The strangest thing happened to my G3. I had it rooted and since i was having a few problems with bloatware from my carrier MEO from Portugal) i decided to install the stock version to see if i could get rid of it. Installed .kdz file for V10a-EUR-XX and did a factor reset.
After that i still have all the bloatware of my carrier but lost root and all the Quick apps from LG (Quick Note, Q remote, and probably a few more and cant remember the name). Now getting it rooted again is easy, but where can i find those apps again since they aren't on Play Store?
Can someone help me out?
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Solution i found was to install a new firmware, installed the V10g and the apps where back and the bloatware was gone.
hi everyone,
i bought mt lg g3 d855 16 gb in italy and i have a lot of apps that belongs to the cellular company (TIM) which i don't need and i can't erase through settings.
i did those steps so far (but the apps are still there):
1. root and then downloading titanium backup. with titanium backup i have tried to erase those apps but it said that it can't find the apk files of those apps.
2. i upgraded my phone to lollipop 5.0 (20f) and while doing it i used CSE FLASH who was suppose to erase everything on my device but those apps are still there.
any suggetions of what should i do next and i do it? if to downgrade my rom than can you please also tell me to which rom should i downgrade to?
thanks
You can freeze them if you cant delete them.
DelBoy said:
You can freeze them if you cant delete them.
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and there is no other way to delete them?
I have an original LG G7 G710EMW completely untouched, updated to Pie and not impressed with more apps no longer working. I've never rooted etc, what's the correct way to downgrade to Oreo from early this year?
I found this
https://lg-firmwares.com/downloads-file/16711/G710EMW10i_00_0924.kdz
I'm in AUstralia
Not sure if I have to unlock something to downgrade back.
Also when they say backup your stuff, since everything is in my google account I only need to save DCIM folder right?
Do I need something to save call history/sms?
Hi there!
Recently i've crossflashed my V35 from AT&T to NAO USA ULM firmware.
Before flashing the new firmware,my default messaging app was the common stock LG app,but after flash,the default app is Google's messages.
I've downloaded and installed many versions of the stock LG app from apkmirror,but unfortunately non of these are working..when i try to use it as default messaging app,it always crashes and stops.
I tried disabling the Google messages,just in case of conflicting apps,so i can use the other app,but no result.
Ok the Google message app is working flawlessly,but i want to have the old class school app too as an alternative..any idea?
If you're rooted maybe try installing it as a system app? Also grant it the permissions it requires
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If you're rooted maybe try installing it as a system app? Also grant it the permissions it requires
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No i am not rooted..i've granted all permissions it requires but it doesn't work.
Thank you for your reply anyway.
This is not normal and shouldn't happen. Was the stock messaging app missing altogether? What option did you use in LGUP when you cross flashed, whether it was a clean install or you used upgrade option and kept your data? Did you use any batch programs to remove bloatware? No matter what, it still is very strange that a kdz not include LG stock message app. This could also pose a security/malware risk as some out of ordinary behavior by OS could point to it having being altered. Which android version kdz (exact kdz name from lg firmwares download site would be great) is it and where did you download it from? My understanding is that usually kdz file cannot be altered so this is very strange. If you let me know which kdz it was, I can try test it on my spare v35.
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This is not normal and shouldn't happen. Was the stock messaging app missing altogether? What option did you use in LGUP when you cross flashed, whether it was a clean install or you used upgrade option and kept your data? Did you use any batch programs to remove bloatware? No matter what, it still is very strange that a kdz not include LG stock message app. This could also pose a security/malware risk as some out of ordinary behavior by OS could point to it having being altered. Which android version kdz (exact kdz name from lg firmwares download site would be great) is it and where did you download it from? My understanding is that usually kdz file cannot be altered so this is very strange. If you let me know which kdz it was, I can try test it on my spare v35.
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Hello and thank you for your reply.
Yes the LG stock messaging app was missing from the begin..when i flashed the kdz and when i completed the whole set up of my device,i started checking if everything was fine.
When i opened the message app,to make my in app settings,i saw it was the Google message app and not the ordinary stock LG app.
For cross flashing i used the Partition DL mode for clean install..i dont know if this caused that problem,but i dont think show,because i've used the same method for my V30 without problem.
I never used any programs to remove bloatware..before cross flash i just disabled some AT&T apps but my device was working perfectly.
The kdz was downloaded from lg-firmwares.com,and the version was the V350ULM20f_00_NAO_US_OP_0218.kdz
It will be very kind of you if you can test it too and give me some feedback.
Thank you in advance!
granazias said:
Hello and thank you for your reply.
Yes the LG stock messaging app was missing from the begin..when i flashed the kdz and when i completed the whole set up of my device,i started checking if everything was fine.
When i opened the message app,to make my in app settings,i saw it was the Google message app and not the ordinary stock LG app.
For cross flashing i used the Partition DL mode for clean install..i dont know if this caused that problem,but i dont think show,because i've used the same method for my V30 without problem.
I never used any programs to remove bloatware..before cross flash i just disabled some AT&T apps but my device was working perfectly.
The kdz was downloaded from lg-firmwares.com,and the version was the V350ULM20f_00_NAO_US_OP_0218.kdz
It will be very kind of you if you can test it too and give me some feedback.
Thank you in advance!
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Sorry, I was mistaken and also, I misread your original post. Since the days of LG V30 I haven't used LG's default Messaging app much as I started using Hangouts to call and text entirely, so I didn't even notice that messaging app had switched sometime in the last year or so. It seems that I have the same 20f version kdz from same website installed on my both V35 and don't have LG's messaging app either. I did look around online and although i didn't find any definite answer, it seems that a while ago probably starting with Android Pie LG messaging app stopped being offered or supported. You probably had Oreo when the phone was on AT&T and it had the LG's default messaging app preinstalled but once you went to Pie ULM kdz it was not bundled with the 20f kdz. By looking at dates on apkmirror website, it does seem that LG last updated it in February 2019. I also installed LG Smartworld and tried getting the messaging app that way but it is not offered there either. The ones offered on apkmirror and elsewhere on web do force close as you mentioned If you do get it working please share details or let's hope someone knows more and have a workaround. Good luck.
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Sorry, I was mistaken and also, I misread your original post. Since the days of LG V30 I haven't used LG's default Messaging app much as I started using Hangouts to call and text entirely, so I didn't even notice that messaging app had switched sometime in the last year or so. It seems that I have the same 20f version kdz from same website installed on my both V35 and don't have LG's messaging app either. I did look around online and although i didn't find any definite answer, it seems that a while ago probably starting with Android Pie LG messaging app stopped being offered or supported. You probably had Oreo when the phone was on AT&T and it had the LG's default messaging app preinstalled but once you went to Pie ULM kdz it was not bundled with the 20f kdz. By looking at dates on apkmirror website, it does seem that LG last updated it in February 2019. I also installed LG Smartworld and tried getting the messaging app that way but it is not offered there either. The ones offered on apkmirror and elsewhere on web do force close as you mentioned If you do get it working please share details or let's hope someone knows more and have a workaround. Good luck.
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Hi!
Before crossflash i was on Pie with security patch level July 2019..this is how i received the phone from the seller..maybe this is the way the ULM kdz is been released without the LG stock messaging.
I dont know if a pre-20f ULM version has it included.
Maybe somebody else can give us this info.
Thank you anyway for your help.
I just bought the Moto Z2 Force today (ATT version yuck). Basically I need to be able to restore data from google's automatic backup since I have apps and data there that cannot be reproduced (my launcher was discontinued etc). Since the ATT version cannot upgrade past android 7.1.1 it cannot restore from my old phone which was at a newer version of android.
Is there a way to kill two birds with one stone here? I don't want ATT on my phone but my main priority is to restore from google backup. What ROMs allow google restore? Is there a stock unlocked (not carrier version) of android for the Z2 Force that I can flash? This would be optimal for me since I like the android experience.
Would Lineage or Resurrections Remix work? (I have never used those so Idk how close to android they are. As long as I can backup I'd be happy to try).
Any help is appreciated, thank you!
further questions...
I see this post:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z2-force/development/att-ocxs27-1094717-xml-zip-grabbed-t3905967
which sounds like it forces an update on the att phone. If I follow these steps I'll be able to at least restore from my old phone? But then is there a way to unlock / remove att bloatware after that?
EDIT: update. I'm using the LMSA to flash a newer version as found in this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/general/update-moto-lenovo-moto-smart-assistant-t3951714
hopefully this will let me restore. But I still need to unlock the phone and remove bloatware.