So I've been messing around with this now for a couple of hours, I figured I'd ask here.
I renamed the .apk for DualClock to DualClock.bak; it successfully removed it from my drawer and I thought nothing of it. Well, I've now decided I want it back.
So I've gone in, and renamed the .bak back to .apk, and the application doesn't show up in the drawer anymore. So, I copied the apk over to my computer where the Android SDK resides, and removed everything "DualClock" that I could. /data/data folder had an item named com.sec.android.widgetapp.dualclock -- removed it.
/system/app had DualClock.apk/DualClock.odex; I removed both of them, kept the apk on my system.
Now, when I fire up ADB, I'm trying to do
adb -d install DualClock.apk
However, it fails with
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT]
How can I get this TW3.0 app reinstalled?
I can also get it to fail to install with [INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE] but have over 1gb on the external SD and 13gb on the internal storage.
Download the vibrant dump and adb push both files back to your phone. From now on remember Nandroid is your best friend.
Oh, I've GOT a Nandroid backup -- the very first thing I did. My wife would just kill me if she had to re-obtain combos in Alchemy. Plus I would like to have the knowledge for the future. That and I didn't feel like going through all that work removing the stock apps all over again. =(
AAAahhhh, I get it now.
INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT means it's missing the ODEX file, which is a DEX OPTimization file right? The .apk itself doesn't have the standard .dex file contained within it so it's a requirement for reinstall?
I'm just carious to where my Phone only apk is download to? It's not in the download folder and i would like to back it up in case something goes wrong with the phone. Anyone happen to know where i can find all the file i download off the market? Thanks.
If you installed an app from the market, the phone doesnt save the apk file, it just installs it. If you downloaded an apk from the browser, it will be in SD card/download.
Most of the time the app called appsaver will find installed programs and copy the apk to the card. There is also titanium backup.
I would use titanium to back up your apps. (Backs them up to sd card and you can then back up the folder to your computer.)
/data/app is where all the installed apk's go.
the problem is I installed it using ROM manager so i dont have the file on my sd card. anyone know how to remove the old swype?
If you have Titanium Backup you can uninstall if from there and then use Root Explorer to delete libSwypeCore.so from /system/lib. Reboot, then use the Swype Installer to install the latest.
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If you have Titanium Backup you can uninstall if from there and then use Root Explorer to delete libSwypeCore.so from /system/lib. Reboot, then use the Swype Installer to install the latest.[/QUOTE
got it thanks!
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For those that might have stumbled into this post, and don't have titanium, you can go into your settings-->manage applications and uninstall it the normal way as well.
princearic said:
For those that might have stumbled into this post, and don't have titanium, you can go into your settings-->manage applications and uninstall it the normal way as well.
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True. And the libSwypeCore.so file will still need to be deleted manually before Swype will install from Swype Installer I believe.
Open file manager
Search Swype
Delete
It's in the guide I made too
Recently flashed Malice v5. Now get message that I have to update swype which requires uninstalling except that under app management there is no option under swype to uninstall. I unistalled the installer and deleted the apk. What else can I do?
scooter421 said:
Recently flashed Malice v5. Now get message that I have to update swype which requires uninstalling except that under app management there is no option under swype to uninstall. I unistalled the installer and deleted the apk. What else can I do?
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Got to system/lib/
Delete libSwypeCore.so
Rerun Swype installer.
you can use titanium backup to uninstall it.
then when you install it through the installer, it will show up in manage apps in settings.
Thanks jneal9 but I can not delete the file. I have Astro and File Expert. Neither worked.
Thanks funeralthirst. Was able to uninstall but I still need to delete the .so file
after much searching I found an alternative to root explorer- super manager. was able to delete the .so file
Thanks for the help. I learn something new everyday.
scooter421 said:
Thanks jneal9 but I can not delete the file. I have Astro and File Expert. Neither worked.
Thanks funeralthirst. Was able to uninstall but I still need to delete the .so file
after much searching I found an alternative to root explorer- super manager. was able to delete the .so file
Thanks for the help. I learn something new everyday.
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Try root explorer, astro can't access the file.
I was trying to install the lastest swype beta apk following almost all the steps above (I didn't erased the files, only renamed them) but wasn't successful, is there any other way? I'm using ES Explorer (with Root Explorer option checked)
The above mentioned steps worked for me:
-uninstall with Titanium
-delete the libswypecore.so file
I used Super Manager for the root explorer. Search marketplace for this. It's free and Root Explorer is not. In either of them you need to change the permissions of the file from r/o to r/w (read only to read write).
The thing with Titanium is that once before i've tried to install a new email app, so I used this Titanium to uninstall it first and when i've run the installer it showed "Application Not Installed" no matter how many times I excuted it, and this totally messed my phone up, I had to odin back to stock!
So, in this case is safe to unistall Swype and the installer apk won't give that error?
I make no guarantees but what is mentioned in this thread works. And, as I've learned the hard way, you should make a backup of your phone before flashing anything.
Follow the above steps. Not only remove the AOL but also the file"kinetoscope.so". Use root explorer or super manager to do this.
It seems like it's alot of work but once you have everything you need it goes fast. Searching for the answer is the hardest part.
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ok 2 things
1. ES File Manager (Root explorer for free on market
2. when you uninstall Swype using Titanium Reboot phone before reinstalling Swype. Same with most applications. Rebooting clears out the temp files that can corrupt a reinstallation.
Hi,
I've only had an android phone for a month or two (Samsung Galaxy S2, 2.3.3 Gingerbread, not rooted)
I have the same problem removing swype with no 'uninstall' option (trying to update to new version). All of these solutions seem to require a rooted droid, is that the case or have I misunderstood?
Can anyone offer a solution that does not involve rooting?
Thanks!
djbeezo said:
Hi,
I've only had an android phone for a month or two (Samsung Galaxy S2, 2.3.3 Gingerbread, not rooted)
I have the same problem removing swype with no 'uninstall' option (trying to update to new version). All of these solutions seem to require a rooted droid, is that the case or have I misunderstood?
Can anyone offer a solution that does not involve rooting?
Thanks!
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If Swype came preinstalled you won't be able to remove it without root.
Thanks for your reply jneal9. Swype did not come pre-installed on my phone, I had to download the beta to be able to use it.
However, after I updated the Swype Installer (so that I could then update Swype itself) it gives the message "Sorry, the Swype Beta is currently unavailable for devices that have Swype preinstalled" (which it definitely did not).
Is this something that anyone has come across before? I'm a bit surprised that it seems like this application (although I do realize that it is a Beta) cannot be uninstalled without rooting the phone!
Thanks!
This also happened to me when i was on malice v5. i tried everything to get swype back but to no avail. i switched from that to miui because malice will soft boot while ur on the phone when u have 30% or less battery.
I had the same problems and hopefully this will help others: first I had tried to restore Swype from Titanium and got Force Closes. Then, I downloaded a new version of Swype and after deleting the old installed: "Application Did Not Install" then I went to /system/lib and saw that libswypecore.so was NOT there. So after many combinations of the above recommendations, I finally did this: deleted all traces of Swype, rebooted phone, used Root Explorer to change /system/apps to R/W, copied the latest Swype in, ran the install (success), then EXTRACTED the libswypecore.so from the Swype.apk and manually copied to /system/lib and changed the permissions to the recommended settings above. Worked! No Swype alerts me to a new version, I download within Swype, it asks to replace, I say yes, and the installation fails! At least the version I loaded still works.
Here is how I've been doing it, somehow this seems wrong:
1. install the app
2. in super manager navigate to data/app and cut the apk from that folder
3. navigate to system/app and paste the apk in that folder
4. install from the pasted apk.
Seems it would leave traces from the old install right? like data path?
Also how do I chmod? I'm tried installing sougou from the app store which installed to data/app-private with only read write privledges, so when I tried to move it to the system folder it wouldn't execute/install.
Is there any easier way to do this and how can I get permissions to re-install the app in the system folder?