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I'm getting constant FC's from important apps because I don't know whats safe to keep or remove. It would be nice if someone compiled a list of bloatware that can be removed without the phone going haywire.
im curious about opinions and ideas on something i thought of and dont know of its entierly possable.
i know cyanogen has permission restrictions(idk if other roms have this) and an idea i had was to create a su like interface asking what intents can start which applocations and which applications are allowed to start other apps.
the idea behind this is to have a tighter control and potentially save more battery power while not having to freeze or uninstall applications.
for a simple example, android market starts up on boot. im not entrily sure why but in my case, i dont need it. occasionally i find it running on its own. now i dont want to uninstall it, so maybe when it starts itself, the system will ask if its allowed to start when it tries to. now i can say no, and remember this, then it wont by itself.
cool but for apps that share to other apps or launch them like homescreens, they would be on the list of applications allowed to start others. this could help prevent apps from sharing data you dont want to to the other apps as well as keeping some apps from starting others when you dont want them to.
Ok, I'd like to remove apps that I don't use (stock browser, for example), so if its possible, has anyone figured out what apps can be removed without affecting system performance?
kusanagi-sama said:
Ok, I'd like to remove apps that I don't use (stock browser, for example), so if its possible, has anyone figured out what apps can be removed without affecting system performance?
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I removed a whole bunch of apps using Titanium Backup and Root Explorer last night. I really wasnt keeping track, I just removed the obvious ones..then I did a google search and it redirected me back to a thread in this site that actually lists what each app does. try to find it, im not sure where it is.
I think this is the thread you're referring to
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681729
I've been going through Titanium Backup and freezing some of the apps.
So this is my first Android phone, I just rooted it this morning and got ROM toolbox installed. Am I okay to go in and freeze or uninstall all these crappy bloat apps? I noticed in another thread that people were freezing a ton of apps instead of uninstalling - is there any particular reason for this? ROM toolbox apparently gives me the option to uninstall every app that's listed. Is freezing just a better idea for safety reasons? This is all very new to me but I'd like to uninstall as much of this bloat as possible.
Also, are there any other "must have" apps or fixes/tweaks that I should do now that I have root access?
You can uninstall the bloated verizon crap if you want, but some things may not work properly afterwards. i think that's why we usually freeze instead of uninstall.
what you can do instead is make a backup of any/all junk you want to remove. that way it's always there to reinstall if you find your phone not working properly.
if you plan on installing a custom ROM, then none of this even matters. Uninstall to your hearts content. But we typically like original backups of the whole system in case something F's up.
yyhd said:
You can uninstall the bloated verizon crap if you want, but some things may not work properly afterwards. i think that's why we usually freeze instead of uninstall.
what you can do instead is make a backup of any/all junk you want to remove. that way it's always there to reinstall if you find your phone not working properly.
if you plan on installing a custom ROM, then none of this even matters. Uninstall to your hearts content. But we typically like original backups of the whole system in case something F's up.
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This is sorta of off topic, but can you make a backup of everything? I was stupid and uninstalled something i shouldnt have now the I cant login to my google account anywhere on the phone. Could you do this for me and send me the files(s)? It would be a god send.
michaelgg13 said:
This is sorta of off topic, but can you make a backup of everything? I was stupid and uninstalled something i shouldnt have now the I cant login to my google account anywhere on the phone. Could you do this for me and send me the files(s)? It would be a god send.
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Actually, I did the same thing to a couple of apps before I realized what was going on. Then I got titanium backup after posting here and backed everything up, minus the files I uninstalled. It was mostly some random Samsung bloat apps. Everything seems to be working fine, so I don't think I did any damage.
I'll see if I can get the backup uploaded and I'll send you a PM with the link.
Okay so I just got my tab s6, and have rooted it, and now I want to disable or outright remove some of the unnecessary bloatware that came installed on it. But I really don't want to screw up and disable something I shouldn't so I thought I'd ask on here. Which apps are Safe to disable?
There was a thread around here, with a list of stuff you could delete from the Tab S5e which apparently applies to the Tab S6 too, although it didn't give a list of what the package actually did - So, whilst it would remove the bloat without breaking the Tablet, it could also remove some packages that you'd want to keep. For this reason, I didn't bother with it. I'd like to know exactly what I'm removing.