Hi, do you know when you either 1st get a phone or do a hard reset, you get all of them screens to set up the device and create accounts etc...
Well, is there any way of making the phone run though them on the next boot without a hard reset?
Reason I ask is, I have bought a sii for my wife for Christmas and I have rooted it and removed the bloatware and updated things then removed the account I used to access the play store.
I know what she is like with phones and I know that it would also look like new if it greeted her with the welcome screens etc.
I don't want to hard reset as I will be back to square 1.
Thanks in advance.
Chiller.
I think clearing data of an app like "firsttimeinit" or "googlesetup" or something like that could do it, search the apps in the phone and try to find the app that does the setup and clear its data.
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When i first bought this tablet, i logged on with my main gmail account used on my G2, because i naively thought all my apps would synch over from my phone. Didnt happen.
Since then i installed vegan tab and have been adding apps one by one. Finally got netflix to work. Yay! Now that netflix works, i was going to give the tablet to the kids.
But i can't. Because i can't delete my personal gmail account from the tablet. The kids don't need to read my email and i'm worried they might delete something.
I dont mind reinstalling apps under a new gmail account, but i am worried what factory reset would do to vegan tab.
What to do?
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As an alternative you could use an app that locks the use of other apps via password or there is even one that does facial recognition. Then you could always check your gmail when you wanted to by entering a password.
Do a Factory Reset.
Factory reset does not do anything to the ROM, just the data (accounts, apps downloaded, etc..).
there is no "factory ROM" sitting on the device so a Factory Reset can only reset the current ROM you have running. So if you are on VEGAn5.1.1, a Factory Reset will reset the device to be just like you installed VEGAn5.1.1 with no accounts associated with it, no apps installed, no settings configured.
Your /sdcard data is still there....so you'll want to clean that up as well (backups, downloaded files/apps/music/pics/etc..
Thanks tim and tcrews!
Tim, Can you recommend a facial recognition app? An application startup password app?
If I had those, I could keep my blog app on the tablet after I give it to the kids to use for netflix. IF I can ever get Wordpress to load. (other thread on wp)
Your explanation makes sense, tcrews. I'm learning all the time.
Thank you for helping me!
factory reset worked just fine
I'm still wanting an app that blocks the use of other apps by a password or facial recognition.
any suggestions?
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I'm still wanting an app that blocks the use of other apps by a password or facial recognition.
any suggestions?
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I'm not aware if anything like that exist for Android, though I've honestly never looked at it.
Try searching the Market https://market.android.com/ and search for something based off your keywords...
Factory reset is not working
tcrews said:
Do a Factory Reset.
Factory reset does not do anything to the ROM, just the data (accounts, apps downloaded, etc..).
there is no "factory ROM" sitting on the device so a Factory Reset can only reset the current ROM you have running. So if you are on VEGAn5.1.1, a Factory Reset will reset the device to be just like you installed VEGAn5.1.1 with no accounts associated with it, no apps installed, no settings configured.
Your /sdcard data is still there....so you'll want to clean that up as well (backups, downloaded files/apps/music/pics/etc..
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Hello! I have had a similar problem with my Hannspad tablet- I cannot remove the google account we put on there when we rooted it. I need to remove it so I can sell it on. I have tried factory reset like you suggested but when I do it, it shuts down and then when it begins to reboot I get an image of a warning and a cartoon of a man in a hoody which is a part of the root menu. If I then turn it off and on again it is working but my account is still there.
Any ideas of how this can be fixed will be much appreciated and sorry if this has been asked elsewhere; I did search, I promise.
BW, Kelly
Hi,
This is going to be such a "noob" question & I apologize in advance.
I have an Orange UK branded HTC Desire HD running stock firmware & NOT rooted. Since the fairly recent 2.3.5 update with Sense 3.0 I have found that I am regularly seeing Sense restart upon exiting an app and returning to the home screen. This is not related to a particular app, as it can happen when returning to home from ANY app. My wife is seeing the same behaviour on hers too.
Having posted on both HTC's & Orange's Facebook pages, I have been advised in no uncertain terms that as a first step I should perform a factory reset.
This is something that I have not done since I got my DHD (my 1st Android - plenty of hard resets on WM ). I have had a bit of a tidy up - clearing unnecessary data, uninstalling apps I don't use, etc. Pretty much ready to reset (but aware that there is SOME data that I will lose). However, there is one thing that I am unsure about...
I have previously moved a number of apps to the SD card. If I leave them there, will the existing data be recognised upon reinstalling the apps? Or will it cause me problems? Or will the existing data just be orphaned? I.e. should I move all apps back to the phone before performing the reset?
Thanks in Advance
Saving them SD leaves a bit on your phone, so that wont help. Just back them up with your google account!
The apps and system data will be wiped regardless of it being on the sdcard or not. You can perform a manual backup by enabling debugging and using adb to pull the apps from your phone to your computer.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Ok, thanks RTContent. I think that answers my question. So I needn't worry about moving stuff back, which is good.
I have no experience of using ADB. Would this backup just the APKs? Or the settings & user data too?
AlwaysDroid: "Just back them up with your google account" - Not sure I get what you mean. Are you referring to the way Google Play will auto restore apps from your install list? TBH, I was banking on this working correctly. Hopefully it will only reinstall those that were on the device, and not ALL previously installed apps. Especially as some of those were from my tablet only.
Not sure that now is the time to start dabbling with ADB, so will probably just go ahead with the reset and lose non synced app data.
Thanks.
I have an HTC Desire Z, and it's been acting strangely lately. I hear it play the startup sound when it's in my pocket, meaning the phone has crashed when I wasn't even doing anything. I suppose it's time for a hard reset. I'm very reluctant to do this, but when I missed an important call the other day because my "com.htc.phone" (or whatever) application crashed and I didn't notice, that was the last straw.
What is a checklist of things I should do before hard resetting? So far, I've:
1) Backed up SMS
2) Taken screenshots of all my home screens so as to put the icons back in the same place
3) Taken screenshots of the application settings screens so as to install all the same applications again
4) Taken screenshots of some of the other settings screens, so as to use the same ringtone, background, SMS beep, etc.
What are some other steps I should take? I'm scared that I won't get my phone set up the same way again. My phone is great right now, it's just how I like it - except for the crashes.
Is your phone rooted? If so, TitaniumBackup (TB) would be all you need. You can get TitaniumBackup, free and paid, from the market. TB can backup your screen settings according to the launcher apps. For example, I use Go Launcher and when I do a full backup of Go Launcher, it will backup icons positions and everything else that I have changed in Go Launcher.
It may not be necessary to reset your whole device if your just getting one or two processes force closing themselves. The first thing to check is see if you have installed an app that might be conflicting with system apps (try and remember the last time it was working correctly and uninstall apps that you've installed since then).
If this isn't the issue you can also try to wipe app data/cache for the app in question. I hope this makes sense
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Well, I'm not really sure what's causing the problem. My phone came installed with crapware, and lately I've found software installing itself on my phone without my knowledge. I know for a fact the "QQ Security" crapware the phone came with did indeed prevent my phone from functioning correctly.
I'm unable to install/uninstall or update my apps with google play. Uninstalling Google Play updates doesn't work either. Rebooting doesn't help. Reset my phone to factory defaults once, but after a while the problem cropped up again. Not sure if it has anything to do with some of the apps I've installed.
Another issue that maybe connected to the first one is that when i go into an individual app info, it says computing and nothing happens, no info no matter how long I wait.
Issue #3: The developer options are not accessible. When I press the Developer options, I just get a black screen and after a while it says Settings are not responding.
It's safe to say I really hate this phone's guts. I've had nothing but trouble with it. It's slower than molasses, and I've never installed a lot of apps on it, no cracked apps either, just highly rated free apps and paid apps. It does have a great screen. That's all good I can say about this beta phone. I can't wait to upgrade Note 2.
I'm on the stock rom 4.0.4
Any ideas, other than resetting it yet one more time?
Thanks!
I have this Nokia phone and I absolutely hate it. It's like I don't have control over my phone or account or something... I really don't know how to explain what's going on with it either. I don't like the fact that it's a Google phone. I thought all phones come with a default phone app, not this 1. I tried to download a different phone app but theres this 1 that always stays on and will not disable if that makes sense I get weird notifications every now and then, my screen layout and keyboard changes on me all the time, it's like choosing what notifications I get per app and email. Some factory apps become not compatible anymore. What I'm wondering is there a way someone could have made an OS for my phone or have a virtual machine of it or cloned an app I use?? If so how would I find out if someone got control of my stuff???
Hello, i have this phone also (X20), but no problem at all.
I see the SPEN app in your screenshot, but that is not default on the Nokia phones.
It sounds like a "S Pen" which is (i believe) an app for Samsung phones/tablets (use of a pen instead of finger).
There is a default phone app and that should just work, if you have a sim in the phone.
If i where you, i would start with checking your google account.
Do you have only a password or also multi-factor authentication (2FA)?
If you only use a password, you might want to activate 2FA on your google account, so nobody else can take over your account.
After that, you might want to reset (factory reset) your phone and start over.
I'm thinking it's my Google... I believe my husband did something to it just can't figure out what exactly
Did you lock your account (Google) with Multi Factor Authentication (MFA of 2FA) so no one else can login with your account??
If you did, did you do a factory reset of your phone?
If you do a factory reset, do not let Google install your apps and settings again (restore) by disabling the Backup/restore settings.
If you are able to ask your husband, please do. That can make it easier to reset the app or option.