[SOLVED] Deleted some files I need back - HELP! - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

I deleted a couple of apps that I need to reinstall to get wifi Direct to work:
AllShare ControlShare Service
AllShare FileShare Service
Any idea where I can get an apk of this to put these back on my S4? I'm rooted and still stock. I got the apps (I think) from the Repository Folder on the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186503
The apps I got are as follows:
AllShareMediashareService_2.0.0.apk
AllShareFileshareService_2.0.0.apk
AllShareControlshareService_2.0.0.apk
Are these the right apps for the S4? I understand these are new versions of these files. Will they work with the S4, or should I be using AllShare ControlShare Service 1.0.0? How do I install them? I'm really kind of new to this. All help appreciated.

Is this the procedure I'd use to install these files:
Now that you've downloaded your favorite stock apps, It's time to flash them onto your device. For flashing apk's you'll need a Root Explorer or any other equivalent explorer.
Step 1: Download the Apk from the above links.
Step 2: Using Root Explorer, Move the downloaded apk to System/App folder.
Step 3: Change Permissions by tapping and holding the app. Make sure to set permissions to rw-r--r-- (0644)
Step 4: Reboot into Recovery.
Step 5: Wipe Cache partition and Dalvik Cache. (Advanced > Dalvik cache)
Step 6: Reboot your phone and you'll find the app(s) automatically installed in your app tray.
Enjoy your favorite stock apps.
Will wiping Cache and Dalvik mess up my Google Wallet install? Should I reset it before doing this? I'm really lost!

Joe_6pak said:
I deleted a couple of apps that I need to reinstall to get wifi Direct to work:
AllShare ControlShare Service
AllShare FileShare Service
Any idea where I can get an apk of this to put these back on my S4? I'm rooted and still stock. I got the apps (I think) from the Repository Folder on the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2186503
The apps I got are as follows:
AllShareMediashareService_2.0.0.apk
AllShareFileshareService_2.0.0.apk
AllShareControlshareService_2.0.0.apk
Are these the right apps for the S4? I understand these are new versions of these files. Will they work with the S4, or should I be using AllShare ControlShare Service 1.0.0? How do I install them? I'm really kind of new to this. All help appreciated.
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I would download them from the last link in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318184
Not sure what all APK files you need to get it working, but those are the stock APK and ODEX files from the apps folder.

Rizon216 said:
I would download them from the last link in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2318184
Not sure what all APK files you need to get it working, but those are the stock APK and ODEX files from the apps folder.
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Just finished downloading the file. How do I install these? Do I place both the apk and the odex file in the system/app folder and reboot? Why doesn't the AllShareControlShare.apk have a corresponding odex file? Does cache need to be cleared prior to installing? Would my GW need to be reset beforehand?

Joe_6pak said:
Just finished downloading the file. How do I install these? Do I place both the apk and the odex file in the system/app folder and reboot? Why doesn't the AllShareControlShare.apk have a corresponding odex file? Does cache need to be cleared prior to installing? Would my GW need to be reset beforehand?
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To be honest, I have no clue. I think they have to go into the system/app folder (I know you need the .apk file, but I'm not sure about the .odex file). I'm not sure if you need to clear cache/dalvik or Google Wallet before or after installing, though.

Rizon216 said:
To be honest, I have no clue. I think they have to go into the system/app folder (I know you need the .apk file, but I'm not sure about the .odex file). I'm not sure if you need to clear cache/dalvik or Google Wallet before or after installing, though.
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That worked. Thanks for the tip!

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[Q] Pushing Memo.apk with Root Exlorer

Found a bunch of answers using search, but nothing works. I have copied memo.apk into system/app folder and then changed the permissions, rebooted and the app is still not showing up. I am running nero v2. I had memo backed up by titanium but it will not let me restore. Any help would be appreciated. I also see there are others on the Nero V2 thread looking for the same answer.
To be clear, you disclose an old rom with memo.apk, extracted it, moved it to system/app and rebooted and the app doesn't show up?
Did you try this? This has the .apk and some other stock apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=758941
Someone way back when everyone was deleting bloat and finding out what could be deleted or not, had zipped a file with all of the stock apk's. I tried using that one and it failed.
In another thread, someone mentioned that you can't use an odexed rom apk on an deodexed rom. . .that person had suggested using another version of memo.apk. I tried that and it didn't work either.
Either way, I have not found anyone that has posted that has a successful way to push the memo.apk.
So the answer to your question, in essence, is yes, I have done all of that. Although someone else did the apk ripping from the rom.
I am looking for a solution as well. I want writeandgo and memo back.
They were in Nero v3 and missing from nero v4.1
I'm in the same boat. I updated to Nero 4.1 w/o Touchwiz. I have a Titanium backup of Memo, but the option to restore is not enabled. Has anyone tried flashing the Touchwiz version of 4.1 to see if you can restore the backup?
I was able to push memo.apk using a combination of root explorer and astro file manager (free). Not sure which one did it. Make sure you fix the permissions. Titanium Backup did not allow me to restore my data that was with my old one. It recognized the new one and just deleted the old one with the data. Also, a day or so later the .apk disappeared from my app drawer. Was still in the system/app file. Didn't have my old data anymore . . .so it was kind of a moot point. Use Note Everything now.
MonteCristo22 said:
I was able to push memo.apk using a combination of root explorer and astro file manager (free). Not sure which one did it. Make sure you fix the permissions. Titanium Backup did not allow me to restore my data that was with my old one. It recognized the new one and just deleted the old one with the data. Also, a day or so later the .apk disappeared from my app drawer. Was still in the system/app file. Didn't have my old data anymore . . .so it was kind of a moot point. Use Note Everything now.
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I got the Memo.apk from one of the threads here. Copied it to /system/app using ES file manager (need to set / as your root). Checked the permissions and they are -rw vs. the other apps in the folder which are -r-. After a reboot still no Memo app in the application folder. I'm guessing the permissions are not an issue, since the only difference is that the app is writable. Does it matter if the app is CAPS Memo.apk or memo.apk?
Update: Matched the permissions (ownership + read only) using terminal running su. No Go. Tried flashing the Touchwiz version of Nero. No Go. Copied over the Memo.odex file as well. No Go. Renaming Memo.apk to memo.apk. Also No Go. Just for clarification. I did reboot between each change to check if the app was now appearing in the Apps folder. What am I doing wrong?
I want this too, but it doesn't works for me too. I'm able to put the memo.apk in the system/app but it doesn't show up in my applications.
Hey guys. I finally got it to work. Get the file from below and copy to your SD card. I then used terminal as su to move the file to the system/app directory. I changed the permission using "chmod 644 Memo.apk" to match the existing apks in the directory. Reboot and the app is there. Hopefully Titanium will now let me restore my back-up data for Memo.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10554568&postcount=1173
Not sure what is different from my previous attempts, but I suspect that it is the file itself. Some of the files I used wouldn't even install. Others would start the install when clicked, but say it can't install. Need to read up on deoxing...

[Q] Deleted Talk.apk, how can I get it back

For reasons I won't go into (mainly because they're boring) I deleted Google talk.apk from Root Explorer (I was following instructions to update the app but those didn't work) and now I can't get it back. I've factory reset the phone to no avail. I have Google Voice installed, but can't seem to get talk back. If anyone could help, it would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Thanks!
BTW, I did a search before posing the ?, but the only solution I found was for a different phone, and when I ran those steps, when I tried to open Talk, it would just FC.
libracolo said:
For reasons I won't go into (mainly because they're boring) I deleted Google talk.apk from Root Explorer (I was following instructions to update the app but those didn't work) and now I can't get it back. I've factory reset the phone to no avail. I have Google Voice installed, but can't seem to get talk back. If anyone could help, it would be greatly, greatly appreciated. Thanks!
BTW, I did a search before posing the ?, but the only solution I found was for a different phone, and when I ran those steps, when I tried to open Talk, it would just FC.
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Have you tried snagging the files from another Photon and installing? Can you post what steps you have already taken please?
Yes....factory reset won't restore system apps. You can flash Juggs update.zip and that will restore for you. Then would have to root again of course but is easy enough.
Just download a custom rom , unzip it and copy the required app to your device.
faria said:
Just download a custom rom , unzip it and copy the required app to your device.
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+1
I should of said that instead of grabbing it from another phone. Thanks faria.
CCallahan said:
Have you tried snagging the files from another Photon and installing? Can you post what steps you have already taken please?
Yes....factory reset won't restore system apps. You can flash Juggs update.zip and that will restore for you. Then would have to root again of course but is easy enough.
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Thanks for the info. If I flash Juggs update, will it hurt anything (since I already am on the latest OTA)?
faria said:
Just download a custom rom , unzip it and copy the required app to your device.
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I will try that as well. When I did a search, I found where someone had posted the talk.apk.zip file which I copied to my sd card, unzipped and then copied to system/apps (through Root Explorer), but that is when I started getting FC's. I then installed it (from Root Explorer) even with the same result. It may be that it wasn't the right version maybe? So if I extract it from a Rom, do I just copy it to the System/Apps folder (using Root Explorer)? Sorry for the confusion, and thanks much for the help.
libracolo said:
I will try that as well. When I did a search, I found where someone had posted the talk.apk.zip file which I copied to my sd card, unzipped and then copied to system/apps (through Root Explorer), but that is when I started getting FC's. I then installed it (from Root Explorer) even with the same result. It may be that it wasn't the right version maybe? So if I extract it from a Rom, do I just copy it to the System/Apps folder (using Root Explorer)? Sorry for the confusion, and thanks much for the help.
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you need to delete the talk.odex file from system apps othewize you get fcs.
faria said:
you need to delete the talk.odex file from system apps othewize you get fcs.
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I don't (and didn't) have that file, only talk.apk (which of course was deleted). Isn't the odex like the cache? If so, would it have been removed when I ran App Cache Cleaner?
libracolo said:
I don't (and didn't) have that file, only talk.apk (which of course was deleted). Isn't the odex like the cache? If so, would it have been removed when I ran App Cache Cleaner?
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Correct.
Well short of getting the apk from the very same rom version ,you will have to reflash he rom.
ps.
there the new google talk with video here in the forum, that probably would fix your problem.
Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773272
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=716888
faria said:
Here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773272
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=716888
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Hey faria, thanks! I did the top link last night (that was the one that I copied the talk.apk.zip (2.2) over to my SD card, extracted, and then copied to /system/apps/. I installed from there (btw, I did change to R/W first), but all I got was FC's on talk. I'm thinking I needed to reboot after installing, maybe? I'm not really sure why I would need to reboot though, but if that is all it takes, I'm happy. I will try that when I get home tonight (don't have a spare cable with me right now). Thank you sooo much for your help.
libracolo said:
Thanks for the info. If I flash Juggs update, will it hurt anything (since I already am on the latest OTA)?
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If you still end up having problems.....
Juggs update.zip is just the latest OTA with a few minor modifications. So basically it will restore all to pretty close out of the box and restore any system apps.
However, you can also flash the sbf which is the actual newest OTA exactly like the one pushed from Motorola/Sprint. This requires using rsd and isn't quite as easy as the update.zip which can just be flashed via bootstrap recovery.
Any one of these methods will require you to root the phone again.
CCallahan said:
If you still end up having problems.....
Juggs update.zip is just the latest OTA with a few minor modifications. So basically it will restore all to pretty close out of the box and restore any system apps.
However, you can also flash the sbf which is the actual newest OTA exactly like the one pushed from Motorola/Sprint. This requires using rsd and isn't quite as easy as the update.zip which can just be flashed via bootstrap recovery.
Any one of these methods will require you to root the phone again.
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Yeah, I'm gonna flash the sbf, I just downloaded it and installed the drivers and stuff, but I think I'm gonna wait until tomorrow night (only because it's been a really long day, started at 4 am MST just ending), so I think my brain is fried. Thanks for all your help today, I'll let ya know tomorrow how it goes. What a freakin pain in the arse this talk.apk has become....haha
Update: I flashed the sbf, re-rooted, and everything is great now, have Talk back. Thanks for all the help!

be careful when installing alternate keyboard

I installed the Hacker's Keyboard as shown in a post on this site and it worked fine, but I got greedy and tried to upgrade it in the same way that I did the initial install. The problem was that when I tried to download the apk file from Android Market, it did not simply download and was installed. Now I can't get any keyboard at all.
I am still trying to fix this but I suspect it will be necessary to reinstall Android on my tablet.
Don't get greedy like me
Just wipe data and dalvik cache, backup your apps with titanium backup
~ Veronica
spottedtadpole said:
I installed the Hacker's Keyboard as shown in a post on this site and it worked fine, but I got greedy and tried to upgrade it in the same way that I did the initial install. The problem was that when I tried to download the apk file from Android Market, it did not simply download and was installed. Now I can't get any keyboard at all.
I am still trying to fix this but I suspect it will be necessary to reinstall Android on my tablet.
Don't get greedy like me
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So, at this point you cannot get a keyboard to come up? Can you get into a file explorer? If so, check and see if the original apk is still in /system/app (I'm assuming that is where you moved it). If so, a reboot should fix it, but if not, try checking permissions and reinstalling it (tap on the apk in your file explorer).
If it is not there, is it somewhere (perhaps on your SD card) where you can access it to move it back to /system/app?
ckevinwelch said:
So, at this point you cannot get a keyboard to come up? Can you get into a file explorer? If so, check and see if the original apk is still in /system/app (I'm assuming that is where you moved it). If so, a reboot should fix it, but if not, try checking permissions and reinstalling it (tap on the apk in your file explorer).
If it is not there, is it somewhere (perhaps on your SD card) where you can access it to move it back to /system/app?
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I cleared the cache as recommended in the first reply to this thread and now I have the original keyboard. Both keyboards now work.
thanks
lavero.burgos said:
Just wipe data and dalvik cache, backup your apps with titanium backup
~ Veronica
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Veronica to the rescue again. My hero! You need a proper avatar pix, something with a cape. My husband thanks you for fixing my NT.

[Q] Restore Android Market using gapps

Accidentally I uninstalled Google Play using Titanium Backup. I believe I would have to use gapps to restore it since none of the apks i tried installing, worked.
But i am unable to hboot [using Power + Vol down] to select the .zip archive of gapps.
Can someone please give a guide on how to install gapps and restore Market on LG Optimus P500
Gingerbread 2.3.3
Rooted phone
Default ROM
shabbirzk said:
Accidentally I uninstalled Google Play using Titanium Backup. I believe I would have to use gapps to restore it since none of the apks i tried installing, worked.
But i am unable to hboot [using Power + Vol down] to select the .zip archive of gapps.
Can someone please give a guide on how to install gapps and restore Market on LG Optimus P500
Gingerbread 2.3.3
Rooted phone
Default ROM
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Try Home+Vol Down+Power to enter into Recovery>Install GApps.
no need to flash the entire gapps on your case
download the latest google play apk in the themes and apps section of optimus one
search ES file manager/explorer (forgot exact name) apk on google from your pc (legit because the app itself is free)
now move the two apks to ur phone with usb
DONT INSTALL GOOGLE PLAY
install es file manager
open root mode something like that and grant the app root permission
now copy and paste ur google play apk to /system/app
AND LONG PRESS IT, CHANGE PERMISSIONS to rw-r--r-- (as same as all other system apps in the same folder)
save permissions
reboot ur phone at this point
bam!! google play is now back there in ur app drawer
becareful next time and do backups before touching red buttons in TB next time, mate
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
Google Play is back
Thank you so much Miasmic.
1. for getting my query resolved with detailed explanation
2. For getting me introduced to ES file explorer. Ive been diving into its utilities since then.
Update: For anyone trying out this solution, you shall find the option to give root permission to ES under ES settings, also make /system as mount to write.
shabbirzk said:
Thank you so much Miasmic.
1. for getting my query resolved with detailed explanation
2. For getting me introduced to ES file explorer. Ive been diving into its utilities since then.
Update: For anyone trying out this solution, you shall find the option to give root permission to ES under ES settings, also make /system as mount to write.
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youre welcome! dont forget to uninstall the independent ES explorer apk for now and get one from google play so u have future updates
Miasmic said:
youre welcome! dont forget to uninstall the independent ES explorer apk for now and get one from google play so u have future updates
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i have followed step by step your explanations but no succes.
no google play on app drawer
any ideas?
iozefini said:
i have followed step by step your explanations but no succes.
no google play on app drawer
any ideas?
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Considering that flashing gapps from recovery takes about half a minute, I do not understand what this thread is about. Flash the zip and move on, what is the problem here?
lolphirae said:
Considering that flashing gapps from recovery takes about half a minute, I do not understand what this thread is about. Flash the zip and move on, what is the problem here?
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can you explain a lilttle bit more?
thanks
iozefini said:
i have followed step by step your explanations but no succes.
no google play on app drawer
any ideas?
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Explain what you did step by step.. i will tell you where you went wrong.
Another thing.. tell me.. have you rooted your phone..
if yes.. have you flashed (installed) Recovery??
And which ROM are you using in phone??
rr0yy said:
Explain what you did step by step.. i will tell you where you went wrong.
Another thing.. tell me.. have you rooted your phone..
if yes.. have you flashed (installed) Recovery??
And which ROM are you using in phone??
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1.playstore apk 3.5.19 i've moved it in system/app with ES File Explorer Manager
2.permissions change to rw -r -r
3.reboot
result nothing
i have Android 2.3.3 stock.
yes, the Optimus is rooted.
i didnt install Recovery.
my problems have started when i've changed the microsd card with a bigger one. i've made a copy of previous card but some native Android apps like playstore, maps,navigation just simply disappear but somehow maps and navi are back now.
later edit
until your answer i will prepare a backup if i will need to restore (factory reset).
iozefini said:
1.playstore apk 3.5.19 i've moved it in system/app with ES File Explorer Manager
2.permissions change to rw -r -r
3.reboot
result nothing
i have Android 2.3.3 stock.
yes, the Optimus is rooted.
i didnt install Recovery.
my problems have started when i've changed the microsd card with a bigger one. i've made a copy of previous card but some native Android apps like playstore, maps,navigation just simply disappear but somehow maps and navi are back now.
later edit
until your answer i will prepare a backup if i will need to restore (factory reset).
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Why can't you just do this?
1. Download Gapps from goo.im/gapps/.
2. Put the .zip on your SD Card.
3. Boot into recovery and clear your cache and Dalvik cache.
4. Flash the Gapps .zip and reboot.
And you're done.
iozefini said:
1.playstore apk 3.5.19 i've moved it in system/app with ES File Explorer Manager
2.permissions change to rw -r -r
3.reboot
result nothing
i have Android 2.3.3 stock.
yes, the Optimus is rooted.
i didnt install Recovery.
my problems have started when i've changed the microsd card with a bigger one. i've made a copy of previous card but some native Android apps like playstore, maps,navigation just simply disappear but somehow maps and navi are back now.
later edit
until your answer i will prepare a backup if i will need to restore (factory reset).
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Do you use link2sd or app2sd?? There is no other reason your system apps will disappear because
of changing card. First you check the permissions again.
If they are all ok and still doesnt work.. then download any gb gapps.. unzip it in your pc.
You will find two files.. MarketUpdater.apk and Vending.apk.. place it in same folder system/
app. Same permissions for both.. not sure if this works on Stock gb.
And we dont know what all files you are missing.
ok.thanks a lot now its all back.
thanks guys

[Q] CSROM: Difficulty reinstalling some stock apps

I've just installed CSROM Turbo, and I'm attempting to restore some of the stock apps the author has removed. The author has placed all removed apps into deodexed apk files in a zip folder. I've been attempting to take the apk files and simply click on them from my sd card to install, but it won't let me. I haven't been able to search for instructions on how to re-install these removed stock apps. Can someone help me, please?
Thanks!
Those are system apks that cannot be just installed. Simply copy them into /system/app. I hope you know that means using root-level file manager.
ravilov said:
Those are system apks that cannot be just installed. Simply copy them into /system/app. I hope you know that means using root-level file manager.
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Ah, didn't know they should just be copied; I'll definitely do that. I'll use Root Explorer to copy them over.
Thank you, I shall try this tonight!
ravilov said:
Those are system apks that cannot be just installed. Simply copy them into /system/app. I hope you know that means using root-level file manager.
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Womp womp: I tried this tonight... unfortunately, nothing happens. I used Root Explorer to copy the deodexed files to /system/app. I restarted the phone, wiped the cache, restarted the phone again... but the stock music player I hoped to use did not appear.
Also, when I put the calendar widget on the home screen, it, "refreshing" or "loading". But none of my calendar entries are shown. So, similar to the music apk, I copied the calendar apks to the /system/app directory, but then all calendar options disappear.
Any advice? Thanks!

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