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Bloatware That is Safe to Remove?

so i rooted my tb. i want to keep it as close to stock as possible, but want most junk off too. so ive done this a few tiems and removed things like facebook twitter quickoffice and a lot of widgets. but each time i do, my wifi wont work. if i click it on it turns itself on in a few seconds and tells me error, cannot enable wifi, and things like that.
anyone know what specific file im deleting and shouldnt be? or are they all tied and signed together so no matter what i touch in root explorer im going to mess up wifi? or does anyone have a list of the files in /system/app that can be deleted? i want my free space to be 500mb or more

well more bad news for me. i switched back to my bloated rom this time and didnt remove a single thing, an dim still getting the wifi error 'unable to scan for networks' when i toggle it on. then under wifi it just says error.
i saw a few other phones experience this and by deleting the file bcn_supp they solve this, but i just searched for the file and could not find one on my phone. i guess doing a full factory reset will make me lose root? ugh, its my only option at this point. i flashed that virusrom and wifi works under that, but its not what i want to keep running on my phone

You'll probably need to flash the custom ruu again
I've uninstalled these without problems (except an occasional com.htc.bgp has stopped unexpectedly) some of these I removed then reinstalled from the market
adobe reader
adobe flash (installflash)
amazon kindle
backup assistant
blockbuster
bitbop
cityid
gmail
golf
htm mail and widgets
htc mobile im
maps
quicklookup
rhapsody
rockband
search anywhere and widget
slacker radio
stock app and widget
street view
talk
tune wiki
twitter and widget
weather apps widgets
youtube
vcast
voice search
visual voice mail
vz vcast market
vz navigator

You can freeze them with Titanium Backup instead of removing them. The apps will still be installed (taking up space) but they won't be allowed to run (no CPU or RAM use) and it's safer than uninstalling. That's what I did. I'll probably get CM7 so I can just wait for that; no bloatware there.

or in root explorer you can rename them to xxxx.apk.bak and they'll be still on the phone, but gone and you get a chance to find out if removing it causes force closes or not..if it doesnt, then you can delete it for real.

i use titanium to back up, but i dont want to freeze them. i remove them with root and put them on my sd for storage. i want the free system space. i restored my bloated back up, did a factory reset and voila. it worked. so i deleted all my widgets and bloat. still works. problem solved. no more com.htc.bgp errors either.
on to the next problem..

Some of the names might be off
Blockbuster_htc.apk - Blockbuster
AdobeReadker.apk - Adobe Reader
CityID.apk - CityID
com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk/odex - FriendStream Widget
com.htc.StockWidget.apl/odex - Stock Widget
com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk/odex - Weather Widget
Flashlight.apk/odex - Flashlight
FriendStream.apk/odex - FriendStream
HtcAutoRotateWidget.apk/odex - Auto Rotate Widget
htcbookmarkwidget.apk/odex - Bookmark Widget
htcmailwidgets.apk/odex - Htc Mail Widget
HtcMIM.apk/odex - Htc Mobile IM
HtcMimWidget.apk/odex - Htc Mobile IM Widget
HtcPowerStripWidget.apk/odex - Htc Power Strip Widget
HtcProfileWidget.apk/odex - Htc Profile Widget
HtcRingtoneWidget.apk/odex - Htc Ringtone Widget
HtcScreenBrightnessWidget.apk/odex - Htc Screen Brightness Widget
HtcSetupWizard.apk/odex - Setup Wizard
HtcTipWidget.apk/odex - Tip Widget
install_flash_player.apk - Flash Player
Kindle-OEM-1.1.1.90750089-20100927.apk - Kindle
NewBayVault_4.2.96.VZMarket.apk - V CAST MEDIA
QuickLookup.apk/odex - Quick Lookup
Quickoffice.apk/odex - Quick Office
SlackerRadio.apk/odex - Slacker Radio
TuneWiki.apk - Tune Wiki
VCast.apk - V CAST Apps
VzNav.apk - Vz Navigation
VZW_BitBop.apk - BitBop
VZW_Golf.apk - Golf
VZW_Rhapsody.apk - Rhapsody
VZW_RockbandStub.apk - Rockband
Stock.apk/odex - Stocks
HtcGreader.apk/odex - News
HtcGreaderWidget.apk/odex - News Widget
HtcClockWidget.apk/odex - Htc Clock
HtcDataStripWidget.apk/odex - Data Strip Widget
htcsettingwidgets.apk/odex - Htc Setting Widgets
htcmsgwidgets.apk/odex - Htc Message Widgets
Youtube.apk - Youtube

Master™ said:
Some of the names might be off
Blockbuster_htc.apk - Blockbuster
AdobeReadker.apk - Adobe Reader
CityID.apk - CityID
com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk/odex - FriendStream Widget
com.htc.StockWidget.apl/odex - Stock Widget
com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk/odex - Weather Widget
Flashlight.apk/odex - Flashlight
FriendStream.apk/odex - FriendStream
HtcAutoRotateWidget.apk/odex - Auto Rotate Widget
htcbookmarkwidget.apk/odex - Bookmark Widget
htcmailwidgets.apk/odex - Htc Mail Widget
HtcMIM.apk/odex - Htc Mobile IM
HtcMimWidget.apk/odex - Htc Mobile IM Widget
HtcPowerStripWidget.apk/odex - Htc Power Strip Widget
HtcProfileWidget.apk/odex - Htc Profile Widget
HtcRingtoneWidget.apk/odex - Htc Ringtone Widget
HtcScreenBrightnessWidget.apk/odex - Htc Screen Brightness Widget
HtcSetupWizard.apk/odex - Setup Wizard
HtcTipWidget.apk/odex - Tip Widget
install_flash_player.apk - Flash Player
Kindle-OEM-1.1.1.90750089-20100927.apk - Kindle
NewBayVault_4.2.96.VZMarket.apk - V CAST MEDIA
QuickLookup.apk/odex - Quick Lookup
Quickoffice.apk/odex - Quick Office
SlackerRadio.apk/odex - Slacker Radio
TuneWiki.apk - Tune Wiki
VCast.apk - V CAST Apps
VzNav.apk - Vz Navigation
VZW_BitBop.apk - BitBop
VZW_Golf.apk - Golf
VZW_Rhapsody.apk - Rhapsody
VZW_RockbandStub.apk - Rockband
Stock.apk/odex - Stocks
HtcGreader.apk/odex - News
HtcGreaderWidget.apk/odex - News Widget
HtcClockWidget.apk/odex - Htc Clock
HtcDataStripWidget.apk/odex - Data Strip Widget
htcsettingwidgets.apk/odex - Htc Setting Widgets
htcmsgwidgets.apk/odex - Htc Message Widgets
Youtube.apk - Youtube
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Now that's a list! Thanks

smoothjeff said:
You'll probably need to flash the custom ruu again
I've uninstalled these without problems (except an occasional com.htc.bgp has stopped unexpectedly) some of these I removed then reinstalled from the market
adobe reader
adobe flash (installflash)
amazon kindle
backup assistant
blockbuster
bitbop
cityid
gmail
golf
htm mail and widgets
htc mobile im
maps
quicklookup
rhapsody
rockband
search anywhere and widget
slacker radio
stock app and widget
street view
talk
tune wiki
twitter and widget
weather apps widgets
youtube
vcast
voice search
visual voice mail
vz vcast market
vz navigator
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How much memory do you have running, now? Any effect on the battery life after the root and removal of these items?
Doitall76

doitall76 said:
How much memory do you have running, now? Any effect on the battery life after the root and removal of these items?
Doitall76
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My battery had definitely got better. I removed a few more things based on these lists and now I have 520mb free. Plus a clutterless app drawer

This is a good topic, very informative.
Anyone know the directory where all the system APKs are stored?
I tried /system/app ? I don't see them?
woops, gotta mount first. Answered my own question. Sorry

zeavott said:
This is a good topic, very informative.
Anyone know the directory where all the system APKs are stored?
I tried /system/app ? I don't see them?
woops, gotta mount first. Answered my own question. Sorry
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I am new to this can you tell me how you do what you stated above, I dont see them and I dont know how to mount them either

HarlyFan said:
I am new to this can you tell me how you do what you stated above, I dont see them and I dont know how to mount them either
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After you've rooted, just use root explorer, navigate to the system/apps folder, in the top right you'll see "rw" click that so it reads "ro"
then you can rename the apk's to .bak and see which ones will be fine to erase (i put an 'aa' or something in front of the files i rename so they'll all be at the top of the folder for me to delete or move once ive tested the phone to make sure there's no force closes

smoothjeff said:
You'll probably need to flash the custom ruu again
I've uninstalled these without problems (except an occasional com.htc.bgp has stopped unexpectedly) some of these I removed then reinstalled from the market
adobe reader
adobe flash (installflash)
amazon kindle
backup assistant
blockbuster
bitbop
cityid
gmail
golf
htm mail and widgets
htc mobile im
maps
quicklookup
rhapsody
rockband
search anywhere and widget
slacker radio
stock app and widget
street view
talk
tune wiki
twitter and widget
weather apps widgets
youtube
vcast
voice search
visual voice mail
vz vcast market
vz navigator
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Note: I had deleted a lot of stuff.. so far I've found that "WeatherProvider.apk" will cause force closes if deleted, all of the other weather apps and widgets can be deleted (assuming you dont use them in sense)

Hi. Im new. lol But I just rooted yesterday. Was looking for a list of bloat apps I could get rid of and just had an interesting idea. I aplogize if it has already been discussed but...
Has anyone ever thought of replacing wanted orignal apk's with updated versions, such as youtube? And supplanting unwanted ones with other useful app apk's that don't come with the phone, but using the old file names? Would the phone recognize the difference if later unrooted and factory reset?
Thanks for any input.
wow sorry, 1.5 year dead thread ;(

Apps, Games, etc. for ICS

I can't for the life of me find a thread dedicated to what apps and stuff are working on ICS, so I figured I would start one up.
-WORKING-
|Games|
-Dead Space
-World of Goo
-R-Type
-Real Racing 2
-Samurai II
-The Impossible Game
-Osmos
-Angry Birds
|APPS|
-Chainfire3D
-EmitFree
-Moon+ Reader Pro
-ICS Keyboard Pro/Donate (I use it for Dvorak )
-Seed of Life Live Wallpaper
-SetCPU
-DeadMau5 Live Wallpaper
-SipDroid
-IMO Messenger
-Engadget app
-Joystiq app
-BobClockD3
-Google Voice (SMS portion)
-NOT WORKING-
|GAMES|
-Doom (The one with the 'Final Doom' icon)-- It launches but can't seem to get it to let me start up a game. Basically stuck in the main menu.
|APPS|
-GrooveIP
-Emit(Paid Version)
-Grid Live Wallpaper
-SetCPU (Widget, it will not update on it's own. You have to remove it and place a new one to get updated info on it)
-Google Voice (Calling people)
I haven't really tested much more.

MDMonster said:
I can't for the life of me find a thread dedicated to what apps and stuff are working on ICS, so I figured I would start one up.
-NOT WORKING-
|APPS|
-Google Voice (Calling people)
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Google Voice works fine for me (Samsung Galaxy Nexus, stock 4.0.2) - what sort of problem are you having with it?

Chain fire nightmide or msxaa doesn't work

It would be easier to list only those that do not work. I've yet to encounter an app that didn't work with ICS.
My apps that work with 4.0.3 :
Battery Monitor Widget
Better Battery Stats
SwiftKey
Elecont Weather
Miren browser
ES File Explorer
Root Explorer
Switchpro widgets
Evernote
XDA premium
AIX weather widget
ADW Ex launcher
Quickpic
Wallbase
Zedge
Picspeed
NStools
Gtasks
Voodoo filter
System Tuner Pro
Solo (guitar app)
NFL Pro 2012 HD
Android Pro Widgets
Statistics Calculator (by C. Gollner)

Se7enLC said:
Google Voice works fine for me (Samsung Galaxy Nexus, stock 4.0.2) - what sort of problem are you having with it?
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Well I can use all of the features of Google Voice that revolve around txt. I used GrooveIP for phone calls and it just crashes. I tried setting up SipDroid and it works but I recently had to re-install my ICS and now it wont work (setting up an already existing account is a pain ). I could use G.Voice as the phone part alone, but it requires some form of a phone plan and I use my cappy as a pmp mostly so no plan on it.

Braneless said:
It would be easier to list only those that do not work. I've yet to encounter an app that didn't work with ICS.
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Well I have had apps that don't work , just figured I'd see what people have worknig AND what they have not been able to get working. That way people, like me, can know what they can actually install and use instead of wasting storage space just to find out an app dont work

I've had problems with some apps not thinking I have tts installed while using SVOX. Some apps work fine, others do not. An example that comes to mind is Smarter Alarm. Not sure if the prob is with SVOX or the other apps..
Also Where's My Water works great on my SGN, havnt spent too much time with other games.. GTAIII worked but the buttons seamed not positioned properly, I know they can be manually changed but I haven't done that yet.
GotYa works great.

What apps do you delete?

What apps do you delete of the ones that come pre installed. Do you experience any problems after deleting them?
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You don't technically delete the apps...
But so far I've disabled Earth and Photos and haven't experienced any issues

spitefulcheerio said:
You don't technically delete the apps...
But so far I've disabled Earth and Photos and haven't experienced any issues
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But you can delete apps using a root explorer
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app

That's true. I haven't rooted or unlocked a phone since my GNex before the 4.1 update so I can't say in this case.
I wouldn't go deleting any pre-installed Google apps though. If that little bit of space is really gonna help you, you should reconsider the amount of stuff you store on your phone.

On a STOCK ROM I delete:
- Books
- Calculator ( i use Cyanogenmod calc: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android2.calculator3&hl=it)
- Chrome because 25-30% battery usage and high ram loads (Boat browser pro)
- Drive
- Earths
- GalleryGoogle (quick pick)
- GenieWidget
- Gmail ( i use boat's bookmarks)
- GoogleCamera (Camera zoom fx)
- Google Ears
- Google Hindi Ime
- GooglePinyinIME
- GoogleHome (first i install Nova Launcher Prime then i delete it)
- Hangouts
- HPPrintPlugin
- iWnnIME
- iWnnIME_Kbd_White
- Keep
- KoreanIME
- Magazines
- Maps
- MediaUploader
- Music2 (Poweramp Pro)
- Photos
- PlusOne
- PlayGames
- QuickOffice
- Street
- TagGoogle
- Talkback
- Velvet
- Videos
- Wallet (my bro buy me apps on playstore xd)
- Youtube (use the browser)
Also, After first setup wizard, after first boot, I delete:
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleFeedback
GoogleOneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
source http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Barebones
then I reboot and wipe cache & dalvik-cache from recovery
I delete also, but You can also only disable:
CloudPrint
GoogleTTS
EmailGoogle (bookmarks or k-9 or cloudmagic)
LatinImeGoogle (depends by the rom) (before its removal please install an alternative like Swiftkey)
SunBeam & livewallpapers
Dreams
PrintSpooler
For AOSP ROMs (e.g. Rastakat) I simply flash BaNkS minimal gapps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/gapps-t2012857
and delete
(from /app and /priv-app folders)
Browser (boat browser)
calculator ( Cyanogenmod calc: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android2.calculator3&hl=it)
Gallery2 (quick pick)
Galaxy4
Camera2 (camera zoom)
livewallpapers
aospLatinIme (swiftkey)
Launcher provided by the dev, googlehome or launcher3 ( install Nova Launcher first!)
videoeditor
picotts
PhotoTable
PhaseBeam
MagicSmokeWallpapers
LiveWallpapersPicker
LiveWallpapers
HoloSpiralWallpaper
email (bookmarsk or k-9)
tag
Also, After first setup wizard, after first boot, I delete:
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleFeedback
GoogleOneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
onetimeinitializer
and the /tts folder in /system folder
then I reboot and wipe cache & dalvik-cache from recovery

enricocid said:
I delete:
- Books
- Calculator ( i use calculator ++)
- Chrome because 25-30% battery usage and high ram loads (Boat browser pro)
- Drive
- Earths
- GalleryGoogle (quick pick)
- GenieWidget
- Gmail ( i use boat's bookmarks)
- GoogleCamera (Camera zoom fx)
- Google Ears
- Google Hindi Ime
- GooglePinyinIME
- GoogleHome (first i install Nova Launcher Prime the i delete it)
- Hangouts
- HPPrintPlugin
- iWnnIME
- iWnnIME_Kbd_White
- Keep
- KoreanIME
- Magazines
- Maps
- MediaUploader
- Music2 (Poweramp Pro)
- Photos
- PlusOne
- PlayGames
- QuickOffice
- Street
- TagGoogle
- Talkback
- Velvet
- Videos
- Wallet (my bro buy me apps on playstore xd)
- Youtube (use the browser)
After first setup wizard, after first boot, I delete:
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleFeedback
GoogleOneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
source http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Barebones
I only disable (the apps i could use someday):
CloudPrint
GoogleTTS
EmailGoogle
aospLatinIme or LatinImeGoogle (depends by the rom) (Swiftkey)
SunBeam & livewallpapers
Dreams
PrintSpooler
Cataclysm light ROM work good, no problems here
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Do you delete using a root browser or through adb?
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Salviikiddd said:
Do you delete using a root browser or through adb?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
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Root Explorer ...
ah... I delete also the cache of the app I delete in data/dalvik-cache

enricocid said:
I delete:
- Books
- Calculator ( i use calculator ++)
- Chrome because 25-30% battery usage and high ram loads (Boat browser pro)
- Drive
- Earths
- GalleryGoogle (quick pick)
- GenieWidget
- Gmail ( i use boat's bookmarks)
- GoogleCamera (Camera zoom fx)
- Google Ears
- Google Hindi Ime
- GooglePinyinIME
- GoogleHome (first i install Nova Launcher Prime then i delete it)
- Hangouts
- HPPrintPlugin
- iWnnIME
- iWnnIME_Kbd_White
- Keep
- KoreanIME
- Magazines
- Maps
- MediaUploader
- Music2 (Poweramp Pro)
- Photos
- PlusOne
- PlayGames
- QuickOffice
- Street
- TagGoogle
- Talkback
- Velvet
- Videos
- Wallet (my bro buy me apps on playstore xd)
- Youtube (use the browser)
I delete also the cache of the app I delete in data/dalvik-cache
After first setup wizard, after first boot, I delete:
GoogleBackupTransport
GoogleFeedback
GoogleOneTimeInitializer
SetupWizard
source http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Barebones
I delete also the cache of the app I delete in data/dalvik-cache
I only disable (the apps i could use someday):
CloudPrint
GoogleTTS
EmailGoogle
aospLatinIme or LatinImeGoogle (depends by the rom) (Swiftkey)
SunBeam & livewallpapers
Dreams
PrintSpooler
Cataclysm light ROM work good, no problems here
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How much faster is the phone after doing this? Is it a noticeable difference?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

You won't notice a difference in speed. You'll probably get better battery life

jd1639 said:
You'll probably get better battery life
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That I figured.
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Bruce Lee said:
That I figured.
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better battery life for sure... most of. the apps I deleted starts on boot and remain in cache at boot...
Google Chrome use 25:30% battery...
free ram increased.. I have 1.5gb on boot... boot is faster
but you won't notice any differences in terms of speed with a phone like this
but I don't want Google's bloat wares

del

enricocid said:
better battery life for sure... most of. the apps I deleted starts on boot and remain in cache at boot...
Google Chrome use 25:30% battery...
free ram increased.. I have 1.5gb on boot... boot is faster
but you won't notice any differences in terms of speed with a phone like this
but I don't want Google's bloat wares
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Wow. That's good to know. I might consider doing this.

Salviikiddd said:
What apps do you delete of the ones that come pre installed. Do you experience any problems after deleting them?
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I don't delete anything myself. If you stay with the stock rom you will not be able to flash OTA zip files in recovery if you delete apps in the system unless you first flash the system image with fastboot. Another option would be to put the number 1 at the end of any file name which would in effect make the system not see it. An example would be Chrome.apk1. Then to flash an OTA you could rename it back to the original. Another option would be to use Xposed Framework with the paid version of Greenify which would give you the ability to hibernate system apps. I usually see 1.4+ GB ram available right after boot.

Greenify + Bootmanager?
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[Q][Nameless ROM] Low memory consumption apps

Hi all!
Which applications do you use to save RAM on your i9003? (launcher, keyboard, mail, calendar, IM...)
Wich system apps can be removed without resulting in a system hang up?
I wanted to know your experience regarding resources optimization.
Thanks in advance

Performance:
Android Assistant
MinFreeManager
Ext4 (GB DDLF2)
Custom Kernel (GB DDLF2)
Launcher:
Nemus Launcher
(But the included is very good too)
These are my main settings for almost every rom and device.
On Nameless i add:
Greenify and xPosed
Apps that can be removed:
- Calculator
- Browser
- Talk
- Maps
- Gmail
- Layar
- Samsung Apps
- Street View
- Email
- etc
I dont remember all the apps in Nameless Rom.
Jusr let me know their name ill let you know if you can remove it.
It is possible to remove almost every single one - Except system related (ofcourse).
Ive given up Nameless Rom because it is very demanding for our i9003. It drains battery ultra fast! But it is a great Rom. But i want to use the device and not let it in standby. (LoL)
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maybe this can help to boost a little performance
http://www.modaco.com/topic/370237-all-modother-disableenable-swap-zram-fstrim/
i apply the disable zram and the My Sysctl-Preferences

rgxHost said:
Apps that can be removed:
- Calculator
- Browser
- Talk
- Maps
- Gmail
- Layar
- Samsung Apps
- Street View
- Email
- etc
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Hi rgxHost,
What do you suggest as low memory replacement for Gmail, Maps and Browser?
rgxHost said:
Ive given up Nameless Rom because it is very demanding for our i9003. It drains battery ultra fast! But it is a great Rom. But i want to use the device and not let it in standby. (LoL)
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And which rom do you prefer against Nameless Rom?
Thanks

guiohm said:
Hi rgxHost,
What do you suggest as low memory replacement for Gmail, Maps and Browser?
And which rom do you prefer against Nameless Rom?
Thanks
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The open sourced GApps browser.. Almost Google apps can be accessed from there.

[Lightweight App alternatives] - Pump your phone with energy!

Hello,
recently I became obsessed with replacing Batter Hungry applications with their low power alternatives which has almost same functions. Every app I try has one full battery cycle. I do not have the values of how many power the apps consumed, you just have to trust me or ignore it. Some of these apps are very simple (I am a simple user, I need phone with awesome battery life and good funcionality).
I am open to alternatives, so write what you are using and think it will be better and I will give it a try
I have Huawei Phone, so I do not need Greenify. EmUI does stopping services by itself.
So here is the list:
Mails : AquaMail(Free/0.99Cents now on sale!) - It does support all email types, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, FastMail, Apple, GMX, AOL and more. It has unified inbox. You can select if you want push notifications on some account or just download messages every X minutes. It is very customizable and more power saving than everything I tried. The interface is kewl too, you can from notification delete /mark as read message etc. Definitely worth a try, now it is on sale ( with free app you can add to the app just one email account). THIS APP SHOULD NOT BE GREENIFIED/KILLED IF YOU WANT PUSH NOTIFICATIONS!
I tried : Gmail, BlueMail
Link to playstore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.AquaMail
Music: ??? Now my favourite is ported app from sony called Music - It has all kind of features I expect from music player while keeping battery hungriness low.
viz. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2728110
I tried: Google Music, Huawei Player, PiMusic Player, and a lot of another one (15+) I did not wrote it down.. Now I will.
Browser: Lighting browser (Free/Paid 0.99 cents) - This browser is amazing, compared of others its incredible. It needs less than 5 MB of storage and has nice minimalistic UI. It has everything you expect from a browser, adblock, tabs, speed, clean UI without adds and more.. Definitely worth a try and did I mention the battery? <3
Link to Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.browser.barebones
Tried: UC Browser, chrome, Naked Browser, Opera, Firefox, Doplhin Browser, Puffin
Facebook Messenger : Messenger Lite (Free) - This messenger is a masterpiece, I do not need the circle overlay from FB messenger, and I do not need to video call to my friends.. This messenger has everything you expect from it, you can connect with your friends and write them messages, emoji and be calling them. I can see who is online and all your contacts. Well I do not need integration with SMS app because for SMS messaging there is a stock app. This is a huge memory and battery saver!! I liked the overlay from original fb messenger but now I do not want it, I am just used to used my phone efficiently.
Link to Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.mlite
Launcher: Now is wining Nova Launcher (Free/Paid) - It is highly customizable launcher, it supports dynamic unread badge, has dark design, you can scale icons and basically do everything with it. It is easy on memory and battery compared to another launchers.
Link to Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
I tried : Arrow launcher, LppLauncher, Flick Launcher, Evie Launcher, Cold Launcher, Apex Launcher, KK launcher, Nougat launcher, DailyDo Launcher and more which I can not remember.
Weather and Widget : Transparent Clock Weather (Free/Paid) - This is a tricky category, I except from weather widget to allow me get to the Clock app ( to setup alarms etc.) by clicking on Time on widget. And this one do, also its battery friendly (depends on fruequency of weather actualizing). It has nice weather and the predictions follows your location.
Link to Google Play : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.transparentclockweather
I tried : Yahoo weather, Yo Weather, Weather Live, Weather, YR Weather, Today weather
Facebook app : Simple for Facebook (Free/Paid) - Well this section depends on how much you using facebook, I am a simple user I just read feed and sometimes post some status or upload pics, if this is what you want then this app is for you. It works as a wrapper on facebook web API. If you courious you need to give it a try. This app is huge memory and battery saver. Also its very small it needs just 5,6MB of your storage
This app will help you to get better battery life on your phone Mainly if you are runnning out of RAM or Storage the replaces for FB App and FB messaging app will save you.
I will be updating this post as I will be testing more apps. Currently I am looking mainly for Music player and Weather widget If you know any awesome APP which is battery friendly just let me know and I will try it

Any working alternative for FB with Messenger and Android 4.0.3 support? Any working alternative for FB with Messenger and Android 4.0.3 support?
Got old tablet with no way to update to higher Android version and most apps aGot old tablet with no way to update to higher Android version and most apps are either KK+ or 5.0+

howpathetic said:
Hello,
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Sir also add apps on Keyboard, Cleaning, Explorer
I prefer Multiling O Keyboard
in browser Via, and in cleaning SD Maid and in explorer MiXplorer and in Music Musicolet is best.....Have a try sir...