If I delete system apps will the Shield still allow me to install OTA updates?
I think it was my Tranformer Prime that didn't allow me to do any OTA updates if it had detected a change in the system apps present. There are a lot of trash apps on the Shield that I would love to delete. (Mostly all the google apps I don't use)
Edit - I just tried it and it works. The update just replaces the deleted apps.
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The apps installed from my PC is not available for "updates" via the android market as it was not installed via the android market. How do i make these apps look like theyve been installed from the market and hence receive updates for them ...
ALSO , is there some app that checks if updates are available for ALL the apps installed on the device ??
Go to settings
Remove market data and cache
Reboot
All are there
worked for me
And yes the market itself checks for updates
Haiii just curious here...is there anyone have tried to uninstall preloaded apps like Facebook Chrome etc...because when there are update on Google Play automatically the update will store on device memory which i hate that when happened...and can we transfer the update into sd
zensuke87 said:
Haiii just curious here...is there anyone have tried to uninstall preloaded apps like Facebook Chrome etc...because when there are update on Google Play automatically the update will store on device memory which i hate that when happened...and can we transfer the update into sd
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Third party apps - no problem. Core system apps like systemui etc, then it gets bricked.
Don't quote me on this but i guess you can transfer them (built in app - updates) via titanium backup, however, the app might start acting abnormal.
zensuke87 said:
Haiii just curious here...is there anyone have tried to uninstall preloaded apps like Facebook Chrome etc...because when there are update on Google Play automatically the update will store on device memory which i hate that when happened...and can we transfer the update into sd
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no never ever....they are all installed for ur conveniennce and u can remove them as desired...but dont messs up with system apps...for safety keep a nandroid backup ready before messing with syatem apps...thanx;
Ok thanks guys...hopefully it won't bricked my phone :good:
Uninstalling these apps won't brick your device but if you want to get rid of that auto update problem then
Go to PlayStore>>Settings>>Auto Update Apps>>Select the option "Do not Auto-Update Apps.....
Hi friends today i want to share my discovery about system apps like google play, google play services and all google apps and stock apps. They are all continuesly update in new version. the new update is store in internal memory and may consume more ram and memory and obviously cause battery drain more fast. So here is the most accurate and simple method to make update apps into rom memory easily and whithout uninstall the apps.
First make update of system apps through google play.
Second make an apk file of the app through rom toolbox or any other software you like
3ed use x-plore or rom file manager and copy the updated apk file into system app folder or wher private app folder where the app is present and overwrite it.
4th restart or reboot phone
That's all the updated version will automatically install into rom
Problem solved
Thank you friends
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Hi friends today i want to share my discovery about system apps like google play, google play services and all google apps and stock apps. They are all continuesly update in new version. the new update is store in internal memory and may consume more ram and memory and obviously cause battery drain more fast. So here is the most accurate and simple method to make update apps into rom memory easily and whithout uninstall the apps.
First make update of system apps through google play.
Second make an apk file of the app through rom toolbox or any other software you like
3ed use x-plore or rom file manager and copy the updated apk file into system app folder or wher private app folder where the app is present and overwrite it.
4th restart or reboot phone
That's all the updated version will automatically install into rom
Problem solved
Thank you friends
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I purchased an LG Viper LTE (refurbished) from FreedomPop and have spent a bit of time playing with it and determining its capabilities and limitations. I want to have a central repository of knowledge regarding this phone. Some of this may overlap with other devices (LG or other), so I will try to provide links where they make sense. I intend to update this thread as I learn more information.
The phone I received came with LG's LS840ZVK (Android 4.0.4 - ICS) firmware, with a few custom apps that FreedomPop has installed, and a ton of bloatware from both Sprint and LG.
Rooting: (I started with a similar guide and forged my way from there.)
Downgrade your Viper (from version LS840ZVK to LS840ZVI). This will also perform a factory reset.
Root the phone after the downgrade (with the Bin4ry Root tool - If you use Bin4ry v36, use option 3, "New Standard-Root").
Backup root (with Voodoo OTA RootKeeper).
(Connect to WiFi and) Apply the System update (your phone will notify you about this - it has an OTA update for you to install).
Since the OTA update did not wipe (factory reset) your phone, use the Voodoo RootKeeper app to restore your root.
I also updated my Profile/PRL (in "Settings > System Updates"), and I believe this restored my 3G/4G data connection.
For FreedomPop, make sure you install the FreedomPop Messaging app to connect your device to the service.
Bootloader:
Unfortunately, I have not been able to unlock the bootloader. Perhaps, if I downgraded the phone to a pre-ICS firmware, I could do so, but I have not tried that yet.
System trim: (requires root)
I mentioned that the phone came with a bunch of bloatware, which seemed to cause tremendous unnecessary battery drain. With root, I was able to remove many of the junk apps. (Make sure to mount the /system partition as writeable: mount -o remount,rw /system) The list of stock apps I removed:
CameraTestApp.apk
CameraTestApp.odex
LGEmail_Native.apk
LGEmail_Native.odex
LGExchange.apk
LGExchange.odex
MLT.apk (some LG debug app that reports data back to LG and drains battery like crazy)
MLT.odex
PlusOne.apk (Google+)
PlusOne.odex
QuickMemo.apk
QuickMemo.odex
SharedStorageBackup.apk
SharedStorageBackup.odex
Shopper.apk
SmartShare.apk
SmartShare.odex
SprintHiddenMenu.apk (I had thought that your system wouldn't connect to Wifi on boot without this app, but that doesn't appear to be the case.)
SprintHiddenMenu.odex
SprintID.apk
SprintID.odex
SprintMusicPlus.apk
SprintMusicPlus.odex
SprintNASCAR.apk
SprintNASCAR.odex
SprintNBA.apk
SprintNBA.odex
SprintTV.apk
SprintTV.odex
SprintVVM.apk (Visual Voicemail)
SprintVVM.odex
Sprint_Installer.apk
Sprint_Installer.odex
Tag_na.apk
Tag_na.odex
WIFIOffload.apk (Sprint Connections Optimizer - removing this will cause Settings to crash when you navigate to "Settings > More... > Mobile networks > Connection optimizer", so remove only if you can live with that)
WIFIOffload.odex
Zone-Sprint.apk
Zone-Sprint.odex
LG has not only locked their bootloaders on their newer phones, but has also implemented some system check on every boot, so you must TAKE GREAT CAUTION when attempting to trim your system. If you remove an app that the software deems system essential, your next boot will result in a "Security Error", past which you cannot boot. To recover from this, you will have to reflash the firmware. (See the "Rooting" section; whenever I have put my system into this "Security Error" state, I have just downgraded my system and started the rooting process all over. In any case, you will lose your data.)
I don't know which app caused it, but removing one of the following apps will result in a "Security Error":
BooksTablet.apk
BooksTablet.odex
Magazines.apk
Magazines.odex
Talk.apk
Talk.odex
Videos.apk
(I remove apps by moving them into a backup-type directory, and then I can restore them by copying the files back to the /system/app directory.)
Minor annoyances: (I would hope eventually to resolve all of these and indicate the solutions in "Tips and Tricks".)
Camera shutter sound: I cannot select a silent setting for the camera shutter sound. I have I identified /system/media/audio/ui/shutter4.ogg as the most annoying of the four tone options, and have tried removing this file, or replacing it with an audio file of silence to no avail. Perhaps the camera app stores the audio within the app itself. I could download another camera app, but I'd rather not.
Polaris Office: I cannot remove it. It appears as a system app, but I cannot find any file that provides this app, either in /system/app or /data/app. I extracted all of my system apps, and ran a search for "polaris", and only LGHome3.apk had any match. Perhaps LGHome3 contains this app as well, which would mean I would have to reverse-engineer the app in order to remove Polaris Office.
Tips and Tricks:
Silencing the startup/shutdown animations: I located the files for the animations and simply removed them, rather than keep them and do something to silence them. The /system/media directory contained both files for the boot (bootanimation.zip) and shutdown (shutdownanimation.zip) animations, and I removed both of these files.
[Reserved for future updates]
Kingo Root
I rooted with Kingo Root and did not have to downgrade to LS840ZVI. I removed all the Sprint apps but removing any of the Google apps will apparently result in the security error. Better to freeze the stuff you don't need.
Reflashed LS840ZVK rooted and started over again.
Kingo Root works
I also used Kingo Root successfully. I removed most of the apps listed in this guide with the exception of Google apps. Instead of using OTA Rootkeeper to preserve root, I used Super SU Pro, which has a survival mode.
Magazines is not one of the apps that will cause the security error. It is either Books, Movies, Music, or a combination of the three. Additionally, if you do use any of those apps, and you integrate the updated APKs into the ROM, it will cause a boot error as well.
hi can i ask if there is still link for ls840zvk manual firmware? I am having security error on boot thanks guys.
Hello, I am currently making a few software modifications on my rooted Galaxy S9 on which I installed Noble ROM from AlexisXDA to be able to use one ui 4.1 with android 12. Now I’m trying to install One UI 5 apps on it, so I already installed Samsung Messages, Contacts, Phone dialer and Gallery as system apps using Lucky Patcher and everything worked as expected, and these apps simply replaced the old ones. Though, now I am struggling to install One UI 5 files app (aka Samsung My Files 14.x). This app is only supposed to be compatible with android 12L and more recent, but I managed to change the min SDK requirement to make it run on android 12. After I changed the min SDK I installed it as system app using Lucky Patcher and now everything is working until I long press a file which makes the app crash. Digging into android files, I noticed in the system/priv-app folder that the original version of MyFiles was still installed and I can’t delete it. Second thing I noticed, in the original MyFiles folder (in private app) there’s a file with the same name as the apk but the extension .prof is added next to it. I don’t know what this file is but I’m pretty sure this is what makes the original version work fine. So, can anyone tell me what this prof file is, and how I could make one for my custom My Files App please ?
Only for clarity:
Apps stored in /system/app are APKs what are indispensable part of Android OS - user apps has nothing to do there
whereas
apps stored in /system/priv-apps are APKs to be granted system permissions, regardless of the app signature: they at any time can get removed - mostly without any harm but requires Android is got rooted
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Only for clarity:
Apps stored in /system/app are APKs what are indispensable part of Android OS - user apps has nothing to do there
whereas
apps stored in /system/priv-apps are APKs to be granted system permissions, regardless of the app signature: they at any time can get removed - mostly without any harm but requires Android is got rooted
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So, if I understand it correctly it means my version of the app gets rejected every time by the priv-app folder right ? Unlike the preinstalled My Files app which is granted system permissions ?