I used to perform a cache wipe in recovery mode for all my previous phones...it really helped to deal with performance issues especially after installing or removing appa and also was the easiest thing to do to restore performance before having to consider a time consuming nuclear full reset.
However it seems that for Oreo 8.0.0 LG have disabled the cache wipe in recovery mode.*
I am on a carrier locked unrooted phone and from some googling it seems like lg have removed this ability.* Can any other kg users with Oreo users confirm that the cache wipe in recovery mode has been disabled/removed? And if so what what otheer alternative method has LG put into place to replicate this useful function? Thanks
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And if so what what other alternative method has LG put into place to replicate this useful function? Thanks
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Wiping cache in TWRP custom recovery...
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LG gave us a nice OREO bootloader unlock exploit, so we can do that.
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I am on a carrier locked unrooted phone and from some googling it seems like lg have removed this ability.
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Well, there's your problem. Until you root your phone the OEM or carrier still "owns" your phone. They are the "admin" of phone, not you. They can dictate what you can or can't do with your phone. You are basically leasing or renting the phone from them.
By bootloader unlocking, installing TWRP and rooting, you are taking ownership of the device you paid several hundred dollars for. With TWRP,
* you can not only wipe cache whenever you feel like it,
* you can make backups which you can restore to a previous time (like a magic time machine) and
* you can flash zips to add more functionality to the phone.
Thankyou for your reply...
I did stumble on this article about wiping the system cache it seems to suggest that you don't need to go into recovery mode to wipe it... I admit I have intermediate knowledge of this kind of stuff, can anyone confirm that that this method outlined in this website is basically does the same thing as wiping the system cache in recovery mode?? Thanks
https://cellphoneforums.net/lg/t441...artition;-reboot-safe-mode.html#axzz5Xe637Xix
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I did stumble on this article about wiping the system cache it seems to suggest that you don't need to go into recovery mode to wipe it... I admit I have intermediate knowledge of this kind of stuff, can anyone confirm that that this method outlined in this website is basically does the same thing as wiping the system cache in recovery mode?? Thanks
https://cellphoneforums.net/lg/t441...artition;-reboot-safe-mode.html#axzz5Xe637Xix
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This is what you are talking about. It was written September 2017, with Nougat. It was never re-written for Oreo which came in 2018. Below, I've added the extra steps needed to still make it work.
Clear the Phone’s Cache Partition:
NOTE: in case your device freezes, crashes, runs out of storage inexplicably or otherwise doesn’t work as intended and you’re considering a factory reset, alternatively you can try fixing these issues by clearing the phone’s cache partition. This can lead to results similar to a factory reset without losing any personal data stored on the device.
Launch “Settings”
Go to the “General” tab
Tap “Storage” under “Phone Management”
Go to “Internal storage”
Wait for the device to finish calculating the data
Tap “Cached data” > “Clear” to confirm
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That was Nougat, here's for Oreo:
Go to “Internal storage”
Wait for the device to finish calculating the data
Click on Free up space
Click on Temporary files and raw files
On the list, Checkmark ONLY Cached data. Uncheck the rest.
Click DELETE (bottom right of the screen)
Confirm DELETE command.
Is this the same as clearing cache in Recovery? I don't know. But you can try it.
Yes thank-you I just did it...yeah it would be nice to know if this is technique is a "all roads lead to Rome" type thing meaning we don't need to go to recovery mode anyways... Maybe LG disabled the clearing cache in recovery on purpose knowing that you can actually access the same thing from within android...
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To understand what’s going on, we’ll have to include the whole picture. With Android O, Google wants to change the whole policy of using, storing, and clearing cached data. Google encourages developers to be more ‘efficient’ in developing their apps.
Here’s what the Android O developer preview release notes say:
“Android O gives better guidance and behaviors around cached data. Each app is now given a disk space quota for cached data….
When the system needs to free up disk space, it will start by deleting cached files from apps that are the most over their allocated quota. Thus, if you [the developer of an app] keep your cached data under your allocated quota, your cached files will be some of the last on the system to be cleared when necessary. When the system is deciding what cached files to delete inside your app, it will consider the oldest files first (as determined by modified time).”
As per Google's release notes for Oreo so it is Google who is mostly behind the change (although I'm sure LG has done some changes as well)
I just noticed this issue on my V40. My G6 seems to be okay. From recovery mode, when selecting wipe cache, it shows the "LG V40 ThinQ" splash screen followed by the "sick robot" error screen, then starts the boot process. Has anyone confirmed if deleting cached data in "Smart Cleaning" does the same thing? Sorry so late to the party. I just recently got this phone.
Edit: By the way, stock, unrooted, 8.1.0 . Also, i called LG tech support earlier today about it, and bless her heart, she did mention going in via the settings route, but i don't think she really understood the question.
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I just noticed this issue on my V40. Edit: By the way, stock, unrooted, 8.1.0 .
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Of course your V40 is stock, unrooted.
There's currently no way to unlock the bootloader on any V40. LG right now isn't even giving out "official" unlock codes for the European model V40 or any V40. Last model listed on the official LG bootloader unlock website is the European LG G7.
Which is why the V30/V30+/V30S WTF exploit is so great -- we don't need LG's permission.
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Is it possible to move an app and its files to that directory on rooted phones? Don't apps in that directory automatically stay installed after a factory reset?
I'd like to install PhoneLocator there in case I lose my phone and the person that finds it does a hard reset. Obviously you'd need to also move the file that holds the specific user's login/password info to be able to communicate back after a reset.
If not, is it possible to just unpack the rom I'm using and then stick the files in there?
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Is it possible to move an app and its files to that directory on rooted phones? Don't apps in that directory automatically stay installed after a factory reset?
I'd like to install PhoneLocator there in case I lose my phone and the person that finds it does a hard reset. Obviously you'd need to also move the file that holds the specific user's login/password info to be able to communicate back after a reset.
If not, is it possible to just unpack the rom I'm using and then stick the files in there?
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Yes, if it is installed in /system it won't be deleted on a factory reset. However, the data in those apps gets wiped. Making the data NOT wipe from that app maybe challenging.
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Yes, if it is installed in /system it won't be deleted on a factory reset. However, the data in those apps gets wiped. Making the data NOT wipe from that app maybe challenging.
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It would take a little bit of work but you could add a script w/ the needed data on the system partition to replace it in case of a wipe. Of course an RUU could still wipe it out but the odds of that being used are slim.
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It would take a little bit of work but you could add a script w/ the needed data on the system partition to replace it in case of a wipe. Of course an RUU could still wipe it out but the odds of that being used are slim.
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everybody is spot on and it is an interesting question/challenge.
the simplest implementation i can think of would be to store your final version of the application's settings on the /system partition .. i'd hide it somewhere since we're doing this all covert stealth like .. and have a simple script on boot copy the application's data settings from the /system partition back to the /data partition on every boot.
the downside would be remembering, whenever you make a change to the application's data settings you would need to copy it back over the /system location, otherwise the /system version would overwrite it on boot.
if you are running a custom kernel, they often allow for scripts in a custom created /etc/init.d/ .. otherwise you can tag up something decent looking that is called from the stock /init.rc
a little more complicated of an implementation would be to write an android app (stored to /system/app) which uses root permission to copy the hidden application's data settings from the /system partition to the /data partition on every boot. the android app could hide itself from the application tray and be trigger via secret dialer code!
the app could also detect changes to the /data directory settings and copy it back over the /system directory ...
hope that helps contribute a bit to the logistics of implementing the idea!
/system/etc/init.post_boot.sh would be the perfect spot to hide the script if you went that route. It already gets called with the stock ROM and the odds of someone finding it there is slim to none. The data itself could be zipped up and placed anywhere. eg. "/system/lib/lib3dstuff.so"
If you use a custom ROM that you think may get switched you could even go so far as to modifying the recovery to reinstalling the files needed for it. That way if they switch to stock from CM or something like that it would still be there, you would just need to make sure that script gets called or that the recovery at least replaces the app's data.
Thanks for the great replies, a lot of great devs that I've actually heard of in here giving advice.
I'm not so worried about changing up the application's data after I set it up. I've got PhoneLocator and SeekDroid for paid apps that can do the basic relocating of my phone in case it's lost. My plan would be to only use Phone Locator for this since it's an app that's not relying on a data connection to send out GPS coordinates and can be triggered by a silent SMS message. I would set it up initially, not touch it afterwards, and then basically use other apps that do similar functions if I needed it.
And I'm not really so worried about someone "discovering" this buried in some system folder on the root. I'm guessing 95% of the people that would "find" my phone would just try and use it as a fun 4 inch wifi device or MP3 player without a cellular connection. And I have faith that if some XDAer found it they would be one of the few people I'd expect to go out of their way to return it.
Some of the solutions seem a bit over my head at this point, is this something I could post in the Dev section to request someone to write the script for? I know people get pissed if things that aren't really dev requests get posted in there.
Or is there a security app that already does something like this?
Back when I was on WinMo 3 years ago using my Mogul there was an app called NueGPS that the developer allowed chefs to cook into their roms, so I'm surprised this hasn't been developed already. Seems the first thing a dishonest person would do that wasn't planning on finding the owner on a lost phone would be to wipe it so they could either sell it or be able to customize it to just use as a wifi device.
I would donate for an app/script like this
That's genius
Sent from my HTC EVO 3d
Root: revolutionary
Recovery: Twrp cwm 4
ROM: Synergy rls318 (I want aosp)
I emailed the developer and he pretty much said this would work. I asked him the same question in the OP.
His reply:
Copy the com.rvo.plpro-1.apk from /data/app, to system/app with an app like Root Explorer. Uninstall the previous installation of ProLocator Pro. Restart your device. Done ! The user info will be stored in that file. Auto enable GPS is default, if it is off, it will be turned on, when a position is asked.
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Had to "unlock" the app first from within its program to uninstall it from the /data/app directory, but it looks like it works. Before I flash another rom I'll try a standard wipe from the phone settings to see if it holds the settings I have the SMS GPS notifications go out to. He told me those scripts weren't really necessary and that all the user info gets stored in the .apk file. I'm wondering what all these other files do then. This is what came up under a search for plpro in Root Explorer.
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He told me those scripts weren't really necessary and that all the user info gets stored in the .apk file. I'm wondering what all these other files do then.
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I'm not in the habit of telling an android developer what his own app does or does not do, but I have developer a few android apps and am semi familar with how the android system works so I'll share my opinion. I'm in agreement more with you than whoever wrote the reply in the email you quoted.
I would be very surprised if his application was somehow internally storing settings inside of its own apk file ...
Those files you found and listed in your screenshot which ,are stored in the application's /data/data directory, are the standard preference type files which most (prob all) android applications use to store their settings. Google provides a very nice and convenient API for storing and managing settings in the app's respective /data/data directory.
It would be worth a try to test out. I would expect the following results from a test:
Move the apk file to /system/app. Wipe /data partition. Reboot and the application should have 100% stock/default settings.
On another approach, a thought just crossed my mind. It could be possible to have the application store your specific settings on a remote server and when the application opens or runs, it could pull down your specific settings from the server. This would of course require internet access (might not have if somebody stole and wiped, at least right away). But thats reverting back to our previous discussion.
Hope that helps as a second opinion from another application developer!
Intro:
This thread is about a common & bothersome android OS error:
"System UIDs Inconsistent
UIDs on your system are inconsistent, you need to wipe your data partition or your device will be unstable"
popping at the system startup/boot/reboot.
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There have already been nearly a hundred threads on this topic, partly because of the problem is so prevalent and ubiquitous...
It has been reported from a wide range of devices, running various ROM/any android version. Most people got fed up trying numerous unbecoming solutions & landed up formatting their devices, and often landed up losing all userdata!
Generally it appears after flashing new ROMs/Kernels and the issue is more common with people who tend to try out different ROMs, therefore have to backup and restore the NANdroid backups in brief intervals.
Wiping data partition is not always desirable, as it would cost you all the saved application data, including contacts and messages.
Unfortunately there was no definite cure till now, but fortunately enough, there's something now!
This error is not necessarily emerging from your system apps/core/kernel etc etc (though, the error message seems more like a system prompt!) , rather it might be originating from petty handful of user-apps (even from those you had uninstalled in the past!!! but their corpse have somehow remained as zombies!).
Acknowledgement:
Thanks to xcreatir for hinting at this excellent piece of idea on XDA, on a similar thread.
Many more people got close to the solution, but missed the target by a whisker, and got deflected towards weird and terrible 'solutions'!
But, the problem is easy to fix, and indeed self-explanatory (and also logged by android automatically)!
Pre-requisite:You'll need root-access.
So, get your phone rooted, before you proceed (if its not already).
Solution:STEP 1.
Use a file explorer with root access (e.g. ES File Explorer OR Root Explorer OR File Explorer with Root Addon and browse to /data/system/
and locate a file named "uiderrors.txt"
Here I have relied on ES File Explorer with root privileges.
TIP: Must check "Show hidden files" in the settings of your chosen file manager.
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STEP 2.
Open it via any text reader
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STEP 3.
Look at the last few lines, you'll find the culprit apps whose leftover files have been causing the problem:
05/07/15 11:44 pm: Package com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons has mismatched uid: 10520 on disk, 10125 in settings
05/07/15 11:45 pm: Package ma.wanam.xposed has mismatched uid: 10485 on disk, 10230 in settings
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In this case, the programs were:
com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons (Angry Birds Seasons)
and
ma.wanam.xposed (Wanam Xposed)
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This will be completely different in your case.
Disclaimer:
By no means, I'm pointing fingers to these two apps as the culprits (rather, they are some of the best apps available!), this can happen with any give app. Thus, will be completely different in your case.
TIP: Please look through your own "uiderrors.txt" file very carefully to find out which are the apps having UID mismatch in your case!
You need to find every app mentioned in your "uiderrors.txt" file which had UID mismatch. Its not a difficult job, trust me. The list wont be long!
STEP 4.
Now browse to /data/data/
and
/data/app/
you'll need root privileges, otherwise things will show blank.
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STEP 5.
Select the folders with the names mentioned in"uiderrors.txt". Be careful of selecting anything else! This can land you in troubles. Mark only the ones mentioned in your own,
In my case I have to mark/select
/data/data/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons
and
/data/data/ma.wanam.xposed
+++
/data/app/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons.apk
and
/data/app/ma.wanam.xposed.apk
OR
/data/app/com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons-1.apk
and
/data/app/ma.wanam.xposed-1.apk
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Remember: the apk file can bear any number after its name: e,g, it could also be com.rovio.angrybirdsseasons-4.apk
So, don't worry you have to mark everything that matches the name, forget the suffixes!
Again, the culprit files would be completely different in your case than what I have listed here.
Please take a close look at your own "/data/system/uiderrors.txt"
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6. Carefully delete them by hitting Delete Button at the bottom. Be careful of deleting anything else!
7. Reboot & enjoy!
You're done! No more errors! No need to format your device, keep all your data intact.
Caution:
Programs like Link2SD/ App2SD etc tend to complicate the issue to some extent.
In such cases, you must also scrutinize following directories besides: /data/data/ to find any leftover files belonging to those that are mentioned in your uiderrors.txt
These can hide inside (I'm not asking you to delete all of the below directories, just delete specific subdirectories/files as mentioned in your uiderrors.txt:
\data\sdext2\
\data\sdext2\data\
\data\sdext2\app\
\data\sdext2\app-lib\
[Remember, these directories might slightly: instead of "sdext2", you may find "sdext3" OR "sdext4" OR something a little more different. This is basically the mounting point of your SD Card's 2nd partition, formatted into linux file systems: ext2/ext3/ext4]
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Delete meticulously any such traces!
Good Luck!
UPDATE! i sorted my issue out i had to go to the SD card in recovery and delete the DATA/System files! and everything thats in it, cheers
i have an issue in that i cant get to desktop on my phone to reset the counter as the popups overwhelm me with " System UIDs Inconsistent" i simply cant do anything with it so what i have done is reset factory settings from Recovery rather than the ROM, ive used Odon to reinstal the ROM but i then realised its nothing to to the the OS/ROM i have pretty much tried everything and the one thing i cant do is get the phone to the desktop to install the Apps that will sort this out i dont suppose any of you have an alternative way please? id be really greatfull i just need to stop these popups telling me "System UIDs Inconsistent" and i believe the ONLY way to do this is via your phones operating system in your settings but i cant get the phone past the "Search Wifi" startup when you first install a new ROM?
DJwa163 said:
TIP: Please look through your own "uiderrors.txt" file very carefully to find out which are the apps having UID mismatch in your case!
You need to find every app mentioned in your "uiderrors.txt" file which had UID mismatch. Its not a difficult job, trust me. The list wont be long!
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I'm not sure about your definition of long, but 46 errors in my case...
Anyway, 46 apps deleted and now the error is gone, many thanks
Still I wonder if there was no other way to get the UID's back in sync, without deleting affected apps.
All 46 apps were linked with Link2SD, so I'm guessing something went wrong there.
IMO S50
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You do not need root to do this. This will wipe your device, back it up if you care. When I truly thought about it, I really didn't give a hoot about a backup. Contacts are stored on my SIM.
This is a guide to help you get from 5.1.1 on a g900t to 4.4 so you can get your root on. It is important to note that you have to downgrade and it is even more important to note that you can brick your device and you assume all responsibility for actions you take.
(If you truly like 5.1.1 and custom kernels, be sure to stop here and go to this post instead -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61877146 )
I wanted to root my S5 and had no idea how to do that. Well duh, you pull up youtube and look for the guy with the most trusting voice, good instructions, and more likes than dislikes and root your 5.1.1 right? Nah, that bricked my phone. Then I actually had to learn about my device, others like it and spent a good 4 hours meticulously fixing my device.
Now, installing root will trigger knox but I believe downgrading to 4.4 from 5.1.1 may not, but I cannot be 100% sure since I already triggered knox thanks to Mr Youtube bricking my phone.
Once you are on 4.4 you can root your phone using a ton of guides all over the place. For someone new to rooting a samsung device your google searches may be something like "S5 root" and eventually evolve to "S5 root g900t lollipop 5.1.1" and you will get nothing, spam or people asking the same thing with others saying "You can't do that". I didn't care about 5.1.1, I hated it in fact, so these comments saying "no you can't" kinda pissed me off.
Items you will need that I will link you to ->
Odin
Android 4.4 image
Optional: Android 5.1.1 image (in case things get scary and you want to revert)
Let's Start ::
1. Download odin from your favorite source (Sorry, there seems to be too many weird links on google for this, but here is a forum post on this website -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711451 ) and I am not comfortable hosting it.
2. Download Android 4.4 image, sources for this ->
Sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900T/
Alternative: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G900T
These sites are so damn slow. I got the image uploading to Mega atm and will update this post with a Mega link when they finish.
Optional: Download Android 5.1.1 image (ending in FOG6) so you can revert if needed, sources for this ->
Sammobile http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-G900T/
Alternative: http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-G900T
These sites are so damn slow. I got the image uploading to Mega atm and will update this post with a Mega link when they finish.
3. Grab your phone and turn it off.
4. Hold in the Volume Down button, the Home button and then hold down the Power button until you see a message telling you that you are going to break your phone and void your warranty. Confirm you wish to break all the things by pressing the Volume Up button.
5. Plug in your phone to your computer and open up Odin. In Odin you will see a bunch of blank boxes and hopefully one of them on the ID:COM section is blue which indicates your device is plugged in. If you see the blue box showing connected, you can continue.
6. Click Options and make sure the only 2 boxes checked are Auto-Reboot and F. Reset Time. In the section to the right (Files [Downloaded]), check the second checkbox next to "AP". Click the text labeled "AP" and select the 4.4 android image you downloaded already. The program may sort of freeze up but just wait for a few seconds and let it clear up.
(You should read the rest of these steps entirely before continuing to follow).
7. Click the start button at the bottom and wait for it to finish. You want to catch the next reboot fast so you can enter into recovery otherwise you have a sweet softbrick boot loop. If so it is no big deal, yank out the battery because you need to clear some cache and factory reset.
8. When the reboot is coming back up, quickly hold in Volume Up, Home Button and Power Button to get into androids default recovery. Once you see blue letters at the top left "Recovery Booting" you can let go of the button combination.
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9. Go down to the option to "wipe cache partition" using the volume keys and use the power button to select it.
10. Go down to the selection "wipe data/factory reset" using the volume keys and use the power button to select it..
11. Check the section at the top "reboot system now" using the volume keys and use the power button to select it.
12. Give it a little bit of time (2 minutes max) to get passed the tmobile carrier screen and you should see the new device setup screen. YAY you downgraded to 4.4 and now all those wonderful guides on rooting your S5 become relevant to you at last!
If you get nervous and want to chop back to 5.1.1 follow the exact same instructions but select the 5.1.1 android image instead of the 4.4 one.
I hope this helps someone new to this that is on 5.1.1 and seeing a lack of resources on getting to root and not caring about 5.1.1 in general. I actually think you can get all the features of 5.1.1 through custom roms once you get back to 4.4.
If I am missing something, left something out or mistyped something please let me know.
Rooting the S5 is really up to you. Some people swear by it, but if I can be honest, once I had it done on my phone I was severely disappointed (and felt regret) in the lackluster apps and things you can do. The best reason to root for me was to control permissions (which is a paranoia game you start to play with your apps) and freeze system apps that came with my device. Freezing the silly ass software update that kept bugging me to update was fantastic as well as the oogle of google apps I will never ever use like Google Music and TV, My Magazine, etc.
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seeing a lack of resources on getting to root
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What lack?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61877146
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62315607
That is a pretty cool article, but seems really geared towards people who already know what to do a little bit though right? This definitely did not pop up on any google search, but if it did at the time when I knew zero about rooting, I would have clicked away if I can be honest. Sorry man.
Not really. Just about an hour quicker and not losing everything.
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Not really. Just about an hour quicker and not losing everything.
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I updated my post to include your link right there at the top.
Can anyone confirm this work without tripping KONX? I am on stocked FOF6. Thanks
App Data Manage Tool is a tool for Windows 10 Mobile devices to create backups from current state of apps and games, and restore them at a later time, or to another phone, or to your phone after a factory reset.
Although Microsoft introduced some APIs to backup apps into OneDrive, many apps still don't use it (Hill Climb Racing, WhatsApp, are you listening? )
This tool helps you to create local backup archives from any of your apps and games; then you can copy them to your PC and then to any phone so you can restore that archive.
Additionally, you can reset the state of apps, which is almost the same as reinstalling them, but is faster and also it can be done on some system apps (which you can't reinstall them)
Your phone must be interop unlocked. Here's a quick how to (for Lumias except x50 series):
Download Interop Tools by Gustave M. (ARM version) and its Dependencies from here and copy them to your phone.
Set your phone to Developer Mode (from Settings, Update & security, For Developers)
Tap on each of Dependencies from File Explorer, then tap on Interop Tools appx.
Open Interop Tools from app list, go to "Interop Unlock", tap on "Restore NDTKSvc" and then reboot your phone.
Open Interop Tools again and go to "Interop Unlock", now tap on "Interop/Cap unlock".
(For x50 series and non-Lumia phones, the steps might be different. search for it)
After you Interop Unlocked your phone, installing App Data Manage Tool is easy.
Just get it from the download link below, extract the ZIP and copy its contents to your phone, and tap on the appx from File Explorer to install. (you might need to install Dependencies first)
Download App Data Manage Tool Beta
See and contribute to the source code on GitHub
The interface is easy to use, look yourself
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Changelog
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v2.2.0:
Uses new version of AppListManager, which now has a better way to retrieve legacy apps info.
v2.1.0:
App list caching mechanism for much faster app start.
Added the ability to backup legacy apps on SD card.
You can now easily create a zip file from installation files of apps. It comes handy when you want to repack an app.
UI Improvements.
v1.5.4:
Fixed crash at startup on some devices.
Fixed update checker not working correctly.
v1.5.2:
Added link to Store for not currently installed apps.
UI Improvements.
v1.4:
Fixed a bug causing some apps to crash after user resets their state.
Added an update checker to the app.
v1.3:
Added support for legacy WP8 apps
App list is now grouped alphabetically
v1.1:
Initial public release
* This tool is in Beta, malfunctions might happen, and I'm not responsible for any data loss or damage.
* This is the first app I created for unlocked devices, and I'm excited to hear your comments and suggestions
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Can't backup old apps (xap) games like :ac pirates, bridge contructor etc
Thanks for this, unfortunately I think I can't test this on my Lumia 650, because of limitations ?, but if I find a way I'll let you know.
Greetz,
What about restoring backup after when new verion of an APP has been updated during the cold start up?
How about reinstall all old apps after hardreset?
aeroaqua said:
Can't backup old apps (xap) games like :ac pirates, bridge contructor etc
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Hmm, seems like can find 8.1 XAPs (Silverlight apps), but not 8 XAPs. I'll take a look to see if I can figure out a way to back up those apps too.
djtonka said:
What about restoring backup after when new verion of an APP has been updated during the cold start up?
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Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean. Can you explain more?
augustinionut said:
How about reinstall all old apps after hardreset?
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I tried but failed to register packages from installed files. For now you can install apps from Store after hard reset, and then restore their data using this app.
I mean, launch ms-windows-store://navigatetopage/?Id=Apps, where apps are those with backupped data.
thank for this i will to try it
aeroaqua said:
Can't backup old apps (xap) games like :ac pirates, bridge contructor etc
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Good news! Legacy (WP8) apps are now supported in version v1.3. Try it
augustinionut said:
I mean, launch ms-windows-store://navigatetopage/?Id=Apps, where apps are those with backupped data.
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Hmm, in that case user needs to tap on each app and install it from store one by one, but might be better than nothing afterall. I'll consider this for the next version
Backup(done on note+) is great, but reset (done on xodo pdf docs) causes app(xodo doc) to crash
dipayans24 said:
Backup(done on note+) is great, but reset (done on xodo pdf docs) causes app(xodo doc) to crash
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Is that app (xodo doc) installed on SD card? or internal storage? What's your phone model?
just tried it with one app, works fine. gonna add this to my tools. thx
any chance that the app list gets saved? and maybe lets say it searches only every few days again completely (and ofc with a manual button)?
Please
mahdi75 said:
App Data Manage Tool is a tool for Windows 10 Mobile devices to create backups from current state of apps and games, and restore them at a later time, or to another phone, or to your phone after a factory reset.
Although Microsoft introduced some APIs to backup apps into OneDrive, many apps still don't use it (Hill Climb Racing, WhatsApp, are you listening? )
This tool helps you to ... * This is the first app I created for unlocked devices, and I'm excited to hear your comments and suggestions
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Can I ask question? how yo do that? can i learn? because no official API in MSDN to make something like this.
mahdi75 said:
Is that app (xodo doc) installed on SD card? or internal storage? What's your phone model?
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its a 925, so no sd card and tried 'reset app' even on note+ but that also started crashing i.e not opening at all but when i restored the backup (did it earlier) note+ was working as expected.Guess something is wrong with 'reset app' mechanism
this based off appdata manager from wolf for wp8.1? or better support /capabilites. anyway to use the back ups from that app on this one?
congratulation !
one word:
congratulation !
waiting this exploit to my 950 (interop unlockable ?)
Regards.
my phone was accidentally factory reset by a 3 year old holding two buttons, which shouldnt even be an option honestly. i did not have an sd card or a backup for literally the two things i care about most, my notes(samsung notes app) and my photos, and i have no idea why those two were specifically turned off.
i have tried recovering them through my computer with multiple services, minitool, drfone, photorec, fonelab and at least 2 others, all of them said my device had to be rooted, so i tried several things to root my phone as well,(i can only remember kingoroot off the top of my head) but im unable to get the OEM option, ive tried turning off auto updates, changing the date and restarting my phone several times, turning off mobile and wifi data, and im not sure but i think it wont work simply because the option to turn off software updates isnt available(at least, thats the only thing thats different with all the tutorials/videos i watched showing how to do it. i found a post that said its because android updated to make it harder to do and that now software updates happen through google services and to turn that off to do it, but that didnt work either.
my phone is a samsung galaxy a50 and the version(since it reset) is 10.
im begging, please please someone help, anything i can try at all, the last few years of my life are in those photos and notes, i cant lose them, ive been trying to fix this for 6 hours, i dont have much money but i am willing to pay to get back my photos and notes, i really need them. i apologize if this is the incorrect place to post, if it is, please let me know where i can post this to get help.
@Possumpal
A Factory Reset wipes phone's disk space ( what is a non-volatile flash memory ) filled up with user-data and rewrites that partition with the apps provided by OEM/Carrier. As long as the flash memory space ( blocks ) used before wiping and after rewriting doesn't get physically "overwritten" it's basically possible to recover deleted files.
It's not necessary phone is rooted to do so, because you aren't dealing with Android's system-data.
I'm so sorry for not replying sooner, our internet was out for days because someone fixing a leak apparently cut the line. Thank you so much for the reply, that's really exciting to hear! Can you tell me how to retrieve the files then? Or point me to a post or someone who can? Do I need to repost this is the galaxy a50 section? I searched for hours and the only things I found all said I had to root my phone, so I'm not sure how to find it
Possumpal said:
I'm so sorry for not replying sooner, our internet was out for days because someone fixing a leak apparently cut the line. Thank you so much for the reply, that's really exciting to hear! Can you tell me how to retrieve the files then? Or point me to a post or someone who can? Do I need to repost this is the galaxy a50 section? I searched for hours and the only things I found all said I had to root my phone, so I'm not sure how to find it
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If ADB ( read: USB debugging ) is enabled on phone, then to clone ( read: create a raw image - on byte level - of ) Android's /data and/or /userdata partition to PC
At 1st establish connection running command
Code:
adb devices
Then obtain Android's /data partition's mount-point name by running command
Code:
adb shell mount
and query command's output for line that contains substring
1. if partition name is /data: on /data type ext4
2. if partition name is /userdata: on /userdata type ext4
Left of that substring is shown name of the mount-point, e.g. /dev/block/sda35. Note down that mount point, you need it in next step.
Then, using the mount-point you remembered, run this command
Code:
adb exec-out "dd if=[color=red]/dev/block/sda35[/color] 2>/dev/null" > C:\data.img
what will create the clone on PC's drive C:
Done
is it possible you could link me to the ' how to create a raw image byte level' one? I tried searching the forum for it and google, I'm sure I'm just not doing it right but I cant find it, ive never done this sort of stuff before, I'm sorry I'm being so difficult, I appreciate the help so much, seriously, it means the world to me to be able to retrieve my files
Unfortunately after a factory data reset it may not be possible to regain that data without a backup. You may be able to use custom tools to potentially gain data back that was there but haven't ever seen any success of that
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My 2 cents: A Factory Reset doesn't mean that user-data are irretrievably lost. The term Wipe Data used in recovery memu is errleading.
Wiping
means overwriting storage space with random data, e.g.
Code:
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdX bs=1M
Hence original data in no way can get recovered.
Deleting
means resetting the entry in Android's file system to inform OS that the storage space used is free to write new data onto.
Until that happens the data can be easily recovered by software of which some is free to use.
Formatting
means clearing the entries in Android file system what allows to find/read files on the device, but leaves the files data intact.
You can still recover the data from a formatted storage space.
Personally don't think a Factory Reset wipes user-data in the sense described above, but only deletes them in the sense described above.
But this estimation can be wrong.
the first step isnt working, am i doing something wrong?
i tried it without the space, i tried just adb and just devices, and all of it just says the same thing and i tried doing what it said by putting a \ in front, it still says the same thing
jwoegerbauer said:
My 2 cents: A Factory Reset doesn't mean that user-data are irretrievably lost. The term Wipe Data used in recovery memu is errleading.
Deleting
means resetting the entry in Android's file system to inform OS that the storage space used is free to write new data onto.
Until that happens the data can be easily recovered by software of which some is free to use.
Formatting
means clearing the entries in Android file system what allows to find/read files on the device, but leaves the files data intact.
You can still recover the data from a formatted storage space.
Personally don't think a Factory Reset wipes user-data in the sense described above, but only deletes them in the sense described above.
But this estimation can be wrong.
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Like I've said even formatting yes you can potentially recover said data, but I've never seen such a tool successfully extract data without it already existing into he device.
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Possumpal said:
the first step isnt working, am i doing something wrong?
i tried it without the space, i tried just adb and just devices, and all of it just says the same thing and i tried doing what it said by putting a \ in front, it still says the same thing
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If you have the platform-tools and/or ADB folder use CMD (Command Prompt) to get the job done. Ensure its set to the same directory as the executables
Im.. not sure what that means. I really dont know anything about coding stuff, I can only google how to do everything ive been told, but it doesnt always pull up anything related..