Problem solved, thanks for the assist. Please delete this thread
You can find it in the system dump HERE.
If it won't install see HERE.
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Thanks much.
Link is dead:-[
This should do it. From /system/app.
good day.
I finally found a mirror for the dump, Thanks for the installer link. However I do not want to be charged a 2nd time for the app. I have a titanium backup for the data. I just need the apk that runs the game. Again thank you.
The installer totally worked, even kept my game save data. Thanks much. Didnt have to pay for it again which is even better.
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Hello everyone:
I've tried everything, I've looked at the entire vibrantdump.zip, Eugene's vibrant4.zip, and the only thing I can find is the Sims launcher. I cannot find the apk for the entire game. I'm running Bionix 1.9 and it's great, but since I paid for the game when I got the phone, It'd be nice to get it back up and running. Can anyone help out? PM me if you have to, I'd really appreciate it.
Cheers =^)
m00n
m00nshake said:
Hello everyone:
I've tried everything, I've looked at the entire vibrantdump.zip, Eugene's vibrant4.zip, and the only thing I can find is the Sims launcher. I cannot find the apk for the entire game. I'm running Bionix 1.9 and it's great, but since I paid for the game when I got the phone, It'd be nice to get it back up and running. Can anyone help out? PM me if you have to, I'd really appreciate it.
Cheers =^)
m00n
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Lol, I have the sims .apk but not the launcher. Search for com.ideaworks3d.thesims3.apk and you will find what you're looking for.
Thanks!!!
Thanks!!! I'll give it a shot!
Ok... I got the .apk, installed it, and it plays, but the graphics are off. Alot of it just displays as white without showing the original texture and color. Any ideas?
Just flash the stock ROM and you will have it !
The_wolf88 said:
Just flash the stock ROM and you will have it !
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I agree. Reflash using odin and make a nandroid backup before deleting apps.
Ok, thanks for the replies, everyone. I know some of the stock roms out there have the bloatware removed, so does anyone have advice on which stock rom I can use that would get my phone back to factory stock with all the bloatware and hopefully will also includes the new OTA update. If you could point me to the right thread, I'd appreciate it. I'm not sure which one is the best to use for what I want to do.
I'm on Bionix 1.9 right now. I also noticed that The Sims and the Avatar launcher were removed. I never even played the Sims, but I figured I'd try it. The only thing I could think of to retrieve it was to nandroid back to stock, back up the .apk with Astro (titanium backup wasn't seeing it for some reason), nadroid back to Bionix, and then install it. That all worked out just fine. However, there seems to be no launcher for it. An dwhen you browse to the .apk in Astor, and try to "launch" it, it gives me this error:
activity not found - com.ideaworks3d.thesims3
Does anyone have any idea how to get it working again, after flashing a custom rom that removed it along with various other pre-installed apps? Thanks in advance.
Maybe along with the apk you need the 'data_tmo/games' directory that has the data files. That may be why your game runs but without the textures and graphics.
Link to fix
For anyone having this same issue (had this happen when I installed Obsidian 4.2) here is the fix:
http://www.thegadgetnista.com/samsung-vibrants-sims-3-collectors-edition-on-droid/
Step 1: Download the files listed.
Step 2: Install BOTH files.
Done.
m00nshake said:
Ok, thanks for the replies, everyone. I know some of the stock roms out there have the bloatware removed, so does anyone have advice on which stock rom I can use that would get my phone back to factory stock with all the bloatware and hopefully will also includes the new OTA update. If you could point me to the right thread, I'd appreciate it. I'm not sure which one is the best to use for what I want to do.
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unofficial official has it
Bigbass12 said:
For anyone having this same issue (had this happen when I installed Obsidian 4.2) here is the fix:
http://www.thegadgetnista.com/samsung-vibrants-sims-3-collectors-edition-on-droid/
Step 1: Download the files listed.
Step 2: Install BOTH files.
Done.
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This method works. Thanks!
worked on 2.2 rom, thank you so much !!
I'm using Axura - Moped/FishmanMod v1 now. Really like it, has made my Vibrant usable again. However, I miss GTalk. I've searched google and these forums but I'm not able to find the .apk for a froyo ROM specific to my Vibrant and the one I attempted to install failed. Can anyone direct me toward the correct .apk for Google Talk?
Also, do I need to force it as a system app with Root Explorer?
Thank you.
When you way it failed, what did it do/say? Just not work/open or did it say something like Parse Error?
Yes, you need to install it in /system/app and set the permissions as well. The reboot. Try again with the apk that you have and let me know if it works. If not then I can upload one for you tonight that should work on Froyo.
Thank you for the reply. When I try to install the .apk I have, it goes through the normal screen, telling me what the app has access to. I click install and it comes back with "Application not installed."
I will see if I can find some instructions to do it with Root Explorer and see if that works.
Root Explorer method is easy.
Just copy the apk from where you have it and go into /system/app and paste it there. After it is pasted, go back to it and long-press it until you see permissions come up. Your permissions should be the first column all checked and then the top 1 of the next 2 columns checked. (The bottom 2 on columns 2&3 are left unchecked). Then exit out of RE and reboot.
Since it is a /system/app it can't be installed through the Package Installer like a normal app. It just isn't coded like that.
Thanks! That did it! I really appreciate the help. And especially thanks for not making me feel dumb. The Hubs (sorry, can't remember his nick here on XDA) has had a crummy day at work and I'm glad I don't have to ask him to help me figure this out. :laugh:
No worries, I've helped you before I think. I recognized your username (pretty distinctive). I am usually hanging out in Gen and Q&A most of the day to help out (I have a job that I can do that in). You can GTalk him now and tell him, I hope his day gets better.
Can you edit the topic and put a Solved in it? Go to your OP and click edit, then Go Advanced and there you can put it in the title.
The thread title has been edited. Thank you. Yes, you did help me before with some issues with my Vibrant. The poor thing was on its last leg but we tried this ROM and it's been good so far. After adding back apps one at a time I believe Zedge was the culprit as I started having issues immediately upon reinstalling it.
I've already let him know via GTalk that it's working again. He said he remembered you from when he had his Vibrant. Thanks again!
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
wesley.neary said:
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
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You are in the wrong section, please go to Q&A for assistance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1465
wesley.neary said:
Hey all used this guide to upgrade stock jellybean,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1909819
Worked brilliantly and then got above my skill level when removing some bloatware, normally i copy the apks i remove however this time i pressed delete by mistake, now have huge issues with play store and other apps. I have deleted too many apks
Have tried installing google apks again but still no joy. Does any one know of a way i can install JB again to start afresh i did try downgrading as per the guide but that didnt actually remove the JB firmware. I feel although even with huge amounts of help from flumpster (many thanks) we arnt cracking it so a fresh install is prob best, i just hope someone knows how to.
Thanks in advance.
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first off, do no post here for questions
secondly, download the stock rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1911024
take the APPS out you removed and adb install them or cp them to /system/app/
Well guys, introducing myself, I'm SunSpree, and I dun goof'd
So this afternoon, I felt it'd be a great idea to goof around and root my S III because hey! What's the fun in vanilla if you can get more?
So I used Chain Fire's root + Odin and succesfully rooted my phone. No problem here (yet). I quickly installed Adblock plus (this isn't the problem), and Titanium Back Up and used them. So far, I haven't deleted anything, so that can be ruled out. So now my phone can't download anything. Yes, I can go ahead and download APKs' online and put them unto it, but aside from that I can't do any downloading (including updates) from any source. If I try to download with the playstore, it'll display the blue downloading bar for some 3 minutes without displaying what percentage of downloading is left, and right after it'd show an error that it couldn't be downloaded.
If I go on the playstore, it'll say that the app has downloaded and I need to install it, but the whole download bar thing would happen again. Then I tried going on pimp my rom (downloaded the apk online), but it can't download anything either. It just says 0/100 and 0%.
Someone please help! I'd highly prefer if I didn't have to restore my phone (I only have backups for my contact book, a few games, and that's it).
Thank you XDA community!
SunSpree said:
Well guys, introducing myself, I'm SunSpree, and I dun goof'd
So this afternoon, I felt it'd be a great idea to goof around and root my S III because hey! What's the fun in vanilla if you can get more?
So I used Chain Fire's root + Odin and succesfully rooted my phone. No problem here (yet). I quickly installed Adblock plus (this isn't the problem), and Titanium Back Up and used them. So far, I haven't deleted anything, so that can be ruled out. So now my phone can't download anything. Yes, I can go ahead and download APKs' online and put them unto it, but aside from that I can't do any downloading (including updates) from any source. If I try to download with the playstore, it'll display the blue downloading bar for some 3 minutes without displaying what percentage of downloading is left, and right after it'd show an error that it couldn't be downloaded.
If I go on the playstore, it'll say that the app has downloaded and I need to install it, but the whole download bar thing would happen again. Then I tried going on pimp my rom (downloaded the apk online), but it can't download anything either. It just says 0/100 and 0%.
Someone please help! I'd highly prefer if I didn't have to restore my phone (I only have backups for my contact book, a few games, and that's it).
Thank you XDA community!
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Pretty sure Adblock Plus IS the problem. This kind of thing is typically caused by a modified hosts file. Rename or delete the one you find in /system/etc and reboot and see if that doesn't help.
es0tericcha0s said:
Pretty sure Adblock Plus IS the problem. This kind of thing is typically caused by a modified hosts file. Rename or delete the one you find in /system/etc and reboot and see if that doesn't help.
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Well now playstore is working, so there's that For pimp-my-apps, nothing will actually download. Do I need to unlock my boot?
SunSpree said:
Well now playstore is working, so there's that For pimp-my-apps, nothing will actually download. Do I need to unlock my boot?
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Not familiar with that one, sorry. But unlocking your bootloader won't have any difference in whether or not things will download, I do know that for sure.
es0tericcha0s said:
Not familiar with that one, sorry. But unlocking your bootloader won't have any difference in whether or not things will download, I do know that for sure.
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Oh, okay. Thank you for your help today!
Happy to be of service.
Hello, Thanks for all your help so far in rooting my Padfone X Mini. It's been incredibly useful in removing extra bloat and speeding up my device. Unfortunately I went just too far and deleted an app that I needed. I'm wondering if anyone can supply me with a copy of the APK for the ASUS Splendid app. It looks like the version I was using was 1.1.0.140618. I've tried some of the other downloads I've found of newer versions and they just crash every time I try to do anything. I rather liked the reading mode, but just wasn't paying attention when I got uninstall trigger happy.
Thanks in advance!
Check this post out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62138704
Click on the Dropbox link.
Thanks!
Tried installing it. Even copied it to /system/apps and installed from there. No matter what I do, it always crashes when I try to enable reading mode via the drop down quick settings.
AardvarkSagus said:
Thanks!
Tried installing it. Even copied it to /system/apps and installed from there. No matter what I do, it always crashes when I try to enable reading mode via the drop down quick settings.
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You may just be best off using one of the ROM backups and starting over. I've learned to freeze an app first with titanium and then delete if no problems arise.
Well, I ended up just wiping it, installing a fresh factory ROM (since the stripped version had it missing as well) and re-removing the system app bloatware. I did it a little more carefully this time, using TB to freeze them first to check for problems. This time I'm good to go. Several apps already installed and more than a GB left. Finally this phone is usable.