So the Sprint S4 has basic bookmarks for the Android Browser under 'Samsung bookmarks' folder.
I was able to remove all the bookmarks except for the 'SprintWEB' one. For Chrome browser, I disabled the entire Samsung bookmarks folder by removing com.android.providers.partnersbookmarks.
But for Android Browser, the Samsung bookmarks folder is still there, and the SprintWEB link can not be manually deleted.
How can I delete the folder/link and if not, does anyone know where the bookmarks are stored for the Android Browser? Not Chrome browser.
I looked under data/data but no folder for com.android.browser exists! Currently on 4.2.2. I've read that there should be a folder for the android browser. There is one called "data/data/com.android.browser.provider" but that only contains an empty folder 'cache' and a file 'lib->/data/app-lib/com.android.browser.provider'.
Any ideas anyone?
Okay finally figured out how to remove the blasted Samsung bookmark folder entirely including the manually-undeletable "SprintWEB" bookmark from Browser.
Need root, then go to "/data/data/com.sec.android.app.sbrowser/databases" and delete the operatorbookmarks.db.
When you next launch Browser, it will have repopulated all of the default Samsung bookmarks (but SprintWEB is gone). You can then manually delete all the Samsung folder bookmarks. Once the last one is deleted, the entire Samsung folder will disappear as well.
As noted above, to remove it from Chrome you just disable/delete the com.android.providers.partnersbookmarks app itself.
solara1973 said:
Okay finally figured out how to remove the blasted Samsung bookmark folder entirely including the manually-undeletable "SprintWEB" bookmark from Browser.
Need root, then go to "/data/data/com.sec.android.app.sbrowser/databases" and delete the operatorbookmarks.db.
When you next launch Browser, it will have repopulated all of the default Samsung bookmarks (but SprintWEB is gone). You can then manually delete all the Samsung folder bookmarks. Once the last one is deleted, the entire Samsung folder will disappear as well.
As noted above, to remove it from Chrome you just disable/delete the com.android.providers.partnersbookmarks app itself.
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Hi, removed the cache en data from the Internet app and then disabled the com.android.providers.partnersbookmarks and rebooted.
All my favorites were gone except for Samsung Home and its Manual favorites.
No, I'm not rooted, just bone stock.
Any other possibilities perhaps?
Ed
Edjekadetj said:
Hi, removed the cache en data from the Internet app and then disabled the com.android.providers.partnersbookmarks and rebooted.
All my favorites were gone except for Samsung Home and its Manual favorites.
No, I'm not rooted, just bone stock.
Any other possibilities perhaps?
Ed
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Need root, then go to "/data/data/com.sec.android.app.sbrowser/databases" and delete the operatorbookmarks.db.
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You have to be rooted to be able to go into data and manually delete the bookmarks file.
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You have to be rooted to be able to go into data and manually delete the bookmarks file.
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Okay, thanks for your advice.
I'll see what I going to do.
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For some reason acer decided not to put the exchange feature onto the tablet which i found quite annoying. thankfully user member id10terrordfw found a way to fix this and posted the apks.
to get exchange working you first need root and either root explorer (paid app but worth the money) or es file explorer (free but you have to enable root privaleges inside the app. its under the settings menu)
1. navigate to system/apps and copy email.apk and email.odex
2. past these to your sd card as a backup
3. rename email.apk and email.odex to email.apk.old and email.odex.old
4. extract the files from the download and past them into the system/apps folder. (they should be Email.apk and EmailWidget.apk)
5. once done you can then go to email and try and setup an exchange account.
previously it only gave an imap and pop3 selection on the manual setup page. now it should include exchange as an option.
tested and working by me
again a big big thank you to the original poster/fixer the original thread is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056968
I attempted these instructions but after renaming the email.apk and email.odex, the e-mail app doesn't show in the list of apps installed. I attempted to install the email app from the files provided and it won't install.
My tablet is rooted and I made the changes using Root Explorer.
Richard1322 said:
I attempted these instructions but after renaming the email.apk and email.odex, the e-mail app doesn't show in the list of apps installed. I attempted to install the email app from the files provided and it won't install.
My tablet is rooted and I made the changes using Root Explorer.
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4. extract the files from the download and past them into the system/apps folder. (they should be Email.apk and EmailWidget.apk)
you're not supposed to install them, just drop them in the correct folder
sorry my reply to this post didn't include that i extracted the files to my flash drive and copied the files from the flash drive to the system/apps folder.
Richard1322 said:
sorry my reply to this post didn't include that i extracted the files to my flash drive and copied the files from the flash drive to the system/apps folder.
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Did you try fixing permissions?
blazingwolf said:
Did you try fixing permissions?
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Thank you!!! You hit it right on the money. Modified rights to mirror orginal email.apk.
How do i fix those permissions? I can't get it to work
And can't find an mirror option for the permissions too !
But there is a sync ready to download from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058401
Is this not the same?
Maliacrete said:
But there is a sync ready to download from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058401
Is this not the same?
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Yes it's the same? :S
Dennus2008 said:
Yes it's the same? :S
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Sorry i meant with this here: http://www.acer.ch/ac/de/CH/content/drivers
HI..
I did exactly the same instructions given here but the eMail App just disappeared from my program list, I even paste the old files which backed up again to the folder but again theres nothing. I just lost my eMail application.
please help...
reboot
then it should work
Thanks.. i repeated the hole process again and after three rebooting it works now and finally i can receive my company eMails naturally.
its a shame no search feature for this mail app.
Email FCs
I was able to copy the 2 APK files and configure my Exhange account but after it opens for a few seconds, it FCs.
Anyone had the same problem?
exchange is working
2 conditions:
1. you have to add an account in settings sync choose company
2. you have o define a pin code
3. you have to encrypt your device.
i am at the encryption stage takes an hour especailly to find out if it slows down somewhat.
so before barking check.
What a load of baloney. If you have the update from 139 or higher, all you have to do,with the default email client, is go to Settings , Accounts. Tap Add Account, Choose Corporate and set it up as normal. No PIN or encryption needed.
zoubidou said:
2 conditions:
1. you have to add an account in settings sync choose company
2. you have o define a pin code
3. you have to encrypt your device.
i am at the encryption stage takes an hour especailly to find out if it slows down somewhat.
so before barking check.
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Getting exchange to work
Hi all,
I finally got it working but I had to do just about everything in this thread.
Use the (paid) Root Explorer, all the others just won't get the (root) privileges needed to rename and paste, eventhough they might say they have. I fiddled around with this for an hour before I gave up and bought the root explorer app.
Check the permissions of the original files (email.apk and email.obex), when you have pasted your new files into the /system/apps folder the permissions will probably be different. Reset them to what the original files were otherwise your e-mail app will not show up in the apps list.
Reboot! My email app disappeared and only returned when I rebooted.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the original post in this thread!!
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What a load of baloney. If you have the update from 139 or higher, all you have to do,with the default email client, is go to Settings , Accounts. Tap Add Account, Choose Corporate and set it up as normal. No PIN or encryption needed.
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zoubidou said:
2 conditions:
1. you have to add an account in settings sync choose company
2. you have o define a pin code
3. you have to encrypt your device.
i am at the encryption stage takes an hour especailly to find out if it slows down somewhat.
so before barking check.
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PIN and Encryption requirements are set by your exchange server. Requirements change depending on how your IT has the server set up.
ok if you think so. I just can tell you that it will not allow to connect to exchange as long as you have not encryptet the device, and this has nothing to do with exchange requirements, but with standard ACER policy, ie. if you use it as a company device you should encrypt the device.
I am exchange administrator using as well exchange 2007 and 2010 virtualized exchange servers and i am sure i know what i am talking about. ACTIVESYNC does not require any encryption at all.
but of corse i am talking about the standard email client coming from ACER/GOOGLE, not some other made up email client needing root and so on.
but you can believe it or not, up to you, but that is the way it works.
Must be rooted!
Need Root Browser with root permission.
Navigate to data>user>0.com.sec.android.app.sbrowser>app_sbrowser>default>bookmarks file
Make backup of the file named Bookmarks
Open the original file as a text file in Root Browser's text editor. Each line that has: "editable": "0" you will need to change the 0 into a 1
So it will look like: "editable": "1"
Save your edits and now you can go to the bookmarks in the stock browser and delete them.
haartilijk bedankt!!
Worked for me. The old trick of force closing the browser and clearing the app data wasn't working, but this method did the trick. Thanks!
Yes finally, I searched everywhere and this is the only method that worked. Thanks
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Finally. This worked.
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Worked great. Easy after you know how to... Thanks a lot.
Can anyone follow the instructions and then copy/paste their txt file?
I messed with it too much (deleted whole paragraphs) now I don't know what order it goes, bookmarks are gone but on my top right corner the bookmark and window buttons are flipped, I rather have the window button where it was.
Just looking for the complete text of the bookmarks file from beginning to end.
I know I shouldn't have screw with it....
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Must be rooted!
Need Root Browser with root permission.
Navigate to data>user>0.com.sec.android.app.sbrowser>app_sbrowser>default>bookmarks file
Make backup of the file named Bookmarks
Open the original file as a text file in Root Browser's text editor. Each line that has: "editable": "0" you will need to change the 0 into a 1
So it will look like: "editable": "1"
Save your edits and now you can go to the bookmarks in the stock browser and delete them.
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Comes that way out of the box on the Alliance ROM
from my note 3
I removed the bloat file to get rid of the chrome bookmarks and tried editing the SQL for browser but it doesn't work. The same three bookmarks are always there. Can't even change them in the dBASE. Anyone have luck killing these?
I have failed at all attempts. On the N2 I used BookmarkSB but it does not work here. I would appreciate a way to delete them.
They may be baked in to the app. They seem to resist all the usual ways of changing or deleting.
Only way that worked for me was this:
(Have to be rooted)
Use a root browser to go to: data > user > 0 > com.sec.android.app.sbrowser > app_sbrowser > Default
Make a backup, then open the "Bookmarks" file in a text editor.
Change the "0" to "1" for every line that has: "editable": "0"
Then you can delete them in the browser. Might need to reboot.
append the end of the SBrowser file and the Odex file to .bu, then download AOSP browser installer from the play store and install it. This will give you back your bookmark syncing and labs as well!
Morkai Almandragon said:
append the end of the SBrowser file and the Odex file to .bu, then download AOSP browser installer from the play store and install it. This will give you back your bookmark syncing and labs as well!
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I did this when I was trying to get rid of the baked in bookmarks. The AOSP browser ran slower for me, and had some weird visual glitches for some reason.
Sucks because I would have rather had all that back as well.
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I did this when I was trying to get rid of the baked in bookmarks. The AOSP browser ran slower for me, and had some weird visual glitches for some reason.
Sucks because I would have rather had all that back as well.
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What kind of glitches?
The one I can remember off the top of my head, I was getting a stretched out green circle with a phone(or check mark, cant remember) to the right of all the suggested links when typing in the address bar.
That's not a big deal really. My main reason for not keeping it on there right now, is it just ran slower and seemed to lag more than the stock.
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The one I can remember off the top of my head, I was getting a stretched out green circle with a phone(or check mark, cant remember) to the right of all the suggested links when typing in the address bar.
That's not a big deal really. My main reason for not keeping it on there right now, is it just ran slower and seemed to lag more than the stock.
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Well crap, it is there on mine too! Hopefully it will get fixed :/
Morkai Almandragon said:
Well crap, it is there on mine too! Hopefully it will get fixed :/
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In a separate thread we're discussing air gestures missing from the n3 browser. I propose someone use the above mentioned method to load the s4 browser. I'd try it but do not have a copy available.
If they won't let us flash a rom, we'll just make one the hard way
Sek0n said:
Only way that worked for me was this:
(Have to be rooted)
Use a root browser to go to: data > user > 0 > com.sec.android.app.sbrowser > app_sbrowser > Default
Make a backup, then open the "Bookmarks" file in a text editor.
Change the "0" to "1" for every line that has: "editable": "0"
Then you can delete them in the browser. Might need to reboot.
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Success! But why does the editable line not appear in the SQL editor?
Sek0n said:
Only way that worked for me was this:
(Have to be rooted)
Use a root browser to go to: data > user > 0 > com.sec.android.app.sbrowser > app_sbrowser > Default
Make a backup, then open the "Bookmarks" file in a text editor.
Change the "0" to "1" for every line that has: "editable": "0"
Then you can delete them in the browser. Might need to reboot.
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I cannot find that path. Can it be done using ES file manager?
ronaldheld said:
I cannot find that path. Can it be done using ES file manager?
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If you're rooted, yes.
On ES I believe you have to hit the menu button, then scroll down to where you can enable "root explorer." Then just go to the top directory(hit the / at the top), and you should be able to see the folders.
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Hmm i did not see that option when I tried yesterday. I got an indication that root was enabled, and will later today find the path and see if I can edit that file and restire it correctly.
Finally got to find move and edit the Bookmarks file. Replaced it and rebooted. I was able to delete the three bookmarks. Thanks.
I have tried looking for another email app that is similar, but so far no luck.
There are several things I like about the stock app
1. separation by day (today, yesterday, last 7 days etc)
2. a checkbox to select all email from that day
so far most email apps seem to lack both of these things. most seem to be headed towards everything dumped into one group and 'swipe to delete email' stuff. But sometimes you have a few dozen (or more) junk emails and just want a simple checkbox to select all and delete.
So long story short: is there an .apk for the stock samsung email app? Or does anyone know of another email app that has these same functions?
K-9 mail is pretty much the go-to for most folks, but you can check these out too
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/devices/best-email-apps/23585/very-best-email-apps-android-2016
i posted this link because most of the apps are what the users tastes are. Sometimes you just have to try them out to see for yourself
Here's what I found: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760645
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K-9 mail is pretty much the go-to for most folks, but you can check these out too
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k-9 doesn't really look like the stock email app though =/
closest I've found is maildroid, but not 100% exact (though much closer than any other mail app I've found so far)
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Here's what I found: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2760645
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unfortunately it isn't really an .apk file-type though. I've downloaded it, and it is a .zip file. So I unzipped it and it has 2 folders, and those 2 folders have even more folders inside of them...
x000x said:
unfortunately it isn't really an .apk file-type though. I've downloaded it, and it is a .zip file. So I unzipped it and it has 2 folders, and those 2 folders have even more folders inside of them...
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After you download and extract the zip go to the extracted folder and then inside it to system/app and you'll find both the stock email app as well as the exchange apk if you need that too. Try to install the email app like any other apk. If it fails to install you will have to root your phone if it's still not and use something like Root Browser to put the email app's apk in your phone's system/app folder. Then you'll need to reboot the phone to see it with all your other applications.
PS: The zip file could easily be a flashable zip through a custom recovery like TWRP but I can't say for sure so better do it manually just in case. I'm not responsible for anything you do to your phone while trying this ^^ But the worst thing that could happen is that the app won't run.
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After you download and extract the zip go to the extracted folder and then inside it to system/app and you'll find both the stock email app as well as the exchange apk if you need that too. Try to install the email app like any other apk. If it fails to install you will have to root your phone if it's still not and use something like Root Browser to put the email app's apk in your phone's system/app folder. Then you'll need to reboot the phone to see it with all your other applications.
PS: The zip file could easily be a flashable zip through a custom recovery like TWRP but I can't say for sure so better do it manually just in case. I'm not responsible for anything you do to your phone while trying this ^^ But the worst thing that could happen is that the app won't run.
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it probably is a flashable zip, you are correct
There's a downloads app (system app) yet it doesn't seem to show up as an icon, with the Google Nexus and Huawei Mate 20 Pro, I could access this app and see files that have been downloaded.
In the download folder it's empty. Yet if I go to attach a file in gmail there are files in the download folder.
Both Google Photos and Gallery don't show the images stored in this folder either. There's also no files in Google chrome downloads.
So how do you clean out what's in there if you can't access it.
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There's a downloads app (system app) yet it doesn't seem to show up as an icon, with the Google Nexus and Huawei Mate 20 Pro, I could access this app and see files that have been downloaded.
In the download folder it's empty. Yet if I go to attach a file in gmail there are files in the download folder.
Both Google Photos and Gallery don't show the images stored in this folder either. There's also no files in Google chrome downloads.
So how do you clean out what's in there if you can't access it.
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I have downloads in all locations you mentioned. Maybe I'm misunderstanding?
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I have downloads in all locations you mentioned. Maybe I'm misunderstanding?
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These 2 apps, but they ain't available to use .
They are in system apps, but not there in the app draw to select.
In the My files under downloads it's empty. Yet in attach files in gmail under downloads...there's a file.
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These 2 apps, but they ain't available to use .
They are in system apps, but not there in the app draw to select.
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You are correct. Weird as that's been part of android for some time. Lucky solid Explorer for me. Though weird nonetheless. Maybe we can create a shortcut for it through Nova
I did and once created when I tap on it I get permission denied. Methinks Samsung wants us to use their file manager
Yes it's weird, You're rigt solid explorer seems to work. I'll just use this as my default file manager, solid can connect to my computer too which is a bonus.