Just recently, on two different PCs, whenever I downlaod an APK from XDA-Developers, they are saved as .zip files (saved as "app.zip" instead of "app.apk"). Downloading from other sites works fine.
Is it something with the forums? or with my PCs?
Can the file be unzipped?
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Android311 said:
Can the file be unzipped?
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Yes, the file can be unzipped & the contents are what would usually be in an apk file.
I just rename it to "app.apk" & it will work. Its just that it did not happen before, and now, on two PCs whenever I download an APK, I have to rename it first.
Apk in .zip
All APK's are just zip files in a format that Android understands and can un-zip almost like and be installed like a program. So, i think, you need to just change the .zip extension to .apk
The main question was that, previuosly downlaoded APK's from XDA were fine, now, they are saved as .zip. why?
omar302 said:
The main question was that, previuosly downlaoded APK's from XDA were fine, now, they are saved as .zip. why?
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Probably because its not illegal I guess... if you were to upload a paid app as an APK u could get in trouble whereas if its in a .zip file then its not considered an illegal file... if you get me... another possibility is that it just takes up less space hope this helps
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Hey, i have downloaded an aplication for android to my pc, it's winrar archive. I have some files and folders like META-INF, classes, resources etc. I know that those files are files from apk but i dont know how to convert rar to apk. I cant just change file name after dot, from rar to apk. Please help me.
Well I know it might be a dumb suggestion but did you open the
.rar to see if the .apk is inside?
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yust rename is to .apk lol , winrar wil see a .apk file as a .zip or .rar file
My APK files are seen are seen as winrar files in the pc, but as APK files in my cell
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Well I know it might be a dumb suggestion but did you open the
.rar to see if the .apk is inside?
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Sure i opened it. Like I wrote there was files and folders like META-INF. I cant rename this file.
gkenny1991 said:
yust rename is to .apk lol , winrar wil see a .apk file as a .zip or .rar file
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I cant rename this file. When I change it's name its like xxxx.apk.zip not xxxx.apk
Diamond_dawg said:
My APK files are seen are seen as winrar files in the pc, but as APK files in my cell
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My PC see apk an rar files, so it's not it.
Well you should be able to just change the file name to xxxxx.apk. You should download 7zip and associate .apk with that instead of winrar. But you might have to change the file name in properties instead of maybe just right clicking and rename.
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I fixed problem on my own, but thanks for helping guys.
Make sure that on your computer, you have 'See Hidden File Extensions' in your folders option. You can then rename it and you can change the type.
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Scarface666 said:
I fixed problem on my own, but thanks for helping guys.
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How did you fix it.
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APKs are just ZIP files. Extract the files from the RAR, archive them as ZIP and then just rename to ".apk". I know this because this is how I theme.
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How did you fix it.
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I just downloaded this archive one more time and when "save as" window appeared i changed the line under name from "winrar archive" to "all files" and I added one more ".apk" to the name.
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What did the friend is trying to report, and looking for solutions is as follows: I have the .apk Extracted ... Shaped Pasta ... and want to convert it in APK ... I open the folder and select the files and send pro Winrar, compact for RAR, and RAR to rename the .apk. However when trying to install, the packet error ... Not simply rename .rar to .apk
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Does anyone have the nova apk which came with the uk tab? (not one from the gameloft website) I accidently deleted it and now want to play it
oh and mod if this counts as warez sorry
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Does anyone have the nova apk which came with the uk tab? (not one from the gameloft website) I accidently deleted it and now want to play it
oh and mod if this counts as warez sorry
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Didn't delete it, but it got wiped after my first firmware update via Odin
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Where would it be? I can pull it and upload it.
If it is against rules I will delete it
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roy8846 said:
Where would it be? I can pull it and upload it.
If it is against rules I will delete it
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System/app
Wouldn't have thought it'd be against the rules as it was preinstalled.
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I have the apk. Will upload on weds. If you need it now extract it from hidden.rfs from samfirmware
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GANJDROID said:
System/app
Wouldn't have thought it'd be against the rules as it was preinstalled.
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It was only preinstalled in some regions - e.g. the UK. So care should be taken - point to the fact that it's available in hidden.rfs should be enough.
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Dave
ok here is the apk. you will need to extract the gameloft folder from hidden.rfs for it to work
Please only use this if your device came with nova
MOD: If there is an issue feel free to pull it or pm me
Any clues as to how to extract the relevant bits from the hidden.rfs file, to access gameloft folder? I also flashed my UK device, which came with NOVA, and obviously lost it. Would love to get it back. I've seen instructions but they often refer to Linux or the MacOS and, well, apart from Android, I run Windows.
download magiciso open the hidden file with that and extract what you need.
Or winimage. I am not going to upload it here for piracy reasons
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if you already had it, just install the apk and it will work. The data should still be on the sdcard.
unless it has been wiped. if you are not sure weather you have the data, it will be in /gameloft/nova or something like that
Or do a search in this forum for a link to the full CPW firmware set including the full hidden.rfs image which has the full Nova HD installer in it, plus the instructions on how to extract it.
The first time you run the game it'll download something like 200MB of data to the sdcard if you haven't got the full gameloft folder installed ex the hidden.rfs file.
Guys, you are all very kind. Thanks for your suggestions. But my attempt to do this is still failing...
I downloaded the CPW rom but it was encoded. I downloaded the decoder but it errors (doesn't run at all in XP and gives lots of nice errors (java??) on Windows 7). So I cannot actually access the image, despite having ISOmagic ready to run.
It's driving me batty. I know it's just a few £ to purchase, but I'm so close to getting it back - I just can't bring myself to give Gameloft even more money than I already have.
Any final thoughts or tips on this?
TIA
Okay - tried the decode program on another Windows 7 installation and no errors. It decoded the ROM absolutely fine. The ENC file became a ZIP file. I opened the ZIP file and in there was a TAR file. I opened the TAR file with WinRAR and was finally able to extract the EFS file. Finally, using Magic ISO, I manually opened the EFS file and extracted the gameloft folder. I transferred it on to my GT and hey presto, it runs again!
Thanks so much for your help.
MOD : delete post.
can i installed this just like that???
Use winimage. Anyway nova is on Samsung apps now
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Its not considered warez if it was included on the phone/tab/device originally. Thanks for being concerned about it though. Most don't care and post anything.
Ok, well I want the original tmobile tv apk and i have downloaded it but
1) Its a .zip
2) Idk how to download the .zip
Sry for wastn ur time ( im what you call a noob )
How do you not know how to download a zip? I'm assuming you mean open it?
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Download winRar and unzip it.. Or file expert in app market is a file manager that can unzip files
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theking_13 said:
How do you not know how to download a zip? I'm assuming you mean open it?
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I mean download it as an .apk file (sry for confusion)
thor6577 said:
I mean download it as an .apk file (sry for confusion)
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Oh, download winRAR as suggested, open the .zip folder, and copy the .apk onto your phone.
Then, install it, reboot your phone, and it should work flawlessy. The reboot is necessary, as it is a system app.
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Oh, download winRAR as suggested, open the .zip folder, and copy the .apk onto your phone.
Then, install it, reboot your phone, and it should work flawlessy. The reboot is necessary, as it is a system app.
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Then is it possible its zipped so it can be flashed? Also I'm pretty sure it won't work with ice cream sandwich
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Oh, download winRAR as suggested, open the .zip folder, and copy the .apk onto your phone.
Then, install it, reboot your phone, and it should work flawlessy. The reboot is necessary, as it is a system app.
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Huh, thats odd. There is no .apk file when I opened it. Any of you who have tried it have an idea to where it is or how to get it?
thor6577 said:
Huh, thats odd. There is no .apk file when I opened it. Any of you who have tried it have an idea to where it is or how to get it?
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Could be a corrupt zip? Here's the APK directly: T-Mobile TV
The app runs for me on ICS SK3 but says something is blocking it from initializing my trial and cannot continue
psychoace said:
Then is it possible its zipped so it can be flashed? Also I'm pretty sure it won't work with ice cream sandwich
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Idk, with any app I install the .apk directly, unless noted otherwise, like with the LG Camera.
And probably not, My Account and a bunch of T-Mobile apps don't work on ICS in general, doesn't matter what ROM or device. You'll have to wait till they update, or use a GB ROM in the meantime.
ok i am trying to put the aeon rom on my infuse, it is rooted with cwm installed. i downloaded the rom from this site , went thru the whole google drive thing and all.ok it downloaded in winrar format , so i created a folder and renamed it zip and put on desktop and then transfered to internal memory on phone. ok i rebooted to cwm , did the wipes like it said then went to install zip from sd, it found the zip and when i selected it it showed all the files in the folder, data,meta-inf,scripts sd card,system ,updates and install busybox. now i am lost as to what to do . do i select these 1 by 1 or did i screw up somewhere before hand.
The file you downloaded should be a zip. Not sure about all the shuffling you did, but you should be able to place the zip you downloaded on your internal sd and flash from recovery. You should not have to do a single thing to the ROM when downloaded other than flash.
Edit...sounds like you were unable to flash the ROM because it was a folder, as opposed to a zip file. Don't pull stuff out of the package, just try changing it from..rar to .zip..then flash.
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**** , it keeps downloading as a winrar file , anyway to fix that
ok i did away with my winrar and now have winzip, is that what your talking about or is zip file different, ok looks like i got it now thx alot for the help
Glad you got it. For future flashing, the package you download should be all you need to flash in recovery. No need to pull out files or recreate zips. The devs try to make it easy as possible.
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I think your winrar/winzip is just the program.associated with he .zip...i think it was always a .zip...as winzip is not a file...winrar is not a file either...they are just two different programs...
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mg2195 said:
I think your winrar/winzip is just the program.associated with he .zip...i think it was always a .zip...as winzip is not a file...winrar is not a file either...they are just two different programs...
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Yes sir i pm him on that...but your correct...
Yes both are programs, however, you need either one if you want to unzip any file or folder!!!
Use this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
and follow ftc_osiris's directions (thank him in post 5):
Run it the .bat file and type the following at the prompt when it says it can't find the email application:
SecEmail_J.apk
If necessary, the following is the name of the exchange apk (this shouldn't be required though)
SecExachange.apk
There is a thread on xda with the email policy patcher. That works for the s4
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eclipxe said:
There is a thread on xda with the email policy patcher. That works for the s4
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This?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
Are you looking for the aosp email.apk?
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This?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
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This one worked for me on the Touchwiz Email ON A DEODEXed Stock ROM. (I did not create the script, I just use it )
It did not work before the deodexed rom came out but that could have been a fluke (ie not sure).
Run it the .bat file and type the following at the prompt when it says it can't find the email application:
SecEmail_J.apk
If necessary, the following is the name of the exchange apk (this shouldn't be required though)
SecExchange.apk
Hope that helps you.
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Another note:
After you have performed this once successfully, copy the SecEmail_J.apk and SecExchange.apk from the /system/app folder on the phone to somewhere on your computer for future use.
When you go to flash a new rom, open the .zip file and drop the .apks into the /system/app folder inside the ROM that you want to install. You won't need to run the hack script or do anything special in recovery.
As long as Touchwiz is not updated, those .apk files will be usable in place of the script. (unless you get an uneditable ROM .zip).
If Touchwiz is updated in the future, the answer would be to repeat the hack process above and then get the new versions of the .apk files for future use.
As always, I hope this helps.
Let me know if anyone has difficulty.
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This one worked for me on the Touchwiz Email ON A DEODEXed Stock ROM.
It did not work before the deodexed rom came out but that could have been a fluke (ie not sure).
Run it the .bat file and type the following at the prompt when it says it can't find the email application:
SecEmail_J.apk
If necessary, the following is the name of the exchange apk (this shouldn't be required though)
SecExachange.apk
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Nevermind...it worked! Thanks!!
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Nevermind...it worked! Thanks!!
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Glad it worked! I was going to post the actual files from my phone but they are over 8 MB and XDA has an 8MB limit.
Alright, I ADDED THE FILES FOR THE ORIGINAL STOCK ROM!!!!
I had to use 7zip to split the files.
Remove the .zip and the parenthetical at the beginning of the filenames, then highlight both and hit extract. (name them "Exchange_Bypass.7z.001" and "Exchange_Bypass.7z.002" )
ACTUALLY,
(remove_this_and_the_.zip)Exchange_Bypass.7z.001
and
(remove_this_and_the_.zip)Exchange_Bypass.7z.002
work just fine. In other words, leaving the leading parenthetical does not cause a problem.
A pain, I know. But all you have to do is take the extracted files and put them in the "/system/app" folder of the ROM you wish to flash.
Alternatively, if you want to install on your phone (not flash with a ROM), use a root file manager, overwrite the files already in /system/app on your phone, then set the permissions to "rw-r--r--" (I haven't tried this one to be honest, it might be better to use the hack to accomplish this.)
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Glad it worked! I was going to post the actual files from my phone but they are over 8 MB and XDA has an 8MB limit.
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Here is the second file
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Here is the second file
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I am unable to unzip the files when removing the two pieces you advise to delete. Would you mind putting the apk on Dropbox? Thank you!
I was able to re-root on MDL and install via the batch file.
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BrandoKC said:
I am unable to unzip the files when removing the two pieces you advise to delete. Would you mind putting the apk on Dropbox? Thank you!
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I just tested them. They worked for me so I am not sure what to do?
I updated the post above to give the exact names to use.
Exchange_Bypass.7z.001
Exchange_Bypass.7z.002
Actually, all you need to do is remove the .zip portion.
I used the zip on MDL today and had no problems.