Attached is the Froyo Leak / DL30 - fully debinged Browser.
1. No default bookmarks.
2. VZW bookmarks can be deleted
3. Search via URL uses Google
4. http://www.google.com is the default homepage
DISCLAIMER
you are responsible for anything you do to your phone
/DISCLAIMER
To install ...
Method 1 - Root Explorer
Backup the existing /system/app/Browser.apk or rename it
Copy the attached Browser.apk file to your phone's SD card
Copy Browser.apk from your SD card to /system/app using Root Explorer
Reboot your phone.
Note : You made need to clean your dalvik cache
This worked for me ... but others have not been able to do this successfully.
Method 2 - ADB
With USB debugging enabled, and your phone rooted, backup your existing Browser.apk
Push the new apk.
Reboot
Method 3 - CWM
Place DeBingedBrowserCWM.zip on the root of your SD card.
Boot into CWM
Install the update
Reboot.
Many thanks to chopper the dog for this package !
To verify URL search ...
Enter search terms for the URL .... verify it goes to Google to search
To verify Bookmark deletion ...
Launch the browser
Click on the bookmark icon
Long press on VZW bookmark
Scroll and select "Delete bookmark" ... verify that you get a message that Bookmark <name> will be deleted.
Click OK
-Doug
Works!
Confirmed working google search. gj.
If anyone wants the browser setting to pick the default search engine to work... I think it's a different question... But I'm glad I have google again.
I decompiled the DL30 browser apk earlier this morning... And find that the code to force bing was much easier to find than earlier versions. Looks like you took out the default bookmarks, and changed the search string? Anything else out of my curiosity.
The code also wouldn't allow deleting two existing Verizon bookmarks.
If the bookmark was named "VZW Home" or "My Verizon" or the URL was "http://converge.vzwwap.com/" or "https://mobile.vzw.com/sspostmw/forms/myacc.jsp" it wouldn't allow deletion.
-Doug
...Now with Chrome Icon
This is the same de-binged browser with the Chrome Icon
Thanks for the post.
Hmmm... Can't seem to get it to work. Copied the original to sdcard for backup then using root explorer deleted original and copied debinged to system/app and rebooted and cleaned dalvik but still uses bing and can't delete bookmarks.
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4GivenByChrist said:
Hmmm... Can't seem to get it to work. Copied the original to sdcard for backup then using root explorer deleted original and copied debinged to system/app and rebooted and cleaned dalvik but still uses bing and can't delete bookmarks.
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Try clearing the application data. settings -> applications -> manage applications.
This will also clear any bookmarks/history you have.
Flipsoul said:
Try clearing the application data. settings -> applications -> manage applications.
This will also clear any bookmarks/history you have.
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No dice...
Ok so I can't get it to work at all. Followed OP to a tee and the original Browser.apk says it is deleted in root explorer but when I copy the debinged named as Browser.apk it reverts back to the original no matter what... Stumped on this one...
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Thanks for this. But I always find it easier to push files or make a cwm zip (root explorer is not the most reliable). But flash the below file via cwm no wipe is needed plus your existing bookmarks will remain and I was able to delete those vzw links right away. It sucked to have a scrollable widget and seeing the vzw **** there.
@OP update your first post/title with this.
good day.
Thanks Chopper the CWM flash worked perfectly. Url search goes straight to Google and bookmarks deleted. One issue I did notice was even with Google set as homepage and all data history etc cleared when reopening the browser it opens to Google but if you hit the back key it goes to that converge.vzw site even with history and data cleared and bookmark deleted any idea?
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What is the exact full URL you see ?
-Doug
@doug it was the vzw homepage but I was able to just randomly eliminating it by clearing data and cache a fourth time. Didn't do anything different or additional and it works perfect now... go figure
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Cool. glad it's working for you.
-Doug
worked for me no problem via cwm.
thanks!
Works great. Thanks to dhoard and chopper!
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Thanks for the post.
Related
I used the BlueMonkey theme by Jivy26, however I didn't like the GoSMSPro. I deleted the app via titanium backup, and used File Explorer to confirm it was deleted. However, it still shows up as being installed in the market place and I have the icon in my app list (although it says the application is not installed on my phone) How do I manusally remove the icon from the app list?
ATT GS2
UnNamed 1.0.4
Sodaru00 said:
I used the BlueMonkey theme by Jivy26, however I didn't like the GoSMSPro. I deleted the app via titanium backup, and used File Explorer to confirm it was deleted. However, it still shows up as being installed in the market place and I have the icon in my app list (although it says the application is not installed on my phone) How do I manusally remove the icon from the app list?
ATT GS2
UnNamed 1.0.4
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I guess the best thing to do is to reinstall the app and uninstall from the task manager or go to settings-applications and uninstall from there.
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i have tried that actually...it just uninstalls forever, and never actually deletes it.
re: uninstall
Sodaru00 said:
i have tried that actually...it just uninstalls forever, and never actually deletes it.
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Make sure that the app is not running in the background or as a service.
Reboot the phone and go into settings>applications>running
services and see if you can find the offending app there.
If you can find it there, click on it and select STOP".
Then if all goes well you will be able to do a complete unistall.
Not running as a service =\ Is there a place where those icons are located on the phone itself? I could delete it through root explorer if I could find it.
Sodaru00 said:
Not running as a service =\ Is there a place where those icons are located on the phone itself? I could delete it through root explorer if I could find it.
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icons for applications are stored within the apk itself....if the apk is gone, the app is gone.
try uninstalling them and then wipe cache/dalvik cache in CWM
re: root explorer
Sodaru00 said:
Not running as a service =\ Is there a place where those icons are located on the phone itself? I could delete it through root explorer if I could find it.
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If you know how to use root explorer to delete files
you can go into root of phone /system/apps and find
the offending APK name and delete with root explorer.
Some apps will have a "com." before the actual app name
so look for that too.
Good luck!
Hi,
I was searching in xda same thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using Dophin Browser, ADW.Launcher EX and others and I'm freaking when after every reboot I must check to use Dolphin as default. How to remove system internet app and replace it with Dolphin? Tried replacing the browser.apk in system/app and it doesn't work. I still can use system internet app. What I am doing wrong?
Brajano95 said:
Hi,
I was searching in xda same thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using Dophin Browser, ADW.Launcher EX and others and I'm freaking when after every reboot I must check to use Dolphin as default. How to remove system internet app and replace it with Dolphin? Tried replacing the browser.apk in system/app and it doesn't work. I still can use system internet app. What I am doing wrong?
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delete whatever you want to delete from /system/app which you dont want like browser.apk twlauncher.apk
they will never bug you..
beware while deleting as you are doing on your own risk as they are system files..
deleting something unintentional will leave you with only one option and that will be REFLASH or beg for that file from someone else
I deleted browser.apk and browser.odex (I'm using CM 7.1 by Grif_07) and adw.launcher.apk(without ex) and yes, Internet apk disappeared but ADW Launcher (without EX) still existed. Now every app after launching gives me fc. I'm getting apps back from backup.
________________________________
After restoring browser.apk and .odex I'm not getting fc anymore(on FriendCaster and my national communicator), but how browser.apk and .odex can affect on FriendCaster app?
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Any app doesn't see system internet app now! Thanks!
Brajano95 said:
I deleted browser.apk and browser.odex (I'm using CM 7.1 by axel) and adw.launcher.apk(without ex) and yes, Internet apk disappeared but ADW Launcher (without EX) still existed. Now every app after launching gives me fc. I'm getting apps back from backup.
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you installed other launcher before removing adw and activating it as default??
Yes, nevermind, everything is ok now, Thanks!
just download optimize tool box from market and you can uninstall any system apps easily
az28 said:
just download optimize tool box from market and you can uninstall any system apps easily
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titanium backup can do that
Brajano95 said:
Hi,
I was searching in xda same thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using Dophin Browser, ADW.Launcher EX and others and I'm freaking when after every reboot I must check to use Dolphin as default. How to remove system internet app and replace it with Dolphin? Tried replacing the browser.apk in system/app and it doesn't work. I still can use system internet app. What I am doing wrong?
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A full & comprehensive list of apps that can be removed or not can be d/loaded from my Dropbox here : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44779766/Safe%20APK%27s%20to%20remove.rar
This list should answer any questions of whether safe or not to remove...
Stay Breezy n Be Lucky...
Pe"ACE"...
I am using the dsixda kitchen to build ROMs for my Desire HD. I have built a few ROMs now and on the whole they have worked OK. However there area few apps that are out of date and a few I would like by default. I know I can download the majority of them from the market but I would like them just there by default. I know apps get updated all the time so I will never get perfection so bear with me.
I have sucessfully added ASTRO, HandyCalc, ROM Manager SMS Backup & Restore and VISIONary+ and these work fine. I have also updated the .apk's for Facebook to 1.8.1, Google Maps to 6.0.3, Twitter to 3.0.0, YouTube to 2.3.4 & GMail to 2.3.5.2.
Now heres my problem - If I try to update Adobe Reader to 10.1.1 by replacing the AdobeReader.apk with the latest one it doesn't work. Once the ROM is built and installed I can see the .apk is there in /system/app however there is no icon in All Apps for Adobe Reader and I can't open .pdf's.
I also use Google Goggles & Skype, however if I add these .apk's to the ROM they appear to be installed and start OK however Goggles crashes as soon as the camera is started from the app and Skype lets you run through the initial setup but then says the app needs reinstalling.
Is there something I am missing or are there apps that can't be updated and others that can't be included in ROMs?
Andy
ADB100 said:
I am using the dsixda kitchen to build ROMs for my Desire HD. I have built a few ROMs now and on the whole they have worked OK. However there area few apps that are out of date and a few I would like by default. I know I can download the majority of them from the market but I would like them just there by default. I know apps get updated all the time so I will never get perfection so bear with me.
I have sucessfully added ASTRO, HandyCalc, ROM Manager SMS Backup & Restore and VISIONary+ and these work fine. I have also updated the .apk's for Facebook to 1.8.1, Google Maps to 6.0.3, Twitter to 3.0.0, YouTube to 2.3.4 & GMail to 2.3.5.2.
Now heres my problem - If I try to update Adobe Reader to 10.1.1 by replacing the AdobeReader.apk with the latest one it doesn't work. Once the ROM is built and installed I can see the .apk is there in /system/app however there is no icon in All Apps for Adobe Reader and I can't open .pdf's.
I also use Google Goggles & Skype, however if I add these .apk's to the ROM they appear to be installed and start OK however Goggles crashes as soon as the camera is started from the app and Skype lets you run through the initial setup but then says the app needs reinstalling.
Is there something I am missing or are there apps that can't be updated and others that can't be included in ROMs?
Andy
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My guess is your using these apps in /system/app? If so keep in mind that most apps are built for /data/App. Sometimes applications act funny on system. If they are not on the system and on the data then that's just strange.
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lithid-cm said:
My guess is your using these apps in /system/app? If so keep in mind that most apps are built for /data/App. Sometimes applications act funny on system. If they are not on the system and on the data then that's just strange.
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I was looking into that but I thought you needed extra script commands to get these recognised during 1st-time boot? At the moment I have these apps installed via the market, however I can't find where they are on the phone - I am using Astro to view/search and can't find the updated Adobe Reader, however it is installed.
I think I might be missing some fundamental stuff here...
Andy
ADB100 said:
I was looking into that but I thought you needed extra script commands to get these recognised during 1st-time boot? At the moment I have these apps installed via the market, however I can't find where they are on the phone - I am using Astro to view/search and can't find the updated Adobe Reader, however it is installed.
I think I might be missing some fundamental stuff here...
Andy
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/data/app
/data/app-private
Then you can also check and see if installed to the sdcard maybe?
/data is empty. On the sdcard there is an 'Android' folder and in here is a /data folder that has other folders (com.android.providers.media, com.facebook.katana, com.google.android.apps.books, com.google.android.apps.maps).
I have enabled hidden files in Astro (but it could be a limitation of Astro?). Astro has an application backup option that allows me to backup any of these added applications into .apk files and then restore them later.
Andy
/data shows empty when you try and view it with astro...
Root Explorer (and some others I'm sure) will show everything in there...
fgr said:
/data shows empty when you try and view it with astro...
Root Explorer (and some others I'm sure) will show everything in there...
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Thanks Going to be rebuilding shortly
I found this post whilst searching - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654739#
In there FireSokar mentions adding some lines to the update script. For the Desire HD it is an updater-script and the format/syntax is different can someone tell me what I need to add to the updater-script and where it should be put (at the very end, somewhere in the middle etc?)
Thanks
Andy
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, TRY AT YOUR OWN RISK
This is not all my work but wanted to post my dealing with the Viewpad 7e as most of this forum is for the Viewpad 7
charlies1112 said:
go download this file from this link:
dl.dropbox.com/u/34743606/v7e.zip
put those five files onto the micro sd card
Step 1:
settings>applications>unknown sources>tick it
settings>applications>development> USB debugging> tick it
Step 2:
Go to the inbuilt app ES File Explorer
find the GingerBreakv1.20.apk
install the GingerBreakv1.20.apk (I installed it on mine but it made my micro sd card useless i dunno what was with this but it still got gingerbreak on it it just made card die so use at your own risk =_= it still install it fine tho might of been a defect of a cheap card)
Root the device by going through the steps
When you complete the steps you should see Superuser in your applications
Go back to ES File Explorer
Find Root Explorer v2.14.2.apk
Install Root Explorer v2.14.2.apk
Click allow for permissions for the Root Explorer
Once you have Root explorer installed open it and fine the folder sd card
Press and hold the Vending.apk until the menu pops up and choose copy
go back to Root Explorer
go to system
go into app
on the top press Mount R/W
and then press the paste button on the bottom
Find where you pasted Vending.apk
Hold Vending.apk for the menu and press permissions
Make sure all the columns are ticked and select OK
once you get to this step you should see the market icon but you're not done yet you need to go through the same thing you did for Vending.apk for GoogleServicesFramework.apk and MarketUpdater.apk
and you should get it
i'll paste the chinese website the author posted pictures
tw.tech.yahoo.com/computer_tablet/article/id/22136/
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This all worked perfectly on my Viewpad 7e with one small issue when copying the 3 .apk files to the /system/app folder, make sure they are not a 0kb size. If they are just recopy them over and overwrite the files and it should copy correctly with a valid size.
The market wont have allot of apps since the device doesn't support the market natively, so I did a few tricks to get most of my apps on to the Viewpad 7e. You will need to have access to a second Android devices to do the following.
1) Install File Expert (free in the market) on your second Android device
2) Open File Expert and go to My Apps and select the apps you want to install on your Viewpad 7e, then click Backup on the bottom menu. This will creat the .apk files to install on your Viewpad 7e and put them on your SD card.
3) Copy the .apk files from SD card to your Viewpad 7e
4) Open a file manager on your Viewpad 7e and install your apps.
Most apps will work ok but some will bug out and you might be forced to reboot the viewpad 7e (press and hold the power button until it powers off)
If you use Titanium Backups it will install and allow you to restore apps and data, but be warred this will not work 100% so only use it to restore the data not the apps.
Note: If your app was installed on your SD card when your backup was done when you restore the data it will make the app unlaunchable. This should be fine if you move the app to SD card before restoring the data.
Here is a list of my working apps on my Viewpad 7e
aLogcat
androidVNC
Angry Birds (all 3)
Blogger
Chrome to phone
Coin Dozer
Google Docs
Documents To Go
Facebook and Messenger
File Expert
Gmail
Google+ and Messenger
Google Maps, Latitude, Places
MarketEnabler
Google Reader
Root Explorer
Tapatalk
Titanium Backup (debugging error and hangs on restoring some apps)
Google Translate
Twitter (acted odd on first run and needed to reboot, opened fine after)
Vplayer
My Country
The Sims 3
Pocket Legends
Star Legends
Youtube
Order and Chaos
I will add more apps to the list as I test them.
Update 1:
I upgraded the firmware manually since when I tried OTA it wouldn't find my wireless connection (even thou it was connected and surfing).
hellodzulz said:
Please Keep This Thread Clean
NO Over Topic
Link To The File : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/57643505/F70_VSEI_S_W_C_11252011.zip
Instruction :
Place The UPDATE IN THE ROOT OF SDCARD
1. Power off ViewPad 7e.
2. Keep pressing the volume + button and power button at the same time.
3. The screen will flash twice and you can release the volume + and power buttons.
4. The upgrade will automatically proceed.
5. After upgrade is complete, ViewPad 7e will enter the Android system, please manually reboot the device to confirm the firmware upgrade is finished.
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After doing the above I needed to reroot the device and copy the files for the market again. Now I have the newer FW with root and Market again!
Update 2:
I changed 2 lines in my build.prop and was able to get order and chaos to run. This might get some other apps to work as well
!!!Make sure you back up your build.prop before changing it!!!
ro.product.model=Nexus S
ro.product.manufacturer=Samsung
Update 3:
I have been able to get the following working
News and Weather
Google Search
Calendar and Contact sync
by copying the the following files to system/apps using root explorer
GenieWidget.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
NetworkLocation.apk
Files can be found here https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B68_cVTobGeLNG05MUhCQzFSMjJhQXVjTG51NVBJQQ
salfai77 has a good guide to help anyone with buick type issues!
How to "unbrick" (loop reboot) and Theme like ICS your Viewpad 7e
Does my ota update file work?
Sent By The AndroidHackr
hellodzulz said:
Does my ota update file work?
Sent By The AndroidHackr
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Yes it worked fine for me and thank you for posting it!
Your welcome ill update again if theres any update
Sent By The AndroidHackr
psychodogg said:
Update 3:
I have been able to get the following working
News and Weather
Google Search
Calendar and Contact sync
by copying the the following files to system/apps using root explorer
GenieWidget.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
NetworkLocation.apk
Files can be found here https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B68_cVTobGeLNG05MUhCQzFSMjJhQXVjTG51NVBJQQ
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I am trying to get Google Talk working but keep getting errors when trying to launch the app. If anyone has any info on this please feel free to speak up!
This is google play for our tablet . The new google market. Ive test it its working
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/46np8b6odq29zvt/CtsfEtbRg5/Google Play Store 3.4.6.apk
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hellodzulz said:
This is google play for our tablet . The new google market. Ive test it its working
Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/46np8b6odq29zvt/CtsfEtbRg5/Google Play Store 3.4.6.apk
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Yeah for temporary do you have any other suggestion for file hosting?
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Alternative Thread/Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23340310
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https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B68_cVTobGeLMmdYdEowZzNRUnFsWGE0MjE3NTdvUQ
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I was able to install the new play store and it works great. Im still getting an error about no space to install app's but I think that's something to do with my build.prop
About the no sufficient place, i get to overcome it by deleting apps and left with 132mb free. Then i retry download and install it works
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Hey,
at first thx for the great HOWTO. Everything worked fine for me. The only thing that also bothers me is the memory problem as often mentioned before.
Perhaps its good to know that I'm from Germany and have a branded Device from strato . But before I began with your instructions I installed the official update FV70_VSEI_S_W_C_11252011 so everything should normally worked.
The only thing that makes me curious is that the widget of the apps that were preinstalled by strato are still there. Is there a possibilty that you have to clear the dalvik oder whatsoever cache before the market works without memory problems?
Go to the link, update to 28112011 file. Root it and instal
The market. I have no problems downloading apps from google play but if you see apps that are writtem not compatible, you have to download from one mobile market
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23704226
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psychodogg said:
I was able to install the new play store and it works great. Im still getting an error about no space to install app's but I think that's something to do with my build.prop
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The probleme is not that there is no space on device, but that there is no space in "/cache"
The easy workaround is copying /cache/recovery elsewhere on your SDcard or device (to back it up) and deleting it from /cache/
After that everything work fine ...
NB : If you want to restore factory settings, don't forget ... recopy the recovery directory in /cache
It won't brick because there's bootloader that let you reboot with actual settings or loading an update.
NB2 : I haven't had time for now but there's a 2GB unused partition... let's see ...
Ot;
I followed every Point and was able to move the Cache link to sd-Card.
My question goes to the developers. Is there any work on custom Rom eG bootloader or Even cm Mod?i tried to theme it but with no succsess.
Please dev's. Dont forget us viewpad 7e Users.
Since ViewSonic has no clue what adb is I gave this tablet to my kid since that's what this tablet is "A TOY". I will no longer be dealing with this tablet or company and have purchased a ASUS TF300T and will start developing for that tablet.
My NT is using indirect's root and I had the stock apps removed. Every time I reboot, pandora, netflix, and hulu plus always show back up after I uninstall them. Any clue why they come back after a reboot? My netflix app always asks for an update and I have two copies of pandora on there.
you have to first go to root--->system---->app find the app and delete.
then uninstall
then reboot
(may need to change permissions to delete the crap)
I had this same issue, and one of the best ways to prevent it is before trying to delete/uninstall theme, is to go into the stock app manager and archive everything, this unregistered the flag that says they should be there on the device at all from B&N's perspective, and ensures they won't just suddenly appear again. I had the same issue with Netflix continually reverting to B&N's version instead of the newest version.
424aca said:
you have to first go to root--->system---->app find the app and delete.
then uninstall
then reboot
(may need to change permissions to delete the crap)
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i'm not seeing a system folder in root... do i need to use a specific app to change permissions? i've already gone through several folders on the nook and on the memory card trying to track the apps down and can't find anything...
DemonicPhantasm said:
I had this same issue, and one of the best ways to prevent it is before trying to delete/uninstall theme, is to go into the stock app manager and archive everything, this unregistered the flag that says they should be there on the device at all from B&N's perspective, and ensures they won't just suddenly appear again. I had the same issue with Netflix continually reverting to B&N's version instead of the newest version.
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how do you archive everything? by the stock app manager i'm assuming you mean the menu where it lists all your apps...
market--->es file explorer
install
open---->top right( star for favs) click. THen select the phone object thing. (/) is under mine
root will open up
click system(should be before vendor folder)
click on App folder(before Bin folder)
select app---> change permissions so you can delete
after delete uninstall that app(which you deleted)
reboot and it should be gone
424aca said:
market--->es file explorer
install
open---->top right( star for favs) click. THen select the phone object thing. (/) is under mine
root will open up
click system(should be before vendor folder)
click on App folder(before Bin folder)
select app---> change permissions so you can delete
after delete uninstall that app(which you deleted)
reboot and it should be gone
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netflix was the only one i saw in the folder, but i uninstalled them all from within es and now they aren't coming back after reboot. thanks!
nevermind, **** came back. why aren't they in the folder you said and why is netflix still coming back after i deleted it?
honestly, that makes no sense. please post a picture on image shack or something and link it so we can see