Opening Tethering service is boring... - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989

following other guy's the instructions, i have to use titanium backup pro to freeze background tethering manager service first.
is there any better solution?

boring? i didn't know you were supposed to have fun opening tether manager.
You can also delete it with root explorer.

Boring...lol. Use app quarantine to freeze: it's free, and you only have to use it once.

I sent it to a ninja who did a ninja removal.
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treo...not! said:
Boring...lol. Use app quarantine to freeze: it's free, and you only have to use it once.
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when I use app quarantine I don't see an the tethering manger listed in the app section.

chirojunkie said:
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when I use app quarantine I don't see an the tethering manger listed in the app section.
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Just by titanium backup pro, it come in handy specially fi you're constantly flashing roms
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chirojunkie said:
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when I use app quarantine I don't see an the tethering manger listed in the app section.
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Go into settings and uncheck hide system services. Then it will show up in apps.

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Blocking Non-Android Market apps?

Hello,
I just wanted to know if there was any way to block non-android apps? I know you can do it from settings, then applications, but you can enable installation of apps by just checking that option. Is there any way I can block them? Thanks, and I want to do this because my brother keeps installing useless games and apps again and again.
I don't think you can any other way.. but one thing you can do is install a app that can hide your android market app or any other app you choose so he cant access the market... I can't quite remember the name of it but its a pretty cool app.. you can also hide pics, movies, and other media on your phone.. wish I could help a little more
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Checkout app locker
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chris41g said:
Checkout app locker
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Yeah thats one too
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chris41g said:
Checkout app locker
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+1 you can also password protect messaging. I found this because I was using handsent which I think was killing my battery.
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Spyware/ malware

I installed adfree. To my phone ...
Then hours later 4 new apps showed up.
There not in play store so I can uninstall them... there not in settings app to uninstall
And I even went as far as to look in root explorer... nothing there either. On the net it says there real apps but I DID NOT PUT THEM THERE! I don't know if adblock is the root cause or what to do I really don't want to do a fresh install.. but it looks like I may have to.... here a pic the apps at the top just appeared ... lookout detected nothing....
Edit: its hard to see but there all like catch a chearter... GPS a cheater... extra.
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spodie said:
I installed adfree. To my phone ...
Then hours later 4 new apps showed up.
There not in play store so I can uninstall them... there not in settings app to uninstall
And I even went as far as to look in root explorer... nothing there either. On the net it says there real apps but I DID NOT PUT THEM THERE! I don't know if adblock is the root cause or what to do I really don't want to do a fresh install.. but it looks like I may have to.... here a pic the apps at the top just appeared ... lookout detected nothing....
Edit: its hard to see but there all like catch a chearter... GPS a cheater... extra.
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Can't even uninstall them with titanium ?
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Crisisx1 said:
Can't even uninstall them with titanium ?
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Adfree altered my host file.... I could try titanium but would that pull out the root changes and unhost the changes in the file?
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Wipe Data, Format SD Card, Reflash Rom, do not reinstall apps from Titanium Bakcup, do fresh installs.
The only way to be sure that the malware/spyware is gone.
I have been running adfree for months now and this has not happened to me. There is no way you got this from adfree. You either got it from web browsing on your phone or there is another application you installed that put them there.
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That is caused by a already installed app. Uninstall the app before you started to get these ads and they will not show again
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I too have ad free. It's not that app bro.
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Def not adfree.. Search for addons detector in market and that will give you an idea of what app did that
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-FuRBz- said:
Def not adfree.. Search for addons detector in market and that will give you an idea of what app did that
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Yup its YouTube downloaded by air soft...
It said 101 apps. 161 ad on's but only showed that YouTube app as cause..
Thanks bro... u saved me
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For a solid YouTube downloader, try Tubemate. You can't get it from the Play Store but you can get it in the Amazon Market or the app's website I believe. No adds or spam, the only problem is it can only download videos for which there are mobile versions. About one in 10 videos doesn't have a mobile version, in my experience.

Removing At&t bloat

Hello,
I just updated to JB and was able to remove all bloat except the mobile hotspot app.
Does anybody know the name of the .apk that needs removing?
Thank you in advance.
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I want to know this too.
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I third it lol!!!
Simple. Hide applications and check on mobile hotspot and save it. App will be hidden!
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I got your solution in a bottle! =O oooohhh
Persanity said:
Hello,
I just updated to JB and was able to remove all bloat except the mobile hotspot app.
Does anybody know the name of the .apk that needs removing?
Thank you in advance.
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Use this application: "Root-App uninstaller" from Google Play and click on SYS App and you will see it there, first disable it and then click RECYCLE and then click the app again to uninstall it. Hit thanks please!

How to remove ads?

So In running stock no rom at the moment, and I wanna know if there is a way to remove the ads on apps, and the Internet. I am rooted always will be. I thought u could Do this with rom manager pro but I can't
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Use root browser. Go to system > etc > find a file called "hosts" delete it.
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Goldsberry said:
Use root browser. Go to system > etc > find a file called "hosts" delete it.
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Didn't work for me. Ads still appear.
Dl romtoolbox go to settings then long press on dns and it will give u the option to block casino, porn, risky ect. Then press red ex
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You can also use an ad blocker app; most of them have been removed from the playstore however. I use Adaway and I have never had any problems. You can search google for the apk or stick with Rom toolbox.
It is weird that in Rom TB they dont have it out in the open like they used too...
jg758p said:
You can also use an ad blocker app; most of them have been removed from the playstore however. I use Adaway and I have never had any problems. You can search google for the apk or stick with Rom toolbox.
It is weird that in Rom TB they dont have it out in the open like they used too...
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FDroid has it and a couple of others as well.
~PsyCl0ne
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jg758p said:
You can also use an ad blocker app; most of them have been removed from the playstore however. I use Adaway and I have never had any problems. You can search google for the apk or stick with Rom toolbox.
It is weird that in Rom TB they dont have it out in the open like they used too...
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Im not sure that it blocked them all. I havs this app astromanager, and it has bellow asking me to get the pro version. What else can I test it on?
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Adaway has been great for me on two different Notes; gotta root my T-Mobile 7.0+ now to get it!
vividblu2020 said:
So In running stock no rom at the moment, and I wanna know if there is a way to remove the ads on apps, and the Internet. I am rooted always will be. I thought u could Do this with rom manager pro but I can't
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Buy the app
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vividblu2020 said:
Im not sure that it blocked them all. I havs this app astromanager, and it has bellow asking me to get the pro version. What else can I test it on?
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That's going to be different than other adds, I don't think you are going to be able to stop those with an ad blocker. You will more than likely have to buy it or live with it.
I have the latest version of rom toolbox pro and it has the add blocker in the settings and it works great. Turned it on the day I got my note and I've never seen an add
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LittleRedDot said:
I have the latest version of rom toolbox pro and it has the add blocker in the settings and it works great. Turned it on the day I got my note and I've never seen an add
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You know, I tried the ROM toolbox ad blocker, and it didn't work at all...
But my ADaway works great for me.
Worked for me
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I just updated Ad away and it has changed. It used to just update a hosts file and turn on blocking. I'm not sure how to use the latd dz
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AdAway works great.
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Apps running in the background?

How do I prevent apps from running constantly in the background? And by apps I mean Samsing link, S Health, Samsung Watch On, and Samsung Apps
I'm not rooted, but when I was rooted I used greenify to disable them but now I can't. I'm on 4.3. Also, I'm not looking to uninstall or disable the app, just prevent it from running in the background.
Thanks in advance
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Not sure. I either use Greenify or Titanium backup to freeze apps but am not aware of nonroot solutions :/
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xdapowerapps said:
Not sure. I either use Greenify or Titanium backup to freeze apps but am not aware of nonroot solutions :/
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Thanks anyways, I just disabled most of them since I dont really use them
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kevinrubio1 said:
Thanks anyways, I just disabled most of them since I dont really use them
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You are welcome. Just curious, what is the reason you don't root your phone? The benefits outweigh the negatives for me lol.
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xdapowerapps said:
You are welcome. Just curious, what is the reason you don't root your phone? The benefits outweigh the negatives for me lol.
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Well I wanted to receive OTA updates! But when I was rooted I didn't really use it, what do you use root for?
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kevinrubio1 said:
Well I wanted to receive OTA updates! But when I was rooted I didn't really use it, what do you use root for?
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Rooting simply allows you to gain super user and control every single aspect of your phone. You can disable battery hogging services to removing preinstalled apps to customizing everything about your phone. Think of your phone as a demo app and root is the premium key that unlocks all the features of the full retail version. ^.^
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xdapowerapps said:
Rooting simply allows you to gain super user and control every single aspect of your phone. You can disable battery hogging services to removing preinstalled apps to customizing everything about your phone. Think of your phone as a demo app and root is the premium key that unlocks all the features of the full retail version. ^.^
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This.
You can also uninstall SuperUser really easily (there is literally a button in the app settings to do just that). That will unroot your phone and let you get OTA's again in seconds. Then just just have to re-root when you're done the OTA.
This, of course, is if you JUST have the SuperUser app installed as part of your root package. If you have a custom recovery installed that's a different story. You'd have to remove that too.
But if you just root with a method like Chainfire's Auto Root, you will have the stock rom, stock recovery, and can easily ditch the SUperuser app so you can get an OTA whenever it comes out. Since they dont' come out super often, it's not in the way at all. It's not like you'd have to do that every week.
Just some suggestions! Hope they are useful.
Skipjacks said:
This.
You can also uninstall SuperUser really easily (there is literally a button in the app settings to do just that). That will unroot your phone and let you get OTA's again in seconds. Then just just have to re-root when you're done the OTA.
This, of course, is if you JUST have the SuperUser app installed as part of your root package. If you have a custom recovery installed that's a different story. You'd have to remove that too.
But if you just root with a method like Chainfire's Auto Root, you will have the stock rom, stock recovery, and can easily ditch the SUperuser app so you can get an OTA whenever it comes out. Since they dont' come out super often, it's not in the way at all. It's not like you'd have to do that every week.
Just some suggestions! Hope they are useful.
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Can you link me to chainfires auto root, I can't seem to find it in the development section
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Whatever happened around here? I would have thought someone would have informed the OP that those apps are not "running". Yes they are taking up RAM but this isn't Windows either. The way m we memory is handled is vastly different and in some ways, opposite of conventional Windows thinking. They are not using power either.
I never freeze an app or force kill it unless it causes an issue. If I don't use it - root, uninstall, be happy. I only say all of that so the OP didn't pickup the bad habit of killing apps to regain RAM. Its unnecessary to say the least.
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kevinrubio1 said:
Can you link me to chainfires auto root, I can't seem to find it in the development section
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Link for chain fire root: http://wccftech.com/guide-root-tmobile-galaxy-s4-sghm919-stock-kernel-chainfire/
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kevinrubio1 said:
How do I prevent apps from running constantly in the background? And by apps I mean Samsing link, S Health, Samsung Watch On, and Samsung Apps
I'm not rooted, but when I was rooted I used greenify to disable them but now I can't. I'm on 4.3. Also, I'm not looking to uninstall or disable the app, just prevent it from running in the background.
Thanks in advance
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Another thing is that some apps will, by default, execute when opening certain web based applications (FF, Chrome, Internet). Same goes when enabling Wifi.
It does get tedious disabling them all the time if you're someone who wishes to have your device quiet and clean.
I just decided to uninstall them all via Titanium backup...Most of them you can download via Play if you ever wanted them back.

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