Whether you know it or will learn it now, having knowledge of this tip will greatly enhance your android experience.
On your home screen, press and hold the app you wish to uninstall. Then drag it over the "X Remove" at the top of the screen and hover over it. A few seconds later you will notice it will switch from Remove to Uninstall. Voila!
This is the quickest native way that I know of to uninstall an app. The same method works when you view all apps (on the home screen, not the settings).
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In depth:
To explain the difference to new Android adopters, take a look at below.
Remove: This will simply remove the SHORTCUT to the app. It will not uninstall anything. Your data for the app will be kept safe.
Uninstall: If you want to completely uninstall the app (as in you do NOT want it on your device anymore), this is what you want.
It's a little unclear at first glance but that's just the way it is. It would have been easier if it said "Remove shortcut" instead of the ambiguous "Remove" which tends to confuse everyone at first.
If you find your device is starting to run a little slower than it used to, cleaning up by removing applications can help bring some of that performance and even battery life back. It's an old and common tip but a very reliable and effective tip that shouldn't be overlooked!
Happy cleaning!
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The thread title confused me
sent from the state where marijuana is NOT illegal !
Having come from an iPod Touch, I was used to how users uninstall apps on iOS devices. The user would press and hold on an app and a red X would appear to give the user the option of deleting the app. I found it pretty useful when cleaning up the device.
On Android however, I was frustrated with how one had to uninstall apps until I realized I have been doing it wrong all along. I used to do the tedious method of going to settings, then viewing all the apps, waiting for the list to load, then hunting down the app, then uninstall. Per app. This simple tip tends to be forgotten or unknown because it isn't so obvious to the user.
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Also if you use Go Launcher or SPB shell pro etc you can uninstall apps with more ease... just press a x symbol and select the app you want to uninstall and you are done.
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Ok, this is my first day with this marvelous device. I installed Tweet caster, as it was my go to twitter app on my EVO. After I installed Tweet Comb and became fascinated by it, tweet caster on the xoom just doesn't carry too far.
Right now, both are giving me notifications and it's annoying, but I don't want to uninstall caster, either. Other than a reboot, what will fix this issue? Can't you simply exit an app? Do I need an app killer? I've been told app killers are unnecessary with Android, but on my EVO I use the app killer all the time.
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I don't use either app, but check the settings. You should be able to turn off notifications. In settings, apps, manage apps though you can stop an app. DO NOT USE A TASK MANAGER.
I agree that task managers that automatically kill apps are no longer required by android. However, in order to close apps easily I use an app called Active Apps, since a lot of apps tend to linger in the background. Put the widget on your desktop and it will give you a running tally of how many apps are running and allow you to opt to quit one or all of them.
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I don't know if this will be easier for you, but if you have to kill an app you can also find the app in the drawer and drag it onto the "i" , which will take you to the same spot as finding the app in "settings/applications/manage applications/" then finding the app.
rschenck said:
I agree that task managers that automatically kill apps are no longer required by android. However, in order to close apps easily I use an app called Active Apps, since a lot of apps tend to linger in the background. Put the widget on your desktop and it will give you a running tally of how many apps are running and allow you to opt to quit one or all of them.
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I swear that thing really sounds like a app killer lol. I'll check it out. Thanks
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vidriera said:
I don't know if this will be easier for you, but if you have to kill an app you can also find the app in the drawer and drag it onto the "i" , which will take you to the same spot as finding the app in "settings/applications/manage applications/" then finding the app.
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Nice tip. Thanks!
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Into what I. I don't see an i.
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Is there any apps that are like "wheres my droid" but able to hide themselves from the UI "i would assume its not possible to hide it 100%" since other tools can see the process. but like just to hide it from the average user?
You could run another launcher and hide it from the app drawer that way. I'd say most people around here customize their launchers anyway.
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decent start, how would one go about hiding it from the built in uninstaller? if this is possible. the main concern is someone uninstalling it. the average user would just use the default installer/launcher hiding from those 2 specific thing would ensure a much higher success rate of recovery.
seekdroid, you can hide it from the website, after a reboot, it's gone, other than under uninstall. But it takes a couple steps to uninstall it.
thanks ill check it out.
works flawlessly and exactly what i needed. i sent a request asking for the hide feature to relabel the APK with a new icon and rename the process. that would ensure true stealth if the phone enters the wrong hands unless they perform a complete wipe.
Avast anti virus has the feature your looking for. Anti theft that hides itself. Its free in the play store.
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Hey all not to sure if this is the right place I'm looking for widget that I can drag apps to so they will get deleted like recycle bin on windows any help would be great as my free Xperia rom don't do drag delete
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Android just doesn't have a recycle bin type of delete system. There is a feature very similar to that in adw launcher though, where if you hold the icon of an app on long enough as if to move it around the screen, a small menu comes up with options to either remove it from your homescreen or uninstall it completely. The problem with using it is that you'll have to use adw launcher to completely replace the current homescreen you have. If that doesn't sound bad, go for it. It's extremely resource friendly. Used to use it on my crap old virgin mobile phone, and has tons of themes and icon sets to go with it.
Hope this helps.
I just made a shortcut to "app management" and can quickly uninstall from there
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Nooblit said:
Android just doesn't have a recycle bin type of delete system. There is a feature very similar to that in adw launcher though, where if you hold the icon of an app on long enough as if to move it around the screen, a small menu comes up with options to either remove it from your homescreen or uninstall it completely. The problem with using it is that you'll have to use adw launcher to completely replace the current homescreen you have. If that doesn't sound bad, go for it. It's extremely resource friendly. Used to use it on my crap old virgin mobile phone, and has tons of themes and icon sets to go with it.
Hope this helps.
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i was using this with one of my old roms i just wondered if there was a app / widget) that could do the same if not ill go bck to adw
Pennycake said:
I just made a shortcut to "app management" and can quickly uninstall from there
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Thanks, nice idea :good:
Hi everyone ,
This is my first time here so hopefully I can get some help.
Every time I turn on my tab I get app pop ups on my home screen and also automatically apps are saving to my pages, I've gone through my settings and checked to see if I have anything turned on that shouldn't be, if someone could point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated as it's really starting to annoy me.
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It's a rogue app the causes that. It contains adware and spyware by changing your homepage (monitor what you search), constantly adds search icon on homescreen and comes up with annoying ads in both the notification bar and by pop ups.
Run this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en
And remove those apps.
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It's a rogue app the causes that. It contains adware and spyware by changing your homepage (monitor what you search), constantly adds search icon on homescreen and comes up with annoying ads in both the notification bar and by pop ups.
Run this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brosmike.airpushdetector&hl=en
And remove those apps.
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Agreed, my fiance had one in her phone and it would push notifications, pop-ups, all sorts of invasive stuff. I wanna say she used an app "installer" ( like the ones found in 4shared), which was what installed the "rouge" app.
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Android 4.3 has a hidden part of the settings that allow you to turn individual permissions on and off for apps.
You can get to it from some existing apps, but I've built a simple app that directly launches that screen.
You can get it for free here.
Just installed.
Works exactly as you say!
Review left on playstore for you.
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Smooth clean. Perfect description. Nice review
If I actually did help, how bout a Thanks for 'ol times sake