Ok, I have a rooted Charge running Eclipse Rom
I have downloaded some apk's & placed them on my sd card (buddies now, Samsung weather widget & a couple of other stock ones)
How do I get them from my sd card to system/app??
markkitos said:
Ok, I have a rooted Charge running Eclipse Rom
I have downloaded some apk's & placed them on my sd card (buddies now, Samsung weather widget & a couple of other stock ones)
How do I get them from my sd card to system/app??
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If they are not system app, you can download 'appinstaller" by FunTrigger and browse to the apk and install. If system app, you can use "root explore" or "ES File Explorer" from the Market and drop the apk in /Sytem/app/
Good luck.
You should just be able to click on them with Root Explorer to install them. If installation fails, just push them to /system/app with Root Explorer.
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You should just be able to click on them with Root Explorer to install them. If installation fails, just push them to /system/app with Root Explorer.
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it wouldn't install the system apps. I tried to move & copy to the system/app but it said it was a read only file
I really want the buddies now & samsung weather widget but can't figure out how to move them
markkitos said:
it wouldn't install the system apps. I tried to move & copy to the system/app but it said it was a read only file
I really want the buddies now & samsung weather widget but can't figure out how to move them
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You have to mount /system/app as read/write. If you're using Root Explorer, tap the "Mount R/W" button at the top of the /system/app directory. If you're using another file explorer, you should be able to find an option to do it, but I don't know any of the other ones personally.
Thanks Guys
This is why I love XDA!!!
Some apks will not install with this rom tho like the samsung music player
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whattheh said:
Some apks will not install with this rom tho like the samsung music player
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they're probably not compatible with his modified framework etc... there is/was same issue on Infinity with stock Samsung widgets and a few touchwiz4 ones
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Im coming from a Samsung Vibrant which was my first android phone and I loved it. Now this Nexus S has found my heart but for some reason whenever I try to push an app such as the touchwiz launcher to system/app it moves the app to that folder but for some reason it doesnt install even after reboot. I tried to even reset defaults in the launcher but that was a no go. What am I doing wrong? I am running NSCollab.
try
adb install <path_to_apk>
if its on the same folder as your adb then just type the .apk
that will only install it to SD card, not SYSTEM partition
to install to SYSTEM you will need to include the APK to the ROM to be flashed
aamir123 said:
Im coming from a Samsung Vibrant which was my first android phone and I loved it. Now this Nexus S has found my heart but for some reason whenever I try to push an app such as the touchwiz launcher to system/app it moves the app to that folder but for some reason it doesnt install even after reboot. I tried to even reset defaults in the launcher but that was a no go. What am I doing wrong? I am running NSCollab.
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Cant you just manually place it there with some like root explorer and manually install it?
I'm just getting to add an apk to an existing rom, I'll try adb install a lil later. But to me its odd since on the vibrant all I had to do was push to system partition and restart
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bringonblink said:
Cant you just manually place it there with some like root explorer and manually install it?
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yes...place it in the "system/app" folder
you will see all the other apk native to your ROM in that same folder
you may have to fix permissions (r,w/r/r)
rubbamade said:
yes...place it in the "system/app" folder
you will see all the other apk native to your ROM in that same folder
you may have to fix permissions (r,w/r/r)
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I have fixed permissions and everything but still its a no go. I dont get it, when I try to install in that directory it doesnt install. I figure this is a nexus S thing? Can anyone confirm this working?
I am running CM7 btw and after flashing my vibrant with it I am no longer able to push to system/app in order to install apk. Is this a problem or feature of CM7?
Reboot after changing permission. Btw, what app are you pushing?
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markfavis said:
Reboot after changing permission. Btw, what app are you pushing?
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I tried pushing a modded version of the touchwiz launcher from the vibrant, theres a thread here somewhere in which someone was able to push without problems.
Edit: I tried rebooting but still not working. I also tried pushing a video player which others have successfully pushed and was unable to get that working either.
Anyone else have this issue with their phone?
No I have not had an issue so far
Charged up post!
I just wiped and flashed again, no luck... anyone got any ideas? i tried to find gapps... but didnt find any.
Varelse said:
I just wiped and flashed again, no luck... anyone got any ideas? i tried to find gapps... but didnt find any.
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Use a file explorer (e.g. Root Explorer or ES). For some incomprehensible reason danalo considers Google Talk bloatware and doesn't keep it installed in his rom. It should be somewhere in the system/apps folder as a .bak file. Just rename it back to the .apk and you should be good to go.
Yep just goto /system/app with Root Explorer (or similar) and rename 'Talk.apk.bak' to 'Talk.apk'. Reboot and it should appear.
I've pulled it out of system and installed it as a user app so I don't have to reinstall every release.
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d-loko said:
Yep just goto /system/app with Root Explorer (or similar) and rename 'Talk.apk.bak' to 'Talk.apk'. Reboot and it should appear.
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root explorer will not allow me to rename it.
did you give ESFile Ex root permission in the settings menu?
ducati966 said:
root explorer will not allow me to rename it.
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Make sure u click that "mount R/W" button in the folder you're in. If you can't you're not rooted.
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I uninstalled Titanium backup for some reason not sure y now but no matter what i do i can't reinstall it dropbox, play store, blackmart nothing it's always says not enough space i even got rid of useless apps does anyone know y i can't reinstall it ruining cm9 nightly
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Use ES file manager or Root Explorer and go to /data/app folder. Then find this file and delete it
com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup-2.odex
Then try the install again, it will work fine after that.
Dixit
dixit said:
Use ES file manager or Root Explorer and go to /data/app folder. Then find this file and delete it
com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup-2.odex
Then try the install again, it will work fine after that.
Dixit
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Thanks it was tripping me out didn't know what happen
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i have tried this as i am having same issue, but still no luck and i don't have the odex file at all. Any help would be gratefully recieved
Ok i did this but i had to do it in three places my sd my internal sd and somewhere in my root file look in data/app everywhere on ur phone
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I was having the same issue, but could install from a apk
me neither... i've uninstalled the apk and deleted all files that include com.keramidas. .... and still i'm out of space... but actually have plenty of it... cannot install...
Ok not sure if this is the right place or what but im a go ahead anyway, i was looking at some custom roms and i notice that some roms had the DownloadproviderUI.apk i tried pulling it and putting it on my phone but nothing i keep getting error messages that the file cant be something.(sorry)
the apk was running on the Triumph and i have a Triumph but its on a custom rom im running a Stock and it cam from a CM7 so is it possible to port the apk file to Stock and how if anything?
The stock rom should have a apk handler with it also, are you trying to download apps from browser and install them? If so just go to settings. Then application . Click unknown resources hit ok, best to have a file explorer to find downloads and install
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henslo said:
The stock rom should have a apk handler with it also, are you trying to download apps from browser and install them? If so just go to settings. Then application . Click unknown resources hit ok, best to have a file explorer to find downloads and install
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No really like that, I know how to do that im talking about if i wanted to take a app from the CM7 roms apk file then add it to my SD card and download it to my phone (i know ill still have to do what you said also) but when i do it says "problem parsing the package" but it comes from a triumph rom so how doo i get this to work on the stock roms?
Hmm, just needing the DownloadproviderUI.apk from cm7? Extract from zip then try pushing it to system/apps and fix permissions, then reboot . Should work
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henslo said:
Hmm, just needing the DownloadproviderUI.apk from cm7? Extract from zip then try pushing it to system/apps and fix permissions, then reboot . Should work
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That Would work but how do i get it to stick to a rom? like if i added it to the System/app folder then flashed the rom? I got the ICS Keyboard to work by adding the LIB files within the app its self to the Rom then flashed and that works but this app isn't the same.
What from are you going to flash? If its a cm7, it'll be there won't have to do that. If you want to add your apps before you flash decompile add recompile zip then flash
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add them with android kitchen
There are a few things that are different with the APK's
if its just a plain old third party app APK, then putting it on the sd card and locating and installing with a file explorer of some sort should work fine
If its a system related app that must be in the system with permissions then theres 2 ways, sometimes one way doesnt work
a. simply open the rom's zip and add it to the system/app folder(sometimes after doing this you'll still need to navigate to the folder and hit install usually itll install itself)
b. the trickier one if a. doesnt work, have the apk on the sd, using a file explorer that will allow you to change permissions, change the system folder from read only to read/write move or copy the apk from the sd card to the system/apps folder, Install it, then switch the folder back to read only and reboot
also keep in mind that if your trying to bring an app from CM7 to Stock some probly just wont work, CM7 is gingerbread based while stock is froyo, gingerbread changed how things like texts, data, camera, and hdmi are read by the phone and how they function or where the files are so it may just not work
Tokens210 said:
There are a few things that are different with the APK's
if its just a plain old third party app APK, then putting it on the sd card and locating and installing with a file explorer of some sort should work fine
If its a system related app that must be in the system with permissions then theres 2 ways, sometimes one way doesnt work
a. simply open the rom's zip and add it to the system/app folder(sometimes after doing this you'll still need to navigate to the folder and hit install usually itll install itself)
b. the trickier one if a. doesnt work, have the apk on the sd, using a file explorer that will allow you to change permissions, change the system folder from read only to read/write move or copy the apk from the sd card to the system/apps folder, Install it, then switch the folder back to read only and reboot
also keep in mind that if your trying to bring an app from CM7 to Stock some probly just wont work, CM7 is gingerbread based while stock is froyo, gingerbread changed how things like texts, data, camera, and hdmi are read by the phone and how they function or where the files are so it may just not work
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How do you get a .apk to execute(or even see it on a sd card in stock device? without market/file browser?
vizionforever said:
How do you get a .apk to execute(or even see it on a sd card in stock device? without market/file browser?
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you cant, if it was a System apk then Sometimes, you can put it into the correct folder inside a custom roms Zip and itll install itself
otherwise you need to download some type of file manager so you can navigate thru the folders, then just clicking the apk should pop-up and install menu
I have an Alcatel OT 918A (gingerbread 2.3.6, kernel version 2.6.35.7) that I just rooted, but unfortunately while trying to remove bloatware I accidentally deleted the live wallpaper launcher & now I can't open the live wallpaper gallery. help anyone?
Also in trying to remove the bloatware from the phone I keep gettin the message "cannot remove system app. failed to locate the apk file." Is there anyway to get around this?
search google for the name of the app you deleted (eg. livewallpaper.apk or whatever it was called)
and use root explorer/root browser lite or any other root file manager, go to system/app, mount as r/w (in top right corner) and long press the app you wish to delete
alkspo said:
search google for the name of the app you deleted (eg. livewallpaper.apk or whatever it was called)
and use root explorer/root browser lite or any other root file manager, go to system/app, mount as r/w (in top right corner) and long press the app you wish to delete
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....dude i love you forever! titanium backup pro wasn't working for me but root explorer worked like a charm! THANK YOU!! :laugh:
I'm searching for the app i deleted now
ok so i found a livewallpaperpicker.apk online but even after copying it to the system/app folder & changing the permissions it still wont work. help?
glad to be of help
maybe the livewallpaper picker varies by different devices, what phone do you have and what rom are you using? i assume stock (one that came with phone) as you just rooted
alkspo said:
glad to be of help
maybe the livewallpaper picker varies by different devices, what phone do you have and what rom are you using? i assume stock (one that came with phone) as you just rooted
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yep. stock rom for the Alcatel OT 918A. i have a friend who has the same phone. is there a way to copy the apk on his & get it on mine?
rizzle2k said:
yep. stock rom for the Alcatel OT 918A. i have a friend who has the same phone. is there a way to copy the apk on his & get it on mine?
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Tell the friend to upload the apk on his dropbox or a google online account.or if he is nearby use bluetooth!!! Use root explorer to share files
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loneagl said:
Tell the friend to upload the apk on his dropbox or a google online account.or if he is nearby use bluetooth!!! Use root explorer to share files
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Thanks much. I'll try it