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apps2sd on stock froyo?

Has anyone found any apps that this works with or do we need to wait for all the devs to come out with new versions? All i checked wouldn't allow me to move them.
Unrooted by the way.

M9x3mos said:
Has anyone found any apps that this works with or do we need to wait for all the devs to come out with new versions? All i checked wouldn't allow me to move them.
Unrooted by the way.
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Every app has to be updated by the author. No way around it.

If your rooted you can just switch the toggle to 2 and all the apps can be moved over to sd and new apps install there by defaut. I'm not a real app whore having maybe 50 more or less but still, they are every last one on the sd.

No problem thankyou. Just making sure I was not doing anything wrong with it lol.

krabman said:
If your rooted you can just switch the toggle to 2 and all the apps can be moved over to sd and new apps install there by defaut. I'm not a real app whore having maybe 50 more or less but still, they are every last one on the sd.
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what do u mean switch the "toggle to 2" ?

adb command...
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2

lhurtado said:
adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2
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im not so familiar with this...is there a simpler way?? or is there a tutorial on how to do this?

gamefan231 said:
im not so familiar with this...is there a simpler way?? or is there a tutorial on how to do this?
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Try searching im almost positive that there is a tut on it but, You need to install the Android SDK and create a connection to your device with the sdk.
You can then run the ADB command from terminal(mac OSX) or CMD(windows)

krabman said:
If your rooted you can just switch the toggle to 2 and all the apps can be moved over to sd and new apps install there by defaut. I'm not a real app whore having maybe 50 more or less but still, they are every last one on the sd.
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i switched setInstallLocation to 2 but if i try to move an app to the sd card or install anything from the market my phone just restarts.
anyone else having this problem?
i installed the ota from .zip directly over cyanogen 5.0.6 no wipe
sdcard is formatted fat32/ext3/swap
any help appreciated.

Is there an easy way to find out which of the currently installed apps have been updated to support FroYo's apps2sd?
There has to be a better way than to open Manage applications, sort by size and then click on on each app..

acidonyx said:
i switched setInstallLocation to 2 but if i try to move an app to the sd card or install anything from the market my phone just restarts.
anyone else having this problem?
i installed the ota from .zip directly over cyanogen 5.0.6 no wipe
sdcard is formatted fat32/ext3/swap
any help appreciated.
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Had this problem a while back. A wipe was required before it worked correctly.

There is also my modded spare parts that let's you choose where to force install app, without having to go through adb

sergey.povzner said:
Is there an easy way to find out which of the currently installed apps have been updated to support FroYo's apps2sd?
There has to be a better way than to open Manage applications, sort by size and then click on on each app..
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There's a free app on the market called "App 2 SD", it shows all apps that can be moved and moves them for you (that should be all of them
Visit this link from your phone or use Chrome-to-phone if you used the shell command above) if you're cool like that:
App2SD
[EDIT] Having the App 2 SD app running after using the command above will crash the apps!

yeah if you want to spend ages compiling

New voice search from Google installation (2.2 only)

Has anyone been able to install this yet? I'm running CM6 8-10 and I get an installation failure everytime. I tried what the EVO guys are doing by removing the Voicesearch.apk, rebooting, and installing the new one from the market but no beans.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...hl__+google++search__fromsearch__1#entry38003

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...hl__+google++search__fromsearch__1#entry38003
tested and works using cm6
curse you sparticuz!! you win this round...

cyclonebee said:
Has anyone been able to install this yet? I'm running CM6 8-10 and I get an installation failure everytime. I tried what the EVO guys are doing by removing the Voicesearch.apk, rebooting, and installing the new one from the market but no beans.
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all i had to do was:
adb shell
rm /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
rm /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
then REBOOT (didn't work otherwise), then install Voice Search (the new voice command app) and Google Search (the widget). credit goes to pugsby in the evo sub-forum.
still can't get chrome-to-phone to install though ("installation unsuccessful") even after manually removing the version that was already installed and rebooting. not sure why that's happening.

Sparticuz said:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...hl__+google++search__fromsearch__1#entry38003
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I don't have permission to leave comments on the referenced site, but I needed to change the last instruction from:
pm uninstall com.google.android.googlequickSearchBox
to:
pm uninstall com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
(note the lower case letters) in order for it to work for me ...

mercado79 said:
all i had to do was:
adb shell
rm /system/app/VoiceSearch.apk
rm /system/app/GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
then REBOOT (didn't work otherwise), then install Voice Search (the new voice command app) and Google Search (the widget). credit goes to pugsby in the evo sub-forum.
still can't get chrome-to-phone to install though ("installation unsuccessful") even after manually removing the version that was already installed and rebooting. not sure why that's happening.
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That's odd you can't get chrome2phone to work. I just downloaded it and plugged in my info and was good to go. Took a few secs to send to my phone.
Should've checked the market before I uninstalled my search, not that I use it much, because now the voice search and google search don't show up. Can't follow the QR codes because googles doesn't work. And uninstall and reinstall of googles fixed the FC problem.

hayabusa03rx said:
That's odd you can't get chrome2phone to work. I just downloaded it and plugged in my info and was good to go. Took a few secs to send to my phone.
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I can't even get Chrome to start up on my fairly new HP desktop running a valid Win 7 install. I have a hunch I've been infected as at about the same time I lost the ability to launch Chrome I started getting daily MS Security Essentials warnings that problems were found and I should do a reboot (daily now) but Symantec NIS isn't reporting anything unusual ...

Avast! Avast! Avast!
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I can't even get Chrome to start up on my fairly new HP desktop running a valid Win 7 install. I have a hunch I've been infected as at about the same time I lost the ability to launch Chrome I started getting daily MS Security Essentials warnings that problems were found and I should do a reboot (daily now) but Symantec NIS isn't reporting anything unusual ...
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raz699 said:
Avast! Avast! Avast!
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Microsoft Security Essentials is detecting and supposedly fixing a daily Win32/Alureon.H attack, and ask me to reboot daily as a result. They also report system access attempts originating from China every few days.
Avast (at least the free version) it is then!

Market update unsuccessful?

I am unable to download/update new apps and existing apps via the market because i keep getting an error that says unsuccessful download. I flashed over the new 2.2.6 market into my phone and i still get the same problem. It turns out that only apps that are in the sdcard are affected, and moving them back into the phone will finally allow them to be updated with no problems.
I tried everything i could find on the internet, clearing cache/data and stuff like that, but they dont work. One method that does work is a factory reset but i dont wanna lose my stuff right now. Usually when i get this problem i'll just wait out a few hours and try again but i had this problem since last night and i also read about people who had them for over a month!
Is there any fix to this? Or is the market just broken? Running on CM6.1-N1

cmon 56 views and still no answer? I know many people have encountered this problem before. Is there any solution to this?

Probably because there's 56 threads on the same subject...
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I am stuck on "App not Installed". I can't figure that out. I am on CM 6.1.0 on 2.2.1. I tried clearing cache, renaming file to update.zip and going into recovery to install from SD Card. I can't figure it out. Any ideas?

Try unmounting your SD card in settings...
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fix permissions.

GldRush98 said:
fix permissions.
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Didnt work for me. :/

Alright think i fixed it. Just tried updating an app that is in SDcard and it updated fine.
Found the solution here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...all-around-failures/page__p__24608#entry24608
1. Open Terminal Emulator on the phone
2. Type su to activate SuperUser
3. Once the $ sign turns to # type in the above code
4. That should do it
And BTW - it's smdl2tmp1.asec (with the letter L before the 2) not smd12tmp1.asec (with the number 1)
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Market apps

I have notice this thing. My friend and I have a captivate. In the market I have some apps that is not seen in his market. I was wondering if this had to do with the market update? Or something like carrier thing for roms...
Both of us are rooted. He is still running the stock rom I'm running darky port 7.2.
P.s. the specific app I was unable to find on my friends captivate was 'Google Korean ime '(its a keyboard)
Sent from my captivate

You are on a i9000 port that may have the market unlocked. Your friend's atoll had at&t restrictions
Sent from me

So the only way he can get the app is if he flash?
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bluemoon1221 said:
So the only way he can get the app is if he flash?
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Since he is rooted, but still on stock ROM, you need to make a change to your settings.db file to allow non market application installation (0 to 1 type of change). Do the following if you have the Android SDK installed:
adb shell
su
cd /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings
sqlite3 settings.db
update secure set value = "1" where name = "install_non_market_apps";
.quit
Then reboot your phone.
If you don't ADB you'll want to either install it or you can try one of a couple of "one-clickers" on the boards. It's been a while since I've done it myself and if I recall correctly I installed the sqlLite add-on in Firefox to change this setting on my phone.
A quick search found the following link here which looks like it'll do the trick, though I've personally never used it. Look around, as there are others, and decide what would be best/easiest for you.
Or flash with CWM

Cozmo1 said:
Since he is rooted, but still on stock ROM, you need to make a change to your settings.db file to allow non market application installation (0 to 1 type of change). Do the following if you have the Android SDK installed:
adb shell
su
cd /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings
sqlite3 settings.db
update secure set value = "1" where name = "install_non_market_apps";
.quit
Then reboot your phone.
If you don't ADB you'll want to either install it or you can try one of a couple of "one-clickers" on the boards. It's been a while since I've done it myself and if I recall correctly I installed the sqlLite add-on in Firefox to change this setting on my phone.
A quick search found the following link here which looks like it'll do the trick, though I've personally never used it. Look around, as there are others, and decide what would be best/easiest for you.
Or flash with CWM
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Thanks!!
I'm use to allowing non market app restriction with Firefox sq lite manager so that's no big issue for me.
Thanks again for the info!
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Pretty sure you need to edit the fingerprint in build prop to show apps hidden by att...use sgs tools (market fix in app), which as far as I know is now not available on market anymore but can be found on xda
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Airplane mode, turn on wifi, connect to wifi, download restricted apps from unrestricted market
Success
From a phone

newter55 said:
use sgs tools (market fix in app), which as far as I know is now not available on market anymore but can be found on xda
Edited for swype
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Since when? Just downloaded it from market last week.

Miami_Son said:
Since when? Just downloaded it from market last week.
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Keep your backup or find app on xda if you want it. Not sure of status exactly but I think the dev just quite supporting it.
As for the airplane mode that works but market fix eliminates doing it every time
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[OBSOLETE] Disable OTA update notification

When an OTA update becomes available, there is a recurrent notification prompting to upgrade.
The below method tricks the OS into thinking that it is already at the latest version, in effect stopping the update notification from appearing.
I am not responsible for anything you do with your device.
Pre-requisite
Device must be rooted
Steps
Download FOTAKill apk
Put the apk in "/system/app"
Set proper file permissions (644, or rw-r--r--) for the apk
Clear "/cache" (e.g. boot into CWM and clear cache)
Reboot
Check "Settings > About tablet > System updates" and it should show "up to date" now.
Note that after rebooting there may still be a notification to update, after clearing no further notification will appear.
Rollback
To re-enable OTA update notification, delete the apk and reboot!

iamelton said:
lately since Android 4.2 OTA update became available for my device, there was a recurrent update notification prompting me to update..
as i dont want to upgrade yet due to app incompatibility issues not being resolved, i asked for help and was given a solution after searching and reading some posts..
it worked for me and i would like to share it here as i found that there were other users looking for a solution like i did..
ur device needs to be rooted to follow the steps below..
steps:
(1) download FOTAKill (firmware over-the-air kill) apk
(2) put the apk in "/system/app" with a file explorer
(3) set proper file permissions (644) for the apk
(4) clear "/cache" (i booted into CWM and cleared cache there)
(5) reboot
(6) check "Settings > About tablet > System updates".. should tell you "up to date" now..
note that after rebooting i still got a notification on update, but after clearing it there was no further notification since then..
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Thanks,worked great, I didn't even need to clear the cache. On reboot, it said updating.... I panicked for a second, but it only reported for a coupe of seconds, then once booted, it said update available. I cleared the message and now the update has gone! In about phone - system update it reports upto date

Worked great, better than messing around with Google services framework.

Another possibility to get rid of OTA updates reminders on 4.1.2:
In the file "/system/build.prop" find the string starting "ro.build.fingerprint" and after symbol "=" add the following "google/nakasi/grouper:4.2/JOP40C/XXXXXX:user/release-keys"
Instead of XXXXXX place the figures from the string "ro.build.version.incremental"
Make the nandroid backup prior to this.
For editing file use Root Explorer.
After editing - reboot and connect to the Internet - the reminding should stop.

OR... download Autorun manager from the Play store and disable the following in Services( must enable system settings in preferences)
Receiver com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService
Requires root access

wilx said:
Thanks,worked great, I didn't even need to clear the cache. On reboot, it said updating.... I panicked for a second, but it only reported for a coupe of seconds, then once booted, it said update available. I cleared the message and now the update has gone! In about phone - system update it reports upto date
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Same here thank you iamelton!

andro54 said:
Same here thank you iamelton!
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Same here didn't need to clear cache. The whole thing took about 30 seconds.
Thank you
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the clear cache part is for those who might have already downloaded the update package file (which is about 80MB) by the ota service.. it removes this file and frees up some cache space..

What does FOTAkill actually do to your system?
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ExploreMN said:
What does FOTAkill actually do to your system?
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That's a GREAT question.
iamelton do you know the specifics? It would also be interesting to know what permission if any are effected with this method.
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sorry but i have no idea what it actually does to the system, apart from the obvious function of stopping the OTA service..
from this page, it requires the following permissions..
Code:
android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.WRITE_GSERVICES
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

It worked. I follwed your insttrucction. I made file permission to 755 instead. Is there any different? I already had 4.2 but not that one with multi user. I think the update will partition the SDcard, but maybe it already did from 4.1.2 to 4.2 with sdcard0 and emulated. That iswhat I already have. But not the multiuser. I was wondering if it will also block update 4.3 4.4 etc? ??
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datorprofessor said:
It worked. I follwed your insttrucction. I made file permission to 755 instead. Is there any different? I already had 4.2 but not that one with multi user. I think the update will partition the SDcard, but maybe it already did from 4.1.2 to 4.2 with sdcard0 and emulated. That iswhat I already have. But not the multiuser. I was wondering if it will also block update 4.3 4.4 etc? ??
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afaik it should stop any future OTA updates regardless of android versions..
and granting permission 755 is more than the needed 644, but that does no harm..
i thought 4.2 was the version with multi-user support, but then im not on 4.2 yet so cant tell much about it..

What Google did with OTG / Stickmount / DirectoryBind on 4.2 was a real buzz kill, so I don't want it now
either. I'm not going to hold my breath on this, but I'm hoping that some future update might allow real
data sharing on a USB stick, so I might eventually want to do an update. My question is this:
If I install FOTAKill to stop the notices etc, will uninstalling it allow me to update again?
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gelhack said:
What Google did with OTG / Stickmount / DirectoryBind on 4.2 was a real buzz kill, so I don't want it now
either. I'm not going to hold my breath on this, but I'm hoping that some future update might allow real
data sharing on a USB stick, so I might eventually want to do an update. My question is this:
If I install FOTAKill to stop the notices etc, will uninstalling it allow me to update again?
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i think removing the apk from /system/app/ should allow OTA notifications to show again, though i have not tried it yet..
btw, we have the same reason as why not to upgrade..

I used this from other thread, forgot where it is.
"Install Autostarts app.
Go to "After Startup"
Scroll down until you see "Google Services Framework"
There should be several of them. For me it was the third one. Touch it and read the bottom of the popup to find out. It will say "Receiver com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService. ....(you get the point)
Disable it. Done..."
Peaceful on 4.1.2.

There's another alternative way that I used that worked:
In the file "/system/build.prop" find the string starting "ro.build.fingerprint" and after symbol "=" add the following "google/nakasi/grouper:4.2/JOP40C/XXXXXX:user/release-keys"
Instead of XXXXXX place the figures from the string "ro.build.version.incremental"
Make the nandroid backup prior to this.
For editing file use Root Explorer.
After editing - reboot and connect to the Internet - the reminding should stop.

helloterence said:
There's another alternative way that I used that worked:
In the file "/system/build.prop" find the string starting "ro.build.fingerprint" and after symbol "=" add the following "google/nakasi/grouper:4.2/JOP40C/XXXXXX:user/release-keys"
Instead of XXXXXX place the figures from the string "ro.build.version.incremental"
Make the nandroid backup prior to this.
For editing file use Root Explorer.
After editing - reboot and connect to the Internet - the reminding should stop.
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thx for ur method..
i suspect this method only applies to the OTA of android 4.2, which means future OTA alerts of, say, 4.2.1 will pop up again..

iamelton said:
thx for ur method..
i suspect this method only applies to the OTA of android 4.2, which means future OTA alerts of, say, 4.2.1 will pop up again..
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Nope. I'm still on 4.1.2 and haven't gotten any notification about 4.2.1.

I'm assuming that updates to 4.2 and 4.2.1 are incremental, and as such you couldn't install or get a notification for 4.2.1 until you installed 4.2. So any method that stopped 4.2 notices would also stop 4.2.1 notices.
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