Hello guys.
Please Help.
I have upgraded the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 firmware . (Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread). No problems.
Have rooted the phone. Deleted the new system apps that get installed with Gingerbread update.
Although there are TWO sys apps that are totally stuck in the phone. I tried Titanium Backup, and other system app uninstallers in the market. After I unroot and reboot...They show up in the menu. And they are working too.
I have searched and searched...and found out something about s-on and s-off in htc desire. Is it the same security thing on galaxy ace gingerbread update?
Any solutions?
Take care.
What are the sys apps ?
Edit: HTC is the only company that implement#)s S-ON
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Have you tried removing it manually (either by ADB or RootExplorer)?
Thanx for replying guys.
The sys apps are S-Android and Slide ME SAM 4.0.
Haven't tried Root Explorer...I don't think its free to use.
Haven't tried using ADB....it's a long process though.
Got any simple link to step by step ADB installation and deleting the sticky .apk files?
Will try anything that works.
take care
Man, i'm in a jumbo problem!!!
Somebody HELPPP!!!!
As advised, I downloaded Root Explorer, found the 2 sys apps in /system/app.
Did a long press and clicked delete. Went back to the Parent folder../system. Then clicked on app..(/system/app)......voila....they're back!!!!
Then I changed their file names from .apk to .bak.
Backed out and went back in.....the file name changed itself to .apk!!!
C'mon guys, Am i the only one with this fishy problem?
Waiting eagerly...
Try chuck Norris mode in titanium backup? xD
Funaficionado said:
Man, i'm in a jumbo problem!!!
Somebody HELPPP!!!!
As advised, I downloaded Root Explorer, found the 2 sys apps in /system/app.
Did a long press and clicked delete. Went back to the Parent folder../system. Then clicked on app..(/system/app)......voila....they're back!!!!
Then I changed their file names from .apk to .bak.
Backed out and went back in.....the file name changed itself to .apk!!!
C'mon guys, Am i the only one with this fishy problem?
Waiting eagerly...
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Try antek app manager to uninstall those Apps.... They will go easily...
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Thanks all for the advice's.
1.Tried Antek app manager, deleted the sys app....it came back after rebooting.
2. Chuck Norris mode was already checked before deleting the sys app in TB.
Chuck Norris couldn't save the day.
3. Tried Terminal Emulator with all its commands, sys app got deleted....it came back after rebooting.
Now what?
hello guys..
No program worked but...
One thing just crossed my mind.
When i delete a sys app and instead of rebooting if i put it on recovery mode to unroot....do i have to wipe some data....or make a factory reset or something???
After posting the previous reply...I thought of wiping the dalvik cache after deleting the sys apps from Titanium Backup. I wiped the dalvik cache through ROM toolbox...it rebooted itself...now all this was done on the rooted phone.
Listen to this, after it rebooted itself....the sys apps weren't there and i was overly joyed. Then i thought ...time to unroot the device....unrooted, rebooted, back to square one....they're back!!!
Isn't there anybody with a similar problem?
No solution or reason as to why this is happening?
Root explorer will help. Navigate to the system/app folder and delete away.
I think i did that a 1000 times.
Funaficionado said:
After posting the previous reply...I thought of wiping the dalvik cache after deleting the sys apps from Titanium Backup. I wiped the dalvik cache through ROM toolbox...it rebooted itself...now all this was done on the rooted phone.
Listen to this, after it rebooted itself....the sys apps weren't there and i was overly joyed. Then i thought ...time to unroot the device....unrooted, rebooted, back to square one....they're back!!!
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Mount system in recovery mode and then wipe data...
Surely everything gets deleted
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Recently when I put APK's on my SD Card and try to install them I receive the 'Application not Installed' error. When this happens with market apps it's easy enough to unmount the SD and remount after the install. However if the APK is on the SD how can I do this?
Is there a fix for this? Also if it helps I'm running the Wildpuzzle ROM and the APK I'm trying to install at the moment is Angry Birds (getjar).
Have you try settings > application and check Unknown application.
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CoaBalboa said:
Have you try settings > application and check Unknown application.
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Yeah, the application installer shows up, I just receive the error message a few seconds of the scrolling grey progress-style/working bar.
Do you have a USB Cable? Try using "DroidExplorer", an awesome PC client that can directly install apps. Or, try using a File Browser like Root Explorer or Super Manager.
Do you, by chance, have an App2SD Patch? Because I have always found them buggy!
Try to "undo" everything you did up to before it stopped working. Also try formatting your cache partition and/or erasing dalvik cache. Did you do any flashing without making a NANDROID backup first?
Also try "SuperOneClick", there is an option to "Enable Non-Market Apps" for rooted phones.
Second-last resort? Factory reset. Last resort...? Backup all your apps/settings and reflash
jonusc said:
Do you have a USB Cable? Try using "DroidExplorer", an awesome PC client that can directly install apps. Or, try using a File Browser like Root Explorer or Super Manager.
Do you, by chance, have an App2SD Patch? Because I have always found them buggy!
Try to "undo" everything you did up to before it stopped working. Also try formatting your cache partition and/or erasing dalvik cache. Did you do any flashing without making a NANDROID backup first?
Also try "SuperOneClick", there is an option to "Enable Non-Market Apps" for rooted phones.
Second-last resort? Factory reset. Last resort...? Backup all your apps/settings and reflash
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Thanks for this. I'm trying Droidexplorer, explorers on the device wont install the apk as it returns the same error.
How long should the installation take. It's been running 15 mins so far, the internal storage has decreased a little but the installing window (on pc) is still up?
I am assuming you have a rooted phone with unrEVOked3 right? Would you happen to have some kind of App2SD patch installed....? Because I always found them unstable.... what firmware are you using? I am loyal to Sunaabh v1.1 (Froyo) Custom Firmware as it is well supported
Hmmm I've encountered that installing loop before. But only when trying to install an APK that wouldn't normally work, such as an older version of the Market or Flash 10.1. It just means it's waiting for ADB server to do something but ADB has obviously crashed. It should not take more than 30 seconds for an APK to install via DroidExplorer. Just unplug your phone and close DroidExplorer.
Does this happen with all APK's? How many have you tried?
Only thing I can think of is that you did something to damage your package.xml data and/or permissions are corrupted.
Did you try formatting your cache partition in Clockworkmod? Please try this, it will not destroy any data. But it will trigger a long reboot - it will appear frozen at the bootup splash screen but just let it go while it rebuilds the cache.
Also try "Clear Data" under Applications > Manage > Market.
Have you flashed anything in clockworkmod? If you can provide more details of exactly what you've done to your phone that might help, but I really doubt it.... I think the only option is to restore from a Nandroid Backup or Reflash Sorry... but these things do happen and we always learn the hard way lol....
You can use the official HTC Sync software to backup your phone numbers and SMS and stuff I believe, and if you want to backup your installed apps you can use Titanium Backup or many other Backup apps on the Market, Free or Paid.
Make into a zip file and flash via recovery
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Thanks for everyones help, I now have it sorted!
I started an installation through Droid explorer and then cancelled it when the apk was on the phone.
Then I unmounted my SD
Then I used root explorer to browse to the apk on the phones internal memory
It installed with no worries and I remounted the SD!
WillKennerley said:
Thanks for everyones help, I now have it sorted!
I started an installation through Droid explorer and then cancelled it when the apk was on the phone.
Then I unmounted my SD
Then I used root explorer to browse to the apk on the phones internal memory
It installed with no worries and I remounted the SD!
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Haha, how very odd! Regardless, good to hear you got it sorted
EDIT: If it happens again, maybe you could try to format the SD card. Might be possessed with some bad stuff in the .android_secure folder or something.
I have found a couple people that have frozen or removed apps and are starting to get issues with their contacts. Not being able to remove, add, update, or anything with them. So I am posting a zip file off all of the apps for people that have removed them without backing them up. You simply need to restore the app that you removed which is most likely a yahoo contacts or email that is tied into the contacts. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2VU48HSU
Great resource this. I was going to post mine up soon, but you beat me to it. Only had my X2 for a day.
Do you restore these with titanium backup? Because I backed up the bloat ware and later tried to restore it to no luck. However the apps were frozen when backed up so perhaps that caused an issue?
I don't think titanium backup is good at restoring. I've tried it a couple times with no luck. if you place a copy of the zip file extracted on your sd card and open it with files select the application you want to install you can install it from there. I personally only like titanium backup for freezing the application I don't use and cannot remove.
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I have tried to install the apps in your list but some would not be installed. Is there another way I can force them to be installed? By putting them in a location?
The list is:
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant Client
DLNA
DLNA System Service
Emergency Alerts
All Authenticators
Help Center
Home Screen Tips
IM 3.0.4.6
IM Presence 2.2.2
News
Pico TTS
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Status
Sticky Note
Tasks
Video Editor Lite
Voice Commands
Just use root explorer and place them in system/data or push through adb.
Reboot after you place them there.
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Sorry, I'm rather new to this whole root thing. I uninstalled backupassistant with Titanium backup and my contacts got screwed. I downloaded the zip and tried to install Backupassistant.apk but it says "application was not installed". Is there a specific way that I need to reinstall? Root explorer does not allow me to change permissions from read only for "system" so I can't move the apk files in there.
ffejin123 said:
Sorry, I'm rather new to this whole root thing. I uninstalled backupassistant with Titanium backup and my contacts got screwed. I downloaded the zip and tried to install Backupassistant.apk but it says "application was not installed". Is there a specific way that I need to reinstall? Root explorer does not allow me to change permissions from read only for "system" so I can't move the apk files in there.
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Check and see if you are rooted first. You cannot install system files as a normal app. They must be pushed to system/app or placed there using root explorer. Check and see if you are rooted or that you superuser has blocked root explorer.
ffejin123 said:
Sorry, I'm rather new to this whole root thing. I uninstalled backupassistant with Titanium backup and my contacts got screwed. I downloaded the zip and tried to install Backupassistant.apk but it says "application was not installed". Is there a specific way that I need to reinstall? Root explorer does not allow me to change permissions from read only for "system" so I can't move the apk files in there.
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I think I know what your talking about, follow Nitros instructions but when you are at the starting folder in Root Explorer press the Mount R/W button, I believe as long as you stay in the program (or don't press back too many times, because if you are at the base folder and press back it will go back to R/O) any folder you go into will say "R/W" at the top. So just press the button when its available and THEN go into the folder you need to go to and the setting will stick.
Edit: actually I just was messing with my phone and the reason I saw that behavior is because I was in the SD card where its always R/W. If its not showing up then yeah I'd listen to Nitro on this one, though I have no idea how you got rid of Backup assistant without root.
So I just copied the app list you posted onto my phone and now its in a boot loop. I thought that when I copied all of them over it would let me choose to not replace files already there. Now the phone is in a boot loop.
This may sound stupid, but I am kinda hoping its reinstalling the apks, one with each boot? But I kinda have a sneaking suspicious that I just ruined my phone since there is no SBF
Also, the boot times before restarting are not consistent, does this mean anything?
ryoxsinfar said:
So I just copied the app list you posted onto my phone and now its in a boot loop. I thought that when I copied all of them over it would let me choose to not replace files already there. Now the phone is in a boot loop.
This may sound stupid, but I am kinda hoping its reinstalling the apks, one with each boot? But I kinda have a sneaking suspicious that I just ruined my phone since there is no SBF
Also, the boot times before restarting are not consistent, does this mean anything?
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If you are in a bootloop but all of your apps are still in place there is a slight chance that you could do a factory reset through recovery and the phone will boot.
nitroglycerine33 said:
Check and see if you are rooted first. You cannot install system files as a normal app. They must be pushed to system/app or placed there using root explorer. Check and see if you are rooted or that you superuser has blocked root explorer.
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Yeah I am rooted with gingerbreak 1.2. As of now Im not really concerned with the contacts anymore because I can still add and save new contacts. My concern now is that when the OTA Gingerbread update is out for the X2, will I be able to install it without the original Bloat.
nitroglycerine33 said:
If you are in a bootloop but all of your apps are still in place there is a slight chance that you could do a factory reset through recovery and the phone will boot.
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Yeah my office tech support guy took a look at it and tried it, we got an error indicator icon when we tried. I don't think it finished copying, I think everything dying killed the copy process and left something important unfinished.
Now I am a little wiser for my new phone.
ryoxsinfar said:
I have tried to install the apps in your list but some would not be installed. Is there another way I can force them to be installed? By putting them in a location?
The list is:
Backup Assistant
Backup Assistant Client
DLNA
DLNA System Service
Emergency Alerts
All Authenticators
Help Center
Home Screen Tips
IM 3.0.4.6
IM Presence 2.2.2
News
Pico TTS
Social Messaging
Social Messaging Service
Social Networking
Social Status
Sticky Note
Tasks
Video Editor Lite
Voice Commands
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So I'm guessing the only way to get these programs reinstalled is if the SBF is available for the X2, which it is not?
I just took my titanium backup from my galaxy s and loaded onto galaxy s 2. restored all apps and a few system settings, on reboot i get force close on sms system.
process com.android.mms has stopped unexpectedly.
any ideas how to fix? )
rhys100 said:
I just took my titanium backup from my galaxy s and loaded onto galaxy s 2. restored all apps and a few system settings, on reboot i get force close on sms system.
process com.android.mms has stopped unexpectedly.
any ideas how to fix? )
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Unfortunately for you, a hard reset is probably the easiest way. Then do an app/data restore from Titanium again, but DON'T restore system apps this time!
can someone please post a messaging system app from titanium on sg2 so i can restore that?
rhys100 said:
can someone please post a messaging system app from titanium on sg2 so i can restore that?
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You'll need to put this in the system/apps folder to reinstate it, but this may not fix the problem as there may be associated files that you also need. Only 1 way to find out
mmm, i sent it to myself in a email and downloaded and installed over the top, but still no good.
rhys100 said:
mmm, i sent it to myself in a email and downloaded and installed over the top, but still no good.
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You'll need to hard reset then. Since you have a backup to restore, it'll only take 5 minutes. Like I said, just don't restore system apps.
ill try one more thing, installing root explorer and see if i delete all the old stuff and install then.
rhys100 said:
ill try one more thing, installing root explorer and see if i delete all the old stuff and install then.
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You're not actually trying to install the apk by running it, are you?
tried to haha. but now i deleted the original via root explorer then uploaded the one you gave me back in there
didnt work gahh. it doesnt think the app exists now..
I hate to sound like a broken record, but do a hard reset. If you'd have done it earlier, you'd be using your phone by now
- how do i do a hard reset?
rhys100 said:
- how do i do a hard reset?
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http://www.hard-reset.com/samsung-i9100-galaxy-s2-hard-reset.html
... I shouldn't have.
I was fooling around with my HTC Screen lock apk using Titanium Backup. I "backed up" the application, and then uninstalled thinking I could just restore it. Now Titanium won't restore it, and I'm stuck with the Vanilla screen lock. I know it will cause problems with my HTC alarm app... so I'm trying to restore the HTC screen lock, but can't seem to do it.
I've downloaded what appear to be the APK and ODEX files, but when I place them in the system/app folder and reboot, they don't seem to get recognized...
Any advice?
Make sure to set the correct permission
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mtnlion said:
Make sure to set the correct permission
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... being?
Can't remember off the top of my head but if nobody chimes in by the time I get home from work ill flash back to a sense rom and check for you.have you tried installing the apk other than with titanium?
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mtnlion said:
Can't remember off the top of my head but if nobody chimes in by the time I get home from work ill flash back to a sense rom and check for you.have you tried installing the apk other than with titanium?
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I tried using the Titanium Backup I had made, no go.
Tried placing it in system/app with Root Explorer, no go.
Tried several permissions combinations (I believe you just need user R/W), no go.
Finally it dawned on me to just to a nand restore (my last backup was a month old), but I just chose to restore system, and it's back just fine.
Thanks for the help, though.
Your welcome.wish I could've been more help,I always forget about the advanced restore options.
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You probably could've just flashed the same rom again over top
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hi:
i use [ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera prev9
i know this h/b asked many times and i searched for an answer::
an app stopped working.. cleared cache from settings--no change..
reboot, cleared cache and delvik.. tried fix permissions also--no change..
uninstalled app / reinstalled app-- got error "Insufficient Storage Available"
looked for any ".com" references to the app--didnt see any
i have 219mb used and 1.3GB free internal storage ..
i also dont see setting to install to SD by default, just in case that would help..
i havent tried to install anything while on this latest prev9, i doubt thats the problem tho..
thanx for any help
You have to delete the .odex file related to that app usually in /system/app if not I'm pretty sure you can delete.odex files using Lucky Patcher
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bit1 said:
You have to delete the .odex file related to that app usually in /system/app if not I'm pretty sure you can delete.odex files using Lucky Patcher
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i uninstalled app, then looked for a related .odex file but found none
tahnx
Are you using something like root explorer? It may be in /data/app but I'm pretty sure the file manager had to be root enabled. You remember how sometimes in Windows you uninstall a program but the shortcut and folder are still there? You have to manually go in and delete those files yourself? That's giving you that insufficient storage issue. If all else fails, full wipe out wipe of system will put you clean again.
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k, i did what you sugg'd:: did find a related odex and deleted it..
reinstalled from google play .. gave me the"unfortunately...has stopped" error..the same as my original prob that started my insufficient space error..
i guess im beat..
i ll probly have to wipe out and reinstall ..
i thought for sure a restore from nandroid wouldve helped tho..
thanx..
amkaos said:
k, i did what you sugg'd:: did find a related odex and deleted it..
reinstalled from google play .. gave me the"unfortunately...has stopped" error..the same as my original prob that started my insufficient space error..
i guess im beat..
i ll probly have to wipe out and reinstall ..
i thought for sure a restore from nandroid wouldve helped tho..
thanx..
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After you delete the .odex, just to be certain the app is restored to the pre-odex state, in Lucky Patcher > Long press troublesome app > Remove ODEX with Changes! (restore application).
Then, go into system/settings/applications/all applications/Google Play Store and hit 'clear data'. Reboot into Recovery > Wipe dalvik & cache (a tad redundant, I know), reboot into system.
If this fails, after clearing caches, try re-flashing Gapps.
Stryeguy said:
After you delete the .odex, just to be certain the app is restored to the pre-odex state, in Lucky Patcher > Long press troublesome app > Remove ODEX with Changes! (restore application).
Then, go into system/settings/applications/all applications/Google Play Store and hit 'clear data'. Reboot into Recovery > Wipe dalvik & cache (a tad redundant, I know), reboot into system.
If this fails, after clearing caches, try re-flashing Gapps.
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thanx for the reply.
i did fresh install including prev9.. i now do nandroid backup of that clean, naked install -- nothing else installed..
i will do a nandroid restore of a previously working backup and try all you
suggest..
i dont know if there is more current version of gapps than "gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip", but i ll find out find what i need
thanx again
amkaos said:
thanx for the reply.
i did fresh install including prev9.. i now do nandroid backup of that clean, naked install -- nothing else installed..
i will do a nandroid restore of a previously working backup and try all you
suggest..
i dont know if there is more current version of gapps than "gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip", but i ll find out find what i need
thanx again
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4/29 should be kosher. Good luck
amkaos said:
thanx for the reply.
i did fresh install including prev9.. i now do nandroid backup of that clean, naked install -- nothing else installed..
i will do a nandroid restore of a previously working backup and try all you
suggest..
i dont know if there is more current version of gapps than "gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip", but i ll find out find what i need
thanx again
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I stumbled across an application that should rectify your issue:
Amaze Memory Clear
Give it a shot if you are still having that issue. Report back, too - I'm kinda curious, myself.
that extra step you took was really great of you.. i will try it..
EDIT::
i found an obscure workaround for my original prob.. install ol file manager.. dont have to change anything.. just have it installed..
it did fix the stopped working problem..
so i reverted to my nandroid prev9 backup , installed ol file manager on this backup and everything works as before..
i did installed your memory clear app and it found quite a bit of space after i cleared apps cache and recovery mode cache and delvik..
so altho i dont know if it wouldve fixed my original prob, i do know it frees up alot of space...
really , i would bet against it fixing that prob cuz i had alot of space .... i didnt have much installed..
thanx for the tip