I really want all this crap gone and not just disabled. It takes ~4 gigs of space just for all the baked in apps and services I will never use; that's way too much wasted space.
I was using Titanium Backup to uninstall everything Package Disabler marked as bloatware and disabled, and had to reboot to remove some icons it left behind; but rebooting the phone got stuck on the carrier logo so I had to start all over again.
Is there a sure fire way to remove all this garbage without screwing up the normal operation of the phone?
Use a file explorer and delete the APK's from /system/apps and /system/priv-apps.
Or you can just get the no BS rom by jrkruse , he removed different amounts of bloatware in different versions. I recommend the no BS because it's fast and buttery smooth.
I tried that one, but after flashing the debloat script with Flashfire, it would spam "IMS service has stopped" constantly until I reflashed back to stock with Odin. Even factory reset from recovery didn't stop the spam.
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i just integrated my updated system apps for my nexus s 2.3.4 root. it disabled market, music, and a few other apps. the only way i can think to reverse it would be to simply install a different rom.
But i am now unable to do so. Not thinking i ended up removing all apps from my phone in an attempt to completely reset it to stock, but it didnt change anything with the os system data. the files still dont work properly and keep force closing.
i can use my phone so its not a complete brick.
but how do i go about regaining access to market and other system apps?
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i just integrated my updated system apps for my nexus s 2.3.4 root. it disabled market, music, and a few other apps. the only way i can think to reverse it would be to simply install a different rom.
But i am now unable to do so. Not thinking i ended up removing all apps from my phone in an attempt to completely reset it to stock, but it didnt change anything with the os system data. the files still dont work properly and keep force closing.
i can use my phone so its not a complete brick.
but how do i go about regaining access to market and other system apps?
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If i was in your situation, I would try one of the official OTA updates that are a full rom. you will loose root and custom recovery, but those are easy to re-obtain. Since it's a full rom, it will rewrite all system apps and/or updated apps that are system integrated.
As always, since you are not coming from a full stock rom, A full wipe/reset should be done once flashing
i tried that actually. my issue was then error 7. it wouldnt verify the signature. all of the methods i have seen to make it verify the signature require me to have some apps on my phone and the ability to use market.
i also downloaded the sdk package and the adb software. i can link my phone up to it and lock/unlock the oem that way; but when i do a search for devices, it doesnt show my phone as a listed device. i tried to simply install titanium backup anyway to at least get my apps back and es file explorer, but it says device not found.
it really has become a puzzle for me.
and it is a stock rom. i just rooted it. unless that un-stocks it??
I've only ever seen the signature error on the incremental updates. Make sure you use the full ROM. Alternatively you could look for a CWM image of stock.
Root will not prevent an ota from being applied.
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I apologize if this is the inappropriate forum since it's in regards to a single app. I'm brand new to Android and rooting in general. I have flashed by phone to Synergy ROM and wanted to restore my apps & data using TiBu. I had rooted my phone and set all my backups with TiBu, IMEI, and CMW. I did not remove any bloatware after rooting my phone as I was planning to rely on Synergy to debloat the phone. This is where I get confused...
If I restore my phone using the TiBu backup I made previously, will it REBLOAT my phone with all the CRAP that synergy had gotten rid of? AKA, do I need to debloat my phone before backing it up in order to restore without bloat?
If I must debloat my phone manually, can someone explain to me why I would want to freeze over uninstall an item? Also do I freeze/uninstall per PROGRAM or per .APK (pack)? I'm still a but confused as to what to freeze, what to uninstall, and if I want to uninstall a program, the .apk, or what??
Any help would be greatly appreciated - Thanks in advance!
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I apologize if this is the inappropriate forum since it's in regards to a single app. I'm brand new to Android and rooting in general. I have flashed by phone to Synergy ROM and wanted to restore my apps & data using TiBu. I had rooted my phone and set all my backups with TiBu, IMEI, and CMW. I did not remove any bloatware after rooting my phone as I was planning to rely on Synergy to debloat the phone. This is where I get confused...
If I restore my phone using the TiBu backup I made previously, will it REBLOAT my phone with all the CRAP that synergy had gotten rid of? AKA, do I need to debloat my phone before backing it up in order to restore without bloat?
If I must debloat my phone manually, can someone explain to me why I would want to freeze over uninstall an item? Also do I freeze/uninstall per PROGRAM or per .APK (pack)? I'm still a but confused as to what to freeze, what to uninstall, and if I want to uninstall a program, the .apk, or what??
Any help would be greatly appreciated - Thanks in advance!
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You can pick and choose which apps to restore with titanium backup As far as freezing over uninstalling, freezing just well 'freezes' the app on your phone, it'll no longer show up in the app drawer or function at all, uninstalling will actually take it off your phone. By freezing you can defrost it at anytime if you encounter problems or need it. You freeze and uninstall per APK, in titanium you'll see all the apps you have installed both in your system memory and data memory (system apps, are usually more important and are installed with the rom) (data apps are anything you've manually installed) As far as restoring after installing synergy, you probably only backed up users apps before and therefore won't restore any system apps.
Titanium will restore only what you have backed up. Removing bloat or freezing it is up to the user. I personally freeze what I don't want. If you freeze something by accident you need you can always defrost it. If you have removed something you may have to reflash the ROM to get it back. If you do decide to remove apps you don't want I suggest you make a folder on your external card and move them there with a program like root explorer or silimilar. That way you can put them back if wanted or needed.
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Titanium will restore only what you have backed up. Removing bloat or freezing it is up to the user. I personally freeze what I don't want. If you freeze something by accident you need you can always defrost it. If you have removed something you may have to reflash the ROM to get it back. If you do decide to remove apps you don't want I suggest you make a folder on your external card and move them there with a program like root explorer or silimilar. That way you can put them back if wanted or needed.
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A) Why not back everything up, then uninstall what you don't want and if something breaks or you decide later you need it restore from backup? Freezing seemed great when I was brand new to the phone but now that i know I won't break things I just uninstall but do have a back up. I'm not arguing, I'm honestly asking if I'm missing some advanatge to freeze/unfreeze vs backup/uninstall/reinstall.
B) If I backup apps on my stock TW, ICS SGS3 and then flash to say a JB non-stock, non-TW ROM do I have a reasonable expectation that I can restore the apps and they will function? I'm imagining not.
Maybe I'm asking the wrong questions... How do I know what I can and cannot uninstall with TiBu?
Example: If I want to use the digital clock widget, but not the analog clock widgets, and I delete the analog clock widgets, will this cause a problem with the digital clock widget? I heard some items share .APKs somewhere I think?
How am I supposed to know which services/appcs/processes are necessary to run gmail, mms, sms, etc?
How am I supposed to know what, say, EnterprisePermissions1.0 is? and if I can delete it or not? I guess a guide to what apps are safe to freeze/uninstall might help, if one exists...Could anybody link me to one?
Basically, I want to get rid of as much crap as possible that's draining the battery or eating up CPU cycles, that I never intend to use.
I also noticed in TiBu that my "call log" and "SMS & MMS" backups aren't checked, and I cannot check them to restore them...Why would this be? It's kinda a big deal to me to bring back my call and message logs.
Thanks again!
Bump...Could really use help decifering bloatware from useful and necessary items...AKA answer to the questions above.
Articles perhaps useful to you...
Anyone freeze their bloatware?
Applications Safe To Remove
i like the stock rom but would love a tool or a list of whats safe to remove
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i like the stock rom but would love a tool or a list of whats safe to remove
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You could go with cleanrom and avoid the trouble or search "bloatware" and there is a list somewhere.
i started removing alot of bloat and stuff from the att hox rom. i was able to remove tons and keep it stable. i used titanium backup to uninstall most of what i removed. i assume you could just delete the apk/odex and get the same result though, although some leftover libraries get uninstalled if you do it through titanium backup.
what i did was in "settings,apps"; force stop, disable, clear *, then in titanium backup i wiped data again and uninstalled.
do a Google search for nocturnal sense rom tool v 1.3. Once you flash that from your recovery a cool little installation wizard comes out which gives you many options. You can delete bloatware and keep sense or even de-sense and achieve a stock is look using nova or apex launcher. does it all for u no other apps like apex are needed. u can keep sense if u like it. I hope it helps
I've updated to 4.1.1 stock from T-Mobile, and using TWRP recovery. I've installed the init.d kernel fix that allows you to mount system as rw.
I'm using SystemCleaner to remove some system apps like T-mobile visual mail or Zinio magazines and it get's deleted but the phone restarts instantly. I can't delete more than one file at a time. Any ideas why it's happening?
This usually happens when you delete/substitute core apps. You may want to do it from recovery, it's more convenient.
I just tried this, and I was able to delete both with no restarts. This is might be because I'm on a custom rom though, whereas you're still on stock. Try downloading Titanium Backup and freezing the app before you delete, and see if it does anything. Whenever you want to delete use Rom Cleaner in the development section, might be able to do it that way.
Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1217664
I think I'll do it from recovery, it's really much much faster. If you do it properly it's really the best way.
I am modding a rom zip file. Precisely, I am simply removing apps that are not needed. I have successfully removed the apps listed in this list:
http://dr.mywebcommunity.org/g920w8/debloat/debloat_safe.txt
NOW, I simply tried to remove 1 single HUGE app. Just one!
app/Chrome
I get a freakin' bootloop everytime. I tried MANY different apps and I decided to build a file with only chrome removed. and I get a bootloop. Can anyuone tell me WHY the rom bootloops when I remove this but does not boot loop when I remove all the apps in my txt list above? It's driving me crazy. You do not imagine how many bootloops I've had removing drive, Gmail, Hangouts, Music. No matter what I remove, gosh, the phone just bootloops. I can only remove the files I mention in the first txt list.
I really want to know why I can't get those apps out. If I want them out, I need to initially boot the rom, once it booted, reboot in TWRP and remove all those apps. It's just plain stupid. Why can't I just remove them at first installation. It's the same thing. Why is Chrome or any other apps not listed in my txt file necessary to boot?