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Hi folks,
I have installed the Steel web browser and like it much more that the one supplied by HTC with the phone... is it possible to uninstall it and just leave Steel?
The above is just an example, my HTC hero has lots of stuff I don't really plan to use, ever. Is there a way to get rid of them FOR GOOD?
Thanks in advance!
frandavid100 said:
Hi folks,
I have installed the Steel web browser and like it much more that the one supplied by HTC with the phone... is it possible to uninstall it and just leave Steel?
The above is just an example, my HTC hero has lots of stuff I don't really plan to use, ever. Is there a way to get rid of them FOR GOOD?
Thanks in advance!
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I'm so with you on this one...I've added Twidroid and turned off Peep but would love to completely delete it in order to avoid any conflicts. Also the default messaging program is a bit of a dog when compared to Handcent SMS.
There used to be a way on the WinMo 6 phones to change the registry values to allow deletion of TouchFlo UI programs but I've not been able to find anything online yet. Maybe it's too early in the phone's life for anyone to have cracked this.
At the moment, the only thing I can do is to make sure that notifications from default programs that I have replaced with better ones are turned off so that they only come from the new software.
I realise this doesn't help you (or me) very much but I'd pay good money to have an add/remove program that works on the default apps (ASTRO, Appmanager and OI File Manager do not seem to be able to access the default programs for uninstallation).
Does anyone with modding experience (obviously I don't ;D) have any suggestions on how to achieve this?
DBR
i have installed QuickUninstall app and it offers all the built in apps as well as the added ones....didn't try to delete any though, they don't bother me that much to toy with it just yet
Kewl...thnx for the heads up. QuickUninstall is downloaded. I'll try to get rid of Peep and the inbuilt message program and if something goes wrong I'll be back here begging for more help
DBR
I've had some success with Root Explorer - I've successfully removed the stocks app and the stocks widget.
Big pointer before you start on removing default or stock Rom apps is to MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!! You can do this by booting the temporary Recovery image from the rooting thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571
That way, if you do mess up, you can restore the Nandroid Backup.
Just ask Auntie Dayzee (BTW I wish I was this sensible with other stuff in my life!! LOL)
I need to partition my hard drive and install Windows in order to use Nandroid and root the phone (you need to root it in order to use root explorer right?).
As soon as I find a way for the installer to find my hard drive I'll poke you for advice, thanks dayzee
Does anyone know what's the name of the web'n'walk app? Can't find it in the app folder.
It's not an app afaik, it's just a shortcut.
all it does is open the default browser to the t-mob web and walk homepage.
Oh.. do you also happen to know where I can remove it?
Nevermind, found it in the app folder as "urlshortcut.apk"
frandavid100 said:
I need to partition my hard drive and install Windows in order to use Nandroid and root the phone
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As far as i understand, ADB works in Mac and Linux as well, you just need to prefix the commands with ./
or have i missed something?? there's no point installing windows if you don;t have to....
how did you do it?
Dayzee said:
I've had some success with Root Explorer - I've successfully removed the stocks app and the stocks widget.
Big pointer before you start on removing default or stock Rom apps is to MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP!! You can do this by booting the temporary Recovery image from the rooting thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=543571
That way, if you do mess up, you can restore the Nandroid Backup.
Just ask Auntie Dayzee (BTW I wish I was this sensible with other stuff in my life!! LOL)
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Hi Dayzee,
noob here. i just rooted my htc hero and i have root explorer running.
can you explain how you removed those apps?
I want to ditch peep, footprints and possibly pc synchronization (if this is safe).
I am a little lost in this file directory structure...
...or could you point me to a really great link on this topic?
thanks so much,
sprinkles
had success using Paul's method on Modaco...all credit to him in my case.
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-hero-hero-modaco-com/291521/if-you-want-to-remove-htc-sync/
Used a file explorer (astro in my case) to view the folder /system/app so that i could see what needed to be removed, but am now happily without Peep, Learn More, Stocks,HTC Sync, Mail etc.
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/xxxxxx
replace xxxxxx with the app you want to remove
HTC Sync - PCSCII*
HTC Stocks and Widget - *Stock*
Peep - *Twit*
Learn More - Learn*
Footprints - *Foot*
Mail - HtcMail*
there's plenty of others in there as well if you have a look. Just be sure to be careful what you delete, and remember that the app names are case sensitive.
The rooted 2.73 rom from Modaco works fine with this command, and i expect the Modaco custom roms will as well.
I used a similar method to get rid of some HTC app which kept bugging me since I upgraded to the new ROM (Peep, Stock, etc), works perfectly and no problem so far.
It's pretty straightforward, even for a newb like me, but if anyone is interested in the steps I followed :
0- Before doing anything that can mess up your phone, it's recommended to do a nandroid backup.
I'll explain how to backup each removed app individually, but we're never cautious enough !
1- Load the recovery image and mount the system:
Code:
fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img
adb shell mount /system
2- Get the list of app installed, spot the files you want to delete
Code:
adb shell ls /system/app/
3.a - First alternative : Backup on SDcard and delete
Mount sdcard.
Create a folder saveHtcApp.
Move (copy + delete in one go ! ) files from system/app to saveHtcApp
Code:
adb shell mount /sdcard
adb shell mkdir /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/Stock.apk /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/Stock.odex /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb mv /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.odex /sdcard/saveHtcApp
Then check that all worked right by doing some ls (Yeah, I'm found of double-checking)
Code:
adb shell ls /sdcard/saveHtcApp
adb shell ls /system/app/
3.b - Second Alternative : (don't do it after 3.a !) Backup on Computer and delete.
(on Windows, I assume Linux's folks won't need explanations to do the same on linux.)
Create a folder saveHtcApp : in the following example, in the working directory.
(Of course, you can make it anywhere, but it make the path smaller to work on working directory... and move the save folder afterwards)
Then pull (copy) the files from the phone to the computer.
Just to make sure, a little dir to see that all files were actually copied on the computer.
Code:
mkdir saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/Stock.apk ./saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/Stock.odex ./saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk ./saveHtcApp
adb pull /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.odex ./saveHtcApp
dir
Then, delete them :
Code:
adb shell rm /system/app/Stock.odex
adb shell rm /system/app/Stock.apk
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.odex
adb shell rm /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.apk
4 - Reboot the device !
Hope that could help someone.
Tested on Brown French Hero, 2.73.405.5 ROM offi.
Brill stuff - I'm rubbish at the coding stuff - where does this back the apps up to? and what does the dot do? and if its pulling to the PC, does the slash have to go the other way?
Dayzee
Good question, I should have explain that a little
I'll update my previous post.
For the slash-thing... I'm always switching from windows to linux to windows, so I'm always confused between which slash use.
When I have issue with /, I try with \.
BTW, in the present case, I run all those lines on Windows 7 without any issue.
Edit : post step-by-step edited. Is it clearer ?
If anyone see anything to change or explain, just say so.
removing htc hero sucka apps
Tweedeldee said:
Good question, I should have explain that a little
I'll update my previous post.
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great and thanks. while you were sleeping, i went in and did some removals; just the apk files. what about the .odex files?
I took these apps out at the knees
-peep
-footprints
-tutorial
any other suggestions?
thanks.
Hey, I wasn't sleeping ! Just finding a way to save on sdcard instead of pc and re-redacting the post ! >.<
I didn't knew what was an odex file either, so I googled it :
http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework/browse_thread/thread/70ee61a240edc84a?pli=1
They are created for a final system image. They are not required --
if they don't exist, the system will create them in /data during
boot.
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I backuped them too, just in case...
For the suggestion, the list to remove is pretty simple : anything you don't use at all.
As long as you keep the backups, there shouldn't be any problem to put them back if there is any issue.
Of course, any app used by other apps must stay on the phone.
I removed :
Stock
Peep
Footprints
Tutorial
HTC Sync
rhedgehog says he removed HtcMail too.
removing htc hero sucka apps
Tweedeldee said:
Hey, I wasn't sleeping ! Just finding a way to save on sdcard instead of pc and re-redacting the post ! >.<
I didn't knew what was an odex file either, so I googled it :
http://groups.google.com/group/android-framework/browse_thread/thread/70ee61a240edc84a?pli=1
I backuped them too, just in case...
For the suggestion, the list to remove is pretty simple : anything you don't use at all.
As long as you keep the backups, there shouldn't be any problem to put them back if there is any issue.
Of course, any app used by other apps must stay on the phone.
I removed :
Stock
Peep
Footprints
Tutorial
HTC Sync
rhedgehog says he removed HtcMail too.
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thanks dog.
technically, if you wipe the device and start over all these apps are reinstalled from the get go.
this list is great. i am going to do some more cleaning and move onto the next task of partitioning my storage.
dayzee did a wonderful job for that newb root posting...i wish there was locked how to list that was easy enough for anyone to:
-1- root the htc hero (completed)
-2- remove and replace htc's crapware apps (maybe this thread is part 2)
-3- partition storage (not seeing an easy way yet but downloaded apps2sd)
-4- recommended replacement apps and next steps
i'd be glad to help put this together, make it easy to read, make it pretty, etc.
-sprinkles
Not a bad idea, you're on your way !
I want a pretty, clean, post with colors, pics, screencasts, videos, nice fonts...
Good luck with that !
sprinkles said:
thanks dog.
technically, if you wipe the device and start over all these apps are reinstalled from the get go.
this list is great. i am going to do some more cleaning and move onto the next task of partitioning my storage.
dayzee did a wonderful job for that newb root posting...i wish there was locked how to list that was easy enough for anyone to:
-1- root the htc hero (completed)
-2- remove and replace htc's crapware apps (maybe this thread is part 2)
-3- partition storage (not seeing an easy way yet but downloaded apps2sd)
-4- recommended replacement apps and next steps
i'd be glad to help put this together, make it easy to read, make it pretty, etc.
-sprinkles
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I agree - I've added Tweedeldee's method to the Hero Wiki which is here
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hero
and has some other guides - Sprinkles, there is also a Dayzee Walkthrough for installing MoDaCo Roms, including some tips on Aps2SD partitioning methods.
Hugs - Dayzee xxx
Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could tell me somewhere I could go to learn command prompts for the terminal emulator on our phone... I've googled it, but there's nothing there that im looking for... I wanna start to learn.. any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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Learn some basic Linux commands.
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Our phones are stripped versions of linux basically as stated previously
first type in "su" without "", so then you can edit your system files etc..
google some
some are
reboot
reboot download
reboot recovery
etc
xriderx66 said:
first type in "su" without "", so then you can edit your system files etc..
google some
some are
reboot
reboot download
reboot recovery
etc
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Right, regardless of the two posts stating that Android is basically Linux being technically correct, you will find very few shell commands that actually work. Of the ones you do find, most of the switches and options will not work. The commands mentioned by xriderx66 are ADB commands, and you may have better luck concentrating on those. The phone does not have a full shell, it only has busybox, which is a stripped down version of a shell with most popular shell programs built in. The busybox on the phones are highly stripped down even for busybox. In fact this phone is the only shell I have ever used that does not even recognize the command switches for ls.
Here is an ADB tutorial.
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How to root officail ginger bread after flashing
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This cannot be rooted.
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lekhwani said:
This cannot be rooted.
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Yes it can be rooted.
copied from badeaioan & _Arjen_'s posts
In 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.
That's all, ROM rooted, worked perfectly fine for me.
22VIN said:
Yes it can be rooted.
copied from badeaioan & _Arjen_'s posts
In 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.
That's all, ROM rooted, worked perfectly fine for me.
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man i am trying to do it but the phone doesnt respond..
I finaly rooted using the regeagainstthecage of supercklickone!!
sugaritos said:
man i am trying to do it but the phone doesnt respond..
I finaly rooted using the regeagainstthecage of supercklickone!!
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what is this means regeagainstthecage
@mvgadagi LINK
is there any step by step tutorial how to root official gingerbread? what tools are needed and how to do it for noobs.
gingerbreak was so easy...
mvgadagi said:
what is this means regeagainstthecage
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So, you posted this on June 26th. Now it is July 2nd. For the whopping 7 days you have not been able to read the darned sticky threads and find how to use search?!
Sigh, this forum is going downhill pretty fast.
Short tutorial how to root stock gingerbread
1. Read everything first and after do what is necessary:
What Is ADB And How To Install It With Android SDK LINK 1
(also read point 2. INSTALLING ANDROID SDK ON YOUR WINDOWS PC from this link LINK 2)
Don't forget to restart your PC after installations.
2) Read and install this LINK 3
3) do what 22VIN posted
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.
Worked for me, I had some problems updating superuser, kept force closing, but after restart, it works. hit thanks if this was useful for you.
soberspine said:
Short tutorial how to root stock gingerbread
1. Read everything first and after do what is necessary:
What Is ADB And How To Install It With Android SDK LINK 1
(also read point 2. INSTALLING ANDROID SDK ON YOUR WINDOWS PC from this link LINK 2)
Don't forget to restart your PC after installations.
2) Read and install this LINK 3
3) do what 22VIN posted
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.
Worked for me, I had some problems updating superuser, kept force closing, but after restart, it works. hit thanks if this was useful for you.
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In this moment I'am trying superoneclick method and nothing, I'am jus waiting...to finish for 10 minutes now, tryed both methodes, how long I have to wait to finish rooting?? What other method there is?? to root a official GB rom.???
edit:Success!! I made it, i succesfully manage to root my official GB rom with superoneclick, please make this a sticky. Now I'm installing cwm from rom manager.
soberspine said:
Short tutorial how to root stock gingerbread
1. Read everything first and after do what is necessary:
What Is ADB And How To Install It With Android SDK LINK 1
(also read point 2. INSTALLING ANDROID SDK ON YOUR WINDOWS PC from this link LINK 2)
Don't forget to restart your PC after installations.
2) Read and install this LINK 3
3) do what 22VIN posted
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.
Worked for me, I had some problems updating superuser, kept force closing, but after restart, it works. hit thanks if this was useful for you.
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Just wanna ask, is the 'adb devices' command necessary? I thought it is just to check available devices?
hon kin said:
Just wanna ask, is the 'adb devices' command necessary? I thought it is just to check available devices?
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Is this question really necessary? No, it obviously is not necessary but it is useful to check whether the phone is recognized by the computer. Also, will your fingers perhaps fall off because you have pressed 11 "redundant" keys and Enter?
doktornotor said:
Is this question really necessary? No, it obviously is not necessary but it is useful to check whether the phone is recognized by the computer. Also, will your fingers perhaps fall off because you have pressed 11 "redundant" keys and Enter?
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Lol.
doktornotor is right, check if your device is recognized by adb because I really don't want to see a thousand people asking why this method doesn't work, this being actually caused by the improper connection. So make sure you install ALL the drivers, usb debugging on, unmount sd for superoneclick and check if the connection is okay.
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22VIN said:
Yes it can be rooted.
copied from badeaioan & _Arjen_'s posts
In 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.
That's all, ROM rooted, worked perfectly fine for me.
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TY. Pneuter did'nt respond, but regeagainstthecage worked perfectly.
I was enjoying the beauty of having a rooted device, but now that I have received an update from Motorola (which I thought was ICS) I have lost root access.
I have a Photon 4g running 2.3.5, and I did my root using a OCR when I was on 2.3.4. I have tried that OCR again among others and torpedo photon and no luck. Every app I try says that it was denied superuser access (which is still installed). The only exception to this is Play Movies, which says that "This app currently does not support root access, and your device is rooted" I do not know where else to turn. I just want to be part of the cool kids again. Please someone help me.
I have had success with the photon torpedo method on 2.3.5. I recommend trying it again being extra careful to follow the steps exactly.
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Shad0wguy said:
I have had success with the photon torpedo method on 2.3.5. I recommend trying it again being extra careful to follow the steps exactly.
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Photon torpedo was what worked for me, except that I had to push it from the command prompt on my windows 7 laptop. For some reason, I couldn't get it to work with Terminal emulator. Good luck!
I used Motorola DROID 3 one click. Worked great.
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Thank you, I will try the Droid 3 OCR, and if that does not work, see if I can get Torpedo to work, and if that does not work I will send it in to Motorola.
Use torpedo thru terminal emulator on your phone as I did
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What worked for me was to use the command prompt on windows 7 instead of terminal emulator. For some reason, TE could not see the photon-torpedo file in the phone after i had transferred it there. Command prompt did.
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Also remember to reboot after!
I got the OTA update to 2.3.5 yesterday, and photon-torpedo is NOT working for me. After running photon-torpedo.sh, I get the error message, but my prompt doesn't change to # or root. Trying to run install-su.sh doesn't work since I'm not root and gives me permissions errors. Has anybody gotten photon-torpedo to work after yesterday's OTA update?
UPDATE:
I figured out the issue and a fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28669160&postcount=363
JohnH4 said:
Photon torpedo was what worked for me, except that I had to push it from the command prompt on my windows 7 laptop. For some reason, I couldn't get it to work with Terminal emulator. Good luck!
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what commands do I have to enter to get my Windows 7 CP to do things on the Photon? Also, I tried making a data folder in my internal storage, then a tmp, and put the winrar photon torpedo into it and tried following the steps and it didn't work. I'm on 2.3.5 too. What could I be doing wrong?
can someone please help me with my post above?
For those who successfully rooted w/Photon Torpedo... is your 2.3.5 from the May Soak, was it re-soaked last week, or was it 2.3.5'ed for the first time this week?
God, I'm glad I told Moto to fsck off & swore I'd never install another Moto update (soak, push, or otherwise) again. Refusing last week's soak just might have enabled me to grudgingly endure my final 50 days with this miserable excuse for an Android phone.
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bitbang3r said:
For those who successfully rooted w/Photon Torpedo... is your 2.3.5 from the May Soak, was it re-soaked last week, or was it 2.3.5'ed for the first time this week?
God, I'm glad I told Moto to fsck off & swore I'd never install another Moto update (soak, push, or otherwise) again. Refusing last week's soak just might have enabled me to grudgingly endure my final 50 days with this miserable excuse for an Android phone.
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here's an easy way to do Photon Torpedo: http://www.groovypost.com/howto/motorola-photon-4-g-how-to-root-your-phone/
DiamondJay20 said:
what commands do I have to enter to get my Windows 7 CP to do things on the Photon? Also, I tried making a data folder in my internal storage, then a tmp, and put the winrar photon torpedo into it and tried following the steps and it didn't work. I'm on 2.3.5 too. What could I be doing wrong?
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You don't need to create /data/tmp in your phone's internal storage. That folder already exists inside the system partitions. Use ADB to push it in. Follow the instructions in the Photon Torpedo thread.
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I didn't have my phone Rooted before the update to Android 2.3.5 but after trying several different methods I found one that worked with ADB and torpedo program/files with a step by step that actually says to have 2.3.5 I followed the instructions and it worked for me, only problem I had was I unzipped the photon-torpedo.tar file by mistake... it doesn't have to be unzipped into the folder just place the whole file in the folder.
Hears a link to the walk through from gamerguy13
instructables.com/id/How-to-get-root-access-on-your-Motorola-PhotonEle/?ALLSTEPS
Good luck everyone else trying to root or re-root.
DiamondJay20 said:
what commands do I have to enter to get my Windows 7 CP to do things on the Photon? Also, I tried making a data folder in my internal storage, then a tmp, and put the winrar photon torpedo into it and tried following the steps and it didn't work. I'm on 2.3.5 too. What could I be doing wrong?
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The MoPho I rooted is fairly unique, so I can't promise anything, but this is what worked for me. All credit goes to edgan. I didn't develop anything.
Photon Root Instructions
1. Create a folder in the C:/ drive on your Windows 7 machine called Photon root. (You can call it anything you want, but that’s what I called mine and will use for the purpose of this post).
2. Download and install the adb package from here and install them into C:/Photon root.
3. Download photon-torpedo.tar from here and copy it to C:/Photon root in your windows machine. Do not unzip it.
4. On your phone, go to Settings > Applications > Development and select USB Debugging.
5. Plug your phone to your computer and on your phone, set it to USB Mass Storage.
6. Copy photon-torpedo.tar from C:/Photon Root to your phone’s internal storage using Windows 7. Don’t put it in any folder, and leave it zipped.
7. Install Superuser from the Market. (This is absolutely necessary to do before you get started or it won’t work)
8. Open the command prompt (Start >> run “cmd” >> enter)
9. Type the following commands – don’t worry about the errors, it will be all right
• cd C:/photon root
• adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp
• adb shell
• cd /data/tmp
• /bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
• /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
• /data/tmp/install-su.sh
10. That's it. Reboot and enjoy.
Hey Mopho's - I'm currently running a rooted (via shabby's AIO) stock sprint v 2.3.4 .... System Version : (45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US) / Build number : 4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6
I've tried downloading the OTA 2.3.5 via wifi, and installation was going ... but upon reboot - it says update failed. Tried this 2x - I didn't see many commenting on going back to an original stock rom before, getting the OTA update, and that rather - rooted devices would be unrooted after 2.3.5 OTA. I've never installed any other ROM besides what came with the phone...
Was there something I needed to do to "unroot" or revert without wiping/losing my current settings / apps ? Basically, what can I do to get this done
rooted apps installed : AdAway / Superuser free / Root Basic Check free / LBE Privacy Guard / Wifitether
Thanks in advance for the info. I realize Shabby's AIO will not re-root my phone, so will need to see the ADB/Torpedo methods posted here after. I just need to get the OTA update working first.
I would think twice before taking that ota update. Currently, under 2.34, your bootloader should be unlockable. The main effect of the 2.35 update is to lock the bootloader.
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Worked for me
JohnH4 said:
The MoPho I rooted is fairly unique, so I can't promise anything, but this is what worked for me. All credit goes to edgan. I didn't develop anything.
Photon Root Instructions
1. Create a folder in the C:/ drive on your Windows 7 machine called Photon root. (You can call it anything you want, but that’s what I called mine and will use for the purpose of this post).
2. Download and install the adb package from here and install them into C:/Photon root.
3. Download photon-torpedo.tar from here and copy it to C:/Photon root in your windows machine. Do not unzip it.
4. On your phone, go to Settings > Applications > Development and select USB Debugging.
5. Plug your phone to your computer and on your phone, set it to USB Mass Storage.
6. Copy photon-torpedo.tar from C:/Photon Root to your phone’s internal storage using Windows 7. Don’t put it in any folder, and leave it zipped.
7. Install Superuser from the Market. (This is absolutely necessary to do before you get started or it won’t work)
8. Open the command prompt (Start >> run “cmd” >> enter)
9. Type the following commands – don’t worry about the errors, it will be all right
• cd C:/photon root
• adb push photon-torpedo.tar /data/tmp
• adb shell
• cd /data/tmp
• /bin/tar xf /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.tar
• /data/tmp/photon-torpedo.sh
• /data/tmp/install-su.sh
10. That's it. Reboot and enjoy.
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John was right, just ignore the errors. This method by edgan worked for me.
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bitbang3r said:
For those who successfully rooted w/Photon Torpedo... is your 2.3.5 from the May Soak, was it re-soaked last week, or was it 2.3.5'ed for the first time this week?
God, I'm glad I told Moto to fsck off & swore I'd never install another Moto update (soak, push, or otherwise) again. Refusing last week's soak just might have enabled me to grudgingly endure my final 50 days with this miserable excuse for an Android phone.
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I agree with bitbang, I've had enough of this bullsh*t from Motorola. It's time for me to shop around. Unfortunately for me, I have a little more than a year on my contract! I've heard that Sprint had some kind of buy back or release program where they let you trade in your phone for something new (for a "small" fee, of course). It just might be worth it to get away from Moto. This smartphone technology changes way too fast for 2 year contracts anyway.
It's a shame. When I can get this phone to work properly, it is awesome, I'm sure bitbang even agrees with that but it is definately time to move on. The Samsung Galaxy 3 looks pretty cool!
amlodipine said:
Hey Mopho's - I'm currently running a rooted (via shabby's AIO) stock sprint v 2.3.4 .... System Version : (45.3.6.MB855.Sprint.en.US) / Build number : 4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6
I've tried downloading the OTA 2.3.5 via wifi, and installation was going ... but upon reboot - it says update failed. Tried this 2x - I didn't see many commenting on going back to an original stock rom before, getting the OTA update, and that rather - rooted devices would be unrooted after 2.3.5 OTA. I've never installed any other ROM besides what came with the phone...
Was there something I needed to do to "unroot" or revert without wiping/losing my current settings / apps ? Basically, what can I do to get this done
rooted apps installed : AdAway / Superuser free / Root Basic Check free / LBE Privacy Guard / Wifitether
Thanks in advance for the info. I realize Shabby's AIO will not re-root my phone, so will need to see the ADB/Torpedo methods posted here after. I just need to get the OTA update working first.
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When the update fails and you see the Android guy with the "!", press and hold both volume up and down. This will show you on the screen why it failed. Common causes for failure are mods to the build.prop file or removal of core apps.
So while I am quite satisfied with the factory firmware on the XT925/926 as-is, the email client is rather clunky and I prefer the AOSP version. Good news guys, the factory firmware can use the AOSP Email.apk!
Credit goes to kabadisha for the original, easy to follow instructions.
Before You Start...
[MANDATORY] First and foremost, the phone needs to be rooted. If you haven't done so, check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943851
[MANDATORY] ADB on your computer or Terminal Emulator app on the phone. If you want ADB, the email-policy-patch in this thread has the file in the 'lib' folder: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117452
[RECOMMENDED] Titanium Backup for backing up and removing the stock Motorola Email client. If you want to save these files, do this before proceeding to the instructions below. The APK files you need to backup/remove are MotoEmail.apk and MotoEmailConfig.apk.
Instruction for ADB Users
Connect the phone to the computer.
Download the corresponding Email.apk and Exchange.apk in the attachment section at the end of this post. Get the ones with the prefix 'ICS_' if you are on 4.04 Ice Cream Sandwich firmware, OR 'JB_' if you are on the 4.1.2 Jellybean firmware. DO NOT mix them or use the wrong ones, as they may not work correctly. Rename them to Email.apk and Exchange.apk respectively and place them in the root directory of your phone's internal SD card.
Go to the directory where you put your ADB executable. Hold SHIFT key, right-click anywhere in the window in this directory and select 'Open Command Prompt Here'.
Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter:
Code:
adb shell
If the Motorola driver is installed correctly and the phone is plugged to the PC, it should change the prompt to '[email protected]'. Type the following and press Enter, and the prompt should change to '[email protected]':
Code:
su
Now you're ready to actually do the work of getting the AOSP Email client on the phone. First, we need to set the /system partition to allow us to read/write to that directory, and remount it to make sure the permissions are updated. Type the following and press Enter:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /system
...Let's change the current active directory to where all of the phone's installed apps are kept. Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter:
Code:
cd /system/app
Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter to copy the Email.apk that you downloaded earlier into this directory:
Code:
cp /sdcard/Email.apk /system/app/Email.apk
Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter to copy the Exchange.apk that you downloaded earlier into this directory:
Code:
cp /sdcard/Exchange.apk /system/app/Exchange.apk
Almost there! The last thing we need to do is change the permissions of these copied files so the OS can handle them properly. Type the following and press enter:
Code:
chmod 744 Email.apk
Code:
chmod 744 Exchange.apk
*Thanks to vrus1 for pointing this out*
Code:
Go to Settings > Manage App > Email and select 'Clear Data'.
Reboot the phone. Do this the ol' fashion way by directly interfacing with the device or enter the following in the prompt:
Code:
exit
Code:
exit
Code:
adb reboot
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Instruction for Terminal Emulator Users
Connect the phone to the computer.
Download the corresponding Email.apk and Exchange.apk in the attachment section at the end of this post. Get the ones with the prefix 'ICS_' if you are on 4.04 Ice Cream Sandwich firmware, OR 'JB_' if you are on the 4.1.2 Jellybean firmware. DO NOT mix them or use the wrong ones, as they may not work correctly. Rename them to Email.apk and Exchange.apk respectively and place them in the root directory of your phone's internal SD card.
Open the Terminal Emulator app. Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter:
Code:
su
Now you're ready to actually do the work of getting the AOSP Email client on the phone. First, we need to set the /system partition to allow us to read/write to that directory, and remount it to make sure the permissions are updated. Type the following and press Enter:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount /system
...Let's change the current active directory to where all of the phone's installed apps are kept. Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter:
Code:
cd /system/app
Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter to copy the Email.apk that you downloaded earlier into this directory:
Code:
cp /sdcard/Email.apk /system/app/Email.apk
Type the following in the command prompt and press Enter to copy the Exchange.apk that you downloaded earlier into this directory:
Code:
cp /sdcard/Exchange.apk /system/app/Exchange.apk
Almost there! The last thing we need to do is change the permissions of these copied files so the OS can handle them properly. Type the following and press enter:
Code:
chmod 744 Email.apk
Code:
chmod 744 Exchange.apk
*Thanks to vrus1 for pointing this out*
Code:
Go to Settings > Manage App > Email and select 'Clear Data'.
Reboot the phone.
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Once the phone has been rebooted, you should now have the AOSP Email Client in the application menu. Set it up as normal and you should be ready to roll. So far I have not run into any sync issues or anything out of the ordinary. If you are experiencing otherwise, please let us know!
Closing Notes
If you encounter any issues following these steps, please let me know so I can correct it.
Other Motorola ICS/JB device users: This should work for your devices as well as the firmwares between our devices are nearly identical.
Using the AOSP Email client will now allow you to use the Exchange Security Policy Bypass script that is not compatible with the Motorola client. Please be aware that by doing this, you may be violating your company's security policies which may place you under severe disciplinary actions or job termination at your company's discretion. Others that have provided the tools and instructions to perform this, including myself, cannot be held responsible if the worse case scenario occurs. You have been warned.
Sorry to bother.
Could these files be used for ICS 4.0.4 Samsung Galaxy SIII?
I've been trying like crazy to get the AOSP Email apk working.
Thanks for any feedback or recommendation.
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Hobbes2099 said:
Sorry to bother.
Could these files be used for ICS 4.0.4 Samsung Galaxy SIII?
I've been trying like crazy to get the AOSP Email apk working.
Thanks for any feedback or recommendation.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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No guarantees. While this method uses generic Unix commands that all Android devices will understand, it all depends on how the manufacturer has their firmware setup since some may have the Email client integrated into their launcher framework for notification counters, widgets, etc. You can attempt this and see if it works, and worst case scenario, simply delete the two files from \system\app to reverse the process.
For the Galaxy S III, I believe your Email client is SecEmail.apk and Exchange.apk. Backup and remove those before using the files in the attachment.
Worked great on my Droid Razr Maxx - thanks!
Thankss
Anybody try this on the RAZR Max HD with vrz
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2
This is awesome. Thanks for posting this info. Works great on Bionic ICS.
Is this the black version?
Sent from my XT910 using xda app-developers app
Does this disable the exchange security?
mikeymax said:
Anybody try this on the RAZR Max HD with vrz
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Tapatalk 2
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Yes, this procedure was done successfully on a RAZR MAXX HD.
zhzaen said:
Does this disable the exchange security?
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No, it takes you halfway there -- getting the AOSP Email client on your phone, which is compatible with the email-policy-patch script that can modify these APKs. You cannot disable the exchange security on the stock Email that comes on your Motorola phones because it is custom.
anyone able to get these or actual AOSP JB Email apks to work with the JB leak?
Ive tried these ICS apk and some JB apks I found. No luck on either.
I assume we could just use root explorer to do this as well right?
Gave this a go to see if it can see folders within my inbox of my corporate exchange account.. nope. back to stock for now.
Apparently the 4.0.4 version doesnt work properly in this regard and the 4.1.x can do it..
Thank you anyway.
Doesn't work on mine.. FC as soon as you try to open Email app.
I am running stock 4.0.4 Razr HD LTE from Rogers. I followed instructions to a "T". Everything worked as expected but it just wont run.
Ok.. Got it working... Before removing/renaming old Email client, go into Manage Apps, Email, CLEAR DATA.
Then rename old files and push new ones.
Reboot.
Go back into Manage Apps, Email, CLEAR DATA.
Reboot.
Works great and thank you for sharing!!! I hate the stock app because it doesnt synchronize Email Reply/Forward status and drove me crazy.
Jelly Bean Official. Now Let's Do This.
OK. So now that JB is pushed out, I really need to get working on this. If anyone has any direction or ideas, please share. The blur email is awful, plus I really want to disable Exchange security policy.
Other than the email app, the HD Maxx is the best phone out there. I went back to it from a HTC DNA.
AOSP FTW.
vrus1 said:
Ok.. Got it working... Before removing/renaming old Email client, go into Manage Apps, Email, CLEAR DATA.
Then rename old files and push new ones.
Reboot.
Go back into Manage Apps, Email, CLEAR DATA.
Reboot.
Works great and thank you for sharing!!! I hate the stock app because it doesnt synchronize Email Reply/Forward status and drove me crazy.
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Following this procedure got it working for me. Thanks for the Clear Data tip. I think users should note, you MUST reboot after clearing data. Simply clearing data and relaunching the app does not work.
My setup is rooted OTA JB. I used rootkeeper to retain root through the OTA update. After following the OP directions, I kept getting force closes and crashes. I simply thought it was because of JB and it may have been. However after reading through the rest of the post, user VRUS1's tip got it working. This step should be added to the OP.
Thanks to both of you. I couldn't stand the MotoEmail.apk...
Thanks for this!! This was a life saver for me!!
Thank you for the feedback guys. I disappeared for a bit and now have a XT925 RAZR HD and I'm running JB firmware with AOSP Email client right now. I will update the original post with the comments and Jellybean APKs tonight.
It's been updated with Jellybean APKs and revised instructions. As usual, please provide feedback if something is off in the instructions or you experience abnormal issues.