I'm not to familiar with proper forum etiquette, but ill try my best not to offend anyone, first off here is my phone credentials
samsung galaxy S4 active AT&T
SGH-i537
4.4.2
baseband version - i537UCUCNE3
Kernel version 3.4.0-987011
Build number KOY49H.I537UCUCNE3
Secure boot status type samsung
Now here is my issues, i was having severe battery issues so i decided to root this device and add a custom rom with less bloatware and such, having rooted 3 devices previously i figured i could do it. I rooted with Towelroot, installed romchecker to well...check, then superuser. This is where i think i might have severely messed up because i then downloaded System App Remover so that i might be able to get rid of the bloat without flashing a new recovery and a new ROM. The uninstaller worked, however when using it i checked all the items that weren't marked as core item thinking that if it wasn't marked as crucial it wouldn't mess my phone up... man was i wrong!!
Now every time i get a text message my phone wont display who its from and if i click my notification i get the popup "unfortunately, messages has stopped working" same thing applies to internet browser, however i have yet to find the trigger for it, being seemingly random. I am officially at wits end about this! I have been on my computer now for the past 6 hours searching forum posts and asking google what to do without avail. i have already reset my phone to factory defaults by both the settings and from recovery mode and it still persists, i just managed to download safestrap and was going to attempt to flash a new ROM, however safestrap says its installed but wont boot into recovery when i hit the button.
I'd like to also mention that i tried recovering all the files i deleted with SAM however that just failed the several times i tried it and never gave an explanation as to why. However now after i have factory reset the phone it seems most of everything i deleted is back under system items but im still not able to use my messages app without it crashing nor am i able to make use of my browser at times.
I just wanted to remove the useless AT&T and Samsung apps on my phone and get more battery usage but now i cant even seem to find a way to truly bring back whatever was lost because soft and hard resets arent working nor can i get or find a way to flash a new recovery or ROM onto my device. Im sorry if this was long but i know whoever might can help needs as much info as possible so please forgive me if im out of line as per forum rules.
samsung galaxy S4 active AT&T
SGH-i537
4.4.2
baseband version - i537UCUCNE3
Kernel version 3.4.0-987011
Build number KOY49H.I537UCUCNE3
Secure boot status type samsung
Now here is my issues, i was having severe battery issues so i decided to root this device and add a custom rom with less bloatware and such, having rooted 3 devices previously i figured i could do it. I rooted with Towelroot, installed romchecker to well...check, then superuser. This is where i think i might have severely messed up because i then downloaded System App Remover so that i might be able to get rid of the bloat without flashing a new recovery and a new ROM. The uninstaller worked, however when using it i checked all the items that weren't marked as core item thinking that if it wasn't marked as crucial it wouldn't mess my phone up... man was i wrong!!
Now every time i get a text message my phone wont display who its from and if i click my notification i get the popup "unfortunately, messages has stopped working" same thing applies to internet browser, however i have yet to find the trigger for it, being seemingly random. I am officially at wits end about this! I have been on my computer now for the past 6 hours searching forum posts and asking google what to do without avail. i have already reset my phone to factory defaults by both the settings and from recovery mode and it still persists, i just managed to download safestrap and was going to attempt to flash a new ROM, however safestrap says its installed but wont boot into recovery when i hit the button.
I'd like to also mention that i tried recovering all the files i deleted with SAM however that just failed the several times i tried it and never gave an explanation as to why. However now after i have factory reset the phone it seems most of everything i deleted is back under system items but im still not able to use my messages app without it crashing nor am i able to make use of my browser at times.
I just wanted to remove the useless AT&T and Samsung apps on my phone and get more battery usage but now i cant even seem to find a way to truly bring back whatever was lost because soft and hard resets arent working nor can i get or find a way to flash a new recovery or ROM onto my device. Im sorry if this was long but i know whoever might can help needs as much info as possible so please forgive me if im out of line as per forum rules.
