This post is about preventing software problems in your android after rooting your android device.
When you flash a file (.zip etc) using the stock or custom recovery sometimes it makes unwanted changes in the file system which may lead to problems like your device never booting up, called bootloop. Sometimes you may have accidentally deleted system files. I will share some ways to prevent such things and keep your device brick free from the experiences that I have gathered while using 4 android devices and rooting them and flashing custom roms and stuff.
When you flash a file (.zip etc) using the stock or custom recovery sometimes it makes unwanted changes in the file system which may lead to problems like your device never booting up, called bootloop. Sometimes you may have accidentally deleted system files. I will share some ways to prevent such things and keep your device brick free from the experiences that I have gathered while using 4 android devices and rooting them and flashing custom roms and stuff.
1. Recoveries:
Flashing a custom recovery is advised when you are going to toy with your android like rooting and flashing custom roms. Custom recovery like CWM, TWRP etx give you the option of backing up the rom and reverting back to the back up in case somthing goes wrong. SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU NEVER FLASH AN INCOMPATIBLE CUSTOM RECOVERY. Make sure that it compatible. Sometimes back up and restore may be possible but incompatible recoveries will give you error when you boot up the device.
Flashing a custom recovery is advised when you are going to toy with your android like rooting and flashing custom roms. Custom recovery like CWM, TWRP etx give you the option of backing up the rom and reverting back to the back up in case somthing goes wrong. SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU NEVER FLASH AN INCOMPATIBLE CUSTOM RECOVERY. Make sure that it compatible. Sometimes back up and restore may be possible but incompatible recoveries will give you error when you boot up the device.
2. Deleting system apps:
So you have got your android rooted. You want to delete bloatware, unwanted softwares. There are some apps that are crucial for the android system to work properly.
So Do your research and see if the app that is in /system/app/ can be deleted or not.
You can delete app that is in data/app/ which is like uninstalling an app but without deleting the folders and temp files etc. I used that directory mainly for copying apks and saving them.
So you have got your android rooted. You want to delete bloatware, unwanted softwares. There are some apps that are crucial for the android system to work properly.
So Do your research and see if the app that is in /system/app/ can be deleted or not.
You can delete app that is in data/app/ which is like uninstalling an app but without deleting the folders and temp files etc. I used that directory mainly for copying apks and saving them.
3. Always keep a backup of your current ROM.
4. Whenever you phone has software issues just restore the back up rom and your phone will work again.
5. UNROOTED PHONE NEVER BOOTING UP
If you face that problem, it happens to a lot of people, just go to your factory recovery menu.
Procedure:
Shutdown phone completely.
Press Power Button + Volume Up Simultaneously.(depends on device. Google the procedure for your device if the one below doesn't work)
Shortly after 5 seconds or more a page will load up with options like apply update zip, factory reset, wipe cache, etc.
Scroll with volume + and -
Select with Power Button
Select factory rest. This will revert your android to stock like before you bought your device.
After reset, select Reboot.
Hopefully your device will boot up!
If you face that problem, it happens to a lot of people, just go to your factory recovery menu.
Procedure:
Shutdown phone completely.
Press Power Button + Volume Up Simultaneously.(depends on device. Google the procedure for your device if the one below doesn't work)
Shortly after 5 seconds or more a page will load up with options like apply update zip, factory reset, wipe cache, etc.
Scroll with volume + and -
Select with Power Button
Select factory rest. This will revert your android to stock like before you bought your device.
After reset, select Reboot.
Hopefully your device will boot up!
6: INSTALLING EXPOSED MODULE
Make sure that Your deivice and rom supports it. I have pretty much bricked every time I tried this without researching pretty well.
Make sure that Your deivice and rom supports it. I have pretty much bricked every time I tried this without researching pretty well.
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