Blocking OTA update/wondering if i can update. - Verizon HTC One (M7)

So I have an HTC one with stock software, but I am rooted by rumrunner but am also only s-on. The recent ota update has been bothering me and I was wondering how to block the update prompt from showing. But I was also wondering if I could update without any problems. Any help would be appreciated.

Literally the only correct answer is: soff and flash a custom rom either sense based or not. There are ZERO reasons to be on a pure stock rom.
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blake1886 said:
So I have an HTC one with stock software, but I am rooted by rumrunner but am also only s-on. The recent ota update has been bothering me and I was wondering how to block the update prompt from showing. But I was also wondering if I could update without any problems. Any help would be appreciated.
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delete updater.apk, HtcOMADM_VZW.apk, and HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_VZW.apk

andybones said:
delete updater.apk, HtcOMADM_VZW.apk, and HtcOMADM_SettingsPlugin_VZW.apk
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I am using root explorer and can not figure out how to change permissions to delete these buggers- do you have a trick?

rwcasto said:
I am using root explorer and can not figure out how to change permissions to delete these buggers- do you have a trick?
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There is a button, top-center, that says mount R/W. click it.
Also, there are no issues with installing the OTA. I am s-off, but i don't see how that it would change things (On vs off) when you are taking the .15 update

rwcasto said:
I am using root explorer and can not figure out how to change permissions to delete these buggers- do you have a trick?
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Make sure you mount system as r/w(read and write).
If Root Explorer doesn't get it done, use ES File Explorer.
I know it works with the root setting enabled and system mounted as r/w.

idq1i said:
There is a button, top-center, that says mount R/W. click it.
Also, there are no issues with installing the OTA. I am s-off, but i don't see how that it would change things (On vs off) when you are taking the .15 update
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Niece- thanks for the reply- I just finished doing rumrunner and flashing his mod hboot and do not want to lose s-off. Just so I am tracking with you, I can take the .15 from .10 and it will not erase s-off? Thanks again!
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santod040 said:
Make sure you mount system as r/w(read and write).
If Root Explorer doesn't get it done, use ES File Explorer.
I know it works with the root setting enabled and system mounted as r/w.
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Thanks man- I do not know why but root explorer is not working- will give ES a try

rwcasto said:
Niece- thanks for the reply- I just finished doing rumrunner and flashing his mod hboot and do not want to lose s-off. Just so I am tracking with you, I can take the .15 from .10 and it will not erase s-off? Thanks again!
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Thanks man- I do not know why but root explorer is not working- will give ES a try
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ES Explorer will do it.
Been using it since my Thunderbolt days.

rwcasto said:
Niece- thanks for the reply- I just finished doing rumrunner and flashing his mod hboot and do not want to lose s-off. Just so I am tracking with you, I can take the .15 from .10 and it will not erase s-off? Thanks again!
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Thanks man- I do not know why but root explorer is not working- will give ES a try
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S-off remains. Root is not broken, either.

santod040 said:
Make sure you mount system as r/w(read and write).
If Root Explorer doesn't get it done, use ES File Explorer.
I know it works with the root setting enabled and system mounted as r/w.
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if s-on, I don't think it sticks after reboot, but s-off I've had no problems deleting apk's with titanium backup and having it stick after reboot.

123421342 said:
Literally the only correct answer is: soff and flash a custom rom either sense based or not. There are ZERO reasons to be on a pure stock rom.
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I disagree with your opinion about there being zero reasons to but on stock rooted. Only reason I want root is to block ads remove blinkfeed and run a few apps that need root....other than that I don't see the need to be on a custom ROM (no disrespect to devs and their hard work)
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[Q] Screwed Up My HTC One M8 ! Need Help Please!

hello everyone, i recently bought a new htc one m8 .
Locked to Wind.
Now i rooted the phone, enabled s-off and unlocked it.
2 days later i downloaded titanium and accidentally deleted something i dont know what,
the phone worked properly still except i couldnt access settings, every time i clicked settings it would back me out. So me being the noob I am restored the phone, and that didnt work. So now I have a HTC One that cant go into settings.
I tried several tutorials telling me to flash the original stock rom onto it except I cant access USB Debugging since i cant access settings.
So am I screwed or is there anything I can do?
Would really appreciate any help?
humzamerz said:
hello everyone, i recently bought a new htc one m8 .
Locked to Wind.
Now i rooted the phone, enabled s-off and unlocked it.
2 days later i downloaded titanium and accidentally deleted something i dont know what,
the phone worked properly still except i couldnt access settings, every time i clicked settings it would back me out. So me being the noob I am restored the phone, and that didnt work. So now I have a HTC One that cant go into settings.
I tried several tutorials telling me to flash the original stock rom onto it except I cant access USB Debugging since i cant access settings.
So am I screwed or is there anything I can do?
Would really appreciate any help?
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look in priv apps folder in system folder. is the settings apk in there ?should be settings.odex and settings provider file
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files are an odex and apk. if you deleted one you can replace from any similar rom. just download one and pull those files.
rbouza1 said:
look in priv apps folder in system folder. is the settings apk in there ?should be settings.odex and settings provider file
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files are an odex and apk. if you deleted one you can replace from any similar rom. just download one and pull those files.
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Ok so im sort of new to this, how exactly would i do that step by step?
humzamerz said:
Ok so im sort of new to this, how exactly would i do that step by step?
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get root browser app first. (play store )then go to system folder, then priv-apps folder. check for these files. settings.apk settings.odex and settings provider.apk and settings provider.odex
rbouza1 said:
get root browser app first. (play store )then go to system folder, then priv-apps folder. check for these files. settings.apk settings.odex and settings provider.apk and settings provider.odex
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Problem is since theres no settings i cant connect to wifi which means i cant download anything from the playstore
humzamerz said:
Problem is since theres no settings i cant connect to wifi which means i cant download anything from the playstore
use your data, its a small file
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can you boot into recovery ? you dont have a backup ? maybe factory reset from recovery
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rbouza1 said:
humzamerz said:
Problem is since theres no settings i cant connect to wifi which means i cant download anything from the playstore
use your data, its a small file
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can you boot into recovery ? you dont have a backup ? maybe factory reset from recovery
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I dont have any data
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humzamerz said:
rbouza1 said:
I dont have any data
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if yer at pc ill upload root browser. put that on sd or phone, install it and look for those files.
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rbouza1 said:
humzamerz said:
if yer at pc ill upload root browser. put that on sd or phone, install it and look for those files.
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Once i put that on my memory card, how do I install it on the phone?
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humzamerz said:
rbouza1 said:
Once i put that on my memory card, how do I install it on the phone?
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Goto file manager and find it whr u put it.
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JellyYogurt said:
humzamerz said:
Goto file manager and find it whr u put it.
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Why don't you just flash a custom recovery such as TWRP then flash a stock backup?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
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ashyt16 said:
JellyYogurt said:
Why don't you just flash a custom recovery such as TWRP then flash a stock backup?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376
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Firstly, I am not the op, so I do not get why you quoted me on that.
Secondly, the op alr said he restored his phone but it did not work.
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JellyYogurt said:
ashyt16 said:
Firstly, I am not the op, so I do not get why you quoted me on that.
Secondly, the op alr said he restored his phone but it did not work.
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I quoted you by mistake. Also when the op says he restored his phone I assume he means factory reset which will not restore anything deleted from the system partition. There's no reason why flashing a backup won't work unless he's done something to the partitions. He's S—off , boot loader unlocked so can't see why it wouldn't work if he uses the appropriate backup.
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S-off for htc desire 816 dual sim

Any body have idea about s-off in htc desire 816 dual?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632351 You can give it a try...
adakaya1994 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632351 You can give it a try...
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Tried, not work confirmed.
adakaya1994 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632351 You can give it a try...
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no work
you can try using SunShine.
Just tried both, I guess there's no way to S-OFF our device yet :/
FoxyDrew said:
Just tried both, I guess there's no way to S-OFF our device yet :/
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Hi, email me [email protected]
I want some data off your phone, also please try latest SunShine builds and verify for me.
I tried the Sunshine Method but it said HTC DESIRE 816 not compatible.
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I tried The Firewater S-off method but it didn't work. I think it would work with a custom Rom installed. Can someone tell me what is the correct Pacman Rom to download.
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FoxyDrew said:
Just tried both, I guess there's no way to S-OFF our device yet :/
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I think there is a way... Can you help me find the correct Pacman Rom to install on our HTC DESIRE 816... Than I might be able to get S-off.
biznusman said:
I tried the Sunshine Method but it said HTC DESIRE 816 not compatible.
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I tried The Firewater S-off method but it didn't work. I think it would work with a custom Rom installed. Can someone tell me what is the correct Pacman Rom to download.
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I think there is a way... Can you help me find the correct Pacman Rom to install on our HTC DESIRE 816... Than I might be able to get S-off.
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Theres no PacMan ROM for the 816.
FoxyDrew said:
Theres no PacMan ROM for the 816.
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Thanx 4 the info... I will find the method to S-Off The 816. When I do I will post.
I think we need exposed to nake link2sd works
Link2sd can't remount second partition automaticly without s-off
biznusman said:
Thanx 4 the info... I will find the method to S-Off The 816. When I do I will post.
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Any luck with getting S-Off?
JudgeFutta said:
Any luck with getting S-Off?
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There is still no S-OFF for this device.
FoxyDrew said:
There is still no S-OFF for this device.
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That's what I figured, thought I would check though. Thank you.
spiderio said:
I think we need exposed to nake link2sd works
Link2sd can't remount second partition automaticly without s-off
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I think Link2SD only needs S-OFF to install the mount script, once it is installed it should work with s-on too. So you can try to get the mountscript from somwhere and copy it via the recovery to system.
Or another idea I have (haven't tried it yet): The Bootloader grants the recovery write permissions to /system. If you flash your kernel to the recovery Partition an boot from there. Then Link2SD should be able to install its mount script.
Partitionator said:
I think Link2SD only needs S-OFF to install the mount script, once it is installed it should work with s-on too. So you can try to get the mountscript from somwhere and copy it via the recovery to system.
Or another idea I have (haven't tried it yet): The Bootloader grants the recovery write permissions to /system. If you flash your kernel to the recovery Partition an boot from there. Then Link2SD should be able to install its mount script.
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it's already solved: http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/development/mod-enable-init-d-stock-kernel-vm-t2987126
S-off is now available ^_^
the_Victorian said:
S-off is now available ^_^
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Can you give more information?
ctnerdem said:
Can you give more information?
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S-off is available by sunshine for 25$. you can find the thread in these forums
Is there a way to get S-OFF without downloading a ROM? I've already rooted my poor phone.

Towelroot exploit

Hey guys!
I'm running a rooted phone with latest superSU. If some malicious app in the Playstore contains the towelroot-exploit and is trying to execute it, would the sulerSU-app kick in and ask for permission? Or would the app get root automatically?
Just want to know if my phone is safe or not...
Thanks guys!
Hey I was about to post the same question about the SGS5 Active, but it pointed me here.
I have a SM-G870A and SuperSU, and I used towelroot to do the root. Would the answer be dependent on the phone I'm using?
Would love to see an answer to this!
sturmtruppler said:
Hey guys!
I'm running a rooted phone with latest superSU. If some malicious app in the Playstore contains the towelroot-exploit and is trying to execute it, would the sulerSU-app kick in and ask for permission? Or would the app get root automatically?
Just want to know if my phone is safe or not...
Thanks guys!
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Doesn't matter, had root :good: :laugh:
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steve3758 said:
Hey I was about to post the same question about the SGS5 Active, but it pointed me here.
I have a SM-G870A and SuperSU, and I used towelroot to do the root. Would the answer be dependent on the phone I'm using?
Would love to see an answer to this!
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No, i think your SGS5 Active will be root, and TowelRoot root almost all device.. Just try it... !
sturmtruppler said:
Hey guys!
I'm running a rooted phone with latest superSU. If some malicious app in the Playstore contains the towelroot-exploit and is trying to execute it, would the sulerSU-app kick in and ask for permission? Or would the app get root automatically?
Just want to know if my phone is safe or not...
Thanks guys!
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If your supersu doesn't complain about the way your phone is rooted then it should be able to control it...make sure u are specifying explicit permission grant in supersu settings (everytime)

Root and removing system apps ( bloatware )

While not able to obtain s- off at the moment because I'm on 4.4.4 if I root is it possible to remove unwanted apps? I have been using the stock Rom and just changing a few things using xposed and that's all I need to do. But rather not root if I cannot remove apps of my choosing. Also I read somewhere that just unlocking the boot loader and rooting some people are having problems keeping root. Anyone know about this also? Thanks
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treIII said:
While not able to obtain s- off at the moment because I'm on 4.4.4 if I root is it possible to remove unwanted apps? I have been using the stock Rom and just changing a few things using xposed and that's all I need to do. But rather not root if I cannot remove apps of my choosing. Also I read somewhere that just unlocking the boot loader and rooting some people are having problems keeping root. Anyone know about this also? Thanks
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Don't use a toolkit, and root manually. It'll stick. Then you can go right ahead and remove any app you want. Just don't remove the wrong ones. And of course, make backups through the steps
xunholyx said:
Don't use a toolkit, and root manually. It'll stick. Then you can go right ahead and remove any app you want. Just don't remove the wrong ones. And of course, make backups through the steps
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It's there alink to root manually? Thank you
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treIII said:
It's there alink to root manually? Thank you
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http://htconeroot.com/
Instructions are both written and in video form.
Watch the video first to see the process.
I use titanium backup to freeze the bloat but I make a backup before I do so so I can still get ota
Sent from my HTC ONE M8 Dev Edition
Kernel module to disable system write protection: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701816
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xunholyx said:
Don't use a toolkit, and root manually. It'll stick. Then you can go right ahead and remove any app you want.
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I do not believe this in itself will work. System is write protected, even with root. You can delete the bloat apps, but when you reboot, they will return.
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treIII said:
I have been using the stock Rom and just changing a few things using xposed and that's all I need to do. But rather not root if I cannot remove apps of my choosing.
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I'm confused, isn't root required for Xposed?
I cannot keep root. I've used command prompt and followed the instructions. I'm still losing root. I got my phone with 4.4.4. I've installed supersu through recovery as a zip file but nothing is working.
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redpoint73 said:
I do not believe this in itself will work. System is write protected, even with root. You can delete the bloat apps, but when you reboot, they will return.
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I missed the stock ROM part.
I know I've removed google apps recently from a custom, (play services because of FCs) and it screwed stuff up. But now thinking back, I'm not sure I did a reboot. I never intended to keep it off, and flashed the ROM back to reinstall PS and fix the FCs.
I think I did a reboot first, but I may not have. From what you say, I probably didn't. Unless it is just the stock bloatware that has read only.
You need system write protection off, and root.
TheAndroidFanatic said:
You need system write protection off, and root.
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how to obtain system write protection off sir?

Hiding root from applications

Is there a way to hide root from applications apart from hide my root and root cloak? both are unsuccessful and I would prefer not to have to run stock on my nexus 7.
Any suggestions?
Ritchiejoe said:
Is there a way to hide root from applications apart from hide my root and root cloak? both are unsuccessful and I would prefer not to have to run stock on my nexus 7.
Any suggestions?
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Call me dumb but why would you want to do that? Just don't grant the app root privileges?
edit: stock is the smoothest rom I've encountered so far. It's all about what kernel you install.
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maybe root cloak+?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49351848#post49351848
kindofabuzz said:
Call me dumb but why would you want to do that? Just don't grant the app root privileges?
edit: stock is the smoothest rom I've encountered so far. It's all about what kernel you install.
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The app doesn't require root privs to detect root, I use tasker for automation between devices and it requires root along with my other fav apps
Root Cloak. But you'll need the Xposed Framework.
That's exactly what I was going to suggest. It's simple and flawless.
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Hmm..doesn't work for me after 5.1 update.
any stand alone app like rootcloack for hiding root ?

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