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If I root my phone, will I lose all of my apps/settings/wifi passwords and have to start over? If so, is there a way to backup data before I root? Thanks!

magicelf said:
If I root my phone, will I lose all of my apps/settings/wifi passwords and have to start over? If so, is there a way to backup data before I root? Thanks!
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Rooting doesn't delete anything on your phone. Also, Google keeps all your apps and wifi passwords in the cloud. (as long as you have it setup that way)

[Q] Deleting Apps?

I have my S4 Active rooted and want to get rid of the usless and "have to pay" apps. How can I do this without screwing up the phone?

DannyC01 said:
I have my S4 Active rooted and want to get rid of the usless and "have to pay" apps. How can I do this without screwing up the phone?
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I installed Titanium Backup and it lets you backup and uninstall apps.

DannyC01 said:
I installed Titanium Backup and it lets you backup and uninstall apps.
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I wouldn't uninstall the apps. Use Titanium and freeze the apps. A lot of people ran into problems when the OTA update came out. If system files were modified or deleted, the update wouldn't go through. If there's another update, simply unfreeze them. I don't know if we'll get any more updates but freezing them is safer

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I wouldn't uninstall the apps. Use Titanium and freeze the apps. A lot of people ran into problems when the OTA update came out. If system files were modified or deleted, the update wouldn't go through. If there's another update, simply unfreeze them. I don't know if we'll get any more updates but freezing them is safer
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Agreed, just freeze them. I uninstalled all the bloatware, and now I have no screen rotation (which I read is believed to be related to uninstalling Samsung Hub).
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[Q]Best Way To Remove Bloat

I got the s5 Active and recently rooted and flashed safestrap. I was wondering what the best way to remove the bloat from the stock rom was? Thanks in advance.

fourthhorseman said:
I got the s5 Active and recently rooted and flashed safestrap. I was wondering what the best way to remove the bloat from the stock rom was? Thanks in advance.
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Depends on what you want to do. You can install a ROM that is bloatware free, freeze apps with Titanium Backup, or you can manually uninstall them.
For the first option you would just have to search for a bloat free ROM such as the one I'm running: Extreme Debloat.
For the second option, you would root your phone, install Titanium Backup, and just go down the list freezing one application at a time until you're satisfied. (I only specifically froze the AT&T apps in my app drawer, nothing outside of that).
For the last option, there are a few applications that you just run and they uninstall a "list" of bloatware. I don't remember where I saw it, but the application was made by someone on XDA.

I'd just use TiBu and remove what you want instead of a ROM that someone else decided what stays and goes as a lot of stuff is dependent on other stuff

Thanks for the help guys.

Titanium Backup Error After Freezing Unused Apps

I've had the phone rooted last year and haven't really messed with freezing unused apps until recently, bringing my battery life length to normal.
One of the apps I have frozen was Kingroot. Out of all the apps I've frozen, I'd think that one would be the culprit.
Here's a list of the relevant apps I've also frozen:
Root Browser
Root Checker
If there isn't a way around this, could I possibly reinstall or update Kingroot? Thanks in advance.

If your bootloader is unlocked and you have TWRP installed, you can use SuperSU instead of Kingroot.
Kingroot has issues and should only be used when absolutely necessary. Someone said it sends data back to China for no good reason.
Here's a post that details how to completely remove Kingroot and use SuperSu instead. I've only posted the relevant parts.
TheSt33v said:
However, if you absolutely cannot use a computer, you can do this, although I do not recommend it:
1. Google Kingroot, download, install it onto your phone and use it to root your phone. Be aware that Kingroot is developed by a Chinese company, and part of their rooting process involves sending lots of personal info to them for reasons that aren't entirely clear. There is some debate over how legit they are, but their root method should work on a phone with an unlocked bootloader.
5. Uninstall Kingroot.
6. Download this to your phone and install it using TWRP:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-su4tl-49-100-stock-t3390041.
This will remove all of the Kingroot files from your phone that probably were left on it after you uninstalled it.
7. Download this to your phone and install it using TWRP:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/supersu/download/zip/SuperSU-v2.78-201609011115.zip
You should now have a rooted, TWRP-equipped phone.
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Thanks for the tip on KingRoot, Chazz.
I've just figured out the solution; Settings/Apps/Menu option in upper right-hand corner/Reset app preferences :good::good::good:

coconutt said:
Thanks for the tip on KingRoot, Chazz.
I've just figured out the solution; Settings/Apps/Menu option in upper right-hand corner/Reset app preferences :good::good::good:
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I edited my post to incluede @TheSt33v instructions on how to completely remove Kingroot. There is no valid reason for keeping it on your phone.

[Q] Any apks that break phone when removed with root?

I'm going to root soon, and Le aspecific apks that break the phone if removed?

emkorial said:
I'm going to root soon, and Le aspecific apks that break the phone if removed?
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There is No need of uninstalling any apps, use greenify if needed.
If you really want to uninstal, then backup the app you want to uninstal using titanium and then remove it. If something breaks use the backup