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Hi,
Is this a known issue on Android 4.03 Official?
I can't uninstall an app, because I can't disable its administrator privileges. These settings are gone after applying the FOTA!
Not noticed it but I did a factory reset after getting the update
EddyOS said:
I did a factory reset after getting the update
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Thanks. I didn't. Interesting. Can anyone else confirm/reject this please?
Nope, i can just remove apps and everything. Didn't do a factory reset after OTA update.
Keupie said:
Nope, i can just remove apps and everything. Didn't do a factory reset after OTA update.
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But do you see the "Device Administrator" settings?
You mind trying to install this app (SwitchPro Widget) and then uninstall it?
Dmitry N said:
But do you see the "Device Administrator" settings?
You mind trying to install this app (SwitchPro Widget) and then uninstall it?
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i see the device administrator settings. Can't install the app because it's a paid app and i don't own a creditcard
Factory reset was the solution indeed!
Where's My Droid is the problem
I noticed after installing Where's My Droid and granting it Device Administration privileges, the option itself disappeared from the Security menu of my phone, along with Unknown Sources option. WTF - I reset my phone over a dozen times (literally) before I realized what caused it to keep disappearing. There's no telling how many apps out there that might cause these options to disappear after being added as a Device Administrator. So please, test my conclusion...reset your phone and if the options reappear, try installing the app that caused the options to disappear (most likely a security app or phone locator app) then grant it Device Admin again and see what happens. If I'm right, please hit the thank you button. Peace!!
I don't see this menu even I did factory reset+wipe data in stock recovery ... I've tried to check it on clean phone without any application installed and it is not there - just setting for "Unknown sources" but not Device administrators ..
rkafka said:
I don't see this menu even I did factory reset+wipe data in stock recovery ... I've tried to check it on clean phone without any application installed and it is not there - just setting for "Unknown sources" but not Device administrators ..
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Me either until you install an app like Where's My Droid, then go to the Security section of WMD> Remote Wipe or Remote Lock. DO NOT 'SET DEVICE ADMIN' but this should put the option in the Settings>Security menu of the phone. but after uninstalling WMD it goes away. maybe you can make use of it for programs that need device admin privleges while WMD is installed, hopefully it dosen't disappear if you authorize a different app, then hopefully uninstalling WMD wont remove the option if a different app already has admin rights. Are you pickin up what I'm layin down? I know it sounds crazy, thumbs down ICS
akafarmer said:
Me either until you install an app like Where's My Droid, then go to the Security section of WMD> Remote Wipe or Remote Lock. DO NOT 'SET DEVICE ADMIN' but this should put the option in the Settings>Security menu of the phone. but after uninstalling WMD it goes away. maybe you can make use of it for programs that need device admin privleges while WMD is installed, hopefully it dosen't disappear if you authorize a different app, then hopefully uninstalling WMD wont remove the option if a different app already has admin rights. Are you pickin up what I'm layin down? I know it sounds crazy, thumbs down ICS
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Now I uderstand it. When there is no application with dev.admin privilegs demand, the option is not there (nothing to set/reset) .. .. It clear now .. Where is my Droid shown me how it is working .. Many thanks for explanation ..
rkafka said:
Now I uderstand it. When there is no application with dev.admin privilegs demand, the option is not there (nothing to set/reset) .. .. It clear now .. Where is my Droid shown me how it is working .. Many thanks for explanation ..
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I'm knew at posting and don't know if you hit the thanks button but it would be greatly appreciated. btw, this problem is not on any other ICS phone I've seen, just Vivid, rooted or not.
akafarmer said:
I'm knew at posting and don't know if you hit the thanks button but it would be greatly appreciated. btw, this problem is not on any other ICS phone I've seen, just Vivid, rooted or not.
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You have found the root cause of this "problem".. It is not a bug it is feature
That did it for me, too!
Just to confirm, I found a small app on the Play Store that wanted Device Admin rights (an app called "Lock Screen" which just provides a button to lock the device), went in to it's settings, enabled Device Admin rights and then the 3rd Party Apps and Device Administrator settings appeared in the Security Settings. Thank you!
rkafka said:
You have found the root cause of this "problem".. It is not a bug it is feature
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Seems like a problem to me, I have yet to get these options back after setting Where's My Droid app as a Device Admin.
Only Install Android Device Manager for enable this menu
So, the ROM works fine and everything is dandy, but the main issue that irks me is that I have to press "ok" every time after disabling data:
http://gyazo.com/24c68b47ea03f668397c798bac1df55f
Is there a way I can change that the message does not show up or do I need to go into ADB? I'm not sure how ADB works either.
TestKnow has also released a universal ADB driver. Not sure how well that works or if anyone has pointers because I had a tough time installing ADB in the first place.
Another issue is the messenger app. There's a different version of the stock messenger app that I want to install because in this version I can send messages without typing anything:
http://gyazo.com/f38f7d74870c98b40d1e39ab66d24e19
I tried to push another app before but it just permanently crashed the app and I had to reflash. Is there another way? ADB again?
Thanks.
Sadly this is present in both stock 5.0.2 and 5.1.1.
roydok said:
Sadly this is present in both stock 5.0.2 and 5.1.1.
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The disabling data thing? I mean, I can live with this and the other issue, but I would be happier if I could fix them. I know phones aren't perfect so I'm just trying to be realistic here. I haven't downloaded any apps yet to see if I can remedy these two things first. Thanks for replying.
If you're rooted you can use mobile toggle data from xda.
Google it.
With that you can either make a widget or Tasker profile.
Faspaiso said:
If you're rooted you can use mobile toggle data from xda.
Google it.
With that you can either make a widget or Tasker profile.
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I meant from the pulldown menu like in this picture: http://gyazo.com/24c68b47ea03f668397c798bac1df55f
It's not a dealbreaker for me but it would be nicer.
Would you know how to push an apk into the system drawer? I wanted to add a different version of the messenger and maybe keyboard app.
darklime said:
I meant from the pulldown menu like in this picture: http://gyazo.com/24c68b47ea03f668397c798bac1df55f
It's not a dealbreaker for me but it would be nicer.
Would you know how to push an apk into the system drawer? I wanted to add a different version of the messenger and maybe keyboard app.
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Sadly no, but will be happy to hear it, if you find a way!
You can use ROM toolbox pro to convert a user app to a system app.
Or if you already have a system app apk file then just paste or move it /System/app or priv app and set permissions using a file explorer then reboot phone.
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Obagleyfreer said:
You can use ROM toolbox pro to convert a user app to a system app.
Or if you already have a system app apk file then just paste or move it /System/app or priv app and set permissions using a file explorer then reboot phone.
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He want it in the notification drawer.
Hi
anybody knows any port of this asus app?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.message
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/zenui-asus-computer-inc/messaging/
letschky said:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/zenui-asus-computer-inc/messaging/
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Thanks, I will give a try, but I think it has to be ported to our phone....I instaled once and it FC
pasil.pt said:
Thanks, I will give a try, but I think it has to be ported to our phone....I instaled once and it FC
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Does not instal
on apkmirror site it says that apk is targeted for lolipop 5.0 API21...mate 8 is MM6.0 API23
I think it has to be "ported" but I have no idea how
It works like copy in system / app and give permission (rw-r-r)but your Phone must be rooted.
Look the Pic in Attachment
letschky said:
It works like copy in system / app and give permission (rw-r-r)but your Phone must be rooted.
Look the Pic in Attachment
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Thanks. I will try. My phone is rooted. I just try to be cautious with instalation of apps like phone, messaging. etc to mot to get a mess with stock ones.
If it works well maybe the better is to uninstal or freeze huawei messaging. I will give feedback
letschky said:
It works like copy in system / app and give permission (rw-r-r)but your Phone must be rooted.
Look the Pic in Attachment
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Yes, as a system app it works great
many thanks
I can confirm Asus Messaging works on the Samsung Galaxy S7 as a system app, it just won't let me choose a specific tone for notifications. I can select one but only have back as an option, so the notification tone stays at whatever the system default notification tone is set to.
Just create a folder in /system/priv-app (for example: AsusMessaging).
Drop the APK in this folder (Rename the APK you want)
Set permissions on AsusMessaging to RWXR-XR-X
Set permissions on the apk to R-XR--R--
Reboot
Run the app, and make sure to give it the permissions it needs. It has to be set as the default messaging app.
I ended up removing it since the app still plays a notification for every message received while you are in the middle of an open conversation, and there is no apparent way to change this behavior.
Guess now I have found a reason to want a custom rom on this phone because I want the social media apps gone. I don't use Facebook nor do I plan to so I hope HTC pushes out an update to allow this app to be removed.
4ktvs said:
Guess now I have found a reason to want a custom rom on this phone because I want the social media apps gone. I don't use Facebook nor do I plan to so I hope HTC pushes out an update to allow this app to be removed.
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Facebook has been a system app as long as I can remember. Really...even my EVO 4G had Facebook installed to the system. Doesn't have to be a custom rom...just root, and an app capable of uninstalling system apps, like Titanium Backup.
4ktvs said:
Guess now I have found a reason to want a custom rom on this phone because I want the social media apps gone. I don't use Facebook nor do I plan to so I hope HTC pushes out an update to allow this app to be removed.
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What I do to fullfil your wish, and root's not needed: I simply deactivate Facebook and uninstall updates to free some space: problem solved
AarSyl said:
Facebook has been a system app as long as I can remember. Really...even my EVO 4G had Facebook installed to the system. Doesn't have to be a custom rom...just root, and an app capable of uninstalling system apps, like Titanium Backup.
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Facebook is a system app? Since when.
Howling Wolf said:
What I do to fullfil your wish, and root's not needed: I simply deactivate Facebook and uninstall updates to free some space: problem solved
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Yeah...there's that option. Disable it.
borisb said:
Facebook is a system app? Since when.
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If not a system app, I don't see any other reason why the OP can't uninstall...
If you are using a custom rom, there is a strong chance that it is not installed onto the system partition.
Fb is def a system app but just disable it
Anyway to Disable/Uninstall the Mail and Message App without rooting?
You don't need root to disable apps anymore (you need it to uninstall system apps though)
Could always use package disabler to disable both the app and it's associated system components. It doesn't require root but it does require you to remove all your accounts and set them up again (settings > Google)
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evo4g63t said:
You don't need root to disable apps anymore (you need it to uninstall system apps though)
Could always use package disabler to disable both the app and it's associated system components. It doesn't require root but it does require you to remove all your accounts and set them up again (settings > Google)
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It's not letting me disable it. Have you tried?
synplex said:
It's not letting me disable it. Have you tried?
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A screenshot of your App Info page for Facebook would be helpful. Same goes for the OP.
AarSyl said:
A screenshot of your App Info page for Facebook would be helpful. Same goes for the OP.
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Sorry I misspoke. I was talking about system apps like the Mail or HTC MSG app that wont let me disable or uninstall.
During video call only half of the screen shows caller face rest is acquired by options.is there any soln. To this.
I'm facing the same problem. Don't thing there is any solution for that.
Try Google Dialer and Contacts and disable Stock Contacts Manager. Its wrking fine for me and no bugs like Stock .
Nb: No root access need !!
Sakthidas11 said:
Try Google Dialer and Contacts and disable Stock Contacts Manager. Its wrking fine for me and no bugs like Stock .
Nb: No root access need !!
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Is it available on play store?
Sakthidas11 said:
Try Google Dialer and Contacts and disable Stock Contacts Manager. Its wrking fine for me and no bugs like Stock .
Nb: No root access need !!
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I've tried that. But without root, the stock phone app cannot be disabled. So annoyingly the stock phone app pops up before or after a call is made.
neeraj.17 said:
Is it available on play store?
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Yes but unfortunately not for our device. Hence you've to sideloaded it.
Siva Mk said:
I've tried that. But without root, the stock phone app cannot be disabled. So annoyingly the stock phone app pops up before or after a call is made.
Yes but unfortunately not for our device. Hence you've to sideloaded it.
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For me its working fine !! And i disabled the stock phone app too
Sakthidas11 said:
For me its working fine !! And i disabled the stock phone app too
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You have root access?
Siva Mk said:
You have root access?
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No
Sakthidas11 said:
No
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Why is disable button greyed out?
Siva Mk said:
Why is disable button greyed out?
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You must installed any alternative phone app too... Maybe than.
Google phone is installed. still unable to disable it...
Am I the only one?
Siva Mk said:
Why is disable button greyed out?
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First install Google dialer & contacts then set it as Default after that try to disable
Sakthidas11 said:
First install Google dialer & contacts then set it as Default after that try to disable
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I did all that buddy... Still nothing.. are you referring to the stock system phone app or the contact manager app?
Contacts manager
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Contacts manager
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Oh that can be disabled. I was talking about system phone app. Every time I make a call it pops up eventhough I'm dialing with Google phone. The screen disappears once back button is pressed.
I had to go to Settings > Apps > Configure apps (tap gear icon at the top) > set "Phone app" to "Google Phone"!
full screen video calling works now
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