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[Q] Phone.apk

Hello all,
I did some searching around and couldn't find the answer. I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to pull the Phone.apk file from a CM build and use it in my rooted, but otherwise stock NS4G. The reason I want to is because CM's builds have a built-in blacklist app, that I want.
So what did was copy the Phone.apk from the latest nightly (22), and tried to installing it on my phone. It didn't work, and I just got the error 'application not installed'. And simply dropping it in the /system/app folder (overwriting the old phone.apk) didn't work either. I just got a lot FC's whenever I tried to open the call settings.
Is what I'm trying to do even possible, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Well. Contacts.apk is the one you want. And yes it will work. But you have to be deodexed also.
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Didnt work. It still told me that the app was not installed. Is there an official process for this?
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the.snks said:
Didnt work. It still told me that the app was not installed. Is there an official process for this?
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Are you deodexed? If so flash this
http://droidfiles.us/downloads/mikeyinid/Transparent_Dialer.zip
Its transparent but its the CM dialer. You can grab the contacts.apk from CM if you want and put it in the .zip instead, I personally have had issues when using the one from cM, not the transparent one though.

mikeyinid said:
Are you deodexed? If so flash this
http://droidfiles.us/downloads/mikeyinid/Transparent_Dialer.zip
Its transparent but its the CM dialer. You can grab the contacts.apk from CM if you want and put it in the .zip instead, I personally have had issues when using the one from cM, not the transparent one though.
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Failed again. I tried flashing it from recovery and it just says 'installation aborted'. I am running the deodexed build of Gingerbread, that I got from Pete's site.

I use system app remover you can get it in the market. After you install it you will find a folder called /SystemAppBackup. Drag your cm apks and copy them to this folder. Open system app remover app, click the menu button, and press "restore app" choose your apps and boom. Rom manager doesn't always work for me on this phone even when you set permissions. This has worked for me. Hopefully it will bring you luck
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jkhrist said:
I use system app remover you can get it in the market. After you install it you will find a folder called /SystemAppBackup. Drag your cm apks and copy them to this folder. Open system app remover app, click the menu button, and press "restore app" choose your apps and boom. Rom manager doesn't always work for me on this phone even when you set permissions. This has worked for me. Hopefully it will bring you luck
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Didnt work. System app remover let me copy the modified apk over but once I did I could no longer open the dialer (app is not installed on your phone error). So instead of messing around this, I'll just wait for CM to go final.
Thanks to everyone for your help.
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Most likely the signature didn't match the room your on copy the meta inf folder from a system app to the contacts and try that
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make sure the app has the right permissions when plopping it in the right folder. Root explorer is good for checking and setting permissions

I just switched back to CM RC1. Thanks everyone for your help.

anyone have black google search bar widget apk

exactly as title states

here it goes

tjohnsonjr said:
here it goes
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Im trying to install this but when i try to it says uninstall. Do i have to ubinstall the one that is on my rom first?

halla29 said:
Im trying to install this but when i try to it says uninstall. Do i have to ubinstall the one that is on my rom first?
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I found out how to do it thanks .

how did you get around the problem?, and thanks for posting this tjohnsonjr

Have you tried just copy and paste over the original apk?

yes, can someone tell me how to install? it wont let me, tried uninstalling the original and still wont work, problem parsing

mattdub1 said:
yes, can someone tell me how to install? it wont let me, tried uninstalling the original and still wont work, problem parsing
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You don't install this like a regular app. Use root manager and push to system>apps. Make sure to adjust permissions.
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tjohnsonjr said:
here it goes
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Thanks for the download!

There is one:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.searchcolors.qsb.black

its not the same thing, the one you posted is grey bar with black g icon

parmijo11 said:
You don't install this like a regular app. Use root manager and push to system>apps. Make sure to adjust permissions.
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i tried taking the apk off my sd card and moving it to system apps folder, tried installing and doesnt work, can you be more specific please?

mattdub1 said:
i tried taking the apk off my sd card and moving it to system apps folder, tried installing and doesnt work, can you be more specific please?
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Again, don't install. Move to system>apps. Set the permissions as seen in below image.
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already tried just moving it as well and changing to those permissions ... do i have to rename it or anythign ? do i have to delete the other search bar apk off system?

nevermind, just had to reboot, thanks

mattdub1 said:
nevermind, just had to reboot, thanks
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Nice, glad it worked.
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yea when I changed a main rom app from system/app I went into titanium backup.1)backup system app just in case. there usually in red. 2)I wrote the name exactly like it says on system file- onto the app i am going to replace that I stored on sd card from computer.3)On Titanium I uninstalled app. 4) Paste sd app in system/app folder. Installed. Opened backup in Titanium again so I don't loose it.( Just so you know I did this with a google search widget in system app. I wanted a transparent search. Hope this helps someone

zozo5656 said:
yea when I changed a main rom app from system/app I went into titanium backup.1)backup system app just in case. there usually in red. 2)I wrote the name exactly like it says on system file- onto the app i am going to replace that I stored on sd card from computer.3)On Titanium I uninstalled app. 4) Paste sd app in system/app folder. Installed. Opened backup in Titanium again so I don't loose it.( Just so you know I did this with a google search widget in system app. I wanted a transparent search. Hope this helps someone
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zozo5656
I followed your instructions and it worked perfectly! Thanks for the help.

Here's a new black app that's worth trying out, no grey and looks killer:
Black Google Mobile by bGoog
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bgoog.android.search

Look for an app called custom ICS search, it allows you to create a widget go any color you want.
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[Q] Launcher Problems

I would like to start by saying this is entirely my fault but I would be very grateful for any help.
So, I downloaded a custom launcher called touchwiz 4.5 onto my phone and everything was working perfectly until I decided to open up root explorer and try to change the name so it would run in the background instead of TW3. So I did it but when I pressed home it asked me which launcher to use and I selected the wrong one and the set as default was checked. Now, I am stuck without a launcher so I can not open anything at all to fix the problem.
I will be extremely happy if I do not need to buy a new phone and thank anyone in advance.

NoobWithAQuestion said:
I would like to start by saying this is entirely my fault but I would be very grateful for any help.
So, I downloaded a custom launcher called touchwiz 4.5 onto my phone and everything was working perfectly until I decided to open up root explorer and try to change the name so it would run in the background instead of TW3. So I did it but when I pressed home it asked me which launcher to use and I selected the wrong one and the set as default was checked. Now, I am stuck without a launcher so I can not open anything at all to fix the problem.
I will be extremely happy if I do not need to buy a new phone and thank anyone in advance.
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Left Soft Key -> Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> Find & select the TW4.5 launcher or whatever in the list -> scroll down to Launch by default -> Clear defaults.

Thanks, but there is one thing I forgot to mention earlier. I cannot access the main screen because I receive force close messages while the phone is on, and there is no delay between them so I cannot even use it. I was thinking maybe there is a way through the computer.

NoobWithAQuestion said:
Thanks, but there is one thing I forgot to mention earlier. I cannot access the main screen because I receive force close messages while the phone is on, and there is no delay between them so I cannot even use it. I was thinking maybe there is a way through the computer.
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You have a root so you gave cwm recovery, correct?
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Look up Odin in the Bible. You can use it to restore the phone. If you can make a backup of your micro SD onto a computer. Other than that if you deleted your launcher your phones gonna keep FCing on you. Cool thing to try to delete though.

ADB Push the apk(s) back over?

Your best bet would be to just go into CWM, create a NAND backup, Odin a new ROM, and advanced restore your NAND's data. That should clear up everything.
Using ADB is not that easy, especially when you're new to all this stuff.

Everyone should be forced to learn.basic adb commands before being able to root their phones for problems just like this.
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Thanks a lot guys. I have found an already rooted stock rom for sgs4g and will now try and flash it to my phone. I will read up next time I try anything stupid like that.

NoobWithAQuestion said:
Thanks a lot guys. I have found an already rooted stock rom for sgs4g and will now try and flash it to my phone. I will read up next time I try anything stupid like that.
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Being you're flashing a ROM anyway you may want to consider something custom... There is a few benefits to them
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[Q] Replacing default android launcher

hello xda
i have an lg c800g (or lg my touch q) and i absolutely hate the default home screen or launcher and i was wondering if I could switch it out with another launcher (my favorite so far is adw EX) unfortunately my phone is needed everyday and i don't want to spend 250$ for a new one. the reason why i haven't just used a ROM is because i'm having a lot of trouble with clock work mod so roms aren't an option. however I've found a way to keep apps installed to the firmware using an app called link2sd one of its features is to install and remove straight to the firmware as I've just tested sucsesful. so if it was possible can anyone take an old 2.3 android and use this app to install a launcher and see if it works after system reset it would be great to never have to deal with this ugly home screen again. any feedback would be appreciated i am rooted but no clockwork mod or roms can be used.

From my experience, I believe you can simply install a launcher from the Playstore and start using it (set it as default too).
If you want to remove ur stock launcher, root ur phone and then use a root explorer to delete the launcher's apk.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
From my experience, I believe you can simply install a launcher from the Playstore and start using it (set it as default too).
If you want to remove ur stock launcher, root ur phone and then use a root explorer to delete the launcher's apk.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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yes that is what i have done so far but if my phone gets reset i would like to only have adw EX.
would it be ok to delet the home.apk file and when reset it would boot with the adw home

EXilE51 said:
yes that is what i have done so far but if my phone gets reset i would like to only have adw EX.
would it be ok to delet the home.apk file and when reset it would boot with the adw home
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When the phone reboots it should default to your chosen launcher
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How does ur phone get reset like that??
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I would NOT delete the launcher.apk, just set your downloaded launcher as default

connorc0405 said:
I would NOT delete the launcher.apk, just set your downloaded launcher as default
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i didnt delete the launcher i backed up the apk file but it works fine

immortalneo said:
How does ur phone get reset like that??
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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if you have seen the lg c800 with 2.3.6 its impossible to boot into recovery mode it just resets you phone and i haven't found a way around it so i've just been manually removing bloatware and upgrading basic apps :silly:

There is no way that you reset the phone and it would return to your ADW by default. Resetting erases the usbale memory on your phone, and makes it like new, of course if you haven't done any hacking onto it, like rooting and stuff. But if you want that, I would suggest a custom ROM, and edit the zip file, replacing the launcher2(that's what HTC Desire ROMs have, if your ROM doesn't have that, try looking for an alternative) with your ADW launcher in WinRAR or 7-Zip. That ought to do the trick.

i have done this to my phone, deleting the default launcher from /system/app folder (using root explorer), then i copy the launcher that i want to the same folder, change its permission to rw-r--r--, and reboot...

Bagne said:
i have done this to my phone, deleting the default launcher from /system/app folder (using root explorer), then i copy the launcher that i want to the same folder, change its permission to rw-r--r--, and reboot...
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But do i have to change go launcher file name to "launcher.apk" or just leave the original name ?
thanks

GreekSpace said:
But do i have to change go launcher file name to "launcher.apk" or just leave the original name ?
thanks
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You don't have to rename it... Just paste the .apk in system > app folder
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Sami Kabir said:
You don't have to rename it... Just paste the .apk in system > app folder
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If you do all this though, all the removing the stock launcher, then moving a new launcher into the system root, what would happen if i reset the phone, would it start up on the launcher that was added?

ReclaimedHalo said:
If you do all this though, all the removing the stock launcher, then moving a new launcher into the system root, what would happen if i reset the phone, would it start up on the launcher that was added?
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It depends, but yeah, it will probably load up the stock (default) launcher - and your launcher will be deleted. But you can redo the entire procedure to set it up again...

Can I install iOS permently in my Android devices if I can say the process to [email protected]

Santugoud13666 said:
Can I install iOS permently in my Android devices if I can say the process to [email protected]
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If you are interested in removing the default launcher (firelauncher.apk for Amazon Fire tablets) without rooting your device, please check out my tutorial thread below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/tut-remove-default-launcher-amazon-fire-t3288192
If you are interested in developing a more efficient version, please check out th development thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8...zon-fire-hd-8-10-remove-firelauncher-t3286646
I hope this solves all of your problems !

[Q] Stuck on a launcher

I just flashed a firmware that came stock with Holo Launcher HD launcher, and I have used this ROM before and successfully killed it and replaced with Trebuchet or TouchWiz. Well, now I killed it in Titanium Backup, and it still shows up when I press home, completely intact. However, It is no longer in the Titanium or Settings menu Apps list, and when I try to install a different launcher it does not ask me which I would like to set as default when I press home. I would just clear the defaults but like I said it doesn't show up in any Apps list on the system or Titanium. So now I am stuck on junk Holo Launcher HD launcher with seemingly no possible alternatives. Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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What do you mean by "killed it"?
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Re-flash and try again.

Install file manager with root access (I use root explorer)
Reboot
Navigate to /system/app
Delete launcher apk
Reboot

xcrazydx said:
What do you mean by "killed it"?
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I uninstalled it

icenight89 said:
Install file manager with root access (I use root explorer)
Reboot
Navigate to /system/app
Delete launcher apk
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The APK is missing. And I only have about 40 APKs so I wouldnt miss it if it was there. Looks like Im going to have to reflash.