i'd like to delete some system apps , so they won't start in background like stock, friendstream, sense(i have launcher pro), twitter app, peep and talk.
If i kill these apps and delete them with Root Explorer with granted root and reboot after that, then they are back. Why is that, where do they come from?
I know that it is possible with adb shell in recovery but it takes a lot of typing and time.
Is there a way to do it faster?
You have to remove them via recovery via the adb command window. We only have partial root on the desire and the /system directory is not full write access unless in recovery.
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Hi everyone,
i', new here in the forum so i tried to find some answers to my question but so far no luck.
I'm using modaco r3 with ASD+ and i'd like to replace the stock maps.apk withe the maps(brut) with navigation.
Which comands do i have to use in recovery to remove the original maps.apk and install the maps(brut).apk to system/app??
Many thanks
settings > applications > MANAGE APPLICATIONS > uninstall google maps, install maps brut with some sort of filemanager.. estrong, astro, linda file manager or whatever..
I thoud this was unpossible wo system/apps acces.
well i want to push the maps(brut) into system/app... (first delete original maps)
isn't that possible on the desire?
Brut doesn't have to go in /system/app, as I recall. I believe I installed it and the navigation option before I ever had root, so there was never any chance of getting into /system.
If you really do want it to go in /system/app, then you need to:
Boot to recovery (get the green menu screen)
Get into an adb shell
Inside the shell, run "mount /system"
cd /system/app
ls (to find what the relevant apk is)
rm <packagename>.apk
exit
adb push <location of brut.apk> /system/app
Reboot
That should be it. I take no responsibility, have a full nandroid backup, etc etc etc, but that's all you have to do.
thanks
i don't have to unmount system?
thanks
i don't have to unmount system?
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I don't think anything else is running that would even require the /system partition, as otherwise it would have mounted it itself, so don't worry about it.
do you really need the [brut] map now that the stock map has navigation?
fowler002 said:
do you really need the [brut] map now that the stock map has navigation?
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Its only available in the UK and US afaik
Theres more to earth than just the two of you ;D
Hi,
i have Rooted my desire using standard unrevoked 321,
confirmed working in adbshell.
Installed superuser and Root explorer
Granted Root explorer rights in superuser
Went in to the root explorer.
Went to my desired location to delete in this case ringtone files to clear valuable space. System/media/ blabla
enabled r/w and deleted the files i wanted.
Now i come to the point that when i either press back and disable r/w or just exit the explorer in all my desire resets and the ringtones are back in place.
It seems that i dont get full control even though i have this confirmed using the Su and id command in sdb shell
Any clearafication would be much apreciated.
Regards
kevincombo said:
Hi,
i have Rooted my desire using standard unrevoked 321,
confirmed working in adbshell.
Installed superuser and Root explorer
Granted Root explorer rights in superuser
Went in to the root explorer.
Went to my desired location to delete in this case ringtone files to clear valuable space. System/media/ blabla
enabled r/w and deleted the files i wanted.
Now i come to the point that when i either press back and disable r/w or just exit the explorer in all my desire resets and the ringtones are back in place.
It seems that i dont get full control even though i have this confirmed using the Su and id command in sdb shell
Any clearafication would be much apreciated.
Regards
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You need to have S-OFF in order to delete those files that come with the phone.
Check this http://alpharev.shadowchild.nl/ and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794314
Once you do this it should not be a problem at all to perform what you want to.
And the alpharev method is reliable and fast
clearing files in any /system/ directory wont give you any space anyway!!! only files in the /data/ directories will
You might also like to try cache for root users. It deletes all cache files
Thans for that. Im going to tinker around with these options
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Running Uncommon Sense 1.1 -- love it. Droid Incredible (purchased new this month).
However, I want to uninstall Music Mod and use the HTC Music app or something else.
I noticed that there is no preferences section under Music Mod, so I can't tell it not to respond to presses of my headset play / answer button.
It kind of annoying because Dogg Catcher is the only app I want to respond to the headset and sometimes Music Mod interferes with it.
Titanium Backup works great for uninstalling system apps. Just select Music Mod from the app list and hit delete.
Alternatively, you can download a file browser such as Root Explorer that allows access to the system directory and delete Music.apk from /system/app
Sent from my Droid Incredible
You can remove most apps by using ADB to get a root shell and navigating to the app directory (cd /system/app/) ENTER
And then typing "rm -r x.apk" ENTER
Where x is the filename for the apk.
You can list the contents of the directory by typing ls ENTER
BE CAREFUL because if you remove something you need, you can trash your rom and have to reflash (or nandroid recovery)
You should nandroid backup before you go removing anything that's a part of the rom or essential. That said, enjoy streamlining your app directory
Sent from my HTC Incredible
As pyroboy1080 pointed out, using "rm -r" through adb or a terminal editor is the best way to do this, but you can also do it with Root Explorer if you're lazy like me.
Hi,
I'm trying to remove google plus as I don't use it, but when I try to uninstall it in settings it only allows me to uninstall updates not the app ??
I'm running AOKP milestone 2
Thanks
DC
Use root explorer to delete or rename the apk, in system/app
jerrycycle said:
Use root explorer to delete or rename the apk, in system/app
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Or titanium backup to freeze the app or just uninstall it
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Removing the stock app will cause the Gallery app to crash as it's linked, just so you know
thanks for replies. The reason i wanted to uninstall was because i kept seeing Google+ in my running/cached apps but everytime i stopped it just restarted again sometime later
In the end i deleted the apk from /system/app. But this did not remove the app from the app drawer.
i then deleted the apk from /data/app too and rebooted and that removed it for me. I checked Gallery too and that still seems to work ok, however it did have to sync picasa again
i also read about another step to uninstall, something along the lines of running the terminal command "pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.plus" but that gave me a segmentation error, but it doesnt seem to have affected anything, i no longer see google+ in the running/cached apps
Wish i had known about titanium backup first. I went in and uninstalled Google Wallet too from there and everything seems fine! much easier...
cheers!
Hi Buddy,
Easiest and best way to be sure app has completely gone is to remove it via adb.
Open command line and enter the following commands then reboot:
Code:
adb remount
adb shell rm /system/app/example.apk
Be aware that these commands are case sensitive, if you need to see the correct names for the apps in your /system/app/ folder issue the following command and they will be listed for you:
Code:
adb ls /system/app/
Hope this helps buddy!
I'm looking for a way to actually delete/uninstall gmail from system.
I know you can do a command in adb to uninstall, but that just disables the app and leaves the files in the partition.
Looking for a way to actually delete the file, and when i install it through Play Store, it just installs like a regular app, not as system app.
I've been looking through files with MiX explorer. But I'm scared if i delete the file i find, that it bricks my phone after reboot.
it shouldn't
root and use system app remover
I'm rooted and use debloater module in magisk to delete system apps. I like that I can save the list of apps I want to delete and just flash the module after each update to repeat the process.
Deleting an app folder shouldn't break anything, but if you ever have concerns just rename the folder instead of deleting. That way the system can't find it, but it's still there if you need it back.
Make sure usb debugging is active on phone in developer options, download fastboot tools connect phone to computer and select always allow usb debugging from this computer on text pop up on phone.
Open cmd line in fastboot tools dir and type
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.gm
Or try this
[TOOL] ADB AppControl 1.8.0 🚀 Ultimate App Manager & Debloat Tool + Tweaks
ADB AppControl 🚀 Root is not required. Works with any Android device. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications. ADB AppControl - the desktop program, that will allow you to easily manage applications on your android device...
forum.xda-developers.com
toolhas4degrees said:
Make sure usb debugging is active on phone in developer options, download fastboot tools connect phone to computer and select always allow usb debugging from this computer on text pop up on phone.
Open cmd line in fastboot tools dir and type
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.gm
Or try this
[TOOL] ADB AppControl 1.8.0 🚀 Ultimate App Manager & Debloat Tool + Tweaks
ADB AppControl 🚀 Root is not required. Works with any Android device. Can do almost everything you dreamed about with applications. ADB AppControl - the desktop program, that will allow you to easily manage applications on your android device...
forum.xda-developers.com
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This is the command i was talking about. It doesn't delete the apk. After i run this and reinstall the app from play store, it is back into system app.
Why are you reinstalling it if you want to delete it?
Maybe look at systemize module to move it from system to data if that's what you are trying to do
FizzyAps said:
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root and use system app remover
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That doesn't work.
It is only able to delete the updates. System apk remains.
According to the app it is located here:
/product/app/Gmail2/Gmail2.apk
I dunno if i can delete it, since this phone uses A/B partitions. Usually system apps are located in a different folder.
toolhas4degrees said:
Why are you reinstalling it if you want to delete it?
Maybe look at systemize module to move it from system to data if that's what you are trying to do
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I'm trying to delete it to see if it fixes the notifications.
This phone is hunted with push notifications not receiving at all for this app.
Hoping that this would fix it.
bokkoman said:
I'm trying to delete it to see if it fixes the notifications.
This phone is hunted with push notifications not receiving at all for this app.
Hoping that this would fix it.
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Try a different email app hasn't been solved yet, lot of false claims around here. There is a thread on it.
toolhas4degrees said:
Try a different email app hasn't been solved yet, lot of false claims around here. There is a thread on it.
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I've read all those. No one has tried this yet.
Hence I'm trying to delete it
bokkoman said:
I'm looking for a way to actually delete/uninstall gmail from system.
I know you can do a command in adb to uninstall, but that just disables the app and leaves the files in the partition.
Looking for a way to actually delete the file, and when i install it through Play Store, it just installs like a regular app, not as system app.
I've been looking through files with MiX explorer. But I'm scared if i delete the file i find, that it bricks my phone after reboot.
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I use alpha backup pro to delete gmail (and many other apps), which will permanently remove a system app (need root), however, if you want to do it the safe way, use de-bloater (playstore), which removes apps via magisk, i.e systemless, so you can revert if you f something up. cheers
Titanium Backup (root) can delete, freeze, and of course, backup system and user apps. Make a backup first, and look over the list of system apps, there are a lot there which are google-related. Freezing will do the same as pm disable....... Uninstall will remove it completely. Whether your device is A/B or not will not matter.
The nice thing about TB is you can see the actual (full) filenames of the packages, and any uninstall/freezes are easily reversible. There are probably other (google) notification service-type apps which are giving you the undesired notifications,
Good luck!
All these apps can't delete the actual apk in the /products folder.
I guess I'll have to do it manually.
bokkoman said:
All these apps can't delete the actual apk in the /products folder.
I guess I'll have to do it manually.
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Not sure what you mean. Several of these apps do exactly that.
De-bloater Pro (from playstore) deletes the apk from /product (or /vendor, etc.) and moves it to its own folder in /data/adb/modules so that you can restore it later if you so choose (or if you accidentally delete the wrong thing and bootloop).
Debloater (magisk module for terminal) does the same thing. I use it to fully remove several system apps (Netflix, YouTube, YTMusic, etc.) in order to install non-system versions.
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Not sure what you mean. Several of these apps do exactly that.
De-bloater Pro (from playstore) deletes the apk from /product (or /vendor, etc.) and moves it to its own folder in /data/adb/modules so that you can restore it later if you so choose (or if you accidentally delete the wrong thing and bootloop).
Debloater (magisk module for terminal) does the same thing. I use it to fully remove several system apps (Netflix, YouTube, YTMusic, etc.) in order to install non-system versions.
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Well, the apps i tried all failed with an error it could not delete it.
I didn't try that one you mentioned, because you have to pay for it.
So i went and tried the debloater module, and you are right. It did delete it. Thank you!
Let's see if this makes any difference.
So far, so good.
I have been receiving notifications from Gmail since i deleted the system app and installed it from Play Store as a regular app
Let's see if this continues working.