Theres a new version of the Swype beta that is IMMENSELY better than the preloaded swype that comes with the atrix, it literally fixes all the annoying things of the older Swype versions:
http://beta.swype.com/
Swype 3.x beta works with the method below!
Process:
1) Use Root Explorer/Terminal/ADB to backup and then delete Swype.apk from /system/app and libSwypecore.so from /System/lib
2) Download the installer from https://beta.swype.com/android/get/ (on your phone)
3) Use installer to login and install latest version of swype
After your first phone reboot, if you are experiencing Swype Force closes after installing the latest swype, uninstall swype from your phone and then reinstall it; it should no longer force close after reboot.
If you are still experiencing force crashing after reinstall, try wiping your dalvik cache within CWM. Thanks Dudeman Broguy.
If you want to get in the latest beta, sign up over here. Registrations are open right now, hurry before they close them again!
Thanks to playin4sheezy for figuring this out: post #12
yes, i have been using it all day and it looks and feels great! if you have sideloading enabled, when you start the install it will ask to over write the current one.
graemegb said:
yes, i have been using it all day and it looks and feels great! if you have sideloading enabled, when you start the install it will ask to over write the current one.
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Im trying to use the installer and it tells me to disable swype, and you cant disable the built in one. Can you pm me the apk?
Yea, I get to the point where it says "Licensing Swype, please wait...." and it doesn't get past that.
You need to go into /system/app and move Swype.apk to a backup folder on /mnt/sdcard
Then go into /system/lib and do the same for libSwypeCore.so
Give it a reboot and then try to install the beta. It worked for me
How did you move the apk, it wont allow me to do so
playin4sheezy said:
You need to go into /system/app and move Swype.apk to a backup folder on /mnt/sdcard
Then go into /system/lib and do the same for libSwypeCore.so
Give it a reboot and then try to install the beta. It worked for me
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woo nice! thanks that worked for me! no more stupid tip window!
Krshaw18 said:
How did you move the apk, it wont allow me to do so
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you have to use root explorer (and be rooted) or you could use terminal/adb (still have to be rooted)
Sorry for the noob questions! Move it completely? or make a back up of it? and also any apps out there like root explorer but free ?
I tried the above steps but the libswypecore is still in the system folder when i move it as it is read only...
Krshaw18 said:
Sorry for the noob questions! Move it completely? or make a back up of it? and also any apps out there like root explorer but free ?
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If youre rooted, root explorer is worth the money. You have to move Swype.apk completely, and make sure its not there after moving or the install wont work.
Make sure if you are in Root Explorer that you click the R/W button at the top to make the system folder Read/Write access. Then long press the files and click move and goto sdcard and make a folder named "whatever you want" then click paste..
Or you could do this using adb with Atrix plugged into the computer:
goto command prompt
type the following:
adb shell
su
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/swype_backup
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
cp /system/app/Swype.apk /mnt/sdcard/swype_backup
cp /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so /mnt/sdcard/swype_backup
rm /system/app/Swype.apk
rm /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so
Hopefully this gets you going
playin4sheezy said:
Make sure if you are in Root Explorer that you click the R/W button at the top to make the system folder Read/Write access. Then long press the files and click move and goto sdcard and make a folder named "whatever you want" then click paste..
Or you could do this using adb with Atrix plugged into the computer:
goto command prompt
type the following:
adb shell
su
mkdir /mnt/sdcard/swype_backup
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
cp /system/app/Swype.apk /mnt/sdcard/swype_backup
cp /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so /mnt/sdcard/swype_backup
rm /system/app/Swype.apk
rm /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so
Hopefully this gets you going
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Thanks a bunch!
Wont let me delete
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joshuajoshua said:
Wont let me delete
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Is your phone rooted? If so, then when you typed su in adb shell(not terminal) did it ask you for superuser permission? If so, then you should make sure and accept it.
If your phone is not rooted, then I don't think your gonna get this working
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I didnt need to move/delete libSwypeCore.so and the install worked fine.
andy2na said:
I didnt need to move/delete libSwypeCore.so and the install worked fine.
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Ok. Be aware that I've had previous issues with swype after few days of use because I didn't remove that file
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I would suggest someone testing that you can in fact put it back to the stock setup. Mine somehow got deleted when i first got the phone, and it doesn't come back, factory reset or otherwise.
cegna09 said:
I would suggest someone testing that you can in fact put it back to the stock setup. Mine somehow got deleted when i first got the phone, and it doesn't come back, factory reset or otherwise.
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i have been messing with swype for the last few days
i can guarentte you that if u installed / mounted a messed up version of swype (WVGA with a language pack in my case), you can just use put the backup stock swype back on /system/app and it'll be fine again
i get an error on sign-in into the installer, says device id dont match. any ideas?
EDIT: I had to log into mySwype and remove my old phone (nexus one) and then now it works!
Related
Any brave souls tried the new Market today?
Yes, I just tried it. It works! and it fixes the button problem in 2.2.6.
I first tried one that did not work, but I've attached the one I did get to work. Just copy into /system/app, rename to Vending.apk, and change permissions.
Enjoy!
Xhorder said:
Yes, I just tried it. It works! and it fixes the button problem in 2.2.6.
I first tried one that did not work, but I've attached the one I did get to work. Just copy into /system/app, rename to Vending.apk, and change permissions.
Enjoy!
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Would this work ?
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb shell cp /system/app/Vending.apk /system/app/oldVending.apk
adb push Vending.apk /system/app
adb reboot
Or, you can just download and install it like any other apply. It'll install over the old Market no problem. It Indore you that it's a system apply, but works anyway.
Sent from my Nook Color
golfprorm said:
Or, you can just download and install it like any other apply. It'll install over the old Market no problem. It Indore you that it's a system apply, but works anyway.
Sent from my Nook Color
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that didn't work for me... YMMV of course.
Anyone have the old Market (Vending.apk)? I stupidly replaced it with the above and broke it. Much obliged.
Thibor69 said:
Would this work ?
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb shell cp /system/app/Vending.apk /system/app/oldVending.apk
adb push Vending.apk /system/app
adb reboot
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Worked for me
I was able to install it via the .apk...
Kept getting error message about cp: not found
Skipped the renaming step and it worked perfect, rejected both drives first and it worked like a charm.
FW 1.0.0 / Launcherpro
Works great! Any updated Gmail success yet?
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Just installed it from the APK above. Works great.
Took the plunge... did it from the APK. Works.
The scrolling issue when you had to flip the NC in landscape is gone. But I find it a royal pain to switch between Paid, Free and Just In. For some reason the oval overlay trasfers the click on the app below and I end up opening that instead. I found that switching requires a rather precise click... something to think about Mr. Sergei. Well... maybe not for us free spirits
Thanks, I just installed it and it worked, straight from tapatalk app.
Worked fine for me also.
Via TapaTalk on Nook Tablet
I've downloaded and put it into the system\app folder, renamed and when market opens it just instantly crashes.
ideas anyone? greatly appreciated
EDIT: ROFL! redid the process and rebooted after double checking permissions, works fine now
One thread on the subject is enough: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872621
This is how i managed to install the Google Maps 5.7.0 ownhere/Brut.all MOD which enables Navigation in countries where originally you cnt use this app. this is a modified version that seamlessly replaces the original app.
i tried to follow the instructions provided in the original thread but i kept facing problems and errors like "Application not installed" when trying to install the app, and "remount failed: no such file or directories", among others.
i also dnt have the Maps app availble in the market in my country, i can only sideload it.
it took me few days of googling to finally make it work on my Galaxy Ace. i'm running a rooted stock 2.2.1
it's simple once you got the right instructions. but as usual, i'm not responsible if your phone just decides to go brain dead on its own
for this you need ROOT access, Superuser, ADB and Titanium Backup
in Titanium Backup, choose Maps and back it up (app+data).
in case things dnt work out, you can always use this backup to restore the original app and data.
in Titanium Backup, choose Maps and wipe data then uninstall.
in Titanium Backup, choose Street View, wipe data and uninstall.
use whatever way to place the maps5.7.0-ownhere.apk file in the root of your sd card.
(i dnt know what's the diffrence between maps5.7.0-ownhere and maps5.7.0-ownhere-testkeyresign. i used the first and it's working fine.)
now connect your phone to your computer and make sure you keep your screen on. that's very important for the next step to work.
launch ADB and enter these commands:
adb shell (in the next line, a $ will appear)
su (when you inter this, Superuser in your phone will prompt you to grant root access. confirm it. a # will appear in the next line)
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system (this will remount your system in Read/Write mode)
cp /sdcard/maps5.7.0-ownhere.apk /system/app/maps5.7.0-ownhere.apk
mount -t rfs -o remount,ro /dev/block/stl9 /system (remount system back in ReadOnly mode)
exit
exit
Maps should appear in your app drawer.
you can now reinstall Street View.
if anything is not clear enough, just ask
I think its more easy to just use root explorer to copy that googlemaps apk to its proper place, because what i understand from that adb command is it copy the googlemaps apk to /system/app folder which could be done in just two or three click with root explorer. Cmiiw
But nevertheless, thanks for this tutorial tho
Sent from your phone
is it working
an0nym0us_ said:
I think its more easy to just use root explorer to copy that googlemaps apk to its proper place, because what i understand from that adb command is it copy the googlemaps apk to /system/app folder which could be done in just two or three click with root explorer. Cmiiw
But nevertheless, thanks for this tutorial tho
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that was the first thing that came to my mind when installing didnt work. i copied the file with root explorer but the Maps app didnt show up in the app drawer.
i only speak from my own experience, i'm no expert.
thank you for the contrbution
imranaryan said:
is it working
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it is working on my phone
The thing wont recognize my phone and wont show the options to do xrecovery or any of the other options except for Flash...please help im desperate for a rom
You need to root first.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196421
Then in flashtool click 'ask root permissions' and have your phone unlocked and accept superuser permissions w/the prompt on your phone. Then you're good to go.
*edit- make sure it is the fixed xrec for 2.3.3. I use a Rom w xrec included so I didn't have to install it & I dont remember if that's the one in flashtool now.
Which firmware version are you on?
I have done that already...i am rooted because I have superuser on my phone. Where do I check firmware?
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zm4 said:
I have done that already...i am rooted because I have superuser on my phone. Where do I check firmware?
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unzip xrecovery file and copy all files manually to the right places using root explorer then check all boxes on permitions.
reboot and try
How do i do that?
zm4 said:
How do i do that?
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a very old guide written by me HERE
read "2nd mode" but use xrecovery v3 instead the one linked there
will this work for 2.3.3?
zm4 said:
will this work for 2.3.3?
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these commands still the same you just need to change (eventually) to the right path.
check the zip structure to see that
HTML:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
dd if=/sdcard/busybox of=/system/bin/busybox
dd if=/sdcard/chargemon of=/system/bin/chargemon
dd if=/sdcard/xrecovery.tar of=/system/bin/xrecovery.tar
reboot
chargemon to \system\bin
charger to \system\bin
sh to \system\xbin
xrecovery.tar to \system\xbin
i dont see any busybox file or anything like that...please help i dun think busybox has been installed...
zm4 said:
i dont see any busybox file or anything like that...please help i dun think busybox has been installed...
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ok...you have a reading problem kiddin´
Crowds said:
these commands still the same you just need to change (eventually) to the right path.
check the zip structure to see that
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type this:
HTML:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
dd if=/sdcard/chargemon of=/system/bin/chargemon
dd if=/sdcard/charger of=/system/bin/charger
dd if=/sdcard/sh of=/system/xbin/sh
dd if=/sdcard/xrecovery.tar of=/system/xbin/xrecovery.tar
reboot
this should do it
cheers
where do i get this adb thing?
zm4 said:
where do i get this adb thing?
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forguet it...
copy all files to sdcard then copy/paste to the right places after that use root explorer and do this ON EVERY FILE YOU COPIED:
HTML:
- Press and hold on each file;
- Check all Permitions on the drop down menu;
- After changes were made save and exit;
- Reboot.
try enter on xrec
*Cannot open for read: No such or directory* wth?
where does meta go?
zm4 said:
where does meta go?
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Anywhere. Just copy the files I told you to. I didn't referred anything about that, did I?
Sent from my X10 Erenz MIUI 1.9.2 using Tapatalk
Just start all over with flashtool it will work then.
Go to settings then applications, then development, check debug mode.
Start flash tool on your pc and connect the phone
IF the phone is rooted, it should be recognized by flash tool
On flash tool click ask root perm, look at your phone screen, superuser should pop up asking if to give permission, simply choose allow.
Then click recovery on flash tool and wait a sec....
should pop up asking which gingerbread version to use. choose 0.3GB, since its gb version you have.
when you're ready to use xrecovery, restart the phone
as soon as the phone comes on and the first sony ericsson name comes up, keep pressing the back button, xrecovery will come up.
i did both kernel things...but the thing is it won't recognize my device as a rooted device...i have superuser and I have used apps that require root...so i guess the problem is well idk...and thats what i need help with sorting out.
1. Install busybox from market (xrec needs busybox)
2. Give root explorer root acces and mount /system writeable (look in settings of your file explorer)
3. Copy files to right place:
chargemon to /system/bin
charger to /system/bin
sh to /system/xbin
xrecovery.tar to /system/xbin
4. Give above files the right permissions (long touch on file and choose property option):
user > read, write, execute
other > read, execute
group > read, execute
Hi,
I'm attempting to replace Email.apk on my miui rom. This is the method I am using:
Code:
adb push Email.apk /sdcard/
adb shell
su
rm /system/app/Email.apk
rm /system/app/Email.odex
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system
cp /sdcard/Email.apk /system/app
reboot
When the phone has rebooted, my changes do not take affect. To check, I pulled the /system/app/Email.apk back, and found it to be the original version.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong here?
Thanks,
Have figured this out...
adb appears to send some kind of cached version over. Renaming the file before transferring forced adb to use the correct file, and all is well.
jimhaddon said:
Have figured this out...
adb appears to send some kind of cached version over. Renaming the file before transferring forced adb to use the correct file, and all is well.
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How? I like to know too, guide step by step....thanks
You mean renaming the original file first to any name then copy the moded file with the original name ?
If that what u mean , so I better to delete the original one first then but enstead my moded file . Is that right ?
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Just use something like root explorer, no need for adb...
Joey2o11 said:
Just use something like root explorer, no need for adb...
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I tried to use root explorer to change phone.apk, it didnt work.. i changed the file but it kept on crashing all the time ...
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hielo_te said:
I tried to use root explorer to change phone.apk, it didnt work.. i changed the file but it kept on crashing all the time ...
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You'll get lots of FCs until you reboot the phone then it should be fine.
Hi all,
happened to me a mishap.
I had done a full wipe but forgot to push the stock launcher back on it, well now the launcher is missing and I can not do anything.
Would have otherwise update the Asus HC recorded but do not know how that should go without Launcher
Who has an advice what I could do?
sorry, trying to understand...
Had you done some sort of modification that removed the stock launcher? There isn't any reason why the stock launcher wouldn't be present. Can you try another factory reset using vol up + power? i don't recall exactly what the sequence is.
Its ok,
my english is not the best.
I delete the stock launcher with a script and forgot to restore it.
And then i do a factory resett..........
No Launcher anymore.........
A Androiddevice without an launcher become a bootloop or something similar
Did you uninstall the APK "launcher2.apk" and it's odex "launcher2.odex"?
I made that mistake and what i had to do was use ADB to install a 3rd party launcher (I found an APK for launcher pro and used that) and then once I had a working launcher, I downloaded Root explorer (I was rooted) and moved the "Launcher2.apk" and "launcher2.odex" into the /system/app folder. From there, I rebooted and everything was gravy
It is essential to include both the .apk and the .odex. Also, you have to have the files from the same build version you are. (You can't use an odex from 8.8.3.29 on a tablet running 8.8.3.33)
does ADB see your device? If so maybe you can push launcher API back to /system/app then set the permissions and you should be all set.
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using xda premium
bscotth said:
Did you uninstall the APK "launcher2.apk" and it's odex "launcher2.odex"?
I made that mistake and what i had to do was use ADB to install a 3rd party launcher (I found an APK for launcher pro and used that) and then once I had a working launcher, I downloaded Root explorer (I was rooted) and moved the "Launcher2.apk" and "launcher2.odex" into the /system/app folder. From there, I rebooted and everything was gravy
It is essential to include both the .apk and the .odex. Also, you have to have the files from the same build version you are. (You can't use an odex from 8.8.3.29 on a tablet running 8.8.3.33)
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Yes i uninstall the launcher2_apk and odex file.
ADB dont see my device.
I think its a mistake in the USB driver.
I pluged the prime in and MTP doesnt install correctly.
cooper1988 said:
Hi all,
happened to me a mishap.
I had done a full wipe but forgot to push the stock launcher back on it, well now the launcher is missing and I can not do anything.
Would have otherwise update the Asus HC recorded but do not know how that should go without Launcher
Who has an advice what I could do?
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cooper1988, what you have to do is download a new launcher in your pc, put it in your sd card and apply it with the recovery mode in "apply any zip from sd".
ajmdve said:
cooper1988, what you have to do is download a new launcher in your pc, put it in your sd card and apply it with the recovery mode in "apply any zip from sd".
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prime doesnt have a recovery (locked bootloader)
Power + Vol D --> Wipe or boot Android
well, then you might try flashing a new rom. sorry but if your pad doesnt have recovery, the it is the only way i see.
ajmdve said:
well, then you might try flashing a new rom. sorry but if your pad doesnt have recovery, the it is the only way i see.
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won't it try to flash whatever image is on the sd card with that combo, effectively a hard reset?
Year
ADB show my device.
But i cant push the apk to /system/app or /data/app
failed to copy 'launcher.apk' to '/data/app/launcher.apk': Permission denied
a hard reset is not useful in this case because the launcher in not in the system folder anymore. he have to flash the pad with odin or any other method alike.
cooper1988 said:
Year
ADB show my device.
But i cant push the apk to /system/app or /data/app
failed to copy 'launcher.apk' to '/data/app/launcher.apk': Permission denied
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I believe you have to mount /system in order to do that push
c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell mount /system
mount: permission denied
i dont have root on the prime and nachoroot doesnt work ( i have hc)
c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push nachoroot.bin /data/local/
1140 KB/s (15182 bytes in 0.013s)
c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/nachoroot.bin
chmod: permission denied
a hard reset wont do anything
tdrussell said:
won't it try to flash whatever image is on the sd card with that combo, effectively a hard reset?
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a hard reset wont do anything, because it restores all by default, but, if the launcher isn't in the system folder, the phone wont make it appear from nowhere.
he should flash a new rom using odin or some other tools alike.
I am in a similar situation I am stuck in a boot loop! Not able to get passed the asus logo loading sign!
I can not get in ADB because of dumb asus sync I still need to try using ADB on linux! Because that does not need the asus sync
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how it happens?
Wordlywisewiz said:
I am in a similar situation I am stuck in a boot loop! Not able to get passed the asus logo loading sign!
I can not get in ADB because of dumb asus sync I still need to try using ADB on linux! Because that does not need the asus sync
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how it happens?
ajmdve said:
how it happens?
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Well idrk either the system apps I froze or the changing the build.prop (added enable. Facelock) but even after I had done that I had rebooted Atleast twice
But maybe it only checks those things on a kernel panic
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you rebooted twice and it starts completelly or it always get stuck in the boot logo?
cooper1988 said:
c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell mount /system
mount: permission denied
i dont have root on the prime and nachoroot doesnt work ( i have hc)
c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push nachoroot.bin /data/local/
1140 KB/s (15182 bytes in 0.013s)
c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/nachoroot.bin
chmod: permission denied
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before you did factory reset , u removed the launch apk right ? so you had root before you did factory reset , you should still have it now , because factory wipe does not remove root.