Hey,
Like the topic says.. just wondering how you go about uninstalling an app you can't see. When I use a backed up apk file to install it, it says it will replace data and such, then I click okay, and then gives me a message, "application not installed". So that's how I know the app is there...
Its just that nothing recognizes the app as being installed. No uninstall app, no system app... anyone know how to get rid of this app by means of file exploring and not wiping the phone clean??
Thanks all.
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You would need a root-enabled file explorer such as the uncannily named 'Root Explorer'. Head into system/app and wipe out the .apk and .odex files. If it's not there, it may be in data/app
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juzz86 said:
You would need a root-enabled file explorer such as the uncannily named 'Root Explorer'. Head into system/app and wipe out the .apk and .odex files. If it's not there, it may be in data/app
Good luck!
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Thanks. Used root explorer and searched for the package "com.blahblah.blah" deleted all of them. Still same problem.. sigh..
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jkim31 said:
Thanks. Used root explorer and searched for the package "com.blahblah.blah" deleted all of them. Still same problem.. sigh..
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So if you get a 'this app cannot be installed' error, how do you know it's actually there? You might be on a wild goose chase?
juzz86 said:
So if you get a 'this app cannot be installed' error, how do you know it's actually there? You might be on a wild goose chase?
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Just because it prompts me that the program will be updated but user settings and data will be saved. Usually if you're just installing fresh it doesn't have a prompt and all you press is install
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jkim31 said:
Just because it prompts me that the program will be updated but user settings and data will be saved. Usually if you're just installing fresh it doesn't have a prompt and all you press is install
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That's really strange. What's it called, out of curiosity?
jkim31 said:
Hey,
Like the topic says.. just wondering how you go about uninstalling an app you can't see. When I use a backed up apk file to install it, it says it will replace data and such, then I click okay, and then gives me a message, "application not installed". So that's how I know the app is there...
Its just that nothing recognizes the app as being installed. No uninstall app, no system app... anyone know how to get rid of this app by means of file exploring and not wiping the phone clean??
Thanks all.
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Good!
vlosuit said:
Good!
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thanks for suggests
jkim31 said:
Thanks. Used root explorer and searched for the package "com.blahblah.blah" deleted all of them. Still same problem.. sigh..
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Have you rebooted after the delete? And did you have system r/w instead of r/o?
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Have you rebooted after the delete? And did you have system r/w instead of r/o?
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Yeah rebooted. It was on r/w when I deleted them. Still no luck
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exactly as title states
here it goes
tjohnsonjr said:
here it goes
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Im trying to install this but when i try to it says uninstall. Do i have to ubinstall the one that is on my rom first?
halla29 said:
Im trying to install this but when i try to it says uninstall. Do i have to ubinstall the one that is on my rom first?
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I found out how to do it thanks .
how did you get around the problem?, and thanks for posting this tjohnsonjr
Have you tried just copy and paste over the original apk?
yes, can someone tell me how to install? it wont let me, tried uninstalling the original and still wont work, problem parsing
mattdub1 said:
yes, can someone tell me how to install? it wont let me, tried uninstalling the original and still wont work, problem parsing
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You don't install this like a regular app. Use root manager and push to system>apps. Make sure to adjust permissions.
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here it goes
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Thanks for the download!
There is one:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.searchcolors.qsb.black
its not the same thing, the one you posted is grey bar with black g icon
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You don't install this like a regular app. Use root manager and push to system>apps. Make sure to adjust permissions.
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i tried taking the apk off my sd card and moving it to system apps folder, tried installing and doesnt work, can you be more specific please?
mattdub1 said:
i tried taking the apk off my sd card and moving it to system apps folder, tried installing and doesnt work, can you be more specific please?
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Again, don't install. Move to system>apps. Set the permissions as seen in below image.
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already tried just moving it as well and changing to those permissions ... do i have to rename it or anythign ? do i have to delete the other search bar apk off system?
nevermind, just had to reboot, thanks
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nevermind, just had to reboot, thanks
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Nice, glad it worked.
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yea when I changed a main rom app from system/app I went into titanium backup.1)backup system app just in case. there usually in red. 2)I wrote the name exactly like it says on system file- onto the app i am going to replace that I stored on sd card from computer.3)On Titanium I uninstalled app. 4) Paste sd app in system/app folder. Installed. Opened backup in Titanium again so I don't loose it.( Just so you know I did this with a google search widget in system app. I wanted a transparent search. Hope this helps someone
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yea when I changed a main rom app from system/app I went into titanium backup.1)backup system app just in case. there usually in red. 2)I wrote the name exactly like it says on system file- onto the app i am going to replace that I stored on sd card from computer.3)On Titanium I uninstalled app. 4) Paste sd app in system/app folder. Installed. Opened backup in Titanium again so I don't loose it.( Just so you know I did this with a google search widget in system app. I wanted a transparent search. Hope this helps someone
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zozo5656
I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly! Thanks for the help.
Here's a new black app that's worth trying out, no grey and looks killer:
Black Google Mobile by bGoog
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bgoog.android.search
Look for an app called custom ICS search, it allows you to create a widget go any color you want.
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I'm running AOKP M4 with Matrix kernel.
None of my pictures show up in gallery and none of my music that's on my phone shows on any music app. I've also check through ES File Explorer and they're there
Any help is appreciated.
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Download 'rescan media' from play store and run it. Everything should appear after a few minutes.
Romonster said:
Download 'rescan media' from play store and run it. Everything should appear after a few minutes.
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I just tried this and still, nothing
Try sdsync. I don't know if it works or not.
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ljordan2 said:
Try sdsync. I don't know if it works or not.
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still says nothing
Go to application manager. Clear the data of media storage. Reboot and wait for half an hour atleast. Also try clearing data of gallery. Make sure the folder where you have your files don't have .nomedia file.
If that doesn't work then something must be really wrong with your rom.
Romonster said:
Go to application manager. Clear the data of media storage. Reboot and wait for half an hour atleast. Also try clearing data of gallery. Make sure the folder where you have your files don't have .nomedia file.
If that doesn't work then something must be really wrong with your rom.
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how do I find it? I went to settings > apps and can't find media storage
would using titanium backup work?
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Scrolls the tabs, it's under 'all' tab. Titanium backup should work too.
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Scrolls the tabs, it's under 'all' tab. Titanium backup should work too.
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damn, I didn't notice that you could move the tabs over. thanks for all the help!
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it still didn't work. maybe a bad download? the download did go over 108% haha
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Do a clean install or try a different rom. This looks like the only viable option now.
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Do a clean install or try a different rom. This looks like the only viable option now.
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looks like it. anyway thanks for all the assistance!
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Make sure there's not a .nomedia file on the root of your USB storage.
jesusice said:
Make sure there's not a .nomedia file on the root of your USB storage.
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I've checked every where for one but I can't find one
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i am on ics and want to stay on ics for personsl reasons, i am rooted, is there registry files or files on the tablet that i can modify to remove the notfication? i did a quick google search but the solution was for phones (remove the battery) you can't remove battery on a tablet so i have to use something else to remove the notfication.
it installed the jellybean update to memory (400mb) so i want to remove those files too, i hope someone can help me in this situation!
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i am on ics and want to stay on ics for personsl reasons, i am rooted, is there registry files or files on the tablet that i can modify to remove the notfication? i did a quick google search but the solution was for phones (remove the battery) you can't remove battery on a tablet so i have to use something else to remove the notfication.
it installed the jellybean update to memory (400mb) so i want to remove those files too, i hope someone can help me in this situation!
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To remove the notification go to settings/application manager/all/scroll down to software update and disable it.
yeah i found the process in titanium backup and permently disabled it, i am trying to find out where the update has been installed so i can remove that too.
HUYI said:
yeah i found the process in titanium backup and permently disabled it, i am trying to find out where the update has been installed so i can remove that too.
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If you have ES File explorer and have all the root permissions checked for the app,I think you could do a search for it if you know what it was called?Or maybe an advanced search in ESF by date?
technut said:
If you have ES File explorer and have all the root permissions checked for the app,I think you could do a search for it if you know what it was called?Or maybe an advanced search in ESF by date?
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no idea, tried google and nothing much came up regarding a file name. :S
HUYI said:
no idea, tried google and nothing much came up regarding a file name. :S
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How do you know it even downloaded? If it downloaded I think it would apply the update immediately.Check in your about settings maybe it is already running the update.OTA updates won't delete your settings or apps or anything like that.
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How do you know it even downloaded? If it downloaded I think it would apply the update immediately.Check in your about settings maybe it is already running the update.OTA updates won't delete your settings or apps or anything like that.
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no, it never installed only downloaded because it prompt me to install the update then gave me a option to remind later and then stayed in my notification bar.
Hopefully someone will be able to figure it out. Afraid I'm out of suggestions.
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ok, thanks for helping though.
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no, it never installed only downloaded because it prompt me to install the update then gave me a option to remind later and then stayed in my notification bar.
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Try the DiskUsage app - it may show you where your 400Mb update is hiding.
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I used titanium backup. I can't remeber the specific name but it was def along the lines of software package update or upgrade. This was back when I had that 75 mb update that kept annoying me to install every 3 hours.
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FarmBoi said:
Try the DiskUsage app - it may show you where your 400Mb update is hiding.
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that didn't work, but i did use a program called file explorer fx and went into this folder here:
root/cache/fota
the file is called "update.zip" long pressed on the file and selected details, it was 400mb, deleted it after that.
stormglove said:
I used titanium backup. I can't remeber the specific name but it was def along the lines of software package update or upgrade. This was back when I had that 75 mb update that kept annoying me to install every 3 hours.
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yeah it does get annoying after a while, there should be a option to turn it off completly, least i got rid of it now.
My HTC VilleC2 was unlocked bootloader, using rom cook JB 4.1 and has flashed SuperSU.zip. But when I use Titanium Backup to uninstall a few apps aren't used in the system such as Google+, Stock, FriendStream, ... it's ok, but when I restarting the phone everything returns to original, the apps wasn't uninstall. But some apps I don't uninstall that only Freeze then when I reboot the phone, it's fine, it's still frozen. I also use Root Explorer to delete some audio files in Notification, Ringtone, Alarm directories... but when I rebooting the phone, everything back to original. Does anyone know what that is the cause? Pls help!!!
P/s: Sorry for my bad english
i remember some talk of deletions not taking, forget where and why. maybe google/search
we have plenty of system memory, just reflash rom with full wipe to include system and don't delete anything
try to uninstall titanium and reinstall, get paid version
Can't you also pull with adb or did something change?
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you can pull with adb if OP knows commands
but not sure why OP can't do it now though
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Can't you also pull with adb or did something change?
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Yes, everything return to original when I reboot the phone. My friend, his VilleC2 also have the same problem. I havent tried pull with adb.
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Can't you also pull with adb or did something change?
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you can pull with adb if OP knows commands
but not sure why OP can't do it now though
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I have tried pull file with adb to system/apps folder, everything was saved when I reboot. But I dont know why everything not saved when I do those things with Root Explorer after reboot
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Finndang said:
I have tried pull file with adb to system/apps folder, everything was saved when I reboot. But I dont know why everything not saved when I do those things with Root Explorer after reboot
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Its because you need to have something like this here.
"The application for viewing downloads is disabled" which system app is that?
I forget which system apps I removed, I assumed they were ones I never use, like print service ones, or storage manager/file manager after installed ES File Explorer, etc. Anyone recall which sys app manages downloading?
GWARslave119 said:
I forget which system apps I removed, I assumed they were ones I never use, like print service ones, or storage manager/file manager after installed ES File Explorer, etc. Anyone recall which sys app manages downloading?
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Download manager, obviously.
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Droidriven said:
Download manager, obviously.
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Touche lol..but if that was the app i deleted, it must have been because I wanted the ADM app to replace it...is there any way in going about doing that?
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Touche lol..but if that was the app i deleted, it must have been because I wanted the ADM app to replace it...is there any way in going about doing that?
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Doing what? Getting ADM installed? Or getting your original download manager back?
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Droidriven said:
Doing what? Getting ADM installed? Or getting your original download manager back?
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using ADM as the "system download manager"
GWARslave119 said:
using ADM as the "system download manager"
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I'm not familiar with ADM, but, have you tried converting it to a system app? You can use Titanium Backup to convert it.
The download manager handles downloading files, there is also the "downloads" app that lets you see the list of things that you have downloaded. Did you also remove the "downloads" app?
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I'm not familiar with ADM, but, have you tried converting it to a system app? You can use Titanium Backup to convert it.
The download manager handles downloading files, there is also the "downloads" app that lets you see the list of things that you have downloaded. Did you also remove the "downloads" app?
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Haven't tried making ADM a sys app, altho the thought did cross my mind. I just don't know how the os would know to replace the default download app with ADM once it became a sys app. And yeah believe I did delete that too