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Newbie question..
Can I actually remove unwanted APKs from the system\apps in ROM.zip I downloaded?
On the other hand, can I add in the APKs that I want to the system\apps folder located in the zip?
Will it have any negative impact/bugs on the ROM?
Edited: I have found out how to remove the unwanted apps. If I want to replace the default HTC message app with handcent app, which 1 do I delete? HtcMessageUploader.apk or htcmsgwidgets.apk
In my experience you will have problems if you remove some of the HTC apps and widgets. Can't you leave them in and just not use them? Just turn off the notification in the sms app so you don't get duplicate notifications.
So basically i wanna remove Sense and Widgets from InsertCoin, but keep the functions that make Sense great like the Camera, Facebook Sense...Oh and also the Lockscreen to the Vanilla one. I've seen plenty of scripts written for other phones and none seem to work for Desire sadly Any halp?
Open the zip before flashing (don't extract it) and remove all the widgets and other stuff you don't want. Either in system/app or data/app. The flash it with signature verification turned off.
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install the rom and if you are s-off install different launcher like adw or launcher pro. Go to root explorer and delete folder called rosie
Oh damn, i suppose i should have read this
But how do I remove the Sense incoming call screen???
Plug phone into ADB (if you have it on your PC) or use astro file manager go to system/apps and delete htclockscreen.apk then unplug the phone and restart it will go back to the original AOSP lockscreen.
And id suggest using ADW Launcher EX. then you get all the HTC apps with the AOSP look
EDIT: Also you need to get another alarm clock because deleting the htclockscreen.apk file means you cant turn off your alarm
iDidit!
Okay, so following the post that was located in baadnewz's website (which was linked from the same page as the ROM LOL) i have removed all the stuff i want, such as the Launcher, all Sense widgets and most apps except for Friend Stream (for facebook photo syncing) Gmail, Stocks and a few other things but added ADW Launcher 1.3.6 (not for constant use, just so the ROM would have something to go to after setting up as i am using ADW EX). After doing so i gave myself 10-20~MB in extra space! resulting from a 188MB Installation zip to 170~MB! I have to say, the smoothest DHD ROM I've ever used! I think i might just PM baadnewz himself to see what he thinks of my 'work'
I will edit this post to add photos...I may post a DL link depending on how many people 'thank' this post
I removed some of the standard applications in the MIUI firmware (like Music).
App is removed, but it remains the widget.
In "\system\app" folder I do not see it.
How can I remove this widget? And the other system - such as a clock, photo frame, search etc.
Do you have S-OFF?
If you are S-OFF, you can do it directly in rom with an explorer which has root rights (e.g. root explorer)
If you are not S-OFF, you have to it via ADB:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones
MatDrOiD said:
If you are S-OFF, you can do it directly in rom with an explorer which has root rights (e.g. root explorer)
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I have S-OFF.
and I know how to remove applications etc.
but where are these widgets? as I wrote in "\system\app" folder I do not see it. there is an application, but not widgets. When I remove applications, widgets still remain.
b2farm said:
I have S-OFF.
and I know how to remove applications etc.
but where are these widgets? as I wrote in "\system\app" folder I do not see it. there is an application, but not widgets. When I remove applications, widgets still remain.
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This is because the stock widget are applications seperate from their applications. Just find those applications that has part of its name that matches the application you removed. (eg. For sense roms, to remove Facebook for HTC Sense completely, delete htcfacebook.apk and htcfacebookwidget.apk)
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itachi1706 said:
This is because the stock widget are applications seperate from their applications. Just find those applications that has part of its name that matches the application you removed. (eg. For sense roms, to remove Facebook for HTC Sense completely, delete htcfacebook.apk and htcfacebookwidget.apk)
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Guys, do you see what I write?
1. I ALREADY deleted the application (eg "Music").
2. NO files in the folders widget! Generally NO more files, whose name somehow related to "Music".
3. NOT Sense, but MIUI. I know how to remove widgets in Sense. in MIUI of this recipe does not work!
I haven't seen anything posted about this so I figured I'd post the list of apps that I have renamed or removed in CM7. Some are apps that the tablet won't ever use and some are apps that I personally won't be using. I'm sure there are more but these are the ones I've done so far. Please note: When you rename phone.apk you will get a message saying that phone has stopped working and it will not stop popping up, just hold down your power button to reboot and it won't come up again.
ADW Launcher.apk (if you're using a different launcher)
Androidian.apk
AdroidTerm.apk
Bluetooth.apk
Browser.apk (if you're using a different browser)
Camera.apk
CarHomeGoogle.apk
Cyanbread.apk
CMStats.apk
CMUpdate.apk
CMWallpapers.apk ((if you're using a different wallpaper)
Contacts.apk
DeskClock.apk
Development.apk
DownloadPrividerUi.apk
DSPManager.apk
Email.apk
FileManager.apk
FOTAKill.apk
GenieWidget.apk (news and weather widget)
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
LatinIME.apk (if you're using a different keyboard)
LiveWallpapers.apk (if you're using a different live wallpaper)
MagicSmoke.apk
Mms.apk
Music.apk (if you're using a different music app)
OneTimeInitializer.apk
Pacman.apk
Phone.apk (RENAME THIS LAST)
Protips.apk
RomManager.apk
SetupWizard.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
SpareParts.apk
Talk.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
Visualization.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
DO NOT RENAME: ContactsProvider, GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter or GoogleContactsSyncAdapter you will end up with framework and/or GApps errors.
I have often wondered why alot of these were left in the ROM.
I always delete lots of those apk even before I flash the update.zip
you can add:
Protips.apk
packman.apk (maybe)
RomManager.apk
I've been wondering about this as well and have been both mucking around with the ROM zips as well as simply deleting things with Root Explorer as it's just plain silly for Phone to exist on the Kindle Fire.
jwilliamf said:
I always delete lots of those apk even before I flash the update.zip
you can add:
Protips.apk
packman.apk (maybe)
RomManager.apk
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Just to pick your brain a bit: Are you simply editing the zip contents (seems safest) or are you actually extracting everything and then re-compressing it once you've removed the fluff?
You *can* keep SoundRecorder if you want to - and it makes sense ot include it in the ROM. True, the Kindle Fire doesn't have a built-in mic, but I have one of these mics and it works great. It just doesn't use the speakers if this mic is plugged in, since it's detected as a headset + mic.
http://www.amazon.com/Switcheasy-ThumbTacks-Microphone-touch-Black/dp/B0021IAJEG
Just curious, regarding Contacts.apk and Phone.apk...are the two interdependant or will Contacts work without Phone.
Seems to me that using Contacts synced to your G-Mail account would provide the e-mail addresses of your contacts (just ignore the phone numbers) for any e-mailing you might want to do from your Fire...
Aahz Pervect said:
Just to pick your brain a bit: Are you simply editing the zip contents (seems safest) or are you actually extracting everything and then re-compressing it once you've removed the fluff?
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I just delete or rename them in the system/app folder using root explorer.
hdmunger said:
Just curious, regarding Contacts.apk and Phone.apk...are the two interdependant or will Contacts work without Phone.
Seems to me that using Contacts synced to your G-Mail account would provide the e-mail addresses of your contacts (just ignore the phone numbers) for any e-mailing you might want to do from your Fire...
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Your contacts should show up in your gmail automatically, at least they do for me.
As I recall from previous posts, renaming such apks like phone and telephony will cause FC's in the settings menu and possibly other areas.
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DesDr0id said:
As I recall from previous posts, renaming such apks like phone and telephony will cause FC's in the settings menu and possibly other areas.
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This was addressed already:
airmaxx23 said:
Please note: When you rename phone.apk you will get a message saying that phone has stopped working and it will not stop popping up, just hold down your power button to reboot and it won't come up again.]
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Edit: Just reread your post and realized my response isn't addressing the issue... I would erase this post if I could.
DesDr0id said:
As I recall from previous posts, renaming such apks like phone and telephony will cause FC's in the settings menu and possibly other areas.
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The only temporary issue is when renaming phone it, causes it to force close, once you reboot it doesn't happen again. I've had them all renamed for a day or so and I've been through a lot of the settings and have not had an issue.
Why rename when you simply evict? make up some extra space for yourself...
do it with adb... root explorer titanium, your fingers, out of /system/app/* and then their corpse cousins over in /data/data/* This is where I learned... http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones.
Telephony, bluetooth, latinime, latinimetutorial mms phone street torch music dsp sound recorder talkback. com.amazon.mp3 was a hated app of mine since time immemmorial!
My routine when flashing CM nightlys on other phones is rather than take the time to clean up the rom for myself, i would just flash the full rom along with the gapps and then the titanium zip as a system file so its there when I get into android... then use the titty with a pre-determined list and just rip a lot of stuff almost 30-80MB and that gave me a LOT of breathing room on the G1/Dream.
When Titanium got down to the last app =Wifi Calling App the phone would go nuts.. and I always had to hit the reboot at the specific time to get it to reboot (if I missed that time, then I had to do batt-pull) get into recovery do wipe cache and dalvik, then reboot recovery then fix permissions and boot back.. and all was well.
the point is when you take out the music and telephony, especially DSP Manager, anything that uses audio is tied to other parts of the framework -- but its always fixable with a reboot and fix permissions.
androidcues said:
Why rename when you simply evict? make up some extra space for yourself...
do it with adb... root explorer titanium, your fingers, out of /system/app/* and then their corpse cousins over in /data/data/* This is where I learned... http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones.
Telephony, bluetooth, latinime, latinimetutorial mms phone street torch music dsp sound recorder talkback. com.amazon.mp3 was a hated app of mine since time immemmorial!
My routine when flashing CM nightlys on other phones is rather than take the time to clean up the rom for myself, i would just flash the full rom along with the gapps and then the titanium zip as a system file so its there when I get into android... then use the titty with a pre-determined list and just rip a lot of stuff almost 30-80MB and that gave me a LOT of breathing room on the G1/Dream.
When Titanium got down to the last app =Wifi Calling App the phone would go nuts.. and I always had to hit the reboot at the specific time to get it to reboot (if I missed that time, then I had to do batt-pull) get into recovery do wipe cache and dalvik, then reboot recovery then fix permissions and boot back.. and all was well.
the point is when you take out the music and telephony, especially DSP Manager, anything that uses audio is tied to other parts of the framework -- but its always fixable with a reboot and fix permissions.
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I always rename them and leave them for a few days before deleting them just to be sure things still play nicely.
Browser (I use silk)
Gallery (I use QuickPic)
ADW (I use go Launcher)
Aahz Pervect said:
I've been wondering about this as well and have been both mucking around with the ROM zips as well as simply deleting things with Root Explorer as it's just plain silly for Phone to exist on the Kindle Fire.
Just to pick your brain a bit: Are you simply editing the zip contents (seems safest) or are you actually extracting everything and then re-compressing it once you've removed the fluff?
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Yes! Before flashing, open zip file and delete any apks that you don't need. Easiest way in my opinion.
Some more stuff you can safely remove (few already mentioned)
ADWLauncher.apk
Androidian.apk
AndroidTerm.apk
CMStats.apk
CMUpdateNotify.apk
CMWallpapers.apk
Development.apk
FileManager.apk
Livewallpapers.apk (Live wallpapers still work, just none are included)
MagicSmokewallpapers.apk
Protips.apk
SpareParts.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
I created this little list of commands every time I install a new build of Cm7. Feel free to use it. ~30 apk's or so removed. Some stuff you might want to keep if you use it, be sure to remove from the command below, such as browser or gallery. I use other applications so I remove them
Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app/
rm VoiceDialer.apk Androidian.apk AndroidTerm.apk Bluetooth.apk Browser.apk Camera.apk CarHomeGoogle.apk CMStats.apk CMUpdateNotify.apk CMWallpapers.apk Contacts.apk DeskClock.apk Development.apk DSPManager.apk Email.apk FileManager.apk Gallery3D.apk GenieWidget.apk LiveWallpapers.apk MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk Mms.apk Music.apk Pacman.apk Phone.apk Protips.apk RomManager.apk SoundRecorder.apk Talk.apk TelephonyProvider.apk VisualizationWallpapers.apk
Not trying to be an ass or anything but just removing the apk does not uninstall the app. The data will still be there and the device will sill think its installed (even tho you won't see the app in the app drawer) it shouldn't cause any issues but if your removing a bunch of stuff, might as well uninstall them correctly and reclaim the space they take up.
Titanium backup would probably be the easiest way to do it but what I prefer to do is put it all into a script. That way I can run it on whatever rom I install.
An example of how to uninstall the browser via command line...
rm/system/app/Browser.apk
pm uninstall com.android.browser
It should then say "seccess"
With system apps you need to remove the apk first then run the pm uninstall name.of.package command. Hope someone found this helpful
Edit: also, I wouldn't remove, uninstall or rename talk.apk because the market uses it in some way (can't remember for what exactly but it needs it)
foxdog66 said:
Not trying to be an ass or anything but just removing the apk does not uninstall the app. The data will still be there and the device will sill think its installed (even tho you won't see the app in the app drawer) it shouldn't cause any issues but if your removing a bunch of stuff, might as well uninstall them correctly and reclaim the space they take up.
Titanium backup would probably be the easiest way to do it but what I prefer to do is put it all into a script. That way I can run it on whatever rom I install.
An example of how to uninstall the browser via command line...
rm/system/app/Browser.apk
pm uninstall com.android.browser
It should then say "seccess"
With system apps you need to remove the apk first then run the pm uninstall name.of.package command. Hope someone found this helpful
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Are you sure ;p
None of the apk's I removed show up in "/data/app" or "/system/app". So IMO, they are gone. Even checking the "/cache/" and it's contents. No trace of them there either. (I do wipe "cache/dalvik-cache" after deleting apk's).
foxdog66 said:
Not trying to be an ass or anything but just removing the apk does not uninstall the app. The data will still be there and the device will sill think its installed (even tho you won't see the app in the app drawer) it shouldn't cause any issues but if your removing a bunch of stuff, might as well uninstall them correctly and reclaim the space they take up.
Titanium backup would probably be the easiest way to do it but what I prefer to do is put it all into a script. That way I can run it on whatever rom I install.
An example of how to uninstall the browser via command line...
rm/system/app/Browser.apk
pm uninstall com.android.browser
It should then say "seccess"
With system apps you need to remove the apk first then run the pm uninstall name.of.package command. Hope someone found this helpful
Edit: also, I wouldn't remove, uninstall or rename talk.apk because the market uses it in some way (can't remember for what exactly but it needs it)
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How do you find out what the name of each apk's matching package?
Takenover83 said:
Are you sure ;p
None of the apk's I removed show up in "/data/app" or "/system/app". So IMO, they are gone. Even checking the "/cache/" and it's contents. No trace of them there either. (I do wipe "cache/dalvik-cache" after deleting apk's).
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Well the apk is gone but the /data/data/package data is still there. Try "adb shell pm list packages" and see if any of your removed apk's package names are listed.
Hello there
Is it really safe to uninstall native APKs on a CyanogenMod ROM ? I dislike to have several applications for the same job, we have a lot of storage problems with our old HTC Desire so a good cleaning is very important !
And if a remove some APKs in the ROM installation and repack ZIP is suicidal due to config installation ?
Do you have some tutorials and/or URLs to share ?
Thanks a lot in advance for your answers
Depends on the apk's you remove. I've been removing stuff on CM7 rom always.
This can get you started on what you should and should not remove.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones
You can remove the following and still have "full" functionality:
Code:
Androidian.apk (theme)
Browser.apk (if you don't use the stock one)
Calculator.apk
Cyanbread.apk
CMWallpapers.apk
DSP Manager.apk
Email.apk
Filemanager.apk
FM.apk
Gallery3D.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
Music.apk
Pacman.apk
ProTips.apk
RomManager,apk
SpareParts.apk
SoundRecorder.apk
Stk.apk
Torch.apk
ThemeChooser.apk (No themes support)
ThemeManager.apk (No themes support)
VisualizationWallpaper.apk
VoiceDialer.apk
And remove these APKs directly on the ZIP installation file, then repacking the ZIP file and launch a complete flash on it... Safe or suicidal ? (yeah I like this word )
stankyou said:
Depends on the apk's you remove. I've been removing stuff on CM7 rom always.
This can get you started on what you should and should not remove.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones
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That's the source of goodness. Good job.
djdamage said:
And remove these APKs directly on the ZIP installation file, then repacking the ZIP file and launch a complete flash on it... Safe or suicidal ? (yeah I like this word )
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There's nothing suicidal about accidentally removing critical apks on a rom and flashing it. I believe the worst you can get is a non-booting phone probably a usb brick maybe.. things that can still be fixed.
Flashing a corrupted hboot, now that's suicidal for your phone at least.
stankyou said:
Depends on the apk's you remove. I've been removing stuff on CM7 rom always.
This can get you started on what you should and should not remove.
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I knew this source, however it's out-to-date now, most APKs are missing
It basically lists everything. What "most apk's" are you talking about that are not on the list?
djdamage said:
And remove these APKs directly on the ZIP installation file, then repacking the ZIP file and launch a complete flash on it... Safe or suicidal ? (yeah I like this word )
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Do not repack the zip or you might be not able to flash it.
Just remove the files directly from zip archive.
I'm usually unpacking it just to see how big is the system to make smaller /system partition for few extra MB's internal memory. (custom hboot)
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It's easy and fairly safe to remove and/or add apks and/or configs to a zip ROM installation, even in /system, if you know for sure they aren't used by other apks.
I've done it many times.
But sometimes they might get somewhat corrupted and the recovery won't install them. If that happens try to make small changes each time and try them out.
I always remove unwanted .apks from the downloaded .zip file / custom rom prior to install.
You should use 7zip (Freeware - Google it) to open and browse the files in the .zip and delete the unwanted .apks. Everytime I have tried with WinRar it messes up the .zip file (wont install!), only works for me with 7zip (may work with Winzip too but untested by me).
The .apks can usually be found in sd-ext\app_s\ - depending on the rom you are installing.
N.b if your rom has the directories customize\app\ - don't delete the .apks in there as they are for the setup at rom install, are are selectable via the setup/install menu, deleting them may break the setup from completing.
Many .apks are deletable for example - I delete most widgets as I use a different launcher after install so they are useless to me.
e.g
com.htc.htcmsgwidgets3d.apk
com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk
HtcAutoRotateWidget.apk
HtcDataRoamingWidget.apk
MMS.apk is the text message app and is deletable if your going to install something in its place after install. An example would be GO SMS.
Same with browser.apk - its the browser app. I delete it then after rom install I install something like Opera, Firefox or Dolphin etc.
DockMode.apk is for if you use a dock to connect your phone to your PC or car holder. I have neither of these things so I delete this.
Music.apk is the music player, and if your gonna replace it with another music player (Poweramp or Winamp for example) or simply dont want a music player, then is deletable.
MySketcher.apk is a touch drawing app which I dont use, so I delete that.
For me Titanium Backup PRO is a very useful program for uninstalling native .apks from the rom after install. Works perfectly.
If I forget to delete some native .apks I go into it, uninstall a load, then from the menu select -> more -> Clean up the Dalvik cache and it cleans up any stuff left that relate to the native .apks I have uninstalled.
There are many lists that can be found via google or here on XDA, but I have found many to be wrong. I worked out wot I could delete with trail and error.
Takes a while, but then you find out exactly what you can and cant ditch.
For sake, here is a list I have complied and have edited based on my knowledge of removing .apks prior to removal, some may or may not apply to you rom.
SHOULDNT REMOVE:
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk -> needed for Gmail Notifications
Calendar.apk -> Calendar
CalendarProvider.apk -> Calendar Provider
Camera.apk -> Camera
CertInstaller.apk -> Certificate Installer
Contacts.apk -> Contacts
Contacts.apk -> Contacts provider
DefaultContainerService.apk -> need to install apps
DownloadProvider.apk -> managed Downloads
DrmProvider.apk -> DRM provider
Fonts.apk -> system fonts
OmaDmcClient.apk -> OTA function can not simply be erased
Phone.apk -> Phone App
Settings.apk -> Settings App
SettingsProvider.apk -> Settings Provider
TelephonyProvider.apk -> Phone Provider
UserDictionaryProvider.apk -> Dictionary
Vending.apk -> Google Market
DeskClock.apk -> disables the alarm function
FmRadio.apk -> if the radio function is no longer needed
FmRadioProvider.apk -> if the radio function is no longer needed
GoogleCalenderSyncAdapter.apk -> Calendar Sync
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk -> Sync Contacts
GoogleFeedback.apk
GoogleServicesFramework.apk -> provides account / login information for Google
CAN REMOVE
AnalogClockWidget.apk
AppAdvisor.apk
BatteryUsageWidget.apk
BookmarksWidget.apk
Browser.apk
Calculator.apk
CalendarWidget.apk
CarHome.apk
DeskClock.apk
DigitalClockWidget.apk
EmailWidget.apk
FriendsPlusWidget.apk
GalaxyWallpaper.apk
Gallery3D.apk
GenieWidget.apk
Gmail.apk
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk
Maps.apk
memo.apk
MessageWidget.apk
MusicWidget.apk
News.apk
PhotoAlbumWidget.apk
PhotoFrameWidget.apk
PolarisOffice.apk
VisualizationWallpapers.apk
VoiceSearch.apk
WeatherWidget.apk
nandroid first if unsure about removing a particular app - and you might have to turn off sig verification in recovery for install