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Hi!
Yesterday I tried on my G3 855 to install various firmwares from different regions in Europe.
Tried Italian 10G, Europe Open 10E, German 10A, French 10A.
some of them I installed via TOT file and some via KDZ. Similar and simple way both of them. Every of them had some bloatware.
PROBLEM!
Every of that different firmwares worked OK but what happened...when installed UK rom i got BLOATWARE from ORANGE telecom.
After that I erased that one and installed another EU rom and I got TELENOR bloatware.
After that i installed new ITALIAN 10G rom and I got VODAFONE + bloatware from every rom that was before on my LG....
Before new rom I always fully erased memory.
What the hell?
After first initialisation of every ROM my LG automatically downloads all the bloatware from the past roms. So now i am having Vodafone, Orange, Telenore end etc. bloatware that I cannot remove.
Also after rom reinstalling after first initialisation again bloatware is automatically installed.
HELP!
Thank you
kmatisic said:
Hi!
Yesterday I tried on my G3 855 to install various firmwares from different regions in Europe.
Tried Italian 10G, Europe Open 10E, German 10A, French 10A.
some of them I installed via TOT file and some via KDZ. Similar and simple way both of them. Every of them had some bloatware.
PROBLEM!
Every of that different firmwares worked OK but what happened...when installed UK rom i got BLOATWARE from ORANGE telecom.
After that I erased that one and installed another EU rom and I got TELENOR bloatware.
After that i installed new ITALIAN 10G rom and I got VODAFONE + bloatware from every rom that was before on my LG....
Before new rom I always fully erased memory.
What the hell?
After first initialisation of every ROM my LG automatically downloads all the bloatware from the past roms. So now i am having Vodafone, Orange, Telenore end etc. bloatware that I cannot remove.
Also after rom reinstalling after first initialisation again bloatware is automatically installed.
HELP!
Thank you
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Ahh this issue! It happend to me with any KDZ. If i flashed without the sim in, as soon as i insert it and reboot BOOM 40 apps start installing, wallpaper changes etc The eaisest fix is to flash the Sphinx ROM. It seems to somehow debloat and un brand our device even after a kdz flash. Even if i flash the three uk kdz, my g3 remains unbranded.
@kmatisic
root then Look in the /data/.OP folder for a carrier folder and delete it then the bloatware will be no more.
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I installed SPHINX and with this rom no bloatware. good.
After that i reinstalled stock rom. I thought that all the bloatware will not come back.
But...after initializing, 102 application automatically started to download. More that 100 bloatware apps!!! Again...
From where they are downloaded? Like LG is looking my IMEI number and says OK for this IMEI lets start to download 100+ useless apps.
So it looks that I am stuck with bloatware if wanted to use stock rom. I tried erasing via root but again they are back with any kind of rom update or etc.
I really do not understand anymore.
thx
kmatisic said:
I installed SPHINX and with this rom no bloatware. good.
After that i reinstalled stock rom. I thought that all the bloatware will not come back.
But...after initializing, 102 application automatically started to download. More that 100 bloatware apps!!! Again...
From where they are downloaded? Like LG is looking my IMEI number and says OK for this IMEI lets start to download 100+ useless apps.
So it looks that I am stuck with bloatware if wanted to use stock rom. I tried erasing via root but again they are back with any kind of rom update or etc.
I really do not understand anymore.
thx
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Just delete the carrier folder under /data/.OP
daleski75 said:
Just delete the carrier folder under /data/.OP
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Do I need to delete this folder after all the bloatware is installed and then to maybe reinstall rom again or?
Thx very much
kmatisic said:
Do I need to delete this folder after all the bloatware is installed and then to maybe reinstall rom again or?
Thx very much
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Try just doing a reboot on the phone first after deleting it but from memory I think it only works if flashing/wiping again.
kmatisic said:
Do I need to delete this folder after all the bloatware is installed and then to maybe reinstall rom again or?
Thx very much
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Do not delete the entire .OP folder. There's LG stuff in there that needed to be installed. Just look inside the folder for the folder containing all the bloatware and delete that one alone. It's easy to spot has all the bloatware apk files inside Normaly the name resembles to carrier names.
Then do a factory resert and all bloatware will be gone (you can re-install firmware just in case )
Joao Oliveira said:
Do not delete the entire .OP folder. There's LG stuff in there that needed to be installed. Just look inside the folder for the folder containing all the bloatware and delete that one alone. It's easy to spot has all the bloatware apk files inside Normaly the name resembles to carrier names.
Then do a factory resert and all bloatware will be gone (you can re-install firmware just in case )
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I made that mistake once by deleting the entire folder... never again.
Joao Oliveira said:
Do not delete the entire .OP folder. There's LG stuff in there that needed to be installed. Just look inside the folder for the folder containing all the bloatware and delete that one alone. It's easy to spot has all the bloatware apk files inside Normaly the name resembles to carrier names.
Then do a factory resert and all bloatware will be gone (you can re-install firmware just in case )
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Thank you.
But. Ok i am rooted. I am having root explorer. I found data in root...but where is .op folder? I cannot find it
Thx
Use nobloat free, easy and simple and you can even backup stuff before you delete.
Sent from my GT-19505
kmatisic said:
Thank you.
But. Ok i am rooted. I am having root explorer. I found data in root...but where is .op folder? I cannot find it
Thx
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its on /data/.OP
Thank you all! :good:
Interesting what happened in last 2 hours:
- i installed again sphinX and I was bloatware free
- after that i reinstalled stock 855 10a rom and after initialization bloatware was again here (100+ apps from Vodafone, Orange, Telenor...)
- then back to sphinX. Tried your way to find this .OP folder but no luck. Maybe ther is no .OP folder in SphinX?
- then again reinstalled to try Italian 10g rom and no bloatware download after first startup? Still now after 15 minutes bloatware is not reinstalling by itself.
I do not understand, but now - in this moment no bloatware on Italian 10g (HUTCHISON) rom for me.
Strange but I will not complain
UPDATE:
Installed desired apps and changed setting as I desire on this 10G rom. I have zero bloatware apps.
Didnt root still.
No Network
kmatisic said:
Hi!
Yesterday I tried on my G3 855 to install various firmwares from different regions in Europe.
Tried Italian 10G, Europe Open 10E, German 10A, French 10A.
some of them I installed via TOT file and some via KDZ. Similar and simple way both of them. Every of them had some bloatware.
PROBLEM!
Every of that different firmwares worked OK but what happened...when installed UK rom i got BLOATWARE from ORANGE telecom.
After that I erased that one and installed another EU rom and I got TELENOR bloatware.
After that i installed new ITALIAN 10G rom and I got VODAFONE + bloatware from every rom that was before on my LG....
Before new rom I always fully erased memory.
What the hell?
After first initialisation of every ROM my LG automatically downloads all the bloatware from the past roms. So now i am having Vodafone, Orange, Telenore end etc. bloatware that I cannot remove.
Also after rom reinstalling after first initialisation again bloatware is automatically installed.
HELP!
Thank you
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same bloatwares problem here but also no network.......help
I just got a G3 “D855” and I noticed it got bunch of European software on it for orange, sfr….etc is all of them like that? Check SC below
Thanks
Lucky you, usually one can get only Orange or SFR or none.
Looks like you got double bloatware.. Congrats xD
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lol can someone help please can I get a clean stock rom on instead of this? Should I take the phone back?
Root your phone with Purpledrake. Download System App Removal from play store (red icon) and uninstall what you want
Install bumpd twrp and flash AndroidHD or Cloudy
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Kind of new to LG "sorry"
Took it to the store earlier they said they have a new clean stock ROM that has nothing on.....Ran an update that took a few min then after wiping I got the same customization stuff back once the data start to sync I'm also now at 4.4.2 instead of 4.4.3 tried OTA sw update it says I have the latest. How can I get 4.4.3 update now?
Thanks!!!!
As far as i know there is no 4.4.3. And for the bloatware, it's firmware independent. That means the bloat is already on your phone in a hidden folder.
MeInQ8 said:
Kind of new to LG "sorry"
Took it to the store earlier they said they have a new clean stock ROM that has nothing on.....Ran an update that took a few min then after wiping I got the same customization stuff back once the data start to sync I'm also now at 4.4.2 instead of 4.4.3 tried OTA sw update it says I have the latest. How can I get 4.4.3 update now?
Thanks!!!!
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LG G3 will not have 4.4.3 update, but by the end of 2014 will receive 5.0 update for D855 international version.
You can either flash a stock .kdz by entering your imei and download it from LG's website here:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI HERE
Or flash a custom rom like CloudyG3. Please see the forums for more info on that. Also you can get rid of it by atleast rooting your device and throwing the APK's away, or as I like to do I root my device, install Titanium and batch uninstall all the apps at once and ta-da a clean phone
sprremix said:
You can either flash a stock .kdz by entering your imei and download it from LG's website here:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI HERE
Or flash a custom rom like CloudyG3. Please see the forums for more info on that. Also you can get rid of it by atleast rooting your device and throwing the APK's away, or as I like to do I root my device, install Titanium and batch uninstall all the apps at once and ta-da a clean phone
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Weirdly that doesn't work, I had the same issue before and when you flash any kdz as soon as it booted it downloaded a **** load of carrier apps from Germany xD There is a folder that the flash does not erase, if you delete that it gets rid of it for good. (Hopefully)
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This link below does't work
Thanks
sprremix said:
You can either flash a stock .kdz by entering your imei and download it from LG's website here:
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI HERE
Or flash a custom rom like CloudyG3. Please see the forums for more info on that. Also you can get rid of it by atleast rooting your device and throwing the APK's away, or as I like to do I root my device, install Titanium and batch uninstall all the apps at once and ta-da a clean phone
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MeInQ8 said:
This link below does't work
Thanks
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Enter your own IMEI number where it says "IMEI HERE". I thought I was clear enough but I hope you understand it now..
Hi,
I have 855 (generic European version), V10L, rooted (using towel rooter), no TWRP, all OTA (since July 2014) installed automatically and seamlessly so far (keeping the root).
Today I got a prompt about V20E available upgrade.
I have LG PC Suite up-to-date backups of this device, and anyhow don't have anything that can't be restored, but in general prefer to not reconfigure everything manually.
Did nothing so far.
Questions:
Is it worth to move to V20E, is the version stable enough, worth to wait for V20F or whatever comes next ?
If I decide to proceed now, I want to be able to return to my current state (I do not need to fast switch between multiple roms, just way to get back V10L with my current configuration).
I prefer the way that allows me to keep receiving OTAs, and not to flush next updates manually.
After looking on the forums I though about the following workflows
First (without TWRP):
1. Create one more backup using LG PC Suite.
2. Unroot (just to be safe).
3. Accept OTA.
If I understand correctly I will loose root here, and it can not be restored (for now).
In case of need to restore:
1. Follow LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) to flash D855 V10A. I hope after flushing it will receive 10L OTA ? Am I right, or I will be stuck with 10A ?
2. Restore my existing backup using LG PC Suite. If I do restore on V10A, will it bring me back to 10L ?
3. Reroot if needed.
Second, with TWRP:
1. Install TWRP.
2. Create full backup from inside TWRP.
3. Get prebumped Lollypop image (I see only V20C here. Where can I get more recent versions ?)
4. Install it and reroot if needed.
In this case I must reject upcoming OTA prompts and flash future prebumped images manually.
To restore
1. Restore full TWRP backup, and I'll get V10L with all my stuff preconfigured.
2. If at this step I want to get rid off TWRP, can I remove it somehow ? Will it restore the phone to the current state (rooted, V10L, able to get OTAs) ?
Sorry for multiple questions but currently the whole process looks a bit unclear for me.
Q: Is it worth to move to V20E, is the version stable enough, worth to wait for V20F or whatever comes next ?
A: No V20H got released today and its probably gonna be available in your region really soon
Note: If you do ever want to install stock lollipop please be aware LG backup cannot save the appdata of any system applications such as chrome etc etc
Q: Follow LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) to flash D855 V10A. I hope after flushing it will receive 10L OTA ? Am I right, or I will be stuck with 10A ?
A: Check (http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=41) and download the v10 firmware the corrosponds with your country. If the firmware has a 6 in front of it its for the 16GB variant
Q: Where can I get more recent versions?
A: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/stock-t2961073
Q: If at this step I want to get rid off TWRP, can I remove it somehow ? Will it restore the phone to the current state (rooted, V10L, able to get OTAs) ?
A: Yes, by flashing stock recovery.img. Restoring your TWRP backup will restore the phone to the current state
itsbighead said:
A: Yes, by flashing stock recovery.img. Restoring your TWRP backup will restore the phone to the current state
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Thanks, but I am not sure about this one. What is the process ?
If I flash stock kdz it will remove TWRP, but I will not be able to restore TWRP backup (without TWRP), right ?
Is it possible to first restore TWRP backup, then flash "something" that will replace only TWRP, leaving android OS intact ?
Before saying anything, I would just like to give you a thank you for your post, it's very clear and pleasant to read. Looks like you also did a bit of research before asking so that is also very good :good:
So, I'm not gonna be able to help you a lot about the backup thing because I like to always start fresh when I change Rom or if I want to go back to stock. I backup my data manually and restore what I want to. Using a Google account it will automatically reinstall your apps, but you'll have to reconfigure them manually.
Anyway, I also got a D855, French variant A6FR. (A6 means 16GB) You can check what is the latest version that LG offers you by checking the link bellow. You just put your IMEI at the end and it will give you an XML with information about your phone, like your specific variant (German, UK, ... don't know where you are from) and the latest firmware available for your and a link to download it. For me it says D85520F_00 so it's LL version F.
http://csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/csmg/b2c/client/auth_model_check2.jsp?esn=IMEI
So, you can go back to stock using the KDZ method and with the firmware LG offers you (removing root, revovery, ...), but as you probably now, LL is not rootable. To summarize, that is not really interesting unless you want a STOCK STOCK LL.
But you guessed right with the V10A. If you go back to stock with this version, it will remove the root, custom recovery and anything else you have, you will also end up with a completely stock G3, but KitKat G3. There is no obligation to use V10A, if you find a KDZ of a later version you can use it too. Of course we are talking here about V10something not V20 that is LL. Just make sure to use a version suitable to your phone (16/32GB).
Flashing that, LG will be happy and will let you do OTAs. So if you flash V10A, it will give you all the OTAs untill the latest available. So you can go V10A --> V10B --> V10C --> ...... --> V10L --> ..... --> Lollipop
You won't be stuck with V10A.
Now if you want a rooted LL, you will need to use a custom Rom. In the Dev section you can find for example GloudyG3 that is based on the stock LG rom with a few enhancements. It is currently based on V20F and will probably move to V20H which is a brand new version that went up like 2 days ago.
To summarize
KDZ with V10something allows you to go completely stock and give you official OTAs. It can be rooted.
KDZ with V20something works too and will give you OTAs, but is not rootable, so if you want a custom rom, you will have to downgrade to V10, root and install TWRP.
Flashing a KDZ always erase everything on your phone.
If you flash a custom rom, you won't have LG's OTAs so you won't have to worry about rejecting them.
Before doing anything crazy, backup your EFS (basically your IMEI partion) with TWRP and manually. Always nice to have several ways to do it.
I want to make my phone as stock Android as possible without using an AOSP ROM. I'm running the 20b firmware and the old method of replacing stock apps seems to have changed slightly. I know I'll need to replace APKs SOs and delete ODEX files. Then wipe cache and dalvik but I'm having trouble figuring it out. Has anyone already done this and if so which apps are safe to replace?
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I want to make my phone as stock Android as possible without using an AOSP ROM. I'm running the 20b firmware and the old method of replacing stock apps seems to have changed slightly. I know I'll need to replace APKs SOs and delete ODEX files. Then wipe cache and dalvik but I'm having trouble figuring it out. Has anyone already done this and if so which apps are safe to replace?
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There is a new 5.01 update for the LG G3 that is being rolled out right now. You can to TMobile's LG G3 support page and find the instructions on how to download to your computer the update and send it to the phone using LG's update tool. You will then have a "stock" phone, and it should have the stock apps as well. Just not 4..4.2 Kit Kat. Everyone will be eventually updated automatically to this so 4.4.2 won't be around any longer for the G3 anyway.
At least that's how I would approach it. Good Luck.
nodekeeper said:
There is a new 5.01 update for the LG G3 that is being rolled out right now. You can to TMobile's LG G3 support page and find the instructions on how to download to your computer the update and send it to the phone using LG's update tool. You will then have a "stock" phone, and it should have the stock apps as well. Just not 4..4.2 Kit Kat. Everyone will be eventually updated automatically to this so 4.4.2 won't be around any longer for the G3 anyway.
At least that's how I would approach it. Good Luck.
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He is already on d85120b.
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halftonehero said:
I want to make my phone as stock Android as possible without using an AOSP ROM. I'm running the 20b firmware and the old method of replacing stock apps seems to have changed slightly. I know I'll need to replace APKs SOs and delete ODEX files. Then wipe cache and dalvik but I'm having trouble figuring it out. Has anyone already done this and if so which apps are safe to replace?
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Root uninstaller, titanium backup.
Make sure to make a complete nandroid backup before and don't delete google voice or it will cause instability in rom.
He is already on d85120b.
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Yes this is the case, but the whole purpose of the thread (look at the title) is to replace the stock LG apps which he apparently needs. not to upgrade to 5.0.1 like you noticed.
I don't know what the ROMs have, but I do know that this update likely will have the stock apps rolled into it from his provider. If he wanted he could use the root uninstaller tool pull any apps and move to whatever rom he wanted. But he did say that he wanted "to make my phone as stock Android as possible without using an AOSP ROM. "
Thanks for the help. I'm actually to replace LGs apps with the as many Google apps as possible. When I have a little more time I'll get it finished and post a walk through or write a script.
If this is posted in the wrong area, I apologize.
I have a rooted LG G3 with TWRP running KitKat. No custom ROM (I rooted it primarily so that I could write to the SD card).
Lately my phone has running strangely lately. It becomes unresponsive for >10 seconds from time to time. Sometimes I press the power button and it won't wake up. So I want to reset my phone and upgrade to Lollipop and load a custom ROM (maybe Cyanogenmod or Cloudy custom ROM). I'm going to use TWRP and Titanium to back everything up on the phone first.
I haven't loaded custom ROMs since my HTC EVO 3D, so it's been a while. I had some (very) basic questions:
If I do a factory reset, will I lose root? I really want to get rid of the stupid non-responsive problem, but I don't want to lose root.
If I load a custom ROM, do I need a specific version of Android to do it? I don't want to load and incompatible ROM and brick my phone.
I've seen posts of people trying to go back to KitKat. Are there any issues with Lollipop that would make my phone issues worse?
Since I can't take OTA updates, how would I upgrade my Android if I have to? Will I lose root if I upgrade?
Thanks for any help you can give me!
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prater said:
If this is posted in the wrong area, I apologize.
I have a rooted LG G3 with TWRP running KitKat. No custom ROM (I rooted it primarily so that I could write to the SD card).
Lately my phone has running strangely lately. It becomes unresponsive for >10 seconds from time to time. Sometimes I press the power button and it won't wake up. So I want to reset my phone and upgrade to Lollipop and load a custom ROM (maybe Cyanogenmod or Cloudy custom ROM). I'm going to use TWRP and Titanium to back everything up on the phone first.
I haven't loaded custom ROMs since my HTC EVO 3D, so it's been a while. I had some (very) basic questions:
If I do a factory reset, will I lose root? I really want to get rid of the stupid non-responsive problem, but I don't want to lose root.
If I load a custom ROM, do I need a specific version of Android to do it? I don't want to load and incompatible ROM and brick my phone.
I've seen posts of people trying to go back to KitKat. Are there any issues with Lollipop that would make my phone issues worse?
Since I can't take OTA updates, how would I upgrade my Android if I have to? Will I lose root if I upgrade?
Thanks for any help you can give me!
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what is the exact model no of ur lg g3?
answer for 1st question: if u factory reset ur phone ur phone will be still rooted.
answer for 2nd question: yes u need a specific version of Android
answer for 3rd question: no thats not true.
answer for 4th question: dont worry i will update ur phone.
kalpesh patil said:
what is the exact model no of ur lg g3?
answer for 1st question: if u factory reset ur phone ur phone will be still rooted.
answer for 2nd question: yes u need a specific version of Android
answer for 3rd question: no thats not true.
answer for 4th question: dont worry i will update ur phone.
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Thanks for replying. I have a LG D851 (T-Mobile).
So far I've done a nandroid backup and used titanium backup for apps and data.
I downloaded CloudyG3 2.5. Does this contain the Android update, or do I have to update Android before loading Cloudy?
prater said:
Thanks for replying. I have a LG D851 (T-Mobile).
So far I've done a nandroid backup and used titanium backup for apps and data.
I downloaded CloudyG3 2.5. Does this contain the Android update, or do I have to update Android before loading Cloudy?
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I just have to boot into recovery, wipe dalvik, system, data, and cache, install Cloudy, and I'm good, right?