Bloatware Removal - HTC One X+

This device is assumed to have sufficient amount of RAM but if checked, there is only 400 MB available out of 1 GB, thanks yo the unnecessary bloatware. It would be lovely to get rid of the useless background services and bloatware in order to save battery, keeping the device cool, more RAM availability and better Tegra gaming performance. Just barely managed to play Tegra 4 intended Half Life 2 via gltools. So, back to the problem: how to get rid of the bloatware?

asim.sidz said:
This device is assumed to have sufficient amount of RAM but if checked, there is only 400 MB available out of 1 GB, thanks yo the unnecessary bloatware. It would be lovely to get rid of the useless background services and bloatware in order to save battery, keeping the device cool, more RAM availability and better Tegra gaming performance. Just barely managed to play Tegra 4 intended Half Life 2 via gltools. So, back to the problem: how to get rid of the bloatware?
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I use Titanium Backup to rid my HOX+ of the bloatware. But, you've got to be rooted to use Titanium Backup.

stickt73 said:
I use Titanium Backup to rid my HOX+ of the bloatware. But, you've got to be rooted to use Titanium Backup.
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It's not that simple. You cannot remove the stock apps like "Car" and others just like that.

asim.sidz said:
It's not that simple. You cannot remove the stock apps like "Car" and others just like that.
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What is simple is taking the less than 30 seconds to use the SEARCH button and find the answer you were looking for: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102675
And if you look at the list, Titanium Backup is listed for removing bloatware. Wait another 3 weeks for someone to reply to you.

stickt73 said:
What is simple is taking the less than 30 seconds to use the SEARCH button and find the answer you were looking for: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102675
And if you look at the list, Titanium Backup is listed for removing bloatware. Wait another 3 weeks for someone to reply to you.
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Easy there, mate. I already have tried but the system apps cannot be removed this way. It always says that there are no permissions to do that.
The above thread which you tagged is not an "answer' to my problem. But still, i very much acknowledge and appreciate your efforts.
Thanks!

Use root explorer and delete them from Tue system.

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[Q] Juice Defender

Does it actually work? And if it does, does it save a significant amount of battery?
Ive heard it works and I've heard it doesn't work I dont use it I get about 16 - 20 hours with moderate use using the freeze option in titanium backup pro this belongs in q&a btw
My bad on the Q&A part. But thanks for the help.
willsnews said:
Ive heard it works and I've heard it doesn't work I dont use it I get about 16 - 20 hours with moderate use using the freeze option in titanium backup pro this belongs in q&a btw
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How, using the freeze option in Ti Backup to freeze an app, save your battery?
Some apps don't stop running when you back out of them some system apps run all the time but are not needed freeze them and they won't eat your battery all day long .......longer battery life!
Sorry for the noob question but how do you figuer out which app is running all the time even when its not showing up in the default task manager. I would love to use this feature to get more juice out of my battery.
System panel is an app you can get and see what apps are running in the background and if there not crucial to the system freeze them I would ask someone before freezing anything though cause you could really screw up your phone and have to odin back to stock which isn't that bad just a pain in the ass
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System panel is an app you can get and see what apps are running in the background and if there not crucial to the system freeze them I would ask someone before freezing anything though cause you could really screw up your phone and have to odin back to stock which isn't that bad just a pain in the ass
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Yea I think I will do this...Thanks.
Not to get off topic, but does anyone have a list or recommend common apps to freeze? I see it mentioned a lot and everyone says ask someone before freezing, but I never see examples of what is safe and what is not.
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Freeze drm and samsung apps and media hub and then I freeze whatever apps I don't use cause some apps have core functionally if you freeze them you'll get f/c but I'll try to make a list of things I freeze and post it later
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Not to get off topic, but does anyone have a list or recommend common apps to freeze? I see it mentioned a lot and everyone says ask someone before freezing, but I never see examples of what is safe and what is not.
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I'm curious about this as well. Is there a good rule of thumb abou what things are not going to cause problems to freeze?
Now, I freeze the basic stuff, like Allshare, etc. because I don't use them, but I'd like to dig deeper into what services can actually be frozen as well.
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8910035&postcount=31
Check this out. It helped me.

Apps that can be deleted

Hey Guys,
I was wondering if there's a list of bloatware that can be deleted from the Galaxy S Player 5.0?
I've been looking at the Samsung Galaxy S2 list, and I was wondering if there's a different list for us to get rid of crap ware that I'm not gonna use...
Thanks in advance!
Scheherez
Scheherez said:
Hey Guys,
I was wondering if there's a list of bloatware that can be deleted from the Galaxy S Player 5.0?
I've been looking at the Samsung Galaxy S2 list, and I was wondering if there's a different list for us to get rid of crap ware that I'm not gonna use...
Thanks in advance!
Scheherez
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What you could do is either...
A) Freeze the unnecessary apps using Titanium Backup PRO
B) Backup the apps you think you won't need, then store that backup somewhere and uninstall them with Titanium Backup. Then if it turns out you need them, you can easily put the backup in your restore folder and return it to it's normal state.
C) Anything you can uninstall with the OS is most certainly unnecessary.
ZaIINN said:
What you could do is either...
A) Freeze the unnecessary apps using Titanium Backup PRO
B) Backup the apps you think you won't need, then store that backup somewhere and uninstall them with Titanium Backup. Then if it turns out you need them, you can easily put the backup in your restore folder and return it to it's normal state.
C) Anything you can uninstall with the OS is most certainly unnecessary.
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Not necessarily, if you delete some apps it causes others to Force Close and can make your system real glitchy.
To OP do this guys Option A) it is the best way to experiment with trying to see what is unneeded.
daniel644 said:
Not necessarily, if you delete some apps it causes others to Force Close and can make your system real glitchy.
To OP do this guys Option A) it is the best way to experiment with trying to see what is unneeded.
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Er what I meant by Option C was apps that don't require a root or any special method to remove. But yeah, just freeze them for now and see what works. I posted a list of apps I've frozen so far in another thread about Free RAM, if you want to take a look through the forums.
Thanks, I'll check it out! There are a lot of samsung apps that I just wanna get rid of permanently! I'll freeze them first, then delete them as I don't need them.
Is there a vanilla version of Android Gingerbread for the Galaxy S Player 5.0 International? WITHOUT the bloat?
Will 'freezing' with Titanium Backup persist after a reboot? If yes, wouldn't we run into the risk of 'freezing it now works' but 'freezing on reboot doesn't'?
Thanks!
testrider said:
Will 'freezing' with Titanium Backup persist after a reboot? If yes, wouldn't we run into the risk of 'freezing it now works' but 'freezing on reboot doesn't'?
Thanks!
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Yes it does persist after a reboot.. and I've frozen almost every app and had no issues. The OS will still continue to function just fine.
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Yes it does persist after a reboot.. and I've frozen almost every app and had no issues. The OS will still continue to function just fine.
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off topic but man I want your internet connection.
daniel644 said:
off topic but man I want your internet connection.
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Off Topic - Heh, that is the library internet speed @ my university. My dorm caps out at around 15Mb/s - 20 Mb/s - Max when unthrottled.

Phone rooted, what have you done since? I NEED ADVICE and RECOMMENDATIONS

I am on .510 firmware Vietnamese, rooted via VROOT.
Not that it cost me money to root, so there's no such thing as a waste maybe, but all I have done so far is Titanium backup and Greenify.
This post is a 3-part question.
A) How to remove, and which bloatwares to remove.
Performance is not an issue with SD 800, but anything to help battery life is a welcome. My understanding of system and resources, and ability to understand which resources are (un)necessary stops me taking adventures. But I suspect that some unnecessary apps are using my resources, therefore battery.
Greenify, I hate to report, does not help with battery life at all. If anything, performance battery wise worsens.
So, is removing some apps a recommendation? Is removing different to disabling in setting>apps>force stop/disable?
I do not use Google+ or Hangouts, and a few others. Currently disabled only. IS there a benefit in uninstalling these apps? If yes, how?
B) Chrome browser
I love this phone. Nothing bad to say about it except maybe this... Since there is a tablet element to this phone, I would like to see it use tablet mode when surfing with chrome. The differences between tablet mode and phone mode are subtle, but I still prefer the tablet mode, and would like to try it. Whether it is a good move or not would only be known after trying it. Does anyone know how to modify it so that it works in tablet mode?
C) WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU RECOMMEND that I install, modify or remove?
Thanks in advance
B) I use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072081 to accomplish what you want, if it will work on ZU, i dont know... The device will be released on the 23rd in sweden, then I'll know
Use Titanium to delete/freeze the apps you don't want to use. It'll mark apps in red if they're not safe to remove/freeze.
with root i can use the full pie controls app now - also increased the dpi from 320 to 350, also now able to change the cpu governor and scheduler, now just waiting for some nice rom and tweaked kernels to make it worth while to unlock the bootloader
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theligu said:
B) I use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072081 to accomplish what you want, if it will work on ZU, i dont know... The device will be released on the 23rd in sweden, then I'll know
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I will give it a try!
LordManhattan said:
Use Titanium to delete/freeze the apps you don't want to use. It'll mark apps in red if they're not safe to remove/freeze.
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Thanks for reply. Is freezing with Titanium any different to 'disable' in settings>apps?

[Q] Freeze, Disable, or Delete apps?

Just got root and want to rid myself of bloatware, however, lots or random comments about how best to accomplish this. For many it seems to come down to gaining access to more space (favoring delete) vs ability to restore should there be an issue later (favoring freeze). Not sure where disable comes in between them.
Thoughts? Benefits of one over the other?
Lastly, if I install Hyperdrive does all the above become moot if it disappears?
Nothing?
If you have the knowledge and ability to fix your phone if things go sour then delete. If not, freeze.
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^^ This
wedmiston said:
Just got root and want to rid myself of bloatware, however, lots or random comments about how best to accomplish this. For many it seems to come down to gaining access to more space (favoring delete) vs ability to restore should there be an issue later (favoring freeze). Not sure where disable comes in between them.
Thoughts? Benefits of one over the other?
Lastly, if I install Hyperdrive does all the above become moot if it disappears?
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The space you gain is pretty minimal actually, but if you are the type of person who has tons of apps then perhaps that little bit will matter. I have all my bloat frozen and still have plenty of space left on internal memory, but then again I'm not the type of person with hundreds of apps. I'm pretty sure if you just Odin the stock image back to your phone all the bloat will be back, so it's not really the end of the line deleting it. It's really just up to you as to what's more convenient.
Good points Craw...I have maybe 60-70 apps and I'm not a big collector beyond that...too much and I can't even remember what they all do. I think I'll freeze for now per your suggestion. I have Titanium backup Pro - is that the best tool for it?
Crawshayi said:
The space you gain is pretty minimal actually, but if you are the type of person who has tons of apps then perhaps that little bit will matter. I have all my bloat frozen and still have plenty of space left on internal memory, but then again I'm not the type of person with hundreds of apps. I'm pretty sure if you just Odin the stock image back to your phone all the bloat will be back, so it's not really the end of the line deleting it. It's really just up to you as to what's more convenient.
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I have over 400 apps, plenty of room left. Bloat ware is too small to be called bloat. Call them 'unused' ware. (Some of my 400 are probably in that group)
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wedmiston said:
Good points Craw...I have maybe 60-70 apps and I'm not a big collector beyond that...too much and I can't even remember what they all do. I think I'll freeze for now per your suggestion. I have Titanium backup Pro - is that the best tool for it?
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Yeah I've been using Titanium backup for years with no problems. It's the best. Here is a list I found of bloatware that's safe to freeze, so this should help start you off: http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s4/287988-verizon-bloatware.html
of course if i go with a custom ROM bloatware won't be ann issue, right?
is it correct that right now, the only recovery i can have with ME7 is safestrap? I tried CWM or Teamwin and got stuck on a "downloading - do not turn off traget" message, so I installed Safestrap over it and it appears to have gone fine
is it also true that I cannot install CM 10.1.X with safestrap, requiring me to go with something like Hyperdrive?
Crawshayi said:
Yeah I've been using Titanium backup for years with no problems. It's the best. Here is a list I found of bloatware that's safe to freeze, so this should help start you off: http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s4/287988-verizon-bloatware.html
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Their is a list of compatible roms around here someplace. Hyperdrive is one of them. I have been using Hyperdrive version 9.1 with safestrap and its been running flawless for me. I did get a low disk space warning once but clearing cache fixed it and Its not been back since
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Greenify is another option if you don't want to freeze apps. Greenify can put the app in hibernation so its not running in the background, but unlike titanium you can still use the app. Just another option.
Delete apps that ur never going to use(system apps) freeze apps that ur going to use very rarely but u need it. Or just tweak ur build.prop for background processes

De-bloat stock?

Has anyone done any de-bloating? My wife's S5 needs it bad, and I'm not sure what I can safely remove without effecting the system stability.
It would be great if there was a tool to help.
Thanks
idtheftvictim said:
Has anyone done any de-bloating? My wife's S5 needs it bad, and I'm not sure what I can safely remove without effecting the system stability.
It would be great if there was a tool to help.
Thanks
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i use titanium and freeze crap till i see it causes a issue then un freeze that app, its almost same as S4 if ya had one.
darren.wlsn1 said:
i use titanium and freeze crap till i see it causes a issue then un freeze that app, its almost same as S4 if ya had one.
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Lol
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idtheftvictim said:
Has anyone done any de-bloating? My wife's S5 needs it bad, and I'm not sure what I can safely remove without effecting the system stability.
It would be great if there was a tool to help.
Thanks
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I dont really mean to do a shameless plug or anything but if you want a tool you can check out my Project Infinity rom. With todays update I will have an Aroma installer with a near complete user selection apps installer. Eventually I hope to have every single app that is removal as an option to give the most slimmest install possible.
idtheftvictim said:
Has anyone done any de-bloating? My wife's S5 needs it bad, and I'm not sure what I can safely remove without effecting the system stability.
It would be great if there was a tool to help.
Thanks
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Before I rooted, I simply went into the Application Manager (in settings), switched to the ALL tab, and started going down the list. Particularly paid attention to items that showed up on the RUNNING tab to see what needed freezing the most. If you do it this way, you should not be able to accidentally freeze (or "Turn Off" in the app mgr) any programs that are critical to the operation of the phone.
If you want to "debloat" it further, I do recommend Titanium Backup. It is exceptionally good at freezing apps and otherwise managing backups of apps (and backing up user data from system apps, and converting from system -> user, and many other tasks...). I've been using it since my Samsung Infuse 4G. It will require root, and can do more damage because of this if you are not careful.
As others have recommended, go look at debloat lists for the Galaxy S4. The software lists are nearly identical. Just read through what each app does, and determine for yourself what is needed, and what isn't.
Lastly, if you are rooted, and you are going to debloat using a root application (like TiBu), don't forget to make a full nandroid backup using your custom recovery.... just in case.

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