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Also see the twlaunch specific script in the Android directory of the script-archive.
Last change: 20120220
License: CC-BY-SA.
A modern Android runs on hardware comparable to a Desktop PC, and will have hundreds of applications installed. In case of a Note using Android gingerbread, we have about 180 apps as part of the system (/system), plus about 300 apps in my case (/data and sdcard).
The normal launcher approach is to either offer a sorted list, or a graphical icon based multi-page mess using the first-come, first-displayed principle, which is not conductive to quickly locate and launch a specific app. A few apps might be put on the home screens, but that is insufficient.
There are some apps that offer use of categories like titanium backup, but only inside the app. A few offer access to the categories in form of a widget on the home screen (these would fit the requirements). At least one app attempts to automate categorizing and - if memory serves - even to crowd-source categories (usually only lumping too many apps in too broad a category or outright saying 'unknown'; though it also permits manual categorization per app install).
The categorization shouldn't be restricted or accessible only the the app itself (a widget might help the user when search apps or launching an app), but rather be available for reuse in other apps and other usage scenarios. All in all, categorization is a main issue for every user with more than a few apps, and should dealt with centrally (I'm curious about ICS's take on this issue - if any).
Samsung's Galaxy Note comes with the TouchWiz user interface twlauncher app as the standard launcher. While the app is neither stable when opening a dozen folders in sequence, nor fast to reload after execution of some(?) programs, it at least offers folders on the app list 'pages' and thus a possibility to sort applications into folders with (possibly hierarchical) category names (but failing the reuse requirement from above).
Image me sorting 300 apps into folders. VNC apps go to net.vnc, connectbot goes to net.ssh, ...
(of course, the IMHO best scheme would be a launcher that doesn't have a database, but instead just uses filesystem objects to map apk files to screen names, categories and screen locations - perl and the shell, or alternately a simple file browser would be enough to access and edit the database)
It would be nice to reuse these categories when managing backup files and apps inside and outside of titanium backup. This would also help when flashing a new ROM or when recovering from misbehaving apps.
Concerning recovering an old database: twlauncher is quite forgiving, so it is possible to kill -STOP it, copy in an old database version in the application directory in /data/data, kill -TERM it, and after it's restart use the categories from the injected database, updated to the currently installed apps. So the manual categorizing effort can be recovered even in case of problems. Nice to know. You also can use sqlite3 and its .dump command to get at the database contents in SQL format.
Enter a small Perl experiment by the name of android.twlauncher.decode. The script's output is a readable 3 column list of the folders, screen names and class names of the apps as seen by twlauncher.
# extract the folder, screen name and starter/class name # (the "directory name" is the stem of the apk name for most apps) # scp root@note:/data/data/com.sec.android.app.twlauncher/databases/* . android.twlauncher.decode -v launcher.db > VLISTING
# selection from the output of cat VLISTING | sort | cut -b-120 # add **fsck.k9** as a better email client than the ones below mail+web :: Dolphin Browser HD :: mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser/.BrowserActivity mail+web :: Email :: com.android.email/.activity.Welcome mail+web :: Firefox Beta :: org.mozilla.firefox_beta/.App mail+web :: Google Mail :: com.google.android.gm/.ConversationListActivityGmail mail+web :: Groundhog Newsreader :: com.almarsoft.GroundhogReader/.GroupListActivity mail+web :: Internet :: com.android.browser/.BrowserActivity mail+web :: Opera Mobile :: com.opera.browser/com.opera.Opera mail+web :: ReadItLater :: com.ideashower.readitlater.free/com.ideashower.readi mail+web :: UrlToPDF :: com.nop.urltopdf/.UrlToPDF_Forground mail+web :: Web Translator Lite :: jp.ne.sakura.knatt.webtranslatorlite/.MainActivity messaging :: AndroIRC :: com.androirc/.AndroIRC messaging :: Talk :: com.google.android.talk/.SigningInActivity messaging :: eBuddy :: com.ebuddy.android/.ui.StartupActivity voice+phone :: Auto Redial :: com.adengappa/.Redial voice+phone :: Call Recorder :: com.appstar.callrecorder/.TabbedActivity voice+phone :: Callback Assistant :: callbackassistant.alarmspider.com/.AfterInstallWindo voice+phone :: Voice recorder :: com.sec.android.app.voicerecorder/.VoiceRecorderMain # market and application management and.app.market :: Market :: com.android.vending/.AssetBrowserActivity and.app.market :: S choice :: com.sec.android.app.schoice/.schoice and.app.market :: Samsung Apps :: com.sec.android.app.samsungapps/.Main and.app.mgr :: AutoAppOrganizer :: com.utility.autoapporganizer/.MainForm and.app.mgr :: Smart TaskSwitcher :: com.smart.taskswitcher/.main.TaskSwitcher and.app.mgr :: Task manager :: com.sec.android.app.controlpanel/.activity.JobManage and.app.mgr :: ZDbox :: com.zdworks.android.toolbox/.ui.HomeActivity # android information and.info :: CatLog :: com.nolanlawson.logcat/.LogcatActivity and.info :: JS Log :: com.zoeetrope.jslog/.Settings and.info :: Log This :: com.mgamerzproductions.logthis/.PathActivity and.info :: OS Monitor :: com.eolwral.osmonitor/.OSMonitor and.info :: Phone Explorer :: com.tbs.activity/.TbsMainActivity and.info :: Under the Hood :: aws.apps.underthehood/.Main # clipboard support incl. support for boilerplate texts (clipper!) # add **clipper** in this list office.misc :: FloatMemo(Free) :: com.psc.fukumoto.FloatMemo/com.psc.fukumoto.FloatMem and.misc :: Clip Ninja :: com.qoobees.clipninja/.library.FightWindow # copy-ocr2text-clipboard office.misc :: Copy Paste It Trial :: com.edwardkim.android.copyscreentextfree/com.edwardk # ui tweaks and.misc :: LCD Density Modder Pro :: com.birdapi.android.dpipro/.activities.HomeActivity and.misc :: Multicon :: com.h9kdroid.multicon/.Multicon # a small semi-transparent icon showing cpu, memory, etc and.misc :: Cool Tool :: ds.cpuoverlay/.MagicCPUActivity # NTP and.misc :: ClockSync :: ru.org.amip.ClockSync/.view.Main # retain loudness in case of accidental changes and.misc :: RingGuard :: com.x475aws.android.ringguard/.RingGuardPreferences # battery saving and.misc :: JuiceDefender Ultimate :: com.latedroid.ultimatejuice/com.latedroid.juicedefen # event- or location-specific automation and.misc :: Tasker :: net.dinglisch.android.taskerm/.Tasker # recovery ROM access, flashing, root access and.root :: CWM :: eu.chainfire.cfroot.cwmmanager/.MainActivity and.root :: Fix Permissions :: com.stericson.permissionfix/.PermissionFix and.root :: Mobile ODIN :: eu.chainfire.mobileodin.pro/eu.chainfire.mobileodin. and.root :: ROM Manager :: com.koushikdutta.rommanager/.RomManager and.root :: Rom Toolbox :: com.jrummy.liberty.toolbox/.MainActivity and.root :: Superuser :: com.noshufou.android.su/.Su # backup and restore and.root :: Titanium Backup :: com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup/.MainActivity and.root :: Titanium Restore BETA :: it.elaware.titaniumrestore/.MainActivity # antivirus (or maybe avast) and.sec :: Lookout :: com.lookout/.ui.LoadDispatch # security: permission checking and some allow/deny editing; LBE also acts as a personal outbound firewall and.sec.app.perm :: APeWatch :: de.struse.apewatch/.AndroidPermissionWatcherActivity and.sec.app.perm :: Addons Detector :: com.denper.addonsdetector/.ui.AddonsDetector and.sec.app.perm :: Autorun Manager :: com.rs.autorun/.MainDashboardActivity and.sec.app.perm :: LBE Privacy Guard :: com.lbe.security.lite/com.lbe.security.ui.SplashActi and.sec.app.perm :: Permissions Free :: com.stericson.permissions/.activities.Permissions and.sec.app.perm :: aSpotCat :: com.a0soft.gphone.aSpotCat/.MainWnd # file manager local and remote, blue tooth files :: File Expert :: xcxin.filexpert/.FileLister files.remote :: AndFTP :: lysesoft.andftp/.SplashActivity files.remote :: Androbex :: com.androbex.activity/.MainActivity files.remote :: Bluetooth File Transfer :: it.medieval.blueftp/.AMain files.remote :: SharesFinder :: com.scan.places/.MainPlacesActivity files.remote.server :: FTPDroid :: berserker.android.apps.ftpdroid/.MainActivity files.remote.server :: Samba Filesharing :: com.funkyfresh.samba/.samba files.remote.server :: SwiFTP :: org.swiftp/.ServerControlActivity files.misc :: APG :: org.thialfihar.android.apg/.MainActivity files.misc :: ArchiDroid :: org.ais.archidroid/.StartActivity files.misc :: Keeper :: com.callpod.android_apps.keeper/.ResultsActivity files.misc :: Send to SD card preferences :: ru.gelin.android.sendtosd/.PreferencesActivity files.misc :: Unrar Free :: com.newzdroid.unrar/.Unrar # more comfortable file selection (only offered by 3rd party apps?) files.selector :: ASTRO :: com.metago.astro/.SplashActivity files.selector :: OI File Manager :: org.openintents.filemanager/.FileManagerActivity # networking net.debug :: DNS Lookup :: com.kodholken.dnslookup/.Lookup net.debug :: Fing :: com.overlook.android.fing/.FingActivity net.debug :: IP Track :: org.movingstuff.IpTrack/.IpTrack net.debug :: IP-Geolocator :: com.ericonjava/.MainView net.debug :: Network Info II :: aws.apps.networkInfoIi/co.uk.alt236.android.lib.netw net.debug :: Network Speed :: netspeed.pt/.NetworkSpeedActivity net.debug :: Ping & DNS :: com.ulfdittmer.android.ping/.Main net.debug :: STUN Client :: com.kodholken.stunclient/.MainActivity net.debug :: Shark :: lv.n3o.shark/.SharkMain net.debug :: Speed Test :: org.zwanoo.android.speedtest/.MainTabActivity net.debug :: ipconfig :: com.mankind.ipconfig/.IpConfig net.prx.tun+socks :: Orbot :: org.torproject.android/.Orbot # some of these as well? net.prx.tun+socks :: AutoProxy Lite :: com.mgranja.autoproxy_lite/.ProxyListActivity net.prx.tun+socks :: OpenVPN Settings :: de.schaeuffelhut.android.openvpn/.OpenVpnSettings net.prx.tun+socks :: ProxyDroid :: org.proxydroid/.ProxyDroid net.prx.tun+socks :: SSHTunnel(BETA) :: org.sshtunnel.beta/.SSHTunnel net.prx.tun+socks :: VPN-Menu :: com.vpn_menu/.activity_main net.ssh :: ConnectBot :: org.connectbot/.HostListActivity net.ssh :: SSHDroid :: berserker.android.apps.sshdroid/.MainActivity net.ssh.misc :: PortKnocker :: org.thebigmachine.portknocker/.PorkKnotList net.vnc :: PocketCloud :: com.wyse.pocketcloudfree/.SplashActivity net.vnc :: VNC Viewer :: com.realvnc.viewer.android/.ConnectionsActivity net.vnc :: androidVNC :: android.androidVNC/.androidVNC net.vnc :: xvnc :: com.theqvd.android.x/.MainActivity net.wifi :: Antennas :: com.technolatry.antennas/.Antennas net.wifi :: OpenSignal :: com.staircase3.opensignal/.library.Main net.wifi :: Wi-Fi Finder :: com.jiwire.android.finder/.MainTabActivity net.wifi :: Wifi Analyzer :: com.farproc.wifi.analyzer/.MainScreen net.wifi :: qNetInfo :: com.qxbo.qnetinfo/.qNetInfo office :: Docs :: com.google.android.apps.docs/.app.MainProxyActivity office :: IncSlide Lite :: com.oozic.apps.inslidelite/com.oozic.apps.inslide.Wh office :: OfficeSuite :: com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered/com.mobisys office :: OpenOffice Document Reader :: at.tomtasche.reader/.ui.activity.OpenOfficeActivity # from Samsung office :: Polaris Office :: com.infraware.polarisoffice/.OfficeMainActivity office :: Project Schedule Free :: de.thorstensapps.ttf/.MainActivity office.misc :: Calculator :: com.sec.android.app.calculator/.Calculator office.misc :: TechCalc :: com.roamingsquirrel.android.calculator/.Calculate office.misc :: Translate :: com.google.android.apps.translate/.HomeActivity office.misc :: iTranslate :: at.nk.tools.iTranslate/com.sonicomobile.itranslate.g # printing and scanning (ocr by upload to google docs) office.misc :: PrintBot :: net.jsecurity.printbot/.chooser.FileChooser office.misc :: Scanthing :: com.scanthing.android/.ui.DashboardActivity office.note.geo+gfx :: Catch :: com.threebanana.notes/.Notes office.note.geo+gfx :: Evernote :: com.evernote/.ui.HomeActivity office.note.geo+gfx :: Mini diary :: com.sec.android.app.minidiary/.MiniDiaryListActivity office.note.geo+gfx :: Skitch :: com.evernote.skitch/.app.SkitchHomeActivity office.note.struct :: AndyUML :: com.yeradis.android.yuml/.HomeActivity office.note.struct :: Mind Map Memo :: com.takahicorp.MindMap/.MindMap office.note.struct :: Mindjet :: net.thinkingspace/.activities.LauncherActivity office.note.struct :: NoteLynX :: com.astrodean.notelynx/.MainActivity office.task+cal :: S Planner :: com.android.calendar/.LaunchActivity # the best calendar widget and the best task application office.task+cal :: Agenda Widget :: com.roflharrison.agenda.plus/com.roflharrison.agenda office.task+cal :: Astrid Tasks :: com.timsu.astrid/com.todoroo.astrid.activity.TaskLis # camera and augmented reality, sensors cam :: Camera :: com.sec.android.app.camera/.Camera cam.ar :: Layar :: com.layar/.Main cam.ar :: Qr Barcode Scanner :: appinventor.ai_progetto2003.SCAN/.Tab cam.ar :: Satellite AR :: com.agi.android.augmentedreality/.ChooseSatsActivity cam.ar :: ShopSavvy :: com.biggu.shopsavvy/.Main cam.ar :: Wikitude :: com.wikitude.samsung/com.mobilizy.wikitude.content.e cam.ar :: junaio :: com.metaio.junaio/.MainActivity sensor :: AndroSensor :: com.fivasim.androsensor/.SensorActivity sensor :: Audalyzer :: org.hermit.audalyzer/.Audalyzer sensor :: AudioSpectrumMonitor :: my.sample/.AudioSpectrumMonitorActivity sensor :: FrequencyGenerator :: pikumac.app.frequencygenerator/.FrequencyGeneratorAc sensor :: Proximity Sensor Finder :: com.tigermonster.proxfinder/.ProxFinder sensor :: Ruler Green :: RulerFreely.Common/.Ruler sensor :: Smart Tools :: kr.aboy.tools/.LicenseCheck sensor :: Speed Gun :: kr.sira.speed/.SmartSpeed sensor :: Swiss Army Knife :: com.digital_and_dreams.android.swiss_army_knife/.Mai sensor :: Thread Pitch :: kr.sira.thread/.ThreadGauge sensor :: Tool Box :: maxcom.toolbox.free/.MaxToolsMainAct sensor :: TripAlarm :: com.tripAlarm/.TripAlarm sensor :: Ulysse Gizmos :: com.binarytoys.ulysse/.UlysseGizmos sensor :: UlysseSpeedometer :: com.binarytoys.speedometer/.UlysseSpeedometer sensor :: gStrings :: org.cohortor.gstrings/.GStrings # some map apps, incl. openstreetmap and location-based point-of-interest apps; travel schedule map :: Google Sky Map :: com.google.android.stardroid/.activities.SplashScree map :: MapQuest :: com.mapquest.android.ace/.MainActivity map :: Maps :: com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps map :: MultiMap :: radonsoft.net.multimap/.MultiMap map :: Navigation :: com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps map :: Osmand :: net.osmand/.plus.activities.MainMenuActivity map.misc :: GPS Status :: com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2/.GPSStatus map.misc :: GPSLogger :: com.mendhak.gpslogger/.GpsMainActivity map.misc :: OSMTracker for Android™ :: me.guillaumin.android.osmtracker/.activity.TrackMa map.misc :: Trip Journal Lite :: com.iqapps.mobile.tripjournallite/com.iqapps.mobile. map.poi :: Aloqa :: com.aloqa.me.client_modules.android/.gui_client.over map.poi :: D-A-s Örtliche :: de.dasoertliche.android/.DasOertliche map.poi :: Latitude :: com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps map.poi :: Munich :: com.triposo.droidguide.munich/com.triposo.droidguide map.poi :: Munich POI :: edu.hm.devcamp/.presentation.activities.SplashScreen map.poi :: Places :: com.google.android.apps.maps/com.google.android.maps map.poi :: TripAdvisor :: com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor/.TripAdvisorTripAdvisorA rec.travel :: DB Navigator :: de.hafas.android.db/de.hafas.j2me.Hafas rec.travel :: Oeffi Directions :: de.schildbach.oeffi/.directions.DirectionsActivity rec.travel :: Oeffi Network Plans :: de.schildbach.oeffi/.plans.PlansPickerActivity rec.travel :: Oeffi Stations :: de.schildbach.oeffi/.stations.StationsActivity # media playing and editing media.edit :: Photo editor :: com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching/.LauncherActi media.edit :: Photoshop Express :: com.adobe.psmobile/.PhotoshopMobile media.edit :: PicsArt :: com.picsart.studio/com.socialin.android.photo.picsin media.edit :: SBM :: com.sketchbook/com.adsk.sketchbook.SketchBook media.edit :: TapeMachine Lite :: com.samalyse.free.tapemachine/.StartActivity media.edit :: Zen Brush :: jp.co.psoft.zenbrush/.ZenBrushActivity media.edit.vector :: ID :: com.brakefield.id/.Main media.edit.vector :: MaplePaint :: com.mapleworks/.paint.PaintActivity media.misc :: Live Art :: net.portalgraphics.liveart/.SplashActivity media.misc :: Rescan Media :: com.addz.mediascanner/.ScanActivity1 media.play :: Amazon MP3 :: com.amazon.mp3/.client.activity.LauncherActivity media.play :: Flash Player Settings :: com.adobe.flashplayer/.SettingsManager media.play :: Gallery :: com.cooliris.media/.Gallery media.play :: Last.fm Free :: com.danikula.lastfmfree/.ui.DashboardActivity media.play :: Music Hub :: com.samsung.music/.Main media.play :: Music player :: com.android.music/.MusicBrowserTabActivity media.play :: RockPlayer Lite :: com.redirectin.rockplayer.android.unified.lite/com.r media.play :: Videos :: com.sec.android.app.videoplayer/.activity.MainTab # I should remove a few rarely used ones news.av :: FM radio :: com.sec.android.app.fm/.MainActivity news.av :: SPB TV :: com.spb.tv.am/com.spb.tvlib.app.activity.EulaActivit news.av :: TuneIn Radio :: tunein.player/.Activity news.av :: USRadios :: com.ggomeze.usradios/.TabView news.av :: Watch TV :: com.watchtv/.TVForAndroidActivity news.av :: ZeRadio :: com.ZeRadio/.ZeRadio news.av :: tagesschau :: de.cellular.tagesschau/.Splash news.paper :: Deutsch News Online :: zapDroid.DeutschNewsOnline/.LunchList news.paper :: FOCUS :: de.cellular.focus/.Splash news.paper :: Guardian Anywhere :: com.futureplatforms.android.guardian/.FrontScreenAct news.paper :: News & Weather :: com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget/.activitie news.paper :: SPIEGEL ONLINE :: de.spiegel.android.app.spon/de.spiegel.android.lib.s news.paper :: World Newspapers :: com.world.newspapers/.Main news.sites :: NASA Nowt :: com.kellytechnology.NASANowt/.FeedTitleView news.sites :: Pulse :: com.alphonso.pulse/.newsrack.NewsRackActivity news.sites.it :: Drippler Galaxy Note :: drippler.samsung.galaxy.note/.splash news.sites.it :: Golem :: com.golem/.Golem news.sites.it :: heise online :: de.heise.android.heiseonlineapp/.DashboardActivity sites.social :: Blogger :: com.google.android.apps.blogger/.TosActivity sites.social :: Google+ :: com.google.android.apps.plus/.phone.HomeActivity sites.social :: Messenger :: com.google.android.apps.plus/.phone.ConversationList sites.social :: Social Hub :: com.sec.android.socialhub/.activity.SocialHubMainAct sites.social :: XING :: com.xing.android/.activities.MainActivity news.sw :: AudioAnywhere :: com.audioanywhere/.StartActivity news.sw :: Listen :: com.google.android.apps.listen/.HomeActivity news.sw :: RssDemon :: com.meecel.feedreader.RssDemonAd/com.appyet.mobile.a news.sw :: Unix & Linux News :: cz.ursimon.unixnews/.unixnews news.sw :: YouTube :: com.google.android.youtube/.app.froyo.phone.HomeActi # various ebook readers ebook.sw :: Adobe Reader :: com.adobe.reader/.AdobeReader ebook.sw :: Mantano Reader Free :: com.mantano.reader.android.trial/com.mantano.android ebook.sw :: Readers Hub :: com.sec.android.app.readershub/.ReadersHub ebook.sw :: RepliGo Reader :: com.cerience.reader.app/.RepliGoReader ebook.sw.div :: Cool Reader :: org.coolreader/.CoolReader ebook.sw.div :: EBookDroid :: org.ebookdroid/.core.RecentActivity ebook.sw.div :: Moon+ Reader :: com.flyersoft.moonreader/.ActivityMain ebook.sw.div :: TIViewer :: TIViewer.Alex.com.free.www/.TIVFileListActivity ebook.sw.div :: iReader :: com.chaozh.iReader/.ui.activity.RecentBookListA # programming, scripting languages for android, text editor, **terminal ide** prg+shell :: Android API Browser :: org.rubyandroid.apibrowser/.AndroidAPIBrowser prg+shell :: GitHub Viewer :: net.flaxia.android.githubviewer/.StartActivity prg+shell :: Jota Text Editor :: jp.sblo.pandora.jota/.Main prg+shell :: Terminal Emulator :: jackpal.androidterm/.Term prg+shell :: Terminal IDE :: com.spartacusrex.spartacuside/.Start prg+shell :: Touchqode :: com.touchqode.editor/.CodeEditorActivity prg+shell :: WebMasterLite :: com.welant.webmaster.DEMO/com.welant.webmaster.Edito prg.lang.misc :: MyProcessing :: net.sytes.gopi.MyProcessingAD/.MyProcessing prg.lang.sl4a :: Perl for Android :: com.googlecode.perlforandroid/.PerlMain prg.lang.sl4a :: Python for Android :: com.googlecode.pythonforandroid/.PythonMain prg.lang.sl4a :: Rhino for Android :: com.googlecode.rhinoforandroid/.RhinoMain prg.lang.sl4a :: SL4A :: com.googlecode.android_scripting/.activity.ScriptMan prg.lang.sl4a :: Script Launcher :: org.androidideas.scriptlauncher/org.androidideas.com prg.sql :: Remote DB :: com.quickDB/net.remoteDB.ui.activities.LauncherActiv prg.sql.sqlite :: SQL note :: net.saltfactory.apps.android.sqlnote/.RootActivity prg.sql.sqlite :: aSQLiteManager :: dk.andsen.asqlitemanager/.aSQLiteManager prg.sql.sqlite :: aShell :: dk.andsen.aShell/.aShell
We can go a bit further and consider also the /system packages. As for some cases, twlauncher does not use the official apk name, we standardize on the names from pm list packages -f. At the end of this sketch we get the list of packages not shown by twlauncher.
But modifying the first perl scrap, you could also extend the LISTING to include the real package name.
# get various package lists and massage them
scp root@note:/data/system/packages* .
ssh root@note pm list packages -f > find.pm # ok, not find ...
ssh root@note "find /*/app /*/framework/*.apk /mnt/asec/*/*.apk" | \
egrep -v '^/data/app$|^/system/app$|^/system/framkework|^/mnt/asec$' | \
sed -r 's! ->.*!!;s!(-[0-9][0-9]*)?(/pkg)?\.apk$!!' | egrep -v '^\.drm$' | \
grep . | sort -u > find.app
ssh root@note "find /*/data" | egrep -v '^/data/data$|^/system/data$' | \
sed -r 's! ->.*!!;s!(^/[^/]*/[^/]*/[^/]*)/.*!\1!;s!-[0-9][0-9]*\.apk|\.apk!!' | \
egrep -v '^\.drm$' | grep . | sort -u > find.data
cat find.pm | sed -r 's/^package://;s!=.*!!;s!-[0-9][0-9]*(/pkg)?\.apk$|(/pkg)?\.apk$!!' | \
sed 's!^/data/|^/system/|^/mnt/asec/!!;s!^data/|^app/|^framework/!!' |sort > packages.pm
cat find.app | sed -r 's!^/data/|^/system/|^/mnt/asec/!!; s!^data/|^app/!!' | \
sed -r 's!-[0-9][0-9]*/pkg.apk|/pkg.apk!!' | sort -u > packages.app
cat find.data | sed -r 's!^/data/|^/system/!!; s!^data/|^app/!!' | sort -u > packages.data
# twlauncher listing
cat LISTING | sed 's!.*::!!;s!/.*!!' | sort -u | grep -v '^#' > packages.twlaunch
# replace java package names with package file names as per pm list packages -f
perl -e '@h=`cat packages.twlaunch`; @p=`cat find.pm`;
for $h (@h){$h=~s/\n//;
@g=();
@g=grep{m!=\Q$h\E$! and s!^package:!! and s!=.*!!}@p if not @g;
@g=grep{s!(-\d+)?(/pkg)?\.apk$!!;s!.*/!!;1}@g if @g;
if(@g){print @g}else{warn "!! twlaunch not in pm list packages: >>$h<<\n"}};
' | sort -u > packages.twlaunch2
# and dump the packages NOT shown by twlaunch - useful to clean up once in a while
# this should be old plugins, keys for paid apps, things just offering a receiver
# (like that share-via-http helper) and the like
cat packages.pm packages.app | sort -u > packages.all
cat packages.twlaunch2 packages.all | sort | uniq -u > packages.hidden
perl -e '@h=`cat packages.hidden`; @f=`cat find.app`; @p=`cat find.pm`;
for $h (@h){$h=~s/\n//;
@g=();
@g=grep{m!=\Q$h\E$! and s!^package:!! and s!=.*!!}@p if not @g;
@g=grep{m!/\Q$h\E(-\d+)?(\.apk)?$!}@f if not @g;
@g=grep{s!(-\d+)?\.apk$!!;1}@g if @g;
if(@g){print @g }else{print "!! not found: >>$h<<\n"}};
' | sort -u > HIDDEN_OR_SYSTEM_INTERNAL
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