Just a quick question. When I had a winmo device, after we flashed a rom we had a program that we could add cab (winmo version of apk) files to and it would install those apps to our phones all at one time. I know there is titanium backup that will install the apps but sometimes that causes issues with the rooms in some of the new releases. Does anyone know of a app that will do something like what I am speaking of or am I on my own with this one? I know I can write scripts to do this but was looking for something a little easier.
If this has already been discussed then please ignore my request. I very seldom use my laptop to visit xda and the search function via the xda app is not really user friendly if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Edit: created a flshable zip with my apk's and everything works flawless. Thanks to those who helped.
TiBU can do a batch restore, but don't restore any system apps or data.
A. *.apk file is a self-installing application, so you don't need another application to extract and install.
Can you share any specifics?
P1Tater said:
Just a quick question. When I had a winmo device, after we flashed a rom we had a program that we could add cab (winmo version of apk) files to and it would install those apps to our phones all at one time. I know there is titanium backup that will install the apps but sometimes that causes issues with the rooms in some of the new releases. Does anyone know of a app that will do something like what I am speaking of or am I on my own with this one? I know I can write scripts to do this but was looking for something a little easier.
If this has already been discussed then please ignore my request. I very seldom use my laptop to visit xda and the search function via the xda app is not really user friendly if you know what I mean.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Astro file manager
Edit: I see what your asking now. There are multiple choices out there. Personally I haven't had issues with Titanium backup so I can't note on the performance of alternative apps
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rangercaptain said:
TiBU can do a batch restore, but don't restore any system apps or data.
A. *.apk file is a self-installing application, so you don't need another application to extract and install.
Can you share any specifics?
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I know its a self installing app. What I'm wondering is there a batch file installer for say 20+ apps to be installed at one time. Instead of installing 20+ apps one at a time. Does that clarify? In winmo devices a cab file is almost identical to a apk file for android. In winmo devices after we flashed a rom and had set everything up, we could run a program that would install all of our apps in one simple click. Hope this clarifies.
Mike on XDA said:
Astro file manager
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Yes, that works as well but I don't see an option to install all of the apps in one step.
I'll keep looking or maybe just break down and create a script.
I just took a quick look through play store.... maybe ultimate backup could work for you. As I said I haven't used it but it states to have the same type features as Titanium
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Mike on XDA said:
I just took a quick look through play store.... maybe ultimate backup could work for you. As I said I haven't used it but it states to have the same type features as Titanium
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Thanks. I'll check it out.
The woes a flashaholic puts up with.
Found one that karmatoburn created here at xda.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...apks-all-at-once-from-the-comfort-of-your-pc/
Now if I can figure out a way to do it without the use of a PC. Basically, keep all of my apk files on my SD card in a specific folder and have a script or whatever use that folder to install my apps. Maybe I'll just create something and share. Now I'm just curious if its even possible.
P1Tater said:
Found one that karmatoburn created here at xda.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...apks-all-at-once-from-the-comfort-of-your-pc/
Now if I can figure out a way to do it without the use of a PC. Basically, keep all of my apk files on my SD card in a specific folder and have a script or whatever use that folder to install my apps. Maybe I'll just create something and share. Now I'm just curious if its even possible.
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Im speaking out of my a$$ here but im guessing you could
do a flashable .zip and just make sure they install in the right partition
and everything should be good
anyone can correct me if im wrong
The paid version of TiBU installs all the *.apk files stored as a backup.
After a rom flash I go to the market and install TiBU and the paid key, select batch restore and 49 apps are installed in minutes.
Maybe you used the free version and installed one-by-one? A few restores convinced me to upgrade.
jayRokk said:
Im speaking out of my a$$ here but im guessing you could
do a flashable .zip and just make sure they install in the right partition
and everything should be good
anyone can correct me if im wrong
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Yes, you are correct, however I'm having one hell of a time getting my zip files to install. They run but when they get to the apk file, I get an error message with (status 0) to follow. Basically, I suck at making flash able zip files.
rangercaptain said:
The paid version of TiBU installs all the *.apk files stored as a backup.
After a rom flash I go to the market and install TiBU and the paid key, select batch restore and 49 apps are installed in minutes.
Maybe you used the free version and installed one-by-one? A few restores convinced me to upgrade.
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Yea, I use the paid app but I was trying to include tibu in my batch install. Looks like right now tibu is my only option until I can make flashable zips work or create my script.
i remember using the installer on winmo way back. i cant remember the name of the app but i know what you are looking for. i dont have a solution but wish i did. I hate putting all my apps back on with tibu so i dont. i used appmonster and just run the batch and click install and finish until im done. i have all my apks backed up in a folder automaticly with asppmonster. i just keep that folder clean. if i install an app and remove it (trying a new app) and dont want it, i delete it out of that folder. keep it clean.
i cant remember the name of that app and its bothering me.....
carhigh said:
i remember using the installer on winmo way back. i cant remember the name of the app but i know what you are looking for. i dont have a solution but wish i did. I hate putting all my apps back on with tibu so i dont. i used appmonster and just run the batch and click install and finish until im done. i have all my apks backed up in a folder automaticly with asppmonster. i just keep that folder clean. if i install an app and remove it (trying a new app) and dont want it, i delete it out of that folder. keep it clean.
i cant remember the name of that app and its bothering me.....
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Shashimi was one of them. Another really never had a name. It was a script that devs put in their rom that looked for a text file on the SD card that had a list of cab files in it. If it was listed in the text file, it was installed directly after the rom was installed. Just the 2 that I can think of right now. The later was the better of the 2 in my book. It was much simpler to use.
P1Tater said:
Shashimi was one of them. Another really never had a name. It was a script that devs put in their rom that looked for a text file on the SD card that had a list of cab files in it. If it was listed in the text file, it was installed directly after the rom was installed. Just the 2 that I can think of right now. The later was the better of the 2 in my book. It was much simpler to use.
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Yeah thats it. Sashimi was just a script based app itself.
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carhigh said:
Yeah thats it. Sashimi was just a script based app itself.
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That was the most common one people used. At least, it was when I was messing with winmo 6.1.
megatron 1.1.6 guevor 22 @ 1.5
rangercaptain said:
A. *.apk file is a self-installing application, so you don't need another application to extract and install.
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Not entirely true...
When an apk that is not installed is activated(by clicking on it in s file explorer, or downloading it from the market), a system app called packageinstaller.apk is opened, and that installs it.
So you do need another application to install it, it's just a part of the system
I use ROM toolbox pro to restore all my apps after I flash a ROM. It allows you to backup all your apps in batch, and restore various ways in batch. Can install missing apps, system, etc, and can do just apps, apps + data etc.
It also does a bunch of other ****.
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studacris said:
Not entirely true...
When an apk that is not installed is activated(by clicking on it in s file explorer, or downloading it from the market), a system app called packageinstaller.apk is opened, and that installs it.
So you do need another application to install it, it's just a part of the system
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Yes, my point exactly. It is handled by the system and not an external app. The title of the thread is App to install apk. The OP mentioned windows based systems. I was letting him know android system does the installing, not some external app.
I could imagine someone new to android downloading apps and not know what to do next.
With a Google search I learned:
1. How to push and install apk's from a pc using an adb shell and one command. Very easy, but you don't always have a pc when you flash a rom.
2. An app in the market can do this from the phone.
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I keep seeing talk about "DON'T USE ROM MANAGER" it is causing issues right now in MANY DIFFERENT THREADS. Just wanted to show anyone that has issues with rom manager and how it worked for me. I have used rom manager to download roms (CM7), and also run BACKUPS from rom manager. So Rom Manager does work without issue for CM7, and still works well with any other rom for our ATT SGS2's with one little catch which is very easy to do. I know the video is not the greatest quality as I used my old cappy to record running rom manager as a backup. So if this helps you out great. If not know big deal, just thought I would try to help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JwYtDC4rA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent From My KICKASS CM7 AT&T SGS2
Can you post what that one little catch is, instead of making us watch a 6 minute video?
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RockRatt said:
I keep seeing talk about "DON'T USE ROM MANAGER" it is causing issues right now in MANY DIFFERENT THREADS. Just wanted to show anyone that has issues with rom manager and how it worked for me. I have used rom manager to download roms (CM7), and also run BACKUPS from rom manager. So Rom Manager does work without issue for CM7, and still works well with any other rom for our ATT SGS2's with one little catch which is very easy to do. I know the video is not the greatest quality as I used my old cappy to record running rom manager as a backup. So if this helps you out great. If not know big deal, just thought I would try to help.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JwYtDC4rA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent From My KICKASS CM7 AT&T SGS2
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Why mess with something which can only cause grief to most people.
Best to wait for a new update of it which is fully compatible with our
phones and all the custom roms.
Until then here is a very good substitude which include many of the
same features and options as rom manager and is 100% compatible.
Check it out!
CWM Manager can be downloaded here: http://megaupload.com/?d=TGXMLL1G
It's very easy to use because its fully self-explanitory.
jetarpon said:
Can you post what that one little catch is, instead of making us watch a 6 minute video?
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It is when the phone first goes to reboot to recovery that it will go to a black screen with a symbol on it, when you see that screen you just hold down the three button salute until screen goes black, then let go of the buttons, the backup process will begin where it should be and create your backups.
Rom manager is NO GRIEF at all and MOST know of it and how it works. This is a VERY EASY workaround rather than having another app to install to do the same exact things. But I guess there are people that cannot read instructions and follow so I SHOWED how it is done. But when you see people saying it didn't work for them on different post because they are not familiar enough to use it. I am not pointing you out MrJunky but I ha e seen you post this over and over again. I am just trying to help those out that may need it.
Hopefully others can see HOW EASY it is with a video to backup their roms (ANY ROM), then how to go about switching between backed up roms very easily. This way they can test out DGs roms, Unnamed rom, CM7, or any other rom without the fear of screwing up anything. So that is why the video shows How To BACKUP and how to SWITCH between different roms via your backups.
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So, your "ROM Manager" workaround was to trigger entry into the standard non-broken non-ROM-Manager recovery?
You use the three-finger, you are no longer using ROM Manager.
This is why we tell people not to use ROM Manager. Your method is harder than simply using the three-finger from poweroff, or if you've got a custom ROM, the Recovery option from reboot menu.
Yes the workaround is slightly different as once your phone starts to boot up and goes to the screen you hold down the three buttons. I only did this because I saw others that were pulling the battery since they thought they were stuck. The plus is when using rom manager to backup the current rom you can easily name it via rom manager and.once it is backed up and rebooted you can see the name you picked stuck. I know how to JUST use the three button salute and backup right from cwm, this is.just a workaround for someone wanting to use rom manager. And it.is not any harder than JUST using the three button. It is basically the same except it allows you to use rom manager and name the backed up rom before actually backing it up. This has helped.me.in the past when I made a backup from cwm within the same day for two different roms. I wasn't sure which one was which. So I didn't want to JUST try to rename them after the fact. Yes it is NOT a big deal here but it does work. I know you do great.things for this community, and I am no dev so I am not trying to argue any points with you. I am just showing that.it can work with ease. Plus RM works perfect with CM7 without having to do the three button workaround to get rom manager to work. So what.is it that would allow CM7 use.rom manager correctly yet the stock based Samsung roms not work without a workaround?
Sent From My KICKASS CM7 AT&T SGS2
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RockRatt said:
Yes the workaround is slightly different as once your phone starts to boot up and goes to the screen you hold down the three buttons. I only did this because I saw others that were pulling the battery since they thought they were stuck. The plus is when using rom manager to backup the current rom you can easily name it via rom manager and.once it is backed up and rebooted you can see the name you picked stuck. I know how to JUST use the three button salute and backup right from cwm, this is.just a workaround for someone wanting to use rom manager. And it.is not any harder than JUST using the three button. It is basically the same except it allows you to use rom manager and name the backed up rom before actually backing it up. This has helped.me.in the past when I made a backup from cwm within the same day for two different roms. I wasn't sure which one was which. So I didn't want to JUST try to rename them after the fact. Yes it is NOT a big deal here but it does work. I know you do great.things for this community, and I am no dev so I am not trying to argue any points with you. I am just showing that.it can work with ease. Plus RM works perfect with CM7 without having to do the three button workaround to get rom manager to work. So what.is it that would allow CM7 use.rom manager correctly yet the stock based Samsung roms not work without a workaround?
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Why not just avoid all the hassles in the first place?
Rom Manager is not the only app which can do nandroid backup/restore,
rename, delete, flash roms and kernels and much more.
(and yes it asks for filename BEFORE backing up existing rom)
For example here is an app called CWM Manager which can do all that stuff
and more without 3 finger salute or any hassle at all.
cwm manager: http://megaupload.com/?d=TGXMLL1G
About the only thing it's lacking when compared to rom manager is that
it cannot download roms or anything else.
Personally I think that for the majority of users its a lot less complicated to use than Rom Manager.
Check it out yourself.
Are there any other apps that are similar to this? My issue is that I can't backup to my ext SD which is significantly larger, 32class10.? Or is the a mod so I can mount my ext SD as the main storage? That way all apparently recognize my sdext?
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I don't understand why so many people are tied to Rom Manager. It's not that great of a tool and honestly I'm happier without it. What's the point of trying to make it work to such a degree? Maybe I'm missing something but if it never works properly, I'll be perfectly fine with it.
jgrimberg1979 said:
Are there any other apps that are similar to this? My issue is that I can't backup to my ext SD which is significantly larger, 32class10.? Or is the a mod so I can mount my ext SD as the main storage? That way all apparently recognize my sdext?
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Just do the backup and then move it from the internal over to your ext. Or are you out of space as it is to where you can't even do a backup to begin with?
Kadin said:
I don't understand why so many people are tied to Rom Manager. It's not that great of a tool and honestly I'm happier without it. What's the point of trying to make it work to such a degree? Maybe I'm missing something but if it never works properly, I'll be perfectly fine with it.
Dude I am not tied to it, its just that much easier! Ex. a. there is a grocery store 1 miles down the street and very easy to walk to b. on the other hand i have a car in my drive way ready to be use and i could get back so much quicker.. What choice would 99.9% of people use? Obviously b. Rom managers makes it easy to make nandroids and restore, everthing is automated. I can just "set it and forget it". Installing zips is nice because i paid for the premium version so i can flash as many zips as i wont in one swop. You would be lying if you said you prefer booting into to recovery and manually flashing or backups or restores, rather than just hitting backup or restore etc. Also it is nice because you can name your backups before you backup it up.
I am not out of space but i will be soon. I just got the phone and i have 5 gigs left (that is 2 days of use) . Moving the backups manually to the ext is such a pain and the ass. Is there alternatives out there to rom manager besides CWM Manager?
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jgrimberg1979 said:
Dude I am not tied to it, its just that much easier! Ex. a. there is a grocery store 1 miles down the street and very easy to walk to b. on the other hand i have a car in my drive way ready to be use and i could get back so much quicker.. What choice would 99.9% of people use? Obviously b. Rom managers makes it easy to make nandroids and restore, everthing is automated. I can just "set it and forget it". Installing zips is nice because i paid for the premium version so i can flash as many zips as i wont in one swop. You would be lying if you said you prefer booting into to recovery and manually flashing or backups or restores, rather than just hitting backup or restore etc. Also it is nice because you can name your backups before you backup it up.
I am not out of space but i will be soon. I just got the phone and i have 5 gigs left (that is 2 days of use) . Moving the backups manually to the ext is such a pain and the ass. Is there alternatives out there to rom manager besides CWM Manager?
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I wasn't referring to you actually, was more with regards to the thread itself and so many that are like it. That's why I stated it before I then quoted you and gave my input.
I find it simple to copy them over and renaming them is easy as well. Obviously it would be ideal for many people but personally it's not a big deal - that's all I'm saying.
SIMULAR to Rom Manager
jgrimberg1979 said:
Are there any other apps that are similar to this? My issue is that I can't backup to my ext SD which is significantly larger, 32class10.? Or is the a mod so I can mount my ext SD as the main storage? That way all apparently recognize my sdext?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using xda premium
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Why not just avoid all the hassles in the first place?
Rom Manager is not the only app which can do nandroid backup/restore,
rename, delete, flash roms and kernels and much more.
(and yes it asks for filename BEFORE backing up existing rom)
For example here is an app called CWM Manager which can do all that stuff
and more without 3 finger salute or any hassle at all.
cwm manager: http://megaupload.com/?d=TGXMLL1G
About the only thing it's lacking when compared to rom manager is that
it cannot download roms or anything else.
Personally I think that for the majority of users its a lot less complicated
to use than Rom Manager. (because it's self-explanitory)
This app is 100% compatible with CWM Recovery too.
Check it out yourself.
Misterjunky said:
Why not just avoid all the hassles in the first place?
Rom Manager is not the only app which can do nandroid backup/restore,
rename, delete, flash roms and kernels and much more.
(and yes it asks for filename BEFORE backing up existing rom)
For example here is an app called CWM Manager which can do all that stuff
and more without 3 finger salute or any hassle at all.
cwm manager: http://megaupload.com/?d=TGXMLL1G
About the only thing it's lacking when compared to rom manager is that
it cannot download roms or anything else.
Personally I think that for the majority of users its a lot less complicated to use than Rom Manager.
Check it out yourself.
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When I rename a ROM BACKUP in CWM Manager before backing it up then try to restore it, it can't find it. It just shows a blank restore screen. For some reason renaming it doesn't work for me. Just using the default name (date and time) works but custom names do not. That is a major issue, at least for me.
OTOH I don't like having to do the 3 finger salute .... both have their problems.
You realize you have posted the exact same message 3 times in this thread. that has only 13 messages. Are you on their payroll?
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When I rename a ROM BACKUP in CWM Manager before backing it up then try to restore it, it can't find it. It just shows a blank restore screen. For some reason renaming it doesn't work for me. Just using the default name (date and time) works but custom names do not. That is a major issue, at least for me.
OTOH I don't like having to do the 3 finger salute .... both have their problems.
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You simply have to rename it without any spaces. You can use periods and dashes but if you put in any spaces, it won't find them.
Kadin said:
You simply have to rename it without any spaces. You can use periods and dashes but if you put in any spaces, it won't find them.
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Ahhh, a simple (but not obvious) solution! Thanks.
MisterEdF said:
When I rename a ROM BACKUP in CWM Manager before backing it up then try to restore it, it can't find it. It just shows a blank restore screen. For some reason renaming it doesn't work for me. Just using the default name (date and time) works but custom names do not. That is a major issue, at least for me.
OTOH I don't like having to do the 3 finger salute .... both have their problems.
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That's because when you change the default date/time name you
must have given it some name which contains some charactor(s)
which cwm manager cannot reconize or you changed the location
of the backed up rom to a different location than where it was saved to.
Proper location for backup is: ( sdcard/clockworkmod/backup ).
Then inside the backup folder is where the default or user named
backup folders containing the backup set of files needs to reside.
MisterEdF said:
When I rename a ROM BACKUP in CWM Manager before backing it up then try to restore it, it can't find it. It just shows a blank restore screen. For some reason renaming it doesn't work for me. Just using the default name (date and time) works but custom names do not. That is a major issue, at least for me.
OTOH I don't like having to do the 3 finger salute .... both have their problems.
You realize you have posted the exact same message 3 times in this thread. that has only 13 messages. Are you on their payroll?
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LOL, no ****
Ok I'm building this out some more. I added to the bottom of this post with future changes and am asking for requests of what the community wants in a this. Please read entire op. It's not that long yet..... Yet. Lol. It will be I forgot to nab a couple for changelog. I will get on Ubuntu and format this for the site but I'm on tapatalk til that happens.
So..
How many times have you flashed a new ROM or an update and had to go through the hassle of reinstalling or restoring all your must have apps? I usually have about 60 to 80 apps that I was installing/restoring with titanium backup. It's a pain. You gotta sign into Google and go DL titanium backup or whatever app you use. Wait while it installs all your apps. That, I guess, is if you have TiBu pro, if not its one by one. A painstaking process to say the least.
Well I was sick of it so I did something about it. I made a flashable zip you can add your apps to and flash from recovery to bulk install as many apps as you like all at once.
Here is a simple but endlessly useful tool I whiped up. What this allows the user to do is take any amount of apk files that you want (granted you have enough room) and restore them in a painless onetime flash from recovery.
Simple to use. Just follow this quick guide to get started.
Step 1. Download the file at the bottom of this post. Save it to your SD card wherever you can remember where it is.
Step 2. Using root explorer extract the zip folder to wherever you want to, I recomend makeing a temp folder to work in.
Step 3. Using root explorer or astro file manager navigate to your data/app folder.
Step 4. Start a multiple selection and choose all apps that you would like from your data/app folder to be automatically flashed back to your device next time you need to do so.
Step 5 COPY don't MOVE your selections to the data/app folder of the bulk-installerV1 that you extracted earlier.
Step 5.5 At this time if you have other apks you want to use that are not in there already now is your chance to get them in there as well.
Step 6. Rezip with root explorer or astro. And if you so choose rename the zip to update.zip and place on the root of your sd card. Or leave the original name if you prefer.
That's all, now next time you flash a new ROM or wipe your data and want your base apps back all you need to do is flash it from recovery. Or if you renamed it to update.zip and put in sdcard root you can choose apply sdcard update.zip and it will do it thing.
I have tested this on my evo3d and it works great, I wrote it on my phone with root explorers file editor so I made sure to test it with both twrp and cwm5.
***Disclaimer***
As always if it makes your phone do crazy things or kicks your dog. Or steals your wallet. Well that sucks. Sorry.
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If you find it useful remember to hit the thanks button.
Hope you all enjoy it, and I hope it makes life a bit easier for you all.
Download link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwodh0grer1rdhf/bulk-installerV1.zip
FAQ..
alammori said:
Does that restore your apps and data or just the apps?
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No it will not save data of any sort. Next version I will see about writing some more to the updater to be able to add data to. That's more reading. This is my first albiet simple script, and ill add to it for sure. However you can put TiBu in the update folder and when you boot up it'll be a few seconds extra to restore just data for certain apps instead of the whole app.
Update...
I'm working on building my "superzip". I will update the op when I get there.
But expected additions are..
Incorporate init.d path for custom scripts.
system/app option.
Cleanup after flash (cache and dalvik)
Path for themes, add what you want.
Two versions also, one with system tweaks from our awesome devs. I'm currently building it and asking permissions to bake in stuff from certain developers and various mods and tweaks from various developers on xda. I want to add the stuff. But further, I would ask everyone what tweaks they might want written in. Please throw stuff out and ill get to putting this together.
Till then.
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nice bro ill have to give this a shot......
i was just thinking about this. this is really the only reason i'm not more flash happy. going through the hassle of restoring my apps has been the main reason i havent been trying out all the evo 3d roms lately. i will definitely give this a try. thank you.
Awesome!
Now if you could create something similar that would place all of my non-Sense Widgets back on my homescreens in their proper places I would be your friend forever
Thanks man I have been using it LOL I just rewrite the update script to show what it was and who made it. Decided to share it. I hope people find it useful
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mitchellvii said:
Awesome!
Now if you could create something similar that would place all of my non-Sense Widgets back on my homescreens in their proper places I would be your friend forever
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I wish I new where to even start on that LOL. Sorry
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Thanks. Downloading now and will give it a try my next flash : )
Does that restore your apps and data or just the apps?
alammori said:
Does that restore your apps and data or just the apps?
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Added a FAQ section to OP the answer is there.
Once you use this respond with your thoughts guys. Much appreciated.
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Awesome, thanks for this. Seems to be the simplest way of restoring apps. My girlfriend on the other hand does not appreciate it bc your feeding my flashing addiction lol
I think i will create two of them, one for Sense roms and the other for AOSP. =)
I use the same setup for both but all my apps are pretty much compatible with both sense and aosp. Remember no data goes just fresh apps on a fresh ROM. Simple and as custom as you make it.
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I use the same setup for both but all my apps are pretty much compatible with both sense and aosp. Remember no data goes just fresh apps on a fresh ROM. Simple and as custom as you make it.
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I tend to use a lot more apks on aosp because of theme builder themes, go launcher and go sms themes, and certain apps to replace sense widgets.
It worked beautifully. Thanks. That temp file is still in the extracted section of root explorer. So in the future as I am adding more apps can I just put them in there and rezip? also I renamed the temp file to update and I had to flash it. Thats not a problem but it sounded like changing the name to update would give an easier way to install. How does that work? Either way I'll be using this from now on. It kind of reminds me of the sashimi days( I think that is what it was called) from windows mobile
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It worked beautifully. Thanks. That temp file is still in the extracted section of root explorer. So in the future as I am adding more apps can I just put them in there and rezip? also I renamed the temp file to update and I had to flash it. Thats not a problem but it sounded like changing the name to update would give an easier way to install. How does that work? Either way I'll be using this from now on. It kind of reminds me of the sashimi days( I think that is what it was called) from windows mobile
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That's what I usually do. Just keep a working directory going. Glad it worked for you.
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DL link not working... thx !
vizionforever said:
DL link not working... thx !
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Second thing I've tried to download from dropbox and it said 404. May be dropbox.
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vizionforever said:
DL link not working... thx !
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Second thing I've tried to download from dropbox and it said 404. May be dropbox.
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here you go:
I actually did this with a gapps flashable... Remived all google apps and added root explorer and TiBu...
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MFD00M said:
Awesome, thanks for this. Seems to be the simplest way of restoring apps. My girlfriend on the other hand does not appreciate it bc your feeding my flashing addiction lol
I think i will create two of them, one for Sense roms and the other for AOSP. =)
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The simplest way is just restoring the data partition from recovery. It restores both the apps and the associated data, so you don't lose anything.
btw, nice work, just not for me, too much work for such little return.
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Ok I'm building this out some more. I added to the bottom of this post with future changes and am asking for requests of what the community wants in a this. Please read entire op. It's not that long yet..... Yet. Lol. It will be I forgot to nab a couple for changelog. I will get on Ubuntu and format this for the site but I'm on tapatalk til that happens.
So..
How many times have you flashed a new ROM or an update and had to go through the hassle of reinstalling or restoring all your must have apps? I usually have about 60 to 80 apps that I was installing/restoring with titanium backup. It's a pain. You gotta sign into Google and go DL titanium backup or whatever app you use. Wait while it installs all your apps. That, I guess, is if you have TiBu pro, if not its one by one. A painstaking process to say the least.
Well I was sick of it so I did something about it. I made a flashable zip you can add your apps to and flash from recovery to bulk install as many apps as you like all at once.
Here is a simple but endlessly useful tool I whiped up. What this allows the user to do is take any amount of apk files that you want (granted you have enough room) and restore them in a painless onetime flash from recovery.
Simple to use. Just follow this quick guide to get started.
Step 1. Download the file at the bottom of this post. Save it to your SD card wherever you can remember where it is.
Step 2. Using root explorer extract the zip folder to wherever you want to, I recomend makeing a temp folder to work in.
Step 3. Using root explorer or astro file manager navigate to your data/app folder.
Step 4. Start a multiple selection and choose all apps that you would like from your data/app folder to be automatically flashed back to your device next time you need to do so.
Step 5 COPY don't MOVE your selections to the data/app folder of the bulk-installerV1 that you extracted earlier.
Step 5.5 At this time if you have other apks you want to use that are not in there already now is your chance to get them in there as well.
Step 6. Rezip with root explorer or astro. And if you so choose rename the zip to update.zip and place on the root of your sd card. Or leave the original name if you prefer.
That's all, now next time you flash a new ROM or wipe your data and want your base apps back all you need to do is flash it from recovery. Or if you renamed it to update.zip and put in sdcard root you can choose apply sdcard update.zip and it will do it thing.
I have tested this on my evo3d and it works great, I wrote it on my phone with root explorers file editor so I made sure to test it with both twrp and cwm5.
***Disclaimer***
As always if it makes your phone do crazy things or kicks your dog. Or steals your wallet. Well that sucks. Sorry.
***Disclaimer***
If you find it useful remember to hit the thanks button.
Hope you all enjoy it, and I hope it makes life a bit easier for you all.
Download link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwodh0grer1rdhf/bulk-installerV1.zip
FAQ..
No it will not save data of any sort. Next version I will see about writing some more to the updater to be able to add data to. That's more reading. This is my first albiet simple script, and ill add to it for sure. However you can put TiBu in the update folder and when you boot up it'll be a few seconds extra to restore just data for certain apps instead of the whole app.
Update...
I'm working on building my "superzip". I will update the op when I get there.
But expected additions are..
Incorporate init.d path for custom scripts.
system/app option.
Cleanup after flash (cache and dalvik)
Path for themes, add what you want.
Two versions also, one with system tweaks from our awesome devs. I'm currently building it and asking permissions to bake in stuff from certain developers and various mods and tweaks from various developers on xda. I want to add the stuff. But further, I would ask everyone what tweaks they might want written in. Please throw stuff out and ill get to putting this together.
Till then.
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the link down bro
K, the phone is unlocked with custom recovery, rooted, ROMed (Energy/Sense) and put in the faux kernel released this month ( March 2012 ).
There are some apps I still can't remove. These are things I don't use at all. I don't Twitter, for example, so I don't need Twitter Widget. Thing is that I go to Settings | Applications | Manage Applications | Select All tab | Scroll to Twitter Widget
I don't get an enabled uninstall button.
Some other apps that are like this:
Facebook for HTC Sense (I use Google+)
Peep (twitter related)
People (I use Google Contacts)
Picasa Web Albums (I copy my photos to my phone instead of using Picasa)
...
Etc. etc. etc.
Hopefully this isn't too idiotic a question for a thread but my searches have revealed several possibilities and I am not sure what the deal is. The overall implication seems to be that I missed wiping something somewhere or that I need to remove some files manually, or that I need to get an app that uninstalls apps.
Question: Request advice or some idea on which way to jump first?
Jim C.
You cant remove them the way u are trying to because they are system apps.. easiest way to go is to use titanium backup, pro version, which u can use to uninstall or freeze any of your apps. BUT, be careful uninstalling system apps it can lead to other issues or cause ur phone to "misbehave".. this shouldnt be a problem if u remove things like twitter, but no promises... but ya, that is ur easiest way of going about it. Let me know if u have any more questions
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Purchase the app Root Explorer. Open it. Navigate to /data/app and you will have your app list. You can also navigate to /system/app and access your system apps.
Long press the apk you don't want and click uninstall or remove (whichever terminology used).
Make sure you delete the right apps though. The ROM is deodexed so you shouldn't have any issues. I removed about a dozen apps this way from Energy ROM
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glacierguy said:
Purchase the app Root Explorer. Open it. Navigate to /data/app and you will have your app list. You can also navigate to /system/app and access your system apps.
Long press the apk you don't want and click uninstall or remove (whichever terminology used).
Make sure you delete the right apps though. The ROM is deodexed so you shouldn't have any issues. I removed about a dozen apps this way from Energy ROM
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Or for a free alternative, get Estrong's File Explorer, then go into settings and enable options for root users, then follow the directions as above.
Jcllings, check your pm's...
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What I do is remove them from the rom before I install it. I do that with a lot of the bloatware.
wardfan220 said:
What I do is remove them from the rom before I install it. I do that with a lot of the bloatware.
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Really? Didn't know we could do that... That would make it so much easier.
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glacierguy said:
Really? Didn't know we could do that... That would make it so much easier.
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Just go to the sys/app folder and delete the apk for what you want to remove, making sure you don't remove one that has a dependency. Also some roms have an app folder in the root of the zip that has "extra" apk to install, I remove a few from there as well.
wardfan220 said:
Just go to the sys/app folder and delete the apk for what you want to remove, making sure you don't remove one that has a dependency. Also some roms have an app folder in the root of the zip that has "extra" apk to install, I remove a few from there as well.
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How do I navigate to sys/app without the ROM installed for me to use Root Explorer on? I get your theory if some ROMs have app folder in root of the zip (great nugget of info btw), but I don't get the sys/app part w/o ROM installed.
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glacierguy said:
How do I navigate to sys/app without the ROM installed for me to use Root Explorer on? I get your theory if some ROMs have app folder in root of the zip (great nugget of info btw), but I don't get the sys/app part w/o ROM installed.
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Just use winzip(or something like it) and edit the zip before you flash, then in there go to the system/app. then you can reflash over what you have, with any luck you won't lose your data, or what I do is backup just my data and restore that after a rom flash. Root explorer will only work for you on the rom after it's installed, but like I said personally it's easier to remove it before flash using winzip.
wardfan220 said:
Just use winzip(or something like it) and edit the zip before you flash, then in there go to the system/app. then you can reflash over what you have, with any luck you won't lose your data, or what I do is backup just my data and restore that after a rom flash. Root explorer will only work for you on the rom after it's installed, but like I said personally it's easier to remove it before flash using winzip.
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U are the man! Thanks bro
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glacierguy said:
U are the man! Thanks bro
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You're welcome, glad I could help.
SOLVED! Thanks to all who helped
I sure do appreciate it.
Copious clicking of "Thanks" button.
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I sure do appreciate it.
Copious clicking of "Thanks" button.
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So even though I have been s-off since the Panda hit the scene, I think those that have yet to unlock/root might REALLY like to know this.
Basically you can create a back up using ADB on your NON-ROOTED device. Unlock/Root (which we all know will require a factory reset when using HTCDev Unlock) and then with your freshly rooted device, you can restore from the ADB backup you create.
I haven't tried this out yet (just got the update and attached change log) but might try it out just to see. Lucky for me all the devices I support have been Panda *certified but this will be real handy if I have to deal with a un-s-off-able device.
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I was gonna post this, beat me to it haha. It's a nice feature for those s-on
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That's one of the very first apps I ever bought, almost 3 years ago. The dev is great. He always responds to emails quickly. I'm glad this was added. I don't need it (yet), but this is definitely a nice feature.
Cool - I wish this had been in the program a few months ago when I did the unlock.
I did the ADB backup/restore manually but this would be a lot easier.
metalfan78 said:
That's one of the very first apps I ever bought, almost 3 years ago. The dev is great. He always responds to emails quickly. I'm glad this was added. I don't need it (yet), but this is definitely a nice feature.
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Yeah man, the FIRST and only app I "require" someone purchase if I'm working on a phone is TB. If you never buy another app, TB is the single best investment you can make if you are rooting your phone and this just add more "goodness" to the pile. :good::good:
metalfan78 said:
That's one of the very first apps I ever bought, almost 3 years ago. The dev is great. He always responds to emails quickly. I'm glad this was added. I don't need it (yet), but this is definitely a nice feature.
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I was gonna say the same. I noticed one day that TiBu wasn't being granted SU just out of nowhere. I emailed Joel, he emailed me back in less than an hour with exactly the fix. (I think it was 'force system busybox' from TI settings). Guy is awesome.
I'm not sure how you perform adb backup. Would be curious to know.
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scottspa74 said:
I was gonna say the same. I noticed one day that TiBu wasn't being granted SU just out of nowhere. I emailed Joel, he emailed me back in less than an hour with exactly the fix. (I think it was 'force system busybox' from TI settings). Guy is awesome.
I'm not sure how you perform adb backup. Would be curious to know.
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Good and Evo did a write up on how to do it. I haven't tried it BUT you can find the instructions here >>>>> http://goo.gl/9rr8N
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I recently bought the pro version of this app strictly for this feature. Thus far, I have been unable to get it to work. I've tried two different .ab files both of which have been successfully restored from using UBT. Any suggestions or ideas why TB pro would say the .ab files are invalid?
Thanks!
Ryan
Hi Ryan,
Is your backup file password protected (encrypted) or not?
Also please do (on the device or in a unix shell):
busybox head -n4 MyBackupFile.ab
and please post the result...
hmm. didnt see that. I'll have to give it a try
joel.bourquard said:
Hi Ryan,
Is your backup file password protected (encrypted) or not?
Also please do (on the device or in a unix shell):
busybox head -n4 MyBackupFile.ab
and please post the result...
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Another reason this app is the $hit! The dev of this essential app checking boards and popping in to help directly.
I'm about to try this out on a new white EVO LTE so we'll see how easy this goes.
Great news. Would be even greater if we could do it direct to a computer?
Maybe possible by mounting a network share? Would need to find a way to check the backup has worked though.
Or maybe this can be done with adb pull?
My phone went into boot-loop a week or so ago and this feature of TiB saved the day. I could not boot the normal OS to make a backup and had no recent backup. Reflashing my rom and wiping cache & dalvik made no difference. But I made a nandroid from TWRP, factory reset, then was able to restore my txt's from the nandroid using TiB (dialer storage) all right on the device while out to dinner. Damned nice.
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Ironically, I'd been using the free version of TB for quite a while... but recently bought Pro because I found it to be so useful...
Did anyone fix the AB issue in titanium backup?
When trying to use this feature, tianium backup is not letting me select the .ab file. The file appears greyed out.
The backup file is encrypted.
I ran "busybox head -n4" on my .ab file and got the following -
ANDROID BACKUP
4
1
AES-256
Any ideas?
Edit: I managed to force select the file using another file manager only to be greeted by a message from titanium backup stating the backup file is either invalid or unsupported.
@joel.bourquard
ms.goofy said:
When trying to use this feature, tianium backup is not letting me select the .ab file. The file appears greyed out.
The backup file is encrypted.
I ran "busybox head -n4" on my .ab file and got the following -
ANDROID BACKUP
4
1
AES-256
Any ideas?
Edit: I managed to force select the file using another file manager only to be greeted by a message from titanium backup stating the backup file is either invalid or unsupported.
@joel.bourquard
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Hi,
Feel free to try with TB 7.6.1, it should work
joel.bourquard said:
Hi,
Feel free to try with TB 7.6.1, it should work
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Thanks for fixing it. It works now. Though I need to use a third party file manager app to select the .ab file.
Does this mean it's somehow possible to backup directly to a PC via USB, instead of backing up to an SD? I have destroyed 2-3 SD so far by heating them up to much while doing long backup/restore
I keep getting a message that my phone storage is low. Now in addition to that, it's declining text messages from coming in due to the lack of space. I don't have that many App's installed, so I'm not sure how to free up more space. I cleared all the web cache and history, deleted every App that isn't essential. Are there any other things I can do to free up space?
Thanks,
-Adam
Install App Cache Cleaner from playstore.
No offense but you sound noobish.. go to Settings and check Storage.. (internal memory)
Btw which Rom are you using??
Go to Message >> Settings >> See if you have checked Delete Old Message option!!
rr0yy said:
Install App Cache Cleaner from playstore.
No offense but you sound noobish.. go to Settings and check Storage.. (internal memory)
Btw which Rom are you using??
Go to Message >> Settings >> See if you have checked Delete Old Message option!!
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None taken! This phone only cost me $20, so I figured that I'd go with an Android instead of a normal phone. I don't use it enough to eclipse the "noob" level. I just downloaded the App Cache Cleaner and it freed up almost 2MB! Now I got 26.68MB Available space. I'm just using the Rom that came with the phone.
Thanks,
-Adam
Search on the market for 'apps2rom'. That will do the trick.
The only downside is when you flash a new rom after that, the apps you moved to the system partition got erased... But it definitely worth the trouble!!!
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I've been very happy with how android assistant does both jobs. Plus you can use it to back up your apps. You might want to give it a try
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adam79 said:
I keep getting a message that my phone storage is low. Now in addition to that, it's declining text messages from coming in due to the lack of space. I don't have that many App's installed, so I'm not sure how to free up more space. I cleared all the web cache and history, deleted every App that isn't essential. Are there any other things I can do to free up space?
Thanks,
-Adam
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adam79 said:
None taken! This phone only cost me $20, so I figured that I'd go with an Android instead of a normal phone. I don't use it enough to eclipse the "noob" level. I just downloaded the App Cache Cleaner and it freed up almost 2MB! Now I got 26.68MB Available space. I'm just using the Rom that came with the phone.
Thanks,
-Adam
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You said you have less no. of apps in phone.. still you have only 26MB space left.
I think you have not moved the apps to SD card..
Go to Settings >> Applications >> Manage Apps.. >> Downloaded Ones.
Select apps one by one.. if you see the option of moving the app to sdcard.. do it.
Many will have the option.. many wont.. but you will save alot of space in internal memory!!
rr0yy said:
Install App Cache Cleaner from playstore.
No offense but you sound noobish.. go to Settings and check Storage.. (internal memory)
Btw which Rom are you using??
Go to Message >> Settings >> See if you have checked Delete Old Message option!!
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rr0yy said:
You said you have less no. of apps in phone.. still you have only 26MB space left.
I think you have not moved the apps to SD card..
Go to Settings >> Applications >> Manage Apps.. >> Downloaded Ones.
Select apps one by one.. if you see the option of moving the app to sdcard.. do it.
Many will have the option.. many wont.. but you will save alot of space in internal memory!!
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Awesome! I moved all the Apps I could to SD card; Now I got 35.46MB avail.Thanks, that RULED!
Are you even rooted ?
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Are you even rooted ?
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I don't think so. I'm just running whatever came stock with the phone. There might have been a firmware update, but that's it. Can you root this phone for free? If yes, can someone send me a link for directions. Also, what ROM would you guys recommend once I have the phone rooted?
Thanks,
-Adam
What rom you choose to use is completely up to you, there are several and yes you arent rooted...you have to find a program called gingerbreak v1.2 or superoneclick....im not sure which one would work for you but i used gingerbreak....rooting simply allows your phone superuser access which in terms can modify system files and the like. I dont have a direct link as of right now but you can search on google for ( sweetnsour how to xda lg optimus t ) and it should be the first link as he (sweetnsour) created the thread. Also im pretty sure youve got new baseband which allows for better signal. V10 is old baseband, v20a,b,etc...is new baseband, all of the current roms now only support new basebands but before i get ahead of myself considering you dont even have a rooted phone, do some research, before you attempt any kind of modification to your device make sure you fully grasp the idea of what your trying yo learn or else you end up with a shiny brick
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Here is one link but not created by sweetnsour, ill create another thread to this one when i paste the first link
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152306
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This link is sweetnsour‘s thread
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Jrhodes85 said:
What rom you choose to use is completely up to you, there are several and yes you arent rooted...you have to find a program called gingerbreak v1.2 or superoneclick.... ...learn or else you end up with a shiny brick
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I'm eligible for a new phone in December, so until then I'm gonna stick w/ what I got.. especially now that I have enough free space for my phone to work properly. Looking forward to getting a 4G phone w/ flash capability in a couple months!
Your phone now has flash capability but of course you have to be rooted because it requires installation of adobe flash player and adding libs to the data/data/flash folder than setting permissions
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Jrhodes85 said:
Your phone now has flash capability but of course you have to be rooted because it requires installation of adobe flash player and adding libs to the data/data/flash folder than setting permissions
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Oh yeah.. I was told that my processor isn't compatible w/ flash. Does the root and lib files get me around that?
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Jrhodes85 said:
[/COLOR]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256048
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This link is sweetnsour‘s thread
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So I downloaded the "GingerBreak-v1.20.apk" file from that thread. It says to save this file to the phone storage and then run it to root the phone. I thought that you couldn't save anything to phone storage w/ an un-rooted phone. I also downloaded the "GingerBreak_exploit_source_from_APKv1.2.zip" file. What is this for?
HI brother
adam79 said:
I keep getting a message that my phone storage is low. Now in addition to that, it's declining text messages from coming in due to the lack of space. I don't have that many App's installed, so I'm not sure how to free up more space. I cleared all the web cache and history, deleted every App that isn't essential. Are there any other things I can do to free up space?
Thanks,
-Adam
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PArtition your sd card amnd move all apps to SD card via link2sd app:cyclops::cyclops: hope you know that
I was just checking out this video: http://youtu.be/ur-HCfoiENo. Anyone try z4Root?
adam79 said:
So I downloaded the "GingerBreak-v1.20.apk" file from that thread. It says to save this file to the phone storage and then run it to root the phone. I thought that you couldn't save anything to phone storage w/ an un-rooted phone. I also downloaded the "GingerBreak_exploit_source_from_APKv1.2.zip" file. What is this for?
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adam79 said:
I was just checking out this video: http://youtu.be/ur-HCfoiENo. Anyone try z4Root?
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Each every Android version is rooted in their different ways. First.. You need to check which version of android your phone is on!! Go to Settings .. About phone. If it is on 2.2.x (Froyo) you can use z4root or gingerbreak. Gingerbreak is easy to use.. put it in sdcard(or if you have downloaded it.. it will be there already).. install it and then run the installed program. Done.
If you are on 2.3.x (gingerbread).. then you have to use something else.. these s/w like z4root etc wont work.
You have the link to sweetnsour's thread. Read everything carefully. Have complete knowledge before doing anything.. or else you will brick your phone!!
rr0yy said:
Each every Android version is rooted in their different ways. First.. You need to check which version of android your phone is on!! Go to Settings .. About phone. If it is on 2.2.x (Froyo) you can use z4root or gingerbreak. Gingerbreak is easy to use.. put it in sdcard(or if you have downloaded it.. it will be there already).. install it and then run the installed program. Done.
If you are on 2.3.x (gingerbread).. then you have to use something else.. these s/w like z4root etc wont work.
You have the link to sweetnsour's thread. Read everything carefully. Have complete knowledge before doing anything.. or else you will brick your phone!!
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I'm running 2.2.2. When using Gingerbreak, you don't need the file on phone storage? it can be on the sd card? Also, in the video, the guy using z4root didn't have a sim card in his phone. Is this because rooting also allows you to essentially break into the phone and then choose which carrier you want to use? i.e. the guy in the video might not have had a carrier yet (which would explain not having a sim card).
Thanks for all the help,
-Adam
adam79 said:
I'm running 2.2.2. When using Gingerbreak, you don't need the file on phone storage? it can be on the sd card?
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Gingerbreak works from the SD card directly. Copy Gingerbreak to the SD card & run the app to root your phone.:good:
adam79 said:
Is this because rooting also allows you to essentially break into the phone and then choose which carrier you want to use? i.e. the guy in the video might not have had a carrier yet (which would explain not having a sim card).
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Rooting allows you to remove 'system' apps or install a custom recovery & custom roms. It does not carrier 'unlock' your phone, which is a different process ! Google's your best friend for this....
Hope this helps.