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ptsenter · 09-20-2011, 05:17 PM

I used to use

adb install

to install all apps.

But found a quirk in it recently:

I have Ermine 1.01 which includes Youtube as system app.
While trying to update Youtube to newer version using adb I got a message saying the app already installed.
adb uninstall does not work for system apps.
To alleviate the problem I just copied new apk to the device and installed it using ES File Explorer.

The other possible solution is to move Youtube.apk from /system/app to /data/app in the next version of Ermine 1.xxx. This can be useful for brand new users of PE/EE.

09-20-2011, 05:17 PM	#230
ptsenter Addict Posts: 285 Karma: 88 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kobo eReader Wireless	"adb install"'s quirk I used to use adb install to install all apps. But found a quirk in it recently: I have Ermine 1.01 which includes Youtube as system app. While trying to update Youtube to newer version using adb I got a message saying the app already installed. adb uninstall does not work for system apps. To alleviate the problem I just copied new apk to the device and installed it using ES File Explorer. The other possible solution is to move Youtube.apk from /system/app to /data/app in the next version of Ermine 1.xxx. This can be useful for brand new users of PE/EE.