Im just curious if we have a list of apps that are safe to actually remove from the phone? Im currently using titanium backup to uninstall ones I dont want but I dont want to go too far without knowing what i may or may not do to the phone since there really isnt any custom roms yet.
You should use TB to freeze system apps that you are unsure of. If you don't getting any errors or FC's afterwards, you know it's safe to uninstall. IMHO though, I would just leave them frozen as I don't see much to gain from uninstalling. The only exception would be Hangouts, it likes to FC even when frozen.
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I've been getting a lot of FC's on a variety of different apps. Can't really pinpoint on what changed/added/deleted that could have started causing all of this. Hard Reset time? Will I lose my contacts (not gmail contacts i know i wont lose that) or is it saved to sd? Also, is there an app for non-rooted completely stock Evo like Titanium backup to back my apps up?
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I was wondering if anyone know how the built in app backup in froyo works. I've noticed that sometimes my applications will automatically be restored after a wipe, but that it isn't dependable when switching between different ROMs. Is google matching a build number or something before restoring apps? Does the list of installed apps get updated when google syncs? I've seen old apps install that I had uninstalled several days previously. Lastly does anyone know of a note keeping app that stores the notes on the sdcard? The few I've tried either lose the notes when you reinstall or store them online.
I tried to find answers to this but not know what the feature is actually called is someone limiting on my searches.
How much battery do running services use? With froyo I don't see any way to stop them unless someone knows of a way to do it. My widgets always restart in the background and cnet is always running even though I don't have it set as a widget. All the apps that stop them dont work on froyo. Is killing running services the same as killing tasks as in its bad for the phone?
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How much battery do running services use? With froyo I don't see any way to stop them unless someone knows of a way to do it. My widgets always restart in the background and cnet is always running even though I don't have it set as a widget. All the apps that stop them dont work on froyo. Is killing running services the same as killing tasks as in its bad for the phone?
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Yeah, don't stop services manually unless you absolutely have to. These are the active parts of apps. Technically, they aren't a part of the apps per se, but anyways you can read the documentation on the Android Developers site if you really want to know about them. They can drain the battery, so be on the lookout for apps that have services running all the time. If you start having battery troubles, look at those apps first to see if they are a problem. That being said, most services do very little in the background and aren't a problem. Most will go away if you turn off auto update settings in apps or get rid of widgets or other persistent parts of apps. Long press on the homescreen, hit shortcuts>settings>running services to get an easy way to view and manage running services. You can stop some of them there, but again, don't do it unless you have to. Its better to uninstall the app if you think its using too much power/resources. Also, you should get the Manage Applications shortcut too. Its in the same location and is really handy for managing your apps.
I've noticed lately that K9 Email always seems to be running now and it never used too.
I have to manually stop it.
I am considering buying (or as the Dev calls it "donating") for Titanium Backup for the freezing feature. I am tired of having to reset all of my settings, redownloading apps, etc, etc.
Anyway, I heard that if I just freeze the apps it "fools" the update into thinking that it is still there while the app not running.
Does this work?
ritzbrie said:
I am considering buying (or as the Dev calls it "donating") for Titanium Backup for the freezing feature. I am tired of having to reset all of my settings, redownloading apps, etc, etc.
Anyway, I heard that if I just freeze the apps it "fools" the update into thinking that it is still there while the app not running.
Does this work?
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I think freezing only shuts off and hides the app from the app drawer so you can modify it. (At least, that's what another site says)
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I think freezing only shuts off and hides the app from the app drawer so you can modify it. (At least, that's what another site says)
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And does it hinder the OTA process?
I rooted my phone (Note10+) yesterday and have since then had big issues then it comes to restoring my backup. If I select all missing apps (including data if existing) it only restores few and gets always stuck on same apps like Dropbox, Aliexpress, SwiftKey keyboard etc, other are restored just fine like so many times before. Another strange thing is while it is stuck the phone vibrates like everything is done but there is no notification to be seen. I have googles and tried all kind of things that have helped people with this kind of issue and all are few years old. Why is this happening suddenly? Any kind of help is much appreciated.
I do remember during my S8 plus time I also having this same issue on some apps like banking app etc, try to filter those apps out and create a custom list
I am running into the same issue. Maybe this is due to split apks. I just checked Dropbox using sai tool and indeed that app is built up of split apks...