Deleted SystemUI.apk, usb debugging is off with no way to turn it on. Please, help.

[Amhyden]

First of all, I don't know if I'm posting this in the right place, so sorry if I'm bothering anyone by doing it. I also apologize for the following wall of text:

Now, My device is an HTC One m8 with stock android 6.0 and sense 7.0 firmware

It's rooted, bootloader unlocked, s-off with TWRP installed

However, it has usb debugging OFF!

I was restoring a backup from the SystemUI.apk from Titanium Backup and it got stuck restoring it for around an hour, so I decided to restart the phone, now, all I'm getting is a black screen with the message "System UI has stopped unexpectedly." and two options: Send report to HTC and Don't send. Whenever I click any of these options, the message disappears and reappears an instant after.

I'd like to know if there's a way to fix this issue, or if there's a way to enable USB debugging via TWRP in order to be able to install(?) the SystemUI.apk again (Which I don't have but keep searching for)

The last option would be to flash the stock rom again, but as far as I can tell, I need the USB debugging to be ON, which is kind of a bummer.

I really, REALLY need some help, I've looked everywhere but can't seem to find a solution for this

Thanks in advance!

TL;DR: Phone stuck in black screen with "System UI has stopped" and USB debugging turned OFF. Help?

 

[RealWelder]

First of all, I don't know if I'm posting this in the right place, so sorry if I'm bothering anyone by doing it. I also apologize for the following wall of text:

Now, My device is an HTC One m8 with stock android 6.0 and sense 7.0 firmware

It's rooted, bootloader unlocked, s-off with TWRP installed

However, it has usb debugging OFF!

I was restoring a backup from the SystemUI.apk from Titanium Backup and it got stuck restoring it for around an hour, so I decided to restart the phone, now, all I'm getting is a black screen with the message "System UI has stopped unexpectedly." and two options: Send report to HTC and Don't send. Whenever I click any of these options, the message disappears and reappears an instant after.

I'd like to know if there's a way to fix this issue, or if there's a way to enable USB debugging via TWRP in order to be able to install(?) the SystemUI.apk again (Which I don't have but keep searching for)

The last option would be to flash the stock rom again, but as far as I can tell, I need the USB debugging to be ON, which is kind of a bummer.

I really, REALLY need some help, I've looked everywhere but can't seem to find a solution for this

Thanks in advance!

TL;DR: Phone stuck in black screen with "System UI has stopped" and USB debugging turned OFF. Help?

Usually adb will work by default in twrp, you may have to hit mount first and check system if it is not already checked.

You can also use the file manager in twrps advanced menu to copy the SystemUI back into place and chmod it to 0644.

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[Amhyden]

Usually adb will work by default in twrp, you may have to hit mount first and check system if it is not already checked.

You can also use the file manager in twrps advanced menu to copy the SystemUI back into place and chmod it to 0644.

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lright, so I go to TWRP, mount system so I can copy the file to my phone? I tried that, but perhaps I didn't do it the right way. What do you mean by "chmod it to 0644"? Sorry, I'm kind of a noob in this whole android experience

And by the way, Do I need to rename the "SystemUI.apk" file to .zip for it to be recognized by TWRP?

 

[RealWelder]

lright, so I go to TWRP, mount system so I can copy the file to my phone? I tried that, but perhaps I didn't do it the right way. What do you mean by "chmod it to 0644"? Sorry, I'm kind of a noob in this whole android experience

And by the way, Do I need to rename the "SystemUI.apk" file to .zip for it to be recognized by TWRP?

In the file manager in twrp it will recognize it as an apk so no need to rename it. Just copy it to /system/priv-app/ if on 4.4 or /system/priv-app/SystemUI/ if on 5.0+. Then chmod is to change the permissions of the apk. 0644 is rw-r--r--. You can do this with twrps file manager also...after you copy the apk into place.

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[Amhyden]

In the file manager in twrp it will recognize it as an apk so no need to rename it. Just copy it to /system/priv-app/ if on 4.4 or /system/priv-app/SystemUI/ if on 5.0+. Then chmod is to change the permissions of the apk. 0644 is rw-r--r--. You can do this with twrps file manager also...after you copy the apk into place.

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You're right it was recognized by TWRP, but I just can't find the /System/priv-app directory. The only folder inside /System is a folder named "bin", is this the right place or am I doing something wrong?

 

[RealWelder]

You're right it was recognized by TWRP, but I just can't find the /System/priv-app directory. The only folder inside /System is a folder named "bin", is this the right place or am I doing something wrong?

That means the system is not mounted. Go back to home in twrp, press mount, then check system. Then try again.

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[Amhyden]

That means the system is not mounted. Go back to home in twrp, press mount, then check system. Then try again.

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Everything makes sense now, I checked it, copied the apk, changed the ch to 0644 and now I'm rebooting. Let's hope it works!

 

[RealWelder]

Also, make sure mount read only is not chrcked.

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Everything makes sense now, I checked it, copied the apk, changed the ch to 0644 and now I'm rebooting. Let's hope it works!

It should. Good luck. If it does, make a fresh backup in TWRP so you can always restore if you have problems in the future.

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[Amhyden]

Everything makes sense now, I checked it, copied the apk, changed the ch to 0644 and now I'm rebooting. Let's hope it works!

Alright so apparently I can now see my apps, but the SystemUI has stopped message is still there reappearing everytime i select an option, and there are no navigation buttons present, I'll try enabling usb debugging and restoring the backup from Titanium Backup to see if it solves the issue

 

[RealWelder]

Alright so apparently I can now see my apps, but the SystemUI has stopped message is still there reappearing everytime i select an option, and there are no navigation buttons present, I'll try enabling usb debugging and restoring the backup from Titanium Backup to see if it solves the issue

Ok. You may also try clearing cache and dalvik cache in TWRP also...in case there were some residual files left over from the previous version.

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[Amhyden]

Ok. You may also try clearing cache and dalvik cache in TWRP also...in case there were some residual files left over from the previous version.

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Will do once I get it working, right now I went to TitaniumBackup and tried to restore my sysui backup, the app installation window came up asking me if i wanted to update my SystemUi app and I accepted, but after a couple of seconds it said "App not installed" i tapped "done" and titaniumbackup is now "Restoring App+Data" which is what it got stuck in the last time I tried... Should I wait a while longer and see what happens or did something go wrong?

 

[RealWelder]

Will do once I get it working, right now I went to TitaniumBackup and tried to restore my sysui backup, the app installation window came up asking me if i wanted to update my SystemUi app and I accepted, but after a couple of seconds it said "App not installed" i tapped "done" and titaniumbackup is now "Restoring App+Data" which is what it got stuck in the last time I tried... Should I wait a while longer and see what happens or did something go wrong?

Not too sure...I haven't used TitaniumBackup in years. What device and os are we working on?

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[Amhyden]

Not too sure...I haven't used TitaniumBackup in years. What device and os are we working on?

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International HTC One M8 with android 6.0, titaniumbackup is still doing the restoration thing :S

I lost my navigation and status bar after messing around with Softkeyz, I swear to God I won't use that thing again

 

[RealWelder]

International HTC One M8 with android 6.0, titaniumbackup is still doing the restoration thing :S

I lost my navigation and status bar after messing around with Softkeyz, I swear to God I won't use that thing again

Well, the good thing is you have a phone with firmware and fastboot readily available. If it comes down to it you can always get it back to stock. Hopefully it will work for you though, so you don't have to go through the trouble.

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[Amhyden]

Well, the good thing is you have a phone with firmware and fastboot readily available. If it comes down to it you can always get it back to stock. Hopefully it will work for you though, so you don't have to go through the trouble.

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Going back to stock would be the last option... but still, Do you happen to know If I can just use the RUU provided by HTC to just re-flash the stock firmware? Or do I need something else?

(Still stuck restoring)

 

[RealWelder]

Going back to stock would be the last option... but still, Do you happen to know If I can just use the RUU provided by HTC to just re-flash the stock firmware? Or do I need something else?

(Still stuck restoring)

The RUU should work. You have to be in fastboot usb mode when you run it on your pc.

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[Amhyden]

The RUU should work. You have to be in fastboot usb mode when you run it on your pc.

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I tried using another SystemUI file I found but it didn't work... I guess I'm going to just reflash everything with the RUU then. I'm guessing I'll lose root, right?

 

[RealWelder]

I tried using another SystemUI file I found but it didn't work... I guess I'm going to just reflash everything with the RUU then. I'm guessing I'll lose root, right?

Did you clear cache and art cache in twrp?

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[Amhyden]

Did you clear cache and art cache in twrp?

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Oh, right! I forgot! Let me do that

 

[Amhyden]

Did you clear cache and art cache in twrp?

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And nothing, I'm back to the black background with the systemui error I guess I'll just reflash with the RUU