I was trying to follow the noob instructions, but I can't seem to access the info screen that should appear when I hold down the down volume key and power on - is it something to do with it being a vodaphone branded machine?
Edit:sorry solved that, was reading a post that said to turn off fast boot in "Under settings > applications > remove tick right of fastboot." - its in power not applications
The other thing is, I am wanting to keep the phone exactly as it is, but without the bloatware that is on it - to do this I only have to root it then I can uninstall what I don't want, right? I don't need to do anything else?
What happens when you hold vol down + power?
Removing bloat will not give you more space, you know that right?
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What happens when you hold vol down + power?
Removing bloat will not give you more space, you know that right?
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Yeah I got the boot working - fastboot was on.
On the other issue, it is more to do with a couple of unremovable apps that are constantly updating - a barcode reader which is apparently part of a botched vodaphone update as well as the flash player - they never complete their updates and aren't removable. As well as some other stuff that just gets in the way in the app list - I don't use them and they make it harder to find the thing I am actually looking for.
If there is some way of just hiding them from the list, that would be fine too. EDIT: actually it wouldn't, as it wouldn't cure the updating issue.
So I guess what I am asking is if I can root without changing anything else, and that will allow me to remove the offending apps?
You can freeze them in titanium or remove with root explorer if s-off.
Or use adb to remove. Guide for that in my signature
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So, I ran VISIONary, played with it for a while, and I have a question that I can't seem to find anywhere.
I clicked the button to have it autorun at boot, but I can't find a way to turn that off.
If I click the VISIONary icon, it autocloses and shows a message saying This device is already rooted.
Is there a way to unroot my phone?
Thanks in advance for all your help.
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So, I ran VISIONary, played with it for a while, and I have a question that I can't seem to find anywhere.
I clicked the button to have it autorun at boot, but I can't find a way to turn that off.
If I click the VISIONary icon, it autocloses and shows a message saying This device is already rooted.
Is there a way to unroot my phone?
Thanks in advance for all your help.
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To straight out unroot the phone, uninstall the app and reboot your phone.
To just lose root but keep the app, have VISIONary not run on boot. Reboot the phone, and when VISIONary runs, you can click the button you previously clicked to have it auto-run on boot, and it will turn off the run on boot. Reboot again, and you are free of root,
Go to: Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/VISIONary/Clear data
This will delete any user preferences (e.g. run on boot)…easy
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I am trying to uninstall VISIONary but I cant find it anywhere.
What am I missing here??
uktotty said:
I am trying to uninstall VISIONary but I cant find it anywhere.
What am I missing here??
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Be sure you're selecting "All" at the top of the "Manage Applications" screen.
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I may be posting this in the wrong area but I recently decided to do some rooting on my defy and accidently deleted the blur.res application. My phone still has all of the other applications on it but the phone will not access them ie the original home program. When I boot my phone it goes to the initial locked screen and will not bring up a home page. I can access the phone using adb and using the moto-phone helper webpage. Whenever I try to restore using update.zip in recovery mode it gives me the signature not verified issue. When I use adb to try to force it to boot into the bootloader it just reboots normally. Is there anything I can do to fix this issue?
Try to install another launcher with adb. Download the apk manually from the market (go launcher for instance) and look for the adb install syntax.
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Rooted and then *accidentally* deleted blur.res...
Tried restoring with update.zip but didn't mention which update.zip was that for...
Way to go, Padawan.
So many posts from noobs that don't know what they're doing at all... I think we need a proper article to discourage noobs from ruining their phones. It should be long and contain solemn warnings so that they will be scared enough, decided to read more (or abandon the journey) before doing anything at all...
You know, people keep saying GREAT things about rooting the phones without mentioning the danger. (I know it's not much danger to geeky people, but it's dangerous to noobs)
P.S. The broken glass of this seems appropriate...
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/enhance_your_android_experience_custom_roms
I was able to install GoLauncher on my phone using the search button I can bring up a few apps like the market, settings, etc, etc. I can also download an sms program which allows me to send text messages however I can't make phone calls. I knew there were dangers involved in rooting I was just bored and happened to have a spare phone. I used a number of update.zip files from various roms that I found from here because I never got a chance to do a backup of the original setup.
Now install home switcher, and make go launcher your favourite home application (launch and set it as default)
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I can get the phone to do just about everything but make phone calls..... Internet is working over wifi and over the tmobile network, and I can also send and receive texts.
Hey guys i just got this phone today, i turned it on and got an update right away, the 1.29.751.12 one. But im just wondering, whats the best way i could stay on stock and remove that pesky menu button to get full screen apps, it would be preferred if i could somehow stay on stock and just get it, any help would be appreciated.
I am willing to unlock the bootloader/root if need be, and i know how to do that, im just wondering whats the best way to go about this while keeping things as stock as possible as they are now?
thanks so much for any help.
You can remove the menu button by modifying every apps androidmanifest.xml one at a time. You don't need root. Download astro from play store and backup your apps using it. Transfer them to your pc. Download apktool and decompile the apk-files using it. There are plenty of tutorials on how to do it. Then open the androidmanifest.xml and search for targetsdkversion or if you can't find it use the minsdkversion instead. Change the value to 14. Then recompile the apk file using apktool. You need to sign and zipalign the file before use. I prefer a tool called signare for this. Then just enjoy your menu buttonless apps. This worked for about 80% if apps I tried. Remember to use this for only the apps in which the menu button doesn't have an action or there is an in app menu button.
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Never seen 1.29.xxx.12 before, only .7 and .11.
Weird there's another thread in Q&A about a .12 update, but he's version number don't match yours.
Edit: 1.29.751.12 seems to be a old update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667400&page=2
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HTC One X here had weird pixelating and freezing problems couple of weeks ago so we took it to the repair. They replaced almost everything, including the main board and we got it back just now. Works fine, but there's problems with Google Play. When trying to press update, it presses to the app. If trying to press update (just above the "remove" button) it presses remove instead and asks for the app removal. If trying to install new app and to press install, it doesn't do anything.
Is this because of the new android version they just rolled on to HTC One X or if they repaired it wrong, or replaced screen bits wrong or something? Really clueless here.
The phone is onrooted and on stock ROM, if that helps. Tried clearing data and the typical stuff, reboot, no luck. Before trying root and another ROM just asking if someone has similar problem, if not maybe we can take it back to the repair without unrooting work and such...
Did you try factory reset? If you don't want to do that then root, install titanium backup and uninstall the app, reboot then reinstall.
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Nathan.7118391 said:
Did you try factory reset? If you don't want to do that then root, install titanium backup and uninstall the app, reboot then reinstall.
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Hi, tried factory reset, didn't change a thing. Can't press update all, open or update buttons, it always chooses the space below it... for example in "My apps" view it selects the first app when trying to click "update all". In the app view, it selects "remove" when trying to click "update"... This issue seems to be only on Google Play, other apps work fine, even when tapping that same spot that is problematic in Google Play.
I don't know if I want to root yet, because if I'm going to send it to repair I have to do lots of work to unroot it (to remain warranty). But if it's the only option so be it. I wish the repair guys didn't mess something up last time. Other thing I'm guessing that the new stock ROM has some issues, but haven't seen reported them anywhere else...
What's the latest version of Google Play and where to get it? can I install new version of Google Play to unrooted system? Thanks in advance!
rollex said:
Hi, tried factory reset, didn't change a thing. Can't press update all, open or update buttons, it always chooses the space below it... for example in "My apps" view it selects the first app when trying to click "update all". In the app view, it selects "remove" when trying to click "update"... This issue seems to be only on Google Play, other apps work fine, even when tapping that same spot that is problematic in Google Play.
I don't know if I want to root yet, because if I'm going to send it to repair I have to do lots of work to unroot it (to remain warranty). But if it's the only option so be it. I wish the repair guys didn't mess something up last time. Other thing I'm guessing that the new stock ROM has some issues, but haven't seen reported them anywhere else...
What's the latest version of Google Play and where to get it? can I install new version of Google Play to unrooted system? Thanks in advance!
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Gapps download: http://goo.im/gapps/
Make a backup first! Before you do anything made sure you can get back to this point. I think Google play is a part of the system partition so you can't uninstall without root. Bee careful, messing with that stuff can really make your life miserable if you can't troubleshoot!
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Gapps download: http://goo.im/gapps/
Make a backup first! Before you do anything made sure you can get back to this point. I think Google play is a part of the system partition so you can't uninstall without root. Bee careful, messing with that stuff can really make your life miserable if you can't troubleshoot!
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Thanks! Without root, backupping is not that simple I guess. Ended up using this. Trying the latest gapps for 4.2.2 right now.
I have the same problem, the Install/update button can not be pressed.
Have no effect.
Miui v5 4.2.28. SGS2 I9100.
Hi every one.
I am new here. So I'm writing with all the details I can think of.
I'm using HTC desire x jelly bean in India. I've temp rooted the device. Now I run with a twrp touch screen edition revovery. I run the stock version (with odex) Rom. The only changes I made is removal of some bloatware.
The main reason I've rooted my device is to save space by pushing non movable and frequently used apps to system/app .
Since I only have temp root, The way I'm making user apps as system app is as follows
1. creating a backup Apk file either by manually copying from data/app or by clean master.
2 uninstall the app.
3 after entering the twrp recovery, I move the Apk files to system/app ( I don't create any odex files for the moved app)
4 reboot after wiping dalvik & cache.
Its a working method. But my problem is that several apps both that I frequently uses and high size are cannot converted into system apps. After making such apps as system apps, when I try to open them it force closes, crashes, or misbehaving (eg. Shows No internet connectivity even if I'm connected to web). I tried odexing the user Apk. But it not seems to be the problem. I like to know
1 why is this happening.
2 can I identify such apps before moving it to the /system/app
3 how/can I solve this isue ( I don't own a pc).
4 I am writing a list of apps that I've already tried and failed to convert as system apps. If there is no general methods can you suggest methods for the following apps
Quick pick
Mx player
BS player
Chrome
Adobe reader
Google plus
Opera mini
Opera
Google Maps
RAR
Mozilla Firefox
Freecharge
Advance download manager
Google search
Dolphin browser Jetpack
Chess free
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for the reply. I forgot to mention on my post that I run chmod_66 from recovery. I think that fixes the permission issues. Also I tried "fix permissions", but really don't know what it does.
Like I mentioned before I am a temp root user. Can't mess around with my ROM when the OS is up. The only option I have is the TWRP recovery.
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I have temp root. The main thing I am sticking with it because I saw, when I set s-off the handset vibrates 7 times at start up, and there is no proper guide to set the s back on. I looked to permanent root my device because I want to merge the in built memory and app storage partition. But I'm not an expert in this area and need to play it safe. I didn't satisfied with any guide for turning security on again after s-off.
I can get my hands on to my friends pc on some holidays too. But I would prefer not using a pc if I can do the same with my handset.
My handset is
HTC desire x running jelly bean
With temp root and TWRP touch version for jb
Also run odexed stock Rom
Any one has s-off version of the same device as mine and can run any of the apps I listed in the question?
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My device is an HTC handset
It has a unique feature that even after you unlock your bootloader and flash super user (which I did) it will be in still s-on mode. S stands for security I think. With s-on you can have root access, but can't alter your Rom while you are running your OS. That's why I'm using my custom recovery all the time. Doing an s-off comes with some bug that the device will vibrate 7 or 10 Times while I an booting. And removing the super user app won't do any good. You need to turn s back on for its to stop. And I don't have a clear picture about the "turning s back on" procedure.
And I think I can do almost everything with my temporary root. And moving Apk files to /system/app and giving it read write permission is very much possible with my recovery.
If you alter the Rom while running your OS with temp root, the device will restart and the changes that you made to the Rom will be disappear. So the instructions you are giving me is not going to work for me.
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OK try system app installer which directly install the app to you system app and don't try to convert user app to system app because sometimes(some apps) its crashing so,I recommended you install app directly to your system
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N_psycho_PD_uh? said:
having full permanent root and moving your files while in your phones OS with superuser root permissions is the ***EASIEST*** way, what im telling you works on just about every android device, if not ALL of them, you are going around your ass for no reason, you haven't had any luck with the way you are trying, the way I told you WORKS without a doubt so what is your problem? its simple, full root, move what you want to move, unroot, then go back to your temp root setup and you'll be where you want to be,I'm done, you've been given advice on how to do it but you are a closed minded person that is looking for the answer that you WANT to hear instead of the answer that exists.
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I can convert user apps to system apps without any help alright. You are just telling me to do what I've been doing. Its not an answer to my question. And incase you don't know what s-off and s-on is, you probably shouldn't understand what I am really asking. I don't want any help with converting user apps as system apps.
I assume that you have permanent root device. Please try to make the apps I have mentioned as system apps and write back if its working for you. Try mx player and terminal emulator first. And write back with your experience
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Try to use Titanium Backup or Link2SD apks. This is the way I convert my user apps in system apps. In AppMgr.apk you can see what apps is not good to convert. Good luck!
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also the apps you named can only be used on a full root device, this user has no way to do it without full root and the apos don't have to be converted, just moved to system with write permission
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Sorry (I mean... move, not convert)! I think he need full root, like you say, my bad...
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N_psycho_PD_uh? said:
I'm trying to tell you that your difficulty is coming from using temp root instead of full root, if you fully rooted your device then there would be no more s off or s on because that is a function of temp root, full root does NOT have that restriction, fully root your device and you will be able to do it, I realize you have the s-off and s-on and that the problem you are having is that you can't remember how to turn it of or on, if you were to become a full root user instead of a temp root user and got used to it then you'd see that it performs MUCH easier and isn't limited and you stop being a temp root user because if you can run then why wrap a rope around your ankles? Android is much easier and multi functional when it is a rooted device and is not limited in any way.
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Did you moved your mx player app to system like I requested in last post ?
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