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Accidently deleted GoogleServicesFramework.apk, how can I fix the problem?

I searched the forum. It seems a rare case that misdeleting the service application.
The story is quite simple. I wish to maximize the use of internal memory so I moved some applications from /system/app to /vendor, where roughly has 120mb unused space. All these files had been created symbol links under /system/app. Most of them worked fine, except the GoogleServicesFramework.apk, which I reckon verifying its physical path.
So I moved it back. The sad part was that I forgot the symbol link was still there. The file overrode the symbol link which linked to itself therefore axed it to 0 byte. Soon I found how serious it was. All google related service were down, the play store, the talk, the map, etc. The google service must do some verification so I can't simply find a GoogleServicesFramework.apk to replace it. I can't install it either. It failed instantly.
I don't know the background of GoogleServicesFramework.apk. Maybe I should remove all related applications then find a package to install all of them. Is there anyone knowing how to fix this problem?
My Xperia Play is 800a, version 2.3.4 kernel 2.6.32.9-perf build 4.0.2.A.0.42. It is my first andriod device and here is my first post so please be kind.

Wait for someone here to upload the file for you or back up your files and reflash.

well as you said you tried to install it and it instantly failed, it will
you should get that app and copy paste it to system/framework and before that CHANGE ITS PERMISSIONS
how? copy it to system folder go to permissions using root explorer and change them to r-w-r-r i.e tick first three row buttons and 2 column buttons

creative_md said:
well as you said you tried to install it and it instantly failed, it will
you should get that app and copy paste it to system/framework and before that CHANGE ITS PERMISSIONS
how? copy it to system folder go to permissions using root explorer and change them to r-w-r-r i.e tick first three row buttons and 2 column buttons
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yeah, I've checked the permission. It's rw-r-r. But every GoogleServicesFramework.apk I've downloaded are slightly different in size. I suspect this file is highly sensitive to versions.

xiyue077 said:
yeah, I've checked the permission. It's rw-r-r. But every GoogleServicesFramework.apk I've downloaded are slightly different in size. I suspect this file is highly sensitive to versions.
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i think you should try them and what you have got to lose? if you want your system (without GSF.apk) back just make a nandroid backup.
and you always got option of flashing stock firmware......

Another thing you can try is download a stock .ftf file, extract it and look for the file within the system files.. Copy paste and Bobs your uncle!

albanezi said:
Another thing you can try is download a stock .ftf file, extract it and look for the file within the system files.. Copy paste and Bobs your uncle!
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The problem has been fixed. Thanks to every one. You guys gave me a lot of hints. The solution was like that:
1, uninstalled the play store from setup and removed the incorrect version GoogleServicesFramework.apk under /system/app
2, extracted the GoogleServicesFramework.apk from a ftf package carried 2.3.4 version. It should be 2MB around. The previous downloaded one was only 1MB. Maybe that's the reason it failed to install.
3, installed it, not to copy to /system/app! Then there will be a file like com.xxx.gsp.apk under /data/app directory.
4, rebooted the phone and would see the google store appeared. All services returned normal. Hooray!
I didn't try to move it back to /system. Most apps in /data had been moved to /system and /vendor so there are 200mb left in /data, fare enough to me

Internal SD File Structure has embedded"0" folders (2)

So I flashed a new rom with all the wipes and I ended up with a couple issues and the typical 4.2 file structure under the "0".
I tried another ROM again today (with the wipes) and now I have two "0" folders, one embedded under another and a lot of my backups are in different locations.
So it's SDCard/0/0.
Is there a good way to fix this?

cwepruk said:
So I flashed a new rom with all the wipes and I ended up with a couple issues and the typical 4.2 file structure under the "0".
I tried another ROM again today (with the wipes) and now I have two "0" folders, one embedded under another and a lot of my backups are in different locations.
So it's SDCard/0/0.
Is there a good way to fix this?
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I know the CAUSE is from using an out-of-date recovery. TWRP hasn't had that issue for a while, but i think CWM only fixed it just recently. It didn't start until i believe 4.2.1 ROMS were flashed. I'm still not sure if it's a good thing or not to delete those "0" folders or not. I'm sure someone will chime in on that.

the 0 folders have your sd card files in them (pictures, music, etc). if you move all your stuff back to the root of your internal sd card you can delete the 0 folders.
sent from my i747 with xda-premium

I tried moving the folders on my windows PC (old pos) and it didn't work. Android file transfer doesn't work with my GS3 and my Mac.
Frustrating.
Anyways to reflash something in CWM or is moving the files the only way?
Edit: Astro works alright...so where should Ibe putting most of these files? Under SDCard or under SDCard/0?

Now i moved some folders up, the gallery shows everything as a picture (icons) and titanium can't find any apps.
Nw sure what to do.

After I went back to stock, re-rooted, and reflashed 4.2, I tried moving everything from /sdcard/0 to /sdcard. It seemed to work, but then all of a sudden, on the next boot, it was all gone. My internal storage was wiped.
Luckily most of the important stuff is on my external SD card, but that was still really frustrating.
Just a word of warning if you try to move these files. Make a backup.

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No file moving should be done, it will most likely cause data loss when the issue is finally gone... If CWM has fixed it switch to the newest one or use TWRP and Fully Wipe the phone including format /system...

Here is a link to a script you can flash to move files from 0 folders back to sdcard, you can thank the OP of the script there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35653109&postcount=8124

Manual solution via Windows
I had the same problem. Solved via the following steps: Using Windows, navigate to deepest level "0" folder. Select all, copy. Navigate to the next higher level "0" folder (or the root "Phone" folder if you're only one step down). Paste. Windows will perform a merge, versus replace.
Next, delete the "0" folder from the directory you're currently in, the one you just copied all the files from. I should note, I actually moved the folder to my desktop just in case I needed to bring it back later. So far I haven't, but better safe than sorry.
Once that's done, select all in the same folder, copy. Navigate to the next higher "0" level folder or the root (or the root "Phone" folder if you're only one step down). Paste. Repeat same process, move up a level, repeat, move up a level. You'll need to do this for every "0" folder you have (I had two, I've seen reports of more & less).
Eventually, you'll have all the same files and directory structure merged up to the root Phone folder. My device, a Samsung S3 running 4.3, recognized and responded to the changes with no problems.

Need mixer_paths.xml file, please

Hi,
I recently edited the file (D855, CM12.1) mixer_paths.xml, after creating a copy to another folder. after I copied the edited file it stopped playing audio including ringing etc'...
So I copied back the back-up file, but it still doesn't work for some reason, as if the the backup has been edited too. I also tried the files I've found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-headphone-speaker-volume-booster-t2819821
But it doesn't work also (and although it says in the linked post that I should use the "mixer_paths_qcwcn.xml", the one on my phones was named 'mixer_paths.xml".
Thanks in advance!

need platform.xml

Can someone dump me platform.xml files, I made some changes to try and fix what I thought was a sdcard r/w permission error and tons of things are erroring out on my phone.
My phone is USA HTC10 / Unlocked
Need these two files, thanks!
/system/etc/platform.xml
/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml​

cauqazn said:
Can someone dump me platform.xml files, I made some changes to try and fix what I thought was a sdcard r/w permission error and tons of things are erroring out on my phone.
My phone is USA HTC10 / Unlocked
Need these two files, thanks!
/system/etc/platform.xml
/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml​
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There is no platform.xml under etc, only etc/permissions

thank you. must have pasted it in the wrong place. im not sure what happened, filesystem created a platform.xml.backup file after I put my own.
after i figured out it wasn't anything to do with the file (the app i was using wasn't updated properly for 6.0+ yet), I simply deleted my platform, removed 'backup' from the file name and rebooted and phone went all crazy.

How To Guide [GUIDE] Swap Back and Recent_Apps Icons on Navigation Bar (3 button navigation). Should work for most any rooted phone.

This is a simple Mod that can be done without decompiling, editing, and recompiling the SystemUI.
1. Grab the SystemUIGoogle.apk (or SystemUI.apk if you are on a custom Rom). system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle folder for those on Android 11, 12, or 13.
2. Unzip the apk. I do it on my file explorer app (I highly recommend X-plore by lonelcatsgame). The files you need are back.xml and recent_apps.xml. Those are found in the res/layout folder. Switch the names by renaming them.....back.xml to recent_apps.xml......recent_apps.xml to back.xml.
3. Replace the original ones with the edited ones and zip the apk back up. If you use X-Plore, your apk remains apk. If you use a zip program you will need to rename it from .zip to .apk.
You are done. No need to flash, just put the new SystemUIGoogle.apk/SystemUI.apk in the appropriate folder in the module below (contains module for both UI's) and copy to the root drive on your phone:
data/adb/modules
Reboot and your icons should be switched.....as always, I'm not responsible for anything that happens, etc, etc.
This can also be applied to other SystemUI mods you might already have applied on your phone. Find the module where your SystemUI is located. Copy the SystemUI, apply the mod, then copy the SystemUI back to the original module.

I gave up on pixel and switched back to my OnePlus 8 Pro primarily because of the nav buttons... I absolutely can NOT do gesture navigation, far too many issues! And no solution i found worked... It either failed to install or soft bricked the phone...
I'm booting my P6P back up to give this a go!

This did not work for me.

PMad said:
This did not work for me.
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If this doesn't work, or the attached, and you are flashing via magisk app, I don't know what to say.... other than, do you have anything else installed? It isn't a question whether these work (they do ).

Tulsadiver said:
If this doesn't work, or the attached, and you are flashing via magisk app, I don't know what to say.... other than, do you have anything else installed? It isn't a question whether these work (they do ).
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Maybe I misread a portion of your instructions? All I did was prior to this was a factory reset, updated Android (I was 2 versions behind), rooted it, installed Nova launcher and Root Explorer, updated all the existing apps in the play store, then went through your instructions. Here's what I did:
I went to the following folder and copied SystemUIGoogle.apk to my downloads folder: system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle
I used Root Explorer to extract it. In the extracted folder, I renamed both files. back.xml to recent_apps.xmll, recent_apps.xml to back.xml, and finally recent_apps.xmll to recent_apps.xml
Went back to the Root folder and zipped up the files, then renamed it from SystemUIGoogle.zip back to SystemUIGoogle.apk. I did notice this file is now 15mb instead of the original 37mb. Maybe I need to verify there's no compression in the zip?
Downloaded your navbar and extracted it.
Placed the apk into the system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle folder that I extracted.
Zipped it back up to navbarswap.zip
Moved the zip over to data/adb/modules
Rebooted
After that, no change. I tried to install it with Magisk and that failed too

PMad said:
Maybe I misread a portion of your instructions? All I did was prior to this was a factory reset, updated Android (I was 2 versions behind), rooted it, installed Nova launcher and Root Explorer, updated all the existing apps in the play store, then went through your instructions. Here's what I did:
I went to the following folder and copied SystemUIGoogle.apk to my downloads folder: system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle
I used Root Explorer to extract it. In the extracted folder, I renamed both files. back.xml to recent_apps.xmll, recent_apps.xml to back.xml, and finally recent_apps.xmll to recent_apps.xml
Went back to the Root folder and zipped up the files, then renamed it from SystemUIGoogle.zip back to SystemUIGoogle.apk. I did notice this file is now 15mb instead of the original 37mb. Maybe I need to verify there's no compression in the zip?
Downloaded your navbar and extracted it.
Placed the apk into the system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle folder that I extracted.
Zipped it back up to navbarswap.zip
Moved the zip over to data/adb/modules
Rebooted
After that, no change. I tried to install it with Magisk and that failed too
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On step 3, by Root folder I mean the Root of that package I extracted

PMad said:
Maybe I misread a portion of your instructions? All I did was prior to this was a factory reset, updated Android (I was 2 versions behind), rooted it, installed Nova launcher and Root Explorer, updated all the existing apps in the play store, then went through your instructions. Here's what I did:
I went to the following folder and copied SystemUIGoogle.apk to my downloads folder: system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle
I used Root Explorer to extract it. In the extracted folder, I renamed both files. back.xml to recent_apps.xmll, recent_apps.xml to back.xml, and finally recent_apps.xmll to recent_apps.xml
Went back to the Root folder and zipped up the files, then renamed it from SystemUIGoogle.zip back to SystemUIGoogle.apk. I did notice this file is now 15mb instead of the original 37mb. Maybe I need to verify there's no compression in the zip?
Downloaded your navbar and extracted it.
Placed the apk into the system/system_ext/priv-app/SystemUIGoogle folder that I extracted.
Zipped it back up to navbarswap.zip
Moved the zip over to data/adb/modules
Rebooted
After that, no change. I tried to install it with Magisk and that failed too
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You don't move a zip to data/adb/modules....you move one of the folders from that zip. One is for custom roms (systemui), the other for stock pixel (systemuigoogle). You can't upload folders here so I zipped the two together.

Like this?

PMad said:
Like this?
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Exactly.

Tulsadiver said:
Exactly.
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That did it right there. As you could see in the screenshot, I switched over to the app you recommended and that didn't reduce the file size. I'm pretty sure that would have become an issue if I didn't swap.

PMad said:
I gave up on pixel and switched back to my OnePlus 8 Pro primarily because of the nav buttons... I absolutely can NOT do gesture navigation, far too many issues! And no solution i found worked... It either failed to install or soft bricked the phone...
I'm booting my P6P back up to give this a go!
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I thought the same. I have big muscular hands and right it would be an issue. Been using it over 16 months now and when I use any other phone, I think using the navbar is clumsy. Can't hurt to try it for a weekend.