Is there a safe list of removable items from the system/apps location for TMOUS users? I've google with no luck... Please don't point me to vipermod... it just disables the apps. I'd like to completely remove them.
get titanium backup to actually uninstall them...and at that point, just pick and choose which ones you want removed, pretty straightforward
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In the developer forum for the Sensation I see a bazillion different threads for temporarily rooting the phone and getting rid of bloat, but none of it is permenant. I never had a problem simply deleting .apks through ADB to remove the lesser amount of bloat that was on my Nexus One and I'm assuming the process wouldn't be much different here, but I'm not sure what method to use.
Has anyone successfully DELETED the bloatware apps on their Sensation? I don't want to kill stuff like the launcher or the Sense UI, but I'd like to remove all the T-Mobile garbage (minus the Wifi calling), the games, the extra HTC stuff, and the social networking apps.
I tried searching throughout the Sensation forums and didn't really find any concise threads, but if this specific topic has been covered, feel free to point me in the right direction and close this thread.
If you actually read anything over there you would know that you can't delete anything with temp root. You can only disable the bloat (known as "freezing" with Titanium Backup). Use the adb commands to disable the packages you want or use the Viper tool to disable a ton of bloat easily.
the bloatware cant really be removed till full root is achieved
And now that perm root has been achieved...
...delete the apk files from the system/app directory to get rid of bloat.
doesnt work that way. you can royally screw your phone doing so. please do research before moving forward.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167420
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162116
RiverCity.45 said:
...delete the apk files from the system/app directory to get rid of bloat.
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If anything, I just rename files I don't want anymore. eg - system.apk = system.apk1
They don't run and don't show up in the apps anymore and if it messes something up, I can just rename them back.
There's a bunch of crap that comes with this phone, including Bejeweled 2, dT Sync, KidZone, My Account, My Device, Notes, Slacker Radio, T-Mobile Mail, T-Mobile TV, TeleNav GPS, qik Video Chat, and Zinio Reader.
Which of these can I uninstall (using Titanium Backup) and not mess things up? I ask because Media Room has T-Mobile TV and Slacker Radio tiles and I don't want to lose access to my videos and FM radio if Media Room refuses to start after uninstalling say Slacker Radio.
There are already lots of threads about that in this forum... Just search or browse and you'll find lots of useful info. You can freeze Media Room, T-Mobile TV, and Slacker Radio without any problems at all, but if you freeze one or the others and they're trying to access the other program that may cause problems. Just make a NANdroid backup and experiment! That's what we're all doing!
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There are already lots of threads about that in this forum... Just search or browse and you'll find lots of useful info. You can freeze Media Room, T-Mobile TV, and Slacker Radio without any problems at all, but if you freeze one or the others and they're trying to access the other program that may cause problems. Just make a NANdroid backup and experiment! That's what we're all doing!
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Thanks. I was searching for 'uninstall'.
T-Mobile tv
Slacker radio
Any themes you dont like
Doubletwist
T-Mobile carbon device
Gmail
Maps
Google search
T-Mobile telenav
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This thread sums up our pool of knowledge, spread over a couple of threads and condensed into one.
We were bouncing back and forth between freezing and uninstalling, in various configurations right after we got root, and I re-wrote everything into posts 19 through 25.
You can pick and choose what you want to get rid of - the only apps that have a dependency on something else are:
-The two "my account" apps, which is explained in the thread and:
-Widgets after removing the Sense launcher.
Removing the Sense launcher (rosie.apk) means you can't use a majority of the pre-installed widgets that come on the phone. It's safe to remove any and all widgets without affecting the apps they link to, whether you remove the Sense launcher or not.
In that thread I linked, we do not cover removing any of the Sense frameworks or deep system files, just surface .apks - so it's all pretty safe there. The stock camera app will still function, as well as anything else that depends on Sense frameworks to run correctly.
You can pick and choose what you want to get rid of in the list - and it's very specifically listed where the .apk and /data files are located so you can make sure everything got removed ok.
I would recommend using Absolute System Root Tools to uninstall the apps, and make sure to clear the data first.
Go back afterwards and use Root Explorer to delete the empty data folders left behind, and the .odex files that Absolute system (or any other uninstaller) won't get rid of.
Again, all the paths and full names of the .apk and .odex files, as well as the /data folders are listed explicitly in the thread, so you should have no trouble finding everything for each specific app you want to get rid of.
It was a big effort from quite a few people here to track it all down, and we are still adding more stuff to the list. If you find something you can get rid of that we haven't covered, add it to the thread so others don't have to re-invent the wheel.
Happy hunting!
Edit -*(you can use Absolute System to remove those folders and files left behind with the root system file browser I believe, but I prefer root explorer and if you're gonna do this kind of stuff you should pick it up anyway - it's worth the money)
I have no experience with titanium backup, but if you can do all the functions of that with it, then more power to you, post up here if you can use that to delete the empty folders and .odex files that it probably won't get.
Unlocked, Rooted, Factory Image. Until the custom ROM scene get's built up, can unused apps be removed from the phone? I don't use 98% of the Google stuff. Can I just delete the apk's from /system/app and reboot? Any other locations for apps? I've disabled what I could, but I just want remove stuff and slim it down. Thx!
titanium my friend
Have it, but have only used it for backups. Care to do a quick tutorial? I'll search in the mean time, thanks!
NM, found it. Thanks mate.
Yup, just freeze or uninstall... freeze if you purchased the key.
As you said in your first post, you can just use something like root explorer or solid explorer to manually delete the apps you don't want from /system/app
That's what I've done
If yours is unlocked after rooing, please do a backup if custom recovery has been installed first - extra steps for good measures, even when we can easily restore factory image, etc.
AntTek App is my favorite, download from Play Store - when in doubt, just freeze it first so it will no longer show or display as APP in the listing. Reboot & profit, and run with a leaner factory rom - probably good for extending battery life with a few tweaks on all those unneeded background apps (i.e. Cell Broadcast Alert ... that's a good one, especially for our xda-members overseas - NOT !!)
Interested in remaining stock for the time being. What can I delete from my phone? What app can I use to force delete these files? Titanium Backup seems to not be able to do this.
Titanium will absolutely do that, however I would recommend just freezin apps you don't want vs deleting them. In the event that you do something that acts screwy you can always unfreeze the app, if it's deleted you're going to have to flash back to stock. Also, deleting apps from /system isn't going to make that space usable to regular user apps.
what do these apps do can anyone explain what these two apps do and any harm if i remove them
1) com.xiaomi.powerchecker*
2) com.miui.powerkeeper
i removed almost all bloat that is safe to remove and i can't decide whether to remove these two. i cant find any good info about these apps anywhere.