Im rtooted with sideloading enabled and on a deodexed system. I was wondering if it were possible to install apk's. Id like to use stock gallery and mms along with other stock android apps. On my captivate it was as easy as dropping the apk into the system/app folder. Ive tried this and it didnt work so well.....anyone have any ideas if this is possible?
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I've installed a couple apps via adb. adb install appname.apk
You could try emailing it to you and trying to open it, I haven't tried that on the Atrix tho
Thats what im trying to narrow down. Ive never installed adb on my computer. I want to learn...i know i saw somewhere in the atrix forums a how to install android sdk and how to use it somewhere.....anyone point me in the right direction?
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Well after messing around with a few different apks i managed to get the stock 3d gallery working.....mms and the stock browser would not install for some reason...any ideas?
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ive been using astro to install apk and it works great
I didnt think about using astro....that always worked when root explorer didnt on my captivate
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Managed to get mms.apk installed but it fcs everytime i recieve a text....any ideas?
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I love that the Honeycomb Gallery app allows for caching Picasa photos offline. I have yet to find a phone app that does it. Would it be possible to pull the app off my tab and load it on my phone? If so how?
Thanks.
You can extract it from the deodexed ROM in the development forum and try that. Download the ROM, unzip, find the apk and load it onto your phone's SD
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Kevin Gossett said:
You can extract it from the deodexed ROM in the development forum and try that. Download the ROM, unzip, find the apk and load it onto your phone's SD
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great idea i will try that now. thanks.
Didn't work. Phone says it can't open it as an apk file.
Is your phone rooted? If so, back up your existing gallery sol (just in case), then use a root file explorer to move the new gallery into /system/app
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I want to keep my Nexus stock but I really like the text message app from cm. Is there a way to use that one instead of the stock message app? I'm assuming I just have to remove the stock app and then replace it with the cm one right?
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Yup. Replace and set permissions. Reboot
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Replace it in root explorer.
Yes, just use any file manager with root access and replace it and then give correct permission (rwx-r--r-- I believe)
Also I highly advise you to make a copy of the stock app and place it somewhere in the phone, just in case.
ALSO if you're odexed, this might now work as it also needs odex file and if you are odexed and replaced the app, you might get into the bootloop I think. Never tried it on odexed ROMs, but I think that's what happens
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Yes, just use any file manager with root access and replace it and then give correct permission (rwx-r--r-- I believe)
Also I highly advise you to make a copy of the stock app and place it somewhere in the phone, just in case.
ALSO if you're odexed, this might now work as it also needs odex file and if you are odexed and replaced the app, you might get into the bootloop I think. Never tried it on odexed ROMs, but I think that's what happens
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I'm using stock. I'm not sure if stock is odexed. How do I get the app? Do I just unzip a cm update zip?
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armandosal said:
I'm using stock. I'm not sure if stock is odexed. How do I get the app? Do I just unzip a cm update zip?
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Did you do flash any ROM? If not, you have odexed ROM. Make sure to make a nandroid backup before doing this as I believe you might get into the bootloop.
You can easily get the app by doing that.
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Did you do flash any ROM? If not, you have odexed ROM. Make sure to make a nandroid backup before doing this as I believe you might get into the bootloop.
You can easily get the app by doing that.
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All ive done with the phone is unlock the bootloader and root it. So your saying that I should install a CWM and do a nandroid? Won't installing that wipe my phone?
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armandosal said:
All ive done with the phone is unlock the bootloader and root it. So your saying that I should install a CWM and do a nandroid? Won't installing that wipe my phone?
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Flashing custom recovery? Nope. Only unlocking not loader does
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armandosal said:
All ive done with the phone is unlock the bootloader and root it. So your saying that I should install a CWM and do a nandroid? Won't installing that wipe my phone?
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No. Before you screw with anything in system, make a backup. If you break something, a simple restore will fix it.
The cm message app is system/app/messaging.apk. Extract it from the cm zip and follow the directions above to install it.
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You won't go into a boot loop, only thing that will happen is either the Mms.apk won't show up in the launcher or it'll FC. Sometimes, using the newest one from nightlies will cause FC. One has been posted in the apps section that works and has what you're looking for. Its better to use any root explorer app and copy it to /system/apps and fix permissions. And like someone said, make a copy of your original Mms.apk and Mms.odex files to your phone..
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If you're just stock rooted, you'll have to go in and re-install the messaging app after every reboot because the stock uses the .odex files to create the mms app, but there is a stock, deodexed, rooted ROM here, and you can just load the CM10.1 MMS into it and it'll work fine. That's what I did
Or you could check out Glowfly on the play store.
It's a pop-up notification app with quick reply support.
Made the same recommendation in a similar thread in the Themes and Apps section. I'm not affiliated with the devs. Just wanted to show support for a good app.
anyone know if this app changes the orienation of your photos from landscape to portrait? This seemed to be a bug on all roms using this apk on my old Galaxy s2.
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If you're just stock rooted, you'll have to go in and re-install the messaging app after every reboot because the stock uses the .odex files to create the mms app, but there is a stock, deodexed, rooted ROM here, and you can just load the CM10.1 MMS into it and it'll work fine. That's what I did
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Yea I just rebooted my phone after installing the mms app and now it's force closing.
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lookinoji said:
If you're just stock rooted, you'll have to go in and re-install the messaging app after every reboot because the stock uses the .odex files to create the mms app, but there is a stock, deodexed, rooted ROM here, and you can just load the CM10.1 MMS into it and it'll work fine. That's what I did
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Will I still get official ota updates like that?
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I screw up and download a bad apk and it made my Samsung Internet app f'c constantly. So I used Titan Backup and deleted the app, idiot move ofcourse. Can someone please share the original Samsung Internet app please. I know I can re-flash any rom but I have way to many mods to start over. Greatly appreciated if anyone could help
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If you dirty flash your ROM then your mods should stay
Yeah didn't work, got back a bunch of errors...oh well clean install on the way thank you though for taking the time to help
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Yeah didn't work, got back a bunch of errors...oh well clean install on the way thank you though for taking the time to help
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Using a file manager, go to the zip file containing the rom you're running, navigate to system >app and export the app you want. Then navigate to the extracted app and you should be able to install it
copy, or extract and copy, the .apk file (and the .odex file if an odexed ROM) from the .zip for the ROM you're using.
paste them in system/app
set permissions to rw-r-r
reboot
you should have your app back.
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copy, or extract and copy, the .apk file (and the .odex file if an odexed ROM) from the .zip for the ROM you're using.
paste them in system/app
set permissions to rw-r-r
reboot
you should have your app back.
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Life savor thank you. Worked!!!
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I'm trying to find and install a few of the G3 apps on stock LS980ZVE ROM. I've found a few apks and odex files but when i try to install then via ES File browser they don't show up. I'm after the G3 keyboard and messaging apps. Any help in this endeavour would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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