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I found that [email protected]'s ROM had a good idea of adding WaveSecure to the system partition (preventing listing in the My Downloads part of market, and preventing uninstallation through normal means), but his version is slightly out of date now (latest version is 3.0.0.43)
As a result, I set about finding a means to install WaveSecure to ROM myself. Here are my findings for anyone interested in doing the same.
Install the latest version from the market (3.0.0.43 at this time). Now use adb pull to get it off the device onto your pc
Code:
adb pull /data/app/com.wsandroid.apk D:\com.wsandroid.apk
Now open Market back up from the menu, go to My Downloads, and choose Wavesecure Mobile Security Beta and uninstall it for just now (to get it off the data/A2SD location that normal apps are stored in) - thanks, my-space!
Then push the saved apk to the system partition after a remount (to make it read/write)
Code:
adb remount
Code:
adb push D:\com.wsandroid.apk /system/app/com.wsandroid.apk
Then set it all up as usual (will appear in apps list immediately)
and remount system as read only again
Code:
adb remount
And that seems to be it so far. Remember to change the D:\com.wsandroid.apk path to whatever you actually used.
Let me know if anyone finds any problems with this, but I've done it and, fingers crossed, it's worked OK for me.
Obviously, this is only for root users, and there are no guarantees for this.
Couple of questions that might need looked into -
- Do settings carry across after a wipe (as Paul claims Modaco's version does. I've never tried it so can't confirm)
- Is there any disadvantage to using this method? (I guess this is all Modaco's update.zip does, but I don't know)
you forgot to metion to uninstall wavesecure before it is pushed back into system....
my_space said:
you forgot to metion to uninstall wavesecure before it is pushed back into system....
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Oops! Knew I'd forget something, as I always seem prone to do. Well spotted, and OP corrected.
Thanks
No worries I got a bit confused when i pushed it back onto the phone and was still in my downloads...
I've rooted my phone already but whenever i try to use the command adb remount I get "remount failed: operation not permitted". Suggestions?
I see more and more often, redundant threads.
What How-to will you post next time? How to change backlight settings?
You're pointlessly spamming the board.
I can't say i agree with the 'pointlessly spamming the board' comment, but i would have thought this would at least be better in the applications and themes subforum rather than in development.
Don't forget that an awful lot of android users (and more recently all HTC devices) are more and more 'newbs' and need stuff like this.
While this is good and provides info that people like that need (and myself cos i'm crap at adb and stuff like that so wouldn't have had a clue how to do this previously), maybe the development forum is not the best place for it....
I'm guessing one won't be notified via Market if there's an update available if you push an app to /system/app/, right?
usb0 said:
I'm guessing one won't be notified via Market if there's an update available if you push an app to /system/app/, right?
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You won't be notified, correct
If anybody doesn't already know, WaveSecure have started hosting update.zip files. This means it's now easy to update your "baked-in" version of WaveSecure without much messing around.
https://www.wavesecure.com/installations/update.zip
Download the file, save it to your SD card, reboot into the recovery console and choose the option to apply an update.zip file.
Voila! Your version of WaveSecure will be updated to the very latest version
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That's really awesome! Thanks for the tip!
Just a question of curiosity: If I push an app to /system/app/ and then issue the rm-command to remove its apk, won't there be lying a bunch of files associated with the program and with absolutely no function, since the app itself is removed? How do I know the name of these files and where they are located for removal?
I'm a bit confused by that question. My understanding (which may be incorrect but from what I've seen of the "guts of a ROM" appears to be the case) is that the applications reside in the apk files, they are not extracted. If you list the content of any of the app folders (/system/app, /data/app or /data/app-private) then all you get is a bunch of apk files (and some odex files). So when you 'push' an apk to the phone, that application is then "installed", when you rm/remove an application, you do so by removing the apk.
if you remove the apk you have left something in /data/dalvik-cache. wiping the dalvik-cache every now and then helps reclaiming that space, though it is not much.
the app settings and data are stored in /data/data, you could delete the files manually by checking their names (no idea if/what convention the names follow), imho not worth the trouble as it is only a few kb.
odex files aren't created if you don't do in a PITA process manually. don't worry about them, don't touch them, then you're good. odex files are only for system apps.
I bought a used phone and it had WaveSecure already installed. I couldn't find it in the applications list to uninstall, so I did a factory reset on the phone. The application was still there and it still didn't show up in the applications list.
I have the Superuser Permissions application, so someone must have rooted it.
Is there any way to uninstall this?
motomeup said:
I bought a used phone and it had WaveSecure already installed. I couldn't find it in the applications list to uninstall, so I did a factory reset on the phone. The application was still there and it still didn't show up in the applications list.
I have the Superuser Permissions application, so someone must have rooted it.
Is there any way to uninstall this?
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""Just (re)flash a ROM................""
I just noticed that WaveSecure now points to this post for instructions to install as system application, and I am not sure that the update.zip maintained with them is up-to-date.
However, you can now select to download the .apk directly to your PC thus eliminating the first Market step in this guide.
strife242 said:
I just noticed that WaveSecure now points to this post for instructions to install as system application, and I am not sure that the update.zip maintained with them is up-to-date.
However, you can now select to download the .apk directly to your PC thus eliminating the first Market step in this guide.
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I believe it is kept up to date, as VillainROM kitchen uses it as a source for the WaveSecure app (fetched each night to keep it up-to-date).
I've certainly never had any problems with it.
Excellent guide Pulser,... I should really reinstall Wavesecure now Im not using a MoDacO Custom ROM. Nice one bruv.
Found this to be helpful.
https://www.wavesecure.com/blog/how-to-make-wavesecure-hard-reset-proof.aspx
I just did a search in the Market fro 'wavesecure' and two things popped up WaveSecure and WaveSecure UninstallProtection Add-on which needs to be uninstalled before WaveSecure and if the add-on is uninstalled it is supposed to lock the phone. (all this is in the description I have yet to try)
Hi all,
I have been a winmob user for over 5 years and i know pretty much everything about them. (see join date) Though 3 days ago i got a a8183 desire.
My god i have a lot to learn about Android. Winmob seemed so much simplier to pick apart with registry and custom roms.
Anyways i have been reading thread after thread for days yet i still have a couple of questions that i cannot get clear answers for.
I have a a8183 telstra desire running on optus. I have updated to the latest offical 2.2 ROM. (Everyone mentions OTA (over the air) though i downloaded it and installed thru windows).
So i would appreciate if someone could help me out with my questions/assumptions.
1. From what i have read you cannot r00t a froyo OS. Is that right? Though i have found an app z4root that will do it temporarily until reboot. Unrevoked doesnt seem to work.
2. To change system files you need not only root though you need the clockworkmod recovery part of the bootloader. (eg. to replace HOST file for adblocking).
3. You need permanent r00t to install the clockworkmod (so i cannot do this).
4. You cannot remove default ROM apps from your phone without the clockworkmod.
5. You need clockworkmod to install custom ROMs.
So from what i gather.. r00t is good. though really only cause it gets you the clockworkmod recovery which is where you can really hack it.
And to get this i need to downgrade to 2.1, r00t, clockwork then use a hacked rom for 2.2?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
hi sage, i too came from windows mobile so i know how you feel, lucky for me i jumped on the android bandwagon earlier with the htc hero, after i got bored with my HD1, anyway your wrong on quite a few points, so i'll point you in the right direction.
1) the latest version of unrevoked (www.unrevoked.com/recovery) is more than able to root the froyo roms, its a one click app and can root your device in minutes
2) to easly modify system files you need s-off (this is equivalent to HSPL on wm devices) after you have rooted, you need to search for alpharev, this is a linux live cd, you just burn it and boot it and it will security unlock your device.
3) when you download and run unrevoked, it will not only root your device but insatall the latest version of clockworkmod recovery. (just hold vol down and power when your device is off to access hboot, and choose recovery from the list) so unrevoked kills 2 birds with one stone
4) to remove the apps in the /system/ partition there are 2 ways, from recovery using adb, or if you flash the s-off mod, you can remove them directly from your device using a file manager.
5) yes you need clockworkmod or another custom recovery to install custom roms, but now you know how to do it, thats not a problem
Hi Sage,
If you're looking for an easier way to get rid of all the Telstra apps (more like a blob of links really ) on your phone you may want to try one of the stock HTC WWE ROMs. It's clean and you can flash it via exe, just like in WM. The latest RUU I believe is the 2.29.405.2. Also, be aware of the risks of rooting your phone.
thanks for your response guys
Ok so i am now r00ted and running Leedroid's WWE ROM! (thank you!) it was actually pretty easy.
I think unrevoked was failing cause i was using a USB HUB.
OK so now i just want to remove some more of the default apps that come with it.
So i will try alpharev to security unlock my device. (is this permanent or if i reflash my rom it will come back?)
once i have done this i can then delete anything i like thru r00t explorer?
At this stage i am trying to just make some more room for apps. As a number of them wont move to SD Card.
A couple of last questions if i may. I have an new SD Card on order. Am i able to simply copy everything from my existing SD to my new and then swap it over in my phone and it will all be ok? Or do i need 'clone' it with some tool?
Where in the system paths do i remove 'shortcuts' within all apps? (or even simply rename them.)
Much appreciate your help. Android is growing on me. I especially love adb logcat!
ok.. i am now security off'd alpharev worked a treat.
i am now using r00t explorer to try and delete items from /system/app though they come up read-only so i cannot delete them
i take when i get to remove these the phone will have more stoage space for apps yeah?
i also still cannot find where the all apps shortcuts sit! (so i can rename/remove).
and lastly now i have the alpharev bootloader so gonna google how to change that
i did use the Leedroid apps2sd ROM. though most of my apps are still going to phone memory and i cant move them across.
Is there a fix for this? i guess once i work out how to delete these read-only files ill be ok anyway.
Unfortunately removing system apps wont give you more space to install apps, they are stored under a different partition, /system and /data are not on the same disk so you can save as much space on /system as you want but it won't affect /data at all.
With running out of space you have a few choices:
Go to settings..applications..then manage and move as many apps to SD as you can. This is fro-yo apps2sd, not all data is moved and not all apps can be moved, so you will probably run out of space again anyway.
Or
Reboot into recovery and partition your sdcard to create an ext partition, when you boot your rom ALL apps will be moved to the ext partition leaving lots of free space. Backup your sdcard before you partition it, you will lose all data.
Sage said:
ok.. i am now security off'd alpharev worked a treat.
1) i am now using r00t explorer to try and delete items from /system/app though they come up read-only so i cannot delete them
2) i take when i get to remove these the phone will have more stoage space for apps yeah?
3) i also still cannot find where the all apps shortcuts sit! (so i can rename/remove).
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1) Press on Remount as R/O, this should allow you to delete/replace system stuff & ringtones, fonts...etc.
2)No, because apps install to data/apps & not system/apps.
3)You mean like the applicatiuon menu when we used to delete shortcuts or rename them? Hahaha man that was sooooooooooooo long time ago for me. Anyway, the applications installed are displayer & you can't hide them or rearrange them like Winmo. You might want to try Launcher Pro to hide apps in the apps drawer.
If you need more info, ask freely because 2 years ago I went through the same
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1) Press on Remount as R/O, this should allow you to delete/replace system stuff & ringtones, fonts...etc. Typo..You meant R/W
2)No, because apps install to data/apps & not system/apps.
3)You mean like the applicatiuon menu when we used to delete shortcuts or rename them? Hahaha man that was sooooooooooooo long time ago for me. Anyway, the applications installed are displayer & you can't hide them or rearrange them like Winmo. You might want to try Launcher Pro to hide apps in the apps drawer.
If you need more info, ask freely because 2 years ago I went through the same
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Hmm..actually the new MTD partition table hack should be able to free space on the /system, adjusting partitions with less for /system and /cache and more for /data/app should give enough space..Though I'm not sure if he wants to try this right now, since it's considered an advanced task and maybe he'd like to get more accustomed to Android before attempting it? His wish though..
And well, there's yet another method to remove system apps, other than the other two methods. This is to modify the zip file of the custom rom to remove the actual apks from /system and reflashing it on top of the actual flash..
droidzone said:
And well, there's yet another method to remove system apps, other than the other two methods. This is to modify the zip file of the custom rom to remove the actual apks from /system and reflashing it on top of the actual flash..
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Ohh yes indeed. OP, you can edit the zip before installing it to your device. You can remove/replace application in system/data and fonts...etc. Just remember to change signature verification to off in your recovery.
my god. i have spent days on this baby and im only barely scratching the surface
much appreciate all your help guys!
ok.. so its time to use app2sd i hear that app2sd+ is better though? (it moves more data to SD yeah? appcache?)
i only have 2Gb microsd right now so i might wait until i my 8GB arrives before i flash a new ROM and start again (again!)
i also noticed these online kitchens. http://cookmyrom.co.cc
which look great! tho they are still a version behind the leedroid i am using tho its a good way to get rid of some default apps.
i certainly like the idea of reparitioning the default disk though not quite ready for that yet especially when app2sd+ sounds much more straight forward.
i am dumbfounded that you cant remove 'shortcuts' from the All Apps! or even rename them!! my god. i would think that was first thing available on such an open source OS.
So i have now created a folder called "Folder" to reduce the clutter.. and now i guess i cant even rename it!?? and if i create another one its called "Folder" too!
lol.. this OS is so advanced yet some basic stuff seems to be overlooked.
I did try launcher pro though it removed my HTC Sense (which i like). So i might need to keep looking for an app to help organise my All Apps and my desktop (is desktop what its called?)
And just how do i add ringtones?
love your work guys thanks again.
Create a folder called Ringtones on the root of your SD to have...ringtones.
When you open a folder, long press on the header to rename it.
As for organizing, I stopped caring & started to use search, but maybe if you want you can try an app called folder organizer.
mr.r9 said:
Create a folder called Ringtones on the root of your SD to have...ringtones.
When you open a folder, long press on the header to rename it.
As for organizing, I stopped caring & started to use search, but maybe if you want you can try an app called folder organizer.
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nice one thank you!
Sage said:
...So i have now created a folder called "Folder" to reduce the clutter.. and now i guess i cant even rename it!??...
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Open the folder then hold where it says folder to change its name.
Ok. Now have app2sd working!
thanks to all of you. Beginning to love this android phone now. I feel sorry for all the people who use them as they come from the factory! Thank god for all the xda people who rip them to shreds and make them better
If i can have one last question. Any way to remap hardware buttons to start an app?
Like when you hold down the search button it launches Google Voice. I want it to launch a different app..
I did a search and found the hardware button remapper though it only does hardware to hardware.. not hardware to app
For Folders(Assuming you're using full HTC Sense), just open it and hold the title bar. Took me some time to figure out. You cannot easily rename the apps in "All apps", but you can remove them(Which is essentially uninstalling them) from Settings > Applications > Manage, unless they are system apps which need to be manually deleted either via S-OFF + Root explorer(OR something similar) or ADB + Custom recovery(Clockworkmod or Amon Ra).
For setting a custom ringtone, open the music app, select the music > Menu > Set as ringtone.
so no love on the hardware remap for apps?
Oh well i have done a lot of googling and it seems it cant be done (well at least not easily).
My last question is when you launch an app from a folder the folder stays open.. any way to force close or change its behaviour?
for those following this. I found the Tasker app remaps hardware buttons amongst doing amazing other things.
Still no love on closing folders though.
i ended up using tasker to create app widgets to replace the folders...
If you want app widgets, there's also "Desktop Visualizer".
In terms of killing of an app, have you tried "Settings -> apps settings -> development" then there's an option there for "stop apps via long press"?
I flashed Wallet on using the zip method. I recently tried using it on a vending machine just to kicks and on a tap, it worked just fine. However, as soon as it initiates the transaction, Wallet force closes. The transaction still goes through.
Since the .apk method is available, I wonder if installing it using that would solve the problem. Is there a way to uninstall the Wallet I currently have? Or is there a fix for this issue that I'm not aware of?
TofuWarrior said:
I flashed Wallet on using the zip method. I recently tried using it on a vending machine just to kicks and on a tap, it worked just fine. However, as soon as it initiates the transaction, Wallet force closes. The transaction still goes through.
Since the .apk method is available, I wonder if installing it using that would solve the problem. Is there a way to uninstall the Wallet I currently have? Or is there a fix for this issue that I'm not aware of?
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You should be able to use apps like File Expert or Root Explorer to navigate to /system/app/ and delete wallet.apk. You could also do it with adb in the terminal: adb shell
cd /system/app
rm wallet.apk
I have heard of some problems regarding the "secure element" though, so you might want to try backing it up along with its data with something like Titanium Backup. I don't know enough about the problem to say if that is necessary.
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You should be able to use apps like File Expert or Root Explorer to navigate to /system/app/ and delete wallet.apk. You could also do it with adb in the terminal: adb shell
cd /system/app
rm wallet.apk
I have heard of some problems regarding the "secure element" though, so you might want to try backing it up along with its data with something like Titanium Backup. I don't know enough about the problem to say if that is necessary.
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Ah. Since I have GW working already, I don't want to risk screwing up my phone. Is there a way to get it to stop FC when I make a transaction?
Delete the .apk. It won't ruin your phone.
need a real way to reset the secure element
I installed via zip ... used Root Explorer to remove it tonight and even did the adb command to reset the element -
Code:
am broadcast -a android.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR_NOTIFICATION [/indent]
I can download the Wallet app from Market which is great (thank you AT&T and Google) but I am getting the insufficient privileges error -
Insufficient secure element priviledges for this system image (release-keys).
Any thoughts on how to clear that ??
Hey,
Like the topic says.. just wondering how you go about uninstalling an app you can't see. When I use a backed up apk file to install it, it says it will replace data and such, then I click okay, and then gives me a message, "application not installed". So that's how I know the app is there...
Its just that nothing recognizes the app as being installed. No uninstall app, no system app... anyone know how to get rid of this app by means of file exploring and not wiping the phone clean??
Thanks all.
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Maybe the "application not installed" means that it wasn't installed. This would explain why you can't see it.
Under settings/applications/all, can you find it there? You might be able to uninstall it from there.
Can you find it with a file manager? You could delete it, but it might leave the data behind. This is usually in /data/data if you want to scrub things clean.
Lastly, and my personal favorite, the command line. This is the no-click method. If you know the java name, you could probably type "pm uninstall android.your.package" Try typing "pm" from the command line to get the syntax/ Some thlng like "pm list" will give you a list of installed pacakges.
Be careful what you delete- some things don't react well with being deleted.
there may be some confusion here, you say the reason you know the app is in your phone and hidden is when you try to install it is says that it will be replaced? well you can use root explorer or similar file explorer to hunt it down, check:
/system/app
/data/app
/sd-ext/app
/sdcard
demkantor said:
there may be some confusion here, you say the reason you know the app is in your phone and hidden is when you try to install it is says that it will be replaced? well you can use root explorer or similar file explorer to hunt it down, check:
/system/app
/data/app
/sd-ext/app
/sdcard
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Well the way I know the app is there is because when I try to install it. It prompts me and tells me that the program will be replaced but user data and settings will be saved. Usually if an app is not installed on the phone there is no prompt and you just have to hit install.
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Maybe the "application not installed" means that it wasn't installed. This would explain why you can't see it.
Under settings/applications/all, can you find it there? You might be able to uninstall it from there.
Can you find it with a file manager? You could delete it, but it might leave the data behind. This is usually in /data/data if you want to scrub things clean.
Lastly, and my personal favorite, the command line. This is the no-click method. If you know the java name, you could probably type "pm uninstall android.your.package" Try typing "pm" from the command line to get the syntax/ Some thlng like "pm list" will give you a list of installed pacakges.
Be careful what you delete- some things don't react well with being deleted.
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Can't find it under settings/applications/all
I'll try to find it using root explorer... and if all else fails.. I guess I'll have to live without using the app or try the command line method.
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If you have upgraded from say GB to ICS, the app might not install because it is a GB app. Try upgrading from the market. Otherwise, I would guess that you don't actaully have the app installed, perhaps just the data.
gee one said:
If you have upgraded from say GB to ICS, the app might not install because it is a GB app. Try upgrading from the market. Otherwise, I would guess that you don't actaully have the app installed, perhaps just the data.
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Well darn. Gotta fish this thing out then. Heh. There's gotta be a way! I guess I'll upgrade through the market if possible solutions are exhausted.
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More technical, but it was mentioned to use the package manager. Under the terminal or using adb shell enter:
Code:
pm list packages
This gives you a list of all the packages installed listed as something like android.application.com. Most are self explanatory. Using that information you can use:
Code:
pm path android.application.com
That gives you the location of the apk (i.e. /system, /data/app, etc). Then delete via explorer or use adb to remove:
Code:
adb uninstall /location/application.apk
I came across the same error when I manually copied an APK into /system/app folder. It showed in my drawer but was unable to execute it. In order to get rid I had to install it as well, then I was able to uninstall it which made is disappear. Any chance its something like that?
progress ughtsrr
Have you tried clearing the google play store data? If this has been corrupted with some partial entry for your app it might leave it in there and hence why you can't install/uninstall it...
Menu -> Settings -> Apps (and/or manage applications as per your ROM)
Choose "Google Play Store", then "Clear Data" and "Clear Cache"
Close the settings, then see if you can re-install the app.
Failing that, try the above, followed by a wipe cache/wipe Dalvik cache at recovery and see if that helps.
Good luck
Running a rooted HTC One M8.
Stock ROM
TWRP recovery
S-ON
I was having trouble to uninstall Pre-installed apps using apps from play store, I tried deleting the apps from ES file manager, but also was not allowed.
I found a way of deleting system apps by using TWRP's file manager. But the problem is that I can only find the system/google pre-installed apps. I cannot find 3rd party pre-installed apps, since I don't know the directory.
In particular I'd like to know how to delete fitbit, but if there's is a general method which deletes any I'd appreciate that.
Thank you for your help.
Titanium backup is your best option.
And personally, for the very small amount of space they use... I find freezing them is better. That way if you have issues or need them back for any reason... Like taking an ota.... You just defrost them if needed.
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Darth said:
Titanium backup is your best option.
And personally, for the very small amount of space they use... I find freezing them is better. That way if you have issues or need them back for any reason... Like taking an ota.... You just defrost them if needed.
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Titanium Backup will not uninstall/delete the app. Since I'm still S-ON even rooted apps can't delete the files.
On the other hand I could freeze as you said, or "disable" through settings.
But I'd still very much prefer to delete them, and if I ever need them again I'll install from play store.
That being said, do you know by any chance the directory for these files?
I'm not sure of the directory. But if s-on prevents titanium backup from removing them, I would bet it will stop file Explorer apps too.... No?
But you may have figured out the only options... Freeze, or get s-off.
I didn't know s-on prevented uninstalling, since I've always been s-off....... Good to know! ?
As I waited for replies I kept looking through the file managers, and I found the directory.
Rather than going to system/app, for system apps... 3rd Party are at system/priv_app
Problem solved... Thank you for your help.
I will change the title to show that it is solved.
Darth said:
I'm not sure of the directory. But if s-on prevents titanium backup from removing them, I would bet it will stop file Explorer apps too.... No?
But you may have figured out the only options... Freeze, or get s-off.
I didn't know s-on prevented uninstalling, since I've always been s-off....... Good to know!
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Hehe yes, s-on stops you from deleting "secure" files.
But i was using TWRP file manager, so basecally I'm deleting through recovery.
The only reason I know about this is because I found an article about installing busybox by flashing through recovery because of S-ON.
Have same set up, help
Hi can you explain exactly how you have deleted the files in Twrp recovery file manager ? when I go into system it appears empty..
Sorry for taking so long to reply, been busy.
Your system folder (root directory) is empty?
Does your ROM load at all¿
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Hi, thanks for getting back to me, sorry if I wasn't clear, there is no problem with the phone, you said you were able to remove system apps through TWRP when in recovery! When I go into "system" in the file manager there is nothing visible in there, so I wondered what method you used to access the files?
Smalltree said:
Hi, thanks for getting back to me, sorry if I wasn't clear, there is no problem with the phone, you said you were able to remove system apps through TWRP when in recovery! When I go into "system" in the file manager there is nothing visible in there, so I wondered what method you used to access the files?
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You need to select "Mount" and mount "system" first. Then only use TWRP File Manager to browse system partition.
Solved.
Thank you, you're a star.. Job done.. ?
Kyuubi10 said:
As I waited for replies I kept looking through the file managers, and I found the directory.
Rather than going to system/app, for system apps... 3rd Party are at system/priv_app
Problem solved... Thank you for your help.
I will change the title to show that it is solved.
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I'm glad I came across your posting. Using TWRP in recovery using your method is the simplest way to remove app :good: