Since updating while rooting removed all of your apps, how do I get all of the apps re-installed on my device? Is there an app that backups then reinstalls?
I attempted Titanium, but when restoring the apps I receive a parsing error?
-------------------------------------
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
I had the same problem. Upgrading to the full version unlocks batch restore capabilities. It's worth it, especially if you plan to switch ROMs sometime in the future.
Quick question. I've rooted the phone, removed the bloatware and install Paul's fix. All is great except my battery life is abysmal.
Thinking of doing the factory reset
What all will that reverse for those who have done it? Just want a heads up so I know what I to redo.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
It will set the phone back to how it was when you first took it out of the box - no accounts, apps, etc. (except for the root stuff i think?). But if you let it, when you connect your Google account a lot of stuff will automatically come back such as apps, wifi settings, etc.
kangxi said:
Quick question. I've rooted the phone, removed the bloatware and install Paul's fix. All is great except my battery life is abysmal.
Thinking of doing the factory reset
What all will that reverse for those who have done it? Just want a heads up so I know what I to redo.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You should still be rooted after, and if you enabled google to backup your data, most of your apps will reappear and begin downloading automatically.
Once you remove the bloat they are still gone. I removed many bloats using root uninstaller. When I reset the phone they are still gone. You would have to go use this method to go back to the way your phone was when you bought it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048274
I rooted my phone and removed the bloat. Then I went back using the link above. I went back to my bloat free version using restore.
You will still be rooted. Tested this yesterday. All my downloaded apps were removed. Superuser will still in app drawer.
Since my phone is rooted, the OTA update notification is on my phone. The first time it came, I tried to perform the update not knowing it would fail since it won't work on rooted phones.
It's not worth the hassle to me to 1: return the phone to stock, perform the update, and re-root the phone, or even not re-root the phone, or 2: load the rooted updated here.
I just want the OTA update to go away, keeping the phone like it is for now.
The notification is persistent through a restart, and I don't see a way to clear it. It's been like this for a few days now.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
In the same boat, would love to know if there's a way to get rid of this daily annoyance.
Go to the Android store and download NoBloat free(it has a Android holding an AK)...then go to system apps and look for the update notifier which is syncmldm2.apk, select it, then choose disable only...and viola! Its gone!
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda premium
You could also freeze Device Management 2.0 with Titanium Backup.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda premium
lbingham said:
You could also freeze Device Management 2.0 with Titanium Backup.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm probably missing it, but I don't see Device Management 2.0 in the list, even if I filter all by name.
Do you mean Download manager 2.3.6?
Are you on stock and rooted? I was able to install the update on stock and rooted from kies. I did have to reroot and uninstall bloat ware again but everything else stayed in tact.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
jmoak said:
Are you on stock and rooted? I was able to install the update on stock and rooted from kies. I did have to reroot and uninstall bloat ware again but everything else stayed in tact.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, stock rooted. Obviously I'm lazy with this, but I don't want to mess with Kies either. I'd have to a: reload it, install kies, get it working, load the update, re-root the phone, and *THEN* reconfigure/reinstall all my apps and settings.
Sorry, but I just want the notification icon to go away!
The first app that was mentioned, doesn't work either, nothing is listed as was described. There was one or two things similar, but not the same.
syncmldm2.apk is listed under Titanium as "Software update v3.1201.4.2". If removing that doesn't get rid of the notification, I believe wssyncmlnps.apk is also related to software updates. Remember to "nand you shizz" and titanium backup before removing either as it may cause instability (although it may not). I believe I removed the wssyncmlnps.apk or something similar on my Exhibit with little consequence- probably since they never intended on updating that thing...
I had that icon, I tried to install the update a few times (failed due to root) after a few failed attempts the icon gave up and went away.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda app-developers app
Cirkustanz said:
Yeah, stock rooted. Obviously I'm lazy with this, but I don't want to mess with Kies either. I'd have to a: reload it, install kies, get it working, load the update, re-root the phone, and *THEN* reconfigure/reinstall all my apps and settings.
Sorry, but I just want the notification icon to go away!
The first app that was mentioned, doesn't work either, nothing is listed as was described. There was one or two things similar, but not the same.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
All of my apps and settings stayed intact after the update over kies. I just had to reroot and uninstall the bloatware again.
The only way for you to get rid of the notification would be to update via Kies Software. Doesn't work via OTA when you are rooted, regardless if you're running the stock firmware. I just updated the firmware now with Kies, but oddly enough, the notification was still there! I clicked it and updated OTA, and it worked because the phone lost root upon the update via Kies. So yes, I had to update my device twice..
Well, time to re-root and uninstall bloatware.
EDIT: Well, upon restarting device, I am experiencing a lot of force closing issues. I reinstalled ClockworkMod Recovery and tried fixing permissions, but that didn't seem to work. Anyone have any ideas or fixes? Maybe I should reinstall my apps again.. >_>
Most likely you will need to wipe your phone and start fresh.
rbeier1221 said:
Most likely you will need to wipe your phone and start fresh.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seems like it, thanks for input.. I'm going to backup my apk's and data, and everything using MyBackup Pro, so I can speed up the whole process. Hopefully everything turns out good. Oh, one question, when upgrading to official stock ROM releases, you always have to wipe if your rooted?? If so, I never knew that..
EDIT: omg backup app not working! Help! I refuse to wipe if I can't backup my apps!
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda-developers app
I wouldn't think so, but there is always the chance an app incompatibly with an upgrade can occur and muck it all up.
Have you tried using Titanium?
Ah, I see.
Titanium seems very popular.. I've never used it before. I guess I'll try it. If all else fails, I do have a Nandroid from yesterday.
EDIT: okay, everything is restored and back to normal. Thanks.
Sent from my SGH-T769 using xda-developers app
Mine went away today, without doing anything.
If only real problems would go away if you ignored them long enough.
I rooted on ICS and used Titanium to disable the Moto messaging app in favor the stock ICS app instead. I ignored the 6 mb "security update" that came out a couple of weeks after the phone's release but now that JB is available I'd love to get my phone updated to that.
So I used Voodoo to temporarily disable root and I downloaded both the security update and the JB update to the cache partition on my phone. It's my understanding I need to install the security update first.
Unfortunately, when I go into recovery to install, the process stops when the phone can't verify the signature on system/app/Messaging.apk.
When I go back into Titanium, for some strange reason the original Moto messaging app isn't in the list of apps, even in the uninstalled/disabled section at the bottom of the list. I can't find the damn file anywhere! I must have accidentally deleted it at some point along the line.
Is there either a way to disable the check for the stock app, or would someone be nice enough to provide the stock app in apk or update.zip form? Or any other solution suggestions?
Many thanks!
just download the utility in the development section, go back to stock ics, root, use ota root keeper, take the ota update, restore root
I was hoping I'd be able to fix it without wiping. Guess not eh? Thanks for the thought!
Someone could theoretically upload the stock messaging app for you.. If it doesnt matter that i'm on jellybean i can send it to you...
Well i looked and it is the 4.1.1 version, so i don't think that will work for your needs.. If anyone is on ICS at the moment they can get it for you.
I went ahead with the method suggested with the Razr utilities and surprisingly awesome enough, it didn't wipe. I guess the utilities just rewrite the /system partition so it reset not just messaging but all the bloatware I had removed. It asked if I wanted it to format /data as well. I said no and everything booted and worked fine so I just went ahead with the OTA's no problem. It was a pleasant surprise. Thanks for the help guys!!
So here is what happened.
I had a stock 2.3.4 droid 2 global from Verizon with the .629 update.
Used Framaroot to root it.
I used Titanium Backup to backup my contacts being the idiot that I am not thinking it wouldn't work. I also thought I had the contacts backed up to google but it seems I didn't.
I flashed over to this custom ROM LiquidICS 1.6 unofficial droid 2 global version which I can't link to.
Now Titanium Backup isn't letting me restore the contacts that I backed up.
For whatever reason even though I used ClockworkMod to backup my current ROM it isn't in my SD card which really pisses me off because I confirmed it was there before flashing over to liquidics.
If anyone knows either a way to get the contact files from 2.3.4 working with 4.0.4 or knows of a place where I could find just the ROM of the stock 2.3.4 or a different custom ROM that would work with the contact files from 2.3.4 that would be great.
I would prefer not having to go find a flash drive or a CD to use to SBF back to 2.3.4. But if that is my only way to do it I will do so.
So please help.
Did you back them up through Verizon because if you did you can easily restore them from that.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda premium
Jaggar345 said:
Did you back them up through Verizon because if you did you can easily restore them from that.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I thought I had but, at least for now anyways, I keep getting various errors where backup assistant is just not working at all for me. So I was hoping for something besides that.
Here are the apps/files I have backed up in Titanium Backup
ContactsData 2.3.4
Contacts Sync 2.3.4
Contacts 4.0.4-e(displayed as contacts 2.3.4 (10) by the actual restore button)
I am really hoping there is a way to somehow get those files working with my current system. If not I have to decide if it is worth rolling back and then going back to my new ROM and setting everything up again. Honestly not sure if it is just to get the contacts back.
Did you try going to verizons website and see if your contacts are somewhere on there and cam be pushed back to your phone.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda premium
Jaggar345 said:
Did you try going to verizons website and see if your contacts are somewhere on there and cam be pushed back to your phone.
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
...Just like I said in my first post backup assistant is not working for me. As in both the website and the app.
I really doubt you will be able to use Blur's contact data on a non-Blur ROM.
(And your main mistake, as I see it, was using Phone Contacts instead of syncing contacts with your Google account.)
Gasai Yuno said:
I really doubt you will be able to use Blur's contact data on a non-Blur ROM.
(And your main mistake, as I see it, was using Phone Contacts instead of syncing contacts with your Google account.)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So do you know where I can get a .ZIP of the Blur ROM?
And yea I know I messed up.
Try looking on RootzWiki; I remember someone posting a clockworkmod backup of stock 4.5.629.
I don't have one since I am still on 4.5.608 (and not planning to update — I like having the ability to downgrade if I want to).