how do u remove stock apps?
Splash01 said:
how do u remove stock apps?
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If your not rooted you cant. If you are rooted use a file manager to go to /system/app and delete, or move the apk's of the apps you dont want. Be carefull dont delete the wrong thing or you may bootloop your phone. Alternativley you could use titamnum backup or other apps on the market to freeze the system apps you dont want.
If you don't want to get too technical with moving apk's there is always titanium backup paid version which lets you freeze apps. After moving the apks on my incredible and then moving them back for OTA updates I wanted something easier for the bionic I got. Titanium lets me freeze them so they don't run, or show up in the app list. The free version doesn't do it but i think the 5$ or whatever was worth it for me.
cmlusco said:
If your not rooted you cant. If you are rooted use a file manager to go to /system/app and delete, or move the apk's of the apps you dont want. Be carefull dont delete the wrong thing or you may bootloop your phone. Alternativley you could use titamnum backup or other apps on the market to freeze the system apps you dont want.
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to add to this. if you rename the file from .apk to .bak and re boot, and if the phone doesnt FC like craze you can go back and delete the .bak files. i did this in the beginning to make sure i wasn't deleting something that would harm my phone.
here is also a list that is ok to delete.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256456
have u removed stock apps. from your phone?
cmlusco said:
If your not rooted you cant. If you are rooted use a file manager to go to /system/app and delete, or move the apk's of the apps you dont want. Be carefull dont delete the wrong thing or you may bootloop your phone. Alternativley you could use titamnum backup or other apps on the market to freeze the system apps you dont want.
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Splash01 said:
have u removed stock apps. from your phone?
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Yeah a whole bunch. There is tons of stuff i consider junk or uneeded. Some just junk and some unneeded because i replaced them with apps from the market.
have u got problems or boot loop when u were doing this?
cmlusco said:
Yeah a whole bunch. There is tons of stuff i consider junk or uneeded. Some just junk and some unneeded because i replaced them with apps from the market.
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Splash01 said:
have u got problems or boot loop when u were doing this?
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You shouldn't get a boot loop if you remove what they call "bloat ware"
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Splash01 said:
have u got problems or boot loop when u were doing this?
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No, no bootloops but im pretty familiar with what files do what and which are needed to keep things working.
which apps did u remove?
cmlusco said:
No, no bootloops but im pretty familiar with what files do what and which are needed to keep things working.
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Hi i have a desire with the leeDroid Rom installed and wondered if i can unistall programs like friend stream,stocks (which i never use) with something like titanium Back up?
Is there a list of programs like this which is safe to remove?
andy46 said:
Hi i have a desire with the leeDroid Rom installed and wondered if i can unistall programs like friend stream,stocks (which i never use) with something like titanium Back up?
Is there a list of programs like this which is safe to remove?
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The latest version of Titanium Backup will colour the system apps red, so you know what you're getting into.
Avoid apps that you can't see on the apps drawer and it should be fine.
You can delete these programs from system/app in the rom zip file before you flash it.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
Before removing anything form Leedroid look at the wiki to see which apps can be removed safely. You can delete apps that are not on the list but if you run i to issues you know why.
do i do this on the phone or on my pc? any special software needed?
thanks in advance
Yes.
To delete the apps from the zip you need special software like winzip or winrar, high tech stuff.
Just go to he /system/app/ directory and remove what you don't want and know it's safe.
And for example, if you want to make your life harder use ADB via recovery.
There are other methods too, if you are not satisfied with the zip editing.
3722 said:
Yes.
To delete the apps from the zip you need special software like winzip or winrar, high tech stuff.
Just go to he /system/app/ directory and remove what you don't want and know it's safe.
And for example, if you want to make your life harder use ADB via recovery.
There are other methods too, if you are not satisfied with the zip editing.
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Ok cool. I had never opened rom's zip file before, didn't realise I could 'play ' with it like that
Will experiment later, after a back up!
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andy46 said:
Ok cool. I had never opened rom's zip file before, didn't realise I could 'play ' with it like that
Will experiment later, after a back up!
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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I'm not sure if it's the best practice, but I always trim my zip files without actually unzipping them (right click unzip).
You actually have an alternative if you're already installed and suddenly feel to lazy to wipe your phone. Get titanium, then go to the list of apps, long press, then choose "force remove app".
Although I'm not sure if it will cause any conflicts with your ROM.
Safety first!
I've been using this tutorial for removing stock apps.. works perfectly..
Hi,
I stupidly deleted an system app 'Flash' to be precise while experimenting with Titanium Backup. Firstly I updated the default Flash to the new 10.1 then integrated it to the ROM then decided I wanted to undo this, but can't find and option to do this procedure.
Please can some one help me restore my HTC Desire default flash.
Just to note backup doesn't seem to restore anything.
Thanks.
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If it was a .APK that you deleted, the easiest option is to us ADB push command to put it back on the phone.
You would need to source it first, but you should find it if you extract you ROM.ZIP file.
Could you kindly tell me, how I may do this?
Deeco7 said:
Could you kindly tell me, how I may do this?
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Post exactly which ROM you are using and i'll remove it for you and post it up
hmm flash. If only we had a unified place where we could collect all such third party apps. It could have a search function, menus and maybe even paid apps. Then people in need of an app could just find it here and install it right away.
Ohh wait it's called the market.
If the app is gone, you should be able to install it from the market and afterwards you can move the .apk file to the system partition.
warlordxxx said:
Post exactly which ROM you are using and i'll remove it for you and post it up
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RUU_Bravo_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.29.405.2_Radio_32.49.00.32U_5.11.05.27_release_151783_signed. Thank you.
mortenmhp said:
hmm flash. If only we had a unified place where we could collect all such third party apps. It could have a search function, menus and maybe even paid apps. Then people in need of an app could just find it here and install it right away.
Ohh wait it's called the market.
If the app is gone, you should be able to install it from the market and afterwards you can move the .apk file to the system partition.
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If only you read my question properly. Unfortunately, your attempt of sarcasm has failed. So, please stop.
followed the tutorial for the unrevoked rooting method..(mad props to all involved)
okay so my question is, im on the stock rom(2.3.4) rooted with HBOOT.92 and obviously have root acces, i want to get rid of a bunch of bloatware, vcast,app sharing ect ect.
in the past i had a htc eris and used root explorer and deleted all the bloat from the system/app folder and seemed to work flawless. i tried that but they are still there, then used titanium pro to uninstall them but no go, then i created a filter name "bloat" and melted it. well now the app are uninstalled but still are in my apps screen. i then tried to use root explorer again and they are not to be found in the system/app folder, i have a backup so io am not worried.
any suggestions on how to get rid of these bloatware, or could you recommend a rom low on memory usage that is close to stock rom, or maybe some nice visualized roms that are not to big on the memory.
This might sound obvious but did you reboot after deleting the apps?
barelynotlegal said:
followed the tutorial for the unrevoked rooting method..(mad props to all involved)
okay so my question is, im on the stock rom(2.3.4) rooted with HBOOT.92 and obviously have root acces, i want to get rid of a bunch of bloatware, vcast,app sharing ect ect.
in the past i had a htc eris and used root explorer and deleted all the bloat from the system/app folder and seemed to work flawless. i tried that but they are still there, then used titanium pro to uninstall them but no go, then i created a filter name "bloat" and melted it. well now the app are uninstalled but still are in my apps screen. i then tried to use root explorer again and they are not to be found in the system/app folder, i have a backup so io am not worried.
any suggestions on how to get rid of these bloatware, or could you recommend a rom low on memory usage that is close to stock rom, or maybe some nice visualized roms that are not to big on the memory.
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Get S-Off then try removing the apps again.
Hope this helps...
You dont need s-off to remove apps just root. Deleting the apks with root explorer should work.
cmlusco said:
You dont need s-off to remove apps just root. Deleting the apks with root explorer should work.
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Or Titanium Backup, make sure busybox is installed, there's a busybox installer app free in the Market.
Sent from my ADR6300 using xda premium
refthemc said:
Get S-Off then try removing the apps again.
Hope this helps...
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according to the tut,""*at this point,you could just enjoy root access without doing anything else. if all you care about is using a couple of root only apps,and deleting some bloatware,you can remain rooted and s-on if youd like.""
cmlusco said:
You dont need s-off to remove apps just root. Deleting the apks with root explorer should work.
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have tried that. they get deleted but show back up(mentioned it in the above post) system/apps folder right? is there another folder? mmec/system/apps?
RMarkwald said:
Or Titanium Backup, make sure busybox is installed, there's a busybox installer app free in the Market.
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tried to melt, delete, delete via recovery(cant mount system, aborted) will try with busybox installed.
thanX guys for the help so far. will try busy box and let ya know how that works..
everytime i reboot the apps show back up.
barelynotlegal said:
everytime i reboot the apps show back up.
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I had this happen when 2.3 first came out, and I went to delete the apps and they'd just reappear on reboot. Installing busybox fixed my issue then.
Good luck!
well i think i may have figured it out, used this app System App remover, couldn't uninstall anything but disabled all the stuff i wanted to, then used root explorer to delete apk's in system/app.
installed busy box but didn't notice anything different.
Just flash a new rom. If you want something like stock or better I suggest any rom by Heyitslou, skyraider, or newtoroot sense 3.0 or lower.
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RMarkwald said:
I had this happen when 2.3 first came out, and I went to delete the apps and they'd just reappear on reboot. Installing busybox fixed my issue then.
Good luck!
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installed busy box(is it like a plugin?) not sure wich one is the right one, installed the latest release. not sure how busy box works.(will google)
barelynotlegal said:
followed the tutorial for the unrevoked rooting method..(mad props to all involved)
okay so my question is, im on the stock rom(2.3.4) rooted with HBOOT.92 and obviously have root acces, i want to get rid of a bunch of bloatware, vcast,app sharing ect ect.
in the past i had a htc eris and used root explorer and deleted all the bloat from the system/app folder and seemed to work flawless. i tried that but they are still there, then used titanium pro to uninstall them but no go, then i created a filter name "bloat" and melted it. well now the app are uninstalled but still are in my apps screen. i then tried to use root explorer again and they are not to be found in the system/app folder, i have a backup so io am not worried.
any suggestions on how to get rid of these bloatware, or could you recommend a rom low on memory usage that is close to stock rom, or maybe some nice visualized roms that are not to big on the memory.
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you don't need to do any of that.
Using root explorer:
Delete the .apk files from BOTH system/app AND data/app.
Reboot into recovery.
wipe cache
wipe dalvik cache
Reboot
Be patient as your phone rebuilds the cache and dalvik cache. Once you get to the unlock screen, wait another minute or two.
enjoy.
much love my friend
Sent from SkyNet's Matrix in a galaxy far, far away, where no one has gone before...
So I have a lot of preinstalled **** apps sitting on my app drawer with no use for me at all such as
Ais
Axis
Broadband
Mworld
Myhtc
Ringtunes
And all the other useless ****.
I have tried to uninstalled them using Link2sd. Yes I do succeed.
But after I reboot my phone. All of the **** apps that I uninstalled came back. wtf?
Someone suggest me to use aroma file manager, not sure if its gonna work or not I mean have spmeoneu tried it and succeeded? Without the apps came back after uninstalled it?
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You are rooted, right?
Use any file explorer out there and delete the desired .apk files from /system/app/. The apps'll be permanently gone!
TToivanen said:
You are rooted, right?
Use any file explorer out there and delete the desired .apk files from /system/app/. The apps'll be permanently gone!
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yes im rooted.
can any hox users confirm this?
w1040 said:
yes im rooted.
can any hox users confirm this?
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yeah, try that trick but pay attention to the apps you want to delete, you could face some crashing items
matt95 said:
yeah, try that trick but pay attention to the apps you want to delete, you could face some crashing items
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even "odex" apps?
w1040 said:
even "odex" apps?
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only the system related should be a problem...
Hey,
im using the CleanROM of Scott. there are some apps installed by default, i dont want to have.
The apps are:
\system\app\Flipboard.apk
\system\app\Evernote.apk
\system\app\SamsungWatchON.apk
do i only have to delete this files before flashing the rom or do i have to delete some apps else, that are depending to the apps above?
thx and grz
DrMystica said:
Hey,
im using the CleanROM of Scott. there are some apps installed by default, i dont want to have.
The apps are:
\system\app\Flipboard.apk
\system\app\Evernote.apk
\system\app\SamsungWatchON.apk
do i only have to delete this files before flashing the rom or do i have to delete some apps else, that are depending to the apps above?
thx and grz
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There should be no dependencies. I would not suggest just deleting the files from the system directory . You can remove system apps using apps like Titanium Backup or ES File Explorer. Check them out
DrMystica said:
Hey,
im using the CleanROM of Scott. there are some apps installed by default, i dont want to have.
The apps are:
\system\app\Flipboard.apk
\system\app\Evernote.apk
\system\app\SamsungWatchON.apk
do i only have to delete this files before flashing the rom or do i have to delete some apps else, that are depending to the apps above?
thx and grz
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Flash the ROM first, then use TiBu to freeze the apps you don't want. If you are happy with it after you do that, you can either just leave them frozen or make a backup of them then uninstall them.