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NEW app for Mac users. auto push.

In all my laziness I decided to make another droplet app that allows Mac users to automatically push files to their sd cards. I find this useful when I don't want to mount my sdcard, or when I'm in recovery. I just loaded the new cm update 4.2.1 with this.
I have made 2 other apps that come in handy every once in a while. An app to sign your .APK and .ZIP files. And the less useful ADB Install app. Just drag a folder of .apk files onto this app and they will all be installed by adb without you having to do anything. The downside to this app is that you don't receive updates from the market if there are new versions. SORRY!
You can download all three together here or individually below
Android-Push just drag file onto app with phone connected to usb. must have adb installed.
Android-Sign drag .apk/.zip files to sign them. must have testsign.jar in ROOT Directory(Macintosh HD)
ADB-Install Drag folder of .apk files to install them. must have adb installed.
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jessetbenton said:
In all my laziness I decided to make another droplet app that allows Mac users to automatically push files to their sd cards. I find this useful when I don't want to mount my sdcard, or when I'm in recovery. I just loaded the new cm update 4.2.1 with this.
I have made 2 other apps that come in handy every once in a while. An app to sign your .APK and .ZIP files. And the less useful ADB Install app. Just drag a folder of .apk files onto this app and they will all be installed by adb without you having to do anything. The downside to this app is that you don't receive updates from the market if there are new versions. SORRY!
You can download all three together here or individually below
Android-Push just drag file onto app with phone connected to usb. must have adb installed.
Android-Sign drag .apk/.zip files to sign them. must have testsign.jar in ROOT Directory(Macintosh HD)
ADB-Install Drag folder of .apk files to install them. must have adb installed.
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Nice work. Will these work on a PPC Mac running Leopard or is an Intel machine required?

AWESOME!!!
your fcking AWESOME MAN!! or woman if your not a man lol. im a test this baby tomorrow morning. ive been waiting for some easy mac tools to help me out. Thank you soo much.

keep it coming
thanx again, great work

hey! thanks a Lot! really handy

Wow... these apps are sweet! Thanks for making these and letting the public use them! I'm glad I can sign my files before flashing!
thank you!

wondering if you or someone can post a youtube clip demonstrating how to use each.

Bzerk1 said:
wondering if you or someone can post a youtube clip demonstrating how to use each.
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Agreed, that'd be really nice

power pc macs?
Nice work. Will these work on a PPC Mac running Leopard or is an Intel machine required?
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I don't know if this will work or not on power pcs. The programs only use terminal commands. you will still need to have the necessary files on your computer, like the testsign.jar and adb installed. try it out and let me know.

youtube video
Bzerk1 said:
wondering if you or someone can post a youtube clip demonstrating how to use each.
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Thanks for giving me the excuse to use the new screen recording!
here is a youtube video. I hope i didn't forget any details
YOUTUBE

jessetbenton said:
Thanks for giving me the excuse to use the new screen recording!
here is a youtube video. I hope i didn't forget any details
YOUTUBE
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Thank you! ^_^ very simple and informative.

jessetbenton said:
Thanks for giving me the excuse to use the new screen recording!
here is a youtube video. I hope i didn't forget any details
YOUTUBE
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Thank you very much, this is much appreciated! Great work on the video as well.

Can someone help me out with installing the HTC Keyboard???

Im running the Cyan 4.2.12.2, on the G1

There are threads libt9.so goes in lib folder and the apk in app folder. There are tons of threads that show how to do this,I see this being closed quick.

maybe, but when i try im getting a messege saying that it cant be installed on my phone.

You put the libt9.so in lib folder in system folder and then installed the app?

The_TVirus said:
maybe, but when i try im getting a messege saying that it cant be installed on my phone.
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You have to push the files using adb, not install them with adb or a file manager on the device.
as manup said,
libt9.so goes in /lib
and the apk goes in app dir

hey bro, im new to this and i jus like to customize my phone! im not a developer or anything, so you if you cant show me or point me in the right direction, then cool! its no biggie! I have no idea about what half of this stuff means.....thanks anyway

The_TVirus said:
maybe, but when i try im getting a messege saying that it cant be installed on my phone.
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installing the htc_ime.apk
1. get the htc_ime.apk file
2. get a file explorer (OI, ASTRO, or any file explorer)
3. put the htc_ime.apk on the root of or sdcard or somewhere in ur sdcard where u can find it
4. go to Settings->Application
5. check the unknown sources feature
6. go to ur file explorer
7. tap on the apk file, it should give u an install option
8. follow the instructions and install it.
9. if its not showing even if its checked on the locale/text settings, then go and long press on any text box, and it should give u an Input method selection, select the Touch input radio button, then ur done.
if u wanna do it via adb, you can try and look up instructions, but this is the easiest way i can think of and i made the instructions as clear as i can.

thanks man

Weird i seem to install but when i start to use it .it force closes all the time !!!

xtenpeben said:
installing the htc_ime.apk
1. get the htc_ime.apk file
2. get a file explorer (OI, ASTRO, or any file explorer)
3. put the htc_ime.apk on the root of or sdcard or somewhere in ur sdcard where u can find it
4. go to Settings->Application
5. check the unknown sources feature
6. go to ur file explorer
7. tap on the apk file, it should give u an install option
8. follow the instructions and install it.
9. if its not showing even if its checked on the locale/text settings, then go and long press on any text box, and it should give u an Input method selection, select the Touch input radio button, then ur done.
if u wanna do it via adb, you can try and look up instructions, but this is the easiest way i can think of and i made the instructions as clear as i can.
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This is the easiest way.. it's exactly what I do when I flash new ROM's with some messed up keyboard they think is cool... ha ha ha.

Swype Recolor.

Does anybody have time to explain to me how to recolor the swype keyboard? I'm not a complete n00b just a n00b to android. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

calripkenturner said:
Does anybody have time to explain to me how to recolor the swype keyboard? I'm not a complete n00b just a n00b to android. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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extract it, check out the folders in the assets folder edit the ones that need changed. Drop them back into the original apk and push back to your phone.

Thanks S Dot, I'm gonna work on it now.

calripkenturner said:
Thanks S Dot, I'm gonna work on it now.
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np. pm me if you need anything.

Any suggestions on how to do that on a Mac? I can't do anything with an APK without some sort of software and I dunno what to use!

woofers1803 said:
Any suggestions on how to do that on a Mac? I can't do anything with an APK without some sort of software and I dunno what to use!
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change the extension .apk to .zip and unzip it. keep in mind you have to sign that zip before you change it back to apk when you closed it up. just use photoshop or anything to edit the pics.

woofers1803 said:
Any suggestions on how to do that on a Mac? I can't do anything with an APK without some sort of software and I dunno what to use!
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i use a mac, and i use the app called BetterZip. you can drag and drop .apk's into it and it will show you the contents. from there you can extract (drag and drop) what you would like and then simple add them back in (drag and drop). after youre happy with what youve modded you can then save the apk directly and proceed to adb push it to your phone. no "signing" required. very simple.
whatever you do, DO NOT rename the .apk to .zip and try to edit it, etc, etc. it will not work. maybe thats when you need to "sign" it or whatever. but using BetterZip there is none of that required. it can directly read and write the apk and requires nothing special.
another tip is if you are using photoshop to edit the images you should "save for web & devices" it makes much more optimized/smaller files

andyriot said:
i use a mac, and i use the app called BetterZip. you can drag and drop .apk's into it and it will show you the contents. from there you can extract (drag and drop) what you would like and then simple add them back in (drag and drop). after youre happy with what youve modded you can then save the apk directly and proceed to adb push it to your phone. no "signing" required. very simple.
whatever you do, DO NOT rename the .apk to .zip and try to edit it, etc, etc. it will not work. maybe thats when you need to "sign" it or whatever. but using BetterZip there is none of that required. it can directly read and write the apk and requires nothing special.
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That is similar to windows but we use a different program. I would recommend doing the above also. Very easy that way.

I got it pushed over and it shows in my manage aplications, but im getting force closes every 5 seconds and it hasnt opened at all. any ideas?

Deodexing (FOR ALL GB ROMS) Most simplest & in detailed explained

Its not a repost guys. I created this thred only for quick view for new android users.
1. You must have java runtime enviornment installed on your computer.
2. You must have a rooted froyo or gingerbread firmware.
3. When we use xultimate 2.2 we must have our phone into USB debugging mode.
4. First u do xutimate procedure as kkrazzy has said.
-Run option 1. After option 1 is done, run option 2.
-Now these well take a while. Run option 3.
-IMPORTANT: After you have run option 3
-Now run option 4, and wait.
-Exit xUltimate, and put the phone in USB mass storage.
-Go back into the xUltimate folder and copy "done_frame", and "done_app",
and move them to the root of the internal sdcard not in the external sd.
-Now again connect phone into usb debugging mode.
5. I suggest that if anybody dont have SDK on their system then dont worry. Insted of SDK simply use adb.exe file which is in the superoneclick folder.
Go into SuperOneClick-->ADB folder. There u will get adb.exe file.
6. Take that whole adb folder & copy it to C drive path (U can keep it anywhere) including other files inside that folder.
Means u will get path of adb file as C:\adb\adb.exe
7. Now enter into command promp.
8. There u will see a path like C:\document and settings> (This path may be different for someone else. Thats not important)
9. This is very impotant step. Simply write there as
cd C:\adb\
Then in next line write adb shell.
You will see a msg on screen demon started successfully.
10. Thats it. You have entered into adb command mode.
11. Now remember by default # sign is always there at start of each line when u enter into adb command mode. Dont write it again in any command command...!!!
12. Now one by one run command
$ su
# stop
# mount -o remount rw /system
# rm /system/app/*.odex
# rm /system/framework/*.odex
# cp /sdcard/done_app/* /system/app/
# cp /sdcard/done_frame/* /system/framework/
# mount -o remount ro /system
# reboot
13. You will observe that after writing second command # stop your device will get hang. It will not at all respond. If that happens then u r going in right direction. Phone will hang till end of command.
14. Last command # reboot will restar ur device. But sometimes it will not. U will see a msg on computer screen as reboot returned. Dont worry. Simply Disconnect & restart phone.
15. Thats it guys. U will get a deodexed phone.
16. To check whether it is deodexed or not simply go into system->app folder. There u will see only .apk files. U will not at all observe .odex files there.
THIS IS SIMPLEST WAY I HAVE EXPLAINED. HOPE NOW NO ONE WILL FACE DIFFICULTIES IN DEODEXING.
PRESS THANKS IF THIS IS HELPFUL FOR YOU

Good job! But about XXKB3 fw you are wrong. Deodexing can be with any fw. We need only rooted phone

what the problem with the cmd???
i dont know why my cmd cant run ><
not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
....

Dude why you have made a similar thread

falex007 said:
Good job! But about XXKB3 fw you are wrong. Deodexing can be with any fw. We need only rooted phone
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Yep thats right, better update your post vishal.

please dont post similar threads..

updated post

vishal24387 said:
updated post
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Thanx buddy for your valuable explanation..

Tbh, this does have what kkrraazzyy's thread lacked

Misledz said:
Tbh, this does have what kkrraazzyy's thread lacked
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Sure yes! It is a lot more simpler for noobs ( like me ) to understand....I did it through kkrraaxxyy's post...But it helped ma friend thouhg

kkrraazzyy said:
Dude why you have made a similar thread
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sorry kkrazy. I dont wanted to post this as saperate thread. Actually I wanted to post this in ur thread but I thought people will feel difficult to find a particular post through lots of pages. Hope u will understand my intention.

dude, thanks for the info about the adb.exe.. never thought of that before.. i went through hell downloading the needed files when yet there was a simple method.. thanks alot.! Liked the OP bdw..

ephraim033 said:
dude, thanks for the info about the adb.exe.. never thought of that before.. i went through hell downloading the needed files when yet there was a simple method.. thanks alot.! Liked the OP bdw..
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Its my pleasre to help u. Actually I was also facing problem related to adb.exe. I also dont like to download big files. what about OP bro? I dont understand.

vishal24387 said:
Its my pleasre to help u. Actually I was also facing problem related to adb.exe. I also dont like to download big files. what about OP bro? I dont understand.
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OP means original post bro.. .. i already pressed the thanks button

Oh...I really dont know about OP. Anyway thanx bro for telling me.

vishal24387 said:
Oh...I really dont know about OP. Anyway thanx bro for telling me.
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no problem dude.. glad to help

vishal24387 said:
5. I suggest that if anybody dont have SDK on their system then dont worry. Insted of SDK simply use adb.exe file which is in the superoneclick folder.
Go into SuperOneClick-->ADB folder. there u will get adb.exe file.
6. Take that adb.exe file & keep in C drive path (U can keep it anywhere). I will tell u that make a new folder. Give it name as 'adb folder'. Then in this folder keep your adb.exe file.
Means u will get path of adb file as as C:\adb folder\adb.exe
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Bro, i suggest you edit your post.. tell them to copy the whole adb folder not just the adb.exe.. the .exe needs the other program to work.. just my opinion.. i tried just copying the .exe but to no avail.. once i copied the whole folder it works..

ya I think u r rite bro. I will quickly update my post. Thanks bro.

vishal24387 said:
ya I think u r rite bro. I will quickly update my post. Thanks bro.
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No problem dude

I updated post bro. Check it plz. If there is any problem in post plz inform me.

Quick way of accessing screen to broken devices.

Hi,
So my screen broke yesterday and I needed to check my phone for missed important calls. I know there is lots of solutions out there, but I needed a way access your screen without the installation of any software on your phone. I was lucky because my digitizer still works so I can still use the touch feature and figure out on my screen where to press . I figured i would post it, might save someone someday....
Note: Works on Android 4.0 +
You need to have have developper options enabled so this can work. So first of all, I need to enable ADB from recovery. There is lots of post on the forum and google, so I will not cover this part.
Once I had ADB enabled, I wrote a small batch file that would take a screenshot from my phone, then pull it to my pc, wait 1 sec, then restart. After I used chrome and a auto-refresh extension to refresh the image every second. I will assume that you have ADB installed and all drivers for adb working. Here it goes
1. You will need to create a batch file. Open notepad and paste this into it.
Code:
:start
adb shell screencap -p /sdcard/screen.png
adb pull /sdcard/screen.png
timeout 1
goto start
Save it as ss.txt, or whatever you like. Then go to desktop and rename ss.bat or "whatever you like.bat"
This may vary a bit if you do not have an SDcard, or if your directory is not named the same way, So change SDcard to the name of your storage folder.
Copy it to your adb directory.
2. Open a Command Prompt as Admin change directories to ADB folder. Once you are there, just type ss and the batch should start.
3. Open chrome and install an auto-refresh extension. I used this one:
HTML:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/easy-auto-refresh/aabcgdmkeabbnleenpncegpcngjpnjkc?hl=en
4.Then open your c:\ drive in chrome (type in the address bar file:///C: ). Navigate to your adb folder and open screen.png.
5. Start auto refresh on screen.png opened in chrome and set to 1 second.
Now you will have a screenshot of your phone being refreshed every second! I agree its slow, but its an easy way to get on your phone and configure other applications such as vnc or other stuff or just to get the phone number of that hot date you had last night.
Other thoughts: I your digitizer is broken, you can always just get a USB on the go adapter and plug-in a mouse and use ADB over wifi.
I guess you can also use an usb micro to hdmi adapter and plug it in to a monitor, they have them at bestbuy for 20$ if you dont want to make your life complicated.
Have Fun!

Need busybox do you not? screencap is not in my /system/xbin nor /system/bin folder

kirito9 said:
Need busybox do you not? screencap is not in my /system/xbin nor /system/bin folder
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What phone and what rom are you using? What I read is that some vendors do not include screencap in their stock rom. ..

Steph_D said:
What phone and what rom are you using? What I read is that some vendors do not include screencap in their stock rom. ..
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Using Blu Dash Jr D140a, stock ROM ( Gingerbread 2.3.6)

kirito9 said:
Using Blu Dash Jr D140a, stock ROM ( Gingerbread 2.3.6)
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Should of mentionned, dosen't work with gingerbread, you need 4.0+ if i recall correctly. Maybe, if your lucky, the manufacturer may have included their version instead of screencap since it did not exist back, i would take a look in the bin folder to try to find an equivalent if not you are out of luck with this method.

Steph_D said:
Should of mentionned, dosen't work with gingerbread, you need 4.0+ if i recall correctly. Maybe, if your lucky, the manufacturer may have included their version instead of screencap since it did not exist back, i would take a look in the bin folder to try to find an equivalent if not you are out of luck with this method.
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OP should be updated then and here's my bin folder.

kirito9 said:
OP should be updated then and here's my bin folder.
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Ya, I don't believe it will be possible for you using this method. :/ Sorry Will update original post...

Steph_D said:
Ya, I don't believe it will be possible for you using this method. :/ Sorry Will update original post...
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No problem, I will try on my 4.2.2 device.
EDIT: It works bro. Nice little guide of doing it manually