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Miui file explorer?

Anyone have an apk for the miui file browser?
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From MIUI 1.5.6
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19552843/FileExplorer.apk

Can not install.

Funkybooyea said:
Can not install.
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I haven't tried it, but since it's a ripped apk, you can't just run it from the phone. Copy it to system/app using Root Explorer, make sure all the permissions are checked, reboot your phone and maybe it will work.
EDIT: MIUI is AOSP, so probably won't work on Sense, although I'm not sure about that because it's only a file explorer app

It installs on CM7 without error, but its nowhere to be found in the app drawer. I tried rootexplorer install to system/app with no luck...
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Brand new market!

hey guys i googled/downloaded this today the new market with movies, Books, and TV plus it kinda themed like WP7
to install:
use root explorer
delete com.android.vending-1.apk in /data/app folder
copy this com.android.vending-1.apk to /data/app with permissions rw-r--r--
click on it and it will install

How do you take screenshots? Just rooted my Play

With the screenshot app get it in the market
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You can also extract the rar file and install it like any apk.
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it works perfectly!
thx for dat!

yea yea its just easier to extract it then install like any other app!!!!!!!!!!

You don't need to uninstall the orginal Market, just run the apk and it will apply updates
I'm using the new market with an APK I got from Android Police.

I really like your theme, where can I get it?

What theme would that be?
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think he means ur custom framework!

thatsupnow said:
What theme would that be?
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its ok I found it on the forums
Sorry I'm new to themes/rooting, in fact I've not rooted just yet.
I think i'll grab that as soon as I've rooted!

I've tried every suggestion in this thread and the file will not install.
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Really? That's weird I wonder why its not installing
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Worked like a charm on a unrooted 2.3.2 R800a
Thanks for the link guys! Loving the new look of the market

ArmedPropaganda said:
I've tried every suggestion in this thread and the file will not install.
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YOu tried copying the com.android.vending-1.apk on the phone then open it from the phone using an explorer?
I used ASTRO and I clicked the apk ,Open App Manager ,Upgrade then I replaced my Market...
I have R800i 2.3.3 not rooted

ArmedPropaganda said:
I've tried every suggestion in this thread and the file will not install.
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Rename it to Vending.apk, and use adb to push it to /system/app/

AndroHero said:
Rename it to Vending.apk, and use adb to push it to /system/app/
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After doing that a reboot is neccessary

Laberkopf said:
After doing that a reboot is neccessary
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Ofcourse

Yo guys anybody know how to make this market app transparent?
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thatsupnow said:
Yo guys anybody know how to make this market app transparent?
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Yes use apk tool to decompile it, edit the images, recompile and sign

(Solved) Downgrading Google play to old 2.0 market

I figure why not and downgrade to the classic android market, don't care for Google play much. So how would I downgrade to a very early version like that and prevent it from re-updating back to Google play?
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Well, you could find an apk somewhere for an older version (extract from a rom, for example) and delete/freeze market updater apk.

This is a good idea
coccolino_dbro said:
Well, you could find an apk somewhere for an older version (extract from a rom, for example) and delete/freeze market updater apk.
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[APK] Old Market v2.3.6
What coccolino_dbro said. Here's the apk for old Market v2.3.6. Got it from BlackICE ROM for HTC DHD.

Thank you, so I would freeze market updater with nobloat and then install this apk which would replace the current one?
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I disabled the market updater with nobloat, that should hold right?
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brokenAndroid93 said:
Thank you, so I would freeze market updater with nobloat and then install this apk which would replace the current one?
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freeze market updater, delete the old market apk and replace it with the new apk

I disabled it with no bloat and installed the new apk which replaced the old apk
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brokenAndroid93 said:
I disabled it with no bloat and installed the new apk which replaced the old apk
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Does it work then?

Well I disabled it with nobloat, but after a reboot the icon changed and it upgraded to the version where the shopping bag android icon changed a little. So I tried freezing it, after a reboot it was back to Google play.
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Do I need to delete the play store before installing the new market one?
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I deleted the old one, installed the new one, and it won't stop crashing.
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Guys, my phone's market is really screwed up, someone please help.
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Try deleting MarketUpdater.apk and the Google Play apk through a root file browser. I think Google play apk is called Phonesky.apk and not Vending.apk. Anyway delete both those files from your /system/app folder and then move the old market apk to the folder. Set permissions to rw--r--r (same as all the other apps in the folder) and reboot. Should work now. Copy the MarketUpdater.apk to your SD card before deleting, just in case.
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Looks like its working now, thank you.
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Thanks guys, Google play just looked ugly and like something that wasn't even part of android.
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Well everything is good now, thanks for all your help everybody

Does anybody know the file permissions of the market updater.apk?
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How do I make a flashable zip?

Can someone show me how to make a flashable zip please? All I wanna do is take some apks I themed and flash them through twrp. I Googled how to do it and the guides give you a template where you just drop your apk in there and flash it but every time I try to flash it it fails.
Can someone maybe show me how to create it from scratch with the update scripts? People post flashable zips all the time on here so I'm sure someone knows how to do it.
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If you have the apks all you gotta do is use an app like root explorer and.push the apks manually into the system changing the permissions accordingly. Would be much easier that way

lazarat said:
If you have the apks all you gotta do is use an app like root explorer and.push the apks manually into the system changing the permissions accordingly. Would be much easier that way
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I know how to do that and it works that way but I have a bunch of apks I themed and I wanna make a flashable zip so people can install them all at once.

I asked similar question in android themes and here is the reply, hope it helps you
Here you have a empty Update Script.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1084746/SGS/UpdateEmpty.zip
You can put your apk inside.
Dont sign system apks!
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abhipati said:
I asked similar question in android themes and here is the reply, hope it helps you
Here you have a empty Update Script.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1084746/SGS/UpdateEmpty.zip
You can put your apk inside.
Dont sign system apks!
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I just put the apk in and flash?
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I just put the apk in and flash?
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Yup put the apk in and flash the zip
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I think I know why I can't make a flashable zip right or why it fails. I think it's because of the permission being wrong. Does anyone know how to set the permissions of an apk file before it's on the phone? Do I just have to sign it with apk manager or something?
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I'm pretty sure there was a great tutorial back in the Desire forums... I'd link you but I'm on my HOX.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I think I know why I can't make a flashable zip right or why it fails. I think it's because of the permission being wrong. Does anyone know how to set the permissions of an apk file before it's on the phone? Do I just have to sign it with apk manager or something?
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Dude use apk multi tool... I too experienced same problems but using this tool made things simple. It's does everything for you
http://apkmultitool.com/?q=node/5
Xda- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310151
If you have questions regarding tool post them here
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abhipati said:
Dude use apk multi tool... I too experienced same problems but using this tool made things simple. It's does everything for you
http://apkmultitool.com/?q=node/5
Xda- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310151
If you have questions regarding tool post them here
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I have been using it. But every time I try to make a flashable zip it fails. That's why I think it's because the permissions aren't set right. I'm asking how to set the permissions before you make a zip.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I have been using it. But every time I try to make a flashable zip it fails. That's why I think it's because the permissions aren't set right. I'm asking how to set the permissions before you make a zip.
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I use it and I do not set any permissions it works fine....
Do you sign the apk? Which option are you using
I am not trying to smart, you may already sign but I faced similar problems so just helping out
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SkizzMcNizz said:
Can someone show me how to make a flashable zip please? All I wanna do is take some apks I themed and flash them through twrp. I Googled how to do it and the guides give you a template where you just drop your apk in there and flash it but every time I try to flash it it fails.
Can someone maybe show me how to create it from scratch with the update scripts? People post flashable zips all the time on here so I'm sure someone knows how to do it.
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App2zip
Available at the store, and free

Attached is a empty flash zip that will work on our phone the proper folders are in place to add apks to the system apps.
When adding apk to a zip you must create a folder path like system/app then place the apk inside the app folder so you would have a folder in the zip named system then inside that a folder named app inside that the apk or apks if they are system apps. You do not need to set permissions. When zipping the file when done just highlight the folders inside the extracted zip not the whole zip. ie. META-INF and system folder then right click select send to then compressed zip name the zip what ever you want then flash it.
http://db.tt/ksLowIQt
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Use permissions as shown in below link
http://www.dropmocks.com/iaWpL

Side load APK without it showing in Play Store

Hi all
I want to side load an app which I have the APK for but don't then want it to show as installed on the Play store.
At the moment I have extracted the APK file using ES File Explorer then uninstalled it from the device. I then side load through a file explorer.
But it pops back up in the play store as installed on device.
Any help welcome
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Are you rooted? I think using Titanium Backup would work.
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Not rooted and the phone I want to do this on won't be rooted so kind of rules it out.
I have just tried downloading a file from the Amazon app store and repeating the process and when I install that APK it does not show on installed apps. If you search for the app in the Play store it shows as installed however.
I can kind of live with that but otherwise ideas welcome
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simonsteele said:
Hi all
I want to side load an app which I have the APK for but don't then want it to show as installed on the Play store.
At the moment I have extracted the APK file using ES File Explorer then uninstalled it from the device. I then side load through a file explorer.
But it pops back up in the play store as installed on device.
Any help welcome
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Try lucky patcher

simonsteele said:
Not rooted and the phone I want to do this on won't be rooted so kind of rules it out.
I have just tried downloading a file from the Amazon app store and repeating the process and when I install that APK it does not show on installed apps. If you search for the app in the Play store it shows as installed however.
I can kind of live with that but otherwise ideas welcome
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can you be more clear on what you are trying to achieve ?
if you install any app using apk directly then open that app in playstore then yes it does show up as installed but if you see in the list of my apps(press options in playstore and it will be the first option) then it wont be listed ..

Does it have to be sideloaded? If not, create a secondary google account, install it via that account, then remove the account. Another option would be to decompile the apk and alter the androidmanifest.xml to make it incompatible with your phone. Not that straightforward, though...

Prash8429 said:
can you be more clear on what you are trying to achieve ? ..
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Thanks for replies so far guys.
To answer the question above, please basically trying to have an app installed but if the account is looked at using the Play store on a PC it won't show it as being installed.
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simonsteele said:
Thanks for replies so far guys.
To answer the question above, please basically trying to have an app installed but if the account is looked at using the Play store on a PC it won't show it as being installed.
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if you install app via apk and search in playstore on PC it wont be shown as installed ... i just verified

Thanks Guys
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