Hi guys
So i have seen this posted several times, does anyone know or tried this on our device?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/root-want-to-modify-dpi-t2960644
I currently dont have ADB setup and wont have today, but it would be cool if someone had tried it and could tell me if it works, since it would keep me from rooting the phone later
EDIT: confirmed working, but be careful with the dpi you use, because I have seen some reports of systemui force close and you won't be able to change back to stock dpi. Will update later with the recommended dpi setting to use with this.
Wouldn't it get you into trouble with play store and dpi settings on some apps that you can't install them?
And to what dpi did you change it?
Do you have screenshots?
Thanks
Why we get always new threads like this !! -__-
No you cant because you need root to get acces inside the system !
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
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Pandemic said:
Why we get always new threads like this !! -__-
No you cant because you need root to get acces inside the system !
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
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This actually works without root... I've just tried it, ADB Shell doesn't have SU permissions granted in SuperSU so it can't be a root thing. I didn't run the su command either.
Pandemic said:
Why we get always new threads like this !! -__-
No you cant because you need root to get acces inside the system !
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
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Joke's on you=p. It does work without root as @gamer649 confirmed=p. But yeah, when i saw it i also thought it would need root but then i checked and everyone said it did not, thats why i posted this here
gamer649 said:
This actually works without root... I've just tried it, ADB Shell doesn't have SU permissions granted in SuperSU so it can't be a root thing. I didn't run the su command either.
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Which dpi did you set?
Zandoz said:
Wouldn't it get you into trouble with play store and dpi settings on some apps that you can't install them?
And to what dpi did you change it?
Do you have screenshots?
Thanks
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I dont know, on my previous device i changed dpi but kept original play store and had no trouble with any app...i dont have screenshots because i didnt try it yet but @gamer649 confirmed it works
gamer649 said:
This actually works without root... I've just tried it, ADB Shell doesn't have SU permissions granted in SuperSU so it can't be a root thing. I didn't run the su command either.
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Aaah okay ell sorry then my friend, i didn't know that because i always root my devices but then is it okay ^^
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
migueldbr said:
Which dpi did you set?
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I think I set 320, however after testing it I restored back to default (480 I think default is).
Pandemic said:
Aaah okay ell sorry then my friend, i didn't know that because i always root my devices but then is it okay ^^
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
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I always get root on my devices too, so I didn't think it would work. But with no SU command run nor ADB Shell having superSU permissions it definitely works without root. Always best to be skeptical about it working until informed otherwise.
i dont know about you guys, but when i change dpi everything is fine except for swiftkey, its gets extremely zoomed in and can only show 4 letters. It happens with every dpi i try except stock(480)...On my previous phone i never had any problems with swiftkey and chaging dpi...
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how can this be done so i can run certain apps?
anybody? come on guys ive searched everywhere, can it be done or not?
fixxxer2008 said:
anybody? come on guys ive searched everywhere, can it be done or not?
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What exactly are you trying to run
clules94 said:
What exactly are you trying to run
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screenshot and a cache cleaner. i do see there's a superuser permission app on my build but when i go to the terminal it says im still not root.
well i did alot of searching today and i don't think you can unlock this as technically we don't have a g1 or hero phone. we are running an image from a sd card. i still wonder how i can get root access to run certain apps? has anybody else addressed this issue because i can't find an answer.
fixxxer2008 said:
well i did alot of searching today and i don't think you can unlock this as technically we don't have a g1 or hero phone. we are running an image from a sd card. i still wonder how i can get root access to run certain apps? has anybody else addressed this issue because i can't find an answer.
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umm.....open the terminal and type su?
zenulator said:
umm.....open the terminal and type su?
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i did, it says permission denied!
well i think what im looking for is to become a superuser to be able to run certain market apps such as screenshot and a cache cleaner. ive searched everywhere here and on ppcgeeks with no luck. i did see something about a script that can allow certain apps at launch to run in superuser mode, is there anything like that at all? sorry if i keep asking but it's bugging me to no end and im sorta stuck. how did you guys get apps to run in root mode? is there a command i need to enter int he terminal? i do know i tried su and it said permission denied for me?
by the way what is the superuser permissions app i see on my build of cupcake? i launch it and it does nothing?
fixxxer2008 said:
i did, it says permission denied!
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Using adb will always give you root access, for windows you need to install the adb drivers from my site. Remember we are using a read only root filesystem so apps that modify the root fs won't work. su in the ion build will also give you root.
So im assuming that if you install that app to an UNrooted phone it just gives you a black screen when you open it?
Nikolai2.1 said:
So im assuming that if you install that app to an UNrooted phone it just gives you a black screen when you open it?
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It will always give you a black screen, rooted or not. It comes into play automatically when an app requests SU permissions. At that point you would receive a Superuser message asking to allow or deny. Hope that helps...
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It will always give you a black screen, rooted or not. It comes into play automatically when an app requests SU permissions. At that point you would receive a Superuser message asking to allow or deny. Hope that helps...
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Ohh okay. Thanks! So this will sound really stupid, but how come we cant just install this apk and run rooted stuff with the superuser permissions on a regular phone?
Nikolai2.1 said:
Ohh okay. Thanks! So this will sound really stupid, but how come we cant just install this apk and run rooted stuff with the superuser permissions on a regular phone?
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Rooted stuff says it all.
Nikolai2.1 said:
Ohh okay. Thanks! So this will sound really stupid, but how come we cant just install this apk and run rooted stuff with the superuser permissions on a regular phone?
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Superuser.apk needs 'su', which is not on the phone and needs to be written to sections that are read-only.
hmm..
This is true... I should have thought about that haha
Well guys im going to upload the apk i got from some post on here somewhere but it worked for me.
Just uninstall the current SU and then " INSTALL " this one. No rebooting required...
Also not my liability. I haven't noticed anything bad or out of normal. It works for me
you mean install that one. I don't see a flashable zip.
dottat said:
you mean install that one. I don't see a flashable zip.
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Lol Thanks I fixed it. It is a installable apk.
how do you uninstall superuser
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how do you uninstall superuser
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First of all, if Superuser works for you and you have root privileges and root apps work this wouldn't apply to you.
Well, first I would go to Settings, Applications, Manage Applications, and look for Superuser.
If it is not there, then you might have to dig into ADB commands. Or just reflash ROM.
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Help Cannot uninstall Superuser
How do i uninstall superuser
Rashadbrandon said:
How do i uninstall superuser
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Go to the applications list and choose uninstall on super user.
Or go to the market go to my apps and then find super user click it and select un install.
From there install the 3.0 SU that I have listed and it should work for your device (varies among devices and roms).
YOU DO NOT NEED TO REFLASH ANYTHING. Just re install and it should work . It is what worked for me.
This is super frustrating it does not give me that option i guess i need to root again even though it say S if Off
Rashadbrandon said:
This is super frustrating it does not give me that option i guess i need to root again even though it say S if Off
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Download the APK and use astro or similar to browse to your download folder and find the apk and click and use app manager to install it.
OK I got it Thanks everyone.
Rashadbrandon said:
OK I got it Thanks everyone.
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as always everyone is welcome including you. Thanks for the thanks.
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Well guys im going to upload the apk i got from some post on here somewhere but it worked for me.
Just uninstall the current SU and then " INSTALL " this one. No rebooting required...
Also not my liability. I haven't noticed anything bad or out of normal. It works for me
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Works great for me on Supersonic3D RC1.2-[10/14/2011]-Sense 3.5
Thank you for the apk.........
I love my new Nexus 7 but the lack of the default Browser is rather painful for me to do without. Does anyone else miss that Browser? The ability to never see the address bar as it frees up screen real estate as well as the Quick Controls, which I find are superior to any browser on Google Play, are the main reasons I want to see this browser back on Android 4.3. I already tried to install BrowserGoogle.apk and it just will not install. I wonder is anyone up to making this work for 4.3?
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I love my new Nexus 7 but the lack of the default Browser is rather painful for me to do without. Does anyone else miss that Browser? The ability to never see the address bar as it frees up screen real estate as well as the Quick Controls, which I find are superior to any browser on Google Play, are the main reasons I want to see this browser back on Android 4.3. I already tried to install BrowserGoogle.apk and it just will not install. I wonder is anyone up to making this work for 4.3?
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Once root is available you can grab the apk here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377610 :good:
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Once root is available you can grab the apk here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2377610 :good:
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Thanks, but that one won't install either.
You should just accept that it's not coming back, just like SD card support
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.aospinstaller&hl=en
It'll say device not supported when you click to run it, but it works.
Install the flash player attached after.
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Thanks, but that one won't install either.
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You can't just install the standard browser like other apk's:
Once you have root, remount /system rw.
Copy the browser.apk I linked before to /system/apps
Rename browserproviderproxy.apk and .odex to something else
Ensure the permissions on browser.apk are 664 (rw-rw-r--)
Reboot
ES file explorer can be used for everything if you're not comfortable doing it from a shell session.
Ta,
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You can't just install the standard browser like other apk's:
Once you have root, remount /system rw.
Copy the browser.apk I linked before to /system/apps
Rename browserproviderproxy.apk and .odex to something else
Ensure the permissions on browser.apk are 664 (rw-rw-r--)
Reboot
ES file explorer can be used for everything if you're not comfortable doing it from a shell session.
Ta,
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^ thats what the app does above...
tweaked said:
^ thats what the app does above...
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I've used that app myself before, works great HOWEVER the version linked above is from 4.3 rather than 4.2.2. It doesn't look like the app has been updated for 4.3 yet.
There aren't any noticeable changes in the 4.3 version though anyway as far as I can tell, so whatever works for you really.
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I've used that app myself before, works great HOWEVER the version linked above is from 4.3 rather than 4.2.2. It doesn't look like the app has been updated for 4.3 yet.
There aren't any noticeable changes in the 4.3 version though anyway as far as I can tell, so whatever works for you really.
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Im not sure I follow your logic.
The APK it installs is from 4.0 for the browser and the Flash is from ICS....What difference does it make if the app to install it is for 4.2.2..Almost every single App I have installed from playstore is from 4.2 or bellow....Not to mention Most of these peeps here wont even want to change the name of an app, then place it in a folder, then change its permissions. Hell just the fact that this thread was started shows that most won't even search for the how to.
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Im not sure I follow your logic.
The APK it installs is from 4.0 for the browser and the Flash is from ICS....What difference does it make if the app to install it is for 4.2.2..Almost every single App I have installed from playstore is from 4.2 or bellow....Not to mention Most of these peeps here wont even want to change the name of an app, then place it in a folder, then change its permissions. Hell just the fact that this thread was started shows that most won't even search for the how to.
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I'm not talking about the app to install it, I'm talking about the version of browser.apk the app installs. I didn't realise it was the 4.0 version of browser installed, I assumed it would be the version taken from aosp 4.2.2 and would be updated to install the version from 4.3 shortly. Why isn't it installing the latest version of browser available? Only reason I can think of is for compatability maybe?
Similarly, I would always reccomend downloading the latest version of flash directly from the adobe website than using some apk posted on xda, personally. If people can't be bothered and the shortcut methods work fine for them then great! But there's no harm in giving the info on how to do it manually. Knowledge is power!
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I'm not talking about the app to install it, I'm talking about the version of browser.apk the app installs. I didn't realise it was the 4.0 version of browser installed, I assumed it would be the version taken from aosp 4.2.2 and would be updated to install the version from 4.3 shortly. Why isn't it installing the latest version of browser available? Only reason I can think of is for compatability maybe?
Similarly, I would always reccomend downloading the latest version of flash directly from the adobe website than using some apk posted on xda, personally. If people can't be bothered and the shortcut methods work fine for them then great! But there's no harm in giving the info on how to do it manually. Knowledge is power!
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Ahhh gotcha. :good:
I appreciate it guys but when I was trying to root, I got my new Nexus 7 stuck on Fastboot mode screen. It's no longer recognizing USB through the PC. I can't pull the battery, power + - vol doesn't work. Is this thing bricked?
Tha Watcher said:
I appreciate it guys but when I was trying to root, I got my new Nexus 7 stuck on Fastboot mode screen. It's no longer recognizing USB through the PC. I can't pull the battery, power + - vol doesn't work. Is this thing bricked?
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If the bootloader won't load. Then yes, its bricked...
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If the bootloader won't load. Then yes, its bricked...
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Sorry... I had to hold power + - vol a little while longer. It's up now. Thanks for your help. I'm going to do some thorough research so I can properly root this thing.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.aospinstaller&hl=en
It'll say device not supported when you click to run it, but it works.
Install the flash player attached after.
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This is what I was looking for. I appreciate your help for a noob like me.
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This is what I was looking for. I appreciate your help for a noob like me.
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You are welcome.
This is perfect thanks for posting. Sadly I have three websites I use for work that are flash intensive.
So much flaming, so little time.
Take it elsewhere kids. Unless it relates to helping the OP get an AOSP browser, do not post it.
Do you know anything about the AOSP Browser Installer in the Play Store ?
What is this browser ?
I installed it and it took 5 minutes the the device to reboot ... then it seemed to factory reset my device kinda ... all the google apps were older from when I updated recently. Also, every app that had been purchased was gone ... I had to re-install and it gets worse before I could re-install I had to go into the /data/data folder and delete the paid app's folder then it would install ... not sure why this happened it was a pain to do this, is their any tool that could have fixed this ?
Google should have never removed it from these devices on the stock ROMs. Chrome even today is still not as smooth.
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Thanks and all credit to Nameless One for the heads-up!
As found here - run this adb command to get changes to survive a reboot:
Code:
adb shell reboot disemmcwp
It seems there's system write protection enabled. That command will disable it. I changed my DPI and emojis and can confirm that both changes stuck!
goalkeepr said:
Thanks and all credit to Nameless One for the heads-up!
As found here - run this adb command to get changes to survive a reboot:
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adb shell reboot disemmcwp
It seems there's system write protection enabled. That command will disable it. I changed my DPI and emojis and can confirm that both changes stuck!
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Nice find, I'll be adding this thread to my Guides / Info Thread....
Thank you dude
Cool Awsome!! Now my phone is working properly with ROOT.
Is this step still needed? Been following the links on DrakenFX's thread that lead me here.
Thanks guys. The dev is much appreciated as is the guide pulling everything together.
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Is this step still needed?
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Whether it is done by a script (if so there should be clear indication that it does this so people know where they stand in the overall process) or by hand it still needs to be done, it is a completely separate issue from whether or not the boot-loader is unlocked or the phone rooted.
Already did it. :cyclops:
Is this only needed if your bootloader is locked but you still wanna root ?
Ugh, so this was the reason why I couldn't uninstall system apps even w/ a system app uninstaller....
So developer unfriendly :/
Haha needed to do this on the official root for EU as well.
Yay, thanks guys! got adaway running. Starting to feel like home again..now to backup it before I screw it up..
I'm not getting it to work on my Axon 7 rooted with terminal emulator
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Tried using emulator. No go. Tried using adb shell. still no go...
Can one of you explain to me the exact method? Maybe im doing something wrong
nickcaper said:
Tried using emulator. No go. Tried using adb shell. still no go...
Can one of you explain to me the exact method? Maybe im doing something wrong
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Boot into A7, enable developer options and enable USB Debugging, connect to computer, accept the computer's debugging signature on your A7 (if you've never gotten a pop-up that you've had to accept, it's not connected properly), type in "adb devices" in a command prompt to make sure that the device is showing up, and if it is, issue the OP's command.
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Boot into A7, enable developer options and enable USB Debugging, connect to computer, accept the computer's debugging signature on your A7 (if you've never gotten a pop-up that you've had to accept, it's not connected properly), type in "adb devices" in a command prompt to make sure that the device is showing up, and if it is, issue the OP's command.
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yes, tried that. phone rebooted and still.. cant delete/remove system apps... aggrivating. ill try again later.. im tired of messing with this nonsense...
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Tried it again, all it does is reboot.. I open RU uninstaller Pro and its still saying the same thing. That permissions are not granted.
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yes, tried that. phone rebooted and still.. cant delete/remove system apps... aggrivating. ill try again later.. im tired of messing with this nonsense...
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Tried it again, all ti does is reboot.. I open RU uninstaller Pro and its still saying the same thing. That permissions are not granted.
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Open the SuperSU app and make sure that you gave RU uninstaller root permissions.
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Open the SuperSU app and make sure that you gave RU uninstaller root permissions.
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tried that yo... aint happnin....
any other ideas?
When I plug the phone into the laptop, the phone has a popup that sks me which mode I want to use the phone.
I choose Media device MTP. I also tried the mode called connect to PC software. Both times, the phone is recognized by ADB.
yet it will not fix the permissions
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tried that yo... aint happnin....
any other ideas?
When I plug the phone into the laptop, the phone has a popup that sks me which mode I want to use the phone.
I choose Media device MTP. I also tried the mode called connect to PC software. Both times, the phone is recognized by ADB.
yet it will not fix the permissions
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Go into the app's permissions list and make sure that the Storage permissions is allowed.
If that doesn't work, then try using a different app all together.
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Go into the app's permissions list and make sure that the Storage permissions is allowed.
If that doesn't work, then try using a different app all together.
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Doesnt work..
I am thinking the problem is that ZTE put a lock on system files so no one can delete them or modify them.
There is suppose to be some kind of way to turn that off but I cant seem to do it on my phone.
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Doesnt work..
I am thinking the problem is that ZTE put a lock on system files so no one can delete them or modify them.
There is suppose to be some kind of way to turn that off but I cant seem to do it on my phone.
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/system has write protection enabled by default, but the command in the OP disables it. After turning it off by running that command, I'm able to uninstall apps via Titanium Backup fine.
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/system has write protection enabled by default, but the command in the OP disables it. After turning it off by running that command, I'm able to uninstall apps via Titanium Backup fine.
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Can you tell me if your phone is rooted? what update version si your phone? Mine is 27.
Did you do this permission fix before or after root? did you use an emulator to do the fix or adb?