[Cross-posted in the Nexus 4 Q&A forum as well. It wasn't getting any response, so I figured I'd cast a wider net.]
Hey guys,
I've got an app called "Unlock with WiFi" installed on my rooted Nexus 4. I cannot for the life of me get the d*** thing off my phone. It had requested to be a device admin (which I had approved a while ago). However, I cannot deactivate it under Security>Device administrators...the checkbox just will NOT uncheck. I've tried uninstalling from within the app, which is what the app FAQs say to do, but it says I must first deactivate the app as a device admin.
I wasn't even rooted prior to tonight. I got so frustrated trying to uninstall it, I just did a quick root and installed TiBu...then proceeded to "Un-Install!" It looked like it had worked, I rebooted, then there it was again! I just want it gone! Any suggestions? I'd really rather not have to flash the stock images, but if that's my only option, I will -_-
To be clear, I've tried disabling the app every way I know how. I've tried turning off all settings within the app. If it's a conventional method, I've tried it.
Thanks in advance!
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Today I received my new shiny Asus Transformer, everything works great except the Market itself...
I can't even download any apps, paid or free. When I try to download any apps, it start like trying to download, but there is no progress on notification bar and it just keep like that.
I reset the tablet several times, also, cleaned the cache of the Market and Framework services, shutdown (restart) several times... nothing
Is this happening to anyone? I searched this forum and performed the steps above, but still nothing...
Please, help
Have you look into My App area, you will see, not installed list of apps. I get that as well...I am not sure if it's a bug or intended. Sometimes, it would stay at download forever. I got to go out and go back into the Market and redo it all over.
patseei said:
Have you look into My App area, you will see, not installed list of apps. I get that as well...I am not sure if it's a bug or intended. Sometimes, it would stay at download forever. I got to go out and go back into the Market and redo it all over.
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Yes, sometimes the apps I am trying to download don't even appear there and sometimes it does. When it says "Installing" sometimes, 1 hour can pass and still nothing... no progress on the notification bar.
In fact, I can't install anything from there, not even using the website version, https://market.android.com/
I had/have this same issue I think its a bug in the market app. I've just flashed the new firmware and it seems to work OK now.
My solution was to press back over and over until I exited the market fully, then start a new instance of it. Works on and off.
Ill let you know if the update solves this issue.
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linear_craig said:
I had/have this same issue I think its a bug in the market app. I've just flashed the new firmware and it seems to work OK now.
My solution was to press back over and over until I exited the market fully, then start a new instance of it. Works on and off.
Ill let you know if the update solves this issue.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium App
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Thanks for the info.
I tried that, still no luck I need to know if this is a widespread issue or not.
I have the EVO and tried to download apps and install them now without any problems.
Also, I have discovered that I can't log in into GTalk either, but I can browse without any issues.
dark_aura said:
Thanks for the info.
I tried that, still no luck I need to know if this is a widespread issue or not.
I have the EVO and tried to download apps and install them now without any problems.
Also, I have discovered that I can't log in into GTalk either, but I can browse without any issues.
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Sounds like an odd issue with your account. Try to check settings, accounts an sync .. and see if anything is amiss. If not, then try to create a new gmail account, and use that to login to market/gtalk. See if there is some confusion as to your phone account and your tablet. Do you have settings>Privacy ticked off for google to back up your apps and sync them? Try disabling if so.
Had same issue and went into settings and had to delete my gmail account and then add it again, worked fine after that!
Thanks for the replies.
1. The Backup and Restore settings are turned off.
2. I have created another Google account and removed the original, still the same problem.
3. The EVO is currently off just in case.
After doing some research, I've discovered that Gtalk have something to do with the Market, if Gtalk can sign in, then the market should works for downloads. If not, then there is a problem.
ok... wtf
After adding a new Google account while replacing the original one, the issue still happened.
Then, I decided for a million times, to make another Factory Reset with my original account again... now GTalk logon and the Market download/install apps
I will keep this thread in mind and report if anything weird happens again.
Android Market hates me. I didn't really want to have to create another gmail account but I have tried every other trick posted and still can't get apps to download.
I had this same problem with my Samsung Fascinate. 3G would download fine but I couldn't get WiFi to work until just recently when I updated the radio that came with the OTA Froyo update plus a new custom rom/kernel. I'm not sure which piece all of the sudden made things work but I was certainly happy. What's so frustrating is that I set up a Droid on the same home network with absolutely no problems from day one.
Amazon App store works fine but many of the apps I want aren't available there. Grrr.
dark_aura said:
Today I received my new shiny Asus Transformer, everything works great except the Market itself...
I can't even download any apps, paid or free. When I try to download any apps, it start like trying to download, but there is no progress on notification bar and it just keep like that.
I reset the tablet several times, also, cleaned the cache of the Market and Framework services, shutdown (restart) several times... nothing
Is this happening to anyone? I searched this forum and performed the steps above, but still nothing...
Please, help
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This occurred to me after rooting the TF. I was able to correct it by going into applications and force stop and clearing data on both Market and both google framework services. Then try to restart market, if you don't get a error go back to applications and do it again. Once you get the error reboot, when you try market after the reboot it will ask you to accept terms again and then all is was right again with the world.
I have the same problem. How I can do a Factory Reset?
It was working ok but now it gives an error with the server. Eventually it will download the aplication after trying several times but will fail in the instalation. I have deleted and created again my account with no results.
Welcome to my problem. Another member told me the issue lies with our google accounts and how it syncs up with the market.
I have tried the other methods deleting cache / signing in and out etc. to no avail.
Only solution is to factory reset. Sad thing is it has happened to me 3x in the past 5 days.
I only hope for a solution to this soon.
3 times, that is scary.
Something has surprised me when I upgraded my phone to the new Galaxy S 2 from HTC HD 2 running an Android rom. When I introduced the google account it automaticaly pointed me all the aplications that I had installed in the old phone (free or paid) and give me an easy option to install all quickly. They were identified as my aplications, even they were not installed.
Is this funtion present here? It will remember what aplications I had installed in the transformer before or I will need to look for all of them again?
solution to download apps
press on apps on the home screen. then press on market. this will get you started click on sign in at top right of screen. it should automatically do a sign in with your google account. then go from there
Hello All,
So I finally thought Apple was lagging a bit too much in hardware specs and moved to Android with the Samsung S4 and hence now popping my cherry with my first post on here.
I decided to root my device to zap all the bloatware, but soon found like many others I couldn't use the Barclays Mobile Banking App or Pingit.
After a LOT of Googling and trying different reported methods such as hiding files, temp unrooting apps, factory resets... non worked for me. So as banking is very important to me I decided to un-root it (After all, I only rooted it to remove Bloatware, and 90% of it I can disable anyway and it doesn't cause me any storage issues).
Once un-rooted I found that I could once again use the Mobile Banking app (after calling the helpline and having them de-register the device so I could re-register), however I still couldn't use the Pingit app which was saying the device was reporting the device as rooted. The helpdesk were non-the-wiser and offered to get back to me which they did after about 4 days and I had already resolved the issue.
So here's what I found and how I fixed it....
Unlike the Mobile banking app which checks if the device is rooted each time you start it, the pingit app checks it each time and then sync's this information to your Google account for backup purposes. Therefore it will re-download this information saying the device has been rooted when you reset the phone and recover your purchases.
Now these instructions are for a non-rooted S4 but may differ on other devices, but I hope it helps others tearing their hair out like I was:
1) Uninstall the Pingit app
2) Go to "Settings" > "Accounts" > "Backup Options" > "Backup and reset"
3) Untick "Back up my data" & "Automatic Restore"
4) Perform a "Factory data reset"
5) Install Pingit and it should work.
6) You should now be able to re-enable "Back up my data" & "Automatic Restore" which will override the previous cloud data.
This method worked for me and the process may be simplified without having to do a full reset, i'm not sure as i'm still new to Andoid but I hope it helps a lot of frustrated people out there.
p.s. I also came across a scenario where it could affect users with a phone which has never been rooted... For example if you previously owned a rooted phone and had installed "Pingit", then tried to install it on a new phone which has never been rooted, it could also re-download the backup which says it's been rooted and disables the app. Therefore you should just follow the above instructions and it should work.
Hope it helps, cheers.
Daskew78 said:
Hello All,
So I finally thought Apple was lagging a bit too much in hardware specs and moved to Android with the Samsung S4 and hence now popping my cherry with my first post on here.
I decided to root my device to zap all the bloatware, but soon found like many others I couldn't use the Barclays Mobile Banking App or Pingit.
After a LOT of Googling and trying different reported methods such as hiding files, temp unrooting apps, factory resets... non worked for me. So as banking is very important to me I decided to un-root it (After all, I only rooted it to remove Bloatware, and 90% of it I can disable anyway and it doesn't cause me any storage issues).
Once un-rooted I found that I could once again use the Mobile Banking app (after calling the helpline and having them de-register the device so I could re-register), however I still couldn't use the Pingit app which was saying the device was reporting the device as rooted. The helpdesk were non-the-wiser and offered to get back to me which they did after about 4 days and I had already resolved the issue.
So here's what I found and how I fixed it....
Unlike the Mobile banking app which checks if the device is rooted each time you start it, the pingit app checks it each time and then sync's this information to your Google account for backup purposes. Therefore it will re-download this information saying the device has been rooted when you reset the phone and recover your purchases.
Now these instructions are for a non-rooted S4 but may differ on other devices, but I hope it helps others tearing their hair out like I was:
1) Uninstall the Pingit app
2) Go to "Settings" > "Accounts" > "Backup Options" > "Backup and reset"
3) Untick "Back up my data" & "Automatic Restore"
4) Perform a "Factory data reset"
5) Install Pingit and it should work.
6) You should now be able to re-enable "Back up my data" & "Automatic Restore" which will override the previous cloud data.
This method worked for me and the process may be simplified without having to do a full reset, i'm not sure as i'm still new to Andoid but I hope it helps a lot of frustrated people out there.
p.s. I also came across a scenario where it could affect users with a phone which has never been rooted... For example if you previously owned a rooted phone and had installed "Pingit", then tried to install it on a new phone which has never been rooted, it could also re-download the backup which says it's been rooted and disables the app. Therefore you should just follow the above instructions and it should work.
Hope it helps, cheers.
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I'm very surprised to see nobody else reporting this issue or thanking you for it.!
I've had this issue with the Barclaycard and Barclays Mobile Banking apps, and been scratching my head trying to figure out why.
I understood that some apps simply scan the directory for folders named "Root" or "Su" so I found these leftover and removed them. Nothing. I uninstalled the SuperSu App and both worked once bizarrely and then the following time stated I was rooted again. Their method of "detecting" root, as you've described - is crap! That is a stupid way of doing it, (because its foiled me for days!).
Hey ho, this looks like the only thanks you've received strangely, I'm surprised to see so few affected by this - thanks for your post! :thumbsup:
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem but it was down to to restoring a Google backup from a rooted phone to a non rooted one. It's too late for me to do a factory reset. Is there any other way of making this app work now?
voipman2012 said:
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem but it was down to to restoring a Google backup from a rooted phone to a non rooted one. It's too late for me to do a factory reset. Is there any other way of making this app work now?
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Not that I know of, have you searched the directories for any apps / folders that might give the impression the device is rooted?
The Barclays apps seems to scan for SuperSU and potentially Root Checker apps. If it finds them, then Barclays presume you are a danger to yourself with your device and it won't work [emoji53]
I'm growing tired of Barclays now anyway, particularly their refusal to run with Android Pay and go about things in their own way. Yet they will use Apple Pay.
Let me know how you get on..
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Hello,
I am new to this form so please excuse me if i leave out some details but i own a oneplus one black 64gb running the latest ota cm11 update and one day I decided to explore a new app called "snapdragon battery guru." (it was new to me atleast) The app worked great for a week or 2 but then i noticed that my service was being messed up by the app(this isnt the issue) so i looked up some reviews and i saw many other people with the same problem so I decided to uninstall the app... (This is where the problem starts)
After uninstalling the app my phone constantly has messages on common things that i use most importantly the "disable lock screen" when on the home profiles so that i dont have to type in my password at home all the time. However, after uninstaling the app, that option in the profile settings is grayed out and says that it is "disabled by administrator, encryption policy, or credential storage"... again i looked it up on google and found that clearing my credential storage seems to be a temporary fix that last about 2 hours and then the option ends up graying out again. (which can get really really annoying because my vpns are constantly cleared out every time)
Can anyone please help me with this problem!
Thanks
Jiggy
Have you tried a factory reset? That's your best option.
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Settings, security, device administrator, what do you have enabled there
I did the adb debloat method successfully (with some errors I mentioned in that thread), but when I connect to the wifi it quickly updated without my permission, despite my attempt to find all update related settings and disable them, I only found out in my notifications that "Last step to update is to restart" from Motorola Software Update, when I check its "info" disable is greyed out, SOB!
This is really pissing me off and making me want to yeet this heavy ass spyware piece of **** surveillance device out the window, I don't want to restart my device now, how do I prevent the device from updating now after restart? Motorola trying to copy Windows 10?
In Motorola Update you have disabled AutoReboot, and as you see your device is NOT AutoRebooted...
Also you can disable in DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdates...
k3dar7 said:
In Motorola Update you have disabled AutoReboot, and as you see your device is NOT AutoRebooted...
Also you can disable in DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdates...
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I wish your portrayal was the reality, I did disable automatic update in developer settings, even before it did the update. Ofcourse that didnt stop it, hence why the use of the word "malicious" in the subject line.
I've had updates disabled in dev options too. It seemed to work but this was on the z4 from last year.
What happened after the update? Everything you disabled was re-enabled.?
Could you use root and app manager from f-or sunny similar on f-droid to disable the offending app?
Just wondering.
Without unlocking and rooting I do not expect to have control over anything on my device. Even then some apps can be a pain to disable or remove.
Sent from my Moto G Stylus using XDA Labs
griz.droidx said:
I've had updates disabled in dev options too. It seemed to work but this was on the z4 from last year.
What happened after the update? Everything you disabled was re-enabled.?
Could you use root and app manager from f-or sunny similar on f-droid to disable the offending app?
Just wondering.
Without unlocking and rooting I do not expect to have control over anything on my device. Even then some apps can be a pain to disable or remove.
Sent from my Moto G Stylus using XDA Labs
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Sorry for the delay, it is some sort of Motorolla security update, it already automatically downloaded one without asking for permission, now I get a prompt to download a new one (wtf so you force one but then ask later?), when I swipe up from the bottom to see all the tabs open and delete the update prompt, it will just pop up again later, I can send a photo if you want...
ptuner said:
. . . how do I prevent the device from updating now after restart? Motorola trying to copy Windows 10?
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Boot into stock recovery and clear cache. That's the only way I've ever been able to "cancel" an update that's already been downloaded.
However, I don't know if this will still work on newer phones. No promises.
Either clear cache or factory reset the entire phone. FDR would certainly blow it away.
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Also you can disable in DeveloperOptions/AutomaticSystemUpdates...
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Unselecting Automatic Updates in Dev Options has never worked on any phone I've owned.
This . . .
griz.droidx said:
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Without unlocking and rooting I do not expect to have control over anything on my device.
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Root ASAP, install Titanium Backup (or similar) and disable all Update apps -- the only way I've ever been assured of blocking unwanted OTAs.
It seems Samsung is forcing updates no matter what's turned off in the phone. I have them turned off under developer options, but it's still downloading and installing updates - and with every "system" or "security" updates, it installs other garbage. Apparently I needed "Samsung Visit In". And it keeps giving its stupid apps permissions to cameras/microphone/modify system settings/etc. Really frustrating.
Is there a way to disable that completely? Does anyone know of a package name that I could uninstall via ADB that stops it from downloading patches automatically - hopefully without bricking the whole thing? Or do I have to root it and install something else completely?
I've tried searching here, googling everywhere, and it seems there's nothing...Not sure if Verizon took a few options off - as some of the menus screenshots look different for some people online.
Thanks!
Try
Post in thread 'Disable system update?' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/disable-system-update.4223781/post-84367233
Or use AdbApp Control. One click its disabled
raul6 said:
Try
Post in thread 'Disable system update?' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/disable-system-update.4223781/post-84367233
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Thanks! That was one I haven't ran across yet. 2 of those (systemupdate and updatecenter) are on the do not remove lists on google docs; so had I initially left them alone, but I removed them now, I guess what's the harm...
I could not find wssyncmldm; but while I was in ADB the update popped up again on the phone, clicked on 'learn more' and realized it's verizon that's pushing these updates, not Samsung... So then I went and disabled a lot of verizon/vzw stuff I found, hopefully I got it...
No wonder the old Nokias ran for weeks on a charge, they didn't have all this garbage in the background... lol.
Thanks for the help!
Update, after disabling those the system updates still showed up. I downloaded a package inspector, found it to be com.samsung.sdm. Googled that, people mentioned com.samsung.sdm and com.samsung.sdm.sdmviewer to be the culprits. With the update screen up I disabled com.samsung.sdm and it went away. Disabled sdmviewer too just to be safe, but so far looking good for now.
Their garbage reinstalled samsung pay and all of the other bloatware that I had removed when I got the phone... so frustrating!