hey everyone just wanted to know how exactly I would go about removing some of the apps that come either in stock roms or custom ones... from my experience with android phones all this entails is using a root file explorer and removing the apk from either /system/app or /data/app and any associated data folders from /data/data and rebooting, however I don't know much about honeycomb or why this doesn't seem to work as the apps remain there
tl;dr trying to remove bloat/unwanted apps and they won't disappear, I'm running HoneyVillain and Villain kernel 3.7... any suggestions are much appreciated
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anoninja118 said:
hey everyone just wanted to know how exactly I would go about removing some of the apps that come either in stock roms or custom ones... from my experience with android phones all this entails is using a root file explorer and removing the apk from either /system/app or /data/app and any associated data folders from /data/data and rebooting, however I don't know much about honeycomb or why this doesn't seem to work as the apps remain there
tl;dr trying to remove bloat/unwanted apps and they won't disappear, I'm running HoneyVillain and Villain kernel 3.7... any suggestions are much appreciated
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It's basically the same procedure as your phone, but you may also have some dependant lib files located in system/lib. If there are any, those need to be removed as well
kjy2010 said:
It's basically the same procedure as your phone, but you may also have some dependant lib files located in system/lib. If there are any, those need to be removed as well
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cool thanks I'll look around, I probably didn't search thoroughly enough
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Just use titanium backup.
Titanium backup is the wayto go for me too.
I prefer to remove it altogether, if I'm not gonna use it what's the point of it being there... either way thanks guys I got it to work, there were some leftover files hiding in various folders throughout /system and /data that I rooted (lol) out and deleted and now the apps are gone
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anoninja118 said:
I prefer to remove it altogether, if I'm not gonna use it what's the point of it being there... either way thanks guys I got it to work, there were some leftover files hiding in various folders throughout /system and /data that I rooted (lol) out and deleted and now the apps are gone
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Titanium backup does remove it completely, it just leaves an empty folder behind at most .
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how do i remove blockbuster? etc? do i have to root?
sorry for asking dumb question. i am new to android and a new verzion customer
IF you've rooted your phone, then the easiest way is to buy Root Explorer (trust me it's worth the couple bucks) and navigate to /system/app and find blockbuster.apk or whatever it's called. Click mount r/w and longpress, then delete it. Or rename it to .bak instead of .apk
There is another way to do it using ADB, but if you're new to Android it's probably a bit more complicated than buying the app. If you wanna know how to do it on adb just let me know.
edit: Also, welcome to the Android side.
lol thanks....
i think i already rooted. im using DroidXRoot to rooted the driod x. i just install root explorer and its not working.
blockbuster.apk cannot be renamed because the file system is read-only.
Do you guys know where the files for the bloatware 3G Hotspot are? I would prefer to use wifi tether vs the included app.
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Hide it then. You don't HAVE to use it.
Also when you get the read only message, as was previously stated, you have to mount it as r/w rather than read only.
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3g hotspot is mynet.apk
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GiantsFan91 said:
lol thanks....
i think i already rooted. im using DroidXRoot to rooted the driod x. i just install root explorer and its not working.
blockbuster.apk cannot be renamed because the file system is read-only.
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Press mount r/w in the upper right hand corner or root explorer.
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Just watch out what you delete...I wasn't able to update to froyo because it was missing system apps. I ended up having to reinstall the system apps and resetting all of the permissions.
Now I just use LauncherPro to hide stuff. If you are dead set on removing them though, I am sure most of us would recommend only renaming the apk files instead of deleting. While you can definitely reinstall them, it tends to be a pain. Also, I heard that removing some apps would cause a boot loop. Haven't experienced it myself, but something to watch out for I guess.
Use launcher pro to hide as well
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inzandity said:
Just watch out what you delete...I wasn't able to update to froyo because it was missing system apps. I ended up having to reinstall the system apps and resetting all of the permissions.
Now I just use LauncherPro to hide stuff. If you are dead set on removing them though, I am sure most of us would recommend only renaming the apk files instead of deleting. While you can definitely reinstall them, it tends to be a pain. Also, I heard that removing some apps would cause a boot loop. Haven't experienced it myself, but something to watch out for I guess.
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I accidentally deleted the Conversations.apk... for future reference how do you reinstall system apps and reset permissions?
Thanks in advance,
Brandon
Instead of renaming or deleting apps/bloatware, just use "Titanium Backup" donate version and you can freeze apps/bloatware so they don't load up. This way if you want to update the phone later, you don't have to worry about things you deleted that need to be on the phone for the update to work.
bsmac02 said:
I accidentally deleted the Conversations.apk... for future reference how do you reinstall system apps and reset permissions?
Thanks in advance,
Brandon
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This is the tutorial that I used below from android forums
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...w-reinstall-system-apps-_as_-system-apps.html
I installed JM6 (the 'old' way) and my phone is Rooted via SuperOneClick.
How can I remove standard installed applications (eg. Ereader, Calculator etc) and how can I see which applications/services are running and how can I remove unwanted services running in the background?
Get Root explorer from the market. Can delete apps with it but be careful you dont delete anything you shouldnt.
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Get Root explorer from the market. Can delete apps with it but be careful you dont delete anything you shouldnt.
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Can you tell me how Root Explorer works? (how to delete apps/services, how to see which are running)
You delete apps from Data/apps or system/apps. Most apps are named so youll recognise them. Delete the .odex and .apk
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You delete apps from Data/apps or system/apps. Most apps are named so youll recognise them. Delete the .odex and .apk
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And where do I find which services/application are running (after booting) and where do I disable/enable them?
DO NOT DELETE ! (move to internal or external SD card, just in case you need to restore)
More tips here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856136
I'm a recent convert to Titanium Backup. In the pro version you can "freeze" processes. I'm not exactly sure, but what I think it does is close the process and copy the app to a cache folder.it's no longer running and it doesn't show up in the launcher. All you have to do is unfreeze it to bring it back.
How has Titanium Backup performed for you? Have you noticed any adverse affects from its use? I am looking to lock down the Galaxay tablet for use in one of our departments. Titanium Backup seems to be the way to go. I assume you need to root the device in order to use it?
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DO NOT DELETE ! (move to internal or external SD card, just in case you need to restore)
More tips here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=856136
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Second that. Leave them where they are and just rename the apk to apkx.
When you reboot they will be gone, but can be easliy restored by removing the 'x'
Be warned though, if you remove the wrong app's you can get stuck in all sorts of 'force close hell'
Not then end of the world though and is a safer method of playing with your android devices.
Root explorer and ADB are your friends
I've found Titanium Backup does the trick using the freeze option. Very handy should you want to get an app back again. As said, be very careful deleting something, or at least make a copy on your sdcard just in case .
Oh and make sure USB Development is ticked just in case the only way back in is via an adb shell!
Okay, I know some people think it's redundant to Have backups of my contacts in both Google AND Verizon Backup Assistant, but I'm OCD and like having backups of everything. Also, at some point in time in the future I may not have an Android phone (God forbid) and I would need Verizon Backup Assistant to port all my contacts over to my new phone. Anyway, I'm running Liberty 1.5 which doesn't have BA. I have a folder on my SD card where I've saved all the stock Droid X apps, so I went there and copied both the apk and odex files to system/app and I changed the permissions to rw-r-r. Then I rebooted hoping that it would work, but it didn't. I did a bit of Google searching and found out that BA needs additional Blur components to run. Obviously I have those too, but I don't know which Blur components I need to install to make BA run. Does anyone know the Blur files I need to install in order for Liberty 1.5 to run Backup Assistant? Thanks in advance!
i believe its buacontactadapter.apk
I tried copying the apk and odex for that just now in addition to the backup assistant apk and odex (and I still changed the permissions to rw-r-r). It still didn't work. Do you think there are more files I need to copy? Or is blur stuff just NOT compatible with Liberty 1.5?
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It is designed to be blurless. However, if you keep installing files you may get it to work. Also, when you are in /system/app mount it as rw and install the app. You may have to do that as well
So you're saying I need to just keep randomly installing blur files and hope for the best? I'd rather not. I'm hoping someone knows exactly what files to install. Anyone?
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So I just installed EH06 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1221253) and it's running well, but it's loaded up with a bunch of stock apps I'd like to get rid of. Is there a easy way to get rid of these apps? (sprint tv, nascar, etc) I basically want to barebones it as much as possible.
Thanks!
I use super manager, free on the market, to remove unwanted stock apps.
I tried deleting the files from \system\app but wasn't able to get rid of them. (using super manager)
Hit menu, goto setup, check root function (I also have silent installer checked) then next time you enter system/app/ it should ask if you want it to be r/w, select that and it should allow you to remove them.
Had root already enabled, had to get into settings and hit the 'switch system r/w' settings and then it was fine. Just browsed to /system/app and got rid of the junk i didn't want to keep. thanks for the help/reply!
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So I just installed EH06 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1221253) and it's running well, but it's loaded up with a bunch of stock apps I'd like to get rid of. Is there a easy way to get rid of these apps? (sprint tv, nascar, etc) I basically want to barebones it as much as possible.
Thanks!
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I use root explorer or adb (adb is a pc app).
+ 1 on root explorer
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http://forum.sdx-developers.com/index.php?topic=5341.0
I still use that. It's a terrific, easy tool.
othan1 said:
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/index.php?topic=5341.0
I still use that. It's a terrific, easy tool.
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This is what I use as well.
othan1 said:
http://forum.sdx-developers.com/index.php?topic=5341.0
I still use that. It's a terrific, easy tool.
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stir fry a lot said:
This is what I use as well.
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Yep, it gets the job done.
edit: oh yea and it has a backup feature so use it.
It's no fun to remove something only to find out that thing you removed is more important than you thought THEN find out that you need to either reinstall or start a pointless thread asking people to post apks for you.. nobody likes that guy. don't be that guy.
MaxPatlick said:
Yep, it gets the job done.
edit: oh yea and it has a backup feature so use it.
It's no fun to remove something only to find out that thing you removed is more important than you thought THEN find out that you need to either reinstall or start a pointless thread asking people to post apks for you.. nobody likes that guy. don't be that guy.
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lol. very true.
joshag said:
So I just installed EH06 (from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1221253) and it's running well, but it's loaded up with a bunch of stock apps I'd like to get rid of. Is there a easy way to get rid of these apps? (sprint tv, nascar, etc) I basically want to barebones it as much as possible. The first solution is better but their is more way to skin a cat.
Thanks!
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Here is another approach if you are willing to reflash download this Rom: Samsung-Epic-EH06-DeOdex-Update then open the zip file using 7-zip, winzip or a similar archive program. Afterward open the system folder and then the app folder, then delete or add the .apk file you want or don't close the archive and save your progress. Afterward flash this Rom Via CWM and then you are done.
jamice4u said:
Here is another approach if you are willing to reflash download this Rom: Samsung-Epic-EH06-DeOdex-Update then open the zip file using 7-zip, winzip or a similar archive program. Afterward open the system folder and then the app folder, then delete or add the .apk file you want or don't close the archive and save your progress. Afterward flash this Rom Via CWM and then you are done.
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Is it really that easy?
Will it work with the tar/ODIN as well?
I am trying to get a list of the system file names so I can remove things like the Chinese keyboard and other installed apps I will never use like Google+. Even a list of what not to remove should work.
I tried different search terms and came up empty.
I am a little OCD when it comes to junk on my PCs and just want it all gone from my 7.
I did order an OTG cable from Amazon that was recommended in another thread and it works great.
Using an app like root explorer, navigate to /system/apps
Delete anything you don't want from there, but be careful!
Have a backup ready if you delete something important
genetic608 said:
Using an app like root explorer, navigate to /system/apps
Delete anything you don't want from there, but be careful!
Have a backup ready if you delete something important
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I guess I will look at the files and if it's something I'm unsure of, I'll ask.
I would definitely back it up first. Thanks.
Stystem app remover
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Stystem app remover
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Thanks for that. It has pretty good reviews.