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[Q] Uninstalling an application that isn't in the Market anymore.

Hi everyone.
A while ago I installed an application called Fake Google Chrome icon.
Ever since I updated it it changes my homepage. Everyone is telling me to uninstall it, but it's not in the Market anymore.
How can I uninstall it if it's not in the Market?
I have an Evo...and I am using Fresh.
Thanks!

Menu -> Settings -> Applications
Find the app, tap on it, chose uninstall

I'd use Titanium Backup. It's a great program. Deleting apps is just one of many features. Some file managers (like ES File Explorer) allow you to delete apps also.
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Uninstaller:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/uninstaller/com.rhythm.hexise.uninst

Although everybody is correct, just do what Sph33r said.
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Thanks guys for all your replies. I went with using the app called uninstaller. Thanks again
I also just checked I can go to apps in the settings and I can uninstall from there.
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I had the app backed up before the new update. So when I noticed that the app would change my homepage, I deleted it and used Titanium backup to restore the one previous to that update. So now I have the Fake Google Chrome (working without changing my homepage) even if its not in the market anymore. Thanks to titanium
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Backup solution of Market apps

Hey. I've asked this before, but never really got a clear answer.
I currently have a bunch of market apps installed on my phone and SD card. Last time I cleared my phone, I did a backup using Titanium. Upon restoring all of my apps, it didn't seem to restore them as much as it seemed to reinstall them, since I had to accept the security risks for each application individually and hit install, install, install, install, etc.
With the VERY SMALL possibility of an official 2.2 coming out soon, I know I will need to flash my phone back to 2.1. That said, is there a better/easier way to backup AND restore my apps?

The donate version of titanium backup automatically installs your apps

Well any time you try yo restore your apps it can cause problems with force closes so try to use titanium as least as possible. The.only other way is to.do a backup and.then you can restore data thru cwm. Its always just a better idea to just do a fresh install on it.
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musclehead84 said:
Well any time you try yo restore your apps it can cause problems with force closes so try to use titanium as least as possible. The.only other way is to.do a backup and.then you can restore data thru cwm. Its always just a better idea to just do a fresh install on it.
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Wrong, I've never had titanium give me fc issues. Restore apps With data only in titanium, don't restore system data.
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Mybackup pro. Its simple. It works every time. In my experience, It restores faster than titanium and more reliable. Restores the full apk+data+market link. I think titanium is the app of choice due to its geeky ui. Can anyone show me otherwise?... id be curious to see if there are any advantages.
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What is the data restore do through titanium vs apps only I would like to know.
diuto33

Meetloaf13 said:
Wrong, I've never had titanium give me fc issues. Restore apps With data only in titanium, don't restore system data.
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wrong...just cause you havent had it happen doesnt mean its wrong.

musclehead84 said:
Well any time you try yo restore your apps it can cause problems with force closes so try to use titanium as least as possible. The.only other way is to.do a backup and.then you can restore data thru cwm. Its always just a better idea to just do a fresh install on it.
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The best way to do it is to reinstall the apps via the market and just use titanium to restore the app data
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nicholishen said:
Mybackup pro. Its simple. It works every time. In my experience, It restores faster than titanium and more reliable. Restores the full apk+data+market link. I think titanium is the app of choice due to its geeky ui. Can anyone show me otherwise?... id be curious to see if there are any advantages.
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i love Mybackup Pro, works great. i like how it puts the apps back in the exact configuration that you had them on your homescreen. but, it did fail me once or twice, where i went to restore, and it said 'could not get backup set'..... maybe that was something funky i did? otherwise i love that app.

Sh0wNuF said:
The best way to do it is to reinstall the apps via the market and just use titanium to restore the app data
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i like using the market, but how come it usually only lists a limited number of my apps that i got form the market? it doesn't seem to add them to my list as i download more...

I got no axe to grind as I have Titanium Backup Pro, MyBackup Pro, and a few other misc backup tools. I use them all. However, I never backup system data through anything other than cwm.
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Thank you for all the answers.
What is constituted as "System Data"???

Milkman00 said:
Thank you for all the answers.
What is constituted as "System Data"???
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Any data that's not specific to a 3rd party application.

Longer way but will provide a fresh install of apps is just use AppBrain.
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I'll be back to see the determination

Electrofreak said:
Any data that's not specific to a 3rd party application.
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Any data that isn't specific to a third party application would be my Google mail, my Google Calendar, and my Google contacts. All of which is maintained by the Google cloud, and replicated down to me when I wipe my phone.
Not sure what other data there is that isn't related to a third party application that I would need to back up???

For example, your wifi networks and passwords, bluetooth pairings, your call log and text message history are all system data you can restore.
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Apps not appearing under my apps section in market

Has anyone else on 1.83 noticed their apps not appearing in the market after updating? I used titanium backup to restore everything but I only have like 5 apps actually showing up in the my apps section of the market.
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sunshine1982 said:
Has anyone else on 1.83 noticed their apps not appearing in the market after updating? I used titanium backup to restore everything but I only have like 5 apps actually showing up in the my apps section of the market.
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try using market enabler, maybe some wizardry went on and something broke. If that fails try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=994857
just be careful with that as it is for 1.5.7

I had the same problem after the 1.83 update. I thought I screwed something up even though all apps were still installed. I just downloaded all the apps again.

Safe to disable list

Can we start generating a safe to disable list for the Nexus 10? Or I suppose, a consequences of disabling list would be more appropriate.
I've seen lists for other devices, but usually the lists are filled with manufacturer installed bloatware.

I have disabled Currents, Google Search, and Google+ with no noticeable problems.

I've done youtube, talk, maps, google+, google play movies/magazines/books/music, earth, currents, and exchange services. The strange thing is, some of the start-up processes for these apps are still running. I want to disable NFC and Wallet, but I a few folks mentioned something about corrupting their NFC chip (on other devices), so I'm a little concerned.

If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to "freeze" them, then they can't start services.
If you don't want to buy titanium backup, and you're rooted, just use a file explorer to rename or delete them in /system/apps
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alias_neo said:
If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to "freeze" them, then they can't start services.
If you don't want to buy titanium backup, and you're rooted, just use a file explorer to rename or delete them in /system/apps
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+1 for freezing

alias_neo said:
If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to "freeze" them, then they can't start services.
If you don't want to buy titanium backup, and you're rooted, just use a file explorer to rename or delete them in /system/apps
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Great, I purchased titanium backup a while ago, but didn't realize that freeze was different than disable in the settings/app menu. Thanks for the info.

bioorganic said:
Great, I purchased titanium backup a while ago, but didn't realize that freeze was different than disable in the settings/app menu. Thanks for the info.
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I don't think there's a difference between the two
Except not everything you can disable in settings/apps,TB you can freeze anything
But freeze/disable has same effect

Root, Facebook, and battery life

After rooting my H810, I was unable to Greenify Facebook, as it was recognized as a system app (preinstalled bloat), and seemed to be a major battery hog. I was also limited on how I could limit its permissions.
I used Titanium Backup to delete that FB app, then reinstalled it from the market. That version was able to be Greenified, and there is more control over permissions. Since then, I have seen a considerable improvement in battery life. I've been unplugged since 6:20 this morning and I'm still at 76% right now at 2:26! I don't know if there was something rogue going on with the FB app behind the scenes, but I see a huge improvement. Far too significant to be a placebo.

What permissions did you limit?
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Supersanborn said:
What permissions did you limit?
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Every single one except location. I usually have that turned off on my phone anyway.

Eric618 said:
Every single one except location. I usually have that turned off on my phone anyway.
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How do you update permissions?

Eric618 said:
After rooting my H810, I was unable to Greenify Facebook, as it was recognized as a system app (preinstalled bloat), and seemed to be a major battery hog. I was also limited on how I could limit its permissions.
I used Titanium Backup to delete that FB app, then reinstalled it from the market. That version was able to be Greenified, and there is more control over permissions. Since then, I have seen a considerable improvement in battery life. I've been unplugged since 6:20 this morning and I'm still at 76% right now at 2:26! I don't know if there was something rogue going on with the FB app behind the scenes, but I see a huge improvement. Far too significant to be a placebo.
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Then if so get the premium version of greenify which lets you hibernate system apps

Apps like facebook and clean master eats up the major system resources and put a heavy load on the ram and processor..this is a proven thing..and not a personal opinion..
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There's Debloater, so you don't even need root to get rid of the bloat. I also noticed a huge improvement in battery life and responsiveness after clearing out a ton of crap!

I haven't tested this. But I thought I saw someone mention that even if you Debloat an included bloatware app, you can't simply install a replacement (updated version). The phone considers it already installed.
My apologies if a have this wrong. But it sounded like root would be required to replace apps that cannot normally be uninstalled, as was described above.

Did you freeze the Facebook system app or completely uninstall it?
I'm afraid of getting security errors on boot if a system app is missing

RedOCtobyr said:
I haven't tested this. But I thought I saw someone mention that even if you Debloat an included bloatware app, you can't simply install a replacement (updated version). The phone considers it already installed.
My apologies if a have this wrong. But it sounded like root would be required to replace apps that cannot normally be uninstalled, as was described above.
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That may be true. I think Debloater does the same as going to the app in the Apps menu and disabling it. I disabled Facebook that way, and it showed up as blocked in Debloater before I'd ever actually blocked anything. (But Debloater lets you disable apps that the menu doesn't.) I don't use Facebook so I haven't tried to install another version.

I completely uninstalled it with TI, rebooted, then installed it fresh from the market. Then I locked down permissions and Greenified.

Eric618 said:
I completely uninstalled it with TI, rebooted, then installed it fresh from the market. Then I locked down permissions and Greenified.
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How do you change the permissions?

elsamuraiguapo said:
How do you change the permissions?
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I use App Ops by Nowsky. It's available in the Play Store.