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Sideload Android apps on SGS4G

Ok so you can clearly tell I’m new to the whole Android “tuning” (I guess that what this would be call right? LOL)… And with that said that bring me to the following question.
I have a rooted my cell phone and now I what to load up the stock Samsung apps that for some reason T-Mo (or should I say now AT&T )locked read too… I guess this is a 2 questions in one thread. I have Titanium Backup and I see under Backup/Restore a file named Samsung Apps 1.2.183 from what I seen in the web the Euro SGS have this and have somewhat cool apps like FMRadio.apk , Divx.apk , and so on… So I found a web site that had those .apk files downloaded then and used Sideload Wonder Machine but its give me a failure to install due to a certificate not found something like that anyone have a way I can side load apps? Or how to fix this issue also I want to sideload apps because I want to have stock web browser and get rid of the one T-Mo installed crap bookmarks like E! channel and Yahoo! Crap mail. And also I was wondering if I have the following Gingerbread Launcher r2.apk ,and Gingerbread_Keyboard_2.3.apk what do I delete using TB on my SGS4G to get those working… Thanks for taking a look yall at my thread

Anyone have any ideas that could help me out?
Oh and sorry for bumping my topic up a bit .

Yogi3 said:
Ok so you can clearly tell I’m new to the whole Android “tuning” (I guess that what this would be call right? LOL)… And with that said that bring me to the following question.
I have a rooted my cell phone and now I what to load up the stock Samsung apps that for some reason T-Mo (or should I say now AT&T )locked read too… I guess this is a 2 questions in one thread. I have Titanium Backup and I see under Backup/Restore a file named Samsung Apps 1.2.183 from what I seen in the web the Euro SGS have this and have somewhat cool apps like FMRadio.apk , Divx.apk , and so on… So I found a web site that had those .apk files downloaded then and used Sideload Wonder Machine but its give me a failure to install due to a certificate not found something like that anyone have a way I can side load apps? Or how to fix this issue also I want to sideload apps because I want to have stock web browser and get rid of the one T-Mo installed crap bookmarks like E! channel and Yahoo! Crap mail. And also I was wondering if I have the following Gingerbread Launcher r2.apk ,and Gingerbread_Keyboard_2.3.apk what do I delete using TB on my SGS4G to get those working… Thanks for taking a look yall at my thread
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have you tried copy and paste to system/apps then restart phone ?
also what is the website that has that

I do not seem to find both GB Keyboard and Launcher after installing. Do you know where can I look for it?

Never mind. I got it.

[Q] Crash Bandicoot doesn't download from server anymore?

Hello guys,
I don't have crash bandicoot pre-installed on my sd card no more. I'd like to try out using the Native psx emulator developed by yifanlu, but when i run my crash bandicoot, it seems to get stuck on "Updating" and never changes.
I've tried the US version as well, same result. Left it on for over 2 hours and still showing Updating page and nothing moves...
Anyone have any idea what i can do?
Thanks!

shadowaeran said:
Hello guys,
I don't have crash bandicoot pre-installed on my sd card no more. I'd like to try out using the Native psx emulator developed by yifanlu, but when i run my crash bandicoot, it seems to get stuck on "Updating" and never changes.
I've tried the US version as well, same result. Left it on for over 2 hours and still showing Updating page and nothing moves...
Anyone have any idea what i can do?
Thanks!
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I accidently deleted my crash bandicot SD data the other day, when i fired up the game it started to download straight away if you want i will upload a copy of my crash .apk so you can try that one

AndroHero said:
I accidently deleted my crash bandicot SD data the other day, when i fired up the game it started to download straight away if you want i will upload a copy of my crash .apk so you can try that one
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dont forget the ZpAk aswell!

Woah! That would be great if you could upload it for me .
Much appreciated!

Cat_On_Droid said:
dont forget the ZpAk aswell!
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It would be breaking forum rules it i uploaded the zpac
shadowaeran said:
Woah! That would be great if you could upload it for me .
Much appreciated!
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I'll grab it now hold on

Oh..? Alright, I understand now
Sent from my R800i using XDA App

Thanks! I will give it and try and let you know how it goes!

shadowaeran said:
Thanks! I will give it and try and let you know how it goes!
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Maybe you will have more luck, if you push it back to /system/app where it came from rather than just installing

Thanks for the tip, but I didn't realize that within system/app I already have the same file that you uploaded. So I installed it from that location, but when I try to open it. All it keeps saying is updating... And I don't think it changes? Is it meant to change page to say maybe downloading or something? Is it meant to take ages to download?
This is getting quite annoying =.=
Anymore tips? Or should I just keep leaving it on the updating page?

shadowaeran said:
Thanks for the tip, but I didn't realize that within system/app I already have the same file that you uploaded. So I installed it from that location, but when I try to open it. All it keeps saying is updating... And I don't think it changes? Is it meant to change page to say maybe downloading or something? Is it meant to take ages to download?
This is getting quite annoying =.=
Anymore tips? Or should I just keep leaving it on the updating page?
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To be honest for me, when i launch crash, that updating box stays on maybe 1 second then goes

Oh really? Then that means I seriously have something wrong with mine...that's alright thanks for your help! I will try and figure it out...hopefully.
Thanks again!

Any luck on the stuck at updating ? Im having same problem and it will never stop updating!!! Just sits at updating screen for hours

Problem Solved
I went back through and started replacing .apk's i had deleted. I even tried installing crash different ways, put it back into system an still no good, installed to sd card didnt work, installed to system normally didnt work. So when the Syphon Filter didnt work for me either, and I had all the sd files for syphon filter already, but even that said updating. It wasnt crash. There is an app called "preinstalledservice.apk" and idk why but none of the sony playstation game apps would work without it. Just put that .apk back into system apps and change permissions on it. Everything works great now, oddly enough the preinstalledservice.apk also has a weird looking icon... I attached it below, almost like its smiling with razor like teeth just because it knew I was gonna need it back in system lol....

Is your phone unlocked? I read somewhere that if your phone is unlocked then you lose drm support...since unlocking my phone I have not been able to download any new xperia games.....
Sent from my SCH-I800 using xda premium

yea, I have an unlocked bootloader, everything still downloads fine. it only stopped working if i deleted the "preinstalledservice.apk"

droiddrums said:
I went back through and started replacing .apk's i had deleted. I even tried installing crash different ways, put it back into system an still no good, installed to sd card didnt work, installed to system normally didnt work. So when the Syphon Filter didnt work for me either, and I had all the sd files for syphon filter already, but even that said updating. It wasnt crash. There is an app called "preinstalledservice.apk" and idk why but none of the sony playstation game apps would work without it. Just put that .apk back into system apps and change permissions on it. Everything works great now, oddly enough the preinstalledservice.apk also has a weird looking icon... I attached it below, almost like its smiling with razor like teeth just because it knew I was gonna need it back in system lol....
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Interesting...... On another forum someone mentioned how Sony said a long time ago the emulator will work on Tegra 2 (which it does, as in the Sony S1 tablet). However you would think ok then why wouldn't it work on any Tegra 2 phone, well the Playstation Certification of course. But what could that entail? Simply a build.prop modification? Based on this maybe not, maybe this .apk is specific to hardware to make sure that its running on PS Certified devices only.
Just my theory....

Rogue Leader said:
Interesting...... On another forum someone mentioned how Sony said a long time ago the emulator will work on Tegra 2 (which it does, as in the Sony S1 tablet). However you would think ok then why wouldn't it work on any Tegra 2 phone, well the Playstation Certification of course. But what could that entail? Simply a build.prop modification? Based on this maybe not, maybe this .apk is specific to hardware to make sure that its running on PS Certified devices only.
Just my theory....
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I would have to agree with you because without that apk I couldnt run anything. And when Syphon Filter 1 or 3 opened and froze at updating , I knew it had to be something missing on my phone because the Syphon Filters weren't released for xperia play on verizon, So they didnt need to update anything because I already had the files needed and they were modified to work on any xperia play model/carrier.

droiddrums said:
I would have to agree with you because without that apk I couldnt run anything. And when Syphon Filter 1 or 3 opened and froze at updating , I knew it had to be something missing on my phone because the Syphon Filters weren't released for xperia play on verizon, So they didnt need to update anything because I already had the files needed and they were modified to work on any xperia play model/carrier.
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You guys are right
I have seen the file in titanium backup and when it's removed none of your xperia exclusive stuff will work anymore
the phone goes back to being regular android without it

HELP
droiddrums said:
I went back through and started replacing .apk's i had deleted. I even tried installing crash different ways, put it back into system an still no good, installed to sd card didnt work, installed to system normally didnt work. So when the Syphon Filter didnt work for me either, and I had all the sd files for syphon filter already, but even that said updating. It wasnt crash. There is an app called "preinstalledservice.apk" and idk why but none of the sony playstation game apps would work without it. Just put that .apk back into system apps and change permissions on it. Everything works great now, oddly enough the preinstalledservice.apk also has a weird looking icon... I attached it below, almost like its smiling with razor like teeth just because it knew I was gonna need it back in system lol....
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i cant find this file, when i download it its a _apk_downloader_exe, need help should have read ahead. now i can put this apk back in system/app. Can some one help me.

Im ok
I fixed it Thanks to mills00013 he has all the stuff you need if u got an Xperia Play (r800x..,).I love this Forum!

Clearing Google Market Info

May have been answered before but searching didn't bring anything up for me. Basically I want to clear the data backed up on my Google account regarding Android (WiFi, Market apps, Settings, etc) so I can start again.
Anyone know how to do it?

OK, managed to find somewhere that if you go into your Privacy settings and uncheck the backup option it says it'll delete everything. Is this correct?

Erm I think so eddy I used to untick it when first install and everythibk would be clear

For reference, the above doesn't work. Tried clearing the lot, wiped all data and reflashed my ROM and it still restored my apps, etc...quite annoying really. I mean, its good, but if you wanna start from a clean slate it would seem you can't!

Erm ok soz buddy
EddyOS said:
For reference, the above doesn't work. Tried clearing the lot, wiped all data and reflashed my ROM and it still restored my apps, etc...quite annoying really. I mean, its good, but if you wanna start from a clean slate it would seem you can't!
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That's OK mate! I'll find a way I'm sure

Quick edit: Turning off backup DOES delete settings relating to the phone but NOT the Market. Must be a separate backup which I can't find!
EDIT: OK, sign into your Google Dashboard and you can see what's backed up and when but you CANNOT delete it. Why the hell not?!?!

EddyOS said:
Quick edit: Turning off backup DOES delete settings relating to the phone but NOT the Market. Must be a separate backup which I can't find!
EDIT: OK, sign into your Google Dashboard and you can see what's backed up and when but you CANNOT delete it. Why the hell not?!?!
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Hi,
Is it one of those situations where they have you by the short and curlies,and will not let you go?
Maybe the only way is to open a new account?
I seem to remember AOL being the same...

Bloody well hope not! I've emailed Google so we'll see what comes of it but surely if you delete an app it should NOT come back the next time!
On a related note, anyone know why some apps I install are NOT listed under 'My Apps'? I'm guessing it's linked to my account somehow but, again, it's annoying!

Erm depends if they where downloaded from Google it self or if sourced from some where else they won't show up I should know
If u have titanium backup go to
Menu/more/market doctor and it will fix broken links to Google market
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Bloody well hope not! I've emailed Google so we'll see what comes of it but surely if you delete an app it should NOT come back the next time!
On a related note, anyone know why some apps I install are NOT listed under 'My Apps'? I'm guessing it's linked to my account somehow but, again, it's annoying!
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They're all from the Market, but I'll try the TI option, thanks
EDIT: I'm not paying for an app I'll never use, but thanks anyway. Funny how the old Market never had this issue. just the new one

Haha yes yes I agree old market was fantastic
Yes i do try before I buy if I like the app then buy
EddyOS said:
They're all from the Market, but I'll try the TI option, thanks
EDIT: I'm not paying for an app I'll never use, but thanks anyway. Funny how the old Market never had this issue. just the new one
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Randomly enough, it seems to have worked anyway! It said I may have to 'download any app' to get it up to scratch and, seeing as Superuser needing updating, I did it. It now shows all Market apps in My Apps!

Yh I did it I was playing around and now I have like 20 updates but can't update them.as there ermmmm not from Google
EddyOS said:
Randomly enough, it seems to have worked anyway! It said I may have to 'download any app' to get it up to scratch and, seeing as Superuser needing updating, I did it. It now shows all Market apps in My Apps!
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I'm just glad to have it sorted, was doing my nut in! At least now everything is cleared and setup from scratch so hopefully won't have to complain again. Still think Google should have the option

[Q] can't open pictures if send with whatsapp

hai there,
does anybody has the same probleme as me?i cannot open the pictures that been send tot me tru whatsapp..and i cant open "little moevies"from browser?
any idea?
(exuse my bad english)

I use WhatsApp for the most part of the day, I'm able to open, send and receive pictures and videos. Everything is running ok.
Try reinstalling the app... who knows?

i tried that,no differenceso i thought maybe i have to do a batterypull..
but i cant open de cover..tried it for 30 minutes..

have you seen in the manual how to open the cover? you need to push it with both your thumbs.
anyway, i'd try uninstalling and deleting all the cache you have from whatsapp of your SD card... then do a clean install and see if it's working.

essepoesjuh said:
i tried that,no differenceso i thought maybe i have to do a batterypull..
but i cant open de cover..tried it for 30 minutes..
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Hold the phone face down on your palm, with the keyboard on your fingers. Now with your other hand, press the bottom of your palm on the battery cover, press hard and push upwards to remove the cover.

try factory reset next... xD

thank you,i've managed to get it open,en did a batterypull,didn't change anything..i think i have a early edition of this phonebecause i cant find many apps in market,like whatsapp,angrybirds.. also my battery sucks
when i charge all night til morning,and just drink coffee its already at 80%..i have the appclose app..removed facebookchat,disabled a view things reccomended...but nothing changes..i hope you all understand me,my english is very poor

essepoesjuh said:
thank you,i've managed to get it open,en did a batterypull,didn't change anything..i think i have a early edition of this phonebecause i cant find many apps in market,like whatsapp,angrybirds.. also my battery sucks
when i charge all night til morning,and just drink coffee its already at 80%..i have the appclose app..removed facebookchat,disabled a view things reccomended...but nothing changes..i hope you all understand me,my english is very poor
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I don't know why the battery for some people is so bad. I have the phone as-is, using with Facebook chat, Google account configured and automatic sync. My battery lasts 24 hours, always. I don't installed too many apps, just Skype, WhatsApp, Evernote, Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Tune In Radio and Foursquare... maybe the case is some apps you are using?
I know that the Android market limits some apps depending on where you are based. Like we're usually unable to see the apps launched in Japan. For that there is a specific app/customization that I've read about a few months ago. Unfortunately I don't remember right now, but some Google should do it.
- Also, have you seen WhatsApp and Angry Birds on the market with other Android phones, in the same location? If yes, then we have to investigate the problem.
Alternatively, you may try downloading your apps using the web version of android market. You just have to login with the same Google Account you used on your phone and click to install on your web browser. The download and installation will happen automagically.
Curiosity: how can you say you can't see WhatsApp on your market if you're complaining about WhatsApp pictures in the first post?

was it something call market enabler? hmmm...

haii,
I dowloaded whatsapp tru the site..not tru market..
with other phones i always could use it,en it was in market..strange:$
i did a factory reset..didn't help with the pictures..i only installed whatsapp,en flashplayer..and appcloser..nothing else..
when i go to the online version of market,it say i have a samsung phone,and i cant change that.. before i had a bb 9780,and would like tot have android.thats why i bought this phone..
maybe i just have tot accept that this phone is not what i hoped it would be
but thanks for your reply

essepoesjuh said:
haii,
I dowloaded whatsapp tru the site..not tru market..
with other phones i always could use it,en it was in market..strange:$
i did a factory reset..didn't help with the pictures..i only installed whatsapp,en flashplayer..and appcloser..nothing else..
when i go to the online version of market,it say i have a samsung phone,and i cant change that.. before i had a bb 9780,and would like tot have android.thats why i bought this phone..
maybe i just have tot accept that this phone is not what i hoped it would be
but thanks for your reply
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u download flash player thru website & install? btw chacha only support flash player lite & by default. other flash player are not supported. appcloser? why not try memory booster?
btw my whatsapp doesn't give me any problem.

Advanced Task Killer.
> when i go to the online version of market,it say i have a samsung phone,and i cant change that
Open the site, go to Market Settings (Account Settings), click the second tab, under the phone you don't use click it and select Hidden.

ok thank you,i will try that
i"ll let you know how it goes from here

Facebook are at it again. Never trust those f...ers

Ok so I bought a Note 4 used. All is good with the phone. It's on Marshmallow 6.1 (who cares)
Now I've rooted the phone and it's all good ... but .... oh yeah. "facebook scum of the earth" have now several apps (3) on 6.1 yup AND I cannot remove them !!!!
F. No. I'm rooted. I'm running Titanium Pro and still that isth comes back, time and again. These barstewards are circumventing Play Store. No matter if you're set to "do not update apps) it just keeps coming back. I've tried to nuke this **** 3 times now. I had to do a restore from TWRP every time. If you shut them down they come alive again.
I detest FB and all the rapc they stand for and trouble they cause. I want that s/w off my phone but how do I go about that? I've always relied on Titanium. Not this time.
So what now? I even tried to take a screen-shot but got a security notice "telling me that screen-shot WASN'T ALLOWED. what the duck- in - hell is going on.?
The gaul of these people. What ever happened to out privacy?
If I can't nuke these apps, I'll need to find an earlier ROM from 5.....?
Any brains out there much appreciated helping me ****e on these dickheads!
Thank you

sounds like bloatware from your provider not fb

can you delete from system/app or systrm/privapp ?
"err on the side of kindness"

mrrocketdog said:
can you delete from system/app or systrm/privapp ?
"err on the side of kindness"
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im rooted, have titanium which is unable to remove this thsi .
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.pages.app
facebook app 203megoftotal****ingjunk
this will not delete

oldfread said:
im rooted, have titanium which is unable to remove this thsi .
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.pages.app
facebook app 203megoftotal****ingjunk
this will not delete
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ok. BUT can you delete from /system/app or /system/privapp ? wherever its located ?
"err on the side of kindness"

First off learn to do this yourself
Titanium and other apps are a crutch..
You can never be sure it's done right unless you do it your self.
Get the oem image for your Rom
Learn how to open it up and remove or add things
(That how custom Rom masters do things)
Remove what you want and flash away..
Or find a debloated version of your Rom and flash that.
And understand.
As time goes on Google, samsung and everyone else are trying to find ways to stop you from changing things on your phone..
They make money from it..
(And they get less support calls about problems from noobs who mess up their phones)
One day.. You will just be stuck with it.

this is good apk may help
try this app

create a blank app with the same package name, then facebook won't be able to update it due to unconsistent certificates

Thanks all. I don't currently have an OS so I can't install anything. No matter how long I let the phone sit it does nothing. Somehow I feel like the phone is not wiped completely as I thought it would be using TWRP (twerp) I'm guessing this is why I can't simply replace an image twerp made for me.
I've tried to use Kies to re-install a basic OS but it had a heart attack and its toes curled up and it died RIP Kies!
Ideas?

Well, I thought I'd update this thread. I got a copy of Lineage 14.1 and a copy of Gapps Nano 7.1 and flashed the pair of them.
WoW finally someting that works .....? NOT
Sadly everything works but the phone bit. uckf, it never ends! Whatscrapp, Viber & Skype the screen goes black and I've no control. The regular phone is black screen too but works bi-directional. Whatscrapp just calls yet no voice transfer either way. Viber & Skype connect with voice both ways but the screen is black no control, no soft keys or home button. WTF is going on?
ANY help would be much appreciated. It not my settings as far as I can tell. Everything else on the entire phone works. Well except the pen bit, not that I'm bothered about that.
I've a Note3 and I can say, that Whatscrapp will not do voice just like the Note4. Note3 did WA voice a loooong time ago but packed up never to return. All the rest of WA works though. I can't help wondering what WA hooks onto to make voice because it'll ring and I can be called but that is where the fun stops. Seems the world has forgotten just how robust Skype really is with Viber being a gillion time better than WA WA sadly rules for now.
Ideas anyone?
Cheers
No takers on this? Where do I go for xpert help? Please advise. Thanks

stock ,stock ,stock rom install

Yeah but I can't find stock. That's the problem. Sam Mobile are all corrupt. Is there alternative sites?