Good Morning.
Since yesterday I've noticed, that an app called "sCloudStarter" was installed automatically into user apps.
I can't uninstall it, and there is also a process running.
I can't find any information about this in the internet.
Is here someone, who knows what this app is or does?
Antivirus does also nothing find when I scan my phone.
It's annoying, when apps are installed automatically without knowledge of the user.
Do you think it's harmless or is it a bad virus app?
I did nothing change in my system before.
I also made a full wipe, and after configuring my device with the new fresh system, this sCloudstarter was installed again.
Please, hopefully someone can help me or can give me an answer about this.
it's a Samsung system app related to S-cloud. This is like Google drive. You ha ave to be root to uninstall it.
Kremata said:
it's a Samsung system app related to S-cloud. This is like Google drive. You ha ave to be root to uninstall it.
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Thanks for your answer.
I'm rooted, but when I uninstall it, it is back in the next second.
It's not possible to delete it.
But I'm wondering, why it was installed automatically without any message?
That's bad from Samsung.
Do This -
I was frustrated with this annoying problem for hours before I did this - download an uninstaller that can identify an app named "Samsung Account" - followed by a long decimal number. Run it and delete Samsung Account first, then SCloudStarter, and hopefully that will work for you as it did for me.
Yeah there was a update which installs this app like a user app.
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UtkarshGupta said:
Yeah there was a update which installs this app like a user app.
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This means, that it is not a virus or something similar?
Therefor I leave it as it is.
But it's annoying, when such apps, with NO information, are installed automatically.
Thanks for your answers.
No no.
It's just the Samsung app.
The Samsung push service installed an app.
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soloarflp said:
I was frustrated with this annoying problem for hours before I did this - download an uninstaller that can identify an app named "Samsung Account" - followed by a long decimal number. Run it and delete Samsung Account first, then SCloudStarter, and hopefully that will work for you as it did for me.
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Care to share with others what the Uninstall program is that you are using? That would kind of solve it for everyone.
Freeze it using tb. Solved it for me
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xcly said:
Freeze it using tb. Solved it for me
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Sorry, Freeze it using tb...??? I don't get it....
Can you explain?
chungck said:
Sorry, Freeze it using tb...??? I don't get it....
Can you explain?
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Use titanium backup to freeze the app
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chungck said:
Sorry, Freeze it using tb...??? I don't get it....
Can you explain?
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Like the other post said, you can use an app called Titanium Backup to freeze apps, and delete them. This one should be no exception. Freezing apps would be recommended first, as you can then see how the phone reacts when you disable an app. You can always delete later, but I still would recommend just freezing. Even with a 16 GB device, you won't gain that much space by deleting these apps that who knows if you may need later.
That works
soloarflp said:
I was frustrated with this annoying problem for hours before I did this - download an uninstaller that can identify an app named "Samsung Account" - followed by a long decimal number. Run it and delete Samsung Account first, then SCloudStarter, and hopefully that will work for you as it did for me.
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This works. It uninstalls after you uninstall the Samsung Account XXXXXXX
chungck said:
Sorry, Freeze it using tb...??? I don't get it....
Can you explain?
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If your phone is rooted, there is an app called TitaniumBackup in the Play Store. TitaniumBackup can freeze apps and the frozen app no longer runs on your phone or shows up in your app drawer. TitaniumBackup is the first app that in my opinion needs to be installed on a rooted phone. It's the best app that I've ever paid for, followed closely by Root Explorer.
It's also a good idea that before deleting an app you should ALWAYS have TitaniumBackup backup the app first. This way if your phone starts to act really weird, you can go into TB and restore the app.
It looks noxious
I had a look at the permissions for this in its App Info area,
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* Your Personal Information
add or modify calendar events and send emails to guests without owner's knowledge, modify your contacts, read calendar events plus confidential information, read call log, read your contacts, read your Web bookmarks and history, write call log, write web bookmarks and history
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OMG! It astually lists "send emails to guests without owner's knowledge" like that's nothing to be alarmed about! In fact, most of what is listed there is setting off alarm bells to me.
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chungck said:
Sorry, Freeze it using tb...??? I don't get it....
Can you explain?
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There is an app titles Titanium Backup that you can use with root. (highly recomended btw). This lets you uninstall bloatware, freeze apps (basically hides them and keeps them from running but keeps them on the phone), backup apps and data so if you have to reinstall or switch phones you can restore them without having to set them up again. Freezing also lets you stop the app which makes you provision and pay extra to tether your phone so you can activate it without paying extra.
It is a must have app imho for rooted users and I highly recomend the pro version. (you can only freeze with pro)
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So I noticed that when backups are made of applications and then later installed from backup, the phone loses knowledge of the fact that these were market apps... thus, it loses awareness of when updates are available. Does anyone know of an easy way to deal with that?
Titaniumbackup.
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what about it? i have that on my phone. are you saying it is supposed to be immune to this problem? i dont see evidence of that.
Use AppBrain App Market to backup/reinstall... it does it straight from the Market so the phone realizes the app has been installed.
Had to learn that the hard way when restoring apps from MyBackup
edufur said:
what about it? i have that on my phone. are you saying it is supposed to be immune to this problem? i dont see evidence of that.
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Titanium backs up the application's market link.
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edufur said:
what about it? i have that on my phone. are you saying it is supposed to be immune to this problem? i dont see evidence of that.
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Two ways to fix this:
1. In TitaniumBackup, there is a "Market Doctor" function.
2. After a TitaniumBackup restore, go to the market and download any app, it will sync up with the apps you have installed and restore the market links.
wy1d said:
Two ways to fix this:
1. In TitaniumBackup, there is a "Market Doctor" function.
2. After a TitaniumBackup restore, go to the market and download any app, it will sync up with the apps you have installed and restore the market links.
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That seems like a lot of work. If I have like 20 apps, I have to download 20 times? So far, I am not liking that. I will look into that app brain thingy.
edufur said:
That seems like a lot of work. If I have like 20 apps, I have to download 20 times? So far, I am not liking that. I will look into that app brain thingy.
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He said download any app meaning one and then the market will sync up.
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edufur said:
what about it? i have that on my phone. are you saying it is supposed to be immune to this problem? i dont see evidence of that.
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The paid version of titanium really does handle this nicely.
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edufur said:
So I noticed that when backups are made of applications and then later installed from backup, the phone loses knowledge of the fact that these were market apps... thus, it loses awareness of when updates are available. Does anyone know of an easy way to deal with that?
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I use appbrain. After restoring apps from titanium, I sync within appbrain. Done.
bigmoogle said:
I use appbrain. After restoring apps from titanium, I sync within appbrain. Done.
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Thank you sir! I will take this advice! [Thumbs Up]
edufur said:
Thank you sir! I will take this advice! [Thumbs Up]
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er...Ma'am, you mean (the 'm' in my name is for 'mom'). I hope this worked for you
I like the new feature of ICS that allows you to disable apps. I used it immediately to remove the VZW bloatware that was pre installed (back up assistant).
But I may of taken it a step too far. I disabled the default calculator app ( just happen to like realcalc better). When I did that it screwed up my calendar. All of my events were MIA. Luckily I caught it before I did anything else and couldn't pinpoint the problem. - undisabled the calculator and every thing went back to normal.
So, like it says in the warning use caution when disabling system apps. And hopefully my little boo boo helps some one else out.
Anyone else disable a app and notice any strange or unexpected results???
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I have a question related to your.
I disabled google search, and it disappeared from app list.
If i want to re-enable it, what should i do?
Sayan1987 said:
I have a question related to your.
I disabled google search, and it disappeared from app list.
If i want to re-enable it, what should i do?
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just go back into the manage apps list and re-enable it.
Sayan1987 said:
I have a question related to your.
I disabled google search, and it disappeared from app list.
If i want to re-enable it, what should i do?
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It didn't disappear it is on the bottom
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I disabled Books, Vz backup, and phone (I'm using another dialer). So far no issues.
I also used autostarts to keep a few other apps from starting automatically all the time.
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joshnichols189 said:
It didn't disappear it is on the bottom
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Ph didn't notice it was on bottom thank you very much.
And also thanks to psohn, going to try autostarts.
Running 4.0.4, and no matter what google+ wont go away. I have frozen it with TiBU, it stays frozen for a little while, then it comes back to the app drawer. Look in TiBU and its unfrozen. Ive uninstalled the updates, reinstalled the updates, disabled it in settings, its the app that wont die!
If your rooted just delete the app from system/app directory.
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I didn't want to have to resort to uninstalling it, but I used TiBU to uninstall it. Never seen an app defrost itself before.
i think it is a bug of ics. even u use the original disable button in app menu, sometimes it will "enable" itself after rebooting the phone
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I didn't want to have to resort to uninstalling it, but I used TiBU to uninstall it. Never seen an app defrost itself before.
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Why would you not? you want Google+ to stop running so what's the purpose of having a app on your phone that you don't want running in the first place?
You can always reinstall it via the market anyway.
zephiK said:
Why would you not? you want Google+ to stop running so what's the purpose of having a app on your phone that you don't want running in the first place?
You can always reinstall it via the market anyway.
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I guess I'm gun shy still from when I had my razr, you uninstall an app you weren't suppose to on that and your completely off the upgrade path.
Agree, proper app will go away if frozen w/Titanium
and from the OS developer no less? wtf
If you're rooted install root explorer if you don't already have it. Create a directory under /system called app.disabled and move the apk from system/app to there. Problem solved. If you ever want it re-enabled just move it back.
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Or just rename it to .bak
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Is there any way to generate a list of apps installed from the market and sideloaded apps?
Preferably a list that can be copied to a text file.
Thanks....
Titanium backup > options > send data
psykhotic said:
Titanium backup > options > send data
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Thank you. But that only lists all the apps, not which are side loaded. Do you know of any way to do that?
I don't believe there is a way to tell if an app is side loaded unless you specifically remember or check the market for ones that don't receive updates.
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joshnichols189 said:
I don't believe there is a way to tell if an app is side loaded unless you specifically remember or check the market for ones that don't receive updates.
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How does Play Market know that the app has been side loaded? Can we use the same technique to determine an apps "sideloadedness" ourselves?
Thanks in advance...
It may not help, but Titanium Backup has a Market Link feature where I think you can create/restore or disable a market link for apps. I've never used this feature so im not real sure its what youre looking for, but maybe you can find a way to filter based on this?
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What do you mean "sideloaded" tb shows every app on my device regardless of how it got there....
DocHoliday77 said:
It may not help, but Titanium Backup has a Market Link feature where I think you can create/restore or disable a market link for apps. I've never used this feature so im not real sure its what youre looking for, but maybe you can find a way to filter based on this?
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Unfortunately Titanium Backup does not differentiate between the two or give you a way to filter on side loaded app.
Thanks...
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What do you mean "sideloaded" tb shows every app on my device regardless of how it got there....
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A "sideloaded" app is an app that has been installed on the phone without it being downloaded with Android Play/Market. Most file explorers will do this.
The latest versions of Android Play/Market will not update an app that has been sideloaded. It only allows you to open or uninstall the them. While this makes sense for paid apps (they might be pirated) it does not make sense for free apps (such as apps purchased on Amazon or download from XDA).
I sideload many apps (some apps from XDA) and I am trying to make a text list of all of my installed apps and then denote which of the apps were loaded through Google Play/Market and which were sideloaded. Any free Android Play/Market available apps that I find that I have sideloaded I will uninstall and re-install using Android Play/Market so they will update appropriately.
That is why I am trying to do this.
ChitownWingMan said:
How does Play Market know that the app has been side loaded? Can we use the same technique to determine an apps "sideloadedness" ourselves?
Thanks in advance...
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I believe they are signed differently. A sideloaded app will NOT receive updates from the Play Store.
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TB will show you which apps have market links, don't see a way to export it but if you email the whole list you could print it and cross them off or just load them into a spreadsheet... Not as quick but should be <10 mins.
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I believe they are signed differently. A sideloaded app will NOT receive updates from the Play Store.
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With this in mind does anybody make an app that will list all of the install apps and whether they are side loaded or not?
psykhotic said:
TB will show you which apps have market links, don't see a way to export it but if you email the whole list you could print it and cross them off or just load them into a spreadsheet... Not as quick but should be <10 mins.
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Unfortunately I have used Titanium Backup Market Doctor to link everything to the Market so I dont' think that will work. If there is a way to get that information from Titanium Backup, please let me know how.
Thanks...
Market tools, market auto updates only shows me market apps and I've done the link repair thing too...
JKKKK no I didn't. I thought I had but I never ran it, whoops.
I fixed the links and ran autoupdater after selecting all, only market loaded apps showed up man so.....
Hi everyone!
Can we make a list of all the bloatware that we can safely remove / Titanium freeze without ruin your OGP.
I've stopped this with the Task Manager
- AT&T Messages
- myAT&T
- YPmobile
Thanks!
thureos said:
Hi everyone!
Can we make a list of all the bloatware that we can safely remove / Titanium freeze without ruin your OGP.
Thanks!
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You can delete some of them directly from your app drawer. Just open your app drawer hit the plus/minus sign in the top right corner and delete. I froze the rest of mine with titanium.
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
esimon311 said:
You can delete some of them directly from your app drawer. Just open your app drawer hit the plus/minus sign in the top right corner and delete. I froze the rest of mine with titanium.
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
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Thanks for the reply.
I did that, but the real reason is the upcoming roms that people will custom and I think they gonna need this info for cleaning/debloating them and stuff.
=)
You won't ruin your phone, you will just have to find the stock ROM (on one of the threads here) and flash it back with LGFlash tool. The obvious ones to remove would be anything AT&T Related using Root Uninstaller if rooted. Also any obvious apps that are preinstalled such as Polaris and Kindle can be removed if chosen too. I also removed all Tests (Bluetooth Test, Wifi Test, etc) Its pretty simple to know what to remove and not to.
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I froze everything I don't use with TB. No issues at all.
Yes, they hang low
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You won't ruin your phone, you will just have to find the stock ROM (on one of the threads here) and flash it back with LGFlash tool. The obvious ones to remove would be anything AT&T Related using Root Uninstaller if rooted. Also any obvious apps that are preinstalled such as Polaris and Kindle can be removed if chosen too. I also removed all Tests (Bluetooth Test, Wifi Test, etc) Its pretty simple to know what to remove and not to.
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I've had issues with those apps and I dint know why. Whenever I removed the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi test apps, my phone freezes for 5-10 minutes on boot. Whenever I put them back, its fine again.
Happened on the original firmware and the new one. I've went all the way back to stock too.
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Freezing apps with Titanium has worked great for me... for what its worth