Hi,
How can I reinstall the native SMS app for Xperia S?
After my daughter had a little play around with my phone, the native app disappeared. No icons. No running services. No SMS's.
I had to install the GO SMS app and I so want to uninstall it as quickly as possible and have the native app back :/
Phone is up to date using PC Companion.
Not rooted. Don't plan to root.
pioSko said:
Hi,
How can I reinstall the native SMS app for Xperia S?
After my daughter had a little play around with my phone, the native app disappeared. No icons. No running services. No SMS's.
I had to install the GO SMS app and I so want to uninstall it as quickly as possible and have the native app back :/
Phone is up to date using PC Companion.
Not rooted. Don't plan to root.
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repair through pc companion.
YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA !
so BACKUP FIRST!
Here is the Conversations (SMS) app. Install it.
View attachment Conversations.apk
pharix said:
Here is the Conversations (SMS) app. Install it.
View attachment 1562645
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Downloaded this file and ran it in phone. Failed to install.
I eventually backed up my phone and did a factory reset. All apps including native SMS are back.
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Heyy
I Just installed MooDeD ICS v80.2 Rom on my Arc with DoomKernel v5 with WiFi Modules.
I'm unable to recieve messages. Although Everything else icluding sending messages, calls etc works fine.
This problem has happened many times before aswell.
Any Solutions anyone?
P.S - If it helps, I use Go SMS, So I install that, restore my prev messages. and then by Root Explorer, Remove the default messaging app.
Isn't it unsafe to delete the default messaging app, is it? I think its not the same as the Home.apk that you can delete if you have a replacement app. Have a look at system cleanup from the play store. You can see there detailed info of your system apps as well as data apps.
SS4Serebii said:
Heyy
I Just installed MooDeD ICS v80.2 Rom on my Arc with DoomKernel v5 with WiFi Modules.
I'm unable to recieve messages. Although Everything else icluding sending messages, calls etc works fine.
This problem has happened many times before aswell.
Any Solutions anyone?
P.S - If it helps, I use Go SMS, So I install that, restore my prev messages. and then by Root Explorer, Remove the default messaging app.
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Well its unsafe to remove the stock messaging app..
Try changing baseband and see,
Ok so i have been using go sms pro for about month now and recently i got tired of receiving double messages and lockscreen notificcations so i decided to make a titanium backup of it and uninstall it so i wouldnt have that problem anymore. Now I am having problems receiving sms because thats uninstalled im pretty sure as now i remember that go sms relies on the stock app to get mms but when i went to reinstall it soehow the backup isnt there anymore i guess i deleted it without knowing or something so now am i out of luck. What can i do, could someone just upload the stock messaging app and i download it and install it or what do i do now?
Thanks in advance.
XxTyboxX said:
Ok so i have been using go sms pro for about month now and recently i got tired of receiving double messages and lockscreen notificcations so i decided to make a titanium backup of it and uninstall it so i wouldnt have that problem anymore. Now I am having problems receiving sms because thats uninstalled im pretty sure as now i remember that go sms relies on the stock app to get mms but when i went to reinstall it soehow the backup isnt there anymore i guess i deleted it without knowing or something so now am i out of luck. What can i do, could someone just upload the stock messaging app and i download it and install it or what do i do now?
Thanks in advance.
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Im an Android noob but even I wouldn't have made this mistake. the Galaxy S III has a feature to let you hide apps so there's no reason to delete them. also, Go SMS has a setting that lets you disable stock app so you don't get double messages.
Finally, all you need to do is restore your device back to factory.
JonGarrett said:
Im an Android noob but even I wouldn't have made this mistake. the Galaxy S III has a feature to let you hide apps so there's no reason to delete them. also, Go SMS has a setting that lets you disable stock app so you don't get double messages.
Finally, all you need to do is restore your device back to factory.
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First android device ever i kind of can make a mistake or two even though i dont know how it deleted.
Edit: As i expected the factory reset didnt work, the stock app isnt there anymore.
XxTyboxX said:
First android device ever i kind of can make a mistake or two even though i dont know how it deleted.
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Positive you deleted it and didn't just disable it? Or did you remove it with Titanium?
If you go Settings > Apps > All, disabled apps are near the bottom, not in the alphabetical list.
TheFiveDots said:
Positive you deleted it and didn't just disable it? Or did you remove it with Titanium?
If you go Settings > Apps > All, disabled apps are near the bottom, not in the alphabetical list.
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I deleted it with titanium yeah i know it was stupid and all.
I flashed my ion with the latest at&t ICS then root it with bin4ry's method. It installed the superuser and I can uninstalled apps using the flashtool but when I try to uninstall through the phone I can't (tried it with apps then going to app I want to uninstall, instead of uninstall I only get disable). Am I missing a setting? I remembered when I flashed my phone with the international ICS I can simply uninstall all the apps I want.
Thanks in advance and thank you for all the guides and other things that makes this phone fun to use.
Actually even with international firmware there are some apps you can't uninstall through the settings -> apps menu. For those apps use something like root explorer and remove the apk manually in the system/apps folder. That removes it from your phone.
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cable08 said:
I flashed my ion with the latest at&t ICS then root it with bin4ry's method. It installed the superuser and I can uninstalled apps using the flashtool but when I try to uninstall through the phone I can't (tried it with apps then going to app I want to uninstall, instead of uninstall I only get disable). Am I missing a setting? I remembered when I flashed my phone with the international ICS I can simply uninstall all the apps I want.
Thanks in advance and thank you for all the guides and other things that makes this phone fun to use.
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If you are trying to uninstall system or certain preloaded apps you need to use ti-backup from market. The /settings/apps program will only uninstall user apps not system apps
from my LT28at tweaked with Ice Cream all over it.
Check this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598854
Credit goes to OP of the above thread. 1ackass1
Uninstall Almost Any System App
Have you ever wanted to remove a system app?
To remove a system app you need to have:
1.Rooted Phone
2.Root Explorer(ex.ES File Explorer)
3.Custom Recovery(or ability to reset dalvik and cache)
4.Apps to Remove!
Let´s get started!
0.Make a backup of your phone just in case.
1. Remove the App´s data.Go to Settings/Apps/All/ and select the app.Then Clear Data and Cache.
2.Navigate with root explorer to /System/App/
3.Select the app that you want to delete and delete it!
4.Then Clear Dalvik and Cache(This will remove the app from the apps list)
5.And Voila! You removed a system app!
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Another thread
http://checkrom.com/threads/how-to-uninstall-system-apps-correctly.624/
thanks for all the answers.
Do you guys know how to get rid of the "yp local search" from contacts? Also sometimes when I go to my contacts, it tries to retrieve an at&t address book.
Promise this is the last question. Thanks again
As Spec mentioned go to /system/app delete whatever you want by using root explorer or something similar
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cable08 said:
thanks for all the answers.
Do you guys know how to get rid of the "yp local search" from contacts? Also sometimes when I go to my contacts, it tries to retrieve an at&t address book.
Promise this is the last question. Thanks again
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I have uninstalled all att apps and still have that in contacts. Now when I click it contacts force close. Might be built into att contacts apk. Maybe try the one from generic international
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I m totally new to android customisation.
So here is what all I did and made phone completely useless for me.
1. I rooted my phone using eroot software posted on xda.
2.i deleted lock screen apk from system/apps and copied there the jellybean lockscreen apk. It worked fine
3. Then I deleted home.apk from system/apps, which is stock home launcher of Sony.(before deleting I copied it to sd card portion, to take a backup)
4. Now i installed lg optimus ui3 home launcher. This launcher worked well. But there was some icon text alignment issue.(file size was around 15 mb. I also installed whether widget with it)
5. Because of the issue I removed this launcher and installed some other lg optimus ui3 for hd device(1280x720)(file size was around 55mb). This solved the text alignment issue. But I was unable to open app drawer and it showed error.
6. So I decided to switch back to previous lg home launcher(which was having alignment issues). I again deleted the new lg ui apk and replaced it with previous lg ui apk.
7. Now is the main problem. Home launcher is not working. Its constantly showing error. Only background wallpaper is appearing and no home screen. No app icons or widget on home screen is appearing. As there is nothing appearing, I cant access app drawer to open root xplorer and change home launcher to stock home laucher(which I copied to sd card folder to take backup)
Phone turns on properly. It shows jelly bean lock screen. Iam also able to receive calls, sms, etc. I am able to access settings, notificatipn bar. I am able to launch camera from lock screen. But as I unlock the lock screen, it just shows wallpaper and error message that home launcher is not working. So I am not able to do anything else, not even make phone call.
Whst should I do?
Is there a way to access root folder through pc, so that I can replace lg ui home launcher with original sony home launcher?
Can I install any app on the device through pc, so that I can install some other home launcher like go launcher etc, which might solve the issue?
Kindly help....
Phone is only rooted, and nothing else( I mean I dont know anyrging about terms I read like recovery, flashboot, etc)
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You can push a third-party launcher like Nova, Apex free edition via Flashtools using PC. Then you can use that launcher via phone to make any further changes.
thats a lesson I leanrt the hard way. Never play with home launchers unless you have a backup installed. But you can push it through adb or flashtool like mentioned already.
You can use Android commander on your pc to access the system/root folder.
Android commander can be downloaded freely, just use google and you can find it.
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Firstly, I would request if someone could give me links to detailed guide on flashtools, custom roms, and related terms.
Now coming to the reported issue. As I said still need to find more about flash tools.
So I went ahead and downloaded android commander. In this application, even though my phone is rooted, it showed its not. So plan of deleting lg launcher apk from root folder and moving original launcher back to root folder, didnt work.
But in this application, there is another helpful tool of installer. It helps installing apk directly to your phone without use of phone. So I went ahead and downloaded go launcher apk and installed it using android commander installer tool.
Disconnected my phone. Pressed the home button and it gave me choice to switch between launcher apps installed.
After that I moved original launcher apk back to root folder using root explorer on phone itself.
And at last phone is working and back to normal.
Would like to thank all the three guys above for replying and helping with the issue.
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Good to hear it's working again. I think this is what you're looking for:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23180691
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simple solution,just open settings from notification bar,click on apps,open browser.Download any file manager,when download completes click on it ,install & open.Just install your launcher from there & problem z solved
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RISHI RAJ said:
simple solution,just open settings from notification bar,click on apps,open browser.Download any file manager,when download completes click on it ,install & open.Just install your launcher from there & problem z solved
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You cant open browser from apps under settings.
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Kr1pt1k said:
You cant open browser from apps under settings.
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I have solution If you can turn on bt and send any Launcher and install it from notification bar. Install Nova or Apex.
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^^ thay could actually be an easy solution for that problem. Will have to try that next time
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Hi Guys, I have Question.
Lets say i rooted my device, L-04E
after root i started to remove some basic application (by the provider, as docomo).
1) Can i brick my phone by removing these applications?
2) Is factory reset will install them back? or i need to do restore?
i am about to try:
Root
Backup all these provider apps (as dialer, etc..)
uninstall all the annoying apps
am i missing something?
Don't unninstall, freeze them (TiBU, App Quarantine, etc) and set the QuickButton to open the app you`re using to freeze them just in case you f*ck up the launcher.
There will no problem, good luck.
Kriggs said:
Don't unninstall, freeze them (TiBU, App Quarantine, etc) and set the QuickButton to open the app you`re using to freeze them just in case you f*ck up the launcher.
There will no problem, good luck.
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Thanks mate
do i need root in order to freeze them with one of the application you mentioned? (TiBU, App Quarantine, etc)
kokogambo said:
Thanks mate
do i need root in order to freeze them with one of the application you mentioned? (TiBU, App Quarantine, etc)
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I believe titanium backup (tibu) needs root but the app description should tell you if it needs root or not. Just check the app description before downloading.
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