I've been looking for it as i want my phone to have that Share-SD Card function so i can install heavy 2GB+ apps, but the problem is also i need one that's not detectable or rooted, to escape from the main app i use which detects such things or else it doesn't work, back then i had a old phone with a custom CygnogemROM it could detect it no matter what i did to hide it...
Just a question, really.
Icarusu said:
I've been looking for it as i want my phone to have that Share-SD Card function so i can install heavy 2GB+ apps, but the problem is also i need one that's not detectable or rooted, to escape from the main app i use which detects such things or else it doesn't work, back then i had a old phone with a custom CygnogemROM it could detect it no matter what i did to hide it...
Just a question, really.
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I don't think there's a way of hiding custom rom. It is needed for apps to work and is probably hardcoded, impossible to hide.
For root, have you tried rootcloak? You need Xposed for it
and there are many marshmallow custom roms around. What exactly are you saying?
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I recently rooted/installed CleanROM for my S4, but now I have some basic questions regarding what actually happened in the process and how I could improve it. (First smartphone, first Android).
1. Is flashing the exact equivalent of installing a kernel/ROM/app in a recovery like TeamWin that is zipped in an SD card? All I did was select my zipped file and install--the guide says to use GooManager but I never used it. Also, does updating TWRP, kernel, or ROM (same application/kernel/ROM, but newer version) require that you delete the old ZIP, copy over the new ZIP, then install it? Is there a cleaner method (I feel that since we have to wipe to prevent old files from interfering with new ROM that maybe parts of the old version of a ROM may be redundant or may interfere with the new ROM?
2. Is there a way I can save the phone settings when dealing with one ROM and transferring these settings to another ROM? I really don't want to spend 20 minutes to go through all the settings and change it to my liking every time I install a new ROM.
3. With TWRP I could backup the entire ROM and also be able to install that backup ROM if I don't like the new ROM installed? What does Titanium Backup offer in regards to this aside from backing up app data and the ability freeze/uninstall system apps?
4. Does Titanium Backup leave any residual files? I see other apps designed to uninstall system apps and Titanium Backup seems like an all-in-one jack of all trades.
5. I thought I wiped everything and to me, that sounds like reformatting the entire drive. I only wiped system, boot, and data though (good enough for ROMs, according to what I've read). I was surprised when I saw my videos that I had already backed up to my PC accessible on the phone. Should I just wipe literally everything (I assume it would be cleaner) like cache, preload, EFS, modem, recovery, etc.? Will wiping literally everything be like reformatting my phone (since my phone was not reformatted because my personal videos was still there when I installed my custom ROM? If I were to install completely different ROMs cleanly and wanted to keep my personal files, I would only need to wipe system, data, and boot?
4. Do I have to use CASUAL again to install an updated TWRP?
5. Does backing up a ROM also backup its root? I'm going to assume this is a dumb question and the answer is no. I'm also guessing I have to block OTA updates from AT&T to ensure I keep my root. How would I go about doing this? Also, would my phone be "safe" if I stick to my ROM (no updates or anything) for 4+ years? I'm asking this as an extreme case because I feel like I'm missing out on AT&T security updates that could protect my phone and also I don't think the developer my ROM (CleanROM) will do frequent updates).
6. I had problems with my computer not being able to recognize my phone and my SD card in the phone after I wiped everything and before I installed a ROM. I literally had to take the SD card from the phone and use an SD card reader to transfer my custom ROM/loki then put it back into the phone. Was I missing a driver?
7. What are some must-have apps a newly rooted user would want?
8. I read that you only need 1 EFS backup and you don't need to back it up every time you are going to install a custom ROM. Can I get a confirmation?
9. What does Goo Manager do and would I want it?
10. Is it essential that I keep up to date with news about my custom ROM/phone to ensure my phone is secured?
**Not Root/ROM related--Is swiping an app away from the Recent Apps List (long-press home button) the equivalent of killing an app? I use the Recent Apps List often but I don't want to go about swiping apps away if means it is killing it, since I read that killing apps are bad and actually drains battery life. Also, is there a mod that lets you access the Recent Apps List by long-pressing the menu one? I only see a mod that kills the app if you long-press it.
Also, any ROMs you guys can recommend me that is like CleanROM? It has to be TW-based because I use multi-windows. Basically, I want a stable, popular (popular ones tend to be more frequently updated, which is important because there are often bugs in custom ROMs), and optimized/debloated ROM (as debloated as possible, I rather use my own large list of apps than pre-installed ones). I was looking at GoldenEye but I'm not sure.
Thanks. I'm hoping for many responses as I have more questions to ask but not a lot of free time (I will check back on this thread every several hours until there are no more responses on the thread.
Hey there! Here is my take on at least some of your questions. I am not a super pro, but I will try not to give you any wrong info.
1. The zip files that are still out on your SD card are just the install files for whatever you are flashing. They won't be cleaned up automatically and you will need to delete them yourself if you want them gone. That being said I would recommend leaving the previous version's zip out there in case you need to back out of the new version.
2. If by phone settings you mean all of the settings in the various option menus baked into the ROM it is best to redo those when switching between ROMs. Many ROMs add and take away options and add whole new option sections so you will want to go through those and set things to your liking. Another option is to use a launcher like Nova Launcher that lets you back up its settings and restore them which is a big chunk of the things I change when going to a new ROM. Some people may have a different opinion on this one.
3. Yes if you make a backup in a recovery like TWRP and then restore from it it will be like you never flashed the other ROM. Titanium backup does what you say and also can backup individual Apps themselves and restore them.
4. Once you have a recovery installed you should not have to go through the hoops you went through to get it there to update it. Check the thread for the recovery for upgrade instructions.
5. Your SD card will not be wiped when you wipe system or data. There is also the internal "sdcard" that if I recall is not wiped when you do a standard wipe which will keep things like pics and videos between flashes.
6. So you were trying to access the phone storage/SD card while it was in recovery? I have never had much luck with that. I always just make sure I have all of the files I will need to install the new ROM moved over before I wipe it. That being said if you have the right driver it might be possible.
7. Titanium Backup, a file explorer that can leverage Root access like Root Explorer, maybe something like Greenify (I think it takes Root). Other than that check out the thread in the Apps/Themes subforum where people list their top 5 apps.
8. Pass (but I think what you heard/read is right)
9. Goo Manager can let you know if there is updated version of your ROM or what other ROMs are available for your device and download them. It can also be used to install a recovery. Personally I don't use it and just check ROM threads for updates if the ROM doesn't offer OTA updates.
10. I rarely see mention of security fixes/features in custom ROMs so I don't think you need to stay on top of threads for that reason. With that said, if security is crazy super important to you then a custom ROM might not be your best bet. Even though source code is available for most if not all of them that doesn't mean someone has gone through the code looking for security flaws (or even malicious code).
11. You can test this yourself. Go into the "Apps" section of the options and look at what Apps are running then swipe one away and check again. Personally I would go ahead and swipe away Apps as needed since that is a core Android feature. I haven't seen a mod for what you are asking.
12. The other two TW-based ROMs I have used are Goldeneye and Alpha. Both are good, but I am using Alpha now due to its higher degree of customization. Goldeneye hasn't been updated in a month or so, Alpha is being updated regularly at the moment.
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Here is the link to the thread where people list out their top 5 apps!
Nice post, very good help...serious...
Incredibly helpful, thanks. I will post more questions if I have here, kind of busy at the moment.
Question:
What is the best way to detect whether a third-party app has a keylogger? I read from an article that it is incredibly easy for someone to put a keylogger on an app. Is Avast Mobile Security and Antivirus capable/overkill for this job? Also, I was worried that Avast may actually be bad because it would deteriorate (wear and tear on the SSD of the phone) through all the scannings? Or am I completely wrong? If I am wrong, I'm guessing it's because an antivirus only reads your files and therefore does not wear down a SSD (I'm not even sure if this is right).
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Question:
What is the best way to detect whether a third-party app has a keylogger? I read from an article that it is incredibly easy for someone to put a keylogger on an app. Is Avast Mobile Security and Antivirus capable/overkill for this job? Also, I was worried that Avast may actually be bad because it would deteriorate (wear and tear on the SSD of the phone) through all the scannings? Or am I completely wrong? If I am wrong, I'm guessing it's because an antivirus only reads your files and therefore does not wear down a SSD (I'm not even sure if this is right).
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You can read a SSD all day long, that doesn't wear it out. Writing to a SSD will cause wear, not reading. I'm thinking that most antivirus apps can find that kind of stuff, but don't download from unknown sources or those you don't trust. Even Google Play has some shady stuff. I would recommend researching an app on Google if you have any doubts about it. I'm sure it can be done, but I really doubt any of your friends know how to reprogram one of your apps to have a keylogger, plus I wouldn't let them use my phone in the first place.
To answer your questions:
1. Antivirus doesn't wear anything out, it just puts load on your system.
2. Most antivirus apps should detect apps like the ones your talking about.
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You can read a SSD all day long, that doesn't wear it out. Writing to a SSD will cause wear, not reading. I'm thinking that most antivirus apps can find that kind of stuff, but don't download from unknown sources or those you don't trust. Even Google Play has some shady stuff. I would recommend researching an app on Google if you have any doubts about it. I'm sure it can be done, but I really doubt any of your friends know how to reprogram one of your apps to have a keylogger, plus I wouldn't let them use my phone in the first place.
To answer your questions:
1. Antivirus doesn't wear anything out, it just puts load on your system.
2. Most antivirus apps should detect apps like the ones your talking about.
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Thanks for the confirmation.
Another question for anyone:
Clean Master found the folder of an app that I installed on a precious ROM, so I not wipe the device cleanly. I though wiping system, boot, and data was enough--what was I missing, or should I have checked everything to be wiped on TeamWin Recovery?
Are you sure its not coming from your SD card?
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Hi all!
I'd like to ask the question in my title: Is there a way i can remove a system app (for example SIM toolkit) without rooting?
I was thinking if i can somehow use ADB with root privileges and remove system apps through recovery or fastboot!
Thanks in advance!
You would have to do it with root and then remove root again - kinda pointless tbh
you can go to settings, appd, all.. pick the system app that you want, then press disable. but you cant remove them without root.
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you can go to settings, appd, all.. pick the system app that you want, then press disable. but you cant remove them without root.
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Tbh this is what i'm doing for all apps that i dont want.
The one that really gets on my nerves (and is the reason for this thread) is sim toolkit which can not be disabled this way!
Just a quick question: why do you want to remove the apps? If it's just because they clutter up your app drawer, or something like that, wouldn't it be easier to simply install a launcher and hide the apps?
That's the method I use. If I can't see them, then they don't really bother me.
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Just a quick question: why do you want to remove the apps? If it's just because they clutter up your app drawer, or something like that, wouldn't it be easier to simply install a launcher and hide the apps?
That's the method I use. If I can't see them, then they don't really bother me.
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sometimes(not always), just because you dont see them doesnt mean that they arent draining your battery or using your ram. at least facebook isnt a system app on a nexus :silly:
Pretty sure you cant get rid of sim toolkit, it will just get installed again, I think its coming from the sim card.
Use twrp file manager and delete stuff in the system/app/ folder.
Sim toolkit is not a drain. I'm not sure why you want to remove apps or why you don't want to root. Messing with /system can prevent you from being able to use ota update.
Sent from my phone. Please forgive typos and brevity.
I've been using my Razr i for a while now and so happy with it that I've recommended my friend and dad get one, they have and I've also got a backup one for business. I want to root and set up each one so that they will not need any more maintenance and have all intended features. Is there a ROM based off the original without the bloat ware? This would probably be the safest, most bug free one I guess? If anyone can recommend which to go for if I just want to do the 3 phones up, give them to their owners and never hear back about bugs or issues because the ROM.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Problems I have with my own:
Roaming nag - every time the data conenction drops while roaming, an acceptance/disclaimer screen pops up even though I've ok'd it 10 times already while in the same country that day.
Mass storage device - Miss having the phone show up as a mass storage device.
Space between numbers - I'm not sure if this is a new thing with the newer androids, a dialler issue or what, but the phone is automatically adding gaps between numbers when I try and save. I've a lot of numbers and prefer to keep them all the same formatting, which is, for example, +353871234567, if somebody rings me, sometimes it comes up as +353871234567 which is grand, other times it might come up as 0871234567 so all I used to need to do was delete the 0 and add a +, now when I edit the number, spaces are automatically added and it shows up something like 087 123 4567. This used to only happen with landline numbers and then sometimes if you tried to delete say the space between 3 and 4, it would delete the space AND the 3!
Winamp notification reappearing - I've been using winamp on my desktop for the past 15 years or so and the app is good on android but even after I close the notification bar item, it sometimes still reappears without me going back to winamp or doing anything. Also, it seems winamp stops playing if there's any kind of shock to the phone, for example if I put it down roughly and it bangs the table a little. If I could stop both of these happening it would be great.
So if there's a way to start from scratch with a clean, bug free ROM that fixes these issues and keeps the phone rooted, that would be great! any feedback appreciated!
Use pi llama
I am still on stock rom and have no issues.
Use twerkmymoto by jcase, install xposed and adjust anything you want.
For mass storage use this one, works for me (4.1.2 EU)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47983045&postcount=26
dagoban said:
I am still on stock rom and have no issues.
Use twerkmymoto by jcase, install xposed and adjust anything you want.
For mass storage use this one, works for me (4.1.2 EU)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47983045&postcount=26
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Thanks a lot for the replies folks.
I ended up sticking with stock rom anyway, but can you link me to this twekmymoto and xposed please? I'm a bit afraid to start installing stuff onto it to edit such things unless I'm sure I have the right file for the phone so would appreciate any app links
twerkmymoto
Don't forget to thank jcase for it and if you like his work, buy him a beer through his donate button
Xposed
click on download and install xposed installer 2.3.1
For modules I recommend using GravityBox and Greenifiy.
Definitely try gravitybox, or xblast tools. Great modules!
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dagoban said:
twerkmymoto
Don't forget to thank jcase for it and if you like his work, buy him a beer through his donate button
Xposed
click on download and install xposed installer 2.3.1
For modules I recommend using GravityBox and Greenifiy.
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Just re-imaged my phone as installing this version of xposed bootloop'ed it.
Thanks again,might be a bit too afraid to use these tools. I don't even know what a module is and I want to avoid any risk of bootlopps and having to reinstall everything on the phone
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Thanks again,might be a bit too afraid to use these tools. I don't even know what a module is and I want to avoid any risk of bootlopps and having to reinstall everything on the phone
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You can disable the Xposed framework from recovery if anything goes wrong.
You just have to flash Xposed-Disabler-Recovery.zip - it will be on the root of sdcard0.
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You can disable the Xposed framework from recovery if anything goes wrong.
You just have to flash Xposed-Disabler-Recovery.zip - it will be on the root of sdcard0.
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Problem is I haven't unlocked my bootloader yet so I have no way of flashing this. I installed the older 2.3-beta1 version and it works ok. Really trying to work out how to get rid of the carrier name without unlocking the bootloader though, that's the most irritating for me as it's a really long carrier name. Tried Carrier Name and XBlast Tools.
Bootloop xposed framework
Solved!
There's only one single app not working on my n3 - sing by smule. The screen just goes black whenever I play a song (there are supposed to be lyrics). I'm running stock ROM with several xposed modules. I've tried everything to no avail. At this point I don't even care about the game itself anymore...I'm just on a mission to figure out why it isn't working!
I have to assume it's just my device because there are plenty of reviews for the app from ppl with the n3 that don't have this issue. Is there any such mod/hack/module I can use to run an app in safe mode?? i.e. Have it run in its own "box" and ignore any and all mods I've done. I'm thinking this isn't possible but I figured I'd ask!
TIA!
If you are using Safestrap, why not put a rooted stock ROM (minus Knox and the OTA stuff of course) into another slot?
I doubt that safe mode will have any effect on framework mods - it just prevents autostart of *market apps*, not where base classes (e.g. frameworks) are loaded from.
You could also install the .apk into an emulator in the SDK, although that is likely sufficiently different from touchwiz that it probably won't provide you with diagnostic info.
good luck
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If you are using Safestrap, why not put a rooted stock ROM (minus Knox and the OTA stuff of course) into another slot?
I doubt that safe mode will have any effect on framework mods - it just prevents autostart of *market apps*, not where base classes (e.g. frameworks) are loaded from.
You could also install the .apk into an emulator in the SDK, although that is likely sufficiently different from touchwiz that it probably won't provide you with diagnostic info.
good luck
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Hey thanks for the reply. I don't have safestrap - I just don't like the idea of having to use the slots/partitions and all that so I haven't bothered with it.
Is there any way to get into a safe mode of any kind without safestrap?
Hello new here and while I have done some searches I am not quite finding what I am looking for which is maybe because I am not asking the right questions or searching for the right terms so hopefully someone can direct me to the right place!
I have an old Galaxy Grand Prime Sm-G530W running Android 5.1.1. It has 8gb storage and I would like to maybe remove some of the apps that I wont use, are not useful or are just bloatware.
However I am not sure what apps are what and which one I should avoid removing?
The phone will be used primary to make calls, will not be on a data and only use free wifi hotspot and the wife from my home.
I would like to maybe keep some kind of google maps ability, I do not want chrome but rather would use firefox along with ad blockers etc I know work well for me on FF.
I have have done some research but not a phone expert by far so I am not sure I want to root my phone, install custom roms. I read something about remove bloatware via "remove the pre installed apps using ADB commands" however figured I get some tips advice from people that know what they are talking about.
Ideally it would be great if there was some kind of program I can just plug into from my PC or some such that allows me to then simply remove the samsung and google bloat or unwanted programs so I could gain more room for apps I do want.
Right now after factory reset it uses like 3.50GB out of 8gb.
is there any Debloat program I can use on it out there?
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Hello new here and while I have done some searches I am not quite finding what I am looking for which is maybe because I am not asking the right questions or searching for the right terms so hopefully someone can direct me to the right place!
I have an old Galaxy Grand Prime Sm-G530W running Android 5.1.1. It has 8gb storage and I would like to maybe remove some of the apps that I wont use, are not useful or are just bloatware.
However I am not sure what apps are what and which one I should avoid removing?
The phone will be used primary to make calls, will not be on a data and only use free wifi hotspot and the wife from my home.
I would like to maybe keep some kind of google maps ability, I do not want chrome but rather would use firefox along with ad blockers etc I know work well for me on FF.
I have have done some research but not a phone expert by far so I am not sure I want to root my phone, install custom roms. I read something about remove bloatware via "remove the pre installed apps using ADB commands" however figured I get some tips advice from people that know what they are talking about.
Ideally it would be great if there was some kind of program I can just plug into from my PC or some such that allows me to then simply remove the samsung and google bloat or unwanted programs so I could gain more room for apps I do want.
Right now after factory reset it uses like 3.50GB out of 8gb.
is there any Debloat program I can use on it out there?
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Hello member of this small community, well the best way to remove bloatware is by root, the process is relatively simple.
1) Download the twrp recovery (.tar) belonging to the model you have.
2) Install it through Odin
3) Install Magisk Manager
With this done you can use applications such as root uninstaller, another alternative is to look if there is a custom rom for your model, but do not expect much as many roms have been abandoned and only a new project is kept alive, if the current rom does not present problems in performance, I recommend you leave it alone and start removing junk apps, another recommendation is to install SD maid, a great app for cleaning junk content of the phone.