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Uninstalling an app you can't see. Android

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
Good luck!

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?

redoregon said:
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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did you disable Google play books, etc?

Well I did.. But those two apps (Google play books and google play movies) won't STAY disabled! Every morning when I wake up they have either already updated, or are complaining they need to update, and when I go to manage apps, they are no longer disabled! 5th time now. Options?

Finally there's someone else with this problem!
I sent an email to HTC about it telling them it must be a problem with this latest 2.20 update since I didn't have the problem before.
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i googled around and found to disable some other google thing.. what was it. google partner app or something (for me it was the app right above these two offenders) will report back if this fixes it

Offenders lmao! I love it!
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Delete them from the system.

lazarat said:
Delete them from the system.
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I also recommend just deleting the apk files for these two apps from /system/app, or /data/app. Also, delete the odex file if it exists too. They shouldn't cause you any problems after they're dead

denversc said:
I also recommend just deleting the apk files for these two apps from /system/app, or /data/app. Also, delete the odex file if it exists too. They shouldn't cause you any problems after they're dead
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Those of us that cannot/do not want to root are unable to do that. We didn't have the problem disabling those till the 2.20 firmware update.

pauley said:
Those of us that cannot/do not want to root are unable to do that. We didn't have the problem disabling those till the 2.20 firmware update.
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Then there is nothing you can do

Why can't I edit build.prop or push to /system/app?

Odd.
In the original firmware I was able to edit build.prop to change my dpi to 120 but now I cannot. It won't save any changes. Also, I tried pasting an .apk into my /system/app folder and it blocked me. Then I tried pushing it with adb and it gave me a read-only error.
I know I am rooted - can run Titanium Backup, etc.
Anyone have any idea?

mitchellvii said:
Odd.
In the original firmware I was able to edit build.prop to change my dpi to 120 but now I cannot. It won't save any changes. Also, I tried pasting an .apk into my /system/app folder and it blocked me. Then I tried pushing it with adb and it gave me a read-only error.
I know I am rooted - can run Titanium Backup, etc.
Anyone have any idea?
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Did you try another root explorer?
Root explorer can be finicky.
Also try clearing it out of super su and and reallowing it. Or wipe app data.
But from my experience with root explorer, I have always hated it!! Try File Manager HD, It is great and has root explorer and system mountable all the time

BeerChameleon said:
Did you try another root explorer?
Root explorer can be finicky.
Also try clearing it out of super su and and reallowing it. Or wipe app data.
But from my experience with root explorer, I have always hated it!! Try File Manager HD, It is great and has root explorer and system mountable all the time
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Downloaded File Manager HD. Tried replacing the Snotes.apk. No dice. All attempts do do anything with that .apk fail. Seems pretty well locked down.
Same thing with build.prop. No changes will save.

mitchellvii said:
Downloaded File Manager HD. Tried replacing the Snotes.apk. No dice. All attempts do do anything with that .apk fail. Seems pretty well locked down.
Same thing with build.prop. No changes will save.
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Hmm..
I will try it on my note and see if it works.
Also did u make sure it was called the right name and have the right permissions?
I will let you know tomorrow or maybe tonight if it works

Yep. I've done all this many times before. They have Snotes locked down tight.
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mitchellvii said:
Yep. I've done all this many times before. They have Snotes locked down tight.
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You don't have proper root. Reroot and try again. Works like a charm! See below.
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Huh that seems odd as everything that requires root to work seems to work just fine. Oh well will give it a shot.
Curious as to which method you used to achieve root?
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did you make sure to mount the system folder as r/w? i've never memorized the command since i just use root explorer.

madsquabbles said:
did you make sure to mount the system folder as r/w? i've never memorized the command since i just use root explorer.
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Yes I did everything correctly. Just not working. That's OK.
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mitchellvii said:
Huh that seems odd as everything that requires root to work seems to work just fine. Oh well will give it a shot.
Curious as to which method you used to achieve root?
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Custom Recovery, root.zip, TriangleAway. Although root access is being granted, there may be an issue with permissions on "/system". Tried fixing permissions yet?
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Mister_Mxyzptlk said:
Custom Recovery, root.zip, TriangleAway. Although root access is being granted, there may be an issue with permissions on "/system". Tried fixing permissions yet?
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No haven't done that. Will run a permissions fix.

mitchellvii said:
No haven't done that. Will run a permissions fix.
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I was wondering if you have resolved this issue because im having the same problem now. Do you recall doing anything that may have caused this issue? Everything for me started going heywire once i installed init.d support just a second ago. I Can r/w and r/o in certain parts of the system but i cant paste anything anywhere. I also noticed increase cpu load afterwards. Might i add this is the second time i have had these issues after installing init.d support script. The way i solved this the first time was i had to odin stock firmware and this solved everything. Id like to refrain from doing this again though because ill loose all my stuffs and have to set everything up again.
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How did you achieve root? In other threads, problems with write access to /system are reported when a rooted firmware was flashed. Only the method with CWM (install CWM, flash SuperSU) did work.

akxak said:
How did you achieve root? In other threads, problems with write access to /system are reported when a rooted firmware was flashed. Only the method with CWM (install CWM, flash SuperSU) did work.
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Oh the first time i rooted with the CWM method. But the second time, i did odin a rooted firmware Now that i think about it, the first time i was able to write to /system but now i can't after a rooted firmware flash. So the init.d script wasnt the problem. I just made an assumption because before, i havent touched anything in /system but when i installed init.d script it was actally the first time i tried to edit /system after the rooted firmware. So yes looks like im going to have to odin a stock non-rooted firmware. Thanks man! Makes alot of since now.
edit: couldn't i just try the cwm method and see it it overwrites, cause the only UEALGB firmware i can find is prerooted. I don't want to switch to UEALH2.
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mitchellvii said:
Odd.
In the original firmware I was able to edit build.prop to change my dpi to 120 but now I cannot. It won't save any changes. Also, I tried pasting an .apk into my /system/app folder and it blocked me. Then I tried pushing it with adb and it gave me a read-only error.
I know I am rooted - can run Titanium Backup, etc.
Anyone have any idea?
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me to same error

Try Root Explorer(or ES File Explorer) & enable R/W for system files
Check your SuperSU/Superuser app.
See if your access is granted & not denied.
If SuperSU/Superuser asking for update, update it (usually binary update)
If your SuperSU/Superuser is gone, re-install it from Play Store & run it for the first time to update binary.
Retry modifying your system file(s)

Bro I cannot change build.prop product model....
I tried root explorer and es explorer
From yuphoria

Is that cannot or don't know how.
One is no root two is edit.
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JJEgan said:
Is that cannot or don't know how.
One is no root two is edit.
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Edit is at the top of the RH side.
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I have the same problem...
I can change my build.prop but after a reboot all the changes are gone.
I have rerooted it 2-3 times already. I can just change it sucessfully at the beginning but after some time it doesn't work anymore.
I have a samsung galaxy a3 2017.

Try forum for your phone .
Post lacks any information to help.
Suggest FX Explorer.

how to remove the firmware update notfication?

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!

HUYI said:
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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technut said:
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.

HUYI said:
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.

Anyone pay for Titanium Backup years ago?

So when I initially bought TiBU, it wasn't a key in the PlayStore, it's a .txt file. My question is, how do I get TiBU to recognize this .txt file so I can unlock the pro version? Or do I have to purchase again?

s197 said:
So when I initially bought TiBU, it wasn't a key in the PlayStore, it's a .txt file. My question is, how do I get TiBU to recognize this .txt file so I can unlock the pro version? Or do I have to purchase again?
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Have you tried reaching out to the developers? I have purchased it.. but I think when I did they had already moved to a different type of verification as I install the app, then the 'premium' one to get all my paid for features.. I found this.. http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/tit...ackup-licensing.html#text-license-not-working on their site... did this work?

jbarcus81 said:
Have you tried reaching out to the developers? I have purchased it.. but I think when I did they had already moved to a different type of verification as I install the app, then the 'premium' one to get all my paid for features.. I found this.. http://www.titaniumtrack.com/kb/tit...ackup-licensing.html#text-license-not-working on their site... did this work?
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Sent them an email but you get an automated message back saying they receive lots of emails so try their FAQ site. Maybe they'll respond, eventually. I did try what was in the link but it didn't work. It says to place at the root of the SD card, but this phone has no SD card so perhaps that's the problem.

s197 said:
So when I initially bought TiBU, it wasn't a key in the PlayStore, it's a .txt file. My question is, how do I get TiBU to recognize this .txt file so I can unlock the pro version? Or do I have to purchase again?
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I purchased it years ago and just put the txt file in my SD root. It always recognizes the file and unlocks.
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krypto1300 said:
I purchased it years ago and just put the txt file in my SD root. It always recognizes the file and unlocks.
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What part of the storage did you put this file? OP is having trouble locating the root of the Sdcard since we don't have one...

jbarcus81 said:
What part of the storage did you put this file? OP is having trouble locating the root of the Sdcard since we don't have one...
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Oh sorry, it's...
storage/sdcard0 or
storage/emulated/0
using root explorer.
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krypto1300 said:
Oh sorry, it's...
storage/sdcard0 or
storage/emulated/0
using root explorer.
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Cool...hopefully that helps OP..

That's Where I have it, wonder why it's not seeing it.

s197 said:
That's Where I have it, wonder why it's not seeing it.
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That's weird. I've never had a problem with the old txt file.
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i am from the txt file days as well and ended up just paying again for the apk version as i switch phones and mess around so much i got tired of moving it around

Make sure it's named TitaniumBackup_license.txt exactly, and it seemed like Titanium used to require a reinstall after placing the text file.