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[SOLVED] [REQ] Stock Settings.apk

EDIT: Did what I should've done in the first place, and googled "Kindle Fire system dump".
I somehow used Titanium Backup to remove my stock settings app. I'd like to reinstall it so that I can do a factory reset. Could someone please upload their Settings.apk for me? Thank you!

So you don't need this then?
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No, but thanks for asking. Found the file in the aforementioned system dump.

Removing apps

hey everyone just wanted to know how exactly I would go about removing some of the apps that come either in stock roms or custom ones... from my experience with android phones all this entails is using a root file explorer and removing the apk from either /system/app or /data/app and any associated data folders from /data/data and rebooting, however I don't know much about honeycomb or why this doesn't seem to work as the apps remain there
tl;dr trying to remove bloat/unwanted apps and they won't disappear, I'm running HoneyVillain and Villain kernel 3.7... any suggestions are much appreciated
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anoninja118 said:
hey everyone just wanted to know how exactly I would go about removing some of the apps that come either in stock roms or custom ones... from my experience with android phones all this entails is using a root file explorer and removing the apk from either /system/app or /data/app and any associated data folders from /data/data and rebooting, however I don't know much about honeycomb or why this doesn't seem to work as the apps remain there
tl;dr trying to remove bloat/unwanted apps and they won't disappear, I'm running HoneyVillain and Villain kernel 3.7... any suggestions are much appreciated
sent from my Acer Iconia A500 beast of a tablet via XDA app
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It's basically the same procedure as your phone, but you may also have some dependant lib files located in system/lib. If there are any, those need to be removed as well

kjy2010 said:
It's basically the same procedure as your phone, but you may also have some dependant lib files located in system/lib. If there are any, those need to be removed as well
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cool thanks I'll look around, I probably didn't search thoroughly enough
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Just use titanium backup.

Titanium backup is the wayto go for me too.

I prefer to remove it altogether, if I'm not gonna use it what's the point of it being there... either way thanks guys I got it to work, there were some leftover files hiding in various folders throughout /system and /data that I rooted (lol) out and deleted and now the apps are gone
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anoninja118 said:
I prefer to remove it altogether, if I'm not gonna use it what's the point of it being there... either way thanks guys I got it to work, there were some leftover files hiding in various folders throughout /system and /data that I rooted (lol) out and deleted and now the apps are gone
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Titanium backup does remove it completely, it just leaves an empty folder behind at most .

Syndicate Apps ICS launcher failed, now what?

I had been happy running GO launcher beta, but I was curious about syndicate apps ICS launcher. I downloaded from their site and installed it. It comes up as an option when I hit the home button but it will not load and it does not show up as an app so I can't uninstall it. What do i need to do to get this junk off of my kindle? Manually delete files somewhere?

Go into settings and applications and uninstall it.
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Thank you, I'm having a brain fart at the moment Lol.
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If you want to try ICS Launcher, install the app. Using Root Explorer, go to data/app and move the apk to system/app folder. Reboot your Kindle and it should work fine.
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Soft key color change?

I'm curious if anyone has used Rom Toolbox, and knows if it can change the color of the three soft key colors (you know, back, home, task mgr)? Or do you know how to do this WITHOUT running a ROM. I'm not a big fan of ROMs. I know how to manually replace the boot animation, but figured if ROM Toolbox can do both of these, then I will use it. Either my search skills are very crappy (which I know to be fact, lol) or nobody has ever really posted about this. Any help would be appreciated. These are last two things I need to finish my customizing. Thanks.
EDIT: CRAP! Can a mod move this to the Q&A? That's where I was, and I somehow ended up in the General section, lol. Thanks.

Edit the systemui.apk file, in the res/drawable-hdpi folder all the icons are there.
Custom ROM not needed, just root since it's a system file.
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More difficult than thought. I extracted SystemUI.apk from "system/app", replaced the default images with the ones I want to use, zipped it back up, renamed it from SystemUI.zip to SystemUI.apk, and then when I attempted to paste it back into system/app, it wouldn't let me since the folder is read only. I can't seem to change the permissions of "/system/app" so that I can paste this in there. I had a feeling this try wouldn't work, as I got the instructions from a Galaxy Nexus instruction which stated that it would really only work if a deodexed ROM was installed, but figured i'd give it a shot anyway.
I also tried using ROM ToolBox. Created my theme, but it says the theme is incompatible when I try to install it (followed the directions step by step for creating the theme). Looks like I may have to contact the developer of RTB since it would appear that the Nexus 7 isn't supported yet.
"We have compared the images and apps with your current system and have determined that this theme will not work for your current device setup."
Any other thoughts? Am I doing something wrong? Just don't really have a need for a full fledged ROM. Just wanna change 3 little software buttons, lol.
EDIT:
Forgot to mention that I also tried Zip Themer, but like RTB, it doesn't support Nexus 7 yet. I'll be sure to inform both developers

Use root explorer, put the modded apk on your SD then using the phone copy it from SD to /system/app with root explorer and click the mount r/w button at top , or use adb t push it to the device
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If your rom is odexed (which the stock.rom is), then you will not be able.to achieve what you want...
You will need to deodex your rom before theme'ing
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[Q] Own ROM issues?

Right.
So, when I open up .ext3 files in 7zip I notice they have "users" and "modes".
Things I'm curious of:
1. How can I remove apps in my ROM via .ext3 editing?
2. How can I install apps in my ROM (via .ext3 editing)?
3. Just simply removing the .apk for, let's say, the Phone app (BlurPhone.apk) and putting a different apk named Phone.apk, but with the same function and simply being a port from a different phone, will it be a issue?
4. GO Launcher EX/Go Locker - can it be installed in a ROM?...
Also, I got some issues regarding the MD5 Sum ("mismatched " but it actually is a duplicate ). Was it because I had a vanilla copy of my backup in the backup folder?..

Bump?...

Firtst if all, learn to make an cwm zip , its much easier to make changes that way.
To remove an app, just remove the apk file. Do the opposite when adding apps.
Any launcher can be added to rom.
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This excellent instruction might help you with building from source:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1593117

thanks, but sadly I'm not going to develop 4.0/4.1 stuff, only 2.3 skins for the moment. Thanks for the help tho
Another (kinda random, but hey): how's the lockscreen app named?...Or is it a sub-part of a motoblur app?