Running SmoothROM with 4.2.2 (I think) and I was messing with the "Permissions Manager" settings under "Settings". I turned off several permissions on Facebook, such as SMS view/sender and location on it as well on some other apps. I then rebooted the tablet and now I'm stuck on a boot loop. I don't get how because these aren't system apps, so I don't think it should affect the system booting up at all. Sadly I didn't make a nandroid backup before doing this, since I thought the worse that could happen would be the apps force closing which is easily fixed. Since I didn't make a backup I rather try things that wouldn't make me lose any data.
I can get into recovery (TWRP) and have already made a backup of the current boot looping state. I have already tried deleting cache and dalvik-cache and still won't boot.
I have an idea: Turning the "Permission Management" setting to "Off" would make the apps have their default permissions. I would have to get into /data/data/com.Android.Settings and find the "Permissions Management" setting and set it to "false" or "off" through ADB. So I would have to pull the file and push the edited file back through fast boot or recovery. Anyone think this would work??
FWIW: I updated the kernel (Franco) with his franco.Kernel app 1 reboot ago, but it rebooted fine, not sure if it could be the kernel that has me in this bootloop?
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Hello ,
I have a rooted LG G2 AT&T with a stock Lollipop rom.
I don't know why but recently my phone began to have this strange behavior.
Whenever I reboot the phone, it restores my previously uninstalled apps and all the updates installed between two reboots go missing.
The other strange thing is that all the NEW apps installed instead are kept.
The phone has become very slow booting and during the boot it shows the popup stating "Android is upgrading... Optimizing app x of n", where the total number varies time to time.
Does anybody have any idea on how to solve it?
Thanks in advance
Update: the boot time and number of apps being optimized varies with the number of uninstalled apps.
I tried:
cleaning dalvik cache
cleaning cache partition
fixing permissions
deleting apps with TB
disabled auto restore from google account
Hey, everyone.
I purchased an SM-G550T and immediately felt restrained with available space for apps. I installed TWRP 3.0.2.0 and SuperSU and set up my MicroSD Card with a 10GB ext4 primary partition. I set up the ext4 data partition with Apps2SD and then uninstalled and purchased Link2SD. Everything was going great until I accidentally started moving over ODEX apps. The phone became immediately unstable.
This is where I really screwed up. I didn't take time to read everything. I flashed a G550T1 ODIN image and lost my EFS folder. Anyhow, I'm able to reflash device with either Kies or Smart Switch. After deleting the EFS folder with ES File Explorer pro I was able to restore cellular service.
Well where I'm at right now is with a fresh restore from Smart Switch. The phone is very unstable, even with no SD card or SIM inserted. Samsung apps, Google play services, Gboard, you name it, they all force close, usually after having used Google Play services or an app like Facebook. It's as if the residuals of my apps2sd hack are still hanging out. I've even Advanced Wiped everything with TWRP to the point the system partition shows no space used. I'm at a loss as to how to fix this. It's as if I need to do a complete delete of everything and start over. I'm currently downloading. G550T1_PF1_RECOVERY.zip and clean factory.zip.
You would think restoring to stock using Smart Switch would resolve this problem. It removes TWRP and restores the original bootloader. However, the problem remains. The phone starts crashing as soon as the Setup Wizard appears. I can get to a point where the phone is completely set up, registered on the Play Store, etc. But, it is still very unstable and everything will crash randomly eventually.
Hello, I need some help... It seems that I have an unstable installation and every time I:
- flash something in TRWP
-Use Titanium Backup to freeze an app or un install a system app
-Clean the Dalvik cache or cache
-Uninstall system applications /bloatware/apps I do not use : launcher (I use Nova launcher), Gmail (aquamail), SMS (textme), etc..
-...
I have to cross my fingers so when I reboot does not happen the following :
1-Axon logo splash screen shows up for a painfully long time (~15 minutes)
2- Then white box indicating Application xx of yy is being Optimized
3- After optimization of all apps the white box of Death indicates "applications being started"
4- In an OK boot I will see my launcher or lock screen and I will be safe
5-If things go FUBAR (****ed-beyond-any-recognition) the Axon splash screen will show and the loop will start
I have left it a hole night with the power charger on at risk of melting the batteries!!!
OK I did research notice that I have a rooted but locked bootloader (can any confirm that this could be a root cause for the white box of death? :
1. I have a ZTE encrypted ROM, therefore I cannot do certain things in Recovery unless I format data, then I can erase catche/dalvink. (system/data./etc If some one has found a way to bypass the encryption let me know please because I tried the. C batch command prompt or Google play Crystal)
So the trick I found was to install a . zip from Recovery then I have the option to clean the dalvik catche.....but it does not fix the error.
I use three apps to clean cache from the OS live : Titanium Backup, Root tool box FlashFire but if I reboot the white box of Death is back.
2. Use some of the system : System repair for Android.. still no luck
3. OK I researched and I think the root cause is a deox issue... So I looked into a fixer of deox. Found it in play OptimizeRepair... No luck
4.App from playstore Fix Permissions before reboot.. No luck
5. Use Titanium Backup to place Dalvik cache as part of the ROM...TT did not like the operation and halted.
OK, that is all if any one has fixed this issue before I appreciate if you let me know how, thanks
Ps: I have a total of about 500 installed apps (user+system). I do not think it would be an issue other than the optimization process due to the shear number of apps.
Hello XDA community,
I recently purchased the Nothing Phone 1 running on the latest version of Android 13. After rooting my phone using Magisk, I installed several Magisk modules which worked fine initially.
Here's a list of Magisk modules that I installed in chronological order:
Font Manager
NotoCJK
Fullscreen/Immersive Gesture
G-visual (later closed as I didn't see any effect)
Shamiko
DRM disabler
Revanced Youtube
Webview Manager (replaced with ungoogle chromium)
Nexus Media Before installing the 10th module, I took a full backup of my device using Titanium Backup. However, during the backup process, it got stuck while backing up a file named "Media 13-9427200." After several attempts, I had to cancel the backup for this file to complete the backup process.
Pix3lify (failed to unpack boot image and finally used slim mode)
Safetynet fix
After installing the 11th module, I went to bed and installed several applications before sleeping, such as Kiwi, Shizuku, App Ops, Buzzkill, Automate, Vmos, Brevent, and Greenify.
12.Audio Modification Library
13.Ainur Narsil
After installing the 13th module, I noticed that my phone started behaving abnormally, and it would automatically reboot. Every time I start the phone, the interface freezes after two minutes, and it restarts automatically after several seconds. This scared me, so I uninstalled all the Magisk modules and applications installed after the 11th module and disabled the two audio modules, but it didn't seem to work. So, I turned off the phone for a few hours, and it seemed to work fine after that.
When I tried to log in to my Reddit account, I found that I couldn't use "Continue with Google." When I went to the Google section in Settings, I found that I couldn't open it either.
I searched for solutions online and found that the problem might be due to the Webview. I replaced it with Ungoogle chromium and downloaded the latest version of Android Webview from the Play Store and disabled WebView Manager. But nothing worked. I tried updating the Carrier Services and clearing the Google Service's cache, but it didn't work either. (All Google apps can be opened and used normally.)
After updating the WebView, things got worse. I use a third-party launcher called Smart Launcher, and I have many customized app icons. I found that all customized app icons no longer work, only the native icons can open the app.
I am really frustrated and everything seems out of my control. I decided to restore all the data from the backup I made last night using Titanium Backup (in snap mode). Unfortunately, after the restore was complete and I restarted the phone, I found that my phone was bricked. I can see the boot animation and select the launcher, but once I choose the launcher, the screen goes black, and I cannot do anything. I am also unable to enter Safe Mode as it keeps restarting.
At the same time, I used a software control my phone. I can see NOTHING in sdcard.
What can I do? Is there any way to fix my phone and preserve my data? If not, I am willing to wipe all my data. Also, if I restore my phone to factory settings, can I still use the backup data I made with Titanium Backup?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Additionally, please find attached a screenshot of the only interface I can see on my phone after booting up.
Seems you've broken lot of system apks , clearly Nothing Launcher is first . See if you have a intact bootloader and use fastboot commands to flash the launcher but I'm quite sure there many culprits in system .
So maybe short way is to flash entirely system image shown here in one of all threads about phone unbrick
muppetz said:
Seems you've broken lot of system apks , clearly Nothing Launcher is first . See if you have a intact bootloader and use fastboot commands to flash the launcher but I'm quite sure there many culprits in system .
So maybe short way is to flash entirely system image shown here in one of all threads about phone unbrick
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Thanks for your advice!