Hello all!
I have a Galaxy Note 4 910C(exynos), rooted and using DN5, and I always see people talking about bloatware that comes pre installed and are useless.
I'm wondering what are acutally those and how do I remove them?
Thx in advance!
since you'r rooted, use titanium backup. You can try the app called Greenify or simply disable those apps your app manager.
imeem said:
since you'r rooted, use titanium backup. You can try the app called Greenify or simply disable those apps your app manager.
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But how can I know which ones I can freeze?
Hasmodye said:
But how can I know which ones I can freeze?
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For a rooted device, KNOX related apps are bloatwares since rooted KNOX disabled & can't be used on a rooted device.
The other bloatware is user preference.
Which app that you don't use is a bloatware
d4rkkn16ht said:
For a rooted device, KNOX related apps are bloatwares since rooted KNOX disabled & can't be used on a rooted device.
The other bloatware is user preference.
Which app that you don't use is a bloatware
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what i think he's asking; is there a list of safe apps to be removed.
xxTECRAxx said:
what i think he's asking; is there a list of safe apps to be removed.
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Exactly!
xxTECRAxx said:
what i think he's asking; is there a list of safe apps to be removed.
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That's exactly what I mean, any apps that you don't need.
You can even remove phone (if you never use your Note 4 for a phone call ) & Touchwiz.
Rule of thumb, if you never heard of it & it's not inside the App Drawer, don't delete it
NOTE: TouchWiz is not in the app drawer
I do it in a simpler way. First I clear the data from settings and then using root explorer I go to system/app folder and I directly delete preinstalled apps that I never use for example- samsung push service, mobile print, chat on, hangouts, google books, yahoo weather, etc. Theres another folder called system/priv-app
WARNING: Don't delete apps you have absolutely no idea about. It can cause your phone's OS to malfunction.
d4rkkn16ht said:
Rule of thumb, if you never heard of it & it's not inside the App Drawer, don't delete it
NOTE: TouchWiz is not in the app drawer
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Shane_Picardo said:
WARNING: Don't delete apps you have absolutely no idea about. It can cause your phone's OS to malfunction.
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This. I don't have a note 4 (yet). but I learned it the hard way on my nexus 4. thank god for TWRP and its file manager.
Usually what i do is backup the app before i uninstall it to see if i notice any system instability caused by uninstalling it.
imeem said:
This. I don't have a note 4 (yet). but I learned it the hard way on my nexus 4. thank god for TWRP and its file manager.
Usually what i do is backup the app before i uninstall it to see if i notice any system instability caused by uninstalling it.
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I too don't have a note 4 right now. But will be buying soon this christmas. I learnt most of these things by customizing my galaxy grand 2.
I am working on debloating apps. Basically I am making a list for my self which apps are safe to disable. Have you guys made any list?
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check out this thread for a list/reference of uninstallable bloatware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3017596
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I used to be able to install non-market apps that I had downloaded on the internet. I have checked in allow unknown sources app to be installed. The only major thing I've done since I was ABLE TO INSTALL NON-MARKET APPS IS: I INSTALLED Liquid Smooth Rom (Sorry caps got locked.) and mess around with a lot of settings; but I can find anything I did wrong. Yes I checked and Unchecked and then check again allow installations of unknown sources. Please help. Not a Nobie. thanks in advance.
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I used to be able to install non-market apps that I had downloaded on the internet. I have checked in allow unknown sources app to be installed. The only major thing I've done since I was ABLE TO INSTALL NON-MARKET APPS IS: I INSTALLED Liquid Smooth Rom (Sorry caps got locked.) and mess around with a lot of settings; but I can find anything I did wrong. Yes I checked and Unchecked and then check again allow installations of unknown sources. Please help. Not a Nobie. thanks in advance.
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Did you try unticking the "verify app" option just under the unknown sources?
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rayiskon said:
Did you try unticking the "verify app" option just under the unknown sources?
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Yes, I just did my friend and then try to install and no go, then I rebooted phone try it again and no go.
jojo1202 said:
Yes, I just did my friend and then try to install and no go, then I rebooted phone try it again and no go.
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are you using the halo feature in a custom rom? disable halo if you are.
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simms22 said:
are you using the halo feature in a custom rom? disable halo if you are.
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Yes I am using halo I've been trying for the longest to figure out how to disable halo. I'm still Googoling trying to figure out how to disable. Not to much luck yet. i will post question how to disable hale on Liquid Smooth Custom Rom?
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simms22 said:
are you using the halo feature in a custom rom? disable halo if you are.
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Sweet Thank you I figure out how to disable Halo and Installed Free Riptide GP and Playing sweet. Why does it do that? Is it because is still on Beta phase and it has a bug or what?
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Sweet Thank you I figure out how to disable Halo and Installed Free Riptide GP and Playing sweet. Why does it do that? Is it because is still on Beta phase and it has a bug or what?
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It's a security feature built into android that prevents overlays from installing apps.
Thank You. Could you please explain It's a security feature built into android that prevents overlays from installing apps. I'm an Eager Beaver to learn.
overlays have more access to your systen than typical apps. its a security feature so that a malicious overlay doesnt install other malicious apps into your device without you knowing about it.
I installed a ROM which came with Viper. I installed the driver as battery saver and high performance. I installed it as a user app and a system app. It still does not function at all. I tried compatibility mode and normal as well.
How do I get it to work?
I have same issue mine will work for a minute or two but then stop working I've tried different roms different versions of viper4android no luck
Yeah I'm running a ROM with it and having issues. Mine is that when the screen is off my music will skip or pause for just a second. Its real annoying I've tried it on headphones and the phone speaker with the same result.
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They should stop including it in ROMs if it doesn't function.
I've frozen Sound Alive and it fixed everything for me. Give that a try if your rom still has it enabled.
How do you freeze SoundAlive?
ModtoDeath said:
How do you freeze SoundAlive?
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You can either freeze it with Titanium Backup Pro or use a root explorer and rename the app soundalive.apk to soundalive.bak. It's located in the system/priv-app folder. On a side note have you all set ViperFX as the default music effects in settings/sound/music effects? Viper runs great for me. As for including it in the ROMs it needs to be made a data app and not a system app so it can be uninstalled if desired. I started to do this and hope other devs who include it in the ROM will follow suit.
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You can either freeze it with Titanium Backup Pro or use a root explorer and rename the app soundalive.apk to soundalive.bak. It's located in the system/priv-app folder. On a side note have you all set ViperFX as the default music effects in settings/sound/music effects? Viper runs great for me. As for including it in the ROMs it needs to be made a data app and not a system app so it can be uninstalled if desired. I started to do this and hope other devs who include it in the ROM will follow suit.
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When I go to settings/sound/ there is no music effects option listed.
ModtoDeath said:
When I go to settings/sound/ there is no music effects option listed.
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Not even at the bottom of the list? What ROM are you on? Maybe it's removed...
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I'm running the debloated ROM for my Verizon galaxy S 5 andi don't see sound alive in system / priv-app and I don't have a music effects option.
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I'm running the debloated ROM for my Verizon galaxy S 5 andi don't see sound alive in system / priv-app and I don't have a music effects option.
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Same
Anyone have a fix or at least know what's wrong
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Anyone have a fix or at least know what's wrong
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Doesn't look like it at the moment.
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Doesn't look like it at the moment.
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You need to add MusicFX.apk back to the system/priv-app folder to get the Music Effects menu back and SoundAlive.apk if you want Sound Alive back in the Music Effects menu. Then reboot. Otherwise ViperFX will show up in the Music Effects menu once MusicFX is added back. You should also be more specific to witch ROM you are referring to, it might have been added back in a newer version.
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Has anyone tried any of the trouble shooting steps from the official viper thread? (I'm not on a custom ROM yet)
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2682328&d=1397328463
Download this file and flash it using safestrap. Then open app and download drivers. Then restart go to settings/sounds/music effects and choose viper4android. Then hit enable in viper app this should work. This worked for me and I tried everything else everyone said with no luck
This is going to become a list of apps/bloatware that is safe to disable (freeze) or remove entirely from stock 5.0.2.
If you have other apps that you have disabled or removed completely please add them to this topic.
I will update OP as we go. Let's get a nice list of removable bloatware going shall we?
*Boost Zone
*Wallpapers
*Foreign language fonts
*Mobile ID
*Messaging 5.0.2
*Gadget Guardian
*FM Radio
gadget guardian uninstall
I want to uninstall gadget guardian
stephenkraemer said:
I want to uninstall gadget guardian
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I want to install Gadget Guardian. How do I do this?
Guys,
I know many people were complaining about Facebook- Facebook Messenger and Instagram being preloaded on MM for ZOOA.
Actually, even though it's written on Asus Official release notes, there is no (at least for me) Facebook- Facebook messenger
or Instagram preloaded on Official MM for sku WW. No more worries about those heavy memory and battery draining apps
So, enjoy the new Official MM which is smooth and fast!
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Guys,
I know many people were complaining about Facebook- Facebook Messenger and Instagram being preloaded on MM for ZOOA.
Actually, even though it's written on Asus Official release notes, there is no (at least for me) Facebook- Facebook messenger
or Instagram preloaded on Official MM for sku WW. No more worries about those heavy memory and battery draining apps
So, enjoy the new Official MM which is smooth and fast!
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they are preloaded in my system....
Screenshots
Here are all my apps!
I haven't updated yet but I've downloaded the full ROM for my 550ml and definitely the apks are in there
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Druboo666 said:
they are preloaded in my system....
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Does it mean you still need to install those apps from playstore?
Once you install them from Playstore, does it mean it won't be as easy to uninstall them as other apps downloaded from playstore?
Maybe I misunderstand...
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Does it mean you still need to install those apps from playstore?
Once you install them from Playstore, does it mean it won't be as easy to uninstall them as other apps downloaded from playstore?
Maybe I misunderstand...
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it means it gets installed when flashing the system i also hate those app but it gets installed in /system
Yousvel said:
Does it mean you still need to install those apps from playstore?
Once you install them from Playstore, does it mean it won't be as easy to uninstall them as other apps downloaded from playstore?
Maybe I misunderstand...
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No, you will only receive updates for those apps from the play store.
And since they're part of the system now, you can't remove them (without root), only disable them [emoji35]
xpen.xda said:
No, you will only receive updates for those apps from the play store.
And since they're part of the system now, you can't remove them (without root), only disable them [emoji35]
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I use all 3 of them anyway
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They are not on my phone
Believe me, I have just looked through my system apps and they are not there. And I go to playstore, I have option to install then if I want. But they are not here like other apps like chrome I only have to update if I want to.
kenbo111 said:
I use all 3 of them anyway
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I don't [emoji2]
Yousvel said:
Believe me, I have just looked through my system apps and they are not there. And I go to playstore, I have option to install then if I want. But they are not here like other apps like chrome I only have to update if I want to.
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On my phone those 3 apps are still pre-installed even after i've done a factory reset, i did it thru Settings menu though.
Have you done Factory Reset thru Settings menu or Recovery Mode? also, what's the difference of doing hard reset in Settings menu and Recovery Mode?
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Flynhx said:
On my phone those 3 apps are still pre-installed even after i've done a factory reset, i did it thru Settings menu though.
Have you done Factory Reset thru Settings menu or Recovery Mode? also, what's the difference of doing hard reset in Settings menu and Recovery Mode?
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I did factory reset through settings
My last phone was a Titan or Moto G2 XT1068. In that, I rooted the stock ROM and tried uninstalling gapps but it went into bootloop. Only if I installed a third party launcher, uninstall gapps except Google, and then after a successful reboot I uninstall Google, it used to work. But mostly, the home screen never showed after uninstalling Google.
My question to you guys is
How can you get rid of gapps from Athene running latest stock rom? I tried System App Remover, but it kept failing. I rooted my phone with phh's superuser.
Pls help
Have you tried this debloater script in the Mods section? https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/themes/stock-rom-debloater-t3729594
As always, back up your device before using.
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Have you tried this debloater script in the Mods section? https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/themes/stock-rom-debloater-t3729594
As always, back up your device before using.
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I did try. It got rid of most of the things, but not Google. How to you get rid of the Google app?
CMKdaGreatest said:
I did try. It got rid of most of the things, but not Google. How to you get rid of the Google app?
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AFAIK stock ROM comes with Google Now Launcher, and removing Google app with cause force close to Now Launcher, (may be because of Google widget or side screen??)
You can remove google app from /system/priv-app or /system/apps (don't know exact place and folder name.)
Also remove google now launcher and install other launcher or use flashable launcher installer zip (like trebuchet or others) available on other XDA forums..
After it, wipe delvik and cache from TWRP, also take backup before proceeding to remove anything..
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AFAIK stock ROM comes with Google Now Launcher, and removing Google app with cause force close to Now Launcher, (may be because of Google widget or side screen??)
You can remove google app from /system/priv-app or /system/apps (don't know exact place and folder name.)
Also remove google now launcher and install other launcher or use flashable launcher installer zip (like trebuchet or others) available on other XDA forums..
After it, wipe delvik and cache from TWRP, also take backup before proceeding to remove anything..
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I'll surely try
Also possible with titanium backup(just freeze Google app) if you use it :good:
strongst said:
Also possible with titanium backup(just freeze Google app) if you use it :good:
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Sure man, I'll try.
Any way to completely uninstall it?
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Sure man, I'll try.
Any way to completely uninstall it?
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Hit uninstall for this app in titanium backup. I recommend to freeze it for the first time if you are not sure about the impact
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Hit uninstall for this app in titanium backup. I recommend to freeze it for the first time if you are not sure about the impact
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What will be the impact?
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What will be the impact?
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You cannot use Google keyword search and other things that you might want to use from Google. So easy way: freeze it, test everything, then decide if it should be deleted or not.
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You cannot use Google keyword search and other things that you might want to use from Google. So easy way: freeze it, test everything, then decide if it should be deleted or not.
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Ok thanks a lot.
I got 1 more question. If I remove all the Google apps from my phone, will it still function properly?
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Ok thanks a lot.
I got 1 more question. If I remove all the Google apps from my phone, will it still function properly?
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Depends what you mean with function properly... For example: Google play store is also a Google app. You need a third party app store like F-Droid or install every app separate per apk file.
Living without Google is possible, but you should decide. There's no yes or no in terms of recommendations. Only minor apps are outside the Google play store available.
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Depends what you mean with function properly... For example: Google play store is also a Google app. You need a third party app store like F-Droid or install every app separate per apk file.
Living without Google is possible, but you should decide. There's no yes or no in terms of recommendations. Only minor apps are outside the Google play store available.
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Thanks a lot. I successfully uninstalled unwanted gapps.
One more question. How to make a normal app into a system app?
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Thanks a lot. I successfully uninstalled unwanted gapps.
One more question. How to make a normal app into a system app?
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Also that's possible for example with titanium backup. But there are other ways too, but not so easy like with an app.
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Also that's possible for example with titanium backup. But there are other ways too, but not so easy like with an app.
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Is the Convert User app to System app part of Titanium Backup Pro, or is it in the free version too? I'm not sure how up to date this page is, which suggests this feature is only in the premium paid version: https://www.titaniumtrack.com/titanium-backup.html
Still, it's such a useful tool it's worth buying the premium version for
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Is the Convert User app to System app part of Titanium Backup Pro, or is it in the free version too? I'm not sure how up to date this page is, which suggests this feature is only in the premium paid version: https://www.titaniumtrack.com/titanium-backup.html
Still, it's such a useful tool it's worth buying the premium version for
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It's a crime in XDA but I use the c-word app of titanium backup so........everything's there.
echo92 said:
Is the Convert User app to System app part of Titanium Backup Pro, or is it in the free version too? I'm not sure how up to date this page is, which suggests this feature is only in the premium paid version: https://www.titaniumtrack.com/titanium-backup.html
Still, it's such a useful tool it's worth buying the premium version for
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It's only in the premium version this app is the best you can have if you are a flashaholic and worth the money. I have it since 2010 and it's my #1 app :good:
Your Device can run fine without google Search & Google now launcher.
I've made a zip file for that, try it out. But remember to install and make some other launcher as default before flashing this zip.
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Your Device can run fine without google Search & Google now launcher.
I've made a zip file for that, try it out. But remember to install and make some other launcher as default before flashing this zip.
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Thanks man!
So what happened is this. I installed the mod apk and also tried the normal one of titanium backup. All of them keep stopping and never open up. Why is this happening?