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[Rom Add-On] Clean & Stable Add-On For All Stock Firmware V4[21/07/11][New Market]
Please Do Not post this elsewhere
This will not work on newbie5 modded stock rom
Hi All.
I have made this rom add-on to try to keep the device as clean and stable as possible. I could add custom boot screens, launcher (like launcher pro) and much more, but I have only added the essentials. As i think everyone has different tastes and the extras are easily installed. I have chosen to use the software tool which is part of the stock firmware, this insures easy installation on any os. No usb recovery drivers or clockwork mod needed!
V4 Rom Add-On includes:
Market (New)
Google Talk
SuperUser
3D Gallery
Google Calendar
Visionary
YouTube App
(removed titanium backup due to size restraint, can be installed through market)
V4 can be installed over the top of V3, titanium backup will remain
V3 Rom Add-On includes:
Market (Old)[Full]
SuperUser
3D Gallery
Google Calendar
Visionary
Titanium BackUp
YouTube App
If you cannot sync contacts or calendar. Please use this fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12385012&postcount=131
I have updated the rom add-on now so if you use the version with -1 at the end, it contains the fix.
Optional .ZIP's
Small Taskbar (For Advent v1.09 and v1.10 firmware only)
Gmail
Contacts
Google Maps can be downloaded from the market
I highly recommend launcher pro, its available from the market. It is a lot better than the stock launcher, and the payed for version has some great widgets.
Button savior, also available from the market. Is also for me a must for the vega, it adds the missing buttons as on-screen buttons.
This V3 update is more of a clean up. There was a lot of confusion over the multiple .rar parts and some compatibility issues with v1.10 POV firmware. I have now removed the small taskbar and added it as a update, so now my rom add-on is fully compatible with the pov firmwares and does not require multiple .rars. Advent firmware users who want the small taskbar, simply flash the Small_Taskbar.zip. If you have already installed my v2 version there is no need to update, as i said its more of a clean up. There are a few added apps, but they are easily installed.
Install Instructions:
1 - Download the .zip you wish to flash. Copy the .zip to "software update" on your SDcard.
2 - Navigate to settings/software tool/software update on vega, and touch the .zip
3 - Device will reboot and a "out of a box" android will appear and install the parts.
You will not lose any of your apps/data from this process.
Please make sure you have sufficient power to apply Add-On, i would recommend 50%
Root Instructions:
Root is required for some apps. Eg Button savior requires this for it to function fully.
1 - Open visionary
2 - Touch "Temproot now" the screen will go blank for a few seconds and return to the visionary page. Then click it again. (i have no idea why it is required to do this twice, but in my experience it is necessary)
3 - Touch "Attempt Permroot now" After a few seconds a super user prompt will appear, allow the prompt. Then device will reboot and it should be rooted.
If Flash does not work, navigate to /etc/shuttle_data and run the flash.apk. That will reinstall the included flash version.
If all apps are not showing in the market please follow ice-mn tip. Many thanks to him for this.
ice-mn said:
Since there are several post discussing this I have opened this thread instead answering the same on all of them.
To get all apps (at least all I have looked for ) you only have to follow the steps described.
1. Go to Manage Applications (in settings/applications)
2. Press the running tab and select market (if market is not running execute it)
3. Select Market from running apps. And:
Press Clear Cache
Press Force Stop
4. Go back and Select Google Services Framework. And:
Press Clear Data (answer ok on the message warning)
Press Force Stop
5. Try to run Market. You will get an error message.
6. Reboot the device and run market twice (the first one you will get the error message again).
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Thanks to skyball2 and alphaola for supplying stock POV frameworks
Thanks to demonknight9 for posting the original market_update.zip
Check out my custom boot animation Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=950304
Hi mate just got my vega so this is very welcome,thank you very much
shaddy666 said:
Hi mate just got my vega so this is very welcome,thank you very much
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Welcome to xda dev. I see this is your first post
Glad you find it useful. i hope to update it soon with a complete package (Flash etc), i just need some where to host it.
original_ganjaman said:
Hi All.
I have been playing with the market enabler (thanks to demonknight9). I have added the small taskbar framework to the update. so now you can have the market and small taskbar on a stock v1.08 vega. More gmail apps can be downloaded from the market. As demonknight9 says its very easy to install. No need for CWM.
1 - Download market_update0.zip file and put on storage card.
2 - Navigate to settings/software tool/software update, and navigate to location of market_update0.zip.
3 - Run the market_update0.zip
4 - Device will reboot and install the parts.
You will not lose any of your apps/data from this process.
It looks like flashing things to are vegas is easy, can be done from the software update. The zip is unsigned. More things can be added but i thought i would keep it simple to start with.
Hope its useful
I have made one with flash,spare parts and superuser as well, but it is larger than i can upload to xda dev. if anybody has somewhere i can upload i would be gratefull.
EDIT:I have added the flash.apk to enable flash, visionary to fully root the device and spare parts to disable compatibility mode for games to the attachments.
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Good idea to add the bits. Why don't you upload it to fileape? Easy peasy to open an account. Just chose a username and a pass, no email, no confirmation just a plane doddle. go here; www.fileape.com
Upload it to mediafire, you dont even need to register an account to use it
How long does the market updater take, my vega been hanging for about 10 minutes, is this normal?
Walesraider said:
How long does the market updater take, my vega been hanging for about 10 minutes, is this normal?
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Which part is it hanging on, once run the device should reboot, then a picture of a box with a arrow appears, and the progress bar bellow turns orange. I have flashed this and different versions with no problems.
demonknight9 said:
Good idea to add the bits. Why don't you upload it to fileape? Easy peasy to open an account. Just chose a username and a pass, no email, no confirmation just a plane doddle. go here; www.fileape.com
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I will take a look at that, thanks. Hopefully i will add a updated one over the weekend.
Once i selected the update zip the screen dimmed but didnt reboot - no picture of the green box. would you suggest i power off and retry?
Walesraider said:
Once i selected the update zip the screen dimmed but didnt reboot - no picture of the green box. would you suggest i power off and retry?
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sounds like nothing has been flashed, yeah try powering the device back on and trying again.
Ok i've restarted the vega but iv've come back to the dimmed screen..any ideas?
Any ideas why I can't see most of my apps in the marketPlace
LauncherPro etc are not found when I search for them
Jezwick said:
Any ideas why I can't see most of my apps in the marketPlace
LauncherPro etc are not found when I search for them
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I am looking at that now. It only looks like a few apps are not showing. Not to sure why, i have tried changing the market files but no go.
Walesraider said:
Ok i've restarted the vega but iv've come back to the dimmed screen..any ideas?
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Thats very odd. I have re-flashed 4 different versions in the last 10 mins with no problems. Try to hold the power button down for six seconds to totally shut down. Plug the device into the power. Then try a reboot. If that does not work then you are going to have to go into recovery and re-flash the stock rom. Sounds like the flash got interrupted for some reason.
original_ganjaman said:
Thats very odd. I have re-flashed 4 different versions in the last 10 mins with no problems. Try to hold the power button down for six seconds to totally shut down. Plug the device into the power. Then try a reboot. If that does not work then you are going to have to go into recovery and re-flash the stock rom. Sounds like the flash got interrupted for some reason.
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Many thanks, I re-installed the stock rom after putting it into recovery. I tried the market updater again and it worked no problem. Thinking about it now I was on low battery so that why it might not have worked 1st time round..
Walesraider said:
Many thanks, I re-installed the stock rom after putting it into recovery. I tried the market updater again and it worked no problem. Thinking about it now I was on low battery so that why it might not have worked 1st time round..
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I never thought to put a warning on low battery. I will add it to the first post. Glad you got it sorted
Is there any way to revert back to large notification bar? It does look good but It's a little too small for me.
original_ganjaman said:
I am looking at that now. It only looks like a few apps are not showing. Not to sure why, i have tried changing the market files but no go.
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Try "Market Enabler" -> http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/
WaPeR32 said:
Try "Market Enabler" -> http://code.google.com/p/market-enabler/
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I tried it and it work it. I set up to US T-mobile.
inberno said:
I tried it and it work it. I set up to US T-mobile.
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I'm glad!
Me alegro!
Hello my name is Juniluis , I have a nexus 5 and i have a lot of problems when i was at 4.4 kitkat so i decided to go on android L when i upgraded i had less problems but the problems contineu. Like : Crashing allot apps crash, androd os crash and restart , Amazon app can't even work. But then yersterday my adobe reader did't want to work so i turn it off completly and then it keeps been stock at the google logo screen . The i tried to go in to recovery menu and clear cache still didn't want to boot up , i format the phone clearing user/data and everything still didn't want to boot up . then decided go in to the image and lood cache image still didn't want to boot . I load it via fastboot by the way. Then Via fastboot i tried to load the stock android 4.4.4 and it boot up i was so happy until the phone started my mobile network is not available i have no mobile comunication , Camera is not working, Google play store is stop responding not working , When i go to galary it sad no external storage available then i need to press cancel . I can download apk from google chrome becuase it sad no sd card . i have no apps on it becuase playstore is not working . And i can get calls or call anyone i tried reinstalling this os like more then 10 times and still nothing work out it keeps being the same . This problem after i remove android L and move back to stock.CAn sombody help me please?
When you downloaded the factory image, did you check the md5 to make sure that the download wasn't corrupted?
If a fresh install of the factory image didn't fix those issues, and you had problems with different firmware roms, it may be a hardware issue such as bad ram.
it sounds like your storage has corrupted.
Hello, I bought a Samsung Galaxy S7 SM-G9300 that does not include google services and its applications and I would like very much to be able to have them installed on my phone. Is there any way to do this? I have already tried to install the package from OpenGapps and it does not work. Thank you very much in advance!!!
I have got same problem. I have rooted my phone and install TWRP, so can I replace firmware with G930T?
ferkar said:
I have got same problem. I have rooted my phone and install TWRP, so can I replace firmware with G930T?
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See this thread. What people are doing with the Edge 9350 seem to be applicable to the 9300. I'd bet there are more info on Chinese forums if you can make out what is what.
lost_ said:
See this thread. What people are doing with the Edge 9350 seem to be applicable to the 9300. I'd bet there are more info on Chinese forums if you can make out what is what.
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Thank you.
I spent more time in chinese forum, now I have only rooted G9300, but still I can not run google play services. I tried flash G930TUVU2APC8_TMB2APC8_TMB_USA_T-Mobile_6.0.1 official firmware to my G9300 but it didn't successed because of different PIT file (g930T has bigger system partition then g9300). At this point, resizing g9300 partition can be possible?
Ok, now all of Google services are working on my G9300. The all steps and necessary files are below.
1- install CROM _V1.0.4.apk and run for unlock the bootloader.
2-install Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.59.0.
3-install Odin3_v3.10.7
4-flash G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 with odin.
5-wipe data partition in TWRP
6-install open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 in TWRP.
link: yadi.sk/d/tZdGHAf6rKFTm
ferkar said:
Ok, now all of Google services are working on my G9300. The all steps and necessary files are below.
1- install CROM _V1.0.4.apk and run for unlock the bootloader.
2-install Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.59.0.
3-install Odin3_v3.10.7
4-flash G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 with odin.
5-wipe data partition in TWRP
6-install open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 in TWRP.
link: yadi.sk/d/tZdGHAf6rKFTm
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Hey guys i am facing the same issues as you did SM G9300 chinese model and no google apps. Could you please explain a bit more what needs to be done to get them?
costasgeorgiou said:
Hey guys i am facing the same issues as you did SM G9300 chinese model and no google apps. Could you please explain a bit more what needs to be done to get them?
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If you already download all files from link (you have to put https at beginning of the link ) you have to follow the all instructions step by step. Before of all you have to unlock your bootloader by using CROM (just download apk, install and run). Copy open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 file to phone's SD card or internal storage. At odin stage, press AP button and select G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 file. In Odin options only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time box have been checked. For enter download mode press power + home + volume down buttons until you see the download screen on the phone. Just press start button and wait 10 seconds in odin, then your device will be reboot in recovery mode (you will see TWRP screen in chinese). First time when device in recovery, root process will be done. Then press install button and select open_gapss from SD card or internal storage. Confirm to install and reboot system. you will see google account manager while booting system. Sorry, my english is not well.
ferkar said:
If you already download all files from link (you have to put https at beginning of the link ) you have to follow the all instructions step by step. Before of all you have to unlock your bootloader by using CROM (just download apk, install and run). Copy open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 file to phone's SD card or internal storage. At odin stage, press AP button and select G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 file. In Odin options only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time box have been checked. For enter download mode press power + home + volume down buttons until you see the download screen on the phone. Just press start button and wait 10 seconds in odin, then your device will be reboot in recovery mode (you will see TWRP screen in chinese). First time when device in recovery, root process will be done. Then press install button and select open_gapss from SD card or internal storage. Confirm to install and reboot system. you will see google account manager while booting system. Sorry, my english is not well.
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Hi, thanks for the instruction. One question, does this root method mess up the front camera? I heard people not being able to take multiple photos with the front camera after rooting their SM-G9300.
Other people have reported issues with phone not recognizing SD card after rooting, and not being able to play video files after rooting. I am not sure if these are false negatives. Have you experienced any problem after rooting your SM-G9300?
I have only front camera issue. There is no SD or player issue.
ferkar said:
I have only front camera issue. There is no SD or player issue.
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Good to know. Thank you!
Someone suggested that the front camera issue can be solved by using a third-party camera app, not the Samsung native app. Maybe you can try that.
One more question, after rooting the phone, can I uninstall some of the bloatware apps such as the Samsung and Baidu stuffs that I never use? If so, how do I go about to do that? I have flashed Customized ROMs on android phones before but other than that I have little experience with rooting.
I am now very tempted to root my phone, as I really need Google Apps...
Yes, you can uninstall everything with system app remover application which you can download playstore.
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ferkar said:
If you already download all files from link (you have to put https at beginning of the link ) you have to follow the all instructions step by step. Before of all you have to unlock your bootloader by using CROM (just download apk, install and run). Copy open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 file to phone's SD card or internal storage. At odin stage, press AP button and select G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 file. In Odin options only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time box have been checked. For enter download mode press power + home + volume down buttons until you see the download screen on the phone. Just press start button and wait 10 seconds in odin, then your device will be reboot in recovery mode (you will see TWRP screen in chinese). First time when device in recovery, root process will be done. Then press install button and select open_gapss from SD card or internal storage. Confirm to install and reboot system. you will see google account manager while booting system. Sorry, my english is not well.
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Hi, after doing all these, I am keep getting "google play service has stop working", is there a way to fix that or I am only one having this problem? please help.
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i am strongly want to know how to install GAPPS without root.
lost_ said:
See this thread. What people are doing with the Edge 9350 seem to be applicable to the 9300. I'd bet there are more info on Chinese forums if you can make out what is what.
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So that's a snapdragon 820 variant right? Would this root method work for American 820 variants?
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No
lost_ said:
No
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Are you aware how it works? Could a similar method be developed? Just thinking out loud.
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ferkar said:
Ok, now all of Google services are working on my G9300. The all steps and necessary files are below.
1- install CROM _V1.0.4.apk and run for unlock the bootloader.
2-install Samsung-Usb-Driver-v1.5.59.0.
3-install Odin3_v3.10.7
4-flash G9300-PC9-Auto-Root-0403_3 with odin.
5-wipe data partition in TWRP
6-install open_gapps-arm64-6.0-pico-20160329 in TWRP.
link: yadi.sk/d/tZdGHAf6rKFTm
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Is yours the snapdragon varriant?
Cuz I'm using the SM-G9308 one has the snap SoC and is a chinese varriant! :/
utarutarkill said:
Hi, after doing all these, I am keep getting "google play service has stop working", is there a way to fix that or I am only one having this problem? please help.
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You have to wipe data partition then re-root your device and reinstall gaps by twrp recovery.
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Yasin Abir said:
Is yours the snapdragon varriant?
Cuz I'm using the SM-G9308 one has the snap SoC and is a chinese varriant! :/
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Yes, my device is Sm-g9300 sd820, I bought it from China.
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i am strongly want to know how to install GAPPS without root.
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I tried many things to do it without root, but it was completely disappointed.
ferkar said:
You have to wipe data partition then re-root your device and reinstall gaps by twrp recovery.
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thats what i did, the window still poping up, i even try to install xposed. any thoughts?
utarutarkill said:
thats what i did, the window still poping up, i even try to install xposed. any thoughts?
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give all the permissions to google play services.
SM-G9300 cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
6045l downloads the update fine but once it starts the update, the phone reboots (shows the startup screen) then goes blank (LCD is backlit but nothing on it). It sits like that for a few minutes before apparently shutting off. Restarts fine but update then can't be verified and had to download all over again. Did this like 10 times yesterday. I guess I can do a factory reset but was really hoping to avoid it for now.
the same probleme man and i don't know why
try using the mobile upgrade q 5.0.0
Doesn't the mobile upgrade q also essentially perform a factory reset? I'll give it a shot once I have time to reinstall everything.
flashfrenzy said:
Doesn't the mobile upgrade q also essentially perform a factory reset? I'll give it a shot once I have time to reinstall everything.
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yes, you will lose all data
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Use the Mobile Update Q to reset back to stock if you're rooted and want to update. If you're rooted you won't be able to install MM update.
kingoftheafro said:
Use the Mobile Update Q to reset back to stock if you're rooted and want to update. If you're rooted you won't be able to install MM update.
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Or temporally unroot in supersu and upgrade to MM. That's how I did it. You will lose root though, since fast boot commands have been disabled in MM from Alcatel.
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debido666 said:
Or temporally unroot in supersu and upgrade to MM. That's how I did it. You will lose root though, since fast boot commands have been disabled in MM from Alcatel.
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I read about that and was a bit disappointed, but that's normal. I have the 6045o so I've got a while to wait.
Encrypted
I too am having this issue.
I suspect that recovery cannot access the update file as it was downloaded to the encrypted portion of the device.
The workaround I've seen elsewhere is to use adb sideload, which is fine (Alcatel even makes it easy to get that far!) but I have yet to find the update.zip file that gets downloaded in order to sideload it.
leebier said:
I too am having this issue.
I suspect that recovery cannot access the update file as it was downloaded to the encrypted portion of the device.
The workaround I've seen elsewhere is to use adb sideload, which is fine (Alcatel even makes it easy to get that far!) but I have yet to find the update.zip file that gets downloaded in order to sideload it.
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I am on the same boat. I would like to sideload it because whenever I do use the system update, it updates for a few a minute or two. The status bar gets to about 30% or so and it refuses to go further. It then proceeds to put me into the recovery menu. So if anyone can find the update boot image for MM, that would be really helpful. I've considered rooting my phone again to get CM 13 but the only version I can find is an unofficial release and supposedly it won't read your SIM card as a huge bug.
I've unrooted my device just to get this MM update. Not really sure what the problem is other than it creating an issue with the current boot image or a faulty kernel
Upgrade will not resume
The upgrade download began. The green circle with the green arrow appeared showing how much was downloaded. It froze at 92%. This may have occurred because I did not have enough storage space to download the full upgrade. I uninstalled several apps to create space. I am now showing 1.20 gb available space. Is that enough?
After a reboot, the formerly green circle and the arrow are now red. The circle is 92% complete. The message (in red) instructs me to press the arrow inside the circle to resume. When I do that, I am returned to the "About phone" menu in Settings. I am unable to cause the download to resume.
What should I do next?
Thank you.
stususs said:
The upgrade download began. The green circle with the green arrow appeared showing how much was downloaded. It froze at 92%. This may have occurred because I did not have enough storage space to download the full upgrade. I uninstalled several apps to create space. I am now showing 1.20 gb available space. Is that enough?
After a reboot, the formerly green circle and the arrow are now red. The circle is 92% complete. The message (in red) instructs me to press the arrow inside the circle to resume. When I do that, I am returned to the "About phone" menu in Settings. I am unable to cause the download to resume.
What should I do next?
Thank you.
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The update itself is 1.2GB. I would free up some more space.
stususs said:
The upgrade download began. The green circle with the green arrow appeared showing how much was downloaded. It froze at 92%. This may have occurred because I did not have enough storage space to download the full upgrade. I uninstalled several apps to create space. I am now showing 1.20 gb available space. Is that enough?
After a reboot, the formerly green circle and the arrow are now red. The circle is 92% complete. The message (in red) instructs me to press the arrow inside the circle to resume. When I do that, I am returned to the "About phone" menu in Settings. I am unable to cause the download to resume.
What should I do next?
Thank you.
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Further update:
The red circle turned green again. The download completed, but the installation failed.
Here are the error messages:
Finding update package
Opening update package
E?failed to mount /storage/sdcard1 (No such device)
E?failed to map file
E?unknown volume for path [/tctpersist/fota_retry_counter]
E?unknown volume for path [/tctpersist/fota_retry_counter]
Installation aborted
What is happening and why?
stususs said:
Further update:
The red circle turned green again. The download completed, but the installation failed.
Here are the error messages:
Finding update package
Opening update package
E?failed to mount /storage/sdcard1 (No such device)
E?failed to map file
E?unknown volume for path [/tctpersist/fota_retry_counter]
E?unknown volume for path [/tctpersist/fota_retry_counter]
Installation aborted
What is happening and why?
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Final update:
Uninstalled more apps to create more space
Upgrade was successful!!
I thank you for allowing me to seek help from this forum.
Hello Guys,
I come in need of a help,
I'm writing from my computer now,
Yesterday my phone was working fine,
Today morning, I updated the apps on my phone; amongst the updates was android system webview.
After a reboot, my phone is unresponsive, it won't open any of the apps from that point.
I reboot again, since keyboard doesn't work, I used the OTG cable to use the physical keyboard to enter the password and get in. Tried entering setting to uninstall that crap app, settings is unresponsive.
No SIM services, no keyboard, no fingerprint, no settings etc.. basically nothing works and everything says "unresponsive and asks to either wait or close".
The only thing I have now is TWRP Recovery, and I'm inside it now.
I've wiped Cache + Dalvik / ART Cache : Result still same, nothing works.
I mailed [email protected] (which is provided in the app's "Developer" section) about this and got a reply that the mail is no longer being monitored.
Can someone please let me know how I can remove android system webview by using TWRP ? So that I can enter the phone back again as normal..
Device Details:
Lenovo K8 Note
Android 7.1.1 Nougat, (Never updated the OS)
Device has been rooted and has recovery options.
I think you can find WebView module in Magisk respiratory so I suggest you give that a try. Flash it and I think it will be fine as long as you have Magisk installed, of course.
dedq said:
I think you can find WebView module in Magisk respiratory so I suggest you give that a try. Flash it and I think it will be fine as long as you have Magisk installed, of course.
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Thanks, I couldn't quite understand that..
I've never read/seen a need for Magisk so far.. so may I know what is the procedure to be done here...?
I do read Magisk is a systemless Root, (I already have SuperSu, is that the same functionality? (though I can't open anything that is))
Find the Magisk zip on Google and flash it over TWRP.
Head over to the Magisk module site and you will be able to find an alternate WebView module you can flash. It will be in zip format so I guess you will need USB to transfer those files to your phone since you cannot use it to download modules.
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Find the Magisk zip on Google and flash it over TWRP.
Head over to the Magisk module site and you will be able to find an alternate WebView module you can flash. It will be in zip format so I guess you will need USB to transfer those files to your phone since you cannot use it to download modules.
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Understood, thanks..
Will try this out.
KillerBeeSama said:
Understood, thanks..
Will try this out.
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Give it a try and come to tell if you have sorted it out.
If not, you will probably need to flash your ROM again hoping the application won't stay updated but to back to stock version.
dedq said:
Find the Magisk zip on Google and flash it over TWRP.
Head over to the Magisk module site and you will be able to find an alternate WebView module you can flash. It will be in zip format so I guess you will need USB to transfer those files to your phone since you cannot use it to download modules.
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Oh, one more thing,
Does this procedure mean, I'll lose TWRP and SuperSu?
Can I not just downgrade the android system webview manually itself?
KillerBeeSama said:
Oh, one more thing,
Does this procedure mean, I'll lose TWRP and SuperSu?
Can I not just downgrade the android system webview manually itself?
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You won't lose TWRP but I am not sure about SuperSu since it's very old and people don't use it from the time Magisk appeared. I don't think you will be able to have both TWRP and SuperSu.
It would be good for you to just uninstall the updates of WebView if you can use your phone at all. That would solve the problem.
TWRP basically is a menu what allows you to select and apply ADB and/or Fastboot commands.
SuperSU is a Superuser access management tool: it requires SU binary got installed on Android.
Both mentioned sofwares are completely different things, don't depend on each other.
BTW:
I always root Android without the need to make use of Magisk or SuperSU.
So, I went through these
[MAGISK] [MODULE] Webview Manager
Welcome to the XDA home of Webview Manager by Androidacy Read about it on our blog: https://www.androidacy.com/tag/webview-manager/ What is this? This magisk module allows to install several webviews and browsers, replacing the stock one with...
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Android system Webview installed but not used by apps
I downloaded and installed the latest version of android system WebView from the app store on my android tablet (running 5.0.2). But apps still go on using the old webview version (39.0.0.0). Ho...
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SystemWebView releases
SystemWebView releases
www.bromite.org
Installing SystemWebView
Bromite is a Chromium fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser! - bromite/bromite
github.com
I got is, .. the adb and appt command says "not found". so.. confusion. and I also see that Bromite System Webview might or might not work on some apps..
So,
Is there a way to downgrade an app through recovery mode
or delete that app's data and start from scratch for that alone?
or is there a way to flash an old Android System Web View through TWRP?
Please help, I have spent the whole day trying to fix this.
I already have SuperSu and it seems if I need to goto Magisk (which is just for that other webview application, I have to do a lot of rolling back and applications going away, ) I don't want that..
Let's keep the Magisk idea as last resort and please let me know if there is any other way to delete the entire Android Webview related stuff and start from beginning.
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Attached the attack of errors. (these are just few of the ANR popups, there are lots more.. at the last screen you can see even settings won't respond)
My recommendation: Reflash phone's Stock ROM to get rid off of all modifications you applied so far, then restart modding from the scratch.
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My recommendation: Reflash phone's Stock ROM to get rid off of all modifications you applied so far, then restart modding from the scratch.
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Just because of one application?
I just want that android webview gone/replaced with a stable one, is that not possible without destroying everything?
Thanks everyone.
we have a solution,
In my case, uninstalling the Xposed framework fixed it for me..
So, while working on this issue I had made a flow map and a log of what is done and its results, may be someone else can benefit from it in the future..
Spoiler: Tries and results
Even starting the entering phone itself is a big issue, because the keyboard applications don't come up; fingerprint doesn't work on first boot as a security measure as well; connected physical keyboard to OTG to phone to enter password... then greeted with lots of errors of all the applications.
Asking people blowed over 'to buy a new phone'
Posted to Reddit, no replies
Posted to Google support, got crappy bot_ish answers; who even hires these people!
Posted to XDA, have some ideas worth trying
Unpacking the system web view.apk on computer gives crap details as it is almost completely encrypted.
Going rabbit hunting through the rabbit hole, checking each folders on "/"
found something similar /system/app/WebViewGoogle/WebViewGoogle.apk
Quick google search confirms that I’m on the right path to finding it...
May be data or XML is somewhere too?
Deleted(copied and deleted) /system/app/WebViewGoogle/WebViewGoogle.apk
Result, Same
Then Reverted
PS: Original Copy at ext_sdcard
Replaced the existing one (92.0.4515.115 with 90.0.4430.210)
Result, no changes.
Then reverted with the crappy original
May be adb will install properly?
Tried adb commands on phone on TWRP, doesn't work
Tried adb from computer to phone, unable to connect to phone.
Was doing it wrong, while in TWRP, I need to initiate "ADB Sideload" and then connect from PC (with Firewall allowed)
then "adb devices", shows connected device with serial number
after the above, the adb push keeps saying "error: connect failed: closed"
turning phone ON and connecting for additional settings (USB debugging) pops "mtp host failed" as soon as I wire..
Started the phone, switched over to Guest account, (oddly seems stuff there are kind of better with lesser error messages), tried launching playstore and wifi, both need password which I don't have, entering settings, hangs for a while, quickly go to apps and uninstall updates for android system web view.. web view becomes 0.0.1
results, fail
Created a temporary user account on phone whilst booting, (because of the observable lesser apps running if I switch over from main..)
added my gaccount on it,
launched playstore to update the android system web view..
the update is stuck at 60%~70 %each time and is unable to complete..
took the v90 application that is on pendrive, connected otg.. and started to install application manually from there..
it said, no space.. even though there is around 4 GB free... continued to disable other applications, such as chrome, youtube, drive etc..
still unable to install the v90 application
even installing other apps (sudoku example) have the same issue,
and then I see a popup that package manager has stopped working (aha! so that itself doesn't work, then can't install),
Went to see if I can change something on developer options, developer option wont come up even after 7+ taps.. hmm strange, may be only main account can have dev options.
While at it, swapped out the Gboard with older AOSP keyboard (retaining Fleksy though).
Rebooted and tried again.. no fix yet..
Atleast I don't have to switch to physical keyboard now for every reboot, since the inner older keyboard comes for first boot.
By TWRP, removed existing app and replaced with v87; doesn't seem to be any different, same errors...
Was about to install the Magisk but it seems to have lots and lots of catches to it, and things to-do before I can go to that...
Continuing investigation on how to downgrade and get back to older state
Through TWRP, deleted the app folder from /system/app/WebViewGoogle/WebViewGoogle.apk
researched to see if there is something else to delete, couldn't find much... proceeding from what we know...
Removed ATSystem.apk (3C's helper) from /system/priv-app just in cast (copy placed at ext_sdcard)
result no change..
Started at around 31-Jul-21 13:00 and went on till 01-Aug-21 01-26 pausing to for the day to rest...
Restored App Folder back to /system/app/WebViewGoogle/WebViewGoogle.apk
WebViewGoogle.apk is v90 again.. (the original seems to be missing, meh, not like it's going to fix)
reboot, result, no changes.
Starting step to install magisk
Removing xposed now..
wiped dalvik cache
rebooting
Kind of stable!!!
Everything seems to work?!?!
Firewalled all app except playstore and mail,
mail seems to work, but can't open the mails (just the headers are received), clicking on the mail says "unable to inflate webview"
aha, I forgot that I have v87 still, if I update that again, will it work (if it doesn't we know how to revert now)
proceeds to update v87 to latest
reboots,
I guess issue resolved by uninstalling xposed, next step to enter phone and move data to safe zone and think about next step.
Are you using xprivacylua?
VD171 said:
Are you using xprivacylua?
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No, I do remember hearing about it.
GUys, i have installes a system webview on my Samsung J2 core, after restarting my phone stuck on int boot animation, then i do the hard reset combination keys and keeps from restarting. what should i do.
TUPANGPUTi23 said:
GUys, i have installes a system webview on my Samsung J2 core, after restarting my phone stuck on int boot animation, then i do the hard reset combination keys and keeps from restarting. what should i do.
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Oh... sorry to hear that.
I don't know the solution to that, because mine is rooted I was able to get into the custom recovery and fix things.. not sure what can be done here for your case, (I do know that the old samsung's default recovery is kinda unreadable for English speakers)
So, I think it's best for you to start a new thread in the forum, because if you make a new thread there's a higher chance of reply than this thread which is already marked solved.
(plus. please do attach any photos even crude it may be, still will help people see and suggest actions)