Hello,
I flashed my mini pro yesterday with latest SE firmware (.06), installed app2sd, all went fine.
Downloaded some apps but after a while the market wouldn't start downloading apps larger than 10mb, so after some forum search I read that a "dalvik-cache" folder clearance would help and tbh after I did it everything fixed.
Problem is that alongside the dalvik cache clearance after the first reboot, three icons came up into my menu, the stock trial games I uninstalled earlier (gold rush, rollercoaster, uefa app).
As I've noticed these are three .dex files in the dalvik cache folder. So I tried and
- Uninstall through applications management
- Uninstall through titanium backup
- Delete the three .dex files using root explorer
All 3 ways the apps are removed but after reboot .dex files are recreated and standing into my menu...
Is there any way to get rid of them once and for all?
boot to the xrecovery, and select wipe\format dalvik cashe.
thats all!
As I've said the problem occured after a dalvik cache wipe but I did it again like you said me and ofc nothing changed, .dex files and icons in menu still there...
Any other idea?
It's really weird how files that I delete are recreated after a reboot...
Problem solved probably,
followed the instructions from another thread that mangoman posted
"searched with root explorer and found them both under
/system/etc/customization/applications
deleted those and uninstalled from phone that seems to have worked."
and after reboot everything seems ok!
Ty all
Yeah, i found those apk's too (just 2 of them though)
>X10 mini pro - U20i - 2.0.2.A.0.24
>root,xrec,jit,link2sd,cus. key + bootanim
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Hello,
I have removed one of the pre-installed apps from a Sharp Docomo SH-12C (Android 2.3.3). It is nothing vital, and does not affect system performance - an E-book reader app: jp.co.sharp.exapps.
First I updated the app, then integrated the update in /system/app - but it would crash on reboot, so I decided to get rid of it.
Unistalling didn't seem to wipe all data. I tried reinstalling but got a "Failed" message. Then I manually deleted the .apk and the .odex from /system/app.
The app name (jp.co.sharp.exapps), however, would still appear in the list of installed apps when viewed from Settings > Manage Applications. Eventually, I managed to "completely" remove it using ES File Manager's app manager.
But now I notice that some app info still exists in /data/system/packages.xml:
Code:
<updated-package name="jp.co.sharp.exapps" codePath="/system/app/EBook.apk" ft="14011d59a10" it="14011d59a10" ut="14011d59a10" version="2500" nativeLibraryPath="/data/data/jp.co.sharp.exapps/lib" userId="10062">
<perms />
</updated-package>
.....
<shared-user name="jp.co.sharp.exapps" userId="10062">
<perms />
</shared-user>
I tried manually editing these off the file but the file gets restored on reboot.
I have deleted the folder and its contents from /data/data.
How does this info get written to packages.xml? Can I find the source and delete the app info from there?
I suspect that Sharp have implemented some extra security mechanism to their phones so that people can't simply freeze or delete system apps but have no idea what it might be. For example, if you freeze even one built-in app, and do a factory reset, the phone will go into a boot loop. I believe the same happens if you uninstall a system/app.
Ideas appreciated!
Did you trying deleting the package.xml file then wipe cache and dalvik cache?
i got same problem.Did you managed to solve it?
That persist on Android 11.
Hi all,
Perhaps a question that has been asked a zillion times. But I've got an issue..
I've debloated my sammy stock rom and installed the modified Youtube application. (link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529715)
However this one keeps force closing.
The same happens with the original application.
To debloat my rom i've used this CWM script (made by me) perhaps did i removed a bit to much.. (LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2428622 )
Logcat is attached. (in a lame .zip file because XDA cant accept .txt lager than 512 kb :silly: )
I've performed the next steps in attempt to fix it myself:
- Reinstalled the app
- Delete its data
- Wipe cache
- Wipe Dalvik
- Wipe data
- Fixed permissions
Many thanks!
Seems like permssion errors in that log... i havent used that modded youtube.... Are you able to install from playstore original one??? Also Gapps are bit tricky... Simply pushing them to system/app/ may not work. I get same force close with Playstore app when i make any change even just icon.. then it just update by itself and all go back to stock...
Yes but i think ive managed to solve it.
When in opend /system/app i saw a YouTube.apk and in /data/app was the modded youtube i believe that was the issue. So i removed the one inside /system/app and rebooted.
We'll see what happens
Hello,
I had some sort of crash on my phone but i managed to get system back. All's phone appart few apps that didn't appear anymore in launcher. After checking data/app i saw their apk was corrupted, so i deleted it. Reinstall was fine for all, but not for ezPDF Reader...
I tried all i could : deleting all files related to it, wiping caches and even flashing it from cwm (with TB update.zip feature). It failed for that last solution too (apk was in data/app and not corrupted but still not showing in launcher).
Ah, forgot but i also tried copying the apk rightly named & good permission in data/app myself. Of course i did reboot everytime a change was made. Please help/tell me what's the file/thing to change so i can restore/install it.
Thanks.
You can bash me all I want since I did some really ****ty things in here. I used Lucky Patcher to change PowerAmp's permissions in order to remove the VERIFY_LICENSE permission. I then rebooted it and the boot took too long so I pressed the restart button. It booted faster, but now all my apps went awry. I can't open most of them. I just cleared the Dalvik Cache and the cache to see if it helps, but it didn't. I still can't open most of my apps. Some help, please?
Check /data/apps to see if the app source files are still there.
Hello. I'm not very experienced with android and recently got a new z ultra (6802). I think it came with 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 i'm not sure, but as soon as i turned it on i was notified to update to 4.4.4. All went well and one of the first apps i installed was clean master. I hadnt tried to root the phone and i was thinking about it mostly in order to get rid of some preinstalled apps, but i found out that clean master had an option to "deactivate" them so they disappeared and all was fine. The last few weeks i loaded the phone with all sorts of useless stuff i wanted to try, and today i tried rooting it using this tool and everything worked ok. Then i did a hard reset and started setting everything up again... But this time clean master, root app delete and 2 other apps of the same type wouldnt uninstall system apps (despite having root access now). Any ideas on what to do? Is it because of the root - should i try to unroot it? Where can i find these ftfs needed? I saw some in the forum but they are for 6833..
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Hello. I'm not very experienced with android and recently got a new z ultra (6802). I think it came with 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 i'm not sure, but as soon as i turned it on i was notified to update to 4.4.4. All went well and one of the first apps i installed was clean master. I hadnt tried to root the phone and i was thinking about it mostly in order to get rid of some preinstalled apps, but i found out that clean master had an option to "deactivate" them so they disappeared and all was fine. The last few weeks i loaded the phone with all sorts of useless stuff i wanted to try, and today i tried rooting it using this tool and everything worked ok. Then i did a hard reset and started setting everything up again... But this time clean master, root app delete and 2 other apps of the same type wouldnt uninstall system apps (despite having root access now). Any ideas on what to do? Is it because of the root - should i try to unroot it? Where can i find these ftfs needed? I saw some in the forum but they are for 6833..
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Well, clean master is one of the app I hate most. Killing app processes frequently and clearing app caches are the bad ideas for android devices because android system always try to restart apps everytime you kill. So it greatly reduces battery life. Clearing caches can make apps to start slowly.
That's not the point, right? But just a suggestion not to use task killers and cache cleaner if you have enough RAM and storage space.
Ok now for your problem not uninstalling system apps,
-Install ES File Explorer
-Tap the upper left of the app (three striped shape)
-Tap Tools, Tap Root Explorer (not on the button "On") giving/allowing/authorize root access
-Now Tap Mount R/W and choose every partition as R/W then Tap OK
-Let's get back to explorer, Tap the upper left box labelled as "/" (it will redirect you to root of the Device)
-Go to "system" folder in explorer
-There are two folders in Kitkat, namely "app" and "priv-app"
You can now choose apps to be uninstalled that you couldn't uninstall inside these folders by removing any apps (and .odex files) by Long pressing on apps and choose multi apps at once.
For me, I don't delete apps that I wanted to uninstall but I cut them and create a new folder on sd card and paste them all in that new folder for later needs (you can navigate to internal or external storage from the upper right box of the Explorer, to create new folder, tap on the button with "+" sign at the bottom left corner of the app). Don't delete apps that you don't know well because doing so can prevent your device from booting up.
P.S. You can also install apps as system ones in that reverse way (copy, paste from external to system/app). Remember not to include space in the name of the app you wanted to install as system.
Remember to restart the devices after moving/deleting apps.
I think you now understand how to do. Good Luck, mate.
Thanks for taking the time to help! and es file explorer looks like a really nice app. i followed your instructions and moved some of the apk and matching odex to sd card. the problem is the apps didnt dissapear from the list and as soon as i was done play store was downloading new versions of the apps i moved... what i dont understand is why it worked in the first place when it was new! could it be the sony firmware it came with? since this failed, is there an app to freeze these things?
cost3225 said:
Thanks for taking the time to help! and es file explorer looks like a really nice app. i followed your instructions and moved some of the apk and matching odex to sd card. the problem is the apps didnt dissapear from the list and as soon as i was done play store was downloading new versions of the apps i moved... what i dont understand is why it worked in the first place when it was new! could it be the sony firmware it came with? since this failed, is there an app to freeze these things?
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One thing I left to say that you must restart your device as soon as you finish moving/deleting system apps. After rebooting, the device system will delete app leftovers. It will solve your problem of not disappearing from the list.