Okay so i superoneclicked my vibrant to gain root and install bisy box. I purchased root explorer off the market and tried to remove the avatar apk but its says its a read only file. Wtf. How do i get rid of all this bloatware without having to flash a custom rom?
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Check to make sure it is mounted as r/w. Across the top it will say "mounted as r/o" or r/w with a button to change it to the other.
R/w = read/write
R/o = read only
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PhoneConnect247 said:
Okay so i superoneclicked my vibrant to gain root and install bisy box. I purchased root explorer off the market and tried to remove the avatar apk but its says its a read only file. Wtf. How do i get rid of all this bloatware without having to flash a custom rom?
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there is a option to mount r/w so you can delete bloatware it is top middle tap on it
Top right, but yeah.
or...
d/l and install Titanium Backup
it will show all apps including stock bloatware that you dont need, click on uninstall and wala! gone!
The bloater app is helpful for installing or removing stock apps.
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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!
After trying to install the new OTA updated and got stuck on the vibrant/samsung screen I use ODIN to get back to original and install the new tar file...however now I lose root and I wanna deleted some of the bloatware that is on my phone now.
I used the one click root on my vibrant the first time I root if I use this again will it work or is there another method?
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DKM119 said:
After trying to install the new OTA updated and got stuck on the vibrant/samsung screen I use ODIN to get back to original and install the new tar file...however now I lose root and I wanna deleted some of the bloatware that is on my phone now.
I used the one click root on my vibrant the first time I root if I use this again will it work or is there another method?
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All of the existing root methods work with JI6, so you're okeedokee.
I have tried all day to regain root access. I had to use ODIN to get the update correctly. I used the one click root (update.zip) method but still cannot delete any of the bloatware or irritating startup/shutdown sounds.
I can use ROM Manager to Reboot Into Recovery but when I try to use Root Explorer to delete unwanted apps or those god awful sounds it gives me the following message:
"Warning PowerOn.wav cannot be deleted because the file system is read-only"
Now I know this means that I don't have full root access. I am going to try to uninstall and reinstall Root Explorer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I had the same problem (unable to delete bloatware) but I installed the latest root explorer and I delete all of the (safe) bloatware without a problem.
I don't know about the "intro" cause I have my system volume on minimum.
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ecardwell1 said:
I have tried all day to regain root access. I had to use ODIN to get the update correctly. I used the one click root (update.zip) method but still cannot delete any of the bloatware or irritating startup/shutdown sounds.
I can use ROM Manager to Reboot Into Recovery but when I try to use Root Explorer to delete unwanted apps or those god awful sounds it gives me the following message:
"Warning PowerOn.wav cannot be deleted because the file system is read-only"
Now I know this means that I don't have full root access. I am going to try to uninstall and reinstall Root Explorer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You just need to re-root your phone dude.. this time, use OCLF!
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ecardwell1 said:
I have tried all day to regain root access. I had to use ODIN to get the update correctly. I used the one click root (update.zip) method but still cannot delete any of the bloatware or irritating startup/shutdown sounds.
I can use ROM Manager to Reboot Into Recovery but when I try to use Root Explorer to delete unwanted apps or those god awful sounds it gives me the following message:
"Warning PowerOn.wav cannot be deleted because the file system is read-only"
Now I know this means that I don't have full root access. I am going to try to uninstall and reinstall Root Explorer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If super user pops up to ask for permission then you are rooted. With Root Explorer giving you the read only error, there is the toggle button at the top to go back and forth between R/O and R/W. Give that a shot before starting the process all over.
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Samcrow said:
With Root Explorer giving you the read only error, there is the toggle button at the top to go back and forth between R/O and R/W. Give that a shot before starting the process all over.
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That was it. I never noticed that up there before. Thanks for that advise. Finally starting to feel normal again after the whole OTA update debacle.
i have tried all of the options mentioned, however when i select deleted it will say that the file was deleted but it still wont delete it off of my phone and when i go back into root explorer it is there again..........any ideas as to what may be happening?
Whenever I start titanium backup, my thunderbolt freezes. I have wiped several times all with the same result. Also I have the paid versions of these apps so I would like to use those instead. I have also tried to use the bamf toolkit to remove titanium backup and that cause the phone to freeze add well.
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Thades said:
Whenever I start titanium backup, my thunderbolt freezes. I have wiped several times all with the same result. Also I have the paid versions of these apps so I would like to use those instead. I have also tried to use the bamf toolkit to remove titanium backup and that cause the phone to freeze add well.
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Going into settings > applications > manage apps, does it freeze if you try to remove it that way?
There is not an option to uninstall. The button is grayed out. I think it is installed as a system application. Since I can't post in the das bamf thread, I have to post here hoping that there is a flash I can do or some other app on the market place that can uninstall system apps.
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Thades said:
Whenever I start titanium backup, my thunderbolt freezes. I have wiped several times all with the same result. Also I have the paid versions of these apps so I would like to use those instead. I have also tried to use the bamf toolkit to remove titanium backup and that cause the phone to freeze add well.
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i am having the same issues as well as the following:
i think titanium backup free is part of the BAMF Remix 1.6.3 ROM. yes?
i am trying to update to titanium pro. i get the message "this is a system application." then the following message... "application not installed"
anyone have a reason why i cant upgrade the free version to the premium version? i have not upgraded to 1.63 yet.
thanks
markkal123 said:
i am having the same issues as well as the following:
i think titanium backup free is part of the BAMF Remix 1.6.3 ROM. yes?
i am trying to update to titanium pro. i get the message "this is a system application." then the following message... "application not installed"
anyone have a reason why i cant upgrade the free version to the premium version? i have not upgraded to 1.63 yet.
thanks
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I can install the pro key but it still freezes, even if I install the titanium backup from the market
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anyone have any thoughts on this? i'm still trying to update the free version of titanium backup with the premium version. in bamf1.63
You can delete the .apk for each file located in /system/app using root explorer or a file manager with root permissions. Since these were installed as system apps, they can't be uninstalled from the regular settings>manage apps menu, but you can delete with Root explorer.
I have deleted kernel manager this way - my pro key with titanium works with the system version, so I haven't deleted that.
spyderman09 said:
You can delete the .apk for each file located in /system/app using root explorer or a file manager with root permissions. Since these were installed as system apps, they can't be uninstalled from the regular settings>manage apps menu, but you can delete with Root explorer.
I have deleted kernel manager this way - my pro key with titanium works with the system version, so I haven't deleted that.
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weird because I tried that and it kept reappearing.
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Thades said:
weird because I tried that and it kept reappearing.
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Did you delete or move the apk? Reason I ask is that I moved it to my SD card (in case it caused issues) and realized that I wasn't hitting R/W in the upper corner, so it wasn't actually removing it, just copying the file in read-only mode.
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Did you delete or move the apk? Reason I ask is that I moved it to my SD card (in case it caused issues) and realized that I wasn't hitting R/W in the upper corner, so it wasn't actually removing it, just copying the file in read-only mode.
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You are a genius. I was in read only mode and the app I am using never warned me. I am using super manager. You have to set root permissions in the apps configuration.
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Did you delete or move the apk? Reason I ask is that I moved it to my SD card (in case it caused issues) and realized that I wasn't hitting R/W in the upper corner, so it wasn't actually removing it, just copying the file in read-only mode.
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OK... So I was able to remove titanium backup.
Now, I have the same problem with it from the market. Seems like a bamf issue and not an app issue.
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so i have s-off, root, custom recovery , the works......but y cant i UNINSTALL stupid bloat? i can disable, but not uninstall via an app like my 4gevo ........is me just stupid?
Hummm. Well what have you tried so far???? As in apps??
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did you already flash the su zip or a rooted rom?
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Get Root Explorer and use that, or if you're not sure and need to make sure you have root access just download busybox from the market and it will check to see if you have root, that's a fast way to determine if your root access is functioning or not.
unslav3d said:
so i have s-off, root, custom recovery , the works......but y cant i UNINSTALL stupid bloat? i can disable, but not uninstall via an app like my 4gevo ........is me just stupid?
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Just install Root Explorer from market..then go to system>app> and click and hold on what u want removed and then click delete(If it says it cant be deleted the click where it says write r/o or write r/w up top i always get them confused..lol..then do it again it then they will delete no problem) I just got rid of a crapload of bloat this way..hope it helps
nice thanx guys, yeah i figured it just wasnt as easy as using system app uninstaller n **** =* lol
and yes im all rooted for shizzle n junk and got paid foreman rate on a construction site to do it , while it rained, ****ING GREAT DAY
i wonder why that is though.......ya know?
for clarification, no app uninstaller for root is working for ne one els then right?
unslav3d said:
i wonder why that is though.......ya know?
for clarification, no app uninstaller for root is working for ne one els then right?
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Every root app should work except ones that depend on kernel mods (i. e. market version of Wireless Tether). I used Root Explorer and Titanium Backup to take care of my bloat and all went well.
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I used titanium backup to remove the bloatware. Worked perfect
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Yup tb and re worked fine for me as well.
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I still can't get tb working. All other root apps are fine. Flashed toasts Su an still no joy
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Go to the development section and search for Vipermod, that's the best way to uninstall the bloat
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laie1472 said:
Yup tb and re worked fine for me as well.
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I used titanium backup to remove the bloatware but the icons/shorcuts are still there in the app drawer.
DarkManX4lf said:
I used titanium backup to remove the bloatware but the icons/shorcuts are still there in the app drawer.
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Nevermind, I used viperboy scripts and a reboot later and the bloatware is gone from the app drawer as well. I'm not sure if it was viperboy scripts or titanium backup that removed it from the app drawer but a reboot helped.
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Nevermind, I used viperboy scripts and a reboot later and the bloatware is gone from the app drawer as well. I'm not sure if it was viperboy scripts or titanium backup that removed it from the app drawer but a reboot helped.
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Glad you got it worked out
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Running into strange issue.
Have complete root. Using root explorer, root user granted.
When i first go into the program I can set to R/W. However, once R/W is set and then I go into the system folder it goes back to R/O. If I back out to the first page it goes back to R/W.
It's very weird that it'll only stay R/W on some folders and not others.
Any ideas what might cause this?
UPDATE: I uninstalled root explorer and downloaded ES File Explorer. Gave ES root permissions, and hurrayyyy. I can delete the bloatware.
Recently rooted s4. I tried using Rom Toolbox to uninstall some of the factory bloatware and it doesn't work. It goes through the motions as if it's uninstalling it, a popup with a percentage comes up, finishes and closes but the apps are still there. How exactly do I go about removing some of this awful bloatware?
I prefer to use tibu backup or root explorer. Most file browsers you have to grant read write privileges or it wont work.
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Use link2sd for removing system apps
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Must be rooted, TiBU and or Root Explorer...TiBu is the safest, and you may want to freeze them first to see if you have issues, then if you don't, delete them.
Good luck...
Thanks