Debloating GNote! - AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717

Hello all,
I've rooted my GNote and tried to get rid of some useless apps, since updating to official ICS made it unbarebly slow and a lot laggy. I used Titanuim Backup to remove some apps and it reboots without deleting any, also it sucks even if it works cuz it needs to reboot everytime u wana remove an app!!!
Is there any alternatives I can try that don't require rebooting?
JIC: I will flash it with a custom debloated, deodexed ROM, but not right now as i need to do a few backups. but for the time being i need something to get by.
Thanks.

Something is not right there. When I used TiBu to uninstall system apps (debloat a factory rom) apps I had no problems ans didn't have to reboot svery time. Just did this again a couple days ago removing a few apps from fj's rom.
Check your settings in tibu and double check if unknown sources and usb debugging are on. Then recheck root, that is my suggestions.

No point in worrying. Flashing any one of our devs roms will give you a better experience than the OTA. Download rom manager and use it to install cwm. Place the rom on the SD card and reboot into recovery. First create a backup then wipe system, cache and dalvik three times and flash the zip. Depending on the rom you may need to flash gapps after system install. Done. No bloat plus lots of optimizations and goodies.
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I have seen a lot of complaints of lagginess from people who updated OTA.
I updated via Odin with an ICS image from samfirmware and never had a problem.
Debloating after that made a bit of a difference too but not the kind of difference you'd see with flashing an AOSP variant.
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jonrobertd said:
Something is not right there. When I used TiBu to uninstall system apps (debloat a factory rom) apps I had no problems ans didn't have to reboot svery time. Just did this again a couple days ago removing a few apps from fj's rom.
Check your settings in tibu and double check if unknown sources and usb debugging are on. Then recheck root, that is my suggestions.
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thanks for the reply;
I have enabled "Unknown Source" and "USB Debugging" yet no luck as you can see in the screenshot.
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No point in worrying. Flashing any one of our devs roms will give you a better experience than the OTA. Download rom manager and use it to install cwm. Place the rom on the SD card and reboot into recovery. First create a backup then wipe system, cache and dalvik three times and flash the zip. Depending on the rom you may need to flash gapps after system install. Done. No bloat plus lots of optimizations and goodies.
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I am interested in the "BLACK★STAR V UCLF6" ROM, seems to be exactly what I'm looking for. However, I downloaded the zip file so i can flash it later but I think the link is wrong, cuz the "custom rom creature" keeps indicating that the ROM has an invalid format!!
If you got a link to download the BLACK★STAR V UCLF6, please paste it on here. Thanks
kinghorsey said:
I have seen a lot of complaints of lagginess from people who updated OTA.
I updated via Odin with an ICS image from samfirmware and never had a problem.
Debloating after that made a bit of a difference too but not the kind of difference you'd see with flashing an AOSP variant.
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Oh man, you have no idea how bad it is, plus the random freezes.

What is custom rom creator?
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Sounds like a bad OTA.....
Yeh ...fire up a custom rom and never look back.
And of course .we are always willing to help if needed ..
I'll find you the blackstar link ...stand by ....g
http://beta.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22543316599963654
This link is working ..
Use pc if possible to download , then place it to the sd card ......IMHO
good luck and enjoy ...g

jpoirier587 said:
What is custom rom creator?
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A tool that you can use to create/customize Android ROMs.
gregsarg said:
Sounds like a bad OTA.....
Yeh ...fire up a custom rom and never look back.
And of course .we are always willing to help if needed ..
I'll find you the blackstar link ...stand by ....g
http://beta.androidfilehost.com/?fid=22543316599963654
This link is working ..
Use pc if possible to download , then place it to the sd card ......IMHO
good luck and enjoy ...g
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Thank you sir.
I have CWM flashed already so what are the next steps? (this is my first time flashing a custom ROM)
btw, by "pc" do you mean a desktop computer or "windows OS"? (there is a lot confusion going on out there.)
and no I don't use my GNote to download anything other than apps from "Google Play".

I did a wipe before installing the update through Kies, and I'm pretty happy with the stock rom. I think Samsung needs to find a way to add a full backup and restore to Kies and just perform a wipe as it upgrades. Shouldn't be too hard, Titanium already does it (mostly).

I had this problem too.

Don't long press the app to uninstall it. Just click it and the window to backup or uninstall will pop up.

Froid said:
Don't long press the app to uninstall it. Just click it and the window to backup or uninstall will pop up.
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Took me a few tries to get that working, between lags and freezes!! this official ICS is garbage.
thanks for the tip (I just punched your [thank you] button :good.

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Crysis Battery Mod for ICScrewD, ShoStock, UnNamed, and CM7

Crysis Battery Mod
For ICScrewD, ShoStock, UnNamed, and CM7​Hey everyone,
I recently made this for my phone, and thought it would be a good idea to share this with everyone. This is the Crysis battery mod, I just made this work with icscrewed rom. This works with the blue, and green editions. This is cwm flashable.
EDIT:
I have realized that i did this all wrong. The charging animations were off because this was the wrong pictures. I have gone to the kitchen and made this both again. The charging animation now works like it should. Sorry. I guess this happens when this is your first try.
EDIT again :
I made a new battery icons that go really well with the blue edition. Link for download below.
Due to request, made the crysis mod to work with shostock and cm7. Battery is the same as the icscrewd pictures, down below.
CM7 battery is now working. To apply, go to theme chooser, and then select uot kitchen as your theme.
Thanks for your patience.
Installation Instructions:
Download right file for your rom
Nandroid backup (just in case
flash
reboot
go to theme settings and choose uot kitchen​Due to request, I have made a version of this for UnNamed. Download below. If you would like this on the rom you are on, just ask.
And another one!
This is a big battery for UnNamed, something different. Screenshots and download below
New battery for UnNamed. Same as first screenshot.
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Hmm didn't really notice in the picture but the green one don't really match the whole theme and the charging has this other part that's not even the right animation. But nice try though...
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tkienzle said:
Hmm didn't really notice in the picture but the green one don't really match the whole theme and the charging has this other part that's not even the right animation. But nice try though...
sent from interspace on my hacked telly...
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Sry man. All I did was copy the images from the international gs2 and made it work with our rom. I have no idea on how to just use the first charging animation.
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I made another battery icon that goes with the blue edition. Link at first post.
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this won't work on shostock will it?
brentett said:
this won't work on shostock will it?
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No sadly. But if you want to make your own, just go to uot kitchen and make your own custom icons and stuff.
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Waddle said:
No sadly. But if you want to make your own, just go to uot kitchen and make your own custom icons and stuff.
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How about CM7? Thanks!
New Icons
AtlanM87 said:
How about CM7? Thanks!
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I just made the icon pack for shostock and cm. I wasnt able to test it however because i didnt feel like changing roms. Everything should work though.
im on CM7 and its not working
sfb14 said:
im on CM7 and its not working
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Oh, I'm not really sure what to do then. Are you using a custom theme for cm, because I noticed that under the options, and also your using the nightly version right? Because that is what I downloaded. I will try to fix this when I get back from school.
If I had money, I would get a credit card. If I had a credit card, I would donate.
yeah its the latest nightly and no custom theme used. will wait for the fix. thanks!
Yes, same here. I am on the latest nightly (actually Vanilla nightly from Sam3000) and siyah 2.6.9. When I flash the battery mod my rig goes into a bootloop. Tried a bunch of things including wiping the cache etc. but still going into a bootloop at the CM7 start animation. Any ideas? Love to have this and thanks for trying!
AtlanM87 said:
Yes, same here. I am on the latest nightly (actually Vanilla nightly from Sam3000) and siyah 2.6.9. When I flash the battery mod my rig goes into a bootloop. Tried a bunch of things including wiping the cache etc. but still going into a bootloop at the CM7 start animation. Any ideas? Love to have this and thanks for trying!
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I downloaded CM7 from sam and my phone is not bootlooping. I have not been able to replicate this issue. Can you please post a link to the CM rom that you are on, and I can attempt to make a fix for this.
AtlanM87 said:
Yes, same here. I am on the latest nightly (actually Vanilla nightly from Sam3000) and siyah 2.6.9. When I flash the battery mod my rig goes into a bootloop. Tried a bunch of things including wiping the cache etc. but still going into a bootloop at the CM7 start animation. Any ideas? Love to have this and thanks for trying!
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Awesome! Here it is. I am using it with siyah 2.6.9. Otherwise nothing special. Thanks!
https://s3.amazonaws.com/cyanogenmodbuild.s3.mortimer.me.uk/index.html
I am using this one: CyanogenMod-7-01242012-NIGHTLY-Galaxys2ATT
AtlanM87 said:
Awesome! Here it is. I am using it with siyah 2.6.9. Otherwise nothing special. Thanks!
https://s3.amazonaws.com/cyanogenmodbuild.s3.mortimer.me.uk/index.html
I am using this one: CyanogenMod-7-01242012-NIGHTLY-Galaxys2ATT
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I downloaded this, flashed it, and flashed my battery mod. I was not able to replicate the boot loop, however, i made a cwm flashable zip with the two apps that i changed in the battery mod. Download this, and go into cwm, then to mountst and storage. Select mount usb storage, and copy the zip into your phones sd card. I havent tried this, but then select reboot, and let the phone loop a couple of times. Then pull out the battery and go to cwm and flash the zip. I'm sorry that this happened, but i can't do much more than this, because i cant replicate this issue.
Hope This helps
Waddle said:
I downloaded this, flashed it, and flashed my battery mod. I was not able to replicate the boot loop, however, i made a cwm flashable zip with the two apps that i changed in the battery mod. Download this, and go into cwm, then to mountst and storage. Select mount usb storage, and copy the zip into your phones sd card. I havent tried this, but then select reboot, and let the phone loop a couple of times. Then pull out the battery and go to cwm and flash the zip. I'm sorry that this happened, but i can't do much more than this, because i cant replicate this issue.
Hope This helps
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Thanks!! Can you please clarify: which SD card - external? Also, I cannot just download to my SD card and flash as usual, I have to do it via CWM? Thanks!
AtlanM87 said:
Thanks!! Can you please clarify: which SD card - external? Also, I cannot just download to my SD card and flash as usual, I have to do it via CWM? Thanks!
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You can download it to either sd card. If you can't get into cwm, then download the fix file, and extract it. Then use adb push to send the two files there into your phone. SystemUI.apk goes into /system/app, and framework-res into /system/framework.
If I had money, I would get a credit card. If I had a credit card, I would donate.
Waddle said:
You can download it to either sd card. If you can't get into cwm, then download the fix file, and extract it. Then use adb push to send the two files there into your phone. SystemUI.apk goes into /system/app, and framework-res into /system/framework.
If I had money, I would get a credit card. If I had a credit card, I would donate.
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Thanks. Tried that. Now it boots. But I don't have the crysis but still the CM7 one. I will try flashing your original one once more. Thanks for your help.
AtlanM87 said:
Thanks. Tried that. Now it boots. But I don't have the crysis but still the CM7 one. I will try flashing your original one once more. Thanks for your help.
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Go to themes and changed your theme to uot kitchen. Then it works.
If I had money, I would get a credit card. If I had a credit card, I would donate.
Thanks, this is working perfect on shostock.

[Q] Q about Apps I still can't uninstall

K, the phone is unlocked with custom recovery, rooted, ROMed (Energy/Sense) and put in the faux kernel released this month ( March 2012 ).
There are some apps I still can't remove. These are things I don't use at all. I don't Twitter, for example, so I don't need Twitter Widget. Thing is that I go to Settings | Applications | Manage Applications | Select All tab | Scroll to Twitter Widget
I don't get an enabled uninstall button.
Some other apps that are like this:
Facebook for HTC Sense (I use Google+)
Peep (twitter related)
People (I use Google Contacts)
Picasa Web Albums (I copy my photos to my phone instead of using Picasa)
...
Etc. etc. etc.
Hopefully this isn't too idiotic a question for a thread but my searches have revealed several possibilities and I am not sure what the deal is. The overall implication seems to be that I missed wiping something somewhere or that I need to remove some files manually, or that I need to get an app that uninstalls apps.
Question: Request advice or some idea on which way to jump first?
Jim C.
You cant remove them the way u are trying to because they are system apps.. easiest way to go is to use titanium backup, pro version, which u can use to uninstall or freeze any of your apps. BUT, be careful uninstalling system apps it can lead to other issues or cause ur phone to "misbehave".. this shouldnt be a problem if u remove things like twitter, but no promises... but ya, that is ur easiest way of going about it. Let me know if u have any more questions
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Purchase the app Root Explorer. Open it. Navigate to /data/app and you will have your app list. You can also navigate to /system/app and access your system apps.
Long press the apk you don't want and click uninstall or remove (whichever terminology used).
Make sure you delete the right apps though. The ROM is deodexed so you shouldn't have any issues. I removed about a dozen apps this way from Energy ROM
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glacierguy said:
Purchase the app Root Explorer. Open it. Navigate to /data/app and you will have your app list. You can also navigate to /system/app and access your system apps.
Long press the apk you don't want and click uninstall or remove (whichever terminology used).
Make sure you delete the right apps though. The ROM is deodexed so you shouldn't have any issues. I removed about a dozen apps this way from Energy ROM
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Or for a free alternative, get Estrong's File Explorer, then go into settings and enable options for root users, then follow the directions as above.
Jcllings, check your pm's...
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What I do is remove them from the rom before I install it. I do that with a lot of the bloatware.
wardfan220 said:
What I do is remove them from the rom before I install it. I do that with a lot of the bloatware.
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Really? Didn't know we could do that... That would make it so much easier.
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glacierguy said:
Really? Didn't know we could do that... That would make it so much easier.
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Just go to the sys/app folder and delete the apk for what you want to remove, making sure you don't remove one that has a dependency. Also some roms have an app folder in the root of the zip that has "extra" apk to install, I remove a few from there as well.
wardfan220 said:
Just go to the sys/app folder and delete the apk for what you want to remove, making sure you don't remove one that has a dependency. Also some roms have an app folder in the root of the zip that has "extra" apk to install, I remove a few from there as well.
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How do I navigate to sys/app without the ROM installed for me to use Root Explorer on? I get your theory if some ROMs have app folder in root of the zip (great nugget of info btw), but I don't get the sys/app part w/o ROM installed.
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glacierguy said:
How do I navigate to sys/app without the ROM installed for me to use Root Explorer on? I get your theory if some ROMs have app folder in root of the zip (great nugget of info btw), but I don't get the sys/app part w/o ROM installed.
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Just use winzip(or something like it) and edit the zip before you flash, then in there go to the system/app. then you can reflash over what you have, with any luck you won't lose your data, or what I do is backup just my data and restore that after a rom flash. Root explorer will only work for you on the rom after it's installed, but like I said personally it's easier to remove it before flash using winzip.
wardfan220 said:
Just use winzip(or something like it) and edit the zip before you flash, then in there go to the system/app. then you can reflash over what you have, with any luck you won't lose your data, or what I do is backup just my data and restore that after a rom flash. Root explorer will only work for you on the rom after it's installed, but like I said personally it's easier to remove it before flash using winzip.
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U are the man! Thanks bro
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glacierguy said:
U are the man! Thanks bro
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You're welcome, glad I could help.
SOLVED! Thanks to all who helped
I sure do appreciate it.
Copious clicking of "Thanks" button.
jcllings said:
I sure do appreciate it.
Copious clicking of "Thanks" button.
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[RecoveryGui] Android GUI for ClockworkMod Based Recoveries 0.4

Android GUI for ClockworkMod Based Recoveries
Disclaimer
I'm not responsible for any damages to your phone. Neither am I responsible, if the phone becomes alive, runs away, dominates or kills you ;P
Also, if you don't know how to flash this, then you probably shouldn't... just saying...
What is this?
This is a simple android application, which makes the most common features available in android, without having to reboot manually to recovery. (Not ALL features!)
Latest release: 0.4 - 2012-04-22
Changelog
0.4 - 2012-04-22 (Download)
- added reboot to download mode option (i717 only)
- added backup scheduling, including optional confirm dialog to cancel in the last 10 seconds
0.3 - 2012-04-19 (Download)
- added reboot recovery option (if you don't have it in the shutdown menu)
- bugfix: non i717 devices should now be able to install zips
0.2 - 2012-04-18 (Download)
- added "menu" infront of the sd select with
- backup is selectable alone now
- wipe is selectable alone now (including wipe dalvik)
- added check for i717
-> if it is not a i717, only "external" sdcard should be available, which "mounts" to /sdcard
- back button now goes back, doesn't exits anymore (except from the start view)
0.1 - 2012-04-12 (Download)
- initial release
Known Bugs
- you can add folders to the install queue (doesn't make sense...)
How to use
- Select a zip, click on it to add it to the install queue (and repeat if wanted)
- click on the zip again, to remove it from the queue again
- after you've selected all zips you want to flash, click on "Install Queue"
- long click allows you to add/remove the zip from the queue
- clicking on apks allows you to install them (if it is enabled)
- In the Install Queue:
- long press allows you to remove an item
- if more than one zip is in the queue, you can re-arrange the installation order
- checking the backup button, allows you to create a backup before installation (to the selected device)
- selecting the wipe mode, will wipe after the zips are installed
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Please report bugs with as much detail as possible, and preferably in a separate paragraph
If you like my work, feel free to buy me a drink
Note: tested only on the internal sd (don't have an external one)
Also, should work with all cwm based recoveries (not the original ones!)
Dam your on a roll B!
truth77 said:
Dam your on a roll B!
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and yes, its ugly, but who cares ;P
braway said:
Note: tested only on the internal sd (don't have an external one)
Also, should work with all cwm based recoveries (not the original ones!)
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So basically you can install zip file with this app, instead of with cwm in recovery?
dhoang said:
So basically you can install zip file with this app, instead of with cwm in recovery?
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it will reboot to recovery, install the stuff,
and then boot back to android
so no more manually booting to recovery, selecting the files, and so on...
braway said:
it will reboot to recovery, install the stuff,
and then boot back to android
so no more manually booting to recovery, selecting the files, and so on...
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I see. You're the man, braway.
Simply great work man...Thank You very much! Works perfectly. Chose kernel, clicked install, rebooted and installed and booted back up. Pretty bad arse!
Phoneguy589 said:
Simply great work man...Thank You very much!
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He did all those things (cwm, counter reset) without a phone, see what he can do now that he owns one! Simply amazing!
Thanks for all of your work. Downloading now.
Just a thought: will this do a Nandroid backup? I've always wondered if it would be possible to automatically get a backup of my phone every night while I shnooze. This sounds like it might be possible...
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slaydog said:
Thanks for all of your work. Downloading now.
Just a thought: will this do a Nandroid backup? I've always wondered if it would be possible to automatically get a backup of my phone every night while I shnooze. This sounds like it might be possible...
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well, right now you can select, to create a backup before you flash a file
you could also of course do only the backup, but remember, it will reboot to recovery, but if it is on a timer at night, then you probably wont care as much...
Braway the Genius!!!
braway said:
well, right now you can select, to create a backup before you flash a file
you could also of course do only the backup, but remember, it will reboot to recovery, but if it is on a timer at night, then you probably wont care as much...
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Dude Man!!! Ugly?? Who cares - You are a genius man
Another Awesome job!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow this seems so much simpler than having to boot in and boot out. This does it for you, Nice!
Also to install....?? There's no instruction. CWM flash?
Biggest big dog there is, NOTE!
braway said:
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This is a simple android application, which makes the most common features available in android, without having to reboot manually to recovery...
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Again, very nice work braway! Much thanks.
Teufel Hunden said:
Wow this seems so much simpler than having to boot in and boot out. This does it for you, Nice!
Also to install....?? There's no instruction. CWM flash?
Biggest big dog there is, NOTE!
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I'm petty sure this is an Android based application like a ROM manager...
Thank you braway!
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wow this is ssuch a time saver u are amazing man
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You are absolutely incredible. I have no idea how guys and gals do what you do. Great work.
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Working just as described .. External SD had no issues installing multiple zip's. Did a full reversal from Revamped to DaG's ICS with theme's all in one reboot and a few clicks. Great work!
braway said:
Note: tested only on the internal sd (don't have an external one)
Also, should work with all cwm based recoveries (not the original ones!)
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braway said:
Android GUI for ClockworkMod Based Recoveries
Disclaimer
I'm not responsible for any damages to your phone. Neither am I responsible, if the phone becomes alive, runs away, dominates or kills you ;P
Also, if you don't know how to flash this, then you probably shouldn't... just saying...
What is this?
This is a simple android application, which makes the most common features available in android, without having to reboot manually to recovery. (Not ALL features!)
Latest release: 2012-04-12
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Wow! I just started really enjoying the touch interface in your CWM recovery and now you provide us an even better way! You're the man!!!
slaydog said:
Thanks for all of your work. Downloading now.
Just a thought: will this do a Nandroid backup? I've always wondered if it would be possible to automatically get a backup of my phone every night while I shnooze. This sounds like it might be possible...
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braway said:
well, right now you can select, to create a backup before you flash a file
you could also of course do only the backup, but remember, it will reboot to recovery, but if it is on a timer at night, then you probably wont care as much...
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Braway, believe it or not, I was planning on asking you this very question this morning, only to find that you've already been working on it.
It does not let you create a backup without a zip in the queue, however. It aborts the action.
Also, is there a specific CWM version that needs to be installed?

Titanium Backup 5.6.0 Pro brings ADB backup restore!

So even though I have been s-off since the Panda hit the scene, I think those that have yet to unlock/root might REALLY like to know this.
Basically you can create a back up using ADB on your NON-ROOTED device. Unlock/Root (which we all know will require a factory reset when using HTCDev Unlock) and then with your freshly rooted device, you can restore from the ADB backup you create.
I haven't tried this out yet (just got the update and attached change log) but might try it out just to see. Lucky for me all the devices I support have been Panda *certified but this will be real handy if I have to deal with a un-s-off-able device.
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I was gonna post this, beat me to it haha. It's a nice feature for those s-on
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That's one of the very first apps I ever bought, almost 3 years ago. The dev is great. He always responds to emails quickly. I'm glad this was added. I don't need it (yet), but this is definitely a nice feature.
Cool - I wish this had been in the program a few months ago when I did the unlock.
I did the ADB backup/restore manually but this would be a lot easier.
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That's one of the very first apps I ever bought, almost 3 years ago. The dev is great. He always responds to emails quickly. I'm glad this was added. I don't need it (yet), but this is definitely a nice feature.
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Yeah man, the FIRST and only app I "require" someone purchase if I'm working on a phone is TB. If you never buy another app, TB is the single best investment you can make if you are rooting your phone and this just add more "goodness" to the pile. :good::good:
metalfan78 said:
That's one of the very first apps I ever bought, almost 3 years ago. The dev is great. He always responds to emails quickly. I'm glad this was added. I don't need it (yet), but this is definitely a nice feature.
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I was gonna say the same. I noticed one day that TiBu wasn't being granted SU just out of nowhere. I emailed Joel, he emailed me back in less than an hour with exactly the fix. (I think it was 'force system busybox' from TI settings). Guy is awesome.
I'm not sure how you perform adb backup. Would be curious to know.
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scottspa74 said:
I was gonna say the same. I noticed one day that TiBu wasn't being granted SU just out of nowhere. I emailed Joel, he emailed me back in less than an hour with exactly the fix. (I think it was 'force system busybox' from TI settings). Guy is awesome.
I'm not sure how you perform adb backup. Would be curious to know.
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Good and Evo did a write up on how to do it. I haven't tried it BUT you can find the instructions here >>>>> http://goo.gl/9rr8N
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I recently bought the pro version of this app strictly for this feature. Thus far, I have been unable to get it to work. I've tried two different .ab files both of which have been successfully restored from using UBT. Any suggestions or ideas why TB pro would say the .ab files are invalid?
Thanks!
Ryan
Hi Ryan,
Is your backup file password protected (encrypted) or not?
Also please do (on the device or in a unix shell):
busybox head -n4 MyBackupFile.ab
and please post the result...
hmm. didnt see that. I'll have to give it a try
joel.bourquard said:
Hi Ryan,
Is your backup file password protected (encrypted) or not?
Also please do (on the device or in a unix shell):
busybox head -n4 MyBackupFile.ab
and please post the result...
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Another reason this app is the $hit! The dev of this essential app checking boards and popping in to help directly.
I'm about to try this out on a new white EVO LTE so we'll see how easy this goes.
Great news. Would be even greater if we could do it direct to a computer?
Maybe possible by mounting a network share? Would need to find a way to check the backup has worked though.
Or maybe this can be done with adb pull?
My phone went into boot-loop a week or so ago and this feature of TiB saved the day. I could not boot the normal OS to make a backup and had no recent backup. Reflashing my rom and wiping cache & dalvik made no difference. But I made a nandroid from TWRP, factory reset, then was able to restore my txt's from the nandroid using TiB (dialer storage) all right on the device while out to dinner. Damned nice.
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Ironically, I'd been using the free version of TB for quite a while... but recently bought Pro because I found it to be so useful...
Did anyone fix the AB issue in titanium backup?
When trying to use this feature, tianium backup is not letting me select the .ab file. The file appears greyed out.
The backup file is encrypted.
I ran "busybox head -n4" on my .ab file and got the following -
ANDROID BACKUP
4
1
AES-256
Any ideas?
Edit: I managed to force select the file using another file manager only to be greeted by a message from titanium backup stating the backup file is either invalid or unsupported.
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ms.goofy said:
When trying to use this feature, tianium backup is not letting me select the .ab file. The file appears greyed out.
The backup file is encrypted.
I ran "busybox head -n4" on my .ab file and got the following -
ANDROID BACKUP
4
1
AES-256
Any ideas?
Edit: I managed to force select the file using another file manager only to be greeted by a message from titanium backup stating the backup file is either invalid or unsupported.
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Hi,
Feel free to try with TB 7.6.1, it should work
joel.bourquard said:
Hi,
Feel free to try with TB 7.6.1, it should work
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Thanks for fixing it. It works now. Though I need to use a third party file manager app to select the .ab file.
Does this mean it's somehow possible to backup directly to a PC via USB, instead of backing up to an SD? I have destroyed 2-3 SD so far by heating them up to much while doing long backup/restore

[Guide][Re-partiton][1.9GB_extra_space][Flashable zip]

Update : Working on T889(T-Mobile) & AT&T GalaxyNote2 too.
Based on @ninekaw9 's original script from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52989641
I ported this for the N7105.
Please read the post fully before trying this.
This file basically reduces the space assigned to cache and preload partitions and reassigns that extra space to your internal sdcard.
What is preload?
Used for storing Samsung's pre-loaded bloatwares like some wallpapers and "Wonders of Nature" video that you find on your phone after a factory reset or after buying a new phone.
Reducing the cache partition:
Cache basically stores the apps from Google play while they are downloading and the rest of it is used for storing OTA updates.
The OTA updates from Samsung and big in size and hence cache has 1GB of size to store those big updates.
So basically I reduced the cache size from 1GB to 100mb because Kitkat is the last update for Note2 afaik and the phone would be out of OTA service after Kitkat.
Won't reducing cache size break some other things?
No. It won't. As I have still kept 100mb in the cache that would be fine for playstore downloads.
Can I return to stock partition size after doing this?
Yes. Find the .pit file for your device and flash stock firmware through odin alongwith the pit file.
Here is the pit file just in case if you want to go back to stock partition size. Stock_PIT_N7105
What you need to have to Re-partiton
Philz recovery installed (latest version)for t0lte device.
Note that TWRP WONT WORK as it doesn't have some binaries for partitioning.
Nandroid backup or a rom zip file in your external sdcard is a must.
Backup your internal sdcard as it will be formatted in the process.
Procedure :
1.Boot into philz recovery
2.Flash the file which is linked here.
Partition_N7105_16GB_model_only
After flashing the recovery will automatically reboot.
3.Next you will see some mounting errors. Don't worry. Just go to mounts and storage and do this
Format /data
Format /system
Format /sdcard0
Format /preload
Please don't format /boot /modem or /sdcard1.
4. So after formatting it's all done. Now you can restore nandroid or flash a new rom.
5. If you are having issue restoring your nandroid backup then read this post and do exactly what he says
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53207492
Note: You can still flash bootloaders and modems from odin after doing this re-partioning. No need to flash with pit file.
However if you want to flash a full rom from odin then pit file is required.
All credits to @ninekaw9 and @forumber2 for their original scripts. You guys are awesome ?
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For AOSP users only.
System slimmed down to 1Gb so you get a total of 14.2GB of user available space on your phone.
Download here
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I'll have to try this when I get the time to. Thanks for the work.
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G1Master said:
I'll have to try this when I get the time to. Thanks for the work.
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Yup. Let me know then.
I will upload the stock pit file in case you need it.
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Do u have the link to phliz recovery?
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Would this be safe on the T889?
I know kernels for N7105 are ok on it, would love the extra space. Not sure if the partition alignments are the same between though.
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Do u have the link to phliz recovery?
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They are all located here... just go by phone codename. N7105 is tolte I believe as my t889 is toltetmo
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition
scariola said:
Would this be safe on the T889?
I know kernels for N7105 are ok on it, would love the extra space. Not sure if the partition alignments are the same between though.
They are all located here... just go by phone codename. N7105 is tolte I believe as my t889 is toltetmo
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition
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Send me the partition table I would have a look at it.
Edit: Here is how to get partition table.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53053335
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smeet.somaiya said:
Send me the partition table I would have a look at it.
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Thanks, after some trial and error this is for toltetmo t889.
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Thanks, after some trial and error this is for toltetmo t889.
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Okay. So after seeing the partiton table I can say that this script will work for tmobile t889 too.
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Everybody please see post no. 2
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Was hoping someone would modify the bloated partitions; going to flash during the morning. Like a boss dude, thanks.
scariola said:
[/COLOR]They are all located here... just go by phone codename. N7105 is tolte I believe as my t889 is toltetmo
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition
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For AOSP users only.
System slimmed down to 1Gb so you get a total of 14.2GB of user available space on your phone.
Download here
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Both links are blocked in China. Jeez gotta hate China ~
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OK so... @smeet.somaiya now that that worked, someone help me figure out why can't I restore my nandroid?!?!?!
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Irwenzhao said:
OK so... @smeet.somaiya now that that worked, someone help me figure out why can't I restore my nandroid?!?!?!
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Did you back it up with Philz or TWRP? I'm about to try this. Have you tried flashing a fresh Rom?
Senyaka said:
Did you back it up with Philz or TWRP? I'm about to try this. Have you tried flashing a fresh Rom?
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I used TWRP. I updated my ROM after partitioning.
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Irwenzhao said:
I used TWRP. I updated my ROM after partitioning.
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Restoring a backup from TWRP with Philz and vice versa, they usually don't play nice. I'm going to flash TWRP back after doing the partition and see if the nandroid I make works. Have you got a Rom up and running now?
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Restoring a backup from TWRP with Philz and vice versa, they usually don't play nice. I'm going to flash TWRP back after doing the partition and see if the nandroid I make works. Have you got a Rom up and running now?
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Yes I do. I flashed back TWRP and tried restoring. Doesn't work. D:
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Irwenzhao said:
Yes I do. I flashed back TWRP and tried restoring. Doesn't work. D:
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Hmm okay. Well the good news is you have a Rom up and running. Just can't restore your old nandroid. Good to know.
I might do the whole thing, set up a new Rom, Nandroid that, wipe everything clean in recovery, then try restore the nandroid and see what happens.
Senyaka said:
Hmm okay. Well the good news is you have a Rom up and running. Just can't restore your old nandroid. Good to know.
I might do the whole thing, set up a new Rom, Nandroid that, wipe everything clean in recovery, then try restore the nandroid and see what happens.
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If restoring nandroid doesn't work for you guys then you should try nandroid manager app from playstore. It lets you restore the stuff you want from your nandroid backup.
And do remember to format partitons manually after running the script. Format them from philz itself. Otherwise they won't mount.
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Senyaka said:
Hmm okay. Well the good news is you have a Rom up and running. Just can't restore your old nandroid. Good to know.
I might do the whole thing, set up a new Rom, Nandroid that, wipe everything clean in recovery, then try restore the nandroid and see what happens.
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BTW nandroids that I can't restore are only made on external SD card. Nandroid made on the phone itself work perfectly. Wonders is that help.
P.S. I did what u mentioned a long time ago when something happened to my phone.
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