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Root Freshly rooted and sideloaing is enabled, I think...

rnj79

rnj79

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Alright, got my Captive rooted & enabled side loading. I have not messed with any ROMs yet though... probably for the best for now, right? I wanted to root so I could get all AT&T's crap off my phone but don't know what to do.

I will gladly take any advice or suggestions.
 
rnj79 said:
Alright, got my Captive rooted & enabled side loading. I have not messed with any ROMs yet though... probably for the best for now, right? I wanted to root so I could get all AT&T's crap off my phone but don't know what to do.

I will gladly take any advice or suggestions.
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The easiest way to remove AT&T stuff is by dloading "Root Explorer." You can go into system/apps/ folder and delete all of the AT&T "crapware". After that restart your phone and everything should be gone. You may want to back up the AT&T stuff just in case you may want some stuff back.....maybe. I use root explorer. You can even add ringtones to your phone, and actually put it on your phone like it comes preinstalled. I have my blackberry notifications on here lol.
 
ronaldramsayii said:
The easiest way to remove AT&T stuff is by dloading "Root Explorer." You can go into system/apps/ folder and delete all of the AT&T "crapware". After that restart your phone and everything should be gone. You may want to back up the AT&T stuff just in case you may want some stuff back.....maybe. I use root explorer. You can even add ringtones to your phone, and actually put it on your phone like it comes preinstalled. I have my blackberry notifications on here lol.
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Thank you. I ended up figuring it out last night. I used Titanium Backup, which was much easier than I thought it would be.
 
rnj79 said:
Thank you. I ended up figuring it out last night. I used Titanium Backup, which was much easier than I thought it would be.
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i dont know if i missed something, but with titanium backup, i see where i can schedule a back up, is there a way to just say back up now. I dont like to schedule them.
 
blackhemi said:
i dont know if i missed something, but with titanium backup, i see where i can schedule a back up, is there a way to just say back up now. I dont like to schedule them.
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IDK. The only thing I did with Titanium was delete bloatware. I didn't make a backup. Backing up wasn't a big deal to me. If I need to put the AT&T apps back on, I can find their APKs.
 
Just dl'd titanium backup and it says I need to check unknown developer in my applications settings.....I don't have that tick off box. Also....how did you use it to remove the bloatware? Thanks:)
 
ronaldramsayii said:
The easiest way to remove AT&T stuff is by dloading "Root Explorer." You can go into system/apps/ folder and delete all of the AT&T "crapware". After that restart your phone and everything should be gone. You may want to back up the AT&T stuff just in case you may want some stuff back.....maybe. I use root explorer. You can even add ringtones to your phone, and actually put it on your phone like it comes preinstalled. I have my blackberry notifications on here lol.
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How do you get Root Explorer without a Google Checkout account? I have no problem paying but I don't want to authorize Google. All I want to do is allow 3rd party apps. Super user will see the settings.db but wants a chmod. I cannot copy the file or rename it. So maybe I am just a light weight.
How can I get Root Explorer with Paypal or ?
 
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