Has anyone else experienced less memory than when they started after removing the stock apps through adb? After I came back I had 25mb less... Wtf?
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i noticed the same thing when i removed thru root explorer.
Same here. I pulled them through ADB.
Ita got to be an app we removed. Ive also noticed more bs now in that folder when to do an LS through adb. Im guessing it uncompressed one of the files. Honestly I went buck wild deleting stuff when I figured it. I think I'll restore tonight and start over. I'll report back.
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I think I've figured it out... Pilot error, I was using adb pull instead of adb uninstall.
For those of you stupid enough to root your xoom (yea i did too), what apps have you deleted? Keep in mind there is no going back if you screw something up.
Things i have deleted safely.
Cordy
Dungeon Defenders
StringrayProgramMenu
StingrayProgramMenuSystem
StingrayQuickOffice
I got rid of the stock e-mail app. Something about having that app in my app drawer despite NEVER using it always drove me crazy on my OG Droid, so after flashing a ROM it was always my first thing to delete. (I'm talking the e-mail app, not the gmail app)
EmailGoogle.apk it is, although I only renamed the file extension w/Root Explorer, didn't actually delete it yet. Going to wait for a full recovery option before going that route
NEVER delete an app from the system folder without a backup. OTA updates check for these files before they run, and they will not complete without them, no matter how stupid the app.
Instead rename the app by adding an extension such as program.apk.no and android will ignore it. It's really dumb to delete things forever.
You can also pull the apps to your computer using adb first.
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Exactly what I did!
EmailGoogle.apk ---> EmailGoogle.apk.bak
App gone, but file there for later
Bauxite said:
NEVER delete an app from the system folder without a backup. OTA updates check for these files before they run, and they will not complete without them, no matter how stupid the app.
Instead rename the app by adding an extension such as program.apk.no and android will ignore it. It's really dumb to delete things forever.
You can also pull the apps to your computer using adb first.
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I just move them to sdcard. But I also have the system dump if needed.
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Recently, I moved into cm7 rom and 'm actually satisfied but 'm think i have some problem: on my lock screen at the upper right side, "verizon wireless" title is written , and since I'm in a different zone, which isn't use in verizon wireless, and actually i'v never seen this title before,I wonder if everything is ok? When I think about it, actually I have a problem withe phone calls (sometimes the phone is ringing when getting call n sometimes not...)
I think thats just a title the rom has.
I believe u can change it look around in the settings.
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i looked around the settings and couldn't find it! is still show me this title on my lockscreen and still i have problems with messages sending and even with phone call from time to time
You'd have to edit eri.xml. I forget which framework file its in.
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sry but i don't know what it is... how can i do that?
@times_infinity, it's in /data
I'll post a modded eri.xml in a minute.
edit- here:
1) extract xml and place in /data folder
2) use text editor in root explorer to edit the text "Captain Pickles" to your text.
3)save and reboot
So, yeah, I'm going to see if there's anything specifically wrong with my Epic in terms of the abysmal data speeds and nonexistent GPS I've been dealing with. I've pulled the SD card out but I don't want the folks in the Sprint store to have access to all of my email. Is there an advisable way to conceal my email (and contacts, for that matter)?
Remove the account from the phone when you bring it in
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You can backup data with a nandroid and factory reset. After they are done, restore the nandroid. (assuming you are rooted)
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You can backup data with a nandroid and factory reset. After they are done, restore the nandroid. (assuming you are rooted)
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running factory GB - not rooted...I wouldn't be bringing the phone in if I was
dead78 said:
running factory GB - not rooted...I wouldn't be bringing the phone in if I was
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If you really want to be secure, you can use an app that backs up your contacts to SD card (plenty non rooted ones on the Market) and then do a factory reset.
You can also just remove your email account, there is an option under "Accounts and Sync" located in Settings.
I don't think they will be looking at your email though, but I understand your privacy.
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So, yeah, I'm going to see if there's anything specifically wrong with my Epic in terms of the abysmal data speeds and nonexistent GPS I've been dealing with. I've pulled the SD card out but I don't want the folks in the Sprint store to have access to all of my email. Is there an advisable way to conceal my email (and contacts, for that matter)?
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Not to my knowledge their isnt. You will probibly have to go into Settings>Privacy>Factory Reset and that will wipe your phone back to original but you will lose your apps and MMS. There are ways to back those up as stated ^^^^ but as far as you email and contacts. those are backed up through Gmail. Also from what ive noticed you cant just delete your gmail account off your phone.... Well at least mine wont let me. you can unsync it but then can easily check the box if they wanted too. Good Luck
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You can backup data with a nandroid and factory reset. After they are done, restore the nandroid. (assuming you are rooted)
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This is way off topic but i noticed in your sig marcussant that Sprint updating isnt working? is that why my phone says error when tring to update my PRL?
PS. sorry to OP for going off topic
as far as I can tell, the issue with simply removing the google account is that one can't do that unless there's also another google account linked to the phone. in my case, contacts, email, market, etc. are all linked to one account, so the phone won't allow me to delete it. I would imagine creating a replacement account would work, but I can't be bothered. the simple fix I found was to change my gmail password so that the gmail app can no longer sync. now my inbox is empty on the Epic and that's really all I wanted.
There is an app in the android market called app protector plus. It allows you to lock any app you desire. It requires the person to use a pin or pattern password to gain access. It will set you back $1.50 but is well worth it.
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There is an app in the android market called app protector plus. It allows you to lock any app you desire. It requires the person to use a pin or pattern password to gain access. It will set you back $1.50 but is well worth it.
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But if it's just linked to the phone lock that won't work for him. You have to give them the password when you give them the phone so they can work on it.
I brought my phone in for gps issues back with ec05 and all they did was a factory reset.
Make sure you tell them you don't want it reset! That's is sprints goto plan with a phone is to reset it and go from there.
i'd really think of throughing cwm on quick, making a nandroid, odin to stock ec05, let it update to ei22 see if the issue is still there, (I'm sure it will be) then bring it to them. When they can't fix it you can quickly reroot it and restore your backup.
If you can't or just won't back it up fully try "my backup" in the market and backup what you can. Trust me, if you hand them that phone they will reset it first thing they try.
This app is separate from the phone lock pattern. It only locks the applications you set to lock out.
See here for some demonstrations...
http://youtu.be/JMxUtJ99zUI
http://youtu.be/dDK-u7vxIug
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This app is separate from the phone lock pattern. It only locks the applications you set to lock out.
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Nice, the ones I saw with pattern lock all just used the phones lock.
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running factory GB - not rooted...I wouldn't be bringing the phone in if I was
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And since your running stock, don't worry about it, sprint already knows everything you do on your phone, e-mail, data, you name it, through CarrierIQ. Your data speeds are slow, and your gps doesn't work because sprint is so busy using it to look through your phone and see where you are.
For me when I bring in my phone I use launcher pro to hide my apps I don't want them seeing under general options in LP
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And since your running stock, don't worry about it, sprint already knows everything you do on your phone, e-mail, data, you name it, through CarrierIQ. Your data speeds are slow, and your gps doesn't work because sprint is so busy using it to look through your phone and see where you are.
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Someone doesn't research before posting.
CIQ is disabled by default, but with a service always running looking for the call to activate. Read k0nane's thread about it.
To OP: your best bet is to start over from scratch. ODIN EC05, don't accept the OTA update. Update your profile and PRL, then run GPS. If it all works, then flash the update or accept the OTA. After that finishes, test those 3 again.
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To OP: your best bet is to start over from scratch. ODIN EC05, don't accept the OTA update. Update your profile and PRL, then run GPS. If it all works, then flash the update or accept the OTA. After that finishes, test those 3 again.
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I've actually done all this...I was rooted and running ROMs for months. There wasn't any real data speed improvement and battery life was lackluster with most of the ROMs, so I flashed back around a month ago in order to be able to bring the phone into Sprint. I've just been dragging my feet on it. Also, the GB I'm running is from the flashed update made available here, not the OTA.
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So, yeah, I'm going to see if there's anything specifically wrong with my Epic in terms of the abysmal data speeds and nonexistent GPS I've been dealing with. I've pulled the SD card out but I don't want the folks in the Sprint store to have access to all of my email. Is there an advisable way to conceal my email (and contacts, for that matter)?
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Or d/l a app like Smart lock for free and password protect your emails, contacts, pictures and videos
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Someone doesn't research before posting.
CIQ is disabled by default, but with a service always running looking for the call to activate. Read k0nane's thread about it.
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Sir, that was a joke. Hence the Smiley purple thing at the end.
And I have read that thread, so I know it's disabled by default.
I still think it was funny.
why so sirius.
My question is: I usually delete apps like this: in app manager:wipe cache,wipe data,uninstall
This way,The app will totally be deleted?I mean no junk files,no system files,no hidden files will be left from the app?
That's what I do. However there usually send to be done stuff left behind.
So I just go thru every now and then and get rid of it.
Idk why it does not go 100% away.
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I would like to know the best way to do this as well. Lite Flow left all kinds of information on my phone after deleting it, including access to pretty much all the information on my phone. Is there a way, after the fact, to clear all of its data from my phone?
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I would like to know the best way to do this as well. Lite Flow left all kinds of information on my phone after deleting it, including access to pretty much all the information on my phone. Is there a way, after the fact, to clear all of its data from my phone?
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Have you tried any file explorer ?
I use es explorer to delete system files.
Haven't checked it that it completely deletes the file or not.
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Have you tried any file explorer ?
I use es explorer to delete system files.
Haven't checked it that it completely deletes the file or not.
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My phone is rooted and I have es explorer; the problem is that I have no clue where that kind of information is stored on Android (Like in Windows I know it would pretty much all be in the Program Files directory and in the Registry. If data is stored similar to my Linux desktops, then the information can be all over the place and not consistent from program to program).
EDIT: I contacted the developer and he told me what directory to delete, and that fixed the problem.