how do you remove google maps?
You need root access. If you have that you can delete it via adb or via terminal.
If you want to delete it because you can't install the latest update you need to do a "adb uninstall com.google.android.apps.maps" to get rid of the keys in the package file, after you actually delete the apk file off your phone.
If you have an original Google maps you need to get rid of the .odex file as well.
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I cannot figure out how this works nor can i find anything online to help my situation... -___-
I have Cyanogen 7 on my Evo Shift. I pulled out the APKs from the stock ROM that i want to install on my current cyanogen setup for example the camera apk because the one on the new ROM sucks a lot.
I am able to successfully push the apks into the system/app folder.
I can see the apks in the system/app folder using astro
I cannot figure out how to get the apks to run or how to install them, the apps dont appear in the app drawer. what do i need to do to be able to run these Stock apks?
Instead of using ADB Push to place them on the phone, try using ADB Install. That way you won't have to copy the APK and try to run it from your phone. It's done in one step.
Oh yeah. When I tried doing that, I got an error. I can't remember what it was called at the moment. I'm not at my PC
I think the problem is with the apks that you want to install.
AFAIK htc apps like camera need the htc framework to run. So they cannot installed, so you cannot find them, or cannot run because need the htc framework
I have a question. You download an app from google play store to your device. And it fails to install due to device incompatibility or certificate error.
So where is the downloaded apk file stored in the device. Like in windows we have a temp folder, do we have a temp folder where the apk file is stored temporarily?
I don't think you can grasp the apk file after install failed as you can't even see the file after it installed correctly. (please correct me if that is wrong) I think this is about copyright protection issues.
Anyways as (almost) always there is an app for that: Try "appmonster". There is a free trial availbe in google play. It saves downloaded apk's to your sd card so you can install it again and again.
I hope that helped you ;-)
Manipur, try to look into /data/apps folder. You may require root permission to access this folder. There should be all user installed apk packages stored. But I'm not sure if there are also apks of applications that failed to install. Just look there and you'll see
boelze said:
I don't think you can grasp the apk file after install failed as you can't even see the file after it installed correctly. (please correct me if that is wrong) I think this is about copyright protection issues.
Anyways as (almost) always there is an app for that: Try "appmonster". There is a free trial availbe in google play. It saves downloaded apk's to your sd card so you can install it again and again.
I hope that helped you ;-)
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Thanks. But applications that failed to install are not backed up.
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Manipur, try to look into /data/apps folder. You may require root permission to access this folder. There should be all user installed apk packages stored. But I'm not sure if there are also apks of applications that failed to install. Just look there and you'll see
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Apps that failed to install are not backed up though.
There is a program called "APK Downloader" (codekiem.com) which is able to download apk's from Google Play. It only works with free apps so it is "not illegal" but it is against the ToS of Google Play. Use at your own risk!
I have not tested it though...
I have installed fresh stock copy of gingerbeard 2.3.5 and my kernel version is attached in this photo. when I installed the copy, I couldn't find Google play store and I manually downloaded it some where from here. when I open the Google play store and when it asks to add account the application exist! anyone?
your system also needs google services framework.apk to run play store properly
search for gapps abd flash the .zip file you download via cwm or download a rom which includes playstore and extract the above.apk and copy pasge it in your system/app folder. you need root to do the 2nd
After rooting and installing GAPPS, now I need to get rid of some ... like News and Weather, Google Talk, if possible the Market app (as I installed SearchMarket).
The problem is that I CANNOT. I tried with Root Uninstaller, but it cannot find any apps... it gives me SD card error. So, I need a way to uninstall them from where are installed (not from where Root Uninstaller is looking for apps and not finding any).
Please help, thanks.
You don't want to remove Market just because you installed SearchMarket as SearchMarket is just for searching and it invokes Market to show the result list and for installs. Market is dependent on Talk under the covers for communication with Google servers. I think you can uninstall Talk.apk (front end messenger) and leave TalkProvider.apk installed and everything will work OK. To uninstall Talk.apk use ADB or a root explorer like ES File Explorer to rename Talk.apk to Talk.apk.bak and verify the Market and other GApps you use still work. When you're sure you can delete Talk.apk.bak.
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For Those who can't delete GAPPS with can't find apk location. Just use root explorer go to /system/priv-app/delete the apk you want to remove.
last question if if I want to delete GAPPS, do I need to delete data file and lib file also?
Thanks guys, appreciate for the answers
use a root file explorer, with root enabled. youll see them, /system/app/.
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use a root file explorer, with root enabled. youll see them, /system/app/.
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already done that but no luck. I try /system/spp and /system/app private, found nothing.