yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eddie Hicks:
Thanks for getting back. I used extreme setting. I guess the files are not as large as I thought. I may not have gained much memory space but at least the bloat is gone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] incessantjunk:
I gave adb root permissions through SuperSU, ran this (slightly customized extreme, I kept Hangouts), and verified that the folders have been removed. After doing that, many of the apps I still had to manually uninstall (is that normal?), and some I'm not sure if I even can remove some (I just have a disable option).

I know you guys know better than I, but is simply removing these directories from /system/app enough to uninstall the applications?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] EdrickMG:
Hi [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] you are my guru in these topics what's your position in new update for SCH-I545 how can we update without loose detox and root and xposed thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] muniz_ri:
Someone needs to capture the ota so that a pre-rooted ROM can be created.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] skepticmisfit:
this works on of1, using the same instructions.

it seems samsung gave up on Story Album because both story album related apps were apparently not present, according to the debloater tool. hooray for removed bloat!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jdelphiki99:
Hello,

I'm a programmer (in college, mostly C & C++), but my knowledge of android is limited to rooting my S4 and other stuff I've gleaned while lurking on xda.

A quick search for how to capture an ota seems that it's not terribly difficult to do. ex http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1589754

Is my impression (capturing ota update is not hard) correct? If so, why hasn't it been done? If the answers to those questions are "Yes" and "No good reason," respectively, I might be able to donate some of my time to do it. Would that be useful?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] bangdosa:
Muniz already got the update and created instructions for OF1 here
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rpmm70:
Is there a list of what gets removed at each level?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] klabit87:
Open the .bat file and you can read it all to see.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] devtinagub:
adb is not a recognized command

when i tried this it says that adb is not a recognized command. running windows 10 is that why?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] EdgardoSchiffer:
You may have deleted adb.exe from the extracted folder (maybe you havent extracted all the files), you must have the 4 files included at zip:

adb.exe

AdbWinApi.dll

AdbWinUsbApi.dll

Debloater.bat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] devtinagub:
solved! thank you

thank you so much i finally was able to root my phone last night! you are awesome!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] schultz915:
it says "no such file or directory" for everything on my phone when I run it. Any ideas there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] pmona:
Backup of APKs

I got a little ahead of myself and didn't backup any apps prior to debloating. Can anyone provide me a backup of all the APKs that are on the extreme list of this tool?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Ecast8110:
oops

So i currently rooted my Verizon Galaxy S4 using Wondershare MobileGo..I Flashed the OC1 kernel with Odin 3 did the root and switched the kernel back to OF1 when i ran the debloater it erased everything.. i just got everything back on my phone and im gonna try again when i flash the OC1 Kernel again any other ideas of what it could have been?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike2914:
I'm in the same boat. I ran the extreme option and 10 or 15 apps are no longer present. However some still are (Flipboard, IMBDB, Play Books, TripAdvisor) when I flip through my apps and don't have an option to uninstall. What am I doing wrong? I granted permission through SU.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Samsung love:
thanks for this ... this was the only useles think i found on the forum for my OF1 cant do any shi* lol keep it up ... i am wonder coult you do the same way some scripts like saving battery with batch ? :good::good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ninobrown39:
Thanks much.:D
[Moto 360] jrtnola:
Does anyone know where a Confederate Face may be?:confused:
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Inked_:
Hi guys

Are there any good email apps out there that store the emails on the phone encrypted?

I like the password lock feature that maildroid has but I think this is more of an app lock than any encryption.

I'm running lollipop and I know it has good phone encryption but I don't want to turn it on as I think it will slow the phone down but this could be eliminated if I can find an app that can encrypt just the email.

Any recommendations?
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Inked_:
Anyone ??
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Inked_:
I still haven't found an app that can do it :(

Any ideas ?
[Xposed General] wsimon98:
Booted up .... no repository. Just blank. I figured it wasn't loading due to crude wifi...continued business as usual. Switched to 4g, nothing. So I reboot considering I just uninstalled dm battery. Still nothing. Are thein servers down? :confused:
[Xposed General] StanTek:
Yep, same here. I got the same problem. The repo server must be down.
[Xposed General] Exiled44:
I'm getting the same thing saying can't load the repository. Scared me for a sec cause I was messing around with new mods I just installed & activated then all of a sudden the repositories won't load. Hopefully it will be back up soon.
[Xposed General] Domino5:
Same here :( hope its only temporary issue
[Xposed General] Sek0n:
This has been happening to me sense I updated yesterday. Was thinking it was that, but guess not.

Hope it gets worked out soon.
[Xposed General] Sek0n:
Seems to be working again. Looks like it was a server issue.
[Xposed General] Domino5:
Yep is working now hope it wont happen again when I test new modules compatibility before going to work :P
[Xposed General] wsimon98:
Goodness

That's a relief. I'll be playing again as soon as the office xloses! Thanks to everyone for input!
[Motorola Droid 4] Edwii:
I just ordered a droid 4 from ebay. I'm on Fido(Rogers) in Canada BC.

I was wondering what are some good mods/hacks/roms/flashes/etc I should consider doing to this phone?

-I want nice reliable performance out of it.

Also how to unlock it?

It's been a long time since I did this sort of thing which is why I wanted to brush up on this here first?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
[INDEX] Development Motorola Droid 4

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Frequently Asked Questions: Motorola Droid 4
[Motorola Droid 4] Septfox:
The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).

For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.

No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.

As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.

All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum

Workflow:

Root stock ROM

Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app

Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)

Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)

Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run

Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)
[Motorola Droid 4] Edwii:
Thank you very helpful.

Will this make it work on my current network?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Edit

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see [Q] Droid 4 in Canada (Rogers?) by demungtoe

and

Droid 4 On Rogers Wireless (Canada) - Incoming "Pay Phone" caller ID Solution by danifunker

and

Rogers Wireless Motorola Droid 4 Internet APN Settings

but I'm guessing that if you install the GSM patch, it should work ok.
[Motorola Droid 4] Edwii:
I forgot to ask, where do I down load the tools and roms I need? Can you link me?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
[INDEX] Development Motorola Droid 4
[Motorola Droid 4] Edwii:
Thank you again for you time and help.

I've been pacing myself though the guides and things seem to be going well. I have saferoot/safestrap installed now, however being the noob I am in this world, can not pick the rom I should use.

Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean? As I said I value stable/reliable first, then battery and performance after.

Could you please give me some guidance as to which to pick, and or atleast which CyanogenMod build is optimal at this point?
[Motorola Droid 4] sd_shadow:
Safestrap has the option to create rom slots, up to 4.

These are virtual partitions created on the internal sd card.

I suggest creating a rom slot, and installing any new rom there, if you like the rom you can install over stock slot.

but before installing over stock rom you should back it up first.

see my Installing/Upgrading Safestrap 3.75 and Installing a Lollypop Rom

for some basic safestrap options.

As for a rom I would start with cm-11-20150626-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO1L8-maserati.zip

It's the last official cm11 build.

Download and verify the md5 checksum see Using Hash Checksums
[Motorola Droid 4] Edwii:
I used the recommended CyanogenMod rom, and it was alright.

I'm about to try a new rom, and I was wondering if there are any that are more battery efficent/ is CyanogenMod power hungry?
[Motorola Droid 4] Septfox:
Sorry, I never saw this post. Didn't mean to ignore you.

The ROM sd_shadow posted was/is probably the "best" for the common user. I would use even a slightly outdated SlimKat build myself, but that's down to the features it includes, not any real edge it has over CM11.

But, back to today...

If CM11 is still battery-hungry these days, it's actually down to Play Services and Google insisting on everything wakelocking the phone as much as possible. It can be worked around with some effort, but you lose automatic/always-on features as you disable more and more things to gain battery efficiency.

Other 4.4-based ROMs will be in the same boat as far as efficiency and requirements to gain more. They vary by features that they offer in addition to CM11's.

CM12/Lollipop's version of Play Services is significantly better at letting the phone sleep, so out of the box it's quite battery-efficient (expect ~1%/hr, 1.2%/hr at most sleeping with wifi on) while retaining capabilities.

Other 5/5.1 ROMs are available too. but I don't know anything about them. At the moment, Liquidsmooth and Resurrection Remix are fairly recent/high in the list in the Development subforum, both based on 5.1, but neither seems to have gained much popularity for whatever reason.

I didn't run Jellybean for very long, but it seemed pretty snappy and word on the streets is that it's still the most battery-efficient of all. The problem is, you miss out on certain modern features, and some of the more desirable apps simply won't work because they target KitKat and later; sometimes this can be worked around and they'll run, sometimes they'll break and fail because of missing APIs.

If you want to run JB, I'd highly recommend grabbing a debloated version, to get rid of most of the preloaded Verizon/Motorola crapware.
[Motorola Droid 4] mirddes:
Do either liquidsmooth or ressurection remix support overclocking?
[Motorola Droid 4] 71evin:
No, they are lighter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
I have koodo variant of T989. I am presently using Samsung stock software... It has never run well. I have held back removing the stock software because it's the only phone I have...

I am looking to re-install my phone with custom rom so Hercules can be reborn.

I value stability more than features... I am thinking about Sultanxda - [ROM+KERNEL][4.4.4] Stable CyanogenMod 11 [May 16, 2015] ... since this was developed for a long time

Would this be the best choice for custom rom? I use GPS, mobile data and skype alot...

Thanks in advance for your tips and advice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sleepyg72786:
I would give Candy 5 a shot. It's Android v5.1.1 and is currently in stable status. I've been using it as my daily driver for about a month now with no issues.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/development/rom-candy-5-hercules-t3062181
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
Thanks for feedback. Hercules has now been reborn. The Samsung Chains have been removed. Installed Candy 5 and it's night and day compared to stock I was running.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sleepyg72786:
Glad that I could be of some assistance. If you're looking for a good theme go to settings - themes - get more - and look for Lazy Dark CM12 (if you're into dark themes that is).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
Thx for the info. I will give that theme a shot. I am still playing around with Candy 5.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
I am new to the community as well. So far, I have flashed Candy 5 and Paranoid 5.1.1 for my S2. I haven't tried out Candy 5 that much because I do not enough space on the phone. After I learned to reflash a pit file to repartition the phone, I went straight to Paranoid 5.1.1. But, I have some issues like rebooting and Sleep of Death so I am thinking about re-testing the Candy 5 to see if there are any major issue.

Another good rom that I want to try is the CM13 for S2 however it is still unstable so I will wait a bit more. i don't have enough posting so I couldn't post my feedback to the developer thread yet. Would you mind sharing experience w/ Candy 5 rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
It has been working OK thus far Candy5. I do get occasional random reboots. If i am using an app sometimes I can't pick up a phone call.. Speed wise it runs well. I like the customization this rom can do. I have not modified the pit file.. I do have space issues since I am using the stock partitioning.. Overall the experience is still better than stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
Thanks for sharing. I believe if Candy 5 supports virtual partition, it will be great. I remembered when I used Candy 5 without re-partitioning, I could not install many apps because of space on Galaxy S2.

Updated on the sleep of death, if i use double tap on the status bar, it didn't cause sleep of death at all. Use the power button causes more incidents of SOD for Paranoid 5.1.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Lucky2say:
CandySix is out. It's in Alpha stage but I've been using it for a few days. It's faster and stable. I don't know about koodo but I'm using T-mobile variant. Check it out:

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/development/rom-candysix-hercules-t3283291
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
Update

Unofficial CM13 dated 01-21-2016 without installing OpenGAPPs works great (Calling works) however when I install the OpenGapps (stock) and I couldn't make a call.

Candy 6.0.1 (01-22-2016) works great too. I installed the modified BANK Gapps on the #2 post and so far it is running well except the phone couldn't locate wifi when I checked the phone this morning.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
Thx for feedback. This is really helpful. I am planning to reinstall my phone with candy six when I have chance. It is confirmed to be compatible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
I am using the newer built Candy Six (1/25/2016) which has less reboot than the older built. But both CM13 and Candy 6 suffer "no service" if the phone was left in airplane mode for too long or when the phone could find any signal but so far I am happy. The unofficial CM13 also released newer built as well however i haven't had chance to try it out. I will give you more feed back soon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chuggybeer:
Have you had any issues with 'sleep of death'? I've tried several Lollipop ROMs for hercules and all have had this problem. I haven't tried Candy 5 yet, wondering if I should bother.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
I have had repeated issues where phone random reboot when low on batteries. Other than that seems to be good. Aldo the space issue :(. I am going to move to candy six soon. Virtual partitioning will a huge difference especially when installing large applications
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chuggybeer:
Have you ever tried using Odin to install a custom PIT? It's quite nice to have several gigs for apps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
In linux operating system, like android, partitions are mounted and they appears as folders. The virtual partition method organized partitions more efficiently. For exampleexample, originally the firmware partition was 512 MB and it remapped to larger partition, probably 2GB and it is considered a lot for the Operating System. It probably remap the application folders to use the original internal storage space. Virtual partition is more flexible than PIT. I have used PIT before but recently changed when I try Candy 6 and CM13.

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Candy 6 still has random reboot too. With CM 13 I just recently experience reboot after using Skype video call. I do not know what happened.

The new unofficial CM13 build was released recently, I will to install this weekend.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hockeyfan#01:
Lineage 14.1 is the ROM to use.... Phone runs much better now... I am now able to use it as a backup. I will actually take this phone if I am going to a waterpark..
[P3600 General] nbc17:
Is there a way to set a ringtone for missing SMS notification so that it will continuously notify me until I read the message. Thanks.
[P3600 General] raiderz:
I use Spb Phone Suite http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/phonesuite/?en it works a treat!
[P3600 General] nbc17:
Do you have to pay for it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
[Q] Why is "fix permissions" missing from CWM? ... I can't do anything on my phone

I "broke" my phone using PhilZ CWM Touch, I don't know how?

I did a full CWM backup of my ROM / apps etc to my SDCard, it grabs /data/ /system/ all kinds of stuff into a 4gb ZIP or whatever.

I've done this many times before!

All of this so I could do some quick CM12 testing for a snapchat bug.

Then I restored the CWM backup image from my SD Card

Now, I can't save screenshots or write ANY data to the /sdcard/

"Couldn't capture screenshot: couldn't save. Storage may be in use"

Tried wiping Dalvik cache, no fix.

What do I do here? I'm baffled? ?I thought restoring a CWM backup would recover everything.

This PhilZ touch thing is missing "fix permissions" ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagsvag:
Philz recovery is one of the best recovery ever been. Unfortunately developer abandoned

This is the message from developer

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39433458

Latest update for n7100 was at middle of 2014 if I remember well. Probably u used an outdated recovery. I am using the version 6.48.4 at cm12.1 with no problem at all but I never made with this a nandroid backup.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
If you check PHilZ FTP / Mega Upload mirror, he's clearly still updating it? ?.... I dunno

Regardless, I did some reading and the impression I get is version 6.3.xx of CWM removed the "FIX PERMISSIONS" code / option (why the @$#%^ it did this, I do not know)

Ultimately I think that's the issue with my phone, right?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vagsvag:
I don't know about other phones but for n7100 sure abandoned.

About the issue now yes looks like permission problem, maybe you try to fix permissions with some other recovery or if you have some apps installed and for this you want to restore your backup, you can restore your nandroid backup after wipe system, cache, dalvik and install the same rom, gapps you had made backup. The installation of the rom at the end of install normally will fix permissions. Also you can try to clean install your old rom, gapps, reboot check if everything is OK and after from recovery again make selective nandroid restore the data only.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Android Apps and Games] vutruc80:
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PS: Because i'm new so i have to insert space in link. Sorry for the inconvenience.