[TUT] Updating system apps

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Aug 12, 2013
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This tutorial will teach you how to update system apps like Calender, keyboard, file manager etc
Things you ll need :-
  1. A rooted phone
  2. Root explorer
  3. Applications like Aptoide

Instructions
  1. Install root explorer from play store.
  2. Install aptoide from internet.
  3. Let aptoide update.
  4. After some time aptoide will show updates, update the system apps. But these apps wont install.
  5. Backup the original apk and delete it from /system/app folder (root).
  6. Now go to root explorer, copy the (SystemAppName).apk from /sdcard/.aptoide and paste it into /system/app. No need to install.
  7. Reboot the phone and Done!

You can use the same method to revert back to original app.

NOTE: SOME APPS LIKE SETTINGS CANT BE UPDATED USING THIS METHOD.
 
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mhyr

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Feb 10, 2012
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replacing home launcher update with this method caused me stock in boot animation , and before , replacing theme app caused disapearing notification bar, i dont think its a good way foe updating system apps , however it didnt work for me
Huawei p6 runing b709
 

Alberhasky

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Mar 1, 2011
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replacing home launcher update with this method caused me stock in boot animation , and before , replacing theme app caused disapearing notification bar, i dont think its a good way foe updating system apps , however it didnt work for me
Huawei p6 runing b709

Did you change the apk permissions after you replaced it? If not the app won't work properly
 

ash_azz

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Nov 14, 2019
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it didn't help, aptoide couldn't 'detect' system apps to update them in the first place...
 

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    This tutorial will teach you how to update system apps like Calender, keyboard, file manager etc
    Things you ll need :-
    1. A rooted phone
    2. Root explorer
    3. Applications like Aptoide

    Instructions
    1. Install root explorer from play store.
    2. Install aptoide from internet.
    3. Let aptoide update.
    4. After some time aptoide will show updates, update the system apps. But these apps wont install.
    5. Backup the original apk and delete it from /system/app folder (root).
    6. Now go to root explorer, copy the (SystemAppName).apk from /sdcard/.aptoide and paste it into /system/app. No need to install.
    7. Reboot the phone and Done!

    You can use the same method to revert back to original app.

    NOTE: SOME APPS LIKE SETTINGS CANT BE UPDATED USING THIS METHOD.