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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] briancaldwell:
Uninstall is controlled by the OEM manufacturer

Hey Guys, I work for Evernote.

I thought you might want to know that your ability to uninstall Evernote is controlled by the OEM that manufactures your device.

Evernote recommends to all of our OEM partners that they make it possible for users to delete our apps if they wish.

If the OEM decides not to allow a user to delete the Evernote app, that decision is made unilaterally by the OEM.

//Brian
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Jspex:
The issue here is less the bloat and more of the deleting honest reviews to better an overall rating. If the company didn't want 1 star reviews for being bloat then they should not have allowed the app to be added as bloat.

The deletions are unethical and frankly just a ****ty move.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jeepers007:
It's possible since the reviews are about placement of the app, and not how good the app itself is, that the reviews about bloat are being removed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] xlr8shun:
Brian,

Why dont you guys (as developers) help us. You have more pull than us when it comes to what is being done with your program. Put things like "program/app must be removable by user" etc.. in the contracts that are signed.

When we users get stuck with issues like this our only outlet is to cryout to the developer. We can call and email our carrier untill we are blue in the face and nithing will change with greedy Ma Bell.

If we cry to the developers we get herd, proof is right there in your reply. Why doesnt evernote view this as an opportunity to set a precedence in the coalition against bloatware, get the users on your side. Dont side with the carriers, obviously AT&T doesnt have your best interest at heart they knowingly or unknowling put your companies reputation at risk with this stunt.

Thanks,

Wade
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Jspex:
I don't think they would cook it into a bloat package with out the approval of the dev/owner. In fact, it is beneficial to said dev/owner to have it cooked in as it will reach a broader market than if it were not. That broader reach will help the dev/owner/company make more money in the long run.

This is just a matter of Evernote trying to play "PR" and sweeping those of us that are pissed about it being forced upon us under the rug to make their product look more appealing on the surface.

Have any of you seen their FB page? It's post after post of pissed off (and mostly paying ) users. They however are not pissed at the app being bloat on their devices. They are pissed at the crap customer service that they are receiving for a product they are paying for. The general feeling is that CS has left them with a broken product that they have already paid for and that CS has not responded in weeks, or in some cases longer.

This all speaks to me as a company that operates on questionable ethics and more people should voice their opinions in the play store to give potential new users a fair balance of reviews to base their decision off of.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] spexwood:
I've been following this thread and just want to expand on Jeepers' comment.

I usually report false bloatware claims as spam. I'm not saying that Evernote is not bloat, but my point is that some people who have firmwares which don't have Evernote baked in, could be seeing these reviews and could be thinking something like, "Idiots! Just install it! Duh!" (Not realizing that we CAN'T). So they could be reporting the reviews as spam and Google could be removing them because of that.

So yeah, I agree with Jeepers with his comment. Is this what's going on? No clue. I don't think it's right if the Evernote devs are in fact removing these comments just to make themselves look better though. I'm also not going to try posting a negative review either. I don't use Evernote and it does nothing in the background of my phone, so simply hiding the app from the app drawer is good enough for me. (My definition of bloatware is something forced upon the user that eats data, eats battery, records user info, or something like that. Evernote does none of this. If you don't use it, it does nothing at all, so I'm ok with it for now.)

EXPERIMENT:

All you getting your reviews removed, try just leaving a 1star rating with no title or review. See if it still gets removed. If so, then something fishy is definitely going on!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Jspex:
Like this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] thanitos:
It's most likely due to certain words being filtered as spam and not criticism in any way, just saying it's bloat ware is not talking about the app in any way, just the fact you're mad and cannot remove it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Sp33Demon:
Probably going to stroke the cat the wrong way given a lot of the comments but I think that removing comments that are

ONLY

about the app being bloat is appropriate (other cases should not be moderated). The rating system is there to tell others about how the app itself performs. Does it do what is advertised, does it burn battery, is it useful and so on. Throwing negative comments about an app being uninstallable because the OEM decided to bake the app in as a system app doesn't help the vast majority of people who do not have the app pre-installed and not removable. Most people look at the star rating and if it is low, they likely will not even bother to dig too deep to see why the rating is low. It's as unfair to the developer (3rd parties) to have their app down-rated just because it exists on your phone.

I hate bloat as much as the next person and go for root to freeze or remove apps whenever possible (why I am still waiting to get a ATT N4 to replace my N3) but it is Samsung (or AT&T for some apps) that deserves the grief, not the developer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] thanitos:
A few of the one star ratings stating it's boat have stayed, mine simply says it's unfortunately backed into my note 4 with no way to remove it, otherwise good app, it's been there over 24 hours.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ripper4209:
They deleted more than one of mine and I called them out in another review then told google in an flag app comment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] tep065:
They aren't deleting them in the galaxy apps app. My play store comments got pulled a few time, but it hasn't been touched in the galaxy apps app
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] snowride20:
I left a 1 star review on 1/24/15, just checked and it's still there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] K-alz:
Just posted mine.

From my Allianced Note 3!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] simbill:
why dont you guys just "disable" the app? that way you never have to see it again unless youre looking in the disabled apps list?? nowhere to be found on my att note 4 after disabling...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ripper4209:
It wasn't able to be disabled before lollipop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] killerdvd:
Review

Forget it screenshots on this phone are save as png not jpeg. I can't upload the image.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] killerdvd:
I'm using the website not the app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ripper4209:
Nova launcher is now pulling reviews. I leave a 1 star review stating the app is laggy and battery hog. And it gets removed. On both prime and free. Shady. I just keep tweeting my screenshot of removed reviews to google
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] luzfero:
Hello everyone,

It seems MuliROM is compatible with our phone but the tw kernals are not. I was hoping someone will point me to a sprint tw kernal that has the kexec-hardboot patch.

Link to patch I am talking about:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2104706

Link to MultiROM:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/mod-multirom-v28-t2864469
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
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[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] belaid12002:
work thanks

after 10 methods this one did work for me

optimus g e975 4.4.2 international
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tron1980:
Tried the method, and when i executed the root.bat in command prompt i get the following error. When i typed adb devices, my device showed up. Can't figure out why it's not working. firmware KOT49.VK81024A. I will upload a picture in a few minutes.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kwanyuli:
any update for 5.0.2 g pad v500?

any update for 5.0.2 g pad v500?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckpe:
How to root on lolipop

I cant rott my lg v-500 after i got CM12.1?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gorei23:
So I have a 7" HDX with the latest version of Fire OS (Unrootable, so far).

Is there any hope of root for this in the near future or is my best bet just to rollback?

Maybe some dev progress threads would be great.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nymica:
Did it have 4.5.x on it when you got it or did you have it and use it before the update? If you got it with it or it immediately updated to it they won't roll it back.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gorei23:
I updated as soon as I got it :(
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] anichillus:
try the 2.19.11 radio

mabe that will do the trick

good luck
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] rovermx:
Hello,

I have now the wizard working flawlessly, no battery drain!

Thanks

Renaud
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Here's the details. Phone was rooted in 2013. I have my unlockcode.bin file saved from then.

I wanted to install a new ROM and reaslied I needed to be on a new kernal for it to work.

I tried to update using the standard options menu on the phone, didn't work, just looped.

So I backed up my media to PC, at present I can happily lose everything on the phone and go back to square 1.

I ended up looking at Team Win recovery project V2.6.3.3 which is what was used when I originally rooted it, I decided the best thing to do is was to select wipe all.

Looks like I removed the OS too as it just shows the logo when I boot normally, but I can access the bootloader menu and team win recovery menu.

Phone is connected to my PC and I have the Android SDK working and can connect to my phone using the CMD promt.

Please help, I'm computer literate but useless with phones.

Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
Is the phone s-off? Did you make any backups with twrp before you wiped?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
I don't know what S-off means.

I did have backups on the phone but they've obviously been wiped. I have a file called backup.ab on my computer so I hope I can somehow use that
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
Look at your bootloader screen. At the very top under "unlocked" it will either say M7_Ux PVT SHIP S-ON or S-OFF.

You did have backups, but never copied any to a pc......
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
download a rom and push it to your phone, then install it using twrp. Instructions posted below:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
It says M7-UL PVT SHIP S-ON RH

I take it this is bad.

As for the backups, are you saying the backup.ab file on my PC is useless?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
alray beat me to it. Follow the instructions in his post. S-ON is not bad, it's standard (security on). Just can be a bit limiting depending upon the situation.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Looks promising, I will try this now. Will my choice of rom be affected by the fact my phone was on an old kernal? Something like 4.1.1 iirc
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
I think you are not correctly using the term "kernel". Kernel is boot.img and is included in every roms (when speaking about the HTC one M7)

Maybe you are talking about your Firmware version? If a rom require the firmware to be updated to a specific version, then yes updated it.

Better to post the output of "fastboot getvar all" minus your imei/sn so we can help you determine what you need to do with your firmware before flashing roms.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
When you say kernel 4.1.1, I think you mean android os jellybean and not kernel. I'm trying to not confuse you here. Try and find an older rom on here that is based off jellybean and go from there.

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alray beat me again. I think I'll leave you in his hands.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Understood about kernals, I'm used to modded xbox's so I assumed the term would translate.

Having trouble reading the info, it keeps crashing or just hanging with "waiting for device".

I think it's more a problem my end with faulty USB ports. I'll have to try it on another PC
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Got it.

(bootloader) version-baseband: 4A.13.3231.27

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main: 1.28.61.7

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) serialno:

(bootloader) imei:

(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000

(bootloader) product: m7_ul

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064

(bootloader) modelid: PN0710000

(bootloader) cidnum: ORANG001

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4075mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 0.063s
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
There is not much useful files on the web fo orange (x.xx.61.x). If you want to update your firmware to the latest version to ensure the best stability with newer Roms, you could flash an older rom and s-off your phone using Revone. Then you'll be free to flash a newer firmware even if its not based on x.xx.61.x, the latest x.xx.401.x firmware should do the job ( I think its 6.09.401.11 or .12)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Thanks for looking, so I need to find a rom with x.xx.61.x or lower in the title and install that to get started?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
no and you won't find roms based on x.xx.61.x anyway there are usually based on x.xx.401.x (international version)

arhd 31.6 will work fine on your current firmware version,

Then if you want to achieve S-OFF, all you will need is to follow instructions in Revone thread.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Marvelous. I got the ROM installed and working. I'll start on the S-Off, updating and fancy new ROM tomorrow. But it's way past my bedtime.

Thank you very much for being patient :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
Glad we, uhm .... I mean alray could help. :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
your help is also appreciated mate :good: keep up good work :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Can't seem to get Revone to work. File is in the correct directory but I'm getting error 1 when I try "./revone -P"

I saw in another thread that installing another ROM would help, but it didn't. So I've reflashed the arhd 31.6 ROM I was given but can't seem to get any headway into getting it to work.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
Trying to achieve s-off has different methods. Each method is a little different. It all depends on what hboot version you are running. Your hboot version is displayed on the bootloader screen.

Examples: 1.44, 1.54, 1.56, 1.57

See what your version is and report back.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
I'm showing as Hboot 1.44.0000
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
Using revone should work. It helps to be on a stock or near stock Rom. Your using arhd so you should be fine. There is also a tool kit by a member named squabbi. It's on here some where. But
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
Sorry to butt in, I don't normally recommend toolkits, but this should work for you, this was built for your HBOOT and does all the revone stuff for you, you can also read the 2nd post where I got the link from:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2364445

http://www.htc1guru.com/guides/get-s-off/
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
He is in the easiest scenario for sure.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
I have found the program earlier, but it throws the same error code (1) when I use that too. Getting very frustrated as nothing seems to be working for me.

Is there an easy way to completely rest / unroot the phone so I can start from scratch?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
No because there is no RUU for your phone, you either HAVE TO get s-off or stick with custom rom's

Try all the s-off tools, try moonshine http://moonshine.io/ just download the closest one to your firmware version

you could also try rumrunner: http://rumrunner.us/

HBOOT 1.44 should be easy to s-off, its before HTC patched the HBOOT making it hard to get s-off.

failing that, all that is left is sunshine s-off, which you have to pay $25 for, http://theroot.ninja/ well worth it though, you download it to your phone and install it on your phone, it scans your phone first, if it cant s-off it, you don't pay, if it can you must pay first, only ever once per device.

Just a word of advice, once you get s-off, never ever go back s-on.

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Your in luck, I just found this backup of your rom http://www.htc1guru.com/dld/m7-cwm-nandroid-backup-cid-orang001-1-28-61-7-2013-04-22-zip/

you will need to download it, flash cwm recovery, im sorry but I have no experience of cwm, not even sure which version you will need, then put these files on your internal storage and restore them.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Niall44:
Rumrunner worked. Phone is now S-off. Would it still be necessary to install the backup or could I just download one of the newer popular roms and then never ever fidle with my phone again?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
no the backup is no longer required, now you have s-off you are free now to do whatever you like to the phone.

If you plan on using a different RUU, you will need to change your CID and MID to match that RUU first.

THIS: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58224693&postcount=13
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
^^ Yes you could simply change your CID to HTC__001, keep your MID untouched and use a x.xx.401.x ruu like the 1.28.401.7 on htcguru.com
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ANGRY_robert:
Never fiddle with the phone again......... Now where is the fun in that?

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But always make a backup and keep it on your pc at least. Never know when you might need it. Especially now that you are s-off :)
[Sony Xperia M] Querd:
Hello everyone,

I am new to android family, as recently i bought an Xperia M, now i would like to ask a few questions and please bear with me since my English are not good enough.

My first objective was to immediately wipe that xperia OS and change it to stock like experience. [the closest i could find is CM11],

so after some searching i found out that in order to do that, i had to unlock the bootloader. But since the phone is new i also would like to not loose warranty, so i read i had to backup TA partitions Before even unlocking the bootloader, but in order to do this i have to root using an exploit. So please enlighten me:

1] wich rooting program should i use since i read many complains on many rooting programs

2]witch program should i use to backup the firmware before taking action [i do not care about photos and contacts]

3]if something goes wrong where do i download the official firmware of my divice to restore it back to normal? [similar to itunes that no matter what happens it restores your device back to normal]

(*) another question: after i root my phone and backup TA partitions, next step should be to unlock my bootloader [that means i only need to install a superuser.apk to gain root access again, right?] or just flash the cm11 and gapps and not worry about rooting?

Thanks in advance guys!
[Sony Xperia M] Nicklas Van Dam:
ok, first of all you need to unlock your bootloader first, check in here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46489205&postcount=1, after unlock bootloader and second if you want try to root and install custom recovery you can find in here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51414331&postcount=1, this will install cwm recovery on your phone so you can access recovery mode on your phone that you can do backup for your current rom, and for stock rom you can find in here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53315273&postcount=1. ok have fun with android ok :D
[Sony Xperia M] Querd:
thanks a lot my friend, but the main question has not been answered yet. before unlocking the bootloader i need to backup TA partition so i won't lose warranty, But in order to backup them i need root first! so i still dont know witch program of rooting should i trust because i have no experience. in other words i need to root using an exploit before actually unlock bootloader and root again
[Sony Xperia M] Nicklas Van Dam:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53565495, here you are Bro, try to find root in locked bootloader condition bro :D
[Sony Xperia M] Querd:
hello again, i still got a problem, i try to install fastboot drivers for my xperia m device, and even though the installation finish with success, my computer does not recognize the device properly, [on device manager its yellow] btw i use windows xp
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znayver:
hi friend i by today 2 sim card of another operator and no of them work on my i9195 the sim card ar worked fine and detected normally ...i have the old sim card with anothdr operator and she work normally but this 2 new sims cards not working why can i do? NOTE :my phone are desimloked i try many sim card and working normally whith the same operator of my new card...iam at stock rom kitkat...when i put the new card its show emergency call only....the sims card detected normally at my phone and iam able to show (simtoolkit)
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znayver:
any help friend please
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znayver:
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[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
Try other firmware, do a factory reset after you backed up your dates and so on. Try it
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znayver:
ill try it and i tell you the results tnx you very much
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znayver:
[MENTION=2047451]R_a_z_v_a_n[/MENTION] i try 2 different stock rom and 2 custum rom my sim card recognazed but no signal...but if i put my old sim card its work fine the news 2 sim card dont work i try this sim at another phone and its work normally
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
Go to your provider and change your SIM. Its all I can advice you in this case.

Good luck
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znayver:
tnx for your advice and your answers you are the best