Very much appreciate the great root instructions...
Now that I'm rooted, is there a list of what Moto bloatware I can safely remove (specifically which files)?
Thanks...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217134
[GUIDE] Apps that are safe to remove
MoPhoACTV Initiative
Thanks! I didn't spot that earlier when I looked around...
Glad i found this thread! Thanks for the quick reply to his question. time to get my phone skinny! hahaha
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Well, I just got my phone yesterday and before I start adding a apps that I like. Would it be better to root now? I know the phone just came out, so are the rooting methods we have good quality roots? because I don't want to mess up my phone since I already had it for 2 days. . I know im just over thinking but just would like some feedback from xda. Also is there anyway getting rid of all the bloatware this phone has? or do I have to wait for a custom rom?
note: I'm with AT&T
thanks alot xda
Hey whats up? You might want to play with your new GS3 for a bit to see what you like and dislike about the phone. That way, when you are ready to flash a custom ROM, you know what style of ROM that you like. For instance, the Galaxy S3 uses the TouchWiz interface. Some ROM's are based on TouchWiz and some are striped down like AOKP or CyanogenMod. Hopefully you know what I'm talking about, otherwise you shouldn't think about rooting or flashing ROM's until you do some research. Make sure you know what rooting is before you jump in. To answer your question, you can remove bloatware after you root your phone with Titanium Backup. (purchase the pro version) You do not need a custom ROM to remove bloatware. By having root access, you open up your phone to a whole new world! After you gain root access, your next step is flashing custom ROM's. My advice, do a lot of reading here on XDA and learn. Also, YouTube has some great videos on rooting and flashing ROM;s. (check out galaxyS3root.com) Make sure that anything you flash/mod, specifically says it is for your phone. Make/Model/Carrier etc. If you have any questions about this stuff, PM me. I like to help.
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Hey whats up? You might want to play with your new GS3 for a bit to see what you like and dislike about the phone. That way, when you are ready to flash a custom ROM, you know what style of ROM that you like. For instance, the Galaxy S3 uses the TouchWiz interface. Some ROM's are based on TouchWiz and some are striped down like AOKP or CyanogenMod. Hopefully you know what I'm talking about, otherwise you shouldn't think about rooting or flashing ROM's until you do some research. Make sure you know what rooting is before you jump in. To answer your question, you can remove bloatware after you root your phone with Titanium Backup. (purchase the pro version) You do not need a custom ROM to remove bloatware. By having root access, you open up your phone to a whole new world! After you gain root access, your next step is flashing custom ROM's. My advice, do a lot of reading here on XDA and learn. Also, YouTube has some great videos on rooting and flashing ROM;s. (check out galaxyS3root.com) Make sure that anything you flash/mod, specifically says it is for your phone. Make/Model/Carrier etc. If you have any questions about this stuff, PM me. I like to help.
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wow thanks for such an awesome reply. I actually just rooted my phone 2mins ago and installed CWR. Right now, im not interested getting a new rom until like you said did my research. However, I didnt know Titanium Backup can get rid of all the bloatware. THANKS!!!
rayoubi said:
wow thanks for such an awesome reply. I actually just rooted my phone 2mins ago and installed CWR. Right now, im not interested getting a new rom until like you said did my research. However, I didnt know Titanium Backup can get rid of all the bloatware. THANKS!!!
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Also be sure if you should manually remove any bloat you do not remove anything you are not sure 100% about. there are many components that are bloat but linked directly to Touchwiz....if parts are removed upon reboot or a factory rest your phone may not be able to fully boot and you will be busting out ODIN.
After rooting and having CWM installed, first thing you should do is do a nandroid backup. If you ever screw up removing stuff from your phone, you can just restore it. I have a backup of my phone rooted before removing bloat and another after I have all the bloat removed.
rayoubi said:
wow thanks for such an awesome reply. I actually just rooted my phone 2mins ago and installed CWR. Right now, im not interested getting a new rom until like you said did my research. However, I didnt know Titanium Backup can get rid of all the bloatware. THANKS!!!
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Yup finally rooted myself after having the phone for nearly two weeks. I'm patiently waiting until Blazer ROM 1.3 is available for download so I don't need to worry about what bloatware is ok/not ok to remove. :victory:
After rooting your phone is anyone having problems with system update alerts that keep coming up ?
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Hi all,
New to all this. Have performed a root using the instructions here. Thanks lyriquidperfection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414
Seemed to work ok, just installed first insecure kernal on the list without matching to my kernal, it installed Superuser but not Busybox, so installed that from the market.
The reason I wanted to root it apart from 4.0.4(needs to be rooted?) coming soon was in the hope I could get shot of some of the locked apps Samsung and Google installed on it. Busybox looks to me that you need to know what you are doing to use it. So the question is is there anything simple I can use to get rid of the locked apps that I don't want?
patioheater said:
Hi all,
New to all this. Have performed a root using the instructions here. Thanks lyriquidperfection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414
Seemed to work ok, just installed first insecure kernal on the list without matching to my kernal, it installed Superuser but not Busybox, so installed that from the market.
The reason I wanted to root it apart from 4.0.4(needs to be rooted?) coming soon was in the hope I could get shot of some of the locked apps Samsung and Google installed on it. Busybox looks to me that you need to know what you are doing to use it. So the question is is there anything simple I can use to get rid of the locked apps that I don't want?
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check the link below for the same ma8
Spread Sheet of removable APPS
ps- read carefully the same to understand the apps importance and then remove it if its safe
Thanks Sun, that will help greatly
Wonder why they make it so complicated, most of the pre-installed stuff is a lot of tosh, then again so is the Market stuff
Is there a way to stop Verizon OTA's? I'm Rooted Stock on the VRUAMDK build and I don't want to accept the OTA b/c i'm afraid i'll lose root and my custom Recovery. So far the only way i know to stop the OTA's is to completely power my phone off at night.
gleggie said:
Is there a way to stop Verizon OTA's? I'm Rooted Stock on the VRUAMDK build and I don't want to accept the OTA b/c i'm afraid i'll lose root and my custom Recovery. So far the only way i know to stop the OTA's is to completely power my phone off at night.
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Find a root explorer type application and remove SDK.apk and FWUpgrade.apk from system/app
A simple Google search or even a search of this forum would have found this answer.
andybones said:
Find a root explorer type application and remove SDK.apk and FWUpgrade.apk from system/app
A simple Google search or even a search of this forum would have found this answer.
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Thanks, sorry rookie mistake i feel bad lol... btw i think you meant SDM.apk thanks a bunch, gonna check out your ROM
gleggie said:
Thanks, sorry rookie mistake i feel bad lol... btw i think you meant SDM.apk thanks a bunch, gonna check out your ROM
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No need to be sorry
was just pointing out Google has been a life savior for me, I'm sure it would help you as well.
I did mean SDM.apk, sorry.
Also, if you do check out my ROM, thank you very much and hope you enjoy it!
Please let me know of any issues you may come across
Greetings all!
For a long time I have sought to root my phone, but of all the Galaxy variants, this one is locked down tighter than Fort Knox!
I've read a ton but still many people leave out so much in there posts I can't quite keep up with the jargon....
Goal:
I want to use Wanam Exposed and Hidden Settings.
Additionally, I would like to have the option to flash custom ROM*S* in the future.
First:
Just because I root does that mean I have an unlocked bootloader?
Safestrap vs. TWRP. I barely understand what these are...
SO!
Which root method should I use to accomplish this? Can you please fully explain each step instead of directing me to ten other pages which detail how to download things? That gets overwhelming extremely quickly...
I would GREATLY appreciate it!!!
-blueman189
blueman189 said:
Greetings all!
For a long time I have sought to root my phone, but of all the Galaxy variants, this one is locked down tighter than Fort Knox!
I've read a ton but still many people leave out so much in there posts I can't quite keep up with the jargon....
Goal:
I want to use Wanam Exposed and Hidden Settings.
Additionally, I would like to have the option to flash custom ROM*S* in the future.
First:
Just because I root does that mean I have an unlocked bootloader?
Safestrap vs. TWRP. I barely understand what these are...
SO!
Which root method should I use to accomplish this? Can you please fully explain each step instead of directing me to ten other pages which detail how to download things? That gets overwhelming extremely quickly...
I would GREATLY appreciate it!!!
-blueman189
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Take a look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/how-to-root-i545vrufnk1-4-4-2-12-1-2014-t2959613
meazz1 said:
Take a look here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/general/how-to-root-i545vrufnk1-4-4-2-12-1-2014-t2959613
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Thank you! Clearest directions yet.
So flashing a kernel is just... downloading a file and doing the steps detailed in Odin?
And Odin is specific to Samsung devices....
Once rooted, can I flash back to NK1? I know an issue with performing rooting can be that some functions will not work afterwards (namely wifi).
Also:
How will security change after rooting?
Galaxy
After searching for some time, this finally helped me jailbreak my device. Thank you so much
Hi everyone I'm hoping some of the smart people on this forum can give me some assistance. Im wanting to root my phone to uninstall some bloatware and then unroot however I still want to be able to receive ota updates because I'm very much looking forward to marshamallow can anyone tell me what bloatware I can actually uninstall that won't compromise my ability to receive ota updates. Thank you guys so much and I'm very sorry if this is in the wrong section.
A bit more info would be useful, for starters. Without knowing what device you have, we here at XDA cannot even begin to help you.
I apologize I have an lg g4 from verizon thank you for responding
No ideas?
cmetzger93 said:
I apologize I have an lg g4 from verizon thank you for responding
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Try using Kingroot. It has an unroot option.
While you have root, don't delete apps which you don't know.