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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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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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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.
LORD JUNIOR said:
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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MUST BE ROOTED
the gallery app that came with the phone is lets just say horrible so i asked in irc if anyone knew of an alternative to the stock gallery...riggsAndroid forwarded me a copy of the 3d gallery apk and it worked with a few modifications to the permission level! So with that being said and with his permission i am sharing this info with all of you.
MUST BE ROOTED
to install the app you will need to be rooted as this needs to either be pushed via adb or using rootexplorer... and you need root to modify the permissions to rw r r using root explorer. MUST BE ROOTED
I take no credit for this discovery other than being a test bunny to verify it's working status so please say thanks to riggsAndroid for providing me with the direction!
MUST BE ROOTED
I will host the APK as i am not sure if it falls under warez guidelines or not so enjoy!!!
MUST BE ROOTED
Can you use this gallery if your not rooted? Sorry could not help it.
bbelhorn said:
Can you use this gallery if your not rooted? Sorry could not help it.
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yes...just not on this device...
I pulled the gallery app from an old cm7 build an installed it just fine on my non rooted photon and it works perfectly no modification needed.
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nextlevel_44 said:
I pulled the gallery app from an old cm7 build an installed it just fine on my non rooted photon and it works perfectly no modification needed.
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3d gallery?
On the stock gallery there is a setting that lets you connect straight to your Xbox. Haven't tried it yet though
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I found out on the first day of having the phone that the stock gallery app was just horrible. I went to find the 3D gallery APK but just found it on the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cooliris.media&feature=search_result
It works fine on my Photon. No root needed.
kiwiBeans said:
I found out on the first day of having the phone that the stock gallery app was just horrible. I went to find the 3D gallery APK but just found it on the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cooliris.media&feature=search_result
It works fine on my Photon. No root needed.
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Shows as not compatible and will not show or install... anyone have the apk?
dutchman71 said:
Shows as not compatible and will not show or install... anyone have the apk?
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same here tis why i went with the method i provided...
Wow - you guys are right... when I go to the market link online I see the Photon is grayed out. I just installed it last week though through the market on my phone. Can you try to just look up "gallery" in the market and see if you can install it? It shows up as the first search result on my Photon.
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same here tis why i went with the method i provided...
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Where on the device do I push the APK and then change the permissions?
dutchman71 said:
Where on the device do I push the APK and then change the permissions?
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/system/app once in there you can change the permissions
gallery 3D from the market by rayman installed just fine on my non rooted photon4g...whats the issue??
kkwus74 said:
gallery 3D from the market by rayman installed just fine on my non rooted photon4g...whats the issue??
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not stock 3d gallery
That's the one... I think the issue is that if you try to install from the Market on the Web, it won't let you. If you look it up on the Market on your phone, you're fine.
kiwiBeans said:
That's the one... I think the issue is that if you try to install from the Market on the Web, it won't let you. If you look it up on the Market on your phone, you're fine.
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hmm....why not just install from the device then instead of adb unless we are talking about 2 different applications?
kkwus74 said:
hmm....why not just install from the device then instead of adb unless we are talking about 2 different applications?
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I think that's what we're trying to straighten out. This thread was started by someone in order to get the 3D Gallery app on to our phones - -but the method requires ROOT. Myself and someone else have said there is a version of the 3D Gallery app on the market that will install on the Photon WITHOUT root if done from the phone's Market (not on the web).
However, there may be some confusion as to whether or not we are talking about the same app. I have used the stock Android 3D Gallery app before and the one I just DL'd and installed from the Market on to the Photon seems to be the same. If it is, then that would be the method to use since it does not require root. However, if the app referenced in the original topic/post is somehow different then I think we'd all like to know (since it requires a bit more work to install).
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I think that's what we're trying to straighten out. This thread was started by someone in order to get the 3D Gallery app on to our phones - -but the method requires ROOT. Myself and someone else have said there is a version of the 3D Gallery app on the market that will install on the Photon WITHOUT root if done from the phone's Market (not on the web).
However, there may be some confusion as to whether or not we are talking about the same app. I have used the stock Android 3D Gallery app before and the one I just DL'd and installed from the Market on to the Photon seems to be the same. If it is, then that would be the method to use since it does not require root. However, if the app referenced in the original topic/post is somehow different then I think we'd all like to know (since it requires a bit more work to install).
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ah ok......i understand now....
Yes the 3d gallery. Pulled it right from a old cm7 nightly and it installed with no problems.
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Another good one is QuickPic which allows file management and better thumbnails. Much better than stock Gallery.
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.
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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.
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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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Somehow my HTC Music app is now disappeared from the app drawer. It still under /system/apps but I tried to reinstall it , I just receive an error. I was wondering if I could get someone to upload the apk so I can reinstall it. Also if there is any other apps that are needed like the widget, please upload them too. I'm running Android 4.1.1 on Sense 4.1, unrooted stock rom 3.16.651.3 710RD
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Somehow my HTC Music app is now disappeared from the app drawer. It still under /system/apps but I tried to reinstall it , I just receive an error. I was wondering if I could get someone to upload the apk so I can reinstall it. Also if there is any other apps that are needed like the widget, please upload them too. I'm running Android 4.1.1 on Sense 4.1, unrooted stock rom 3.16.651.3 710RD
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Did you try clearing caches and reinstalling the ROM? (you wont lose anything)
Be sure to make a NAN'd first. Always a good idea.
He has stock unrooted... I don't think he can just run the apk without root access since it is a system app, just my guess, somebody correct me if I'm wrong...
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He has stock unrooted... I don't think he can just run the apk without root access since it is a system app, just my guess, somebody correct me if I'm wrong...
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Yeah, stock unrooted
bowtie3500 said:
Yeah, stock unrooted
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Try this:
HTC music:
http://db.tt/xukNzhiU
Music enhancer:
http://db.tt/AtNKmT2b
Music widget:
http://db.tt/XapxQ7F8
You probably need root access, try and let us know, good luck...
Edit here is a flashable zip themed, but this for sure needs root access and hast to be done in twrp (custom recovery) :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38458644
Everything Themed By Jeanxx
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Go into your app drawer and click the menu button then select hide apps and look for the music app. Uncheck it then be surprised
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lreyes said:
Go into your app drawer and click the menu button then select hide apps and look for the music app. Uncheck it then be surprised
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That's not the issue, already checked that first. I'm not a newbie.
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That's not the issue, already checked that first. I'm not a newbie.
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Go into settings then click app management or apps then go to all apps and find the HTC Music. Click on it then click "Enable".
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lreyes said:
Go into settings then click app management or apps then go to all apps and find the HTC Music. Click on it then click "Enable".
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Nope, didn't work. I need a way to push apk to system/apps folder on non root evo lte
Since the update, it seems to have been removed? Can't find it anywhere...
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Briankbl said:
Since the update, it seems to have been removed? Can't find it anywhere...
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The Calculator app is gone too
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The Calculator app is gone too
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My calculator app is still there.
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My calculator app is still there.
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Strange. I flashed my update manually, I wonder if that's the problem.
Briankbl said:
Since the update, it seems to have been removed? Can't find it anywhere...
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Briankbl said:
My calculator app is still there.
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daydave100 said:
Strange. I flashed my update manually, I wonder if that's the problem.
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App associations was left out of settings in the update....it can be renabled for rooted users
Some HTC apps install to data now on an ota (flashlight, calculator, and a few more) so if you flash a rom based on a /system only pull to update they will be missing unless added by the dev/modder.....if you took the ota they would be there of course
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App associations was left out of settings in the update....it can be rework rooted users
Some HTC apps install to data now on an ota (flashlight, calculator, and a few more) so if you flash a rom based on a /system only pull to update they will be missing unless added by the dev/modder.....if you took the ota they would be there of course
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Ohh I was thinking it might have been something like that. Would flashing the two OTApkg zips work? Before I flashed the complete system update I tried the first OTApkg but the flashing failed
Edit: I tried flashing both any neither worked.
Edit 2: I opened teh OTApkg.zip and took out the Calculator.apk file and put on my phone. So I now have the calculator app, but I didn't see the Flashlight app or any others...