[Q] I want to de-google my Nexus 7 - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

I don't use a single google service on my tablet.
I would like to remove the apps completely.
I never use Talk, Now, Plus, Hangouts or any of that stuff. I also don't want a big search bar on my home screen. I tried disabling google search in settings and the bar is still there.
What all do I need to do this? I like the tablet itself but I have no interest in all of the google apps.

Root and uninstall them?

k3lcior said:
Root and uninstall them?
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Anything I should read besides the flashing tutorial link in the FAQ? This will be my first time rooting an android device, but I've been wanting to learn for a while now so I'm excited.

You should look at this series of articles hosted by XDA itself:
http://www.xda-developers.com/tag/say-sayonara/
I haven't done any of this myself since I rely on my Google apps to be there, but I was definitely interested in how it could be done.
As for the search bar in the home screen, I suggest getting a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher or Apex launcher. They have options to disable the persistent search bar.
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Oh yeah... I forgot to add:
My suggestion would be to flash an AOSP ROM like CyanogenMod, but just don't flash the corresponding Google Apps package. That way, you'll have a version of Android devoid of all Google services. I've also never tried this myself since, again, I rely on Google apps, but it should work. I can tell you're new at the custom ROM scene, but don't be afraid of doing anything wrong to your device. If you just follow the directions in tutorials and in the OP of custom ROM threads, you'll be fine. The Nexus is virtually unbrickable, so if you mess something up, you can always flash the factory restore images from Google themselves.

boneless9000 said:
Anything I should read besides the flashing tutorial link in the FAQ? This will be my first time rooting an android device, but I've been wanting to learn for a while now so I'm excited.
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Use Wugfresh Toolkit, it's super easy it will tell you everything you have to do.
Then you just click "Root" and it will do everything for you.

Awesome, really appreciate the help guys. Asked at another forum and they all jumped my **** and said I was an idiot for buying the tablet in the first place etc., when it was a gift and I love the hardware, just not big on the software.
I've modded iphones and PSP's and setup linux dual boots on laptops so I'm alright tinkering with ****. I think you guys pointed me in the right direction. Thanks again!

boneless9000 said:
Awesome, really appreciate the help guys. Asked at another forum and they all jumped my **** and said I was an idiot for buying the tablet in the first place etc., when it was a gift and I love the hardware, just not big on the software.
I've modded iphones and PSP's and setup linux dual boots on laptops so I'm alright tinkering with ****. I think you guys pointed me in the right direction. Thanks again!
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I would like to suggest rom toolbox pro. *It is a great piece of software. *If it were me I would begin with freezing one app at a time and find which are required on your tablet. *If you have problems you can defrost that one and continue. *If everything is good then you can leave as is and defrost just to take the next update or uninstall completely.
You will find on the stock firmware some of the google software is required. *I am not sure about custom roms being completely devoid of google although most do flash gaaps (myself included).

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[Q] Antivirus, Rooting, and Gingerbread questions

First of all, let me apologize for being very ignorant about most of the stuff on here, even though I am very interested. I have looked and can not find a definitive answer, although I believe I should have antivirus, I have no idea what to use. I have Norton Systemworks on my PC. I also want to root my phone to be able to get rid of some of the factory installed garbage on it. I have been told that it is not wise to delete some of the installed apps because android uses parts of some to make others work. Is there anyway to do a total recovery image of my stock phone so if I totally screw it up, I can fall back on it? I think so, based on what I have read here---but honestly, I got a headache yesterday reading on here and trying to learn. I am not a super-techy guy, I just want my phone to do what I want it to, and none of the extra crap that I don't want. And lastly, should I wait to root my phone until Gingerbread comes out, or will it really matter? While I do know what a rom does and is, I do not understand kernels or most of the other things on here, so i actually need 'hand-holding' through some of this. Thank you for your help...anything you can tell me will help out.
hey man. i am willing to help you thorugh this entire thing. pm me for any more questions, but here is a start. it seems you have a baisic computer working knowledge, so this wont be too hard. first, a kernel is the scripts that let the hardware communicate with the software. the nice thing about this is it can easily be modified and built upon. a few devs have added scripts and stuff to the stock kernels to make them much more powerful and battery efficiant.
this recovery image you are talking about wont fix you phone if you screw it, but it will take you back in time to when you made the backup. you can also unroot to take off any mods you have applied. always remember to MAKE A NAND BACKUP WHENEVER YOU DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR PHONE THAT COULD REMOTELY BE CONSICERED A MODIFICATION. otherwise, you can end up with a very expensive paperweight.
there are partitions on the phone's memory. there are things like userdata and cache, but there are three main ones that we will mess with: system, recovery, and hboot. system is the rom of the phone. it is the software. it si obvious why this would be altered: to get better, more efficiant, or cooler software. then, we have the recovery. this is a factory tool for resetting and manual updating. this is packed with security, but there is no security that keeps us from changing the recovery. get where i'm going? if we change the recovery to one that has been heavily cracked and maybe built from scratch by a very talented dev (i reccomend amonra's recovery) then we can make the phone believe it is being updated when we are really modifying it.
the hboot is a developmental factory partition that is used for total firmware updates and google/android development. removing the security from this is the first stage in rooting.
i would highly reccomend rooting, and would be happy to 'hold your hand' along the way. i hope this helps and does not just confuse you more.
dk
oh, almost forgot. dont wait for gingerbread. the devs will make some roms that will include gingerbread packed in. i actually reccomend you root before gingerbread so you dont have to wait for a root method for that.
lookout antivirus can be found in the market.
Guys no offense. My galaxy doesn't even have froyo so I have no room to talk but I wouldn't get to worried about gingerbread yet. LOL it hasn't even been officially announced
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ksizzle9 said:
Guys no offense. My galaxy doesn't even have froyo so I have no room to talk but I wouldn't get to worried about gingerbread yet. LOL it hasn't even been officially announced
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agreed. cyanogen will probably port it in about january or february. long time, no need to wait.
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hey man. i am willing to help you thorugh this entire thing. pm me for any more questions, but here is a start. it seems you have a baisic computer working knowledge, so this wont be too hard. first, a kernel is the scripts that let the hardware communicate with the software. the nice thing about this is it can easily be modified and built upon. a few devs have added scripts and stuff to the stock kernels to make them much more powerful and battery efficiant.
this recovery image you are talking about wont fix you phone if you screw it, but it will take you back in time to when you made the backup. you can also unroot to take off any mods you have applied. always remember to MAKE A NAND BACKUP WHENEVER YOU DO ANYTHING WITH YOUR PHONE THAT COULD REMOTELY BE CONSICERED A MODIFICATION. otherwise, you can end up with a very expensive paperweight.
there are partitions on the phone's memory. there are things like userdata and cache, but there are three main ones that we will mess with: system, recovery, and hboot. system is the rom of the phone. it is the software. it si obvious why this would be altered: to get better, more efficiant, or cooler software. then, we have the recovery. this is a factory tool for resetting and manual updating. this is packed with security, but there is no security that keeps us from changing the recovery. get where i'm going? if we change the recovery to one that has been heavily cracked and maybe built from scratch by a very talented dev (i reccomend amonra's recovery) then we can make the phone believe it is being updated when we are really modifying it.
the hboot is a developmental factory partition that is used for total firmware updates and google/android development. removing the security from this is the first stage in rooting.
i would highly reccomend rooting, and would be happy to 'hold your hand' along the way. i hope this helps and does not just confuse you more.
dk
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Like mhoodie, I, too, am a newbie in need of hand-holding. How do I make a nand backup? My EVO is rooted 2.1 with XDA- WiFi Tether, no 147.651.~.~. How to upgrade to Froyo and maintain root? How can a friend with brand new Evo root and load XDA- WiFi Tether? AFTER these I'd like to know how to flash a ROM. You can communicate with me through this forum or [email protected] or 908-251-3532. Of course I'll contact you any way you like.
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sounds good. i would love to help. i have finals coming up, so i might be a bit busy the next few days, but i will try to help as much as possible. gtalk seems like the way to do it.
these forums helped me when i was a noob, so i'm trying to help out now. next on to do list: pay back for all the roms. (i wish)
mhoodie said:
First of all, let me apologize for being very ignorant about most of the stuff on here, even though I am very interested. I have looked and can not find a definitive answer, although I believe I should have antivirus, I have no idea what to use. I have Norton Systemworks on my PC. I also want to root my phone to be able to get rid of some of the factory installed garbage on it. I have been told that it is not wise to delete some of the installed apps because android uses parts of some to make others work. Is there anyway to do a total recovery image of my stock phone so if I totally screw it up, I can fall back on it? I think so, based on what I have read here---but honestly, I got a headache yesterday reading on here and trying to learn. I am not a super-techy guy, I just want my phone to do what I want it to, and none of the extra crap that I don't want. And lastly, should I wait to root my phone until Gingerbread comes out, or will it really matter? While I do know what a rom does and is, I do not understand kernels or most of the other things on here, so i actually need 'hand-holding' through some of this. Thank you for your help...anything you can tell me will help out.
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I wouldn't worry about using an anti-virus on android, they're pretty much useless and will do nothing but eat up your battery. Once you root you can install a custom recovery that you have to reboot the phone in and that can create backups of all your partitions. Those are called nandroids and are basically a snap shot of how your phone is set up at that moment. You must be rooted to do any of this though.
Ok, just because I do not quite understand....why is it that I do not need antivirus on my Evo since I surf the web, download apps, and open emails.....on a PC, the same things without protection against virus, trojans, etc... will get my pc and life screwed in a very short time? And, by 'screw my phone up', I mean if I delete something that I need.....can I just go back---also, is there anywhere a list of the apps that android uses to run other things. Specifically, I want to get rid of the exchange mail, amazon mp3,qik, peep, friendstream, nascar, stocks, news, news and weather. I have no need for these apps, and as most of you know for whatever reason, evo will run them whenever it wants.
i have no idea about antiviruses, but you can delete anything that is either a widget or an app in your launcher. everything else is proceed with caution.
definitely root...antivirus is a personal thing...I do use lookout and its free in the market.
after you root...I suggest using titanium backup to uninstall most if not all of those apps you mentioned.
you could also go the custom ROM route...most ROMs out there already have most of those apps removed already.
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Ok, just because I do not quite understand....why is it that I do not need antivirus on my Evo since I surf the web, download apps, and open emails.....on a PC, the same things without protection against virus, trojans, etc... will get my pc and life screwed in a very short time? And, by 'screw my phone up', I mean if I delete something that I need.....can I just go back---also, is there anywhere a list of the apps that android uses to run other things. Specifically, I want to get rid of the exchange mail, amazon mp3,qik, peep, friendstream, nascar, stocks, news, news and weather. I have no need for these apps, and as most of you know for whatever reason, evo will run them whenever it wants.
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Antiviruses being useless, so far, on android is just my opinion. If you feel better having one then by all means go for it.
There is a thread around here somewhere that has a list of all the apps you can safely delete, I don't have a link to it atm but you should be able to find it with a quick search.
Imo root now, nothing is holding us back with unrevoked forever, as for bloatware, have you tried flashing a rom? VirusRom Anthrax B4 is my poisen, and its bloat free¡
mhoodie said:
Ok, just because I do not quite understand....why is it that I do not need antivirus on my Evo since I surf the web, download apps, and open emails.....on a PC, the same things without protection against virus, trojans, etc... will get my pc and life screwed in a very short time? And, by 'screw my phone up', I mean if I delete something that I need.....can I just go back---also, is there anywhere a list of the apps that android uses to run other things. Specifically, I want to get rid of the exchange mail, amazon mp3,qik, peep, friendstream, nascar, stocks, news, news and weather. I have no need for these apps, and as most of you know for whatever reason, evo will run them whenever it wants.
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For me, personally, I never have and never will use antivirus programs on my computer. As long as you are knowledgeable, you shouldn't ever get viruses or anything. You just have to know what you are doing.
always willing to help
im no genius but i have been messing with rooting and android since the tmobile g1 and i had to learn all on my own. what everyone is telling u makes absolute sence but the main thing to stress is tell your friend to not update using sprints update firmware because all they do is patch the loophole to gain root access. dont wait for gbread. jump on team douche and cyanogen and enjoy the real power of android and the evo. any quetions [email protected]
Ok, so does it matter what procedure I use to root or do they all do basically the same thing, and then differences begin when I start changing the kernels and Rom around? I am going to try to root in a couple of weeks. Maybe next saturday, and I want to get as much understanding as I can before I jump in. I am sure once I play around with this for a bit I will have no problem, but I am very much a hands-on learner and its hard for me to learn something that is new to me just by reading, especially when most of what I am reading makes very little sense to me. So, thanks to everyone for their patience and help!
Myn's WarmTwopointTwo
Hi there. I was in the same boat as you are. I learned all by trail and error and by reading forum after forum. There is a ton of info out there and it can be a little too much and there are a lot of contradicting statements... I just rooted about 3 weeks ago using unrevoked3. It's the easiest way to root your phone and the safest, at least I believe that. There are other ways, but it include using the command line and things like that. With unrevoked its a very simple user friendly, 3 step process. I would highly recommend rooting your phone, once you do you will never look back. It bring out the full potential in the EVO. The best thing I like about it is I can get about double the battery life of the stock version. Check this ROM out - although it is the only one I tried I am so in love with it, I have absolutely no urge to try another ROM. Here is the second release of this ROM - the third one is in beta testing, which I am doing right now and it is 100% amazing. In order to become a beta tester, all you have to do is donate, or wait until this friday when the final version is released - FOR FREE! Here is the link for the release #2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793471#. You can read the thread if you have any questions about it - I know there are 600+ pages. Check out the first page and all the features that are included in this ROM. All the bloatware you speak of are not installed with this ROM. You have the option to install them. Then the other thing is the kernel. With the release 3 of WarmTwoPointTwo it comes with an HTC kernel, which I found to actually be the best out there for this ROM. I have been getting about 29 hours with moderate use with a single charge on the battery!! Pretty good huh? Please let me know if you have any more questions....You can send me a private message if you wish...I'm here to help you. Everyone on this site has been great with helping me and it seems they are willing to help anyone. I hope this helps. Oh you I just remembered you might wait until saturday to root. If you do that, I would def. recommend release #3, but if I were you I would not wait that long!
Here's a screen shot of just my home screen. Notice how much you can customize EVERYTHING. I will post more screen shots when I get time tomorrow.
I am getting ready to root my phone and when I connected to the pc, it was the first time. Drivers installed except for ADB. Is this something that I should skip, or do I need to get a driver from htc for this?
adb is very neccesary. it is obtainable from android's dev page. sorry no link (ipad) just google android go to dev section and hit download sdk.

[Q] New here, to Kindle Fire, and rooting....input needed.

Hello, I'm brand new here, and found my way here after purchasing my Kindle Fire last week, and upon receiving it, almost immediately did a Google search for "hacking the Kindle Fire".......just to see what people were doing to this device.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much more they are capable of. I've never owned a tablet of any kind, and I'm one of the half dozen people on the planet that doesn't yet have a smart phone, lol.
That being said, I did a few minor hacks on a couple different cell phones in he past, I just built my first computer, and it actually works, with no problems......so far anyway, lol.
What I'm getting at is.....messing around with a device doesn't intimidate me too much, and I'm not a complete stranger to tinkering with electronics, and I like the challenge, BUT, I'm far from an "expert" or as knowledgeable as a lot of you that post here.
Now, to the point.......
I saw this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
And that utility seems pretty straightforward, and after watching a youtube video on how to use it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwMHIkX20YI&feature=related
I think I will try it......maybe not right away, but in a couple weeks or so.
My Fire is being replaced by Amazon for a screen issue, and a couple other things, but anyway, I already tried just the Go Launcher Ex app, and that made quite a bit of a difference to me. Just getting rid of that stock carousal is worth it. Actually, If I could set a few of those Go wallpapers and make them stick, I'd be content for a little while anyway.
But...as far as rooting it, and please correct me if I'm wrong.....after using that utility, you're pretty much good to go, correct? I mean, as far as the Fire being able to do much more....more apps available, and getting more of a true Android OS out of the Fire etc.
If I follow that video carefully, how much of a risk is there of breaking my device, or anything really going wrong? Am I getting in over my head, or is this pretty simple stuff? I bought the Fire because it's as close to a full fledged tablet as I can afford, and now I'm learning that it can be much more of a tablet than it is, so is it worth the risk?
I'm just trying to get some kind of consensus from you people that know this like the back of your hand, if I may be biting off more than I can chew or??? And, what are the major benefits of rooting that I haven't already seen?
Thanks in advance for any input, and for reading my semi rambling post!
From my experience it has shown more beneficial to learn the command line methods first rather than going straight to a utility like the KFU.
Depending on what you want out of your Kindle Fire experience, it can be troublesome or very easy.
If you want to run a rooted straight stock interface it's slightly more work and you run the risk of Amazon's OTA updates reeking havok on your system, but there are ways around that.
If you want to run a custom rom the process is much easier as all custom roms come pre rooted. And if it's the stock Kindle Fire interface you want, there's a custom rom for that as well.
The biggest thing is installing custom recovery which, as of now, is the only thing you have to do via the command line.
Next would be installing a custom bootloader. The bootloader allows you to use the power button to enter recovery and the most recent version (1.4) allows you to change your bootmode, which will prove very useful in a pinch. Also the new bootloader is flashable via recovery, drastically reducing the possibility of "bricking" your device.
After that, installing and switching between roms is easy with recovery.
There is an immense knowledge base here but it isn't very organized and the search function has a bit to be desired. But if you look around, you'll see most of the same problems are repeated throughout (usually due to lack of experience or user error or both).
The guide posted at this link is a must for any Kindle Fire user so check it out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747567
Read through the second and third posts as well.
Good luck
And at the end of the third post Soup mentions above, is a link to a supplemental guide written by Kinfauns that puts all the previous info together to let you root and install roms via commands if you decide to go that route instead of using KFU or a similar utility.
soupmagnet said:
From my experience it has shown more beneficial to learn the command line methods first rather than going straight to a utility like the KFU.
Depending on what you want out of your Kindle Fire experience, it can be troublesome or very easy.
If you want to run a rooted straight stock interface it's slightly more work and you run the risk of Amazon's OTA updates reeking havok on your system, but there are ways around that.
If you want to run a custom rom the process is much easier as all custom roms come pre rooted. And if it's the stock Kindle Fire interface you want, there's a custom rom for that as well.
The biggest thing is installing custom recovery which, as of now, is the only thing you have to do via the command line.
Next would be installing a custom bootloader. The bootloader allows you to use the power button to enter recovery and the most recent version (1.4) allows you to change your bootmode, which will prove very useful in a pinch. Also the new bootloader is flashable via recovery, drastically reducing the possibility of "bricking" your device.
After that, installing and switching between roms is easy with recovery.
There is an immense knowledge base here but it isn't very organized and the search function has a bit to be desired. But if you look around, you'll see most of the same problems are repeated throughout (usually due to lack of experience or user error or both).
The guide posted at this link is a must for any Kindle Fire user so check it out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747567
Read through the second and third posts as well.
Good luck
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Thanks for all that info. Much appreciated. I will read that guide thoroughly, and make a decision. I got my replacement Kindle Fire today, and I just found out you can't remove some of their pre loaded apps. Not the end of the world, but that kind of thing right there is why I will most likely root it.....to have control of the device to do with as I please. I'll see how I feel after I read the guide. Like I said, I like the challenge of stuff like this, and simply making the device more personal. I ended up getting a brand new one for $128, so that makes it even more worth the small risk of turning it into a paperweight. I doubt that would happen, but I'm not taking it lightly either.....I know it can happen.
leswgnr said:
And at the end of the third post Soup mentions above, is a link to a supplemental guide written by Kinfauns that puts all the previous info together to let you root and install roms via commands if you decide to go that route instead of using KFU or a similar utility.
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And thank you as well.
Is there a downside to using the KFU? It seems like it does everything for you pretty much automatically, but maybe that's just how I see it watching that video, and I'm off track, and missing something, or taking it too lightly.
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And thank you as well.
Is there a downside to using the KFU? It seems like it does everything for you pretty much automatically, but maybe that's just how I see it watching that video, and I'm off track, and missing something, or taking it too lightly.
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There are many variables that can come into play to make the KFU a bad choice for beginners IMO. For a small majority of users, the KFU works flawlessly. But there are some, for a lot of different reasons, for which it has caused unforeseeable problems, without having the necessary knowledge to fix. And for that reason I suggest you research and learn how everything works beforehand so you will have a strong foundation to troubleshoot any problems that may, and likely will arise.
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Is there a downside to using the KFU? It seems like it does everything for you pretty much automatically, but maybe that's just how I see it watching that video, and I'm off track, and missing something, or taking it too lightly.
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Soupmagnet sums it up well in the prior post. I haven't used KFU but have looked at it to see what it's doing, and seen all the instances where someone needed help after using it. When it works it works great, but if you really want "...to have control of the device to do with as I please ... like the challenge of stuff like this" -- then go for it!! The guides will help you get there.
While it's a lot to learn, it's not as much as it seems and will stand you in good stead for as long as you have the device.
leswgnr said:
Soupmagnet sums it up well in the prior post. I haven't used KFU but have looked at it to see what it's doing, and seen all the instances where someone needed help after using it. When it works it works great, but if you really want "...to have control of the device to do with as I please ... like the challenge of stuff like this" -- then go for it!! The guides will help you get there.
While it's a lot to learn, it's not as much as it seems and will stand you in good stead for as long as you have the device.
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Yeah, I read through the guide once, and a fair amount went right over my head, lol. But, I'll read it a few times to let it sink in. Like I said, I'm not nearly as smart as a lot of people that post here, when it comes to this kind of thing, but I've attempted a few things like this with success, and I'm fairly brave, as far as taking the risk. It sounds like you really have to not be paying attention to brick this thing.
Hey, there's only one way to learn, right?
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Yeah, I read through the guide once, and a fair amount went right over my head, lol. But, I'll read it a few times to let it sink in. Like I said, I'm not nearly as smart as a lot of people that post here, when it comes to this kind of thing, but I've attempted a few things like this with success, and I'm fairly brave, as far as taking the risk. It sounds like you really have to not be paying attention to brick this thing.
Hey, there's only one way to learn, right?
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It's very difficult, if not impossible to truly brick this device. The worst thing you can do is kill the bootloader, but even that is not an irrecoverable mistake.
The first post is the most important of the three... you should at least have a good grasp of that one. What part of the guide gave you problems?
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The first post is the most important of the three... you should at least have a good grasp of that one. What part of the guide gave you problems?
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Not so much a "problem", as some of it is a little foreign to me.......I guess that's a good way to put it. As much as I want to just use the KFU and cross my fingers, I do want to understand as much of it as I can, so in the event of something going a little south, I hopefully know exactly why.
The Youtube video I watched makes it look so easy, but like I was told, doesn't help with understanding how it all works.
Not to question your capabilities, but what's the rush? You say you've never had a smartphone, so I take it you're unfamiliar with Android devices.
I see so much misinformation floating around about the Fire (you need to root to sideload apps, you need to root to change the stock UI, etc.).
Why don't you fool around with it for a week or two first, get familiar with Android, and see what it's capable of doing, and then root it?
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Not to question your capabilities, but what's the rush? You say you've never had a smartphone, so I take it you're unfamiliar with Android devices.
I see so much misinformation floating around about the Fire (you need to root to sideload apps, you need to root to change the stock UI, etc.).
Why don't you fool around with it for a week or two first, get familiar with Android, and see what it's capable of doing, and then root it?
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I basically agree with you, as far as not rushing into it. Part of it is my personality......I started looking up what people do to this device as soon as I got it, and it doesn't take long to see how much you can do with it, if you choose.
I hated that carousel right away, so I got Go Launcher Ex, to get rid of that....then I discovered some of the Go wallpapers, and when you set one, it reverts back to the stock one every time it "wakes up" or is powered on, so I found a Youtube video that shows how to set the wallpaper you choose to stay, but it has to be rooted.......and so on and so forth. You get the idea. At the moment I'd be happy just to root it and do that, and then go from there. Like I said, part of it is "I want to do it, just because I can", and it will be more "mine". Maybe that sounds corny, but it's how I feel about it, for the most part. I want to do a few things that I want to do, and then learn more and do more, accordingly, if that makes sense.
That being said, I watched the Youtube video by Nat3mil on using KFU, but from what I can tell, he just goes through downloading the utility, installing the drivers on your computer, and then how to Install Permanent Root with Superuser(option 2)......but what about the other 5 commands?
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1 Bootmode menu
3 Install latest TWRP recovery
4 Install latest clockwork recovery
5 Install latest FireFireFire
6 Extras <Requires root>
I guess what I'm asking is....if a person uses KFU, is it best to use all the commands? I guess because the video I watched didn't cover anything other than Install Permanent Root, I'm a little confused.
I hope that made sense, and I'm pretty sure that may seem like a stupid question, but if I don't ask, I won't know.
I'm assuming I can just Install Permanent Root to start with, or like I said, do I go through all the commands?
Go easy on me.
Select install permanent root it should put on fff boot loader and twrp all in one shot clockwork mod recovery isn't needed at that point as for the extras Google market is nice. I say twrp if you want to try any of the new ics roms cwm won't flash them if you do you'll be bricked.
But it might be a little different since I tryed it maybe fff and twrp are seperate installs last time I ran it the first screen I came to after it rebooted was burrito root then it rebooted again I was greeted by the fff bootloader then it booted into twrp where there was a big reboot button so I hit reboot. It then rebooted to the fff bootloader screen then into the kindle os all done rooted new boot loader and recovery
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This may differ now the best person to ask is vashypooh himself
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Nat3mil is a great guy and he has done very good videos I just noticed on this last one he didn't show you what's going on on the kindle screen I really wish he would have. If you watch the others 6.21 and 6.22 they vary slightly from that of 6.3.
1. Get adb working
2. Check allow installation from unknown sources
3. Make sure that your USB mass storage drivers are still functioning( in an emergency you will need them)
4 never unplug your device until you are darn sure the process is finished.
Read the dialogue that happens in kfu you can see what is being pushed to your kindle
Ask lots of questions if your in doubt
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Oh and use the most recent version of kfu it has the very latest bootloader which is different from the original more features are added. To access recovery from this one when you see the blue kindle fire logo give the power button a few pushes small words will come up at the bottom of the screen.
-- normal--
Recovery
Change boot mode
The power button toggles you through these options.
If I had to choose of course root first second run twrp third run fff last Google apps/go launcher.
O.k. thanks!
Now that I've read that guide a couple times, and watched the video a couple times, I'm torn between the two. The idea of just letting KFU do everything, and hoping nothing goes south has an appeal, and the manual method is just more tedious, but you learn more in the process, kind of like when I built my first computer recently......I learned a lot, though it would have been easier to just buy one. Damn.....not sure what to do.
If I'm following all this correctly, if I use the KFU, and there is an OTA update, could I potentially have a problem on my hands that could be a PITA, or would I simply lose the root and have to do it again?
Also, it sounds to me like the custom ROM is the way to go, and actually a littler easier???
Hope my assumptions are at least fairly accurate.
Your correct but you will just lose root from an ota and yes custom rooms will solve this as long as your willing to live with some bugs. CM7 is stable but once you learn about the bugs of CM9 its not all that bad.
Thepooch said:
Your correct but you will just lose root from an ota and yes custom rooms will solve this as long as your willing to live with some bugs. CM7 is stable but once you learn about the bugs of CM9 its not all that bad.
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Just to clarify......if I wait a bit on the custom roms, and just root it for now, and there is an OTA update, I simply lose the root...no other harm done. Just root it again, and back in business, correct?
Just making sure.
Not quite. OTA updates usually cause a lot of problems to rooted devices and if you don't know how to fix them, you may be looking at a lot of headaches. You can disable them for now but no one knows for sure if Amazon will try to get around it. The more we learn, the more they learn as well. Apple has an entire team whose sole purpose is to try to beat the jailbreakers and I think it's only a matter of time before Amazon follows suit. And at the rate some of these noobs keep sending their devices back with problems caused by modifying, I think that time will be a lot sooner than we think. But that's just my opinion.
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Not quite. OTA updates usually cause a lot of problems to rooted devices and if you don't know how to fix them, you may be looking at a lot of headaches. You can disable them for now but no one knows for sure if Amazon will try to get around it. The more we learn, the more they learn as well. Apple has an entire team whose sole purpose is to try to beat the jailbreakers and I think it's only a matter of time before Amazon follows suit. And at the rate some of these noobs keep sending their devices back with problems caused by modifying, I think that time will be a lot sooner than we think. But that's just my opinion.
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Thank you.
That definitely all makes perfect sense. Like I said, I'd like to change a few things, and rooting it would allow the little changes that would make me content for a bit, but it's either just root it, and disable the updates(with fingers crossed they don't get around it for a bit), or go straight to the custom roms, and updates are no longer in the equation......am I on the right page with that?
Also, If I decide to just root it for now, and disable the updates, and Amazon finds a way around it in the not too distant future, how hard is to just go back to the stock device?
Yeah right page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399072

Add more home screens on gnex without the use of an app?

Hi, I was wondering is there a way to add more home screens to my gnex without the use of any apps?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
No. In fact you cannot have any homescreen at all without any apps, as the default one is also just a preinstalled app.
If you don't want to install any third party ones, you will need to mod the original one, but most third-party launchers are actually just modded versions of the stock launcher, so you may as well use these.
mortenmhp said:
No. In fact you cannot have any homescreen at all without any apps, as the default one is also just a preinstalled app.
If you don't want to install any third party ones, you will need to mod the original one, but most third-party launchers are actually just modded versions of the stock launcher, so you may as well use these.
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Absolutely wrong, of course you can modify the amount of home screens.
OP, if you're confused or unsure of what do do, I'll help you out PM me. I'm not going to do it for you, but I'll walk you through it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943343
USMC0341 said:
Absolutely wrong, of course you can modify the amount of home screens.
OP, if you're confused or unsure of what do do, I'll help you out PM me. I'm not going to do it for you, but I'll walk you through it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943343
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Seriously if you don't care to read, please do not comment either, you seem so ignorant when you state that I'm wrong while suggesting the exact same thing...
and just to repeat my self, yes you can modify the stock launcher, but you will just end up with pretty much the same as a custom one from the market, as most of them are already based on the stock launcher. So all you will gain is a neat way to waste half an hour of your time.
and to actually (re)answer the question in OP, no you cannot, as installing a modded launcher would be considered an app(even if you modded it yourself, hench it's no different than what you could get from the market)
Edit: OP ignore our posts, if you want help PM or follow the instructions in that link provided.

[Q] Tuns of newbie questions!

So for Christmas I got a nexus 7 32GB tab, now ive been browsing the site for a couple weeks now reading about rooting, roms and kernals.
I saw the thread in general about one click rooting ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381698 )
and have decided that is most likely the way ill go, how its shown in the first video.
Now for roms ive been thinking that paranoid android may be the best for me, as from what ive read and understood it doesn't have all those google apps the nexus comes with unless you install the google package? can anyone comfirm this? just want to make sure I didn't read it like a tard.
Now lets say that rom is a good one and I should be good to go, what kernals or kernals should I get?
if the kernel I download I don't like is it easy to switch them out for another or do I have to reset and reroot the tablet and reinstall the roms and kernel? same goes for the rom as well, are they easy to swtich for another? can you have more then one rom on a tablet?
and last of all so say I install paranoid, and decide on a kernel and it all goes well, and is looking good, how do I download apps? do I need the google apps to do this?
super new to this and any help would be much appreciated!
AngelicKnights said:
So for Christmas I got a nexus 7 32GB tab, now ive been browsing the site for a couple weeks now reading about rooting, roms and kernals.
I saw the thread in general about one click rooting ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2381698 )
and have decided that is most likely the way ill go, how its shown in the first video.
Now for roms ive been thinking that paranoid android may be the best for me, as from what ive read and understood it doesn't have all those google apps the nexus comes with unless you install the google package? can anyone comfirm this? just want to make sure I didn't read it like a tard.
Now lets say that rom is a good one and I should be good to go, what kernals or kernals should I get?
if the kernel I download I don't like is it easy to switch them out for another or do I have to reset and reroot the tablet and reinstall the roms and kernel? same goes for the rom as well, are they easy to swtich for another? can you have more then one rom on a tablet?
and last of all so say I install paranoid, and decide on a kernel and it all goes well, and is looking good, how do I download apps? do I need the google apps to do this?
super new to this and any help would be much appreciated!
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A lot of good questions. Before you start flashing roms and/or kernels you should read as much of each specific thread as you can stand. You need to have an idea of what kind of problems if any users are experiencing, that way you can hopefully make an informed decision. I personally would never read just the first couple posts and start flashing. Don't get me wrong, there are definitely some good roms and kernels out there and there is nothing wrong with experimenting. And yes, some roms do require gapps. And you do need at least some of the google apps (gapps) to be able to use the Play Store. They will tell you if they are not included in that specific thread.
As far as kernels go you need to be careful. Read, read, read! If you start playing with overclocking and voltages you can easily create problems for yourself. Do you know what to do if you get stuck in a boot loop? Or start getting random reboots? Not trying to talk you out of doing anything, hell I use custom kernels myself. it's just that it's not that hard to end up with a really nice paperweight! Sometimes going from one kernel to another you will need to dirty flash your rom or flash the system image to get a clean start with a new kernel. Good luck!
Firstly, use
Since the Nexus 7 is pure stock already, if you have no reason for a custom ROM, you probably don't need it. Just use Closed Framework with Gravitybox module, you can get some customization. Also consider candy shop with zip themed, you can customize your navigation buttons and stuff.
As for kernels, use either elementalx or franco kernels. Those are probably the two most popular.
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Ignore my post, won't delete for some reason.
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very much appreciate the quick replies.
Not really trying to mess with voltages or cpu stuff or overclocking. Really just wanted to make it a bit more customizable. which is what I thought the paranoid android ROM would be used for.
Wouldn't mind perhaps better battery life, which is what kernals are used for as well from my understanding?
Ive literally read every forum ( nexus 7, nexus 7 2013, android forum as well ), the top forum stickies and also gone through the pages in the sub forums and such for search of questions I may have.
But from what im gathering I think I just need to delete(is that possible or is it just disabling apps?) and maybe download some more aps for customization like clocks and weather widgets(not sure if that's exactly what a widget is), instead of all this rooting and unrooting stuff.
like when I click the circle with 6 dots in it to show me all the apps on my tablet, I honestly don't want half of them even on my tab
Bascially what I just want is a minimalistic screen where I don't have tuns of icons everywhere as I wont use 3/4th of it such as gmail, keep, people, play newsstand, hangouts, and apps that the stock tablet comes with.
edit: also any way without unrooting to install and snes emulator or play pc or ps1 games? digging some super Mario or diablo clone hack and slashj
AngelicKnights said:
very much appreciate the quick replies.
Not really trying to mess with voltages or cpu stuff or overclocking. Really just wanted to make it a bit more customizable. which is what I thought the paranoid android ROM would be used for.
Wouldn't mind perhaps better battery life, which is what kernals are used for as well from my understanding?
Ive literally read every forum ( nexus 7, nexus 7 2013, android forum as well ), the top forum stickies and also gone through the pages in the sub forums and such for search of questions I may have.
But from what im gathering I think I just need to delete(is that possible or is it just disabling apps?) and maybe download some more aps for customization like clocks and weather widgets(not sure if that's exactly what a widget is), instead of all this rooting and unrooting stuff.
like when I click the circle with 6 dots in it to show me all the apps on my tablet, I honestly don't want half of them even on my tab
Bascially what I just want is a minimalistic screen where I don't have tuns of icons everywhere as I wont use 3/4th of it such as gmail, keep, people, play newsstand, hangouts, and apps that the stock tablet comes with.
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You can disable most everything, I have a lot of the google apps disabled that I have no plans on using and all of the apps you mention can be disabled. There are things you can do when rooted to help battery life but there are also things you can do without being rooted. Like turning off wifi always scanning, or always on while sleeping. Adjusting sync. Disabling apps. If rooted you can use Greenify to hibernate apps without disabling them. The paid version of Greenify allows you to hibernate system apps but you have to have Xposed Framework installed to get the paid version to work and Xposed only works with dalvik and not art. Lots of options! Sorry, I haven't used any emulators. Do a search of the whole q/a thread, you'll find something I'm sure.

[Q] Can I get my old setup back after downloading Touchwiz by accident?

I am new to this forum, actually its the only forum I was ever on. I have been trying to research my issue for over an hour now and I need an answer that is put into the simplest terms. A lot of the questions and answers are to techy for me to understand, I am also coming from having an iphone for the 6 years to having a Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
If someone could answer my question and dumb it down for me I would really appreciate it.
I downloaded Touchwiz (I was just trying to download a new calendar) and my whole phone changed. I spent the weekend adding widgets to the different pages and putting my apps into specific folders, but once I downloaded Touchwiz everything disappeared. I want to get my phone back to the way it was when I first purchased it. I have had this phone for a few months so I don't want to do anything that would delete all of my pictures, videos or apps.
All I want is to get rid of this touchwiz and get the stock setting or whatever the original setup was called back the way I had it set up before I lost it.
I know some people are going to think I am stupid, and yes I will agree with them. I am very stupid when it comes to Android devices. If someone is feeling nice enough to explain this to me in the simplest terms (like you are talking to a 2nd grader) I would really appreciate it.
Thank you!!
From where did you download touchwiz? The Samsung official touchwiz isn't just something you download and intall. Do you mean you installed a launcher from the play store?
I can help you get back to original setup, but you have to explain exactly what you installed and how.
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In settings under applications you can clear defaults, hit default applications then hit home and select the touchwiz launcher. push your home button and you should be set.

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