I as trying to remove the touchwiz launcher. i downloaded the stock home launcher i got from the vibrant development section. what i did was cut and paste the launcher.apk in system/app/ folder of my phone. im and very new to this but i was smart enough to make a nandroid. but my results were the screen saying application not installed. i was using the SUFBS explorer. Please help if anyone can.
Thanks
reekxda said:
I as trying to remove the touchwiz launcher. i downloaded the stock home launcher i got from the vibrant development section. what i did was cut and paste the launcher.apk in system/app/ folder of my phone. im and very new to this but i was smart enough to make a nandroid. but my results were the screen saying application not installed. i was using the SUFBS explorer. Please help if anyone can.
Thanks
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you should have something like Launcher.apk for the new launcher, and TouchWiz30Launcher.apk for touch wiz launcher...I think.
with adb
Code:
su
adb push Launcher.apk /system/app/
hit home on your phone and it should ask you what you want to use.
if you want to remove TW and keep a backup, in adb do:
Code:
adb pull /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
if you dont care about keeping a backup of TW around, in adb do:
adb shell
rm -r /system/app/TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
If you dont have adb setup you can use something like RootExplorer, and what you want to do is take the new Launcher.apk and put it in the /system/app (I would hit home just to test if it asks you what you want to use go back to RootExplorer and) then delete TouchWiz30Launcher.apk"
gonna try and do it thru the root explorer. i was scared to delete the touchwiz.apk but since im making a nandroid things should be ok. i dont have adb set up. i think i have it installed on my pc but i cant type any commands in because it says something about installing packages which i thought i already did. oh well, gonna let the results be known.
i did it by using root explorer. no more touchwiz launcher. i do plan on keeping the other touchwiz apps because they are much sleeker than the stocks. thanks again
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So far, I've settled on Sense-Able as the ROM I like the best. I really don't like the dialer's theme though... Black text on blue gradient background isn't the most contrasting choice, IMO. I'm color-deficient with shades of darker colors too so that doesn't help.
How can un-theme this dialer ? I'm guessing that's not practical, so replacing the dialer is my next option (?). How do I do that ?
Download Dialer one off market its free. you can theme that. its awesome. I am using ivans. there is a thread someone made a zip that delete the old dialer and replaces with dialer one, its great
Deletes the HTC dialer?
No, based on what I read (likely the same thread), it doesn't delete it. People said that the HTC dialer still comes up after a call is placed, i.e. when you hit the "keypad" button so you can input numbers when prompted.
I do have Dialer One already. I have no general complaints about HTC's so I'd rather un-theme it or replace the Sense-Able version.
Have you tried pushing phone.apk and changing the permissions? I did this with a new rosie to an old version of aloysius and it worked fine after I changed the permissions with root explorer.
I've tried nothing. I don't have a clue where to start, hence my thread here.
Do you have root explorer? If so, make sure you have a nand before you experiment. What I did with my rosie was basically copy the new one to my sd card from my computer that I had earlier pulled from a new version from a rom. So, with the new version copied, open root explorer, copy the new phone.apk. navigate to your system/app and remove the old phone.apk and paste the new one. Long press new apk and open permissions. Set all that apply and then reboot when done.
If you dont have RE you can use adb shell. Same process really, push new apk to sdcard (can also be pushed from tools folder also). rm old apk from system/app. push new apk from sdcard or tools. next thing is the chmod command that I am not sure of. Something like adb shell chmod 755, but im not sure since I used RE. Hopefully someone else can chime in that knows this part.
So I've been looking for a way to get the stock apps for calculator, calender, and alarm clock back onto my vibrant which is now running the vibrant6 rom from eugene...
So far I've seen suggested that we tear apart anomalous's deodexed rom and push the files through adb but I have a horrible 3g connection and it already took me forever to download the vibe 5 and 6 roms and don't want anything else from that rom just the .apks for these apps.
Also do they have to be pushed using adb or terminal or can I just use astro if I have it with rw permission to the /system /data folders n whatnot?
Either way I was hoping someone could post up on here some of these and other stock touchwiz apps for easy dl and reinstallation as I know much more than just myself have been looking for these apps to bring back to our modded roms.
Much thanks to all that could help with this
Pooped from my Samsung Vibrant using XDA app...
Dont mind the skidmarks...
I would think it'd be as easy as pushing the apks that came with the stock vibrant rom to the current one you right now.
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The issue is even if I go all the way back to my old rom through a nand backup you can't grab a back up as a simple apk through titanium and I'm unsure which files i could possibly manually back up to my sd using some sort off root explorer....
Thus my asking if anyone had these apks or files with a method of transferring them where they are needed... I know more then one person is looking for something like this
Pooped from my Samsung Vibrant using XDA app...
Dont mind the skidmarks...
Here are some of the stock TouchWiz apps!
Thanks for providing the stock TW apps.
what about the stock TW messaging apk? plz
the3dman13 said:
Here are some of the stock TouchWiz apps!
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I'm trying to install the calendar but it wont let me. I put them in the internal memory. Any help?
tonie972 said:
I'm trying to install the calendar but it wont let me. I put them in the internal memory. Any help?
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use root explorer and move the apk to system/app
Julianmgn said:
what about the stock TW messaging apk? plz
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here u go
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tonie972 said:
I'm trying to install the calendar but it wont let me. I put them in the internal memory. Any help?
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You must use adb or root explorer to "install" them. You cant just install them like a regular apk.
ADB:
adb push whatever.apk /system/app/ (do the same with the .odex file)
Root explorer:
Just copy the files from your sd to the system folder and reboot.
whoops... meant to post somewhere else, my bust.
the3dman said:
You must use adb or root explorer to "install" them. You cant just install them like a regular apk.
ADB:
adb push whatever.apk /system/app/ (do the same with the .odex file)
Root explorer:
Just copy the files from your sd to the system folder and reboot.
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Old thread resurrected!
environment: Vibrant rooted w/ Eugene's Gingerclone Final R2
I'm a lil new to replacing system apps, but I read up on this and by all accounts, it should have worked.
Using adb to push the files previously linked to /system/app then rebooting yielded the existing (AOSP?) Calendar still being installed/displayed/used.
Noticed the pushed files had different names.
Renamed source files to match target files and re-pushed. Rebooted. Calendar no longer shows up in application listing.
Used Root Explorer to locate files in /system/app (currently mounted r/w) and tried to install the .apk's; installation ends with msg "Application not installed" with a "done" button to click.
used adb shell to rm the existing Calendar.apk and Calendar.odex, TouchWizCalendarProvider.odex/.apk and TouchWizCalendar.odex.apk and adb reboot.
pushed TouchWizCalendarProver.odex/.apk & TouchWizCalendar.odex/.apk to /sdcard; launched Root Explorer, copied all 4 files to /system/app/ and rebooted.
No "Calendar" or "TouchWizCalendar" or "TWCalendar" etc etc in applications list.
Use Root Explorer to navigate to /system/app/ and try to install said applications and result says "Application Not Installed"
Any help is appreciated.
Does anyone have the Memo app?
Flashed nero v3 and it didnt have it!
Also, i had some important info in there. Will it be there when i push the apk to the sysytem/app folder? My sd card still has everything from before I flashed.
thanks
the memo app is awesome
LabattZ said:
try to install said applications and result says "Application Not Installed"
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Same issue. Any suggestions?
You can get all the touchwiz apps using this app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=939451.
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Hey,
Is it possible to install that Launcher on CyanogenMod rom or is the Xperia framework mandatory ?
I tried several posts, including serajr's great work but it doesn't appear as a Launcher option in CM9. It's installed right but it doesn't show up, even after cleaning the apps data.
Is this achievable or should I just quit ?
Thanks !
Take a custom ROM zip, under /system/app/ find "home.apk" and ADB push it to your phone to /system/app/
Make sure it has right permissions. Restart phone.
When it boots up, press middle(home) key. If it works, it should ask you what launcher you wanna use.
If it doesn't work, well.... you tried
1. copy com.sonyericsson.facebook.proxy_1.xml on /system/etc/permissions/ and change permissions to rw-r--r--
2. copy com.sonyericsson.facebook.proxy_1_impl.jar on /system/framework/ and change permissions to rw-r--r--
3. reboot
4.(optional) from recovery flash v3_ICS_Xperia_Mini_Corners_Home_Update.zip from here
5. done
If you don't have these files:
com.sonyericsson.facebook.proxy_1
com.sonyericsson.facebook.proxy_1_impl
Thanks. I already tried flashing those files and they were installed properly. I guess I should try to push them indeed...
Hello!
DannyBiker said:
Thanks. I already tried flashing those files and they were installed properly. I guess I should try to push them indeed...
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So did you succeed in doing it? The reason I am asking is that I have been struggling for several days, but still cannot get the "4 corners" ("Corner docks") home screen.
!!!!!!!!!THIS THREAD IS STRICTLY FOR MODS, AND MODS ONLY, THERE WILL BE NO ARGUING ON THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!
Users, i am not dev, but i want to help.....do here is this thread.
On this thread feel free to post how-to's, non play store apps etc. So long as its mad based/related. Questions are allowed!
So lets get to it!
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Mod what?
Android>iOS... Android FTW!
so to load a new launcher for root users:
1. Root Your Device!
2. Using a root explorer like es file explorer or root explorer mount system R/W
3. Grab the all for whatever you want from wherever you have it, and just copy it into you /system/app/ folder
4. Re-name the "Launcher.apk" application in the /system/app/ to "Launcher1.apk"
5. Voila you can now use any launcher in the system app folder-->note you may need to reboot
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craby1925 said:
so to load a new launcher for root users:
1. Root Your Device!
2. Using a root explorer like es file explorer or root explorer mount system R/W
3. Grab the all for whatever you want from wherever you have it, and just copy it into you /system/app/ folder
4. Re-name the "Launcher.apk" application in the /system/app/ to "Launcher1.apk"
5. Voila you can now use any launcher in the system app folder-->note you may need to reboot
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There is no need to rename the launcher.apk. After another launcher is installed you will be given the choice of which launcher you want to set as default, you can change back to stock launcher by clearing the defaults of the custom launcher. Better to not change system files if you dont have to. After you move the new launcher to system/app folder change the permissions to rw-r--r--.
onemeila said:
There is no need to rename the launcher.apk. After another launcher is installed you will be given the choice of which launcher you want to set as default, you can change back to stock launcher by clearing the defaults of the custom launcher. Better to not change system files if you dont have to. After you move the new launcher to system/app folder change the permissions to rw-r--r--.
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Would you need to rename the new launcher to anything special, or is setting these permissions and/or placing into this directory enough?
4Bn0rmL said:
Would you need to rename the new launcher to anything special, or is setting these permissions and/or placing into this directory enough?
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Nope, I just got a special/stupid kfhd, that wouldn't work unless launcher was renamed.
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Alright,
1st, device spoofer will cause BOOTLOOPS!!!! so don't buy!
(I learned this the hard way)
so this isn't really a mod but if you boot-looped your device by messing with build.prop than here is a quick fix:
1.Make sure you have adb set up nice for your fire by following the amazon developers @ https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/getting-started.html AND that you have the orignal build.prop file
Make sure you read the entire page verbatim, especially if your a mac user, because all the answers are either on the page or in the links
2.You either will need to have temp root or have already been rooted.
3. Make sure the device is actually reaching adb, check this by waiting until the sparkly kindle fire logo comes up, and then doing adb devices
4. Down to Business: Turn on the fire and wait until you reach sparkly kindle fire logo.
5.Navigate to platform-tools folder and place your original build.prop file there
6.type
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
mv build.prop /system/build.prop
exit
exit
reboot
7. If you already kept a backup of the original build.prop file on the device, than change the mv line to
Code:
mv /system/build.prop.bak /system/build.prop
-->and there ya go, post if you have problems
craby1925 said:
so to load a new launcher for root users:
1. Root Your Device!
2. Using a root explorer like es file explorer or root explorer mount system R/W
3. Grab the all for whatever you want from wherever you have it, and just copy it into you /system/app/ folder
4. Re-name the "Launcher.apk" application in the /system/app/ to "Launcher1.apk"
5. Voila you can now use any launcher in the system app folder-->note you may need to reboot
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Hi,
Will this replace this awful carousel thing ? And therefore, redirect the home button ?
Sorry, i'm not a native english speaker, i don't understand the "Grab the all for whatever you want from wherever you have it".
Does it mean that i copy the new launcher's apk file to /system/app/ ? And do i have to install the new launcher ?
Thanks
iCoN3o said:
Hi,
Will this replace this awful carousel thing ? And therefore, redirect the home button ?
Sorry, i'm not a native english speaker, i don't understand the "Grab the all for whatever you want from wherever you have it".
Does it mean that i copy the new launcher's apk file to /system/app/ ? And do i have to install the new launcher ?
Thanks
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Download a launcher from the play store
With a file manager move the apk from /data/app/ folder (It will be named differently than you are used to, usually has the company or developers name instead) to /system/app/ folder then reboot.
No need to change permissions as they are the same coming from /data/app/ folder
onemeila said:
Download a launcher from the play store
With a file manager move the apk from /data/app/ folder (It will be named differently than you are used to, usually has the company or developers name instead) to /system/app/ folder then reboot.
No need to change permissions as they are the same coming from /data/app/ folder
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Thanks ! It worked perfectly. Goodbye carousel !!!
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Are there any alternates to the soft button bar like a stock jb one or something? Or can we not do that because of the odex? I know it's systemui.apk I tried installing a cm9 systemui.apk on my kf2 and system/app rwrr but on reboot all I got was black screen. I backed it up and restored it with adb so I know what i'm doing... for the most part. Sorry for an y random spaces or periods... swype doesn't like furious tapping on the kf2. Needless to say, I have swype as default keyboard and launcher pro as launcher.
Well, I tried the same wpthing with a similar result. My best guess is that it works off of framework res so...until there are custom ROMs we have to wait. But, I've been toying with an idea: if the favorite button on the saftbar was rewritten to display recent apps, e.g. that it always displays 8 apps from data list x, and data list x is a list constantly updated saying the most recent app. Then the app could be themed minorly to have the window over window PNG and voila: a little bit better stock ROM. My problem is that I'm not a coder of any kind, so its a slow process.
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fmkilo said:
Are there any alternates to the soft button bar like a stock jb one or something? Or can we not do that because of the odex? I know it's systemui.apk I tried installing a cm9 systemui.apk on my kf2 and system/app rwrr but on reboot all I got was black screen. I backed it up and restored it with adb so I know what i'm doing... for the most part. Sorry for an y random spaces or periods... swype doesn't like furious tapping on the kf2. Needless to say, I have swype as default keyboard and launcher pro as launcher.
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I could try to edit it for you. I don't have a Kindle Fire HD, so you'll have to upload me the framework-res.apk and test it for me. Make sure you backup before you test it though.
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Has anyone figured out or tried to replace or disable stock search and get Google search to work. I've tried a few things with no luck. I would also like Google now.
For Google search, it's really tedious.
For it to work you have to rename the stock search to iforgothenameofit.apk.bak
Than you have to grab the Google search app from jelly bean gapps via goo.I'm, and push it to the system/app folder with permissions rw-r--r--
Than you have to push all the framework files, permission files, basically any other non-apk file to the folder of which it belongs.(you can get this from the whole zip file that you got from goo.I'm
MAKE SURE THAT EVERY FILE YOU PUT IN THE SYSTEM DIRECTORY HAD PERMISSION RW-R--R--
*This can actually be done with a root explorer fairly easily
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Hello all,
I've searched but did not find anything with the question I have.
I have access to the AT&T version of our Note 2, and there are some key differences I wanted to see if we can implement in our phones.
One feature I like is the homescreen - on ours, if we scroll too far to the left-furthest screen and attempt to continue, we are stuck there. On the AT&T version, the homescreen scrolls to the right furthest screen. If that makes any sense. Like if you're on homescreen #1, and try to pan left, you can't. On the AT&T version, if you tried that, you'll end up at the last screen (if you had 5 screens, you'll end up at #5).
The other feature is actually a widget. Although I have nothing against the stock weather one, I really only care about the clock one. However, we only have the "Modern" version available. On the AT&T version, they have a "Digital" version that is what i want.
If I have both apks, what do I need to install them? I tried simply copying it but the install keeps failing.
I'm rooted, no roms or anything.
Thanks for any responses you guys may have.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136236
That's how to fix the home screen. for the widget you may just be able to pull a c u weather widget from att copy it to your system/app folder
Edit I thought you were taking about the weather widget. Same instructions just pull the widget you want
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Thanks!
kintwofan said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136236
That's how to fix the home screen. for the widget you may just be able to pull a c u weather widget from att copy it to your system/app folder
Edit I thought you were taking about the weather widget. Same instructions just pull the widget you want
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Dude thanks a ton! I've been searching with the wrong keywords lol. I've copied the apk over, set the -rw -r -r permissions to mirror other files in there, but when i try to install, no luck. Says install fail.
Anyway to force apk installs?
nixnexus said:
Dude thanks a ton! I've been searching with the wrong keywords lol. I've copied the apk over, set the -rw -r -r permissions to mirror other files in there, but when i try to install, no luck. Says install fail.
Anyway to force apk installs?
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You might have to actually adb push the apk to that folder.
nixnexus said:
Dude thanks a ton! I've been searching with the wrong keywords lol. I've copied the apk over, set the -rw -r -r permissions to mirror other files in there, but when i try to install, no luck. Says install fail.
Anyway to force apk installs?
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You wouldn't install then, just reboot your phone after copying it and setting permissions
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