My phone has tried to update a few times in the past week, and the only way out is I have to do a restore.
How can I prevent this update, Im happy running andibones from early last year.
How can I stop this update?
Lino. said:
My phone has tried to update a few times in the past week, and the only way out is I have to do a restore.
How can I prevent this update, Im happy running andibones from early last year.
How can I stop this update?
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There's a file you have to delete or rename, its been so long since this issue popped up I don't remember the specifics, it would take forever to dig up, hopefully someone will remember...
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jeremytn86 said:
There's a file you have to delete or rename, its been so long since this issue popped up I don't remember the specifics, it would take forever to dig up, hopefully someone will remember...
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I did that once, it was in a directory misc\security\otacerts, I no longer have this file on my SIM card.
Anyway tonight it started again, and I was able to defere the update until the 17th at 8.31pm
Anyone else have any ideas?
Lino. said:
I did that once, it was in a directory misc\security\otacerts, I no longer have this file on my SIM card.
Anyway tonight it started again, and I was able to defere the update until the 17th at 8.31pm
Anyone else have any ideas?
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As far as I remember, the otacerts was just some way to check the update after downloading it but before installing it.
I'm pretty sure DmClient.apk in /system/app is the actual app that checks for and initiates the update download, check, install process.
I've been removing it from any Sense rom I've used and have never had an update notification.
If you want to be safe, just rename it .old or something to test before removing it completely.
Hope this helps.
ChrisDDD said:
As far as I remember, the otacerts was just some way to check the update after downloading it but before installing it.
I'm pretty sure DmClient.apk in /system/app is the actual app that checks for and initiates the update download, check, install process.
I've been removing it from any Sense rom I've used and have never had an update notification.
If you want to be safe, just rename it .old or something to test before removing it completely.
Hope this helps.
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I don't even have a directory named system, ES file explorer could not find that file.
Lino. said:
I don't even have a directory named system, ES file explorer could not find that file.
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You have to make sure and allow root to ES. I don't run it, but there is a setting to run it as root, and then you can see the root folder which includes system.
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You have to make sure and allow root to ES. I don't run it, but there is a setting to run it as root, and then you can see the root folder which includes system.
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Yea, the directory is there, it just isn't being displayed by ES. I never liked that file manager for some reason.
ChrisDDD said:
Yea, the directory is there, it just isn't being displayed by ES. I never liked that file manager for some reason.
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X-Plore is where it's at. Most under-appreciated file browser in my opinion.
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You have to make sure and allow root to ES. I don't run it, but there is a setting to run it as root, and then you can see the root folder which includes system.
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It was as you stated.
Thank you.
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My friend at work wants his phone(dinc, same as mine) rooted and the crap he doesnt use removed. If the bootloader is still s-on from a z4 root temp root will the phone spaz out? Also will removing any crap from the phone make it not take the gingerbread update? Sorry for the semi-noobish question, i just dont know.....
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As far as the gingerbread update question, not sure, we'll all have to wait and see. I'm guessing you'll have to go back to stock to get it. I remember with the 2.2 OTA that stock rooted phones would get the OTA message, reboot and do nothing, but the message would continually pop up. I don't see the gingerbread OTA coming soon either (soon being the next month or two).
If the temp root gives him read/write permissions to /system, I would recommend creating a directory called /system/backup or something, and then move the apk's from /system/app to that directory; or rename the apk's to .bak (ex: CityID.apk to CityID.bak), and then if it is needed just rename it back to .apk. I wouldn't just delete them, and personally I like/do the creating a new directory thing.
The s-on thing wouldn't affect this, so as long as the temp root gives read/write permissions to /system you should be able to do what I've mentioned above.
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As far as the gingerbread update question, not sure, we'll all have to wait and see. I'm guessing you'll have to go back to stock to get it. I remember with the 2.2 OTA that stock rooted phones would get the OTA message, reboot and do nothing, but the message would continually pop up. I don't see the gingerbread OTA coming soon either (soon being the next month or two).
If the temp root gives him read/write permissions to /system, I would recommend creating a directory called /system/backup or something, and then move the apk's from /system/app to that directory; or rename the apk's to .bak (ex: CityID.apk to CityID.bak), and then if it is needed just rename it back to .apk. I wouldn't just delete them, and personally I like/do the creating a new directory thing.
The s-on thing wouldn't affect this, so as long as the temp root gives read/write permissions to /system you should be able to do what I've mentioned above.
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Okay. I tried renaming apps. The phone would reboot whenever it would try to sleep. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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watt9493 said:
Okay. I tried renaming apps. The phone would reboot whenever it would try to sleep. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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I'd rename them back to their original names. Have you used/good with ADB at all? If the /system has r/w permission, then using ADB to do all of this is a lot easier. You'll need the Android SDK installed to be able to use the ADB command.
I'm thinking that if it is a temp root thing, doesn't it revert back to stock after a reboot or something like that?
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I'd rename them back to their original names. Have you used/good with ADB at all? If the /system has r/w permission, then using ADB to do all of this is a lot easier. You'll need the Android SDK installed to be able to use the ADB command.
I'm thinking that if it is a temp root thing, doesn't it revert back to stock after a reboot or something like that?
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No familiarity with adb, and yes, all apps were renamed upon reboot. Kinda like i never had r/w permission. We dont have a computer at work and bloat freezer makes the phone reboot too. :/
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What steps did you take in rooting the phone? I'd recommend rooting with unrevoked.
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No familiarity with adb, and yes, all apps were renamed upon reboot. Kinda like i never had r/w permission. We dont have a computer at work and bloat freezer makes the phone reboot too. :/
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Sounds like the temp root thing isn't going to allow what you're trying to do. You'd have to root it with Unrevoked.
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Have you tried the freeze function of Titanium? not sure if it would work in this instance, but worth a try...
Cant use unrevoked. No computer to run it at work. And my laptops useless (5min to load google chrome) :/ so ill give him temp root, and set him up with setcpu. Freezing doesnt work at all and makes the phone reboot.
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There's really no computer you could use it on? Unrevoked only takes like 5-10 minutes. I don't know anything about temp root, everyone seems to use unrevoked forever.
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There's really no computer you could use it on? Unrevoked only takes like 5-10 minutes. I don't know anything about temp root, everyone seems to use unrevoked forever.
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Pizza shop computers. Thats it. All they do is process orders...
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Oh I see, I'm familiar with those. Pretty useless for rooting a phone unfortunately..
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watt9493 said:
Cant use unrevoked. No computer to run it at work. And my laptops useless (5min to load google chrome) :/ so ill give him temp root, and set him up with setcpu. Freezing doesnt work at all and makes the phone reboot.
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Permanent root is needed, otherwise it'll give you issues, since it'll give you temp root only. Setcpu won't be able to access root on a reboot, and will cause issues.
k_nivesout said:
Oh I see, I'm familiar with those. Pretty useless for rooting a phone unfortunately..
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Lack of a real os seems to be the problem. Lol
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Any suggestions on how to stop the reminder?
I don't want to flash the stock OTA... don't want to lose root...I want to wait for a custom rom with it all built it to flash
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Try freezing device manager in titanium backup.
If that doesnt do the trick, you may have to manually locate the update on your phones storage and remove it. root explorer or ghost commander can be used to do this... Just be careful and always do a nandroid backup before making any system level changes.
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jordanishere said:
Try freezing device manager in titanium backup.
If that doesnt do the trick, you may have to manually locate the update on your phones storage and remove it. root explorer or ghost commander can be used to do this... Just be careful and always do a nandroid backup before making any system level changes.
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Any idea what the apk is for device manager? I like to do this stuff manually so I know what's going on.
Vinsane said:
Any suggestions on how to stop the reminder?
I don't want to flash the stock OTA... don't want to lose root...I want to wait for a custom rom with it all built it to flash
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+1 here. The notification pops up several times a day even if you click postpone for a day. Does anybody know the name of the file or location. Thank you
manekineko said:
Any idea what the apk is for device manager? I like to do this stuff manually so I know what's going on.
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When you say you are going to do it manually, do you mean you are going to remount system/app as rw from ro and delete the device manager?
Its called device management v10.2.1.....
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why not update? it takes less than 3mins to re-root.
cangri87 said:
why not update? it takes less than 3mins to re-root.
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In my case, because I'm on Juggernaut, and I'm just going to wait for them to release an update that includes the official update.
cangri87 said:
why not update? it takes less than 3mins to re-root.
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Because a lot of us are running custom roms that run way better than stock and don't come with all the bloatware.
If you are having trouble with your network locations (cell towers) updating in the background, breaking location-aware apps like Tasker and Llama, try rolling back the com.google.android.location.apk in /system/app to a version from an older build. I am currently on Calkulin's EL29 based ROM and this has finally solved my cell tower location updating issues. Using either Root Explorer or adb, copy or push the linked file below into /system/app, replacing your current version (which will either be networklocation.apk or com.google.android.location.cpk, depending on which ROM build you are using), then reboot. The cell tower history should update in the background once again.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7821039/ET4G/com.google.android.location.apk
The purpose of this fix has nothing to do with connectivity to cell towers. It is only to facilitate the reporting by the system of which cell tower you are currently connected to, and which towers you have been connected to, in order to enable location to be reported to applications on the device that rely on network location as opposed to GPS location. For example, this fix enables Llama to function perfectly for me, so it changes my sound profiles based on my current location. It will also allow weather widgets to correctly determine you current location based on cell tower location instead of GPS.
how long have you been using this and is it still working? i thought i figured mine out by changing the modemback to el26 but after a few days this morning it would not update. just hopeing this is going to fix it for good.
graffix31 said:
how long have you been using this and is it still working? i thought i figured mine out by changing the modemback to el26 but after a few days this morning it would not update. just hopeing this is going to fix it for good.
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Going on a couple of days now, including reflashing the el29 modem
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I don't think I even have that apk in that folder I looked twice in /system/app. So should I just install the apk in the link?
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I don't think I even have that apk in that folder I looked twice in /system/app. So should I just install the apk in the link?
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its called networklocation.apk. i renamed mine after i put in apps folder then rebooted,
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its called networklocation.apk. i renamed mine after i put in apps folder then rebooted,
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Interesting, as mine is actually called com.google.android.location.apk. I think the apk name changed somewhere along the line from this to networklocation.apk, which may actually coincide with when the functionality broke, but I have no way to confirm that right now.
very intersting, would be funny if that was the case. strange thing is i dont remember this being an issue with calks 1.7 rom which i believe was based off of el26. it started with el29 for me. but i could have just not noticed. i tried taking the apk from 1.7 but the version number was the same so i used the one you pulled. we will see what happens.
How are you guys copying this into the folder? I get error msg. When trying... So I have to delete Network Location.apk first?
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I dont get what broke exactly? The ability for our phones to choose the tower that is closest to us with the best reception? If some one could explain i would apreaciate it!
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graffix31 said:
very intersting, would be funny if that was the case. strange thing is i dont remember this being an issue with calks 1.7 rom which i believe was based off of el26. it started with el29 for me. but i could have just not noticed. i tried taking the apk from 1.7 but the version number was the same so i used the one you pulled. we will see what happens.
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For what it is worth, I have everything (ROM, modem, etc) based of EL26 and I noticed the problem when I went to the EL26 from EG30. Llama is useless now, hope this works...
+1 to op. Llama is working again.
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For what it is worth, I have everything (ROM, modem, etc) based of EL26 and I noticed the problem when I went to the EL26 from EG30. Llama is useless now, hope this works...
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Llama works flawlessly for me again, which is why I posted this fix in the first place .
ihateu said:
How are you guys copying this into the folder? I get error msg. When trying... So I have to delete Network Location.apk first?
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I'm having the same problems using Astro when I try, any ideas? When I tried to rename it, I also got an error saying it was a read only file I believe.
EDIT: Nevermind, used Root Explorer and copied it after changing mount to R/W and it is fine. Then I installed it using the package installer in Root Explorer. Not sure if I should have done that or changed the name to the networklocation.apk and overwritten the old networklocation.apk, any ideas?
Thanks, really hope this works.
Do we need to rename the file? Or install it? Or just push via root explorer?
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niv3d said:
Do we need to rename the file? Or install it? Or just push via root explorer?
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You do not need to rename the file or install it. Just replace the existing apk file (which would be called networklocation.apk or com.google.android.location.apk, depending on what ROM build you are on) it using root explorer, or push using adb.
I replaced the apk and now I get the following error each time I reboot:
Sorry!
The application Google Services Framework (process com.google.process.gapps) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
Make sure you update the permissions and reboot.
kleen3r said:
Make sure you update the permissions and reboot.
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I checked, permissions were correct, same error.
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stevetrooper said:
I checked, permissions were correct, same error.
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Do I need to delete the NetworkLocation.odex file, it has the same date at the NetworkLocation.apk file?
stevetrooper said:
I checked, permissions were correct, same error.
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Do I need to delete the NetworkLocation.odex file, it has the same date at the NetworkLocation.apk file?
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Not sure what to tell you, i haven't had that issue.
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Make sure you rename it correctly. Its NetworkLocation.apk
For those of you out there looking to remove the update notification either because you have a custom rom or you don't like fixing what isn't broken, here's a step by step guide on how to remove update notifications and prevent them from returning:
Solution:
Step 1. Delete the update located in /cache/fota/ (may be /data/fota) and then click the update notification prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and the notification will disappear.
Step 2. Disable Otacerts.zip located in /etc/security by renaming it to otacerts.zip.bak
Step 3. Disable FotaClient.apk and FWUpgrade.apk by renaming with .bak extensions located in /system/app/
Step 4. Reboot
FWUpgrade.apk may be the only file you need to disable to prevent future notifications, but I disable all just in case.
In app management Disable Software Update.
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DocHoliday77 said:
In app management Disable Software Update.
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Thanks for the quick response, still isn't working. After disable, notification remains, restarted, notification remains. >.<. Any other ideas?
lordazoroth said:
Thanks for the quick response, still isn't working. After disable, notification remains, restarted, notification remains. >.<. Any other ideas?
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Delete the update from /cache/ and then click the prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and then not bother you anymore.
lordazoroth said:
Thanks for the quick response, still isn't working. After disable, notification remains, restarted, notification remains. >.<. Any other ideas?
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Download an APP called Titanium Backup from playstore..
it gives you an option to "FREEZE" an application..
Go into the application and "FREEZE" software update. It should do the trick!
cybrnook said:
Delete the update from /cache/ and then click the prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and then not bother you anymore.
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Holy crap, it worked, thank you so much!!!
I couldn't find this information anywhere after hours of searching, so for anyone else looking into this, the update.zip to delete is located in /cache/fota and requires root access.
cybrnook said:
Delete the update from /cache/ and then click the prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and then not bother you anymore.
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Good call dude! That didn't even cross my mind!
Question though, if you do this without disabling the app will it eventually notify you again? Or is disabling the app not even necessary?
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DocHoliday77 said:
Good call dude! That didn't even cross my mind!
Question though, if you do this without disabling the app will it eventually notify you again? Or is disabling the app not even necessary?
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After implementing this fix, I noticed a new file created In the /cache/fota/ directory titled fota.status. This may be some kind of deactivation placeholder to prevent the system from re-downloading the update after installation failure.
In trying to figure this out, I dug up a ton of information on preventing the download. This may help in the event the notification returns:
One post said to disable otacerts.zip located in /etc/security by renaming it otacerts.zip.bak
Another said to delete (though renaming with .bak extension should disable) FotaClient.apk and FWUpgrade.apk located in /system/app/
Note: These methods did not stop the notification, they appear to only effect checking for updates and downloading.
Good to know. Thanks!
Did the fota.status file have anything in it? In root explorer if you long press the file you can open in text viewer.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Good to know. Thanks!
Did the fota.status file have anything in it? In root explorer if you long press the file you can open in text viewer.
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It contains the word FOTA, lol
Lol! Thanks for checking!
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DocHoliday77 said:
Good call dude! That didn't even cross my mind!
Question though, if you do this without disabling the app will it eventually notify you again? Or is disabling the app not even necessary?
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you will still need to disable the software update process. (Will have two arrows as an icon in titanium backup, freeze it)
Once that's disabled, then you delete the update and mock install it. When it fails it should not bother you anymore.
You can verify it by going into settings>about> then check for update, it will do nothing.
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Lol! Thanks for checking!
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Not a problem, glad to help out.
cybrnook said:
you will still need to disable the software update process. (Will have two arrows as an icon in titanium backup, freeze it)
Once that's disabled, then you delete the update and mock install it. When it fails it should not bother you anymore.
You can verify it by going into settings>about> then check for update, it will do nothing.
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If you rename /system/app/FWUpgrade.apk with .bak extension and restart, it effectively disables software update without the need for Titanium Backup. Unfortunately only the Pro version of Titanium Backup can freeze running programs.
UPDATE:
My friend just told me that the notification came back for him. I've disabled the 3 aforementioned files on my phone and he will re-implement the fix and do the same. I will report back if the notification returns but I'm confident that they won't.
i followed the steps TB and didn't work for me either
eldon71 said:
i followed the steps TB and didn't work for me either
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I've added clear instructions in the OP so there's no more need to sift through the thread.
This fix is confirmed working on my device and 2 of my friends devices.
Cool. Good job on that!
Not totally necessary but you could also edit the thread tiitle and put [SOLVED] in front of the original.
Can make it a little easier for some people who come across a long list of results from a search.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Cool. Good job on that!
Not totally necessary but you could also edit the thread tiitle and put [SOLVED] in front of the original.
Can make it a little easier for some people who come across a long list of results from a search.
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Excellent idea, just changed it, thanks for the info!
Thanks so much! Only method to work, been working on this for an hour. The key is the failed update, I had already done everything else to no avail. Seriously thanks so much this was the only downside to a ROM I absolutely love. I can also keep my local search *middle finger to crapple*
lordazoroth said:
Solution:
Step 1. Delete the update located in /cache/fota/ and then click the update notification prompt to install it, it will instantly fail and the notification will disappear.
Step 2. Disable Otacerts.zip located in /etc/security by renaming it to otacerts.zip.bak
Step 3. Disable FotaClient.apk and FWUpgrade.apk by renaming with .bak extensions located in /system/app/
Step 4. Reboot
FWUpgrade.apk may be the only file you need to disable to prevent future notifications, but I disable all just in case.
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Disable software update notification in Galaxy Tab 2 ICS
I am using samsung galaxy tab 2 3100 on ICS. Thers a software update automatically downloaded and ready for upgrading it to JB. But i dont want to update.
How do i disable/cancel the update notification?
simple way of disabling OTA update message
[root access is not needed]
Just go to applications find Software update and clear all data then stop Auto_Updates from setting/about phone/software update
My phone is Galaxy S2. :good:
So I have a lot of preinstalled **** apps sitting on my app drawer with no use for me at all such as
Ais
Axis
Broadband
Mworld
Myhtc
Ringtunes
And all the other useless ****.
I have tried to uninstalled them using Link2sd. Yes I do succeed.
But after I reboot my phone. All of the **** apps that I uninstalled came back. wtf?
Someone suggest me to use aroma file manager, not sure if its gonna work or not I mean have spmeoneu tried it and succeeded? Without the apps came back after uninstalled it?
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You are rooted, right?
Use any file explorer out there and delete the desired .apk files from /system/app/. The apps'll be permanently gone!
TToivanen said:
You are rooted, right?
Use any file explorer out there and delete the desired .apk files from /system/app/. The apps'll be permanently gone!
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yes im rooted.
can any hox users confirm this?
w1040 said:
yes im rooted.
can any hox users confirm this?
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yeah, try that trick but pay attention to the apps you want to delete, you could face some crashing items
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yeah, try that trick but pay attention to the apps you want to delete, you could face some crashing items
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even "odex" apps?
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even "odex" apps?
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only the system related should be a problem...