how to remove bloat - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

search tool seems to be down or gone so i gotta use this method.
i am rooted and have root explorer installed but i cant seem to remove some of the bloat like asphalt and some of the crap sprint puts on there that i dont need. if any one can point me in the rite direction i would greatly appreciate it

BubZX said:
search tool seems to be down or gone so i gotta use this method.
i am rooted and have root explorer installed but i cant seem to remove some of the bloat like asphalt and some of the crap sprint puts on there that i dont need. if any one can point me in the rite direction i would greatly appreciate it
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Try SDX app removal tool. Google it for download site.
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thx kenny.
another qouestion. i rooted per qbkings videos and did the gps fix on my phone and the wifes. keyboard skips have disappeared on both phones. was that in the gps fix or the acs recovery?

BubZX said:
thx kenny.
another qouestion. i rooted per qbkings videos and did the gps fix on my phone and the wifes. keyboard skips have disappeared on both phones. was that in the gps fix or the acs recovery?
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That was actually in the first kernel you flashed before installing anything...the one that gets CWM or ACS recoveries to "stick" upon reboot.

In root explorer, go to system/apps and hit the r/o button. Long press and delete the apps you don't want. Turn off phone and turn back on. I hate the stock browser and always remove it this way if I forget to remove it from the Rom/Theme. Be careful what you delete. You can also add a .bak extension to the file to deactivate it in case you may want it later.

when i do that it sayd it cant be deleted because it is read ony

titanium backup is easy enough to remove what you don't want.

BubZX said:
when i do that it sayd it cant be deleted because it is read ony
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There is a button at the top of the screen that switches it to r/w
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The Root said:
There is a button at the top of the screen that switches it to r/w
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ahh yes i see that now. thank u

Rom toolbox app in market worked for me it does all the work
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BubZX said:
thx kenny.
another qouestion. i rooted per qbkings videos and did the gps fix on my phone and the wifes. keyboard skips have disappeared on both phones. was that in the gps fix or the acs recovery?
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go back to qbking's videos. he has a few in order to install the acs recovery and make it stick, along with the new "stock" update from sprint. once you apply these installation steps, your gps, keyboard issues, and other things will be fine. i do apologize, i cannot post any links on here just yet. but i did do the steps in his videos and i have no problems.

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How To Root Samsung Continuum

Hi,
The Samsung Continuum is rooted courtesy Z4Root One Click App. You can either get it from official thread here or follow the instructions posted here. don't know if there are any custom ROM for continuum yet.
aliwaqas said:
Hi,
The Samsung Continuum is rooted courtesy Z4Root One Click App. You can either get it from official thread here or follow the instructions posted here. don't know if there are any custom ROM for continuum yet.
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Or you can just download it from the Market, and run it...
Z4root is down from the market. I don't really about other countries, but here keyword search is showing nothing as Z4root. Can you please check if Z4root is available in your market?
aliwaqas said:
Z4root is down from the market. I don't really about other countries, but here keyword search is showing nothing as Z4root. Can you please check if Z4root is available in your market?
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I stand corrected... I just downloaded it from the market about a week ago so I assumed it was still there. It is gone now.
No word on any developers working on ROMs for this thing yet...
z4root
I temporarily rooted no problem with z4root, removed tons of Verizon bloatware.
ernie one said:
I temporarily rooted no problem with z4root, removed tons of Verizon bloatware.
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Be careful with that. OTAs may look for all of their bloatware before installing... It could make upgrading to Froyo more difficult.
Can anyone confirm whether the Fascinate Clockwork Recovery works on the Continuum. I read on another forum that it does, but would like some better confirmation before I try it out....
Of course, that doesn't really matter until we get some ROMs going..... Please, devs, we need you....
Continuum ROM
I have the source code from Samsung and would work on a ROM if someone could get me started. This is my first Android and I rooted with Z4. I deleted a bunch of Verizon crap and now am having outgoing text messages not getting to some recipients. I would love a stock ROM.
I came from using the Nexus One. XDA forums for that device were loaded with devs and goodies. I miss all the action and running Cyanogen ROMs.
What ROMs are best for the other Galaxy S devices? I'd offer a small donation to get the ball rolling.
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I for some reason cannot root using z4root. Have downloaded it from here and also the Market on the Samsung Continuum and it does not seem to work. After installing and loading, touching permanent/temporary root seems to have no effect. The 'loading' graphic sits there and the app hangs at running the exploit. Sometimes it even locks the phone to the point where I can only get it to respond by pulling out the battery.
USB debugging is enabled on the device running: 2.1-update1
Build number SCH-I400.DJ20
If you need any other info (or if I am missing something) let me know.
It took me a few tries, but I was successful with the temporary root.
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ernie one said:
It took me a few tries, but I was successful with the temporary root.
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Don't know if it actually did anything, but it finally worked for me when I turned the screen off. Don't see how that would affect it, but that's how it worked for me.
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Nice...bye bye bloatware!
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texting issue
HI All,
I posted above about having texting issues after removing bloatware. It turns out that it was the way Google was adding a +1 to my phone numbers. Back to customizing. Z4 worked for me.
Weudel said:
Don't know if it actually did anything, but it finally worked for me when I turned the screen off. Don't see how that would affect it, but that's how it worked for me.
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Seems to be par for the course with z4. Something randomly done or happens with the phone and by some sort of divine intervention or coincidence it's then rooted.
I also had issues with z4, hardlocked the phone the first time. Second time it FC'd. Third time I was waiting and got a text message. As I was replying to it, z4 popped back up and said rebooting phone. It rebooted and it was rooted.
I actually got it to work after trying and trying and trying. Now to find a Google Quick Search widget that isn't bugged and doesn't stick to the top of the homescreen after clicking on/touching/using it.
Finally got my phone rooted with Z4. Now can't connect to my computer. Gives me the option on whether to use a media card or USB storage. Chose both options (not at same time) and neither worked. Am tempted to remove root as it connected prior to rooting. Has anyone connected after rooting? Any help?
Thanks
Not sure what your issue is. I have my phone rooted and have no problem mounting my phone to my PC.
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connecting
I am rooted and have trouble connecting to kies and the other program.
samuelhadams said:
Not sure what your issue is. I have my phone rooted and have no problem mounting my phone to my PC.
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Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Is USB debugging checked or unchecked under settings, apps? Probably missing something stupid..

Having trouble with hulu

I know this is a relates topic, but xda search on my phone isn't very good. If someone or tell me or link me to get July on myn 2.2 working, that would be awesome. I have I had a persistent white screen issue, gave up, and then downloaded the newest flash because I just gave up.
Thanks
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What? I don't understand
We're comin from a pure power source.
monkeychef said:
I know this is a relates topic, but xda search on my phone isn't very good. If someone or tell me or link me to get July on myn 2.2 working, that would be awesome. I have I had a persistent white screen issue, gave up, and then downloaded the newest flash because I just gave up.
Thanks
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Did you intend to say hulu? But you didn't catch your keyboard auto correcting ya to July?
If hulu is what you're referring to, then you don't want the most updated flash player. I havent used hulu in a while, so I'm not sure if it's changed...but when I did use it on Myn's, the hulu download that he provided came with a hacked version of the flash player. The hulu app needed that version to work. All I needed to do was flash Myn's hulu zip, and it would install the hulu .apk and the hacked flashplayer that it needed to work. Then when I started hulu, it would come up to a while screen with an hour glass. I'd have to tap the hour glass, then it would go white for a minute or two, and then it would start playing. It took a minute for things to start playing, but it'd work pretty good if i had a good connection.
Ah, hulu would make sense...lol
We're comin from a pure power source.
Wtf HTC, hulu should be in the dictionary. Thanks correcting me, ill fix that tomorrow on the computer. I did flash myns hulu app, but it stayed white for probably a half hour before I gave up.
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monkeychef said:
Wtf HTC, hulu should be in the dictionary. Thanks correcting me, ill fix that tomorrow on the computer. I did flash myns hulu app, but it stayed white for probably a half hour before I gave up.
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hmm. Are you sure that flash didn't auto update itself? Mine did that before, the little box was checked to allow it to auto update, and I had to go to manage applications and hit 'unintall updates', and then it worked. I'm not sure though, this was months ago when hulu was first available for the Evo. Maybe things have changed since then, and the methods are different. I just know that before, you needed the hacked version of flash, to trick the hulu app into thinking it was playing on Windows. Maybe do a search for that hacked flash player? I'll take a look for ya when i can.
Use Titanium to Wipe data for the Flash you installed, then use it to uninstall (maybe back it up first).
Then install this flash and the Hulu apk (attached) from your sd card.
If flash isn't uninstalling properly (you will know b/c attached Flash won't install), might have to reinstall from the market and erase it a couple times to get it to fully uninstall.
^Will this work on CM7?
Not sure if this is the same flash file, but it coupled with the hulu apk you posted right above me works flawlessly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9138864&postcount=99
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^Will this work on CM7?
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not sure about the apk, but i use that edited flash for every GB rom, then change the browser setttings using the about:debug go /settings/ua string/ desktop
I THINK it works on CM7, although I don't actually use Hulu on my phone anymore. I might try to set it up later since I am on CM7 though.
Alright, Im a bit of a noob, and I don't know how to wipe data and uninstall in titanium
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Nm I got it. Installed everything, still white screen.
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White screen like on boot? or when you try to use Hulu?

Searching the forum

Ok so I'm trying to search just the epic4g area of the forum with my xda app. But I can't seem to figure out how. I have a bunch of questions that the wiki didn't answer but I'm sure someone has asked so I don't want to again. But. When I search I get stuff from other deviece forums as well. Any ideas
Thanks. And is there a thanks feature?
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The app does not have a section-specific search or a thanks button. Might as well ask them.
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zanderman112 said:
The app does not have a section-specific search or a thanks button. Might as well ask them.
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theimpaler747 said:
This is the part I agree with the most. Even from the phone, hit menu on the XDA app, browser, and thank the person helping you.
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Ask away. Ill answer what I can. I don't mind and won't flame ya
Trust us, there are more helpful people here, than flamers(no puns allowed!!)
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Ok first question. I have multiple apps from like the amazon market or from the devs webpage etc and I can't get them to update through the market now. It trys to make me pay again. Or stuff like that.
#2 is there a way to add a custom over my existing stuff. I have work programs on my phone I can not erase. So id like to install swischeese but not loose those or allmy contacts
I know I have or two more I was looking for the answers too but I can't remember right now
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svcbadass said:
Ok first question. I have multiple apps from like the amazon market or from the devs webpage etc and I can't get them to update through the market now. It trys to make me pay again. Or stuff like that.
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Not sure about this one
svcbadass said:
#2 is there a way to add a custom over my existing stuff. I have work programs on my phone I can not erase. So id like to install swischeese but not loose those or allmy contacts
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Buy Titanium back up from the Market. Get busy box from with in the app. Do a batch back up of apps and data. Export contacts to SD card if they are not in your Google account. Once you root make sure you do a NANDROID back up. Flash way. Go to Market d/l Titanium "free" the license will automaticly turn it to pro it. Batch restore. Done.
svcbadass said:
Ok first question. I have multiple apps from like the amazon market or from the devs webpage etc and I can't get them to update through the market now. It trys to make me pay again. Or stuff like that.
#2 is there a way to add a custom over my existing stuff. I have work programs on my phone I can not erase. So id like to install swischeese but not loose those or allmy contacts
I know I have or two more I was looking for the answers too but I can't remember right now
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Ok, question 1 is odd, if you an issue updating and all you have done is rooted and changed to the Clean Kernel, its possible you got a bad download. Your best bet is to PM dRockstar on that one. Its really strange if it shows updates available and won't, that's some random issue
On to question 2...definately make a nandroid backup. Power down the phone. Hold volume down, camera button, and power on all at the same time. Scroll down with volume key and select backup/restore. Then select backup and let it do its thing. It takes a few minutes but then you have a backup to rely on BUT its always best to take out your SD card and backup everything to your PC. Nandroid backups aren't always perfect and sometimes if you use one it may not work. If you flash a ROM, its best to install apps fresh but you can (after flashing ROM) boot into recovery, scroll to backup/restore, then advanced, then restore data only. Some ROMs may give you fits that's why its always best to have a saved version of everything on your PC as well
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svcbadass said:
Ok first question. I have multiple apps from like the amazon market or from the devs webpage etc and I can't get them to update through the market now. It trys to make me pay again. Or stuff like that.
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Apps bought from the Amazon Market can only be updated through the Amazon Market. The markets are separate and do not share purchase records. You'll need to have Amazon, and update through it, which is, unfortunately, a little slow on pushing out updates. Rest assured, they will come. Dev pages like SetCpu will post the app free sometimes, but the version in the market is donation-ware. If you want to get it updated for free, you'll have to go back to the page you originally got it and get a new one.
#2 is there a way to add a custom over my existing stuff. I have work programs on my phone I can not erase. So id like to install swischeese but not loose those or allmy contacts
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A couple things here:
What CWM are you on? If you have to update it for a new rom, be aware that the Nandroid backups will not be compatible, and you'll have to odin back to re-use a backup, should something go wrong. I don't know about Swiss Cheese, you'll have to read the posts in it's thread to know if it can flash without losing data. I've posted a rom called RandomROM that is based off of SRF 1.1.0, which can flash over another version of SRF safely, but may not work properly in other situations.
Thanks for the info on the updates
And I'm on cwm 2.5.1
I have a nandroid backup, a mybackup back up. Ill get that other one as well and ill see how things go and then try n flash a rom
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Google talk video chat on eg22?

Anyone figured out how to get this working? Mine works perfect on my Evo w deck 1.2.1 rom and my wife has an epic 4g. I looked for the vtokapp that a friend uses on his Droid 3 but it doesn't show up in epic 4g market. Any help would be appreciated
stkiswr said:
Anyone figured out how to get this working? Mine works perfect on my Evo w deck 1.2.1 rom and my wife has an epic 4g. I looked for the vtokapp that a friend uses on his Droid 3 but it doesn't show up in epic 4g market. Any help would be appreciated
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Search the market for Root Talk Installer, it contains the fix to get it working.
root 1.3 talk installer did not work for me. First it failed to backup, I went on anyway since i could just odin again and then after it downloaded it failed to copy to system. I tested root with sdx stock app remover and it worked fine.
I flashed this in clockwork from an attachment in this thread and it seems to be working, i still haven't made a video call yet though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13329888#post13329888
clockwork flashable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13330426&postcount=20
Edit haha forgot
This is from my Evo. You will know if its working for you because it will have a camcorder icon beside all u can video chat w. Would you mind looking at your g.talk to confirm u have a camcorder?
stkiswr said:
This is from my Evo. You will know if its working for you because it will have a camcorder icon beside all u can video chat w. Would you mind looking at your g.talk to confirm u have a camcorder?
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Thats the problem none of my friends have video enabled so i can't just tell right away if it is working.
the interface that i have looks like that though and that is different than the basic one the stock rom came with.
If I tap my name i have the option to 'allow video and voice chats'
Masterface7 said:
root 1.3 talk installer did not work for me. First it failed to backup, I went on anyway since i could just odin again and then after it downloaded it failed to copy to system. I tested root with sdx stock app remover and it worked fine.
I flashed this in clockwork from an attachment in this thread and it seems to be working, i still haven't made a video call yet though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13329888#post13329888
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I just flashed that too and nothing showed up in the apps directory. Restoring the stock from titanium now.
maghig said:
I just flashed that too and nothing showed up in the apps directory. Restoring the stock from titanium now.
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Thats strange All I did was this
Rename stock to talk.bak
try root talk 1.3 installer and fail
boot into clockwork and flash zip
reboot and talk was there and working.
one strange thing that happened in the middle after i had gotten rid of the old talk.apk i was still receiving messages and they showed up in my notification bar however clicking on them did nothing since i had no talk app to open.
edit: side note, it is dumb that talk doesn't synchronize across phone and gmail at same time like google voice does. ex: I just sent a message from my phone and it didn't show up in the conversation on gmail desktop.
I uninstalled talk (keeping the titanium backup) and then flashed it in clockwork. Nothing appeared after booting. I then restored the back up, browsed on the other thread for a while and decided to try another apk. Uninstalled talk again, flashed the second version, and still nothing. O well. I don't really need it and am fine with waiting.
Also tried flashing the latest zip from the Gtalk video thread. No joy. App works until you try to initiate a video call. Force closes.
EG22, rooted, installed busybox.
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Has anyone got this to work on a stock rooted epic, all programs I've either don't install or force close when you try to do the video call.
Yes , google sgs apk
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LORDFIRE00 said:
Yes , google sgs apk
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Could you give a bit more info?
Analyzer52 said:
Could you give a bit more info?
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Here is a link to it http://db.tt/i6csi9RT
Delete the talk.apk from system/app then copy and paste this talk.apk to system/app... don't push install just reboot and it will show up...
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flastnoles11 said:
Here is a link to it http://db.tt/i6csi9RT
Delete the talk.apk from system/app then copy and paste this talk.apk to system/app... don't push install just reboot and it will show up...
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What program can I use to delete to the system file because rootexplorer and file expert are not letting me add or delete?
Analyzer52 said:
What program can I use to delete to the system file because rootexplorer and file expert are not letting me add or delete?
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Got to the top of root explorer and hit r/w...
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flastnoles11 said:
Here is a link to it http://db.tt/i6csi9RT
Delete the talk.apk from system/app then copy and paste this talk.apk to system/app... don't push install just reboot and it will show up...
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I finally got this done and it did install. However, it does the same thing the rest do it shows the video call icon but when u go to make a cal it goes to a black screen and a few seconds later goes back to my friends list without placing the call. Any ideas?
Analyzer52 said:
I finally got this done and it did install. However, it does the same thing the rest do it shows the video call icon but when u go to make a cal it goes to a black screen and a few seconds later goes back to my friends list without placing the call. Any ideas?
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I haven't a clue... when I used it a couple times to talk with my wife who was at a convention for work out of state it worked great... haven't used it since so idk...
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What are ur settings at? And what's the actual file name of the apk?
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I tested mine several times, and works well..but I need to know ur settings.
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Otherwise u can install skype and it works very well...but, I yet have to try it with 3g and 4g. I've used it with wifi and is excellent.
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Deblur flipside

Got my daughter a flipside for her birthday. Decided to tweak and deblur the phone so it has some free space
Will upload buildprop in a few days
Much work this weekend
Cheers
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rdannar said:
Got my daughter a flipside for her birthday. Decided to tweak and deblur the phone so it has some free space
Will upload buildprop in a few days
Much work this weekend
Cheers
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I would love to see how this works for you. Not much on here about deblurring.
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Just a build prop tweak
Its pretty easy
pre4speed said:
I would love to see how this works for you. Not much on here about deblurring.
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rdannar said:
Just a build prop tweak
Its pretty easy
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Can't wait for instructions.
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Man I would love a deblurred version cuz the lack of internal memory on this phone is driving me crazy!!
Any update??
sorry, just had a baby boy so a little distracted from posting. here it is just replace original build.prop with this one, then do a factory reset and you will have a deblur version.
Hmm think i'll try this out for a while til my upgrade. Do i unzip it...replace it where? in the system folder? and then just factory reset??
Unzip the downloaded file (will contain build.prop)
Get a file explorer (like es file explorer) and go to setting and select the root explorer
Explore into "system" folder, and create a backup of the existing build.prop file (to your memory card)
Replace it with the unzipped build.pop download.
Factory restore and you're done! If you don't like, just copy the backup build.prop file and overwrite, factory reset and you're back Blurred!
one question though...how does one transfer all blurr contacts to gmail? Tried this file on my wife's phone and could only restore gmail contacts...
Yea got it to work...deblur is much appreciated....phone is way more manageable and I can actually download apps again!
are there any differences in this file other than the addition of the line
Code:
ro.mot.deblur=true
??
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Found the answer, good work. Only issue I had was the one time init was black text on black background.
telegraph0000 said:
one question though...how does one transfer all blurr contacts to gmail? Tried this file on my wife's phone and could only restore gmail contacts...
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This is a pain in the ass. Go to each and every contact, unlink them then delete the blur contact so you're only left with the gmail contact. Then go to your accounts and sync gmail contacts so they are all synced to google. Turn off sync to blur if possible (sorry its been a while doing this cuz I got an atrix that allows me to choose where I want contacts saved). This should solve that.
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Herox said:
Thanks for bricking my phone. Now it gets stuck at the AT&T picture because it has no launcher.
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The method posted works just fine, if you're stuck at the boot animation, reflash from the sbf and try again, it's certainly not bricked.
It didnt brick it.
I reinstalled the stock froyo. Works fine. Thanks. I had accidentally uninstalled the blurhome.sys or whatever.
this build.prop overclocked the terminal?
cesargdmi said:
this build.prop overclocked the terminal?
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Don't know about that but it might be because when I used this tweak, my device would reboot every 5 minutes or so. Flashed back to stock froyo and hasn't had a reboot since
is it like all aosp apps when you use this
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foster626 said:
is it like all aosp apps when you use this
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Nope.. If I remember correctly, it disables having to log into a blur account, and disables the home launcher (causing the screen to be black). Probably a few other small things..
To avoid the black screen, you can copy an apk of another launcher (launcher pro, adw, go launcher, etc) to /system/app/
Been awhile since I did this, so I may be missing something

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