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DISCONTINUED - [ROM][21-04-2011][patch update] ElocityMod v1.42 for Elocity A7

!!This is ONLY for Elocity A7!!!
This Mod is based on Elocity Stock with additions from Nvidia SDK, to make a better functioning stock rom with google apps.
You can also follow updates on Twitter now: Dexter Picard (DexterPicard) on Twitter or
for the continued support or you can visit my homepage at Dexter's mods
I Thought this demo deserved to be posted with my Mod for ElocityA7
I get some creds here too , thanks!
Installation Instructions:
ALWAYS HAVE CHARGER CONNECTED WHEN UPDATING A FIRMWARE
Download ElocityMod v1.42 patch update
Download ElocityMod v1.41
It will require Wipe/factory reset as well. as reports on the update seems to report some problems if not, so its your own if it does FC alot, if you do not wipe
PATCHES
installs like regular full updates: rename to Update.zip and run recovery.
- v1.xx Adhoc patch here if you need connecting to mobile teetering app, it will not autostart wifi after sleep.​
Previous releases
Download ElocityMod v1.3
Download ElocityMod v1.2
Install using recovery menu.
copy the file to the root of your sdcard and rename to Update.zip.
Enter "Recovery menu" by pressing power for 2seconds, release
then hold power button until "hold power 5sec...." appear and wait until it says booting recovery kernel..and release power button.
Press "HOME" button to see menu, use SEARCH/BACK button to navigate.
select "Wipe/factory reset" - press MENU key to activate
then select "apply sdcard:update.zip" - press MENU to activate
after the small install process - press "reboot" to finalize and wait for the upgrade to take place on second screen that appear.
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ISSUES
- Files manager app does FC too much, use the OI filemanager for local filehandling.
CHANGELOG
v1.42
- added latest 17-04 update from ElocityA7 update.
- Fixed sdcard problem, you can now eject/insert as much as wanted.
alternate patch is now removed.
v1.41
- build.prop (ro.kernel.android.checkjni=false) enables Skype to function (and maybe other apps)
- usb stick support added.
- changed sdcard handler to stock, but with exception it only work until you eject sdcard/usb , and a reboot is only way to remount (or restart vold daemon which is from a shell)
- honeycomb bootanimation added.
- Files app added (for copying network files to tablet) is buggy with pictures handling in folders. (might be removed again)
- VPN (script + vpn settings enabled/added)
- HDMI resolution changer added in settings (480p -> 1080p output available)​v1.4
- Based on latest 24-02 update from Elocity.
- Cracked the sdcard issue, and its fully working now..
- Added patched hulu Flashplayer 10.2 (uninstall this one first, if you download it from market)
- New calendar app​v1.3
- finally latest Market app included (2.2.7 will be upgraded to 2.2.11 when you enter market the first time)
- Added Gsensor fix, so screen rotation works, if playing games that need sensor like SpeedX or racing games..
- Added DSP audio manager with EQU function (does help increasing volume a little too)
- re-arranged process, so installers do not keep trying to install apps.​v1.2
- Updated to latest stock of Feb-04 .
- removed wifi Settings again, solution did not work (im told)
- Fixed Calendar app FC.
- Updated Market to the latest release.​
THANKS to all who donated up to now! its appreciated, and shows that people like the extras added...
WARNING: Use this image at your own risk and i take no responsibility if you brick your tablet..​

Reserved for future use..

This will be very helpful for a lot people. Great of you to put this together for everyone!

Just curious, what's the advantage of having the superuser app when the device is rooted out of the box?
I look forward to seeing what else can happen with this device, and would be happy to test if needed.

DroidxRage said:
Just curious, what's the advantage of having the superuser app when the device is rooted out of the box?
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although its already in non-secure mode, the apps that run "su" dont recognise it, so the root app is required together with its "su" command.
and it actually also have the advantage of you being in control of which apps get root access..
although your "adb shell" is in a root shell, the apps running still has non-su rights to the system, otherwise its would be pretty open as well and without much security.

I went ahead and applied version 1.0a over 1.0. I didn't take the time to do a backup so I didn't wipe/factory reset first. Everything went well, but calendar still gets a force close upon launch (not a problem for me, I don't need it). I may go ahead and wipe it and reinstall 1.0a, but I'm very happy with it as is for now.
Thanks again for making this rom! I'll hit that donate button for sure.

Thanks Dexter, tossed a donation your way.

I couldn't get root access back so I'm rerunning the update after a full wipe of data and cache. I will let you know how it goes.
rich_e said:
I went ahead and applied version 1.0a over 1.0. I didn't take the time to do a backup so I didn't wipe/factory reset first. Everything went well, but calendar still gets a force close upon launch (not a problem for me, I don't need it). I may go ahead and wipe it and reinstall 1.0a, but I'm very happy with it as is for now.
Thanks again for making this rom! I'll hit that donate button for sure.
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rich_e said:
I couldn't get root access back so I'm rerunning the update after a full wipe of data and cache. I will let you know how it goes.
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I lost root access loading this rom too. It tried to update su but couldn't.

DroidxRage said:
I lost root access loading this rom too. It tried to update su but couldn't.
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Couldnt install the su zip file it put on my sd either..

I couldn't get SU to update either (placed on SD card as update.zip, but no joy). Just for grins I tried Z4root too, it went through the motions but no root. I tried to use Titanium Backup to install busybox. It downloaded the binaries but nothing changed.
DroidxRage said:
I lost root access loading this rom too. It tried to update su but couldn't.
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rich_e said:
I couldn't get SU to update either (placed on SD card as update.zip, but no joy). Just for grins I tried Z4root too, it went through the motions but no root. I tried to use Titanium Backup to install busybox. It downloaded the binaries but nothing changed.
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I cant see what the problem is... dex any ideas?
I may flash the offocial update, reinstall the modified build.prop, and reinstall market.

The was a post somewhere in the BJ's 299 thread about busybox not installing correctly due to differences in the directory structure on this device, which caused loss of root.

rich_e said:
The was a post somewhere in the BJ's 299 thread about busybox not installing correctly due to differences in the directory structure on this device, which caused loss of root.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10097888&postcount=750
Gonna try that now

DroidxRage said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10097888&postcount=750
Gonna try that now
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This didn't work... other than this superuser permissions being messed up everything else works stellar!
If we don't have anything soon, I'll flash back and poke around with the modified build.prop on the official build.
Edit: Reinstalled the official elocity update and got my root back, installed gapps, now updating build.prop. Hopefully this gets me all the market fixes minus that Su thing. Superuser app is available in the market too. Report back soon.

So you're basically just using the build prop settings out of this rom with the factory update? I went back to version 1.0 for now.

rich_e said:
So you're basically just using the build prop settings out of this rom with the factory update? I went back to version 1.0 for now.
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Yeah pretty much!... did you not have the SU issues with version 1.0? If not I'll just update to that. I can't get Bank of America or Tasker to install even using the build.prop from the ROM, there's something other than the fingerprint in this ROM making the magic happen.

Titanium back up reports root access with V1.0 and I can get the # at the prompt in terminal. Lots of other apps that wouldn't install with the eLocity update install just fine with it too.

im a little confused..
i added the "su" command to the build, it never was there...
i added Superuser.apk as well.. and if you're trying to add those on top , you might corrupt it, and also,
VERY IMPORTANT filesystem has 0 bytes free, so any copying will probably corrupt the su command or other copied files..

Does this rom support ad-hoc wifi tether?

[UPDATED v1.1] zROM+ Custom ROM for Z3+ E6553 - 28.0.A.8.251, Android 5.0.2

zROM+ 28.0.A.8.251 Android 5.0.2 - V1.1​Sony Xperia Z3+ E6553​
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ROM Features
Based on Sony firmware 28.0.A.8.251 Generic Hong Kong
Aroma installer
Deodexed and zipaligned
Rooted with SuperSU preinstalled
Dual boot/ TWRP recovery environment
Custom kernel with runtime control of SELinux enforcing status and RIC disabled
Google apps updated and with customizable graphical installer for Gapps
Writeable external SD card
Xposed framework functional (in SELinux permissive mode)
Bloatware removed
The following apps and bloatware have been removed and can be installed directly from the Play store if desired. The first two are installable by selecting the appropriate option in the ROM installer
What's New
Xperia lounge
AVG Antivirus
AAStocks
Anonymous Data Collection
Facebook
Lifelog
Mobisystems File Commander
Mobisystems Office
MyXperia
Playstation App
Playstation Network Portal
Privilege Movies
Sketch
Socialife
Sony Movie Creator
Spotify
Trackid
Please hit the Thanks button if you use this ROM. Many downloads but few thanks....
Installation instructions
NOTE: You must perform a factory reset before install by wiping cache and data.
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Step 1
Download the TWRP image for the Z3+ and unpack it
Download zROM+ and the zROM+ md5 file
Run a command shell
Code:
c:>adb reboot bootloader
c:>fastboot boot recovery.img
c:>adb push zrom-v1.1.zip /sdcard/zrom-v1.1.zip
c:>adb push zrom-v1.1.zip.md5 /sdcard/zrom-v1.1.zip.md5
The file is big, so it will take 5 or more minutes to complete the upload. If you're impatient put your external SD in a card reader and load it that way.
Step 2
In the interface for TWRP, navigate to Wipe and perform a factory reset
In the interface for TWRP, navigate to Install
Click install, select zrom-v1.1.zip from the internal storage
Swipe to flash
Read and follow the instructions
Reboot when complete
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The first boot is painfully slow. It takes about 10 minutes, so just be patient. It will stay in the blue booting screen for a long time. This is normal. Do not reboot your phone. Just wait and it will eventually boot up. You can always rerun the installer to flash additional Google Apps. If you do so, be sure to deselect the install ROM option and do not do a factory reset.
Notes
This ROM has a kernel that supports runtime SELinux mode changes. The mode change is accomplished through a script /system/su.d/permissive.sh, which sets SELinux to permissive mode at boot time. If you wish to run Xposed, you must run SELinux in permissive mode. Failure to do so results in multiple system applications force closing at startup and a device that is locked up.
If you don't run Xposed I recommend that you keep SELinux in enforcing mode. To do so, go to Settings-->About and click multiple times on the Build number until it tells you that Developer mode is activated. When developer mode is activated, back out and select the Developer option and enable USB debugging. Now run an adb shell and remove the permissive mode script. Grant permission for USB debugging when the prompt comes up
Code:
c:>adb shell
[email protected]:/ $ su
Wait for the SuperSU prompt and grant permission to adb
Code:
[email protected]:/ # mount -o rw,remount /system
[email protected]:/ # rm -f /system/su.d/permissive.sh
[email protected]:/ # reboot
If you choose not to install any of the Google apps, a minimum core Google framework will be installed anyway. This includes Google framework, GmsCore, Google Play, Google Login Services, Google Contacts and Backup Sync, SteupWizard and OneTimeInitializer that runs after first boot. Apart from the Play store app and the first time setup apps, the rest of these apps are not visible in your app drawer.
While I have made every effort to test this ROM in a variety of different install scenarios, it is a beta ROM and you may experience some bugs. I make no warranty as to its fitness for purpose or its performance and you use it at your own risk.
PLEASE SEE NOTE BBELOW IN POST TWO ON USING XPOSED FRAMEWORK
This ROM now supports booting directly into TWRP recovery mode. To access recovery mode, power on the phone and when you see the yellow LED illuminate press the down volume button once or twice.
Downloads
TWRP v2.8.7.0 for Z3+
zROM+ v1.1 for Z3+ (md5: 999452b5ac29f92473b964af819a3cd6)
zROM+ v1.1 for Z3+ MD5
for GPL purposes, the kernel and associated dowloads
Changelog
Current changelog: -- 01 October 2015
01 October - Release v1.1
Add dual boot/recovery environment
Remove Android Pay due to Google restrictions on root
Update Google apps
19 September - Release v1 beta
Thanks To/Credits
amarullz for the Aroma graphical installer
The OpenGapps team at www.opengapps.org for the Gapps binaries for aarch64
osm0sis for some of the functions used in the installer script
XDA:DevDB Information
zROM+, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z4
Contributors
dl12345
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
Based On: 28.0.A.8.251
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: v1.1 beta
Beta Release Date: 2015-10-01
Created 2015-09-20
Last Updated 2015-09-19

Xposed framework v74 bootloops on Xperia Z3+. The reason for this is discussed in this post
To use Xposed on zROM+, please download the [UNOFFICIAL] xposed-v74-sdk21-arm64-dl12345-UNOFFICIAL-20150929 for Xperia Z3+
You MUST do a wipe cache and dalvik after installation otherwise you will get errors including one that claims your storage space is full and another 504 error when installing anything from the Play Store
Please read the instructions in the referenced post

Have been waiting for this with baited breath. So far so good! Thanks for the great work!

Do need unlockbootloader to install rom?

manhhung1420 said:
Do need unlockbootloader to install rom?
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Yes.

Thank you for your efforts.
Any chance that this ROM can work for E6533 (dual SIM) variant? Or can you plan to support?

Rookie123 said:
Thank you for your efforts.
Any chance that this ROM can work for E6533 (dual SIM) variant? Or can you plan to support?
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Offhand, I'd say it's unlikely. Sony has a different firmware for this phone.
I'm unlikely to support a device I don't have access to. Apologies.

Works great thanks. Is there any way to make a sound mod to increase headphones volume?

pikeylfc said:
Works great thanks. Is there any way to make a sound mod to increase headphones volume?
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There's probably something in the xposed repository for that....

Am so sorry to heard that I wanted to install a fresh rom on my hot phone

lilloscar said:
Am so sorry to heard that I wanted to install a fresh rom on my hot phone
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Sorry to hear what?

dl12345 said:
Sorry to hear what?
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That this rom wont support the dual version

Great work! finally working recovery...but please..cant access my external sd card! fix this please!

chrisss5000 said:
Great work! finally working recovery...but please..cant access my external sd card! fix this please!
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No problem here accessing my external SD card in recovery mode and when booted in the ROM. Have you formatted your external card? In recovery mode, the path to the external SD card is /external_sd...

so weird...try to enable it..but it dosent work...and the rom cant start...stock at bot sony xperia logo...

chrisss5000 said:
so weird...try to enable it..but it dosent work...and the rom cant start...stock at bot sony xperia logo...
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You likely didn't do a wipe. Go to advanced wipe. Wipe dalvik cache, system, data, cache. Reinstall the rom.

dl12345 said:
You likely didn't do a wipe. Go to advanced wipe. Wipe dalvik cache, system, data, cache. Reinstall the rom.
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I have installed roms like hundrad times...I did a factory reset and I did advanced wipe etc...dosent work..so weird..
I guess something is wrong..something with premissions? Because every time I have wiped my phones it takes a while..But when I wiped now with this recovery it was done in a heart beat...

chrisss5000 said:
I have installed roms like hundrad times...I did a factory reset and I did advanced wipe etc...dosent work..so weird..
I guess something is wrong..something with premissions? Because every time I have wiped my phones it takes a while..But when I wiped now with this recovery it was done in a heart beat...
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You're installing on a Z3+ e6553 single sim version, right? My wipes are pretty quick too....once the wipe is done, go to the mount option in recovery, mount the filesystems and make sure they're empty (well, they will contain a lost+found folder for the ext4 filesystems and your sdcard contents for the /data filesystem).
Permissions are unlikely to be the problem. The ROM is untarred from an ext4 filesystem copy, so original filesystem permissions are preserved. It also installs an updated file_contexts and does a selinux restorecon to make sure selinux contexts are correct...

dl12345 said:
You're installing on a Z3+ e6553 single sim version, right? My wipes are pretty quick too....once the wipe is done, go to the mount option in recovery, mount the filesystems and make sure they're empty (well, they will contain a lost+found folder for the ext4 filesystems and your sdcard contents for the /data filesystem).
Permissions are unlikely to be the problem. The ROM is untarred from an ext4 filesystem copy, so original filesystem permissions are preserved. It also installs an updated file_contexts and does a selinux restorecon to make sure selinux contexts are correct...
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Incidentally, on first boot, it takes a few minutes to get past the Sony logo. then once you hit the blue screen be prepared for a 10 minute wait...

dl12345 said:
Incidentally, on first boot, it takes a few minutes to get past the Sony logo. then once you hit the blue screen be prepared for a 10 minute wait...
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Yes it is Xpera Z3+ E6553
Okay I will test it now! I will come back with results
big thanks!!
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dl12345 said:
Incidentally, on first boot, it takes a few minutes to get past the Sony logo. then once you hit the blue screen be prepared for a 10 minute wait...
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Uhm should the installing just take 15 sec? I nearly drop my finger from the screen and it is wiped....something is wrong...
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dl12345 said:
Incidentally, on first boot, it takes a few minutes to get past the Sony logo. then once you hit the blue screen be prepared for a 10 minute wait...
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it dosent work...it only get stuck at sony loggo

[DEBLOAT] Wileyfox Debloater - Quickly clean your Nougat-based Wileyfox device!

Hey all!
As you all know, Wileyfox has started rolling out Nougat for their devices, starting with the codenamed marmite family (Swift 2, 2 Plus and 2X models). With this new update, Wileyfox has also included a bunch of BLOATWARE I personally NEVER expected from them. I mean, I didn't request ads in my launcher, and why do I need to forcefully use Truecaller dialer instead of the cleaner, AOSP-based one? That's why I've created this Wileyfox Debloater tool, to keep the system apps as clean and stockish as possible.
App removals included:
- AndroidPay
- BasicDreams
- BookmarkProvider
- Google Books
- Chrome
- CMFileManager
- Drive
- Duo
- Gmail
- GooglePrintRecommendationService
- GoogleTTS
- Hangouts
- Keep
- Maps
- Google Music
- News and Weather
- PhotoTable
- talkback
- Google Videos
- WFChromeCustomization
- Youtube
- Contacts
- FoxHole
- Mms
- SnapdragonGallery
- TrueCaller
- All bundled-apps from /system/vendor/bundled-app
- Possibly more in the future.
(Note: All the moved Google Apps were removed for the sole reason that they can also be downloaded from the Play Store.)
App additons / other features included:
- Google Contacts, in replacement of the half-dummy, prebundled Contacts app (which was missing link with the Dialer).
- Google Dialer, in replacement of TrueCaller.
- Google Messages, in replacement of Wileyfox Mms app.
- AOSP's Launcher3, in replacement of FoxHole (Wileyfox's Launcher).
- Framework and permission files for Google Dialer to work.
- Small tweaks in the build.prop, including drop of min processors to work from 2 to 1, and rise of maximum processors to work from 4 to 8, as well as increasing the Android compiler default amount of processors from 4 to 6.
- Possibly more in the future, too.
Warning:
Code:
Your device's system partition [B]IS NOW [COLOR="Red"]TAMPERED[/COLOR][/B]. This implies two things:
1. You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL ANY NEWER OTAs ON IT.
(To learn how to properly upgrade your device, kindly check post [URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/swift-2/development/debloat-wileyfox-debloater-quickly-t3587536/post72258926#post72258926"]#25[/URL])
2. Your device MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BOOT UNLESS YOU DISABLE DM-VERITY.
(And to do so, the quickest way is to [B]install[/B] [B][URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445"]Magisk[/URL][/B].)
Downloads:
- For the latest Wileyfox Swift 2, Swift 2 Plus and Swift 2X firmware: Wileyfox-TOS118C-Debloater--11-05-17.zip
(For version TOS089 check Wileyfox-TOS089-Debloater--10-04-17.zip)
- For more Wileyfox devices, coming soon
Installation instructions:
1. Update your device to Nougat
2. Unlock your bootloader and flash TWRP
3. Download the latest version zip
4. Boot into TWRP, make a backup if you wish (although is highly recommended), choose Install and locate and flash the ZIP.
5. Reboot and enjoy!
6. Are you missing missed calls notifications? Is the caller ID always showed as a number instead of a contact name during phone calls? Check post #16!
Uninstall instructions:
Check post #6
Enjoy, and don't forget to leave a Thanks if you loved it!

I'm also dissapointed that the OS is far from the pure AOSP.
But it is possible to tweak it without losing the future OTAs:
1. Install google launcher, google messenger
2. Install google phone from apk mirror - this version is working on my phone - http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...-7-0-140861421-nonnexus-android-apk-download/
3. Deactivate truecaller, duo, news, ... - but be careful, some apps are needed for the system and remember to activate all apps before the OTA update...

rivierakid said:
I'm also dissapointed that the OS is far from the pure AOSP.
But it is possible to tweak it without losing the future OTAs:
1. Install google launcher, google messenger
2. Install google phone from apk mirror - this version is working on my phone - http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...-7-0-140861421-nonnexus-android-apk-download/
3. Deactivate truecaller, duo, news, ... - but be careful, some apps are needed for the system and remember to activate all apps before the OTA update...
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That is also a possibility but:
1. Launcher3 conflicts with the already installed launcher, so it's impossible to get that out of the way
2. I got latest version working here using the required libraries (extracted from a Pixel), so yeah, probably both possibilities are just fine
And for the third one, just wanted to say there's no need to reactivate them (if you manage to deactivate them, ofc), and, all of the packages the script moves are stored in a safe place (/system/__bloat), so they can be restored from there

I don't remember if I had a problem with a previous OTA update for Wileyfox, but I was not able to install an update without reactivation a disabled app.
I'm not sure...
You could select a default launcher and the phone has really enough RAM, so I think it is not necessary to remove the FoxHole from the system.
But anyway, nice work! You could provide an uninstall instructions - if it is really possible. I hope that there can be an OTA update in the future...
The final solution for this is LineageOS, if they provide the source

Excellent! Thanks for providing this...such a stupid shame that Wileyfox decided to do this. I'm just hoping that they now release their sources so that we can start working on a proper release of Lineage!
*Edit: Nice! https://bitbucket.org/wileyfox/kernel-wileyfox-msm8937/commits/all*
JT

rivierakid said:
But anyway, nice work! You could provide an uninstall instructions - if it is really possible. I hope that there can be an OTA update in the future...
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Of course. The debloater doesn't delete any of your system apps, but move them to /system/__bloat. There you'll find 3 folders, the app, the priv-app and the vendor one, just cut and paste them back to /system and the deleted apps will come back. Also, don't forget to remove the framework files and permissions the debloater installs, such as /system/framework/com.google.android.dialer.support.jar and /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.dialer.support.xml. You can also remove the the GoogleContacts, GoogleDialer, GoogleMessages and Launcher3 folders from /system/priv-app, and revert the build.prop tweaks (lines 164 and 165, change values from 1 and 8 to 2 and 4, line 196, change value from 6 to 4).
Reverting all of that, your system will go back as it came with the Nougat OTA.

Hello,
thanks for your effort to the community.
I have a question.
How do I install this? I've tried it with twrp but everytime I install twrp my device won't boot.
To repair this I flashed the newest "system.img".
But I can't replace my stock recovery.

linuxct said:
Of course. The debloater doesn't delete any of your system apps, but move them to /system/__bloat. There you'll find 3 folders, the app, the priv-app and the vendor one, just cut and paste them back to /system and the deleted apps will come back. Also, don't forget to remove the framework files and permissions the debloater installs, such as /system/framework/com.google.android.dialer.support.jar and /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.dialer.support.xml. You can also remove the the GoogleContacts, GoogleDialer, GoogleMessages and Launcher3 folders from /system/priv-app, and revert the build.prop tweaks (lines 164 and 165, change values from 1 and 8 to 2 and 4, line 196, change value from 6 to 4).
Reverting all of that, your system will go back as it came with the Nougat OTA.
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Any chance of updating debloater to change the UI colour scheme from orange back to blue?
JT

MCPoppa said:
I have a question.
How do I install this? I've tried it with twrp but everytime I install twrp my device won't boot.
To repair this I flashed the newest "system.img".
But I can't replace my stock recovery.
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Try downloading version 3.0.2-0 from TWRP download website, and flash it via the command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <name-of-the-file>.IMG
Replacing name of the file for the actual filename of it. To enter fastboot mode, you should see a warning when you boot up your device. Hit any volume keys, and, using them, choose the fastboot mode and select it with the power key. Now you should be able to use the fastboot commands.
jdtanner said:
Any chance of updating debloater to change the UI colour scheme from orange back to blue?
JT
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I'm already working on it... But it'll surely require substratum, which probably won't work out of the box just by flashing it from the recovery. I'm looking for solutions

linuxct said:
Try downloading version 3.0.2-0 from TWRP download website, and flash it via the command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery <name-of-the-file>.IMG
Replacing name of the file for the actual filename of it. To enter fastboot mode, you should see a warning when you boot up your device. Hit any volume keys, and, using them, choose the fastboot mode and select it with the power key. Now you should be able to use the fastboot commands.
I'm already working on it... But it'll surely require substratum, which probably won't work out of the box just by flashing it from the recovery. I'm looking for solutions
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Everytime i installed twrp i got stuck in a bootloop :/

MCPoppa said:
Everytime i installed twrp i got stuck in a bootloop :/
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Okay, can you try doing "fastboot boot" and the name of the image instead of flashing it? It will avoid bootloops, since it just boots to the image. Keep me posted, please.

linuxct said:
Okay, can you try doing "fastboot boot" and the name of the image instead of flashing it? It will avoid bootloops, since it just boots to the image. Keep me posted, please.
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Still doesnt let me boot up after I installed your debloat zip.
Everytime I install or boot to twrp 3.1.0 or 3.0.2 for marmite i get a boot loop and a "dm-verity .." screen.
I've tried different versions of twrp and different methods like "fastboot flash" and "fastboot boot" but everytime I flash something it gets stuck on booting up.
When I was on Marshmello I had this "dm-verity" message too but I could modify my system as I wanted and it booted up everytime, i had TWRP, your Speakermod, Magisk Mask etc installed no problem.
I think it has something todo with the update to Nougat.
How did you bring it run on your device?

MCPoppa said:
Still doesnt let me boot up after I installed your debloat zip.
Everytime I install or boot to twrp 3.1.0 or 3.0.2 for marmite i get a boot loop and a "dm-verity .." screen.
I've tried different versions of twrp and different methods like "fastboot flash" and "fastboot boot" but everytime I flash something it gets stuck on booting up.
When I was on Marshmello I had this "dm-verity" message too but I could modify my system as I wanted and it booted up everytime, i had TWRP, your Speakermod, Magisk Mask etc installed no problem.
I think it has something todo with the update to Nougat.
How did you bring it run on your device?
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I explained it last night here, but I also stated it in the OP:
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Warning:
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Your device's system partition [B]IS NOW [COLOR="Red"]TAMPERED[/COLOR][/B]. This implies two things:
1. You WILL NOT BE ABLE TO INSTALL ANY NEWER OTAs ON IT.
[B]2. Your device MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BOOT UNLESS YOU DISABLE DM-VERITY.[/B]
(And to do so, the quickest way is to [B]install[/B] [B][URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445"]Magisk[/URL][/B].)
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I explained it last night here, but I also stated it in the OP:
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Thanks, i've installed magisk mask again and the message didn't appeared.
I've also flashed your debloater and everything works fine.
Can I now flash TWRP or do I have to boot it up via fastboot everytime?

MCPoppa said:
Thanks, i've installed magisk mask again and the message didn't appeared.
I've also flashed your debloater and everything works fine.
Can I now flash TWRP or do I have to boot it up via fastboot everytime?
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Try flashing it to your recovery partition, my guess is that now that DM-verity is disabled everything should work fine
Cheers!

Quick update post after two days of usage, yesterday I noticed I didn't receive any notifications on missed calls, and that the caller ID always showed as a number although I had it added as a contact.
I realised that I didn't have any "Phone" app chosen as default in Android settings, so I was missing those notifications until I opened the Google Dialer app.
In case it happens to you, to sort it out go into Settings > Apps, then hit the gear in the top right corner and make sure you've a config similar to this one (Launcher3, Google's "Phone" and Google's "Messages" chosen as default Home, Phone and Messaging apps).
I hope this is clear for everyone, since it's not something I can fix on my side/requires the user to do the change

I have TWRP, SuperSU, and Magisk. Marshmallow boots with no problem, but I get the dm-verity screen on boot with the message "dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode".
Does this mean dm-verity is disabled because it is not enforcing, or do I need to do something to stop the whole dm-verity screen appearing before I can successfully upgrade, debloater, and boot Nougat?

Ianharding said:
I have TWRP, SuperSU, and Magisk. Marshmallow boots with no problem, but I get the dm-verity screen on boot with the message "dm-verity is not started in enforcing mode".
Does this mean dm-verity is disabled because it is not enforcing, or do I need to do something to stop the whole dm-verity screen appearing before I can successfully upgrade, debloater, and boot Nougat?
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Firsts things first: After heavily modding the system like you did on Marshmallow, make sure not to update your device through the regular OTA but using a recovery image like the ones posted in this device's forum.
For magisk: are you sure you flashed it correctly? Magisk disables that dmverity message you are mentioning, so maybe you installed an old version or wasn't properly flashed.
My advice is: download everything: the recovery image, the debloater and Magisk. Boot into TWRP, wipe EVERYTHING if possible, including Data cache dalvik cache and system partitions. Once done, flash the recovery image zip, and right after that, without rebooting, flash the debloater and magisk. Reboot and everything should work perfectly

If I use this to debloat my WileyFox does it mean I won't be able to use Android Pay?

digidude512 said:
If I use this to debloat my WileyFox does it mean I won't be able to use Android Pay?
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As soon as you root any Marshmallow/Nougat phone Android Pay will not work, according to this article
I have never used Android Pay so it doesn't make any difference to me. My phone is much better now that I have debloated it. I also installed Evie Launcher and Halo Browser, both small minimalist apps and everything is really smooth.
Instead of a Debloater, could the Stock ROM not be debloated and rezipped as a custom 'Lite' version?

Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 SM-G1600 Hacks and Mods

Feel free to add if you have any mod or hack on G1600. :angel:
Starting with Volume boost. If you are not satisfied with the speaker volume output on your "Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 SM-G1600", download the attached "Volume Boost" mod and install through twrp. Don't forgot to Wipe Dalvik Cache before rebooting back to system. Volume increase Guaranteed . Even you may want to decrease the volume a bit after applying this mod.

I am using ZCU1APK1 . Rooted and supersu installed. Following xposed version working fine with it.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862685344

Enable Google Assistant on Your SM-G1600
Open Settings --> Applications --> Application Manager, choose Google and clear Google app data. Then Install CCSWE App Manager ( Root ) from Playstore. Open the app and search for Google app, press on Google Assistant and press show icon. Now go back to the home screen and search for the Google Assistant and launch it finish the setup and it should work with long press home, you can also hide the icon after it works.

Does the volume boost only adresses to the speaker? Or to the headphones too?

lucky58 said:
Does the volume boost only adresses to the speaker? Or to the headphones too?
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Headphone too. But, I would suggest to install V4A and DAP to get best output from headphone. And present volume settings I posted, is quite annoying !! I think it is too high. So, before trying it , take a backup of your existing mixer file.
I will be updating this thread with a complete stock based deodexed, zipaligned, bloatware free ( as much I can ) - and tweaked ROM to give better battery and speed. I think I can make the volume better in my ROM with new settings.

New ROM published as promised. Please check following thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ge...-optimized-eng-rom-samsung-folder-2-t36282551

I'm having issues with Google Assistant. Every time I enable it, it disappears again. I also can't get it to work with the long press of the home button (keeps going to Now on Tap).
What's going on? I tried resetting the Google App and Google Play Services (delete all data)
And I also made sure my language was set to English (US)

Exact same thing happening with me. So, now concentrated on ROM. 1st stock based ROM released with bloatware removed and mostly in english. You may try to flash OpenGapp Aroma based installer to enable Google assistant when flashing the ROM, though I already added ro.opa.eligible_device=true in build.prop, but still having issue to make it work with OpenGApp nano. Not yet tried the AROMA version which is having the function to enable Google Assistant on your ROM. Feel free to research a bit and share your output.

Another problem, this is regarding Google Now and the Pixel Launcher
Have you tried moving the Pixel launcher to /system/app or /system/priv-app ?
Every time I try to convert to a system app it disappears.
What am I doing wrong?
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I fixed the Pixel Launcher on my stock rom (rooted with magisk)
1. install as a regular app > adb install
2. Use a file explorer or adb to move the entire directory of the pixel launcher to /system/app
3. rename the folder to base (since the name of the apk is actually base.apk
4. Set permissions. You will need to change the APK permissions, folder permissions, and also the permissions for OAT and the folder inside of it.
5. Reboot
6. Go to applications, show system applications, and find the pixel launcher
7. Hit disable, it will prompt you to restore factory version.
8. Re-enable
9. Done! Select default apps, home screen, pixel launcher
10. Swipe left for google now
Still haven't figured out assistant. I await your response on that.

i added in /system/priv-app

Hello. I need verry urgently rom with goole services and all tweakes enabled. I have some problems with accesibility, talkback dosn't turned n, and shine plus screen reader started, but turned f, after few minutes on standby shine plus has stopped woking. Also, when i turned of phone, and tured on again, shine plus osn+'t start, and i must find sited person, for enabling screen reader... T's verry frustrate.

I created a stock based ROM for G1600. Please check my other thread. Though you need to install gapps after flashing it.

bidhata said:
I created a stock based ROM for G1600. Please check my other thread. Though you need to install gapps after flashing it.
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hi sir,
i couldn' find the other trend with rom for G1600, was it deleted? wher to install gapps? thanks if you could help.

bidhata said:
I created a stock based ROM for G1600. Please check my other thread. Though you need to install gapps after flashing it.
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Link gives 404, you took it down?

Reuploaded. Please check .

How to root samsung galaxy folder 2 sm-g1600 marsmello 6.0.1 thank you

i dont really know where else to ask this, so im asking it here:
how to i connect headphones to it? will any 3.5mm to microusb adapter off ebay/aliexpress/whatever work?
and can type in swedish with it? does t9 work or am i stuck with multitap? can i type åäö? (important characters in the swedish language)
thanks in advance!

Guide: Remove all google apps and bloat in any android rom (de_goggling lg v30)

PART 1 of 3
Had trouble posting this in XDA, got flagged by the system so the guide is broken into 3 parts.
Attachments are in part 3.
This guide is as detailed as possible so that you won't make the same mistakes I did and won't face the same problems.
Thanks to @xd4d3v and @conbak49 for your help buddies.
[TEXT IN BLUE ARE SPECIFIC TO LG V30]
THIS IS A MUCH SAFER AND EASIER WAY TO DE-GOOGLE / DE-BLOAT ANY ANDROID ROM AND IS WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE LG V30, MIGHT WORK FOR ALL PHONES
AS OF POSTING THIS, I AM ON H930DS OREO ROM BUT THIS PROCESS MIGHT BE APPLICABLE FOR ANY ANDROID ROM, ANY VERSION
YOU NEED TWRP FOR THIS TO WORK. FOR ROOTING AND TWRP PLUS MAGISK RELATED PROCESS, REFER TO OTHER GUIDES ON THE V30/SPECIFIC PHONE XDA THREAD
Preparation
CHECK THAT YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE FOLLOWING APPS IN A FOLDER IN YOUR PC/LAPTOP)
(side note : the folder is in your pc because sometimes the phone's internal storage is encrypted and it is best to wipe all user data. We will copy this folder to internal storage after a clean install/factory reset)
A. TITANIUM BACKUP (download v8.3.3 or above from apkmirror.com)
B. Magisk 19+zip
(NOTE: if you followed @TxanMoe and @ChazzMatt 's WTF bootloader exploit for rooting the lg v30, be aware that the magisk.zip in that post is v18, you need magisk v19 for this process, but it is okay as long as you download magisk v19 from from "https://magisk.download/" website AND put it in the folder.
[ FOR THE V30, YOU NEED THESE EXTRA FILES IN THE FOLDER:
C. Encryption Disabler(Disable_Dm-Verity_ForceEncrypt_08.18.2019.zip OR no-verity-opt-encrypt - 6.0_1_.zip(OREO) )
D. LG ROOT CHECKER Disabler(AK3_RCTD_REMOVER.zip OR lg-rctd-disabler-1.0._1.zip(OREO) )
I am on oreo so I have the ones with red OREO, the first .zips are the latest and are probably for pie and oreo both ]
DISCLAIMER:
Although we are completely removing google apps pre-bundled in the stock rom; at the end of this process, you will have a fully functioning Aurora Store . It is the same Play Store side by side without any google trackers, and is from the open source MicroG project, so relax, you will be able to download all apps(Anonymously) including paid apps(with your login) just like you downloaded apps from the play store.
BEFORE WE BEGIN
TWRP will sometimes give a error message in red saying 'unable to mount storage/system'... This often happens if you were previously working on a different storage(OTG/SD card) and TWRP fails to switch storage. If it happens :
Go to MOUNT>STORAGE>SELECT STORAGE MEDIA>INTERNAL MEMORY and try again...it will get fixed.
WARNING:
NEVER EVER START REMOVING SYSTEM APPS WITHOUT BOOTING THE ROM/SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST TIME. SYSTEM WILL CRASH AND A BOOTLOOP WILL BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
STEP 1: VERY VERY VERY IMPORTANT
REMOVE YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT AND PHONE'S SCREEN LOCK PASSWORDS FROM SETTINGS>ACCOUNTS
DOUBLE CHECK that any google account is removed from settings.
DOUBLE CHECK that ALL FINGERPRINTS/PIN/PASSWORD LOCK METHODS HAVE BEEN REMOVED OR CANCELLED
IF YOU DON'T REMOVE YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT, SETUP WON'T COMPLETE WITHOUT GOOGLE APPS. YOU WILL GET ENCRYPTION ERROR AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS (I learned it the hard way)
REBOOT [IMPORTANT]
STEP 2: IF POSSIBLE HAVE A TWRP FLASHABLE ZIP OF YOUR ROM READY IN THE PC FOLDER
if you don't have a twrp flashable zip for your system, it's ok. It's just a fail-safe method.
(Note: FOR the lgV30 you can download flashable rom zip from https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76584629&postcount=193 (at the very last of that post under UPDATE H930, US998, H930DS with latest stock firmware TWRP-flashable "ROMs" )
2.1 IF YOU HAVE A USB OTG/SD CARD
COPY THE FOLDER FROM PC TO USB OTG/SD CARD
STEP 3: back up your files from internal storage
It's getting WIPED/FORMATTED. Back up.

PART 2
STEP 4: TWRP AND FULL SYSTEM FORMAT
Disclaimer
We are going to format/factory reset your phone and delete all your data.
4.1 FROM TWRP
(Note: if you have magisk installed, to boot into TWRP simply go to 'Modules' in left plane of Magisk and in right pane inside 'Modules' there is option to 'reboot into recovery')
[ FOR THE LG V30, another method to boot into TWRP via volume down+power button is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJF8oTGqohg
HARDWARE KEYS TO BOOT INTO TWRP:
> continue holding volume down and power button (10 sec)
>continue holding for the bootloader warning too
>as soon as LGV30 white logo appears on black background immediately unpress and repress the power button and
>continue holding both buttons
>a screen comes saying all your files will be deleted, press volume down button to YES, then press power button
>the same screen reappears again, press volume down button twice to YES, then press power button
>wait, phone reboots
>the same screen giving warning comes again
>Don't press any buttons
>After a while TWRP starts
4.1.A. PERFORM A FULL FACTORY RESET
In TWRP,
go to WIPE
SELECT ADVANCED WIPE
SELECT: DALVIK / ART CACHE
DATA
INTERNAL STORAGE
CACHE
(NOTE: don't wipe SYSTEM if you don't have flashable rom zip, there won't be any system to boot into)
(NOTE: after factory reset, Magsik must be re-flashed from TWRP, there will be Magisk icon in a firmware with previously Magisk installed, but it won't work)
(NOTE: many android roms now require a encryption disabler, make sure you have that in a flashble zip file for your rom)
SWIPE TO PERFORM ADVANCED WIPE, DON'T REBOOT.
THERE IS NOTHING IN INTERNAL MEMORY NOW
4.1.B FROM SD CARD/OTG
FLASH MAGISK 19+ ZIP
FLASH ENCRYPTION DISABLER ZIP
FLASH LG ROOT CHECK DISABLER ZIP
4.1.C IF YOU DONT HAVE SD CARD/USB OTG
follow STEP 5(not 5.1), after system starts connect phone to PC. copy the folder from PC to phone's internal memory.
COMPLETE STEP 4.1.B
While still in TWRP, go to WIPE and perform the default TWRP wipe then follow step 5 and 5.1 .
Remember this time you are not wiping your internal storage so 4.1.C users need not follow step 6. The copied folder is still there.
STEP 5: LET THE SYSTEM BOOT NORMALLY, DON'T CONNECT TO INTERNET
5.1 After booting up your system, configure settings to your like, manage display size, change your wallpapers etc.. to your liking.
THIS IS THE BASE SYSTEM WHICH WE WILL TAKE A BACKUP OF and which YOU WILL BE CONSTANTLY RESTORING VIA TWRP SHOULD ANYTHING GO WRONG.
5.2 ONLY FOR LG PHONES
LG Apps like HIFI Recorder and Smartdoctor have a Terms of use Screen before using that app for the first time. Removing google apps makes the terms of use app crash and consequently app like HIFI Recorder refuse to start. This is possible to bypass by the following method:
After step 5, open all Lg apps that you want to use like Hifi Recorder, Lg health etc and accept the terms and conditions. Once that is done; you can even remove those EULA app, Terms and conditions app...
I believe this is due to the lack of webview which gets removed along with 'Android System Webview'.
However, by the end of this post we will have a fully working, trackers and AD free Bromite webview.
STEP 6: MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS FINE, COPY THE FOLDER FROM PC TO INTERNAL MEMORY/SD CARD/USB OTG AND REBOOT PHONE
STEP 7: BACKING UP YOUR SYSTEM IMAGE IN TWRP
After rebooting, reboot into TWRP via Magisk.
WHEN YOU START DELETING SYSTEM APPS, SYSTEM MIGHT NOT BOOT, GET STUCK IN A BOOT LOOP, HANG INFINITELY ETC. , IT TOOK ME 15+ SYSTEM RE-INSTALLS TO GET A WORKING LIST OF REMOVABLE APPS WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT IN A BOOT LOOP.
RE-INSTALLING SYSTEM FROM A FLASHABLE ZIP IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG IS A LENGTHY, TEDIOUS PROCESS AND YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT EVERYTHING DONE TILL NOW.
TO MAKE RE-INSTALLING SYSTEM EASIER FOR YOU, YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE A COMPLETE SYSTEM IMAGE FROM A CLEAN INSTALL, THIS PROCESS IS IMPORTANT
In TWRP , go into BACKUP
Excluding 'SYSTEM IMAGE' back up everything to internal storage/SD, it only takes up a few minutes.
YOU NOW HAVE A COMPLETE MIRROR IMAGE OF YOUR SYSTEM. IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG AFTER REMOVING ANY APP, IT LITERALLY TAKES ONLY 2 MINUTES TO GET YOUR SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING FROM THE BACKUP.
STEP 8: REBOOT
STEP 9: INSTALL TITANIUM BACKUP,ALLOW ROOT ACCESS
STEP 10: FIND A LIST OF UN-INSTALLABLE GOOGLE APPS.
Personally, I think the easiest way is to download a FULLgapps package from 'opengapps.org' for your android version, extract it and find a file titled ' remove-gapps.txt ' . This gives you a basic idea of which packages are from google and which are not.
As a rule of thumb, packages with name like com.google.NSA_spyware are from google and packages with brand/vendor names like (here LG ELECTRONICS/lge) com.lge.hippityhoppityLGproperty are from your phone brand. Packages with name like com.android.teagoodcoffebad are core shared android apps, don't delete these.
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UPDATE: DON'T USE THIS \ CAUSES BOOTLOOP thanks @cascabel for checking
HOWEVER, YOU CAN USE THIS FOR FINDING OUT GOOGLE PACAKGES YOU ARE UNSURE OF
[COLOR="Sienna"]There is this zip file specially made for removing gapps:
' [url]https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/Remove-Gapps/releases[/url] '
but I didn't use that and it doesn't remove 'Android System Webview'
so it's upto you to find a list of removeable apps from your system.[/COLOR]
NOTE: nanoDroid/microG is a collection of open source softwares that combine the functionality of google services in a open source package. It is said that the nanoDroid installer automatically removes google packages during install. We will be installing nanoDroid later.
However, nanoDroid installer didn't remove google apps from the LG V30 OREO.
IF YOU SIMPLY WANT TO REMOVE SYSTEM AND GOOGLE APPS ON A HIT AND TRIAL BASIS, IT'S OK TOO AND THAT'S WHAT I DID BECAUSE WE HAVE A FULL SYSTEM BACKUP AND WE CAN RESTORE EVERYTHING EASILY IN 2 MINUTES.
STEP 10: IN TITANIUM BACKUP:
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THIS PROCESS IS FOR BATCH REMOVING APPS THAT YOU ARE SURE ARE BLOATWARE\GOOGLE APPS like DRIVE,DUO,GMAIL etc
At the top right corner there are three icons: a search icon, a file with tick mark, and menu: Select the middle one.
This opens the 'Batch actions -ALL'
Swipe down to 'Un-install'
In Un-install, the last option is : 'Un-install all all user & system apps'
Select that, don't worry it just opens a page with all your apps.
Note the green tick mark at the top right corner.
Deselect all and select only the ones that you want to remove.
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NOTE: YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF APPS WITH NAME ENDING IN OVERLAY like com.android.phone.overlay corresponding to an app com.android.phone.
They are very very small sized files and not full apps. I don't know if it is okay to leave them but by far there has been no problems leaving them alone.
Also if you remove the main app then TITANIUM BACKUP will show an error while trying to remove the overlay. JUST LEAVE OVERLAYS ALONE or REMOVE OVERLAYS BEFORE REMOVING THE MAIN CORRESPONDING APP.
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DELETING APPS ONE-BY-ONE
ALSO: HOW TO KNOW A PACKAGE NAME IN ANDROID:
To know a package name like com.google.calculatorprebuilt from an app titled calculator so that you can be sure where the package is coming from (google/vendor/AOSP android), open TITANIUM BACKUP and in the first screen there is overview BACKUP/RESTORE Schedules; SELECT BACKUP/RESTORE and click any app. On the new window, select the button with YELLOW TEXT and find Package name.
If you are sure to remove this app, on this new window there is a option in RED titled UN-INSTALL!. Hit OK twice and uninstall the app.
Update: IN THE LG V30 removing 'Android Services Library 1' and 'Android Shared Library 1' causes bootloop and their name start with com.google.package....
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STEP 12: AFTER REMOVING A FEW APPS RESTART YOUR SYSTEM
NOTE THE PACKAGES YOU HAVE REMOVED.
Often times, many apps inter-rely on each other and removing one app may cause other to crash.
IF THE SYSTEM BOOTS UP, FINE. CONTINUE REMOVING SYSTEM APPS.
STEP 13: BOOTLOOP AFTER REMOVING SYSTEM APPS/
SYSTEM REFUSES TO BOOT AFTER REMOVING GOOGLE APPS/
SYSTEM STUCK ON LG LOGO
This usually happens when you remove a core system app and the system fails to boot.
FOR A CONDITION LIKE THIS IS WHY WE TOOK A WHOLE SYSTEM BACKUP IN TWRP BEFORE (also called nAndroid Backup)
NO PROBLEM, FOLLOW STEP 14
STEP 14: RESTORING SYSTEM FROM A BOOTLOOP
1. BOOT INTO TWRP
2. GO TO RESTORE
3. RESTORE SYSTEM
4. DONE

PART 3/FINAL PART
STEP 15: TRY REMOVING APPS AGAIN FOLLOWING THE SAME PREVIOUS STEPS BUT CAREFULLY
STEP 16: INSTALLING microG services via NanoDroid
1. Download two zips from https://downloads.nanolx.org/NanoDroid/Stable/
First download NanoDroid-patcher-.zip
Secondly download NanoDroid-microG-.zip
2. COPY zips TO PHONE
3. IN TWRP, first flash the patcher then microG zip.
Note that the patcher takes a very long time.
4. In advanced wipe clear cache only in TWRP.
REBOOT
YOU NOW HAVE A PLAY STORE EQUIVALENT AURORA STORE AND OTHER CORE GOOGLE SERVICES IN OPEN SOURCE APPS.
PLEASE NOTE:
MOST OF YOUR APPS HAVE LOST THEIR PERMISSIONS NOW SO OPEN ALL APPS FROM LAUNCHER AND GIVE THEM PERMISSIONS. IT'S EASY. EVEN FILE MANAGER WILL ASK FOR PERMISSIONS. THIS IS DUE TO THE PATCHER PATCHING SOME SYSTEM FILES
STEP 17: INSTALLING WEBVIEW
Once Everything is done you will notice that some apps dependent on AndroidSystemWebview.apk will crash or not display properly. An example of this is the popular 'English' dictionary that can be downloaded from the play store. Instead of proprietary Webview we will now install open source webview.
IN MAGISK (Needs Internet)
1. Install Bromite Systemless Webview module(module itself needs internet and takes some time)
2. Install Xposed Framework [ UPDATE: THIS MODULE IS BROKEN AS OF NOW, DOWNLOAD XPOSED APK FROM ELSEWHERE]
IN XPOSED FRAMEWORK
1.INSTALL AnyWebView module
REBOOT
GO TO SYSTEM>Developer options
Under webview implementation option select Bromite Webview
STEP 17: AFTER REMOVING ALL APPS THAT YOU DON'T WANT, TAKE A BACKUP OF THIS BLOATWARE FREE SYSTEM IN TWRP AGAIN.
THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THESE SAME STEPS AGAIN IF YOU NEED TO FACTORY RESET YOUR DEVICE AGAIN
STEP 18: A LIST OF SAFE TO REMOVE APPS IN THE LG V30 OREO ROM
By now I am too tired to type all the apps so I just took a screenshot of all the apps I now have after installing nanoDroid and Bromite.
So you can safely remove all other apps that ARE NOT in these screenshots.
SCREENSHOTS IN ATTACHED ZIP.
Launcher: Nova Launcher
Icon Pack : Pixel Pie Icon Pack
Any Queries WELCOME.
Suggestions on other removable apps from the list HIGHLY WELCOME.

Been looking for a thread like this. Awesome!
Just a quick Q or two...
1. I might just use the zip and remove webview manually. Would that be okay? And should i uninstall libs too (g-killer has that option)?
2. I see you used nano microg - would it be fine to use the full nanodroid installer? There are some apps there that are handy afterr you have de-googled.
Again, thanks for the thread. Been trying to go microg on stock for a while now withoutuch luck (full of fc's).
Will try this asap.

cascabel said:
1. I might just use the zip and remove webview manually. Would that be okay? And should i uninstall libs too (g-killer has that option)?
2. I see you used nano microg - would it be fine to use the full nanodroid installer? There are some apps there that are handy afterr you have de-googled.
Again, thanks for the thread. Been trying to go microg on stock for a while now withoutuch luck (full of fc's).
Will try this asap.
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Which zip are you referring to in the first point? If you mean bromite zip and if it is available, I think it would be okay to flash it. You (might) see two webviews in developer settings. I really have no idea regarding libs, I really don't have much idea of core android system but afaik the zip file from PART 2 under
There is this zip file specially made for removing gapps: ' https://github.com/CHEF-KOCH/Remove-Gapps/releases ' but I didn't use that and it doesn't remove 'Android System Webview' so it's upto you to find a list of removeable apps from your system.
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lists many libs if you extract it and find a file delete.sh in zip>system>system.sh (shell/sh is essentially a .text file). You can try deleting those.
I might even try that zip file and see if it works or you can and update us, remember backing your system! after a fresh install.
I used the full nanoDroid package before and it came with a plethora of apps that scared me. You can download each of those apps from f-droid one by one if you just want a specific app. thanks for asking. good day!

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tamakooo said:
Which zip are you referring to in the first point? If you mean bromite zip and if it is available, I think it would be okay to flash it. You (might) see two webviews in developer settings. I really have no idea regarding libs, I really don't have much idea of core android system but afaik the zip file from PART 2 under
lists many libs if you extract it and find a file delete.sh in zip>system>system.sh (shell/sh is essentially a .text file). You can try deleting those.
I might even try that zip file and see if it works or you can and update us, remember backing your system! after a fresh install. I think that's he zip you mentioned in your post. Not sure, though (at work and don't have time to check).
I used the full nanoDroid package before and it came with a plethora of apps that scared me. You can download each of those apps from f-droid one by one if you just want a specific app. thanks for asking. good day!
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Oh. Sorry. My post was unclear.
I meant using g-killer to remove system apps instead of doing it manually (i don't have the time nor patience lol). I was wondering if i should delete libs using g-killer or just let them be and just remove apps. I think that's the gapps remover you linked (not sure. At work and don't have muh time besides checking here every once in a while )
About nanodroid, yeah it dies have a lot of apps. I do use the setup zip so i select which i use. Downloading on f-droid works, too.
Sorry for the questions. I'll try this tonight (maybe in 5-6 hours) and let you know what happens. :good:

Attempt 1: using the gapps uninstaller on you link gave me a bootloop. Gonna try gapps killer this tike without removing any libs.
Attempt 2: gapps killer without deleteing libs gives bootloop, too. Lol. Gonna try again but won't uninstall framework.
Attempt 3: same thing. Will try without deleting ps, play services, and framework.
Attempt 4: ok. So that worked. Still have PS and the others, though. Gonna try patching now and see if the last remnants of Google will disappear.
Ok. So i got it to work without having to clean flash. Gonna try a clean flash now and repeat. Not sure if i got all google apps deleted. Gonna try the zip again (gapps remover). If it works, I'll restore my old twrp backup and do it there. If not, I'll restore my backup and try again tomorrow. Patching takes a while...
Seems using g-apps killer zip or the gapps uninstaller zip you provided causes bootloops.
I'll try again tomorrow...

cascabel said:
Attempt 1: using the gapps uninstaller on you link gave me a bootloop. Gonna try gapps killer this tike without removing any libs.
Attempt 2: gapps killer without deleteing libs gives bootloop, too. Lol. Gonna try again but won't uninstall framework.
Attempt 3: same thing. Will try without deleting ps, play services, and framework.
Attempt 4: ok. So that worked. Still have PS and the others, though. Gonna try patching now and see if the last remnants of Google will disappear.
Ok. So i got it to work without having to clean flash. Gonna try a clean flash now and repeat. Not sure if i got all google apps deleted. Gonna try the zip again (gapps remover). If it works, I'll restore my old twrp backup and do it there. If not, I'll restore my backup and try again tomorrow. Patching takes a while...
Seems using g-apps killer zip or the gapps uninstaller zip you provided causes bootloops.
I'll try again tomorrow...
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thanks for checking, I updated the post. Also had some other minor updates in the post.

Hey OP, thanks for writing this guide. I'm running Android 12 stock ROM + Magisk root on Zenfone 9 but I've had trouble deleting stuff in /system due to it being read-only. I am able to "freeze" goolag apps in Titanium Backup but can't seem to uninstall them with either TB or in TWRP recovery mode file browser. Seems that everything system related is mounted as read-only. Do you have any ideas on how to proceed with de-googling in such conditions? Regards