Cant remove system. Apps - AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Running att note 3 rooted on kit kat. After rooting with towelroot I'm unable to remove some system apps with titanium backup. I get cannot remove system app, failed to locate apk?
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Danno5150 said:
Running att note 3 rooted on kit kat. After rooting with towelroot I'm unable to remove some system apps with titanium backup. I get cannot remove system app, failed to locate apk?
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I am having the same issues trying to remove bloatware. I was using Clean Master (a great app BTW) and I checked the files to delete but it would not delete them. Tried NOBLOAT but it would not delete them either.

Grant root permissions? I am able to remove with no issues using Titanium
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I have problems too

Here's how I fixed the problem , I updated supersu from the play store and uninstalled titanium backup and then reinstalled it. After this in able to uninstall system apps. Hope this helps.
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[Q] Uninstalling a app installed in system folder

I recently installed WidgetLocker and installed it in my system/app folder as I read it would work best if installed there. But have come to just not like using it and just gone back to the default kindle lock screen and changed the background wallpapers. I can't seem to find a place on the device or apps I use to uninstall it.
And deleting the .apk from the system folder works, but am unsure if everything is removed.
Would I just delete the .apk in the system/app folder then remove any links/shortcuts or is there another, proper, way to do it?
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The app manager of a handy program called ROM TOOLBOX can uninstall system files. Just load it, then a long press on the offending "app will reveal menu including uninstall.
Awesome, thank you. Guess I should have this on my device for a while
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Just deleting it and rebooting would unninstall a system app just fine ^^ Though maybe the data wont go
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jailuis said:
Just deleting it and rebooting would unninstall a system app just fine ^^ Though maybe the data wont go
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Yeah, that's what I first did and shortcuts and some of the data and its folder still remained, but I uninstalled with ROM Toolbox and it worked out nicely. Got rid of most of what I wanted gone.
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[Q] I can't unistall some apps

Hi to all!
I have unrooted my kf (beacause i had to restore it), but now i have the market of google and Go launcher hd and i can't uninstall them..
How can i do?
Thank you for your answer =)
You are unrooted... That's why you can't uninstall them. My guess is because they now reside inside /system/app/
But I could be wrong.
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Krsmqn said:
You are unrooted... That's why you can't uninstall them. My guess is because they now reside inside /system/app/
But I could be wrong.
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I rooted again but i can't remove the go launcher yet!
You may have to manually remove them from system, but first try going into settings then apps and seeing if it is in the list there
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If you installed an app into the system folder you do need root to remove it.
Now that you are rooted see if you can find the launcher apk file in the system/apps folder using a file explorer such as es file explorer. If you delete that apk and restart the kindle the app will be uninstalled after boot.
Obviously be careful and make sure you are only deleting apps you have added yourself, and not ones that maybe important system apps
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Doesn't work
1) There isn't any market on my apps, i'll post you a screenshot
2) I can't remove the modified bootloader!

[Q] Trouble with paid Apps?

I picked up two HTC One devices today as soon as the Sprint Store opened. I have as of yet not be able to download any previously purchased paid applications.
This includes several rather expensive EA games, that just say "Not Compatible with your Device" which doesn't even allow me to download to my device. (Mass Effect Infiltrator and Need for Speed shift come to mind first)
All other paid apps seem to download, but fail to install. (such as Weatherbug Elite and Minecraft Pocket Edition) I've tried from phone, as well as the Google Play website on my PC.
I'm in the US, on Sprint. Tried both WIFI and 3g.
Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, did you find a solution?
Thank you in advance.
For the ones that say not compatible: wait until compatibility is added. I've come across the same multiple times and some never gained compatibility with my device. That is on the app developer, not the app store
For the other issues, go to settings>apps>all
Delete cache and data for both Google play store and Google framework services and force stop both. That should fix
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youkosnake said:
For the ones that say not compatible: wait until compatibility is added. I've come across the same multiple times and some never gained compatibility with my device. That is on the app developer, not the app store
For the other issues, go to settings>apps>all
Delete cache and data for both Google play store and Google framework services and force stop both. That should fix
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Thanks for the quick reply. I did both things you suggested. Once I cleared and force stopped, I had to restart the phone, as I kept getting the "No Connection" error on the Play Store, on both WiFi and Sprint.
Once I rebooted, I attempted to install another paid app, and it again failed. The error is "Couldn't Install on USB storage or SD card." (again I can install any other app that I didn't pay for)
If its important I did root, I'm running TWRP recovery and ViperRom 1.0.
Same problem on stock root Rom. My friend is unrooted and the same apps install fine
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You could try installing esfile manager on your old phone that the apps work on and backing up the apps to the sd card then copy the backed up apk to the HTC one to install it might not work but I have done this many of times with my EVO 3d ans my touch pad
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same here..early this evening before root my apps installed fine..but now after root those same apps will not install..Free versions do install..Im on the stock rooted deodexed rom
Only with PAID apps...any free app works
ChadMichels said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I did both things you suggested. Once I cleared and force stopped, I had to restart the phone, as I kept getting the "No Connection" error on the Play Store, on both WiFi and Sprint.
Once I rebooted, I attempted to install another paid app, and it again failed. The error is "Couldn't Install on USB storage or SD card." (again I can install any other app that I didn't pay for)
If its important I did root, I'm running TWRP recovery and ViperRom 1.0.
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That's on deodexed roms only. It may be a permissions issue. The apks themselves install fine from your sdcard if you have them.
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The current idea is this:
Downloading paid apps requires writing a temp file to mnt/.asec/
But the issue is, mnt is read only.
It should be fixed in no time. Vipers the man.
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youkosnake said:
The current idea is this:
Downloading paid apps requires writing a temp file to mnt/.asec/
But the issue is, mnt is read only.
It should be fixed in no time. Vipers the man.
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It's not always a temp file. In the case of Swiftkey the actual apk is in mnt/. Asec. I was able to pull it from my dna and install from my card.
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Cannot Install Purchased apps after rooting
youkosnake said:
For the ones that say not compatible: wait until compatibility is added. I've come across the same multiple times and some never gained compatibility with my device. That is on the app developer, not the app store
For the other issues, go to settings>apps>all
Delete cache and data for both Google play store and Google framework services and force stop both. That should fix
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I tried this and still didn't work. Free apps install fine. aid apps don't. Please help. Root and Viper 1.0 rom installed on HTC ONE.
rickyrobles3 said:
I tried this and still didn't work. Free apps install fine. aid apps don't. Please help. Root and Viper 1.0 rom installed on HTC ONE.
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They're working on it over in development.
Sent from my soon to be rooted HTC One.
After flashing back my backup Sprint ROM, I am able again to install my paid apps. Thank God I did a backup before installing another ROM. I will miss the tweaks on Vipers ROM though.
It will get fixed
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[Q] SuperSU /data dirctory to avoid root detection

Hi,
I have PhilZ-cwm6 installed with 4.12 running but I removed the SU by using Unroot_SuperUser-Busybox-Uninstaller-Update2-signed,zip application. Because an office application I want to run is not running and complaining about device being rooted.
Then I installed UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.51.zip using CWM.
But in this way SuperSu is got installed in /system and it is being detected by application and it complains about device rooted.
If I uninstall it and re-install using Play store it gives me error that SU binary is not found.
Please advise.
What I am trying to achieve is to install SuperSU in /data folder .
Thanks
Supersu is a system program, so will always install in system as it needs root access. It won't run from data AFAIK. Supersu is just an app that manages permissions. Just installing it does not give you root.
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SpyderTracks said:
Supersu is a system program, so will always install in system as it needs root access. It won't run from data AFAIK.
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Thanks for reply But there are posts which suggest it to install in /data http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42009031&postcount=6
and people have done it.
Please advise.
It says there's an option to install it only in data in su app, have you found that?
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SpyderTracks said:
It says there's an option to install it only in data in su app, have you found that?
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No, if install the zip using CWM. I cant select any option there. And It automatically Installs itself in System
you may temporarily hide root for using this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.otarootkeeper

Backup program:

I've been using Titanium Backup for the past few years, but I don't won't to root my M8. Is there a similar app you guys recommend in the Google Play Store that will backup my apps + data w/out me having to root my device?
ycats said:
I've been using Titanium Backup for the past few years, but I don't won't to root my M8. Is there a similar app you guys recommend in the Google Play Store that will backup my apps + data w/out me having to root my device?
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Isn't there a non-rooted version of titanium Backup that would backup all your downloaded apps? If not there are plenty of apps out there. My backup for one
I think Helium may work but you need a computer if the phone isn't rooted.
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HTC Backup, just link Dropbox or Drive to it.
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uh60james said:
HTC Backup, just link Dropbox or Drive to it.
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I used to use MyBackup a lot, though I used the root version. It works, but it's not as easy at the HTC Backup.
I've had good luck with HTC Backup linked to Dropbox and/or Drive. However, it doesn't always restore ALL of my apps. It consistently leaves off about 5 or so with each restore. I have no idea why. It's not biggie as I can just download them manually. I like that it restores my homescreens including widgets and it restores all my saved wifi locations.

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