after you have rooted OTA .211, time to de bloat right? well,
if you use rom toolbox to de bloat your roms, some apps wont uninstall. root explorer may solve this. a list of apps that wont uninstall are:
amazon kindle
netflix
nfl mobile
latitude
local
v cast tones
video surf
vz navigator
if anyone has any other ways to get them out of there then post it up.
Use Titanium Backup Pro?
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that works to permanently get the bloat out of the rom?
ssinisterss said:
after you have rooted OTA .211, time to de bloat right? well,
if you use rom toolbox to de bloat your roms, some apps wont uninstall. root explorer may solve this. a list of apps that wont uninstall are:
amazon kindle
netflix
nfl mobile
latitude
local
v cast tones
video surf
vz navigator
if anyone has any other ways to get them out of there then post it up.
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I use absolute tools to uninstall system apps. I did install matts arctic rom based off 211 which is a debloated rom, and a damn good one
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Root uninstaller is a free app that should work too
ssinisterss said:
after you have rooted OTA .211, time to de bloat right? well,
if you use rom toolbox to de bloat your roms, some apps wont uninstall. root explorer may solve this. a list of apps that wont uninstall are:
amazon kindle
netflix
nfl mobile
latitude
local
v cast tones
video surf
vz navigator
if anyone has any other ways to get them out of there then post it up.
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NFL Mobile, v cast tones, video surf, and vz navigator uninstalled for me from within the apps.
MyEntityRemains said:
NFL Mobile, v cast tones, video surf, and vz navigator uninstalled for me from within the apps.
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I had no problem uninstalling or disabling them either. Netflix is gone too. The OP probably didn't uninstall any updates first.
just lou said:
I had no problem uninstalling or disabling them either. Netflix is gone too. The OP probably didn't uninstall any updates first.
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well i was using rom toolbox and uninstalling them with root permissions.
System app remover from the market, but it was a paid app.
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well i was using rom toolbox and uninstalling them with root permissions.
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OK. I know a lot of people are complaining about the bloat that can't be disabled by ICS, and some are due to bloat apps being updated in the market.
Also if you are unsure if what you take away just use a debloat program which will freeze or uninstall app until you decide.
If anyone knows, please list which apps are safe to freeze with TB.
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/463-safely-frozen-apps/
There is also a custom rom called The Arctic ISC based off .211 that is just mainly a debloated ROM.
I just got it running this morning and my phone has never been so responsive. I'm very pleased.
Quote from the ROM thread on DroidRazr forums:
"The base of The Arctic ICS is the 6.16.211 stock rom by Hashcode. We have made it Deodexed, Zipaligned , Debloated, and removed so much bloat that this thing could float on water! Most of the MotoBlur apps have been replaces with smaller, more efficient Android Open Source Project apps such as but not limited to Gallery, Clock, Calendar, Calculator, Email, Messaging, Browser, and a modified Blur Camera by EmericanX that works with AOSP Gallery! We also have tons of juicy tweaks to make the best of your phone. Battery savers when you don't need it, performance increase when you do! Our Rom currently has the high scoring benchmarks of any other ICS Rom, including CM9! "
Bloat
Might want to check preinstall directory and remove programs from there or else they will reappear even if you delete them...
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So use it to remove the bloat then create a new rom with the cleaned image? I dunno.....I dont install bloated roms to begin with and it always worked well to clean up a stock rom.
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jamesnmandy said:
So use it to remove the bloat then create a new rom with the cleaned image? I dunno.....I dont install bloated roms to begin with and it always worked well to clean up a stock rom.
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Ive also debloated a stock Rom just fine. Its just some of these other custom ones out there have added features or speed tweaks to help things run smoother. This is the current on I loaded today.
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/2832-rom-eclipse-razr-ics-v10-62112/
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I know HOW to remove the bloatware from Android phones using Titanium Backup Pro, but I'm curious to know what bloatware is SAFE to remove without causing any major problems with the OS. Thoughts, ideas and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
dustrho said:
I know HOW to remove the bloatware from Android phones using Titanium Backup Pro, but I'm curious to know what bloatware is SAFE to remove without causing any major problems with the OS. Thoughts, ideas and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
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I would like to know this as well.
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I removed all the demo games, friend stream, some of the themes and peep and I havent had any adverse actions as of yet, I plan to take off the faves and the modes too.
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I removed all the demo games, friend stream, some of the themes and peep and I havent had any adverse actions as of yet, I plan to take off the faves and the modes too.
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When you go to applications>manage are there still remains from the uninstalled apps?
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GentMAB said:
I removed all the demo games, friend stream, some of the themes and peep and I havent had any adverse actions as of yet, I plan to take off the faves and the modes too.
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I took off faves, modes as well. Also amazon, setup, all themes, swype if you don't use it. I think that was about it. Make sure you do a good nandroid backup before you do it, so you can restore all of it if you need to take it back in for some reason.
dustrho said:
I know HOW to remove the bloatware from Android phones using Titanium Backup Pro, but I'm curious to know what bloatware is SAFE to remove without causing any major problems with the OS. Thoughts, ideas and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
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You aren't perm rooted on 2.2 btw on your signature. You would be on 2.2.1.
mftek said:
When you go to applications>manage are there still remains from the uninstalled apps?
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Nope as soon as you move/delete the apk from the apps folder its gone!
timbo1083 said:
I took off faves, modes as well. Also amazon, setup, all themes, swype if you don't use it. I think that was about it. Make sure you do a good nandroid backup before you do it, so you can restore all of it if you need to take it back in for some reason.
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Did you delete ALL your themes or did you just delete the ones you weren't using? Also deleting modes and faves didn't conflict with anything? I was kinda on the fence on these apps
Nope I used titanium backup to uninstall the stuff, I also did take off amazon as well
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Do I need to be s-off or just perm rooted to delete system apps? because when I try to delete some of the themes or system apps with Titanium Backup and I restart my phone they come back.Please Help!
GentMAB said:
Nope I used titanium backup to uninstall the stuff, I also did take off amazon as well
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With Titanium backup, you don't have to uninstall, if you want to keep them in case you need them later. You can simply 'freeze' the apps. This way, you keep them, they just go out of system memory and the icons will not show up either on your Launcher.
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Do I need to be s-off or just perm rooted to delete system apps? because when I try to delete some of the themes or system apps with Titanium Backup and I restart my phone they come back.Please Help!
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You cannot delete system apps via Titanium Backup. You can only backup the data. You will need Root Explorer or something equivalent to delete the system app. Make sure you make a backup first though.
samsci said:
You cannot delete system apps via Titanium Backup. You can only backup the data. You will need Root Explorer or something equivalent to delete the system app. Make sure you make a backup first though.
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You could delete system apps via titanium backup.
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mftek said:
You could delete system apps via titanium backup.
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Confirmed you could delete system apps.
LORD JUNIOR said:
Confirmed you could delete system apps.
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+3 but be careful some apps are needed by the system to run properly head over to the g2 section basically you can remove the same apps
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Thanks. Did not know that. Thought system apps were off limits with Titanium Backup.
Here is the thread I saw that says it does system apps are off limits. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835810
samsci said:
Thanks. Did not know that. Thought system apps were off limits with Titanium Backup.
Here is the thread I saw that says it does system apps are off limits. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835810
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Ti Backup cannot backup system apps - only their data. It can, however, remove them with the 'force remove' function.
But, a major +1 for freezing them instead. It might just save your ass, and it serves the same function as deleting the app anyway.
Can someone please share the htc lockscreen app from the app folder I mistakenly deleted it and the oden file
GentMAB said:
I removed all the demo games, friend stream, some of the themes and peep and I havent had any adverse actions as of yet, I plan to take off the faves and the modes too.
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I wouldn't remove friend stream if you plan on using facebook. What happened, was the phone was constantly looking for friendstream to "sync" but since the app was gone, it never reported back as completing syncing...so i'd always have the circle with arrows "sync" in my task bar. got so annoying.
had no problem when I froze friend stream and still use FB.
Anyone know what the my device, my account and search people is listed under in titanium?
I can't seem to find them.
Also any one have a complete list of what can you can freeze or uninstall?
So far I only freeze but here is what I have:
AppPack Asphalt com.tmobile.theme x6 demo videos Faves x2 flickr Friend Stream x2 Gallery I use 3d HTC Weather locationPicker x2 Mail x2 Email account messager x2 my Downloads Provider (No clue what it does) my modes news x2 peep quickoffice ringtone trimmer rockband screen share setup stocks x2 t-mo tv themes provider (no clue what it does) TTS Service Twitter Visual Voice Mail Voicemail Weather x2 Weather Agent and provider
Has anyone uninstalled the genius button app after remapping the button to the search function? I don't use it at all and its always running...
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I updated using the qdl tool, then updated to 318. Is there anyway to uninstall some of the stock apps I'll never use ?
Install titanium backup and you can uninstall and delete just about anything you want with it
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to couple with that.......is there any risk? For instance I use Handcent for the my text client, and everytime I get a text I get both apps open and it's just a PITA.
dave032766 said:
I updated using the qdl tool, then updated to 318. Is there anyway to uninstall some of the stock apps I'll never use ?
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I like using Titanium Backup to freeze apps that I want to get rid of, this allows you to see what effect that the absence of the app will have on your phone and if you want to restore the app for some reason you can just 'defrost' the app.
Some apps provide services for other apps, this is a good way to test that you don't delete something you need.
marvin02 said:
I like using Titanium Backup to freeze apps that I want to get rid of, this allows you to see what effect that the absence of the app will have on your phone and if you want to restore the app for some reason you can just 'defrost' the app.
Some apps provide services for other apps, this is a good way to test that you don't delete something you need.
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I'm guessing that's in the pay version, no?
just turn off notification in default sms app and then hide it with launcher pro or respective replacement launcher.
Krad said:
just turn off notification in default sms app and then hide it with launcher pro or respective replacement launcher.
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LOL such a simple yet easy solution. Done. WOW it's amazing what I overlook sometimes.
sukemecuke said:
I'm guessing that's in the pay version, no?
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Yes, you need the pay version of Titanium backup to freeze apps. See this page for the extra features in the paid version.
does the phone need to be rooted for titanium backup or will it work on a unrooted phone ?
dave032766 said:
does the phone need to be rooted for titanium backup or will it work on a unrooted phone ?
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must be rooted
So I'm relatively new to android in general, and I've always assumed that the stock apps on a manufacturer ROM are just something that are there and you can't do anything about it (They don't normally have an uninstall option from the launcer)
I was playing around with ROM Toolbox and I stumbled across the uninstall apps feature (Which I had previously not used because I figured it was redundant) and discovered, by uninstalling Peep, that it can actually uninstall the stock apps included with my rom.
Is this a bad practice in general or is it something that people do all the time? I don't really want to break things so I'm not going to touch any of the more central services or anything but say I want to uninstall the stock gallery and replace it with a Jellybean one from the market. It won't break everything, right?
People do it all the time.
Just be sure not to delete anything that you think might affect the ROM.
You can also use it to move any app to your SD card.
I love ROM toolbox.
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RBarnett09 said:
People do it all the time.
Just be sure not to delete anything that you think might affect the ROM.
You can also use it to move any app to your SD card.
I love ROM toolbox.
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+1. One of the many perks of rooting... Removing bloatware!!!
Thank you much for this thread. And thank you XDA for the implementing the similar thread recommendation feature. Its a win for everyone.
You can also do this with Titanium Backup
Hey guys,
I am soon going to enter the rooted world of android and flashing roms on my note. Is there still a reason to remove bloatware from the phone when running a custom rom? Will the bloatware apps still be running or will they merely just be taking up memory in the storage?
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fullyflaredfred said:
Hey guys,
I am soon going to enter the rooted world of android and flashing roms on my note. Is there still a reason to remove bloatware from the phone when running a custom rom? Will the bloatware apps still be running or will they merely just be taking up memory in the storage?
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The answer largely depends on which rom you choose..
Most custom roms are relatively bloat free, unless you are wanting to use a rooted stock variant build ...
And with regard to running bloat, the answer is yes ...
Apps like Google maps, navigation apps etc. Will often run in the background as available services, even when closed.
But you can use titanium backup and other similar apps, to "freeze " these applications....g
Edit : I always remove my bloat .....even from stock builds ....by freezing a suspected app for testing....
Then if all is well and stable ....I dump it ....g
Takes up space
possibly running in the background
things you may never use anyway
can add as you want after the custom rom
They fixed the battery drain issue with Google maps...don't worry about any Google services.
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Does anyone have a copy of those system apps that get deleted when unlocking the phone bootloader? I accidentally deleted them with the app removal wizard in the storage settings, and i don't wanna screw up the ability to install updates when they arrive. :'( would a factory reset fix this? I am not rooted or bootloader unlocked, I just removed the apps by mistake. Can't believe I made such a noob move after being here so long, lol. Can anyone help?
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jmwils3 said:
Does anyone have a copy of those system apps that get deleted when unlocking the phone bootloader? I accidentally deleted them with the app removal wizard in the storage settings, and i don't wanna screw up the ability to install updates when they arrive. :'( would a factory reset fix this? I am not rooted or bootloader unlocked, I just removed the apps by mistake. Can't believe I made such a noob move after being here so long, lol. Can anyone help?
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did you disable them or uninstall them. You have to be unlocked / rooted to uninstall them. It sounds like you just disabled them. If this is the case, go to the bottom of the all app list and you will see disabled apps. A factory reset will fix it as well.
Prod1702 said:
did you disable them or uninstall them. You have to be unlocked / rooted to uninstall them. It sounds like you just disabled them. If this is the case, go to the bottom of the all app list and you will see disabled apps. A factory reset will fix it as well.
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That's actually not true. I was able to uninstall calculator, pdf viewer, tunein radio and soundhound without being rooted, and could have uninstalled ringtone trimmer and flashlight too, but i actually use them and didn't want to.
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jmwils3 said:
That's actually not true. I was able to uninstall calculator, pdf viewer, tunein radio and soundhound without being rooted, and could have uninstalled ringtone trimmer and flashlight too, but i actually use them and didn't want to.
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Try downloading one of the Stock base roms in the HTC One sub forum maybe the apk's will be there then.
Prod1702 said:
Try downloading one of the Stock base roms in the HTC One sub forum maybe the apk's will be there then.
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But my phone is not rooted, and wouldn't that make me lose tmobile exclusive features like wifi calling
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jmwils3 said:
But my phone is not rooted, and wouldn't that make me lose tmobile exclusive features like wifi calling
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No you aren't flashing a rom you are just taking the APK's for the apps you said you uninstalled and installing them again. You said you uninstalled some apps that you want back right? so getting those apps from the Stock base Rom you will be able to reinstall them.
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No you aren't flashing a rom you are just taking the APK's for the apps you said you uninstalled and installing them again. You said you uninstalled some apps that you want back right? so getting those apps from the Stock base Rom you will be able to reinstall them.
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Oh ok, thanks
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