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I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
re: bloatware
Jason2k13 said:
I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
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If you try to disable, remove or delete bloatware yourself you will only get a lot of grief.
Leave those kinds of things to the devs who know what they are doing so after the
bloatware is removed there will be nothing broke and not working in your phone.
Misterjunky said:
If you try to disable, remove or delete bloatware yourself you will only get a lot of grief.
Leave those kinds of things to the devs who know what they are doing so after the
bloatware is removed there will be nothing broke and not working in your phone.
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But isn't that one of the main reasons people root their phones? To remove bloatware? or at least disable it
Jason2k13 said:
I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260766 :fingers-crossed:
Misterjunky said:
If you try to disable, remove or delete bloatware yourself you will only get a lot of grief.
Leave those kinds of things to the devs who know what they are doing so after the
bloatware is removed there will be nothing broke and not working in your phone.
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What type of grief ?
Jason2k13 said:
I'm about to root my galaxy S4 soon, but i'm not too sure which Samsung apps should I remove or disable. I don't want to remove certain apps that may be important for warranty or software updates.
Any advice?
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Don't remove apps. Just disable the most persistent apps for which you have no needs. If you really want to delete one, rename it better (add .bak or something at the end).
This way if you screw something, it can be restored easily.
Edit
Here is a list of what I disabled:
BlurbCheckout
Chrome
Com2usPoker
Google Search
Match3VS
S Translator
S Voice
Samsung account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Apps Widget
Samsung Link
Samsung Push Service
SamsungAppsUNA2
Story Album
Story Album Widget
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! News
The list can be longer. This is just what I have chosen to disable. Generally, I will disable Samsung apps and what ever keeps popping up in my atk and I don't use.
Two links if you want to dig more:
Galaxy S4 Bloatware
S4 Novice Guide
Here are what some devs are removing.
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After disabling the built in Facebook application using the Application Manager, I noticed it somehow automatically updated itself and no longer appeared in the Disabled apps list. It's crazy enough I have deal with unwanted pre-loaded applications I won't use but having something on my device that's re-enabling a specific application I disabled and automatically updating it is unacceptable to me. I'd like for someone who also owns this device to try the same thing and letting me know your observation.
Yeah, it's re-enabled itself twice on me already. At this point, since I've not yet rooted my phone, I unfortunately am letting it remain installed & updating, even though I have no facebook account (anymore)
You have to disable the face book messenger too or it still has its hooks in your phone. I disabled it on day 1 and no problems at all for me
Dvanzutphenkann said:
You have to disable the face book messenger too or it still has its hooks in your phone. I disabled it on day 1 and no problems at all for me
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Both were disabled at the same time. The Facebook Messenger has stayed disabled.
xtype85 said:
Both were disabled at the same time. The Facebook Messenger has stayed disabled.
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Wow hasn't happened here yet, I'll report back if it does
Get root access, first of all.
Get Root Explorer.
Navigate to root > system > app > find Facebook and delete it.
xtype85 said:
Both were disabled at the same time. The Facebook Messenger has stayed disabled.
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Ok so it happened to me when I connected to WiFi so I turned off the automatic updates in play store settings and it shouldn't happen again.
Dvanzutphenkann said:
Ok so it happened to me when I connected to WiFi so I turned off the automatic updates in play store settings and it shouldn't happen again.
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I also had that disabled within the Play Store but a new Software Update was just released that states it improves performance and has some bug fixes so I'll try disabling it again after applying this update.
Even if you disable an app, it will ask you to update it. If you update it, it will activate again. Make sure to disable auto-updating and when updating apps, just dont update that one.
Why is facebook even forcefully on our phone...not only do we have to deal with manufacturer bloat, carrier bloat, now facebook bloat?!?!?!
mgbotoe said:
Why is facebook even forcefully on our phone...not only do we have to deal with manufacturer bloat, carrier bloat, now facebook bloat?!?!?!
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I'm sure Sammy made some serious coin for that facecrook bloat
Dvanzutphenkann said:
I'm sure Sammy made some serious coin for that facecrook bloat
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Thank god for root
mgbotoe said:
Thank god for root
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Yeah, eventually I'll go that route I'm just not in a rush to do it. But amen for root! How have you been BTW?
devynbf said:
Get root access, first of all.
Get Root Explorer.
Navigate to root > system > app > find Facebook and delete it.
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Be sure to also remove it from /data/app too.
mgbotoe said:
Thank god for root
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I wasn't going to root to test out how KNOX due to using my phone for work but FB pissed me off with always updating even though i disabled it and i finally said "F That" and rooted.
All preinstalled apps can do this.
It's because the play-store app has to be restarted once to get the application off from the updates list.
The pending update will raise the application even if it was disabled.
I had this happen with play magazines and movies. They kept coming back and there always was an update for them as i kept reverting them to
original state while disabling them.
So kill play store from the task manager after disabling an app. This has nothing to do with facebook.
devynbf said:
Get root access, first of all.
Get Root Explorer.
Navigate to root > system > app > find Facebook and delete it.
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Thanks and how would a non tech person get the Root Access or is it already on the Notebook
baz1ll said:
Thanks and how would a non tech person get the Root Access or is it already on the Notebook
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If you are going to jump down the rabbit whole of rooting and flashing custom ROMs you definitely have some reading to do.
Here is your root thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55989825
EASY STEPS >>> STOCK ODIN N910TUVU1COD6 -> CF-ROOT -> TWRP RECOVERY -> FIX -> Done!
Also the noon friendly thread is your partner use it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57723283
[HELP THREAD] Samsung Note 4 T-Mobile ~| Noob Friendly |~| All Questions Welcome |~
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Facebook auto,updates
This same thing happens to me. I have an AT&T version of Galaxy Note Edge. No root exists for this miserable $1,000 piece of crap phone.
My play settings are set to NOT auto update.
Facebook comes as a system app on this phone.
Can't root it, so can't get rid of it. Constantly auto updates, disabling the Facebook chat enabler, which doesn't require the separate messenger app. The chat enabler doesn't work with newer versions, so every day I have to go to the app manager and Uninstall updates to FB. Doesn't prompt for updates, just does it. Can't revert back to Kit-Kat on the phone because it bricks the phone.
@$&#%?☆~¿*¥
talon1812 said:
This same thing happens to me. I have an AT&T version of Galaxy Note Edge. No root exists for this miserable $1,000 piece of crap phone.
My play settings are set to NOT auto update.
Facebook comes as a system app on this phone.
Can't root it, so can't get rid of it. Constantly auto updates, disabling the Facebook chat enabler, which doesn't require the separate messenger app. The chat enabler doesn't work with newer versions, so every day I have to go to the app manager and Uninstall updates to FB. Doesn't prompt for updates, just does it. Can't revert back to Kit-Kat on the phone because it bricks the phone.
@$&#%?☆~¿*¥
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lol never get an ATT device if you ever want root
Just like the title reads I think i did well over a hundred FDR since getting this device mainly out of boredom. Now as of yesterday not sure if its something I did or not but some of the bloatware...mainly amazon apps/motorola apps are not showing up in the my playstore my apps list. Anyone know a fix or reason why?
the_rooter said:
Just like the title reads I think i did well over a hundred FDR since getting this device mainly out of boredom. Now as of yesterday not sure if its something I did or not but some of the bloatware...mainly amazon apps/motorola apps are not showing up in the my playstore my apps list. Anyone know a fix or reason why?
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I have cleared the cache also and still nothing.
the_rooter said:
Just like the title reads I think i did well over a hundred FDR since getting this device mainly out of boredom. Now as of yesterday not sure if its something I did or not but some of the bloatware...mainly amazon apps/motorola apps are not showing up in the my playstore my apps list. Anyone know a fix or reason why?
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I am not positive but I don't think they will show up unless they have been updated through the play store. Once they have been updated on your device, they should be there.
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donsmith1964 said:
I am not positive but I don't think they will show up unless they have been updated through the play store. Once they have been updated on your device, they should be there.
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I have had this device since it came out and all the bloatware would show up in the my apps just would show update or disabled if i disabled them. Doesn't even show that.
the_rooter said:
I have had this device since it came out and all the bloatware would show up in the my apps just would show update or disabled if i disabled them. Doesn't even show that.
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My Apps is a record of what you have installed before, not what you have installed currently on the device viewing it.
Therefore, if someone were to say, nuke the bloatware from the list (had it ever been installed from the play store), then it would have to be reinstalled manually to make it back on the list.
Auto-updates when getting a new device don't count for the My Apps list I do not think unless new permissions are required, which requires end user interference to install it.
adrynalyne said:
My Apps is a record of what you have installed before, not what you have installed currently on the device viewing it.
Therefore, if someone were to say, nuke the bloatware from the list (had it ever been installed from the play store), then it would have to be reinstalled manually to make it back on the list.
Auto-updates when getting a new device don't count for the My Apps list I do not think unless new permissions are required, which requires end user interference to install it.
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Thats odd. When I first got the phone and never had installed any of the bloatware before they showed up on the list. Thanks
the_rooter said:
Thats odd. When I first got the phone and never had installed any of the bloatware before they showed up on the list. Thanks
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Mine did too, but I have had previous Verizon phones which I assume I had manually updated before the days of debloating. I've since cleared them out and they are still not there the last time I looked.
adrynalyne said:
Mine did too, but I have had previous Verizon phones which I assume I had manually updated before the days of debloating. I've since cleared them out and they are still not there the last time I looked.
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they dont show on the list as disabled?
the_rooter said:
they dont show on the list as disabled?
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Are we talking about the play store app list or the one on the phone?
If we are talking about the one on the phone this entire time, then this is all easily explained. When you disable an app, it uninstalls any updates you may have applied beforehand.
adrynalyne said:
Are we talking about the play store app list or the one on the phone?
If we are talking about the one on the phone this entire time, then this is all easily explained. When you disable an app, it uninstalls any updates you may have applied beforehand.
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the play store app list would normally show apps that were disabled on there...aka the motorola/verizon/amazon
the_rooter said:
the play store app list would normally show apps that were disabled on there...aka the motorola/verizon/amazon
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I've never seen that, but probably because I've always uninstalled play store apps and not.disabled them.
adrynalyne said:
I've never seen that, but probably because I've always uninstalled play store apps and not.disabled them.
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thats wierd but ok. thanks
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
Block or hidden ? I have used sice 1-2 weeks.
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The program use PM command to operate I think freeze or uninstall need root permission.If I wrong Please tell me .
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somboons said:
Block or hidden ? I have used sice 1-2 weeks.
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The program use PM command to operate I think freeze or uninstall need root permission.If I wrong Please tell me .
Sent from my LG-H818
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I used this before seeing this post. It works without root and is very simple to do.
I've been using this on my G3 but didn't even think about it for the G4. Hid all the usual stuff including stuff that could'nt be disabled.
keeper22 said:
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
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How do you stop that stupid AT&T sync messages and backup crap from popping up????? I can't believe they had the balls to put that intrusive crap on the phone!
It just hides it doesnt really do anything without root
officerdoofy said:
How do you stop that stupid AT&T sync messages and backup crap from popping up????? I can't believe they had the balls to put that intrusive crap on the phone!
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You can block it with this program.
Is this any different than disabling them through Android without any special apps?
I was not able to disable some of the bloatware apps from AT&T through Android. With this program I could disable anything I wanted to.
You can disable anything you want to without using any program. Settings -> Apps -> All apps
And you can disable stuff there. Including Facebook and Twitter, which you can't disable through launcher.
catzilla said:
You can disable anything you want to without using any program. Settings -> Apps -> All apps
And you can disable stuff there. Including Facebook and Twitter, which you can't disable through launcher.
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Yes, but some apps don't allow disabling. Even under all apps..
Swizzle82 said:
Yes, but some apps don't allow disabling. Even under all apps..
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Which apps specifically? I disabled all the garbage without using any special app.
catzilla said:
Which apps specifically? I disabled all the garbage without using any special app.
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Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
raitchison said:
Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
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Hmm you are correct, I cannot remove AT&T Support.
raitchison said:
Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
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I was able to disable Lookout without Debloater but not My T-Mobile - Debloater took care of that one!
keeper22 said:
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
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Which drivers did you use? 815's? I don't see ATT 810 listed there. Thanks.
EDIT: Nevermind, after a few tries the G4 propmted me to load drivers onto computer. Just had to say yes.
I tend to use mainly Googles apps as opposed to LG's apps. The main culprits like my-t mobile are gone, but I dont use googles movies, games or LG's music and smart card. I have half the apps I started out with. The only LG Apps I like are the clock and camera. I cant wait till we get root at the very least, then use titanium backup and uninstall all of the bloat for good.
Alright ran this tool disabled LG keyboard and the. Updated to 11B. Now wanting to test the keyboard on latest Verizon update and the keyboard shows in settings but is greyed out. Used the tool and unchecked keyboard but it will not let me turn it on.... Greyed out... Anyone have a solution or the LG keyboard apk
Anyone else having issues disabling the pre-installed T-Mobile apps? The disable button is greyed out when I go into "app manager" then when I connect to the DeBloatware program it tells me my device is Blocked. No applications actually show up on the app list either in DeBloatware (besides one - T-mobile auto start program). I unlocked my bootloader thinking it may help but it did nothing for this venture. Coming from the N6P I'm really not liking the fact that I just paid as much as I did for a phone that has T-mobile all over it... Even the start up screen pisses me off.
Kief_haring said:
Anyone else having issues disabling the pre-installed T-Mobile apps? The disable button is greyed out when I go into "app manager" then when I connect to the DeBloatware program it tells me my device is Blocked. No applications actually show up on the app list either in DeBloatware (besides one - T-mobile auto start program). I unlocked my bootloader thinking it may help but it did nothing for this venture. Coming from the N6P I'm really not liking the fact that I just paid as much as I did for a phone that has T-mobile all over it... Even the start up screen pisses me off.
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I'm able to disable the Tmobile Name ID app, Device unlock app, and TMobile app
nest75068 said:
I'm able to disable the Tmobile Name ID app, Device unlock app, and TMobile app
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You went into the "app manager" to do so correct? I don't get why it's greyed out for me... I have never had the problems I'm having with this phone on any other Android device when it comes to disabling or uninstalling carrier apps...
This is what I'm seeing when I go into app info for the bloatware...
Kief_haring said:
You went into the "app manager" to do so correct? I don't get why it's greyed out for me... I have never had the problems I'm having with this phone on any other Android device when it comes to disabling or uninstalling carrier apps...
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I'm using Nova, so I can long press the app and go to app info to do it
nest75068 said:
I'm using Nova, so I can long press the app and go to app info to do it
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Even though the process might be different from different launchers wouldn't the result be the same? I'm using the Google Now launcher & would think that it would allow me to disable the T-mobile app regardless of launcher app... or am I completely wrong?
If you can't disable the app, kill its permissions. It does pretty much the same thing. That's how I got T-Mobile apps to stop using the battery.
douger1957 said:
If you can't disable the app, kill its permissions. It does pretty much the same thing. That's how I got T-Mobile apps to stop using the battery.
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Yeah, I'm going to have to go this route but I would love to know why some people can simply disable the app & on my system it is completely greyed out...
Kief_haring said:
Yeah, I'm going to have to go this route but I would love to know why some people can simply disable the app & on my system it is completely greyed out...
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It may be carrier specific.
Kief_haring said:
Even though the process might be different from different launchers wouldn't the result be the same? I'm using the Google Now launcher & would think that it would allow me to disable the T-mobile app regardless of launcher app... or am I completely wrong?
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I was wrong, the Tmobile app is the only one I couldn't get off the phone.
I know with Samsung I could use package disabler pro and was able to end the process and get it frozen
What I did is diable all permissions, revoke background data from the app, cleared cached and uninstalled all updates. Then don't open that app again and turn off autp update in the play store
nest75068 said:
I was wrong, the Tmobile app is the only one I couldn't get off the phone.
I know with Samsung I could use package disabler pro and was able to end the process and get it frozen
What I did is diable all permissions, revoke background data from the app, cleared cached and uninstalled all updates. Then don't open that app again and turn off autp update in the play store
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Copy that... I want to be able to just disable the bloat like I should be able to, considering Android is open source & should be able to be customized. I purposely don't buy Applesauce phones because I like being able to tweak everything to my liking... What happened to the Android I fell in love with???
Has anybody on the T-Mobile LG V20 tried connecting their device to the DeBloater program? I'm curious if anyone else is getting the "Your device does not allow blocking" notification when connecting your phone...
Follwing.
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Package Disabler for LGMobile is available in play store
Have you tried SD Maid Pro yet? I used that on my Sprint variant and was able to disable anything I wanted. Be advised, some of the apps are integrated into other apps within framework and could cause issues with apps you want to use still.