Apps and tricks for rooted phones - Samsung Galaxy S II Plus

Hello.
So I'm rooted now and I was wondering what to do first to speed up my phone and make it cooler.
Any suggestions?

celticbg said:
Hello.
So I'm rooted now and I was wondering what to do first to speed up my phone and make it cooler.
Any suggestions?
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debloat and deodex

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Rooting?

Does rooting reduce battery life? I'm not going to install a custom rom. Just get rid of some bloatware?
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it does not affect battery. it just allows certain apps more access to the internals of the system/kernel
doesnt drain battery anymore than normal.
OK. Thanks for the replies. Can anyone send me a link to find the benefits of rooting apart from custom roms
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I had a htc hero and htc evo both were rooted and from my experience i was able to get better battery life with some custom roms.
sayeed91 said:
OK. Thanks for the replies. Can anyone send me a link to find the benefits of rooting apart from custom roms
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865204
Reasons to root:
Get the latest versions of Android on your phone before anyone else.
Try faster and more optimized versions of your phone's software.
Overclocking and underclocking your phone.
Longer battery life.
Theme your phone a lot more.
FREE Wireless Tethering.
Remove unwanted Sprint software.
ok.... i was wondering if i do an ota update will i lose root? also if i do the update will i have to wait ages before i can root again?
sayeed91 said:
ok.... i was wondering if i do an ota update will i lose root? also if i do the update will i have to wait ages before i can root again?
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from what i understand yes you can loose root and you have to wait for a dev to crack open the new ota.
js417 said:
from what i understand yes you can loose root and you have to wait for a dev to crack open the new ota.
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In most cases yes you will loose root in any OTA update so you may have to wait. Root with a custom ROM and you will not have to worry.

[Q] Root or wait?

Hy people...
I'm finnaly got the JB in my phone... It was hard and complicated to get it... and that's why I'm resisting to get the ICS back to keep the root in JB.
Now the question: Do you think that someone will figure out how to root the JB without going back to ICS? or it is impossible?
Thanks a lot!
Maybe. I couldn't wait so I did return to ics to root properly. Softbricked my phone but managed to fix it. No regrets!
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root, its worth it
Borderpatrol1987 said:
root, its worth it
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yeah... I get 4.0 back... rooted... installed ota rootkeeper... and get 4.1... then... it fails...
what to do?? the Su file is there... but I don't know what it means...
I think you need to unroot with ota root keeper before upgrading. Keep a backup!
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unlock bootloader that best way , I just done it and got the CM10 installed which is much nicer and faster.
steiger said:
I think you need to unroot with ota root keeper before upgrading. Keep a backup!
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yeah... that's what i did... i kept a backup... and temporaly unrooted the phone...
jasonnew said:
unlock bootloader that best way , I just done it and got the CM10 installed which is much nicer and faster.
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I'm never put a CM on any phone... the last experience i had with custom roms was with my old xperia play...
what is better on CM10?
renanmmagalhaes said:
yeah... that's what i did... i kept a backup... and temporaly unrooted the phone...
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You can try resetting your phone to factory settings and then download and install the OTA from the configurations menu.
Keep in mind that resetting the phone to factory settings removes su, so keep a backup, unroot the phone and then reset the configurations.
Maybe you'll have to root again using the utility after doing the factory reset.
I, too, had to try many times before nailing it.
Borderpatrol1987 said:
root, its worth it
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Just out of curiosity, what is worth it? I just got the phone, and I've rooted every other phone I've had. So far, this seems like the first one I don't need to root. I'm on shared data, which means I get wifi hotspot for free. I don't need titanium backup this time. The JB Moto UI seems light-weight, fast, and the battery lasts forever, so a custom ROM doesn't seem necessary. I'm not trying to be a smart alec, just honestly curious as to what rooting can do for me?
fester30 said:
Just out of curiosity, what is worth it? I just got the phone, and I've rooted every other phone I've had. So far, this seems like the first one I don't need to root. I'm on shared data, which means I get wifi hotspot for free. I don't need titanium backup this time. The JB Moto UI seems light-weight, fast, and the battery lasts forever, so a custom ROM doesn't seem necessary. I'm not trying to be a smart alec, just honestly curious as to what rooting can do for me?
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For you there is probably little benefit, though it's always good to keep titanium backups, and it's great for freezing problem apps you never use and don't want to remove. I also use Nova launcher and several other apps that require root for full functionality.
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fester30 said:
Just out of curiosity, what is worth it? I just got the phone, and I've rooted every other phone I've had. So far, this seems like the first one I don't need to root. I'm on shared data, which means I get wifi hotspot for free. I don't need titanium backup this time. The JB Moto UI seems light-weight, fast, and the battery lasts forever, so a custom ROM doesn't seem necessary. I'm not trying to be a smart alec, just honestly curious as to what rooting can do for me?
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im in the same exact boat. I have had every other phone rooted but i just dont see the need on this one. Limited dev work from what i can see. Already have a great battery. Now we just wait for a Moto Nexus Soon

should i keep stock or root and flash stuff?

i just got an s6 and enjoy it stock but it does have tons of bloatware and is a little hard to manage (status, verizon messager app, etc)
what did you guys do that you enjoyed and didnt regret on your phone? i used to have xposed but it doesnt work here
wetshrimp said:
i just got an s6 and enjoy it stock but it does have tons of bloatware and is a little hard to manage (status, verizon messager app, etc)
what did you guys do that you enjoyed and didnt regret on your phone? i used to have xposed but it doesnt work here
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Depending on what firmware version you have you may not even be able to root. But personally I did it so I could get rid of the massive amounts of bloatware
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wetshrimp said:
i just got an s6 and enjoy it stock but it does have tons of bloatware and is a little hard to manage (status, verizon messager app, etc)
what did you guys do that you enjoyed and didnt regret on your phone? i used to have xposed but it doesnt work here
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I rooted my s6 and am running a slim version of the stick rom. I found that the battery is slightly better without all the other Samsung apps.
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Rooted and on clean rom lite 1.1.
Rooted on stock ROM but removed bloatware, unwanted ringtones and notifications.
If you're on OC3 or OE2 and you know and fully understand the rooting process and the pros and cons that come along with rooting, GO FOR IT!
Debloat and have more control of your device.
If I weren't stuck on OF1, I'd be abusing the [email protected]#t out of my phone right now.
deliberate.dev said:
If you're on OC3 or OE2 and you know and fully understand the rooting process and the pros and cons that come along with rooting, GO FOR IT!
Debloat and have more control of your device.
If I weren't stuck on OF1, I'd be abusing the [email protected]#t out of my phone right now.
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ugh i think im on of1
i installed that 10min ota update because i wasnt thinking straight. cant tell if i had of1 already or it updated me to of1
Sucks for us then.

New update

Anyone know if this will stop root? I haven't rooted yet, I was curious n checked for a update n well apparently there was one here's info
Best wait. We have root because of the engineer boot. Don't see why it would buy it could.
douglas12107 said:
Anyone know if this will stop root? I haven't rooted yet, I was curious n checked for a update n well apparently there was one here's info
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No, you're fine to update, I'm on the latest firmware, rooted, with xposed installed. You're gonna wanna change the kernel governor after rooting to interactive or on demand fyi.
Hgatica99 said:
No, you're fine to update, I'm on the latest firmware, rooted, with xposed installed. You're gonna wanna change the kernel governor after rooting to interactive or on demand fyi.
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Is it also safe to update and then root?
thegameksk said:
Is it also safe to update and then root?
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I'm assuming yes because you'll be on the PG1 firmware and that's what I'm rooted on.

Downgrading from nougat?

Is it possible to downgrade back to marshmallow if I don't like nougat? Would I just flash the stock MM firmware or would it be a different procedure
yes this is the process ... you only have to find the right Firmware for you specific device.
neoissa said:
yes this is the process ... you only have to find the right Firmware for you specific device.
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Awesome thank you. I want to try nougat but I don't want to be stuck on it if I don't like it. Not too sure if I want to give up root and xposed...
sparky2029 said:
Awesome thank you. I want to try nougat but I don't want to be stuck on it if I don't like it. Not too sure if I want to give up root and xposed...
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What are you running by the way? Just curious.
Tried rooted stock minor lag but over heating with some apps and games. Tried echo Rom but got extreme heating and had to stop playing a game or certain apps. Tried stock t mobile but would warm up. Finally tried at&t nougat and ran smooth and now currently on t mobile nougat running better them anything. I miss root but not the over heating so patiently awaiting root.
dandel0074 said:
What are you running by the way? Just curious.
Tried rooted stock minor lag but over heating with some apps and games. Tried echo Rom but got extreme heating and had to stop playing a game or certain apps. Tried stock t mobile but would warm up. Finally tried at&t nougat and ran smooth and now currently on t mobile nougat running better them anything. I miss root but not the over heating so patiently awaiting root.
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I'm running the Echoe rom v1.5
I don't get any over heating, only when updating all my spas but I am also using XBooster, root booster, and setCPU
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