Titanium backup didn't backup the app and the versions I could find and try FC
I have S7 (Non-edge) USC variant on 6.0.1
I just need the folder for it with app and all, and refresher on manual installation method
Most apps don't care it's gone and will ask which app to use instead, but stupid stuff like kik will crash
Thanks
Flash stock back over the top and restore with TB ?
*Detection* said:
Flash stock back over the top and restore with TB ?
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Trying to avoid redoing all the rooting and configuration honestly
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I just need the folder and contents still, anyone?
It's been a week since you made this thread, you could have flashed stock, restored TB and re-rooted in 10-20 mins
*Detection* said:
It's been a week since you made this thread, you could have flashed stock, restored TB and re-rooted in 10-20 mins
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No PC
ReRuss said:
No PC
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You don't know anyone with a PC, or have access to a PC anywhere for a few mins?
Find that hard to believe, PCs are as common as TVs in houses today
Save your TB backup to MicroSD card, factory reset
ATM I have no access to one that I could use to flash a stock rom with, no.
Factory reset then
Wait, I can send you DocumentsUI.
Note, it's a black themed DocunentsUI from Darkside Theme.
Just create a Folder with name "DocumentsUI" in system/priv-app, and place the apk in there.
Give the apk permission 0644 (rw-r-r) and folder 0755.
Reboot.
memocatcher said:
Wait, I can send you DocumentsUI.
Note, it's a black themed DocunentsUI from Darkside Theme.
Just create a Folder with name "DocumentsUI" in system/priv-app, and place the apk in there.
Give the apk permission 0644 (rw-r-r) and folder 0755.
Reboot.
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Sounds better than stock look, thanks
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Anyone know if there is a way to remove UOT mods (like animations and battery meter stuff)? Or, is the only way to restore from a nandroid backup? thx
Four-Fifty-X said:
Anyone know if there is a way to remove UOT mods (like animations and battery meter stuff)? Or, is the only way to restore from a nandroid backup? thx
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Flash original ROM framework.
Basically, flash ROM without wiping data and stuff and it will replace UOT with original framework.
Or if you still have the original framework-res.apk...just put it back into \system\framework.
Nickovtyme said:
Flash original ROM framework.
Basically, flash ROM without wiping data and stuff and it will replace UOT with original framework.
Or if you still have the original framework-res.apk...just put it back into \system\framework.
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Tried copying the original framework-res.apk and got boot looped... oh well, restoring now...
Hmmm...thats worked for me in the past.
But you could've just reflashed the ROM. If you don't wipe data you won't lose anything.
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Tried copying the original framework-res.apk and got boot looped... oh well, restoring now...
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This process will NOT work on Inspire like it does on Captivate.
I too learnt about this only some time back.
On Captivate, u r copying to internal SD, and moving from there. So it works.
On Inspire, its the external SD where u r copying it to. U would need to copy it to /system folder, and then move it to /system/framework.
Or
U cud update the CWM flashable zip with these files and flash it.
Copy to /system. Set permission to read/write, read, read.
Then MOVE from /system to /system/framework.
Youhave to do it this way cause you have to set the permissions correctly before you overwrite the old framework - so you copy to /system first to get the permissions how they should be, then move to /system /framework.
If you do it like.this you'll be fine, if you don't=bootloop
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Copy to /system. Set permission to read/write, read, read.
Then MOVE from /system to /system/framework.
Youhave to do it this way cause you have to set the permissions correctly before you overwrite the old framework - so you copy to /system first to get the permissions how they should be, then move to /system /framework.
If you do it like.this you'll be fine, if you don't=bootloop
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Yep, found that out the hard way. Retested it too. Once you copy over the old framework, you can't do anything, including setting the proper permissions...
No big deal like I said. I had a backup, but it was a month or so old, so I had to do a little re-installing and stuff...
Sorry... I wasn't trying to tell ya wrong. I knew I had done it I'm the past but I forgot exactly how. I think ultimately I just reflashed the original ROM.
I learned something too.
Nickovtyme said:
Sorry... I wasn't trying to tell ya wrong. I knew I had done it I'm the past but I forgot exactly how. I think ultimately I just reflashed the original ROM.
I learned something too.
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Cheers
After close to I think half a dozen boot loops, dilli (dilligaf) cleared me out why the process that worked all the time on captivate does not work on inspire.
Let's say, for example, I uninstalled some apps in Titanium Backup. System apps such as MMS.apk or Contacts.apk, etc. How would I go about installing these apps back to my phone? I know that Titanium Backup does not restore them if you uninstall them. So is there another way? Because trying to install the normal way does not work.
Yes, use Root Explorer (or similar file manager app) to put them back in /system/app.
Alternatively, you can always use ADB to push the files back.
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kelmar13 said:
Yes, use Root Explorer (or similar file manager app) to put them back in /system/app.
Alternatively, you can always use ADB to push the files back.
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I tried this method and neither worked. I've literally tried everything. It's not that I can't flash any ROM I want to get it back its just that I'm trying to change up some of the theming of the stock apk's.
Syn Ack said:
I tried this method and neither worked. I've literally tried everything. It's not that I can't flash any ROM I want to get it back its just that I'm trying to change up some of the theming of the stock apk's.
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That's how you install them. Is /system mounted as RW when you're trying?
So is it safe to assume you deleted the backups in TiBu, then?
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So is it safe to assume you deleted the backups in TiBu, then?
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Right before I uninstalled MMS.apk, I backed it up with TiBu. When I tried restoring, it would just sit there "restoring" for several minutes and would never do anything. It never restored.
As funny as this thread is. Dude. go to your rom .zip and extract the files from the /system/app directory and reinstall them.
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As funny as this thread is. Dude. go to your rom .zip and extract the files from the /system/app directory and reinstall them.
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That's has been discussed already, no luck. Thanks though.
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That's has been discussed already, no luck. Thanks though.
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then extract the entire /system directory.
adb push /\system /system
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then extract the entire /system directory.
adb push /\system /system
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So you say I should pull /system then put in the MMS.apk and then push /system back with the MMS.apk in it?
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So you say I should pull /system then put in the MMS.apk and then push /system back with the MMS.apk in it?
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no. i'm saying take the /system from the .zip of whatever rom you have downloaded and push it to your phone.
It will overwrite whatever you screwed up. From what you are saying, you have done more then just delete some apk's. If all you did was delete them, then you should be able to put them back. The fact that you cannot tells me you have been doin more then what you are letting be known.
Alternate suggestion.
REFLASH YOUR PHONE.
kelmar13 said:
Yes, use Root Explorer (or similar file manager app) to put them back in /system/app.
Alternatively, you can always use ADB to push the files back.
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If you do the root explorer and it didnt work, you might have to go into the app's settings and give yourself permission to edit these directories......
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no. i'm saying take the /system from the .zip of whatever rom you have downloaded and push it to your phone.
It will overwrite whatever you screwed up. From what you are saying, you have done more then just delete some apk's. If all you did was delete them, then you should be able to put them back. The fact that you cannot tells me you have been doin more then what you are letting be known.
Alternate suggestion.
REFLASH YOUR PHONE.
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Yes I know of these ways, I was trying to figure out a way to do it for a single app as opposed to flashing the whole system back on. It's not that I have a problem and can't get these back. Thanks for your input.
Did you reboot after you put the apk(s) in /system/app so that they'd be re-populated in the list?
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Did you reboot after you put the apk(s) in /system/app so that they'd be re-populated in the list?
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Yeah. I've literally tried everything. Maybe my flash of the new leak, 2.3.4, was no good. Thanks for the help though. I'll reflash the full package and start fresh with someone elses EP1F, maybe the one I downloaded was a fail.
Just making sure... but you have removed the apps completely and are just trying to add the old backups back in, right?
Do you have the apps somewhere other than Titanium Backup?
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Just making sure... but you have removed the apps completely and are just trying to add the old backups back in, right?
Do you have the apps somewhere other than Titanium Backup?
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When I removed the apps, I uninstalled them completely, they were nonexistent in /system/app
Please keep the Thread Clean and on Topic or the Thread will get Deleted
I just tried doing this AGAIN with a legit stock Browser.apk. It did the same exact thing. Won't install after reboot. This seems to be a problem with the EP1F leak.
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I just tried doing this AGAIN with a legit stock Browser.apk. It did the same exact thing. Won't install after reboot. This seems to be a problem with the EP1F leak.
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if you have adb run a logfile while you are doin the install so i can see the error.
Hey all,
I'm using the PAC ROM found here. Anytime I dirty flash an update, I lose all my Paranoid Android preferences (DPI, color schemes, etc). I've backed them up with the internal backup, but when I search for the backed up file (in order to try to manually back it up via Dropbox or Drive) I can't find the backup anywhere. I've searched for this file/folder but I can't for the life of me find it. Is there some location, naming, or compression issue that I don't know about that would be inhibiting me from finding the preferences file? Re-doing all my preferences is a huge pain.
Also, I know that dirty flashing is not preferable. I'm familiar with Titanium, but even using that, I feel like I spend a lot of time re-configuring system settings, installing apps that I shouldn't restore with Titanium, etc. Is this the normal hassle associated with updating ROMs, or am I making it harder than it should be?
Thanks in advance!
The file is here:
/system/etc/Paranoid/properties.conf
You'll need to manually drop that in the updated ROM.
Before restoring you need to make sure you don't have the broken Paranoid Preferences (it's the black one). If you do, take ParanoidPreferences.apk from /system/app of your old Pac-Man (make sure it's the white one) and replace the current apk. Restart.
Now you can restore!
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The file is here:
/system/etc/Paranoid/properties.conf
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It says that file was last modified a month ago... Are you sure that's it?
curiouscrackers said:
Before restoring you need to make sure you don't have the broken Paranoid Preferences (it's the black one). If you do, take ParanoidPreferences.apk from /system/app of your old Pac-Man (make sure it's the white one) and replace the current apk. Restart.
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Which one is this (oh, I can't post links... cool. imgur extension is sjDdwRa.png)? Black PAC on white circle. This is me still on the working ROM install, so if it's black, I don't know what to do...
Thanks for the help!
Any thoughts on dirty flashing the PAC updates in general? Should I not be doing that?
Here, http://db.tt/SgpYcZ8a. This is a working ParanoidPreferences.apk. Drop it in /system/app replacing the existing one (don't forget make a copy first if you want a backup). Make sure to change it's permissions to match the other files in this directory. Restart.
This will allow you to make and restore backups, as well as adjust per-app settings without being in landscape. If you dirty flashed then you should be able to restore your backups. If not, you'll have to restore a nandroid to get the config file...
Backups can be found in /data/data/something (I'm going by memory here). The file names are something like 20130321.conf
Or
The current config file is in /system/etc/Paranoid and is called properties.conf
Copy one of these and drop it into /system/etc/Paranoid of your current Pac ROM. If it's one of your backups rename it properties.conf. Change the permissions and restart. Your phone should boot with the settings already in place.
Edit.
I'm sorry, I didn't see before where you said you were on the working ROM. Then just do the first part (replace the apk), then go into paranoid and do a backup. After updating, replace the apk again and you should be able to restore. If you do a clean flash you will still need to copy the config file.
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Victory! I wasn't able to overwrite the apk with ES File Explorer due to folder permissions, but $4 Root Explorer did the trick.
Thanks very much for your help!
Hey guys,
I think I accidentally deleted the people system APK?! I can no longer save contacts. Wondering what the best way to fix this issue would be without flashing back to stock rom. I am currently rooted and running stock 4.4.2 KK, but I have made a lot of MODS and am running the Galaxy Gear Manager for my watch which is a huge process to get running that I don't want to have to repeat.
Any help is mucho appreciated!!!
If you can find the apk somewhere install that. Otherwise flash the system.img from the factory image.
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If you can find the apk somewhere install that. Otherwise flash the system.img from the factory image.
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Will flashing the system.img reset everything?
jason.T said:
Will flashing the system.img reset everything?
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No, it'll reinstall all the system files. If you modified any of them you'll lose that but I doubt you modified any. This will only work if your bootloader is unlocked. If it isn't then you'll lose everything unlocking it.
jd1639 said:
No, it'll reinstall all the system files. If you modified any of them you'll lose that but I doubt you modified any. This will only work if your bootloader is unlocked. If it isn't then you'll lose everything unlocking it.
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Awesome, my bootloader is unlocked, thanks!
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Awesome, my bootloader is unlocked, thanks!
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Have super su on your internal sd card so you can flash it in your recovery. You'll lose root.
jason.T said:
Hey guys,
I think I accidentally deleted the people system APK?! I can no longer save contacts. Wondering what the best way to fix this issue would be without flashing back to stock rom. I am currently rooted and running stock 4.4.2 KK, but I have made a lot of MODS and am running the Galaxy Gear Manager for my watch which is a huge process to get running that I don't want to have to repeat.
Any help is mucho appreciated!!!
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Do you still need help with this? It's not that difficult to just pull the app and move it into the right system folder. Once you do that, change permissions to match the other apps, and reboot, you should be back to normal. I'll post the apk if you need it.
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Do you still need help with this? It's not that difficult to just pull the app and move it into the right system folder. Once you do that, change permissions to match the other apps, and reboot, you should be back to normal. I'll post the apk if you need it.
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The APK would be amazing! I haven't been able to find it, I got the System.img that I was going to flash after work, but the APK would be a lot easier! Thanks!!
Hi,
It's Contact.apk you would need?
jason.T said:
The APK would be amazing! I haven't been able to find it, I got the System.img that I was going to flash after work, but the APK would be a lot easier! Thanks!!
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No problem. I'll have it uploaded in a bit. It's just the People / Contacts apk, right? And you're odexed or deodexed?
jason.T said:
The APK would be amazing! I haven't been able to find it, I got the System.img that I was going to flash after work, but the APK would be a lot easier! Thanks!!
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You can pretty much just download any ROM available, extract the Contacts.apk file (I think its in system/priv-app/) and put it on your device.
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No problem. I'll have it uploaded in a bit. It's just the People / Contacts apk, right? And you're odexed or deodexed?
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Yes, the People/contacts apk, and I am still stock, just rooted and have an unlocked bootloader, so odexed, I believe.
jsgraphicart said:
You can pretty much just download any ROM available, extract the Contacts.apk file (I think its in system/priv-app/) and put it on your device.
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I tried that with one of the apk's I found, but I couldn't get it to work. I may have gotten a corrupt file though.
Here's a flashable zip in attachment (wipe Dalvik cache just in case) for Contacts.apk (with the .odex file)...
You still have ContactsProvider.apk?
jsgraphicart said:
You can pretty much just download any ROM available, extract the Contacts.apk file (I think its in system/priv-app/) and put it on your device.
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He might not be in a situation where he can download a large file like a complete rom. He did mention being at work. Anyway, these should work:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/Apps/Contacts.apk
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/Apps/Contacts.odex
If you are deodexed, let me know, and don't use just the apk ^ there or it will force close constantly.
Just use a file manager that has root access (ES File Manager is a good, free choice, if you don't have another) and move the app and odex file to:
/system/priv-app
Make sure to change the permissions. The 3 Read options should be checked and the first Write option. If you aren't sure, just read the permissions of another app in that folder and match it. Then just reboot and should be back to normal.
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Here's a flashable zip in attachment (wipe Dalvik cache just in case) for Contacts.apk...
You still have ContactsProvider.apk?
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Awesome!, thanks. The only thing I see in my app/system directory that pertains to contacts is the "GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk" I will be attempting to get this fixed when I get home in a couple hours.
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I tried that with one of the apk's I found, but I couldn't get it to work. I may have gotten a corrupt file though.
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You need to change the permissions. If you didnt do that, then it wont work. es0tericcha0s explained it in his last post
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Awesome!, thanks. The only thing I see in my app/system directory that pertains to contacts is the "GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk" I will be attempting to get this fixed when I get home in a couple hours.
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Contacts.apk and ContactsProvider.apk are in /system/priv-app...
You are odexed, right?
es0tericcha0s said:
He might not be in a situation where he can download a large file like a complete rom. He did mention being at work. Anyway, these should work:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/Apps/Contacts.apk
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/Apps/Contacts.odex
If you are deodexed, let me know, and don't use just the apk ^ there or it will force close constantly.
Just use a file manager that has root access (ES File Manager is a good, free choice, if you don't have another) and move the app and odex file to:
/system/priv-app
Make sure to change the permissions. The 3 Read options should be checked and the first Write option. If you aren't sure, just read the permissions of another app in that folder and match it. Then just reboot and should be back to normal.
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Dropped those 2 files into the correct /system/priv-app, changed permissions, still nothing? What am I missing?
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Dropped those 2 files into the correct /system/priv-app, changed permissions, still nothing? What am I missing?
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Dumb question, but did you reboot?
I have a OnePlus One CM11 rooted.
I read a post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064859&highlight=deleted
And therefore I "played" a little bit with my phone with those things:
1) \System\priv-app\ContactsProvider.apk
2)ContactsStorage from Setting ->Apps->All->ContactsStorage
Somehow I ended up with the situation that:
1)ContacsStorage does not appear at the apps list.
2)The directory \data\data\com.android.provider.contacts have disappeared.
I want to reinstall\flash the ContactsStorage app.
I know that reinstalling the rom will fix it, but I'm trying to avoid it.
Do you know of any other way I can do it?
Extract it from your ROM zip. Copy back to it's original location with a file manager (Root Explorer), set permissions and reboot.
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Extract it from your ROM zip. Copy back to it's original location with a file manager (Root Explorer), set permissions and reboot.
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I don't have my rom zip (This is the rom that came installed).
But returning the original backup apk and rebooting did not do the job
barak91 said:
I don't have my rom zip (This is the rom that came installed).
But returning the original backup apk and rebooting did not do the job
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Then you are doing spmething wrong. What do you use to move? Is system set to R/W? permissions set? Same folder?
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Then you are doing spmething wrong. What do you use to move? Is system set to R/W? permissions set? Same folder?
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Attached screenshots.
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Attached screenshots.
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The problem that the apk is vanishing after reboot is not a permission issue. Try a better file manager (in my case Root Explorer never fails). Mount system as R/W and do the rest.
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The problem that the apk is vanishing after reboot is not a permission issue. Try a better file manager (in my case Root Explorer never fails). Mount system as R/W and do the rest.
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The apk is NOT vanishing, it stays there.
The app of ContactsStorage is vanished from the apps list permanently.
As well as the folder in \data\data of com.android.providers.Contacts.
The option to sync google contacts is gone as well.
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The apk is NOT vanishing, it stays there.
The app of ContactsStorage is vanished from the apps list permanently.
As well as the folder in \data\data of com.android.providers.Contacts.
The option to sync google contacts is gone as well.
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Did you make sure to also put the odex file in the folder as well?
Heisenberg said:
Did you make sure to also put the odex file in the folder as well?
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I don't know what the odex file is.
I did not back the odex file so I do not know if it's the original, but there is a ContactsProvider.odex in there.