Talk:Android File System
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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
