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[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
Are you starting the hotspot with jtether? It has been said in this thread to use that to start it.

Read through the thread about itson...you cannot stop it or you lose data. If you delete some of the files you cannot text...The Bad Boyz bunch are working on completely removing it if possible. In the meantime there are claims that if it shows up in high battery usage, activate device, update PRL and profile might put it back to sleep for awhile.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I have been using jtether. I'm the guy that gets 85+MB / Month using mostly tethering. I could agree that it is because "high battery usage" but it's simply not that. I leave my phone plugged in when I tether. Guess I just gotta go backwards until a fix done...
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
Do you mean 85GB? I will try mine this weekend to make sure mine stays connected for longer than 10 minutes and make sure they didn't pull something with that reboot.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Hey now, I just woke up you are absolutely right! :) lol wow.... I came across some absolute rubbish of error codes... You know same ones we had before... People put your phone into CDMA only and everything tether should work fine for as long as you need it. ItsON is probably not the cause for the WiFi, but instead something they did with LTE idlers. If your phone pulls LTE signal all the time like mine does, well they throttle it or something, where it forces LTE into an idle mode, for about 15 seconds. Causing no data outage, but disconnects tethering. Like I said cdma only should solve it for now

85+GB

Disregard....
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mjhuffer:
Anybody having any luck with a Gallery fix. I did a full wipe and flash including the updated gallery.apk from the downloads section. Non HK, s-off, adsp firmware, no mods except transparent battery, only force closes on camera shots portion. Just making sure it wasn't forgotten about in all the ItsOn talk. On that note, I did get a forced restart when updating my Profile but I'm only seeing the UID app and it doesn't show in my battery statistics at all. I remove some stuff like browser, dropbox, and linkedin. Another thing is there a way to disable blinkfeed so it doesn't use battery. I don't have it as one of my panels but it still uses battery somehow.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Go to settings/personalize or settings/home screen should be a BlinkFeed setting there. Just untick the option. Sorry I'm still waking up...
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mjhuffer:
I see that but it won't let me unselect it. Will I have to download another launcher or something.

Well after doing some research sorry for bringing that up. Apparently HTC calls the whole sense launcher Blinkfeed now so no matter what it will show up in the battery stats unless you use another launcher. Sorry for the confusion.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Add it back to home screen go back there and it should be able to be unticked then

Edit: on An unrelated note. I just found a pretty heartbreaking glitch. If you are like me and go down to one panel you get a glitch where your phone recognizes no home screen officially. Making it impossible to add more panels or add BlinkFeed back in

Edit2: well without ease you can always overfill your panel and force a new one lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Disregard my CDMA post it happens still but less frequently... It is DEFINITELY itsON doing it look!!!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] IDRFT95S14:
To ppl having issues with WiFi ,did you follow steps correctly ,believe your suppose to run adsp first ,then then non-hk twice ,then wipe ,flash Rom and wipe cache again ,I may be off but that's what I did and I no issues with WiFi or gallery
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ph33zy:
Try disabling itson in epst. I can still send sms and have been tethering Netflix to my tablet for half an hour. Still testing , but so far so good.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bikegeek:
I removed Itson from the ROM and and now don't have an option to disable it in EPST. I still how it running under running apps for some reason.......:confused:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ph33zy:
I didn't remove any apks or folders since it broke my SMS. It may still be partially running, but at least I can use the tether hack again.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
Because it's hiding even deeper on your device . . .

So deleting that folder on the /carrier partition is the key to removing the service for good. That'll require mounting it in the TWRP fstab so that it can be called from an updater-script during flash to be deleted. So I guess I'm building an updated TWRP too, to see if it actually works. This is ridiculous.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bikegeek:
It's so on.........
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Yeah DEFINITELY a bad notion from Sprint, they really have it out for us lol... Really what is it hurting them to allow it for free.? Can anyone give a definite answer as to why they would continue to block us out. We've proved numerous times their edits just make a headache, but really we could just go backwards to have it back.... It's like they want people to just give up and accept paying outrageous prices for a feature that should have been free in the first place... It is the digital age you know....
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Magnum_Enforcer:
What a pain in the ass:mad:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
It is, but it's already done ;)

That plus this:

ui_print("Deleting ItsOn...");
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/carrier", "/carrier");
delete_recursive("/carrier/itson");
unmount("/carrier");

should do it :).
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bikegeek:
Many thanks. I (we) just need how to kill it with your fire........
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
In case you missed it, I updated the above with a hyperlink ;) . . .

I can confirm that it worked successfully on my device. ItsOn is finally gone!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
Nice job! I did find the partition block, but I guess we don't need it...
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mjhuffer:
Not going into too much detail but does this delete everything or does it just block the app? I thought there were some things that had to be done to the ramdisk?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Links bad
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] FusionX:
All functions working? or are you testing on your inactive device? texting, etc...
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
I'm building a flashable to test that will rip it all out
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
this should do it....it doesn't remove 100% of itson, but most of it...I have verified all the files are gone, calls & texting working :D

this will remove the itson data from:

ramdisk

/carrier/itson

/system/vendor/itson

/system/priv-app/ItsOnUID.apk

thx captn for all the help!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Echo2Lincoln:
This worked for me also
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I believe the only thing left is to set itsON on EPST to off then remove it from the menu ;)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] abdabbs:
I am using jtether for Wi-Fi hotspot.

I do use go launcher so that's maybe whyI don't see it in batteryusage.

I'll redo install as I flashed the HK adsp after the non hk modified fw and see if that helps at all with why the hotspot is turning itself off and not being able to flash Sprint Zone back.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
Did you use the updated recovery for this, or does it delete the folder on the carrier partition without it being mounted in fstab? I wasn't sure if it would work, even if you used the block device, without mounting it first.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
I used this to mount & delete...I verified it's gone after flashing

ui_print("Deleting ItsOn...");
mount("ext4", "EMMC", "/dev/block/mmcblk0p37", "/carrier");
delete_recursive("/carrier/itson");
unmount("/carrier");
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bikegeek:
Any issues if I have already removed it from the ROM?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
Cool, then my updated recovery probably isn't necessary. I never know what's going to mount and what isn't in there, lol. I figured I'd add it to make sure. It is nice to be able to browse that partition in recovery, though. There's much more important stuff there I didn't know about before.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
Thanks O.M.J! What recovery you using?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] skizzled:
Try this: https://s.basketbuild.com/filedl/de...RP_Recovery_2.8.1.0_M8_exFAT_carrier_CPTB.img

Found it on his forum theMikMik.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] chas123:
For anyone having issues with Gallery, the zip below fixed it for me. Flash in recovery, wipe caches, reboot, and update zoe from the market.

If you are s-on please test sd card write afterwards.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2q8dvqmbtejn9nt/gallery.zip?dl=0
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] johncjenc:
Itsoff. Zip worked without new recovery, sms data and calls working
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
yeah that's minor (visual only) if u try to turn it off 1st, it will force a reboot, and it will be back on....so thats not needed, just flash my zip, we can probably remove it from epst

depends what u actually removed ;) u may not have gotten it all

I hear ya, thx for updating though!

captns 2.8.0.6
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Lol, read that thread he done fixed cuz I told him over there :)

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I love you guys! Yeah visuals bother me more than some glitches though. I agree though it's minor ;)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] comstar:
ItsOn reboots and battery drain really blowing up over in the Sprint Community Forum. Sprint has admitted there is a problem.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] skizzled:
Well, I'm glad we have this community of talented individuals dedicated to removing/fixing stuff like this in order to have a smooth operating device. Though, it's nice Sprint is willing to admit there are issues.

Just tried that zip to remove ItsOn and I can report I also have no issues with texting/calling. Nice job!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] arrogantbastard:
Will this work with any 4.4.4 ROM or is it specific to this one?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] sslbaron:
Just catching up. I was really busy yesterday, but I did catch my phone in a reboot without my request. Funny because I was coming in to check if anyone was having any random reboot issues...lol

Thanks for being on top of it and fixing this for our community ?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Sprint specific 4.4.4 ROMS
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
definitely only for Sprint M8 ROMs, should work for any Sprint M8 ROM, but keep in mind that the boot.img included in this zip is from our ROM, and may not have the same features as other ROMs
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
Will that work with Philz recovery too or only TWRP?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I would suggest TWRP, Philz recovery may not support some of the actions needed to remove the app. If you try it and be a guinea pig let us know how it works :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
But the build.prop is for h/k M8 isn't it? What changes were made to build.prop to remove itson?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] OMJ:
I only use TWRP, so I couldn't say for sure

yes, the build.prop is from the HK ROM, there were 2 instances of itson, I just removed those 2
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
Thanks O.M.J!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
Definitely doesn't work with Philz. Says bad file so my guess is an unknown command.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Blackcircle:
Thanks devs for resolving this "itson" nonsense from Sprint. It was driving me insane!.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
No doubt...Thank you O.M.J and team and Captain_Throwback...you guys are awesome!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
These guys make Sprint customer support look inferior :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] KennyG123:
Hmmm... Must be a bad download... Won't flash with TWRP either. Will download again.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] evoholik:
Worked perfect for me. Thanks omj and captain!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mjhuffer:
Can confirm gallery is working again but I am s-off so I cannot test the sd card write.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Benzzo:
Is anybody else getting the constant screen wake up for no reason?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] FusionX:
I was, it was the ROMdB Dev Tool apk. I froze it in titanium and haven't had a single instance of the screen waking on it's own.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] johncjenc:
Just verified the very same thing. Romdb dev tool, after the itson reboot yesterday had continual wakes and screen wouldn't time itself out.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Benzzo:
Appreciate that. Gonna try this out!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] evoholik:
I can also confirm that after flashing the remove its on.zip it completely solved the problem with screen flashing after reboot when hitting the home button! Itson did nothing but cause weird issues.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] FusionX:
Does anyone have instances where you dial out a number, the counter starts ticking as if a connection has been made but there is never any audible ringing through the ear piedce, as in the speaker doesn't engage? The caller you are trying to reach gets the call but it is either silent or a busy signal when they pick up...

This was happening on 1.5 as well as on 2.0.

I do have google voice installed and I make it ask me whether or not to use it on every call I make (work cell vs personal cell number). The failure only happens on my true network number, never on google voice. I often have to make several calls in a row to get it working right again, or just resort to using my google voice number to make the call.

I know this is an odd one and maybe no one has a setup like this but thought I'd put it out there.

Thanks guys
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
You know, you're right! Nice!!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] AarSyl:
Well...I'm an idiot.

Got an update few minutes ago...because I flashed the wrong rom zip. That would explain my inconsistencies with connectivity.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bikegeek:
I flashed the gallery fix and now App backup and restore gives me an unwritable directory error....
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] SRQ Rick:
OMJ and Captain, I can't thank you guys enough for your dedication and hard work and willingness to share and help!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ljwnow:
Their tech support is inferior even without comparing to OMJ and so on. Lol
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] chas123:
You're s-on?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] flewpastu:
So I haven't yet flashed the it'son zip but I will and thank you for that btw but something I noticed that's weird is once in a while I check my google voice acct and it shows several texts from itson with a bunch of strange code or digits but yet they don't show up in my regular sms on the phone so it makes me think they're texts set up for remote functions like a reboot out update our whatever , is it possible or paranoid lol my google voice is synched with Sprint using the same number btw
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bobonit:
Stop talking bad about Sprint Customer Service. They are a talented group of highly trained individuals.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I thought you were being serious for a second then the pic :) well done
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] hdanovich1:
****solution to gallery fc issue

I have been tinkering with this issue since the first day. Finally I got it to stop solid for a day. This is all I did: 1. Clear cache in gallery app. 2. Clear data in Gallery app. 3. Reboot. Please do let me know if I'm crazy or if it actually works.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Opman711:
Negative... still FC for me. About to flash the fix
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] josh030181:
Dirty flash is just wiping cashe's right?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] skizzled:
Dirty flashing is basically flashing a ROM on top of another one without wiping.

The ROM installer itself takes care of clearing caches and all that so I wouldn't worry too much about house cleaning.

Though, if you wanted to, clear the cache using whichever recovery you are currently using.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] anthony92170:
I am using twrp 2.7.5 I tried changing it with different themes that are in the mods section, but it doesn't change any help or do they need a certain version to work.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] tootseroel:
I just noticed that I'm unable to select roam only or any other roaming option. Everything stays unchecked.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
When Roam only is selected, the radio button doesn't show up properly. That's a really old side effect of the mod. But the other items should show up fine. They do for me.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] josh030181:
Mine is grayed out
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
That's because your Network Mode is set to "Automatic".
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
Updated, and still getting Blinkfeed Has Stopped messages when trying to open QS or notifications from the menu button on home screen. APM works and so does settings.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
+1

Need a logcat from the error?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ph33zy:
I'm not getting this issue. Did you guys make sure that com.htc.launcher is removed from your /data/app dir?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
I didn't touch the ROM zip. I just flashed the update. Are you saying the zip has the file in the wrong place?

EDIT: And I just confirmed that the file isn't in data/app.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ph33zy:
Thier ROM zip is correct in that it doesn't have that file in the /data/app directory. You shouldn't have a problem if you clean flashed. If you dirty flashed then it might be there still.

I actually didn't flash the official ROM zip since I downloaded all the updated files from SVN and added it to my personal ROM that is based off of their release. I haven't wiped my data since I rooted the stock ROM so I'm not sure if that makes a difference, but everything seems to be working.

Could you just try this Prism to see if it works. I modified it slightly from the one in R20, but you could use it to see if it's a Prism issue or not. The only thing I changed was the "APM" to "Power menu" on the pop-up menu. I don't have any FC and RSS works.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8nbfykawol1n05a/Prism.apk
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
I'll give it a shot.

I wonder if the issue is related to the modded SystemUI?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ph33zy:
Well I'm using their SystemUI which I modded for my own personal use. You can try it to debug as well. This has the modded Spark Icons, Sprint Wi-Fi Icon, and I changed some of the text in the quick-tiles so none of it gets cut off (i.e. Mobile Hotspot is now just Hotspot, etc.). I'm too OCD... lol.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oogmhyaoifr3txx/SystemUI.apk
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bimmerbot:
Is there a better way to install BadBoyz modifications than doing it one at a time with a recovery reboot install every time? I tried using TWRP to install 6 at once, but it just restarted after the first one anyway... Seems like I must be missing an easier way to do something as simple as removing AM/PM from the clock, for example. :P
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Ph33zy:
use the empty zip file that OMJ posted a while back and put the files in all the mods you want into their appropriate directory and flash.

EDIT: Actually I'm not sure if the am/pm mod is done via a patch method or not..
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] chas123:
Shouldn't have anything to do w/ sysui. Let us know if you have the issue after deleting com.htc.launcher-1.apk from data/app.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
There is no launcher in data/app.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] chas123:
You could just download the files, reboot into recovery, and click install. From there, navigate to the BadBoyz-Updates folder, and do a batch install.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bimmerbot:
I tried this, but when I did, the system just rebooted after installing 1 of 6 files that I selected. :(
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
Okay anyone else getting the weird random vibrations ?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] SRQ Rick:
Nope! Everything seems flawless again since the itson fix. No more screen wake either....knock on wood. It literally saved me from throwing my phone at a wall.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I still get screen wakes from ROMdb dev tool updater app and it only happens when I first plug in my phone
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Magnum_Enforcer:
Can you freeze the app?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Emmikem:
Just flash this Rom But I can't Pass hands free activation for the past couples of Hours .. :rolleyes:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] benny3:
Are you sim unlocked?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] EVOuser94:
I've always had negative side effects from freezing apps. Lol. its really not that big of deals to me, just noticing a few bugs.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] benny3:
Use a file explorer and delete it
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Emmikem:
I Can't see any mod.. In Modifications how am I gonna apply all the claim Mods .. Thanks

I think it's impatient.. Mods needs internet to load ? Thanks

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TThanks Brother.. Am SIM Unlocked, After Removing my SIM and Restart I Was able to Bypass it

:silly:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Bikegeek:
Confirmed. I flashed the ROM to clear the gallery fix and writing to the external sd is fine. Flash the gallery fix I get the unwritable message.......... Ideas?

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S off.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] something_new:
Has anyone used this on captains stock Rom and where their any issues
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
I can make one for my ROM. Since mine isn't HK, the build.prop parameters are different, and my ramdisk is probably slightly different as well. Just be patient.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Magnum_Enforcer:
I'm thinking about making one for Viper, in case anybody over there needs it?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
I am using it. Before flashing, I swapped out the build.prop with Captains and removed the 2 lines that referenced itson. Everything seems fine, but my only concern is the boot.img being different. But from what I can tell, everything seems to work fine. Patiently waiting for a non h/k version though just to be certain. What worked real nice for me was a full wipe, flash ROM, while still in recovery flash itson fix, then reboot.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
I can give you my updated boot.img, if that's all you need.

EDIT: However if you're just using my stock rooted, [MENTION=506238]O.M.J[/MENTION]'s boot.img should be fine.

I made other modifications to the BeyondStock version, but they're not necessary.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] typhoonikan:
Buggy

Hello,

I have not been keeping up with the posts in this thread, but thought I would post my experiences here if it helps to reinforce anyone else's comments on issues they're having.

I updated firmware and rom on the 31st when they were posted and had to switch back to v1.5 last night because of bugs. What I was experiencing was

random reboots

WiFi turning on by itself

Screen turning on by itself (and data icon being active)

I flashed v2.0 a total of about 10 times trying to troubleshoot the issue. These issues were not related to any third party app I had installed because the issues, or at least the WiFi and screen turning on would occur just by completely wiping and flashing 20 and logging into google- installing no other apps.

I tried to troubleshoot what was turning the screen on, but all I could guess was that was google play services or the OS itself.

I know this doesn't help much and I may be the only one that has experienced this, but I just thought I would drop a line.

Typhoonikan
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] -Apollo-:
I appreciate that! If you think I'm good to go already then I'm golden!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
Better yet, it's probably just easier to do what [MENTION=2428876]-Apollo-[/MENTION] did and just manually update build.prop and flash the rest of the zip from O.M.J. That should work fine.

I might not get to this any time soon, since I have a ROM with it removed already.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] SRQ Rick:
Sounds like you could have saved yourself a lot of time and trouble by reading a few pages here first.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] something_new:
Just did everythings good now so far (fingers crossed)

Maybe just me but when I did a speed check it has increased back to normal