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[TIPS] Disable Nexus 7 OTA/Upgrade Nag

I have been trying to research a way to stop my Nexus 7 wifi grouper from constantly nagging me to upgrade to JellyBean 4.3. I find 4.3 rather underwhelming and the problems it has caused with flash crashing Dolphin or Xscope browsers almost constantly has left me no choice but to roll back to 4.2.2.
Now that I am content to stay with 4.2.2 I wanted to stop the constant upgrade notification and the process to do so isnt clearly laid out anywhere across many fragmented threads about it.
Here is how I disabled the upgrade prompt on the Nexus 7 grouper wifi 4.2.2 - You of course need to be rooted.
Get Autorun Manager from the market - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun&hl=en or http://goo.gl/xdLmO
Launch Autorun Manager, select Advanced mode.
Click the wrench, check off Show system entries and Enable system app disable.
Click the refresh icon to reload the process list.
Search for "systemupdate" and open the Google Services Framework entry.
Uncheck com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService$Receiver
Reboot your tablet and be nag free.
I am not certain at this point if this disables market app update notifications but I would rather manually check for app updates than be constantly nagged to upgrade android.
Edit - Market update notifications for apps is functioning normally.
Enjoy.

Worked like a champ....thx

With the imminent release of 4.4 for the Nexus I wanted to remind people of this procedure for the purpose of disabling the upgrade prompt or restoring it if you followed the above procedure in the past.

WooHooGuy said:
With the imminent release of 4.4 for the Nexus I wanted to remind people of this procedure for the purpose of disabling the upgrade prompt or restoring it if you followed the above procedure in the past.
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Thanks for this.. sideloaded 4.4 about a week ago but just started receiving ota notifications today.. just disabled it.

Cyber Warrior said:
Thanks for this.. sideloaded 4.4 about a week ago but just started receiving ota notifications today.. just disabled it.
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i read this might cause partial wakelocks.. is this true? I absolutely hate 4.4.. the ugly white color, single screen settings, unstable apps, etc etc
It's absolutely ridiculous how google is shoving its stupid updates down our throats.
+ i deleted the downloaded zip update.. but when i go to about tablet > system updates > it still reads that download is ready.. what does that mean? anyway to reset and clean that crap?

No problem with wake locks.
I actually didn't need to freeze the update file.. The reason I was receiving an OTA notification after sideloading 4.4 was that the update that was trying to push was the smaller update (KRT16S) that followed KitKat (KRT16O).. which I was unaware of at the time. I wish they would put the build # on the update screen.. instead it just read 'you have an update to KitKat'. I assumed it was the same ota update that I already sideloaded.. not something that was new.
Also not sure if there's a way to get rid of that info for a new update in the settings. You can remove the notification reminder.. but under system updates, it will always read that an update is waiting. Best advice.. Don't look at that screen lol.

Best way to fix the OTA nag.
Use the OTA...

I was just receiving the OTA nag as well . Went into TB and froze the Google Services Framework and the icon is gone.
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kgirlx said:
I was just receiving the OTA nag as well . Went into TB and froze the Google Services Framework and the icon is gone.
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Yeah... that will get the job done... but it will 'break' a lot of other stuff as well. Google Services Framework does much more than just handle OTA's... so, not a good idea.
Rgrds,
Ged.

Also go to settings > apps > Google services framework > un-tick show notifications. This stopped my stock unrooted nexus to nag me to update to 4.4

n1kos said:
Also go to settings > apps > Google services framework > un-tick show notifications. This stopped my stock unrooted nexus to nag me to update to 4.4
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1. What other notifications might that also disable?
2. What is the file name of the 4.4 ota update and where can I find it so I can rename or delete it?
Thanks

After a reboot I got notification to update apps so It doesn't break playstore updates. Gmail, I can hear the sound when an email arrives but no notification. It will do for me, tho not sure if it's for everyone.
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Double post

n1kos said:
Also go to settings > apps > Google services framework > un-tick show notifications. This stopped my stock unrooted nexus to nag me to update to 4.4
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Thanks for this! It was exactly what I was looking for.
Didn't want to have to download a new app to get rid of something :good:else

Fotakill works perfectly with no side effects.
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WooHooGuy said:
Uncheck com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService$Receiver
Reboot your tablet and be nag free.
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What about the one called
com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService$SecretCodeReceiver ?
Does that need to be disabled too, or does it do something unrelated?

Why not just make a copy of system/build.prop, and change the version to one that was never released, like 4.1.3?

Thanks OP.....this worked for me. I'm sticking to 4.2.2 stock and rooted now. And no more nag.
Sent from my N5, N7, Moto X, G Tab 3 or S2.....

Work finally.
T'ks.

Andy2No said:
What about the one called
com.google.android.gsf.update.SystemUpdateService$SecretCodeReceiver ?
Does that need to be disabled too, or does it do something unrelated?
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Any info on this?

Anyone updated the Motorola apps in the Play Store?

Going through the apps by Motorola in the Play Store I noticed a lot of them had an "update" button even though they weren't listed on my "apps with updates" screen.
So I went ahead and updated them all: Moto Voice, Display, Connect, Actions, the camera, the gallery... Something called Motorola Sensor Services triggered a "firmware update" when I updated the app.
I haven't noticed any changes yet. Anyone else tried this?

I tried it. I think they were just some small fixes.
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These all showed up under Updates for me a few hours back. I updated them all and also got the firmware update. I haven't noticed anything different yet.

Actually I think I noticed a change in the gallery app. You know how it sometimes suggests a better picture, taken just before or after the one you took?
I seem to remember it was just an icon in the bottom left corner that switched between the two pictures. Now there's more of a dedicated interface that shows you both pictures side by side and let's you pick one, then deletes the other.

Aren't these the updates that most of us got shortly after the device released?
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Xposed on Note 4

I installed this last night and the program itself works but every time I restart my phone it says "Updating" on the status bar and I have no service
When I uninstall Xposed it still says "Updating" in the status bar but it goes away after a minute and I get service again
I turned off System Updates and the problem still happens
Any solutions?

I would like to add my strange experience to this thread. I installed the Xposed framework and right after reboot I noticed that the google play store would no longer fully download anything. I would go to download or update an app but the progress stops randomly during the download. (The download would stop progressing and the little downloading icon in the notification bar would disappear) This strange issue is fixed by uninstalling the framework. I'm wondering if it has to do with the Note 4 touchwiz rom or the new google play apps that have been recently pushed (it seems they were just updated, I swear!)
I just wanted to leave this here. I will try running the framework again
Also I tried it with NO modules running.

Hey,
Installed this yesterday on my Note 4 to change the app DPI and Res so I can get Play Store tablet view etc. Went through the install, changed the settings, rebooted and the store is still the same so I don't think it's actually doing anything.
The apps I changed are shown in red, does this mean the settings are applied or that there is a problem?

PsionicResonator said:
I would like to add my strange experience to this thread. I installed the Xposed framework and right after reboot I noticed that the google play store would no longer fully download anything. I would go to download or update an app but the progress stops randomly during the download. (The download would stop progressing and the little downloading icon in the notification bar would disappear) This strange issue is fixed by uninstalling the framework. I'm wondering if it has to do with the Note 4 touchwiz rom or the new google play apps that have been recently pushed (it seems they were just updated, I swear!)
I just wanted to leave this here. I will try running the framework again
Also I tried it with NO modules running.
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Same experience here. It would download apps at the end of the day, but it takes 3-5 minutes per app. Also I start getting Google Services and google.location "unexpectedly stopped" errors after reboot. Disabling xposed framework makes these errors go away.

I have a Note 4 with a stock rom. Everything on x-posed is working perfectly for me... the framework and 20 modules all dead nuts as far as I can tell. That includes private mode.

gizy98 said:
Hey,
Installed this yesterday on my Note 4 to change the app DPI and Res so I can get Play Store tablet view etc. Went through the install, changed the settings, rebooted and the store is still the same so I don't think it's actually doing anything.
The apps I changed are shown in red, does this mean the settings are applied or that there is a problem?
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You need multiDPI Patched playstore and Google play services to change the DPI, it will not work just by changing in App Settings. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839871
Red means modified.

paarkhi said:
You need multiDPI Patched playstore and Google play services to change the DPI, it will not work just by changing in App Settings. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1839871
Red means modified.
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All sorted without the multiDPI patched bits mate but thank you. Looks loads better tablet stylee

XBOHDPuKC said:
Same experience here. It would download apps at the end of the day, but it takes 3-5 minutes per app. Also I start getting Google Services and google.location "unexpectedly stopped" errors after reboot. Disabling xposed framework makes these errors go away.
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I had the same experience on my Note 4, an exynos version. Play store downloads would lock up and not finish downloading. Has anyone figured out what the problem might be and if it's processor - dependent?

hellcatrydr said:
I have a Note 4 with a stock rom. Everything on x-posed is working perfectly for me... the framework and 20 modules all dead nuts as far as I can tell. That includes private mode.
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what specific model of Note 4 are you running? Sprint? Tmobile? ?

cknicker said:
what specific model of Note 4 are you running? Sprint? Tmobile? ?
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T-Mo.

XBOHDPuKC said:
Same experience here. It would download apps at the end of the day, but it takes 3-5 minutes per app. Also I start getting Google Services and google.location "unexpectedly stopped" errors after reboot. Disabling xposed framework makes these errors go away.
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Everyone having issues with laggy installs, the phone glitching up or lagging intermittently, SMS issues with the stock touchwiz messages app (you should check for that), etc., check out the following threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/xposed-touchwiz-stock-messaging-app-t2795905
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/issues-xposed-n915p-sprint-galaxy-note-t2947850
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-edge/help/n915p-cf-auto-root-fails-t2944539
It seems now that some S5s, Note 4s, and Note Edges are affected.

Anyone find a fix yet?

Apps not working with Android 6.0 Marshmallow

is there a list anywhere of apps that are not working with 6.0 final? Installed the factory images on my Nexus 9 last night and Nexus 6 this morning and have found a few already:
Walgreens (Can't log in)
Suntrust (Force close on login)
AS.Parrot (Doesn't recognize connected Zik headphones)

BillLee3 said:
is there a list anywhere of apps that are not working with 6.0 final? Installed the factory images on my Nexus 9 last night and Nexus 6 this morning and have found a few already:
Walgreens (Can't log in)
Suntrust (Force close on login)
AS.Parrot (Doesn't recognize connected Zik headphones)
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I am guessing all those that was listed for the preview 3 (located in the theme section). Unless the app developers make the app compatible for Marshmellow, nothing will change I dont think

mgbotoe said:
I am guessing all those that was listed for the preview 3 (located in the theme section). Unless the app developers make the app compatible for Marshmellow, nothing will change I dont think
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It might be that they updated their apps, but I had signficantly more apps not working under Preview 3, including Bank of America and Discover.
Regardless, I'll try to do a search under the themes section for the list.
Thanks.

BillLee3 said:
It might be that they updated their apps, but I had signficantly more apps not working under Preview 3, including Bank of America and Discover.
Regardless, I'll try to do a search under the themes section for the list.
Thanks.
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I had a bunch of similar apps, that were not working after the update came out. Tried uninstalling, cache clear and reinstalling. Not one of them is crashing anymore.

Is the battery usage better?
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I can't get Pocket Bible by Laridian to open. It goes through the setup process when the app is launched and then crashes. I'm guessing a permission problem, but I'm not certain. This is completely stock and not rooted.

Snapchat forcecloses after I try saving a picture or video.
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I've had Snapchat force close a few times. I also am not able to take videos with Snapchat. After taking the video, it just shows a black screen instead of replaying the video that I took
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You guys with Snapchat issues using an updated version? Sure you haven't restored an old version?
btw DraftKings app has issues when going to create a lineup

I didn't restore anything. Do videos work or saving pictures work for you

can anyone give me the list of preinstalled apps that can be uninstalled.

Delayed notifications after upgrade to Android 8

I have a tmobile note 8 and ever since I upgraded to Android 8, push notifications are coming in delayed and all at once at random times. Take outlook for example, an hour might go by and then all of a sudden dozens of notifications hit all at once. I checked if maybe battery settings were messing with outlook but it is not blocked and my phone is in performance mode. Seems like my phone is going into a deep sleep and not doing push notifications as they come in. Any idea what is happening?

Same thing happened to mind after update. But seems to be resolved now. I think I went into Apps then pressed the three dots in the up right corner and chose reset app preferences. I also messed about in the notification menu somewhat prior to that.
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Factory reset. A good practice after a major software update.
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Disable the GOOGLE app in app manager. It should ask you if you want to go back to the factory app. Just agree to this. This is assuming you checked to make sure Battery Manager wasn't turning off your app or the data saver wasn't killing your app data access. If you have done these things and your app notification is still delayed it is being caused by the GOOGLE app. Listed as "Google" in app manager. Hope this helps someone else.
UPDATE: I should have mentioned for a permanent solution and to allow you to continue using the GOOGLE app you can go to the Google Play Store, find the installed GOOGLE app, click uninstall to revert to the factory GOOGLE app, once uninstalled click the three dots at the top right and Uncheck the Auto Updates to the GOOGLE app. This will allow you to retain the factory app functions and should resolve this notification issue at the same time.