I have read a lot of things about people having issues rooting with Mac. If you don't have access to a PC or VMware here's an option.
Install Airsideload. I can't post a link cause I'm new to this site but google.
digitaltraveler
Download the Gingerbreak.apk on your Mac.
Then just drop the Gingerbreak.apk into the "drop zone", open the app on your phone and your all set.
or just do this... http://www.droidsector.com/blog/2010/06/23/easy-way-to-install-apk-files-using-android-sdk-for-mac/
Thanks for this, as soon as I figure out how to get this all to work I'll use this
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matrice0056 said:
I have read a lot of things about people having issues rooting with Mac. If you don't have access to a PC or VMware here's an option.
Install Airsideload. I can't post a link cause I'm new to this site but google.
digitaltraveler
Download the Gingerbreak.apk on your Mac.
Then just drop the Gingerbreak.apk into the "drop zone", open the app on your phone and your all set.
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This is what I used... http://forum.androidcentral.com/atr...976-root-1-5-7-mac-linux-updated-1-8-3-a.html
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I currently don't have access to the internet, is there any other way I can root my hero?
Not really, though by posting, surely you could get Internet access to download the needed files for universal root of the 2.1 adb method?
No I'm using my mobile
ReeceBrennan said:
No I'm using my mobile
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OK. I wonder if you could get universal androot apk, and run that.
But tbh I think it's safer to be able to use a PC when rooting, as if anything goes wrong, you would be stuffed
Can anyone give me a link to heimdall for mac. I will be moving soon and will lose access to my windows PC. I will need a way to push files to my fascinate from a mac laptop. I googled it and strangely enough what I found I could not get installed on my mac. Thanks in advance.
kidserious said:
Can anyone give me a link to heimdall for mac. I will be moving soon and will lose access to my windows PC. I will need a way to push files to my fascinate from a mac laptop. I googled it and strangely enough what I found I could not get installed on my mac. Thanks in advance.
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Official Downloads:
http://www.glassechidna.com.au/products/heimdall/
Support Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755265
Is there a SIMPLE gui apk installer on mac??
I used to use "Droid Explorer" and "Android Commander" on windows.
Any help?
well.. besides just draggin an apk to the sdk card and launching it with a file explorer to install, you can use adb to easily push and install an app from your mac to your computer.
download the android sdk.
open the terminal and navigate to where adb is and
Code:
./adb install <path_to_apk>
easy!
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html#move
killersnowman said:
well.. besides just draggin an apk to the sdk card and launching it with a file explorer to install, you can use adb to easily push and install an app from your mac to your computer.
download the android sdk.
open the terminal and navigate to where adb is and
Code:
./adb install <path_to_apk>
easy!
http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html#move
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Thanks for your reply. It's the method that I know man, but it's not as easy as double clicking any .apk file and clicking "install" (as in Droid Explorer for windows)
yea its seems that most of the good front ends and guis for the android tools are all made for windows.. ive used a mac the entire time ive had an android phone and i havent seen much osx love in terms of guis (with the exception of some rooting app.)
That's because everything can be done via command prompt
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That's because everything can be done via command prompt
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yep. i was gonna say its because it has a real unix terminal but i thought it would arouse fan boys
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yep. i was gonna say its because it has a real unix terminal but i thought it would arouse fan boys
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LOL... true
hi I am on a mac running lion. I need a little help please with how to use adb to reinstall all my apk's back to my tel.
I seem to have been reading and reading but can not figure out the code to write in the terminal line.
I have my apps stored on my Desktop, in a folder called. backupapps
( the apps I am backing up are apps i have bought from the market)
I want to install them all at one time
can some one give me the adb code to install all files in my backup folder to my galaxy s2 tel. please
thanks
Plug your phone into the pc, enable USB Storage mode, copy apps to storage card. Use a program like root explorer or es explorer (my personal fav) and install the apps from there. Es Manager and Titanuim backup has nice application backup features. If you really want to use adb: adb install <path to apk> or try the cross platform QTadb application
This might help you
It will allow you to install your APK if you double click it and your phone is connected (debug mode enabled)
http://www.droidsector.com/blog/2010/06/23/easy-way-to-install-apk-files-using-android-sdk-for-mac/
I created the app successfully
Use airdroid,wireless management for any droid,it-s free apk,and web based.i'm using lion,and working ok.before i find'it i've used droidexplorer from vmware windows..very uncovenient way.
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Application you want found
You can use apkInstaller Application in mac.
It has GUI.
It's here:
macupdate.com/app/mac/55546/apkinstaller
Just got my Tablet. Want to root but PC is down, I have a Mac..is the procedure using Mac as easy or as good as the PC version? Any difference?
Can someone point me to the Mac instructions? Thanks.
mario24601 said:
Just got my Tablet. Want to root but PC is down, I have a Mac..is the procedure using Mac as easy or as good as the PC version? Any difference?
Can someone point me to the Mac instructions? Thanks.
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PC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354487
Mac: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358051
Unroot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380235
It's all straightforward and laid out. Take a look at the Android Development forum to see what else you may enjoy?
Any difference if use Mac vs PC method?
Ok just did it with Mac. I see something called SU Binary Updater, do I need to update that, is it related to root or something unsafe?
mario24601 said:
Ok just did it with Mac. I see something called SU Binary Updater, do I need to update that, is it related to root or something unsafe?
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That's an update to the SuperUser "app." Go ahead and update it.
I think both are very similar.
Dunno if they are different, but the Mac-version worked without hiccups for me
Mac: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358051
Will the Mac technique of rooting prevent the 1.41 update?
i need to install a terminal program on my PC and tweak my android phone through it. i'm rooted. how do i do this and what programs do i need to download?
you dont need any downloads or at least not for easy tweaking...just type cmd or terminal emulator on your pc search and youll find it and you will need mostly the android sdk(found on the google home page) and to do some ubuntu codes you can download cywin...if you really want to dev well do a virtualbox with ubuntu on it....you can find good howto's on this page: freeyourandroid.com
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This is what you need.
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thank you very mutch
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hi wrt54gs7... will i need to still install Andoird SDK with this app?