Hello, I'm a total noob wanting to get rid of all the ATT/Google crapware. My HOX is total stock, never unlocked, rooted etc.. I did the latest update to 4.2.2. If I do a reset, what does it reset to? Can it be unlocked , rooted after a reset?
Thanks!
co1615 said:
Hello, I'm a total noob wanting to get rid of all the ATT/Google crapware. My HOX is total stock, never unlocked, rooted etc.. I did the latest update to 4.2.2. If I do a reset, what does it reset to? Can it be unlocked , rooted after a reset?
Thanks!
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A factory reset will wipe all user data, apps and app data. It will not restore your phone to an older firmware that is rootable.
4.2.2 is not rootable at this time.
exad said:
A factory reset will wipe all user data, apps and app data. It will not restore your phone to an older firmware that is rootable.
4.2.2 is not rootable at this time.
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SO... would it at least get rid of the apps I don't want/can't remove now?
You can't remove system apps without root. As previously stated, a factory reset only removes user data and user apps.
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timmaaa said:
You can't remove system apps without root. As previously stated, a factory reset only removes user data and user apps.
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OK, I thank you both! I guess I'll wait till the next phone to root.
"Facory reset" is really a misnomer and misleading. All it does is wipe the /data partition (user data). It doesn't affect the actual OS. So the ability to root (or not, in your case), bootloader unlock, etc. is not affected either.
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just use the one click root tool by kennethpenn, work perfectly thanks. use titanium back to do a backup of all the app and system then took out all the att bloatware. i have few questions at this point.
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will i be able to get OTA updates from att? what will happen to all the bloatware that i deleted? would they appear again?
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what happens if i do a factory reset on the phone? would i brick the phone? under normal condition that will erase all apps i installed and return it to factory setting, that means all the att bloatware will be back? will i lost root?
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what other things i can do after i root the phone at this point?
thank you for your help
no one can help me with those questions??? anyone???
i am sure a lot of people have the same question.
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will i be able to get OTA updates from att? what will happen to all the bloatware that i deleted? would they appear again?
I'm not 100% sure on this, but as long as you're running an actual AT&T ROM (not an Asian or Rogers ROM), you'll be notified of the OTA's. Now, if you're not using the stock Recovery image (that is, if you've installed CWM Recovery), you won't be able to apply the update. OTA updates get applied via the stock Recovery image.
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what happens if i do a factory reset on the phone? would i brick the phone? under normal condition that will erase all apps i installed and return it to factory setting, that means all the att bloatware will be back? will i lost root?
If you do a factory reset from CWM or within the phone's UI, you're fine. Root will remain in place, and you won't brick it. It just clears the user data from the phone, and should leave "sdcard" intact. However, I'm not 100% sure what happens if you do a factory reset from the bootloader. So just don't do it that way, unless someone else can confirm that it's okay.
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what other things i can do after i root the phone at this point?
You ca use apps like AutoKiller to change your memory management, for one. That's about all I'm doing with root right now. If we ever get custom kernels, you'll be able to overclock your CPU. If you search the Play Store for "root," you'd doubtlessly find some other root apps that you may be interested in.
Hope this helps!
Don't ever ever ever install an OTA on any rooted Android device. At the least, it won't work anyway, or you will lose root. At the worst, you will be stuck in a bootloop. Updated ROMs (based on the OTA's, but rooted, and safe to flash) usually get posted in Development soon after the OTA's go out. That is what you want to install.
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However, I'm not 100% sure what happens if you do a factory reset from the bootloader. So just don't do it that way, unless someone else can confirm that it's okay.
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I can confirm that it's OK. My phone was rooted and stuck in a boot loop. I did a factory reset. It was reset and still rooted after the fact. So you can do it.
thank you all
redpoint73 said:
Don't ever ever ever install an OTA on any rooted Android device. At the least, it won't work anyway, or you will lose root. At the worst, you will be stuck in a bootloop. Updated ROMs (based on the OTA's, but rooted, and safe to flash) usually get posted in Development soon after the OTA's go out. That is what you want to install.
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Just to clarify, pre-rooted versions of the official ROMs (which often get posted on XDA, as I mentioned) may need unlocked bootloader to install, so this will possibly not be an option for a while. Although there may be alternate safe ways to update (but not OTA). For instance, a leaked 1.83 firmware version is already available as an RUU in the Development subforum. Apparently, its okay to install via RUU, then re-root.
In general, the safe thing to do is to read up on here when updates are released, and see if there is a safe way to update on a rooted phone.
Hi guys,
I just bought the TF700T and I'm loving it. However, I find that restoring my tablet to my own specification after updating the device is a bit tiresome. Now the reason I'm doing the factory reset is because I read online that THAT'S what you're supposed to do after updating the device (if that's not the case, feel free to let me know). Regardless, I'm hoping that there's an app out there (paid is perfectly fine) that will restore my device to my original configuration after a factory reset. Things that I'd like it to do are as follows:
1) Automatically re-download all my Google Play apps. I have other android devices, so I'd need the app to remember which apps were installed on the Infinity, and then download them after the reset. Also remembering their custom settings would be nice, too!
2) Backup media folders that I designate
3) If possible, restore widgets that I had set previously (though not necessary).
Lastly, I don't have root access and don't really plan on doing it.
Thank you!
if you are on stock unrooted ice cream and are trying to go to stock unrooted JB then you shouldnt need to do a factory reset. it should DL the update over the air and then install over ICS while keeping all your apps and files as they are.
but if you facotry reset, it will all be gone. titanium backup will do what you need, only if you root.
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if you are on stock unrooted ice cream and are trying to go to stock unrooted JB then you shouldnt need to do a factory reset. it should DL the update over the air and then install over ICS while keeping all your apps and files as they are.
but if you facotry reset, it will all be gone. titanium backup will do what you need, only if you root.
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Thanks for your reply. The only reason I'm doing factory resets is because of a "guide" that purports that doing so will ensure flawless update. I personally do not know for sure.
sakage.shinga said:
Thanks for your reply. The only reason I'm doing factory resets is because of a "guide" that purports that doing so will ensure flawless update. I personally do not know for sure.
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You should do a factory reset after you manually downgraded the firmware. If you just accept the OTA updates, you should never need to reset. Which "guide" was that?
_that said:
You should do a factory reset after you manually downgraded the firmware. If you just accept the OTA updates, you should never need to reset. Which "guide" was that?
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Oops I can't post links yet, but it's over at the transformerforums. Just google "How to update your firmware OTA - incremental changes & full OS updates"
But if you say it's not necessary, then I won't do it. Too much of a hassle for me to reconfigure all of my apps over something as small as an OTA update.
Thanks!
I have an Xperia L phone which I rooted a few months back. I haven't unlocked the bootloader AFAIR. Just rooted it.
Now I have been getting weird memory space issues. I already tried the album galleries fix, the SD-Maid, rooted and deleted junk files but it still doesn't let me install apps. So I'm planning to do a factory reset.
1) Does anyone know what exactly happens in a factory reset in XPeria L? Does it have a built-in image that gets restored? Or does it only wipe the data and cache completely?
2) Any idea whether root will still be maintained or not?
3) Is there anything that I should watch out for?
mugenishere said:
I have an Xperia L phone which I rooted a few months back. I haven't unlocked the bootloader AFAIR. Just rooted it.
Now I have been getting weird memory space issues. I already tried the album galleries fix, the SD-Maid, rooted and deleted junk files but it still doesn't let me install apps. So I'm planning to do a factory reset.
1) Does anyone know what exactly happens in a factory reset in XPeria L? Does it have a built-in image that gets restored? Or does it only wipe the data and cache completely?
2) Any idea whether root will still be maintained or not?
3) Is there anything that I should watch out for?
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As far as I know, it wipes your data completely. And doesn't restore any factory image. And therefore you shouldn't lose root.
However, I can't guarantee it. There's nothing you should watch for and you can always root your device.
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mugenishere said:
I have an Xperia L phone which I rooted a few months back. I haven't unlocked the bootloader AFAIR. Just rooted it.
Now I have been getting weird memory space issues. I already tried the album galleries fix, the SD-Maid, rooted and deleted junk files but it still doesn't let me install apps. So I'm planning to do a factory reset.
1) Does anyone know what exactly happens in a factory reset in XPeria L? Does it have a built-in image that gets restored? Or does it only wipe the data and cache completely?
2) Any idea whether root will still be maintained or not?
3) Is there anything that I should watch out for?
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after factory reset everything will be reset to factory image..
you will loose root access for sure.
SU binary and the Superuser apk are installed on the system partition and thus not touchable by the factory reset.
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Joery360 said:
SU binary and the Superuser apk are installed on the system partition and thus not touchable by the factory reset.
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Which means that...the root access should still be there?
Hi, I bought a Virgin Mobile LG G Stylo, but I am afraid of these app closes and keyboard crashes it has on 5.1.1. I want to root it so I can still do what I've been doing on my previous phones, like wifi hotspots, cpu clocking, bloatware removal, etc., but I can only root 5.1.1. Basically, if I do the update, I cannot root, but if I don't update and just root, I cannot update to remove the bugs. Would anyone know any method to root 6.0, or might I be fine and be able to make 5.1.1 work with some ROM on Virgin? OR, has the Stylo 2 any root method yet? I am stuck with an Optimus Slider until I figure this out
MonadoLink said:
Hi, I bought a Virgin Mobile LG G Stylo, but I am afraid of these app closes and keyboard crashes it has on 5.1.1. I want to root it so I can still do what I've been doing on my previous phones, like wifi hotspots, cpu clocking, bloatware removal, etc., but I can only root 5.1.1. Basically, if I do the update, I cannot root, but if I don't update and just root, I cannot update to remove the bugs. Would anyone know any method to root 6.0, or might I be fine and be able to make 5.1.1 work with some ROM on Virgin? OR, has the Stylo 2 any root method yet? I am stuck with an Optimus Slider until I figure this out
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The only 6.0 marshmallow root on the stylo is metropcs/T-mobile. They are able to root because they have unlocked bootloaders. The Virgin Mobile phone can only root on 5.1.1. So, if you want root do not update. I use the VM stylo too, and I'm on marshmallow, and I wish I'd stayed on 5.1.1 w/root. There are no roms for the sprint variants, so all you can do is debloat and tweak, but you'll have that. I'm pretty sure you can alleviate your crashes and app closes by factory resetting from recovery. Just clear it a few times. If you disable too much google garb you get instability. Good Luck
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The only 6.0 marshmallow root on the stylo is metropcs/T-mobile. They are able to root because they have unlocked bootloaders. The Virgin Mobile phone can only root on 5.1.1. So, if you want root do not update. I use the VM stylo too, and I'm on marshmallow, and I wish I'd stayed on 5.1.1 w/root. There are no roms for the sprint variants, so all you can do is debloat and tweak, but you'll have that. I'm pretty sure you can alleviate your crashes and app closes by factory resetting from recovery. Just clear it a few times. If you disable too much google garb you get instability. Good Luck
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You mean factory reset every time it starts to get bad? I do not want to reset all of the time. Isn't resetting bad if you are rooted? Should I just wait on the Stylo 2? Would there be a way to unlock the bootloader after rooting? If so, maybe removing root and then updating and rooting again?
And what if I installed Katana? I found @GameTheory's website, but it says it is for the Tmobile variants
MonadoLink said:
You mean factory reset every time it starts to get bad? I do not want to reset all of the time. Isn't resetting bad if you are rooted? Should I just wait on the Stylo 2? Would there be a way to unlock the bootloader after rooting? If so, maybe removing root and then updating and rooting again?
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You don't need to wipe data all the time. Just wipe cache and dalvik cache only every so often. That won't erase your apps.
You can wipe the phone in recovery, it is similar to factory resetting but it must be done in recovery on a rooted phone. Once you do a wipe, you can reinstall your apps. Once you are rooted, you can use Titanium Backup to restore your apps.
Also, once rooted, you can do a complete (Nandroid) backup of your phone so that if you ever need it, you can restore everything back to the phone.
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And what if I installed Katana? I found @GameTheory's website, but it says it is for the Tmobile variants
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No. Like it says, that is for Tmobile/MetroPcs only
tube517 said:
You don't need to wipe data all the time. Just wipe cache and dalvik cache only every so often. That won't erase your apps.
You can wipe the phone in recovery, it is similar to factory resetting but it must be done in recovery on a rooted phone. Once you do a wipe, you can reinstall your apps. Once you are rooted, you can use Titanium Backup to restore your apps.
Also, once rooted, you can do a complete (Nandroid) backup of your phone so that if you ever need it, you can restore everything back to the phone.
So just the caches and I should be fine? Do you know if the bootloader is locked on Stylo 2? Because if so, I would assume root would be impossible.
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tube517 said:
You don't need to wipe data all the time. Just wipe cache and dalvik cache only every so often. That won't erase your apps.
You can wipe the phone in recovery, it is similar to factory resetting but it must be done in recovery on a rooted phone. Once you do a wipe, you can reinstall your apps. Once you are rooted, you can use Titanium Backup to restore your apps.
Also, once rooted, you can do a complete (Nandroid) backup of your phone so that if you ever need it, you can restore everything back to the phone.
So just the caches and I should be fine? Do you know if the bootloader is locked on Stylo 2? Because if so, I would assume root would be impossible.
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I know nothing about the Stylo 2. to be honest. Not interested either. Such an inferior phone and it sucks that Boost and LG are putting out a phone that has limited specs. Same thing they did with the original Stylo for Boost.
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hey all, just a quick question.
I'm running relatively stock with some changes I made using root (disabled bixby/remapped it, dug through the OS to remove .apks I don't want etc).
if I factory reset my device will it reset everything and the apps I have deleted?
I am asking this because I would like to update OTA when the 8.0 update is available and then proceeded to reroot my phone and make the modifications I want.
thanks for stopping by!
A hard reset, also known as factory reset or hardware reset means restoring the device to the original factory configuration (the state it was when leaving the factory).
It’s important to keep in mind that by performing a hard reset, all data will be erased from your device memory, including your Google account, system and application data, settings and downloaded applications, music, photos and other user data.
Is it even possible to OTA update rooted device? Factory reset or not, your device will have knox 0x1 set....
dalanik said:
Is it even possible to OTA update rooted device? Factory reset or not, your device will have knox 0x1 set....
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that's kind of why im asking this haha - would a reset untrip Knox?
KilimIG said:
that's kind of why im asking this haha - would a reset untrip Knox?
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No you can not untrip Knox... it burns the circuit and it is done
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