or recover .apk in memory - LG G6 Questions and Answers

Hello,
I search everywhere in the phone memory via an explorer to find the folder or go the applications installed via the Google store or other sources but impossible to find the folder..
Could someone tell me where to find this data? I would like to avoid applications like "apk extractor" because I do not trust
This is mainly to keep backups in case of unwanted update or to add mods (only for my personal use of course, no illegal usage)
Thank you in advance, I hope it is possible on this phone, I was doing very well on my other devices Android ..

coyot352 said:
Hello,
I search everywhere in the phone memory via an explorer to find the folder or go the applications installed via the Google store or other sources but impossible to find the folder..
Could someone tell me where to find this data? I would like to avoid applications like "apk extractor" because I do not trust
This is mainly to keep backups in case of unwanted update or to add mods (only for my personal use of course, no illegal usage)
Thank you in advance, I hope it is possible on this phone, I was doing very well on my other devices Android ..
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Assistant for Android (by AA Mobile) in Play Store. With this you can backup and restore your apk's.

simeoni said:
Assistant for Android (by AA Mobile) in Play Store. With this you can backup and restore your apk's.
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Thank you but that's not what I'm looking..
There are many applications that allow it but I'm looking for the root folder

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[Q] can i install torrent downloaded copilot with unrooted phone?

ive downloaded copilot from torrent, now can i install it without root the phone or do i need to root the wildfire to do it?
You can install it with no problems on a nonrooted wildfire, given the torrent isn't corrupt. I myself have copilot and run it with almost no problems, and I'm not rooted.
Erwin
so rooting its only needed to install custom rom?
i can install any downloaded app with an unrooted phone? cause ive saw theres a marketplace app drm protection system
You can install downloaded apps off other sources (You just need the APK and SD Card Data, if any). This process is called 'sideloading'. To enable this, just make sure the following setting is activated:
Settings > Applications > Tick 'Unknown Sources'.
so the marketplace app drm protection system is totally unuseful?
and again rooting is only needed for custom roms?
raniero1 said:
so the marketplace app drm protection system is totally unuseful?
and again rooting is only needed for custom roms?
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I am not aware of any marketplace DRM systems. Maybe it is used only to protect paid apps or such. You will have to look it up yourself / ask an experienced member. Besides, AFAIK, Free Apps dont have any DRM Protection on them, since, they are, well, free. (GetJAR is one site where you will find APK's of many free apps)
Rooting is used for Custom ROMs, and also a number of other uses like getting Root only apps to work (SetCPU, Titanium Backup, Root Explorer etc)., Overclocking your phone, Phone backups and Restore via Nandroid etc.
3xeno said:
I am not aware of any marketplace DRM systems. Maybe it is used only to protect paid apps or such. You will have to look it up yourself / ask an experienced member. Besides, AFAIK, Free Apps dont have any DRM Protection on them, since, they are, well, free. (GetJAR is one site where you will find APK's of many free apps)
Rooting is used for Custom ROMs, and also a number of other uses like getting Root only apps to work (SetCPU, Titanium Backup, Root Explorer etc)., Overclocking your phone, Phone backups and Restore via Nandroid etc.
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yes the drm protection its for paid apps
tnx
There is a problem with copilot on the wildfire and I'm sure you will encounter it when you have to type it really is screwed up.
Dont know if its all wildfires but a few people have complained about it and it certainly done it on mine
the problem is if you type a word
i.e "home" it types like "Hhomomooeme"
its a pain in the ### to type
so this problem is not for any wildfire right? witch is the best alternative for copilot?
can somebody tell what i have to do to install copilot once ive downloaded it from torrent? i cant understand how can i install it on andorid 2.1 if i cant run software from sd, how i should put it inside the phone if i can access just the sd?
raniero1 said:
so this problem is not for any wildfire right? witch is the best alternative for copilot?
can somebody tell what i have to do to install copilot once ive downloaded it from torrent? i cant understand how can i install it on andorid 2.1 if i cant run software from sd, how i should put it inside the phone if i can access just the sd?
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Get Astro File manager from the market.
I found a way to type "normally" on copliot if it does mess up.
after every letter you enter you press backspace once.
so to correctly spell "home" you need to press:
H - Backspace - o - Backspace - m - Backspace - e
you do not need to press backspace after spaces

[Solution] Applications and games owned by this account will appear here

I have had this issue for a very long time and could not find a lasting and solid solution. After researching the problem for a few weeks I found a solution that worked for me, finally.
The issue seems to have triggered when I used the Titanium Backup Pro Market tools to unlink and link apps to my market account and system apps were added by accident. This should work with any app that can link and unlink apps to and from the Market.
Here is the step-by-step solution for TB Pro:
1) Go to Market Tools -> Market Doctor and Unlink all User & System apps.
2) Reboot device.
3) Open any Root Explorer or Browser and locate and delete the file "market_assets.db" in "/data/data/com.android.vending/databases".
4) Reboot device.
5) Go to TB Pro and to Market Tools -> Market Doctor -> User Apps and link all the User Apps that you installed on your device from the Android Market. Make sure that no System App is linked.
6) Reboot device.
Then the apps you have linked to your account will appear again in Your Apps of the Market after a few minutes. If they do not then install a new free app or a free app that you had previously installed and uninstalled and your apps should appear soon.
In my case I had used all proposed solutions with no luck and this was the only solid solution. I used TB Pro and Root Browser Lite to do this. You could probably use MyBackup for free (30 days trial) to do the same process but if you had this issues chances are that you already have an app that can unlink and link apps from the market.
I hope this sorts out your issue too
Edit 6 FEB 2012: This solution is temporary unfortunately. The cause of the problem is linking apps to the market that were not downloaded from the market or linking to the market from a backup that is quite old/corrupted. To sort this out there is an app now and you can find it from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22178757&postcount=162
It is called Market Fixer and it detects market links that are problematic and removes them to restore the My Apps functionality in the Market.
Cool thanks, I had already found that solution by myself and it works fine, but doesn't survive a hard reset, meaning everytime I flash a new rom with full wipe the problem comes back and I have to go through this again...
I tried to use another account with a full wipe and no problem, so my account must be screwed for life.
Thanks titanium
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Also, with market enabler I can see paid apps and even install previous bought apps but cannot buy anything.
With 2 accounts setup at the same time, I can mysteriously buy apps !!!
If I delete the second account, bam, I can't buy anymore.
Looks like the simple presence of a "clean" account sorts things out for the corrupted one...
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Latoc said:
Also, with market enabler I can see paid apps and even install previous bought apps but cannot buy anything.
With 2 accounts setup at the same time, I can mysteriously buy apps !!!
If I delete the second account, bam, I can't buy anymore.
Looks like the simple presence of a "clean" account sorts things out for the corrupted one...
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App
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This hasn't occurred to me at any point. I can always purchase apps from the Market.
Vrayhem said:
I have had this issue for a very long time and could not find a lasting and solid solution. After researching the problem for a few weeks I found a solution that worked for me, finally.
The issue seems to have triggered when I used the Titanium Backup Pro Market tools to unlink and link apps to my market account and system apps were added by accident. This should work with any app that can link and unlink apps to and from the Market.
Here is the step-by-step solution for TB Pro:
1) Go to Market Tools -> Market Doctor and Unlink all User & System apps.
2) Reboot device.
3) Open any Root Explorer or Browser and locate and delete the file "market_assets.db" in "/data/data/com.android.vending/databases".
4) Reboot device.
5) Go to TB Pro and to Market Tools -> Market Doctor -> User Apps and link all the User Apps that you installed on your device from the Android Market. Make sure that no System App is linked.
6) Reboot device.
Then the apps you have linked to your account will appear again in Your Apps of the Market after a few minutes. If they do not then install a new free app or a free app that you had previously installed and uninstalled and your apps should appear soon.
In my case I had used all proposed solutions with no luck and this was the only solid solution. I used TB Pro and Root Browser Lite to do this. You could probably use MyBackup for free (30 days trial) to do the same process but if you had this issues chances are that you already have an app that can unlink and link apps from the market.
I hope this sorts out your issue too
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This solution fixed the problem for me (for the time being). Thanks!!!
Vrayhem said:
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3) Open any Root Explorer or Browser and locate and delete the file "market_assets.db" in "/data/data/com.android.vending/databases".
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Strange ...
I could not find the "maket_assets.db" in the indicated folder.
Worse ! I could find the databases folder !
ledbrv said:
Strange ...
I could not find the "maket_assets.db" in the indicated folder.
Worse ! I could find the databases folder !
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This is strange. Are you looking in the internal SD card? What rom are you running and which version of the Market you have installed?
Vrayhem said:
This is strange. Are you looking in the internal SD card? What rom are you running and which version of the Market you have installed?
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I am using Root Explorer. From "/" i navigate to "/data/data/com.android.vending/".
At that folder is see these sub-folders:
app_carrier_billing
app_sslcache
app_uri_url_map
cache
lib
But there is no databases sub-folder.
I am using DarkyROM 10.4.2 and Market version is 3.4.4.
@Vrayhem
I'm not sure yet but it seems to work.
I had too much disappointment to excite me too.
But thank you very much for your job.
@ledbrv
What root browser to you use?
If it is ES Explorer you can't search file in root system with it.
Choose "Root Browser Lite"
Bye
ledbrv said:
I am using Root Explorer. From "/" i navigate to "/data/data/com.android.vending/".
At that folder is see these sub-folders:
app_carrier_billing
app_sslcache
app_uri_url_map
cache
lib
But there is no databases sub-folder.
I am using DarkyROM 10.4.2 and Market version is 3.4.4.
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You are missing the folders databases and shared_prefs then. What happens if you try to create an empty folder there called databases?
Alternatively you can search for the file "market_assets.db" to see where it is saved at. Root browser lite has both search and create new folder functions.
I use Root Explorer.
I created the "databases" folder under /data/data/com.android.vending/ and rebooted. Nothing happened. No files appeared inside databases. Then I "Force stop" and "Clear data" of Market app and reboot. After that databases folder disappears again.
ledbrv said:
I use Root Explorer.
I created the "databases" folder under /data/data/com.android.vending/ and rebooted. Nothing happened. No files appeared inside databases. Then I "Force stop" and "Clear data" of Market app and reboot. After that databases folder disappears again.
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This can only be explained by the fact that you are using a custom rom which is probably based on a previous stock rom than the one we have or it has been modified to affect that part of the market.
I also had an Android Market account corruption where apps I never purchased or never downloaded appeared in my apps when I logged into my account on the PC. Some of those apps would appear under my Apps in the Market for a long time. What I did was flash the latest rom XLA4 with Mobile Odin Pro (to not lose root), flash the CF root kernel to restore CWM functionality, wipe internal sd card/apps/data/factory reset/dalvik cache, install all the apps I wanted through the Android Market account on my PC and then follow the procedure I mention in my first post here. Now (today in fact) I checked my Android Market account online and all the "fake" apps are gone, the duplicates are gone and everything is in place. Also the Market on my phone is working great with no issues and all the apps I linked are there.
Hi,
One day after the changes, the market on my phone is still working great with no issues.
Just a point, system applications are considered not installed.
It seems to me that before this kind of application was not in the list of installed applications on the market or unable to uninstall.
Could you tell me what you think about and if I have to do something?
mich0111 said:
Hi,
One day after the changes, the market on my phone is still working great with no issues.
Just a point, system applications are considered not installed.
It seems to me that before this kind of application was not in the list of installed applications on the market or unable to uninstall.
Could you tell me what you think about and if I have to do something?
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System applications should not appear in your apps unless you updated an app like Youtube or Maps at some point, so that it will give you the option to uninstall it. You probably added them with TB Pro when you linked the apps to the market as part of the solution. I haven't added them in my case and added only the apps I have installed/bought from the market myself. Therefore, they are not in the Not Installed section.
Some apps indeed do not have the option to be uninstalled (even apps I have bought myself) but it is rare and you can still uninstall them using TB Pro.
Tried this just now on a Galaxy Nexus with ICS 4.0.2 stock rom. (Should this work on this phone too?)
Only thing I did different is I left a couple system apps (like maps etc..) checked during the restore market links in Titanium Backup...
Could this be the problem? Also after deleting the database file and rebooting, I spent about 10+ mins deselecting system and amazon apps from the restore market links, before actually running it. Did it repopulate the database before ran the fix links option and screw things up?
I tried also clearing market data to see if that would help but i did this after this fix did not work. It didn't help either.
quick_ said:
Tried this just now on a Galaxy Nexus with ICS 4.0.2 stock rom. (Should this work on this phone too?)
Only thing I did different is I left a couple system apps (like maps etc..) checked during the restore market links in Titanium Backup...
Could this be the problem? Also after deleting the database file and rebooting, I spent about 10+ mins deselecting system and amazon apps from the restore market links, before actually running it. Did it repopulate the database before ran the fix links option and screw things up?
I tried also clearing market data to see if that would help but i did this after this fix did not work. It didn't help either.
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I do not know if this fix will work with ICS. You can try it again only adding apps you actually purchased or installed free through the Market to see if that was the issue.
Vrayhem said:
I do not know if this fix will work with ICS. You can try it again only adding apps you actually purchased or installed free through the Market to see if that was the issue.
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Thanks. I did try it again like you mention and still no luck. I did however do a complete wipe and reinstalled the stock rom. Initially the market was working, until I restored user apps with data with titanium backup, then immediately I was back to the same problem.
So like you said initially, its definitely related to Titanium Backup.
Thanks,
Vrayhem,
Thank you so much for posting this solution.
I followed your instructions carefully on my fully rooted OEM Rom Atrix 2, but it did not work for me the first time. However, I performed them again, only this time, for each and every one of the reboots (I rebooted using Quick Boot ver.4.1), on the way back up I booted back up into recovery, and wiped the cache. I am not sure how that could have made a difference, but it appears to have been necessary in my case. I have not installed a custom ROM yet (was waiting for bootloader unlocking, but it's not hopeful, so I'll be using some other method).
Motorola Atrix 2
Model MB865
Market ver.3.4.4
Root Explorer ver.2.17.2
Quick Boot ver.4.1
Titanium BU Pro ver.4.7.5
System ver. 55.11.16.MB865.ATT.en.US
Android OS v.2.3.5
Kernel 2.6.35.7-gac99e44
[email protected] #1
Build Number 5.5.1-175_EDFFW1-16
======UPDATE======
Well, it worked for a few days. Somehow, it broke again on it's own. I had not messed with any market links or anything. Didn't flash anything, and didn't even muddle with any system files. Just flat out, unprovoked, snafu for no apparent reason.
meh.
Does this work across devices?
Sent from my Triumph using XDA App
This is very frustrating because I am having this happen more and more on different roms and even before installing titanium backup. The fix discussed here did not fix mine either. Sucks because it is only on some roms and not others.

Play Store Applicatins

Play Store is good for applications but i want something extra that whenever i flash my phone then i have to download applications again & again which is the waste of time & costly for me due to limited internet bandwidth. I know we can backup our all installed applicatins but i want to try save apk setup files. Have there any way to save play store applications as apk backup for future instead of downloading again & again. Thanx
mrjoy said:
Play is good for applications but i want something extra that whenever i flash my phone then i have to download applications again & again which is the waste of time & costly for me due to limited internet bandwidth. I know we can backup our all installed applicatins but i want to try save apk setup files. Have there any way to save play store applications as apk backup for future instead of downloading again & again. Thanx
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There are at least 3 ways I know of:
1. Read the Stickies again
2. Use Titanium Backup
3. Use this Tool
There is an extention for the Chrome browser that will let you do this with free apps.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/save-apk-files-from-google-play-to-computer-with-apk-downloader/
I've used it to get apps only designated for other countries like the official Playstation app.
mrjoy said:
Play Store is good for applications but i want something extra that whenever i flash my phone then i have to download applications again & again which is the waste of time & costly for me due to limited internet bandwidth. I know we can backup our all installed applicatins but i want to try save apk setup files. Have there any way to save play store applications as apk backup for future instead of downloading again & again. Thanx
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i think almost all file explorers have the app backup feature. You can set File Expert to backup apps as soon as they are installed.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Just use a root explorer and go to /data/app/ and copy the apk's you want to keep to your sdcard.
Its that easy.
Titanium is a lot easier though.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

Removing some stock apps: is it possible?

Hi, i got today my new P9 lite.
I would know if it is possible remove some system apps like google play, google drive etc. and other operator branded apps.
I need root (after unlocked bootloader and twrp) to do this?
Thanks.
antony84 said:
Hi, i got today my new P9 lite.
I would know if it is possible remove some system apps like google play, google drive etc. and other operator branded apps.
I need root (after unlocked bootloader and twrp) to do this?
Thanks.
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Yes you need root for removing system apps. But why would you want to remove play store? You use you're smartphone just for calls and texts?
Also, deleting play store services will cause system instability, inability to receive updates, or to use some other services like cloud backup.....
Yes, is ok to delete apps that are considered bloatware ( like amazon, eBay, or games) but some of these are removable without root.
Best thing for you is to go to settings -> apps and click on apps that bother you. There you will find uninstall button for what you can delete or disable for apps that can be frozen
Thanks for answer.
Anyway i didn't write i want to remove play store or play services! I just says some google apps like play, drive, hangouts etc.
antony84 said:
Thanks for answer.
Anyway i didn't write i want to remove play store or play services! I just says some google apps like play, drive, hangouts etc.
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My mistake.... I've read that rushing
what about the step counter and fitness app? can be removed ?
Zeph1990 said:
what about the step counter and fitness app? can be removed ?
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yes you can
I have removed Hicare, Hivoice, Huawei ID, NFC service, Services Exchange and all the google stock apps (Movies, music, google+ etc) and all is working fine (Google play services is an essential app)
You can also disable these apps on the info page of the apps.
They remain on the phone and take the space but they are not active any more.
if someone messes up hit me up i have the whole system unpacked and i will post the apps on this thread
snapdesign said:
if someone messes up hit me up i have the whole system unpacked and i will post the apps on this thread
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Could you give the whole system unpacked, I've deleted something that I cant't get it back, ty
To easily delede system apps you can use the app Link2SD if you have root access
Is not recommended to delete the stock apps because can cause malfunction of the system but you can stop the services. There are not many bloatware on Huawei P9 Lite an i think they can be necessary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro
It's the app I have use to do the job. Works fine. Root needed.
1st of all you have to root your Android. You can use King Root app to root your device. (But I am not sure KingRoot will root your device or not). After rooting your android install lucky Patcher app. Then select the app you want to remove. But remember some of the apps are important for your device. so be careful about removing stock apps. Good luck!

NewsOn apk working on Fire KS 5.2.1.1

Hi I have NewsOn apk working on my AFTS but I can't get the application to work on a coworkers AFTS. Can I copy and paste files from my device to another so that NewsOn will work the same as on my device?
The problem is NewsOn requires Google services, which I somehow was able to install on my device but can't get it to install and run on my buddy's.
Thanks for any advice in advance.
In the tech world - dependancies are nothing that you just shrug off.
If the app needs the Google Services Framework, it needs the google services framework. And it will always ask for it - ad nausium, and probably quit if it doesnt find it.
On Android in general - an easy way to copy apps and its settings ("save data") from one device to another one is Titanium Backup.
You need root to use it - btw. That are other "cloud backup solutions" that don't require root per se, all of those arent very good. Without root you run into severe limitations with restoring app data. Because of the android security framework (one app isn't allowed to write data into another apps data folder).
But that doesn't help you one bit - if the app requires a Google framework thats on your device, but not on your "buddies".
Theres no magic that will solve that.
harlekinwashere said:
In the tech world - dependancies are nothing that you just shrug off.
If the app needs the Google Services Framework, it needs the google services framework. And it will always ask for it - ad nausium, and probably quit if it doesnt find it.
On Android in general - an easy way to copy apps and its settings ("save data") from one device to another one is Titanium Backup.
You need root to use it - btw. That are other "cloud backup solutions" that don't require root per se, all of those arent very good. Without root you run into severe limitations with restoring app data. Because of the android security framework (one app isn't allowed to write data into another apps data folder).
But that doesn't help you one bit - if the app requires a Google framework thats on your device, but not on your "buddies".
Theres no magic that will solve that.
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Thank you for your input.
It seems like there's always a catch or a road block to work around in the "Android World".
This problem I'm faced with, doesn't it seem like there has to be an achievable fix?
Im just not on that level to know exactly why or pin point what I did that gave me the ability
to use an app that from what I kind of understood isn't possible to install on a non rooted fire stick.
Isn't there a method I've must have unknowingly performed that enabled me to use NewsOn?
Or could it just be a glitch or fluke?
I haven't heard or found anything on the web indicating someone has installed an app on a non rooted fire stick that requires Google services in order to function.
What's your or anyone elses opinion on this?
Thank you for sharing.
I was able able to install and get working NewsOn on a Firestick Gen 2 without root. Installed NewsOn (Apps2fire) then dumped my Google Play and Play Services from my phone (apk manager +) and used apps2fire to install them on the Firestick too. BINGO! Unfortunately I can NOT get it working on Fire TV Box using the same method..

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