Attention: You are required to have root, to delete most of these apps. All apps removed are suited to my and other users in the community's needs, with these apps removed/frozen the phone still functions to our needs. It may be that you need to replace some apps with others (launcher, wallpapers, gallery, SmartTags etc..) so please delete responsibly!
Keyboards (I think this is the chinese and japanese keyboards):
- Woody 1.0
- Sakura 1.0
- POBoxTouch (japanese keyboard as far as i know)
General apps:
-Home Screen Tips
-Help
-Friends' games & applications
-All Facebook apps
-Books (I think this came in .67?)
-Playstation
-Video Unlimited
-Music Unlimited
-McAfee
-WisePilot
-Weather Widget
-Shownearby
-Music player
-Office suite
-Playnow
-Downloads
-Recommended
-Google +
-Timescape
-Talk
-News & weather
-Music & video's
can also be deleted:
- xperia smarttags
- video player
- video editor
- update center (if you do the flash updating)
- tv app
- tags (not approved!!)
- google maps
- google street view
- FBIAooShare.apk (some other facebook crap)
- remote control service (not approved!!)
- calculator
- market feedback agent
- gallery (safe but you should have another pic viewer instead)
- ant radio / ant wireless / anthalservice
with another launcher you can delete xperia home
Live Wallpapers:
I think all of them are safe to remove...I've only removed Earth, But the Flow ones are connected to the theme selector, so be careful(!)
Timescape:
It can be removed! but there are other components you need to remove as well, thank you reptile64 for writing a developer on it. I will quote his post with the additional components Below.
reptile64 said:
I got response from a developer from Sony about Timescape:
In order to remove Timescape the following apk would be needed to be removed:
EventStream.apk, EventStreamPlugin...apk, SocialPane...apk, There might be different version of the apk in the actual software, so I can't really mention the exact apk name here.
Also once this is done, you can also locate the actual packages in data/data and remove them from there.
Other than these apk's you can also remove any plugins installed for timescape on your device, these might be downloaded from market or sideloaded by you.
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Notice: The current apps Removed/Frozen are apps that are useless to me and other contributors to this list, always remember to back up all of your apps (I recommend Titanium Backup Pro) in the chance that you may need something! Delete responsibly and please use common sense when deleting!
If you know of more, please post them, and I will update this post.
Enjoy!
Talk - on X10 I believe it used to cause problems with market, you could not download apps. Is there a problem here?
Well I just did a few test market downloads, and it seemed to have worked just fine. I will watch it though.
You can safely remove ANT
What is ANT anywho?
Posted with my Sony Xperia S
Seansmit17 said:
What is ANT anywho?
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It is used with a lot of exercise equipment like heart rate monitors and stuff (kinda like Nike+). If you have a compatible device or use compatible stuff in the gym then you might want it for Endomondo or MyTracks. Otherwise, you can get rid.
Google +
Timescape
Talk (Suspected Market problem carried over from X10, will watch closely)
Recommender
News & weather
Music & video's
can be deleted without issue - running for 3 days w/o problems. did mostly same on my arc before.
edit:
i also deleted
- shownearby
- music player
- office suite
- playnow
- downloads
can be deleted:
- xperia smarttags
- video player
- video editor
- update center (if you do the flash updating)
- tv app
- tags (not approved!!)
- google maps
- google street view
- FBIAooShare.apk (some other facebook crap)
- remote control service (not approved!!)
- calculator
- POBoxTouch (japanese keyboard as far as i know)
- market feedback agent
- gallery (safe but you should have another pic viewer instead)
- cosmic flow (some live wallpaper - if you have live wallpaper uninstalled)
- ant radio / ant wireless / anthalservice
with another launcher you can delete xperia home
any confirmation from other users?
Thank you for the list. Always a bit tricky to delete some things, for some reason sometimes a small app is linked to something important, so this list is very helpfull.
Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
I got response from a developer from Sony about Timescape:
In order to remove Timescape the following apk would be needed to be removed:
EventStream.apk, EventStreamPlugin...apk, SocialPane...apk, There might be different version of the apk in the actual software, so I can't really mention the exact apk name here.
Also once this is done, you can also locate the actual packages in data/data and remove them from there.
Other than these apk's you can also remove any plugins installed for timescape on your device, these might be downloaded from market or sideloaded by you.
I let this thread die because I thought no one was interested.
Fantastic to see it back up again I will update my original post with the additions.
Would be great if there were a list telling wish apk-name matches the app in the phone? Almost impossible to find them all?
For example
Which app is - com.google.zxing.client.android.apk
and which title corresponds to xperias soccer-app?
Would be great if there were a list telling wish apk-name matches the app in the phone? Almost impossible to find them all?<br />
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For example<br />
Which app is - com.google.zxing.client.android.apk <br />
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and which title corresponds to xperias soccer-app?
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Soccer app you can find in /data/app
Google.zxing.... Is not found in system/app maybe not an original stock apk?
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pitzi123 said:
Would be great if there were a list telling wish apk-name matches the app in the phone? Almost impossible to find them all?
For example
Which app is - com.google.zxing.client.android.apk
and which title corresponds to xperias soccer-app?
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zxing is the barcode scanner apk
and soccer is the xperiafootball wallaper download.
cia
kaosdroid said:
zxing is the barcode scanner apk
and soccer is the xperiafootball wallaper download.
cia
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Thanks but it would still be great if there were a full list of all the apps incl in the phone. For example i would never hve guessed that Zxing is the barcode scanner...
pitzi123 said:
Thanks but it would still be great if there were a full list of all the apps incl in the phone. For example i would never hve guessed that Zxing is the barcode scanner...
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If you use Titanium Backup, usually there's an icon next to the app, even the full name of the app most of the time. It shows to me as "Barcode Scanner" and not Zxing.
I would love to provide a full list, but sadly I don't have the time to itemize the entire default app list by filename. Someone else is welcome to do it and of course I will update the first post with names, but with Titanium backup and it's naming conventions, I don't find it even necessary unless you are modifying a stock rom.
This is a list of all apps I have in my \system\app folder. I have deleted ealier few apps (those you can uninstall without root). Is that what you wanted? Also bear in mind, I am on Generic NL .73 software, which is considered having less bloatware.
AccessoryKeyDispatcher.apk
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
AdobeFlashPlayer.apk
Album3D.apk
AntHalService.apk
antradioservice.apk
antstatenotifer.apk
ApplicationsProvider.apk
AudioEffectService.apk
Backup-Restore.apk
Bluetooth.apk
bootinfo.apk
Browser.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
Camera3D.apk
CameraExtensionPermission.apk
CdfInfoAccessor.apk
CertInstaller.apk
ClockWidgets.apk
com.sonyericsson.extras.smarttags.apk
ContactsImport.apk
Conversations.apk
CosmicFlow.apk
CredentialManagerService.apk
CustomizationProvider.apk
CustomizationSimPayType.apk
CustomizedApplicationInstaller.apk
CustomizedSettings.apk
DefaultCapabilities.apk
DefaultContainerService.apk
device-monitor.apk
DownloadProvider.apk
DownloadProviderUi.apk
DrmDialogs.apk
DrmProvider.apk
enhancedusbux.apk
EventStream.apk
EventStreamPluginFacebook.apk
EventStreamPluginTwitter.apk
facebook.apk
fast-dormancy-incall.apk
fast-dormancy-wakeup.apk
FBCalendarSync.apk
FBIAppShare.apk
FBMediaDiscovery.apk
FBMusicLike.apk
FBSetupwizard.apk
GenericApplicationInstaller.apk
GenieWidget.apk
Gmail.apk
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleFeedback.apk
GoogleLyricsPlugin.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
helpapp.apk
Home.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
IddAgent.apk
InfiniteView.apk
Initial-boot-setup.apk
JapaneseIME.apk
LearningClient.apk
livewallpaperearth.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
livewaremanager.apk
LocalContacts.apk
Maps.apk
MarketUpdater.apk
MediaProvider.apk
MediaUploader.apk
MtpAppGB.apk
MusicWidget.apk
NetworkLocation.apk
nfc-handover.apk
Nfc.apk
officesuite.apk
OMAClientProvisioning.apk
OmaDatasyncService.apk
OmaDownload.apk
OmaV1AgentDownloadServices.apk
OnOffTools.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
Phonebook.apk
Phonesky.apk
PhotoWidget.apk
PicoTts.apk
PlusOne.apk
PMSservice.apk
POBoxSknMono.apk
POBoxSknPink.apk
POBoxSknSelector.apk
POBoxSknWood.apk
PostViewer.apk
PowerSaveModule.apk
Protips.apk
qcsemcservice.apk
Radio.apk
ReadyToRun.apk
RemoteControlService.apk
retaildemo.apk
ScreenCapture.apk
SecureClockJava.apk
SemcAutoPowerOff.apk
SemcCalculator.apk
SemcCalendar.apk
SemcCamera3D.apk
SemcCameraUI.apk
SemcClock.apk
SemcCnapProvider.apk
SemcContactsProvider.apk
SemcCrashMonitor.apk
SemcDlna.apk
SemcDlnaHandover.apk
SemcEmail.apk
SEMCFacebookProxy.apk
SemcGallery3D.apk
SemcHdmiControlService.apk
SemcIllumination.apk
SemcMetadataCleanup.apk
SemcMusic.apk
SemcPhone.apk
SemcPws.apk
SemcSettings.apk
SEMCSetupWizard.apk
SemcSimDetection.apk
SemcSnpPlatformUtil.apk
SemcSnpVideoPlayer.apk
SemcTelephonyProvider.apk
SemcTvLauncher.apk
SemcUnplugChargerReminder.apk
SemcVideoEdit.apk
SemcWarrantyTime.apk
ServiceMenu.apk
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
ShutDownAnimation.apk
SimContacts.apk
SmartcardService.apk
SmartSearch.apk
SocialPane-Apps.apk
SocialPane-FeedWidget.apk
SocialPane-FriendsWidget.apk
SocialPane-StatusWidget.apk
SoundEnhancement.apk
SoundLevelAlert.apk
SoundPicker.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
Stk.apk
storefront.apk
Street.apk
Sync.apk
SystemUI.apk
Tag.apk
Talk2.apk
TetherEntitlementCheck.apk
TetheringWall.apk
textinput-chn.apk
textinput-tng.apk
ThemeManager.apk
timescaperssplugin.apk
TimescapeSpline.apk
trackid.apk
TtsService.apk
TwitterPostViewer.apk
UnsupportedHeadsetNotifier.apk
UpdateCenter.apk
usb-mtp-backup-transport.apk
usb-mtp-backup-wrapper.apk
usb-mtp-marlin-wrapper.apk
usb-mtp-update-wrapper.apk
usb-mtp-vendor-extension-service.apk
usbotg.apk
UseragentProvider.apk
UserDictionaryProvider.apk
UxpNxtLockScreen.apk
VerifyCertificatesDummyAppApplication.apk
VerifyCertificatesDummyAppMedia.apk
VerifyCertificatesDummyAppPlatform.apk
VerifyCertificatesDummyAppShared.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
VoiceSearch.apk
VoipCallLogProvider.apk
VpnServices.apk
WallpaperPicker.apk
WapiCustomization.apk
WapPush.apk
WeatherWidget.apk
WidgetPicker.apk
WikipediaPlugin.apk
YouTube.apk
YouTubeKaraokePlugin.apk
YouTubePlugin.apk
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Book and movie...
does anyone now how to remove Goggle Books and Goggle Movies....cant find them in the app folder
Cholek3 said:
This is a list of all apps I have in my \system\app folder. I have deleted ealier few apps (those you can uninstall without root). Is that what you wanted? Also bear in mind, I am on Generic NL .73 software, which is considered having less bloatware.
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This is a good start but it would be even better if there were column beside every apk telling whitch icon it is in the phone.
When removing from flashtool all you get is the name listed above but you dont know witch one it is in the phone since the names are´nt the same...
For example - how should i know that:
com.google.zxing.client.android.apk in flashtool is Barcode scanner in the phone. Now that i know its much easier the renove the barcode scanner if i dont want it?
/d
witch app would help remove system apps without any issues. tryied SystemApp Remover but it freezes at every deleting.
proff_king said:
witch app would help remove system apps without any issues. tryied SystemApp Remover but it freezes at every deleting.
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Titanium Backup.
Related
Hello @ all,
some users requested a tutorial and a list of the junk apps for the new firmware.
So I post it for you
How to delete the junk apps:
Go into "system/app" with Root Explorer, in that folder are all the junk apps. Now press "Mount R/W". Now you can delete the junk apps one by one or multi-select them. To have a backup of the apps, we move them to the sd card. it's good to make a folder called "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" on your sd card.
Now select the apps, press move and go to the sd card and to the folder "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" now press paste. Done.
List of the junk apps:
- backupandrestore.apk (Titanium Backup is better)
- chinesetextinput.apk (chinese keyboard)
- creatouch-wvga.apk (creatouch app)
- facebook.apk (download the new version with chat from the market)
- FaceRecognition.apk (Face Recognition is still working after removing the app)
- JapaneseIME.apk (japanes keyboard)
- LatinIME.apk (android keyboard, I prefer the one from se)
- LearningClient.apk (learns your words, not needed)
- moxiermail.apk (Moxier)
- Music.apk (we can't use it, Visualization Live Wallpapers won't work anymore after removing this, thanks to Farhang for the info)
- neoreader.apk (Barcode Scanner is better)
- officesuite.apk (I don't needed, heard there better offices in the Market)
- OMAClientProvisioning.apk (-)
- PcCompanion.apk (wants to install Pc Compnaion when connecting to USB)
- playnowappinstaller.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- playnowback.apk (belongsPlay Now)
- playnowclient.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- qcsemcservice.apk (-)
- quadrapop.apk (Quadrapop, there are better games)
- SemcCheckin.apk (-)
- SemcHomeL.apk (Home Launcher, only deleted it, when you have another launcher installed!!)
- SEMCSetupWizard.apk (sets the phone after an update, you just need it once)
- SEMCTouchPalKoreanQWERTY.apk (korean keyboard)
- SetupWizard.apk (belongs to SEMCSetupWizard.apk)
- SnsContactImageCacheProvider.apk (-)
- Timescape, following apps belong to Timescape:
- TimescapeLargeUI.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeBlue.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeGreen.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeIndigo.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeOrange.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeSakura.apk
- TimescapePluginManager.apk
- TimeScapeProvider.apk
- touchnote.apk (the postcard app, who needs that )
- usersupport.apk (usersupport)
- uWlopProvider.apk (-)
- wisepilot.apk (I use google navigation)
Update:
Sync, these 3 files: (By removing these 3 files you get 10.3MB more free RAM)
- OmaDatasyncService.apk
- Sync.apk
- SyncWizard.apk
Sim Tool Kit:
- Stk.apk
Update:
- AlarmClock.apk (Alarm, I'm using an alarm that can play my mp3 songs.)
- trackid.apk (TrackID, Soundhound is better)
I've deleted all these apps and now my X10 is faster and smoother.
Do this at your own risk. I'm not responsilbe for any damage at your X10!
When it helped you, please press "Thanks"
Regards
Flo
Nice list man...there's a couple there that I didn't do...now I will lol.
In not affraid to reflash 2.1 again lol
Sent from my X10a using XDA App
Flo95 said:
- Music.apk (we can't use it)
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Just wanted to point out that Visualization Live Wallpapers won't work anymore if you remove Music.apk.
Cheers.
nice tutorial
Thanks
@ Farhang:
Thanks for the info, didn't know and notice that. I added the info to the first post.
I had tried 'freezing' Semccheckin.apk with TBackup previously and after that my Market refused to work anymore. It basically went to FC hell.
Better leave that one alone
javagreen said:
I had tried 'freezing' Semccheckin.apk with TBackup previously and after that my Market refused to work anymore. It basically went to FC hell.
Better leave that one alone
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That is one of the things I remove after a clean flash, never caused me issues.
Market is just temperamental, lots of things can make it stop working lol
Sent from my X10i
Market is still working for me. If it would brick something, I'd post it or wouldn't post the app at all.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
javagreen said:
I had tried 'freezing' Semccheckin.apk with TBackup previously and after that my Market refused to work anymore. It basically went to FC hell.
Better leave that one alone
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SemcCheckin and qcsemcservice.apk are both for sending crashing info to Sony Ericsson servers and have nothing to do with the Market.
Cheers.
Farhang said:
SemcCheckin and qcsemcservice.apk are both for sending crashing info to Sony Ericsson servers and have nothing to do with the Market.
Cheers.
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I've had those frozen forever....never caused me an issue. Maybe its time to get delete happy tonight lol
Sent from my X10a using XDA App
Farhang said:
SemcCheckin and qcsemcservice.apk are both for sending crashing info to Sony Ericsson servers and have nothing to do with the Market.
Cheers.
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I know that
I'm just narrating the behavior I've observed on my own phone, YMMV. No amount of cleaning caches and reboots helped, it still routinely crashed on boot and more times subsequently as the system tried to start the market service. And also crashed instantly when I attempted to launch it on my own.
The FC's and crashes stopped the moment I restored that *specific* service. Perhaps it was something with my phone I suppose.
Flo95 said:
Hello @ all,
some users requested a tutorial and a list of the junk apps for the new firmware.
So I post it for you
How to delete the junk apps:
Go into "system/app" with Root Explorer, in that folder are all the junk apps. Now press "Mount R/W". Now you can delete the junk apps one by one or multi-select them. To have a backup of the apps, we move them to the sd card. it's good to make a folder called "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" on your sd card.
Now select the apps, press move and go to the sd card and to the folder "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" now press paste. Done.
List of the junk apps:
- backupandrestore.apk (Titanium Backup is better)
- chinesetextinput.apk (chinese keyboard)
- creatouch-wvga.apk (creatouch app)
- facebook.apk (download the new version with chat from the market)
- FaceRecognition.apk (Face Recognition is still working after removing the app)
- JapaneseIME.apk (japanes keyboard)
- LatinIME.apk (android keyboard, I prefer the one from se)
- LearningClient.apk (learns your words, not needed)
- moxiermail.apk (Moxier)
- Music.apk (we can't use it, Visualization Live Wallpapers won't work anymore after removing this, thanks to Farhang for the info)
- neoreader.apk (Barcode Scanner is better)
- officesuite.apk (I don't needed, heard there better offices in the Market)
- OMAClientProvisioning.apk (-)
- PcCompanion.apk (wants to install Pc Compnaion when connecting to USB)
- playnowappinstaller.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- playnowback.apk (belongsPlay Now)
- playnowclient.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- qcsemcservice.apk (-)
- quadrapop.apk (Quadrapop, there are better games)
- SemcCheckin.apk (-)
- SemcHomeL.apk (Home Launcher, only deleted it, when you have another launcher installed!!)
- SEMCSetupWizard.apk (sets the phone after an update, you just need it once)
- SEMCTouchPalKoreanQWERTY.apk (korean keyboard)
- SetupWizard.apk (belongs to SEMCSetupWizard.apk)
- SnsContactImageCacheProvider.apk (-)
- Timescape, following apps belong to Timescape:
- TimescapeLargeUI.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeBlue.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeGreen.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeIndigo.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeOrange.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeSakura.apk
- TimescapePluginManager.apk
- TimeScapeProvider.apk
- touchnote.apk (the postcard app, who needs that )
- usersupport.apk (usersupport)
- uWlopProvider.apk (-)
- wisepilot.apk (I use google navigation)
I've deleted all these apps and now my X10 is faster and smoother.
Do this at your own risk. I'm not responsilbe for any damage at your X10!
When it has helped you, please press "Thanks"
Regards
Flo
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are you really serious?!
Check out the date...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10885406&postcount=6
OMAClientProvisioning.apk
This client is used to recieve APN and other functional settings from your carrier OTA.
I would suggest not to remove this.
rendeiro2005 said:
are you really serious?!
Check out the date...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10885406&postcount=6
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I totally missed that in the flashtool section!! thanks again MRRR
I have a market FC, so can any one upload SemcCheckin.apk ??
thx in advance
I can post it when I'm back to my computer.
But removing that app doesn't cause FCs.
if it doesnt cause FC, what do you think is the problem?
spider05906 said:
I have a market FC, so can any one upload SemcCheckin.apk ??
thx in advance
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Blue sparks has seen this problem in v5 with market, weather to do with ROM directly or not - there is info regarding this on the v.05 info / OP
Hope that helps!
what program you use to uninstall the APPs?
Root Explorer
Okay guys, let's band together with our cleaning and moving experiences.
This is not a Rom thread, this is an discussion/discovery thread to get to a somewhat agreed on Lite version for Villain ROM/ROM's in general for SGS.
So this is more of a Do It Yourself kind of ROM.
Everybody with valid points is boss here.
RED Stays in, Danger Will Robinson.
GREEN Is good to go.
BLUE Can go out but might serve Some people from Data partition.
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
AccuWeatherDaemonService.apk unless you are keeping the samsung weather widget.
AlertRecipients.apk For setting up an alert SMS
AnalogClock.apk
ApplicationsProvider.apk
AppLock.apk I have removed this and have yet to find an issue??
AxT9IME.apk
BadgeProvider.apk
BluetoothAvrcp.apk
BluetoothPbap.apk
BluetoothOpp.apk It is said to be removable but what functionality gets lost???
BluetoothTestMode.apk No FC's as of yet.
BrcmBluetoothServices.apk
Browser.apk
BuddiesNow.apk Widget
CalendarProvider.apk Unless you don't use any calendar's I would recommend leaving it or test it out?
CallSetting.apk
Camera.apk
CertInstaller.apk
ChocoEUKor.apk No need to force these Horrid Fonts on anyone.
ClockPackage.apk If moved to data and getting FC's remove "data/dalvik-cache/[email protected]@[email protected]" & "data/data/com.sec.android.appclockpackage/"
Contacts.apk
ContactsProvider.apk
CSC.apk ???
DataCreate.apk But except some deep hidden menu's to be gone. This is the one that gives you the CSC version screen.
Days.apk Your personal secret diary book.
DefaultContainerService.apk ???
DigitalClock.apk Widget
Divx.apk (But don't complain if you find Video's not playing back)
Dlna.apk Allshare
DownloadProvider.apk
DownloadProviderUi.apk
DrmProvider.apk
DualClock.apk Widget
Email.apk
Emailwidget.apk Deuh
Encrypt.apk
FactoryTest.apk
FmRadio.apk
fotaclient.apk
FTC.apk Wifi FileTransferClient
FTM.apk Wifi Sharing Manager. They were draining battery in KE2 and KE7 roms and had to be removed or frozen. Since KF2 they do not seem to misbehave
FTS.apk Wifi Sharing Server
Gallery3D.apk Is needed to set the background of the Samsung Lock-screen, will not work correctly from Data
Gallery3D.apk But if you still want to be able to set the lockscreen graphics separately, leave this in.
GameHub.apk
GenieWidget.apk
Gmail.apk (can be downloaded from Market)
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleFeedback.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk (Can Kill The LongPress Menu to Search Function)
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
HelvNeueLT.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
IMEITracker.apk
InputEventApp.apk ???
install_flash_player.apk (can be downloaded from Market)
JobManager.apk (TaskManager)
Kies.apk
KiesAir.apk
Kieswifi.apk
Kobo.apk
lcdtest.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk (Don't complain if removing this makes you lose the ability to picka live Wallpaper)
LogsProvider.apk (removing this is possible but expect your dialer to crash once and a while and not getting your missed calls logged.)
Maps.apk
MarketUpdater.apk
MediaProvider.apk
MediaUploader.apk
Memo.apk
Microbesgl.apk
MiniDiary.apk
MinimalHome.apk
Mms.apk Unless you want to be able to send and receive messages.
MmsProvisioning.apk
MobilePrint.apk
MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk
MMM_Smartphone_1.5.1_final.apk (this is not in any SGSII builds I have seen)
MotionsSettings.apk
MtpApplication.apk Mounting and dismounting KIES/SD card, no good without KIES.
MusicHub_U1.apk
MusicPlayer.apk
MyFiles.apk
NetworkLocation.apk ???
PackageInstaller.apk
PanningTryActually.apk Can this go to Data?
PCWClientS.apk ???
Personalization.apk
Phone.apk
PhoneCrashNotifier.apk
PhoneErrService.apk
Phone_Util.apk
PhotoRetouching.apk
PicoTts.apk
PolarisOffice.apk
PopupuiReceiver.apk
PostIt.apk
Preconfig.apk
PressReader.apk
Protips.apk
PRUI.apk
QuickView.apk
ReadersHub.apk
SamsungApps.apk
SamsungAppsUNAService.apk
SamsungIM.apk
SamsungWidget_News.apk
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk << Now this one is debate table
SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk
SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.apk
ScreenCaptureService.apk
SecDownloadProvider.apk
SecretWallpaper1.apk
SecretWallpaper2.apk
SecurityProvider.apk
SelfTestMode.apk
SerialNumberLabelIndicator.apk
serviceModeApp.apk (Expect loss of Functionality loss related to deep phone settings)
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
SetupWizard.apk (After you have set up your device this is dead wood)
SevenEngine.apk
ShareApp.apk
shutdown.apk Explanation
signin.apk Data?
SisoDrmProvider.apk
SMTEngine.apk
SMTSetup.apk
SnsAccountFb.apk
SnsAccountLi.apk
SnsAccountMs.apk
SnsAccountTw.apk
SnsDisclaimer.apk
SnsImageCache.apk
SnsProvider.apk
SocialHub.apk
Soundplayer.apk
SpeechRecorder.apk
Stk.apk
Street.apk
Superuser.apk
Swype.apk
syncmldm.apk
syncmlds.apk
SystemUI.apk
Talk.apk
Talk2.apk
Tasks.apk
TasksProvider.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Term.apk << Does this work from Data?
TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
TouchWizCalculator.apk
TouchWizCalendar.apk
TrimApp.apk
TtsService.apk
TwCalendarAppWidget.apk
Twwallpaperchooser.apk
UserDictionaryProvider.apk There are a few Keyboards in the market that depend on this being present. Check if your keyboard works without this.
Vending.apk Some Cleaning might be needed to fix FC's
Videoeditor.apk
Videoplayer.apk
VoiceRecorder.apk
VoiceSearch.apk
VoiceToGo.apk
VpnServices.apk
wipereceiver.apk I can Wipe My Ass Perfectly Well Thank You.
WlanTest.apk
wssomacp.apk
wssyncmlnps.apk Exchange, has anyone used this on Data/installed Mannually afterwards?
YouTube.apk
Zinio.apk E-magazine stuff.
rev1.0 Added to Major_Sarcasm's List and started Colouring guide.
rev1.0.0.01 Added and tweaked lynx2k50's List.
rev1.0.0.02 Added prodygee's information
rev1.0.0.03 Also checked geko95gek's list.
rev1.0.0.04 Corrected smaberg's Gamehub finding
rev1.0.0.05 Added a bit more from list provided by McCune & changed to my findings.
rev1.0.0.06 Added updater-script to post with support for data/app
rev1.0.0.07 Added a bit more
rev1.0.0.08 Added Athulag's Wifi Sharing Info
rev1.0.0.09 List is now complete and updated with post #38
rev1.1.0.00 List is now complete with my latest personal findings.
rev1.1.0.01 Looked up what shutdown.apk was for.
Attached is updater-script to replace in Villain Rom Zip to support the "data/app" folder in the update zip file.
Made a lite version with the document that Pulser provided
http://www.multiupload.com/RFSODKESCB
Works perfectly for me!
DruNKfuX said:
Ofcourse there is a launcher, else the phone would be useless, how you gonna start an app without a homescreen or a way to get to your apps? Now which one is included is to be seen
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t0ph0id said:
If he deleted touchwiz and didn't add another in the literom that he made then there won't be one.
How can you say 'of course there is' when you don't know what he's done?
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You can just download the zip and put a launcher of your choice in it Not that hard to do
As far as lite roms go, you will never find something that pleases everyone.
I would say remove all the samsung apps/hubs and stuff like touchwizz, and from there you can have people remove stuff with titanium.
The villen 1.4 lite rom was almost prefect for me, just finish removing the samsung stuff.
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veyka said:
As far as lite roms go, you will never find something that pleases everyone.
I would say remove all the samsung apps/hubs and stuff like touchwizz, and from there you can have people remove stuff with titanium.
The villen 1.4 lite rom was almost prefect for me, just finish removing the samsung stuff.
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the 1.4 Lite is still my ROM. Its very perfect for me.
now i wish someone could make the Lite 2.0 with the same procedure as 1.4
May be the Lite Rom from cTrox is made the same way? i just have to install Launcher Pro? anyone tried the rom from cTrox?
This is actually a very good idea, but maybe we should make a Google plus circle, so we can chat with one another?
I took some apk files from old ke3 and copied to new 2.3.4, and resailt was a more lagfree Tom. Not home ATM. But post later which files.
About Home Launchers,
Lite ROM's should in my opinion always have data/app so you can choose your own launcher at the very least, this should also make a few people scratch their heads as they flash a Rom that does zilch because they did not add in their own personal Launcher.
I agree with you on LauncherPro its my favourite as well. But once you go into the direction of lite stuff users tend to be very specific about their favourite launchers.
Just two cents, I'm curious on other peoples ideas on this.
And a Launcher does not need to be on system partition.
Major_Sarcasm said:
This is what I remove with Root Explorer every time I flash a new rom.
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Thanks I have started from your list and added some of my own experiences.
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk << Now this one is debate table
I think the TaskManager sits very well on that Longpress of Home Button, I have gotten a bit fond of it. I put this one in Data But not completely out.
EDIT: I was confused with JobManager SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk is indeed green.
No needs for complete lists now, just additions please.
lynx2k50 said:
I remove this apps and add goLauncherEX.
Code:
SamsungWidget..........
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Thanks Processing, like your style.
But what is MMM_Smartphone_1.5.1_final.apk ?
And @DruNKfuX Once you have deleted and not replaced the launcher in system, you will facepalm yourself, for now it seems you have not tried doing this yet.
Am I correct in this observation?
I will ad more colouring tomorrow, from my own Lite version and look at cTrox's
Thinking about adding another colour to differentiate apps that work fine from Data and Apps that Should Be in Data for a better overal lite experience for more users.
My only issue with not adding a launcher to /system/app is that you can't do a factory reset. You have to wipe then reinstall the rom.
Noonski said:
Mishap changed to green
Thanks for the BadgeProvider
Black just means haven't gotten too it yet, I would not move vending to.
What about fotaclient.apk?
Firmware Over The Air, am I right?
Unless it's VRFOTA.apk I'm not interested.
More Edits, Talk2.apk and Voicesearch went from blue to green.
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It isn't my own FOTA client, so I vote bin The only means of OTA we use right now is VRTweaks, and the user has to install it
Wifi share is actually something that should not be taken out, you never know when your going to need it (personal)
@McCune
Okay I looked up the files to be removed for clockpackage.
I did the whole install clockpage to System set alarm, then remove and move clockpackage to Data, get force close, clean that up and install manually and then it worked correctly
As in if you would like to move the clockpagage to data you could get force closes.
In that case you would need to delete up
data/dalvik-cache/[email protected]@[email protected]
data/data/com.sec.android.appclockpackage/
And yes battery is doing good on KG1
mccune said:
Maybe THIS "APK List" can help to fulfill the list...
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Good one Bro.
I'm going through it ATM and am already finding a few i don;t agree on
AppLock.apk I have removed this and have yet to find an issue??
Pulser started a similar thread that I will also plough trough.
smaberg said:
This is actually a very good idea, but maybe we should make a Google plus circle, so we can chat with one another?
I took some apk files from old ke3 and copied to new 2.3.4, and resailt was a more lagfree Tom. Not home ATM. But post later which files.
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Nice idea, join G+, check my signature...
NeoS2007 said:
Glad to see something like this. I'd gladly help.
Touchwiz is the first thing i'd remove, together with all samsung hubs and "free apps".
Also, the lockscreen could be removed and replaced with the stock android lockscreen. Would make my life alot better.
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Unlike sense, getting back the default lockscreen is not a case of just removing "HTCLockScreen.apk" in the original framework-res.apk from samsung some graphics of the android lockscreen where not included.
I'm using Widgetlocker myself, can't go back to a simple lockscreen anymore.
NoBody20013 said:
Gret Work here done so far!
@ Noonski: will you do an Lite Rom with Launcher Plus when the Green/Blue/black/Red APK List is done?
Looking forward to it because I am still on 1.4 lite...
what'sabout the Browser lag in 2.0? Pulser has only a fix with turned off hardware acceleration...
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Might be he doesn't have the time and tools while on a little vacation
At foremost this is for those die hardcore Guys & Galls (oh how we have grown) that will go in and do this themselves.
Why does everyone hate touchwiz, thats the main thing I would keep
rocketpaul said:
Why does everyone hate touchwiz, thats the main thing I would keep
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Boooooo! Touchwiz is as bad as watching porn with a blank screen Lol. Really its just that bad
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@Noonski
After cleaning the Cache and putting the clockpackage into System/App the clock worked for me.
It FC's when you just install the APK, it needs to be put into the App dir.
About the APK List I posted before. Can't recall the original author. Credits go to John Doe until then
mccune said:
@Noonski
After cleaning the Cache and putting the clockpackage into System/App the clock worked for me.
It FC's when you just install the APK, it needs to be put into the App dir.
About the APK List I posted before. Can't recall the original author. Credits go to John Doe until then
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Telling you for sure Clockpackage works from data/app
Camera on the other hand don't
Noonski said:
Telling you for sure Clockpakcage works from data/app
Camera on the other hand don't
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If it is a platform signed app, it needs to be on system.
I don't have my public keys here, but once home I can post the public key fingerprints of platform, shared etc...
Bump. I am waiting for nitr8 to give me his feedback
rev1.0.0.07 Added a bit more (As in i'm hunting down the app responsible for showing *#1234# "CSC Info" & adding in the missing parts)
@Pulser well it's installed to Data/app through flashing, but even not flashing it and installing it manually will let clockpackage work this way. I have now rechecked it three times with the cleaning up I wrote besides clockpackage.
Oeps, unless you where referring to the camera
EDIT:
DataCreate.apk I have removed this without FC's but it is at least needed to check CSC settings so these two look related.
soraxd said:
lol "Settings.apk, Phone.apk, PackageInstaller.apk" <-- go for it, i never use those crap anyway!!
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Sarcasm doesn't suit you. And looking at your statistics you have a history with not thinking about your posts.
Those three are in red and will stay in red.
Remember not everyone has your refined deductive skills.
androidkid311 said:
Just being curious... Is freezing(what I do) just as good as remove the apk?
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As far as I've heard, yes freezing has the same effect with the added+ that it keeps the last known state/settings.cache for those parts.
removing just gives you a bit more space on System partition, making everything 0.0001% faster.
Given that space is not really an issue on the GS2, is there any benefit to removing apps completely as opposed to just freezing in Titanium? That way mistakes are more easily rectified.
I have a question about some removed apps from a Gingerbread os. I can't seem to find any real Detailed info on these 8 files below. I want to know what each one is what it does and if they rely on others to be installed, and mostly do they need to be/should they be installed:
Dun.apk
FactoryTest.apk
InputEventApp.apk
JobManager.apk
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk - (self-explanatory, but why?)
Keytracer.apk
Icdtest.apk
SlateTest.apk
I'm actually using a Mod that has all of these removed (shown below), but I'm really only concerned about the 8 above, and the bold ones more importantly. Full List:
Android_Boost-Hookt.apk
BooksPhone.apk
Camera.apk
Dun.apk
Email.apk
FactoryTest.apk
Gallery3D.apk
GenieWidget.apk
Gmail.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
InputEventApp.apk
JobManager.apk
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk
Keytracer.apk
Launcher2.apk
Layar.apk
lcdtest.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
Maps.apk
Music.apk
Poynt.apk
Protips.apk
scvngr.apk
SlateTest.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
Street.apk
Swype.apk
Talk.apk
talkback_2.6.0.apk
TeleNav.apk
ThinkFree.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
VoiceSearch.apk
VpnServices.apk
WlanTest.apk
YouTube.apk
I figured this would be the site to ask this question, can't seem to find the info anywhere. If anyone can explain to me in detail all-about the 8 I listed above, would be much appreciated.
~Thanks
I have a question about some removed apps from a Gingerbread os. I can't seem to find any real Detailed info on these 8 files below. I want to know what each one is what it does and if they rely on others to be installed, and mostly do they need to be/should they be installed:
Dun.apk
FactoryTest.apk
InputEventApp.apk
JobManager.apk
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk - (self-explanatory, but why?)
Keytracer.apk
Icdtest.apk
SlateTest.apk
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Dun.apk-Dial-Up Networking over Bluetooth. If you plan to tether, do not remove.
FactoryTest.apk-Sprint Factory Test? Removed with no side affects.
InputEventApp.apk-Removed with no side affects.
Jobmanager.apk-Is the stock task manager application.Safe to remove.
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk-Counts the number of times the Keyboard is opened.Not safe to remove.
Keytracer.apk-Traces keys for the multi-touch function.I seen people remove it without problems.I wuld'nt.
Lcdtest.apk-It finds dead pixels on your screen.
SlateTest.apk-No definition available.
I hope this helped you.
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Yes that is an absolute help to me. Thankyou.
Since you did not include a description for InputEventApp.apk I am guessing you don't have a definition for it.
Thankyou.
Diablo67 said:
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk-Counts the number of times the Keyboard is opened.Not safe to remove.
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Why does android want to count our no . of times keyboard comes out?
And does it only count the stock keyboard? Does SwiftKey, swipe and other 3rd party keyboard being counted?
While setting out to clean up my ROM install, I was curious how small I could make it. I usually delete a ton of these after install, but that's getting old. So I wanted to see out of the 400 apks that come on the phone, how many could I axe? Between my experience in uninstalling these, and googling around, and realizing that for some reason a huge chunk of these cannot be found via googling... I decided to make to this list.
If you can identify any of the blue ones, or confirm whether some of those with unconfirmed status can safely be axed or not...I'd appreciate it.
You really should remove this
Smith.apk - This is an HTC Logger, it's like a next gen Carrier IQ. You will see this on ports from the HTC One series, and potential other ports in the future.
QXDM2SD.apk - Carrier IQ like Logger
Confirmed Safe to Delete
AdobeReader.apk - Adobe Reader
Aluminium.apk - HTC Skin
Automotive_Home.apk - part of the car mode
Blockbuster.apk - Blockbuster for HTC
BlueSky.apk - Sense Blue Sky theme
BooksPhone.apk - Google Books
Burgundy.apk - Sense Burgundy theme
ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk - used to sync bookmarks between desktop chrome and "internet" browser on Android
com.htc.FriendStream3DWidget.apk - Used in friendstream (HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc)
com.htc.htcmsgwidgets3d.apk - HTC Messaging Widgets
com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk - Lockscreen
com.htc.MusicWidget.apk - HTC Music Widget
com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling Sync All
com.htc.Task3DWidget.apk - HTC Tasks widget
com.htc.TrendsWidget.apk - HTC Twitter trends widget
com.htc.Twitter3DWidget.apk - HTC Twitter widget
com.mobitv.client.nfl2010.apk - NFL Mobile
DFPI - Demoflo package installer (perhaps a demo mode?)
DockMode.apk - Dock Mode, allows your phone to have a kind of digital album/friend stream/calendar/time/weather viewer while it sits in a dock
Dropbox.apk - Dropbox App
DrmProvider.apk - DRM Protected Contect Storage
EPST.apk - Verizon phone update checker
FieldTrial.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary)
FlashLitePlugin.apk - FlashLite Plugin
Flickr.apk - Flickr application
Fracture.apk - HTC Skin
FriendStream.apk - HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc
FusionStockWidget.apk - Stocks widget
GSD.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary, may drain battery)
HtcCarPanel.apk - HTC Car Panel (com.htc.navipanel)- puts phone in a sort of standalone GPS mode with big icons for use while driving... preferably in a mount bracket
HtcDataStripWidget.apk - HTC combined data toggles widget (shows radio toggle, gps, etc on a strip)
HTC_Diopen.apk - Pen input. I have only removed this after install and setup, but it should be fine to remove before that as well
HtcCOTAClient.apk - OTA Client Checker
HtcDm.apk - Checks for updates from HTC
HtcFacebook.apk - Facebook app (com.facebook.katana)
HtcFacebookChat.apk - Facebook Chat app
HtcFacebookChatWidget.apk - Facebook chat widget
HtcFeedback.apk - Tell HTC - app that sends HTC data about your phone
HtcFootprints.apk - HTC photo geotagging service
HtcFootprintsWidget3d.apk - HTC photo geotagging widget
HtcGreader.apk - HTC RSS reader
HtcGreaderWidget.apk - HTC RSS reader widget
HtcImageWallpaper.apk - Like it says, wallpaper
HtcLavaLiveWallpaper.apk - live wallpaper
HTCLivewallpaperStreak.apk - Another wallpaper
HtcMIM.apk - HTC Instant Messaging client
HtcMimWidget.apk - HTC Instant Messaging widget
HTCNotes.apk - Notes app
HtcPhotoWidget.apk - HTC Photo viewer widget
HtcPowerSaverWidget.apk - HTC Widget with power toggles
HtcPowerStripWidget.apk - Unified HTC Widget with power setting (Power Dashboard)
HtcProfileWidget.apk - HTC Sound profiles widget
HtcResetNotify.apk - Notification that appears on the statusbar when the phone is reset
Htc3DRichNotesWidget.apk - Notes widget
HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk - HTC App for trimming ringtones
HtcRingtoneWidget.apk - HTC Ringtone widget
HtcScreenBrightnessWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen brightness
HtcScreenTimeoutWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen timeout
htcsettingwidgets.apk - Set of HTC Widget toggles
HtcTwitter.apk - HTC Peep (Twitter app)
HtcVideoPlayer.apk - HTC Video App
htcwatchwidget3d.apk - HTC Watch (purchasable video) Widget
HtcWeather3DWidget.apk - HTC Weather Widget
HtcWeatherWallpaper.apk - HTC Weather Wallpaper
htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager
Idlescreen_Base.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)
idlescreen_shortcut.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)
idlescreen_photo.apk - Phto Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Stock.apk - Stocks Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Weather.apk - Weather Lockscreen
IMEXT9_____.apk - Alternate Languages for HTC IME Keyboard
Infinite.apk - HTC Skin
install_flash_player.apk - Adobe Flash Player
JETCET_PRINT.apk - Wireless printing app
JETCET_PRINT_Resources.apk - JetPrint resources
JETCET_PRINT_S40.apk- Updated name for JetPrint Wireless printing app
Kindle.apk - Amazon kindle app
KeyChain.apk - used by Ice Scream Sandwich for storing passwords
LMW.apk - Low Storage Space wizard
Matte.apk - HTC Skin
Mode10Wallpapers.apk - HTC Live Wallpapers
Music.apk - HTC Music Player
Music2.apk - HTC Music Player (alternate name)
MyDropbox.apk - HTC Dropbox
MyReportAgent.apk - HTC Report Agent
MySketcher.apk - Scribble - Screenshot App (Home + Power). You can remove it if you don't want native screenshots
MyTask.apk - Tasks List - Management Application
MyVerizon.apk - My Verizon App
Nfc.apk - Near field communications (unsupported phone swipe payment method)
Notes.apk - Notes app
NewBayService-market.apk - VCast service
nfshp-signed-1.0.13.apk - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
NoiseField.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper
PDF_Viewer_F_A.apk - Foxit PDF Viewer.
PhaseBeam.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper
PlusOne.apk - Google+ app
picasapryramid.apk - Picasa Web Album
Picasa_GLRplugin.apk - Picasa plugin
PolarisOffice.apk - Polaris Office
Protips.apk - Homescreen Tips widget
PureC_____.apk - Pure Widgets
ShowMe.apk - HTC Help Viewer
Serene.apk - HTC Skin
slackerradio.apk - Slacker Internet Radio
SocialManager.apk - combines some social media apps
Stock.apk - Stocks app
Street.apk - Google Streetview addon for Google Maps
Talk.apk - Google Talk
Talk2.apk - Google Talk
talkback.apk - Android accessibility
TrimIt.apk - A ringtone trimmer
TuneIn.apk - Radio
Tube2_Configuration.apk - media link HD
Twitter.apk - Twitter App
TwitterEngine.apk - Twitter Service
Twitter_Client.apk - Twitter App
verizonWave.apk - Verizon's Wave wallpaper (if it is the default on your ROM, you probably shouldn't remove it until you change it... I don't know what will happen)
VVM.apk - Visual Voice Mail
VzNav.apk - Verizon Navigator (Verizon's Car Panel)
VzwLBSPerm.apk - Verizon Location service
Watch.apk - HTC Video player/service
WatchApp.apk - HTC Watch
WorldClock.apk - It's a clock. It may cause timezone issues to remove.
Safe to delete so long as other apps/services that use it also are
ba-syncservice-app-signed.apk - Verizon Backup Assistant service (safe if you also remove the Verizon Backup Assistant, may need to wait till after setup)
DMPortRead.apk - used by Dock Mode... not sure what for. (If you remove Dock Mode, this is safe to remove as well)
HtcCdmaMccProvider.apk - gets CDMA (mp3 ID3 tags) information used from HTC music and maybe other apps?
HtcCompressViewer.apk - Zip Viewer. If you have something like ES File Explorer or other useful file browser, it's not necessary. Potentially used by other HTC apps
HTCMediaAutoUploadSetting.apk - Social Media Uploading
HtcDLNAMiddleLayer.apk - DLNA service (for TV connectivity/streaming)
HtcDMC.apk - Digital Media Controller. Used by the DLNA
HtcDmSettingsPlugin.apk - Digital Media Settings... also used by DLNA
HtcMediaCacheService.apk - another DLNA related app
VzWBAClient.apk - Verizon backup assistant (may need to wait till after setup)
VZWInstaller.apk - used to install Verizon apps, such as NFL Mobile
Unsafe to remove
fusion.apk - Used by Rosie, it's a sense library you need
HTCSetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Do not delete before running it to set up your phone!
HTC_IME.apk - HTC Keyboard. DO NOT REMOVE before setting up phone and installing another keyboard
PCSC.apk - USB to PC mounting
Rosie.apk - Bottom launcher, do not remove
SetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Alternate name.
Stk.apk - SIM Toolkit, should probably not remove
vzwapnpermission.apk - used to connect to the Verizon network
Unidentified Apps
appdirectedsmspermission.apk - ?
ApplicationsProvider.apk - ?
CIMEXT9.apk - ?
HtcMessageUploader.apk - More social media uploading?
PrivInit.apk - ?
qospermission.apk - some kind of Verizon background service
RebootWarningWin.apk - ?
Tag.apk - ?
Identified Apps (unconfirmed delete status)
FilePicker.apk - File Browser
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleFeedback.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
GoogleTTS.apk - Google Text to Speech
HTCAlbum.apk - HTC picture viewer, may be used to select pictures/wallpapers
HtcListen.apk - HTC's Music App
HtcMessageProvider.apk - used by HTC's SMS/MMS app
HtcMusicEnhancer.apk - HTC Music Equalizer, used by Beats and HTC Music
HtcSettingsProvider.apk - Source for HTC Settings
HtcSoundRecorder.apk - HTC Sound recording app
HtcSoundSetDownloadManager.apk - Used by HTC to create and download Sound Sets (sets of ringtone and notification sounds in Personalize)
HtcSSOClient.apk - HTC object that allows login across HTC apps
HtcStreamPlayer.apk - HTC Streaming Video App
HTCSync.apk - HTC service for syncing contacts, people, social media, etc together
Phonesky.apk - Google Market (post 3.2)
TaskManager.apk - ICS Task Manager
TetheringGuard.apk - Verizon Tethering app, may block 3rd party tethering apps
WifiRouter.apk - Used in Verizon tethering
Vending.apk - Market can also show up as this
VerizonSSOEngine.apk - used by verizon to log into many verizon apps (including NFL mobile and others)
Hopefully, other curious folks such as myself find this useful.
Disclaimer
As is always the case, while I am not out to lie to you, I am not responsible for your removal of any of these apps from your phone. If it causes you to need to restore from backup, or re-install a ROM, that is tragic, but your responsibility. If you do find due to an update or another app you install/use you should not have deleted one... please let me know, and I will update this list accordingly.
I have removed just about every single file on this entire list, including all the ones you have in red marked as not safe to delete... and no ill effects on my device at all.
There are also a few htc/sense related files in /system/lib that I have removed, but I can't remember the file names off the top of my head. I'll see if I can figure it out and I'll post which of those I removed as well.
com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk - Lockscreen
idlescreen_photo.apk - Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Stock.apk - Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Weather.apk - Lockscreen
verizonWave.apk
These are safe to delete.
I always remove epst. I recall hearing about it being used for some kind of tracking. Never had any problems after uninstalling it though.
The DFPI.apk stands for Demoflo package installer.
I beleive is there so you can install some sort of demonstration recovery for the phone.
Which I think is obviously useless for us.
I always remove it before flashing.
This is a great post for all to use and try. May I suggest this be Stickied/Pinned as this is could ba a project for just anyone who isn't afraid to reflash a ROM to determine what can and cannot be removed.
how about filepicker.apk?
a.mcdear said:
I have removed just about every single file on this entire list, including all the ones you have in red marked as not safe to delete... and no ill effects on my device at all.
There are also a few htc/sense related files in /system/lib that I have removed, but I can't remember the file names off the top of my head. I'll see if I can figure it out and I'll post which of those I removed as well.
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I have frozen EPST with Titanium before. I didn't know exactly what it did... but it always seemed to be running, and I could never see any benefit. I was told by Scott not to remove it... and he knows way more than I do.
The other ones in Red are really if you still want sense. You can remove virtually all HTC files if you desense it... but that really isn't the point of this, because there's scripts and tools if you want to de-sense it... this is really about trimming down while still keeping using sense.
Thanks everyone so far, I'm updating these per your posts now.
drizztzou said:
how about filepicker.apk?
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I don't see that in the CleanROM zip, but I could have deleted it without realizing.
Is that one from the stock (pre cleaning/optimizing)?
hmmmm. i thought TrimIt.apk was the app that allows you to clip photos /short video from video recordings....
yardi4life said:
hmmmm. i thought TrimIt.apk was the app that allows you to clip photos /short video from video recordings....
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Could be... I always remove both because I never use either.
Trim it is used to make ringtones from the mp3's loaded into the HTC media player.
Nice list though, might be removing some of the extra apks in the de sense util when I get a chance
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SAFE TO DELETE:
htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager
MyTask.apk - Management Application (Tasks List)
PlusOne.apk - Google+ (should be safe to delete)
VVM.apk - Visual Voice Mail
Kilch said:
This is a great post for all to use and try. May I suggest this be Stickied/Pinned as this is could ba a project for just anyone who isn't afraid to reflash a ROM to determine what can and cannot be removed.
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I also think this should be Pinned. I was looking for the old list of freezable apps we used back when we had temp root to clean out some of the bloat in the current rom. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks OP.
Awesome thread. Thanks!
Guys,
Have any of you deleted or frozen the majority of these apk's and seen a substantial battery life increase?
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smartbusiness2003 said:
Guys,
Have any of you deleted or frozen the majority of these apk's and seen a substantial battery life increase?
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Only freezing or deleteing the ones actually running could gain you battery life. Otherwise they just sit on your phone taking up space. Also, I've never not removed the majority of these since I rooted my Incredible. I've never ran fully stock Rezound (maybe for a few hours the day I got it, lol).
Once I get somewhat farther (I've gotten a list of all the stock ones too I'll add later today) I may start marking some of them as background processes that disabling would free up memory (and theoretically gain battery life).
In the mean time, just check in a process explorer for running ones and if you don't use those and they're safe to delete, go for it.
Is the HTC Sync apk named differently in ICS? I'm on ineffabilis and it's not named HTCSync.apk - it's something different.
SkizzMcNizz said:
Is the HTC Sync apk named differently in ICS? I'm on ineffabilis and it's not named HTCSync.apk - it's something different.
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I see a few options here:
AccountSyncManager.apk,com.htc.settings.accountsync,Accounts & Sync
com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk,com.htc.Sync3DWidget,Sync Widget
CSPeopleSyncService.apk,com.htc.cspeoplesync,CSPeopleSyncService
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk,com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar,Google Calendar Sync
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk,com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts,Google Contacts Sync
HtcBackgroundDataWidget.apk,com.htc.rosiewidgetsbackgrounddata,Auto-sync
WeatherSyncProvider.apk,com.htc.sync.provider.weather,HTC weather sync provider
I have yet to actually walk through this list I got, but it could be one of those.
safe to delete
Idlescreen_Base.apk - Lockscreen
idlescreen_shortcut.apk - Lockscreen
talkback.apk - Android accessiblity
Hello, this applies to the 4.03 ICS leak for i717UCLC5. My objectives:
1. Provide user choice: Remove applications that can be easily installed from Market.
2. Keep the OS stable: core OS functionality should not be modified so as to cause the occasional force close or odd behavior of applications because of missing dependencies.
3. Keep core OS functionality intact: do not remove apk's that will affect the expected functioning of the OS (broken menus).
There was alot of bloat and through trial/error/research online I have narrowed down the “important” applications within /system/app/ to the following list and generally removing any of these could break something. I did leave a couple of applications that I found useful and that could be hard to replace or not worth the effort of replacing (calculator). This is what my system/app looks like:
Code:
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ApplicationsProvider
BackUpRestoreConfirmation
BadgeProvider
bdservice
Bluetooth
BluetoothAvrcp
Callsettings
Camera
CertInstaller
ChromeBookMarksSyncAdapter (Will be testing removal, might break bookmark sync with Google) Apr 23 2012
ClipBoardSaveService
Clockpackage
Contacts
ContactsProvider
CSC
Datacreate
DefaultContainerService
Divx (Will be testing removal, might might break video playback) Apr 23 2012
Dlna (could be removed... but why)
DrmProvider
EdmVpnServices
Email
Exchange
Facelock
Gallery3D (If removed will break lockscreen wallpaper)
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter
GoogleLoginService
GoogleServicesFramework
GoogleTTS
HTMLViewer (Will be testing removal) Apr 23 2012
InputEventApp
LiveWallpapers (could be removed... but why)
LiveWallpapersPicker (could be removed... but why)
LogsProvider
MarketUpdater
MediaProvider
MediaUploader
Mms
MmsProvisioning
MtpAplication
MusicPlayer
NetworkLocation
Nfc
OmaCP
PackageInstaller
Personalization
Phone
Phone_Util
PhoneErrService
Phonesky
PhotoRetouching
PopupuiReceiver
Preconfig
PreloadInstaller
PrivInit
QuickView
SamsungTTS
ScreenCapture
SecBrowser
SecCalendarProvider
SecDownloadProvider
SecDownloadProviderUI
SecOmaDownloadProvider
SecurityProvider
SecPhone
SelfTestMode
SerialNumberLabelIndicator
ServiceModeApp
Settings
SettingsProvider
SetupWizard
ShareApp
SharedStorageBackup
ShareShotService
SIMContacts
Smemo
SMemoLite
SPlannerAppWidget
Stk
Superuser
SurfSetProp
SystemUI
Tag
Talk
TelephonyProvider
TetheringManager
TouchWizCalculator
TouchWiz30Launcher
UserDictionaryProvider
VideoPlayer
VoiceRecorder
VoiceSearch
VpnDialog
WAPPushManager
Update Apr 20: Added SecPhone back into the list; without it you can not bring up the WCDMA/LTE/GSM band preferences menu.
Update Apr 21:
Removed- BluetoothTest, GoogleFeedback, minimode-res, GooglePartnerSetup
LOL...Why not list what you removed instead?
Would be a shorter list.
I think this a list of mandatory apps for basic functionality of the phone.
Just listing the ones removed would make it a list of bloat
No one cares about bloat.
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i717 running Seraphim pre-release Collective ICS with tapatalk2
Right... But the system comes with all the bloat. So you have to eliminate the apks. Skipping the ones listed and deleting the others.
Seems backward. A list of safe to remove bloat seems simpler... Ionno
Hey this is xda!
What do you expect? Make everything easy for everybody?
I like the list the way it is.
As a matter of fact. I have a request!
I am interested in googlepartnersetup.apk
I have not examined it or anything but I have been curious as to what it dose and is it trully NEEDED.
I removed it from seraphim due to a deodex issue with it and didn't see any impack of its non presents.
Zero what can you determined about it?
i897 on ICS special edition using tapatalk.
Johnsondr80 said:
Hey this is xda!
What do you expect? Make everything easy for everybody?
I like the list the way it is.
As a matter of fact. I have a request!
I am interested in googlepartnersetup.apk
I have not examined it or anything but I have been curious as to what it dose and is it trully NEEDED.
I removed it from seraphim due to a deodex issue with it and didn't see any impack of its non presents.
Zero what can you determined about it?
i897 on ICS special edition using tapatalk.
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I removed it 2 days ago and so far so good. I still need to do a factory reset cause sometimes things break on a factory reset. I'll let you know in a couple of days.