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My fiance has to send in her phone for replacement. Since the Incredible doesn't have the Privacy/backup app data option, I want to back up her apps so as not to lose data or have to manually do it in the market. From reading, Titanium Backup is the best app for the job and it requires root.
I searched for my answer but found not exactly what I was looking for...
I know I can run unrevoked3 to root the device, install TB then back up my apps...
From here I want to unroot the phone. I read I can install the official 2.1 ROM and it'll erase what unrevoked3 did.. Am I correct in assuming that?
Or could I just factory reset the phone (with the 2.2 OTA) instead of having to install that 2.1 ROM? And will doing this get rid of the custom recovery? Or does a whole ROM need to be flashed to replace the recovery?
Then on the new device, i have to root it, install TB again, install the backups... If it comes preloaded with 2.2, how do i lose root and still hold onto all the apps I just backed up?
Actually I don't care about the new device and getting rid of root...
I just want to make sure the phone I send back no longer has the custom recovery.
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To skip the rooting and unrooting, try AppBrain. You can build a list and sync your device with your apps. On the new phone, do the same and it will automatically redownload and install your missing apps.
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Will it download them through the market? I only ask so the downloads list in the market shows apps as installed and will notify of updates. And does it back up app data as well?
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And modifying my search I found the answer... Downgrading will erase custom recovery...
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Phaded said:
Will it download them through the market? I only ask so the downloads list in the market shows apps as installed and will notify of updates. And does it back up app data as well?
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Yes, it downloads through the market, and does updates, too. No it doesn't save app data. I try to stay away from that due to possible data corruption.
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Another question... So phone is rooted, s-off, cw recovery.
Outside of flashing the leak, how would one prepare the phone for the ota without losing apps and data? I've read flashing the stock recovery would do it, but I can't find the 2.2 one or I'm looking in the wrong place. Any help appreciated.
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I have a rooted phone running the GingerVillain ROM. It has some programs I don't want like Mail, Gmail and News And Weather.
I followed the steps to remove the programs with Root Explorer. I.E. Going into System/Apps and mounting R/W. long press on the APK and delete. Boom, program gone..... nope! I went into my menu and it is still there. Even worse, it is still works!
I rebooted the phone and the APK files were there again!
Anybody seen this kind of strange activity before?
If you are still S-ON, it won't work. You need to be S-OFF to delete files from the system partition while the phone is up & running.
I've heard of that. How would I know if I'm S-OFF? If I'm not then how can i set my phone to S-OFF?
Strangely it appears that the file deletes. It only reappears after reboot. I would have thought it wouldn't have deleted at all if it wasn't working correctly.
How to know that? Well, it was just discussed, you're not S-OFF, because you can't delete files from the system partition (it disappears, but it's still there).
And also if you did not do the S-OFF procedure, it won't be S-OFF'd.
Here's the guide how to do it: S-OFF Tutorial
chasabi said:
I've heard of that. How would I know if I'm S-OFF? If I'm not then how can i set my phone to S-OFF?
Strangely it appears that the file deletes. It only reappears after reboot. I would have thought it wouldn't have deleted at all if it wasn't working correctly.
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Another way to find out S-ON/OFF is to look into your H-BOOT by turning off your phone, hold down the volume down and switching on. The first line will tell you what it is set to.
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Unless you've done the s-off procedure you won't be s-off
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I found the s-off procedure using alpharev bootable CD as quick and easy as rooting (once I was running a custom rom).
Now I have zapped unwanted apps directly whilst running and also flashed hboot giving me more free memory and a very responsive phone.
Recommended!
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And if you don't want to go s-off just delete the files in the Rom zip file before you flash it.
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GrenW said:
And if you don't want to go s-off just delete the files in the Rom zip file before you flash it.
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How do I do this?
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This is the zip that was downloaded to my phone for the stock ota update. IT IS NOT ROOTED. I know the file is supposed to be 116mb so I am not sure why it is only 110. I didn't try to flash it (don't want to lose root) so it may be a corrupted download.
http://www.mediafire.com/?wu6ydvhbi6jitj4
You got the ota even though you are rooted?
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mountaineerndixie said:
You got the ota even though you are rooted?
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Yeah, i have cwm so it didn't install itself. It is missing something though, because it should be 116mb
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i was flashing new roms onto my phone yesterday but i just didn't have the patience of redownloading all my apps and then resyncing all my contacts. for alot of them my backup assistant didn't work so my phone numbers weren't syncing. so at the end of the day i just went back to the original froyo, but the gb ones were my favorite. that being said if i flashed this would i lose all my contacts and have to redownload all my apps? is there anyway where i wouldn't have to do that for other roms?
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i was flashing new roms onto my phone yesterday but i just didn't have the patience of redownloading all my apps and then resyncing all my contacts. for alot of them my backup assistant didn't work so my phone numbers weren't syncing. so at the end of the day i just went back to the original froyo, but the gb ones were my favorite. that being said if i flashed this would i lose all my contacts and have to redownload all my apps? is there anyway where i wouldn't have to do that for other roms?
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Export your contacts to sd card before flash.
Import after flash.
Thats the quickest way. But i use exchange account to sync my cal, contacts. It just so much better. If you use a pc, phone, tablet, work pc its so much easier to use exchange...
Has anyone installed the 2.3.4 update? Is there any differences worth 2.3.3 to 2.3.4?
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Export your contacts to sd card before flash.
Import after flash.
Thats the quickest way. But i use exchange account to sync my cal, contacts. It just so much better. If you use a pc, phone, tablet, work pc its so much easier to use exchange...
Has anyone installed the 2.3.4 update? Is there any differences worth 2.3.3 to 2.3.4?
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You must be mistaken. This update is still based on Gingerbread 2.3.3, not 2.3.4.
Ya i just ment to say .3 to .4 updates.
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Then how to install it?
you cant install this manually.
Yeah, it is corrupt somehow, missing 6mb. Mod probably should just delete this thread.
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Can you give me the guide to install manually?
i've tried and tried to get some help running this update that i'm being nagged about, to no avail.
can someone please tell me how to just STOP the nag that i have to postpone once a day?
thanks very much,
gn
I've seen people mention using titanium backup to freeze the device manager or updater app. Something to that effect.
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thanks but i don't have a clue what that means.
i installed Kies on my pc to try and find the download and "push" it through with Odin, but Kies tells me my firmware is good.
i have NO idea where to dl the newest OTA from T-Mobile and then i'd have NO idea how to push it with Odin.
help, someone????
Titanium backup is an app from the market. With it you can uninstall system apps, or simply "freeze" them, meaning they are still there but no longer allowed to run.
"Device management" is the system app that's notifying you of the available ota update.
So, to answer your original question, download titanium backup and use it to freeze device management in order to get rid of the ota notification.
All this assumes of course that you are rooted and running a custom ROM. If you aren't on a custom ROM, then I wouldn't understand your wanting to avoid the update, as it appears it doesn't affect your ability to root, and may not even unroot your device.
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Will anything else be affected if you freeze that app?
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Will anything else be affected if you freeze that app?
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I've had mine frozen for a couple days to avoid getting that notification, and haven't experienced any fc's or other problems.
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Will anything else be affected if you freeze that app?
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I deleted mine and have no issues.
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does the OTA unroot the device? i tried to let it run but it just booted into cwm and did nothing. im freezing it for now, i have great reception, don't really need wi-fi calling
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Titanium backup is an app from the market. With it you can uninstall system apps, or simply "freeze" them, meaning they are still there but no longer allowed to run.
"Device management" is the system app that's notifying you of the available ota update.
So, to answer your original question, download titanium backup and use it to freeze device management in order to get rid of the ota notification.
All this assumes of course that you are rooted and running a custom ROM. If you aren't on a custom ROM, then I wouldn't understand your wanting to avoid the update, as it appears it doesn't affect your ability to root, and may not even unroot your device.
i wasn't trying to avoid it, i was originally trying to install it, but Clockwork wouldn't let me; a couple people in here tried to offer 'halfway' help, but stopped answering my questions, so i mainly just wanted to get rid of the nag, since the mod i flashed got me to 2.3.6 anyway.
turns out that Perfect Backup let me clear the Device Mgmt data, and that got rid of the nag. so i didn't have to pay for Titanium Backup (can't freeze stuff unless you pay for it).
so the resolution is that once i'd flashed to 2.3.6 the OTA was just in some kind of cache, i guess, and all i had to do was clear it.
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How to proceed with OTA update
Hello bnielsen40, everyone,
I would like to proceed with the OTA update on my Rooted GS2 but when it reboots to CWM recovery and I don't know how to continue from here to the OTA update so I just press restart and it loads back to where I was before, notifications start all over again,, Can any one help on how to load the update from CWM recovery boot??
Thanks,
Gregorio
nag persists
I upgraded my phone through kies and the nag persists. anybody in the same boat?
i had odin with cwm recovery and just upgraded through kies.
gcontr1 said:
Hello bnielsen40, everyone,
I would like to proceed with the OTA update on my Rooted GS2 but when it reboots to CWM recovery and I don't know how to continue from here to the OTA update so I just press restart and it loads back to where I was before, notifications start all over again,, Can any one help on how to load the update from CWM recovery boot??
Thanks,
Gregorio
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i just went through the exact same problem. go get Deodexed KL1 (i think it's a stock ROM) and it'll do what the new update is going to do, flash you to 2.3.6.
flash the modem, too, with Odin (KL1 modem) and then find your Device Management 10.* and Clear the Data using Perfect Backup (free).
i was unable to get rid of that nag/notification until i did that.
there may be other ways of Clearing the Data for Device Mgmt - maybe in App Manager. In any case, when i cleared the data the nag was gone.
gcontr1 said:
Hello bnielsen40, everyone,
I would like to proceed with the OTA update on my Rooted GS2 but when it reboots to CWM recovery and I don't know how to continue from here to the OTA update so I just press restart and it loads back to where I was before, notifications start all over again,, Can any one help on how to load the update from CWM recovery boot??
Thanks,
Gregorio
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Flash Mr X's deodexed stock rom. the rom your device downloaded is designed to work with your phones stock recovery and not with clockwork mod. X's rom works with CWM.
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Thanks guys. I should have waited for the hint. I ended up resetting the rom and it fixed the nag. So clearing the cache would probably fix it too and save me a lot of reloading of apps and settings.
[Q] Stop OTA for Samsung GS 2 on T-Mobile
Hello!
My wife has a rooted GS 2 with the stock ROM from TMO. I am concerned that the new OTA (T989VUVKL1)might break her root functionality, cause repeated update notification, or cause her phone to no longer work. Does anyone know the app or file I need to freeze or delete to stop the OTA from happening? At this point she is also getting the notification to update (eek!) At some point I will want to upgrade the ROM to the newest one assuming I can keep root access. Thank you for all your help and support!
Freeze device manager.
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Here's how I fixed it. Use a root explorer. Navigate to system/app and delete / backup both wssysync files. Reboot . Problem solved
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Hi,
I recently updated my Hercules T989 to Jellybean 4.1.2 via Kies. When I was on ICS, I could easily uninstall the t-mobile stock apps(or any other stock apps) using Titanium Backup Pro. But after upgrading to JB 4.1.2, I cant uninstall a single stock app. I tried updating Titanium backup pro from 4.1 to 4.5.6 but its still the same. It can freeze the apps but one app: 't-mobile accounts' unfreezes itself. I dont know how it happens. By the way, the device is rooted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Go into preferences and scroll down till you find Chuck Norris mode and make sure the box is ticked.. then they to uninstall the app.. other than that I don't know how to help. I have never had that problem with TB
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I checked. The chuck Norris mode is on. I froze all the stock Bloatware using titanium backup. But this one app: 'T-mobile My Accounts' unfreezes itself. Still can't find any help, anywhere.
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I checked. The chuck Norris mode is on. I froze all the stock Bloatware using titanium backup. But this one app: 'T-mobile My Accounts' unfreezes itself. Still can't find any help, anywhere.
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I couldn't freeze it either....but I did uninstall it no problem in tibu.
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kj2112 said:
I couldn't freeze it either....but I did uninstall it no problem in tibu.
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Did u do it in jellybean 4.1.2? As I said earlier, I could successfully uninstall/freeze all those stock apps using TB earlier when my phone was on ICS. This problem arose after I upgraded my firmware.
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jshresth said:
Did u do it in jellybean 4.1.2? As I said earlier, I could successfully uninstall/freeze all those stock apps using TB earlier when my phone was on ICS. This problem arose after I upgraded my firmware.
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Did u re root the phone after u updated through kies?, if u didn't kids automatically puts the stock OEM non rooted firmware on ur device and u will have to root the phone again same process
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jshresth said:
Did u do it in jellybean 4.1.2? As I said earlier, I could successfully uninstall/freeze all those stock apps using TB earlier when my phone was on ICS. This problem arose after I upgraded my firmware.
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Yes, on 4.1.2.
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Tb uninstalls any app .
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jshresth said:
Hi,
I recently updated my Hercules T989 to Jellybean 4.1.2 via Kies. When I was on ICS, I could easily uninstall the t-mobile stock apps(or any other stock apps) using Titanium Backup Pro. But after upgrading to JB 4.1.2, I cant uninstall a single stock app. I tried updating Titanium backup pro from 4.1 to 4.5.6 but its still the same. It can freeze the apps but one app: 't-mobile accounts' unfreezes itself. I dont know how it happens. By the way, the device is rooted.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Are you sure Titanium Backup has root permissions? Check your Superuser app log and make sure they're being granted. You need root access for Titanium Backup to be able to remove/freeze system apps (like the built-in stuff).
soupysoup said:
Did u re root the phone after u updated through kies?, if u didn't kids automatically puts the stock OEM non rooted firmware on ur device and u will have to root the phone again same process
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Yes, I have rooted my phone after I upgraded the firmware through kies. I checked my root status using the app 'Root Checker Basic'. It says my phone as proper root access.
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Are you sure Titanium Backup has root permissions? Check your Superuser app log and make sure they're being granted. You need root access for Titanium Backup to be able to remove/freeze system apps (like the built-in stuff).
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Yes, I have checked it. TB has been granted root permissions. TB successfully freezes all my system apps. But only one app - "T-Mobile My Accounts" unfreezes itself automatically after a while. I dont know how or why that happens. All my other system apps stay frozen except that one single app. And about uninstalling, none of the system apps can be uninstalled. When I run the batch operation to uninstall, it shows the progress bar but gets stuck at 0%. No progress at all.
rymanh said:
Go into preferences and scroll down till you find Chuck Norris mode and make sure the box is ticked.. then they to uninstall the app.. other than that I don't know how to help. I have never had that problem with TB
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I checked. The chuck Norris mode is on. I froze all the stock Bloatware using titanium backup. But this one app: 'T-mobile My Accounts' unfreezes itself. Still can't find any help, anywhere.
my problem along with a screenshot
TB freezes all my stock apps. but as I mentioned earlier, one app - "T-Mobile My accounts" unfreezes itself after a while. And when I try uninstalling any stock apps, it just gets stuck. The progress bar doesnt move (show any progress). I am attaching a link to a screenshot about what happens.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B05paCZgRaxIbjZYZWlKbEx3eVk/edit?usp=sharing
Please if anyone has found the solution to this problem, I would be very very grateful.
PS. : As other members suggested, I have checked everything. The Chuck Norris mode is on. TB has root permissions. Everything seems to be in order.
jshresth said:
TB freezes all my stock apps. but as I mentioned earlier, one app - "T-Mobile My accounts" unfreezes itself after a while. And when I try uninstalling any stock apps, it just gets stuck. The progress bar doesnt move (show any progress). I am attaching a link to a screenshot about what happens.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B05paCZgRaxIbjZYZWlKbEx3eVk/edit?usp=sharing
Please if anyone has found the solution to this problem, I would be very very grateful.
PS. : As other members suggested, I have checked everything. The Chuck Norris mode is on. TB has root permissions. Everything seems to be in order.
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I have just run into the same problem. T-Mobile My Account will unfreeze itself upon reboot. Any ideas? Would prefer not to uninstall.
HibikiRush said:
I have just run into the same problem. T-Mobile My Account will unfreeze itself upon reboot. Any ideas? Would prefer not to uninstall.
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Sounds like you are using a stock based ROM then. So you will have to live with that app. Otherwise you may cause problems by trying to delete or freeze it. Anybody that is determined to remove it, you can use a root based file explorer and delete the apk from the system/app folder. Backup the app somewhere by copying & pasting it in another folder, so you can replace it later if you start experiencing issues.
hello guys,
by mistakenly I moved my titanium backup pro as system app,
now when I try to move it back to sd card, its not moving..
it says unable to download
pls help...
had same problem, uninstall and install it from google play and it works