Can Polaris Office be uninstalled from the managing applications option? It doesn't seem to allow that.
I've had a number of problems with Polaris and opening docs, have installed and am happy with Documents to Go and would like to remove PO. Any assistance is appreciated. Thanks.
You can't do it via the managing application. If your transformer is rooted, you can use titanium backup, root explorer or use adb commands to uninstall.
you need root access to uninstall apps in /system/app/
There is also a market app :
h t t p s://market.android.com/details?id=com.danesh.system.app.remover&feature=search_result
SystemApp Remover.
Thanks, I'm rooted and use Titanium back-up. I'll go that route. Much appreciated!
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I've rooted my EVO using unrevoked... got wifi tethering working and backed up all my apps with Titanium... now I want to delete all those crappy OEM apps that Sprint installs by default and doesn't give you the option to uninstall.
Is there a way I can uninstall these with regular root or do I need to go through the NAND access?
Thx!
you can try uninstalling those apps using Titanium Backup; under the Backup/Restore tab, you can click on any app and it'll give you option to uninstall
Thx for the suggestion, but it didn't work... I tried 'Sprint Navigation' as an example and I was able to click uninstall within Titanium Backup but upon reboot, it's back in the apps list and within Advanced Task Killer as an app that is auto loaded on boot. WTF!
Note: I also seem to be having a problem with Titanium Backup where every time I reboot it says "Sorry i could not acquire root" so I have to go to "Problems?" and re-download the BusyBox thing... then it works fine???
Install root explorer, browse to /system/apps, enable R/W access, then delete all the apps you want.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581976
Is root explorer free? All I see is a pay version... can I do it with cmd and adb? Any idea why Titanium Backup loses it's root access each time?
bkfitz said:
Is root explorer free? All I see is a pay version... can I do it with cmd and adb? Any idea why Titanium Backup loses it's root access each time?
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it's probably because you don't have full nandroid root
Hello,
I flashed to leedroid 1.3 and i use Titanium backup to remove it like they wrote on the Forum, but it doesn't remove them.
It gets rebooted and then hangs with black screen and android warning picture.
I need to remove the battery to restart the phone.
Any other ideas to remove twitter/facebook/Peep and other social media apps.
THNX for your knowledge input.
you can also manualy remove the apps by deleting them (or renaming their extention e.g. .apk -> apkx) with a root explorer, for example 'root explorer' or 'ES File Explorer' in the /system/app folder.
I can remove it, but it returns after reboot + on "pm uninstall com.twitter.android" I get "Failed"
You need to root your phone first. Visit the forum section dedicated to your phone, read a bit, read a bit more, root it, then wipe that bloatware off.
@Captkiwi just download z4root it works with 99% of phones-use it and buy rootexplorer, open it, go to system/app, click mount r/w and delete bloatware Good luck
Making phone to be S-OFF is crucial. This thread helped me S-OFFing it properly (made bootable USB with unetbootin), and now this procedure works... Previously it didn't while the phone was still S-ON.
Hope this helps people, been struggling with my phone for a month now... Finally it seems I control my hardware
Make sure USB Debugging is on
Install z4root by downloading the apk and allowing non-market apps. Find it on sd card and install with longpress or something.
After you root, install titanium backup free version.
You can use this to backup and then uninstall all the bloat you want.
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Ok - looks like there are 2 main options
1) Install Titanium backup and delete bloatware from there (Rooted Phone)
..........This option doesn't appear to work all the time - is it because the bloatware doesn't show up or because its listed with and unusual name like---- SNS 1.0 -- that twitter hides behind?
2) Use "a" file explorer on a rooted phone and go to---- system/app ---and find the apps and delete them ....nope still cant find the bloatware....
.........try another folder ..... /data/app/ ....still nothing
Anyone got any more ideas?
I'm working on an ideos X5
Due to some warranty issues, I need to take my rooted and unlocked Captivate back to AT&T. Before I do that I must set it back to factory default. What I don't want to do is lose the programs that I painstakingly searched for and installed onto the device. Some of these I think I can't find anymore. Is there a way to remove these apk apps from the phone and store them onto my PC for re-installation later. Things like busybox installer, root explorer, Superuser permission, etc?
Downloaded apps are stored in /data/app and native apps in /system/app. This path may be different depending on your carrier and OS version. On a Samsung phone I used which was running 2.1, I think downloaded apps were in /d/apps.
If you still can't find then, try running:
Code:
find -name *.apk
. That will tell you where everything is.
Titanium Backup. Backup all user apps + data, then reinstall later. I suggest getting the Pro Key, but it isn't necessary.
If you want something a little more minimal, there are apps that backup a list of installed apps. You can save the list in HTML form. Open it with a text editor from your phone, click the link, and it takes you to the market download page.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
Thanks! I have Titanium Backup Pro installed. So, I just run backup and save it to my PC, then reinstall it all later? That sounds SO easy! I hope I understood you correctly. Thanks again!
Yep. Run the backup, then move the Titanium Backup folder to your computer. Since app purchases are tied to your Google account, just reinstall TB and the Pro key from the market, move the folder back, and batch reinstall.
Almost seems too good to be true, but it isn't. I wouldn't restore system apps/settings across different roms or phones. The only system stuff I restore are wifi access points and playlists.
Good luck!
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
bimfi said:
Due to some warranty issues, I need to take my rooted and unlocked Captivate back to AT&T. Before I do that I must set it back to factory default. What I don't want to do is lose the programs that I painstakingly searched for and installed onto the device. Some of these I think I can't find anymore. Is there a way to remove these apk apps from the phone and store them onto my PC for re-installation later. Things like busybox installer, root explorer, Superuser permission, etc?
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Simple. Just do a nandroid backup and it will be saved in your sd card. If you restore it, it will restore all the apps, system settings, launcher settings, etc; it will be in the same exact state as it was before the nandroid backup. Steps on how to do a nandroid backup and restore from an earlier nandroid backup can be found here:http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-perform-and-restore-a-nandroid-backup/
Hello,
I Was wondering what's the best/simple way to remove system apps?
And if I am the only one having trouble removing system apps.
I have tried removing market/amazone kindle/etc. with My Backup Pro, Root Manager, ES Filemanager, Terminal Emulator. But I'm not able to remove these apps.
Apps like email and books are system apps and I could uninstall them via MyBackup Pro. But this won't work for some other system apps.
I would like to use an app to remove the apps instead of using adb.
My transformer is Rooted and running Prime 1.9.1 so it should work.. I trought....
titanium backup pro
titanium backup pro or a better option in my opinion, Root Explorer or similar. Whenever removing system apps you have to be careful. You may not know it but some apps provide basic functionality to Android and removing them can cause issues like force closes and boot loops. I suggest always making a backup of your full rom first, then use Root Explorer to rename the apps under /system/app to something else. I stick with the simple addition of .bak to the end of a file name. that way if it causes problems you can simply go in and change the name back.
I gues it has something to do with the read/write permissions of /system
When i change /system to read/write with Root Manager I am able to remove them with Terminal Emulator.
I Don't know why this ain't working for the other apps..
but thanks anyway!
Hi-
I just upgraded to the rooted UECLK7 for p3113 via: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099779&highlight=ueclk7
Now when I go into /system/app/ and try to delete the bloatware, it says it cannot delete. I tried it with ES File explorer.
I would never have problems with deleting this way (either with my galaxy s2 or all previous versions of my p3113).
I know I'm rooted because I restored all my apps with Titanium.
Am I missing something?
a point in the right direction would be appreciated. thank you.
There is a free version of an app called NoBloat - basically does what you are looking for - also requires root access, so give it a try, if it does not work there may be a problem with your "rooting"
Good luck,
Sent from my SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2
Thank you! that worked.
Still curious as to why I can't delete it from ES File Explorer... but anyway, thank you.
bill_in_mtl said:
There is a free version of an app called NoBloat - basically does what you are looking for - also requires root access, so give it a try, if it does not work there may be a problem with your "rooting"
Good luck,
Sent from my SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2
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actually I take that back.
The app says it's been uninstalled and deleted, but it's still there.
I went back and ran CF autoroot (chainfire for P3113) to confirm root again, but I still cannot delete system apps. this is annoying.
thank you though.
I rooted my 3113 UECLK7 using CF Auto root method explained here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957160
I came across a list of preloaded bloat that seems safe to uninstall. Here's a copy of it. It's for the 10 inch I believe, but a lot of the apps are the same. We have a couple they don't and vice versa. But this is a great start.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4c4jei5ZRkzSDhzM3JNMWRMa28/edit?usp=sharing
Also see this thread for another list -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38320243#post38320243
I froze unwanted programs first. I started removing them tonight using Titanium, as I have a pro license for my phone. I converted to user app first and then uninstalled from the stock apps / menu list. I verified they successfully removed by checking disk space with DiskUsage app and checking the apps file location / path with ES Explorer to verify it was in fact uninstalled and deleted.
So my suggestion is to try the way I did with Titanium. If that fails, it sounds like a read write attributes / permissions problem. Also, verify root with Root checker.
themsn said:
actually I take that back.
The app says it's been uninstalled and deleted, but it's still there.
I went back and ran CF autoroot (chainfire for P3113) to confirm root again, but I still cannot delete system apps. this is annoying.
thank you though.
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I have came across an app or two I wanted to uninstall. It was a system app, but no option to convert from system app to user app in TiBu. Tried the forced remove method, the tab rebooted with an error and didn't uninstall. Going to try an look into this more this weekend. In the meantime, Should you figure out how, please post how you did it.
Checking back in. I installed NoBloat and have not had any problems deleting system apps. Just deleted about 15 and going to find out what others I can uninstall. Also, verified deletion by checking file path in ES. Packages are gone.
OP, how is your progress? Have you been able to delete the problem app? Is it just 1 app, or multiple? Can you list them please?
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Checking back in. I installed NoBloat and have not had any problems deleting system apps. Just deleted about 15 and going to find out what others I can uninstall. Also, verified deletion by checking file path in ES. Packages are gone.
OP, how is your progress? Have you been able to delete the problem app? Is it just 1 app, or multiple? Can you list them please?
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I too have this problem. just picked up 2 galaxy tablet 7 from bb. had newest 4.1.1 update already. both are rooted with super and used es file (with root permis) to unistall bloat apk. tells me zineo (for example) cannot be deleted. ok. switched to tibu and it tells me file has been success unist. cool. reboot. dammit. zineo apk is still there even after tibu said it was unist. will play around with some more bload removal tools from play store.
update, installed system app remover...it failed to remove zinio...or music hub...
update. ok, what the ****?! I installed nobloatware free and go to sys app. it displays all apps. scroll down to zinio. delete without back up. it says deleting and the apk is gone...or so it seems. es file shows it's still there. go back to nobloatware and try again. select the apk and it's gone from the list, but i flip it and the app list refreshes and zinio is still there. why is root checker telling me i have root and es and tibu also indicates i have root but i can't delete the bloatware?
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Zagnutty said:
I rooted my 3113 UECLK7 using CF Auto root method explained here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957160
I came across a list of preloaded bloat that seems safe to uninstall. Here's a copy of it. It's for the 10 inch I believe, but a lot of the apps are the same. We have a couple they don't and vice versa. But this is a great start.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4c4jei5ZRkzSDhzM3JNMWRMa28/edit?usp=sharing
Also see this thread for another list -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38320243#post38320243
I froze unwanted programs first. I started removing them tonight using Titanium, as I have a pro license for my phone. I converted to user app first and then uninstalled from the stock apps / menu list. I verified they successfully removed by checking disk space with DiskUsage app and checking the apps file location / path with ES Explorer to verify it was in fact uninstalled and deleted.
So my suggestion is to try the way I did with Titanium. If that fails, it sounds like a read write attributes / permissions problem. Also, verify root with Root checker.
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thanks, followed your link, used that method and i still can't remove apps. tibu says unistalled but es file says it's still there and rebooting confirms it's still there.
google apps safe to remove?
hi. does anyone know if google apps (google books, etc.) are safe to remove? I soft bricked my lg motion removing some. just wondering if I could do it on this tablet. thanks.
I used system app remover to get rid of a few things: chaton, game hub, and next issue, just for starters. Game hub seems to have completely removed, but the icons for chaton and next issue are still in my app tray. Any ideas on how to remove the dead-link icons?
Here's a list of apps I removed without issue:
music hub
media hub
game hub
chat on
amazon kindle
next issue
s suggest
samsung apps
peel smart remote