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[General Questions and Answers] bodwyn:
ADB.exe how-to user guide

Hi!

How do I just get at the how-to guide for adb.exe?

I want to get past Battery Doctor, which has a lock screen, but won't accept the PIN I set (even though it makes you type it in twice).

I could uninstall Battery Doctor maybe, using ABD, or maybe somehow disable it?

I'm running Windows 7 X64.

Downloaded and installed ADB, Fastboot, Drivers 1.4.3 and then 1.33 as I couldn't figure out whether 1.4.3 was doing anything, and there are so many YouTube vids talking about tricky install and device manager.
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
couldnt you uninstall from setttings > apps. or from your file manager.

"err on the side of kindness"
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
Firewall for Androit without Root privileges

So, I have got that good Chinese Phone lately but the only way to get root on it and remove the suspicious apps/services is to use iRoot which installs additionally malware and unwanted apps. So I have decided to get a free firewall for Android in which I can set a rule for any app/service to block the communication between internet and its app. Can someone recommend free and good Firewall for me ?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You can emulate windows on android but its slow.

If you have an android device with an x86 processor then you can install 32 bit Windows on it but the windows .iso .img has to be relatively small, around 8GB. Also, you probably won't find windows drivers to get all the tablets hardware working, especially WiFi and touchscreen.

And that change my software crap is a ripoff. What you asked can be done but that's not the way to do it, you have to do it manually step by step yourself.
[General Questions and Answers] limjh16:
After rooting, installed xPosed (dont start using your phone yet) and install appsOpsXposed. then, block all permissions to the above mentioned malware and crapware.

Alternatively, install titanium backup and just force delete all those crapware now that ur rooted.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The way you asked implies that you haven't tried searching for your own answers at all. We won't give you a step by step walkthrough, if the method exists for your device then there are already guides for you to follow if you search for them.

You need root and custom recovery first, then you can focus on ROMs.

Do a Google search for:

"How to root Panasonic P55"

Get rooted following the instructions you find.

Then do a search for:

"Custom recovery for Panasonic P55"

If you find one then follow instructions to get it installed. If you need to unlock bootloader then it should mention that in flashing instructions.

For instructions to unlock bootloader do a search for:

"How to unlock bootloader on Panasonic P55"

As long as the methods and files exist for your device then its all easy to find if you include your model number in your searches for what you need.

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After you get rooted you can just uninstall and delete the extra malware and unwanted apps.
[General Questions and Answers] XAoler:
[MENTION=7299332]Gunx3r4[/MENTION] maybe you can use this. As you can see its a firewall that works without root.

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-netguard-root-firewall-t3233012
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
The thing with iRoot is not that I can't remove a malware but it enables some ads in various programs such as WhatsApp and so on so it not only installs the unwanted apps but also infects the other apps in other ways so it will display the ads. Can I ask what is xPosed ? What I have only used in this phone is a my Sim Cards for sms's but I haven't connected to a Wi-Fi yet as I have noticed there are some suspicious apps/services in my Android.

I have done a lot of research and it appears that iRoot is the only rooting program which can give me root on my Chinese Smartphone with the latest Android 5.1.1 AOSP. Also does someone knows how can I enable encryption on it as it's disabled ? I have looked around Google but it looks like I need to edit some xml file to enable it but I don't know which one and where.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
With root you can remove whatever you choose including the malware you mention, maybe not easily, but it can definitely be removed. I wouldn't waste my time with trying to block them with a firewall, I'd remove them completely.

You can also install Ad Away or even update your hosts file to block as many ads and servers as possible.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
Yeah that''s true since Root give me a full access to android however I'm still unsure if I should do it. Anyway do you maybe know which and what I should edit in the xml file to get the encryption enabled on my phone and sd card ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
No, I'm not familiar with your device.
[General Questions and Answers] Obi33:
My Phone is a Samsung galaxy trend 2 lite (G318H) and it have 4.4.4 andorid. Now can you help me? or i need to tell more things?
[General Questions and Answers] RomeSC:
Oh ok. Thanks. I understand now. Bummer I can't solve it, but now I know I dont have to check this page every day hoping for an answer! lol.
[General Questions and Answers] Obi33:
And now what can i do?
[General Questions and Answers] SohamTheRedDevil:
Sir i just downloaded the cm 12.1 rom

For grand 2 duos...

Device worked well for a week but then started lagging a lot aren't custom roms meant for speeding up devices? But mine has got even worse. ...please reply

Thanking you in advance. .
[General Questions and Answers] CrimsonBloodfang:
Hi, I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and I successfully rooted my device... I remember installing a Supersu apk while I was in recovery mode because it was necessary, and after a while, I decided to update the apps to latest version and found out that there can be two Supersu in my device, one when I installed in recovery, and another one in Google Playstore, so what I did, I uninstalled the first Supersu because I thought it was outdated, then I sticked with the Google Playstore Supersu, after a while, I opened Supersu, then I touched some things there and I found the sign saying, SU Binary needs to be updated and there are two options in doing it, but both dont work, so how can I get my SU Binary updated? Do I download an apk of it then place it in the root folder? I need specific information regarding this... please and thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Cyanandroid:
u should never delete the stock supersu apk that comes with the zip...

always update it from playstore...

now u will have to reroot using the zip and then just update it from playstore...
[General Questions and Answers] hosein13710:
Hi
[General Questions and Answers] syraufsylutfi95:
No signal after screen replacement Qualcomm chipset device :confused:

Hi, can anyone help me on how to repair my phone? my phone is lenovo s60, qualcomm processor and it is on stock rom. The point is after screen replacement, the signal seems to be broken. But i was curious neither hardware or firmware problem because after checking in the network settings it still gives an option to choose network operators that available. After i pick my signal still no sign of life. It was like old simcard (out of date). i already tested another simcard and still the same. Oh i did check imei is still the original imei. Any ideas? Thanks if help. Please reply fast..
[General Questions and Answers] CrimsonBloodfang:
Quick Questions (Please Help Me, I'm a NOOB on Progress)

Does flashing ROMs require ROOT?

Once I'm done flashing the ROM, will ROOT still be present?

Is it okay to just download the ROM zip file directly to the device, rather than in computer and transferring it? Because I always see the process done in PC then connect device and transfer in Youtube videos. (I know the answer is obvious but I still need to be sure incase I skipped some steps)

How can I backup the ROM incase I want to revert back?

What are the basic steps and usually done when flashing a Custom ROM, because I might flash a CyanogenMod in my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1?
[General Questions and Answers] Cyanandroid:
no flashing a rom does not always require root...

after flashing rom root will be lost..

u can backup rom using a custom recovery like cwm or twrp....

the steps are simple first of all for cyanogenmod u will be requiring a custom recovery where u can flash it directly but before that u will have to wipe system,data,cache...after that clear dalvik and cache once again and reboot to system u are all done...
[General Questions and Answers] xenreon:
After flashing rom root will only be lost if the rom is unrooted, not always
[General Questions and Answers] Cyanandroid:
yeah i forgot to add that...
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
What do you need help with?

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That depends on the devices hardware, it depends on what is included in system that natively runs in the background, it depends on what else you've installed and use on top of that.

Roms are typically built to be stable/smooth/fast but it depends on how you use it and the demand you put on the system.

Are you using third party messengers and how many are you using? They tend to slow devices down, especially Facebook app and Facebook messenger.

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I'm assuming the screen was replaced because it was damage, it could have physically damaged the radio when the screen was broken.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
Do you think this would work: Just root the device and do a factory data reset which would erase everything (Malware etc) but would it keep the root, that is the question ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If it installs the malware and apps in system then factory reset won't touch it. If you do the factory reset do it in recovery, using factory data reset in system settings on a rooted device usually causes a bootloop.

After resetting in recovery you'll still have root. You'll probably have to manually find and remove the malware and extra apps.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android it won't do much good in this case ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If it installs to system it won't help. If it installs the malware and apps to user space like when you download from playstore then factory reset in recovery would remove it.

If you're going to be a root user then you need to completely forget about using factory reset in settings, it may as well not even exist as far as you're concerned. Don't ever use that on a rooted device. It doesn't ALWAYS cause issues but it causes issues more times than it doesn't, its best just to not even use it all. Use recovery to factory reset.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?

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So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Hey you're killing me here.

You're multi posting, it does that when the network is slow. Type your reply then press send, if it doesn't say reply successful after 3-5 seconds then cancel sending and discard then refresh the page and your post will be there. Stop letting it multi post.

Your multi posts are slowing my device down because it keeps sending a notification with every repeated post.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
So basically what you are saying either way if I do a Reset in Recovery or Android itself it won't do much good in this case ?
[General Questions and Answers] poppajules:
Landscape Friendly Launcher

I have been thinking about how landscape can be made more useful, and I have begun to wonder: is there a launcher (or app that will help facilitate) that allows my icons to stay in their portrait locations even in landscape? I use my phone in landscape more often now than I have before, but I don't like how the entire screen rotates, and the icons are in new physical locations on the screen (top right for portrait, top right in landscape - which coincidentally puts me next to the haptic buttons that I hit all the time). I just want want my icon to be where it was, in portrait as well as in landscape.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on this one, or do I need to learn code and write it for the niche group like myself? Thanks in advance!

PS I use a Note 4, and there are a lot of things I can do with multi-window - this is really why I find myself in landscape and searching for my icons when I hit my Home button.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
I'm sorry, I had some lag in the browser. Anyway, to root my device and clean it I firstly need to root it via iRoot then remove apps/services which was installed by iRoot. What Apps would you recommend for removing a Malware/Adware and pop ups in general ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
[MENTION=3209138]poppajules[/MENTION], that isn't going to work because it would have to rearrange the icons every time you turn the screen.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
I think something weird is happening here as I saw your reply and it was also the same post posted over and over again. Anyway can you re-post it again please ? So do I just mainly remove apps via APPS -> All or are there any other places I should also look for ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I edited my post but now the whole thing is gone.

I was saying that if it installs to system then it will be in system/app and system/priv-app folder, if it installs to user partition then just uninstall like any other app.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
Do you mean Device -> Apps where I can look all the Apps which are on my Smartphone ? Also how do I remove apps from system/priv-app folder ? I normally just remove apps via Device -> Apps -> All where all the apps and services are listed.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
[MENTION=7299332]Gunx3r4[/MENTION], Going through settings only works to uninstall apps from user partition.

Uninstalling system apps is a different process, you can use Titanium Backup to uninstall system.apps or you can use ES file explorer, there are many ways to remove apps from system partition but you can't uninstall then like you would uninstall normal user installed apps.

Its simple, get a list of your apps that came on the device, then root, then use a file manager such as ES file explorer to navigate to manually go through your user and system folders, find anything that isn't on the stock list, then remove what you find. If its in system/app or system/priv-app then you'll have to use a method that removes system apps, if its in user partition then uninstall like normal. Stop complicating it, do some researching and you'll understand, I'm not going to hold your hand until you understand it, that is what you were given the ability to think and read for.

I'm saying to manually look through your folders because it may install some hidden stuff which wouldn't show in Applications>All.
[General Questions and Answers] JimTimmler:
SuperSU after CM13 flash

Hi there,

Can anybody tell me whether or not I keep SuperSU after flashing the latest CM13 nightly? (I habe already cm13 unstalled). Or do I have to flash SuperSU after every CM13 nightly flash?
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
So before root I go to Device -> Apps -> All and make notes of all of them then after a root I use a program like Titanium Backup to remove the apps/services which originally wasn't on the list ? What's the location for user and system folders and should I take a note of all the files which are located there as well ? I'm kindda confused, I know it's asking for too much but can you make an instructions in points that I can easily understand ? I have rooted like one - two smartphones but never done in-depth things so I'm totally confused here.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
If it truly lists all of your apps in settings then yes that list should be fine, that's if everything shows on that list.

To look through your folders to be certain, first you need to be rooted and have superSU installed and superSU binaries updated so you can get into system partition, that's why I said to find a full list of your stock apps before you root.

After rooting, use ES file explorer, open ES file, tap menu button, go down the list that pops up and tap root explorer(tap the word, not the On/Off button), grant superuser when prompted, in the menu that pops up tap mount R/W, on the next pop-up set / and /system to r/w.

Then at the top of ES file you'll see a / symbol on the left of the header above your folders, tap it, then find system folder, open it then look in system/app folder and system/priv-app folder, remove anything that isn't on the list except leave superSU.

Just do some research for how to access system folder, this information is all over the place, look for it instead of asking. This is pretty simple to do.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
It sounds pretty simple, what do you think about using MTK Droid Root & Tools then using a Delete China button which looks for malicious apk files in our Android, of course it requires root shell.

Also what I can do with apps which for example controls when to turn off my android if battery becomes too hot to prevent explosion but still has full access to the system/sends some data to the internet ? Should I use in this case some firewall ?

Do you maybe know what app called "Shell" and LocationEM2 does ? I have looked around Google for a little bit but couldn't find anything about it ....
[General Questions and Answers] TellNet23:
Note 5 duos root and support question

Hi I was thinking to buy a Galaxy Note 5 duos (SM-N9208) from Taiwan is it possible to root? And is it going to get xda developers support? Or is better to buy normal version of Note 5 like SM-920 single sim? thanks for the reply
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I don't know anything about the tools you mentioned. Even if you use it I would still manually check everything myself to be certain.

I wouldn't mess with the battery temp monitor, its a safety feature, you can use Greenify or similar apps to block it from sending information.

Shell is nothing you need to worry with and locationEM2 is probably for being able to locate you or the device in emergencies even if your device is no longer activated.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
What do you mean by no longer activated and what exactly does app called "Shell" does if I can ask because to me it looks like its an app which give a shell back to attacker.

Anyway just before I proceed, I have tried to use Root Genius to root my smartphone and I noticed that it installed its own application for rooting as well on my smartphone but the process of rooting itself failed so is it safe to assume it couldn't additionally install anything else in the system as the rooting failed and when I do a factory reset , everything will go to normal and fresh as I have just powered up my smartphone the first time ?

Also the last question, is there any way after I have root it,set-up everything to back up the whole Android system altogether with Settings etc so later on I could restore it in a case of emergency ? Perhaps could I do it via Chinese built in Recovery if possible as I have one ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Was Shell there before rooting? If so leave it alone.

I already told you that factory reset only wipes user apps, it doesn't remove anything g that has installed to system, if the rooting application installed to user partition then factory reset will remove it, if it installed to system partition then it won't. Its about WHERE it was installed, not WHAT was installed.

If you want to make a full backup of everything then use a custom recovery(CWM/TWRP) to make a nandroid backup, there is also a way to make a backup with adb but I'm not sure its as complete as using custom recovery. I don't know anything about the Chinese recovery you mention, most devices have a stock recovery but those don't do backups. If no custom recovery exists for your model number then you probably won't be able to make a full backup.

If you just want to make a backup of your apps and data/settings you can use Titanium backup but it doesn't backup the whole system, only custom recovery does that
[General Questions and Answers] sasevorg:
How to restore a keyguard_wallpaper.xml text file?

Hello!

I recently downloaded CM12 and wanted a new lockscreen, so I used ES file explorer to gain access to the root file data/system/user/0 and input the image I wanted, then rename it 'keyguard_wallpaper'

when that didn't work, I went ahead and (stupidly) deleted the original keyguard_wallpaper.i and the keyguard_wallpaper.xml text file that (I'm assuming) allowed the wallpaper to be applied to the lock screen. I'm hoping that you all can help me find a way to either flash a new .xml file to the system or do something to restore the keyguard_wallpaper.xml so I don't have to reflash CM12 anew and start all over.

Any advice?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Use ES file explorer to extract what you deleted from the CM12 ROM zip then push them to where they go in system on the device.

Then do a search for the correct way to replace lockscreen.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
So apps can install into themselves into system partition without Root access because what I meant by it was that you basically need a root access to install it in system partition. ehh, I think I was wrong then.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Not necessarily.

What I was saying is if the rooting tool you used is designed to install other stuff then that extra stuff may install to system because the rooting tool targets system to gain root, that's the whole reason for using the tool to gain root. If that extra gets installed to system then you'll have to remove it from system. This is my last reply to you because you are just running in circles, I don't run circles.
[General Questions and Answers] Gunx3r4:
Do you maybe know if using app which roots and sends IMEI numbers of rooted device is dangerous ? I'm just wondering this if this can be malicious in any way.

Anyway, thanks for helping me out with it. You deserve a lot of bear in my book.

Cheers