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[Updated 07-29-2011][TUTORIAL] manually moving apps to /system/app

Requirements:
- Rooted SGA
- File Explorer with Root permission (i'm using File Expert)
NOTE: I was only successful in moving apps/games without 'lib' linked to them
0. Move App from SD to Phone memory (or install to Phone Memory)
1. Open File Expert
2. Menu > More > Mount > Read/Write
3. Go to directory /data/app/<app name>.apk then copy file
4. Go to directory /system/app , then paste the <app name>.apk file
5. Look for the file (usually com.<source>.<app>.apk), long press on it to open a pop-up menu, select 'File Operation' then 'Permission', tick all check boxes in the 'Read' column then 'Apply'
6. Delete /data/app/<app name>.apk
7. Delete /data/dalvik-cache contents
8. restart phone
How to free some memory space from /system
1. go to /system/T9DB delete languages that you do not need phonepad_XX.kdb, qwerty_XX.kdb, Samsung_400_XXubUN_xt9.kdb. Where 'XX' is the language indicator (i.e. en - english) (i have deleted all extra languages aside from 'en' and free upa around 4MB)
2. Delete unwanted ringtones, notification tones. Or you can move those that you dont like in SDcard by creating folder name 'media'(and sub folders like those on system on the root of the phone.
3. Delete unwanted bloatwares in /system/app
So far these are the files that are safe to delete.
[07-29-2011] Update
1. Was able to move Ninjump to /system/app and libninjump.so to /system/lib, game works (not successful on Angry Birds though)

Which mean that the apps which can only be installed in Internal can be moved to SD?

letsurock, you can do it using titanium backup app.

YES. titanium backup more safe
avoid mistaken with titanium backup

At attachment is table of apps which can be deleted from system/app folder without brick your phone...

vertcam9 said:
Requirements:
How to free some memory space from /system
1. go to /system/T9DB delete languages that you do not need phonepad_XX.kdb, qwerty_XX.kdb, Samsung_400_XXubUN_xt9.kdb. Where 'XX' is the language indicator (i.e. en - english) (i have deleted all extra languages aside from 'en' and free upa around 4MB)
2. Delete unwanted ringtones, notification tones. Or you can move those that you dont like in SDcard by creating folder name 'media' on the root of the phone.
3. Delete unwanted bloatwares in /system/app
So far these are the files that are safe to delete.
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Hi, I am using File Expert too and I tried to the files mentioned in your step 1) above, but the program doesn't let me do it. The files are still there. Any ideas?
Thanks!

wagyubeef said:
Hi, I am using File Expert too and I tried to the files mentioned in your step 1) above, but the program doesn't let me do it. The files are still there. Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Mount as R/W not R/O

Thanks mate!

ingbrzy said:
At attachment is table of apps which can be deleted from system/app folder without brick your phone...
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Great! I needed such a reference.
What do the * and ** mean? There is no legenda.
Cheers

thanx .....

vertcam9 said:
5. Look for the file (usually com.<source>.<app>.apk), long press on it to open a pop-up menu, select 'File Operation' then 'Permission', tick all check boxes in the 'Read' column then 'Apply'
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For step 5, it is refer to which path ? /system?
Thanks

vertcam9 said:
How to free some memory space from /system
1. go to /system/T9DB delete languages that you do not need phonepad_XX.kdb, qwerty_XX.kdb, Samsung_400_XXubUN_xt9.kdb. Where 'XX' is the language indicator (i.e. en - english) (i have deleted all extra languages aside from 'en' and free upa around 4MB)
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How to add some language files, because in 2.3.4 not languages which I have with stock 2.2.1 android version (don't have Serbian keyboard and dictionary for Samsung and Swipe keyboard)?
I get this files from 2.2.1 ROM, put him in /system/T9DB but system don't see him (no Serbian keyboard to choose, just same old languages, and after I delete non English files)...

deklica said:
How to add some language files, because in 2.3.4 not languages which I have with stock 2.2.1 android version (don't have Serbian keyboard and dictionary for Samsung and Swipe keyboard)?
I get this files from 2.2.1 ROM, put him in /system/T9DB but system don't see him (no Serbian keyboard to choose, just same old languages, and after I delete non English files)...
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I'm not sure about this one. There is a file /system/csc/others.xml , which contain settings about input method . You can see there "<inputlist>" languages that can be selected. I think if you find a way to edit the XML file properly you can add your language so that it can be selected in one of the input method you select.

prodikey said:
For step 5, it is refer to which path ? /system?
Thanks
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Yes, /system

vertcam9 said:
I'm not sure about this one. There is a file /system/csc/others.xml , which contain settings about input method . You can see there "<inputlist>" languages that can be selected. I think if you find a way to edit the XML file properly you can add your language so that it can be selected in one of the input method you select.
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Working...
Copied phonepad, qwerty, and ldb file for desired language or languages to /system/T9DB, than change permissions like other files to rw-r--r--, and than edited /csc/others.xml file, and added two letters code for new added languages... restart and all working, I have my missing keyboard and T9 suggestions...

retrieving saved password!!

If password for any website is saved in the native browser of the phone, then can we retrieve the password like we can do in Firefox on desktop?
The phone has Android 2.2

vijay.gupta said:
If password for any website is saved in the native browser of the phone, then can we retrieve the password like we can do in Firefox on desktop?
The phone has Android 2.2
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Search the browser's data in system or sdcard, I'm pretty sure you'll find it

Thanks Jason for the reply. Can you please let me know the exact folder where browser data is saved as I looked but could not find it?

vijay.gupta said:
Thanks Jason for the reply. Can you please let me know the exact folder where browser data is saved as I looked but could not find it?
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Which browser are you using?

Phone's native browser

vijay.gupta said:
Phone's native browser
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Oh yeah, sorry for not reading carefully
Go inside "/data/data/com.android.browser/" with Root Explorer or maybe other same kind of app, then search for the things you need. I'm sure all of your data is there!

I use ES Explorer to view Files and in the data folder in my sdcard, there is only one folder: com.keramidas.Titanium Backup
Am I doing something wrong?

vijay.gupta said:
I use ES Explorer to view Files and in the data folder in my sdcard, there is only one folder: com.keramidas.Titanium Backup
Am I doing something wrong?
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No, it's in /data not /sdcard/data You must use a file explorer like "Root Explorer", which can navigate to the root :good: Also, you'll need to root your phone first! Here's the guide
hit "thanks" if i helped you

I already rooted my phone and I go to \data. Inside\data, there is no file shown...

vijay.gupta said:
I already rooted my phone and I go to \data. Inside\data, there is no file shown...
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you can navigate any files from Es file explorer.
just change the path from sdcard to system, there you can find all system files including cache also
you can change directory in settins after this exit the explorer then open the explorer again.
IF I HELPED YOU HIT THANKS

pchenna143 said:
you can navigate any files from Es file explorer.
just change the path from sdcard to system, there you can find all system files including cache also
you can change directory in settins after this exit the explorer then open the explorer again.
IF I HELPED YOU HIT THANKS
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No, the data is not located in /system, it is located in /data he'll need to change the path to the root of everything "/"
@OP: Go inside /data/data/com.android.browser/ with Root Explorer (highly recommended), all the browser data are stored in there!

Jason-EX said:
@OP: Go inside /data/data/com.android.browser/ with Root Explorer (highly recommended), all the browser data are stored in there!
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Just to clarify some things :
If you are on the sd-card you're acctually in /mnt/sdcard
You will need to go two steps back, to /
From there follow the path Jason described ...
Hope this helps.

Es explorer can also be used as a root explorer, you have to go to settings, scroll down, check the box and approve it when the superuser dialog appears

ya..done that...now I am in data/data/com.android.browser, now, there are 9 folders here and in each folder there are many files. I dont know how to open these files and do I need to open each file?
and how to know that which file I need to open?

Can anyone please give me direction on which folder to open at least?
cache, database or something else?

vijay.gupta said:
Can anyone please give me direction on which folder to open at least?
cache, database or something else?
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I'm not really sure, but I'm sure that every browser data is in that directory.

Thanks Jason for the reply. Can you please check after saving password for any website that where it stores the password?
Meanwhile, I am also trying....will post if I find out anything

An android app for that...
I found a cool Android app, which can recover and edit stored browser Passwords. Very easy: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tkstudio.browserpasswordrecovery

turn on root explorer option from option menu . then you can access
turn on root explorer option from option menu . then you can access ​

can't help it. whoever store's password in a device
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[TUTORIAL] How to hide whole internal storage in 5 second

HELLO FRNDS.....
We all know how's our situation when our family Members, closed frnds take our mobile.....
We wish he/she don't open gallery app or any other file manager.....
Now i have a solution for that situation......
How to prevent people to access our data....
only for ROOTED mobile
let's start....
STEP 1- open es file explorer
STEP 2 - enable root explorer
STEP 3 - now go to in this path
/Storage/emulated
STEP 4 - rename "0" folder name to "your name"
STEP 5- now your storage is hide from mobile....
ENJOY FRNDSSS......
IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE THAT DATA THEN AGAIN GO TO THAT PATH AND FIRST DELETE "0" NAME FOLDER AND THEN RENAME "YOURNAME" FOLDER TO "0"
["0" zero.....]
Hit thanks if helpful...its encourage me to write more threads

[GUIDE]Utilizing free system space to Install Apps

Introduction:
This is a long but detailed guide to move user apps to system and to make them survive OTA so they will get restored on flashing every OTA(any rom?). This is lengthy but has to be done only once.
Things needed:
Unlocked and rooted device with TWRP installed and on any custom rom like Lineage which supports addon.d (NOT MIUI)
60-apps.sh
Link2sd
Titanium backup
A PC with any good notepad editor (I use notepad++)
Directory Printer
A USB Cable
Some free space (2GB) in internal/external sd card) temporarly
Little time and presence of mind (can't give link, sorry)
See Screenshots (folder) if it gets confusing, they are numbered 1 to 40 so it will be easy to understand.
Instructions:
1. Install you favorite rom and set it up. Install all the apps you use(do set the apps, just install for now). Once done, Install link2sd and titanium backup too.
2. Open link2sd and grand root permissions.
i. Tap menu and then Storage Info to check how much space do you have in System
ii. Tap back and set sorting mode to apk+dex+lib size and filter to User apps (both buttons are next to menu, you can't miss them)
iii. Now tap and hold on any application name you want to move to system, ideal apps would be like Greenify, Instadic, Truecaller etc. (apps you want to let run in background), apps you always keep in your phone or apps which are big in size. I used Kernel Adiutor-Mod here to demonstrate.
Move all the required apps and keep checking system space, leave 100-200mb free.
3. Once done, Reboot to TWRP
i. Tap Mount and put a tick before System
ii. Go back and Tap Advance--->File manager
iii. Scroll to find system, open it and find priv-app, open it too (you are here- /system/priv-app)
iv. Tap menu button and copy folder, scroll to find sdcard/sdcard1, again tap menu botton and swipe to copy. (i used Alarms folder in /sdcard)
4. Once done, Connect the phone to PC.
i. Make a folder (name it sysapps) and copy this priv-app folder in sysapps folder. (delete from sdcard)
ii. Download 60-apps.sh from here and place it in sysapps folder too.
iii. Open priv-app folder and delete everything except the apps you moved. Tip-Default system apps should have proper names like Settings. SystemUI, Velvet(gapps too) etc.
iv. Run Directory Printer and click save to disk. Set everything as shown here and navigate to \sysapps\priv-app folder.
v. Click Save to disk and again navigate to sysapps folder, name the file as my.txt and save it.
5. Run Notepad++ and open my.txt in it.
i. Press ctrl+h to open replace, write everything written before priv-app in find what column and delete everything written in replace with column. Click repalce all. (we are removing everything written before priv-app in every line)
ii. Again write \ in find what column and / in replace with column. Click replace all.
6. Open 60-apps.sh in notepad++
i. Look for addon.d/60-apps.sh under list_files() {
ii. Select and copy everything from my.txt and paste it between addon.d/60-apps.sh and EOF (there is a blank line there, check and delete if any blank line remains after pasting)
iii. Once done, save it and exit notepad++.
7. Now copy/move this 60-apps.sh to sdcard and disconnect the phone
i. As done above to copy priv-app from system to sdcard, copy 60-apps.sh from sdcard to /system/addon.d
ii. Navigate to /system/addon.d and tap 60-apps.sh. Tap chmod 755. Swipe to confirm.
iii. Reboot your phone.
8. Use your phone as you do and flash any ota without wiping system. If changing rom, try deleting everything except priv-app and addon.d folder in system, instead of wiping system partition completely.
Moving updated apps to system:
Occasionally apps will get updated and they will start to acquire space in data. To move them back to system do this.
1. Open titanium backup, tap Backup/Restore, tap click to edit filters and under Filter by type tap User and Uninst. to leave just System enabled. Tap green Check above right to set.
2. Tap Order by app name (click to change) and tap last update time.
3. Backup all updated apps temporarily and close titanium backup.
4. Open link2sd and set filter to Updated
5. Tap and hold on app's name and tap Integrate update into system
6. Once done, reboot.
7. Open titanium backup again and restore data only for the apps you backed up.

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Wow. Thanks bro

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Isnt repartition of data system would serve better for this.

Camlin3 said:
Isnt repartition of data system would serve better for this.
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Yes definitely. But I am not familiar with qcom much. Had done that on mtk before.
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Sudeep Duhoon said:
Yes definitely. But I am not familiar with qcom much. Had done that on mtk before.
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Yes, its a little easy for mtk. Me Too played with mtk phones

Sudeep Duhoon said:
Yes definitely. But I am not familiar with qcom much. Had done that on mtk before.
Sent from my Redmi Note 3 using Tapatalk
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You think it can be done however? In TWRP there's an option for repartition. But obviously I guess it isn't that simple :silly:
Does it require developer-level skills?
Thanks for the guide, BTW!!:good::good:

iG0tB0lts said:
You think it can be done however? In TWRP there's an option for repartition. But obviously I guess it isn't that simple :silly:
Does it require developer-level skills?
Thanks for the guide, BTW!!:good::good:
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Yes. can be done. but not through twrp. How? i don't know for sure yet.

Ty very much for this guide

default theme

hello every body lastly i found that my phone theme return to default one after restart my phone . note 4 one nemsis rom 601 android .any suggestion to fix it please

any help

ammarsg said:
any help
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open samsung theme -> don't closed it, just press home
install desired theme
then go to - root/data/overlays/preferences folder
delete all its contents (7 to 9 files) not the actual preferences folder
then navigate to:
then go to - root/data/overlays/jsonfiles
from there, CUT and paste the contents (the installed theme file) of trialjson folder to inside of userjson folder.
restart phone and reapply default theme and your then theme

w41ru5 said:
open samsung theme -> don't closed it, just press home
install desired theme
then go to - root/data/overlays/preferences folder
delete all its contents (7 to 9 files) not the actual preferences folder
then navigate to:
then go to - root/data/overlays/jsonfiles
from there, CUT and paste the contents (the installed theme file) of trialjson folder to inside of userjson folder.
restart phone and reapply default theme and your then theme
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thx my friend for reply . its good now after delete all contents in folders in root/data/overlays