[Q] HTC Backup and Google Drive - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I always used the HTC Backup function with dropbox.
On Dropbox there was a folder called "App" -> "HTC Backup"
Now I want to switch to Google Drive and the backup to google drive was also successful, but I can't find a folder in Google Drive like in Dropbox?
Is this a bug or am I missing something?
Thanks
~Maik

No ideas?

Still no idea? D:

Last try...
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Maik268 said:
Last try...
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pretty sure it is hidden. If you go under the cog menu and choose manage apps, scroll down you will see htc one. But the size is very small, at least for me, so I am not sure what it is backing up. I never used the dropbox option so I am not sure how this compares.

Maik268 said:
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Did you find anything? I was curious too. In Dropbox you can see the various files.

Corduroy-21 said:
Did you find anything? I was curious too. In Dropbox you can see the various files.
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No, I dind't find anything.
But I think it's like eerikk2 said, it's hidden.
If you got to google drive -> Settings menu -> Manage Apps you will find HTC Services.
I don't know if you can make the HTC files visible, and I never tested if I can restore these files ^^

Still no place exactly where the information is being saved?

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Genie Widget & App Ported to 1.5

Everyone who has wanted this app and tried to install it, it always failed. But not anymore someone has indeed ported this app to 1.5.
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/302211/genie-widget-for-1-5/
awesome find using now.
ohhh nice!
MOTHY..whats up bro!
SoCalSpecialist said:
ohhh nice!
MOTHY..whats up bro!
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Not much, hows that little girl doing?
getting big!
catch u thru the pm
For the people without accounts over there.
notrock said:
For the people without accounts over there.
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thank you!
To notrock:
Thanks for posting the file here!
ok, without sounding like a noob... what is this?
thanks
EDIT: nevermind... found it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=600959
Oddly enough, after I install this its not showing up in the "Widgets" list? Anyone know why? I've installed it like any other .apk file i've installed before.
Update:Figured it out, the app is called "News And Weather". Sweet application!
Genie Widget - Are sources available somewhere?
Is this kind of backport a "binary hack" or are sources available somewhere?
If yes, were can I find them?
Thanks
Izeltokatl said:
Oddly enough, after I install this its not showing up in the "Widgets" list? Anyone know why? I've installed it like any other .apk file i've installed before.
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Same here, I don't see it either after installation.
I found it under News and Weather in my Android Widgets section. The news and weather icon is fine, but the weather only app displays with font too large to display all the information.
zeropants said:
Same here, I don't see it either after installation.
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ditto. downloaded it but I don't see it.
vnssa906 said:
ditto. downloaded it but I don't see it.
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long press ur screen
under ur "widgets" category select news and weather
I'm new here and have sort of a dumb question. How do you get this onto your Eris? I mean since you can't install from sd card without root right?
edit: Nevermind. I had a hunch that if I downloaded it onto my phone, Astro would pick it up.
I uninstalled it. Reason being because whenever I would wake the phone up I would have a major lag in Sense. I found out that the Genie Widget would almost try to play catch up with the way it slides through all of the news it has on the widget. I put up with it for a couple of days but then I just got tired of always having to wait for it to catch up with itself. Cool app though
I haven't had any lag or problems with it. Although I disabled most of the news and mainly use it for the weather. htc's weather widget wouldn't update right for me
Sheen160 said:
I'm new here and have sort of a dumb question. How do you get this onto your Eris? I mean since you can't install from sd card without root right?
edit: Nevermind. I had a hunch that if I downloaded it onto my phone, Astro would pick it up.
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If you have the Android SDK you can use adb to install it. It's not too user friendly though, you have to know what the directory is and stuff.
It's faster once you get the hang of it.
Here is a clear version if anyone's interested.

[Q] Alternative to HTC Sync Manager for syncing OS X contacts & calendar?

Hi all,
I had been relying on the (awful) HTC Sync Manager for syncing my OS X calendar (iCal) and contact (Address Book). Music and photo syncing is a done deal via other means (DoubleTwist and DropBox).
I'd continued to use this solution since rooting, S-OFF, and even changing the kernel, without any issue (other than the software being slow as sh*t!). Since moving from stock ROM to ARHD though, HTC Sync Manager crashes out when I plug in the phone, the underlying error being 'attempt to insert nil value (key: HTCSenseVersion)'. Curiously, in Settings->About->Software Information under HTC Sense Version it does list '5.0' which, IIRC, is what the stock ROM shows there too.
Now then, I do not wish to move to Google Calendar and Contacts (my Google account was created solely to get this phone going - I do not use Gmail) and the file formats (and names, natch) are different between OS X and Android so simply syncing the folders containing the database files won't work. I run OS X 10.6.8 so iCloud & SmoothSync is not an option either (nor would I wish to rely on Apple's latest attempt at a cloud service!!).
I've done a ton of searching both within these forums and more generally on the 'net, but all answers come back to one or other of the two solutions above, neither of which can work for me.
So then, can anyone suggest either:
- which file/key in Android's filesystem stores 'HTCSenseVersion' such that I can poke in a value?
- or (better) suggest a method for syncing contacts and calender with OS X that doesn't involve the execrable HTC Sync Manger software at all?
Thanks for any thoughts/similar experiences/suggestions,
Ian
It's really strange problem, maybe you can resolve this contacting mike
However, i will advice you to use the GCalendar and GContact.
You will always have all the info, and contacts...
Guich said:
It's really strange problem, maybe you can resolve this contacting mike
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Thanks, yes I think I'll try that. Clearly HTC store 'HTC Sense Version' in more than one place, and ARHD doesn't maintain all of them.
Guich said:
However, i will advice you to use the GCalendar and GContact.
You will always have all the info, and contacts...
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...and so will Google. No thanks
If anyone else has an alternate suggestion for OS X contacts/calendar sync without HTC Sync Manager I'm all ears.
Thanks all,
Ian
dr_diem said:
...and so will Google. No thanks
If anyone else has an alternate suggestion for OS X contacts/calendar sync without HTC Sync Manager I'm all ears.
Thanks all,
Ian
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Have you tried this??
Guich said:
Have you tried this??
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Thanks Guich, that is a big step forward in that it allows me to keep on using the OS X apps as front end :victory: Sadly the syncing still happens via Google, which I'd like to avoid
dr_diem said:
Thanks Guich, that is a big step forward in that it allows me to keep on using the OS X apps as front end :victory: Sadly the syncing still happens via Google, which I'd like to avoid
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You're using an OS by Google
however, if you want thanks, use the thank button :good:
Guich said:
You're using an OS by Google
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For sure, but that doesn't mandate that I become part of their ecosystem. Choice is the reason we root, no?
Guich said:
however, if you want thanks, use the thank button :good:
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Yes, too true, done
So then, still looking for alternate (non-Google) sync options for OS X calendar and contacts.
Thanks all,
Ian
dr_diem said:
For sure, but that doesn't mandate that I become part of their ecosystem. Choice is the reason we root, no?
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Yeah, true, but is good as OS X calendar and contacs
dr_diem said:
So then, still looking for alternate (non-Google) sync options for OS X calendar and contacts.
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I think there isn't...

Setup question.. More lollipop related..

So I have Nexus 6 and every time I flash something and wipe data I get the new lollipop option to restore from a previous phone, you know apps, etc.. Does anyone know how to delete old backups.. I have some from previous phones that I don't even own anymore.. Also out of all the times I have gone through that screen not once has offered me the option of restoring from my previous nexus 6 backup.. So my question is twofold how do I delete old backups and how do I get my Nexus to show up in this backup screen?
Thanks for any advice!
To my knowledge there isn't any way to manage those. Now if I could just see some of my N6 backups when I do a clean flash. All I see are my old devices. FWIW, this seems to be a pretty common problem on Shamu and AOSP roms.
I think you can only erase all backups, not selectively via the Google web interface
rootSU said:
I think you can only erase all backups, not selectively via the Google web interface
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That would be great if I could delete all of those.. I don't have any of those devices anymore.. I tried searching through my google account.. I found ways to de-authorize old phones from my google account yet that didn't delete any of those backups..
lazarus2297 said:
That would be great if I could delete all of those.. I don't have any of those devices anymore.. I tried searching through my google account.. I found ways to de-authorize old phones from my google account yet that didn't delete any of those backups..
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i cant find it now ive answered this question before but cant find that post either
I don't see the ability to delete devices. But you can remove them from being visible in your list. You need to go to the GPS online, not through the app.
To the right, under your icon/picture is the gear symbol. Click it and select Settings. Then it should show your devices. Uncheck the boxes and those devices shouldn't show anymore.
KB112 said:
I don't see the ability to delete devices. But you can remove them from being visible in your list. You need to go to the GPS online, not through the app.
To the right, under your icon/picture is the gear symbol. Click it and select Settings. Then it should show your devices. Uncheck the boxes and those devices shouldn't show anymore.
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That doesn't remove them from this list. I have already done that with old devices.. Why Google makes it so difficult to remove old devices is beyond me.. What also doesn't make sense is that it never adds my Nexus 6 to that list..
well i found the way to delete all of those backups.. I still don't know why my N6 or any of my current devices don't show in that list, but at least I found the way to delete them.. Only draw back is that apparently you can't pick which ones you want to delete.. it's all or nothing oh well..
For anyone else looking for this you have to go to your google account dashboard (not android device manager in google play store) expand the "android" tab where it lists your devices. At the bottom of that list there is a link to delete all backup data.. click that and you're done no more backup options in the Lollipop setup process..
I just did mine and reset my N6 to test.. Now it would be great if my Nexus would start getting backed up and show up on that list..
lazarus2297 said:
well i found the way to delete all of those backups.. I still don't know why my N6 or any of my current devices don't show in that list, but at least I found the way to delete them.. Only draw back is that apparently you can't pick which ones you want to delete.. it's all or nothing oh well..
For anyone else looking for this you have to go to your google account dashboard (not android device manager in google play store) expand the "android" tab where it lists your devices. At the bottom of that list there is a link to delete all backup data.. click that and you're done no more backup options in the Lollipop setup process..
I just did mine and reset my N6 to test.. Now it would be great if my Nexus would start getting backed up and show up on that list..
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That's where thought it was but I couldn't see it when I was looking last to answer. Odd.
Go to the web browser and search dashboard.. (Google).. Its there that you can view all data related to your account..e.g contacts, backed up data etc..
I cant find delete button please help
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I cant find delete button please help
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What delete button?
rootSU said:
What delete button?
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The delete button a previous post @lazarus2297 said was there to delete all backups under the Android tab in Google Dashboard. I just looked for myself and have no option to delete them either.
I had the option to delete.. once I hit that option it was gone..and has of now failed to reappear. Its weird because I have the backup option turned on on all my current devices..and yet when I reset my Nexus 6 and go through the setup option it doesn't even offer me the option to restore. I have no idea how to get a device to show in the back up list.. and I also have no idea why those devices that were listed in my restore option were there.. This is one area Google could really improve in.. The way they track devices in the device manager history is all kinds of messed up...

Can someone please explain pictures and storage on the Nexus 6?

Hi All,
I got the Nexus 6 a few weeks ago and I like it pretty well though I'm having a hard time figuring out how to work it lol. One major thing I'm not understanding - it seems to have no picture storage in the phone itself that I can find. Is this correct? There's no "Gallery" or anything - all I can get into is my google photos. Which would be okay I guess except that not everything saves to Google Photos. For example:
Last night I took a picture with the camera app I use (Camera 360) and edited it in another app (don't remember which one - it was an in memory pic so I just needed to add some text). Anyways, I saved it and it said it was saving to the phone, however, it's not anywhere in the google photos. I couldn't find it anywhere. But then when I went to Facebook it popped up in my options to upload a photo. So it has to be saving somewhere!
I also have a lot of issues with photos from Camera 360, Instagram, FB, and other apps doing the same thing - they'll show in my FB options or if I click within the Camera 360 app on the preview area but they don't show in Google Photos or anywhere else on the phone.
Can anyone explain this to me please?
Thanks!
Sunshine32 said:
Hi All,
I got the Nexus 6 a few weeks ago and I like it pretty well though I'm having a hard time figuring out how to work it lol. One major thing I'm not understanding - it seems to have no picture storage in the phone itself that I can find. Is this correct? There's no "Gallery" or anything - all I can get into is my google photos. Which would be okay I guess except that not everything saves to Google Photos. For example:
Last night I took a picture with the camera app I use (Camera 360) and edited it in another app (don't remember which one - it was an in memory pic so I just needed to add some text). Anyways, I saved it and it said it was saving to the phone, however, it's not anywhere in the google photos. I couldn't find it anywhere. But then when I went to Facebook it popped up in my options to upload a photo. So it has to be saving somewhere!
I also have a lot of issues with photos from Camera 360, Instagram, FB, and other apps doing the same thing - they'll show in my FB options or if I click within the Camera 360 app on the preview area but they don't show in Google Photos or anywhere else on the phone.
Can anyone explain this to me please?
Thanks!
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Did you set Google Photo`s to backup all pics and video`s in the cloud? Have you checked /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/?
gee2012 said:
Did you set Google Photo`s to backup all pics and video`s in the cloud? Have you checked /sdcard/DCIM/Camera/?
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No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
I thought it didn't have an SD card slot so how to I check what you said at the end there? If there's no SD card then how would it be saving to an SD Card? Sorry... I'm not the brightest with this kind of thing.
Sunshine32 said:
No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
I thought it didn't have an SD card slot so how to I check what you said at the end there? If there's no SD card then how would it be saving to an SD Card? Sorry... I'm not the brightest with this kind of thing.
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Get a file manager from Google Play and look for /sdcard/DCIM/Camera and your pics etc should be there.
gee2012 said:
Get a file manager from Google Play and look for /sdcard/DCIM/Camera and your pics etc should be there.
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Okay thanks! So what do I do then? Do I just use that file manager going forward every time I want to access my pictures? What I'm trying to figure out is how I can view/display/transfer my photos going forward. Should I download a gallery app?
Sunshine32 said:
Okay thanks! So what do I do then? Do I just use that file manager going forward every time I want to access my pictures? What I'm trying to figure out is how I can view/display/transfer my photos going forward. Should I download a gallery app?
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That should do the job too
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That should do the job too
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Awesome thanks! Appreciate the help. I'm not good with phones in general sometimes but this one is completely different than I'm used to lol.
Sunshine32 said:
Awesome thanks! Appreciate the help. I'm not good with phones in general sometimes but this one is completely different than I'm used to lol.
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QuickPic is quite good.
gee2012 said:
QuickPic is quite good.
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I actually had that on my last phone and liked it but there was a weird glitch on my old phone where it wouldn't let me delete anything. Even if I deleted pics from the phone gallery they would still show in QuickPic. Then if I tried to delete them in there it gave me a weird error. I could probably try it on the new phone again here though!
I did download the file manager and that seems like it will work perfect.
Sunshine32 said:
I actually had that on my last phone and liked it but there was a weird glitch on my old phone where it wouldn't let me delete anything. Even if I deleted pics from the phone gallery they would still show in QuickPic. Then if I tried to delete them in there it gave me a weird error. I could probably try it on the new phone again here though!
I did download the file manager and that seems like it will work perfect.
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Well then the problem is solved
Isn't there is device folder at the left side of the menu in the google photo app. I usually find all the picture there, screenshoot and stuff like that.
Sunshine32 said:
No. I don't really use the cloud. I want to be able to access everything physically on the phone if possible but I'll look into that too.
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Do consider backing it up to the cloud. That way, if your phone dies or gets lost/damaged, you won't be stuck trying to figure out how to recover your pictures. Google Photos app gives you unlimited storage for your photos (just don't choose "original resolution"). The photo/video will still be there on your phone, but will have a backup on the cloud.
emptydream said:
Isn't there is device folder at the left side of the menu in the google photo app. I usually find all the picture there, screenshoot and stuff like that.
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Yes, I do the same. Tap the menu icon on the left side of Goole Photos App, and then tap "Device Folders",
This will show OP all the local camera photos in DCIM, as well as any screenshots/downloads, etc
jj14 said:
Do consider backing it up to the cloud. That way, if your phone dies or gets lost/damaged, you won't be stuck trying to figure out how to recover your pictures. Google Photos app gives you unlimited storage for your photos (just don't choose "original resolution"). The photo/video will still be there on your phone, but will have a backup on the cloud.
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Hmm. I'm confused. Maybe I do this and just didn't know it was called the cloud? Right now my photos from my last like 4 phones are in my "Google Photos" and I can access them all on any phone I've had, on the computer, etc. So they're already stored in Google Photos?
Yes, I do the same. Tap the menu icon on the left side of Goole Photos App, and then tap "Device Folders",
This will show OP all the local camera photos in DCIM, as well as any screenshots/downloads, etc
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AWESOME! Will have to look at that more thanks.
Sunshine32 said:
Hmm. I'm confused. Maybe I do this and just didn't know it was called the cloud? Right now my photos from my last like 4 phones are in my "Google Photos" and I can access them all on any phone I've had, on the computer, etc. So they're already stored in Google Photos?
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Go to photos.google.com and sign in with your google account. See if your photos are showing there. If yes, then you are good - they are being backed up. You can verify the settings in the photos app on your phone too - settings/backup and sync. Verify that it is on, and that upload size is high quality (or you can choose original - but that will not be unlimited)

can some one share phone .apk from lg g6!!!

Are you looking for the stock one? I'm currently busy but if you don't work it out or somebody posts it before I check back on this I'll see what i can do for ya
caballon said:
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Look here: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/lg-g6-apps-apk-download/
Yeap, looking stock reset phone now forced closed on me.
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caballon said:
Yeap, looking stock reset phone now forced closed on me.
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Check my post above your last. It links to a site that says it has the system apps for this phone
Ken C said:
Check my post above your last. It links to a site that says it has the system apps for this phone
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Yes but don't install don't know why
Ken C said:
Are you looking for the stock one? I'm currently busy but if you don't work it out or somebody posts it before I check back on this I'll see what i can do for ya
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Reset phone twice lg up and uppercut and nothing still forced closed.
Ken C said:
Are you looking for the stock one? I'm currently busy but if you don't work it out or somebody posts it before I check back on this I'll see what i can do for ya
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Reset phone twice lg up and uppercut and nothing still forced closed.
I've not used lgup or uppercut to that extent. have you tried installing through ADB or replacing it with the google dialer?
Ken C said:
I've not used lgup or uppercut to that extent. have you tried installing through ADB or replacing it with the google dialer?
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Can you help with and install that app with adb, I don't know how to do it.
Not the same device and somebody else may have a better source but these guys gave me some info I wasn't aware of (plus is the first one I could come up with
://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/general/noob-read-adb-fastboot-how-hep-t2807273
I pulled the phone app off mine and replaced it with drupe to set if there was lost functionality. So far works pretty well, like the app had never used it before. I think my wife has the straight Google dialer for nougat on her n5, up pull it off there and give it a run. I never really used those other features so they never meant anything to me just duplication. If I want to message I message etc..
Teu downloading that file and the program win - zip says it will open those files. Haven't gotten inside it yet myself but I would think that being a regular apk if it is still slow you to install it the normal way
I had the same problem, AT&T is my carrier. I had to insert a T-Mobile SIM, open the contacts app and hot swap the SIM back to AT&T, at which point the phone rebooted and all was well.
There is probably another way to do this, as it seems to be related to video calling.
I Uninstalled my lg dailer to see if I could duplicate the issue. Got rid of that app and replaced it with drupe. Really like the way that app works but it seems that you can't use the dailer codes to access the hidden service menu without it. I don't use the video value so that means nothing to me, but those codes could be useful.
I've got a tgz file that I sent you but can't seem to open it up to extract that apk.
All you did was switch out SIM cards? That sounds odd to me, but I did notice that once the call is placed the LG dealer /call interface shows up but as soon s you end the call away goes the dialer
You know what all ths phone dialer exist in? I searched. For phone.apk found nothing?
you can take it by yourseld...extract the kdz of you model smartphone take the system img and open it with ext2explore, then explore the system image save it on you computer explore system image saved and take all your apk you need..save in your microsd and install..

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