I backed up my stock keyboard to install the GS4 one, which I thought looked nicer, well in the process it uninstalled the stock keyboard and failed to install the GS4 one. I managed to get another keyboard app, Swiftkey, but I want to install the stock app. I got a hold of a copy but whenever I go to install it, it says "failed to install" (Same message it gave when trying to install the GS4 Keyboard). I move the app to the system/app folder, fix permissions to rw-r--r-- and then install, but it still fails, what am I doing wrong?
You don't need to install the apk.
Just paste the .apk file in /system with right permissions and reboot.
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I've tried the ADB push and apk installs. I've tried the AOSP keyboard and the Droid X themes. Nothing works. Are there any answers?
I had the same issues....I used Root Explorer and the native applications setting to fix my issue. First I went to Settings--Applications--Manage Applications--"Running" tab--HTC_IME (or HTC_IME Mod)--press to highlight and enter--force close this--clear data. Then go to Root Explorer--System--app--long press the apk and delete (might have to edit permissions). Then re-install the keyboard using the apk.
Also was the remedy for the Facebook update issue I was having.
Good Luck
I deleted the file. Can you upload an APK you used? Mine aren't installing.
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hi,
I found an update of swype. So I tried to install it on my SGS. So after that there were force closes.
After fixing that with restore the old version everything works well again. But I want the newest version of swype on it.
Maybe someone can tell me Beta-Login-Account via pm?
Would be very great.
Thanks
delete swype.apk from system or data (wherever it is), and delete libswypecore.so from system/lib/
(you can do this with root explorer or equivalent program, but u need root).
Once you've done that (they are very important steps!), reboot your phone and install whatever swype you want. Personally I use the latest cracked beta 2.10.?????? because it seems better than the default built in swype (2.6 or 2.7).
Google for it and you will find the apk.
oswade said:
delete swype.apk from system or data (wherever it is), and delete libswypecore.so from system/lib/
(you can do this with root explorer or equivalent program, but u need root).
Once you've done that (they are very important steps!), reboot your phone and install whatever swype you want. Personally I use the latest cracked beta 2.10.?????? because it seems better than the default built in swype (2.6 or 2.7).
Google for it and you will find the apk.
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I tried doing this before my self and every time I try to use Swype I get force Closed Error
So I've been trying to get the stock Sprint FM Radio app to reinstall on my phone. I have Fresh EVO ROM, (froyo...hate that the voice doesn't workon G.B.) I've been trying to get the FM radio apk to install using ES File Explorer, and I've tried to use Android SideLoad Wonder Machine. From file explorer it simply comes back with a "application not installed" message...ASWM gives some wonky error that I googled and ultimately led me to the unsigned file direction.
I haven't tried using an .APK installer app or anything, but it appears that it might be an issue with the apk not being signed. Anyone have the stock FM radio app working or a diff/new .apk? I tried searching but any reference to "radio" in my search just brings up a ton of core radio references of which I'm NOT looking for. Anyone?
Download a stock sprint rom, then you can manually extract the apk, place on the root of your sd card, and install. I that doesn't work, you'll have to move it to /system/app, then set the permissions for it.
Well, I've got multiple versions of the .apk and they're all relatively identical. They all pose the same issue when I try to install.
When I move it to the system/app folder and give it full permissions, it still fails install. Any other ideas?
Phederico said:
Well, I've got multiple versions of the .apk and they're all relatively identical. They all pose the same issue when I try to install.
When I move it to the system/app folder and give it full permissions, it still fails install. Any other ideas?
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Try this:
- delete any of the fm radio apks in system app
- place the new apk in /system/app , even if it doesn't install
- from applications, if the fm radio is still showing, clear its cache and data
- boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik
- boot back up and try to install
if it doesn't install, then its the file because the rom might be odexed/de-odexed, and the file is the opposite of what your rom is. So you'll have to track down an apk of each, then try it.
I can try that, I will say I have a de-odexed version of this ROM so I'd presume any basic sense based .apk would work fine. Of course I may be oversimplifying it a bit.
I'll give your ideas a try see what I come up with, thanks!
Well now, I completely did NOT anticipate this result. So as it turns out the .apk for the stock HTCFMRadio.apk is not an installer. I went ahead and dumped the .apk into the /system/app folder then went to the app drawer and there it was. So I opened it and that was all there was to it. No install necessary...I've never experienced that type of functionality but hey, it works now. Thanks for the insight, all is now well with the world!
I'm on Fresh Evo and the video camera force closes....
So, i tried uninstalling the htccamera and installing the camera.apk from CMs rom, since that camera is much better than htccamera.
Anyway, I've tried putting the apk on the sdcard and when I click on it to install, it says "application not installed."
If I try moving the apk to the system/app folder I get an error "java.io.filenotfound/system/app/Camera.apk(permission denied)
I've tried pushing and pulling from adb, also with errors.
I'm fully rooted, is there something I'm missing? a Checkbox somewhere? I've allowed installing applications from unknown sources, so that's not it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
I don't know if it will work for the camera, but when installing a system app, I use root explorer (which isn't free from the market) to mount r/w permissions in the system/app folder so that I can copy and paste the app inside that folder. Then I long press the app and click on permissions, then only check the boxes for Owner/Read, Owner/Write, Group/Read, and Other/Read. The app then installs itself when I reboot the phone.
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I don't know if it will work for the camera, but when installing a system app, I use root explorer (which isn't free from the market) to mount r/w permissions in the system/app folder so that I can copy and paste the app inside that folder. Then I long press the app and click on permissions, then only check the boxes for Owner/Read, Owner/Write, Group/Read, and Other/Read. The app then installs itself when I reboot the phone.
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Downloaded Root Explorer, finally was able to copy the camera.apk into the system/app folder. Success there, but...
Changed all the permissions like you said, then clicked on the apk to install it. A window opened up with an install button, clicked it, and then it came up with the message "application not installed." I rebooted and it looked like the camera installed, it showed up in the app list, but when I click it, it force closes, comes up with an error "we're sorry, camera has closed unexpectedly, com.android.camera, please try again.
Any ideas on how to get passed the force close. It's doing exactly what the htccamera would do when I tried to use the video camera.
Thanks in advance.
Had the bright idea to delete the stock gallery app while clearing bloatware. Unbeknownst to me, that was needed to set the lock screen wallpaper to anything other than the stock wallpapers. I use quickpic instead. Now I can't set a picture as the lock screen background (I can change wallpaper).
I've tried reinstalling the gallery, but when choosing to set the paper from the home screen, the gallery option does not show up. Is there a way to again associate the gallery, or an alternative app to do so?
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Had the bright idea to delete the stock gallery app while clearing bloatware. Unbeknownst to me, that was needed to set the lock screen wallpaper to anything other than the stock wallpapers. I use quickpic instead. Now I can't set a picture as the lock screen background (I can change wallpaper).
I've tried reinstalling the gallery, but when choosing to set the paper from the home screen, the gallery option does not show up. Is there a way to again associate the gallery, or an alternative app to do so?
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I'm no expert, but have you restored gallery back to /system/app or did you just click on .apk and chose to install it? Because if you installed it, it went to /data/app - maybe that's the reason it does not function as it supposed to?
And second, try to run it as an app - see if it starts in first place, maybe there's something else missing. Perhaps you deleted odex file as well, and because of this it does not start?
Just did a little experiment - restored apk and odex files back to /system/app - and option to change wallpaper appeared again. No reboot needed.
Move gallery apk to system/app and set the permissions to rw-r-r aand reboot.
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Move gallery apk to system/app and set the permissions to rw-r-r aand reboot.
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I believe you both are right, as I just installed like normal. Noob issue though, when I go to copy and paste the apk into system/app, I get a permission denied message. I'm rooted of course and granted es file explorer su privileges, so I'm not sure why. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help
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I believe you both are right, as I just installed like normal. Noob issue though, when I go to copy and paste the apk into system/app, I get a permission denied message. I'm rooted of course and granted es file explorer su privileges, so I'm not sure why. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the help
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You need to remount /system as read-write, just like you did before removing apps (if you removed them manually). Go to your terminal emulator or use ./adb shell get superuser (by typing "su") and type: mount -o rw,remount /system
After that you can move files to*/system. Just don't forget to reboot or remount /system as read-only when done.
Root explorer allows pasting and permissions changing. I'm not sure I'm using the right apk. I had a nexus one that installed and worked (though not able to change lock screen). I uninstalled it, and installed 2 different versions of the Samsung app. It never gets recognized on the reboot like the nexus one did. I assume I'm using the wrong one. Any link to an official one? I am on 4.1.2 stock.
Thanks again
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Root explorer allows pasting and permissions changing. I'm not sure I'm using the right apk. I had a nexus one that installed and worked (though not able to change lock screen). I uninstalled it, and installed 2 different versions of the Samsung app. It never gets recognized on the reboot like the nexus one did. I assume I'm using the wrong one. Any link to an official one? I am on 4.1.2 stock.
Thanks again
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I'm using 4.1.2 stock, so here are files from my /system/app:
http://ge.tt/11an8Gz
Sha256sum:
9f1a440e1aefb1bed74c0c8b0cdd0e462d24d70cad3da7063034db5f905f2d52 SecGallery2_Galaxy.apk
cf96394bcce1c1b07915265b953074d79960f530b4872770597f6cd4349ffd0e SecGallery2_Galaxy.odex
Good luck, and let me know if this helps.
P.S. Next time you clean you ROM, just move files to some location (for example your PC) Comes in handy later, I know that from my own painful experience
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I'm using 4.1.2 stock, so here are files from my /system/app:
Sha256sum:
9f1a440e1aefb1bed74c0c8b0cdd0e462d24d70cad3da7063034db5f905f2d52 SecGallery2_Galaxy.apk
cf96394bcce1c1b07915265b953074d79960f530b4872770597f6cd4349ffd0e SecGallery2_Galaxy.odex
Good luck, and let me know if this helps.
P.S. Next time you clean you ROM, just move files to some location (for example your PC) Comes in handy later, I know that from my own painful experience
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Any specific way to install it all back? I put everything back in system/app and rebooted. Nothing changed, it's not installed, and Android didn't "Update Apps" on the reboot. I try to install it with package installer like any other app and that fails. I've tried your odex and mine (which was never deleted).
That's great advice!