System Apps - Safe to disable/freeze - LG V20 Questions & Answers

I'm now rooted with Titanium Backup installed. Does anyone have a list of system apps that may be safe to disable/freeze? Thx!
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I just started looking. I am curious about this too. I tried using System App Remover (Root) and was unsuccessful with that. Is root browser itself, the next thing, or TB?

HiddenKnight said:
I just started looking. I am curious about this too. I tried using System App Remover (Root) and was unsuccessful with that. Is root browser itself, the next thing, or TB?
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I normally never uninstall the system app just in case something breaks. Usually just freeze so it doesn't run on it's own. Some apps that are obvious that I've frozen are:
T-Mobile Name ID
T-Mobile (the mobile site)
Calendar (Google Calendar)
File Manager (ES File Explorer)
Lookout
Google Sheets
Google Slides
Google Photos (Quick Pic)
*Apps in ( ) are my alternate apps I'm using.
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Murphy71984 said:
I normally never uninstall the system app just in case something breaks. Usually just freeze so it doesn't run on it's own. Some apps that are obvious that I've frozen are:
T-Mobile Name ID
T-Mobile (the mobile site)
Calendar (Google Calendar)
File Manager (ES File Explorer)
Lookout
Google Sheets
Google Slides
Google Photos (Quick Pic)
*Apps in ( ) are my alternate apps I'm using.
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Good idea being we don't have a return. I'll stick to freezing just the ones I hate for now. Thanks ks brotha

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Daily Briefing

Any reason why this continually decides to run even after I end the process in task manager? I do not use the widget and frankly would like to remove it all together. Pleas le help. Thanks.
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Some services are restarted automatically and you can't stop it from happening. You shouldn't be killing tasks anyway.
OK. Is this service/app required for the phone. If not, Where can I find this particular apk to remove
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if you are rooted you can use an app "root explorer" to go into the system apps and move the daily briefing apk. move it to a folder on your sd card as a backup in case you ever need it again. then reboot your phone, go to manage applications and you should be able to uninstall it.
ive done this with other system apps without a problem (dualclock, buddiesnow, telenav,my files and some others) but i kept daily briefing so i dont know how it affects the phone. be sure to have a backup of it.
jaker.the.skater said:
if you are rooted you can use an app "root explorer" to go into the system apps and move the daily briefing apk. move it to a folder on your sd card as a backup in case you ever need it again. then reboot your phone, go to manage applications and you should be able to uninstall it.
ive done this with other system apps without a problem (dualclock, buddiesnow, telenav,my files and some others) but i kept daily briefing so i dont know how it affects the phone. be sure to have a backup of it.
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Ive done this myself already, i just dont know what the name of the apk is for daily breifieng. is it days.apk? is it possibly stored in another location? Let me know. Thanks!
ah my bad. for some reason daily briefing is named infoalarm.apk
so move that one and infoalarm.odex also
Minker17 said:
Some services are restarted automatically and you can't stop it from happening. You shouldn't be killing tasks anyway.
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People say this but I have never seen any hard data to back it up. What I can tell you is since I started running ATK on my phone my battery life has improved immensely and I have experience none of the lag or app startup delay that others have complained about.
jaker.the.skater said:
ah my bad. for some reason daily briefing is named infoalarm.apk
so move that one and infoalarm.odex also
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yep that did the trick. Thanks!
Thanks for the info! Daily Briefing has been on my uninstall list ever since I noticed it popping up in the task list constantly, and accessing the web. Never could find it listed in uninstall apps lists. Finally, unable to uninstall it in the GoLauncher app drawer, I added it to a homescreen and long pressed it, and selected Uninstall from the popup. The uninstall process started and continued normally, but at the end I got "Unsuccessful". I ran the app for the first time ever and went to Settings and unchecked all the boxes. The app went from 3 screens to one, that just says no information. I'm hoping this keeps it inactive... Will let you know how it went.

[r800x]Removable System Apps

I am creating this thread for a list of which apps you can remove from the r800x's system. This thread is meant SPECIFICALLY for r800x which is why I am not posting a reply in the existing thread located here!
THESE APPS DO NOT HAVE TO BE REMOVED, I AM JUST LISTING WHICH ONES CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT MESSING UP THE PHONE!!! (meaning FC's, etc.)
I recommend that you move these apps to your SD card instead of deleted them or renaming their extensions!
Stand-alone apps (Apps that do not require other apps to function properly):
AdobeFlashPlayer.apk - Adobe flash 10.3 (you may get it in the market)
Bluetooth.apk - Bluetooth app (REQUIRED FOR BLUETOOTH TO FUNCTION)
Browser.apk - Stock browser app (alternative browsers are available in the market)
BruceLee.apk - Bruce Lee game
Calculator.apk - Stock calculator app (alternative calculators are available in the market)
com.amazon.kindle.apk - Kindle reading app (you may get it in the market)
com.fusionone.android.sync.sonyericssonr800xbaclient.apk - Backup assistant app
com.skype.android.verizon.apk - Skype app (you may get it in the market)
comsony.playstation.ncua94900_1.apk - Crash bandicoot game
com.vznavigator.r800x.apk - Verizon navigator app (you may get it in the market)
com.vzw.hss.myverizon.apk - My verizon app (you may get it in the market) (CAUTION - REMOVING THIS APP WILL CAUSE IT TO REPEATLY FORCE CLOSE UNTIL YOU REBOOT THE PHONE)
com.vzw.vvm.androidclient.apk - Visual Voicemail app (you may get it in the market)
DigitalClockWidget.apk - Digital Clock Widget
Email.apk - Email app
GenieWidget.apk - News and weather app
Gmail.apk - Gmail app (you may get it in the market)
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk - Google Search Widget (you may get it in the market)
Launcher2.apk - Stock home launcher. (IMPORTANT - REMOVING THIS APP WILL CAUSE THE WHOLE PHONE TO BE UNABLE TO BOOT UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE LAUNCHER APP) (alternative launchers are available in the market)
LiveWallpapers.apk - The live wallpapers Galaxy, Grass, Nexus, Polar clock, and Water
Madden.apk - Madden NFL 11 game
Maps.apk - Google Maps (you may get it in the market)
Mms - Stock messaging app (IF THIS IS NOT INSTALLED, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEND OR RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES)
officesuite.apk - Office Suite app (you may get it in the market)
Protips.apk - Protips widget (the android with the chat bubble telling you how to use the launcher) (on a side note, it should be called tips, I see nothing "pro" about it XD)
PsclassicWallpaper.apk - Classic Ps live wallpaper
PsoriginalWallpaper.apk - original PS live wallpaper
SemcGallery3D.apk - Stock 3D gallery (alternative Galleries are on the market, I recommend QuickPic)
SetupWizard.apk - The setup app that runs on the first boot of android or after a factory reset
Soundrecorder.apk - Sound recorder app (Alternative sound recorders are available in the market)
starbattalion.apk - Star Battalion game
Talk.apk - Gmail chat app
Tetris.apk - Tetris game (Alternative Tetris games are available in the market)
VoiceDialer.apk - Voice dialer app
VoiceSearch.apk - Voice search app (you may get it in the market)
VpnServices.apk - virtual private network services app (requried for creating Vpn connections)
VZWSetupWizard.apk - Verizon's setup wizard that runs after the default setup wizard. Verizon's setup wizard lets you set up apps like the backup assistant app.
Youtube.apk - Youtube app (you may get it in the market)
Apps that require other apps to function properly:
Calendar.apk - Google Calendar (requires Calendarprovider.apk and GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk to function properly)
CalendarProvider - Part of Google Calendar (requires Calendar.apk and GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk to function properly)
DownloadProviderUi - Downloads app (shows only the stock browser's downloads, worthless if you have an alternative browser)
com.sonyericsson.androidapp.storefront.apk - The game app that is launched from the Xperia Play app. (Requires semcsuite.apk to function properly)
LatinIME.apk - Stock keyboard app (requires UserDictonaryProvider.apk to run properly) (Alternative keyboard apps are available in the market)
Street.apk - Street viewer app (launches from google maps, unusable without google maps)
UserDictonaryProvider.apk - The dictionary that is used by the stock keyboard app, not required by alternative keyboard apps (Required by latinIME.apk)
Unknown-use apps (they can still be removed without harmful effects):
com.gravitymobile.vzwinstaller.apk
com.innopath.activecare.apk
CrashSMS.apk
CustomizedApplicationInstaller.apk
CustomizedSettings.apk
googleFeedback.apk
GooglePartnerSetup.apk
IddAgen.apk
preinstalledservice.apk
semc-fumo.apk
SemcCrashMonitor.apk
After removing these apps, I HIGHLY recommend you install "Sd Maid" from the market to remove all data related to these apps!!!
After all the apps and data are removed, delete all the .dex files taht are located in /data/dalvik-cache, and then reboot your phone!
The reason for deleting these files is that they are files that are re-created by the system on boot for any apps you have installed, whether they are in the system or installed from the market. That means when you reboot after deleting these files, your phone will reboot slower then usual because it is created the dalvik cache from your existing apps. It will only do this once, so your phone will not reboot slow every time.
This is my first thread on XDA, so please click thanks if this helped you!
If you know any other apps that may be removed, or know what the unused apps do, please tell me!
Hey Sonic...big thanks for this...isn't it great that we're rooted now?
gwaine said:
Hey Sonic...big thanks for this...isn't it great that we're rooted now?
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Totally great, I was looking for a reason to actually post on XDA
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nice, thanks for the list
Great list, I cleared pretty much everything able, applied dalvik mod and im up to 342mb free storage. Thanks for this.
Dont Delete "preinstalledservice.apk"
This app is needed for Crash Bandicoot to still run and download game data. I tried a lot of different variables to find that without the preinstalledservice.apk None of the Playstation certified games would make it past "updating" screen.
I deleted vznavigator and now my phone won't boot up at all...
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I deleted vznavigator and now my phone won't boot up at all...
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That shouldn't happen. It was something else, I am certain!
Are you sure you just didn't remove launcher2 without having an alternative launcher first?
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I have done it twice, both times it crashed the phone to the point of having to Flashtool back to life. and i am certain it is VZ Navigator because it was the only application i removed.
Db0y505 said:
I have done it twice, both times it crashed the phone to the point of having to Flashtool back to life. and i am certain it is VZ Navigator because it was the only application i removed.
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Are you on a gsm model or cdma?
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Db0y505 said:
I have done it twice, both times it crashed the phone to the point of having to Flashtool back to life. and i am certain it is VZ Navigator because it was the only application i removed.
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I actually removed VZ Navigation before I remembered to check this thread after Zergrushing. I obviously haven't had this problem, which is strange, but I never launched the app at all. Or I'm lucky! It's been a week...
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Its the CDMA r800x.
And i have never used it either, i just rooted it and needed to free up some space. Idk all i know is that this is very annoying...
Db0y505 said:
Its the CDMA r800x.
And i have never used it either, i just rooted it and needed to free up some space. Idk all i know is that this is very annoying...
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Well try clearing its data, cache, etc and then getting rid of it? Sorry, but I've never had this happen to me...
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Thanks for the list, didn't have the navigator problem My problem was deleting my avatar "preinstalledservice.apk" I keep him there to remind me of the day I lost him. Anyway Deleted all but the games, flash, browser, and all that was in red. little struggle with that verizon.hss or what-not didn't let me hit the power option onscreen. I have to say phone is running a lot faster, LOTS MORE RAM to enjoy on other things. any way thanks again for replying so fast
Encase any one does delete any thing without back up (LikeME) Mills00013 has all system files for R800x http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201725
ioo7 said:
Thanks for the list, didn't have the navigator problem My problem was deleting my avatar "preinstalledservice.apk" I keep him there to remind me of the day I lost him. Anyway Deleted all but the games, flash, browser, and all that was in red. little struggle with that verizon.hss or what-not didn't let me hit the power option onscreen. I have to say phone is running a lot faster, LOTS MORE RAM to enjoy on other things. any way thanks again for replying so fast
Encase any one does delete any thing without back up (LikeME) Mills00013 has all system files for R800x http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201725
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Make sure you clean your data folder with sd maid for more space in the data section!
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sonicfreak360 said:
Make sure you clean your data folder with sd maid for more space in the data section!
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I did. Plus I got link2Sd and cleand all app cache, and cleand dalvik cache now 213mb free space with 283mb freed Ram on bootup. Verry happy with my play. Thanks everybody
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What do you FREEZE/UNINSTALL!

Just wondering. What do you guys freeze or uninstall?
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DRM protected
Email
Email exchange
I only use Gmail so other things are not necessary.
No app killers for me no magic battery life givers.
Anything and all battery related things I believe in:
Cpuspy
Juicedefender(with the right settings it can really improve your battery)
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Unused live wallpapers.
Email.
Email exchange.
Google one time init.
Setup.
Vpn.
Google Calendar sync.
Google partner setup.
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These are what I uninstall*
Any music player that comes with the ROM
Any signed Market or Launcher or Browser (I use newest market, ADWex and Dolphin)
Gallery (I use QuickPic)
Google Voice.apk
Google Quicksearch
Pico TTS
SNSAccount
Any Keyboard (I use Better Keyboard)
Any extra apps the developer put in that I don't use.
*When I say uninstall, I actually pull them out of /system/app and put them in a folder on my SD card, so JIC I want them back for some reason, I can just replace them. Sometimes TBpro won't back up executable portion of the APK, so if you uninstall it, you cannot restore.
These are what I Freeze
Alarm & Clock
Calendar
Device Management
Facebook*
Gmail*
Google+*
Maps*
Any video player (I use Moboplayer and it by far the best out there)
* These four will run in the background whether you have widgets or not, so I freeze and when I need them, I defrost, use and re-freeze.
I freeze
- DSP Manager
- Music (Stock, come with ICS)
- Search
- Setup
Rider, what settings do you use with JD btw? I used to have it on my myTouch 3G Slide, saw some improvement, but instead just turned off data completely unless I needed it.
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I freeze
- DSP Manager
- Music (Stock, come with ICS)
- Search
- Setup
OP, what settings do you use with JC btw? I used to have it on my myTouch 3G Slide, saw some improvement, but instead just turned off data completely unless I needed it.
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What's JC?
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My bad OP, thought Rider was the OP.
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DSP manager (seems to be one of the biggest battery eaters in 4.0)
DRM
Voice Dialer
VPN services
This is a copy/paste from my old guide for the Vibrant.....
DELETE THE BLOAT!
Download Root Explorer (i'm not associated with) and go to System/App to remove a lot of the bloatware that came on the phone. I strongly encourage researching what can & can NOT be removed. ALWAYS make a backup. Alternatively, you can use Titanium Backup (free) to uninstall the apps (I only know Root Explorer, it never fails me). Remember, I am not responsible. It will be some time before we have a custom ROM that removes this crap for us.
Here is a list of apps I recently used to remove a lot of bloat (I kept AllShare and ThinkOffice). After you backup, delete, go to settings > Applications > Menu > Filter > Show All and delete the leftovers from the apps, little traces left behind.
In that thread I also saw you can delete data_tmo/games (73MB) if you do not play/deleted The Sims.
Here is a list from the JFD builds (most of these are seen in future versions):
First off all the Standard Apps:
AccountAndSync.apk/odex -> The app in the drawer, not the settings.
AddToHome.apk/odex
AudioPostcard.apk/odex
Avatar.apk/odex -> The app that launches Avatar in the video player.
BuddiesNow.apk/odex
Dlna.apk/odex [Allshare]
FlashPlugin.apk/odex
GoGo.apk/odex
Infoalarm.apk/odex [Daily Briefing]
KindleStub.apk/odex
Layer-samsung.apk/odex
MediaHub.apk/odex
Memo.apk/odex
Mini Diary.apk/odex
MobiTV.apk/odex
MyAccountStub_4-5-10.apk/odex
Myfiles.apk/odex
Sims3_Samsung_Embed_Launcher.apk/odex
slackerradio.apk/odex
Swype-Tips.apk/odex
Telenav.apk/odex
thinkdroid.apk/odex [ThinkFree Office]
vvm-signed.apk/odex -> T-Mobile Visual Voicemail [can be re-downloaded from the market. for some reason that version is the preferred one.]
VoiceRecorder.apk/odex
VoceDialer.apk/odex
Writeandgo.apk/odex
TouchwizWidgets:
Day.apk/odex
DualClock.apk/odex
SamsungWidget_Calenderclock.apk/odex
SamsungWidget_Feedandupdate.apk/odex
SamsungWidget_stockclock.apk/odex
SamsungWidget_Weatherclock.apk/odex
This is why I love the android and this XDA community!
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This is a copy/paste from my old guide for the Vibrant.....
DELETE THE BLOAT!
Download Root Explorer (i'm not associated with) and go to System/App to remove a lot of the bloatware that came on the phone. I strongly encourage researching what can & can NOT be removed.
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This is why I love the android and this XDA community!

Apps safe to remove?

De lete
It is safe too remove
Backup assistant (all apps / extensions)
Stock file manager (part of backup assistant)
Demo mode
How to videos
All LWP
Circles widget
Colors app
All amazon and Verizon apps (not all Verizon extensions)
Stock launcher and config
Circles config
All Google apps except Play Store
Anything with "huxvmm" in it
Favorite contacts
All setup wizard apps/ext
Email app
Browser push
Online album
Google chrome
Stock gallery
All keyboards (I kept moto English but removable make sure u backup or have replacement)
Preset"
Debug apps"
Movie studio
Picasa up loader
Orientation notifier
Google talk
Talk back
Tags
Voice commands
And smart actions (framework too)
Weather app
Rescue security
Quick office
Please note I used ROM toolbox, and that I fixed permissions before and after deleting anything!
Sweet. Thx for sharing this info.
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No prob I'm down too like ~130 system apps now on jb leak, from ~205 on fresh install -____-
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Make sure you reboot afterwards, I'd say twice too be sure everything is properly adjusted I'm having no problems so far
Thats great. Any fc's at all? I thought the phone was sweet out of the box, other than the bloat, but jb and root make this thing awesome.
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experienced 2 force closes, one at time of removal, and the second after fixing permissions, but i have yet toosee any other force closes or negative performance due to removal of bloat, and agreed its one awesome phone ^_____^
tadgerloks said:
It is safe too remove
Backup assistant (all apps / extensions)
Stock file manager (part of backup assistant)
Demo mode
How to videos
All LWP
Circles widget
Colors app
All amazon and Verizon apps (not all Verizon extensions)
Stock launcher and config
Circles config
All Google apps except Play Store
Anything with "huxvmm" in it
Favorite contacts
All setup wizard apps/ext
Email app
Browser push
Online album
Google chrome
Stock gallery
All keyboards (I kept moto English but removable make sure u backup or have replacement)
Preset"
Debug apps"
Movie studio
Picas a up loader
Orientation notifier
Google talk
Talk back
Tags
Voice commands
And smart actions (not sure about framework though)
Please note I used ROM toolbox, and that I fixed permissions before and after deleting anything!
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thanks so much...this was perfect...i ctrl+f 'ed all of it in TiBu and backuped then froze it all...sweetness!
Dyelon said:
thanks so much...this was perfect...i ctrl+f 'ed all of it in TiBu and backuped then froze it all...sweetness!
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glad too know, any problems at all ? i mean since youre using tiBackup?
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glad too know, any problems at all ? i mean since youre using tiBackup?
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None yet....running smooth as a baby's bottom with no bugs or reboots either
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Glad too know ^__^
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I'll see what else can be removed with no negative effects
any idea on acoustic warning? or the first on the list that is blank its com.gravitymobile.vzwinstaller
thanks ahead
Delete them back them up first as your phone may misbehave mine however, has yet to
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Delete them back them up first as your phone may misbehave mine however, has yet to
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yeah always good to back them up, i tend to stay away from system apps as they can lead to never ending loop of FCS

Safe to disable list

Can we start generating a safe to disable list for the Nexus 10? Or I suppose, a consequences of disabling list would be more appropriate.
I've seen lists for other devices, but usually the lists are filled with manufacturer installed bloatware.
I have disabled Currents, Google Search, and Google+ with no noticeable problems.
I've done youtube, talk, maps, google+, google play movies/magazines/books/music, earth, currents, and exchange services. The strange thing is, some of the start-up processes for these apps are still running. I want to disable NFC and Wallet, but I a few folks mentioned something about corrupting their NFC chip (on other devices), so I'm a little concerned.
If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to "freeze" them, then they can't start services.
If you don't want to buy titanium backup, and you're rooted, just use a file explorer to rename or delete them in /system/apps
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alias_neo said:
If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to "freeze" them, then they can't start services.
If you don't want to buy titanium backup, and you're rooted, just use a file explorer to rename or delete them in /system/apps
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+1 for freezing
alias_neo said:
If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to "freeze" them, then they can't start services.
If you don't want to buy titanium backup, and you're rooted, just use a file explorer to rename or delete them in /system/apps
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Great, I purchased titanium backup a while ago, but didn't realize that freeze was different than disable in the settings/app menu. Thanks for the info.
bioorganic said:
Great, I purchased titanium backup a while ago, but didn't realize that freeze was different than disable in the settings/app menu. Thanks for the info.
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I don't think there's a difference between the two
Except not everything you can disable in settings/apps,TB you can freeze anything
But freeze/disable has same effect

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