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[Q] Unable to install or update "root" apps

Hi,
I have had my phone now for a week, and am a complete noob to Android.
All my other phones were windows based, and I am used to changing phones firmware etc. I am OK with a lot of the terminology, only, not with Android based products.
Now for my problem:
When I try to install an app, I am getting the "insufficient storage available".
It appears (to me, anyway), that it's only when I try to install, or update an app, that required a rooted phone to install/run, (ie. busybox, root checker, titanium backup, etc.) OR an update to one of the apps that came as "standard" with the phone (ie. ROM based).
All other apps appear to install fine.
I have Googled the error and found loads of people with this problem, and some have had it fixed by the methods below. I have tried them, but I still have the problem (as do MANY others it seems).
Does anyone know of a sure-fire way of getting the functionality back ?
I have a couple of copies of LuckyPatcher.apk, but I can't run or install either of them.
I have tried loading the <whatever>.apk file on the phone, then running it, I just get the "out of memory" error.
I have tried to just copy the <whatever>.apk into \system\apps, but it wont copy - I just get a "copy failed" message.
I have checked in \data\app for .odex files - there are none.
I have manually been through the Manage Apps details and cleared out the caches.
I have re-booted MANY times.
I did have Titanium Backup, but I have uninstalled it for now, as the pro key wont install, nor will any of the other "pro" keys I have purchased.
I hope I have presented enough information to start someones grey matter to tick over some rational fault finding techniques.
Please. Can someone help me ?
Regards,
Paul
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Android 4.1.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (16Gb)
32Gb MicroSD (unused)
Phone is Rooted

Hi,
I think your Internal Storage is empty.
You could move apps from Internal Storage to the internal storage.
Hope it helps

Daniel120201 said:
Hi,
I think your Internal Storage is empty.
You could move apps from Internal Storage to the internal storage.
Hope it helps
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I don't think so, I have got 8.89Gb free.
Regards,
Paul

Do a backup and reinstall the rom

what is your android phone model..?
is depend on phone internal memory...

Hi,
I've fixed it now.
All the questions that have been asked are answered in my first post. I thought I would try and be helpful by including everything I could find about my phone and problem. I had scoured this (an other) forums, and read the questions people asked, as well as the answers they gave, hence the amount of information I gave originally.
Asking questions that have already been answered is of little use to me, and others in the same predicament, although I realise that it increases your post count.
Regards,
Paul

[Q] Unexpected Factory Reset after Bootloader Unlock - Data Recovery

Hello xda community,
I unlocked the bootloader of my friend's Xperia Z3 D6603 earlier and didn't expect a factory reset so no backup of his pictures (and some game saves) exist.
In theory they data should still be there, so using this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705 I should be able to recover what can be recovered.
The problem is this requires a rooted device which it isn't yet.
My main question is: Is this way to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/root-stock-kernel-twrp-v01-test-28-09-t2889794 the one that causes the least damage to the data I want to recover?
Another smaller question would be if there are any tricks to preserve the data (e.g. using sectors that had no data) while installing the tools to root and to recover?
Would really appreciate your help to salvage this situation

I don't know why it was an unexpected loss of data, it says it will happen right there on the sony website
In order to root, you should just flash a kernel.
In order to preserve data in the future, back it up to your PC
PS, you may have lost more than you thought, if you did not root BEOFRE you unlocked you have also lost your friends DRM keys and so you can say goodbye to decent pictures in low light and other DRM functions

Seems like I f***ed up on multiple fronts…
Managed to get a dump of the SD card yesterday, but there doesn't really seem to be anything left to salvage.(Which I don't understand, why would they overwrite the SD card when they could just reallocate the space?)
Neither did I know about the DRM, but there seem to be ways to circumvent the lack of those, will look into that later.
Well, thanks for the help and the heads up.

Komasa said:
Seems like I f***ed up on multiple frontsâ?¦
Managed to get a dump of the SD card yesterday, but there doesn't really seem to be anything left to salvage.(Which I don't understand, why would they overwrite the SD card when they could just reallocate the space?)
Neither did I know about the DRM, but there seem to be ways to circumvent the lack of those, will look into that later.
Well, thanks for the help and the heads up.
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Your sd card should not have been touched. Only internal storage and the data partition.
Yes, there is a thread about returning functionality of drm functions, is not 100%, but better than nothing

Flash storage doesn't work the same way hard drives do. Often, when you delete something, it's gone forever "zeroed out" by the flash controller.
This shouldn't be the case with SD card, though, and it shouldn't have even been touched when unlocking. Aren't you confusing the "internal" SD card (phone storage) with an external one?

Recovering Deleted files with unrooted unlocked devices [Android 6.0] [2 Questions]

Hello every one,
I have a complicated situation with deleted files (photos and videos) recovery,
Phone : Nexus 5
Android: M (6.0) BN: (MRA58N)
Root/unlock: Unrooted and Unlocked
Some one has deleted all the files in the camera folder in the gallery, i want to restore these deleted files. After hours of digging the internet, i found a lot of applications that doesn't work (almost all of it either require root or require USB Mass storage), and as you know we are only able to connect to the PC using MTP protocol.
Rooting the device requires unlocking it which will cause the whole phone to be wiped.
I have two questions:
1) Is there any (REAL) way to recover the deleted files (Images and videos) with the current circumstances (Unrooted, Unlocked, MTP Connection) ?
2) If the answer of question 1 is NO, if i unlocked (and for sure wiped) the phone then rooted it, can i still have the ability to recover these files, i mean how badly the wipping process will affect the internal phone storage?
I really appreciate your help in advance.
Best regards,

kldoon said:
Hello every one,
I have a complicated situation with deleted files (photos and videos) recovery,
Phone : Nexus 5
Android: M (6.0) BNMRA58N)
Root/unlock: Unrooted and Unlocked
Some one has deleted all the files in the camera folder in the gallery, i want to restore these deleted files. After hours of digging the internet, i found a lot of applications that doesn't work (almost all of it either require root or require USB Mass storage), and as you know we are able to connect to the PC using MTP protocol.
Rooting the device requires unlocking it which will cause the how phone to be wiped.
I have to questions:
1) Is there any (REAL) way to recover the deleted files (Images and videos) with the current circumstances (Unrooted, Unlocked, MTP Connection) ?
2) If the answer of question 1 is NO, if i unlocked (and for sure wiped) the phone then rooted it, can i still have the ability to recover these files, i mean how badly the wipping process will affect the internal phone storage?
I really appreciate your help in advance.
Best regards,
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1 - no
2 - no
phones uses emmc nand cards, they are basicly ssds, no mechanical parts, instant access time, etc... . because of that,when a file is deleted, its actually deleted, not just "masked".
and if you unlock, you delete all userdata, apps,files,etc, no way of recovering. Altought on early n4s bootloader the wipe was glitched(you could restore your data), on the n5 it fully wipes
Tip: next time you could use google´s free auto backup(google photos)

opssemnik said:
1 - no
2 - no
phones uses emmc nand cards, they are basicly ssds, no mechanical parts, instant access time, etc... . because of that,when a file is deleted, its actually deleted, not just "masked".
and if you unlock, you delete all userdata, apps,files,etc, no way of recovering. Altought on early n4s bootloader the wipe was glitched(you could restore your data), on the n5 it fully wipes
Tip: next time you could use google´s free auto backup(google photos)
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Its Unfortunate to hear that , i hoped there will be a small chance to recover the deleted data after wiping the phone and rooting it.
I Would like to hear if there is any other options.
Best thanks @opssemnik

Is the same true for HTC One M8?
opssemnik said:
1 - no
2 - no
phones uses emmc nand cards, they are basicly ssds, no mechanical parts, instant access time, etc... . because of that,when a file is deleted, its actually deleted, not just "masked".
and if you unlock, you delete all userdata, apps,files,etc, no way of recovering. Altought on early n4s bootloader the wipe was glitched(you could restore your data), on the n5 it fully wipes
Tip: next time you could use google´s free auto backup(google photos)
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The original questioner had a Nexus.
Does your answer also apply to HTC One M8?
Thanks.

PhilBill said:
The original questioner had a Nexus.
Does your answer also apply to HTC One M8?
Thanks.
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i don´t know about the bootloader unlock part wiping the data on the M8 (since those were never sold here in Brazil) however the rest still applies. on HDDs and other mechanical drives, the deletation process is just removing the file from the index on the drive, so it cant find anymore, thats due to mechanical drives having fragmentation, not instant access times and other things(such as lower read/write speeds, bad sectors, etc). since those dont apply to solid state devices, such as ssds or emmcs, every file operation is permanent

[Completed] Need info on the deeper levels of storage access: formatting, repartitioning, etc

I think I have a decent grasp of how the Android system functions, what the partitions are, what's stored on each partition, etc.
However, I've recently been put in a strange situation with my Note 4, requiring me to do a repartition of the internal memory, basically wiping everything and starting from 0. I realised I have basically 0 info on this, except using a PIT file in ODIN, and even then the concept is a bit fuzzy.
I need to understand some things:
- where exactly is the software that allows a connection to ODIN stored? Is it in sort of a BIOS of the phone? Is there an equivalent to a BIOS on a smartphone?
- can the internal memory ever be fully wiped and repartitioned like you can do to a PC's HDD or SSD? If so, how exactly? What are the tools needed? What are the risks?
- I keep reading about soft bricked and hard bricked phones. How exactly does a phone become hard bricked?
- Could you recommend some literature or wikis, forum posts, etc. on this subject?
Thank you very much.

SCViper said:
I need to understand some things:
- where exactly is the software that allows a connection to ODIN stored? Is it in sort of a BIOS of the phone? Is there an equivalent to a BIOS on a smartphone?
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I'm not really a Samsung man but the software used to connect to odin is download mode which I think is the SBL partition (secondary bootloader.) On LG devices it's called the laf partition. That would be the closest equivalent to a BIOS. I found this thread which takes a good look into the partitions of various phones: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959445. (It says it's for the El Grande but it has info for galaxy's, LG's etc).
- can the internal memory ever be fully wiped and repartitioned like you can do to a PC's HDD or SSD? If so, how exactly? What are the tools needed? What are the risks?
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You can re-partition the internal memory but not exactly like a PC. Some people do it to increase the size of the /data partition with space from /sdcard (internal memory.) For some devices you can use a simple linux utility like parted but for a samsung it's done by editing your pit file. Have a look at these 2 links.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal.../mod-partition-internal-memory-t-989-t3051556
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/general/guide-repartition-internal-memory-data-t3052242
- I keep reading about soft bricked and hard bricked phones. How exactly does a phone become hard bricked?
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I've never hardbricked a device, even after wiping my main partitions. It's just a general term for when your phone is so badly borked that it's completely unresponsive and you can't even access it by pc. Mostly by hardware failure.
- Could you recommend some literature or wikis, forum posts, etc. on this subject?
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Check out the above threads and just have a look around here yourself for others. If you want to post a new topic it might be better to ask in your device section to get advice that's more relevant to your phone.

Thanks for this answer, I'll read the topics you've posted and see what's there.

Thank you very much Art, I've (finally) read the topics you posted and now have a better understanding of Android partitions.

Galaxy On5 Data Recovery

Hi.
I mistakenly flashed my Android Galaxy On5 (using Odin's "AP" option) with one of the Exynos files. I saw something about "userdata" and knew immediately I had made a mistake, even though I did not load anything in the Odin "userdata" option. Why I did this probably isn't relevant, but I'm happy to provide more detail.
My question, however, is a simple one: Having done this, is it still possible to recover the user data that is no longer visible on the phone? When I reboot the phone without TWRP, it looks like it has been factory reset.
The phone is rooted, and I can see the device shares with "df". I can't see any secondary SD card based on the information I found about it sitting on top of where the SIM card is installed. I have done plenty of computer data recoveries from hard disk.. But every tool I have downloaded online for the Android seems to be polluted with malware, and I even reimaged my desktop because of all the crap I've tried.
Do you have a recommended tool for this that isn't some horrible marketing ploy? Minitool, Dr.Fone, FonePaw, and Kingoroot were all unsuccessful.
Also, if the data resides on an internal SD card, how is it formatted? I assume it is not a typical EXT or NTFS file system. Can you tell me which device I should be trying to recover from? It looks like /dev/block/mmcblk0p21.
If the internal storage is inaccessible, another thought I had was to do a block copy (with dd) onto a separate SD card, but I am unsure of whether this would provide a copy of the overwritten data, or would it actually reduce my chances of recovery.
The phone is a Samsung Galaxy On5 (SM-G550T).
Much of the data is non-critical, but some of it is unfortunately irreplaceable. Again, I'm really looking for a "yes" or "no" here, either data recovery is possible or not. And of course any suggestions on how to do it are greatly appreciated. The time it took to flash was almost instantaneous, but I also realize that flash drives are different from spinning drives in terms of how data is written and stored.
Thank you.

libertine5 said:
Hi.
I mistakenly flashed my Android Galaxy On5 (using Odin's "AP" option) with one of the Exynos files. I saw something about "userdata" and knew immediately I had made a mistake, even though I did not load anything in the Odin "userdata" option. Why I did this probably isn't relevant, but I'm happy to provide more detail.
My question, however, is a simple one: Having done this, is it still possible to recover the user data that is no longer visible on the phone? When I reboot the phone without TWRP, it looks like it has been factory reset.
The phone is rooted, and I can see the device shares with "df". I can't see any secondary SD card based on the information I found about it sitting on top of where the SIM card is installed. I have done plenty of computer data recoveries from hard disk.. But every tool I have downloaded online for the Android seems to be polluted with malware, and I even reimaged my desktop because of all the crap I've tried.
Do you have a recommended tool for this that isn't some horrible marketing ploy? Minitool, Dr.Fone, FonePaw, and Kingoroot were all unsuccessful.
Also, if the data resides on an internal SD card, how is it formatted? I assume it is not a typical EXT or NTFS file system. Can you tell me which device I should be trying to recover from? It looks like /dev/block/mmcblk0p21.
If the internal storage is inaccessible, another thought I had was to do a block copy (with dd) onto a separate SD card, but I am unsure of whether this would provide a copy of the overwritten data, or would it actually reduce my chances of recovery.
The phone is a Samsung Galaxy On5 (SM-G550T).
Much of the data is non-critical, but some of it is unfortunately irreplaceable. Again, I'm really looking for a "yes" or "no" here, either data recovery is possible or not. And of course any suggestions on how to do it are greatly appreciated. The time it took to flash was almost instantaneous, but I also realize that flash drives are different from spinning drives in terms of how data is written and stored.
Thank you.
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If you haven't any advice on how to do it, just a simple "yes" or "no" as to whether a recovery is possible would be greatly appreciated. There must be a few forum readers out there who know the answer to that question. Anyone? Bueller?

libertine5 said:
If you haven't any advice on how to do it, just a simple "yes" or "no" as to whether a recovery is possible would be greatly appreciated. There must be a few forum readers out there who know the answer to that question. Anyone? Bueller?
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If you wiped out userdata, that means all your data is gone. I know for computers, deleting data doesn't necessary delete the data, but rather makes the space unallocated, meaning new data can be written over it. Not 100% sure if they have something similar for Android. If you have google synced with your account, you can recover most of your data that way, otherwise you might be out of luck.