Well i don't know much about android SDK or java programming . I wanted to know whether there is a way to rename the package name of an app to install it along with the pre-installed app so that you don't have to root your phone to remove the stock apps and install the new app alongside. One example is the brut maps. It has two versions. One which needs the stock google maps to replaced while the other one just installs. One case where you may need it is (only required till the time you are not rooted) when the ddjp2 had swype but was not working. In that case we would have installed the renamed swype alongside and then we could have got swype to work without rooting (tho now we have a working update JP4, but still there are cases when you need a renamed apk). So any idea ?
Hi everyone,
First of all, excuse my bad english (I'm french).
I'm now working in a company who's producing tablets for kids.
I'm not an android developper, just a project manager.
For the new version of our tablets (2013), we are going to pass the Google Approval (GSM) to have all the Google Apps in the tab (it was not the case for the previous version).
But, we need to include a lot of preloaded content in the tablet (games, books...) and we will be able to do that only after the Google approval, so all the installation apk files cannot be included in the ROM.
So, we are trying to find an app (included to our ROM) witch can automatically install a list of APK during the first launch of the tab.
Is there any application existing for that ?
My S3 is running Omega Rom and it's using AROMA installer : it's kind of similar function except the AROMA installer install the ROM and the apps at the same time, and I need to do it separately.
Thanks for your help and answers
Yea aroma installer sounds good..you guys can do something like..when the tablet boots up the first time it takes to the recovery and install the aroma zip...where the user can seect the thibgs they want automatically
-Rik[Rittik]
Thanks for your answer ! I'll try with this tool then
Hi,
I have another question related to the same subject...
So, we plan to buid a specific ROM and to make Google approve it (GSM certification).
After the ROM will be signed by Google, we cannot touch it.
We will probably include AROMA to our ROM so that it can install a package of APK during the first launch of the tablet.
We will have to make different packages for each country because the preloaded apps will be different for each one.
Question is : what if the user have to make a hard reset on the tablet ?
Will he lose all the applications he installed ?
Is there a way not to destroy the "Data" partition during a hard reset ? Kind of hard reset without full wipe ?
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks
R: APK Package installer
You can put aroma apps to system app and make it deactivable!
Dear i9190 owners
I have applied the root method of the i9195 to my i9190 and the root suceeded. use the same files and the same recovery but apply the su application using recovery instead downloading it from the market.
My i9190 now is rooted and works perfectly.
kind regards
Update:
after you install the kernel and recovery and the su app you might get an annoying message saying : Detection Information - The device has detected an application attempting unpermitted actions. To protect your device, it is recommended you reboot"
to stop this message from appearing do this :
1. Use File Manager with root explorer instead and mount SYSTEM as WRITABLE.
2. Go to: /data/data/ look for com.sec.knox.seandroid and rename it to 000.knox.seandroid or whathever you wish.. Same thing applies to com.sec.knox.store
3. Go to: /system/app/ and DELETE: KNOXAgent.apk, KNOXAgent.odex, KNOXStore.apk, KNOXStore.odex
4. Restart
Tips? Help plz
LibyaDroid said:
Dear i9190 owners
I have applied the root method of the i9195 to my i9190 and the root suceeded. use the same files and the same recovery but apply the su application using recovery instead downloading it from the market.
My i9190 now is rooted and works perfectly.
kind regards
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Yeah, i dit the same, even tried the files (from todat) at development forum.
Everything workes fine, until today. (before and after folloing the new guide) same problem.
My locksreen hangs and give me "wait" or "ok" choice, all the time. Programs that worked before begin to fail me, hangs and not work.
No sound from spotify, etc.
Dont know what to do, i have restarted my phone, i had a full wipe. sad, cant do anything almost.
Any tips?
Just to be sure, Timsung, did you apply the 9195 root on the 9190?
Timsung said:
Yeah, i dit the same, even tried the files (from todat) at development forum.
Everything workes fine, until today. (before and after folloing the new guide) same problem.
My locksreen hangs and give me "wait" or "ok" choice, all the time. Programs that worked before begin to fail me, hangs and not work.
No sound from spotify, etc.
Dont know what to do, i have restarted my phone, i had a full wipe. sad, cant do anything almost.
Any tips?
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I applied the root of this thread exactly and didn't see any troubles. [RECOVERY][ROOT] Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (GT-I9195)
my phone works perfectly and rooted and has recovery.
I think you need to flash stock firmware and apply the root again from the above thread of i9195
by the way .. after the root if you download the su application from the play store it will not work. you need to flash it through recovery.
I checked recently the recovery/boot files of both models I9190 and I9195.
The partitions is exactly the same, and the addres of them too. (mmcblkxx)
it's also the same harware except the nfc and the lte, so there is nothing to fear.
Hello,
I intend to purchase a S4 Mini and turn it "Google Edition", but I have some questions regarding it.
What implications does it have? I assume the touchwiz specific functions will not work, but will the phone/android specific functions work? GPS, navigation, google maps, etc?
Can the functionality of the camera and music player be improved with apps (like more camera options that touchwiz has, but not a Google edition)? I'd like to use the active notification app, will I be able to?
Since Android is free, will I get the latest automated updates as soon as it hits the Nexus?
Here is the rooting tutorial, does it tell all that is to know?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2364980
This tutorial has a video, but is for the i9505, can it still be used as a guideline?
http://www.technobuffalo.com/videos/how-to-turn-a-galaxy-s4-into-a-google-edition-phone/
There isn't a Google edition rom for the S4 Mini. You should just flash CyanogenMod 10.1 on it if you want something like that. All the functions you mentioned are working on CM10.1.
The camera in Google stock roms (upon which CM is based) has less features than the Samsung stock camera.
The activenotification app works fine on CM. TouchWiz is the interface used in Samsung stock roms and does not exist on these custom roms based on the Google stock roms.
Thanks. What I mean to say is that I want to install stock Google android (4.3) on the phone and get rid of touchwiz. I need to get more information about CyanogenMod to decide,
I'm sure it has neat features, but all I need really is a phone the size of the S4 mini and to run stock android on it (hence my decision to go with it, otherwise I could buy one of the google edition phones right away). I just wondered if it still has stuff like navigation and if the camera would work normally and such. Also whether I would get the automatic updates of android or am stuck with the version I installed.
Are you planning to get the LTE version? CyanogenMod 10.1 is currently only available on the LTE model.
You should read about what CyanogenMod is about @ http://www.cyanogenmod.org/about
I feel that it suits your needs
The one I'm getting is LTE.
So with the CyanogenMod I can still have that pure stock Google android look, but can change themes and stuff? Having choices and options is great but I want that pure and simple 100% stock android look.
I wonder how stable it is and how do I update that? Do I need to flash it each time? Stock android gets automatic updates, but if I use CM, than I don't want to fiddle around with installing updates again risking data and the phone.
I see 10.2 (4.3) is out.
Custom roms need to be tailored for each phone. There is only 10.1 available for the GT-I9195 for now. Support for 10.2 will come later when 10.1 is more stable.
There are automatic update notifications for updates to CyanogenMod. The latest builds commonly are based on the latest version of that Android release available on open source.
Incremental CyanogenMod updates don't wipe your data.
I put CM10.1 on it. I love the stock google look, so much more pleasant. The set of options is great.
Thanks to arco68 for the rooting tutorial and you for the rom installation.
I didn't backup the previous rom though, is there a way to reset it if necessary?
Is there a way to use the "System/Notification drawer/Widget buttons" on the "Lock screen/Slider shortcuts"?
I'd like to use the "Go to sleep" function by sliding the lock screen to the left to shut off the screen as opposed to sliding it left to unlock.
I tried some lock screen apps. Two work excellent, just as I want, but the one wakes screen up right after shutting it and the other stays open as app in the background. A third works but not so great.
having problem
LibyaDroid said:
Dear i9190 owners
I have applied the root method of the i9195 to my i9190 and the root suceeded. use the same files and the same recovery but apply the su application using recovery instead downloading it from the market.
My i9190 now is rooted and works perfectly.
kind regards
Update:
after you install the kernel and recovery and the su app you might get an annoying message saying : Detection Information - The device has detected an application attempting unpermitted actions. To protect your device, it is recommended you reboot"
to stop this message from appearing do this :
1. Use File Manager with root explorer instead and mount SYSTEM as WRITABLE.
2. Go to: /data/data/ look for com.sec.knox.seandroid and rename it to 000.knox.seandroid or whathever you wish.. Same thing applies to com.sec.knox.store
3. Go to: /system/app/ and DELETE: KNOXAgent.apk, KNOXAgent.odex, KNOXStore.apk, KNOXStore.odex
4. Restart
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it shows this!!!!what can i do????
Hi everybody.
Im customizing my Note 3 N9005 rooted with the latest firmware I7.
I made a mistake using ROM Toolbox Pro and i stopped the service Exchange. That made my email application not function so i lost both services.
I made a backup of both before i touch anything but when i try to reinstall them with the same ROM Toolbox Pro, the program says it cant do it. Also with Roote Explorer into that application (very usefull with lots of options).
I also made a copy of all the APK into my Exsdcard and put the two APK with and without the ODEX files and nothing. In security i disable the setting that will allow to install them but nothing works. I even restart the phone with various settings and nothing changes.
So weird that original stocks APK cant be installed back.
Their name are SecEmail_Japk and SecExchange.apk. I reasure that i have both safely backed up but i cant install them again.
I tried K-9 but im acustom to this email apk. I also read something about flashing them but i dont even know how to do that (and make it worst).
Any help with this??
Thank you
Hi,
I can't seem to install Google's new uploaded camera. It seems many people have this problem as well (at least in the Nexus 4 section which is my device as well).
The error I got was "package file was not signed correctly...". That was when I had the photosphere camera so I deleted it's .apk and .sh files. After that I got the error "application already exists". Deleting the AOSP camera doesn't seem to help as well.
Any suggestions?
P.S this seems to be a custom rom problem, for example Slimkat users had this problem as well and the developers had to release some fix for it.
flashing the PA new google camera addon module, does not permit to upgrade / install the google camera from play store, it says that is not possible because of a wrong signature, then if i remove with root file explorer from /system/app and i try to install from market it says that application is already present, do someone know how to solve that? i'm on OmniROM
Solved...
Install apk from here:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/04/16/breaking-google-releases-stock-camera-app-to-the-play-store/
Worked for me without having to delete anything.
yes but the apk let you install mat it's not connected to google play store so if any upgrade exit you won't be able to installa automatically
Yep that is a problem... But you can just install the new apk again when it's updated that's all.
Is the still no solution for the problem? I'm experiencing it as well on my Nexus 4 running PA 4.4 rom
Use modular gapps
I am having zuk z2 plus and I recently installed a custom ROM (pixel experience 8.1.0). On first istallion the Google moded camera seams to be working fine but after a factory reset ,I again tried to install but the camera is not installing (" app not installed").so please help me out