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[HOWTO] Remove Samsung Apps

Lists of apps which may be removed safely have been provided elsewhere on this forum, I have taken a list from the AngeloM thread and created a script which may be run each time a new rom is installed to remove all Samsung apps.
Pre-requisite: You need to be rooted!
1 - Install script manager which is free from the market (https://market.android.com/details?id=os.tools.scriptmanager)
2 - Copy the attached script file to your sd card. You may edit it to add/remove apps as required.
3 - Start script manager, point it to my script file and tick to box to run as root.
4 - Run
That's it.

Thanks mate!
But your script had some problems to quit running
Edit:
Found a typo: rm /system/app/SamsungWidget_. ews.apk -f
And probably a remount ro and some status-echos would be neat

My unix scripting skills are pretty poor ;-(
I've fixed the typo and re-loaded.

Well, I'm currently at work
Maybe I'll put up a better script, when I find the time this weekend
Would be easier, to make a list of the apk's and then go through every element with a for-loop.
But as this is a quite simple script, it's not that necessary to make a beauty out if it...
Ah, by the way, the script didn't finish here. ATM I don't really know why. Will go through it, when I find the time
Thanks for the nice list of removable Software

Hey guys
i'm just taking a simple adb script to do this job...
something like this works great for me!
regards
fluxx

That should do the job as well. More than one way of skinning a cat
Just makes it easier than having to do it manually (especially after loading new rom).
aerofluxx said:
Hey guys
i'm just taking a simple adb script to do this job...
something like this works great for me!
regards
fluxx
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/signed ;-)
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aerofluxx said:
Hey guys
i'm just taking a simple adb script to do this job...
something like this works great for me!
regards
fluxx
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how to run this adb script ?

aerofluxx said:
Hey guys
i'm just taking a simple adb script to do this job...
something like this works great for me!
regards
fluxx
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if i try to run this I get remount failed: operation not permitted.
any idea? (I`m kinda noob..)

Thanks. I am waiting for the full script.

So does this list containt everything not in this list: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14304454&postcount=2?
Running it right now, will let you know how it goes. Great work
Edit: Any idea how long this should take? The script sill says running after 5 minutes..

Hey guys
i try do made an windows tool for ya so you can just one click the whole thing...
regards fluxx
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sarsh11 said:
So does this list containt everything not in this list: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14304454&postcount=2?
Running it right now, will let you know how it goes. Great work
Edit: Any idea how long this should take? The script sill says running after 5 minutes..
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the script seems doesn't work if it stay that long.
Use this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108479
just copy the contents, remove the first line, select all and copy. download android terminal emulator, paste it. and reboot.
EDIT : WOAAA, it's seems i cant' access enable/disable fastdormancy anymore.

This script in first Post is not working.
Its running and running and nothing happens
Any chance to fix that?

How will I be able to update the camera firmware once the Samsung Apps is removed?

raphy972 said:
How will I be able to update the camera firmware once the Samsung Apps is removed?
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Good point and good question...
Btw one more question,
If I'll just freeze those apps the OP listed using Titanium Backup, is that means that Titanium backup will start running in the background in order to block those apps ?
If so i'd better just remove them ?
Thx.

Script manager just get stuck.. Doesn't run the script..

[Q] Empty CIFS-mounted directories

I'm currently running an OMNI build for everest, which is working delightfully well. The only thing I can't seem to achieve is to mount a CIFS directory. Actually, it can be mounted, but its contents are only visible to root.
While doing some research I found this thread. For what the description says, I assume this fix has been applied in CM, since I was able to mount CIFS (outside of /storage) before switching from CM to OMNI.
Would these patches be applicable for OMNI? If so, I would try to ask the everest ROM creator to apply them, or even try myself. But I'm afraid I may be lacking the knowledge to judge whether it'd just be a waste of time.
Thanks in advance for any tips on this matter.

Any update on the topic? I've tried Omni on my Nexus 10 and it runs perfectly well but this is the last thing that stops me from using the ROM. After mounting the data from my CIFS or NFS share the data is only available from the app performing the mount. The patches in the link from the previous post seems to work around this issue, is there any chance it could be applied to OmniROM?

Try to mount your folders manually (or by GScript) with Superusers --mount-master switch to make the mounts available to all processes. Something like this.
The su binary now also has a "--mount-master" option that connects you to a su session in the main mount namespace. Mount commands in this session should affect all processes. This is still a bit experimental, and getting it working requires a reboot after upgrading the binaries from a pre-1.93 version. This feature has been asked for a lot by devs, and it escapes the need to hijack system services to affect system-wide mounts, which is becoming more complicated with every Android release. A new version of StickMount will be released in a few days as well, taking advantage of this feature, and thus avoiding a number of issues some are seeing.
https://plus.google.com/+Chainfire/posts/hLKytCwUm6k
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Alternatively, there is still the possibility to hijack a system service (like SSH one) to point to a script instead that will bring up your mounts. I'm personally using this so i haven't checked the SU method yet.
Good Luck!

DualJoe said:
Try to mount your folders manually (or by GScript) with Superusers --mount-master switch to make the mounts available to all processes. Something like this.
Alternatively, there is still the possibility to hijack a system service (like SSH one) to point to a script instead that will bring up your mounts. I'm personally using this so i haven't checked the SU method yet.
Good Luck!
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Thanks, --mount-master works like a charm!

UMS Mounter

Hi all,
First thread here .
So, on with it. I've been a member on this forum for quite some time, but never felt like posting or anything as I didn't have anything interesting to share and all the questions I might've got at some point got already answered...
Anyway, about a year a go I bought a Samsung Galaxy S III. Cute little 'monster', powerful and all... and I got hit by MTP. I'm a Linux user, so getting MTP to work was a huge pain. So I started reading, digging, found out that some guys already implemented some scripts for mounting the external SD as UMS... the problem was that they didn't work on my end.
So I developed my own little app. Nothin' fancy, two buttons to switch from MTP to UMS and back.
In the meanwhile, I changed my phone to a Note 2 LTE and did some more tweaking on my app and now I'm kinda ready to share it with you guys:laugh:.
You need to have a rooted phone equipped with busybox (my app will prompt warnings telling you you're not rooted or you don't have busybox, but I thought it was nice to tell you here the requirements).
One small thing, besides the usual "I'm not responsible to any damages brought to your phone and all": after transferring to / from your SD card, please use the eject command (or the safety remove feature on Windows) to unbind the card from your operating system before changing back to UMS. That way you ensure no harm is brought to you SD card or to the data on it.
All that being said, you can download the app from here: devver.ro/ums-mounter/ (I don't have enough posts to give an external link, so you'll have to enter the text manually in your browser). The text on that page is written both in Romanian (my native language) and English so there shouldn't be any problems .
This app should work on every device that has an SD card and runs Android 4.3+. Oh yeah, there might be some glitches on devices with Samsung's official releases (bummer, I know), but that's related to some screw-ups on their end, 'cause they're random from ROM to ROM.
Anyway, hope you'll like it (if you test it). If you have and problems, comment here and attach a logcat and I'll see if I'm smart enough to help you.
== 2014-06-10 ==
Version 1.1
Changes:
- please uninstall the previous version, as I've changed the signature on the file ;
- added a small sanity check which will force you to unplug your phone from the computer before switching between modes (hopefully this will also force you to safely remove the external sd card );
- fixed (i hope at least) the situation where the card is not mounted as usb on Touchwizz related ROMs;
As usual, the app can be downloaded from devver.ro/ums-mounter. Thanks again for testing .

sleepwalker123 said:
This app should work on every device that has an SD card and runs Android 4.3+.
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It mounts the card slots (although it needs a reboot sometimes), but the PC shows up two empty usb slots and the sd card is not mounted.
Im running DN3 V5+.
I do hope you can fix it.
Thank you.

@erljayp: that's one ROM which is based on a stock ROM and, as I mentioned in my OP, there might be glitches woth 'em.
I'll setup my phone into dual booting so that's gonna be a bit easier to test these ROMs and hopefully sort them out.
Thanks for testing my little app

your app said that i haven't installed busybox yet. then i tried to install busybox from play store and it said the same. what problem?

ectv96 said:
your app said that i haven't installed busybox yet. then i tried to install busybox from play store and it said the same. what problem?
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I've used play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox to install busybox. Basically, after you install the app from the play store, you need to open it in order for it to actually download and install the busybox binaries. If you just downloaded the app from play store but didn't actually open it, that may be the problem

sleepwalker123 said:
I've used play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox to install busybox. Basically, after you install the app from the play store, you need to open it in order for it to actually download and install the busybox binaries. If you just downloaded the app from play store but didn't actually open it, that may be the problem
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oh yes, it works. thankyou :good::laugh:

New version, please check OP. Should resolve the DN3 related issues (this should apply to all ROMs which are based on stock Samsung). 'Njoy!

sleepwalker123 said:
there might be glitches woth 'em.
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I thought you were talking about the "stock" rom. haha.
sleepwalker123 said:
Should resolve the DN3 related issues.
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Now working in DN3 V5+, but I have fluctuating transfer rates. What is the average transfer rate you have?
Thank you.

@erljayp: i get about a maximum of 2 MB/s transferring a file bigger than 50-100 MB, which I find quite satisfying. Also, if I'm not mistaking, the transfer rates are influences by a lot of factors: the card's class, if you're transferring a lot of small files (mp3's, for example) etc.
Anyway, glad that sorted your problem. Like I said before, my app should now work not only on the DN3, but on all ROMs (CM11 based, AOSP, AOKP, ROM's based on the stock Samsung release). If you find a ROM that won't work, Iemme know and I'll see what's to be done about it .

sleepwalker123 said:
@erljayp: i get about a maximum of 2 MB/s transferring a file bigger than 50-100 MB, which I find quite satisfying. Also, if I'm not mistaking, the transfer rates are influences by a lot of factors.
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I guess mine is normal.
Well, thank you very much for this great app and goodluck in your future projects.

sleepwalker123 said:
Hi all,
First thread here .
So--------.
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The App crashes when trying to switch the pages.
Is this working on 4.4.2 TW roms ?

aukhan said:
The App crashes when trying to switch the pages.
Is this working on 4.4.2 TW roms ?
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Don't try and switch pages All you need to do is "play" with the 2 buttons. I think the "page" you're referring to is something i use for debugging.. will remove it in a future release

sleepwalker123 said:
Don't try and switch pages All you need to do is "play" with the 2 buttons. I think the "page" you're referring to is something i use for debugging.. will remove it in a future release
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I use Switch UMS and connect USB is that right any requirements to run the app apart from Root and busybox ?

aukhan said:
I use Switch UMS and connect USB is that right any requirements to run the app apart from Root and busybox ?
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Nope. Those are the only requirements. Could you please give me a link to your ROM's thread?

sleepwalker123 said:
Nope. Those are the only requirements. Could you please give me a link to your ROM's thread?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36202763#post36202763
Does this support windows or only linux??

aukhan said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36202763#post36202763
Does this support windows or only linux??
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Grr... can't test that one...
Could you please connect your phone to your, connect into an adb shell, run mount and give me the output? Or if you have the Terminal Emulator app installed, do it from there and gimme the output.

sleepwalker123 said:
Grr... can't test that one...
Could you please connect your phone to your, connect into an adb shell, run mount and give me the output? Or if you have the Terminal Emulator app installed, do it from there and gimme the output.
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You want me to run this # mount in terminal emulator and give you the results ?
Should i be connected to PC or not ?

aukhan said:
You want me to run this # mount in terminal emulator and give you the results ?
Should i be connected to PC or not ?
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You don't have to be connected to the computer. Try and run the following in the terminal emulator:
- su (if you didn't);
- mount > /sdcard/mount.log
And after that, on your internal storage you shall find a file called mount.log. Give me the contents of that file, please.

sleepwalker123 said:
You don't have to be connected to the computer. Try and run the following in the terminal emulator:
- su (if you didn't);
- mount > /sdcard/mount.log
And after that, on your internal storage you shall find a file called mount.log. Give me the contents of that file, please.
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Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory.

aukhan said:
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory.
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I think you ran the command including the dash ("-" sign).
Perhaps i didn't express myself well enough, sorry...
1). su (for gaining root access, no matter if you're doing this from the terminal emulator or from your pc);
2). mount > /sdcard/mount.log
Again, sorry for the confusion.

Mount to folder on NAS

Hi guys,
I was wondering if anybody knows a way to map to a folder on my NAS. Specifically what I would like to do is have a folder somewhere on my Nexus Player that is a shortcut to a folder on my NAS. I want applications to be able to access files not located locally on the device.
Even more specifically I am trying to play my nes and snes roms that are located on my NAS. The apps work fine but they can not find files over my network like esfile explorer can for example.
My player is unlocked and rooted.
Thanks,
Rob

Just got it to work with the Lollirock ROM, and i bet thats ur ounly option unless u find a kernel that supports CIFS, dont think the official one does it?
*EDIT* - Oh, ye, right..., found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...ent/kernel-unleashed-nexus-player-v1-t2977254 , bet that will work to,
i used this app to enter "permissive" mode, i read that u needed it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux
and a modified version of the CIFS Manager 1.5a app found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53760495&postcount=537
to be able to mount my NAS's samba share like:
192.168.x.x/Download/Games
/mnt/cifs/Games

Thanks!!! will try as soon I as get a chance!!!

ummmimrob said:
Thanks!!! will try as soon I as get a chance!!!
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Can you let us know which option you went with and how well it worked? I'd like to do this since Stickmount isn't working out well for me.
Thanks

OK I just want to first say THANK YOU!!!!!
Now I will try and tell you all that I did. I have done so many things I am not sure exactly what combination of things worked. I will tell you that you definitely need to be rooted and you also need the modified cifs app as previously mentioned. I also installed the kernel that supports cifs as mentioned. as far as permissive mode goes I do not have the app mentioned but I do believe I did this manually through a terminal. this may or may not persist without editing some file I am not sure? I hope this was at least some help. Thanks again!

and just to add a short rant... Why is this not a normal part of android!!!!! especially the nexus player! A device that they want you to connect to your tv and with this basic feature could make it a fully functional htpc. WTF google!!!!

ummmimrob said:
and just to add a short rant... Why is this not a normal part of android!!!!! especially the nexus player! A device that they want you to connect to your tv and with this basic feature could make it a fully functional htpc. WTF google!!!!
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I am with you on that. However, if they added all of those features, it'll introduce too many variables for them to work with when troubleshooting. I think that's what it comes down to
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ummmimrob said:
OK I just want to first say THANK YOU!!!!!
Now I will try and tell you all that I did. I have done so many things I am not sure exactly what combination of things worked. I will tell you that you definitely need to be rooted and you also need the modified cifs app as previously mentioned. I also installed the kernel that supports cifs as mentioned. as far as permissive mode goes I do not have the app mentioned but I do believe I did this manually through a terminal. this may or may not persist without editing some file I am not sure? I hope this was at least some help. Thanks again!
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Ur welcome, ^.^

sync folder over homenetwork

Hi everyone.
I want to apply this thoughts:
I want to share an folder adressed from win 10: android, this is filled with subfolders: music, downloads, documents.
I want that the music example get his input direct from android/music
If I delete/create something in A so it has also delete/create in B, in both direction full automaticly
So how can I make that?
Since 120 minutes I have got knowledge about smb and share function by windows. But the rest I can't imagine.
I excuse my self I didn't find a network forum I put it here.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android
https://www.dropbox.com/install

bbsc said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android
https://www.dropbox.com/install
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Thx but i meant native without apps, i already know about that like onedrive, poketdhare,airdroid.....

secondelric said:
Thx but i meant native without apps, i already know about that like onedrive, poketdhare,airdroid.....
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Android cannot access smb shares without third-party apps. You'll need to access smb share to sync it from Android's side.
Windows cannot sync folders (without problems) not using third-party apps.
In theory, you can install something like rsync on both Windows and Android but it will be "apps" too.
Dropbox works just fine under Windows and Android and you'll not be limited to your home network only.

Ok, u right but vortell give me a good tip,
İ search by google and its called: mount
İm looking right know, how it could be works or not.

nice app is smb sync or mount a samba share on the phone...

So I research and found out that is possible to mount an network share folder as folder in android (where the system get access and apps to) with dsfile and ssqhelper. But I'll need cfis support from kernel. As I know standard kernel doesn't support it and direction goes to custom kernel (where I got no experienced yet or if any custom kernel would support it). For me is now stop with this througts but just to test it I will install an custom kernel with cfis support to see how it will be works.
Thx all for help.