[Q] Need help to get rid of facebook (Desire hd) - General Questions and Answers

Hi guys!
I want to get rid of anything remembering me to facebook in my Desire HD.
With Titanium backup i was able to remove the facebook (sys) app and the HTC widget app.
The "send to via facebook" links disappeared but there is still a facebook button like in the screenshot i sent here:
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/screenjo.jpg
(it's not allowed for me to post clickable links because i'm new here)
Rom Cleaner is not an option right now because i don't want to flash at the moment.
Please have understanding for my wish to get rid of facebook because i hate it so much.
Thanks in advance,
Tuxxxer

Are you rooted?
I too have removed everything "social networking" from my phone. "Root app remover" works well.
Edit: just realized If you removed a system application then I'm assuming you are rooted. Hopefully someone can help you out better..

mrrick said:
Are you rooted?
I too have removed everything "social networking" from my phone. "Root app remover" works well.
Edit: just realized If you removed a system application then I'm assuming you are rooted. Hopefully someone can help you out better..
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Thanks a lot mrrick. I am thankful for every reply
Yes my phone is rooted. I use the latest Leedroid rom 3.3.1
I also don't like the whole social stuff but at this moment i don't know if i have ever use stuff like flickr. But one thing i know for sure.. i will never ever have a facebook account! This is simply annoying for me.

Cant you just delete Thema apk?
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Sry, facebook.apk
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You can move the facebook apk´s from /system/apps to your sdcard. If that doesn´t remove everything from facebook you can at least move the apk´s back to /system/apps. So you can try another method.

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Facebook 1.4: A non-crap update!

Get it while it's hot! Looks like they're finally stepping it up.
Edit: Also improved Facebook API so hopefully Facebook-integrated apps won't be so bad now!
so far it seems to be a good upgrade
downloading now... lets see how these god d*** notifications work...
still doesnt integrate fb chat, so sad.
envoykrawkwarrior7 said:
still doesnt integrate fb chat, so sad.
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if we actually use a sense rom this app is the most useless thing we can have on our phone if there is no chat feature on it... i mean really... even the iphone facebook app have chat... how lazy are they to not implement it to android... i dont get it.
aamikam said:
if we actually use a sense rom this app is the most useless thing we can have on our phone if there is no chat feature on it... i mean really... even the iphone facebook app have chat... how lazy are they to not implement it to android... i dont get it.
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How does having a Sense ROM make this useless? Other than contact integration and image uploading, what the hell does Facebook for HTC Sense do?
The notifications don't work for comments. That sucks. There is a app called f-plus that will give you notifications and Go Chat will take care of the fb chat.
I am sick of having 3 apps on my phone for the job that one app should be able to do.
On top of all that my post through the "official app" are not posting on the news feed. If anyone can chime in on that it would be very helpful.
still no chat and still can't poke! Among other things..The bottom line is If I have to open my browser to do anything then its a FAIL! Why have an app if I just need to open my browser at some point..
I just can't believe how they keep dropping the ball on this!
i can view comments from notification in the app so i am confused to as what is not working besides chat
Yes but it does not notify me on the notification bar if some one post on my wall
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8398577#post8398577
Thanks ilangoadigal
pelebkf said:
Yes but it does not notify me on the notification bar if some one post on my wall
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This to me is so stupid it's unfathomable. I would think this would be the absolute first thing this app would do...
Sent from the void...
you guys are trippin, the fact that I can reply to notifications within the app is all I need. facebook chat is a joke to me. B app for me for now. for an A app they will need instant notifications.
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I tried downloading from the app store. It downloads completely and while installing it fails. It gives me an error saying it was unable to perform the install. I tried to uninstall the present version but the uninstall option is grayed out.
And also sometimes , the appstore takes a while to download. Sometimes I have to restart my fone in order for the phone to start downloading the apps.
Any help is appreciated.
I get notifications on cm6.
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I just wish you could tag photos with the app, my gf's iPhone can ... they just need to make the app on par to what the iPhone has already been able to do...
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im ok with no chat since i dont use it, love that i dont have to use browser to reply to notifications, now if i could only edit uploaded photos(rotate) i would be satisfied.
Hmmm I don't like the single-sign-on feature because now all apps will have access to my account by just using FB API? not so good...
Still needs small improvement but they're stepping it up.
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vboyz103 said:
Hmmm I don't like the single-sign-on feature because now all apps will have access to my account by just using FB API? not so good...
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It will be listed in the app's permissions. Don't go downloading apps that you don't want to access your Facebook account.
napsterdj said:
I tried downloading from the app store. It downloads completely and while installing it fails. It gives me an error saying it was unable to perform the install. I tried to uninstall the present version but the uninstall option is grayed out.
And also sometimes , the appstore takes a while to download. Sometimes I have to restart my fone in order for the phone to start downloading the apps.
Any help is appreciated.
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If you're rooted, use Titanium Backup to uninstall the system copy of Facebook, reboot, then download the Market version.

Which of these bloatware will you delete?

What bloatware from this Samsung 4g have you deleted without issues?
I have gone ahead and deleted:
Accounts & Sync
Add to Home
Audio Postcard
Amazon
Kindle
Car Home
gogo
Inception
Y Finance CLock
Slcker
Visual Voicemail
Backup (I think this is the contacts backup thing)?
What else will you remove?
Moved to general as not android development
I can't remember exactly anymore; however, besides the backup and sync apps you listed most of those I can confirm removing and being OK. I didn't remove things I did not know what they did, at least I thought--that's a whole different story with gtalk. Removing gtalk anymore doesn't seem to be so detrimental as it used to be back in the 1.6 days of android; it was, however, super hard to find the apk to reinstall which i found here. I reinstalled gtalk because I wanted to be able to easily chat with my daughter, that is the only reason I found I wanted to install it for.
Sitting on ~100megs internal storage atm with 74aps. I really think a custom rom and partion could get me more open space. Oh, and I only froze the wifi voice calling app. My home wifi isn't a strong enough signal to support it all the time--cheap router I suppose--but I never know when I may get a new router in the future that would support a good enough signal for it. Being that the app is frozen--meaning that it is semi-uninstalled--system still operates stably.
mumbojumbo01 said:
What bloatware from this Samsung 4g have you deleted without issues?
I have gone ahead and deleted:
Accounts & Sync
Add to Home
Audio Postcard
Amazon
Kindle
Car Home
gogo
Inception
Y Finance CLock
Slcker
Visual Voicemail
Backup (I think this is the contacts backup thing)?
What else will you remove?
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I have removed These without issues
Doubletwist
Facebook
Layer
T-MTV
Media ahub
Go Go
Mini Diary
Buddies Now
Slacker
How is everyone removing these bloatware apps?
Chamgea said:
How is everyone removing these bloatware apps?
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Titanium backup, it's in the app store. I do believe you need to be rooted though to uninstall those apps as well.
flyinbird93 said:
Titanium backup, it's in the app store. I do believe you need to be rooted though to uninstall those apps as well.
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Ya you definitely need to be rooted. How is everyone getting rooted? I don't have ODIN, nor know how to use it, nor a windows OS.
Chamgea said:
Ya you definitely need to be rooted. How is everyone getting rooted? I don't have ODIN, nor know how to use it, nor a windows OS.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
Just hook your phone up with the drivers already installed and in usb debug mode from the menu... >menu > settings > applications > Development > usb debug mode. then just run the program and click "root" and it will take care of it for you
How do I add some of the bloatware apps back on to my device? Tried adb pouch from android commander and says I'm not rooted but I am after I checked with "root checker" any advice?
Adding the bloat back depends on how your removed it...TB can create a backup then remove it for you, you can us adb to remove it, but then you'll need to download the .apk files for the bloat you want to add it back in.
I believe the bloat is available for download in the development section.
Well, I searched around a bit, but the thread that it was one got closed...stuff got deleted...etc. Perhaps a bit more search, or someone can repost the bloat.zip.
ugh i messed up and deleted some live wall papers now it wont let me use live wall papers, how do i fix this? I tried unrooting phone so i could factory reset no luck.. i tried to use the backup files that i used for TB but it keeps giving me a error message, so if someone could help me please! i would appreciate it.. i didn't know i couldn't delete live wall papers, lesson learned
yo root the phone and flash it with K1c again if you are using that rom
I have rooted my phone and began to remove bloatware with titanium pro. I have removed some of the apps I have seen listed by other but I think I have a problem here. The sync icon just keep showing. I dont think I did anything else besides uninstalling and deleted the backup for some apps I never use and was sure they wouldnt cause problem. Please help. Thanks!
*first post here, am THE noob*
xoheatherbabesxo said:
ugh i messed up and deleted some live wall papers now it wont let me use live wall papers, how do i fix this? I tried unrooting phone so i could factory reset no luck.. i tried to use the backup files that i used for TB but it keeps giving me a error message, so if someone could help me please! i would appreciate it.. i didn't know i couldn't delete live wall papers, lesson learned
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Go to samsung galaxy 4g section and look under development thread and get odin flasher and kd1.md5 file and follow all direction to flash, you will be good after that, hope that helps
Same goes for you jawbreaker
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Yeah I will do that but the sync just went off over night. Dont know maybe its was really sync'ing something. Thanks.
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Is the DriveSmart system unsafe to remove?
I remove drivesmart every time I flash a ROM. Its a worthless constant running app I don't want.
So, no its not unsafe to remove.
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TheAntagonist said:
Is the DriveSmart system unsafe to remove?
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DriveSmart is safe to remove. Just don't touch it in your Settings, or else you'll get a FC. It remains there even after removing it.
I would also delete backup.
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[Q] what bloat is safe to uninstall

just rooted my SGS4G and i was wondering if there is a list somewhere with all safe to remove crap?
Search box
come on! this was already discussed in one of the thread! use the search box! Mod please close this thread.
ok found it in the development section in with the ''deleting fota files guide'' for any one else wanting to know here it is:
Originally Posted by moshe22
I'm glad this helped. No lagfix yet for this phone, but once you get rid of all the bloatware you should experience less lag. I'm pretty sure it will come out but I am giving it time.
Here is a list of apps i have removed and haven't experienced any issues after deleting this apps:
Folder organizer
Kindle
Amazon mp3
Double twist
airsync
facebook
news & weather
talk
layar
T-mobile tv
video chat (qik)
Desk home
media hub
add to home
gogo
inception
buddies now
feeds and updates
y! finance clock
slacker
telenav
drivesmart
drivesmart system
I have 328.23mb available on my Internal memory.
dont remove drive smart
ok thanks for the info ricky
rickyy00 said:
dont remove drive smart
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Why, exactly? The only thing that happens when you remove it is that you can't access Drive Smart settings.
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C0dy said:
Why, exactly? The only thing that happens when you remove it is that you can't access Drive Smart settings.
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I think someone in another thread mentioned that it caused problems with another app or got force closes.
I removed DriveSmart and the only issue is that under Android settings, the tile for DriveSmart is still there and if you press it, you get a FC. That's the only problem I've noticed in the past 2 months.

Questions about cyanogenmod 9.1

Hi there,
i just rooted my htc sensation and put the cyanogenmod 9.1.
It is really great but i have some questions:
-the Barclays Banking app don't work cause they blocked the access to the root phones, i found on the forum some [how to] for the S3, but didn't work for the sensation, do you have any solution for that?
-the sync of the address book with Facebook and twitter is no working, Ok I know that Google prefer that we use Google+ and don't add this feature in his own system, but there should be a solution, some API to flash in the firmware, or things like that..(i don't want to use apps like, syncnow, friendcaster ecc)
Please answer as soon as possible to my questions, and really thank you so much in advance for your patience.
Ps Sorry for my bad English
alfonsoristorato said:
Hi there,
i just rooted my htc sensation and put the cyanogenmod 9.1.
It is really great but i have some questions:
-the Barclays Banking app don't work cause they blocked the access to the root phones, i found on the forum some [how to] for the S3, but didn't work for the sensation, do you have any solution for that?
-the sync of the address book with Facebook and twitter is no working, Ok I know that Google prefer that we use Google+ and don't add this feature in his own system, but there should be a solution, some API to flash in the firmware, or things like that..(i don't want to use apps like, syncnow, friendcaster ecc)
Please answer as soon as possible to my questions, and really thank you so much in advance for your patience.
Ps Sorry for my bad English
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Hi there I don't know the solution to your first problem but I do for your second :victory:
I often come across situations on ROMs when there is always those one or two apps I know I wont use so I use a application called Titanium Backup to 'freeze' them. You need the paid version to be able to freeze apps so here's a link to it via the Play Store CLICK ME
BUT if you're a cheapo like me go to a website called APK MANIA and then search for "Titanium Backup Pro 5.6.0 APK". I would give you a link to it but that is against XDA regulations.
sorry maybe i didn't explained really good. i don't want to freeze application, i want to know if there is a method for sync the facebook address with the telephone address...as the photo, the callendar, ecc... as it was on the htc sense..
Sorry, but as i told my english is not really good.
THIS could be your app to sync facebook with your contacts. I do not know if there is any mod/update or anything you could use instead of applications.
alfonsoristorato said:
sorry maybe i didn't explained really good. i don't want to freeze application, i want to know if there is a method for sync the facebook address with the telephone address...as the photo, the callendar, ecc... as it was on the htc sense..
Sorry, but as i told my english is not really good.
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Sorry for misunderstanding you...
So basically when you go to accounts and sync in settings and you select Facbeook you don't have the options to sync your different things?
Jeanjacq said:
Sorry for misunderstanding you...
So basically when you go to accounts and sync in settings and you select Facbeook you don't have the options to sync your different things?
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well, actually in account&sync everything is marked(whatsapp,facebook,google+ ecc) but the sync for the facebook photo doesn't work, now i'm using friendcaster, but i really would like a better implementation as the one of the htc sense, (maybe there is a method to flash only this thing) or at least an app that allow me to select manually the friends with the photos (as haxsync, syncnow ecc..) but this is the method that i am using riht now with friendcaster...
Jeanjacq said:
Hi there I don't know the solution to your first problem but I do for your second :victory:
I often come across situations on ROMs when there is always those one or two apps I know I wont use so I use a application called Titanium Backup to 'freeze' them. You need the paid version to be able to freeze apps so here's a link to it via the Play Store CLICK ME
BUT if you're a cheapo like me go to a website called and then search for "Titanium Backup Pro 5.6.0 APK". I would give you a link to it but that is against XDA regulations.
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Actually you are violating the xda rules by giving instructions on how to find warez, even without a link.
There are plenty of free apps that can freeze other apps. Dont come here showing how someone can get one of the paid ones for free...link or no link.
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Skipjacks said:
Actually you are violating the xda rules by giving instructions on how to find warez, even without a link.
There are plenty of free apps that can freeze other apps. Dont come here showing how someone can get one of the paid ones for free...link or no link.
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I'm really sorry about that.
I wasn't aware that were other apps and I do apologise for going against XDA conduct.
Thank you for letting me know of my mistake.

Let's make a barebone!

Hello!
I am using Tipo on stock ROM firmware .22.
I have already deleted some apk using Titanium Backup.
My goal is to delete all unwanted apps. For example I deleted Twitter.
How far can we go?
Anyone deleted already Facebook?
I think it could be fun to push the borders...
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Yup got rid of Facebook apps, YouTube, wiki extension, play now, trackid, and some more I can't remember.
satan89 said:
Yup got rid of Facebook apps, YouTube, wiki extension, play now, trackid, and some more I can't remember.
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Did the deletion of Facebook have any negative effects? I just freezed it, did not deleted right now, because I'm afraid of negative effects...
random hero said:
Did the deletion of Facebook have any negative effects? I just freezed it, did not deleted right now, because I'm afraid of negative effects...
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No it didn't have any probs. But I don't know what will happen if you direct browser to Facebook. (Most likely it will open in desktop mode). Anyhow I don't use Facebook
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lol i ve delited almost every app expect the really needed one, i delited powersaver,recomender,music&videos,twiter,tracid,topcontatc,playnow,chinese keyboard,help,timescape,updatecenter, and maybe more cuz i dont remember them all and so far so good no problem

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