Updated to 8.1 on my RT last Wed and I can't seem to shake the standby battery drain. Turned off some notification settings and the like, but not finding the cause. Anyone else experiencing this or found a fix for it?
I think it may be related to the Bluetooth. You can try enabling it to see if your standby time increases
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Bluetooth fiddling didn't seem to help unfortunately.
I did a refresh yesterday and it seems standby is back to normal...so, hopefully all good now
I'm seeing the same issue. Surface RT would last on average 2 to 3 days to one day and dead in the morning.
I too have tried Bluetooth on|off, background apps switched off etc.
could it be the new Mail app? I am clueless.
only a couple more weeks to go before the refresh - and hopefully some last minute updates and mew drivers. Fingers crossed.
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I'm seeing the same issue. Surface RT would last on average 2 to 3 days to one day and dead in the morning.
I too have tried Bluetooth on|off, background apps switched off etc.
could it be the new Mail app? I am clueless.
only a couple more weeks to go before the refresh - and hopefully some last minute updates and mew drivers. Fingers crossed.
johnchad14 said:
Bluetooth fiddling didn't seem to help unfortunately.
I did a refresh yesterday and it seems standby is back to normal...so, hopefully all good now
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Do you mean reflash the image?
Naw, I just did a refresh under settings/update and recovery
It went back to draining later though, I was a little too hopefully that first day. I'm not as worried about it just now as I've got a Pro 2 to get set up the last few days, but going to keep trying stuff, including the new fix listed under
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/hardware-and-drivers/battery-and-power
that another thread here mentioned recently
I've just updated to 8.1 (again) no standby issues, I've got notifications on but background apps off. I'd recommend a refresh, it doesn't take long and keeps your settings/files etc, if that fails to a full wipe.
Also remember to delete the windows.old directory by doing a system clean with admin privileges - this seemed to make quite a difference for me, not sure why... It also gets you a couple of Gb back.
My battery drained completely whilst on standby...
Kenif1983 said:
My battery drained completely whilst on standby...
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MS have acknowledged this and posted a fix. I don't have the link handy but it should be easy to find via Google or the tech sites.
baritoneguy said:
MS have acknowledged this and posted a fix. I don't have the link handy but it should be easy to find via Google or the tech sites.
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http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/hardware-and-drivers/battery-and-power
Scroll down to the section "Surface RT only: Battery issue when updating from Windows RT 8.1 Preview"
battery issue
domboy said:
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/hardware-and-drivers/battery-and-power
Scroll down to the section "Surface RT only: Battery issue when updating from Windows RT 8.1 Preview"
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Hi, I click on the link you gave us, and the following showed up:
Surface RT only: Battery issue when updating from Windows RT 8.1 Preview
If you updated Surface RT from Windows RT 8.1 Preview to Windows RT 8.1, you may notice a decrease in battery life. During the update, the wireless adapter power policy isn’t migrated. Instead, the power policy is set to a default value that consumes more power both during use and in the connected standby state.
To restore the wireless adapter power policy to the correct settings, open an administrator command prompt:
Step 1: Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the lower-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer up, and then click Search.)
Step 2: In the search box, enter command prompt.
Step 3: Touch and hold (or right-click) Command Promptto bring up the context menu. Tap or click Run as administrator.
Step 4: On the User Account Control dialog box, tap or click Yes.
Step 5: At the Administrator: Command Prompt, enter the following:
powercfg -setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 3
Step 6: Then enter
powercfg -setactive scheme_current
So, steps 1 until 4 are ok and done. Now, when I copy and paste steps 5 and 6, it does not make any changes, I mean, nothing happens at all. Have you tried? Did it work?
Thanks
Leo
Leogp said:
So, steps 1 until 4 are ok and done. Now, when I copy and paste steps 5 and 6, it does not make any changes, I mean, nothing happens at all. Have you tried? Did it work?
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No, I have not done this myself. I will be staying with RT 8.0 for the foreseeable future as I run the RT jailbreak. Sorry, I have no insight to provide.
That link worked for me.
My surface has been on standby for a couple of days now and still has 88%
Kenif1983 said:
That link worked for me.
My surface has been on standby for a couple of days now and still has 88%
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Im not really into prompt commands. Care to tell me what you did?
I coed and paste step 5, then pressed enter. nothing happened. The line stayed the same.
Here is a screenshot of what I'm getting(or not)
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Im not really into prompt commands. Care to tell me what you did?
I coed and paste step 5, then pressed enter. nothing happened. The line stayed the same.
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Literally you open the command promt. Type: "powercfg -setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 3" but without the quote marks (you cannot just use the paste keyboard shortcut btw, have to right click or type it manually) and then press enter, it will not simply do nothing unless you did something wrong, even then it will give an error if you did something wrong.
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Literally you open the command promt. Type: "powercfg -setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 3" but without the quote marks (you cannot just use the paste keyboard shortcut btw, have to right click or type it manually) and then press enter, it will not simply do nothing unless you did something wrong, even then it will give an error if you did something wrong.
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For the Life of me, I don't understand what I'm doing wrong.
So, I entered com and prompt, as admin, typed the command and now I'm getting ''invalid parameters ''. That really sucks, my battery is not lasting a day in ide.
I was able to copy and paste into the command prompt but CTRL C and CTRL V didnt work so I used right click (long hold)
I didn't get any messages to tell me it worked.. but it worked.
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I was able to copy and paste into the command prompt but CTRL C and CTRL V didnt work so I used right click (long hold)
I didn't get any messages to tell me it worked.. but it worked.
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Yeah, right click paste works, just the keyboard shortcut is buggered (CMD actually uses Control + any other key for its own functions, I think Control-C quits a running console application).
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Yeah, right click paste works, just the keyboard shortcut is buggered (CMD actually uses Control + any other key for its own functions, I think Control-C quits a running console application).
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I still dont know why, but this command here: powercfg -setdcvalueindex SCHEME_CURRENT 19cbb8fa-5279-450e-9fac-8a3d5fedd0c1 12bbebe6-58d6-4636-95bb-3217ef867c1a 3
Does not work on mine. Keep getting "invalid Parameters""
OK guys I hope this hasn't already been covered but here goes anyway. I have found this fix for notifications not arriving when doze is enabled. Iff you go into the particular app e.g what's app then into data usage you must select the following settings see pic below. then all the notifications will arrive straight away regardless of doze state.
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OK guys I hope this hasn't already been covered but here goes anyway. I have found this fix for notifications not arriving when doze is enabled. Iff you go into the particular app e.g what's app then into data usage you must select the following settings see pic below. then all the notifications will arrive straight away regardless of doze state.
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Yes that seems to be the problem. I had made a post months ago. It's very hidden feature by Lenovo and I think it's wrong to pre-restrict all background data. User should decide what to do.
I think they lenovo did it to block unnecessary data usage but i agree it is not needed and people are thinking their is something wrong with their phones.
Thanks for the tip
Thanks Sam, I saw this on the JJ review of Nougat. Is this for Nougat as my MM P2 settings don't look like the screenshot.
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Hi yes it is for Nougat the comment posted on JJs review regarding this fix was posted by me also.
Confusing settings these as the first one makes it look like enabling the "Restrict background data" option will disable background data, when in fact it does the opposite. You need to have both of these options enabled so the sliders are green, then you need to open Settings > Power Manager > Battery Optimization
Then you need to search for the apps that you need to fix notifications and change the option so it says "Don't optimize". Then the phone won't 'helpfully' close the app when the phone has been unused for a long time. This is why notifications are stopping.
precisely i agree quite confusing it took me a while i had to get a friend to send me whats app messages continuously untill i figured all this out but im glad i finally did.
If you make the changes to fix the notifications, shut down and power the phone back on rather than do a reboot. The settings don't seem to work until the phone has properly rebooted.
Is it worth noting that elsewhere it's stated that turning off doze altogether (using ADB) might be a saner option? Consensus seems to indicate it's basically a curse with little value, and that would certainly hold water in light of the battery capacity of the P2.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-p2/help/regretting-purchase-t3611968
I think the following helps. Credit goes to JasonMR and manototh (Taken from oneplus.net forum)
JasonMR
KitKat
JasonMR, Nov 2, 2016 :
Guys, to avoid having to run the ADB command after each reboot follow these instructions (please note, the files should be downloaded to a PC and then transferred to your phone via USB otherwise they mess up sometimes):
You need to enable USB debugging mode in Developer options first
Download and install this apk and transfer it to your phones storage - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxD...w?usp=drivesdk
Then connect phone to PC and allow the drivers to install
Download and install ADB here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0M...ljU2NPR0k/view
Go into the ADB folder, hold shift, right click and select "Open command prompt here"
Type the command: adb devices (now hit enter)
It should return your phones serial number is connected correctly
Run this command in ADB: adb -d shell pm grant com.adamioan.scriptrunner android.permission.DUMP (now hit enter)
Download this file and transfer it to your phones storage - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bx...VA4YmxGTS1OX3c
Open the SH Script runner app and tap the three dots in the top right corner, select "Load" and locate the file from teh previous step
Click the Circle button with the play sign at the top of the screen
You should see the message "Idle mode disabled" which means that Doze has now been disabled.
Whenever you reboot your phone, open the SH Script runner and the command will still be there, just click the play button to run the script again.
And that is it, two clicks to disable Doze after each reboot.
Full credit to manototh for putting this together originally.
Doze does not need disabling iff you follow my advice in the initial post i have tried and tested this and can confirm it works fully.
This is really frustrating. No matter what settings I use I still don't get notifications after a while. I don't want to go modifying my phone, can someone post a step by step if they have it working properly?
Spacedog79 said:
This is really frustrating. No matter what settings I use I still don't get notifications after a while. I don't want to go modifying my phone, can someone post a step by step if they have it working properly?
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Follow my ordinal post and also go into battery optimisation and disable optimization for things like sms eggs what's app Facebook etc all the things you need notifications for should be disabled from sleep mode under battery optimization.
Like this
sam00561 said:
Like this
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Yes thats exactly how I've done it. I've also tried every combination of settings under Apps for Unrestricted data usage.
And also the setting here
sam00561 said:
And also the setting here
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Yep doesn't work either.
Perhaps your only option left is to try the disable doze app which has worked for many people but it's a paid app.
Just to update it does seem to be working properly now. I'm not 100% sure but I think turning the phone all the way off and on again instead of rebooting with the settings correct had the desired effect.
First off, mods, forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong spot. I generally have a device that goes into a specific forum, but I didn't find a treadmill forum lol, so general android was my best guess.
This mod is a no-root solution to prevent privileged mode from being disabled by iFit. It makes no changes to /system, so it is 100% reversible by doing a factory reset. This mod starts by disabling the factory iFit apps in the system, then installing the latest official iFit standalone app as a user app. Going this route still allows the new iFit app to interface correctly with the treadmill, but prevents it from overwriting privileged mode. All these instructions are written for Windows, but I believe it will work on other OS’s command line, so long as adb is already installed in that OS. If you are on Windows, you do not need to install adb, as it will run right out of this folder.
There are other apps included in this mod as well. Nova is a replacement launcher, essentially your new desktop. The included Netflix and Hulu apps are the correct versions for this build. Chromium browser is the open source build of Google Chrome, and it works great. The file manager is hard to access on the treadmill, so I added file explorer. If you download apps from the internet, you can install them by finding them with file explorer. Termux is a terminal emulator, for us nerds. Rotation_control will be used to properly orient the screen easily. All of the apps that are installed in this procedure are user apps, so they can be easily uninstalled if you don't want them.
The only model I have personally confirmed this works on is the Nordic X32i, but I'd imagine it could work on any Nordic iFit equipment that uses an Android 7.1 tablet and can enable USB debugging. If you try this on another piece of equipment, post if it works or not, and I'll update the OP.
*Important note 1: I did this mod for a family member's treadmill. I've never actually used the treadmill before lol, so I'm unfamiliar with it, and don't know if any special features are not working. My family member says all functions operate as designed. If you have any issues, post them and we'll try to work through them.
**Important note 2: We don't have an iFit subscription, so I can't see if the premium content loads correctly or not. Without the subscription, it shows me premium content, but it's locked and inaccessible. I'd imagine it should work normally if you login. Let me know and I'll update the OP.
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Instructions:
I understand not all Nordic owners are seasoned Android enthusiasts, so I try to make instructions as clear and simple as possible. If anything needs any clarification, let me know. If pictures are needed, I’ll make it happen.
First off, DO NOT enable Wi-Fi ANYWHERE until you are specifically told to.
***If you happen to have USB debugging enabled already and know your IP or can get it, you can start at step 8.*** Such as in the event I release mod updates, then you’ll be able to install them without needing a factory reset.
Factory reset the treadmill. On the x32i, the reset button is in the right side panel, about a couple inches below the auxiliary port. The reset button is a pinhole style reset button, and it does not stand out well. This button needs to be pushed while you turn on the treadmill to factory reset it. Super easy way of doing this alone is to push a toothpick into that pinhole until it clicks, and while holding it down use your big toe to turn on the power switch. System recovery will display in blue text if you did it correctly, and you can let go of the push button. The reset process takes about 10 minutes before you have any input.
Enable Privileged mode. When you get to the welcome screen, tap on welcome 10 times, count 7 Mississippi, then tap it in the same spot 10 more times. There will be a message at the bottom of the screen confirming privileged mode is enabled. If you already passed that screen, you can do the same tapping process on other screens in deadspace. You can now swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hit the Home button(center button)
Prevent iFit from ruining things. Go to Settings/Apps/eru app, then goto the bottom where it says “Draw over other apps” and ”Modify system settings” and DISABLE BOTH.
Unlock Developer options. Go to Settings/About tablet, and look for the build number. Tap on the build number 7 times. You will get a message at the bottom of the screen confirming Developer options unlocked.
Enable USB debugging. Go to Settings and scroll almost all the way down to Developer options and enable USB debugging.
Set up Wi-Fi in Android only. Pull down from the top to open the notification panel, then hold down the Wi-Fi symbol. Find your home network here and connect. BIG NOTE: The computer or laptop you are using to connect to the treadmill MUST be connected to the same exact network.
Obtain IP address. Go to Settings/About tablet/Status. The last line under IP is what you need. It should look similar to 192.168.4.113, but your numbers will be different. Write down YOUR IP ADDRESS number, exactly as it shows with the periods and all.
Getting tools ready. Download NordicUnchained.zip on your computer or laptop, then find it in your downloads folder. Right click NordicUnchained.zip and choose extract or extract all. Then go into the extracted folder. While you are in the folder, shift+right click somewhere in the deadspace of the folder and you should see the option to Open in Windows Terminal or Open in CMD. Either one of these works the same. If all you see is open in PowerShell, use it and type cmd and hit enter to bring up CMD. In the terminal, type adb connect, your written down IP address, followed by :5555 {Example: adb connect 192.168.4.113:5555}--Don’t use the brackets. If you did this correctly, the terminal should say connected.
Now the easy part. In the same terminal, type UNCHAINED and hit enter. The process will take about 3-4 minutes including the reboot.
Configuring Nova launcher. When the treadmill restarts, you will get a choice to use Nova launcher as your home screen. Choose Nova launcher-always. It will ask you to setup Nova, but choose to use defaults in the bottom left corner. On the home screen, swipe up from the bottom and open Explorer. Grant Explorer the needed permissions. In the upper right area of the app, you’ll see a storage tab, tap that, then tap the Download folder. Finally tap nova.novabackup and open it with Nova Launcher. When Nova launcher asks are you sure you want to restore the backup, say yes. The screen may black out and act weird for a minute, but it’s normal. Swipe up from the bottom and hit the home button. Welcome to your new Android desktop. I even added a fitting wallpaper in your downloads folder that you can set as your background. I couldn’t get it to stick with adb.
Getting iFit to work. Open the iFit app and grant it permissions as needed. When it has a popup asking for access to USB, check the use by default box and tap ok. You can finally setup Wi-Fi within the iFit app now. We are DONE!!!
Do not use another Netflix app, because this is the only one that will work with this machine. Any others will error due to the tablet not running Google Play Services. This is most important if you use Aptoide for apps, since it will immediately tell you that it’s out of date and urge you to update it.
Everyone, let me know what you think. And for possible future updates, what would you like to see? I toyed with adding Aptoide as a Play Store alternative, but it causes some app issues, so decided against it. I considered adding F-droid as well.
Good luck and ENJOY!!!
If anyone tests this and has iFit sub, let me know if the programs still have the automated incline/decline enabled. TYIA
durag5 said:
If anyone tests this and has iFit sub, let me know if the programs still have the automated incline/decline enabled. TYIA
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I can say that I played with the elevation buttons on the side panel and the elevation changed like it would. When I went into iFit and did the free quick run, it automatically declined it back to flat elevation for the flat track I was running on.
Since mods, everything appears to be working as I believe it should. My warnings mostly stem from never having used the treadmill myself prior to modding it...I don't run lol.
That being said, my dad says it operates as designed, without subscription. It's his treadmill. It's the latest official unmodified iFit app, so I doubt anything would be an issue, just can't confirm on my own.
Thanks for the reply. I'm just not sure if the app designed for a phone would control the treadmill. Did you attempt to controll the incline/decline through the software and not the hardware?
I'll see if I can figure it out now.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm just not sure if the app designed for a phone would control the treadmill. Did you attempt to controll the incline/decline through the software and not the hardware?
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I just went into the iFit app and did a short "run" in Las Ganques, France.(I stood on the side rails while the machine operated lol)
The elevation of the machine changes as the on-screen elevation changes!
Question, can someone else check that same run. It's very slideshow like, not video. I'm thinking it's designed that way, but I'm also on DSL in the woods.
Great work! Instructions were crystal clear and installation was a breeze.
Heads up - on my NordicTrack Commercial 2950, I received an unsupported device error when launching Netflix. I downloaded v. 8.13.0 build 10 40124 and it runs fine.
Not sure if this is useful but the following programs run without issue and I'm able to control the speed and incline as well:
Amazon Prime Video
Sling TV (will launch vertically and you will want to install and log in before you install rotation control otherwise the login fields get cut off)
Plex
YouTube
PokerStars (only while walking - good luck trying to not muck your hand while running)
Before I found your solution, I think I'd gone through the factory reset-reinstall process several times, only to find that ifit had pushed through another patch. I am grateful for your awesome work!
The 2nd user disable step of the script gives me a security exception:
Bash:
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.ifit.launcher
Security exception: Shell cannot change component state for com.ifit.launcher/null to 3
I have no experience with android, does anyone know what this means? The other two user disable steps and app installations appear to work fine.
Now that you mention it, I did have that error pop up one time. I thought it was because I ran the batch twice, though. Honestly the only one that truly matters is com.ifit.eru since it's the only one that takes away privileged mode. The other iFit apps being disabled were purely debloat since everything worked proper without them. Did everything else work, though?
Not a programmer, but I believe the word null points to it being disabled already, perhaps by the system.
TLDR: No need to worry about that error as long as the rest of the batch worked.
Yep! everything worked fine, I was just worried that the `com.ifit.launcher` rDNS was somehow privileged and would be able to overwrite settings and lock me back out.
Thanks for posting the guide! It's pretty crazy that an expensive treadmill would have a giant screen on it like that and not allow you to use the android OS to it's fullest. Honestly the ability to install third party apps like Netflix is a huge selling point and the only reason I wanted this treadmill.
Thanks for the very detailed explanations. However, the issue that arises when I try this is that when I boot up iFit after the whole NOVA launcher bit, it is gets stuck on the loading screen with the logo fading in an out. I waited for a decent amount of time and it's still stuck on there. Before I did everything in your post, I was able to access privilege mode by finding the secret menu on iFit, disabling auto updates, factory resetting and doing the 10 taps, 7 seconds, 10 taps. I tried following your steps on my treadmill (EXP14i) after that but some of them I wasn't exactly able to replicate. Instead of the "eru" app, there was only the iFit Admin app, on which I disabled the options for “Draw over other apps” and ”Modify system settings”. When my treadmill resets after doing the thing with NordicUnchained in the windows PowerShell, it doesn't give me the option to use NOVA launcher as my home screen, so I instead press "use defaults" in the bottom left. Then when I go to open up Explorer, I doesn't prompt me to grant any privileges, and I can just go to downloads to restore the backup of NOVA launcher. Then when I open up iFit, I gets stuck on the loading screen forever. I'm not exactly familiar with how android os and all the programming involved works, I'm just good at following instructions. Please let me know where I might have gone wrong and what I can do to fix it! Console is on android version 9 btw.
Can you still get into it via adb? If so run *adb shell pm list packages* depending on your output, I could tell you some commands that might help.
The x32i is Android 7, but a lot of stuff should still work in 9. Send me your package list and I'll see if I can snuff out the issue.
Has anyone tried to to enable Developer mode/ADB, update to the lastest Android 9 version then run the .bat on PC which will restore the older iFIT without the pin? I believe ADB will still stay enabled even after loosing GodMode.
My Proform Pro 2000 is still on 8.0, don't want to update to 9 because I believe it will just jump to the lastest version.
NordicUnchained worked great on my Pro 2000, just have to swap netflix to an earlier version.
CVertigo1 said:
First off, mods, forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong spot. I generally have a device that goes into a specific forum, but I didn't find a treadmill forum lol, so general android was my best guess.
This mod is a no-root solution to prevent privileged mode from being disabled by iFit. It makes no changes to /system, so it is 100% reversible by doing a factory reset. This mod starts by disabling the factory iFit apps in the system, then installing the latest official iFit standalone app as a user app. Going this route still allows the new iFit app to interface correctly with the treadmill, but prevents it from overwriting privileged mode. All these instructions are written for Windows, but I believe it will work on other OS’s command line, so long as adb is already installed in that OS. If you are on Windows, you do not need to install adb, as it will run right out of this folder.
There are other apps included in this mod as well. Nova is a replacement launcher, essentially your new desktop. The included Netflix and Hulu apps are the correct versions for this build. Chromium browser is the open source build of Google Chrome, and it works great. The file manager is hard to access on the treadmill, so I added file explorer. If you download apps from the internet, you can install them by finding them with file explorer. Termux is a terminal emulator, for us nerds. Rotation_control will be used to properly orient the screen easily. All of the apps that are installed in this procedure are user apps, so they can be easily uninstalled if you don't want them.
The only model I have personally confirmed this works on is the Nordic X32i, but I'd imagine it could work on any Nordic iFit equipment that uses an Android 7.1 tablet and can enable USB debugging. If you try this on another piece of equipment, post if it works or not, and I'll update the OP.
*Important note 1: I did this mod for a family member's treadmill. I've never actually used the treadmill before lol, so I'm unfamiliar with it, and don't know if any special features are not working. My family member says all functions operate as designed. If you have any issues, post them and we'll try to work through them.
**Important note 2: We don't have an iFit subscription, so I can't see if the premium content loads correctly or not. Without the subscription, it shows me premium content, but it's locked and inaccessible. I'd imagine it should work normally if you login. Let me know and I'll update the OP.
Download NordicUnchained
Instructions:
I understand not all Nordic owners are seasoned Android enthusiasts, so I try to make instructions as clear and simple as possible. If anything needs any clarification, let me know. If pictures are needed, I’ll make it happen.
First off, DO NOT enable Wi-Fi ANYWHERE until you are specifically told to.
***If you happen to have USB debugging enabled already and know your IP or can get it, you can start at step 8.*** Such as in the event I release mod updates, then you’ll be able to install them without needing a factory reset.
Factory reset the treadmill. On the x32i, the reset button is in the right side panel, about a couple inches below the auxiliary port. The reset button is a pinhole style reset button, and it does not stand out well. This button needs to be pushed while you turn on the treadmill to factory reset it. Super easy way of doing this alone is to push a toothpick into that pinhole until it clicks, and while holding it down use your big toe to turn on the power switch. System recovery will display in blue text if you did it correctly, and you can let go of the push button. The reset process takes about 10 minutes before you have any input.
Enable Privileged mode. When you get to the welcome screen, tap on welcome 10 times, count 7 Mississippi, then tap it in the same spot 10 more times. There will be a message at the bottom of the screen confirming privileged mode is enabled. If you already passed that screen, you can do the same tapping process on other screens in deadspace. You can now swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hit the Home button(center button)
Prevent iFit from ruining things. Go to Settings/Apps/eru app, then goto the bottom where it says “Draw over other apps” and ”Modify system settings” and DISABLE BOTH.
Unlock Developer options. Go to Settings/About tablet, and look for the build number. Tap on the build number 7 times. You will get a message at the bottom of the screen confirming Developer options unlocked.
Enable USB debugging. Go to Settings and scroll almost all the way down to Developer options and enable USB debugging.
Set up Wi-Fi in Android only. Pull down from the top to open the notification panel, then hold down the Wi-Fi symbol. Find your home network here and connect. BIG NOTE: The computer or laptop you are using to connect to the treadmill MUST be connected to the same exact network.
Obtain IP address. Go to Settings/About tablet/Status. The last line under IP is what you need. It should look similar to 192.168.4.113, but your numbers will be different. Write down YOUR IP ADDRESS number, exactly as it shows with the periods and all.
Getting tools ready. Download NordicUnchained.zip on your computer or laptop, then find it in your downloads folder. Right click NordicUnchained.zip and choose extract or extract all. Then go into the extracted folder. While you are in the folder, shift+right click somewhere in the deadspace of the folder and you should see the option to Open in Windows Terminal or Open in CMD. Either one of these works the same. If all you see is open in PowerShell, use it and type cmd and hit enter to bring up CMD. In the terminal, type adb connect, your written down IP address, followed by :5555 {Example: adb connect 192.168.4.113:5555}--Don’t use the brackets. If you did this correctly, the terminal should say connected.
Now the easy part. In the same terminal, type UNCHAINED and hit enter. The process will take about 3-4 minutes including the reboot.
Configuring Nova launcher. When the treadmill restarts, you will get a choice to use Nova launcher as your home screen. Choose Nova launcher-always. It will ask you to setup Nova, but choose to use defaults in the bottom left corner. On the home screen, swipe up from the bottom and open Explorer. Grant Explorer the needed permissions. In the upper right area of the app, you’ll see a storage tab, tap that, then tap the Download folder. Finally tap nova.novabackup and open it with Nova Launcher. When Nova launcher asks are you sure you want to restore the backup, say yes. The screen may black out and act weird for a minute, but it’s normal. Swipe up from the bottom and hit the home button. Welcome to your new Android desktop. I even added a fitting wallpaper in your downloads folder that you can set as your background. I couldn’t get it to stick with adb.
Getting iFit to work. Open the iFit app and grant it permissions as needed. When it has a popup asking for access to USB, check the use by default box and tap ok. You can finally setup Wi-Fi within the iFit app now. We are DONE!!!
Do not use another Netflix app, because this is the only one that will work with this machine. Any others will error due to the tablet not running Google Play Services. This is most important if you use Aptoide for apps, since it will immediately tell you that it’s out of date and urge you to update it.
Everyone, let me know what you think. And for possible future updates, what would you like to see? I toyed with adding Aptoide as a Play Store alternative, but it causes some app issues, so decided against it. I considered adding F-droid as well.
Good luck and ENJOY!!!
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I just did this on the latest 1750 treadmill. Always great until step 11. The ifit logo just keeps flashing. I've cleared cache, rebooted.. help?!? It gives me permissions for photos and location and then just flashes.
Edit: uninstall ifit app. Go to ifnullthen and download app from there. Works great
CVertigo1 said:
First off, mods, forgive me if I'm posting in the wrong spot. I generally have a device that goes into a specific forum, but I didn't find a treadmill forum lol, so general android was my best guess.
This mod is a no-root solution to prevent privileged mode from being disabled by iFit. It makes no changes to /system, so it is 100% reversible by doing a factory reset. This mod starts by disabling the factory iFit apps in the system, then installing the latest official iFit standalone app as a user app. Going this route still allows the new iFit app to interface correctly with the treadmill, but prevents it from overwriting privileged mode. All these instructions are written for Windows, but I believe it will work on other OS’s command line, so long as adb is already installed in that OS. If you are on Windows, you do not need to install adb, as it will run right out of this folder.
There are other apps included in this mod as well. Nova is a replacement launcher, essentially your new desktop. The included Netflix and Hulu apps are the correct versions for this build. Chromium browser is the open source build of Google Chrome, and it works great. The file manager is hard to access on the treadmill, so I added file explorer. If you download apps from the internet, you can install them by finding them with file explorer. Termux is a terminal emulator, for us nerds. Rotation_control will be used to properly orient the screen easily. All of the apps that are installed in this procedure are user apps, so they can be easily uninstalled if you don't want them.
The only model I have personally confirmed this works on is the Nordic X32i, but I'd imagine it could work on any Nordic iFit equipment that uses an Android 7.1 tablet and can enable USB debugging. If you try this on another piece of equipment, post if it works or not, and I'll update the OP.
*Important note 1: I did this mod for a family member's treadmill. I've never actually used the treadmill before lol, so I'm unfamiliar with it, and don't know if any special features are not working. My family member says all functions operate as designed. If you have any issues, post them and we'll try to work through them.
**Important note 2: We don't have an iFit subscription, so I can't see if the premium content loads correctly or not. Without the subscription, it shows me premium content, but it's locked and inaccessible. I'd imagine it should work normally if you login. Let me know and I'll update the OP.
Download NordicUnchained
Instructions:
I understand not all Nordic owners are seasoned Android enthusiasts, so I try to make instructions as clear and simple as possible. If anything needs any clarification, let me know. If pictures are needed, I’ll make it happen.
First off, DO NOT enable Wi-Fi ANYWHERE until you are specifically told to.
***If you happen to have USB debugging enabled already and know your IP or can get it, you can start at step 8.*** Such as in the event I release mod updates, then you’ll be able to install them without needing a factory reset.
Factory reset the treadmill. On the x32i, the reset button is in the right side panel, about a couple inches below the auxiliary port. The reset button is a pinhole style reset button, and it does not stand out well. This button needs to be pushed while you turn on the treadmill to factory reset it. Super easy way of doing this alone is to push a toothpick into that pinhole until it clicks, and while holding it down use your big toe to turn on the power switch. System recovery will display in blue text if you did it correctly, and you can let go of the push button. The reset process takes about 10 minutes before you have any input.
Enable Privileged mode. When you get to the welcome screen, tap on welcome 10 times, count 7 Mississippi, then tap it in the same spot 10 more times. There will be a message at the bottom of the screen confirming privileged mode is enabled. If you already passed that screen, you can do the same tapping process on other screens in deadspace. You can now swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hit the Home button(center button)
Prevent iFit from ruining things. Go to Settings/Apps/eru app, then goto the bottom where it says “Draw over other apps” and ”Modify system settings” and DISABLE BOTH.
Unlock Developer options. Go to Settings/About tablet, and look for the build number. Tap on the build number 7 times. You will get a message at the bottom of the screen confirming Developer options unlocked.
Enable USB debugging. Go to Settings and scroll almost all the way down to Developer options and enable USB debugging.
Set up Wi-Fi in Android only. Pull down from the top to open the notification panel, then hold down the Wi-Fi symbol. Find your home network here and connect. BIG NOTE: The computer or laptop you are using to connect to the treadmill MUST be connected to the same exact network.
Obtain IP address. Go to Settings/About tablet/Status. The last line under IP is what you need. It should look similar to 192.168.4.113, but your numbers will be different. Write down YOUR IP ADDRESS number, exactly as it shows with the periods and all.
Getting tools ready. Download NordicUnchained.zip on your computer or laptop, then find it in your downloads folder. Right click NordicUnchained.zip and choose extract or extract all. Then go into the extracted folder. While you are in the folder, shift+right click somewhere in the deadspace of the folder and you should see the option to Open in Windows Terminal or Open in CMD. Either one of these works the same. If all you see is open in PowerShell, use it and type cmd and hit enter to bring up CMD. In the terminal, type adb connect, your written down IP address, followed by :5555 {Example: adb connect 192.168.4.113:5555}--Don’t use the brackets. If you did this correctly, the terminal should say connected.
Now the easy part. In the same terminal, type UNCHAINED and hit enter. The process will take about 3-4 minutes including the reboot.
Configuring Nova launcher. When the treadmill restarts, you will get a choice to use Nova launcher as your home screen. Choose Nova launcher-always. It will ask you to setup Nova, but choose to use defaults in the bottom left corner. On the home screen, swipe up from the bottom and open Explorer. Grant Explorer the needed permissions. In the upper right area of the app, you’ll see a storage tab, tap that, then tap the Download folder. Finally tap nova.novabackup and open it with Nova Launcher. When Nova launcher asks are you sure you want to restore the backup, say yes. The screen may black out and act weird for a minute, but it’s normal. Swipe up from the bottom and hit the home button. Welcome to your new Android desktop. I even added a fitting wallpaper in your downloads folder that you can set as your background. I couldn’t get it to stick with adb.
Getting iFit to work. Open the iFit app and grant it permissions as needed. When it has a popup asking for access to USB, check the use by default box and tap ok. You can finally setup Wi-Fi within the iFit app now. We are DONE!!!
Do not use another Netflix app, because this is the only one that will work with this machine. Any others will error due to the tablet not running Google Play Services. This is most important if you use Aptoide for apps, since it will immediately tell you that it’s out of date and urge you to update it.
Everyone, let me know what you think. And for possible future updates, what would you like to see? I toyed with adding Aptoide as a Play Store alternative, but it causes some app issues, so decided against it. I considered adding F-droid as well.
Good luck and ENJOY!!!
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Your instructions worked to a t foremost so thank you. Big issue followed though, my Ifit is now disabled so not only does the app not work, the treadmill does not function. I looked into the settings at the actual program at it says 'disabled'. I looked at what the command program file says it did (sorry newbie) and it appears its forcing Ifit to disable. Any fixes? I've attached a picture, fyi I tried resubmitting the information to the unit that's why it shows twice in the command program.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Fyi this is a brand new machine, 2022 Nordictrack Commercial 2450
BurtonSnol3order said:
I just did this on the latest 1750 treadmill. Always great until step 11. The ifit logo just keeps flashing. I've cleared cache, rebooted.. help?!? It gives me permissions for photos and location and then just flashes.
Edit: uninstall ifit app. Go to ifnullthen and download app from there. Works great
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Curious if you've had time to test it out. I first had zero issues at all but lately, I'll start up ifit then switch to Netflix, Sling, etc,, and all is good until I try to switch back over to ifit. It causes the screen to freeze. I can manually stop the treadmill using the controls below the display, but I then must power cycle the treadmill (2950).
I'm going to try using the ifnullthen and hopefully that will resolve the freezing issue. But please let me know how it's been working for you!
brad.isa said:
Curious if you've had time to test it out. I first had zero issues at all but lately, I'll start up ifit then switch to Netflix, Sling, etc,, and all is good until I try to switch back over to ifit. It causes the screen to freeze. I can manually stop the treadmill using the controls below the display, but I then must power cycle the treadmill (2950).
I'm going to try using the ifnullthen and hopefully that will resolve the freezing issue. But please let me know how it's been working for you!
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All is well with the ifnullthen version of the ifit app. I do have a permission request for some "generic adapter" when it loads up the first time, but I can start a program, switch to netflix or plex, switch back... all is well.
Most of the time I start a workout, switch to plex and just use the tactile buttons to change speed. When I am done, I'll switch back to ifit to check out time and distance.
https://ufile.io/290t3xp6 is the link I used
BurtonSnol3order said:
All is well with the ifnullthen version of the ifit app. I do have a permission request for some "generic adapter" when it loads up the first time, but I can start a program, switch to netflix or plex, switch back... all is well.
Most of the time I start a workout, switch to plex and just use the tactile buttons to change speed. When I am done, I'll switch back to ifit to check out time and distance.
https://ufile.io/290t3xp6 is the link I used
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I installed the ifnullthen version and all is working perfectly. The SlingTV app does a nice job with their overlay feature so I can use the ifit timer for intervals/HIIT while still watching TV, albeit in a smaller window. Now, if only the ifit app could have that overlay feature so it's a smaller window over other streaming apps like Prime, Netflix, Plex, etc.
If you happen to find out if anyone add this overlay function to the ifit app, please let me know!
Thank you so much for this.
Everything seems to have worked well but i did get one error while running your script
Disabling iFit system apps
Package com.ifit.eru new state: disabled-user
One of three disabled
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Shell cannot change component state for com.ifit.launcher/null to 3
Two of three disabled
Package com.ifit.standalone new state: disabled-user
All iFit system apps disabled
Copying launcher settings and wallpaper
nova.novabackup: 1 file pushed. 4.7 MB/s (138629 bytes in 0.028s)
Wallpaper.jpg: 1 file pushed. 9.2 MB/s (1692718 bytes in 0.175s)
Installing needed apps
Success
App 1 of 8 installed
Success
App 2 of 8 installed
Success
App 3 of 8 installed
Success
App 4 of 8 installed
Success
App 5 of 8 installed
Success
App 6 of 8 installed
Success
App 7 of 8 installed
Success
App 8 of 8 installed
setting Nova Launcher as default launcher
Done
Nordictrack 1750 for reference.
I believe this is the one that has caused the error
package:/system/priv-app/com.ifit.launcher-1.0.12/com.ifit.launcher-1.0.12.apk=com.ifit.launcher
With that being said, it still seems to be disabled
J1002:/ $ pm list packages -d
package:com.ifit.eru
package:com.ifit.launcher
package:com.ifit.standalone
Spoiler: For your reference here is everything that is installed on the Treadmill
adb shell sh -c 'cmd package list packages -f'
package:/system/priv-app/CtsShimPrivPrebuilt/CtsShimPrivPrebuilt.apk=com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim
package:/system/priv-app/TelephonyProvider/TelephonyProvider.apk=com.android.providers.telephony
package:/data/app/com.ifit.wolf-1/base.apk=com.ifit.wolf
package:/system/vendor/app/Camera/Camera.apk=com.mediatek.camera
package:/system/vendor/app/Dongle/Dongle.apk=com.mediatek.dongle
package:/system/priv-app/MediaProvider/MediaProvider.apk=com.android.providers.media
package:/vendor/plugin/FwkPlugin/FwkPlugin.apk=com.mediatek.fwk.plugin
package:/data/app/org.chromium.chrome.stable-1/base.apk=org.chromium.chrome.stable
package:/system/priv-app/WallpaperCropper/WallpaperCropper.apk=com.android.wallpapercropper
package:/data/app/com.teslacoilsw.launcher-1/base.apk=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
package:/system/vendor/app/SchedulePowerOnOff/SchedulePowerOnOff.apk=com.mediatek.schpwronoff
package:/system/priv-app/com.ifit.eru-1.2.0.137/com.ifit.eru-1.2.0.137.apk=com.ifit.eru
package:/data/app/org.crape.rotationcontrol-1/base.apk=org.crape.rotationcontrol
package:/system/priv-app/DocumentsUI/DocumentsUI.apk=com.android.documentsui
package:/system/priv-app/ExternalStorageProvider/ExternalStorageProvider.apk=com.android.externalstorage
package:/system/vendor/app/YGPS/YGPS.apk=com.mediatek.ygps
package:/system/priv-app/SimProcessor/SimProcessor.apk=com.mediatek.simprocessor
package:/system/app/HTMLViewer/HTMLViewer.apk=com.android.htmlviewer
package:/system/priv-app/MmsService/MmsService.apk=com.android.mms.service
package:/system/priv-app/DownloadProvider/DownloadProvider.apk=com.android.providers.downloads
package:/system/vendor/app/EngineerMode/EngineerMode.apk=com.mediatek.engineermode
package:/data/app/com.hulu.plus-1/base.apk=com.hulu.plus
package:/system/vendor/app/MtkBrowser/MtkBrowser.apk=com.android.browser
package:/system/app/ApplicationsProvider/ApplicationsProvider.apk=com.android.providers.applications
package:/system/priv-app/DefaultContainerService/DefaultContainerService.apk=com.android.defcontainer
package:/system/app/DownloadProviderUi/DownloadProviderUi.apk=com.android.providers.downloads.ui
package:/system/app/PacProcessor/PacProcessor.apk=com.android.pacprocessor
package:/data/app/com.speedsoftware.explorer-1/base.apk=com.speedsoftware.explorer
package:/system/app/CertInstaller/CertInstaller.apk=com.android.certinstaller
package:/system/priv-app/CarrierConfig/CarrierConfig.apk=com.android.carrierconfig
package:/system/framework/framework-res.apk=android
package:/vendor/priv-app/CDS_INFO/CDS_INFO.apk=com.mediatek.connectivity
package:/system/priv-app/com.ifit.launcher-1.0.12/com.ifit.launcher-1.0.12.apk=com.ifit.launcher
package:/system/app/EasterEgg/EasterEgg.apk=com.android.egg
package:/system/priv-app/MtpDocumentsProvider/MtpDocumentsProvider.apk=com.android.mtp
package:/system/priv-app/Launcher3/Launcher3.apk=com.android.launcher3
package:/system/priv-app/BackupRestoreConfirmation/BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk=com.android.backupconfirm
package:/system/vendor/app/BtTool/BtTool.apk=com.mediatek.bluetooth.dtt
package:/system/priv-app/Provision/Provision.apk=com.android.provision
package:/system/priv-app/StatementService/StatementService.apk=com.android.statementservice
package:/system/vendor/app/DrmProvider/DrmProvider.apk=com.mediatek.providers.drm
package:/system/priv-app/SettingsProvider/SettingsProvider.apk=com.android.providers.settings
package:/system/priv-app/SharedStorageBackup/SharedStorageBackup.apk=com.android.sharedstoragebackup
package:/system/vendor/app/BatteryWarning/BatteryWarning.apk=com.mediatek.batterywarning
package:/system/app/PrintSpooler/PrintSpooler.apk=com.android.printspooler
package:/system/app/BasicDreams/BasicDreams.apk=com.android.dreams.basic
package:/system/app/webview/webview.apk=com.android.webview
package:/system/priv-app/InputDevices/InputDevices.apk=com.android.inputdevices
package:/vendor/framework/mediatek-res/mediatek-res.apk=com.mediatek
package:/system/app/MusicFX/MusicFX.apk=com.android.musicfx
package:/system/app/MalataEngineerMode/MalataEngineerMode.apk=com.malata.engineermode
package:/system/app/TangoC_prov1/TangoC_prov1.apk=com.pixcir.tangoc.pro
package:/system/app/ExtShared/ExtShared.apk=android.ext.shared
package:/system/priv-app/OneTimeInitializer/OneTimeInitializer.apk=com.android.onetimeinitializer
package:/system/priv-app/Telecom/Telecom.apk=com.android.server.telecom
package:/system/app/KeyChain/KeyChain.apk=com.android.keychain
package:/system/app/PrintRecommendationService/PrintRecommendationService.apk=com.android.printservice.recommendation
package:/system/app/Gallery2/Gallery2.apk=com.android.gallery3d
package:/system/priv-app/ExtServices/ExtServices.apk=android.ext.services
package:/system/priv-app/CallLogBackup/CallLogBackup.apk=com.android.calllogbackup
package:/system/priv-app/PackageInstaller/PackageInstaller.apk=com.android.packageinstaller
package:/system/app/PicoTts/PicoTts.apk=com.svox.pico
package:/system/priv-app/ProxyHandler/ProxyHandler.apk=com.android.proxyhandler
package:/data/app/com.netflix.mediaclient-1/base.apk=com.netflix.mediaclient
package:/system/app/LatinIME/LatinIME.apk=com.android.inputmethod.latin
package:/system/priv-app/ManagedProvisioning/ManagedProvisioning.apk=com.android.managedprovisioning
package:/system/vendor/app/CalendarImporter/CalendarImporter.apk=com.mediatek.calendarimporter
package:/system/vendor/app/AtciService/AtciService.apk=com.mediatek.atci.service
package:/system/vendor/app/MTKThermalManager/MTKThermalManager.apk=com.mediatek.thermalmanager
package:/system/vendor/app/TeledongleDemo/TeledongleDemo.apk=com.mediatek.teledongledemo
package:/system/vendor/app/SimRecoveryTestTool/SimRecoveryTestTool.apk=com.mtk.telephony
package:/system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker/LiveWallpapersPicker.apk=com.android.wallpaper.livepicker
package:/data/app/com.ifit.standalone-1/base.apk=com.ifit.standalone
package:/system/app/BookmarkProvider/BookmarkProvider.apk=com.android.bookmarkprovider
package:/system/priv-app/Settings/Settings.apk=com.android.settings
package:/data/app/com.termux-1/base.apk=com.termux
package:/system/app/ExactCalculator/ExactCalculator.apk=com.android.calculator2
package:/system/app/CtsShimPrebuilt/CtsShimPrebuilt.apk=com.android.cts.ctsshim
package:/system/priv-app/VpnDialogs/VpnDialogs.apk=com.android.vpndialogs
package:/system/priv-app/TeleService/TeleService.apk=com.android.phone
package:/system/priv-app/Shell/Shell.apk=com.android.shell
package:/system/app/WallpaperBackup/WallpaperBackup.apk=com.android.wallpaperbackup
package:/system/priv-app/BlockedNumberProvider/BlockedNumberProvider.apk=com.android.providers.blockednumber
package:/system/app/UserDictionaryProvider/UserDictionaryProvider.apk=com.android.providers.userdictionary
package:/system/priv-app/EmergencyInfo/EmergencyInfo.apk=com.android.emergency
package:/system/priv-app/FusedLocation/FusedLocation.apk=com.android.location.fused
package:/system/app/DeskClock/DeskClock.apk=com.android.deskclock
package:/system/priv-app/SystemUI/SystemUI.apk=com.android.systemui
package:/system/vendor/app/Exchange2/Exchange2.apk=com.android.exchange
package:/system/app/BluetoothMidiService/BluetoothMidiService.apk=com.android.bluetoothmidiservice
package:/system/vendor/app/MTKLogger/MTKLogger.apk=com.mediatek.mtklogger
package:/system/vendor/app/SensorHub/SensorHub.apk=com.mediatek.sensorhub.ui
package:/system/app/Bluetooth/Bluetooth.apk=com.android.bluetooth
package:/system/priv-app/ContactsProvider/ContactsProvider.apk=com.android.providers.contacts
package:/system/app/CaptivePortalLogin/CaptivePortalLogin.apk=com.android.captiveportallogin
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Thanks again