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Root [International] Re-Flashed stock - cannot remove Mobile Odin ?

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Gomjaba

Android Enthusiast
I have downloaded and flashed the Samsung stock rom for the S3 and used triangle away. Now the device doesn't show as modifed, the counter is 0, SuperSU is gone, but Mobile Odin is still there and as it looks like - it became a System App and cannot be uninstalled - WTF ?

I factory reset / wipe and the whole lot, and still end up with the damn Mobile Odin App ..

Without re-rooting, does anyone know to get rid of it ?
 
If its in /system youd have to root mate. Is it for warranty? It probably wont get noticed. I dont understand how it got there though :confused:
 
A guy (potential buyer) wants to test drive it .. It is not THAT a big of a deal, but he doesn't know anything so it would be odd if he asks around what that is or starts googling as it fails to start (as it doesn't have root).
 
Did another reset and it is still there .. feck knows .. A lot of funny software (root) isn't working - can't even reset the CSC anymore (which is now KOR instead of BTU thanks to custom 4.2 / 4.3 ROMs). Downloading an old 4.1 stock rom which hopefully still has all the nice security issues (means that maybe Framaroot works again so I don't need Odin to re-root for the removal).

Although I wonder, I installed the stock ROM with mobile Odin to begin with so maybe it injects Mobile Odin and roots it by default .. Will try again and hopefully there is an option to stop that from happening, otherwise I need to wait until tomorrow when I get my Windows Laptop back (on Linux now).
 
I think there is an option within mobile odin called 'keep root' or something, if you install a rom via mobile odin it will root the while performing the install process. I have never used mobile odin so dont quote me on that but it may be worth chiecking it out.

You may just need to install the stock ROM from sammobile site for your phone via ODIN on a PC........WAIT! someone with more knowledge may confirm this is the correct course of action, just kinda thinking out loud.
 
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