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[How to] Install an app

I want to install Opera Mini on my G1. the apk is out there but I can not figure out a way to make it run load do anything. Anyone no how to make this happen?
For those wondering why I want Opera Mini is becoz I really like Opera mini in a hurry.

You have to make sure to check the box that says allow outside downloads. But the opera mini wont work its for the old beta emulator and will not load on thre G1.

install???
How exactly do we install third party off the market apps??? I have apk extensions. now what???

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I have seen on many users asking on forum what is .apk file ? How to install .apk app on G1 phone ? How to install non market apk apps on android ? etc. A apk file is “android package file” with the extension ‘.apk’ use to install any application on Google Android powered mobile phone. So incase you need to install any application on your android phone you need to have file with .apk format.
Installing any application on google android is pretty easy but installing non market apps on android phone is little tricky one. Well don’t worry here is guide for installing .apk apps on android phones.
How to Install .Apk Apps on Google Android G1 Phone
1. Install and open the Apps Installer application from the Android Market.
2. This opens a view showing *.apk application names in the sdcard root directory.(note, if no AppNames are listed you have no .apk files in the root directory of the SDCard)
3. Touch the app name to initiate installation of the app.
4. The app is now installed
How to Non-Market .Apk Application on Google Android G1 Phone
1. Download and install Google Android SDK.
2. Now type adb in a command shell will display all the options, adb.exe is SDK tool used to install applications and interface with the device.
3. Now Connect Your G1 Phone to your computer using USB cable. You need to install Drivers for this. Download Android USB drivers from here. This driver is required for adb to interface with an android G1 phone using USB cable.
4. Go to Settings/SD card & phone storage and Unmount/eject SD Card. You can enable it again later after you installed your third-party application.
5. Go to Settings/Application settings and enable Unknown sources.
6. Download the Application installer .apk file to a local folder on your computer, Now type below command at command shell to install app.
adb install <Full Path to apk file><apk file name>
The above guide is only application for windows XP users and Windows Vista users wont be able to use it, since android sdk for windows vista is not available.
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neiltoe said:
I want to install Opera Mini on my G1. the apk is out there but I can not figure out a way to make it run load do anything. Anyone no how to make this happen?
For those wondering why I want Opera Mini is becoz I really like Opera mini in a hurry.
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I have Opera mini 4.2 apk in my files if you need it.

Mikey1022 said:
Go to Android Settings/SD card & phone storage and disable Use for USB storage
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There's no such menu. i.e. "disable Use for USB storage" at "Settings/SD card & phone storage" in T-mobile G1.
To enable ADB, you'll need to turn on "USB debugging" in Settings - Application settings - Development.

Opera mini 4.2 beta is on marketplace now anyway.

actually, there is another way. download the app from the internet (either using Android or PC) and move it to the SD card. then download any file browser app (such as IO File Manager) from Android market. open file browser app and locate the downloaded app from the internet and open it. that's it...

Can you add Twidroid to the mix
stats555 said:
I have Opera mini 4.2 apk in my files if you need it.
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Thanks for putting those files together. Can you add Twidroid to the mix?
Thanks!

this should b made a sticky

FYI: Opera is also on SlideME Marketplace. You can install directly from within SAM. It's under "Communications" category.
If you don't have SAM, just visit http://SlideME.org/sam2 from your G1 and download SAM.

help... please? lol
okay i've read through a lot of threads the past couple hours and i just can't figure this out. i can't install 3rd party apps using apps installer or a file manager, but i can install perfectly fine from the market. it tells me that i need to free up some space in order to do so. i have the box checked and such for installing 3rd party apps in settings, and i'm running JF1.42 RC33... what the heck could the problem [email protected]

might be a dumb question, but do you have enough space(mine starts complaining @ less than 5mb left)? menu-settings-storage-internal space.

try adb install, if previous post doesn't help

aye, i'm well above 5MB even without the /data/data move and the /app move, i believe i'm somewhere around 25mb if i keep everything on my phone. so you think the ADB install will fix this? i will have to try it when i get off of work, i don't think the DoD will take kindly to me using their computers for it lol. what thread is that listed under?

Very Simple to install downloaded apk apps!!!
1. Go into menu/settings/applications and check the box allow install of non-market applications.
2. Then download the app: ApkInstaller
Once you do this, you download the apk file from the internet. Save it somewhere on your memory card. Open ApkInstaller and search for the file on your memory card and install.
It's just that simple. I do it all of the time.
Have fun!

Install .apk
Through Terminal Emulator without adb or another install application (AppsInstaller):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3425442#post3425442

All these methods seem pretty confusing... All I do is just click allow third party apps and then click the .apk file in oi file manager.

If you realize when this thread was created, there was no file manager

Mikey1022 said:
If you realize when this thread was created, there was no file manager
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My bad. Sure glad the file manager came out so I don't have to go through all that trouble .

[Q] How to push "normal" Apps to the System?

Hello
I've a Question i have replaced the Mp3player with the default Android Music-Player..
The Mp3player was in the system ( /system/app/....)
and the normal installed apk's are in ( /data/app/....)
(I looked with the Root Explorer)
But.. when i only move the apk to the other folder then there is a Error
So what to do??
I only want the Music App in the System
Thanks for Answers

Install launcherpro and hide old player
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Borky_16 said:
Hello
I've a Question i have replaced the Mp3player with the default Android Music-Player..
The Mp3player was in the system ( /system/app/....)
and the normal installed apk's are in ( /data/app/....)
(I looked with the Root Explorer)
But.. when i only move the apk to the other folder then there is a Error
So what to do??
I only want the Music App in the System
Thanks for Answers
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The only thing you have to do, is putting the .apk to /system/app.
From then on, they can't be uninstalled.
The error could occur for example because system wasn't mounted as rw.

When i only transfer the apk then the App is not seen in the drawer
Is there a other Folder where the informations are saved from the app??

Get the app named SGS tools you can uninstall samsung default apps with it then get the app installer (by Rythm software) it check all your phone for apk and install it

exadeci said:
Get the app named SGS tools you can uninstall samsung default apps with it then get the app installer (by Rythm software) it check all your phone for apk and install it
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That means with App Installer i can move the apps to the system?? Like the SGS Tool?

Well if you remove samsung player and install android's original you'll have only this player so that's it ...

I just use "adb install application.apk" and it works fine for me...

exadeci said:
Get the app named SGS tools you can uninstall samsung default apps with it then get the app installer (by Rythm software) it check all your phone for apk and install it
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SGS tools sounds interesting. Don't see it in the Market, and forum search is still broken it seems. Where'd you find that app?
thx

Here you go:
SGS Tools

Thanks for the Link, but 'm searching for a Way to save My Apps to the System..
A Example: When i do a Factory Reset all my Apps are gone, but not the System apps like Camera and lots more..
I want to Push the Apps to the system because i don't want do use Titanium or other Apps..!

[SOLVED]White Neo's CM12.1 - Cannot update Facebook (error 504)

Hello,
My Xperia T has the latest WhiteNeos CM12.1 Homebuild. I have a problem with the Facebook app. Whenever there is an update, it downloads normally , but during installation, a message pop ups "cannot install facebook app uknown error -504". I have searched for solutions and the only one that works for me is to uninstall facebook and messenger, delete the appropriate folders from /data, clear Google play cache, reboot and I can reinstall facebook app (on 2nd try).
As you can imagine it is very annoying to do this on every update. Is there a more permanent solution maybe? - by permanent I don't mean to download facebook app from amazon store
Thank you

I have the same issue, and my bet is that it's related to the massive amount of code that is included in the Facebook app..
You can also grab the latest apk from apkmirror.com and install normally. This will work just fine, even if it takes up to 10 minutes.

Unfortunately your suggestion did not work for me. I rebooted the phone and everything without result. Maybe RAM usage has somehting to do with this? How can I deactivate enough safe-to-close apps and services to free RAM to try reinstallation?

djargad said:
Unfortunately your suggestion did not work for me. I rebooted the phone and everything without result. Maybe RAM usage has somehting to do with this? How can I deactivate enough safe-to-close apps and services to free RAM to try reinstallation?
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I have to agree. However got it working with another method:
Download the latest apk from apkmirror, then rename the file to base.apk and boot into recovery. Then use the integrated file explorer to move the base.apk file to /data/app/com.facebook.katana and set 644 permissions. Then reboot and after around 2min on the "Optimizing apps" screen you'll have the latest facebook app.

WhiteNeo said:
Download the latest apk from apkmirror, then rename the file to base.apk and boot into recovery. Then use the integrated file explorer to move the base.apk file to /data/app/com.facebook.katana and set 644 permissions. Then reboot and after around 2min on the "Optimizing apps" screen you'll have the latest facebook app.
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It worked just fine. What I did more (just to be sure) was to chown the folder and base.apk to system:system. So now everytime I want to update facebook, I will just update base.apk in /data/app/com.facebook.katana and then reboot??

djargad said:
It worked just fine. What I did more (just to be sure) was to chown the folder and base.apk to system:system. So now everytime I want to update facebook, I will just update base.apk in /data/app/com.facebook.katana and then reboot??
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Yeah, exactly!
It's still quite time-consuming to update that way, but it's the best method we have.

WhiteNeo said:
Yeah, exactly!
It's still quite time-consuming to update that way, but it's the best method we have.
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I know this thread is bit old, but thank you, WhiteNeo!!! Your solution saved me a bunch of grief.
Just a tip, I have auto-updates for Facebook set to off. I do try to install via PlayStore and occasionally succeed. However, it also lets me "capture" the base.apk file, so I know it's the right one for my phone and don't have to sort through the files on apkmirror.com, which aren't always updated as fast as Facebook releases, though it's a phenomenal source.
Follow these steps to "capture" the base.apk, which requires root access and a good file manager (I use the CM13 file manager)
1. Kick off the update in Play Store
2. After the download is complete and its says "Installing", navigate to \data\app\
- You'll see both a com.facebook.katana-1 folder for your existing install, and a com.facebook.katana-2 for your updated install
- Note: It may take a few seconds or minute after installing starts for this folder to show up, and once it does you'll only have a few minutes to capture the base.apk because when the -504 error shows, it wipes out the com.facebook.katana-2 folder and contents leaving you with the old install
3. Navigate to \data\app\com.facebook.katana-2 and copy base.apk to somewhere you'll find it later
4. Wait for the infamous -504 error, then follow WhiteNeo's solution by overwriting the base.apk in \data\app\com.facebook.katana-1 with the one you just saved and reboot

Detaching apps from market

Like many others I don't always like the updates to some of my installed apps. Yet it is a hassle to avoid accidentally installing an unwanted update. It is so much easier to click on "update all" in Google Play instead of going through each app's update individually.
Yet I have not found a way to make an installed and purchased app safe from updating. Titanium backup's "detach from market" does not work.
May I suggest a module that would prevent an app from updating? Maybe by making its app files write only?

I think a package like that would be useful. But an easy workaround in the mean time would be to go to Google play store settings and change the automatic update to never.

I already don't allow automatic updates but it is still a nuisance to have to pick through and avoid the persistent update notifications.

I currently use Changelog Droid to accomplish this, although I'd certainly welcome a module to replace it.

Yes, that will tell me what the update changes. I'm looking for something that would "prevent" the update.

this would help me a lot as well. im sure there is a module somewhere that will detach an app from the market and it would just stop showing in the pay store updates.

I think it would help a lot of users. Titanium backup has had that feature for years but it hasn't worked for years. Every time the play store refreshes it reattaches the app.
I am not a programmer but it seems to me that if a tool made an installed app's main files "read only" any attempted update would simply fail, which would solve the problem. Wouldn't that work?
Right now, I try to avoid certain updates but if I accidentally update I use titanium backup to restore the previous backed up version. But it would be nice if it could be simpler. I don't understand why the play store insists on forcing updates.

maybeme2 said:
I think it would help a lot of users. Titanium backup has had that feature for years but it hasn't worked for years. Every time the play store refreshes it reattaches the app.
I am not a programmer but it seems to me that if a tool made an installed app's main files "read only" any attempted update would simply fail, which would solve the problem. Wouldn't that work?
Right now, I try to avoid certain updates but if I accidentally update I use titanium backup to restore the previous backed up version. But it would be nice if it could be simpler. I don't understand why the play store insists on forcing updates.
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There is some kind of workaround for this issue.
You can use Raccoon to download .apk files from the Play Store to your computer (you can also download previous app versions, search the thread for it). Afterwards, use the app ZipSigner to sign the downloaded .apk with your own key. If required, uninstall the official app version, reboot, install the newly signed .apk and reboot again. Now the update notification from Google Play Store should be gone as the app isn't signed with the same key as the official one from Play Store.

Thank you. I'll try that. Thanks for taking the time to help.

orville87 said:
There is some kind of workaround for this issue.
You can use Raccoon to download .apk files from the Play Store to your computer (you can also download previous app versions, search the thread for it). Afterwards, use the app ZipSigner to sign the downloaded .apk with your own key. If required, uninstall the official app version, reboot, install the newly signed .apk and reboot again. Now the update notification from Google Play Store should be gone as the app isn't signed with the same key as the official one from Play Store.
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thanks for the workaround. can i use titanium backup to restore the data of the app after download and signing it?

+1

resitm said:
thanks for the workaround. can i use titanium backup to restore the data of the app after download and signing it?
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maybeme2 said:
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Yes, you can That's one huge advantage of the described method :good:
Google Play Store checks for the sign code, whereas Titanium Backup depends on the package name (which isn't changed during signing process).

orville87 said:
Yes, you can That's one huge advantage of the described method :good:
Google Play Store checks for the sign code, whereas Titanium Backup depends on the package name (which isn't changed during signing process).
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I signed the apk and ended up with a zip file, so i flashed that and got the attached error. What am i doing wrong? Got the apk from the developer website which might be causing the issue.

resitm said:
I signed the apk and ended up with a zip file, so i flashed that and got the attached error. What am i doing wrong? Got the apk from the developer website which might be causing the issue.
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You can select if you want to sign the .apk as .zip or as .apk file (.apk files are .zip files, just with another file type). Don't flash them via recovery. If you can't find the option to sign the .apk as .apk, just sign it as .zip and rename it to .apk afterwards.

orville87 said:
You can select if you want to sign the .apk as .zip or as .apk file (.apk files are .zip files, just with another file type). Don't flash them via recovery. If you can't find the option to sign the .apk as .apk, just sign it as .zip and rename it to .apk afterwards.
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Thank you very much, i didnt know i could change the output to apk. The app no longer appears in the play store.

Huawei P9 Notepad APK

Can anyone please upload for me Huawei P9 Notepad APK for EMUI 8, EVA-AL10?
I need it. Thank you

md sabuj said:
Can anyone please upload for me Huawei P9 Notepad APK for EMUI 8, EVA-AL10?
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Extracted by ApkExtractor but Notepad s system app, not sure would it work that way

zgfg said:
Extracted by ApkExtractor but Notepad s system app, not sure would it work that way
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It's not working.
Could you please tell me in which directory of System this apk is stored?
I'll manually put the apk there and edit it’s permission to 0644.
You can check it by an App called App Inspector (Available at Play Store)

md sabuj said:
It's not working.
Could you please tell me in which directory of System this apk is stored?
I'll manually put the apk there and edit it’s permission to 0644.
You can check it by an App called App Inspector (Available at Play Store)
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I know very well for ApkInspector - screenshot attached.
This is system app, still not sure would it work.
But guys, if you think you don't like a particular 'bloatware' app, just disable by ADB. What's the point of deleting 3 MB from Internal memory and later having such troubles
Suggesting to flash stock Ramdisk and Recovery and to take Install latest by eRecovery. You will not loose Network patch

zgfg said:
I know very well for ApkInspector - screenshot attached.
This is system app, still not sure would it work.
But guys, if you think you don't like a particular 'bloatware' app, just disable by ADB. What's the point of deleting 3 MB from Internal memory and later having such troubles
Suggesting to flash stock Ramdisk and Recovery and to take Install latest by eRecovery. You will not loose Network patch
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I have just uninstalled the App, not deleted from System. It seems the app is still in it’s own directory. I have tried to install it by tapping install. But its not installed.
Is there any adb command to re-install an uninstalled APK?
Does flashing stock ramdisk and Recovery trigger a Factory reset?
My ramdisk modified by magisk and have stock recovery installed.

md sabuj said:
I have just uninstalled the App, not deleted from System. It seems the app is still in it’s own directory. I have tried to install it by tapping install. But its not installed.
Is there any adb command to re-install an uninstalled APK?
Does flashing stock ramdisk and Recovery trigger a Factory reset?
My ramdisk modified by magisk and have stock recovery installed.
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Ok, then you needed to say in the first place what did you really do. If you uninstalled (for default user) by ADB, then the application remains on the system (for users 'other' than default) and can be reinstalled by ADB again (although not possible on old ADB servers like in EMUI 4). For the commands see (check examples by the end of the script there)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80526831&postcount=3
You can't click on the apk uninstalled by ADB to 'install' back.
For that reason disabling by ADB is more practical, app can ba re-enabled without ADB, simply through Settings, Apps
PS: eRecovery Install latest does not trigger Factory reset, unless you don't take Factory reset option by mistake from eRecovery
Flashing stock Recovery or Ramdisk does not trigger Factory reset (if correct file is flashed to the correct partition)