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App to System/App

How do you "push" an app to be a system/app?
*Like phone finder.

sketoe said:
How do you "push" an app to be a system/app?
*Like phone finder.
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Depends adb or terminal?
adb-
Code:
adb remount
adb push <path to file>\file /system/app
terminal-
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cp /sdcard/file /system/app

soo.. like, using phone finder[/B] for example, how do i put it?
for the terminal

sketoe said:
soo.. like, using phone finder[/B] for example, how do i put it?
for the terminal
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I don't know the file name for the app, but it should be something like
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mv /data/app/*finder* /system/app

thanks you!

You can also use astro/linda file-- jus select it and use the package installer... less typing... less to remember... works just as well

You sure that will install it as a system app & not a regular app?
Because, it says you need to install phone finder as a system app in order to text auto-enable gps. & that's the whole reason for this.

sketoe said:
You sure that will install it as a system app & not a regular app?
Because, it says you need to install phone finder as a system app in order to text auto-enable gps. & that's the whole reason for this.
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Just do as Jag told you!

do I put phone finder? or com.yuki.phonefinder?
because i tryed both
& would work
Im using cyanogens rom.

wouldnt* work

Its most likely: com.yuki.phonefinder.apk

sorry
it worked.
i just had to fix_permissions
& after that it moved to system app

remove stock apps

I am willing to pay someone if someone can figure out how to remove factory apps like
facebook
footprints
peep
quickoffice
stock
visual vm
stock massages
i never use them for some reason they run in the background

Just take a look at this thread from the android forums
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/53646-unwanted-apps.html
NOTE: you MUST have ROOT in order to remove those apps.
If the instructions in that thread about "adb" are too complicated for you, then go buy the Root Explorer app, navigate to the folders you were told to in the thread, click the "r/w" button at the top of the app, then long press on the files you are told to delete.
Deleting system apps is risky if you delete the wrong ones. As usual, you are responsible if anything happens.

As I see it, you must have root to modify system files on your ROM (anyone correct me if I'm wrong)
But I was able to use Titanium Back up (downloaded from the Android market, free) to see all installed programs and I successfully deleted Visual VM, Peep, and stock messages... I use the others...
now so far, my ROM that is installed [2.1 version .3] hasn't had any problems with the removal of these system programs, So I think it is a safe method.
I believe this is a good alternative to adb commands... since you know what you are deleting.
and of course, I am not responsible if you do happen to mess your phone up.

C:\Users\admin\Desktop>cd android-sdk-windows
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\android-sdk-windows>cd tools
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ mount -0 rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -0 rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: invalid option -- '0'
BusyBox v1.15.0 (2009-08-25 15:17:43 BST) multi-call binary
Usage: mount [flags] DEVICE NODE [-o OPT,OPT]
Mount a filesystem. Filesystem autodetection requires /proc be mounted.
Options:
-a Mount all filesystems in fstab
-f Dry run
-r Read-only mount
-w Read-write mount (default)
-t FSTYPE Filesystem type
-O OPT Mount only filesystems with option OPT (-a only)
-o OPT:
loop Ignored (loop devices are autodetected)
[a]sync Writes are [a]synchronous
[no]atime Disable/enable updates to inode access times
[no]diratime Disable/enable atime updates to directories
[no]relatime Disable/enable atime updates relative to modification ti
me
[no]dev (Dis)allow use of special device files
[no]exec (Dis)allow use of executable files
[no]suid (Dis)allow set-user-id-root programs
[r]shared Convert [recursively] to a shared subtree
[r]slave Convert [recursively] to a slave subtree
[r]private Convert [recursively] to a private subtree
[un]bindable Make mount point [un]able to be bind mounted
bind Bind a directory to an additional location
move Relocate an existing mount point
remount Remount a mounted filesystem, changing its flags
ro/rw Read-only/read-write mount
There are EVEN MORE flags that are specific to each filesystem
You'll have to see the written documentation for those filesystems
$ cd /system/app
cd /system/app
$ 1s
1s
1s: permission denied
$
this is what i get am i doing something wrong here

Type adb shell than su and tell me what happens.

binny1007 said:
Type adb shell than su and tell me what happens.[/QUOTE
never mind i got it to work i used different method i bought the titanium backup. show all the installed apps easy to uninstall it works great now my phone is running much faster thanks for all the help
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FYI, you were typing the commands wrong.
Right after you do "adb shell" you'll need to type "su" and the $ prompt should change to a # prompt. Check your phone as well after typing "su" as you should see a popup asking for permission.
$ mount -0 rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
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should be: mount -o rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
The -o is the letter o, not a zero.
$ 1s
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Should be: ls
That's the letter l (lowercase L), not a one.

grdlock, I believe there is a "t" missing in your post:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Ahh, ya, you're right. I just copied/pasted what he wrote and didn't catch that.

ampinc said:
binny1007 said:
Type adb shell than su and tell me what happens.[/QUOTE
never mind i got it to work i used different method i bought the titanium backup. show all the installed apps easy to uninstall it works great now my phone is running much faster thanks for all the help
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Glad to know it works for someone else as well
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I just downloaded Titanium Backup and deleted the "worldclock.apk" and I have to say it's a nice app, (Titanium that is)
So far, from the VanillaDroid ROM, I've deleted the following with no ill effects:
Stocks
Weather ( I use WBug)
Visual Voicemail
Browser ( I use Dolphin)
Quickoffice
MMS
Talk
Mail
Deskclock
I would like to delete the following but am having some difficulty finding the correct "apk"
Camcorder (I think it's built into the camera?)
Call History
People Search
Settings (just the app in the drawer, another NAND before I do this I guess)
Voice Dialer
Voice Search
Voice Record
NaviPanel ***Anyone know if this will mess with Maps?***
FACEBOOK !!!! I deleted the "Facebook.apk" but the FB app is still in the drawer and it still works fine. If anyone could help me with deleting this one I would be forever greatful! Trying to delete it using Titanium, it says: "cannot find Facebook.apk" But it's still friggin there......argh!
Edit: Woohoo! Facebook is gone.

Titanium tells me it needs root acess and that's out of question. Then again, I'm on the lg ally and it might be different... idk. Any other suggestions?

Unrooted but unable to remove superuser.apk

Hi all,
I've successfully unrooted in order to return the phone for a replacement but I'm still seeing the superuser permissions app.
My method for unrooting was opening up terminal on my phone and using this code:
Code:
su
rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm -r /system/xbin/busybox
rm -r /system/bin/su
Now it all worked fine and dandy except it was unable to find Superuser.apk
**Forgot to mention that I'm on Tmobile with the Samsung Vibrant**

Found a fix. Had to re-root and remove it with the following code in the phone's terminal application:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm Superuser.apk
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then just proceeded with another unroot and factory reset.

I know, this is very old but... Nobody said thanks, and i really needed to remove the FrEaGiN application, i tried everything but this solution was the only one wich helped me out, thank you!

dabigserver said:
I know, this is very old but... Nobody said thanks, and i really needed to remove the FrEaGiN application, i tried everything but this solution was the only one wich helped me out, thank you!
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I'm with you; not trying to dig up an old thread, but there's no "Thanks" button and I need to express my gratitude as well... thank you ^Fs! =)

Easier to flash stock rom from odin goodbye root.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

THANK YOU
^Fs said:
Found a fix. Had to re-root and remove it with the following code in the phone's terminal application:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm Superuser.apk
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then just proceeded with another unroot and factory reset.
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Thank you for posting this info. This was a needle in a hay stack. I did not want to ODIN back and I needed Superuser removed from my device for the company Zenprise app. Does not work on Rooted phones.
faldiin

very useful, I saved it for the future. If any app gets hard to eliminate, now i have the solution, thanks

Yeah, you can also use Titanium Backup or any of the other "Uninstallers" around.

And how to only remove Superuser data?
I mean, I want Superuser to ask me again if I grant or not superuser-permision.
I need this because I have in Superuser 5 times Titanium Backup.
All has the same id but only one has the Titanium Backup icon and the other doesn't.
And if I try deleting the app from the list... the app just go to "Denied" but still there.
So, I want to delete the whole data so I get a clean list of apps.
Thanks a lot!

pepemosca said:
And how to only remove Superuser data?
I mean, I want Superuser to ask me again if I grant or not superuser-permision.
I need this because I have in Superuser 5 times Titanium Backup.
All has the same id but only one has the Titanium Backup icon and the other doesn't.
And if I try deleting the app from the list... the app just go to "Denied" but still there.
So, I want to delete the whole data so I get a clean list of apps.
Thanks a lot!
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Try going into Superuser and deleting what you want. Or simply change it to granted
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PaulN543 said:
Try going into Superuser and deleting what you want. Or simply change it to granted
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It did work when I deleted Supeuser data from Settings>App>All.
Thanks for your idea... but that did not work.

Just had a thought. Re-root your phone then try using a root explorer to remove it from /System/apps.
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Help
^Fs said:
Found a fix. Had to re-root and remove it with the following code in the phone's terminal application:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm Superuser.apk
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then just proceeded with another unroot and factory reset.
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Hi, I know this was posted a long time ago but I was wondering if you could help me. I bought a rooted Sprint evo a while ago and now I can't unroot it. I can't uninsured Superuser and it's not even listed in my downloaded apps. Do you know of anyway that I'd be able unroot?

[Q] Removed apps come back - WHAT?

How do I avoid that built-in apps like Gallery re-appear after deletion??
When I try this on htc Hero with CM6 (and CM7) and my rooted Motorola Charm the removed apps don't re-appear - they nicely stay gone.
But in this case I run CM6.1 stable on my Wildfire and when remove apps Titanum says success but the apps still work and re-appear in Titanium after reboot. E.g. CMStats (CyanogenMod stats), Weather, Livewallpapers etc. My device is rooted but I simply can't get rid of any built-in app.
Titanum is in the SuperUser app and in Terminal su and id says I'm too allright. I've even tried
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3
chmod 777 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t rootfs /
chmod 777 /
But it still doesn't work even though filesystem says rw
Root Explorer says success when it deletes or renames APKs in /system/app - but the apps are still there later! VERY odd. But Root Explorer can't create dirs or copy files to system/app...
What am I missing here?

I got the same prob pal..both methods weren't working for me on CM 6.1 stable..try ADB it worked flawlessly..
Sent from my HTC Wildfire

read this thread will help u Creating your own Update Zip's
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917922

I think this is because wildfire doesn't have s-off. You could remove the apps from the rom before flashing, or remove using adb in recovery

boot into recovery
unmount /system (get r/w access )
adb shell rm /system/app/xxx.apk

ww231 said:
boot into recovery
unmount /system (get r/w access )
adb shell rm /system/app/xxx.apk
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that takes for eva if u create a zip with all the files u wont gone u just flash and done no more apps very easy and simple no hazzle

[Q] Google Music apk sideloading?

Hi all, I'm trying to sideload the new Google Music apk onto my CM7 Nook Color. As i reside outside the US, I don't have it available through the market. I did sign-up for the invite through a proxy network though and got the invite a few days back. Now don't ask me how, but after receiving the invite, somehow the new google music app appeared as a manual update on my Nexus One(2.3.4) and it works like an absolute charm on it. I 'adb pulled' this Music app off my Nexus One and tried to install it on my Nook Color through adb. Here's the steps I followed:
- Connected through adb wireless first.
- Tried 'adb install' first. That didn't work.
$ ./adb install MusicGoogle.apk
493 KB/s (375498 bytes in 0.742s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/MusicGoogle.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT]
- Then tried transferring the apk to /system/app
$ adb push MusicGoogle.apk /data/local/tmp/
$ adb shell
# su
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
# chmod 777 /system/app
# cp /data/local/tmp/MusicGoogle.apk /system/app/
# chmod 755 /system/app
# mount -o ro,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
This didn't work either. The icon failed to show up in the app-drawer.
Where am I going wrong here? Is it becuase I took the apk from my N1?..I hardly think that should be a problem. Could someone from the US post their apk which they installed on their NC, from the Android Market?
Thanks.

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there any reason you don't just use Market Enabler?

MickMcGeough said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but is there any reason you don't just use Market Enabler?
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I could always do that, but is there a reason why the above method shouldn't work? I've followed the above method many times to install apps on my rooted N1.

hungryTux said:
I could always do that, but is there a reason why the above method shouldn't work? I've followed the above method many times to install apps on my rooted N1.
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I don't know if there's any reason that wouldn't work. I'm using Google Music Beta in Canada for a week or so now and I spent less time setting it up on my NC than I've spent replying in this thread

I'm not sure if the apk coming from your nexus one is being the reason the apk is not installing but sideloading is vary easy. all you have to do is place the apk on the root of your sd card and navigate from a file manager app like astro to the apk and press on it. the app manager will appear and ask if you'll like to install it, say yes. there, you're all done.
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