11-08-2011, 07:15 PM | #16 |
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All else being equal, I positively do NOT want to root my device. What I DO appreciate is your sourcing and recommending any apps which improve the user experience WITHIN the Kobo-sanctioned environment.
You have another thread that addresses just exactly this; it ought to be a sticky as well. And should you folks find a non-invasive way to install Android Market (so, for example, I could add Scotiabank app), that would be terrific. Karma you to! |
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11-09-2011, 01:27 PM | #20 |
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so how do I remove apps I don't want on my vox? after rooting my vox "apps" list in superuser is empty.
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11-09-2011, 03:49 PM | #21 |
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i've read that you can improve performance - ie. speed, battery etc. how do u go about in doin this?
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11-10-2011, 04:56 AM | #22 | |
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11-10-2011, 07:40 AM | #23 | |
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My thanks to Jeff, too. I also have a Nexus S, and it worked perfectly. I installed Astro on my phone, backed up the app I wanted to transfer, copied it to my computer and from there to the Vox, and installed it. I still can't access Android Market directly from my Vox, but this will do for now.
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11-10-2011, 11:42 AM | #24 |
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I have movies downloaded onto my SD card. Do you know how I can watch them?
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11-10-2011, 02:40 PM | #25 | |
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11-11-2011, 02:08 AM | #26 |
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3. Removing unwanted apps manually (Expersise: Intermediate, Importance: moderate) Prerequisite Tools, Apps or Tutorials First, you'll need to follow the instructions in the first tutorial and root your device. Second, you'll need to download and install terminal program. I prefer ConnectBot, but there are plenty of terminal programs out there. Thirdly, you'll need BusyBox installed. Grab it from my app pack or online. (NOTE: Make sure you install the busybox apk and then RUN IT to complete the install!) Steps 1. First, using your terminal of choice, connect to the local shell. Some terminals will default to local, or be local-only. ConnectBot requires you choose the local option and enter a nickname (it can simply be blank for local). 2. In the console type: Code:
mount | grep /system 3. You'll see that the ro (read-only) flag is active, meaning we can't currently delete anything in this area of storage. 4. Time to get to work. Type "su" to request (and gain) root access. If successful you'll see your shell prompt change to a # symbol. 5. To remount the /system partition as read-write just type: Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system 6. Anyway, I'm not going to get into what all that means, but it will remount /system as read-write. You can confirm that by running that same command we wrote earlier: Code:
mount | grep /system Now, change directory to the folder with the built-in apps. Code:
cd /system/app 7. Typing "ls" will list all the apps in this folder. It will probably scroll off the top of your screen but in ConnectBot you can scroll up and down with the touchscreen. 8. To permanently remove an app simply use the command: Code:
rm appname.apk 9. To temporarily remove an app, use the command: Code:
mv appname.apk appname.apk.bak Additional Notes: The following is a list of all apps found on a stock Vox as of the last firmware update: Spoiler:
Anything ending in Stub.apk is just a link to a website and can safely be removed (you can remove them in bulk by using *Stub.apk with the rm command). Here are the apps I've removed and therefor confirmed as safe to remove: Spoiler:
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11-11-2011, 08:19 AM | #27 |
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you da'man jeff!'
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11-11-2011, 08:53 AM | #28 |
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a minor hiccup on my way to freeing myself from globe2go etc..
when I tried to $ mont | grep/system I'm getting "permission denied" message even though my vox is rooted. any idea why? |
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