yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
lol it seems I will need to work soon on a new FW (and the close all button is back so no need to use GB anymore for that!) ;)

http://www.gsmarena.com/android_502_lollipop_rolling_out_for_sony_xperia_z2_z3_series-news-12155.php
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
Do I need the gmail reader service if I'm going to use gmail?
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
no ;) just reinstall gmail from the play store and it will work fine ;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
Can I comment out the lines with a hash so I don't delete them for later use?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Matteo Mazzu:
Finally the fix for moving files to the external card!! XD
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
don't understand sorry what you mean exactly? [emoji14] what lines?
[Sony Cross-Device General] caanda45:
Hey moly82, being lazy here, are you able to wipe up a zip here for me including the google now? I think you said it was the velvet files? I would appreciate that if you are able to. Thanks!!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
no need to restore in /system the apps I deleted that can be installed normally in /data, so for google now just install google search and google now from play store! ;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
delete_recursive(
"/system/etc/customization/applications",
"/system/etc/product/applications",
"/system/etc/product/content",
"/system/app/AnonymousData",
#	"/system/app/Backup-Restore",
"/system/app/BasicDreams",
"/system/app/Books",
"/system/app/Chrome",
"/system/app/ClockWidgets-release",

Considering that all folders are listed as part of a single "delete_recursive", will the # break it? Should I rather have a "delete_recursive" for each folder?

I'd prefer to see what I kept...
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
don't know if the comment (#) will work in this kind of file.. you should try sorry! (for the apps I wanted to keep I have always just deleted the whole lines! ;) :p )

...or you could just make another file with the list of apps you keep
[Sony Cross-Device General] mrtony95:
Hi, i desire to deodex rom to use the patch to restore the DRM functions (I've UB :( ). Can I do this ?

With what program I can edit ext4 file? I have Windows 7

Thanks
[Sony Cross-Device General] Matteo Mazzu:
[MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION] just so that the new FW has been updated in the list FW discussion! Looking forward to yours version now! :laugh:
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
don't know how to deodex, didn't do that as it used to break play store ;)

why don't you relock the BL, restore the DRm, and then install this FW?

do edit ext4 file I use linux operating system ;) but you can also try with a virtual machine in your windows system also probably!

tomorrow probably! ;) :p

EDIT: maybe even later today :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] Matteo Mazzu:
[MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION] Grande! :victory: (The best!)
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
updated v4 with new fw base 23.1.A.1.28! :)

running it here all fine only problem is the data indicator spacing... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=60549224

will have to wait for an European version of this FW for that to be fixed ;)

will update OP soon!

https://mega.co.nz/#!eZY0GLrb!AZuPaZKNdWITnzMak1Cu_PgmJB5kxRPNOvzOizmqT_E
[Sony Cross-Device General] Bluster95:
Can I dirty flash v4 version over v2 version?
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
yes sir! ;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] Norup58:
[MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION], as you have done serious testing of earlier versions of LPs (.690/.726) during your debloating process would like to hear your opinion about the latest version 1.28 in regard to peformance/ improvements.

I'm using your debloater script v2 on .690 and quite happy with my setup, so just wondering if there really are any 'major' improvements justifying an update.

I mean, dont fix it if it aint broke, right? and read some feedbacks of people complaining of performance lag in Chrome/ Recents?

Oh, maybe you should consider changing the thread title to '1.28'

Cheers
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
yes tx will change it when i get a pc and a browser, from tapatalk it seems title editing doesn't work... :|

didn't have so much time to test new FW, but i don't see any big changes (either bad or good) btw from the FW's thread i see some good reports, so maybe it is worth to update.. plus doing a dirty flash you don't lose anything so..

don't use chrome here, btw I'm not noticing and decrease in performances here so far, not even in recents... ;)

also official changelog reports some nice things, plus, small thing I've just noticed, now in lockscreen you can change clock style and new clock will be saved while before it didn't save it here [emoji14]
[Sony Cross-Device General] Bluster95:
I tried to flash v4 with TWRP 2.8.6.0 over v2 (just did wipe of dalvik cache & cache) but it doesn't work. When I confirm the flash TWRP reboots!
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
wow that's strange I did the same yesterday and it worked just fine! :eek::silly::confused:

did you check the md5 of the downloaded zip?

did you try flashing via cwm also? same problem?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Yverson:
Rly Strange

I dirty flashed from v2 to v3 worked

Now i dirty flashed from v3 to v4 - works

THANKS moly82
[Sony Cross-Device General] vcdwelt:
I have a question, how did you create and edit the flashable zip? Or is it a backup created from your device?
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
I used xperifirm + flashtool to download latest FW and make the FTF

then with PRF creator I created the pre-rooted FW with supersu, dual recovery, xposed flashable and aosp browser ;)

for the debloating procedure, before I used to do the cleaning directly in the system.ext4 file from a linux PC using this procedure http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55547862&postcount=246

(so take out the system.ext4 file from the zip, do the cleaning in the file and then insert it again in the zip) now instead I am adding the debloating script directly in the pre-rooted FW with PRF creator, so the original system.ext4 is flashed and then the debloating script runs immediately after ;) much easier and actually nothing changes as the cleaning is done immediately after flashing the FW, before rebooting ;)

bye!
[Sony Cross-Device General] vcdwelt:
exactly what i want to know :) Thanks a lot!
[Sony Cross-Device General] Matteo Mazzu:
Dirty flashed over v2 and everything working fine :) It seems a little more fluid, but could be just an placebo effect aha :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] Pandemic:
Who can give me the systemui please of fw .28

I need it because forgot to back up -__-"
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
https://mega.co.nz/#!eABBgAiQ!dfCDMJl5oCylqZ2rlUFijQoo_3TIel42d4KZfbIc0FI

https://www.dropbox.com/s/10m66m7k6y8ggwy/SystemUI.zip?dl=0
[Sony Cross-Device General] ogunja:
I appreciate his work undoubtedly great by the way. Congratulations friend. [MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION]
[Sony Cross-Device General] Pandemic:
Bro [MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION]

Also deodexed, no need to have the arm folder also ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
in the zip I updated there is also odex file in arm folder... don't know about deodex what you need, I'm on odexed here
[Sony Cross-Device General] saikyounosenshi:
sorry about that, but can you update the link to MEGA in the first page for version 4, because it opens it for version 3. thank you.
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
[MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION],

01] Does the debloat script still work on the .28 FW?

02] Could we please get a better explanation in the sheets file as to what each deleted item does? There are quite a lot which I have no idea what it does but yet gets deleted..

Much appreciated
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
done! sorry mate probably I messed it up when I updated OP!

1. yes of course!

2. I added explanations quickly for most important apps, many others are self-explanatory I think... btw will do that eventually later. we can do the other way around though: if you need some app/feature back and you don't know what apk to restore, you can ask here and I will try to identify the packages for you ;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
The things that I'm weary of deleting are the services and stuff like "CityIdPermission", "IddAgent", "KeyChain", etc... When something eventually bombs out, I'll probably have no idea what I have to put back...
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
I've been deleting IddAgent and KeyChain for years without any side effects ;)

about CityIdPermission, it is a new app in new sony FW.. dunno exactly what it does, but being a 100% sony thing I wouldn't worry too much ;)

and btw if you find out what it is for, or if you notice any problems because of that, you can always restore it! ;)

which services?

btw even if list is pretty huge it is still pretty safe unless you use all the things sony did put in their fw.. and consider that in the past pages a lot of people asked how to restore some app/functionalities, and we have always been able to do that as far as i remember ;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
Thanks for the input. Appreciated...

PS: One thing I've added to that script is deleting the /data/app folder and then re-creating it to get rid of all the stupid 3rd party bloatware. Can I assume that /data/app will never contain important apps that I need for the phone to work?
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
mhm don't understand.... I don't touch /data/app folder, so you added it in the script?

if so, actually there is no need for that, as if you use my script you will delete all the following during debloating:

"/system/etc/customization/applications",

"/system/etc/product/applications",

...so no apps at all from sony will be installed in /data/app during first boot! you can check immdiately after reboot, you won't see any app in /data/app or in settings > apps > downloaded ;)

btw in /data/app there are no important apps needed for the phone to work fine, all of them are in /system ;)

but I don't suggest you to add /data/app in the script in any case, as my script is safe to be flashed also in a second time, as it affects only /system, yours instead couldn't be flashed in a second time as that would delete all your personal apps ;)

bye!
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
If I don't add it, your script does NOT delete the boatware apps like VINE, PlayStation, etc... There is definitely apps that I don't want in /data/app after boot
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
but are you applying my script immediately after flashing your FW and before first reboot as per the intructions? if so, they shouldn't be installed at all!

instead, if you flash it later (I mean after rebooting at least once), yes of course those apps are not going to be uninstalled, as my script acts before their installation, not after.

btw if you apply it later and you got those apps installed, to remove them for me safer thing to do (also considering they are regular apps installed in /data/app) is to go to settings > apps > downloaded and uninstall them... it is just something will take couple of minutes.. but that's up to you of course and also cleaning /data/app from the script would work but take care that you don't have other apps installed there that you want to keep!
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
The Backup & Restore app is still present in the new FW after cleaning with script. Is this not the app that should've been removed?
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
yes it should. so either there was an update for it (and the app is now also in /data/app) or the app has a different name/location in your FW (you are on a Z2 right?)

please let me know if you see it in /data/app or the exact name your package has in /system ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
The app's folder is now called /system/app/Backup-wizard

There seems to be quite a few folders with slightly different folder names. How can I get a folder list dump to text file?
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
adb or terminal:

pm list packages -f >/sdcard/list.apps.txt

it gives you list of all packages with locations
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
from terminal:

su (maybe not needed?)

ls /system/app > /sdcard/apps.txt

ls /system/priv-app > /sdcard/privapps.txt

;)
[Sony Cross-Device General] gundam_warlock:
-Edited-

sorry, already fixed :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
just uploaded another v4 still 23.1.A.1.28 but customized IT with LTE icon so with no bad spacing in data indicator :)

if interested, added link in OP ;)

to see the difference between LTE and 4G icon, and understand what I mean with bad spacing in data indicator, see this (good one for me is the second one, purple, and this is what you get if you install the debloated_23.1.A.1.28_V4_IT_LTE.zip version with LTE icon. the first one instead is what you get if you flash the debloated_23.1.A.1.28_V4_NCB_4G.zip version ;) )

PS. you can install the IT version if interested over the NCB one or viceversa just wiping system first and then flashing the different version, no need to wipe anything else, so all your data will be preserved ;)

MD5 sums for the two versions:

"debloated_23.1.A.1.28_V4_IT_LTE.zip" = 4DC428017994EAD56B33ADF7FFA63086

"debloated_23.1.A.1.28_V4_NCB_4G.zip" = c1a6b19492d87886d1641adea64409ad
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Download of the ROM is not working. It is erroring out on the Mega download page: https://mega.co.nz/#!PRhUWTZC!XeUHIauJrdIBWWK-vjEPMorezUi4kIR4LwyKNQNw2zo

Please advise or can you please post with a dropbox link? Thx!
[Sony Cross-Device General] basti2909:
same here..ncb version works. the new v4it does not

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works now!
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
yes seems to be working now!
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Yes works now and got it! Thanks :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] orangemanbrz:
did anybody's lockscreen turn black no matter what the lock screen wallpaper is?? i just installed v4
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
I can't download anything from the Play Store. I just flashed this and things seem to be fine except the Play Store. It gives me and error whether I'm on wifi or mobile data. Any advice would be fantastic. :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
It gives me the same error everytime i try to download something from the Play Store. I've tried to wipe everything and reflash, but the same still happens. It's the same as on wifi and mobile data.
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Also certain things are not syncing such as calendar and browser. What could this be?
[Sony Cross-Device General] meisanerd:
Google having an issue???

I was having play store issues earlier on v2 of this, it kept throwing errors trying to download stuff from the play store, but started working again when I tried a bit later.
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
I actually found the solution here for anyone else who might run into this: http://wikitechsolutions.com/1222/e...ation-from-server-rpc-s-3-aec-and-rpc-7-aec-0
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
no....

did you delete maybe ExperienceFlow2LiveWallpaper?

if you go to settings > personalization > themes and set the first theme ("xperia") does it apply to both honescreen and lockscreen?

are you using gravity box and maybe messed up there with lockscreen wallpaper options?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Matteo Mazzu:
[MENTION=4695495]moly82[/MENTION] This Mod works on this rom? http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/mod-customized-ultra-stamina-mode-t3067132
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
don't think so as it says it requires deodexed right?

if so this is pure stock odexed just debloated so don't think it'll work.

for that you can maybe try latest fw by [MENTION=3989065]serajr[/MENTION] he's just updated his fw to latest, debloated like mine more or less but also deodexed ;) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3015281
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Anyway to not get this box to pop up and have to proof what I'm writing before I write it and send? This seems to be the only ROM that does this.
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
mhm.. is that related to text to speech? if so you could try restoring GoogleTTS.apk package....!
[Sony Cross-Device General] neol23:
Amazing battery with the new version. Great debloat!

P.s. Boot manager (xposed) does not work. Shuts the phone down - apparently tryes to block apps from starting but not properly and the phone dies - no start, no charger, nothing - as it's fully dead. In 30min boots and... Same story in few hours. DO NOT INSTALL!
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
I installed it, but it keeps putting the proof box before it inserts the text. Can you give me the apk you are referring to because I may have the wrong one. Thx!
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
you can see it in OP along with a copy in my gdrive and instructions for restoring.. btw it can be installed also directly from the play store: if you did that and didn't work it must be a different package then, but wouldn't know which one sorry.. are you sure that in regular stock (non debloated) it works differently?
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Yes I am 100% sure it works differently in other ROMs (all others I have used). Also I have noticed that pressing the "Home" button does not do anything. If I am in an app or on another screen nothing happens.

THANK YOU for your terrific support!!!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
you must have messed up with something home button here has always worked perfectly... .;)

did you clean install my FW? are you using stock Sony launcher?
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
CRAP! I went ahead and wiped system, data, cache, dalvik, and internal storage... then relashed your ROM.... now I am getting boot loops. I then rebooted to Recovery and wiped the dalvik and cache, but still get the boot loops. I wiped and reflashed again and same. What do I need to do so I can get back to life?

Thank you... I am not too much of a newb, but this is just beyond me!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
i think the problem is that you wiped internal storage.. it is someway bugged probably.. happened the same here when i wiped it via twrp.. ;(

the way i fixed that bootloop was to start all the way over from the beginning (flashtool to flash a rootable kk fw, root, dual recovery installer and then entered recovery and flashed my fw wiping all except storages...)

there can be a faster way but didn't have time to investigate that much so just proceeded that way [emoji14]
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
I am trying that now and what I thought to do actually. I will report back once I gain victory over this thing! :)

Thank you!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Still working... almost done... am doing the whole root process over.

Quick question for you... you said your ROM is "not pre-rooted" so does that mean when flashing your ROM we lose root or we are good?
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
It's prerooted with SuperSU 2.46
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Ok got everything back up and running.. re-installing all apps with Titanium Backup now. I will play around with it for a while and see that everything works.
[Sony Cross-Device General] alwaysbelieve1:
Ok everything works EXCEPT voice to text. I tried 3 keyboards, installed Google tts, and anything else that has to do with it that I know of. So it has to be something else. Can you help me figure this out please because using voice to text is extremely important to me? Thx!
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
Can someone please post the MusicFX apk that is in /system/app/MusicFX?

I installed Viper4Android and the zip that I flashed deleted this app...
[Sony Cross-Device General] neol23:
I have similar problem. Apparently it's not boot manager as I thought, but

Xposed or GravityBox particular option

.

My phone started to shut down - why, I do not know. And when dies for few minutes/hours I cannot boot it up - nothing helps, it even does not detect the charger - as it's fully dead.

I have flashed stock 4.4.4, rooted and then flashed the latest version from moly82.

2 days - no problem... And then this morning I found my phone dead again. Booted, worked for few minutes and again - dead.

I think the problem is in Xposed or a particular options I use in GravityBox - it could not be loaded, framework something I guess.

Still I decided to do the whole stock/root/flash procedure again. Before that I have disabled all Xposed modules I use (GravityBox, Unicon, YouTube background, MinMinGuard, Lolistat) and now everything works fine! I will check if it will shut down (die) again at some point.

As rovo89 suggest, there might be a problem with Xposed - I hope it'll get updated soon.

I noticed that GravityBox has updated 2-3 version - 3-4 weeks ago with same settings I had no problems at all - older .728 firmware and 2 or 3 versions back of GravityBox. My guess - some options may cause this - navigation button options maybe, do not know...

Do not believe the problem is because of internal storage wipe. Just a thought...

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Hm, It does not helped - so starting all over... I guess once someting went wrong cannot be undone.

I will test without using GravityBox as it modifies system files and that's why I think the problem is with it. :eek:
[Sony Cross-Device General] FcukBloat:
I'll try to investigate the removed stuff list as soon as i have a couple of minutes hope to find something... ;)

it is in /sysytem/priv-app

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yys8a1uvlkdvnry/MusicFX.zip?dl=0

a few considerations on this:

- xposed itself here is confirmed to don't give me any bootloops since day 1 after debloatiin now with alpha4 actually is safe even without debloating, btw never had a bootloop here with xposed

- gb: using this module from day 1 too and never had problems. tried many customizations from it flawlessly, but of course if you use my fw i may be not using some features you enabled and that give bootloops as there are plenty... or the problem could be in the other modules you use

- formatting internal sdcard is 100% confirmed to give bootloops here. as soon as i formatted it, without doing anything else, i had bootloops and had to restart from scratch with flashtool, this way internal sdcard is cleaned too. wiping internal sdcard instead is safe (enabling "use rm -rf instead of formatting" option in twrp settings) so the problem is when really formatting it)

- i read your post quickly but seems to me in your case your phone is working fine then suddenly it dies? if so, it seems strange to be there is something wrong in xposed and/or GB.. in that case you should have problems immediately and not after some time right? are you sure your phone hw is 100% good?

bye!
[Sony Cross-Device General] neol23:
Thanks mate.

Yes, the phone hw is ok. Funny story is that I do not get bootloop, xposed and all settings are working fine. But sudenly ... Phone was dead - could not restart it, even does not recognize the chaarger. After some time it resurects and works fine for few hours and than the same story.

I've done all from scratch - fastboot/root/recovery/flash ur rom (which is awesome :)). Do not remember for sure but... I might have wiped internal storage before.

Today - after root and recovery I have wiped

cache/dalvik/data/system

(to remove all 4.4.4 stuff) and flashed your rom clean. I will test without xposed modules for few days to see if it's ok. If not, I will switch to stock non-rooted ... and if the problem persisit I will give the phone to the store to check the hw.

I really hope that the internal storage format was causing the issue and now everything will work fine. Really happy with 5.0.2 and xposed modules I use. :)

Really - great debloat, although I have flashed back few apps I use. Still - great job and great support! :good: