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Uninstalling alarm clock, calender etc.?

Is there anyway to uninstall the applications that come with the phone. It gets annoying having alarm clock and calender running in background when I NEVER use them!
Thanks

calender:
su
rm -r /system/app/Calender.apk
rm -r /system/app/Calender.odex
Alarm Clock
su
rm -r /system/app/AlarmClock.apk
rm -r /system/app/AlarmClock.odex
those commands run in the terminal emulator will delete both apps. keep in mind it may make your phone very unstable, so i would create a nandroid backup first

[Guide]JAC HERO CLEANUP

If you want to run your hero build fast like cyanogen just copy and paste these in cmd
for slow_sd
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/DCSStock.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/DCSStock.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/HtcPhotoWidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/HtcPhotoWidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/com.htc.StockWidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/com.htc.StockWidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcbookmarkwidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcbookmarkwidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htccalendarwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htccalendarwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htccontactwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htccontactwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcmsgwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcmsgwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcsearchwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcsearchwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/Stock.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/Stock.odex
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcmailwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /data/app_s/htcmailwidgets.odex
for normal
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/DCSStock.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/DCSStock.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/HtcPhotoWidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/HtcPhotoWidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/com.htc.StockWidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/com.htc.StockWidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcbookmarkwidget.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcbookmarkwidget.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htccalendarwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htccalendarwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htccontactwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htccontactwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcmsgwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcmsgwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcsearchwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcsearchwidgets.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/Stock.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/Stock.odex
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcmailwidgets.apk
adb shell rm -r /system/sd/app_s/htcmailwidgets.odex
you can also selectively delete. Only widgets left are
MUSIC
SETTINGS
CLOCK
WEATHER

thanks, this must have taken a............g..............e.................s to type out

Thats cool thatnks,
but can i take out 1 or 2 from the list that i would like to keep and then run it in cmd?
EDIT: then again if i have them all on my sd, this wont work..

Just copy and paste the OP and make a batch file. Then just run it

What does DCSStock do?
You can also use root explorer and delete

Lakers3408 said:
You can also use root explorer and delete
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That's what I was about to suggest...granted I hate that the item list resets itself after every delete...(if u delete hypothetical ZZZ.apk and want to delete the ZZZ.odex file u'd have to scroll to the bottom again)

Can you delete the weather widget without messing up the clock/weather widget?

abteer said:
Can you delete the weather widget without messing up the clock/weather widget?
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Yes u can, just dont touch Weather.apk

Lakers3408 said:
Yes u can, just dont touch Weather.apk
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Thank you sir. Even though you like the Lakers. Go Celtics!

Go cavaliers!

Thanks!
I deleted all those widgets.

Lakers3408 said:
What does DCSStock do?
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thats the service for the stocks widget and app

RaiderX303 said:
thats the service for the stocks widget and app
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So if you remove that then it stands to reason that NONE/ZERO htc widgets will work?

Lakers3408 said:
So if you remove that then it stands to reason that NONE/ZERO htc widgets will work?
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the widgets will work, it is for the stock widgets that show company stock prices

RaiderX303 said:
the widgets will work, it is for the stock widgets that show company stock prices
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Are you sure its for the Stock market?
I removed Stock.apk and odex, that removed the Stocks from my app drawer and removing the com.htc.StockWidget.apk and odex removes the Stock widget.
So your tellling me that DCSStock is also part of it?

If u are on a EDGE internet connection i suggest u dont use any widgets that use the internet like twitter or mail, They slow down rosie when they pull updates from the internet.

You could also remove the Mail.apk/odex if you only use gmail.

Yep, this is what I was doing for a while, then I just realized what a lifesaver just resigning the file is...just follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=471586 and get the resigning setup so all you have to do is this:
-Download Update file
-Delete the files you dont want in there directly from the update file (like OP is doing with command lines there) [its also better b/c you can choose other apps you may not want in there )]
-Go to Run > CMD > type: java testsign update.zip
-Done.
-Put on SD card and go.
Ive been doing that several weeks now, its really quicker once you get it setup (if you have adb (doing the command lines posted), then your already half way there).
Otherwise this works too .

the biggest system drag, though, is that clock and widget. I made a build with that uninstalled, kept mail and msg widgets, and installed the alarm clock from tehseano's rom, and rosie is now fast, even with all 7 home screens loaded. i dont use a world clock,so it works for me

is there anyway i can remove these apks and odex files from the update.zip and possibly a few others that i dont want... i have tried removing them from the update.zip and installing, but it fails... file not found Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk
any ideas ???

APPS that are SAFE to remove

Just as the title says, if you've managed to remove a sprint app and it HAS NOT caused an error at startup, or a "force close," would you please post it here? Be sure you've restarted your phone first just to be sure that you're error free.
Stock Sprint Firmware is available here in case anyone breaks something. ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hero/Official-ROMs/RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_1.29.651.1_signed_release.exe
Remember that everything is case sensitive. For example if you try to "rm sprint_nscar.apk" it won't work. You must type "rm Sprint_Nscar.apk" - without quotations of course.
To remove an app from your phone you must have root access and type the following commands with SU access:
type:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then type:
cd /system/app
then you can type "ls" to list the contents of the directory.
To remove an app the "rm" (Remove) cmd will precede the app name each time. For example: rm Sprint_Nscar.apk (and then hit enter)
Mods can we get a sticky on this? Please?
ALL OF THE APPS LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED WITH NO ERRORS AFTER REBOOT WITH CURRENT SPRINT PATCH FROM 11/18/2009.
Sprint_TV.apk
Sprint_Navigator.apk
Sprint_TVWidget.apk
Sprint_NFL.apk
Sprint_Nscar.apk
amazonmp3.apk
Stock.apk
Stock.odex
DCSStock.apk
DCSStock.odex
HtcFootprints.apk
HtcFootprints.odex
HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
HtcFootprintsWidget.odex
LearnMore.apk
com.htc.StockWidget.apk
com.htc.StockWidget.odex
VoiceDialer.apk
VoiceDialer.odex
HtcSoundRecorder.apk
HtcSoundRecorder.odex
DO NOT REMOVE
IMPlugins and ImProvider (.apk and .odex's) Causes com.google.process.gapps Error
IM.apk and IM.odex will break GChat apparently
Removing Googlechat apparently breaks access to the market?
THESE HAVEN'T BEEN CONFIRMED AS OF YET. ANYONE THAT HAS REMOVED THESE AND REBOOTED WITHOUT ANY ISSUES PLEASE POST
rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex

Sprint_Nscar.apk

I removed the HtcTwitter + Widget (Peep) I use I Tweet
I removed the Stocks, Footprints, and their widgets
Sprint_TV+Widget, Sprint_Navigation, Sprint_Nscar (not sure why its spelt like that)
IM + Widget, Voice Recorder, Voice Search, Amazon mp3, HTC Mail (Doesn't affect my Gmail at all)

nelson8403 said:
I removed the HtcTwitter + Widget (Peep) I use I Tweet
I removed the Stocks, Footprints, and their widgets
Sprint_TV+Widget, Sprint_Navigation, Sprint_Nscar (not sure why its spelt like that)
IM + Widget, Voice Recorder, Voice Search, Amazon mp3, HTC Mail (Doesn't affect my Gmail at all)
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Well damn...Awesome.

I removed all this:
Code:
# rm Stock.apk
# rm Stock.odex
# rm Sprint_Nscar.apk
# rm amazonmp3.apk
# rm com.htc.StockWidget.apk
# rm com.htc.StockWidget.odex
# rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
# rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex
# rm LearnMore.apk
# rm LearnMore.odex
# rm HtcTwitter.apk
# rm HtcTwitter.odex
# rm IM.apk
# rm IM.odex
# rm IMPlugins.apk
# rm IMPlugins.odex
# rm ImProvider.apk
# rm ImProvider.odex
# rm Sprint_Navigator.apk
# rm HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk
# rm HtcRingtoneTrimmer.odex
# rm HtcFootprints.apk
# rm HtcFootprints.odex
# rm HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
# rm HtcFootprintsWidget.odex

Negrito said:
I removed all this:
Code:
# rm Stock.apk
# rm Stock.odex
# rm Sprint_Nscar.apk
# rm amazonmp3.apk
# rm com.htc.StockWidget.apk
# rm com.htc.StockWidget.odex
# rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk
# rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex
# rm LearnMore.apk
# rm LearnMore.odex
# rm HtcTwitter.apk
# rm HtcTwitter.odex
# rm IM.apk
# rm IM.odex
# rm IMPlugins.apk
# rm IMPlugins.odex
# rm ImProvider.apk
# rm ImProvider.odex
# rm Sprint_Navigator.apk
# rm HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk
# rm HtcRingtoneTrimmer.odex
# rm HtcFootprints.apk
# rm HtcFootprints.odex
# rm HtcFootprintsWidget.apk
# rm HtcFootprintsWidget.odex
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I"m afraid to remove some things as I've run into that com.htc.provider startup error. Seems navigator or twitter is causing it? But you're ok? have you rebooted your phone yet?

VoXHTC said:
I"m afraid to remove some things as I've run into that com.htc.provider startup error. Seems navigator or twitter is causing it? But you're ok? have you rebooted your phone yet?
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Actually just did. Got two force close errors, but everything seems to be operating just fine.

Negrito said:
Actually just did. Got two force close errors, but everything seems to be operating just fine.
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I was never able to get past the force close error I was getting. I press close and It kept reloading the OS over and over and over and.... zzz

VoXHTC said:
I"m afraid to remove some things as I've run into that com.htc.provider startup error. Seems navigator or twitter is causing it? But you're ok? have you rebooted your phone yet?
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My phone is currently in the middle of another nandroid backup before trying to tweak some settings files...
but the safest way to test would be to "mv [filename] /sdcard/[filename]" and if it causes issues... "mv /sdcard/[filename] [filename]"

Yeah I've backed up all the apps to my desktop computer. I suppose I could do it one by one..zzz

VoXHTC said:
Yeah I've backed up all the apps to my desktop computer. I suppose I could do it one by one..zzz
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Or someone else who's bored could.

thecodemonk said:
Or someone else who's bored could.
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I'm that guy!

VoXHTC said:
I'm that guy!
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Off topic: Bwahaha, the way you typed that made me think "I'm...that...hero!" from a kids show, Larry Boy.

thecodemonk said:
Off topic: Bwahaha, the way you typed that made me think "I'm...that...hero!" from a kids show, Larry Boy.
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lol never heard of it. It's not possible that I'm too young...

VoXHTC said:
lol never heard of it. It's not possible that I'm too young...
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Heh, it's ok...it's a Christian TV subshow of Veggie Tales (it's pretty entertaining to me). It's mostly the voice that I find funny from the theme song.

Ok, I think that's all I'm going to do tonight.. More tomorrow late night for me.. zzz

i removed
com.htc.twitterwidget.odex
stock.odex
sprint_nscar.apk
teeter.odex
amazonmp3.apk
teeter.apk
at first everything worked fine then i powered down and got the htc force close error then i did a hard reset and the phone rebooted fine with those apps gone

702DROID said:
i removed
com.htc.twitterwidget.odex
stock.odex
sprint_nscar.apk
teeter.odex
amazonmp3.apk
teeter.apk
at first everything worked fine then i powered down and got the htc force close error then i did a hard reset and the phone rebooted fine with those apps gone
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I'm going to guess and say it's com.htc.twitterwidget.odex that is causing the error... That's my vote

702DROID said:
i removed
com.htc.twitterwidget.odex
stock.odex
sprint_nscar.apk
teeter.odex
amazonmp3.apk
teeter.apk
at first everything worked fine then i powered down and got the htc force close error then i did a hard reset and the phone rebooted fine with those apps gone
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i've removed all of those but teeter (i can't imagine a game would cause that) and i've had 0 issues, after quite a few reboots, are you sure it wasn't something else

VoXHTC said:
I'm going to guess and say it's com.htc.twitterwidget.odex that is causing the error... That's my vote
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that was mine to i was tripping out (new to all this) so luckly the hard reset worked and my phone works fine now

Need Settings.apk and Settings.odex

I did a search on the forums and google and can't find a solution. While removing bloat ware on my phone I some how removed my settings apk and odex.
I'm not sure how or why I did this but I think it was because I was using the "up" button in the cmd prompt so I wouldn't have to retype file names when changing apk to odex and some how or another deleted Settings.apk/odex on some fluke (a copy and paste of the commands I typed in below).
Does anyone know where I can get these two files back (Settings.apk and Settings.odex), and what the commands are to put them back in the proper directory.
Thank you for any help.
Code:
/system/app # rm Sprint_NASCAR.apk
rm Sprint_NASCAR.apk
/system/app # rm Sprint_NFL.apk
rm Sprint_NFL.apk
/system/app # rm Settings.odex
rm Settings.odex
/system/app # rm Settings.apk
rm Settings.apk
/system/app # rm com.htc.StockWidget.odex
rm com.htc.StockWidget.odex
/system/app # rm com.htc.StockWidget.apk
rm com.htc.StockWidget.apk
edit: Sorry, I meant to put this in the developers forum, but to be honest I am not sure where this belongs.
edit edit: did a advanced nanroid restore of my system and all is good. sorry for the obvious problem and fix, I am a bit new.

/System/app and /System/priv-app; what is what and can be deleted?

I am using custom rom's for about a year now and am using a script to delete several things I am not using.
But for some of the /system/app and /system/priv-app directories I do not know what functionality is behind and if it safe to delete.
I have started this thread as a help also for others who want to clean up and use their install as lean and mean as possible.
To start, this is the list of directories I am deleting after an install, enclosed also the script I am using from terminal in twrp for this (remove the .txt and chmod 755 to make it executable).
Note; I am using alternatives for calendar, mail, contacts, camera and galary so they are also included in the list.
Code:
/system/app/AntHalService
/system/app/BasicDreams
/system/app/BuiltInPrintService
/system/app/Calendar
/system/app/Camera2
/system/app/CtsShimPrebuilt
/system/app/EasterEgg
/system/app/Email
/system/app/Gallery2
/system/app/HTMLViewer
/system/app/LatinIME
/system/app/LiveWallpapersPicker
/system/app/messaging
/system/app/NfcNci
/system/app/PhotoTable
/system/app/PrintRecommendationService
/system/app/SpareParts
/system/app/Stk
/system/app/SubstratumSignature
/system/app/Terminal
/system/app/Traceur
/system/priv-app/BackupRestoreConfirmation
/system/priv-app/CallLogBackup
/system/priv-app/CNEService
/system/priv-app/Contacts
/system/priv-app/CtsShimPrivPrebuilt
/system/priv-app/DocumentsUI
/system/priv-app/InputDevices
/system/priv-app/ManagedProvisioning
/system/priv-app/MusicFX
/system/priv-app/OneTimeInitializer
/system/priv-app/SubstratumHelperService
/system/priv-app/VpnDialogs
/system/priv-app/WeatherClient
/system/framework/com.google.widevine.software.drm.jar
/system/lib/libjni_latinimegoogle.so
/system/media/bootanimation.zip
/system/bin/bootanimation
Can someone tell me what the functionality is for the apk in the following directories:
/system/app:
embms
ExtShared
WAPPushManager
/system/priv-app:
StatementService
Tag
Are there other apks in /system/app or /system/priv-app, belonging to a default (AOSP-based) Android Pie which can be deleted safely?