hi
is there a way to edit the user dictionary? i accidentaly added a password to it and want to remove it now
editor? app? reset?
thank you in advance
cya
I'd like to know too, I have loads of stupid words that I added by accident.
I read in another thread that the file is under /data; unfortunately you can only see it if you have root access. Deleting the file, whose format is not obvious, is perhaps the best you can manage. *if* you have gained root access (google for that, there are lots of resources).
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Hi all
I would like to know how to delete the app2sd option in the .zip of villainRom 12.0.
i don't use it, and would like to have a more "light" file.
I tried to delete the "data" repertory, sign the rom, but can't flash
Thx in advance for help
just remove your ext partition?
Fabulous691 said:
Hi all
I would like to know how to delete the app2sd option in the .zip of villainRom 12.0.
i don't use it, and would like to have a more "light" file.
I tried to delete the "data" repertory, sign the rom, but can't flash
Thx in advance for help
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You can remove/disable app2sd by removing the following file:
/system/etc/init.d/04apps2sd
so if i delete this file, i can too delete the data repertory, containing all the app2sd elements isn't it?
Thx for your help !!
edit: i deleted the file in /system/etc/init.d/04apps2sd and the data repertory , and during the flash, the phone said me can't chown "data" etc repertory....
it seems i must delete another thing to tell to the phone that there is no missing repertory...but which one..?
Why? It's built into the kernel that was custom developed for the rom.
There is no notable overhead or space that you can recover. I can't think of any legitimate reason to remove it that would benefit your user experience.
If you simply want to learn how to do it though speaking as a developer who's learning how to build your own rom, maybe it would be easier to look at a less customized rom than vr12.
Does someone know where the developer docs for apps2sd are for this person to get his answer from?
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hi dkelley
the problem is that in the data/app directory, the applications dont want to install them if i dont have an ext2 partition
but i must let at least one app in this folder , because if not, he will deseapear automatically and during the flash, the phone will tell me that the "app" directory is missing..
and the application in the folder don't appear in the list of my apps, whereas that it should be installed on the internal memory..
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Hi everyone! I'm still relatively new to all these customizations that can be made on these phones, and I am curious about all these .apk files I keep seeing around. Everyone time one is posted, it says to push it to your phone to replace whatever file is there... The thing is, every time I read about it I find a new way of doing it. Some say to use root explorer, some say SGS tools app, some say to use easy installer, and I think I've even read to use ADB? I just was wondering what's the best method? Easiest method? Can you screw your phone up by replacing these files? I keep reading things like if you want to switch a camera in your ROM to a different version, just install the .apk! Or, if you want to use live wallpapers in a ROM that doesn't come with it, here is the .apk for that!
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks guys!
tarastaryo said:
Hi everyone! I'm still relatively new to all these customizations that can be made on these phones, and I am curious about all these .apk files I keep seeing around. Everyone time one is posted, it says to push it to your phone to replace whatever file is there... The thing is, every time I read about it I find a new way of doing it. Some say to use root explorer, some say SGS tools app, some say to use easy installer, and I think I've even read to use ADB? I just was wondering what's the best method? Easiest method? Can you screw your phone up by replacing these files? I keep reading things like if you want to switch a camera in your ROM to a different version, just install the .apk! Or, if you want to use live wallpapers in a ROM that doesn't come with it, here is the .apk for that!
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks guys!
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You CAN screw your phone up if you do it to the wrong APK (like /system/framework/framework-res.apk, if you install a bad one, your phone won't boot, but there is an easy fix, nandroid!).
Basically all the methods do the same thing. In Android "Installing" an app is as easy as moving it to the correct location. All of these methods do just that.
The easiest way IS to probably use Root Explorer because you can rename the old one just in case, and it will handle the system read/write mounting for you. Plus GUIs are always easier.
So here's how it works: user apps go in /data/app, and system apps go in/system/app. User apps can't really mess anything up, but be careful with System ones. Live wallpapers, things of that nature usually don't hurt. Camera is ok to mess around with, too.
Edit: my ramblings are probably confusing, don't hesitate to ask me to clear something up
usually most apk files can be installed easily by transferring the file to the root of your internal sd card then go to MY FILES locate the apk file and click on it and it will ask you to install. Thats it. You can also root explorer and just place it in the system/app folder then reboot. I install all of my apks through the first way I mentioned. On my wife's Mytouch4g there is no my files so use Astro file manager. Come to think of it any file manager from the market will do. Good luck...
tarastaryo said:
Hi everyone! I'm still relatively new to all these customizations that can be made on these phones, and I am curious about all these .apk files I keep seeing around. Everyone time one is posted, it says to push it to your phone to replace whatever file is there... The thing is, every time I read about it I find a new way of doing it. Some say to use root explorer, some say SGS tools app, some say to use easy installer, and I think I've even read to use ADB? I just was wondering what's the best method? Easiest method? Can you screw your phone up by replacing these files? I keep reading things like if you want to switch a camera in your ROM to a different version, just install the .apk! Or, if you want to use live wallpapers in a ROM that doesn't come with it, here is the .apk for that!
Any help is much appreciated!
Thanks guys!
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An apk is a specialized application file used by android (uses the same file headers as .zip files).
You are correct that there are various methods to push or move apk's to appropriate directories with in the phone. now as to which is easier or best, all methods work about the same, though there are minute differences.
If you want to move apk's into a certain directory while using a phone i find it easiest to use a file manager like root explorer that has root permissions to move apks around. keep in mind that when moving system files most often you will have to reboot for the changes to take effect with out bugs.
If instead you want to use a computer personally i find ADB to be the easiest. After installing the android sdk you will have to navigate into the android sdk directory then to the platform-tools directory within the android sdk folder. then in command prompt type " adb push <directory of file on your computer> /<directory of where you want it on your phone> hit enter and all is gravy. keep in mind that pushing/moving files to your phone using adb works the best when in recovery mode.
as to which of these operations is the best is a personal decision personally i like to use adb to move around system files and root explorer for applications.
hope this helps
Thanks guys!! Ok, so just to be sure. I'm currently running the Malice rom, and somewhere in the threads is the LiveWallpaperPicker.apk
So all I have to do is download this, place it on the root of my internal SD card, go into file manager and find it, click on it, and it will ask me to install it? It's really that easy??
Or, should I download root explorer and copy and paste it to a specific place?
tarastaryo said:
Thanks guys!! Ok, so just to be sure. I'm currently running the Malice rom, and somewhere in the threads is the LiveWallpaperPicker.apk
So all I have to do is download this, place it on the root of my internal SD card, go into file manager and find it, click on it, and it will ask me to install it? It's really that easy??
Or, should I download root explorer and copy and paste it to a specific place?
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For that file you will need to place it in /system/app (it can't be installed normally because it's a system app). So you need something like Root Explorer
I think EStrongs File explorer is a decent free alternative, but when I tried it a couple months ago I had no luck with it so I just bought Root Explorer (good investment)
The guide in my signature touches on this, but BT has you covered. I am also a huge advocate of Root Explorer.
Just take the .apk, move it to system/apps and I reboot, but it may not be necessary... no need to click on it and select install, as BT referenced.
Thanks so much everyone! Just purchased root explorer and will try this out.
IT WORKED IT WORKED IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After I rebooted, none of my widgets could load, but I have live wallpapers again! I love learning new stuff! Thanks sooooooooooooooooo much! You guys are the BEST!!!
Odd about the widgets. Were you able to just remove them and re-add them back?
Yep, just deleted them off my home screen and added them back again. All of them had errors saying widget could not load
Hi,
I'm looking for an app that can batch rename files, none of the file managers I've seen or use seem to be able to do this. It's an operation I repeat many times every day.
It can be achieved as it is with commands in the terminal, but it's quite uncomfortable to do it this way and mostly not worth the effort, also I use Asian characters ( Japanese, Korean ) and things just get too complicated.
Only thing I could find is something called "re.*" but it's not much better than using the terminal.
Is there anything out there that can simply select files, apply a rule, one/two clicks ?
Have you looked at Root Explorer? What about Titanium Backup? (Both of these apps require root) Both apps are in the android market.
Good Luck!
phone_cell said:
Have you looked at Root Explorer? What about Titanium Backup? (Both of these apps require root) Both apps are in the android market.
Good Luck!
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I use both. No option in either of them to batch rename files.
Re.* has improved quite a bit, usable now :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...kkouyou.android.renamer&feature=search_result
I need similar app. I am themer and i need add 5 words to original name of file (in begining)
Sorry for my bad english
Ultramanoid said:
Hi,
I'm looking for an app that can batch rename files, none of the file managers I've seen or use seem to be able to do this. It's an operation I repeat many times every day.
It can be achieved as it is with commands in the terminal, but it's quite uncomfortable to do it this way and mostly not worth the effort, also I use Asian characters ( Japanese, Korean ) and things just get too complicated.
Only thing I could find is something called "re.*" but it's not much better than using the terminal.
Is there anything out there that can simply select files, apply a rule, one/two clicks ?
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Use files tools from playstore
Ok, I have read and read and am still stumped. Let me explain. I have a game decompiled and want to add a file to it that will copy itself to a certain location upon install. Here it is--
My goal is to take a copy of my profile.sav and insert it into the decompiled apk, possibly in the res/raw directory. When I install the .apk, I want the profile.sav to be moved to the /data/data/com.myapp.here/app_Documents/ directory. I am learning here and this is solely for the purpose of making my apps custom for me. To be able to install the app and have my settings already in place, negating the need for a backup/restore would be ideal for me. Besides, it just seems a really interesting thing to learn. Thank you in advance for all you help folks!
OH, also I read this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=601629 But, The last post by Gene Pool is provided with code. Problem is, I have no idea where to insert this code, or if it is even useful for what I am trying to do. Thanks Again!
I guess this wont be as simple a task as I had hoped.
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Hi,
I'd like to edit a dictionary - add much more words. I know where is the user dictionary (data/data/com.android.providers.userdictionary/databases/user_dict.db) and I've tried to edit it with SQLite Manager (Addon for firefox - couldn't find something better while searching google for 5 seconds) but with no effect - when I tried to export it as a .db and open again, it shows database is corrupted :crying:
Can anyone tell me step by step how to and with which program may I edit dictionary?
Thanks in advance :cyclops:
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I dont think manually editing that db would be possible so easiest thing, create a blank Dictionary, add the words you want from Rom, then copy over the .db file
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You mean writing it by phone? It may take to much time :x
Sorry mate Im afraid my previous response was wrong ;( As it turns out, the db file is encrpyted with the rom. If you install another rom, I believe it wont work again Not sure, If someone could confirm, could be nice