i noticed the kf is autostarting some amazon apps:
amazon appstore, amazon video, amazon mp3, amazon kindle, amazon launcher and pulse
if i close them, most of them restart and use memory.
i don't need them preloaded, some of them i don't need at all.
is it possible to disable the autostart for these apps ?
the usual progs from the market don't seem to work on the kf !
tried startup cleaner, startup manager and some others.
any suggestions would be very appreciated - thanks !
I had good luck uninstalling these apps with Titanium backup. Definitely back them up though. I remember staying away from anything that looked like an Amazon library and not necessarily an application. I didn't suffer any repercussions, but I can't say what would happen if you uninstall something you shouldn't or when the next update from Amazon comes. Also it's my understanding that Android is designed to load and unload apps from memory as memory needs change, so you might not really gain as much as you would hope by uninstalling these apps.
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i don't want to unstall one of these apps - only stop them autostarting ..
Android is designed to load and unload apps from memory as memory needs change
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then it doesn't matter what's loaded at startup !
thanks for the info !
If you are rooted System Tuner Pro has the ability to disable startup of apps. It's quite handy for other things also. It's a paid app, $3 I think.
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It is anoying seeing that icon I didn't ask for in my launcher... Does it persist in 2.3?
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decodecoding said:
It is anoying seeing that icon I didn't ask for in my launcher... Does it persist in 2.3?
Thanks
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Root and delete
That's the reason i rooted my phone.
Have you ever asked for Market, Gmail and others?
elegos said:
Have you ever asked for Market, Gmail and others?
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Right from the moment I decided I didn't need an Amazon Phone...
if you use launcher pro, you can hide items from app drawer
decodecoding said:
Right from the moment I decided I didn't need an Amazon Phone...
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I mean, Amazon MP3 is just a "google app" like the others. You never asked for the Market, but Google put it in so that you could download other apps. Same of Gmail, Browser, Email, Maps, News & meteo... you may or may not use them, but they are there. You can always adb remount and delete the apps you don't want.
I don't see the problem Amazon mp3 if u don't like don't use but I do think it comes stock on all android phones
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Yeah, pretty sure it isn't crapware. It comes stock with Android doesn't it? You get an app store and a music store.
The funny thing is that carriers usually like to add their own select choice of bloatware to devices, but on my Nexus One, vodafone actually removed the Amazon mp3 bloat!
The European Union is really strict with anti-competitive behaviour, (hence the Windows 'Browser Ballot' screen), so i guess this is the reason why.
OWhatever opinions you have about Amazon MP3, whether bloatware or core gapps, the android os is forever preloading it into memory.
I suppose it's not a big deal, memory management on android is different than windows, but for me... I label all the sys apps I don't care for and every time I install a nightly, I just run titanium backup at first boot and remove all the labeled sys apps.
I originally rooted my phone just to get rid of the bloatware I didn't want on there.
Eventually I went to CM as the update messages were annoying and I couldn't update with all the missing stock stuff.
Now I'm clean and no messages.
I was wondering the same thing. I don't mind the Amazon MP3 app, but I noticed in videos of the NS it appeared the Twitter app weren't included on that phone. I was hoping maybe Google reconsidered the junk they considered standard.
i guess it would be nice for them to let us remove it without root, but i really like the amazon mp3 store being on my phone. i loathe itunes, so i only have the amazon store to buy my music. without it i would be teh suck. so i actually like having the mp3 store on stock android phones.
Well Google uses Amazon as there 'itunes' music store. I assume that Amazon will remain in there until Google setups their own.
I admit that I was annoyed by it too. Although using Root Manager (with Root access) is easy enough to delete. Custom roms usually don't include it either, which was my first choice.
Rumor has it that on Wednesday, along with the in-depth look at Honeycomb, Google will announce Google Music. So maybe they won't include AmazonMP3 when ever they roll out Gingerbread.
Namuna said:
OWhatever opinions you have about Amazon MP3, whether bloatware or core gapps, the android os is forever preloading it into memory.
I suppose it's not a big deal, memory management on android is different than windows, but for me... I label all the sys apps I don't care for and every time I install a nightly, I just run titanium backup at first boot and remove all the labeled sys apps.
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Amazon MP3 had an update in the last few months that only put it in memory if the user started the app.. you're saying it still memory resident even though you don't use it?
Does the Nexus S have the Amazon MP3 app?
Use Titanium Backup to freeze it, problem solved
As mentioned above, your options are:
a) "Freeze" it in Titanium Backup to stop it appearing in stock launcher.
b) If using LauncherPro, use the option to hide unwanted apps
c) Use Titanium Backup to uninstall the app
d) Delete the apk from /system/app/ via an adb shell.
e) Have a cup of concrete and harden up.
Not a big deal.
If you're like me and wanna keep using stock android, just use Titanium to freeze it.
Next update comes up, unfreeze it and update, then re-freeze it.
I did the same with TALKBACK, GOOGLE VOICE (not available in Canada) and NEWS AND WEATHER
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I was wondering if there's a workaround in how to remove preinstalled apps from kindle fire. It's frustrating as I wanted to give Fire's to my kids and I don't really want them to have FB access. I thought I could control what apps live on the Fire but apparently Amazon has decided for us. I wish this had been on the product page.also it consumes a lot of RAM.
Thanks
Root it & utilize an app like Titanium Backup to freeze or remove the unneeded apps.
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I was wondering if there's a workaround in how to remove preinstalled apps from kindle fire. It's frustrating as I wanted to give Fire's to my kids and I don't really want them to have FB access. I thought I could control what apps live on the Fire but apparently Amazon has decided for us. I wish this had been on the product page.also it consumes a lot of RAM.
Thanks
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You do realize that the FB app on the fire just points to the site using the browser, so even if you remove the "app" they can still use the browser to get to all kinds of stuff right including Facebook, twitter, adult sites and much more? Not sure of the age of the kids, but this is a media device and as such, they will have full access to a lot of stuff you may not want them to access.
The FB app itself doesn't use much RAM at all since it is not really an app.
Thanks A lot krelvinaz
frank121977 said:
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I was wondering if there's a workaround in how to remove preinstalled apps from kindle fire. It's frustrating as I wanted to give Fire's to my kids and I don't really want them to have FB access. I thought I could control what apps live on the Fire but apparently Amazon has decided for us. I wish this had been on the product page.also it consumes a lot of RAM.
Thanks
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Try this app. It works great & you can control what your kids can get to. I intend to set it up on the ones we got ours for Christmas. They will only have access to the apps I load up for them. I did try to install it on my Droid X & it just locked it down at the loading screen. I had to connect the thing to the computer to uninstall it!! One tip, don't lock the home button. The home button will get them to the regular home screen, but they'll still be locked out of any unapproved apps, even without that home button locked.
http://www.amazon.com/Kids-Place-Wi...1?ie=UTF8&s=mobile-apps&qid=1322925966&sr=1-1
I think you can do something with the hosts file too. Like how adfree blocks ad sites, you might be able to edit and add facebook.com in and it would stop it from working, browsers too.
I bought a nook Simple touch, I read it can be rooted. I know people look to get gapps and a bunch of other stuff working. The only thing I want to work (on top of the regular nook) is the Kindle app. Is there a build that is good for that?
Thanks,
Shadow.
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I bought a nook Simple touch, I read it can be rooted. I know people look to get gapps and a bunch of other stuff working. The only thing I want to work (on top of the regular nook) is the Kindle app. Is there a build that is good for that?
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Any rooting method that lets you install 3rd party apps -- either from the Android Market or via sideloading of the .apk -- will work. You don't HAVE to install all the extras, though they're pretty much invisible if you don't use them. Gabrial's TouchNooter doesn't load a whole bunch of cruft, and installs the essentials in one easy pass. You could get rid of Gmail, YouTube (only used for initial setup anyhow) and even Market if you like, once you have the Kindle app installed. I suppose you could skip the Google registration process, though I've not tried that. Be aware that registering the NST with B&N is generally recommended, whether you intend to use their services or not. There have been reports of the battery being impacted by background checks or similar if you don't.
You might want to use NookTouch Tools to remap one of the QuickLaunch menu buttons to launch the Kindle reader.
I'm not sure how Google Market works, but I couldn't guarantee that apps loaded from the Market will continue to work if you delete the Market app.
I know that deleting the Amazon Market app will prevent some (most?) apps downloaded from there to continue to work, even if they are free apps.
That's why I hate all this "Market" stuff.
Nobody distributes apps on their own website anymore.
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I'm not sure how Google Market works, but I couldn't guarantee that apps loaded from the Market will continue to work if you delete the Market app.
I know that deleting the Amazon Market app will prevent some (most?) apps downloaded from there to continue to work, even if they are free apps.
That's why I hate all this "Market" stuff.
Nobody distributes apps on their own website anymore.
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Unlike amazon apps the market ones do NOT require market to be installed.....additionally not ALL amazon apps require it but many of the more popular ones do.
By the way, does the kindle app read RTL language? any one tried it. thanks.
bobstro said:
Any rooting method that lets you install 3rd party apps -- either from the Android Market or via sideloading of the .apk -- will work. You don't HAVE to install all the extras, though they're pretty much invisible if you don't use them. Gabrial's TouchNooter doesn't load a whole bunch of cruft, and installs the essentials in one easy pass. You could get rid of Gmail, YouTube (only used for initial setup anyhow) and even Market if you like, once you have the Kindle app installed. I suppose you could skip the Google registration process, though I've not tried that. Be aware that registering the NST with B&N is generally recommended, whether you intend to use their services or not. There have been reports of the battery being impacted by background checks or similar if you don't.
You might want to use NookTouch Tools to remap one of the QuickLaunch menu buttons to launch the Kindle reader.
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Thank you for the great information. This is great. I got a great deal on the Nook, but since I have had the Kindle for so long I pretty invested in them.
Sorry I have posted this in the wrong section, not sure how to delete it or move it to the other q and a section
I own a 2017 Fire HD tablet 10. One thing which I have noticed is that if I'm playing a music app like Spotify or Amazon music, if I start using other apps something as simple as Google Chrome, the music app to automatically close after a few minutes. It seems like it might be a lack of ram issue. Just might be forcing the on my closure by the Android operating system. I was wondering if there is any way to select which apps are prevented from closure in the fire OS / lollipop ecosystem.
Is there any app that you might recommend that might work to remediate this ?
Is there any methods that you might recommend?
I tried freeze app type of applications, but I don't think they really do anything. My best guess at this time is to uninstall applications I don't use which seems to still be using processes and services even when they are not on or opened.
Thanks a lot for your help in these matters
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Sorry I have posted this in the wrong section, not sure how to delete it or move it to the other q and a section
I own a 2017 Fire HD tablet 10. One thing which I have noticed is that if I'm playing a music app like Spotify or Amazon music, if I start using other apps something as simple as Google Chrome, the music app to automatically close after a few minutes. It seems like it might be a lack of ram issue. Just might be forcing the on my closure by the Android operating system. I was wondering if there is any way to select which apps are prevented from closure in the fire OS / lollipop ecosystem.
Is there any app that you might recommend that might work to remediate this ?
Is there any methods that you might recommend?
I tried freeze app type of applications, but I don't think they really do anything. My best guess at this time is to uninstall applications I don't use which seems to still be using processes and services even when they are not on or opened.
Thanks a lot for your help in these matters
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That's the problem on your Fire tablet, apps is crashing because the Amazon's junk. Use this @Datastream33's Fire Toolbox and select Remove Everything Amazon on toolbox.
Ankurnmhs said:
Sorry I have posted this in the wrong section, not sure how to delete it or move it to the other q and a section
I own a 2017 Fire HD tablet 10. One thing which I have noticed is that if I'm playing a music app like Spotify or Amazon music, if I start using other apps something as simple as Google Chrome, the music app to automatically close after a few minutes. It seems like it might be a lack of ram issue. Just might be forcing the on my closure by the Android operating system. I was wondering if there is any way to select which apps are prevented from closure in the fire OS / lollipop ecosystem.
Is there any app that you might recommend that might work to remediate this ?
Is there any methods that you might recommend?
I tried freeze app type of applications, but I don't think they really do anything. My best guess at this time is to uninstall applications I don't use which seems to still be using processes and services even when they are not on or opened.
Thanks a lot for your help in these matters
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I'm having the same issue trying to stream from the firehd 10 2019. Once I switch to my game it stops streaming a few seconds later.
I own a 2017 Fire HD tablet 10. One thing which I have noticed is that if I'm playing a music app like Spotify or Amazon music, if I start using other apps something as simple as Google Chrome, the music app to automatically close after a few minutes. It seems like it might be a lack of ram issue. Just might be forcing the on my closure by the Android operating system. I was wondering if there is any way to select which apps are prevented from closure in the fire OS / lollipop ecosystem.
Is there any app that you might recommend that might work to remediate this ?
Is there any methods that you might recommend?
I tried freeze app type of applications, but I don't think they really do anything. My best guess at this time is to uninstall applications I don't use which seems to still be using processes and services even when they are not on or opened.
Thanks a lot for your help in these matters
Ankurnmhs said:
I own a 2017 Fire HD tablet 10. One thing which I have noticed is that if I'm playing a music app like Spotify or Amazon music, if I start using other apps something as simple as Google Chrome, the music app to automatically close after a few minutes. It seems like it might be a lack of ram issue. Just might be forcing the on my closure by the Android operating system. I was wondering if there is any way to select which apps are prevented from closure in the fire OS / lollipop ecosystem.
Is there any app that you might recommend that might work to remediate this ?
Is there any methods that you might recommend?
I tried freeze app type of applications, but I don't think they really do anything. My best guess at this time is to uninstall applications I don't use which seems to still be using processes and services even when they are not on or opened.
Thanks a lot for your help in these matters
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After speaking with amazon rep, this issue was resolved by turning the amazon fire tablet off, and then holding the power button for about 40 seconds, which lead to a hard reboot.