A little background:
I am on the Arial ROM.
I had installed App2ExtSD2;, but have since uninstalled it
The camera/video will not save files to the DCIM folder on the SDCard. Looking in the DCIM folder on the External SD card, I have a Camera folder there that is where the files will save. I do NOT have a Camera folder under DCIM on the SDCard. So I thought maybe I need to create that.
But here is the strange things I see now:
I am unable to create a folder in the DCIM folder. Even though I tried with Root Explorer, and with R/W turned on.
So I tried to boot into TWRP recovery and do it from the file manager there
While looking at the DCIM folder from TWRP, I DO see a Camera folder. Rebooted to Android, and don't see it.
This is really strange.
Any suggestions? (I suspect I need to reinstall all).
Well, not sure what was going on. I tried reinstalling the ROM...no go.
I ended up completely wiping, reflashing stock, then going back to the custom ROM, and it works fine now.
I am assuming the apps in priv-app below are Carrier IQ....can I just delete these apps and have no problems?
Code:
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk
Code:
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk
Code:
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk
you could use root explorer and rename them to *.apk.bak to test out. I plan to do this sometime tonight once I get done setting up my phone again.
also delete these files:
libiq.* (forgot the name and forgot to write it down)
com.carrierirq.tmobile
com.carrierir.tmobile.iqoob
com.carrieriq.tmobile.iqtoggle
there multiple copy of these files in different directories so do a search for "com.carrieriq.tmobile" to find them all
but there is more
This is for LG G3 only
I am not responsible if you brick your phone and you MUST have root access and here’s what I did to remove Carrier IQ from my LG G3
I used root explorer to go to the /system/priv-app folder and renamed the files below to .bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk renamed to IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk.bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk.bak
Then went into the /data/data folder and also renamed the folders below with a .bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB.bak
Just a quick edit as I ran multiple CIQ detecting apps and found services still running and traced them back to:
/system/app
LTDDM.apk renamed LTDDM.apk.bak
LTDDM.odex renamed LTDDM.odex.bak
/system/lib/
libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so renamed libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so.bak and created a backup folder and moved it there
After these steps, no more services detected.
Rebooted and tested with different CIQ detectors and none were found.
Hope this helps someone and good luck
Goodbye Caller IQ!
vicvega said:
This is for LG G3 only
I am not responsible if you brick your phone and you MUST have root access and here’s what I did to remove Carrier IQ from my LG G3
I used root explorer to go to the /system/priv-app folder and renamed the files below to .bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk renamed to IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk.bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk.bak
Then went into the /data/data folder and also renamed the folders below with a .bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB.bak
Just a quick edit as I ran multiple CIQ detecting apps and found services still running and traced them back to:
/system/app
LTDDM.apk renamed LTDDM.apk.bak
LTDDM.odex renamed LTDDM.odex.bak
/system/lib/
libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so renamed libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so.bak and created a backup folder and moved it there
After these steps, no more services detected.
Rebooted and tested with different CIQ detectors and none were found.
Hope this helps someone and good luck
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This worked for me, thanks!!!!!
-J
The third poster's procedure worked for me too.
On my system there were three IQ related folders in the data/data folder rather than two. So keep an eye open there.
As added precaution (aka "paranoia") I created a new folder in each location called "Folder-bak" and placed the backed up files in there.
Rebooted, tested, and clean!
Probably it's ok to just delete all these files but it's better to be safe.
@Cablespider has a script to delete CarrierIQ here. Give him a "thanks" if you use it.
VV00DY said:
The third poster's procedure worked for me too.
On my system there were three IQ related folders in the data/data folder rather than two. So keep an eye open there.
As added precaution (aka "paranoia") I created a new folder in each location called "Folder-bak" and placed the backed up files in there.
Rebooted, tested, and clean!
Probably it's ok to just delete all these files but it's better to be safe.
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I also had the third folder. Thanks for the heads-up.
Herb.Grinda said:
I also had the third folder. Thanks for the heads-up.
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I didn't have as many files but still worked thank you
vicvega said:
This is for LG G3 only
I am not responsible if you brick your phone and you MUST have root access and here’s what I did to remove Carrier IQ from my LG G3
I used root explorer to go to the /system/priv-app folder and renamed the files below to .bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk renamed to IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk.bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk.bak
Then went into the /data/data folder and also renamed the folders below with a .bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB.bak
Just a quick edit as I ran multiple CIQ detecting apps and found services still running and traced them back to:
/system/app
LTDDM.apk renamed LTDDM.apk.bak
LTDDM.odex renamed LTDDM.odex.bak
/system/lib/
libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so renamed libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so.bak and created a backup folder and moved it there
After these steps, no more services detected.
Rebooted and tested with different CIQ detectors and none were found.
Hope this helps someone and good luck
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Thanks for this. I used this as a guide to rename the files instead of deleting them ala Cablespider style!
VV00DY said:
The third poster's procedure worked for me too.
On my system there were three IQ related folders in the data/data folder rather than two. So keep an eye open there.
As added precaution (aka "paranoia") I created a new folder in each location called "Folder-bak" and placed the backed up files in there.
Rebooted, tested, and clean!
Probably it's ok to just delete all these files but it's better to be safe.
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As suggested by VV00DY (and yeah, maybe I'm a little paranoid too!), I went ahead and made Bak folders in each location to put the renamed files in.
I also found the third file in /data/data folder and renamed it;
com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQToggle renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQToggle.bak
I did notice that the original odex files mentioned above didn't end in .apk, so I simply added the .bak at the end.
vicvega said:
This is for LG G3 only
I am not responsible if you brick your phone and you MUST have root access and here’s what I did to remove Carrier IQ from my LG G3
I used root explorer to go to the /system/priv-app folder and renamed the files below to .bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk renamed to IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.apk.bak
IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ-tmobile-release-unsigned.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.apk.bak
IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk renamed IQToggle_v1.1.3.signed.odex.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.apk.bak
IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk renamed IQ_OOB_v1.6_forLG.signed.odex.apk.bak
Then went into the /data/data folder and also renamed the folders below with a .bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.bak
com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB renamed com.carrieriq.tmobile.IQOOB.bak
Just a quick edit as I ran multiple CIQ detecting apps and found services still running and traced them back to:
/system/app
LTDDM.apk renamed LTDDM.apk.bak
LTDDM.odex renamed LTDDM.odex.bak
/system/lib/
libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so renamed libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so.bak and created a backup folder and moved it there
After these steps, no more services detected.
Rebooted and tested with different CIQ detectors and none were found.
Hope this helps someone and good luck
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This worked great for me! A few notes/warnings for libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so.
NOTES: I added ".bak" to it, rebooted and it still showed up in Voodoo. So I created a new folder for it, moved it there and rebooted--it still showed up in Voodoo. So I made a backup in TWRP, booted up and then deleted the file and the newly created folder using Root Explorer. Once I rebooted, it was gone from Voodoo.
WARNING: After my wife added ".bak" to the file, rebooted and saw it still showed up in Voodoo, she decided to add another ".bak" to it--so the file ended ".bak.bak". That was a bad idea. When she rebooted, her phone was stuck at the LG boot screen. Worse yet, holding volume down + power got her into recovery, but once there she was unable to restore or do anything in TWRP--and it showed there was nothing on internal memory and she was unable to access her SD card. Following these steps (http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/07/how-to-unroot-lg-g3-all-variants.html) she was able to install stock again and thus have a working phone. [As we discussed the problem, she kept on saying ".bac" so it's possible that in addition to the ".bak.bak" change, she may have changed one of the other carrier IQ file names to ".bac". I'm not sure how these would have caused a soft brick, but they are the only differences between my successful removal of carrier IQ on my G3 and her experience of soft bricking hers.]
thepza said:
This worked great for me! A few notes/warnings for libiq_service_tmobile_2.2.so.
NOTES: I added ".bak" to it, rebooted and it still showed up in Voodoo. So I created a new folder for it, moved it there and rebooted--it still showed up in Voodoo. So I made a backup in TWRP, booted up and then deleted the file and the newly created folder using Root Explorer. Once I rebooted, it was gone from Voodoo.
WARNING: After my wife added ".bak" to the file, rebooted and saw it still showed up in Voodoo, she decided to add another ".bak" to it--so the file ended ".bak.bak". That was a bad idea. When she rebooted, her phone was stuck at the LG boot screen. Worse yet, holding volume down + power got her into recovery, but once there she was unable to restore or do anything in TWRP--and it showed there was nothing on internal memory and she was unable to access her SD card. Following these steps (http://www.androidrootz.com/2014/07/how-to-unroot-lg-g3-all-variants.html) she was able to install stock again and thus have a working phone. [As we discussed the problem, she kept on saying ".bac" so it's possible that in addition to the ".bak.bak" change, she may have changed one of the other carrier IQ file names to ".bac". I'm not sure how these would have caused a soft brick, but they are the only differences between my successful removal of carrier IQ on my G3 and her experience of soft bricking hers.]
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It so much easier to use the zip file. Once you have phone set up flash the zip and correct files get deleted.
BAD ASS G3
BACARDILIMON said:
It so much easier to use the zip file. Once you have phone set up flash the zip and correct files get deleted.
BAD ASS G3
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You're referring to Cablespider's script?
thepza said:
You're referring to Cablespider's script?
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Yes sir. Works great
BAD ASS G3
Also works on the F60
This also works on the MetroPCS version of the F60, with no modifications. I have adapted the instructions, (including giving proper credit), to work on the ZTE ZMAX (Z970), here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61242177&postcount=3300
and here:
http://androidforums.com/threads/carrier-iq.922016/
Thanks!
So a friend of mine had a problem where facebook stickers kept showing up in the gallery. The solution was simple, create a .nomedia file and put it into the com.facebook.orca folder in internal storage.
But since id forgotten initially where to put .nomedia, i put it in the root directory, and then the android/data directory.
Now my gallery is empty, even though i have deleted the .nomedia files since then.
I cleared the app data, disabled it, restarted, enabled it. Waited for a while, but nothing seems to bring them back. Not just gallery, but to any app.
Any suggestions, short of flashing?
Edit: Files in my external storage are visible. Files in my internal storage, that were there before i created .nomedia, are not visible. Files in my internal storage that were created afterwards are visible.
So its like my older whatsapp images are invisible and newer ones are visible.
Hello,
Today I had inadvertently deleted my ZUK Z2 Plus DCIM folder when the phone was attached to PC via USB cable.
I have two backup on Microsoft One-Drive and Google Foto of mine most important pictures but the problem is another:
I would like to know how I can recover the former DCIM folder structure, or better recover the former sub folders below the DCIM root directory and the data therein contained. I've found a plethora of instructions and applications to recover photos but nothing about the DCIM folder recovery from the SD card in case of wrong deletion.
Are there any possibilities?
Many thanks!
Hi, 2 days ago 2 of my folders in gallery got suddenly disappeared. There was a 'Camera' folder and a 'Kamera' folder (in Turkish), and there was a 'Screenshots' folder and a 'Ekran Görüntüleri' folder. Folders named in Turkish (disappared ones) was like the real folders, they were the main ones. All my new taken screenshots and photos were in that folders. The other ones contain some old photos. I remember i deleted 2-3 videos but did not deleted any of that folders accidentally. I looked at google photos but there were only old pictures. I tried many recovery programs but they didnt work because they are not deleted, they got lost. Is there a way i can try? They were so important to me please help...
(Also i tried to find by connecting PC, but i dont want to try format because they could be in internal storage.)