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how do i delete the factory apps

i am rooted, downloaded a file manager..which file did they store the factory apps in

system/app is where the apps are delete the odex file too if you decide to delete any apps. make sure you dont delete anything that the phone needs to run. if you dont know what to delete then dont delete anything!!! if you decide to delete anything from system/app you also need to delete another folder that has to do with the app in data/data. for example say you wanna delete bluetooth go to system/app and delete bluetooth.apk and the bluetooth.odex files then go to data/data and delete com.android.bluetooth folder. thats an example dont do that as you will no longer have bluetooth lol but same thing for whatever app you delete except the folder in data/data will be different

Whats wrong with factory apps?

lou0611 said:
Whats wrong with factory apps?
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That's like when you get a new HP Laptop and they throw all this bloat-ware that you don't need.
Why use the ''TeleNav GPS'' when the Google Navigation is free?
And are you really going to use that Slacker or GoGo app? Not likely.

Root, install Titanium backup, installed busybuzz or whatever (Hit the Problems? button in TB), BACKUP all your apps, then delete whatever you dont want

i got rid of Telenavi, GoGo, MobiTV and i think one other.....i never would use them so there was no reason to keep them.

You can also do this via adb shell like this:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
After you've mounted the correct partition you can pull up a complete list of apps with this command:
ls /system/app
Then, remove apps with this command. The apps name are case sensitive to make sure you type the app name as its displayed:
rm VoiceSearch.apk

Dont even need to mount.
Use VoiceSearch.* instead of apk to get rid of the .odex file also.

bubonik said:
Dont even need to mount.
Use VoiceSearch.* instead of apk to get rid of the .odex file also.
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Good suggestion. Never thought of that, kill two birds with one stone.

bubonik said:
Dont even need to mount.
Use VoiceSearch.* instead of apk to get rid of the .odex file also.
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What do you mean by this?

phragg said:
What do you mean by this?
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if you use "rm VoiceSearch.*" * is seen as a wild card so it deletes every file named VoiceSearch with any extension so it will delete VoiceSearch.apk and VoiceSearch.odex

This might have something to do with why I can't mount my drives on any computer:
When I tried to mount via adb, this was my output:
$ mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: Operation not permitted
Any suggestions?

cashless said:
This might have something to do with why I can't mount my drives on any computer:
When I tried to mount via adb, this was my output:
$ mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: Operation not permitted
Any suggestions?
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Are you rooted? You need to be rooted in order to get access to those file systems. If you are rooted, then type 'su' (don't include the quotes), then you'll get a #. Now start entering the commands.

Also make sure that when you enter the commands (via adb) your screen is not locked, so that you can allow the SU app to grant superuser status.

Cannot modify system or delete bloatware anymore?

Ive upgraded to Eugene's Unnoficial ODIN 2.2 ROM and so far its working pretty good but I cant seem to modify anything in the system. Anyone know why? Tried deleting some bloatware with root explorer and android mate but neither work. Am I missing something here? Worked fine in 2.1.

not sure about the 2.2 rom, but with the JI6 update you had to mount system as rw
Mount as read/write:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t rfs /dev/block/stl9 /system
Mount as read-only:
Code:
mount -o ro,remount -t rfs /dev/block/stl9 /system
obviously you do this at your own risk

I used titanium backup and it worked for me...I'm using same froyo rom as op
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

in root explorer you have to toggle the mount as r/w button at the top, and then you can just toggle it back to r/o...kind of cool so you don't accidentally butt-delete your settings.apk or something

bstromberg said:
in root explorer you have to toggle the mount as r/w button at the top, and then you can just toggle it back to r/o...kind of cool so you don't accidentally butt-delete your settings.apk or something
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Tried that. Still doesn't work. Also tried terminal remount. Doesnt seem to work either. Ill try titanium next.

jrharvey said:
Tried that. Still doesn't work. Also tried terminal remount. Doesnt seem to work either. Ill try titanium next.
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Install BusyBox off of market, then open the app and click install for the newest busybox, now remove the bloatware

AustinKnight45 said:
Install BusyBox off of market, then open the app and click install for the newest busybox, now remove the bloatware
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Thanks. Busybox did the trick. I definately did not have it on the stock ROM when i removed all the bloatware before.

In the mount commands above, swap out 'rfs' for 'yaffs2'

I am kinda having the same problems, however I don't have Root Exp, and all my apps in /system/app are -r-. When I try the mount -o rw,remount -t rfs /dev/block/stl9 /system it says Blah blah blah operation not permitted.
I am trying to push a new mms.apk and can't even do that. Says "Read-only file system"
Any help is appreciated
Edit: after installing the newest busybox, I could push in the new signedmms.apk, however all the apps are still -r- in /system/app

How to remove the demo games?

I went to /system/app and found most applications, but the only thing that I really want to find are the demo games, and for some reason I can't find them! I even went to /data/app and found the apk packages there, I deleted them but the games are still installed.
Any ideas?

Are they in /cust?

if i have not remembered wrongly, the demo games r in /system/app/..
what specific game(s) do u want to remove? i can give u the location tonight after work (as i stored the paths in my home pc..)

FYI. Mine are all in /cust/pccw/hk/app.

simplistian said:
FYI. Mine are all in /cust/pccw/hk/app.
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is it possible\safe to delete them?

if u meant those "Ironman", "Prince of Persia", etc., then its okay to delete them..
i did..

My phone didnt have any demo games and i found it weird couse in all the reviews i saw them in the menu screen...

my memory didnt fail me.. the 4 games that i removed were all in /system/app/
BubbleBash2.apk (Launcher: Bubble Bash 2)
IronMan2.apk (Launcher: Iron Man 2)
PrinceofPersiaZero.apk (Prince of Persia)
UNO.apk (Launcher: UNO)
btw, im with the hong kong B135 version..

@flipmodegr
yeah, it seems that ROM for Wind is cleaner..

nice to hear that its normal for the greek phones

yes, Wind Gr gives a stock android rom (not even hauwei has added anything) so its clean like water

Thanks everyone I found them in /cust/roadhound/au/app but for some reason I can't mount the location as R/W using Root Explorer.. my phone IS rooted.. I don't know why it does not let me mount it as R/W.. therefore I can't delete them!!
Any ideas on this?
Thanks

Tcm9669 said:
Thanks everyone I found them in /cust/roadhound/au/app but for some reason I can't mount the location as R/W using Root Explorer.. my phone IS rooted.. I don't know why it does not let me mount it as R/W.. therefore I can't delete them!!
Any ideas on this?
Thanks
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Try using adb or you could try in terminal emulator:
Mount R/W
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system
Mount R/O
Code:
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 /system

I can mount /system as R/W.. I just cant mount that directory in R/W .. it just opens as R/O even if I mount /system as R/W

Tcm9669 said:
I can mount /system as R/W.. I just cant mount that directory in R/W .. it just opens as R/O even if I mount /system as R/W
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Oops sorry. See Below.
Try using adb or you could try in terminal emulator:
Mount R/W
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /cust_backup
Mount R/O
Code:
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /cust_backup
And the apps are in cust_backup/image/cust_data/roadhound/au/app. The /cust directory is just a link to the cust_backup direcctory. Which is why you cant mount it RW

Tried in Terminal Emulator, said
mount: Operation not permitted
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then tried with sudo and said
sudo: permission denied
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Tcm9669 said:
Tried in Terminal Emulator, said then tried with sudo and said
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Root is su

Ahh, I tried
sudo <<command here>>
su worked! Thanks finally removed them ... WOHO!
Thank you very much mate.. oz oz oz, oi oi oi!

I want to remove those demos too, is it possible with stock non-rooted system?

No.. you need to root it. It's quite easy to do.

System r/o

Hello fellow xda'ers,
A few weeks I am experiencing a problem with my moto x style. The problem is that i don't have access anymore to my system folder. I have full root access, I can use rooted apps, but i can't switch my file system to r/w. Also when I boot into recovery I can flash roms etc, they are fully working, but once again, no system access. Also when I try to mount the system folder in recovery it seems it won't stick. Also when I use root explorer it says it switched to r/w but in fact it is r/o..
Can someone please hint me out what I could do to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance,

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Have you tried something like this in terminal as root, or via ADB root?
Code:
mount -o rw,remount,rw /system
Then for r/o...
Code:
mount -o ro,remount,ro /system

quakeaz said:
Have you tried something like this in terminal as root, or via ADB root?
Then for r/o...
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Thanks for your reply. But i still can't get system access.

bartjeh1991 said:
Thanks for your reply. But i still can't get system access.
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Did you receive an error running the command? You are root, correct? Possibly just use:
Code:
mount -o remount,rw /system
Then run...
Code:
mount | grep system
Mine is read-only, but this should tell you if yours is rw or not.
Code:
u0 a114 clark:/ mount | grep system
/dev/block/bootdevice/by-name/system /system ext4 [B]ro[/B],seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0

quakeaz said:
Did you receive an error running the command? You are root, correct? Possibly just use:
Then run...
Mine is read-only, but this should tell you if yours is rw or not.
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I get this message everytime i run the commands you give me.

I cant mount system rw

Hi. Im running stock 7.1.1 and i got tired of google now launcher. I downloaded the pixel launcher but couldnt swipe left for google now. This is caused because the app is not system mounted. So i flashed twrp but it didnt stick,after 2 weeks of trying difrent ways to do it and giving up a few times i saw a post that said i have to root after the flash or it wont stick. Ok i now have a rooted 7.1.1 with twrp and i can do what i want.. or so i thought because i cant mount system rw and cant set any app to system. I tried one click app and adb. My friend tried to mount it through twrp terminal but it shows that system is empty. I saw some posts about it that said that there were 2 system folders, one mounted by twrp and second one that actually is system and cant be accesed. Right now febuary OTA security patch is rolling in and i downladed flash wire to update but it crashes on encrypting. I think that this problem is caused by the same thing. Can someone give me some instructions to mount that damn thing or am i doomed forever? ;_; sorry for my english and my noobish explanation btw.

Download and install BusyBox and a terminal emulator app if you haven't already. In terminal emulator type "su" without quotes then press enter to give it root access. On the next line type "mount busybox -o rw,remount system" also without the quotes and press enter. If you did it right it should just go to the next line without any errors. Doing this should give you rw access to system.

murphyjasonc said:
Download and install BusyBox and a terminal emulator app if you haven't already. In terminal emulator type "su" without quotes then press enter to give it root access. On the next line type "mount busybox -o rw,remount system" also without the quotes and press enter. If you did it right it should just go to the next line without any errors. Doing this should give you rw access to system.
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After i done this it gives back "system" not in /proc/mounts

Siris. said:
After i done this it gives back "system" not in /proc/mounts
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Try this "busybox mount -o rw,remount system"

Siris. said:
After i done this it gives back "system" not in /proc/mounts
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I think this should do the trick:
mount -o rw,remount /system

murphyjasonc said:
Try this "busybox mount -o rw,remount system"
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ok so i think it did the trick because there was no error still link2sd says : dev/block/platform/soc.0/f9824909.sdhci/by-name/system /system device or resource busy