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You need to root your phone first. Then install Android SDK.
 
You need to root your phone first. Then install Android SDK.
 
run adb or ddms->file explorer, look for your interested-in APK in /system/app
 
run adb or ddms->file explorer, look for your interested-in APK in /system/app
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== backup then view ==
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You can use a file browser with an backup function, for example the ES File Explorer Long tap a item and select create backup

Revision as of 17:21, 4 February 2014

using a "media" intermediary directory

Some people are using a "media" intermediary directory between the standard public directory and the storage root. See below

  • /sdcard/media/alarms OR /sdcard/Alarms
  • /sdcard/media/notifications OR /sdcard/notifications
  • /sdcard/media/ringtones OR /sdcard/ringtones
  • /sdcard/media/ui OR /sdcard/ui

Warning: This may be incorrect.

adb

adb is part of Android SDK

Someone claims a workaround to view the filenames in the /data/app folder without having root exists using "adb".

 adb shell pm list packages

to get a list of packages installed

However, you need to root the Android device to install Android SDK.

what?

list contents of /data/app without root

To do this from the command line, use adb shell pm list packages to get the list of installed packages, pick the desired package, append -1.apk to it, and pull it from /data/app. Example: If the package name is org.mozilla.firefox, use adb pull /data/app/org.mozilla.firefox-1.apk.

need to root first

You need to root your phone first. Then install Android SDK. run adb or ddms->file explorer, look for your interested-in APK in /system/app

backup then view

You can use a file browser with an backup function, for example the ES File Explorer Long tap a item and select create backup