I just installed a stock rom on my Nexus 5. I tried doing a factory reset, clear cache, and clear dalvik cache and flashing a smaller Gapps package. I rebooted my phone but all the original Gapps were still there. How do I properly remove Gapps and install a smaller version?
Rotad said:
I just installed a stock rom on my Nexus 5. I tried doing a factory reset, clear cache, and clear dalvik cache and flashing a smaller Gapps package. I rebooted my phone but all the original Gapps were still there. How do I properly remove Gapps and install a smaller version?
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The way I do it is pretty simple - you just go into /system/app and delete all of the Google-related .apks. Only downside for you, though, is that root access is necessary.
thenookieforlife3 said:
The way I do it is pretty simple - you just go into /system/app and delete all of the Google-related .apks. Only downside for you, though, is that root access is necessary.
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Is there any negatives to this method or is it the equivalent of uninstalling an app normally?
Rotad said:
Is there any negatives to this method or is it the equivalent of uninstalling an app normally?
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No, no negatives at all! In fact, since as you know it is impossible to actually "uninstall" system apps, just deleting their .apk from /system/app is the exact equivalent to uninstalling them.
So glad that I helped! :victory:
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Hi,
I backed up my phone with Titanium and after updating to 4.0.3 tried to restore data only, from that moment - messaging force closing.
what can I do ?
thanks
Clear any messaging related data, reboot, and then see what happens.
Thanks but it's the same - the app loads and than crashes immediately,
Can I re-download the apk somewhere ?
I know it's core element - but maybe it can be extracted from the whole update ?
Well just to reiterate make sure you wipe all relevant system apps in titanium as that should do it (just want to be sure ).
But you could reflash the rom again, or part of the rom.
And yes you could pull the apps from the rom and install them without reflashing (though you will have to use titanium to make it a system app probably).
Oh yeah you could try wiping the dalvik cache.
tried wiping the dalvik cache did not help. how can I flash only the messaging app ?
Shakty1 said:
tried wiping the dalvik cache did not help. how can I flash only the messaging app ?
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Well I haven't done such a thing for a while but when I did a similar thing I did it like this:
1. Get full rom zip
2. Open zip with 7-Zip (or similar program).
3. Delete anything you don't want to be flashed again (I guess in your case nearly everything)
4. Flash
Note: I said open the zip, not extract it.
Can't guarantee this will work though I would personally just do a full wipe, flash the whole rom again, and be careful what you restore (i.e. don't restore system data).
Never use Ti to restore data after changing roms. It's the first rule of Flash Club.
Hi, I have a Samsung Admire and have been using Adfree perfectly fine before. However, after upgrading Android from 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 to fix the WIFI error, I can't seem to get Adfree to work again.
I get the following error message when trying to install the Hosts:
java.io.IOException: Error running exec(). Command: [su] Working Directory: null Environment: null
How do I get this app to work again?
Uninstall & reinstall. Try to clear cache & dalvik cache in recovery. Worst case scenario, I think, is to wipe everything and install from scratch.
post-mortem said:
Uninstall & reinstall. Try to clear cache & dalvik cache in recovery. Worst case scenario, I think, is to wipe everything and install from scratch.
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I tried uninstalling, reinstalling, and wiping cache in recovery before, but to no avail. I didn't try wiping dalvik cache before. After uninstalling, wiping out cache and dalvik cache in recovery, and reinstalling, the error is still there.
I am not sure what you mean by "wipe everything and install from scratch". I would understand how to do that if it was on my PC, but not on my smartphone.
By that I meant, as a last-resort option, to completely wipe everything as if you're gonna flash a new ROM. Format everything through recovery, flash ROM, kernel (if applicable), gapps, whatever else. Then set up your google acct. & restore apps from titanium backup, or reinstall all apps from scratch.
BTW, you shouldn't restore Adfree, it should definitely be installed fresh from Google Play.
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By that I meant, as a last-resort option, to completely wipe everything as if you're gonna flash a new ROM. Format everything through recovery, flash ROM, kernel (if applicable), gapps, whatever else. Then set up your google acct. & restore apps from titanium backup, or reinstall all apps from scratch.
BTW, you shouldn't restore Adfree, it should definitely be installed fresh from Google Play.
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As much as I would like to give your method a try, it seems too complicated to do. First of all, I never format my phone before. Even though I know how to format a PC, doing the same thing on the phone seems to be new and unfamiliar to me.
Second of all, it seems to be quite a lot of troubles just to fix that error. I wonder if there is a manual method of removing the ads.
Ok, just to be sure you don't have a problem with su, go into the Superuser app, check for updates, and force an update even if there's no new version (it also makes sure the file has the proper permissions).
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Ok, just to be sure you don't have a problem with su, go into the Superuser app, check for updates, and force an update even if there's no new version (it also makes sure the file has the proper permissions).
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Yay! That was the problem. Thank you so much! Wow, AdFree app didn't get rid of most of the ads as it used to, but oh, well...it is better than nothing.
Hi guys,
I am trying to install the Asus PadFone clock apk, which requires being in system apps.
I pushed it to system/apps and set permissions to rw/r/r and rebooted- nothing happened
I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache but still nothing.
I used root explorer to push it
Any suggestions?
EDIT:
Never mind, I solved the problem. It turns out the APKs I was pushing needed to be de-odexed before I could use them.
Kougrakub said:
Hi guys,
I am trying to install the Asus PadFone clock apk, which requires being in system apps.
I pushed it to system/apps and set permissions to rw/r/r and rebooted- nothing happened
I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache but still nothing.
I used root explorer to push it
Any suggestions?
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After the file is in /system/app/ and you set permissions, install it manually from there then reboot.
Theonew said:
After the file is in /system/app/ and you set permissions, install it manually from there then reboot.
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Tried that, it just says "App not installed"
Any other suggestions?
Kougrakub said:
Tried that, it just says "App not installed"
Any other suggestions?
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That means its not compatible with your ROM.
Theonew said:
That means its not compatible with your ROM.
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Are you running Stock? If you are then you won't be able to install a system app like that. Happened to me, and trust me it really sucks. Only other real solution I found was to flash a custom ROM for example CM 10. You could also try getting a flashable zip file for the apk and try installing it that way. That could work.
Let me know how it all works out for you,
Regards,
Bomboholic
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Are you running Stock? If you are then you won't be able to install a system app like that. Happened to me, and trust me it really sucks. Only other real solution I found was to flash a custom ROM for example CM 10. You could also try getting a flashable zip file for the apk and try installing it that way. That could work.
Let me know how it all works out for you,
Regards,
Bomboholic
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I'm running ParanoidAndroid based off of CM10.
Kougrakub said:
Hi guys,
I am trying to install the Asus PadFone clock apk, which requires being in system apps.
I pushed it to system/apps and set permissions to rw/r/r and rebooted- nothing happened
I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache but still nothing.
I used root explorer to push it
Any suggestions?
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Hey have you tried using Titanium Backup from the Play Store? You can manually install apps with it. I would post a link but the forum doesn't let me
jualin said:
Hey have you tried using Titanium Backup from the Play Store? You can manually install apps with it. I would post a link but the forum doesn't let me
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I have it installed, however I have no idea how you manually install an app with it.
Should I try to make it into a flashable zip?
so i want to do a clean install of cromi. i want to get rid of some apps that installed in cromi setup. i have it flashed already. can i just factory reset it in twrp? or do i do something else
thanks!
hong90 said:
so i want to do a clean install of cromi. i want to get rid of some apps that installed in cromi setup. i have it flashed already. can i just factory reset it in twrp? or do i do something else
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Do you want to remove optional apps that you checked in the CROMI setup, or do you want to remove system apps that are installed as part of the base system?
In the first case, just reinstall CROMI and do not check the apps you don't want. In the second case, you need a root-enabled filemanager, mount the system partition writable, and delete the apk files yourself.
Factory reset will only remove user apps and data, it does not touch the system.
I wanted to remove the launchers I installed with CROMI setup. I will just set up CROMI again since I have to update to 3.2 anyway. Thanks for the info!
Just rerun the installer and rechoose what you want. An install of CROMI always formats the system partition (where most firmware apks go).
I have updated stock Android 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S Advance to Team Canjica OmniROM 4.3 (omni-4.3.1-20131218-janice-HOMEMADE.zip). Everything finished successfully. But when I restarted my device I can not see a Play Store app and in system settings in accounts there is no account type of Google. So I can not sign in and use my device. I also tried to install (omni-4.3.1-20131208-janice-HOMEMADE.zip) but it ends the same.
Please help me. Or maybe I am missing something and I should add my Google account somewhere else. I also tried to add it as exchanged account, but it can not connect to server.
Warning: No file_contexts
I am also getting following message during flash:
Warning: No file_contexts
but flash progress bar is still moving and when it has finished I can reboot to system but Play store app is missing
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I tried one more time. I have restored stock Android 4.1.2 by download mode, then rooted and then installed again update with custom ROM, but still get the same warning and Play store and Google account is missing
piotrmocko said:
I tried one more time. I have restored stock Android 4.1.2 by download mode, then rooted and then installed again update with custom ROM, but still get the same warning and Play store and Google account is missing
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Did you install Gapps (for Android 4,3)? And did you do a factory reset / wipe data, cache and dalvik cache?
hermanr said:
Did you install Gapps (for Android 4,3)? And did you do a factory reset / wipe data, cache and dalvik cache?
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Yes I have followed the instruction.
I have done a factory reset / wipe data, cache and dalvik cach.
Then installed OmniROM and Gapps.
After rebooting system I am missing Play store and Google account.
I have also rebooted to recovery mode and made once again a factory reset / wipe data, cache and dalvik cache, but it also did not help.
No I realized that even I have installed in recovery mode: Gapps it was also missing after rebooting to system.
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I have updated stock Android 4.1.2 on Samsung Galaxy S Advance to Team Canjica OmniROM 4.3 (omni-4.3.1-20131218-janice-HOMEMADE.zip). Everything finished successfully. But when I restarted my device I can not see a Play Store app and in system settings in accounts there is no account type of Google. So I can not sign in and use my device. I also tried to install (omni-4.3.1-20131208-janice-HOMEMADE.zip) but it ends the same.
Please help me. Or maybe I am missing something and I should add my Google account somewhere else. I also tried to add it as exchanged account, but it can not connect to server.
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Sounds like you forgot to download and flash the appropriate GApps package for your new ROM. Carefully re read the OP of that ROM thread and find the link for downloading GApps. GApps are the Google App packages for AOSP based ROMS. Those packages usually include the Playstore and other Google Apps.
cartersball said:
Sounds like you forgot to download and flash the appropriate GApps package for your new ROM. Carefully re read the OP of that ROM thread and find the link for downloading GApps. GApps are the Google App packages for AOSP based ROMS. Those packages usually include the Playstore and other Google Apps.
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I have installed this file with GApps
goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
piotrmocko said:
Yes I have followed the instruction.
I have done a factory reset / wipe data, cache and dalvik cach.
Then installed OmniROM and Gapps.
After rebooting system I am missing Play store and Google account.
I have also rebooted to recovery mode and made once again a factory reset / wipe data, cache and dalvik cache, but it also did not help.
No I realized that even I have installed in recovery mode: Gapps it was also missing after rebooting to system.
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Sounds like your Gapps package isn't fully installing. I would try installing the ROM, boot into the ROM and let it settle. Then reboot to recovery and install Gapps.
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Sounds like your Gapps package isn't fully installing. I would try installing the ROM, boot into the ROM and let it settle. Then reboot to recovery and install Gapps.
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I will try to install Gapps after first reboot.
Can you confirm that this is correct Gapps file I should install?
goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
Previously when I tried to install Gapps there was displayed success message,
but after installing ROM there was only message: Warning: No file_contexts
but as far as I found on forum I should ignore this message.
But it was strange that there was no success message after installing ROM even if install progress was still moving when this warning was displayed.
piotrmocko said:
I will try to install Gapps after first reboot.
Can you confirm that this is correct Gapps file I should install?
goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
Previously when I tried to install Gapps there was displayed success message,
but after installing ROM there was only message: Warning: No file_contexts
but as far as I found on forum I should ignore this message.
But it was strange that there was no success message after installing ROM even if install progress was still moving when this warning was displayed.
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That is the correct Gapps package for most 4.3 Roms. As I am not familiar with your ROM, I would double check the OP to make sure that is the package you should be using.
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That is the correct Gapps package for most 4.3 Roms. As I am not familiar with your ROM, I would double check the OP to make sure that is the package you should be using.
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The only information is
Download gapps for 4.3 on goo.im/gapps
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Tomorrow I will try your suggestion. But first I will have to make some backup of my phone because I do not want to configure all settings in my stock android again if custom ROM would fail again.
piotrmocko said:
The only information is
Tomorrow I will try your suggestion. But first I will have to make some backup of my phone because I do not want to configure all settings in my stock android again if custom ROM would fail again.
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I use the same ROM with the same Gapps file. It works fine for me.
I have had the same problem when I had forgotten to wipe the dalvik cache after installing a new ROM, but if you have already done that (and again), I don't know what else to suggest (apart from retrying everything from scratch).
hermanr said:
I use the same ROM with the same Gapps file. It works fine for me.
I have had the same problem when I had forgotten to wipe the dalvik cache after installing a new ROM, but if you have already done that (and again), I don't know what else to suggest (apart from retrying everything from scratch).
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Thank you for information. I will try it again.