I honestly think the whole G1 app scene would take off if we had a good How To floating around..

Someone needs to post up a good step by step for all the people who have Rooted G1s and what exactly they need to do to pull the .apk files off their phone and get them onto the web..

The more people that know, means the more apps there will be available to download and trade, also this subforum needs more exposure..

so who is up for it?

as of right now I am not rooted or else I would join in, I did post up some threads below to contribute though

:ilove:

Chances are people that have root know how to adb pull programs from their phones.
Plus there are tutorials online, just use Google. :)

Plus you can also use Astro, for now.

Whats astro? and I have yet to see a real good how to yet, can you post one up?

Whats astro? and I have yet to see a real good how to yet, can you post one up?
Astro is a file manager program on the market.
From your post, you dont have root, so there is no reason for me to direct you.
Sorry

Astro is a file manager program on the market.
From your post, you dont have root, so there is no reason for me to direct you.
Sorry

Uhh.. actually Ive been doing a large part in promoting this forum and getting it known in other areas so that we actually have a community of people contributing, so by me having root or not shouldn't make a difference because if I have access to the how to, I know quality people who could use it to help out around here..

Here you go buddy:

If you want to back up your own apps (or save some of that space!) what you want to do is:

1. Be root. (OK yeah, so ADP1 owners are gonna get a bunch of bad press. On top of all their other problems, now they are automatically assumed to be thieves. Assuming they ever get that promised update that is..)
2. Purchase an app. Yep, sorry, gotta start here.
3.
adb pull /data/app-private/{fooo.apk} /sdcard/fooo.apk
4.
adb uninstall {foo}
5.
adb install {foo.apk}
6. Now the apk is backed up to the current directory, AND you’re recovered all that extra space by installing it as normal to /data/app.

you dont even need adb or be plugged into computer to copied apk files to back up.

is simple! first must gain root access, of course. :p
then you download from market the Terminal app.
open terminal and do the following :


su
cp -a /data/app /sdcard/app


done! :D

if you want detail instructions, su command is superuser, it will grant permissions
you may also want to view all installed apks, in that cas e do the following:



su
cd /data
ls /data


this might also be done with app-private:


su
cd /data/app-private
ls
cp -a /data/app-private /sdcard/app-private


hope you do well :)
greetings!

ps: please no angry post putdowns, guys! we all share community and want contribute positiveness, yeah?
if need root, google this:


root access g1 xda


will be first link down. enjoy!

Nooo if the developers discover that people are not buying their and they share in here they can even stop this site.... please don't do that....

Nooo if the developers discover that people are not buying their and they share in here they can even stop this site.... please don't do that....
People are buying how do you think the file even gets here?
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Found away to do this in terminal:
su
cp /system/sd/data/app-private /sdcard/backup -rf
cp /system/sd/data/app /sdcard/backup -rf

that is if you have lucid -a -sd applied
*or apps on sd persay*
if not then
su
cp /system/data/app-privata /sdcard/backup -rf
cp /system/data/app /sdcard/backup -rf

A quote from rgbmode in xda-forum
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Do you think without all this forum around their android and pocket pc os device are selling well. Also many people can claim they are good in knowledge on computing with xp, vista now win7. Everyone alway have their first time.

install app (.apk) or (non-market applications ) from sdcard
1-from the phone hit menu\setting\applications\ unknown sources (mark it )to install non-market applications.
2-what type file manager you have (afile ( discover ) , Linda file manager ,es file explorer....etc.
just open your file manager and open the folder you put the apps ,and hit it to install .

note
-Linda file manager and Es file explorer ...is free in the market you can download it.( i like Es file explorer).
- discover pro (aFile) v.1.20 y can get it here (the full paid version)
[Only registered and activated users can see links]

enjoy