Once rooted...what pre installed apps are safe to delete??
Sent from my Rooted Samsung Galaxy Note Running ICS 4.0.4
Just do a search and use the key words "apps safe to remove" and you will find a google spreadsheet, generated form the SGS II, it will show you exactly what can and should not be removed.
In your search you will also find a few other apps that people have removed and listed.
Additional items
There are additional items that can be removed as well, depending on which leak / release you are using. In my instance I removed the following files, found here.. http://typewith.me/p/I717ICS
brandon440 said:
Once rooted...what pre installed apps are safe to delete??
Sent from my Rooted Samsung Galaxy Note Running ICS 4.0.4
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jb0nd38372 said:
There are additional items that can be removed as well, depending on which leak / release you are using. In my instance I removed the following files, found here.. http://typewith.me/p/I717ICS
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So your saying all those apps listed are safe to remove?
Yes they should be safe to remove. Make sure you use Titanium Backup or similar to back up the app first just in case you get a force close issue.
yes all those apps can be removed in the link I posted, I deleted them myself, on the rom I am using. Depending on what your running you may or may not have those files, but you will have some of them regardless.
Some understanding of what each file does though , look at the bottom... Example
If you delete [Exchange Services] and you need exchange with your email, that obviously wont work since you deleted it. Same with VPN, if you need to create Virtual Private Network connections with your phone, and you delete it, you can't create them.., etc.
I found another post from early this month, i forgot about making it completely. Slix71 and I both dislike bloat (I didn't realize that Slix also commented on my post from the 9th. Man was I sick that day
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25882692#post25882692
brandon440 said:
So your saying all those apps listed are safe to remove?
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TiBU will allow you to freeze (make them unavailable to the Note) apps. I recommend freezing, seeing if everything you use still works, and then deleting if you need the space.
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Those are the apps that are safe to remove.. Hope it helps!
Related
I followed the list here from ATT Galaxy S2 and removed tons of unnecessary apps. Some of them not in this list don't touch them. Just remove whatever you see the same in the list.
Thanks Da_G for Root method here
Apps can be removed:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AnO2-4y6yE1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
One NOTE:
In TB, Hit uninstall choose yes then STOP right there and look at the ******.apk then compare to the list. This will show you exact name of the apps.
Can you re-do the link for Da_G's root method? I think it's just pointing to the same spreadsheet of apps.
Yep. Your link is to the spreadsheet, not the root method.
Jamesyboy said:
Yep. Your link is to the spreadsheet, not the root method.
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Ah sorry guys, Link fixed
Thank you! I was going thru and manually moving ones to a Temp folder that I thought were safe to move. This helped me remove the last bits of crap off my phone.
One NOTE:
In TB, Hit uninstall choose yes then STOP right there and look at the ******.apk then compare to the list. This will show you exact name of the apps.
The link to the spreadsheet is down I believe.
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Nckrk123 said:
The link to the spreadsheet is down I believe.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA App
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No it's still On, just checked
I wonder if there was a way to save this spreadsheet
ukic said:
I wonder if there was a way to save this spreadsheet
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The spreadsheet is "live update". It's updating, not just a hard copy. You can save it to your own comp
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The spreadsheet is "live update". It's updating, not just a hard copy. You can save it to your own comp
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I wanted the full xls file... can't copy and paste and I don't want to save it as webpage.
ukic said:
I wanted the full xls file... can't copy and paste and I don't want to save it as webpage.
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Highlight everything there and copy.
Open Excel and paste. Done
sweetboy02125 said:
Highlight everything there and copy.
Open Excel and paste. Done
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Try it and see what happens... you still have to format the cell
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Try it and see what happens... you still have to format the cell
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Did it, pick the Auto fit format for both column and row. Should be decent looking sheet
Lotta apps not on that list that i would like to remove. Amazon kindle for one, and all ATT apps
Dillsnik said:
Lotta apps not on that list that i would like to remove. Amazon kindle for one, and all ATT apps
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Some ATT apps can be removed without root. So maybe they don't list here
Yeah it really depends on the person and their needs. I didn't like social hub but tpc uses it. Some apps you think are useless might actually be useful for others.
Great list, but I sure would like to see an I717-specific one. I had a lot of apps that weren't on there, and conversely, a lot of stuff there wasn't on my Note.
Here is what I removed (renamed with an ".old" extension).
(at&t apps that could be uninstalled were. Hence why they do not show up here)
AccuWeatherDaemonService.apk.old
AnalogClock.apk.old
AnalogClockProvider.apk.old
att_featuredapp.apk.old
BluetoothTestMode.apk.old
BooksPhone.apk.old
BuddiesNow.apk.old
CityID-release.apk.old
dashconfig_v0.6.0_platform.apk.old
Days.apk.old
DualClock.apk.old
DualClockProvider.apk.old
EmailWidget.apk.old
FactoryTest.apk.old
KiesAir.apk.old
kieswifi.apk.old
Kobo.apk.old
lcdtest.apk.old
MediaHub.apk.old
MiniDiary.apk.old
MobilePrint.apk.old
Music2.apk.old
PanningTryActually.apk.old
PolarisOfficeXHDPI.apk.old
PressReader.apk.old
Protips.apk.old
SamsungWidget_News.apk.old
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk.old
SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk.old
SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.apk.old
SelfTestMode.apk.old
ShareApp.apk.old
ShareShotService.apk.old
SnsAccountFb.apk.old
SnsAccountLi.apk.old
SnsAccountTw.apk.old
SnsDisclaimer.apk.old
SnsImageCache.apk.old
SocialHub.apk.old
SocialHubWidget.apk.old
Telenav.apk.old
TetheringManager2.apk.old
VpnServices.apk.old
wssyncmlnps.apk
YPMAndroid.apk.old
Zinio.apk.old
Battery life is much better.
over2land said:
Great list, but I sure would like to see an I717-specific one. I had a lot of apps that weren't on there, and conversely, a lot of stuff there wasn't on my Note.
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Don't be fool by the name. You have to actually hit uninstall in TB back up then compare the real. *.apk with the list. I found at least 95% apps matched.
Sent from my AT&T Galaxy Note - please forgive if typos
Hey Guys,
I was wondering if there's a list of bloatware that can be deleted from the Galaxy S Player 5.0?
I've been looking at the Samsung Galaxy S2 list, and I was wondering if there's a different list for us to get rid of crap ware that I'm not gonna use...
Thanks in advance!
Scheherez
Scheherez said:
Hey Guys,
I was wondering if there's a list of bloatware that can be deleted from the Galaxy S Player 5.0?
I've been looking at the Samsung Galaxy S2 list, and I was wondering if there's a different list for us to get rid of crap ware that I'm not gonna use...
Thanks in advance!
Scheherez
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What you could do is either...
A) Freeze the unnecessary apps using Titanium Backup PRO
B) Backup the apps you think you won't need, then store that backup somewhere and uninstall them with Titanium Backup. Then if it turns out you need them, you can easily put the backup in your restore folder and return it to it's normal state.
C) Anything you can uninstall with the OS is most certainly unnecessary.
ZaIINN said:
What you could do is either...
A) Freeze the unnecessary apps using Titanium Backup PRO
B) Backup the apps you think you won't need, then store that backup somewhere and uninstall them with Titanium Backup. Then if it turns out you need them, you can easily put the backup in your restore folder and return it to it's normal state.
C) Anything you can uninstall with the OS is most certainly unnecessary.
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Not necessarily, if you delete some apps it causes others to Force Close and can make your system real glitchy.
To OP do this guys Option A) it is the best way to experiment with trying to see what is unneeded.
daniel644 said:
Not necessarily, if you delete some apps it causes others to Force Close and can make your system real glitchy.
To OP do this guys Option A) it is the best way to experiment with trying to see what is unneeded.
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Er what I meant by Option C was apps that don't require a root or any special method to remove. But yeah, just freeze them for now and see what works. I posted a list of apps I've frozen so far in another thread about Free RAM, if you want to take a look through the forums.
Thanks, I'll check it out! There are a lot of samsung apps that I just wanna get rid of permanently! I'll freeze them first, then delete them as I don't need them.
Is there a vanilla version of Android Gingerbread for the Galaxy S Player 5.0 International? WITHOUT the bloat?
Will 'freezing' with Titanium Backup persist after a reboot? If yes, wouldn't we run into the risk of 'freezing it now works' but 'freezing on reboot doesn't'?
Thanks!
testrider said:
Will 'freezing' with Titanium Backup persist after a reboot? If yes, wouldn't we run into the risk of 'freezing it now works' but 'freezing on reboot doesn't'?
Thanks!
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Yes it does persist after a reboot.. and I've frozen almost every app and had no issues. The OS will still continue to function just fine.
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Yes it does persist after a reboot.. and I've frozen almost every app and had no issues. The OS will still continue to function just fine.
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off topic but man I want your internet connection.
daniel644 said:
off topic but man I want your internet connection.
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Off Topic - Heh, that is the library internet speed @ my university. My dorm caps out at around 15Mb/s - 20 Mb/s - Max when unthrottled.
Now that we have root I'm sure ROMS will start being developed, but in the mean time does anyone have a list of apps that are safe to remove from the stock ROM? I'd like to do a little de-bloating while we wait for more ROM choices.
Also, I loaded up "Root Browser Lite" so I can browse to /system/app and delete the apk files there - is this the best way to get rid of the apps that don't allow themselves to be un-installed?
root uninstaller will let you freeze system apps or uninstall them if you wish to do so
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rootuninstaller.free&hl=en
as for a list, I don't have one sorry, I just froze all the ones I knew for sure wouldnt mess with anything
csilvest said:
Now that we have root I'm sure ROMS will start being developed, but in the mean time does anyone have a list of apps that are safe to remove from the stock ROM? I'd like to do a little de-bloating while we wait for more ROM choices.
Also, I loaded up "Root Browser Lite" so I can browse to /system/app and delete the apk files there - is this the best way to get rid of the apps that don't allow themselves to be un-installed?
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First off, you're in the wrong forum to ask a question. Secondly, two posts down from yours is the script for removing bloatware, which includes a text file which contains the list of files that can be safely removed. Please put a little more effort into looking for your answer before asking it next time, and make sure you ask it in the Questions subforum. Thank you.
To answer your other question, I personally use Root Explorer (paid app) to remove stock apps and do anything involving files on my phone. I create a folder, '/data/app.disabled/', and put the apps from '/data/app/' that I don't want in there, in case I want/need them again or the phone breaks without them.
Also, if you're worried you'll break your phone by deleting or moving them, you can freeze just about all the stock apps in Settings -> Apps, or use Titanium Backup to freeze them.
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Secondly, two posts down from yours is the script for removing bloatware, which includes a text file which contains the list of files that can be safely removed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992596
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992596
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Yes, I did find that and read it. I was hoping for an even more extensive list, but I'll experiment myself.
Actually, I discovered (via Google) that in ICS you can go to the "All" tab in Manage Apps and have the option to disable almost all of them. This seems to not only keep them from running but also takes them out of the Apps drawer - and it works without root. Surprised Verizon hasn't found and fixed that
And sorry for the breach of etiquette in the original post - I considered it to be a "Development" topic (in the form of a question?) and wasn't sure if the Development crowd watched the General Q&A forum.
csilvest said:
Actually, I discovered (via Google) that in ICS you can go to the "All" tab in Manage Apps and have the option to disable almost all of them. This seems to not only keep them from running but also takes them out of the Apps drawer - and it works without root.
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Also, if you're worried you'll break your phone by deleting or moving them, you can freeze just about all the stock apps in Settings -> Apps, or use Titanium Backup to freeze them.
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You didn't need to go to Google, because I included that in my original reply, which takes you to the same place. Also, it's the first trick in my 'Tips and Tricks' thread, which is linked in my signature.
And around here, most of the development crowd currently does look at all the forums. It's not a large community yet, so there's not usually a lot new to sift through in the course of a day.
IceDragon59 said:
You didn't need to go to Google, because I included that in my original reply, which takes you to the same place. Also, it's the first trick in my 'Tips and Tricks' thread, which is linked in my signature.
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Sorry, no offense intended. I did the googling before reading you're reply. But at least you got the opportunity to advertise your 'Tips and Tricks' thread.
I'll try to avoid posting anymore today since that seems to make you grumpy...
csilvest said:
Sorry, no offense intended. I did the googling before reading you're reply. But at least you got the opportunity to advertise your 'Tips and Tricks' thread.
I'll try to avoid posting anymore today since that seems to make you grumpy...
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lol. I'm not grumpy, nor am I trying to advertise my thread. Every post I make advertises my thread. I didn't mean to come off as abrasive, just trying to point out the post could have been made in a better place. Don't be afraid to ask something, I'm not trying to scare you off. lol.
IceDragon59 said:
Also, it's the first trick in my 'Tips and Tricks' thread, which is linked in my signature.
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Sigs don't show in Tapatalk.
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
bird11 said:
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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You will have to root your phone for all this. You can only flash stock rom on the device without rooting it.
What bloat wares are we talking about specifically? Do you mean all the S-voice/S-Note/Air gestures??
They can be activated and deactivated from the pull down menu. Other things need to be disabled manually!There is no work around this without root. You can try the widgets on the screen that allow you to disable wi-fi and bluetooth but its nothing new than what samsung offers from the pulldown menu
Hit thanks if this was helpful!
You should did root
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What, you mean you don't absolutely NEED NFL Mobile? And Verizon Navigator is so much better than Google Maps!
[/sarcasm]
You can't remove system apps without root. Clean Master has a function to remove bloat if you're rooted. I don't know if this is changed to disabling if you're not rooted, because my devices are rooted. I seem to remember a previous version of Clean Master had something like that. It merely took you to the app info scree, one at a time, but at least it did it sequentially instead of you having to hunt for each one on your own. Maybe that still exists.
Since Android 4.1, many bloatware type apps can just be disabled via the the built-in Application Manager in your Settings app. Disabling it will hide it from the launcher and make it so it does not run, essentially doing the same thing as uninstalling it. It is better this way because some phones will not properly update if something is modified or removed from the /system partition. Also worth noting in regards to this as it is a popular misconception, removing these unwanted apps will not provide you with more usable storage as they are contained in /system/app and the apps you install via the Play Store or 3rd party sources will only install to /data/app unless rooted and moved.
That being said, TowelRoot is a newer rooting method for many newer phones running 4.4+(especially Galaxies like the S4 and Note 3). This root method is done via an app on the phone and only takes seconds and does not trip Knox. You could root, freeze what you needed and then unroot without anyone the wiser, though, of course, this is done at your own risk - like any other mod.
lpimpale said:
You will have to root your phone for all this. You can only flash stock rom on the device without rooting it.
What bloat wares are we talking about specifically? Do you mean all the S-voice/S-Note/Air gestures??
They can be activated and deactivated from the pull down menu. Other things need to be disabled manually!There is no work around this without root. You can try the widgets on the screen that allow you to disable wi-fi and bluetooth but its nothing new than what samsung offers from the pulldown menu
Hit thanks if this was helpful!
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How do I flash stock roms without rooting?
As I mentioned every time I need to do a factory reset it takes about 4 hours of disabling things to get it to the state I want.
There's this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2058944
xda'dra said:
You should did root
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I can't.
Planterz said:
What, you mean you don't absolutely NEED NFL Mobile? And Verizon Navigator is so much better than Google Maps!
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You can't remove system apps without root. Clean Master has a function to remove bloat if you're rooted. I don't know if this is changed to disabling if you're not rooted, because my devices are rooted. I seem to remember a previous version of Clean Master had something like that. It merely took you to the app info scree, one at a time, but at least it did it sequentially instead of you having to hunt for each one on your own. Maybe that still exists.
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Thanks.
es0tericcha0s said:
Since Android 4.1, many bloatware type apps can just be disabled via the the built-in Application Manager in your Settings app. Disabling it will hide it from the launcher and make it so it does not run, essentially doing the same thing as uninstalling it. It is better this way because some phones will not properly update if something is modified or removed from the /system partition. Also worth noting in regards to this as it is a popular misconception, removing these unwanted apps will not provide you with more usable storage as they are contained in /system/app and the apps you install via the Play Store or 3rd party sources will only install to /data/app unless rooted and moved.
That being said, TowelRoot is a newer rooting method for many newer phones running 4.4+(especially Galaxies like the S4 and Note 3). This root method is done via an app on the phone and only takes seconds and does not trip Knox. You could root, freeze what you needed and then unroot without anyone the wiser, though, of course, this is done at your own risk - like any other mod.
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Yes you can disable them but it takes about 4 hours to do it each time. There's a lot of them. About 95% of stuff needs to be disabled.
Towelroot looks great unfortunately I am not able to root the phone. They don't use knox. I can do anything but root the phone really. I really just want vanilla android I'm a bit sick of touchwiz. I'd love to just flash to the developer edition or something.
bird11 said:
My job gives me a Samsing S4 from Verizon that is filled with bloat. I have to manually go in and disable everything which takes about 4 hours or so. I am looking for an app that can do it for me but it needs to be a well known app not something that somebody just posts an apk. Any auggestions?
We are not allowed to root the phones. It would be great if I could put a googe play edition or developer edition rom on it or something but I don't think that's possible.
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The S4s bootloader is locked so basically not a lot to choose from. And as others have mentioned you need root to gain access to remove bloatware. Sadly samsung phones on VZW are filled with it as well as many other phones, it's not limited to just samsung.
And navigator may be better than Google maps but maps is free and having been a former user of both NFL mobile (when it was free) and navigator I'm happy I got rid of both of them
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bird11 said:
How do I flash stock roms without rooting?
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You can't flash any ROM without rooting, and aren't you already on stock?
I think you're gonna have to just live with it...
el-figurin said:
You can't flash any ROM without rooting, and aren't you already on stock?
I think you're gonna have to just live with it...
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I'm almost sure they are on stock as its a work phone and mentioned in the first post that they aren't allowed to root
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ShapesBlue said:
I'm almost sure they are on stock as its a work phone and mentioned in the first post that they aren't allowed to root
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Yes, not much to do with those restrictions...
el-figurin said:
Yes, not much to do with those restrictions...
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That's very true. Some people however don't know you need root to remove bloatware or unneeded apps
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What bloatware should I look to remove from my HAM2? Are there any Huawei specific apps that i can ditch? Thanks.
GT1873 said:
What bloatware should I look to remove from my HAM2? Are there any Huawei specific apps that i can ditch? Thanks.
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I've removed these 7. Keep backups of them in case you want to update your system. The official update from Huawei checked for and patched these system apps. If they weren't found the update would fail. Restoring the apps fixed that problem.
Text list if you can't see the pictures:
Weather (HwWeatherClock.apk)
Twitter (Twitter.apk)
Navigate (ROUTE66.apk)
MOCALite 1.0.9 (HwMOCALite.apk)
Me Widget (HwMeWidget_MT2-L03.apk)
Get Asphalt 8 (GetAsphalt8_PGA1_HuaweiMate2_OpenMarket_v100.apk)
Facebook (Facebook.apk)
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Do I back up the apps using titanium back up?
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pucherto123 said:
Do I back up the apps using titanium back up?
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Titanium Backup would work. Or App Master. Or manually back them up using ES File Explorer. As long as you have a backup that's all that matters. You'll need these system app backups for when the next update comes out (unless that update wipes everything out).
Delete Facebook
arcadesdude said:
I've removed these 7. Keep backups of them in case you want to update your system. The official update from Huawei checked for and patched these system apps. If they weren't found the update would fail. Restoring the apps fixed that problem.
Text list if you can't see the pictures:
Weather (HwWeatherClock.apk)
Twitter (Twitter.apk)
Navigate (ROUTE66.apk)
MOCALite 1.0.9 (HwMOCALite.apk)
Me Widget (HwMeWidget_MT2-L03.apk)
Get Asphalt 8 (GetAsphalt8_PGA1_HuaweiMate2_OpenMarket_v100.apk)
Facebook (Facebook.apk)
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Where can I find the Facebook app to delete it? I've gotten everything else. Thanks.
Honestly, I don't see a reason to remove any of these apps... they are in the system folders so you won't gain any space or anything, just disable them and you won't see them and any updates will still work fine without doing anything special.
TBH, compared to many phones, this list is very minimal.
I guess I just want more control. That's one of the reasons I choose to root my devices. It's OK to stay completely the way the phone comes, regardless of how much or little bloatware is on the device. It is up to the user to choose. That is one of the many reasons Why Android is so popular.
acejavelin said:
Honestly, I don't see a reason to remove any of these apps... they are in the system folders so you won't gain any space or anything, just disable them and you won't see them and any updates will still work fine without doing anything special.
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This sounds like very good advice. Thanks acejavelin. I never really thought about it but since the apps are in a non-usable (for the user) partition, your recommendation makes perfect sense. I already pushed your Thanks button.
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tomlogan1 said:
I guess I just want more control. That's one of the reasons I choose to root my devices. It's OK to stay completely the way the phone comes, regardless of how much or little bloatware is on the device. It is up to the user to choose. That is one of the many reasons Why Android is so popular.
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Control of what? You don't get any control because the apps are in a separate partition that you can't use. In fact, you lose some control because when you delete the apps you can't get OTA.
Just freeze them so they can't run. There's no point deleting them. 7 seems trivial though. I froze more than 50 on mine. There's nothing from Huawei on my phone except the camera app.
lucasho2312 said:
Just freeze them so they can't run. There's no point deleting them. 7 seems trivial though. I froze more than 50 on mine. There's nothing from Huawei on my phone except the camera app.
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I normally back them up so I can delete and save space. Should I need them later on it's simple to restore. But freezing them is a good method since it will let you know if it shall cause issues later on.
SHM said:
I normally back them up so I can delete and save space. Should I need them later on it's simple to restore. But freezing them is a good method since it will let you know if it shall cause issues later on.
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Comment above has pointed out that you don't gain space by deleting system apps. Or rather, you gain unusable space.
If you do prefer delete/restore, remember to back up the data (tweak TiBu to backup full data cuz it will ignore data if data is larger than the apk itself). I had problems with Dialer/Phone and System UI apps without original data. Navigation bar will be lost (it is there but it can't be touched/controlled) and incoming calls cause crash.
lucasho2312 said:
Comment above has pointed out that you don't gain space by deleting system apps. Or rather, you gain unusable space.
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One, you do gain space, two, that space is usable. An average user wouldn't seem to know how to take advantage of this it seems. But to me, I make use of it everyday. - @acejavelin
If you do prefer delete/restore, remember to back up the data (tweak TiBu to backup full data cuz it will ignore data if data is larger than the apk itself).
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I don't use TiBu. Never really cared for it. I use other methods more command-line based within the terminal emulator.
I had problems with Dialer/Phone and System UI apps without original data. Navigation bar will be lost (it is there but it can't be touched/controlled) and incoming calls cause crash.
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This is why it's good to know what to delete and not delete. If familiar with your device then it becomes second nature, but when jumping ship and getting a new device it is typically best to freeze and see the results. Although freezing is no different than saving and deleting. Only thing that distinguishes these two methods is when you freeze the system app, it's still there (and yes, using space). Where as when you keep it safe, say, your sdcard, then it's as simple as placing back, and/or if the particular file causes the device to go bonkers then TWRP makes it possible to fix the problem as well.