I just soft-rooted my phone i'd like to know some more about apps that require root. What are the recommendations and is there an app thats lets you download paid apps from the market without paying for it? I'm not legally old enough to get a creditcard...
Apps i have so far:
setCPU & Titanium Backup
Just as the subject says... How can I go about removing preloaded apps? Annoying seeing programs running that I've never launched before.
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That's one of the things that requires root privileges on the device, which is not yet available.
It is however possible to disable them. This will not free up the storage space that these apps consume, but it will prevent them from running, displaying anywhere etc. Temp root is required. Once you have the root prompt, type
pm disable <packetnamehere>
Use Quick Info Pro to find the package name of the apps you want to disable. There is a thread about apps which are safe to disable in the Development forum.
You can find the complete guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1150805
As said above. You can only disable atm. Removal requires full root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
Seem like a great tool user gatesjunior cooked up. Im tyring to get a list of all safe apk to disable on the Z3. I currently have 78 apps blocked. Not sure how to share the list.. Im willing to keep the sony camera apps for now.
rashidramli said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
Seem like a great tool user gatesjunior cooked up. Im tyring to get a list of all safe apk to disable on the Z3. I currently have 78 apps blocked. Not sure how to share the list.. Im willing to keep the sony camera apps for now.
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You could just go to the Application Manager and disable the bloat yourself without needing to go through this 3rd party software stuff.
GigaSPX said:
You could just go to the Application Manager and disable the bloat yourself without needing to go through this 3rd party software stuff.
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You could disable apps like whats new, xperia lounge. App manager wont let you disable certain system apps. Yea sure you could do it thru adb. I think this is just easier.
I've been using Titanium Backup to uninstall bloatware. It deletes system apps too if you're rooted.
Is there a list anywhere of apps it's safe to uninstall? Some are obvious but things like Album could be tied to the camera and stuff.
Now that we have root, I am looking to debloat. Anyone know of apps that the firmware absolutely needs to function. For example if I remove mobile manager will I get several force closures?
doctahjeph said:
Now that we have root, I am looking to debloat. Anyone know of apps that the firmware absolutely needs to function. For example if I remove mobile manager will I get several force closures?
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I would recommend that you do not attempt debloating the device for the time being as it is best to leave it until proper ROMs, mods etc.... are available for the phone. From my user experience, I think Mobile Manager is tightly integrated into the feature set but if you like you can try or wait for Android 7 as give n some user feedback on Android 7 on Zenfone 3 Deluxe or the Standard ZF3, most such features are either removed or moved deep inside the settings menu.
Can't the app be disabled through classic means ? You could try disabling it first to test. I'm talking about mobile manager.
You can of course use Titanium Backup or a dedicated App Freezer app or even ROM Toolbox to freeze/remove the app and check the result on your usage.
I have decided not to root my phone until Nougat update lands which hopefully will be over the next 2 weeks.
How can I get rid of the preinstalled apps I do not want (Like Facebook)
Thank you ....Tom
Simply rooting your device would do. Then there are enough programs to assist
odatkid said:
How can I get rid of the preinstalled apps I do not want (Like Facebook)
Thank you ....Tom
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1. Setup adb
2. Insert "adb devices" to verify that the device is connected properly.
2. Uninstall app using this list ( You can copy-paste these commands and run in command prompt individually. ): https://raw.githubusercontent.com/khlam/debloat-samsung-android/master/commands.txt
Overall guide is here : https://www.naldotech.com/remove-bloatware-samsung-galaxy-a32-5g/
I have rooted phone for multiple reasons, one is to be able to uninstall bloatware.
Experimenting little bit with some apps claiming they are able to uninstall bloatware (Titanium, well... surprised badly, while so many good references I heard, Magisk module debloat, Root uninstaller).... but to be honest, I have no clue which apps/modules I can uninstall without consequences, there are so many of them.
Sure, I uninstall those, I know and wish to uninstall - FB, Instagram, Carrier apps and then what?
My intention was to disable whole Knox and ..... well am not sure, its good approach just select to uninstall those item having knox in name.
Any tips or whats yours typical choose to uninstall?
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If you want to keep it stock and debloat it the easiest way is to use a Package Disabler.
You can enabled/disabled real time. Useful for troubleshooting. Uses little resources and battery. After activating it you can firewall block if desired ie with Karma Firewall for example.
blackhawk said:
If you want to keep it stock and debloat it the easiest way is to use a Package Disabler.
You can enabled/disabled real time. Useful for troubleshooting. Uses little resources and battery. After activating it you can firewall block if desired ie with Karma Firewall for example.
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Nice
blackhawk said:
If you want to keep it stock and debloat it the easiest way is to use a Package Disabler.
You can enabled/disabled real time. Useful for troubleshooting. Uses little resources and battery. After activating it you can firewall block if desired ie with Karma Firewall for example.
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So that method requires the user to have some knowledge of which apps can be safely deleted.
My method allows them to debloat without that worry
physwizz said:
So that method requires the user to have some knowledge of which apps can be safely deleted.
My method allows them to debloat without that worry
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I've never boot looped any phones using this kind of app in 6 years. Some apps like One UI Home or Galaxy Graphics Driver shouldn't be disabled.
Other times apps you normally wouldn't disable you want to because it's using excessive battery or misbehaving like Playstore or Google backup Transport.
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I've never boot looped any phones using this kind of app in 6 years. Some apps like One UI Home or Galaxy Graphics Driver shouldn't be disabled.
Other times apps you normally wouldn't disable you want to because it's using excessive battery or misbehaving like Playstore or Google backup Transport.
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As I told my students over many years.
There is never ever only one way to do anything.
What is great for one person may not suit another
Just don't use stock at all, some apps like ONE UI home you might be able to get a workaround. There is always a workaround for anything. There use to be workarounds and probably they still exist but in some other way then before, I use to do.
You can remove at least some of the bloatware just by flashing a PNG (Papua New Guinea) or some other financially-unpromising country stock firmware. Just look at the size of the CSC image file, it must be about 64 MB. For example, prism.img in the PNG firmware is absolutely minimal and completely devoid of the "app" dir, so you'll get no forcefully installed "partner" applications. Many other unneeded apps are either uninstallable or blockable in Android 11. Even Google Services are blockable, you'll only get two extra warning notifications after a phone reboot but otherwise no other functionality lost (in case you're using Aurora Store instead of Google Play that is). But actually it will be a pretty privacy-lame system, because there's still a lot of Samsung's and Google's stuff left in the system. So basically, to achieve at least some kind of actual degooglification you have to root it with Magisk, and then uproot all the Samsung's and Google's apps via "adb shell pm uninstall".