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Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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I think you can get titanium back up and it save everything data and apps then you can reinstall everything. It has to be the paid app the free only supports one app. I could be wrong but someone else can confirm what im saying.
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nash2000 said:
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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It only applies if there are framework mods or if the base firmware version is different. System app data is usually incompatible and in some cases user app data will cause issues.
john21511 said:
I think you can get titanium back up and it save everything data and apps then you can reinstall everything. It has to be the paid app the free only supports one app. I could be wrong but someone else can confirm what im saying.
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TiBu supports all apps backup, both paid and free.
Paid one does additional tasks like batch restore without prompting for each app and data.
nash2000 said:
Id like to play around with new roms but its a pain that we always have to clear data after install, why is this? Its a pain to always have to set My phone back up.
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Well your JUST TRYING out a Rom, why even set your phone all the way back up......just load up the essentials and go at it, how fast is the email, how good is the network, browser speed, sound, bugs or whatever....then move on to the next Rom.
i guess some would see that as a lot of work, but if your not willing to do it.....then you will never really see what good and bad with the Rom.
Make Nandroids and Flash away. at the current moment i can swap between, Miui, Cm7, Infused 2.2.3, and even Hellraiser combos in a matter of minutes WITH ALL MY APPS AND DATA by just grabing my nandroid and flashing ( Of course you will want to know that you cant just go flashing any nandroin on top of another nandroids all willy nilly....so make your sure your current Kernel matches up with the nandroid you plan on restoring.
So my GS3 on Verizon is rooted running latest clean rom. I flew to Chicago and all of a sudden, i cant make or receive calls, I can receive text but can't send, and i have fast 4G data... What's the deal? It's been a day I thought maybe it was confused with towers. I called Verizon yesterday and it was no help at all. Right now I'm stuck using Google voice for texting and Skype for calling. Any help would be great!
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Well, Skype no longer works for free... Now I have no calling ability... Any ideas?
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You can try flashing back to stock using section 5 in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709. After that if your phone still won't connect you can try putting in this dialer code:*2767*3855#
This will of course totally wipe your phone and everything on it, but should restore service.
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You can try flashing back to stock using section 5 in this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709. After that if your phone still won't connect you can try putting in this dialer code:*2767*3855#
This will of course totally wipe your phone and everything on it, but should restore service.
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Isn't that only if the IMEI is removed? I still have hat and have service... I just don't want to try all that if it's unnecessary
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Those directions won't work if your IMEI was lost. There is a different thread for that in the development section. The directions I gave should restore your service. You could try different fixes like flashing a different modem in recovery, but it sounds like it's not a modem issue since you have data. You could try doing a factory reset, clearing cache and dalvik and reflashing the ROM in recovery first. If you have any nandroid backups where you had service you could try restoring to a backup.
Alright, I looked over the instructions and decided to just try re flashing modem... It worked! Thanks for the jump start in the thought process... It was tough without a phone on vacation
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Glad I could help a little. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! So... Back to not working... Weird that it's so intermittent... Any other ideas?
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So should I try the step 5? Will it be difficult to re root? I really don't understand this issue... I mean it literally worked to make a phone call and text, then it did not work.... Any quick fix would be greatly appreciated!!
Could this be a bad sim?
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Could be a bad sim. It won't be difficult to reroot at all. That guide I linked to has instructions. I would go ahead and try flashing back to complete stock using section 5 and using the dialer code I gave above if it isn't fixed right away when you flash. If that doesn't fix it, then it probably is a bad sim.
Odined back to stock and made 2 phone calls... Working on rerooting, damn thing tried to update! I went back to ICS for ease of reroot. Thanks for the help!!
Wow! And we're back to not working this morning... did the re provisioning, still not working! Call Verizon, they try to repeat the troubleshooting... Tell me it can't be a bad sim card and that maybe it's the network... I'M IN CHICAGO! I think there'd be more complaints.... Anyways, do you think I could go to a store and get them to trade me a SIM card?? Oddly enough, my lockscreen says "roaming" even after all this provisioning...
People have gotten newer sim cards for much more trivial problems than yours, you should be able to get one. I wouldn't really know much else to do besides just getting a replacement phone.
Well, just an update... Got a new sim card, still didn't work. They're sending me a replacement phone
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Well that should finally fix it. These phones seem to have a mind of their own with each one having its own little quirks. I guess it must be the different hardware types or manufacturers. Who knows. Hope the next one serves you better.
I know that this might sound like a stupid question, but how exactly do you guys manage to flash ROMS on a weekly basis? When I flash ROMS, I always have to re download everything and setup everything back to the way it was... I don't know but I've been constantly active in these forums and I always see you guys flashing the latest ROMS and other stuff... Am I missing out on something here? Is there a way where I can have things the way it was after flashing a new ROM? I'm trying to learn how to use Titanium Backup but I'm having troubles with it.
And just a side note, is it normal to check XDA every day? Like dude I always check the threads to see what cool stuff I can do with a rooted phone. It's like Facebook man, I'm on this more than that haha.
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Well, I personally don't flash that often (mainly cuz I can't spend the time to set stuff up and check for bugs and such due to school and being busy), but when I did I pretty much swear by titanium backup. I bought the pro version and now I can't imagine going back to regular. That said, there are others that do pretty much the same thing, but my favorite is TiBu. What kind of issues you having with it?
Also yes. Its perfectly normal. I check multiple times a day. Same thing, wanting to keep up with everything, and I literally read every thread in the s3 section. Its definitely better than Facebook. Lol
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I am also interested in learning how to use Titanium backup. Haven't really dived into it yet tho. But I feel the same way. I usually try and do some research about whatever I'm flashing because I usually stick with it and try not to switch roms very much. Setting up the settings I like in the roms takes to long for me to be jumping from rom to rom.
To complement using Titanium Backup, I use Nova launcher (any launcher will do actually) and I restore my homescreens with the touch of a button.
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How do you do that? Do you need the pro version for it?
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How do you do that? Do you need the pro version for it?
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Nope, you just back it up. Of course like I said, the pro version is awesome and is totally worth it. Also its cheaper through the website instead of the play store.
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I flash roms pretty much on a daily basis, and its because of titanium backup. I use it even when I'm not restoring stuff because its also how I remove bloatware that I don't need and clean up system apps. If a person only bought 1 pro version android app I would recommend it be titanium backup.
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See here's the thing that I'm confused on... I did a backup of all my apps, and I know where the folder is. Once I flash a new ROM, do I download TB and restore from there or do I flash it from recovery?
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See here's the thing that I'm confused on... I did a backup of all my apps, and I know where the folder is. Once I flash a new ROM, do I download TB and restore from there or do I flash it from recovery?
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Well both are acceptable ways since TB permits you to do either. This depends on whether you made the backup via an update.zip or just did the manual process. I prefer the manual process, so I restore using TB.
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With the help of Aroma, it makes it very easy to change ROMs for me.
I can pick only what is wanted, which saves me a lot of time removing what I consider bloat. and I use Astro to restore all my apps (personal preference)
I can install a ROM and be set up the way I want it in 5 minutes. If I know what I want, like for a TW ROM.
I haven't used AOSP in a while though, so an AOSP ROM would take some more time for me, but I personally enjoy the TW ROMs too much to change.
I've been using Nandroid Manager to manage my backups. Its by the same person that does the Online Nandroid app in the play store. I find it much more streamlined and user friendly than titanium. Restores backups faster too. It might not be as robust as titanium but it does everything I need it to. Makes flashing a snap. I nandroid my current setup, flash something new, if I like it I'll play around with it and restore my backed up apps to it. If not I just go back to my nandroid.
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andybones said:
With the help of Aroma, it makes it very easy to change ROMs for me.
I can pick only what is wanted, which saves me a lot of time removing what I consider bloat. and I use Astro to restore all my apps (personal preference)
I can install a ROM and be set up the way I want it in 5 minutes. If I know what I want, like for a TW ROM.
I haven't used AOSP in a while though, so an AOSP ROM would take some more time for me, but I personally enjoy the TW ROMs too much to change.
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You can do it through Astro? How? And if you do your backups, does it store the data/cache you have?
And by the way, I love your work!
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I've been using Nandroid Manager to manage my backups. Its by the same person that does the Online Nandroid app in the play store. I find it much more streamlined and user friendly than titanium. Restores backups faster too. It might not be as robust as titanium but it does everything I need it to. Makes flashing a snap. I nandroid my current setup, flash something new, if I like it I'll play around with it and restore my backed up apps to it. If not I just go back to my nandroid.
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So if you store your backups there, it'll be like a screenshot of your current homescreen (similar to doing backups in recovery)?
another vote for titanium. combined with nova launcher im able to restore my phone back to the way i want it in under 25 minutes.
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So if you store your backups there, it'll be like a screenshot of your current homescreen (similar to doing backups in recovery)?
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Yep. Just restore app+data (apex for me), launch it, and it's set up exactly as it was when you did your backup.
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Didn't know what the "create update.zip" was for and I had been wondering, so thanks for that.
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I too swear by titanium backup. I always backup/restore my apps but not system data as in my experience it can change between roms. I also click options when on main screen of titanium backup, then backup to xml and save my call log, texts, and wifi points so that I can restore them on the new rom.
Titanium backup will be your friend and always make sure you nandroid. I don't know how many times I have tried a rom and hated it within 20 minutes so I had to restore. I have been on one rom for 5 days now and I am getting the itch to try something new.
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Something to point out about TiBu: you can make flash able zips of your filters. I keep filters for user apps and useful system data (like data usage, WiFi APs). If you do it this way, you might want to remove the tibu apk that gets stuffed in as well. I remove it, because I always flash the tibu apk itself immediately after a ROM and before gapps. That way, I can restore my android ID and various services don't think I have 10 different S3s.
Another note, no matter what anyone says, you will not be back to your setup in 15 mins. You can get MOST of it restored, but there will be little things you'll need to go through. That's if you're like me, and are really picky about every little setting. Give yourself at least and hour and numerous reboots.
How do I deal with this? I guess I'm a flashaholic. 15 will get your core apps, but for everything to be perfect, 30-60 mins is ideal. Definitely don't do anything close to bed time if you rely on your alarm.
I was wanting to know what apps i can remove after that won't mess the phone up
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I was wanting to know what apps i can remove after that won't mess the phone up
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Stock ROM, I assume? Personally I don't use it, but if I did, the first things to go would be anything from AT&T. I don't use the email apps so I would get rid of those including Exchange app. I would then make a nandroid and then remove anything else that I didn't want/use one by one, rebooting in between each to see if the phone will still function correctly without. Then if there's problems you could just restore the nandroid with a lesson learned.
That being said, in ICS, you can disable many of the system apps in Settings->Apps->All. Just select the app you don't want and when the App Info page comes up, just select the Disable option.
You don't want to approach this haphazardly if you don't know what you're doing. Though I've never heard of someone bricking their phone by debloating their device but it can cause problems if you're not careful. Trial and error is a great teacher if you pay attention to how removing the apps affects the phone. A lot of them have no effect on the basic functions of the phone. If you have anymore questions about this or get into trouble in the process, just post here.
One more thing. Good luck and have fun! :thumbup:
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.
I suggest not removing anything. But looking at list of safe apps to remove & not removing them. But freezing them 1 at a time & making sure you didn't bork anything. Make a NanDroid 1st!
Too slow a typer.
Remove all those moto Chinese input.. If ure not Chinese of course.. Email app obviously you'll use gmail.. Like me..I use Xperia input.. So I'll remove aosp keyboard.. And default launcher because I use droid ultra launcher.. It depends.. Just back up first.. Though if u r non at&t.. I suggest jb leak 3..
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here is a step by step guide for removing carrier IQ, you will need root
download android tuner play store link
click on application manager
click / pivot to apps tab
click the button on the bottom that says user and it will change to system
longpress on android system
click open
click details
pivot to all the tabs and uncheck anything with carrier iq in it
uninstall (MAKE A BACKUP) LADDM.apk (it may be in system or user, check both)
remove lib files "libiq_client.so" and "libiq_service.so" from /system/lib (use a file explorer like root explorer with rw permissions)
install a ciq checker (voodoo's is good) and see if anything is left
presto!
credit to sn707 for making the original post, i just added the step by step for people new to removing ciq
Thanks for this. I got all the same info from a couple different sources... good to see it all in one place.
Nice! funny I never saw the Att specific forum. I spent a long while figuring this out so I would not mind a little credit but im glad the info is out there
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Nice! funny I never saw the Att specific forum. I spent a long while figuring this out so I would not mind a little credit but im glad the info is out there
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i will credit you in the post for sure! got kind of lazy and just copied and pasted to help others find the info
what is this and is the benefit from removing?
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This Is what it is. Whether you want to keep it or not is up to you (if you have root, that is).
adiliyo said:
i will credit you in the post for sure! got kind of lazy and just copied and pasted to help others find the info
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Hey thanks I totally understand. It took me longer than it should have and I needed to leave for work SO I was lazy on the post. I wanted to put up screenshots and such. Thanks for writing it out!
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what is this and is the benefit from removing?
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the biggest benefit i had from removing it is stopping the useless processes from running and eating my battery life away. personally i don't really care about the data collection (that much) but the wakelock induced by it was driving me crazy.
it being so easy to remove (and to revert if you want to for warranty or ota purposes, so long as you back up whatever you remove) is also a pretty good reason to get rid of the spyware.
nice make sense. thats why my Android under battery keeps being like 5-6 hrs keep awake. nice!
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I wish I would've seen that guide earlier. I have a G2 and removed the 2 /system/lib files first and I'm getting the nagging "diagandroid.iqd has stopped working" message.
Is there anything I can do now to gain access to my phone?
Thank you worked perfect
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Tried to do this and am now stuck in infinite boot loop.
In android tuner:
unchecked 4 references in Activ
unchecked 2 references in Receivers
unchecked 1 reference in services
In titanium backup:
Froze LADDM.apk
Rebooted, stuck in boot loop. Also doesn't look like the 855 methodology for recovering from boot loop works on the 850. Any ideas how to recover from this, or am I hosed?
Lazdude said:
I wish I would've seen that guide earlier. I have a G2 and removed the 2 /system/lib files first and I'm getting the nagging "diagandroid.iqd has stopped working" message.
Is there anything I can do now to gain access to my phone?
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You have to flash back to stock. I did the sane thing last week. There are files and instructions in either this thread or the generic g3 thread for what you need to do. It was an easy fix.
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Fixed reboot loop. If anybody else ends up in boot loop, I followed the method here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799647
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You have to flash back to stock. I did the sane thing last week. There are files and instructions in either this thread or the generic g3 thread for what you need to do. It was an easy fix.
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Flashing back to stock was the solution I resorted to. I'm back up and running now which is a relief. My question is why does this seem to happen in some cases and not for others when taking the exact steps outlined in the OP?
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Flashing back to stock was the solution I resorted to. I'm back up and running now which is a relief. My question is why does this seem to happen in some cases and not for others when taking the exact steps outlined in the OP?
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If you took the exact steps as in the op... I'm not sure. When I had your problem I had just gone in and disable those two files, rather than all of the files.
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Went through the steps again and no bootloop this time. I am going to lean towards user error the first time, though I usually check things twice.
I actually managed to get everything running without flashing. Mind that I do have a G2, but CarrierIQ works very similarly on both the G2 and G3 as far as files/services are concerned. My problem was that I deleted the 2 files before disabling the apps/services themselves.
With a good bit of time and finger tapping, I was able to get the Disable Service app installed and was able to disable the CarrierIQ services. That removed the looping dialog box.
This might not work for everyone, especially on the G3, but it's worth considering if you deleted the files and rebooted without disabling the services and don't want to reflash.
Worked flawlessly for me. Thanks
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Thank you! Worked like a charm!