Develop Bugs

[Q] What allows an apk to be linked by link2sd?

I thought if I moved an apk from system/app to data/app it could be moved/linked by apps like link2sd, but that's apparently not all there is to it. Here's what I did
take ROM into DsiXDA kitchen
deodex
move maps.apk and street.apk from system/app to data/app
build ROM
And it does not seem to be movable... Is there some setting/attribute I must change in addition? While I'm at it - is there some relation to updating via the market? Is there a reason why these 'standards apps' should be system apps? Were they perhaps customized by HTC in some way? What if I simply removed them and installed them from the marker? Note that these 2 apps are just examples - the question is quite general.
Appreciate any help.

rkleinhenz said:
I thought if I moved an apk from system/app to data/app it could be moved/linked by apps like link2sd, but that's apparently not all there is to it. Here's what I did
take ROM into DsiXDA kitchen
deodex
move maps.apk and street.apk from system/app to data/app
build ROM
And it does not seem to be movable... Is there some setting/attribute I must change in addition? While I'm at it - is there some relation to updating via the market? Is there a reason why these 'standards apps' should be system apps? Were they perhaps customized by HTC in some way? What if I simply removed them and installed them from the marker? Note that these 2 apps are just examples - the question is quite general.
Appreciate any help.
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Why not just move them live with a root explorer?
You can move any non system critical app to /Data/app and link2sd no problem.

d33ps1x said:
Why not just move them live with a root explorer?
You can move any non system critical app to /Data/app and link2sd no problem.
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I don't understand. I do have root explorer but I don't follow. What do you mean 'move live'? It's also not so much the actual moving of a specific app I'm after, but the understanding.

And so it goes... this seemed like a simple question that anyone who has played around with this could easily answer I would have thought. E.g. by any of the folks that hang out in the developers' section... where one is not supposed to ask simple questions... catch 22!

[Q] Installation

hello guys...
can anyone tell me how to replace the apps with built-in apps.?
i am using cm7.0.1
i don't like the gallery app so i want to install stock album in that place so tell me how to do that...?
Thanks in advance..

sandheep.547 said:
hello guys...
can anyone tell me how to replace the apps with built-in apps.?
i am using cm7.0.1
i don't like the gallery app so i want to install stock album in that place so tell me how to do that...?
Thanks in advance..
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You will need to find an alternative gallery.apk (market or google)
Once you have it, you will need to delete the old gallery.apk from /system/app (you will need a file manager with root access, mounted as r/w). Long press and click delete on galery.apk
Move the new gallery.apk to the same folder and press it to install it
You may need to use adb to push the new apk to /system/app
Hope this helps

[Share] Google Play 3.10.10 [Updated 14.12.12]

How to install:
Rename it to Vending.apk
Paste it in system/app
Change permissions to rw-r--r--
Reboot if needed

Worked for me,thnaks
Sent from my iPhone

Worked on democracy rom. :thumbup:

Works on CM7 vo-1 flawlessly, I just wanted to see a list of paid apps that aren't installed like there where on older versions.

Thanks, installed without the need to push it to system app on my nexus 7.

Thanks. As said, you can now view the details of an app in My Apps and return to the list without it leaping to the top. I still miss being able to see a list of purchased apps though.

amwebby said:
Thanks. As said, you can now view the details of an app in My Apps and return to the list without it leaping to the top. I still miss being able to see a list of purchased apps though.
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Not just that. You can now remove unwanted apps in your App List

Kakashi Hatake said:
Not just that. You can now remove unwanted apps in your App List
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I found that but still can't order the list to show paid apps together. I also wish you could order uninstalled apps alphabetically.

amwebby said:
I found that but still can't order the list to show paid apps together. I also wish you could order uninstalled apps alphabetically.
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It will improve more. Just wait for google

Kakashi Hatake said:
It will improve more. Just wait for google
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... which kinda doesn't make sense, since this was a feature a few versions ago. Someone even "ported" old market version to workaround that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1809215. I hope this will also be useful to others like it was useful to me

Kakashi Hatake said:
Install it ASAP! This update is much better. You can now see you're paid apps in the app list and when you scroll down and click an app you won't go back to the top of the list anymore :good:
How to install:
Rename it to Vending.apk
Paste it in system/app
Change permissions to rw-r--r--
Reboot if needed
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I trying to change permissions on a rooted galaxy note 2 stock ROM. Possible?

mitchger said:
I trying to change permissions on a rooted galaxy note 2 stock ROM. Possible?
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Use Root Explorer or similar.
Sent from my GT-S5830 using xda app-developers app

it works! thanks a lot!

Just installed it as normal apk, without renaming it, works perfect!
Cheers!

Tried to copy paste or install...it worked, but when i reboot play store comes back in the old version.
In my system/app the playstore is named phonesky.apk, not vending.apk (using s'perience rom). What should i do?

Bafacchio said:
Tried to copy paste or install...it worked, but when i reboot play store comes back in the old version.
In my system/app the playstore is named phonesky.apk, not vending.apk (using s'perience rom). What should i do?
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Delete the Phonesky.apk and paste the new Vending.apk to /System/app then change the permission to rw-r--r-- or rename the Vending.apk to Phonesky.apk and paste the new Phonesky.apk to /System/app then change the permission to rw-r--r--
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Worked, thanks dude

Updated to 3.10.9

Thanks ,download and test.

Updated to 3.10.10

[APP] AOSP Browser 4.3 (root required)

Salut,
for all of you, who don't like Chrome, here is the original AOSP Browser 4.3 with the optional BookmarkSync if you like.
I modded the Browser, so that the search-bug is gone. All AOSPs had weird strings for "search on page", I added the english and german resource strings and ID.
Just move the Browser.apk to /system/app and set the permissions to rw-r--r--
If you like, you may also install ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk (same way as above), so that your bookmarks from your Google account are synced, but this is optional.
If you encounter a Force Close after starting, delete or rename BrowserProviderProxy.apk and BrowserProviderProxy.odex (if you don't have a deodexed ROM) and reboot, then it should work.
Enjoy!
PS: This is Adobe Flash "ready" - if you want Flash, you need to install Flash for sure, but the Browser is capable of using it
[edit]
I tried several Flash versions, all of them had issues, but the old one 11.1.115.11 works fine for me:
http://download.macromedia.com/pub/...roid/11.1.115.11/install_flash_player_ics.apk

shaftenberg said:
Salut,
for all of you, who don't like Chrome, here is the original AOSP Browser 4.3 with the optional BookmarkSync if you like.
I modded the Browser, so that the search-bug is gone. All AOSPs had weird strings for "search on page", I added the english and german resource strings and ID.
Just move the Browser.apk to /system/app and set the permissions to rw-r--r--
If you like, you may also install ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk (same way as above), so that your bookmarks from your Google account are synced, but this is optional.
Enjoy!
PS: This is Adobe Flash "ready" - if you want Flash, you need to install Flash for sure, but the Browser is capable of using it
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Thanks for this but having a problem. When trying to launch browser I get unfortunately, browser has stopped force close.

xxnoelziexx said:
Thanks for this but having a problem. When trying to launch browser I get unfortunately, browser has stopped force close.
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Wow that's not happening on my phone.
Are the permissions set correctly? rw- r-- r-- (644)?
Have you installed the SyncAdapter too?
If not, do it and try again.
If then again an error occurs, try it with freezing BrowserProxyProvider.apk, this should help as some users report in another thread.
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One idea: try with deleting app and cache data in settings -> apps -> Browser and/or freeze Chrome.

shaftenberg said:
Wow that's not happening on my phone.
Are the permissions set correctly? rw- r-- r-- (644)?
Have you installed the SyncAdapter too?
If not, do it and try again.
If then again an error occurs, try it with freezing BrowserProxyProvider.apk, this should help as some users report in another thread.
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One idea: try with deleting app and cache data in settings -> apps -> Browser and/or freeze Chrome.
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Fixed just done a search on here and found out that I needed to rename BrowserProviderProxy.apk just added a 1 on the extention so it looks like BrowserProviderProxy.apk1
reboot and all is working.
Enabled the browser sync under my google account and now see all my bookmarks.
Thanks for all your help sorted.

Glad you got it.
Weird is, I didn't need to rename or delete anything, BrowserProxyProvider is just there... Will put this in the OP anyway, thanks for your feedback!

I added the link to a working Flash version in OP, official from Macromedia.

Any chance for browser for 4.4 KitKat?
Sent from my XT1032

ahac85 said:
Any chance for browser for 4.4 KitKat?
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Try flashing this in CWM: http://www26.zippyshare.com/v/84435358/file.html
Alternatively, there is AOSP Browser Installer and Android Browser on Google Play.

Install firephone mail app on another android phone

Hello guys,
I am new to this forum and i already have a question.
A friend asked me if it is possible to extract the original firephone standard mail app on his Samsung Galaxy S3. I tried the normal method:
Copying the mail.apk in the /system/priv-app/ to his S3 into the /system/priv-app folder, too and then setting the right attributes.
After a reboot it seems to be installed, but right after booting it shows that the email app has crashed. A manual launch of the main app
isn't possible too. Is there away to flash it manually or did i choose the wrong method to copy that system app? Is it even possible to
do that? Is it compatible?
Hope my english isn't too bad.

You would need the APK and the ODEX file... but even then it would be problematic because the rest of the Amazon DCP is missing...
Take a look at (some of) the permissions the email app is asking for:
Code:
com.amazon.dcp.settings.permission.read_settings
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.account.changed
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.amazon_account_property
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.use_device_credentials
com.amazon.dcp.snds.permission.change_snds_link_status
com.amazon.dcp.snds.permission.snds.link_status.changed
amazon.permission.application_settings
com.amazon.kindle.cms.cms_access
com.amazon.dcp.messaging.permission.handle_device_message
com.amazon.kor.demo.provider.permission.read_provider
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.expire_access_token
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.manage_cor_pfm
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.customer_attribute_service
com.amazon.dcp.metrics.permission.metrics_permission
com.amazon.dcp.config.permission.dyn_config_values_updated
com.amazon.identity.permission.can_call_map_information_provider
com.amazon.identity.permission.generic_ipc
com.amazon.identity.auth.device.perm.auth_sdk
amazon.permission.collect_metrics
com.amazon.pinochle.client.pinochle_access

Bingo Bronson said:
You would need the APK and the ODEX file... but even then it would be problematic because the rest of the Amazon DCP is missing...
Take a look at (some of) the permissions the email app is asking for:
Code:
com.amazon.dcp.settings.permission.read_settings
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.account.changed
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.amazon_account_property
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.use_device_credentials
com.amazon.dcp.snds.permission.change_snds_link_status
com.amazon.dcp.snds.permission.snds.link_status.changed
amazon.permission.application_settings
com.amazon.kindle.cms.cms_access
com.amazon.dcp.messaging.permission.handle_device_message
com.amazon.kor.demo.provider.permission.read_provider
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.expire_access_token
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.manage_cor_pfm
com.amazon.dcp.sso.permission.customer_attribute_service
com.amazon.dcp.metrics.permission.metrics_permission
com.amazon.dcp.config.permission.dyn_config_values_updated
com.amazon.identity.permission.can_call_map_information_provider
com.amazon.identity.permission.generic_ipc
com.amazon.identity.auth.device.perm.auth_sdk
amazon.permission.collect_metrics
com.amazon.pinochle.client.pinochle_access
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Isn't it possible to bypass these permissions? Thought an Email application just needs network permissions to run a IMAP/POP3 Client...
Isn't it possible to integrate the amazon features?

I also copied the Odex file and it crashed...
If you want to try I can upload those files.

fortender said:
I also copied the Odex file and it crashed...
If you want to try I can upload those files.
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You need to deodex the app first (before porting it to another device) so that the apk and odex files become one file. I don't have a link to share but with a little googling you will find a ton of tutorial for deodexing KitKat using apktool.