Running Bean's Build 6 and when I go into system/app I don't find any SDM files. Have they already been removed in this ROM? I also looked in Titanium Backup under Backup/Restore and also didn't find any SDM files.
I had to go to the list of apps and search (used the top bar search function) for SDM. Then it showed up. For some reason, couldn't seem to find it scrolling through the list.
D1G1T4L said:
Running Bean's Build 6 and when I go into system/app I don't find any SDM files. Have they already been removed in this ROM? I also looked in Titanium Backup under Backup/Restore and also didn't find any SDM files.
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It's not in beans build that's why you can't find it
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If you are on a custom rom you have nothing to worry about about. You will not get any ota's pushed to your phone.
as others have mentioned beans removes the update crap out of his rom...no worries.
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If you are on a custom rom you have nothing to worry about about. You will not get any ota's pushed to your phone.
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The Verizon clean ROM still had the stuff for the ota
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ok, so i just rooted and unlocked my phone, and i am gonna start removing some bloatware from the phone, but am concerned because i don't want to delete an app that i think is bloatware, but it is tied into another appp and then both apps won't work.
for example, if i delete viewdini, i don't know if that will affect how i watch videos on the phone.
so what i am asking is basically if there is a list of all the stock samsung/amazon/google/verizon bloatware apps that i can safely delete?
thanks!
just downloaded the file from the cleanrom build of what scott removed... is it safe to say if i remove these i will be ok?
The pro version of titanium backup is ideal for this. You can freeze apps before you remove them to find out if they're important or not. I don't know of an official cheat sheet of what's safe to remove but if you look at ROMs and what the devs have removed, that's a good start to let you know what you can do without.
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If you delete an application you will NOT get Verizon phone updates. It's better to freeze the applications with Titanium Backup.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298150
this thread contains a list of apps safe that are supposed to be safe to remove. remove them at your own risk.
Excellent, thank you all for the help! I deleted the obvious bloatware last night, I will delve into the others at a later time.
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Excellent, thank you all for the help! I deleted the obvious bloatware last night, I will delve into the others at a later time.
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Deleted or froze? If you deleted you better habe a backup or you wont get Verizon updates.
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steveperrry said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2298150
this thread contains a list of apps safe that are supposed to be safe to remove. remove them at your own risk.
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I've just rooted my device for the first time, I'm using Titanium Pro to freeze stuff on this list (I figured freezing would be safest being a noob)...but more than half of them dont even appear in Titanium, and none of the files show .apk on them. Is there another method being used to see these files?
What is the advantage to freezing them vs. disabling them in the regular system manager?
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What is the advantage to freezing them vs. disabling them in the regular system manager?
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Some applications can't be disabled in the system. So you have to freeze them instead. Freezing allows you to unfreeze them if Verizon releases a software update. If you delete them however you will never get a software update.
DarkMenace said:
Some applications can't be disabled in the system. So you have to freeze them instead. Freezing allows you to unfreeze them if Verizon releases a software update. If you delete them however you will never get a software update.
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The only reason for a sotware uodate is if you plan on staying stock. Mind you verizon will more than likely patch root access and the loki method of bypassing the bootloader in future updates. In my experience rom devs usually stay on top of adding all must have features that would be included in ota updates without loosing root and recovery.
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The only reason for a sotware uodate is if you plan on staying stock. Mind you verizon will more than likely patch root access and the loki method of bypassing the bootloader in future updates. In my experience rom devs usually stay on top of adding all must have features that would be included in ota updates without loosing root and recovery.
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True but someone will always find a new method. Voodo OTA rootkeeper might even work to restore it.
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Currently S4 is rooted with TWRP custom recovery. Don't want to lose root access and I read that if you have a custom recovery the OTA update will fail. The update downloaded but not installed yet. I don't want the notification to keep prompting me to install. If I try to install the update, will it fail and not prompt me any notification?
It would probably fail to install because of twrp recovery. Freeze sdm 1.0 to stop the notification from popping up.
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As stated, Use Titanium to freeze SDM 1.0 and that should removed the annoying pop up that asks you to install the update. Worked for me.
So I was forced to "schedule" the update for 6AM on my rooted/CWM recovery S4. There was no way to continue or go back. I just froze sdm 1.0. Will this block the update ? Can anyone confirm it will fail due to the custom recovery ? Haven't installed a custom ROM (probably CM 10.1) yet as I'm waiting for it to settle a little more.
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So I was forced to "schedule" the update for 6AM on my rooted/CWM recovery S4. There was no way to continue or go back. I just froze sdm 1.0. Will this block the update ? Can anyone confirm it will fail due to the custom recovery ? Haven't installed a custom ROM (probably CM 10.1) yet as I'm waiting for it to settle a little more.
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It will block the ota. I had your exact situation. If you want to make sure for peace of mind, back up a couple system apps then uninstall them or freezem. Or you could just manually delete the ota files. But make sure to freeze sdm as was stated above.
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Surge1223 said:
It will block the ota. I had your exact situation. If you want to make sure for peace of mind, back up a couple system apps then uninstall them or freezem. Or you could just manually delete the ota files. But make sure to freeze sdm as was stated above.
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I freezed SDM and how would you manually delete the OTA files? I know verizon downloaded the file since it keeps on prompting me to install it
They are usually in /data/fota/ , but I haven't tried extracting them on a Galaxy phone before so I'm not sure if you will need to use adb to extract the files. You dont need to do this, I was just saying its an option.
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They are usually in /data/fota/ , but I haven't tried extracting them on a Galaxy phone before so I'm not sure if you will need to use adb to extract the files. You dont need to do this, I was just saying its an option.
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Thanks.. I ended up just deleting the update since its 327MB of unwanted space and Froze SDM + FWupdater.
Hey guys where can i find the SDM 1.0 you are referring to.. thanks
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scottgalit61 said:
Hey guys where can i find the SDM 1.0 you are referring to.. thanks
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/system/app/SDM.apk. if you dont have it try to find com.samsung.sdm in /data/data/
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scottgalit61 said:
Hey guys where can i find the SDM 1.0 you are referring to.. thanks
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Go into Titanium Backup under Backup/Restore and freeze it there. Also freeze FWUpdate for good measure.
ok so i just flashed to hyperdrive and all is well , except i lost my contacts...I thought no big deal Ill just load verizon backup assistant plus but when i click on it under settings it just crashes settings. I have an old TWRP folder with my mk2 rooted backup which had all of my contacts but I didnt save the stock rom in a slot. I thought I would be able to just drag and drop TWRP folder with my old stock system from pc to phone and boot the old system from the backup folder but I havent been able to do that.. Is there any way to load my old stock in a slot and get my contacts back? Or a way to load backup assistant plus into hyperdrive so it will actually function?
To get my contacts back I just sign into my Google account on my phone......that easy
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Triscuit said:
To get my contacts back I just sign into my Google account on my phone......that easy
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thanks but that didn't work for me.
Nevermind I figured it out....what I had to do was drag and drop old mk2 backup into twrp folder create a new rom slot and then restore using old mk2 twrp backup in case anyone else ran into a similair issue.
Quick question, when flashing using safestrap do you lose all your apps and have to re install from play store, or if you have a backup on SD card and you easily just get them from there.
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Quick question, when flashing using safestrap do you lose all your apps and have to re install from play store, or if you have a backup on SD card and you easily just get them from there.
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When you flash a ROM using Safestrap, it's a clean install. After you're done, you'll have to log in to your Google account and let it restore all of your applications.You may also be able to restore from backup (let's say, from Titanium) if they're compatible with the new ROM.
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When you flash a ROM using Safestrap, it's a clean install. After you're done, you'll have to log in to your Google account and let it restore all of your applications.You may also be able to restore from backup (let's say, from Titanium) if they're compatible with the new ROM.
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Thanks k1mu
I have a mj7 build and i am running the Echoe international rom. It is a great rom other than it is full of bloatware. I don't have room for my apps.
Anyone know how these could be deleted? Since this is based on another device other than the mj7, normal mj7 flashable zips do not work.
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I have a mj7 build and i am running the Echoe international rom. It is a great rom other than it is full of bloatware. I don't have room for my apps.
Anyone know how these could be deleted? Since this is based on another device other than the mj7, normal mj7 flashable zips do not work.
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use a root explorer to delete them
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use a root explorer to delete them
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I tried that but it gives me the message that not everything could be deleted. Do i need to change permissions first?
Tulsadiver said:
I tried that but it gives me the message that not everything could be deleted. Do i need to change permissions first?
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Try using Titanium Backup to remove things.. That way you can also back them up to your external SD card first in case you accidentally delete something you needed. Backup....uninstall.. do a couple reboots and see how your phone is then running... then you can get rid of the backups if u wanted to save space. Just an idea.
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Thinking of rooting the phone but know 4.4 is around the cornor. Is there anyway I can stop the OTA, or is 4.4 something worth trying?
Thanks!
Yes, once you root the phone you can download Titanium backup (full version) and freeze SDM
As I believe that the SDM is the file that manages the communication for updates
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Thinking of rooting the phone but know 4.4 is around the cornor. Is there anyway I can stop the OTA, or is 4.4 something worth trying?
Thanks!
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Well that depends. Progress is definitely being made towards another bootloader unlock. However, the 4.4 update would possibly introduce even more security that the devs haven't seen before.
But using titanium or just renaming sdm.apk to sdm.bak with a file explorer (must be rooted) will stop the updates.
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Thinking of rooting the phone but know 4.4 is around the cornor. Is there anyway I can stop the OTA, or is 4.4 something worth trying?
Thanks!
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Once you root download and install TitaniumBackup and the key (the money you spend for the key is really worth it!) Then you can freeze SDM as well as FWUpgrade. This will prevent your phone from upgrading.
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Yea I can't imagine stock 4.4 will be anything but more difficult for the XDA gods to find an exploit.
Thank god for swappa and people selling their mdk s4's .
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I used adb to rename both, I hope that would be ok too,? Next I want to get rid of KNOX, Backup Assistant, Verizon Mobile Security, and Google+. Is it safe to remove them too?
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Once you root download and install TitaniumBackup and the key (the money you spend for the key is really worth it!) Then you can freeze SDM as well as FWUpgrade. This will prevent your phone from upgrading.
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I used adb to rename both, I hope that would be ok too,? Next I want to get rid of KNOX, Backup Assistant, Verizon Mobile Security, and Google+. Is it safe to remove them too?
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Your BEST bet is to use TitaniumBackup and make a backup of all the files you want to "get rid of". Once you make those backups, you can have TitaniumBackup uninstall those apps. Now if something happens you can easily reinstall those apps through TitaniumBackup. You can also have TitaniumBackup backup location to be your extSdCard and not on your phone, this way your backups aren't eating up space on the sdcard (internal sdcard)
I have frozen ( thru TitaniumBackup) all the apps you are talking about and I'm not having any problems.
Hope this helps!
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Yea I can't imagine stock 4.4 will be anything but more difficult for the XDA gods to find an exploit.
Thank god for swappa and people selling their mdk s4's .
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rest assured, that every subsequent firmware release by samsung/verizon will lock down whatever exploits we are using even more.
Summary of my system: I have a SPRINT SPH-L720T MK5 4.3 model phone. I am rooted with k1mu SafeRoot and have about twelve system apps (including the touchwiz launchers) frozen with Titanium backup. I use nova launcher as my primary launcher. I wish to remain rooted and according to things I read on the saferoot thread, I cannot receive OTA updates while apps are frozen, yet I received new notification this morning on my phone that says "System Update Downloaded. Touch to install".
I read the thread. I froze FWUpgrade. Not sure what SDM stands for, and I don't see a SDM in the list but when I type SDM in the filter it brings up a service called "System Update 1.8.8". I froze it also, assuming it's the right one.
I restarted the phone and the "System update downloaded. Touch to install" notification is still on my screen.
1) Is there any way to get rid of the notification after it has already spawned? I don't want to accidentally click on it at a later time.
2) and Is there any way to tell what the update actually is before launching it? Maybe it's not 4.4 and I can launch it.
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Summary of my system: I have a SPRINT SPH-L720T MK5 4.3 model phone. I am rooted with k1mu SafeRoot and have about twelve system apps (including the touchwiz launchers) frozen with Titanium backup. I use nova launcher as my primary launcher. I wish to remain rooted and according to things I read on the saferoot thread, I cannot receive OTA updates while apps are frozen, yet I received new notification this morning on my phone that says "System Update Downloaded. Touch to install".
I read the thread. I froze FWUpgrade. Not sure what SDM stands for, and I don't see a SDM in the list but when I type SDM in the filter it brings up a service called "System Update 1.8.8". I froze it also, assuming it's the right one.
I restarted the phone and the "System update downloaded. Touch to install" notification is still on my screen.
1) Is there any way to get rid of the notification after it has already spawned? I don't want to accidentally click on it at a later time.
2) and Is there any way to tell what the update actually is before launching it? Maybe it's not 4.4 and I can launch it.
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Go to /cache/fota/ on your phone. There will be an Update.zip. Delete or rename that and the update prompt will go away.
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Go to /cache/fota/ on your phone. There will be an Update.zip. Delete or rename that and the update prompt will go away.
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I went to the top of the tree and found the cache folder but there were no sub folders (i.e. "fota"). I also ran a search on the entire tree for a "fota" folder and did not find one. I also ran a search on the entire tree for "update.zip" and didn't find one.
Is it possible, that my freezing the "FWUpgrade" and "System Update 1.8.8" automatically removed the fota folder and the update.zip? That seems unlikely.
or is it possible that I'm dealing with a completely different update (perhaps it's not 4.4, maybe it's something else all together)?
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I went to the top of the tree and found the cache folder but there were no sub folders (i.e. "fota"). I also ran a search on the entire tree for a "fota" folder and did not find one. I also ran a search on the entire tree for "update.zip" and didn't find one.
Is it possible, that my freezing the "FWUpgrade" and "System Update 1.8.8" automatically removed the fota folder and the update.zip? That seems unlikely.
or is it possible that I'm dealing with a completely different update (perhaps it's not 4.4, maybe it's something else all together)?
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Sorry, broken memory - looking at my notes it's actually /cache/fumo/OTApkg.zip
Note that you have to be root to view the contents of the /cache folder.
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Sorry, broken memory - looking at my notes it's actually /cache/fumo/OTApkg.zip
Note that you have to be root to view the contents of the /cache folder.
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Ran a search across my whole device for OTApkg.zip. No file found.
Please allow me to restate a few things:
1) I have no subfolder under "/cache". I do not have a "fumo" or "fota". I have nothing in my "/cache" folder.
2) On my Sprint SPH-L720T Tri Band phone, I do not have a "SDM" app process. When I type "SDM" in my titanium backup, it brings up a app process called "System Update 1.8.8". I don't know if I should have froze this, but I did.
3) I ran a search across my whole device for *.zip to return all .zip files. I did find a "/system/etc/security/otacerts.zip". Not sure if I should do anything with that.
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Sorry, broken memory - looking at my notes it's actually /cache/fumo/OTApkg.zip
Note that you have to be root to view the contents of the /cache folder.
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Also, I am rooted. I used your saferoot two months ago. I just went into my file manager app and found a root option. I turned it on and the file manager app requested super user privilege which I granted. Now I can see sub folders under cache, but none of them match your description.
I do see a obvious file called " 0de568e284baa2bbcb25305b099be7cc415386de.USER_L720T_SPT_MK5_to_NAF_Update_FWD.zip". See enclosed pic.
I moved it to my sd card. Do you think I'm OK to press the update option now to make it go away?
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Just freeze sdm in titanium
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Maduro78 said:
Just freeze sdm in titanium
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There is no sdm on my model. Read the entire thread. It's not very long.
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bgmg said:
There is no sdm on my model. Read the entire thread. It's not very long.
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This is a misplaced thread.
bgmg doesn't have a Verizon phone, it's a Sprint phone. That's why suggestions to freeze SDM/FWUpdate don't work.