How do I install an app with system-rights on a non-rooted smartphone?

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I would like to install logcat as system-app on a non-rooted phone.

Is that possible (using adb without root-access)?

Dan Hulme · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-09 22:25:05Z

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No. A system app has to be either installed by root or signed with the same key that signed the ROM image.

answered Jul 9, 2013 at 22:25

Dan Hulme

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So adb install will not work in that case?
– Nils
Commented Jul 11, 2013 at 21:37
adb install just installs an app in the usual way. It doesn't make an app a system app.
– Dan Hulme
Commented Jul 12, 2013 at 8:06

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