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mobrewards.org popup on this site?
i clicked a 'link from an email' about a 'topic reply on this forum' in gmail app on S3
new galaxy s3(not 1 day old )
i got a popup saying i had won something and my location (very dodgey looking)
mobrewards.org
How could i get bad stuff so quickly. it it advertising from this site?
Cheers
I've also started getting these pop-ups recently. Maybe since Wednesday? I too have a SGS3
I don't remember clicking on anything but now every so often I get an offer pop up from mobilerewards.org saying I'm the lucky winner of something.
Rarely, I get a full screen ad from the same company which seems to 'take over' both Chrome Beta and the stock browser screen. I can change tabs but not go back to the previous page. If I press the back button on the phone, it quits either browser.
Used various anti virus and ad checkers but they all report back as clean.
It must be a new ad on the site? Maybe?
Just noticed this downloaded to my phone after one of the ads popped up "FedEx_cycling_728x90_fade.swf". I'm obviously not going to try and open it!
Im getting these for few days now on my Desire. Cant access the forums I want as this pop up thing takes up the screen!
VERY annoying... XDA Developers please do somehthing!
i clicked a reply notification from an email sent by the forum
this is the page it took me to
i blanked out my location to stop aliens tracking me
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Yes.. I wish we all were winners!
Hope the site does something to remove these.
So apparently I've won a prize
Hi guys, I'm very new to the site. So firstly, I would like to say hi to you all and let you know that I have the same issue on my HTC Desire.
I've found that this current problem has interrupted my early morning meandering on the web and as a result I am not a happy bunny.
Thus far, I have avoided pressing okay on the pop-up banner or whatever it is. My way around this annoying pop-up, is to press Menu (instead of okay) to get out of it. My deepest fear is that if okay is pressed bad things will happen. However the stupid pop-up returns each time I Google search, or use any Android applications.
Unfortunately, this is the extent of my technical prowess. So I'm a little
I am considering running an anti-virus, then restarting my phone. Not sure if this would help, but it's worth a try.
In the hope that this issue gets resolved, I will keep an eye on this thread.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Farcroft33 said:
Hi guys, I'm very new to the site. So firstly, I would like to say hi to you all and let you know that I have the same issue on my HTC Desire.
I've found that this current problem has interrupted my early morning meandering on the web and as a result I am not a happy bunny.
Thus far, I have avoided pressing okay on the pop-up banner or whatever it is. My way around this annoying pop-up, is to press Menu (instead of okay) to get out of it. My deepest fear is that if okay is pressed bad things will happen. However the stupid pop-up returns each time I Google search, or use any Android applications.
Unfortunately, this is the extent of my technical prowess. So I'm a little
I am considering running an anti-virus, then restarting my phone. Not sure if this would help, but it's worth a try.
In the hope that this issue gets resolved, I will keep an eye on this thread.
Look forward to hearing from you.
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Thanks for the extra info. I got the message again today too,, while checking for repiles about the problem. Slightly ironic.
It only happens when I click an email link to a topic reply for this forum. Are you saying it is happening other times?
Hello.
Having the exact problem.
I have tried using several virus/MALWARE programs to run scans. Avg..etc. No viruses or malware detected. Tried running these antivirus programs with ie protection. Done diddly squat
Found that it occurs everytime if you clear browser history, cookies, cache and close ie down.
Soon as i launch a certain website(for me its trueachievements.com) i get redirected.
Tried searching for mobrewards.org and android rewards and found very little.
Also deleted several of the latest apps that i installed. Had no effect. Started to try disabling some services.
This mob rewards doesnt even register in history. Disabling cookies does stop it thou but obviously that has adverse effects
steamdog said:
Hello.
Having the exact problem.
I have tried using several virus/MALWARE programs to run scans. Avg..etc. No viruses or malware detected. Tried running these antivirus programs with ie protection. Done diddly squat
Found that it occurs everytime if you clear browser history, cookies, cache and close ie down.
Soon as i launch a certain website(for me its trueachievements.com) i get redirected.
Tried searching for mobrewards.org and android rewards and found very little.
Also deleted several of the latest apps that i installed. Had no effect. Started to try disabling some services.
This mob rewards doesnt even register in history. Disabling cookies does stop it thou but obviously that has adverse effects
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Cheers for the extra info. My phone was 1 day old. I put on about 5 apps on I don't think it's that. I can list the apps?
O.T but on my old phone I started getting an ebay advert in the start thing at the top every time I booted the phone. It appeared after installing angry birds.
I'm going to root soon and add add free android. Hopefully it will fix this.
If you get any more info let us know.
galaxy44 said:
Thanks for the extra info. I got the message again today too,, while checking for repiles about the problem. Slightly ironic.
It only happens when I click an email link to a topic reply for this forum. Are you saying it is happening other times?
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No worries.
As I said, I first encountered this problem in the early hours of the morning. It just kept popping up on the screen. In my tired state I said that I pressed Menu, but realised that I had pressed the Home key - which got rid of the screen entirely. However it came back each time I tried to Google search, open Facebook or play one of my games (FB game).
Since my earlier post. I have deleted one of two Facebook games which took up about 14mb and funnily enough I have not had a pop-up since.
Time will tell. However I suspect this issue may have something to do with the time of day that I was browsing and using my phone. I have a broken sleeping pattern and have started to play Words With Friends (FB Game) and Draw Something - the FB Game that I deleted and recently stopped playing prior to this problem.
I think this could possibly be something that has been monitoring my internet habits and it rears its ugly head in the early hours of the morning. As opposed to during the day, when I don't use the web as much.
If this is the case, I would suggest that you monitor your internet usage and the time of day that these pop-ups occur. Look at everything you have installed recently and look into anything that you think may be the potential source of the problem.
If this problem persists with me, I would be tempted to back up all of my important information and reset the phone to its original factory settings. I'm not that desperate yet, but will consider it if the going gets tough. And lastly because I am paranoid about security, I would change my passwords. I acknowledge what's good for me might not be good for you. So make sure you consider your options before you do anything drastic.
I hope this helps as I am still really tired. Good luck!
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steamdog said:
Hello.
Having the exact problem.
I have tried using several virus/MALWARE programs to run scans. Avg..etc. No viruses or malware detected. Tried running these antivirus programs with ie protection. Done diddly squat
Found that it occurs everytime if you clear browser history, cookies, cache and close ie down.
Soon as i launch a certain website(for me its trueachievements.com) i get redirected.
Tried searching for mobrewards.org and android rewards and found very little.
Also deleted several of the latest apps that i installed. Had no effect. Started to try disabling some services.
This mob rewards doesnt even register in history. Disabling cookies does stop it thou but obviously that has adverse effects
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Same here. I cannot find anything in my settings either.
I rooted my galaxy S3 and installed ad free. As I said my phone is a day old. So I wouldn't master reset your phone bro.
Intrusive ads are supposed to be posted here and the mods/admins will look into them.
cheers bud
looks like there are some similar complaints about 'the add' in that post
i posted my screens there now )
Many Thanks
Anyone else who's getting this popup also install the Swype apk posted on the SGS3 forums? Only happened since I installed that, although as it's only happened twice - and when on XDA - it may well be coincidence.
This pop up started when I was using my stumble upon app. Then it started popping up in my dolfin browser
Sent from my SGH-I727R using XDA
Getting the same here on my 1 day old galaxy s3. Really strange, I've got it set up exactly the same as my nexus s all the same apps etc, and never had a problem with that.
I got this once on my practically dead HTC Desire (with practically nothing on it) about four days ago, and once per day on my new SIII since then. I've googled for it several times, it seems to be affecting a wide range of people on different sites, devices, and platforms. But no solution for making it stop had appeared to me as yet. Since it hit my old Desire before I put Swype on my new SIII, I don't think it is the S 3 swype file that was posted here.
I dont have Swype or use FB apps, and just keep getting this irritating pop up.
And it only happens accessing XDA forums!
???
XDA's sure gone downhill fast since the reputable developers started leaving to that other site. First AirPush ads aimed at developers, now full-page popups for paid SMS scams. Hit "back" and it takes you to the page BEFORE the page with the ad.
Way to **** the bed, XDA.
I received an email from a family member, but it was obviously a spam/malware email not sent by them. I know not to blindly open, and click on any links, but I do research on the emails to see if I can find out where it came from, and what kind of threat it really is. It only contained a simple line of text with a link as seen below in the first screenshot. If you expand the link it points to the second screenshot which redirects to gxfox(dot)com which is flagged as a bad site by WOT, but Virustotal, Lookout, along with other anti-virus scans say it's a safe site.
I tried searching for more info, but nothing really came up, but I did see a preview of the site as a spam site for some raspberry ketone thing on a security preview site I use, so I decided to try to open it on my phone thinking what could really happen on an Android? I used my Nexus One running CM7.2 with both security exploits patched, and also Lookout with the premium package enabled. When I clicked on the link the browser opened, and it tried to redirect to the gxfox(dot)com, but instead the page just tried to load "official.androidsecuritybox.ru/securitypatch", and I only had a blank white page that never did load anything. The page never finished loading either as it was stuck on this address. I mean you know when a page finishes loading as you can click the refresh, or when it's loading you click the stop. Well I tried clicking the stop, but nothing happened, so I had to just end the browser via task manager.
Long story short I can't find any info on "official.androidsecuritybox.ru/" I did get results for some similar things that had "data" instead of "box" at the end, but no real info if this is a security feature of the Android system/browser, or from some other app/setting.
Does anyone know of this?
Never heard of it, but it probably isn't a good idea to go on the site if you think the email was sent because of a malicious program. Done a Google and I can't find anything either. Do a virus scan on your Android (AVG can do this, not sure about Lookout) and see if the site has installed anything dodgy onto your Nexus One.
Orange
OrangeFlash81 said:
Never heard of it, but it probably isn't a good idea to go on the site if you think the email was sent because of a malicious program. Done a Google and I can't find anything either. Do a virus scan on your Android (AVG can do this, not sure about Lookout) and see if the site has installed anything dodgy onto your Nexus One.
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Nothing was installed. I did multiple scans with AV, and searched with file explorers to see if any folders have been changed. Nothing happened. I took it a step more, and tried to open the address in a regular browser on a PC that is safe guarded, and it wouldn't open there either. I used Chrome, and all that returned was the white blank page saying the address couldn't be reached. I'm really thinking it's the Android Security doing it's job by blocking what would have been a phishing/malware site, and then Chrome just didn't know what to do with the address because it's really not a website. I'm just one of those people who don't like to rest without knowing exactly what something is. :fingers-crossed:
Every time I do a google search or something in my phone's web browser, I usually end up on some kind of a forum where the information is. Upon opening the forum, Tapatalk popup comes up 95% of the times I search for something. This is more annoying than any ad banner or even spam emails. Tapatalk is absolutely SPAM and I hate it so much that I will never ever even consider buying the app.
I know there are browser cookies that will be planted in the cache so next time you visit the same forum, the popup won't be there. But normally when you google search and land on a forum, there are so many forums that it's impossible to plant all those "no thank you Tapatalk" cookies in the browser cache. Also, after some time, I (like everyone else here) reflash/update my ROM and clean out everything, then it starts all over again.
This is a nightmare. Should I be asking this kind of function to Chrome web browser developers? Or is there such a plug-in for Android Chrome that will shut Tapatalk up? There's got to be a way to remove those junk popups.
Bump. We want to be able to get rid of this **** by Crapatalk.
Bump since I agree. Even xda with its huge useless sidebar in tablet mode isn't bad enough to make me want to use an app to browse forums. Feels more like a way to make sure users really watch those ads.
OK So A Long Time Ago My Tablet Has Been" Automatically Rooted" by itself, I don't know if someone rooted it but it seems impossible Cuz that tablet is hidden on our cab and almost no one is using it, and I'm the only person who is techy guy so Im the only one who know how to root,so I'm unexpectedly happy to see its rooted without doing some they called "Hard Rooting Process" But I am wrong after that day I am seeing that the tablet is downloading suspicious file by itself and also download apk by itself and installing it even Don't install from unknown sources setting is checked, Its downloading some weird app icons and ad icons and more Suspiciously it downloads Sexy Girls Or Naked Girl Pics, It Even Download por* apps so It really freaks me cuz I'm the one they will thought that download it, but after some few days I noticed it that it became slower having some freezes and Also it download APIs Launcher without my permission to install it, and much worst is that it post "False News" on the facebook account that is logged to that device (Just Like Kobe Bryan Dies etx.) and in every post it tags all of my friends which result some of my friends and Hating me cuz of that, they wont even believe that im not the one who posted it,THhe tablet was been hide for several months after that I Charged It And Opened It, Seems Fine But The Freak in Annoying Ads Pop Up is there and Also weird notification ads from softwares I even don't have so I checked my device if its rooted just to make sure but it surprisingly become "No root access" I smile for a minute and reformatted my device hoping it became What it looks like when I open it in first time But After I reformat it, Pop Up Ads Appeared Again, Weird Windows Appearing And Its Pretty Annoying, Xda comes to my mind as i always read to forums that if you have problem to your phone xda is there to help, hope you can help me xda, Pls I want my device to Become Normal Again
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OK So A Long Time Ago My Tablet Has Been" Automatically Rooted" by itself, I don't know if someone rooted it but it seems impossible Cuz that tablet is hidden on our cab and almost no one is using it, and I'm the only person who is techy guy so Im the only one who know how to root,so I'm unexpectedly happy to see its rooted without doing some they called "Hard Rooting Process" But I am wrong after that day I am seeing that the tablet is downloading suspicious file by itself and also download apk by itself and installing it even Don't install from unknown sources setting is checked, Its downloading some weird app icons and ad icons and more Suspiciously it downloads Sexy Girls Or Naked Girl Pics, It Even Download por* apps so It really freaks me cuz I'm the one they will thought that download it, but after some few days I noticed it that it became slower having some freezes and Also it download APIs Launcher without my permission to install it, and much worst is that it post "False News" on the facebook account that is logged to that device (Just Like Kobe Bryan Dies etx.) and in every post it tags all of my friends which result some of my friends and Hating me cuz of that, they wont even believe that im not the one who posted it,THhe tablet was been hide for several months after that I Charged It And Opened It, Seems Fine But The Freak in Annoying Ads Pop Up is there and Also weird notification ads from softwares I even don't have so I checked my device if its rooted just to make sure but it surprisingly become "No root access" I smile for a minute and reformatted my device hoping it became What it looks like when I open it in first time But After I reformat it, Pop Up Ads Appeared Again, Weird Windows Appearing And Its Pretty Annoying, Xda comes to my mind as i always read to forums that if you have problem to your phone xda is there to help, hope you can help me xda, Pls I want my device to Become Normal Again
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Hi
Thank you for using XDA Assist
Sorry, I can't seem to find a dedicated thread for your device
I would like you to create an account and you can ask this again here, for sure there will be experts around to help you out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
Thank you..
Hi Everyone! ??
Now that it appears we have a new, solid way to disable and effectively block Amazon bloatware/system apps from our Fire tablets (detailed in this awesome HOW TO guide as discovered by Supersonic27543), I thought I'd take a moment to at least give a good starting effort at updating the very useful system app tracking spreadsheet that bakshi originally created a few months ago (I use it all the time/have found it very helpful!).
With FireOS 5.6.2.0 and 'Show Mode' and what have you, there are more and more stock system apps and I just wanted to see if we could collectively share our findings. I ran the simple ADB command that lists system apps/packages on my HD 8 (2017) and them simply appended the new items onto a copy of bakshi's Google sheet, added some color coding, etc. I haven't had a lot of time to fill in a lot of the app details that I've become familiar with myself, but I wanted to at least get something started. So here is an easier to read html presentation view of my updated sheet, and here is a version allows for filtering/column resizing/comments/etc..
Ummm ?, does someone by chance have any interest in taking ownership of this document? Or maybe at least collectively? ?? I do have more details that I've learned through my own trial and error / several factory resets and I'm more than happy to share, but I'm not really an Android OS wizard or pro. Many of the new apps are part of "Show Mode" / are new calling features (which I find weird / frustrating since we don't even get the full "Echo Show" drop-in / calling experience anyway) ... ??
Hopefully this document can be useful for many of us. I'm happy to hear any thoughts and to share ownership of the document with anyone who wants to take a stab.
Thanks all!
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My Kindle Fire HD 8 is soooo Slow
Hey me again, so I'm looking at your updated spreadsheet for 5.6.2.0 on the bloatware. I'm trying to understand it - i.e what can I remove safely? I assume the apps that you have marked as 'safe' can be removed. What about the ones that have a blank in the column 'Safe to Remove'? I can see why some shouldn't be removed, but why do I care about amazon.glorialist (for example). I have no idea what that even is - that's not saying much... I guess I'm confused at this point on what I can get rid of. I have my fire HD back to ground zero, running 5.6.2.0 but that's it and it's running pretty good speed wise. But I have to get rid of something because once I install google services I'll be right back where I was (dial-up or less response) so then I might as well as stay with the vanilla Fire. Thanks!
richaardvark said:
Hi Everyone! ?
Now that it appears we have a new, solid way to disable and effectively block Amazon bloatware/system apps from our Fire tablets (detailed in this awesome HOW TO guide as discovered by Supersonic27543), I thought I'd take a moment to at least give a good starting effort at updating the very useful system app tracking spreadsheet that bakshi originally created a few months ago (I use it all the time/have found it very helpful!).
With FireOS 5.6.2.0 and 'Show Mode' and what have you, there are more and more stock system apps and I just wanted to see if we could collectively share our findings. I ran the simple ADB command that lists system apps/packages on my HD 8 (2017) and them simply appended the new items onto a copy of bakshi's Google sheet, added some color coding, etc. I haven't had a lot of time to fill in a lot of the app details that I've become familiar with myself, but I wanted to at least get something started. So here is an easier to read html presentation view of my updated sheet, and here is a version allows for filtering/column resizing/comments/etc..
Ummm , does someone by chance have any interest in taking ownership of this document? Or maybe at least collectively? I do have more details that I've learned through my own trial and error / several factory resets and I'm more than happy to share, but I'm not really an Android OS wizard or pro. Many of the new apps are part of "Show Mode" / are new calling features (which I find weird / frustrating since we don't even get the full "Echo Show" drop-in / calling experience anyway) ...
Hopefully this document can be useful for many of us. I'm happy to hear any thoughts and to share ownership of the document with anyone who wants to take a stab.
Thanks all!
richaardvark
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DallasRedHead said:
Hey me again, so I'm looking at your updated spreadsheet for 5.6.2.0 on the bloatware. I'm trying to understand it - i.e what can I remove safely? I assume the apps that you have marked as 'safe' can be removed. What about the ones that have a blank in the column 'Safe to Remove'? I can see why some shouldn't be removed, but why do I care about amazon.glorialist (for example). I have no idea what that even is - that's not saying much... I guess I'm confused at this point on what I can get rid of. I have my fire HD back to ground zero, running 5.6.2.0 but that's it and it's running pretty good speed wise. But I have to get rid of something because once I install google services I'll be right back where I was (dial-up or less response) so then I might as well as stay with the vanilla Fire. Thanks!
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You ask very good questions! hah
With regard to which exact programs should be disabled, a couple of things come to mind. First - I have to be open and say I, myself am still trying to find just the right balance. Every day when I get free time, I tinker around and enable/disable certain apps. By far, the tablet is in a much more use-able state than it was with all those factory-installed apps running, but there are still minor issues that pop up. As you can see from that post of mine you quoted above with the spreadsheet, I kinda foolishly assumed that there'd be kind of a collective conversation about this among HD 8 owners on here, and while I did get some good information and continue to daily, I realized very quickly that there isn't really a one-size-fits-all answer here. So to answer your question, I'd say what apps you disable largely depend on your goals for how you plan to use the device. Some people want to strip the device of anything Amazon as much as possible with the hope of ending up with as close to a stock "Android" device as possible. Some people want to be able to use Alexa still, some people like their Kindle e-books or whatever. I can definitely help you look at which individual apps to disable but would need to know what features you'd like to keep and what features you want to remove. Are you wanting to install a new launcher, or keep the FireOS launcher? Do you want full Alexa as well as "Show Mode"? All things to consider and totally changes what apps you disable or leave be. So that's the first thing to take into consideration when deciding which apps to disable.
Another thing to be aware of is that if you disassemble certain packages this annoying parental control lock warning begins to pop up (I guess you could say Amazon kinda booby-trapped the device, lol). It's not a big deal, but depending on what you disable, you'll notice an annoying pop-up message. The original author of that de-bloat thread (Supersonic27543) mentions this in his OP. There are fixes for this though.
User Ivorin put together a nice list of apps he chose to disable with clear notes and I found this helpful. I've made a few minor modifications however on my own device, added a few more to disable, kept a couple he chose to disable. See his list here.
Another question I have for you is how are you going about installing Google Services? Is there a certain guide/thread you're following? There are several different posts on here with essentially the same set of instructions, but I do think there are a couple of different suggested steps among these posts, with some methods a little better than others. I only ask this because, you shouldn't really experience any major slow-down in performance after installing Google/the Play Store, at least not like it sounds like you've been experiencing. My device(s) overall are pretty snappy and solid. So we should look at that as well.
Sorry I didn't have a simple, one-size-fits-all answer for you, but if you give me just a few more details I'll have answers for you and you should be able to quickly make it all come together.
DallasRedHead said:
But I have to get rid of something because once I install google services I'll be right back where I was (dial-up or less response) so then I might as well as stay with the vanilla Fire. Thanks!
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This is the thread I've typically followed when installing Google Services/Play store. These four files, in this order. It doesn't matter that they're outdated - as soon as you bring it all online it will update itself to the latest versions.
richaardvark said:
You ask very good questions! hah
Well now i have more questions
With regard to which exact programs should be disabled, a couple of things come to mind. First - I have to be open and say I, myself am still trying to find just the right balance. Every day when I get free time, I tinker around and enable/disable certain apps. By far, the tablet is in a much more use-able state than it was with all those factory-installed apps running, but there are still minor issues that pop up. As you can see from that post of mine you quoted above with the spreadsheet, I kinda foolishly assumed that there'd be kind of a collective conversation about this among HD 8 owners on here, and while I did get some good information and continue to daily, I realized very quickly that there isn't really a one-size-fits-all answer here. So to answer your question, I'd say what apps you disable largely depend on your goals for how you plan to use the device. Some people want to strip the device of anything Amazon as much as possible with the hope of ending up with as close to a stock "Android" device as possible. Some people want to be able to use Alexa still, some people like their Kindle e-books or whatever. I can definitely help you look at which individual apps to disable but would need to know what features you'd like to keep and what features you want to remove. Are you wanting to install a new launcher, or keep the FireOS launcher? Do you want full Alexa as well as "Show Mode"? All things to consider and totally changes what apps you disable or leave be. So that's the first thing to take into consideration when deciding which apps to disable.
You asked for it so here goes:
Well in a perfect world I would like it to do everything my laptop does... However back to reality. I got it to:
1. Play how-to videos
2. Pull up other types of information via the web
3. Get mail and my calendar and contacts plus keep the last two updated off my Outlook installed on my PC. (I want the gmail app at least and it’s not on the Amazon app store). I know I can get yahoo thru the Appstore. I would rather use Outlook but refuse to pay for Outlook 365. I need to keep the Fire stock email, calendar and contacts for the program I run on outlook to propagate the calendar/contacts. I’m sure there are others apps but this works and right now that’s all I care about.
4. Play videos when I’m on the road (either wifi or downloaded)
5. I do like the voice to text recognition because without a regular keyboard my typing frustrates me (I use the same on my phone)
6. Read doc files like PDF, Work, EXCEL, PPT etc. Only need a reader, don’t want to create or edit.
7. Not a bit gamer – when waiting at a docs office I play solitaire (mostly) or candy crush so don’t need resources for that.
8. I’m still old fashioned – if I want to read a book I want paper, the same goes for magazines and newspapers. I read on the laptop when I have to. So I could care less about Kindle…
9. I can’t stand the fire launcher but I’ve read where Nova is inconsistent on Fire HD so might be stuck with that unless there is something else out there that works??? (low on my priority list).
10. I do like Alexa because I use it in the house. If she is a big hog I’ll get rid of it.
11. Get rid of the ads
I think that’s the majority of it. I just want to get decent response time but I don’t know what to delete. For example, I tried killing some stuff that was running in the background but didn’t know what those processes were and ended up having to reboot. I did this a few times and got frustrated and quit.
Have I ended up confusing the issue? I just don’t have time to keep tinkering around with this thing. If I can get decent response time and get my must-have apps on there I’ll be happy. I just would like to know what I can kill and be done with it...
Another thing to be aware of is that if you disassemble certain packages this annoying parental control lock warning begins to pop up (I guess you could say Amazon kinda booby-trapped the device, lol). It's not a big deal, but depending on what you disable, you'll notice an annoying pop-up message. The original author of that de-bloat thread (Supersonic27543) mentions this in his OP. There are fixes for this though.
I saw that too but I can deal with that later, the speed right now is the most annoying thing... And the ads...
User Ivorin put together a nice list of apps he chose to disable with clear notes and I found this helpful. I've made a few minor modifications however on my own device, added a few more to disable, kept a couple he chose to disable. See his list here.
Got it.
Another question I have for you is how are you going about installing Google Services? Is there a certain guide/thread you're following? There are several different posts on here with essentially the same set of instructions, but I do think there are a couple of different suggested steps among these posts, with some methods a little better than others. I only ask this because, you shouldn't really experience any major slow-down in performance after installing Google/the Play Store, at least not like it sounds like you've been experiencing. My device(s) overall are pretty snappy and solid. So we should look at that as well.
Well that took some time because I was flip flopping around and the instructions weren’t very clear (I figured it out) but I ultimately got from two sources.
http://rootjunkysdl.com/files/?dir=Amazon Fire 5th gen
He had two ‘features’ I used. 1) remove the annoying ads, 2) fix it so Amazon updates doesn’t break the Google apps.
I started with this one that led me to rootjunky to get Google play services down:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-google-play-on-a-kindle-fire-and-install-any-1790706649
I see the instructions you used are different and I also see that you can disable the ads thru that ‘pm’ command? I saw mention of that in Ivorin’s list that you referred me to – maybe it was in the other ones too, I just saw his comment in that list.
>>>>> OK, so my question is why do I need google play services if you are just downloading the APKs? Someone else mentioned using apkpure.com to get APKs and forget about Google play services but then I read too that some of these sites might have malware etc. and to stay away from them. I’m happy downloading the APKs myself. As you have probably noticed I only know enough to be dangerous, I’ve just really begun to stick my big toe into the Android world.
I also noticed that some apps (non-stock) simply will not install so I just have to go to the web for those.
Sorry I didn't have a simple, one-size-fits-all answer for you, but if you give me just a few more details I'll have answers for you and you should be able to quickly make it all come together.
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I Get that and I really can't thank you enough for your time on this!!!
BTW, the first site you sent me to on the bloatware: He has instructions on getting com.amazon.unifiedsharefacebook. FYI it was already on my Fire HD after I went and got it off the site. I did see where someone said it used to be there but the developers got rid of it – I guess not since I have 5.6.2….
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This is the thread I've typically followed when installing Google Services/Play store. These four files, in this order. It doesn't matter that they're outdated - as soon as you bring it all online it will update itself to the latest versions.
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I've used the method in the thread you linked multiple times on my HD 10 7th gen running 5.6.1.0 and I can say it works perfectly every time and have never had any issues with Google play store/services acting up in any way.
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I've used the method in the thread you linked multiple times on my HD 10 7th gen running 5.6.1.0 and I can say it works perfectly every time and have never had any issues with Google play store/services acting up in any way.
OK, I loaded the four APKs you and richaardvark suggested. All went fine thank you. So that's all I have on it now, except for Stock and a file manager. I'm trying things one at a time to see if there is a particular app that brings me to my knees. I do still need to remove the bloatware once that's figured out.
What I'm running into is I use the SILK browser to load up sites that I go to all the time just to see if I'm getting decent response. I have two that are so slow on the Fire but not on my phone for example. Now what I'm seeing on the 'draggers' is after a long period it comes back and says "No Internet". All I have to do is hit enter and it loads right up. Does anyone have an idea as to what might be causing this? I tested the same sites on my phone with no issues.... Thanks!
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tylerhole said:
I've used the method in the thread you linked multiple times on my HD 10 7th gen running 5.6.1.0 and I can say it works perfectly every time and have never had any issues with Google play store/services acting up in any way.
OK, I loaded the four APKs you and richaardvark suggested. All went fine thank you. So that's all I have on it now, except for Stock and a file manager. I'm trying things one at a time to see if there is a particular app that brings me to my knees. I do still need to remove the bloatware once that's figured out.
What I'm running into is I use the SILK browser to load up sites that I go to all the time just to see if I'm getting decent response. I have two that are so slow on the Fire but not on my phone for example. Now what I'm seeing on the 'draggers' is after a long period it comes back and says "No Internet". All I have to do is hit enter and it loads right up. Does anyone have an idea as to what might be causing this? I tested the same sites on my phone with no issues.... Thanks!
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Why don't you just install chrome since you have the play store up and running? I use it daily without any issues on mine. And I got rid of all the Amazon crap. You can see all the apps I currently have installed in the attached pics.
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i like some of the amazon apps but prefer the straight android versions from google play can the book music prime vids work if i get rid of the stock versions a replaced with apks? plus dont want alexa at all or any of the new crap amazon pushed with latest update... is it possible to get uptodate without all the crap? cause im still at 5.6.1.0? i know alot of questions....
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Why don't you just install chrome since you have the play store up and running? I use it daily without any issues on mine. And I got rid of all the Amazon crap. You can see all the apps I currently have installed in the attached pics. View attachment 4582486View attachment 4582487
Yes, I will do that. I need to get rid of the Amazon crap too - just need to figure out what I can safely get rid of. I was checking speeds before I loaded it up with standard android apps - which I did last time and my system ran at a crawl so I'm trying to identify one-by-one which one (or ones) are the culprit. (I completely started over from scratch after looking at this forum and getting help from y'all).
BTW. It looks like you use the standard Fire Launcher - is that correct? Thx.
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DallasRedHead said:
tylerhole said:
Why don't you just install chrome since you have the play store up and running? I use it daily without any issues on mine. And I got rid of all the Amazon crap. You can see all the apps I currently have installed in the attached pics. View attachment 4582486View attachment 4582487
Yes, I will do that. I need to get rid of the Amazon crap too - just need to figure out what I can safely get rid of. I was checking speeds before I loaded it up with standard android apps - which I did last time and my system ran at a crawl so I'm trying to identify one-by-one which one (or ones) are the culprit. (I completely started over from scratch after looking at this forum and getting help from y'all).
BTW. It looks like you use the standard Fire Launcher - is that correct? Thx.
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My solution to the slow system was to remove all the Amazon stuff that has been deemed safe to remove that I've seen in various threads here. Of course some still want to use some Amazon apps so it's not the solution for everyone. Just keep in mind while you are trying stuff that removing one thing may break something else and cause your tablet to slow down. But best of luck, be sure to post your findings! [emoji4]
As far as my launcher, I actually replaced the nova Launcher and have the widgets working [emoji16]
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tylerhole said:
My solution to the slow system was to remove all the Amazon stuff that has been deemed safe to remove that I've seen in various threads here. Of course some still want to use some Amazon apps so it's not the solution for everyone. Just keep in mind while you are trying stuff that removing one thing may break something else and cause your tablet to slow down. But best of luck, be sure to post your findings! [emoji4]
As far as my launcher, I actually replaced the nova Launcher and have the widgets working [emoji16]
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I posted this in another thread but basically I got everything working and started 'PM Hiding' stuff. I read that 'pm hide' and 'pm disable' are essentially the same. Sometimes I would have to leave the 'com' on front of the name (that I was trying to hide), other times I had to leave it off. I was getting 'new hidden state: true' but after reboot they are all still on my desktop I don't know why.
I was using Richaarvark spreadsheet and only getting rid of 'safe' stuff. Some stuff I don't want to get rid of. Others I wasn't sure. But I definately got rid of all the parental controls, the clock, weather, maps but they are still there and I don't know what I'm doing wrong! Help tremendously appreciated. I'll get back to NOVA once I get this figured out
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I posted this in another thread but basically I got everything working and started 'PM Hiding' stuff. I read that 'pm hide' and 'pm disable' are essentially the same. Sometimes I would have to leave the 'com' on front of the name (that I was trying to hide), other times I had to leave it off. I was getting 'new hidden state: true' but after reboot they are all still on my desktop I don't know why.
I was using Richaarvark spreadsheet and only getting rid of 'safe' stuff. Some stuff I don't want to get rid of. Others I wasn't sure. But I definately got rid of all the parental controls, the clock, weather, maps but they are still there and I don't know what I'm doing wrong! Help tremendously appreciated. I'll get back to NOVA once I get this figured out
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Have you tried pm disable instead? Hide might only be hiding it in your launcher until reboot. Otherwise, although you'd have to reset to get them back, you could try the method in this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/tut-root-cleaner-android-experience-hd8-t3797327
I know it says 5.6 and up it won't work, but I'm on 5.6.1.0 and my friend is on 5.6.2.0 and it's worked for both ours.
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Have you tried pm disable instead? Hide might only be hiding it in your launcher until reboot. Otherwise, although you'd have to reset to get them back, you could try the method in this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/tut-root-cleaner-android-experience-hd8-t3797327
I know it says 5.6 and up it won't work, but I'm on 5.6.1.0 and my friend is on 5.6.2.0 and it's worked for both ours.
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Thanks for the info but... I tried pm disable and half of them wouldn't disable - why I went to hide them. Also, when this kept happening what I read was disable requires a rooted device (mine is not).
Do you think I could just try pm uninstalling - I don't want to start over! I've spent hours on this and have brain drain and looked at so many threads. The initial thread I was pointed to was https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/a-t3820744/page23#post77476583 and that's what I've been following.
I have 5.6.2 btw. --- AND A HEADACHE!
Thanks!
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Thanks for the info but... I tried pm disable and half of them wouldn't disable - why I went to hide them. Also, when this kept happening what I read was disable requires a rooted device (mine is not).
Do you think I could just try pm uninstalling - I don't want to start over! I've spent hours on this and have brain drain and looked at so many threads. The initial thread I was pointed to was https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/a-t3820744/page23#post77476583 and that's what I've been following.
I have 5.6.2 btw. --- AND A HEADACHE!
Thanks!
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Do you have the HD 8 or 10?
tylerhole said:
Do you have the HD 8 or 10?
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I have an HD 8.
Interesting, I just checked this. While my desktop icons didn't disappear my searches on chrome have gotten a lot faster! I had two sites that I was testing with that were so slow I would walk away while they loaded up. Now they load up great! Hum.....
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I have an HD 8.
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Oh... I wasn't aware of what device you had so yeah, disregard what I said, my apologies.
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Oh... I wasn't aware of what device you had so yeah, disregard what I said, my apologies.
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No problem but now I don't know where to go from here. Maybe someone will reply from the original post I was following... I'm really just now sticking my toe in the Android world.
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No problem but now I don't know where to go from here. Maybe someone will reply from the original post I was following... I'm really just now sticking my toe in the Android world.
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I haven't attempted to do anything regarding disabling or removing system apps on mine without root, plus I have the 10 not the 8 so there's other lil differences too.
That combined with Amazon making things more difficult to be done with every update not sure if I could point you in a direction to go without doing a bunch of digging through threads myself lol.
I'm sure there is someone will be able to chime in and help ya out, just a matter of time. Hope ya get it figured out and I'll be checking back to see what happens! [emoji854]
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can some1 tell me what i did wrong i disable only the safe apk.. reboot the amazon goes into moptimizing system storange application mode forever.. then i have to go into adb and sideload stock firmware