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Can someone help me out with installing the HTC Keyboard???

Im running the Cyan 4.2.12.2, on the G1

There are threads libt9.so goes in lib folder and the apk in app folder. There are tons of threads that show how to do this,I see this being closed quick.

maybe, but when i try im getting a messege saying that it cant be installed on my phone.

You put the libt9.so in lib folder in system folder and then installed the app?

The_TVirus said:
maybe, but when i try im getting a messege saying that it cant be installed on my phone.
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You have to push the files using adb, not install them with adb or a file manager on the device.
as manup said,
libt9.so goes in /lib
and the apk goes in app dir

hey bro, im new to this and i jus like to customize my phone! im not a developer or anything, so you if you cant show me or point me in the right direction, then cool! its no biggie! I have no idea about what half of this stuff means.....thanks anyway

The_TVirus said:
maybe, but when i try im getting a messege saying that it cant be installed on my phone.
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installing the htc_ime.apk
1. get the htc_ime.apk file
2. get a file explorer (OI, ASTRO, or any file explorer)
3. put the htc_ime.apk on the root of or sdcard or somewhere in ur sdcard where u can find it
4. go to Settings->Application
5. check the unknown sources feature
6. go to ur file explorer
7. tap on the apk file, it should give u an install option
8. follow the instructions and install it.
9. if its not showing even if its checked on the locale/text settings, then go and long press on any text box, and it should give u an Input method selection, select the Touch input radio button, then ur done.
if u wanna do it via adb, you can try and look up instructions, but this is the easiest way i can think of and i made the instructions as clear as i can.

thanks man

Weird i seem to install but when i start to use it .it force closes all the time !!!

xtenpeben said:
installing the htc_ime.apk
1. get the htc_ime.apk file
2. get a file explorer (OI, ASTRO, or any file explorer)
3. put the htc_ime.apk on the root of or sdcard or somewhere in ur sdcard where u can find it
4. go to Settings->Application
5. check the unknown sources feature
6. go to ur file explorer
7. tap on the apk file, it should give u an install option
8. follow the instructions and install it.
9. if its not showing even if its checked on the locale/text settings, then go and long press on any text box, and it should give u an Input method selection, select the Touch input radio button, then ur done.
if u wanna do it via adb, you can try and look up instructions, but this is the easiest way i can think of and i made the instructions as clear as i can.
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This is the easiest way.. it's exactly what I do when I flash new ROM's with some messed up keyboard they think is cool... ha ha ha.

Enabling non-market apps on AT&T X10a

I have been messing around with various ROMs on my AT&T X10a. I recently reloaded the stock ROM and followed the Captivate guide to non-market apps with a slight difference.
Here is the thread on the Captivate:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738376
The only difference for the X10 is the folder where the settings.db resides. Just replace any string in that thread that is "/dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/settings.db" with "/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db"
I only tried the via ADB method but it should work with any of them as long as you have the right path to the source settings.db. Also, this does require root.
I would remake that thread for the X10a but I'm not sure if that is appropriate.

This method works great, but by using SQLite editor and ROOTExplorer, you can change this setting directly on your phone using method #3 from the captivate thread without copying and pasting.
With SQLite editor and root explorer installed:
1) Open Root Explorer...
2) Navigate to data...
3) Then select data again (the top of the screen should read "/data/data")...
4) scroll down to "com.android.providers.settings" and select that line...
5) Once you get there,select "databases"
6) When that opens, you should see the "Settings.db" line with the SQLite editor symbal beside it.
This means that you can edit values in this area directly. Select the "settings.db" line...
7) Once open, click the "secure" line...
8) Look for " Install_non_market_apps"...
9) Tap this line and hit the menu button and select "edit field"...
10) Scroll to the right and change the value from "0" to "1" and hit save.
11) Close root explorer and reboot.
12) Enjoy your Non market apps!
( I used this method on my X10 running 1.6 firmware)

Narvarr said:
This method works great, but by using SQLite editor and ROOTExplorer, you can change this setting directly on your phone using method #3 from the captivate thread without copying and pasting.
With SQLite editor and root explorer installed:
1) Open Root Explorer...
2) Navigate to data...
3) Then select data again (the top of the screen should read "/data/data")...
4) scroll down to "com.android.providers.settings" and select that line...
5) Once you get there,select "databases"
6) When that opens, you should see the "Settings.db" line with the SQLite editor symbal beside it.
This means that you can edit values in this area directly. Select the "settings.db" line...
7) Once open, click the "secure" line...
8) Look for " Install_non_market_apps"...
9) Tap this line and hit the menu button and select "edit field"...
10) Scroll to the right and change the value from "0" to "1" and hit save.
11) Close root explorer and reboot.
12) Enjoy your Non market apps!
( I used this method on my X10 running 1.6 firmware)
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Or you can just flash the 2.1 global firmware.
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True, but doing this makes it easier to switch out custom ROMs because you can use titanium backup to restore your phones settings and apps from the SD card. If you try to do a restore without this feature turned on, it will give you the "Blocked can not install non market app" message. I couldn't get the 2.1 flash to work on my phone and it took me 2 hours to unbrick my phone!
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Thank you for this, my AT&T phone has been shell rooted etc. for about a month now and I still couldn't install non-market apps making it pointless... But now the floodgates are open >

batman_112 said:
Or you can just flash the 2.1 global firmware.
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sorry noob to x10, so just by flashing the 2.1 global, the install non market apps in applications is available?

Yep. I was finally able to re-flash mine and I'm loving the 2.1 over the 1.6. Much faster and WAY more features.
mmaiolo81 said:
sorry noob to x10, so just by flashing the 2.1 global, the install non market apps in applications is available?
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[Q] Unable to install certain apk files

I'm trying to install some of the standard apk's on my rooted Evo (myn's warm 2.2)... like footprints and setup wizard... without success...
method 1: I open up root explorer, make sure that read and write is clicked on, go to the apk file on my sd card and click on to launch, system asks me to confirm what to do.. so i click install.. asks me again to confirm if i want to install application and lists the permissions.. again i click install... goes to the screen with the progress bar for about 2 seconds then at the end shows an exclamation symbol that says "application not installed" and my only recourse from there is to click a button that says "done"... unknown sources option is checked on also....
method 2: take all the apk files and place them into a single zip file on my sd card... reboot into recovery and clear the cache... flash the zip file... confirm that it says flash complete and reboot the phone into android.. check my apps and confirm that nothing was installed...
method 3: same as method 2 but with each individual apk in their own zip file... same result...
I just have one more thing to say.................. WTF?!

Try pushing them through adb
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[Guide] Extracting .apk files from your Installed Apps

Ok, so the story behind this mini-tutorial is that I upgrade their phones periodically, as part of the upgrade process I have to wipe the phones and a nandroid backup doesn't always work.
Titanium Back Up is another option, But sometime i really would like to extract the .apk files from the Apps downloaded from Market.
Hence, I had to figure out a way to extract the .apk files from my phone so I could install them on theirs.
Here's how it's done:
There are two ways of extracting .apk files from your device:
Using a file manager like "EStrongs File Manager" or "ASTRO File Manger" (downloadable from the Market), or
Manually extracting .apk files through the Android SDK.
Method #1 - Using a file manager​Prerequisite: Rooted device
Using ES File Manager
1) Open ES File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "Manager"
4) Click on "App Manager"
5) Long press on app you want to extract
6) Click on "backup"
7) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Using ASTRO
1) Open ASTRO File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "tools"
4) Click on "Application Manager/Backup"
5) Choose apps to backup and click on "backup" to finish
6) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Method #2 - Using the Android SDK​
Prerequisites:
- Rooted phone
- Android SDK
- Android USB driver
To extract a .apk file from your device using the Android SDK:
1) Plug your “Rooted” Android device into your computer via the included USB cable.
2) From your adb command line (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\) type “adb shell“ and press enter
3) Switch to root user, type “su“ and press enter
4) type “cd data/app“ and press enter
5) List all the installed apk files, type “ls“ and press enter (find the one you want to extract)
In another command window, pull one of the files on to your computer by typing:
“adb pull /data/app/application.apk name.apk” and press enter
Example:
“adb pull data/app/com.mauri.aplikeishon.apk aplikeishon.apk”
You can find the extracted .apk files in the /tools/ directory of your SDK (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\)

Man the Sensation General forum is on fire with good post right now, this is the third one I have read in 45 minutes. I would have hit the thanks button but I am out of thanks right now. I just hope people do not use this for piracy.

That will be really useful for me, but wouldn't it be easier to use App2zip?

T-Macgnolia said:
Man the Sensation General forum is on fire with good post right now, this is the third one I have read in 45 minutes. I would have hit the thanks button but I am out of thanks right now. I just hope people do not use this for piracy.
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Yeah hope so.. :angel: :angel:
ridder215215 said:
That will be really useful for me, but wouldn't it be easier to use App2zip?
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Depends on ur choice and need boss..!! There are 100 ways to do a thing and i have mentioned three, and u mentioned 4th :victory:

This is my post!
This is MY POST! Some credit and a link to the original post would be the right thing to do. What a ****!
mauweb.net/3.0/en/technology/17-android/100-icon-androidextracting-apk-files-from-your-android .html
Super-Android said:
Ok, so the story behind this mini-tutorial is that I upgrade their phones periodically, as part of the upgrade process I have to wipe the phones and a nandroid backup doesn't always work.
Titanium Back Up is another option, But sometime i really would like to extract the .apk files from the Apps downloaded from Market.
Hence, I had to figure out a way to extract the .apk files from my phone so I could install them on theirs.
Here's how it's done:
There are two ways of extracting .apk files from your device:
Using a file manager like "EStrongs File Manager" or "ASTRO File Manger" (downloadable from the Market), or
Manually extracting .apk files through the Android SDK.
Method #1 - Using a file manager​Prerequisite: Rooted device
Using ES File Manager
1) Open ES File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "Manager"
4) Click on "App Manager"
5) Long press on app you want to extract
6) Click on "backup"
7) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Using ASTRO
1) Open ASTRO File Manager
2) Click on the menu button of your device
3) Click on "tools"
4) Click on "Application Manager/Backup"
5) Choose apps to backup and click on "backup" to finish
6) Extracted .apk files will be placed on the "backups" directory of your sd card
Method #2 - Using the Android SDK​
Prerequisites:
- Rooted phone
- Android SDK
- Android USB driver
To extract a .apk file from your device using the Android SDK:
1) Plug your “Rooted” Android device into your computer via the included USB cable.
2) From your adb command line (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\) type “adb shell“ and press enter
3) Switch to root user, type “su“ and press enter
4) type “cd data/app“ and press enter
5) List all the installed apk files, type “ls“ and press enter (find the one you want to extract)
In another command window, pull one of the files on to your computer by typing:
“adb pull /data/app/application.apk name.apk” and press enter
Example:
“adb pull data/app/com.mauri.aplikeishon.apk aplikeishon.apk”
You can find the extracted .apk files in the /tools/ directory of your SDK (usually C:\android-sdk-windows\tools\)
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maurinet said:
This is MY POST! Some credit and a link to the original post would be the right thing to do. What a ****!
mauweb.net/3.0/en/technology/17-android/100-icon-androidextracting-apk-files-from-your-android .html
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thanks for informing this ..and it was reported

OP has been notified.

Cheers big-ears!

Easier Method
Why not just use a root file manager and navigate to the file and copy it?
root>data>app
- tom

or just use Titanium Backup... haha

Some backup apps like Android Assistant also allows to create .apk from installed apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEsImNvbS5hZHZhbmNlZHByb2Nlc3NtYW5hZ2VyIl0.

tnx dude
it was helpful for unrooted phones.
"Share apps" also do this

Mobogenie
Well years have passed and android has now embarked on the L journey but I recently saw this post and remembered i too had the need to backup the apps on my phone so I used a function of the desktop version of the mobogenie software.:good:

You can use my this tool to extract apk file
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andatsoft.myapk.fwa
Its very light and fast.

How to extract apk files in Android
Here's how I extract apk files in android:
1. Download and install APK Extractor in your device. It is free, and is compatible in almost all of the Android devices. Another plus point is it does not even require root or anything to work.
2. After you have it installed, launch it. There you will see a list of apps which are in your device, which include the apps you’ve installed later, along with the system apps. Long press any app you want to extract (you can select multiple or all apps at once), and click on the extract option you see in the top. You will also have the option to share via Bluetooth or messaging.
3. You’re done, you will see the extracted apps as AppName_AppPackage_AppVersionName_AppVersionCode.apk, which will be saved in the path /sdcard/ExtractedApks/ by default.
Related Posts
Source: http://appslova.com/how-to-extract-apk-files-in-android/
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Help Restoring Rom

idk what happend i did same thing yesterday and it worked fine. i was running CM7 and then i wanted to try paranoid android build 8, now my problem is i wanna get back onto CM7 to use titanium back up to back up all my apps. i used rom manager and clicked back up rom and copied it to my laptop now to restore it i put it back onto the root of my SD card and in CWM when i click restore it doesnt show up anymore, i cleared all the data and everything before as well any suggestions?

Not at root. It's somewhere like clockwork mod/backup. Look for the clockwork mod folder in your root directory.
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redmonke255 said:
Not at root. It's somewhere like clockwork mod/backup. Look for the clockwork mod folder in your root directory.
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i found the clockworkmod folder but theres nothing else in there should i create my own named backup? i put the update.zip in there and now when im in recovery>backup and restore>restore it says "no files found"

Lol... well first off you should never use ROM manager to do anything except RENAME your backups. Don't use it to flash anything or backup anything.
If you did a proper backup it would be under sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and it won't be a zip file. It'll be a folder of the date and time you backed up, and inside will have about 5 files some ending in .ext3 or .ext4.
Reboot into recovery manually next time, never use ROM manager for our phone.
I'm sure you lost all your stuff from your old ROM... don't know what that update.zip could be. If anything you can try backing up your current ROM the RIGHT way then in recovery, after you back up, just go to flash zip>and flash whatever the update.zip is... maybe it's a ROM? I don't know.

buru898 said:
Lol... well first off you should never use ROM manager to do anything except RENAME your backups. Don't use it to flash anything or backup anything.
If you did a proper backup it would be under sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and it won't be a zip file. It'll be a folder of the date and time you backed up, and inside will have about 5 files some ending in .ext3 or .ext4.
Reboot into recovery manually next time, never use ROM manager for our phone.
I'm sure you lost all your stuff from your old ROM... don't know what that update.zip could be. If anything you can try backing up your current ROM the RIGHT way then in recovery, after you back up, just go to flash zip>and flash whatever the update.zip is... maybe it's a ROM? I don't know.
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well i guess i lost my CM7 :/ everything on my SD card is gone now guess im sticking with paranoid android 8 thanks for the tip though ill keep that in mind next time. and where does it say flash zip? o.o in CWM?

clicked install zip from sd card and picked update.zip and it said it installed and then when i run it it just goes too the same rom i was on but everythings erased(i cleared everything before flashing it)

If the update.zip were a ROM it'd be about 85 MBs... yeah guess it's all lost :/.

If you have the March V21Y baseband installed, try this:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028
That's a hyperlink to a pdf from LG which contains a hyperlink to its V21Y Gingerbread update utility which works with Windows 7. I tested it and it works.
1. When you run it, after the update window appears, open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locate the program named "Download Window" and right-click on it and click on "Go To Process".
2. Right-click on the "SmartFlashTool.exe" process and click on "Open File Location". That will open the folder "All-in-On" where all of the files for the V21Y Gingerbread update are located.
3. In that folder there's an application named "LGUnitedMobileDriver...". Run that program to install the drivers then, after the drivers are installed, close the "Download Window" which first appeared on your computer's desktop.
4. Run the "SmartFlashTool.exe" program located in the "All-in-On" folder you previously located and opened through using Windows Task Manager.
5. Follow the instructions in the pdf file you accessed when you first started this process ( http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028 ).
Good luck.

Core Memory said:
If you have the March V21Y baseband installed, try this:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028
That's a hyperlink to a pdf from LG which contains a hyperlink to its V21Y Gingerbread update utility which works with Windows 7. I tested it and it works.
1. When you run it, after the update window appears, open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locate the program named "Download Window" and right-click on it and click on "Go To Process".
2. Right-click on the "SmartFlashTool.exe" process and click on "Open File Location". That will open the folder "All-in-On" where all of the files for the V21Y Gingerbread update are located.
3. In that folder there's an application named "LGUnitedMobileDriver...". Run that program to install the drivers then, after the drivers are installed, close the "Download Window" which first appeared on your computer's desktop.
4. Run the "SmartFlashTool.exe" program located in the "All-in-On" folder you previously located and opened through using Windows Task Manager.
5. Follow the instructions in the pdf file you accessed when you first started this process ( http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028 ).
Good luck.
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So if I did this and used titanium back up and backed up ans restored my apps on my ics rom would they have all my progress saved? Such as game levels and settings etc
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Laxshanth said:
So if I did this and used titanium back up and backed up ans restored my apps on my ics rom would they have all my progress saved? Such as game levels and settings etc
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It will wipe CWM and unroot. I first used Titanium backup, etc. to reinstall my apps but I wasn't using an ICS ROM, I was and still am using Gingerbread with Faux kernel and some tweaks. After you run the update utility, you will have to root your phone, reinstall CWM, reinstall your ICS ROM, reinstall your apps with Titanium backup.
I've attached the pdf file from LG which is referred to in my previous post. The pdf file is what the hyperlink in my previous post is supposed to open in your browser but, if it doesn't, it is attached here. Just follow my instructions in my previous post with those in the pdf file which includes the internet address where the update utility is located.

Core Memory said:
It will wipe CWM and unroot. I first used Titanium backup, etc. to reinstall my apps but I wasn't using an ICS ROM, I was and still am using Gingerbread with Faux kernel and some tweaks. After you run the update utility, you will have to root your phone, reinstall CWM, reinstall your ICS ROM, reinstall your apps with Titanium backup.
I've attached the pdf file from LG which is referred to in my previous post. The pdf file is what the hyperlink in my previous post is supposed to open in your browser but, if it doesn't, it is attached here. Just follow my instructions in my previous post with those in the pdf file which includes the internet address where the update utility is located.
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Well I've come to the decision that. Gonna leave it all to disappear aha stick with my ics rom thanks a lot though!
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Laxshanth said:
idk what happend i did same thing yesterday and it worked fine. i was running CM7 and then i wanted to try paranoid android build 8, now my problem is i wanna get back onto CM7 to use titanium back up to back up all my apps. i used rom manager and clicked back up rom and copied it to my laptop now to restore it i put it back onto the root of my SD card and in CWM when i click restore it doesnt show up anymore, i cleared all the data and everything before as well any suggestions?
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Its not on the root of the sd card. It should be on clockworkmod/backup folder on your sd card
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