I know there have been PLENTY of threads on xda trying to solve this and I've asked questions on the threads themselves and I'm yet to receive a reply. Can someone please give me a small guide (if possible ) how temp unroot.
1. Rootkeeper or any other app on the app store doesn't work when root is protected for me
2. SuperSU uninstall doesn't work for me
3. Flashing a zip to remove SuperSU and Busybox didn't work for me either.
There isn't a file with the name 'superuser.apk' that I could find.
Can anyone help with my predict? I really need to get this working before US Open
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BTW I actually don't mind unrooting my phone for a few weeks as long as I don't lose data or backup. If there is a way to do this (which isn't considered a temp root) please let me know
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IsmailOmer said:
I know there have been PLENTY of threads on xda trying to solve this and I've asked questions on the threads themselves and I'm yet to receive a reply. Can someone please give me a small guide (if possible ) how temp unroot.
1. Rootkeeper or any other app on the app store doesn't work when root is protected for me
2. SuperSU uninstall doesn't work for me
3. Flashing a zip to remove SuperSU and Busybox didn't work for me either.
There isn't a file with the name 'superuser.apk' that I could find.
Can anyone help with my predict? I really need to get this working before US Open
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Have you tried the temporary unroot option inside superuser. It always works for me?
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AthlonGFX said:
Have you tried the temporary unroot option inside superuser. It always works for me?
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I've just tried that and it didn't work. I don't know what the Sky Go app is detecting but I keep getting the same popup that Sky Go doesn't support rooted devices. But thanks for your help anyways mate
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I also tried using Android 4.3 which seemingly doesn't have root access, so I don't know what the app is picking up.
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I also tried using Android 4.3 which seemingly doesn't have root access, so I don't know what the app is picking up.
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Ill do a bit of research and see what i can find, maybe it is possible to patch it ? I haven't the faintest idea what sky go is so i better start there.:silly:
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Is this a country locked product? Also if it is free can you please provide a link to the application or maybe upload it, if I need to pay I will look into it
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Sky Go is an application which allows people with a Sky subscription to watch TV on their devices, whether it be a tablet, phone or PC. I'm guessing u live outside the UK because Sky is quite popular here. As for the app, it is free, however you need an account to access it. Here's the link to it in the Play Store anyways.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skygo
I'm not sure if you can have a look at this without an account but let me know anyway buddy. :thumbup:
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Just to let people know, this works on the xperia S. I downloaded the test app from the galaxy S2 forum and used voodoo rootkeeper to temp unroot installed skygo and it works
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U dont need 2 open a new topic for every reason.
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seanicca said:
Just to let people know, this works on the xperia S. I downloaded the test app from the galaxy S2 forum and used voodoo rootkeeper to temp unroot installed skygo and it works
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tell me more about this.
scottiepp said:
tell me more about this.
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download voodoo rootkeeper from the market and run, if your rooted, it will temporarily unroot your device.
download and install the test skygo app from this thread (post 129)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506967&page=13
open skygo, sign in to your account and watch, if you don't have an account sign up, obviously you need to be in the UK and a sky customer
Alright, following This Guide I got Google now working.
To summarize what I did
1. Root phone using the Korean Root method
2. I unlocked the bootloader and installed CWM using Project FreeGee
3. I booted into CWM and installed This zip.At the I was writing this guide, I freegee was on version 0.5
4. My phone restarted and froze up about twice before finally staying booted. It seems to have normalized now.
edit:Right now most things seem to work.
If anyone finds a better version of Google now, please let me know and post the how-to.
I didn't make the zips and all I have done is follow the instructions and write down my personal experience. I give full credit to the author of the original post for their instructions/work they did. However, since the LGOG doesn't need project Butter, Google Now is the main thing we are missing from 4.1 and it should help ease the wait for a stable AOSP ROM. If anyone has any issues let me know and I'll make a list.
Snow_fox said:
Alright, following This Guide I got Google now working.
To summarize what I did
1. Root phone using the Korean Root method
2. I unlocked the bootloader and installed CWM using Project FreeGee
3. I booted into CWM and installed This zip.
4. My phone restarted and froze up about twice before finally staying booted. It seems to have normalized now.
Right now the main thing that doesn't seem to work is Calendar/setting alarms.
If anyone finds a better version of Google now, please let me know and post the how-to.
I didn't make the zips and all I have done is follow the instructions and write down my personal experience. I give full credit to the author of the original post for their instructions/work they did. However, since the LGOG doesn't need project Butter, Google Now is the main thing we are missing from 4.1 and it should help ease the wait for a stable AOSP ROM. If anyone has any issues let me know and I'll make a list.
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THis is great news. Right now I'm pondering whether to get this phone or the Note II, and Google now (which I have on my Captivate running SlimBean 3.0) is the one thing I really cannot imagine giving up.
Question: when you say that Calendar/settings alamrs don't work, do you mean that they don't work at all, or that they don't show up in Google Now?
I was referring to not working in Google now. Although i did manage to set an alarm with it shortly after this post.
Also fwiw I had the captivate too. I try to stick with nexus hardware.
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Google now works for me fully...
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Working flawlessly for me also...
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Flashed and works fine
The wait for jelly bean or aosp rom is tolerable now.
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No issues for me either.
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I couldn't get it to work.... Musta done something wrong...
OK, I can't get it to launch links for me after searching. Anyone else? I'm wondering if it's because I removed Chrome and the LG browser?
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Edit: Works most of the time but I also have issues launching links. I still have chrome and the stock browser installed, it will launch them I just have to click on them multiple times. I'm also occasionally having issues exiting to the home screen using either the home button or the back button.
Links can be a little stubborn for me but, usually open.
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Any way to uninstall?
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Titanium backup.
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Uninstall stock voice search with titanium backup or you will get problems with android keyboard. It makes it try use them both for voice typing. I'd assume it may be the cause of any and all problems.
Edit: scratch that... Since installing Google now I get all kinds of freezing reboots. Caca. Then again it just be saying f u to nova launcher. Clearing cashes fixes it until it happens again.
Has anyone had good luck with this?
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mws1986 said:
Has anyone had good luck with this?
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Works okay for me. Kinda finicky at times, but overall a good experience.
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Are you running the base rom?
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mws1986 said:
Are you running the base rom?
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Yep...
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working for me too, aside from the link clicking issues
One of the cards says there's an update available in the Play Store. When I go there it says my device is incompatible. Is there something we could tweak to the build.prop in order to get this update? Or will that mess things up due to the nature of how it was installed?
hello all,
I am looking for app. or any other solution which disable the camera.
Does anyone have such a solution?
Thanks,
htako
You could use Titanium Backup to freeze your cammera app. (Although i suspect it would cause some future force-closes)
If you only want to prevent camera usage for a non-advanced user, you could just hide the camera icon, using samsung´s touchwiz-embeded hide icons feature.
anyhow, why would someone want to disable their camera anyways?
Simple move or delete it from /system/app with something like Root Explorer...
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Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply..
I want to be able to dis/en the camera by application
Is it possible?
Thanks
htako75 said:
Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply..
I want to be able to dis/en the camera by application
Is it possible?
Thanks
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As second poster said, freeze it, but it can be unfreezed...
But it's kinda pointless you do so from software, because other people can easily download and install another camera from play store... unless you can disable it under hardware level...
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Oh, wait a sec, it just reminds me that exynos security problem,
By change /dev/exynos-mem permission, you may be able to prevent any kinda camera applications from running . At least I tried and camera runs, but only get green screen
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"By change /dev/exynos-mem permission, you may be able to prevent any kinda camera applications from running . At least I tried and camera runs, but only get green screen"
I am android newbe... how can i change /dev/exynos-mem permission?
Thanks
htako75 said:
"By change /dev/exynos-mem permission, you may be able to prevent any kinda camera applications from running . At least I tried and camera runs, but only get green screen"
I am android newbe... how can i change /dev/exynos-mem permission?
Thanks
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Use something like Root Explorer or similar file manger, navigate to /dev , there is a file named "exynos-mem" , long press it, choose permission, and uncheck all box
See screenshot
I DO HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, AND TAKE NOTE OF ITS PREVIOUS PERMISSION SETTING IN ORDER TO RESTORE CAMERA FUNCTION , OTHERWISE YOU WILL DISABLE YOUR CAMERA AND WON'T BE RECOVERED EVEN YOU FLASH NEW ROM UNLESS YOU CHANGE IT TO THE RIGHT PERMISSION. AND I AM NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBLE ABOUT THIS!!!
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and this is what happen after you change the permission
Both stock and AOSP camera were disabled
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qtwrk said:
and this is what happen after you change the permission
Both stock and AOSP camera were disabled
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Do you familliar with apps that control camera dis/en?
the solution you recommended seems to be irreversible
It shouldn't be irreversible. Go back to the file long press and select the boxes same as last time.
You're only changing permissions, once back to how it was, this will bring the camera app back.
Vengeance
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htako75 said:
Do you familliar with apps that control camera dis/en?
the solution you recommended seems to be irreversible
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vengeance1990 said:
It shouldn't be irreversible. Go back to the file long press and select the boxes same as last time.
You're only changing permissions, once back to how it was, this will bring the camera app back.
Vengeance
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Would you mind to read my words carefully?
I told you to take note, or remember its previous permission setting IN ORDER TO RESTORE the camera
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Im still wondering
Why you want to fully dissable camera??
qtwrk said:
Use something like Root Explorer or similar file manger, navigate to /dev , there is a file named "exynos-mem" , long press it, choose permission, and uncheck all box
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Do i need to instll Root Explorer to SIII and modify the file "exynos-mem"? or should i install Root Explorer on PC and by connecting SIII to PC, modify the file?
Thanks,
htako
htako75 said:
Do i need to instll Root Explorer to SIII and modify the file "exynos-mem"? or should i install Root Explorer on PC and by connecting SIII to PC, modify the file?
Thanks,
htako
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Install it onto your mobile, computer has nothing to do with it.
But you have to be rooted first
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But you have to be rooted first
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Please explain what does it mean to be rooted/ how can i root?
Thaks.
htako75 said:
Please explain what does it mean to be rooted/ how can i root?
Thaks.
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Google it
htako75 said:
Please explain what does it mean to be rooted/ how can i root?
Thaks.
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Faqs and guides posted in General section .
jje
qtwrk said:
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But you have to be rooted first
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Do i have to root mobile in order to be able navigate to /dev/exynos-mem? cause i don't see any file calling "exynos-mem" under dev?
lol I like how he quoted that dude using ""
if you don't wanna root it, you can view those files inside your phone using your comps file manager, Linux should do this out of the box, on windows you'll probably need ADB. ill let the next guy explain ADB lol
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should i root mobile in order to be able modify :exynos-mem?
Rooted my phone using the Vroot method and did some surveying with permission manager, xPrivacy and I stumbled upon a mysterious app called MtkCamera (com.example.cameraroot). I have no recollection of ever installing this app. I find this suspicious because I use permission manager on other phones running ICS and never have to deal with this app before. Considering all the apps listed are installed from Google Play Store, I decided to restrict all permission and uninstall the app. Check out the permissions list.
lex xander said:
Rooted my phone and did some surveying with permission manager, xPrivacy and I stumbled upon a mysterious app called MtkCamera (com.example.cameraroot). I have no recollection of ever installing this app. I find this suspicious because I use permission manager on other phones running ICS and never have to deal with this app before. Considering all the apps listed are installed from Google Play Store, I decided to restrict all permission. Has anyone come across this app before?
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I removed it right after I found its existence.
If root fail then we see toast notifications that restore successful and this app we can see in multitask... I think it is for reverting back if root fails...
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Mmmh this doesn't sound good.
Was about to root my newly received Ultra
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If root fail then we see toast notifications that restore successful and this app we can see in multitask... I think it is for reverting back if root fails...
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I'm not convinced. Looking at the network permissions, it doesn't make sense why it would need to control network access.
lex xander said:
I'm not convinced. Looking at the network permissions, it doesn't make sense why it would need to control network access.
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If you not sure if you want to remove it yet, put it behind a firewall
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall
or freeze the app
appreciate the warning
Any devs here want to decompile it and see what it does?
LordManhattan said:
Any devs here want to decompile it and see what it does?
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I rooted with Vroot, installed english SU and then removed the Chinese SU using the vroot app and I don't have the app installed.
Removed it as soon as I saw it. Better not run it, and remove it does nothing to the root.
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baileyjr said:
I rooted with Vroot, installed english SU and then removed the Chinese SU using the vroot app and I don't have the app installed.
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Sure, but what does it do? Does it steal your contacts? Send SMS'? Log your IMEI? Log your keystrokes? Or is it nothing out of the ordinary? Who knows!
I could decompile it myself, but I have no idea what to look for, so that's a complete waste of time.
We can make a game out of this. Post what you think it does, and we'll see who wins The winner gets an Xperia Z1 (image from the internetz).
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A quick Google search reveals that "MTK" is MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company that's in the smartphone business, so I guess that's something? Still doesn't tell us why MediaTek's camera thingy is installed on some Ultras, though.
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I vrooted too.
Is this thing only visible when using certain security apps?
I cannot find it in list of settings〉apps
I cannot see such process running either. I have not uninstalled anything since vroot
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A quick Google search reveals that "MTK" is MediaTek, a Taiwanese semiconductor company that's in the smartphone business, so I guess that's something? Still doesn't tell us why MediaTek's camera thingy is installed on some Ultras, though.
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So the reason some people do not have can be simply because they do not have a TW firmware. Have a TW firmware and got it after vroot. But where would be the point for vroot to put a malicious apps on your phone when they can do anything they want while rooting your device? Maybe you should not take your phone with you on the bathroom, they may record you hahahaha.
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jewelkobayashi said:
I vrooted too.
Is this thing only visible when using certain security apps?
I cannot find it in list of settings〉apps
I cannot see such process running either. I have not uninstalled anything since vroot
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Which country firmware do you have?
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Which country firmware do you have?
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I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
jewelkobayashi said:
I have VN Firmware .510
So your theory about TW firmware might be valid.
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sounds valid to me.
LordManhattan said:
Sure, but what does it do? Does it steal your contacts? Send SMS'? Log your IMEI? Log your keystrokes? Or is it nothing out of the ordinary? Who knows!
I could decompile it myself, but I have no idea what to look for, so that's a complete waste of time.
We can make a game out of this. Post what you think it does, and we'll see who wins The winner gets an Xperia Z1 (image from the internetz).
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So you don't find the following permissions suspicious?
Change network connectivity
Connect and disconnect wifi
Full network access
View network connection
View wi-fi connection
Pair with bluetooth devices
Allow wifi multicast reception
Call me paranoid, but I think this is a spying app...
this app with us from the beginning.
this is what I found -platform for the bottom and top of the camera for a detailed explanation of the process and the introduction of the frame code
that does seem suspicious.
Is the view that this root method is trustworthy?
Trying to weigh up if all is well before I root.
Cheers
I've tried to download everything from playstore ... NONE OF THEM WORK
I've even used blackmart to download every available app for wifi hospot .. and still no luck..
Did anyone find out working (I don't want to root cause of knox status) wifi hospot without root ?
Thanks.
s4music said:
I've tried to download everything from playstore ... NONE OF THEM WORK
I've even used blackmart to download every available app for wifi hospot .. and still no luck..
Did anyone find out working (I don't want to root cause of knox status) wifi hospot without root ?
Thanks.
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I use foxfi. install it, open it and check activate hotspot then the menu button when you get the popup. works for me and im completely stock without root.
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I use foxfi. install it, open it and check activate hotspot then the menu button when you get the popup. works for me and im completely stock without root.
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What kind of carrier do you have ?
I tried use PDAnet+ and foxfi, both of them doesn't work.
MIP error 64 ?
Haven't found a working hot spot without root sorry.
But it is possible to get root and not flip a knox flag.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2484095
Just something to look into.
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I want tO know as well.... Please elaborate on how to do without root
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darkleafar said:
I want tO know as well.... Please elaborate on how to do without root
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You cannot.
You'll need to read the forum threads.
Everything you want to know is easy to find by just browsing/searching.
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