I want to uninstall some stock apps that I got with latest Gingerbread 2.3.3 ROM. How to determine which apps I shouldn't uninstall? For example, can i uninstall Facebook apps, Gmail app, news & weather app...
you will only be able to remove system apps if you are rooted.
If you are rooted and S-ON you can do it via recovery and adb, make sure you mount the system folder.
If your running a winblows PC then find android commander use it instead of adb, makes accessing the android phone so much better.
You can delete most of the stuff in the /system/app folder, depends on what you want to keep, I suggest you copy the files from the phone to local PC harddrive before you delete in case you need them back. Just make sure not to delete those file that look like system apps eg rosie.apk settings.apk etc....
If you are S-OFF then you can do it right from the phone
If you don't know what root, S-ON or S-OFF is then maybe not a good idea to play with the system stuff untill you learn all that there is to learn on the subject....
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Hello, i tryed to install androir stock calendar.
i deleted calendar, calendarprovider and semccalendar vanilla or somethink like that
now i cannot install the stock calendar and calendarprovider.apk
can anyone help?
i can use ADB to install id (with rootexplorer i cannot copy the files to system/app even it i am rooted
Help please
Did you delete apps from system/app or moved to /data/app and then uninstalled it?
The correct way to remove default apps is to move then from system/app to data/app, reboot and the uninstall it opening settings/manage applications.
If you just deleted apps from system, its better to repair your phone with SEUS and remove stock apps with correct way. Believe me, I removed apps before without uninstalling then and system was sucking my battery very fast. Just make a repair, uninstalled things correctly and now my phone is so much better.
Wat is the need of removing the app make backup of that and replace wid the android default calendar...
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Yes i think i have deleted directly from System/app :-(
but i think there is a way to install it with ADB no?
maybe i can put original SE calendar and remove again the correct way?
I didn't try it, but I think u can...
mclaudio said:
Yes i think i have deleted directly from System/app :-(
but i think there is a way to install it with ADB no?
maybe i can put original SE calendar and remove again the correct way?
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Did the "rm /system/app/Candendar.apk" and wondered why it didn't work.
The system keeps some files in memory and they survive the "rm" command. Fixed this by doing;
1. Setting> Applications > Manage Applications and removing all calendar named apps, (there were about 4 still including com.sonyericsson.calandar!)
2. Restart phone.
3. Copy standard Calendar and CalandarProvider across (I used scp and dropbear, you could do the same with adb or rootexplorer) Files are here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9434204&postcount=2
4. Restart phone. (I didn't need to run the "install" command, files were "chmod 644" already)
Now have the standard calendar rather than the SE calendar!
Solved ! thanks
Can I remove some soft from official rom completely by deleting apk in system folder?
I would like to free some ram
Can I install apk named UpdateMeSmartphone like is in source of icehybrid rom?
UpdateMe is useless on stock ROM, as it doesn't give you any updates.
UpdateMe is for custom ROM developers, so that ROM users can easily update directly from phone.
You can remove some system APKs, but be careful with what you remove. Removing needed files can result in some functions not working or even bootloop. Make backups
You can also use the free version of sd maid, it can uninstall stock apps along with its data
Saiphable said:
Can I remove some soft from official rom completely by deleting apk in system folder?
I would like to free some ram
Can I install apk named UpdateMeSmartphone like is in source of icehybrid rom?
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Before removing a sys app, freeze it. That way you can restore it if you get some error or problem.
Apps like Titanium Backup, system tuner etc. are able to remove/freeze system apps.
OR you may want to try this out using the flashtool
Requirements:
1. Rooted phone with sufficient battery.
2. Tick check to the following options on your phone settings: USB cable at debugging mode, stay awake, Unknown services (Under the application menu and the development sub-menu directly inside the application menu settings).
In the flashtool UI choose clean apk (garbage icon) pick this to pull out those apps suspected as bloatware on your ROM. Check the forum for safe to list apps to pull during your clean up.
Once you have the list refer to the second pic, it is the list of all the apps installed on your phone. Be sure to create a profile name which serves as your reference when you re-install (just incase) The rest is self explanatory bro.
I have unlocked the bootloader of my new AT&T HTC One 64 GB, installed CWM and rooted.
When I started my phone, google play stated that there were updates to a lot of apps (like Chrome, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon kindle etc) which are all system apps. So I went ahead, updated them. Then as usual, I went to titanium backup and integrated the updates into rom/system. I cleaned Dalvik and cahce. When I restarted, google play said again that the same apps are out of date and wanted to re-update them. And sure enough when I checked versions on them, they were the old ones.
So decided to go the "make these system apps normal apps" e.g. move them out of the rom to data, update, move them back to system app directory. Same problem here, after a restart old versions in the rom showed up again.
Then I decided to un-install the apps. When I un-install them through titanium backup, after a restart they are back.
Like a bad nightmare.... Any ideas?
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I have unlocked the bootloader of my new AT&T HTC One 64 GB, installed CWM and rooted.
When I started my phone, google play stated that there were updates to a lot of apps (like Chrome, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon kindle etc) which are all system apps. So I went ahead, updated them. Then as usual, I went to titanium backup and integrated the updates into rom/system. I cleaned Dalvik and cahce. When I restarted, google play said again that the same apps are out of date and wanted to re-update them. And sure enough when I checked versions on them, they were the old ones.
So decided to go the "make these system apps normal apps" e.g. move them out of the rom to data, update, move them back to system app directory. Same problem here, after a restart old versions in the rom showed up again.
Then I decided to un-install the apps. When I un-install them through titanium backup, after a restart they are back.
Like a bad nightmare.... Any ideas?
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Same for me :
My ATT HTC One is unlocked and rooted already with CWM no-touch installed.
I installed ES File explorer as well as Titanium Backup Pro and gave both root privileges when they asked for them via Super SU
I can "Uninstall", via titanium backup, all the bloatware apps but when I reboot they come back.
Similarly, through ES File explorer I run the root explorer section and choose to uninstall system apps. I then successfully remove the bloatware, but it again comes back upon reboot.
Are there any other methods I can try or any successful bloatware removals for the One from anybody here? Is it a matter, as another thread about the Incredible suggested, a matter of the kernel not allowing writes to the /system while running? If so, how do I remove bloatware from Recovery?
Thanks!
any we need a kernel that allowed writing to the /system to stop this htc added some new code
It's because the kernel does not allow the /system partition to be modified. You need to flash a kernel that has the security disabled. I'm running the Renovate rom from the Intl One forums and that kernel has security disabled and works fine on the AT&T version
Hi,
I'd like to know how to safely delete system or ROM pre-installed applications that don't offer an "Uninstall" option. I am rooted and running 5.0.2 on a Nexus 6. I know I could do this with Titanium or other similar apps but my point is to not install a specific app just for deleting apps if I can find the correct path/file from Root Explorer and remove it myself.
Thanks
mclisme said:
Hi,
I'd like to know how to safely delete system or ROM pre-installed applications that don't offer an "Uninstall" option. I am rooted and running 5.0.2 on a Nexus 6. I know I could do this with Titanium or other similar apps but my point is to not install a specific app just for deleting apps if I can find the correct path/file from Root Explorer and remove it myself.
Thanks
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from my experience the best that you can do is to use root explorer and goto system/app or system/priv-app and delete folder-app you do not need, then goto data/dalvik-cache, search for apk name and delete also program *.dex, so this is a clean method, make a reboot for clearing apk data !
It's safer to rename the app instead of deleting it... "freezing" apps often just add ".fro" to the app's name (whatever.apk.fro, for example) to keep it from appearing in your app launcher or loading. If anything goes wrong because of the "missing" app, you can easily restore it.
hi, i want to remove unused google apps installed in /system/app (play magazine , play video, play music ecc...) AND removing them i free the phone from services running in background and killing battery, ALSO i don't use them so i DON'T want them (don't say i can disable it's not the same)
my phone i rooted (XT1524 with 6.0) but if i delete the update and remove the app from /system/app using a tool like root explore or es file manager phone goes in bootloop.
there is a way to remove those app?
Only by unlocking your bootloader, then root yo device and you are good to go. Titanium Backup or something like that.
you have to be careful. Try with Titianium.
ShadyTurtle334 said:
Only by unlocking your bootloader, then root yo device and you are good to go. Titanium Backup or something like that.
you have to be careful. Try with Titianium.
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my phone is unlocked and rooted (i said it in my opening post), it's impossible to delete something in /system if the phone don't have root access....
so...
the problem remain: deleting google play apps result in a bootloop