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Deleting apps

When deleting a app in a rom do I delete both the apk and odex? Also on this fourm I remember reading what was safe to get rid of but can't find it now. Found the thread for whats safe to delete
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=703469&highlight=removing+apps

search "barebones" and you can leave the odex file but it doesn't do anything but take up space unless there is an apk to call to it

tubaking182 said:
search "barebones" and you can leave the odex file but it doesn't do anything but take up space unless there is an apk to call to it
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Thank you I have been using the CR_Mod_1.35.531_OTA Full ROM. What I did was just rip app files out of the zip. I ripped too many lol It installed just fine all the apps worked but when I went to download from the market it wouldn't install. Got the installation unsuccessful. Now I will rip one app out at a time and install the rom.

How can I make apk with its corresponding odex file?

Good Day to all,
Just want to ask how can i make an apk to odex file?
I just want to try in the CM7 Lewa ROM,
I have this file, (see attached) that i need to make it work on my phone with Lewa ROM. I tried pasting it to the /system/app but it doesn't work and i havent seen it in the app drawer.
Hope, someone may help me or make an odex file for this apk,
Thanks

What application is it?
If pushing it to System doesn't work, odexing it won't. Leave it on the data partition and try to see if it works. Some apps refuse to work from the system partition. Or you may not have set the file permissions properly.
You can try using Link2SD to push to system or to data. It does a better job than doing it manually.
First install it using a file browser (Don't copy to the system or data partition). See if it works. Use link2sd to push to system. Restart and try to see if it works.
You can worry about odexing it after getting it to work from system.

it cannot be installed, it will just say "Application not installed"
The application is a SIM Toolkit, its an app for my telco operator, which i can do mobile banking, balance inquiry, money transfer, etc..
In some ROM it is automatically available after flashing the ROM, I just encountered the problem with this Lewa ROM, and since its a good ROM for me, i just want to make the SIM Toolkit works also.

From which ROM did you get the Stk.apk?

its already in my phone ever since i got the phone from the operator.
And every ROM i flashed it's still included automatically whenever i used the operator's SIM card.
as i remember i pull out the stk.apk on one of the ROMs of M1ndhax8r when i used it.

The apk comes with the ROM. The one you have would be from sense so it wouldn't work too well on non-sense ROMS like cm9 and cm7. Try directly installing this one. It's from CM7. It should work.

AceRoom said:
The apk comes with the ROM. The one you have would be from sense so it wouldn't work too well on non-sense ROMS like cm9 and cm7. Try directly installing this one. It's from CM7. It should work.
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Wow, thanks for this its working now on Lewa ROM,
it is still "application not installed", but when i put it in the system/data then change permissions then reboot it works.
TYVM

Glad it worked!
Sent from my Wildfire S A510e using XDA

Install system apps as regular downloaded apps

I'm working on a themed aosp 4.2 keyboard. It would make my life a whole lot easier if i could just install the keyboard as a regular app, but when i try is won't work. What would you need to edit in a system app so that it will install normally without having to move it to system/app and rebooting

Well if you could explain the error....
this is SPARTAAA

UtkarshGupta said:
Well if you could explain the error....
this is SPARTAAA
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For example, if you were to uninstall say the android keyboard that comes bundled with a rom, then you were to extract the apk, and try and just install it, it won't work. The only way i know of getting it to install is to put it into system/app and reboot. So i'm asking if there is a way to edit system apk's so that you can install them regularly.

joelrwise said:
For example, if you were to uninstall say the android keyboard that comes bundled with a rom, then you were to extract the apk, and try and just install it, it won't work. The only way i know of getting it to install is to put it into system/app and reboot. So i'm asking if there is a way to edit system apk's so that you can install them regularly.
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Never mind I figure it out. I just had to merge the resources file from the new app into the original then resign the original

[Q] Selected launchers won't start on fresh install

Hi all,
It's been a while since I've come across a problem that Google couldn't help me with, and my search skills have not turned up any results...so I'm turning to the community again.
I recently decided to try out some Jelly Bean roms on my Desire after being a long time MildWild user. The rom that I found best suited was CyanoMod007 (JB 4.2.2 | Int2Ext+ | A2Ext+) [STOCK | CM7] [v21 | 19/05/13]. However this uses the trebuchet launcher which is a bit too slow for my liking.
I experimented with Apex launcher, essentially removing Trebuchet from the zip file and inserting Apex in its place and that worked fine.
However, I also wanted to try Nova Launcher and Smart Launcher. Following the same procedure as with Apex, I went through and reflashed my device, but in both these instances, Nova Lanucher and Smart Launcher failed to start.
I'm not sure why this is the case, as far as I could tell they should be working properly, but all I seemed to get was the popup telling me "Unfortunately, xxx Launcher, has stopped."
Could anyone shed some light on the situation?

Did you set the right permissions?

Why reflash the rom just to install a launcher?
Install the launcher of your choice normally with the apk, or if you want it to be a system app you can use a root file explorer to place it into system/app. Also change the permissions to rw-r-r.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers appp

abaaaabbbb63 said:
Did you set the right permissions?
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To be honest with you I didn't realise you had to set permissions before adding a new apk. Whenever I've made my own modifications to roms I've always just swapped the apks out of the zip before sending it over to the phone to install.
I'll try to dig up a thread with some instructions.
chromium96 said:
Why reflash the rom just to install a launcher?
Install the launcher of your choice normally with the apk, or if you want it to be a system app you can use a root file explorer to place it into system/app. Also change the permissions to rw-r-r.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda app-developers appp
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Well, I went from an old Gingerbread rom to Jelly Bean, so I had to flash the rom. Once I got setup with jelly bean and saw it worked I thought it would be the best time to experiment with rom changes before I download all my apps and contact info etc so I've been making changes to the rom zips and installing them to see what works and what doesn't.
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After looking into the issue some more, I've managed to hack together a solution, though I'm not sure if this will cause issues down the line. It seems to be working fine at the minute.
Basically, I installed the rom with Apex, downloaded Smart Launcher and Titanium Backup, set Smart Launcher as the default launcher and removed Apex with Titanium.
While this does seem to work, I'm still trying to find some information regarding apk permissions when adding them to a zip file and why the apk wouldn't work from a fresh install, so by all means any comments on that front would be welcomed.

5nak3 said:
To be honest with you I didn't realise you had to set permissions before adding a new apk. Whenever I've made my own modifications to roms I've always just swapped the apks out of the zip before sending it over to the phone to install.
I'll try to dig up a thread with some instructions.
Well, I went from an old Gingerbread rom to Jelly Bean, so I had to flash the rom. Once I got setup with jelly bean and saw it worked I thought it would be the best time to experiment with rom changes before I download all my apps and contact info etc so I've been making changes to the rom zips and installing them to see what works and what doesn't.
---Quick Edit---
After looking into the issue some more, I've managed to hack together a solution, though I'm not sure if this will cause issues down the line. It seems to be working fine at the minute.
Basically, I installed the rom with Apex, downloaded Smart Launcher and Titanium Backup, set Smart Launcher as the default launcher and removed Apex with Titanium.
While this does seem to work, I'm still trying to find some information regarding apk permissions when adding them to a zip file and why the apk wouldn't work from a fresh install, so by all means any comments on that front would be welcomed.
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Any time you move an apk to /data or /system manually, you have to set rw-r-r permissions. You should just install the ROM and then use cmd or filemanager to replace Trebuchet with Apex or whatever launcher you want. Simply refrain from adding apks to pre-install zip files.
Why uninstall with Titanium when you can simply delete from /system/app? I think Titanium causes problems on some JB roms...

droid_<3er said:
Any time you move an apk to /data or /system manually, you have to set rw-r-r permissions. You should just install the ROM and then use cmd or filemanager to replace Trebuchet with Apex or whatever launcher you want. Simply refrain from adding apks to pre-install zip files.
Why uninstall with Titanium when you can simply delete from /system/app? I think Titanium causes problems on some JB roms...
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I initially tried to go to /system/app using Estrong File Manager before opting for Titanium as I wasn't sure if it would cause problems. However, when searching with the file manager I didn't find any apk's. Could this have been because I did it while the system was mounted i.e. phone turned on?
Apologies for what may seem like basic questions / understanding, but as you can see from my join date I've only had an android device from September of last year and the truth is after following the Noob proof everything guide for the HTC Desire and installing my MildWild gingerbread rom I never experimented with anything until now.

5nak3 said:
I initially tried to go to /system/app using Estrong File Manager before opting for Titanium as I wasn't sure if it would cause problems. However, when searching with the file manager I didn't find any apk's. Could this have been because I did it while the system was mounted i.e. phone turned on?
Apologies for what may seem like basic questions / understanding, but as you can see from my join date I've only had an android device from September of last year and the truth is after following the Noob proof everything guide for the HTC Desire and installing my MildWild gingerbread rom I never experimented with anything until now.
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That means that whatever File manager you're using doesn't have root capabilities. Try root browser https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree&hl=en and you'll be able to access anything in / .
For some managers there is an option to mount system r/w. Try that too.

droid_<3er said:
That means that whatever File manager you're using doesn't have root capabilities. Try root browser https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree&hl=en and you'll be able to access anything in / .
For some managers there is an option to mount system r/w. Try that too.
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Yup, you were right, the issue was I wasn't running the file manage with root mounted. Once I enabled the mount system r/w setting I had access to the apks.
So with that sorted I'm guessing that for future tests the best way of making edits to roms would be to install the rom, then using the file manager (un)install apks as I choose?

5nak3 said:
Yup, you were right, the issue was I wasn't running the file manage with root mounted. Once I enabled the mount system r/w setting I had access to the apks.
So with that sorted I'm guessing that for future tests the best way of making edits to roms would be to install the rom, then using the file manager (un)install apks as I choose?
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Well yeah. It takes more time than editing zips, but you won't usually get problems unless you delete an important apk.

Using CleanROM without some default-apps

Hey,
im using the CleanROM of Scott. there are some apps installed by default, i dont want to have.
The apps are:
\system\app\Flipboard.apk
\system\app\Evernote.apk
\system\app\SamsungWatchON.apk
do i only have to delete this files before flashing the rom or do i have to delete some apps else, that are depending to the apps above?
thx and grz

DrMystica said:
Hey,
im using the CleanROM of Scott. there are some apps installed by default, i dont want to have.
The apps are:
\system\app\Flipboard.apk
\system\app\Evernote.apk
\system\app\SamsungWatchON.apk
do i only have to delete this files before flashing the rom or do i have to delete some apps else, that are depending to the apps above?
thx and grz
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There should be no dependencies. I would not suggest just deleting the files from the system directory . You can remove system apps using apps like Titanium Backup or ES File Explorer. Check them out

DrMystica said:
Hey,
im using the CleanROM of Scott. there are some apps installed by default, i dont want to have.
The apps are:
\system\app\Flipboard.apk
\system\app\Evernote.apk
\system\app\SamsungWatchON.apk
do i only have to delete this files before flashing the rom or do i have to delete some apps else, that are depending to the apps above?
thx and grz
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Flash the ROM first, then use TiBu to freeze the apps you don't want. If you are happy with it after you do that, you can either just leave them frozen or make a backup of them then uninstall them.