Dear all,
I extracted VideoPlayer.apk from system image of Galaxy S3 firmware to install into ICS S2. I copied it to SD card and install via "My Files" but failed. Maybe it seemed related to sign-in problem.
I heard that S-voice of S3 was modified to be used in S2, so I guess there is any way to install S3 apk to ICS S2. I read XDA forum threads but I became confused. Could you tell me how to do it or proper link to show it?
Thank you.
comoxd said:
Dear all,
I extracted VideoPlayer.apk from system image of Galaxy S3 firmware to install into ICS S2. I copied it to SD card and install via "My Files" but failed. Maybe it seemed related to sign-in problem.
I heard that S-voice of S3 was modified to be used in S2, so I guess there is any way to install S3 apk to ICS S2. I read XDA forum threads but I became confused. Could you tell me how to do it or proper link to show it?
Thank you.
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Don't hold me to it, but I believe you not only need root access but also need a file manager capable of r/w ( root explorer is fantastic for this ) then IF the apk is compatible you'd want to install it in /system/app folder to replace the S2's video player. Now keep in mind I'm no expert, and I don't know if this is possible without a ported version, but the steps should be the same. As always, make a backup! Hope this helps.
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Ok thank you for the info
Hi, i somehow installed another gallery that overwrote mine and when i uninstalled it, it removed the apk so now i dont have no !gallery. Can someone upload the stock gallery apk and odex file for me? Also the location where it belongs. I searched and tried many different approaches but none worked for me. Thanks in advance!
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Hi, i somehow installed another gallery that overwrote mine and when i uninstalled it, it removed the apk so now i dont have no !gallery. Can someone upload the stock gallery apk and odex file for me? Also the location where it belongs. I searched and tried many different approaches but none worked for me. Thanks in advance!
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I would flash the tot again.
Dear All,
I recently discovered the atrocious 'security feature' Google is forcing upon it's Nexus users that disallows any downloading of certain compressed file types if they are sent to you via Email.
For those that don't know... send yourself a ZIP file (for instance) as an email attachment and your Nexus device will NOT let you download it once you receive the email within either the 'Email' or 'Gmail' app (other third party apps work fine).
I have searched high and low for a solution to this issue but it seems a fix hasn't been implemented even by the CyanogenMod community.
The closest I came to a fix is the following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/help/opeing-zip-files-email-t1377475/page3
I have tried the solution suggested in the above thread which involves decompiling Email.apk, modifying some code, recompiling and implementing the new apk but I am now struggling.
I have decompliled the systems email.apk using apk tool... found the correct lines of code for my version of android ( http://grepcode.com/file/repository...Utilities.0UNACCEPTABLE_ATTACHMENT_EXTENSIONS ) and modified the file in question accordingly.
It is here where it all goes wrong... I cannot for the life of me figure what I am doing wrong when trying to implement the new Email.apk.
I copy it into system/apps using root explorer and reboot (after removing the old apk)... nothing. Email app has in fact disappeared.
Could anyone shed some light on this please?
I know there are work arounds such as using webmail but that's no good to me... I am extremely surprised that even at this stage of Android development we still have this kind of restriction so would appreciate all thoughts on how to get this going.
Maybe someone out there has some more information about the issue that I haven't been able to find?
PLEASE HELP!
UPDATE:
Managed to get my modified email.apk loaded but the amendments have not been successful.
Does anyone know any other parts of the source code I should be looking at?
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Can't help you with the source code just wanted to say that I am able to download zip files with the newest version of the Gmail app (v 4.9) just fine. Sent a zip to my yahoo account and tried to use the Email app and keep getting "Couldn't download. Touch to retry." I thought they had fixed both but apparently not.
My Samung SII Galaxy Epic 4G uses Gallery version 1.0.19 for photo viewing but seems to have been partially corrupted and will not show Albums. If I try to use any functions from the Gallery main screen, it goes to a black screen and locks up the phone. However, holding the power button does bring up the power options and I can restart. All other phone functions and apps work fine.
I think if an APK file is available, and I reinstall the app, it should overwrite or reinstall the corrupted file/s.
I did search the net and find an APK on Aptoide but am not sure how safe it is to use that open source OR LEGAL?
Any help on this?
qanda said:
My Samung SII Galaxy Epic 4G uses Gallery version 1.0.19 for photo viewing but seems to have been partially corrupted and will not show Albums. If I try to use any functions from the Gallery main screen, it goes to a black screen and locks up the phone. However, holding the power button does bring up the power options and I can restart. All other phone functions and apps work fine.
I think if an APK file is available, and I reinstall the app, it should overwrite or reinstall the corrupted file/s.
I did search the net and find an APK on Aptoide but am not sure how safe it is to use that open source OR LEGAL?
Any help on this?
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2297801
Sorry, but the page link you provided comes up 404 Error. Do you have another reference?
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Sorry, but the page link you provided comes up 404 Error. Do you have another reference?
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Ok, so to answer some things for you from the PM. You should be able to just install the apk and go about your business. You should not have any problems unless the orignal apk is corrupted. The 2 files you downloaded from @erikalin should be sufficent enough to get your gallery back. Keep her files handy as they are every file that comes with the phone. Another option is to install Google+. It will install a photo app for you, then you don't need to be rooted. My suggestion is to root. So many things you can do, even on TW which is what your on. Custom ROM's are the best thing to happen since sliced bread. @qbking77 has a website with everything also. You don't have to do anything except what the video tells you to do and you will be rooted with no loss of files from the internal storage. @rwilco12 has a website with stock stuff as well as the same files to completely root your phone on any modem for Sprint/Versizon/AT&T. I hope this help you and anyone else who is in need of stock apks.
***DISCLAIMER***: I refuse to accept responsibility if your device explodes, your cat/dog suddenly goes bald, you get fired from your job, Donald Trump converts to Islam and changes his first name to Abu, the world becomes engulfed in nuclear fire, etc. 'Nuff said.
Up until a few months ago I owned only Samsung where Android is concerned. But I got tired of the **** battery life that seemed to always manifest no matter which phone I bought. So I made a change and bought the finest LG I could find, which turned out being the v10. I've had a few issues here and there but nothing too serious. In my pre-LG days I used the S-Pen and Galaxy Apps often. Now, the latter was the only thing I really missed.
So, I dug up an old Note 4 ROM zip that was still lingering in my Dropbox, and began copying various files from it into my /system. After lots of headaches I managed the bare minimum # of files that were necessary to get Galaxy Apps working. The result is a <20MB flashable zip.
What you need:
File manager
Xposed
XInstaller
My zip
Download XInstaller, activate it in Xposed, go to Device Properties in the app, enable changing device properties, then change your model to "SM-N910T" (no quotes), then reboot. You technically could probably use any Samsung model, but this is what worked for me. Be aware that this will cause the Play Store (and possibly other apps) to mistake your model. Galaxy Apps checks your model when you run it, so this is necessary, unless you want to edit the APK to omit the model check (I don't know how).
As an alternative to using XInstaller and Xposed, you can just edit the model in your build.prop (located in /system).
Next, reboot into recovery and flash my zip, then wipe cache/dalvik cache. An alternative is to manually copy the files in the zip into their appropriate locations, then set permissions for each file to 0644. You can try installing all the APPs as data/user apps, but the 3 files in /system/etc/permissions and /system/framework must also be present, or this won't work.
Next, reboot into Android, go to Accounts in Settings, then add your Samsung account (create one if you don't have one). Launch Galaxy Apps and let it update and download additional necessary files (if necessary). Everything *should* work normally, including updating GA itself. I was able to download and run apps (all free). However, I haven't tested buying apps, in-app purchases, registering and using a credit/debit card, etc. If anyone wants to try then feel free and report back.
Caveats:
1. This may not work on ROMs below KitKat, since the files were pulled from a KK ROM. All files are presumably Samsung originals and I have not modified them in any way, which is why I'm calling this a port rather than a mod.
2. This may not work on AOSP/CM ROMs (it didn't for me, I got an FC/hang when trying to log into my Samsung account).
3. Nothing else I can think of ATM.
This is my first contribution to the Android community. This can probably also be used on other non-LG devices, but since I own an LG currently, I'm posting it here in the v10 forum, instead of somewhere else on XDA where it would receive more attention (people would eventually find this thread anyway by searching around).
If you think Galaxy Apps on LG is stupid, keep your thoughts to yourself and don't try this, I could care less what you think. This is for people that want to try it. Any trolling will be reported to the mods/admins.
Enjoy!
Edit: To be clear, I'm referring only to the GA Store itself, and not other Samsung Apps like SVoice, SMemo, etc. I just realized that my topic title might cause some confusion and people being mistaken.
Feel free to comment/discuss here, but all questions should either be PMed to me or (less preferably) posted in the Help/Q&A/Troubleshooting forums (but I don't really feel that this 2nd option is appropriate, because any issues are almost certainly due to trying to run GA on non-Samsung devices, rather than an LG/v10/non-Samsung issue).
I will be regularly updating the zip whenever any of the APPs get an update (and probably stop when this no longer works for whatever reason).
Credits to Samsung and HyperDrive ROM devs for the files, and JRummyApps and ZipMe for the means to create a flashable zip.
I don't own the v10 anymore. I went back to using the Note 4, which is a bit older than the v10 but still very fast and reliable for me. Battery life is also much better than I remember it being around 2 years ago (the last time I had my old N4 before it was stolen). Overall I'm happy I switched back, very few issues, all small. On it I'm running a modded Nougat ROM that is based on LineageOS. My Galaxy Apps zips runs fine even on that, no need to use Xposed/XInstaller or edit my build.prop, probably because it's an N4 and not an LG. I will continue to provide support for this, I plan to submit another zip soon that has all of the provided Samsung APKs as up-to-date as possible, and will have only the APKs that will be compatible for as many devices as possible.
Which samsung app are they? Just curious if the camera will work?
@raven213: They are:
Samsung Account
Samsung Billing
Samsung Galaxy Apps
Samsung In-App Purchase
Samsung Push Service
The only ones you can actually interact with are Account and Galaxy Apps, Account is so you can sign into a Samsung account from your Settings' Accounts menu, or from Galaxy Apps itself. I don't think Galaxy will let you download without an account anyway. Billing and IAP are most likely for being able to collect your payment info if you buy an app or make an in-app purchase (like buying coins in a online game or whatever). I haven't tested buying anything, so if anyone decides to tries, please post whether it worked. And Push Service is so the Samsung apps can send notifications to your device. So basically, just the bare essentials needed for Galaxy to work and nothing else. As for Samsung Camera, I doubt it will work, it'll probably just crash, since other files might be needed for that. Maybe you can get a Samsung Camera APK from apkmirror.com, or from Galaxy. There are also numerous threads on XDA where you can find collections of Samsung apps, they might have what you want.
I'm posting an updated zip with updated versions of all the apps/APKs, I made it not too long ago so they should be relatively recent. If they're out of date, they may ask to update, just let them. Or you can manually check for updates in Galaxy. I haven't tested the new version much, but it did work in my most recent try.
Also, I've come up with a new method that should work. It involves pushing touchwiz.xml to /system/etc/permissions/, and pushing twframework.jar and twframework-res.apk to /system/framework/. These are necessary and must be present in /system/. But the APKs can just be installed as regular user/data apps instead of system apps. To accomplish this just flash the latest zip (presumably from TWRP), then open TWRP's file manager, go to /system/priv-app/ and delete the Samsung APK files. You can also use FlashFire. Then boot into Android, unzip the zip file, then just install the APKs like you normally would. You'll need to enable Unknown Sources for this to work. Follow my instructions from the first post too. If you're on Marshmallow or higher, go to Settings and then Apps, manually grant all permissions for the Samsung stuff. If you cant see them make sure to enable viewing of system apps in this menu.
I am going to apply this method to my new non-Samsung Android phone as I really missed Samsung Focus. Do you think I will be able to use Samsung Focus with your method?
@xanga: I've never heard of Samsung Focus, so I wouldn't know if it would work. I only tested with the Galaxy Apps store. You will have to try for yourself and find out. Let me know if it does.
Does it works on xperia z5 with lineageos 14.1 on it?
I don't know, you'll have to try to. I don't own any Sony phones. It should though.
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This way, will I be able to install "Samsung Notes" app and Sync with Samsung Account?
@Fuurio: I don't know, as I said before, you'll have to try for yourself. Let me know if it works.
Yeah, it's a shame that this isn't working on Linage 15.1 . I can get the watch talking to my phone but I am unable to load any apps from Galaxy apps to the phone (which is better than nothing). As you said it just hangs... Everything else seems to work, it can even communicate with SHealth. If I don't update Galaxy Apps after flashing your 2nd zip I can sign in but when trying to install/download apps to my phone (Note Edge... pretty much a note 4) it downloads but hangs at that point and is unable install it to the watch through the gear plugin apparently (which is running).... If I update to the latest Galaxy apps (4.2.22) it can't even log in it gives me an error that the account already exists in account manager. Anyway, seems like I am almost getting it though. In fact I was able to work this prior to the last month or so (not with your zips) but something either changed with the Samsung apps or with Lineage 15.1
If anyone manages to get this to work completely on Lineage 14.1 or 15.1 pls post how you did it. I would like to at least be able to add watch faces.
Working now....
@rickpub: You mean it works with Oreo now? Because for me it doesn't, the app will open but it keeps saying there is a Samsung account already registered, when I try to download most apps. Works fine in Nougat.
Camera broke
Help i need to fix it how do i undo it
@Nick32603: What did you do? You just flashed the zip? And now your camera isn't working? I don't see how my zip would break your camera, unless you changed your model in build.prop, or with the Xposed module I mentioned. You can try deleting the files in the zip from your system partition. Or you can flash a stock KDZ. I used my zips on a LG v10 stock ROM awhile back, nothing broke, camera continued working normally. If you need more help then just post or send me a PM, I'll try to help.
Here is a link to a zip with the updated Galaxy Apps components (everything should be current as of May 2019). Follow steps in 1st post and flash in TWRP:
https://mega.nz/#!8h5EDIQI!QWNMQ4DB4Qg4Vx_83uf86Nnw_OSymSAZpdNnB8omVng
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Here is a link to a zip with the updated Galaxy Apps components (everything should be current as of May 2019). Follow steps in 1st post and flash in TWRP:
https://mega.nz/#!8h5EDIQI!QWNMQ4DB4Qg4Vx_83uf86Nnw_OSymSAZpdNnB8omVng
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Thanks, I tried installing this after the original one didn't work, but it didn't work either. It always hung itself up or crashed when trying to add a new Samsung account.
But I got it finally working after installing this Samsung Account APK: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/samsu...ng-account/samsung-account-2-2-04-64-release/
I'm not sure why it works now but I'll take it. Newer versions of this apk might work as well, but I only tried this one.
Thanks for this. Could you maybe bundle a few more apps. The sync provider(s) are really useful IMO.
Or maybe you could just dumb the entire rom on mega so we could pick the apps we like?
the file is not working
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What do you mean? Works fine with me (LOS 14).