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[Q] ADB Push/Install Cyanogenmod 6 settings.apk

Would this work? Would it give us the ability to change the clock and notification text to white so that we can use black metamorph themes?

SuperDave81 said:
Would this work? Would it give us the ability to change the clock and notification text to white so that we can use black metamorph themes?
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try it. i know the CMwallpaper app works.
if some1 posts the apk, i'll try it. feeling lazy at 2am. can ya blame me?

This is from 6.0.0 for N1

SuperDave81 said:
This is from 6.0.0 for N1
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cant install via app manager. i dunno if it would work thru a adb push.

adb install fails: file already exists. Do I need to chmod the existing file in a shell first?

SuperDave81 said:
adb install fails: file already exists. Do I need to chmod the existing file in a shell first?
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could work.

okay, I've mounted system as rw and chmodded Settings.apk as 04775, but I keep getting permission denied. How do I kill running apps in adb shell?

doubt you'll be able to do the customizations but you can use the stop and start commands in adb shell.

Tried it, nothing worked after issuing the stop command in adb shell. Had to battery pull.
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adb shell
$ su
# stop
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system
# mv /system/app/settings.apk /system/app/settings.bak
# cp /sdcard/settings.apk /system/app
# start
assuming you've put the new settings.apk in your /sdcard folder.

That worked, it did push the new settings.apk. It even changed the icon when I click menu from the home screen. But when I click on settings, nothing happened . Oh well, Enomthr updated his rom so I'm happy again!

I'm not positive but I'm pretty sure the cyan settings are involved with the custom framework on cyan roms. Because the xml in order to edit things such as clock color are located in the framework-res.apk. if some of you guys are new to android or have never reallly messed areoud with apks or ne thing here's something fun to try while waiting for root. Take the framework res apk from a rom and put it on ur computer and rename it to .zip instead of .apk. and you can see you things work visually wise on your phone. This will help you a ton if you ever want to get into themeing to make custom themes when we have root.

I have actually the same question. Does it work if a push a Setting.apk into my ROM, or there are something related in framework?

[Q] having trouble re installing Sony Ericsson Home apk

Here is what i want to do:uninstall home from this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1336461 and update it with the one from 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 (doesn't matter) because i like the new one.
i have tried every method i could find to install the new one including
installing with the old one already installed (which it says "application not installed")
uninstalling old one and installing the new one (which it says "application not installed")
using adb command "adb install home.apk" (without qoutes) (which gives me "installation failed missing shared library")
using "adb push" (which just puts it in system/app and rebooting does nothing)
copy and paste home.apk into system/app and setting permissions to what i found on the net (can't remember) and rebooting (which does nothing)
any ideas?

set the permissions so it looks something like this
RW RW -
RW - -
RW - -

Do this:
adb remount
adb shell
su
rm /system/app/home.apk
exit
adb push home.apk /system/app
exit
Done
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DeanBoro said:
set the permissions so it looks something like this
RW RW -
RW - -
RW - -
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that's exactly what i did, and it does not show up as an option to switch, it just changes to my backup launcher (which is adw launcher pro)

AndroHero said:
Do this:
adb remount
adb shell
su
rm /system/app/home.apk
exit
adb push home.apk /system/app
exit
Done
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thanks i'll try that when i get back from my doctor's apointment

loismustdie555 said:
thanks i'll try that when i get back from my doctor's apointment
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go to application settings click on launcher pro and click clear defaults

[Q] how to push apks

I've been using JoyOS V3.0..
But I didnt get the the dialer as in the screenshot (here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669550 )
I wanted to have the view like in screenshot No.2 & No.11
KoolSavas95 said to push JOYphone.apk (here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29246510&postcount=92 )
But I dont know what it means..!
Can someone please help me as to what am I supposed to do to get that view..!!?!
Thanks in advance..!
P.S.:I'm not allowed to post in that forum so i had to start a new thread.. Sorry..!

sk2808 said:
I've been using JoyOS V3.0..
But I didnt get the the dialer as in the screenshot (here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669550 )
I wanted to have the view like in screenshot No.2 & No.11
KoolSavas95 said to push JOYphone.apk (here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29246510&postcount=92 )
But I dont know what it means..!
Can someone please help me as to what am I supposed to do to get that view..!!?!
Thanks in advance..!
P.S.:I'm not allowed to post in that forum so i had to start a new thread.. Sorry..!
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use root explorer....go into system/apps .....copy the joyphone.apk there......set permission to r-r-r
reboot the phone.....go to dilar it will ask ...to use joy or stock...choose joy...and save it ..
your done...you may delete the old phone.apk...if you plan not to use it

It means to use ADB to push the .apk file to the /system/app directory.
The commands to do that are:
adb remount (read/write access)
adb push [apk_name_here].apk /system/app

djpry said:
use root explorer....go into system/apps .....copy the joyphone.apk there......set permission to r-r-r
reboot the phone.....go to dilar it will ask ...to use joy or stock...choose joy...and save it ..
your done...you may delete the old phone.apk...if you plan not to use it
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There is no joyphone.apk..!!
What should I push exactly..??

Either with adb the command is "adb push joyphone.apk /system/app/joyphone.apk"
Or easier way if you don't know adb is to use a file manager to copy n paste it into system/app, set permissions to rwrr if your file manager doesn't automagically set them for you and it should work, I presume from reading kools post that you need to delete the other phone.apk.
Edit: ninja'd whilst eating my bacon, eggs and tomato sandwich!
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KoolSavas95 said:
Actually there is no joyphone.apk in the rom cause it force closes when trying to open. Other joyphone.apks force closes too. So i'm looking for a version which didnt force closes. Until i find a working one u have to wait.
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Ok.. Thanks for the great rom though..!

KoolSavas95 said:
Actually there is no joyphone.apk in the rom cause it force closes when trying to open. Other joyphone.apks force closes too. So i'm looking for a version which didnt force closes. Until i find a working one u have to wait.
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Maybe you could use this rom's joyphone.apk
http://www.docin.com/p-446183235.html
Also this: http://www.gycviet.com/2012/06/rom-joyos-for-sgy-rom-iphone-cho-gy.html?m=0#.UBe6C2EnxsA
Please try it lemme know if it works..!
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU.

Scratch0805 said:
Either with adb the command is "adb push joyphone.apk /system/app/joyphone.apk"
Or easier way if you don't know adb is to use a file manager to copy n paste it into system/app, set permissions to rwrr if your file manager doesn't automagically set them for you and it should work, I presume from reading kools post that you need to delete the otherrw phone.apk.
Edit: ninja'd whilst eating my bacon, eggs and tomato sandwich!
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You don't need the joyphone.apk at the end. Just thought I'd point that out.
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Indeed.
Having the .apk at the end of the path is only useful if the original one has a different name or extension.
Example.
adb push randomname.apk /system/app/newname.apk
This will push randomname to /system/app and rename it to newname.apk
it's also useful for when your theme-ing stuff and have the .apk renamed to .zip
adb push framework-res.zip /system/framework/framework-res.apk
This will push the .zip file to /system/framework and change the extension to apk

Justice™ said:
You don't need the joyphone.apk at the end. Just thought I'd point that out.
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I know that part is for renaming something but oh well does the same thing..........
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sim toolkit missing

Hey
I am running on [CM7.2][ROM][PORT] DroidGioV2.1 and for now i think its the best one.
Butt there is one flaw in it and that is that the sim toolkit is missing.
Can someone tel me how to get it back.
Your help is much appreciated :laugh::laugh::laugh:

Extract it from another rom

android lover <3 said:
Extract it from another rom
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Oke i like to do that butt i really don't know how
i have a stock rom for samsung gio but its in a rar file en wen a ectract it i see boot img, recovery.img , system rfs files and ect.
so i think its al in the system.rfs file butt thats a little tricky to get in to.
as you can see i am a noob butt i like to learn.
changing rom is easy butt this is a little harder.
thanks for the help :fingers-crossed:
Edit:
So i found one from another custom rom and putted in the system/app with root explorer.
than try to instal it but it tells me it can not be installed.
Any ideas ?????

scytisfaction said:
Oke i like to do that butt i really don't know how
i have a stock rom for samsung gio but its in a rar file en wen a ectract it i see boot img, recovery.img , system rfs files and ect.
so i think its al in the system.rfs file butt thats a little tricky to get in to.
as you can see i am a noob butt i like to learn.
changing rom is easy butt this is a little harder.
thanks for the help :fingers-crossed:
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Its really simple download one on a site or extract it from a cm7 rom
Open zip tale the simtoolkit out put it in your phone :d
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and always extract IN winrar (;

In some gapps it is included too, much easier than extracting cm7 or a whole stock rom
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android lover <3 said:
Its really simple download one on a site or extract it from a cm7 rom
Open zip tale the simtoolkit out put it in your phone :d
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and always extract IN winrar (;
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Well i done that exactly and its not working.
Changed permissions and ownership.
Downloaded 2 stk apk. files and try to install it butt always the same outcome.
App not instald

You have to put it in /system/app
Set permissions to rw-r--r--
Or you can use Terminal Emulator (You'll need busybox) and type:
Code:
su
remount rw
chmod 644 /system/app/*.apk
Then Reboot

Peteragent5 said:
You have to put it in /system/app
Set permissions to rw-r--r--
Or you can use Terminal Emulator (You'll need busybox) and type:
Code:
su
remount rw
chmod 644 /system/app/*.apk
Then Reboot
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Euh i done that butt it went wrong wen i putt in the command remount rw
it says remount not found
and wen typ chmod 644 /system/app/Stk.apk and press enter it does nothing
i do something wrong butt what?????

(It's best to use a Root Browser)
You need busybox for the terminal emulator method. It includes remount command
If no errors were given when you did chmod 644 /system/app/Stk.apk
Then you did it right.

Peteragent5 said:
(It's best to use a Root Browser)
You need busybox for the terminal emulator method. It includes remount command
If no errors were given when you did chmod 644 /system/app/Stk.apk
Then you did it right.
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i just instald busybox en tried again.
still got the error of remount:not found
when i set the permissions to rw-r-r-r than i get a error
when i set it to rw-rw-rw then i get nothing.
so i reboot the phone butt no stk in the appdrawer
i have a terminal emulator/busybox/stk.apk and not to forget root explorer
is it becouse the first error (remount:not found) ?

[Q] replace framework-res.apk?

Was just wondering if there is a way to replace the framework with just using root without a custom recovery for the stock Rom?
On my s3 I couldn't do it with just root don't know if that would work on this or if I might have missed something.
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re: install apks
TheArtiszan said:
Was just wondering if there is a way to replace the framework with just using root without a custom recovery for the stock Rom?
On my s3 I couldn't do it with just root don't know if that would work on this or if I might have missed something.
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All you need is to be rooted, it does not matter if you have custom recovery or not.
You can install any apk's since you do not need to go into recovery to install apks.

When I tried with root only before on a different phone I used root explorer to replace.
But when I went to paste it in the folder the phone locked up and rebooted.
Was that not the right way to do it?
Maybe using adb terminal would be better and not cause it to lock and reboot when I paste over the existing framework-res.apk.
Being in the system directory causes some issue with being that is also a constant used file.
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re: install apk
TheArtiszan said:
When I tried with root only before on a different phone I used root explorer to replace.
But when I went to paste it in the folder the phone locked up and rebooted.
Was that not the right way to do it?
Maybe using adb terminal would be better and not cause it to lock and reboot when I paste over the existing framework-res.apk.
Being in the system directory causes some issue with being that is also a constant used file.
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The framework-res.apk should be installed like any other app
unless the OP of wherever you got it from gives instructions
to "copy" it to the /system/app folder.
Why not do it the default normal way? just double click on it
when you are in root explorer and it should install like any
other app. If it gives an error, then you can copy it.
If you "copy" it you have to fix permissions and you have to
change the attributes of the /system/app folder so it's "read and write".
NOTE: if there is an existing framework-res-apk in /system/app
delete it with root explorer before doing any of the above.

Framework-Res.apk must reside in system directory. /system/framework to be exact.
Easiest way to do it without locking up is with adb.
You were right OP that it locks up because it's consistently being used. When I make my mods and such to the framework, this is how I quickly get it to the device.
adb remount (if the kernel supports it in other words, anything but stock)
Turn phone screen on
Adb shell stop (your phone should now have a black screen. This command stops all running threads except the one for adb)
Adb push framework-Res.apk /system/framework
Adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-Res.apk
Adb shell start
You should now see the boot animation then the prompt "android is upgrading"
If you do not have adb remount option (it returns with permission denied)
Copy new framework Res apk to root of internal sd card.
Adb shell stop
Adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
Adb shell cp /sdcard/framework-Res.apk /system/framework/framework-Res.apk
Adb shell chmod 644 /system/framework/framework-Res.apk
Adb shell start
Just a pointer, disregard my capitalization. Only capitalize when needed.
This method should get everything copied successfully. Any issues just post back!
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Oh thank you very much.
I will give that a try and sounds exactly like what I was looking for.
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Not sure if this is really relevant but...
When I had the samsung vibrant, I used root explorer to make a copy of my framework-res.apk. I extracted the entire thing, found my battery icon files, replaced them with different images given the same name, then repacked the file. Then I copied it back to the original folder to replace the original apk and my phone immediately shut off and rebooted. When it came back I had my new battery icon working just as I had hoped. I was rooted running stock.

Wait... Are you saying that I can simply copy the framework-res.apk from SlimKat and use it on a Google Play Edition ROM?
I'm going to try it!