[GUIDE] Apps that are safe to remove [ZU][STOCK ROM] - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

This is a list of apps that are safe to remove from the stock Sony ROM.
This is done at your own risk, so don't come back crying if you've deleted something that you shouldn't have. IF you screw it up, flash the stock ROM again, so it's not the end of the world, but read that fancy red text again.
APPS/SERVICES/MODULES THAT ARE SAFE TO REMOVE
- Google Play app: Green
- System apps: Red
- Customization: Blue
- Sony app: Pink
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- ActiveClipper (Small Apps screenshots)
- ArtFilterCamera (Camera filter)
- Backup-Restore (Backup and restore - duh)
- BackupRestoreConfirmation (Backup and restore confirmation)
- Backup-wizard (Backup wizard)
- BlackTheme (Theme)
- BlackThemeBlueAccent (Theme)
- BlueTheme (Theme)
- Books (Google books)
- Calculator (duh)
- CameraCommon (Camera)
- CalendarProvider (Calendar provider)
- Chrome (Google Chrome)
- ClockWidgets (Widgets)
- Conversations (SMS app)
- EnchantedForest (Live wallpaper)
- Email - (Stock email app)
- EnterpriseService (Email module)
- Exchange2 (MS Exchange - Email)
- Facebook (Myspace..)
- FBCalendarSync (Facebook Calendar Sync for Socialife)
- FBIAppShare (FBI Tracker - just kidding, it's Socialife app sharer)
- FBMediaDiscovery (...More Socialife... stuff)
- FBMusicLike (Baah)
- FBSetupwizard (SL FB setup)
- Galaxy4 (Gallery app)
- GenieWidget (Google news app)
- Gmail2 (Gmail)
- GMS_Maps (Google Maps)
- GoogleFeedback (Google feedback/crash report)
- GoogleLyricsPlugin (Lyrics plugin for Walkman)
- GreenTheme (Theme)
- Handwriting (Handwriting keyboard)
- Hangouts (Google Hangouts)
- helpapp (Help App)
- HoloSpiralWallpaper (Live wallpaper)
- Home (Sony launcher - Do NOT delete if you don't have a second launcher installed)
- JapaneseIME (Japanese keyboard)
- LiveWallpapersPicker (Live wallpaper picker - long press on homescreen)
- Livewaremanager (Smart Connect)
- Magazines (Google Magazines)
- MagicSmokeWallpapers (Live wallpaper)
- Maps (Google Maps)
- MediaUploader (Picasa photo uploader. Uploads photos to Picasa)
- MusicFX (Equilizer)
- MusicWidget (Walkman widget)
- MyXperia (My Xperia app)
- NoiseField (Live wallpaper)
- OrangeTheme (Theme)
- OnOffTools (Widgets)
- PhaseBeam (Live wallpaper)
- PhotoWidget (Photo widget)
- PinkTheme (Theme)
- PlusOne (Google+)
- PurpleTheme (Theme)
- Radio3 (Radio app)
- SemcEmail (Stock Email app)
- SEMCFacebookProxy (part of Socialife)
- SemcAlbum (Sony photo album app)
- SemcMusic (Walkman)
- SemcVideo (Video app)
- SemcCalendar (Sony calendar)
- SemcClock (Sony Clock app)
- SemcTvLauncher (MHL TV Launcher)
- ServiceMenu (Service menu)
- SmallApp-Calculator (Calculator Small App)
- SmallAppManagerService (Small App Manager)
- SmallAppsLauncher (Small App Launcher - Deleting this will remove Small Apps completely, incl. white bar)
- SmallApp-Timer (Small app timer)
- SmallAppWidget (Small app widget maker)
- SocialEngineCore (Socialife Engine)
- SocialEngineFacebookPlugin (SL Facebook plugin)
- SocialEngineFacebookShareFrwkPlugin (SL Facebook share plugin)
- SocialEngineFlickrPlugin (SL Flickr plugin)
- SocialEnginePicasaPlugin (SL Picasa plugin)
- SocialEngineTwitterShareFrwkPlugin (SL Twitter plugin)
- Socialife (Socialife)
- SomcConnectivityCenter (Sony Connectivity Center - Removes PS3 controller setup etc.)
- SomcNotes (Notes app)
- SomcSketch (Sketch app)
- SOMCTwitterAccount (Twitter account setup)
- SOMCTwitterSetupWizard (Twitter setup wizard)
- Sonyselect (Sony Select app)
- Sony-select-logger_signed_aligned (Sony Select logger)
- SonySelectWidget (Sony Select widget)
- SoundRecorder (Sound Recorder app)
- Street (Google Street View)
- Tag (NFC)
- Talkback (Talkback - Voice output. Can be re-installed from the Play Store)
- Textinput-chn (Chinese keyboard)
- TopContactsWidget (Contacts widget)
- Videos (Videos app)
- SemcVideo (Sony movie app)
- VoiceDialer (Voice Dialer app)
- VpnDialogs (VPN dialogs)
- WapPush (Wap push)
- WeatherWidget (Weather widget)
- WikipediaPlugin (Wikipedia plugin for Walkman)
- WorldClockWidget (World clock widget)
- YouTube (Youtube app)
- YouTubeKaraokePlugin (YouTube karaoke plugin for Walkman)
- YouTubePlugin (YouTube plugin for Walkman)

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ty my friend

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We could make a script that remove these apks.
Propably in adb shell.
Always have backup. Xperia Z Alonzo 2.1

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-woczarder- said:
We could make a script that remove these apks.
Propably in adb shell.
Always have backup. Xperia Z Alonzo 2.1
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how much space does one reclaim by removing all these apps?

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shawntim said:
how much space does one reclaim by removing all these apps?
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Just checked. Around 200 MB.

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shawntim said:
how much space does one reclaim by removing all these apps?
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Wrong question. You'd better ask "how much RAM and battery will I save freezing (or deleting) them". Answer: Even more. Getting all that social Face* cancer and Google trash out is giving me > 1GB of free RAM at all times. Amazing.
noses.

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What about poboxsknmono and poboxsknselector I try removed them, nothing weird happens

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newstar said:
What about poboxsknmono and poboxsknselector I try removed them, nothing weird happens
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I don't know what that is, but if nothing weird is happening after you've removed it, I guess you're safe Do a reboot after deleting it though to see if you get an error. If not, you're safe.
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LordManhattan said:
I don't know what that is, but if nothing weird is happening after you've removed it, I guess your safe Do a reboot after deleting it though to see if you get an error. If not, you're safe.
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Its safe i have been research on them its japnese keyboard skins
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Hello @LordManhattan found your thread. Is there a way through titanium to work out what each apk you listed actually does/associated with app? Thanks
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nathlynn22 said:
Hello @LordManhattan found your thread. Is there a way through titanium to work out what each apk you listed actually does/associated with app? Thanks
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If you're not sure what to delete, i recommend you to stick to Titanium or an app like this.

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LordManhattan said:
If you're not sure what to delete, i recommend you to stick to Titanium or an app like this.
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Of I will do just before I deleted something would want to no what the actual system app does
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nathlynn22 said:
Of I will do just before I deleted something would want to no what the actual system app does
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Fine, i'll add some descriptions to the list.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

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Lol Ive never used titanium backup before I'm just asking about if when you view the apps you can backup and restore and delete can you view the app details not asking you to write a massive list lol
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nathlynn22 said:
Lol Ive never used titanium backup before I'm just asking about if when you view the apps you can backup and restore and delete can you view the app details not asking you to write a massive list lol
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No, it doesn't always say what's what. But it's too late now. Check the first post

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LordManhattan said:
No, it doesn't always say what's what. But it's too late now. Check the first post
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DUH... F###ING DUH. Lol thanks mate will be helpful as I do want to remove Walkman Picasa small apps completely and mostly alot more cheers
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Thank you for sharing!

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thanks is too uesful

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What's a good stock rom I can use without needing to unlock bootloader?

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Much appreciated! Very valuable.
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