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Hi Guys!
Now that finally the devs arrived with some amazing ROMs, I change these ROMs a lot every day. But I experienced some problems because I often do that at work where I don't have adb shell available. So I created an xRecovery zip-file to install Android Terminal Emulator before booting into the ROM the first time.
That gave me the idea to offer you some zip-files with useful (free) applications you perhaps want to have pre-installed on any ROM before booting it.
I also attached two blank zip-files where you can easily add your own apps, perhaps a preferred keyboard in your language or whatever you want to push onto your phone via xRecovery.
If somebody's interested we could turn this into some kind of collection for universally usable xRecovery files.
How to use the blank zip-files:
To use this method, you need to have the app available as an apk-file, of course.
If you have the app already installed on the ROM you're looking to replace, you can just use a root file manager like Root Explorer to copy and paste the apk file from \data\app\ to your SD card.
If you cannot get the apk file, you can request it here or send me a PM and I'll try to prepare the zip-file for you. Don't ask me to do this with paid apps! This whole method is meant to be used with free apps and I will not add or support warez in any form!
Okay, now let's start. As you can see, I attached two blank zip-files: blank_data-app.zip and blank_system-app.zip. Why two of them?
There are basically two locations where you'll want to install your own apk's:
\data\app\ --> contains all non-system-relevant user apps and should be your choice in most cases. If you install here, you can easily uninstall the apps later if you don't need them anymore.
\system\app\ --> contains system-relevant and pre-installed apps such as vending.apk / phonebook.apk / Email.apk / Gmail.apk / Calender.apk / etc.
Only install here if you want to replace one of these apps with a themed one or if you want to force-update market for example! It's not possible to uninstall anything you installed here the usual way! You'll have to use Titanium Backup or another third-party app.
Only overwrite existing apps in this folder if you know what you're doing!
So, just choose where you want to install your app, open (NOT extract!) the corresponding file with a zip-file manager of your choice (I'd recommend 7Zip or WinRAR) and drag the apk-file you want to install into data\app\ (for blank_data-app.zip) or system\app\ (for blank_system-app.zip. pretty obvious, huh? ). Confirm to copy the file there and close the zip file.
That's it. Now you just have to give your zip-file an appropriate name and push it onto your SD card to install it via xRecovery-->install custom zip-->choose custom zip from sdcard.
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Some comments on the zip-files attached:
- Android_Terminal_Emulator.zip:
This is useful if you installed a new ROM and experience problems like flashing homescreen or no GSM/data connection. In that case, open ATE and type the following:
su (confirm SuperUser rights)
busybox killall servicemanager
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This will restart the phone and hopefully solve your problems. (I know this mini guide seems not to fit here, but perhaps someone reads it before spamming the dev thread with questions that were answered a thousand times )
- JIT_Enabler_v2-zdz.zip:
all KUDOS go to zdzihu. Make sure you visit his thread to always get the latest version of JIT Enabler.
Note that you only need this file on 2.1 ROMs where JIT Enabler isn't pre-enabled! On 2.2+ ROMs JIT is always included.
- New Market V2.2.11.zip:
Make sure to sign into your google account and open market once (accept licence agreement) before you update to the new market. Many people experience problems if they don't do this!
- TitaniumBackup-3.6.7.1.zip:
You can also create this file yourself. If you open TB and tap on Settings-->more... there's an option to create an update.zip
- XDA_app.zip:
Useful for any kind of problems of course
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So, not much of a collection at the moment, but perhaps there's interest for something like that. If you know something that will come handy to have it preinstalled, just tell me!
Cheers
qwer23
very nice idea, but i was wondering if there is a guide to how to make .zip files for xrecovery
"instead of giving me a fish to eat for a day, teach me how to fish!"
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mezo9090 said:
very nice idea, but i was wondering if there is a guide to how to make .zip files for xrecovery
"instead of giving me a fish to eat for a day, teach me how to fish!"
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i like that point of view! well i only found one for creating a whole update. zip for a rom with android kitchen I can explain some of the basics inside this zip file this evening after work. a zip just for installing apps is created quite easily. it gets more complicated if you have to set permissions and things like that.
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good idea!
thanks
Great! thanks a lot for this useful guide, I will use it.
Just one question in the same line like mezo, If I already have a rom zip file and I want to add to this rom the apps, would it be possible? and Could you explain us? or its just copy the files inside the \data\app\ folder?
Thanks again for your help.
Great idea, thanks!
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770G said:
Great! thanks a lot for this useful guide, I will use it.
Just one question in the same line like mezo, If I already have a rom zip file and I want to add to this rom the apps, would it be possible? and Could you explain us? or its just copy the files inside the \data\app\ folder?
Thanks again for your help.
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As long as the apps aren't system-relevan, it's as easy as that, yes
For all of you willing to learn more: I'm quite a noob, too, but I'll try to make a tutorial on how to create recovery zip-files as soon as I can.
Won't be today though, because I'll go out to party into my birthday this evening
So long,
qwer23
mezo9090 said:
very nice idea, but i was wondering if there is a guide to how to make .zip files for xrecovery
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You can use the Android Kitchen to create custom zip files, I use the Cygwin method as it makes file management a little easier imo.
Great idea man, a lot of thanks!
1 zip - several apps
Is it possible to create one zip to install several apk's?
Maybe I have a few "stock" apps, the ones that I always need, and want to install all in a single step.
Can this be done or I have to install one by one even using xRecovery?
Thanks!
Great tuto and thank you for sharing
jpdediego said:
Is it possible to create one zip to install several apk's?
Maybe I have a few "stock" apps, the ones that I always need, and want to install all in a single step.
Can this be done or I have to install one by one even using xRecovery?
Thanks!
Great tuto and thank you for sharing
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you can throw as many apps as you want into the zip file. everything inside the data\app folder will be installed
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Hello all. Ihave a problem with xRecovery 0.2 (the last release) when I reboot my phone holding the back button a few moments after the SE Logo appears, it doesn't work. I've installed it with the xRecovery installer and with the FlashTool with BusyBox 1.17 installed. I'm on a X10 2.1 Generic . Thaks
Gugoo said:
Hello all. Ihave a problem with xRecovery 0.2 (the last release) when I reboot my phone holding the back button a few moments after the SE Logo appears, it doesn't work. I've installed it with the xRecovery installer and with the FlashTool with BusyBox 1.17 installed. I'm on a X10 2.1 Generic . Thaks
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Firstly, the xRecovery depends upon its version of busybox. In the version I use it is 1. 15. 3
So re-install xRecovery(just in case).
Secondly, u don't hv to keep the back key pressed but tap it a few times repeatedly during the screen with "Sony Ericsson" logo.
Hope this helps.
Regards
kLouD™
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thanks for the info!
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Secondly, u don't hv to keep the back key pressed but tap it a few times repeatedly during the screen with "Sony Ericsson" logo.
Hope this helps.
Regards
kLouD™
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Thx but that doesn't working =(
it works ! thx
bro i need your help... im using froyo custom rom on my x10.. now i need to install backup & restore apps but it said apps cannot installed. so how to install it using xrecovery... i have the apk as well.. but i think the apk is for Eclair.
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bro i need your help... im using froyo custom rom on my x10.. now i need to install backup & restore apps but it said apps cannot installed. so how to install it using xrecovery... i have the apk as well.. but i think the apk is for Eclair.
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sorry, backup and restore only works with stock se rom and mods based on it (like kx10 or blue sparks,...). it's impossible to install on any 2.2/2. 3 or 2.1 AOSP rom.
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in deed ..you only have to press twice.. (press one..wait one sec then press again and release...and wait for the terminal to popup) voilà!
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hey im having a problem.
I know that you will say "this belong to another thread" but since this way i can trick the thing and install again the system apps like the Package administrator etc, i need to know what to do in mi case with this method:
mi BETA3 was working smooth!
iv been using the BETA3 a long time but some days ago, suddently i couldn't install apps anymore (thouse that are in mi SD or frome the market...not even Applanet...nothing)
The screen shows the "barber shop black and white" bar rolling and rolling and never stop.
Mi USB detection is not working, that means that mi PC is recognazing the phone (it sound like a UYSB is been conected) but never apear the folder of the SD. nto even options of debugging usb etc in the notification bar of the device.
and when i get in Settings> runing aplications, all aplication are in "calculating..." mode. so they say 00 mb. and never stop triying to get the numbers. its so odd.
the other aplication (that came installed with the BETA) works fine.
I have tryed, erasing the firmwares and isntalling them from the beginning and everything worked fine with old firms like 2.0 and 2.1 update1. too!
then i do the root (first z4root, then busybox, then xRecovery) and make xrecovery work. install the beta 3, and again i can't do anything.
i triyed installing the BETA4 but never stop rebooting so i just yield and stick with BETA3.
any idea..plzzz!!! i really don't whon't to use Eclair...it's just so ugly!!
it's not working on mi xRecovery. i put the apps insinde app folder of thwe .zip and put it in a random folder of mi SD, then do >the Recovery > install custom.zip>Choose from SD card>confirm install the selected "blank_data-app.zip".
and it say:
Finding update package.....
opening update package.....
E i asume E means Error!) can't open blablabla/blblabla folder/blank_data-app.zip (bad)
installation Abnorted.
i asume iv done something wrong...!?!?
PS: BTW can somebody sen me the original .apk of FROYO bwecasue i can't find them , to use the system-apps.zip
thanxxx!!!
OK, finally decided to pass on to a custom ROM, and the choice fell on sunaabh 1.1
Now the question is, I downloaded the ROM and I see it's a standard zip file. Is it possible to further customize it by removing/substituting/adding/updating files in the correct folders, and then flash it normally?
As an example, update the hosts file, removing the useless HTC apps, preinstalling titanium or any other app I like?
If it is possible, should I unzip the ROM, do my things, and zip it back, or does it require anything special?
Thanks in advance!
Veon11 said:
If it is possible, should I unzip the ROM, do my things, and zip it back, or does it require anything special?
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Yes, it should be as simple as that. Most likely you do not need to re-sign the rom.zip since you're already using a custom recovery (assuming you have rooted your phone), but I signed mine anyway, so I didn't get to confirm it myself. Good luck and have fun!
Veon11 said:
OK, finally decided to pass on to a custom ROM, and the choice fell on sunaabh 1.1
Now the question is, I downloaded the ROM and I see it's a standard zip file. Is it possible to further customize it by removing/substituting/adding/updating files in the correct folders, and then flash it normally?
As an example, update the hosts file, removing the useless HTC apps, preinstalling titanium or any other app I like?
If it is possible, should I unzip the ROM, do my things, and zip it back, or does it require anything special?
Thanks in advance!
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You can do exactly that. Open it up, mess around, making sure everything stays in the correct folder, zip it back up, and you're done. No need to sign if you're on Clockworkmod recovery.
For all, who want to DEODEX and ROOT their SGA.
Thanks to the Russian folk-author finist1 every owner of the SGA can easily, without having any additional knowledge, without using a computer perform the procedure of DEODEX and ROOT.
Read carefully before do anything.
Step by step procedure:
0. you must have already installed the appropriate firmware version.
1. download zip-file appropriate to your firmware version.
2. copy zip-file to the root of your SD-card.
3. connect your phone to an external power source (USB, for example) because update fairly large and long established.
4. boot into recovery mode (Home + Power)
5. navigate with volume button, then select wipe data/factory reset (so before do anything - back up personal data)
5. navigate with volume button, then select apply update from sdcard
6. select your zip-file
7. navigate with volume button, then select reboot system now
Now you have completely clean system with DEODEX and ROOT.
Download update appropriate to your firmware version:
OS 2.2.1 S5830XXKC1
OS 2.3.3 S5830XXKPE
OS 2.3.4 S5830XXKPH
OS 2.3.4 S5830XXKPL
OS 2.3.4 S5830ZCKA7
OS 2.3.4 S5830DDKQ5
OS 2.3.4 S5830DXKPB
OS 2.3.4 S5830DXKPB DEODEXED+CWM+CF-ROOT b80 for flashing with ODIN (pda+modem). Mirror
OS 2.3.4 S5830DXKPD
Notes for S5830DXKPD:
This update is only inserts deodexed files, it does not erase your data and your apps and framework. But do not forget to wipe the cache!
OS 2.3.5 S5830XXKPO Thanks to INFINUM from 4pda.ru
DDKQ6 2.3.4
Thanks to this method, you can easily delete unwanted applications from update before performing the procedure. Just open your downloaded file and remove unwanted applications from system\app directory of your archive.
(You must know and understand what applications can be removed without harm to your system.)
Then, perform the procedure described above using your archive.
New versions of Samsung`s FW are very difficult to deodex&root, thats why there is new method:
This update are fully equivalent to full re-flashing!!! You will loose all your data!!!
You can apply this update to any FW`s version you want.
Localization are Russian, Ukrainian and English ONLY.
1. This update is a full FW
2. You can install it with recovery
3. This update will format your partitions to ext4
4. S5830XWKPY_S5830SEKKP6 - CF-b80 and CWM4 are included
S5830XWKS9_S5830XWKS2 - CM7 kernel and CWM4 are included
5. Full deodex and root.
6. DT will work with this.
7. !!!Do not work Scripts from a folder init.d!!!
Download:
S5830XWKPY_S5830SEKKP6
S5830XWKS9_S5830XWKS2
New full-working versions:This is an independent firmware with deodex, root, ext4 for all partitions, working scripts from init.d folder (allinone Ram Script included) and autobackup of all user data on every boot to your SD card.
Thanks to finist1.
ос 2.3.5 S5830XWKS9_S5830XWKS2
ос 2.3.3 S5830XWKPY_S530XWKP8
ос 2.3.5 S5830XXKPO_S5830XXKPO_S5830XXKPO
CF-82, CWM 5.0.2.6, DEODEX, Autobackup, languages: english, russian, ukrain.
S5830BUKS2_S5830XWKS2
S5830XXKPP_S5830XXKPP with extended power menu (thanks to INFINUM)
another version: OS 2.3.6 S5830SERKPP Deodex full
Is the factory reset really necessary?
pujitjuneja said:
Is the factory reset really necessary?
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same thing i wanted to ask..!!
pujitjuneja said:
Is the factory reset really necessary?
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Reset is not required, but needed just in case.
will this work if you already have root?
superples said:
will this work if you already have root?
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Yes, this will work.
Any way, you can (if you want) unroot first with this update (do it from recovery mode):
Today I am edit update for KPH and use it, this program, which I deleted, cos I don`t use them:
Street.apk, GenieWidget.apk, Maps.apk, bookstore2_v37.apk, Forest.apk, GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk, Hangman.apk, musicodp_v15.apk, SamsungApps.apk, SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk, thinkdroid.apk, DualClock.apk, AxT9IME.apk
And all work just fine.
Question
is this possible to add Persian support to this update ? if yes i must change font and libskia.so liskiagl.so and libswebcore.so ? can i use file from official rom of galaxy s ? or 2.2.1 o galaxy ace ?
hero2003 said:
is this possible to add Persian support to this update ? if yes i must change font and libskia.so liskiagl.so and libswebcore.so ? can i use file from official rom of galaxy s ? or 2.2.1 o galaxy ace ?
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all these updates are only for european version of firmware. For region XX. If you can, you must modify updates for you region, but you need original firmware for this. If something goes wrong you allways can flash original firmware with the help of ODIN.
Lovetz said:
Today I am edit update for KPH and use it, this program, which I deleted, cos I don`t use them:
Street.apk, GenieWidget.apk, Maps.apk, bookstore2_v37.apk, Forest.apk, GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk, Hangman.apk, musicodp_v15.apk, SamsungApps.apk, SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk, thinkdroid.apk, DualClock.apk, AxT9IME.apk
And all work just fine.
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Hey..
How u edited those applications..
Means did u just downloaded attached deodex file..extract the same..delete not required apps from system/app and repack using winzip..??
Is this the procedure..??
Lovetz said:
all these updates are only for european version of firmware. For region XX. If you can, you must modify updates for you region, but you need original firmware for this. If something goes wrong you allways can flash original firmware with the help of ODIN.
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thx for reply , but i dont rly know which file i must inc. in this update , i got hebfix.zip update for KPE and VR rom it work fine for em but now i need new update .
silver2706 said:
Hey..
How u edited those applications..
Means did u just downloaded attached deodex file..extract the same..delete not required apps from system/app and repack using winzip..??
Is this the procedure..??
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Just delete these .apk from zip. I use Total Commander for this operation.
You can include your apps to update:
1. Install your app to SD
2. Copy lib and apk of installed app
3. Paste these files to the system path of update
4. Use your update from recovery mode.
But you must understand that the place in the systems is not unlimited.
You can even do separete update for your apps. For example attached update will add to you system apps Puffin Web Browser.
hero2003 said:
thx for reply , but i dont rly know which file i must inc. in this update , i got hebfix.zip update for KPE and VR rom it work fine for em but now i need new update .
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You can try to use your hebfix.zip update for KPE. If something wrong you can flash original firmware with the help of ODIN.
hero2003 said:
thx for reply , but i dont rly know which file i must inc. in this update , i got hebfix.zip update for KPE and VR rom it work fine for em but now i need new update .
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here r the files for that u need to replace for heb fix.
u need to dodex your framwork and replace the framework file and lib files .
i think that u can replace those files in update.zip that u have for KPE .
Hey..after i installed this update..my internal memory used 58.14 MB..???
Normally..setup used 25 MB od internal space...This update used that much of internal memory space..???
Pls tell me the benefit of this update...
silver2706 said:
Pls tell me the benefit of this update...
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You can use the search on the forum or by Google in order to find out what is deodex and why you need it.
If you do not know why you need it, then most likely you do not need it at all.)
Before Deodex i have only 13 MB free memory in system folder when i deodexed i have 32 MB free memory in system folder. Check with root explorer.
Lovetz..I did it..but i m nt software professional..so couldnot understand..so..pl if u can tell me in brief..it will nice of u..
And it consume that much of memory..is this normal..???
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silver2706 said:
And it consume that much of memory..is this normal..???
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Have you do a wipe before you make update?
Any way If you just flash clean KPH you have ~150 Mb of free space.
If you wipe and then use this update, then you have ~135 Mb of free space.
And this is normal.
Lovetz said:
Have you do a wipe before you make update?
Any way If you just flash clean KPH you have ~150 Mb of free space.
If you wipe and then use this update, then you have ~135 Mb of free space.
And this is normal.
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I did wipeout..before update..and normally after KPH free space with me was 155..buy after update..free space was 121 mb..
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Hi Guys,
I was wondering if there were any AOSP Roms out there with built-in File Managers? It sucks having to go to Google Play to download one, just to install the rest of my programs.
Thanks in advance.
Shecherez
Scheherez said:
Hi Guys,
I was wondering if there were any AOSP Roms out there with built-in File Managers? It sucks having to go to Google Play to download one, just to install the rest of my programs.
Thanks in advance.
Shecherez
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Off the top of my head, slim includes one.
Alternatively, You can also just use titanium to create a flashable zip of your necessary apps (requires pro version I believe)
Alternatively to that, using 7zip on pc , you can also just drag and drop whatever apk you want into the system folder of whatever gapps package you flash when you flash roms. Or you can drag and drop the apk into system or data folder of whatever rom.zip you want to flash, If you have a computer handy regularly. (I find gapps easier because I download gapps packages WAY less often.)
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i'd rather just choose the rom i like then worry about some file manager.
it takes about a minute to go to play store and install es file explorer and then install titanium to recover your apps.
i agree it would be handy if every rom had a file explorer but downloading doesn't take much time.
Scheherez said:
Hi Guys,
I was wondering if there were any AOSP Roms out there with built-in File Managers? It sucks having to go to Google Play to download one, just to install the rest of my programs.
Thanks in advance.
Shecherez
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Mahdi ROM and SlimKAT has inbuilt file managers..
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Mahdi ROM and SlimKAT has inbuilt file managers..
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Lol just wanted to say that but you beat me to it.
Edit: Still, I always download ES file and delete the one in the rom.
I thought i'd try a plain stock rom for a while, pruned of bloatware. So I downloaded the deodexed rom to my PC from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529492
Now this rom is a hefty 390mb so I then opened it up with 7zip and deleted a load of crap from the system\app folder.
After saving and closing, the rom is now 303mb, which seems great.
Yet the current paranoid android rom for manta weighs in at only 155mb!
Why is that?
It seems that even though a lot of 'crap' has been deleted from system\app, there is still a huge amount of possibly linked 'crap' in the system\lib folder, which is 85mb (compressed). Within this folder are .so files which suspiciously similar names to the apps that I deleted from the system\lib folder. However even if I deleted the entire system\lib folder (which i'm sure would be a pretty bad idea), the resulting rom would still be 230mb compressed.
So my question is how can I trim all the bloat from the stock rom down to a compressed size that is similar to the current PA rom?
p.s. I'm planning to maybe flash the micro PA gapps separately.
Is there a chance that your size comparison has not accounted from flashing a Gapps package after flashing the custom ROM?
As an aside I also de-bloat stock but used System App Remover (Pro) from the playstore. Even though I could remove files myself using any root file manager, this app adds comments on what is safe to remove plus saves the removed files so you can restore them if you find later they are needed. I had such a case where I removed GMail as I prefer KMail. Later I wanted to use the "OK Google" voice feature which did not work until I restored GMail. I think the free version is all you need but I bought the pro version to support the developer.
from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium HD app
No I don't think that's it. My 'trimmed' rom had all the gapps stripped out as far as I could tell by comparing with the system\app folder of the micro gapps zip, yet was still over 300mb.
Anyway if failed to flash in the end at the 'updating partition details' stage, so i'm back on PA for now. Might give that app you mentioned a try though, thanks for the tip.