i've just bought htc tattoo for my wife.and surprisingly there's no android app market..i did search and found com.android.vending.apk and try to install it through htc sync.installation was successful but sadly i cant download any applications..i stuck at starting download and nothing happens.is this the right vending.apk or can someone post to me vending.apk from our original tattoo?please.or i need to root my tattoo?but my phone is already unlock...and i also cant find facebook.apk for our tattoo...please help.
if android market doesnt come on the phone, the best way fix the issue is to flash an official rom from htc. rooting should allow you to install the market properly.
remember the official tattoo maket does not allow access to all apps, even thougn 95% of apps work flawlessly on the tattoo. i would highly reccomend the modified market posted on this forum. -I believe it should be possible to root and install this with without flashing your phone.
@havok123:
thanks for the reply..
mine is orginal htc ROM.dont you think so?i didnt flash any custom ROM.yet ive read that in some places htc tattoo doest come with android market,like in my country..
so you suggest that i root my wife's tattoo and install the patched android app market?
is there any other solution without rooting?i just dont want to break the warranty..
thanks for helping.
But what's if you go to warranty service and say, that there isn't any market. They must repair that. But even patched market is better I also think, that warranty service workers doesn't know what the hell is that ROOT, so they repair you phone whenever there is ROOT or isn't. But still there is a way to unROOT your phone, so it should regain warranty. Or maybe I wrong...
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But what's if you go to warranty service and say, that there isn't any market. They must repair that. But even patched market is better I also think, that warranty service workers doesn't know what the hell is that ROOT, so they repair you phone whenever there is ROOT or isn't. But still there is a way to unROOT your phone, so it should regain warranty. Or maybe I wrong...
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you're right, you can allways go back to your official one and it's like nothing happened
djhancks said:
you're right, you can allways go back to your official one and it's like nothing happened
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so,you mean that even when i root..i still have my original preinstalled applications..and for warranty purpose,i can revert unroot and those preinstalled applications are not removed?
thanks..i begin to understand..
tarmizizain said:
so,you mean that even when i root..i still have my original preinstalled applications..and for warranty purpose,i can revert unroot and those preinstalled applications are not removed?
thanks..i begin to understand..
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if you have just rooted your mobile you can allways make a hard reset
and get back to normal.
If you have just flashed a custom rom to your tattoo then you must
flash again official rom this time so you can get back to normal.
djhancks said:
if you have just rooted your mobile you can allways make a hard reset
and get back to normal.
If you have just flashed a custom rom to your tattoo then you must
flash again official rom this time so you can get back to normal.
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i see..thank you.
so no worry to root my wife tattoo then..
just out of curiosity..to install 3rd party application,is necessary to root the tattoo..right?
thanks in advance.
p/s: sorry for newbie questions as im not too familiar with android OS..been using winmo phone so long.
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Sorry, I have more questions again..
1) Every time I change the live wallpaper or close a game, my live wall paper has static noise on it on my home screen. Is this normal after flashing, or should I be concerned? The phone is overclocked (Megatron)
2) If I decide to go back to the original LG firmware by downloading it via this forum and flashing, and if I un-root my phone will I be able to download the official LG firmware updates or will this brick my phone (even after un-rooting and flashing)? And if it is possible, does this mean that the warranty is technically not void and if I've got probs with the phone, LG will repair it?
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2) If I decide to go back to the original LG firmware by downloading it via this forum and flashing, and if I un-root my phone will I be able to download the official LG firmware updates or will this brick my phone (even after un-rooting and flashing)? And if it is possible, does this mean that the warranty is technically not void and if I've got probs with the phone, LG will repair it?
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FnH84 said:
1) Every time I change the live wallpaper or close a game, my live wall paper has static noise on it on my home screen. Is this normal after flashing, or should I be concerned? The phone is overclocked (Megatron)
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Even the developer of Megatron doesn't recommend people to use live wallpaper... so it would be hard to say what or where the problem is.
FnH84 said:
2) If I decide to go back to the original LG firmware by downloading it via this forum and flashing, and if I un-root my phone will I be able to download the official LG firmware updates or will this brick my phone (even after un-rooting and flashing)? And if it is possible, does this mean that the warranty is technically not void and if I've got probs with the phone, LG will repair it?
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That is exactly what people on this forum do. If they ever need any repairs made on the phone through LG service centre, they flash it back to stock so that it is still under warranty. The method they use here will return it FULLY to stock, including apps, custom recovery, and it even automatically unroots your phone. You will then be able to upgrade your firmware through official LG updater. Although, certain updates won't allow you to root it afterwards, so just make sure you know what you're doing beforehand.
AzNxJoHnNy said:
Even the developer of Megatron doesn't recommend people to use live wallpaper... so it would be hard to say what or where the problem is.
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Oh, I had no idea about that... lol. I changed to a normal wallpaper then. Thanks!
So, dear Experts,
Is Someone know a way to UNroot manually (whitout PC, only inside the phone)?
The reason for this, is to fill a hole for my security, if everything would go wrong in the future (for example: if I lose pc connection cause of faulty microUSB port, but still have xrecovery... 'cause AFAIK no cable - no update, so thus a way to roll everything back to factory using only the phone and SD.)
But solutions for rolling back to Factory state (more exactly to a state having Warranty) WITHOUT cable/PC, are also welcome. I mean no root, no xrecovery (or remove these), so nothing that would compromise warranty.
Thanx in advance!
/OPs delete this if it's... misplaced, whatever/
First of all i hope you did a back up of the SE stock rom using xrecovery before you installed the custom rom.
You can use xrecovery to roll back to the SE stock rom
but you cant unroot your phone without a pc.
you always need the pc to root and unroot your phone. (correct me if i am wrong)
Your warranty still exists even if you have a rooted phone. The rooting of a device is legal now so dont worry...
But if you stiil want to unroot just delete the /system/app/superuser.apk and the /system/bin/su and you lose your root...
Regards.
Else Reset all Data in Phone via settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset
Hope this does the job
Yperion said:
Your warranty still exists even if you have a rooted phone. The rooting of a device is legal now so dont worry...
But if you stiil want to unroot just delete the /system/app/superuser.apk and the /system/bin/su and you lose your root...
Regards.
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Maybe you live in the right country, but as I know it depends on country and provider, and I don't know any servicing law modifications like this here...
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Else Reset all Data in Phone via settings>Privacy>Factory Data Reset
Hope this does the job
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It seems too easy to believe... you mean, I restore with xrecovery, than do a factory reset, and it's done? like it deletes root and all software modifications?
Restore to se software using xrecovery
Then delete superuser.apk from /system/app
Then xrecovery.tar from /system/bin
Then remove su from /system/bin
Then uninstall any root programs
You can do factory reset just in case
And you should be good to go
atleast in my country they don't care or understand about rooting and stuff (being nokia dominated)
So they just repair without looking
I had my battery replaced
Although they reflash the firmware >.<
Sent from my X8
feyce said:
Maybe you live in the right country, but as I know it depends on country and provider, and I don't know any servicing law modifications like this here...
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If your country dont have any specific law about rooting, then the law that exists is the law of the country where is the company who creates the os (google=usa), so you are ok...
But afaik the service points dont care if your device is rooted or not, when i send mine i have owains 2.2 and they just fix the problem and i get it back w/o to ask me to pay or something...
ps: ofcourse they update my phone to the last se fw...
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If your country dont have any specific law about rooting, then the law that exists is the law of the country where is the company who creates the os (google=usa), so you are ok...
But afaik the service points dont care if your device is rooted or not, when i send mine i have owains 2.2 and they just fix the problem and i get it back w/o to ask me to pay or something...
ps: ofcourse they update my phone to the last se fw...
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I wanna believe you, but two moderators sad in one of my country's (unofficial) SE forum, that:
1. since SE opened the bootloader, it's under your warranty to root.
2. and the other sad: yeah, but not for X10 Mini/Pro...
So what's the truth?
UPDATE:
I've read some articles about this, so the global and the regional news are quite different.
1. So the global news are: SE (and SE first! thumbs up!) decided to open the bootloader for his android OS phones which are going to be released in 2011!! So NO, X10, X10 Mini/Pro and X8 won't be released with open bootloader.
That means rooting these "older" phones is still above warranty
2. These news effect every region, but mostly for unlocked phones... So the truth is the PROVIDERS can still modificate their warranties, like closing the bootloader and make you lose your warranty after opening it at home...
But in the end for me what's only count: I have to remove every root modifications from my phone, before bring it to service.
Anyway thanks for the instructions, I hope it helped some others as well.
Hi, i am new in this forum so I may be like the noob you guys talked about in the first video, also i am not american so sorry for my english.
Yesterday i decided to play around with my phone, an optimus one with official rom froyo. I rooted it and then unrooted it because i realized that the official gingerbread room was out. After a few unsuccesful attempts of updating it from kdz (emergency mode, unplugged, took off battery, almost crying for my phone) when I turned it on it was okay, running gingerbread 2.3.3
I downloaded the rom from this website http://androidve.com/2011/05/como-instalar-software-original-en-lg-optimus-one-kdz-oficial-digitel-en-exclusiva/ and I thought everything was fine until the moment i realized that it wasn't what i expected. I wanted to install this rom because of a video I saw in youtube and i followed the link and it took me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=946354. I read the thread and some of its post and decided that i want that rom.
Now, i have gingerbread and i know it can be rooted in a way i dont know anything about, i want to learn it. But my question is... If i already have gingerbread, do i need to downgrade to froyo to install the cROM of mik? or can i do it directly from a rooted gingerbread? if it is possible, can you please guide me on how to do it or give me a tutorial? I already looked for them and actually found some of them but because of the incidente of the last day i am scared of trying this stuff alone and i would really aprreciate your advice.
Thank you. (Sorry for the essay :S)
There are already threads on how to do this. Also if you are to flash mik's rom then you have to flash old baseband since you have official gingy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142105
After rooting to install a custom rom download rom manager from the market, choose rom from sd card, then choose backup rom and wipe data and cache. Then flash all neccessary zips you need after install.
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thanks for answering.
In adb (this means in cdm/total commander mentioned in Link 1 at "How to Use ADB"):
adb devices
adb shell
echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf
After that open SuperOneClick and root using pneuter. Reboot phone and update Superuser from Market.
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Ill follow that, but where can i get superoneclick and pneuter?
I am guessing that to flash is to install, how do i do that? like an app from the sd?
Abrahamz said:
thanks for answering.
Ill follow that, but where can i get superoneclick and pneuter?
I am guessing that to flash is to install, how do i do that? like an app from the sd?
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Super1 click:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Psneuter is just the method process to root(select in super1 click)
To flash things go to rom manager and choose flash clockworkmod recovery.After that any thing you need to flash can be done easily in recovery.
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i ve done it and its all perfect except for the fact that i dont have service could you please help me, i had read something about updating radios and some stuff but i dont know what that thing is, i am wondering if that has something to do with the vpn.
Please help me
You need to flash new baseband patch here:
http://www.multiupload.com/R9CEDO2HS9
Put zip on sdcard then go to rom manager and select boot into recovery
In recovery select install zip from sdcard, select the baseband fix and choose yes to install.
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Man almost everyone on this site is rooted.... im just to scared of bricking my phone!
I was scared too, but after a few near-brick experiences i decided to give it a try. I even decided to go back to gingerbread with root because i wasnt able to call and all that stuff, and i was really freaked out when i was looking for a way to go back because my questions was not completely answered and i felt insecure. So i decided to give up for a while and then i realized i had made a backup from my ''gingy'' with the rom manager, and i thought it would restore my data and all that stuff but it actually took me back to gingerbread which was a relief for me.
Now that infiniterisen gave me the answer to my signal/service issue, i might try to do it again, because even though i was really scared while checking that i had no service, my android looked really cool and was smooth as baby skin
I cannot tell you to try to root it because if something goes wrong you would be completely free to blame me and because i am also new to this scene, but it is really cool and i personally like to try new stuff (even though i may cry if my O1 gets bircked)
Hello Guys
My first post here but I really need help,when I first got my new phone it downloaded a random .apk through chrome and installed it. I hadn't given it permission to do anything so I completly reset the phone deleting all data. Then a few minutes ago I was on the Sun website ( a UK news website ) and it began to download a random .apk named 1234hws3.apk, again I never pressed anything or gave it permission so I managedto quickly reboot the phone hoping it would stop the Download. But I turned it back on and it said download complete and Avast Antivirus popped up saying it had detected a Trojan in the file and did I want to delete it. So obviously I let avast delete it and scanned it again and it came back all clear.
So the questions I have is why does it download these random .apk, is there anyway I can stop it, and can I assume my phone is clean? Does everyones phone do this every now and again?
By the way my phone is not rooted.
Well, are you installing pirated apps? I would start by doing a factory reset and reflashing your ROM. It should be clean if you do that.
Nope I have never downloaded a pirated app,I don't get why it does it. The two instances were 3 months apart if that makes any sense.
Can you flash the Rom of a locked phone?
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Nope I have never downloaded a pirated app,I don't get why it does it. The two instances were 3 months apart if that makes any sense.
Can you flash the Rom of a locked phone?
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To flash a ROM you need install a recovery and root your phone. Check out the forum for your phone, there are many guides that show you how to do this.
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Yes that's what I thought,I wasn't really planning on rooting it as its only 4 months old and still underwarranty. But would this resolve the trojan issues?will it not make it worse as you can gain SU permissions on a rooted phone?
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Yes that's what I thought,I wasn't really planning on rooting it as its only 4 months old and still underwarranty. But would this resolve the trojan issues?will it not make it worse as you can gain SU permissions on a rooted phone?
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when you root, and install a custom recovery you will be able to do a full wipe of your phone and install a custom rom. By doing this the trojan will definitely be removed.
Hey,
I've bought a G2. After I rooted it, I noticed the "rooted"-status in the downloadmode. I've read about it. I now fear that I can not exchange the unit if something is broken. The warranty is void?
So i tought about to send it back to amazon (14 days time to send it back) and get another phone?! Do you think this is ja good idea or stupid?
Thx for help.
I've never rooted a phone before but I read that when you successfully unroot the LG G2, the 'rooted' status goes away.
From what I've read, G2's bootloader is unlocked, so you can root and unroot withou LG knowing it. But take a look to the thread "return to stock".
yyz123 said:
I've never rooted a phone before but I read that when you successfully unroot the LG G2, the 'rooted' status goes away.
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The problem is, that I can no longer unroot the device, when it should be broken. That is the real problem...
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whit "another phone" i mean not a G2. i think i will buy the Sony Z1 or Htc One
I have reconsigned (returned?... send back... you know what i mean :silly: ) the device. I think I'll buy a Sony. So I have no problems with the root.
Cic3ro said:
I have reconsigned (returned?... send back... you know what i mean :silly: ) the device. I think I'll buy a Sony. So I have no problems with the root.
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hope you don't mess the sony up! the g2 is a far better phone than the sony - if you root, you can unroot and the "rooted" returns to" unrooted" better luck next time
it sounds to me like you have messed your phone up and now you want to send it back and you expect a new one. if I was the person at the other end I would have voided your warranty and if you cant sort it im afraid you should not be flashing anything until you know what you are doing there are far too many people doing this and then returning their phones as "faulty" when basically they messed it up what happens when you do the same to the sony -will u just send that back as well- no wonder manufactures are making it more difficult for people to root in the first place please don't keep doing this as it just makes it worse for the rest of us,who flash stuff and know what they are doing--rant over, hope you take a little time to learn what you are doing in future.
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hope you don't mess the sony up! the g2 is a far better phone than the sony - if you root, you can unroot and the "rooted" returns to" unrooted" better luck next time
it sounds to me like you have messed your phone up and now you want to send it back and you expect a new one. if I was the person at the other end I would have voided your warranty and if you cant sort it im afraid you should not be flashing anything until you know what you are doing there are far too many people doing this and then returning their phones as "faulty" when basically they messed it up what happens when you do the same to the sony -will u just send that back as well- no wonder manufactures are making it more difficult for people to root in the first place please don't keep doing this as it just makes it worse for the rest of us,who flash stuff and know what they are doing--rant over, hope you take a little time to learn what you are doing in future.
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no haha. i think you don't understand me (or i'm to dopy to write understandable english....). the device is not broken. i was thinking about, what could happen, if the device is broken and rooted. i know how to root or flash some rom. that is not my problem. the problem is, that LG has a rootchecker and Sony literally allows the root and flashing roms without unlocking the bootloader. this is why i want to send the G2 back and buy a new Z1.
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no haha. i think you don't understand me (or i'm to dopy to write understandable english....). the device is not broken. i was thinking about, what could happen, if the device is broken and rooted. i know how to root or flash some rom. that is not my problem. the problem is, that LG has a rootchecker and Sony literally allows the root and flashing roms without unlocking the bootloader. this is why i want to send the G2 back and buy a new Z1.
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To my understanding most of the newer devices have indicators buried in the settings to list rooted.
As long as the device powers on you can unroot the LG with the return to stock method and it will show unrooted. You just boot into download mode, and run the tools listed.
If it doesn't power on... then does it matter? It wouldn't be viewable under standard warranty anyways.
Enjoy the other phone if that's your choice, but you made a poor one IMHO.
digitard said:
To my understanding most of the newer devices have indicators buried in the settings to list rooted.
As long as the device powers on you can unroot the LG with the return to stock method and it will show unrooted. You just boot into download mode, and run the tools listed.
If it doesn't power on... then does it matter? It wouldn't be viewable under standard warranty anyways.
Enjoy the other phone if that's your choice, but you made a poor one IMHO.
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Agreed but it still shows rooted in download mode after going back to stock.
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Agreed but it still shows rooted in download mode after going back to stock.
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I don't believe so.
I have the ATT version, and I nuked it with a bad flash and a brain fart that caused me to forget to backup first in TWRP.
I couldn't get anything on the device so I did the restore to stock using the flash tool, and when I was done I'm pretty sure it showed green until I rooted it again.
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I don't believe so.
I have the ATT version, and I nuked it with a bad flash and a brain fart that caused me to forget to backup first in TWRP.
I couldn't get anything on the device so I did the restore to stock using the flash tool, and when I was done I'm pretty sure it showed green until I rooted it again.
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Ah mine showed rooted but I tried the back to stock for all variants and it didn't work (worked the first time not the second) so then I did the vzw only back to stock and that worked but still showed rooted in download mode.
After the unroot yesterday the "rooted" in the downloadmode was gone too