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x3lit3forc3x

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Alright so i have the optimus m, and i used z4root to root the phone, im a total noob to this so bear with me, ever since i rooted the phone when i download anything or update anything from the android market it gives me a force close message error. need some tips, anythng will be greatly appreciated.
 
That could be the issue, I wanted to root the phone just so I could take out most of the metro bloatware, but we'll see, I'll post more into this situation
 
x3lit3forc3x said:
That could be the issue, I wanted to root the phone just so I could take out most of the metro bloatware, but we'll see, I'll post more into this situation
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I'm not meaning to sound condescending, so please forgive me. But not everything Metro put in was bloatware. ;) We found in particular the stock Metro browser is NECESSARY. You can have as many other browsers as you like -- and you can make your favorite the "default" browser -- but the MetroWEB has to stay on the phone. :( (Dolphin HD is my default browser, I never even see the MetroWEB browser.)

I rooted my phone but only took out about half a dozen apps. You can take out the so-called "free" games, which aren't really free. And Virtual Card, etc. Go to the @Metro apps market, and all the apps you see that you can download and install -- are also the ones you can remove. If Metro has them listed there, then they aren't crucial to your phone's OS.

you'll notice the MetroWEB browser is not listed there, yet comes installed on your phone. So, it's not meant to be removed. Maybe someone can figure out a way with a custom ROM, but until then just leave it. Same with other apps that came on your phone...

Some of the other apps are ANDROID apps that come with all Android phones. That's not Metro bloatware.

The only thing 100% safe to remove are the Metro apps that you can find listed in the @Metro apps site.

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Why don't you do a recovery to 2.2, using the methods here in this forum and start all over fresh?
 
No worries chazz its all good, ive should have made more research on that cause that browser.apk is indeed needed like edodonell mentioned, imma do the recovery and start fresh thanks for the help guys.
 
x3lit3forc3x said:
No worries chazz its all good, ive should have made more research on that cause that browser.apk is indeed needed like edodonell mentioned, imma do the recovery and start fresh thanks for the help guys.
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If you are going to do the hard factory reset, that will not fix your problem. The file is gone from your system and you need to replace it. The hard reset will not put it back. There is a thread on this forum where you can download all the stock apps so that you can put it back.
 
UKCatFan said:
If you are going to do the hard factory reset, that will not fix your problem. The file is gone from your system and you need to replace it. The hard reset will not put it back. There is a thread on this forum where you can download all the stock apps so that you can put it back.
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Even just putting it back does not solve the problem. I had copied and pasted the original browser.apk and browser.odex to a folder on my sdcard -- just in case. I tried installing the stock Android 2.2 browser.apk it its place. When that did not work, I restored those two files from my sdcard, but I still had issues with Market downloads. I had to do recovery, to put it back to factory condition.

Luckily I had Titanium back up of all my apps and settings, so when I did recovery mode (thank you Andyo70!), then I judiciously restored downloaded apps and system settings like accounts and wifi.

I did not want to restore EVERYTHING, because everything would include the borked browser.apk. ;) So, I selectively restored to keep the "new" browser the recovery had given me back.
 
I need to delete or uninstall apps - what do I do? I can't seem to figure this one out. Also, can you make folders to put your apps in ... example all my ringtone apps in one... all of my talking in another, etc.? Please help
 
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