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[S-ON] remove/disable crap from htc

Seen on the main XDA page, edited it for Wildfire S: Cleantool
This tool disables HTC bloatware. It keeps taking space on internal memory (APK is still there) but the advantage is that there's more free ram, less background processes and a cleaner app drawer. This way, you should multitask longer and maybe a bit better battery life.
Also device will start up a bit faster.
It disables:
HTC facebook
HTC peep
HTC friend stream
HTC search app
HTC stocks
HTC greader
update version 2
Cleaned it furher up! If you use another launcher then stock, you can use option disable Sense.
download
Instructions:
- unzip to desktop
- be sure HTC drivers are installed, here they are.
- enable usb debugging: go to settings, applications, development and select usb debugging.
- connect phone to pc, select charging mode.
- run the cleantool.2.1.1.bat file.
- select first option, then second option.
- select then reboot and disconnect phone.
For going back to stock: go to settings, storage and choose reset data option.
Credits to scrosler
Hit thanks don't say thanks!
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This method delete the apk from /system/app permanently with s-on, too?
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ONeill123 said:
This method delete the apk from /system/app permanently with s-on, too?
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e using XDA App
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if you would just READ his post ....

And does it stay that way after reboot?
EDIT :Yes, I see.
Can we choose what to disable?
EDIT 2: Don't see any diference in phone memory.
Sent from HTC

:s aren't most of those HTC apps less than 100Kb anyways? I wouldn't have thought removing them would save much space? :s

thanks!!!
just an update.
while i was on temp root i tried to install superuser.apk
and titanum backup.. i can now freeze apps!! this is exciting!

Why the double post Henry?

aperture said:
thanks!!!
just an update.
while i was on temp root i tried to install superuser.apk
and titanum backup.. i can now freeze apps!! this is exciting!
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I must try this, with temp root.
Sent from HTC

Thanks
Its working fine, now more free RAM earlier in my WFS showing RAm usages 150MB after applying this tool 200+ MB available free RAM.

victorharsh said:
Its working fine, now more free RAM earlier in my WFS showing RAm usages 150MB after applying this tool 200+ MB available free RAM.
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Hmm, mine stayed the same. Before and after applying this tool, around 150 mb.
Sent from HTC

No.12 said:
Hmm, mine stayed the same. Before and after applying this tool, around 150 mb.
Sent from HTC
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Guys, I am sorry but - do you have any idea how to use your phone ?!? 150MB free ?!? WTF dude
At the moment I have 258MB free with S-On Wildfire S, installed bunch of software and left with 35MB free phone memory, all home screens are full of widgets ...
The less I have ever saw is around 190MB free...
Could you please explain to me and the comunity how to NOT use our android phones please ?
P.S. - BTW I am using an antivirus software too which is permanently activated and checking, and now have 259MB free and 131MB used even checked through settings which consumes another 11MB RAM...
P.S. 2 - thats with DATA on, accounts - gmail(calendar, mail, contacts), live mail, contacts, htc sense, weather, twitter, fliker, facebook, google+ = all is set to sync, what else ?

Thanks for sharing this, Henry.
I don't really know if this tool will bring any advantage to me.
Actually I don't have any of those apps (bloatware) running in memory so I guess that it's just good news for some roms, not all.
On the 2.3.5 RUU those apps aren't loaded into RAM unless you use the widgets or open the apps at your will.
This should be nice for earlier/other ROMS that load all that crap on phone startup.
When my phone was branded to Vodafone I had stocks, peep, facebook for sense and other crap occupying memory.
Now without running the Clean Tool I have 267MB free memory for the system and 80MB free for apps.
Considering that I have installed a lot of stuff including: App Monster Pro, GPS software, Poweramp, musiXmatch, ES File Explorer, Google Goggles, Traffic Counter, Wikidroid, YouTube latest version, Battery Indicator Pro, Google Street View, Facebook, AK Notepad, Fast Discharge, History Eraser, Voice Search, Google Translate, Klondike, Gmail latest version, JuiceDefender Ultimate and other small apps I think I cant complain.

Almost 60 downloads keep on going!
Great to see it works!

Yes, I know how to use phone, thanks for asking. :banghead:
I have pretty the same app running, but again, only 130-160 mb available. And that's after using advanced task killer.
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No.12 said:
Yes, I know how to use phone, thanks for asking. :banghead:
I have pretty the same app running, but again, only 130-160 mb available. And that's after using advanced task killer.
Sent from HTC
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No.12, I strongly recommend you don't use any task killer on your phone. Since Froyo (at least) the O.S. keeps reopening apps all the time.
This is crap I know but that's the way to make some apps load faster.
The task killer will only kill your battery because the phone will spend lots of time closing and opening apps again and again.
Memory access drains battery at a very quick pace.
I know this from my own experience. When I stopped using task killers the battery started lasting much longer. Already happened on my defunct HTC Desire...

But won't I get to the point where memory usage will increase so much and phone will become slow?
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No.12 said:
But won't I get to the point where memory usage will increase so much and phone will become slow?
Sent from HTC
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Eventually that will happen if you don't restart your phone once in a while...
I had two HTC phones that had less memory than the WFS. A Tattoo and a Wildfire. On those memory ran out and made the phone slow.
That never happened to me on the WFS... but I have a habit of restarting the phone every week and clear app cache with History Eraser frequently. This helps for sure.
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Thanks for this Henry! I'm now Senseless. xD [Pun]
P.S. Wildfire (Buzz)'s screen is too small, sucks.

stocks app is still there why is superuser installed now on my phone? is something i can do with him?

zegi69 said:
stocks app is still there why is superuser installed now on my phone? is something i can do with him?
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Superuser is installed because you are temp rooted. You can always uninstall.
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[Q] Can anyone tell me is this OK or my RAM is vanishing!!!?

I got HTC One V for me and now after 3 days, just 45MB of RAM is FREE. No apps are running / opened.
Also when I touch the 'home' button on the bottom of the screen, it says 'loading' and after about 10 seconds of waiting, the home screen appears. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?

That's quite unusual. When idling with no apps open, my phone has anything from 50 - 120 mb of RAM free. Could you provide more details that would help us identify the problem (i.e anything you've downloaded/modified recently, screenshots of your task manager page, running any custom launchers, any custom ROMs, rooted/unrooted etc.)

Supercake said:
That's quite unusual. When idling with no apps open, my phone has anything from 50 - 120 mb of RAM free. Could you provide more details that would help us identify the problem (i.e anything you've downloaded/modified recently, screenshots of your task manager page, running any custom launchers, any custom ROMs, rooted/unrooted etc.)
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I have downloaded the following Applications:
AirDroid
AndroZip
Bluetooth File Transfer
ColorNote
FaceRecog
iLighter Free
Internet Speeding
Opera Mini Web Browser
Opera Mobile Web Browser
ROM Manager (I have NOT rooted my phone)
TouchPal Keyboard
Perfect Keyboard Free
WhatsApp
There are NO Widgets on my screens too. Only the big clock widget is there.
NO custom/ ROM Launchers running.
NOT Rooted.
Sent from my HTC One V using XDA

Supercake said:
That's quite unusual. When idling with no apps open, my phone has anything from 50 - 120 mb of RAM free. Could you provide more details that would help us identify the problem (i.e anything you've downloaded/modified recently, screenshots of your task manager page, running any custom launchers, any custom ROMs, rooted/unrooted etc.)
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Here are some screenshots:

Paresh Kalinani said:
Here are some screenshots:
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You have also apps that are running on Cache slot. See first screen? Go to that again, press menu on your phone to bring up the menu screen and select Show cached processes. Also, it is a good advice to restart your phone once in awhile. Just to make sure that the cache is rebuilt and the ram is defragmented.
Cheers

1ceb0x said:
You have also apps that are running on Cache slot. See first screen? Go to that again, press menu on your phone to bring up the menu screen and select Show cached processes. Also, it is a good advice to restart your phone once in awhile. Just to make sure that the cache is rebuilt and the ram is defragmented.
Cheers
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Now I have 165-210 MB of RAM FREE!! Always!
Sent from my HTC One V using XDA

Paresh Kalinani said:
Now I have 165-210 MB of RAM FREE!! Always!
Sent from my HTC One V using XDA
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You're welcome

[Q] How to disable apps from running in RAM

Hi,
I've been using CM9beta2 on my Wonder for a while.
Now my phone it's starting to get too laggy so I'm trying to free up as much RAM as possible (having around 50MB available doesn't seem enough!).
However, many apps are always running, even though I disabled everything I could in the settings.
For example, google maps keeps regularly eating 5-10MB RAM, sometimes google Play too, etc...
Is there a way to keep apps out of RAM?
How do you do it?
The only solution I find otherwise, is to get the apk, and install apps when you need them, then uninstall them immediately...

[.::MDT::.] said:
Hi,
I've been using CM9beta2 on my Wonder for a while.
Now my phone it's starting to get too laggy so I'm trying to free up as much RAM as possible (having around 50MB available doesn't seem enough!).
However, many apps are always running, even though I disabled everything I could in the settings.
For example, google maps keeps regularly eating 5-10MB RAM, sometimes google Play too, etc...
Is there a way to keep apps out of RAM?
How do you do it?
The only solution I find otherwise, is to get the apk, and install apps when you need them, then uninstall them immediately...
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Hi... see the 3rd post of this link , you will have your solution with an app call Auto Killer Memory ------>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884479

sgilmans said:
Hi... see the 3rd post of this link , you will have your solution with an app call Auto Killer Memory ------>http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884479
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ji.sonu said:
[...]
5. Download and Install Use Auto Killer Memory Optimizer Pro 7 (Here it is), when install pick a preset 'Extreme' or 'Ultimate' depend on your games requirement. Your Ram will always free and it will kill automatically un-use apps
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Thanks, but... wouldn't Auto Killer Memory use more battery (or RAM) than having the apps running?
I mean, having smth that checks every few minutes running apps and that closes them... then they reopen again, and the Auto Killer closes them again, and so on... doesn't seem the best solution!
Am I wrong?
Tx.

[.::MDT::.] said:
Thanks, but... wouldn't Auto Killer Memory use more battery (or RAM) than having the apps running?
I mean, having smth that checks every few minutes running apps and that closes them... then they reopen again, and the Auto Killer closes them again, and so on... doesn't seem the best solution!
Am I wrong?
Tx.
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It really depend , but I try it and actually getting better result .
With CM9 rom there is a way to disable the apps that you don't need , just go to setting menu, chose manage apps, click the apps that you don't use , and click disable . But you have to make sure the apps that you disable WILL NOT effect other apps that in use . :silly:

Hi...there are two ways to do what you want to do....
The first is as you say to delete and re install the apps as you need them.....
The other way is to NOT delete them, but to FREEZE them. (This is the better option, and the option that I use) there are several apps that will do this, titanium backup (paid app) and Gemini app manager (free) to name two.
I use Gemini and it does EXACTLY what you are asking. You have to be rooted in order to use either of the apps I mentioned....but if you're using a custom rom, I guess you already are. Both apps are available in the Play Store, and there's an online tutorial on how to use Gemini....just Google it.......
Hit thanks if this helped
CM9....I don't have to...I just......can

Must have ROOT apps ?

Greetings , I got my Note II 15 days ago , i rooted it yesterday .. i just dunno what apps to get so i came on xda to get an answer out of exprience , thanks
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Riccardo123 said:
Greetings , I got my Note II 15 days ago , i rooted it yesterday .. i just dunno what apps to get so i came on xda to get an answer out of exprience , thanks
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Titanium Backup
Adaway

Riccardo123 said:
Greetings , I got my Note II 15 days ago , i rooted it yesterday .. i just dunno what apps to get so i came on xda to get an answer out of exprience , thanks
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Root Explorer
Adaway
Xposed framework
Simplistic Framework
Any Good Kernel, I user Perseus or Redpill
titanium backup
Viper4Android the best Audio Mod ever.
Dont forget to make a backup of EFS Really important

Riccardo123 said:
Greetings , I got my Note II 15 days ago , i rooted it yesterday .. i just dunno what apps to get so i came on xda to get an answer out of exprience , thanks
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Its all a personal choice , here are mine :
1. Titanium Backup Pro - Backup app
2. Terminal Emulator - running your Linux command like EFS backup and more
3. Links2SD - Move apps from internal to External SD ( Note stores all app on internal storage)
4. ROM Manager - 1 stop rom control / flash
5. Triangle Away - reset your counter
6. BuildProp editor
7. Xposed Framework - Change your UI ( ex: transparent status , battery , lock screen and many many more customization)
8. ES-File explorer
9. AdAway - now not in playstore can download from XDA.
10. Tasker - Probably the best paid app out there

all the suggested apps are great
but it all comes down to what are u planning to do with ur device ......

Many were already mentioned, but to me:
Adaway (http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/)
Android Firewall (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall)
Autorun Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun&hl=en)
Greenify (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en)
Tasker + Secure Settings (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en)
Titanium Backup (or similar app that allows freezes and app+data backups)
SD Maid (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm.unlocker&hl=en)
Lumberjack (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.solarnz.apps.lumberjack&hl=en)
GMD SPen (useful for gestures and for screen auto-off when inserting pen)
First thing I do to my phone:
-Freeze useless apps with Titanium
-Stop apps from auto-starting with Autorun Manager
-Add some apps to Greenify
(these steps save me lots of RAM and I guess, CPU cycles).
Then Tasker+Secure Settings for automation (in my phone it ends up replacing several apps as it can be tweaked to do lots of stuff)
Android Firewall is a must too. I have it Deny All by default and only allow apps that I know are needing Wifi or 3G access. The rest are not allowed to connect to the outside world.
Most likely you will also need something like
SuperSU https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&hl=en
Busybox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
And just for fun, why not Live Dmesg ? (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.livedmesg.lite&hl=en)

@Beowulf_pt nice list will try greenify & android firewall today

SAJdroid said:
@Beowulf_pt nice list will try greenify & android firewall today
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Greenify definitely recommended ! Hibernates your App till you manually open it again. After using it , it again hibernates thereby cutting off synch and services associated to it - which means you can use that app when ever you want at the same time ensuring it doesn't keep lingering at the background when you are not using it :good: .. Till now saving me some good amount of RAM & Battery, the only drawback it cannot hibernate system apps - like Google Music , which keeps auto starting .

SAJdroid said:
Greenify definitely recommended ! Hibernates your App till you manually open it again. After using it , it again hibernates thereby cutting off synch and services associated to it - which means you can use that app when ever you want at the same time ensuring it doesn't keep lingering at the background when you are not using it :good: .. Till now saving me some good amount of RAM & Battery, the only drawback it cannot hibernate system apps - like Google Music , which keeps auto starting .
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I've converted maps and play music to user apps with titanium back up and successfully greenified them. Unfortunately some system apps can't be converted but a lot can
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Beowulf_pt said:
Many were already mentioned, but to me:
Adaway (http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/)
Android Firewall (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall)
Autorun Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autorun&hl=en)
Greenify (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en)
Tasker + Secure Settings (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en)
Titanium Backup (or similar app that allows freezes and app+data backups)
SD Maid (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.thedarken.sdm.unlocker&hl=en)
Lumberjack (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.solarnz.apps.lumberjack&hl=en)
GMD SPen (useful for gestures and for screen auto-off when inserting pen)
First thing I do to my phone:
-Freeze useless apps with Titanium
-Stop apps from auto-starting with Autorun Manager
-Add some apps to Greenify
(these steps save me lots of RAM and I guess, CPU cycles).
Then Tasker+Secure Settings for automation (in my phone it ends up replacing several apps as it can be tweaked to do lots of stuff)
Android Firewall is a must too. I have it Deny All by default and only allow apps that I know are needing Wifi or 3G access. The rest are not allowed to connect to the outside world.
Most likely you will also need something like
SuperSU https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.supersu&hl=en
Busybox https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox&hl=en
And just for fun, why not Live Dmesg ? (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.livedmesg.lite&hl=en)
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Where I can download GMD S-Pen?
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jauhari said:
Where I can download GMD S-Pen?
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Never used it myself
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmd.spencontrol
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Xposed framework is hard to insall :/
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What's the best Web browser to use on a rooted phone? The stock one is giving me some jip. Tried chrome and that crashed.
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Mobile Odin- flash firmwares and zip files without going in to recovery and keeping root intact.
Obackup- Nandroid backup in cwm or twrp with outgoing in to recovery.
Disable services- to desable some system or user app services.
SQlite-to open database files
Usb mass storage unabler-to unable mass storage mode in note2 instead of MTP. Only for external sd cars.
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greenify, very useful to save battery: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en
Titanium Backup
Adaway: http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/
Android Firewall: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jtschohl.androidfirewall&hl=en
Directory Bind (put the big game data on sd card, it's here in XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262 )
AutoKiller Memory Optimizer: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rs.autokiller&hl=en
System Cleanup: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SystemCleanup.Inteks.org&hl=en
System Tuner: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.pmw&hl=en

Rom manager works, pimp my rom has slight problems but still rocks, +1 GMD spen, and reset s-pen, as well as setcpu. All you need.
Deadlydel said:
What's the best Web browser to use on a rooted phone? The stock one is giving me some jip. Tried chrome and that crashed.
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Chrome beta works great.
Sent from rooted carbon note 2, with the xda app.

not much root apps i use myself though,
- titanium backup
- mobile odin (trying it out at the moment)
- gmd spen (once i switch to 4.2.2/4.3 still need to get a new sd-card first )
- SG USB Mass Storage Enabler (added to my list after i read about it, awesome app to get back the normal mass storage instead of the MTP connection samsung comes bundled with)
- lucky patcher (don't know if i can name that one here if not please remove this line ^^)
- adaway
there's only 2 apps i really use though, thats TB for my backups and adaway to get rid of those pesky adds mobile odin is something i have just i case, not something i really use on a regular basis.
gmd spen might be scratched from the list, and usb mass storage enabler as well, still gotta try out if that one actually increases anything in the transfer speed, if not i'm just gonna stick with the MTP as i can use my device at the same time then .

SAJdroid said:
Greenify ...the only drawback it cannot hibernate system apps - like Google Music , which keeps auto starting .
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Get the donation version of greenify from play store which allow you to greenify system apps too!
Ps how can you guys forget root explorer ?
Sent from my BE(a)ST.. Samsung Galaxy Note2

Ram consumption

Hi,
I am running Hypedrive rom and i have activated the aggressive ram control and set the options above to max but with no luck do i have any control over the ram consumption.
I have some stupid app running in the background called key guard testactivity taking up over 150 mb ram + many other unnessessary apps that restarts automaticly .
on my phone Note 3 i have an app called xda assistent which is perfect for this but sadly it cant be installed on a tablet.
Can someone please give me some advice ?

I only want these apps to run if i need them.

Zionator said:
Can someone please give me some advice ?
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Advice: don't do that.

Any one else got a more intelligent answer?

Try to "Greenify" the UN-necessary app's if they are not System app's
For the system App's use titanium backup to freeze them.