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hello guys. i'm from Malaysia. i recently bought HTC Hero. currently have problem with downloading application for hero and malaysia dont have android market yet. is there any way i can download any application besides android market.
i got a few question also. what the purpose of rooting the hero. if im using it in malaysia. do i need to root. will it void my warranty. thanks.
Before you even think about rooting, first read this.
The only other way to get applications/games onto your Hero without the Marketplace is to manually open the apk installation file via using Linda File Manager. You don't need to root your phone for this.
If you made a backup of your Rom using nadroid, your original Rom should be safe and your phone is still under your warranty.
The only reason to root your phone is to be able to have access to hidden files, remove unnecessary programs, have useful ones already pre-installed, speed up the phone, etc.
If you have any other issues/questions regarding what I am talking about, read the link I provided you first. It should answer all your questions.
CGeyser said:
Before you even think about rooting, first read this.
The only other way to get applications/games onto your Hero without the Marketplace is to manually open the apk installation file via using Linda File Manager. You don't need to root your phone for this.
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Sorry, but that is not correct. There are other Market-style applications out there that he can use. e.g. SlideME, which probably came on the phone. If it didn't, you can download it directly from the website onto your phone, and install it from the browser though you need to enable Menu->Settings->Applications->Unknown Sources ticked beforehand.
The only reason to root your phone is to be able to have access to hidden files, remove unnecessary programs, have useful ones already pre-installed, speed up the phone, etc.
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Sorry, but this isn't correct either! A *very* good reason for rooting is to use "Market Enabler" so that he can install the Market application, and enable it for a different region that supports paid apps. Other good reasons include tethering by wifi, and apps2sd.
Regards,
Dave
ok. thanks guys. does it means if i root my Hero then i can access the Market even i malaysia?
Essentially yes, though you will need to install the Market app and use the Market Enabler application to "spoof" the Market into believing your carrier is in a supported region.
Regards,
Dave
But a "problem" with this would be the phone would "believe" that you are in say "Netherlands" when you are in fact in Malaysia.
You can "solve" this by disabling automatic time / date. Enter it manually.
ok. i read on how to run app from sd card. one of the step need to flash ROM to SD card. is it ok if i use different ROM than my current Hero ROM.
As long as it is a Hero ROM, for the Hero (e.g. MoDaCo 3.0) you should be fine. You do need to be a little careful though, because devs have ported Hero/SenseUI to other phones (e.g. G1/Magic etc).
If you make a Nandroid backup before you flash the new ROM, you can always roll back to your previous ROM.
Regards,
Dave
Is there any site or source on the web that provides downloads of old versions of Android Market apps? This would be for apps that are now updated or no longer available on the Market? I am looking for a site similar to "OldVersion.com" which has some old/classic PC software (but this would be something for android apps instead)?
Thanks if anyone knows of a source or sites.
CustomShortcut gone?
The app that I am looking for in the above post was a free one called CustomShortcut APK. I now have it on one of my two phones (the other phone had it but was lost and replaced). I have tried looking for a developer page for this app but no luck as everything seems to point back to android market as the source link for download.
Does anyone know of a way or source for me to get this APK back on my other phone? Is there a way to copy it from one phone to the other? I am assuming that it was removed from the market because it may not be compatible with ICS but I am not running ICS. The application was made by appli.club.
Are you rooted? If so use root explorer to look for the .apk in the /system/app folder and copy or email it to the other phone and install it.
85gallon said:
Are you rooted? If so use root explorer to look for the .apk in the /system/app folder and copy or email it to the other phone and install it.
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No sadly I am not rooted. Is that how this could be done? I have an HTC phone (Sensation) and I like my "sense" gui. Don't want to wipe it out by rooting (that is what would happen, right?) If access to the apk is possible with rooting, then I guess my question would be, does anyone else here have CustomCut on their rooted phone? (Or possibly know of any website that would have those apk's available for download). I would be willing to pay if someone would take the time to send me a replacement copy.
just google for any app you want like this:
"title" "versionnumber" "apk" "download"
for example:
android market 2.9 apk download
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No sadly I am not rooted. Is that how this could be done? I have an HTC phone (Sensation) and I like my "sense" gui. Don't want to wipe it out by rooting (that is what would happen, right?) If access to the apk is possible with rooting, then I guess my question would be, does anyone else here have CustomCut on their rooted phone? (Or possibly know of any website that would have those apk's available for download). I would be willing to pay if someone would take the time to send me a replacement copy.
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Rooting will not wipe out your phone or change it other than giving you super user privileges. That way you will have access to get to the system apps folder.
I notice apktop keeps old versions around. But part of the reason I like Titanium backup is because I have a fail safe if a new update to an app is bad, as I can just restore from the last backup the older version.
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Rooting will not wipe out your phone or change it other than giving you super user privileges. That way you will have access to get to the system apps folder.
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Well I am not really too concerned about it wiping out my phone, but I thought I had read many posts here talking about once you root your phone the native skin from the manufacturer is eliminated (for HTC that would be the "Sense" user interface). Can you please confirm? Is this not true? HTC Sense will remain exactly the same after rooting my phone?
The other thing that has made me cautious is that my phone runs perfectly now and I see so many threads on the xda boards here and over at various android forums that start off with "My ____ app is not working right since I rooted...." Just a little daunting for a newbie like myself.
spunker88 said:
I notice apktop keeps old versions around. But part of the reason I like Titanium backup is because I have a fail safe if a new update to an app is bad, as I can just restore from the last backup the older version.
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Thanks very much for the site suggestion. I have been trying to search for the CustomShortcut APK over there but no luck ...so far (the site search is not that easy to use). I have even tried to seach the site externally using google but, unfortunately, still no luck.
Wait for someone else to confirm on the htc, but nothing changed on my droidx. I just had superuser privs. All of the "this app quit working" is when people flash custom roms. You don't do that when you just root. But you have to be rooted in order to do things like that. Lol.
Rooting gives you the power to do that if you want to.
When I rooted my droidx, I did it just so I could have the power to do other things if I wanted. I am still on factory rom. But I am able to get to parts of the phone that are off limits if I wasnt rooted. I made it where I could tether, later I got rid of bloatware, etc.
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Wait for someone else to confirm on the htc, but nothing changed on my droidx. I just had superuser privs. All of the "this app quit working" is when people flash custom roms. You don't do that when you just root. But you have to be rooted in order to do things like that. Lol.
Rooting gives you the power to do that if you want to.
When I rooted my droidx, I did it just so I could have the power to do other things if I wanted. I am still on factory rom. But I am able to get to parts of the phone that are off limits if I wasnt rooted. I made it where I could tether, later I got rid of bloatware, etc.
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Thanks once again for the reply. Now that you mention it, I remember reading the terminology "flashed" rom and thought they were similar or the same thing as rooting. One other question, once a phone is in a rooted state, if I was to go in and copy the APK for my replacement phone and put it on there could I then "unroot" lol ...sorry if this is not a word... so that my phone was no longer open? I had read somewhere (perhaps I heard it on a TWIT or Android podcast) that when your phone is in root state that anyone (ie: potentially bad software) has easier access to your phone's vunerable areas.
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Thanks once again for the reply. Now that you mention it, I remember reading the terminology "flashed" rom and thought they were similar or the same thing as rooting. One other question, once a phone is in a rooted state, if I was to go in and copy the APK for my replacement phone and put it on there could I then "unroot" lol ...sorry if this is not a word... so that my phone was no longer open? I had read somewhere (perhaps I heard it on a TWIT or Android podcast) that when your phone is in root state that anyone (ie: potentially bad software) has easier access to your phone's vunerable areas.
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yes you can unroot. As for easy access after you are rooted to vulnerable areas, they can only get access if you let them. If an app wants super user privileges, you will get a pop up from su(the super user apk) telling you that some app is wanting privileges. You can grant or deny access. The only things on my phone that have ever given me a pop up are things that i downloaded and know need su access. Wifi tether, root explorer, adfree, etc.
I have found a site that keeps older version of an android app. It's called Android Drawer.
Hope it helps
So, I need an app to change my Android ID, and the Android ID Changer from the Market says "unsupported device'. I have a Nexus. Does anyobdy know another similar free and tested app?
It could be saying unsupported device because maby the app hasn't been updated for your firmware yet .or is it saying this for all the apps you try downloading?
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DiGwEeD18 said:
So, I need an app to change my Android ID, and the Android ID Changer from the Market says "unsupported device'. I have a Nexus. Does anyobdy know another similar free and tested app?
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I'm pretty sure you can edit your build.prop file in /system/ and it will trick the market
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Yeah, but it also has just one review, and the guy said it bricked his phone, so I'm not so sure about trying it out. Is there any other app or manual way of changing the Android ID?
DiGwEeD18 said:
Yeah, but it also has just one review, and the guy said it bricked his phone, so I'm not so sure about trying it out. Is there any other app or manual way of changing the Android ID?
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It's pretty easy to change if you have a rooted device.
Connect to your device with "adb shell"
If you're not root, become root with 'su'
Run the command: sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
You can check that you're in the correct database by doing:
SELECT * FROM secure WHERE name = 'android_id';
To change it, just do an update statement:
UPDATE secure SET value = '<new android id>' WHERE name = 'android_id';
Good luck!
Android-ID changer
Hey guys,
I'll think that Titanium Backup will provide a function in the next few days, to change the Android-ID.
m_atze said:
Hey guys,
I'll think that Titanium Backup will provide a function in the next few days, to change the Android-ID.
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I not think so because i reported the problem to titanium backup but they can not helped me.
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DiGwEeD18 said:
So, I need an app to change my Android ID, and the Android ID Changer from the Market says "unsupported device'. I have a Nexus. Does anyobdy know another similar free and tested app?
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If i were you i find blackmart alpha apk by google and you can install Android ID changer app to your phone but your phone should be stock rom because the app is not work with custom rom.
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The latest Titanium Backup can save and restore your device id.
Android ID Changed
iBolski said:
The latest Titanium Backup can save and restore your device id.
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I would just like to let you know that I changed my android ID on Nexus S 4G (xbones rom with matr1x 22.0 kenel) by copying the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db file to my SD card and editing the ID in Text Pad on my computer. It opened the file with all those crazy characters (because its sqlite 3 file). I then just saved it and pasted to the original location in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. I then fixed permissions and restarted the system. Worked perfectly!
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I would just like to let you know that I changed my android ID on Nexus S 4G (xbones rom with matr1x 22.0 kenel) by copying the /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db file to my SD card and editing the ID in Text Pad on my computer. It opened the file with all those crazy characters (because its sqlite 3 file). I then just saved it and pasted to the original location in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. I then fixed permissions and restarted the system. Worked perfectly!
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I had to do the same. When I went into adb shell, there was no sqlite3 command. Doing a find on it only found it backed up via TitaniumBackup. Nexus S running JB
edit: though I used vi on the adb shell. A lot easier if you are familiar with it
How Do I Change my Android ID?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 on Boost Mobile Prepaid service... I would like to know 'how to change my Android ID' in 'dummy' terms...
I searched how to do it online and it said to download Titanium Backup... just the 'Free' version... when I load and run it, it says my phone is not 'Rooted'... I have no idea what that means... can someone please help... I've heard you can do lots of cool things with your phone if you root it and change your ID... plus, I need to change the ID for other reasons as well... thank you for any help you have to offer...
rooting, really ?
lostoam311 said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 on Boost Mobile Prepaid service... I would like to know 'how to change my Android ID' in 'dummy' terms...
I searched how to do it online and it said to download Titanium Backup... just the 'Free' version... when I load and run it, it says my phone is not 'Rooted'... I have no idea what that means... can someone please help... I've heard you can do lots of cool things with your phone if you root it and change your ID... plus, I need to change the ID for other reasons as well... thank you for any help you have to offer...
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Hi ! I'm sorry about that, but :
- If you need 'dummy' terms, I recommend you NOT TO CHANGE your android ID,
- If you don't know what root means, don't use it
- If after searching on the web you still don't know or don't understand the risks of rooting, DON'T ROOT
- Rooting is useful for developers or "power users" who really understant what they're doing
If you understand risks and still have problems rooting your phone to change your android ID, we'll try to help.
vandevandel said:
Hi ! I'm sorry about that, but :
- If you need 'dummy' terms, I recommend you NOT TO CHANGE your android ID,
- If you don't know what root means, don't use it
- If after searching on the web you still don't know or don't understand the risks of rooting, DON'T ROOT
- Rooting is useful for developers or "power users" who really understant what they're doing
If you understand risks and still have problems rooting your phone to change your android ID, we'll try to help.
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okay, I understand the risks... I just need help changing my Android ID so I can gain back access to an app that I use... I promise I won't hold anyone here accountable for any malfunctions... I appreciate any help you have to offer! Thank you
lostoam311 said:
okay, I understand the risks... I just need help changing my Android ID so I can gain back access to an app that I use... I promise I won't hold anyone here accountable for any malfunctions... I appreciate any help you have to offer! Thank you
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Okay so.. what device are you using. Is it already rooted ?
First you have to root id
Then install Titanium backup
Then in the options in Titanium backup, you a the option to set a new random android ID.
How to Root...
vandevandel said:
Okay so.. what device are you using. Is it already rooted ?
First you have to root id
Then install Titanium backup
Then in the options in Titanium backup, you a the option to set a new random android ID.
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I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 with Boost Mobile Pre Paid...
No, I'm not sure 'how to Root'... Do you have instructions on how to do it??! is it pretty easy??! I'm not a complete 'dummy' when it comes to computers and phones, I just like instructions so I know I won't mess it up somehow lol... but I am eager to learn how to do it because so many people have said I can do so much more with my phone when it's rooted!!!
I currently do NOT have Titanium backup installed on my phone... I reset my phone last week to factory settings and that deleted it...
There was a PAID version and a Free version... will the Free version work for what I want to do at the current moment?!!
Thanks for the help! Jon
Hello people!
I've been having this problem for a while now, in fact, it's the very reason I rooted in the first place.
I've asked on other less-active forums, and received no answer at all, so I thought I'd turn to you.
My carrier, Tesco Mobile has bundled two bloatware game demos onto my Huawei Ideos X3 and they are taking up a substantial amount of my already poor internal memory. Unfortunately, after having tried many different ways of removing them, I have had no success. I will list the ways in which I have attempted to remove them in chronological order as far as I can remember (this has been going on for about 4 months now):
The game demos are TBloxxNY and BrickBreaker, if that helps at all >_>
Rooted and downloaded several free root file explorers (such as Android Mate) and attempted to uninstall the game demos - Failed
Installed Titanium Backup & Root Pro to see if it could delete them - Failed (Says "Cannot Locate .apk")
Installed ES File Explorer (said to be better than the others)
- Mounted system as writable
- Found full pathname of the game demo apk's: /cust/tesco/gb/app/brickbreake.apk which is an unusual place for them
- Attempted to delete - Failed
- Managed to locate packages elsewhere and managed to delete them - No effect
Went back to Titanium Backup with a writable system to force remove - Failed
Used Titanium Backup to Freeze the apps so they were unusable - Success!
Tried using Titanium Backup to convert them to user apps - Failed
Scoured Google for someone with a similar problem - Failed
--Left it for ages--
Installed Android Terminal Emulator
Used ES File Explorer to mount system as writable
Used Command Line to remove the file using the correct pathname - Failed
Realised Busybox wasn't actually installed
Installed Busybox, used Busybox installer app to run the mount rw script
Went back to terminal emulator and tried to remove them - Failed
--Fudged up my phone by using "Fix Permissions" in Clockworkmod Recovery--
Restored from previous Nandroid Backup
Booted into Clockworkmod Recovery
Wiped all data, cache and Dalvik
Flashed Eclipse ROM
Game demos are still there.
Attempted most of the above again with Eclipse ROM installed - Failed
Wut. I don't understand how Tesco has managed to jam these demos on there that I just cannot remove.
Someone please help me :crying:
Sorry it's such a long post, but I'm getting to my wit's end here...
Go to Huawei service center and say this : "remove these damn things, and i'll give u 1000 dollars.".
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I would if I had 1000 dollars XD
Hi, a good way to find where that bloatwares is to use logcat via adb to find the package name of those apps and search in your /system/app.
Via terminal emulator what did you find? Did you get some error when trying delete the apk?
maokalon said:
Hi, a good way to find where that bloatwares is to use logcat via adb to find the package name of those apps and search in your /system/app.
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I find running the command "dumpsys" on the device even better to correlate the app name with its installation files. The output is very verbose, so you'll need to capture the output and look at it with your favourite editor, although.
Oh i know WHERE they are, it's getting rid of them that's the problem... lol the kicker here is that, since the phone is rooted, I don't think I could even go back to Tesco and ask them to remove the bloaters -_-;
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JC1988AD said:
Oh i know WHERE they are, it's getting rid of them that's the problem... lol the kicker here is that, since the phone is rooted, I don't think I could even go back to Tesco and ask them to remove the bloaters -_-;
Sent by game boy
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There are ways to unroot but you can use a free app called root browser (has an orange folder symbol when installed) to go to the location they are saved and delete the apk files yourself. It can change their read write attributes too in case that is what stops you deleting them.
You can also use an app called system tuner to stop them starting as well so then they at least won't use up ram by auto starting.
Dave
( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
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Hi
Easy fix download root browser lite go to CUST then TESCO then GB then APP multi select the 2 annoying TBloxxNY and BrickBreaker apps and delete bingo there gone remove the corpses etc with SD Maid or similar.
Ian
What, wow that... actually worked!
Thank you very much!
But... why did it work? Why did that file explorer work over ES file explorer and all the others?
I don't understand...
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mistermentality said:
There are ways to unroot but you can use a free app called root browser (has an orange folder symbol when installed) to go to the location they are saved and delete the apk files yourself. It can change their read write attributes too in case that is what stops you deleting them.
You can also use an app called system tuner to stop them starting as well so then they at least won't use up ram by auto starting.
Dave
( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
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Is that the one by jrummy or am I missing something because I don't see one with an orange folder icon
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jbrt said:
Is that the one by jrummy or am I missing something because I don't see one with an orange folder icon
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Yes that is it, root browser lite by jrummy. On mine it has an orange folder as its icon but it may have changed in recent updates.
Dave
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Here's hoping that you still check this forum!
Hi. I have also had space issues with my huawei blaze and after rooting my phone, I followed all the advice mentioned in this post but am still receiving an error message when trying to delete brickbeaker and tbloxxny from /cust/tesco/gb/app using root browser.
I am at my wits end! Do you or anyone else have any idea why these apk's are so persistent and how I can remove them?
Thanks in advance for any advice!
I just recently purchased a LG Optimus Exceed 2 VS450PP1 Verizon prepaid and I would like to root it, but I'm afraid to use the wrong guide to do so.
I have already done this part: Turn on USB debugging: Settings and enabled the installation of unknown sources.
It seems that Towelroot used to work but no longer does. Can someone post a link to the correct procedure for my phone or the instructions to do so? I already read did a search for my phone and read several pages, but I'm still unsure which procedure will work for my phone.
This is my phone info:
LG Optimus Exceed 2 VS450PP1
Build Number KOT49I,VS450PP1
Software version VS450PP1
Kenel version 3.4.0+
Solved. I used towelroot and Root Checker to my phone, and it is now rooted.
Could you drop the link you got towelroot from, i searched and there were a lot of sites that had it, and i would like to make sure it works
adrw4 said:
Could you drop the link you got towelroot from, i searched and there were a lot of sites that had it, and i would like to make sure it works
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I sure will. Here is the site for towel root. Type this address on your phones browser, and then click on the upside down letter "Y". https://towelroot.com/
And here is a site that shows you what to do http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795300
I did mine recently for a LG Optimus Exceed 2 VS450PP1, and it's been working great so far.
You may also want to download a file called VS450PP1_04.kdz here. I think this is a backup of the phone software, should it be necessary in the future. This file is not necessary to root your phone, so you save it on some other media than your phones memory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/lg-vs450pp-exceed-2-help-t2989811
Good luck.
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I sure will. Here is the site for towel root. Type this address on your phones browser, and then click on the upside down letter "Y". https://towelroot.com/
And here is a site that shows you what to do http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2795300
I did mine recently for a LG Optimus Exceed 2 VS450PP1, and it's been working great so far.
You may also want to download a file called VS450PP1_04.kdz here. I think this is a backup of the phone software, should it be necessary in the future. This file is not necessary to root your phone, so you save it on some other media than your phones memory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/lg-vs450pp-exceed-2-help-t2989811
Good luck.
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lmao you might be saving me here, if i flash the file you just recomended, will it restore deleted google apps,or gapps as most say?
and thank you for responding politly
adrw4 said:
lmao you might be saving me here, if i flash the file you just recommended, will it restore deleted google apps,or gapps as most say?
and thank you for responding politly
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You're welcome.
I believe the file called VS450PP1_04.kdz is a ROM image for the phone with all the original stuff that came with it. I have not use this image for anything myself, but I believe it can be used to restore the phone back to factory settings as a last resort should things go wrong. I would recommend that after rooting successfully, you install the app called Titanium Backup Pro and let it back up everything to an external usb memory card on the phone. This is probably the better and safer approach to restore something that you had removed and would like back.
You can also go to the google play store and download the latest google apps that you have deleted if so desired.
I should mention that I'm not an expert at this stuff, just a beginner, so my knowledge is limited to what I did to my phone . I only rooted my phone to be able to install apps like Titanium Backup Pro.
I hope this answered your question.