SOLVED bloatware no apk location error
For Those who can't delete GAPPS with can't find apk location. Just use root explorer go to /system/priv-app/delete the apk you want to remove.
last question if if I want to delete GAPPS, do I need to delete data file and lib file also?
Thanks guys, appreciate for the answers
use a root file explorer, with root enabled. youll see them, /system/app/.
simms22 said:
use a root file explorer, with root enabled. youll see them, /system/app/.
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already done that but no luck. I try /system/spp and /system/app private, found nothing.
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i deleted the mms.apk and mms.odex, and now i want to reinstall the stock one to system/app, i tried many time ,and it failed, who can tell me how to?
many thanks !
Daniel_liu said:
i deleted the mms.apk and mms.odex, and now i want to reinstall the stock one to system/app, i tried many time ,and it failed, who can tell me how to?
many thanks !
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How this you go about installing it ? Am assuming if you managed to delete it you must have rooted and got adb running or Root Explorer.
If you have root explorer and have placed the files in system/app the only issue I think you have is with the permission.
Mount as RW
Navigate to system/app , long press the mms.apk and select permissions, change the permissions to
Read Write
Read
Read
Now do the same for the other file, once your done check below your file description , the permissions should now be similar to the other files present there.
Mount as RO
Reboot,
hopefully it should work.
Cheers,
Vikram.
Daniel_liu said:
i deleted the mms.apk and mms.odex, and now i want to reinstall the stock one to system/app, i tried many time ,and it failed, who can tell me how to?
many thanks !
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I think that only .apk will be needed. .odex exist after start of application, so I think that it is only some cashe/data file.
My mms.apk can try download here.
Hello i have the kyrollos 3.1 editon and cant install allshare.
Can somewone tell me how to install??
Thanks a lot
XxxTarkanxxx
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA Premium App
get the deodexed apps of ur original firmware
search for the allshare apk file
root ur phone
get root explorer or any other root enabled file explorer
copy the .apk file to system/app and reboot ur phone
Kyrillos v4 final:
I tried to install the dlna.apk with Easy Installer (message: not installed). Then I tried to move the apk with File Expert directly into the system/app folder where all other apk where. It did tell me that it is handling this copy but nothing appeared in this folder...
Tried it again with File Manager but he wouldn't let me Paste the file into the folder...
What next? Any ideas?
Thanks
did u enable R\W mode???
good question. I just realized that the folder is still on read-only.
I tried to use terminal emulator and type "chmod 755 ./system/" to change the rights but I got "unable to chmod system. read-only file system"...
So what did I miss?
use the built in switcher in root explorer or other file managers( e-strongs or astro) i know both have r\w toggle
or goto data\app and paste it there
u need to manually change permissions for each folder
So with root explorer I just go to the folder and change the rights into r/w?
If I understood correctly I need to change the rights first in system then in app, right?
Root Explorer rocks
I managed to change the rights (with "Mount R/W") andthis changed the rights also for the subfolders. Then I pasted the dlna.apk file into the app folder. Then I changed the rights back to r/o.
After reboot it took some time to get everything up again, and all my apps where again unsorted on the different screens.
The file is still in the folder but no allshare application in my programs....
So I copied the file into the data/app folder...
Reboot (didn't take a long time) still no app there...
What now?
Maybe someone knows another app from the market which can do the same thing, also for Samsung and other brands?
Thanks
did u get the deodexed apps from JPM rom or any other
& what do u allshare for???
I downloaded the dlna.apk from the internet and tried to install it with easy installer. I'm not sure whether it is from JPM How can I find out?
I want to use allshare with a Samsung TV.
Having flashed Kyrillos ROM.
Was that the question?
try imediashare or samsung remote
free from market
Download system app+framework file from kyrillos rom post n copy dlna file to system/app using root explorer!
So my phone downloaded the update and keeps trying to get me to install the update. Where is the update stored on the phone? I want to delete it.
I am still running a older version of SACS ROM and don't want to install it and want to get rid of all the prompts to install it.
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So my phone downloaded the update and keeps trying to get me to install the update. Where is the update stored on the phone? I want to delete it.
I am still running a older version of SACS ROM and don't want to install it and want to get rid of all the prompts to install it.
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This question is asked very often. Little searching would have found the answer(s)
Check here
Good luck
leaderbuilder said:
This question is asked very often. Little searching would have found the answer(s)
Check here
Good luck
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I followed the directions in the post:
Navigate to:
/system/app: change fwupgrade.apk to fwupgrade.old and keychain.pak to keychain.old
/system/etc/security: change otacerts.zip to otacerts.old
Now reboot to recovery mode and wipe cache. Reboot system to GUI. If update appears, accept install. Countdown will appear but nothing will be installed.
The update notification will no longer appear.
1st - I don't have a fwupgrade.apk in /system/app (I even did a search for it and couldn't find it anywhere)
2nd - When I try to rename or delete the otacers.zip (in the /system/etc/security) it won't let me. It just says it can't be renamed or can't be deleted.
I am using ES File Explorer.
AzWizzard said:
I followed the directions in the post:
Navigate to:
/system/app: change fwupgrade.apk to fwupgrade.old and keychain.pak to keychain.old
/system/etc/security: change otacerts.zip to otacerts.old
Now reboot to recovery mode and wipe cache. Reboot system to GUI. If update appears, accept install. Countdown will appear but nothing will be installed.
The update notification will no longer appear.
1st - I don't have a fwupgrade.apk in /system/app (I even did a search for it and couldn't find it anywhere)
2nd - When I try to rename or delete the otacers.zip (in the /system/etc/security) it won't let me. It just says it can't be renamed or can't be deleted.
I am using ES File Explorer.
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You must mount the directory as 'read/write' to modify.
Not sure where that option is in ES but if you have root it's there I think.
You may not have the fwupgrade.apk OR you may just not be able to see it with that Explorer if you don't have the option checked to see system/root apps.
I use Root Explorer worth every penny for me.
BUT you can use ROM Toolbox - the Lite version(free) does have a root explorer that will let you mount as R/W.
leaderbuilder said:
You must mount the directory as 'read/write' to modify.
Not sure where that option is in ES but if you have root it's there I think.
You may not have the fwupgrade.apk OR you may just not be able to see it with that Explorer if you don't have the option checked to see system/root apps.
I use Root Explorer worth every penny for me.
BUT you can use ROM Toolbox - the Lite version(free) does have a root explorer that will let you mount as R/W.
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Thanks, I had Rom Toolbox Lite and used it. Was able to delete the file. :good:
This is my first time rooting a phone and I’m trying to understand what power I exactly have now. I equate having root access to having admin access to a Windows PC. Is this correct?
I successfully gained root access via towelroot and confirmed with root checker. My goal is to stop Motorola from bugging me to upgrade to 183.46.15. When I use ES File Explorer to navigate to system/priv-app and attempt to delete 3c_ota.apk I get an error that I can’t delete it. I can rename it, but that does not remove the notification that I have a system update ready to install. I believe this is because the OTA service is still running. I also renamed the .odex file and that didn’t help either.
So, I was under the assumption that with root access I could just uninstall any app I wanted, especially pre-installed crap-ware by Moto and Verizon. Or at the least navigate to these .apk filed and delete them.
Please help me understand what root access gives me and how I can use it to do what I want to this phone.
TheAscension said:
This is my first time rooting a phone and I’m trying to understand what power I exactly have now. I equate having root access to having admin access to a Windows PC. Is this correct?
I successfully gained root access via towelroot and confirmed with root checker. My goal is to stop Motorola from bugging me to upgrade to 183.46.15. When I use ES File Explorer to navigate to system/priv-app and attempt to delete 3c_ota.apk I get an error that I can’t delete it. I can rename it, but that does not remove the notification that I have a system update ready to install. I believe this is because the OTA service is still running. I also renamed the .odex file and that didn’t help either.
So, I was under the assumption that with root access I could just uninstall any app I wanted, especially pre-installed crap-ware by Moto and Verizon. Or at the least navigate to these .apk filed and delete them.
Please help me understand what root access gives me and how I can use it to do what I want to this phone.
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UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER.
The OTA most likely downloaded and is being stored in your cache directory(?). You need to delete it.
ATTACK said:
UNLOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER.
The OTA most likely downloaded and is being stored in your cache directory(?). You need to delete it.
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Yes, I'm planning on unlocking the bootloader but at this point I really just want it to stop telling me that I have a system update to install. Are you saying that if I find the OTA and delete it I will be free of this notification?
Also, I want to be able to go through the list of installed apps and uninstall at will. Why can't I do that if I have root?
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Yes, I'm planning on unlocking the bootloader but at this point I really just want it to stop telling me that I have a system update to install. Are you saying that if I find the OTA and delete it I will be free of this notification?
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Yes, if the OTA has downloaded on your device, you will need to either delete it or install it to stop the pop-ups.
TheAscension said:
Also, I want to be able to go through the list of installed apps and uninstall at will. Why can't I do that if I have root?
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Are you using a root explorer with superuser rights?
I second ATTACK. You will need to disable the updater (blur_update or something similar but there's no mistaking when you load up Titanium Backup, they occasionally show the information - any debloaters will take care of it if you know how to use it.) and delete update.zip in /cache as recent .15 is a point of no return. Then to unlock the bootloader, grab Motopocalypse APK.
In short, about "Superuser", it means you have the complete permission to do whatever you want after rooting. Just be careful, as power comes with responsibility.
ATTACK said:
Yes, if the OTA has downloaded on your device, you will need to either delete it or install it to stop the pop-ups.
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I checked the cache directory and there's nothing in it. I'm not sure where to look for.
ATTACK said:
Are you using a root explorer with superuser rights?
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By a "root explorer", you mean like ES File Manager where I can navigate through system directories? Then yes. However, I do not know how to use it with superuser rights.
Touch Tools in ES file explorer, then Root Explorer and grant the permission once Superuser toast appears. And you will want to touch "Show hidden files". Then look around in /cache, now that the Superuser permission is granted to ES file explorer. Android OS typically hide some files if you're not rooted.
Dr. Mario said:
Touch Tools in ES file explorer, then Root Explorer and grant the permission once Superuser toast appears. And you will want to touch "Show hidden files". Then look around in /cache, now that the Superuser permission is granted to ES file explorer. Android OS typically hide some files if you're not rooted.
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Ok I got it figured out. I navigated to the cache directory and renamed the OTA with a .BAK extension. Problem solved. Here's a question now that I've gone through the process. Is a program like SuperSU required to prompt the "Superuser toast"?
Also, if I want to uninstall pre-installed apps like Audible, how would I do so? I can certainly delete the APK, but does that actually remove all other associated files? I know in Windows it's good to go through the actual uninstall process so that all associated files and registry entries are removed as well.
TheAscension said:
Is a program like SuperSU required to prompt the "Superuser toast"?
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Yes.
TheAscension said:
Also, if I want to uninstall pre-installed apps like Audible, how would I do so? I can certainly delete the APK, but does that actually remove all other associated files? I know in Windows it's good to go through the actual uninstall process so that all associated files and registry entries are removed as well.
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Navigate to the /system partition > /app & /priv-app folders and either delete or rename(.bak) the app/s you would like to "uninstall" then reboot.
Fantastic! Many thanks to you both. I accomplished my goals and learned a lot in the process.
You're welcome. Also, Superuser toast is there for security reason; if the suspicious program tries to access the su binary, you would catch the suspicious app in its track and permanently deny it of the permission. That's the beauty of Superuser app - you get to choose which app to be allowed to use the superuser permission.
So I rooted by Galaxy S5 SM-G900V running 4.4.4. (please be specific, Im new to this). My device is ALREADY rooted and 100% confirmed, as I used root checker.
And now everytime I open gallery or do certain things, It tells me "Unfortunately, Context Service has stopped working."
I read on a thread you can Rename or replace the ContextService.apk file located under /system/priv-app to fix it, So where do I get a non corrupt copy? And how do I access the /system/priv-app area? Connect to a pc?
Also, wouldnt replacing with a non corrupt version be more important that renaming it and no longer working? Do we not need it?
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So I downloaded Root Explorer app to find that "/system/priv-app area" and nothing. I can not find any "system" file or Priv-app area.
Thanks
You need to root your device. For file explorer try ES File Explorer for root browsing.
already rooted
Riyal said:
You need to root your device. For file explorer try ES File Explorer for root browsing.
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My Device IS rooted already.