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Will Pay: AOSP Dialer - Installing Contacts.apk to work with Sense

UPDATE: I'll pay someone to create an update/patch that works with Fresh's newest rom.
I want to use the AOSP dialer as the default dialer in android. I already know that the HTC dialer cannot be uninstalled. Tried ADB push and file manager install. ADB push will push the file to the system/app folder but the file itself will not install. File manager will not let it install either.
I've attached the file below.
Any suggestions?

warmachine69 said:
I'm using Fresh's Rom. Tried ADB push and file manager install. ADB push will push the file to the system/app folder but the file itself will not install. File manager will not let it install either.
I've attached the file below.
Any suggestions?
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with sense contacts and the dialer are one and the same. that apk won't do anything for you, wait for an aosp build

Don't want an AOSP build, I like sense, I just don't like the dialer. I believe you can run both dialers at the same time with Sense. Check this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711639

warmachine69 said:
Don't want an AOSP build, I like sense, I just don't like the dialer. I believe you can run both dialers at the same time with Sense. Check this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711639
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There are so many changes made to that rom I don't think you can just install aosp contacts/dialer without a lot of work(i've tried :/)

Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711639

If anyone wants some coin please read the first post.

I would like this as well but for the Warm 2.2 ROM. I'll make a payment too

How do you like the AOSP dialer more than the Sense one? Smart dial is awesome and you can't do that with AOSP. Plus, the AOSP dialer is just plain ugly, it looks like google made just to be able to say "hey, we tossed a dialer in there too". I know different strokes for different folks but this I just don't get.

warmachine69 said:
If anyone wants some coin please read the first post.
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I was thinking gold bars, not coins.

_MetalHead_ said:
How do you like the AOSP dialer more than the Sense one? Smart dial is awesome and you can't do that with AOSP. Plus, the AOSP dialer is just plain ugly, it looks like google made just to be able to say "hey, we tossed a dialer in there too". I know different strokes for different folks but this I just don't get.
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If you will swap AOSP/Sense and Google/HTC I will agree with you. ;-)
If I recall correctly, the default way in Sense to search for contacts names is using a numeric keyboard.

Install AOSP, Dialer, Browser, Contacts, and OR Calendar.
Try go Contacts, I love it but if you really want the AOSP read bellow:
Find the AOSP apps from a CM6 build by unzipping and pulling the .apk file like browser.apk. Install "File Expert" (Free and amazing file browser with full root access and alteration capabilities application)
Copy the .apk you wish to have on to your phones SD Card
Run File Expert,
hit menu/more/File Explorer settings. Then check "Root Explorer" on the bottom.
hit menu/more/mount/Mount As Read Write
Browse to /System/Apps Find the App you wish to replace with the AOSP version.
Hold Down on the App and when the options come up choose file operations and rename to something like application name.apk.bak
Browse to your SD Card find your app. hold down to choose file operation then choose copy.
Go back to /System/Apps then hit Menu button and choose paste.
Locate the app you just pasted and hold down on it and in file operations choose "permissions" Check Everything and exit out of File Expert
Note: You may need to redo the shortcuts for the app on your desktop and or launcher.
Note: Must have a rooted phone.
Note: 2.3.3 apps may or may not work on 2.2 Android Roms and vice versa.
Note: if this causes errors or failures delete the new apk and rename the old apk to its original name.
Good luck!!

[SOLVED] [Q] Gingerbread Keyboard for HD2 Desire HD builds

SOLUTION: Download the .apk from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9907136. Works Perfectly on MDJ's Desire HD build without any force closes.
ORIGINAL POST:
Does anyone know how we can get the Gingerbread keyboard from this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863475 onto our HD2 android builds?
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Conflikt Icey said:
Does anyone know how we can get the Gingerbread keyboard from this thread; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=863475 onto our HD2 android builds?
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Yes, I just did it. Pushed with adb. works fine.

testing now.
pretty impressive
edit1: i thought i read somewhere that it was multi touch, but this doesnt seem to be
edit2: auto correction seems to have little or no words to correct to.
maybe it would function better with the 2.3 build

MotoMudder77 said:
Yes, I just did it. Pushed with adb. works fine.
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I have never tried adb and wouldn't know what to do. Is there another way to get it working. Tried installing normally, using Root Explorer and placing in system/app but I get force closes with these methods.
Edit: So I researched and it seems as though the adb method is pretty much the same as using root explorer (correct me if I'm wrong) and yet I still get force closes. FYI I did try with adb and still no luck...

dapoharoun said:
pretty impressive
edit1: i thought i read somewhere that it was multi touch, but this doesnt seem to be
edit2: auto correction seems to have little or no words to correct to.
maybe it would function better with the 2.3 build
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this version http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...bread-2-3-keyboard-w-working-predictions.html has supposedly fixed the auto correction/word prediction.

I got it to work with predictions. Used adb push with the two files in "system" in the ZIP. Very fast and predictive!

Still can't seem to get it to stop force closing. Perhaps it's the build I'm using, who knows.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

i had use adb push to push the zip file. but nothing happen after reboot. need help here.

.hide said:
i had use adb push to push the zip file. but nothing happen after reboot. need help here.
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have to extract the files, and push the files to there location.

Conflikt Icey said:
I have never tried adb and wouldn't know what to do. Is there another way to get it working.
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Droid Explorer is a pretty nice alternative to adb. Just drag and drop... I just pushed this keyboard onto a HD2ONE installation with no problems at all.

carbine_au said:
Droid Explorer is a pretty nice alternative to adb. Just drag and drop... I just pushed this keyboard onto a HD2ONE installation with no problems at all.
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With that being said i've come to the conclusion that it's definitely a build issue. I tried with droid explorer and it still force closes. I'm using MDJ's Desire HD build (Froyo HD 4.3)
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

MotoMudder77 said:
have to extract the files, and push the files to there location.
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I pushed the two files (/system/app/LatinIME.apk & /system/lib/libjni_latinime.so) to the relevant folder.
(the commands I used were "adb push LatinIME.apk /system/app/LatinIME.apk" and "adb push libjni_latinime.so /system/lib/libjni_latinime.so")
But I get FORCE CLOSE whenever the keyboard is called... do I miss something?
p/s: I didn't push any of the META-INF files.

carbine_au said:
Droid Explorer is a pretty nice alternative to adb. Just drag and drop... I just pushed this keyboard onto a HD2ONE installation with no problems at all.
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could you elaborate more?
how you drag and drop? I can't view my Desktop in Droid Explorer, so how you drag your file into the /system?

singcheng said:
could you elaborate more?
how you drag and drop? I can't view my Desktop in Droid Explorer, so how you drag your file into the /system?
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Well, almost drag and drop (sorry, I deleted that bit from my comment before posting since I don't really use drag-and-drop, the keyboard is just faster). You have to use Ctrl+C (or right click -> copy if you fancy) from explorer/desktop/where-ever then right click -> paste in droid explorer at the appropriate location.
You'll get a dialog popping up showing you the copy progress (it's pretty quick).

carbine_au said:
Well, almost drag and drop (sorry, I deleted that bit from my comment before posting since I don't really use drag-and-drop, the keyboard is just faster). You have to use Ctrl+C (or right click -> copy if you fancy) from explorer/desktop/where-ever then right click -> paste in droid explorer at the appropriate location.
You'll get a dialog popping up showing you the copy progress (it's pretty quick).
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I only manage to copy the libjni_latinime.so into /system/lib.
But I can't navigate to /system/app in Droid Explorer because under /system, there are only two subfolders, i.e. /lib and /lost+found. (see screenshot attached)
Therefore, I still unable to copy the LatinIME.apk to /system/app.
(p/s: I try copy the /app folder from desktop and paste in the /system of DE, but it doesn't work~)
please help

singcheng said:
I only manage to copy the libjni_latinime.so into /system/lib.
But I can't navigate to /system/app in Droid Explorer because under /system, there are only two subfolders, i.e. /lib and /lost+found. (see screenshot attached)
Therefore, I still unable to copy the LatinIME.apk to /system/app.
(p/s: I try copy the /app folder from desktop and paste in the /system of DE, but it doesn't work~)
please help
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What you could do is create a root/system/app folder in the root folder of your android build on your sd card, place the latinime.apk in that folder, restart and the file should be placed in the system/app folder on your phone. Or you could use ES Explorer and place the latinime.apk in the system/app folder on your phone.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

just got an HD2 today so i knew nothing about any of this ( the flashing on top of windows or whatever, I'm pretty experienced in flashin roms for other android phones)....anyways the guy who recommended using Droid Explorer was spot on, it was easy. I don't know why the other dude can't get into system/app :/, but I hate screwing with ADB so that program is sweet! reps!

singcheng said:
I pushed the two files (/system/app/LatinIME.apk & /system/lib/libjni_latinime.so) to the relevant folder.
(the commands I used were "adb push LatinIME.apk /system/app/LatinIME.apk" and "adb push libjni_latinime.so /system/lib/libjni_latinime.so")
But I get FORCE CLOSE whenever the keyboard is called... do I miss something?
p/s: I didn't push any of the META-INF files.
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I'm currently using the HD build as well, and I noticed that I couldn't use the droid multi touch keyboard which is a real bummer cuz I really liked that one. It worked on Motoman's Black and Blue build.
Anyways, I'll try this and see what happens.
edit: nope, doesn't work. It seems that the DesireHD does not have the stock android keyboard, as I didn't have to overwrite any files. Does this make any sense? I really want a keyboard without arrows and that does not have haptic feedback. The newest version of better keyboard removed the option to 1) go without keypad sounds and 2) go without haptic feedback. Really don't feel like paying for another keyboard though, as it just seems silly.

dung8604 said:
I'm currently using the HD build as well, and I noticed that I couldn't use the droid multi touch keyboard which is a real bummer cuz I really liked that one. It worked on Motoman's Black and Blue build.
Anyways, I'll try this and see what happens.
edit: nope, doesn't work. It seems that the DesireHD does not have the stock android keyboard, as I didn't have to overwrite any files. Does this make any sense? I really want a keyboard without arrows and that does not have haptic feedback. The newest version of better keyboard removed the option to 1) go without keypad sounds and 2) go without haptic feedback. Really don't feel like paying for another keyboard though, as it just seems silly.
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It will just have to be down to the Desire HD devs to add it to their builds during the building process
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

works great for me, this is what i did.
connect your phone vua usb to your pc. copy LatinIME.apk & libjni_latinime.so from the zip. copy them to the same folder where 'adb.exe' is (android sdk). Open a command prompt (cmd.exe from the start menu > search bar). cd to your android sdk folder, where you put the apk & so files. type the following...
adb push Latinime.apk /system/app
adb push libjni_latinime.so /system/lib/
long press in a text field > select input type > pick android keyboard.

Fix for Flash 10.3 on CM7

To get Flash 10.3 working on the stock browser you need to do two things:
1) force stop the browser process
2) Remove all permissions for /data/data/com.android.browser/app_plugins/com.adobe.flashplayer/.macromedia/Flash_Player/config.data
*Fix also works for Dolphin. Just change com.android.browser to mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
Changing the permissions restricts the flash plugin or the stock browser or the webkit or I dunno what from reading config.data. This file is screwing with video playback of anything over 240p.
What's weird is that the config.data generated for 10.2 and 10.3 appears to be identical, except for the ProductVer string. Since the file contains settings for h264 high, baseline and main profiles, there's probably some change in 10.3 to the way it uses this information.
Either way, this is a bandaid for those that don't wish to use Opera until the heart of the issue is found/addressed.

how do you remove permissions? i saw the ability to do this was added in a while ago in the nighthlies, but I've never had to do it....

martonikaj said:
how do you remove permissions? i saw the ability to do this was added in a while ago in the nighthlies, but I've never had to do it....
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You'll need to use a file manager that supports it. I use File Expert while others prefer Root Explorer.
Btw, this is not the same as application permission control which is what you are thinking of.
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Your is not short for you are, but you're is.|It's means it is and never ever anything else.|Pluralization by way of an apostrophe is always wrong!

onelikeseabass said:
You'll need to use a file manager that supports it. I use File Expert while others prefer Root Explorer.
Btw, this is not the same as application permission control which is what you are thinking of.
HTC Vision (G2) - CM7 B100 w/AUS radio
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oh okay. ill try it.
Well no matter the file browser I chose, the data/data directory doesn't exist, it just shows up empty. Even running multiple searches in File Expert yielded no results

martonikaj said:
oh okay. ill try it.
Well no matter the file browser I chose, the data/data directory doesn't exist, it just shows up empty. Even running multiple searches in File Expert yielded no results
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Either you aren't rooted or you don't have superuser installed.
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Your is not short for you are, but you're is.|It's means it is and never ever anything else.|Pluralization by way of an apostrophe is always wrong!

onelikeseabass said:
Either you aren't rooted or you don't have superuser installed.
HTC Vision (G2) - CM7 B100 w/AUS radio
Your is not short for you are, but you're is.|It's means it is and never ever anything else.|Pluralization by way of an apostrophe is always wrong!
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I'm running CM7...
using terminal emulator i can just do a cd data/data/com.android.browser and it shows the listing. but if i go to the file manager it doesnt show it. Weird.
So i was able to edit the permissions. My superuser app wasnt properly giving superuser permission to the file explorer, which is weird because during that time it worked for terminal emulator just fine...
I removed all permissions for it, but flash still isnt working.
nvm. Fixed. Left the boxes on the far right checked, for 'Exe', and unchecked all other read and write permissions boxes. Working so far.

Nice find! Works perfectly...

Was just about to do this but looks like the newest nightly will incorporate this fix.
Edit: nevermind, something different.
Sent from my T-mobile G2

martonikaj said:
So i was able to edit the permissions. My superuser app wasnt properly giving superuser permission to the file explorer, which is weird because during that time it worked for terminal emulator just fine...
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In File Expert, press Menu > More > Settings > File Explorer Settings > scroll to the bottom, make sure "Root Explorer" is checked

I love you

Finally got around to this and the fix works great. Ditto the person above me.
Sent from my T-mobile G2

works but video seems to be stucked after long press on video for fullscreen. thanks for the tip

onelikeseabass said:
To get Flash 10.3 working on the stock browser you need to do two things:
1) force stop the browser process
2) Remove all permissions for /data/data/com.android.browser/app_plugins/com.adobe.flashplayer/.macromedia/Flash_Player/config.data
*Fix also works for Dolphin. Just change com.android.browser to mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser
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Can anyone give me a set-by-step walk through on how to do this. I can find the data/data/com.android.browser in file expert, but dont see the /app_plugins/com.adobe.flashplayer/.macromedia/Flash_Player/config.data.
How exactly do you remove the permissions and how do you change the com.android.browser to the mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser?
Sorry for the noob questions.

Having issue with fix
Hello. I've been trying to perform the fix but I'm running into an issue. I have CM 7.0.3 on a gTablet running Flash 10.3.185.23. I am using File Expert and it has been given access by super user.
The issue is that I can browse to /data/data/com.android.browser/app_plugins/com.adobe.flashplayer/.macromedia/Flash_Player/ but I do not see the config.data file in that folder. I have tried looking in the Dolphin Browser folder also but it's no there. I have even tried doing a search in the whole com.android.browser folder but it's still not finding it. Am I missing something or doing something wrong? Thank you.

So I finally figured it all out and thought I would share.
I installed the "updated" version of flash 10.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=618977&d=1307513130
Then I followed the same instructions as in this video to enable HULU, but dropbox is not necessary if you dont want it.
http://youtu.be/1JbZnSKCfY0
I was having trouble with the directory given in the original post because I had already set up Dolphin as my default browser, so the app_plugins...extension I was looking for was in there not in com.android.browser.
So in file expert, first make sure you have given super user permissions, then hit the back arrow at the bottom menu bar "2 times", press data, press data again, scroll down to the bottom to mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser, there should be 2 files with the same name, dont choose the one with only a lib folder, it should have many folders, scroll to top and find app_plugins and press, press com.adobe.flashplayer, press .macromedia, press Flash_Player, at the bottom you should see config.data, long press the file, "operations menu opens" press file operations, then press permissions, uncheck ALL boxes.
Then go back into Dolphin Browser and give it a shot. I have been able to watch all episodes I tried on HULU and all videos on youtube in the browser, when in you tube and selecting videos to watch, make sure you choose the Dolphin choice and not m.youtube or browser, and dont switch back and forth between android and desktop mode, if you do you will revert the custom agent file back to a recognized mobile platform even if you choose desktop mode again, it needs to stay at the custom. I dont use any other browsers so I dont know if it will work for others, but I imagine the same file extensions will be associated with any browser you have set as your default and you should be able to do all the same steps. I'm currently running cm7.0.3 stable, hope this helps anybody that needs it.

it works !
in terminal just two command you need:
Code:
su
chmod 000 /data/data/com.android.browser/app_plugins/com.adobe.flashplayer/.macromedia/Flash_Player/config.data

robzoo said:
So I finally figured it all out and thought I would share.
I installed the "updated" version of flash 10.3 from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=618977&d=1307513130
Then I followed the same instructions as in this video to enable HULU, but dropbox is not necessary if you dont want it.
http://youtu.be/1JbZnSKCfY0
I was having trouble with the directory given in the original post because I had already set up Dolphin as my default browser, so the app_plugins...extension I was looking for was in there not in com.android.browser.
So in file expert, first make sure you have given super user permissions, then hit the back arrow at the bottom menu bar "2 times", press data, press data again, scroll down to the bottom to mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser, there should be 2 files with the same name, dont choose the one with only a lib folder, it should have many folders, scroll to top and find app_plugins and press, press com.adobe.flashplayer, press .macromedia, press Flash_Player, at the bottom you should see config.data, long press the file, "operations menu opens" press file operations, then press permissions, uncheck ALL boxes.
Then go back into Dolphin Browser and give it a shot. I have been able to watch all episodes I tried on HULU and all videos on youtube in the browser, when in you tube and selecting videos to watch, make sure you choose the Dolphin choice and not m.youtube or browser, and dont switch back and forth between android and desktop mode, if you do you will revert the custom agent file back to a recognized mobile platform even if you choose desktop mode again, it needs to stay at the custom. I dont use any other browsers so I dont know if it will work for others, but I imagine the same file extensions will be associated with any browser you have set as your default and you should be able to do all the same steps. I'm currently running cm7.0.3 stable, hope this helps anybody that needs it.
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You didn't explain how you set up the stock browser being that dolphin was your default.

netrice said:
it works !
in terminal just two command you need:
Code:
su
chmod 000 /data/data/com.android.browser/app_plugins/com.adobe.flashplayer/.macromedia/Flash_Player/config.data
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So couldn't you replace "com.android.browser" with the alternate folder respectively for any others browser you use?

flip3547 said:
So couldn't you replace "com.android.browser" with the alternate folder respectively for any others browser you use?
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Not in terminal no, but the other method yes.

Works perfect. No complains at all.
Thanks

A500 w/ minimalist 3.2 cannot copy files to read only folders

I'm fairly new to android, and rooting and custom roms and all that i have an a500 with the minimalistic 3.2 rom, and but this has happened with any other custom roms or stock firmwares aswell (all rooted)..
Anyway, ill use this as an example, one time, and I was trying to install the samsung Ebook.apk and it required a separate sytem app, and everyone said move this other app (my files. Apk.) to system / apps and change permissions, I've tried with several file managers and it always says that it is read only,
This happens when trying to move files to other system folders... Isn't rooting supposed to give me access to these and let me edit files or put files there ect
I'm probably just stupid, but but any help would be appreciated

ddpruel said:
I'm fairly new to android, and rooting and custom roms and all that i have an a500 with the minimalistic 3.2 rom, and but this has happened with any other custom roms or stock firmwares aswell (all rooted)..
Anyway, ill use this as an example, one time, and I was trying to install the samsung Ebook.apk and it required a separate sytem app, and everyone said move this other app (my files. Apk.) to system / apps and change permissions, I've tried with several file managers and it always says that it is read only,
This happens when trying to move files to other system folders... Isn't rooting supposed to give me access to these and let me edit files or put files there ect
I'm probably just stupid, but but any help would be appreciated
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Can you just push the files with ADB and edit the permissions?
I could not get ES File Explorer to gain root permissions with the Minimalist Rom, but the ADB method worked for me (installing Polaris Office).

I've heard a lot about adb but have never used it.. Ill look it up and see if I can set it up... thanks

use root explorer. Great file manager and gives youba button to mount the filesystem r/w

ddpruel said:
I'm fairly new to android, and rooting and custom roms and all that i have an a500 with the minimalistic 3.2 rom, and but this has happened with any other custom roms or stock firmwares aswell (all rooted)..
Anyway, ill use this as an example, one time, and I was trying to install the samsung Ebook.apk and it required a separate sytem app, and everyone said move this other app (my files. Apk.) to system / apps and change permissions, I've tried with several file managers and it always says that it is read only,
This happens when trying to move files to other system folders... Isn't rooting supposed to give me access to these and let me edit files or put files there ect
I'm probably just stupid, but but any help would be appreciated
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You need to remount the relevant folders as read/write. Most file explorers can do it. Most people swear by Root Explorer, but that's pay software. I use ES File Manager, which is free.

Thanks a lot but but how do i change permissions with root explorer? I (i am supposed i change them to 644)

ddpruel said:
Thanks a lot but but how do i change permissions with root explorer? I (i am supposed i change them to 644)
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I could not get ES File Explorer to gain permissions with this rom.

Stock File Manager - Droid X

I recently flashed Liquid Smooth 3.1 and I'm liking it so far, the only drawback is that it removes the stock DX File Manager, and doesn't offer one of its own. I'm using Astro now which isn't bad, but I still kinda want the original back. Can anyone direct me to the .apk file for it, or take the .apk from their system apps so I can have a copy?
Thanks.

Don't know if it'll simply install for you...
http://www.chadhaney.com/droidXDefault/4.5.602/
Might need to try manually moving it...
Changing permissions.
And I'm not sure what blur framework has been removed in this rom...but I'd assume you'll need some of it.
So you may be out of luck.

Didn't work, but I appreciate the help and that looks like a useful source.
Thanks

Have you just tired any other file managers. Like root explorer?
You could just use rom manager to download a stock rom. Then unzip it and goto system/apps and get the file manager app. Then use root explorer and put it in the same file on your phone and reboot or adb push.

fifiknw said:
Have you just tired any other file managers. Like root explorer?
You could just use rom manager to download a stock rom. Then unzip it and goto system/apps and get the file manager app. Then use root explorer and put it in the same file on your phone and reboot or adb push.
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Yes

Probably stupid, but did you check in Titanium Backup? If you were rooted stock and did a batch backup of all your apps before flashing, then it will definitely be there.

I personally prefer ES File Explorer over the Stock File manager and any other 3rd-Party apps...