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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Team DevDigitel:
Is it a SM-950U or U1 ?

U1 is unbranded version and pre-unlocked. The U is the carrier variant.

The U would have been locked unless purchased full retail and active on a account atleast 50 days per sprint policy.

Sprint technically dosnt have to unlock it if it dosnt meet their guidelines.

https://www.sprint.com/en/legal/unlocking-your-sprint-device.html
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] RossTeagan:
Did you try inserting another SIM card in your Note 8 and see if you can place a call?

If it works with a card other than Sprint, it should work even abroad.

How to check if your phone is actually locked or not: https://www.unlockunit.com/blog/how-to-check-if-your-phone-is-network-locked/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] Aloupha:
It's a SM-950U

"Did you try inserting another SIM card in your Note 8 and see if you can place a call? "

I don't have one to try it. Otherwise, that would have been one of my first tries.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] faceless:
mine got unlocked automatically after ~50 days last fall

i didn't contact them or anything, one day it just ... happened

it was paid in full from Samsung since they had that sweet trade-in deal for Note7 owners
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] icarusnow:
I had to wait 50 days, and it automatically unlocked. No lease, no payments.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions & Answers] zepvalue:
Apparently the only way is to call them, If I buy this phone used would I have any chance of unlocking it in the future ?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakliox:
Hello, thanks for entering the thread.

What happens is that every time I turn on my cell phone it goes into fastboot mode, which is a bit annoying because I have to give it back to Start to start.

I already tried installing the firmware and nothing, halp pls :(
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakliox:
up
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] eemgee:
"fastboot oem fb_mode_clear"

Credit.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2744165
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Rakliox:
Thanks!!
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] darisito:
Hi,

I checked some permissions cause am seeing idle drain of >1%/hr while sleeping.

So it lists the 3 mentioned services as twin apps? I made a complete fresh install about 2 weeks ago also.

Is this normal? Pic attached
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] Nyssa1104:
If you have Twin App enabled this is normal.

I have Twin App enabled for WhatsApp and two Google accounts so in my case I have similar services running twice.
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] darisito:
Okay thanks for the answer, then it's okay.

Any idea abouy these wakelocks? I noticed my device sometimes doesn't sleep for an hour, and takes some time to go to deep sleep like 1-2 hrs?

Pics attached.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
LGSetup Wizard is responsible for Always On Display. So, no that's NOT a safe list. ;)

VPN client is important for a lot of people, too. Also, I wouldn't lose FM radio or print spooler.

Not sure what's responsible for your phone call problems.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
I would definitely recommend this over using package disablers. Phone seems smoother this way. I removed more apps than this but lost some functionality other users may need. Nice guide:good:.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] blossom:
Now i can not open PDF attachment from my email.

any idea what caused this?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Dizzyrul3z:
How this works?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
Not sure. I usually use Adobe reader for PDF attachments never used the stock app.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] blossom:
turns out blokada is the culprit

have to white listed email application to make it work
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Doesn't disabling "external storage" mess up your microSD card?

Sent from my official carrier unlocked LG V30+ US998
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] edmondt:
I can read the microsd just fine :) It might affect reading external hard drives?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Have you tried writing to the SD card, like capturing pictures with camera?

Just curious.

Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.youtube

Won't this disable youtube ?

Isn't it already possible to disable many here within settings - apps - show system itself ? why the need for adb

This way they can easily be re-enabled in case of a problem without having to factory reset
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yes, that would disable the LG supplied apk of YouTube. Whether you could then install another version straight from Play Store, I don't know. But would there be any reason to do that?

Yes, without root disabling these apps doesn't really uninstall them and you do have to do a factory re-set to make them come back. However, where this method does have advantage is there are some system apps that cannot be disabled in the Settings (at least on other phones I have used) -- and thus why you need something more powerful IF you REALLY want to disable them.

The only quibble I have is there's easy low hanging fruit (Wallpapers you will never use, LG Health if you don't want that, etc) and then there's more complicated stuff that actually HURTS the phone because so many things are connected. "LG Setup Wizard" sounds like fluff -- but it's not. ("I've already set up my phone! Why do I need that?") LG Setup Wizard isn't just for setting up your phone -- it also controls the Always On Display. Just one example.

(The OP removed LG Setup Wizard from the list and has now noted other packages that should be optional. So, that's good.)

OR even if the functions still work, you can unintentionally introduce lag because the system LOOKS for that thing you disabled first. You have to be very careful when disabling system apps.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
I just don't understand why anyone would want to disable youtube ? isn't it a cool app to have :)

Or are people using chrome as an alternative for this purpose? Works and can be used with the screen off too but damn is it clunky

Yes but the list is long and my recommend would be to test for month say using the settings app to check no apps have been inadvertently disabled. I can see quite a few in the V20 that can be disabled must be the same in the v30 too

App inspector i wanted to recommend is package info

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.osp.pmanagerinfo&hl=en

Free and by the same people that made the package disabler. The part that is interesting is to check startup apps. Three dots top right, midway down the dropdown list, startup apps.

It will list everything that gets loaded up at boot and that list is pretty long. Just examing the file size of each of these apps is sobering. 50MB seems like the average but some apps are nearing 200MB (!)

So knowing which apps get loaded and then trying to disable them using settings so bootup is quicker and hopefully less lag seems like the way to go to decrease lag. Isn't it.

I don't see a real reason to disable apps that don't get loaded up at boot up or are otherwise not running. As storage space isn't being reclaimed here for non root users.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I use YouTube all the time, even cast it to my TV -- so no, I wouldn't disable that app.

As long as you can prevent those app from loading at bootup and running in the background, that would be very helpful.

Is there a way to UNcheck the boot settings for those apps that you don't want to run at bootup? Not disabling the apps, but just preventing them from running at bootup. You said that app will show you what is running at bootup. Does it also allow you to CHANGE what is running at bootup or is there some other place to do that? That's where I don't quite understand.

(In the past that's what I've used Greenify for. It hibernates apps, until needed, and then hibernates them again when you close the app so they aren't constantly running in the background.)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
Now, see that would be perfect.

But no! not without root, there is no way i'm aware of to prevent these apps from booting up other than either uninstalling or disabling. Which means you can never use them unless you re-enable them back. Impractical if all you wanted was to prevent them loading at boot. Another workaround is force stop but some apps have an annoying tendency to restart a short while later. So force stop isn't completely reliable if app devlopers don't play nice.

I find this absolutely maddening because its trivial to do on a laptop. In the PC world we don't break into systems we rightfully own. Doesn't work that way in the mobile world :(

No changes, only lists whats in their manifests. Greenify is an option i have to explore, might help with apps that aren't needed but can it prevent them from booting up if hibernated ?

You say in the past, are you using something else now for the same purpose
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
I do have Greenify installed. It works with root and without root, but my understanding is it's (of course) more powerful with root. My phones have always been rooted, so I can't vouch for effectiveness without root. Feel free to try it.

My V30+ is still unrooted and is still temporarily my daily driver.

Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] edmondt:
Yes it works, this phone is my daily driver, the only thing I miss is the ability to switch to another screen during a phone call... Have to figure out which package is responsible for that.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
What i understood with disabling external storage is google apps can write to the microsd card. Non gogle apps cannot ?

Some one

posted

that in the other thread

I wouldn't disable 'External Storage' if you use a microsd
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
The best reason to disable/remove the YouTube app is so you can use an ad blocking browser to watch YouTube without being annoyed with ads. The app bypasses AdAway on a rooted device to serve you ads. For some, that might be fine or they could be running Xspoded to block though but the easy way is, to just not use the YouTube app.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
Which ad blocking browser do you recommend ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] edmondt:
I would recommend downloading an app called NewPipe as a YouTube replacement, this app allows you to download the video you might want to watch again.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I have two browsers on each of my devices that I use for different reasons. On my V30+ (H932) that doesn't have root, I use Brave for decent ad blocking when browsing the web and watching YouTube. I keep Chrome sort of as the option where I may need cookies or some other compatibility junk to work or when I use web banking. I don't keep any unnecessary apps on my devices I don't use regularly.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
What do you make of this

review

from mark Talaid
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
I guess it depends on what they watch. I only really watch YouTube. There is the rare occasion I watch Vimeo but I haven't watched anything from other streaming services like DailyMotion in quite a while.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Windforce0511:
Why we are getting lag after disabling some of the apps?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] JWnSC:
Are you using a package disabler?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Read the last paragraph:

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=75501364

Sent from my official open market LG US998 V30+
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Windforce0511:
That is only happening on LG's smartphones and their software. No problem on Samsung and other manufacturers after debloat. Phone become smoother and have better battery life and that is it.

One more thing. Why is it all buttery smooth even after ultra-heavy debloat after we toggle 'Disable HW overlays ' under developer options?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] SirGarmaples:
Wouldn't this remove the ability to sideload apps (in .apk form) without ADB?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Probably. When you start uninstalling Google stuff, you are often messing with the Android system.

From Google search:

https://androidforums.com/threads/com-google-android-packageinstaller.1097527/
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] zrzhu:
Thanks for putting together the list. It made it so much easier.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] vjendra:
I ran safe list and restarted the phone but after bootanimation it is stuck on LG logo

:(
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
Factory reset!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] vjendra:
Already did.

Removed again safe list. But this time always on display not working. I did not uninstall lgsetupwizard
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] jcsww:
No idea. I only removed bloat like Facebook, Instagram, carrier branded stuff for the H933 V30 but left most of the carrier branded stuff from T-Mobile on the H932 through ADB. I didn't bother going after most of the LG stuff outside of their keyboard, which I had replaced and set the default to the Google Keyboard before uninstalling LG's keyboard. You can also reinstall the LG keyboard through the LG app that does their software updates. I had it reinstall once when I had it set to auto update, which I now have disabled.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] edmondt:
That's interesting... lgsetupwizard was not responsible for Always on Display after all then...

Give this a try, Glance Plus: https: //play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thsoft.glance&hl=en

Edit: I figured it out... always on display is:

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.signboard

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.signboard.initialguide

I have updated the list to comment out the two.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] dwarazyA:
LG voice recorder dont work, anyone can help me?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] gahehe:
Can someone please upload here com.lge.signboard and com.lge.signboard.initialguide apk files? I was accidentally removed it and now my AOD is not working :(
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] maslows:
Replacement V30, this was a life saver
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Alex-M8:
So while it worked ok i now cannot use google play store and most of my apps FC lol
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bulletfodder:
Here's the list of stuff I've uninstalled. Mostly, I just wanted to get rid of the stuff I won't use. I'm not super worried about having other stuff installed, but so far, everything works that I can tell.

Always on Display works. Floating bar should work.

edit: This is stuff that works for me. it should all be safe though.

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.eltest
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.hotwordenrollment.okgoogle
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.photos
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.exchange
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.email
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.katana
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.system
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.facebook.appmanager
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.snappage
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.docs
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.emergency
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.instagram.android
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.filemanager
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.qhelp
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.music
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.messaging
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.qhelp
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.qhelp.application
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.updatecenter
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.cmas
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.cequint.ecid
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.bnr
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.bnr.launcher
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.sizechangable.musicwidget.widget
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.lgworld
pm uninstall -k --user 0

#disable this first, then uninstall it
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gm
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] benbird7:
Thanks for this list, I done this and getting great results from the phone now. I kept in on mine google photos and docs as use them to backup. :)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] AsItLies:
Hey all, I'm new to the V30, just got it frankensteined and now looking to debloat it. Happened upon this thread (thnx to all contributors - it helps a lot).

Wanted to mention to you though, there is a way to reinstall something you've uninstalled without factory reset. An app on playstore called solid explorer will allow you to get to the correct directories where the packages are and you just dbl click them and reinstall. Solid Explorer is free for a few days than a few bucks to register it - unlimited use after.

It's saved me a few times when realized later I debloated something on my G6 and needed it back.

Cheers, and thnx again!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] johanruda:
Packages can also be reinstalled with adb with the command:

adb shell cmd package install-existing "package name"

Without the citation marks obviously.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] hachiroku:
hey guys...i uninstalled com.lge.qmemoplus and then reinstalled it. it lists that it has reinstalled, but its not appearing. when i attempt to uninstall thereafter it states it is not installed. doesn't seem that the reinstall steps aren't working for this one package. any ideas?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Reflash full KDZ.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] hachiroku:
would i be able to retain accounts and apps or do i have to do a full "refurbish" ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You can try LGUP "Upgrade" mode to keep data.

If that doesn't work, then you'll need use Refurbish mode.

Use the Dev Patched LGUP in the WTF instructions.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] quartercirclebak:
Hey folks. Just got a fancy new LG OLED TV and was looking forward to doing some screen mirroring, but it looks like I've lost the ability to do that :/ Anyone know which packages provide that?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Reinstall stock KDZ and ignore most everything in this thread?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] xd4d3v:
Can you add more comments on what each of the apps uninstalled do?

you have some, but not all.

thanks
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] trouble.:
How can i uninstall the camera app? I want to install the new version but it's not installing the new version. I can't find the camera app folder in priv-app folder. I'm rooted
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Attinderkahlon:
I think i messed up something. I can't send Text messages now. How can i undo this so that my messages start working again ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
1) Restore the TWRP backup you made.

2) Reflash full KDZ.

I never mess with this stuff.

Freezing in Titanium Backup is better.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
If you all you did was uninstall using ADB, there's no need to flash anything, since you never touched the System partition. Factory Data Reset will restore everything you uninstalled and should get your Text Messages working again -- assuming this is what messed them up in the first place, not something else.

In some cases you can reinstall system apps after ADB uninstall, but that's more hit-and-miss.

Of course if you're rooted, restoring a TWRP backup is always easier.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Yeah, I forgot about Factory Data Reset:

And remember this:
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] leanhtuans:
I need to re-install package com.lge.leccp for get back feature "switch audio output device" while connect to bluetooth devices.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
See the post just above yours. ;)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] dandv:
Thanks for that list, OP. Can you please add comments as to what some of the other APKs are/do? lge.gcuv, lge.qhelp etc.

Also, com.android.webview appers twice, and I'm surprised you're removing it, since it's a core Android component for any any app that wants to render web content.

Also, would be nice to edit the post and format the list normally (instead of

) because it's a pain to scroll horizontally :)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] salimbest83:
HELP. really big help needed.

my phone stuck on LOGO after apply these ...

( noob me )
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You should have read my comment right before yours, before attempting this. I want this thread to die because it messes up people's phones.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
Just perform a Master Reset (button dance), that will restore everything. Google it if you're not familiar with it.

Some debloating makes sense -- and in fact is necessary to get rid of tracking services and apps that slow down the phone and send information to LG and carriers.

But it must be done selectively and carefully, making a note of each removed app as you go, and testing along the way.

Most importantly, you must have a backup beforehand and be prepared to Factory Reset/Master Reset if you remove something you shouldn't have. It is absolutely true that there are system app dependencies that can easily be broken by indiscriminate debloating.

But again, you can always go back with Factory Reset/Master Reset.

Just don't complain about losing data. There are plenty of warnings about the risks in this and similar threads ;)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] salimbest83:
Yeap.. missed that dances..

Luckily my v50 is BACK! MINUS ALL DATA INAIDE LOL
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
Glad you got your phone back! But yeah, sorry about the data :(

Most people have moments in their lives that teach them the importance of backups, either because a disk or device fails abruptly, or because they mess with it without making that backup first. In my case the moment was one of the latter ~30 years ago, when I messed with the disk setup of the main production server in my company. Almost cost me my business and the livelihood of a dozen employees. Lesson learnt!
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] gimpy1:
The number 1 rule in rooting is, always have a backup. Always.:cool:
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Wait.... You were trying to debloat V50 using a known wonky V30 debloat thread? :rolleyes: If debloating was hard enough in 2017, because the firmware is built like spiderwebs, think how it is 2 or 3 years later?

By debloating you are often introducing lag because the firmware tries to find the missing elements before moving on. It's not like the old days where apps were all isolated from each other and you could just pull it out like pulling a tooth.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] TheDannemand:
True words!

I would go a step further, and say it is number 1 rule in using computers, period: There are few other areas of our lives where valuable assets can go poof as quickly or as easily, either by device malfunction or by mistake. OTOH, it is very easy to protect against such losses: We cannot easily make duplicates of our homes, cars, bank accounts etc. But we can easily make duplicates of data.

Even when they make backups, many people tend to forget about redundancy: You always need TWO copies of valuable data. One backup is fine as long as your original is intact. But if you plan to wipe the phone/computer, you need a SECOND backup on a different medium. Otherwise you're screwed in case of data errors in the first backup. As if errors in backups never happen :rolleyes:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] udayxd:
Isn't there any sms app like that on MIui In which we have hidden messages feature. I love that feature very much and I need that app.:confused: