[Q] App to uninstall system apps - EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

One thing I dread about updating custom ROMs is having to re-remove all the system apps that I do not want.
Is there an app that can remount /system rw and then delete and uninstall a saved list of apps?
If not, I'm just going to throw together a sh script to get it done.

You could run a batch file
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You could download Scripter and follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924983&page=4
Would involve some intial work but you would never have to do it again.
^ Shift Faced

Or, if you have 7zip just open as an archive and take out the apps you don't want. Throw your bootani in there too while you're at it
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tambourineman86 said:
Or, if you have 7zip just open as an archive and take out the apps you don't want. Throw your bootani in there too while you're at it
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Does CWM not verify the zip?
I thought they had to be signed...?

jesusice said:
You could download Scripter and follow this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924983&page=4
Would involve some intial work but you would never have to do it again.
^ Shift Faced
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Pretty much what I was thinking about doing if something doesn't exist, though that is skipping the "pm uninstall <package>" step.

All you need is rootexplorer. You can change permissions and delete anything
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http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1-development/sdx-stock-app-removal/
Confirmed this works for our phone. Only thing is you must backup the apps you wish to remove. Of course, all the other methods described above work, though this is an app designed specifically to remove system apps and their respective odex files. All credit goes to Caspian.
Also, keep in mind, this thread is found in a Samsung Moment forum, which means that when he refers to "safe apps for removal" he's talking specifically about that phone.

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[Q] Deleting TW Launcher from system/app?

Hi all.
I'm, currently on ICBINB kI3 1.5 which came with the default launcher Touch Wiz.
I use launcher pro plus as my default launcher.
My question is will deleting twlauncher from system/app improve performance or battery life? Or will in cause instability?
-Any help is appreciated =]
-Note: Build prop contains "ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1"
Other Stuff: Ive tried editing the rom before flashing as in replacing twlauncher.apk with launcher pro.apk and that wood not load a homescreen on boot. ive tried adding the both into the rom before flashing and that was unstable. but of course there is a pretty high chance i did this process incorrectly.
Details: gs4g/ icbinb 1.5/ ext4 on all/ uv at 1.3/
I always delete it, and I too use LPP. I haven't noticed a difference either way
i too wonder about this question. I don't think it will improve battery any if you close down the TW launcher and set the other launcher as default. If anyone have more experience please confirm or correct my reasoning.
I always delete it to using Titanium Backup. After I delete it I go into TB's More settings and clean the dalvik cache.
I've never had an issue with anything. After a reboot LP gets installed as a system app.
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Mizun0h said:
Hi all.
I'm, currently on ICBINB kI3 1.5 which came with the default launcher Touch Wiz.
I use launcher pro plus as my default launcher.
My question is will deleting twlauncher from system/app improve performance or battery life? Or will in cause instability?
-Any help is appreciated =]
-Note: Build prop contains "ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1"
Other Stuff: Ive tried editing the rom before flashing as in replacing twlauncher.apk with launcher pro.apk and that wood not load a homescreen on boot. ive tried adding the both into the rom before flashing and that was unstable. but of course there is a pretty high chance i did this process incorrectly.
Details: gs4g/ icbinb 1.5/ ext4 on all/ uv at 1.3/
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this is because you put the wrong apk file into system/app. remember, it is not the apk from your data folder, it is the one from the cache folder. i have done this many, many times on multiple phones and it has always worked. uninstall launcher pro, reinstall it from the market. immediately use root explorer to go to the /cache folder and copy the download.apk file. rename it to w/e and put that file in the system/app OF THE ROM ZIP FILE. then flash THAT ZIP file. should work every time. dont just put it in your system/app of the rom currently loaded on your phone. doesnt work that way
jager555 said:
this is because you put the wrong apk file into system/app. remember, it is not the apk from your data folder, it is the one from the cache folder. i have done this many, many times on multiple phones and it has always worked. uninstall launcher pro, reinstall it from the market. immediately use root explorer to go to the /cache folder and copy the download.apk file. rename it to w/e and put that file in the system/app OF THE ROM ZIP FILE. then flash THAT ZIP file. should work every time. dont just put it in your system/app of the rom currently loaded on your phone. doesnt work that way
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You're the man! thanks. I think this is what I was missing. I remembered you tried to explain this process to me and I and I just failed. But again, thank you.
Can this be done for all apks? Like if I wanted pandora or google music as high priority system apps?
It can be done for most apps, but not all. Some apps install to more places than just data/app, so it won't work. it's trial and error, to be honest. But I guess that's half the fun, isn't it?
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jager555 said:
this is because you put the wrong apk file into system/app. remember, it is not the apk from your data folder, it is the one from the cache folder. i have done this many, many times on multiple phones and it has always worked. uninstall launcher pro, reinstall it from the market. immediately use root explorer to go to the /cache folder and copy the download.apk file. rename it to w/e and put that file in the system/app OF THE ROM ZIP FILE. then flash THAT ZIP file. should work every time. dont just put it in your system/app of the rom currently loaded on your phone. doesnt work that way
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Jager, could you please reply with an example of what renaming a download.apk would look like.
I went into my cache folder using Root Explorer, long pressed the download.apk I have there and hit rename.
Do I literally change the name download.apk to w/e?
I'm sure this is a dumb question but I'm new to modding. I only very recently have learned enough to venture out of just flashing.
This is more than a curiosity for me. I want to learn and practice this kind of modding.
Thank you for your time and wisdom.
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Jerry D said:
Jager, could you please reply with an example of what renaming a download.apk would look like.
I went into my cache folder using Root Explorer, long pressed the download.apk I have there and hit rename.
Do I literally change the name download.apk to w/e?
I'm sure this is a dumb question but I'm new to modding. I only very recently have learned enough to venture out of just flashing.
This is more than a curiosity for me. I want to learn and practice this kind of modding.
Thank you for your time and wisdom.
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jerry,
i just name it whatever app it is. for example, i would rename download.apk to launcherpro.apk or to gosmspro.apk. I would, however, long press, click COPY, copy it to my "download" folder on my sd card, and then rename it. i do not MOVE the download.apk from the cache folder. i also do not rename it until i have copied it to my sd card. that just me though. i think the android system clears out the download.apk file by itself and it would be best to let it do that; as opposed to prematurely moving it and it causing errors.
After renaming the download.apk what do we do with it. Push to where?
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COPY the download.apk to any folder on your sdcard. Then rename it to whatever.apk
Copy this file to syatem/app in the new rom before you flash it.
From what ive been told this can be done from a lot of apps, but not all. So far ive tried and had good experiences with launcherpro, google music, and pandora.
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A really easy way to do this as well is to use Titanium Backup.
If you currently have both TW and launcher pro on your phone... Open titanium backup and click on the middle tab up top labeled backup/restore.
Scroll down to TW launcher and select. It will give you an option to uninstall.
And launcher pro becomes your default and only launcher.
It also works to remove other system apps that you normally cannot as well.
Jiggly, while that may work, my approach does a couple of different things. It makes them true system apps, saves internal ROM and uses system ROM instead, cleans up a few things and it makes flashing a lot easier. With titanium backup, you ate not integrating the apps into the ROM. We are removing and adding things prior to flashing, causing less problems
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Babyj303 said:
After renaming the download.apk what do we do with it. Push to where?
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As stated in my post above yours, I put it in my downloads folder on my sd card.
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As I stated earlier in this thread I too was using the "Titanium Backup method" and thought that my apps were System apps. That's what Titanium Backup says and they are red so they must be.
If I go into My system app folder using Super Manager I can see in my app list that they are not true System apps as Jager said. A system app looks like this in my app folder; My Account [SYS] Maps [SYS] Music [SYS] ect.
Here is what my "Titanium backup method" apps look like;
LauncherPro [SYS]Internal Only
Double Twist [SYS]Internal Only
Dolphin Browser HD [SYS]Movable
I noticed this a couple of weeks ago and that is why I was excited to see this thread. I know the method jager is describing is Superior to using TB. I'm working on "my" ROM now.
I just thought I'd throw this out there. There's nothing like a visual aid to put things into perspective.
jerry, let me know if you need help with that; or at least some pointers. i'm not raver or dsexton (krylon and drhonk goes without being said), but i still have a few tricks up my sleeve.

[Q] Titanium Backup Stuck on Restoring App Screen

Hello,
I just got my new Atrix 2
root it, and remove some apps including
all related to Yahoo.
Now I can't open any Contact, Contact Storage
com.motorola.contacts has stopped.
found some posts referencing
to Yahoo Mail Authentication, so I went to my TB Pro and select Yahoo Mail Authentication to restore, but TB get stuck on Restoring App Screen and not moving.
Is there another way to restore it?
Thank you.
P.S. Restore to Factory didn't help but lost root
DanDem said:
Hello,
I just got my new Atrix 2
root it, and remove some apps including
all related to Yahoo.
Now I can't open any Contact, Contact Storage
com.motorola.contacts has stopped.
found some posts referencing
to Yahoo Mail Authentication, so I went to my TB Pro and select Yahoo Mail Authentication to restore, but TB get stock on Restoring App Screen and not moving.
Is there another way to restore it?
Thank you.
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You CANNOT remove apps from this phone.
Please read the noob post, here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
You will have to get the fxz file from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415336
You can either flash this to your phone, which is what I recommend, since you did not read or search the forum, I am quessing you are pretty noob. This will take you back to 100% stock.
Or if you really want the abilty to f' up your phone more, or are more advanced than you have given the impression you are, keep reading.
You can use that fxz file, to extract the files needed from it to pack on your phone using the sdk, and pushing those files to your phone. I will not tell you how, but you can do some searches on XDA to figure all that out.
jimbridgman said:
You CANNOT remove apps from this phone.
Please read the noob post, here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396650
You will have to get the fxz file from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1415336
You can either flash this to your phone, which is what I recommend, since you did not read or search the forum, I am quessing you are pretty noob. This will take you back to 100% stock.
Or if you really want the abilty to f' up your phone more, or are more advanced than you have given the impression you are, keep reading.
You can use that fxz file, to extract the files needed from it to pack on your phone using the sdk, and pushing those files to your phone. I will not tell you how, but you can do some searches on XDA to figure all that out.
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Thanks a lot for these links, I did found them before just hope not to go that path, I had faith in TB but looks like I shouldn't buy it.
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DanDem said:
Thanks a lot for these links, I did found them before just hope not to go that path, I had faith in TB but looks like I shouldn't buy it.
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Try using the fxz files and extract the system.img I can't really tell you what to go and get to do that with, but a google search should help you.
Grab the sdk:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Install that and the drivers for the phone, from here:
This if on 32-bit:http://www.mediafire.com/?71c12qc4a1svqza
And this for 64-bit:http://www.mediafire.com/?ysphmaz131d3an9
find out how to mount that system.img file in windows, a google search will do well for that.
Copy those files you removed from the system/app directory/folder
and then find where you copied those files to and open a command prompt from there, and:
Code:
adb push filename.apk /data/local
adb shell
su
mount -o remount, rw /system
cd /data/local
cp filename.apk /system/app
chmod 440 /system/app/filename.apk
You will do the push for each file you removed, and also the cp and chmod, just replace the "filename" with the actual filename of the files.
Worst case, if you completely f' your phone up, you can restore the fxz, with RDS lite 5.6 or higher. At least this way you might learn something in the process.
Jim,
Let me ask you a quick question, pushing files with adb does the same as copy them using RootExplorer?
I tryed copy them with Root Explorer into system/app folder, still having problem.
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DanDem said:
Jim,
Let me ask you a quick question, pushing files with adb does the same as copy them using RootExplorer?
I tryed copy them with Root Explorer into system/app folder, still having problem.
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No, you can not use root explorer, it does something funny when it copies those type of compressed files, an apk, is kind of like a zip, and that can be "extracted" so to speak and run, without taking the zip apart.
You HAVE to use adb to push the files, then use the unix/android cp command. Just use the code I posted exactly the way I have it, or it will not work.
DanDem said:
Thanks a lot for these links, I did found them before just hope not to go that path, I had faith in TB but looks like I shouldn't buy it.
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The best way is before trying to remove system applications (showing in red in Titanium), freeze it with Titanium backup. And only if your phone is working perfectly with this app frozen, you might think about removing this app. But why to remove it if it does not take any resources when frozen?

working touchqiz ux for cm9/aokp

I didn't make this but just wanted to share since it works on our device...
simply unzip the file, use root explorer to copy the lib file and the app, set app permissions correctly, install, then reboot!
my god it is smooth :O
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671482
Is your Widgets working?
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IEatKittys! said:
Is your Widgets working?
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that is why you have to set permissions correctly.
Did you move it to system/app wwith root explorer?
Make sure the top row of permissions all have check marks.(leave the others that are already checked off checked, I sometimes jusst check off all 9 permissions boxes if unsure)
Reboot your phone, and voila widgets will be working
Holy ****. I swear I tried everything. Even the Guy who ported it couldn't find a way to make it work. Thanks.
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No problem man!
It's funny everyone is hating on it in the CM9 thread. Personally I find it very smooth and much different from the old touchwiz.
I have my icons themed with a CM9 theme too and I like how it keeps the theming.
I have an awesome red ics theme.
I too have tried everything under the sun even begging cursing kicking and even tried praying and I still can't get it to work.. I tried installing the zip in cwm and it didn't install tried unzipping it and dropped the apk in system app folder aannk didn't work after unzipping tried installing the apk like you would any other it showed up as an option in the launchers but when I tried to run it of course it just force closed so I tried moving the library file still force close tried fixing permissions wiping cache and dalvick cache still force close tried settings apps all touchwiz home clear data still force close. If anyone knows something I hadn't tried let me know cause until then I'm stuck like chuck... guess I'll stick with apex launcher....
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garydv2002 said:
I too have tried everything under the sun even begging cursing kicking and even tried praying and I still can't get it to work.. I tried installing the zip in cwm and it didn't install tried unzipping it and dropped the apk in system app folder aannk didn't work after unzipping tried installing the apk like you would any other it showed up as an option in the launchers but when I tried to run it of course it just force closed so I tried moving the library file still force close tried fixing permissions wiping cache and dalvick cache still force close tried settings apps all touchwiz home clear data still force close. If anyone knows something I hadn't tried let me know cause until then I'm stuck like chuck... guess I'll stick with apex launcher....
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Worked for everyone else so I'll give simple steps.
Use root explorer.
Copy the apk to system/app
Set permissions correctly on it (check all 9 boxes if unsure) but don't install yet
Copy the lib to system/lib
Reboot phone
Then use root explorer and go to system/app
Click on the launcher apk and choose install.
There you go
crixley said:
Worked for everyone else so I'll give simple steps.
Use root explorer.
Copy the apk to system/app
Set permissions correctly on it (check all 9 boxes if unsure) but don't install yet
Copy the lib to system/lib
Reboot phone
Then use root explorer and go to system/app
Click on the launcher apk and choose install.
There you go
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Thanks got it working now.
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I tried flashing it via CMW, then it said "enjoy". I thought I made it, but surprisingly nothing changed.
I'm using ICS ugraded from Samsung stock GB. Someone tell me whatz wrong plz !
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econan1214 said:
I tried flashing it via CMW, then it said "enjoy". I thought I made it, but surprisingly nothing changed.
I'm using ICS ugraded from Samsung stock GB. Someone tell me whatz wrong plz !
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That's because you don't flash in cwm. Follow the exact instructions in post above and it will work but you have to follow them step by step no shortcuts you must do it exactly like it says.
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garydv2002 said:
That's because you don't flash in cwm. Follow the exact instructions in post above and it will work but you have to follow them step by step no shortcuts you must do it exactly like it says.
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I did flash the .zip file in CMW, and then rebooted the phone. But nothing changed ! I've done this many times, but no luck. I've just wiped out everything and done a factory reset, then got my phone ugraded to ICS, installed CMW, superuser, and tried to do this again. But it won't work. I don't know why.
crixley said:
Worked for everyone else so I'll give simple steps.
Use root explorer.
Copy the apk to system/app
Set permissions correctly on it (check all 9 boxes if unsure) but don't install yet
Copy the lib to system/lib
Reboot phone
Then use root explorer and go to system/app
Click on the launcher apk and choose install.
There you go
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These are the steps you have to do if you want this work. Even though it is a zip file you do not flash it in cwm. Its not gonna work that way. You have to extract the files so you can get the apk file and others needed to do the steps above. You will also need a file explorer that allows you to get to the system files. I used es file explorer its free on the market. Follow the steps above and this will work..
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Scares me the people that just flash zips without reading directions....
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dakpluto said:
Scares me the people that just flash zips without reading directions....
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Yea I know. Even after you told them not to. That is why so many phones end up bricked and a very expensive paper weight...
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Thanks for your answers ! :d
But even though I use Es File Explorer as you recommended, I cannot set permission to the apk file. When I click install, it says Application not installed. I DONT KNOW HOW TO SET PERMISSION on it using Es File.
Do I really need Root Explorer to do this ?
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econan1214 said:
Thanks for your answers ! :d
But even though I use Es File Explorer as you recommended, I cannot set permission to the apk file. When I click install, it says Application not installed. I DONT KNOW HOW TO SET PERMISSION on it using Es File.
Do I really need Root Explorer to do this ?
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Umm I used es file explorer. After you copy the apk to system app long click on it and several options come up. One is options click it and then click permissions then change and tick every box all nine of them
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People really hate to follow instructions eh lol
garydv2002 said:
Umm I used es file explorer. After you copy the apk to system app long click on it and several options come up. One is options click it and then click permissions then change and tick every box all nine of them
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After the long click, scroll to the bottom and select Properties, then beside permissions click Change, in there set the permissions to
Owner r w w
Group r
Other r
And apply.
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rpr69 said:
After the long click, scroll to the bottom and select Properties, then beside permissions click Change, in there set the permissions to
Owner r w w
Group r
Other r
And apply.
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I had to check all nine boxes for it to work on my phone. Don't know why but I had to. Most important its working now
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I clicked on Properties, but couldnt see the "permission" and "change" button anywhere.
Only the one that says "check sum".
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Deleted stock task manager

Hello everyone,
I am new to all hacking and modding so please forgive me if I do something wrong.I was uninstalling applications from my rooted atrix 2 2.3.6 stock when I deleted the task manager can you give me the apk or the file and tell me how to use it.I have the 55.28.37 Asia retail please help me.
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A word of advice: NEVER delete system applications, instead just freeze them. You never know when you may need them or want them back, and if you delete something (case in point here) that you want back, then you're asking for possible unwanted issues...
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Try doing "adb install com.motorola.PerformanceManager.apk" or copy it to SD card and then use some file manager.
kousik said:
Try doing "adb install com.motorola.PerformanceManager.apk" or copy it to SD card and then use some file manager.
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He should have no problem downloading the file and placing on root of the /sdcard and install like any other .apk (unless he's deleted his file manager also!).
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Set the right permissions otherwise even after placing app into system it will not work.
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For reference, my Performance Manager's location is /system/app/PerformanceManager.apk and the permissions are rw-r--r-- which is chmod 644
Thanks every one for your replies you people are really helpful
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If you can give me a step by step guide then it would be very helpful
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Easiest way is to download the file to your computer, then connect your phone in usb mass storage mode to your computer, copy the .apk file you downloaded to your sdcard (which might show up as D: or E: in your PC), disconnect phone from computer, on phone use the "Files" file manager, go to "sd card", locate the .apk and tap on it to install. (Unknown sources should be ticked in your Settings > Applications)
Delete previous performance Manager that you have copied to system/app folder
Extract the attachment then copy both files to system/app without renaming or modifying them
Now to set the permission press and hold both files one after other for 3 seconds a window will appear in that select permission .
Now set permission as I have attached a Image.
People please help me I copied the apk and odex file and I have set the permissions but its not helping
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Please help me
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shaurya19 said:
Please help me
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For future reference just copying files to system/app never works. You ALWAYS have to push them with adb. Do you have adb set up on your computer?
If you must use root explorer, you need to copy the files first to the /system folder, and change the permissions to rw-r--r--.. Then "multi-select" both files and "MOVE" (do not copy) them to the /system/app folder, then reboot immediately. If you can go into recovery mode (with bootstrap or cwm on boot feature), then wipe dalvik and cache partition - if not, it may act up.. and it may not.. I have done this countless times with no issues (unless I was sloppy and forgot to rename or change permissions).
It's not the best method - farshad525hou is right, adb is cleaner.. but it can/does work
alteredlikeness said:
If you must use root explorer, you need to copy the files first to the /system folder, and change the permissions to rw-r--r--.. Then "multi-select" both files and "MOVE" (do not copy) them to the /system/app folder, then reboot immediately. If you can go into recovery mode (with bootstrap or cwm on boot feature), then wipe dalvik and cache partition - if not, it may act up.. and it may not.. I have done this countless times with no issues (unless I was sloppy and forgot to rename or change permissions).
It's not the best method - farshad525hou is right, adb is cleaner.. but it can/does work
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Using root explorer never worked for me...
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farshad525hou said:
Using root explorer never worked for me...
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Yea, I know some folks are opposed to it and/or can't get it to work properly, but I've doing it for quite some time and never ran into a problem - unless I don't do something right. But, come to think of it, I am usually overwriting old files when pushing with root explorer, not placing new ones - I wonder if that may have something to do with it..?
But, I am all for adb - it's an excellent tool that everyone who wants to mod needs to get familiar with.
I suppose we are getting off topic, but this would make a good discussion thread somewhere...
EDIT: just checked, I guess I'm not alone after all!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412729 - the key steps are to set permissions (which can't be done on the sdcard) and MOVE to /system/app (or where ever)
Where can i get abd?
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farshad525hou said:
For future reference just copying files to system/app never works. You ALWAYS have to push them with adb. Do you have adb set up on your computer?
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I got adb but should i adb install the file that kousik has posted or should i push both the odex and apk files posted by prasannapmv?
Whenever i type adb remount it says that it is not allowed and when i try to adb install it gives an error
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shaurya19 said:
I got adb but should i adb install the file that kousik has posted or should i push both the odex and apk files posted by prasannapmv?
Whenever i type adb remount it says that it is not allowed and when i try to adb install it gives an error
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Just do adb install xx.xx.xx.apk there is no need to remount (or odex file). What is the error message do you get when you tried adb install? If it says already installed, then go to settings -> applications -> all and uninstall the same, and try adb install again.
kousik said:
Just do adb install xx.xx.xx.apk there is no need to remount (or odex file). What is the error message do you get when you tried adb install? If it says already installed, then go to settings -> applications -> all and uninstall the same, and try adb install again.
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it says install-failed-dexopt

[MOD] Email.apk With NO Security

Use this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
and follow ftc_osiris's directions (thank him in post 5):
Run it the .bat file and type the following at the prompt when it says it can't find the email application:
SecEmail_J.apk
If necessary, the following is the name of the exchange apk (this shouldn't be required though)
SecExachange.apk
There is a thread on xda with the email policy patcher. That works for the s4
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eclipxe said:
There is a thread on xda with the email policy patcher. That works for the s4
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This?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
Are you looking for the aosp email.apk?
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vrundmc said:
This?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
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This one worked for me on the Touchwiz Email ON A DEODEXed Stock ROM. (I did not create the script, I just use it )
It did not work before the deodexed rom came out but that could have been a fluke (ie not sure).
Run it the .bat file and type the following at the prompt when it says it can't find the email application:
SecEmail_J.apk
If necessary, the following is the name of the exchange apk (this shouldn't be required though)
SecExchange.apk
Hope that helps you.
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Another note:
After you have performed this once successfully, copy the SecEmail_J.apk and SecExchange.apk from the /system/app folder on the phone to somewhere on your computer for future use.
When you go to flash a new rom, open the .zip file and drop the .apks into the /system/app folder inside the ROM that you want to install. You won't need to run the hack script or do anything special in recovery.
As long as Touchwiz is not updated, those .apk files will be usable in place of the script. (unless you get an uneditable ROM .zip).
If Touchwiz is updated in the future, the answer would be to repeat the hack process above and then get the new versions of the .apk files for future use.
As always, I hope this helps.
Let me know if anyone has difficulty.
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This one worked for me on the Touchwiz Email ON A DEODEXed Stock ROM.
It did not work before the deodexed rom came out but that could have been a fluke (ie not sure).
Run it the .bat file and type the following at the prompt when it says it can't find the email application:
SecEmail_J.apk
If necessary, the following is the name of the exchange apk (this shouldn't be required though)
SecExachange.apk
Hope that helps you.
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Nevermind...it worked! Thanks!!
vrundmc said:
Nevermind...it worked! Thanks!!
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Glad it worked! I was going to post the actual files from my phone but they are over 8 MB and XDA has an 8MB limit.
Alright, I ADDED THE FILES FOR THE ORIGINAL STOCK ROM!!!!
I had to use 7zip to split the files.
Remove the .zip and the parenthetical at the beginning of the filenames, then highlight both and hit extract. (name them "Exchange_Bypass.7z.001" and "Exchange_Bypass.7z.002" )
ACTUALLY,
(remove_this_and_the_.zip)Exchange_Bypass.7z.001
and
(remove_this_and_the_.zip)Exchange_Bypass.7z.002
work just fine. In other words, leaving the leading parenthetical does not cause a problem.
A pain, I know. But all you have to do is take the extracted files and put them in the "/system/app" folder of the ROM you wish to flash.
Alternatively, if you want to install on your phone (not flash with a ROM), use a root file manager, overwrite the files already in /system/app on your phone, then set the permissions to "rw-r--r--" (I haven't tried this one to be honest, it might be better to use the hack to accomplish this.)
ftc_osiris said:
Glad it worked! I was going to post the actual files from my phone but they are over 8 MB and XDA has an 8MB limit.
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Here is the second file
ftc_osiris said:
Here is the second file
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I am unable to unzip the files when removing the two pieces you advise to delete. Would you mind putting the apk on Dropbox? Thank you!
I was able to re-root on MDL and install via the batch file.
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BrandoKC said:
I am unable to unzip the files when removing the two pieces you advise to delete. Would you mind putting the apk on Dropbox? Thank you!
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I just tested them. They worked for me so I am not sure what to do?
I updated the post above to give the exact names to use.
Exchange_Bypass.7z.001
Exchange_Bypass.7z.002
Actually, all you need to do is remove the .zip portion.
I used the zip on MDL today and had no problems.

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