So I stumbled into all this rootin tootin bootin recently with zero experience (a vagigantic thanks to rootjunkys vids and my djbliss for providing fall-of-a-log easy instructions) Just upgraded my phone to this kick ass HD (without hardly any research!) and now its all ready to do whatever I want so.... now what?
I installed a bunch of gaurdian project apps (Orbot, TorBrowser, Gibberbot, etc) for anonymity. But where do I learn about the Android file structure and safely deleting "things"? I mean, I still have Real Racing 2 on here because I am not confident with navigating ES File Explorer and uninstalling it yet.
Who's can point me to resources where I can better learn Android? Is the Android dev site the best we got?
Big thanks!
Hue
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Congratulations on doing all of that, you're on your way!
The way I taught myself all of the dos and donts was to simply install safe strap, flash ROMs, and just experiment. There are a ton of resources out there that can help you along the way, but the best way to learn is to definitely jump right in.
my recommendation, would be to install safestrap, install the stock droid RAZR HD rom into a ROM slot, root that one too, and try deleting apps, seeing what works and what doesn't. When in safe strap, you're in a separate "partition" from your stock slot, so you can't damage anything precious, but its always a good idea to back everything up! If you're looking for good tweaking applications, the one I use is "Pimp my ROM", Its free on the Play Store, and it is loaded with all kinds of features that can make your rooted ROM work like a dream! I can't get to a computer right now so I can't provide you any specific resources, but just PM me if you want and I can hook you up with some more information!
Cheers!
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Congrats. I personally wouldnt remove apps via any file manager app. Too messy, to prone to errors. You would be much better off installing Titanium Backup. with it, you can first "Freeze" an app, which disables it. You can then decide if that didnt break anything, and then go ahead and actually delete the app in a similar fashion. I do disable all those bloatware apps so that none of them can run in the background, but unless my phone is low on storage, no real reason to delete them, just in case you change your mind.
OK great thanks.. Just dl'd the Titanium Backup. Will play with it later.
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OK so I get the "check Unknown sources box" message from Titanium Backup. When I go to Settings, Apps, I have no options to choose from. Just shows Running, Cached and All apps listed. Where the heck are these all settings at?
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OK so I get the "check Unknown sources box" message from Titanium Backup. When I go to Settings, Apps, I have no options to choose from. Just shows Running, Cached and All apps listed. Where the heck are these all settings at?
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Oh jeez. There it is. The Titanium App has it under "Apps". Danka!
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Hey all, I just rooted my inspire using Bubby's method and wanted to know if I could safely delete these apps. I did a search but didn't find a list of what you could and couldn't safely delete. I know you can flash a custom rom to remove the bloat but I just wanted root and to remove everything I know I wouldn't use. Feel free to add anything else I can remove that I didn't list. Thanks to everyone that responds.
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It would be easier to flash an optimized stock ROM...
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What would be some good ones if I decided to go that route? The ones I've seen mentioned a lot around here are Leedroid and Cleardroid. Which would be the best for battery life?
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Hey all, I just rooted my inspire using Bubby's method and wanted to know if I could safely delete these apps. I did a search but didn't find a list of what you could and couldn't safely delete. I know you can flash a custom rom to remove the bloat but I just wanted root and to remove everything I know I wouldn't use. Feel free to add anything else I can remove that I didn't list. Thanks to everyone that responds.
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It is simple enough to find this out for yourself. Just make a backup of these apps with Titanium and then use Titanium to remove them (since some of these built-in apps might not uninstall the normal way). If you start to see problems then simply restore the needed app.
Yes, but maybe he does not have that kind of time to tinker with his phone...
You can also try Ingersoll, I found it to be the best optimized stock ROM with no bloatware.
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you could also try cyanogen 7.3 or gingerbeast. those are very fast and contain little bloat
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It is simple enough to find this out for yourself. Just make a backup of these apps with Titanium and then use Titanium to remove them (since some of these built-in apps might not uninstall the normal way). If you start to see problems then simply restore the needed app.
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Alright thanks for that. This is my first android and just rooted it and now just want to get everything setup how I want it. If I flash a custom rom I want it to be near stock with good battery life and stick with that. I personally dont plan to flash diff roms every couple of days.
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Yes, but maybe he does not have that kind of time to tinker with his phone...
You can also try Ingersoll, I found it to be the best optimized stock ROM with no bloatware.
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I appreciate that. Unfortunately I don't have the kind of time I would like to play with my new phone. Im the father of 7 month old twins and they take up a good amount of my free time.
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Even Google now scrolling between cards is stuttering. Droid-Life.com stutters, sipping between home screens or to quick sins page is also stuttering. I thought project butter was supposed to make this phone buttery smooth.
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I would sbf then try again. Jb works great for me.you're the first saying it has stuttering problems.
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Try a factory reset first
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Quick Settings and Manage Pages definitely still stutter as they did in ICS. It's a moto thing, other launchers are smooth.
Everything else seems to be very smooth, for me at least. Is anyone not having those same stutters in the moto launcher?
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I'm having the same issues especially coming from the Note 2 damn I should kept my Note 2
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Definitely more stutters than there should be on this phone, not sure what's up. Kind of thinking I shoulda got the s3. Usually just on the home screen but sometimes other places too.
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Every time there is a major software version release, I completely wipe my phone to factory defaults & wipe the cache partition.
That way you can at least rule out a "faulty" upgrade.
This phone really should not have any stutter or lag on JB...
Where is project butter in this upgrade?
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My phone was generally wonky and had plenty of stutters after the JB OTA. I held off for a while but finally did a factory reset last week and it made a HUGE difference. I also use Apex rather than the stock launcher and froze a bunch of bloat.
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Stock launcher is worst launcher i have seen in a while. Circle widget and Side settings page is awesome ... but what the benefit if it lags as hell!.. JB update on this phone is a fail. Not sure how it helped us to get better performance.
Google now and the launcher are the main problem...generally speaking, most other programs and animations are *usually* OK. Every once in a while animations stutter for some unknown reason, but is not common. That being said, I don't really see the effects of project butter. Coming from a windows phone, this is not as smooth. I do still love my new phone for other reasons, though.
And if Google and Motorola can't push out an update without users having to factory reset, there is a problem. From a consumer standpoint, factory resets are a huge hassle and commitment of time...it shouldn't be necessary.
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I think the poster before me is correct about the stock launcher and Google Now. In addition to using the Apex launcher I have GNow disabled. I can feel the Project Butter after being stuck on Gingerbread on my old Thunderbolt then starting out with ICS on my Maxx HD.
As far as people having to factory reset after the JB OTA I don't think that's been the case for everyone. It made a big difference for me, but I agree that I should not have needed to do it at all.
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Guys, even after a hard reset, stuttering still present for me... Will at least RSD lite flashing help in getting my device to work as it should?
I am on 4.1.2 JB O2 Germany stock ROM.
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Update - flashed again, using RSD lite, and still stuttering... Will do it again, with another ROM. Any differences between 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 versions of JB?
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This is very strange, mironiko - can you take a video to show us the stutters please? Interested to see on which actions it is stuttering the most.
Don't have a device to make the video... For instance, it stutters in Facebook, during usual scrolling, in Tapatalk, even in Gtalk or other system apps - animations are rather choppy, and I can't really see the Project Butter effect here...
Thinking of flashing Telstra ROM or some other, but don't know if it is gonna make things better... I don't see a reason for O2 Germany ROM not to work as good as the others, or even better, being 4.1.2.
May some app be causing that?
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Ah, I've read quite a few times that Google Currents on the Nexus 7 was causing stuttering if background sync is enabled - do you use this application?
No. Not even Google now. When it comes to Google apps, I only have Gmail, Gtalk, Search, Maps, Street view and Earth.
I really don't know what to do. I'll hate myself if I do a new flash (Telstra ROM, for instance) and a hard reset, and it doesn't help...
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I would assume everyone has stutters but some noticemore than others.
It is not due to specific apps, it is just apparently poor coding on Motorola behalf, which is a shame I otherwise love the phone.
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I would assume everyone has stutters but some noticemore than others.
It is not due to specific apps, it is just apparently poor coding on Motorola behalf, which is a shame I otherwise love the phone.
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I agree with this. I posted on the official Motorola forum and eventually got someone in charge to recognize what we have been talking about, so maybe we will see a fix at some point. Hopefully before I move on to the Motorola X
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I simply have a couple questions I'd like to get advice on. Rom Toolbox and Titanium Backup.
I already got Titanium but I'm inquiring whether an app like Rom Toolbox is useful.
I am rooted but running the stock Rom. I'd like to keep it simple and get used to learning about being rooted before getting into flashing.
Any other root apps from the Play store I should load? I'd prefer to avoid useless apps. Searching the Internet doesn't always yield the results I'm looking for. Everyone has been so helpful here I'm looking for good friendly advice.
Thanks,
Jon
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Rom toolbox is not useful for us for the most part... Good root apps are : set CPU or any of.the CPU apps. titanium . CPU spy.. Erm I can't think of the others that I use....there are some fun ones like WiFi kill but.keep away from Rom toolbox
Be careful. Most root apps are harmless but there are a few that can brick your phone. Stay away from stuff like Rom Manager and Rom Toolbox. Apps that let you take shortcuts with flashing are likely to put you in a boot loop if they don't brick you. I'm not aware of any that work with this phone beyond Goo Manager.
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Rom toolbox is not useful for us for the most part... Good root apps are : set CPU or any of.the CPU apps. titanium . CPU spy.. Erm I can't think of the others that I use....there are some fun ones like WiFi kill but.keep away from Rom toolbox
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Good info!! It sounds like it fits under the statement, if it's too good to be true it is.
Thanks for your opinions.
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AdAway is brilliant, get's rid of ads. I'm all for app developers getting their dues, but I struggle to avoid clicking the ads acidentally with my oafish fingers. I buy the pro versions of the really useful apps.
Droidwall is great, it let's you set which apps can use which network interfaces to get the internet (if at all). You can stop streaming video apps from using all of your data plan by setting them to only use wifi.
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AdAway is brilliant, get's rid of ads. I'm all for app developers getting their dues, but I struggle to avoid clicking the ads acidentally with my oafish fingers. I buy the pro versions of the really useful apps.
Droidwall is great, it let's you set which apps can use which network interfaces to get the internet (if at all). You can stop streaming video apps from using all of your data plan by setting them to only use wifi.
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Thanks for this advice! Already installed and applied it!
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I have been trying to find a web browser that I like & unfortunately Chrome isn't cutting it for my everyday browser. I am coming from a HTC Rezound where it automatically take you to the full website (desktop view) without changing the settings every time. I also miss Adobe Flash when visiting sites like ESPN, but could possibly live without, maybe.
Anyway, the question here is, does anyone know how to load one of the other browsers on the Droid RAZR HD (XT926)? Looking for something like what is stock on the VZW Galaxy Nexus now.
Or is there another browser that is secure that you all would recommend? Tried Opera (way too slow) and Firefox (wouldn't pull up desktop even when selected).
By the way, I am rooted running stock JB with bloat froze in case that makes a difference how or what to try.
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
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I have been trying to find a web browser that I like & unfortunately Chrome isn't cutting it for my everyday browser. I am coming from a HTC Rezound where it automatically take you to the full website (desktop view) without changing the settings every time. I also miss Adobe Flash when visiting sites like ESPN, but could possibly live without, maybe.
Anyway, the question here is, does anyone know how to load one of the other browsers on the Droid RAZR HD (XT926)? Looking for something like what is stock on the VZW Galaxy Nexus now.
Or is there another browser that is secure that you all would recommend? Tried Opera (way too slow) and Firefox (wouldn't pull up desktop even when selected).
By the way, I am rooted running stock JB with bloat froze in case that makes a difference how or what to try.
Thanks for any help you guys can give me.
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give me a few hours and ill have some stuff for you to try and see what fits you best
Opera..slow? Are we talking opera mobile or opera mini as there is one major difference between the two.
If you want the old stock browser just find a ROM with it, unzip the ROM, grab the browser apk and install it. You may need to place it in /system/app/ and set the permissions.
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I tried Opera Browser, not the Mini. Also I did try loading the browser from a friends Nexus into the /system/app but it didn't want to work. Perhaps I was using the wrong permissions or the apk was set up differently.
Never thought about extracting from a ROM. Will definitely try it if you can let me know the appropriate permissions.
Thanks all!
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Opera..slow? Are we talking opera mobile or opera mini as there is one major difference between the two.
If you want the old stock browser just find a ROM with it, unzip the ROM, grab the browser apk and install it. You may need to place it in /system/app/ and set the permissions.
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So I downloaded another ROM, extracted the browser apk, wouldn't install so I move it & changed the permissions to rw/r/r & it still is not working.
Am I missing something?
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I am currently testing out my first ever custom ROM installation [Fresh & Slim 1.3+Native Tether hack NO Goodie Bag] *rooted a device for the first time 2 days ago as well* and I am running into some problems. iReader opens and selects a mobi file, but then crashes [Unfortinately, iReader has stopped.] Aldiko opens and select a book, but it never opens and there are no error messages. The Mobile Hotspot opens, configures, and activates, but both my Nexus 7 stock & my linux box is stuck acquiring an IP.
However, if I use Goodie Bag with Flesh & Slim 1.3, I am able to connect to the hotstop with my Nexus 7, but still no go on Aldiko& iReader. Should I just try another Rom? I haven’t found a solution to this issue through XDA forum. I thought iReader might require another stock app, but I couldn’t find any related information to that. Maybe it’s the same with Aldiko? I was able to open a mobi file with FBReader, but it’s limited to only some formats. All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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That rom is pretty old. You might try a newer one. If you're looking for something slimmed down try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46066949
Would this be a recurring issue? If I use that rom, would I have to wipe and install another rom in a few months time as well? Would applications start breaking or newer / other apps wouldn't install at all?
What?
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That rom is pretty old. You might try a newer one. If you're looking for something slimmed down try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46066949
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iReader is experiencing the same crash & Dailer is crashing with SUPERLITE AOKP JB 4.3 V1.0.
And iReader is still crashing with CM10.1... What am I missing? Does iReader require another application? I am trying iReader with a fresh installation of all of those custom Roms.
Use kindle.
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Use kindle.
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No.
I loaded up my original stock GB nandroid backup and tried backing up the application and it's data and restoring it in CM10.1. Sadly still no dice. [Unfortunately, iReader has stopped.]
Use kindle
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Still no. However it has been duly noted except for the consideration part.
Lol, I know kindle works. ireader sounds like an iPhone app anyways. Android refuses to run iPhone sounding apps. Lmao
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It is not a iPhone app. It is made by a Chinese company / person.