Hi, i want to know how to remove these pre-installed apps from my Optimus. They're singtel's apps and i don't use these apps here in my country.
FYI, I have rooted my handset with z4root. Thanks guys.
with SystemApp Remover ... phone must be rooted
steps to remove application after Root
# su
#remount rw
#cd system\app
# rm Sample.apk (pls take note that this is case sensitive)
after complete removed all applications that you want remount
# remount ro
# reboot
You can use titanium backup, or you can do it the step by step way (which I prefer).
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su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app [when you get here, type "ls" to see the list of files in that directory]
rm <app name>.apk
Then reboot. I prefer rebooting from the terminal. It's cooler that way
I used ' Uninstaller for Root ' from the market. Very simple . thanks to its developer
I used ' Uninstaller for Root ' from the market. Very simple . thanks to its developer
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I used the same when I was on stock froyo, but now am enjoying gingerbread on rooted optimus one
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I would suggest you root your phone using z4 root if you are on 2.2 and then use titanium backup to uninstall the system bloatware that you wish to remove.
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Carefull not to delete anything you shouldnt
Uninstaller for Root worked fine for me
kewlsid05 said:
I would suggest you root your phone using z4 root if you are on 2.2 and then use titanium backup to uninstall the system bloatware that you wish to remove.
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Hi guys! I have an additional question
If I remove preinstalled apps, will I be able to install the official LG 2.3 update?
Is it safe to remote PCSync.apk?
T.T the phone must be root den can remove the application which build in
haiz ...
Since I like to remove useless apps/servuces I would like to ask you another question:
what is HiddenSdCard.apk and HiddenMenu.apk?
Thanks
yelo3 said:
Since I like to remove useless apps/servuces I would like to ask you another question:
what is HiddenSdCard.apk and HiddenMenu.apk?
Thanks
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yes this is good question,we need answer please!!!
Is it OK if i Uninstall ThinkFree Office ?
Be careful removing pre-installed apps if you are stock and want to be able to update to the next version of stock. Sometimes the update installer looks for those apps to update them and if they are not there it will halt. I learned the hard way and had to completely reinstall stock before it would upgrade. I now use Titanium Backup to "freeze" those apps I don't want so that they are still there when update time comes.
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Hello, I have a LG Optimus One P500. Was a 2.2.2 but I made a downgrade of the O.S. to 2.2 and rooted with z4root!
After that I used Titanium to make a backup on the SD card of the applications I wanted to remove later!
After that I installed: SystemApp Remover v4.13
The application is quite simple to use.
I get rid of: Twitter, Gmail (I use the mail app instead also for my Gmail), Bookmarks, Google Talk and that's it!
I didn't got to much space, but I really need everything else!
I checked to restore my apps from the backup made with Titanium and is reliable!
So, if you want to remove apps on a LG P500 you can use this method!
ktsak said:
Is it OK if i Uninstall ThinkFree Office ?
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you can uninstall this app it is just that it is a nice program to look at windows office documents with that you normally have to pay for, but it does take up a lot of space, its a personal call.
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rooted using z4root and uninstall with titanium back up
ended up installing a rom afterwords so kind on pointless but whatever
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is there a way to backup or save my apps then be able to flash a new rom then restore them without losing data or atleast not have to re download them
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titanium ---- you can find it in the market.....it costs but it restores apps and data.....
if you just want apps ...... eclips3 scripts...they work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6142643
Did you not see the post I made which is about ten posts below this one? Or you can click the link in my sig about the backup and reinstalling of apps script that I wrote.
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ok cool thanks man ill try it
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mkdir /sdcard/backupapp/
cp /data/app/* /sdcard/backupapp/
<do wahtever>
cp /sdcard/backupapp/* /data/app/
mkdir /sdcard/backupapp/
cp /data/app/* /sdcard/backupapp/
cp /sdcard/backupapp/* /data/app/
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Thais exactly what's in my script except for the mkdir which I was looking for to update my script.
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so how do you reinstall, sorry, i'm using a mac
*edit* never mind figured it out
There is an amazing feature in Amon Ra's recovery called "Fix Permissions".
DO NOT WIPE DATA
Click other ->Fix permissions after flashing a new rom.
All your apps will still be installed
As a note - still do a dalvik wipe. ALWAYS.
Thanks
Will either of these methods restore market links so updates will be avail?
Dude, IMO Astro file manager is just plain simple to use for app backup. I mean seriously just install it, run it, go to app/ backup manager and either check all or some apps to backup up. Voila. Don't get no easier than that my friend.
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Dude, IMO Astro file manager is just plain simple to use for app backup. I mean seriously just install it, run it, go to app/ backup manager and either check all or some apps to backup up. Voila. Don't get no easier than that my friend.
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Yes but your apps are not listed in the market after an update to a new ROM. You have to hit next, done like a million times. If your apps arent in the market, you wont get notice about updates. With the donated version of Titanium, it does it all for you automatically. Very simple and full of features. You can get the free version to see what it offers and then pay the 2.99 for the full future one. The dev responds very quickly too.
hi there i rooted my fone a couple of mins ago using the exploid method (026), it was a great success.., lemme go back to my question.., how can i clean up the apps that i don't need.,
in bin4ry's method (024) on step2 folder there's a file called cleanup.cmd i just have to edit it and run it.., it will remove all the unnecessary apps like the moxiersh*t on my (024) x10i..,
but when i used bin4ry's cleanup.cmd on my (026) is says "mount: operation not permitted"
i know they have different sources, but can somebody help me cleaning up my 026x10i?
any links?
Use titanium backup
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Did you use the donate or free version of Titanium Backup? I have installed the free version but i still could not figure out how to delete or uninstall unwanted programs. Care to share how you did it? Thanks
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long press the app u want 2 delete
nooo i dont need titanium backup.., what i said is.., the CMD(command) file in the root that can cleanup the apps using the computer not the phone itself..,
Jus use the cleanup file.. don't mount your usb, make sure usb debugging is on n c what happens!
as for titanium backup, there's nothing wrong with it.. does the job!! plus the full version can b used to freeze apps to c how the rest of your phone would react if u had actually uninstalled it!!
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hi i still can't delete from titanium(free version).it doesn't give me an option to delete.
and from the cleanup file it tells me rm failed.red-only file system
yet the apps are still there!!(moxier,quadrapop etc.)
am i doing something wrong?
Download busybox of market and c if that confirms your root privileges..
if so then go into titanium n try your luck again
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use exploid 1.08, once rooted again, open exploid app again, click unsecure shell, rerun the cleanup cmd. u should now be read/write mounted...
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bryanvincent said:
nooo i dont need titanium backup.., what i said is.., the CMD(command) file in the root that can cleanup the apps using the computer not the phone itself..,
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Make sure you edit the cleanup.cmd so it doesn't remove stuff you might need or want to keep.
Ang3losqws said:
hi i still can't delete from titanium(free version).it doesn't give me an option to delete.
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You just tap the app, as long pressing gives you a different menu.
yes, thanks, everything ok, cause in another post it said longpress that's why i couldn't see it.yet there's another problem.i uninstall creatouch yet it keeps on showing up in apps and menu...why is that?
Ang3losqws said:
yes, thanks, everything ok, cause in another post it said longpress that's why i couldn't see it.yet there's another problem.i uninstall creatouch yet it keeps on showing up in apps and menu...why is that?
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If I remember correctly, what I did was uninstall it with TB, then using roorexplorer navigate to data/app and remove the apk, then went to app-private and removed it from there too.
thanks man, finally got rid of it!
I need to delete what i dont use to free up my phone storage and possibly will make my phone a little faster correct?
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try titanium backup.
you can uninstall any app (system and user).
You can even backup and restore apps.
Just make sure you have root enabled.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
rforums said:
try titanium backup.
you can uninstall any app (system and user).
You can even backup and restore apps.
Just make sure you have root enabled.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup
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Thank you very much dude
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you can also use root uninstaller and system app remover
Yea those both work you can also partition your SD and try ungazed data2sd I am using it and have 1.7 gigs of memory for apps
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imho I think it's a lot easier to just do it via ADB. If you're not comfortable with the command line, I really don't think you should be flashing stuff to your phone. It's really easy to manage your phone via ADB. Just open a terminal/command prompt, adb shell as root
Code:
adb shell
su
and then remount the /system as read/write
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mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
then just
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cd /system/app
from there you can ls to bring up a list
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ls
of all the system .apk that you can't uninstall normally. For the most part (especially with custom ROMs) they're named relatively logically. you can delete the ones you want to get rid of with rm. for example, to remove the market you should enter
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rm /system/app/Vending.apk
i tryed this to uninstall a sys app , with TB, hard reset is the result / lgf2.2.2 , rooted
LE. busybox needed
Use absolute system root tools..i hv removed unwanted apps from devoid using it.
The force restart upon removal of apps from within the phone is precisely why I recommend doing this with the ADB. Better yet, just use a minimal rom like devoid and then add to it what you need. Too many things can go wrong when you start deleting stuff.
can I use any uninstaller app from the market to do this, or do I need a special one? thx.
I believe you have to be s off
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You could try SystemApp Remover (market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.danesh.system.app.remover&feature=search_result ). It only requires root and busybox for most devices. I say most because it requires S-OFF for the HTC Desire.
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I believe you have to be s off
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Just a lil curious... Wont the Titanium Backup do the job??
My Aria is S-off. is that changes anything?
didn't tried titanium backup.
CaptainMaki said:
My Aria is S-off. is that changes anything?
didn't tried titanium backup.
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If it does, then its for the better. You could try Titanium backup or some root uninstaller like the one linked.
thx, I will try titanium.
Bloat freezer works well too if all you wanna do us freeze them. I use it to freeze some system apps.
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CaptainMaki said:
can I use any uninstaller app from the market to do this, or do I need a special one? thx.
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Search this forum, there is a thread about removing bloatware using adb commands - no s-off needed.
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EDIT: see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735255&highlight=bloatware
I'm comfortable using ADB commands, but still if that can be done using titianum backup then using ADB seems just a hassle.
Bloat freezer works well too if all you wanna do us freeze them. I use it to freeze some system apps.
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what do you mean by freeze?
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what do you mean by freeze?
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I did a quick search and found this: "Freezing an app prevents it from running constantly in the background on its own and pretty much makes it invisible to the system."
I would just freeze system apps that you don't want/need. You can just unfreeze if something goes wrong.
Like today my voice search was force closing on me and tried everything to make it work. Finally figured out it needed the stock browser to work, I had it frozen since I use dolphin.
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so far uninstalled most of AT&T apps and everything is OK. good tip about the browser. would freeze it.
reboot to clockwork recovery, mount /system via partitions menu, attach usb to PC, adb shell, remove the offending APKs via the busybox shell.
/system is writable when in CWR's busybox.
Works for me with CWR 2.5.0.1, s-on, hboot 0.57 (original aria) and CM71
Please, knows somebody, how to uninstall preinstalled google maps from mediapad? I cant find app in system/apps and Titanium Backup is no way.
It's in /cust/hw/normal/app
Thank you very much. I am gona try to remove it.
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any luck
sorry to bump an old thread but has anybody succeeded in removing the stock maps apk? I need to install a re-engineered version cos navigation is not enabled in my country.
dak****haw said:
sorry to bump an old thread but has anybody succeeded in removing the stock maps apk? I need to install a re-engineered version cos navigation is not enabled in my country.
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Your tablet needs to be rooted to remove system apps. After that you should be able to use Titanium backup or any root explorer to remove the app.
Not working
isolated_epidemic said:
Your tablet needs to be rooted to remove system apps. After that you should be able to use Titanium backup or any root explorer to remove the app.
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Hi, I have already rooted my tab. When I try to use Titanium backup or Root explorer, it says that I cant remove the app because it's read only.
On a lighter note, I hate how my name has been "censored"
dak****haw said:
Hi, I have already rooted my tab. When I try to use Titanium backup or Root explorer, it says that I cant remove the app because it's read only.
On a lighter note, I hate how my name has been "censored"
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Interesting... Are you running a custom ROM, or stock? Second, when using Root Explorer, did you make sure to hit the itty bitty "Mount R/W" button at the top of the file list? Third, have you tried "freezing" the app with Titanium Backup instead of deleting, sometimes that works. Otherwise, you may have to try ADB to remove or rename the apk, or see if someone has a flashable zip for the custom maps apk you need.