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[RESOLVED] Protected Apps in recent Cyanogenmod Nightlies - Halp!

My cell phone OCD is being aggravated due to my broken market. I suspect there may be a fix out there, but the Cyanogen threads are all MASSIVE. I've done my best to sort through them and every 'fix' so far hasn't worked on newer builds.
Back on my Hero, whenever I had this problem I would just edit the build.prop and wipe cache. The way I understand it is that we can't fix it that way because up until very recently we haven't had an official Froyo build.
I downloaded the OTA zip hosted on HTC's website hoping I would be able to pull a build.prop from it, but it seemed to only contain a patch file for the build.prop.
If someone running the official OTA could upload a pull of their build.prop, I think we might have a fix... ...or am I totally off base?
I figure it might be a good idea to include apps I'm missing in market just to be clear. Paid version of Cachemate, Fandango, aSpiritbomb Live Wallpaper just to name a few.
I'm running the 8/03 build FYI

Nightly Market
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=729367&highlight=nightly
Pretty sure it's in the first post.
EDIT: Actually, maybe not. I haven't run a nightly in a day or two, and I could be getting it confused with RC-1...

Bang3r said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=729367&highlight=nightly
Pretty sure it's in the first post.
EDIT: Actually, maybe not. I haven't run a nightly in a day or two, and I could be getting it confused with RC-1...
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I've tried that market fix at least 3 times on 8/02. I'll try it once on 8/03.
EDIT: Still no worky. Maybe I should just flash back to RC1.

I think I may have fixed it if anyone cares. Clear market data, cache. Push the attached file to /system/build.prop and reboot.
Paid cachemate is showing for me now.
Props to netarchy for upping the 2.2 build this fingerprint was pulled from.

illogic6 said:
I think I may have fixed it if anyone cares. Clear market data, cache. Push the attached file to /system/build.prop and reboot.
Paid cachemate is showing for me now.
Props to netarchy for upping the 2.2 build this fingerprint was pulled from.
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this does work folks!!!!
thanks for working this up

illogic6 said:
I think I may have fixed it if anyone cares. Clear market data, cache. Push the attached file to /system/build.prop and reboot.
Paid cachemate is showing for me now.
Props to netarchy for upping the 2.2 build this fingerprint was pulled from.
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can you explain how to "push" a file in a shell/command window/terminal emulator?

ryan2202 said:
can you explain how to "push" a file in a shell/command window/terminal emulator?
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The easiest way is through adb on your computer.
Code:
adb remount
adb c:\%pathtofile%\build.txt /system/build.prop
adb reboot
You could also delete your original build.prop with a root file manager, rename the attached file build.prop and move it to /system/. I wouldn't bother with the terminal on the phone.

Thanks for this!!
terminal app works fine too.
Code:
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mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
rm /system/build.prop
cat /sdcard/build.txt > /system/build.prop

Sorry for the noob question, but what exactly are "protected apps" ?
I'm on the latest nightly and my market "seems" to be fine. I'm just wondering if i'm missing anything in the market.

LP_sk8er said:
Sorry for the noob question, but what exactly are "protected apps" ?
I'm on the latest nightly and my market "seems" to be fine. I'm just wondering if i'm missing anything in the market.
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Three are listed in the first post.
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LP_sk8er said:
Sorry for the noob question, but what exactly are "protected apps" ?
I'm on the latest nightly and my market "seems" to be fine. I'm just wondering if i'm missing anything in the market.
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Documents to Go full version key diddnt show up before the fix.

Is calorie counter by fatsecret one of these? I went back to fresh from cm6 recently because I couldn't get that app to show up in the market.
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sdc177 said:
Is calorie counter by fatsecret one of these? I went back to fresh from cm6 recently because I couldn't get that app to show up in the market.
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Yup, I believe so.

illogic6 said:
I think I may have fixed it if anyone cares. Clear market data, cache. Push the attached file to /system/build.prop and reboot.
Paid cachemate is showing for me now.
Props to netarchy for upping the 2.2 build this fingerprint was pulled from.
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What is the actual command to push this file to build.prop?
Do I have to rename the fle build to build.prop?
Is there a directory the build file has to be in on my computer to push it to the phone?

violent23 said:
What is the actual command to push this file to build.prop?
Do I have to rename the fle build to build.prop?
Is there a directory the build file has to be in on my computer to push it to the phone?
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Question 1:
Code:
adb remount
adb push c:\%pathtofile%\build.txt /system/build.prop
adb reboot
Just like above.
Question 2:
No. If you put in the commands like I've listed above, it will push to build.prop even though on your desktop it shows as a txt file.
Question 3:
No. The build.txt file can be in any directory. You will just need to specify the path.
I would recommend you push this build.txt if you are running 8/04 nightly. This is updated.

Browser.apk

Could anyone pull the browser apk off there phone and post it as a download on xda? My browser seems to have gone missing and I don't have a computer with me

here ya go
just drop the apk and odex in your system/app and you should be golden

Thanks a lot!!

dietotherhythm said:
here ya go
just drop the apk and odex in your system/app and you should be golden
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Question...can I open a rar file on my phone? I tried renaming it to a zip but when I extracted it there was nothing in the file

You should be able to with most file manager apps like astro or androzip.
Astro has the option but rarely works for me... maybe it's just my phone XD

That happened to me once. But on my nexus and I was playing around with ninja morph. Anywho I was running cm so I just reflashed it without wiping or anything with the same rom I was using and it put the browser back for me and didn't messing with the settings or apps. Maybe you could give that a try if worst comes to worse. Just if you have a theme you will prolly have to reflash the theme also. Hope you get it working though!

dietotherhythm said:
here ya go
just drop the apk and odex in your system/app and you should be golden
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I'm trying to drop the files using Root Explorer, but it says it is read only. What do I need to do?

MobileWon said:
I'm trying to drop the files using Root Explorer, but it says it is read only. What do I need to do?
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When you have the app open there should be a button at the top that say RW hit that then you should be ok
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newtoroot said:
When you have the app open there should be a button at the top that say RW hit that then you should be ok
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If I long press on the files I get an option for permissions. I can then select read-write options and then ok. But when I go back into permissions, they have reverted to their original state.
EDIT: Ok, I finally saw what you meant and installed the files, but no app in app drawer. I have rebooted just to be sure.

Go to were the browser Is downloaded to and longpress then select copy. Then navigate to /system and at the top of the screen toggle the button that says R/O to R/W, then select app dir and hit menu then paste.
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Installing an app to the System

Hello I got a question. So pretend I wanted to make ADW EX as a system app how should I do that. Also I have tried it using root explorer but I keep getting Force closes when I put it as a system app. Any suggestions would be nice. Thanks
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lainvalenajr said:
Hello I got a question. So pretend I wanted to make ADW EX as a system app how should I do that. Also I have tried it using root explorer but I keep getting Force closes when I put it as a system app. Any suggestions would be nice. Thanks
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Did you set the permissons correctly? And did uninstall it before you moved it?
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cjward23 said:
Did you set the permissons correctly? And did uninstall it before you moved it?
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Set permission correctly.... Haven't installed it though. Will try
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In terminal
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mv /data/app/com.android.ADWEX.launcher-1.apk /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
That's exmaple how to do it.. jus put the proper name for adw ex and from there should be good i, I do ths with LP all the time

Well if you're using a custom rom then you can open the rom .zip with something like 7zip, navigate to system>app then drag and drop ADW EX in there. Flash the rom like normal and you're done. That's how I do it.
There's also the terminal method mentioned by ilostchild, though what was forgot is mounting the system as rw
mount -o remount,rw /system
There's also ADB which is done the exact same way aside from having to tell adb to operate in a shell.

KCRic said:
Well if you're using a custom rom then you can open the rom .zip with something like 7zip, navigate to system>app then drag and drop ADW EX in there. Flash the rom like normal and you're done. That's how I do it.
There's also the terminal method mentioned by ilostchild, though what was forgot is mounting the system as rw
mount -o remount,rw /system
There's also ADB which is done the exact same way aside from having to tell adb to operate in a shell.
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Sick...didn't realize how easy it is. Thanks!
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[GUIDE] Merging updated system apps with old one, GET MORE FREE MEMORY!!

(Preface for noobs : /system and /data are two different partitions. Freeying up /system won't get you more intrenal memory, but /data does. Old apks rest in /system and updated versions placed in /data. You can replace the old apks using newer versions)
I heared Titanium Backup PRO does something like, but you can do this with any File Explorer with ROOT access. Its works 100% for Android Gingerbread 2.3.x , try on other versions.
### Do it on your own risk, I am not responsible for anything ###
1. Update the desired app to the latest version from Google Play Store
2. Open File Manager, Enable ROOT_ACCESS, remount /System as writable
3. Goto /system/app and backup the desired apk to sdcard
4. Goto /data/app and copy updated apk
5. Paste into /System/app
6. Note down the filename of old apk and delete the old apk
7. Rename the new apk into the old filename
8. You may encounter a FORCE CLOSE if the app was running in background
9. The updated apk in /data/app will be removed automatically
10.Restart your device, Done!
I replaced Playstore, Maps, Google Search ect..
Example: For PlayStore, updated apk will be com.android.vending-1.apk, and old apk is vending.apk
Hit thanks it it works, Thanks

Update title with "not noobproof", this is complicated and dangerous for people who don't know what they're doing.
Bazinga

Or download systemcleanup from market and have it done automatically
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if you use Link2SD there is option 'integrate update into system' at every updated app

baluuu said:
Or download systemcleanup from market and have it done automatically
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441Excelsior said:
if you use Link2SD there is option 'integrate update into system' at every updated app
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Totally agree. those apps are very very simple and clean.
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After reading this:
Or download systemcleanup from market and have it done automatically
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i have downloading the app and i must say it works perfectly :good:

RiesVLD said:
After reading this:
i have downloading the app and i must say it works perfectly :good:
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Yeah, you can create full backup also (app+app data)
Very useful and free app
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you can also move apps to system partition to save space on data partition
just select 'convert into system app' in link2sd and then reboot

How would you push an .apk to your system/app?

The best way to push an app to your system/app file with out bricking your phone?

na4hotx said:
The best way to push an app to your system/app file with out bricking your phone?
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Um that isn't going to brick you. Especially since you're talking about system app. Worst thing to happen would be a reboot if you touched an app which was currently running.
But I've been using root explorer and it works great. Or if the file is on my computer I use adb push. Or even a flashable zip if you really are worried.
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As he said. Nothing else really needed to be said, good answer.
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I used a file browser app and installed it over the existing one. Every time after that I was getting an error something .goo not responding. (SecPhone.apk) Trying to restor the call recording feature. I ended up doing a restore back to square one. No if I use root-explorer will it make a difference or should I use dab push? I would not know how to begging with that. could I use terminal and instal like I would if I was using the cwmtr.img install directions. but direct it to system/app?

na4hotx said:
I used a file browser app and installed it over the existing one. Every time after that I was getting an error something .goo not responding. (SecPhone.apk) Trying to restor the call recording feature. I ended up doing a restore back to square one. No if I use root-explorer will it make a difference or should I use dab push? I would not know how to begging with that. could I use terminal and instal like I would if I was using the cwmtr.img install directions. but direct it to system/app?
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Which file browser app did you use? Did you remember to set the permissions for the newly copied apk? Permissions in /system/app should be rw-r--r
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No I did not set permissions. If I use Root-Explorer will that allow me to set permissions? I used Smanager to move the file.

Ctrl+C then Ctrl+V

Can I use RootExplorer to zip file them flash it? Or just move using RE?

na4hotx said:
No I did not set permissions. If I use Root-Explorer will that allow me to set permissions? I used Smanager to move the file.
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Yes, Root Explorer will allow you to change permissions as long as you aare rooted.
na4hotx said:
Can I use RootExplorer to zip file them flash it? Or just move using RE?
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Root Explorer is a file manager, use to move the file to the appropriate folder and set permissions and reboot. I know you can create a zip & tar file, don't know if it would be flashable though.

na4hotx said:
No I did not set permissions. If I use Root-Explorer will that allow me to set permissions? I used Smanager to move the file.
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Smanager isn't a good file system tool. Try root browser lite tap and hold functioning is perfect. Has options for copy paste and permissions
saldebot said:
Yes, Root Explorer will allow you to change permissions as long as you aare rooted.
Root Explorer is a file manager, use to move the file to the appropriate folder and set permissions and reboot. I know you can create a zip & tar file, don't know if it would be flashable though.
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Yeah it can't make flashable zips. Just storage zip files
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I am using Frosty JB v6. I asked in the developer thread and I got a reply http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874063&page=546
I tried using RootExplorer and I was still getting error messages after be booting. Is there a way to make it flash able? What am I doing wrong or is it just never going to work? Do I need to start looking for a rom that has it functional on the build?

Did you reset permissions to match the rest of the files in the folder?
And you probably need to wipe dalvik and cache in recovery.
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na4hotx said:
I am using Frosty JB v6. I asked in the developer thread and I got a reply http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874063&page=546
I tried using RootExplorer and I was still getting error messages after be booting. Is there a way to make it flash able? What am I doing wrong or is it just never going to work? Do I need to start looking for a rom that has it functional on the build?
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Use root browser lite, you can get it from the market it's a freeware then copy the app you want to system/app ....no permission stuff needed

DocHoliday77 said:
Did you reset permissions to match the rest of the files in the folder?
And you probably need to wipe dalvik and cache in recovery.
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this. Also, you didn't odex your ROM did you?
deziguy420 said:
Use root browser lite, you can get it from the market it's a freeware then copy the app you want to system/app ....no permission stuff needed
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Please know what you're talking about first before posting suggestions. Especially when it pertains to system directory permissions. System/app directory uses rw-r--r-- as the permissions. Meaning owner has read write permissions while everyone else only has read. Not setting permissions correctly can lead to many many many issues.
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There is application on the market called system application mover
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I vote for a rom that has it and works where you don't need to mod stuff, yet. Learn all this stuff with something you don't need, like a sound mod (DSP) or something.
simple video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGbiSkom9M