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It's easy to get in my current setup (fresh)
But I was wondering if it was possible to get the vanilla lock in another rom like caulkins evio by just deleting htc lockscreen?
Also, how about the vanilla alarm and such.. delete worldclock or would I have to find that apk and install it?
Ditto, I would like to know this too.
yes, just delete them and reboot.
I have from a rooted file explorer and after reboot they return.
I am unable to delete in adb, I keep getting a "directory is not full" error or something like that.
I use the rm HtcLockScreen.adk command. I have done it after adb remount and get the directory error, before I get a read-only error. Same with HtcLockScreen.odex.
This is how it should go starting from command line in the adb.exe directory:
adb shell
cd /system/app
remount rw
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
Obviously if any errors are reported on anything before the last line, the last line isn't going to work.
rm failed for HtcLockScreen.apk, Directory not empty
That is the error I got, all the other commands worked or at least seemed to.
Maybe try to just rename it?
Code:
mv HtcLockScreen.apk HtcLockScreen.apk.bak
Just make sure you're in the right directory, but I'm sure you got that far.
failed on 'HtcLockScreen.apk' - Directory not empty error
Edit: pwd states that I am in the correct directory, /system/app
Rippley05 said:
It's easy to get in my current setup (fresh)
But I was wondering if it was possible to get the vanilla lock in another rom like caulkins evio by just deleting htc lockscreen?
Also, how about the vanilla alarm and such.. delete worldclock or would I have to find that apk and install it?
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I used Titanium Backup to delete the Htc Lockscreen, and so far, it has worked on every rom.
AS for the Vanilla alarm, i just stripped cyanogen's ROM and found the APK for it. "Clock.apk" After i found it and transferred it to my phone, i went to Titanium Backup and deleted the original clock apk
adb reboot recovery
mount dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cd system/app
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
reboot
it will only delete when the phone is in recovery
andrewmc42 said:
I have from a rooted file explorer and after reboot they return.
I am unable to delete in adb, I keep getting a "directory is not full" error or something like that.
I use the rm HtcLockScreen.adk command. I have done it after adb remount and get the directory error, before I get a read-only error. Same with HtcLockScreen.odex.
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It sound like you don't have nand unlocked. I use root explorer to delete files without a computer.
How would I know if Nand was unlocked?
I have used it to back up the phone from Clockwork Recovery.
bacdoliljo said:
adb reboot recovery
mount dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cd system/app
rm HtcLockScreen.apk
reboot
it will only delete when the phone is in recovery
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Major thanks, only thing missed was a "adb shell" command, but that was easy enough to figure out. It worked in recovery just fine.
rosario1187 said:
I used Titanium Backup to delete the Htc Lockscreen, and so far, it has worked on every rom.
AS for the Vanilla alarm, i just stripped cyanogen's ROM and found the APK for it. "Clock.apk" After i found it and transferred it to my phone, i went to Titanium Backup and deleted the original clock apk
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what's the difference between the stock htc alarm clock and the one from CM? can you post the apk, please?
IMO the clock from cyanogen looks a lot better than the sense clock. You will just be giving up some functionality if you switch to the cyan clock. I have both of them installed just in case. I have the. Apk on my phone but since I am at work, I wont be able to post it up until I am home. Anyone else have it?
Sent from my EVO using XDA App
I heard some people can remove internal apps thru update.zip , to reclaim internal storage space.
For example, the internal google maps still exist even though newer version of google maps is updated from market. it is wasting of space.
Either do it using adb (check other thread ive posted commands)
Most prolly if ur upgrading through market n system version exists then u can simply delete the apk/odex
Or
Search for Systemapp remover on market.
Daneshm90 said:
Either do it using adb (check other thread ive posted commands)
Most prolly if ur upgrading through market n system version exists then u can simply delete the apk/odex
Or
Search for Systemapp remover on market.
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one more question, it is required a rooted device to use adb commands to remove internal/system/built-in apps ?
adrianmak said:
one more question, it is required a rooted device to use adb commands to remove internal/system/built-in apps ?
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Yea u need root, as u have to delete the apk/odex before running "pm uninstall"
Edit : Well i suppose if u have a testkey accepting recovery like ours, u could technically delete a file on /system using a update.zip
Should work, haven't tried it though. Also note this : deleting an apk is not equivalent to uninstalling it
Apk exists in several places to be confirmed as installed (packages.xml,dalvik-cache,data/system,.odex)
In order to properly delete a system app, u must delete its apk/odex followed by running the uninstall command on its package name.
You can put a script in update.zip that just executes with root privileges.
Rom makers use this method, however they usually format the system partition then start writing to it.
If you were like me, you rushed right into installing CyanogenMod. Whoops, found out there is no swype installed. What to do?
Hopefully you made a nandroid backup like me. I didn't want to do a full nandroid restore just to extract the files. So I did this...
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UPDATED 11/22/2010 - Okay, some people have requested a "newbie friendly" solution. I have created an APK which will help automate this procedure, without the need for ADB. If you have already applied CyanogenMod, then use this APK to select an older Clockwork Backup that has your licensed Swype. It will then extract and install the files for you. I have only tested on the G2.
http://www.mediafire.com/?j7dnv321ej0mrch
I'll possibly do some updates to:
a) cache swype for future installs (to make restores super quick)
b) add other extractions of 'your' saved files (i.e. google apps)
c) add more options for handling cache/files/etc.
I hope this helps. Enjoy!
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# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# How to recover your swype files from your nandroid backup
# Quick and dirty extract
# Prepare a staging area on your computer
mkdir nandtmp
cd nandtmp
# Copy your old nandroid (pre CM) backup to your staging area..........
# i.e. /androidbackups/clockworkmod/backup/2010-11-01.02.02.02
cp $WHEREVER_OLD_IMAGE_IS/system.img .
# extract files...
unyaffs system.img
adb remount
# Push the swype files back to your Android device
adb push ./system/lib/libSwypeCore.so /system/lib/
adb push ./system/app/Swype.apk /system/app/
# Some users have had issues with not seeing Swype in the options (possibly non read/write system?), so they just installed the APK. If you install it, make sure the lib file has been pushed first.
# i.e. adb install /sdcard/Swype.apk
# Update permissions for good measure (may not be needed)
chmod 644 /system/app/Swype.apk
chmod 644 /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so
# I rebooted, but have heard reports that it is not necessary
adb reboot
# Now in Menu>Settings:Language & keyboard unselect the Android keyboard and make sure Swype keyboard is checked.
A similar process can be done directly on your phone.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hope that helps others restore Swype (or other files they desire) without having to do a full Nand restore.
-oldsk00lz
getting force close on swype as soon as I uncheck the android keyboard, not a huge deal but I do kinda miss swype
ranyvern said:
getting force close on swype as soon as I uncheck the android keyboard, not a huge deal but I do kinda miss swype
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Did you push libSwypeCore.so to /system/lib yet?
For some reason it still doesn't show up in the keyboard list, any idea why?
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
Ok, what you're supposed to do is, you actually have to install the swype.apk. its not enough to copy it to the /system/app directory adb install Swype.apk or use root file explorer click on the apk file and choose install.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
or you can open up cyanogenmod(unzip) and download a stock g2 rom and then just put the files in the proper places, then zip cm again and flash(i did this all from my phone ast night because i was too lazy to go to the computer)
have you tried to go to swype.com and signing up for there beta testing. Not sure if still open but does not hurt to try. I reinstall from the beta testing website and is working great on CM6.1 on my G2
k50aker said:
For some reason it still doesn't show up in the keyboard list, any idea why?
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Be more specific. What have you done so far? Did you go into Settings > Keyboard and enable Swype yet?
I tried a few times before but could never get this dumb unyaffs to work for me.
i get
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
C:\g2orgsys>unyaffs systemg2.img
28852 [main] unyaffs 3212 _cygtls::handle_exceptions: Exception: STATUS_ACCESS
_VIOLATION
30677 [main] unyaffs 3212 open_stackdumpfile: Dumping stack trace to unyaffs.e
xe.stackdump
348883 [main] unyaffs 3212 _cygtls::handle_exceptions: Exception: STATUS_ACCESS
_VIOLATION
375003 [main] unyaffs 3212 _cygtls::handle_exceptions: Error while dumping stat
e (probably corrupted stack)
Idk im pretty lazy sometimes, if you can provide some help on this, i would GREATLY appreciate it.
oh and I tried, quickly, to get the emulator working but failed! Im sure its probably something ez I missed. :/
Stryder5 said:
Be more specific. What have you done so far? Did you go into Settings > Keyboard and enable Swype yet?
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Yea, it wasn't there, again, in my case pushing it in to the /app folder did NOT work, I had to intall the apk maually like any other app. Of course only after pushing the lib file.
adb push libSwypeCore.so /system/lib
adb install Swype.apk
Unyaffs is supposed to work on windows? I didn't know that. I use linux, you sould try it and get used to it, it would save you a lot of trouble.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
k50aker said:
Yea, it wasn't there, again, in my case pushing it in to the /app folder did NOT work, I had to intall the apk maually like any other app. Of course only after pushing the lib file.
adb push libSwypeCore.so /system/lib
adb install Swype.apk
Unyaffs is supposed to work on windows? I didn't know that. I use linux, you sould try it and get used to it, it would save you a lot of trouble.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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Hmmm... I saw the swype in the settings after doing adb pushes and a reboot.
In reality, I had unchecked both Android keyboard, and Swype keyboard. Then went to a text field, and got a request for Android input. I then went back into settings and checked Swype, and then it just worked. I didn't need to install the APK. For those not seeing swype as an option, did you confirm that system was remounted and that files were copied? Did you reboot?
As for unyaffs, I was lazy. I just downloaded a binary for OSX from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7931772 . I haven't tried a Windows version of unyaffs.
-oldsk00lz
k50aker said:
Unyaffs is supposed to work on windows? I didn't know that. I use linux, you sould try it and get used to it, it would save you a lot of trouble.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
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thats kinda sucks. lil more trouble then I was hoping for but I got a few LiveCDs somewhere.
How hard would it be to get this running through adb shell, on the phone? lol
wilnotdie said:
thats kinda sucks. lil more trouble then I was hoping for but I got a few LiveCDs somewhere.
How hard would it be to get this running through adb shell, on the phone? lol
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wilnotdie - You should be able to do this directly on your phone, as well. Of course, you would need to mount your system read/write and cp files versus adb push.
i.e.
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
cp /sdcard/nandtmp/system/lib/libSwypeCore.so /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so
cp /sdcard/nandtmp/system/app/Swype.apk /system/app/Swype.apk
Hope that helps.
-oldsk00lz
oldsk00lz said:
wilnotdie - You should be able to do this directly on your phone, as well. Of course, you would need to mount your system read/write and cp files versus adb push.
i.e.
mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
cp /sdcard/nandtmp/system/lib/libSwypeCore.so /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so
cp /sdcard/nandtmp/system/app/Swype.apk /system/app/Swype.apk
Hope that helps.
-oldsk00lz
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Oh mybad, not that way. Was thinking of using the phone as my linux box instead of a pc. In theory it should work, just need to compile for use on the phone?
But Im guessing its not gonna be this ez lol
I didn't do any ADB pushes I just used root explorer to move the libswype file to lib directory then used the installer on the root explorer to install and it loaded right up for me. Only problem I'm getting is the double tap to edit isn't working now for some reason.
I pulled the files from the ota_root_noboot.zip from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=836042
Okay here is what I did and it worked. Using SU File manager (found in the market if you search "root explorer") and on the stock ROM, copy the lib and apk files from /system/app and /system/lib. I copied them to the root of my sd card. Wipe everything and install CM and the addon. Grab SU File manager again and find the lib file on your SD card. copy it. There are two little buttons on the top of SU File manager with an S and a D. I pressed both of them to mount system and data as read/write. Go to system/lib and paste the lib file. Verify that it is there and since there are so many files sort by size its like 998kb. Then just use SU File Manager or astro or whatever to find Swype.apk on your sd card. Install it from there. With Astro click it and "open app manger." Then go to keyboard settings and enable it as an input method. Go to swype settings and it should not FC if you did this stuff correctly. Set your settings and enjoy! Oh yea dont forget to uninstall and refund SU File manager
Hey Jkoenig00 did you have any issues with the double tap to edit?
Worked flawlessly and now I have swype running on CM. This should be stickied or something!
So for those of us who don't know what ADB is or how to use it...
are we screwed?
Is there a noob friendly method?
convolution said:
So for those of us who don't know what ADB is or how to use it...
are we screwed?
Is there a noob friendly method?
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You can use root explorer. Download one of the stock roms. Access it through root explorer and copy the 2 files from the stock rom folders to its respective folder on your device. Then install the apk from within root explorer. Set everything up in your keyboard settings and your golden. Can be done in minutes.
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Hello everybody,
I'm currently on LeeDroid HD v.3.3.3 a2sd.
I want to remove some apps which I don't use. I read a couple of threads on this subject and in most of them the proposed method was removing the .apk files from /sd-ext.
1. Does the described method above removes COMPLETELY the specific app from my phone? If so, then the installation process of an app (via Market) is equivalent to simply copying the appropriate .apk to /sd-ext ?
I don't think this is right.
What is then required to completely remove the app?
2. Are the 'adb install' and 'adb uninstall' equivalent to 'install' and 'uninstall' in the application manager in the phone?
I would be glad if someone would help me to understand the essence of the subject.
Thanks alot,
Alexei.
removing an .apk from /sd-ext will completely remove it from your phone and when you install an app from the market it will put the .apk in the /sd-ext (for your rom anyway).
the only reason for deleting .apk s from /sd-ext is if they cannot be uninstalled in the usual way (i.e. they came with the rom)
hope this helps
alexei_kom said:
Hello everybody,
I'm currently on LeeDroid HD v.3.3.3 a2sd.
I want to remove some apps which I don't use. I read a couple of threads on this subject and in most of them the proposed method was removing the .apk files from /sd-ext.
1. Does the described method above removes COMPLETELY the specific app from my phone? If so, then the installation process of an app (via Market) is equivalent to simply copying the appropriate .apk to /sd-ext ?
I don't think this is right.
What is then required to completely remove the app?
2. Are the 'adb install' and 'adb uninstall' equivalent to 'install' and 'uninstall' in the application manager in the phone?
I would be glad if someone would help me to understand the essence of the subject.
Thanks alot,
Alexei.
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Try this http://androidcommander.com/, you need Android SDK for it to work (and java JDK for the SDK to work lol). All you do is plug in your phone via USB, select the apps you don't want and delete them. And you're done.
Manual with Room explorer.
raslond said:
removing an .apk from /sd-ext will completely remove it from your phone and when you install an app from the market it will put the .apk in the /sd-ext (for your rom anyway).
the only reason for deleting .apk s from /sd-ext is if they cannot be uninstalled in the usual way (i.e. they came with the rom)
hope this helps
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Yes, you are right. Downloaded an apk file and just pushed it to /sd-ext. It is appearing as being installed.
Thanks for the clarification!
After you delete app apk's, I would suggest that you reboot into recovery, wipe dalvik, reboot into OS.
-Jobo
Hi,
I'm trying to remove google plus as I don't use it, but when I try to uninstall it in settings it only allows me to uninstall updates not the app ??
I'm running AOKP milestone 2
Thanks
DC
Use root explorer to delete or rename the apk, in system/app
jerrycycle said:
Use root explorer to delete or rename the apk, in system/app
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Or titanium backup to freeze the app or just uninstall it
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Removing the stock app will cause the Gallery app to crash as it's linked, just so you know
thanks for replies. The reason i wanted to uninstall was because i kept seeing Google+ in my running/cached apps but everytime i stopped it just restarted again sometime later
In the end i deleted the apk from /system/app. But this did not remove the app from the app drawer.
i then deleted the apk from /data/app too and rebooted and that removed it for me. I checked Gallery too and that still seems to work ok, however it did have to sync picasa again
i also read about another step to uninstall, something along the lines of running the terminal command "pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.plus" but that gave me a segmentation error, but it doesnt seem to have affected anything, i no longer see google+ in the running/cached apps
Wish i had known about titanium backup first. I went in and uninstalled Google Wallet too from there and everything seems fine! much easier...
cheers!
Hi Buddy,
Easiest and best way to be sure app has completely gone is to remove it via adb.
Open command line and enter the following commands then reboot:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/example.apk
Be aware that these commands are case sensitive, if you need to see the correct names for the apps in your /system/app/ folder issue the following command and they will be listed for you:
Code:
adb ls /system/app/
Hope this helps buddy!