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New JB update Bloat

Ok I update my phone to the latest Jelly Bean Update OTA, and is come with some extra BLOAT. My question is what I can freeze and what is save to uninstall?
Can I uninstall ZYNGA GAMES and T-MOBILE MY ACCOUNT?
Thank you

Same as ICS and yes those two are safe to remove.
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palluk33 said:
Ok I update my phone to the latest Jelly Bean Update OTA, and is come with some extra BLOAT. My question is what I can freeze and what is save to uninstall?
Can I uninstall ZYNGA GAMES and T-MOBILE MY ACCOUNT?
Thank you
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here is a good place to start......
i always delete ANYTHING that says the word "widget" in it. with the exception of your google search widget
all the live wall papers
all weather crap
all yahoo crap
kies
the stock browser - i hate it
the calculator
s memo
other small things i can't remember. but those are all safe to remove

How do you all uninstall these?
I mean what is the best practice methods... I'm guessing Freeze then Uninstall using Titanium?

I've heard titanium is the best way to uninstall because it will get rid of "unnecessary" directories.
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You can delete with a file explorer and then wipe the dalvik cache

vopezy said:
I've heard titanium is the best way to uninstall because it will get rid of "unnecessary" directories.
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Cool, that's what I thought and have used.
Good post, I was curious about what apps are "safe" to nuke myself.

Safe to remove bloatware apps?

i didnt see any thread in here for the safe to remove apps on the Note 2
anybody have a list?

I think this is a legitimate question. For those of us that choose to remove system apps without using an Aroma type program we can really mess up functionality if we delete the wrong stuff. I would like to see a thread where a qualified Dev makes a list of all the system apps that come pre installed and tells us whether they are safe to remove or not

IIRC that stupid Sprint Connections Optimizer can at best only be frozen...if you try to remove it bad things happen. Most of the other bloat you can live without ime.
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Yeah I've seen lists made for other devices
Earlier I removed one I was almost was harmless to remove but then my notification bar disappeared. Luckily I recovered it
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Titaniums Backup is your friend. Backup everything, then freeze, test. If ok, then delete and test. If ok, cool. If not, restore or unfreeze.

Masturbatoe said:
i didnt see any thread in here for the safe to remove apps on the Note 2
anybody have a list?
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Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910885

s4pat said:
Here you go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1910885
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Thanks much!
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[Q] Device Management won't go away.

I checked my phone this morning, and in the pull down menu it said "Connecting to DM server.." It's been sitting like that for several hours and won't go away/connect. I've tried restarting my phone, but that didn't help. Anyone know what my problem may be?

I am also rooted, I don't know if that would interfere or not.

You could just freeze AT&T Software update using an app like bloatware freezer free, since you are rooted.
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rani9990 said:
You could just freeze AT&T Software update using an app like bloatware freezer free, since you are rooted.
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I don't think this is bloatware though, I think it's an AT&T update. Possibly the 4.2.2 update?

Daniel_Miracle_ said:
I don't think this is bloatware though, I think it's an AT&T update. Possibly the 4.2.2 update?
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4.1.2 hasn't even been released. And it would tell you within a matter of minutes if there was an available update, not hours.
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rani9990 said:
4.1.2 hasn't even been released. And it would tell you within a matter of minutes if there was an available update, not hours.
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4.1.2* And, if it's not an update what would it be? I would do what you said and freeze it, but I'm concerned it may be of some importance.

Daniel_Miracle_ said:
4.1.2* And, if it's not an update what would it be? I would do what you said and freeze it, but I'm concerned it may be of some importance.
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It would be an annoying notification. Lol. No importance, if an update was released, you'd know within 5 seconds here on xda
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rani9990 said:
It would be an annoying notification. Lol. No importance, if an update was released, you'd know within 5 seconds here on xda
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Yeah, no kidding! So I would still be able to update?

If you freeze it, no. Try clearing the data for it in app manager, then reboot.

mrhaley30705 said:
If you freeze it, no. Try clearing the data for it in app manager, then reboot.
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I went to app manager, but it wont allow me to clear the data. Any other ways of doing this?

Use Titanium Backup to clear the data.

mrhaley30705 said:
Use Titanium Backup to clear the data.
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I had to wipe data using Titanium Backup. Thanks for the help.

Safe bloatware to remove/frost

Hi everyone!
Can we make a list of all the bloatware that we can safely remove / Titanium freeze without ruin your OGP.
I've stopped this with the Task Manager
- AT&T Messages
- myAT&T
- YPmobile
Thanks!

thureos said:
Hi everyone!
Can we make a list of all the bloatware that we can safely remove / Titanium freeze without ruin your OGP.
Thanks!
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You can delete some of them directly from your app drawer. Just open your app drawer hit the plus/minus sign in the top right corner and delete. I froze the rest of mine with titanium.
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??

esimon311 said:
You can delete some of them directly from your app drawer. Just open your app drawer hit the plus/minus sign in the top right corner and delete. I froze the rest of mine with titanium.
When the f*ck did we get ice cream??
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Thanks for the reply.
I did that, but the real reason is the upcoming roms that people will custom and I think they gonna need this info for cleaning/debloating them and stuff.
=)

You won't ruin your phone, you will just have to find the stock ROM (on one of the threads here) and flash it back with LGFlash tool. The obvious ones to remove would be anything AT&T Related using Root Uninstaller if rooted. Also any obvious apps that are preinstalled such as Polaris and Kindle can be removed if chosen too. I also removed all Tests (Bluetooth Test, Wifi Test, etc) Its pretty simple to know what to remove and not to.
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I froze everything I don't use with TB. No issues at all.
Yes, they hang low

gameovr said:
You won't ruin your phone, you will just have to find the stock ROM (on one of the threads here) and flash it back with LGFlash tool. The obvious ones to remove would be anything AT&T Related using Root Uninstaller if rooted. Also any obvious apps that are preinstalled such as Polaris and Kindle can be removed if chosen too. I also removed all Tests (Bluetooth Test, Wifi Test, etc) Its pretty simple to know what to remove and not to.
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I've had issues with those apps and I dint know why. Whenever I removed the Bluetooth and Wi-Fi test apps, my phone freezes for 5-10 minutes on boot. Whenever I put them back, its fine again.
Happened on the original firmware and the new one. I've went all the way back to stock too.
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Freezing apps with Titanium has worked great for me... for what its worth

Rooted - now what?

I'm just curious as to what everybody has done now that they've rooted their tablets?
Installed root apps, uninstalled or frozen other apps?

TheOneChristo said:
I'm just curious as to what everybody has done now that they've rooted their tablets?
Installed root apps, uninstalled or frozen other apps?
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Debloat listed apps to speed up or eliminate lag. Uninstall apps not needed, Freeze apps or system files you're not sure to Uninstall. And then create or wait for custom roms.
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Enabled write to SD and plan to use xposed once I know it will work

Xposed installed fine for me.

System App Remover (root) is excellent for this.
This is excellent free app for debloating. It tells you what can be safely removed and what should be left alone and allows for batch uninstall.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp

mitchellvii said:
This is excellent free app for debloating. It tells you what can be safely removed and what should be left alone and allows for batch uninstall.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp
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What's the name of this app because my adblocker is preventing me from using your link. Thanks.
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simacca said:
What's the name of this app because my adblocker is preventing me from using your link. Thanks.
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System App Remover (root)

Debloated and modded a couple system files (feature.xml & build.prop) for now. Waiting on a deodexed ROM so I can theme.

12MaNy said:
Debloated and modded a couple system files (feature.xml & build.prop) for now. Waiting on a deodexed ROM so I can theme.
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What kind of changes? :angel:

Dingchow said:
What kind of changes? :angel:
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I enabled a few crippled options.

12MaNy said:
I enabled a few crippled options.
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I'm sorry but we now refer to these as "functionally challenged" options. ☺

mitchellvii said:
I'm sorry but we now refer to these as "functionally challenged" options. ☺
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Well played

Big one for me is getting up and running quick with Titanium Backup restores. Bought before root was out this time but normally.
Disabling stuff too.
Adblock plus, Lucky patcher
Also upgrade Google Maps back to 6.14.4 is a huge one on my phone. Not so much on the tablet but I may use it in the car more. Will need My Maps for travel.
Custom ROM's when they are out.
Probably forgetting something.
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Changing dpi of apps because in some of them the fonts are too small.
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I've never rooted a Samsung device before. Is it worth it to do now or wait until there are roms available? Do you worry about warranty if you find a hardware issue?
How much would you say debloating helped with speeding up your device? Does it fix the delay from when you press the home button and the animation running? Does it smooth out the stuttering in animations?

meboy said:
Big one for me is getting up and running quick with Titanium Backup restores. Bought before root was out this time but normally.
Disabling stuff too.
Adblock plus, Lucky patcher
Also upgrade Google Maps back to 6.14.4 is a huge one on my phone. Not so much on the tablet but I may use it in the car more. Will need My Maps for travel.
Custom ROM's when they are out.
Probably forgetting something.
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How will you use google map/navigator on the tablet? Is your table with 4G? As far as I know google map requires network access.
I am using CoPilot for navigating in the car. It uses downloaded maps.
With my phone I have been using google navigation but I did not like it too much. It is too insistent with its idea of where to go. It will only
recalculate the route after many miles passed its suggested direction. I had this issue in highway, it may be different in city navigation.

I rooted my S 8.4 wifi (T700) and cleaned bloatware.. now I would like to install twrp or cwm.. to make a backup and play deeper with the toy..
Has anyone done it already? Any different from other androids?
Thx.

@Peter234: Probably tethering. I have zero problems using my Note 3 as a hotspot. I also think that Google Maps will let you 'cache' a route as well; IIRC it's one of the Labs features.
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rolandhsu23 said:
I've never rooted a Samsung device before. Is it worth it to do now or wait until there are roms available? Do you worry about warranty if you find a hardware issue?
How much would you say debloating helped with speeding up your device? Does it fix the delay from when you press the home button and the animation running? Does it smooth out the stuttering in animations?
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Debloating doubles your battery life, and the device will always respond much faster because those running system apps eat up a lot of RAM and CPU power. After I did a massive debloat, the lag and stuttering pretty much went away.
You can also install root apps, which can speed up your RAM, prolong battery life, and improve performance. My favorites are Greenify, SD Booster, and Autokiller.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Got-ROOT-Here-are-the-root-Android-apps-you-must-try_id46065

De bloating does not double your battery life not even nearly double. Also 80% free RAM is no quicker than 20% free RAM. Sure, improvements can be had but let's keep things in the realm of reality here.