Just discovered Carrier IQ logger in the official LG ROM. Found it by searching for an app that turns on my GPS randomly and discharging my battery. After removing it, the battery life is so much better. Have much less respect for LG after that. Life is Good when you carry manufacturer-infused spyware in your phone? What a BS...
G0bl1n said:
Just discovered Carrier IQ logger in the official LG ROM. Found it by searching for an app that turns on my GPS randomly and discharging my battery. After removing it, the battery life is so much better. Have much less respect for LG after that. Life is Good when you carry manufacturer-infused spyware in your phone? What a BS...
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How did you remove carrier IQ?
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I used this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559
The app is free on XDA and the pro key is on the play store for like 99€, and its.worth every penny.....
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I used this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559
The app is free on XDA and the pro key is on the play store for like 99€, and its.worth every penny.....
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make a guide if you don't mind please. I tried that app and it bricked my phone.. also LG didn't put carrier IQ in the rom you probably have the att version.
Its not lg Google installs it into their base. Unfortunately its in every android windows phone and iOS device on the planet... Nothing to do but root...
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How to remove Carrier IQ
esimon311 said:
I used this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559
The app is free on XDA and the pro key is on the play store for like 99€, and its.worth every penny.....
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That's the one I used too. It costs just $1 in US. You can also use a free version, it will report dll files from system/lib that belongs to carrier IQ which you can delete manually, but using the application is easier and safer.
Emmanuel2000 said:
make a guide if you don't mind please. I tried that app and it bricked my phone.. also LG didn't put carrier IQ in the rom you probably have the att version.
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I don't think it's the AT&T, my daughter has Samsung Galaxy S3 from AT&T and it doesn't have the carrier IQ. Unless Samsung was against it when making the deal with ATT...
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Its not lg Google installs it into their base. Unfortunately its in every android windows phone and iOS device on the planet... Nothing to do but root...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 from AT&T doesn't have it, so I don't think it's Google or AT&T.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 from AT&T doesn't have it, so I don't think it's Google or AT&T.
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are you trying to say that the AT&T G Pro doesn't have Carrier IQ? when did we start talking about the s3? also yes it is AT&T Allowing Carrier IQ in the phones as they stated in many websites. and yes My AT&T E980 does have Carrier IQ.
can't be a google thing coz no carrier IQ in Korean F240 model.....maybe US thing?
I have International E989 version and no CIQ Logger was found, maybe it's not LG or Google that insert it in other versions.
Guys it does not matter who put ciq on the device.. Most probably it is AT&T as they have a direct interest in doing so... However what is important is to know how to remove it.. Whoever has been successful, can he make a step by step guide and post here please? Also does the treve app work on the e980?
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I used logging test app... by TrevE it's free on his sight, there is a pro key on the play store. That I bought.. the App is fairly simple to use. And it appears to have worked some residual files remain so some CIQ checkers still may say you still have CIQ. But the ones that go into detail tell me. Some CIQ files remain but CIQ is inactive.
Here is the link TrevE's sight
http://androidsecuritytest.com/
The CIQ checker I used is voodoo CIQ checker.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector
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Following your advice I downloaded the app and bough the key. Sure enough CIQ is there, turning on my GPS every thirty minutes, which wears down my battery (particularly indoors when it keeps it on and searching for the duration of my time within a building). I'm just a bit nervous of taking the step of automatically removing CIQ using the app. I trust the app and the developer 100%; it's bricking my phone that I'm worried about!
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I used logging test app... by TrevE it's free on his sight, there is a pro key on the play store. That I bought.. the App is fairly simple to use. And it appears to have worked some residual files remain so some CIQ checkers still may say you still have CIQ. But the ones that go into detail tell me. Some CIQ files remain but CIQ is inactive.
Here is the link TrevE's sight
http://androidsecuritytest.com/
The CIQ checker I used is voodoo CIQ checker.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.projectvoodoo.simplecarrieriqdetector
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For me it worked, with no I'll effects, my GPS has not came on once after I removed the CIQ, prior to removing it seemed like every time I would wake my phone up the GPS would be on and searching. there is always a chance altering any system files that something could go wrong... hence why I always have a backup on my phone and on my lap top...good luck.
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For me it worked, with no I'll effects, my GPS has not came on once after I removed the CIQ, prior to removing it seemed like every time I would wake my phone up the GPS would be on and searching. there is always a chance altering any system files that something could go wrong... hence why I always have a backup on my phone and on my lap top...good luck.
Thank you very much! I've rooted my phone and installed Freegee but gone no further yet. I'll need to get shaking with TWRP and backup my phone before I remove CIQ. I'd months of playing around wtih ROMS and backing up my old Note, so I'll read up on TWRP on the Optimus G Pro.
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See my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46062199#post46062199 on how to remove CarrierIQ. Worked on my AT&T OGP E980.
killerskullz said:
See my post here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46062199#post46062199 on how to remove CarrierIQ. Worked on my AT&T OGP E980.
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Thanks very much.
I am rooted but have not installed freegee and cwm yet, so cannot backup my current setup....I know a backup is important , but if not, can this procedure be considered safe? Did you see any abnormal behavior (boot up issues, system issues) after doing this? Also , any significant change in battery life?
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I've seen no adverse effects except a significant increase in battery life due to the GPS not turning on anymore. I did not backup at all, as there is nothing to delete! You just uncheck a few system processes using System Tuner, reboot, and then CarrierIQ should be not functional anymore!
G2V4 installed and no carrier IQ detected..problem solved..lol..
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Does anyone know of any manual methods to remove CarrierIQ? The S4 for Tmobile comes with CarrierIQ installed.
xxhorseriderxxx said:
Does anyone know of any manual methods to remove CarrierIQ? The S4 for Tmobile comes with CarrierIQ installed.
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freeze the following applications please:
"system manager toggle"
"system manager application"
"system manager notification"
A real noCIQ is coming. It's more than just those APKs.
cool looking forward it it!!
Carrier IQ is not found on the Samsung S4, so no need to worry about it.
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Carrier IQ is not found on the Samsung S4, so no need to worry about it.
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And what method did you use to find it, sir?
i thought they stopped putting that on most phones after all the drama about it
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i thought they stopped putting that on most phones after all the drama about it
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They did, but it had yet to stay dead. Time to cause more noise. Feel free to start blasting them in social media outlets. I will be soon.
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A real noCIQ is coming. It's more than just those APKs.
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lemme know here where you'll be posting it... I'm super interested to get rid of CIQ, especially since it's a waste of battery life. I generally customize my ROMs with almost nothing left as far as background processes are concerned. My i9100 gets a 1-2 day battery life because of it, lol.
Not sure if this is the correct way but,
I rooted and installed root uninstaller..
Browsed tab where it says all programs.. looked through and found three programs starting with iQ...
I un installed all three.
when I did root checker after it said carrier iq was not detected on my device.
(previous to removal it said it WAS present on my device.
Hope this helps
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Does anyone know of any manual methods to remove CarrierIQ? The S4 for Tmobile comes with CarrierIQ installed.
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I used the method from the first post in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768205 on my T-Mobile S4 and it worked as I checked it with BitDefender Carrier IQ Check. Hope this helps.
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I used the method from the first post in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1768205 on my T-Mobile S4 and it worked as I checked it with BitDefender Carrier IQ Check. Hope this helps.
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The issue with simply removing APKs is that the calls are still being sent by the framework. That does not satisfy me. I want it entirely gone.
k0nane said:
The issue with simply removing APKs is that the calls are still being sent by the framework. That does not satisfy me. I want it entirely gone.
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Exactly.
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And what method did you use to find it, sir?
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I tried a number of apps on google play store that detect CarrierIQ and none detected CarrierIQ. Only one (Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector) said there maybe some elements of CarrierIQ but it was inactive. I believe that program produce a false positive since looking at comments it said everything has element of CarrierIQ. The programs I used are Carrier IQ Detector, Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector, Anti Carrier IQ, Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder, TrustGo Carrier IQ Detector, Carrier IQ Scanner, and Carrier IQ Red Pill.
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I tried a number of apps on google play store that detect CarrierIQ and none detected CarrierIQ. Only one (Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector) said there maybe some elements of CarrierIQ but it was inactive. I believe that program produce a false positive since looking at comments it said everything has element of CarrierIQ. The programs I used are Carrier IQ Detector, Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector, Anti Carrier IQ, Bitdefender Carrier IQ Finder, TrustGo Carrier IQ Detector, Carrier IQ Scanner, and Carrier IQ Red Pill.
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Hey k0nane, best to give up. This guy says it doesn't exist in our phone. He used advanced apps.
Actually your false positive is the only app that caught it. Probably because supercurio worked with k0.
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Is there a method to remove or at least temporarily disable CIQ if not rooted? I dont want to root this device.
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Is there a method to remove or at least temporarily disable CIQ if not rooted? I dont want to root this device.
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You're given the option to turn it off, and that's the best you've got, but I don't trust it.
Glad the same method still works. I haven't gotten around to trying it yet, but I was going to suggest it..
Will unchecking it from Droid Wall do the trick temporarily?
Rooted and uninstalled these 3 in Titanium Backup:
"system manager toggle"
"system manager application"
"system manager notification"
Then I went to the /System/CSC/ folder in Root explorer and edited both the Feature.xml and Other.xml files
Using Root explorer you long press the on the filename until a menu comes up. Choose to open with Text editor.
The text is at the bottom.
<!-- CIQ -->
<CSCFeature_CIQ_BroadcastState>true</CSCFeature_CIQ_BroadcastState>
Change true to false in this section of BOTH of these files and save and reboot.
The old files before editing will be saved with a .bak extension.
Worked great for me.
Well I removed CarrierIQ from the ATT E980 and you get a significant amount of RAM back to the device. I have noticed that 1.01GB of ram is being used while I now have 1011MB free, or pretty much 1 GB free. The only thing that happens is I get 2 to 3 FC's during boot-up.
I am using the stock rom on 10k rooted and unlocked
AT&T bloatware is annoying.
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Well I removed CarrierIQ from the ATT E980 and you get a significant amount of RAM back to the device. I have noticed that 1.01GB of ram is being used while I now have 1011MB free, or pretty much 1 GB free. The only thing that happens is I get 2 to 3 FC's during boot-up.
I am using the stock rom on 10k rooted and unlocked
AT&T bloatware is annoying.
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how to remove carrier IQ, somehow I lost my IMEI number while I patch a wrong modem/baseband though I reverted to correct one (E980) still I dont see my IMEI number or any mobile signal
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Well I removed CarrierIQ from the ATT E980 and you get a significant amount of RAM back to the device. I have noticed that 1.01GB of ram is being used while I now have 1011MB free, or pretty much 1 GB free. The only thing that happens is I get 2 to 3 FC's during boot-up.
I am using the stock rom on 10k rooted and unlocked
AT&T bloatware is annoying.
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how to remove carrier IQ, somehow I lost my IMEI number while I patch a wrong modem/baseband though I reverted to correct one (E980) still I dont see my IMEI number or any mobile signal
I managed to remove Carrier IQ in ATT E980 kitkat(official rom)
Guys, I'm not a developer or anything so - Try this at your own risk.
With that said. This is what worked for me.
My G pro is on ATT stock kitkat 4.4.2.
Carrier IQ and other loggers were killing the battery, and there is the privacy and security issue.
So after spending long time figuring out what to do, I couldn't find anything solid. Some advice from here, some from there, a little hit and trial and boom no CIQ finally.
I thought I'll put this up, if this works for you guys then there will be a concrete method for everyone.
I write down the steps I took, as I took them. You can simply go to PART 2 and see if that is all is needed for CIQ to go away.
PART -1
Steps -
1) Root your device.
2) Get Logging test app (by TrevE) from google playstore.
3) Go pro, get license.
4) Use the app to scan for loggers.
5) Choose to remove loggers and CIQ from options. Reboot accordingly.
Now I still had CIQ and loggers after this. But it deleted the logs that were created. I also noticed an extra .15gb of free ram after reboot that was definitely not there before. So I recommend it. I personally thought this was beneficial.
PART - 2
Rename libiq_client.so and libiq_service.so found in /system/lib device folder. Then reboot.
I'm not sure if you need root to do this. Mine was rooted when I did.
I found CIQ was gone after this.
Well, that's it guys. Hope this helps you all.
Were you able to check with the voodoo ciq app if it was gone?
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Were you able to check with the voodoo ciq app if it was gone?
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I checked with following apps and these were the results -
1) Carrier IQ Detector (Lookout one) - Your device does not have carrier IQ (Was showing that I did earlier).
2) Logging app by Treve - CIQ does not exist (Was showing that it existed earlier).
3) Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector 2.0.5 - Carrier IQ found ans is active. Detection score is 200 [ The app description says it returns false positive.]
4) Carrier IQ spy - Carrier IQ is installed and running.
Seems you have a point. CIQ may not have been completely removed.
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I checked with following apps and these were the results -
1) Carrier IQ Detector (Lookout one) - Your device does not have carrier IQ (Was showing that I did earlier).
2) Logging app by Treve - CIQ does not exist (Was showing that it existed earlier).
3) Voodoo Carrier IQ Detector 2.0.5 - Carrier IQ found ans is active. Detection score is 200 [ The app description says it returns false positive.]
4) Carrier IQ spy - Carrier IQ is installed and running.
Seems you have a point. CIQ may not have been completely removed.
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Damn these carriers! I was really hoping your method would work.
But suggestion of renaming the libs is working to some extent I think..I did that yest evening, after your post and from morning today till now in late evening, approx 10 hrs, battery is down only to 83% with 1 hr 10 mins screen on time
It seems carrier iq runs as a process in system, some diag.iq or something ..guess that needs to be stopped if it I has to be disabled completely
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install e980H rom
backup ur imei/efs with freegee first
flash the rom
flash AT&T modem
if u want 23giga internal back try this
backup
format system, internal sd card
restore
good rom bloatless
I just found out about this. Our phones have it. How do we get rid of it and what are the repercussions of doing so?
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I just found out about this. Our phones have it. How do we get rid of it and what are the repercussions of doing so?
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I use this. Its a free app available on XDA. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17612559
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I found that one too from a web search. The article said it didn't have much support for a variety of devices, which I couldn't confirm nor deny, so I went ahead and installed disable services from the market. That did the trick. I don't think I have to worry too much about it because I'm not on ATT, I'm on Straight talk. But still the services for it running on my phone and taking up usable memory had to stop.
Do you have a carrier iq
Detector. I use voodoo after I run the logging test app to verify it worked.
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Yeah I used two. Carrier IQ Red Pill and Carrier IQ detector. Both said I have it. I used the disable services to stop it but I still have the two system processes running. /system/lib/libiq_client.so and /system/lib/libiq_service.so. Any way to disable them? Rename them maybe or?
EDIT: I went ahead and bought that app you linked me too, doesn't hurt to support our devs, I installed the v14 version but I'm unclear on how to use it. What steps do I take?
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Yeah I used two. Carrier IQ Red Pill and Carrier IQ detector. Both said I have it. I used the disable services to stop it but I still have the two system processes running. /system/lib/libiq_client.so and /system/lib/libiq_service.so. Any way to disable them? Rename them maybe or?
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I renamed those files and disabled services IQService and Tethering$entitlementCheckService and stopped receiving text messages so I enabled them again then renamed files back and used Autostarts to disable Android System>After Startup (IQ Agent Autostarter) , now Voodoo CarrierIQ detector says "Carrier IQ elements found however it seems inactive".
I did not test which one of those caused the problem of not receiving text messages.
Well I really hope this is removed in the 4.4 update, if we get it that is, cause this is just down right intrusive. Carriers are going way to far these days. People pay allot of money for their phones. They have the right to do with them as they please. Carriers are making it so you never really "own" your phone, it's just leased to you for life. Much like Microsoft does with their software. I don't know about anyone else but if I drop 200 or more for a phone I own it. Kiss my ass I will do as I please with MY PROPERTY!
ver. 10k for e980 have it
but 10g doesnt
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Yeah I used two. Carrier IQ Red Pill and Carrier IQ detector. Both said I have it. I used the disable services to stop it but I still have the two system processes running. /system/lib/libiq_client.so and /system/lib/libiq_service.so. Any way to disable them? Rename them maybe or?
EDIT: I went ahead and bought that app you linked me too, doesn't hurt to support our devs, I installed the v14 version but I'm unclear on how to use it. What steps do I take?
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From the first screen hit the tOP option.
Its labeled "Installed package options loggers adware CIQ"
Then hit your menus button and the options will pop up.
Remove loggers.
Remove CIQ.
Wipe adware logs.
I do all three.
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Ok. Thanks esimon
EDIT: I finished doing a backup then ran the app. Everything seems to be fine. So far anyway. I did notice when I ran Red Pill I get an "Unknown" for the status and says there doesn't appear to be any ciq processes running. Is that what you get esimon?
I use voodoo
It says elements of CIQ were found but not active. And I don't see the CIQ wake lock in better battery status app.
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Yeah I know you use voodoo. I was just checking to see if you got a similar message. That's kinda what my message said. I'm not having any force close issues or texting issues so I guess this app is compatible....lol
Thought this may be useful for everyone to have as the device does sadly have a tendency to be a bit laggy.
Have followed a few guides and got some great info from XDA so trying to give a little back if I can
From what I have done I have found no ill effects that I have noticed so far, all fairly obvious choices so early on, but will get braver as I get more used to the handset and I'm sure others have been more adventurous than me and can help bulk the list up a bit and we can do away with a whole bunch of bloat to get a smoother ride from out G3. Some of these I froze as I prefer other 3rd party apps.
Frozen/Removed
Cell Broadcast
E-Mail
Documents
File Manager
Internet/Stock Browser
LG Health
LG Search Widget Provider
LG Setup Wizard
McAfee Security
Messaging (stock)
Music
Video
Video Trim
Weather
Weather Theme
Weather Platform
If you have any other suggestions please post and and I'll add updates to Post 1 for easy reference :highfive:
Hope this helps some fellow G3 users
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Thought this may be useful for everyone to have as the device does sadly have a tendency to be a bit laggy.
Have followed a few guides and got some great info from XDA so trying to give a little back if I can
From what I have done I have found no ill effects that I have noticed so far, all fairly obvious choices so early on, but will get braver as I get more used to the handset and I'm sure others have been more adventurous than me and can help bulk the list up a bit and we can do away with a whole bunch of bloat to get a smoother ride from out G3. Some of these I froze as I prefer other 3rd party apps.
If you have any other suggestions please post and and I'll add updates to Post 1 for easy reference :highfive:
Hope this helps some fellow G3 users
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I think you should do a different list for the Google apps, the main attention people will give this thread is to find out what LG apps they can freeze and remove, most people will not be interesting in removing the Google apps from their devices.
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I think you should do a different list for the Google apps, the main attention people will give this thread is to find out what LG apps they can freeze and remove, most people will not be interesting in removing the Google apps from their devices.
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Understood, you are most likely correct. Google Apps removed from list
If possible, can you post the real app name (the apk name in /system/app or /system/app-priv) ?
Thanks
Get my G3 later today. Thanks for the list! I'm completely new to Android, so how do I remove bloat ware?
you need to keep file manager if you wish to write to the extsd card
I've not been able to disable the mcafee software
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you need to keep file manager if you wish to write to the extsd card
I've not been able to disable the mcafee software
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I didn't find the apk by myself, but root uninstaller found somehow
Is freezing them through TB essentially a better version of hibernating them through Greenify?
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Is freezing them through TB essentially a better version of hibernating them through Greenify?
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They do different things. Freezing them is like uninstalling them - they are gone and won't work at all but can be retrieved by unfreezing. Greenifying them just hibernates them but they work as normal.
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If possible, can you post the real app name (the apk name in /system/app or /system/app-priv) ?
Thanks
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Also in system/vendor/app. Found some stuff in there that tibu couldn't get rid of. Here's most of what I froze. If it's not in my list of frozen apps I deleted it lol
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Could we have a non-root list, and also a description of what gets disabled/broken for each one. E.g. what does Cell Broadcast do? (I've googled, I 'm now aware, not relevant currently in the UK).
ActionManager service? Board Content Provider?
I've found this list but most of the bloat on Verizon wasn't on mine, since I'm not in the US: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/list-bloatware-safe-to-disable-t2819370
I wonder if anyone has the time, patience, and good will to compile all of these threads into one master index?
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Could we have a non-root list, and also a description of what gets disabled/broken for each one. E.g. what does Cell Broadcast do? (I've googled, I 'm now aware, not relevant currently in the UK).
ActionManager service? Board Content Provider?
I've found this list but most of the bloat on Verizon wasn't on mine, since I'm not in the US: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-lg-g3/general/list-bloatware-safe-to-disable-t2819370
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I've noticed that the system doesn't allow you to disable everything if you're not rooted so maybe anything you are allowed to disable is safe to disable.
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Also in system/vendor/app. Found some stuff in there that tibu couldn't get rid of. Here's most of what I froze. If it's not in my list of frozen apps I deleted it lol
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And how is everything working out after having disabled all those 3 weeks ago? Any anomalies or bad experiences? So far your screenshots give the best list of the removable apps (I'm completely new to LG so I don't know about their stock stuff), and I'd love to remove them but I'm afraid to experiment without a fully working recovery to restore nandroid.
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And how is everything working out after having disabled all those 3 weeks ago? Any anomalies or bad experiences? So far your screenshots give the best list of the removable apps (I'm completely new to LG so I don't know about their stock stuff), and I'd love to remove them but I'm afraid to experiment without a fully working recovery to restore nandroid.
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Everything is working great. Battery life is spectacular. There are 0 negative results to report.
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Everything is working great. Battery life is spectacular. There are 0 negative results to report.
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Awesome, thanks for the quick feedback! I just got a notification about a new downloadable software update (will not do it ofc), I suppose freezing the software update app will mean no more notifications and to setbacks either?
Horcza said:
Awesome, thanks for the quick feedback! I just got a notification about a new downloadable software update (will not do it ofc), I suppose freezing the software update app will mean no more notifications and to setbacks either?
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Correct. I have mine frozen to avoid receiving update notifications. Also this is good until you find out if the new update is rootable. If its not then its good to stick with the current software.
drock212 said:
Also in system/vendor/app. Found some stuff in there that tibu couldn't get rid of. Here's most of what I froze. If it's not in my list of frozen apps I deleted it lol
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My list is almost this one of yours. Had to unfreeze some of those because it made the home screen very lagged.
Everything Google uninstalled or frozen for over 2 weeks. No problems or complaints.
thanks the development has really taken off for this great device
So I froze most of these. Will it free up memory or do I have to delete them? Kinda scared to delete them. I have nandroid backup, just hate to possibly have to restore when the phone is running good.
I am assuming this is just like every other lg phone and if you uninstall a system app it will reboot the phone and reinstall it right?
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I usually go with the freezing app route using titanium
That's what i have done so far. Was just curious if it follows the classic lg way
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Depends on what you mean by bloat. If you mean the LG apps, I dunno. But after using PurpleDrake I was able to remove Amazon, Google Play Movies & TV, etc, plus a couple of the TMo apps, without causing them to reappear on reboot.
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Depends on what you mean by bloat. If you mean the LG apps, I dunno. But after using PurpleDrake I was able to remove Amazon, Google Play Movies & TV, etc, plus a couple of the TMo apps, without causing them to reappear on reboot.
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And in case any of you guys are wondering what PurpleDrake is as quoted
This is a utility to easily root your LG G3 (specific models only). It's a fairly foolproof script that includes all the dependencies you'll need for getting your phone rooted easily.
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Thread Link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/root-root-lg-g3-easily-purpledrake-lite-t2821000
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Consider installing the ZoneRom if you want a shortcut to debloating. It's basically stock without some of the Google and T-Mobile crap (which I don't use). I haven't had a single issue with the ROM yet.
Any easy way to remove that Carrier IQ crap. It constantly is #1 in soaking up battery life.