Hi
I got a Zenfone 2 from gearbest. I keep getting popup ads randomly appearing. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I remove these pesky ads?
Thanks
Wipe & install rom from scratch
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keikkio said:
Wipe & install rom from scratch
Inviato dal mio ASUS_Z00AD utilizzando Tapatalk
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I tried doing this through recovery . But it's the same after wipe and clean install.
Thanks
What ads exactly? Have you tried uninstalling all the unneeded bloatware the phone comes with?
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yrtrnc said:
Hi
I got a Zenfone 2 from gearbest. I keep getting popup ads randomly appearing. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I remove these pesky ads?
Thanks
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Please go through this;
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/
nishuksd said:
Please go through this;
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2015/11/04/trojanized-adware/
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Ok. This seems like the problem.
Any ideas on remedies?
Thanks
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yrtrnc said:
Ok. This seems like the problem.
Any ideas on remedies?
Thanks
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I cannot confirm whether your device is infected by that mentioned kind of malware.. Can I know which country you belong to?
And if your device is infected, presently there is nothing we can do. Lookout clearly said that for a normal user it's better to replace the device with a new one. And for an advanced user who know well about root/system files, can try removing those malware from root level...
Everyone is at risk, dont worry.. Someone will come up with a solution..
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I cannot confirm whether your device is infected by that mentioned kind of malware.. Can I know which country you belong to?
And if your device is infected, presently there is nothing we can do. Lookout clearly said that for a normal user it's better to replace the device with a new one. And for an advanced user who know well about root/system files, can try removing those malware from root level...
Everyone is at risk, dont worry.. Someone will come up with a solution..
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Hello
There must be a way to clear the phone completely. A full wipe somehow and start fresh?
If I knew what the files were I'd delete them from root folders. No problems there.
Thanks
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yrtrnc said:
Hello
There must be a way to clear the phone completely. A full wipe somehow and start fresh?
If I knew what the files were I'd delete them from root folders. No problems there.
Thanks
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These malwares will not be removed even on full wipe/factory reset or anything. And as I told presently there is no way to remove it. But dont be sure that your device is infected by that one, may be it's something else.., so first you've to check other things, find out if its because of any application installed in your phone!
Remove those suspicious apps, and then check it out..
I removed many apps. But no success.
Any idea on how the malware reinstall itself after a clean wipe?
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the malware doesnt reinstall itself.. it simply hides in the system partition which isn't affected my clean wipes.
the only way to remove it is to wipe and restore the system partition.
You could try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
under 3.1) Rooting Zenfone 2
use method 1
that will flash a clean image to your system partition, albeit with root and its caveats like "DO NOT TAKE OTAs, flash manually"
google is the real criminal...
hi guys..first of all install addons detector from playstore..use it ..it will show you all apps with adv.addons…delete those apps….second go to apps..google..yes..google…that is the main culprit..delete all your stored history…caches..cookies etc…third always browse the web in incongnito mode/do not track mode.whenever there is a pop up on your mobile..see the ad closely ..u will see :i:..press it..it will take you to its source..(google)..follow instructions…and you will be fine !! and last but not least…bless me..!!
nishuksd said:
These malwares will not be removed even on full wipe/factory reset or anything. And as I told presently there is no way to remove it. But dont be sure that your device is infected by that one, may be it's something else.., so first you've to check other things, find out if its because of any application installed in your phone!
Remove those suspicious apps, and then check it out..
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what does it mean.. i think wiping out entire partition will sort the issue. re partition you device. or wipe and reflash every partition with fastboot commands
The problem is Gearbest. They do this on almost every freaking phone they sell, and in the case of ZF2, they even make it in a way that you are unable to even update the ROM (it gives error everytime). They do this more notoriously on Xiaomi devices, they just come loaded with adware with no chance of getting rid of it, at least for regular smartphone users.
Anyway, i bought mine last month and the way i did it was this:
Convert the SKU from CN to WW (search here the thread on how to do it)
Flash phone with Asus Flash Tool, i used the oldest available LL build, from 05/2015
Reboot to recovery, connect to PC and update to latest LL build via ADB
Reboot to recovery again and update to the first MM build via ADB
Boot the phone normally, put latest MM firmware zip file on internal storage or sdcard and update via update notification.
There you go, a ZE551ML updated to latest official MM firmware, with WW SKU.
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The problem is Gearbest. They do this on almost every freaking phone they sell, and in the case of ZF2, they even make it in a way that you are unable to even update the ROM (it gives error everytime). They do this more notoriously on Xiaomi devices, they just come loaded with adware with no chance of getting rid of it, at least for regular smartphone users.
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Then, GTFO Gearbest and never buy anything from this ****ing company, again, ever.
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Works nice so far but it won't let me install BRUT maps ALL other firmwares allowed this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
Any ideas? Or are there are problems you find?
No probs to report yet, works brilliantly.
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wouldnt recognise any sim cards in mine, flashed it twice, gone back to JG5 and working fine. It is a GSM phone unlocked when i got it, on O2, tried virgin sim too but didnt work :-|
dan 6a said:
Works nice so far but it won't let me install BRUT maps ALL other firmwares allowed this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=630887
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Tried Brut maps, installs and works fine.
Market BUG
After I flash this firmware, I only able to download a few applications and then something weird happened. The Market start to download the program that I don't download and it say download unsuccessful and after that when I want to download other program, It stuck at starting download.
Only solution I found is factory reset
I originally used DXJF4 rom
LukeSP said:
After I flash this firmware, I only able to download a few applications and then something weird happened. The Market start to download the program that I don't download and it say download unsuccessful and after that when I want to download other program, It stuck at starting download.
Only solution I found is factory reset
I originally used DXJF4 rom
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if the solution is a factory reset and does not repeat, it is not a bug..
The market downloading problem keep coming back street every factory reset.I've done 3 times.
First,I can download application like normal.Then,the market start downloading many the applications that I didn't download and then I've stock at starting download.
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I noticed the phone gets very warn with these last few firmwares and the battery doesn't seem to last long with the JM2 firmware...
Really bad battery time, lost 40 percent at 8 h standby,
LukeSP said:
The market downloading problem keep coming back street every factory reset.I've done 3 times.
First,I can download application like normal.Then,the market start downloading many the applications that I didn't download and then I've stock at starting download.
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Hey Luke,
Been experiencing this problem ever since i got this phone, i've now tried every firmware update possible, no real fix as yet. I suspected it had something to do with the fact that i moved from a Nexus One with Froyo back to Eclair, but it sounds like you haven't done that.
Let me know if you find a fix... would love to be able to use my market the way it was intended.
No YouTube connect
Hi XDA Folks,
i upgraded my SGS to XWJM2 ,ad root access and mimo v4 speedhack .
All works fine only if I wann to play youtube i get an connect error message
" java.io.FileNotFoundExeption:
/data/data/com.google.android.youtube/cache/GDataRequest.176494359"
i test with Root Explorer an did not find the file "GDataRequest.176494359"
in the requested folder .
xda developers you have solution for me
PS. quadrant standard bench between 1650-1750 with the new Firmware
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Hey Luke,
Been experiencing this problem ever since i got this phone, i've now tried every firmware update possible, no real fix as yet. I suspected it had something to do with the fact that i moved from a Nexus One with Froyo back to Eclair, but it sounds like you haven't done that.
Let me know if you find a fix... would love to be able to use my market the way it was intended.
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try this fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711569&highlight=android+market+apps
hmmm i have the same setup as you have, but i have no issues with youtube, maybe a app or faulty restore which breaks it for you?
dirkr said:
Hi XDA Folks,
i upgraded my SGS to XWJM2 ,ad root access and mimo v4 speedhack .
All works fine only if I wann to play youtube i get an connect error message
" java.io.FileNotFoundExeption:
/data/data/com.google.android.youtube/cache/GDataRequest.176494359"
i test with Root Explorer an did not find the file "GDataRequest.176494359"
in the requested folder .
xda developers you have solution for me
PS. quadrant standard bench between 1650-1750 with the new Firmware
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Camera Geotaging stops working after some seconds.
Simply no position inside the EXIF Tag.
This issue is not new in this Firmware.
It exists longer time.
pshetty said:
try this fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711569&highlight=android+market+apps
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Thanks for the tip but it did not work. I'm having a problem where the imei number on the phone using *#06# is different to the case imei. I don't get how the numbers changed, but would desperately appreciate if someone could tell me how to match them up again?
I also have a problem with try to correct by changing .imei in /system /efs to match case imei but after reboot it keep changing back.
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cHarOn99 said:
hmmm i have the same setup as you have, but i have no issues with youtube, maybe a app or faulty restore which breaks it for you?
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yes thanks that was the solution iforget todo factory reset
now works fine
I already had 2 crash/freeze with this kernel, it looks definitely unstable.
2 crashes situation :
1/ Pressing stop/play in xiialive lite
2/ listening audio in the standard mp3 player.
It crashed both time using the audio device.
I waited 1min the first time, hoping OOm killer or something else would kill a bad behaving process; without success.
The second time, i did not had time to loose :/
Very disapointing !
2 days after installing JS2 I'm still unable to connect to Market.
I'm unable to setup the Google login. Error is always no server available or something in that manner. Selecting clearing cache in recovery also did not help either.
Any suggestion is highly appreciated.
Thanks.
If you are not able to login to the market, then you will have a general problem..
Because you can even login if you dont have the market fix..
The market fix is just for secure apps...
So, as of yesterday i am completely new to android, though a big tech head.
my typical approach tends to be break it now, and figure out how to fix it.. then if it breaks again you know what to do. haha..
i'm looking for a backup, i uninstalled google talk and of course had the associated problems with doing that, and am unable to repair it without another image.
Other Suggestions?
I tried all of the Clockwork mods available for similar devices and none work :-/ bad thing is, if it doesnt work I have to pull my battery out, meaning I have to take this damn two piece case off! Help us peeps of genius! Thanks
I am also looking for the ROM, as I deleted the Talk as well. I reinstalled Talk, but the Market still does not work. If anyone can help me out here, it would be greatly appreciated.
I think that I have found the ROM at:
Code:
huaweidevice.com/worldwide/downloadCenter.do?method=downloadFile&flay=software&fileName=37043&attachmentName=M860V100R001C153B251SP03.zip
EDIT: It is a very slow download!
EDIT 2: I have installed this and can confirm that it does work!
Ok so we download this but what can we do after we install this? This is just the recovery image right?
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Mustang915 said:
Ok so we download this but what can we do after we install this? This is just the recovery image right?
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I have uploaded this and both informational files to my site. You guys may view then at:
Code:
muh****.com/downloads/
They have images with step by step instructions. I will not be hosting these files long, maybe a few weeks, as it will kill my bandwidth.
Oh, yes, it is only the factory image/rom/firmware. I was only doing this for the people that have messed up their phones and are needing to restore to the current factory settings. This is not the same as the phones restore, as that does not replace system files, but this does.
Thank you Xerxes
I'm just gonna download it just incase i mess up my phone in the future.
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Hey guys, I've uploaded the the ROM and documentation to my website, it will be there permenantly.
suckmydroid.com/download/HuaweiAscendRecoveryROMDocumentation.zip
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small typo in link, sorry about that for those of you who tried to download, its fixed now
Mournful said:
Hey guys, I've uploaded the the ROM and documentation to my website, it will be there permenantly.
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Thank you!
So does anyone have a ROM cooked up for this one yet? Or a reliable method to Root it? It is driving me bonkers that it constantly launches the crapware that came preloaded on it. It need to be cleaned, the bloat slows it to a painful speed...
Anyone? Why would it auto launch Uno? Help!
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So does anyone have a ROM cooked up for this one yet? Or a reliable method to Root it? It is driving me bonkers that it constantly launches the crapware that came preloaded on it. It need to be cleaned, the bloat slows it to a painful speed...
Anyone? Why would it auto launch Uno? Help!
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I have rooted mine twice without any issues, other than I deleted Google Talk the first time, using SuperOneClickv1.5.4-ShortFuse.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
EDIT: Also I bought SystemApp Remover, to remove Uno, midnight bowling and a few other things. It works great, once you are rooted. You have to hit the uninstall twice on some apps.
system app remover
if it says just uninstalls and not deletes... whats tha difference. also has anyone found a way to increase volume hrough headset/ I am rooted through z4root. also had no luck in installing clockwork mod recovery..
Uninstall means it removes it, and not just deleting the program. So it removes the settings that calls for it to run, and not just delete the program an leave the settings.
crickethuawei ascend m860
I an in need of the sim lock pin #num. And how do i set up VPN-name,server,certain.&domain.
thanks for the dl link king. Might need this soon as I am new to rooting and screwing with stuff.
Fodoom said:
thanks for the dl link king. Might need this soon as I am new to rooting and screwing with stuff.
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All I did was d/l it from the site and host it, as their site is slow, but you are welcome.
Please help me!!!!! I keep getting this pop up over and over. As well as i have lost my lockscreen. I cant pinpoint around what download or visual modification i made before it started. I have restricted root access to different things then swapped the permissions for others. Restricted access in droidwall. Disabled and reenabled many things. Im at a complete loss right now. Its not a MAJOR issue at the moment but highly frustrating. Can anybody please help me?
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Please help me!!!!! I keep getting this pop up over and over. As well as i have lost my lockscreen. I cant pinpoint around what download or visual modification i made before it started. I have restricted root access to different things then swapped the permissions for others. Restricted access in droidwall. Disabled and reenabled many things. Im at a complete loss right now. Its not a MAJOR issue at the moment but highly frustrating. Can anybody please help me?
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Upgrade recovery using LG suite tool on PC or try reinstalling the v50020d update again! I'm getting google play services stopped, but nothing major! I guess it's something with the version services 5.0!
Fullmetal Jun said:
Upgrade recovery using LG suite tool on PC or try reinstalling the v50020d update again! I'm getting google play services stopped, but nothing major! I guess it's something with the version services 5.0!
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I have the vk-810. Still same process? And will this cause me,to loose anything...ie: root, features, files, ect?
mattdiehl83 said:
I have the vk-810. Still same process? And will this cause me,to loose anything...ie: root, features, files, ect?
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U can try to reinstall the latest update available for your tablet using LG Suite by clicking update even if no new updates are available I think!
U have the Verizon lte one! I don't know what is the latest firmware for yours, but it should work normally! I don't think you'll lose any files if u don't factory reset, but I'm not sure about this! You'll lose root if you were rooted when u upgrade recovery using LG Suite!
If u are rooted, use titanium backup for backup and easy restore.
And if u have root working for your tablet, then flash a custom recovery if u don't have one and find the latest uploaded LG official KitKat firmware in the development sections and flash it!
Does it happen when you are using a chromecast? When I use play music through the chromecast I was having a similar problem. I am on 4.4.2 with a v500
muiriddin said:
Does it happen when you are using a chromecast? When I use play music through the chromecast I was having a similar problem. I am on 4.4.2 with a v500
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If this starts to occur and you recently did an upgrade recovery, you should have also done a factory reset after wards. Having recently upgrade recoveried in the LG Tool, I had a nasty loop of system ui has failed that I could only fix by also factory resetting the device.
Incidentally this does seem to occasionally still occur when I use the physical volume buttons with my chromecast.
I have this using chromcast. I have found an easy fix! Just say "ok google "(if u have enbaled it everywhere) and it fixes it!
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Is anyone else getting a constant "permissions pop-up" that states something along the lines of 'blah blah controls phone dialing' then it gives you the 15 second choice of denying the app or allowing it (with the option of never showing that message again....which doesn't work). It comes up every 5 seconds and is making the phone a joke to use. There was a fix for the ZenFone 5 and I was wondering if there is one for the the 2 as well.
kaoswardphone said:
Is anyone else getting a constant "permissions pop-up" that states something along the lines of 'blah blah controls phone dialing' then it gives you the 15 second choice of denying the app or allowing it (with the option of never showing that message again....which doesn't work). It comes up every 5 seconds and is making the phone a joke to use. There was a fix for the ZenFone 5 and I was wondering if there is one for the the 2 as well.
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You could uninstall Aviate...
ultramag69 said:
You could uninstall Aviate...
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It happens with whatsapp, Facebook, Asus help (which can't be deleted). Earliest record of someone expressing this same issue was over a month ago. I was hoping there had been a fix that may help me.
Sorry, can't help as I haven't experienced this issue.
Maybe someone else out there who hasn't read/responded yet....
If you are rooted you could try the 'fix permissions' app available on playstore.
No guarantees it will work as i have not used it on this device. It had worked well for me on other devices.
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ultramag69 said:
You could uninstall Aviate...
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You can uninstall system apps with titanium backup also if your phone is rooted
kaoswardphone said:
It happens with whatsapp, Facebook, Asus help (which can't be deleted). Earliest record of someone expressing this same issue was over a month ago. I was hoping there had been a fix that may help me.
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I'm having the same issue
corrsea said:
If you are rooted you could try the 'fix permissions' app available on playstore.
No guarantees it will work as i have not used it on this device. It had worked well for me on other devices.
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This is interesting! I'll look into this throughout the weekend and post back if I have any success!
Same issue & really annoying.
Hi guys I think here is the issue is described in asus forums zentalk ( i cant post links yet) search for "Permission popup every second"
Apparently a firmware upgrade will fix it
Firmware download WW_2.15.40.13 and above should fix it.
But i have tried to copy the new firmware to the root directory but its not picking it up .
Very frustrating for what looks to be a good phone !
amiteshkumar said:
Hi guys I think here is the issue is described in asus forums zentalk ( i cant post links yet) search for "Permission popup every second"
Apparently a firmware upgrade will fix it
Firmware download WW_2.15.40.13 and above should fix it.
But i have tried to copy the new firmware to the root directory but its not picking it up .
Very frustrating for what looks to be a good phone !
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You can flash the firmware yourself with ADB though most img files are rooted...
How we do that?
Amateur user
riqgm said:
How we do that?
Amateur user
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Look here- http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
Your welcome...
Phone's rooted, install was success, and subsequent restarts after that was fine. But now I removed some Verizon and LG crapware and after a restart, I get Failed to boot and then it loads the Verizon Flash screen, and occasionally gets to "Android is updating" and loading apps and immediately crashes. Any tips?
Try a factory reset? Root will stay.
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Try a factory reset? Root will stay.
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Factory reset did not work.
Odd, I don't really have any other advice, don't think the Verizon version has a kdz
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gonzo237 said:
Odd, I don't really have any other advice, don't think the Verizon version has a kdz
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Yes the KDZ is out right now, but I have no idea how to flash it.
Edit, do I go through the process in the root thread but replace the file listed with the kdz?
Ouch...this is why I only disable system apps that I'm not sure about, as opposed to actually removing them.
I'm really not sure what you can do if a factory reset isn't working? Flash back to stock is the only thing I can think of?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/guide-lg-g4-stock-firmware-to-stock-kdz-t3107848
Thanks a lot, I'm gonna give this a try. Would i possibly be able to message you on skype if you have it?
TC_Racutt said:
Thanks a lot, I'm gonna give this a try. Would i possibly be able to message you on skype if you have it?
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Sorry I'm a bit busy at the moment. I've never used that return to stock before anyway. Should be easy enough. it's the only thing I can think of trying.
You're not supposed to conpletely uninstall system apps when on stock rom. This will result in security errors (os checks its system files to see if it's been tampered with) and then refuse to boot. This is not specific to the G4 but almost all LG devices
we should probably start a list of bloat that we can actually uninstall/remove as opposed to simply blocking!
There is a DeBloater thread already here. I don't recall a list of what is OK to remove, but people have been posting their log files or which ones THEY removed.
I'd like to add, that I was able to get back to stock with ease.
How were you able to get back to stock?
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There is a DeBloater thread already here. I don't recall a list of what is OK to remove, but people have been posting their log files or which ones THEY removed.
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right, im just saying, for a list for things we can actually uninstall/delete
TC_Racutt said:
Phone's rooted, install was success, and subsequent restarts after that was fine. But now I removed some Verizon and LG crapware and after a restart, I get Failed to boot and then it loads the Verizon Flash screen, and occasionally gets to "Android is updating" and loading apps and immediately crashes. Any tips?
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I just went through this and I think I figured out which app is causing the constant reboots. Mine was literally rebooting approximately 100 times per day (not exaggerating)...Use Titanium Backup and freeze "Android System Webview" so far that seems to have solve my issue. Hope this helps anyone experiencing this reboot nonsense! Good luck!
So I ran into this same problem and after reading this thread about removing system applications on a stock rom I've learned my lesson. I just finished using a Debloater application on my rooted G4 and everything was operating smoothly while I was using the phone. Initially I only blocked the apps I was focusing on (some 30 of them) but eventually ended up deleting them. I decided to reboot my phone just to cover my bases and now I'm getting a boot screen error underneath the LG symbol that says "Start up failed. Your device didn't start up successfully..." I'm able to boot into the stock recovery and attempted a factory reset to no avail. I also attempted to run USB Debugging but it just reset and went back to the bootloop.
Any advice on how to flash back to stock?
If need be and flashing back to stock isn't necessary I have screenshots of the apps I deleted thanks to the backups created by Gates Jr's Debloater app.
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Disregard my previous request for help I was able to follow the KDZ flashing method posted earlier in this thread and now my apps are optimizing great success!