[Q] Installable system app?

Just2Cause · Apr 20, 2014

Hello everyone,

I would like to know how to convert a non-installable system apk (/system/app/*.apk) into a normally installable apk file.

If there are some needed tools please provide links as this will help me very much doing what I'm planning to do after my exams.

Thanks in advance

Regards,
~J2C

eclyptos · Apr 20, 2014

Why do you need a installable files when you can flash them via recovery to get them work properly? ..just asking..

Just2Cause · Apr 20, 2014

eclyptos said:
Why do you need a installable files when you can flash them via recovery to get them work properly? ..just asking..

In case of LB with no recovery (damn Sony for not having recovery partition) and no root

eclyptos · Apr 20, 2014

Just2Cause said:
In case of LB with no recovery (damn Sony for not having recovery partition) and no root

I don't know if you know but you can have installed TWRP Recovery on LB and no Root.

Just2Cause · Apr 20, 2014

eclyptos said:
I don't know if you know but you can have installed TWRP Recovery on LB and no Root.

I don't know that but I would like to keep it simple for others too.

gregbradley · Apr 20, 2014

eclyptos said:
I don't know if you know but you can have installed TWRP Recovery on LB and no Root.

No you can't.
You need root.
But you can install it on a non rooted device and root it at the same time on a 534 FTF

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eclyptos · Apr 20, 2014

Just2Cause said:
I don't know that but I would like to keep it simple for others too.

Convert file System Apks to installable once, I think is not that simple and I hope someone know how to do that. Otherwise is simpler install recovery and flash them. Sorry to not help much more.

Just2Cause · Apr 20, 2014

gregbradley said:
No you can't.
You need root.
But you can install it on a non rooted device and root it at the same time on a 534 FTF

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That's exactly what I was thinking about.

But lets get back to the topic, How to make the system apk installable? (I know that some apks in /system/app are installable, but I'm talking about the non-installable ones)

Just2Cause · Apr 20, 2014

eclyptos said:
Convert file System Apks to installable once, I think is not that simple and I hope someone know how to do that. Otherwise is simpler install recovery and flash them. Sorry to not help much more.

It's ok, I don't expect that everyone passes by and leave a opinion to give help, xda people share thoughts with each other..

eclyptos · Apr 20, 2014

gregbradley said:
But you can install it on a non rooted device and root it at the same time on a 534 FTF

This part is not clear to me. If I installing the Recovery on non rooted device, how the recovery will root it at the same time? I will still have recovery without root.

Option 3 > installation on unrooted ROM.

gregbradley · Apr 21, 2014

eclyptos said:
This part is not clear to me. If I installing the Recovery on non rooted device, how the recovery will root it at the same time? I will still have recovery without root.

Option 3 > installation on unrooted ROM.

Because the installation script can gain a temporary root shell
It uses that to install the dual recovery
then its as simple as flashing SuperSU.zip or a pre rooted rom to gain "Full" root.

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