Hi,
I think i rooted my phone using the once click automatic root. I just came from a Att tilt (on wm6.5) to this phone so android is really new to me, and i have a few questions if noone minds:
1. How do i know if i rooted my phone or not.
2. I would like to remove most of the bloatware that came with my phone, how would i got about doing that?
3. Where do i go from here?
4. should i expect any improvements in things?
Thank you so much.
To find out if you have root, you can download an app from the market called "Terminal emulator"
Once you open it up, type in "su" without the quotes and hit enter.
If you have root access, you should either get a prompt asking if you want to grant that app super user privileges and/or see "#" on the following line. There's probably other ways to find out but this is how I found out with mines.
Check the awesome Tips and Tricks sticky for the rest of your questions.
Read the sticky.
since i already started this thread, is there anyway to specify that the gmail app always shows pictures?
While I appreciate you trying to not start several threads, if you ask an entirely new question, you should start a new thread. There is probably someone out here who knows your answer but will never see the question because they read the title and don't know about root.
That said, I don't know your answer.
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engineer14 said:
since i already started this thread, is there anyway to specify that the gmail app always shows pictures?
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I don't believe so. Its intended to keep your email running smoothly and keep your bandwidth usage down. Just tap the show pictures button and the pop up in a couple seconds.
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So originally when I bought this phone I decided I was no going to root it because I was afraid of voiding the warranty or bricking the phone. Now I kind of want to root it but I have a few (dumb) questions:
1. What are ROMS? I hear of custom ROMS and I dont know what they do or where to get them. Help?
2. What is "Superuser Access" or whatever its called that gives you the rooting powers?
3. Why root? What are the advantages/disadvantages?
4. When I root, what are some of the first things I should do? Like do I have to restore my contacts, pics, etc or back anything up to my computer?
5. And last, what are some of the best apps to get after root?
Thank you guys for the feedback. This community really helps whenever I have dumb questions.
Goto YOUTUBE AND AKASKRILLER has videos you can watch no pc needed and not warranty damaging. ....my phones twice as fast and its like he did it for me my.02
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U508p2jRtlg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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alright ill check it out. thanks!
alecjake said:
So originally when I bought this phone I decided I was no going to root it because I was afraid of voiding the warranty or bricking the phone. Now I kind of want to root it but I have a few (dumb) questions:
1. What are ROMS? I hear of custom ROMS and I dont know what they do or where to get them. Help?
2. What is "Superuser Access" or whatever its called that gives you the rooting powers?
3. Why root? What are the advantages/disadvantages?
4. When I root, what are some of the first things I should do? Like do I have to restore my contacts, pics, etc or back anything up to my computer?
5. And last, what are some of the best apps to get after root?
Thank you guys for the feedback. This community really helps whenever I have dumb questions.
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I'm fairly new to it myself and took a bit to figure out but I've become pretty comfortable with it.
The 2.2 Froyo update will be here soon enough so I haven't even bothered looking at any ROM replacemnts.
The Superuser Permissions will show up after you root the phone. It allows the programs that need these permissions to use em. You'll get a dialog box asking you to allow and if you want to remember the preference when you first run an app that needs this.
Several neat/tweaking apps require a rooted phone. You can also delete alot of the crap that came on the phone that you don't need once it's rooted. I like to tweak and customize alot which is why I decided to go ahead and root it.
I'd definitely download a good backup app and save everything. I use Ti Backup myself. I also did the RyanZa's lag fix. It makes a nice difference. Benchmark went from around 900ish to 1800-2000. I've also removed the boot up/shut down sounds and installed an app that kills the lockscreen so all I have to do is hit the power buttom and I'm at my home screen. There's a few other apps I'm using that require a rooted phone but that's the highlight.
The first post in the Tips/Tricks sticky is a good place to start if you haven't already looked at it.
I'd also suggest doing the GPS fix if you haven't already. It makes a nice difference.
Home screen replacements are a good start too but don't think they necessarily require a rooted phone. I'm using LauncherPro with a custom dock bar and it looks nothing like it did to begin with now.
Wireless tether is a must have that requires root. Other than that, I haven't modded my Vibrant. On my rooted G1 I changed ROMS almost as often as my socks and installed everything under the sun. It made a world of difference on that phone.
I think I might've posted this in the wrong thread, so I just copied and pasted it on to here
*#Rooting
Sheesh , I was scared to ask these questions. *but I just wanted to know a few things about this rooting stuff. As far as ADB and SDK I think it is. I know theres a guide for dummies, but I just want a quick summary and then theres is this clockmod recovery and then that cynogen thing. Just wanted to know if I should put that on my phone. I mean I really just rooted my phone for the themes and tweaks and all of that. I've been going through threads where people post there screenshots of their themes and that pretty much inspired me to root my phone. *- Its my first post , take it easy on me. Haha, but I would really like to get involved with this forum community. I am a graphic designer and pretty good at it but not at the moment cause I don't have my photoshop. I used to do blackberry themes as well. I don't know if that means anything...*
This looks more like a story than a question... but its straight...
Your asking for a quick summary of adb/sdk... sdk is the component that lets you run adb commands so sort anwser without it your computer wouldn't know what adb was... adb is the terminal command so you can make changes to your phone from your computer (add/delete/reboot/install/blah)
clockwork is a version of a recovery image... its well known because he made an app to go along with it...
Cryogen is a rom developer with a ridiculous following... he blew up back in the day when google sent him a cease in desist for using google apps in his roms (now they are dl'd separate)
I think that answers your 4 questions well in quick summery at least :/
Yeah, I know it was kind of long. Haha, sorry but should I put clockwork on my phone? Maybe if I needed to go back to factory settings or something and what program should I get to change my theme? I got launcher pro but I want to change the battery meter and all of that.
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Yeah, I know it was kind of long. Haha, sorry but should I put clockwork on my phone? Maybe if I needed to go back to factory settings or something and what program should I get to change my theme? I got launcher pro but I want to change the battery meter and all of that.
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Where do I get "launcher pro"... I searched in market but all I find is themes that "require launcher pro" or a launcher of some sort..
Jaskwith said:
Where do I get "launcher pro"... I searched in market but all I find is themes that "require launcher pro" or a launcher of some sort..
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Maybe this would work, you could goto apps and then scroll down on the categories. Click productivity and then click top free, scroll down a bit and it should be the 6th top free app. Thats a harder way though. Haha
Edit: You can also search up the developers name " Federico Carnales " without quotes.
iAdoreeDroid said:
Maybe this would work, you could goto apps and then scroll down on the categories. Click productivity and then click top free, scroll down a bit and it should be the 6th top free app. Thats a harder way though. Haha
Edit: You can also search up the developers name " Federico Carnales " without quotes.
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Ill look, thank you very much.
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Excuse me for my ignorance, ahead of time. I am new to an android phone. I have spent all morning searching and reading on the forum. I am a Unix geek, though, so not completely unfamiliar with some of these concepts. I have a few newbie questions that I need answered:
1. Is the T-Moble version of the MyTouch 4G the same as referenced as the HTC: Glacier? (I mean i noticed an HTC label on the back of the phone, just want to make sure).
2. I am looking for a new ROM for my son's phone. I want to be able to totally disable the GPS and camera. Is there one that allows this?
3. In simple terms, what is "rooting"? Is it just installing a new OS? I see that the steps always include "partitioning" the phone, but i don't see instructions or options for this anywhere.
4. I also see that you can use a tool to create a backup so that you can undo changes or revert a prior version. What tool is best for this?
5. I am a mac user, are there explicit instructions somewhere on these basic concepts of my first "root"?
I know these are very simplistic questions but I have to start somewhere to get the concepts.
deeker said:
Excuse me for my ignorance, ahead of time. I am new to an android phone. I have spent all morning searching and reading on the forum. I am a Unix geek, though, so not completely unfamiliar with some of these concepts. I have a few newbie questions that I need answered:
1. Is the T-Moble version of the MyTouch 4G the same as referenced as the HTC: Glacier? (I mean i noticed an HTC label on the back of the phone, just want to make sure).
2. I am looking for a new ROM for my son's phone. I want to be able to totally disable the GPS and camera. Is there one that allows this?
3. In simple terms, what is "rooting"? Is it just installing a new OS? I see that the steps always include "partitioning" the phone, but i don't see instructions or options for this anywhere.
4. I also see that you can use a tool to create a backup so that you can undo changes or revert a prior version. What tool is best for this?
5. I am a mac user, are there explicit instructions somewhere on these basic concepts of my first "root"?
I know these are very simplistic questions but I have to start somewhere to get the concepts.
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Well you should probably research more before rooting BUT
1) Glacier is the same as the mytouch 4g
2) that's harder to do but you could uninstall the camera app and native GPS app.
3) Rooting turns off a checkpoint when updating the recovery which allows you to flash a custom recovery image allowing you to install custom roms
4) it's not an app its built into clockwork mod recovery (replacement recovery image)
5) you can root from your phone the os of your computer doesn't really come into play until you want to start deving
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deeker said:
3. In simple terms, what is "rooting"? Is it just installing a new OS? I see that the steps always include "partitioning" the phone, but i don't see instructions or options for this anywhere.
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OK, i see rooting is gaining access to the base / so that the major phone binaries can be replaced... i see i need 3 things: terminal, asto, and visionary... no adb prompt needed???....
so, visionary 11 or visionary 14, but not 12 or 13???
I just really want to make sure I don't end up with a "brick"!
... right?.....
still waiting on some answers....
well, it is a matter of "faith" with regards to the camera and gps.. my son thinks his friends have hacked his phone and can turn on his camera and gps and determine where he is and see what is going on around him...... i am not one to say they did or didn't for your kids are always right....
so, he won't turn his phone on unless HE wants to use it.... i wanted to re-root his phone with a ROM that saved the battery and gave him the ability to basically change gps dev and camera dev to readonly... so that any app that tries to use them will be denied... unless he turns it on, purposely....
i do this on my mac with the camera for webex takes control of it, if it can, and you have not control over who can see you sitting at your computer.... i just disable it... and only turn it on when i want to skype with my kids..
plus, i think it is cool... i am delving into this for this old lady just wants to learn, too!...
Ok well I'm not too sure on the changing permissions for cam and Gps but saying his friends 'hacked' his phone is preposterous lol a factory reset would eliminate any chance of having a malicious app such as that. As for rooting I used r11. Basically temproot via visionary move gfree files to data/local and then open terminal type
CD data/local
Chmod 777 gfree
./gfree -f
And reboot
Run visionary again and hit permroot
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yea, let's just say i he is having "paranoid" issues at the moment... i thought, if i went through the terminal and rooting and making him actually do it, it might spark an interest for him to take control, instead of assume with no facts.....
if a person is "paranoid".. give them the tools to know better... ...
glenD
deeker said:
yea, let's just say i he is having "paranoid" issues at the moment... i thought, if i went through the terminal and rooting and making him actually do it, it might spark an interest for him to take control, instead of assume with no facts.....
if a person is "paranoid".. give them the tools to know better... ...
glenD
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Hah then I'd have him do those instructions followed by rebooting into recovery so he can wipe away everything to give him peace of mind
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I doubt that there is an app for his friends to do that..Unless they mean the Qik app installed which is for video chat or google latitude, which lets you locate others.
I don't mean to butt in but it's highly unlikely that his friends are remotely activating the camera/gps. Just do a factory reset if theres a bad app that they could be using. And like the other person said he could just be signed into apps included on the phone that track and broadcast your location online (he could have just skipped through some setup stuff or something and pressed allow), or left a video chat app running and had some type of auto-answer on. So just do a factory reset.
If your whole reason to root is to disable those things just don't bother, unless your son is in to that and wants to try out different roms, overclocking, etc.
And yeah Glacier is HTC's "codename" for the myTouch 4G.
Theres a app in the market that you can use to block those functions. You will just have to look for it
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deeker said:
if a person is "paranoid".. give them the tools to know better... ...
glenD
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If a person is paranoid... it doesn't mean that they aren't after him
But really, I think that if his friends manage to get his phone for a few minutes (some distraction/diversion action, perhaps involving a voluptuous blonde hottie ), then they may install some applications on his phone that will allow them to remotely trigger the GPS, get his location, initiate a call and listen/spy on him, erase his data, lock his phone etc. etc.
Big brother, Big friends, whatever. Anyway one has to get used to CCTVs everywhere, biometric tracking by the CIA and KGB, friends spying on you through FaceBook (and Android phones, apparently) and god looking to everything one does, says and thinks... Man, am I being paranoid or they really are after me???
Hey guys, I just got the MyTouch4G. I've been on the Cliq for quite a while and have rooted and installed custom ROMs. I've tried ROOTing this but only have succeeded in temp ROOT. I just want to unistall crap apps that I don't use and just suck battery. Also, I'm having difficulty installing CWM recovery to use with ROM manager. I'm looking for a one app solution for ROOT if possible. I tried Z4Root, and another ABD type app neither seem to do the permenant ROOT, only temp.
There is nothing like what you're looking for.
Go to Development section, read the rooting thread.
tvotony said:
Theres a app in the market that you can use to block those functions. You will just have to look for it
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I use the app name "App protector"
Just getting the word out to everyone. This works without root and makes it super easy for you to remove any Bloatware you would like and fully control it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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Just getting the word out to everyone. This works without root and makes it super easy for you to remove any Bloatware you would like and fully control it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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I've already run it but thanks for sharing it in here:good:
didn't you already post it junior ?
Fine job making a Windows program. Unfortunately I do not know most of those apps so I will not select them. Is it too much to ask someone for a list of apk name versus function name?
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Fine job making a Windows program. Unfortunately I do not know most of those apps so I will not select them. Is it too much to ask someone for a list of apk name versus function name?
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The apk name is listed along with the packagename in the list. If you are unsure what things are safe to block/disable. There are plenty of people on the forum that would be willing to help you.
I did not see the package name so I will have run it again and read more carefully or try to change the size of that field.
ronaldheld said:
I did not see the package name so I will have run it again and read more carefully or try to change the size of that field.
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The apk is on the left and the package name is on the right. Are you saying you would like to see the App Drawer Name ??
That would be really helpful. Thanks.
This says without root then the other page this links to says root required which is it
jolly_roger_hook said:
This says without root then the other page this links to says root required which is it
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Ability to remove apk on rooted devices and only disables on unrooted kitkat devices.
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Ability to remove apk on rooted devices and only disables on unrooted kitkat devices.
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Thanks for the clarification but dang though I'd be able to unistall this Facebook app preinstalled as a system app ughhhhhh...
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Just getting the word out to everyone. This works without root and makes it super easy for you to remove any Bloatware you would like and fully control it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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Thanks for sharing..
Brilliant!!
Let's start posting in the actual Debloater thread please.. Thank you all for your compliments..
May have blocked one too many, 2 items don't work but other wise great-
Calender
Software updates- there's no error message but the circle just spins with no connection. After a while i simply cancel
Thanks
pbman1953 said:
May have blocked one too many, 2 items don't work but other wise great-
Calender
Software updates- there's no error message but the circle just spins with no connection. After a while i simply cancel
Thanks
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Yeah, it sounds like you blocked a little too many, Lol. You can simply go and save your blocked list and then Unblock all and start going one by one until you figure out which ones you do need.
Please bring all feedback and questions over to the forum dedicated for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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Yeah, it sounds like you blocked a little too many, Lol. You can simply go and save your blocked list and then Unblock all and start going one by one until you figure out which ones you do need.
Please bring all feedback and questions over to the forum dedicated for this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
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Here's one thing to think about also, by accident I blocked the Google stock email , not the Gmail. I went back to unblock and I had to re-enter all my emails back again. So what I'm saying after a block and then an un-block it wipes the app. Did you expect that to happen or should I expect that to happen for most apps be turned back on?
Thanks
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Here's one thing to think about also, by accident I blocked the Google stock email , not the Gmail. I went back to unblock and I had to re-enter all my emails back again. So what I'm saying after a block and then an un-block it wipes the app. Did you expect that to happen or should I expect that to happen for most apps be turned back on?
Thanks
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That's odd, it doesn't wipe any data. Nor have I had an issue like that. Let me look into it.
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Here's one thing to think about also, by accident I blocked the Google stock email , not the Gmail. I went back to unblock and I had to re-enter all my emails back again. So what I'm saying after a block and then an un-block it wipes the app. Did you expect that to happen or should I expect that to happen for most apps be turned back on?
Thanks
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svc.apk
I got lucky, was akind of dumb on one, all I had to do is look at the app name on the right for the calander. The update connection was SyncMLSsvc.apk
Debloater !!!
Thank you for this Program at least we can modify our phones to run better so I can enjoy my phone instead of be mad that the phone is full of stuff i don't want running great Application and simple to use as well
Thank you !!
Well last night I was fed up with my battery consumption as I saw that I had had GPS on all the time for no obvious reason. I wanted to root the phone as I have 815 EU model but googled to check that App ops or similar apps work in Lollipop and found an interesting thing about G3. It has integrated permission manager that can be accessed from activities and does not need root. Wondering would it still be there in G4 I found it and tried it and It works. Now I dont have to give Soundhoud my fine location, Chrome beta does not need camera etc etc. And as I have not seen this brought up by anyone I thought to share it with you and hopefully sort out some bugs like my GPS always on situation.
So in short download a custom launcher ( I use Nova Prime) or Activity launcer and find Settings in the list and in there Access lock activity and add shortcut. Open it up and you see a list of you apps and you can restrict all the permissions app by app. After that exit the app and you are done. There is no even need to restart the phone (of course it wont hurt to reboot). I tried that mine works with Whatsapp by removing camera permissions from the app and it cant open camera anymore.
Awesome, thanks for the info. It works great! This should help with holding me over until we get root.
Same for me. Id like to wait until unofficial root to retain locked status even though I could root now via Lg's tools. This might be one way to stop me rooting until better way comes.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/app-ops-available-root-t3141191
Could've just bumped the thread about it already that's sitting at the bottom of the first page (at least when I typed it)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/general/app-ops-available-root-t3141191
Could've just bumped the thread about it already that's sitting at the bottom of the first page (at least when I typed it)
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Sorry, must have not searched with the right keywords and/or just missed it or automatically dismissed the thread as it had App ops in the title as a thing for rooted phones. And as I have not seen any mention of this I thought of making this quick quide for those who missed it.