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4.4.2 BloatWare

Has anyone noticed how much they have moved it around. I mean not only is it in /data/data/ /data/etc/ /system/app/ and other places, they now put in /system/priv-app/ and others. They are really trying to hide it this time lol. I was think of putting a new list together if people are interested.
I do a lot of traveling, so it may take a few day before I can sit down to complete it.

Sezmar said:
Has anyone noticed how much they have moved it around. I mean not only is it in /data/data/ /data/etc/ /system/app/ and other places, they now put in /system/priv-app/ and others. They are really trying to hide it this time lol. I was think of putting a new list together if people are interested.
I do a lot of traveling, so it may take a few day before I can sit down to complete it.
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I'd love to see a list of where they put the bloatware and if possible a list of anything that you have removed without causing any issues. Thanks for your work on this!

I vaguely recall reading an article or press release/quote that samsug had heard consumers and are scaling back on bloat with less forced installs on the S5. It seemed like shortly after that, new apps started appearing on my phone, as if to ratchet it up on S4 users...
In any case between Samsung, Google and Sprint I have over 40 apps disabled/frozen or uninstalled. It's beyond ridiculous at this point.

what's everyone using to freeze, I'm trying to avoid having to rename them all to .bak or straight up deleting.. titanium? or something else..

ekz13 said:
what's everyone using to freeze, I'm trying to avoid having to rename them all to .bak or straight up deleting.. titanium? or something else..
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I just delete, remember some of the bloat is in /system/priv-app/
use your recovery choice to make a backup to your sd card

ekz13 said:
what's everyone using to freeze, I'm trying to avoid having to rename them all to .bak or straight up deleting.. titanium? or something else..
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Could just disable the app in the app manager, quite a few allow it, those that don't can just change to.bak. That way if something is not working you can enable things later if something is misbehaving.

From my experience, it would appear that items in /system/app can be disabled through app manager, but not in /system/priv-app. I lasted maybe a week on the stock ROM and then flashed Cyanogenmod, so I don't know exactly if that's true or not.

You might want to check out this thread as it has given you a good head start, but it just doesn't include the sprint bloatware. I'd be interested to know what sprint specific apk's can be removed from stock NAE without messing up any of the network stuff.

Should i register it & a few basic other questions

Hi ya, i think i had 5.3.2.0 and rooted it via rootjunky's tool (kingroot then supersu) and flashed back to 5.3.1. blocked OTA updates and went for the custom Nexus ROM, kept coming up with google errors so dumped that and tried CM12.1 and still got various other errors so read on one of rootjunkys feeds that someone just gave up and kept 5.3.1. and just removed the "crap" as he called it so i have come to the conclusion i'm going to do that as well.
So as i stand right now i am at 5.3.1. rooted blocked OTA updates and kingroot has gone and supersu is in, playstore is due to go on via the 5thGenSuperTool and change the stock launcher to Nova, that is as far as i can go on my own, been hunting around on here for threads that help remove the unwanted Amazon which to be honest is all of them i think but i'd like to keep Calender/Calc/clock/camera app but even some of these need you to register the tablet before i can go any further, so as it stands right now what is best for me should i register the tablet or not, if yes should it be in real name or moody name?
Also i see mention of lock screen and adverts, sorry for the next question the lock screen is that the screen you come to first where you have to swipe upwards to see icons? And why have i not seen any adverts yet, is it because i have not registered the tablet yet?
Also can you suggest any other threads for me to look at regarding getting rid of the rubbish or bloatware just stuff i don't need, i have come across the following but just wondering if i have missed anything you can think will help me in my case.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/removing-lock-screen-ads-root-t3218946
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/adb-shell-pm-hide-bloat-amazon-t3221466
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/amazon-fire-2015-tips-tricks-t3214544
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/safe-to-remove-5-0-1-bloatware-2015-t3239582
Now i'll be the first to admit i have not read all of these threads yet, that is my plan next but i just wanted to see if i'm missing anything special that you think i should know before i go any further and also unsure what registering the tablet will do.
All1

Allonewordinuk said:
Hi ya, i think i had 5.3.2.0 and rooted it via rootjunky's tool (kingroot then supersu) and flashed back to 5.3.1. blocked OTA updates and went for the custom Nexus ROM, kept coming up with google errors so dumped that and tried CM12.1 and still got various other errors so read on one of rootjunkys feeds that someone just gave up and kept 5.3.1. and just removed the "crap" as he called it so i have come to the conclusion i'm going to do that as well.
So as i stand right now i am at 5.3.1. rooted blocked OTA updates and kingroot has gone and supersu is in, playstore is due to go on via the 5thGenSuperTool and change the stock launcher to Nova, that is as far as i can go on my own, been hunting around on here for threads that help remove the unwanted Amazon which to be honest is all of them i think but i'd like to keep Calender/Calc/clock/camera app but even some of these need you to register the tablet before i can go any further, so as it stands right now what is best for me should i register the tablet or not, if yes should it be in real name or moody name?
Also i see mention of lock screen and adverts, sorry for the next question the lock screen is that the screen you come to first where you have to swipe upwards to see icons? And why have i not seen any adverts yet, is it because i have not registered the tablet yet?
Also can you suggest any other threads for me to look at regarding getting rid of the rubbish or bloatware just stuff i don't need, i have come across the following but just wondering if i have missed anything you can think will help me in my case.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/removing-lock-screen-ads-root-t3218946
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/adb-shell-pm-hide-bloat-amazon-t3221466
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/amazon-fire-2015-tips-tricks-t3214544
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/safe-to-remove-5-0-1-bloatware-2015-t3239582
Now i'll be the first to admit i have not read all of these threads yet, that is my plan next but i just wanted to see if i'm missing anything special that you think i should know before i go any further and also unsure what registering the tablet will do.
All1
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Hum - not aware of any persistent errors on CM 12.1. Stable, responsive ROM.

Davey126 said:
Hum - not aware of any persistent errors on CM 12.1. Stable, responsive ROM.
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Yea i did get a couple but forgot to take not of what they were, i'll give CM 12.1 another go tonight and post back just for your info on what errors i got .
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Allonewordinuk said:
Yea i did get a couple but forgot to take not of what they were, i'll give CM 12.1 another go tonight and post back just for your info on what errors i got .
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No ROM is perfect - custom or stock. Installation errors/omissions are a leading contributor to less than satisfactory outcomes. Post your experiences w/supporting detail; someone will try to help.

Davey126 said:
No ROM is perfect - custom or stock. Installation errors/omissions are a leading contributor to less than satisfactory outcomes. Post your experiences w/supporting detail; someone will try to help.
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I'm having no issues with the ROM itself SuperSu has been a nightmare to update, i tried TWRP but for the life of me every thread i try to use (here and elsewhere) it fails to works and just lease a blank screen, if i remember last time my problems came with gapps and wondering what version of gapps i should use i have seen pico spoke about but can't even get that far, had the damm thing since black friday and to be honest i'm getting fed up with it
All1
Supersu has been updated and for the life of me i have no idea why but i don't care it's done, now to look at gapps

Well just to close this down, i have it working now my major problem was trying to install gapps v6 on it but once i had worked out my error she is fine, i just want to say thanks to everyone who has helped me get it sorted once and for all.
All1

My android compromised??

So a month ago I had downloaded 3 pdf files from my Android Gmail and saved it in sd card. But a while ago I found that they no longer exist anywhere on my phone wtf. How did it get deleted? I didn't remove sd card directly and I've rebooted my phone twice in hope that those files would appear back but they didn't.
Is my phone compromised or what? How to know that

Bloodydroid said:
So a month ago I had downloaded 3 pdf files from my Android Gmail and saved it in sd card. But a while ago I found that they no longer exist anywhere on my phone wtf. How did it get deleted? I didn't remove sd card directly and I've rebooted my phone twice in hope that those files would appear back but they didn't.
Is my phone compromised or what? How to know that
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I know my lg has a feature called smart cleaner. And if im not careful it will delete downloaded files and apps that I have not touched for a while

TheMadScientist said:
I know my lg has a feature called smart cleaner. And if im not careful it will delete downloaded files and apps that I have not touched for a while
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-->> This would more than likely be correct @Bloodydroid.

Linuxephus™ said:
-->> This would more than likely be correct @Bloodydroid.
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U sound like me and had this happen a time or 2 before u caught on to lgs trash stock apps

TheMadScientist said:
U sound like me and had this happen a time or 2 before u caught on to lgs trash stock apps
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This is why I make it a habit of not using stock cleaning applications baked into the operating system by any given OEM installing Android to Carrier specifications.
It's merely experience learned over time mayhap.

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-->> This would more than likely be correct @Bloodydroid.
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TheMadScientist said:
I know my lg has a feature called smart cleaner. And if im not careful it will delete downloaded files and apps that I have not touched for a while
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Linuxephus™ said:
This is why I make it a habit of not using stock cleaning applications baked into the operating system by any given OEM installing Android to Carrier specifications.
It's merely experience learned over time mayhap.
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Well guys. I have Redmi 4 (not note) Marshmallow. Few weeks ago it was auto rebooted and there was no phone update going on. That made me paranoid lol. I'd been opening these deleted pdfs files every now and then , so how could the stock cleaner delete them? My phone runs fast. No suspicious battery drainage, no odd photographs in my gallery. So my phone isn't compromised I guess.

Bloodydroid said:
Well guys. I have Redmi 4 (not note) Marshmallow. Few weeks ago it was auto rebooted and there was no phone update going on. That made me paranoid lol. I'd been opening these deleted pdfs files every now and then , so how could the stock cleaner delete them? My phone runs fast. No suspicious battery drainage, no odd photographs in my gallery. So my phone isn't compromised I guess.
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That could *potentially* have been caused by the scheduled cleaning setting of the application in question.

Recovering deleted files

Hi guys,
I just recently deleted an important videos in which I thought I have backed up already but in reality it isn't backed up.
It is totally gone from Gallery and Google Photos and from both Trash.
The phone is not rooted as I need to use Samsung Knox for some reasons.
Any ideas or suggestions?

TenzoNakami~ said:
Hi guys,
I just recently deleted an important videos in which I thought I have backed up already but in reality it isn't backed up.
It is totally gone from Gallery and Google Photos and from both Trash.
The phone is not rooted as I need to use Samsung Knox for some reasons.
Any ideas or suggestions?
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There's good PC programs that can retrieve it. Doing on phone it's self usually requires root.

Nick216ohio said:
There's good PC programs that can retrieve it. Doing on phone it's self usually requires root.
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Can you mention a name? If it's deleted on my PC I'd use Stellar Phoenix tho. Since this is Android I have totally zero clue.

TenzoNakami~ said:
Can you mention a name? If it's deleted on my PC I'd use Stellar Phoenix tho. Since this is Android I have totally zero clue.
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I haven't used one of those programs in a while sorry. There's a lot of them out there. Just search google you will find one. Not to familiar with that program stellar. But maybe look in its settings, there might be an option for it already with phones. If that fails and you wanna go cheap route. Search for open sourced 1s.

action pill on bottom isn't disappearing

I have an issue with the action pill on the bottom of the screenshot attached. Absolutely ignoring the context of the The huge contextual pill on top of my search bar, I seem to get those for a lot of the services I trigger which is fine, it's normal. My issue is they stay on the screen for a really really long time.they last several seconds to almost a minute.
Does anyone know how to reduce the time for those or why that may be happening? Has anyone else faced this issue with their pixel devices specifically? I don't seem to have this issue with my Samsung note 10 plus.
If anyone can provide clarity for me on this I really would appreciate it because it's starting to get annoying lol thank you!

https://github.com/samchugit/Immersive_Gestural_Nav_Bar
Use this module or can be found in magisk app.
The pill is there to avoid the accidentally touch navigation gesture.

keaheng said:
https://github.com/samchugit/Immersive_Gestural_Nav_Bar
Use this module or can be found in magisk app.
The pill is there to avoid the accidentally touch navigation gesture.
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My apologies I should have been more clear I'm not talking about the tiny pill on the very bottom for navigation I meant that big white contextual overlay on top of my search bar with the contextual text.
Why it is there doesn't bother me it's just that it's there for 30 seconds to a minute sometimes I'm wondering if anybody's been able to come across how to fix that.
plus I don't know how to root my device nor I'm able to learn based off I need tutorials that have been posted so rooting is not an option sadly.

thepersona said:
My apologies I should have been more clear I'm not talking about the tiny pill on the very bottom for navigation I meant that big white contextual overlay on top of my search bar with the contextual text.
Why it is there doesn't bother me it's just that it's there for 30 seconds to a minute sometimes I'm wondering if anybody's been able to come across how to fix that.
plus I don't know how to root my device nor I'm able to learn based off I need tutorials that have been posted so rooting is not an option sadly.
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Roots super easy on these as long as you can OEM unlock.
Assuming so install the magisk app, pull boot.img from your factory image, patch it with magisk (it will end up in your download folder as magisk_patched.img) and flash it. Boom, wham, pow.

madscribblerz said:
Roots super easy on these as long as you can OEM unlock.
Assuming so install the magisk app, pull boot.img from your factory image, patch it with magisk (it will end up in your download folder as magisk_patched.img) and flash it. Boom, wham, pow.
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Thanks for the simplification, I gotta figure out if my device can oem unlock. It's an unlocked device purchased in Canada.
This is what I was talking about in my original post. Ignoring why it's there, or it's context. I know why those pop up. My complaint is that they are there for 30 sec to a minute in length. Why does my device do that. It's been getting annoying. Cause other devices I own have the same contextual pill but don't stay for as long as they do on my P4xl

thepersona said:
Thanks for the simplification, I gotta figure out if my device can oem unlock. It's an unlocked device purchased in Canada.
This is what I was talking about in my original post. Ignoring why it's there, or it's context. I know why those pop up. My complaint is that they are there for 30 sec to a minute in length. Why does my device do that. It's been getting annoying. Cause other devices I own have the same contextual pill but don't stay for as long as they do on my P4xl
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That's definitely not normal behaviour. Could be caused by one of your apps hogging resources and slowing down your phone.
But if it's not that, maybe try a Factory Reset?

thepersona said:
Thanks for the simplification, I gotta figure out if my device can oem unlock. It's an unlocked device purchased in Canada.
This is what I was talking about in my original post. Ignoring why it's there, or it's context. I know why those pop up. My complaint is that they are there for 30 sec to a minute in length. Why does my device do that. It's been getting annoying. Cause other devices I own have the same contextual pill but don't stay for as long as they do on my P4xl
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Fair. I thought I'd help on root, albeit a tangent.
What you're seeing is not normal. Have you tried a third party launcher like Nova?

madscribblerz said:
Fair. I thought I'd help on root, albeit a tangent.
What you're seeing is not normal. Have you tried a third party launcher like Nova?
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Much appreciated! And yes I explicitly transfered everything fr pixel launcher on to Nova. I am explicitly using nova as it adds much more freedom and customization, as well as integration with sesame.
But that pop up always pops up in Spotify or files or anything giving me context on what I've done wether I've deleted something, updates a playlist, moved a photo, etc. So I know it's supposed to be there whenever it show up.
The issue is that it should not last longer than like 5 seconds max. And on my device it's 20 seconds or even longer especially when moving Giles around in device storage etc, it's a while before it goes away and has become annoying lol.

madscribblerz said:
Fair. I thought I'd help on root, albeit a tangent.
What you're seeing is not normal. Have you tried a third party launcher like Nova?
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Plus with regard to root I figure I'm better off waiting until my device is no longer supported because if I root now, it's going to be like going through hell and back trying to get monthly updates or feature drops flashing this flashing that.
that whole procedure seems very tedious and filled with a lot of leg work. And not only am I dumb but I'm also lazy LOL so I hope in three years time rooting a device namely p4xl will become foolproof. Lol
But I might have the spine to delve into it once the p4xl isn't supported by Google

thepersona said:
Much appreciated! And yes I explicitly transfered everything fr pixel launcher on to Nova. I am explicitly using nova as it adds much more freedom and customization, as well as integration with sesame.
But that pop up always pops up in Spotify or files or anything giving me context on what I've done wether I've deleted something, updates a playlist, moved a photo, etc. So I know it's supposed to be there whenever it show up.
The issue is that it should not last longer than like 5 seconds max. And on my device it's 20 seconds or even longer especially when moving Giles around in device storage etc, it's a while before it goes away and has become annoying lol.
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Not an exact answer, given, but that is a toast message that you're dealing with. You may want to look for options on how to modify the default behavior for toast messages. It likely requires root to modify but if you can do so then that's where it'll be. you may want to look in the settings for the apps where it displays to see if there is some kind of toast notification option to disable.
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thepersona said:
Plus with regard to root I figure I'm better off waiting until my device is no longer supported because if I root now, it's going to be like going through hell and back trying to get monthly updates or feature drops flashing this flashing that.
that whole procedure seems very tedious and filled with a lot of leg work. And not only am I dumb but I'm also lazy LOL so I hope in three years time rooting a device namely p4xl will become foolproof. Lol
But I might have the spine to delve into it once the p4xl isn't supported by Google
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It is kind of foolproof, but does require a few manual steps each time you update. Do know that Google does not void the warranty for devices that are rooted.
Personal preference I respect, but I wouldn't let technical obstacles overcome your desire to root at some point. It's actually very simple compared to other devices I've had including the earlier pixels, so if all things are equal the Pixel 4 is the easiest to deal with.

madscribblerz said:
Not an exact answer, given, but that is a toast message that you're dealing with. You may want to look for options on how to modify the default behavior for toast messages. It likely requires root to modify but if you can do so then that's where it'll be. you may want to look in the settings for the apps where it displays to see if there is some kind of toast notification option to disable.
I looked into the settings there's nothing on there specifically or explicitly talking about toast notifications. But that is a clearer answer I just can't seem to figure it out I thought it would have been notification dots but it's not that. Ah well lol
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It is kind of foolproof, but does require a few manual steps each time you update. Do know that Google does not void the warranty for devices that are rooted.
Personal preference I respect, but I wouldn't let technical obstacles overcome your desire to root at some point. It's actually very simple compared to other devices I've had including the earlier pixels, so if all things are equal the Pixel 4 is the easiest to deal with.
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Yeah I agree with what you're saying and that's interesting I did not know that Google doesn't void the warranty if one decides to root their device. Thanks for the tidbit. Yeah I agree with you having a technical obstacle overcoming the desire right now is pretty high and it stings because if I knew I could do it in a way where I won't break my device or really mess it up that would have helped. I just recently learned about ADB and I haven't fully grasped the concept but I know enough to just get by lol.
If you know of a guaranteed method on how to root the Pixel 4 XL without damage to the device I would appreciate a link to a thread or even a video. Because everything that I've heard has been hit or miss everybody's gotten different results and potentially bricked or messed up their device there has been more mess ups then success and not been one guaranteed solution on how to root the device in a way where it wouldn't mess something up.

thepersona said:
If you know of a guaranteed method on how to root the Pixel 4 XL without damage to the device I would appreciate a link to a thread or even a video. Because everything that I've heard has been hit or miss everybody's gotten different results and potentially bricked or messed up their device there has been more mess ups then success and not been one guaranteed solution on how to root the device in a way where it wouldn't mess something up.
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Ok,I'll give you a 101.
First unlock flashing. It's the same for all pixels and consists of 2 steps. The first is changing a setting under developer options (to enable developer options click the build number in about several times until you see it enable) and then toggle OEM unlock to enabled.
Step 2 is booting into fastboot mode (vol down while booting) and actually unlocking the phone (fastboot flashing unlock).
There are help files everywhere on that part so find one you like to get you through those steps. Again in this all pixels are equal, so don't stress if you can't find help for the 4 specifically. Note you do not need to unlock critical, and also note doing this will wipe your device. If you've done it right on startup you'll get a yellow warning screen (ignore).
The next part is rooting. Update your device to the latest factory image (boot in fastboot mode and run flash-all from the zip (remove the -w from the bat file if you don't want to wipe the phone).
Boot the phone after and let it run the ROM upgrade app. Install the magisk app and choose install and in the ROM image you downloaded is a boot.img file you will tell magisk to patch. Do so and in download you'll have a magisk_patched.img file. Move that to your computer, reboot into fastboot mode, and fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img.
Reboot and you're in business.
I'll keep an eye on this thread and if you run into any problems I'll help you quickly. Also note you can't really destroy a pixel. There is a lot to cover to explain why (and I'm sure some creative soul has managed to) but you can always flash the factory ROM with the -w included in flash-all.bat to recover.
It is scary if you haven't done it, but if you're like me once you're rooted it was so easy you'll feel silly.
To update monthly download the ROM, extract boot.img, patch it with magisk, apply the ROM (no -w), reboot and let the ROM finish, reboot to fastboot mode, flash magisk_patched.img (like above), boot and all is good.
Any questions, just ask.

madscribblerz said:
Ok,I'll give you a 101.
First unlock flashing. It's the same for all pixels and consists of 2 steps. The first is changing a setting under developer options (to enable developer options click the build number in about several times until you see it enable) and then toggle OEM unlock to enabled.
Step 2 is booting into fastboot mode (vol down while booting) and actually unlocking the phone (fastboot flashing unlock).
There are help files everywhere on that part so find one you like to get you through those steps. Again in this all pixels are equal, so don't stress if you can't find help for the 4 specifically. Note you do not need to unlock critical, and also note doing this will wipe your device. If you've done it right on startup you'll get a yellow warning screen (ignore).
The next part is rooting. Update your device to the latest factory image (boot in fastboot mode and run flash-all from the zip (remove the -w from the bat file if you don't want to wipe the phone).
Boot the phone after and let it run the ROM upgrade app. Install the magisk app and choose install and in the ROM image you downloaded is a boot.img file you will tell magisk to patch. Do so and in download you'll have a magisk_patched.img file. Move that to your computer, reboot into fastboot mode, and fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img.
Reboot and you're in business.
I'll keep an eye on this thread and if you run into any problems I'll help you quickly. Also note you can't really destroy a pixel. There is a lot to cover to explain why (and I'm sure some creative soul has managed to) but you can always flash the factory ROM with the -w included in flash-all.bat to recover.
It is scary if you haven't done it, but if you're like me once you're rooted it was so easy you'll feel silly.
To update monthly download the ROM, extract boot.img, patch it with magisk, apply the ROM (no -w), reboot and let the ROM finish, reboot to fastboot mode, flash magisk_patched.img (like above), boot and all is good.
Any questions, just ask.
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Thanks brother I appreciate the guide and your patience in explains this and willing to help me out with this. The language and terminology I think is the most intimidating lol. I've got a MacBook pro so hopefully I can give this a shot and it will work with that device.
I'll keep you posted.

thepersona said:
Thanks brother I appreciate the guide and your patience in explains this and willing to help me out with this. The language and terminology I think is the most intimidating lol. I've got a MacBook pro so hopefully I can give this a shot and it will work with that device.
I'll keep you posted.
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No worries
Only change with a Mac is the flash-all.bat I mentioned will be flash-all.sh.

thepersona said:
Much appreciated! And yes I explicitly transfered everything fr pixel launcher on to Nova. I am explicitly using nova as it adds much more freedom and customization, as well as integration with sesame.
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I briefly tried Nova (but went back to Action Launcher) and I don't remember having that kind of problem. Did you have this problem before you switched to Nova?

fclifton said:
I briefly tried Nova (but went back to Action Launcher) and I don't remember having that kind of problem. Did you have this problem before you switched to Nova?
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Nope not at all I think it occured after some update probably March.because it's been occurring to the point where I've noticed all throughout March I'm now updating to the April security patch so hopefully that will fix it

madscribblerz said:
No worries
Only change with a Mac is the flash-all.bat I mentioned will be flash-all.sh.
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Hey man do I need to install any Google drivers onto a Mac apparently when I go to the website it says I don't need to but for rooting do I have to do that?
And do I just Google how to fast boot flash a pixel or something in order to get the zip folders you talked about?
Is this walkthrough in the video below the same as the method youre describing? Cause I can't seem to find any guides on how to do that method.

thepersona said:
Hey man do I need to install any Google drivers onto a Mac apparently when I go to the website it says I don't need to but for rooting do I have to do that?
And do I just Google how to fast boot flash a pixel or something in order to get the zip folders you talked about?
Is this walkthrough in the video below the same as the method youre describing? Cause I can't seem to find any guides on how to do that method.
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That is a much more detailed guide to the approach that I'm describing. I think following it you'll be able to do it without issue. It's the same approach I've been using for months with no issues. I've even gotten so confident in it I don't even back up my phone before I update monthly. I just know things are going to work.
The zip folder comes from Google just search for Pixel 4 factory image and there will be a page with downloads of the most recent ROM files. April was just released yesterday. That's the file that you want to download and will have the boot.img in it.
I'm not certain on a Mac, but on a PC you have to download the USB drivers and then the platform tools from Google in order to have what you need to make this work. But I think the guide you're referring to will be able to give you that stuff.
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thepersona said:
Hey man do I need to install any Google drivers onto a Mac apparently when I go to the website it says I don't need to but for rooting do I have to do that?
And do I just Google how to fast boot flash a pixel or something in order to get the zip folders you talked about?
Is this walkthrough in the video below the same as the method youre describing? Cause I can't seem to find any guides on how to do that method.
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The ROM site is https://developers.google.com/android/images

I figured out my original issue on this post. It was in accessibility, the setting was called time to take action timeout! Now it's fixed. The bloody toast notification is back to default!

thepersona said:
I figured out my original issue on this post. It was in accessibility, the setting was called time to take action timeout! Now it's fixed. The bloody toast notification is back to default!
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Awesome news. I learned something so win-win. :good: