[Q] Package Access Helper Crashes - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all,
I just installed Titanium Backup because I wanted to get rid of a few bloat applications.
I removed all that I wanted which were listed on a few "safe to remove" threads, mainly some Google applications, and Samsung applications.
Now I'm getting a pop up saying "Unfortunately, Package Access Helper has stopped."
As far as I know, I didn't uninstall anything important, just some bloatware apps.
I have tried clearing the cache for it, rebooting to recovery and deleting cache there, along with dalvik cache, to no avail.
Does it matter what version of 4.4 I have, can I reinstall any version of it and should that fix it?
I can still install and uninstall apps, but the popup is just annoying.
If I can just reinstall, could anyone provide a "working" version?
Thanks,
Chris.

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[SOLVED]Can't install anything from the market

When I try to install anything from the market I'm getting this error in DDMS
Code:
java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 10073 nor current process has android.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES
Any ideas?
EDIT: Found the resolution here
http://code.google.com/p/android-metamorph/issues/detail?id=7#c0
uninstall updates from the market application (in
settings->manage applications)
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tried that and tried wifi, clear cache, etc and nothing has fixed it
Uninstalling updates and clearing caches in manage application fixed my market after getting FCs whenever I tried downloading or uninstalling apps.

After uninstalling applications, they still show in the "manage application" section

After uninstalling applications, they still show in the "manage application" section
Hi,
I don't know if someone else experienced the following issue. I tried to search it on the net but couldn't find something similar.
a few days back I purchased the autodesk sketchbook mobile and I also downloaded autodesk Pixlr-o-matic from the market and I also downloaded Trial Xtreme from Samsung apps, and they all worked fine. But I realised that everytime I reboot my phone those apps started to Force Close.
I decided to uninstall and install again and they worked fine, but again if I reboot the phone, they will stop.
Another thing I found when I was uninstalling those apps, is that some apps that I previously uninstalled are still listed in the manage applications section but with no icon and 0 bytes size. and if I click uninstall they disappear and when I reboot my phone they show again.
My phone is rooted and I tried wiping the cache and the dalvik cache, but the problem is not solved.
I wonder is those issues are related and if someone else experienced the same problem.
Thank you for your help.
Regards
Bassem
anybody ??

Latest Google Keyboard...unable to install

Is anyone else able to install the latest update to Google Keyboard from the Market? I am unable to. I think I broke my Razr at some point, sadly. I manually updated to the new keyboard before they put it in the market (way back when). I have been able to get it to update in the past, but now, something is wrong, and it won't update...it keeps either telling me my certificate isn't correct, or it is already installed.
Things I have tried:
Making sure the following were the stock versions, and then removing all of them:
in /system/app:
Latin.apk, LatinIME.apk, LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk
in /system/lib:
libjni_latin.so, libjni_latinime.so
in /data/data:
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin.dictionarypack
com.motorola.android.inputmethod.latin
I have tried wiping davlik-cache and cache, tried rebooting. Tried installing from market, and downloaded apk, using adb and pm install. It seems to either, if all the files are present, tell me that it can't install, as it is a different version of the certificate OR if I delete them all, it tries to install and reports the app is already installed.
Any suggestions?
Just to help anyone else find this post, some of the error messages I encountered that would help them find this in searching:
From the pm install, errors: INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES and INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS
and from the dialogs in Android, when trying to do it from the market:
Application already exists, and Package file was not signed correctly.
Are you rooted? If so, have you tried uninstalling the keyboard with titanium backup, rebooting, then installing the new one from the play store?
Yep, I'm rooted, I should have mentioned that. I tried uninstalling with Titanium Backup, no luck. There must be some other thing that is colliding with the keyboard, something that I need to delete or clear, no idea. I am sure it is an odd problem to me, cause I got the keyboard manually before it came to market, but darned if I can figure this out. It really stinks, cause now I have only one choice, Swype. I really like and miss the Google Keyboard.
Only other thing that I can think of is if you are running a custom rom, do a dirty flash and then flash gapps. Otherwise you might have to do a complete wipe and start over.
RoboCuz said:
Is anyone else able to install the latest update to Google Keyboard from the Market? I am unable to. I think I broke my Razr at some point, sadly. I manually updated to the new keyboard before they put it in the market (way back when). I have been able to get it to update in the past, but now, something is wrong, and it won't update...it keeps either telling me my certificate isn't correct, or it is already installed.
Things I have tried:
Making sure the following were the stock versions, and then removing all of them:
in /system/app:
Latin.apk, LatinIME.apk, LatinImeDictionaryPack.apk
in /system/lib:
libjni_latin.so, libjni_latinime.so
in /data/data:
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin.dictionarypack
com.motorola.android.inputmethod.latin
I have tried wiping davlik-cache and cache, tried rebooting. Tried installing from market, and downloaded apk, using adb and pm install. It seems to either, if all the files are present, tell me that it can't install, as it is a different version of the certificate OR if I delete them all, it tries to install and reports the app is already installed.
Any suggestions?
Just to help anyone else find this post, some of the error messages I encountered that would help them find this in searching:
From the pm install, errors: INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_INCONSISTENT_CERTIFICATES and INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS
and from the dialogs in Android, when trying to do it from the market:
Application already exists, and Package file was not signed correctly.
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If your problem is in somewhere in data then a factory data reset is an option. But before you try that my restore thread allows you to try 3 different systems (stock, stock deodexed-debloat & if your are unlocked: a Telstra deodexed-debloat) and keep your data. They all need to be done is a series to keep data.
aviwdoowks said:
If your problem is in somewhere in data then a factory data reset is an option. But before you try that my restore thread allows you to try 3 different systems (stock, stock deodexed-debloat & if your are unlocked: a Telstra deodexed-debloat) and keep your data. They all need to be done is a series to keep data.
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I managed to get this installed...I'm not sure exactly what I did to get it to work, and I still think I am somewhat broken, unfortunately. I removed the data directory, left all the .so and .apk files from stock, EXCEPT I took the Google Keyboard apk and manually stuck it into /system/app. I THEN did a pm install -r googlekeyboard.apk and it managed to install on top. I think I also (although not sure it helped) removed a rename line in /data/system/packages.xml about the package.
I don't have it linked in the market (in spite of trying with TB) and I don't have the Google Keyboard Settings app showing in my app tray, but the keyboard is there, selectable and seems to be working.
Cheers
RoboCuz
I am unable to install any version of google keyboard in my rooted Micromax A177.

Samsung services down? - apps- link-hub unable to connect?

Hey there guys, anyone able to download any apps from samsung apps? (I can browse the apps but not download)
or open link or hub?
Im getting nothing but just a spinning loading icon.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling samsung apps.
clearing all samsung app caches, system cache.
temp unroot
removing and re-adding samsung account,. (it fails to sync internet here too)
creating a NEW samsung id.
multiple reboots in between.
All vzw-samsung bloatware is installed and defrosted, no system files removed or altered.
uninstalled xposed-wanam-multiwindow manager,.. etc still no good.
any ideas ?
thanks!
deathshead said:
Hey there guys, anyone able to download any apps from samsung apps? (I can browse the apps but not download)
or open link or hub?
Im getting nothing but just a spinning loading icon.
I tried uninstalling and reinstalling samsung apps.
clearing all samsung app caches, system cache.
temp unroot
removing and re-adding samsung account,. (it fails to sync internet here too)
creating a NEW samsung id.
multiple reboots in between.
All vzw-samsung bloatware is installed and defrosted, no system files removed or altered.
uninstalled xposed-wanam-multiwindow manager,.. etc still no good.
any ideas ?
thanks!
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SOLVED: Factory Default fixed it,
Factory default kept root, was not a big deal.
deathshead said:
SOLVED: Factory Default fixed it,
Factory default kept root, was not a big deal.
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how do you get to samsung apps? I saw it once, and then maybe I disabled it but I cant find it in turned off apps.

Please help, i installed the new calculator update and it disappeared from the phone

I installed the new google calculator app with dark theme yesterday and it was working fine until today where the app itself disappeared and i can't find it in settings or disabled apps, i tried to reinstall the apk but it shows this, i tried from the play store and it shows this, i tried to use a method i used before to bypass this kind of issues by slightly changing the package name in an apk editor app and it used to work, now it's just giving me "problem parsing the package"
please any help
Another user reported the app had occupied 1GB space on his phone, so the app seems buggy.
If you cannot clean the apps memory/cache in settings/apps anymore and uninstall then I would suggest you search for the com.google.android.calculator folder(s) on your phone and manually them. Then from TWRP also wipe dalvik cache and cache on next start and for the time being, until Google fixes it, use another calculator.
I am happy with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shaytasticsoftware.calctasticfree (only 2.9 MB and better reviews than Google).

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