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Superuser problem!

Ok so I flashed glite but I can't uninstall superuser. I have superuser elite and want to use that but I cannot find a way to delete the regular version. Also, when I uninstall and reinstall it works fine but after reboot elite no longer works and it's back to the regular version then uninstall reinstall etc... so what do I do to fix this problem. I even converted elite to a system app lol which didn't work.

No one can help me with this one?

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Dont know why you have to delete the regular version as when you open elite and update it,I get a message saying on next boot will hide the su icon,I only have one su icon,which is the elite one,didnt have to manually delete anything,also from time to time I get the message that my su binary is out of date,let it update it and Im all good again,you seem to be having alot of problems at the moment.
What do you mean converted elite to a system app?

That was my experience before, now I so that and on reboot it goes back to the regular one every time! It's frustrating!

maybe you try it with titanium backup?

warp2 said:
maybe you try it with titanium backup?
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Yea it isn't in the apps list for tb or apps manager

im using the beta 3.0-4 but nothing shows in the logs anyone else having this problem

Yea tried everything you can think of, uninstalling with tb making elite a ROM app, manually deleting it from tb and by mounting rw, nothing works for me, it's hard coded to repropagate with reboot

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[I9505] Have rooted and installed the Resurrection Remix ROM, but?

I have the Galaxy S4 I9505 Black Mist.
I have rooted this and installed the Resurrection Remix ROM (Latest Version), but i have a issue that I'm nut sure about. I've always used ES File Explorer to remove unwanted Apps etc, but since I've had my S4, I've had to restart the phone after deleting them or they still appear as they are on the phone. Previously this has not been the case. I've even bought the Pro version of SuperUser to no avail.
Anyone got any ideas?

johnporter29 said:
I have the Galaxy S4 I9505 Black Mist.
I have rooted this and installed the Resurrection Remix ROM (Latest Version), but i have a issue that I'm nut sure about. I've always used ES File Explorer to remove unwanted Apps etc, but since I've had my S4, I've had to restart the phone after deleting them or they still appear as they are on the phone. Previously this has not been the case. I've even bought the Pro version of SuperUser to no avail.
Anyone got any ideas?
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use a systems app uninstaller to remove unwanted apps. Deleting using a file manager is not a good idea. I use titanium backup for this

TheAwesomeBit said:
use a systems app uninstaller to remove unwanted apps. Deleting using a file manager is not a good idea. I use titanium backup for this
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Sorry, perhaps I should have said this in my opening post, I don't just go and delete the APK, ES File Explorer has a App Remover built-in into so I use that to uninstall App, it's never let me down or caused any issues in the past.

johnporter29 said:
Sorry, perhaps I should have said this in my opening post, I don't just go and delete the APK, ES File Explorer has a App Remover built-in into so I use that to uninstall App, it's never let me down or caused any issues in the past.
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is this problem specific to Resurrection remix rom only? Try clearing cache and data of the launcher.

Use Titanium backup to delete anything you don't want. No app has showed up after I deleted it with Titanium Backup.

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is this problem specific to Resurrection remix rom only? Try clearing cache and data of the launcher.
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No, before I installed Resurrection I had the same issue. The logs under SuperUser was reporting something about DELETE FILE FAILED or something similar, but since I've installed Resurrection I don't get that, but the issue remains. Have already tried the above.

johnporter29 said:
No, before I installed Resurrection I had the same issue. The logs under SuperUser was reporting something about DELETE FILE FAILED or something similar, but since I've installed Resurrection I don't get that, but the issue remains. Have already tried the above.
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Do you use SuperSU or Superuser?

Same issue on AICP 5.1.1, IDK how and why but uninstalled apps reappear no. matter how they were uninstalled. Happens if system crashes
Sent from my GT-I9505

Have you tried manually deleting the apk from /system folder?

I'm talking about /data/app and yep. I have tried it too
Sent from my GT-I9505

Removing system apps like WhatsApp?

Hey there
How do I completely remove system-bound apps like WhatsApp and Instagram? The only option I am given is to "turn off" the application.
I tried using Titanium Backup but it ended up doing more harm than good so I just updated (redownloaded) the apps from the Google PlayStore until someone can help me achieve that. Would removing the actual .com file from the root directory work? I remember doing that on my HTC to safely remove system apps. If so, where is the folder containing them located?
Thank you for your time.

I completely disabled all unwanted apps (also system apps) using Package Disabler Pro (Samsung), no root required.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro

themissionimpossible said:
I completely disabled all unwanted apps (also system apps) using Package Disabler Pro (Samsung), no root required.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro
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Removing system apps, does that make the phone go crazy?

"System apps" means all the apps you can't uninstall using the app manager.
Many of them installed by Samsung are bloatware or completely useless, unused and then unwanted.
Those apps can be safely disabled (not uninstalled), this process is reversible at any time.

themissionimpossible said:
"System apps" means all the apps you can't uninstall using the app manager.
Many of them installed by Samsung are bloatware or completely useless, unused and then unwanted.
Those apps can be safely disabled (not uninstalled), this process is reversible at any time.
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Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, disabling the app (WhatsApp in this case) did not do it for me, simply because I'm trying to replace it with another application, in this case WhatsApp Plus.
I ended up removing all its files manually, which left it in the PlayStore with an "update" option, so I updated it and then uninstalled it. I don't know how I did it or how that worked, but it did!

TarekElsakka said:
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, disabling the app (WhatsApp in this case) did not do it for me, simply because I'm trying to replace it with another application, in this case WhatsApp Plus.
I ended up removing all its files manually, which left it in the PlayStore with an "update" option, so I updated it and then uninstalled it. I don't know how I did it or how that worked, but it did!
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Can you provide a detailed tutorial? I'm trying to replace system apps like instagram and spotify

TarekElsakka said:
Hey there
How do I completely remove system-bound apps like WhatsApp and Instagram? The only option I am given is to "turn off" the application.
I tried using Titanium Backup but it ended up doing more harm than good so I just updated (redownloaded) the apps from the Google PlayStore until someone can help me achieve that. Would removing the actual .com file from the root directory work? I remember doing that on my HTC to safely remove system apps. If so, where is the folder containing them located?
Thank you for your time.
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can you elaborate on the part where using titanium backup doing more harm than good?
Because i uninstalled the app using titanium backup and it's doing okay with me...
am i missing something here?

I try to delete bloat system apps but they keep coming back

I installed this rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/rom-slm-version-t3704143
(I wanted an android 7 stock rom - not MIFavor - but incredibly I couldn't find it)
after that, I tried to remove with Titanium Backup many system apps that I didn't want, like Mi Assistant, Es file explorer, Z-backup, an app with russian characters which I have no idea what it does, an app with chinese characters which I have no idea what it does, etc.), but the problem is that they keep coming back even after removing them with Titanium Backup :| this has never happened to me before, and I have no idea how to solve this.

Try this zip. Backup before flash.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HVaIpyizIBmp65snGpbUDFYkvkfW4-JG/view?usp=drivesdk

thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work: first I tried with this method, then I installed the zip you provided, but again it didn't work.
As before, if I uninstall system apps via Titanium Backup, and then reboot the device, the apps are still there.

Ficus* said:
thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work: first I tried with this method, then I installed the zip you provided, but again it didn't work.
As before, if I uninstall system apps via Titanium Backup, and then reboot the device, the apps are still there.
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In TWRP's terminal do
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reboot disemmcwp
If that doesn't work do it from your computer with
Code:
adb reboot disemmcwp

I tried exactly as you said, but again it didn't work. I unistalled apps with titanium backup, they disappear, then I reboot and the apps are again there :'(
Apart from that the phone works perfectly (the root remains, xposed works, etc.) so I have no idea why this is happening
Oh I have a a2017g and I dont' have Magisk, if that changes anything.
just a quick update, I have already installed busybox 1.21.1, and if i try to update it to 1.27.2 with busybox app from play store, nothing happens/changes.
edit2: I even try to install the "dm-verity and forced encryption disabler zip" listed here, but again it didn't work.

Ficus* said:
I tried exactly as you said, but again it didn't work. I unistalled apps with titanium backup, they disappear, then I reboot and the apps are again there :'(
Apart from that the phone works perfectly (the root remains, xposed works, etc.) so I have no idea why this is happening
Oh I have a a2017g and I dont' have Magisk, if that changes anything.
just a quick update, I have already installed busybox 1.21.1, and if i try to update it to 1.27.2 with busybox app from play store, nothing happens/changes.
edit2: I even try to install the "dm-verity and forced encryption disabler zip" listed here, but again it didn't work.
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Try Magisk. AFAIK with Magisk you can make changes to system without actually modifying system, so it might work.

Ficus* said:
(I wanted an android 7 stock rom - not MIFavor - but incredibly I couldn't find it)
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Could you explain this? You were looking for LineageOS maybe?
To be able to delete apps you should get a computer with ADB, connect your phone, then from the computer issue "adb reboot disemmcwp". Doing this from TWRP or a terminal emulator doesn't work

Ficus* said:
I installed this rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/rom-slm-version-t3704143
(I wanted an android 7 stock rom - not MIFavor - but incredibly I couldn't find it)
after that, I tried to remove with Titanium Backup many system apps that I didn't want, like Mi Assistant, Es file explorer, Z-backup, an app with russian characters which I have no idea what it does, an app with chinese characters which I have no idea what it does, etc.), but the problem is that they keep coming back even after removing them with Titanium Backup :| this has never happened to me before, and I have no idea how to solve this.
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Don't use Titanium to remove the apps.if you have run the above command to disable write protection, download mxplorer or any root explorer and go into the folder and delete them. For some reason Titanium doesn't delete them properly

I was having the same problem with with all the b13 roms. The b13 bootstack it the problem for me. What phone model are you using? If you are on the U model trying installing the b32 bootstack by drakenfx. That's how I solved that problem. I am not sure on the g model though.

thanks again for your help! in the end since I couldn't figure it out, I decided to factory reset everything and start from scratch with Magisk and LineageOS. With them I succesfully managed to delete system apps with titanium backup. now i have only a small issue with adblocker, but i will create a new topic as the problem is different from the one i talked about here.
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Could you explain this? You were looking for LineageOS maybe?
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yeah I wasn't really clear. I was looking for an android vanilla experience, and then add gravity box to personalize it. however i am quite happy with lineageos, so i just may stick with it. only issue is that i couldn't find dark theme for drawer/settings, but i will look into it.

Ficus* said:
thanks again for your help! in the end since I couldn't figure it out, I decided to factory reset everything and start from scratch with Magisk and LineageOS. With them I succesfully managed to delete system apps with titanium backup. now i have only a small issue with adblocker, but i will create a new topic as the problem is different from the one i talked about here.
yeah I wasn't really clear. I was looking for an android vanilla experience, and then add gravity box to personalize it. however i am quite happy with lineageos, so i just may stick with it. only issue is that i couldn't find dark theme for drawer/settings, but i will look into it.
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i think you're using the stock system, a.k.a. MiFavor. LineageOS is the vanilla android experience you wanted, that's why I mentioned it.
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T-Mobile H918 - Cannot remove stock apps from stock ROM after root

Trying to use NoBloat, whenever I uninstall an app it just reappears in the list again like it was never even touched. Phone is rooted with Magisk on the Oreo stock ROM. Is there a different app I should be using to remove them?

I usually delete them using Titanium Backup.

Didn't know that was a feature of it, it's purging them for good now. Thanks!

hankster112 said:
Didn't know that was a feature of it, it's purging them for good now. Thanks!
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You are most welcome.