Hi everyone.
Well, basically I'm here because Pokémon GO is now unable to run if the OS is rooted, so I'm going to get rid of the root. However, I don't want to revert all the things that I've got like the deleting of all that annoying bloatware that came along the first time, and for and for all that I need to know what to exclude from the firmware when I do proceed from flash mode in Flashtool. I suppose that system.sin is the directory where all that crap is stored but I'm not really sure. Would you be kind to explain me?
Thank you so much. :laugh::victory:
Since no one answered I will try. Instead of changing .ftf file and trying to do something where you don't have expirience, why don't you simply unroot your phone? Delete all apps that need root to work (Xposed, root explored...) and if I remember well there is option in SuperSU to unroot phone. I would suggest you to use Magisk, but I think it is for 5.0+ because Pokemon GO use same safety system as AndroidPay use.
P.S. Before you do anything, make a backup.
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I rooted my phone using SuperoneClick for mac/linux, and it was very simple. It said my phone was rebooting and that my phone was rooted.
Now what do I do? What can I do with rooting? I don't see any difference on the mainscreen. What I did was went to look at my applications and realized I have "SuperUser" now.
When I click that, I have LOG, Apps, and settings, the only thing listed is settings. How can I remove certain bloatware that I don't need?
Get titanium backup so you can uninstall bloatware- if you pay $6 you can freeze the bloatware instead of removing it completely.
A program like Root Explorer can help you get rid of the bloatware as well. Just navigate to System/APP and delete what you don't want. Just be carefull not to delete the wrong software, I think there is a list in one of the threads here of what is safe to get rid of.
Yeah, just get an App manager that uses root access (I use Anttek App Manager). You can either freeze such apps or delete them entirely. You can also change CPU speed, and eventually upgrade to CM7 when it's released, and quite a few other things!
Before doing anything though, I'd recommend backup up your phone with Rom Manager.
Okay, so your steps should be this....
First download ROM manager to back up my system?
Then I download app manager so I can freeze/delete? Freezing might be safer for a newb like me.
that is what I did
I backed up the phone using ROM manager, but where can I find where that backup is to make sure I did it successfuly?
If you are thinking about getting into some serious tinkering, custom ROMs, Kernels, etc. You will probably want to use the NVFlash method to load in clockwork recovery. This method and a good backup of your system should help bail you out of the most circumstances.
Yes, but I'm not sure where to find the backup? I want to make sure the backup was successful. Please someone help
Backups will be found in the clockworkmod/backups folder. Check there to make sure u are doing it right and have a backup.
What can you do with root? As a beginner I would recommend you go slow:
1- Install interesting apps that require root: http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/07/13/8-great-apps-every-rooted-android-user-should-know-about/
2- Learn how to make and restore nandroid backups w/ Clockworkmod Recovery.
3- Freeze bloatware with Titanium Backup Pro.
4- Eventually get to flashing custom ROMs once we get some !
Backup should be on your external sd card in a folder called clockworkmod/backup
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I backed it up, went to clockworkmod and my backup, but it doesn't say anything when I click it, neither does it show up in the manage and restore backup
bump, anyone?
try again?
Mikeglongo said:
I rooted my phone using SuperoneClick for mac/linux, and it was very simple. It said my phone was rebooting and that my phone was rooted.
Now what do I do? What can I do with rooting? I don't see any difference on the mainscreen. What I did was went to look at my applications and realized I have "SuperUser" now.
When I click that, I have LOG, Apps, and settings, the only thing listed is settings. How can I remove certain bloatware that I don't need?
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why would you do this to your phone and have no idea what it does or how to take advantage of it?
that's like hotflashing a bios just because it sounds cool.
I'm new to it and want to freeze bloatware? And plus, I can google on how to do stuff and "take advantage" of it =) Thanks
And I just made a back-up and that one is not showing up, gave it a name and everything, would the best thing to do is to uninstall rom manager and install it?
Mikeglongo said:
I'm new to it and want to freeze bloatware? And plus, I can google on how to do stuff and "take advantage" of it =) Thanks
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that sound like an easy way to get in over your head
rofl, i still can't get even make a backup, i tried making the back-up twice, and it's showing me the first one, but when I go to manage/restore, it doesn't come up
Do u have an sdcard mounted? If not u need one.
Hi
Ive recently rooted my phone using v root (the chinese version). I needed to root the phone to remove some unwanted firmware, after i amended the firmware i unrooted the phone which deleted the chinse superuser. I then unistalled the apps the chinese superuser left, i also found some sort of files left by the rooting app which i deleted (these apps could not be opended by the phone). I ve run AVG which confirms my phone is not under threat but wondered if the rooting app will have left anything unwanted.
Thanks
Hi,
Thanks For using XDA Assist
Rooting allows unrestricted access to applications and there is a chance that some kind of background script and/or other malicious app might be installed in the background. One of the common ways to check the apps pushed/installed is to use application like root explorer and check the date stamps of files in /system. Files with unusual date stamps might be the ones modified.
It's better if you restore your phone to stock firmware and root again. Try these methods to root your phone
http://www.xda-developers.com/root/
Good day !
What specifically am I lookin for, won't some of the system dates have been changed because of the root. I've now unroofed the phone.
al1984 said:
What specifically am I lookin for, won't some of the system dates have been changed because of the root. I've now unroofed the phone.
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Unless there is a specific method used on ALL of your system files ,your system dates will remain unchanged. I don't think someone will resort to that method imo.
But you have a point. Rooting might modify some important system files.
Unrooting is not a complete solution . Flashing back to a stock ROM/firmware is the complete solution. After unrooting ,you need to change read only status to read write which can only be done if you are rooted. Or via running a shell exploit. It's a catch 22 situation.
Thats why I would recommend flashing Stock Firmware if possible !
Have a good day
I know you all are going to think I'm ridiculous, but I bought 2 shield tablets for my kids ages 3 and nearly 2 for educational purposes. After weighing the Nexus 9, shield tablet and Sony's Z2 tablet the shield seemed to be the best value. My kids have a restricted profile with only the educational/learning apps that I have selected available to them. My question is how do I disable or uninstall the preloaded NVIDIA apps such as SHIELD HUB, the controller one, Twitch sharing, etc.? My kids will never use them likely for the usable life of the tablets and I don't need them poking around with them so I'd like to have them removed or hidden at the least. I have the tablets stock rooted with TWRP recovery and I've used Titanium backup on previous devices to do something similar before but it doesn't seem be to able to located the APKs of these apps to uninstall them.
Thanks for the help!
Go into Settings and then Apps, you can select which you want to disable and uninstall (will not always uninstall as its part of the system i think) This is what I have done as i dont want junk running when I dont need/want it to
ady702 said:
Go into Settings and then Apps, you can select which you want to disable and uninstall (will not always uninstall as its part of the system i think) This is what I have done as i dont want junk running when I dont need/want it to
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I tried that first before resorting to Titanium Backup. The Disable button is greyed out and not available to click for these apps. These are like some super system level apps that can't be disabled or uninstalled the normal way.
tutech said:
I tried that first before resorting to Titanium Backup. The Disable button is greyed out and not available to click for these apps. These are like some super system level apps that can't be disabled or uninstalled the normal way.
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My suggestion would be to root the device. Many apps such as Titanium require root access for full functionality. Once rooted you'll be able to remove anything that you want. I personally just use Root Browser to navigate to System/App and delete what I don't want.
The drawback to rooting is that you won't have automatic OTA updates. (Not hard to get past that, download the OTA file and flash in Recovery.) But for your use you might not want to receive OTAs anyway.
koop1955 said:
My suggestion would be to root the device. Many apps such as Titanium require root access for full functionality. Once rooted you'll be able to remove anything that you want. I personally just use Root Browser to navigate to System/App and delete what I don't want.
The drawback to rooting is that you won't have automatic OTA updates. (Not hard to get past that, download the OTA file and flash in Recovery.) But for your use you might not want to receive OTAs anyway.
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My tablets are rooted, I mentioned that in the original post. However, Titanium Backup was unable to uninstall them (thus my question here) saying something about being unable to locate the APKs. I'll try Root Browser manually like you suggested when I get back home to them later.
I'm fully aware of all consequences of rooting, OTAs, etc. Every Android device I've owned since the original T-Mobile G1 has been rooted, but I do appreciate your willingness to help!
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My tablets are rooted, I mentioned that in the original post. However, Titanium Backup was unable to uninstall them (thus my question here) saying something about being unable to locate the APKs. I'll try Root Browser manually like you suggested when I get back home to them later.
I'm fully aware of all consequences of rooting, OTAs, etc. Every Android device I've owned since the original T-Mobile G1 has been rooted, but I do appreciate your willingness to help!
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Got it, I misread the part about being rooted and your experience on previous devices.
I stopped using Titanium Backup a while ago. There are simpler means of restoring apps and restoring data is likely to cause headaches. That said, the problem seems odd. As far as I know, all apps install to either /system/app or /data/app, That being the case, can't imagine why TB wouldn't be able to find them.
Are you by any chance running Multirom?
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Got it, I misread the part about being rooted and your experience on previous devices.
I stopped using Titanium Backup a while ago. There are simpler means of restoring apps and restoring data is likely to cause headaches. That said, the problem seems odd. As far as I know, all apps install to either /system/app or /data/app, That being the case, can't imagine why TB wouldn't be able to find them.
Are you by any chance running Multirom?
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Not running MultiROM, just stock with root. I thought it was odd that Titanium couldn't locate the APKs too, that's why I decided to ask here. I suspect if I go cruising around /system/app looking for these APKs to remove I won't find them there.
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Not running MultiROM, just stock with root. I thought it was odd that Titanium couldn't locate the APKs too, that's why I decided to ask here. I suspect if I go cruising around /system/app looking for these APKs to remove I won't find them there.
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You would be correct about them not being in system. Look in /vendor/app. Should be what you want.
Okay, I'm not a techie and I want to know how to backup everything on my phone before I attempt to root my OnePlus One using KingRoot.
At first I naively thought that copying all files and folders from my phone to my laptop would work, but 3 things seem to suggest it's not as easy as that:
I get an error message every time I try copying the files in the ColorNote folder
I saw a mention somehwere that to backup something called EFS you need to run a special app
I'm guessing that my contacts and SMS messages will not be backed up just by copying files and folders from my phone.
So my question is how do I backup *everything* (not just those things I have specifically refered to here) just in case something goes wrong when running KingRoot?
I would prefer not to have to upload my data to the cloud to back it up if at all possible.
Thanks fine people!
Reece Pondwell said:
Okay, I'm not a techie and I want to know how to backup everything on my phone before I attempt to root my OnePlus One using KingRoot.
At first I naively thought that copying all files and folders from my phone to my laptop would work, but 3 things seem to suggest it's not as easy as that:
I get an error message every time I try copying the files in the ColorNote folder
I saw a mention somehwere that to backup something called EFS you need to run a special app
I'm guessing that my contacts and SMS messages will not be backed up just by copying files and folders from my phone.
So my question is how do I backup *everything* (not just those things I have specifically refered to here) just in case something goes wrong when running KingRoot?
I would prefer not to have to upload my data to the cloud to back it up if at all possible.
Thanks fine people!
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Do you plan to unlock bootloader and flash custom recovery? If not and you just want root,you can safely skip all of this backup part as kingroot/kingoroot won't do any harm to your device.
Also if you don't like kinguser as default granting roots app,you can change it into SuperSu too.
Here's a great guide by @Nishidh
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ca...ck-switch-kingroot-to-supersu-easily-t3426965
Mr.Ak said:
Do you plan to unlock bootloader and flash custom recovery? If not and you just want root,you can safely skip all of this backup part as kingroot/kingoroot won't do any harm to your device.
Also if you don't like kinguser as default granting roots app,you can change it into SuperSu too.
Here's a great guide by @Nishidh
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ca...ck-switch-kingroot-to-supersu-easily-t3426965
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Hi and thanks for your reply.
I don't plan to unlock the bootloader. I also wasn't planning on flashing a custom recovery (tbh I don't even know what "flashing" means), however I was thinking of using the KingRoot desktop version and their website states that "the desktop KingRoot version can only be flashed using recovery custom tools". I'm guessing that means that when I run KingRoot it will automatically flash a custom recovery.
BUT if doing that means that my data is wiped then I will stick to the android version even though at the moment I am trying to write an absolute minimum of data to my phone. (My reason for wanting to root is to have one last attempt to recover a load of data that I lost off my phone using a file recovery program that requires root access).
I know that if I run KingRoot just to root it is not supposed to delete any data, but I thought that it was generally thought to be good practice to backup your data before the process anyway just in case something untoward happens (in fact I *think* I read a reccommendation to do that on the official KingRoot website).
Thanks for the video link & tip and, of course, your advice!
Reece Pondwell said:
Hi and thanks for your reply.
I don't plan to unlock the bootloader. I also wasn't planning on flashing a custom recovery (tbh I don't even know what "flashing" means), however I was thinking of using the KingRoot desktop version and their website states that "the desktop KingRoot version can only be flashed using recovery custom tools". I'm guessing that means that when I run KingRoot it will automatically flash a custom recovery.
BUT if doing that means that my data is wiped then I will stick to the android version even though at the moment I am trying to write an absolute minimum of data to my phone. (My reason for wanting to root is to have one last attempt to recover a load of data that I lost off my phone using a file recovery program that requires root access).
I know that if I run KingRoot just to root it is not supposed to delete any data, but I thought that it was generally thought to be good practice to backup your data before the process anyway just in case something untoward happens (in fact I *think* I read a reccommendation to do that on the official KingRoot website).
Thanks for the video link & tip and, of course, your advice!
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No don't use the desktop version.Use the mobile version and make sure you've fast net connection.Kingroot doesn't install recovery.It just roots,though,ofc not as good as rooting from recovery but still enough for daily tasks.
Mr.Ak said:
No don't use the desktop version.Use the mobile version and make sure you've fast net connection.Kingroot doesn't install recovery.It just roots,though,ofc not as good as rooting from recovery but still enough for daily tasks.
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Thanks for that. I've tried running KingRoot app, but having some problems as reported here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/kingroot-app-t3573101
Reece Pondwell said:
Thanks for that. I've tried running KingRoot app, but having some problems as reported here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/help/kingroot-app-t3573101
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Yes,its totally safe to quit the app.
You can try Kingoroot too.
Mr.Ak said:
Yes,its totally safe to quit the app.
You can try Kingoroot too.
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Thanks Mr Ak!
Hi everyone,
I have a Master Smartphone550 with android 4.4.2. On this device the on board memory is easily filled, so, was trying a way to move almost everything in the sd. I tried with adb(but without sdk tool, only adb)(pm set-install-location 2) but it won't let me move the apps even if the change i've done seems to be ok. So I tried to root the phone and, according to a 3rd I found on xda, I tried with iroot...of course it failed but, more then that, my phone was full of s**t installed with that software.... I proceded then with a factory reset, but it didn't remove that s**t...so the only thing i've been able to do is deactivate kingroot and a sort of crap software called settings that opens like 6-7 processes that open ads every 5 sec...the phone is now apparently clean (but apps are still there) but the end of the story is that my situation is worse than the beginning...
Now, honestly I don't know how to proceed. Of course I don't have a backup of the rom before installing kingroot.
The question is, especially now with those bad softwares on the phone, is there a chance to root it? How can I do that?
According to antutu it seems to have a MTK 6582 as processor.
If you need any information I'll do all I can to give it to you.
P.S. I'm sorry for the long post and thanks if you arrived here.
P.S.S. I'm really sorry if there are errors in the 3d but English isn't my first language, I hope it is clear and understandable.
Thanks to everyone.
As I understand, only KingRoot was able to root your phone, and now you whant it to be replaced by non-adware-root-supersu
If so, follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/a310/general/how-to-remove-replace-kingroot-kinguser-t3308989
If the script doesn't remove all of KingRoot, simply search for files named *king* and decide, if they belog to KingRoot, and delete if they do.
If it doesn't work, try replacing every "rm" command in the script with "rm-Rf" and maybe add a "sync"-command here and there…
kai-dj said:
As I understand, only KingRoot was able to root your phone, and now you whant it to be replaced by non-adware-root-supersu
If so, follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/a310/general/how-to-remove-replace-kingroot-kinguser-t3308989
If the script doesn't remove all of KingRoot, simply search for files named *king* and decide, if they belog to KingRoot, and delete if they do.
If it doesn't work, try replacing every "rm" command in the script with "rm-Rf" and maybe add a "sync"-command here and there…
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Thanks for the reply, but the problem is that the phone is NOT rooted(kingroot failed on everything except installing his s**t in my phone) and the only way I have to delete everything is root the phone...the point is how can I do that this point?
EDITK, I've done it. The phone is rooted... king root is installed and using titanium backup I managed to delete the ads app. I've frozen app here and there and phone seems to be ok. Any advice of things I can delete? Do you think it is really necessary to change kingroot for SU? Can it stay...let's say...clean?
porcd said:
Thanks for the reply, but the problem is that the phone is NOT rooted(kingroot failed on everything except installing his s**t in my phone) and the only way I have to delete everything is root the phone...the point is how can I do that this point?
EDITK, I've done it. The phone is rooted... king root is installed and using titanium backup I managed to delete the ads app. I've frozen app here and there and phone seems to be ok. Any advice of things I can delete? Do you think it is really necessary to change kingroot for SU? Can it stay...let's say...clean?
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I'd replace it, because TitaniumBackup sais that su-version could cause mistakes - and replacing isn't that hard. But if you don't run into trouble, root-access still works and you really got rid of the bold adds from KingRoot – you might as well keep it as it is ^^