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Updating to stock froyo.

My mom has a captivate running stock android 2.1.
I only enabled lagfix on her phone and nothing else.
After the official froyo came out I was thinking about updating it.
I have a few questions about it. Please answer as many as you can...
1. Will all apps disappear?
2. If yes for #1 do I need to get titanium backup?
3. Do I disable lagfix?
Please help.. thank you
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Here's your answer, search the forums. You will find it.

1. All apps will dissapear! Be warned
2. You should use titanium backup thats a good idea but the kb1 must be rooted and sideloading enable to get them all back (use super one click) also put the titanium backup folder on external sd or on computer just in case
3. YES DISABLE THE LAGFIX VERY IMPORTANT
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ConeyKiller said:
Here's your answer, search the forums. You will find it.
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Well I posted the question because I couldn't find it??......
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ryanmahan said:
1. All apps will dissapear! Be warned
2. You should use titanium backup thats a good idea but the kb1 must be rooted and sideloading enable to get them all back (use super one click) also put the titanium backup folder on external sd or on computer just in case
3. YES DISABLE THE LAGFIX VERY IMPORTANT
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Thanks for the reply!. Would have caused a great trouble if I didn't question this...
Anyway just wondering, if I just had the captivate and did not know anything about root/flash/etc I would have just updated and gotten everything deleted right?
Did Samsung mention the fact that all my apps would have disappeared?. I just think its unfair to some people....
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With normal android devices this would not have been an issue as the apps reinstall when you light into your Google account but that feature is missing from the Galaxy line
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Yea, you should take all the important folders off your internal sd card like the titanium backup folder and put them spmewhere on you computer, that's what I did and once I updated I got all my files back, I still needed to root/enable sideloading to get my apps from TiBu back
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Yes, it would have gotten deleted even if you hadn't upgraded to the ji6 build of froyo
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Thanks for the reply guys!
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Remember to press the thanks button
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ryanmahan said:
Remember to press the thanks button
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How do you do that on the xda app?
Do I need a computer?
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zelendel said:
With normal android devices this would not have been an issue as the apps reinstall when you light into your Google account but that feature is missing from the Galaxy line
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Is that true? Now it makes sense why nothing seems to happen when I go to a new rom.

No clue... Probably a comp or browser
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TW Launcher (default) reinstall

Hello fellow xda members. I had a problem the other day. I installed sgs tools and tried downloading a different launcher. It loaded the launcher fine but I wasn't satisfied. I tried restoring it but it gives the error "folder not found." I was wondering if anybody knows how to reinstall the built in default tw launcher and if I can possibly restore the layout.
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argonarcel said:
Hello fellow xda members. I had a problem the other day. I installed sgs tools and tried downloading a different launcher. It loaded the launcher fine but I wasn't satisfied. I tried restoring it but it gives the error "folder not found." I was wondering if anybody knows how to reinstall the built in default tw launcher and if I can possibly restore the layout.
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I'm sure you could find the apk with a search.

Are you running a custom rom?

No, I'm runnin default android 2.2 froyo. Rooted, but nand backup doesn't work either. A few months ago, I tried backing up with rom manager, but after rebooting, their still wasn't any backups availible to restore. When I boot into system recovery, it doesn't even open cyogenmod reovery.
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CM revovery? Stock 2.2? I'm confused.

I tried. Google doesn't show any, only custom launchers and I don't want that.
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Bump...
Did you manually check the sgs tools folder for the backup of your stock launcher?
I've been using the gingerbread launcher from the market and I really like it. Just putting it out there to think about it.

Sorry I meant clockwork recovery mod. THAT didn't work or I wouldn't be asking for a way to reinstall default tw launcher. Thanks for all the current ideas
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If you still need it, I attached it for you. Just drop it in the system/app folder. Good luck.

Never mind.someone else got it.

OMG THNX FOR ALL YOUR GUYZ (or girls if any) HELP!!! THIS IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
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Oh, nvm. It didn't work. Thanks tho Keyvin M.
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Thanks for all you guyz help ( again) but it didn't work so ill just stick with a gb launcher
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The one from the market is super easy. And if you accidentally delete it, it's there to reinstall

This is the one from my phone. Dont know if it is what you are looking for as i am currently running Continuum, but good luck.

I think you might need the .odex file as well since I recall seeing that you are running stock 2.2. Did you delete that file?

I'm not sure. How do I check?
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You can use Root explorer or a similar app and navigate to system/app. See if there are .odex files for the corresponding apk's. If the one for the launcher is missing than that would cause the issue. What happens when you try to run the launcher? does it just force close?
edit: I was able to find the apk and .odex file from a stock 2.2 build. Just drop it in hopefully this works. Just unzip and extract the files manually.

I can't find it. All there is is the .odex for the tw launcher wallpaper
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^ I was editing my post while you posted, in case you missed it, I added the files you need.

Manually installing system apps

Hi there. After deleting the clock app from my note I have been sent the apk again to reinstall. However aftrr pushing file into system/app i cannot get it to install and it does not show up in app drawer. I have permissions set at RW R R but still nothing.
Am I doing something wrong? All help appreciated.
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Bit more info on this. I am on LQ2 with Root and standard kernel.
Only thing i havent done that I can think of is to simply reload LQ2 and start again but this seems a bit much for the sake of an alarm clock. I have installed a basic clock from market but i much predfered the stock clock.
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The Lum said:
Bit more info on this. I am on LQ2 with Root and standard kernel.
Only thing i havent done that I can think of is to simply reload LQ2 and start again but this seems a bit much for the sake of an alarm clock. I have installed a basic clock from market but i much predfered the stock clock.
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Haven't you got a backup which includes the clock? Always do backups with titanium backup before removing system apps.
In case you got titanium backup pm me your email address and I will send you my backup of the clock. I think this is the simplest way.
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Yeah i realise now that i should have done a back up but i deleted the wrong app whilst i was cleaning up and didnt realise till later.
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The Lum said:
Hi there. After deleting the clock app from my note I have been sent the apk again to reinstall. However aftrr pushing file into system/app i cannot get it to install and it does not show up in app drawer. I have permissions set at RW R R but still nothing.
Am I doing something wrong? All help appreciated.
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Did you reboot after pushing the apk and setting permissions? It has to be done for changes to take effect.

Yeah rebooted and cleared davlik cache as well.
I think the problem might be that there is still parts of the alarm or clock app left in the the registry or system/app folder but I cant find them. For time being i downloaded a copy of the Clock app from tge Nexus and it works fine.
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Sending you titanium backup of clock, place it to titanium backup folder and restore it.
Check PM after some time.

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Sending you titanium backup of clock, place it to titanium backup folder and restore it.
Check PM after some time.
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I did exactly the same. Sent it to him by email. No response yet whether it worked or not.

Hey guys thanks for reply. Not had a chance to try back up yet but should get time later tonight and will let you know.
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Ok so tried to do a backup and titanium says its reinstalling app but just stays at that sort of buffering circle for as long as i care to leave the phone to run. In titanium the backup shows being available for backup with the smiley face etc. I can see titanium getting su access etc as well but just not reinstalling.
Might need to admit defeat lol.
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Really it wud be very easy to reflash ROM.

Dr Ketan your totally right i just didnt want to. Now though i have spent that long messing about i would have been as well doing it to start with.
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The Lum said:
Dr Ketan your totally right i just didnt want to. Now though i have spent that long messing about i would have been as well doing it to start with.
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it would be relatively painless if you'll find/use non-wipe ROM
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[Q] How to clean up any traces of a installed app?

I installed MX Video Player 1.6e and was going to upgrade it to the latest version of the software. So I uninstall MX Video Player and when I tried to install the latest version of MX Video Player, it say "Out of Space".
I did some reading up and there is a few post about deleting the odex file under Android/App/Data. However, there isn't any odex file in that folder. I even tried deleting the who Data folder and it does not solve the issue. Anyone has any idea where I can go to clean up the install file for MX Video Player?

Just where is the Android/App/Data folder ? I can't seem to find it.
Try deleting the app via Titanium Backup and also check if you are really out of storage space ?

The full path is mnt/sdcard/android/app/data.
The app has already been deleted so it is not showing up in Titanium Backup. I have double check the storage space and I got a good 1.1gb of space left.
So not really sure what to do from this point. I know that I can install the latest version of MX Video Player if I do a full wipe but I rather avoid doing this if I can.

Same problem here. Just can't install titanium backup and poweramp..
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Don't do it! Stick to 1.6e as later versions have the DTS codec removed which sucks donkey balls.
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There is a solution
Install lucky patcher open it and press the menu key click on troubleshooting > remove fixes and patches
All done now install your app
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danteoo7 said:
There is a solution
Install lucky patcher open it and press the menu key click on troubleshooting > remove fixes and patches
All done now install your app
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You can also just remove the .odex file for the app you patched. It will be in /data/app/nameofapk.odex
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Try the app "SD Maid"
It cleans up the system and leftover files. Kind of CCleaner for Android.

Dan_Aykroyd said:
Try the app "SD Maid"
It cleans up the system and leftover files. Kind of CCleaner for Android.
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SD maid doesn't help. Cleaned up my entire phone and still couldn't install Poweramp and titanium backup.
Wiped my data and performed a clean install of PA last night, and managed to install and update TB but Poweramp still doesn't install.
OP has the same problem as me, just different apps
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danteoo7 said:
There is a solution
Install lucky patcher open it and press the menu key click on troubleshooting > remove fixes and patches
All done now install your app
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Finally!! Thanks a lot. I think it should work for the OP too.
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Yes it will work for the op or any other app because its the universal solution for this problem
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Well, I'm kind of offtopic but actually I solved this problem just by uninstalling the codec app.

danteoo7 said:
There is a solution
Install lucky patcher open it and press the menu key click on troubleshooting > remove fixes and patches
All done now install your app
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The above solution totally works!!!
After 2 weeks of struggle with other music apps, finally found the solution
THanks a BUNCH

Task Manager is not showing in app drawer.

My task manager is gone from the app drawer. I reflashed my rom, but still the same. Flashed another rom and still the same! I did full wipe and everything else, but he is not showing. I can enter through the Recent Applications, but its not in the App drawer. Could it be from connecting the phone to my Philips Smart TV with the usb cable? Any ideas on how to fix this?

Try to see in the system/app if it is there.
If it is there, do you have app installed that hide the said app not to appear, for example a go launcer.
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jonpaslim said:
Try to see in the system/app if it is there.
If it is there, do you have app installed that hide the said app not to appear, for example a go launcer.
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It's there and it's not from the launcher. I tried TSF, TouchWizz and Apex and he is not there...

Try to format your internal sd. Be in safe kernel first before doing it like speedmod k3-13 if your on ics rom.
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Yes, im on ICS with Hydra Core kernel. Is it safe?

Yes you are safe. Its better to factory reset and check also the format usb storage, remember if you do this you will lose all your data. Use titanium if you want, before restoring pls check if the said app appear.
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Nothing happened :\ Still gone.

bun7ar said:
Nothing happened :\ Still gone.
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Just wondering if you ever found a fix to this problem. I am having similar issue on MT4G and google books app. I've tried severa roms and full wipes but the problem persist. Did you ever figure it out?

I think task manager will not be shown in app drawer in ics
It will be shown in gb but i thinknot in ics
I am using tw jb and even i cant see it in app drawer

its there in ics as well. I have it

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its there in ics as well. I have it
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So is it also in leaked jb??

sorry i dont know.. i havent tried it,,, may be some one else can answer this..

I'm on official ls2 jb, i don't have task manager in apps.
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I had it in the app drawer, but all of a sudden, it was gone... That's why I was asking.