problem, but no dice.
Anyone have any idea what the problem is / any troubleshooting ideas?
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I have the same problem still unable to fix it... too bad it was a Great app...

lbrenes said:
I have the same problem still unable to fix it... too bad it was a Great app...
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It may be the problem with OSX Mavericks. The workaround is described in the last update:
What's New
OS X Mavericks workaround:
Press Cmd+K in Finder and enter IP address AND share:
smb://IP_ADDRESSort/Share
for example:
smb://192.168.1.2:7777/SD Card
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leleobhz said:
Is not possible to introduce a "Root Mode" that opens the server in the standard port or configures a iptables local port redirect to accept windows clients?
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This.

leleobhz said:
Is not possible to introduce a "Root Mode" that opens the server in the standard port or configures a iptables local port redirect to accept windows clients?
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Same here. Then it is accessible by any client.
And does it work under Kitkat ?

Help... I installed this on my android tv box. My transfer speeds is around 2-3MB/s tops. In the same network, if I was to transfer between a mac and another mac, I get 5-10MB/s at least. Also, constantly, almost when the file is finished transferring, I get an error saying something like the file cannot be read and written.
Which android box should I get next to solve this issue? I need one that I can connect a 2TB hard disk to.
Also, what's the best workaround for 10.9 machines? SMB 2 seems to break functionality. I've tried using AFP/CDIF to no success.
Thanks!

[TOOL] ADB AppControl 1.8.0 🚀 Ultimate App Manager & Debloat Tool + Tweaks

ADB AppControl
Root is not required. Works with any Android device. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications.
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​ADB AppControl - the desktop program, that will allow you to easily manage applications on your android device. You can disable unwanted pre-installed system apps and bloatware, or install new ones using a modern graphical interface. The program includes many useful tools and tweaks which allow you to get the better experience with your device. This is exactly the tool that you will use for many years - after trying ADB AppControl you will see that working with applications via adb has never been so easy.
System requirements: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 and .NET Framework 4.6.2 or newer.
Device requirements: Android 6 or newer.
Works with any types of Andoird devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, watches, etc)!
NO ROOT NEEDED!
The program can grant permissions for popular applications (in two clicks!)​
Features:
Disable and uninstall applications without root
Multiple apps installing
Saving APK files of installed apps
Full Split Support (.apks)
Debloat wizard
Permissions Manager
Permission grants for popular applications (Tasker, MacroDroid, etc.) App List.
Saving and loading applications list-presets
Quick search on Google Play, ApkMirror, F-Droid and others
Changing the screen resolution and DPI
Hiding icons in the status bar
Device remotely control via scrcpy
Creating screenshots of the device screen
Quick reboot in recovery and bootloader
ADB console with quick commands
Fastboot support
Logcat logs
Simple file upload
Taking screenshots
And much more features now and coming soon!
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Links and Manuals:
Quick start: Launch program, enable usb debugging on the your device and connect it by usb cable to PC. Click the Enable Network Debuging button (upper right corner) to connect to the device over the network.
Official website
YouTube channel
Telegram group
User's Manual
Important:
On PCs with Windows 7/8, if your device can not connect via usb, you need to install the adb driver. You can learn more in documentation.
Support device with android version below 7 may be limited.
To connect to the device by IP, first connect it via usb to the program and click the Enable Network Debugging button.
When you connect the device for the first time, the program will prompt you to install the ACBridge application.
This is my service application for android to provide data exchange between the device and ADB AppControl on a PC. It must be installed in order to be able to display application icons and their names, instead of their packages names like com.android.app. You can also use the program without ACBridge, but you will lose some of the cool features (no icons and no application names). Now ACBridge comes with the main program, but in the future I plan to add it to the Play Market.
The program has an Extended version with interesting features.
It was created especially for those users who like the program and want more features.
Terms of Use
By using this program, you agree that the author is not responsible for any malfunction of your device and / or denial of warranty by manufacturer. ADB AppControl program is free for personal use. This is not an open-source project, therefore modification of the program is prohibited. All rights to the program belong only to its author. You may placing the program on other web resource, with a link to the program's website - https://adbappcontrol.com
Full text of Terms of Use
My other application for Android TV:
ADB TV: App Manager
Please leave your feedback and suggestions. I really appreciate it!
Update 1.8.0 is already available!
Download ADB AppControl​
Do you like ADB AppControl? Buy me coffee and support the project
Respectfully,
Cyber.Cat​

Reserved

Thank you for this awesome tool. So far its been great. I used it to uninstall some apps and it worked great.

You are welcome! I'm just getting started - there will be many interesting updates ahead

Awesome work thank you, just sent pm.

thank you bro. hope this project will grow

Thanks you. I am currently working on an update server for the program and the ability to send files directly to the device by two clicks.
If you have any ideas you'd like to see in ADB AppControl, please share them with me. There is a chance that they will be implemented

Keep it up:good:
Nice interface, easy to use and with mandatory details so user can easily do what they want to do. Feature request for application data.
Thanks,
goldybewon

goldybewon said:
Feature request for application data.
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Thanks. Application data is ultimate feature. Now I know only one way to do it without root - adb backup. But this does not work for all applications (depends on the app developer). I will continue my research in this direction.

Hi OP. How do I use this program to debloat my built-in Android TV?

dvdfreak said:
Hi OP. How do I use this program to debloat my built-in Android TV?
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It's very easy if you know which apps you need to disable. First, read the User Guide and enable ADB debugging on your TV. Next, connect ADB AppControl to your device and disable the bloatware applications. You win!

I ran "shell top" in the console window and it locked up. Had to force close. Love the app tho!

toothpick5 said:
I ran "shell top" in the console window and it locked up. Had to force close. Love the app tho!
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In new updates you will love this app even more
Now the program does not support realtime output in the console and you may to wait 60 seconds for terminate operation by timeout.
But just write a shell in the console and your problem will be solved in a new comandline window. You can even have multiple shell windows open, which is great. By the way, you could learn about this from the user manual (and many more interesting things).

It would be cool to be able to set permissions.

Summer ends, but the heat continues -
Meet the new update of ADB AppControl 1.4.3!
ADB AppControl 1.4.2 update is now available!
I'll start with the most interesting - the program now has its own server. You no longer have to download updates in the archives because the program will do everything by itself. In addition, I wrote a web installer (only 30 KB in size), it is very convenient to install the program through it - you always know that you will get the latest version. Another innovations, that Windows 7 users will love - now the program itself installs android usb driver.
In fact, there are a lot of changes.
Now you can send files directly to your device and it's convenient.
the updated ACBridge, which is finally working on android 6 (a great excuse to blow dust off old devices, isn't it?).
Extended Version users will get some cool new features. Among them is a beautiful dark theme. Thanks to their support, the program got its own server (and the software was written for it)!
Thank you guys for your support!
CHANGELOG:
1.4.3:
Fixed some bugs
Improved stability
1.4.2:
Fixed some bugs
Improved stability
Completely redesigned and automated update system
Updated Platform Tools (adb) to version 30.0.4 (it seem to work faster)
Now, if necessary, the program will download and install the adb driver
Added ACBridge compatibility with Android 6
Added the ability to send a file to the device (in the Extended Version, you can send multiple)
Added a dark interface theme (beta) (in the Extended Version)
Added ability to select language (do you want to see your language in the list?)
Added a button to launch the Shell terminal in a separate window
You can add apk to the 'install' list by dragging and dropping files into the program window (in the Extended Version)
Previously executed commands in the console can be scrolled up and down arrows
Minor interface changes
Fixed some bugs.
A small Easter egg has been added to the program (which will try your luck )
The screenshot can now be opened by clicking on the link in the console
User agreement added to the program.
Fuuh... That's all for now, but work on the project continues. I have many plans, including backing up some applications data and more debloat tools.
Be sure to leave your feedback and wishes, I love them.
Very important! If you find bugs in the new update, please let me know about them as soon as possible.
And Now, use my brand new installer to update.
Download it from my web site
Have a nice day, everyone!

Cyber.Cat said:
Summer ends, but the heat continues -
Meet the new update of ADB AppControl 1.4.2!
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ADB AppControl 1.4.2 update is now available!
I'll start with the most interesting - the program now has its own server. You no longer have to download updates in the archives because the program will do everything by itself. In addition, I wrote a web installer (only 30 KB in size), it is very convenient to install the program through it - you always know that you will get the latest version. Another innovations, that Windows 7 users will love - now the program itself installs android usb driver.
In fact, there are a lot of changes.
Now you can send files directly to your device and it's convenient.
the updated ACBridge, which is finally working on android 6 (a great excuse to blow dust off old devices, isn't it?).
Extended Version users will get some cool new features. Among them is a beautiful dark theme. Thanks to their support, the program got its own server (and the software was written for it)!
Thank you guys for your support!
CHANGELOG:
Completely redesigned and automated update system
Updated Platform Tools (adb) to version 30.0.4 (it seem to work faster)
Now, if necessary, the program will download and install the adb driver
Added ACBridge compatibility with Android 6
Added the ability to send a file to the device (in the Extended Version, you can send multiple)
Added a dark interface theme (beta) (in the Extended Version)
Added ability to select language (do you want to see your language in the list?)
Added a button to launch the Shell terminal in a separate window
You can add apk to the 'install' list by dragging and dropping files into the program window (in the Extended Version)
Previously executed commands in the console can be scrolled up and down arrows
Minor interface changes
Fixed some bugs.
A small Easter egg has been added to the program (which will try your luck )
The screenshot can now be opened by clicking on the link in the console
User agreement added to the program.
Fuuh... That's all for now, but work on the project continues. I have many plans, including backing up some applications data and more debloat tools.
Be sure to leave your feedback and wishes, I love them.
Very important! If you find bugs in the new update, please let me know about them as soon as possible.
And Now, use my brand new installer to update.
Or, as usual, download from my web site
Have a nice day, everyone!
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Hello, Is it possible to install an apk present in the PC memory through the console?

complicazio said:
Hello, Is it possible to install an apk present in the PC memory through the console?
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Yes, it's easy. Just go to the Install tab and drag-and-drop the apk file to the list (or copy it to the install folder in the program directory).

Update 1.4.3
A small update fix.
CHANGELOG:
1.4.3:
Fixed some bugs
Improved stability
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This is amazing.. thank you so much dev...

This is the best, easy app to remove/uninstall apps on my 988b.