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[Q] deleting system apps

it's a stupid question though.
i want the ics music player be my default music player, thus, i had done all works to push it inside system/app and then reboot.
all went great.
but, im using Gingerxperia v22 with Walkman, so, is it ok for me to just delete the walkman.apk in system/app with root explorer? or it's just a partial deletion, i want it to be deleted thoroughly. just for reassurance whether im doing it all correctly.
thanks in advance (im x8 user)
ps: i deleted just walkman.apk manually via root explorer, is it enough?

Yes, the app is uninstalled now, but may you also want to delete the app data? Navigate to /data/data with your explorer and delete the folder containing the data of the walkman app!
You could also take a look at the app "TitaniumBackup" (avalible on market). It is able to backup and uninstall all apps, including preinstalled system apps.

i see. thanks for the information.

Thanks!! Helped me aswell!

Problem with an Album app

I have xperia L c2104, rooted, bootloader unlocked.
I tried to install system aps( walkman, album and movies) which are ported from Z2.
Movies app works fine.
Walkman didn't get installed , so installed through apk file.
Album is crashing and I am not able to install apk file.
Is there any way to uninstall it and install again?

mvv1277 said:
I have xperia L c2104, rooted, bootloader unlocked.
I tried to install system aps( walkman, album and movies) which are ported from Z2.
Movies app works fine.
Walkman didn't get installed , so installed through apk file.
Album is crashing and I am not able to install apk file.
Is there any way to uninstall it and install again?
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You will need to delete the SemcAlbum folder in data/data by using root explorer

Ben Ling said:
You will need to delete the SemcAlbum folder in data/data by using root explorer
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I was not able to find SemcAlbum folder in data/data.
I tried to delete com.sonyericsson.album and SemcAlbum app from system/app. But didn't work.
Is there any way to uninstall this app? any shell command?

mvv1277 said:
I was not able to find SemcAlbum folder in data/data.
I tried to delete com.sonyericsson.album and SemcAlbum app from system/app. But didn't work.
Is there any way to uninstall this app? any shell command?
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well i told you the wrong name,should be delete the com.sonyericsson.album from data/data
then go to data/dalvik-cache delete [email protected]@[email protected]
you should be able to install the latest SemcAlbum.

mvv1277 said:
I have xperia L c2104, rooted, bootloader unlocked.
I tried to install system aps( walkman, album and movies) which are ported from Z2.
Movies app works fine.
Walkman didn't get installed , so installed through apk file.
Album is crashing and I am not able to install apk file.
Is there any way to uninstall it and install again?
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I would say You need to intall
Xposed framework
and then
download Xperia Xposed
and enable it on modules
and Enable superuser mod
DONE

WhatsApp Manual Backup didn't restore images Folder ? - Help

Guyz,
I recently Manually backed-up Full Whatsapp folder, by connecting phone to the PC.
Later after few days, I again transferred the whole folder in the phone -> Downloaded Whatsapp frm play store -> upon first start it asked "To restore frm backup" -> and all went fine.
Now problem is, All my chats and pictures are there inside the App...... but earlier there was a "Whatsapp folder in my gallery", where it showed all pictures present in Whatsapp, which is now missing.
So basically now I cant surf images directly frm tht gallery folder and have to find each and every image manually frm chats.
May I knw how can I fix this ?

Plz help me
UPDATE: I re-installed Whatsapp without my old backup and still when my frnd sent me sum photos, none of the photos are appearing in Whatsapp folder in My Gallery, as the folder is missing there..... So is this a new change OR a bug ?

[Q] Google play music is not detecting songs present internal memory

Hi,
I reset my phone because after 5.1.1 update my phone battery was poor so i reset my phone copied songs from my PC to nexus 5 when i open Google play music it is unable to detect those transferred songs. when i went to ES Explorer i can able to see all the songs i copied. what should i do? one more reset? is there any way to say google play music about songs presence?
P.S i already deleted cache, cleared data of that app no use

Play music only sees music files under /sdcard/Music, I believe
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

i have my songs in that folder only, check attachement
beekay201 said:
Play music only sees music files under /sdcard/Music, I believe
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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check the attached image i have them in same folder

just did an experiment i copied one movie song folder in the root folder means the folder which i get first when i open nexus 5 file system. those songs got detected by google music player weird behaviour. any solution ?other than this work around

kiran9 said:
just did an experiment i copied one movie song folder in the root folder means the folder which i get first when i open nexus 5 file system. those songs got detected by google music player weird behaviour. any solution ?other than this work around
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Did you reboot the device after pushing music files to /sdcard/Music?

beekay201 said:
Did you reboot the device after pushing music files to /sdcard/Music?
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yes rebooted many times,deleted cache, deleted app data,uninstalled its update,disable it,again enable it etc etc.I don't know why this is happening but when i create new folder in root folder and copy few songs over there Google play music is detecting those songs, and to be more surprise when i delete all my songs from Music folder and copied again its detecting songs now.

kiran9 said:
yes rebooted many times,deleted cache, deleted app data,uninstalled its update,disable it,again enable it etc etc.I don't know why this is happening but when i create new folder in root folder and copy few songs over there Google play music is detecting those songs, and to be more surprise when i delete all my songs from Music folder and copied again its detecting songs now.
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Cool, weird issue but glad you managed to get it working.

Same issue on my nexus 5.. still unresolved.. pls suggest
Hi Guys, I couldn't create new folder under root folder. giving permission denied error. anyworkaround would be appreciated. I have tried deleting files from Music folder and downloaded again but still no luck.. I have also uninstalled update, cleared cache, rebooted , etc...

gaint .thumbnail folder

Hi guys! I have an Xperia Z3 D6633 running on official Android version 6.0.1 with build number 23.5.a.1.291 rooted.My problem is that almost 5.0 GB of my internal storage is consumed by ".thumbnails" folder which I want to delete. I have searched some solutions and found out that normally people get some free space till these files reappear and in the mean time they can make this space useful but the case is different here. I have tried to delete this folder and all the containing files but even though the folder disappears for some time, I still don't get any free space even for a short time and the files start to reappear after some time. I don't have any Gallery other than the Album app and as it cannot be deleted, I have tried disabling but the problem still remains. I have also tried creating a new folder with the same name but the system would rename it to ".thumbnails 1" and another folder with the name ".thumbnails" would reappear . I had the same problem also with Lollipop on this device. I use FILE KOMMANDER, it is the system app.
Any help is highly appreciated.

Try MiXplorer from XDA (file commander isnt so good) then delete the .thumbs folder
Try Ccleaner from play store
Try SD Maid from play store
Try clearing data from Settings - apps - Media Storage (all your media will appear to be gone. It is still there but the phone wont see it until you reboot / download and run Media.re.scan from play store)
I wouldn't really know what else to suggest other than a clean install of your ROM even if it is stock as this seems like a bug

Ehab alz said:
Hi guys! I have an Xperia Z3 D6633 running on official Android version 6.0.1 with build number 23.5.a.1.291 rooted.My problem is that almost 5.0 GB of my internal storage is consumed by ".thumbnails" folder which I want to delete. I have searched some solutions and found out that normally people get some free space till these files reappear and in the mean time they can make this space useful but the case is different here. I have tried to delete this folder and all the containing files but even though the folder disappears for some time, I still don't get any free space even for a short time and the files start to reappear after some time. I don't have any Gallery other than the Album app and as it cannot be deleted, I have tried disabling but the problem still remains. I have also tried creating a new folder with the same name but the system would rename it to ".thumbnails 1" and another folder with the name ".thumbnails" would reappear . I had the same problem also with Lollipop on this device. I use FILE KOMMANDER, it is the system app.
Any help is highly appreciated.
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thumbnails folder store preview for all of your photos that you see on your gallery app (taken w camera or from whatsapp), if you want a smaller folder, transfer some pics to your pc or go cloud with google photos

xkeita said:
thumbnails folder store preview for all of your photos that you see on your gallery app (taken w camera or from whatsapp), if you want a smaller folder, transfer some pics to your pc or go cloud with google photos
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no i want it removed not reduced size

Ehab alz said:
no i want it removed not reduced size
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FYI .thumbnails folder will always exist to make android media work properly, easiest method is delete those folder (.thumbnails) then create file named .thumbnails
In my case I'm using es file explorer, best file manager ever for me
You should accept all consequences, app that using photo preview from Android Media will not show or buggy (ie. Instagram, Facebook)

ryandxter said:
FYI .thumbnails folder will always exist to make android media work properly, easiest method is delete those folder (.thumbnails) then create file named .thumbnails
In my case I'm using es file explorer, best file manager ever for me
You should accept all consequences, app that using photo preview from Android Media will not show or buggy (ie. Instagram, Facebook)
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i tried that already(with es file explorer)and nothing happend and the 5 GB sill occupied!!