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[Q] Deleted Bloatware.... I thought

First post on XDA so might as well be a noob mistake and cry for help. :crying:
So after rooting my GS4 I went through on Titanium Backup and deleted all the AT&T apps. Was careful not to delete anything that was related to Samsung. Shortly after went to use S Voice and now S Voice crashes saying "Unfortunately, S Voice has stopped".
I remembered deleting an app by the name of "attupdate..." and now when I go into settings to About device > Software update nothing happens when I click on that.
I made no back ups and can't find any option in Titanium to restore the file. Not sure what to do at this point.

RandomHandle said:
First post on XDA so might as well be a noob mistake and cry for help. :crying:
So after rooting my GS4 I went through on Titanium Backup and deleted all the AT&T apps. Was careful not to delete anything that was related to Samsung. Shortly after went to use S Voice and now S Voice crashes saying "Unfortunately, S Voice has stopped".
I remembered deleting an app by the name of "attupdate..." and now when I go into settings to About device > Software update nothing happens when I click on that.
I made no back ups and can't find any option in Titanium to restore the file. Not sure what to do at this point.
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I believe you are out of luck until we get a usable stock image. Unless someone can backup that particular app and send it to you for restore. I am not totally sure.

JIM2004 said:
I believe you are out of luck until we get a usable stock image. Unless someone can backup that particular app and send it to you for restore. I am not totally sure.
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Thanks for the reply. Lesson learned. I did try installing the .apk file for the S4 S Voice but I get the same results. Guess I will just have to wait.

Factory data reset?
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justinfdsa said:
Factory data reset?
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Decided to try the factory reset now it crashes after the part where you name your device saying "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" and kicks me back to the previous screen. Now the device is unusable.

RandomHandle said:
Decided to try the factory reset now it crashes after the part where you name your device saying "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped" and kicks me back to the previous screen. Now the device is unusable.
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Let me know what apps you need and I'll make backups and email them to you to restore from TiBu... Too late now, but this is why I always freeze apps, then make sure the phone still works right before uninstalling them.

inneyeseakay said:
Let me know what apps you need and I'll make backups and email them to you to restore from TiBu... Too late now, but this is why I always freeze apps, then make sure the phone still works right before uninstalling them.
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Yeah at this point I cant get past the AT&T initial setup. I dont know what to do besides put my SIM card back in my GS3.

RandomHandle said:
Yeah at this point I cant get past the AT&T initial setup. I dont know what to do besides put my SIM card back in my GS3.
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Ouch - sorry for the bad advice there

RandomHandle said:
Yeah at this point I cant get past the AT&T initial setup. I dont know what to do besides put my SIM card back in my GS3.
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Anyway to do a hard reset from the factory recovery?

How about getting getting firmware from Samsung web and using Odin?
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inneyeseakay said:
Too late now, but this is why I always freeze apps, then make sure the phone still works right before uninstalling them.
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Lesson learned, OP and others? Before deleting anything, FREEZE them, especially when we don't have a way to go back just yet! With a phone this new and no ROMs available, I haven't deleted a single thing off of it, all my bloat has just been frozen

ozziedog said:
How about getting getting firmware from Samsung web and using Odin?
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From what I have found online they havent released the firmware for the I337 GS4 yet only the I9500. I have it plugged into my computer and Kies sees it but doesnt let me do anything the firmware. It says "Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies".
In recovery mode I get an error when I try to clear the cache partition. Though it does let me do the factory reset. When first booting after a factory reset I get an error saying Text-to-speech as stopped. Then after I name the device and check which options I want on it comes back saying Settings has stopped and kicks me back to naming the device. I have tried turning off all options (S Beam, etc.) and still the same.
Had I not done the factory reset I would still have a working device just without S Voice. Freezing vs uninstalling is for sure the better way to go about things, I just got ahead of myself. Now I have a cutting edge desk ornament until I can find a fix.

I was safely able to remove (froze them first then reset phone to make sure everythign worked well) the following without any issues.
AT&T DriveMode 1.0.2.4
AT&T Family Map 1.3
AT&T Locker 1.1.5
AT&T Navigator 3.2.3
AT&T Locker Smart Wifi 1.0
Blurb Checkout 1.0
Calculator 1.0 (I have my own calculator app)
Com2uSPoker 12.5
Mobilt TV 2.0
myAT&T 3.4
Polaris Offic 5
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! News
YPMobile 3.10
I did a full backup before I uninstalled just in case but so far no issues have arised, if any1 else knows of any other apps that are safe to remove lmk

cl_l said:
I was safely able to remove (froze them first then reset phone to make sure everythign worked well) the following without any issues.
AT&T DriveMode 1.0.2.4
AT&T Family Map 1.3
AT&T Locker 1.1.5
AT&T Navigator 3.2.3
AT&T Locker Smart Wifi 1.0
Blurb Checkout 1.0
Calculator 1.0 (I have my own calculator app)
Com2uSPoker 12.5
Mobilt TV 2.0
myAT&T 3.4
Polaris Offic 5
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! News
YPMobile 3.10
I did a full backup before I uninstalled just in case but so far no issues have arised, if any1 else knows of any other apps that are safe to remove lmk
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What method did you use to do a "full" backup?

scott14719 said:
What method did you use to do a "full" backup?
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Just used titanium to backup aps b4 i uninstalled incase id have to reinstall it

can any kind person share their backup they did using titanium ?? i went alttle crazy on my debloating... but i still have titanium working so maybe i could restore with your backup?

KryptosXLayer2 said:
Lesson learned, OP and others? Before deleting anything, FREEZE them, especially when we don't have a way to go back just yet! With a phone this new and no ROMs available, I haven't deleted a single thing off of it, all my bloat has just been frozen
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How do I freeze them? And what does it mean to freeze - the apps won't be running but can be re-enabled?

datura77 said:
How do I freeze them? And what does it mean to freeze - the apps won't be running but can be re-enabled?
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Yes that is exactly the idea......hope this helps.........
Sorry skimmed past our first question , you can freeze them by applying root , then installing an app called titanium back up from the market , I use the paid version , Pro. You can also disable apps without root by going to application manager ,all , then disable what apps you want to freeze , do a couple at a time and make sure apps you disable don't disrupt your phone then a few more and so on and so on..........

datura77 said:
How do I freeze them? And what does it mean to freeze - the apps won't be running but can be re-enabled?
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Philly Jim said:
Yes that is exactly the idea......hope this helps.........
Sorry skimmed past our first question , you can freeze them by applying root , then installing an app called titanium back up from the market , I use the paid version , Pro. You can also disable apps without root by going to application manager ,all , then disable what apps you want to freeze , do a couple at a time and make sure apps you disable don't disrupt your phone then a few more and so on and so on..........
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What he said.... but if you don't know what you're doing with this, chances are you SHOULDN'T be doing them! Just follow those steps and you shouldn't screw anything up, but if you get stuck, ask for help on the forum please and not in PM to just one person BEFORE going through with the step you are unsure of! We all weren't born with this knowledge and we're glad to help, but it doesn't help when you go and screw with stuff you shouldn't be just because the opportunity is there - if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it!

For those who don't know...You can also go to settings, more, application manager, all, touch the app you want to "freeze" and touch disable at top right...without root.

Cant update superuser

I am trying to update superuser and it keeps telling me insufficient storage space. I have deleted so much stuff. Anyone know why this is happening?
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I cant download anything. I have 5.7gb internal and 25.83gb sd free. Im sure this has to do with the rooting. Im getting so frustrated. The root method I used was thwrp. I followed the qbking77 video to the t. I just dont get wtf the problem is.
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The only things I have done is wifi tethering, camera sound on/off and photos while on the phone.
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byebyev8 said:
I cant download anything. I have 5.7gb internal and 25.83gb sd free. Im sure this has to do with the rooting. Im getting so frustrated. The root method I used was thwrp. I followed the qbking77 video to the t. I just dont get wtf the problem is.
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Doubt it has to do with rooting. Basically, you are just giving root permissions for access to the system partition and other things normally off limits.
Are you able to actually download apps at this time or just not upgrade them? Please provide as much info as possible about what you can not do.

CCallahan said:
Doubt it has to do with rooting. Basically, you are just giving root permissions for access to the system partition and other things normally off limits.
Are you able to actually download apps at this time or just not upgrade them? Please provide as much info as possible about what you can not do.
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I couldn't download or update. So I reinstalled a backup and everything was back to normal. I have re-done the wifi hack. I then have done another backup in thwrp. I am about to attemp to do the camera sound on/off and take photos while on phone.
questionable things I did. Downloaded 4 versions of flash and tried installing. Downloaded root software and cleared all cache, think that was after issue started. Removed apps after giving superuser permission. Also unlocked developer mode. Im just listing everything in case I did something wrong. To be honest I cant see anything I did that would cause that issue.

Ok. Found the issue I think. I did three things. 1. Camera shutter sound from false to true. This added the slide button for on/off sound in settings. 2. Camera working during phone call from false to true. 3. Changed mega pixel to 13mp. After doing these there things I then went to make a backup and backup failed cause not enough space. I followed the steps on tips and tricks in the forums. I am very confused how and why this took up more space.
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Is there a way to get the security updates and have stock rooted?

I would like to have my phone rooted but i like stock and i like having the security updates. is there a way to have my cake and eat it too?

Short answer is No.
This is my first android phone which I didn't root it and see no reason to do so.
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First and main reason for my to root, Titanium Backup.

then i guess if i was going to distill this down to what im really trying to get at is, i passionatly hate ads, they completely ruin my mobile experience and i just wanted to filter them out. is there a non-rooted way to do this?
also i like changing the hostname of my device so i can identify it on networks easily...

I rooted just so I can use Adaway. It's worth it to me.

Ovrclck said:
I rooted just so I can use Adaway. It's worth it to me.
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I had adaway installed but found it interfered with sending MMS messages.

akarol said:
First and main reason for my to root, Titanium Backup.
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I was thinking this too but apparently titanium backup can create flashable zips so in theory you can do that, flash the zip to restore apps and never need root access in the actual app.

Can you unlock bootloader, boot twrp (not flash, just fastboot boot twrp.img), create the hosts symlink with adb shell, reboot, then change the hosts source in adaway settings?

dratsablive said:
I had adaway installed but found it interfered with sending MMS messages.
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Are you sure about that? I am rooted with adaway and have no problems with mms. I don't see how adaway could possibly affect your ability to sent SMS or mms.
As far as the security updates are concerned, download the image and manually flash system, vendor, and bootloader for each update. I am on the November update as a result
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dudekiller said:
I would like to have my phone rooted but i like stock and i like having the security updates. is there a way to have my cake and eat it too?
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I remember reading that chainfire was working on a beta root method that does not modify the system partition. In this case, you may be able to unlock bootloader --> flash twrp --> flash root --> flash stock recovery and be able to accept security updates? Just a thought. My plan is to flash stock recovery once security patches are released, then reroot if necessary.
Honestly, I really didnt want to root this phone but two things changed my mind: CF Lumen and the potential to set up one handed mode using xposed modules.

mlin said:
I remember reading that chainfire was working on a beta root method that does not modify the system partition. In this case, you may be able to unlock bootloader --> flash twrp --> flash root --> flash stock recovery and be able to accept security updates? Just a thought. My plan is to flash stock recovery once security patches are released, then reroot if necessary.
Honestly, I really didnt want to root this phone but two things changed my mind: CF Lumen and the potential to set up one handed mode using xposed modules.
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Just flashed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/wip-android-6-0-marshmellow-t3219344 which is the systemless root, works with Android Pay so I dont see why it wouldn't work with a system update as long as you have the stock recovery.

Shockz said:
I was thinking this too but apparently titanium backup can create flashable zips so in theory you can do that, flash the zip to restore apps and never need root access in the actual app.
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But how would you flash the zip? Doesn't you need a custom recovery. If so, why not just root?
Regardless, I like having my device weekly backed up as well. Can never be too careful.
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mlin said:
I remember reading that chainfire was working on a beta root method that does not modify the system partition. In this case, you may be able to unlock bootloader --> flash twrp --> flash root --> flash stock recovery and be able to accept security updates? Just a thought. My plan is to flash stock recovery once security patches are released, then reroot if necessary.
Honestly, I really didnt want to root this phone but two things changed my mind: CF Lumen and the potential to set up one handed mode using xposed modules.
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Which module for one-handed mode please?
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racing_md said:
Are you sure about that? I am rooted with adaway and have no problems with mms. I don't see how adaway could possibly affect your ability to sent SMS or mms.
As far as the security updates are concerned, download the image and manually flash system, vendor, and bootloader for each update. I am on the November update as a result
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Yes it was definitely Ad-Away. Tried using different messaging apps. Once I removed Ad-Away it MMS worked again. Something about it was blocking the MMS portion, regular SMS was fine.

dratsablive said:
Yes it was definitely Ad-Away. Tried using different messaging apps. Once I removed Ad-Away it MMS worked again. Something about it was blocking the MMS portion, regular SMS was fine.
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Interesting. What carrier do you use? The only thing I can think of is that somehow your mms data is coming from a domain that is being blocked by adaway (which would be very strange...) If that is the case then you could whitelist the domain in adaway once you determined what domain it is.
OP: One thing to keep in mind with systemless root, it does not work with all programs because some programs have hardcoded paths to SU. This is why I have stuck to traditional root for the highest compatability. The tradeoff being that I have to manually flash the security updates. Not a huge deal as it takes five minutes out of my life and data is preserved.

dratsablive said:
Yes it was definitely Ad-Away. Tried using different messaging apps. Once I removed Ad-Away it MMS worked again. Something about it was blocking the MMS portion, regular SMS was fine.
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Weird, I don't have any issues. Maybe because I'm on Project Fi? Glad to hear you got in working though.:good:

akarol said:
But how would you flash the zip? Doesn't you need a custom recovery. If so, why not just root?
Regardless, I like having my device weekly backed up as well. Can never be too careful.
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Which module for one-handed mode please?
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I use this module https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hamzah.onehandmode coupled with gravity box to toggle via long pressing the recenta button on the navbar
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I'm still on the traditional root method also. At least it doesn't sound too hard to update. One thing about traditional root is I believe Android pay won't work if you use that.
Rick

racing_md said:
Interesting. What carrier do you use? The only thing I can think of is that somehow your mms data is coming from a domain that is being blocked by adaway (which would be very strange...) If that is the case then you could whitelist the domain in adaway once you determined what domain it is.
OP: One thing to keep in mind with systemless root, it does not work with all programs because some programs have hardcoded paths to SU. This is why I have stuck to traditional root for the highest compatability. The tradeoff being that I have to manually flash the security updates. Not a huge deal as it takes five minutes out of my life and data is preserved.
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I am on AT&T.

dudekiller said:
then i guess if i was going to distill this down to what im really trying to get at is, i passionatly hate ads, they completely ruin my mobile experience and i just wanted to filter them out. is there a non-rooted way to do this?
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You can use Adguard without root. I use it since 3 month and for me it's way better than Adaway.

-X5- said:
You can use Adguard without root. I use it since 3 month and for me it's way better than Adaway.
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awesome suggestion... i will use this... though it is a bit concerning running all of my traffic through an unknown vpn... a lot of trust going on there...

Rooting My Nexus 6p

Hello,
I really want to root my Nexus 6p but I have a few questions.
1) How can I make it so that if it goes wrong I can get my phone back it's original state with all my stuff there. (Backing up basically)
2) How can I make it so that when I have rooted my phone keeps the same layout (I use Nova) and all my apps, games contacts etc. are reinstalled
3) How do I root my Nexus 6p, 6.0.1. I was going to use this gadget hacks tutorial but I didn't know if it would work?
Thanks alot,
Callum

callum_suttle said:
Hello,
I really want to root my Nexus 6p but I have a few questions.
1) How can I make it so that if it goes wrong I can get my phone back it's original state with all my stuff there. (Backing up basically)
2) How can I make it so that when I have rooted my phone keeps the same layout (I use Nova) and all my apps, games contacts etc. are reinstalled
3) How do I root my Nexus 6p, 6.0.1. I was going to use this gadget hacks tutorial but I didn't know if it would work?
Thanks alot,
Callum
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It's all in my guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/guides-how-to-guides-beginners-t3206928
You first need to unlock your bootloader, then install TWRP recovery, then you can flash SuperSU to gain root. To answer your questions:
1. You can't. Unlocking the bootloader wipes the device, so you need to backup your photos, videos, etc to your PC first. You can't backup your apps and settings. This is why it's a good idea to unlock your bootloader when you first get the device.
2. You'll have to download your apps again though. Your contacts should be synced with your Google account so they'll just sync back to the device.
3. See my guide linked above. It's very detailed and has everything you need to know.

Will android not automatically download apps when I log in?
Also is there a way of keeping my settings the same.
I wish I had rooted right away but too late now.
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callum_suttle said:
Will android not automatically download apps when I log in?
Also is there a way of keeping my settings the same.
I wish I had rooted right away but too late now.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using XDA Free mobile app
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It might download your apps automatically, it never does for me though. There's no way of keeping your settings, the device is going be wiped and there's no way to back them up.

OK thanks

Heisenberg said:
It might download your apps automatically, it never does for me though. There's no way of keeping your settings, the device is going be wiped and there's no way to back them up.
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If I were to root then flash a custom ROM, do I still need to flash different radios and firmwares when newer ones come out? Or does that come with the ROM upon flashing?

mackster248 said:
If I were to root then flash a custom ROM, do I still need to flash different radios and firmwares when newer ones come out? Or does that come with the ROM upon flashing?
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ROMs don't include radios or other firmware components like the bootloader or vendor. When I ROM gets updated and is based on a newer build you'd need to flash those yourself with fastboot (the vendor can be flashed with TWRP though).

Rooted phone, accidentally uninstalled Play Store, and now stuck without it

Hi.
Yesterday, I unlocked the bootloader and rooted my OnePlus 6T. I accidentally completely uninstalled Google Play. I still have the GP Services, Music, and Video on my phone, but Google Play has been completely removed. I've tried reinstalling from multiple APK sources, but every time I try to install anything, it crashes. It does not ask for permissions either. I've tried wiping my phone multiple times, but it still hasn't appeared.
Any solutions would be greatly appreciated. I could try reinstalling the OS through the same tool I used to convert it from the T-Mobile version to international. If that is the solution, then I'd appreciate if you let me know.
Thanks so much.

Have you tried the Msmtool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/tool-6t-msmdownloadtool-v4-0-oos-9-0-5-t3867448
Since you already said you wiped multiple times, this tool should bring your phone back to fresh out of the box factory reset. You'll have to unlock the bootloader and root again if you go this route.
How did you remove the play store anyway? Some kind of app?

Artnig said:
Have you tried the Msmtool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6t/how-to/tool-6t-msmdownloadtool-v4-0-oos-9-0-5-t3867448
Since you already said you wiped multiple times, this tool should bring your phone back to fresh out of the box factory reset. You'll have to unlock the bootloader and root again if you go this route.
How did you remove the play store anyway? Some kind of app?
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Alright, cool. Thanks, this is what I used to turn it from T-Mobile to international as mentioned. I'll do this when I get home.
And no I used a root file explorer, was trying to downgrade to previous version.

Ashiix said:
Alright, cool. Thanks, this is what I used to turn it from T-Mobile to international as mentioned. I'll do this when I get home.
And no I used a root file explorer, was trying to downgrade to previous version.
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Hope it works for you , I believe it should be the easiest method. I think maybe using the same root explorer you can replace the play store, but there's some extra steps like settings permissions that I'm not all that familiar with so I'd just use the Msmtool if I was in your situation.

Artnig said:
Hope it works for you , I believe it should be the easiest method. I think maybe using the same root explorer you can replace the play store, but there's some extra steps like settings permissions that I'm not all that familiar with so I'd just use the Msmtool if I was in your situation.
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Will do

Maybe I'm oversimplifying things but what if you just downloaded the Play Store apk from Apk Mirror?

rickysidhu_ said:
Maybe I'm oversimplifying things but what if you just downloaded the Play Store apk from Apk Mirror?
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Oh sorry about that, I guess I read the OP a bit too fast.
Maybe try fastbooting the factory images before msm tool? Just thinking that way you could save your data from being wiped.

rickysidhu_ said:
Oh sorry about that, I guess I read the OP a bit too fast.
Maybe try fastbooting the factory images before msm tool? Just thinking that way you could save your data from being wiped.
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Yup, just did that, and wouldn't you know, I have Play again. I appreciate the incredibly quick response time.
Have a good one.

rickysidhu_ said:
Maybe I'm oversimplifying things but what if you just downloaded the Play Store apk from Apk Mirror?
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The best answer!!

I did the same thing and was trying to restore it with TiBackup. But it did not do anything and I tried restarting, and it went to boot loader. Anyway I can save my app data?