Just go into settings.. apps... And then disable all the apps you dont want!
Maybe its a known trick but I just figured it out just now. I can happily wait for root now.
yea it works, must be new for ICS
I agree this was a nice addition. Stock bloat removal tool.
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nice didn't know this, my dad will be happy to remove some bloat until root is back.
It blocks you from disabling everything, but 90% of the bloat can be disabled. Pretty nice feature, had to do this to a couple phones when we got them.
Yeah, this is a feature of Ice Cream Sandwich, and I've mentioned it in a few threads. I didn't think it warranted its own thread, but apparently it did.
I'm not so sure it was a feature of ICS though. I have other devices with ICS and they don't have that capability. Maybe Sense on ICS? Not sure here.
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I'm not so sure it was a feature of ICS though. I have other devices with ICS and they don't have that capability. Maybe Sense on ICS? Not sure here.
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It came with ICS. Some just don't enable it.
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PhillyCheez said:
Just go into settings.. apps... And then disable all the apps you dont want!
Maybe its a known trick but I just figured it out just now. I can happily wait for root now.
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Note: you must uninstall updates to disable apps
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Note: you must uninstall updates to disable apps
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And clear cache and data to save some more space!
Yep disabled a bunch of bloat crap. I even disabled the stock browser. I use Chrome and selected it as my default but after a few days the stock app would take over again. Got on my nerves till I disabled it. Problem gone
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Thanks for the advice, does this mean teh apps won't use data in the background, or do we need to get root first?
The apps are disabled, so no, they wont use data. Some of the apps are not able to be disabled though, so it's not quite as good as root, but a ton better than not having the ability at all.
Thank you! Just got this phone last week and all of bloat has been killing me!
Yeah, this was very helpful when I first found it. Of couse, I still removed the apps as soon as I got root. Sucks that HTC took the tool off of their site, but I'm glad I got in when I did.
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My Galaxy s2 arrives Monday. Coming from a blackberry curve 8900 haha
I am definitely a noob to the whole rooting and flashing or whatever.
I had a one question that i hope someone can answer.
1) So i know the phone comes loaded with a bunch of bloatware from AT&T, and comes running all kinds of applications and processes that eats the battery, and i was wondering if there was a way to completely remove all of that stuff? I don't have the phone yet, but i think i want to keep the TouchWiz 4.0. (or what are your thoughts on TouchWiz?- should i keep or not)
I would like to have a clean install of Gingerbread with TouchWiz 4.0(maybe) minus all of the AT&T crap. Just a basic fresh "clean" install.
I don't think i want to run CM7 or some other ROM.. i think i just want to stick with the original stock android release since its my first android phone.
can someone give me some advice or lead me into the right direction with a thread link?
I really would appreciate your help and advice.
Root it get titanium backup from the market. It will let you freeze apps without removing them. They won't start up or be in your app drawer, but you can thaw them if you change your mind.
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Root it get titanium backup from the market. It will let you freeze apps without removing them. They won't start up or be in your app drawer, but you can thaw them if you change your mind.
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what will this do to my phone if i do this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
If I understand correct. It will do What you want. Just read the thread and understand exactly how and what it does.
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Ok, you need to play with the phone without messing with it. You really should get used to the phone first because you don't know what you want or what you like.
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I understand. I do however know that i want to get rid of the AT&T bloatware and remove all those services that eat up battery.
To be honost the bloatware on the sgs2 isn't bad at all man. I've rooted mine and i'm still running the stock rom with entropy's kernel overclocked at 1.4ghz and undervolted -25mV. I'm getting 15-20hrs of batt. life with medium usage.
Also, half the bloatware can be uninstalled traditionally. For whatever reason they were nice enough to let us remove some of it which is good for people like you and I.
you will be pleasantly surprised with the battery life on this phone even with all the "bloatware" that is supposedly eating away at resources and battery, this is more hype than reality. And titanium backup is not the holy grail that some people say it is... And now Samsung let's you build folders where you can hide away those apps. Also check out launcher pro to completely hide them. What ever you do, give yourself some time with this phone before you do anything.
So, just thought I'd spread the word to my X2 family, Bloat Freezer is back in the market! Aaaaaand, it's free (with ads). I know, I know, a lot of you guys are die hard Titanium Backup fans, but a lot of us really enjoy the simplicity and efficiency of BF. I'm sure I'm not the only person happy to have the option back, plus I feel that the addition of a free version will (hopefully) lead to more people buying the paid version. So, um, yeah...check it out...
Heard good things about, was too late to try it though so went with TB, I'll give it a try though! Thanks!!
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Just make sure u get the one from trey holland. And not the one where dev name is "bloat freezer" trey thinks it might be a dangerous scam.(it has BF as its icon)
The real one is free right now.
I am so happy this is back. I was follow bloat freezer on twitter and was so happy to see its return.
U can also download it free from bloatfreezer.com if u want to be certain u r getting the REAL bloat freeze
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stick1300 said:
So, just thought I'd spread the word to my X2 family, Bloat Freezer is back in the market! Aaaaaand, it's free (with ads). I know, I know, a lot of you guys are die hard Titanium Backup fans, but a lot of us really enjoy the simplicity and efficiency of BF. I'm sure I'm not the only person happy to have the option back, plus I feel that the addition of a free version will (hopefully) lead to more people buying the paid version. So, um, yeah...check it out...
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I have heard titanium doesn't completely freeze some apps. Bloat Freezer is like sticking the app in liquid nitrogen imho.
Have used it forever and it works freaking awesome.
Plus trey said that batch freezing is coming in a future update. Right now u can only defrost all or one at once or freeze one at time. Can't wait for batch freezing. Make it a lot quicker.
People still freeze things?
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^EDIT: I still do. Sure, I've deleted some stuff (like the stock browser), but I actually prefer to freeze stuff. It's just super easy.
Yeah, ash, I went to (re)install it and saw the knockoff version. I also follow them on twitter, which is how I found out they were back up.
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People still freeze things?
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I freeze things that I use but dont use often enough to want it running in background constantly. Like google maps. I can just defrost it when needed and then refreeze it
I remove the stuff I never use tho.
ashclepdia said:
I freeze things that I use but dont use often enough to want it running in background constantly. Like google maps. I can just defrost it when needed and then refreeze it
I remove the stuff I never use tho.
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Makes sense. Thx
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ashclepdia said:
I freeze things that I use but dont use often enough to want it running in background constantly. Like google maps. I can just defrost it when needed and then refreeze it
I remove the stuff I never use tho.
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Bingo. You took the words right outta my mouth.
After installed this application from my phone was deleted adfree and adaway. And my /etc/hosts was replaced by:
127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 hosts-file.net
127.0.0.1 pgl.yoyo.org
127.0.0.1 winhelp2002.mvps.org
127.0.0.1 sysctl.org
127.0.0.1 adfree.bigtincan.com
127.0.0.1 bigtincan.com
It stoped to hide ads!
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Yeah, it did it to me too. I've been emailing the dev back and forth to try and get it straightened out.
UPDATE: just got an email from the dev and issue has been solved
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UPDATE: just got an email from the dev and issue has been solved
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Yeah I just woke up and saw another update.
All those low reviewers need to change their rating now.
Fat chance of that happening. Would be nice though
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UPDATE: just got an email from the dev and issue has been solved
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strange issue! looks to me like a deliberate action.
how by the accident may be replaced the file /etc/hosts??
Could be that maybe he didn't know that is what would happen exactly.
Do u have the original apks that u can go thru its contents and see if it was deliberately done or not? I would check but I just deleted the original by accident that I had downloaded from bloatfreezer.com
edit. Bloatfreezer.com download is 2.05 which I believe still had that problem. Im looking through it now and so far don't see anything that looks like deliberately editing hosts files.
just stuff about pushads and such.
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Could be that maybe he didn't know that is what would happen exactly.
Do u have the original apks that u can go thru its contents and see if it was deliberately done or not? I would check but I just deleted the original by accident that I had downloaded from bloatfreezer.com
edit. Bloatfreezer.com download is 2.05 which I believe still had that problem. Im looking through it now and so far don't see anything that looks like deliberately editing hosts files.
just stuff about pushads and such.
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I think I have the one with the problem. The one right after it came back on the market?
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IDMA.DROID.X2 said:
I think I have the one with the problem. The one right after it came back on the market?
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Yeah. Check for an update. It should be there. It'll fix the issue
Yup just go to market and update it to 2.06.
Never mind
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Thx!
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For those of you who are having issues with Launchers lagging or redrawing, try this. It worked for me.
I found this on Galaxy Note Intl forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1528229
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Most launchers have a 'Force Launcher to stay in memory' setting. Not exactly sure where but I know for sure Go Launcher has this setting. Someone else will likely post where / how to get to the setting (or I will later today when Im not about to pass out).
Not all of us have root just yet so editing the build.prop isnt much of an option for us.
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Most launchers have a 'Force Launcher to stay in memory' setting. Not exactly sure where but I know for sure Go Launcher has this setting. Someone else will likely post where / how to get to the setting (or I will later today when Im not about to pass out).
Not all of us have root just yet so editing the build.prop isnt much of an option for us.
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It is pretty well assumed if you are hanging out on xda you have rooted your phone at the very least. There has been a root method since before the phone was even officially released. So I am not sure who you are referring to.
Thanks for the tip OP.
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A Nova Launcher representative responded with the following when asked for this functionality to be built in to their settings:
Those options stopped doing anything as of Gingerbread. Since Nova Launcher doesn’t support anything prior to ICS, much less Gingerbread, such options would serve no purpose.
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Thoughts?
The Go Launcher "System persistent" setting is in the Advanced settings. Don't know if it does anything or not? Can't tell.
jpeg42 said:
It is pretty well assumed if you are hanging out on xda you have rooted your phone at the very least. There has been a root method since before the phone was even officially released. So I am not sure who you are referring to.
Thanks for the tip OP.
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I am not rooted either, so your assumption can be called into question.
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Can't you convert it to system app via TiBu? That's what I did.
Kamau54 said:
I am not rooted either, so your assumption can be called into question.
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Wow. I guess I am wrong sorry. No offense, but why are you on this site then? What can you gain and/or contribute? Don't you go nuts just reading all the things you could do with your phone?
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jpeg42 said:
Wow. I guess I am wrong sorry. No offense, but why are you on this site then? What can you gain and/or contribute? Don't you go nuts just reading all the things you could do with your phone?
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I use Nemus launcher without a lag issue but it does re-draw sometimes. I'm am here to keep up with Note development and yes it is hard to resist modding with some cool options out there..but 3 out of 4 devices I have are "rooted" and one is not....this one. I think maybe some, like myself have waited to see official ICS for the Note drop. Meanwhile I get my flash-fix with the other 3!
“Your highness, when I said that you are like a stream of bat's piss, I only mean that you shine out like a shaft of gold when all around it is dark”...Monty Pythons Flying Circus.
littlewierdo said:
Most launchers have a 'Force Launcher to stay in memory' setting. Not exactly sure where but I know for sure Go Launcher has this setting. Someone else will likely post where / how to get to the setting (or I will later today when Im not about to pass out).
Not all of us have root just yet so editing the build.prop isnt much of an option for us.
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I know go launcher has it but I can't seem to find theat setting on adw launcher.
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No, just like I watch tv but don't wish I was there or doing what they are doing. Also just like alot of the help offered here is not root related.
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jpg71 said:
A Nova Launcher representative responded with the following when asked for this functionality to be built in to their settings:
Thoughts?
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I know by doing the build.prop change NOVA luancher runs way smoother. This tweak is also built into the noteworthy ROM. The difference is definitely noticeable.
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One more thing ..make sure if your using adw ex..to disable scrolling cache....this helps with lag as well as all the rest of the good info posted here...
is there a reason why manufacturers or even launchers in vanilla android isn't default to stay in memory? launcher redraws just makes it feel and looked like a bug and ultimately deprive the user experience in my view.
jpeg42 said:
Wow. I guess I am wrong sorry. No offense, but why are you on this site then? What can you gain and/or contribute? Don't you go nuts just reading all the things you could do with your phone?
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lets see non rooting you can still get 1st ICS leak, 2nd ICS leak, install flipboard from the theme/apps section, Premium suite, learn more about your phone, ask questions you may have, learn tips, tricks, and fixes. Theres a lot more, but i think its enough to counter your argument.
i'm not rooted but have all the above mentioned and it has made a big difference. I have tried root several times and to be honest im happy the way it is right now and just tweak certain things i need for the time being. I dont have the time to constantly mess with my phone, so until the offical ICS is released i will probably stay unrooted
I have compiled 82 system apps that I have frozen via titanium backup pro, I have risked a lot with my 600$ device and guinea pigged myself as a test subject ,for the greater cause .Of course I do have plenty nandroid backups if anything were to have gone wrong .As of now there are no know issues, force closes, etc....force closes are common when u freeze the wrong app, just for future reference !Also some force closes render the phone helpless unless you do a battery pull..in which the HTC one dorsnt have a battery to pull.
So as far as my compiled list is concerned it Is safe for everyone to use.
Everything works as should. You can choose to safely freeze whichever of the 82 apps/apks you prefer to. Feel free to add any apps you have also tested to be safe to freeze .
This greatly helps reduce lag , free up ram and and may even provide better battery life ,due to android os that sometimes has many system apps... that we don't know what they do exactly but many greatly affect our battery life because they unnecessarily run in the background and drain batter and the majority of them we never use .
This is the list freeze as many or as little as you desire to.
Every one check marked indicates it's safe to freeze .
NOTE: DO NOT DELETE/REMOVE ANY OF THESE APPS IN TITANIUM BACKUP UNLESS YOU POSITIVELY HAVE A NANDROID BACKUP IN cwm or twrp RECOVERY.I AM ONLY PROVIDING INFO ON "FREEZING APPS" "NOT DELETING".
I WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR FEEL OBLIGATED TOO...FOR THE LACK OF FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS POSTED .
Please leave feedback with your observations towards any improvements or issues if any that you may experience.
Mod plz delete
Well, this list is very subjective. Alot of what you froze alot of people actually use. Like street view...document viewer...the remote app...among others. From looking at what you diabled it seems all you want to do is make calls and text lol.
THIS IS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE FROZEN WITHOUT ANY SYSTEM ISSUES OR FORCE CLOSES .
If you want to unappreciated that's fine too.
Obviously I have takin the freezing to an extreme,it's called freezing as many apps as possible that DONT AFFECT SYSTEM FUNCTION IN A NEGATIVE MANOR.There are many I'm sure who don't use these apps and would find It fine to do so ....and only care about speeding up there device ...I have done no wrong ..infact if anything I've answered possible questions in the future on if them apps can be frozen ....maybe there are people who would want the most possible options .So it is up to whomever to pick and choose what they want to freeze from the list.All I have done was made It clear that if they want to take it to the extreme ,all these system apps and apks are safe to freeze with no issues .
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Thanks for this list bro. I'll pick and choose now
Give him an A for his efforts please guys
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lojak29 said:
THIS IS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE FROZEN WITHOUT ANY SYSTEM ISSUES OR FORCE CLOSES .
If you want to unappreciated that's fine too.
Obviously I have takin the freezing to an extreme,it's called freezing as many apps as possible that DONT AFFECT SYSTEM FUNCTION IN A NEGATIVE MANOR.There are many I'm sure who don't use these apps and would find It fine to do so ....and only care about speeding up there device ...I have done no wrong ..infact if anything I've answered possible questions in the future on if them apps can be frozen ....maybe there are people who would want the most possible options .So it is up to whomever to pick and choose what they want to freeze from the list.All I have done was made It clear that if they want to take it to the extreme ,all these system apps and apks are safe to freeze with no issues .
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OK OK I get it it.
blackangst said:
Well, this list is very subjective. Alot of what you froze alot of people actually use. Like street view...document viewer...the remote app...among others. From looking at what you diabled it seems all you want to do is make calls and text lol.
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Prod1702 said:
A Mod is going to move this to Gen because it is not Development just Gen info. Now if you had a Rom that had these files removed that would be different.
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Prod1702 said:
Mod plz delete
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wait until he comes back asking us why hes HTC One is being all buggy
jesus you have 2GB of RAM
I'd recommend disabling for at least a week before uninstalling/deleting.
TrueYears said:
wait until he comes back asking us why hes HTC One is being all buggy
jesus you have 2GB of RAM
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Lol. Yep.
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TrueYears said:
wait until he comes back asking us why hes HTC One is being all buggy
jesus you have 2GB of RAM
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i could have 2 tb of ram and id still disable stuff like everything tmobile put on there. that security thing and all the tmobile notifications are annoying as ****. also why do i need all the social networking apps running with access to my phone when i dont use them
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Lol. Yep.
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TrueYears said:
wait until he comes back asking us why hes HTC One is being all buggy
jesus you have 2GB of RAM
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You think you quoted the wrong post
Exactly what I was looking for, one of the first things I do when I got my phone. I can confirm this is a good list
Just got a G2, coming from a tweaked-out Gnex. Totally in the honeymoon phase, but I gotta say, this is a killer phone.
So, before I spend a whole lot of time on this, how much of the LG VZW crapware can be removed?
If you can't remove those apps, do you folks Disable them, or just end up living alongside them?
Thanks in advance!
-bk
Root the phone and remove with Titanium Backup
Did you search for g2 debloat? Seems like this topic has a couple dedicated threads already.
My SOP is to freeze and then test for a few days before uninstalling. I use Titanium and/or Root Explorer.
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animere said:
Root the phone and remove with Titanium Backup
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Yup - well aware of the rooting route. For now, I want to stay stock, but see if I can improve that a bit.
cggorman said:
Did you search for g2 debloat? Seems like this topic has a couple dedicated threads already.
My SOP is to freeze and then test for a few days before uninstalling. I use Titanium and/or Root Explorer.
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I haven't searched for that, but I will now. Thanks!
Edit----
Here's an excellent thread on this topic...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46220890
Should have looked around first. Thanks for the reminder!
billykxda said:
I haven't searched for that, but I will now. Thanks!
Edit----
Here's an excellent thread on this topic...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46220890
Should have looked around first. Thanks for the reminder!
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I initially had luck rooting and using root explorer to remove the apk's in the system folder. However, a lot of the custom roms come with the bloatware stripped off by default. That might be a way to go as well.
xstewiegriffinx said:
I initially had luck rooting and using root explorer to remove the apk's in the system folder. However, a lot of the custom roms come with the bloatware stripped off by default. That might be a way to go as well.
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Yes - well aware of this. I've been a flash-a-holic for way too long on my GNex.
I am enjoying the notion of staying stock on the G2 - at least for a while. After being a "Pure Google Experience" dude for so long, it's refreshing to see so many creative ideas that some of the LG apps offer.
I'll probably just "Disable" some of the more obnoxious apps via the stock App Mgr for now.
The stock ROM even allows us to hide apps in the drawer without disable. The flexibility LG built into the stock ROM is impressive.
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Yea I disabled. After a few days I just went in with root Explorer and deleted all of the Amazon and Verizon stuff. No biggie.
The stock Rom is slick though. I've never been on a stock from this long in my life. It feels like AOKP but with a ton of extra features. I miss center clock, but it doesn't warrant losing all the other really cool features.
Actually the AOKP team is taking note and trying to port lots of stuff over to AOKP. So what's that tell you about the awesomeness of this phone?
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