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Have you removed any system app?

Hello,
i just upgrade my Nexus S to Jelly Bean a couple of days ago and found that it contains a lot of Google apps i never use (Currents for example). I started doing what i did with previous Android versions: remove the apks from /system/app.
So far i have removed Currents.apk and EmailGoogle.apk (i only use Gmail). The system works nicely without that.
I think that Google Earth, Movie Studio and Play Books can be removed safely. You can install some of them later through Google Play.
Anyone tried to remove that also?
Anyone tried to remove Browser?
Regards,
Massimiliano

fanciulli said:
Hello,
i just upgrade my Nexus S to Jelly Bean a couple of days ago and found that it contains a lot of Google apps i never use (Currents for example). I started doing what i did with previous Android versions: remove the apks from /system/app.
So far i have removed Currents.apk and EmailGoogle.apk (i only use Gmail). The system works nicely without that.
I think that Google Earth, Movie Studio and Play Books can be removed safely. You can install some of them later through Google Play.
Anyone tried to remove that also?
Anyone tried to remove Browser?
Regards,
Massimiliano
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Actually I don't remove them, I just disable them so they wont appear on my drawer.

+1. Just freeze them. If something goes haywire, at least the application is still available to defrost on the phone.

Here's one of the apps you can use to freeze system app: App Quarantine

I removed(renamed) books, currents, partnersetup, googlefeedback, Googleplus, exchange the market with froyo market, Facelock, googlenow (Cool, but takes some RAM), talk, nfc, tag, launcher(I have another one), latinime (I use another keyboard)
I always do this, no problems what so ever, my only goal is to reduce RAM

I disabled google+.

Install only certain apps from GAPPS ??

Hey there, can I install only certain apps from gapps?
If yes, how do I do it?
The "Google Stock Package" (pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140117-signed.zip) contains all the apps mentioned in the quote below
This package is recommended for most users. It includes all the Google Apps that come standard on Nexus devices.
In this package you will find the Core Base, Google Experience Launcher (replaces stock/AOSP launcher), Google PhotoSphere Camera/Gallery, Sun Beam Live Wallpaper, and the following Play Store applications:
Chrome Browser (replaces stock/AOSP Browser)
Cloud Print
Gmail
Google+
Google Calendar (replaces stock/AOSP Calendar)
Google Drive
Google Earth
Google Keep
Google Text-to-Speech
Google Keyboard (replaces stock/AOSP Keyboard)
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Newsstand
Google Play Music
Google Play Movies
Google Play services
Google Search
Google Wallet
Hangouts (replaces stock/AOSP SMS App)
Maps
Quickoffice
Sound Search for Google Play
Street View on Google Maps
TalkBack
YouTube
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What I want/use :
Google Experience Launcher (replaces stock/AOSP launcher)
Google PhotoSphere Camera/Gallery
Google Play Store
Google Play services
Google Keyboard (replaces stock/AOSP Keyboard)
Hangouts (replaces stock/AOSP SMS App)
Maps
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What I don't want/use :
Chrome Browser (replaces stock/AOSP Browser)
Cloud Print
Gmail
Google+
Google Calendar (replaces stock/AOSP Calendar)
Google Drive
Google Earth
Google Keep
Google Text-to-Speech (((((( I DONT MIND IF THIS IS NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED )))))
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Newsstand
Google Play Music
Google Play Movies
Google Search
Google Wallet
Quickoffice
Sound Search for Google Play
Street View on Google Maps (((((( I DONT MIND IF THIS IS NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED )))))
TalkBack
YouTube
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Thanks in advance :good:

I think you can unzip it and delete the apks you don't use of it in app folder. Just rezip it afterward.
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johngeorge82 said:
Hey there, can I install only certain apps from gapps?
If yes, how do I do it?
The "Google Stock Package" (pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140117-signed.zip) contains all the apps mentioned in the quote below
What I want/use :
What I don't want/use :
Thanks in advance :good:
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Download the mini modular Gapps from this link...............
They are the core apps needed..............
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=7993

darth_nihar said:
Download the mini modular Gapps from this link...............
They are the core apps needed..............
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=7993
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I saw the mini-modular pack but it doesn't include some apps that I want....and it includes many things that I don't want

noranora said:
I think you can unzip it and delete the apks you don't use of it in app folder. Just rezip it afterward.
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The apps are distributed among 3 folders :
Optional - Camera/Gallery and facelock
system/app - most of the unwanted stuff & few of the wanted
system/priv-app - most of the wanted stuff & few of the unwanted
The thing that's bothering me is -
Can I safely delete from PRIV-APP folder ??

I remember I messed with mine with priv-app folder. It should be fine tho. But remember, do at your own risk. I won't shoulder any blame upon any damages incurred.
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johngeorge82 said:
The apps are distributed among 3 folders :
Optional - Camera/Gallery and facelock
system/app - most of the unwanted stuff & few of the wanted
system/priv-app - most of the wanted stuff & few of the unwanted
The thing that's bothering me is -
Can I safely delete from PRIV-APP folder ??
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A better idea is to freeze or diable the corresponding appps u don't need as they are directly integrated into the framework
So deleting it in the .zip might not go so well and might end up with FC's in other apps......
Get Titanium backup and frezze those apps u don't want it should do the trick...

noranora said:
I remember I messed with mine with priv-app folder. It should be fine tho. But remember, do at your own risk. I won't shoulder any blame upon any damages incurred.
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darth_nihar said:
A better idea is to freeze or diable the corresponding appps u don't need as they are directly integrated into the framework
So deleting it in the .zip might not go so well and might end up with FC's in other apps......
Get Titanium backup and frezze those apps u don't want i should do the trick...
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hmmmm ok....I'll try both and see how it works out...thanks guys

johngeorge82 said:
hmmmm ok....I'll try both and see how it works out...thanks guys
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Here's a gapps package that I made for myself out of the most recent Slim minimal gapps. It only has the bare necessities for getting the playstore to function. I added Hangouts for you but I don't have the apk's for maps, google keyboard or launcher, or photosphere. You can download the keyboard and maps from the playstore. AFAIK, photosphere is incompatible with the Atrix 2 because it doesn't have the proper hardware. If you can upload the additional apk's that I didn't have I'll drop them in a flashable zip for you and re-upload the zip here.
Download this one for now:
https://db.tt/mrHPZ08t
Make a backup then wipe cache and davlik and flash in recovery. Of course, you're responsible for everything you do including but not limited to any and all modifications you make to your phone. I have personally tested this and can verify that it works but, hey, $#!+ happens...
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.

1BadWolf said:
Here's a gapps package that I made for myself out of the most recent Slim minimal gapps. It only has the bare necessities for getting the playstore to function. I added Hangouts for you but I don't have the apk's for maps, google keyboard or launcher, or photosphere. You can download the keyboard and maps from the playstore. AFAIK, photosphere is incompatible with the Atrix 2 because it doesn't have the proper hardware. If you can upload the additional apk's that I didn't have I'll drop them in a flashable zip for you and re-upload the zip here.
Download this one for now:
https://db.tt/mrHPZ08t
Make a backup then wipe cache and davlik and flash in recovery. Of course, you're responsible for everything you do including but not limited to any and all modifications you make to your phone. I have personally tested this and can verify that it works but, hey, $#!+ happens...
If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way.
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Thanks :good:

johngeorge82 said:
The apps are distributed among 3 folders :
Optional - Camera/Gallery and facelock
system/app - most of the unwanted stuff & few of the wanted
system/priv-app - most of the wanted stuff & few of the unwanted
The thing that's bothering me is -
Can I safely delete from PRIV-APP folder ??
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I use Slim GApps for my 4.4 ROMs, it contains the least apks. Here again there are some apps, which, I prefer not to install. I use 7zip to get rid of these apks. just open the zip package and remove the apps from /system/apps, I leave /system/priv-app/ folder as it is. Hope this helps, good luck.

minhajlk said:
I use Slim GApps for my 4.4 ROMs, it contains the least apks. Here again there are some apps, which, I prefer not to install. I use 7zip to get rid of these apks. just open the zip package and remove the apps from /system/apps, I leave /system/priv-app/ folder as it is. Hope this helps, good luck.
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That's pretty much what I did except I use ZArchiver to do it on the phone.

1BadWolf said:
That's pretty much what I did except I use ZArchiver to do it on the phone.
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Thanks for sharing, I'll try ZArchiver. :good:

What apps do you disable?

I'm curious on what apps/services you guys have disabled in settings.
Mine:
Facelock
Cloud Print
Drive
Earth
Google Korean keyboard
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Music
Google Play newspaper something?
Google+
Googles IME for hindi
Googles IME for pinyin
Hangouts
News and weather
Plugin program for HP printing
Printing queue

ArtieQ said:
I'm curious on what apps/services you guys have disabled in settings.
Mine:
Facelock
Cloud Print
Drive
Earth
Google Korean keyboard
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Music
Google Play newspaper something?
Google+
Googles IME for hindi
Googles IME for pinyin
Hangouts
News and weather
Plugin program for HP printing
Printing queue
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Just curious why you'd disable the apps that are just as easily uninstallable (ie.Hangouts, GP Books, Games, Music, Drive, Earth)?
If you don't plan on using them....ever....why not increase your storage capacity?

pwrmedia said:
Just curious why you'd disable the apps that are just as easily uninstallable (ie.Hangouts, GP Books, Games, Music, Drive, Earth)?
If you don't plan on using them....ever....why not increase your storage capacity?
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What's the process of uninstalling them? Can't seem to do it in settings?

ArtieQ said:
What's the process of uninstalling them? Can't seem to do it in settings?
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Are you using a custom ROM in which they're baked in? If so, the process for removing system .apks is a bit different, and you may in fact want to simply leave them disabled rather than removing entirely so you don't encounter any potential FC's or loss of functionality.

ArtieQ said:
What's the process of uninstalling them? Can't seem to do it in settings?
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Use titanium backup to uninstall them
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Juansegovia20 said:
Use titanium backup to uninstall them
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Maybe he doen't have root...

ArtieQ said:
I'm curious on what apps/services you guys have disabled in settings.
Mine:
Facelock
Cloud Print
Drive
Earth
Google Korean keyboard
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Music
Google Play newspaper something?
Google+
Googles IME for hindi
Googles IME for pinyin
Hangouts
News and weather
Plugin program for HP printing
Printing queue
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You removed facebook ? so you downloaded it and then uninstalled it, madness man madness.
I remove these every CM flash :
STK-SimToolKit ( PoS junk )
Terminal Emulator ( No need if you have a custom recovery )
MMS ( not hangouts )
Movie Editor ( WTF what is this a phone or a PC ? )
All Live wallpapers ( Saves some space, and i don't know anyone who uses them )
Email client and exchange ( don't use exchange because of pin entry swapped to gmail on Android 1.0 )
Any non-google camera related gallery(s) ( for AKOP / AOSP builds )
Sound recorder ( useless for me personally )
Any Browser that's not chrome ( always use linked devices to follow links from home / work )
Google+ / Magazines / Books / movies ( never used these and why bother magazines and books / movies are all integrated into play store, if GAPPS includes these )

You disable Drive? Dang son that's how/where my schoolwork gets done haha.
I'm on stock, rooted.
Disabled:
Email
Exchange services
Face unlock
Google Hindi input
Google Korean keyboard
Google Pinyin
HP print service plugin
IWnn IME
IWnnIME keyboard (white)
News & weather
Wallet
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I generally freeze them in Titanium Backup, but here are a few....
- Android Live Wallpapers
- Magic Smoke Wallpaper
- Email 4.4.2
- Exchange Services 4.4.2
- Face Unlock
- News & Weather
- Phase Beam
- Hangouts
- Sound Recorder
- Nova Launcher (I use GEL)
- Google Play Books
- Google Play Magazines
- Google Play Games
- Google Drive
- Google Earth
- Google Talk
- Face Unlock
- That's what I remember off hand....

progrance said:
Maybe he doen't have root...
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Check my signature, Cataclysm comes pre-rooted.

hutzdani said:
You removed facebook ? so you downloaded it and then uninstalled it, madness man madness.
I remove these every CM flash :
STK-SimToolKit ( PoS junk )
Terminal Emulator ( No need if you have a custom recovery )
MMS ( not hangouts )
Movie Editor ( WTF what is this a phone or a PC ? )
All Live wallpapers ( Saves some space, and i don't know anyone who uses them )
Email client and exchange ( don't use exchange because of pin entry swapped to gmail on Android 1.0 )
Any non-google camera related gallery(s) ( for AKOP / AOSP builds )
Sound recorder ( useless for me personally )
Any Browser that's not chrome ( always use linked devices to follow links from home / work )
Google+ / Magazines / Books / movies ( never used these and why bother magazines and books / movies are all integrated into play store, if GAPPS includes these )
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No I didn't, not sure if Facelock is the correct word but Face recogonition lock perhaps is.

I flash minimal Gapp so i have to uninstall really few app like
Movie Editor
Email
Magic Smoke Wall
Stock Launcher (after install Nova or TSF)

Some stock google apps disabled and almost all deleted.
Google is doing a good job with Android OS, but their apps are useless crap for me.

almost all google bloats XD
see my list
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48819819&postcount=5

pwrmedia said:
Are you using a custom ROM in which they're baked in? If so, the process for removing system .apks is a bit different, and you may in fact want to simply leave them disabled rather than removing entirely so you don't encounter any potential FC's or loss of functionality.
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That doesn't make sense I'm pretty sure. Disabling an app has the same effect as uninstalling the app. The apk is simply not accessible to the OS, as it doesn't run. So you wouldn't prevent any dependency problems by disabling than by simply removing.
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(shrugs).... you may be right. I would still play it safe before deleting them though, or @ the very least make a backup of the app first.
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Basic Daydreams
Browser [Alternative-Chrome]
Calculator [Alternative-CALCU]
Camera [Alternative-A Better Camera]
Cloud Print
DashClock Widget [baked into SlimKat]
DSP Manager [Alternative-Viper4AndroidFX]
Email [Alternative-CloudMagic]
Face Unlock
Gallery [Alternative-Photos - Severely underrated, including for editing]
Gmail [Alternative-CloudMagic]
Messaging [Alternative-Hangouts - baked into SlimKat]
News & Weather
Phase Beam
Talkback

just the gapps. distribute my personal date as evenly as possible amongst companies

if you want to delete a lot of apps i recomend you try out es file manager ( then root-mode then one tap uninstall ) you can multiple apps so its way faster than doing it one by one.

Most of the bones mentioned in addition to documents
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Kitkat SOT and battery life is better than Marshmallow!!

Hi,
I'm always insist on using upgraded ROMs and softwares. For months I was using Marshmallow and my SOT was around 3.5-4 hours. But it was 5.5-6 hours on Kitkat! I thought maybe my battery is aged, but today again i flash Mahdi-Rom 2.9 (Kitkat) and again my SOT is 5.5-6 hours with same usage as Marshmallow! I want to know whats the problem? Do you have same experience? I really like Marshmallow but i'm thinking to use Kitkat as daily driver!
Thanks.

Did you try to compare KK vs MM without Play Services? I'm pretty sure that Google related stuff require more and more battery.
Actually I have +50% of SOT since I removed Google apps.

Primokorn said:
Did you try to compare KK vs MM without Play Services? I'm pretty sure that Google related stuff require more and more battery.
Actually I have +50% of SOT since I removed Google apps.
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wow - how does one use an adroid phone without Play Services and Gapps (at least the essentials eg. mail, calendar, etc.)?

Primokorn said:
Did you try to compare KK vs MM without Play Services? I'm pretty sure that Google related stuff require more and more battery.
Actually I have +50% of SOT since I removed Google apps.
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Don't try them without GPS, but try them with same version of Google Play Services (9.0.82) that SOT on Kitkat is much better!
( V ) said:
wow - how does one use an adroid phone without Play Services and Gapps (at least the essentials eg. mail, calendar, etc.)?
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I can't also use Android without them...

( V ) said:
wow - how does one use an adroid phone without Play Services and Gapps (at least the essentials eg. mail, calendar, etc.)?
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easy, I did that for a while.
Now I only have the google play app, and that's it.
GDrive: my Owncloud server
Play Store: f-droid, apkmirror
GMail: K-9
Books: any epub reader
Newsstand: PressReader (it's even free)
Maps: OsmAnd or Here Drive
Youtube: Newpipe
Google photos: Quickpic before it got bought by Cheetah Mobile
Calendar: Etar

( V ) said:
wow - how does one use an adroid phone without Play Services and Gapps (at least the essentials eg. mail, calendar, etc.)?
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Sorry but this makes me laugh! There's a world besides Google apps and services I don't want to give all my personal data to one company. There's plenty of good apps to use, even apps that respect your privacy.
There's also a FLOSS framework to replace Google Services (microG Gms Core).
matgras said:
easy, I did that for a while.
Now I only have the google play app, and that's it.
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Play Store: f-droid, apkmirror
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You forget the Play Store
matgras said:
Google photos: Quickpic before it got bought by Cheetah Mobile
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I use this one or LeafPic (available on F-Droid).

Primokorn said:
Sorry but this makes me laugh! There's a world besides Google apps and services I don't want to give all my personal data to one company. There's plenty of good apps to use, even apps that respect your privacy.
There's also a FLOSS framework to replace Google Services (microG Gms Core).
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I've read about them (also on Replica project), but are they safe security wise? microG is heavy alpha and F-droid was accused for outdated apps. For me privacy is not that big of an issue (I'm pretty sure Google, FB, Microsoft, NSA laugh etc. can figure out pretty much anything even if we use open source software), however power and memory consumption is.

( V ) said:
I've read about them (also on Replica project), but are they safe security wise? microG is heavy alpha and F-droid was accused for outdated apps. For me privacy is not that big of an issue (I'm pretty sure Google, FB, Microsoft, NSA laugh etc. can figure out pretty much anything even if we use open source software), however power and memory consumption is.
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The main purpose of microG is privacy concerns, not security (even if I don't notice anything special about security) and it's working well for my needs. Other reasons to use it: free software, no bloatware, legal issues with gapps... The better battery life is just bonus
F-Droid is a small team of enthusiasts of free/libre softwares. Most of the time they have to manually build the apps so don't blame them if they need time and support to update the repos. By using apps from F-Droid, you know that the source code is available and apps respect the users.
In addition, there's a big difference between open source softwares and free/libre softwares. GAFAM shouldn't have too much power and it's dangerous (example).

[GUIDE] How to debloat Stock ROM Android 10, No ROOT, No UBL!

After trying a couple of different custom ROMs, I've decided to relock my bootloader and use the Stock ROM, I don't think the Stock ROM is the best but for the purpose that I need is the one that works best. Since I can't stand the bloatware I've made a simple bash script to remove system apps of the Stock ROM(Android 10) on the Moto G7 play smartphone, you do not need ROOT nor an unlocked bootloader.
This is meant to be used with the Stock Android 10 ROM, I've made this for my own use and decided to share here to whomever may it concern.
What apps will this script uninstall?​
facebook app (com.facebook.katana)
facebook related services (com.facebook.appmanager)
facebook related services (com.facebook.services)
facebook related services (com.facebook.system)
google music app (com.google.android.music)
google youtube system app (com.google.android.youtube)
google playvideos (com.google.android.videos)
google photos (com.google.android.apps.photos)
google maps (com.google.android.apps.maps)
google duo (com.google.android.apps.tachyon)
google files (com.google.android.apps.nbu.files)
google drive (com.google.android.apps.docs)
google chrome (com.android.chrome)
google gmail (com.google.android.gm)
google calendar (com.google.android.calendar)
google app (com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox)
Optional apps you can also uninstall​
google default SMS messaging app (com.google.android.apps.messaging) | Use signal instead.
google well being (com.google.android.apps.wellbeing)
demo mode app (com.motorola.demo)
moto feedback app (com.motorola.help)
moto time and weather homescreen widget (com.motorola.timeweatherwidget)
moto gesture navigation tutorial, that annoying notification (com.motorola.gesture)
moto device help (com.motorola.genie)
If you wish you can add or remove more apps to this script, just follow the instructions on the readme file, or you don't even need to run the scripts, if you just copy paste the commands on the terminal or cmd if you are on windows it will work the same as long as you have ADB installed..
Please read the github page for further instructions Android-debloater​Download the script here​

Thanks for the script. Works great!