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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.
a.demarco said:
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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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
newshook said:
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?
Terri M said:
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!
Mistertac said:
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.
Hi,
I am currently rooted and froze all verizon updates so it didn't break root a while back. However, I haven't updated my and currently on andriod version 4.2.2.
I would like to finally update my phone to 4.4.2 but not sure how to go about it. If I take the verizon update, will I lose root still? Or what is the best method to update?
Thanks in advance
Best method is a matter of taste... And also depends on your base. mdk? Me7? Mdk sell phone buy a new one ..
I prefer using the no wipe tar files to update with. Benefit is that you keep your data, and in one shot you go straight to the most current update. Downside is you must download some software and use a PC. Others prefer to take each OTA one at a time. It's slow but "official" so if your on MDK you would download and update about 5 times.
Yes you will loose root,.. But towelroot works for NC5
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Batttie said:
Best method is a matter of taste... And also depends on your base. mdk? Me7? Mdk sell phone buy a new one ..
I prefer using the no wipe tar files to update with. Benefit is that you keep your data, and in one shot you go straight to the most current update. Downside is you must download some software and use a PC. Others prefer to take each OTA one at a time. It's slow but "official" so if your on MDK you would download and update about 5 times.
Yes you will loose root,.. But towelroot works for NC5
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Thanks for the quick reply Batttie... What data will I lose? and is there anyway to keep my set-up? I have titanium backup as well as safestrap.
If you're on Verizon and MDK baseband, maybe you should flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721118
Looks a lot easier to me - what does everyone else think? Personally I wouldn't give up my MDK baseband for anything!
usualsuspec said:
Hi,
I am currently rooted and froze all verizon updates so it didn't break root a while back. However, I haven't updated my and currently on andriod version 4.2.2.
I would like to finally update my phone to 4.4.2 but not sure how to go about it. If I take the verizon update, will I lose root still? Or what is the best method to update?
Thanks in advance
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if you're on MDK you NEED TO KEEP IT. I can't stress enough how important that bootloader is. NEVER TAKE AN OTA ON MDK.
If you're on ME7 or newer then yeah you could OTA. you'll lose root but your data will be salvaged. i think you have to go to 4.3 before 4.4 so that's a thing
skepticmisfit said:
if you're on MDK you NEED TO KEEP IT. I can't stress enough how important that bootloader is. NEVER TAKE AN OTA ON MDK.
If you're on ME7 or newer then yeah you could OTA. you'll lose root but your data will be salvaged. i think you have to go to 4.3 before 4.4 so that's a thing
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Right now I am 4.2.2 ME7 so what you are saying is that I can take the OTA, lose root but not lose data? And easily re-root using towelroot?
usualsuspec said:
Right now I am 4.2.2 ME7 so what you are saying is that I can take the OTA, lose root but not lose data? And easily re-root using towelroot?
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yup
skepticmisfit said:
yup
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Hope someone can answer this as well, I believe I froze the OTA updates through tibu but I cannot figure out what I did. Does anyone know what file would have been frozen to stop receiving updates?
usualsuspec said:
Hope someone can answer this as well, I believe I froze the OTA updates through tibu but I cannot figure out what I did. Does anyone know what file would have been frozen to stop receiving updates?
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Look to see if these two files are frozen/disabled: FWUpgrade.apk and SDM.apk
This one could be frozen as well: fota.client.apk
Joe_6pak said:
Look to see if these two files are frozen/disabled: FWUpgrade.apk and SDM.apk
This one could be frozen as well: fota.client.apk
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I like seeing people that ask a lot of qurations come back and help other people out. It's far too rare in the xda community these days. :thumbsup:
First I wanted to thank everyone for their responses, I was able to unfreeze the OTA. However, I am now currently on MI1 and every time I try and update via OTA , I get a "failed" message with the Android guy on his back.
Any idea how I can get this update?
Same thing hapenned to me. I fixed this by unrooting and factory reseting my s4 and it updated without any problems
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UnlinkedEnergy said:
Same thing hapenned to me. I fixed this by unrooting and factory reseting my s4 and it updated without any problems
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Did you lose everything when doing a factory reset?
Yup, factory resetting deletes user data and the internal memory. If you have an sd card then you can transfer your files onto there so it is not lost in the process
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usualsuspec said:
First I wanted to thank everyone for their responses, I was able to unfreeze the OTA. However, I am now currently on MI1 and every time I try and update via OTA , I get a "failed" message with the Android guy on his back.
Any idea how I can get this update?
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Same issue many of us have had with ota.
Some where along the line, and a system app has changed. If all the system apps aren't perfect, it will fail during ota.
Since you don't really know which app is causing it, the only way to update via ota is by doing a factory reset.
This will restore all the system apps back to normal, and then you can ota. It will wipe everything.
Use Tibu to save your apps and data, change the back up location to the extsdcard. Backup your texts and call logs using Smsbackup from the play store. And move anything on the emulated sdcard0 slot of the phone back to the extsdcard.
If your using a custom launcher like Nova, you can save your home screens to the sdcard as well and fully restore after you reroot.
If you don't have a custom launcher, and just take screen shots of your home screens, you can use those to remind you of your layouts.
Its not as complicated as it seems, and shouldn't take very long over decent wifi.
But a factory reset (through the phone, and not a custom recovery) will wipe the internal storage, so make sure everything is on the external sdcard.
May I ask which "Smsbackup" you recommend?
ymDroid said:
Same issue many of us have had with ota.
Some where along the line, and a system app has changed. If all the system apps aren't perfect, it will fail during ota.
Since you don't really know which app is causing it, the only way to update via ota is by doing a factory reset.
This will restore all the system apps back to normal, and then you can ota. It will wipe everything.
Use Tibu to save your apps and data, change the back up location to the extsdcard. Backup your texts and call logs using Smsbackup from the play store. And move anything on the emulated sdcard0 slot of the phone back to the extsdcard.
If your using a custom launcher like Nova, you can save your home screens to the sdcard as well and fully restore after you reroot.
If you don't have a custom launcher, and just take screen shots of your home screens, you can use those to remind you of your layouts.
Its not as complicated as it seems, and shouldn't take very long over decent wifi.
But a factory reset (through the phone, and not a custom recovery) will wipe the internal storage, so make sure everything is on the external sdcard.
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Hi & Thanks for the quick step-by-step,
May I ask which specific "Smsbackup" app from the play store you recommend? (a link? Or name the developer or whatever?) I want to jump up from 4.2.2 rooted as well and I already have Titanium Backup PRO, but when I searched the Play Store for "Smsbackup" I got a load of results
(Actually, unless I'm incredibly dense and have missed a memo, I practically ALWAYS have trouble selecting apps from Google Play. I find the search results to be rubbish and even knowing the app name unhelpful because of the copy-cat namers who seem to flood the store with wannabe crap that just sounds like what you're looking for. Hope I'm wrong about this and there's actually a correct way to find what you want there. Would hate to think Google is suddenly incapable of conducting simple search functions well. *lol*)
Anyway, thanks in advance if you can help me backup my txts and call logs. That really would be a great assist. BTW, do you know, will the resulting backups contain attached pictures, and etc., for the txt threads?
Best regards,
Joe C.
TiBu can backup and restore all your SMS and MMS messages complete with the pictures as well as your call log.
Heu there guys, any guide/list of apps safe to be debloated on our non rooted G6?
+1!
Can't remember what thread it is but there's an app called LG package disabler that will on install show what can be disabled/debloated. I'll go back and look but I'm pretty sure they mention under read more that they'll have a listing of what's debloatable in a future update. App is 99ยข over been using icebox since it was the first sick app I came across that did this. Using it with greenify has helped with battery life for me. Not as good as root and pulling the bloat off the phone, but at least it's not eating resources of frozen
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lgpd.pmanager
Here you go peeps - https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg6/comments/6mlzpx/how_to_remove_pesky_system_apps_like_facebook/
herzzreh said:
Here you go peeps - https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg6/comments/6mlzpx/how_to_remove_pesky_system_apps_like_facebook/
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Beautiful man. Even in custom roms I can pull 100mb from the build. And this is exactly what I've been looking for. Gonna dig into it deeper later on.
Now we just need a way to install mods to the stock build. Using the dual speaker mod for example. Is there anyway anybody knows to make those changes through adb? Like this deal? (which I've yet to try admittedly) seems as if you should be able to push an apk or file to the system through adb. Can you change the name on the file mentioned using this method or something like it or is it a root only thing?
The reason I'm pushing on this is that when you take your rig to an LG tech they need some way to modify things if needed. How would they do it is my $1,000,000.00 question.
And seriously guys, if I'm posting in the wrong place let me know please. Thanks
Good find! ?
RMarques said:
OP5 8GB of RAM...if they ever fix the jelly scrolling effect...such a deal breaker!
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Sorry for being off-topic: jelly scrolling on OP5 cant get be fixed because its hardware related. they installed the screen the opposite way and have to turn 180 degree via software.
@herzzreh If I uninstall apps this way will a factory reset restore them or are they gone for good?
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@herzzreh If I uninstall apps this way will a factory reset restore them or are they gone for good?
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Factory restore should not restore them, I have not tried it though. Hard to say if OTA will or not but also shouldn't.
Updating with LG Bridge I think will restore them though.
milan187 said:
Factory restore should not restore them, I have not tried it though. Hard to say if OTA will or not but also shouldn't.
Updating with LG Bridge I think will restore them though.
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I've tried and it doesn't uninstall, just deactivates the apps. At least in my case. The factory reset restores all the apps again.
fmartins29 said:
I've tried and it doesn't uninstall, just deactivates the apps. At least in my case. The factory reset restores all the apps again.
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It does unistall actually however the apk stays in system partition in is reinstalled on factory reset.
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milan187 said:
It does unistall actually however the apk stays in system partition in is reinstalled on factory reset.
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Yes! That! You're right.
milan187 said:
It does unistall actually however the apk stays in system partition in is reinstalled on factory reset.
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Great, thanks guys exactly what I needed to know. Appreciate it.
adb method = disabling apps that can't be disabled/accessed via the Apps menu.
apks are still in the system; gonna need root to clear that out for real
Does this void warranty or nah? Does using ADB for things like this or Greenify void warranty? That's my only issue before trying this out
Last week I rooted my V30. All well. I spent the last few days installing various apps, cleaning bloatware, changing themes, updated to the latest stock ROM, and so forth.
Today I installed ES File Explorer, because I heard somewhere on this forum that it was very good. After a while I was playing around with it the app crashed, slowing down my phone until I finally managed to access it. I thought to myself "nope", and uninstalled the app. After that tho, many more apps were giving me "the app has crashed" message straight after I opened them. Tried clearing their cache, no change.
I thought, well ****, this is no good, I'll just wipe everything and restart. And so I did. Reboot to TWRP, wipe, reboot.
And now I'm stuck. Because at the WELCOME TO TO YOUR LG-H930 Android set up page (right after you input your wirless network), as I choose "Set up as new", the phone gives me an UNFORTUNATELY GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES HAS STOPPED message. And so I cannot go further.
I can reboot to TWRP, I even tried a complete format, no change. I just can't go past this set up page.
Any help please?
WilfridSeph said:
I can reboot to TWRP, I even tried a complete format, no change. I just can't go past this set up page.
Any help please?
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Reboot to TWRP, restore one of the backups you made before doing all this. It's in the sticky notes, but it shouldn't have to be. One of the main reasons to have TWRP custom recovery is to make/restore backups.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
chazzmatt said:
4) PLEASE make TWRP backups, so you can restore back to rooted stock firmware in case you mess up something! TWRP custom recovery is a magical time machine which can help you go back before you did something you shouldn't have. But it can only help you if you have a backup to restore. One of the best feelings in the world is when you done something idiotic on your rooted phone -- and then you remember you have a recent TWRP backup. You don't need to ask for help and no one even needs to know.
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ChazzMatt said:
Reboot to TWRP, restore one of the backups you made before doing all this. It's in the sticky notes, but it shouldn't have to be. One of the main reasons to have TWRP custom recovery is to make/restore backups.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
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Thanks. Turns out I did have one backup to restore. I'm not sure when I made that (probably when I was doing the rooting procedure?), but I'm trying now and I'll see what happens.
ChazzMatt said:
Reboot to TWRP, restore one of the backups you made before doing all this. It's in the sticky notes, but it shouldn't have to be. One of the main reasons to have TWRP custom recovery is to make/restore backups.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/how-to/root-v30-t3927154
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Umm, the situation has now worsened. I did the TWRP restore of some backup from a week ago. Now when i reboot the phone i get the black screen with only RESTART or POWER OFF selectable with the volume up/down buttons. And If i select RESTART, i just go back to this same screen....
WilfridSeph said:
Umm, the situation has now worsened. I did the TWRP restore of some backup from a week ago. Now when i reboot the phone i get the black screen with only RESTART or POWER OFF selectable with the volume up/down buttons. And If i select RESTART, i just go back to this same screen....
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Ouch.
Wipe in TWRP, flash stock TWRP-flashable zip + Magisk for your variant? Then reboot.
(What variant do you have?)
Transfer the files over in TWRP from PC, if you don't have already on your internal Download folder.
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ChazzMatt said:
Ouch.
Wipe in TWRP, flash stock TWRP-flashable zip + Magisk for your variant? Then reboot.
(What variant do you have?)
Transfer the files over in TWRP from PC, if you don't have already on your internal Download folder.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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OK, so I need some help because I'm losing my mind. I managed to reflash the ROM from scratch, and begin anew. But I have the feeling that something is off still. I think that the stuff I remove with Titanium is causing instability.
For example (this is already attempt number 4 btw), I have removed with Titanium only the bare minimum (carrier apps, google apps I don't use, Facebook and Amazon -- nothing I am not sure what it does). But now every single FB-replacement app I download and the new amazon shopping app i re-downloaded crash as soon as I open them. Every single one (Metal, Friendly, Frost, Maki....). Every other app works fine, so I think it has something to do with me removing FB with Titanium. But why??
What can I safely remove with Titanium without messing up everything?
EDIT: so I opened every single app i have and all work except the FB ones, the Amazon one, and for some reason the HD audio recorder. It says "Terms of Use for LG apps keeps stopping". I had similar problems many many times, forcing me to wipe everything and re-flash the ROM from scratch. What am I doing wrong??
WilfridSeph said:
OK, so I need some help because I'm losing my mind. I managed to reflash the ROM from scratch, and begin anew. But I have the feeling that something is off still. I think that the stuff I remove with Titanium is causing instability.
For example (this is already attempt number 4 btw), I have removed with Titanium only the bare minimum (carrier apps, google apps I don't use, Facebook and Amazon -- nothing I am not sure what it does). But now every single FB-replacement app I download and the new amazon shopping app i re-downloaded crash as soon as I open them. Every single one (Metal, Friendly, Frost, Maki....). Every other app works fine, so I think it has something to do with me removing FB with Titanium. But why??
What can I safely remove with Titanium without messing up everything?
EDIT: so I opened every single app i have and all work except the FB ones, the Amazon one, and for some reason the HD audio recorder. It says "Terms of Use for LG apps keeps stopping". I had similar problems many many times, forcing me to wipe everything and re-flash the ROM from scratch. What am I doing wrong??
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In Titanium Backup, let's freeze the apps you don't like, instead of removing them. They won't run, they won't show up in apps drawer. And removing them from stock doesn't really reclaim user space for you as they are installed in system space. So, let's freeze them. (Yes, I know how to turn user apps into system apps and vice versa, but let's not go there.)
Point is, we're trying to solve your problem which I suspect is related to the tight integration in stock firmware.
When FREEZING, instead of bluntly removing, let's see if you get the same errors or not.
Stuff is so tightly integrated nowadays you can often cause lag and errors by removing something. The system still tries to look for it before moving on, or throwing up an error message. The most people who complain about lag are the one using that silly ADB remove app/list, where they removed stuff that regulates the Always On Display or that allows Wi-Fi calling and VoLTE. At least for the US998, LG optimized the heck out of the stock firmware and I have no lag. (Dev @runningnak3d says he sees a difference in the stock US998 and the T-mobile H932; that T-mobile H932 has more lag.)
But it's not like the old days where you can cleanly remove a "package" (app) and nothing else is affected nor even Samsung Touchwiz where their interface is laggy as heck.
Anyway freeze the apps, see if you get the error messages. The placeholders are still there, so the system may not think it's "missing" something. At worst, you may have to unfreeze a couple that are necessary.
By the way, what variant do you have? What TWRP-flashable zip are you using? I'm curious about the carrier apps.
ChazzMatt said:
In Titanium Backup, let's freeze the apps you don't like, instead of removing them. They won't run, they won't show up in apps drawer. And removing them doesn't reclaim user space for you (they are installed in system space). So, let's freeze them.
Let's see if you get the same errors or not.
Stuff is so tightly integrated nowadays you can often cause lag and erorrs by removing something. The system still tries to look for it before moving on, or throwing up an error message.
Freeze them, see if you get the error messages. The placeholders are still there, so the system may not think it's "missing" something. At worst, you may have to unfreeze a couple that are necessary.
By the way, what variant do you have? What TWRP-flashable zip are you using? I'm curious about the carrier apps.
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Alright, I'll try freezing (I'll have to get the Donate version of Titanium tho).
I'm on a H930. Italian carrier. About 6 or 7 apps preinstalled.
WilfridSeph said:
Alright, I'll try freezing (I'll have to get the Donate version of Titanium tho).
I'm on a H930. Italian carrier. About 6 or 7 apps preinstalled.
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And you are using the latest H930 TWRP flashable zip?
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And you are using the latest H930 TWRP flashable zip?
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Well, I did the whole procedure no longer than 10 days ago, and followed the WTF guide here. So whatever was linked/attached to in that post at that time. Is that not ok?
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Well, I did the whole procedure no longer than 10 days ago, and followed the WTF guide here. So whatever was linked/attached to in that post at that time. Is that not ok?
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Right. I am not chastising you in any way.
But WTF makes you downgrade to early Oreo to unlock bootloader. You can then update back to newest firmware via TWRP flashable zip. Some people get too eager to go do other things they forget about that.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076
You may be using year-old firmware was my concern. This is especially problematic for people then trying to flash AOSP/Linage custom ROMs.
I was just asking if you were using the newest TWRP flashable zip. If you are, fine. If not, I would suggest looking at the instructions on how to update to newest (which was just released a couple days ago).
There's been lots of fixes and improvement in the past year (camera, DTS Surround Sound, etc). It may also be contributing to your problems over on the system space apps. Can't hurt to have newest firmware and can only help.
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Right. I am not chastising you in any way.
But WTF makes you downgrade to early Oreo to unlock bootloader. You can then update back to newest firmware via TWRP flashable zip. Some people get too eager to go do other things they forget about that.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076
You may be using year-old firmware was my concern. This is especially problematic for people then trying to flash AOSP/Linage custom ROMs.
I was just asking if you were using the newest TWRP flashable zip. If you are, fine. If not, I would suggest looking at the instructions on how to update to newest (which was just released a couple days ago).
There's been lots of fixes and improvement in the past year (camera, DTS Surround Sound, etc). It may also be contributing to your problems over on the system space apps. Can't hurt to have newest firmware and can only help.
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Hey, thanks a lot, I didn't mean to seem snappy! Yes of course, after the WTF system I updated to the latest version as found here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076 (being careful to flash the two previous ones, then the most recent one, and then Magisk, as you explain there).
This is what you mean, yes?
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Hey, thanks a lot, I didn't mean to seem snappy! Yes of course, after the WTF system I updated to the latest version as found here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development/h930-lg-v30-european-market-h930-t3779076 (being careful to flash the two previous ones, then the most recent one, and then Magisk, as you explain there).
This is what you mean, yes?
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Yes.
And there's even a very new one from a couple days ago.