help getting apps to show up - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

so i removed friendstream.apk because of forcecloses and htcfacebook for sense i got the apks from a stock rom and used root explorer to mount and paste the files into the /system/app folder so theyre there, but i dont see the apps or widgets but when i try to install them using the app manager on android it says its already installed, any ideas? thanks!

any help guys! thanks!!!

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Apps in /system/app dont show up nor do widgets

so i removed friendstream.apk because of forcecloses and htcfacebook for sense i got the apks from a stock rom and used root explorer to mount and paste the files into the /system/app folder so theyre there, but i dont see the apps or widgets but when i try to install them using the app manager on android it says its already installed, any ideas? thanks!
im using damage control 3.2.3 with a custom kernel for damage control 3.7.1, thanks!
Leave them on your sd card and then try installing them using your file explorer.
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i tried their htc apks so they dont install normally ive pushed it before and it worked fine just now its not showing up
zeeyo987 said:
so i removed friendstream.apk because of forcecloses and htcfacebook for sense i got the apks from a stock rom and used root explorer to mount and paste the files into the /system/app folder so theyre there, but i dont see the apps or widgets but when i try to install them using the app manager on android it says its already installed, any ideas? thanks!
im using damage control 3.2.3 with a custom kernel for damage control 3.7.1, thanks!
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when pusing them to /system/app with root explorer you have to change the permissions of each app you copy over (hold select the app and choose change permissions) i just check off all of the permissions thingys
when pushing through adb it does that automatically
hope that helps
the default ones are all can read and user can write plus read
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yea i checked all the permissions and used adb before and still not showing up, lol really frustrating
any ideas guys, really miss friendstream lol
An easy way to fix permissions is through ROM manager.
Download it in the market and select fix apk permissions.
That might do the trick..
Don't forget to reboot.
yea tried that doesnt work, really weird
Very strange, did you try an adb install? Rather than push..

[Q] visual voicemail apk w/ vanilla icon???

So I'm running cm6.1 and have sprint vvm installed and working just fine but I want the green vanilla icon instead of the sprint icon. Does anyone know of an existing apk with that icon already on it? I have already tried to modify the current vvm apk I have and replace the vanilla icon with no avail. For whatever reason when I change the icons in better zip, it does not save the changes. I have tried everything so now I'm hoping I can just find an apk that someone has already modified. Any help would be great!! Thanks!
Oh and I can't use 7zip because I'm on a Mac.
The reason the icon won't stick is probably because you've updated vvm apk. If you apply the icon to the apk in /system/app it won't work because the updated apk is in /data/app. Look for the vvm apk in /data/app and try that.
I just looked in the data folder but it is empty... hmm. And the current vvm app I have is stored on my SD card. I initially downloaded the original apk and then installed through astro. Also there is no voicemail apk in system/app either. I never imagined I would have this hard of a time! Lol any other suggestions? And thanks for the help thus far!
You don't have Sprint_VVM.apk in your /system/app folder? And there is nothing like com.voicemailblahblah-1.apk in your /data/app folder? I don't know if astro can read teh /data folder, if you see nothing in /data/app you need another file explorer or use ADB.
I am using the file explorer that came with cm6.1. When I access the data folder from the root it is empty. Would the fact that the voicemail app doesn't come with cyanogen have to do with it? I initially just took the vvm apk from fresh 3.4 and installed it through astro. And it worked just fine. So now I figured out how to add the. PNG files to the apk and save it successfully, however after I uninstalled the original vvm apk and install the new apk it says application did not install.. does that make sense? Lol
After about 30 failed attempts I finally got it figured out! I didn't realize I needed to delete the meta-inf folder before really signing it. Again thanks for helping!
Yeah, all your market apps are in /data/app along with any updated system apps. You can't see those apps with astro or the cm explorer but they are there.
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[Q] GTalk

Last week i rooted my Desire Z and removed some system app's. Like gtalk/talk..
Is it possible to reinstall this program again without removing everthing? I found some talk.apk or gtalk.apk but they didn't work for me.. Maybe its because i have a newer ROM.
Can anyone with a desire Z share the apk of talk/gtalk??
Thanks
AkTje said:
Last week i rooted my Desire Z and removed some system app's. Like gtalk/talk..
Is it possible to reinstall this program again without removing everthing? I found some talk.apk or gtalk.apk but they didn't work for me.. Maybe its because i have a newer ROM.
Can anyone with a desire Z share the apk of talk/gtalk??
Thanks
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try restoring a nandroid backup...and honestly if i knew how to adb pull i would post it, but imjust learning adb commands right now.
never removed talk! its linked to the market and can screw everything up
Okey.. but how do i install it again ?
After a lot of googling I found the solution which was easier as I thought.
- Install Astro (or another file explorer)
- Go to /system/app/ and hit talk.apk
The talk.apk must be in the app folder, because when it's on the SD it will not work. I was lucky the talk.apk was on my device itself, because I downloaded a couple of talk.apk but those where from different devices (HTC Orange, HTC Desire).
Hope It's useful
How did you remove the preinstalled apps? My dz is rooted and I've tried uninstalling using titanium backup but it won't work...
savvacon said:
How did you remove the preinstalled apps? My dz is rooted and I've tried uninstalling using titanium backup but it won't work...
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SU File Manager
Root Explorer
Android Mate
Those all should get you root access to delete apps in /system/app
dictionary said:
SU File Manager
Root Explorer
Android Mate
Those all should get you root access to delete apps in /system/app
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I have Root Manager and when i try to remove Amazon MP3 it just says that the app is removed and that i should restart, though the app is still there.
Any clue what the problem may be?

Trouble installing from Removed Aps folder in MikFroyo4.5

I tried to instal .apk files from the Removed Apps folder on my Sd card using Root Explorer and when I hit the install button. It says app not installed.
Any ideas why?
Oh yeah, incidentally, when I try to install the com.fede.launcher.apk by copy and pasting it into the system/app folder I get the same message "app not installed.
Thanks in advance for your help.

[REQ] Gtalk error : Application not installed

I had gtalk running on my milestone 3 months back and I changed my phone to Desire HD and Today I tried to install gtalk.apk but it kept saying application not installed. I checked with 3-4 apk's , all gave the same error.
Can anyone guide me as what to do ?
BUMP . Anyone please?
Gtalk.apk is a system application, it is better you try and install this from market?
IF you have custom rom you can directly mount /system/app and copy the gtalk.apk to /system/app
binYaqoob said:
Gtalk.apk is a system application, it is better you try and install this from market?
IF you have custom rom you can directly mount /system/app and copy the gtalk.apk to /system/app
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Would u please give a clear description how to install and also the apk which i should copy in system/app

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