Requirements:
- Your Android phone should be rooted because Titanium Backup requires root access when making a backup. Root NOT required if you know how to install system files using ADB.
- You should have Android Market in your phone. Funny, but some countries like Saudi Arabia don’t have Android Market.
- Make a backup of your phone before you proceed below – just in case something goes wrong.
Need To Know:
- This tutorial was performed and tested by myself on my Google Nexus S.
- It is running on stock ROM (with root access).
- Screenshots below are old, based on my tutorial for Google Maps 5.9.
Disclaimer: Try this on your own risk. I’m not responsible if you mess up with your phone.
Tutorial:
Now let’s begin with the tutorial:
2. Go to Backup/Restore tab and look for Maps.
3. Now tap Maps 6.5.0 (or whatever version you have) and press the ‘Backup !’ button.
4. Now look for Street View 1.7.2.0 (or whatever version you have), tap it and press the ‘Backup !’ button.
5. Go back to Maps 6.5.0 (or whatever version you have) from the list, tap it, press the “Wipe Data” button and now press the “Un-install !” button.
6. Now go back to Street View 1.7.2.0 (or whatever version you have) from the list, tap it, press the “Wipe Data” button and now press the “Un-install !” button.
7. Download Google Maps 6.5.0 (Ownhere APK) below and transfer it to the root of your SD card.
8. Install maps5.12.0-ownhere.apk using a File Manager. If the installation fails or your phone is NOT rooted, use ADB to install the file using the two commands below:
adb remount
adb push maps6.5.0-ownhere-signed.apk /system/app
NOTE: If you’re having issues
installing the APK
file from ADB, rooted users can install it using Root Explorer (paid app). Tutorial
given here.
9. Reboot your phone. You should now have fully working Google Maps 6.5.0 with Navigation activated for use in any country! Check it out in action in the screenshots below.
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How to Install Apps in systemapp Folder Manually
In this tutorial, I will be using Root Explorer. It is a paid app, and the best one available for such tweaking with system files. You can buy Root Explorer from the
Android Market for $4. Follow the steps below:
2. Transfer the file that is to be pushed to systemapp directory to your SD card. We’ll call the file as sample.apk.
3. Now open Root Explorer and go to sdcard adn copy sample.apk file.
4. Navigate to systemapp now and press the “Mount R/W’ button to make the directory writable.
5. Paste the sample.apk file here. Now long press the file and select Permissions.
6. Set the file permissions as:
Owner: Read, Write
Group: Read
Others: Read
7. Tap OK to save the file permissions. Under the file sample.apk, you should now see “rw-r–r–”.
8. Press the “Mount R/O” button now and restart your phone.
After your phone restarts, you should now see the app sample.apk already installed in your phone. This is how you can install any app in systemapp folder if you have a rooted phone.
