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[GooeyGungan]

I recently did a factory reset on my Droid Razr in the hopes of speeding it up, and then restored the Text Messaging app + data from the backup I'd made using Titanium Backup, hoping it would restore my old text messages (it didn't, but I'll live). However, now every time I restart my phone, the Text Messaging app is nowhere to be found. I have to restore it using Titanium Backup every time, and then it will work until the phone is restarted again. The messaging apk is in /system/app, and I have tried using that apk to reinstall the app, but it simply says "Installation failed." Also, Titanium Backup says "(updated)" next to the text messaging app in its backup list - I don't know if that is relevant, but it may be.

 

Is there a way I can get this app back for good? I'd really love to avoid doing another factory reset.

[johnthehillbilly]

Are you completely stock or running a custom ROM ?

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[GooeyGungan]

Totally stock, other than having rooted my phone.

[johnthehillbilly]

Since you have already done a FDR.... maybe try running Matt's utility and restore complete stock..... sounds like something has partially corrupted your /system .....

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[GooeyGungan]

Well, the thing is, the app was working before the FDR, and I think it was the fact that I restored the app using titanium backup that messed it up. I have not tried a FDR since I started having this problem.

[Memnoch73]

I am thinking like Hillbilly you should use the Utility not just do a FDR. Your problem I think occurred because messaging is a system app and by rule you should never restore any system apps or data. Regular apps plus data is fine but system stuff will always give you headaches.

[GooeyGungan]

If I have an old safestrap backup, can I use that instead?

[Memnoch73]

If I have an old safestrap backup, can I use that instead?

 

Sure can as long as it was before your issues.

[johnthehillbilly]

If I have an old safestrap backup, can I use that instead?

I would run the utility ...... the re root install safestrap then you can use your backup (as long as its from the same version of safestrap (as to not run into more problems)......

Edit..... I guess I am more inclined to just run the utility when something in /system gets messed up..... then you can be sure no "corrupted crap" is still hanging around

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[prstorero]

Memnoch is correct, never restore system apps with titanium backup, you will almost always have issues in some shape or form. Since you are stock, if no one can provide their stock messaging apk, you will have to do the restore for it to function properly. The messages were not restored because they are actually stored in the telephony apk, but i wouldn't try restoring that either lol. There are apps on the play store that can back up your messages for you. I believe even TB has a sms back up option that should work. 

[johnthehillbilly]

To back up your MMS and SMS (without an extra app) you can use a root explorer or adb shell (i use root explorer) and navigate to /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases and copy the mmssms.db to another location ...... when you have finished with FDR or fastboot or whatever you are doing that may erase your SMS MMS you can restore the mmssmd.db to the same location and all your SMS MMS should be restored

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[GooeyGungan]

Memnoch is correct, never restore system apps with titanium backup, you will almost always have issues in some shape or form. Since you are stock, if no one can provide their stock messaging apk, you will have to do the restore for it to function properly. The messages were not restored because they are actually stored in the telephony apk, but i wouldn't try restoring that either lol. There are apps on the play store that can back up your messages for you. I believe even TB has a sms back up option that should work. 

Do you know where I might get a stock messaging apk? What should I do with it, supposing I get my hands on one? Just run it? I've tried running the apks I have from my Titanium backup and from the system/app directory, but those both give me a "Installation failed" message.

 

Also, my safestrap backup might be from an earlier version of android (4.0, maybe). Is that okay?

[johnthehillbilly]

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There is stock messaging app .... use root explorer and copy/paste to /system/app ..... set permissions to rw--r--r .... boot into ss wipe dalvik and cache .... reboot should reinstall it

The ss backup may not work from an earlier version ...... since we can't downgrade back to 4.0 I would assume downgraded backups will not work as well
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[GooeyGungan]

Okay, that seems to have done it. Thanks so much, hillbilly!

[iamhugger]

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There is stock messaging app .... use root explorer and copy/paste to /system/app ..... set permissions to rw--r--r .... boot into ss wipe dalvik and cache .... reboot should reinstall it

The ss backup may not work from an earlier version ...... since we can't downgrade back to 4.0 I would assume downgraded backups will not work as well
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Do you think it would be ok to install this on droid3 stock slot still running Android Version 2.3.4??

[johnthehillbilly]

Okay, that seems to have done it. Thanks so much, hillbilly!

No problem..... anytime glad that got it

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There is stock messaging app .... use root explorer and copy/paste to /system/app ..... set permissions to rw--r--r .... boot into ss wipe dalvik and cache .... reboot should reinstall it

The ss backup may not work from an earlier version ...... since we can't downgrade back to 4.0 I would assume downgraded backups will not work as well
tapadriving.....hillbilly style

Do you think it would be ok to install this on droid3 stock slot still running Android Version 2.3.4??

You could absolutely give it a shot.... can't hurt to try..... the worst it will do is crash on reboot and you would have to re install your stock droid 3 app


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[iamhugger]

@johnthehillbilly- Hey bud, gunna try updating her 2.3.4 with this.. Are you sure that i will NOT cause a bootloop when rebooting stock after install? Not a good feeling when that happens.. Dont think i have seen a utility to restore 2.3.4, do you know of one? Took me about 2hrs just to find a "still working link" to download from so i could root this droid3.. Also i made a back up of stock rom slot and activated slot1 to restore stock there to do this but only gives me black screen after i flash and reboot..Have to pull battery..Any suggestions besides getting rid of 2.3.4? Cause that is not an option.. Ty


well dont matter anyhow says parse error, not sure if I should add apk to system apps and change permissions via root explorer, pretty much every system app is blur

[johnthehillbilly]

@johnthehillbilly- Hey bud, gunna try updating her 2.3.4 with this.. Are you sure that i will NOT cause a bootloop when rebooting stock after install? Not a good feeling when that happens.. Dont think i have seen a utility to restore 2.3.4, do you know of one? Took me about 2hrs just to find a "still working link" to download from so i could root this droid3.. Also i made a back up of stock rom slot and activated slot1 to restore stock there to do this but only gives me black screen after i flash and reboot..Have to pull battery..Any suggestions besides getting rid of 2.3.4? Cause that is not an option.. Ty


well dont matter anyhow says parse error, not sure if I should add apk to system apps and change permissions via root explorer, pretty much every system app is blur

You can get the sbf files for the droid 3 here

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Then you can use rsd lite to restore if it goes bad

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[iamhugger]

i was reading i dont think a non-stock messaging app is gunna give me what i want anyhow. Tried a few popular ones on market got some result as stock. Just trying to get text messaging to a point that allows you to send a 10 second or longer video..