Can we just remove the .apk from /system/app or will it hurt the device?
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I installed a modded version of contacts.apk that allowed it to show the faces next to the contact's name. I did not like it that much so I removed it. Long story short I deleted the contacts.apk from /system/app and I copied the original contacts.apk back to /system/app. I rebooted and it still does not see Contacts.apk (Dialer/calling does not work) I also tried doing "install /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/Contacts.apk" and it still did not recognize it.
What am I suppose to do? By the way I also have the original Contacts.apk in the root of my sdcard if that would help in you telling me the commands to run
Thanks in advance!!
Hi all!
While using Root Explorer I came across two folders, /data/local/tmp/ and /data/drm/tmp/ which have the apk files of the programs I have on my phone. As far as I know the essential apks are in the /data/app/ folder, so is it safe to delete the contents of the first two folders?
Thanks in advance!
Yes, I do this all the time You must know that /data/drm/tmp seems symlinked to /data/local/tmp, so when you delete the apks in one folder, the other ones should disappear, too, but I'm not sure honestly...but you can delete them safely
Thanks a lot
Anybody know what files need to be in the system/app folder for the stock launcher?
Blurhome.apk doesnt seem to be working.
EDIT: I have the VZW_2.4.5 rom and putting blurhome.apk into system/app seems to just duplicate the crap out of the ringtones, after removing the .apk the duplicates stay so i had to go back to a backup.
Here's a list of apps I've deleted so far to no NOTICEABLE ill effect (including their .odex files). I saved up 63MB under the /system partition.
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amazonmp3.apk
AxT9IME.apk
BuddiesNow.apk
ClockPackage.apk
cm-android.apk
Email.apk
FBAndroid-1.4.1.apk
install_flash_player.apk
KeyBoardSlideUpCounter.apk
Keytracer.apk
LatinIME.apk
LatinImeTutorial.apk
Launcher2.apk
MediaHubV102_Epic4G.apk
Memo.apk
MusicPlayer.apk
MyFiles.apk
nascar09-prod-release.apk
Protips.apk
qik.apk
SamsungApps.apk
SamsungWidget_*.apk
sfl-prod-release.apk
SN28-1100-sprint-signed.apk
SnsAccount.apk
SnsProvider.apk
SprintTVWidget.apk
SprintZone.apk
TAT_LiveWallpaper_*.apk
TouchWizCalculator.apk
Don't forget to delete the linked .odex files and reboot the phone to make sure the changes take effect. I advise you to delete the dalvik-cache to make sure all traces of the apps are gone.
DO NOT DELETE:
TouchWizLauncher.apk, some part of it is needed for the phone to run otherwise the phone crashes when you put it into sleep mode.
For anything I haven't listed rename the extention to apk.stock and THEN clear your dalvik-cache. Test it out and report back.
Please limit replies to this thread to other apps you've tested for safe removal. Don't ask for tech support. If you deleted an app and you want it back, PM me and I can send it to you.
I deleted the TouchWizLauncher.apk with no crash problems. Rooted Epic4G EB13 stock.
I installed widgetsoid and it told me it had to be installed in system/app so i attempted to use adb to push it there but I forgot to uninstall it first...now I cant uninstall it it just says 'uninstallation not succesful'. Ive tried deleting the apk from system/app and the original. The orignal seems to have gone but the one in system/app keeps coming back. How do I delete it forever?