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** DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A DEVELOPER. I DO THIS AS A HOBBY AND SHARE MY FINDINGS IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE FINDS THEM USEFUL. **
** THIS WORKED ON MY DEVICE BUT IT MAY NOT WORK ON YOURS. APPLY AT YOUR OWN RISK **** These scripts are written for Kitkat. Do not use on Lollipop. ** What is new (9/7/2014)
Version 4 provides more Samsung bloat removal, Google bloat removal, and as a bonus it can disable the power on sound.
Background
Samsung has a program running on most of its devices that pushes "Security Updates" onto the device. If you make the mistake of accepting this security update, even after you root your tablet, it will patch the hole and you will never be able to use towelroot or any other know exploit as of June 2014 to root your it again. So this must be immediately disabled after a successful rooting.
Your tablet is also equipped with Knox. One component of Knox is in the bootloader and checks the integrity of the recovery and kernel. If it sees anything has changed at that level it trips the knox flag immediately, which is irreversible. That component can almost never be touched. The second component runs when the OS is up and running and its main task is to monitor the activities of the apps in your system and shut them down if they act "suspiciously". When you are rooted and install SuperSU, this element of Knox keeps detecting the background root activities and shuts them down and gives you warnings. There is therefore a high level of risk there if you let root and knox exist concurrently. So after rooting, this second component of Knox should normally be disabled.
Finally, there are useless junk apps that most of us agree Samsung should have never shipped with the tablet, or even if they are useful we want them gone to get a better battery life.
I will call all of the above (updaters, Knox, and useles junk) bloatware. The scripts attached here can disable or enable the bloatware on your tablet, which comes in handy if you do not have Titanium Backup Pro to freeze or remove bloatware. And since someone will ask at some point, no, it won't trip your Knox!
Please read below and understand what this script disables before you use it. There may be an app on the list that you may actually want to keep.
Requirements:
Rooted Samsung Note Pro 12.2, SM-P905 international model.
Android Terminal Emulator: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
The international version (P905) is tested with baseband P905XXUANA7, build P905XXUANC3 .
The ATT version (P907A) is tested with build KOT49H.P907AUCU1AND7 (thanks to @gerard0986 for testing the script)
Makes sure you download the version that is suitable for your tablet. It may work to varying extents for other models and firmwares.You try and tell me
If you are using models other than P905 or P907A, I can make a new script for you if you provide me with a "ls -R -l" dump of your /system, or even better, if you post your firmware somewhere online.
Download link:
Attached below
Instructions:
Generally speaking, you should always have a Nandroid backup before trying anything new. Also have a flashable ROM handy. I am not responsible if you brick your device while using these scripts.
To debloat:
1- Unzip the attachment and copy debloat.sh to your phone at /sdcard
2- Run the terminal emulator and type the following:
su
cd /sdcard
sh debloat.sh3- Choose what you want to disable, or exit.
4- If you choose not to exit, the code does its thing and reboots your tablet. The bloat is gone now
To restore the bloatware:
1- Unzip the attachment and copy enbloat.sh to your phone at /sdcard
2- Run the terminal emulator and type the following:
su
cd /sdcard
sh enbloat.sh3- The code will warn you:
Are you sure you want to restore the security/firmware/software updaters, and Knox?
They may immediately patch your system and make the existing root methods impossible to apply.
Then you can choose what to enable, or just exit.
4- If you choose not to exit, the code does its thing and reboots your tablet. The bloat is back now
Note that while running the debloat script you may get force-closing popups. This is normal; after all you are disabling these applications!
Limitations:
If you have previously removed bloat using other means this script CANNOT recover it for you. enbloat.sh can only restore what debloat.sh has disabled.
If you have debloated using an older version of this code and you want to try a newer version of it, first use enbloat from the older version to return everything to the original configuration and then use the newer version.
When you are restoring the bloat, it is best to enable "airplane mode" so that your tablet does not try to patch your system with a security update without your knowledge. You can disable the airplane mode after you debloat again.
Change log
V5:
Typos fixed.
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V4:
Option to disable all Google services except Youtube, search, map, and TTS
Option to disable/enable Power on sound
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V3:
The scripts give separate options to enable/disable these groups of bloatware:
1- Updater/knox
Firmware Upgrader, Local FOTA, Security Manager, FOTA Client, Security Update Client, Samsung Push Client, Samsung Software Update, Knox and its related apps
2- Samsung bloat
ANT, Blurb, ELM Agent, Samsung Apps apk and widget, Job Manager, Samsung cloud backup files, Context Provider, S Finder, S Voice, Samsung Account Service, aaIgnite_1.5.15_singtel, weplay_1.3.162, PCWClientS18
3- Other bloatware
Accuweather, Bloomberg, Dropbox, Evernote, Flipboard, NY Times, Remote PC, ,Travel Service, Twitter, WebEx, Line, Pinboard Scratch book, SNS, eMeeting
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V2:
The scripts give options to enable/disable updater/knox and other bloatware separately.
Added these to the disable list of V1:
SecurityManagerService, aaIgnite_1.5.15_singtel, weplay_1.3.162
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V1:
The script disables the following:
Firmware Upgrader, Local FOTA, FOTA Client, Security Update Client, Samsung Push Client, Samsung Software Update, Knox and related apps, ANT, Blurb, ELM Agent, Remote PC, Samsung Apps apk and widget,Travel Service, Twitter, WebEx, Line, Samsung cloud backup files
PCWClientS18, Scratch book, S Finder, SNS, Samsung Account, eMeeting
Would this work for the T-900 version too?
What do I need to get the info required to get a script made for the sm-p907a model? I read above post but the list of things required were above my head lol.
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iNiREALiZED said:
What do I need to get the info required to get a script made for the sm-p907a model? I read above post but the list of things required were above my head lol.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-P907A using XDA Free mobile app
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1- What is your firmware version?
2- Open the terminal emulator and type the following commands in there:
su
cd /system
ls -R -l > /sdcard/sysdump.txt
Then pm the file sysdump.txt which is saved on your sdcard to me.
thank you
Thank you najoor for the neat script, it executed successfully on my sm-p905 (UANE1 rom) & removed the useless software, it saves a lot of time removing them manually.
Nice work
Hope to see a version for the SM-P907 soon.
Rockytop00 said:
Would this work for the T-900 version too?
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I think the only existing models are SM-P900, SM-P905, SM-P907A and SM-P905V. I don't know what T-900 is.
If you are referring to model P900 (wifi only) this code may partially work but a lot of files are different between the two models so the outcome is a partial debloat. If you want, you can make a system dump file as I suggested in this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55029414&postcount=5 and send it to me so I can make a custom code for you.
Edit: It appears that T900 is the Tab pro model which is a different device. This thread is for Note pro 12.2 and since I do not own a Tab Pro I cannot answer this question. Perhaps help can be found in the XDA's Tab Pro forum at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-pro-12-10-8. or try these scripts as they are and see if it works for you.
Hey najoor, Im hoping that you can help me debloat my galaxy tab pro 12.2 sm-t900. I just bought it today and am shocked at the amount of bloatware thats included lol.
Basically I want everything removing that I can install through googleplay, leave the default browser.
Here is the log that you mentioned to the other guy also:-
View attachment sysdump.txt
Ill try to pm it also, really hope you can help out.
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Debloat method
I used this method but i accidentally uninstalled all google services, and google play store was apart of that, is that normal? And if it is are there ways to get it back?
stockerrodney said:
I used this method but i accidentally uninstalled all google services, and google play store was apart of that, is that normal? And if it is are there ways to get it back?
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Yes, that is part of bloat removal. To get Google bloat back run the enbloat.sh script and hit y when it prompts you about restoring Google bloat.
stockerrodney said:
I used this method but i accidentally uninstalled all google services, and google play store was apart of that, is that normal? And if it is are there ways to get it back?
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najoor said:
Yes, that is part of bloat removal. To get Google bloat back run the enbloat.sh script and hit y when it prompts you about restoring Google bloat.
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If i do the enbloat method will i have to reinstall knox ? Or will i still be able to keep it off?
When you use the enbloat.sh you only restore the stuff you choose. You don't have to restore everything. In your case you leave knox and other things out and only answer yes when it asks you if you want Google bloat to be restored.
The script is very user friendly. Just run it and follow the instruction. And just to give you peace of mind, these scripts do not delete anything from your system permanently so don't worry about breaking your system.
Any chance you could add the option to remove individual items?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
Debloat v5.0 removed Scrapbook from Air Command
The debloat worked fine but the Scrapbook app in Air Command is now showing error "no application found to handle this actions".
Please advise.
mojoe said:
The debloat worked fine but the Scrapbook app in Air Command is now showing error "no application found to handle this actions".
Please advise.
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Removing apps is what a debloating script does. If you want your app back just run the enbloat script. All the instruction you need is provided in the original post.
najoor said:
Removing apps is what a debloating script does. If you want your app back just run the enbloat script. All the instruction you need is provided in the original post.
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Appreciated. I wanted to debloat but did not expect the scrapbook app to be debloated. Is there any way that I can retrieve this one app, without the rest of the garbage that will return if I "enbloat".
I recall finding the app the last time and renaming from .bak to .apk and it worked.
Can you tell me where to find the apk.
mojoe said:
Appreciated. I wanted to debloat but did not expect the scrapbook app to be debloated. Is there any way that I can retrieve this one app, without the rest of the garbage that will return if I "enbloat".
I recall finding the app the last time and renaming from .bak to .apk and it worked.
Can you tell me where to find the apk.
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The app is either in /system/app or /system/priv-app. Rename app.apk.bac and app.odex.bac if it exists to app.apk and app.odex and reboot. I don't remember exactly which app is the one you need.
najoor said:
The app is either in /system/app or /system/priv-app. Rename app.apk.bac and app.odex.bac if it exists to app.apk and app.odex and reboot. I don't remember exactly which app is the one you need.
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Thank you. I will return with the name once I find it.
In preparation for the impending upgrade to Android 6 Marshmallow, I'm trying an experiment on my Android 5 based Zenfone 2. I'm going to see how annoying it is to give up root. The first thing I did on my first android phone was root it, so I've only every used rooted Android devices.
Prologue:
Root on Android 6 (usually) requires an unlocked bootloader, because root is achieved by modifying the boot image to inject su into the system. That way the system image is left unmodified and can continue to pass dm-verity checks.
At the moment, there does not appear to be anyway on the Zenfone 2 to unlock the Marshmallow beta bootloader, and it also appears to relock any unlocked bootloader. In fact, the droidboot binary in the droidboot.img of the Marshmallow beta contains the strings rm -rf /factory/asuskey and rm -rf /factory/asussignature. droidboot also contains the strings unlock successfully...reboot after 5 seconds and **** Unlock bootloader? **** as well as other strings referring to unlock (droidboot from the .184 Lollipop also has those strings). So, my hope is that there is a simple way to unlock the bootloader, which will be revealed by Asus, or discovered by somebody.
My thought is that worst case those of us who want root will use an unlockable Lollipop bootloader with a Cyanogenmod 13.1 based ROM created with updates from the Asus Marshmallow source code.
Experiment:
I've removed Xposed and SuperSU from my phone. Making it stock Android 5. I'm documenting here the functionality that I lose. The first goal is for my own amusement to keep a log of what I'm giving up.
The second goal, and probably the major one, is to solicit suggestions on what can be done to replace the functionality I'm losing.
What I'm giving up:
AdAway - No system wide ad blocking. Firefox with uBlock Origin should cover blocking ads on the web. I usually buy apps I use frequently, but I'll have to see which ones are annoying with ads. I'm aware of the VPN based ad blocking methods, but I'll have to wait and see if it comes to that.
AFWall+ - Using root to improve security... I mostly use this to prevent some apps from using mobile data, and to prevent some apps from gaining network access at all.
BetterBatteryStatus - It works in non-root mode, but not as well.
BusyBox - Without root, there isn't much need for this anyway.
Cryptfs Password - Once again, security is harmed by removing root. This allowed my encryption pin to be different (and much longer) than my screen lock pin. I don't want to type 10 digits to unlock my screen, but it's fine for booting.
Greenify - This definitely kept some aps in check, but perhaps Asus' Auto-Start Manager will be able to replace it.
GSam Battery Monitor - Like BetterBatteryStatus, this had a root component to provide more information.
Kernel Adiutor - For some reason my phone seemed to only go to 1.8ghz instead of 2.3ghz, so I used this to fix it.
Linux Deploy - I never used the Linux chroot image for much, but it was a cute toy.
Secure Settings - This let tasker automate adjusting some things which require root to change.
Titanium Backup - This is a massive loss in functionality. Simply having backups is tremendously important. The ability to freeze unwanted system apps is also nice. I can reload many of my apps from Google, but not all of them bother to save their settings in the Google backup. Ohh, the bloat!
Trimmer (fstrim) - Probably not really necessary, anyway.
Xposed
Amplify - It saved me lots of wakeups, but I don't know if it really did much to increase battery life.
Fix Lollipop Memory Leak - I don't know if this did anything, either.
GravityBox [LP] - I didn't tweak too much, but what I did change was really useful.
NetStrength - I like replacing my wifi bars with useful information.
ProtectMyPrivacy - The permission settings in Marshmallow would make this obsolete anyway.
YouTube AdAway - Nice, but not required.
What I'm gaining:
Android Pay - I guess I can play with this now.
AFWall+ - Using root to improve security... I mostly use this to prevent some apps from using mobile data, and to prevent some apps from gaining network access at all.
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Asus has integrated a firewall iptables recent months.
Asus mobile manager -> User Data -> Restrict (bottom of screen)
For the rest, no root is to accept to take along twice monitoring tools of an advertising billboard.
Keep in mind that Google is an advertising agency that is desperate to earn money, including harassment to get the maximum information.
Its purpose, despite what he claims, is not to improve people's lives, but his bank account.
Android is a disguised tools for Google, not for the people who is a commodity to be exploited.
I'm gonna miss Adaway and Afwall+ the most. Afwall+ is much better than the Asus built in firewall. You can disable net access by default for newly installed app. You are notified to set firewall rules when you install an app. You can filter apps to be set. If only Asus could provide a such a bunch of feature for their firewall, I won't miss root so much.
Sent from my Asus Zenfone 2 using XDA Labs
IDEDALE said:
Asus has integrated a firewall iptables recent months.
Asus mobile manager -> User Data -> Restrict (bottom of screen)
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Thanks for the info about the functionality in Asus Mobile Manager, I didn't know that.
As far as Adaway goes, try this https://block-this.com
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk
IDEDALE said:
Asus has integrated a firewall iptables recent months.
Asus mobile manager -> User Data -> Restrict (bottom of screen)
For the rest, no root is to accept to take along twice monitoring tools of an advertising billboard.
Keep in mind that Google is an advertising agency that is desperate to earn money, including harassment to get the maximum information.
Its purpose, despite what he claims, is not to improve people's lives, but his bank account.
Android is a disguised tools for Google, not for the people who is a commodity to be exploited.
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Agree with most of that... unfortunately the ASUS mobile manager "firewall" doesn't work any more on the current marshmallow beta.
It's still there, but it seems not to work for blocking apps.
The new app permission system in MM may be used to prevent apps from connecting around, in theory at least, but I'm not sure how effective that is.
This phone without root absolutely sucks. There's a thread on the ASUS forum, guy has links to pre rooted system images but I haven't tried it.
http://www.asus.com/zentalk/thread-39487-1-1.html
Sent from my ASUS_Z00AD using XDA-Developers mobile app
The thread mentioned was opened in September '15... Didn't try downloading the files but can't imagine that there's a pre-rooted file out there already. Somebody would have known and told us, I guess
If anyone tried and it works, may you leave a line!
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nfc expert said:
if you want stop ad without root, you can try this : https://block-this.com/
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kenbo111 said:
As far as Adaway goes, try this https://block-this.com
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There are several other VPN based ad blockers as well. AdClear, AdGuard, and I think some more.
I played with some of them when they first started coming out, but always returned to the host file based blocker, because it was easy and worked fine with root. I think the phone has plenty of RAM and CPU to run these VPN ones, but I haven't been annoyed to try them again. So far uBlock Origin in Firefox has been fine. In the almost two days since unrooting I've used one app which shows me ads.
IDEDALE said:
Asus has integrated a firewall iptables recent months.
Asus mobile manager -> User Data -> Restrict (bottom of screen)
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Thanks for the tip, I didn't know about it. This was easy enough to setup, even if it doesn't have as many features as AFWall+. I haven't tested to make sure it works.
My idea to get root on Asus' Marshmallow release is to install just the system, but keep the unlocked bootloader and ifwi from Lollipop. It should be easy enough to modify the updater script to only flash the system and boot image, while leaving the bootloader and ifwi alone. I don't know if that will work, or if the system will crash when it finds an old ifwi, or if the bootloader will fail to load the new system. With an unlocked bootloader, root is trivial.
As long as the bootloader is in place, it should be easy to recover from a broken system.
Don't take my word for it though, these are just ideas, and I'm not ready to try them yet. My warranty is over at the end of the month, so I'll unlock my bootloader then.
I have tried uninstalling them through multiple apps in the playstore and it always says failed. I am rooted and I want to use the stock rom for now until the data issues are patched. I have disabled the apps I just don't want the on my phone. The facebook apps you can't disable the update. I don't trust facebook and I don't want anything to do with it on my phone so if anyone know's how to remove them please let me know. Thank you.
bluemoonlight said:
I have tried uninstalling them through multiple apps in the playstore and it always says failed. I am rooted and I want to use the stock rom for now until the data issues are patched. I have disabled the apps I just don't want the one my phone. The facebook apps you can't disable the update. I don't trust facebook and I don't want anything to do with it on my phone so if anyone know's how to remove them please let me know. Thank you.
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BEFORE READING, MAKE A BACKUP PRIOR TO THIS ANSWER:
I'm sorry to say, but it would need to be done using the file manager via TWRP. It is a lil tricky because it lacks concise deletion. So it is best to use a rooted file explorer (es file explorer is beneficial for this) and look around these locations:
/system/app
/system/priv-app
/oem/app
/oem/priv-app
Each folder holding the apk must be deleted individually in TWRP's file manager, or you WILL face a possible soft-brick.
Good luck.
(The reason why is, because the oem section is more secure to avoid a break of the phone itself, so it will freeze everytime while the actual OS is in use. Doing it via TWRP ensures deletion and avoiding a freeze bc the recovery OS is different from stock OS)
Edit: solved
I rooted and wiped the phone. Installed Lineage and PicoGapps and the LTE fix. Perfection. Highly recommend this delight of a phone. ?
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Sorry if this has been answered but I'm using the XDA app traveling and can't seem to find it. I purchased the $50 Moto e4 boost version from Best buy and no matter what I do, I can't seem to permanently disable amazon apps.
I disable them and when I restart the device, low and behold they are back again. Is there a way to disable these apps permanently through ADB or some other jazz? Or should I just root?
cameroncr95 said:
Sorry if this has been answered but I'm using the XDA app traveling and can't seem to find it. I purchased the $50 Moto e4 boost version from Best buy and no matter what I do, I can't seem to permanently disable amazon apps.
I disable them and when I restart the device, low and behold they are back again. Is there a way to disable these apps permanently through ADB or some other jazz? Or should I just root?
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Yeah, ya gotta root and delete them from the oem partition if you want them completely gone. But you should be able to disable them with adb without root.
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 "package name"
Without quotes and where package name is the actual package name.
Usually disabling them in settings/apps (show system) will disable them until you re enable them yourself.
Strangely I disable them and they re enable themselves upon boot up. Not sure why. Usually most phones you disable apps and they stay disabled. Clearly something is installed by boost that makes them reenable.
Thanks, I will try ADB.
madbat99 said:
Yeah, ya gotta root and delete them from the oem partition if you want them completely gone. But you should be able to disable them with adb without root.
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 "package name"
Without quotes and where package name is the actual package name.
Usually disabling them in settings/apps (show system) will disable them until you re enable them yourself.
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Sorry for the Ninja double reply.
I have managed to disable via your method several apps except for three: boost zone, boost Mobile I'd and mobile installer. These are the apps causing the phone upon restart to redownload bloatware and enable disabled bloatware. When I try disabling them via adb, it simply says failure. Do disabling these require root?
cameroncr95 said:
Sorry for the Ninja double reply.
I have managed to disable via your method several apps except for three: boost zone, boost Mobile I'd and mobile installer. These are the apps causing the phone upon restart to redownload bloatware and enable disabled bloatware. When I try disabling them via adb, it simply says failure. Do disabling these require root?
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Probably. It's mobile ID that changes the home screens around. It usually doesn't install anything except for home screen shortcuts. I wasnt able to disable that one without root. try using a different launcher ( I use nova). Zone let's you check for prl and profile updates, and I pay my bill in it (virgin mobile).
Update:
I followed a guide online and unlocked the boot, installed twrp and rooted the phone. Removed boosts pre installed Android version because no matter what tool I used I couldn't delete their apps. So I installed lineageOS. Having issues with 4G and can only get 3g.
cameroncr95 said:
Update:
I followed a guide online and unlocked the boot, installed twrp and rooted the phone. Removed boosts pre installed Android version because no matter what tool I used I couldn't delete their apps. So I installed lineageOS. Having issues with 4G and can only get 3g.
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Yeah that's a well documented problem on CDMA carriers. A few ppl are working on it. There is a sort of fix if you check the guides, news section.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3752036&p=75622014
madbat99 said:
Yeah that's a well documented problem on CDMA carriers. A few ppl are working on it. There is a sort of fix if you check the guides, news section.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3752036&p=75622014
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Thank you. This is an annoying issue because I pay for 4g and hotspot support and unfortunately the hotspot only gets dialup speeds.
cameroncr95 said:
Thank you. This is an annoying issue because I pay for 4g and hotspot support and unfortunately the hotspot only gets dialup speeds.
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We all do dude.(pay for lte) But LTE is fairly broken on sprint and all it's mvno's (boost, virgin, etc.)on custom roms. You can try the fix but no guarantees. Only sure way is stock. I've debloated stock, and using Xposed with gravitybox. All the customization I need. And everything works. All bloat can be removed. Most of it is /oem, that's why root apps don't get rid of it. Some things in /system are required to keep it running.
Root the device, backup the apps with Titanium Backup, Freeze the apps and see if there are any behavioral issues with them, and remove them if freezing them doesn't yield error.
As for the Data issues you are experiencing, check out this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4/how-to/perry-real-lte-fix-custom-roms-t3752036
I plan on testing this with the rom you have on Boost Mobile as soon as it's done downloading.
Most of the Verizon updates have been buggy and this one seems to follow that model. And my phone is currently working passably well -- except for the new popups that want me to update.
I turned off automatic updates under developer options, but that has had no effect. The update was downloaded without my consent. I want to stop the nagging and delete or rename the update file.
I have two different file manager programs but neither of them seem to be able to see the system folder, even though I have enabled the "show hidden files" option. I thought I could perhaps suss out the name of the update package by sorting by date but I can't even find the folder for it. I've tried X-Plore File Manager and Solid Explorer Classic but neither seems to show me the system folder. I am not very familiar with Android but have worked with Linux and Windows systems in the past.
I find it infuriating that Verizon can force software onto a phone that I own. I have a pre-pay plan so it was purchased with a one-time payment and not bought from Verizon. I'm tired of their buggy updates.
Here is what I did,,,which you should be able to do as long as you can root.
1. Root your phone using the easy root/unroot option in the dev section
2. Go to the play store and buy Package Disabler Pro,,,well worth the 1.50
3. Once you give Package Disabler Pro root permission find the two software update apps in the list and disable them.
4. Go back to the easy root/unroot thread and follow the easy directions to unroot. This will also wipe your devices cache,,,which is where your downloaded update is probably residing now hence the update notifications. It wont wipe your device just the cache as part of the unroot process.
5. Once your unrooted, and back to stock, you can check like I did and see that the two software update apps are still disabled and no more update notifications.
The only thing different would be the app names for Verizon updates as I am running U firmware on my Verizon S7 Edge so there is not a lot of bloatware that I had to disable from the start. Here is a screenshot on my apps unrooted. They are still disabled thank God lol.