Hello everyone.
Ever since Android 11 came out, I get a popup saying something like "Install update to keep device running smoothly" every few days.
I don't plan to update for now, but the thing is, that popup sneaks up on me and today I was *this* close to click "download & install" by accident. And once you do that, there is no turning back.
Is there a way of disabling that popup on an unrooted phone?
In the past, one was alerted that an OS update was available with a (persistent) notification that at least one could hide, but this popup is much more intrusive and annoying and it appears at the most inappropriate times, seemingly at random, and I really don't want to click on it by accident.
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards.
Did you ever figure anything out?
Unfortunately, no.
I will let you know if I ever do, but I don't think it's possible. I think Google wants you to accept the upgrade out of being weary of that popup.
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So I picked up a stock AT&T active and been using it for a month now. I love the phone but a few annoying things that it does daily on me is really starting to make me want to throw the poor phone! First the screen is way to sensitive sometimes! I try to text and it adds letters or I try to move between my home screens and it will open an app like I tapped on it, but I didn't. Or when I close out my running tasks it will act like I double tapped in that certain area and will open my mail app since it was in that touch zone. Anyhow I have played around with all the settings like "Air View" or "Motions and gestures" under the settings menu. Also the calling contact feature is really pissing me off. Say someone calls me but I miss the call, so I bring up my call log and I tap on the person that called me. It shows the phone icon and usually when you tap that, it suppose to call the person, but no stupid phone goes back to the call log list instead. I have to keep doing this like around 5 to 10 times before the dumb phone will finally decide to call the person! I am running the stock, or at least what came with it, firmware. Android version 4.3 with Baseband of I537UCUBML2. Has anyone else had these issues with this phone? Plus how can I fix this?
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So I picked up a stock AT&T active and been using it for a month now. I love the phone but a few annoying things that it does daily on me is really starting to make me want to throw the poor phone! First the screen is way to sensitive sometimes! I try to text and it adds letters or I try to move between my home screens and it will open an app like I tapped on it, but I didn't. Or when I close out my running tasks it will act like I double tapped in that certain area and will open my mail app since it was in that touch zone. Anyhow I have played around with all the settings like "Air View" or "Motions and gestures" under the settings menu. Also the calling contact feature is really pissing me off. Say someone calls me but I miss the call, so I bring up my call log and I tap on the person that called me. It shows the phone icon and usually when you tap that, it suppose to call the person, but no stupid phone goes back to the call log list instead. I have to keep doing this like around 5 to 10 times before the dumb phone will finally decide to call the person! I am running the stock, or at least what came with it, firmware. Android version 4.3 with Baseband of I537UCUBML2. Has anyone else had these issues with this phone? Plus how can I fix this?
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First off I'll say that ML2 had been known to be buggy. For your first problem, did you make sure Glove Mode is disabled? For your second problem I have no idea. Sorry I can't be more helpful.
If it is in fact stock, do a software update to KitKat and it should fix your stability issues. I can't because of root.
Hello everyone,
Recently, I've been getting this notification every couple of days. It says:
Security enhancements for Android protects your device and information by preventing flawed or malicious apps from bypassing security features.
To ensure the most up-to-date protection, allow automatic updates to the security policy by accepting the terms and conditions on the next screen.
I take it if I want a future in rooting my device and unlocking its bootloader, I should continue saying no to this. Has anyone else seen this appear on their device?
spectrumfox said:
Hello everyone,
Recently, I've been getting this notification every couple of days. It says:
Security enhancements for Android protects your device and information by preventing flawed or malicious apps from bypassing security features.
To ensure the most up-to-date protection, allow automatic updates to the security policy by accepting the terms and conditions on the next screen.
I take it if I want a future in rooting my device and unlocking its bootloader, I should continue saying no to this. Has anyone else seen this appear on their device?
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Yup, I've been getting them every few days too. Just keep dismissing them and make sure to not do any firmware updates either. You never know when a root will be available and if these updates will affect it. :good:
Is there no way to prevent this notification from coming back? I keep dismissing it and I have unchecked the box in the security settings too... It's starting to get annoying.
mikefletcher85 said:
Is there no way to prevent this notification from coming back? I keep dismissing it and I have unchecked the box in the security settings too... It's starting to get annoying.
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I don't know of any way to prevent it from coming back. I've just gotten in the habit of declining it every time it comes up.
spectrumfox said:
I don't know of any way to prevent it from coming back. I've just gotten in the habit of declining it every time it comes up.
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I click accept and did not popup since then. Do't see any changes in my phone or anything. I had this on my S4 when i updated to KitKat. I did accept then too.
If you go to Settings -> Security -> Security Policy Updates then you can turn off automatic updates
bitnerd said:
If you go to Settings -> Security -> Security Policy Updates then you can turn off automatic updates
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scroll up, I already tried that
mikefletcher85 said:
I keep dismissing it and I have unchecked the box in the security settings too...
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I want to believe it's something more than it may be(speculation, but possible).
I keep getting more persistent reminders, more than once a day to do this. Samsung may be letting AT&T know that there are known exploits that could be problematic and in turn AT&T may be pushing more aggressively. I would at first get it every reboot and now i get it more than once a day.
At first I was only getting them once a few days. Now I get them every few hours
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I think I'm still on the original security only thing I changed outside of unflagging the checkbox was going to ART havent seen it try at all
I (like OP), just assume they're trying to get us to "pre-approve" their updating of the SELinux policies, patching the OS, or some other hardening features to prevent future rooting (and yeah, giving them the benefit of the doubt, probably fight "real" malware too, like it claims, which I'll take my chances on for now). So, since it seems the only way to turn off the nagging notification (until we root) is to blindly accept whatever it is, I just ignore it.
Well... Except for (obviously) searching here to see if you guys are seeing the same thing.
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but is there any further information on this? I'm currently rooted and started receiving the updates. I declined them a couple times and then decided to uninstall the service with Titanium. I'm afraid that accepting the security update will ruin my current root.
Fyrezerk said:
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but is there any further information on this? I'm currently rooted and started receiving the updates. I declined them a couple times and then decided to uninstall the service with Titanium. I'm afraid that accepting the security update will ruin my current root.
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I've accepted the updates since I got my phone, was able to root and hasn't messed with root access. A rooted phone with out of date security updates seems like a prime target to me.
Freeze security policy update in titanium backup
I had an update forced on my phone but it failed. I know they're trying to block my root access. How can I disable the ota update?
Assassyn said:
I had an update forced on my phone but it failed. I know they're trying to block my root access. How can I disable the ota update?
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To stop all OTA and Security Updates, freeze the following:
AT&T Software Update.
FWUpgrade.
LocalFOTA.
Samsung Push Service.
Security Policy Updates.
There was a way to go into /system/priv-apps to disable it. I did it when we first got our S5's but forget how to. Trying to find the thread for.you guys.
I dug and dug and think I ran across the thread. Instead of posting it I'll tell ya how to fix this. I used root browser to accomplish this, any root browser or explorer should work. Go into /system/priv-apps and look for SPDClient.Apk. I just renamed them. I added .don'tcheck at the end of them and I'm good again. So it would look like this: SPDClient.Apk.Dontcheck. I did the same for the odex file right below it as well just in case. Hope I could help!! Throw me a thanks if I did! You may also do the same thing with the system updater as well. I prefer to rename things instead of disabling them or freezing them. Makes it easier to go back and change it back later if I need to.
did not lose root
I updated the security policies on my rooted and unlocked G900A without any problems. The phone is still rooted and unlocked.
I used to freeze Security Policy updates with TB pro but decided to take a chance on updating them for security reason. I too see a rooted phone with old security policies as a prime target.
I didn't put automatic update on though. I prefer to come here first before applying them just to be on the safe side.
So I wasn't getting the lollipop update notification so I went into about phone and clicked on software updates to make sure it was set to on. But it checked for the update and started downloading it and there was no cancel button. So now I have this notification which I can postpone for a maximum of one day.
Is there anyway to remove this notification? I'm probably going to wait out any updates till a 5.1 stock update is released. My phone runs great as is, no reason to update.
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So I wasn't getting the lollipop update notification so I went into about phone and clicked on software updates to make sure it was set to on. But it checked for the update and started downloading it and there was no cancel button. So now I have this notification which I can postpone for a maximum of one day.
Is there anyway to remove this notification? I'm probably going to wait out any updates till a 5.1 stock update is released. My phone runs great as is, no reason to update.
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Try pulling down notification and tap and hold on the notification and go to app info. Does it say Android System or something else?
It says Software update version 3.19.140911. I can't disable the notifications from it or force stop from app info. It is greyed out.
Your device isn't rooted is it?
Nope not rooted.
I guess I could factory reset to try and get rid of it.
if you take to long it just upgrade by it self.
In the past the way I would get around it was to delete the downloaded file from the cache folder and it would fail and go away. You need to be rooted to get to the file though
A quick search and I found this thread so you can try what Iron56 did.
"Okay, I managed to get rid of the notifications by long pressing on the notification to invoke App Info and then Force Close it. It no longer bothers me, but judging from my remaining space in the internal storage, I still have 400mb of OTA downloaded firmware which I can't seem to find using ES File Explorer. Where is it? "
I am not sure if it will work with the newer firmware but you can give it a shot.
Well I can't force close from app info as it is disabled.
I can seem to close the Software Update application from application manager. But the notification stays.
I have the same issue here, I just wanted the Stagefright patch but it wants me to update to Lollipop and I have only heard bad things on the Note4
All it let me do was clear cache
I avoided upgrading for a couple months. Then I'm at my kids summer camp and accidentally somehow hit the update button (as the update screen is what shows when I first unlock the screen). This was a few weeks ago. Now I got a notification for the stagefright one and just took it. Lollipop does have issues but I'm hoping the 5.1.1 update will be out soon and fix it up.
lol just get rooted and freeze it with "Software update" with titanium backup
So, I've been having this issue off and on for a while now, and the only thing that I can think of is that it is some kind of update.
I am having an issue where Lookout is giving me Riskware Detected popups on a fairly regular basis, (probably every 10 or so minutes) about a cryptically named package on my phone. The name rotates, but it is always a date/time stamp type deal which makes me think its an update. I tell it to remove the offending package, and it does, but comes back again after a while.
I just reset my phone to factory last night for an unrelated issue, but I was not getting this at all last night.
Anyone else run into this? Google has utterly failed me on this one.
I have a screenshot of the message, I will post it once I can get it uploaded.
I disable any anti-virus apps because they are too intrusive. I would suggest you contact Lookout via play store if it bothers you.
After the EMUI 9.1 update if the phone is on screen lock for more than about 5 minutes, when we use the fingerprint reader to unlock the phone it plays the Notification Sound.
It never happened on 8.x or 9.0 and the sound really gives my wife the ****s (it's her phone).
I contacted Huawei support but as usual they were useless, gave me some settings to change (Settings/Sound/More Sound/Disable Screen Lock). It was already set to Disable, and always has been.
Their next suggestion was to do a reset of phone settings, that did nothing. So their final suggestion was a Factory Reset which "may help remove any software bug causing this issue". Really, resetting might remove bugs?
Has any else had this problem and managed to find a way to fix it without doing a factory reset?
I would bet it comes from an app (or apps) that is put to sleep/hibernated by the battery optimizer and throws suspended notifications once the phone is unlocked. Something in the "Apps -> Battery optimization" or "Battery -> App launch" or even "Battery -> More battery settings -> Stay connected when device sleeps" settings. You can also try and assign different notification sounds to different apps just for the fun of it, and check what exactly triggers that notification on unlock.
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I would bet it comes from an app (or apps) that is put to sleep/hibernated by the battery optimizer and throws suspended notifications once the phone is unlocked. Something in the "Apps -> Battery optimization" or "Battery -> App launch" or even "Battery -> More battery settings -> Stay connected when device sleeps" settings. You can also try and assign different notification sounds to different apps just for the fun of it, and check what exactly triggers that notification on unlock.
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Thanks for your suggestions arty_a, I'll dig around to see if I can find anything like this.
There was a thread on the UK Huawei Community pages relating to this but it was shut down just after I found it and sent the info to Huawei support, so that avenue closed.
Worst case scenario is I actually do a factory reset; I grabbed the Bootloader Unlock code from the Huawei site before it shut down but she hasn't felt the need for the phone to be rooted, so I've held off. I'd rather solve this by finding out what the cause is, than do a full wipe and if it is caused by an app, find it come back after they are all reloaded. As there are a lot, having to do each one separately and wait 5min to unlock and learn if it's the culprit is too tedious for words!
Will update here if I learn anything useful ...
Well the hint from arty_a got me on my way. I disabled all the Battery Optimised apps but that didn't help, however I noticed after a noisy unlocking there was a notification ... turns out 9.1 was complaining about the GPS not being on for Location Services. As to why it doesn't always do it is anyone's guess (especially Huawei's).
Blocking the notification for this seems to have ended the problem, finally.
We have always been in the habit of keeping GPS off until we need it, a carry over from owning HTC Desires way back when GPS ate battery like crazy. OK not so bad on the P20 Pro, and never an issue until the 9.1 updates.
Thank you arty_a for pointing me in the right direction!
Glad to help, and thanks for posting your full solution, it might help someone in the future.
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Glad to help, and thanks for posting your full solution, it might help someone in the future.
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That's what I like about the spirit of XDA ... a community that helps the community; glad to have participated and learned something in the process.
It's been nearly a month now and not one instance of the unlock sound so she is thrilled. One of the consequences of the damned sound was she'd often put the phone on silent. Of course when I phoned she didn't know, causing many a heated exchange.
Problem solved, marriage saved! :laugh:
Now just waiting on the OnePlus 8 launch to replace my S5, not long ...