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Version 1.5.1 now available. It seems to be the same as version 1.5 that came out a couple of weeks back, except this version doesn't revert back to version 1 when you restart the phone - so a pretty fundamental improvement there.
thx for the news .. i'm happy i didnt got that prob from the begining
Oh yeah. Thanks for the news. Why did convert in the first place?
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Got it... But no changes since version 1.5 at all ?
Hi sorry for a noob question.When I open the Samsung Apps I can't find the Samsung Task Manager to download?How to download it?Thanks in advance!
firezero said:
Hi sorry for a noob question.When I open the Samsung Apps I can't find the Samsung Task Manager to download?How to download it?Thanks in advance!
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Not showing on my UK Galaxy S either.
Anyone have the .apk file
Mine was downloaded when I updated to JM1, I didn't have to do anything, it was just there.
Beards said:
Not showing on my UK Galaxy S either.
Anyone have the .apk file
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Showing here on JPK firmware.
Not showing on mine, neither.
XXJF3 (Maybe that's the reason)
Hi guys,
This is the apk for Task Manager 1.5.1. Fetched this from Samsung apps on JM8. Hope this helps!
How come it says application not installed when I try to install it?
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For some reason I can't install it. What do I do?
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Apologies guys, was stupid enough to upload the wrong apk! Updated my initial post with the correct one. Try it and let me know if it works better... well at least it won't be worse
wtf permissions?
I was going to install the 1.5.1 release from the Samsung app store, but finally held back: The permissions it's asking for are not quite to my liking.
This app requires each and every permission there is, e.g. change UI settings, send SMS and MMS, make telephone calls, read emails, change APN settings, change global system settings...
Did all of you ignore this, or were you shown other permission requests?
cooldoud said:
Apologies guys, was stupid enough to upload the wrong apk! Updated my initial post with the correct one. Try it and let me know if it works better... well at least it won't be worse
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Many thanks.... downloaded and will try it out later.
marty1976 said:
I was going to install the 1.5.1 release from the Samsung app store, but finally held back: The permissions it's asking for are not quite to my liking.
This app requires each and every permission there is, e.g. change UI settings, send SMS and MMS, make telephone calls, read emails, change APN settings, change global system settings...
Did all of you ignore this, or were you shown other permission requests?
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Noticed that as well, but it's the first update I installed for the Task Manager. I assumed it already had those permissions, and decided to trust Samsung. Some might argue it's not such a good idea
There are more apps in the Samsung store that require odd permissions and I just called Samsung Mobile Germany to ask the supporters why this is.
Not that I expected anything else, but what I was told is just wrong.
I was told the following:
- These applications are from Google (i.e. programmed by Google)
- These permissions are set in Google accounts
- this is no risk as the applications for 100% sure won't make calls or send SMS / MMS
This is so poor as a support answer... And a really poor programming style as well, 'cause it contradicts the idea that programmers should only require those permissions in their manifest that are acually needed.
Not gonna install that crap anyway. What if Samsungs servers are hacked and distributing modified versions of these applications? They're not gonna pay my excessive cellphone bill, should this be true, aren't they?
cooldoud said:
Hi guys,
This is the apk for Task Manager 1.5.1. Fetched this from Samsung apps on JM8. Hope this helps!
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Hi cooldoud Thanks for the file.
thx m8 its works,maybe u know how can i see this app like widget?
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Not showing on my UK Galaxy S either.
Anyone have the .apk file
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It's showing on my UK Galaxy S, what firmware do you have?
I'm trying to install some of the Humble Indie Bundle 6 games on my N4 and I'm running into a problem I've never faced before. The APK files download just fine, but when it comes to actually opening them to start the installation, it won't install. The button that says "install" does nothing when I press it. I checked in my security settings and "unknown sources" are allowed. I included screenshots of both these in the attached files. I even tried un-selecting the "verify apps" option, in case the humble bundle app had been removed from their white list for some reason, it still won't install.
I thought it might be a bug with the Humble Bundle beta app so I tried to uninstall and reinstall it, but it too is getting stuck on the installation. It downloads just fine but it won't install. I've tried rebooting my phone, still no luck. I'm on the latest Jelly Bean 4.2.2. Has anyone else been getting this problem, or does anyone have any idea on how I could fix it? I didn't pay much for the games but it sort of sucks to have bought them and be unable to play any of them like this.
I'd like to try with some more third party apps to see if it's all of them, or if it's just the Humble Bundle APKs that are causing me trouble (if it's the later I can probably contact Humble Bundle and ask them for assistance), but I'm not familiar with those. Could someone please recommend some good safe ones I can test out?
My humble bundle beta installed fine. So at least you know the app should work. Sorry can't help you more. Hopefully someone else has a solution. Silly question... have you tried rebooting?
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are you running paranoid android? disable halo, or so ive read.
Any app that requires permission to draw over other apps can potentially cause what you're experiencing. Examples include but are not limited to:
- the HALO feature in PA ROMs
- Screen filter apps
- Other floating apps
Teo032 said:
Silly question... have you tried rebooting?
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Yes, didn't seem to change anything.
simms22 said:
are you running paranoid android? disable halo, or so ive read.
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I don't think so. My phone is unrooted at the moment.
ohyeahar said:
Any app that requires permission to draw over other apps can potentially cause what you're experiencing. Examples include but are not limited to:
- the HALO feature in PA ROMs
- Screen filter apps
- Other floating apps
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Could any of that happen if I haven't rooted?
Also,
I've just tried to reinstall TubeMate, another third party app I like. It's APK also refuses to install, which probably means there's a problem with my phone and not just the Humble Bundle app. I'm starting to think I'll have to factory reset the phone, which is certainly do-able, just... not very fun.
Philippe Lemay said:
Yes, didn't seem to change anything.
I don't think so. My phone is unrooted at the moment.
Could any of that happen if I haven't rooted?
Also,
I've just tried to reinstall TubeMate, another third party app I like. It's APK also refuses to install, which probably means there's a problem with my phone and not just the Humble Bundle app. I'm starting to think I'll have to factory reset the phone, which is certainly do-able, just... not very fun.
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how much storage space do you have left in your phone?
Philippe Lemay said:
Could any of that happen if I haven't rooted?...
...I'm starting to think I'll have to factory reset the phone, which is certainly do-able, just... not very fun.
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Yes, this can happen without root access. I've seen your problem addressed several times in multiple forums and ALL of them is because of a floating app.
Look through your app list. Is there ANY app that, as a feature, floats on top of other apps?
Eg, Facebook Messenger, Screen Filter, Floating Stickies, AirCalc, etc
Just force stop them and you should be able to sideload apk's again.
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how much storage space do you have left in your phone?
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The phone says 1.68 GB are free, but when I plug it into my desktop it tells me 1.57 GBs. So... somewhere between those two.
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Found it... It was the Twilight app (no, not THAT Twilight... lol), it's an app that tints the whole screen a slight redish color so it doesn't hurt my eyes too much when I use the phone in the evening. That must count as a "floating". The moment I disabled that I was able to successfully install the APK. YOU SIR, ohyearar, have won a thanks.
I updated my Facebook app last night, and since then it's been coming up with this message every time I log in. Can anyone tell me how I can resolve this? I've tried uninstalling and installing again but it makes no difference.
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I updated my Facebook app last night, and since then it's been coming up with this message every time I log in. Can anyone tell me how I can resolve this? I've tried uninstalling and installing again but it makes no difference.
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Well this is the buggy Knox update. Samsung already heard about it and they said they should provide a fix by the end of this week (lol).
Makorus said:
Well this is the buggy Knox update. Samsung already heard about it and they said they should provide a fix by the end of this week (lol).
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I read somewhere else that you should press the update, which I did of course yet it keeps saying network error or something along those lines
galaxys4girly said:
I read somewhere else that you should press the update, which I did of course yet it keeps saying network error or something along those lines
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With the update 4.3 this should be fixed.
It looked like Samsung accidentally pushed out the Knox binaries without the management app and the update server being online.
Anyway, if the message keeps coming back, I recommend to disable the Knox service entirely. I did it with Titanium Backup, just freeze any app containing the word "Knox".
Yesterday I got a call from my network offering an upgrade to the S5 (from my current s3/i9300) which I accepted only to find out afterwards about the new SD card policy in kitkat.
Is there any news somewhere about if this change is being reversed anytime soon? Otherwise I'm considering returning the phone before I even get it.
Yes I have tried Google but I don't know if there's somewhere it's being mentioned somewhere that I missed e.g. Facebook or Google+.
I know there are root based fixes but I wouldn't want to root it (not yet anyway).
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Yesterday I got a call from my network offering an upgrade to the S5 (from my current s3/i9300) which I accepted only to find out afterwards about the new SD card policy in kitkat.
Is there any news somewhere about if this change is being reversed anytime soon? Otherwise I'm considering returning the phone before I even get it.
Yes I have tried Google but I don't know if there's somewhere it's being mentioned somewhere that I missed e.g. Facebook or Google+.
I know there are root based fixes but I wouldn't want to root it (not yet anyway).
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No, there are a few work-arounds (like Samsung still supporting app2sd, root,...). But Google isn't changing its policy on SD cards.
You can still use the stock app My Files on the S5 to read/write to the SD card...but yes Google is closing loopholes with each update. Just ask the folks that use FolderSync, worked at first with KitKat, then 4.4.2 came along and made it to where the app couldn't sync with the SD card anymore.
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You can still use the stock app My Files on the S5 to read/write to the SD card...but yes Google is closing loopholes with each update. Just ask the folks that use FolderSync, worked at first with KitKat, then 4.4.2 came along and made it to where the app couldn't sync with the SD card anymore.
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I'm one of the folder sync crowd and I'm not happy that apps I've paid for have been crippled in this way Foldersync's not the only app either. I know I could root the phone and get round it that way but at the moment that's not something I'm prepared to do. This all smacks of Google forcing us to use cloud services namely theirs! as a result if I have to go the cloud root it'll be anything but Google Drive.
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I'm one of the folder sync crowd and I'm not happy that apps I've paid for have been crippled in this way Foldersync's not the only app either. I know I could root the phone and get round it that way but at the moment that's not something I'm prepared to do. This all smacks of Google forcing us to use cloud services namely theirs! as a result if I have to go the cloud root it'll be anything but Google Drive.
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You nailed it...
i would also like it reversed
as far as i understand it was designed to clean up orphaned files on the SD card which is all very nice but...
what about all the orphaned files that cannot be touched now if you upgraded your existing phone from 4.3 and the apps no longer have permission???
very poorly thought out move for a zillion dollar company
After trying it out I've decided I'm going to return it, at least until this situation is fixed officially since within 5 minutes I was finding problems which never existed before.
If google are that concerned over SD card management they should at least give the option for the old system like supersu does for root..
It feels like Android is starting to turn into a half-a***ed ios.
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After trying it out I've decided I'm going to return it, at least until this situation is fixed officially since within 5 minutes I was finding problems which never existed before.
If google are that concerned over SD card management they should at least give the option for the old system like supersu does for root..
It feels like Android is starting to turn into a half-a***ed ios.
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FYI- If you root, you can fix the "sd card issue".
Didn't even know there was an sd card issue lol
Rooted before I used anything within 10 mins of receiving phone! Why wouldn't you want to root?
Joe0113 said:
FYI- If you root, you can fix the "sd card issue".
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How to fix it I have root
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Tripledrop said:
Didn't even know there was an sd card issue lol
Rooted before I used anything within 10 mins of receiving phone! Why wouldn't you want to root?
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did rooting prevent you from using Private mode? can you check?
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How to fix it I have root
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Search for the fix yourself, c'mon there's dozens of threads addressing this. Google is your BFF.
colonels said:
did rooting prevent you from using Private mode? can you check?
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Just tried, and yes it doesn't enable. .. However there are plenty of apps that do similar aren't there?
Joe0113 said:
FYI- If you root, you can fix the "sd card issue".
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I know, see my OP.
Tripledrop said:
Didn't even know there was an sd card issue lol
Rooted before I used anything within 10 mins of receiving phone! Why wouldn't you want to root?
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Mainly the warranty among a few other things.
If the thing supported the SD card as it was OOTB chances are I'd be fine on a stock, un-rooted ROM and there are few other reasons I'd root it otherwise (at least for now).
An app called File expert has sorted this issue out with out root. Available from play Store
any link to which file expert? there seems to be mutliple "file experts". I am another user that is not happy about the sd card situation, nice fat card, unable to move. As far as why not to root, I gotta give it back in a year.
Am I correct in my interpretation that to someone like myself, who only stores photos and music on external card, this has no effect?
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Am I correct in my interpretation that to someone like myself, who only stores photos and music on external card, this has no effect?
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From what I understand, yes and no.
The change is that most apps no longer have write access to anywhere on the SD card, the only exceptions I believe are system apps and MTP.
So if you only use the stock camera, file manager and MTP you should be fine AFAIK.
If however you use other apps e.g. isyncr, that will only be able to save files in it's own dedicated folder (e.g. exsdcard>Android>com.isyncr>music) and if you uninstall the app it will remove the data it's saved there so you need to backup anything first.
However, apps can READ anywhere so for example, you could have your music in a folder you can still use any compatible media player.
There however have been work arounds from what I've read, for example, using the Android media scanner it's been possible to delete compatible songs instead of directly deleting it.
Thomasba said:
I'm one of the folder sync crowd and I'm not happy that apps I've paid for have been crippled in this way Foldersync's not the only app either. I know I could root the phone and get round it that way but at the moment that's not something I'm prepared to do. This all smacks of Google forcing us to use cloud services namely theirs! as a result if I have to go the cloud root it'll be anything but Google Drive.
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foldersync? dropsync is way better!
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tech3475 said:
Yesterday I got a call from my network offering an upgrade to the S5 (from my current s3/i9300) which I accepted only to find out afterwards about the new SD card policy in kitkat.
Is there any news somewhere about if this change is being reversed anytime soon? Otherwise I'm considering returning the phone before I even get it.
Yes I have tried Google but I don't know if there's somewhere it's being mentioned somewhere that I missed e.g. Facebook or Google+.
I know there are root based fixes but I wouldn't want to root it (not yet anyway).
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this is also not a samsung issue...its an android KitKat issue....so no matter what phone u get..it wil happen
anyways..yes this is an issue if you are unrooted...but being rooted and running the app fixes the issue
Samsung could do something about it. It is their own Touchwiz ROM after all.
Of course unless Google throws a fit for going against design directions.
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Hello all,
I got Package Disabler Pro yesterday and am looking into slimming the S.EX to get few additional percentages of battery life.
I saw a post about disabling Bixby few days earlier but can't find it anymore so I decided to create a post for experiment with Package Disabler and post their experience.
I will maintain the OP in this thread to list all safe to disable and side effects, if any.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
This is from the old Note 7 thread, I'm sure we'll have one here soon. I've disabled Bixby and all the T-Mobil bloat and a few others so far with no problems.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tm...ackage-disabler-pro-apps-getting-rid-t3443355
This is what I blocked so far. No issues I have ran into.
I am a verizon S8+.
It would be awesome if someone could maybe explain what each thing does if they know...
I want to know if it allows to disable Bixby button!
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I want to know if it allows to disable Bixby button!
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Yes, there are entries for Bixby.
I just installed it and disabled bixby button. What a relief! Great package!
Only thing I disabled was the Setup Wizard. It kept telling me my AT&T SIM card was not from Verizon Wireless, haha. Duh, I know it's not. (I had VzW when I preordered via Samsung.com then just ported over this week).
did anyone else get a popup about Knox and some weird samsung terms and conditions when installing and running package disabler? i freaked out and uninstalled and havent retried since.
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did anyone else get a popup about Knox and some weird samsung terms and conditions when installing and running package disabler? i freaked out and uninstalled and havent retried since.
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Didn't get any popups at all. Package Disabler Pro specifically says that it doesn't trip Knox. Maybe your paranoid with your expensive new toy.
disabling the various bixby packages still doesn't let me remap after the april update...
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Didn't get any popups at all. Package Disabler Pro specifically says that it doesn't trip Knox. Maybe your paranoid with your expensive new toy.
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yea maybe. just some weird screens came up. I will definitely try it again
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did anyone else get a popup about Knox and some weird samsung terms and conditions when installing and running package disabler? i freaked out and uninstalled and havent retried since.
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Yep, I did too, but I'm using BK Disabler. I just OK'ed through them and disabled Knox and Bixby. :victory:
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Yep, I did too, but I'm using BK Disabler. I just OK'ed through them and disabled Knox and Bixby. :victory:
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okay so i wasnt crazy. just clicking through did nothing, good to know
Just grabbed package disabler pro. I just came from a rooted S5 and have always rooted my phones but might not bother this time (plus it isnt available yet anyway). disabled a few things that could obviously go but it was a nightmare trying to find any proper explanations of what different things actually did and what their dependencies are, even trying to google them, I generally just ended up with a list that someone else had produced of things they had disabled, but that doesnt help me decide if *I* should disable it because theres no explanations for what they actually do most of the time (and I could do without spending 10 mins trying to google several hundred packages that MIGHT be good to disable but I can't find an explanation for)!
Surprised there arent sites dedicated to listing all these packages with explanations of exactly what they do and what they affect.
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Just grabbed package disabler pro. I just came from a rooted S5 and have always rooted my phones but might not bother this time (plus it isnt available yet anyway). disabled a few things that could obviously go but it was a nightmare trying to find any proper explanations of what different things actually did and what their dependencies are, even trying to google them, I generally just ended up with a list that someone else had produced of things they had disabled, but that doesnt help me decide if *I* should disable it because theres no explanations for what they actually do most of the time (and I could do without spending 10 mins trying to google several hundred packages that MIGHT be good to disable but I can't find an explanation for)!
Surprised there arent sites dedicated to listing all these packages with explanations of exactly what they do and what they affect.
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Lol same here but I came from nothing but Nexus devices. I was like wtf is bloatware? Lol
I disabled stuff I knew id never use, was very careful. Didn't touch anything that didn't have a proper name, like those "com.xxxx." packages.
Left Knox alone but killed anything that said bixby.
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Only thing I disabled was the Setup Wizard. It kept telling me my AT&T SIM card was not from Verizon Wireless, haha. Duh, I know it's not. (I had VzW when I preordered via Samsung.com then just ported over this week).
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You should Odin the att software. Your not getting all att bands on the vz SW.
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You should Odin the att software. Your not getting all att bands on the vz SW.
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I don't see that over on Sam Mobile, you know where it might be this soon?
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okay so i wasnt crazy. just clicking through did nothing, good to know
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It requires you to activate Knox for the program to work, so that popup you saw was the Knox EULA.
Maybe you can disable Knox after, but I didn't try and I wouldn't suggest it. There's an adblocker too for Samsung devices, AdHell, which also relies on Knox.
It's weird, these apps are using the hardcore "security" feature to give you features with no root.
I just disabled the two System Updates app to prevent my phone from updating. I re routed my bixby button for the camera and i'd like to keep it that way. I also disabled a couple other crap that I couldn't uninstall like some verizon apps.