GPE System Partition almost no free space after 5.0.1 OTA - One (M8) General

So it seems they messed up. The system partition after the OTA has only about 7.5MB free.. If you root and install busybox then you'll only have 216 KB yes.. KB free..
It was reported in the Conversion thread and I thought maybe somehow the system image got jacked when I pulled it so I flashed back to 4.4.4 and took the OTA. After it updated 7.5MB free..
Can someone with a real GPE (not converted) who took the 5.0.1 OTA do something quick?
Use terminal emulator and run the command df. Tell me what it reports as the parition size and free space size for /system. I'm betting it's the same with like almost no free space. I hope they fix this in another OTA and make the system partition bigger
By the way, the main point of this thread is just so people are aware that the system partition will be pretty much full after the update. I've seen a few people not be able to modify the system and not realizing it's because the partition is almost full. I didn't even realize it until someone reported it in the RUU thread and confirming for myself after multiple tests.

I'm running SkyDragon 4.2.0 without Play Games, Books and Movies and have 72mb free with busybox installed!
Says system size is 1gb.
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Yes i noticed this too
But for the time being i removed some GAPPS from system memory.

Elisha said:
I'm running SkyDragon 4.2.0 without Play Games, Books and Movies and have 72mb free with busybox installed!
Says system size is 1gb.
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fcukmayank said:
Yes i noticed this too
But for the time being i removed some GAPPS from system memory.
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That's why you have more.. because of the removed google apps.. but in cases where people convert to get OTA's it sucks for them because the OTA will fail if you remove those apps. If you don't plan on taking OTA's it doesn't really matter you can delete away.

Noticed the same when I tried enabling adaway and it told me I didn't have enough space for the hosts file. Just will have to move most GAPPS out of system then to make room.
Edit: System Partition is also showing 1006.7 Mb with 1006.5 used.

Good find. Seems they ballzed this up a fair bit!

Why is this an issue?
Any one wanting to modify the /system can just delete some Google apps to make room for anything else.

exocetdj said:
Good find. Seems they ballzed this up a fair bit!
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Seems more like a android 5 thing. Its the same on my nexus 7, system partition its full as well. Its like grafixnyc said they don't want us to mess with system anymore.

Ronaldo_9 said:
Why is this an issue?
Any one wanting to modify the /system can just delete some Google apps to make room for anything else.
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Well look at the issue I had above I didnt even have enough space to install an ad blocking hosts file to system. Also if you want to install a battery stat app that needs to be either moved there or the add-on for Gsam you won't have room without deleting some GAPPS. Won't be much of an issue for people who really don't modify or root thier phones.
Not a major issue really as data is fine, but a slight inconvenience for us nerds. On my Nexis 5 running lollipop its a 1009.3 mb but only 861 is used cause I deleted most of the GAAPS out of there. Interesting its slightly bigger than the M8's

NJGSII said:
Well look at the issue I had above I didnt even have enough space to install an ad blocking hosts file to system. Also if you want to install a battery stat app that needs to be either moved there or the add-on for Gsam you won't have room without deleting some GAPPS. Won't be much of an issue for people who really don't modify or root thier phones.
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I was able to free up 104 mb in the system buy converting 7 apps to user apps using link2sd
Cloud Print - Docs - Sheets - Slides - Hangouts - Email - and HTC Photo Edit
It should be simple enough to convert them back for an OTA update ( have to flash back stock recovery also so just one more small step)
I described the whole process here >> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57297835&postcount=1888

I already did the same.

Nice catch. Just noticed this using AdAway as well. I'll symlink the hosts file to data for now.

So does anyone have a list of apps to delete in order to get some of that space back. I am sure there are things (live wallpapers for me) that many don't use which could be deleted. I just don't want break functionality by randomly deleting stuff.
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thelangosta said:
So does anyone have a list of apps to delete in order to get some of that space back. I am sure there are things (live wallpapers for me) that many don't use which could be deleted. I just don't want break functionality by randomly deleting stuff.
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All the gapps like G+ etc.. Other apps try freezing them first in Tibu and if it doesnt break anything then you know you can delete it (I would keep copies of all the apks you delete though just in case)

graffixnyc said:
All the gapps like G+ etc.. Other apps try freezing them first in Tibu and if it doesnt break anything then you know you can delete it (I would keep copies of all the apks you delete though just in case)
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Thanks I'll try some this evening and try to report back. I see things like "android work assistant" that are small but add up.
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thelangosta said:
So does anyone have a list of apps to delete in order to get some of that space back. I am sure there are things (live wallpapers for me) that many don't use which could be deleted. I just don't want break functionality by randomly deleting stuff.
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See my post one page back .. I just converted 7 apps to user apps and free up 104mb

How will this affect the performance of custom ROMs?
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This was helpful. The /system partition was stopping me from getting all the features in ElementalX 3.00 working properly. I deleted Play Videos, Magazines and Games, reinstalled the kernel and all is right.

I'm about to convert my M8 to GPE 5.0.1. Can someone please explain what are the outcomes of this "bug"?
I don't want to have any problems after converting.
Thanks.

Was this a mistake or a deliberate repartitioning on their side to prevent modifications to the system? Xposed, rooting, busybox, etc etc. If there aren't space for it then it "can't" be done, yea?
Wouldn't surprise me if they did this on purpose, it's Google after all. The same company that deliberately removed SD card slots, prevented writing to SD cards(As a made up security flaw) just to push people into buying into their Cloud/Drive $$$$$$$$$.

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Angry birds data backup?

Weird question, I know. But here's the deal, just finished booting a new rom to my droid and completely forgot about my beloved angry bird game and wiped everything clean. I had my hopes it would be saved but doesn't seem that way.
So its actually a couple of questions. Will I be able to restore game data from anywhere? Or for future notice, is there a way to back that up so I don't lose it when I update again?
Thanks!
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Titanium backup will backup game data and app settings data for every app you backup. I but, when I moved from stock to Fission the angry birds and Devilry Huntress backups didn't work. Don't know if mine just messed up or it was b/c of the major differences in the ROM. But, Ive been using titanium backup since my rooted D1 days. I still have apps installed that have game saves from back on my D1
Sometimes when using titanium after a rom upgrade to get my settings or saves back I have to wipe the data after it restores the app then select restore data only. I think when it restores an app it does a clean install before trying to restore the data which causes problems for things like that. A perfect example is my blizzard authenticator for my battle.net account. If I use titanium to restore it it tries to give me a new key code to put on my account, which of course doesn't work. So I have to wipe the data through titanium then restore it so my old settings take effect.
Also if you created a backup in clockworkmod than you could restore your previous configuration that way, get your save data back, use titanium to back it up, then reinstall the rom.
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Ah shame, so there's no way to recover now is there?
So much for being on the hunt of 3 stars for everything... Only had 8 missing too.
Here's what I do. Buy Root Explorer from the Market if you haven't already. I'm sure you could do it with other programs, but in my opinion Root Explorer is the single most indispensable app for root users so you might as well get it anyway.
- open root explorer
- grant superuser if needed
- go to data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files
- long-press highscores.lua
- copy
- back out (4 backs)
- go to sdcard
- paste
Upon reinstallation of Angry Birds after changing ROMs:
- open Angry Birds and play through a level (i.e., get a score)
- exit Angry Birds
- open root explorer
- go to sdcard
- long-press highscores.lua
- copy
- back out (1 back)
- go to data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files
- paste (yes, overwrite)
- long-press highscores.lua
- click permissions
- check read & write on user, group, and others (leave execute unchecked for all)
- click ok
- back all the way out of root explorer
- open Angry Birds and see your high scores all back to normal
So basically, what you're doing is copying the old high scores file and replacing the new one. The key is setting permissions so it reads properly.
hi a search but i dont see com.rovio.angrybirds folder in data/data
phoenix155 said:
hi a search but i dont see com.rovio.angrybirds folder in data/data
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Must be rooted and use root explorer. Regular file manager will not see it.
saved my life, thanks man.
Here's how I back up my highscores and settings, no root needed:
Code:
adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/highscores.lua ab_highscores.lua
adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds/files/settings.lua ab_settings.lua
adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons/files/highscores.lua abs_highscores.lua
adb pull /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons/files/settings.lua abs_settings.lua
if you do adb shell you can change dirs all the way through /data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons/files/ but ls doesn't work. You have to know the exact filename.
Did u do a backup before flashing Rom? If so u can restore your backup install titanium backup angry birds and then flash back to new rom and restore from titanium
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Karvona u ROCK mate. BEST SOLUTION. THANKS A LOT.
Angry Birds Backup
Maybe you could use my app that will work for any device, any version of Angry Birds, is free and has no add ...
You can find it by going to the market and seach for AngryBirdsBackup all collapsed
My app name is "AngryBirdsBackup Free"
Any feedback is welcome
Pierrick
Does anyone know if similar steps can be taken to transfer data from a Jailbroken iPhone/iPod? I had all my data saved in iOS, so I'm looking to switch the data over to Android.
As far as I can tell, iOS uses a highscore.lua file, so it shouldn't be too complicated. Just figured I would put it out there and see if anyone had found any info on such a topic.
Thanks!
I have found an app "Angrybirds Back2SD", which is easy to use.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fankewong.angrybirdsbackup2sd
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Hi,
I have an app for doing backup of Angry Birds save games.
Recently I receiveid some reports that for some people was not working.
What I found out was that this happens with Amazon app version of the games.
I'm from Portugal and don't have access to Amazon App Store, so can't do some testing. What I suspect is that the package name is different from Android Market, probably differing free from paid version.
For the versions in Android Market the folders are:
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio
Can someone tell me the folders (or package name) for the Amazon versions of Angry Birds? Both free and paid.
I have some feedback from users that the paid version worket, so I suspect that only the free versions have different folders.
This can be checked with a file explorer on a rooted device.
I don't know what other way to see the package name.
If someone knows how to find a package name of an app not installed also helps.
Thanks
I just verified that the paths you've posted are exactly same for the ad-free/paid version of the games from Amazon.
Hi,
The folders for Angry Birs from Amazon App Store are:
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds.free
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons.free
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio.free (I think there is no free version on Amazon)
If someone want's to use my app here it is:
https://market.android.com/details?id=pt.samp.angryBirdsBackup
sergiopat said:
Hi,
The folders for Angry Birs from Amazon App Store are:
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirds.free
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons.free
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsrio.free (I think there is no free version on Amazon)
If someone want's to use my app here it is:
https://market.android.com/details?id=pt.samp.angryBirdsBackup
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how to get your app now it's no longer in the market?
Thanks
MystaMagoo said:
how to get youe app now it's no longer in the market?
Thanks
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Hi,
I sent you a private message with instructions.
Sérgio

What is 'system data'?

Can any one shed some light on what system data is on my N4s storage?
I assumed it was the os but that's partitioned and I then have the 5.8gb that's available...
Thanks!
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Most likely the OS.
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The OS takes up part of the 8gb to leave me with 5.8 though.. Anyone else?
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adaimespechip said:
The OS takes up part of the 8gb to leave me with 5.8 though.. Anyone else?
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Are you using CWM and if you do, what version are you using?
When I just got the phone, I had the same problem as you after I install a buggy version of CWM. Basically CWM made a backup to some folder that there's no way for you, CWM, or the system to tell where the heck it is.
I got rid of that by restoring my phone to stock then started using TWRP (try it, you'll like it)
Edit: Also, look at /data instead of /sdcard
/sdcard is an emulated folder, /data is more accurate since it's where stuffs are actually stored.
thats HUGE for system data. i only have 270MB used for it
Yeah I did but that was so long ago.. It could be that I guess. You suggest erasing the whole thing and restoring my apps?
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Well, I got that back in CWM 6.0.1.6, which is like a month a go. A life time for the Nexus 4. There is a way to trace these folders using ADB, but I wiped my entire phone before I read the post so I don't know if the method works.
What I did was wiping everything (including system) then restore to stock. It was a little bit overdone, I guess restore to stock would do the trick. Just remember to back up /sdcard to your computer.
Edit: I was so annoyed by that wasted 1.7MB that I basically nuked the phone lol
bassmadrigal said:
If you are rooted and have adb set up on your computer, you can find out what folders are using the most space by using the commands below, then change into that directory and run the command again.
Code:
adb
su
cd /
du -hd 1
--find the largest folder and change directory (cd) into it - if you find you no longer want to continue in the folder you are in, you can cd .. to get to the previous folder or cd / to get back to the root of the filesystem--
Code:
cd large_folder
du -hd 1
rinse
repeat
????
profit
This will allow you to find what folders are using the most space and can eventually lead you to any large files and can then let you find out if you can delete them or if you need to keep them.
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What application are you using to get that information?
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netsyd said:
What application are you using to get that information?
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DiskUsage 3.4
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DiskUsage 3.4
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What he said - one of my must have apps..
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KyraOfFire said:
Well, I got that back in CWM 6.0.1.6, which is like a month a go. A life time for the Nexus 4. There is a way to trace these folders using ADB, but I wiped my entire phone before I read the post so I don't know if the method works.
What I did was wiping everything (including system) then restore to stock. It was a little bit overdone, I guess restore to stock would do the trick. Just remember to back up /sdcard to your computer.
Edit: I was so annoyed by that wasted 1.7MB that I basically nuked the phone lol
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Thanks! Will try when I'm back home!
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Okay no luck - Have totally reset the device and still have 1900mb of system data showing....
EDIT: Fixed - Flashed new CWM recovery and it WAS a backup i'd taken weeks ago.. deleted it and now have 200mb system data.
adaimespechip said:
Okay no luck - Have totally reset the device and still have 1900mb of system data showing....
EDIT: Fixed - Flashed new CWM recovery and it WAS a backup i'd taken weeks ago.. deleted it and now have 200mb system data.
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So is it safe to assume that the space is from backups? I posted my situation here
There didn't seem to be a clear answer here so :
System data is the space taken up by files outside of the special sdcard directory.
Android is treating the emulated SD card as being 8Gb/16Gb (- the hidden partitions) and not taking into account space taken up by files outside of the special directories.
In the Settings > Storage screen you will also notice that the free space and used space do not add up, this difference is the 'system data'.
Apps from Google and those with root access commonly write to directories outside of the sdcard.
Google Music is particularly guilty of taking up space without reporting it properly, from the Settings > Apps menu you can see how much space the music application is taking up, and clear it if desired.
Backups are also likely to be eating a large amount of that space, from CWM or TWRP or another source.
These are outside of the sdcard to prevent you from accidentally deleting them.
They can normally be move/removed from within the application that made them, or with a root file manager.
You probably want to keep some working backups, I generally store them on a cloud service or external disk with only the latest on the phone.
You will not get the 'system data' down to 0 as some space is for actual system files, you should be able to get it below 500Mb easily, or just be happy once you know where the space has gone.
I hope that helped.

[Q] Nexus System Partition Size

Hi, I'm not sure if this is specifically a Nexus question or a general Android question but I have both a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 and have observed the same behaviour on both
I have posted in the General section with nor response so now I'm posting on specific forums
Basically what's happening is when I delete stuff from the SDcard the free space seems to be allocated to the system partition WTF?!
Take a look at the screenshots I'm going to try a couple of things - one of the suggested things was clearing the data in the Google Services Framework data >> Settings - Apps - All - Google Services Framework - Clear Data - which freed up some of it but not all, the next thing from here for me would be to flash the factory images again and see what I start out with
Both devices are on CM10.1 if that helps, is anyone else is having the same issue??
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The discussion on Google+ http://goo.gl/lNyLW
Ok so this is my partition sizes now after flashing the factory images back onto my nexus 7. No where near 5GB anyone have any idea what's causing this?
I am guessing you have a couple of CWM back up? Maybe 3-4 of them? Maybe you tried to delete some of them?
Buggy CWM Recovery. Especially if you still hang on to the older versions. Mostly because the way CWM save the backup files.
KyraOfFire said:
I am guessing you have a couple of CWM back up? Maybe 3-4 of them? Maybe you tried to delete some of them?
Buggy CWM Recovery. Especially if you still hang on to the older versions. Mostly because the way CWM save the backup files.
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I just use TiBU and DataSync now, stopped doing nandroids a while back now
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It's not "system data" for sure. It's some apps with root permission saving its file to locations it shouldn't be doing.
Some how l still think it is CWM, even as you stopped using it in a distance past (which is like 1-2 months ago). I recommend flashing newest CWM and see if there're still old back up files.
If you still can't find anything, try this
bassmadrigal said:
If you are rooted and have adb set up on your computer, you can find out what folders are using the most space by using the commands below, then change into that directory and run the command again.
Code:
adb
su
cd /
du -hd 1
--find the largest folder and change directory (cd) into it - if you find you no longer want to continue in the folder you are in, you can cd .. to get to the previous folder or cd / to get back to the root of the filesystem--
Code:
cd large_folder
du -hd 1
rinse
repeat
????
profit
This will allow you to find what folders are using the most space and can eventually lead you to any large files and can then let you find out if you can delete them or if you need to keep them.
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isnt this what they were saying was the reason for no SD card and use of MTP ?; basically if i recall correctly the nexus devices do not truly assign partitions instead there is a storage 'pool' that anything can use dynamically.
We got tired of seeing OEMs include many GB of internal storage for music, while users were still running out of space for apps and data. This approach lets us merge everything on one volume, which is way better.
-- Dan Morrill, Android engineer at Google
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so i guess there is no partitions its just all 1 volume.
source: http://www.androidcentral.com/why-nexus-devices-have-no-sd-card
noobdeagle said:
isnt this what they were saying was the reason for no SD card and use of MTP ?; basically if i recall correctly the nexus devices do not truly assign partitions instead there is a storage 'pool' that anything can use dynamically.
so i guess there is no partitions its just all 1 volume.
source: http://www.androidcentral.com/why-nexus-devices-have-no-sd-card
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I wish that was the case but it not, the space goes to the system partition and I cant access it on the sdcard

Is this THE MOST DANGEROUS APP?

OK,
I have found this app in my phone and it is awesome (in a negative sense).
I have posted the screenshots of it. Let's see what we XDA guys think of it -
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All right! Now is this a keylogger or a virus?
Thanks for your help.
Most likely it's an app you uninstalled - it leaves an app of 0kb if you then restore from a nandriod backup as the nandriod backup does not backup user apps so sometimes you are left with apps of 0k in the manage application list
as for the permissions apps like titanium backup have them permissions but not services that cost you money - always be wary of that permission
it is not a virus - there are no viruses on android - only apps with a given permission which you have installed
marcussmith2626 said:
Most likely it's an app you uninstalled - it leaves an app of 0kb if you then restore from a nandriod backup as the nandriod backup does not backup user apps so sometimes you are left with apps of 0k in the manage application list
as for the permissions apps like titanium backup have them permissions but not services that cost you money - always be wary of that permission
it is not a virus - there are no viruses on android - only apps with a given permission which you have installed
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Yeah, but I didn't ever need to restore nandroid backups, so this isn't an orphaned app.
Ok, this may not be a virus, then it may be a bug? Or the keylogger, eh?
imda1 said:
Yeah, but I didn't ever need to restore nandroid backups, so this isn't an orphaned app.
Ok, this may not be a virus, then it may be a bug? Or the keylogger, eh?
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Really really creepy......evn i have it....
Give me its download link
** rooting is new for me,
nd i am a noob to root....**
Its apk name is PopupuiReceiver.apk
But he has no app name, very weird
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menewtoroot said:
Give me its download link
** rooting is new for me,
nd i am a noob to root....**
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imda1 said:
OK,
I have found this app in my phone and it is awesome (in a negative sense).
I have posted the screenshots of it. Let's see what we XDA guys think of it -
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All right! Now is this a keylogger or a virus?
Thanks for your help.
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I will have a guess at what happened at your end.. most probably that's the case..
Do you use link2sd or any such methods to link apps?
If you are using link2sd, then most probably the second partition of sdcard crashed or didn't mount properly..
One simple test to get such 0.KB app is.. disable your link2sd app by freezing it via titanium backup and move link2sd script in init.d folder to sdcard and reboot.. you will find all of your second sdcard partition apps like the one in your screenshot..
That's not an error or virus.. its just the system knows that app is installed.. but it doesn't know where that apk of that file is.. so the 0.kb
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Deadly said:
I will have a guess at what happened at your end.. most probably that's the case..
Do you use link2sd or any such methods to link apps?
If you are using link2sd, then most probably the second partition of sdcard crashed or didn't mount properly..
One simple test to get such 0.KB app is.. disable your link2sd app by freezing it via titanium backup and move link2sd script in init.d folder to sdcard and reboot.. you will find all of your second sdcard partition apps like the one in your screenshot..
That's not an error or virus.. its just the system knows that app is installed.. but it doesn't know where that apk of that file is.. so the 0.kb
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Thanks for your help, Deadly. But I've never wanted to mess with partitions and Link2SD. I did delete 1 bloatware form the stock ROM - Quick Office, and I don't think it has so many permissions. And I didn't mess with any system app except Music.
imda1 said:
Thanks for your help, Deadly. But I've never wanted to mess with partitions and Link2SD. I did delete 1 bloatware form the stock ROM - Quick Office, and I don't think it has so many permissions. And I didn't mess with any system app except Music.
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well, as far as I can remember.. its definitely not a virus it any dangerous app.. I can assure you of that.. do one thing.
Make a nandroid backup.. then uninstall that app.. it shouldn't cause any problem.. if it did, you could restore your backup.
It may be because that apk is accidentally corrupted or deleted or moved or something.. may be it happened without coming to your notice. But not to worry.. its not a virus.. and you don't need an antivirus for your phone.. I see you have avast.. if you are using it for firewall that's good. Because you get only malware or adware or spyware may be.. but not viruses.. if you have adblocker you can check for adware and you can easily avoid spyware and malware by not installing total strange apps from untrusted source.. so basically virus is next to impossible in android.. as its based on Linux..
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[Question for MM users] Uninstalling Facebook makes your Auto rotation stop working?

*** ONLY DO THIS FOR TESTING PURPOSE ***​
Those who have got the MM update, could you please check whether uninstalling Facebook app via Titanium makes your auto rotation to stop working? Some say it doesn't, some say it does.
I took a screen record while uninstalling it, make sure you are doing the exact same steps. For the record, uninstalling ONLY the apk is enough to mess it up, I still went on and removed the other Facebook system stuffs out of frustration.
Please comment.
I always uninstall Facebook & "company" and other trash again, and never had problems with rotation on kitkat , lollipop and marshmallow.
ithehappy said:
*** ONLY DO THIS FOR TESTING PURPOSE ***​
Those who have got the MM update, could you please check whether uninstalling Facebook app via Titanium makes your auto rotation to stop working? Some say it doesn't, some say it does.
I took a screen record while uninstalling it, make sure you are doing the exact same steps. For the record, uninstalling ONLY the apk is enough to mess it up, I still went on and removed the other Facebook system stuffs out of frustration.
Please comment.
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Have you solve it?
It seems that is true, and after flashing the stock rom and uninstalling lot of bloatware (except all the facebook stuff) auto rotation works now.
HDxDaniel said:
Have you solve it?
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Yes, by re-flashing the stock ROM[emoji23]And then not touching those Facebook related craps.
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Could you tell me whether you have uninstalled any of these apps? Because I don't use these! S Voice isn't listed as it's a system app, I don't use that either.
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ithehappy said:
Yes, by re-flashing the stock ROM[emoji23]And then not touching those Facebook related craps.
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@HDxDaniel
Could you tell me whether you have uninstalled any of these apps? Because I don't use these! S Voice isn't listed as it's a system app, I don't use that either.
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I uninstalled most of those apps except Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Play newsletter and maybe another app too.
I noticed one thing today, if you use an app like System App Remover, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp&hl=en
, then uninstall Facebook and other craps, then the rotation works normally. So it could be Titanium doing something crazy here, don't know!
I have the same problem (or I think so), I removed Facebook and Instagram applications with titanium backup and noticed my screen can't auto-rotate now
Anyone can upload the libgnustl_shared.so file ? I don't feel like flashing the whole system file again...
Thanks
tama_92 said:
I have the same problem (or I think so), I removed Facebook and Instagram applications with titanium backup and noticed my screen can't auto-rotate now
Anyone can upload the libgnustl_shared.so file ? I don't feel like flashing the whole system file again...
Thanks
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After flashing the zip from the first post of this thread, the screen rotation is working again, seems like removing Samsung hub with titanium backup messed things
It looks like only reflashing the stock FW will help
I had the same problem tried every possible solution in this forums none worked
Maybe titanium or i flashed ios emoji for google keyboard!! But that never happened when was on Lollipop!! Now back to Odin
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tama_92 said:
I have the same problem (or I think so), I removed Facebook and Instagram applications with titanium backup and noticed my screen can't auto-rotate now
Anyone can upload the libgnustl_shared.so file ? I don't feel like flashing the whole system file again...
Thanks
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Here you are my friend:
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/QruHxan5/file.html
@yucelo I've already found the file in another thread, but thanks anyway
This happened to me multiple times on Lollipop.
Use a file manager with root capabilities and uninstall the .apk files manually
Sent from my SM-N910F using XDA-Developers mobile app
SAR system app remover done the deal
yucelo said:
Here you are my friend:
http://www27.zippyshare.com/v/QruHxan5/file.html
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Somebody, give this man a medal! Saved my butt reflashing ROM again. Just copy to system/lib change permission to rw-r--r-- and reboot. You think it's caused by Titanium Backup? In that case? We should notify them.
yeah..... I got this too 2 days ago.
I uninstall some bloatware, including facebook with titanium backup.
then I realize that screen rotation doent work anymore.
I check the gyro, gravity, accel sensor. all works fine, but screen rotation wont work.
So I restore my backup ROM, and everything is fine again.
and yeah.... I just tried uninstalling facebook again, but this time I use System App Remover https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp&hl=en
auto rotation is still works.
Same here... I've done some testing removing bloatware and it's Titanium Backup's fault... I had to reflash the custom rom I'm using several times to reach this conclusion...
I had the same problem, & for whatever reason that version of the file failed to work for me. I had success with this one, following the same steps. https://www.4shared.com/file/ivpHIjBNce/libgnustl_shared.html
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I had the same problem, & for whatever reason that version of the file failed to work for me. I had success with this one, following the same steps. https://www.4shared.com/file/ivpHIjBNce/libgnustl_shared.html
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Out of curiosity, where did you get that file from?
I've just made a flashable zip with my working libgnustl_shared.so so I can replicate the issue later on and see if this solution works for me...
I downloaded this rom, extracted the zip, & copy pasted libgnustl to system/lib & changed permissions. Hopefully the individual upload will save someone else 1.49gb
The other version of libgnustl that was posted here didn't work for me, I tried it 3-4 times. My phone is a N910T.
It was a happy accident- I was planning on following someone else's success of extracting system.img.ext4 & flashing that file with skip soft, or more likely reverting to stock before I thought 'what if...'
A big thank you to everyone who shared the info to finding a solution

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