[Xperia V LT25i] How to update old System Apps? - Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V

Hey guys,
First of all thank you for your hard work and for keeping my device relevant and alive.
I am currently running CM13 Snapshot from December 2016. It works smooth, no critical or significant issues at all. What I am currently trying to do is to Update my system apps (i.e. my Phone dialer, Gallery, Clock, Messages apps). I can't seem to get a grip of how to do so. What I tried doing is:
1. Downloading the latest update of the apps from apkmirror
2. Deleting the old system apps using ES File Explorer (Root explorer being enabled)
3. Copying the downloaded apks to system/app/ folder.
4. Rebooting my device.
I did set the new apps as default apps for Messaging and Calling. They do have all the permissions; however, these fail to work.
My updated phone app does not handle calls. Basically, when I get an incoming call, my phone reboots. It does have all the permissions it requires and it is also set as the default app for calling.
When it comes to SMS's, the updated messaging app does not display notifications (i.e. no sound, no LED, no vibration), so periodically I have to get my phone out of the Screen Timeout and unlock it to get the notification of a new message received. It does have "notifications" enabled in the settings and it also has all the permissions it requires.
Would you be so kind to give me a heads up of how can one update system apps without them crashing and failing to do their job?
Thank you!
Device Model:
Xperia V LT25i
Androdi version 6.0.1
CyanogenMod version
13.0-20161221-SNAPSHOT-ZNH5YAO3Y8-tsubasa
CyanogenMod API level Fig(6)
Android security patch level December 1, 2016
Kernel version
3.4.112-cyanogenmod-g6bc35ae
[email protected] #1
Wed Dec 21 00:53:33 PST 2016
Build number cm_tsubasa-userdebug 6.0.1 MOOB31K c5b600ff58-test-keys
Issue:
Tried to update from Messaging app (com.android.messaging) version 1.0.001 to
Messages (com.google.android.apps.messaging) version 2.3.265 (
Tried to update from Phone (com.android.dialer) version 2.2102 to
Phone (com.google.android.dialer) version 10.1.161735957

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No idea what you are trying to say honestly. Are you unable to update phone ?
when i run apk file and want update installed application form apk file, android show me shows the application not installed without any information about the error. When i check updates in Samsung Apps /My Apps/Update- it does not install any apps- white screen.
Cannot update any system app from file allways see :this apk not installed. I change any settings and any privilege to app and nothing.
Odin modd and reinstalled system not helped me.
Sorry for previous message is haotic.
2.how add News Republic to bixby screen to reading news.
sandeepkumar0153 said:
No idea what you are trying to say honestly. Are you unable to update phone ?
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He meant, some of the Samsung system apps doesn't show updates available in the Galaxy Apps store or Play Store. There are updates to certain apps, like the camera and dialer on APK Mirror, but when you download them and try to install them, it gives an error and says the app wasn't installed. That is his issue, that he can't update some of his apps.
HTCCM11/2 said:
when i run apk file and want update installed application form apk file, android show me shows the application not installed without any information about the error. When i check updates in Samsung Apps /My Apps/Update- it does not install any apps- white screen.
Cannot update any system app from file allways see :this apk not installed. I change any settings and any privilege to app and nothing.
Odin modd and reinstalled system not helped me.
Sorry for previous message is haotic.
2.how add News Republic to bixby screen to reading news.
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Some of the apps you're trying to update, like the camera, can't be updated by side-loading or downloading an APK, because it's a system app. You can't update system apps. In the case of the camera, I wouldn't want to update that anyway, because even though it's a higher version, it's not necessarily meant for the Galaxy Note 8, because the "newer" versions remove the ability to use the optical 2x zoom, which I'm sure isn't supposed to happen. I think those are updated camera APKs for different models, maybe like the A- or J-series.
What you could do, if you are rooted, is to just replace the system APKs with the updated ones you downloaded, but I wouldn't recommend that, because sometimes the updates to system apps might also depend on updates to other library files which you don't get with the APK or can't download and then might cause some problems and issues.
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HTCCM11/2 said:
when i run apk file and want update installed application form apk file, android show me shows the application not installed without any information about the error. When i check updates in Samsung Apps /My Apps/Update- it does not install any apps- white screen.
Cannot update any system app from file allways see :this apk not installed. I change any settings and any privilege to app and nothing.
Odin modd and reinstalled system not helped me.
Sorry for previous message is haotic.
2.how add News Republic to bixby screen to reading news.
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For the 2nd question, have you tried opening Bixby, go to Settings, then go to Cards, then ensure news republic is toggled on (assuming it's installed on your phone in the first place)?
no is not working that, i not see this app in screen.
HTCCM11/2 said:
no is not working that, i not see this app in screen.
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