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seems like a simple question to me, how to install .apk files

I have searched and searched. I've used this website since my HTC 6700 and usually searching yields the answer i need. . . ..
I have a rooted CDMA Hero running fresh 1.1
but HOW do i install simple programs
i do not have apps2SD because i don't need it. . . .
is it as simple as putting the .apk on the memory card and going to file explorer *on the phone* and running it?
thanks i know this is simple but i do not know how to do it.

yes. it is that simple.

Yes, you can do that or you can install it using ADB
Code:
adb install <app name>.apk
Or you can use HTC Sync or some other 3rd party software to do it.

Astro Works too.. but you must enable 3rd party apps in settings

thanks everyone, i just didn't want to put it on my card and have the phone go crazy not recognizing where the program was.
and why do i have to wait 5 minutes between posts? I've had an account for 2 years.

gonzoangel said:
thanks everyone, i just didn't want to put it on my card and have the phone go crazy not recognizing where the program was.
and why do i have to wait 5 minutes between posts? I've had an account for 2 years.
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Time doesn't matter, its all about the # and this was only your 4th.

SORRY!
the application package installer (process com.android.packageinstaller) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
so just clicking on it and running it didn't work, i guess i'll try through adb

Failure [installed_failed_conflicting_provider]

What app are you trying to install?

i think its just the one apk i'm trying to install is bad, just did it with 3 other ones and its ok.

gonzoangel said:
i think its just the one apk i'm trying to install is bad, just did it with 3 other ones and its ok.
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Yeah, that was the route i was heading in.

kbizzle said:
What app are you trying to install?
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an illegal one, i'll just pay the four bucks
but i am enjoying oregon trail now

gonzoangel said:
an illegal one, i'll just pay the four bucks
but i am enjoying oregon trail now
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Lol. I thought that might be why they were being installed from the SD card. Keep in mind, some .apk are not all meant to be run on our Heros. Some are specific to other Android builds, mainly all but our Cupcake 1.5. Lol

kbizzle said:
Lol. I thought that might be why they were being installed from the SD card. Keep in mind, some .apk are not all meant to be run on our Heros. Some are specific to other Android builds, mainly all but our Cupcake 1.5. Lol
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yah thanks man, i was trying to install twidroid pro and it was the wrong apk or whatever, it was the whole reason i downloaded this one torrent. Oh well.
but we will not talk about that kinda stuff here *hushes lips*

AT&T UVERSE..New version 2/8/11

Updated to v2.1 build 3323
Just got UVERSE last week and this works fine on my EVO..

whoo hoooo! my wife has it on her iphone and i have been so jealous! giving this a try now. thanks!

Thank you! Been waiting for this since ditching my iphone.

Thanks. Wish we could watch shows that we have recorded on our phones. Maybe i just havent figured out how to yet.

[?]
How doo you sign jn when it ask 4 your att member name?

Dozenboy0012 said:
How doo you sign jn when it ask 4 your att member name?
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It should be your @att.net or @sbcglobal.net or whatever email address and password. I had to go and reset my password because I had no idea what it was.

MrDSL said:
Just got UVERSE last week and this works fine on my EVO..
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Thanks. Got uverse coming in a couple of weeks. had to ditch TW. Anybody had problems with BT lately on TW?

so you need to have an account with ATT to use this? how are you guys using this on the EVO, I'm assuming you guys have ATT account/log in info?

please take it easy on me on my first post but how do I load this on my evo? I tried to hit the link from my phone and get the message saying the content is not supported. I have a stock evo with the current update

jblazea50 said:
so you need to have an account with ATT to use this? how are you guys using this on the EVO, I'm assuming you guys have ATT account/log in info?
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Yeah you need to have AT&T UVERSE TV service. Then you would have a login.

nickpoz741 said:
please take it easy on me on my first post but how do I load this on my evo? I tried to hit the link from my phone and get the message saying the content is not supported. I have a stock evo with the current update
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Download the file to your sdcard and use something like EStrongs file explorer to open the file.
Make sure you have Unknown sources checked in Settings/Applications/ section

You have to pay for it don't you
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

when I clicked on the file it says parse error, problem parsing the package

pitmanr2003 said:
You have to pay for it don't you
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Pay for what? I mean yeah you pay for UVERSE TV service just like you would Dishnetwork or whatever. This app allows you to control your UVERSE DVR from your phone. Check out the channel guide and even download some shows to the phone. I think you need u300 or higher channel lineup though I dunno.
I just love being able to control my DVR from anywhere. I forget to record stuff all the time and miss out! This is awesome for me!

nickpoz741 said:
when I clicked on the file it says parse error, problem parsing the package
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save the file to your sdcard then open it with estrong file explorer. dont just try and open it from here.

Anybody get the streaming to work. Fails for me with a network error.

I think I did download it to the card but it doesnt give me a chance on where to save it. I click on the program and it says on the top left sdcard.download and the att.uverse.apk is there and when I click on that is when I get the error message

nickpoz741 said:
I think I did download it to the card but it doesnt give me a chance on where to save it. I click on the program and it says on the top left sdcard.download and the att.uverse.apk is there and when I click on that is when I get the error message
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launch the market and search for estrongs file explorer. download and install it..now launch estrong file explorer and find the .apk and click from there.

MrDSL said:
launch the market and search for estrongs file explorer. download and install it..now launch estrong file explorer and find the .apk and click from there.
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I did that and im getting the error message inside the estrong app when clicking on the att apk

nickpoz741 said:
I did that and im getting the error message inside the estrong app when clicking on the att apk
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if its giving you an error opening the file then download it from your home PC and then USB transfer it to your sdcard.

Need a little help. "Cannot download. The content is not supported on this phone"

Need a little help. "Cannot download. The content is not supported on this phone"
I did a search and did not find an answer. Every time I try to download from XDA I get this message and the download quits. If I download to my PC I am able to transfer it and it all is good. I am sure one of you android guru's can help me out ( I still consider myself a newb). I am probably missing something simple. It would really be nice to be able to download directly to the phone.
I am running the stock froyo, rooted with a couple of minor tweaks and the typical software, Rom Manager, SetCPU, Juice Defender, etc.
Thanks guys.

jcbofkc said:
I did a search and did not find an answer. Every time I try to download from XDA I get this message and the download quits. If I download to my PC I am able to transfer it and it all is good. I am sure one of you android guru's can help me out ( I still consider myself a newb). I am probably missing something simple. It would really be nice to be able to download directly to the phone.
I am running the stock froyo, rooted with a couple of minor tweaks and the typical software, Rom Manager, SetCPU, Juice Defender, etc.
Thanks guys.
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Try downloading a Download Manager from the android market. It usually does the trick cause the phone dosnt support downloading certain files with extentions out of the box so u have to download a manager for it to work.

Thank you very much. Do you have a favorite? Is there anything I should look for in particular regarding features?

+1
everything was fine for me, then suddenly stopped downloading zips... Then I realized I hadn't reinstalled Andexplorer. Did that and everything downloaded like butta'...
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[Q] Noob trying to root

I downloaded the hack kit but for some reason I'm stuck trying to set
hack-ace.cmd as administrator. When I try it says error I have no clue on what Im doing but Im willing to learn any help would great.

If you are using Vista or 7, are you right clicking on the .exe file and selecting "Run as administrator"?

Wolf_2 said:
If you are using Vista or 7, are you right clicking on the .exe file and selecting "Run as administrator"?
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im a noob so let me tell you how i d/l it. D/L it was winrar file and i extracted but i can not get run admin when i right click also on vista.

The hack kit should just be a zip file, which you could double click on it and extract all. Once extracted you will see the hack ace command script file and the effen manual. Open the effen manual and read it a few times. It is very easy but you will familiarize yourself with the procedure. You can uninstall HTC sync after you have installed it. You just need the USB drivers. The manual will explain this. You should be able to right click on the hack ace command script and select run as administrator. Then follow along with the manual and the on screen prompts.

Wolf_2 said:
The hack kit should just be a zip file, which you could double click on it and extract all. Once extracted you will see the hack ace command script file and the effen manual. Open the effen manual and read it a few times. It is very easy but you will familiarize yourself with the procedure. You can uninstall HTC sync after you have installed it. You just need the USB drivers. The manual will explain this. You should be able to right click on the hack ace command script and select run as administrator. Then follow along with the manual and the on screen prompts.
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thanks for the help now for some reason cant get a gold card

Try formatting your card, fat32. You will lose all data so back up first. There should be information in the manual.

if after you format to fat32 like wolf said and you still cant make your goldcard, use bubby's guide to make the goldcard and then use the hackkit to do the root.

I tried to go to psas.revskills.de site to make my goldcard but cannot access from firefox or I/E did anybody have the same problem. Is there something ive done wrong firewalls are turned off but still no go.

bigdog533 said:
I tried to go to psas.revskills.de site to make my goldcard but cannot access from firefox or I/E did anybody have the same problem. Is there something ive done wrong firewalls are turned off but still no go.
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hmm.. tried going to the site and it doesnt work. Says webpage is unavailable.

Cmrune said:
hmm.. tried going to the site and it doesnt work. Says webpage is unavailable.
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well damn i thought i had did something funky......damn guess no goldcard for me

When I try to run the cmd file as administrator it will automatically close after 3 seconds I can never get past that I have antivirus off and HTC sync unistalled wtf i read the effin manual a thousand times any suggestions.
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antivirus is off as in disabled, or totally uninstalled? cause if you download the program even when the antivirus is only disabled weird **** happens, you have to have AV totally off the comp.

going to root tonight but have question which rom is the most stable and more like stock?

bigdog533 said:
going to root tonight but have question which rom is the most stable and more like stock?
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i might be a little biased in my suggestion....

how do i get custom rom on to my sd card on phone?

bigdog533 said:
how do i get custom rom on to my sd card on phone?
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A. plug it into your computer, when prompted on phone, choose disk drive, copy rom over to phone
B. download straight from phone
C. take out SDCard, put in a computer, copy rom to SDCard

got the phone rooted and rom on thanks for the help everyone. Now im a little lost on getting the radio on phone.

bigdog533 said:
got the phone rooted and rom on thanks for the help everyone. Now im a little lost on getting the radio on phone.
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Check our the radio sticky in the dev section.
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[Q] Messaging app question

Hello everyone, I have my Nexus 5and am using the 8sms messaging app as I prefer it over Hangouts. However as this is the first non HTC phone I have had for years, I would like to be able to put the stock HTC messaging app onto my Nexus 5. Now I have rooted phones before but find I quite like my nexus as is.
So my question is, to do the above will I need to root my Nexus or will I be able to find the HTC messaging app posted somewhere then just download and install it as I would with an app from the Play Store. Or is it not possible to run the HTC messaging app on the Nexus?
When I have rooted in the past it was only to be able to try a couple of differant roms and to use apps like Titanium Backup. I am not too technically minded so need an idiots guide really. I would be able to unlock the bootloader and root the phone no problem, it is finding the file for HTC messaging and putting it on the phone I will have problems with.
All suggestions will be recieved with thanks
Cheers
Nexus04

Download a stock-based HTC rom of your choice then pull the SMS app out. Then install as a normal APK.

Hi thanks for the reply. So if I find the stock HTC ROM should I download it to my PC then find the messaging SDK then just plug in my nexus 5 and copy it across to the phone? Or is it a little more complicated than that?
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Nexus04 said:
Hi thanks for the reply. So if I find the stock HTC ROM should I download it to my PC then find the messaging SDK then just plug in my nexus 5 and copy it across to the phone? Or is it a little more complicated than that?
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Yes it's as simple as that.
Assuming that the downloaded rom is a zip file, open it normally (without extracting) via 7zip or any zip extractor, find the messaging apk file which is usually inside the system folder, then drag the file to any location in your PC, then copy to your phone and install.
Make sure you're not using ART. I encountered problems in the past doing this on ART.

ej8989 said:
Yes it's as simple as that.
Assuming that the downloaded rom is a zip file, open it normally (without extracting) via 7zip or any zip extractor, find the messaging apk file which is usually inside the system folder, then drag the file to any location in your PC, then copy to your phone and install.
Make sure you're not using ART. I encountered problems in the past doing this on ART.
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Ok I headed over to the HTC One S forum (this is my previous phone) and tried to find a stock rom to download but all the links I have tried so far do not seem to work. Would a custom rom use the stock messaging app or would they use a custom one like 8sms? All the links to stock roms I have tried have failed so far. I dont know if it is because the roms i am looking at are old but am not having any luck here.
Like I said I need an idiot proof guide as these processes do not come easy for me. I presume on my phone I would drag the messaging apk(if I find it lol) into the system folder then just select it as the messenger of choice in settings?

Nexus04 said:
Ok I headed over to the HTC One S forum (this is my previous phone) and tried to find a stock rom to download but all the links I have tried so far do not seem to work. Would a custom rom use the stock messaging app or would they use a custom one like 8sms? All the links to stock roms I have tried have failed so far. I dont know if it is because the roms i am looking at are old but am not having any luck here.
Like I said I need an idiot proof guide as these processes do not come easy for me. I presume on my phone I would drag the messaging apk(if I find it lol) into the system folder then just select it as the messenger of choice in settings?
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What doesn't work? The messaging.apk you copied? or the zip file?

Err, I'm pretty sure it'd take a bit more than just copying the apk. I would imagine its very much incorporated into sense...
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mikep99 said:
Err, I'm pretty sure it'd take a bit more than just copying the apk. I would imagine its very much incorporated into sense...
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Yep. Needs frameworks probably. It wouldn't work even on a pure aosp rom on a HTC device... Historically that was always the case anyway
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mikep99 said:
Err, I'm pretty sure it'd take a bit more than just copying the apk. I would imagine its very much incorporated into sense...
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rootSU said:
Yep. Needs frameworks probably. It wouldn't work even on a pure aosp rom on a HTC device... Historically that was always the case anyway
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I never had a chance to do this on a non-nexus device so I'm downloading a stock htc rom to try it myself.
My apologies :/

Thanks for the input guys. Could you send me a link to the Stock HTC rom you are downloading because all the links I have been trying have failed so far. I cannot find one that will download without failing or error messages, very frustrating as I have spent hours looking through the varios HTC phone forums and cant find one link that will download sucessfully to my pc. I dont know if its my internet connection

@ej8989
Did you have any joy installing the HTC messaging app?

Nexus04 said:
@ej8989
Did you have any joy installing the HTC messaging app?
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I tried. I didn't succeed. Sorry about that. I even tried copying all HTC apps and some frameworks to figure out what could make it work. Nada.