Hi,
Can anyone think of a workaround for deleting a built-in app in Android?
All the apps in our builds get the status of "built-in" as opposed to "downloaded". This makes them impossible to uninstall. If we want to debug one of our apps with DS-5 CE, we must allow it to be uploaded and installed by DS-5. That's how this tool works. You can't install the same app twice and you can't delete a built-in app. So we need to remove the app to be debugged from the build which is inconvenient.
You may have to mount /system/app writeable (which I think is OK for a developer edition like Linaro Android, it could be a build option?) and muck around in the database yourself since neither adb uninstall or the Settings app is keen on removing a built-in app. Can it be done?
/Tony
On 27 January 2012 19:53, Tony Mansson tony.mansson@linaro.org wrote:
Hi,
Can anyone think of a workaround for deleting a built-in app in Android?
All the apps in our builds get the status of "built-in" as opposed to "downloaded". This makes them impossible to uninstall. If we want to debug one of our apps with DS-5 CE, we must allow it to be uploaded and installed by DS-5. That's how this tool works. You can't install the same app twice and you can't delete a built-in app. So we need to remove the app to be debugged from the build which is inconvenient.
You may have to mount /system/app writeable (which I think is OK for a developer edition like Linaro Android, it could be a build option?) and muck around in the database yourself since neither adb uninstall or the Settings app is keen on removing a built-in app. Can it be done?
It can be fixed in 3 ways:
1. Fix the DS5 plugin to run upload it similar to reinstalling app: the way adb install -r XYZ.apk . 2. Before booting the image, Mount the system partition on host machine and delete the APK from the system partition. 3. Boot the device and then run following commands: #adb remount (Mounts the system partition in rw mode) #adb shell rm /system/app/XYZ.apk (This would delete the apk and uninstalls the apk) Then upload the apk with DS5 CE. It should work.
/Tony
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On 27 January 2012 20:38, Vishal Bhoj vishal.bhoj@linaro.org wrote:
On 27 January 2012 19:53, Tony Mansson tony.mansson@linaro.org wrote:
Hi,
Can anyone think of a workaround for deleting a built-in app in Android?
All the apps in our builds get the status of "built-in" as opposed to "downloaded". This makes them impossible to uninstall. If we want to debug one of our apps with DS-5 CE, we must allow it to be uploaded and installed by DS-5. That's how this tool works. You can't install the same app twice and you can't delete a built-in app. So we need to remove the app to be debugged from the build which is inconvenient.
You may have to mount /system/app writeable (which I think is OK for a developer edition like Linaro Android, it could be a build option?) and muck around in the database yourself since neither adb uninstall or the Settings app is keen on removing a built-in app. Can it be done?
It can be fixed in 3 ways:
- Fix the DS5 plugin to run upload it similar to reinstalling app: the
way adb install -r XYZ.apk .
I vote for a fix like this. It is clean and require fewer hacks. We can install DS-5 application apk and invoke gator daemon and kernel module insertion just the way WiFiService does.
- Before booting the image, Mount the system partition on host machine
and delete the APK from the system partition. 3. Boot the device and then run following commands: #adb remount (Mounts the system partition in rw mode) #adb shell rm /system/app/XYZ.apk (This would delete the apk and uninstalls the apk) Then upload the apk with DS5 CE. It should work.
/Tony
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On 27 January 2012 21:02, Amit Pundir amit.pundir@linaro.org wrote:
On 27 January 2012 20:38, Vishal Bhoj vishal.bhoj@linaro.org wrote:
On 27 January 2012 19:53, Tony Mansson tony.mansson@linaro.org wrote:
Hi,
Can anyone think of a workaround for deleting a built-in app in Android?
All the apps in our builds get the status of "built-in" as opposed to "downloaded". This makes them impossible to uninstall. If we want to debug one of our apps with DS-5 CE, we must allow it to be uploaded and installed by DS-5. That's how this tool works. You can't install the same app twice and you can't delete a built-in app. So we need to remove the app to be debugged from the build which is inconvenient.
You may have to mount /system/app writeable (which I think is OK for a developer edition like Linaro Android, it could be a build option?) and muck around in the database yourself since neither adb uninstall or the Settings app is keen on removing a built-in app. Can it be done?
It can be fixed in 3 ways:
- Fix the DS5 plugin to run upload it similar to reinstalling app: the
way adb install -r XYZ.apk .
I meant DS5-CE should be capable of reinstalling the app since reinstalling system apps using "adb install -r" works .
I vote for a fix like this. It is clean and require fewer hacks. We can install DS-5 application apk and invoke gator daemon and kernel module insertion just the way WiFiService does.
- Before booting the image, Mount the system partition on host machine
and delete the APK from the system partition. 3. Boot the device and then run following commands: #adb remount (Mounts the system partition in rw mode) #adb shell rm /system/app/XYZ.apk (This would delete the apk and uninstalls the apk) Then upload the apk with DS5 CE. It should work.
/Tony
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Yes Vishal, I agree. Thanks a lot for your suggestions btw. I have verified that it works manually and since communication and control parts in DS-5 is implemented as python scripts it's actually easy to change. I like that.
I will definitely try it over the weekend.
BR, Tony
On 27 January 2012 20:27, Vishal Bhoj vishal.bhoj@linaro.org wrote:
On 27 January 2012 21:02, Amit Pundir amit.pundir@linaro.org wrote:
On 27 January 2012 20:38, Vishal Bhoj vishal.bhoj@linaro.org wrote:
On 27 January 2012 19:53, Tony Mansson tony.mansson@linaro.org wrote:
Hi,
Can anyone think of a workaround for deleting a built-in app in Android?
All the apps in our builds get the status of "built-in" as opposed to "downloaded". This makes them impossible to uninstall. If we want to debug one of our apps with DS-5 CE, we must allow it to be uploaded and installed by DS-5. That's how this tool works. You can't install the same app twice and you can't delete a built-in app. So we need to remove the app to be debugged from the build which is inconvenient.
You may have to mount /system/app writeable (which I think is OK for a developer edition like Linaro Android, it could be a build option?) and muck around in the database yourself since neither adb uninstall or the Settings app is keen on removing a built-in app. Can it be done?
It can be fixed in 3 ways:
- Fix the DS5 plugin to run upload it similar to reinstalling app: the
way adb install -r XYZ.apk .
I meant DS5-CE should be capable of reinstalling the app since reinstalling system apps using "adb install -r" works .
I vote for a fix like this. It is clean and require fewer hacks. We can install DS-5 application apk and invoke gator daemon and kernel module insertion just the way WiFiService does.
- Before booting the image, Mount the system partition on host machine
and delete the APK from the system partition. 3. Boot the device and then run following commands: #adb remount (Mounts the system partition in rw mode) #adb shell rm /system/app/XYZ.apk (This would delete the apk and uninstalls the apk) Then upload the apk with DS5 CE. It should work.
/Tony
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