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I am an extreme noob at this amd i apologize if o am re posting. But is there any way to root my nitro running stock ics without havoing to do a factory reset?
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merriwether said:
I am an extreme noob at this amd i apologize if o am re posting. But is there any way to root my nitro running stock ics without havoing to do a factory reset?
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Nope. You'll have to go back to a ROM with CWM and dload and flash HO!NO!'s CWM-Flashable v20c.
Any tutorial/walkthrough for this? This is my first smart phone. And what are my chances of bricking when i do this?
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merriwether said:
Any tutorial/walkthrough for this? This is my first smart phone. And what are my chances of bricking when i do this?
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Chances of bricking: close to none.
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I really appreciate all the help. Is there a sticky i should look at for the info on this or can you give me some websites for downloads?
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Try that one we found earlier merryweather, and if that don't work ill dig through and see if I can't find one that does
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i dont want to install any mods. i just want to run att stock ics but wit root access, i want to underclock and get rid if bloatware
Ditto
That's exactly what I'm looking for.
skbrandonii said:
That's exactly what I'm looking for.
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Why don't you guys just disable all that bloatware. Using the built in apps manager under settings you can disable almost all bloatware.
This is a really slick option LG has put into their phone.
I disabled:
Android Keyboard ( I installed TouchPal-my favorite keyboard)
Android Live Wallpapers
at&t hot spots
at&t Navigator
At&t address book
Birds and cities
Bubbles
facebook
finance
google play books
google play movies
google play music
google +
news
polaris office
social+
talk
today+widget
twitter
voice dialer
voice search
weather
wi-fi share
world clock
If you so choose you can also disable others suchs as maps, smart share,city id etc, all without rooting and I've had no problems with reboots etc and have seen battery life increase.
I'm looking for a simple way to get rid of all the extra bloatware. I don't mind if I have to root and flash a "custom stock rom" to do so. I want to remain stock as possible what is the best solution for this?
BTW I already unlocked my phone don't know if that's going to be an issue.
Thank you XDA.
Clean rom for the win but any rom will do.
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Bloatware
rayoubi said:
I'm looking for a simple way to get rid of all the extra bloatware. I don't mind if I have to root and flash a "custom stock rom" to do so. I want to remain stock as possible what is the best solution for this?
BTW I already unlocked my phone don't know if that's going to be an issue.
Thank you XDA.
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Have you gone in to the application settings and disabled the apps that you don't want to run? You can disable several of them there.
Yes, you can go to settings>application manager then tap on an application then click disable.
Only issues is that it still on you phone taking up precious space with useless crap. Custom ROM has many benefits:
1. No bloat
2. Multi-window (with any app)
3. WiFi tether
4. Many more useful toggles in notification area
5. Improved battery life
Root uninstaller. Works great
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you can root your phone and install any custom rom. And custom whatever you like
I don't want to use a rom. I want to be most stock as possible.
rayoubi said:
I don't want to use a rom. I want to be most stock as possible.
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Then do what "Osu777' mentioned above if you want to remain stock... use the "disable" function in the application manager.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997329
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rayoubi said:
I don't want to use a rom. I want to be most stock as possible.
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Then you should wait for the Att OTA. Tmobile OTA is due 12/19/12. ATT should follow within the next 2 years. Att can be a little slow.
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I've been using SAUROM rom for 2 weeks now and loving it!
I've chosen not to root my gn2 but I would still like to customize it as much as I can. I love black out apks and was wondering if somebody knows of any apks I can use on my unrooted gn2 to customize it? A lot of thanks to anybody who can help me...
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MzBossn said:
I've chosen not to root my gn2 but I would still like to customize it as much as I can. I love black out apks and was wondering if somebody knows of any apks I can use on my unrooted gn2 to customize it? A lot of thanks to anybody who can help me...
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Can I ask why not? I get not wanting to go as far as custom roms, but with adblockers and access to the system and data partitions, you can do quite a bit without having to go for a full rom.
Well I'm just comfortable with touchwiz and honestly the last phone I had I thought I knew what doing and bricked. So I lost the courage just getting into all this so I'm a newbie...
:'( but I see all the customizations and would love to have them so I just wanted to take the easy way out and get some apks that would work with my stock...
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Best way to customize your unrooted phone is probaly thru your launcher of choice... there are some that can be customized more than others, basically what your looking for is different themes/icons which you can find for free or buy in the play store.
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What I really want is a black screen planner or a blacked out Facebook, Twitter, transparent multiview a different lockscreen clock... I'm guessing everything I want in going to have to root my phone for huh?
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Actually those can probaly be found doing searches thru xda,or google for sure.
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I had found some but most of them said must root... And the ones that didn't I was afraid to install because I wasn't sure... I'll keep looking though... I thought maybe someone would have a link or something here...
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lickarock said:
Can I ask why not? I get not wanting to go as far as custom roms, but with adblockers and access to the system and data partitions, you can do quite a bit without having to go for a full rom.
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Have to agree with lickarock. There's still quite a lot you can do without going all out like full ROMs. If you simply root your phone and load SuperSU (SuperUser), you can load something like ES File Explorer and do simple installs of apk files through there. You really don't have to worry about bricking your phone in that situation.
While I do load different roms on my N2, like you, I just wanted to get blacked out apps also. I'm running blacked out Gmail and Facebook currently, which I loaded through ESFE. Just make sure you uninstall the original apps then install the apks through ESFE and reboot. Everythings running smooth on my phone.
I've had a few scares loading different ROMs where my phone wouldn't boot up and I thought I maybe bricked my phone.......luckily I got it back up and running. Battery pulls suck.......lol
Just be sure to read through all the posts that you find which interest you. Typically, people post issues they are having and possible fixes. If you want to run different roms or something later, just be sure your phone is running the correct specs for it, ie....your baseband version is MA7 vs MC2, not all roms are compatible with multiple versions.
Okay I think I will go that route... ? Say I root it, and 4.2 finally makes its way ota will it still hit my phone or will I have to unrooted in order to get it?
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MzBossn said:
Okay I think I will go that route... ? Say I root it, and 4.2 finally makes its way ota will it still hit my phone or will I have to unrooted in order to get it?
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You would have to either unroot, or wait for a dev to put out a stock rooted version as far as I know..
From my rat infested note ii
It's some black out apps here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1236579
I believe other apps require root
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss :flipoff2:
-SoA: Son's of Android™
MzBossn said:
Okay I think I will go that route... ? Say I root it, and 4.2 finally makes its way ota will it still hit my phone or will I have to unrooted in order to get it?
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What spary said! You're really better off just waiting for one of the devs to roll the updates out.
Again....read the threads all the way through and if you still have questions, do a SEARCH and see if you can find your answers.......if you can't find after searches, don't be afraid to ask ?s.
GL!
If you want a brick-proof(ish) method to get a Root, just Odin a full rooted restore to your phone. Such as this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241136. Its about as mindless and safe as you can get.
I'm a noob when it comes to rooting/flashing
This phone has been the easiest to root and flash roms to
i used this video as a reference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8
mrmondaynight said:
I'm a noob when it comes to rooting/flashing
This phone has been the easiest to root and flash roms to
i used this video as a reference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8
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Your awesome thank you!!!
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If you choose not to root, there are still several ways to have a highly customized phone.
Personally, I am a fan of rooting. I have rooted every android phone I have had except my Note 2. Long story short, I bought my Note 2 through my business and cannot afford to run into any headaches that can sometimes pop up even to the most experienced flasher. I will say the Note 2 is also the first android phone that I haven't felt the need to root for increased performance. CPU, RAM, Battery life, this phone has all three for days.
I created a thread dedicated to creating a custom look without root. And in many ways this is the most custom phone I've ever had.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274378
It's a work in progress and I am adding more and more stuff all the time.
Also check out mycolorscreen.com
For a blacked out messaging app you might check out Go SMS Pro. There are downloadable themes and you can make your own.
Dakota0206 said:
If you choose not to root, there are still several ways to have a highly customized phone.
Personally, I am a fan of rooting. I have rooted every android phone I have had except my Note 2. Long story short, I bought my Note 2 through my business and cannot afford to run into any headaches that can sometimes pop up even to the most experienced flasher. I will say the Note 2 is also the first android phone that I haven't felt the need to root for increased performance. CPU, RAM, Battery life, this phone has all three for days.
I created a thread dedicated to creating a custom look without root. And in many ways this is the most custom phone I've ever had.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274378
It's a work in progress and I am adding more and more stuff all the time.
Also check out mycolorscreen.com
For a blacked out messaging app you might check out Go SMS Pro. There are downloadable themes and you can make your own.
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Thank you that's very informative... I really enjoy touchwiz but I just want to root to remove the system apps that prevent me from installing the blackout apps I want like gmail, playstore, ect... And get rid of the ones I don't want or use but I still want the ota's and touchwiz and thanks to the people in this thread is figured out how to customize it exactly how I want it... Thank You all of you!!!!
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Just root! I was new to samsung and odin with the gn2 and I swear its simple and worth it! You can then go with custom sized touchwiz launcher that you know and want, but looks more appropriate and utilizes the size of the display properly!
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I have been trying to do my homework on the subject, but I haven't been able to get a definitive answer. Is it possible to get Xposed and G3 Tweaksbox up and running on the new stock/ota lollipop build for the D851? I have busybox installed and running, but I also want to get a few tweaks back that I had on KK. If anyone can shed any light on this, that would be great.
mcme21 said:
I have been trying to do my homework on the subject, but I haven't been able to get a definitive answer. Is it possible to get Xposed and G3 Tweaksbox up and running on the new stock/ota lollipop build for the D851? I have busybox installed and running, but I also want to get a few tweaks back that I had on KK. If anyone can shed any light on this, that would be great.
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Yes but... You have to disable the smart cover app to get xposed going. Then you'll need to google 'G3Tweakbox for lollipop'
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792242
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Awesome Swizzle, I appreciate the quick response. Soon after posting, I ran across something talking about the Smart Cover not working with it. I don't use the smart cover, so not hurting my feelings any. I will freeze the app with TB or Root Uninstaller and proceed with caution after making a nandroid, just for safe measure. Thanks again!
Just In Case....
Just in case anyone uses this post as reference at some point:
How To Get Xposed Running On Lollipop Plus Fix For Quickcover:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/how-to-xposed-running-properly-stock-t3030261
LG G3 Tweaksbox To Be Installed After Xposed Framework is Installed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53618487&postcount=3
Thanks again for your help guys. I appreciate it.
mcme21 said:
Just in case anyone uses this post as reference at some point:
How To Get Xposed Running On Lollipop Plus Fix For Quickcover:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/how-to-xposed-running-properly-stock-t3030261
LG G3 Tweaksbox To Be Installed After Xposed Framework is Installed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53618487&postcount=3
Thanks again for your help guys. I appreciate it.
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Where in thread does it provide a fix for the quick cover crashing?
Swizzle82 said:
Where in thread does it provide a fix for the quick cover crashing?
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System>priv-app>LG Cover, rename it to LGcover.apk.bak
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Armandopjr said:
System>priv-app>LG Cover, rename it to LGcover.apk.bak
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I see that, but it's not a fix. It's a workaround that makes the smart cover still unusable. I thought he was implying someone actually fixed the issue my bad..
Swizzle82 said:
I see that, but it's not a fix. It's a workaround that makes the smart cover still unusable. I thought he was implying someone actually fixed the issue my bad..
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It's all good man. As far as I know there is no fix for it at the moment. Maybe with the beta version of xposed it will be a fix.
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Armandopjr said:
It's all good man. As far as I know there is no fix for it at the moment. Maybe with the beta version of xposed it will be a fix.
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Yeah I haven't seen anything yet. Thought maybe he found something I hadn't. I know some folks were trying to work on it back in February but all discussion came to a hault for some reason.
So i have been looking all over and maybe i am just too tired, but i cant figure out why tethers and networks FCs on me. I thought i found something that said it was because of xpossed? I was wondering if there is a fix? im on lollipop, stock, rooted.
armyranger172 said:
So i have been looking all over and maybe i am just too tired, but i cant figure out why tethers and networks FCs on me. I thought i found something that said it was because of xpossed? I was wondering if there is a fix? im on lollipop, stock, rooted.
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It is indeed because of Xposed. Currently, at the time of this post, there is no fix.
armyranger172 said:
So i have been looking all over and maybe i am just too tired, but i cant figure out why tethers and networks FCs on me. I thought i found something that said it was because of xpossed? I was wondering if there is a fix? im on lollipop, stock, rooted.
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Try downloading mobile network settings from the store.
RussianBear said:
Try downloading mobile network settings from the store.
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Thank you! That got me to the APN settings! I have been trying to fix the mms problem. My phone will download some mms messages, but fails with others.
armyranger172 said:
Thank you! That got me to the APN settings! I have been trying to fix the mms problem. My phone will download some mms messages, but fails with others.
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I've been experiencing mms issues as well. This radio is funky lol
Currently using one launcher and love it. Really simple, smooth, and lightweight.
Would recommend to anyone that just wants something simple and light. Also, it's am iPhone theme, so I know some android users might scoff at it.
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I use Google Now, I like the cards.
Robert417919 said:
I use Google Now, I like the cards.
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That's another great launcher. Was using it for a few mnoths, that's how much I liked it. Really lightweight, and simple. Agree on the cards.
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The one thing I do miss, and I don't know if it is launcher or ROM related is the notification badges. I think it is a combination of both, as I am running a non-touchwize MM ROM.
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I use Google Now, I like the cards.
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I just recently moved from official 4.4.4 to Slimkat, and wanted to utilize some of the Google Now functionality, but found no way to rectify the glaring white screen when I pull up my aps list. I run slimkat in dark mode, and it looks really harsh.
Any chance you'd know how to rectify that whlie still being able to use GNL?