I believe this started happening once I updated to Android 10, but all of a sudden I'm experiencing a ton of apps in Titanium Backup that either "failed to locate the apk" or, when I do uninstall them, they just reappear when I reboot my phone. Can anyone give me any advice/guidance on this? This is driving me crazy.
Should've searched before posting, but anyway, here you go: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/help/uninstalled-apps-reappear-time-t4126411
First, it's really not necessary or productive to be rude. I didn't find this post when I skimmed through the forums, which might be explained by the fact it's like 7 months old.
Anyway, on to the actual post, I don't really understand the solution provided. Would you please elaborate on what that user suggested to do?
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So the stickied rooting guide is terrible. It's out of date, points to incorrect file locations, gives steps to take that don't work, and doesn't really explaina what any of the terms it is using actually mean.
Is there any well written guide for how to get root using unrevoked, and how to uninstall stock apps? I thought I had root access, apparently I lost it at some point, and the guide it just frankly less than useless at this point. I have no idead what a "recovery" is, or what a "nandroid" is, or any other terminology the author assumes the audience knows. I don't know what "koush" is, what busybox is, or what a NAND is, or when to reboot or not, there are no clear steps on what to do and when to do them
Any help would be appreciated.
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Apparently restarting the phone gave root back, and I was able to use an uninstaller program from the market to get rid of some stuff. But I never had to reboot to go into any bootloade mode, why is that needed sometimes? And what are those "com." entries, they're not apk's so you can't uninstall them. And there are some apps (Like "Search People") that you can't get rid of at all, how do you remove those?
emkorial said:
So the stickied rooting guide is terrible. It's out of date, points to incorrect file locations, gives steps to take that don't work, and doesn't really explaina what any of the terms it is using actually mean.
Is there any well written guide for how to get root using unrevoked, and how to uninstall stock apps? I thought I had root access, apparently I lost it at some point, and the guide it just frankly less than useless at this point. I have no idead what a "recovery" is, or what a "nandroid" is, or any other terminology the author assumes the audience knows. I don't know what "koush" is, what busybox is, or what a NAND is, or when to reboot or not, there are no clear steps on what to do and when to do them
Any help would be appreciated.
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Apparently restarting the phone gave root back, and I was able to use an uninstaller program from the market to get rid of some stuff. But I never had to reboot to go into any bootloade mode, why is that needed sometimes? And what are those "com." entries, they're not apk's so you can't uninstall them. And there are some apps (Like "Search People") that you can't get rid of at all, how do you remove those?
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I'd be very careful removing/uninstalling anything at all. Say you uninstall something and don't have it backed up then you won't be able to do an update if one comes out unless you can find them again.... OR, you did a complete backup.
Good way to do it is to rename the bloatware apps to something like, bloatware.apk.bak. add the .bak and it won't show/start.
I'vd been doing that, but onl some of the stuff shows up. I can't get rid of "people search", and there is all this com.android.xxxx stuff that I can't remove (there's a com.android.twitter, there's a com.android.FriendStreamWidget, etc) even though I uninstalled the related app. What are those and why are they running?
This looks like it could be a good phone if there wasn't so much garbage sucking up 1/2 the RAM all the time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7408250&postcount=1
I tired to post this in the android development forum, but apparently I don't have enough posts.
So the question is... How do I get adfree working? I had it working on FRX06, but when I installed it on this new version, it didn't seem to change anything. It said that it installed correctly and that the hosts file is up to date, but the ads are still in the programs that I know were able to be wiped clean last time. So did something change, or am I missing a step?
For instance, I know that it had work to give me an adfree version of advanced task killer laste time, now the ads are still there as if there was no change.
Has anyone been able to get adfree working with the new version of froyo?
Since no one here seems to have tried this out... I guess I'll head over to the development forum now that I've posted a few times and see if those guys can help.
So i have read many post and i mean many and i am still working my brain on catching on to all these. If you all notice, there is a lot to rooting, what you can do, names to things, so so much my brain hurts lol.
But, finally after almost 2 years of being here, 3 phones i grabbed my cojones and rooted my SG2 while still stock. So here are some things. I was going nuts to get Nandroid backup, come to find out that is just a normal back up while in recovery mode.
Now i was trying to do some things with Titanium Backup but got a bit confused. I noticed that with the lite version, I can only uninstall apps not freeze. I want to clean my phone from all the clogs, especially when i notice my memory use shows most of the time 550m-769m, which i have to keep cleaning it. Hoping, removing some apps will help this. What is the difference between freezing and uninstalling. Also, i came across:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
Which it suppose to tell me which i can which i cant. Does this still apply with ICS? And looking at the list, all greens are good, correct?
Also, using root explorer is kinda weird. I was trying to install S Voice which it seems to be a big pain. For one, i have the package in a folder. When searching for it with Root Explorer, and i find S Voice, try to change permission it wont let me. Telling me the following, "Permissions change was not successful. Please note that some file systems (e.g. SD card) do not allow permission changes."
Also, trying to copy something into my system/app wont let me either.
What am i doing wrong? or missing?
thanks in advance.
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So i have read many post and i mean many and i am still working my brain on catching on to all these. If you all notice, there is a lot to rooting, what you can do, names to things, so so much my brain hurts lol.
But, finally after almost 2 years of being here, 3 phones i grabbed my cojones and rooted my SG2 while still stock. So here are some things. I was going nuts to get Nandroid backup, come to find out that is just a normal back up while in recovery mode.
Now i was trying to do some things with Titanium Backup but got a bit confused. I noticed that with the lite version, I can only uninstall apps not freeze. I want to clean my phone from all the clogs, especially when i notice my memory use shows most of the time 550m-769m, which i have to keep cleaning it. Hoping, removing some apps will help this. What is the difference between freezing and uninstalling. Also, i came across:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
Which it suppose to tell me which i can which i cant. Does this still apply with ICS? And looking at the list, all greens are good, correct?
Also, using root explorer is kinda weird. I was trying to install S Voice which it seems to be a big pain. For one, i have the package in a folder. When searching for it with Root Explorer, and i find S Voice, try to change permission it wont let me. Telling me the following, "Permissions change was not successful. Please note that some file systems (e.g. SD card) do not allow permission changes."
Also, trying to copy something into my system/app wont let me either.
What am i doing wrong? or missing?
thanks in advance.
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I know the difference from freezing and uninstalling is that freezing halts the app from running and removes it from your app list. If you are uninstalling something you think is bloat, back it up first, in case it screws things up you can restore it. Freeze is a good way to test whether or not you want to just simply uninstall it.
Titanium Backup Pro is totally worth the few bucks though if you can afford it.. a real good buy..
As far as the other stuff, I don't mess with system/app things so maybe someone else can help with that.
For the green-coloured apps, I would make sure I have an alternate app that can take care of that feature of the phone. For example you can remove the camera app, but without a replacement/alternate app your phone won't have a camera function.
TBP is the perfect app to test whether an app is good to remove. Just freeze it and see if your phone acts up. My understanding is that freezing=not letting an app run, uninstalling=getting rid of it.
In terms of not having the permission to copy files in the system directories, you may need to install a terminal emulator to change the permissions and do the copying manually.
Thank you guys and sorry for the very late reply. Using TBP i was able to FREEZE many apps, decided to go this route, i was and still am abit afraid of damaging something and not being able to go back and fix it.
However, i still have a few situations. Even freeze so many apps my battery still dies very fax with little use i give the phone. I also see the following apps under my memory usage and i do not know what they are and if they can be froze too to even get more memory back.
Enterprise VPN Service
IPService
SIM Toolkit
CSC
Bluetoothtest (i know that is the bluetooth but do not know if there is a way to freeze this program)
Google Services Framework
Package Access Helper
com.sec.android.providers.d
Download manager
Samsung Account
My Uploads
com.movial.ipprovider
Badgeprovider
Device Management
Systeme manager application
Popupiureceiver
Mobilelife Contacts
smartcardservice
dragonfire665 said:
So i have read many post and i mean many and i am still working my brain on catching on to all these. If you all notice, there is a lot to rooting, what you can do, names to things, so so much my brain hurts lol.
But, finally after almost 2 years of being here, 3 phones i grabbed my cojones and rooted my SG2 while still stock. So here are some things. I was going nuts to get Nandroid backup, come to find out that is just a normal back up while in recovery mode.
Now i was trying to do some things with Titanium Backup but got a bit confused. I noticed that with the lite version, I can only uninstall apps not freeze. I want to clean my phone from all the clogs, especially when i notice my memory use shows most of the time 550m-769m, which i have to keep cleaning it. Hoping, removing some apps will help this. What is the difference between freezing and uninstalling. Also, i came across:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...SENVeXlqUm5vV0E&single=true&gid=0&output=html
Which it suppose to tell me which i can which i cant. Does this still apply with ICS? And looking at the list, all greens are good, correct?
Also, using root explorer is kinda weird. I was trying to install S Voice which it seems to be a big pain. For one, i have the package in a folder. When searching for it with Root Explorer, and i find S Voice, try to change permission it wont let me. Telling me the following, "Permissions change was not successful. Please note that some file systems (e.g. SD card) do not allow permission changes."
Also, trying to copy something into my system/app wont let me either.
What am i doing wrong? or missing?
thanks in advance.
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for s voice there is flashable zip in that thread. Its garbage compared to siri in my opinion.
Another question, i come to noticed that my phone after root, whenever i shutdown or restart it will just hang on the goodbye picture. Is there a fix to this?
dragonfire665 said:
Another question, i come to noticed that my phone after root, whenever i shutdown or restart it will just hang on the goodbye picture. Is there a fix to this?
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Flash Darkside Cache Wipe in recovery.
now im on stock, this will not damage any of my stock roms or anything within it, correct?
dragonfire665 said:
Another question, i come to noticed that my phone after root, whenever i shutdown or restart it will just hang on the goodbye picture. Is there a fix to this?
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Darkside Cache Wipe worked for me.
Atmazzz said:
Flash Darkside Cache Wipe in recovery.
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Atmazzz i want to say thank you. Doing what you said helped my hang. I do not have that problem anymore. But i am wondering if fixing the permission could have be the cause i lost S Voice talkback feature. What i mean, is that after doing the wipe cache/dalvik and fixing permissiong, now my S Voice does not talk back to me. No matter how many time i restart the phone or whatever i do, it wont talk anymore.
On another note, thanks to you, i have come to understand more about all the rooting. All i have to do now is soon gets some strength and install a new rom than stock. But there are so many, i do not know which one to use. Especially with the official ICS i bet they are better now.
I just also hope that neither of the rom come with the bricking problem. As far as i read it only happens when using ICS kernel and my phone is 0X12 so i get worry.
Here is a list of all the apps that come on stock roms. It's main use will be determining which apps are safe to remove.
Although this is a solid starting point, a lot more information still needs to be added. I am going to need help from other members of the community to complete this.
Please PM me regarding any additions/changes. If anyone wants to become a regular contributor I will happily give them editing rights as well.
I am aware that there is a similar list here. Originally I started adding to that list but sadly I lost interest when some of my entries were deleted. As the OP didn't respond to comments about limiting editing rights I thought I would start fresh.
Always perform nandroid and app backups before deleting any apps. Although I have done this to the best of my ability I cannot guarantee that all the information is 100% accurate.
I personally do a nandroid backup straight after installing a new rom and before I flash anything. I also backup all my user apps and system apps with TB. When I decide to remove an app I first delete it's data, then freeze it. I carry on using the phone for a day or so to test the effects. If everything's good I finally uninstall it.
If you are going to ruthlessly uninstall system apps it is also a good idea to copy the System/App folder to your SD card first. This way, if you need to restore an app you can copy it back from your SD card to the System/App folder with Root Explorer. Remember you will need to first mount as r/w, then copy the app, long press the app to set it's permissions as Owner Read, Owner Write, Group Read, and Others Read, and finally restart.
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Edit: I am not personally maintaining this list anymore. I have made it so that anyone can edit it. If it gets messed up I am sorry, but it won't be my doing as I don't even own an S3 anymore.
Dead Link?
SteveTilsed said:
Dead Link?
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Nope it works for me .
jje
Dead here.
Dead here also....Although work browser may be blocking link will try at home later
Whats the situation with backing/restoring up system apps with TB? I know the process is the same but is there anything I need to be aware of? other than NOT deleteing required apps of course....
Weird that the link is being temperamental. I have changed it slightly in the OP, hopefully it will behave for everyone now. The same new link is here.
rtorbs said:
Whats the situation with backing/restoring up system apps with TB? I know the process is the same but is there anything I need to be aware of? other than NOT deleteing required apps of course....
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I personally do a nandroid before I flash anything. That means I get a fresh nandroid backup every 2 days or so. With regards to TB, I backup all apps (system and user). When I decide to remove an app I first delete it's data, then freeze it. I carry on using the phone for a day or so, and then if everything's good I uninstall it. This is the method I have used in working out whether a lot of apps are safe to remove. Just because I came across no issues in my day or two of testing does not mean no issues exist though.
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I personally do a nandroid before I flash anything. That means I get a fresh nandroid backup every 2 days or so. With regards to TB, I backup all apps (system and user). When I decide to remove an app I first freeze it, carry on using the phone for a day, and then if everything's good I uninstall it.
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Good man, wasnt 100% sure as never normally stick with stock roms in order to have to uninstall, didnt fancy borking up the phone in the first day however.
Ive frozen apps previously but am still always wary about deleting even if no FCs occur cos never totally sure that it wont be required later....
Cheers though for the heads up
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Here is a list of all the apps that come on stock roms. It's main use will be determining which apps are safe to remove.
Although this is a solid starting point, a lot more information still needs to be added. I am going to need help from other members of the community to complete this.
Please PM me regarding any additions/changes. If anyone wants to become a regular contributor I will happily give them editing rights as well.
I am aware that there is a similar list here. Originally I started adding to that list but sadly I lost interest when some of my entries were deleted. As the OP didn't respond to comments about limiting editing rights I thought I would start fresh.
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post already exists buddy and has been made into a sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
Ill copy your list into the sticky spreadsheet - thanks for your efforts
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winwiz said:
post already exists buddy and has been made into a sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
Ill copy your list into the sticky spreadsheet - thanks for your efforts
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Did you read the first post?
1234568 said:
I am aware that there is a similar list here. Originally I started adding to that list but sadly I lost interest when some of my entries were deleted. As the OP didn't respond to comments about limiting editing rights I thought I would start fresh.
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As I clearly explained, I realise a thread already exists. I created a new thread as you didn't respond to users concerns about its open nature. I didn't want to put time into a project just to see it accidentally deleted. Instead it was copied without me even being given credit in your first post. Sigh. At least the community can benefit from it, one way or another.
Pls delete
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Did you read the first post?
As I clearly explained, I realise a thread already exists. I created a new thread as you didn't respond to users concerns about its open nature. I didn't want to put time into a project just to see it accidentally deleted. Instead it was copied without me even being given credit in your first post. Sigh. At least the community can benefit from it, one way or another.
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buddy i have given you credit in CELL A1 in the spreadsheet. your name is the first thing people see when they open the spreadsheet. I have also added your name to the post.
with regards to editing rights, I have made it uneditable. If you give me your google details, i'll make you an admin on the spreadsheet. thanks buddy
As I said... a reference in your first post to where you got all the information (i.e. here) would be the decent thing to do.
I'm going to continue updating my spreadsheet for personal use. I just don't trust using one that can be edited by anyone. That's nothing personal to you, its the accidental errors by others that I don't trust. Seeing as that's the case I may as well leave a link to it here on XDA.
Edit: I know this post makes no sense now. This is because winwiz edited the previous post, rather than writing another. Sorry for his noobish ways.
Hi everyone, So a year or so ago I installed a bunch of stuff on my phone and I don't really remember what they were... i'm terrible with phones and I really didn't understand why I installed all these things into my phone either.
I was hoping to get some expert help to help me figure out what it was that I installed and maybe reset my phone and redo all those things again and maybe a link to a guide on how to be updated on these installs.
I think I installed some kinda custom kernal? I do know I have a few things installed cause I was just following some guide a long time ago like clockworkmod, superuser, lucky patcher, SuperSU, Titanium Backup.
I have no idea what any of these programs do if they're useless please let me know.
Also if anyone can suggest something where I can back up my apps (I have a few games I would not like to lose the cache files to, hate to restart). My text messages, contacts .etc (currently using google to do my contacts but if there's a better way lmk).
remixinstyle said:
Hi everyone, So a year or so ago I installed a bunch of stuff on my phone and I don't really remember what they were... i'm terrible with phones and I really didn't understand why I installed all these things into my phone either.
I was hoping to get some expert help to help me figure out what it was that I installed and maybe reset my phone and redo all those things again and maybe a link to a guide on how to be updated on these installs.
I think I installed some kinda custom kernal? I do know I have a few things installed cause I was just following some guide a long time ago like clockworkmod, superuser, lucky patcher, SuperSU, Titanium Backup.
I have no idea what any of these programs do if they're useless please let me know.
Also if anyone can suggest something where I can back up my apps (I have a few games I would not like to lose the cache files to, hate to restart). My text messages, contacts .etc (currently using google to do my contacts but if there's a better way lmk).
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I see these posts a lot and I really really want to stress that the search tool, and search engines and general really will help you.
Backing up your games is as simple as using Titanium backup (Probably the first thing you'd find on google)
Resetting your phone, flashing back to stock to start over and everything, there's hundreds of guides on it.
Please use your resources.
Everyone starts somewhere, I never knew anything about phones once. It is so simple to start working on them or fix them. A lot easier than a PC. Anyone could do it. It only took me a couple of days to get a decent understanding of all of this. I started with searching.