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Let's root the i858 - ADB access is here!

Okay, I have been able to get ADB access to the I-Mobile i858; but I cannot get root. There is an SU program and Busybox pre-installed on this device. I tried changing the permissions of SU to 4755 and 6755 without success. It looked like it was trying but something is interfering with root. Maybe if we work together we can figure this out. I even modified a flash image to set the permissions when it flashed the new image. That still did not give me root.
Here is how you get ADB to connect. It is kind of a pain but at least now we can talk to the device.
1. Install the "Android Terminal Emulator" by Jack Palevich from the Android Market to your device.
2. Download the Android ADB device drivers from this link and un-rar them.
http://www.generalmobile.com/support/dstl1/DSTL1_USB_Driver.rar
3. Open Device Manager on your computer.
4. Make sure debugging is turned off on your device in Settings>Applications>Devices.
5. Open the Terminal Emulator you downloaded in step 1 and type in the following command "<enter>setprop persist.service.adb.enable 1<enter>".
6. Go back to Settings>Applications>Development on your device and turn USB Debugging on. Click OK when prompted to confirm.
7. Plug the USB cable into your i858 and then your computer's USB port. In my tests using a reliable hub is okay.
8. You will see a device under Universal Serial Bus Controllers that says either "USB Mass Storage Device" or "USB Composite Device." Watch that section in Device Manager to see which one is the new one when you plugged in your device.
8. Uninstall the Mass Storage or Composite Device that was added to Device Manager when you plugged in your computer. You do this by right-clicking it and selecting "Uninstall".
9. On Device Manager Click the Actions pull down menu and click "Scan for hardware changes".
10. If you are lucky an unknown Android Device will no be listed in the Device Manager as not working due to no drivers installed. Go to properties of this device and update drivers browsing to the folder when you unzipped the drivers downloaded in step 2 above. The Android ADB drivers will now install.
11. If that doesn't work keep uninstalling the Mass Storage or Composite Device and rescan until the Android Device appears in Device Manager.
12. If you unplug it you will have to go back to step 4 but you can skip step 5.
13. If you reboot or turn off your device you will have go to back to step 4.
14. Unfortunately, I have to do this ritual every time I want to connect to the device by ADB; but heck it sure beats having no ADB access at all.
Now that you guys have ADB access let's rock this device, root it and have some fun. I spent all day trying to root it without success. I did manage to make the phone do some weird things and reboot a couple of times. I was changing permissions for the pre-installed "su" program in "/system/bin" but obviously there is something else that needs to be done to root this device. At least we are one or two steps closer now.

Thanks for sharing with us your work
For me i just delete apps befor i flash the rom because after when the apps installed i can t delet them because there are protected.

closer66 said:
Thanks for sharing with us your work
For me i just delete apps befor i flash the rom because after when the apps installed i can t delet them because there are protected.
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If the device was rooted then you could delete them on the phone.

I-Mobile i858 has been rooted!!!
Okay, the I-Mobile i858 comes pre-rooted but there is something wrong with the way it was setup and root doesn't work. You download a program called Universal Androot and let it re-root the device so that it corrects whatever mistakes the ODM put in that made root not work. In your browser go to the following URL and install the program.
http://bit.ly/cwNm9u
When you run the program it says the device is already rooted; but there is some problem as the rooting is not complete. So you tell the program to root the device again. After it is done the device is rooted and stays rooted after reboot. Programs like Boot Control that require root access now work. There is a SuperUser Authorizer app that will intercede the first time and ask you if you want to give root permission to that app. That is a good thing and will protect you from malicious programs getting root that can cause you all kinds of nightmares.
But, I am root and I still cannot uninstall the pre-installed apps. How do you do that even as root? I am missing something.

hey great new s thanks for your work today i went to the i-mobile shop in samui and there say rom update is official confirm to 2.1 or maybe 2.2 there dont know excactly

Now i have root thanks. But following problem when i try to delete some apps that pre installed.
Says delete it but in real do not delete the app ummm
do you have any id why i can not delete the apps??

closer66 said:
Now i have root thanks. But following problem when i try to delete some apps that pre installed.
Says delete it but in real do not delete the app ummm
do you have any id why i can not delete the apps??
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Any pre-installed apps cannot be deleted the normal way. Install Titanium Backup from the Android Market and let it have root when requested. You can use that program to uninstall pre-installed apps with root.

Rooted! ADB! Now this device gets much more useful! Great work jboxer, thanks!
BTW the rooting app has been updated to v1.6.1
Home page:
http://blog.23corner.com/tag/universalandroot/
Download:
http://bit.ly/aa4jxJ

Follow this Link droidsans.com/node/4018

Root Huawei U8652 Success!!!

Several people have been asking for help to root the Huawei U8652 (i.e. AT&T GoPhone Fusion U8652). After a little work, I figured out how to get this to work.
All previous users were having problems utilizing known techniques to root other Huawei phones of similar design.
Seems that the good folks at AT&T used a little trick to block the fundamental layers by which the root kits were using to gain access. It appeared that the phone had disabled certain logging features that would allow one to root the phone.
Here is how to do it (keep in mind you are doing this at your own risk, I am not responsible for any problems that you may encounter):
1. You need to install the latest Android SDK (search google for latest version)
2. download unlockroot v2.3
3. Follow the instructions and make sure that you have set your Settings > Development > USB Debugging box checked. I also set Unknown sources checkbox on.
4. Type in the following code on the phone keypad
*#*# 2846579 #*#*
This will open up the Service Mode
Go to Project Menu > Background Settings > Log Settings
Turn on Log Switch and set Log Level Settings to Verbose
go back one screen
Go to Dump and Log and place a check in all log settings.
Reboot the phone
Once rebooted use UnlockRoot and root you phone.
Confirm success by using a Terminal app from the marketplace (free) and when you open a terminal type su at the $ prompt. It will ask if you want to install SuperUser, accept. The terminal prompt should now read # instead of $ which means you are a root user.
Good Luck!

Tried your method but says "Not find devise"

i did it worked on huawei u8652 thanks dude

It Really Works, My Huawei is Finally Rooted. Thx

Thanks
Thanks, worked first time. Now to ADB and remove the ATT bloatware.

No device detected
Followed your guide but when i got to unlock root it would say that no device was detected but i had enabled usb debugging and the log files.

K SHOE did you install sdk manager that happened to me but i downloaded sdk manager and the plugins and it worked the second time

HUAWEIu8652 said:
K SHOE did you install sdk manager that happened to me but i downloaded sdk manager and the plugins and it worked the second time
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what plugins are you supposed to install i installed the sdk manager and then nothing else was their somthing in manager i was supposed to install.

Nope doesn't work on mine either. But I have Android 2.3.5 so I am sure that's the issue.

K SHOE i downloaded the sdk manager that said android sdk r16 windows.zip opened sdk then installed a bunch of things or if you want i can unroot mine and make a tutorial for u and post it on utube

I like that idea !
HUAWEIu8652
I have tried and tried but when I read the compatibility version 2.3.5 is not listed.
Thanks
Update: Got it to work with superOneClick.

Worked like a charm on my daughters phone! I used superoneclick 2.3.3.

Ok so I downloaded SDK manager , put the cell on debugging mode also did the *#*# 2846579 #*#* step but when I connect my phone to de pc it doesn’t come up on superoneclick or ultra lock . Is there any particular package that I must download from SDK manager? Or am I missing any step in the proses? I have Android 2.3.5

Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
It will tell you all you need to know. Make sure not AV software is running and that you are running it as admin on windows. I know it's scary but it's what's required to make it work. Good luck.

palalan said:
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
It will tell you all you need to know. Make sure not AV software is running and that you are running it as admin on windows. I know it's scary but it's what's required to make it work. Good luck.
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Thank you very much man. I watched the video on the button and did exactly as it says. Once I connected the phone, in the general tab I pressed the Root button and it worked its magic. It works on 2.3.5, I used SuperOneClick2.3.3

Worked for me!
This process worked for me. UnlockRoot did not recognize my device on the first try, but after restarting my computer it went off without a hitch. Followed up the rooting with bloatware removal, now this phone is a true value. Thanks!
UPDATE: I purchased another one of these phones for my mother to introduce her to the world of smartphones. I rooted it using this method and it went pretty well. UnlockRoot did not recognize the device on the first try, but eventually picked it up and took care of business. I'm a noob to rooting and the android OS, so I figured I would pass along the easy method I went with to remove the AT&T bloatware. I downloaded link2sd (which is free) and after gaining superuser permissions, I used the "convert to user app" function on the bloatware. I then was able to move those apps to the SD card and then uninstall them. This might not be as efficient a process as using root explorer to delete the files, but for a noob it was much safer. I was able to free up over 70 MB of internal memory which finally allowed me to install more apps to the SD card.

SuperOneClick 2.3.3 worked for me. Awesome!

How do you reboot the phone?
I have a question:
How do reboot a huawei U8652 phone?
I need to know in order to continue...

worked like a charm!! thanks now i hope there a rom fo this phone.

sd_james said:
Several people have been asking for help to root the Huawei U8652 (i.e. AT&T GoPhone Fusion U8652). After a little work, I figured out how to get this to work.
All previous users were having problems utilizing known techniques to root other Huawei phones of similar design.
Seems that the good folks at AT&T used a little trick to block the fundamental layers by which the root kits were using to gain access. It appeared that the phone had disabled certain logging features that would allow one to root the phone.
Here is how to do it (keep in mind you are doing this at your own risk, I am not responsible for any problems that you may encounter):
1. You need to install the latest Android SDK (search google for latest version)
2. download unlockroot v2.3
3. Follow the instructions and make sure that you have set your Settings > Development > USB Debugging box checked. I also set Unknown sources checkbox on.
4. Type in the following code on the phone keypad
*#*# 2846579 #*#*
This will open up the Service Mode
Go to Project Menu > Background Settings > Log Settings
Turn on Log Switch and set Log Level Settings to Verbose
go back one screen
Go to Dump and Log and place a check in all log settings.
Reboot the phone
Once rebooted use UnlockRoot and root you phone.
Confirm success by using a Terminal app from the marketplace (free) and when you open a terminal type su at the $ prompt. It will ask if you want to install SuperUser, accept. The terminal prompt should now read # instead of $ which means you are a root user.
Good Luck!
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Nice work!
I want to know though, if there is a way to unlock the AT&T Huawei U8652 without paying any code from any unlocking site?
Thank you

[HACK] Market Hack for Yarvik 10" TAB460 (and others?)

Hi, for many years I follow and use the kind advises of users in XDA, since my old HTC 9090...
I never had the chance to give back, and now it's the time.
I'm the proud owner of an Yarvik TAB460 10" with Android, which was upgraded to ICS 4.0.3 from this beginning of April.
So, the upgrade was a must but, of course, I'd lose the Market again.
So there I went in search of a way to root and place Google Market (Play Store) in my brand new ICS.
After a while, I found a way, tested it, modified it and tested again, through perfection.
THANKS goes to the original poster (Almaz) and Batknight.
UPGRADABLE UNITS:
- TESTED:
» YARVIK TAB460
» YARVIK TAB220
» YARVIK TAB260
» YARVIK TAB360
» YARVIK TAB364
- NOT TESTED: (But a strong possibility to work)
» YARVIK TAB420
So, here it goes:
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WARNING: Full Android market script for Yarvik TAB460 ICS 4.0.3.
May result to re-flash your firmware.
PLEASE USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
1 - Download zip file: HERE
2 - Unzip it
3 - Go to LINK
4 - Download Manual, LiveSuit and Upgrade Image for your tablet
5 - Follow instrutions to the letter (or pdf)
6 - Right after the upgrade, connect the USB cable to your Tablet. Notice that Yarvik was kind enough to leave USB Debugging ON.
7 - Make sure it found all drivers, otherwise point to the folder Drivers in the package which includes 32bit and 64bit drivers.
8 - Set display Sleep to 30 min (Goto Settings > Display > Sleep > 30mins)
Step 8.5 - I forgot to include a file: gapp.bat - see below
9 - Click RunMe.bat and follow directions.
10 - Set display Sleep back to 1 min
11 - Click on Play Store (Market) and login with you Email and Accept Market terms of Service.
12 - Reboot tablet again
13 - From Play Store (Market) install Superuser (from ChainsDD) and open the program.
14 - Go to Preferences (top right corner), scroll down and click on -Su binary vnull tap to check for updates-. Then click Update.
15 - Reboot Tablet
16 - From Play Store (Market) install BusyBox Installer (from JRummy16) and open it.
17 - Click Allow to Superuser permissions. If it gives you an error, close BusyBox Installer and start it again. Should go fine.
18 - Install first to /System/Xbin directory
19 - Then install to /System/Bin directory
20 - Reboot Tablet
21 - Set display Sleep to 30 min
22 - Connect USB cable to your Tablet
23 - Run RootMe.bat
24 - Set display Sleep back to 1 min
That's it, and now you're the proud owner of an Yarvik fully rooted and with functional Play Store.
If it works for you, please tell me. And if you test on another Yarvik or any other model, tell me as well.
Thanks to all.
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Step 8.5 - I forgot to include a file: gapp.bat
Just create a new text file named gapp.bat, and insert the follow:
@echo off
adb push "ICS\%1\%2" %system_x%
adb shell chmod 644 %system_x%/%2
:exit
Save it to the same folder where runme.bat is.
Runme again, and NOW it should go just fine!

TAB360
Works on TAB360 aswell, i think it works on any Yarvik TAB that supports upgrading to ICS 4.0.3; great job and many thanks to developers.

Hi,
I have a Yarvik TAB460 and the installation of Google Play Store has not been performed successfully.
In the nine step on cmd i have the error 'gapp is not recognized as an internal or external command...'
My SO is Windows 7 Profissional 32-bit, and i test in two computers.
The error is equal on both computers...
And now...?

Hallo,
I have Yarvik TAB460 too and the installation has not been performed successfully.
I have the same error 'gapp is not recognized as an internal or external command.
I have Windows 7 Profissional SP1 32-bit on the notebook Dell.
What can I do next?

mmm...
Strange... It should work fine.
After you unzip the Yarvik_Market_Fix_v0.4, instead of clicking on runme.bat, open an elevated command prompt (click windows button, write <cmd>, right-click, choose Run as Administrator)
Then, travel to your foldes on wich you unzip the file, and write <adb root>.
If it gives you an error as "error: device not found", there's your problem.
- You have to verifiy if you have all drivers installed (check the folder Drivers).
- Check if USB Debugging is enabled.
- Check if you're doing this RIGHT AFTER the upgrad to 4.0.3
Report back

Hi again,
Still does not work...
I upgrade the tablet again, when i finished put sleep time 30 minutes, and in step 9 gave the same error GAPP (gapp is not recognized as an internal or external command...)
I made the command adb root, and received this mensage: adbd is already runnig as root
I have windows 7 32 bit professional PT, is because this?
Help me...

Got the same problem.
TAB220 on win7 64bit
the device comes under ASUS android devices > Android ADB interface.
Don't know if that's correct?
ps. tried the other driver as well, no luck.

I've got the same problem as users above.
Maybe we need to install JAVA or something.
Cause when i try to edit runme.bat it first call for .jar files...

SORRY!
My bad!!!
Very sorry guys!
You're all right.
When compacting the final zip file, I missed one very important file!
OMG, I had to follow every step until I found the error.
OK, no problem.
Just create a new text file named gapp.bat, and insert the follow:
@echo off
adb push "ICS\%1\%2" %system_x%
adb shell chmod 644 %system_x%/%2
:exit
Save it to the same folder where runme.bat is.
Runme again, and NOW it should go just fine!
Sorry again!

Thank You very much.
I'm testing it now and it seems to work fine.
BTW.
I'm using Tab260.

Yes?
si3wc4 said:
Thank You very much.
I'm testing it now and it seems to work fine.
BTW.
I'm using Tab260.
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Can you confirm that it worked OK?

Hi,
With the file gapp.bat the runme.bat now works perfectly, but when I'm in superuser to do the update says: Downloading manifest... fail!
I have good signal for my wireless internet, may be because of my internet? (yes I am connected to the internet wirelessl)
Thank you!

MClerigo Yes, it works perfectly for me. Thanks again.
F5Jonathan
I had the same problem, and here's what i did:
When you're in Superuser app and can't download update try to install busybox (i know that it should be done later in next steps) and reboot your tablet.
I had to reboot it twice before it worked.
After that it worked for me.
BTW.
Sorry for my English

yep
F5Jonathan said:
Hi,
With the file gapp.bat the runme.bat now works perfectly, but when I'm in superuser to do the update says: Downloading manifest... fail!
I have good signal for my wireless internet, may be because of my internet? (yes I am connected to the internet wirelessl)
Thank you!
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Do as si3wc4 told.
Usually it is not necessary to install busybox before the manifest update, but only a reboot. But Busybox shouldn't hurt
As I said, if at first you dont sucess, try and try again
Report back

I am stuck at updating Superuser... But Play Store works!
Thanks for a great help in getting Play Store on my Yarvik tablet!
I have a problem when trying to update "Su binary vnull" in the program Superuser. I fails in getting the manifest, a problem other users also have.
I am wondering if I even have to complete the list you made. I have the "Play Store" on the tablet and it's usable. I can download, install and use apps.
My question is, what does the rest of the list do and do I have to do it, when "Play Store" already works?

[email protected] said:
Thanks for a great help in getting Play Store on my Yarvik tablet!
I have a problem when trying to update "Su binary vnull" in the program Superuser. I fails in getting the manifest, a problem other users also have.
I am wondering if I even have to complete the list you made. I have the "Play Store" on the tablet and it's usable. I can download, install and use apps.
My question is, what does the rest of the list do and do I have to do it, when "Play Store" already works?
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Well, if it already works, thats great.
Anyway, the rest of the checklist its just to make sure you have full permissions on your Android so that you can install anything.
To solve the problem of updating Superuser, try to search (on PlayStore) for Superuser Update Fixer (from ChainsDD). Install, run and test again to update on Superuser.

I actually ran the Superuser update fixer, but it said it wasn't necessary - so i forced it on!
I installed Busybox and ran it. It says the tablet is already rooted. I don't know how. All I did was installing the ICS 4.0.3 and going through the list until I came to item no. 14, where it failed.
Some things most have been done correctly, since it works!
Thanks for the help
BTW. It's a Yarvik 460 tablet

Thanks
MClerigo don’t wont to mess-up your thread, but for those hoe are only interested in Google Market (Play Store)
Pedroportugal at ****//forum.yarvik.com/showthread.php?3206
has a neat method of placing (Play Store) on a Yarvik tablet. (Only tested on a 464) but as it’s a basic update it must work on the other ICS tablets.
Cheers, B.
PS. It’s good you came through with your update, a lot of us started to doubt our computing skills.

Nice work,
Created gapp.bat and all went fine.
Thanks.
Rooted and playstore on ICS TAB260.

Nice! confirmed this to be working on a Yarvik TAB364.
Thanks for this!

How to root a ZTE 中兴 Grand Memo U5

Hi - complete noob on Android here (bit of knowledge on Linux though). Hoped to chime in with a method of rooting that I found on the Chinese forums for the ZTE 中兴 Grand Memo U5.
Found this over at : h t t p : //bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=6197913&extra=page=1
There is more detail there.
(FYI I am using Windows 8.)
You only need one piece of software which is the ZTE GRAND MEMO N5 ROOT.
All you need to do is
*Go to Settings>System>Developer Options and click USB Debugging (and linux adb, I think).
*Connect your phone to your PC via USB.
*Download and extract the attached zip, extract ZTE GRAND MEMO N5 ROOT.exe and run.
*Install the drivers on your PC (1)
*Continue or rerun the ZTE GRAND MEMO N5 ROOT.exe (2)
*Wait
（1）The first time this should open up a CD folder, via some kind of emulator. If it doesn't autorun, click on the Install or Autorun inside the disk/folder. This will install the ZTE device management software called JoinMe and also all the drivers for the phone to be controlled by the computer.
（2）The program should now go on to root the phone for you. (I found the program got stuck at this point and I had to re-run it - but it totally worked on the second run). You will see it say "success!" a couple of times. Wait for a few mins, hit any key and the program will exit and restart your phone.
Now you should find that you have root access. I used Total Commander to access and edit Root files after that.

Hi,
Thanks, this worked perfectly on my N5. After this i also added the play store.
Use the following link to do so, but dont forget to change the file permissions. If you do it that way after reboot the phone will tell you its updating 3 apps. After that you can log in to the play store etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31236432
Thanks again.

[Solved] Control App (jp.pioneer.avsoft.android.controlapp)

Hi,
I'm still using CD Receiver XC-HM82. There is a dedicated, quite old, application Control App which Pioneer released some time ago. After installing the app, when a CD receiver is discovered the app unfortunately downloads some data needed for managing this particular model.
Recently I reinstalled android system and when I try downloading those data it says "download failed". The reason might be that there are some issues on Pioneer server side or they've simply stopped supporting this device.
I have still one phone where this application is fully installed and working fine. I think that the data (downloaded from Pioneer servers to manage XC-HM82) are being store at: /data/user/0. However, I haven't rooted this phone.
The question. How can I retrieve data from /data/user/0 and what's maybe even more important can I create APK which will include all data needed for managing XC-HM-82 so I could still use this application to manage my CD receiver?
Thanks for any tips

I'll answer to my own post for users who might use it.
1.Turn on Developers option in your phone
2. If you use Lineage OS allow Debugging as Root or Root via ADB
3. Check all aps you have installed
adb shell pm list packages -f -3
4. To backup base apk (in my case)
adb pull /data/app/jp.pioneer.avsoft.android.controlapp-PIpLM2ikeE7WRs7X2TlOFg==/base.apk pioneer.apk
5. To backup data of the application (including packet for controlling particular model)
adb backup -f pioneer.adb -apk jp.pioneer.avsoft.android.controlapp
Please note: you'll have to accept this action in Android
6. You should received two files: pioneer.apk and pioneer.adb
7. To restore base apk (in my case)
adb install pioneer.apk
8. To restore data of your app (in my case)
adb restore pioneer.adb
Please note: you'll have to accept this action in Android
Eventually, you should have a feel backup of you app with data folder.
This procedure has been created based on this source page:
https://gist.github.com/AnatomicJC/e773dd55ae60ab0b2d6dd2351eb977c1 \
Thanks to "@AnatomicJC"

gregory_cooky said:
I'll answer to my own post for users who might use it.
1.Turn on Developers option in your phone
2. If you use Lineage OS allow Debugging as Root or Root via ADB
3. Check all aps you have installed
adb shell pm list packages -f -3
4. To backup base apk (in my case)
/data/app/jp.pioneer.avsoft.android.controlapp-PIpLM2ikeE7WRs7X2TlOFg==/base.apk pioneer.apk
5. To backup data of the application (including packet for controlling particular model)
adb backup -f pioneer.adb -apk jp.pioneer.avsoft.android.controlapp
Please note: you'll have to accept this action in Android
6. You should received two files: pioneer.apk and pioneer.adb
7. To restore base apk (in my case)
adb install pioneer.apk
8. To restore data of your app (in my case)
adb restore pioneer.adb
Please note: you'll have to accept this action in Android
Eventually, you should have a feel backup of you app with data folder.
This procedure has been created based on this source page:
https://gist.github.com/AnatomicJC/e773dd55ae60ab0b2d6dd2351eb977c1 \
Thanks to "@AnatomicJC"
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Gregory, thank you very much for your post!
First of all, I learned that I could stop checking my home network/router/settings etc.. to find the cause of the failing download.
I have the bluray player Pioneer MCS-FS232, with the controlapp working on my tablet.
I want to transfer the app to my phone.
I followed your steps:
Pulled the apk and backed up the data
I re-installed the app with adb install, and I restored the data with the commands above. Device report success after restoring data.
Unfortunately the app persists in asking for a download (also after restarting device). I tried also on another device, same result.
Could it be that the data restore command do need more specifications?
Thanks in advance for your reply...
Ptr
PS: the full command for step 4 would be (in my case)
adb pull /data/app/jp.pioneer.avsoft.android.controlapp-HjWUmVnui7FpTk0qKpQ3Ow==/base.apk pioneer.apk
you might want to add
adb pull
to your text in step 4

Thanks PtKt for your post and correction regarding "adb pull" missing.
There's no problem with base apk:
Pioneer ControlApp for Android - APK Download
Download Pioneer ControlApp apk 4.1.0 for Android. ControlApp is an application for corresponding Pioneer Products control.
apkpure.com
The thing is the data files (downloaded from Pioneer servers when it was still possible). What's the version of system: on a tablet and phone?
Recently, I realized that this method works on Android 9-11 but not on Android 7 cause there's a different folder structure. It recognized CD receiver but crashes when trying to connect to it.

Hello Gregory,
1. first tried it on my phone (where I had the app, but deleted it ( ). Android 11. This is the taarget-device. Not rooted. APK file installed with adb succesfully
2. when this did not work I tried on a tablet (rooted Asus transformer tf701t with timduru android 7). installed APK, date reports succes, but no working app.
3. device where the app works is Huawei tablet with android 10 (not rooted)
4. My computer is an old IMAC with Ununtu 20.4 lts
I tried to open the pioneer adb file, only partly accessible and only 5 lines.
I checked Androi/data/jp.pioneer.avsoft (etc), on my android 7 tablet, there is a map ' files' but without files.
tbc, Ptr

I'm not so advanced in this matter, but up to Android Version it's about folder /data/data/jp.pioneer... (and so on). You can't access it without root. Maybe you can do that via TWRP on Android 7 on later version it's an issue in easy way. Other solution is to use Magisk to manually copy needed files.
I'm not sure if referring to the system version different files were downloaded from Pioneer's serves. Unfortunately, I don't know.

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I'm not so advanced in this matter, but up to Android Version it's about folder /data/data/jp.pioneer... (and so on). You can't access it without root. Maybe you can do that via TWRP on Android 7 on later version it's an issue in easy way. Other solution is to use Magisk to manually copy needed files.
I'm not sure if referring to the system version different files were downloaded from Pioneer's serves. Unfortunately, I don't know.
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Aiai.... after a few days of efforts my conclusion was that you need root access to your source device.
And then I re-read your solution and I saw that I overlooked the last part of point 2 of your solution....
"2. If you use Lineage OS allow Debugging or Root via ADB." I did allow USB debugging but I missed 'as Root or Root via ADB'
OK, it is a pity, I'm not going to root my Android 10 tablet where the working app lives. Meanwhile I learned a lot and that's always fun....
Thank you very much for your work, if I come across another solution I will report here.
Ptr

Great. You're very welcome.

Hi guys. I have problem with this Control App from Pioneer too.
On my Android 11 phone is after starting the app visible only the loading screen or a black screen and nothing happend more.
On the old tablet with Android 5 run this app, but it want to download more files from the server, but that is not possible yet beacuse of severs shutdown? (it works well two months ago).
Can you please give me a advice how to run this app on Android 11 and share the downloaded files for my Android 5 tablet.
Because of this is using of my XC-HM72 very limited.
Thank your for every advice (My devices are not rootet).

Rdbc26 said:
Hi guys. I have problem with this Control App from Pioneer too.
On my Android 11 phone is after starting the app visible only the loading screen or a black screen and nothing happend more.
On the old tablet with Android 5 run this app, but it want to download more files from the server, but that is not possible yet beacuse of severs shutdown? (it works well two months ago).
Can you please give me a advice how to run this app on Android 11 and share the downloaded files for my Android 5 tablet.
Because of this is using of my XC-HM72 very limited.
Thank your for every advice (My devices are not rootet).
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Hiya,
You won't download needed files (graphics or some scripts customized particularly for your XC- HM72) because there are no files on Pioneer's servers, anymore. If you don't have any device with fully working app you have to ask anyone who has it still working to export needed files (usually as "adb" file) for you then you just import it by a command:
adb restore exported_file_name.adb
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and that's all.
Nevertheless, since Android 8 I think that the folder with user data files has a different location, so mentioned method should work for Android 8 - 11 (I haven't tested it on 12). That's all what I can suggest you.

gregory_cooky could you please share you date with adb file?​Thank you​

Rdbc26 said:
gregory_cooky could you please share you date with adb file?​Thank you​
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There you go. Please unzip it and good luck!

Thank you for the file, but still without success. I tried adb restore pioneer.adb and on my android 5 tablet and still want to download files from innactive servers. The same I have done on my phone with android 12 and there is still the freeze or black screen :-( What now? Thanks

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Thank you for the file, but still without success. I tried adb restore pioneer.adb and on my android 5 tablet and still want to download files from innactive servers. The same I have done on my phone with android 12 and there is still the freeze or black screen :-( What now? Thanks
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I'm not much surprised about Android 5 cause it mightn't work. Unfortunately, I don't have any other news for you. I'm not even sure if my files were suitable for the model of yours. Further steps you should do by yourself. Maybe you'll find a solution and provide it for someone else who has the same CD Receiver as yours.

I've spend a lot of time trying to run the app for my old, but still well performing XC-HM71.
Luckily I've found old Titanium Backup (playstore) backups from 2015 and 2017. I successfully restored the app and settings on my forgotten redmi note 3 pro as root and old android were needed. If anyone is interested and want to try again, both backups are attached. Older app version is 3.5.0, never is 4.1.0. I'll recommend to start with older version, then restore just the newer app without data. It worked for me. Good luck.
But I've remembered the app a bit differently. Seems to be a bit useless, same can be done with remote itself.
Its just a bit faster to add internet radio stations, as browsing on unit itself is a bit pain in the backside.
XC-HM71 is a base version, no Bluetooth, Spotify or other currently standard addons, so really the Pioneer app do not have any real advantages.
Btw, I've had no luck with adb files from @gregory_cooky.

How to control my vsx 527 with control app? Can someone please help

Hi
I need files for Pioneer XC-HM81.
Can someone please help.

Good news!
I finally managed to transfer the needed Pioneer ControlApp data from my -non rooted- tablet (Huawei M5, android 10) to my -also non rooted- telephone (Samsung Galaxy A40, Android 11), based on gregory_cooky’s procedure in post 2 of this thread.
I tried it half a year ago (see above, my post 3) and gave up.
But a renewed attempt this week, learned me that I overlooked a crucial element: both devices need to have “USB debugging enabled” to operate the adb commands from my computer successfully.
Obviously, I misinterpreted step 2 in gregory_cooky’s procedure.
After enabling ‘developers option’ on both devices, you need to go to enable USB debuging . Without that, your devices are only partly accessible from your computer and adb commands will give error messages.
In detail: go to settings, scroll down towards about tablet or info telephone, look for software and then ‘buildnumber . Tap 7 times on buildnumber. this activates developers option. Go back to settings, you can now find developers option as the last point under settings. Tap developers option, enable it, look then for USB debugging and enable it. Do this on both devices.
Connect your source device (=device with a working ControlApp) to your computer. Open a terminal screen on your computer and type adb devices.
[email protected]:~$ adb devices
List of devices attached
P15YC3E10080000000007FC1881C0 device
Then proceed as described by gregory_cooky in post 2.
Be sure to have your source files (ControlApp apk and data) in the root of your home directory, otherwise adb cannot find it. Be aware this type of commands is capital sensitive, so if you ask for Pioneer.adb but the name of the file is pioneer.adb the computer comes with No such file or directory.
I use the ControlApp for my Pioneer MCS-FS232, which I can now easily operate from my arm chair. Volume, switch from CD to Aux or FM, etc.
Peter

It appears ControlApp has finally given up.
Looking if anyone has perhaps a copy of the source files.
ControlApp downloads the files from the following URL: http://www.pioneer.eu/files/support/Wr5Ch9makajA/smartphone_app/common/controlapp/sma/SmaHtml_14.zip
Note that this is a HTTP URL, so can easily be faked for the device, however need the ZIP. Used to have it, now it's gone

hello,
would anyone have a working adb for Pioneer X-HM72 please?