I've noticed - and was surprised to see - that there's a fair amount of bloatware on my CM7 distribution, including:
Clock
Downloads
File Manager
Music
News and Weather
Videos
Voice Dialer
Can I remove those by mounting via USB and removing APKs? Can it be removed using Root Explorer?
Which method? And, if so, where do I delete the files?
All of the extra icons are driving me nuts and I can't seen any reason for hanging onto apps that I don't use...
Thanks!
I'm not an expert but I think these are just vanilla gingerbread apps, and therefore were included with CM7. They're not bloat in the sense that they're not apps loaded on by your carrier (e.g. VZ Navigation) or by the manufacturer (e.g. Kies Air).
You can probably get rid of them really easily by mounting R/W in Root Explorer and deleting/renaming the apks in system/app. I like the idea of renaming a .apk to something like .bak (backup) so you keep the file, but it disappears from the system.
You can remove our freeze them with titanium backup as well.
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Yeah, Root Explorer will work, just give it the usual root permissions and you're good. Delete them from the system apps folder. Why would you want to remove the clock though? You must have an outstanding circadian rhythm.
I don't consider them as bloatwares; they're all needed for daily uses except voice dialer
I just create a bloat folder on my sdcard and move those over. Some of them, live wallpapers, etc, all go there.
Thanks everyone for the great feedback - I do have an excellent circadian rhythm. I kid, the clock stays, but to minho422, dude, you need to drop those basic apps in favor of more exciting, robust ones!
Downloads (I don't know why I'd ever need that)
File Manager - RootExplorer/Astro
Music - Winamp, Rockplayer, Mobo
News and Weather - that's just a joke
Videos - Rockplayer, Mobo
shaels said:
I've noticed - and was surprised to see - that there's a fair amount of bloatware on my CM7 distribution, including:
Clock
Downloads
File Manager
Music
News and Weather
Videos
Voice Dialer
Can I remove those by mounting via USB and removing APKs? Can it be removed using Root Explorer?
Which method? And, if so, where do I delete the files?
All of the extra icons are driving me nuts and I can't seen any reason for hanging onto apps that I don't use...
Thanks!
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That's not crapware, that's stock Android.
shaels said:
I've noticed - and was surprised to see - that there's a fair amount of bloatware on my CM7 distribution, including:
Clock
Downloads
File Manager
Music
News and Weather
Videos
Voice Dialer
Can I remove those by mounting via USB and removing APKs? Can it be removed using Root Explorer?
Which method? And, if so, where do I delete the files?
All of the extra icons are driving me nuts and I can't seen any reason for hanging onto apps that I don't use...
Thanks!
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Wouldn't "bloatware" be apps that constantly run in the background and slow your phone down (i.e. Make it feel more "bloated") ?
shaels said:
I've noticed - and was surprised to see - that there's a fair amount of bloatware on my CM7 distribution, including:
Clock
Downloads
File Manager
Music
News and Weather
Videos
Voice Dialer
Can I remove those by mounting via USB and removing APKs? Can it be removed using Root Explorer?
Which method? And, if so, where do I delete the files?
All of the extra icons are driving me nuts and I can't seen any reason for hanging onto apps that I don't use...
Thanks!
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I've been searching all over and I havnt found any related threads regarding hiding pictures on the vibrant. I have some pictures that i want to hide but i cannot find any info on how to accomplish this. I've tried a few apps that supposedly did it but i really didnt like how they worked. If anyone has any suggestions on how to accomplish this task please share!
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You can always just create a zip file using Astro. From there move the pictures within the zip file.
Don't know why you'd want to but that should work as the regular file system/programs don't recognize zip files.
I dont want my kids to accidently stumble across certain pictures if they pick up my phone. I was hoping there was a way to rename a directory or a place that the gallery doesnt look in.
If you rename the folder with your porn pics by putting a dot in front of the folder name then that folder will be hidden. It would hide it from the gallery viewer and what not as well as from the regular file system. To access it again you'd have to use a file manager program like Astro or Root Explorer where you can navigate to those hidden folders. From there you can just enter them and click on the pictures you want to view then but you won't have the porn picture flip or scroll capability like in gallery view...
you can also add a ".nomedia" (without quotes) file to hide them too.. not sure if it works in Gallery but I know it works for music. I use it to keep my ringtones and notifications out of the music player.
TheExpertNoob said:
you can also add a ".nomedia" (without quotes) file to hide them too.. not sure if it works in Gallery but I know it works for music. I use it to keep my ringtones and notifications out of the music player.
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Works in Gallery because I forgot I created one and I got really frustrated trying to figure out why my phone would scan files, but would never show up in gallery. LOL
I downloaded Pandora and it does a great job of hiding pictures and videos, plus it is password protected. It has a picture of a box not to be confused with Pandora music app.
Thanks guys I added a period before the folder name using Root Explorer and after a reboot it is now hidden from the gallery... exactly what i was looking for
Woohoo! The porn is safe!
Is there a way to prevent certain pictures and videos from appearing in the gallery?
Also can I lock apps to prevent their use.
On my sisters phone the video player says that avatar is locked.
Most of the apps in the market to hide stuff do little more than hide the file by adding a dot to the beginning of the filename and/or changing the file extension to txt. This will hide it from the gallery and video player, but it still will be visible to any good file manager.
The locked thing on Avatar might be due to DRM.
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Vibrantthing said:
Is there a way to prevent certain pictures and videos from appearing in the gallery?
Also can I lock apps to prevent their use.
On my sisters phone the video player says that avatar is locked.
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like what t313 said...just add a dot/period (.) in front of the file/folder name. i found that windows doesnt allow me to add a dot ,so i use my file manager(Astro PRO) on my phone to manually rename.
basically your phones gallery will ignore anything with a dot in front of the name. on my phone, i have a folder called .hide. thats where i put files that i want hidden
brian_v3ntura said:
like what t313 said...just add a dot/period (.) in front of the file/folder name. i found that windows doesnt allow me to add a dot ,so i use my file manager(Astro PRO) on my phone to manually rename.
basically your phones gallery will ignore anything with a dot in front of the name. on my phone, i have a folder called .hide. thats where i put files that i want hidden
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Just remember that brian_v3ntura said to use a file manager to add the dot, and so by extension this "hidden" folder will not show up in the gallery (or anything that respects hidden files and folders) but will still show up in most decent file mangers.
If you girlfreind/wife/parents/mountain goat happen to snoop around using the file manager they might find that folder you named ".HardCoreDonkeyPorn" so even though security through obscurity almost never works out, it might still help a little to name it something like ".sbin" instead.
One of the reasons to avoid the market programs is because there "hidden" folders stand out a bit when they are named something like ".HiddenFolder" or ".MyVault"
Just something to keep in mind. The long and short of it is, if you don't want CSI to finds it, don't put it on the phone at all.
T313C0mun1s7 said:
Just remember that brian_v3ntura said to use a file manager to add the dot, and so by extension this "hidden" folder will not show up in the gallery (or anything that respects hidden files and folders) but will still show up in most decent file mangers.
If you girlfreind/wife/parents/mountain goat happen to snoop around using the file manager they might find that folder you named ".HardCoreDonkeyPorn" so even though security through obscurity almost never works out, it might still help a little to name it something like ".sbin" instead.
One of the reasons to avoid the market programs is because there "hidden" folders stand out a bit when they are named something like ".HiddenFolder" or ".MyVault"
Just something to keep in mind. The long and short of it is, if you don't want CSI to finds it, don't put it on the phone at all.
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actually astrology file manager ad supported version and the PRO version has a setting to hide hidden files so it doesn't show up in the file manager until u reenable in settings. or just create a zip file using astro then hide
brian_v3ntura said:
actually astrology file manager ad supported version and the PRO version has a setting to hide hidden files so it doesn't show up in the file manager until u reenable in settings. or just create a zip file using astro then hide
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I did not know this because I don't use it. Does it just create the dot files we mentioned, or does it actually do something special like encrypt it? If it just becomes a dot file then it will still be visible to another file manager, like say root explorer.
Dot files are a standard way to create "hidden" files in Unix and Linux and it goes back over 40 years. The issue is that it fully relies on programs to respect the setting. Even the ls command will show hidden files if you just add the -a switch.
Ty for the tips. One of the things that I wanted hide from the gallery was some apps had their pics show up in the gallery which to me is annoying plus some random album art too. Plus not having to worry about showing pics in gallery to family with some random katy perry pics and gifs is good too.
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Vibrantthing said:
Ty for the tips. One of the things that I wanted hide from the gallery was some apps had their pics show up in the gallery which to me is annoying plus some random album art too. Plus not having to worry about showing pics in gallery to family with some random katy perry pics and gifs is good too.
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Then for these casual cases to hide images, the dot hidden will work just fine for you. I do this to hide all my eBook covers from the gallery. For album art, I just embed it in the ID3 tags. I think it is both cleaner and it makes sure the metadata (in this case album art) travels with the file itself, which is exactly what the ID3 tag is for.
The ".nomedia" file in the directory will keep the media scanner from finding anything. That works to keep random junk out of the gallery - but isn't a "hidden" solution.
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ok so this is my first smart phone and i hate that i feel like such a noob! i am accustomed to having control of everything win7.
i have astro installed on my rooted phone. just downloaded an app from amazon. i have not installed it yet and have no idea where the dang app is temporarily stored.
is there anyway to take control of the default file location for downloads? i would like to save the apk to my pc prior to installing it on the phone.
additionally im guessing that when an app is installed it creates folders and file locations that the app needs to function on the phone. so when apps are installed and uninstalled over time will there eventually be orphan files and folders that just take up space and cause performance issues?
Most market apps are stored in data/app. No. It wont cause performance issues.
And if yes, what is the name of the app/service that I have to freeze using Titanium Backuup?
I have a 8 GB SD Card with only about 550 MB free, and the stupid media service creates 500mb worth of thumbnails and cache. It re-creates it each time I delete the cache. I'm currently running MIUI Gingerbread 2.3.4. Back when I was running CyanogenMod 6.xx I used to simply freeze the Gallery app and that used to solve the issue, but I don't see the gallery app listed in Titanium on the MIUI ROM. Freezing the MIUI Gallery app didn't stop the thumbnail cache creation process.
Creating a .nomedia file in the respective folders isn't an option because I need my photographs (I have about 20k worth of family/spouse pics that I always carry around on my phone in addition to wallpapers etc.) to be visible in Quickpic / Fishbowl photo app etc.
Any ideas?
javagreen said:
And if yes, what is the name of the app/service that I have to freeze using Titanium Backuup?
I have a 8 GB SD Card with only about 550 MB free, and the stupid media service creates 500mb worth of thumbnails and cache. It re-creates it each time I delete the cache. I'm currently running MIUI Gingerbread 2.3.4. Back when I was running CyanogenMod 6.xx I used to simply freeze the Gallery app and that used to solve the issue, but I don't see the gallery app listed in Titanium on the MIUI ROM. Freezing the MIUI Gallery app didn't stop the thumbnail cache creation process.
Creating a .nomedia file in the respective folders isn't an option because I need my photographs (I have about 20k worth of family/spouse pics that I always carry around on my phone in addition to wallpapers etc.) to be visible in Quickpic / Fishbowl photo app etc.
Any ideas?
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freeeze gallery app and use quickpic, this will save battery too
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22710698#post22710698 on truly disabling the scanner.
Where are those cache files stored so that I can remove them?
If you kill mediascanner, you'll need to go through hell and back for your phone to find newly added media.
GazaIan said:
If you kill mediascanner, you'll need to go through hell and back for your phone to find newly added media.
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Why is that? All my local media is Google Music cache, images that I'd access using QuickPic or videos using MoboPlayer
javagreen said:
And if yes, what is the name of the app/service that I have to freeze using Titanium Backuup?
I have a 8 GB SD Card with only about 550 MB free, and the stupid media service creates 500mb worth of thumbnails and cache. It re-creates it each time I delete the cache. I'm currently running MIUI Gingerbread 2.3.4. Back when I was running CyanogenMod 6.xx I used to simply freeze the Gallery app and that used to solve the issue, but I don't see the gallery app listed in Titanium on the MIUI ROM. Freezing the MIUI Gallery app didn't stop the thumbnail cache creation process.
Creating a .nomedia file in the respective folders isn't an option because I need my photographs (I have about 20k worth of family/spouse pics that I always carry around on my phone in addition to wallpapers etc.) to be visible in Quickpic / Fishbowl photo app etc.
Any ideas?
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Hi javagreen
i don't have idea about how to disable media scanning and what will happens in forward but i am going to help you with myown discovered way (maybe1st time mentioned in xda)
go to the folder that your .thumbnails folders exist
rename or delete that, then using {new} create a new file(without any suffix) named the same .thumbnails
as you will see the size is zero and it will prevent your .thumbnailing engine from creating any thumbnails folder
hit the thank if i helped you
Has anyone tried installing the JB version of Google Music on their Inc 4G? There are a few threads from other forums with instructions. Seems like success rate is about 50%. I've tried and haven't been able to do it. Some say a quick install of the apk works, others say you have to wipe data from the old app and uninstall it then move the new apk to /system/apps and change permissions to rw-r-r. I've tried pretty much every method. I'm rooted and I have TiBackup installed, so recovering the old app hasn't been a problem, but it would be nice to get the new version working.
In case anyone is interested... I got it to work. Apparently all that's required is to place the apk in /system/app and change the permission to rw-r-r and reboot. I never rebooted. I was monkeying around last night with some things and during that playtime I rebooted my phone. When I got in the car this morning and launched Google Music, I was surprised to see that the JB version was present and fully functional! I know a reboot is generally required for system changes to take effect, but it just plain never dawned on me yesterday.
tldr:
Jelly Bean version of Google Music works on the Incredible 4G.
Download apk here: http://goo.gl/84ZqS
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In case anyone is interested... I got it to work. Apparently all that's required is to place the apk in /system/app and change the permission to rw-r-r and reboot. I never rebooted. I was monkeying around last night with some things and during that playtime I rebooted my phone. When I got in the car this morning and launched Google Music, I was surprised to see that the JB version was present and fully functional! I know a reboot is generally required for system changes to take effect, but it just plain never dawned on me yesterday.
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Jelly Bean version of Google Music works on the Incredible 4G.
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Does the jelly bean version give you an option of where to store your music? I am looking into/having to mount the default folder it chooses to a location on my larger SD card just so I don't load up the phone.
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Does the jelly bean version give you an option of where to store your music? I am looking into/having to mount the default folder it chooses to a location on my larger SD card just so I don't load up the phone.
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I'm unsure. I don't see anything in the settings menu that let's you choose where to store music. I just downloaded an album that I keep online and it went to "Phone storage", not my external SD card. But, if I put music directly on the SD card (via USB), it should show up in the app. Is that what you're looking for?
It seems like it is the same as the current version. I like to use the rating features to sort new music and decide what to keep. This is dependent on there being a link to the google music servers so that my ratings show up on the website. Also it lets my sync music without having to upload it to the phone specifically.
re-routing the folder that it stores the music on will let me hold more than the internal memory's capacity of music on my SD card, yet allow the link to exist that sends play data/ratings/etc back and forth between the web interface and the app itself.
Short answer seems to be that they still have not added this feature.
IceWilly said:
It seems like it is the same as the current version. I like to use the rating features to sort new music and decide what to keep. This is dependent on there being a link to the google music servers so that my ratings show up on the website. Also it lets my sync music without having to upload it to the phone specifically.
re-routing the folder that it stores the music on will let me hold more than the internal memory's capacity of music on my SD card, yet allow the link to exist that sends play data/ratings/etc back and forth between the web interface and the app itself.
Short answer seems to be that they still have not added this feature.
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Yeah, it seems that way. Looks like the only changes, besides Nexus Q support, are graphical. Instead of the generic album cover art for a playlist containing songs from multiple albums, the album art is now a mosaic of the album covers included in the playlist. The widget now shows album art. Oh, and you'll like this, the widget now allows you to "thumbs up" the current track, so that should work out nicely for your sorting method.
Found something else, you can now choose "Add to queue" from pop-up menu on albums, tracks, and play lists.
Does beats work with this?
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ragnarokxg said:
Does beats work with this?
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Yes... Everything is fully operational.
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Looks like the Play Store has an official update available right now to get the JB Google music app.
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I'm unsure. I don't see anything in the settings menu that let's you choose where to store music. I just downloaded an album that I keep online and it went to "Phone storage", not my external SD card. But, if I put music directly on the SD card (via USB), it should show up in the app. Is that what you're looking for?
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Where did it download the offline music to? I can't find it anywhere. It used to be on the sdcard com.android..
Thanks