Hoping someone has some insight. Yesterday I got bored and rooted (wanted to use 'GL to SD,' install the Roboto font, and get rid of some factory boatware), despite my previous decision to wait until CWM.
Anyway, I got a little careless with System App Remover in yanking some of the Acer pre-installed apps like Agenda, SocialJogger, etc. (didn't make backups or even write down what apps I was deleting), because I was pretty confident they were all worthless (and I did not have them on my Asus Transformer, so I knew they weren't integral to Honeycomb).
When I restarted my A100 this morning, however, the WiFi connection would simply never get past "obtaining IP address." Anyone have any idea of what went wrong, or what app I shouldntve deleted? Am I wrongfully assuming it had to do with removing some of the bloatware?
Right now I'm downloading a system dump, I guess my plan is to dig through the .apks and reinstall all the ones I removed in hopes of restoring wifi connectivity.
Did you try forgetting the network and start from scratch on that network?
Yep, and rebooted, and restarted my router.
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Darndest thing, suddenly decided to connect. Gremlins, man.
Also, some questions for the field: do we have a definitive answer as to whether or not we can get OTA updates if we deleted system apps? Also, can we regain root after we lose it from updating, or did Acer close that down?
I'll permanently trade root-access for ICS when the time comes if I have to, but not for that update that hit two weeks ago.
quote "Also, some questions for the field: do we have a definitive answer as to whether or not we can get OTA updates if we deleted system apps? Also, can we regain root after we lose it from updating, or did Acer close that down?"
I just froze the bloat ware with TBU. Just in case.
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Ok, here is a new one for me. I have an incredible, obviously, updated with 2.2 from over the air. I rooted with unrevoked 3.something. I have installed a few new things, better cut, handcent sms, better keyboard, wifi tether. Since all of these installs and the rooting, i began to have this problem (i have other software but it was fine before this), i have this problem where my programs believe it is a fresh first time launch every time i start them. Things like c:geo, trillian, and others go blank and have me reenter passwords and info. I don't know how to start trouble shooting this without deleting a ton of stuff, obviously undesirable. Can you offer any suggestions? Could this be a bad root problem? Help is appreciated..
I also removed some bloatware with apb. moved it to my sd card.
What all did you remove with adb?
I own an HTC INCREDIBLE and I've been told to "root" my phone to get rid of all the bloatware. What is rooting and how do I do it? A lot of my apps and all of my music and all photos are saved to my mem card. There are some HTC apps I would actually like to keep. Also, is there anyway I could get swipe on my phone?
Yep - you can root your phone to get rid of bloatware and allow you to do all sorts of other things, basically, rooting the phone allows you to be the administrator of your phone, whereas now you just have a user account on it ... As for how to root, that's been done a lot of different ways and is explained in a number of places - you should read several how-tos so you'll have an idea of what you're getting yourself into (and whether you want to bother)... The contents of your memory card should be safe, but you should back them up anyway, since memory cards do fail during normal use. Simply rooting won't automatically remove any of your apps, so your good there, but it will give you the ability to remove apps, or even break (or even "brick") your phone, so take it easy and don't take any steps 'till you understand what you're about to do.
Here are some resources you can check out :
Ok, actually I'm not allowed to be helpful by posting links since I'm a new member, but google these terms: root droid incredible Jonamerica - that'll get you started...
As for swype the legit way to get it is to sign up for their beta (it's available on their website which I can't link you to) and go from there.
Thanks so much. I'll check it out!
Just a few newbie tips for you.
I'm new to all of this also.....rooting and flashing.
1. Read a lot before you do anything. Its not hard but readup first!
2. Be patient......2 or 3 times while I have rooted or flashed I have thought that maybe my phone is dead. Sometimes there is no visible indication that the phone is actually doing what you want it to do. Let it sit there and do its thing. DO NOT PANIC and pull the battery!
3. Backup backup backup backup BACKUP!
Have fun.....I am
wildland said:
Yep - you can root your phone to get rid of bloatware and allow you to do all sorts of other things, basically, rooting the phone allows you to be the administrator of your phone, whereas now you just have a user account on it ... As for how to root, that's been done a lot of different ways and is explained in a number of places - you should read several how-tos so you'll have an idea of what you're getting yourself into (and whether you want to bother)... The contents of your memory card should be safe, but you should back them up anyway, since memory cards do fail during normal use. Simply rooting won't automatically remove any of your apps, so your good there, but it will give you the ability to remove apps, or even break (or even "brick") your phone, so take it easy and don't take any steps 'till you understand what you're about to do.
Here are some resources you can check out :
Ok, actually I'm not allowed to be helpful by posting links since I'm a new member, but google these terms: root droid incredible Jonamerica - that'll get you started...
As for swype the legit way to get it is to sign up for their beta (it's available on their website which I can't link you to) and go from there.
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Thank you for this search link. Guide is very helpful, fills in alot of the blanks I've been having.
You're welcome.
There are numerous other guides and threads out there, so googling and reading is a good idea... I just researched it again since I rooted my wife's Inc. last night and since it has an SLCD screen I wanted to make sure that unrevoked had been updated to work with these screens - turns out it has and it worked fine. I actually had a scary moment when the phone wouldn't boot into recovery (five vibrations and a blank screen) but a google search and a battery pull saved me and so far so good since then - and I was able to uninstall verizon's backup assistant which was killing her battery every day.
Is that the only reason you rooted your wife's phone, was to remove some of the bloat? I might end up doing the same.
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Is that the only reason you rooted your wife's phone, was to remove some of the bloat? I might end up doing the same.
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Yeah, that was the main reason - when she upgraded from her dumbphone, we used Backup Assistant to transfer her numbers over, but lately it's been hanging during sync and killing her battery (and/or it may be syncing over the poor 1x data connection rather than available wifi - not sure about that but it sounds like something Verizon would do (it would both be a bit more secure, and use more data they could bill us for)). Since Verizon in all their wisdom made it so you can't uninstall that app or disassociate it from your account, I figured the I'd use force and just root the phone - worked too, now her battery's lasting all day, no problem.
I also would recommend rooting to anyone concerned about certain apps wanting internet permissions - DroidWall is a great app allowing you to prevent apps from accessing the internet (or you can block just wifi or just 3g for a specific app, potentially allowing you to better manage your data usage).
make sure to read alot about what ur getting into.. And remember to always backup before you do anything (incase of errors/problems) you can always boot back to stock...happy rootin!
Check this out: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones.
That guide is specific to Cyanogenmod, and it's a little outdated, but it's a good starting point to learn what applications are required for the phone to run, and which applications are simply "extra."
A friend of mine wanted bloatware removed on her DI2, so I completed a temporary root and froze apps, and it seemed to work fine. However, I was told recently that HTC's Superclock App is stuck on the location we were at when I performed the temporary root, and that it's not auto-adjusting to her location.
1.) Has this sort of problem happened to others doing the same thing?
2.) I have a Captivate and am unfamiliar with Sense UI, so if there's simply some kind of toggle in the settings for auto-location, would that perhaps solve the issue?
Apologies, but I was just the "take the bloat off" person, so some of the specifics of Sense 2.0 I'm unfamiliar with. And in case anybody asks, GPS is turned on.
If you left the phone temp rooted, it's very possible. I've temp rooted and removed bloat via freezing it and have not had this issue, but I usually reboot immediately after I'm done with what I need to do in temp root. Temp root is known to break Bluetooth, it's quite possible it's also affecting that app/widget as well.
It's also possible you may have removed too much bloat. If you've removed any of the HTC stuff, try putting it back.
I just removed Verizon's crap and some of the apps like ESPN and stuff, but none of HTC's stuff. I've suggested restarting the phone, but I don't have direct access to it so I'm not positive if my friend did it or not (she's not, how shall I say it, adept at using smart phones, so pressing buttons other than messaging and phone are really cautiously done).
Your friend happen to be my wife?
Kidding.. My wife has an iPhone.. I'm ready to disown her.
What is this Superclock app that you speak of?
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I was having really long GPS Locking issues and I did a factory reset to remove anything I did via temp-root and that fixed it.
Hey guys, I'm looking to see if anyone knows of what bloat is safe to remove or not
The list on my titanium back-up is super populated and I can see some that I want to freeze for sure but I'm worried if they're tied in to any system apps that could cause my phone to go out of whack.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I can tell you that you need S-off before you do anything. TB used to be all you needed (I.e., root)...But now without S-off TB won't do anything to system apps.
Plus, I don't know if anyone has worked out this yet for TMO. I disabled Amazon, File Manager, Facebook for HTC, and Kid Zone...And my WiFi calling stopped working.
I'm pretty sure it was f*cking Kid Zone which did it... I've now successfully disabled Amazon and Facebook with no problems They disappear from your app drawer when you disabled them, so no point freezing them. If you disable them, you can then un-install them (if S-off), but again, no one has reported all the potential collateral problems by doing this, so I'd hold off.
My GS6 grew into this error about 6 months ago so I stopped using the phone. It is showing up in all apps, on WiFi and cell service, not just chrome from the screenshots. Ie a lot of apps have problems because they always thing that I have an unsecured connection. If I refresh, I can usually get in to work, but it takes time on each website I visit. I am confident it's the phone, but have no idea beyond that.
Since the error has started, I have hard reset, re-rooted and re-flashed and gone back to stock again. Nothing seems to fix it. I've even followed a few websites which seem to try and fix this.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any idea for a fix? I'm willing to re-root and flash, but that might have been what got me into this mess in the first place. I am really out of ideas and am about to sell for parts because it's been so frustrating to deal with.
Thanks in advance!
There are several possible solutions, all listed here: https://www.thesslstore.com/blog/fix-ssl-connection-errors-android-phones/
The easiest is to check that the date/time is correct on your phone. If that is out of sync, it can cause these problems.
One other possible cause is to check the accounts on your phone. Maybe an old work account of something that is no longer active? Even if you only have one account on your phone, delete it and then add it back.