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Got a brand new S4 and would like to remove Lookout. I've deactivated the app from Device Administrators and then tried to uninstall it but the only option I have is to uninstall updates. Has anyone been able to remove this succesfully?
Root it and then use titanium backup and use that to get rid of it.
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removesstains said:
Root it and then use titanium backup and use that to get rid of it.
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Thanks!
kiwikenji said:
Thanks!
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If not rooted,you can also go to settings>more>app manager>lookout>then disable the app.
loockout was the first app i deleted after acquiring root access....that app is so annoying.
Unable to Root S4, Lookout is blocking the Rooting software
removesstains said:
Root it and then use titanium backup and use that to get rid of it.
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I'm unable to root my gS4 because the Lookout app is blocking the rooting software. Anyone has any idea how to bypass this problem. Thanks
jvm1 said:
I'm unable to root my gS4 because the Lookout app is blocking the rooting software. Anyone has any idea how to bypass this problem. Thanks
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Flash a recovery and then flash root, you're guaranteed root then, lookout or not.
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How do I prevent apps from running constantly in the background? And by apps I mean Samsing link, S Health, Samsung Watch On, and Samsung Apps
I'm not rooted, but when I was rooted I used greenify to disable them but now I can't. I'm on 4.3. Also, I'm not looking to uninstall or disable the app, just prevent it from running in the background.
Thanks in advance
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Not sure. I either use Greenify or Titanium backup to freeze apps but am not aware of nonroot solutions :/
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xdapowerapps said:
Not sure. I either use Greenify or Titanium backup to freeze apps but am not aware of nonroot solutions :/
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Thanks anyways, I just disabled most of them since I dont really use them
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kevinrubio1 said:
Thanks anyways, I just disabled most of them since I dont really use them
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You are welcome. Just curious, what is the reason you don't root your phone? The benefits outweigh the negatives for me lol.
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xdapowerapps said:
You are welcome. Just curious, what is the reason you don't root your phone? The benefits outweigh the negatives for me lol.
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Well I wanted to receive OTA updates! But when I was rooted I didn't really use it, what do you use root for?
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kevinrubio1 said:
Well I wanted to receive OTA updates! But when I was rooted I didn't really use it, what do you use root for?
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Rooting simply allows you to gain super user and control every single aspect of your phone. You can disable battery hogging services to removing preinstalled apps to customizing everything about your phone. Think of your phone as a demo app and root is the premium key that unlocks all the features of the full retail version. ^.^
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xdapowerapps said:
Rooting simply allows you to gain super user and control every single aspect of your phone. You can disable battery hogging services to removing preinstalled apps to customizing everything about your phone. Think of your phone as a demo app and root is the premium key that unlocks all the features of the full retail version. ^.^
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This.
You can also uninstall SuperUser really easily (there is literally a button in the app settings to do just that). That will unroot your phone and let you get OTA's again in seconds. Then just just have to re-root when you're done the OTA.
This, of course, is if you JUST have the SuperUser app installed as part of your root package. If you have a custom recovery installed that's a different story. You'd have to remove that too.
But if you just root with a method like Chainfire's Auto Root, you will have the stock rom, stock recovery, and can easily ditch the SUperuser app so you can get an OTA whenever it comes out. Since they dont' come out super often, it's not in the way at all. It's not like you'd have to do that every week.
Just some suggestions! Hope they are useful.
Skipjacks said:
This.
You can also uninstall SuperUser really easily (there is literally a button in the app settings to do just that). That will unroot your phone and let you get OTA's again in seconds. Then just just have to re-root when you're done the OTA.
This, of course, is if you JUST have the SuperUser app installed as part of your root package. If you have a custom recovery installed that's a different story. You'd have to remove that too.
But if you just root with a method like Chainfire's Auto Root, you will have the stock rom, stock recovery, and can easily ditch the SUperuser app so you can get an OTA whenever it comes out. Since they dont' come out super often, it's not in the way at all. It's not like you'd have to do that every week.
Just some suggestions! Hope they are useful.
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Can you link me to chainfires auto root, I can't seem to find it in the development section
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Whatever happened around here? I would have thought someone would have informed the OP that those apps are not "running". Yes they are taking up RAM but this isn't Windows either. The way m we memory is handled is vastly different and in some ways, opposite of conventional Windows thinking. They are not using power either.
I never freeze an app or force kill it unless it causes an issue. If I don't use it - root, uninstall, be happy. I only say all of that so the OP didn't pickup the bad habit of killing apps to regain RAM. Its unnecessary to say the least.
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kevinrubio1 said:
Can you link me to chainfires auto root, I can't seem to find it in the development section
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Link for chain fire root: http://wccftech.com/guide-root-tmobile-galaxy-s4-sghm919-stock-kernel-chainfire/
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kevinrubio1 said:
How do I prevent apps from running constantly in the background? And by apps I mean Samsing link, S Health, Samsung Watch On, and Samsung Apps
I'm not rooted, but when I was rooted I used greenify to disable them but now I can't. I'm on 4.3. Also, I'm not looking to uninstall or disable the app, just prevent it from running in the background.
Thanks in advance
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Another thing is that some apps will, by default, execute when opening certain web based applications (FF, Chrome, Internet). Same goes when enabling Wifi.
It does get tedious disabling them all the time if you're someone who wishes to have your device quiet and clean.
I just decided to uninstall them all via Titanium backup...Most of them you can download via Play if you ever wanted them back.
I have rooted my galaxy grand duos
And after some time software widget show the icon like image(attached)
Then I can try to update bt it say
"your device is modified. There is no software update"
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Rooted galaxy grand cannot be updated through OTA
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I have rooted my devices before 1 month bt it show it today
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ms4umukesh said:
I have rooted my devices before 1 month bt it show it today
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Whatever, isn't a problem.. dude, just delete that icon from your homescreen.
And, as @Ateekujjawal said, rooted phones can't recieve OTA updates, so that's why u are recieving that message.
Once you root your phone, you gain access to system files which you can modify. So Samsung doesn't allow you to update if you have a rooted device and thus when it checked the Samsung servers for update after a month, it must be showing this icon. If you want to unroot, you can check my signature.
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Once you root your phone, you gain access to system files which you can modify. So Samsung doesn't allow you to update if you have a rooted device and thus when it checked the Samsung servers for update after a month, it must be showing this icon. If you want to unroot, you can check my signature.
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jortegat7 said:
Whatever, isn't a problem.. dude, just delete that icon from your homescreen.
And, as @Ateekujjawal said, rooted phones can't recieve OTA updates, so that's why u are recieving that message.
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Ateekujjawal said:
Rooted galaxy grand cannot be updated through OTA
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Thanks. .
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Guys,
Do we have a way to restore root to a device to recieve OTA updates? Previously I would use the Root Keeper app, but that hasn't worked since 4.3 was released. I'm specifically looking for a way that doesn't involve reflashing the stock firmware in Odin and basically starting fresh. I'd like to keep my device as is, just restore root to pull OTA updates.
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Kortekn said:
Guys,
Do we have a way to restore root to a device to recieve OTA updates? Previously I would use the Root Keeper app, but that hasn't worked since 4.3 was released. I'm specifically looking for a way that doesn't involve reflashing the stock firmware in Odin and basically starting fresh. I'd like to keep my device as is, just restore root to pull OTA updates.
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Did you make a backup on out-of-the-box,no-root stock?
Yes, but that essentially would be the same as loading stock firmware, since it was the first thing I did. (No apps installed, no account syncs etc.)
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Alright, so Superuser is able to restore root to the device, but OTA still won't work because the device is still detected as unauthorized modification. Looks like I'll be stuck pushing firmware after all.
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Use Kies to update, it allows updates even if you are rooted stock.
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Use Kies to update, it allows updates even if you are rooted stock.
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That's exactly what I ended up doing. Much obliged.
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Kortekn said:
That's exactly what I ended up doing. Much obliged.
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Does this install the stock recovery as well?
Yes and you'll have to reroot as well.
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Yes and you'll have to reroot as well.
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That's okay - I'm wiping everything in order to sell. Which option should I choose? Emergency firmware recovery?
If you're wiping, yes. Then you'll Reset to factory defaults in phone.
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It's funny that nobody seems to want to use Kies, but it's a great way to safely update the phone, you don't have to wait for OTA to get pushed to your phone, and it works on rooted phone.
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Yea i sold mine too i preoreder the gflex 2
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It's funny that nobody seems to want to use Kies, but it's a great way to safely update the phone, you don't have to wait for OTA to get pushed to your phone, and it works on rooted phone.
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When is the update coming to our phones?
pbedard said:
Yea i sold mine too i preoreder the gflex 2
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I played with the Flex 2 at CES, I wasn't that impressed. I need a removable battery in my phone, plus that slight curve still makes for an awkward pocket fit.
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Androidwarrior said:
When is the update coming to our phones?
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Sometime in February from what I hear.
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I got prompted to allow this app to "update at anytime" yesterday. Today I'm getting prompted to update the app through the play store. Anyone know what this app is and will it affect the ability to obtain root when a way is found? It says Samsung security policies app and affects SE policies. Sounds like a way for them to "plug holes" without updating the whole system.
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I'm curious as well
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I got prompted to allow this app to "update at anytime" yesterday. Today I'm getting prompted to update the app through the play store. Anyone know what this app is and will it affect the ability to obtain root when a way is found? It says Samsung security policies app and affects SE policies. Sounds like a way for them to "plug holes" without updating the whole system.
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Freeze SDM.apk with this or this and it won't bother you anymore. It's the OTA updater.