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Just rooted, Now what?

This is the first time I have ever been near or used an Android phone. I got my i9000 a few days ago and have started messing about with widgets etc. I have been reading this forum for a few months prior to owning an Android phone as technology interests me. I was following a home screen thread and realized I had to root my Galaxy S to be able to take screenshots. Then I found the One Click Lag Fix app that was on the Android market. The lag was something that was really bothering me and now its running really smooth.
So now I have root what else should I do to my phone?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

A couple apps I use that need root access: mybackup pro and root explorer.
Have fun

I'll be sure to check them out. Anyone else?
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PaulForde said:
I'll be sure to check them out. Anyone else?
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This is what I thought too. Apart from backing up to the average user, there doesn't seem to be a lot to do!

PaulForde said:
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Delete those stock apps with my app "systems app remover" on the market

Well I suppose I'll keeo my stock apps lmao... Is that everything covered? I'm sure theres probably loads more you can do..
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Well I suppose I'll keeo my stock apps lmao... Is that everything covered? I'm sure theres probably loads more you can do..
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Flash roms, overclock cpu, clear app caches. Modify system apps (eg make browser fullscreen).
Anything really.

Clocksync - if cell-network time sync sucks.
MarketAccess - if you can't purchase apps on market
Autokiller or Minfree manager - to keep memory tidy (less necessary on the most recent firmwares)
Screenshot - should be obvious.
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Daneshm90 said:
Flash roms, overclock cpu, clear app caches. Modify system apps (eg make browser fullscreen).
Anything really.
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Yeah I've seen all custom roms etc but not loads for t he i9000 as I've seen for the desire / EVO etc. What would you recommend?
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PaulForde said:
Yeah I've seen all custom roms etc but not loads for t he i9000 as I've seen for the desire / EVO etc. What would you recommend?
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Im sticking to stock for now, see no reason to switch. I mostly mix/mash stuff from other roms if i like. But yea i just got my vibrant few days back so i don't know wht roms are available/good. There was this thread however, look for "best firmware" i believe it was called.

Okay thanks for the tips everyone

There are usefull programs once u have root.The sound booster is one of them u can find it in this dev section
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Yeah I seen that thanks though. Anythjng else I should have a look at?
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Want to replace home screen shortcut

This is gonna to be my first post in xda so please help me out with some of my problems.
Q No1. I Have uninstalled my inbuilt messaging app now how can i replace the messaging icon from my home screen
Q No 2. Is it is possible to access lg home inbuilt widgets if i use launcher pro ?
Q No 3. My Gps is working but its not showing me the accurate location there is the difference of 20 to 50 meters so is it is possible to get the accurate location ?
Please guys help me out wid it.
Thanks in advance
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harsh2807 said:
This is gonna to be my first post in xda so please help me out with some of my problems.
Q No1. I Have uninstalled my inbuilt messaging app now how can i replace the messaging icon from my home screen
Q No 2. Is it is possible to access lg home inbuilt widgets if i use launcher pro ?
Q No 3. My Gps is working but its not showing me the accurate location there is the difference of 20 to 50 meters so is it is possible to get the accurate location ?
Please guys help me out wid it.
Thanks in advance
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1. Why uninstall? Never uninstall system apps if not sure it will work. There are apps that can freeze apps, then simply unfreeze if needed. Titanium backup can do this and much more like backup.
2. Don't know, never used launcher pro, xperia launcher are the best Imo
3. Choose yes to use wifi, and use an app to set it to use in eg Europe, Japan or wherever....search in xda for like gps faster fix.
As for 1 there's also a list on the web stating which system apps can be deleted or not. You risk fc and apps mot working properly as they depend on another, easy freezy are also an app to use for freezing apps
Easiest for you would be to install a custom rom, you need clockwork mod recovery and root then. Pm me if you need a guide

Thanks for the sugestion now i have reinstalled messaging app and disable it using root app delete
Now want one more thing to ask
Can i freeze the system app like
Lg home(i am using launcher pro)
Browser (using dolphin)
Hidden menu-use it very rarely
Rsstarter- don't know what is this for !!
Plz reply
Thanks once again
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harsh2807 said:
Thanks for the sugestion now i have reinstalled messaging app and disable it using root app delete
Now want one more thing to ask
Can i freeze the system app like
Lg home(i am using launcher pro)
Browser (using dolphin)
Hidden menu-use it very rarely
Rsstarter- don't know what is this for !!
Plz reply
Thanks once again
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I'd advice you to keep from freezing / uninstalling apps if you don't know what they're for. It's not like you will get a huge performance improvement if you delete these, so I'd let them be.
You can freeze the LG launcher (or uninstall it if you want) as long as you have another launcher installed. This is required, otherwise you're in for disaster.

Thanks for a very quick reply
Just wanted to say after freezing some of the apps that i donf use i got a very good ram space and i feel that my device is now working much faster
Now what about freezing browser and lge hidden menu
And yeah what is rsstarter ??
thanks
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Thanks for the suggestion about gps
Now i fixed it by using fastergps app !
Its now working like a charm.
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harsh2807 said:
what is rsstarter ??
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It's for the Remote Screen service. If you don't use it, you don't need rsstarter. I removed it with no evident side effects.
BTW, thanks to SuperSkill I learned something new -- I didn't understand before what exactly "freezing" meant...

Thanks freezed it successfully..!
and yeah +1 to superskill from mr as well
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harsh2807 said:
Thanks for the suggestion about gps
Now i fixed it by using fastergps app !
Its now working like a charm.
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Check your pm box
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Check your pm box
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Superskill buddy,
just checked my PM too.....lol

Wakelocks

I dunno what app is doing it. Though Facebook and Google services are the top two drainers.
Annoying.. Gsam doesn't help me figure out which app I need to delete.
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recklesslife85 said:
I dunno what app is doing it. Though Facebook and Google services are the top two drainers.
Annoying.. Gsam doesn't help me figure out which app I need to delete.
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wow, without having the screen on thats a big drain from the battery, maybe a bug i'd say maybe!

Do factory reset and install Apex launcher and check battery usage again
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onlinejobwork said:
Do factory reset and install Apex launcher and check battery usage again
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why the hell would he do that? factory reset would be an absolute last resort.... and i have no idea why the hell you think installing apex would help him?
OP do you have google now enabled?
first thing i would do is disable data and disconnect wifi - make sure it is an app trying to fetch data that is causing the problem, if that turns out to be the case then simply stop all apps from syncing automatically and reenable a few at a time until you capture the problem one.
check out whether your GPS is being used too - google now would use your location and fetch data a lot, my money is on it.

recklesslife85 said:
I dunno what app is doing it. Though Facebook and Google services are the top two drainers.
Annoying.. Gsam doesn't help me figure out which app I need to delete.
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Load up BBS and figure it out from there.

djbenny1 said:
why the hell would he do that? factory reset would be an absolute last resort.... and i have no idea why the hell you think installing apex would help him?
OP do you have google now enabled?
first thing i would do is disable data and disconnect wifi - make sure it is an app trying to fetch data that is causing the problem, if that turns out to be the case then simply stop all apps from syncing automatically and reenable a few at a time until you capture the problem one.
check out whether your GPS is being used too - google now would use your location and fetch data a lot, my money is on it.
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Na Now is disabled as I dont use it. GPS is off also. Dunno whats doing it, got a replacement phone coming so best not to stress over it now and hope the other phone doesnt have the same problem.

recklesslife85 said:
Na Now is disabled as I dont use it. GPS is off also. Dunno whats doing it, got a replacement phone coming so best not to stress over it now and hope the other phone doesnt have the same problem.
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fair enough... but you can be 99.99% sure that it is something you have installed that is causing it.

djbenny1 said:
fair enough... but you can be 99.99% sure that it is something you have installed that is causing it.
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Uninstalled all the downloaded apps other than facebook and twitter, pretty sure it has something to do with the facebook app.

Greenify is a good app to check for wakelock... u can also disable them!
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snoozor said:
Greenify is a good app to check for wakelock... u can also disable them!
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Thanks mate, will check it out now.
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I use better battery stats
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Can't use Greenify to freeze Facebook. Apparently its a system app. Any solutions for this?

vegalinho said:
Can't use Greenify to freeze Facebook. Apparently its a system app. Any solutions for this?
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You should be able to disable it through settings/apps.
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recklesslife85 said:
Na Now is disabled as I dont use it. GPS is off also. Dunno whats doing it, got a replacement phone coming so best not to stress over it now and hope the other phone doesnt have the same problem.
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Will u keep the thread going n let us know how the , replacement unit turns out in terms of standby battery percent loss per hour or per few hrs?
Thank u and hope that ur replacement is better than previous unit

You need to be rooted to use greenify
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Remove bloatware without root.

Is it possible, I don't necessarily want to flash or have to root.
Thanks.
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Slicka70 said:
Is it possible, I don't necessarily want to flash or have to root.
Thanks.
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You cant do that, removing system applications require root.

Depends what bloat you're talking about? There really isn't much on there to be honest.

Figured as much, I just remember when I got my One there was something like 4-5 gbs already taken up.
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You can't remove em without root, but you can disable many of them. I have about 15 apps that came pre installed that I won't use (mostly carrier crap, and stuff like Google Magazine, books, etc..)
Go to settings - > apps - > all, then select disable if it isn't grayed out...
A lot of the HTC apps can't be disabled, but whatever can is worth it
Pretty much like freezing.. You still have the apps taking space, but they won't run and will disappear from your app drawer!
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Slicka70 said:
Figured as much, I just remember when I got my One there was something like 4-5 gbs already taken up.
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i assume your talking about the 6.9ish gb that comes used up from when you first turned on the phone? that section is mostly a system partition used up by the android OS system. I'm not too versed in this but its pretty much neccessary. how large does that section have to be now that i'm not too sure. but every sense version i've ran on here custom 1.29 has pretty much the same size for that partition.

the best way without root is to disable the apps, as WolfDale7 mentioned.

Awesome, thanks for all the responses and help everybody!
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And if I have root, how can I uninstall them since titanium itself doesnt?

Google maps

New version of maps sucks, i got a older version from
http://www.androiddrawer.com/2648/download-maps-6-9-0-app-apk/
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Have you been able to test if the load is too much for our phone?
I want to make sure the phone wont die when plugged in using the gps and navigation.
Thanks!
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Jaws4God said:
Have you been able to test if the load is too much for our phone?
I want to make sure the phone wont die when plugged in using the gps and navigation.
Thanks!
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I have never had that problem yet, I went back to older version because of graphics lag, glitches and certain options removed
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mwhitt said:
I have never had that problem yet, I went back to older version because of graphics lag, glitches and certain options removed
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So which version do u think is best?
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I like 6.9
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mwhitt said:
I like 6.9
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Ohhh! I was thanking you were saying u went back to an early version than 6.9
I know what you mean with version 7. Its horrible... Freezed up.. Lag.. Force closed.. Jumpy..
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No, I'll stick with 6.9, everything is smooth for me, the voice is not bad and all the options are still there
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No, I'll stick with 6.9, everything is smooth for me, the voice is not bad and all the options are still there
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How do you install the 6.9 maps? Thanks

mpces said:
How do you install the 6.9 maps? Thanks
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Download the 6.9 apk file
Uninstall Google apps by dragging the icon to the edit (turns to uninstall)
Go to the apk file ( i use es explorer ) and click to install.
NOTE: make sure to remove the auto update apps in the play store to keep it from auto updating Google maps.
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Most recent version is 6.14.3 from Feb 20, 2013
This version is still the 'old' style, but the most updated version of it. 6.9.0 was from June 27, 2012, whereas the 6.14.3 build was from February 20, 2013. From the same website you posted just a different link http://www.androiddrawer.com/9559/download-maps-6-14-3-app-apk/

I have 6.14.4 in a Titanium Backup set. That was the last version I got from Google Play before the crap versions hit my phone. I'll try to find somewhere to upload it.
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dwolfman said:
I have 6.14.4 in a Titanium Backup set. That was the last version I got from Google Play before the crap versions hit my phone. I'll try to find somewhere to upload it.
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it's not a crappy app =/
the problem it's adreno libs, try to use nokia here.com in the browser and you will see artifacts.. we can't use the new adreno libs because it's needed a new kernel supporting ION memory manager.. actually android 4.2 is running using legacy support for adreno in the kernel, it happened to every phone using adreno 205..

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it's not a crappy app =/
the problem it's adreno libs, try to use nokia here.com in the browser and you will see artifacts.. we can't use the new adreno libs because it's needed a new kernel supporting ION memory manager.. actually android 4.2 is running using legacy support for adreno in the kernel, it happened to every phone using adreno 205..
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So that means no new update of google maps will work on our phone?
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How to prevent MAPS from auto updating
You can prevent Google Maps from updating to the new, crappy version by selecting it in Titanium Backup. When the window opens with Backup! Freeze! Un-instal! showing at the top, swipe to the left to bring up the SPECIAL FEATURES window, and in that window select Detach from Market under the Playstore/Market heading.
Voila. Even if you are set up for auto updates to all your other apps, Google will not auto update your Maps app after you have done this.

I've tried that. Works fine.....
Until you reboot. Then it's re-attached to the Play Store.
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dwolfman said:
I've tried that. Works fine.....
Until you reboot. Then it's re-attached to the Play Store.
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I just turned off auto update and installed the apk for 6.9.
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Me too
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Could something else be making it show back up in the updates after a reboot? I always turn off auto update in the play store right after it's loaded on a new rom install.
After I detach from market it won't show in updates, buy shows up again after a reboot.
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dwolfman said:
Could something else be making it show back up in the updates after a reboot? I always turn off auto update in the play store right after it's loaded on a new rom install.
After I detach from market it won't show in updates, buy shows up again after a reboot.
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have you tried turning off update notification?

Not sure how that will help?
Notifications don't include it before the reboot, do after.
And whether or not notifications are enabled, the update shows back up when I go into play store after a reboot.
What I would prefer is a permanent detach, one that survives reboots. Is it possible?
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