Hello, I have an alcatel pop 4 model 5051x.
4 useless apps consume 50% of the battery and I would like to delete them (force stop does not work) and for that I need to root my phone.
The problem is that this model has the bootloader locked.
I tried a lot of methods, from kingoroot to adb but nothing happened. Yet he is recognized by adb.
I also downloaded all the drivers including qualcomm as well as android studio ...
The phone does not even have a day with these apps, help me please!
And if you have the solution, do not hesitate to explain step by step, thanks!
i succeeded !
I succeeded !!!
For those who are interested :
- install Kingroot 5.3.0 apk on your mobile (uninstall the installed app)
- run the root as many times as necessary, making sure that you have granted the administrator and accessibility rights
when the phone restarts, restart it
- as soon as the phone is rooted (be careful it's temporary but you can start again if necessary), install the flashify app
- choose "recovery image", and choose where you put your twrp http.s://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6EQd1aL0EmWX3I2WEFuVmdUcUk/view
- restart on the twrp (I took the opportunity to make a backup above all, count 10/15 minutes)
- launch the Supersu zip install (SuperSU-v2.82-201705271822) that you have taken care to place at the base of your sd card
- restart, supersu is installed
- to transfer my apps, I chose besides the app uninstall system (root)
And finally, here is your Alcatel pop 4 5051x which holds the load again and you can control without parasites
Hi. Now I need your help, since you succeeded, and apparently you're the only one on xda-developers and on the whole Internet!
As I am a complete newbie, please tell me what exactly did you mean in your last bullet ("to transfer my apps, I chose besides the app uninstall system (root)"), and how do you actually remove the 4 useless apps?
Thanks!
RaNo99 said:
Hi. Now I need your help, since you succeeded, and apparently you're the only one on xda-developers and on the whole Internet!
As I am a complete newbie, please tell me what exactly did you mean in your last bullet ("to transfer my apps, I chose besides the app uninstall system (root)"), and how do you actually remove the 4 useless apps?
Thanks!
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"App uninstall system (root)" is an app from Google play but you can choose another one of course, just choose one "root" in order to access to app system.
Be careful of what you desinstall. To choose apps, I've looke on the battery, which apps were consuming the most and I uninstalled they after searching the net to make sure they were not needed.
I offered this phone to my son 1 month ago and he works very well included with 3D games with a long life battery !
Just wanted to confirm that this is working. I installed Flashify, downloaded the TWRP img and supersu zip to my SD card in advance to avoid any issues, and after four tries or so it finally rooted. Thanks OP!
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I'm in need of some kinda urgent help and advice regarding a phone i have just purchased for my mother.
I've bought her a cheap Daxian TD888 on the MTK6589 chipset and i'm afraid i have been a silly boy and not done my research before purchasing - I was under the impression that it came with the Play Store installed etc and sadly, it comes with a hard to use chinese ROM.
Mothers being mothers, mine isn't anywhere near tech/phone friendly and this is her first smartphone (upgrade from a 6 year old Nokia/symbian brick) so i was wanting to get her onto a nice and simple stock android 4.1 or 4.2 or even a CMxx that i can just help her along with.
After some very panic based searching today, i'm not seeing much that can help me... infact... nothing regarding this phone at all.
So... have I been a dumbass and bought her a lemon or is there anyone that can help me out with advice or pointers on how to get a normal android ROM on this thing?
I'm not massively experienced with rooting but have managed it a couple fo times in the past on my old Nexus One.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
scottmeister said:
I'm in need of some kinda urgent help and advice regarding a phone i have just purchased for my mother.
I've bought her a cheap Daxian TD888 on the MTK6589 chipset and i'm afraid i have been a silly boy and not done my research before purchasing - I was under the impression that it came with the Play Store installed etc and sadly, it comes with a hard to use chinese ROM.
Mothers being mothers, mine isn't anywhere near tech/phone friendly and this is her first smartphone (upgrade from a 6 year old Nokia/symbian brick) so i was wanting to get her onto a nice and simple stock android 4.1 or 4.2 or even a CMxx that i can just help her along with.
After some very panic based searching today, i'm not seeing much that can help me... infact... nothing regarding this phone at all.
So... have I been a dumbass and bought her a lemon or is there anyone that can help me out with advice or pointers on how to get a normal android ROM on this thing?
I'm not massively experienced with rooting but have managed it a couple fo times in the past on my old Nexus One.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I could probably help you get it rooted and that would allow you to install Play store on it as well as delete any chinese apps that sometimes come on the MT65XX devices if interested. As far as the rom goes, is there not an option in settings to change language to English? I have bought a few MediaTek devices directly from china, when I received the phone it had english on it already but when I reset the phones I would have to go into Settings and change chinese language back to english.
Motochopper should root your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252248
One thing with these phones is that the android version is not always what is shown in Settings > About phone. Try using this tool from the first post of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160490&styleid=18
make sure you enable USB debugging on your phone first and it will help tell which version of android you are really running. If kernel say 2.6.xx you are on GB 2.3, if it is 3.0.xx then you are on ICS and if it says 3.4.xx then you are JB. I bought a MT6575 that said android version 4.0 in settings, it said gingerbread 2.2 on the box (I know 2.2 is Froyo), then on bottom of box it said Froyo 2.2!
Thanks Klown80 -
I'm just into work now so I'll have to hook it up to my own PC and root when i get home later... i'm just in full on panic mode over this (its a time sensitive issue as she's due to be in hospital for an extended period and i want to get this right for her before then)
Regarding the language settings in the current/stock rom, it has english US selected and while a lot of the language is in english, pretty much ALL popup dialogs are in chinese and the browser is unusable (all chinese text based) so... hence the panic.
I was (foolishly) thinking it would just be a simple enough flash to CM or stock android and hey presto - full english ROM.
I hate it when i don't do my homework first.
So... you recommend the root first, check exact android version number and go from there?
Even if it turns out to be an older 2.1/2.2/whatever version, i'd be happy enough to get something stock and full english based on there if its possible.
As she's never had a smart phone, it will all seem super smooth and flashy to her anyway.
I have now rooted (i think..) however, the superuser app comes up with an error upon opening -
superuser binary (su) must be updated
and i now i'm kinda stuck.
I have downloaded and tired various versions of the play store and while the at first allow me to enter google accounts details, it always crashes after that.
Every time i open the play store app, it just closes again.
Any suggestions on where i might be going wrong?
scottmeister said:
I have now rooted (i think..) however, the superuser app comes up with an error upon opening -
superuser binary (su) must be updated
and i now i'm kinda stuck.
I have downloaded and tired various versions of the play store and while the at first allow me to enter google accounts details, it always crashes after that.
Every time i open the play store app, it just closes again.
Any suggestions on where i might be going wrong?
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Sounds like you need to update the binary then, if it allows you. If not then the root did not correctly root your device and we will have to go back a step and get that fixed first. As for Play Store, it usually takes more than just the Play.apk file to put Play Store on your device if it did not come with it stock. You also need (I am going off top of my head, I can give you exact names later) Google services framework.apk, Google login services.apk, Google Play services.apk. You need to have root to to this because you will need to move the vending.apk to /system folder and possibly change permissions on the apk before you install it. Once we can confirm root I can help you install a working Play Store if you like.
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Klown80 said:
Sounds like you need to update the binary then, if it allows you. If not then the root did not correctly root your device and we will have to go back a step and get that fixed first. As for Play Store, it usually takes more than just the Play.apk file to put Play Store on your device if it did not come with it stock. You also need (I am going off top of my head, I can give you exact names later) Google services framework.apk, Google login services.apk, Google Play services.apk. You need to have root to to this because you will need to move the vending.apk to /system folder and possibly change permissions on the apk before you install it. Once we can confirm root I can help you install a working Play Store if you like.
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I've no idea how to update the binary so I guess i'm looking at a re-root.
I have had the usual issues of drivers not wanting to work (the Motochopper root process getting stuck at the daemon starting point) but I've manged to get the process to work twice so far.
(I've tried 4 different driver packages and they have all given the same results)
Could you possibly advise on how to update the binary file for superuser? I've just tried the root again and it skipped installing superuser as it was already found on the phone.. i haven't felt this noobllike in some time!
scottmeister said:
I've no idea how to update the binary so I guess i'm looking at a re-root.
I have had the usual issues of drivers not wanting to work (the Motochopper root process getting stuck at the daemon starting point) but I've manged to get the process to work twice so far.
(I've tried 4 different driver packages and they have all given the same results)
Could you possibly advise on how to update the binary file for superuser? I've just tried the root again and it skipped installing superuser as it was already found on the phone.. i haven't felt this noobllike in some time!
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Sounds like the same prob with my.mtk device,
With motochopper i.get to update binary, but thats not possible.
You can try some of the roottools in my.acer811 thread.
I get many tipps from clown80.
scottmeister said:
I've no idea how to update the binary so I guess i'm looking at a re-root.
I have had the usual issues of drivers not wanting to work (the Motochopper root process getting stuck at the daemon starting point) but I've manged to get the process to work twice so far.
(I've tried 4 different driver packages and they have all given the same results)
Could you possibly advise on how to update the binary file for superuser? I've just tried the root again and it skipped installing superuser as it was already found on the phone.. i haven't felt this noobllike in some time!
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Try uninstalliong Superuser or SuperSU and try again. Su binary should ask you if you want to update when you first open SuperSU, if you have Superuser, then you will need to open the app and go into settings to update binary.
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Klown80 said:
Try uninstalliong Superuser or SuperSU and try again. Su binary should ask you if you want to update when you first open SuperSU, if you have Superuser, then you will need to open the app and go into settings to update binary.
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It was aksing to try and update etc but its chashed every time - I was thinking that the root hadn't worked properly or something... anyway, I've uninstalled Superuser and reinstalled from a newer apk file (v3.2) i downloaded.
Its now running ok. Now that superuser is working... whats next?
scottmeister said:
It was aksing to try and update etc but its chashed every time - I was thinking that the root hadn't worked properly or something... anyway, I've uninstalled Superuser and reinstalled from a newer apk file (v3.2) i downloaded.
Its now running ok. Now that superuser is working... whats next?
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Ok, is it just Superuser and not SuperSU correct? Can you go into settings in Superuser and towards the bottom there should be an option to update su binary. If it is SuperSU it will ask to update on its own when you open it. either way make sure it lets you update binary. Once binary is updated download and install any app that asks for root acces, so we can see if superuser request pops up.
Once we have confirmed root we can move onto installing Play Store. To do this you will need to be able to install a file explorer like ES file explorer so we can install the files we need for working Play Store.
Klown80 said:
Ok, is it just Superuser and not SuperSU correct? Can you go into settings in Superuser and towards the bottom there should be an option to update su binary. If it is SuperSU it will ask to update on its own when you open it. either way make sure it lets you update binary. Once binary is updated download and install any app that asks for root acces, so we can see if superuser request pops up.
Once we have confirmed root we can move onto installing Play Store. To do this you will need to be able to install a file explorer like ES file explorer so we can install the files we need for working Play Store.
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In the superuser settings, there isn't anything apparent for trying to update the su binary.
the list reads as follows:
Security
Apps List
Log (on)
Notifications (on)
Backup apps/preferences
To anyone with this same device, this is method Scottmeister used to root his device. (Thanks Scott for being the tester! :good: )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43163569&postcount=7&styleid=18
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HUGE thanks to Klown80 for the advice and patience!
For anyone else in a similar situation with an MTK6589 cheapo phone, and had issues with the Motochopper root method (the root getting stuck at 'daemon started successfully' etc etc.....
Klown80's chinese root tool works a treat. You will have a chinese superuser app that may be a little annoying (you might be able to swap it for SuperSU or something but I had issues doing that so i've kept the chinese one) but the root works perfectly and the instructions given by Klown80 in the linked thread are very easy to follow.
I still had some issues with getting google services installed so you may want to look for a play store installer workaround - I know there is a cheeky little chinese mod apk that can be used to get the play store working, but i can't post it here.
Should anyone come across this thread and know of a good, stock english rom that I might be able to use, please leave a comment!
Klown80 said:
To anyone with this same device, this is method Scottmeister used to root his device. (Thanks Scott for being the tester! :good: )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43163569&postcount=7&styleid=18
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Hello!
I have to a Daxian XY100 smart phone, Not a bad handy, but I try everything, and I can't root,
Can anybody help me?
petz765 said:
Hello!
I have to a Daxian XY100 smart phone, Not a bad handy, but I try everything, and I can't root,
Can anybody help me?
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OK ! Nobody!:crying:
SRY for my bad englis
petz765 said:
OK ! Nobody!:crying:
SRY for my bad englis
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I'm not a lucky guy!
Nobody answer to me.
Realy bad luck.
Sry for my bad englis.
Hello. I'm not very experienced with android and recently got a new z ultra (6802). I think it came with 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 i'm not sure, but as soon as i turned it on i was notified to update to 4.4.4. All went well and one of the first apps i installed was clean master. I hadnt tried to root the phone and i was thinking about it mostly in order to get rid of some preinstalled apps, but i found out that clean master had an option to "deactivate" them so they disappeared and all was fine. The last few weeks i loaded the phone with all sorts of useless stuff i wanted to try, and today i tried rooting it using this tool and everything worked ok. Then i did a hard reset and started setting everything up again... But this time clean master, root app delete and 2 other apps of the same type wouldnt uninstall system apps (despite having root access now). Any ideas on what to do? Is it because of the root - should i try to unroot it? Where can i find these ftfs needed? I saw some in the forum but they are for 6833..
cost3225 said:
Hello. I'm not very experienced with android and recently got a new z ultra (6802). I think it came with 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 i'm not sure, but as soon as i turned it on i was notified to update to 4.4.4. All went well and one of the first apps i installed was clean master. I hadnt tried to root the phone and i was thinking about it mostly in order to get rid of some preinstalled apps, but i found out that clean master had an option to "deactivate" them so they disappeared and all was fine. The last few weeks i loaded the phone with all sorts of useless stuff i wanted to try, and today i tried rooting it using this tool and everything worked ok. Then i did a hard reset and started setting everything up again... But this time clean master, root app delete and 2 other apps of the same type wouldnt uninstall system apps (despite having root access now). Any ideas on what to do? Is it because of the root - should i try to unroot it? Where can i find these ftfs needed? I saw some in the forum but they are for 6833..
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Well, clean master is one of the app I hate most. Killing app processes frequently and clearing app caches are the bad ideas for android devices because android system always try to restart apps everytime you kill. So it greatly reduces battery life. Clearing caches can make apps to start slowly.
That's not the point, right? But just a suggestion not to use task killers and cache cleaner if you have enough RAM and storage space.
Ok now for your problem not uninstalling system apps,
-Install ES File Explorer
-Tap the upper left of the app (three striped shape)
-Tap Tools, Tap Root Explorer (not on the button "On") giving/allowing/authorize root access
-Now Tap Mount R/W and choose every partition as R/W then Tap OK
-Let's get back to explorer, Tap the upper left box labelled as "/" (it will redirect you to root of the Device)
-Go to "system" folder in explorer
-There are two folders in Kitkat, namely "app" and "priv-app"
You can now choose apps to be uninstalled that you couldn't uninstall inside these folders by removing any apps (and .odex files) by Long pressing on apps and choose multi apps at once.
For me, I don't delete apps that I wanted to uninstall but I cut them and create a new folder on sd card and paste them all in that new folder for later needs (you can navigate to internal or external storage from the upper right box of the Explorer, to create new folder, tap on the button with "+" sign at the bottom left corner of the app). Don't delete apps that you don't know well because doing so can prevent your device from booting up.
P.S. You can also install apps as system ones in that reverse way (copy, paste from external to system/app). Remember not to include space in the name of the app you wanted to install as system.
Remember to restart the devices after moving/deleting apps.
I think you now understand how to do. Good Luck, mate.
Thanks for taking the time to help! and es file explorer looks like a really nice app. i followed your instructions and moved some of the apk and matching odex to sd card. the problem is the apps didnt dissapear from the list and as soon as i was done play store was downloading new versions of the apps i moved... what i dont understand is why it worked in the first place when it was new! could it be the sony firmware it came with? since this failed, is there an app to freeze these things?
cost3225 said:
Thanks for taking the time to help! and es file explorer looks like a really nice app. i followed your instructions and moved some of the apk and matching odex to sd card. the problem is the apps didnt dissapear from the list and as soon as i was done play store was downloading new versions of the apps i moved... what i dont understand is why it worked in the first place when it was new! could it be the sony firmware it came with? since this failed, is there an app to freeze these things?
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One thing I left to say that you must restart your device as soon as you finish moving/deleting system apps. After rebooting, the device system will delete app leftovers. It will solve your problem of not disappearing from the list.
a friend of mine has an Xperia Z3 imitation. his phone has app like netalpha, key chain and others with funny names installed. thing is, they are installed as system apps. cant uninstall them. the phone does not connect to a pc. it simply charges when plugged. tried resetting it but the apps are not erased. rooting using Kingoroot failed and phone is unusable.
Adds pop up all over the [lace and when it has mobile data or wifi turned on, it downloads and installs apps silently though i have noted that one app "com.google.keyguard" asks for install permision. any ideas???
kindly assist.
My uncle had the same infections symptoms except he got GNote3 and all i did was to use CM Security apps to remove all those nasty malware. Hope it helps.
Root the device using the following method and then remove all those apps using super su
[WARNING : I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR DEVICE. DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK]
1. Download the file XperiaRoot_ALP.zip to your smartphone or computer from this link
https://yadi.sk/d/
and extract the zip file.
2. Open the folder you extracted, called XperiaRoot, and you will see an ALP folder that contains the following .apk files: Busybox, Recovery, Root, and SuperSU. A folder named XperiaRoot will be generated. If you unzipped the archive on your computer, you'll have to transfer the extracted files somewhere on your smartphone.
3. Go to your smartphone's Settings > Security menu and check the the option to install applications from Unknown sources.
4. Install the Root.apk file. Open the app and tap on the ‘Root’ button, then wait for it to root your device.
5. Install the Busybox.apk and Recovery.apk files in the same way.
6. Open the installed Recovery app and tap ‘Install Recovery’.
7. Boot into Recovery mode! First, power off your device. Then, press the Power on button, and when the LED light starts flashing, press the volume up or down buttons a couple of times. If that doesn't work, reboot, activate USB Debugging on your phone, and use Minimal ADB or ADB from the Android SDK to reboot the handset into recovery mode by typing "adb reboot recovery" inside the terminal.
8. Once you are into recovery mode, select Install and choose the SuperSU.zip file from the ALP folder.
9. Reboot your phone after flashing. You will see SuperSU app in App drawer, and the next step is to check for root access by using any Root Checker app from the Play Store.
All the best
Regards milkyway3
fazreen said:
My uncle had the same infections symptoms except he got GNote3 and all i did was to use CM Security apps to remove all those nasty malware. Hope it helps.
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OK, Will try that. thanks
the link for the apps download is dead.
kvthedon said:
the link for the apps download is dead.
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Take this new link
https://yadi.sk/d/zwepmEXIpWhoM
Regards milkyway3
if you are using original sony xperia z3, use pc companion and repair software. else, maybe phone is already rooted(if you have x-bo z3) with supersu just dial *#1234#. i have one too.
milkyway3 said:
Take this new link
https://yadi.sk/d/zwepmEXIpWhoM
Regards milkyway3
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i got an error which read " Error: Invalid OTA package, missing scatter Installation aborted" when installing SuperSU.zip
kvthedon said:
a friend of mine has an Xperia Z3 imitation. his phone has app like netalpha, key chain and others with funny names installed. thing is, they are installed as system apps. cant uninstall them. the phone does not connect to a pc. it simply charges when plugged. tried resetting it but the apps are not erased. rooting using Kingoroot failed and phone is unusable.
Adds pop up all over the [lace and when it has mobile data or wifi turned on, it downloads and installs apps silently though i have noted that one app "com.google.keyguard" asks for install permision. any ideas???
kindly assist.
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keychain is ok,but that 'netalpha' is a problem.
can u disable them?
BatDroid said:
keychain is ok,but that 'netalpha' is a problem.
can u disable them?
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Yes i did disable them, here is the list of the apps i disabled:
Android SystemWebview
AppManage (X2)
Avatar
BeautySnap
EmailService
Google Play Store (because it auto runs and downloads apps)
GuardService
Homescreen tips
Keychain
Kiwi
LocationServices
netalpha(x3)
org.rain.ball.update
org.snow.down.update
PhoneService
SettingService
SystemLocker
Wolf
Most of app in the list above have version numbers "1.0" or something like that, which is diff from the 4.xx on authentic apps in the phone.
PAPalinskie said:
if you are using original sony xperia z3, use pc companion and repair software. else, maybe phone is already rooted(if you have x-bo z3) with supersu just dial *#1234#. i have one too.
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unfortunately,it is not an original and it does not show up on the PC when connected. so PC is out. when i dial *#1234# it pops up " Unfortunately, Dialer has stopped"
kvthedon said:
unfortunately,it is not an original and it does not show up on the PC when connected. so PC is out. when i dial *#1234# it pops up " Unfortunately, Dialer has stopped"
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it should direct you to supersu. else' try to install supersu.apk from other sources and clear its data to reset to default settings. it is x-bo right? x-bo's phone has supersu binary and it is in debug build.
Bought an dirt cheap Mi3 from a local tech forum via postage. Turned out it had a locked bootloader, not rooted and was laced with malware as system.. it was displaying ads/apps.. Fast forward.. This is how I solve my malware problem for the moment.. To temporarily CURE your device, install/sideload both Secdroid and DNS66 from fdroid/play. Firstly, turn on airplane mode, secure phone with Secdroid using its 2nd option. Lastly, start DNS66 and let it run at boot. This solved my problem and I've never seen any ad/app after. Phone's cool and data's back normal..
i had the same problem on a chinese phone, I had the "Geocode Service" trojan, anyway, I managed to disable it.
try removing the battery from the phone (if this is possible, I know the battery should be built in, but there is a connector that can be removed if you remove that black tape that covers the battery) when plugging into the PC, maybe it will enter in the correct mode
kvthedon said:
a friend of mine has an Xperia Z3 imitation. his phone has app like netalpha, key chain and others with funny names installed. thing is, they are installed as system apps. cant uninstall them. the phone does not connect to a pc. it simply charges when plugged. tried resetting it but the apps are not erased. rooting using Kingoroot failed and phone is unusable.
Adds pop up all over the [lace and when it has mobile data or wifi turned on, it downloads and installs apps silently though i have noted that one app "com.google.keyguard" asks for install permision. any ideas???
kindly assist.
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Xperia clone ? Its a Mediatek phone.
First Factory Reset... And do not connect to internet (WIFI,Data,etc)
Try to disable Netalpha. (setting-Apps..... )
Root with Kingroot or Kingoroot PC versions ( but need Debug Mode active in phone ), install Link2Sd and freeze suspicious apps (apps with two names) and try to unisntall.
Netalpha app itself install with system permission. So cannot be unistalled even with root. I instal Busybox and change permission and attributes and rm the file.
I hope helps
Sorry for my english.....
I rooted my phone using kingroot before and after removing al root authorization i found that kingroot has been installed as system app
also whenever i open the kingroot app it restarts my phone
how could i completely remove it
there's also the problem of the phone not able to connect to google play store (no connection, cannot login account)
my phone is NTT Docomo Sony Xperia SO-O4E
tried factory reset twice, deleting cached apps data, still doesnt work
a basic rundown on how it all happened :
-uninstall some bloatware from phone
-phone starts to restart randomly
-deleted cached apps data, no more random restart
-remove kingroot root auth and uninstall
-found out that phone cannot connect to play store, also kingroot has installed itself as system app
anonweeb said:
I rooted my phone using kingroot before and after removing al root authorization i found that kingroot has been installed as system app
also whenever i open the kingroot app it restarts my phone
how could i completely remove it
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If your bootloader is already unlocked, the easiest way would be to restart the phone in fastboot mode, then boot (you don't need to flash it) TWRP and install SuperSU from a flashrecovery zipfile. This will remove kingroot app and running processes (mind you, there may be some dead kingroot traces left over on the filesystem - if you want to remove these too, you'll have to do so from a shell with root permissions). I haven't tried this with the Sony Xperia ZR/NTT Docomo Sony Xperia A (SO-04E), but it seems to work with most phones that are supported by TWRP. I wrote a short guide on how to do this (it's for a different device but these steps should be mostly generic if you have the necessary prerequisites in place).
Another good thing about SuperSU is that if you don't wish to keep root, it will remove itself cleanly and completely from your system (you'll find the unroot option in the apps settings). If however you would like to keep root, then SuperSU is an app that doesn't spy on you and doesn't phone home (I did a thorough check of the shell script used to install SuperSU and a rough check of the SuperSU apk using strings and wireshark only yesterday and as far as I could tell, it doesn't attempt to do anything malicious or touch files that it doesn't need to touch for its purpose, nor did it start a single internet connection by itself). The automatic NVISO analysis at https://apkscan.nviso.be/report/show/99a7841aa3eeaefa69f767602b0c454c confirms this too. Just saying this in case you decided to move away from root due to spyware concerns.
TWRP is an open source project. Their Homepage is https://twrp.me/
The TWRP image files for your device arel located here https://dl.twrp.me/dogo/
SuperSU homepage is https://www.chainfire.eu/ , the latest flashrecovery zipfile can be found here http://www.supersu.com/download
Both projects also have their own sections here on xda.
SuperSU also has it's own sections here on xda.
there's also the problem of the phone not able to connect to google play store (no connection, cannot login account)
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Was this problem related to the rooting process in any way?
Does your internet access work otherwise?
What happens exactly when you start google play?
hi, thank you for the reply
the phone has only been rooted once with kingroot app, which i have removed (both the supposed app and the root auth), but kingroot app installed itself as system app without my permission and whenever i open the app my phone reboots
i'll try looking for ways to flash the phone
as for the play store, it always show the no connection screen even though i can browse the internet without any problem
i tried following the steps from google help page but it doesnt seem to do anything
i'm thinking that the hosts.txt file cause this so im trying to delete it, but i found no other way to delete it without rerooting my phone
i tried factory reset twice but it doesnt seem to help either
thanks before and sorry for the late reply
EDIT : i dont think i can unlock the bootloader officially so i need an exploit
anonweeb said:
EDIT : i dont think i can unlock the bootloader officially so i need an exploit
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In that case, you will have to root first. Once having gained root access you can unlock the bootloader. To root, you can either use the kingroot app you used before (not much to loose, since you already installed it and its spyware the first time, and you will later be able to remove it with SuperSU). Or you can try towelroot, although if your smartphone has seen firmware updates, that will propably no longer work. There may be other, more current options - search trough the Xperia ZR Section.
Once you have root, you can use adb and fastboot to boot the latest TWRP for Sony Xperia ZR, then install the latest SuperSU recovery flashable zip. Using that you can completely remove Kingroot even as a system app and afterwards remove SuperSU itself, which will cleanly uninstall itself via Settings.
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as for the play store, it always show the no connection screen even though i can browse the internet without any problem
i tried following the steps from google help page but it doesnt seem to do anything
i'm thinking that the hosts.txt file cause this so im trying to delete it, but i found no other way to delete it without rerooting my phone
i tried factory reset twice but it doesnt seem to help either
I would try the above first, see if the playstore works again after you SuperSU has completely removed Kingroot (reboot), and if it doesn't take a look at the hosts file. Then uninstall SuperSU when you don't need root anymore...
I can help along with adb/fastboot commands, but you need to root your device first (and install the necessary drivers for your phone on your computer).
Good luck!
Guyz,
On my backup phone, i was messing around and installed kingroot... a total malware.
Then, i formatted by phone and still kingroot is there. Tries deleting from kingroot settings but cant.
Plz inform how the hell shall i completely remove this sh*t?
Not an advanced user hence wont be able to understand complicated removal procedures.
PS: Using Samsung Note 3 Neo
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If your device has root access, you can remove King root with other applications or from the King root settings. Uninstall the application with link2sd. If you can not delete the application, you will have to install the stock rom.
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If your device has root access, you can remove King root with other applications or from the King root settings. Uninstall the application with link2sd. If you can not delete the application, you will have to install the stock rom.
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Thanks , but after three dots -> i have option to uninstall OR convert to user app.
Under both i get the same error:
"Link2SD could not obtain root access.
Maybe as i formatted my phone, i am no longer rooted and hence the error.
Also, i tried disabling Kingroot from phones builtin "Applications manager" and yes it seems disappeared from my App list on phone, Is it safe to say its no longer working on my phone even in background ?
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Also, i tried disabling Kingroot from phones builtin "Applications manager" and yes it seems disappeared from my App list on phone, Is it safe to say its no longer working on my phone even in background ?
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The application that you deactivated will not run again, but if it really was malware, it probably installed other malware applications. I recommend you to do a complete analysis with several antivirus programs starting with Dr. Web.