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Okay I was bored and after hearing about the facebook app only allowing specific devices to use sync I came up with this.
I basically just used apktool by Brut.all to change a few strings, simples!
You will need to have an Eclair ROM, uninstall facebook if you already have it then just install this like normal and sign in with facebook or add it in accounts to sync.
You can get it here, here or here.
Now go play with your phones and be happy
I must have missed this before but apparently you can achieve the same thing by editing your build.prop http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6399791&postcount=3183.
Just a little note but not really relevant, this mod won't work with the sapphire.
UPDATE:
bugmenever said:
Inspired by your edits here, I'm trying to do get FB Sync working with the Samsung Moment. Rather than changing the product names as you did, I just changed the entire getAllowedPackages so it always returns FULL_ALLOWED_PACKAGES. However, it appears to only sync phone numbers and emails. I don't own a G1 so I can't test your version, does your version properly sync profile images and statuses?
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I've taken bugmenever's method and it does seem to work. The difference with this one is that instead of replacing some strings which removed support for sapphire so it could work with the dream, is this always returns FULL_ALLOWED_PACKAGES which should in theory let it work with anything capable of running eclair. I only have a dream so I can't test it on anything else but if anyone else could test it that would be great.
Here is the link http://www.4shared.com/file/kdb7ZvEy/_2__signed-facebook.html
No feedback ?
Is it working? Anyone having any problem? Maby a thanks ?
Well I think this should be posted in the app section, for one....
But yes it works, although you have to open the app after setting up the sync for the sync to actually work.
tehseano said:
Well I think this should be posted in the app section, for one....
But yes it works, although you have to open the app after setting up the sync for the sync to actually work.
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Thanks for the reply, I was in two minds weather or not this was the right section for it and I choose this one as it's a mod as-well as assuming people would look for something like this here. But if it doesn't belong here then feel free to move it .
Thanks, good work.
thanks i was missing this
Your welcome guys, and thanks to who ever moved it to the apps section
I put it on the root of my SD card and tried to install it with Astro and it interrupts the installation and says "Application cannot be installed".....
If someone could help me with this it would be GREAT!
Kaos Chase said:
I put it on the root of my SD card and tried to install it with Astro and it interrupts the installation and says "Application cannot be installed".....
If someone could help me with this it would be GREAT!
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If you have facebook installed from the market you need to uninstall that first, if it doesn't work after that then try installing with adb.
ADB said failure to install app
i wasn't able to install through astro or terminal.
First check the MD5
Code:
d76da20c1c5a49152bf309630b6841f3
to see if your download is corrupt, if that's not it then post the output of logcat and what ROM you are using as it won't work with some ROMs(zachattack052 & xillius200's HERO).
Couldn't get it to work on Cyanogen's latest Donut either. Same error as others, saying "Application could not be installed." I had previously uninstalled the Market Facebook app so don't know what the problem could be. Thanks for trying, though!
n64_ali said:
Couldn't get it to work on Cyanogen's latest Donut either. Same error as others, saying "Application could not be installed." I had previously uninstalled the Market Facebook app so don't know what the problem could be. Thanks for trying, though!
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This is only meant for Eclair ROMs to provide account synchronisation, if your on Donut then you may aswell use Facebook from the market
Thanks so much. This works great
Tried this on CM5 (test5), md5sum produced the same md5 hash, and I get "Application not installed" as well.
Not sure what the issue is. What did you change in the apk to allow it to work on the Dream/G1s? Perhaps a specific radio or firmware setting is interfering.
yes please Im using cm test 5 and I get the same error. I would love to use this
Use Firerat's fb patch instead on the Market 1.2, it works much better: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=679572
jordanjay29 said:
Tried this on CM5 (test5), md5sum produced the same md5 hash, and I get "Application not installed" as well.
Not sure what the issue is. What did you change in the apk to allow it to work on the Dream/G1s? Perhaps a specific radio or firmware setting is interfering.
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It's basically the same as Firerat's method but instead of changing the build.prop I changed the strings in the app. Other than that it's the same as the one on the market. Not sure why it wont work for you though, I've tried it after installing other ROMs and it always works.
Inspired by your edits here, I'm trying to do get FB Sync working with the Samsung Moment. Rather than changing the product names as you did, I just changed the entire getAllowedPackages so it always returns FULL_ALLOWED_PACKAGES. However, it appears to only sync phone numbers and emails. I don't own a G1 so I can't test your version, does your version properly sync profile images and statuses?
I just updated from fresh 2.1 to 2.1.2 and still notice the IM app always running.
I would like to remove it. But I dont know how. Ive tried Both Astro and es file explorer, but when i try to delete IM.apk I get the message saying it cant be delete or error deleting file.
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581976
this thread claims that removing it will break Gchat and further more The Market.
If the IM app cant be removed..how can i stop it from loading in the first place
primerib said:
I just updated from fresh 2.1 to 2.1.2 and still notice the IM app always running.
I would like to remove it. But I dont know how. Ive tried Both Astro and es file explorer, but when i try to delete IM.apk I get the message saying it cant be delete or error deleting file.
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581976
this thread claims that removing it will break Gchat and further more The Market.
If the IM app cant be removed..how can i stop it from loading in the first place
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To Remove:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm IM*
exit
primerib said:
I just updated from fresh 2.1 to 2.1.2 and still notice the IM app always running.
I would like to remove it. But I dont know how. Ive tried Both Astro and es file explorer, but when i try to delete IM.apk I get the message saying it cant be delete or error deleting file.
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581976
this thread claims that removing it will break Gchat and further more The Market.
If the IM app cant be removed..how can i stop it from loading in the first place
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I removed mine using fresh kitchen. If you don't want to mess with adb commands, its the way to go.
You can get it at: geekfor.me
Is it possible to remove any of the bloat ware- NFL, IM, etc if we were stupid and used the official RUU that hasnt been rooted yet?
I'm regretting that decision majorly- I'd forgotten about how much stock BS sprint has.
sporty9xterra said:
Is it possible to remove any of the bloat ware- NFL, IM, etc if we were stupid and used the official RUU that hasnt been rooted yet?
I'm regretting that decision majorly- I'd forgotten about how much stock BS sprint has.
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No.
The ability to delete stock applications from either HTC or Sprint can only been achieved via a rooted device. Sorry, but your SOL for the time being.
primerib said:
I just updated from fresh 2.1 to 2.1.2 and still notice the IM app always running.
I would like to remove it. But I dont know how. Ive tried Both Astro and es file explorer, but when i try to delete IM.apk I get the message saying it cant be delete or error deleting file.
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581976
this thread claims that removing it will break Gchat and further more The Market.
If the IM app cant be removed..how can i stop it from loading in the first place
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Check out an app called Startup Auditor
primerib said:
I just updated from fresh 2.1 to 2.1.2 and still notice the IM app always running.
I would like to remove it. But I dont know how. Ive tried Both Astro and es file explorer, but when i try to delete IM.apk I get the message saying it cant be delete or error deleting file.
hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581976
this thread claims that removing it will break Gchat and further more The Market.
If the IM app cant be removed..how can i stop it from loading in the first place
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use root explorer or manager from the phone itself, or android commander from pan piotr on this site, they are all utitilites i never leave home w/o. O, i forgot, i dont really leave that oftenXD or if its in gbits package just reflash or reinstall it to see if the problem is resolved...yay youre back. I heard everyone here saying how they missed you. THE PRECEDING SENTENCE IS FALSE. I missed you though aaaaaaaaaa JK!!!!!!!!!!! I have some stuff for you, ill pm when i get a chance.
I usually go through adb and rm the programs I don't want, however if you are using titanium backup, you can uninstall programs from there as well and that's as easy IMO.
drbgotenks said:
I removed mine using fresh kitchen. If you don't want to mess with adb commands, its the way to go.
You can get it at: geekfor.me
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i have fresh 2.1.2
will is still work for this?
primerib said:
i have fresh 2.1.2
will is still work for this?
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Pretty sure it will but I have never used it. I use the adb commands in terminal. If your phone is rooted that will work perfectly. The commands are posted by Mr. Danger 7 posts above you.
Things were simplez in Hero Root-land, but seem to be a tad more complicated in Legend Root-land..
When I try and use AdFree, it reboots the phone.
The notes I made to remove stuff from the Hero system apps area no longer works. (I wanted to pull out PDFViewer and QuickOffice)
I also tried to the recovery-windows.bat from r4-legend-root to get the recovery menu up, and then tried a nandroid backup, it failed with "Error: Run 'nandroid-mobile.sh" via adb.
I did run nandroid backup via adb and it does seem to have worked. My question is, are they problems normal? Is there a way to achieve them on Legend?
I did find this (with regards to the AdMob problem) http://androidforums.com/all-things...e-not-working-after-2-2-leak.html#post1253445 But it did not help me, as there was no "Partitions Menu".
Many thanks.
For nandroid, try going into recovery with ROM Manager instead (fake-flash). That worked for my, the r4-root version did not.. hope it helps
Sorry, can you explain in a bit more detail? Any ideas on how to get the hosts adblock file installed on a Legend? That and being able to remove apps are my big problems (and the main reason I rooted...)
[Q] "Installation error - insufficient storage available" when installing skype
Hello Everybody,
this is my first post on this forum, i decided to start this thread cause i've been struggling with this problem for something like one month now, i really want to fix it, and this looks like the best place where to ask for help.
I'm having problems installing the Skype application on a Samsung Galaxy S, in Italy.
Initially i installed it from the market, the installation went fine, but i couldn't log in cause i was still running Android 2.1
After the upgrade to 2.2, Skype worked only the first time i tried to use it, then it started giving me a weird bug; basically each time i tried to make a call, it would say "already 2 ongoing calls".
I uninstalled it, and now each time i try to install it again i get the same error message "Installation error - insufficient storage available".
I have 5.22GB available on the internal SD card, and 573MB on the internal phone storage, and i have no external SD card.
I tried to contact the Skype support, sent them something like 10 different emails, but each time they came up with stupid answers and in the end they couldn't find a solution, so they said
"Please note that the message you are receiving is an operating system message and is not a Skype message.
We suggest that you contact Samsung to find out under which circumstances the operating system returns this message and what can be done to make an installation possible."
I tried to contact Samsung, but they didn't even reply.
I started a thread in the Android Market Help Forum and one guy suggested to use adb to delete the skype folder
So i rooted my device with z4root and also did the OneClickLagFix V2.2+
I managed to install the Android SDK and get the adb up and running, but when i try to delete the skype folder, this is what i get
# rm -R /data/com.skype.raider
rm -R /data/com.skype.raider
rm failed for /data/com.skype.raider, No such file or directory
#
basically there is no such folder..
at this point i really don't know what to do, and i hope that someone here is able and willing to help me.
I think i gave all the possibly needed information to help you fixing my problem, but if you need more please just ask.
Thanks a lot and by the way big up to this forum, so many useful informations in here!
Cheers
Pedro
update
i installed Titanium Backup
if i go to the Backup/Restore tab and scroll to the very botton, the last one is com.skype.raider, but it has a line on it and i'm not sure what that means (see attached image)
if i click it, all the options are grayed out, so i can't uninstall it..
if i click and hold, a different menu comes up, where most of the options are grayed out as well, i can only do Assign Labels, Explore and View in Market.
If i click Explore, it says:
com.skype.raider
files/
shared.lck 0B
defetto/
main.db-journal 8.0KB
any idea what's going on? thanks in advance
Never mind, i made it!
I bought an application from the market called Root Explorer, i couldnt find a free one doing the same, basically giving full access to my folder structure.
Anyway, i was able to find the com.skype.raider folder and delete it..
after that, next install went fine!
the correct path was /data/data/com.skype.raider
so if you have the same problem, you can use abd and delete the folder and you don't need to buy the above mentioned app..
p.s. how do i set this thread as answered?
Had a similar problem! I couldn't downlaod anything from the market. Unmounting the sdcard has fixed the issue. Thx http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
defetto said:
Never mind, i made it!
I bought an application from the market called Root Explorer, i couldnt find a free one doing the same, basically giving full access to my folder structure.
Anyway, i was able to find the com.skype.raider folder and delete it..
after that, next install went fine!
the correct path was /data/data/com.skype.raider
so if you have the same problem, you can use abd and delete the folder and you don't need to buy the above mentioned app..
p.s. how do i set this thread as answered?
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Thank you for sharing your solution. It helped me solve the "insufficient" problem
ok, so maybe im slow or stupid & yes ive searched & searched, but no luck for me.
im trying to make some "flashable" update,.zip files to install to the system/app section of my htc cdma hero, & ive read & read, & researched, but im still at a loss.
so can anybody please in "noob/dummies" terms explain on how to do this, what files i need, b/c i see these "manifest.mf, cert.sf, & cert.rsa" files inside the update.zip files, & then theres the update-script file, & the apk.
how/where do i make/get these files, etc.
im ADHD & dyslectic, so please make it as simple as possible to follow.
also, how do i uninstall system apps & all the apps folders/cache files w/ adb, ive tryed but get "failed" error, i mean i can go in w/ root explorer & delete these, but it seems like a pain to track it all down, i just dont want to remove the app, but uninstall them completely, & not leave any junk behind.
thanks a million!
im trying to swap out some system apps (same apps), just different versions & size, & i tryed to just replace them w/ root explorer & reboot, but it doesnt work.
im on cm6.1 stable if that helps
jcj77d said:
ok, so maybe im slow or stupid & yes ive searched & searched, but no luck for me.
im trying to make some "flashable" update,.zip files to install to the system/app section of my htc cdma hero, & ive read & read, & researched, but im still at a loss.
so can anybody please in "noob/dummies" terms explain on how to do this, what files i need, b/c i see these "manifest.mf, cert.sf, & cert.rsa" files inside the update.zip files, & then theres the update-script file, & the apk.
how/where do i make/get these files, etc.
im ADHD & dyslectic, so please make it as simple as possible to follow.
also, how do i uninstall system apps & all the apps folders/cache files w/ adb, ive tryed but get "failed" error, i mean i can go in w/ root explorer & delete these, but it seems like a pain to track it all down, i just dont want to remove the app, but uninstall them completely, & not leave any junk behind.
thanks a million!
im trying to swap out some system apps (same apps), just different versions & size, & i tryed to just replace them w/ root explorer & reboot, but it doesnt work.
im on cm6.1 stable if that helps
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Check out http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones for a great guide on using adb to uninstall system apps.
As for update.zip info, I'm just starting to break into it myself. For a noob, I would suggest using the attached update.zip template (a read me is included ), and then you will need to sign the update. Two easy options:
1) Search the market for signapktic by Stericson.
2) Check out this amazing program: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/android-development/126517-pc-ppcgeeks-android-apk-zip-signer.html
jcj77d said:
so can anybody please in "noob/dummies" terms explain on how to do this, what files i need, b/c i see these "manifest.mf, cert.sf, & cert.rsa" files inside the update.zip files, & then theres the update-script file, & the apk.
how/where do i make/get these files, etc.
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Those three files are created when you sign the zip. If you just want the apks flashed to the system then you don't need to modify the script file in that template - as for the framework.jar/apk part of the instructions, you can ignore those because that part was added bc the zip was initially created for themers
If you're interested in doing more than flashing to /system, such as flashing to /data or /sdcard, or removing items with a flash zip then check out my old post HERE - as a forewarning some of the stuff can get pretty technical
Otherwise follow the above post and you should be set both signers he/she listed are pretty easy to use
kyouko said:
If you're interested in doing more than flashing to /system, such as flashing to /data or /sdcard, or removing items with a flash zip then check out my old post HERE - as a forewarning some of the stuff can get pretty technical
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LOL, I wasn't sure exactly where I got that .zip template from (That was a looong night of Google'ing and reading ) And the blog that you linked to is where I learned a lot of what I was after. Thanks! Now, if I can just figure out a way to create an update-script that will flash MY memory with all there is to know about Linux...
The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle said:
Check out http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones for a great guide on using adb to uninstall system apps.
As for update.zip info, I'm just starting to break into it myself. For a noob, I would suggest using the attached update.zip template (a read me is included ), and then you will need to sign the update. Two easy options:
1) Search the market for signapktic by Stericson.
2) Check out this amazing program: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/android-development/126517-pc-ppcgeeks-android-apk-zip-signer.html
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thanks, i know how to sign