Hi,
Have a stock Moto E 2015 4G LTE that use only for FM radio and music. Do not have cell phone service.
Would like to install a file mgr on it but do not want to root at this time.
Am interested in any suggestions.
To date, have searched this forum using keywords
1. how install file manager on Motorola E 2nd gen
2. how sideload file manager on Motorola E 2nd gen
but got nothing relevant.
Also quickly checked FAQ by By Lucas Eugene same results.
Decided to Google using 1 & 2 but also nothing for phones without Google Store access.
Ken
Download .apk file from apkmirror or find, download & install ac market, f-droid.
You can also send .apk via bluetooth, files u can browse in settings-memory&usb. Pendrive; connected pc could be used too.
Via adb:
adb devices
adb shell
adb pm
adb pm install NameFile.apk
NameFile.apk should be in minimal adb & fastboot folder.
dzidexx,
Sorry should have mentioned am an Android beginner so your instructions look complex to me but have been using Windows for a while. As a result am thinking it is best for me to 1st try Windows apps that will allow installing Android apps on my Moto E2.
Also the Windows 7 PC I normally use has a default Moto E2 driver that allows me to view and transfer MP3 and MP4 files to this phone.
Appreciate recommendations concerning Windows software to install, manage, control and backup Android from Windows.
Thanks
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how do i add apps like a file browser and b&n nook reader back to a rooted nook? Also, how do i transfer files to it when hooked up to the computer? It's looking for a device driver and without that i cant even add music. any help would be greatly appreciated.
tailleur said:
how do i add apps like a file browser and b&n nook reader back to a rooted nook? Also, how do i transfer files to it when hooked up to the computer? It's looking for a device driver and without that i cant even add music. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Okay first off what firmware version do you have on your rooted nook and second of all how did you root your nook? if you used either MonsterRoot or autonooter you should have access to the market if you followed all the steps and can find different versions there like Astro and Root Explorer. There is also the nook app if you changed your launcher. if you didnt then you should be able to just read books through barnes and noble's launcher. second of all you should be able to plug your device into your computer and it should be recognized. rooting your device doesnt ruin your ability to connect and transfer files from your computer to your nook color, it just allows you to do more things with it. fun interesting things!
App Install
First you need to download the apk of the program you want to install, once you have that all you need is the android SDK. As part of the SDK you get the android debug bridge to install an application all you do is:
adb install <path_to_apk>
Installing an Application
You can use adb to copy an application from your development computer and install it on an emulator/device instance. To do so, use the install command. With the command, you must specify the path to the .apk file that you want to install:
adb install <path_to_apk>
For more information about how to create an .apk file that you can install on an emulator/device instance, see Building and Running
Note that, if you are using the Eclipse IDE and have the ADT plugin installed, you do not need to use adb (or aapt) directly to install your application on the emulator/device. Instead, the ADT plugin handles the packaging and installation of the application for you.
Dear friends a strange problem arose with me regarding installing .apk
I had just update my dell streak with update.pkg from dell. But the problem is that my net is disabled somehow and I don't have wireless connection too. Though I have backup of all application but I need to install file manager first. But now as I can't open market to download either through net or wireless. Is there any way to install apk from computer through usb. Plz I need it badly as I can't do nothing without installing file manager.
Yes, you can, but you will need the Android SDK installed on the PC.
Full install instructions, and download links are at http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Once you have it installed, it is as simple as typing adb install packagefile.apk into your PC, to install a package onto your phone.
ok...downloaded both SDK and JDk.....installed JDK but when installing SDK its again showing same page to install JDk....i'm using windows 7 starter pack on my ASUS Eee PC netbook
google, and you will find this is an error, the way to fix this is click the back button, then it will reset and find it!
Well what I found is CONNECTIFY a program which enable mobile to use laptop net. Very useful software.
www. Connectify. me
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I think even the stock ROM comes with Quick office or something like that that will allow accessing the SD card if you were to put the apk on the sd card and install it from there. I may be wrong though, it's been forever since I used a stock ROM
Well thanks dear it worked tht way.....now installed SDK
Hi everyone, I got my watch 2 days ago and rooted it in the first two hours and since then keept trying different android apps on the watch and since then I managed to find a way to sideload apps without a computer and I am sharing it with you.
Note: This guide assumes you have your watch connected to your phone, your phone connected to the internet, a computer around and adb installed on the computer and some abilities of using adb commands to pull files and installing apk's and some basic linux commands like "cd".
Note 2: Links to the apps are in the 2nd post.
Note 3: List of working apps and tips in 2nd post.
Note 4: Guide to using adb from the phone and connecting the watch to a new device without a format in the 3rd post.
Here are the steps:
Install ASTRO Bluetooth Module on the phone.
Install Bluetooth file transfer on the phone.
Connect the phone to the computer and pull the ASTRO Bluetooth Module apk file from data/app.
Connect the watch to the computer (adb over bluetooth or over USB) and sideload the ASTRO Bluetooth Module you just pulled from your phone.
Open the ASTRO Bluetooth Module app on your watch and tic the OBEX FTP SERVER option.
Open the Bluetooth file transfer app on your phone and switch to the Bloueooth tab (the one with the blue Bluetooth sign).
You will see your G Watch in the Cache list, click on it.
On the list that will open click on "File Transfer Profile (FTP)" and wait for it to connect.
Now the contents of the /sdcard folder of the watch should be shown on the Bluetooth tab.
To send a file switch back to your other tab and long-press on the file you want to send and click upload.
To receive a file from your watch go to the Bluetooth tab and long-press the file you want and click Download.
In the bluetooth tab you can also fully manage your sdcard folder from your watch so you can delete, move and copy any file or folder on your watch,
Enjoy.
Also in case you want to sideload apps to your watch you first need to send them using the method above and then do this:
Install terminal Emulator on your phone and sideload it to your watch the same way you did with ASTRO Bluetooth Module above.
Sideload Minuun keyboard for wear or an other keyboard if you think you can use it.
Optional, usefull only if you have root: Install ES File Explorer on your phone and sideload it to your watch.
To install apps open Terminal Emulator on your watch and go to the folder your apk file is in using the "cd" command and then do: "pm install <appname>.apk" changing <appname> to the name of your apk file.
If you choose to install ES File Explorer you can do that much easyer by enabling root acces in it and the option to automatically install and uninstall apps.
And if you want to uninstall apps directly from your watch do this:
Open Terminal Emulator.
Issue the command: "pm list packages -3" and find the package name of the app you want to uninstall
Issue the command: "pm uninstall <packagenamehere>" replacing <packagenamehere> with the package name of the app you want to uninstall.
NOTE: Uninstalling apps using ES File Explorer does unfortunately not work because it asks if you want to uninstall the app and the buttons are not on the screen so you can't click on the "Yes" option.
Done.
Here you go guys, have fun, hope this helps someone else as much as it does help me, will also try to find a way to connect the watch to the adb daemon on the phone via bluetooth and if I manage to do that I will surely post a guide.
Resources:
Astro Bluetooth Module: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metago.astro.network.bluetooth
Bluetooth File Transfer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.medieval.blueftp
Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm
ES File Explorer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
List of working apps:
-All the ones that the above post tells you to sideload to the watch
-The apps in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/general/list-sideloaded-android-wear-apps-t2908106
-MiXplorer-better as a file explorer in my opinion because of the list view, does not have music player and text editor so you still need ES File Explorer for that, also crashes when you exit-link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523691
Tips:
-If an app you want to sideload uses holo theme it will most probably not work, I think wear has holo removed
Thanks to:
@EpicLPer for creating that thread of sideloaded working apps.
Someone managed to execute adb commands from the phone to the watch, look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-wear/development/adb-smartphone-to-android-wear-t2987568
Also on this thread someone managed to connect the watch to a different phone without a factory reset on an older android wear version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../app-reset-wear-client-switch-phones-t3058962
But it's not that easy anymore, that you now need to do is:
First execute the (adb shell "pm clear com.google.android.gms && reboot") command
And then after the reboot execute the (adb shell am start -a android.bluetooth.adapter.action.REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE) command to be able to connect your phone
I have also made shell scripts to do that directly on the watch using terminal emulator and will upload them soon.
Great stuff sir!
crazyeats said:
Great stuff sir!
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Glad you enjoy it, have now added a list of working apps and tips in the 2nd post, if you test other apps and they work please post them and I will add them.
Solid! Thanks
Great any update then?
johnvuong1999 said:
Great any update then?
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Sorry I was without a PC for a week and didn't see your message, updates on what are you asking about?
If you are asking about more apps I didn't really get more apps working (android wear is just missing too many things), only some video players but they break the app "Wear Mini Launcher" for some reason, and if you are asking about using adb via bluetooth to debug the watch from the phone that's also something I didn't get working and I did try all the ideas I had.
Root required?
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Root required?
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If you would have read the whole post you would have seen that it only needs root to install apps using ES File Explorer but unfortunately after the 5.1 update the "pm install" command doesn't seem to work anymore (with or without root) it just gives a "FAILED_INVALID_URI" error.
Other news is that someone on the wear general forum actually managed to run adb over bluetooth so you can now install apps from your phone directly using adb instead (but it does require root on your phone) I will post the link in the 3rd post soon.
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If you would have read the whole post you would have seen that it only needs root to install apps using ES File Explorer but unfortunately after the 5.1 update the "pm install" command doesn't seem to work anymore (with or without root) it just gives a "FAILED_INVALID_URI" error.
Other news is that someone on the wear general forum actually managed to run adb over bluetooth so you can now install apps from your phone directly using adb instead (but it does require root on your phone) I will post the link in the 3rd post soon.
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But does the watch need to be rooted or you only need a rooted phone.
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But does the watch need to be rooted or you only need a rooted phone.
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Do you need root on your watch to execute the "adb install" command command from the PC?
Hello everybody,
let me start saying that I'm new to chromebooks.
We need to deploy 58 of Acer Chromebooks R11 in a school and I need to install several android apps (not available on google play) and push content/files (in specific directories)
I already activated play store, enabled developer mode, adb debug, unknown sources.
I can install individual apps, but it will take days to do that manually...
if they were androd tablets I would just create a batch file on a PC which contains the different "adb install...." , "adb push ..." commands and load apps on every device by connecting to a PC and running the batch file....
Is there a similar way that I can use to install apks and content on Chromebooks?
If not, do you have any suggestion on how to proceede?
Thanks in advance for your support!
best
blackdir
Hello,
This is my first time posting here, I did read the rules and looked for the info before posting but had no luck.
I recently installed two ShenZhen Coresmore Technology Co.LTD Coresmore Car Entertainment tablets (website: h t t p : / / w w w . coresmore . c o m /?page_id=838. I would like to root them so I can use the airdroid/airmirror app to control them from my phone, however all my rooting efforts have been unsuccessful.
I tried kingoroot app (and PC version), and framaroot but neither worked.
I also tried connecting directly to my PC, but the device is not detected. I contacted the manufacture and they told me that the usb port is host only. ( I could not find an device drivers on the manufactures website either).
There is an all in one connector coming out of the back of the tablet, but I could not find any adapters for it that would allow me to connect it to my computer.
The tablet also has a TF card slot, but I do not know if there is a root option that can take advantage of that.
Here is some more info about the tablet
android version 6.0
CPU: Quad-CoreCortex-A53 1.6Ghz
Ram: 2.0 GB
Flash Memory
8.00 GB
Kernel version
3.10.86
Thu May 10 11:43:46 CST2018
Build number: NJ1017-180510-S3383
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Coresmore Rear Entertainment Monitors
psychogator said:
Hello,
This is my first time posting here, I did read the rules and looked for the info before posting but had no luck.
I recently installed two ShenZhen Coresmore Technology Co.LTD Coresmore Car Entertainment tablets (website: h t t p : / / w w w . coresmore . c o m /?page_id=838. I would like to root them so I can use the airdroid/airmirror app to control them from my phone, however all my rooting efforts have been unsuccessful.
I tried kingoroot app (and PC version), and framaroot but neither worked.
I also tried connecting directly to my PC, but the device is not detected. I contacted the manufacture and they told me that the usb port is host only. ( I could not find an device drivers on the manufactures website either).
There is an all in one connector coming out of the back of the tablet, but I could not find any adapters for it that would allow me to connect it to my computer.
The tablet also has a TF card slot, but I do not know if there is a root option that can take advantage of that.
Here is some more info about the tablet
android version 6.0
CPU: Quad-CoreCortex-A53 1.6Ghz
Ram: 2.0 GB
Flash Memory
8.00 GB
Kernel version
3.10.86
Thu May 10 11:43:46 CST2018
Build number: NJ1017-180510-S3383
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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Hi,
first of all excuse me for my english. Learn english in school is centuries gone. I have the same problem with monitors and Android 8.1. I try to describe my way till yet:
1. Start monitor and do a factory reset in android settings
2. Connect to your wifi-network. Must be in the same network as your computer.
3. Open Google Play Store on the monitor and look for a app called "ssh helper" from Paul Lutus
4. Install and start the app. Notice ip-adress and port.
5. Install "Putty" on your computer
6. Open an SSH-session and connect to the monitor. In my case the credentials "admin/admin" or "root/admin" worked.
7. Connect an USB-Keyboard to the monitor.
8. In the "Putty"-shell type reboot bootmanager and press enter. The monitor should reboot and showing the bootmanager menu
9. Look for an option "show recovery logs" ore something similar
10. In the log you should find a line with content "adb connect" and a port
11. Download Android debug bridge on your computer and unzip in a folder. Use Google search to find it.
12. In the directory type "adb connect [ip-adress of monitor]:[port shown in log above]
13. Now you can use all Android ADB commands. If you use "adb shell" you will get a session via wifi. If you type "su" without any other letters, the commandline will switch from "$" to "#".
14. When you try "whoami" in the commandline, the session should answer with root.
15. Now you can remount folders or root folder with read/write permissions, change Ownership of files or folders, download, edit and upload files, e.g. init.rc. Try a Google search for all ADB-commands.
But be carefully...operations at a opened heart are dangerous.