I rooted with Z4Root, and now I'm trying to replace my flash with a modified .apk. Can anyone run me through on how to remove the already installed programs that came stock on the device? For instance flash....
Titanium backup will do it. Also root explorer and a host of other apps on the market.
Be careful though, as some stock Alps have no apks and wont get backed up - the only way to reinstall will be to flash!
Thank you!
Recently flashed Malice v5. Now get message that I have to update swype which requires uninstalling except that under app management there is no option under swype to uninstall. I unistalled the installer and deleted the apk. What else can I do?
scooter421 said:
Recently flashed Malice v5. Now get message that I have to update swype which requires uninstalling except that under app management there is no option under swype to uninstall. I unistalled the installer and deleted the apk. What else can I do?
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Got to system/lib/
Delete libSwypeCore.so
Rerun Swype installer.
you can use titanium backup to uninstall it.
then when you install it through the installer, it will show up in manage apps in settings.
Thanks jneal9 but I can not delete the file. I have Astro and File Expert. Neither worked.
Thanks funeralthirst. Was able to uninstall but I still need to delete the .so file
after much searching I found an alternative to root explorer- super manager. was able to delete the .so file
Thanks for the help. I learn something new everyday.
scooter421 said:
Thanks jneal9 but I can not delete the file. I have Astro and File Expert. Neither worked.
Thanks funeralthirst. Was able to uninstall but I still need to delete the .so file
after much searching I found an alternative to root explorer- super manager. was able to delete the .so file
Thanks for the help. I learn something new everyday.
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Try root explorer, astro can't access the file.
I was trying to install the lastest swype beta apk following almost all the steps above (I didn't erased the files, only renamed them) but wasn't successful, is there any other way? I'm using ES Explorer (with Root Explorer option checked)
The above mentioned steps worked for me:
-uninstall with Titanium
-delete the libswypecore.so file
I used Super Manager for the root explorer. Search marketplace for this. It's free and Root Explorer is not. In either of them you need to change the permissions of the file from r/o to r/w (read only to read write).
The thing with Titanium is that once before i've tried to install a new email app, so I used this Titanium to uninstall it first and when i've run the installer it showed "Application Not Installed" no matter how many times I excuted it, and this totally messed my phone up, I had to odin back to stock!
So, in this case is safe to unistall Swype and the installer apk won't give that error?
I make no guarantees but what is mentioned in this thread works. And, as I've learned the hard way, you should make a backup of your phone before flashing anything.
Follow the above steps. Not only remove the AOL but also the file"kinetoscope.so". Use root explorer or super manager to do this.
It seems like it's alot of work but once you have everything you need it goes fast. Searching for the answer is the hardest part.
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ok 2 things
1. ES File Manager (Root explorer for free on market
2. when you uninstall Swype using Titanium Reboot phone before reinstalling Swype. Same with most applications. Rebooting clears out the temp files that can corrupt a reinstallation.
Hi,
I've only had an android phone for a month or two (Samsung Galaxy S2, 2.3.3 Gingerbread, not rooted)
I have the same problem removing swype with no 'uninstall' option (trying to update to new version). All of these solutions seem to require a rooted droid, is that the case or have I misunderstood?
Can anyone offer a solution that does not involve rooting?
Thanks!
djbeezo said:
Hi,
I've only had an android phone for a month or two (Samsung Galaxy S2, 2.3.3 Gingerbread, not rooted)
I have the same problem removing swype with no 'uninstall' option (trying to update to new version). All of these solutions seem to require a rooted droid, is that the case or have I misunderstood?
Can anyone offer a solution that does not involve rooting?
Thanks!
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If Swype came preinstalled you won't be able to remove it without root.
Thanks for your reply jneal9. Swype did not come pre-installed on my phone, I had to download the beta to be able to use it.
However, after I updated the Swype Installer (so that I could then update Swype itself) it gives the message "Sorry, the Swype Beta is currently unavailable for devices that have Swype preinstalled" (which it definitely did not).
Is this something that anyone has come across before? I'm a bit surprised that it seems like this application (although I do realize that it is a Beta) cannot be uninstalled without rooting the phone!
Thanks!
This also happened to me when i was on malice v5. i tried everything to get swype back but to no avail. i switched from that to miui because malice will soft boot while ur on the phone when u have 30% or less battery.
I had the same problems and hopefully this will help others: first I had tried to restore Swype from Titanium and got Force Closes. Then, I downloaded a new version of Swype and after deleting the old installed: "Application Did Not Install" then I went to /system/lib and saw that libswypecore.so was NOT there. So after many combinations of the above recommendations, I finally did this: deleted all traces of Swype, rebooted phone, used Root Explorer to change /system/apps to R/W, copied the latest Swype in, ran the install (success), then EXTRACTED the libswypecore.so from the Swype.apk and manually copied to /system/lib and changed the permissions to the recommended settings above. Worked! No Swype alerts me to a new version, I download within Swype, it asks to replace, I say yes, and the installation fails! At least the version I loaded still works.
Hello,
I'm looking to obtain a certain .apk from the marketplace, I understand that I need to have something like Astro or Titanium Backup installed to do this and to have those my phone needs to be rooted. I've looked into rooting my phone but it looks to be a bit beyond me.
I was wondering if someone with a rooted phone could use one of the backup apps and get the .apk file for me? The app I need the apk for is the Rift Mobile Authenticator.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Here you go.
If you're looking to get the apks of any apps that you've already downloaded from the Market, then you don't need a rooted phone. You can use MyBackup Pro to backup your apps. Root not required. If you just want to get the apks of certain apps, download the app in the link below. You can export the apks of your apps using that.
MyAppSharer - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.yschi.MyAppSharer&hl=en
Dear all,
Yesterday I updated my P7510 to ICS using the UK ICS release and rooted the thing properly. I managed to delete some of the preinstalled apps using RootExplorer in the \system\app folder, but for example I cannot find the apk to get rid of Pulse (what is the name of the apk in this case). Is it located somewhere else or is there another folder in which apps are stored as well? Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Although I can help you with the location, manually deleting the apps from /system/app seems like to much "work". Just get Titanium Backup and uninstall (and probably backup first) Pulse and all the other via the app.
Thanks for your reply. In the mean time I kicked out all unwanred preinstalled apps manually, so I am only looking for the apk name of pulse
I found that some apps were just "Installed" have you tried to just uninstall them?
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Not all apps are installed to /system/apps when you ODIN flash, check /data/app for the Pulse.
Hello guys. I will get straight into it.
I have used CF auto root to root my Samsung S5 Neo G930F. It has rooted successfully and I was able to use multiple root required apps. As I am a big fan of Pokemon Go, but a fan whom has very little time I hoped that I can use my rooted device for my advantage.
So my problem is that whenever I try to move ANY downloaded app to system/app using Lucky Patcher, after the phone reboots the app is gone, the icon is no-where found in the list, using ES File Explorer, using the root explorer the com. file is no-where found either, not in the data/app folder neither in the system/app folder.
I have tried various different ways to transfer the application to system/app. I have tried Lucky patcher, by installing the application from google play and using lucky patcher to move it into system/app. I have tried using some other google play store app, system/app mover root, I have tried installing the app throught lucky patcher straight onto system/app, I have tried cutting the com. folder from data/app and pasting it into system/app but by doing that the application did not even start up. After reboot the app was gone. I have also ensured that the system partition is set to ReadWrite before executing any of the above actions.
Just in case anyone asks, I have followed numerous tutorials, none of which have helped. I was able to also root my sony Xperia Z2, and install the GPS Spoofer and set it as a system/app without any problems.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank You!
//EDIT: I am also not the most experienced Programmer, more alike Newbie, so I would kindly ask for any instructions to be in simple terms. Thanks!
Any help would be appreciated.
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