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So I haven't quit looking into what actually causes the market "My Apps" issue. While I do feel it truly is the database I have a slightly more detailed theory as to why it does it. However in order to test this theory I need to take a general poll.
How many of you discovered this issue after using some sort of Root tool (ie: Rom Toolbox, Root Tools, Titanium Backup)?
How many of you have accidentally or on purpose used the Market Fix that supplement these programs?
The reason I'm asking is semi obvious I suppose. While these programs can do great good it would appear that if not done correctly they can also do bad. Last night I decided to play with it a bit more and I Linked ALL system apps and user apps to the market. After a few minutes or a reboot I would get the error again.So I went ahead and broke all links again, deleted the .dbs file and started all over again. This time only doing system apps and user apps that I knew were updatable. This lead to the market functioning much better. However I'm not finished yet. I want to figure out what apps and programs trigger this. At this point in time most User apps are okay but I have found I have linked considerably less system apps to the market. What I would like to ideally do is narrow the list down to just a few apps that shouldn't be linked.
Also if anybody would be so kind as to copy and share their database file that would help tremendously. This file needs to be completely stock having NEVER used any of these programs to edit the market links. Sharing this could potentially help all Android users having this extremely annoying issue. If you would like to keep the amount of users who this down to just me you can PM me or even send it to me over Skype or some other messenger with a file share tool. Thank you all in advance.
For those of you currently having the issue I have posted a fix here: http://rootzwiki.com...market-my-apps/
What issue?
DirkGently said:
What issue?
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With the "My Apps" being a blank page and not containing any of the apps from the account.
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Hey guys, over the past week and a bit I've been getting these advertising notifications in my notification area.
So far they have been trying to get me to download some games, and im assuming that the notifications are being cause by a game/app i have installed.
It can be pretty tricky to keep track of all the updates i do, and i dont always read the change logs for stuff like this.
So i was hoping that someone would recognise these notifications, and hopefully tell me what game/app they are caused by - so i can uninstall it.
Screen shots attached.
Thanks a lot for any help.
down load air push app from market.
it will tell you what app is causing the notification,then delete it
You can install "Addons Detector" or "AirPush Detector" from the market, they will tell you which application have those notification.
[EDIT: I was writing when thorur published the answer. No intention to steal a good answer ]
These notifications are usually caused by dodgy wallpaper apps or games.
You can download Addons Detector (Market Link) or AirPush Detector (Market Link) to find the source app.
great! thanks a lot for the tips guys, ill check out those apps and try to monitor what is causing the notifications.
Ill let you know how i go.
thanks again.
This happened to me once. It was from an app I downloaded from the Market. I found out it was pushing ads to my notification bar by reading the reviews later on. I removed the app but the notifications kept coming.
I was lucky that I was just about to flash another ROM at the time so doing a full wipe helped solve the problem I guess.
ddoublee,
that's not very encouraging. I uninstalled the app i though was responsible - Sketch Me Pro - But i am stilling getting the advertisements.
So now i need to try to figure out if it is another app causing them - or something else.
probably more trouble than its worth.
cheers.
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I have just noticed that all the ads are for games from the same developer - and i have one of these games installed.
RAIDEN-Sky Force Ace is the game i have installed. Hopefully removing it will remove the ads.
Note - the addons (as detected by Addons Detector) for this game are Fortumo and PayPal - listed as developer tools.
So i removed the game, and a lingering notification disapeared immediately.
thanks for your help guys.
Can anyone identify permissions the app would required for sending notifications to the notification bar like this? something to look out for in the future.
cheers.
i would use a custom rom that supports pdroid to get rid of this notifications without deleting games. Also use Droidwall to prevent some games or apps to get access to internet!
Is your phone rooted?
Do you have ClockWorkMod?
A quick solution would be to back up all your contacts and apps and clear the cache/factory reset through ClockWorkMod restore everything and see if you still get the ads pushed.
ddoublee said:
Is your phone rooted?
Do you have ClockWorkMod?
A quick solution would be to back up all your contacts and apps and clear the cache/factory reset through ClockWorkMod restore everything and see if you still get the ads pushed.
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bro, aku rase tak related.. tue airpush tue..
ROOTED JellyBean Safe to Remove Apps List
If you have found other apps that are safe to remove with NO adverse effects, please comment, and I will update the OP.
FROM POST 10, by chicguy
+ Update from carriers (OTA updates) will not work after removing even one of the bloatwares. Disabling the apps will not affect OTA updates however.
+ Don't just remove thing because of the sake of removing it. Know your stuff!
The purpose of this is to show you how much junk you can remove from stock rooted. Most of this stuff can be reinstalled from the Play Store if you want it back.
I would suggest removing ANYTHING that can be donwloaded again later. This gives you full reign over the app...Not just it's data and updates.
YOU, not me or anyone else, accepts all risks. You have been warned
Here's the List:
411 and More - com.tmobile.d411
Amazon - com.amazon.mShop.android
Application Manager - com.lge.appbox.client
Bonus Apps - com.tmobile.bonusapps
Browser - com.android.browser
Caller Tunes - com.tmobile.callertunes
Chrome - com.android.chrome
CMAS - com.lge.cmas
Email - com.lge.email
Email Widget - com.lge.sizechangeable.email
Facebook - com.facebook.katana
Favorite Contacts Widget - com.lge.sizechangeable.favoritecontacts
Feather - com.lge.livewallpaper.feather
File Manager - com.lge.filemanager
FileShare - itectokyo.fileshare.ics20
Game Base - com.tmobile.gamebase
Games - com.wildtangent.android
GMail - com.google.android.gm
Google Play Books - com.google.apps.books
Google Play Magazine - com.google.apps.magazine
Google Play Movies/TV - com.google.android.videos
Google Play Music - com.google.android.music
Google Plus - com.google.android.apps.plus
Home (Only if you have another installed first)
Home Chooser
Home Theme (3 of them) - Leave these alone. Your experience may vary, but whenever these are
removed, the HOME app is auto installed again for some reason
LG MLT - com.lge.mlt (Feature in secret menu 3845#*!!!#) (!!! = Your model number)
NOTE: I personally remove this. Most will opt to simply disable it.
Additional Notes: "MLT", per default is enabled, and probably serves purpose to help LG with
remote support, but it tries to track all your activity and logs GPS position together with the
details gathered, and that includes calls, apps starting, removing etc...
This information is stored on the /mpt partition, in the MPT_MainData.db file. This file only
logs what is in 4.1.2 for some reason.
Final Notes: Some users have reported faster response, and in some cases more free RAM. Your
results may vary. Remove/Disable at your own risk.
Lookout Security - com.lookout
Maps - com.google.android.apps.maps
Mobile Life - com.tmobile.highlight
Photo Album - com.lge.sizechangeable.photoalbum
Picasa Uploader - com.google.android.apps.uploader
Polar Bear - com.lge.livewallpaper.polarbear
Polaris Office - com.infraware.polarisoffice
Scout - com.telenav.app.android.scout_us
Slacker Radio - com.slacker.radio
SmartShare - com.lge.smartshare
Sticky Note - com.lge.android.stickynotes.widget
T-Mobile My Account - com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile
T-Mobile Name ID - com.cequint.ecid
T-Mobile TV - com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd
Tags - com.google.android.tag
Talk - com.google.android.talk
TalkBack - com.google.marvin.talkback
The Little Prince - com.lge.livewallpaper.prince
Visual Voicemail - com.tmobile.vvm.application
Weather - com.lge.sizechangeable.weather
YouTube - com.google.android.youtube
Zynga Games - com.zynga.msc.widget.tmobile
Thanks Man! This needs a to be stickied.
Hey good post man.
I just wanna add 2 things I've experienced removing bloatware from this phone. After removing all this an OTA update will most likely fail. Also if you for any reason perform a hard reset it will hang during phone setup and you will need to KDZ flash to make the phone usable again. So to be safe I recommend backing up system/app so you can replace missing APKs if you need to get an OTA update or if you're stuck on initial setup following a hard reset.
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I've had my fair share of trial and ERROR with this phone, so I can now recover from Damn near anything. Lol. However...
I'm glad this info is on the first page. When I'm on a pc tomorrow, I'll link yours and other useful posts in the op. ...if that's cool with you..
Tablechair said:
Hey good post man.
I just wanna add 2 things I've experienced removing bloatware from this phone. After removing all this an OTA update will most likely fail. Also if you for any reason perform a hard reset it will hang during phone setup and you will need to KDZ flash to make the phone usable again. So to be safe I recommend backing up system/app so you can replace missing APKs if you need to get an OTA update or if you're stuck on initial setup following a hard reset.
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Good one here!
In my opinion, best advice is to disable apps. Removing and disabling apps is not different except for disk space and aesthetic. You will not gain much space from remove system stuff, but introduce a whole new troubles of reinstalling stuffs when you want to get OTA updates. Frankly, just buy a bigger SD card (few $ different), use an SD swapper script or program and be with disabling all those unwanted.
Again, my point is: "unable to do OTA updates" shouldn't mean "safe apps to remove".
One might argue... If you are rooted and go to all the trouble to remove these apps, why would you want an OTA?
This list is made under the assumption, this is the Rom you are keeping for a while. If you got this far, then getting to an OTA, if that's what's wanted, "should" require you to do a bit of work. And since there is currently no OTA from this point, it shouldn't matter... yet.
Good job
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One might argue... If you are rooted and go to all the trouble to remove these apps, why would you want an OTA?
This list is made under the assumption, this is the Rom you are keeping for a while. If you got this far, then getting to an OTA, if that's what's wanted, "should" require you to do a bit of work. And since there is currently no OTA from this point, it shouldn't matter... yet.
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First, for a newly released phone, OTA is expected to be regularly, so why not OTA?
Second, unless you rely on very popular ROMs, the chance you got updates on customized ROM are rare. So you might miss out security updates (and I know I am paranoid ).
Third, again, disabling apps is not different from removing apps except for little disk space and the aesthetic of a setting page. But disable apps will save you from troubles in case of anything happen (not just only OTA), you can always revert it back in a few clicks.
So, I would say "ROOTED JellyBean Safe to Disable Apps List" is better for the sake of whoever use the list
chicguy said:
First, for a newly released phone, OTA is expected to be regularly, so why not OTA?
Second, unless you rely on very popular ROMs, the chance you got updates on customized ROM are rare. So you might miss out security updates (and I know I am paranoid ).
Third, again, disabling apps is not different from removing apps except for little disk space and the aesthetic of a setting page. But disable apps will save you from troubles in case of anything happen (not just only OTA), you can always revert it back in a few clicks.
So, I would say "ROOTED JellyBean Safe to Disable Apps List" is better for the sake of whoever use the list
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Might I draw your attention to the second item in red, on the OP...
Oh yeah, now I notice two things:
NOTE: I personally remove this. Most will opt to simply disable it. ... Remove/Disable at your own risk.
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Good one, gave you a Thank
YOU, not me or anyone else, accepts all risks. You have been warned
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This one ... should be accomplished with a "known risks" section, like a "bug" or "not working" section in almost any comprehensive posts in XDA. Otherwise people just think it is totally safe, with the 0.0001% chance of breaking thing. A few thing to consider:
+ Update from carriers (OTA updates) will not work after removing even one of the bloatwares. Disabling the apps will not affect OTA updates however.
+ Don't just remove thing because of the sake of removing it. Know your stuff!
Excellent post! Thanks for this... wish there was more i could turn off on the phone to make it lighter and battery last longer after rooting to jb haha
Doesn't the included script do this?? not remove, but at least safe disable allowing the OTA...?
By the way i know is not the section but any one working on a rom for this phone without having to flash it to p760?
I mean we are rooting, unlocking bootloaders, recoveries, removing bloat and all this for .... i want to get a rom on this thing already lol!
excellent post! thanks for it! I wish there was more i could remove from this phone.
Useful Thread man !
Thanks a Lot.
Useful thread saved me fromlot of trouble
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Anyone else figure more items that we could remove out of this phone?
i deleted
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
Camara.apk (Replace with Line Camera/360Camera)
Browser.apk
Calculator.apk
Lg Calendar.apk
CalendarWidget.apk
DrmProvider.apk
Facebook.apk
Directbeam.apk
Lgalarmclock
Lgcontacksync
Lgbookmarsync
Lghome3
Com.lge.hiddenmenu
Googletts
Wapservice
Bluetooth
Htmlviewver
Font.apk
Email
Gmail
Maps
Facebook
Twitter
Wap service
Talk.apk
street
stk.apk
dictionary the one around 20mb
WeatherWidget.apk
DRMservice.apk
Flexprovider.apk
Fonts.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
JsFontservice.apk
LgEmail.apk
LGMits.apk
LGonscreenphone.apk
music.apk
OMAdmclient.apk
Smartshare.apk
SNS.apk
Ttsservice.apk
WAPservice.apk
weatherwidget.apk
signedclockweatherwidget.apk
LGHome3 <--- replace with another Launcher LITE
So just to clarify is I freeze bloatware with Titanium Backup do I need to unfreeze them prior to OTA update or I can update with them frozen?
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TheCoutures said:
So just to clarify is I freeze bloatware with Titanium Backup do I need to unfreeze them prior to OTA update or I can update with them frozen?
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Same question here. I have a lot of things frozen/removed and attempted to update via OTA; ended up getting a dead android with a red triangle coming out of his belly. I disabled the SD (internal/external) swap script but that's about it.
Rooting and freezing/deleting apps screws ur phone after ota.
Hence never try ota afterwards...
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I have sprint and i googled this and not getting a good list.
I have download the app to remove them but kinda scared to do a remove all cause of issues that some apps have.
So if you would PLEASE make a full list of all the bloatware you removed AND safely removed.
Thanks......
Nobody removed any bloatware?
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Nobody removed any bloatware?
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First thing I disabled was Lookout on T-Mobile haha. Useless!
Facebook, Instagram, Google Drive, Sprint Fun & Games, Sprint Tech Expert.
I know there were others but I can't remember them off the top of my head....
I'm working on trying to make a custom ROM and I noticed that there is no complete debloat list for the Axon 7 that I could find. Honestly the bloat on this device really isn't that bad, most of the preloaded apps I actually use. Although I am learning about making custom ROMs and debloating is part of that learning, and I figure someone may find this useful. Now this is by now means a complete or thoroughly tested list. It will be it just isn't yet, so in the meantime feel free to make any comments that may help.
Without further adue, the list:
Bookmark Provider
Browser
Dropbox
Galaxy Wallpaper
Handing Paint
Holo Wallpaper
Noise Test
PhaseBeam Wallpaper
Themes (more files in "media/theme/themeinfo")
Touchpal (w/ Chat Pack, Cangjie Pack, Frencha Pack, Pinyin Pack, and Spanishus Pack)
Visualization Wallpapers
WAP Push Manager
Weshare
Google Apps
Calendar Sync
Chrome
Cloud Print
Contacts Sync
Docs
Gmail
Hangouts
Keep
Keyboard (Don't remove this)
Maps
Movies
Photos
Play Music
Sheets
Slides
Talkback
TTS (Don't remove this)
YouTube
ZTE Apps
Alarming
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar Provider
Compass
Dialer (If you remove this you'll only be able to call out with third party dialers)
Email
File Manager
Flashlight
Gallery
Graidenator
Level
Live Wallpapers
Locker
Messaging (mms)
MiFavor Music
MiFavor Video
Noise Field
Photo Editor
Plump Line
Protractor
Recorder
Rewards
Setup Wizard (If this starts crashing though then you need to reinstall the last apps you removed)
Theme Manager
Toolbox
Weather
System Settings
Removing these apps does not remove their option from the system settings. Clicking on them in the settings menu will cause the system app to crash, but otherwise will not cause problems.
Face Lock
Fingerprint
Mi Pop
My Voice (Halo)
Power Save Mode
Press Touch
Screen Effect
Voice Print Service
System Update (ZDM)
Zgesture
Of course the google framework should be removable and I'm trying to remove it but it's giving me a lot of problems. Furthermore it is possible to remove Dolby Atmos, and thanks to lokissmile here's the explanation:
lokissmile said:
The Dolby apk's are in the /system/vendor/app folder
The files in the /system/framework/framework are dolby_ds1.jar and dolby_ds2.jar I keep them in my debloat for compatibly with sound mods that may use them but they should be save to remove if you are removing dolby and not using any mod that might require them.
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There are a lot of ringtones and alarm sounds built in, they can be found at "media/audio". Clock Alert Tone is the really annoying alarm tone that you may want to keep.
Also it is possible to remove the built-in launcher if you replace with your own. I'm not sure how the process would work from within android, but if you're making a ROM there are 3 launcher folders in "system/priv-app" and 2 in "system/app". You will also find a folder "etc/custom_config/app/Launcher" that can be removed.
Another note, the messaging app and dialer can be removed but if you actually plan to use your phone you'll need to have a replacement for those. Personally I prefer to use Signal Private Messenger as my text messaging application.
After removing all apps on the list, replacing the launcher with Nova Launcher, and the messaging app with Signal I was able to reduce the amount of system data by ~1.2GB. There's a lot more I think I can get rid and I know the google framework is a sizable chunk, I'm just having a lot of problems with it.
Thanks to SuperR for a great Kitchen to work in, and thanks to lokissmile who's tennitive list on his HelsAx7.SubMix helped me start this list ( I also copied that first thank you from him too).
I also recall there being pre-installed apps for Dropbox and ZTERewards, but unlike the other apps they can be completely uninstalled from within the OS.
If you're going to remove "Toolbox" you need to remove "Calculator" "Plumb Line" "Protractor" "Level" as well. Those four are not usable if you do not have Toolbox installed.
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Of course the google framework should be removable and I did remove it but that seems like something that will need testing. Furthermore I know it is possible to remove Dolby Atmos, but I don't know how yet.
tennitive list on his HelsAx7.SubMix helped me start this list ( I also copied that first thank you from him too).
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The Dolby apk's are in the /system/vendor/app folder
The files in the /system/framework/framework are dolby_ds1.jar and dolby_ds2.jar I keep them in my debloat for compatibly with sound mods that may use them but they should be save to remove if you are removing dolby and not using any mod that might require them.
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xtermmin said:
I also recall there being pre-installed apps for Dropbox and ZTERewards, but unlike the other apps they can be completely uninstalled from within the OS.
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Yes they are installed to /system/.partner-app so they are uninstallable.
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doyou37 said:
If you're going to remove "Toolbox" you need to remove "Calculator" "Plumb Line" "Protractor" "Level" as well. Those four are not usable if you do not have Toolbox installed.
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You can also remove Graidentor (sp have ot check my notes) and Noise Field as part of the tools package.,
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Kinanizer said:
I'm working on trying to make a custom ROM and I noticed that there is no complete debloat list for the Axon 7 that I could find. Honestly the bloat on this device really isn't that bad, most of the preloaded apps I actually use. Although I am learning about making custom ROMs and debloating is part of that learning, and I figure someone may find this useful. Now this is by now means a complete or thoroughly tested list. It will be it just isn't yet, so in the meantime feel free to make any comments that may help.
Thanks to SuperR for a great Kitchen to work in, and thanks to lokissmile who's tennitive list on his HelsAx7.SubMix helped me start this list ( I also copied that first thank you from him too).
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Thanks for supplying this to everyone! I'll compare it to my hand debloated build and get the filenames of anything you missed to update the list.
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If you're going to remove "Toolbox" you need to remove "Calculator" "Plumb Line" "Protractor" "Level" as well. Those four are not usable if you do not have Toolbox installed.
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Thank you for the info I'll update the list. I thought removing toolbox would remove all of that so I didn't even look for the rest.
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I also recall there being pre-installed apps for Dropbox and ZTERewards, but unlike the other apps they can be completely uninstalled from within the OS.
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Ya like lokissmile said they have their own little folder and I actually removed them but forgot to add them to the list. Thank you for pointing that out.
lokissmile said:
The Dolby apk's are in the /system/vendor/app folder
The files in the /system/framework/framework are dolby_ds1.jar and dolby_ds2.jar I keep them in my debloat for compatibly with sound mods that may use them but they should be save to remove if you are removing dolby and not using any mod that might require them.
You can also remove Graidentor (sp have ot check my notes) and Noise Field as part of the tools package.,
Thanks for supplying this to everyone! I'll compare it to my hand debloated build and get the filenames of anything you missed to update the list.
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I never even looked inside vendor, and thank you for the other parts of the tools package. And If you could provide anything else to help this list that would be awesome.
Thanks for the help everyone!
It would probably be useful to disable some zte services more so than apps. Question is which services are safe for disabling without negative side effects.
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thanks for the list, this will be very handy in future releases
basically anything but com.android.xxx and anything qualcomm related is safe to remove but if someone had a list of all packages on the phone I could skim through it and really tell you how much is removable.
For the google apps ZTE is required by Google to preinstall some of them for access to the Play Store and Google Play Services.
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basically anything but com.android.xxx and anything qualcomm related is safe to remove but if someone had a list of all packages on the phone I could skim through it and really tell you how much is removable.
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Is there an easy way to print them out for you.
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For the google apps ZTE is required by Google to preinstall some of them for access to the Play Store and Google Play Services.
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Uninstalling all apps on my list still allows you to have access to the play store. I do understand that ZTE had to include those apps for playstore certification, and I'm by no means complaining about the bloat. I just want to have a completely debloated ROM to use as a bass.
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Is there an easy way to print them out for you.
Uninstalling all apps on my list still allows you to have access to the play store. I do understand that ZTE had to include those apps for playstore certification, and I'm by no means complaining about the bloat. I just want to have a completely debloated ROM to use as a bass.
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Oh my bad. I didn't read the part of you making a debloated ROM, I thought you were asking ZTE to remove the bloat. Sorry
https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=com.projectsexception.myapplist.open
Or
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.projectsexception.myapplist
In the settings make sure to uncheck the first box so it'll export the system apps. You can pm to me, I'll take your user apps out of the list (unless you want to) and give "safe to delete", "you might miss it" stuff, do not delete, etc. Most of the Qualcomm stuff it's difficult to discern and really I wouldn't want to get rid of those goodies because they're really to take advantage of the device. I also have a few question marks on some of the zte stuff but I guess you'll see once I can get a list back to you.
Other things that can be removed are sounds of course, but it's a matter of opinion and you sold at least leave one of each sound type. A user can create a folder on their storage drive with names of ringtones, alarms, or notifications and put audio in them and the Android media scanner will pick them up. Just an extra tip.
Also, personally I've simply made a script zip file which deletes stuff instead of making a whole ROM just to do the same thing.
Look for IHO poo remover on here. The links for the download might be broken by now, though.
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If you want to do something even further you could make a Google spreadsheet and let people update it with further info.
Like columns for app name, package name, safe to delete, what it's for, etc.
I'm kind of an Android newbie, but still learning how to do all this stuff. I wanted to clean up / remove some of the junk that came with the phone.
Are these all apps that I could safely freeze/remove with TitaniumBackup?
I'm rooted, unlocked bootloader, with B15 and A2017U.
I use NovaLauncher for my launcher, Inbox for my email, so I don't want to have to keep their version of stuff.
Also there are some other things that came installed on my phone, like CamCard, TouchPal keyboard, or some other random apps I don't need/want.
Anyone have a zip you could flash to debloat stock rom?