Factory Reset AND Package Disabler Pro, Apps still affected. Anyone up for a challenge to solve?

[dllrogers55]

Here's a good challenge for someone to help me solve.

I tried the Package Disabler Pro and disabled the basics in the Magenta color list. Might have added back a few as I saw it affected my usage. Later I decided to uninstall the PDPro but forgot to turn on all that was disabled. I did a factory reset for various reasons and found that disabled apps were still that way. I wrote to the developer and they said this:

"If you un install Package Disabler it will enable all packages." Also they said "Go to Settings - security - Device Administrators un tick package disabler"

The apps did not get enabled after doing this! I sent them a photo of what I'm enclosing here and have not heard back this time. There is no way to enable any of these! I just did another factory reset, this time choosing not to backup/reinstall any apps. Going through the reset, I chose to not restore from any previous backups but act as a new device. After this was done I did use Smart Switch to back up everything but NO applications thinking this would do it. Still no effect. Does anyone have ideas how to restore all of these so I can start fresh again?

I can't even get the Smart Switch to restore all my preferences/settings the way they were, either time (reported to Samsung directly). Very frustrating and so time consuming.



Thanks, and keeping my fingers crossed for a good solution!

 

[giftedmd]

It looks like the the apps you have posted are still enabled on your device (disable is grayed out). Either way, it would be very odd for things to stick after a factory reset. My first suggestion would to reinstall package disabler pro and reenable everything through the app, then do a normal reboot. If that doesn't work, you will need to flash the stock firmware through odin.

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[bassjo]

With "disable' greyed out that simply means the app is enabled and you cannot disable it. See screenshot...

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[dllrogers55]

I thought many of these greyed out were not like that in the beginning. Guess I'm wrong. I did reinstall PDPro to "enable" everything. Nothing was in the disabled list, so maybe it did enable everything. Wish I had documented better. Thanks for the info.

 

[dllrogers55]

What I remember is this ChocoEUKor along with others being on the PDPro basic bloatware list (Magenta items) that CAN be disabled, which I did at the original install of PDPro. Now the box should show Disable in black but it doesn't. I don't really recall seeing anything in the list of Application Manager greyed out. Didn't look at everything of course.

 

[giftedmd]

What I remember is this ChocoEUKor along with others being on the PDPro basic bloatware list (Magenta items) that CAN be disabled, which I did at the original install of PDPro. Now the box should show Disable in black but it doesn't. I don't really recall seeing anything in the list of Application Manager greyed out. Didn't look at everything of course.

There are a lot of things you cant disable through app manager (option will be greyed out) which is why so many people are using package disabler pro. A lot of those magenta items in the app i personally wouldnt disable. Check out my thread for a basic xml file which disables a lot of stuff but keeps all the core functionality. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3184563
If there is stuff you want that gets disabled, just go through and enable them manually.

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