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HOW TO: Manually backup 3rd-party application settings and data

This tutorial will explain how to backup application data and settings for 3rd-party apps that do not have an export/import settings feature. Looking to upgrade your ROM but don't want to lose your todos/highscores/whatnots after a data wipe? Then read on..
(I've never used apps to SD, so I'm not completely sure how the data is stored with that. I'm assuming the entire data partition is moved to the SD though, so the procedures outlined in this guide are not necessary / do not apply to apps2sd)
Tools needed:
adb
Backing up settings
Run a adb shell in the command prompt and navigate to /data/data
Code:
c:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools> adb shell
# cd /data/data
Find the folder of the app whose settings you want to backup. In android 1.5, M/SMS are stored in com.android.providers.telephony and bookmarks are in com.android.browser. For third party apps, you can use ls to list all installed apps and find your app folder manually, or use find - say I want to find the app folder for the Astrid todo app:
Code:
# ls
<.....lots of directories....>
com.timsu.astrid
<.....more directories....>
# find *astrid* -maxdepth 0
com.timsu.astrid
Now open a separate command prompt and use adb pull to copy the application's data folder to your computer. This does not copy the app itself, only its saved data and settings. App .apks reside in /data/apps, which you can also adb pull out if you want. In this example I pull out settings for Astrid:
Code:
c:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools> adb pull /data/data/com.timsu.astrid d:\desktop\com.timsu.astrid
Feel free to replace d:\desktop with the location of your choice, of course. Repeat the above for each app folder you want to backup.
Restoring settings after a wipe
First thing to do is reinstall the apk, from sdcard, adb install, market, whatever. After the app is installed, you can restore settings in one of two ways: the easy way or the hard but safe (paranoid) way.
The Easy Way:
This quick and dirty method will give everyone full read/write/execute permissions on the application's settings/data. This is normally a Very Bad Idea with a normal linux computer, but realistically there is very little risk of this posing any real security issues on a device like a phone.
First, adb push the settings into the data folder, overwriting the app's stock settings (in this example, the astrid data I backed up) then adb shell into the phone and navigate to /data/data:
Code:
c:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools> adb push d:\desktop\com.timsu.astrid /data/data/com.timsu.astrid
Done
c:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools> adb shell
# cd /data/data
Now give full permissions to the app's data folder and its contents:
Code:
# chmod 777 com.timsu.astrid
# cd com.timsu.astrid
# chmod 777 * */*
And that's it. Launch the app and your settings/data should be restored.
The Hard Way
I'm not going to go into this in detail because if you're reading this, you probably know the commands to do this anyway. After you reinstall the app, the general idea is to run ls -l on the stock app data directory and its subdirectories to display the owner and permissions of each file/folder as setup by the android system. Write these down then adb push the backup app data folder in, which overwrites everything with directories and files owned by root. Then use chown and chmod to restore the original owners and permissions for each file and directory. Needless to say this can be quite a hassle if you're dealing with more than a few application backups.

is there any way to backup up wifi wep and wpa keys?
if there was i wouldnt mind wiping, but typing in a 63character long passkey gets very tedious after a while!

Wifi settings are stored in /data/misc/wifi:
-rw-rw---- system wifi 29620 2009-04-29 21:31 wpa_supplicant.conf

ah cool, thank you very much

Excel guide. I tried this before wiping my rom and installing a new one and it worked perfectly for 2 different applications. Great! Thanks!

good idea, can save some time.

Thanks for this

So ...
cyricc said:
Tools needed:
adb
Code:
c:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools> adb pull /data/data/com.timsu.astrid d:\desktop\com.timsu.astrid
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i am just wondering why would you use adb instead of just copying to the sdcard?!?
Code:
# mkdir /sdcard/my_backup_data
# cp /data/data/com.timsu.astrid /sdcard/my_backup_data
this would perform the same function "on the fly" without the need of even having a computer .. maybe add this into the OP?

I just used root explorer to copy the apks to sdcard

LucidREM said:
i am just wondering why would you use adb instead of just copying to the sdcard?!?
Code:
# mkdir /sdcard/my_backup_data
# cp /data/data/com.timsu.astrid /sdcard/my_backup_data
this would perform the same function "on the fly" without the need of even having a computer .. maybe add this into the OP?
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And you can use "tar" instead of "cp" to also automagically save/restore the correct UID, GID & permissions... or compress data...

Hmm i cud write a batch script to do all this. If theres a huge percentage of windows users here that would like this let me know. Features im thinking of are
1 click backup of all apps or choose from list of apps
launcher icon / wifi settings backup
1 click restore of all apps or specific app

Daneshm90 said:
Hmm i cud write a batch script to do all this. If theres a huge percentage of windows users here that would like this let me know. Features im thinking of are
1 click backup of all apps or choose from list of apps
launcher icon / wifi settings backup
1 click restore of all apps or specific app
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+1 here!
While these methods work fine, I am never one to reject a streamlined version. Thanks for this OP and Dane.

Scripting
Daneshm90 said:
Hmm i cud write a batch script to do all this. If theres a huge percentage of windows users here that would like this let me know. Features im thinking of are
1 click backup of all apps or choose from list of apps
launcher icon / wifi settings backup
1 click restore of all apps or specific app
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that's very easy

TAR
joseangel.alv said:
And you can use "tar" instead of "cp" to also automagically save/restore the correct UID, GID & permissions... or compress data...
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serious? so:
# tar /data/data/com.timsu.astrid /sdcard/my_backup_data/com.timsu.astrid.tar
would do this? or something different? i will look over the syntax myself .. that makes scripting so easy too

TAR
LucidREM said:
serious? so:
# tar /data/data/com.timsu.astrid /sdcard/my_backup_data/com.timsu.astrid.tar
would do this? or something different? i will look over the syntax myself .. that makes scripting so easy too
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# tar -czf /sdcard/my_backup_data/com.timsu.astrid.tgz /data/data/com.timsu.astrid
this (i guess) would be the correct functioning

Any idea where the homescreen layout is saved ? is it specific to the launcher ur using ?
W/e i think my script covers that by backing up data folder. Alright guys these r the options i have so far. Anything missing ?
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Launcher
Daneshm90 said:
Any idea where the homescreen layout is saved ? is it specific to the launcher ur using ?
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that would depend on which launcher you have i suppose

LucidREM said:
that would depend on which launcher you have i suppose
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Correct. Its the database folder within the specific launcher u are using. So in essense by backing up the whole /data folder or just ur specific launcher's /data folder u are preserving ur icons/widget layout.

Ok so here it is :
This assumes adb is in ur path.
Just place .bat file anywhere and run.

TAR
ok .. so i am just a sucker for the obvious i guess .. try this one out:
# lucid -archive
yay me! what this will do is to archive (tar) the whole /data/data folder .. not just one specific app .. then you can restore one part or all parts later (ok .. i did NOT script the restore portion)

[HOW-TO] Stock Apps for All!

After two days of fumbling around with adb, numerous nandroid backups, and ultimately wiping my system, I, with the help of my friend Kiraly (his xda username), have successfully installed the stock Messaging, Clock, Calculator and Browser apps onto my phone.
The Messaging app was of particular interest to me because I hate how the HTC Sense Messaging app always loads briefly when you enter a thread of messages, no matter how many messages are in the actual thread. Also, the stock Android Messaging app has a feature similar to BBM in that an icon within the thread notifies you when a message has actually sent.
By following the instructions contained hereunder, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the original poster (the "OP"). I hereby disclaim all warranties and liability for any harm that may result by following the aforementioned instructions.
Installing these apps was fairly easy once we found out how it needed to be done. You will need the following:
A. Minimal knowledge of adb, or rather knowledge of how to copy and paste adb commands.
B. You will need full root (root and nand unlocked)
C. 1.47 kernel with the modified default.prop file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7138666
D. The Root Explorer app (this can be purchased in the Android Market)
E. You will need the following .apk files from BuglessBeast. They are the only apps that I have been able to successfully install. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=700175
-Mms.apk
-Browser.apk
-DeskClock.apk
-Calculator.apk
STEP 1
Perform a nandroid backup.
STEP 2
Plug your phone into your computer via USB and mount the sd card.
STEP 3
Download the 1.47 kernel with the modified default.prop file. The stock kernel is also contained in the following link, and you can always revert back to it if need be. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7138666
STEP 4
Flash the modified 1.47 kernel .zip file to the root of your sd card (for all you rookies out there, simply drag the .zip file onto your sd card).
STEP 5
Reboot into recovery and install the kernel you just flashed. Then, reboot the phone.
STEP 6
Download the BuglessBeast ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=700175
STEP 7
Unzip the BuglessBeast file. Open the unzipped file. Find the folder labeled "System", and open it. Then, find the folder labeled "App", and open it. Find the files labeled Mms.apk, Browser.apk, DeskClock.apk and Calculator.apk. Drag those files to your desktop.
STEP 8
Download and open the Root Explorer app. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the folder labeled "System." Then, at the top of the app, click "Mount R/W." After you click that, open the "app" folder. Each application has two files you need to delete. Do not delete any of the clock files. You will need to delete the following files and then quit the application when you have finished:
-Browser.apk
-Browser.odex
-Mms.apk
-Mms.odex
-Calculator.apk
-Calculator.odex
STEP 9
Open the Command Prompt if you are a Windows user or the Terminal application if you are a Mac user and navigate to the tools folder of the Android SDK. Do not boot into recovery.
STEP 10
Type the following commands in order. We will use the Browser.apk as an example, and I will assume the file is on your desktop:
Code:
adb shell
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
Code:
exit
Code:
adb push C:\Users\YourUserName\Browser.apk /system/app
Code:
adb shell
Code:
chmod 6755 /system/app/Browser.apk
Code:
exit
Code:
adb reboot
STEP 11
Rinse and repeat!
Thanks to frankenstein\ for the kenel, laydros for getting me started in the right direction, BuglessPete for the .apk files, and most importantly to Kiraly for all his assistance.
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I hope the push command is correct. On my Mac, when the files is on my desktop, the command is:
/adb push /Users/kpoz/Desktop/Browser.apk /system/app
Someone please let me know if the push command is not correct for Windows.

kpoz said:
I hope the push command is correct. On my Mac, when the files is on my desktop, the command is:
/adb push /Users/kpoz/Desktop/Browser.apk /system/app
Someone please let me know if the push command is not correct for Windows.
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I'm using Ubuntu but I have a Windows lappy around with adb setup, I'll test it out and let you know.

neckface said:
I'm using Ubuntu but I have a Windows lappy around with adb setup, I'll test it out and let you know.
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Great, thanks. I almost forgot to delete the "./" before "adb" when I was writing the tutorial. For whatever reason, on a Mac the command is ./adb, and on Windows it is simply adb.

kpoz said:
Great, thanks. I almost forgot to delete the "./" before "adb" when I was writing the tutorial. For whatever reason, on a Mac the command is ./adb, and on Windows it is simply adb.
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Yup, same with Linux.

Just replaced the Sense Mms app with the stock one using this technique and it worked perfectly. Only thing I did differently was rather than deleting the stock files I just renamed them with a *.bak for easy restoring in case I ever need to.
Also I'm using Netarchy's kernel [FPS fix] and I did not need to do all the steps with the default.prop, I was able to mount the system folder with write permission.
And in case anyone is like me and just wants to replace the messaging app rather than all of them, I'll attach the apk for much quicker downloading. Its the apk straight out of the BuglessBeast ROM.

kpoz said:
I hope the push command is correct. On my Mac, when the files is on my desktop, the command is:
/adb push /Users/kpoz/Desktop/Browser.apk /system/app
Someone please let me know if the push command is not correct for Windows.
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Push command is correct for windows. It may vary slightly depending on where you placed the apk files.

tehpsyc said:
Just replaced the Sense Mms app with the stock one using this technique and it worked perfectly. Only thing I did differently was rather than deleting the stock files I just renamed them with a *.bak for easy restoring in case I ever need to.
Also I'm using Netarchy's kernel [FPS fix] and I did not need to do all the steps with the default.prop, I was able to mount the system folder with write permission.
And in case anyone is like me and just wants to replace the messaging app rather than all of them, I'll attach the apk for much quicker downloading. Its the apk straight out of the BuglessBeast ROM.
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Glad it worked for you! Thanks for attaching the Mms.apk.
I'm glad that slow, unresponsive Sense Messages app is long gone. You know there is something wrong with your app (*cough, HTC, *cough) when you get a "Loading" message when opening a thread, regardless of how many messages are in said thread.

initial said:
Push command is correct for windows. It may vary slightly depending on where you placed the apk files.
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Thanks for confirming.

tehpsyc said:
Just replaced the Sense Mms app with the stock one using this technique and it worked perfectly. Only thing I did differently was rather than deleting the stock files I just renamed them with a *.bak for easy restoring in case I ever need to.
Also I'm using Netarchy's kernel [FPS fix] and I did not need to do all the steps with the default.prop, I was able to mount the system folder with write permission.
And in case anyone is like me and just wants to replace the messaging app rather than all of them, I'll attach the apk for much quicker downloading. Its the apk straight out of the BuglessBeast ROM.
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What is the sense messenger app called? I can't find anything resembling it.
Here's a list of my HTC programs.
Code:
# ls /system/app/*htc*
/system/app/com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
/system/app/com.htc.NewsReaderWidget.apk
/system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
/system/app/com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk
/system/app/htcbookmarkwidget.apk
/system/app/htccalendarwidgets.apk
/system/app/htccontactwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcmailwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcmsgwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcsearchwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcsettingwidgets.apk
I see the htc messenger widget but do I have to get rid of that? I don't think that's the messenger application file.

initial said:
What is the sense messenger app called? I can't find anything resembling it.
Here's a list of my HTC programs.
Code:
# ls /system/app/*htc*
/system/app/com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
/system/app/com.htc.NewsReaderWidget.apk
/system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
/system/app/com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk
/system/app/htcbookmarkwidget.apk
/system/app/htccalendarwidgets.apk
/system/app/htccontactwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcmailwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcmsgwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcsearchwidgets.apk
/system/app/htcsettingwidgets.apk
I see the htc messenger widget but do I have to get rid of that? I don't think that's the messenger application file.
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The Sense Messenger app is called Mms.apk. Delete the Mms.apk and Mms.odex files. It's in the OP
Do not delete htcmessengeruploader.

kpoz said:
The Sense Messenger app is called Mms.apk. Delete the Mms.apk and Mms.odex files. It's in the OP
Do not delete htcmessengeruploader.
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Oh didn't realize it was the same. I'm using DamageControl's ROM and assumed HTC had a different label for some reason. Thanks for clearing that up.
In any case, I got a few FCs here and there and MMS is failing to send on the DC ROM. I'll tinker with it some more and see if I can figure something out.
btw, if anyone is doing this on DC's ROMs then don't bother looking for any *.odex files since his rom is de'odexed.

initial said:
Oh didn't realize it was the same. I'm using DamageControl's ROM and assumed HTC had a different label for some reason. Thanks for clearing that up.
In any case, I got a few FCs here and there and MMS is failing to send on the DC ROM. I'll tinker with it some more and see if I can figure something out.
btw, if anyone is doing this on DC's ROMs then don't bother looking for any *.odex files since his rom is de'odexed.
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Originally, Kiraly and I tried pushing these files and then using a shell to install them, but it resulting in a ton of force closes. We couldn't open any of the apps.
Regrettably, I'm not savvy enough to attempt to fix this issue for you if you are running a ROM like DC, especially a deodexed ROM. Best of luck to you.
Maybe the install command will work for you where it failed for me.
Try the following:
Code:
adb shell
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
exit
adb push :\Users\YourUserName\Browser.apk /sdcard
adb shell
install /sdcard/Browser.apk /system/app
exit
adb reboot

[How-To](UPDATED 11/1/10)Working Marketplace in 2.2 Emulator (no system.img)(ROOTED)

This all started out as an experiment to get my nandroid system.img file running in the adb emulator. Well sadly I haven't been able to do that (yet) but I have found something useful. I've Seen several people all over asking how to get a working marketplace app in 2.2 on the adb emulator. After a lot of researching (and trial and error) I've managed to get one. Here are the steps I've taken. (Steps 5 and 6 optional, you can just use the included build.prop if you prefer)
1) Create an avd running 2.2 (froyo,plenty of places explain how to do this so I won't)
2) Download the file (attached below, root files included)
3) Unzip to a location that's easy to remember and find.
4) Load your emulated phone (allow it to load fully)
5) enter this command in a command prompt/terminal window (make sure you "cd" to the directory where you extracted the files)
Code:
adb pull /system/build.prop
6) Remove or comment "ro.config.nocheckin=yes" (no quotes, might be able to just change it to "no" but I haven't tried it that way)
7) enter these commands
Winblows (I mean windows)
Code:
adb remount
adb push build.prop /system/build.prop
adb install GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb install Vending.apk
adb install Gmail.apk (optional but sometimes signing in here lets the market sign in)
adb shell rm /system/app/SdkSetup.apk
Linux
Code:
adb remount
adb push ./build.prop /system/build.prop
adb install ./GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb install ./Vending.apk
adb install ./Gmail.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/SdkSetup.apk
8) Sign in. If it works you're done if not reboot and try again, sometimes it takes 3 or 4 reboots to set. If your emulated phone has a data signal from your computer (you'll see a 3G and network icon in the notification area) just wait for it to sign in. The cancel button should grey out within a minute. If it says it can't connect restart the emulator and try again, be patient.
There is a known bug that not all apps show up in the marketplace. I'm not sure why so if someone here knows how to fix that by all means leave a post and let me know. If I see it I'll add it to the first post (provided it works of course )
Edit: Working on getting root on the emulator (just for the hell of it). So far I have su in the xbin directory and superuser.apk installed. Not 100% sure what else I need to do to get the su requests to go through though, I'll probably PM a more experienced member and post back when I have more. Got root? I do (got it working.) Here are the steps you need to take.
Rooting the standard android image on the emulator
1) Open a command prompt (cd to the directoy where you extracted the files)
2) enter these commands
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb install superuser.apk
That's it! You now have a rooted, market-enabled android emulator.
New! N00b-friendly method
1) create your avd
2) download the emulator files archive attached to this post
3) extract somewhere easy to find
4) open command prompt/terminal and cd to the extracted location
5) start your avd
6) Run your script (windows.bat or linux.sh)
7) sign into market and enjoy root!
Note:
You may have to chmod su again upon restarting the emulator.
To get root back simply run the re-root script for your OS (bat for windows,sh for linux)
To install busybox simply run the re-root script, it will automatically install if you're using the script to install on a new avd.

Post 2
[reserved for updates, explanations, pictures, present/future tweaks in progress, etc]
Pictures:
Superuser list,Marketplace (I like solitaire><), Terminal with su permissions, and re-rooted Terminal​
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Tweaks:
1: root (done!)
2: busybox (done!)

Wow nice....

Thank you the root resets after reboot, working on making it stick but its not hard to do it again, just start with the "-wipe-data" command and redo the root, market works after reboot though. Still working on getting a dumped system.img to boot, ill post that in its own thread when i get it. Glad you like this.
Sent from my ROOTED T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
Edit: see first post on how to get root back,no data-wipe!

so cool!! Good job man!

Thanks ^_^ let me know if you find any problems that I haven't already mentioned and I'll see if I can fix them or if they're just an emulator quirk.

Sorry for the double post but I wanted to let you all know busybox is now included! Installation can be performed through scripts (included in the "Emulator Files.rar" archive) or manually. If you wish to do it manually simply open the script in a text editor to see what's going on and enter the commands in a command prompt/terminal window.

I'm not able to make this work, not with a toolkit downloaded yesterday anyway.
Pulling of build.prop works, but pushing fails with a directory related error.
"adb shell" followed by "cd /system" and "ls -l" gives a list of files that does not include build.prop, neither as a file nor as a directory.
"ls -l build.prop" works though, and lists a file with 0644 permissions.
Install of all apks different from Gmail fails, with an error that says that those apks are already installed. Uninstalling them through adb doesn't work, netting instead a simple generic error.
Does anyone know whether I'm doing something wrong or Google has modified the emulator images so to render the Market workaround unusable? If so, where could I download an earlier version of the 2.2 system image?
Many thanks
Rocco

I actually had this issue as well. Try re-making the avd, worked for me. You could also try running the scripts to install, might work. If it doesnt post back and ill post the system.img from my sdk.
Sent from my ROOTED T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

I have the same problem as ropi. Remade the avd several times with different properties, still no go.
I would really appreciate it if someone could upload a fully set-up avd somewhere.

I'll try again late this afternoon (I'm on CEST). Hope it works. If not, I'd be happy too if some kind soul would upload a link to a working avd
Thanks for the kind help
Rocco

I have no idea why people are having so many problems :/. I had the problem and once I remade the avd it went away. Try starting with the -partition-size 96 option and see if that helps. If not here are the files, just extract to your avd directory, it has the ini and img files you need and it's already setup. Just run re-root to get root back and sign into market and you're good to go.
http://hotfile.com/dl/79959332/3efbade/froyo-avd.rar.html
Edit: I just downloaded the latest revision and everything seems to be working fine :/ As I've said before try starting with -partition-size 96 and also try using the scripts I've provided. That should fix the issues, but if it doesn't there's always the hotfile link I've provided (or if you're just lazy lol)
Edit 2: also,just thought of this, make sure before you push the build.prop you adb remount. Pulling will work fine without doing that but pushing won't. No one said if they had done this and still received the errors so I'm trying to cover all bases. If remount fails try the adb shell mount command posted on the first page.

Thanks dbzfanatic, that avd worked great.

Glad it worked for ya. Let us know how everything works.
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A lot of apps can not be found in the Market ... I cannot find Lookout....

Yeah, I've mentioned that,firs post. It's a known bug. Nothing I can do to fix it at the moment. You could download the apk on your phone then pull it then install it in the emulator. Bit of a roundabout way of doing things but it's all we can do on the emulator for the time being, at least from what I know.

Ok after a bit of poking around (sorry it took so long) I found out a bit about the market. It seems it's not just your region that it uses to show apps but things like your carrier, presence/absence of a SIM card, Android version, etc. It uses the filters to choose which apps to show and which to exclude (not showing an American user Japanese apps, not showing someone on Verizon T-Mobile apps, etc) so this explains part of the problem. I also found out that the SIM card and IMEI numbers were(are?) hard-coded into the emulator binary, changing these may allow us to see a few more apps. I looked through the binary file a bit and didn't find anything but I'll look more closely in a bit (new job, yay <- read as "groan"). I don't know how to emulate or spoof a carrier so that will still cut us back on some of the apps being seen. If anyone knows how to do this please post here and let us know! It would also be beneficial if a user who has already modified their IMEI and SIM numbers in the emulator to compare the apps list to the one you see in the standard, non-modded emulator binary and let us know if there is a difference or not. The more apps we can see in the marketplace the better!

Just wanted to confirm that I've tried Market Enabler a few days ago and it doesn't seem to work.

Alright thanks for the feedback. Ill keep working on it.
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Despite several tries, I've so far been unsuccessful in using this method to install the marketplace on a 2.2 avd. Many thanks for having provided ready-made avds, then!
I've been able to install marketplace on the Galaxy Tab images provided by Samsung, though!
Keep up the good work

[Q] Folder won't delete!

i downloaded a theme off here for my GS3 and now when i try to delete it on my computer or on the my files app it doesn't do anything?

Have you tried rebooting the phone then deleting it? Use something like root browser from the playstore to delete the dir

Tried
x714x said:
Have you tried rebooting the phone then deleting it? Use something like root browser from the playstore to delete the dir
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Yeah i used about every single file manager on android still refuses to delete the folder. The date on the folder does say 1970 unlike everything else, if that helps?

SneakySonBeach said:
Yeah i used about every single file manager on android still refuses to delete the folder. The date on the folder does say 1970 unlike everything else, if that helps?
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Looks like you might need to try your hand with adb or Terminal Emulator. Via Terminal Emulator, run:
su
adb shell
rm -r /sdcard/Folder/path/here
If you're skeptical, create a random folder like "Print" on /sdcard, then do a test command:
su
adb shell
rm -r /sdcard/Print
It should delete the sample "Print" file when you look in the /sdcard next time.
Or you could try the command in post #14 here:
http://androidforums.com/sprint-her...-cannot-adb-remove-read-only-file-system.html
Edit#2: and here's an explanation of what the "rm" command does
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521097

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Looks like you might need to try your hand with adb or Terminal Emulator. Via Terminal Emulator, run:
su
adb shell
rm -r /sdcard/Folder/path/here
If you're skeptical, create a random folder like "Print" on /sdcard, then do a test command:
su
adb shell
rm -r /sdcard/Print
It should delete the sample "Print" file when you look in the /sdcard next time.
Or you could try the command in post #14 here:
http://androidforums.com/sprint-her...-cannot-adb-remove-read-only-file-system.html
Edit#2: and here's an explanation of what the "rm" command does
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1521097
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Whenever I use the "adb shell" command it says:
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5038*
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
any advice?

SneakySonBeach said:
Whenever I use the "adb shell" command it says:
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5038*
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
any advice?
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Are you using adb (via pc) or Terminal Emulator from your phone?
If adb:
cd C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools === Press Enter
adb devices === You should see your device listed
adb shell === you should see # in the next line
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If TE, just type:
su
rm -r /sdcard/folder/path
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I think you're using TE, in which case you need to type "su" first, then just type rm -r/sdcard/folder

SlimSnoopOS said:
Are you using adb (via pc) or Terminal Emulator from your phone?
If adb:
If TE, just type:
I think you're using TE, in which case you need to type "su" first, then just type rm -r/sdcard/folder
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i am on my phone using terminal emulator. and typed su then get the same error message, if i try it more than once i just device not found. i have to reboot to get the daemon code again...
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oh wait i got ya
but if i type: rm -r/sdcard0/vrtheme
i get the message no such file or directory i have root and type su before the command ( i have also tried the command with the "0" in sdcard)

SneakySonBeach said:
i am on my phone using terminal emulator. and typed su then get the same error message, if i try it more than once i just device not found. i have to reboot to get the daemon code again...
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Aight, let me start back at step one because I have conflicting steps. What is the file path that you are trying to delete?
Completely close TE, now when you open TE then type:
su
rm -r /sdcard/folder/path/here
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There's no prompt, there shouldn't be any errors it should just start up another command line ending with #

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Aight, let me start back at step one because I have conflicting steps. What is the file path that you are trying to delete?
Completely close TE, now when you open TE then type:
There's no prompt, there shouldn't be any errors it should just start up another command line ending with #
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i rebooted multiple time and entered the code just like you said and i get the no such file error???

SneakySonBeach said:
i rebooted multiple time and entered the code just like you said and i get the no such file error???
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Hmm, what's the file path?

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Hmm, what's the file path?
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sorry new to TE what do you mean by file path
im sure this is something i'm doing wrong haha thanks for putting up with me

SneakySonBeach said:
sorry new to TE what do you mean by file path
im sure this is something i'm doing wrong haha thanks for putting up with me
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Could you screenshot what error you're getting? When I say folder path, I mean where exactly is the file located on your phone? When you use a file manager, where do you go to find the file you want to delete? For example, my photos are located in this file path: /sdcard/Pictures/DCIM
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Could you screenshot what error you're getting? When I say folder path, I mean where exactly is the file located on your phone? When you use a file manager, where do you go to find the file you want to delete? For example, my photos are located in this file path: /sdcard/Pictures/DCIM
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Hmm, let me do a few searches. I know how to remove the file if I were using adb to remove a file on the computer. Here's a link that I used to remove a file from my computer:
http://mintywhite.com/windows-7/7maintenance/delete-file-command-prompt/
In the meantime, use /sdcard not /sdcard0 and see how it takes.
Edit:
Try this path exactly. Note, there is a space between "-r" and "/sdcard:
rm -r /sdcard/vrtheme/system

With whichever file manager you have installed, is the file that will not delete still in its same directory? If so, could you rename that file so that it does not contain any spaces? You will need to rename any and all files within /sdcard/vrtheme so that there are no spaces. Try to make it the easiest and shortest name to type.
Couple commands I'll need you to do. "CD" and "ls." Typing "CD" which means: change directories. So I'll need you to do this:
su
cd /sdcard/vrtheme
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Next, I'll need you to type "ls" which means: list all files in the directory. So you'll see what is inside this directory: /sdcard/vrtheme/ and there should be a list. Now rm those files that should have been renamed with no spaces in their file names. If there is another folder within /vrtheme, then "cd" into that folder, "ls" again for a list, and then rm each individual file.
If this still does not work, then you need to copy the contents of your sdcard excluding /sdcard/vrtheme and format your internal storage.

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With whichever file manager you have installed, is the file that will not delete still in its same directory? If so, could you rename that file so that it does not contain any spaces? You will need to rename any and all files within /sdcard/vrtheme so that there are no spaces. Try to make it the easiest and shortest name to type.
Couple commands I'll need you to do. "CD" and "ls." Typing "CD" which means: change directories. So I'll need you to do this:
Next, I'll need you to type "ls" which means: list all files in the directory. So you'll see what is inside this directory: /sdcard/vrtheme/ and there should be a list. Now rm those files that should have been renamed with no spaces in their file names. If there is another folder within /vrtheme, then "cd" into that folder, "ls" again for a list, and then rm each individual file.
If this still does not work, then you need to copy the contents of your sdcard excluding /sdcard/vrtheme and format your internal storage.
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now its saying permission denied? whenever i rm any of those files, think i should backup and do an internal memory wipe?

SneakySonBeach said:
now its saying permission denied? whenever i rm any of those files, think i should backup and do an internal memory wipe?
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Darn, yea backup everything import and format. I was hoping I could help you out without doing that.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Darn, yea backup everything import and format. I was hoping I could help you out without doing that.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
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thanks for the help though!

[MultiTool][28/5/13]ROM TOOLS v3(dex de/recompiler with extended features)

Hi guys,
Here is third version of my ROM Tools PC Version (Automatic decompile classes.dex file to edit smali content). It is major release of this tool but further updates will follow.
After testing the third version on bunch of Devices successfully, here is the general release of it. This tool has been mainly constructed to decompile and recompile classes.dex of apk's and jar files without having to tediously type whole commands. However, there are few features I have added in it which in my opinion are useful bt not that much connected to dex operations.
What's New ?
Here is list of New features and detailed description of them:
Note:- No other fetaure except decompiling/recompiling will work if you have not connected your phone via USB cable and USB debugging is on.
Reboot Options:
Reboot:
Will normally reboot the phone
Necessary when replaced some framework file or pushed a system file
Code used
Code:
adb reboot
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Recovery:
Reboot your phone in recovery mode
Necessary when thinking of flashing something and want to save time and instead of pressing a combo while phone is turned off.
Code used:
Code:
adb reboot recovery
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Hot reboot: *May not work on all phones*
Reboots your phone faster
It reboots your phone faster by just killing all system processes forcing the GUI to restart. Preferred as its fast and reliable when pushing themed files. Not recommended if doing more intensive replacing(Sometimes syetem needs rebooting normally to show changes)
Code Used:
Code:
adb shell killall system_server
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Miscellaneous:
logcat:
1. Display logcat:
Displays logcat with v long formatting with 10000+ lines.
Easy than typing whole command. Its with formatting. Has more lines than normal command prompt display
Code Used:
Code:
adb logcat -v long
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2. Save logcat:
Saves logcat in main folder. A random prefix is added to each locat so that they do not get replaced by newer one.
Easier than typing the command. With good formatting.
Code used:
Code:
adb logcat -v long > logcat%random%.txt
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Fix permissions: *ignore errors*
Fixes permissions of /system/app, /system/framework/, system/etc/init.d
Necessary when replacing many files in system and saving time to set correct permissions. Sometimes, due to incorrect permissions, phone won't boot or scripts won't run. Very useful command to save you from these headaches.
Ignore errors because there may not be init.d folder present in your device. So it will show error for that, but all other permissions will be corrected
Code Used:
Code:
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/*
adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/*
adb shell chmod 777 /system/etc/init.d
adb shell chmod 777 /system/etc/init.d/*
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Reset Password: *May not work on all devices* *Ignore errors*
Resets your pin, password, pattern lockscreen
Ignore errors because it will try to delete 4 files and there will be only one correct file to be deleted based on what type of password you have set.
May not work on all devices because I have only tested it on Gingerbread Samsung devices. *Confirmed to be working on rooted mobiles only*
Code Used:
Code:
adb shell rm /data/system/gesture.key
adb shell rm /data/system/password.key
adb shell rm /sd-ext/system/gesture.key
adb shell rm /sd-ext/system/passwork.key
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Changelog :
Code:
Version 3
28 Ma 2013
-Added Reboot
-Added Recovery
-Added Hot Reboot
-Added logcat
-Added Fix Permissions
-Added Reset Password
-Added an ugly easter egg
Version 2
18 April 2013
- Changed it from a script to multi tool
- Added folders for convenience
- Made eye candy
- Made it noob proof
- It's like changing Baichung Bhutiya to Lionel Messi
Version 1
- Just one smali.bat file and one baksmali.bat file with one one line each of commands to Baksmaling and Smaling (duh!)
PHP:
I am not responsible for your device being dead,
you flashing stock ROM,
you using your device as a brick,
or the decrease in love of your Girlfriend because you use your mobile so much
What does it do?
As you are aware, there are smali files in jar files and apks you need to edit for adding 4-way boot into power menu, extending Power options, changing clock colour, adding CRT effect, changing the pop up that comes up when you touch the easter egg image, adding brightness slidebar, adding lidroid toggles, etc and so manyyyy things
In order to edit them, you need to decompile apk and classes.dex
It is not a problem in editing smali files of apk as they are decompiled itself by APK-Multitool(I use it)
But, it does not work for jar files
I know that there is smali.jar and baksmali.jar for it but I don't like repeatedly commading same operations when I can do it with one click
This program decompiles and recompiles classes.dex from any jar or apk in one click(very useful when you only need to decompile dex file only)
Pre-Requisites:-
*PC
*My Tool
*Java JDK(or JRE) (If you are running Windows 7 64 bit, you may need to add Java in environment variable)
*7-Zip (For in zip operations[pull out classes.dex])
*classes.dex file(on which you will operate)
*Android Phone to be connected to PC with USB Debugging on to use features other than decompiling and recompiling
Guide:-
1. Download my Tool.
2. Extract it in any folder.
3. Place classes.dex in the input folder. DO NOT RENAME IT.
4. Run script.bat. Choose Option 1, Decompile classes.dex . In a few seconds, there will be a prompt that it is "Done. Press anykey to continue" (Note:- If you have UAC [User Account Control] on, you may run it as administrator or it might not be able to create folder if you have extracted it in System Drive)
5. Go to decompiled folder. There will BE classout folder. Make any changes in smali in classout folder(ALWAYS USE NOTEPAD++). DO NOT RENAME CLASSOUT FOLDER.
6. Again open script.bat if you had closed it or if not, then return to the window.
7. Choose 2 option "Compile classes.dex" . A new classes.dex will be formed in output folder.
8. Enjoy
Note:- Once you change things in classout folder, and you decompile another classes.dex, previous version in decompiled folder will be deleted. So if you want backup of it, move it somewhere else
Same thing will happen to classes.dex on output folder when you compile another one.
Other options
1. Connect you phone to PC with USB Debugging on and not on USB Tethering. Make sure you aren't using adb before using the tool. If so, Go to Alt+Ctrl+Del and to Task Manager and close adb.exe process
2. Choose the option what you want.
a) Logcat, either view or save it
If you view it, a window will appear with logcat in it. If you are done, just close that window
If you save it, it will be saved in the same folder where Script.bat is present. To stop saving it, Press Ctrl+C and type Y and press Enter
b) Reboot, may take some time in rebboting and rebooting in recovery.
c) Fix permissions and Reset password
3. Try to find Easter Egg
Download:-
ROMToolsPCv3.zip

Reserved

Definitely easier than the "java -jar smali.jar..." command.
Thank you.

Trying it out...

Thank You all
If you have suggestions, please post them here.

Great tool .Try to make one for resources also :thumbup:
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balliboxer said:
Great tool .Try to make one for resources.dex also :thumbup:
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Sure
Didn't knew there were such files too

balliboxer said:
Great tool .Try to make one for resources.dex also :thumbup:
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Can you tell me which file contain these?
I searched it but did not find much
Are you talking about resources.arsc?

iamareebjamal said:
Can you tell me which file contain these?
I searched it but did not find much
Are you talking about resources.arsc?
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Yea resources.arsc mistakenly written.dex
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balliboxer said:
Yea resources.arsc mistakenly written.dex
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Umm. That is automatically done by apktool
I did not find any way to do it separately

iamareebjamal said:
Umm. That is automatically done by apktool
I did not find any way to do it separately
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But in apktool we have to manually put commands and sometimes it give error.
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balliboxer said:
But in apktool we have to manually put commands and sometimes it give error.
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Use apk multitool or vts instead

Linux Multitool
iamareebjamal said:
Thank You all
If you have suggestions, please post them here.
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Here is something equal written for Linux.
http://d-h.st/UEh
Hope you like it.
Greetings.

Version 3 Released and OP Updated *Major Release*

iits cool dude thanks it helps a lot

badagila said:
iits cool dude thanks it helps a lot
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Thanks. But don't quote the whole OP for saying something.
It takes some extra scrolls to move down o the point.
So, can you please remove the quote from you post?
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And guys, reset lock feature is now confirmed to be only working on rooted phones
Cheers

I can confirm "reset password" worked on sgs3 i727 on aokp rom, it still asking for a patron but any patron unlock it, for pass lock or pin it just reset it to default, big work thx

juancollado2003 said:
I can confirm "reset password" worked on sgs3 i727 on aokp rom, it still asking for a patron but any patron unlock it, for pass lock or pin it just reset it to default, big work thx
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Yes, it works like that only
It will show the password screen but phone will get opened if you input any password
Funny though (Good for trolling people)

juancollado2003 said:
I can confirm "reset password" worked on sgs3 i727 on aokp rom, it still asking for a patron but any patron unlock it, for pass lock or pin it just reset it to default, big work thx
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Yes, it works like that only
It will show the password screen but phone will get opened if you input any password
Funny though (Good for trolling people)

Does this work on linux?