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Here is a list of all the apps that come on stock roms. It's main use will be determining which apps are safe to remove.
Although this is a solid starting point, a lot more information still needs to be added. I am going to need help from other members of the community to complete this.
Please PM me regarding any additions/changes. If anyone wants to become a regular contributor I will happily give them editing rights as well.
I am aware that there is a similar list here. Originally I started adding to that list but sadly I lost interest when some of my entries were deleted. As the OP didn't respond to comments about limiting editing rights I thought I would start fresh.
Always perform nandroid and app backups before deleting any apps. Although I have done this to the best of my ability I cannot guarantee that all the information is 100% accurate.
I personally do a nandroid backup straight after installing a new rom and before I flash anything. I also backup all my user apps and system apps with TB. When I decide to remove an app I first delete it's data, then freeze it. I carry on using the phone for a day or so to test the effects. If everything's good I finally uninstall it.
If you are going to ruthlessly uninstall system apps it is also a good idea to copy the System/App folder to your SD card first. This way, if you need to restore an app you can copy it back from your SD card to the System/App folder with Root Explorer. Remember you will need to first mount as r/w, then copy the app, long press the app to set it's permissions as Owner Read, Owner Write, Group Read, and Others Read, and finally restart.
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Edit: I am not personally maintaining this list anymore. I have made it so that anyone can edit it. If it gets messed up I am sorry, but it won't be my doing as I don't even own an S3 anymore.
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Nope it works for me .
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Dead here.
Dead here also....Although work browser may be blocking link will try at home later
Whats the situation with backing/restoring up system apps with TB? I know the process is the same but is there anything I need to be aware of? other than NOT deleteing required apps of course....
Weird that the link is being temperamental. I have changed it slightly in the OP, hopefully it will behave for everyone now. The same new link is here.
rtorbs said:
Whats the situation with backing/restoring up system apps with TB? I know the process is the same but is there anything I need to be aware of? other than NOT deleteing required apps of course....
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I personally do a nandroid before I flash anything. That means I get a fresh nandroid backup every 2 days or so. With regards to TB, I backup all apps (system and user). When I decide to remove an app I first delete it's data, then freeze it. I carry on using the phone for a day or so, and then if everything's good I uninstall it. This is the method I have used in working out whether a lot of apps are safe to remove. Just because I came across no issues in my day or two of testing does not mean no issues exist though.
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I personally do a nandroid before I flash anything. That means I get a fresh nandroid backup every 2 days or so. With regards to TB, I backup all apps (system and user). When I decide to remove an app I first freeze it, carry on using the phone for a day, and then if everything's good I uninstall it.
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Good man, wasnt 100% sure as never normally stick with stock roms in order to have to uninstall, didnt fancy borking up the phone in the first day however.
Ive frozen apps previously but am still always wary about deleting even if no FCs occur cos never totally sure that it wont be required later....
Cheers though for the heads up
1234568 said:
Here is a list of all the apps that come on stock roms. It's main use will be determining which apps are safe to remove.
Although this is a solid starting point, a lot more information still needs to be added. I am going to need help from other members of the community to complete this.
Please PM me regarding any additions/changes. If anyone wants to become a regular contributor I will happily give them editing rights as well.
I am aware that there is a similar list here. Originally I started adding to that list but sadly I lost interest when some of my entries were deleted. As the OP didn't respond to comments about limiting editing rights I thought I would start fresh.
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post already exists buddy and has been made into a sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
Ill copy your list into the sticky spreadsheet - thanks for your efforts
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winwiz said:
post already exists buddy and has been made into a sticky
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1634624
Ill copy your list into the sticky spreadsheet - thanks for your efforts
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Did you read the first post?
1234568 said:
I am aware that there is a similar list here. Originally I started adding to that list but sadly I lost interest when some of my entries were deleted. As the OP didn't respond to comments about limiting editing rights I thought I would start fresh.
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As I clearly explained, I realise a thread already exists. I created a new thread as you didn't respond to users concerns about its open nature. I didn't want to put time into a project just to see it accidentally deleted. Instead it was copied without me even being given credit in your first post. Sigh. At least the community can benefit from it, one way or another.
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Did you read the first post?
As I clearly explained, I realise a thread already exists. I created a new thread as you didn't respond to users concerns about its open nature. I didn't want to put time into a project just to see it accidentally deleted. Instead it was copied without me even being given credit in your first post. Sigh. At least the community can benefit from it, one way or another.
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buddy i have given you credit in CELL A1 in the spreadsheet. your name is the first thing people see when they open the spreadsheet. I have also added your name to the post.
with regards to editing rights, I have made it uneditable. If you give me your google details, i'll make you an admin on the spreadsheet. thanks buddy
As I said... a reference in your first post to where you got all the information (i.e. here) would be the decent thing to do.
I'm going to continue updating my spreadsheet for personal use. I just don't trust using one that can be edited by anyone. That's nothing personal to you, its the accidental errors by others that I don't trust. Seeing as that's the case I may as well leave a link to it here on XDA.
Edit: I know this post makes no sense now. This is because winwiz edited the previous post, rather than writing another. Sorry for his noobish ways.
I'm pretty sure I've read this on somewhere here, but I cannot for the life of me find it. I've looked for it since morning, and yet, nothing. Anyone know how to prevent the Android 4.2 update notification from showing up? I was on 4.2.1, flashed back to 4.1.2, and plan on sticking to it.
you didnt look hard enough, i typed this into the search bar "4.2 update" and it lead me straight to the answer i posted it another post...
download fotakill.. push it to system/app. install it, then reboot
oh yeah i just tried a different set of search terms. found it, thanks.
mods, please delete the thread if you're reading this.
Hi, quick question for somebody that knows their way around this phone better than me... I am on the stock Jelly Bean ROM that came with it when I got the phone in early December... All I've done is root and add some tweaks myself so I can use things like Titanium, MyBackup Root, etc... in any case, I was trying to delete an app earlier this morning in Titanium, and accidentally hit the app above it on the list, and deleted before I uninstalled... the app was com.samsung.sdm... can't figure out via google search exactly what this does... I do know that some have frozen or deleted this file with no ill effect to performance... my question is whether this app has anything to do with OTA updates? Part of the reason I'm temporarily on stock (as opposed to custom ROMs I've used on every other Android phone) is to get OTA updates, and I don't want to have them blocked after accidentally deleting this app...
I found a copy of the sdm file in an older Titanium backup folder on my hard drive, so I know I can restore it, but before I bother, was just curious if any of you gurus could enlighten me on exactly what this file is and does?
Thanks in advance,
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Hi, don't see the thread appearing the SGSIII Q&A forum... can you point me to the new link? Thx
Hi everyone, So a year or so ago I installed a bunch of stuff on my phone and I don't really remember what they were... i'm terrible with phones and I really didn't understand why I installed all these things into my phone either.
I was hoping to get some expert help to help me figure out what it was that I installed and maybe reset my phone and redo all those things again and maybe a link to a guide on how to be updated on these installs.
I think I installed some kinda custom kernal? I do know I have a few things installed cause I was just following some guide a long time ago like clockworkmod, superuser, lucky patcher, SuperSU, Titanium Backup.
I have no idea what any of these programs do if they're useless please let me know.
Also if anyone can suggest something where I can back up my apps (I have a few games I would not like to lose the cache files to, hate to restart). My text messages, contacts .etc (currently using google to do my contacts but if there's a better way lmk).
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Hi everyone, So a year or so ago I installed a bunch of stuff on my phone and I don't really remember what they were... i'm terrible with phones and I really didn't understand why I installed all these things into my phone either.
I was hoping to get some expert help to help me figure out what it was that I installed and maybe reset my phone and redo all those things again and maybe a link to a guide on how to be updated on these installs.
I think I installed some kinda custom kernal? I do know I have a few things installed cause I was just following some guide a long time ago like clockworkmod, superuser, lucky patcher, SuperSU, Titanium Backup.
I have no idea what any of these programs do if they're useless please let me know.
Also if anyone can suggest something where I can back up my apps (I have a few games I would not like to lose the cache files to, hate to restart). My text messages, contacts .etc (currently using google to do my contacts but if there's a better way lmk).
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I see these posts a lot and I really really want to stress that the search tool, and search engines and general really will help you.
Backing up your games is as simple as using Titanium backup (Probably the first thing you'd find on google)
Resetting your phone, flashing back to stock to start over and everything, there's hundreds of guides on it.
Please use your resources.
Everyone starts somewhere, I never knew anything about phones once. It is so simple to start working on them or fix them. A lot easier than a PC. Anyone could do it. It only took me a couple of days to get a decent understanding of all of this. I started with searching.
I believe this started happening once I updated to Android 10, but all of a sudden I'm experiencing a ton of apps in Titanium Backup that either "failed to locate the apk" or, when I do uninstall them, they just reappear when I reboot my phone. Can anyone give me any advice/guidance on this? This is driving me crazy.
Should've searched before posting, but anyway, here you go: https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5t/help/uninstalled-apps-reappear-time-t4126411
First, it's really not necessary or productive to be rude. I didn't find this post when I skimmed through the forums, which might be explained by the fact it's like 7 months old.
Anyway, on to the actual post, I don't really understand the solution provided. Would you please elaborate on what that user suggested to do?