Is there any ROM that's basically a stripped down ROM with nothing in it other than what's needed to make Android run (and maybe the default Music, Camera, and Video recording apps)?
I want to be able to install what I want, and not worry about bloat and other apps taking up space and running.
It seems Cryanogen is what I'm looking for, but it seems but to experimental... I'd like to see something based off the latest OTA update...
Nothing like that exists. You can either use CM6 AOSP or stock rooted rom by SteelH/or others.
Use the stock rooted 2.2 go get root explorer and start removing stuff. You can get pretty bare bomes with this froyo build.
I was actually looking for something similar as well... anyone here would care to elaborate or point to a thread explaining what files/folders can be deleted without crippling the OS? I could do that with no problem on winmo, but this is android we're talking about - a completely new os to learn for me...
I too have been asking this for a barebone rom.
Most of the replies I have found throughout the forum has been the same in here, get stock and remove the apps.
But beside the apps - we also want to remove all the preloaded gallery images, wallpapers, music samplers, etc.
the only way I can think of removing this is from opening the (said rom zip) and remove it manually than rezip it.
Maybe im wrong here?
I guess I will post a list of stuff and would love inputs on what can be uninstalled safely through titanium backup:
All the items I have listed has been seen from Titanium Backup ONLY.
From a Stock 2.2 Froyo ROM rooted only (netarchy)
If I didnt mentioned one of the lines in this list - than it is NOT SAFE TO REMOVE.
I tried to avoid putting the obvious ones on this list.
SAFE TO REMOVE: (Y)
Amazon mp3 x.x.xx (Y)
Android Live Wallpaper x.x (Y)
Calculator (Y)
Calculator Widget (Y)
Car Panel (Y)
facebook 1.2 (Y)
facebook for htc sense (Y)
flashlight (Y)
flickr (Y)
fm radio (Y) widget (Y)
footprint (Y) widget (Y)
Nascar (Y)
weather 3.00 (Y)
talk 1.3 (Y)
sprint tv widget (Y)
qik (Y)
sprint football (Y)
sprint hotspot (Y)
sprint nav (Y)
sprint tv (Y)
stocks (Y) widget (Y)
news, news & weather, news widget (ALL YES)
UNCERTAIN TO REMOVE: (?)
NOT SAFE TO REMOVE: (NO)
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Application Widgets (?)
Bluetooth Pairings (?)
Bluetooth Share x.x (?)
Bookmar widget x.xx (?)
BrcmBluetoothServices x.x (?)
Calender (?) -> Calender Storage (?) -> Sync Adapater (?) Widget (Y)
Camera (?)
Cert Installer (?)
ALARM Clock (?) Widget (Y)
com.android.debugtool (?)
com.android.prov...s.application (?)
[user dict]com.a...serdictionary (?)
com.android.qxdmlog (?)
com.google.android.feedback (?)
com.htc (N)
[stocks]com.htc...services.stoc (?)
com.htc.provider.setting (N)
com.htc.socialnetwork.provider (?)
com.smithmicro.dm (?)
copyright (?)
custmization settings provider (?)
customization setup (?)
dcs services (?)
dcs utlity component (?)
dm command services (?)
download manager (?)
drm protected content storage (?)
epst (?)
field test (?)
field trial (?)
file browser 1.00 (?)
friendstream (?)
gallery 2.00 (?)
gmail 2.2 (?)
google partner setup (?)
google search (?)
google services framework (?)
htc checkin services (?)
htc dm (?)
htc futuredial (?)
htc ime test (?)
htc iqagent (N)
htc location servies (?)
htc lock screen (?)
htc media uploader (?)
htc message uploader (?)
htc mobile guide (?)
htc sense live wallpaper (?)
htc weather sync provider (?)
htc weather wallpaper (?)
htc widget download manager (?)
html viewer (?)
iqrd 2.2 (?)
live wallpaper picker (?)
location picker (?)
magic smoke wallpaper (?)
mail widget (?)
maps4.3.1 (?)
market 1.82 (?)
market uploader (?)
media container services (?)
playlist media storage (?)
messages widget (?)
[sms/mms prefs] messages 1.00 (?)
music 1.60 (?)
music visualization wallpaper (?)
music widget (?)
my uploads 1.5.9 (?)
network location (?)
open sense plugin manager (?)
package installer (?)
peep 2.0 (?)
people 1.00 (?) widget (?)
photo widget (?)
pico tts (?)
profile widget (?)
quick lookup (?)
quickoffice (?)
ringtone trimmer (?)
ringtone widget (?)
rosie utlity (?)
rss reader (?)
[wallpaper/setting] settings 1.00 (?)
[settings/bluetooth] settings storage 2.2 (?)
setting widget (?)
setup 1.00 (?)
setup qizard (?)
sprint updater (?)
sprint zone (?)
streaming media player (?)
streetview (?)
sync widget (?)
teeter 1.00 (?)
tts service (?)
twitter widget (?)
updater 2.2 (?)
upgrade setup 1.0 (?)
vpn services (?)
weather agent services (?)
weather provider (?)
weather widget (?)
I removed the following apk's without any issues..
twitter widget
upgrade setup
weather agent services
weather provider
weather widget
teeter
streetview
streaming media player
rss reader
ringtone trimmer
peep 2.0
network location
music visualization wallpaper
music 1.60
maps
location picker
htc widget download manager
htc weather wallpaper
htc weather sync provider
htc sense live wallpaper
htc mobile guide
htc checkin services
friendstream
field test
DCSStock
com.htc.socialnetwork.provider
I don't think this is quite it, but you might want to try EvoNeo, by EvoTelos_com. It's a minimal rom based on Sense so it has working 4g. He's pretty much removed all apps.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I have a barebones cm 6.1.2, it has 20 system files...ill post a list when I get home.
K so download cm 6.1.2 and strip all files out but the ones listed below. Keep in mind this wont allow you to do anything but play games and make phone calls. If you want music, mms or photos, you need to leave those apps in. This is what is needed for the phone too boot basically.
Here is the list:
CM\AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
CM\ADWLauncher.apk
CM\CMParts.apk
CM\Contacts.apk
CM\ContactsProvider.apk
CM\DefaultContainerService.apk
CM\DownloadProvider.apk
CM\DrmProvider.apk
CM\LatinIME.apk
CM\MediaProvider.apk
CM\PackageInstaller.apk
CM\Phone.apk
CM\Settings.apk
CM\SettingsProvider.apk
CM\Superuser.apk
CM\TelephonyProvider.apk
GAPPS\GoogleServicesFramework.apk
GAPPS\MarketUpdater.apk
GAPPS\SetupWizard.apk
GAPPS\Vending.apk
Related
Can someone list out the native default applications(name and if possible version) used in HTC desire HD ? please.
Thanks in advance.
I'll do that later today once I restore my original ROM
sadly there is no File Manager pre-installed on DHD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989332
Amazon MP3
Blocked Callers
Calculator
Calendar
Call History
Camcorder
Camera
Car Panel
Clock
Connected Media
Desk Clock
Facebook
Flashlight
FM Radio
Friend Stream
Gallery
Google Search
HTC Hub
HTC Likes
Internet
Latitude
Learn More
Locations
Messages
Music
Navigation (Google Navigation)
News
News & Weather
Peep
People
Phone
Places
Quick Lookup
QuickOffice
Reader
Search Anywhere
Search People
Settings
Setup
SIM Toolkit
Soundhound
Stocks
Talk
Teeter
Transfer Data
Twitter
Videos
Voice Recorder
Voice Search
Weather
Wi-fi Hotspot
Youtube
I think that's all of them
The applications above are for the Android 2.2 version of the phone.
# For 2.3.3 the following was changed (as far as I remember):
- Blocked Callers was removed from the menu
# For HTC Desire HD with Android 2.3.5 with Sense 3.0 the folowing are present:
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader
Amazon MP3
Calculator
Calendar
Call History
Camcoder
Camera
Clock
Connected Media
Downloads
Facebook
Flashlight
FM Radio
Friend Stream
Gallery
Gmail
Google Search
HTC Hub
HTC Likes
Internet
Latitude
Locations
Mail
Maps (Google Maps)
Market
Messages
Music
Navigation (Google Navigation)
News
News & Weather
Peep
People
Phone
Places
Quick Lookup
Quickoffice
Reader
Settings
Setup
SIM Toolkit
SoundHound
Stocks
Talk
Task Manager
Teeter
Transfer
Twitter
Voice Recorder
Voice Search
Watch
Weather
Wi-Fi Hotspot
YouTube
So, for 2.3.5 these were removed:
- Car Panel
- Desk Clock
- Learn More (just a URL shortcut)
- Search Anywhere
- Search People
- Videos
..and these were added:
- Task Manager
- Watch
What's your favorite Contacts / People Widget? (HTC Sense replacement)
The HTC Sense Contacts / People widget is probably THE BEST one I've seen to date.
It looks really clean and polished!
Can sync with groups you already have set up on your Gmail Contacts
It *does not* cause ANY WAKE LOCK problems!
It syncs FB updates
It only syncs when you view the widget, hence, no WAKE LOCK issues!
Has anyone found anything that comes close to this? So for, I've found "Android Pro Widgets" but it's not quite as polished or FB friendly as the HTC Sense widget.
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I've seen and been very grateful for bloatware removal discussions on other devices, titanium backup, root explorer and I have been busy with our new Sprint Note II and have been able to get rid of the following without (seemingly) any lost functionality:
system/apps
AllShare Cast 1.0
AllShare Play 1.0
AllShare Service 1.0
Calculator 1.0 (replaced with one from Market)
ChocoEUKor 1.0
Clock 1.0
Clock Digital 1.0
Clock (modern) 1.0
DualClock (analog)
DualClock (digital)
Dropbox 2.2
Dropbox 1.0 (replaced with market version after the 50G upgrade)
Enterprise Permissions 1.0
Email (provided you replace w/K9, EE, etc)
Exchange (provided you replace w/K9, EE, etc)
File Manager (replaced with root explorer, etc)
Flipboard
Lcdtest 1.0
Luminous dots 1.0
Messaging 4.1 (replaced with market SMS)
Music Hub 30.2
MusicFX 1.4
Music
Media Hub 1.6
Phase Beam 1.0
Polaris Office 4.0.4
S Voice 10.0
Samsung account 1.2
Samsung Apps 2.8
Samsung keyboard 1.0 (replaced with market keyboard)
SlateTest 1.0
S Suggest 3.2
TouchWiz home 4.1.1 (replaced with Nova)
TestService 1.0
Yahoo*
Video Player 1.0 (replaced with market)
Voicemail T.6 (replaced with google voice)
VPN Client 2.6
Weather Daemon
Weather Widget
Weather Widget Main
I hope we can work together to describe, prioritize and root out the really bad bloatware actors at least until some custom roms come along.
Any noticeable difference? Or just peace of mind?
monkey3ddd said:
Any noticeable difference? Or just peace of mind?
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I removed a bunch of stuff too. For me its not a speed or battery problem , but clutter. I can't stand all the clutter of so many useless apps. I haven't noticed and changes though.
AFter I made a complete with Titanium backup, when I tried to remove bloatware like 'AllShare', it said :
"If you uninstall the wrong package, you may need to reinstall from your ROM"
What does it mean? If I really removed a wrong package, why can't I reinstall it from the Titanium backup?
Thanks!
LOL...everybody wants to remove it..i want it back...at least the possibility to sync my contact and messages..noone posted bloatware to download and add to the rom?
Here is the list of TB backups I have (just meaning I removed it and still have a record that it was stock):
AvrcpServiceSamsung 4.1.2
Bubbles
com.android.samsungtest 1.0.0
Deep sea
Enterprise SysScope Service
Enterprise VPN Services
EnterprisePermissions
Google Search 1.0
Google+
Help 1.0
Helv Neue
HTML Viewer
Live Wallpaper picker
MobileZone
Photo wall
Picasa Uploader
Ripple wall
Samsung Push Service
Sprint Installer
Sprint Worldwide
VPN Client
VPNDialogs
My Files
Pickup Tutorial
RoseEUKor
SamsungAppsUNA
Self Test Mode
Topic wall
Trim
Hi. I have a gt7100 and the stock alarm is abysmal. I have to use the stock because it is the only one that works past my lock screen.
Just to clarify - It doesn't activate itself, so It fails to come on. Hence I've gotten up very late on a couple of occasions.
It is definitely on, and is set to repeat every week....
It does work if you set it for 1 minute later and just wait, but if you leave it, something happens which makes it not go off.
Somebody was saying something about programs that could cause this, but I don't have ANY lock screen widgets..... Is that even possible? I don't have widget locker installed.
The programs/services that were running last night / shown by Wheres my droid power (app). This was a long 2 minutes.
Nexus Revamped pro
Nova Launcher
Switchpro Widget
System UI
Switfkey 3
Light Manager
HD Widgets
S Suggest
Falcon for Twitter
Facebook
Phone
Twitter
Slideshow
Youtube
TWDVfsapp
Beautiful Widgets
BadgeProvider
BatterWidget Reborn
Viber
SwipePad
Wheres my droid power
Temp+CPU PRO
com.sec.android.app.FlashBarServ
Messaging
ContextProvider
Samsung Push Service
Maps
BBC News
Poweramp
LogsProvider
Contacts
Email
Nfc Service
SysScope
Hill Climb Racing
S Note
BetterBatteryStats
Google Account Manager
Advanced Task Manager Pro
Resources Provider
SmartcardService
com.android.smspush
Enterprise VPN Services
Enterprise Syscrope Service
App Lock
SwipePad
Messenger
Wizz Widget
Stock Daemon(EUR)
MapServiceSamsung
SuperSU
Maps
Google+
Google Play Store
WhatsApp
Kaspersky Mobile Security
Clock
Exchange Services
Software update
S Voice
Package installed
Simple alarm clock
MTP Application
Google Search
Remote Controls
Allshare play
Learning Hub
Video Hub
Gallery
Package Access Helper
S Planner
Help
Titanium Backup
Samsung Backup
Settings
My Story
Factory Mode
Battery Monitor Widget Pro
Allshare play
DSMLawmo
Where's my droid
AvrcpServiceSamsung
Google play services
Calendar Storage
GlanceViewMK
Samsung Account
Google Partner Set up
Favorite Apps
MusicFX
SecPhone
SamsungAppsUNA2
Key Chain
Task Manager
Swipepad
Remote Controls
Capability Manager Service
No other alarms applications are installed either.
Please help as I just got my old iPhone 4 to use as my alarm (Airplane Mode). Really want to get this problem fixed. Can't stand using the iPhone as my alarm.
Also my phone is on stock Touch Wiz 4.1.1 - Rooted. And I use Nova Launcher Prime 2.0
It's understandable why some people just stick with basic iPhones now!
Has nobody experienced this sort of issue? Alarm has always gone off?
Hey everyone,
A couple of inquiries...
Startup Processes/Applications
I am looking for a list of processes/applications that have descriptions so I can determine if I can disable them or not. I can't seen to find anything useful and wondered if there was anything out there. I am currently using Startup Manager (Free) to disable the apps. Any ideas?
I am sticking with the default TMo ROM for now. I don't see a big need to move. I have it configured how I was, for now, and I'd rather not do that all over again. The only option I would consider is a move to a bare bones TMo ROM or something like that with most of the bloat out of there.
Freshly Rooted... sort of
I've got my TMo Samsung Galaxy S3 w/ Android 4.3 freshly rooted yesterday. The process wasn't as smooth as I would have liked but for the most part it worked. I had downloaded CF-Auto-Root and use ODIN to transfer the CF-Auto-Root-d2tmo-d2tmo-sght999.tar.md5 file and using SuperUser.zip. I had run into KNOX issues and these were only fixed until after I allowed "Unknown Sources" (under Settings > More > Security) to install the superuser.apk manually to bypass KNOX. Rebooting, SuperUser still doesn't start with the 'stopped' message. So then I have to go through the process again to allow "Unknown Sources" and reinstall the APK. Any ideas?
Also, I've been able to allow some apps to work, whilst others don't seem to work. For instance, I've tried to use Boot Animation * Root to change the Boot Animation, that seems to have an issue changing the file(s). Also, in ES File Explorer, I can't change system\bin\gsiff_daemon to help lower the Android OS process to use less power. Any ideas?
This is an awesome community and I'm glad to start being a part of it.
Thanks,
Johnathan
Thus far I'm down to about 1% drain an hour, what I've done...
Hey guys,
So, I've been continuing to research and change things to get the battery drain lessened. I am about down to 1% drain per hour if left alone. This is what I've done, any further suggestions would be appreciated:
Turned down the display to the lowest setting unless I needed it higher.
Turned off any Live Wallpapers... just using a black background.
With all the stuff on the screen, I can't see it anyway.
CPU Tuner Profiles
Screen On
Governor = Full Speed
Max Freq = 1512
Min Freq = 594 (Now my phone is more responsive when using it.)
All other settings = leave unchanged
Screen Off
Governor = Save Battery
Max Freq = 486
Min Freq = 486 (One option higher than the lowest setting (384) so it wakes up quicker.)
All other settings = leave unchanged
WifiScheduler
Power On Daily = 0100
Power Off Daily = 0700
This allows radio comms drain to be lessened since it is using local WiFi. Plus any updates are downloaded.
Disabled Background Wifi Scanning
Settings > Connection > WiFi > Menu > Advanced > Always allow scanning = unchecked
Startup Manager (Free)
Disabled User Apps
Aldiko
Amazon MP3
Authenticator
Carbon
Dolphin Browser
Dropbox
Dropsync
Evernote
Facebook
Groupon
HeyZap
iHeartRadio
MortPlayer Audio Books
Pandora
Pry-Fi
Skype
T-Mobile My Account
Disabled System Apps via Startup Manager Free and Turned Off via Application Manager
(Some are duplicated names so I figured they all could go under the same list.)
Basic Daydreams
Best Face
Bluetooth Share
Bubbles
CapabilityManagerService
ChatOn
Clock(All Widgets)
com.sec.android.allshare.framework
Deep Sea
DirectShareManager
Dual Clock (All Widgets)
EpsonPrintService
Face Unlock
Favorite Apps
Favorite Contacts
Flipboard
Google Partner Setup
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Movies & TV
Google Play Music
Google Search
Google Search (Widget)
Google+
Group Play
Hangouts
HP Print Service Plugin
KNOX
Knox Notification Manager
Luninous dots
Mobile print
MobileLife
MobileLife Contacts
MobilePrintSvc_CUPS
MobilePrintSvc_CUPS_Backend
Nearby devices
Network Location
News Daemon
PageBuddyNotiSvc
Paper Artist
Phase Beam
Photo Screensavers
Photo Wall
Picasa Uploader
Polaris Viewer
S Memo
S Suggest
Samsung Account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Books
Samsung Browser SyncAdapter
Samsung Calendar SyncAdapter
Samsung Cloud Data Relay
Samsung Cloud Quota
Samsung Contact SyncAdapter
Samsung Games
Samsung Keyboard
Samsung Link
Samsung Link (Yes, this shows up twice.)
Samsung Music
Samsung Print Service
Samsung Push Service
Samsung SMemo SyncAdapter
Samsung Syncadapoters
Samsung Video
SamsungAppsUNA2
SmartcardManager
Smartcard Service
Stock Daemon(EUR)
T-Mobile My Account
T-Mobile Name ID
T-Mobile TV
TalkBack
Weather Daemon (EUR)
Weather Widget
Weather Widget Main
WFDS Print Service Plugin
Wifi Direct
Wifi Direct Share
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! News
As an added benefit, it also charges faster.
My next step is to see if I can reduce the power used by the attenae to reduce consumption there as well.
Anyone else have any ideas?
Thanks,
Johnathan
Perhaps you should go through De-Bloating. De-Bloat is a process where you remove manufacturer added unnecessory programs and recover space and Battery life.
Here's one of several Guides on programs that you don't need to keep.
Once the un-needed programs are removed, you can remove from startup among those remaining.
johnathanamber said:
Anyone else have any ideas?
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Greenify works wonders for me, both on my S3 and my Xoom. It's not your average battery saving app, it "hibernates" apps that you choose when they're not active, instead of keeping them in memory, which helps keep your phone fast over time, as well as saving battery. After just a couple hours, my Xoom used to be bogged down and it would turn into a battery hog, and I thought it was just because of how old it is. But since I installed Greenify, it's almost as fast as the day I got it, and the battery life is even better than that. Also, I use the BootManager Xposed mod to disable start-up apps, dunno how it compares to the app you're using, but you might wanna check it out. Good luck.
Edit: Also, as far as root goes, I believe there's 5 or 6 different apps you have to remove/freeze to stop Knox. You might try flashing a de-Knoxed stock ROM, that'd almost surely get rid of your root problems.
Doing Better.
Hey everyone,
As a continual work to improve battery life on my SGS3, I've decided to uninstall as many apps can I can on my rooted stock rom. Who knew that by removing extra Google apps would improve battery life!
Recently uninstalled:
Google Goggles
Google Text-to-Speech
Google Translate
Google Voice
SCouldStarter
(Others but I don't remember what they were.)
Turned off:
Basic Daydreams
Best Face
Bubbles
CapabilityManagerService
ChatOn
Clock(All Widgets)
com.sec.android.allshare.framework
Deep Sea
DirectShareManager
Dual Clock (All Widgets)
EpsonPrintService
Face Unlock
Favorite Apps
Favorite Contacts
Flipboard
Google Partner Setup
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Movies & TV
Google Play Music
Google Search
Google Search (Widget)
Google+
Group Play
Hangouts
HP Print Service Plugin
Luninous dots
Mobile print
MobileLife
MobileLife Contacts
MobilePrintSvc_CUPS
MobilePrintSvc_CUPS_Backend
Network Location
PageBuddyNotiSvc
Paper Artist
Phase Beam
Photo Screensavers
Photo Wall
Picasa Uploader
Polaris Viewer
S Suggest
Samsung Account
Samsung Apps
Samsung Books
Samsung Browser SyncAdapter
Samsung Calendar SyncAdapter
Samsung Cloud Data Relay
Samsung Cloud Quota
Samsung Contact SyncAdapter
Samsung Games
Samsung Link
Samsung Music
Samsung Print Service
Samsung Push Service
Samsung SMemo SyncAdapter
Samsung Syncadapoters
Samsung Video
SamsungAppsUNA2
Stock Daemon(EUR)
T-Mobile My Account
T-Mobile Name ID
T-Mobile TV
TalkBack
Weather Widget
Weather Widget Main
WFDS Print Service Plugin
Wifi Direct
Wifi Direct Share
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! News
I also have an app that will auto-kill apps when I turn the phone screen on. Don't remember which one it is though, I think it is Android Tuner Free... I also use Startup Manager Free to disable apps during startup.
About that application reference, where are the APKs stored and if you simply remove them using a file explorer, does that stop it from running and 'uninstall' it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35103966&postcount=2
With the above done, my phone boots from start to finish in 58 seconds (According to Startup Manager Free and that's down by about 28 seconds from previous reboots using the same app.) and it is much more responsive as one would expect with less running in the background.
Updated my 2nd post list of Turned Off apps.
Could anyone let me know which of the below items are safe to disable. The below are the pre-installed applications:
Calender
Calender Storage
ConfigUpdater
Contacts Storage
Gallery
Google Contacts Sync
Google One Time Init.
Google Partner Setup
Google Play services
Google Services Framework
Media Storage
MusicFX
Omcap
Android System
Atci_service
Cell Broadcasts
SIM Toolkit