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This is a list of all the bloatware apps at&t installs by default on the Samsung Captivate. This list can be used in both Froyo (2.2) and Eclair (2.1). Some of the apps are AT&T apps while the other apps are Samsung apps. All the apps in this list can be removed without damage to your device. It is up to you whether you want to remove the samsung apps or not. If going for a vanilla android feel on the device, then uninstall all Samsung and AT&T apps in this list.
List of at&t bloatware apps:
Remove ATT Family Map...
/system/app/androidlauncher2.1-61x612010_06_11t15_49.apk
Remove ATT Music...
/system/app/ATT-P11_PROD.apk
Remove ATT Maps...
/system/app/attmaps20-1094.apk
Remove ATT Navigator...
/system/app/ATTNav-Samsung-Vega-1488.apk
Remove ATT Radio...
/system/app/ATT_Radio_2.1.07.apk
Remove ATT Hot Spots...
/system/app/WISPr_v41.apk
Remove Days App...
/system/app/Days.apk
/system/app/Days.odex
Remove Daily Briefing App...
/system/app/InfoAlarm.apk
/system/app/InfoAlarm.odex
Remove Google Maps...(Remove this app to allow the install of the newest version of Google maps through the market place
/system/app/Maps.apk
Remove Memo...( Samsung App, remove at will)
/system/app/Memo.apk
/system/app/Memo.odex
Remove Mini Diary...( Samsung, not AT&T app)
/system/app/MiniDiary.apk
/system/app/MiniDiary.odex
Remove Mobile Banking...
/system/app/MobileBanking.apk
Remove Mobile Video...
/system/app/MobileVideo.apk
/system/app/MobileVideo.odex
Remove MobiTV...
/system/app/MobiTV_800x480_320_20100610_1.0.0.15-118829.apk
Remove My Files App... (not bloatware, it is a Samsung app, but if you want to remove it, that is what it is called.
/system/app/MyFiles.apk
/system/app/MyFiles.odex
Remove Where...
/system/app/WHERE_Samsung_GT-I900_Vegas_EN_1.9.3_GM_06112010.apk
Remove Write And Go...( not AT&T app, a Samsung app, but removable)
/system/app/WriteandGo.apk
/system/app/WriteandGo.odex
Remove Yellow Pages...
/system/app/YPMobile-release_875.apk
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As well as deleting the above APK and ODEX files, the following needs to be removed as well (Thanks to cebep2k for the info):
Location: /data/dalvik-cache/
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
Location: /data/data/
- biz.firethorn.ftap
- com.gravitymobile.recognize
- com.mobitv.client.tv
- com.motorola.AttDrmContent
- com.motorola.AttHotSpotLocator
Great post! Thanks! I've been looking for this
hey thanks this was clutch but for some reason everyone has worked so far except ATT hotspots and that is the one that i want off the most! maybe a typo? or maybe it is named something else for my phone although i think this is highly unlikely bc i am running JI6 and all the others worked
Okay after I updated to Froyo on my Captivate (and rooted) I tried to remove the bloatware and for some reason under Apps the shortcuts for MobiTV and AT&T Maps and com.telenav.app.android.cingular are still there and don't go away after a reboot. Any ideas?
Titanium Backup is working to remove most of this stuff as well. So if anyone's having trouble, maybe try this.
Android market->titanium backup
go to Backup/Restore
allow super user access
go!
Why would you list google maps as AT&T bloatware?
Also, memo pad is decent memo app and it is not AT&T branded. My files is a file explorer that is on all the Samsung phones - not AT&T bloatware, but maybe not as good as Astro.
Also, if you want the Samsung desk app to display weather, you need Daily briefing. It is not AT&T either.
Google Maps
The reason that Google Maps is listed is that it is better to get the version off the market. There have been problems of installing updates to google maps, so by removing the version of google maps that ships in ROM, one can easily upgrade to the latest version through the market. The list is simply just that, a list. It is not obligatory to delete the apps on the list. It is merely there to inform people of the apps that can safely be removed and return the phone to stock apps as much as possible.
Mordak said:
Okay after I updated to Froyo on my Captivate (and rooted) I tried to remove the bloatware and for some reason under Apps the shortcuts for MobiTV and AT&T Maps and com.telenav.app.android.cingular are still there and don't go away after a reboot. Any ideas?
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Found on modmymobile.com
Code:
Location: /data/dalvik-cache/
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
- [email protected]@[email protected]
Location: /data/data/
- biz.firethorn.ftap
- com.gravitymobile.recognize
- com.mobitv.client.tv
- com.motorola.AttDrmContent
- com.motorola.AttHotSpotLocator
You need to remove these in order to get rid of the links to the deleted apps.
Hope this helps.
Since I'm new to this whole thing...having an unlocked AT&T Captivate should do it right? I just need Root explorer or Busybox? I've read there are numerous ways and I was wondering which was the safest and most convenient.
I just loaded a new 2.2 rom that came without all the bloatware. For the most part, that's a good thing, but I miss the Mini Diary. Any chance someone wouldn't mind sharing that apk? thanks!
phone locked up
started using titanium back up to uninstall bloatware on froyo. It started uninstalling the daily briefing .apk and then locked up and now my phone won't respond. any ideas??? help pleasee
3py0n said:
Since I'm new to this whole thing...having an unlocked AT&T Captivate should do it right? I just need Root explorer or Busybox? I've read there are numerous ways and I was wondering which was the safest and most convenient.
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As long as by "unlocked" you mean rooted and by root explorer you mean titanium backup and by busybox you mean the busybox titanium will install for you. Yeah its easy.
natrix317 said:
started using titanium back up to uninstall bloatware on froyo. It started uninstalling the daily briefing .apk and then locked up and now my phone won't respond. any ideas??? help pleasee
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if it wont do anything pull the battery and dont start sweating it can be fixed
error "uninstall not successful"
I am sorry guys, I am new to android platform, been using apple for 3 long yrs
I should have realized theres something way better out there than the apple OS.
Anyways my question: how to remove these applications listed?
I have a Samsung Captivate w/ Froyo 2.2(rooted) and I am using the ASTRO app to select individual AT&T apps and then choosing to uninstall them but it gives an error "uninstall not successful"
How do I go about it? Do I have to give ASTRO superuser permission? How do I do that?
HELP!!!
sssaksena said:
I am sorry guys, I am new to android platform, been using apple for 3 long yrs
I should have realized theres something way better out there than the apple OS.
Anyways my question: how to remove these applications listed?
I have a Samsung Captivate w/ Froyo 2.2(rooted) and I am using the ASTRO app to select individual AT&T apps and then choosing to uninstall them but it gives an error "uninstall not successful"
How do I go about it? Do I have to give ASTRO superuser permission? How do I do that?
HELP!!!
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I recommend that you use Root Explorer. When you install it and open it up for the first time it will ask you for root permission, grant the permission. Once inside root explorer go to /system/app/ and this will be where all these apps are located. Then look at the list to see which app you want to delete. Long press on the app (ends with .apk) and select delete (or remove, cant remember what the option is) if it gives you an error click on the button on the top right that says mount R/O or mount R/W then retry to delete the app. This should do it. If you need additional help, let me know.
sssaksena said:
I am sorry guys, I am new to android platform, been using apple for 3 long yrs
I should have realized theres something way better out there than the apple OS.
Anyways my question: how to remove these applications listed?
I have a Samsung Captivate w/ Froyo 2.2(rooted) and I am using the ASTRO app to select individual AT&T apps and then choosing to uninstall them but it gives an error "uninstall not successful"
How do I go about it? Do I have to give ASTRO superuser permission? How do I do that?
HELP!!!
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You could also use Titanium Backup to remove bloatware.
ok new to xda and all of this so bare with me plz...got a couple questions.
does my phone have to be rooted to remove at&t crap off of it or can I just use titanium backup?
also does rooting it change the way it looks esthetically or is it basically in noob terms basically the same as being an "administrator" on your pc?
and last stupid question...
what are the purpose of custom roms? what do they actually do?
Thanks very much in advance!
the1star4u said:
ok new to xda and all of this so bare with me plz...got a couple questions.
does my phone have to be rooted to remove at&t crap off of it or can I just use titanium backup?
also does rooting it change the way it looks esthetically or is it basically in noob terms basically the same as being an "administrator" on your pc?
and last stupid question...
what are the purpose of custom roms? what do they actually do?
Thanks very much in advance!
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Yes, in order to remove the bloatware, the phone needs to be rooted.
Rooting does not change anything esthetically. Yes, rooting is basically the same as getting administrator rights.
Custom roms are basically custom configurations of the operating system put together by other people.
On the OP, the links to removing each item, are they found by means of plugging the phone in as USB mass storage, or do you have to be in debugging mode with the SDK Program?
Also, I'm mostly just interested in hiding the apps rather than removing them, because from what I've heard, deleting original apps is permanent and you can't get them back. Is there an easy way to do this?
I thought "Freezing" an App with Titanium Backup Pro would do this, but I can still see them in my Application Drawer :/
Thanks in advance
WandererTJ said:
On the OP, the links to removing each item, are they found by means of plugging the phone in as USB mass storage, or do you have to be in debugging mode with the SDK Program?
Also, I'm mostly just interested in hiding the apps rather than removing them, because from what I've heard, deleting original apps is permanent and you can't get them back. Is there an easy way to do this?
I thought "Freezing" an App with Titanium Backup Pro would do this, but I can still see them in my Application Drawer :/
Thanks in advance
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if youre reffering to removeing em just install super one click app on pc remove marketplace lock then install sdx stock app to remove em use the app on the phone doesnt have to be connected to pc it has a backup option i back up everything i remove and it removes em and i have restored apps with it , it works
Hello all,
Been lurking here for quite some time, wanna start by saying THANK YOU for the massive amounts of info on here!
I have a request for the stock Stocks.apk app for HTC Sense on the Evo, or if someone could point me to a thread that has a link that'd be great. I'd vastly prefer not to re-flash my ROM, as I think it'd be quicker to just re-install the Stocks app... my HTC Sense has been crashing ever since I deleted it -__-
I'm on a rooted HTC Evo with the latest OTA update, if that info is necessary. Having huge amounts of trouble searching for the phrase "stock stocks app," haha. Too many similar words for the search to be effective.
if you are on a stock rooted evo then you already have it
if you deleted it, just open the rom you downloaded (it is a zip file after all)
and go into the system/app folder and take it from there and then adb push stock.apk /system/app
or adb install stock.apk
if you have a stripped down stock evo rom then your not on a stock rooted rom, and you can grab one of the many stock rooted roms and just take it from there.
Nah I deleted it like an idiot, and because I'm a noob I used unrevoked to root my phone so the stock rom is buried somewhere within that program, arrrg. With unrevoked I didn't have to start fresh from nothing, does this mean it does not flash a new rom in the rooting process? I'm only getting the occasional sense UI crash, but I didn't have any crashes before deleting the stocks.apk using titanium backup, so I figure it's too closely tied into sense or something. Also seems to be causing interferences with chompSMS and widgetlocker, just the occasional sense UI crash.
I dont know where to begin or what to do. Do I have to turn s-off? I just want my phone a little more snappy. Also, is it possibld to dual boot sense 3.0 and srock gingerbread?
You can either turn S-off, root your phone and then, with a file explorer like Root explorer or ES file, delete the apps you want to get rid off;
or you can set a temp root (there's plenty of things related to this in Dev section) and with the same way, delete your apps.
There's a much easier method. Still requires S-OFF, but you don't have to do it manually.
WARNING: THIS WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY. PLEASE ONLY PROCEED IF YOU ARE SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS.
Firstly, get S-OFF with AlphaRevX's Revolutionary tool. Let it flash ClockWorkMod Recovery as well. Then flash this file in recovery to achieve root. Once done, reboot into Android (it's still the stock ROM). You then need to go into the Market and install an app called ROM Manager. Give it Superuser rights (Superuser is the front end for root). Then, right at the top, you have an option: Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery. Choose this option, select your phone model (HTC Sensation, only one in the list). It will now flash a new ClockWorkMod that's generally better than the one you flashed and used before hand.
Next, you need to install a custom ROM. This is still Sense (for now, it won't be at the end of this guide!). The custom ROM is called Android Revolution HD. This ROM is really fast, very optimized, and generally a great ROM. Download it and flash it through ClockWorkMod Recovery (reboot into ClockWorkMod by choosing Reboot into Recovery option in ROM Manager). Remember to do a nandroid backup by using the backup/restore option in ClockWorkMod.
The maker of this ROM also makes a Script called No Sense. Here's the post all about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14191947&postcount=2
Once the ROM has finished flashing, stay in recovery (it is essential you stay in ClockWorkMod Recovery) and flash the No Sense script I mentioned earlier. Once the No Sense script has flashed, you can reboot.
You should now be bloatware free! This is still a Sense ROM, but it removes Sense. Unfortunately, Pure Gingerbread and CyanogenMod aren't available yet, but I should think they will be soon.
Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any questions, it is quite complicated
Much like everyone else here, I've successfully S-OFFed and rooted my Sensation. I am perfectly happy with stock Sense, so the first thing I wanted to do is get rid of crap like TeleNAV, Slacker, and other bloatware that has an annoying habit of running in the background. Using Root Manager, which has worked for me successfully on my previous phones, I uninstalled the apk and, where applicable, the odex files for all the bloat apps that I wanted to remove, cleared the cache, and rebooted the phone. To my surprise, not only did the app icons still appear in the app drawer, but the associated apps still opened and ran!
I am not exactly new to rooting, and have successfully removed bloatware from other phones. I am not really interested in flashing a custom ROM at this point. Short of that, any suggestions?
kgbkny said:
Much like everyone else here, I've successfully S-OFFed and rooted my Sensation. I am perfectly happy with stock Sense, so the first thing I wanted to do is get rid of crap like TeleNAV, Slacker, and other bloatware that has an annoying habit of running in the background. Using Root Manager, which has worked for me successfully on my previous phones, I uninstalled the apk and, where applicable, the odex files for all the bloat apps that I wanted to remove, cleared the cache, and rebooted the phone. To my surprise, not only did the app icons still appear in the app drawer, but the associated apps still opened and ran!
I am not exactly new to rooting, and have successfully removed bloatware from other phones. I am not really interested in flashing a custom ROM at this point. Short of that, any suggestions?
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I am in the same boat as you, if the apps are still open and there, whats the point in even rooting? I like Sense 3.0 and I think my phone is fast enough after a fresh reboot, I just want it to be almost as fast by the time my battery dies 20-25hours later and I was hoping deleting or freezing all those background apps I don't use should help with this.
I don't want to dual boot if it's not stock gingerbread or cyanogenmod and I really like sense 3.0 for some reason. All I want do is get rid of all these boat ware and make it as much of such sense that I can, but it looks like you guys are having a lot of trouble
Has anyone been able to successfully remove bloatware after rooting and S-OFFing their Sensations? Any assistance will be appreciated.
***UPDATE: I installed Titanium Backup and used it to remove the bloatware. Worked like a charm!
kgbkny said:
Has anyone been able to successfully remove bloatware after rooting and S-OFFing their Sensations? Any assistance will be appreciated.
***UPDATE: I installed Titanium Backup and used it to remove the bloatware. Worked like a charm!
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Can anyone confirm this?!
i can confirm this works, have had bloatware of my choice removed for over a week through Ti backup and it works perfectly... never had any problems... I got the tip from reading the suggestions in insertcoin rom's op (thanks baad)... some people have had apps reappearing using root explorer but not with Ti... and you know its working because if you keep track of your memory on there you can watch it increase as you delete the apps..
+1 for using titanium never had a problem
Tried Titanium, did the trick.
Also used Titanium to trash the bloat!
Do we have a list of applications that are SAFE to remove with Titanium backup? I don't want to mess it up. I had to BORROW a computer to even root my phone so can't risk bricking it.
Yes, but you may need to buy the pro key to acces that feature, choose batch then you'll see a list of choices to run
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA App
I meant like for my previous phone Xperia there was a list of apps that are safe to remove on wiki page. I didn't find this for Sensation so I wonder if there is a list somewhere else. On xperia I was using Root uninstaller from Market to unistall.
There was a thread a while back that summarized what could be removed:
[GUIDE] Disabling system/bloatware apps using temp root
Thanks! The thread talks about disabling, not removing though. I take it no more harm can be done by removing right?
Having all the issues everyone else has been having with their triumph, GPS, 3g speeds, etc. Got root and deleted the virgin bloatware apps that came with phone like Facebook, twidroid, paint, etc. Phone works fine now. Anyone else want to try and see if helps them also.
Thanks cougle, I'll give this a try now that I have a recovery available.
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
I have deleted most of it as well, but still have the issue with GPS, what all DID you remove?
To be thorough (and help the newbs), how did you remove them?
I used Titanium Backup (free) back up the apps first, then hit uninstall. I kept My Account and Downloads. Removed the rest, like twydroid and stuff. Be sure to install clockwork and make a full backup first!
I had some trouble at first with TB not thinking my device was rooted, had the same issue on my Ascend. What I did was click the "Create Profile" button to get super user to pop up then reset my phone.
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
OK I am a total noob when it comes to the android rom flashing. I downloaded and installed ROM Manager from the Market, and when I select backup current ROM it asks me to ID the phone, however the phone is not listed. What am I missing here?
There is a guide on youtube to flash the clockworkmod recovery. You need a computer to do it.
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
I used system app remover from the android market. I uninstalled Facebook, twidroid,paynt,where, and the Virgin apps you can find in the market. GPS still will every once and awhile cause 3g to go to 1x. Phone 3g is much faster now. Phone improves significantly.
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I used Gingerbreak, rooted, then went into adb shell and moved all the bloatware into a new folder, /system/app.disabled. no problems
Wouldn't it be a good idea to move that stuff onto the sd card?
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
emkorial said:
I used Gingerbreak, rooted, then went into adb shell and moved all the bloatware into a new folder, /system/app.disabled. no problems
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Fodoom said:
Wouldn't it be a good idea to move that stuff onto the sd card?
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
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Actually, yes, especially because there's only so much space on the system partition.
It might not be much of an issue on the Triumph, but for phones like the A1, its a must.
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
Fodoom said:
It might not be much of an issue on the Triumph, but for phones like the A1, its a must.
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
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Well, in this case it's rather important because a de-odexed system will take up more space overall. And by the time people are already in the modding/theming threads, their systems are likely de-odexed
Anyways, almost every backup utility I've ever used (Root Uninstaller, Titanium, etc) will offer to back up system apps immediately to the SD card. RU makes a massive deal about this.
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Well, in this case it's rather important because a de-odexed system will take up more space overall. And by the time people are already in the modding/theming threads, their systems are likely de-odexed
Anyways, almost every backup utility I've ever used (Root Uninstaller, Titanium, etc) will offer to back up system apps immediately to the SD card. RU makes a massive deal about this.
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I see your point. I was thinking of the onboard space relative to the Ascend, and if you only have the 2G card and a few backups saved, your phone will start complaining about space.
Sent from my rooted Moto Triumph
I've unlocked my boot loader, rooted my HTC One Mini and installed Jmz's M4_Kernel-09-4-13 and M4 StockRootedDeOdex-WWE-1.22.401.1 ROM.
This means that I can now delete apps from the /system/apps directory by mounting the system partition read-write using adb. And the best news is that the deletions stick between reboots!
I'm trying to clean out the system apps in order to leave a barebones working phone with the Sense UI intact.
I've deleted apks like HTC's best deals, parent/child apps etc
Does anyone know which of the HTC apks I can safely delete that will still allow Sense to operate correctly?
If anyone has any advice I'd appreciate it, thanks.