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UPDATED 05/17/09 Easy Restore Apps from your pc using bat file

So i found a better way less hassle to install apk's files from a directory for those who have mybackup or any other software that backups your apps in to a zip file i was playing aroun with a batch scripts and found a nice more easy way.
usage:
Extract all the apps anywhere in your pc eg: C:\apps
copy all the files from the apk restore script folder inside the apps directory you extracted.
run restore-apk.v1.3.bat
files:
restore-apk.v1.3.bat - script file
ren.bat - for renaming files with spaces (those who backup with appmanager application)
AdbWinApi.dll - for those who don't have it inside system32
adb.exe - for those who don't have it inside system32
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Depending on the option you select it will install the apps for files will spaces use option 1 for normal backups that has the name such as "android.androidVNC.apk" use option 2 same goes for re-installing the apps.
update: 05/17/2009
Cleaned the code.
Removed the creation of the filelist now it installs directly.
Made it so it works with files that contain spaces It will rename files with spaces so it can be installed. Noticed the app in the market called "appmanager save it with spaces and abd wont install them.
included adb.exe for those who don't have it in system32 folder
added re-install option.
downlaod the script here: http://nitropr.us/scripts/apk-restore/apk.restore-v1.3.zip
Blog Post: http://nitropr.us/web/2009/05/08/easy-restore-apps-from-your-pc-using-bat-file/
note: if it gives problem let me know...

Nitro212 said:
ok so.. after i had to wipe my phoen today and had like 100+ apps.. being lazy.. since i install it with mybackup woudl need to be pressing ok blah blah.. and woudl take me a lot of time to re-install it so i did something different not a "wow" thing maybe would be useful for some one lazy like me
Things you need
MyBackup (or just a zip of all your .apk apps files)
android sdk
any un-raring utility such as winrar ect.
Steps:
extract the backups apps to C:\apps
open cmd window start >> run >> type cmd press ok
cd C:\apps
dir C:\apps /B /4 /-p /o:gen >filelisting.txt
start notepad filelisting.txt
right click select all the listing there should look similar to this (depending on how many and what apps u got)
Code:
android.com.yomama2a.apk
au.id.weston.scott.Watts.apk
bz.ktk.bubble.apk
com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog.apk
com.accuweather.android.apk
com.acme.android.powermanager.apk
com.android.bartender.apk
com.android.taskswitcher.apk
now we are going to convert that in to this
Code:
adb install C:\apps\android.com.yomama2a.apk
adb install C:\apps\au.id.weston.scott.Watts.apk
adb install C:\apps\bz.ktk.bubble.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.accuweather.android.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.acme.android.powermanager.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.android.bartender.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.android.taskswitcher.apk
as said above select all the content right clcik >> select all go here
on that website on the first box delete what is there and paster your content from the text file...
where it says "Add this prefix to each line" type this (asuming u use this path) adb install C:\apps\ click where it says add prefix and/or sufix the output cshoudl look like this
Code:
adb install C:\apps\android.com.yomama2a.apk
adb install C:\apps\au.id.weston.scott.Watts.apk
adb install C:\apps\bz.ktk.bubble.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.a0soft.gphone.aTrackDog.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.accuweather.android.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.acme.android.powermanager.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.android.bartender.apk
adb install C:\apps\com.android.taskswitcher.apk
now take the filelisting.txt copy it to your sdk tools directory and rename it to bat extention you need to have extensions visible in windows rename it from filelisting.txt to filelisting.bat on the command promt window cd to where ever u have your sdk located my case would be
cd C:\sdk\tools
and run the bat file from there filelisting.bat jus that that press enter and it will install all apps.
note: sorry for my grammar.. and well this was somethign i did on my cell out of pure lazyness it worked for me, i can mess with the phone more easy rather than installing all apps one by one
oh yeah maybe there is a better way x_x if so.. i will delete this thread if not needed
ah and yeah.. use at your own risk.. dont blame me it worked for me it should work for u
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After doing all of this and if you go to Market do your installed apps show as "installed" or "free"? I have done restores from MyBackup but even after I restore all of the apps it only says "Free" for me.

well at first says "update available" but thahn it shows up as "free" the only way i haved retore it fine was with nandroid backups

made it different, more easy to use less hassle.. hope it helps some one

I had to tweak it a bit but It it worked great and saved me alot of work. I tried installing my apps (all 96 of them ) with adb install c:\apk\*.apk . Thanks for the script.

it is a great idea, i have been using a script on my linux computer that does the same thing, but like mentioned the apps show up as free. i wish i could find a way to fix it(aside from a script that makes the phone open up the market and download everything using keystrokes and searches). those that know how to script you can also write little scripts to put all your settings back to the way you had them, PM me for details and i'll help you out.

tubaking182 said:
it is a great idea, i have been using a script on my linux computer that does the same thing, but like mentioned the apps show up as free. i wish i could find a way to fix it(aside from a script that makes the phone open up the market and download everything using keystrokes and searches). those that know how to script you can also write little scripts to put all your settings back to the way you had them, PM me for details and i'll help you out.
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the setting using? nandroid img's or mybackup files?
btw, the market showing the apps as "free" dont it has something to do with the market cache? so cant that be backup/restored?

Success
Thank dude! You beat me to the punch

i used the original directions and it worked pretty well.
the ones here now are a little difficult to understand...took alot longer than I thought it would though. About the same as me pressing install 90 times except without the effort.

well i fidn it easy this way.. tho ill try to tweak it better
it just ask you to imput where u extracted the apps .apk files and sicne not every one has adb installed in the system32 directory.. i made a var to allow you to tell the script where yoru adb is located

Hi,
This is a great idea and thanks for the script.
I found a solution to the apps not showing as installed issue by accident.
I transferred all my apps and cache to the ext2 partition on my sd card.
I use windows xp, so it only shows the fat32 partition.
I copied the sdcard to my computer thinking that it was only copying the fat32 partition.
I wanted to upgrade my sdcard from 8gb to 16 gb.
I had a 16 gb sandisk before that died so I brought a 16gb kingston card.
I had the same problem as described for apps not showing as installed in the market.
So for the hell of it, I transferred my apps and caches back to the phone.
Put in my new 16gb card and made a ext2 partition on the new card.
From my computer, I copied everything from my old sdcard to the new sdcard.
Even though I though I was copping only the fat32, it copied also the ext2 partition data that I could not see in windows.
How do I know this?
I ran busybox and tried to make a sd directory on the ext2 partition but it was already there.
So my ext2 data was actually copied from my computer.
I was very excited about this.
All my icons were on my desktop and the market showed the apps installed.
But none of the apps worked except the preinstalled ones.
So I transferred all my apps and caches back to my sdcard.
The apps still not work.
So from my astro backup on my sdcard I clicked on all the apps to reinstall them.
All my apps now work , the market still still says installed and all my customized data like bookmarks,call log, etc is there all intact.
So if I upgrade or change my sdcard again, I can just use this script for the reinstall of all apps that were backed up before.
Thanks

hmmm.. ill try to backup the cache dir, wipe the phone and put the market cache again and install the apps manually and see if they are marked as installed, tho not the best idea for protected apps. that are not backuped.

I just checked out your updated script. Not bad at all. I ran it and it worked very smooth. It's a lot easier then having to access that web site to add the prefix "adb shell". It's all pretty brainless. The hardest part is settings your sdk folder and directory for "app". My adb shell is actually saved to system32 so I don't need to "cd c:\android\sdk\tools\adb.exe" or anything like that. I just open up cmd and type "adb shell" and it works just as well. Just a hint to others that didn't know that. You just have to copy the adb.exe and adbwinapi.dll to your system32 directory and you never have to worrry about it again. Becareful though... some antivirus software (like Norton 360) will think it's a virus so you might have some issues getting it to work.
A request though... any time you update your script (or bat file) can you note it on your subject like (ie UPDATED 03/26/09) or something like that so we all know that your making progress on this helpful script.
Thanks for the update!

Binary100100 said:
I just checked out your updated script. Not bad at all. I ran it and it worked very smooth. It's a lot easier then having to access that web site to add the prefix "adb shell". It's all pretty brainless. The hardest part is settings your sdk folder and directory for "app". My adb shell is actually saved to system32 so I don't need to "cd c:\android\sdk\tools\adb.exe" or anything like that. I just open up cmd and type "adb shell" and it works just as well. Just a hint to others that didn't know that. You just have to copy the adb.exe and adbwinapi.dll to your system32 directory and you never have to worrry about it again. Becareful though... some antivirus software (like Norton 360) will think it's a virus so you might have some issues getting it to work.
A request though... any time you update your script (or bat file) can you note it on your subject like (ie UPDATED 03/26/09) or something like that so we all know that your making progress on this helpful script.
Thanks for the update!
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yeah, reason i set the vars is because not every one have adb installed in system32 tho.. ill try make it to check if adb.exe exist in system32 before asking to imput the path.
as for the update i apologize well did not realize people did use it since not many replys but i will do that for the future thanks for the hint.
and thansk for the support glad many found it of use.

Nitro212 said:
yeah, reason i set the vars is because not every one have adb installed in system32 tho.. ill try make it to check if adb.exe exist in system32 before asking to imput the path.
as for the update i apologize well did not realize people did use it since not many replys but i will do that for the future thanks for the hint.
and thansk for the support glad many found it of use.
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Most definitly. I subscribed to it... but I didn't opt for the notifications because I'm always wiping my phone. Very useful. At first sight of the thread I thought it was a duplicate posting because the steps and methods seemed so similiar. Then I went back to my subscribed theads and noticed the same title. It was at that point that I realized you changed it up. That's why I requested you to edit your title. Nothing big... just don't want a bunch of members wanting to "duplicate thread" you for the same posting.

Yeah... that script is a bit long. I like mine
Code:
for %%f in ("C:\BackupApps\*.apk") do adb install "%%f"
This is assuming you have adb.exe and the dll associated with it in your C:\Windows\System32 folder. Simple For Loop that will install each .apk in a specific folder.

Way to backup your apps
An easy way to backup your applications is to download App Manager from the Android Market. What this program does is backup all your applications to your SD Card and it can also install all your programs from the SD Card freeing up space on the phone's memory.

MERKJONES said:
Yeah... that script is a bit long. I like mine
Code:
for %%f in ("C:\BackupApps\*.apk") do adb install "%%f"
This is assuming you have adb.exe and the dll associated with it in your C:\Windows\System32 folder. Simple For Loop that will install each .apk in a specific folder.
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hmm.. did not think of that.. mind i post that option along with mine on first post? of course ill quote it crediting you.

Problems
Im following the steps. Created the C:/apps. Have all of my .apk's in the file. Downloaded your program and ran it. As i tried to show it the location of my sdk/tools it said access denied twice and cut off. Then i decided to manually copy my adb.exe into the windows32 file. It worked, but as it tried to extract the .apk's it said that it couldnt find them. whats wrong?

Bring.Da.Pain2 said:
Im following the steps. Created the C:/apps. Have all of my .apk's in the file. Downloaded your program and ran it. As i tried to show it the location of my sdk/tools it said access denied twice and cut off. Then i decided to manually copy my adb.exe into the windows32 file. It worked, but as it tried to extract the .apk's it said that it couldnt find them. whats wrong?
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check the first post, try the new script i just updated it..

[MOD] GTalk 1.3 w/Video Chat Working + Wifi Optional

For my 400th post I decided to share something alot of people wanted working on the Sensation. This simple batch file will replace the GTalk you currently have with one that works with video chat on the Sensation. In addition, the version it installs works with the option to use it while not connected to Wifi (Take that T-mobile !)
Thanks to all those who tried it out **we have weeded out what works and what doesn't**
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EDiT
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The best method that works for me is "Root Talk Installer"
I have take the liberty of uploading it here for you all
It includes the GoogleFramework apk that GTalk w/video needs to work
without video/audio problems.
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After installing be sure to click yourself in Gtalk and select "Allow video and voice chats"
Enjoy !

Doesn't work.
Even after pushing .so and .apk files manually.
UPD: Worked after adjusting permissions and rebooting!

Good stuff!

Do we have to install this with the phone connected?

Canaan said:
Do we have to install this with the phone connected?
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Yes.
Double edit; seems it worked the first time I just missed the video icon.....good work!

As I'm on Linux, I'm going to install the files manually with Root Explorer; I will report back to how it goes.
Linux users: I may right a shell script for this; if you'd like me to do this, please reply or thank me using the thanks button below.

OP seemed to forget the "adb root" command before trying to remount the partition as rw.
but adding "adb root" to the start of the script results in the following response from the server:
"adbd cannot run as root in production builds"
.... ಠ_ಠ

PdtS said:
Doesn't work.
Even after pushing .so and .apk files manually.
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Adjust permissions of the files after pushing to match the files nearby.
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OK, so I replaced the .so file and the Talk app in /system/lib/ and /system/app/ with Root Explorer...and I can't see the Talk app, either in my app drawer or in the Settings menu. It's definitely in the /system/app/ directory, but there's nothing else for it. It doesn't install like a normal sideloaded apk; it comes up with Application not installed.
Any ideas?
EDIT: Gonna try Phateless' solution with the permissions
EDIT: Well...I have a little video icon at the top near my email...and I have video notifications and video chat menu in the Settings menu of the app...it's looking good

I'd love to install this mod. Can someone please explain in detail how to use the talk.bat file to install the mod?
Do you hook the phone up in sync mode and just run it? Or do i have to have adb installed? I don't know about that.
Perhaps someone can just make this into a .zip for the community

greves1 said:
I'd love to install this mod. Can someone please explain in detail how to use the talk.bat file to install the mod?
Do you hook the phone up in sync mode and just run it? Or do i have to have adb installed? I don't know about that.
Perhaps someone can just make this into a .zip for the community
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It's pretty simple to do with Root Explorer. I can write a guide if enough people want it...?

Borked nitro.
If this post helped the o.p. in any way, please hit the report thread button!
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I'm on a Mac so I had couldn't use the .bat script.
I did the steps below.
Using Root Explorer I removed:
/system/app/Talk.apk
/data/data/com.google.android.talk
Pulled the libtalk_ini.so and Talk.apk files out of the rar
Put the libtalk_jni.so file in /system/lib
Put the new Talk.apk in /system/app
Long press on Talk.apk to change permissions to:
Owner R W
Group R
Others R
Hit Ok, then reboot.
Working perfectly.
Thanks.

redbullcat said:
It's pretty simple to do with Root Explorer. I can write a guide if enough people want it...?
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I really just want to know what to put where with what permissions, and whether or not I have to install/uninstall the apk from the system using what command? I could try to decode the bat file to figure it all out... I'm halfway there.

Six6Sicks said:
I'm on a Mac so I had couldn't use the .bat script.
I did the steps below.
Using Root Explorer I removed:
/system/app/Talk.apk
/data/data/com.google.android.talk
Pulled the libtalk_ini.so and Talk.apk files out of the rar
Put the libtalk_jni.so file in /system/lib
Put the new Talk.apk in /system/app
Long press on Talk.apk to change permissions to:
Owner R W
Group R
Others R
Hit Ok, then reboot.
Working perfectly.
Thanks.
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Thanks I've done something like this before but didn't have to go into data/data. Thanks for making it easy easy. Another reason I love root explorer
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here's even easier:
1. go to market
2. install "[root] talk 1.3 installer" by brainswash studios
3. follow instructions on app it's extremely easy (it will ask to do backup so do it, then click install button)
4. restart phone
5. input your google user/pass again
6. get video chat working.. over mobile internet as well..
the apk was made from an xda user's method.. so again xda ftw
as always this stuff isn't official so it may not work.. depending on the rom/phone your on.. im on Insert Coin 1.0.6 and it works beautifully.. although the 2.3.4 roms shouldn't be too far along

exc4lib3r said:
here's even easier:
1. go to market
2. install "[root] talk 1.3 installer" by brainswash studios
3. follow instructions on app it's extremely easy (it will ask to do backup so do it, then click install button)
4. restart phone
5. input your google user/pass again
6. get video chat working.. over mobile internet as well..
the apk was made from an xda user's method.. so again xda ftw
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Cool, thanks for sharing that !
I went thru a big ole process trying to get it to work.

Mystik said:
I really just want to know what to put where with what permissions, and whether or not I have to install/uninstall the apk from the system using what command? I could try to decode the bat file to figure it all out... I'm halfway there.
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Permissions: you move the Talk.apk to /system/app/ and then copy the permissions from the next app in the list. I found that they were in an upside down L shape, so I copied this over to the Talk app, rebooted, and volia, it worked!

exc4lib3r said:
here's even easier:
1. go to market
2. install "[root] talk 1.3 installer" by brainswash studios
3. follow instructions on app it's extremely easy (it will ask to do backup so do it, then click install button)
4. restart phone
5. input your google user/pass again
6. get video chat working.. over mobile internet as well..
the apk was made from an xda user's method.. so again xda ftw
as always this stuff isn't official so it may not work.. depending on the rom/phone your on.. im on Insert Coin 1.0.6 and it works beautifully.. although the 2.3.4 roms shouldn't be too far along
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worked perfectly. video doesnt look too great even over wifi but its a start

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Deleted stock task manager

Hello everyone,
I am new to all hacking and modding so please forgive me if I do something wrong.I was uninstalling applications from my rooted atrix 2 2.3.6 stock when I deleted the task manager can you give me the apk or the file and tell me how to use it.I have the 55.28.37 Asia retail please help me.
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A word of advice: NEVER delete system applications, instead just freeze them. You never know when you may need them or want them back, and if you delete something (case in point here) that you want back, then you're asking for possible unwanted issues...
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Try doing "adb install com.motorola.PerformanceManager.apk" or copy it to SD card and then use some file manager.

kousik said:
Try doing "adb install com.motorola.PerformanceManager.apk" or copy it to SD card and then use some file manager.
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He should have no problem downloading the file and placing on root of the /sdcard and install like any other .apk (unless he's deleted his file manager also!).
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Set the right permissions otherwise even after placing app into system it will not work.
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For reference, my Performance Manager's location is /system/app/PerformanceManager.apk and the permissions are rw-r--r-- which is chmod 644

Thanks every one for your replies you people are really helpful
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If you can give me a step by step guide then it would be very helpful
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Easiest way is to download the file to your computer, then connect your phone in usb mass storage mode to your computer, copy the .apk file you downloaded to your sdcard (which might show up as D: or E: in your PC), disconnect phone from computer, on phone use the "Files" file manager, go to "sd card", locate the .apk and tap on it to install. (Unknown sources should be ticked in your Settings > Applications)

Delete previous performance Manager that you have copied to system/app folder
Extract the attachment then copy both files to system/app without renaming or modifying them
Now to set the permission press and hold both files one after other for 3 seconds a window will appear in that select permission .
Now set permission as I have attached a Image.

People please help me I copied the apk and odex file and I have set the permissions but its not helping
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Please help me
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shaurya19 said:
Please help me
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For future reference just copying files to system/app never works. You ALWAYS have to push them with adb. Do you have adb set up on your computer?

If you must use root explorer, you need to copy the files first to the /system folder, and change the permissions to rw-r--r--.. Then "multi-select" both files and "MOVE" (do not copy) them to the /system/app folder, then reboot immediately. If you can go into recovery mode (with bootstrap or cwm on boot feature), then wipe dalvik and cache partition - if not, it may act up.. and it may not.. I have done this countless times with no issues (unless I was sloppy and forgot to rename or change permissions).
It's not the best method - farshad525hou is right, adb is cleaner.. but it can/does work

alteredlikeness said:
If you must use root explorer, you need to copy the files first to the /system folder, and change the permissions to rw-r--r--.. Then "multi-select" both files and "MOVE" (do not copy) them to the /system/app folder, then reboot immediately. If you can go into recovery mode (with bootstrap or cwm on boot feature), then wipe dalvik and cache partition - if not, it may act up.. and it may not.. I have done this countless times with no issues (unless I was sloppy and forgot to rename or change permissions).
It's not the best method - farshad525hou is right, adb is cleaner.. but it can/does work
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Using root explorer never worked for me...
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farshad525hou said:
Using root explorer never worked for me...
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Yea, I know some folks are opposed to it and/or can't get it to work properly, but I've doing it for quite some time and never ran into a problem - unless I don't do something right. But, come to think of it, I am usually overwriting old files when pushing with root explorer, not placing new ones - I wonder if that may have something to do with it..?
But, I am all for adb - it's an excellent tool that everyone who wants to mod needs to get familiar with.
I suppose we are getting off topic, but this would make a good discussion thread somewhere...
EDIT: just checked, I guess I'm not alone after all!! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412729 - the key steps are to set permissions (which can't be done on the sdcard) and MOVE to /system/app (or where ever)

Where can i get abd?
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farshad525hou said:
For future reference just copying files to system/app never works. You ALWAYS have to push them with adb. Do you have adb set up on your computer?
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I got adb but should i adb install the file that kousik has posted or should i push both the odex and apk files posted by prasannapmv?
Whenever i type adb remount it says that it is not allowed and when i try to adb install it gives an error
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shaurya19 said:
I got adb but should i adb install the file that kousik has posted or should i push both the odex and apk files posted by prasannapmv?
Whenever i type adb remount it says that it is not allowed and when i try to adb install it gives an error
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Just do adb install xx.xx.xx.apk there is no need to remount (or odex file). What is the error message do you get when you tried adb install? If it says already installed, then go to settings -> applications -> all and uninstall the same, and try adb install again.

kousik said:
Just do adb install xx.xx.xx.apk there is no need to remount (or odex file). What is the error message do you get when you tried adb install? If it says already installed, then go to settings -> applications -> all and uninstall the same, and try adb install again.
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it says install-failed-dexopt

[FP5 - FP8 Update Stopper] for Tweaked and Eclipse

If you wish to stay on Tweaked or Eclipse and don't want the FP5 or FP8 update to popup every few minutes I have made zips you can flash. I have also included directions for editing the build.prop if you wish to do that instead.
Flashing the zip replaces the build.prop with a new one with the change needed. It also deletes the update file in /cache if it exists.
If you have made any build.prop changes flashing the zip will overwrite them.
For those that edit the build.prop yourself and have already seen the update popup then after editing the build.prop you will have to delete the update zip located in /cache using root explorer. If you don't delete it in /cache it could take 2 or 3 reboots for the update pop up to go away.
If you edit the build.prop yourself I recommend you download the zip for the rom you are using just in case you end up in a boot loop. If that happens all you have to do is pull the battery, put it back in, boot into CWM recovery and flash the zip. Then your phone will be fixed and back to normal.
First Option: Flash Zip
Directions:
1. Download zip for the rom you are using and save to sdcard
2. Boot into CWM recovery
3. Mount System
4. Install zip from sdcard
5. Reboot
Tweaked 3.2
FP8 Update Stopper
Download
Tweaked 2.2
FP5 - FP8 Update Stopper
Download
Eclipse 2.0
FP5 - FP8 Update Stopper
Download
Second Option: Editing the build.prop yourself
If you are comfortable editing the build.prop and don't want the changes you have made to be overwritten or just don't want to flash the zip then follow these directions. This works for Tweaked, Eclipse and Stock Rooted.
Directions:
1. Use root explorer and navigate to /system
2. Mount as r/w
3. Long press on build.prop then click on Open With then Text Editor
4. Find the line ro.build.fingerprint=verizon/SCH-I510/SCH-I510:2.3.6/GINGERBREAD/FP1:user/release-keys
5. Change FP1 or FP5 in that line to FP8
6. Press the menu button on the phone and click on Save and Exit
7. Mount back to r/o
8. Reboot phone

Easy pezy love my root explorer..
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"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"
}
Just for the ones who like to see what it looks like...
SENT FROM THE DOG POUND

In case you're too cheap to buy Root Explorer (big mistake btw) do NOT use something like ES explorer.
I like this app, but it's not available anymore. Fortunately I kept it in backup before it was removed.
http://db.tt/PBJYbxO0
Just hit the .prop editor, then menu, and press block/unblock.
Then scroll down to fingerprint and make the change, then press menu, save and exit.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium

manual edit problem
kvswim said:
In case you're too cheap to buy Root Explorer (big mistake btw) do NOT use something like ES explorer.
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While I heard the warning, I went ahead and tried editing the build.prop with ES File Explorer. Simple change of 1 character in the file (FP1 to FP5). After I rebooted, I ended up in the Samsung boot loop.
No problem, a reflash of the Tweak 2.2 CWM zip fixes it.
So, my question is WHY would using ES over another file explorer and/or text editor mess stuff up? I even did it twice and second time I explicitly changed system system to ro in ES File Explorer before exiting. Is it something in the way it mounts and doesn't clean up after itself? Or does the ES text editor change the line feeds on the file (e.g. \n to \r\n or something like that?)
I'm should be good to go, because I flashed Tweak 2.2 then flashed the FP5 Stopper CWM zip, but I feel that running a CWM zip script to make a 1 character change in build.prop is a little extreme, so I'd like to figure out why this happened.
Thanks!

Change FP5 to FP1 when using rooted FP1?
"I have also included directions for editing the build.prop if you wish to do that instead."
Can I make the manual change of FP5 to FP1 when I'm using rooted FP1 instead of "tweaked" or "eclipsed" to eliminate trying to update to FP5 until IMNUT gets into the update??
Thanks
Noob!!

Larry Fortune said:
"I have also included directions for editing the build.prop if you wish to do that instead."
Can I make the manual change of FP5 to FP1 when I'm using rooted FP1 instead of "tweaked" or "eclipsed" to eliminate trying to update to FP5 until IMNUT gets into the update??
Thanks
Noob!!
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Yes you can, just follow the same instructions.
- dSlice
Droid Charge powered by [email protected] 2.2

CalPolyRock said:
So, my question is WHY would using ES over another file explorer and/or text editor mess stuff up?
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It's the way ES saves files that require root access. It used to be fine, but they changed the way they did it and it doesn't work any more. Stuff on the SD card works well enough, and I use their picture viewer with Chant (4chan browser)
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium

Thanks for this!

kvswim said:
In case you're too cheap to buy Root Explorer (big mistake btw) do NOT use something like ES explorer.
I like this app, but it's not available anymore. Fortunately I kept it in backup before it was removed.
http://db.tt/PBJYbxO0
Just hit the .prop editor, then menu, and press block/unblock.
Then scroll down to fingerprint and make the change, then press menu, save and exit.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium
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Click to collapse
Thanks for the app., but I tired it on my wife's phone and it caused a boot loop.
Root Explorer worked fine on mine... Should have used it on hers, but looked for
the quick fix.

kvswim said:
It's the way ES saves files that require root access. It used to be fine, but they changed the way they did it and it doesn't work any more. Stuff on the SD card works well enough, and I use their picture viewer with Chant (4chan browser)
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium
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Can you tell me what exactly gets jacked? Is it the file contents? Do the permissions get whacked? I'm trying to figure out why I can't use my laptop editor UltraEdit, in text or hex mode as necessary. Laptop offers better space and version control for me. Thanks in advance.
Still Charged Up

I have see some posts here and in other threads about people editing the build.prop and then the phone ends up boot looping. If you edit the build.prop yourself I recommend you download the zip for the rom you are using just in case you end up in a boot loop. If that happens all you have to do is pull the battery, put it back in, boot into CWM recovery and flash the zip. Then your phone will be fixed and back to normal.

Rememo said:
Thanks for the app., but I tired it on my wife's phone and it caused a boot loop.
Root Explorer worked fine on mine... Should have used it on hers, but looked for
the quick fix.
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That's really weird. Here's a screen capture of it working on my phone if it makes you feel any better.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium

I made it a little easier for people flashing the zip. Before if you had seen the pop up after flashing the zip you would have to go into /cache and delete the update zip. Well now you no longer have to delete it, the zip does it for you.

Flashed the zip for my friends ROM and it got caught in a boot loop. Not sure what went wrong, but I am attempting to reflash the ROM to get it to boot.

ijustintouch said:
Flashed the zip for my friends ROM and it got caught in a boot loop. Not sure what went wrong, but I am attempting to reflash the ROM to get it to boot.
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What rom was he running and did you flash the appropriate zip for it. Maybe you just got a bad download try redownloading and flashing again.

PaulN64007 said:
What rom was he running and did you flash the appropriate zip for it. Maybe you just got a bad download try redownloading and flashing again.
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It's Tweaked 2.2. I will try to redownload. Just did the factory reset to EP4 then updated to FP1 then flashed Tweaked. Will try again here in a min.
EDIT: I redownloaded and it worked. Not sure what happened the first time. Thank you for this!

ijustintouch said:
It's Tweaked 2.2. I will try to redownload. Just did the factory reset to EP4 then updated to FP1 then flashed Tweaked. Will try again here in a min.
EDIT: I redownloaded and it worked. Not sure what happened the first time. Thank you for this!
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Glad it worked for you. Probably just a bad download.

kvswim said:
It's the way ES saves files that require root access. It used to be fine, but they changed the way they did it and it doesn't work any more. Stuff on the SD card works well enough, and I use their picture viewer with Chant (4chan browser)
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium
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Click to collapse
I've told the ES developer to check this thread. He responded:
We have tested it without finding issues.
The line break is /n by default.
The default coding is UTF-8.
Could you send an error build.prop to us to help finding out what's wrong?
Br,
EStrongs Supporting Team
2012/8/16 Xiao <[email protected]>
We haven't heard about the issue before, we will check it asap and confirm if it's a bug or what.
Thank you very much!
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I'm headed out of town for the weekend so I can't help him troubleshoot this.
kvswim or PaulN64007, is there any way you can help the developer track down this issue? They claim ES should work. I'm guessing it's more along the lines of temp files, chown/chmod of the temp file when copied back to the original file? Not sure.
Thanks

on Tweaked 2.2, ran the .zip, no problems, booted up fine and there's no FP5 notification. thanks!

Perfect for me too. Thanks for the work.
Sent from my SCH-I510 using xda premium

[JB APPS]Google Earth,Email,Play Store with Voice Search

So after deodexing the nexus 4 system dump(which i grabbed from androidtaskforce) and trying various combinations of apps to work on our device(was really a tiresome job).
I present the following:
1.Google Earth
2.Email(not gmail)
3.Play Store
4.Voice Search for Play Store
So to get this fun on your phone
1.Download and extract this zip.
Note: This is not a flashable zip so don't go flashing this in any recovery.Just extract this zip.I'll upload a flashable zip later.
2.Copy all the files in app folder to system/app folder and set the permission to 644(rw-r--r--)
3.Similarly Copy all files in lib folder to system/lib folder and set the permission to 644(rw-r--r--)
4.Simply install the GoogleEarth.apk and Phonesky.apk( don't copy them to system/app just click on them and install normally).
5.Reboot your phone and enjoy!!!!!
Note: If you get some error in these do a cache+dalvic wipe.That should fix it.
Njoy!!!!
Sent from my Atrix2 using xda premium

Everything working great buddy !!!! :beer: :good:
Here are some screenies
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"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"
}

please tell me how to set permisions ..... i haven't done dat b4

shardul.phatak said:
please tell me how to set permisions ..... i haven't done dat b4
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Well first you've to be rooted to do that.Then you must have some file explorer that allows you access to root(Root Explorer,ES File Explorer)
Then when you've copied the file in proper place (assuming you're using root explorer)touch and hold on that file name a menu will pop up.Select set permission from there and then set the permission to 644(rx-r--r--)
In short your permission window should look like this
**-
*--
*--
* denotes tick
- denotes untick..
Hope that gets it cleared for everyone!!!!

shardul.phatak said:
please tell me how to set permisions ..... i haven't done dat b4
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go to /system/app long press on the apk > go to properties > scroll down to attributes > click on change and do -rw-r--r-- OR 644
heres screenshot to change permissions.... I'm using Solid explorer

anikadam said:
go to /system/app long press on the apk > go to properties > scroll down to attributes > click on change and do -rw-r--r-- OR 644
heres screenshot to change permissions.... I'm using Solid explorer
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+1 for solid explorer. Its nice with the dark theme, and I like the interface compared to root explorer.
Also can someone put GoogleEarth.apk link up. I won't be around a computer to extract the zip and get the apk for a while. Would be appreciated..
Sent from my MB865 running a beastly CM10

Axis_Drummer said:
+1 for solid explorer. Its nice with the dark theme, and I like the interface compared to root explorer.
Also can someone put GoogleEarth.apk link up. I won't be around a computer to extract the zip and get the apk for a while. Would be appreciated..
Sent from my MB865 running a beastly CM10
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You can always download any zip archiver,well root explorer has a built in archiver.
But wait I'll upload them for you check back in a while
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

Here you go
http://db.tt/O9PUWTrd
http://db.tt/lUAMlu1z
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

Axis_Drummer said:
+1 for solid explorer. Its nice with the dark theme, and I like the interface compared to root explorer.
Also can someone put GoogleEarth.apk link up. I won't be around a computer to extract the zip and get the apk for a while. Would be appreciated..
Sent from my MB865 running a beastly CM10
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Interface is really nice, I have both but I prefer solid explorer cause of the dual browsers in landscape mode, makes copy pasting and editing very simple.. also you can click on the file icons for multi select, no long pressing needed !

Only 6mb space left in system/lib and the file to be moved is around 17mb.wat to do?
Sent from my Atrix2 deserted by moto

Ashwasash said:
Only 6mb space left in system/lib and the file to be moved is around 17mb.wat to do?
Sent from my Atrix2 deserted by moto
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Clear some bloatware.but take a backup of what you delete first so that you can put them back if you want.
You can remove the apps from system/apps that you don't use.the most safe one's are facebook,google plus,talk,play music,play movies etc you get the jist.don't remove any app whose function you don't know.
You can use any method to do so however i personally recommend titanium backup to do so.I've installed many apps using it after taking backup.
Sent from my MB865 using xda premium

deveshmanish said:
So after deodexing the nexus 4 system dump(which i grabbed from androidtaskforce) and trying various combinations of apps to work on our device(was really a tiresome job).
I present the following:
1.Google Earth
2.Email(not gmail)
3.Play Store
4.Voice Search for Play Store
So to get this fun on your phone
1.Download and extract this zip.
Note: This is not a flashable zip so don't go flashing this in any recovery.Just extract this zip.I'll upload a flashable zip later.
2.Copy all the files in app folder to system/app folder and set the permission to 644(rw-r--r--)
3.Similarly Copy all files in lib folder to system/lib folder and set the permission to 644(rw-r--r--)
4.Simply install the GoogleEarth.apk and Phonesky.apk( don't copy them to system/app just click on them and install normally).
5.Reboot your phone and enjoy!!!!!
Note: If you get some error in these do a cache+dalvic wipe.That should fix it.
Njoy!!!!
Sent from my Atrix2 using xda premium
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Click to collapse
I extracted and installed Google Earth as normal apk & also cleared cache & dalvik since app closes but yet same issue, what am I missing here?

RAD7 said:
I extracted and installed Google Earth as normal apk & also cleared cache & dalvik since app closes but yet same issue, what am I missing here?
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Guys with help from 'Ani' here's how I solved it :
Install apk & then the earth lib file in sys/lib & set permission 644.

Heads up for users on JB 4.1.2!
If you're to install Google earth in 4.1 leak, please copy only the lib file libearthmobile.so, set permissions and install Googleearth.apk provided inside the zip. Google ears.apk contained in system/app dir inside the zip is for voice activated play store search and does not concern Google earth.
Presence of Google ears.apk breaks google talk and it FCs every time.

RAD7 said:
Guys with help from 'Ani' here's how I solved it :
Install apk & then the earth lib file in sys/lib & set permission 644.
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Click to collapse
After going in to settings I see :
1) Under Databases it just shows Default? Are there supposed to be more databases available for choosing?
2) When Maps Engine is clicked, just the header Maps Engine is shown but nothing below that - is this correct?
3) Main issue is I don't see the "Look Around" icon to Pan & scan my view - how to resolve this?

BUMP
After going in to settings I see :
1) Under Databases it just shows Default? Are there supposed to be more databases available for choosing?
2) When Maps Engine is clicked, just the header Maps Engine is shown but nothing below that - is this correct?
3) Main issue is I don't see the "Look Around" icon to Pan & scan my view - how to resolve this?

RAD7 said:
BUMP
After going in to settings I see :
1) Under Databases it just shows Default? Are there supposed to be more databases available for choosing?
2) When Maps Engine is clicked, just the header Maps Engine is shown but nothing below that - is this correct?
3) Main issue is I don't see the "Look Around" icon to Pan & scan my view - how to resolve this?
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2nd BUMP - can anyone help on above?

I'm only interested in the email app. Does it work in AT&T running ICS 4.0.4?
Can anyone post an screenshot? Does it come with a black themed option? Does it come a 5-10 min check frequency or only auto-15 min?

I am done
I am done with this successfully...
thanks mates... i was looking for this G.Earth app and found not available for india.
But with the help of you GUYS i found it and got it work flawlessly.. thanks a lot to all..