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Why can't I "Remove Programs"?

Revmove Program On Htc Dash
well, I have removed program thru the remove program utitlity but it still shows up on the home screen IcON.
HOw do i delete this icon?
does anyone konw???

llvll said:
well, I have removed program thru the remove program utitlity but it still shows up on the home screen IcON.
HOw do i delete this icon?
does anyone konw???
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You are talking about MRU list, when you run program it places own icon into MRU list, if you don't want to wait, run 3-5 different programs and they pull out your "dead" icon.

Why can't I "Remove Programs"?
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I am using a S621 (aka S620, aka Excalibur, aka Dash) running WM6 and when I select Remove Programs (Start>Settings>More>Remove Programs) there are no programs on the list at all.
Ideas?

What is it that you want to remove? What 3rd party apps have you installed?
Any app that is part of the installed ROM won't show up in the remove programs.

If you install 50 or more apps to your device the remove program list will be blank when accessing it from settings. You will have to use activesync from your PC to remove programs.

quiksand said:
If you install 50 or more apps to your device the remove program list will be blank when accessing it from settings. You will have to use activesync from your PC to remove programs.
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Really? That is strange. That was probably the problem.
Anyways I had been meaning to change from the Russian ROM to the HTC Official one for a while anyways, so I just did that last night. So it doesn't matter anymore (as upgrading removed all my programs, of course), but that is good to know for the future. Thanks.

App Problem please help!
Hey I just appunlocked the dash and added google maps then windows live search and like live search way better but when i go to uninstall google it says it cannot completly uninstall and asks if i wanna remove it from the list of installed programs, but it still dosent dissapear please help! thanks

nickydash said:
Hey I just appunlocked the dash and added google maps then windows live search and like live search way better but when i go to uninstall google it says it cannot completly uninstall and asks if i wanna remove it from the list of installed programs, but it still dosent dissapear please help! thanks
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remove the programs from inside your cell.
Start -> Settings -> Add/Remove option
find the program in the list and select it

thats what im doing and it wont work and thats where im getting the message

please help

Need help REMoviNG application please?
I downloaded some applications that i decided that i didnt need (Yahoo Go, Streaming Media Player, Etc)
When i delete them out of my Folders, i still have the icon in the Start menu...is there anyway to remove the icon?
Thanks

Go to settings, page 2, click on remove programs, then choose which ones you want to remove.

If you have total commander you can take em off easily. just open total commaner, go to windows-start menu. Go to icon you want to remove and hit file softkey and delete. Takes off start menu.

Never Do That Unless Everything Else Isn't Possible
You should always go to remove programs like stated above. It's in Settings then more then remove programs. Always, do that instead of just deleting the folders. It removes everything.

Removing programs that come with rom
Hey was wondering if anyone knows how to uninstall programs such as Office mobile, command processor, orneta calculator, resco explorer, cele task just to name a few. I am running ricky's v23 and they were built into rom. I know i can flash to vanilla rom but I like the fact omap clock thats built in keeps setting on what you choose with no further need to set it again. Also like alot of his built in features so dont really wanna flash if i dont have to but wanna free up space and get rid of stuff i don't want. Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

As far as I know, you can't but there is a way but i think it is complicated. I don't quite remember what you are supposed to do but i think you'd have to basically re-cook the ROM to your personal preference. The best person to ask this would be rickywatt himself. Get in touch with him and he'll guide you in the right direction. hope everything works out the way you want it !

If you look in Rickys thread, previous ROMS, he has a "vanilla" version.
Thats the one you are looking for.

Mikey1022 said:
If you look in Rickys thread, previous ROMS, he has a "vanilla" version.
Thats the one you are looking for.
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I think he just doesnt want to flash the phone, thats the reason why he was trying to find out on how to do it. it kinda takes some time to get the phone the way you like it after you flash it, I would like to know how to get rid of those programs as well with out having to flash the phone.

Remove Programs Problem
Hello,
I am trying to remove some programs I have installed, however when I go into settings > remove programs, the list is blank. I have let it sit for up to 10 minutes hoping that it would populate but no luck. I am able to remove programs with active sync. I have used the remove programs feature with no trouble in the past. Have any of you ever had this problem or know what could be preventing programs from showing up in the list?

How many programs did you have installed? I remember there used to be a problem with WM6.0 where, if you had over a certain number of programs installed, the list wouldn't display.

[Q] What files are safe to delete from /system?

I wanted to clear up some space so I deleted HTC_IME from /system using Root Explorer. I rebooted the phone and no FC issues but it deleted both the normal and IME keyboard. No biggy, I use swype. But I'm curious what other ones are safe to delete and what to leave alone. For example, I know deleting friendstream causes some issues. At least, per Flipz when using his FreshROM.

Great question!
+1 would love to see a definitive list from the experts.

i also deleted twitter widget and install_flashplayer. no issues so far. twidroyd still works. going to try go to a website with flash.

do me a favor someone: go into /system and just make a list of all the files there. i also deleted 1 or 2 that i forgot...oopsy. We need to start with a full list if we are going to figure this out, if no one else has already done it.

There is an extensive thread with all of the info your looking for in the apps section.

cabbieBot said:
do me a favor someone: go into /system and just make a list of all the files there. i also deleted 1 or 2 that i forgot...oopsy. We need to start with a full list if we are going to figure this out, if no one else has already done it.
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My app list is already modified and I can't adb right now, so do this to get the list:
Code:
adb shell
$su
#cd /system/app
#ls
[I]<contents listed here>[/I]
Also, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769528
I haven't tried this yet... It's a kitchen thats supposed to remove bloatware using an update.zip. http://bit.ly/dz4tIu
(if anything, it atleast gives another list of apps. I don't think it was made for the evo.)

bender1077 said:
There is an extensive thread with all of the info your looking for in the apps section.
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which thread exactly? TIA

xNotta said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769528
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Notta already posted it. See first post of that thread

also i have a script that you can flash and remove most of them for you and regaw made a small program to help you edit it to add or remove those apps you would like to keep (ie if you want to keep sense mine will remove it by default but you can use regaw's program to edit the script and keep sense)
see link in my sig.

Wow.

Hi all,
I have been a winmob user for over 5 years and i know pretty much everything about them. (see join date) Though 3 days ago i got a a8183 desire.
My god i have a lot to learn about Android. Winmob seemed so much simplier to pick apart with registry and custom roms.
Anyways i have been reading thread after thread for days yet i still have a couple of questions that i cannot get clear answers for.
I have a a8183 telstra desire running on optus. I have updated to the latest offical 2.2 ROM. (Everyone mentions OTA (over the air) though i downloaded it and installed thru windows).
So i would appreciate if someone could help me out with my questions/assumptions.
1. From what i have read you cannot r00t a froyo OS. Is that right? Though i have found an app z4root that will do it temporarily until reboot. Unrevoked doesnt seem to work.
2. To change system files you need not only root though you need the clockworkmod recovery part of the bootloader. (eg. to replace HOST file for adblocking).
3. You need permanent r00t to install the clockworkmod (so i cannot do this).
4. You cannot remove default ROM apps from your phone without the clockworkmod.
5. You need clockworkmod to install custom ROMs.
So from what i gather.. r00t is good. though really only cause it gets you the clockworkmod recovery which is where you can really hack it.
And to get this i need to downgrade to 2.1, r00t, clockwork then use a hacked rom for 2.2?
Your help is greatly appreciated.

hi sage, i too came from windows mobile so i know how you feel, lucky for me i jumped on the android bandwagon earlier with the htc hero, after i got bored with my HD1, anyway your wrong on quite a few points, so i'll point you in the right direction.
1) the latest version of unrevoked (www.unrevoked.com/recovery) is more than able to root the froyo roms, its a one click app and can root your device in minutes
2) to easly modify system files you need s-off (this is equivalent to HSPL on wm devices) after you have rooted, you need to search for alpharev, this is a linux live cd, you just burn it and boot it and it will security unlock your device.
3) when you download and run unrevoked, it will not only root your device but insatall the latest version of clockworkmod recovery. (just hold vol down and power when your device is off to access hboot, and choose recovery from the list) so unrevoked kills 2 birds with one stone
4) to remove the apps in the /system/ partition there are 2 ways, from recovery using adb, or if you flash the s-off mod, you can remove them directly from your device using a file manager.
5) yes you need clockworkmod or another custom recovery to install custom roms, but now you know how to do it, thats not a problem

Hi Sage,
If you're looking for an easier way to get rid of all the Telstra apps (more like a blob of links really ) on your phone you may want to try one of the stock HTC WWE ROMs. It's clean and you can flash it via exe, just like in WM. The latest RUU I believe is the 2.29.405.2. Also, be aware of the risks of rooting your phone.

thanks for your response guys
Ok so i am now r00ted and running Leedroid's WWE ROM! (thank you!) it was actually pretty easy.
I think unrevoked was failing cause i was using a USB HUB.
OK so now i just want to remove some more of the default apps that come with it.
So i will try alpharev to security unlock my device. (is this permanent or if i reflash my rom it will come back?)
once i have done this i can then delete anything i like thru r00t explorer?
At this stage i am trying to just make some more room for apps. As a number of them wont move to SD Card.
A couple of last questions if i may. I have an new SD Card on order. Am i able to simply copy everything from my existing SD to my new and then swap it over in my phone and it will all be ok? Or do i need 'clone' it with some tool?
Where in the system paths do i remove 'shortcuts' within all apps? (or even simply rename them.)
Much appreciate your help. Android is growing on me. I especially love adb logcat!

ok.. i am now security off'd alpharev worked a treat.
i am now using r00t explorer to try and delete items from /system/app though they come up read-only so i cannot delete them
i take when i get to remove these the phone will have more stoage space for apps yeah?
i also still cannot find where the all apps shortcuts sit! (so i can rename/remove).
and lastly now i have the alpharev bootloader so gonna google how to change that
i did use the Leedroid apps2sd ROM. though most of my apps are still going to phone memory and i cant move them across.
Is there a fix for this? i guess once i work out how to delete these read-only files ill be ok anyway.

Unfortunately removing system apps wont give you more space to install apps, they are stored under a different partition, /system and /data are not on the same disk so you can save as much space on /system as you want but it won't affect /data at all.
With running out of space you have a few choices:
Go to settings..applications..then manage and move as many apps to SD as you can. This is fro-yo apps2sd, not all data is moved and not all apps can be moved, so you will probably run out of space again anyway.
Or
Reboot into recovery and partition your sdcard to create an ext partition, when you boot your rom ALL apps will be moved to the ext partition leaving lots of free space. Backup your sdcard before you partition it, you will lose all data.

Sage said:
ok.. i am now security off'd alpharev worked a treat.
1) i am now using r00t explorer to try and delete items from /system/app though they come up read-only so i cannot delete them
2) i take when i get to remove these the phone will have more stoage space for apps yeah?
3) i also still cannot find where the all apps shortcuts sit! (so i can rename/remove).
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1) Press on Remount as R/O, this should allow you to delete/replace system stuff & ringtones, fonts...etc.
2)No, because apps install to data/apps & not system/apps.
3)You mean like the applicatiuon menu when we used to delete shortcuts or rename them? Hahaha man that was sooooooooooooo long time ago for me. Anyway, the applications installed are displayer & you can't hide them or rearrange them like Winmo. You might want to try Launcher Pro to hide apps in the apps drawer.
If you need more info, ask freely because 2 years ago I went through the same

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1) Press on Remount as R/O, this should allow you to delete/replace system stuff & ringtones, fonts...etc. Typo..You meant R/W
2)No, because apps install to data/apps & not system/apps.
3)You mean like the applicatiuon menu when we used to delete shortcuts or rename them? Hahaha man that was sooooooooooooo long time ago for me. Anyway, the applications installed are displayer & you can't hide them or rearrange them like Winmo. You might want to try Launcher Pro to hide apps in the apps drawer.
If you need more info, ask freely because 2 years ago I went through the same
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Hmm..actually the new MTD partition table hack should be able to free space on the /system, adjusting partitions with less for /system and /cache and more for /data/app should give enough space..Though I'm not sure if he wants to try this right now, since it's considered an advanced task and maybe he'd like to get more accustomed to Android before attempting it? His wish though..
And well, there's yet another method to remove system apps, other than the other two methods. This is to modify the zip file of the custom rom to remove the actual apks from /system and reflashing it on top of the actual flash..

droidzone said:
And well, there's yet another method to remove system apps, other than the other two methods. This is to modify the zip file of the custom rom to remove the actual apks from /system and reflashing it on top of the actual flash..
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Ohh yes indeed. OP, you can edit the zip before installing it to your device. You can remove/replace application in system/data and fonts...etc. Just remember to change signature verification to off in your recovery.

my god. i have spent days on this baby and im only barely scratching the surface
much appreciate all your help guys!
ok.. so its time to use app2sd i hear that app2sd+ is better though? (it moves more data to SD yeah? appcache?)
i only have 2Gb microsd right now so i might wait until i my 8GB arrives before i flash a new ROM and start again (again!)
i also noticed these online kitchens. http://cookmyrom.co.cc
which look great! tho they are still a version behind the leedroid i am using tho its a good way to get rid of some default apps.
i certainly like the idea of reparitioning the default disk though not quite ready for that yet especially when app2sd+ sounds much more straight forward.
i am dumbfounded that you cant remove 'shortcuts' from the All Apps! or even rename them!! my god. i would think that was first thing available on such an open source OS.
So i have now created a folder called "Folder" to reduce the clutter.. and now i guess i cant even rename it!?? and if i create another one its called "Folder" too!
lol.. this OS is so advanced yet some basic stuff seems to be overlooked.
I did try launcher pro though it removed my HTC Sense (which i like). So i might need to keep looking for an app to help organise my All Apps and my desktop (is desktop what its called?)
And just how do i add ringtones?
love your work guys thanks again.

Create a folder called Ringtones on the root of your SD to have...ringtones.
When you open a folder, long press on the header to rename it.
As for organizing, I stopped caring & started to use search, but maybe if you want you can try an app called folder organizer.

mr.r9 said:
Create a folder called Ringtones on the root of your SD to have...ringtones.
When you open a folder, long press on the header to rename it.
As for organizing, I stopped caring & started to use search, but maybe if you want you can try an app called folder organizer.
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nice one thank you!

Sage said:
...So i have now created a folder called "Folder" to reduce the clutter.. and now i guess i cant even rename it!??...
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Open the folder then hold where it says folder to change its name.

Ok. Now have app2sd working!
thanks to all of you. Beginning to love this android phone now. I feel sorry for all the people who use them as they come from the factory! Thank god for all the xda people who rip them to shreds and make them better

If i can have one last question. Any way to remap hardware buttons to start an app?
Like when you hold down the search button it launches Google Voice. I want it to launch a different app..
I did a search and found the hardware button remapper though it only does hardware to hardware.. not hardware to app

For Folders(Assuming you're using full HTC Sense), just open it and hold the title bar. Took me some time to figure out. You cannot easily rename the apps in "All apps", but you can remove them(Which is essentially uninstalling them) from Settings > Applications > Manage, unless they are system apps which need to be manually deleted either via S-OFF + Root explorer(OR something similar) or ADB + Custom recovery(Clockworkmod or Amon Ra).
For setting a custom ringtone, open the music app, select the music > Menu > Set as ringtone.

so no love on the hardware remap for apps?
Oh well i have done a lot of googling and it seems it cant be done (well at least not easily).
My last question is when you launch an app from a folder the folder stays open.. any way to force close or change its behaviour?

for those following this. I found the Tasker app remaps hardware buttons amongst doing amazing other things.
Still no love on closing folders though.

i ended up using tasker to create app widgets to replace the folders...

If you want app widgets, there's also "Desktop Visualizer".
In terms of killing of an app, have you tried "Settings -> apps settings -> development" then there's an option there for "stop apps via long press"?

[Q] Removing/Uninstalling integrated/rom apps

OK, so I'm using my HTC Desire with a custom rom.
It still has the News & Weather app built in, which I really don't like to have on my system, since I use alternatives instead of those.
The news & weather app I want to get rid of came with Ginger Villain 2.* rom and I've tried to find its services/executables, but to no avail.
Uninstalling is not an option when I go the normal route.
I'd like to know the best way to entirely remove some services and apps from the OS. Perhaps I need to edit some files as root in the /etc/init.d folder, which is fine by me, as long as I can erase the binaries that are used for the apps as well.
Where on the HTC Desire storage are these applications located? And why are they not simply uninstallable the normal way?
Thanks in advance for any and all info regarding this.

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OK, so I'm using my HTC Desire with a custom rom.
It still has the News & Weather app built in, which I really don't like to have on my system, since I use alternatives instead of those.
The news & weather app I want to get rid of came with Ginger Villain 2.* rom and I've tried to find its services/executables, but to no avail.
Uninstalling is not an option when I go the normal route.
I'd like to know the best way to entirely remove some services and apps from the OS. Perhaps I need to edit some files as root in the /etc/init.d folder, which is fine by me, as long as I can erase the binaries that are used for the apps as well.
Where on the HTC Desire storage are these applications located? And why are they not simply uninstallable the normal way?
Thanks in advance for any and all info regarding this.
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I see that you are s-off so this is easy to do. Navigate to /system /app and you will see an apk file for each app. Delete. Done!
I find root explorer the best app for this work - some other explorers won't display thus location or delete the files.

Easiest way would be Titanium Backup. Can disable apps and even better uninstall them from system if you're s-off.
You could also delete them in recovery using adb.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Also if you're s-off you can use Android Commander:
- reboot to recovery
-mount /system
- plug USB and start Android Commander
-delete anything you want
- reboot to system
Of course make a backup first
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[Q] How to uninstall downloaded skins

i know this may be a noob question but how do I uninstall skins i downloaded from xda on the incredible 2? i tried going to skin picker menu but theres no delete button

nvm i got it...u should use the apk file to uninstall

uninstall using apk's
...and just exactly how do you do that?
having the same issue with no delete option when hitting menu on the skin picker...

blackepoxy said:
...and just exactly how do you do that?
having the same issue with no delete option when hitting menu on the skin picker...
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are these sense skins if so ?
i believe if you long hold them down you get the deleted option but i can remember for sure is been a while since i play with sense

Yes hTC sense 2.1 skins
ubuntunerd said:
are these sense skins if so ?
i believe if you long hold them down you get the deleted option but i can remember for sure is been a while since i play with sense
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Specifically, the ones on here posted by sopL87 (the 30 additional ported from the thunderbolt) and the ones by gadget from team bamf.
Stock 2.3.4 (installed the 5 RSSI update recently) sense 2.1
... I know that is probably a sin on these forums...
(not being rooted, that is)

you can put the .apk file on your sd card and use it to uninstall it that way, or go into system/app and find the skin and delete it.

skins, skins
Long holding them while in panel view gives me "ernt" of haptic feedback like something is supposed to happen, but nothing does. When I was on froyo hitting menu in the skin picker brought up list/panel view and delete with an x. Now all I get is list and panel...
I understand how to download & install the skins to sd card making sure the file extension is .apk or they won't install. I know you press on them in the file explorer (I use ES) to install them like any other app or .apk.
I looked in the phone's internal storage directory with es under system/app and found where the stock skins that come pre installed on the phone are, but where are the ones I have downloaded and installed stored?
I will probably have to find them there to delete them. Then again, I am not rooted and might not be able to delete them if they are in the phones internal memory and designated as a system file.
Deleting the file off the sd card does not un install the skin, it simply deletes the file off the sd card.
*sigh*...

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Long holding them while in panel view gives me "ernt" of haptic feedback like something is supposed to happen, but nothing does. When I was on froyo hitting menu in the skin picker brought up list/panel view and delete with an x. Now all I get is list and panel...
I understand how to download & install the skins to sd card making sure the file extension is .apk or they won't install. I know you press on them in the file explorer (I use ES) to install them like any other app or .apk.
I looked in the phone's internal storage directory with es under system/app and found where the stock skins that come pre installed on the phone are, but where are the ones I have downloaded and installed stored?
I will probably have to find them there to delete them. Then again, I am not rooted and might not be able to delete them if they are in the phones internal memory and designated as a system file.
Deleting the file off the sd card does not un install the skin, it simply deletes the file off the sd card.
*sigh*...
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how did you download the skins with your phone or your pc browser ?

All with phone using dolphin mini browser.

Are they under manage applications in settings
Tap'n on miui incredible 2

Same prob here, i had to do a factory reset. Only thing that worked
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Can't find them
aardvark502 said:
Are they under manage applications in settings
Tap'n on miui incredible 2
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No, I don't see them there either.
Yeah, I had to do a factory reset recently, like a month ago, and that is a sure fire way to clear them out.
It is not bothering me that bad to pull the trigger on a factory reset.
I just thought there might be another way (easier) to uninstall them than that.
How about clearing data on the skin picker under manage applications?
What would that do?
Probably won't clear them out, huh?

blackepoxy said:
No, I don't see them there either.
Yeah, I had to do a factory reset recently, like a month ago, and that is a sure fire way to clear them out.
It is not bothering me that bad to pull the trigger on a factory reset.
I just thought there might be another way (easier) to uninstall them than that.
How about clearing data on the skin picker under manage applications?
What would that do?
Probably won't clear them out, huh?
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If you're rooted, use titanium backup
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No, not rooted yet.
tylerlawhon said:
If you're rooted, use titanium backup
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When using titanium backup, I would back up my setup now with the skins installed & then find the .apk files in the backup & delete them there.
Then when I restore the saved backup, they would be gone, right?

Or you go into TiBu, click apps at the top, find and select the skin, click uninstall