Hello mates, I am new to XDA and first and foremost I want thank to thank all contributors and developers for providing amazing tricks, tutorials, and features for all device users.
I own an S7 Edge under T-Mobile carrier (SM-G935T) and last time I tried to remove bloatware/system apps using Titanium Backup I believe I deleted necessary system apps that I shouldn't have deleted.
So my question for you guys is:
What app should I use or which app is the BEST out there that will help me disable ALL UNNECESSARY BLOATWARE without messing up the phone? I've heard of System App Remover Pro, Titanium Backup... but I don't know if Titanium itself would do the work. (I believe I could if I could get a list of Bloatware that can be removed with no problem)
Thank you guys, any help will be appreciated.
Just Google what each package does and then use titanium to freeze/uninstall them
If it sounds important then it most likely is
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FNGHobo said:
Just Google what each package does and then use titanium to freeze/uninstall them
If it sounds important then it most likely is
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Thank you amigo! Will do that right now
purotijuana said:
Thank you amigo! Will do that right now
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Honestly, I'd stay away from something as invasive as Titanium backup these days. If you do use it use the freeze feature (Only paid version).
They way I did it, I simply went into App Manager and disable natively anything that I could. For system Apps that won't allow me to disable that I know I can safely disable without screwing things up (not very many anymore) I use Package Disabler Pro from the Play Store. You can safely enable and disable system Apps.
Best way to get rid of bloat is install the u firmware.
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Don't bother uninstalling system app bloats, just freeze with titanium backup. if you screwed up and froze the wrong file you can always unfreeze. Uninstalling won't get you any extra storage since you can't install user apps in the system partition anyways.
maximus96 said:
Don't bother uninstalling system app bloats, just freeze with titanium backup. if you screwed up and froze the wrong file you can always unfreeze. Uninstalling won't get you any extra storage since you can't install user apps in the system partition anyways.
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Titanium backup is a nice way to go, but you need root.
I have seen Remove ALL Bloatware from any Android Smartphone without Root
ADB for Windows is a nice way to start.
You can google that as well.
I want to remove the bloat myself, but I am wait for 7 to drop then start cleaning house.
Good luck to ya! :good:
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Titanium backup is a nice way to go, but you need root.
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Well yes of course, the OP requested best remover for rooted S7E. If not rooted, the recommendation would have been for EZ Package Disabler or equivalent.
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Hi Everyone,
I rooted my DX, and before I really knew what I was doing with Titanium Backup I uninstalled Blockbuster rather than freeze it. Now, I know I could just reinstall it from the market, but that won't help me when the update is looking to make sure the stock apps are installed. Besides, I don't want it anyway, I just meant to freeze it rather than uninstall. Is there a way to restore it as a system app?
Thanks,
Mike
Yeah google "droid x system dump" and "how to restore system apps on droid x". I'm not sure what forum I saw them on, maybe here. It's pretty simple with ADB.
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neosar said:
Hi Everyone,
I rooted my DX, and before I really knew what I was doing with Titanium Backup I uninstalled Blockbuster rather than freeze it. Now, I know I could just reinstall it from the market, but that won't help me when the update is looking to make sure the stock apps are installed. Besides, I don't want it anyway, I just meant to freeze it rather than uninstall. Is there a way to restore it as a system app?
Thanks,
Mike
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Ohhhh so you thought you'd never need the blockbuster app huh, well guess what, i just received froyo ota and you didn't [1]
Btw, you play that neosaur beta from ms, geeze real productive there in redmond...
[1] kiddin', no froyo
Ugg, give me froyo or give me death
http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/1462-how-put-back-backup-assistant-if-you-removed-but-arent-bootlooping.html
use this method for blockbuster as well as the backup assistant, it works for all APKS,
first install it, then put it back in system with the CORRECT PERMISSIONS
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use this method for blockbuster as well as the backup assistant, it works for all APKS,
first install it, then put it back in system with the CORRECT PERMISSIONS
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Thank you so much. This worked beautifully.
Hey guys,
I permarooted my phone yesterday, and got rid of amazon mp3 via titanium back up. There's so much more I want to get rid of, but I don't want to delete something essential to the ROM resulting in force closures forever.
I wouldn't mind so much if I was using some sort of recovery with the complete ROM zip in my SD card.
Back to the point, what can we safely delete?
just back up the apps before you uninstall them, then if you have any issues you can just put it back
I found out the hard way, titanium does not backup system apps.
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I found out the hard way, titanium does not backup system apps.
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I thought TB did in fact backup system apps. Maybe when I did it with TB it wasn't really backing them up, but it gave me the option to do it so I did. Figured I would back up the system apps to the ROM in case it was somewhat difficult to un-root if needed.
TB backs up only system data, not the apps themselves.
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TB backs up only system data, not the apps themselves.
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But it can restore the apps from the backed up data, or am I totally not getting what the batch file for the system app is for?
I deleted everything I didn't want.. No issues
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Scoop24 said:
I deleted everything I didn't want.. No issues
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Same here no issues.
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But it can restore the apps from the backed up data, or am I totally not getting what the batch file for the system app is for?
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For me, it backed them up and I did see the compressed files. Upon further examination, the compressed files were empty.
What someone else said is true, it does backup the data but it does not backup the app yet it will delete the apps APK files from the /system/app directory. Basically, no way to restore them.
freeze an app first... make sure you get no FC or problems...
then delete it
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But it can restore the apps from the backed up data, or am I totally not getting what the batch file for the system app is for?
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TB can backup only system app data, that is data from the apps built into the ROM. It does however back up both user apps themselves (elective apps you download) in addition to their data.
Scoop24 said:
I deleted everything I didn't want.. No issues
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Same here no issues.
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I think he just wants to know which apps everyone removed to avoid any issues a head a time.... like a list of what you removed if your not having any issues whats so ever...
I havent got a OTA yet so I cant remove anything either way but if your still waiting to get confirmation on whats def safe to remove Ill let you know when I do it
^^ Great, thanks. There are so many threads and questions about bloatware, methods of removing said bloatware, and which ones are safe to remove.
A running list would be great, and I suggest that additional posts be more specific to assist the more timid amongst us. Thanks.
Could someone be kindly enough to explain what is this permarooted thing for? I did a search and there's guide on how to do permaroot only. and yes I r a nub, my first android. :X
can someone compile a list of safe things to remove?
Please post questions in Q&A section.
I took out a few things yesterday and found out two important things:
1) Even after removing Facebook for Mytouch you cannot add a Facebook sync account using the market Facebook app.
2) Titanium will not restore apps like Peep or Facebook for Mytouch. It lists it as backed up, but there is no option to restore. ('restore all apps and system data' yielded the same results)
There was an alternate FB app out there for a while that fixed the sync issue, but for myself I just reverted to my nandroid backup.
However, aside from the issue above, I experienced no issues on the phone after removing:
Facebook for Mytouch
Peep
News sync
News
Asphalt, RB, etc
I think I removed a few others but don't want to guess at names and spread misinformation.
May I suggest someone compile a list and create a stickie topic for it?
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^^ Yeah, well Titanium cannot backup system apps, and therefore, cannot restore them! It only backs up and restores their data.
@Hinouchi
Rooting is the process of, basically, gaining full access to make changes to your phone.
Permarooting is a term used specifically relating to the G2 and Mytouch, which were "designed" to revert changes such as rooting after the phone is rebooted. Permaroot is a process by which you bypass this manufacturer "safety feature" and obtain *perma*nent *root* access.
I suspect you may find a better explanation on Wikipedia, but that's the gist of it.
EDIT: No worries on the content of your question, we're all "n00bs" at something
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@floepie
So it would seem! Though I don't recall ever seeing that in what documentation there is for the app.
I'll look again and email the dev if I can't find anything.
There are certainly other ways to backup/restore those apps, but the capability to do so in Ti would be some kind of awesomesauce
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how do i uninstall/delete apps that i can't uninstall/delete in manage apps in setting?
You can use titanium backup for that but most people will recommend you freeze the app instead of delete it as some bloatware can be tied into the framework and cause issues once removed
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You can use titanium backup for that but most people will recommend you freeze the app instead of delete it as some bloatware can be tied into the framework and cause issues once removed
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Yep. This requires root access though. Plenty of guides on the forum.
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As above. I need to uninstall some of the app such as Reader etc to have a more leaner TF. I can see some of the app using Root Explorer but is unable to uninstall them.
Any help?
You can uninstall them with titanium backup.
Just done that using Ti
Rather than uninstall I would freeze them with titanium backup.
This way they don't show but if there is an update to theOS it is easy to unfreeze
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Canadoc said:
Rather than uninstall I would freeze them with titanium backup.
This way they don't show but if there is an update to theOS it is easy to unfreeze
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Is there a "how-to" on doing this someplace? My search yielded a lot of posts talking about it, but no step-by-step guide. Thanks.
Canadoc said:
Rather than uninstall I would freeze them with titanium backup.
This way they don't show but if there is an update to theOS it is easy to unfreeze
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Is this a big issue? Personally I prefer to remove any apps I'm not currently/planning on using. I am happy to take this advice but now I'm curios - What are the effects of removing one of the default applications prior to updating the OS?
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Is there a "how-to" on doing this someplace? My search yielded a lot of posts talking about it, but no step-by-step guide. Thanks.
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Just like you would unistall, but click freeze. In Titanium, tap an app, freeze. Doneskies.
(EDIT: Don't long press, just tap on the app you want to freeze and you get a menu that will let you back up, freeze, or uninstall.)
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Is this a big issue? Personally I prefer to remove any apps I'm not currently/planning on using. I am happy to take this advice but now I'm curios - What are the effects of removing one of the default applications prior to updating the OS?
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Another reason to freeze is sometimes an app is annoyingly attached to the OS that you wouldn't think was. If you freeze it, and suddenly notice other apps acting weird due to dependencies you can just go undo it. I suppose if you freeze something and come back and realize nothing was wrong you could unistall it. I am not sure what the other guy is talking about, but that's more likely because I am dumb than it not making sense.
Underwater Mike said:
Is there a "how-to" on doing this someplace? My search yielded a lot of posts talking about it, but no step-by-step guide. Thanks.
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-Download Titanium backup,
-open up TB and hit the backup/restore tab.
-scroll down to the app in question
-tap on it to bring up a menu with options (freeze, backup, restore, delete, wipe data, ect...
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Is this a big issue? Personally I prefer to remove any apps I'm not currently/planning on using. I am happy to take this advice but now I'm curios - What are the effects of removing one of the default applications prior to updating the OS?
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To delete system apps you need root, once rooted you are not gonna be able to update via ota anyway so of you want to delete its fine.
After deleting some app, how to backup the TF? Is there a single click for a full system restore? This is my first time in backing up a tablet.
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Hi I have an A100 that I just picked up and rooted, seeing how this section is more developed I was wondering if you guys can tell me what apps can be removed. Without having a custom recovery Im being super cautious. Thanks
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Hi I have an A100 that I just picked up and rooted, seeing how this section is more developed I was wondering if you guys can tell me what apps can be removed. Without having a custom recovery Im being super cautious. Thanks
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Before removing any sort of bloatware I would suggest creating a recovery image in case something goes wrong. The last thing you want to do is brick your device and not have a backup you can restore to.
If done properly, there should be quite a bit you can remove. I remember removing bloat off of my A500, until I found ROMS like Lightspeed that basically removed all the bloat already. I would check the dev section for Lightspeed and see what apps have been removed from it to give you a better idea of what could be removed.
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Before removing any sort of bloatware I would suggest creating a recovery image in case something goes wrong. The last thing you want to do is brick your device and not have a backup you can restore to.
If done properly, there should be quite a bit you can remove. I remember removing bloat off of my A500, until I found ROMS like Lightspeed that basically removed all the bloat already. I would check the dev section for Lightspeed and see what apps have been removed from it to give you a better idea of what could be removed.
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There is no recovery for the A100, otherwise I would. I don't plan on removing them completely just changing .apk to .bak in root explorer. Ive also made a backup of the system with Titanium backup
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There is no recovery for the A100, otherwise I would. I don't plan on removing them completely just changing .apk to .bak in root explorer. Ive also made a backup of the system with Titanium backup
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Any 3rd party app which isnt google related you can remove.
Anything further than that isnt really necessary since the other apks are so small in size. Unless you see something eating up ram that youre curious about than just give me the app name and Ill tell you weather you should be able to or not. I dont know the complete list of what can or cant be removed but I know the andriod OS well enough to have an idea of the things you definately need. Ive also done a lot of trial and error on both my phone and tablet lol.
Also, i suggest using titanium backup to freeze the apps and run the phone a few days to make sure you dont get any issues.
Just when I modify any bloatware it could lead to problems when taking updates
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BrianDigital said:
Just when I modify any bloatware it could lead to problems when taking updates
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What do you mean?