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pm uninstall for stock apps

I cant seem to uninstall any of the stock apps that came with the phone. I can delete all the apk files by simply doing rm file.apk, but that only removes the installation file, it doesnt actually uninstall. i found various threads saying they can be uninstalled using the package manager, but i dont have any success.
# pm uninstall com.sprint.zone
pm uninstall com.sprint.zone
Failure
is the error i receive, and that is regardless if which stock app i try to uninstall. ive rooted using the standard method detailed here, not the unrevoked, and i use 'su' before attempting my uninstall, still no luck.
any ideas?

Download Titanium Backup from the market.

tried that this morning, and it does the same thing. the apk file was removed, but settings > applications > manage applications, stil has it in the list
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not sure if i just have it rooted in some weird way, but mounting the /system as rw still wont allow me to delete files. it tells me it deletes them, but they remain after a reboot. if i go thru recovery instead, it seems to resolve the problem, apps removed

I get the same "failure" error message. What does Titanium Backup have to do with this thread?

Do you have Busy Box installed with Titanium?
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endolith said:
I get the same "failure" error message. What does Titanium Backup have to do with this thread?
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Its the app many use to remove the bloatware.
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[Q] removing apps from system folder

If i want to remove an app that lives in /system/app/
Can i just delete it like this?
Code:
su
rm /system/app/Facebook.apk
Or would that leave something behind and not completely remove the app?
I tried removing it through the Manage Applications screen, but uninstall is just greyed out. I'm guessing that is because of it's install path.

netstat_EVO said:
If i want to remove an app that lives in /system/app/
Can i just delete it like this?
Code:
su
rm /system/app/Facebook.apk
Or would that leave something behind and not completely remove the app?
I tried removing it through the Manage Applications screen, but uninstall is just greyed out. I'm guessing that is because of it's install path.
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There is a app in the market called (systemapp remover) its 1.00 will let you remove it.

ninetoes49 said:
There is a app in the market called (systemapp remover) its 1.00 will let you remove it.
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Thanks, I'll give that a try.

SystemApp Remover did the trick, but then i couldn't get the new FB version from the market lol.
Found the apk for version 1.4 on the net though. At least its more up to date than the build i had stuck in the system folder.

netstat_EVO said:
SystemApp Remover did the trick, but then i couldn't get the new FB version from the market lol.
Found the apk for version 1.4 on the net though. At least its more up to date than the build i had stuck in the system folder.
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After using SystemApp Remover to uninstall FBReader reboot your device. After reboot you can install the latest version from the market. I have 0.99.13 installed using this method. I would go nuts without the latest version of FBReader and that was the first thing to get installed after upgrading to Dexter's 1.3 Roman
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rdjack21 said:
After using SystemApp Remover to uninstall FBReader reboot your device. After reboot you can install the latest version from the market. I have 0.99.13 installed using this method. I would go nuts without the latest version of FBReader and that was the first thing to get installed after upgrading to Dexter's 1.3 Roman
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Ill keep that in mind, but the FB I was talking about was the facebook app lol

[SCRIPT] Debloat HTC 10

Although HTC 10 comes with less bloat than most other phones, it still has apps preinstalled that some of us probably will never use.
Some of those apps may even run at boot and consume RAM and CPU. For this purpose I made a small script that will remove those apps instead of doing it manually via ADB Shell.
This script is for Mac/OS X/macOS. I think it can also run on Linux but I'm not sure because I don't use Linux much.
For Windows, it can easily be ported to command line. If someone is willing to do it, PM me the script and I will add it to the repo.
Apps that the script removes:
Boost+
Google+ Sense Add-on
Instagram (placeholder app)
LinkedIn Sense Add-on
HTC Mail
Facebook (placeholder app)
Messenger (placeholder app)
News Republic
TouchPal Keyboard (SEE NOTE!)
Twitter Sense Add-on
Voice Recorder
Zoe
HTC Help
IceView Case support
HTC Speak
Transfer my stuff
Google Hangouts
Google Play Music
Basically what the script does:
Mount /system as RW
Delete above apps .apk and containing folder
Reboot after done.
DISCLAIMER: Although I don't see what could possibly go wrong by flashing this script, be sure to back up your ROM before flashing as I don't take any responsibility caused by this script. I have tested it on my HTC 10 and I didn't have any issues.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you plan to remove TouchPal keyboard, make sure that you have an alternative already installed before or you won't be able to type any text. In case you're reading this after you already screwed up, download your prefered keyboards .apk file and install it via ADB. The script will stop before removing the keyboard and ask if you are sure you want to remove it.
How to:
Enable USB debugging
Connect your phone
Execute "adb shell" and then "su" and grant superuser access to adb shell
(OS X) make script executable (chmod a+x)
Run script
I am open for suggestions and merge requests, happy debloating
The script can be found HERE.

Hoping someone works on the windows version cause i suppose totally run this.
Thanks for sharing
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All this can be manually removed simply by hitting uninstall with root access right? Not knocking the script, just asking honestly.
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Just double checking, but I take it that root is required?

Milano_II said:
All this can be manually removed simply by hitting uninstall with root access right? Not knocking the script, just asking honestly.
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Ive tried some apps for removal of system apps but it didn't work. And since I play around with ROMs reinstalling and uninstalling app by app takes just to much time.
Milamber said:
Just double checking, but I take it that root is required?
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Yes, you need root because you need to remove apps from the read-only /system partition.

Got it. Thanks for the reply. I haven't had an htc phone since gingerbread and I mostly had Samsungs on Verizon so I never bothered rooting. I didn't get my 10 yet but I hope to root right away and get rid of things I think are bloat. Probably gonna need this script I guess we'll see. Thanks again!
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very nice, quick and easy one step to uninstall the stuff that is safe to, thank you!

razrlover said:
Hoping someone works on the windows version cause i suppose totally run this.
Thanks for sharing
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if you like i can take a crack at it, simple batch script should work almost out of the box as long as you have adb set up

ibrokemypie said:
if you like i can take a crack at it, simple batch script should work almost out of the box as long as you have adb set up
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will you make it for windows please?

@gillim74 @razrlover @dj_chapz
I have made a working copy for windows and added it to a fork of the gitlab repo here: https://github.com/ibrokemypie/htc_10_pme_debloat/blob/master/htc10_bloat_remover.cmd
I will maintain this as long as @dj_chapz does and will pull in any changes he makes.

I usually make changes after a firmware update if I notice any new bloat, but there shouldnt be much changes.
Also, this list is by personal preference, because some apps that I choose to leave others may want to remove or vice versa, so everyone should take the script as a base and edit to their likeing.

ibrokemypie said:
@gillim74 @razrlover @dj_chapz
I have made a working copy for windows and added it to a fork of the gitlab repo here: https://github.com/ibrokemypie/htc_10_pme_debloat/blob/master/htc10_bloat_remover.cmd
I will maintain this as long as @dj_chapz does and will pull in any changes he makes.
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After running this (windows), and going into Settings > Apps, I get a Loading screen that never ends. Same thing in Titanium backup when it tries to build a db of the installed apps.

typhoonikan said:
After running this (windows), and going into Settings > Apps, I get a Loading screen that never ends. Same thing in Titanium backup when it tries to build a db of the installed apps.
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which update are you running? still marshmallow or have you gone to nougat? custom rom? and have you tried restarting and perhaps clearing cache/dalvik?

Device or resource busy
Read-only file system
Read-only file system
tried it but all the apps had the above thing ^
nougat,
oh it did work o.o saw the apps for a second, thank you! could i just add the sense apks into the script and remove it the same way?

Dare I ask... why not make a shell script you run from the phone? I'll give it a shot. I wrote one that creates directories so I can use FolderSync to restore settings from the cloud.
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SovPanda said:
Device or resource busy
Read-only file system
Read-only file system
tried it but all the apps had the above thing ^
nougat,
oh it did work o.o saw the apps for a second, thank you! could i just add the sense apks into the script and remove it the same way?
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Hi, did you use the Windows version? Thanks

spacecowboy618 said:
Hi, did you use the Windows version? Thanks
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windows 10 <--
used the one he has listed to download in the original OP and works

How do I re-enable some of the debloated apks

Mainly the amazon prime video app and the music one since I bought a prime membership. I can't install from the play store (Error code 910). I can't enable from adb (c:\adb>adb shell pm enable com.amazon.avod
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=7334, uid=2000, package uid=32052). I can't install from adb (c:\adb>adb shell pm install com.amazon.avod
pkg: com.amazon.avod
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]). This is an unrooted hd 8 2016 6th generation and I believe I initially debloated it using one of the available automated tools. The app is listed as not installed for this user in the "Manage All Applications" screen. I feel like I'm missing something in regards to specific user information in my enable command as I don't think I could have unintentionally uninstalled it without root. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Didn't mean to post this in general. My bad
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Reset to factory.
You are uninstall the system package using 'pm uninstall -k --user 0 <package_name>'.
You can't re-install/re-enable it.
Recommend method:
pm hide/unhide <package_name>
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/a-t3820744

bluesnaketree said:
Mainly the amazon prime video app and the music one since I bought a prime membership. I can't install from the play store (Error code 910). I can't enable from adb (c:\adb>adb shell pm enable com.amazon.avod
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=7334, uid=2000, package uid=32052). I can't install from adb (c:\adb>adb shell pm install com.amazon.avod
pkg: com.amazon.avod
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_URI]). This is an unrooted hd 8 2016 6th generation and I believe I initially debloated it using one of the available automated tools. The app is listed as not installed for this user in the "Manage All Applications" screen. I feel like I'm missing something in regards to specific user information in my enable command as I don't think I could have unintentionally uninstalled it without root. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If your apps are hidden, by applying the method in the thread that erono gives you the link, you can unhid them. If the link to the Facebook app is not valid, tell me, I have a backup of it.
If your apps are disabled/uninstalled you have to reinstall them. Your command is not correct, you have omitted the apk extension at the end of the app name and this is better to copy the app to the device (eg, to /sdcard/) and then install it from the device via adb ( adb shell pm install /sdcard/com.amazon.avod.apk ) or via your file explorer app. Do you have a backup of the apks? If not I can pull them from my device (same as yours) and give you a link.

0mr1 said:
If your apps are hidden, by applying the method in the thread that erono gives you the link, you can unhid them. If the link to the Facebook app is not valid, tell me, I have a backup of it.
If your apps are disabled/uninstalled you have to reinstall them. Your command is not correct, you have omitted the apk extension at the end of the app name and this is better to copy the app to the device (eg, to /sdcard/) and then install it from the device via adb ( adb shell pm install /sdcard/com.amazon.avod.apk ) or via your file explorer app. Do you have a backup of the apks? If not I can pull them from my device (same as yours) and give you a link.
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Sorry 0mr1, I know this thread has gone a bit stale... but I deleted and uninstalled my com.amazon.avod and need to reinstall it to get Prime Video working again. Can you extract that apk you were offering to bluesnaketree?

klister said:
Sorry 0mr1, I know this thread has gone a bit stale... but I deleted and uninstalled my com.amazon.avod and need to reinstall it to get Prime Video working again. Can you extract that apk you were offering to bluesnaketree?
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No problem man, here it is.

[ROOT NEEDED] [Fire Stick 2] [GAPPS] Install WORKING GApps on Fire Stick 2.

YOU NEED TO BE ROOTED TO DO THIS OR ELSE YOU WON'T GET ANY RESULTS!​Here's how to install a working Google Play Store without any error 406, a full Leanback Launcher complete with suggestions and settings, and a fully working Google search with mic!​
BEFORE YOU START​You need to first follow the Playing with Fire guide, but please delete the wifi direct xml from the tar.gz first so the remote and wifi will work.​
Now for the tweaking!​Please install the XInstaller XPosed module and enable it.
And please enable downgrading apps in the Installations menu in XInstaller.​
GOOGLE APP​Now, you want to download this version of the Google App and install it with the Downgrade App toggle you enabled.
Now you will have working Google Search.​
LEANBACK LAUNCHER + SETTINGS​Now for Leanback Launcher. Playing With Fire already installed the TvSettings but this version of it doesn't work very well.
Download this version of TvSettings from aftv2atv. Now do these commands to install it.
Code:
adb push TvSettings.apk /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
rm /system/priv-app/TvSettings/TvSettings.apk
mkdir /system/priv-app/TvSettings
chmod 755 /system/priv-app/TvSettings
chown root:root /system/priv-app/TvSettings
mv /sdcard/TvSettings.apk /system/priv-app/TvSettings/
cd /system/priv-app/TvSettings/
chown root:root TvSettings.apk
Now you will have a better Settings app. Now for the main launcher.
Download Leanback Launcher and rename it to TvLauncher.apk
Now do these commands.
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mkdir /system/priv-app/TvLauncher
chmod 755 /system/priv-app/TvLauncher
chown root:root /system/priv-app/TvLauncher
mv /sdcard/TvLauncher.apk /system/priv-app/TvLauncher/
cd /system/priv-app/TvLauncher/
chown root:root TvLauncher.apk
Now you should have a working Leanback Launcher with settings and suggestions!​
GOOGLE PLAY STORE​Now for the main event, the Google Play Store! Download the Play Store mod I made and install it.
It might crash on launch, if it does, go into settings, go to apps, select Play Store from System Applications, and clear data. You'll do this every time it crashes.
Now you have the full Play Store!
CONCLUSION
If you read this through and followed the steps, you should have all of these fully working.
Enjoy your Googlified Fire Stick 2!​

Awesome, can't wait to try this tomorrow.
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Sorry to ask a question to soon but the title says firestick 2 and the playing with fire thread says it works on fire tv 2 box. Is it fair to assume it will work for that too or just the firestick 2?

brick00444 said:
Awesome, can't wait to try this tomorrow.
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Sorry to ask a question to soon but the title says firestick 2 and the playing with fire thread says it works on fire tv 2 box. Is it fair to assume it will work for that too or just the firestick 2?
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It works, make sure to use the ARM versions.

Pix12 said:
It works, make sure to use the ARM versions.
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Now I'm confused, in the instructions for Lazyv4 it says: "Step One: Required Files - Download the following files. For some of these I will have listed two versions (ARM) and (ARM64) so make sure you pick the version that's appropriate for the architecture of your CPU. FireTV-v1 (ARM) & FireTV-v2 (ARM64)."

Thanks for the post @Pix12.
Do you have any extra advice for the Google Play login on Fire Box 2nd gen? I followed the guide above - your Play Store mod won't install (and the old apk you recommend on Playing Fire thread will install but still won't allow Google login)
Btw- I think you forgot to include an 'adb push Tvlauncher.apk' line in your guide. Cheers.
EDIT: Worked it out: - so re-installing Google Play Services fixed login issue. I used an apk uploaded Aug'18 (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...3-2-78-080406-210410490-android-apk-download/) and used the Google Play apk mentioned here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79117328&postcount=279 (thanks @Pix12)
EDIT#2: Giving up on both Fire Stick 2 (tank) & Fire TV box 2 (sloane) mods - i.e. insert Google Playstore. 'Playing with Fire' mod doesn't work reliably anymore and I can't get the method outlined in this OP to fix it (although I did make some progress with the recommended XInstaller module - it was patchy to say the least). Hopefully a Dev on here will work it out properly but it's well beyond me. Need a new, less frustrating project.....

JJ2017 said:
Thanks for the post @Pix12.
Do you have any extra advice for the Google Play login on Fire Box 2nd gen? I followed the guide above - your Play Store mod won't install (and the old apk you recommend on Playing Fire thread will install but still won't allow Google login)
Btw- I think you forgot to include an 'adb push Tvlauncher.apk' line in your guide. Cheers.
EDIT: Worked it out: - so re-installing Google Play Services fixed login issue. I used an apk uploaded Aug'18 (https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/googl...3-2-78-080406-210410490-android-apk-download/) and used the Google Play apk mentioned here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79117328&postcount=279 (thanks @Pix12)
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You need to use the XInstaller module to be able to force downgrade.

So I saw installed those files for the launcher And the settings. However nothing happened. Whenever I disable Amazons launcher nothingLeanback Launcher will launch but after both files are installed my settings disappeared for the it. I was trying to do this on a fire tv 2. So maybe the files are different or something just not sure what I should do

is there any tutorial how to root the Stick 2?

Now that the fire tv 2 on the latest firmware has been rooted, https://forum.xda-developers.com/fir...2-box-t3908387, it would be great if google play store could also be installed. Could you please provide a tutorial to add only this feature? Personally not interested in changing the launcher or the other interesting features in your guide. Congratulations on what you have been able to accomplish. Hopefully Amazon doesn't hire you away from us.

Thanks for this. Is there a way to install this using Magisk GApps (MagicGApps module) and without Xposed?
..i don't know the correct configuration yet that could work? ..anyone?
I have installed it with the gapps-config mentioned but getting black screen after booting. (Guess original launcher cant start?)

Eyedoctor2 said:
Now that the fire tv 2 on the latest firmware has been rooted, https://forum.xda-developers.com/fir...2-box-t3908387, it would be great if google play store could also be installed. Could you please provide a tutorial to add only this feature? Personally not interested in changing the launcher or the other interesting features in your guide. Congratulations on what you have been able to accomplish. Hopefully Amazon doesn't hire you away from us.
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Yeah, you can just do the Play Store part of it, in fact, the Playing with Fire guide contains a gapps-config that only includes the bare minimum.

Pix12 said:
Yeah, you can just do the Play Store part of it, in fact, the Playing with Fire guide contains a gapps-config that only includes the bare minimum.
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I have tried to read through most of that post and also searched through it but I can't find anywhere that details a method of installing the play store only. Can you please point me in the right direction?
I know from other threads that there is a definite demand for this functionality.

Arturkeibel said:
is there any tutorial how to root the Stick 2?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/unlock-fire-tv-stick-2nd-gen-tank-t3907002

When trying to install your modded play store I get the following error. I do have the Xinstaller module enabled with downgrading apps selected:
$ adb install PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk: 1 file pushed. 5.0 MB/s (24434423 bytes in 4.689s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE]

eelsid said:
When trying to install your modded play store I get the following error. I do have the Xinstaller module enabled with downgrading apps selected:
$ adb install PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk: 1 file pushed. 5.0 MB/s (24434423 bytes in 4.689s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_UPDATE_INCOMPATIBLE]
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Oh, you need to tick the disable signature check option.

Pix12 said:
Oh, you need to tick the disable signature check option.
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I disabled signature checking in XINstaller however I'm not able to install either through adb or pm, I get the following error when installing from the adb shell:
# pm install /sdcard/PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
pkg: /sdcard/PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
I already have com.android.vending installed in /system/priv-app/PhoneskyKamikazeCanvas as installed by open Gapps (the version linked in the "playing with fire" thread. I would expect the apk to simply update the system app however it's seeing it as a duplicate. I am able to install it via "pm install -r" to replace it but this breaks play store altogether with a host of permissions errors in logcat.
Using only the gapps version installed in priv-app, with no apk installed under /data/app, I am able to sign into play store and install an app, however after that point I am not able to install any more apps, when I click install I get error code 406.

eelsid said:
I disabled signature checking in XINstaller however I'm not able to install either through adb or pm, I get the following error when installing from the adb shell:
# pm install /sdcard/PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
pkg: /sdcard/PlayTVMod4FTVS2.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
I already have com.android.vending installed in /system/priv-app/PhoneskyKamikazeCanvas as installed by open Gapps (the version linked in the "playing with fire" thread. I would expect the apk to simply update the system app however it's seeing it as a duplicate. I am able to install it via "pm install -r" to replace it but this breaks play store altogether with a host of permissions errors in logcat.
Using only the gapps version installed in priv-app, with no apk installed under /data/app, I am able to sign into play store and install an app, however after that point I am not able to install any more apps, when I click install I get error code 406.
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XInstaller only works with installing on the system without adb or shell commands, Try pushing it to the sdcard and installing it with a file explorer.

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Hello @Pix12 thank you for your guide, i have tried everything to get this to work but cant, would it be possible for you to make a backup of your fully set up stick in twrp, put it in a zip and upload it to mega for me to install to my stick? ( I know this method works as i have tested it to clone a stick you just have to change the serial number to yours on the backup folder before restoring in twrp ) it would be a great help if you could! Thanks in advance @Pix12

Can you please upload the version of the opengapps you are using. All versions older than a couple months are not on their git anymore. Using the gapps-config.txt. I'm not able to install with the "tvlauncher" flag, It only installs the launcher when I add "leanbacklauncher" thus it creates the "leanbacklauncher" folder in /system/priv-app/. vs "TVlauncher" This is the reason why I'm wondering if the opengapps versions have changed. When I followed your instructions this the TVsettings disappeared alltogether from the home screen.

thecdman said:
Hello @Pix12 thank you for your guide, i have tried everything to get this to work but cant, would it be possible for you to make a backup of your fully set up stick in twrp, put it in a zip and upload it to mega for me to install to my stick? ( I know this method works as i have tested it to clone a stick you just have to change the serial number to yours on the backup folder before restoring in twrp ) it would be a great help if you could! Thanks in advance @Pix12
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Same request! It would help a lot