Hi all,
Can i replace the stock home.apk with the apex launcher apk? Or is the standard home needed on stock rom?
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jvdv360 said:
Hi all,
Can i replace the stock home.apk with the apex launcher apk? Or is the standard home needed on stock rom?
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As far as I know, you can replace, but if you do a factory reset then, it could be that the needed home.apk isn't there, so you have to flash firmware again using flashtool, cause phone boots up and there's no home.apk (someone here had this problem!).
Wouldn't do it, you can choose which you want to have as default, why uninstalling home.apk?!
Cause it takes memory...
Thx for the advice!
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Hey you can move the stock home.apk to sd card. When you don't need apex launcher anymore then copy back the home.apk to system. Thats easy
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I've had re-customized many custom roms zip files for my fitting. Generally I always delete the default launcher in /system/app and replace it with HoloLauncher which is less than a megabyte. Android is smart enough to default to the third party launcher even if the default isn't present.
eksasol said:
Android is smart enough to default to the third party launcher even if the default isn't present.
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Yes it is, but as pointed out by mihahn, if you ever do a factory reset on the go, you'll be proper screwed unless you:
- keep home.apk somewhere (prefferably a flashable zip)
- have a computer so you can "adb push" it into system/app
Yes it happened to me once. Not anymore!
Hmmmm....no need to remove/delete default Home from system or make a flashable zip incase of something wrong....
just frozen/disable the default Home from system....when you do factory reset, default Home will enable again....
remember this method only works if you have install other Home launcher such as Apex, Holo and etc and made them as default launcher...then only then you can disable default Home Launcher...
eksasol said:
I've had re-customized many custom roms zip files for my fitting. Generally I always delete the default launcher in /system/app and replace it with HoloLauncher which is less than a megabyte. Android is smart enough to default to the third party launcher even if the default isn't present.
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I have a rooted HTC Droid Eris with CM7 installed. I am new to the android game a long time Windows Phone hold out. Question?? If I want to customize the CM7's launcher all I have to do is remove the ADW launcher.apk file and then copy a new launcher apk file in the \system\app folder. Then flash the ROM. If this is so, can i add any apk file I want and delete any apk file I want without having to modify anything else in the zip folder.
jvdv360 said:
Hi all,
Can i replace the stock home.apk with the apex launcher apk? Or is the standard home needed on stock rom?
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you will need root.
First, open root explorer.
then go to "system", "app"
put the launcher you want in there.(apk)
then find your stock launcher(its in "system "app") and move it to your sd card.
exit. you will be in the launcher you want. if your phone crash...do a factory reset...aka hard reset...
it worked for me...tell me the results...no gaurantee it will work...and i am not responsibly for any thing that happen to your phone...
make sure you do a back up before doing this...
you can use the trebuchet launcher if you want...its similar to apex...
attachment is in this post.
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guys anybody who have backup of the original sony homescreen?
kindly post here a copy, TIA
coz i deleted it when i started to use launcher pro sometime back, but now i feel like wanting to try the orig home again
Rycon33 said:
guys anybody who have backup of the original sony homescreen?
kindly post here a copy, TIA
coz i deleted it when i started to use launcher pro sometime back, but now i feel like wanting to try the orig home again
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Here you go!
Hit "Thanks" if I helped you
thanks for the file man but I'm having trouble installing it, I put it at sdcard then into /system folder, then changed permission and move to system/app/ then reboot. still not showing in home switcher. I even click on it and pressed 'install' but showing 'application not installed'. any other way to do it?
Rycon33 said:
thanks for the file man but I'm having trouble installing it, I put it at sdcard then into /system folder, then changed permission and move to system/app/ then reboot. still not showing in home switcher. I even click on it and pressed 'install' but showing 'application not installed'. any other way to do it?
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Rather then moving and setting permissions, why not just try to install like a normal app?
Tried just now and still no luck, I guess i'll have to stick w/ launcher pro then.
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Rycon33 said:
Tried just now and still no luck, I guess i'll have to stick w/ launcher pro then.
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If both doesn't work, then you have final choice is to flash using SEUS. Make sure you backup your stuff before proceeding.
i get an vending error when i try to open Market or Download the Apps
I tried to delete cache uninstall updates but still same problem.
who can give me the original Xperia Arc vending.apk ?
Rycon33 said:
thanks for the file man but I'm having trouble installing it, I put it at sdcard then into /system folder, then changed permission and move to system/app/ then reboot. still not showing in home switcher. I even click on it and pressed 'install' but showing 'application not installed'. any other way to do it?
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Are you shure that permissions were set right? Also, maybe SE home was "installed" but just not showing in home switcher (as I understood it is a third paty aplication?).
Maybe try to delete the default settings for launcher pro and then press home button. The dialog to chose home screen should appear.
the original app is called home.apk perhaps it needs to be called that?
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Sorry to hijack this thread. But could a nice person please upload the talk.apk? I REALLY need it very fast.
TY in advance
/CK
Hi,
I was searching in xda same thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using Dophin Browser, ADW.Launcher EX and others and I'm freaking when after every reboot I must check to use Dolphin as default. How to remove system internet app and replace it with Dolphin? Tried replacing the browser.apk in system/app and it doesn't work. I still can use system internet app. What I am doing wrong?
Brajano95 said:
Hi,
I was searching in xda same thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using Dophin Browser, ADW.Launcher EX and others and I'm freaking when after every reboot I must check to use Dolphin as default. How to remove system internet app and replace it with Dolphin? Tried replacing the browser.apk in system/app and it doesn't work. I still can use system internet app. What I am doing wrong?
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delete whatever you want to delete from /system/app which you dont want like browser.apk twlauncher.apk
they will never bug you..
beware while deleting as you are doing on your own risk as they are system files..
deleting something unintentional will leave you with only one option and that will be REFLASH or beg for that file from someone else
I deleted browser.apk and browser.odex (I'm using CM 7.1 by Grif_07) and adw.launcher.apk(without ex) and yes, Internet apk disappeared but ADW Launcher (without EX) still existed. Now every app after launching gives me fc. I'm getting apps back from backup.
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After restoring browser.apk and .odex I'm not getting fc anymore(on FriendCaster and my national communicator), but how browser.apk and .odex can affect on FriendCaster app?
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Any app doesn't see system internet app now! Thanks!
Brajano95 said:
I deleted browser.apk and browser.odex (I'm using CM 7.1 by axel) and adw.launcher.apk(without ex) and yes, Internet apk disappeared but ADW Launcher (without EX) still existed. Now every app after launching gives me fc. I'm getting apps back from backup.
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you installed other launcher before removing adw and activating it as default??
Yes, nevermind, everything is ok now, Thanks!
just download optimize tool box from market and you can uninstall any system apps easily
az28 said:
just download optimize tool box from market and you can uninstall any system apps easily
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titanium backup can do that
Brajano95 said:
Hi,
I was searching in xda same thread, but couldn't find an answer.
I'm using Dophin Browser, ADW.Launcher EX and others and I'm freaking when after every reboot I must check to use Dolphin as default. How to remove system internet app and replace it with Dolphin? Tried replacing the browser.apk in system/app and it doesn't work. I still can use system internet app. What I am doing wrong?
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A full & comprehensive list of apps that can be removed or not can be d/loaded from my Dropbox here : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44779766/Safe%20APK%27s%20to%20remove.rar
This list should answer any questions of whether safe or not to remove...
Stay Breezy n Be Lucky...
Pe"ACE"...
Since a week or 4 i got my TP i'm using APEX launcher for now.
And thought i could remove the stock launcher.
i think APEX is good but i wanna go back to Stock.
But there doesn't seem to be a way to install the stock launcher.
i somehow totally forgot to back it up.
I downloaded the stock launcher from a site and tried moving it to the system/app Chmod it rebooted and stil it doesn't work.
Tried it wit adb also no success.
Can someone help me?
Did you try installing the .apk? As far as I know that should work....
if you have the default file manager that goes with the prime, go to the root directory (when in sdcard, tap on the folder with an arrow next to it.) Then press the options button (the button on the very top right corner of the screen) and uncheck hide system files. Then you can see a folder called system. Open it, then app. Then find Launcher2.apk and install it.
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Gage_Hero said:
Did you try installing the .apk? As far as I know that should work....
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I tried that but everytime i do that i get the message app not installed.
So i really don`t get it how i should get it to work.
In Settings > Security > Device Administration, is Unknown sources checked?
(just a guess on my part)
qqPatrick said:
In Settings > Security > Device Administration, is Unknown sources checked?
(just a guess on my part)
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Also checked.
Maybe i just wait 4 the Update .19 this week!
SickQuilver said:
Also checked.
Maybe i just wait 4 the Update .19 this week!
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Have you tried moving the launcher apk to /system/app directory then fix permissions ? You don't have to have cwm recovery installed , just rom manager . Install rom manager then select fix permissions and reboot , worked for me when I installed apex as system app should also work for installing any other launcher or least I assume.
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shreddintyres said:
Have you tried moving the launcher apk to /system/app directory then fix permissions ? You don't have to have cwm recovery installed , just rom manager . Install rom manager then select fix permissions and reboot , worked for me when I installed apex as system app should also work for installing any other launcher or least I assume.
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Thanx for the advice i tried it but it didn't fix my problem.
Maybe someone could upload the launcher2.apk and the .odex from the .15 ww version.
Maybe the one 1 downloaded isn't the right one.
Thanks in advanced.
If i do a factory reset will it put all apps including stock launcher back?
Thanx in advance.
I fixed it.
I was pretty desperate but i fixed it.
For everyone who is as stupid as i was:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1518462
Download the file of above link.
Extract it >> go to system/app in the extracted folder
Copy Launcher2.apk and the Launcher2.odex
Paste them in the system/app/ of your prime.
Then use ROM manager to fix permissions. Like shreddintyres said.
Reboot and then it should work. It did for me.
Thanks everyone for the help.
The following Apk i have tested to work with ICS Arconium v7
Note: always backup your apk before replacing them in system.(just in case something goes wrong you can revert back the original apk.)
Apk for:
1.) Facebook inside xperia
2.) Social pane (timescape)
a. Feed
b. Friends
c. Share
3.) default keyboard for Xperia S
Just copy apk to system /app, change permission and reboot. Open widget then select timescape feed, friends and share.
edit : reuploaded apks as there was an error in infinite view. ok now
None of these are working for me. The keyboard crashes as soon as I hit any key and the timescape widget does not show up in the widget list.
Yes, I am using Arconium ICS v7, I set the right permissions and I rebooted the device.
I can add the widgets but when I open Timescape to configure it, it crashes. I've cleared the data, etc. but no go.
Can you make a cwm zip instead, I think it'd be easiest for ppl to install cause some ppl already messed up -__-
This even ****ed up my data-partition. Re-installing the system and deleting cache/dalvik didn't help to get the keyboard working again. I had to restore a backup.
I will reinstall my system now and do a factory reset. Then I will try this again. Maybe my data partition was corrupted in the first place.
EDIT: Keyboard works now, thanks for this. Now trying Timescape.
EDIT: Got Timescape to work. At first it looked like all is working nicely, but unfortunately there is another error: When trying to view the details of any contact of the phonebook, the phonebook-app crashes.
I am pretty sure it's not my fault this time, because I tried it with a clean install of Arconium with all user data wiped.
You have to delete two files associated with timescape in the original rom then apply the timescape file attache. Check if it works
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This is my phone settings
Arconium ICS v7
Stock .562 kernel with CWM
And I just delete two files for timescape and manually copy to system / app all the files and change permission. Make sure to activate in settings/xperia (facebook inside xperia)
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@h.debnath
Sorry im no advance user I just know to install apps this way. If somebody can do that it would be great.
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DerEineDa said:
This even ****ed up my data-partition. Re-installing the system and deleting cache/dalvik didn't help to get the keyboard working again. I had to restore a backup.
I will reinstall my system now and do a factory reset. Then I will try this again. Maybe my data partition was corrupted in the first place.
EDIT: Keyboard works now, thanks for this. Now trying Timescape.
EDIT: Got Timescape to work. At first it looked like all is working nicely, but unfortunately there is another error: When trying to view the details of any contact of the phonebook, the phonebook-app crashes.
I am pretty sure it's not my fault this time, because I tried it with a clean install of Arconium with all user data wiped.
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use the attach Infinite view it will work now. i will edit first post to include this file
What files need to be deleted? Also i cant find the widget in widget list..
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vincie76 said:
The following Apk i have tested to work with ICS Arconium v7
Note: always backup your apk before replacing them in system.(just in case something goes wrong you can revert back the original apk.)
Apk for:
1.) Facebook inside xperia
2.) Social pane (timescape)
a. Feed
b. Friends
c. Share
3.) default keyboard for Xperia S
Just copy apk to system /app, change permission and reboot. Open widget then select timescape feed, friends and share.
edit : reuploaded apks as there was an error in infinite view. ok now
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masterspy46 said:
What files need to be deleted? Also i cant find the widget in widget list..
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Delete in system / App Timescape spline and timescape widget before copying files and overwrite any other files during copying
Make sure to change permission otherwise it will not show. Reboot after change
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vincie76 said:
The following Apk i have tested to work with ICS Arconium v7
Note: always backup your apk before replacing them in system.(just in case something goes wrong you can revert back the original apk.)
Apk for:
1.) Facebook inside xperia
2.) Social pane (timescape)
a. Feed
b. Friends
c. Share
3.) default keyboard for Xperia S
Just copy apk to system /app, change permission and reboot. Open widget then select timescape feed, friends and share.
edit : reuploaded apks as there was an error in infinite view. ok now
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Hello! I try to download archive, but it gives me that is corrupt!
vincie76 said:
Delete in system / App Timescape spline and timescape widget before copying files and overwrite any other files during copying
Make sure to change permission otherwise it will not show. Reboot after change
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It shows 'timescape library is not installed'..
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vincie76 said:
The following Apk i have tested to work with ICS Arconium v7
Note: always backup your apk before replacing them in system.(just in case something goes wrong you can revert back the original apk.)
Apk for:
1.) Facebook inside xperia
2.) Social pane (timescape)
a. Feed
b. Friends
c. Share
3.) default keyboard for Xperia S
Just copy apk to system /app, change permission and reboot. Open widget then select timescape feed, friends and share.
edit : reuploaded apks as there was an error in infinite view. ok now
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reupload apks please to mediafire...... all attachements on xda are corrupt so its not safe!!
broken
broken
try this includes coversation.akp from xperia s
http://www.4shared.com/zip/zN6jm6Wo/xperia_s_apps_for_ics.html
I installed manually somme apps of this pack (Root Explorer, copy to system, good rights and copy to /system/app) on official .562 firmware
- Cosmicflow.apk crashes when you select Live Wallpaper
- Conversations.apk works
Has.someone got the s home apk ?
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chiefy009 said:
Has.someone got the s home apk ?
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Xperia s home apk is not suitable for ics in that the ics based launcher can resize the widget if the widget supports it. So in order to give you the closest experience to xs home apk, I have modded ics home.apk from ics official build to implement the themes and mirror effect. Off course you can get that from my 10in1 mod.
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I just want to use Trebuchet on the senseless roms I download, but I don't want Apex installed. Can I just switch out the APK or is there more to the process?
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You should just be able to push the trebuchet apk into /system/app, set the permissions to rw-r--r-- and then delete the apex apk and you should be all set