So I need help with restoring my gallery.
I have problem with pictures and while trying to fix this I made a backup in titanium and deleted gallery than tried to restored, but it only says "Restoring blah blah blah" and nothing happens, so I tried to restore it mannualy, but just copying Gallery.apk to system/app doesn't work, I don't have gallery at all...
And my previous problem was that Gallery didn't show new screenshots I've been taking, and that was really frustrating, because In most apps, I have to chose pictures through gallery. :/
Maybe someone can post Gallery3d.odex for me?
Flappy264 said:
So I need help with restoring my gallery.
I have problem with pictures and while trying to fix this I made a backup in titanium and deleted gallery than tried to restored, but it only says "Restoring blah blah blah" and nothing happens, so I tried to restore it mannualy, but just copying Gallery.apk to system/app doesn't work, I don't have gallery at all...
And my previous problem was that Gallery didn't show new screenshots I've been taking, and that was really frustrating, because In most apps, I have to chose pictures through gallery. :/
Maybe someone can post Gallery3d.odex for me?
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Having put Gallery.apk into the apps folder you have to change permissions to: rw-r-r for it to work. Reboot after permission change and it will work again.
Szadzik said:
Having put Gallery.apk into the apps folder you have to change permissions to: rw-r-r for it to work. Reboot after permission change and it will work again.
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Tried it, and it didn't work. I had to download ROM and extract apk and odex files from it.
Flappy264 said:
Tried it, and it didn't work. I had to download ROM and extract apk and odex files from it.
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I'm pretty sure you coulda just got a different market app, instead of the stock one. "Just Pictures" is pretty good.
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Found a bunch of answers using search, but nothing works. I have copied memo.apk into system/app folder and then changed the permissions, rebooted and the app is still not showing up. I am running nero v2. I had memo backed up by titanium but it will not let me restore. Any help would be appreciated. I also see there are others on the Nero V2 thread looking for the same answer.
To be clear, you disclose an old rom with memo.apk, extracted it, moved it to system/app and rebooted and the app doesn't show up?
Did you try this? This has the .apk and some other stock apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758941
Someone way back when everyone was deleting bloat and finding out what could be deleted or not, had zipped a file with all of the stock apk's. I tried using that one and it failed.
In another thread, someone mentioned that you can't use an odexed rom apk on an deodexed rom. . .that person had suggested using another version of memo.apk. I tried that and it didn't work either.
Either way, I have not found anyone that has posted that has a successful way to push the memo.apk.
So the answer to your question, in essence, is yes, I have done all of that. Although someone else did the apk ripping from the rom.
I am looking for a solution as well. I want writeandgo and memo back.
They were in Nero v3 and missing from nero v4.1
I'm in the same boat. I updated to Nero 4.1 w/o Touchwiz. I have a Titanium backup of Memo, but the option to restore is not enabled. Has anyone tried flashing the Touchwiz version of 4.1 to see if you can restore the backup?
I was able to push memo.apk using a combination of root explorer and astro file manager (free). Not sure which one did it. Make sure you fix the permissions. Titanium Backup did not allow me to restore my data that was with my old one. It recognized the new one and just deleted the old one with the data. Also, a day or so later the .apk disappeared from my app drawer. Was still in the system/app file. Didn't have my old data anymore . . .so it was kind of a moot point. Use Note Everything now.
MonteCristo22 said:
I was able to push memo.apk using a combination of root explorer and astro file manager (free). Not sure which one did it. Make sure you fix the permissions. Titanium Backup did not allow me to restore my data that was with my old one. It recognized the new one and just deleted the old one with the data. Also, a day or so later the .apk disappeared from my app drawer. Was still in the system/app file. Didn't have my old data anymore . . .so it was kind of a moot point. Use Note Everything now.
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I got the Memo.apk from one of the threads here. Copied it to /system/app using ES file manager (need to set / as your root). Checked the permissions and they are -rw vs. the other apps in the folder which are -r-. After a reboot still no Memo app in the application folder. I'm guessing the permissions are not an issue, since the only difference is that the app is writable. Does it matter if the app is CAPS Memo.apk or memo.apk?
Update: Matched the permissions (ownership + read only) using terminal running su. No Go. Tried flashing the Touchwiz version of Nero. No Go. Copied over the Memo.odex file as well. No Go. Renaming Memo.apk to memo.apk. Also No Go. Just for clarification. I did reboot between each change to check if the app was now appearing in the Apps folder. What am I doing wrong?
I want this too, but it doesn't works for me too. I'm able to put the memo.apk in the system/app but it doesn't show up in my applications.
Hey guys. I finally got it to work. Get the file from below and copy to your SD card. I then used terminal as su to move the file to the system/app directory. I changed the permission using "chmod 644 Memo.apk" to match the existing apks in the directory. Reboot and the app is there. Hopefully Titanium will now let me restore my back-up data for Memo.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10554568&postcount=1173
Not sure what is different from my previous attempts, but I suspect that it is the file itself. Some of the files I used wouldn't even install. Others would start the install when clicked, but say it can't install. Need to read up on deoxing...
Hope i'm not "noobing" here but..
I use SGSII with Litening Rom 6.1
I found a Contacts.apk which fits all SGSII roms that adds Hebrew letters to the letters bar for fast searching a contact
Used Root explorer to replace the old Contacts.apk (did backup the old one to another folder of course) and perfomed a reboot
When the device started, I had no "Phone" and "Contacts" shortcuts at the bottom and everything related to Contacts app did FC
I guessed it was a faulty apk so I restored the old one and rebooted but got the same result: no "Phone" and "Contacts"
of course that before all that I did a full backup with the recovery console so everything's back to normal.. did the same procedure again and got the same result...
am I missing here something? Should I do anything else other then simply replace the apk and reboot? (most of the threads are not stating other steps )
Please help
Thank you
No, you did not miss anything the usual step is to install the apk and reboot.
It might be the apk was not designed for the S2 because it corrupted your phone. Some apks on the market are not designed for all android phones but specific to a model because it contains code that is not on other phones.
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No, you did not miss anything the usual step is to install the apk and reboot.
It might be the apk was not designed for the S2 because it corrupted your phone. Some apks on the market are not designed for all android phones but specific to a model because it contains code that is not on other phones.
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I assume that i haven't did nothing wrong but why would restoring the original one did not fix it? that's my actual question
As the download apk that may have been designed for different may have changed some values that were not only associated with the contacts and phone.
because not all the modifications the apk installed on your phone where erased when you tried to restore the old apk.
The only way pnly way to guarantee every thing is deteled is to to do a factory reset or in your case flash your back up which will wipe your phone and reset to stock for that firmware.
This could be a good hint, although i DID notice "fits all S2 custom roms" and i use LR 6.1
So i would like to to a little experiment:
1. Backup Contacts.apk
2. Delete Contacts.apk
3. Reboot (Device will load without Contacts and Phone i guess)
4. Pasting Contacts.apk from backup again
5. Reboot
To your opinion, this will restore the Contacts and Phone right?
If it will, it will proof that the procedure i did was OK and the cooked Contacts.apk was invalid..
am I right?
yes, it should work as long as you make no other changes.
As custom roms as always evolving due to upgrades and changes.
Cooked versions of apks unless they are also upgraded also may have invalid links that are no longer recognized and that why it failed.
i will test it and post a result soon
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yes, it should work as long as you make no other changes.
As custom roms as always evolving due to upgrades and changes.
Cooked versions of apks unless they are also upgraded also may have invalid links that are no longer recognized and that why it failed.
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It appears that you and me both were wrong..
just tried the test.. no good, after removing the file, contacts is missing, even after putting it back
still waiting for someone to answer the 1st post and save me :\
EDIT: Iv'e noticed you mentioned: INSTALLING, what do you mean by that? actually running the apk? (have tried, it asks to replace, i say yes but in the end i get "application not installed"
apparently the contact apk is not initializing properly.
I have one other suggestion.
from the recovery back up pull out the contact.apk that you know is working and try your experiment again and see if that solves the problem. do not use the back up you just made.
There maybe an issue with the backed up contacts in that the file maybe damaged.
have you set the correct permissions for the contact.apk?
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have you set the correct permissions for the contact.apk?
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Well, I haven't touched the permissions
Lets try to solve it one step at a time
When everything is working properly and the original apk is I'm system/app.. I cut the apk and paste it elsewhere.. Contacts is removed..
Cutting it and pasting it back wont restore it.. why?
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rotemakerman said:
Well, I haven't touched the permissions
Lets try to solve it one step at a time
When everything is working properly and the original apk is I'm system/app.. I cut the apk and paste it elsewhere.. Contacts is removed..
Cutting it and pasting it back wont restore it.. why?
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Well it depends where you are cutting and pasting it to. Your phone works on the ext4 filesystem, where files have built-in permissions setting, they'll keep these permissions as long as they stay on a linux filesystem.. however if you copy contacts.apk to the sdcard or to external_sd (which is fat/fat32), then these permissions are lost.. therefore you'll have issues when moving to sdcard and back
if you wanna test this then try renaming the original apk to contacts.bak (it'll get uninstalled and disappear from app drawer) without moving it out of system/app, then try renaming it back to contacts.apk, reboot phone and it'll be back and working
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Well it depends where you are cutting and pasting it to. Your phone works on the ext4 filesystem, where files have built-in permissions setting, they'll keep these permissions as long as they stay on a linux filesystem.. however if you copy contacts.apk to the sdcard or to external_sd (which is fat/fat32), then these permissions are lost.. therefore you'll have issues when moving to sdcard and back
if you wanna test this then try renaming the original apk to contacts.bak (it'll get uninstalled and disappear from app drawer) without moving it out of system/app, then try renaming it back to contacts.apk, reboot phone and it'll be back and working
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Thanks for the heads up!
Actually i did cut it to and paste it from the sdcard!
will try it and post the result here soon
If this will work.. what are the permissions i should set for the cooked apk?
rotemakerman said:
Thanks for the heads up!
Actually i did cut it to and paste it from the sdcard!
will try it and post the result here soon
If this will work.. what are the permissions i should set for the cooked apk?
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no problem, app permissions should be rw-r--r--
just have a look at the permissions for any other app in system/app if you're unclear on how to set them
appears that this wasn't the problem either
This try i just renamed contacts.apk to contacts.bak, the permissions remained the same
contacts was removed, renamed back, nothing happend
no one?
maybe you need to wipe Dalvik Cache or even a full wipe to factory
Just to give an outside perspective, have you tried searching the app drawer for the phone and contact apps? The bar at the bottom on the homescreen is just a shortcut bar. If the phone and contact apps are in the app drawer, you need to add their shortcut back to the bar.
It's definitely not just the shortcuts... trying to access contacts through other apps like WhatsApp causing a FC or something..
I'm trying to find a solution that doesn't involve switching rom or wiping anything
What else can I do?
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Found a solution!
Changed the kernel (speedmod t42) and wiped dalvik and cache (kernel is probably not related, but still, that's what I did)
So I was using Titanium Backup and accidentally deleted the camera app without a backup so I am hoping someone can send me the Note I717 stock camera APK...thank you!
galaxy note I717 camera.apk
I tried sending via PM but evidently the site was having problems with me sending a PM. I would be more than happy to send it to you. What is your email address?
[email protected]
thank you so much
you should have mail (;
i got it thanks, but the app will not install, do i drop the file in a specific folder?
should go in "system/app"
im gonna have to odin reflash the stock software cause it's not working, thank you for all your help tho, i do appreciate it
You're welcome, sorry it didn't work out for you.
i did an odin flash without factory reset and I didn't lose any information. I just had to re-root, camera is back and all works well
waldoelx7241 said:
i did an odin flash without factory reset and I didn't lose any information. I just had to re-root, camera is back and all works well
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Glad to hear that.
This same thing happend too me today, I was trying to install a mod for the samsungcamera.apk and i copied a back up of the camera.apk and went to install the modded one but it wont let me..so i said screw it ill go back to the stock one..and when i click on it too install it says application not installed.
Soo..in other words im SOL but ill have a look around and see where i can find a resolution. The problem isnt that i dont have the stock camera.apk cuz i do have a back up its just it refuses too install now... ughhh Lol
***UPDATE***
I could not install the samsungcamera.apk stock & the modded one.
I tried everything possible..flashing it through cwm as a .zip file & had signature verification turned off
even tried copying and pasting manually..
What I just resorted to just installing camera360 from the playstore..
this solved my issue of not having a camera at all.
Remember i tried re-installing the original camera.apk that i backed up and for some
reason it wouldnt let me install it. Dunno if it had to do with permissions or just because its a system app.
But im glad i have camera360 i have alot of new features and filters Go filters!! haha
still if anyone has a resolution to installing the apk let us now im desperate!!!
U can't install system apps. U have to use something like root explorer, put it in system/apps folder, fix the apk permissions and reboot
esincho said:
U can't install system apps. U have to use something like root explorer, put it in system/apps folder, fix the apk permissions and reboot
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please we already know this..we use astro or some sort of root explorer app...elaborate on how to fix permissions. Thank you.
SystemErrorOne said:
please we already know this..we use astro or some sort of root explorer app...elaborate on how to fix permissions. Thank you.
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Here u go pimp
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Here u go pimp
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Thanks hoe
Pimps & hoes?? Boats $ Hoes....
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
ICS camera apk
I am trying to install the ICS camera with the Silly faces "big eyes" and "Big Mouth" my kids love it
I am running the latest Padawan 4.2jb on my Galaxy Note1.
Does anyone know if i can run ICS camera with these background live video effects on my ROM? thanks.
I've just installed CSROM Turbo, and I'm attempting to restore some of the stock apps the author has removed. The author has placed all removed apps into deodexed apk files in a zip folder. I've been attempting to take the apk files and simply click on them from my sd card to install, but it won't let me. I haven't been able to search for instructions on how to re-install these removed stock apps. Can someone help me, please?
Thanks!
Those are system apks that cannot be just installed. Simply copy them into /system/app. I hope you know that means using root-level file manager.
ravilov said:
Those are system apks that cannot be just installed. Simply copy them into /system/app. I hope you know that means using root-level file manager.
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Ah, didn't know they should just be copied; I'll definitely do that. I'll use Root Explorer to copy them over.
Thank you, I shall try this tonight!
ravilov said:
Those are system apks that cannot be just installed. Simply copy them into /system/app. I hope you know that means using root-level file manager.
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Womp womp: I tried this tonight... unfortunately, nothing happens. I used Root Explorer to copy the deodexed files to /system/app. I restarted the phone, wiped the cache, restarted the phone again... but the stock music player I hoped to use did not appear.
Also, when I put the calendar widget on the home screen, it, "refreshing" or "loading". But none of my calendar entries are shown. So, similar to the music apk, I copied the calendar apks to the /system/app directory, but then all calendar options disappear.
Any advice? Thanks!
hi,
so my stock camera app stopped working. it didnt save any pictures i took anymore, they just showed up in the gallery witha loading icon on it and after rebooting they would be gone.
so after trying several things i deleted it so i could try and reinstall it.
i backed up the apk file but i cant reinstall it.
can anyone help me?
Trickbe said:
hi,
so my stock camera app stopped working. it didnt save any pictures i took anymore, they just showed up in the gallery witha loading icon on it and after rebooting they would be gone.
so after trying several things i deleted it so i could try and reinstall it.
i backed up the apk file but i cant reinstall it.
can anyone help me?
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try smashing your phone against the wall and see if it works again.
Dragomirka said:
try smashing your phone against the wall and see if it works again.
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thanks! now it turned into an iphone
Trickbe said:
hi,
so my stock camera app stopped working. it didnt save any pictures i took anymore, they just showed up in the gallery witha loading icon on it and after rebooting they would be gone.
so after trying several things i deleted it so i could try and reinstall it.
i backed up the apk file but i cant reinstall it.
can anyone help me?
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Try using Tools -> Backup, to SD Card. Then reset phone. After resetting and during the setup process choose to restore from SD Card.
Factory reset will work...
wooley4766 said:
Factory reset will work...
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No it won't.
Factory reset only resets /data.
Camera is located in /product/app/HwCamera2
@Trickbe you could download your firmwares update.zip from pro-teammt.ru/firmware-database/ and extract update.app from it.
Download Huawei Update Extractor and open it. Go to settings and disable Header Check. Go back to Extract tab and open up update.app.
In here extract PRODUCT.
Now download simg2img https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/dev-simg2img-windows-t3156459
Run it on PRODUCT.img, extract Product.img using 7zip.
Copy /product/app/HwCamera2 folder to phone, place in /product/app/, set permissions 0755 for folders, 0644 for apk and libs.
As for your initial problem, using a custom kernel (HyperKernel in this case as it's the only one) causes camera to break on firmware from April and forward. This is due to Huawei updating their kernel without updating source.