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list of apps you can safely delete from captivate once rooted

hey guys, i'm going to be picking up my captivate in a few days and i plan on rooting/deleting the att "bloatware" asap. based on the preloaded files that are listed on the engadget review (see http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/ samsung-galaxy-s-review- shootout-captivate-for-atandt-and-vibrant/), is it safe to delete the following files?
ATT preloaded
ATT family map
ATT hot spots
ATT maps
ATT music
ATT navigator
ATT radio
instant messaging
mobile banking
mobile video
Where
YPmobile
Samsung preloaded
Daily briefing
My files - replace with Astro file manager
Media hub
Mini diary
Memo
MobiTV
Video Player - my understanding is you can play videos directly from stock gallery app
Write and Go
Voice Recorder
Voice Search - is this the same as google's own voice search?
Also for keyboards, can we delete the built in samsung keyboard? I've played around with both the samsung and stock one and there's really no difference, however swype is amazing.
thanks for all help. you guys are the reason why android is so awesome.

One of the threads around here had some guy running into problems when he deleted that Where app. Maybe it was because he deleted other things to I'm not sure, but I would like to see an official list before I completely strip out all of the unnecessary junk.

asrrin29 said:
One of the threads around here had some guy running into problems when he deleted that Where app. Maybe it was because he deleted other things to I'm not sure, but I would like to see an official list before I completely strip out all of the unnecessary junk.
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i got rid of where on the first day and no problems since

I deleted Where on mine and haven't had a problem.
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There's a post here with apps that are safe to remove - I'm sure more could be removed but I don't know which off the top of my head.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=728989

After I removed 'daily briefing' from the list of apps, when I slide the homescreen over to the left where daily briefing used to be, it gives a "problem loading widget" screen. Can another widget be put in its place?

dginfw said:
After I removed 'daily briefing' from the list of apps, when I slide the homescreen over to the left where daily briefing used to be, it gives a "problem loading widget" screen. Can another widget be put in its place?
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Of course. Just hold-click the widget and throw it in the trash can that pops up. Then hold-click the desktop and add whichever widget you like from the list. The uninstall just didn't remove the widget reference.

Never mind, I figured out what I needed to do, but couldn't go back and delete my post. Thanks for your help, though.

dginfw said:
After I removed 'daily briefing' from the list of apps, when I slide the homescreen over to the left where daily briefing used to be, it gives a "problem loading widget" screen. Can another widget be put in its place?
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Yes, just drag that widget to the trash.
And I never had any problems either after deleting the Where app.

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 ;(

What bloatware is safe to freeze?

I was wondering if anyone is able to list all of the bloatware that is safe to freeze on the G2x. Many thanks in advance!

jtkun said:
I was wondering if anyone is able to list all of the bloatware that is safe to freeze on the G2x. Many thanks in advance!
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I got AntTek app manager, because it's free, and froze the following:
Car Home (Optional, i don't use it though)
NFS Shift
Nova
T-Mo TV
TegraZone Games
TeleNav GPS
Zinio Reader
AppPack
EA Games
WiFi Calling (Option, i don't use this either)
I have had zero problems, aside from the FC loops caused by freezing a couple of these, which are to be expected and will go away after a reboot (aka battery pull).

I also removed picotts, voice dialing, live wallpaper Apps, protips
G2x with faux AOSP

propain4444 said:
I got AntTek app manager, because it's free, and froze the following:
Car Home (Optional, i don't use it though)
NFS Shift
Nova
T-Mo TV
TegraZone Games
TeleNav GPS
Zinio Reader
AppPack
EA Games
WiFi Calling (Option, i don't use this either)
I have had zero problems, aside from the FC loops caused by freezing a couple of these, which are to be expected and will go away after a reboot (aka battery pull).
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When I froze MyAccount it put me in a fc loop as well, but I was able to reboot without a battery pull. Just put phone in standby then press again to unlock but don't unlock just press and hold power button to bring up option to shutdown, worked for me each time I rooted my phone, easier than a batt. pull.
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Thanks for the responses so far. Using Anttek, I've locked the following apps. Anyone else have any other recommendations for apps to freeze (or not to freeze)? Thanks!
Android Live Wallpapers
Android keyboard
AppPack
Bluetooth Services (I'm not using Bluetooth)
Bluetooth Share
Calculator
Car Home (x2)
com.logmein.rescue
com.logmein.rescuesecurity
DRM Protected Content Storage
DRM Service
EA Games
Launcher (I'm using Launcher Pro Plus)
Live Wallpaper Picker
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Music
Music Visualization Wallpaper
Pico TTS
Polaris Office
SmartShare
Sound Recorder
Street View
Swype
T-Mobile TV
Talk
TegraZone Games
TeleNav GPS Navigator
Home Screen tips
TTS Service
Video Chat
Video Player
Voice Dialer
VPN Services
Zinio Reader
ZSProvider
My Account (x2)
Clock
Wi-Fi Calling

jtkun said:
Thanks for the responses so far. Using Anttek, I've locked the following apps. Anyone else have any other recommendations for apps to freeze (or not to freeze)? Thanks!
Android Live Wallpapers
Android keyboard
AppPack
Bluetooth Services (I'm not using Bluetooth)
Bluetooth Share
Calculator
Car Home (x2)
com.logmein.rescue
com.logmein.rescuesecurity
DRM Protected Content Storage
DRM Service
EA Games
Launcher (I'm using Launcher Pro Plus)
Live Wallpaper Picker
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Music
Music Visualization Wallpaper
Pico TTS
Polaris Office
SmartShare
Sound Recorder
Street View
Swype
T-Mobile TV
Talk
TegraZone Games
TeleNav GPS Navigator
Home Screen tips
TTS Service
Video Chat
Video Player
Voice Dialer
VPN Services
Zinio Reader
ZSProvider
My Account (x2)
Clock
Wi-Fi Calling
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Just freeze the whole phone!!
G2X

fcisco13 said:
Just freeze the whole phone!!
G2X
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LOL i know right!! its like everything! and both keyboards too...

fcisco13 said:
Just freeze the whole phone!!
G2X
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No ****. May as well freeze browser and all Google Apps
G2x with faux AOSP and faux orange kernel. [email protected] 5107 quadrant.

I just trew mine right next to the frozen chicken in the freezer..
G2X

Wtf.... dude
First off root your phone (if you haven't) don't be a cheap ass and get titanium pro.
Don't freeze any android or Google services you gonna get a head ache.
If freezing is done right you should NEVER have any loops or fc.
Thanks for the yuks though made me lmao at all the aps you froze....
+1 for throwing your g2x in the freezer! ;p
"If Satan lived in heaven he'd be me.... "

Liquid Nitrogen
there`s nothing like Liquid Nitrogen.Can`t get any colder than that.It`s the best way to freeze your stuff if you`d ask me )

[Q] Safe apps to freeze/remove on Stock MT4GS

So, i've temp-rooted my MT4GS, and I want to get rid of all the bloatware. Here's what I have frozen now, using Titanium Backup Pro. and it seems to be stable...
•AppPack
•Backup (tmobile)
•Bejewled
•Bookmark Widget
•Calculator Widget
•calendar Widget
•Clock Widget
•Aubergine Theme
•Brooklyn Theme
•Jazz Theme
•Retro Theme
•Spring Theme
•dT sync
•Facebook for HTC Sense
•Flickr
•Friend Stream
•Friend Stream Widget
•Homescreen Tips
•HTC Weather Wallpaper
•HTC Widget Download Manager
•Magic Smoke Wallpaper
•Mail Widget
•Media Room
•Message Widget
•Music Visualization Wallpaper
•Notes
•Peep
•Setup (tmobile?)
•setup Widget
•Slacker
•SWM-C (I was reading online that this might be used for tracking/analytics/DRM?? No idea what it does, but no issues after killing it!)
•Sync Widget
•T-mobile device Carbon
•T-mobile name ID
•T-mobile TV
•Telenav GPS
•Tips for Home
•Trends Widget
•Twitter Widget
•Video Chat
•Weather Widget
•Zinio Reader
•ZSProvider
There are a bunch of other things that I'd like to freeze, but i don't want to cause any issues... anyone know what else i can safely freeze? Should I unfreeze any apps listed above for stability reasons? Let me know what you find!
Here's another thread talking about "killable" apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222672
Thanks!

dansl said:
So, i've temp-rooted my MT4GS, and I want to get rid of all the bloatware. Here's what I have frozen now. and it seems to be stable...
•AppPack
•Backup (tmobile)
•Bejewled
•dT sync
•Facebook for HTC Sense
•Flickr
•Friend Stream
•Friend Stream Widget
•Homescreen Tips
•HTC weather Sync Provider
•HTC Weather Wallpaper
•Peep
•Setup (tmobile?)
•setup Widget
•Slacker
•T-mobile device Carbon
•T-mobile name ID
•T-mobile TV
•Telenav GPS
•Weather
•Weather Widget
•Zinio Reader
There are a bunch of other things that I'd like to freeze, but i don't want to cause any issues... anyone know what else i can safely freeze? Should I unfreeze any apps listed above for stability reasons?
Thanks!
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HTC Weather(widget) app is much better than other Weather app.

What is T-Mobile Carbon exactly?

electro_chef said:
What is T-Mobile Carbon exactly?
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it is auto contact backup for t-mobile.
also i removed sywpe and its work fine with regular android keyboard. much better

yeah i noticed all this crap under running services yesterday when I looked the first time. I had two 'calendar' programs running to (10mb and 6mb each, WTF?)
I thought this phone was lightening fast, I can only imagine it would be 110% better w/o all this stuff running..

I've noticed a HUGE increase in battery life after freezing a bunch of these. I want to keep going and see what else i can freeze without any issues, but I'm afraid to go too far and wind up messing up my phone...

Wifi calling need to go. Why a carrier is docking minutes for off-network calls is beyond me.
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rorytmeadows said:
Wifi calling need to go. Why a carrier is docking minutes for off-network calls is beyond me.
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using XDA Premium App
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I guess because docking minutes for off-network calls is better than having no service at all, right?

unclespoon said:
I guess because docking minutes for off-network calls is better than having no service at all, right?
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On one hand, you're absolutely right. For those living so far from civilization, sometimes a wifi network is your only option. For me, I like to avoid unpopulated areas for a variety of reasons and am just trying to make phone calls without using their cell network (in a fashion that doesn't require any additional cost for me or additional download on the other end).

I've been mainly killing apps that show up in the running services list.
Can anybody tell me what com.redbend.swmc is?

rorytmeadows said:
Wifi calling need to go. Why a carrier is docking minutes for off-network calls is beyond me.
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using XDA Premium App
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If you call T-mobile, you might be able to get Free Wi-Fi Calling, and it won't dock your minuets
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/17/t-mobile-free-wifi-calling_n_862998.html

I made a thread in "themes and apps" about cleaning up bloat - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16739548#post16739548
Thanks for the contributions in this thread, they helped me get started on this.
No idea what the SWMC is, I thought it was something to do with swype, but now i'm thinking it has something to do with registering gestures on the screen. Not altogether too sure, but working on it.

What are you guys using to freeze these apps? Titanium backup? tnx

One app I would delete is the preinstalled notepad app, because it always seems to be running in the background. I deleted it and installed Color Note.
And yes, I use Titanium Backup, free version, and simply uninstall apps I don't want.

cberbes said:
One app I would delete is the preinstalled notepad app, because it always seems to be running in the background. I deleted it and installed Color Note.
And yes, I use Titanium Backup, free version, and simply uninstall apps I don't want.
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Cool, ill disable that too. Yeah, I use Titanium backup to freeze my apps

Facebook Home App

Facebook Home App is available For Android Device
I tested it And works fine but takes more time to load the home screen
http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/04/08/facebook-home-apk-how-to-install/

Smokinggun said:
Facebook Home App is available For Android Device
I tested it And works fine but takes more time to load the home screen
http://www.teamandroid.com/2013/04/08/facebook-home-apk-how-to-install/
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If it really works and does the things it was designed for, I will never, never install this.
Would be the final surrender and is a perversion of Android.

This does not work for me. I uninstalled FB and FB messenger, installed the 3 APKs found on that site. Logged in to FB and FB Messenger but there is no "Enable Facebook Home" option in the FB app settings. If i choose to use the FB Home launcher, i get a black background with the little circle icon with my FB display picture in it.
the resolution on our phone is 1280x800 is it not? that website lists the max res that is compatible as 1280x768.
Edit: This is on a Samsung JB DXLSE rom, maybe you will get a different result on a non-touchwiz rom

Worked for me... and I uninstalled it just 3 minutes ago Just wanted to see whether it did work. I get my FB picture in the middle and when I drag it I get a camera on the left (Doesn't work?) apps at the to along with status updates and on the right I forgot... either way it is now uninstalled.
Oh, and I was on Asylum CM10.1

XxPixX said:
Worked for me... and I uninstalled it just 3 minutes ago Just wanted to see whether it did work. I get my FB picture in the middle and when I drag it I get a camera on the left (Doesn't work?) apps at the to along with status updates and on the right I forgot... either way it is now uninstalled.
Oh, and I was on Asylum CM10.1
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I guess you need facebook camera app. Black screen for me but now works fine! Anyway ive uninstalled it because i dont want friends or unknow people as my wallpaper... the idea was great but... it's not what i want

I really don't see the point of the Facebook app. It's like going back in time, as you lose the flexibility of the Android OS, without any widgets or customization of the home screen. Does anyone else see any use for the Facebook app?
4.1.2 JB LSZ Union ROM v5, KSO Modem, speedmod K-5 kernel, Carrier: AT&T (US)

Don't work for me
The facebook app provided just gives me 'error try logging in again later' message. I tried the facebook app from play store but there is no option to enable facebook home.
Stock LSZ (rooted)
Edit : just read somewhere that facebook has just blocked the dev version of facebook!

same here when "error try logging in again "

They need to fix the FB app, not create a new one. When you use Facebook Home, it feels like using iOS, really fluid... but when you use the Facebook app, looks like a primitive java app, even the Facebook for every phone JAR its better than the stock android app....
Sorry my bad english

Can't see this catching on for more than five minutes while people test it out, the reason I use Twitter over Facebook is so I can choose which pictures I want to have rammed down my throat, Facebook is ok, but it really depends on your friends and what causes, situations and inane conversations they choose to share, and to have that plastered all over my home screen instead of my 3d fish or some other funky live wallpaper, with widgets that feedback up to date information is beyond me.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Facebook Home really sucks bad! I'm never going to use it. All I see is memes and funny pictures on my lock screen. And most of all, FB Home is such a battery hog!

after installing facebook home, it is mandatory to reboot, but will not work
used for 5 minutes and then took off yesterday, is slower than normal application