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[APP] Softbankメール(mail) v1.5

Hi,
Since the release of the latest application (v1.6) a lot of users have been upset about the horrible downgrade in software.
It seems that Softbank has still not hired any native English speakers.....
Anyway I'm not here to rant I'll just post the files for v1.5 since a lot of people were asking where they could find a copy for themselves.
I pulled both of these files out of a backup I stored onto my SD card using MyBackupPro. Not sure what the zip file is for, but the APK is there. Maybe somebody could clear that up for me as well.
Zip file
APK
As far as I know there is two ways to get this installed (there may be many other ways).
1. adb push the apk or
2. download MyBackup and do a quick backup of some apps you have installed already. download both of these files and paste them into the directory where MyBackup stores the backups for apps. run MyBackup and choose to restore the Softbank Mail app.
cheers.

iDesire hTC said:
Hi,
Since the release of the latest application (v1.6) a lot of users have been upset about the horrible downgrade in software.
It seems that Softbank has still not hired any native English speakers.....
Anyway I'm not here to rant I'll just post the files for v1.5 since a lot of people were asking where they could find a copy for themselves.
I pulled both of these files out of a backup I stored onto my SD card using MyBackupPro. Not sure what the zip file is for, but the APK is there. Maybe somebody could clear that up for me as well.
Zip file
APK
As far as I know there is two ways to get this installed (there may be many other ways).
1. adb push the apk or
2. download MyBackup and do a quick backup of some apps you have installed already. download both of these files and paste them into the directory where MyBackup stores the backups for apps. run MyBackup and choose to restore the Softbank Mail app.
cheers.
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Hi, after reading your post I discovered my version of SoftBank Mail is 1.0 but I've never received an update notification - probably because I'm not in Japan.
EDIT: Apparently it's because the version you've uploaded is designed for non-Japanese models and it's incompatible with mine.
I tried simply downloading the app and running a standard installation - it did install, but when I tried to launch it, I got a notification that it cannot be used on my device (Galapagos 005SH).
EDIT: The MyBackup method does not work because simply adding the files in the directory where the backed up APKs are doesn't automatically lead to the new APK(s) showing up in the list of available apps to restore - it's because the information is also written to a dedicated file (MBP extension I think it was). Perhaps that can be edited but...

[Q] No OTA update because of missing japanese keyboard.apk?

Well I think I am not able to update because I removed japanese keyboard.apk. Is it possible to reinstall it in some manner?

Yes it's possible, just request japaneseIME.apk and install it.

daantjuhh said:
Well I think I am not able to update because I removed japanese keyboard.apk. Is it possible to reinstall it in some manner?
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You should NEVER remove a system file without at least backing it up onto your SD card. If you've modified any other system files, the update will likely fail. Backup and do a complete flash through Update Service, PC Companion or the Flash Tool.
You can attempt to restore the keyboard with the attached file.
X10 tutorial on removing/restoring the keyboards:
(Do NOT use these files. They are for the X10, not the arc. This is a general guide ONLY.)

How to remove the bloatware which is applied after Setup Wizard?

After going through the SetupWizard from Sony, four apps are installed into /data/app everytime even if I deleted all bloatware in the ROM before. It's annyoing! How can I remove them or prevent that they'll be installed? I didn't find any solution after looking through the ROM files.

You have to do the same as what you did previously. Root your phone, download titanium backup pro (or find a pirated apk on the internet) and uninstall the ones you don't want

No, this is not the solution. I deleted all .apks in my custom ROM before the installation! But I want to find the place where those **** apps being pushed on my system during the first setup.
I looked through SEMCSetupWizard.apk and didn't find any line with code which start this process.
edit: Found it! Open your eyes and read carefully the content of your folder... :silly: They're in /system/etc/product/applications.

Download & Install The Unreleased Gmail 4.2 APK With Pinch-To-Zoom And More

You will find here the new Unreleased Gmail 4.2.apk - Thanks to Android Police for this news - AND ON PLAY STORE TOO - UPDATED 01 DEC 2012
The Gmail 4.2 APK is signed by Google, but with a different key than the one in the Play Store (we checked the signatures - they differ). One is probably the test key and the other the production key. For this reason, you can't simply install it as an update and therefore need to be rooted with the ability to mount the /system directory for writing in order to remove the existing Gmail APK.
Important: Once Google updates Gmail in the Play Store, you will want to revert this process or at the very least delete the Gmail 4.2 APK you installed here if you want to update it from the Play Store.
OK, let's get down to it. You'll probably need ADB installed on your computer (here's an easy way that doesn't require downloading the Android SDK). There is a chance that this might work without ADB by just removing the APKs mentioned below and installing the new one, but it didn't seem to work reliably for everyone. This should, though:
- Download Gmail 4.2 from the download link above.
- Rename it to Gmail2.apk (already renamed )
- Make a Nandroid backup in case something goes wrong (this is always a good thing to do before messing with your device).
- Remount /system for writing (via your favorite root-aware file explorer).
- Delete (or move if you want to save the APKs) all other versions of Gmail.
- Update: We've seen multiple successful reports of simply uninstalling Gmail using Titanium Backup or ROM Toolbox instead of performing this and the next step. If that works for you, go directly to step 7. If not, proceed below.
- Usually there are 2 or 3 copies. One will be in /system/app (that's the original Gmail that was pre-installed on the device) and there may be a few in /data/app (these are the updates installed from the Play Store). They'll be called "Gmail.apk," or "com.google.android.gm-[number].apk," An easy way to tell is to look for the Gmail icon.
- You may need to delete the .odex files matching the APKs in step 5 too, if you have them. Neither I nor Artem had to do this, but there are many different ROMs out there, and we're trying to cover all bases. Ignore this step and only come back to it if something doesn't work later.
- Reboot. Once you do, you should have no Gmail as far as Android is concerned.
- You can try to install the Gmail 4.2 APK you downloaded at this point by tapping it in your favorite file explorer (move the APK to your device first, of course). If that doesn't work, or if you prefer ADB, fire up a command line and type adb install Gmail2.apk.
If you get an error message, you probably didn't delete all copies of Gmail. If you don't feel like playing with ADB for Step 8, I've also gotten it to work by just copying the APK to /data/app, but that's not as fool proof as "ADB install".
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Gmail 4.2.apk - download link - MD5 Sum: 2e5dbfccea5fca470d1e669fc0f431ba - Size: 2.77 MB (2906222 bytes)
Source [androidpolice]

I just copied the apk to system/apps folder, installed it as normal and it worked for me
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

just uninstalled the old v. Gmail by Ultimate backup, and installed the v4.2, it works like a charm. thanks.

philos64 said:
You will find here the new Unreleased Gmail 4.2.apk - Thanks to Android Police for this news
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GMail 4.2.1 officially released.. you can install/update it from play store.. :good:

Just updated to the latest update and the it was really great to have pinch to zoom in mails, it gives fun to delete my mails using the Swype feature.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Xperia M [4.12] Album App setting Wallpaper error.

Hello !
I recently rooted my Xperia M (4.1.2, 15.1.B.0.2, SuperSU) and cleaned out a few system apps I didn't want (mainly anything linked to social media stuff).
Unfortunately, I tried deleting the Album app to use one I find better, but it seems the system needs it to set wallpapers.
I re-installed it as a normal app (on the internal storage).
The problem :
Wenever the system tries to access the resizing tool (wallpapers and a few things in apps I use), I get a "com.android.album has stopped working" or "Album has stopped working" message. I looked around, and I believe it is because I deleted the "SemcPhotoEditor.apk", or because Album is no longer a system app.
What I tried :
I tried using a file manager (Root Explorer) to copy SemcPhotoEditor.apk to the /system/app/ folder, but it fails and the phone immediately reboots (same thing with Root Browser).
On top of that, I tried installing a SemcPhotoEditor.apk I got from someone's clean system dump, but it can't read it correctly.
Any Help ?
Could anyone help me figure out how to repair my Album app (I tried re-installing it), or help me install the SemcPhotoEditor.apk ?
PS : sorry for the title, I forgot a "."...

Kilarith Duskleaf said:
Hello !
I recently rooted my Xperia M (4.1.2, 15.1.B.0.2, SuperSU) and cleaned out a few system apps I didn't want (mainly anything linked to social media stuff).
Unfortunately, I tried deleting the Album app to use one I find better, but it seems the system needs it to set wallpapers.
I re-installed it as a normal app (on the internal storage).
The problem :
Wenever the system tries to access the resizing tool (wallpapers and a few things in apps I use), I get a "com.android.album has stopped working" or "Album has stopped working" message. I looked around, and I believe it is because I deleted the "SemcPhotoEditor.apk", or because Album is no longer a system app.
What I tried :
I tried using a file manager (Root Explorer) to copy SemcPhotoEditor.apk to the /system/app/ folder, but it fails and the phone immediately reboots (same thing with Root Browser).
On top of that, I tried installing a SemcPhotoEditor.apk I got from someone's clean system dump, but it can't read it correctly.
Any Help ?
Could anyone help me figure out how to repair my Album app (I tried re-installing it), or help me install the SemcPhotoEditor.apk ?
PS : sorry for the title, I forgot a "."...
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try repairing it via sony pc companion..