It's been 2 years since I've rooted my last device. I'm a bit out of the loop with rooting. So what's your guys opinions on some good rooted apps?
Maybe there's some good apps for cosmetic changes? I've tried a few launchers, but they all feel very fake and tacky.
Of course I should learn how to use Titanium backup, I'd say that is a pretty common apps that rooted users use, eh?
Thanks ahead of time!
Muscle Nerd said:
It's been 2 years since I've rooted my last device. I'm a bit out of the loop with rooting. So what's your guys opinions on some good rooted apps?
Maybe there's some good apps for cosmetic changes? I've tried a few launchers, but they all feel very fake and tacky.
Of course I should learn how to use Titanium backup, I'd say that is a pretty common apps that rooted users use, eh?
Thanks ahead of time!
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My favorite is blackmart. Tons of paid apps for free. Just google it and you can find their homepage to download it from. Other than that I usually only root to get free tethering but I found a way to get that without rooting this time so looks like I'll be holding off until we have some stable ROM's.
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First thing I do is to block Ads, and I use AdAway:
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway
Cheers.
elpindian said:
My favorite is blackmart. Tons of paid apps for free. Just google it and you can find their homepage to download it from. Other than that I usually only root to get free tethering but I found a way to get that without rooting this time so looks like I'll be holding off until we have some stable ROM's.
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I will definietly look into Blackmart! I wish Xposed worked on our Samsung devices.
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Whoops, sorry! Thank you
MasK said:
First thing I do is to block Ads, and I use AdAway:
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway
Cheers.
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Ads that come on applications and Youtube?
Blackmart
Adaway
Viper4Android
Titanium backup
Grenify root mode
--> 5 reasons to root!
Tom Dsgn said:
Ads that come on applications and Youtube?
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Yup. Not sure about YouTube (I think you need Xposed for that) but definitely Ads that appear all around some apps. In certain apps, the Ads totally disappear cleanly but in others they leave a black bar behind. That's depending on how the apps are designed.
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Yup. Not sure about YouTube (I think you need Xposed for that) but definitely Ads that appear all around some apps. In certain apps, the Ads totally disappear cleanly but in others they leave a black bar behind. That's depending on how the apps are designed.
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I was going to try Xposed (It's like the Cydia for iPhone, right?) But then I saw that Samsung devices aren't supported...
Any alternatives?
Tom Dsgn said:
I was going to try Xposed (It's like the Cydia for iPhone, right?) But then I saw that Samsung devices aren't supported...
Any alternatives?
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Last time I checked out Cydia, it was for downloading paid apps for free. Correct me if I'm wrong.
However, Xposed is not for that. It's for making specific customizations to your ROM, as if it were cooked right into it. You need Xposed framework and specific modules for it to work.
Also, you're right about Samsung devices not being supported yet (work in progress).
elpindian said:
My favorite is blackmart. Tons of paid apps for free. Just google it and you can find their homepage to download it from. Other than that I usually only root to get free tethering but I found a way to get that without rooting this time so looks like I'll be holding off until we have some stable ROM's.
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Curious what do you use for tether and are you grandfathered in to an old plan that doesn't allow it?
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arf8 said:
Curious what do you use for tether and are you grandfathered in to an old plan that doesn't allow it?
thanks
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i was searching around xda and found this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/lollipop-hotspot-root-flashing-t3048163 ... follow the steps and you can unlock the native tethering app that comes in the settings of android. i have the unlimited everything plan with sprint so i have unlimited, never metered data. and with this workaround, i dont even have to root my phone to get free tethering, which i sorely need. i use on average 75gb of data a month so there is no way im ever leaving this plan lol
elpindian said:
i was searching around xda and found this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-sprint/general/lollipop-hotspot-root-flashing-t3048163 ... follow the steps and you can unlock the native tethering app that comes in the settings of android. i have the unlimited everything plan with sprint so i have unlimited, never metered data. and with this workaround, i dont even have to root my phone to get free tethering, which i sorely need. i use on average 75gb of data a month so there is no way im ever leaving this plan lol
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Nice, I saw that thread but it won't work on ATT sadly. Works good on Sprint phones.
arf8 said:
Nice, I saw that thread but it won't work on ATT sadly. Works good on Sprint phones.
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Aw man that sucks. I had to leave ATT because even though i was grandfathered into the unlimited data plan, they would start metering me after 3gbs and i just couldnt stand it.
Ya they are being sued by FCC, lets see what happens, they start throttling at 5gig these days, but would surprise me if they did it at 3gig, they are not transparent at all
MasK said:
First thing I do is to block Ads, and I use AdAway:
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.adaway
Cheers.
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How did you get adaway installed? I've tried with no success. F-droid packages specifically state x86 compatibility only.
Tasker.... search for tasker tutorials on youtube. Your mind will be blown
The.Jericho.Initiative said:
How did you get adaway installed? I've tried with no success. F-droid packages specifically state x86 compatibility only.
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They mention is works on ARM/MIPS/x86.
They didn't put a coma in between them
I've been using ver3.0 all the while:
https://f-droid.org/repo/org.adaway_52.apk
What problems do U encounter?
Same here. Using AdAway 3.0 (52) for several weeks now and it works fine.
Very useful! Thanks
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I have been using a clock program called wf & clock widget for a few months on my p500h and it has been running fine, no popups. Recently I decided to install tape a talk and I have been getting a lot of full screen popup ads. I uninstalled tape a talk but the popup ads persist when I check the weather with wf & clock widget. I have used some antiviral antimalware programs but it is unable to find anything.
I have a rooted phone with permissions programs and the sort. I just want to know how this weather program may have gotten infected from a dev point of view . As of this moment, I am unable to get rid of the problem.
Download from the market - airpush detector
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I ran airpush detector and it did not find anything. Is it possible that tape a talk installed something into another application? I didn't think android apps could do that.
As long as you got the app from the android market then no. If you got it from a non sucure site then it is possible
Interesting, although I cannot believe it. Many people who have downloaded the tape a talk free version have had the same problem. I hope I do not need to reset my phone in order to change things back to normal.
Ceiltsei said:
Interesting, although I cannot believe it. Many people who have downloaded the tape a talk free version have had the same problem. I hope I do not need to reset my phone in order to change things back to normal.
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Believe it. Android apps can be used to install apps that you know nothing about. Mai ly if your rooted or got the app from non approved sites. You should never install apps that you are not sure are clean like the ones from trusted markets or here.
And I just checked as u didn't think tapatalk offered a free version. And I couldn't find one. Where did you get it?
Ceiltsei said:
Interesting, although I cannot believe it. Many people who have downloaded the tape a talk free version have had the same problem. I hope I do not need to reset my phone in order to change things back to normal.
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You could try an alternative like virtual recorder. It has in app ads only and quality is very good. You can get it on market.
If it does what you want you can delete tape a talk then.
Alternatively if your android is rooted you can use lbe privacy guard to deny it permissions such as net access so it might not get ads pushed to it then.
Dave
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zelendel said:
Believe it. Android apps can be used to install apps that you know nothing about. Mai ly if your rooted or got the app from non approved sites. You should never install apps that you are not sure are clean like the ones from trusted markets or here.
And I just checked as u didn't think tapatalk offered a free version. And I couldn't find one. Where did you get it?
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Not tapatalk, but 'tape a talk'. I only get apps from the official android market. Take a look at the feedback regarding the ad problem.
Normally I would not be asking about this kind of problem on this forum, and I thank everybody for the replies. I am mostly just curious about how this sort of problem can occur and how these apps can affect other apps, even ones that are apparently trusted and from trusted sources. You can never really trust a developer fully - I purchased the first Android phone available and have seen countless developers screw over their app users. It's really too bad since there are so many good developers out there too and it's hard to tell the difference.
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I just checked as u didn't think tapatalk offered a free version. And I couldn't find one. Where did you get it?
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The tapatalk forum app, as opposed to tape a talk recorder, although commercial can be legally used free from getjar.com.
Dave
Sent from my LG P920 using Tapatalk
Try this app
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector
It may find what airpush detector didn't.
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My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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You will have to root your phone for all this. You can only flash stock rom on the device without rooting it.
What bloat wares are we talking about specifically? Do you mean all the S-voice/S-Note/Air gestures??
They can be activated and deactivated from the pull down menu. Other things need to be disabled manually!There is no work around this without root. You can try the widgets on the screen that allow you to disable wi-fi and bluetooth but its nothing new than what samsung offers from the pulldown menu
Hit thanks if this was helpful!
You should did root
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What, you mean you don't absolutely NEED NFL Mobile? And Verizon Navigator is so much better than Google Maps!
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You can't remove system apps without root. Clean Master has a function to remove bloat if you're rooted. I don't know if this is changed to disabling if you're not rooted, because my devices are rooted. I seem to remember a previous version of Clean Master had something like that. It merely took you to the app info scree, one at a time, but at least it did it sequentially instead of you having to hunt for each one on your own. Maybe that still exists.
Since Android 4.1, many bloatware type apps can just be disabled via the the built-in Application Manager in your Settings app. Disabling it will hide it from the launcher and make it so it does not run, essentially doing the same thing as uninstalling it. It is better this way because some phones will not properly update if something is modified or removed from the /system partition. Also worth noting in regards to this as it is a popular misconception, removing these unwanted apps will not provide you with more usable storage as they are contained in /system/app and the apps you install via the Play Store or 3rd party sources will only install to /data/app unless rooted and moved.
That being said, TowelRoot is a newer rooting method for many newer phones running 4.4+(especially Galaxies like the S4 and Note 3). This root method is done via an app on the phone and only takes seconds and does not trip Knox. You could root, freeze what you needed and then unroot without anyone the wiser, though, of course, this is done at your own risk - like any other mod.
lpimpale said:
You will have to root your phone for all this. You can only flash stock rom on the device without rooting it.
What bloat wares are we talking about specifically? Do you mean all the S-voice/S-Note/Air gestures??
They can be activated and deactivated from the pull down menu. Other things need to be disabled manually!There is no work around this without root. You can try the widgets on the screen that allow you to disable wi-fi and bluetooth but its nothing new than what samsung offers from the pulldown menu
Hit thanks if this was helpful!
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How do I flash stock roms without rooting?
As I mentioned every time I need to do a factory reset it takes about 4 hours of disabling things to get it to the state I want.
There's this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058944
xda'dra said:
You should did root
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I can't.
Planterz said:
What, you mean you don't absolutely NEED NFL Mobile? And Verizon Navigator is so much better than Google Maps!
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You can't remove system apps without root. Clean Master has a function to remove bloat if you're rooted. I don't know if this is changed to disabling if you're not rooted, because my devices are rooted. I seem to remember a previous version of Clean Master had something like that. It merely took you to the app info scree, one at a time, but at least it did it sequentially instead of you having to hunt for each one on your own. Maybe that still exists.
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Thanks.
es0tericcha0s said:
Since Android 4.1, many bloatware type apps can just be disabled via the the built-in Application Manager in your Settings app. Disabling it will hide it from the launcher and make it so it does not run, essentially doing the same thing as uninstalling it. It is better this way because some phones will not properly update if something is modified or removed from the /system partition. Also worth noting in regards to this as it is a popular misconception, removing these unwanted apps will not provide you with more usable storage as they are contained in /system/app and the apps you install via the Play Store or 3rd party sources will only install to /data/app unless rooted and moved.
That being said, TowelRoot is a newer rooting method for many newer phones running 4.4+(especially Galaxies like the S4 and Note 3). This root method is done via an app on the phone and only takes seconds and does not trip Knox. You could root, freeze what you needed and then unroot without anyone the wiser, though, of course, this is done at your own risk - like any other mod.
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Yes you can disable them but it takes about 4 hours to do it each time. There's a lot of them. About 95% of stuff needs to be disabled.
Towelroot looks great unfortunately I am not able to root the phone. They don't use knox. I can do anything but root the phone really. I really just want vanilla android I'm a bit sick of touchwiz. I'd love to just flash to the developer edition or something.
bird11 said:
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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The S4s bootloader is locked so basically not a lot to choose from. And as others have mentioned you need root to gain access to remove bloatware. Sadly samsung phones on VZW are filled with it as well as many other phones, it's not limited to just samsung.
And navigator may be better than Google maps but maps is free and having been a former user of both NFL mobile (when it was free) and navigator I'm happy I got rid of both of them
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
bird11 said:
How do I flash stock roms without rooting?
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You can't flash any ROM without rooting, and aren't you already on stock?
I think you're gonna have to just live with it...
el-figurin said:
You can't flash any ROM without rooting, and aren't you already on stock?
I think you're gonna have to just live with it...
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I'm almost sure they are on stock as its a work phone and mentioned in the first post that they aren't allowed to root
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ShapesBlue said:
I'm almost sure they are on stock as its a work phone and mentioned in the first post that they aren't allowed to root
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Yes, not much to do with those restrictions...
el-figurin said:
Yes, not much to do with those restrictions...
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That's very true. Some people however don't know you need root to remove bloatware or unneeded apps
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So basically Android Pay works, for me at least, while I'm rooted. I don't use it but was curious to see if it would work or not while rooted but surprisingly it does, unless I'm missing something. Just thought I'd share this.
So details? like rom or software state, xposed, rooted, etc..
captainwahid said:
So basically Android Pay works, for me at least, while I'm rooted. I don't use it but was curious to see if it would work or not while rooted but surprisingly it does, unless I'm missing something. Just thought I'd share this.
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What do you mean by it "works"? Works as in you can open the app or works as in you can add cards and make payments? How did you root? The new systemless methods or the old fashioned way?
Stock, rooted, unlocked bootloader, build number MDB08L, xposed running with several modules.
Face_Plant said:
What do you mean by it "works"? Works as in you can open the app or works as in you can add cards and make payments? How did you root? The new systemless methods or the old fashioned way?
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I can open the app, add a debit/credit card. Haven't tried to make a payment since i never used it but I'll try to purchase something. And I rooted the old fashioned way.
captainwahid said:
I can open the app, add a debit/credit card. Haven't tried to make a payment since i never used it but I'll try to purchase something. And I rooted the old fashioned way.
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Your screen shot doesn't show any cards added and until you use one you can't say it works.
akellar said:
Your screen shot doesn't show any cards added and until you use one you can't say it works.
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Judging by the fact that you can't even open the app while rooted, you can say it's definitely something.
captainwahid said:
Let me give you my ssn while I'm at it.
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If only there was a way to obscure identifying information in a picture. Irregardless your claim is invalid until you make a purchase. It will fail.
I'm able to pull it up and add cards on my rooted phone as well but I highly doubt that it will work for a purchase.
Running Pure Nexus Rom with the old root method.
Several users reported Android Pay working for adding cards and for completing purchases on Cataclysm ROM with systemless root, FYI.
captainwahid said:
Judging by the fact that you can't even open the app while rooted, you can say it's definitely something.
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This is wrong. I can verify that I can open the app while rooted, and google will even send me an email saying 'You set up Android Pay on a new device' the first time I open it. But of course, I cannot add a credit card.
It works fine with root and xposed on every rom I've tried. You just have to add the cards before rooting or installing the xposed framework. If you unroot but xposed is still there it won't work. Once the card is added it will work if your rooted or not. The check is only done while adding it.
If you use systemless root it works, that's been known for a while.
Opened and failed after trying to add card
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captainwahid said:
Judging by the fact that you can't even open the app while rooted, you can say it's definitely something.
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Not true, you can use the app for rewards cards, you just can't add debit/credit cards.
I am rooted systemless, stock ROM but no mods uet. I altered doze settings only.
Android pay worked for me today to make a transaction at the food store. Curious if I can edit build prop and have it still continue to work.
captainwahid said:
Judging by the fact that you can't even open the app while rooted, you can say it's definitely something.
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That's a lie..I can and have always been able to open the app while rooted. Now, as far as doing anything worthwhile, you know like adding cards or making payment, nope.
akellar said:
If only there was a way to obscure identifying information in a picture. Irregardless your claim is invalid until you make a purchase. It will fail.
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Sorry, I have to be that guy. My OCD is going nuts.
"Irregardless" -
is a word commonly used in place of regardless or irrespective, which has caused controversy since the early twentieth century, though the word appeared in print as early as 1795.[1] Most dictionaries list it as nonstandard or incorrect usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead.
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Sorry, I have to be that guy. My OCD is going nuts.
"Irregardless" -
is a word commonly used in place of regardless or irrespective, which has caused controversy since the early twentieth century, though the word appeared in print as early as 1795.[1] Most dictionaries list it as nonstandard or incorrect usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead.
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That's not ocd
hugebulge said:
It works fine with root and xposed on every rom I've tried. You just have to add the cards before rooting or installing the xposed framework. If you unroot but xposed is still there it won't work. Once the card is added it will work if your rooted or not. The check is only done while adding it.
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This is false. I was running Chroma with systemless root, I was able to add cards to Android Pay, and then I installed Xposed. Android Pay opens, but when I try to actually pay I get an error that Android Pay can't be used at this time. I even had the no policy check module installed.
Just a heads up that Disconnect and Disconnect Pro have been updated and now work on the Note 8. I've been using it for a few hours and had no problems. More info can be found in the Reddit thread from earlier today here.
mdxii said:
It's not free on galaxy apps. Do you have the apk?
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Yes, there's a free version on the Galaxy Apps Store, posting the apk to the paid version is illegal.
xbkingx said:
Just a heads up that Disconnect and Disconnect Pro have been updated and now work on the Note 8. I've been using it for a few hours and had no problems. More info can be found in the Reddit thread from earlier today here.
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Just got it, any battery drain?
The free version is only an ad blocker for the "Samsung Internet Browser" only. The Pro version blocks ads system wide. No issues with battery here.
This app is amazing blocks apps system wide. Best £20 I have spent well worth it
pnr2020 said:
This app is amazing blocks apps system wide. Best £20 I have spent well worth it
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Is it Knox or VPN based?
ytj87 said:
Is it Knox or VPN based?
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It's Knox based.
Ryya said:
The free version is only an ad blocker for the "Samsung Internet Browser" only. The Pro version blocks ads system wide. No issues with battery here.
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I had the pro version for free as a special offer on galacy apps for my s7 edge but when I moved to the note 8 it didnt work and i uninstalled the app. I wanted to install agaim bit haf to pay the 22 eur to have it back. As i restored the note to factory settings and restired all my apps from samsung cloud, i managed to restore disconnect pro as well and just updated from Galaxy apps. No charge!
Hope this helps some of you.
I do have PIA vpn and someone mentioned Disconnect Pro is based on Knox. Is it ok to run both? Or Disconnect suffice? Reason I asked after I head over to their website and it says VPN so yeah I am confused here lol.
ytj87 said:
Is it Knox or VPN based?
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Knox and no effect on battery. Also no notification showing all the time which really enjoyed me
pnr2020 said:
Knox and no effect on battery.
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Is it like Adaway? And no problem using my own VPN and Disconnect althogether? Perhaps maybe Data consuming wise(random question popping on head)
Yes it is working. Thanks bud. Worth the money
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blecap said:
Is it like Adaway? And no problem using my own VPN and Disconnect althogether? Perhaps maybe Data consuming wise(random question popping on head)
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It's not like adaway. It would be better if you get info from there website.It blocks ad trackers. In my opinion it does a great job of stopping ads coming through and no permanent notification showing all the time. Also disconnect pro uses Knox not vpn
I wanted to wait before responding to make sure there weren't any issues that popped up later. I'm happy to say that Disconnect Pro is working well. No battery drain (Knox based), you should be able to use a VPN with it.
If you bought it or got it for free with the S7Edge, just make sure you're signed into the Galaxy Apps Store with the same account and you won't have to pay. The button will have a price, but it won't ask for any verification and will skip directly to installing.
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It's Knox based.
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Obvious question from somebody not well-versed with Knox yet:
If I root my Exynos Note8 variant, which trips Knox, does this still work?
Will the Samsung App store still work?
Can I sideload?
Thanks for any tips!
vasra said:
Obvious question from somebody not well-versed with Knox yet:
If I root my Exynos Note8 variant, which trips Knox, does this still work?
Will the Samsung App store still work?
Can I sideload?
Thanks for any tips!
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I tried side loading it on my N950F which has Knox tripped and is running the Renovate ROM. It installed. There was a three step process to initialize it. On the second step, it hung. I'm going to contact the developer and see what they recommend.
it works
vasra said:
Obvious question from somebody not well-versed with Knox yet:
If I root my Exynos Note8 variant, which trips Knox, does this still work?
Will the Samsung App store still work?
Can I sideload?
Thanks for any tips!
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i have a rooted Note 8, stock rom. It works like a dream.
does this by any chance block youtube ads?
illitirit said:
does this by any chance block youtube ads?
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No, you will require the pre-compiled ad-free YouTube app for that or YouTube Vanced, all available via XDA.
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No, you will require the pre-compiled ad-free YouTube app for that or YouTube Vanta, all available via XDA.
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For a link to YouTube Vanta?
A cursory search on XDA and Google netted no results.
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Hey guys,
I recently purchased a Galaxy S9+ SM-G965U1 From Ebay not realizing it couldn't be rooted. Rooting is probably the most important factor to me on a phone.
I noticed that there is no way to do it or unlock the bootloader.
Is anyone working on this for us? Or am I screwed? I'd rather not send back the phone as I already put Dome Glass on it, and got it activated with Metro.
Give it to me straight, will I ever see Root on this device?
I think not,If The Device you have is snapdragon variant
No hope on root, if it is snapdragon. But if it is exynos, then u can root.
No root needed. Enjoy your phone as is.
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Root is definitely getting overrated. I'm doing everything I've done on root without.
Substratum is the best thing to happen to Android, and specifically to Samsung.
creep138 said:
Root is definitely getting overrated. I'm doing everything I've done on root without.
Substratum is the best thing to happen to Android, and specifically to Samsung.
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I agree with you root really is overrated nowadays, except for one thing...
Making nandroid backups or similar is definitely one of the biggest advantages to having root.
Cloud based backups don't retain any of your apps data and if that particular app doesn't backup your account then you're screwed starting over from scratch.
I sure do miss making titanium backups...
To the OP... No root for SM-G965U or SM-G965U1 variants, and I wouldn't hold my breath on it being rooted either.
aka120 said:
I agree with you root really is overrated nowadays, except for one thing...
Making nandroid backups or similar is definitely one of the biggest advantages to having root.
Cloud based backups don't retain any of your apps data and if that particular app doesn't backup your account then you're screwed starting over from scratch.
I sure do miss making titanium backups...
To the OP... No root for SM-G965U or SM-G965U1 variants, and I wouldn't hold my breath on it being rooted either.
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What I really want is an Ad free experience, I'm coming from a Moto X Pure and had that baby running pretty silky.
I'd also like to be able to use custom roms.
Do you know if there is a way to get rid of Bixby? Or other system apps besides disabling them?
And what is Substratum? Excuse my noobiness.
ShamanBlues said:
What I really want is an Ad free experience, I'm coming from a Moto X Pure and had that baby running pretty silky.
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With the galaxy S9+ and knox you can use apps like adhell3 to achieve an adfree experience. Other apps exist as well that create fake/internal VPN connections to block advertisements... Adguard is one that works pretty good too.
ShamanBlues said:
I'd also like to be able to use custom roms.
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I enjoy the ability to tweak the performance and experience on my phone as well (not to mention the nandroid backups), but regrettably if and when it may come for get this phone is unknown. Samsung built this phone with security in mind so we may be in for a long wait for any root method (if one ever eventually materializes).
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Do you know if there is a way to get rid of Bixby? Or other system apps besides disabling them?
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If you can not uninstall the app then maybe an ADB method exists. To be honest with system apps I would suggest you just disable them instead of removing them. Adhell3 allows for disabling of apps, and I have used it to disable several system apps. There is ample enough space on the phone (and with the use of external storage) that I personally have no cause for removing them at all. Besides the chance exists you might break something if you inadvertently remove the wrong system app.
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And what is Substratum? Excuse my noobiness.
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If memory serves right it's a theme engine for the phone. Allows you to install user made substratrum themes.
You can also use BxActions to change the use of Bixby button
gioarvdv said:
You can also use BxActions to change the use of Bixby button
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Tasker beta also has the ability to do this. Currently using Google Assistant as the single press, but if I need to use bixby I just hold the button in.
Later Samsung bixby updates also allow changes to the button, but the only caveat with this is you can't set it to competing voice assistants.
As others said unfortunately no root, but also as others said root is now overrated.
The only 2 things i can't do is custom ROM and nandroid backup. I getting away from google so i use different apps and email etc.
But since no root
I use Brave browser it has built in ad blocking, blokada a vpn ad blocker, package disabler pro to disable bixby, facebook and the update services, and bXAction to remap the bixby button.
Good luck
akhil333 said:
No hope on root, if it is snapdragon. But if it is exynos, then u can root.
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Seriously? If it's exynos, it CAN be rooted? This is the first I've heard that any S9/+ can be rooted. Thanks!