My market just got a background update (As all market updates are) but I don't remember any announcements or anything. The only way I know it updated is because whenever an app downloads, updates, or installs, I get a notification from Lookout saying *App name* is safe.
Does anyone know anything about this? Mytouch 4g rooted with stock rom.
EDIT: Also, When i opened the market it took a little longer than normal and re-scanned my applications.
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so i just reflashed my phone yet again trying out a new rom.
so i got it all setup, and first ting i did was goto the market to redownload all my apps. when i first opened the market, up top there were the three usual choices. apps, games, and downloads.
downlaods had listed all my apps that were previously installed, so i was like cool, no need for a nandroid backup. the only nandroid backup i have is for a 2.2 install, i didnt want to install that over a 2.1 update1 rom.
anyways, i started downloading all my apps that were listed then all the sudden the app store closed. now all i get at the top choices are apps games and sprint. theres a listing of BS apps in there, and when i push the menu key and click downloads, all thats there is what i had downloaded so far with seemingly no way to redownload the rest of the stuff that was listed.
where did my top bar downloads button go? i didnt accept an update to market or anything like that so how could it just change like that? how do i get the normal market back on my phone without the sprint crap??? sprint pisses me off some times.
sorry if this is some amatuer question, but a search of the forums didnt reveal too much to me, i dont know if this is a common "problem" (well, its a problem to me because i didnt authorize the changes to my system), or if this is just one of the quirks of android phones i am going to have to put up with.
Wrong section for this question. There is a thread in apps and theme section about this. Its an update from Sprint/Google just hit menu and choose Downloads from there.
right. but what your not getting is the list of all apps downloaded on my account dont show up once the sprint update installs. how do i prevent the update, or revert back? this is why i posted this, i need to know how to undo an update of an application, which as far as i see, this section is about apps and themes. just because i have 7 posts under my belt doesnt call for thread nazi behavior.
There are quite a few apps I downloaded from the Market to try, didn't care for and deleted. Now I keep getting nagged to install updates for these deleted apps. Ditto deleted crapware apps after rooting.
Is there a way to stop these nags for apps I no longer have on my phone? And still get update advisories for ones I kept?
I saw a thread about doing this with Amazon's store with a followup that the fix was automatically unfixed on sign-in, but I am primarily interested in deleted Market apps.
TIA for any help and advice on this!
Sounds a bit dodgy. I've never had 1 single update notification for an app that's not installed on my phone. It doesn't make sense.
Something's wrong there. You've got a bigger problem to fix than just some notifications.
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Sounds a bit dodgy. I've never had 1 single update notification for an app that's not installed on my phone. It doesn't make sense.
Something's wrong there. You've got a bigger problem to fix than just some notifications.
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What do you mean it's dodgy? I'm not making it up!
It happens all the time.
I have read experiences of other users identical to mine, but no solutions.
Both with Android Market and with Amazon AppStore.
You download and install apps, try them but then delete them, but continue to get nags to update them.
What is this bigger problem you are suggesting?
Thanks for your interest.
I'm not suggesting you're making it up, just that it sounds very unusual. I've never heard of anyone having updates for apps they've uninstalled.
As for the "bigger problem", wait and see if you get any decent advice, but if not then I'd recommend a factory reset.
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Solution!
Well, this is amazing!
I stumbled on a totally non-Geek solution elsewhere:
Just Turn off Global Notifications of Market updates --
1. open Market on the phone
2. Press Menu Key
3. Select "Settings"
4. Use the drop down bar in the Notifications area to disable notifications.
I can still see notifications of updates when I open Market, but I don't get bugged and can just pick and choose the ones I use. Plus, I can still set the ones I choose to individually auto-update if I want.
Eureka!
Or am I celebrating too soon?
Hey guys, I recently downloaded or updated an app that has started pushing ads to my notification bar. This is abso-****ing-lutely unacceptable. I was wondering if anyone knows of any apps that are confirmed guilty of this? I can't figure out which app is guilty, and i uninstalled over 100MB of apps trying to find the culprit, but there it was again in my notification bar after work today. Also, is there a way to figure out which app is doing it? I have a very very nasty email waiting for the dev who thought this was a good idea once I figure out who it was.
Any confirmed apps I'll list below and try to keep up to date from here out if there's community interest.
Damn you Swype!
I have an app called Addons Detector on my phone that can search for apps with Push Notifications; haven't had a need to install it on my KF, but you might give it a shot. It's free on the Android Market, but I don't see it in the Amazon App Store.
Worked perfectly, thanks. Turns out it was the updated version of Extdate Widget. Reverted back to the previous version and no more ads.
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There's an app called AirPush Detector that work great.
I tried using
AdFree
Addons Detector
AirPush Detector
Airblocker
Every time I would restart my phone, I would get the add in the notification bar (try tanks vs. wizards).
The first 3 didnt do anything, neither of them found and push notificiations.
But Airblocker found and blocked the add....but it also says that it is not a push notification app.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I want to delete the app, but have no idea which one is doing it....
It is blocked now, but I want to delete the app!
Just go to this site and you can manually opt out of all airpush ads. I did this a while ago and forgot all about it.
http://www.airpush.com/imei/
Thanks, but where can I find the information that the website asks for?
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I have the pro version of Titanium Backup and am wondering what apps to freeze to prevent an automatic Verizon OTA. When I tried from the App manager, FWUpgrade 1.2.0 was not freeze-able. Looking at [ROM] [STOCK] [I535VRALF2] Stripped, Rooted It's on the list. Since I haven't seen much chatter about "FWUpgrade" in General or Q&A I thought I'd ask. In addition, I decided to freeze VZW Package Installer. Should I freeze anything else?
BTW I rooted using:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756885
With the image from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28570424&postcount=125
I haven't installed a custom recovery yet.
Did you hear something?
I was wondering the same thing about which specific services should be disabled to avoid OTA pushes, except I have Root66 with Touch.img and boot.ani.fix. Working like a champ BTW, much thanks to the developers.
In Titanium Backup Pro, I have no issues freezing FWUpgrade 1.2.0.
EDIT: This is not specific to Verizon, but may be useful to you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
Jurassitol said:
I was wondering the same thing about which specific services should be disabled to avoid OTA pushes, except I have Root66 with Touch.img and boot.ani.fix. Working like a champ BTW, much thanks to the developers.
In Titanium Backup Pro, I have no issues freezing FWUpgrade 1.2.0.
EDIT: This is not specific to Verizon, but may be useful to you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
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ThanksI I'm about to try installing TWRP via GooManager. I also came across this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767125&highlight=sdm which suggested to freeze SDM as well, so I did. Phone still works fine. I will be sure to go through that spreadsheet and see if anything else is worth freezing.
Done and done.
Hey, just a heads up, freezing the APKs alone isn't the right solution.
If you freeze just FWUpgrade then it isn't actually disabled. (Notice by clicking software update in settings) and unfortunately if you freeze the other APK then you will cause your phone to crash randomly AND you can get a crash/hang on-demand if you click software update manually.
In the market there is an app called 'OTA Blocker' for S3 will properly take care of the OTA apps and installs a hook in with the OTA APIs so that it gracefully is stopped from being able to perform an OTA. If UI interaction is needed it pops up a message instead of letting the phone freeze/crash.
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Hey, just a heads up, freezing the APKs alone isn't the right solution.
If you freeze just FWUpgrade then it isn't actually disabled. (Notice by clicking software update in settings) and unfortunately if you freeze the other APK then you will cause your phone to crash randomly AND you can get a crash/hang on-demand if you click software update manually.
In the market there is an app called 'OTA Blocker' for S3 will properly take care of the OTA apps and installs a hook in with the OTA APIs so that it gracefully is stopped from being able to perform an OTA. If UI interaction is needed it pops up a message instead of letting the phone freeze/crash.
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So you come to XDA and your only two posts are to promote your own paid app. Care to elaborate on how your app works?
Agreed. This is a community, not an advertising venue. If you care to "contribute" please do so. If you think the visitors of this forum are blindly going to buy your app, you are sadly mistaken.
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Is there a suggested method of blocking OTAs on rooted stock right now? I will eventually go to a custom rom, but am taking my time. All my previous android phones have been HTC and I'm trying to make sure I don't screw something up with my new gs3. I have gotten TWRP installed, nandroided and done OTA root keeper but want to make sure. I'm comfortable in ADB as long as I have the script before hand.
Well I've been pushing my Moto Droid to it's last legs before getting my GS3 so a lot of this is shock to me.
I never thought VZW would push an OTA and force you to install it. They would nag you, but never force the install.
I'm also not familar with current recoveries (I was using sprecovery on my old phone) and it wouldn't ever automatically flash an OTA, you would have to confirm the update so I'd imagine it would be the same in CWM or TWRP.
A buddy of mine has a T-mobile version of G2. I rooted for him. And thought I froze the app that checked for updates. I frooze two apps com.lg...., and update manager app. (will update with correct app names when i see him)
I thought froze the right apps because when ever i would go to the system update option inside of settings. The app would close.
Today he recived the prompt to update his phone!! what am i missing? I have not clrealy found a system update app in titanium back up for his T-mobile lg g2.
Any one know how to stop this and any future updates?