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Bulk Install

I did some searching but didn't find anything.
Is there a way to bulk install applications if you have all the apks for those applications?

Mr17 said:
I did some searching but didn't find anything.
Is there a way to bulk install applications if you have all the apks for those applications?
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Emm haven't tried it but it should work.
You could use wildcards.
So let's say you have a bunch of .apk's all in one folder, you could use adb to install them on your phone using this syntax:
Code:
adb install folder/*.apk
This should install all files ending with .apk in the folder

sweet, I'll give that a try and let you know how it works. Would make testing different roms alot easier.

Do you think this would bypass the market? If it did notification of updates would not work. hmm, ill have to test.

Mr17 said:
Do you think this would bypass the market? If it did notification of updates would not work. hmm, ill have to test.
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use atrackdog

Create a batch script with:
Code:
for %%f in ("C:\path\to\apks\*.apk") do adb install "%%f"

The easiest way (imo) if you are rooted:
1. Put all the apks into a folder structure \data\app
2. Create a text file with the following and rename it update-script (with no extension) then put it into a folder structure \META-INF\com\google\android
Code:
show_progress 0.5 0
copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA:
show_progress 0.5 10
3. Zip both folder structures into a zip file (you should have folders data and META-INF at the root of the zip).
4. Sign it with signapk and you're done
Whenever you want to bulk reinstall, just put the signed zip file into your sdcard and reboot into recovery. When you want to add or remove apks from the bulk installer, just drag it into your zip file and resign.

Or you can backup all your apps into one folder on your sdcard and run this in terminal:
Code:
su
cd sdcard/apps
busybox install *.apk /data/app

I might add this feature into my ADB File Explorer app

I've added a basic feature to install apps into my ADB file explorer, it can do one off apk's or bulk install from a directory. See my sig for more details.

wow, that was fast! thanks!

jashsu said:
The easiest way (imo) if you are rooted:
1. Put all the apks into a folder structure \data\app
2. Create a text file with the following and rename it update-script (with no extension) then put it into a folder structure \META-INF\com\google\android
Code:
show_progress 0.5 0
copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA:
show_progress 0.5 10
3. Zip both folder structures into a zip file (you should have folders data and META-INF at the root of the zip).
4. Sign it with signapk and you're done
Whenever you want to bulk reinstall, just put the signed zip file into your sdcard and reboot into recovery. When you want to add or remove apks from the bulk installer, just drag it into your zip file and resign.
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Thank you for this. This will come in handy a LOT next ROM flashes :]
Seems so easy looking back on it, not sure why I didn't think of it earlier. I may even just edit the rom files to include my installed apps if I need to wipe.

someone made an app for the computer if you have the .apks you just plug in your phone double click the apk and run it and itll install on to your phone, try looking for that.

Bavilo said:
Emm haven't tried it but it should work.
You could use wildcards.
So let's say you have a bunch of .apk's all in one folder, you could use adb to install them on your phone using this syntax:
Code:
adb install folder/*.apk
This should install all files ending with .apk in the folder
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I just wiped my phone completely clean and reflashed to Cyanogen 3.6.1.
When I try this method, it gives me an error that I don't have enough space. Again, this is after a *complete* wipe.
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I'm not sure whether it's using the 5 MB free or the 42 MB space, but Any Cut is 32 kb, so that's a non-issue.
Any ideas on why it's not working?

Paul22000 said:
I just wiped my phone completely clean and reflashed to Cyanogen 3.6.1.
When I try this method, it gives me an error that I don't have enough space. Again, this is after a *complete* wipe.
Screenshots:
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I'm not sure whether it's using the 5 MB free or the 42 MB space, but Any Cut is 32 kb, so that's a non-issue.
Any ideas on why it's not working?
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Do you have your sdcard partitoned to fat32 as the first one and then ext2(3) as your next partition?

PlatinumMOTO said:
Do you have your sdcard partitoned to fat32 as the first one and then ext2(3) as your next partition?
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I don't think so. If there is an ext2 or ext3 partition, I didn't set it up.
By the way, I got InstallAPK, which lets you double click on APKs on your PC and install them to phone immediately.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=521295
It worked just fine at installing all my apps after the wipe.
Minus the fact that I had to double click on an app, wait for it to install, double click the next, wait for it to install, double click.... ad nauseum.........
I'm still interested in finding out why the method I posted in the screenshots isn't working.
Has anyone actually gotten it to work?

We're getting off topic but this is what you need to do in all likelihood you're gonna have to reflash Cy 3.6.1 again but before you do you're gonna need to setup your sdcard like this:
you can use either Paragon Partition Manager (above) Gparted, or SDSplit but you should set it up like the picture to run apps to sd and to fully get the Cy experience

PlatinumMOTO said:
We're getting off topic but this is what you need to do in all likelihood you're gonna have to reflash Cy 3.6.1 again but before you do you're gonna need to setup your sdcard like this:
you can use either Paragon Partition Manager (above) Gparted, or SDSplit but you should set it up like the picture to run apps to sd and to fully get the Cy experience
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I'm not trying to do apps to sd though.
All I want to do is run "adb install apk".

well how many apps are you trying to install?

PlatinumMOTO said:
well how many apps are you trying to install?
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29 apps
Which is why I'd like to get a quick adb install *.apk, 1 command and done.

[TOOL] Onandroid - Nandroid Backup Without Rebooting [Update!][v5.9]

UPDATE: No bug exists after all.
NOTE: Still can't be used by people using amarullz's ad2sd, finding fix.
First of all this is not my work, I just tweaked the script removing all unnecessary lines for our device and recompiled the script together with the fix.
Original Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620255
Thank you ameer1234567890 !
Nandroid backups are usually performed in recovery mode. This means you would have to turn off your phone and reboot in recovery mode, which wastes a whole lot of time rebooting and a lot more time offline. This tool will allow us to make a nandroid backup without switching off the phone.
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This tool backups /boot , /recovery , /system , /data , /cache , .android_secure & sd-ext partitions to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup directory. The date format used for folder name is the same used by CWM itself and nandroid backups created with this tool can safely be restored using CWM. If you would want to have a custom name for backup folder, pass an argument with the name to the script and it will use the name.
Requirements
1. Rooted android phone
2. A terminal emulator installed on phone
3. Busybox
4. A working CWM based recovery installed
5. Some patience
Installation
1. Download and copy zip file to SD card
2. Reboot into recovery
3. Choose install zip from SD card, select zip and flash .
4. Reboot!
Usage
1. Open terminal emulator
2. Type su to obtain root
3. Type onandroid
4. Wait and watch
Custom Backup Name
* Example:
Code:
onandroid custom_name
* Please be careful not to include characters not allowed in filenames.
Timezone modifier
* Example: Use home/phone timezone for backup file name
Code:
onandroid -h
* Example: Use UTC (default) for backup file name
Code:
onandroid -u
Changelog:
Code:
v5.8 - Initial Port.
v5.9 - Removed: More unnecessary lines.
Bug Fix: Partition detection.
Bug Fix: Include sd-ext folder in data partition whil skipping it's contents.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?pq6d3lxwhzf3crf
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i've got installation aborted
i just get 62.32 kb file but mediafire said 131.58 kb..

madsa said:
i've got installation aborted
i just get 62.32 kb file but mediafire said 131.58 kb..
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Still not getting the correct file size? I'll send you the file if you're the only one having this problem, right after I take my breakfast.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2

annson08 said:
Still not getting the correct file size? I'll send you the file if you're the only one having this problem, right after I take my breakfast.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2
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thanks..
try it right now..
i'll report later..
EDIT : works good

Works perfectly ...
Sent from my GT-S5570

Working. Thx)
tryed on JB

I have a problem....

Joselinho45 said:
I have a problem....
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Just reflash the zip, if problem still occur you can manually paste onandroid to system/bin folder and change permission to rwxr-xr-x
Please update me on your problem, just woke up at this moment, gonna help out more later after breakfast.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2

annson08 said:
Just reflash the zip, if problem still occur you can manually paste onandroid to system/bin folder and change permission to rwxr-xr-x
Please update me on your problem, just woke up at this moment, gonna help out more later after breakfast.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks!!, I paste onandroid to system/bin folder and change permission to rwxr-xr-x, and everything is ok! but... the other files onadroid's zip don't use? (meta-inf)

Joselinho45 said:
Thanks!!, I paste onandroid to system/bin folder and change permission to rwxr-xr-x, and everything is ok! but... the other files onadroid's zip don't use? (meta-inf)
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oh yeah i forgot to mention partlayout4nandroid to be pasted to your /system and change permission to rw-r--r-- that's all
don't touch meta-inf

annson08 said:
oh yeah i forgot to mention partlayout4nandroid to be pasted to your /system and change permission to rw-r--r-- that's all
don't touch meta-inf
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Thanks! I make a nandroid yesterdar without partlayout4nandroid.... hahaha, i am go to make other nadroid

andreasf93 said:
It works great, but I have a small problem. I use an INT2EXT script. When I do a backup from recovery it find sd-ext normally and backs it up. But now, when I do it online, it doesn't recognize sd-ext partition and therefore it thinks (and backs up) the apps I have from data folder. That will mess up the ROM when I restore the backup right?
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Onandroid is still not compatible with those kinds of flavors of data2SD where the phone's /data is mounted to /sd-ext and /sd-ext is mounted to /data. Amarullz, int2ext, mount2sd(using r-mount) are some examples, I would make a fix if i have more experience on script making/editing but I only have little knowledge at the moment, I'm still trying though only until ameer1234567890 fixed it himself. I'm still studying it xD
I myself was on amarullz's ad2sdx but since onandroid isn't compatible, I went back to s2e haha.

andreasf93 said:
So I can't use this tool :<
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I'm afraid so, I tried using onandroid on both amarullz and cronmod's int2ext+ and either bootloops occurs when restoring or automatic wipe of data/cache. Don't worry, we'll fix it but no ETA.

v9.1
version 9.1 is out
see tags for newer thread

Very nice indeed...work on stock rom...but when verifying md5sum, takes about 10 mnt, is that normal? It's my first use... but big thanks for this tool
Edit ---> works perfect, nandroid and restore was okay now...thakn again

it works with CM7.2 based ROM but now I'm on CM9.2 based ROM and it hangs on sd-ext partition (using Link2SD).

How would I change the path of the saved backup? Thanks, works great.

Hey. Just installed this and it returns an error "Sd Card not found". On a OnePlus One and it doesn't have an SD card. Is there a solution to this?
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Oops.. Very old thread. Didn't notice

[Q] Individual ringtones not working with Slim

I recently upgraded my i897 with Slim 4.2.2 build 3 from 4.1. Before this, I was using stock Gingerbread. With the slim roms my individual ringtones have never worked. I wiped the cache and Davlik before I upgraded the rom. Not sure what is going on but it always plays the default ringtone. Thanks in advance for your help!

I think it is the same problem with media scanner/storage app that surfaced in cm10.1 nightlies in mid March.
If you open up the settings/sound dialog immediately after boot, then try to select a ringtone, you will only see the stock ringtones that are stored in the system/media/ringtones folder. about five minutes later, when media scan has completed, the tones from your internal sd will be available.
any assignments made to tones located on sdcards (vfat) won't survive a reboot.
my workaround has been to copy my custom mp3 tones to /system/media/ringtones and chmod 644 to make sure they are readable by all apps.
before I use cwm to flash an update, I add the custom tones to the zip file under the system/media/ringtones folder and they are included in the new rom. my ringtone choices, including assigned tones to contacts, are preserved.
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Thank you! I will try it!

Ok, I tried it. I plugged the phone into my computer by USB and copied all the mp3 into the system/media/ringtones folder. Now for the chmod part....I unplugged my phone and thought it would be simple to figure out how to do it through Root Explorer and I was wrong. How do I chmod? Do you think it would be simpler to compress the mp3s into a zip files and flash 4.2.2. again? Thanks for your help!

edit
the correct app name is Xplore. see play store link in next post with screenshot.
I use an app called xplorer, from google play, with the root settings enabled, both to copy and to change permissions. there are other file manager apps that do the same. if you long press the file in xplorer, a menu opens and change permissions is at the bottom of the list. behind the screen, xplorer takes care of remounting the system as writable, writing the revised permissions, then remounting system again as read only.
in the dialog for permissions, you want to make sure that all the boxes in the read column are checked. the dialog box will show 644 below the boxes, and you click okay.
xplorer also supports adding the files to a zip file.
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oops. it is called xplore, no r on the end.
play store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lonelycatgames.Xplore
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I downloaded Xplore and when I long press on the file, at the bottom of the list is "hex viewer". What am I doing wrong? And thank you in advance for your help!

You need to set X-Plore for root mode in the settings or 'configuration'.
also, it won't show permissions if the file is still on your internal or external sd card, due to vfat partition on the sd cards.
you need to move or copy the files to system/media/ringtones first, then change permissions. that is a linux ext4 partition that supports permissions.
if you are adding them to an existing update.zip then don't worry about permissions - it should get set as part of the update scripts in the zip.
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[APP] Camera from Google Play Edition devices

Once again, not affiliated with this app, just found it to be working flawlessly on our poor little HTC Vivids. This is the proclaimed Android 4.3 Camera that's on the Google Play Edition phones. Originally found here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2340858
How I got it to work-
1. Move Gallery2.apk out of system/app/ (I backed it up in another folder just in case)
2. Install the Googleeditioncamera.apk from your preferred mirror here
3. Take pictures!
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PHOTOSPHERE
1080p Video Sample
Side notes- Some advanced options are not included in this stock app- Shutter sound cannot be disabled, and you cannot change the camera to save to external storage, the options just arent there.. So if this is important to you, think twice about installing the apk. I've been using the camera on Vibrate mode and it's been silent for me, FYI.
If you find this useful, please hit the thanks button here and in the original thread linked above. Thanks!

How did you move Gallery2.apk out of the app folder? I tried using a file management app and it just gets stuck at 50%. I've also tried straight up deleting it and that doesn't work either. I am unable to access the root phone file through USB.
Thank you.

bfawks said:
How did you move Gallery2.apk out of the app folder? I tried using a file management app and it just gets stuck at 50%. I've also tried straight up deleting it and that doesn't work either. I am unable to access the root phone file through USB.
Thank you.
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Try using a root file explorer on the phone set permissions on /system to RW, I use ES File Explorer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop

htcvividnoob said:
Try using a root file explorer on the phone set permissions on /system to RW, I use ES File Explorer https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop
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Alright - I used ES Flie Explorer to move the file to another location as backup, but Gallery2.apk is still there and cannot be deleted. /system is also Readable and Writeable.
EDIT: I went into the terminal and did the following commands;
su
chmod 777 system/app
but received "Unable to chmod system/app: Read-only file system"

bfawks said:
Alright - I used ES Flie Explorer to move the file to another location as backup, but Gallery2.apk is still there and cannot be deleted. /system is also Readable and Writeable.
EDIT: I went into the terminal and did the following commands;
su
chmod 777 system/app
but received "Unable to chmod system/app: Read-only file system"
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Which rom are you on? Are you running this as root? If you are on a root'ed rom and /system is mounted as RW then you should be able to delete the app from ES File Explorer in the root file explorer.

htcvividnoob said:
Which rom are you on? Are you running this as root? If you are on a root'ed rom and /system is mounted as RW then you should be able to delete the app from ES File Explorer in the root file explorer.
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I'm on CyanogenMod 10.1 4.2.2
How would I know if I'm running as root?

bfawks said:
I'm on CyanogenMod 10.1 4.2.2
How would I know if I'm running as root?
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try if you can great new file or folder under root dictionary, then you are running as root.

Can't Find Back ups Created By CWM 6.0.3 In The File Structure

Hello Everyone!!!
The problem i am facing is that the backups that I make with CWM they are not accessible to me in the directory structure. In recovery mode when i go to restore then there they are at /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup but when i try to access this back up through ES file explorer then there is no file inside backup folder.
Then i went one step backwards in es file explorer and there is a Storage folder and SD Card folder. As i said before inside sdcard there is nothing in clockworkmod, while when i open Storage folder there are 3 folders emulated, SDCard0 and USB.
But cannot find the backup in them as well... Can any one tell me whats going on over here? Every time i take a back up it eats up to 1.7 gb and i am not able to remove them from the phone storage.

harisjd said:
Hello Everyone!!!
The problem i am facing is that the backups that I make with CWM they are not accessible to me in the directory structure. In recovery mode when i go to restore then there they are at /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup but when i try to access this back up through ES file explorer then there is no file inside backup folder.
Then i went one step backwards in es file explorer and there is a Storage folder and SD Card folder. As i said before inside sdcard there is nothing in clockworkmod, while when i open Storage folder there are 3 folders emulated, SDCard0 and USB.
But cannot find the backup in them as well... Can any one tell me whats going on over here? Every time i take a back up it eats up to 1.7 gb and i am not able to remove them from the phone storage.
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Look in data/media/clockworkmod/

redbull123 said:
Look in data/media/clockworkmod/
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I am afraid there is nothing in there as well...
Device/Data = nothing
Device/SDCard/Data = Nothing
Device/Storage/Emulated/0/Data = Nothing
Device/Storage/Emulated/Legacy/Data = Nothing
Device/Storage/SDCard0/Data = Nothing ....

harisjd said:
I am afraid there is nothing in there as well...
Device/Data = nothing
Device/SDCard/Data = Nothing
Device/Storage/Emulated/0/Data = Nothing
Device/Storage/Emulated/Legacy/Data = Nothing
Device/Storage/SDCard0/Data = Nothing ....
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You do not have nothing in /data/..
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data -> media -> clockworkmod

redbull123 said:
You do not have nothing in /data/..
data -> media -> clockworkmod
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Exactly there is nothing at Device/Data = No folder inside it...

harisjd said:
Exactly there is nothing at Device/Data = No folder inside it...
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What file explorer are you using? I recommend ES File Explorer File Manager and be sure to give it root access.
Press the icon in the top left
Click 'Tools'
Click 'Root Explorer'
give access to root when it pops up.
You should now be able to see inside your /data/ folder

redbull123 said:
What file explorer are you using? I recommend ES File Explorer File Manager and be sure to give it root access.
Press the icon in the top left
Click 'Tools'
Click 'Root Explorer'
give access to root when it pops up.
You should now be able to see inside your /data/ folder
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Thank you very much for your help... Got to those damn files atlast... But it is strange since other apps that require root access they ask for it at their start ups but not ES File explorer.... Anyways thanks once more for your time and help... cheers....

harisjd said:
Thank you very much for your help... Got to those damn files atlast... But it is strange since other apps that require root access they ask for it at their start ups but not ES File explorer.... Anyways thanks once more for your time and help... cheers....
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Glad you found them :good: Apps that require root to work *at all* will request access on startup. ES doesn't ask for it because it doesn't need it to run - apps only request root access when they're trying to access root i.e. pressing Root Explorer means ES needs access to root.

redbull123 said:
Glad you found them :good: Apps that require root to work *at all* will request access on startup. ES doesn't ask for it because it doesn't need it to run - apps only request root access when they're trying to access root i.e. pressing Root Explorer means ES needs access to root.
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Yeah that makes sense now before i was just being mad at the sorcery of android file system....

My backups were actually in MNT/Shell/emulated/clockworkmod/backups I have no idea why they were there, i had a heck of a time finding them