Hi!
I want to update apk's on my phone and I wonder if I take out apks, edit them (yeah I remember to decompile and compile) and put them in a update.zip, move it to my SD-card, boot into recovery and choose apply sd-card: update.zip (or something like that), will the apk files in the zip folder update the apk's with the same name on my phone?
I want to update apk files by flashing. Can I do that by following what I wrote above?
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Simen
It should work. But u need to give in zip info about direction (eg. System/app) and permissions (for system apps)
And i think that u should use install .zip from sd card (or similar) not update.zip
Look here: Create your own UPDATE.ZIP maybe it helps u
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Hi all devs and xda people, since i cannot post on the dev forum i have to ask here...
[Q]: How Do i Install the New CWM without having xrecovery installed?
I just cleaned my phone by flashing it with SEUS, wich i normally do before i'm about to install a new rom, i just rooted my phone and installed the newest version of Root Explorer from market. Also have downloaded the CWM zip provided from the first post by D4rKn3sSyS at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106146
However, that zip contains two folders, not any single files that you just copied over to /system/bin like you did with xrecovery. so what am i suppsoed to do? wich files, where and what permission should they have?
CWM can be installed only manually using Root Explorer.
Extract files from bin folder in the zip and copy to respective folder with correct permissions (755).
It is missing one file (bin/charge) that can be found on xrecovery.zip file.
Another way is to install xRecovery Mini Pro .apk Unified Installer and after that use cwr_xrecinstall!
DanielFran said:
CWM can be installed only manually using Root Explorer.
Extract files from bin folder in the zip and copy to respective folder with correct permissions (755).
It is missing one file (bin/charge) that can be found on xrecovery.zip file.
Another way is to install xRecovery Mini Pro .apk Unified Installer and after that use cwr_xrecinstall!
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Could you tell me exactly what file that is missing? the xRecovery-minipro-0.1.1beta contains three files: busybox, chargemon and xrecovery.tar
I could assume that its the busyboxfile that is missing, but i really dont want to chance and take a risk.
Hawake said:
Could you tell me exactly what file that is missing? the xRecovery-minipro-0.1.1beta contains three files: busybox, chargemon and xrecovery.tar
I could assume that its the busyboxfile that is missing, but i really dont want to chance and take a risk.
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I believe it is missing bin/charger
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694902
based on this thread, regards about the System folder from XPERIA Mini Pro 4.1.B.0.43,
how can i install??i mean..install the zip file from CWM? or extract the .zip file n copy into sd card??
nazreen said:
http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694902
based on this thread, regards about the System folder from XPERIA Mini Pro 4.1.B.0.43,
how can i install??i mean..install the zip file from CWM? or extract the .zip file n copy into sd card??
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if you only need to install, reinstall or repair your some application, then you only have to extract it, copy it to sd card and install it as a normally .apk. but if it a system apk, you have to push it by using an explorer that can access system file, e.g Root Explorer.
I guess it's not a flashable zip. it's a firmware with .ftf extention inside the .rar.
so you can't install it by CWM, you have to flash it by flashtool. CMIIW
erm..i dnt know..but i couldn't find any .tft file inside..lots of folder..bt sure is,thr lots of .apk files too..
so..how??=.=
wait a minute, I'm downloading it to see the file.
nazreen said:
erm..i dnt know..but i couldn't find any .tft file inside..lots of folder..bt sure is,thr lots of .apk files too..
so..how??=.=
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those were system files from your phone that have been extracted from ICS rom...what you see in the system files is the same as in your phone...those system files is good backup in case you decided to remove/edit any system files (bloatware)....
those system files is not for normal install...you have to use Root Explorer to copy and paste it to your phone system files if you want get back the files you have remove before this....
remember you need to change permission for those files (rw-r-r)....
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those were system files from your phone that have been extracted from ICS rom...what you see in the system files is the same as in your phone...those system files is good backup in case you decided to remove/edit any system files (bloatware)....
those system files is not for normal install...you have to use Root Explorer to copy and paste it to your phone system files if you want get back the files you have remove before this....
remember you need to change permission for those files (rw-r-r)....
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agree with this...
just like I posted above, you have to push it manually to /system/app .
Hello,
For a while now I have not have acess to editors choice apps nor top apps.Here is the fix.
1. Place the zip file at this link into the Main storage of device.
2. Take a look into the ROM zip file you flashed earlier or you are using ( system/app) and delete phonesky.apk and marketupdater.apk or vending.apk
( please make sure you have a separate saved ROM zip file bfore editing. just a precaution).
3.place the phonesky.apk in the zip file above or at the link ( system/app to get, to phonesky.apk) into the ROM zip file you are using.
4.Boot into CWM and Reflash ROM zip file. reboot device.
5.Boot into CWM and flash the zip file in the link above.
6. You are done. you should see the image attached to the thread, that's the full gplay look.
Please enjoy.
Thanks
Thanks for the file, but I recently flashed my sgp 5.0 to cm9 and now the usb storage wont work? Any ideas?
Go to my profile and check my threads also make sure you have installed the sammy usb drivers
spartacus279 said:
Thanks for the file, but I recently flashed my sgp 5.0 to cm9 and now the usb storage wont work? Any ideas?
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Hi everyone,
I want to eventually create an edited ROM for an Android tablet. (Very simple stuff, really. Removing apks, adding build.prop mods)
I have a working update.zip file, which re-installs the image on the tablet, through stock recovery and the install from sdcard option.
But once I unzip it,
and then zip and even re-sign it (with the tool I found by searching the forum),
the recovery says 'installation aborted', when it is verifying the package.
1. How can I avoid this from happening? I get it that closing the update.zip is done wrong. How can I pass the verification section?
2. It IS possible to push such a .zip through stock recovery, right? I want to avoid CWM and TWRP and make it as simple as possible.
Thanks.
Have you tried making the changes without the unzip-rezip step? Editing the zip contents directly inside the zip (just drag n drop, delete, etc).
dxppxd said:
Have you tried making the changes without the unzip-rezip step? Editing the zip contents directly inside the zip (just drag n drop, delete, etc).
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I tried this, too.
I only deleted one apk from system/app and later I tried again by deleting the apk and its odex file, too.
In both cases, instead of rejecting the update instanlty, it starts the process and then stops after a few seconds.
IS it possible that there is a filesize checker text inside the image?
(or maybe a propery inside the build.prop or updater-script ?)
Any ideas, anyone?
Still no progress.
I am trying to avoid custom recovery,
(I guess that would involve re-compiling it - which I do not know how to do - or ... just asking so from someone?)
is it possible to push the update.zip through stock recovery?
iraklisvel said:
Still no progress.
I am trying to avoid custom recovery,
(I guess that would involve re-compiling it - which I do not know how to do - or ... just asking so from someone?)
is it possible to push the update.zip through stock recovery?
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No
Stock recovery doesn't flash custom roms
Get cwm from builder.recovery.com
Press thanks :good: I'd helped :highfive:
I'm using V7 MIUI rom, I downloaded V8 rom from miui.com (both of them are Chinese's rom). I find that I can copy apk files in "Data" folder and install it normally. But apk files in "System"--->"Data" and "Priv-Data" cant do like that. I cant install them like files in "Data" folder does, and I notice that those file have a folder in same directory, inside that folder have a ".odex" file.
So, i wonder that those file must be install in special ways? And How can I install them?
Thank you for my poor english.:good:
Those system apk files usualy need to be flashed. You could copy and paste them in in a ROM.ZIP you are currently using and install them via a recovery (TWRP or CWM).
How it is actually done I am not realy sure (no experience) but in theory it should work this way.