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Titanium Backup

How do i get titanim backup to work?
I already have perm root and granted it permissions, but it doesn't load any of the apps on the phone. I was gonna use it toget rid of the bloadtware on my bell desire z.
I just switched from a galaxy s so i'm still learning the ropes of htc's implementation.
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Ok, nevermind. Such a noob. I just updated busybox and it's working now.
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U remove the apps? Did it stay after reboot?
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nope, they are long gone. i used titanium to remove bloatware from my sgs before i switched to the desire. it's also really useful when flashing a full firmware coz you can back up and restore apps + app data in batches.

aridoasis said:
nope, they are long gone. i used titanium to remove bloatware from my sgs before i switched to the desire. it's also really useful when flashing a full firmware coz you can back up and restore apps + app data in batches.
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YOu just backed up the apps you wanted right? And cliicked the app u dont want and removed?
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Titanium was fixed the other week to allow removal of system apps on the Desire Z and HD (before we had S-Off).

@jark99: yup. Just be sure to know exactly what you want to remove, and be careful not to remove important sys apps. One rule: if you're not sure the app should be removed or not, don't remove it.
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aridoasis said:
@jark99: yup. Just be sure to know exactly what you want to remove, and be careful not to remove important sys apps. One rule: if you're not sure the app should be removed or not, don't remove it.
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thanks going to try that now.

I'm having this problem now, how do I work around this?

if you already have root, download the latest busybox from the market. that's what fixed it for me.
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Disable bloatware.

Most of us want to remove bloatware, so we root our devices. But for those who don't want to root just yet (like me), you can disable unwanted apps. It's would still be there but frozen or inactive. Best of all you won't receive updates notifications for it.
Here are the steps...
1. Go to settings - apps
2. Select the all apps tab
3. Click on the specific app.
4. If it's an updated system app click unintelligible updates. If not click disable.
Hope this helps someone. B-)
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Didn't think I could do this unless I was rooted and had titanium backup. Thanks buddy!
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I disabled stock internet browser, cause i never used it. So now i decided to give it another try, and decided to re-enable it, but i cant, because it doesnt let me to press enable button. Any way i can change that?

Banner Ads. Really!?

I'm rooted. I run AdFree. Everything is up to date.
My gf installed an app then delete it. Not sure which app. Now every time I restart the phone I get the "Android is updating...." message before it boots. But the part that really gets me......
I'm now getting ad banners even in paid apps. I see ads even in paid versions of ROM Manager. (Yes the ads are turned off in the settings.)
This is really frustrating me. Does anyone have any suggestions other than a factory reset?? The ads all say they are AdMob ads by Google.
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Addons detector then look for push ads. Top button after scan. Had a similar issue. Hope that helps
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Try adaway it downs multiple host lists and merges them together. Works well for me basically all in game and browser ads are block.
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Thanks guys. Neither one of those detected anything. Yet - the problems persists.
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Can you reflash the ROM, and restore?
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Not at the moment. Won't be home for a few more days.
It's very frustrating. They aren't normal ads.
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Disable apps in ICS

My sister is running Tazz ICS, and there are some HTC apps that she doesn't use so I am disabling them in settings->apps. However, there are a few where the disable button is not able to be pressed. Is there a permission I can change so that I can disable them. One I can think of off the top of my head is HTC Location or Location Launcher.
I know titanium backup can freeze them, but I would rather use the built in ICS app disable instead of buying an app to do it.

Dermen said:
My sister is running Tazz ICS, and there are some HTC apps that she doesn't use so I am disabling them in settings->apps. However, there are a few where the disable button is not able to be pressed. Is there a permission I can change so that I can disable them. One I can think of off the top of my head is HTC Location or Location Launcher.
I know titanium backup can freeze them, but I would rather use the built in ICS app disable instead of buying an app to do it.
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Use a root file explorer, go all the way to the / directory, go to system>app, and delete the apks of the apps u don't want
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nitsua98 said:
Use a root file explorer, go all the way to the / directory, go to system>app, and delete the apks of the apps u don't want
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Thanks, I just found that. Too bad the .apk files aren't all named the same as the apps. I was hoping to find a way to just disable them in the settings->apps menu, but I looked at the permissions for the ones you can't disable and they are the same as the ones you can.

Can't you do that with titanium backup ? I think I saw that a while back
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XAlexander_AlexanderX said:
Can't you do that with titanium backup ? I think I saw that a while back
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Yeah, you can freeze them. Might need pro though, don't remember. If you don't want to do that, just say what apps you want removed and we can tell you what the apk name is.
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You need Titanium Pro to freeze apps and I didn't want to pay for it. I found the apks and just renamed them. It just seems like having HTC be able to block their crap from being disabled defeats the purpose of the ICS option to disable unwanted apps.

Can't keep bloat were removed?

I just went through the process of unlocking the bootloader and getting my M8 rooted. First thing I went to do was use titanium backup to get rid of all the apps I hate so much. Apps like, T-Mobile my account, name id, and TV. Other apps that seem to be stock with the M8 itself that I don't want as well, like: kid mode, parent dashboard, Twitter, Polaris, etc. I go through select them all and it seems to remove them no problem. After using my phone for the rest of the day I had to reboot my phone for some reason, when it powered back on all the apps repopulated! Any else have this issue or know why this has happen? I know it's not a major issue but I hate seeing apps on my device that I don't want or use. Thanks in advance!
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S-off or try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702575
[Guide] How to have write protection disabled on boot with stock rom
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SmiLey497 said:
S-off or try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702575
[Guide] How to have write protection disabled on boot with stock rom
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Thanks I will give it a try!

Another option is to freeze them....