Hi All
Just recently rooted the DNA and added superuser, busybox and such. I am using titanium backup to remove bloatware and after a reset the bloatware apps are back. Cant figure out the issue.
Any help would be appreciated
Your phone is s-on. This means that any edits made to /system while booted in android will not stick. You need to remove the bloatware from recovery.
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Bigandrewgold said:
Your phone is s-on. This means that any edits made to /system while booted in android will not stick. You need to remove the bloatware from recovery.
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thank you very much, after some more searching I found the files to remove the bloat...
appreciate the response...
We can now write to /system while in android...
You need to flash DSB's newest kernel for the fix.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34904203
[KERNEL]Droid DNA Cubed Kernel v2.2.3[12.23.12]Write to System Partition
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Jrocker23 said:
Hi All
Just recently rooted the DNA and added superuser, busybox and such. I am using titanium backup to remove bloatware and after a reset the bloatware apps are back. Cant figure out the issue.
Any help would be appreciated
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I just use titanium backup to freeze the apps I dislike. Works like a charm.
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S121Guy said:
I just use titanium backup to freeze the apps I dislike. Works like a charm.
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Correct me if I'm wrong... But freezing them still lets them take up space correct? Since there are only 16gb's on the phone I'd like to remove them completely to free up space. With that said, can you fully remove them with titanium backup or rom toolbox? I presume no.
If anybody has a fix for this let me know because I'm eager to remove the boat ware of this phone.
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Itzvik said:
If anybody has a fix for this let me know because I'm eager to remove the boat ware of this phone.
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dbs9938's kernel now allows writing to /system while booted, meaning you can remove system apps with titanium backup.
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dbs9938's kernel now allows writing to /system while booted, meaning you can remove system apps with titanium backup.
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...however, you still cannot free up usable space. Only the space in the /system partition where your Rom, amongst other things, reside. Until, that is, someone figures out how to change partition sizes.
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I used titanium backup to uninstall the bloatware from my droid x2..
If I do a factory reset, will the bloatware return?
It should but why would you need to do a factory reset if all you have done is freeze the bloatware?
other people have tried with no success. I have a thread with all the applications in it just restore them. lots of people are having contact issues when removing certain applications. you'll probably experience the same issues with other functions of the phone if you remove the wrong application.
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Uninstalling them with Titanium Backup removes the APK from /system/app, which means it doesn't get re-installed if you restore.
I deleted more than I should have on my first bloat-ware removal and ended up having to find a system dump to recover and replace the lost APK files. The general rule to freeze first is extremely important on the DX2.
Can I recover apps from my DX to my Dx2?
dam_ram said:
Can I recover apps from my DX to my Dx2?
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NO, your phone will become unstable.
dam_ram said:
Can I recover apps from my DX to my Dx2?
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Actually you can, just make sure they aren't system apps and DO NOT restore app + data. Just the app.
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tblaine27 said:
I used titanium backup to uninstall the bloatware from my droid x2..
If I do a factory reset, will the bloatware return?
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Uninstalled, no they won't return. Frozen, yes they will.
If you need to replace one or two, just grab a system dump (every forum has a thread about system dumps) replace the missing apk and/or odex files, set the file permissions, reboot and you're done.
If you need to replace a lot or the above method seems out of your comfort zone, you can always flash a sbf to restore the software to out of the box state.
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Avelnan said:
Actually you can, just make sure they aren't system apps and DO NOT restore app + data. Just the app.
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not recommended, if you get any detail wrong it could cause more damage than anything. Like you said as long as it's not system apps, and you don't import any data, it could be alright. But if you're not bringing data, it's 9 outta 10 easier to just download a fresh copy from the market.
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can I use any uninstaller app from the market to do this, or do I need a special one? thx.
I believe you have to be s off
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You could try SystemApp Remover (market link: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.danesh.system.app.remover&feature=search_result ). It only requires root and busybox for most devices. I say most because it requires S-OFF for the HTC Desire.
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I believe you have to be s off
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Just a lil curious... Wont the Titanium Backup do the job??
My Aria is S-off. is that changes anything?
didn't tried titanium backup.
CaptainMaki said:
My Aria is S-off. is that changes anything?
didn't tried titanium backup.
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If it does, then its for the better. You could try Titanium backup or some root uninstaller like the one linked.
thx, I will try titanium.
Bloat freezer works well too if all you wanna do us freeze them. I use it to freeze some system apps.
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CaptainMaki said:
can I use any uninstaller app from the market to do this, or do I need a special one? thx.
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Search this forum, there is a thread about removing bloatware using adb commands - no s-off needed.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=735255&highlight=bloatware
I'm comfortable using ADB commands, but still if that can be done using titianum backup then using ADB seems just a hassle.
Bloat freezer works well too if all you wanna do us freeze them. I use it to freeze some system apps.
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what do you mean by freeze?
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what do you mean by freeze?
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I did a quick search and found this: "Freezing an app prevents it from running constantly in the background on its own and pretty much makes it invisible to the system."
I would just freeze system apps that you don't want/need. You can just unfreeze if something goes wrong.
Like today my voice search was force closing on me and tried everything to make it work. Finally figured out it needed the stock browser to work, I had it frozen since I use dolphin.
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so far uninstalled most of AT&T apps and everything is OK. good tip about the browser. would freeze it.
reboot to clockwork recovery, mount /system via partitions menu, attach usb to PC, adb shell, remove the offending APKs via the busybox shell.
/system is writable when in CWR's busybox.
Works for me with CWR 2.5.0.1, s-on, hboot 0.57 (original aria) and CM71
So I'm rooted with a custom recovery. Tried to uninstall apps with titanium but when I restart phone they come back. Is there a way to avoid this?
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Gja88 said:
So I'm rooted with a custom recovery. Tried to uninstall apps with titanium but when I restart phone they come back. Is there a way to avoid this?
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Did you try to freeze them with TB? I think the only way to get rid of them is to use ROM manager or similar (if you are rooted) and delete the apk's that way. You may have to change permissions first though. I'd be a little wary doing that unless you've made a full backup first.
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Did you try to freeze them with TB? I think the only way to get rid of them is to use ROM manager or similar (if you are rooted) and delete the apk's that way. You may have to change permissions first though. I'd be a little wary doing that unless you've made a full backup first.
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I didn't freeze, just uninstalled. Didn't think of trying root explorer and deleting the apks through system though. I'll try that. Is there a reason they come back after uninstalling through TB?
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Gja88 said:
I didn't freeze, just uninstalled. Didn't think of trying root explorer and deleting the apks through system though. I'll try that. Is there a reason they come back after uninstalling through TB?
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Why not just disable them? They can't be taking up that much space, can they?
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I didn't freeze, just uninstalled. Didn't think of trying root explorer and deleting the apks through system though. I'll try that. Is there a reason they come back after uninstalling through TB?
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You have to rename the apks in the system partition. Otherwise they come back on a reset.
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stevedebi said:
You have to rename the apks in the system partition. Otherwise they come back on a reset.
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How would you go about doing that?
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Gja88 said:
So I'm rooted with a custom recovery. Tried to uninstall apps with titanium but when I restart phone they come back. Is there a way to avoid this?
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Check the nexus one international forum, theres a debloater that removes a bunch of stuff.
for the tmob crap, freeze then uninstall
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How would you go about doing that?
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Gotta use Rom Manager or an app that has root and can see system apks. I think you can also just change their permissions to rwxrwxrwx (if even necessary) and then delete them. If that doesn't work, you can try to rename them. If that doesn't work, you definitely need to change their permissions and then delete them. I haven't gotten the One yet so I don't know for sure.
I lose root after booting up for some period of time too. Restart initializes root again but not for long.
I'm new to root so thats why this question is being asked. I got root on my GS4 the other night and installed titanium backup PRO and began UNinstalling bloatware. Before that however I did a backup of everything on my phone.(using that app) I ran the Back up all system date and the Backup all User apps + system data. Is that everything I should have backed up before continuing? Next question: Does that app TRULY UNinstal the apps I tell it to? Thanks for the help in advance.
yes and yes. Be careful what you delete.
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yes and yes. Be careful what you delete.
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Thanks!
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I want to remove all the bloatware from my HTC DX (rooted and TWRP installed). I used Titanium Backup but as S-ON is there you get the same stuff back after rebooting, I read here somewhere that you can remove those bloatware from Recovery.
Now I am in the TWRP menu, I mounted all the partitions, Went to the Apps folder and found all the bloatwares I need to remove. Since it is odexed, I was wondering if it is safe to remove them?
Do I need to remove the APK as well as .odex file? Will it reappear after reboot?
I have a nandroid backup, Will it be able to restore all the files if I mess up and restore from nandroid? Wondering since S-ON is enabled.
Thanks!
Droid.Anoop said:
I want to remove all the bloatware from my HTC DX (rooted and TWRP installed). I used Titanium Backup but as S-ON is there you get the same stuff back after rebooting, I read here somewhere that you can remove those bloatware from Recovery.
Now I am in the TWRP menu, I mounted all the partitions, Went to the Apps folder and found all the bloatwares I need to remove. Since it is odexed, I was wondering if it is safe to remove them?
Do I need to remove the APK as well as .odex file? Will it reappear after reboot?
I have a nandroid backup, Will it be able to restore all the files if I mess up and restore from nandroid? Wondering since S-ON is enabled.
Thanks!
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Yes you need to remove both the apk+odex file for it to be permanently removed.
Add: if you only delete the apk file, it will come back after reboot. So make sure to delete both apk and odex file of the app you want to permanently removed
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By permanently you mean even after reboots right? Also will the nandroid restore bring them back?
Thanks a lot
Droid.Anoop said:
By permanently you mean even after reboots right? Also will the nandroid restore bring them back?
Thanks a lot
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Yes of course nandroid backup will restore all the apps you removed. Thats what nand backup are for!
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Haha, I just wanted to be sure.
Could you explain what exactly are the limitations with S-ON?
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Haha, I just wanted to be sure.
Could you explain what exactly are the limitations with S-ON?
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About the S-ON i have no idea. Sorry
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No problem, So lets ask this question together! And thanks for the earlier answers!
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No problem, So lets ask this question together! And thanks for the earlier answers!
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No problem. I asked this question earlier too back when i just bought desire x
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I have made a new idea on removing bloatwares. The idea is that the user can select the apps that are to be deleted in aroma. I have already made a project regarding this but only for my device. You can port it to your device and maybe share this with everyone.
Link to my thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632355
With some changes, it will work great and our community can develop!!
the_pirate_predator said:
I have made a new idea on removing bloatwares. The idea is that the user can select the apps that are to be deleted in aroma. I have already made a project regarding this but only for my device. You can port it to your device and maybe share this with everyone.
Link to my thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632355
With some changes, it will work great and our community can develop!!
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Great one! Would take a look at it myself if I had some time left...
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