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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
After rooting, I could not get fingerprint scanner to work, private mode worked just fine, no issues with that... after testing my stock odexed rom, I wiped system, cache, dalvik cache along with data like always... I was not able to sign in with fingerprint, when I deleted the fingerprint saved files, my note 4 got effed up..

tried for 2 days... got myself a new note 4 earlier today... when to a corp tmobile store, and had it replaced... I bought it on the the 30th and rooted 2 days later. tried nih firmware, and couldn't get it fixed after so so many tries, then went to nj7 firmware with no luck.. I will wait before rooting for a fix for this issue... I can use my wifes note 3 for tethering for now...

this is depressing... hope someone finds a fix soon... :crying:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] poopflinger4u:
I'm rooted and flashed a rom and have no issues.

Before rooting and flashing i remove any stored finger prints.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dumbo53:
I don't know if this helps but I noticed something odd. On stock I set up fp fairly soon. Took Ota upgrade. Used phone on pure stock for 2 weeks until grace period ran out. Then having read some of the issues people were having, I deleted the prints and set lockscreen to swipe. Only then did I root and install TWRP.

After rooting when I tried to set up the scanner I noticed my prints were still all there! It even asked for prints to do anything. I swear I deleted them all and verified it before rooting. Of course it all works for me now but I haven't yet flashed a rom or restored one in TWRP. I'm still stock rooted.

My guess is a security routine is looking for certain conditions like root or flashed rom etc and either locks you out or restores fingerprints recently used if available. It's also possible the code is buggy and some cases are not handled so people are having seemingly contradictory results.

I admit the uncertainty is unnerving. I also would like to see this definitively settled before flashing or restoring with abandon.

Edit: I've been using Nova launcher since the beginning...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
try this

for those having issues.. in my rom thread i have a bootloader and baseband section .. flash both bootloader and baseband, baseband is not enuff!! .. 1 of my users has confirmed this fixed there issue .. let me know if it works for u :good:

i am not responsible for bricked devices, u tripping knox, or anything else happening to ur device by flashing this follow instructions!!

after agreeing to that click here
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rp1783:
Tried it, didn't work.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
if u flashed both bootloader and baseband.. not sure why it worked for one and not another .. hmm .. well u tried :good:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
I like to know how many people are still flashing and trying differents roms, are there any flasholics,,,

1- r u deleting all stored saved fingerprints passwords, before flashing another rom?

2- r u wiping system, data, dalvik cache and cache then flashing away like all regular phones before this fingerprint scanner problem we are running into?

3- before making a nandroid backup, delete all stored fingerprints?

if yes to all these questions that have been known... how many roms have you all tried... and how many have you restore back again...

my only thing was before messing up mine was, I did not delete all fingerprints before wiping and flashing the 1st time...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] force70:
sent from Canada my Note 4, 3, 2 or One X+
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
thanks for your response... I have flashed so many roms in the past, and made plenty of stock odex roms as well... just don't want to goto tmobile for the same problem again..

this is so odd, why are some of us getting the fingerprint scanner effed up...? on another question, this happened on NIH firmware version when I purchased my 1st device..

my 2nd device came on NJ7... anyone with the fingerprint issues, what firmware were u on when I got messed up?

at the moment, im still not rooted with my 2nd device... I uploaded my stock odexed not rooted roms for both versions which I have tested this..... and just removing some files from the no knox roms... I will upload soon, but I like to test my roms, before uploading... check my signature if u want the firmwares also.

just need some feedback from others... :confused:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
Hint...

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/general/private-mode-try-test-t2922671

Posts #6 & #7

I strongly believe the issue with the fingerprint scanner has to do with a missing odex file in system...

Exactly the same as Private Mode... I can confirm that Private Mode starts working with file:

system/framework/android.policy.odex

remove it... Private Mode is dead... Tested myself. (Xposed also breaks Private Mode)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] donharden2002:
I'm unable to get my back at all no matter what I do. I've used Odin several times to revert to stock to try to get it to work and to try to get rid of the lag that my unit has.

Nothing has worked.

Going to contact Samsung today to see if they will replace my unit or fix it or something, anything would be better than having it the way it is now.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
i have used my rom deodexed and never have had the fingergate issue :) .. dont think its that .. as for private mode thats a knox issue , trip it and well u dont have private mode
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
Have you been reading? See post #24... I have Private Mode working perfectly... Rooted/Tripped the whole 9 yards long ago...

There are 3 things that break Private Mode:

1. Xposed

2. Missing Odex file android.policy.odex (Posts #6 & #7 http://xdaforums.com/note-4-tmobile/general/private-mode-try-test-t2922671)

3. Flashing another non Stock Kernel (see post #570 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2915824)

Since I already have the odex file... If I want to use Xposed I just activate it... If I need Private Mode, I just deactivate Xposed.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mrsamtee:
Sorry to throw a wrench in here but... I am rooted, custom rom, and using xposed with several mods and still have fingerprint and privacy mode working. I did utilize fingerprints before rooting and flashing however and was on nj7. Using megalomaniac rom.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
I used private mode before rooting, and did not have issues with that, that worked fine for the 2 days I had it rooted, fingerprint issue is something else.

my roms are stock odex and I didn't remove anything, not even knox, and when I restored my original rom not rooted, cause I install twrp 1st then made a backup, not even that made the fingerprint issue work.. once I deleted the fingerprints that were stored, that message came on no matter what I did..

but when I did root, and when I made my first backup, I DID NOT REMOVE SAVED FINGERPRINT STORED.. I really think It was that.. can someone else confirm this part.. IT MUST BE REMOVED FIRST...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
i dont need to read, i have modded private mode for s5 and the note 4 in my roms.. its working no matter if u have xposed installed or not, deodexed odexed whatever

and about this fingerprint scanner issue explain to me why i never had an issue?

1. when stock i used the fingerprint scanner had 2 stored finger prints

2. i flashed a recovery and rooted .. made my rom .. wiped in twrp .. factory reset then wiped /system /data /cache /dalvik

after boot up, guess what ? no fingerpring scanner issues..

ya, like i said its odd.. i doubt i have a special note 4 :)

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:)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
Since you don't read, is useless to write to you...

-> I have Private Mode working without modifying anything... No Private Mode Mod...

-> I also have no issues with fingerprint...

So, I don't even know if the message was intended to me...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
what did u type ? i dont read :)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
exactly...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
exactly what ? ;)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
http://www.ncld.org/students-disabi...hing-reading-teens-with-learning-disabilities
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
wow.. im impressed :)

p.s

im lying :p
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
my private mode worked without doing anything, since I first rooted and flashed my roms... and even on restoring my original backup.. only issue is with the fingerprint scanner. just wanted to point that out.. no issues at all with private mode.

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very odd... some people have issues while others are not...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] iB4STiD:
ya i agree .. hmm
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] keitht:
I didn't read this entire thread but is there a chance that there could be some hardware issue going on with the ones having issues?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
one thing I did notice, my first phone had NIH,

this new one has NJ7, but I didn't root it yet...

I like to know if the one's with issues had NIH firmware... :silly:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] CapitanFantasma:
I have the same problem and try different roms and the stock using odin but I get the same result

worked perfect before installing a rom after that never again work with any ROM or stock

I have the Sprint version N910P any help would be welcome
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] LaDoyers:
I was trying out a sms/mms backup app yesterday so I made a backup on twrp while on the fireKat rom.

Factory reset device and tried out the app. So then I restored the fireKat backup and notice that my prints did not register. Weird thing was that my emergency password was also invalid.

Went back to twrp and did an advanced wipe. Reinstalled firekat rom and was able to reregister prints and password again.

Anyone else have the emergency password failing as well?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] rp1783:
This is what is happening to everyone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mdiaz33685:
That was the way I entered the phone, was the emergency password, what I've read, its better to delete saved fingerprints before u do any nandroid backups...

I am still on my actual stock rom, I rooted 2 days ago, and just renamed all the files so they won't load, im still kinda weiry of flashing... cause of this fingerprint stuff... I will probably do something in a day or so.. I want to test my roms, I just did the stock odex tethering rom, want to make sure its working correctly..
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] thefoss:
This worked for me. I am on Darthstalker which is NJ7 firmware, but I had NIH baseband. Used your method and regained Fingerprint scanner access.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] snovvman:
I used jovy23's stock deodexed NJ7 and had the same problem. After reading your post, I noticed that my basedband was still on NIH, so I flashed them both to NJ7, and viola--the sensor works again! So many thanks!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JoeBear1975:
What about for Sprint?, N910P

Sent from my SM-N910P
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] CapitanFantasma:
I also lost the sensor by changing rom. I still can not find solution

I have the same model

:(
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Rayan:
Did you make a TWRP backup before you jumped to a non working rom version?

I'm glad I did because that way I could recover my private mode.

I'm currently on FireKat V7 with xposed framework working just great with Private Mode. This is pretty much the only ROM that's working for me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Babyexp:
Okay. So I am trying to fix this problem on my T-Mobile version... I just discovered that freezing fingerprints in Titanium Backup changes the display in settings>finger scanner>fingerprint manager from 3 fingerprints registered(I think it was) to NOW... "Register your fingerprints." HMMM? Then when tapped it crashes. Restart...nope.

Maybe now install fingerprintservice.apk again??? Does anyone have a copy or known way to install/restore just a blank fingerprintservice.apk??? I will try from the nandroid backup I made from the new phone b4 restoring from old phone.

Additionally, maybe we can try to obtain the permissions when in settings>application manager>fingerprints>manage storage>"You don't have permission to open this page. WTF?! RUDE! Who's phone is this!? I will kick your little phone ass talking about I don't have permission....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] snovvman:
Thanks for your experiment and info. Maybe we can delete the database while fingerprints is frozen? Or, clear dalvik while it is frozen? I'm grasping at straws....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Babyexp:
Exactly! ...when frozen.

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Downloaded DB browser from playstore. Kinda working. Can't seem to open /data/data/com.samsung.android.fingerprint.service/databases/fingerprint.db.

Rename and reboot in ES Explorer doesn't work or edit because can't get encoding right.... A lil help???
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Shreqg2:
If you have previously configured Private Mode without Xposed Installed, then you can not access it anymore after installing this framework. But there is a method to make it work again without wiping all data.... Check this tutorial:

http://www.mobilecentre.pl/how-to-fix-private-mode-in-samsung-galaxy/
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] bartleby999:
You sir, are a scholar and a gentleman.

Successfully got Private Mode working again. You're awesome. Thanks. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] cn2661:
Hi there,

I have been trying CM10 and CM11 on our phone.

I noted in our forum that there is a tutorial on using the app "External 2 Internal" to swap the memory.

However, the problem being not perfect at all is that, it only acts after the phone is booted, and there is often a lag between the phone being booted and the app is started.

So I have been looking into working with Init.D

There has been work outs for other phones using a script called SwapCM11 in XDA,

however the mount point is different and I face difficulties in sorting out all mount points,

esp in CM11, besides ordinary /storage/sdcard, there is also a mount point for internal called /storage/emulated/0 or /storage/emulated/legacy

I am not sure if these are to be umounted and mounted again using the script.

Discussions welcome.

(Sorry for bad English, Im not native)
[P3600 Software Upgrading] Olipro:
anyone who has a Trinity with a non-GPS ROM installed; could you please post me a dump of your registry via a program like PHM or Resco.

could anyone with the GPS ROM do the same too.

as a note: private data is stored in your registry, therefore it's a good idea to do this with a freshly flashed ROM with your sim PIN (if you use one) unentered.

I've come from the Hermes area to make this request since there is ongoing work to provide GPS functionality so I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
[HTC Butterfly] jaycecat:
My Brother gave me his HTC Butterfly phone. He used "Team Win Recovery Project v2.7.0.3 and messed up the whole OS. Need help to remount a working ROM for HTC Butterfly. Cannot ready boot up. Can go into boot loader by pressing 'lower vol + power key'. Need full guidance, thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fahadkz:
Hi guys,

All of a sudden my dad's phone is behaving weird. I am not able to access the playstore and gmail. First of all the playstore was asking for a google account to be associated. And when I tapped on add it crashed. I went to the settings->Accounts and sync->add account and there was no google account option. I'm not an android user so I'm unsure if I remember this right but there should be google account option to be added. I tried to hard reset the phone but it does not seem to work. I mean it is not getting formatted fully as I still see the superuser. Btw I had rooted this device but I can't remember with which method. As I said earlier I'm not an android user so I'm not much into it. Dad came to me with this problem and I'm still trying to figure it out how do I get it sorted. Please if anyone can help me with this I would be grateful.

Device details:

Samsung Galaxy Pro GT-B7510

Android version: 2.2.2 froyo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Critical Detox:
It's likely that your Gapps are corrupted in some way, you'll need to find Gapps that work for your device and you should be all good.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fahadkz:
And how do I do this? Sorry but I have less knowledge on android. I would be grateful to you if you could provide me with some info on this one. Thanks
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] QA Bot:
[Q&A] [MOD][Flashable] Remove all Bloatware apps from system/app Partition within 2

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Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [MOD][Flashable] Remove all Bloatware apps from system/app Partition within 2 Seconds. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.

Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy! :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] rajnish.or.m:
error while removing preinstalled apps

When I tried to remove some apps from my Karbonn A21 mobile it shows following error

--Install/ext-sdcard...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Varifying update package...

E:signature varification failed

Installation aborted.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
Either

1- sign the zip

2- turn off signature verification in cwm
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Falany:
Help

Is this method still viable ?

I got "failed to verify whole-file signature" message (kitkat 4.4.2)

Didnt know about seperate thread.

How to get it sign? And after i get it signed, can i still use stock recovery?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
See post directly above yours

Plus unless you have edited the updater script it might be useless as some system apps in KitKat are in system/priv-app

This is designed for the galaxy y

Unless the system app locations and names match it's pointless

You would be better off editing the updater script yourself to meet your needs
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Falany:
i updated my original post.

Yes, i did edited the script. And i list all apps that i want to remove using total commander(they show system app without being root) so the edited script have all the right path and correct file names. Thanks
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
Zip signer from playstore

Depends on your device - rooted with custom recovery is probably best bearing in mind you would also need to

remove the odex files if not deodexed
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Falany:
Now i got

e: footer is wrong
e: signature verification failed

I chose "auto-testkey" mode

Appreciated your help, its just i'm trying to keep in unrooted and stock (recovery) as posible for various reason

Thats why i ended up on this thread.:D:good:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
It will likely never work with that setup

You need to be rooted with custom recovery
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Dragon40:
lg vista

Does the bloatware removal script.zip work on lg Vista.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TheFixItMan:
It will work on any phone however it is designed to remove the bloat that is in the galaxy y gt-s5360

Unless you have exactly the same apps (which you won't) then you will have to amend the update script to delete the apps you want in the location the apk is
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] rodrigao.garcia:
Remove bloatware on the Galaxy S4

Long been trying to remove bloatware Galaxy S4, and recently found this post. I saw that you can remove without root process. After editing the updater-script file, which folder to have to send, update the Galaxy S4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] borijess:
I recently exchanged my note 4 because I had a issue with the back button. Now I think I have a dead pixel. Does bestbuy let you exchange more than once?

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] msherman123:
If there is a valid issue, and a dead pixel is one, than they cannot deny the return. 14 day return on all mobile devices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] borijess:
OK finally found a best buy that had a note 4 in stock. This is my third note. Hopefully third time is a charm.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[ONE General] enzosly:
Let me know if anyone is looking.
[ONE General] ashishv:
Moderator is looking. See rule #7.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UltraCon79:
Ok so many of us have successfully rooted our devices and frozen update and renamed security files to avoid losing our root.

What are the proper steps for Dummies like me to accept the Lollipop OTA in December without losing my data?

Also now 4.4.4 is anounced with Bluetooth fixes that I have noticed while streaming

(My gut tells me keep update frozen until a flashable rooted 5.0.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] PS4AndroidHacker:
It was said in another thread NOT to take the 5.0 update until a root method for it has been established. If you wanna keep root, I'd wait. I'm still running stock rooted AND3 firmware/kernel. I'm looking to get the newest update up to today (I think ANG3 or something of that nature.) I'm just not taking updates yet so I can keep my root. I'm having problems with the phone freezing and restarting though so I'd like an update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] UltraCon79:
NG3 is smooth

I am stock rooted with ANG3 pre-installed on my purchased S5. It runs smooth as silk if you use the method posted by muniz_ri in general. All I've done is turned off or frozen some bloatware and installed Chainfire SU 2.16.

My question was more geared towards the person who might want to go from rooted to the lastest OTA without losing data etc. I have been diving in pretty deep to the AT&T side of XDA since leaving sprint a week ago and I think the answer might have been posted by shortydoggg with the soft-bricked thread.

I was hoping someone might be able to tell me a non odin 3.09+ way to remove the freeze on my apps in the correct order to take the OTA without tripping KNOX if I wanted to do that knowing I might loose root.

I thought we might be able to follow muniz_ri and odin the one file back towelroot again after.

Basically I like stock always have, but I want root also for AdAway Titanium Backup Etc. and being a truck driver I wanted the 4.4.4 Bluetooth fix for Iheart radio.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
It's hard to say what the best approach will be until the update arrives. In the case of 4.4.4, I'm rather confident that a somewhat simple method can be developed to take the update while keeping root. As for 5.0, I have some ideas none ideal but we'll see.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jae2014:
Is Android 4.4.4 for the AT&T version of the Galaxy S5 out? I have a Galaxy S5 AT&T phone but I don't have AT&T service. I am running Android 4.4.2 with build version ND3 is there something newer than this?