Temporary unroot? - Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi is it possible to unroot the z1 only to be able to use an app that controls for root and doesn't work with root?

Not sure I got this - so you have an app that checks for root access and doesn't want to run if root is available? May I ask what app that is?
I'm not an expert, but have you tried disabling superuser access in SuperSU/Superuser? Although I guess that might not be enough.

In my case it's timvision. It's an Italian app to watch movies. As I start the movie playback it tells me it can't be played due to root. I tried to uncheck the option in supersu but it doesn't work.

i think what you are searching is an app called rootcloak
you can select for which app you dont want to show that you are rooted :good:

App tried but didn't work.

I'm afraid solution is complete unroot, I'm Italian too (hi there ), and when I try to use sky go it blocks some functions because of root

When you have disabled the option in supersu then clear cache and data on the app you want to use and try again

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[Q] HELP ASAP PLEASE! Superuser not granting permission

please help
i tried using root explorer and titanium back up and many other apps that require root access but the superuser prompt for granting access isn't appearing someone please help me get it working asap
Try settings applications superuser clear data abd reboot and try to gain access again
kifno said:
please help
i tried using root explorer and titanium back up and many other apps that require root access but the superuser prompt for granting access isn't appearing someone please help me get it working asap
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Go into settings/applications / manage applications. Then scroll down to the superuser app and force close then clear data. Then go to the app in your app drawer and restart the app. Then go into the settings of the superuser app and scroll down to notification type and choose regular / normal notification instead of toast notification. Then try your apps that require su you should be good to go. Let me know if this works.
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neither worked i'm just going to reinstall my entire rom........sigh
kifno said:
neither worked i'm just going to reinstall my entire rom........sigh
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After you do either one try a reboot
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
titanium backup says i am rooted but i don't have busybox so i need busybox but i can't get it to install that either...i even tried to use the busybox installer fromt the market but superuser won't grant it access......
this is holding me back big time on my phone lots of apps require superuser to grant them access
kifno said:
titanium backup says i am rooted but i don't have busybox so i need busybox but i can't get it to install that either...i even tried to use the busybox installer fromt the market but superuser won't grant it access......
this is holding me back big time on my phone lots of apps require superuser to grant them access
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Kifno did you try reflashing your rom again you shouldn't loose any settings or apps.Also you could try uninstalling superuser and reinstalling it,or don't know which recovery you are using but you could try fix permissions.
Also don't update the binarys a couple roms have that problem when u flash a new rom go to the market first thing and make sure su isn't automatically updated if so stop it I had to do that coming from cm6.1 to asop9.9.2
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I did a complete wipe of every thing and re flashed my rom and this time I used the apps2sd that was built into the rom instead of flashing the new one on that one thread lol.....flashing newer apps 2 sd was the problem lol
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Locked out of my Tablet forgot password

I have a Samsung Galaxy tablet 7'' and I installed Application Protection. Well I forgot the password and now I can't access any of the settings or most of the apps. I really don't want to hard reset it because I have alot of stuff that I will loose that is not on the sd card. I have used adb before on my droid x but unfortunately usb debugging is not enabled on my tab to access it. I can't enable it in the os. The only unrestricted access I have to my knowledge is the recovery console, which allows me to factory reset(last resort) or update.zip. I have been playing with an update.zip creator script and was wondering is there a way to enable usb debugging with an update.zip or more likely remove the application protection app with an update.zip.
Is it possible to delete this app with an update.zip. I believe this app is stored in data/app/com.ruimaninfo.approtect-1.apk
I would appreciate any help...
Brian
Can I create an update.zip to remove an app on my phone?
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Can you uninstall the app or do you not have access to the Market?
if you are rooted , just go through data and then find your app name , or just search by root explorer with your app name and then after root explorer find it delete it
or if you have the androidSDK and you are not rooted just download the software called QtADB_0.8.0_windows_with_libs
and then use it to brows your files at least to take them all out
Unfortunately I have basically no access on my tab because I lost the password to Application Protection and it has everything restricted. I also don't have root access or I would be able to remove the app very easily. I also can't use adb unless I can figure away to enable usb debugging, but can't access the settings due to Application Protection app. I know exactly where the app is stored on the phone but can't get into the directory because I don't have root access.
The only thing that I can use to my knowledge is update.zip in recovery and again I don't have root so I just have the basic recovery menu. I tried making an update.zip to install an app but couldn't get it to work.
What I really want is to make an update.zip to delete data/app/com.ruimaninfo.approtect-1.apk
It's definately a challenge and I will keep working on a way to remove it.
I did find that I have ANDFTP with unrestricted access that does allow me to delete any files in the system but again doesn't show anything under data/app folder because I don't have root access. Maybe the data for the app is stored elsewhere?
Power and volume up key takes you to recovery. Then you can do a factory reset, which wipes all installed apps and user data.
Thanks, but I know how to do a factory reset. I am trying to fix this without loosing everything.
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Can you use adb to make your back up? Then reset?
JBrian420 said:
Thanks, but I know how to do a factory reset. I am trying to fix this without loosing everything.
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Woww...you guys blown my mind away. Nice, keep up the discussion and I would like to know more from those genius people here
why you don't ask the dev of the app ? sure he got (secret password)
or just download the software i mentioned above and you'll solve it in seconds
here is what i found
Keep your private app/data in secure before allow other people use your phone
Application Protection help to protect applications and data in case other people or child get your phone to:
* install some app or malware you don't want to
* see your private info you don't want to share
* change setting of your phone by accident
(Note: lock behavior can be changed in setting to save effort to unlock)
* send email to configured email box after input wrong code 10 times
(IMPORTANT: Default setting is to send email to [email protected] in case of user lost the code. Strongly recommend user to set your email box in setting)
read it , its in the app info
Tried that too but unfortunately didn't set a email either and developer isn't returning any of my emails either.
Update.zip has gotta be my only chance without reseting my phone.
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So, did it work? Because I have a similar problem: I'm locket out of a Lifetab from a friend of my brother. The only difference is, I know the password, but the Android keyboard kept force closing, so I disabled it. Then without thinking I rebooted.
Is there a way to enable that app again trough adb, or did you succeed in making an update.zip that resets the password?

(How to) Disable greyed out System apps and Bloat non root

First off I am running lolipop and have been working to find a way to disable bloatware that you don't want. I can't root as I'm on a att s5 lolipop...
finally found out how to get those apps that can't be disabled disabled.
Instructions:
1. Find the app that your wanting to dissable... let's say for example My Magazine.
by default in lolipop this app can't be disabled without root... frown face.. bad day...
2.Search for an apk file online for that app you want to disable.
And install it.
3. Here's what happens now... since you just updated the system app yourself, you now have permissions over it.
So to disable the app go to app manager and look under downloaded. You will notice that now the app that previously could not be disabled... now can be. You also have the option to uninstal the update... update only unfortunately but oh well.
Now you have just succusfully disabled My Magazine or what ever other system app that can't be disabled.
If you need any help just ask.
Update.
I can only currently get this to work for my magazine on 5.0
Possibly a version issue where u have to fine a version newer.
in any case the my magazines I downloaded did install. And afterwards was able to disable

Apps request root access twice, second time with [uid]

Hi all
I've run into this this morning just to realize that it had happened before :
swapper2 app, which has had root access since I installed it (of course), requested root access but under the name "swapper2 [uid]".
I granted the access and checked in SuperSU, the app appears twice, once as "swapper2" and once as "swapper2 [uid]".
There is another app with "double root access" : catlog.
Can someone explain why this is so, and whether I should worry or not ?
For the moment, I removed the second root access of both apps.
It's a quirk in how these apps request root access. If the first time the [uid] variant showed up was when actually using those apps, then there is nothing to worry about.
Open supersu go to settings uncheck Re-authentication
I don't want to uncheck re-auth, I want to be that the apk running with root is the one I allowed to run with root.
Those two apps where not updated, swapper2 was sideloaded, I don't think it's available on the play store.

Grant superuser access to an app ( root needed ) without actually rooting the phone

Hello guys, so as the title says, I want to install the " Dissable Application " app which can also be found in Play Store, but that app also needs root and I kind of want to avoid rooting my phone entirely..
Do you have a workaround just to allow this app to do its magic if it's possible? Maybe using the adb or stuff like that?
Anyone who knows more about this, please write few steps below.. and I am really sorry if I seem a little too unexperienced.
If you want to disable apps you can always use CCSWE App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ccswe.appmanager.samsung

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