Remove/disable preinstalled Samsung applications - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi i9100 owners!
Is there any way to locate those apps that are installed at the first bootup? I mean Kies air, Samsung IM, the animated backgrounds, and this Social Hub app (the white envelope with the blue S sign). I want to completely remove them, especially the last one. I Removed the sns.****.apk-s already and the social hub app and widget app too but this com.seven.z7.service is still there. I found it in the installed system's directory in data/app and there is all other too. But where are these in the .zip-ed custom ROM? I'm using 4.0.3 ROM.

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Some custom ROM's such as SlimICS remove a TON of Samsung bloatware. Or you can root your device and use something like Root Explorer to remove the apps from the /system/app directory once you have given your device read/write commands of course!
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I want to make everything done before installing a custom rom from cwm. Cleaning them after install is much simplier than before install. So I want a solution without any rootexplorer or freezing them with TBP etc.

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Well good luck to you then. I don't understand why rooting your device and using Root Explorer is such a big deal. And if you use the likes of SlimICS like I suggested, it removes them all for you AUTOMATICALLY. What more can you want?
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Hi,
if you uninstall / clean your device - those ****ty apps will be re-installed if you flash a Rom (if the Rom got those ****ty apps init :silly
or do you wana clean the Custom Rom itself??
Greetz

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I plan to make a whole new ROM with a few modification and share with the others. Thatswhy is this so important.

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If you are making a ROM then just delete them from the /system/app directory like I told you!! Having just simply used the search function would have found your answer. As the XDA noob video states, “you are not special."
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They are not there at all. Trust me, I checked it many times.

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*edit*
lol delete me
yay they r in
system/app

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Mate, standard .apk's are stored in the /data/app directory (the one's that you can uninstall normally). The .apk's that you can't uninstall normally are stored in the /system/app directory and require ROOT and a ROOT EXPLORER to remove them. I would provide a screenshot but I'm on a ROM that doesn't have bloatware Why not build your ROM around the likes of SlimICS which doesn't have this ninja bloatware there already?
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I prefer the basic Samsung look with everything stock icon etc. The Samsung apps not really. Here is the list of the apk-s of the zip-ed cutom rom (system/app)
AccuWeatherDaemonService.apk
AnalogClock.apk
ApplicationsProvider.apk
AxT9IME.apk
BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk
BadgeProvider.apk
Bluetooth.apk
BluetoothAvrcp.apk
BluetoothMap.apk
BluetoothTest.apk
CallSetting.apk
Camera.apk
CertInstaller.apk
ChocoEUKor.apk
ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk
ClipboardSaveService.apk
ClockPackage.apk
Contacts.apk
ContactsProvider.apk
CSC.apk
DataCreate.apk
Days.apk
DefaultContainerService.apk
DigitalClock.apk
Divx.apk
Dlna.apk
DrmProvider.apk
DSMForwarding.apk
DSMLawmo.apk
DualClock.apk
EdmVpnServices.apk
Email.apk
Exchange.apk
FaceLock.apk
FactoryTest.apk
FmRadio.apk
FTC.apk
FTM.apk
FTS.apk
Gallery3D.apk
Gmail.apk
GMS_Maps.apk
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleFeedback.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
GoogleTTS.apk
HelvNeueLT.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
InputEventApp.apk
JobManager.apk
KeyChain.apk
Kies.apk
kieswifi.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
LogsProvider.apk
MediaProvider.apk
MediaUploader.apk
Memo.apk
Microbesgl.apk
minimode-res.apk
Mms.apk
MmsProvisioning.apk
MobilePrint.apk
MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk
MtpApplication.apk
MusicFX.apk
MusicPlayer.apk
MyFiles.apk
NetworkLocation.apk
OmaCP.apk
OmaDrmPopup.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
PCWClientS.apk
Personalization.apk
Phone.apk
Phone_Util.apk
PhoneCrashNotifier.apk
PhoneErrService.apk
Phonesky.apk
PopupuiReceiver.apk
Preconfig.apk
PreloadInstaller.apk
PRUI.apk
QuickView.apk
RoseEUKor.apk
SamsungApps.apk
SamsungAppsUNA3.apk
Samsungservice.apk
SamsungTTS.apk
SamsungWidget_News.apk
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk
SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.apk
SecBrowser.apk
SecCalendarProvider.apk
SecDownloadProvider.apk
SecDownloadProviderUi.apk
SecOmaDownloadProvider.apk
SecurityProvider.apk
SelfTestMode.apk
SerialNumberLabelIndicator.apk
serviceModeApp.apk
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
SetupWizard.apk
ShareApp.apk
SharedStorageBackup.apk
Stk.apk
Street.apk
Superuser.apk
SurfSetProp.apk
SystemUI.apk
Talk.apk
talkback.apk
Tasks.apk
TasksProvider.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
TouchWiz30Launcher.apk
TouchWizCalculator.apk
TouchWizCalendar.apk
TwCalendarAppWidget.apk
TwDVFSApp.apk
TwWallpaperChooser.apk
UserDictionaryProvider.apk
VideoPlayer.apk
VoiceRecorder.apk
VpnDialogs.apk
WAPPushManager.apk
wssyncmlnps.apk
YouTube.apk
Installing this ROM from CWM there are the same files in the /system/app directory. Checked with root explorer.
BUT
There is a directory in /data/app with these files. I can see them in the settings/application menu too but it's impossible to delete them. They're protected. Deleting them with root exlorer from /data/app leaves blank android icons in the main menu.
I want to disable them before the installing this cus. rom.

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Well Kies.apk is present in the /system/app directory so give your phone read/write permissions (little tab in Root Explorer) and then hold down on the app and select delete. I just tried with an app there and it worked and no blank icon left behind.
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I'll remove it from zip and install it again. What about the others?
Anyway the Kies air on the screenshot is 10.16MB and the 2 kies apk-s in the /system/app are 350KB together...
themadba said:
Well Kies.apk is present in the /system/app directory so give your phone read/write permissions (little tab in Root Explorer) and then hold down on the app and select delete. I just tried with an app there and it worked and no blank icon left behind.
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Gosh! I realized just now, that you have no idea what I want. removing apps from /data/app causes these blank icons.
Any of these apps are in the /data/app directory.
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Removing them in the applications menu is impossible!
Removing them with root explorer causes these kind of icons.
I think we sould talk about this noob theme again!
All of these apps are preinstalled with the stock system and I believe they're in a hidden place somewhere on the phone' system. They aren't in the custom ROM's zip file. I think there must be a code for disabling them at the first bootup.

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The solution for this problem is sooo simple. I told you. There is a hidden partition with these ****ty apps. :good:

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Try with Titanium Backup
Why don't you try with TB? Here is a list of what apps can be removed safely and what is better to leave there on Stock Rom >> https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html