Root open links with their apps rather than the browser

[russhoopes]

Not sure if you all are as annoyed as I was about links in SMS and email not opening their respective apps but rather just the browser, such as YouTube and Play Store. After a lot of searching i have found out how to change it back to the way it was before Apple sued HTC.
-First your EVO V must be rooted, I used HTCdev method and installed TWRP recovery and superuser, still S-ON. MAKE A BACKUP!

-Next you will need a root file browser and a build.prop editor, I use Rom Toolbox because it has both of the functions needed.

-In the root file browser go to /system/apps and delete the file HTClinkifydispatcher.apk

-Now using the build.prop editor find the line that says "ro.da1.enable". Click on it and change from "true" to "false"

-Reboot into recovery and clear cache and dalvik then reboot.

-Now when you click on a youtube or play store url it will ask you which app you would like to open it with.

I cannot take credit for this. I found it on XDA for another HTC phone running ICS so I tried it on my EVO V and it worked. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696536
Hope it helps.

 

[swerver32]

Worked just like you said, thanks!

 

[Kahroo]

Finally!

 

[russhoopes]

glad I could help, I figured I have lurked this forum enough since I rooted my HTC wildfire, then motorola triumph now my evo with no posts so I found something I thought others with this phone may want to know.

 

[Snake X]

I cannot take credit for this. I found it on XDA for another HTC phone running ICS so I tried it on my EVO V and it worked.

Moreso if your able to provide the original thread link

 

[russhoopes]

Moreso if your able to provide the original thread link

[How-To] Remove HTClinkifydispatcher.apk to open URLs directly to their apps - xda-developers

Sorry I could not add it in my first few posts due to forum rules about posting links, much respect to the guys at XDA

 

[Jargin]

Anyone good with edify script syntax know why this is failing?

ui_print("");
ui_print("Fixing links to open via app not browser...");
ui_print("");

ui_print("    Mounting /system");
	mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p23", "/system");

ui_print("    Removing HTClinkifydispatcher.apk");
	delete("/system/app/HTClinkifydispatcher.apk");

ui_print("    Correcting build.prop");
        run_program("/system/xbin/sed", "-i 's/ro.da1.enable=true/ro.da1.enable=false/' /system/build.prop");

ui_print("    Unmounting /system");
        unmount("/system");

 

[wigginst]

In harmonia the htc apk doesn't seem to be there. In that case should we just change the true to false in the build Prop? Leslie ann: will this Bork anything in the rom?

 

[jerofld]

[How-To] Remove HTClinkifydispatcher.apk to open URLs directly to their apps - xda-developers

Sorry I could not add it in my first few posts due to forum rules about posting links, much respect to the guys at XDA

I would like it if you were to edit your post to put this link in your OP. If you click edit on your post, you can put it in, now.

 

[russhoopes]

In harmonia the htc apk doesn't seem to be there. In that case should we just change the true to false in the build Prop? Leslie ann: will this Bork anything in the rom?

I don't see why it would mess anything up. All that line does is apple compliance.

 

[bsoplinger]

Dumb question... Since the stock ROM is odexed, shouldn't I need to rename the .odex file also?

 

[russhoopes]

Dumb question... Since the stock ROM is odexed, shouldn't I need to rename the .odex file also?

no, i wondered that since I'm new to messing with build.prop but i did what the instructions said and it worked.

 

[wigginst]

Worked great. Thanks!