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Hi ... first time android user with a vibrant here. Been reading on rooting and stuff.. not really interested in flashing custom roms. I just want to remove the bloatware that came with my phone. My question is... When rooted... If i make a backup of the bloatware on my sd card and delete the ones located in the system app folder ... Would i still be able to recieve OTA updates or updates from the mini kies if I move them back to the system folder when the time comes for the update? Ive read that you need the bloatware in order for it to update .. which is stupid haha. If anyone can answer I would highly appreciate it. Thanks!
Just delete them, you don't even need to save them...
a OTA?
So far, there's a 2% chance of there being a official update from 2.2 to 2.3 from Samsung themselves for us, so... OTA is out of the question.
Flash a rom, get it over with and you'll make your self and your phone alot happier.
Removing the bloat won't stop an OTA or a Kies update.
You won't need to replace them - new versions will come with the newer ROM. Thus, you'll have to remove them again.
-bZj
Root and install Bloater and add/remove whatever you want. No need to back anything up. OTA doesn't look for the apps on your phone.
down8 said:
Removing the bloat won't stop an OTA or a Kies update.
You won't need to replace them - new versions will come with the newer ROM. Thus, you'll have to remove them again.
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Are you sure? I read on various forums from people who removed the bloat and updated to JI6, but resulted in a bricked phone. Would this happen for the future updates? To be on the safe side, should i reinstall the bloat with titanium
backup and unroot?
(Sorry if these are stupid questions but im kinda new to androids)
To put it simply when I boot up my vibrant, it switches to the galaxy s GT-19000 screen then fully boots into what seems like a completely different phone. My contacts were still there until I factory reset, but none of my apps or anything. I also believe that my calls and messaging do not work. I just recently rooted my phone but where things went bad is when I tried installing voodoo lagfix. I tried adding the link where I got the dl for voodoo lagfix but because I am a new user I can not add links, but i got it from the project voodoo website and it was the second link in their dl section, the one for froyo installable with clockworkmod recovery and rom manager. When I try and go into recovery mode ClockwordMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - Voodoo lagfix is what comes up and is completely different from what the recovery was before. I just want to get rid of voodoo and get my phone back to how it was before. Im sorry for the terrible description, if there is anything else I need to add just let me know, but please, what can I do to fix my phone? any help would be greatly appreciated.
Can you get into download mode?
If so, ODIN to stock JFD.
you may need to use Vol Up + Power, unlike the normal way which is both volume buttons pressed in.
thank you! I used your guide in your sig, which was very helpful, phone is back to normal, however, all of my apps and what not are gone. I am an idiot and forgot to backup before I made changes, is there any other way that I can get back to the way my phone was before? And after going back to the stock JFD using odin, will I still have voodoo on my phone?
If you used titanium backup, your folder of backups should still be on your internal.
If you did not backup, sorry... hope you have them backed up.
No, you do not have voodoo now.
I did back up all of my app with titanium back up, so do I just have to re-dl titanium back up in the market and then just go from there?
^ Ti Backup needs root, so grab the update.zip from my guide and root (incredibly easy), move it to internal, go to stock recovery, install, reboot, you are rooted.
At this point, before you restore, you need to update to a more recent version of Android. you do NOT want to be stuck on JFD (2.1). I'd suggest a ROM like Trigger... crazy stable, faster and themed (I like it).
THEN you can restore your apps after downloading titanium backup (assuming you have them backed up on your internal already).
also, when I connect to my pc and look at my internal sd, the voodoo folder is still there
sorry Im a complete noob to this stuff
Sounds like somebodies got a lot of apps to download againlol. Now you'll remember to get TB and make a backup, heheh, but oh well its a learning experience really! If you have any apps that you paid forl at least gmail will remember that and you will see them as purchased, but unfortunately you'll still have to search for them individually.
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also, when I connect to my pc and look at my internal sd, the voodoo folder is still there
sorry Im a complete noob to this stuff
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whats in it?
- prob just a bunch of logz(lol) just ignore it
^^ the voodoo folder is there b/c you did not format your card *no reason to*
when/if you flash trigger, it will convert you to EXT4 file system (voodoo). This IS okay and not a big deal. Not sure what site you went to, but I have 190% faith in the Trigger ROM and voodoo.. both have very talented people supporting it.
^ Paid apps do not need to be searched for. Look in My Apps, they are all there. He also apparently DID make a backup at some point so lets not go bashing the guy.
I do agree to backup often.
I don't think theyre on my internal anymore, I did a clear cache, factory reset when my phone was initially messed up and I think thats where my problem lies. and as for the rom, what are your thoughts on the TW bionix rom? I initially was trying to root and install this rom
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whats in it?
- prob just a bunch of logz(lol) just ignore it
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It is a bunch of logs, can I just delete this altogether?
Your call man. I made my suggestion for speed/stability/appearance. Don't delete the voodoo folder, even if you did, it will be there after you flash your rom.
- - No intent to flame just my bad humor, sorry.
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It is a bunch of logs, can I just delete this altogether?
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You can do whatever you want with it if ur just gonna ODIN and re-flash. I just thought this was funny my bad. I wouldn't be too concerned with it really. Just leave it alone.
- If in fact you made a backup with TB and moved it to ur PC you could replace that back into the /sdcard/ and when you re-download TB just run the restore batch. BOOM! good to go. If not then oh well.
- The "myapps" will show you all your purchased ROMs so you will not need to research for them, just need to re-download them but any "free" apps will need to be researched and redownloaded.
- My friend has a Nexus S and she says that when she does an initial setup after flashing any ROM the gmail sync automatically downloads all her purchased apps. Thats what I was refering to cuz that would be friggin titz!
- Team Whiskey ROMs are proven and stable Bionix is a great choice to flash.
Good luck!
^ GB restores automatically, while good for some.. I hate it. Takes longer to download/install than restoring AND it doesn't restore the data (boo)
OK i am on gingerbread 2.3.3 and KE7 italian sgs2.
I can't seem to find any info on the new android 2.3.4 update and how to do a non wipe update.
I've downloaded the files but i don't know what to do with them.
Also, if i update, will it wipe the root? Will my italian language swype be deleted? Will anything else be deleted?
Thanks and sorry if this question bothers anyone but i tried going through most forums and couldn't find much.
Thanks,
If you have downloaded the files then use Odin and flash, afaik, you only need to flash the PDA file and nothing else. But I can't be sure that if it will wipe your data or not. Some says it deleted all data, some says not.
But upgrading via Kies will NOT delete any data. After any firmware flash your root will be lost, so you need to re-root.
Regards.
Ok...but if I re root will titanium backup re appear with all its settings or will I have to re install it?
Will my italian swype keyboard still be installed?
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You'll need to reinstall it.
2.3.4 seems to include Swype v3, but I don't know whether it supports Italian - I'd be surprised if it didn't. Your settings will need to be restored via Titanium.
Ok. I did everything. Updated and rooted.
I can confirm that swype has italian even though it has changed a bit. It doesnt have a popup window when you need to choose a word out of a list. I think it's just stock swype.
Titanium backup REMAINED INSTALLED i just had to root again to be able to use it. It even kept my frozen apps in memory without needing to backup anything.
Congrats, you've done everything successfully then.
Glad to hear that Swype has updated to version 3.0. You can always enable the Word Choice Window by enabling it from Swype settings, of course if it is there.
So does the accuracy of Swype improved? I mean I find it hard to type some words, like OR, OUT, That's, I could never typed them on the previous version, i.e- 2.72.
Thanks in advance.
So i have a galaxy S I9000 and im not very hi tek...i rooted my phone so i could download gameboy games and i may have also got an app to delete stock android apps...accidently deleted the stock internet app and now i have no internet....i have tried a factory reset and a hard reset...formatted the internal memory and cleared cache and may have threw the phone at the wall...(china made phone cases cost so little but really do help the average angry person)....im willing to try anything short of sending my phone away to get it fixed or running it over and claiming a new one on insurence...can someone please help
Why don't you just go to the market and download an internet app?
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Why don't you just go to the market and download an internet app?
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....no market....no internet
Beetz said:
So i have a galaxy S I9000 and im not very hi tek...i rooted my phone so i could download gameboy games and i may have also got an app to delete stock android apps...accidently deleted the stock internet app and now i have no internet....i have tried a factory reset and a hard reset...formatted the internal memory and cleared cache and may have threw the phone at the wall...(china made phone cases cost so little but really do help the average angry person)....im willing to try anything short of sending my phone away to get it fixed or running it over and claiming a new one on insurence...can someone please help
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As the previous poster said, you can just download another browser app from the market. Your phone does not depend on the browser app for a data connection. If for some reason you can't do that:
Check the I9k forums and find a CWM flashable, stock ROM. Download it, use 7zip or winrar (or any other windows archive program- google search 7zip, its free to download) and open the ROM file. Go to: system/app. Find browser.apk and extract it to your desktop. Use adb to install it: adb push /system/app/browser.apk and you should be all set.
thanks for that did kinda help...is there anyway i can just remove everything on the phone and re install everything....kinda like re-booting with all the preloaded samsung apps...regardless if i deleted some or not?
Beetz said:
thanks for that did kinda help...is there anyway i can just remove everything on the phone and re install everything....kinda like re-booting with all the preloaded samsung apps?
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No, not really. You would need to reflash the stock system image. Factory resets just wipe user settings, app data, and other stuff like that. It won't restore anything. If you want to do a reinstall, look into using Odin to flash back to stock. Just BE CAREFUL. Odin can brick you if you don't know what you're doing. Better off following the steps I outlined, or installing CWM and flashing a stock ROM. Again, the safest way to do what you want is what I previously posted.
if i updated through kies not a month or 2 ago and im using an australian SGS GT I9K 16BG with optus what would i be running (eg...gingerbread, Eclair, Kernal, Froyo)?
just get an market apk file n install
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No, not really. You would need to reflash the stock system image. Factory resets just wipe user settings, app data, and other stuff like that. It won't restore anything. If you want to do a reinstall, look into using Odin to flash back to stock. Just BE CAREFUL. Odin can brick you if you don't know what you're doing. Better off following the steps I outlined, or installing CWM and flashing a stock ROM. Again, the safest way to do what you want is what I previously posted.
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ok i have fixed everything with odin...i followed it word for word and was really simple 2 downloads and 5 mins and im now on 2.3 gingerbread with all stock apps....used pathikshah .com/blog/install-android-2-3-3-gingerbread-on-samsung-galaxy-s/
OK, I'm a noob and made the noob mistake of deleting (rather than freezing) some system apps after rooting. Won't make that mistake again.
I do not have backups nor am I completely sure which apps are missing. As a result of these missing apps I cannot complete the latest OTA update.
I downloaded a system dump and noted a few apk files in it that were not on my system though I believe that there are other apk files missing which are not in the system dump (MyLibrary, WebStorage etc) so I am not sure the particular system dump I got is up to date.
Copying the apk files to my system\app folder did not help, the update still fails.
I seem to recall seeing instructions somewhere for manual installation via power/down volume which would allow you to see a text dump of the update with reports of missing files or mismatched CRC's. I cannot find this again but such a thing would help me determine what is missing so that I can then attempt to find replacement apk files.
Sorry for being such a noob. Can anyone help?
Thanks
Made the same mistake when upgrading to ICS from Honeycomb...
If you get the previous update (the one your running now) from the Asus website, extract the update file and place it in one of the folders on the tablet, (I forgot which folder, sorry...) reboot and the tab will recognize it and prompt you to update. Once that update is finished installing, you should have all your bloat back. Delete the update file from the tab since you don't need it anymore, and then try to update to the most recent OTA Update.
Just do a search in the TFP forums and you should find complete instructions on how to do this.
I'm just assuming this will work for ICS to ICS... because it worked for me when I updated to ICS to Honeycomb...
Hope this method works for you.
I had the same issue.
Download:
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/TF201/US_epaduser9_4_2_11UpdateLauncher.zip
Once downloaded, extract the contents of the zip file (yes, its another zip file of the same name inside) to your MICRO SD. put your micro SD in your TF201 (or eject and re-insert if you copied via cable)
Once the card is mounted you will see a triangle with an "!" in the notification area. Touch the notification and it will open a dialogue to install the manual update.
You will lose root, even with OTA Rootkeeper.
Re-root your device. Install OTA Rootkeeper if you have not already. Run Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper. Protect your su.
Check for updates. Install .13 OTA.
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Should be a lesson learned. Stop messing with system apps. Always causes problems one way or another. The apps included are nothing to even be considered bloat. I still have everything installed n prime super fast. If anything just freeze the apps, never delete them unless u always want to have failed OTA.
demandarin said:
Should be a lesson learned. Stop messing with system apps. Always causes problems one way or another. The apps included are nothing to even be considered bloat. I still have everything installed n prime super fast. If anything just freeze the apps, never delete them unless u always want to have failed OTA.
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I agree completely, and my lesson is learned. But why on earth would a freaking E-reader app be a system app?
That was my hangup. AsusReader a/k/a the My Library app.
And mine was backed up with Titanium, which obviously bungled it since it would not restore.
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I agree completely, and my lesson is learned. But why on earth would a freaking E-reader app be a system app?
That was my hangup. AsusReader a/k/a the My Library app.
And mine was backed up with Titanium, which obviously bungled it since it would not restore.
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I went through the same thing on my Atrix phone. Rooted n went messing around deleting at&t bloatware. It killed my OTA updating. That's why now I'm still on froyo on it. Never bothered to manually update it. Still works great on froyo though. But I learned my lesson from that.
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I went through the same thing on my Atrix phone. Rooted n went messing around deleting at&t bloatware. It killed my OTA updating. That's why now I'm still on froyo on it. Never bothered to manually update it. Still works great on froyo though. But I learned my lesson from that.
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Your still on froyo... why not just flash a sbf file to return to stock? Or better yet, unlock the boot loader and get yourself CM7 already.
Messing with system files isn't a big deal, as long as you have a backup.
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Yep, this did the trick. Thanks very much.
Lesson learned, don't mess with the system apps.