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Anyone way to make the Note 3 lighter/leaner?

Just got a Note 3 for my wife, and I am not ready to root/unlock and install a custom ROM on it yet.
But this phone just have too much junk on it. Anyway to make it lighter an leaner? What's safe to remove/uninstall?
thanks much

smokarz said:
Just got a Note 3 for my wife, and I am not ready to root/unlock and install a custom ROM on it yet.
But this phone just have too much junk on it. Anyway to make it lighter an leaner? What's safe to remove/uninstall?
thanks much
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you can turn off any of the bloat with application manager under settings general

ThaNks. Anyway to remove them completely?
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you can root with one click and the use TB on the stock rom which is what alot of people do

Sorry what is TB?
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smokarz said:
Sorry what is TB?
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"Titanium Backup". You have a lot of reading to do in the general threads. Depending on your firmware version will determine your available root methods. There's Kingo Root,Evilpotatoman's method etc.Read through the threads and then read again to make sure you grasp the methods.
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The most effective way to remove bloat would be to root it, install titanium backup, and either uninstall or freeze applications.
smokarz said:
Just got a Note 3 for my wife, and I am not ready to root/unlock and install a custom ROM on it yet.
But this phone just have too much junk on it. Anyway to make it lighter an leaner? What's safe to remove/uninstall?
thanks much
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Thanks guys, I wanted to unlocked and install 4.4 ROM on this, but it seems that ROM development is still underway so just wanted to know some quick ways to remove bloat on this phone.
I know lots of readings are necessary.

[Q] KitKat Roms in the Dev Section

I have 2 questions about flashing a KitKat rom from the dev section.
1. Will I be able to go back to a Jellybean rom if I want to?
2. Once I have upgraded to a KitKat rom, will I have to use odin everytime I want to flash a mod or can I still use safestrap?
Thanks in advance for your support.

Yes and yes
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graydiggy said:
Yes and yes
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Thanks a lot graydiggy. Although I did a lot of ready up on my questions, I still wanted to ask just to get that warm and fuzzy lol.

chrispyutec said:
Thanks a lot graydiggy. Although I did a lot of ready up on my questions, I still wanted to ask just to get that warm and fuzzy lol.
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I have read somewhere or I thought I did at least, that safestrap will not work with kitkat roms because it hasn't been updated yet. I went ahead and flashed X-Note 12 and sure enough safestrap doesn't work.
Now that I can't flash, how do I install mods now????

chrispyutec said:
I have read somewhere or I thought I did at least, that safestrap will not work with kitkat roms because it hasn't been updated yet. I went ahead and flashed X-Note 12 and sure enough safestrap doesn't work.
Now that I can't flash, how do I install mods now????
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It tells you how to get safestrap working in the first post of that rom's thread...................
Go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654992 and look in the very first post for
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLASHING ANYTHING ON TOP OF ROM (WITH SAFESTRAP):

SG i9305 Towelroot problem

Hi! I've just tried towelroot and it shoved in my face that my phone is not supported. I have tried the different modstrings and my kernel date is 28.11.2013 (should be supported). Any thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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VankaMa said:
Hi! I've just tried towelroot and it shoved in my face that my phone is not supported. I have tried the different modstrings and my kernel date is 28.11.2013 (should be supported). Any thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Use odin to root your i9305. check the odin guide below in my signature and follow the steps to root your device, very easy

Thank you! I was thinking about Odin but yet again I was curious why the towelroot was not working uder those conditions. But I guess root is root no matter how you get it
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VankaMa said:
Thank you! I was thinking about Odin but yet again I was curious why the towelroot was not working uder those conditions. But I guess root is root no matter how you get it
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yep, you got that right
This is the easiest way in my opninion

MaHo_66 said:
yep, you got that right
This is the easiest way in my opninion
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I have also rooted my phone by flashing Philz recovery using stock recovery
Then, the way opened to Custom World.

Towelroot
VankaMa said:
Hi! I've just tried towelroot and it shoved in my face that my phone is not supported. I have tried the different modstrings and my kernel date is 28.11.2013 (should be supported). Any thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Somehow the new towelroot is not compatible with the i9305. knowing this because it happened to me too . until i decided to try the version 1 and version 2 . and version 2 worked for me. Now i don't see any difference whether you root with odin or with towelroot. Unless you don't want your knox warranty void.. that's the only difference. if you did upgraded to 4.3 and you rooted your device with a different method other than towelroot, it will void your knox warranty.

Hbohd said:
I have also rooted my phone by flashing Philz recovery using stock recovery
Then, the way opened to Custom World.
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I tried the tr v2 and v1 but no success whatsoever. Guess it's time to Odin my phone thank for the help!
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Hey guys do you think that the towelroot method will be available for the gt 19305 soon ? Have been wanting to root this phone for quite a while now would like to keep knox happy if you know what i mean.
just one more question does anybody know when the kitkat update will be available ota in Ireland?
CHEERS.

will lollipop update brake root

will lollipop update brake root & unlocked bootloader on t mobile note 4
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most likely.

This is the plague we're not wanting.....buckle up!
K4get said:
will lollipop update brake root & unlocked bootloader on t mobile note 4
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T-Mobile doesn't lock their bootloader. Is there some reason to believe that will change with Android 5.0? It certainly will undo root.

RiverCity.45 said:
T-Mobile doesn't lock their bootloader. Is there some reason to believe that will change with Android 5.0? It certainly will undo root.
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Ive been a HTC guy. new to Samsung and I have the at&t version, I want to return it and get T mobile again. I just wanted to know if this was going to be for nothing, after the lollipop update.
It's been so mush fun hex editing, s-off and all that stuff. and if it will continue after the update. from what I've read they are changing the way the kernel boots up.
thanks for the help.
again I am just a 55 year old fart who wants to customize my $700.00 phone the way I want not at&t's way.
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RiverCity.45 said:
T-Mobile doesn't lock their bootloader. Is there some reason to believe that will change with Android 5.0? It certainly will undo root.
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there might not be any other way; after all, 5.0 encrypts your entire phone, so one could assume the bootloader has to be locked for that to happen..
we'll see in a few weeks, most likely

wase4711 said:
there might not be any other way; after all, 5.0 encrypts your entire phone, so one could assume the bootloader has to be locked for that to happen..
we'll see in a few weeks, most likely
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if I am not mistaken if we are rooted we can block the OTA updates. is this correct?
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well, no one HAS to take an OTA update, and, if you are rooted, make sure you do NOT take the update..
If you are rooted and on a custom rom, the odds are you wont even get a notification that there is an update..

wase4711 said:
well, no one HAS to take an OTA update, and, if you are rooted, make sure you do NOT take the update..
If you are rooted and on a custom rom, the odds are you wont even get a notification that there is an update..
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ok I've made up my mind. I will return this att note 4 and switch to the
T-Mobile model. thanks guys
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wase4711 said:
well, no one HAS to take an OTA update, and, if you are rooted, make sure you do NOT take the update..
If you are rooted and on a custom rom, the odds are you wont even get a notification that there is an update..
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I don't see any setting to not check for updates like there used to be going back to froyo. How do you prevent an update being downloaded if you're not rooted?

Great choice. T-Mobile is the way to go. Welcome.
K4get said:
ok I've made up my mind. I will return this att note 4 and switch to the
T-Mobile model. thanks guys
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Wrap it in aluminum foil. J/k...just be extra careful not to have quick fingers when and if you do receive an Ota.
hdad2 said:
I don't see any setting to not check for updates like there used to be going back to froyo. How do you prevent an update being downloaded if you're not rooted?
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In past TMO Samsung phones, custom recovery changed the Current Binary setting from Samsung Official to Custom. That alone disabled OTA updates. I suspect it's the same on the N4.Perhaps someone who rooted prior to the NJ7 update can confirm.

RiverCity.45 said:
In past TMO Samsung phones, custom recovery changed the Current Binary setting from Samsung Official to Custom. That alone disabled OTA updates. I suspect it's the same on the N4.Perhaps someone who rooted prior to the NJ7 update can confirm.
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I am on the NJ7 and can confirm any update check comes back with the "custom software, no updates for you" message.

Well I returned the AT&T version and brought home a t mobile note 4.
What are your thoughts about taking the t mobile update. Can we still root and unlock the bootloader if we take the update
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t mobile bootloader is already unlocked
and yes ,you can still root after you take the update; all the new roms are based on the updated firmware anyways..

wase4711 said:
t mobile bootloader is already unlocked
and yes ,you can still root after you take the update; all the new roms are based on the updated firmware anyways..
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Thanks brother. I thought I seen a couple people having trouble after the update.
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its all good, super easy to root, to flash TWRP, and to flash a new rom...there are about 5 or 6 already, and they all run really well!

K4get said:
Thanks brother. I thought I seen a couple people having trouble after the update.
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Just be sure to read the posts about s-health and private mode. If you can, don't use s-health until after you root and if you plan on using it, disable secure storage in wanam. Otherwise you're going to get some annoying lag.
Also if you're going to flash a custom ROM and want to use the fingerprint scanner, make sure you use the scanner on the stock ROM first. Folks are having issues on custom ROMs if they've never used the scanner beforehand.

dawheat said:
Just be sure to read the posts about s-health and private mode. If you can, don't use s-health until after you root and if you plan on using it, disable secure storage in wanam. Otherwise you're going to get some annoying lag.
Also if you're going to flash a custom ROM and want to use the fingerprint scanner, make sure you use the scanner on the stock ROM first. Folks are having issues on custom ROMs if they've never used the scanner beforehand.
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could you tell me what wanam please
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Root Help :eek:

Can anyone point me in the direction of an in depth step by step tut for rooting the Note 3 N900A? I have tried a few different things and nothing has worked.

Can you please specify the methods you have tried?
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All the methods that I could find on youtube. There are a couple of options here on XDA that I've seen, but there isn't a very good tutorial on it. At least not for a squid like me !

I think it could be rooted with a version of jb if you updated I don't think it can be. I think some people have safestrap' the device and loaded something else in another memory but I don't think it is really rooted
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vais4me said:
I think it could be rooted with a version of jb if you updated I don't think it can be. I think some people have safestrap' the device and loaded something else in another memory but I don't think it is really rooted
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There are a few options on XDA that I've seen, but there's not a very good tutorial on how to do it for a newbie. It looks like you have to from my understanding of it downgrade to KitKat and then go to the root process.

Does kingroot work? If not you'll have to downgrade to kitkat run Kingoroot (yes, two are named eerily the same) and safestrap rooted ROM.

I tried one of them, think it was king root. Chinese site?

That'd be it.

mrkhigh said:
That'd be it.
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Is kingroot safe, like does it install any backdoors that I should be aware of?
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Have no idea, I didn't get it to work.

If you are on 4.4.2, you can use TowelRoot, 1 click root. As long a you are not on 5.1.1, you can Odin back to 4.4.2. I used the method without Safestrap on 5.0.1. I followed the directions in post 1 and it worked without a hitch.