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[HELP] get verizon/protected apps on sprint based roms like aloysius v12?

the title says it all how can i get those types of apps working on roms based on other phones? i have aloysius v12 but i want to use the verizon apps that come in the market but they are not there. is there i fix or patch so i can use skype or something like that?? i installed an APK i backed up but when i install it it says this app is not available for this phone. can someone please help?

Can you pull ur build.prop and attach it to a post here?

TopazAaron said:
Can you pull ur build.prop and attach it to a post here?
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where and how do i do that?

Working on a fix right now. Gimme a little bit and I'll have it up.

Doesn't jcase's market fix help this kind of problem?
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snyluc13 said:
Doesn't jcase's market fix help this kind of problem?
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I ran into this problem too running the Sprint based Fresh rom. While Jcase's Market Fix will fix the problem with missing protected apps, it wont fix the missing Verizon apps.
To do that, I used Root Explorer on my phone and opened the "build.prop" file located in the System folder. Open the file in the included text editor and scroll down to until you see this line:
"ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric"
The correct value for the line should be "310012". Sprint roms will have the value as "310120".
Save the changes and exit. After reboot, check your Market. The right-most tab on the main page will read "Verizon" now instead of "Downloads".

Or flash this handy zip from recovery.

FunkyFender said:
Or flash this handy zip from recovery.
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thanks ...works great

FunkyFender said:
Or flash this handy zip from recovery.
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Lol. Where were you when I needed you earlier?

PPCGeek01 said:
Lol. Where were you when I needed you earlier?
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At work unfortunately. These back-to-back shifts are killing me.

FunkyFender said:
Working on a fix right now. Gimme a little bit and I'll have it up.
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thanks i really want to use those apps
edit: thanks for the fix, works like a charm

Anyone else having issues with the my Verizon app? Everytime I go into it it states phone number can not be verified

FunkyFender said:
Or flash this handy zip from recovery.
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I know this is probably elementary, but is there a step by step post anywhere for flashing a zip file?
I just rooted last night and put the first custom ROM on my phone. This is uncharted territory for me. Everything is great so far except for these missing apps.
I tried the root explorer method, but it would only let me read the text, not edit.
EDIT: Ignore this post. GREAT SUCCESS!! Too easy.

PPCGeek01 said:
I ran into this problem too running the Sprint based Fresh rom. While Jcase's Market Fix will fix the problem with missing protected apps, it wont fix the missing Verizon apps.
To do that, I used Root Explorer on my phone and opened the "build.prop" file located in the System folder. Open the file in the included text editor and scroll down to until you see this line:
"ro.cdma.home.operator.numeric"
The correct value for the line should be "310012". Sprint roms will have the value as "310120".
Save the changes and exit. After reboot, check your Market. The right-most tab on the main page will read "Verizon" now instead of "Downloads".
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Thank you.
I was doing it the hard way - download the app in a HTC/VZW Rom, copy them to SD, restore the Sprint ROM (Aloysius V12) and install.
Looking at them now in the Market.
bftb0

THANKS. This worked great for me.

For those who need desktop in the browser...

I was looking at the galaxy tab section and saw a thread regarding useragents. As many of you know the old about:debug trick doesn't work on the latest 2.2 roms. Well some listed that about:useragent worked on his tab. So I got curious and tried it and guess what? It works!! A popup comes up when you type it that lets you choose between a whole hunch of useragents. Try it for yourself,
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Awesome, thanks!

Nice find, but, after setting desktop, it doesn't stick.
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gregc2009 said:
Nice find, but, after setting desktop, it doesn't stick.
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Have you tried custom?
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Yeah it wont stick and thought it did but tried hulu and no ho
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You may have to use it with the hacked version of flash from the nexus forums to get it to work with hulu. I'll try to confirm when I get a chance.
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been looking for this like for ever... thanks a lot man... somethings the most obvious things are the answers....

qreffie said:
You may have to use it with the hacked version of flash from the nexus forums to get it to work with hulu. I'll try to confirm when I get a chance.
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Confirmed this totally works with Hulu. What you need to do is uninstall flash player that you get from the marked with root explorer or whatever method you use and then install the flash_fixed from the link below and then set the useragent to desktop and it'll work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6583857&postcount=1

qreffie said:
Confirmed this totally works with Hulu. What you need to do is uninstall flash player that you get from the marked with root explorer or whatever method you use and then install the flash_fixed from the link below and then set the useragent to desktop and it'll work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6583857&postcount=1
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I am getting Hulu required flash player 10.0.32 or higher. How did you get pass this screen? I know the flash from market is 10.1.1+ so I am not sure why it isn't working.
I downloaded the Fixed Flash from the thread you linked and it said it was updated to the lastest version from market as well. hmmm.

PaiPiePia said:
I am getting Hulu required flash player 10.0.32 or higher. How did you get pass this screen? I know the flash from market is 10.1.1+ so I am not sure why it isn't working.
I downloaded the Fixed Flash from the thread you linked and it said it was updated to the lastest version from market as well. hmmm.
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I renamed the file to install_flash_player.apk and copied it to my sd card, then using root explorer I uninstalled the existing file from /system/app and copied the renamed .apk over and installed it in /system/app. Then I opened a browser window and just did the about:useragent trick, then went to hulu.com and clicked on the first video. It took about 30 seconds to load over 3g, but it started playing the video. Like they said in the previous posts, it doesn't stick, so you're probably going to have to do it every time you want to go to a site that normally blocks mobile useragents, but it does work.

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I renamed the file to install_flash_player.apk and copied it to my sd card, then using root explorer I uninstalled the existing file from /system/app and copied the renamed .apk over and installed it in /system/app. Then I opened a browser window and just did the about:useragent trick, then went to hulu.com and clicked on the first video. It took about 30 seconds to load over 3g, but it started playing the video. Like they said in the previous posts, it doesn't stick, so you're probably going to have to do it every time you want to go to a site that normally blocks mobile useragents, but it does work.
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That's exactly what I did. I even rebooted after uninstalling install_flash_player.apk and moving the new fixed_flash.apk (renamed to install_flash_player.apk). I then applied the desktop useragent and to my dismay it told me that I needed flash above 10.0.32.

Yeap,, watching hulu as I type... little lag though

PaiPiePia said:
That's exactly what I did. I even rebooted after uninstalling install_flash_player.apk and moving the new fixed_flash.apk (renamed to install_flash_player.apk). I then applied the desktop useragent and to my dismay it told me that I needed flash above 10.0.32.
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The only other way I've gotten it to work in the past was by adding it to the zip file of the rom I'm using and reflashing - open the bionix/macnut (or whatever zip file), delete the install_flash_player.apk file, then copy the hacked .apk that's been renamed install_flash_player.apk to the zip and flash. Now that I think about it though, I did have some trouble doing this on the bionix 2.2 rom before the flash update, and I've been running macnut R10 for the past few days so it may depend on what rom you're on.

qreffie said:
The only other way I've gotten it to work in the past was by adding it to the zip file of the rom I'm using and reflashing - open the bionix/macnut (or whatever zip file), delete the install_flash_player.apk file, then copy the hacked .apk that's been renamed install_flash_player.apk to the zip and flash. Now that I think about it though, I did have some trouble doing this on the bionix 2.2 rom before the flash update, and I've been running macnut R10 for the past few days so it may depend on what rom you're on.
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I see, I am currently not in the position to reflash my phone. I will give it a try when I have time. Thank you very much.

[HOW-TO] [Flash] [HULU] How to make Hulu (and others) work on the Samsung Galaxy Tab

The Galaxy Tab uses a custom build of Flash. If you try to install one of the hacked Nexus One Flash apks that are floating around, it won't work. Not only will you not be able to access Hulu, but Flash won't work at all. You also can't use the Android Market version.
Here's how to hack the Galaxy Tab to make Flash work with Hulu and other sites that block Android. These instructions are intended for more advanced users. Maybe someone nice will come along and post a pre-hacked apk, but I'm not going to post one myself. Sorry
1. Make sure your Galaxy Tab is rooted. If it isn't, you can easily root it by downloading z4root from the Android Market and running it.
2. Make sure you have Root Explorer installed. You can buy it for a few bucks in the Market if you don't already have it. It's a great program and worth the few dollars.
3. First, you need to get rid of the pre-installed version of Flash that comes with the Tab. Using Root Explorer, move install_adobe_flash.apk from /system/app/ to /sdcard/. You want to make sure it no longer exists in /system/app/ but that you have a backup copy in /sdcard/.
If you are like me and already deleted the original install_adobe_flash.apk from the Tab without backing it up, you will have to grab a new copy from a Galaxy Tab ROM. Find a Galaxy Tab ROM online (P1000XXJK5 works), uncompress it, mount factoryfs.rfs as an ISO, and get a new copy of the apk file out of it.
4. Next, you need to hex edit this version of Flash to make it appear as though it was Flash for Windows.
Now that you have install_adobe_flash.apk in the /sdcard folder, plug in the tab and enable USB file sharing.
Copy the apk file to your computer and unzip it. Inside, you will find /lib/armeabi-v7a/libflashplayer.so.
Open libflashplayer.so file in your favorite hex editor (Hex Fiend is good on OSX). Search for the ascii string "AND 10,1,92,8" (the numbers might be slightly different depending on your Tab's ROM). Replace that string with "WIN 10,1,102,64". Make sure the hex editor is in overwrite mode when you do this. The new string is longer than the old string, but you don't want to change the file size. Save the file.
5. Now you need to get your hacked version of Flash back onto the Tab.
You have a few options. You could install the flash apk using "adb install install_adobe_flash.apk". That would get you flash back. Then you could copy your hex edited libflashplayer.so to the /sdcard folder and then use Root Explorer to replace /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib/libflashplayer.so with your version. That will work fine, but you will have to recopy your modified libflashplayer.so over the original one every time you reboot.
The better option would be to rebuild install_adobe_flash.apk with your hacked library included. Then you can install your modified flash apk.
6. Browser Settings
Dolphin HD is the best choice. You need to make sure the user agent is set to "Desktop". It seems like you also need Flash set to "Always On", not "On Demand". It seems to act flakey with On Demand but your experience might vary.
You can alternatively use the Hulu Bookmark app in the app store instead of Dolphin HD.
Playback can be a bit choppy on Hulu in full resolution. Play around with other sites besides Hulu too. Other sites like cbs.com and adultswim.com worked for me.
Have fun!

Thx great work, any instructions on how to rebuild the apk ?
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Nice, thanks for the writeup. Flash is still far too flaky on mobile for my taste though. Its a complete mess IMO.

Would you be able to post the apk you used? I would gladly host it.

Rebuilt .APK is not installing
Followed the directions but I am not sure if I rebuilt the .apk properly as my modified Flash Player package fails to install. Can someone please post a working modified .apk?

I was following great until
... rebuild install_adobe_flash.apk with your hacked library included ...
How is that done?

Sign APKs
here is a tutorial on creating a key and how to sign an apk. hope this helps.
http://www.androiddevelopment.org/tag/apk/

I tired following your instructions to the letter then returning the edited hex file into the apk replacing the existing one, but no go. Is there a particular way it needs to be recompiled? If anyone knows how and can provide the edited apk for an ATT galaxy tab I would happily donate and I'm sure I'm not alone.

no dice
hulu and other sites gives me an error "requires flash player 10.0.32 or higher..."
as far as hexing, signing, and installing everything works a charm.
http://www.pixeldesire.com/box/install_flash_player.apk-signed

Wondering if you could use the Flash apk from the files for the Epic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841472

Does anyone know about that apk?

Which apk?
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hulu and other streamers
okay so a whole peck of websites are rolling out xda's howto for the hulu hack, but any comment says it no workee. anybody that can confirm or deny? also, anybody got a line on netflix for the Galaxy Tab?

crazyhack said:
okay so a whole peck of websites are rolling out xda's howto for the hulu hack, but any comment says it no workee. anybody that can confirm or deny? also, anybody got a line on netflix for the Galaxy Tab?
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im on sprint tab and it def dont work. spent a few hours with it one day...maybe intended for an older flash like the firmware op suggests...just amazed how many stupid blogging sites repost info w/o testing...way to spread the ignorance...i have another idea on how to make it work using what i know about my evo. this MAY work. if it does i will post the apk...

it would be cool if we can get something working.

Success! Thanks to the OP for the write-up. I took the stock AT&T flash player apk, hex edited the version in libflashplayer.so and replaced it on the phone. It works fine in Dolphin HD (plugins set to Always; haven't tried On-demand) for Hulu.
I tried my hand at repacking the apk and signing it, but it doesn't seem to register the plugin using my apk, even though it's properly signed. So for now, the only approach that seems reliable is to install the stock apk and once installed, copy the modified libflashplayer.so over to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib.
See attached. I provide no guaranties, so YMMV. Unzip libflashplayer.so.zip prior to copying.
EDIT: Works great on southparkstudios.com too!

Would this work with the netflix web site?
Thanks for your efforts.
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Success! Thanks to the OP for the write-up. I took the stock AT&T flash player apk, hex edited the version in libflashplayer.so and replaced it on the phone. It works fine in Dolphin HD (plugins set to Always; haven't tried On-demand) for Hulu.
I tried my hand at repacking the apk and signing it, but it doesn't seem to register the plugin using my apk, even though it's properly signed. So for now, the only approach that seems reliable is to install the stock apk and once installed, copy the modified libflashplayer.so over to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib.
See attached. I provide no guaranties, so YMMV. Unzip libflashplayer.so.zip prior to copying.
EDIT: Works great on southparkstudios.com too!
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bhagiratha said:
Would this work with the netflix web site?
Thanks for your efforts.
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Browsing their website works fine, but you can't stream directly to the browser. That requires Silverlight, which I don't believe is available for the Android platform.

agentdr8 said:
Success! Thanks to the OP for the write-up. I took the stock AT&T flash player apk, hex edited the version in libflashplayer.so and replaced it on the phone. It works fine in Dolphin HD (plugins set to Always; haven't tried On-demand) for Hulu.
I tried my hand at repacking the apk and signing it, but it doesn't seem to register the plugin using my apk, even though it's properly signed. So for now, the only approach that seems reliable is to install the stock apk and once installed, copy the modified libflashplayer.so over to /data/data/com.adobe.flashplayer/lib.
See attached. I provide no guaranties, so YMMV. Unzip libflashplayer.so.zip prior to copying.
EDIT: Works great on southparkstudios.com too!
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Sorry, does not work for me. Any suggestions? I did try in Miren and the default browser so perhaps browser specific?
Just tried Dolphin HD, no go. using your files.

I hope someone who knows better can get this working on a Tmo tab and confirm it before I blow mines up.
Hulu is a must have for long trips!

MIUI MMS Size Fix - 1.12.9, 1.12.16 (MMS Size Changed), 2.3.4a

So, i got fed up with dealing with thumbnail MMS for TMOUS while using MIUI, and i dont believe using a different txt messaging app is a viable solution, thus, i took matters into my own hands and edited the UA in the messaging app to NexusOne.
!!!NEW CHANGES!!!
This uses the N95 UA and Uaprof for carrier compatibility reasons.
The MMS Size has been changed to 120000 per request from relldroid
I tested this on my own phone without any issues.
Based off of 1.12.16, 1.12.9 and the latest stable 2.3.4a
Simply boot into CWRecovery and flash like any other update
Let me know of any issues, and i'll try to help as much as possible
Thank you.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Download file for your chosen build
2) Save it to your SDCARD (root dir is the easiest)
3) Boot into CWM Recovery
4) Select "load zip from SDCARD"
5) Select zip file on SDCARD
6) Reboot
-6a) It can be considered safe measure to wipe the cache and Dalvik cache prior to rebooting. No harm no foul
--Alternatively, if you use Rom Manager, you can use that as well. That program works directly with CWM Recovery.
How-To for yourselves
Hard Method;
Req - SystemUI.apk, Framework.apk, MMS.apk (all from the same build, no mismatching) APKManager (google is your friend )
1, install APKManager
2, move SystemUI.apk -> c:\users\*your username here*\APKTool\
3, rename Framework.apk -> 1.apk
4, move 1.apk -? c:\users\*your username here*\APKTool\Framework\
5, move MMS.apk -> ~\apkmanager\place-apk-here-for-editing
6, run apkmanager from the installed directory (instructions of how to run it is with the download)
7, decompile mms.apk
8, within the \projects\ folder, there will be a folder labeled MMS, locate the xml file mms_config
9, edit the string userAgent -> NexusOne (other useagents can also work, NexusOne is a known working one for HD2 + TMOBILE)
10, once edited, compile, hit yes, then yes
11, follow the one screen instructions (it's straight forward)
12, rename the newly created apk unsignedMMS.apk (located in \place-apk-here-for-modding) to MMS.apk
13, place the new MMS.apk into the \system of your phone
14, reboot
Easy method:
Req - latest MMS fix
1, download my latest fix
2, unzip
3, unzip the mms.apk (treating the mms.apk as a zip file)
4, locate mms_config.xml
5, copy to the new mms.apk (again, treating as a zip file
6, move to \system of your phone
7, reboot
Use only the above instructions if you know what you are doing, I take no responsibilities in any damage/issues caused by the provided methods.

Are you on TMOUS? I'm having this problem myself....

bigmixxx said:
Are you on TMOUS? I'm having this problem myself....
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I am on TMOU, been trying to fix it all day, but now it's fixed

shrinex said:
I am on TMOU, been trying to fix it all day, but now it's fixed
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could you upload the mms file you used? or post a link to the build you got it from
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lowrider262 said:
could you upload the mms file you used? or post a link to the build you got it from
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edited original post with both link and .apk file

shrinex said:
edited original post with both link and .apk file
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thanks, trying this now... will report results shortly. really hope i can get this working, blurry mms is the only thing thats been keeping me from running miui. btw what miui build are you using?
EDIT: i tried this on NDT ginger miui 8.0 build, no luck. it says "application not installed" and there is no icon for messaging.

lowrider262 said:
thanks, trying this now... will report results shortly. really hope i can get this working, blurry mms is the only thing thats been keeping me from running miui. btw what miui build are you using?
EDIT: i tried this on NDT ginger miui 8.0 build, no luck. it says "application not installed" and there is no icon for messaging.
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Im using JW MIUI 1.4.29 -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050645
How i went about it is that i put the mms.apk in the root of my sd card using ES File Explorer (which supports system rw mounting) then copied the file into \system\app\, overwriting the original.
If you try to install it as a normal apk, it will reject it, since it's a system app

shrinex said:
Im using JW MIUI 1.4.29 -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050645
How i went about it is that i put the mms.apk in the root of my sd card using ES File Explorer (which supports system rw mounting) then copied the file into \system\app\, overwriting the original.
If you try to install it as a normal apk, it will reject it, since it's a system app
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thanks for the reply, downloading JW MIUI now to try again. will report results
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still cant get it to work, looks like ill be sticking with CM7 roms
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lowrider262 said:
still cant get it to work, looks like ill be sticking with CM7 roms
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you even pushed it via ADB?
i'll see if i can make it flashable

Here is a fix for tmobile mms, flash it via CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11419702&postcount=1446

Capt.PP said:
Here is a fix for tmobile mms, flash it via CWM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11419702&postcount=1446
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That is one way to resolve the issue, tho thats the gingerbread default mms apk, not the miui verson.
i've replaced the apk in the zip with the one that i'm using for messaging so it should work with miui builds.
...i wish i knew how to make flashable packages

lowrider262 said:
still cant get it to work, looks like ill be sticking with CM7 roms
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uploaded a flashable apk, i take no credit for it

shrinex said:
uploaded a flashable apk, i take no credit for it
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thanks!!! this worked for me on NDT MIUI rom!!! now if there was just a way to get this method to work on sense roms id be set

isnt there a TMOUS specific sense that has a mms fix implemented??
i forgot which one it was tho...

shrinex said:
isnt there a TMOUS specific sense that has a mms fix implemented??
i forgot which one it was tho...
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i know a few have the 1024 size fix, ive tried frankinstine and cmyxlgo stock desire that both have it but it didnt make a difference for me, still blurry. until now the only thing thats worked is cm7 builds because of the custom user-agent option
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What Does miui mean?

iiadore said:
What Does miui mean?
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MIUI is a custom android suit, like how sense is for android. It originally started out as a knock off from the iPhone but evolved into something more unique. Go check it out @ www.miuiandroid.com, they update the rom once a week, every friday

Still a novice here....
How do you flash the size fix with the zip file?
Do I just unzip the file using root explorer?q

Force close
I tried everything even pushed through adb and still not working. :l

Browser APK

I deleted the browser and need to get the apk so I can reload it. Can someone please post it for me?
Thanks.

Can anyone please help?

what build are you on? 2.2.2 or 2.3.4? either way all you need to do is download a flashable version of the rom unzip it and pull it from system/app i use to do it allll the time when i was testing different apps on phones

joshyy_rey said:
what build are you on? 2.2.2 or 2.3.4? either way all you need to do is download a flashable version of the rom unzip it and pull it from system/app i use to do it allll the time when i was testing different apps on phones
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Thanks. I'm running 2.2.2. Where can I find the stock ROM so I can pull it from? I tried from a customer ROM but it wouldn't install. I'm assuming it is because it has been deodexed/zipaligned.
Thanks again.

I tried but no luck, any clue how and I can try again.

dstevens said:
Thanks. I'm running 2.2.2. Where can I find the stock ROM so I can pull it from? I tried from a customer ROM but it wouldn't install. I'm assuming it is because it has been deodexed/zipaligned.
Thanks again.
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Ill look for one or just do it and post in the morning
Sent from Moto Atrix

You have to have the stock browser in system/apps/

Ronaldo_9 said:
You have to have the stock browser in system/apps/
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yeah just use root explorer to push to system/apps/

joshyy_rey said:
Ill look for one or just do it and post in the morning
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So I downloaded the Blur_Version 4.1.83 from Motorola's website and noticed there are two Browser files:
Browser.apk.p
Browser.odex.p
I renamed them (removing the p) and pushed them to systems/app. When I tried to install the apk is said it is a system app and do I want to overwrite it (something like that). I clicked yes but the install failed. Now when I try to install I get the following Parse error: There is a problem parsing the package. I've tried a factory reset (both ways) and still can't get it to load.
Help!!

can you specify files and locations?
note that my atrix is 2.2.2.
you can also use different browser such as firefox or dolphine hd.