Safe to remove Google App? - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I don't use Google now, just wondering if I can freeze or uninstall the actual app. Thanks in advance
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Safest would be to freeze it. I have done that in the past without issue on LP.

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[Q] What can I delete?

There are only certain default functions I use on my Galaxy S.
For example, I only use the Gmail App and not the Built in Samsung Email App.
I would like to remove the default email app but is it safe to do so!
There are other things like the Samsung Memo App. I want to remove this as I only use Evernote for all my notes.
Can these built in Galaxy S apps be removed safely without affecting the phone.
Both of those apps are safe to remove
I tried to find an uninstall button but can't find it?
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You have to remove it with Root Explorer or similar apps.
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jetpack101 said:
I tried to find an uninstall button but can't find it?
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Get titanium backup that way you can backup before removing just incase you screw it up

[Q] unfreeze not working

I froze the fm radio a while back and now want to unfreeze it, but the app I used to freeze it doesn't seem to be able to unfreeze it (my backup pro).
Any advice on how to force the unfreeze?
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senectus said:
I froze the fm radio a while back and now want to unfreeze it, but the app I used to freeze it doesn't seem to be able to unfreeze it (my backup pro).
Any advice on how to force the unfreeze?
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TB - batch, power defrost
ok cool, thanks.

Prevention information??

Hey guys I'm trying to use nova launcher or even tapatalk and on my rooted note 3 I get this system prevention crap and nova launcher will just force close etc. Anyway to turn this prevention feature off?? Thanks
here is a screenshot http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/wt0p.png/
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I'm not rooted...yet lol. but nova and tapa are working okay. ..not sure why root would cause that though.
What root method did you use if you don't mind?
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turilo said:
Hey guys I'm trying to use nova launcher or even tapatalk and on my rooted note 3 I get this system prevention crap and nova launcher will just force close etc. Anyway to turn this prevention feature off?? Thanks
here is a screenshot http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/wt0p.png/
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I'm curious to know what model SM-900W8 is. Thought "T" is tmobile and "A" is at&t.
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Well seems it's titanium backups with data restore causing the problem. If I uninstall the entire app and reinstall without data restore everything is fine. Guess data restore on titanium is a no go
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What root method? Are you using T-Mobile Note 3?
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I used the cf auto root for SM-N900W8 Canadian note 3
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He's on a Canadian variant like me. Turilo.you on rogers as well? I think I saw somewhere the bell init has a diff model number...which is odd.
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I have the Sprint Note 3 after restoring Titanium backup I keep getting same errors nothing will open guess no data for now.
Bigben7 said:
I have the Sprint Note 3 after restoring Titanium backup I keep getting same errors.But it doesn't show which app is causing it.
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Yep, not sure if it's titanium doing itself or just the note 3. I think it's titanium personally. Maybe I'll see if the dev can look into the matter. Sucks redoing all my nova settings etc :/
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Fix for Titanium Backup restoring with data.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463116
I am new to android with the Galaxy Note 3 on AT&T and this prevention information notification started popping up yesterday.
I am not using a rooted device (yet) and all apps have been downloaded from the Play Store.
Any advice to figure out what the offending app is or how to get rid of the notification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys!!
turilo said:
Hey guys I'm trying to use nova launcher or even tapatalk and on my rooted note 3 I get this system prevention crap and nova launcher will just force close etc. Anyway to turn this prevention feature off?? Thanks
here is a screenshot http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/wt0p.png/
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Maybe this (below) will help: (I pulled this from the Q&A section of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474422)
I am getting a "Prevention Information" popup after running a root app, how do I disable it?
From terminal emulator or adb shell as root, run; pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid
Or freeze the Knox apps with Titanium Backup.
jellis98 said:
I am new to android with the Galaxy Note 3 on AT&T and this prevention information notification started popping up yesterday.
I am not using a rooted device (yet) and all apps have been downloaded from the Play Store.
Any advice to figure out what the offending app is or how to get rid of the notification would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks guys!!
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There have been a number of reports of this error occurring within the past day or so (google search reveals a number of people with this issue) for people with only stock apps and apps from the Play store on unrooted devices...
Samsung's documentation for knox describes a notification called "Prevention Information", which would have a shortcut to the app manager to remove the offending app, but that guide is for a system where knox is in use with a knox container, though....
What happens if you click OK instead of Cancel...? Anything? I wonder if that will get you to the app manager that the samsung documentation mentions.
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Maybe this (below) will help: (I pulled this from the Q&A section of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2474422)
I am getting a "Prevention Information" popup after running a root app, how do I disable it?
From terminal emulator or adb shell as root, run; pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid
Or freeze the Knox apps with Titanium Backup.
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This requires root - this this is occurring on unrooted phone, running only apps from play store.
I got the error once, but I was rooted and doing something that I'm sure looked sketchy to Knox, so I don't think that one was inappropriate.
Rooting my phone and applying a custom rom has fixed all my issues getting rid of all that Knox crap. So problem solved for me anyway
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Thanks DrAzzy,
So if I click Ok it brings up a list of all my apps but it doesn't show (or even hint) at which is the offending app.
What I have done so far is:
Factory Reset my phone
Went to google play and reinstalled all my downloaded apps
within an hour the notification came back
factory reset my phone
started installing 1 by 1 apps
I haven't recieved the notification as of yet .....
RE: Knox
As far as I can tell Knox is not on my phone. I know Samsung was hyping up knox in their Note3 keynote but I cant find it ... It must be something running in the background.
Knox is under Settings>General>Security>Device Administrators. But mine is unchecked and still got same message. btw, running stock
So I reset to default and then started reinstalling apps one by one.
The offending app turned out to be Angry Birds Star Wars 2 Free yea i know its angry birds but uninstalled that and the prevention information has not returned since.
Started to do this on my device also as of earlier today. Not rooted and all programs were downloaded from Playstore. Knox is not even checked under security administrators.
A temp fix for you guys.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498586
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angry...
jellis98 said:
So I reset to default and then started reinstalling apps one by one.
The offending app turned out to be Angry Birds Star Wars 2 Free yea i know its angry birds but uninstalled that and the prevention information has not returned since.
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I have this problem on an unrooted galaxy note 3 and I do have angry birds starwars 2 installed. I checked the permissions in addon detector and angry birds starwars 2 requests access to camera. Suspicious or what!
UNINSTALLED!
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just to confirm it isn't angry birds star wars 2. When I reconnected to wifi, the message came back. Oh well...

Play Store Problems?

Anyone else having problems with the play store tonight? I did DG's root earlier, but I think it's unrelated because I didn't notice it until tonight.
I've tried clearing cache and data, in the play store and google services. I've even tried removing and adding my google account with mutliple reboots.
It fixed my original error [RPC:S-5:AEC-0], and now I'm just getting a server error (500).
Anyone else notice this? I want to know if it's google and I need to be patient, or if it's just me and I need to keep troubleshooting.
Thanks!
I also have this issue
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I'm getting error 500 as well.
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I have the same issue... I have tried clearing app data, doing a restore and even removing all play store updates. Nothing seems to work. I am going to keep trying, but if anyone figures out how to fix it, please post how. :good:
Just tried on a non-rooted phone and it gets the same error
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mdo41 said:
Just tried on a non-rooted phone and it gets the same error
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I was 10 seconds from starting a thread myself, getting the 500 error myself as well. I tried all of the following:
1. Go to settings -> Applications -> Manage -> All -> Market
2. Press the Force Close button, press OK to acknowledge this is what you want to do.
3. Press Clear Cache, press OK if it asks you to confirm your actions
4. Exit the screen
5. Go to settings -> Accounts and Sync
6. Click your Google account
7. Press Remove at the top right corner. Press OK to confirm this is what you want to do.
8. Exit the screen
9. Launch Market
10. The Market app will ask you for an account. Put your Google information back in.
11. Once you put the account info in, you'll get the disclaimer. Press OK.
12. Now try to download an app.
But you said you tested it on a non-rooted phone and it gets the same error at least puts me at ease a little. Are you on a custom FW or Stock?
I am on the new root. I have an s4 one another line and it is not rooted at all and it is getting the 500 error
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Just checked a couple of popular youtube videos for this issue and the comments sections are filling up with this same issue!! Example below, so its not just us and thankfully not because I rooted!
Play Store Error Fix Video (with comments from users with same issue)
tinpusher said:
Anyone else having problems with the play store tonight? I did DG's root earlier, but I think it's unrelated because I didn't notice it until tonight.
I've tried clearing cache and data, in the play store and google services. I've even tried removing and adding my google account with mutliple reboots.
It fixed my original error [RPC:S-5:AEC-0], and now I'm just getting a server error (500).
Anyone else notice this? I want to know if it's google and I need to be patient, or if it's just me and I need to keep troubleshooting.
Thanks!
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I'm convinced it's on Google's end. I started having problems on my 1st gen Nexus 7 tablet. After fighting it for a half hour I decided to see if my Evo 4G phone was also having problems, and sure enough it is too.
Searching google for "google play store error" discussions in the last 24 hours I am seeing lots of other people chattering about problems too.
Me too, stock
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HunterZ0 said:
I'm convinced it's on Google's end. I started having problems on my 1st gen Nexus 7 tablet. After fighting it for a half hour I decided to see if my Evo 4G phone was also having problems, and sure enough it is too.
Searching google for "google play store error" discussions in the last 24 hours I am seeing lots of other people chattering about problems too.
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I'm rooted via DesignGears method and am also having this issue. So weird, just like an hour ago I was re-downloading all my apps after reflash and had no problems
Guys no don't troubleshoot it's not you its google. The server is down at the moment.
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agent929 said:
Guys no don't troubleshoot it's not you its google. The server is down at the moment.
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Thanks for the update. I was trying every possible solution with no avail
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No problem
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Looks like it's up. I've just installed and update 6 apps successfully.
Back up for me as well, 2 apps downloaded
Yeah, Had all my friends with different devices telling me it was down for them too. But all is better now and its working!

bloatware

Now that I'm rooted, I've gotten rid of the Sprint and HTC boat, but I'm still having a problem getting rid of the Google play crap.... Any suggestions ?
AE1282 said:
Now that I'm rooted, I've gotten rid of the Sprint and HTC boat, but I'm still having a problem getting rid of the Google play crap.... Any suggestions ?
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Don't use android? Seriously Google Play and the services are what make the OS work.
Right, keep, music, and plus and having multiple instances of the framework are what makes the phone work.... I suppose android system is just there to drain the power, not for any functional reason
Get titanium backup, uninstall what you want
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just make sure to backup just in case
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Get titanium backup, uninstall what you want
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This
If you have root access you should really have Titanium Backup Pro. And if you don't feel comfortable uninstalling certain programs you can freeze them. Does the same thing but instead of uninstalling the program it just hides it from the system as if its not there, and you can always unfreeze it down the road if it causes you problems.
Or flash an AOSP ROM, but you lose Sense. +1 to above for using Titanium Backup. If you're feeling gutsy, you could use a file explorer with root privileges and dive into /system/app, but regardless, you should be careful. Oftentimes, OEM ROMs have Google-specific components actively built into the framework, so take care not to remove anything that kills your phone.

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