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rooted. now what? how to remove bloatware?

Hi,
I have the lg optimus l90.
I used the towelroot app to root the phone. i used a terminal app to verify that i do have root. when the app opened, it displayed a $ sign but when i typed "su" and pressed enter it gave me a "#" prompt. so am i rooted?
also i was told to install the superSU app. why do i need this? can't i just uninstall the bloatware right now since i am rooted?
I installed the superSU app but it was not able to install the su binary because i did not reboot the phone after using towelroot. I uninstalled the SuperSU app. anyhow, what do I need to do now to remove those bloatware apps. there is no option to uninstall in the apps section of the android settings application.
finally, I read somewhere that i should use nobloat app to uninstall the bloatware but it is not uninstalling the bloatware. I uninstalled it.
so what do I do now?
any help would be much appreciated.
thanks.

Superuser is needed for apps to have root rights to your phone. Install superuser. Reboot phone and open app. Reboot again if needed. Rooting is useless without superuser installed
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helix3000 said:
Hi,
I have the lg optimus l90.
I used the towelroot app to root the phone. i used a terminal app to verify that i do have root. when the app opened, it displayed a $ sign but when i typed "su" and pressed enter it gave me a "#" prompt. so am i rooted?
also i was told to install the superSU app. why do i need this? can't i just uninstall the bloatware right now since i am rooted?
I installed the superSU app but it was not able to install the su binary because i did not reboot the phone after using towelroot. I uninstalled the SuperSU app. anyhow, what do I need to do now to remove those bloatware apps. there is no option to uninstall in the apps section of the android settings application.
finally, I read somewhere that i should use nobloat app to uninstall the bloatware but it is not uninstalling the bloatware. I uninstalled it.
so what do I do now?
any help would be much appreciated.
thanks.
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Along with root and SuperSU, you will also need a root App manager or root file manager. I personally prefer to use ES File Explorer as it is both an application manager ( user and system ) as well as an awesome file manager.
There is no list of acceptable system apps to remove. So be very careful as to what you uninstall or you may endup with a soft bricked phone or one that spazzes out whenever it feels like it. I would recommend making backups of any app you want to remove before uninstalling it. At least you might be able to restore them if something goes wrong.

shinobisoft said:
Along with root and SuperSU, you will also need a root App manager or root file manager. I personally prefer to use ES File Explorer as it is both an application manager ( user and system ) as well as an awesome file manager.
There is no list of acceptable system apps to remove. So be very careful as to what you uninstall or you may endup with a soft bricked phone or one that spazzes out whenever it feels like it. I would recommend making backups of any app you want to remove before uninstalling it. At least you might be able to restore them if something goes wrong.
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thank you both for the replies.
so what exactly is SuperSU for? when I opened it up I saw nothing in the apps list and I did not see anything else in the other lists within the app. also, I did not restart the phone before trying to update the su files and when I did restart the phone nothing updated. So, do I use something like ES file explorer to remove bloatware?
by the way, when I tried to surf the web after installing superSU app, the web browser was extremely slow. the webpages loaded very slowly but when after I uninstalled the superSU app, it was loading the pages fast again as normal. what's up with that?
thanks.

helix3000 said:
thank you both for the replies.
so what exactly is SuperSU for? when I opened it up I saw nothing in the apps list and I did not see anything else in the other lists within the app. also, I did not restart the phone before trying to update the su files and when I did restart the phone nothing updated. So, do I use something like ES file explorer to remove bloatware?
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SuperSU is a binary executable that grants or denies superuser requests. Without it root is worthless.
You won't see anything in SuperSU permission list until an app asks for superuser permissions. When first opening the SuperSU app you should get prompted to update/install the su binary. Allow that action to happen.
helix3000 said:
by the way, when I tried to surf the web after installing superSU app, the web browser was extremely slow. the webpages loaded very slowly but when after I uninstalled the superSU app, it was loading the pages fast again as normal. what's up with that?
thanks.
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That's because the su binary was never updated.

shinobisoft said:
SuperSU is a binary executable that grants or denies superuser requests. Without it root is worthless.
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so in order to run something like the nobloat app I need to grant it permission to be a superuser? I never had to do anything like that when I ran the nobloat app and It actually worked. It still does not make sense to me what supersu is used for.
That's because the su binary was never updated.
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I ran the towelroot app and it was successful. However, I did not reboot the phone before attempting to update the su binary and the superSU app said i should restart before updating. I restarted the phone but it never updated the su binary when I ran the superSU app again. What do I do now?
thanks.

[How-to] Getting Snapchat to login when its rooted. (10 Steps)

So I recently searched and searched and followed many guides but nothing worked.
Although, I just replaced a few steps and got everything working.
Can even install Snapchat after Xposed.
Requires just a PC/Laptop/Mac
and of course your phone of choice.
Step 1: Download BlueStacks 2 Latest
Step 2: Download B.S Helper
Step 3: Install BlueStacks
Step 4: Install SnapChat on BlueStacks
Step 5: Login on BlueStacks SnapChat
Step 6: Open BS Helper and "Click Patch For Super X"
Step 7: Backup Snapchat with Titanium Backup
Step 8: Transfer Backup to Phone
Step 9: Restore Backup
Step 10: Enjoy!
Hope this helps someone who needs it before they hassle with uninstalling and reinstalling Roms/Xposed/Snap and all the other various things I wasted hours on!
After my 10 posts are up I will update with links

Nice.
Once Snapchat is backed up with TiBu one should never have any problems after that.
I first backed up Snapchat in 2013. To this day I have never had to worry about logins. App has been restored, updated (to match Snapprefs mostly), backed up again (of course), and run on a slew of ROMs from JellyBean to Nougat.
Actually I don't have a clue as to what my login is. Backup is key.
LG G3 D851, SlimSaber LP ROM, MultiROM, Tapatalk 4.9.5

I recent upgraded phone's and restore from the TiBu still would not let me in. I'm thinking the backup version I used was from a too old of version.
I am using a systemless root + xposed on my phone. I was able to just overwrite the boot partition in twrp ( unroot ), login to snapchat, and restore the boot partition with the rooted version. It only takes about 2 minutes, assuming you make a backup of the boot partition from before you rooted.

@gustden, pretty good tip. Saved. Just in case my luck runs out.
There is one other thing. Not sure if it applies to Snapchat in particular, I always use the same device ID on all ROMs. Actually carried over from my old Samsung from a couple of years ago.
Some app data is tied to the device used when a backup was made. The Line app for instance. Long time ago I ran it on a ROM where I forgot to change the ID. Line detected a new device and gave me the hardest time. It even "threatened" to remove all existing data/chats/messages. I got it squared away after awhile but it was close.
I multiboot and run multiple ROMs and did not want that to happen on each.
But anyway, I wonder if Snapchat is somewhat similar. Restoring a backup on a new ROM but still having issues with logins.
I guess I can test that and see what happens.
LG G3 D851, Validus v13.5 ROM, MultiROM, Tapatalk 4.9.5

marcdw said:
@gustden, pretty good tip. Saved. Just in case my luck runs out.
There is one other thing. Not sure if it applies to Snapchat in particular, I always use the same device ID on all ROMs. Actually carried over from my old Samsung from a couple of years ago.
Some app data is tied to the device used when a backup was made. The Line app for instance. Long time ago I ran it on a ROM where I forgot to change the ID. Line detected a new device and gave me the hardest time. It even "threatened" to remove all existing data/chats/messages. I got it squared away after awhile but it was close.
I multiboot and run multiple ROMs and did not want that to happen on each.
But anyway, I wonder if Snapchat is somewhat similar. Restoring a backup on a new ROM but still having issues with logins.
I guess I can test that and see what happens.
LG G3 D851, Validus v13.5 ROM, MultiROM, Tapatalk 4.9.5
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Personal opinion - Magisk v11.1 with Systemless Xposed installed. All I have to do is toggle Xposed's switch, reboot, login to Snapchat, toggle Xposed on, then reboot. Takes about 3 minutes tops.

Thanks!
Wow thanks! You have no idea how many methods I tried trying to get snapchat to work before finding your solution.

WHAT IS B.S Helper??Please 1 downl. ink?

So, I just tried this.... AND IT WORKS!
Here's the links since OP can't post any:
Bluestacks DL (windows)
Bluestacks tweaker root tool 2 (DL is in the youtube description)
Now, what I did is copy the titanium backup using FX File Explorer to my Google drive, then transfered the files from Drive to my phone.

Perfect! Thanks for the solution mate!

I followed original post, with some difficulty because BS Helper was a chore to find, but am wondering where the TiBu of Snapchat on Bluestacks is stored so I can transfer ans restore it on my phone.
Thanks!

vitali101 said:
I followed original post, with some difficulty because BS Helper was a chore to find, but am wondering where the TiBu of Snapchat on Bluestacks is stored so I can transfer ans restore it on my phone.
Thanks!
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I am having the same problem!! Where can I find the location of the TiBu back up?

portard1 said:
I am having the same problem!! Where can I find the location of the TiBu back up?
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Hey, I was in your position and used multiple methods from above to get it to work.
After backing up and getting root on the virtual thing, download fx file manager (or any) and go to sdcard/titaniumbackup and copy all three things for Snapchat from there.
After that, go to system/bstsharedfiles or something like that and paste it in there. Sorry I got the name incorrect, I'll correct it in the morning. After that, go to the drive you installed BlueStacks to, and open programdata (only visible if you show hidden files), then you go to Bluestacks​, then shared folder, then userdata, and then copy the backup files and transfer them in whichever way you prefer. I personally used Google drive and then used a file manager to take them from my downloads to the titaniumbackup folder in my sdcard directory, which then enables me to just open the app and restore.
I hope I helped, sorry if I got any information incorrect, it's quite late where I am and I'm not on my PC. Best of luck!

BalariJR said:
Hey, I was in your position and used multiple methods from above to get it to work.
After backing up and getting root on the virtual thing, download fx file manager (or any) and go to sdcard/titaniumbackup and copy all three things for Snapchat from there.
After that, go to system/bstsharedfiles or something like that and paste it in there. Sorry I got the name incorrect, I'll correct it in the morning. After that, go to the drive you installed BlueStacks to, and open programdata (only visible if you show hidden files), then you go to Bluestacks​, then shared folder, then userdata, and then copy the backup files and transfer them in whichever way you prefer. I personally used Google drive and then used a file manager to take them from my downloads to the titaniumbackup folder in my sdcard directory, which then enables me to just open the app and restore.
I hope I helped, sorry if I got any information incorrect, it's quite late where I am and I'm not on my PC. Best of luck!
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no worries figured it out ty

nice
Thanks for all the Information!

for a sec there i thought u stole my idea without giving me credits hhhhhhh
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71848524&postcount=399

Same description as in the original post a little bit extended by me:
01. download BlueStack2: https://bluestacks-app-player.en.uptodown.com/windows
02. download BlueStack Tweaker https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1ef6n6F8HSZdzhaZnVqeU1vd2s
03. install BlueStack2 (better on VirtualBox as it may contain some adware)
04. install Titanium Backup (from Google Store)
05. install ES File Explorer (can be from apk - option on the icon menu on the left in BlueStack)
05. install SnapChat on BlueStack (from Google Store)
06. login to SnapChat or create account, leave it logged on
07. in BS Helper root your BlueStack (tab Helpers, Root -> Patch)
08. backup SnapChat in Titanium Backup (it will say it's running if you want to close it - YES)
09. copy Titanium Backup backup files of Snapchat to PC
- copy them with ES File Explorer from folder TitaniumBackup to sdcard\windows\BstSharedFolder
- you will find them in Windows: C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\UserData\SharedFolder
10. paste the files in your phone in folder TitaniumBackup (created by the program after its first run)
11. restore backup (SnapChat will be at the bottom of the list)
And thank you very much Reghar! I'm lucky I found this thread before trying very hard with Xposed or other various methods that would sweat me out probably. Although I want to try Xposed for other purposes one day. Do you know, will it ruin my currently working SnapChat after I flash it? And if so, I suppose restoring it from Titanium Backup again would solve the problem? Hmm?

noob456 said:
Same description as in the original post a little bit extended by me:
01. download BlueStack2:
02. download BlueStack Tweaker
03. install BlueStack2 (better on VirtualBox as it may contain some adware)
04. install Titanium Backup (from Google Store)
05. install ES File Explorer (can be from apk - option on the icon menu on the left in BlueStack)
05. install SnapChat on BlueStack (from Google Store)
06. login to SnapChat or create account, leave it logged on
07. in BS Helper root your BlueStack (tab Helpers, Root -> Patch)
08. backup SnapChat in Titanium Backup (it will say it's running if you want to close it - YES)
09. copy Titanium Backup backup files of Snapchat to PC
- copy them with ES File Explorer from folder TitaniumBackup to sdcard\windows\BstSharedFolder
- you will find them in Windows: C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks\UserData\SharedFolder
10. paste the files in your phone in folder TitaniumBackup (created by the program after its first run)
11. restore backup (SnapChat will be at the bottom of the list)
And thank you very much Reghar! I'm lucky I found this thread before trying very hard with Xposed or other various methods that would sweat me out probably. Although I want to try Xposed for other purposes one day. Do you know, will it ruin my currently working SnapChat after I flash it? And if so, I suppose restoring it from Titanium Backup again would solve the problem? Hmm?
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I tried this method and it resulted in Snapchat crashing immediately whenever I try to launch it. Now I unrooted my phone and uninstalled Xposed and Snapchat still won't let me log in.

Thank you very much, OP. Works like charm. Maybe you should expand the part about transfering the backup done with Titanium Backup on the PC side with BlueStacks to the phone since I had to dig a little to find out. Basically you need to install a file explorer on BlueStacks, then move the Titanium Backup folder to the common folder between your computer and BlueStacks (/sdcard/windows/BstSharedFolder) in order to finally being able to transfer your file from your PC to your smartphone.

It keeps giving me the error "Oh no! Your login temporarily failed, so please try again later."

Reghar said:
So I recently searched and searched and followed many guides but nothing worked.
Although, I just replaced a few steps and got everything working.
Can even install Snapchat after Xposed.
Requires just a PC/Laptop/Mac
and of course your phone of choice.
Step 1: Download BlueStacks 2 Latest
Step 2: Download B.S Helper
Step 3: Install BlueStacks
Step 4: Install SnapChat on BlueStacks
Step 5: Login on BlueStacks SnapChat
Step 6: Open BS Helper and "Click Patch For Super X"
Step 7: Backup Snapchat with Titanium Backup
Step 8: Transfer Backup to Phone
Step 9: Restore Backup
Step 10: Enjoy!
Hope this helps someone who needs it before they hassle with uninstalling and reinstalling Roms/Xposed/Snap and all the other various things I wasted hours on!
After my 10 posts are up I will update with links
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Thanks

Titanium back not opening

I have Titanium backup application. Today I thought to get pro version using lucky patcher. I did the same in MM RR ROM. But when I did today. Accidentally I uninstalled Titanium backup application. So I downloaded one from Google play and when I install the app the app gets installed by when I open it, error shows titanium backup has stopped.
The app doesn't open at all
Plz help me.

wipe data, and grant root permission. buy the pro version man, support the developer.

24imelqui said:
wipe data, and grant root permission. buy the pro version man, support the developer.
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+1
thats an app that can be purchased ... no matter what its a great app

Restarts with Magisk and Titanium

Hi.
I own a BQ X5 Plus with android 7.1.1 rooted with Magisk v16. The problem is that when making a backup of the user or system applications with Titanium Backup Pro 8.1 the phone restarts. I have tried several versions of Titanium and the same thing happens. This did not happen to me before using SuperSU. Is there any incompatibility between Magisk and Titanium?
Any application like Titanium to make and restore applications and configurations?
Thank you

Please provide specific information and logs w/ exact date and time of restart. If you have used the device since the issue, clear your logs and repeat the process that triggers the reboot problem with Titanium. I am running Magisk 16.3 + Manager 5.70 with Titanium Backup and have no issues.
You may wish to contact the Titanium developers and ascertain what logs they require to also investigate the issue.
There are ample alternatives to Titanium backup (that backup system apps, backup app data, freeze apps, etc). Search: backup app data (maybe?)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76396169&postcount=5641
flipmode_11 said:
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Example list of Log locations:
- ./MagiskManager/Logs/install_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.log
- ./MagiskManager/Logs/magisk_yyyymmdd_hhmmss.log
- ./root/cache/magisk (file)
- ./tmp/recovery.log [n.b. use 'adb pull' -OR- TWRP > Advanced > Copy Log to retrieve.]
- ./data/adb/magisk_debug.log
- ./data/app/magisk/cache/ (?) or ./cache/ (?)
and no doubt more....
....
Cheers!
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Hi. I'm pretty new to these issues. If you tell me how to do a log, I'll send it to you.
I have contacted the people of Titanium, I am waiting for your response.
On the other hand I would appreciate it if you were more precise about the use of other backup applications. Some in particular that allows to make backup of apk / data / configurations like titanium. Thank you.

hakamin said:
Hi. I'm pretty new to these issues. If you tell me how to do a log, I'll send it to you.
I have contacted the people of Titanium, I am waiting for your response.
On the other hand I would appreciate it if you were more precise about the use of other backup applications. Some in particular that allows to make backup of apk / data / configurations like titanium. Thank you.
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You can try AppVault from JMZ software...
It REQUIRES BusyBox... Without it you won't get app data... So you'll need either osm0sis's BusyBox for magisk or stericsons BusyBox installer... Or be on LOS...

Thank you. I tell you what I have done, I think I have it solved.
1- Install AppVault, but I did not like it very much. Very far from Titanium.
2- Remove Magisk and put SuperSU. I made a backup and same problem, restarts ..... that means that the problem is Titanium. It's weird since I used SuperSU + Titanium months ago and had no problems.
3- This morning I decided to modify two parameters in Titanium:
Menu / preferences / compression level: I have put it in LZO, before I was in GZIP
Menu / preferences / advanced application control: I have deactivated it, I think this was the problem.
Now I can try returning to the level of compression that I had before and eliminating SuperSU and putting Magisk.
I'll tell you if it works.
Thank you all.

Hi.
SOLVED. I have reinstalled Magisk and with the changes I made in titanium it works perfect.

[Discussion] What Root Apps Are You Using On Your Pixel 4XL?

Hello All,
The root landscape has changed over the years and getting back into rooting, I am curious. What root apps are you all using? Of course there are the main ones: Magisk, Kernel Manager, Ect... Would love to see what else is out there.
Thanks

I guess I'll just list what my Magisk Superuser section says I've granted SU access to...
AdAway, AFWall+, AutoInput, Battery Charge Limit, BBS (Better Battery Stats), Button Mapper, Cool Tool,
EdXposed Manager(Burnt Toast Revived, CameraNotify, DisableFlagSecure, FingerFace, GravityBox [Q], MaxLock, XPrivacyLua),
EX Kernel Manager, File Timestamp, Kinetic Scroll, Logcat Extreme, MiXplorer, Network Log, Preferences Manager, substratum, Tasker, Termux, Titanium Backup, ViPER4Android FX

That's it for me at the moment...

My root apps are:
1. AdAway (blocking of ads and trackers on dns "layer")
2. AfWall+ (restrict internet access)
3. Titanium Backup (as data backups)
4. Terminal Emulator (for deactivate the captive Portal Check).
5. Warden (deactivates tracker directly in apps)

I use terminal emulator to allow unlimited hotspot on my Cricket plan and Adway. I keep things simple now.
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dhacke said:
My root apps are:
1. AdAway (blocking of ads and trackers on dns "layer")
2. AfWall+ (restrict internet access)
3. Titanium Backup (as data backups)
4. Terminal Emulator (for deactivate the captive Portal Check).
5. Warden (deactivates tracker directly in apps)
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how'd you get that titanium to work?

Suavie103 said:
how'd you get that titanium to work?
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Not sure what you mean? TiBu works just fine. I use it for all my user and non-Store apps and it restores them perfectly. It is part of my regular backup routine.
For the list:
Adaway, EX Kernel Manager, LTE Discovery, LP, Quick Reboot Pro, Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, Titanium Backup

Suavie103 said:
how'd you get that titanium to work?
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v12xke said:
Not sure what you mean? TiBu works just fine. I use it for all my user and non-Store apps and it restores them perfectly. It is part of my regular backup routine.
For the list:
Adaway, EX Kernel Manager, LTE Discovery, LP, Quick Reboot Pro, Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, Titanium Backup
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I'll second that. I've had very good experiences with TiBu for over a decade. Lol
In both this and the Taimen (assuming it's more about Android version instead of hardware) the only snag I hit is a few apps hang if you try to restore data and a couple others are just a no go. Sometimes it just takes installing the app first the restoring the data to get around it.
Waze is one that comes to mind. If I think of others I'll edit this.
Anyway, I probably restore upwards of 100 apps whenever I do a fresh install and don't really find too much aggravation...