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[GUIDE]Uninstalling Stock/System Apps

Hello all :=)
Thought i would give a small quick guide for you hehe.
Ofc root your phone before this :=)
Step1.
Install Titanium Backup from market.
Step2. Start it.
step 3 Firstly, after you run Titanium Backup you need to tap on "Problems?" and accept to download BusyBox.
Step 4. Keep your finger pressed on the app you want removed.
step5. On the bottom of the options that comes up you find force remove app.
That simple it is
Im aware of some people have posted this in threads and such, but i thought i would make a simple straight forward guide for them that did not know about titanium backup
Warning
This will stop the OTA updates for your phones.
You will need to download the ZIP for the update when it's released here to update.
Or the RUU

The guide is incomplete. Firstly, after you run Titanium Backup you need to tap on "Problems?" and accept to download BusyBox.

michal_banszel said:
The guide is incomplete. Firstly, after you run Titanium Backup you need to tap on "Problems?" and accept to download BusyBox.
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Very true thank you.

And when doing this, the apps removed will be gone for good? Or just temp?
TY
/CK

it's for good

Cool... But I must be doing something wrong... Got the Busybox and did as above, but after the restarts the removed app is still there
/CK

Café King said:
Cool... But I must be doing something wrong... Got the Busybox and did as above, but after the restarts the removed app is still there
/CK
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You need to have the newest TitBackup 3.5.7.3 to do that. Then remember not to use Uninstall option but you need to keep your finger for a little longer to see full list of options and then select force to remove using Paul's recovery.

Thread stuck.

Works great!

Got it working now Is it true that if there's a new ota we need to flash this rom from scratch to be allowed to get the update?
/CK

Thanks fir this update.
So you guys removed which apps?

Other threads have reported that you may not be able to download future Android updates (OTA) if you remove apps. Is this confirmed?
Maybe issue a warning in first post to avoid problems later?

betelgeuse74 said:
Other threads have reported that you may not be able to download future Android updates (OTA) if you remove apps. Is this confirmed?
Maybe issue a warning in first post to avoid problems later?
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YES, IT IS CONFIRMED!! How many threads you need to be sure?

michal_banszel said:
YES, IT IS CONFIRMED!! How many threads you need to be sure?
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Relax, no need to bite my head off....
I was only asking, because this thread which has been made sticky does not mention this issue at all.
Others may use this guide and not be aware of this fact.

I cant understand, why some1 what to remove the stock apps?
are they trouble for u or ?! and what are winnig with doing that?\
10x

patzkata said:
I cant understand, why some1 what to remove the stock apps?
are they trouble for u or ?! and what are winnig with doing that?\
10x
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I see no point in having apps that I don't use. I prefer to have this space for things that I use. It's simple. No one is forcing you to remove anything.

michal_banszel said:
I see no point in having apps that I don't use. I prefer to have this space for things that I use. It's simple. No one is forcing you to remove anything.
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yes, I understand that, but these apps dosnt use so much space.
ok, I was just curious because alot of people are talking about that, and I decide that i have to check this ..
regards

michal_banszel said:
I see no point in having apps that I don't use. I prefer to have this space for things that I use. It's simple. No one is forcing you to remove anything.
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Apps you install cannot use the space freed up with removing stock apps so it's useless. I rather freeze them with Titanium Backup and they're removed from the launcher and don't use system resources.

Eddie1506 said:
Apps you install cannot use the space freed up with removing stock apps so it's useless.
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You are right, I forgot that they are on different partitions. But anyway - I prefer to remove them. You prefer to freeze them - fine. It's everybody's choice.

Café King said:
Is it true that if there's a new ota we need to flash this rom from scratch to be allowed to get the update?
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i'd like to know this too before i go ahead and start removing stuff

[Q] Can i remove double twist of my phone?

Sorry for being a noob, but i am annoyed by doubletwist constantly loading by itself, is it a must to have this stupid app, or i can work without it fine?

giantandrey said:
Sorry for being a noob, but i am annoyed by doubletwist constantly loading by itself, is it a must to have this stupid app, or i can work without it fine?
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yes you can.. you can remove the T-Mobile backup too! I hate bloats!

you need to have your phone rooted then use titanium backup to remove the bloat
giantandrey said:
Sorry for being a noob, but i am annoyed by doubletwist constantly loading by itself, is it a must to have this stupid app, or i can work without it fine?
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chadster214 said:
yes you can.. you can remove the T-Mobile backup too! I hate bloats!
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I don't know about removing T-Mobile backup (unless if you want to reinstall it again)! Black Ice 2 needs it for contacts to sync! Off-topic, but of relative importance!

bkoon1218 said:
I don't know about removing T-Mobile backup (unless if you want to reinstall it again)! Black Ice 2 needs it for contacts to sync! Off-topic, but of relative importance!
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you can use Titanium backup to backup and restore contacts. i'm not sure if you want that service running in the background the whole time!

I've removed Tmobile backup. I have all my contacts saved on my gmail account, which sync's to my phone, so there is no need for the T-mobile stuff.

You can use Bloat Freezer (Paid) in the market, and use TitaniumBackup (Free or Paid) in the market to back up contacts if you want to remove T-Mobile Contacts Backup.

I just save my contacts onto my sd card by selecting "export to sd" and after I flash the new rom I just select " import from sd" and bam, all my contacts are back in place.
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Use root uninstaller to get rid of anything you dont want.

use titanium backup make a backup and uninstall just in case u wanna re install and wrong forum to post this in honestly.

root app remover
or
Fast uninstaller
both work well. google for list of tmobile you can uninstall!
FotaFix also removes extra fota software you don't need in your on-phone memory

Yep, jst root and remove bloatware with titanium backup. But as the other guys said, dealwith ur contacts first.
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how to remove stock apps in rooted xoom?

As topic=) rooted it but can't find the way to remove.. thx

omnia1994 said:
As topic=) rooted it but can't find the way to remove.. thx
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I use Root Uninstaller. You can also uninstall system apps (be really careful) through Titanium Backup and a number of other file managers with root access.

Thx ! =) tried and successed

I know your question has been answered, but, you can also freeze stock apps with TitaniumBackup in case you're hesitant in completely removing them.

Chelseablue said:
I know your question has been answered, but, you can also freeze stock apps with TitaniumBackup in case you're hesitant in completely removing them.
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Yes that's a good option, that or renaming the old one.

[Q] Trying to root Sensation 4G

Basically all I want to do is be able to root it and uninstall some stock apps and install apps that require my phone to be rooted. Looking around the forums, there are just so many instructions on how to do this it's overwhelming. What is the most basic way to do what I want to do?

I have same question for my htc, I just posted in general forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2739369

Alright, so I was able to figure it out and am now rooted. Now my question is, what apps can I uninstall that won't cause any harm to my phone? For example, I would like to uninstall Music Hub, Slacker Radio, N.O.V.A, for example...is there a list of apps that are safe to uninstall?

Dan33185 said:
Alright, so I was able to figure it out and am now rooted. Now my question is, what apps can I uninstall that won't cause any harm to my phone? For example, I would like to uninstall Music Hub, Slacker Radio, N.O.V.A, for example...is there a list of apps that are safe to uninstall?
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Anyone?

Dan33185 said:
Basically all I want to do is be able to root it and uninstall some stock apps and install apps that require my phone to be rooted. Looking around the forums, there are just so many instructions on how to do this it's overwhelming. What is the most basic way to do what I want to do?
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You can see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1631861. It's all you need for removing unwanted apps. I recommend Titanium Backup.

[Q] How to disable/uninstall preloaded NVIDIA apps?

I know you all are going to think I'm ridiculous, but I bought 2 shield tablets for my kids ages 3 and nearly 2 for educational purposes. After weighing the Nexus 9, shield tablet and Sony's Z2 tablet the shield seemed to be the best value. My kids have a restricted profile with only the educational/learning apps that I have selected available to them. My question is how do I disable or uninstall the preloaded NVIDIA apps such as SHIELD HUB, the controller one, Twitch sharing, etc.? My kids will never use them likely for the usable life of the tablets and I don't need them poking around with them so I'd like to have them removed or hidden at the least. I have the tablets stock rooted with TWRP recovery and I've used Titanium backup on previous devices to do something similar before but it doesn't seem be to able to located the APKs of these apps to uninstall them.
Thanks for the help!

Go into Settings and then Apps, you can select which you want to disable and uninstall (will not always uninstall as its part of the system i think) This is what I have done as i dont want junk running when I dont need/want it to

ady702 said:
Go into Settings and then Apps, you can select which you want to disable and uninstall (will not always uninstall as its part of the system i think) This is what I have done as i dont want junk running when I dont need/want it to
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I tried that first before resorting to Titanium Backup. The Disable button is greyed out and not available to click for these apps. These are like some super system level apps that can't be disabled or uninstalled the normal way.

tutech said:
I tried that first before resorting to Titanium Backup. The Disable button is greyed out and not available to click for these apps. These are like some super system level apps that can't be disabled or uninstalled the normal way.
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My suggestion would be to root the device. Many apps such as Titanium require root access for full functionality. Once rooted you'll be able to remove anything that you want. I personally just use Root Browser to navigate to System/App and delete what I don't want.
The drawback to rooting is that you won't have automatic OTA updates. (Not hard to get past that, download the OTA file and flash in Recovery.) But for your use you might not want to receive OTAs anyway.

koop1955 said:
My suggestion would be to root the device. Many apps such as Titanium require root access for full functionality. Once rooted you'll be able to remove anything that you want. I personally just use Root Browser to navigate to System/App and delete what I don't want.
The drawback to rooting is that you won't have automatic OTA updates. (Not hard to get past that, download the OTA file and flash in Recovery.) But for your use you might not want to receive OTAs anyway.
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My tablets are rooted, I mentioned that in the original post. However, Titanium Backup was unable to uninstall them (thus my question here) saying something about being unable to locate the APKs. I'll try Root Browser manually like you suggested when I get back home to them later.
I'm fully aware of all consequences of rooting, OTAs, etc. Every Android device I've owned since the original T-Mobile G1 has been rooted, but I do appreciate your willingness to help!

tutech said:
My tablets are rooted, I mentioned that in the original post. However, Titanium Backup was unable to uninstall them (thus my question here) saying something about being unable to locate the APKs. I'll try Root Browser manually like you suggested when I get back home to them later.
I'm fully aware of all consequences of rooting, OTAs, etc. Every Android device I've owned since the original T-Mobile G1 has been rooted, but I do appreciate your willingness to help!
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Got it, I misread the part about being rooted and your experience on previous devices.
I stopped using Titanium Backup a while ago. There are simpler means of restoring apps and restoring data is likely to cause headaches. That said, the problem seems odd. As far as I know, all apps install to either /system/app or /data/app, That being the case, can't imagine why TB wouldn't be able to find them.
Are you by any chance running Multirom?

koop1955 said:
Got it, I misread the part about being rooted and your experience on previous devices.
I stopped using Titanium Backup a while ago. There are simpler means of restoring apps and restoring data is likely to cause headaches. That said, the problem seems odd. As far as I know, all apps install to either /system/app or /data/app, That being the case, can't imagine why TB wouldn't be able to find them.
Are you by any chance running Multirom?
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Not running MultiROM, just stock with root. I thought it was odd that Titanium couldn't locate the APKs too, that's why I decided to ask here. I suspect if I go cruising around /system/app looking for these APKs to remove I won't find them there.

tutech said:
Not running MultiROM, just stock with root. I thought it was odd that Titanium couldn't locate the APKs too, that's why I decided to ask here. I suspect if I go cruising around /system/app looking for these APKs to remove I won't find them there.
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You would be correct about them not being in system. Look in /vendor/app. Should be what you want.