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Good morming...I just was looking around under settings, and noticed under under the "about device", I dont have an option to check for updates. I remeber before seeing it, but would me being rooted have anything to do with that. I am enclosing a screenshoot to show what I mean. Any input on this would be appreciated.
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Very weird. Are u sure it cant be scrolled ?
Or maybe try full wipe ?
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Samsung remotely removed the option because they never plan on updating....
just kidding of course.
This happen to me a bunch of times, Its from removing a certain samsung .apk from /system/app/ not exactly sure which one.
proactix said:
Good morming...I just was looking around under settings, and noticed under under the "about device", I dont have an option to check for updates. I remeber before seeing it, but would me being rooted have anything to do with that. I am enclosing a screenshoot to show what I mean. Any input on this would be appreciated.
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Have u tried reboot?
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I don't have one too. But I know I had one. I uninstalled the Update apk of some sort though so I know the reason why it isn't on mine. I also disabled it at Start-up.
Thank you all for your input. I just checked and I still have the software apk installed. And i did a reboot and still dont have the option to check for updates, so I guess I will try a wipe and see what that does.
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Have you tried simply turning on and off the "Auto update" option right below the "Update (Check for updates)"-listing?
That sometimes helps.
I havent been on honeycomb for a long time, but I know this happened to me a few times, and I researched by deleting one samsung apk at a time. I think its the SamsungApps.apk or the samsung store, strangely enough.
there is a way to check for OTA's without this option in settings.. at least for gt-p6200 by going into service mode.. ( you can choose from 3 different OTA servers..; at least for my device I could)
cheers.
Update: I tried doing a full wipe but didnt restore the update button, so I had to reflash the firmware with Odin, and have the update option back. I just wished I knew what I deleted that caused this and not happen again.
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Damn dude, it is very unlikely the ICS came as OTA update or samsung releases any HC OTA update before ICS. So you have all this trouble for a dead option.
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Well, I've very similar problem with my P6210. I have Software update option in About device menu but if I tap Update (Check for software update) nothing happens since I put CWM to my tab.
air001 said:
Well, I've very similar problem with my P6210. I have Software update option in About device menu but if I tap Update (Check for software update) nothing happens since I put CWM to my tab.
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Toggle the "Auto Update" button first couple of times and then the "Update". That should work.
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miksumortti said:
Toggle the "Auto Update" button first couple of times and then the "Update". That should work.
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Thanks a lot. It works.:victory:
k_t_b said:
Have you tried simply turning on and off the "Auto update" option right below the "Update (Check for updates)"-listing?
That sometimes helps.
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This is all that needs to be done. When mine was doing this, I just unchecked both boxes for automatic software update.
[UPDATE]: Reported to be working with JB4.2.2!
None of the links provided are created or owned by me. These downloads have been developed by other developers.
This guide is only applicable to Galaxy S4 Google Edition with model number GT-I9505G running JB 4.3!
[UPDATE]: Reported to be working with 4.2.2 as well!
Verify the device's model number by navigating to Settings > About Phone.
Make sure:
If running Windows, download the GS4 drivers, here.
Enable USB debugging mode on the phone by navigating to Menu > Settings > Applications > Developer Options.
Make sure that a custom recovery tool such as ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP recovery is installed on the phone.
Make sure that the phone has at least 70% charge, so it doesn't shut down in the middle of the process.
Verify that the device is factory unlocked (not locked to a specific carrier) and its bootloader unlocked. This should be correct, as you are running on a GE rom.
Instructions:
1. Download Chainfire's SuperSU Auto Root tool for Galaxy S4 GT-I9505G on the computer.
2. Connect your Galaxy S4 to computer via USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the root folder of your phone's SD card.
3. Turn off your phone, and disconnect it from your computer.
4. Boot the phone into CWM recovery mode by pressing and holding the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together.
5. In recovery mode, perform a full data wiping task. To do so, choose wipe data/factory reset and click Yes to confirm the action. Then click wipe cache partition and wait until the process completes.
6. Choose wipe dalvik cache under the advanced option. Wait until the process is finished.
7. Select Install Zip from SD card and then click Choose Zip from SD card. Browse and select the SuperSU root file which you copied earlier to your phone. Then tap Yes to confirm root installation and wait until the install process completes.
8. Reboot system.
Your JB 4.3 GS4 is now rooted!
[UPDATE]: And 4.2.2!
~~GAMERIOT~~
~~HIT THE THANKS BUTTON, GUYS!~~
gameriot said:
None of the links provided are created or owned by me. These downloads have been developed by other developers.
This guide is only applicable to Galaxy S4 Google Edition with model number GT-I9505 running JB 4.3!
Verify the device's model number by navigating to Settings > About Phone.
Make sure:
If running Windows, download the GS4 drivers, here.
Enable USB debugging mode on the phone by navigating to Menu > Settings > Applications > Developer Options.
Make sure that a custom recovery tool such as ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP recovery is installed on the phone.
Make sure that the phone has at least 70% charge, so it doesn't shut down in the middle of the process.
Verify that the device is factory unlocked (not locked to a specific carrier) and its bootloader unlocked. This should be correct, as you are running on a GE rom.
Instructions:
1. Download Chainfire's SuperSU Auto Root tool for Galaxy S4 GT-I9505G on the computer.
2. Connect your Galaxy S4 to computer via USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the root folder of your phone's SD card.
3. Turn off your phone, and disconnect it from your computer.
4. Boot the phone into CWM recovery mode by pressing and holding the Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together.
5. In recovery mode, perform a full data wiping task. To do so, choose wipe data/factory reset and click Yes to confirm the action. Then click wipe cache partition and wait until the process completes.
6. Choose wipe dalvik cache under the advanced option. Wait until the process is finished.
7. Select Install Zip from SD card and then click Choose Zip from SD card. Browse and select the SuperSU root file which you copied earlier to your phone. Then tap Yes to confirm root installation and wait until the install process completes.
8. Reboot system.
Your JB 4.3 GS4 is now rooted!
~~GAMERIOT~~
~~HIT THE THANKS BUTTON, GUYS!~~
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S4 GE model no. is I9505G..... please correct in bold letters... it may cause confusion....
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satya0011 said:
S4 GE model no. is I9505G..... please correct in bold letters... it may cause confusion....
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Sorry for the mistake. I fixed it.
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Thanks
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Will this procedure also work for a GT-I9505G that is still running 4.2.2?
ScytaleZero said:
Will this procedure also work for a GT-I9505G that is still running 4.2.2?
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Nope. But if you were rooted before you flashed the GE rom you should still be rooted.
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Actt said:
Thanks
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No problem!
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gameriot said:
Nope. But if you were rooted before you flashed the GE rom you should still be rooted.
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This GT-I9505G is my first Android phone and it came with 4.2.2, so I'm looking into how to also do my first root
This thread seems to have some info unless maybe you could recommend a known working method for a noob: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358883
Actt said:
Thanks
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No problem.
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ScytaleZero said:
This GT-I9505G is my first Android phone and it came with 4.2.2, so I'm looking into how to also do my first root
This thread seems to have some info unless maybe you could recommend a known working method for a noob: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358883
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Okay I'll try to upload a guide to root 4.2.2 GT-I9505G tonight. I'll let you know when it's up. Leave a thanks!
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gameriot said:
Okay I'll try to upload a guide to root 4.2.2 GT-I9505G tonight. I'll let you know when it's up. Leave a thanks!
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Done! And thanks in advance for the help; I'll keep monitoring this thread.
ScytaleZero said:
Done! And thanks in advance for the help; I'll keep monitoring this thread.
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Haha this is my first Android too x)
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ScytaleZero said:
This GT-I9505G is my first Android phone and it came with 4.2.2, so I'm looking into how to also do my first root
This thread seems to have some info unless maybe you could recommend a known working method for a noob: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358883
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I think this guide will work for 4.2.2 as well. Can you check? Make sure you take a backup before wiping.
gameriot said:
I think this guide will work for 4.2.2 as well. Can you check? Make sure you take a backup before wiping.
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It worked!
still no root
I have tried this method several times even with chainfire's latest version 1.51 And still it will not root. I know I am doing something wrong here but I can't put my finger on it. Can anyone help?
thedrkstr said:
I have tried this method several times even with chainfire's latest version 1.51 And still it will not root. I know I am doing something wrong here but I can't put my finger on it. Can anyone help?
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Did you wipe dalvik and Windows or osx?
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gameriot said:
Did you wipe dalvik and Windows or osx?
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Hi thanks for the reply. After several tries. I was able to find an img and then used Odin to root the phone. Now that I have done that it will stay that was using a few good apps. Chainfire had put up CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar which worked for me.
Thanks again
thedrkstr said:
Hi thanks for the reply. After several tries. I was able to find an img and then used Odin to root the phone. Now that I have done that it will stay that was using a few good apps. Chainfire had put up CF-Auto-Root-jflte-jfltexx-gti9505.tar which worked for me.
Thanks again
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Oh great job! Sorry I wasn't much of a help I didn't know what was going on behind the screen. Have fun with your rooted phone
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I already covered all this days ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391723
OP's make sure your doing a search prior to posting so we don't have redundant threads and if you do have a guide or how to make sure you PM me so we can put it in our DISCUSSION that's in the sticky at the top of the General thread
Or if you change the title let me know so I can change it for you in our thread.
That includes me!!
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MJHawaii said:
I already covered all this days ago
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391723
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Actually you posted only two days ago, while there was already a post just like it.
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So i rooted my s6 thinking that it would be like a jailbreak and i was wrong.. can someone give me a link to a video or some info on how to unroot it. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3096000
Might be a place to start.
Normally this is something you look at before rooting you device so you know how to if you run into problems
Go into super su app and choose full unroot
I second what krelvinaz said, head over to that thread and start back to stock and start fresh
bash_array said:
Go into super su app and choose full unroot
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I was going to use the SuperSu to do the Full unroot. If I did that, then installed the current Verizon OTA, could I then re-root using pingpong? Or does this OTA disable the ability to root again? I've read so many posts and articles from various sources, some say yes, some say no. The more I dig the more conflicting info I find.
The only reason I rooted in the first place was to swap out the mixer_paths.xml file. I'm curious if the OTA will wipe that moded file out. But that's probably another discussion.
Thanks
I rooted first and a day later took ota. After ota pingpong root just needed to "download data" or whatever then root worked fine.
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jboogie555 said:
I rooted first and a day later took ota. After ota pingpong root just needed to "download data" or whatever then root worked fine.
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Really? Bummer, mine isn't taking the update. I've tried several times and it just fails after the download and after the reboot to install. Nothing bad happens after that, it just boots up like normal. Then it harasses me again and again to do the update.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61279830
Easy process
DAS3D said:
Really? Bummer, mine isn't taking the update. I've tried several times and it just fails after the download and after the reboot to install. Nothing bad happens after that, it just boots up like normal. Then it harasses me again and again to do the update.
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I think what you are talking about is you were rooted and tried to take the Ota and it wouldn't install correct? If that's the case, yeah you have to unroot or Odin the new version then reboot.
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Use the verizon upgrade utility that is on your phone when it's plugged in as an installer. Make sure your battery is charged all the way too.
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MrWicked1 said:
I think what you are talking about is you were rooted and tried to take the Ota and it wouldn't install correct? If that's the case, yeah you have to unroot or Odin the new version then reboot.
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Thanks a lot for your help!
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jboogie555 said:
Use the verizon upgrade utility that is on your phone when it's plugged in as an installer. Make sure your battery is charged all the way too.
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That did the trick! Thanks so much. It worked just like it should have. Afterwards I did have to rerun pingpong, but that took about 2 seconds and I'm back to normal now with the update. Thanks a million!
I did that, as I usually do when I sell my phones.... It bricked it and I could reinstall stock.
Unrooting options
To summarize the unrooting options:
1. Unroot with SuperSu - By some reports this method does not work
2. Odin stock rom - Wipes the device and data, ?trips knox?
3. Use the Verizon Update Utility - Upgrades the devices to latest OTA
I am on 5.02 Stock (AOC3), rooted, Knox not tripped.
I am really not interested in wiping my device or updating to the latest OTA.
What I want to do is *temporarily* unroot to see if I can get Android Pay working again.
Has anyone had any luck with method 1 above? If android pay and your credit cards are activated/verified while unrooted, can you then re-root and still have Android Pay work?
I really miss using Android Pay... but not enough to lose root!!!
If you go into the superuser app and click the enable superuser to turn it off you can activate a card with android pay. You won't lose root this way.
I did that with my bank card and once my card was listed in Android pay I reenabled superuser and everything works fine.
I'm also using root cloaker but I don't know if it's needed.
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Awesome!!! That was too easy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
@dobosininja
Is your android pay still working? I was able to use Android pay for only a short period ~1 day. Now I get the message "This card cannot be used right now" It doesn't matter what card I use or whether SuperSU is enabled. Maybe it is detecting SuperSU itself.
What app / procedure did you use for cloaking? Did it trip your knox?
Thanks!
sdpluth said:
@dobosininja
Is your android pay still working? I was able to use Android pay for only a short period ~1 day. Now I get the message "This card cannot be used right now" It doesn't matter what card I use or whether SuperSU is enabled. Maybe it is detecting SuperSU itself.
What app / procedure did you use for cloaking? Did it trip your knox?
Thanks!
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Mine is still showing my card being attached, but I have not used it lately.
I am using root cloak plus, but I can't guarantee it works.
My knox is not tripped since I rooted with ping pong that didn't trip it.
sdpluth said:
@dobosininja
Is your android pay still working? I was able to use Android pay for only a short period ~1 day. Now I get the message "This card cannot be used right now" It doesn't matter what card I use or whether SuperSU is enabled. Maybe it is detecting SuperSU itself.
What app / procedure did you use for cloaking? Did it trip your knox?
Thanks!
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If I'm correct, the Token needs to refresh from time to time. It may be that that process is detecting the root.
I'd try the Root Cloak he mentioned.
Anybody know what it is. ..how can I disable it..don't want to update, still hoping for rooted one day
It's listed as the monthly android security patch update.
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Need to do it. Fixes recent security flaws
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Jacob11701 said:
Need to do it. Fixes recent security flaws
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Be nice if it addressed memory management a little.
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xavierxxx2p said:
Anybody know what it is. ..how can I disable it..don't want to update, still hoping for rooted one day
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You can block SDM.apk with this debloater if you don't want to be nagged anymore. Seeing that the update was already downloaded you will have to enter recovery mode and clear cache to get rid of the install nag. After you do that and disable SDM.apk you will no longer get the notification. I went ahead and installed it anyways because I'm not too concerned with root. I'd rather have a secure device.
Misterxtc said:
You can block SDM.apk with this debloater if you don't want to be nagged anymore. Seeing that the update was already downloaded you will have to enter recovery mode and clear cache to get rid of the install nag. After you do that and disable SDM.apk you will no longer get the notification. I went ahead and installed it anyways because I'm not too concerned with root. I'd rather have a secure device.
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Thanks man..I also took the update. .i guess I already got use to not being root. ..besides adguard and ogtube help alot.
xavierxxx2p said:
Thanks man..I also took the update. .i guess I already got use to not being root. ..besides adguard and ogtube help alot.
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Your welcome. I feel the same here. My S6 lost root the Note 4 never had it except the dev ed I had for a short time so I got used to no root as well. With the debloater it's no big deal for me anymore and being able to theme really settled the issue for me. I can do basically everything I want and still have a secure phone without worrying when root will get killed. I do miss building ROMs a little but I can deal without it.
weird layout after update
So I took the update and since the all my menus are on the right side of screen, my send button in text is now on the left side as well as my statusbar icons. Nobody else mentioned this. Is it just my n5?
deno24 said:
So I took the update and since the all my menus are on the right side of screen, my send button in text is now on the left side as well as my statusbar icons. Nobody else mentioned this. Is it just my n5?
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Can you post screenshots?
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Misterxtc said:
You can block SDM.apk with this debloater if you don't want to be nagged anymore. Seeing that the update was already downloaded you will have to enter recovery mode and clear cache to get rid of the install nag. After you do that and disable SDM.apk you will no longer get the notification. I went ahead and installed it anyways because I'm not too concerned with root. I'd rather have a secure device.
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It works. If you remember to turn USB debugging on........
Yes, it works just fine.
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billinaz said:
It works. If you remember to turn USB debugging on........
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Or the app package disabler does it perfectly from the phone itself without root. Easy check and uncheck
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So my father decided to update is Galaxy S8 with substratum enabled and now we get SystemUI FC every time and can't use the phone.
No rooted, no custom recovery, no nothing. Is there any way of removing the overlays without wiping data?
I've tried safe mode, but the same happens.
Thanks.
eXtremeDevil said:
So my father decided to update is Galaxy S8 with substratum enabled and now we get SystemUI FC every time and can't use the phone.
No rooted, no custom recovery, no nothing. Is there any way of removing the overlays without wiping data?
I've tried safe mode, but the same happens.
Thanks.
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Do you know if usb debugging is enabled? Might be possible to fix without erasing data.
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I'm afraid not, my phone has everything done but his has nothing, no adb, no root, no recovery...
eXtremeDevil said:
I'm afraid not, my phone has everything done but his has nothing, no adb, no root, no recovery...
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[emoji25] sadly I think a full wipe is your only solution. Can the stock recovery run zip files like TWRP can? Not familiar with stock recovery on Samsung myself.
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It can run update.zip but I think they have to be signed...
Tried emergency mode but I can't touch the agreement checkbox
No solution then?
Thanks!
eXtremeDevil said:
It can run update.zip but I think they have to be signed...
Tried emergency mode but I can't touch the agreement checkbox
No solution then?
Thanks!
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Did you try the rescue zip in recovery?
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Acid0057 said:
Did you try the rescue zip in recovery?
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What zip is that??
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What zip is that??
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I think it's called Substratumrescue.zip in the root of the phone. There are directions to use it in the help in Substratum. Look it up on your phone. [emoji16]
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Yes but I don't think is designed for samsung mode of substratum, also I think stock recovery only accepts signed zips
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Yes but I don't think is designed for samsung mode of substratum, also I think stock recovery only accepts signed zips
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[emoji26] factory reset it is then
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I ended up doing that. Google backup restored his apps, and even call log, but no SMS
Thanks to all anyways
eXtremeDevil said:
I ended up doing that. Google backup restored his apps, and even call log, but no SMS
Thanks to all anyways
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Welcome. Carbonite backup has a free sms backup app on the play store. It's worked for me a dozen times changing between phones.
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Have you tried to boot up in safe mode (Power + Vol. down) to fix the problem?
That worked for me. You just have to uninstall the substratum app and then reboot your phone.
iNette
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I've got exactly the same problem as mendioned here, but on Moto Z2 Play. I cannot bot in standard and safe mode. But debugging is on. Instaling not signed packages is probably disabled. Is there any solution to fix this without factory reset?