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Hi Everybody!
So....I can't stand anymore the SE def. apps! Too Much Blue!
Now, i want to ask users of the forum what app do you use instead of the SE crapware Apps. In the detail:
- HomeScreen
- Contacts
- Calls
- Messages
- Browser
- File Manager
- Music
- Camera/Album
My Config:
- HomeScreen --> Simple Home (Search in Market, very useful, only 3-4 MB of RAM)
- Contacts --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Calls --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Messages --> Stock SE (I want To Replace with another app ASAP!!!)
- Browser --> Opera Mini 5.1.1
- File Manager --> AndroZip Pro (4 Zip & Rar Files is excellent!)
- Music --> TinyPlayer (Search in Market...uses 3-4 MB of Ram)
- Camera/Album --> Stock SE (I hate it! if you open only Camera or Album, it opens both....grrr!!!)
I'd Like to have stock Contacts, Messages and PhoneBook (even Ported from another QVGA phone...)
I even install MenuUnlock (Paid)...like in 1.6, in fact, it can unlock phone by pressing Menu Button!
Thanks in Advance!!!
for contacts i use this : www.contapps.com (search it on market "contapps")
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
For messages you can't beat Handcent SMS
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
- HomeScreen - LauncherPro+ (menaged to replace SemcHome.apk without any errors)
- Contacts - Contapps (didnt try to replace default SE app)
- Calls - Stock SE app
- Messages - Handcent SMS (menaged to replace Conversations.apk without any errors)
- Keyboard - Scandinavian Keyboard (its just the name, it have English input)
- Browser - Skyfire browser ((menaged to replace Browser.apk? without any errors) it plays flash, because browser routes traffic through its own servers that pre-render flash and assorted other things before delivering it to the browser).
- File Manager - Root explorer (gives you R/W permissions to root folder) or Astro File Manager
- Music - Stock SE app
- Clock - SiMi Clock Widget (menaged to replace DigitalClock.apk without any errors)
- Stock Lock Screen - WidgetLocker Lockscreen
- Camera/Album - Gallery3D (FixedCamera button version) (search forum or google "GalleryFixedCamera.apk")
P.S. Dont try to replace or delete Camera app (SemcCamera.apk?), you will end up unable to take a photo.
(whenever i put ? it means i forgot correct name of that apk)
Icons Gingerbread Nexus S Edition.
If anyone try to replace stock apps with custom ones im not responsible if you get a error or end up in endless boot cycle, since you will, most likely, start getting a error.
After many tries i menage to make it work, but trust me, it not worth so much time, flashing and reediting everything else. i menage to do it, but im not holding any responsibility if anyone try it and fails.
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louiscypherbr said:
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
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Your phone must be rooted and you need Root Explorer installed. Before anything you do backup your data using xRecovery or Titanium Backup. Start Root Explorer and go to /system/app folder, mount r/w rights (read/write) and find SemcContacts.apk. You can try to replace it with app that you wanna use, just move to SDcard or delete SemsContacts.apk and put app that you wanna use as replacement (i would personally rename that app to "SemcContacts", long press on it and edit it permissions to 644 (644 permissions), reboot and that is. I didnt tryed, i just explained you how to replace it.
More easily is to just install normally contact app that you wanna use and hide stock one (LauncherPro have option to hide icons in app drawer) down side to this is when you use custom contact app your stock app is run in background (at least its like that for me), thus eating your memory. Thats why im trying to find a way to replace as many stocked apps as i can.
Hello, after trying several apps I end up with the following "main" applications:
GO Launcher,
GO SMS and
Youlu Adress Book (combines contacts and caller + cool widget with missed call reminder, give it a try)
Youlu Adress Book Review:
http://androinica.com/2010/11/02/yo...-new-favorite-dialercontacts-app-app-reviews/
louiscypherbr said:
If I use some app for contacts, like contapps, can I remove default contact apk? Its a sh*t SE app. And I wold like to substitute it with stock 2.1 app. Do somebody know where I can find it?
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you need the stock contact app..when you delete it you have no contacts
For messages you can't beat Handcent SMS
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Used to think that till Youlu Message appeared! It's the fastest, and it has nearly zero bugs! not as changeable as handcent, but what the hell ;-) you should all try it, it is awesome! oh, and i use xscope browser and miren browser (miren has some awesome tools but BURNS battery)
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ldjh1985 said:
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
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I had Adfree on my mini (search for adfree in market) thats how I found it..
but now I just use this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893741
I love this tool!! and it can update your host file (which is all Adfree does)
-Handsent SMS (I don't write a lot of SMS's but I like to use the phone in landscape mode when I do and the stock doesn't seem to do that??)
-K9 mail (E-mail app.. multiple accounts etc.. I can't live without it)
-Skyfire Browser (because it plays flash videos) when I used Miren it just opened skyfire to play a video.. why use 2 apps?
-Meridian Music player (it has some nice features, I even got the paid version it was so good)
-Vignette is a nice Camera app (has cool effects and borders like old style polaroids and shizzle.
-Swiftkey for the keyboard.. because it knows what I want to write before I do! well sometimes.. its damn quick anyway.
-Root explorer (for root stuff) Astro for normal file shizzle
-and Launcher Pro plus for a home launcher.
thats how I roll.. each to his own tho...
ldjh1985 said:
Anyone know of an App to block adverts? I used to use Adfree Android on my Galaxy S but doesnt seem to be supported with this version
Cheers
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AdFree works with my X10 Mini 2.1 rooted, which version did you mean? The OS or that particular application 'AdFree'?
Hello @ all,
some users requested a tutorial and a list of the junk apps for the new firmware.
So I post it for you
How to delete the junk apps:
Go into "system/app" with Root Explorer, in that folder are all the junk apps. Now press "Mount R/W". Now you can delete the junk apps one by one or multi-select them. To have a backup of the apps, we move them to the sd card. it's good to make a folder called "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" on your sd card.
Now select the apps, press move and go to the sd card and to the folder "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" now press paste. Done.
List of the junk apps:
- backupandrestore.apk (Titanium Backup is better)
- chinesetextinput.apk (chinese keyboard)
- creatouch-wvga.apk (creatouch app)
- facebook.apk (download the new version with chat from the market)
- FaceRecognition.apk (Face Recognition is still working after removing the app)
- JapaneseIME.apk (japanes keyboard)
- LatinIME.apk (android keyboard, I prefer the one from se)
- LearningClient.apk (learns your words, not needed)
- moxiermail.apk (Moxier)
- Music.apk (we can't use it, Visualization Live Wallpapers won't work anymore after removing this, thanks to Farhang for the info)
- neoreader.apk (Barcode Scanner is better)
- officesuite.apk (I don't needed, heard there better offices in the Market)
- OMAClientProvisioning.apk (-)
- PcCompanion.apk (wants to install Pc Compnaion when connecting to USB)
- playnowappinstaller.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- playnowback.apk (belongsPlay Now)
- playnowclient.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- qcsemcservice.apk (-)
- quadrapop.apk (Quadrapop, there are better games)
- SemcCheckin.apk (-)
- SemcHomeL.apk (Home Launcher, only deleted it, when you have another launcher installed!!)
- SEMCSetupWizard.apk (sets the phone after an update, you just need it once)
- SEMCTouchPalKoreanQWERTY.apk (korean keyboard)
- SetupWizard.apk (belongs to SEMCSetupWizard.apk)
- SnsContactImageCacheProvider.apk (-)
- Timescape, following apps belong to Timescape:
- TimescapeLargeUI.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeBlue.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeGreen.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeIndigo.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeOrange.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeSakura.apk
- TimescapePluginManager.apk
- TimeScapeProvider.apk
- touchnote.apk (the postcard app, who needs that )
- usersupport.apk (usersupport)
- uWlopProvider.apk (-)
- wisepilot.apk (I use google navigation)
Update:
Sync, these 3 files: (By removing these 3 files you get 10.3MB more free RAM)
- OmaDatasyncService.apk
- Sync.apk
- SyncWizard.apk
Sim Tool Kit:
- Stk.apk
Update:
- AlarmClock.apk (Alarm, I'm using an alarm that can play my mp3 songs.)
- trackid.apk (TrackID, Soundhound is better)
I've deleted all these apps and now my X10 is faster and smoother.
Do this at your own risk. I'm not responsilbe for any damage at your X10!
When it helped you, please press "Thanks"
Regards
Flo
Nice list man...there's a couple there that I didn't do...now I will lol.
In not affraid to reflash 2.1 again lol
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Flo95 said:
- Music.apk (we can't use it)
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Just wanted to point out that Visualization Live Wallpapers won't work anymore if you remove Music.apk.
Cheers.
nice tutorial
Thanks
@ Farhang:
Thanks for the info, didn't know and notice that. I added the info to the first post.
I had tried 'freezing' Semccheckin.apk with TBackup previously and after that my Market refused to work anymore. It basically went to FC hell.
Better leave that one alone
javagreen said:
I had tried 'freezing' Semccheckin.apk with TBackup previously and after that my Market refused to work anymore. It basically went to FC hell.
Better leave that one alone
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That is one of the things I remove after a clean flash, never caused me issues.
Market is just temperamental, lots of things can make it stop working lol
Sent from my X10i
Market is still working for me. If it would brick something, I'd post it or wouldn't post the app at all.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
javagreen said:
I had tried 'freezing' Semccheckin.apk with TBackup previously and after that my Market refused to work anymore. It basically went to FC hell.
Better leave that one alone
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SemcCheckin and qcsemcservice.apk are both for sending crashing info to Sony Ericsson servers and have nothing to do with the Market.
Cheers.
Farhang said:
SemcCheckin and qcsemcservice.apk are both for sending crashing info to Sony Ericsson servers and have nothing to do with the Market.
Cheers.
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I've had those frozen forever....never caused me an issue. Maybe its time to get delete happy tonight lol
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Farhang said:
SemcCheckin and qcsemcservice.apk are both for sending crashing info to Sony Ericsson servers and have nothing to do with the Market.
Cheers.
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I know that
I'm just narrating the behavior I've observed on my own phone, YMMV. No amount of cleaning caches and reboots helped, it still routinely crashed on boot and more times subsequently as the system tried to start the market service. And also crashed instantly when I attempted to launch it on my own.
The FC's and crashes stopped the moment I restored that *specific* service. Perhaps it was something with my phone I suppose.
Flo95 said:
Hello @ all,
some users requested a tutorial and a list of the junk apps for the new firmware.
So I post it for you
How to delete the junk apps:
Go into "system/app" with Root Explorer, in that folder are all the junk apps. Now press "Mount R/W". Now you can delete the junk apps one by one or multi-select them. To have a backup of the apps, we move them to the sd card. it's good to make a folder called "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" on your sd card.
Now select the apps, press move and go to the sd card and to the folder "2.1.A.0.435 Junk Apps" now press paste. Done.
List of the junk apps:
- backupandrestore.apk (Titanium Backup is better)
- chinesetextinput.apk (chinese keyboard)
- creatouch-wvga.apk (creatouch app)
- facebook.apk (download the new version with chat from the market)
- FaceRecognition.apk (Face Recognition is still working after removing the app)
- JapaneseIME.apk (japanes keyboard)
- LatinIME.apk (android keyboard, I prefer the one from se)
- LearningClient.apk (learns your words, not needed)
- moxiermail.apk (Moxier)
- Music.apk (we can't use it, Visualization Live Wallpapers won't work anymore after removing this, thanks to Farhang for the info)
- neoreader.apk (Barcode Scanner is better)
- officesuite.apk (I don't needed, heard there better offices in the Market)
- OMAClientProvisioning.apk (-)
- PcCompanion.apk (wants to install Pc Compnaion when connecting to USB)
- playnowappinstaller.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- playnowback.apk (belongsPlay Now)
- playnowclient.apk (belongs to Play Now)
- qcsemcservice.apk (-)
- quadrapop.apk (Quadrapop, there are better games)
- SemcCheckin.apk (-)
- SemcHomeL.apk (Home Launcher, only deleted it, when you have another launcher installed!!)
- SEMCSetupWizard.apk (sets the phone after an update, you just need it once)
- SEMCTouchPalKoreanQWERTY.apk (korean keyboard)
- SetupWizard.apk (belongs to SEMCSetupWizard.apk)
- SnsContactImageCacheProvider.apk (-)
- Timescape, following apps belong to Timescape:
- TimescapeLargeUI.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeBlue.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeGreen.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeIndigo.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeOrange.apk
- TimescapeLargeUIThemeSakura.apk
- TimescapePluginManager.apk
- TimeScapeProvider.apk
- touchnote.apk (the postcard app, who needs that )
- usersupport.apk (usersupport)
- uWlopProvider.apk (-)
- wisepilot.apk (I use google navigation)
I've deleted all these apps and now my X10 is faster and smoother.
Do this at your own risk. I'm not responsilbe for any damage at your X10!
When it has helped you, please press "Thanks"
Regards
Flo
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are you really serious?!
Check out the date...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10885406&postcount=6
OMAClientProvisioning.apk
This client is used to recieve APN and other functional settings from your carrier OTA.
I would suggest not to remove this.
rendeiro2005 said:
are you really serious?!
Check out the date...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10885406&postcount=6
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I totally missed that in the flashtool section!! thanks again MRRR
I have a market FC, so can any one upload SemcCheckin.apk ??
thx in advance
I can post it when I'm back to my computer.
But removing that app doesn't cause FCs.
if it doesnt cause FC, what do you think is the problem?
spider05906 said:
I have a market FC, so can any one upload SemcCheckin.apk ??
thx in advance
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Blue sparks has seen this problem in v5 with market, weather to do with ROM directly or not - there is info regarding this on the v.05 info / OP
Hope that helps!
what program you use to uninstall the APPs?
Root Explorer
Hello,
I was wondering what junk-apps we can remove from our x8.
I've removed:
- officelauncher
- officeupdateservice
- playnowclient
- Timescape-smallui
- TimescapePluginManager
- TimeScapeProvider
- touchnote
- trackid
- wisepilot.
Do I have to reinstall something of theese apps ?
I'ld like to know if I can remove, without risking instability :
- Assistance ( the gear with a blue questionmark )
- Setup Guide ( the black magick wand )
- SIM Tools Kit
- Music Player ( the one preinstalled, I prefer Winamp )
- Google Maps ( I prefer gps programs with preinstalled maps on SD )
- Digital Clock ( only if it's only the widget )
- RoadSync
- Start Screen ( the white house with the blue door, onestly I prefere ADW )
- Street View.
In exchange, is there someway to set the phone not to loas on ram lots of things I never use ?
Thank you
Never remove sim tool kit all other things you can uninstall.
Yey Goggle Maps will get a super kick in the bum ^^.
Thanx man.
Also make sure you don't accidentally uninstall any Google apps that are defaulted. Things like the updater, or Talk Service, you know, system reliant apps.
By google I just want to uninstall the google maps. It's 5MB of cr-p.
Are other programs as Music player, Radio, etc. Android defaults ?
I mean programs without "Google" written in it.
Yep. Just be careful not to remove apps that you will use, and that are system defaults. Music is one, Radio, PlayNow, TimeScape Service, some others. There`s a post somewhere regarding this. I'll try and find it for you.
DDoZ said:
Hello,
I was wondering what junk-apps we can remove from our x8.
I've removed:
- officelauncher
- officeupdateservice
- playnowclient
- Timescape-smallui
- TimescapePluginManager
- TimeScapeProvider
- touchnote
- trackid
- wisepilot.
Do I have to reinstall something of theese apps ?
I'ld like to know if I can remove, without risking instability :
- Assistance ( the gear with a blue questionmark )
- Setup Guide ( the black magick wand )
- SIM Tools Kit
- Music Player ( the one preinstalled, I prefer Winamp )
- Google Maps ( I prefer gps programs with preinstalled maps on SD )
- Digital Clock ( only if it's only the widget )
- RoadSync
- Start Screen ( the white house with the blue door, onestly I prefere ADW )
- Street View.
In exchange, is there someway to set the phone not to loas on ram lots of things I never use ?
Thank you
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I dont think that setup guide, sim toolkit, and start screen are safe to removed that are essential system dont touch that CMIIW
I didn't get last word.
I've uninstalled Start Screen, it's just a launcher like ADW or Go-L, cause phone still works fine.
While setting out to clean up my ROM install, I was curious how small I could make it. I usually delete a ton of these after install, but that's getting old. So I wanted to see out of the 400 apks that come on the phone, how many could I axe? Between my experience in uninstalling these, and googling around, and realizing that for some reason a huge chunk of these cannot be found via googling... I decided to make to this list.
If you can identify any of the blue ones, or confirm whether some of those with unconfirmed status can safely be axed or not...I'd appreciate it.
You really should remove this
Smith.apk - This is an HTC Logger, it's like a next gen Carrier IQ. You will see this on ports from the HTC One series, and potential other ports in the future.
QXDM2SD.apk - Carrier IQ like Logger
Confirmed Safe to Delete
AdobeReader.apk - Adobe Reader
Aluminium.apk - HTC Skin
Automotive_Home.apk - part of the car mode
Blockbuster.apk - Blockbuster for HTC
BlueSky.apk - Sense Blue Sky theme
BooksPhone.apk - Google Books
Burgundy.apk - Sense Burgundy theme
ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk - used to sync bookmarks between desktop chrome and "internet" browser on Android
com.htc.FriendStream3DWidget.apk - Used in friendstream (HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc)
com.htc.htcmsgwidgets3d.apk - HTC Messaging Widgets
com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk - Lockscreen
com.htc.MusicWidget.apk - HTC Music Widget
com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling Sync All
com.htc.Task3DWidget.apk - HTC Tasks widget
com.htc.TrendsWidget.apk - HTC Twitter trends widget
com.htc.Twitter3DWidget.apk - HTC Twitter widget
com.mobitv.client.nfl2010.apk - NFL Mobile
DFPI - Demoflo package installer (perhaps a demo mode?)
DockMode.apk - Dock Mode, allows your phone to have a kind of digital album/friend stream/calendar/time/weather viewer while it sits in a dock
Dropbox.apk - Dropbox App
DrmProvider.apk - DRM Protected Contect Storage
EPST.apk - Verizon phone update checker
FieldTrial.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary)
FlashLitePlugin.apk - FlashLite Plugin
Flickr.apk - Flickr application
Fracture.apk - HTC Skin
FriendStream.apk - HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc
FusionStockWidget.apk - Stocks widget
GSD.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary, may drain battery)
HtcCarPanel.apk - HTC Car Panel (com.htc.navipanel)- puts phone in a sort of standalone GPS mode with big icons for use while driving... preferably in a mount bracket
HtcDataStripWidget.apk - HTC combined data toggles widget (shows radio toggle, gps, etc on a strip)
HTC_Diopen.apk - Pen input. I have only removed this after install and setup, but it should be fine to remove before that as well
HtcCOTAClient.apk - OTA Client Checker
HtcDm.apk - Checks for updates from HTC
HtcFacebook.apk - Facebook app (com.facebook.katana)
HtcFacebookChat.apk - Facebook Chat app
HtcFacebookChatWidget.apk - Facebook chat widget
HtcFeedback.apk - Tell HTC - app that sends HTC data about your phone
HtcFootprints.apk - HTC photo geotagging service
HtcFootprintsWidget3d.apk - HTC photo geotagging widget
HtcGreader.apk - HTC RSS reader
HtcGreaderWidget.apk - HTC RSS reader widget
HtcImageWallpaper.apk - Like it says, wallpaper
HtcLavaLiveWallpaper.apk - live wallpaper
HTCLivewallpaperStreak.apk - Another wallpaper
HtcMIM.apk - HTC Instant Messaging client
HtcMimWidget.apk - HTC Instant Messaging widget
HTCNotes.apk - Notes app
HtcPhotoWidget.apk - HTC Photo viewer widget
HtcPowerSaverWidget.apk - HTC Widget with power toggles
HtcPowerStripWidget.apk - Unified HTC Widget with power setting (Power Dashboard)
HtcProfileWidget.apk - HTC Sound profiles widget
HtcResetNotify.apk - Notification that appears on the statusbar when the phone is reset
Htc3DRichNotesWidget.apk - Notes widget
HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk - HTC App for trimming ringtones
HtcRingtoneWidget.apk - HTC Ringtone widget
HtcScreenBrightnessWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen brightness
HtcScreenTimeoutWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen timeout
htcsettingwidgets.apk - Set of HTC Widget toggles
HtcTwitter.apk - HTC Peep (Twitter app)
HtcVideoPlayer.apk - HTC Video App
htcwatchwidget3d.apk - HTC Watch (purchasable video) Widget
HtcWeather3DWidget.apk - HTC Weather Widget
HtcWeatherWallpaper.apk - HTC Weather Wallpaper
htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager
Idlescreen_Base.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)
idlescreen_shortcut.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)
idlescreen_photo.apk - Phto Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Stock.apk - Stocks Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Weather.apk - Weather Lockscreen
IMEXT9_____.apk - Alternate Languages for HTC IME Keyboard
Infinite.apk - HTC Skin
install_flash_player.apk - Adobe Flash Player
JETCET_PRINT.apk - Wireless printing app
JETCET_PRINT_Resources.apk - JetPrint resources
JETCET_PRINT_S40.apk- Updated name for JetPrint Wireless printing app
Kindle.apk - Amazon kindle app
KeyChain.apk - used by Ice Scream Sandwich for storing passwords
LMW.apk - Low Storage Space wizard
Matte.apk - HTC Skin
Mode10Wallpapers.apk - HTC Live Wallpapers
Music.apk - HTC Music Player
Music2.apk - HTC Music Player (alternate name)
MyDropbox.apk - HTC Dropbox
MyReportAgent.apk - HTC Report Agent
MySketcher.apk - Scribble - Screenshot App (Home + Power). You can remove it if you don't want native screenshots
MyTask.apk - Tasks List - Management Application
MyVerizon.apk - My Verizon App
Nfc.apk - Near field communications (unsupported phone swipe payment method)
Notes.apk - Notes app
NewBayService-market.apk - VCast service
nfshp-signed-1.0.13.apk - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
NoiseField.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper
PDF_Viewer_F_A.apk - Foxit PDF Viewer.
PhaseBeam.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper
PlusOne.apk - Google+ app
picasapryramid.apk - Picasa Web Album
Picasa_GLRplugin.apk - Picasa plugin
PolarisOffice.apk - Polaris Office
Protips.apk - Homescreen Tips widget
PureC_____.apk - Pure Widgets
ShowMe.apk - HTC Help Viewer
Serene.apk - HTC Skin
slackerradio.apk - Slacker Internet Radio
SocialManager.apk - combines some social media apps
Stock.apk - Stocks app
Street.apk - Google Streetview addon for Google Maps
Talk.apk - Google Talk
Talk2.apk - Google Talk
talkback.apk - Android accessibility
TrimIt.apk - A ringtone trimmer
TuneIn.apk - Radio
Tube2_Configuration.apk - media link HD
Twitter.apk - Twitter App
TwitterEngine.apk - Twitter Service
Twitter_Client.apk - Twitter App
verizonWave.apk - Verizon's Wave wallpaper (if it is the default on your ROM, you probably shouldn't remove it until you change it... I don't know what will happen)
VVM.apk - Visual Voice Mail
VzNav.apk - Verizon Navigator (Verizon's Car Panel)
VzwLBSPerm.apk - Verizon Location service
Watch.apk - HTC Video player/service
WatchApp.apk - HTC Watch
WorldClock.apk - It's a clock. It may cause timezone issues to remove.
Safe to delete so long as other apps/services that use it also are
ba-syncservice-app-signed.apk - Verizon Backup Assistant service (safe if you also remove the Verizon Backup Assistant, may need to wait till after setup)
DMPortRead.apk - used by Dock Mode... not sure what for. (If you remove Dock Mode, this is safe to remove as well)
HtcCdmaMccProvider.apk - gets CDMA (mp3 ID3 tags) information used from HTC music and maybe other apps?
HtcCompressViewer.apk - Zip Viewer. If you have something like ES File Explorer or other useful file browser, it's not necessary. Potentially used by other HTC apps
HTCMediaAutoUploadSetting.apk - Social Media Uploading
HtcDLNAMiddleLayer.apk - DLNA service (for TV connectivity/streaming)
HtcDMC.apk - Digital Media Controller. Used by the DLNA
HtcDmSettingsPlugin.apk - Digital Media Settings... also used by DLNA
HtcMediaCacheService.apk - another DLNA related app
VzWBAClient.apk - Verizon backup assistant (may need to wait till after setup)
VZWInstaller.apk - used to install Verizon apps, such as NFL Mobile
Unsafe to remove
fusion.apk - Used by Rosie, it's a sense library you need
HTCSetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Do not delete before running it to set up your phone!
HTC_IME.apk - HTC Keyboard. DO NOT REMOVE before setting up phone and installing another keyboard
PCSC.apk - USB to PC mounting
Rosie.apk - Bottom launcher, do not remove
SetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Alternate name.
Stk.apk - SIM Toolkit, should probably not remove
vzwapnpermission.apk - used to connect to the Verizon network
Unidentified Apps
appdirectedsmspermission.apk - ?
ApplicationsProvider.apk - ?
CIMEXT9.apk - ?
HtcMessageUploader.apk - More social media uploading?
PrivInit.apk - ?
qospermission.apk - some kind of Verizon background service
RebootWarningWin.apk - ?
Tag.apk - ?
Identified Apps (unconfirmed delete status)
FilePicker.apk - File Browser
GoogleBackupTransport.apk
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
GoogleFeedback.apk
GoogleLoginService.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk
GoogleTTS.apk - Google Text to Speech
HTCAlbum.apk - HTC picture viewer, may be used to select pictures/wallpapers
HtcListen.apk - HTC's Music App
HtcMessageProvider.apk - used by HTC's SMS/MMS app
HtcMusicEnhancer.apk - HTC Music Equalizer, used by Beats and HTC Music
HtcSettingsProvider.apk - Source for HTC Settings
HtcSoundRecorder.apk - HTC Sound recording app
HtcSoundSetDownloadManager.apk - Used by HTC to create and download Sound Sets (sets of ringtone and notification sounds in Personalize)
HtcSSOClient.apk - HTC object that allows login across HTC apps
HtcStreamPlayer.apk - HTC Streaming Video App
HTCSync.apk - HTC service for syncing contacts, people, social media, etc together
Phonesky.apk - Google Market (post 3.2)
TaskManager.apk - ICS Task Manager
TetheringGuard.apk - Verizon Tethering app, may block 3rd party tethering apps
WifiRouter.apk - Used in Verizon tethering
Vending.apk - Market can also show up as this
VerizonSSOEngine.apk - used by verizon to log into many verizon apps (including NFL mobile and others)
Hopefully, other curious folks such as myself find this useful.
Disclaimer
As is always the case, while I am not out to lie to you, I am not responsible for your removal of any of these apps from your phone. If it causes you to need to restore from backup, or re-install a ROM, that is tragic, but your responsibility. If you do find due to an update or another app you install/use you should not have deleted one... please let me know, and I will update this list accordingly.
I have removed just about every single file on this entire list, including all the ones you have in red marked as not safe to delete... and no ill effects on my device at all.
There are also a few htc/sense related files in /system/lib that I have removed, but I can't remember the file names off the top of my head. I'll see if I can figure it out and I'll post which of those I removed as well.
com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk - Lockscreen
idlescreen_photo.apk - Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Stock.apk - Lockscreen
IdleScreen_Weather.apk - Lockscreen
verizonWave.apk
These are safe to delete.
I always remove epst. I recall hearing about it being used for some kind of tracking. Never had any problems after uninstalling it though.
The DFPI.apk stands for Demoflo package installer.
I beleive is there so you can install some sort of demonstration recovery for the phone.
Which I think is obviously useless for us.
I always remove it before flashing.
This is a great post for all to use and try. May I suggest this be Stickied/Pinned as this is could ba a project for just anyone who isn't afraid to reflash a ROM to determine what can and cannot be removed.
how about filepicker.apk?
a.mcdear said:
I have removed just about every single file on this entire list, including all the ones you have in red marked as not safe to delete... and no ill effects on my device at all.
There are also a few htc/sense related files in /system/lib that I have removed, but I can't remember the file names off the top of my head. I'll see if I can figure it out and I'll post which of those I removed as well.
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I have frozen EPST with Titanium before. I didn't know exactly what it did... but it always seemed to be running, and I could never see any benefit. I was told by Scott not to remove it... and he knows way more than I do.
The other ones in Red are really if you still want sense. You can remove virtually all HTC files if you desense it... but that really isn't the point of this, because there's scripts and tools if you want to de-sense it... this is really about trimming down while still keeping using sense.
Thanks everyone so far, I'm updating these per your posts now.
drizztzou said:
how about filepicker.apk?
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I don't see that in the CleanROM zip, but I could have deleted it without realizing.
Is that one from the stock (pre cleaning/optimizing)?
hmmmm. i thought TrimIt.apk was the app that allows you to clip photos /short video from video recordings....
yardi4life said:
hmmmm. i thought TrimIt.apk was the app that allows you to clip photos /short video from video recordings....
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Could be... I always remove both because I never use either.
Trim it is used to make ringtones from the mp3's loaded into the HTC media player.
Nice list though, might be removing some of the extra apks in the de sense util when I get a chance
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SAFE TO DELETE:
htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager
MyTask.apk - Management Application (Tasks List)
PlusOne.apk - Google+ (should be safe to delete)
VVM.apk - Visual Voice Mail
Kilch said:
This is a great post for all to use and try. May I suggest this be Stickied/Pinned as this is could ba a project for just anyone who isn't afraid to reflash a ROM to determine what can and cannot be removed.
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I also think this should be Pinned. I was looking for the old list of freezable apps we used back when we had temp root to clean out some of the bloat in the current rom. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks OP.
Awesome thread. Thanks!
Guys,
Have any of you deleted or frozen the majority of these apk's and seen a substantial battery life increase?
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smartbusiness2003 said:
Guys,
Have any of you deleted or frozen the majority of these apk's and seen a substantial battery life increase?
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
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Only freezing or deleteing the ones actually running could gain you battery life. Otherwise they just sit on your phone taking up space. Also, I've never not removed the majority of these since I rooted my Incredible. I've never ran fully stock Rezound (maybe for a few hours the day I got it, lol).
Once I get somewhat farther (I've gotten a list of all the stock ones too I'll add later today) I may start marking some of them as background processes that disabling would free up memory (and theoretically gain battery life).
In the mean time, just check in a process explorer for running ones and if you don't use those and they're safe to delete, go for it.
Is the HTC Sync apk named differently in ICS? I'm on ineffabilis and it's not named HTCSync.apk - it's something different.
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Is the HTC Sync apk named differently in ICS? I'm on ineffabilis and it's not named HTCSync.apk - it's something different.
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I see a few options here:
AccountSyncManager.apk,com.htc.settings.accountsync,Accounts & Sync
com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk,com.htc.Sync3DWidget,Sync Widget
CSPeopleSyncService.apk,com.htc.cspeoplesync,CSPeopleSyncService
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk,com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar,Google Calendar Sync
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk,com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts,Google Contacts Sync
HtcBackgroundDataWidget.apk,com.htc.rosiewidgetsbackgrounddata,Auto-sync
WeatherSyncProvider.apk,com.htc.sync.provider.weather,HTC weather sync provider
I have yet to actually walk through this list I got, but it could be one of those.
safe to delete
Idlescreen_Base.apk - Lockscreen
idlescreen_shortcut.apk - Lockscreen
talkback.apk - Android accessiblity
Hello, this applies to the 4.03 ICS leak for i717UCLC5. My objectives:
1. Provide user choice: Remove applications that can be easily installed from Market.
2. Keep the OS stable: core OS functionality should not be modified so as to cause the occasional force close or odd behavior of applications because of missing dependencies.
3. Keep core OS functionality intact: do not remove apk's that will affect the expected functioning of the OS (broken menus).
There was alot of bloat and through trial/error/research online I have narrowed down the “important” applications within /system/app/ to the following list and generally removing any of these could break something. I did leave a couple of applications that I found useful and that could be hard to replace or not worth the effort of replacing (calculator). This is what my system/app looks like:
Code:
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ApplicationsProvider
BackUpRestoreConfirmation
BadgeProvider
bdservice
Bluetooth
BluetoothAvrcp
Callsettings
Camera
CertInstaller
ChromeBookMarksSyncAdapter (Will be testing removal, might break bookmark sync with Google) Apr 23 2012
ClipBoardSaveService
Clockpackage
Contacts
ContactsProvider
CSC
Datacreate
DefaultContainerService
Divx (Will be testing removal, might might break video playback) Apr 23 2012
Dlna (could be removed... but why)
DrmProvider
EdmVpnServices
Email
Exchange
Facelock
Gallery3D (If removed will break lockscreen wallpaper)
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter
GoogleLoginService
GoogleServicesFramework
GoogleTTS
HTMLViewer (Will be testing removal) Apr 23 2012
InputEventApp
LiveWallpapers (could be removed... but why)
LiveWallpapersPicker (could be removed... but why)
LogsProvider
MarketUpdater
MediaProvider
MediaUploader
Mms
MmsProvisioning
MtpAplication
MusicPlayer
NetworkLocation
Nfc
OmaCP
PackageInstaller
Personalization
Phone
Phone_Util
PhoneErrService
Phonesky
PhotoRetouching
PopupuiReceiver
Preconfig
PreloadInstaller
PrivInit
QuickView
SamsungTTS
ScreenCapture
SecBrowser
SecCalendarProvider
SecDownloadProvider
SecDownloadProviderUI
SecOmaDownloadProvider
SecurityProvider
SecPhone
SelfTestMode
SerialNumberLabelIndicator
ServiceModeApp
Settings
SettingsProvider
SetupWizard
ShareApp
SharedStorageBackup
ShareShotService
SIMContacts
Smemo
SMemoLite
SPlannerAppWidget
Stk
Superuser
SurfSetProp
SystemUI
Tag
Talk
TelephonyProvider
TetheringManager
TouchWizCalculator
TouchWiz30Launcher
UserDictionaryProvider
VideoPlayer
VoiceRecorder
VoiceSearch
VpnDialog
WAPPushManager
Update Apr 20: Added SecPhone back into the list; without it you can not bring up the WCDMA/LTE/GSM band preferences menu.
Update Apr 21:
Removed- BluetoothTest, GoogleFeedback, minimode-res, GooglePartnerSetup
LOL...Why not list what you removed instead?
Would be a shorter list.
I think this a list of mandatory apps for basic functionality of the phone.
Just listing the ones removed would make it a list of bloat
No one cares about bloat.
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i717 running Seraphim pre-release Collective ICS with tapatalk2
Right... But the system comes with all the bloat. So you have to eliminate the apks. Skipping the ones listed and deleting the others.
Seems backward. A list of safe to remove bloat seems simpler... Ionno
Hey this is xda!
What do you expect? Make everything easy for everybody?
I like the list the way it is.
As a matter of fact. I have a request!
I am interested in googlepartnersetup.apk
I have not examined it or anything but I have been curious as to what it dose and is it trully NEEDED.
I removed it from seraphim due to a deodex issue with it and didn't see any impack of its non presents.
Zero what can you determined about it?
i897 on ICS special edition using tapatalk.
Johnsondr80 said:
Hey this is xda!
What do you expect? Make everything easy for everybody?
I like the list the way it is.
As a matter of fact. I have a request!
I am interested in googlepartnersetup.apk
I have not examined it or anything but I have been curious as to what it dose and is it trully NEEDED.
I removed it from seraphim due to a deodex issue with it and didn't see any impack of its non presents.
Zero what can you determined about it?
i897 on ICS special edition using tapatalk.
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I removed it 2 days ago and so far so good. I still need to do a factory reset cause sometimes things break on a factory reset. I'll let you know in a couple of days.