Hi im new at this. First of all, sorry for my english, this is my first post
Im been using xda for a long time and i never see a device with such little development and to many variants
Im been able of instal Viper4android with all the option working and proccesing and also the Xposed Frameworks working on lollipop 5.1.1
If someone is insterested on this info I can make a post
Wanting to install xposed installer and viper4android
I really want to install both apps on my device. I've been trying for more than a month. I hope you'll help me.
I'm looking forward your reply.
sauravpradhananga said:
I really want to install both apps on my device. I've been trying for more than a month. I hope you'll help me.
I'm looking forward your reply.
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1.- Hi! First you need to see and do all of this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/themes-apps/viper4android-s6-edge-root-t3072183
2.-Then you restar. DONT START THE APP YET
3.-Now download this file https://www.dropbox.com/s/rphlajc2o64rdla/ViPER4Android-supolicy.zip?dl=0
4.-Unzip and put the file in system/su.d (if the folder is not there created)
5.-Now whit root explorer (NOT ES FILE EXPLORER) preess the file and execute them.
6.-Restart, go to the viper app, install drivers
7.-Restart, and looke in the driver status option is must say that all is good and processing.
Good luke!
P/D: Sorry for my bad english
sauravpradhananga said:
I really want to install both apps on my device. I've been trying for more than a month. I hope you'll help me.
I'm looking forward your reply.
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For the Xposed do you need to download this zip file and put in the sd card:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3518598&d=1445801916 ( is the xposed files for the arm sdk22)
Now install the app flashfire by chainfire (google)
then instal the xposed installer
Open the flashfire app, it will ask for root privilige, give them, and go to the plus sign search for the zip file, thick the mount partition, and flash it (is an app for flash zip file without recovery)
Let it do his thing, and it will reboot, it will take a time, then you will see that the apps androir ar chargin like if was an update.
start the xposed app and it will be installed.
Good luk!
Im not responsable of any damage, those are the step i did and work for me
garumoron said:
1.- Hi! First you need to see and do all of this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/themes-apps/viper4android-s6-edge-root-t3072183
2.-Then you restar. DONT START THE APP YET
3.-Now download this file https://www.dropbox.com/s/rphlajc2o64rdla/ViPER4Android-supolicy.zip?dl=0
4.-Unzip and put the file in system/su.d (if the folder is not there created)
5.-Now whit root explorer (NOT ES FILE EXPLORER) preess the file and execute them.
6.-Restart, go to the viper app, install drivers
7.-Restart, and looke in the driver status option is must say that all is good and processing.
Good luke!
P/D: Sorry for my bad english
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Thanks man! I just installed this custom kernel: https://forum.xda-developers.com/grand-prime/general/samsung-galaxy-grand-prime-ve-g531h-t3295706
and followed the instructions of the post that you shared :good:
Good day,
I need help on modifying an apk, its basically a game that can be dowloaded on playstore. I read alot in the forum and I saw this APK tool reverse engineering an app.
apktool. I already ask a question but maybe it's better to create a new thread that I can monitor..
Now. what I achieved now is that I can decompile the apk, edit some things like splash.png, values on strings.xml and few line on androidmanifest.xml. I tried to recompile it and I have done it with no problem. Now i have the modified apk. I signed it using apk signer and followed all the procedure with no error. I copied it to my phone and test run it but sadly it says "App not installed". I also tried using zip signer from playstore and got the same result.. I dont know where am I messing it. Please help thanks.
There is Windows app called Virtuos Ten Studio, designed to do exactly that - it works pretty well and makes the whole process much easier (no need to use cmd line at all if I remember correctly).
Hello
First of all I want to say that I use BLISS OS x86 7.1.2 system on the mini pc Alfawise X5
then extract a LAUNCHER.apk from the GEMBOX F500 device at this link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692843&page=69
but I can not install it because I have the error "app not installed the package conflicts with an existing package". The problem is that this launcher has never been installed on my device, this error occurs with other applications that were made exclusively for satelite android receivers of my country, already tried to install and the same error occurs, but they were never installed on my device, someone knows the can I do to install LAUNCHERf500.apk ??????
Sorry for my english I'm using google translate, thanks for the attention !!
Decompile the apk and change its package name in the Android manifest
Or
Use an app cloner that might be able to do it for you
However doing this may cause problems eg some features may not work or app may force close
You can also find out what the package name is & try uninstalling it via adb so you can install the apk with the same package name
Also Iv no idea why you have posted this in the mx player xda section as it's nothing to do with it so I'll get it moved
TheFixItMan said:
Decompile the apk and change its package name in the Android manifest
Or
Use an app cloner that might be able to do it for you
However doing this may cause problems eg some features may not work or app may force close
You can also find out what the package name is & try uninstalling it via adb so you can install the apk with the same package name
Also Iv no idea why you have posted this in the mx player xda section as it's nothing to do with it so I'll get it moved
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I already did this but did not install apk
I already cloned, and changed the package name.
is there a lock, or a way of knowing that apk is being installed on hardware other than GEMBOX F500 ???
Can I change the application to install on my device?
or changing Build.prop ??
Sorry for posting in the wrong place, I'm not familiar with the site
dividafox said:
I already did this but did not install apk
I already cloned, and changed the package name.
is there a lock, or a way of knowing that apk is being installed on hardware other than GEMBOX F500 ???
Can I change the application to install on my device?
or changing Build.prop ??
Sorry for posting in the wrong place, I'm not familiar with the site
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Since it's a launcher I assume you are rooted and placing the apk in system/priv-app (system/app if pre lollipop) and giving it the correct permissions then restarting the device
Some launchers are only designed to work on certain devices & would require porting to work on others
Anyway - best to actually post in your device forum or the general if your device does not have its own forum
Iv asked the mods to move this as it has nothing to do with mx player
Hi
I've started around three other threads here on XDA but I never seem*to get anyone answering my questions for something that should be so simple.
Anyway I've been trying to flash a ZIP folder containing third party APK files via TWRP to go alongside my fresh install of Lineage OS. All of the user apps install perfectly fine to the '/data/app' directory, however, system apps that are installing to the '/system/app' directory are only getting half installed. Basically when I boot into the ROM I can see all of the system apps in the app launcher, and even navigating through the phone with a root explorer I can see that I can see the correctly copied folder and file from inside the ZIP folder. For example the Google Snapseed app is stored as the following:-
/system/app/com.niksoftware.snapseed
>niksoftware.snapseed.apk
What's weird is that if I open the apk file and install it with the Package Installer*successfully*installs it but with a '1' suffixed to the end and two folders and a re-named apk file
/data/app/com.niksoftware.snapseed-1
> lib
> oat
> base.apk
For a little test I moved the 'niksoftware.snapseed-1' folder from '/data/app' to '/system/app', deleted the original 'niksoftware.snapseed'*folder and rebooted my phone. As expected the app continued to work perfectly fine with no force crashes.
If you're wondering why I'm installing the apps under a system app, it's because the user(s) I'll be passing the phone onto will be non-technical Android users. When the user needs to do a factory reset, the apps I pre-installed will survive if they're installed as system apps compared user apps that will get wiped.
There is literally nothing on any forums anywhere explaining how to flash system apps via recovery taking the more recent Android the OS' that have been released in the last few years. Could someone please help me out here?
Many thanks
Will
willowen100 said:
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Will
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Personally I never tried to install third party apps like that , but it could be interesting to test this out .
But I think you've made a mistake while trying to create the system folder :
You created this :
/system/app/com/niksoftware.snapseed
But the /com is not needed , I mean it maybe the reason of you issue .
So try to remove the /com :
/system/app/niksoftware.snapseed
Let me know if it worked
RaiZProduction said:
Personally I never tried to install third party apps like that , but it could be interesting to test this out .
But I think you've made a mistake while trying to create the system folder :
You created this :
/system/app/com/niksoftware.snapseed
But the /com is not needed , I mean it maybe the reason of you issue .
So try to remove the /com :
/system/app/niksoftware.snapseed
Let me know if it worked
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Hi
Thank you for your reply. I've only just realised there is a typo in the directory. The 'com/' should be 'com.' However, I will give removing 'com' altogether to see if that makes any difference.
willowen100 said:
Hi
Thank you for your reply. I've only just realised there is a typo in the directory. The 'com/' should be 'com.' However, I will give removing 'com' altogether to see if that makes any difference.
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Let me know if it worked , happy to see I helped :highfive:
RaiZProduction said:
Let me know if it worked , happy to see I helped :highfive:
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I renamed all of the folders inside the zip folder so there is no '.' (dots) in the folder and file names and unfortunately the apps still crash. It's a shame there is no command that extracts the .APK files into their correct directories. I'd love to know how the OpenGApps package works because that basically does the same thing as my ZIP folder.
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willowen100 said:
I renamed all of the folders inside the zip folder so there is no '.' (dots) in the folder and file names and unfortunately the apps still crash. It's a shame there is no command that extracts the .APK files into their correct directories. I'd love to know how the OpenGApps package works because that basically does the same thing as my ZIP folder.
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GApps does the same thing .
Basically it's a zip file with a script that copy all the file and the directories to the root directory of your phone.
I think the problem is the signature used bybthe third party apps. But that's just an hypothesis , I could be wrong I'll let you search more deep on that subject with Google , hope this helped a bit
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RaiZProduction said:
GApps does the same thing .
Basically it's a zip file with a script that copy all the file and the directories to the root directory of your phone.
I think the problem is the signature used bybthe third party apps. But that's just an hypothesis , I could be wrong I'll let you search more deep on that subject with Google , hope this helped a bit
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I've found a couple of APK/ZIP folder signing utilities but unfortunately they've made no difference.
The part that's going wrong somewhere is the folders that should be created alongside the APK files are not being created.
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I made some videos explaining the situation.
The first video shows the app crashing on launch. The APK file is installed at
Code:
/system/app/Snapseed
I then proceed to install it which is successful and installs itself as a user app found at
Code:
/data/app/com.niksoftware.snapseed-1
Next I rename it and move it to system directory and delete the original directory so there isn't a clash of identical apps. Finally I reboot the phone.
https://youtu.be/mL6ePOMnDQw
The second video I show that it opens up perfectly fine. To show that the two folders inside the
Code:
/system/app/com.niksoftware.snapseed
directory are important, I move them to the internal storage Downloads folder and then relaunch the app. It now crashes. I restore the folders and then app once again works again.
https://youtu.be/hL60APHTV7Q
Will
willowen100 said:
I made some videos explaining the situation.
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Will
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Hi , the videos you made made me understand better your issue , but I've a question , when you moved the oat and lib folders to the system , you opened the Snapseed app successfully without any bugs isn't it ?
And because the installation folders are in the system , the factory reset won't affect them .
So is your problem solved ?
RaiZProduction said:
Hi , the videos you made made me understand better your issue , but I've a question , when you moved the oat and lib folders to the system , you opened the Snapseed app successfully without any bugs isn't it ?
And because the installation folders are in the system , the factory reset won't affect them .
So is your problem solved ?
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Yes you could say I have solved the problem but it's not the solution I'm looking for. I want to be able to install the apps in bulk during the flashing stage using a custom recovery like TWRP I'm using. The order I would flash would be:-
1) Flash Lineage OS
2) Flash OpenGApps
3) Flash additional apps (essentially third party apps from the Google Play Store)
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willowen100 said:
Yes you could say I have solved the problem but it's not the solution I'm looking for. I want to be able to install the apps in bulk during the flashing stage using a custom recovery like TWRP I'm using. The order I would flash would be:-
1) Flash Lineage OS
2) Flash OpenGApps
3) Flash additional apps (essentially third party apps from the Google Play Store)
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Ok , now flashable zips are field so I can help you
If you want me to do it for you , just upload those files to Google drive and send me the link , I'll make your flashable zip and upload it to Dropbox so you can download it :good:.
The files you should upload :
• Libs folder of every third party apps you want to install
• Oat Folder of every third party apps you want to install
• Base.apk file of every third party apps you want to install
If you want to do it yourself , I'll make you a guide on how to do it ( you require a PC to do it with RAR and Notepad++ or another text editor installed on it )
RaiZProduction said:
Ok , now flashable zips are field so I can help you
If you want me to do it for you , just upload those files to Google drive and send me the link , I'll make your flashable zip and upload it to Dropbox so you can download it :good:.
The files you should upload :
• Libs folder of every third party apps you want to install
• Oat Folder of every third party apps you want to install
• Base.apk file of every third party apps you want to install
If you want to do it yourself , I'll make you a guide on how to do it ( you require a PC to do it with RAR and Notepad++ or another text editor installed on it )
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I'd rather do it myself please if that's okay with you creating a guide, as I would like to learn how to do it for future reference? I use Notepad++ quite frequently and I use 7-zip to archive everything so I'm all setup there.
This is going to sound stupid but where do I get the Libs and Oat folders from except for copying them from Android? I am aware you can open the APK files themselves but I've never seen the Oat folders inside.
Many thanks again for your help so far.
Will
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willowen100 said:
I'd rather do it myself
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Will
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I meant I need the Content of this folder for each apps you want to install as system apps:
/data/app/com.niksoftware.snapseed-1
> lib
> oat
> base.apk
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You will need this to make the flashable zip.
Copy and paste those files to your download folder ( Internal storage ) , then transfer those folders (and the APK file to your PC in order to use it .
I'm preparing the guide and I'll post it in around 10 min , don't forget to press the thank button on the posts
willowen100 said:
I'd rather do it myself please if that's okay with you creating a guide
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So , let's start with what you need :
- The folder /data/app/com.niksoftware.snapseed-1 and its content on your desktop
Now what you should do :
1) Extract the 2 folders in the template I made you
2) Open the system folder and create a folder called "app" into it
3) Copy the com.niksoftware.snapseed-1 folder (with the content inside it) and paste it into the app folder newly created
4) Repeate the step above for each and every app you want to install as system app
5) Exit the folders
6) Select the META-INF folder and the system folder and compress them with 7-Zip
7) You are ready to flash the zip to your phone !
My Advice is to do this in your Desktop in first place, because it's more easy to see what you're doing.
When you get used to this, you may do it everywhere (even on your phone).
Don't forget to disable signature verification in TWRP ( if there is the option , I don't remember well)
And make a backup of your phone before every modification , we never know what can happen (but in this case, it'll be okay since we're modifying nothing)
Hope this helped you , don't forget to press the thank button
RaiZProduction said:
I meant I need the Content of this folder for each apps you want to install as system apps:
You will need this to make the flashable zip.
Copy and paste those files to your download folder ( Internal storage ) , then transfer those folders (and the APK file to your PC in order to use it .
I'm preparing the guide and I'll post it in around 10 min , don't forget to press the thank button on the posts
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I'm just trying to find out if there a more time saving tool that will extract the the lib, oat and base.apk from the containing .apk file so I can do it in bulk on a PC.
The problem I have is that I have about 20+ APK's that will be flashed additionally on top of the Lineage OS ROM and OpenGApps. Thinking how long it took to do one installing it as a user app, renaming it, moving it to the system partition, I would have to do that for everyone. Even if I was to do this method the contents I extracted for one Android architecture (CPU chipset type) used on one device may be completely incompatible on another.
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willowen100 said:
I'm just trying to find out if there a more time saving tool that will extract the the
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Unfortunately I don't know any tool able to do that.
And for the architecture , that's not really a problem
Because there are only 4 architecture :
x86 (rare)
x86_64 (very rare , mostly used on emulators)
arm (most common)
arm64 (common)
And the arm APKs work for arm64 devices , so you just have to do this for arm APKs and it'll be okay for almost every Android device . (Edit 1 : Not really sure of this info, should be good but I can't certify it 100%)
And I know myself that doing that takes time , but if you really want to do that , that's the only way I can suggest.
Do as you feel it , I hope my answers were clear and useful for you.
Let me know what's your decision,
Have a nice day
RaiZProduction said:
Unfortunately I don't know any tool able to do that.
And for the architecture , that's not really a problem
Because there are only 4 architecture :
x86 (rare)
x86_64 (very rare , mostly used on emulators)
arm (most common)
arm64 (common)
And the arm APKs work for arm64 devices , so you just have to do this for arm APKs and it'll be okay for almost every Android device . (Edit 1 : Not really sure of this info, should be good but I can't certify it 100%)
And I know myself that doing that takes time , but if you really want to do that , that's the only way I can suggest.
Do as you feel it , I hope my answers were clear and useful for you.
Let me know what's your decision,
Have a nice day
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I'm going to go ahead with it. Like you said ARM will work for ARM64. Even if the apps become slightly outdated if I were to flash my ZIP onto future devices, as soon as the Play Store is installed it will hopefully update anyway.
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willowen100 said:
I'm going to go ahead with it. Like you said ARM will work for ARM64. Even if the apps become slightly outdated if I were to flash my ZIP onto future devices, as soon as the Play Store is installed it will hopefully update anyway.
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Good luck my friend
What tools can I use to do that? I know how to do it with JS web apps, but I'm not sure how with an Android one. Can someone please give me a couple pointers? I don't need you to hold my hand. Just give me something to go off of as a start. I will read whatever you post.
Thank you
didymus said:
What tools can I use to do that? I know how to do it with JS web apps, but I'm not sure how with an Android one. Can someone please give me a couple pointers? I don't need you to hold my hand. Just give me something to go off of as a start. I will read whatever you post.
Thank you
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First, are you trying to modify a system app or a user installed app? If it is a system app, it will probably require your device to be rooted in order to make your modifications and have it actually work.
You would need to use something like APKtool or some other kind of decompiler to unsign and decompile a copy of the apk file for the app. Then, when you find where the images are located in the decompiled file system, replace them, then recompile and resign the apk file and install the modified apk, reboot to recovery, wipe cache partition(but do not factory reset), then reboot the device.