I Really love the original launcher way better than any other launcher out there.
I really don't like the ADW launcher.
So is there a way that I can use the original launcher instead of the ADW launcher on CM7 RC-2?
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You can use Titanium Backup to remove ADW, so if you can find an .apk of the original launcher, shouldn't be too big of a problem.
I installed ADW EX on CM 6.1 and used Titanium to remove the standard ADW...
gbarayah said:
You can use Titanium Backup to remove ADW, so if you can find an .apk of the original launcher, shouldn't be too big of a problem.
I installed ADW EX on CM 6.1 and used Titanium to remove the standard ADW...
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Well I managed to remove it by using titanium backup. But then I had no launcher anymore
How would I install the original launcher?
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find a rom with stock launcher and push it in the phone via adb push
adb push /system/app/Launcher.apk
then after you push you can do adb shell or go in terminal and do
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtd3block /system
rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
ilostchild said:
find a rom with stock launcher and push it in the phone via adb push
adb push /system/app/Launcher.apk
then after you push you can do adb shell or go in terminal and do
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtd3block /system
rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
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I have no idea how to do that
I have never used that in my life lol
Can someone just provide me with the launcher.apk?
I would be very apreciated
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I think your required to use adb, not simply open the apk like browser.apk or something.
I have a much simpler answer for you. I don't know HOW many times I need to post this information I feel like I've put it in 15 threads asking for stock launcher lol but here you go. No ADB required, etc.
You can find the mod here in the Nexus S forum: THREAD.
Download the first file and flash through recovery. You'll lose all your homescreen placements and widgets you have set up with ADW.
If you want to flash this over nightlies every day, you need to follow a specific order to not lose your placements again.
1) flash CM7 nightly via recovery (not ROM manager)
2) after install, stay in recovery (don't boot up into the ROM!), go to Advanced > Reboot recovery
3) after recovery reboots, flash the launcher mod
Just in case you're lazy, I've attached the file also.
XxFerociouS said:
I have no idea how to do that
I have never used that in my life lol
Can someone just provide me with the launcher.apk?
I would be very apreciated
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ok you dont have to do it through adb you can do it all through terminal as well
jus put Launcher.apk on sdcard and do this in terminal
su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /system/app
after you do that do
#ls
and look for Launcher.apk if its there then do
#rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
and exit
and your launcher shouldbe there
ilostchild said:
ok you dont have to do it through adb you can do it all through terminal as well
jus put Launcher.apk on sdcard and do this in terminal
su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp /sdcard/Launcher.apk /system/app
after you do that do
#ls
and look for Launcher.apk if its there then do
#rm /system/app/ADWLauncher.apk
and exit
and your launcher shouldbe there
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There really is no reason for him to download the SDK and run ADB just to accomplish this or even use terminal emulator. There are .zip's like the one I posted above that will just do this for you.
martonikaj said:
There really is no reason for him to download the SDK and run ADB just to accomplish this or even use terminal emulator. There are .zip's like the one I posted above that will just do this for you.
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Well I found a much easier way to do this
I went on Astro and installed the gingerbread launcher, then I deleted the ADW launcher by using titanium backup. And that was it lol
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XxFerociouS said:
Well I found a much easier way to do this
I went on Astro and installed the gingerbread launcher, then I deleted the ADW launcher by using titanium backup. And that was it lol
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Jesus...dude gave you a simple .zip you can flash through recovery...takes 7 seconds yet you still want to do it the hard way....amazing
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its not the fact is hard..its the experience gain from doing it this way, and also have the sdk for future to come.. when need he has some experience... for himself
Nice talk
Why not dl a gb launcher from the market then delete adw. Seems like mountains being made out of molehills here...
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^^ Listening to a little too much Eminem, my friend? haha
Anyways, thanks for all the tips ya'll!
I installed the free version of ADW, uninstalled the EX version of CM7.1 and am trying to install the ADW EX I have paid and can not, incompatible version ... any tips?
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Instalei a versão Free do ADW, desinstalei a versão EX do CM7.1 e estou tentando instalar a versão ADW EX paga que tenho e não consigo, da versão imcompatível...alguma dica?
martonikaj said:
There really is no reason for him to download the SDK and run ADB just to accomplish this or even use terminal emulator. There are .zip's like the one I posted above that will just do this for you.
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It is worth learning how to use adb/fastboot anyway.
Related
its rooted
U need a custom rom
*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
Download a custom ROM with apps to SD (A2SD) and follow the instructions for enabling it.
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Use titatanium backup that's what I've been using on stock 1.47 rom
So u can use that pgr to rmv stock sprint apps?
ilovemytilt1 said:
Use titatanium backup that's what I've been using on stock 1.47 rom
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*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
Damage uses Dconfig which allows you to ban Sprint apps as well as a few others.
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snake411 said:
So u can use that pgr to rmv stock sprint apps?
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To move apps to SD card, install apps2sd. Just search for it on the forum.
You don't need any custom ROM, you can pick and choose what you want to remove yourself.
Code:
adb shell
mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
cd /system/app
ls
To remove the amazon mp3 app you do the following:
Code:
rm -f amazonmp3.apk
Or to be safe in case you ever want it back
Code:
mv amazonmp3.apk amazonmp3.apk.bak
Here are some others I consider crapware:
SprintTVWidget.apk
Sprint_Promotion.apk - Sprint Zone
WifiRouter.apk - Sprint Hotspot
Sprint_TV.apk
Sprint_NASCAR.apk
Sprint_NFL.apk
remove apps
you can also download a free terminal and do this:
su
cd /system/app
ls -l | more (this will list files in /app)
rm filename.apk
OR TO BE SAFE
mv filename.apk filename.apk.bak (this way the app is still there if it causes instability)
tonyh703 said:
you can also download a free terminal and do this:
su
cd /system/app
ls -l | more (this will list files in /app)
rm filename.apk
OR TO BE SAFE
mv filename.apk filename.apk.bak (this way the app is still there if it causes instability)
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lol i didnt see post above me
That's what I used to remove all sprint and some sense apps
snake411 said:
So u can use that pgr to rmv stock sprint apps?
*This was posted from my Evo 4G*
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There is now a much easier way to get this done.. just get the app from the market and ur good
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snake411 said:
There is now a much easier way to get this done.. just get the app from the market and ur good
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which app?
radar5 said:
which app?
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I use root explorer....
People give half ass answers on this forum.
DL "App2SD" from the market. This will allow every app to be installed to the SD card. However, if the app has a widget that you use don't install it to the SD card. All you have to do is go to SETTINGS>APPLICATIONS>MANAGE APPLICATIONS
Manually select the option to store each app on the SD card.
In regards to deleting Sprint apps. I had a hard time with this. I was initially rooted with Unrevoked 3.21 and thought I had Nand unlocked. Every time I deleted a system app it would reappear. Then I download Unrevoked Forever which gave me Nand unlock (which must have something to do with deleting the system apps.) Using ROOT EXPLORER go to the "system" folder. Then "app" folder. Find the apps that you no longer want and long click on it. You will see the option to delete it. If it doesn't allow you to do so then click on the button on the top right of the screen that says "Mount R/W" This toggles between the ability to Read & Write to the directory or just read.
Hope this helps.
Personally, I would advise renaming them or moving them instead of completely deleting them. If you ever want to take an OTA in the future, you'll need them back for the OTA to work.
Of course, you can always extract them from one of the RUU zips posted around here if you need them, but I like to have them on hand.
How can I get that? I like the volume slider, since I have to switch to vibrate the other day (i know it goes to silent but I have an app to make it vibrate instead). If anybody has some tips or a way that'd be helpful.
buffnutz1 said:
How can I get that? I like the volume slider, since I have to switch to vibrate the other day (i know it goes to silent but I have an app to make it vibrate instead). If anybody has some tips or a way that'd be helpful.
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Just delete htclockscreen.apk
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I'm on the Skyraider rom, don't know if that makes a difference but I'm deleting it with root explorer then the phone shuts off powers up and the file is right back there again.
Careful if you're on the stock rom and delete the default lockscreen apk, I've heard it makes the lookscreen look really bad. But it works on other roms.
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It looks best on 2.2 but it works on 2.1 just it looks messed up
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buffnutz1 said:
I'm on the Skyraider rom, don't know if that makes a difference but I'm deleting it with root explorer then the phone shuts off powers up and the file is right back there again.
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Delete it via adb on your computer. I believe it is rm /system/app/htclockscreen.apk
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i would just use astro file mgr on the phone, remove the files from the rom, and flash it again with all changes applied
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The only way you can delete a file in system, is if you've used unrevoked forever to unlock nand. Then in root explorer, change system to rw (read/write), then I'd rename the app instead of deleting just in case you need to put it back.
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i meant just to edit the rom.zip on the sd card and then just reflash the rom
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jdkoreclipse said:
i would just use astro file mgr on the phone, remove the files from the rom, and flash it again with all changes applied
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I don't think this is possible unless he has Forever installed cause what.he described happened to me like 2 weeks ago, I had to use adb
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Didn't see that, but yeah that will work too. Either way will work just fine.
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Please don't Delete files...
TheWhiteBandito said:
Delete it via adb on your computer. I believe it is rm /system/app/htclockscreen.apk
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Please don't rm files from your phone...
Why not
Boot in to recover
Mount System
From you computer (if you on Linux or MAC open a terminal window from Windows open a CMD window) at the prompt type:
ADB Shell
cd /system
mkdir app.backup
mv /system/app/htclockscreen.apk /system/app.backup
You never know when you may need one of files you "RM" into oblivion...
Sent from my MAC looking at my Sky Raider 2.5.2 Incredibly Rooted Phone..
oldman_58 said:
Please don't rm files from your phone...
Why not
Boot in to recover
Mount System
From you computer (if you on Linux or MAC open a terminal window from Windows open a CMD window) at the prompt type:
ADB Shell
cd /system
mkdir app.backup
mv /system/app/htclockscreen.apk /system/app.backup
You never know when you may need one of files you "RM" into oblivion...
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Yes I aplogize for the poor suggestion, moving the file to an alternate folder is a much better solution.
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Ok, I'm trying to do either way but it say it's a read only file. how do I change that?
buffnutz1 said:
Ok, I'm trying to do either way but it say it's a read only file. how do I change that?
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If you're in recovery, you have to mount system under the partions menu first.
Edit: or might be sd card & storage menu depending on version of clockworkmod you're running.
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I've used better terminal emulator to remove the lock screen.
Use this line:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
To mount system.
Then:
cd system/app
rm HtcLockScreen.*
(Case sensitive)
Worked great, had to reboot though and it stuck. Until then the old one stayed.
Thanks to adrynalyne for the mount line.
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Ok did exactly what you said, then like said it would it rebooted. Comes back up as the HTC one. Am I the only it's done this for? Why won't it just erase?
I just removed mine with adb and it worked without a hitch. Word of caution though if you use your alarm, you need install another clock app otherwise you won't be able to turn the alarm off without pulling the battery. I just installed the stock android desk clock and all is well again.
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lgldrgdlr said:
I just removed mine with adb and it worked without a hitch. Word of caution though if you use your alarm, you need install another clock app otherwise you won't be able to turn the alarm off without pulling the battery. I just installed the stock android desk clock and all is well again.
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Where did you find it? I usually use my alarm clock. :/
I can upload it at some point today. Not sure when I'll be home to do so though.
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COURTESY OF MODOCO
currently if you try adfree on gingerbread you get some java error to solve this do the following
1. uninstall Adfree
2. download this apk file
3
PHP:
adb remount
adb push AdFree.MCR.apk /system/app
Thanks, I have been trying to get adfree to work all night... Works perfect!
I'm on GingerVillian 1.4. Getting an "Application not installed" message.
Not to hijack but you could also download a hosts file (google one) and put it in /system/etc. This is what that program does for you.
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any chance of a .zip? i dont know how to use adb
ADB Works/Copy+Paste, Normal Install Does NOT Work
I’m running GingerVillain 1.4 and it worked for me, but let me venture a guess here: you tried to put the apk into system/app via Root Explorer/ES File Manager/Whatever. Either that or you tried installing the apk as you would install any other apk. Am I right?
I did the same thing, and I ran into the same problem you did. I have no idea why, though I’m sure there is good reason. However, if you uninstall AdFree and then use ADB as directed above it will work just fine. You won’t have to install it or anything; it just magically appears in the application drawer as if you had never uninstalled it in the first place.
ADB works, but RootExplorer-style Copy/Paste does not.
Hope that helps,
-Newbie
I got a mT4G with gingy and adfree works fine. I think one of the updates they did, some ppl were having problems with
4gCM7
I followed the instructions on a G2 with Gingervillain 1.4 and it worked perfectly.
FYI: copying and pasting with Root Explorer doesn't work.
I was lazy, but ended up having to use the adb method.
xomikronx said:
FYI: copying and pasting with Root Explorer doesn't work.
I was lazy, but ended up having to use the adb method.
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Hmmn...I was able to copy/paste it with ES File Explorer though I didn't uninstall the Market version first. Fixed the issue for me though, so it must have worked.
Worked without a problem, thanks
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JustAnotherNewbie said:
I’m running GingerVillain 1.4 and it worked for me, but let me venture a guess here: you tried to put the apk into system/app via Root Explorer/ES File Manager/Whatever. Either that or you tried installing the apk as you would install any other apk. Am I right?
I did the same thing, and I ran into the same problem you did. I have no idea why, though I’m sure there is good reason. However, if you uninstall AdFree and then use ADB as directed above it will work just fine. You won’t have to install it or anything; it just magically appears in the application drawer as if you had never uninstalled it in the first place.
ADB works, but RootExplorer-style Copy/Paste does not.
Hope that helps,
-Newbie
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You nailed it! I used ADB and it's working now. Thanks!
You can put the apk in the root of your sd card and run these commands in terminal if you don't want to use adb:
Su
cd /sdcard
mount -o remount, rw /system
install AdFree.MCR.apk /system/app
You can also make a gscript script with those commands if you constantly flash the GB updates like me. =P
Yay! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou.
So happy to have this back on gingerbread.
Thanks very much
Works perfectly thank you
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Thanks a lot! Been tryin' to fix this the whole day. God bless you
rUsTyRuSs said:
You can put the apk in the root of your sd card and run these commands in terminal if you don't want to use adb:
Su
cd /sdcard
mount -o remount, rw /system
install AdFree.MCR.apk /system/app
You can also make a gscript script with those commands if you constantly flash the GB updates like me. =P
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thank you!
Adb pushing or installing from terminal did not work for me. As in, after uninstall of original and following steps, AdFree did not show up in the app list
However,
What I did was this...
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
rm /system/app/AdFree.MCR.apk
install /sdcard/download/AdFree.MCR.apk /system/app/
reboot
Then I installed from market
Not only did it show back up in the app list but no errors were given when updating the hosts file...
Hope this helps!
Sent from me HTC Vision using CM7 Nightly
Final Fix!
AdFree has been upgraded. Uninstall your previous version of AdFree, go to Market and download the new version and it will work just fine. (Supposedly trying to update an old AdFree to the new version won't fix it.)
Troggie81 said:
You nailed it! I used ADB and it's working now. Thanks!
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^.^ Anytime, I'm happy to help.
rUsTyRuSs said:
You can put the apk in the root of your sd card and run these commands in terminal if you don't want to use adb:
Su
cd /sdcard
mount -o remount, rw /system
install AdFree.MCR.apk /system/app
You can also make a gscript script with those commands if you constantly flash the GB updates like me. =P
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I think that will be my job for today, looking into gscripts.
Just out of curiosity though, why is it that using RootExplorer/etc to move the .apk to /system/apps work?
I figure I could have installed it after the movie to make up for the install command. (And ES File Manager generally has no problem moving things to root areas.)
Always good to know -why- something is the way it is. I have a tendency to ignore reasons without explanations, and that has backfired a few times.
Or I can dig around XDA to find the answer; there be knowledge in these here forums.
Either way, thanks!
-Newbie
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
Su
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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In order to do certain things, like install widgets from the drawer tab, launchers like Trebuchet and Apex need to be installed in /system/app (so 'adb install' won't give full functionality), but 'adb remount' doesn't currently work for the port. So here is the ADB work around. This assumes you downloaded the launcher and put it on your phone's memory already, any thing after a '#' is a comment so leave it out, and you must have root:
Code:
adb shell
su
cd sdcard #or wherever the launcher apk is
busybox mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
busybox cp Trebuchet.apk /system/app #substitute the Apex apk name here for Apex
reboot
When it reboots, you should get the new launcher's option. If it still doesn't work, try running chmod on the apk.
Hope this helps.
funeralthirst said:
In order to do certain things, like install widgets from the drawer tab, launchers like Trebuchet and Apex need to be installed in /system/app (so 'adb install' won't give full functionality), but 'adb remount' doesn't currently work for the port. So here is the ADB work around. This assumes you downloaded the launcher and put it on your phone's memory already, any thing after a '#' is a comment so leave it out, and you must have root:
Code:
adb shell
su
cd sdcard #or wherever the launcher apk is
busybox mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p24 /system
busybox cp Trebuchet.apk /system/app #substitute the Apex apk name here for Apex
reboot
When it reboots, you should get the new launcher's option. If it still doesn't work, try running chmod on the apk.
Hope this helps.
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If you have TB or ROM Toolbox Pro, you can also install, and convert to system app.
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Can't you just copy/paste it into the /system/app folder with Root Explorer? Fix permissions and reboot?
setzer715 said:
Can't you just copy/paste it into the /system/app folder with Root Explorer? Fix permissions and reboot?
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Yes you can I prefer to do it this way.. but some like adb
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What do you change the permissions to?
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