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[Q] Remove Gapps and install smaller version?

I just installed a stock rom on my Nexus 5. I tried doing a factory reset, clear cache, and clear dalvik cache and flashing a smaller Gapps package. I rebooted my phone but all the original Gapps were still there. How do I properly remove Gapps and install a smaller version?

Rotad said:
I just installed a stock rom on my Nexus 5. I tried doing a factory reset, clear cache, and clear dalvik cache and flashing a smaller Gapps package. I rebooted my phone but all the original Gapps were still there. How do I properly remove Gapps and install a smaller version?
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The way I do it is pretty simple - you just go into /system/app and delete all of the Google-related .apks. Only downside for you, though, is that root access is necessary.

thenookieforlife3 said:
The way I do it is pretty simple - you just go into /system/app and delete all of the Google-related .apks. Only downside for you, though, is that root access is necessary.
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Is there any negatives to this method or is it the equivalent of uninstalling an app normally?

Rotad said:
Is there any negatives to this method or is it the equivalent of uninstalling an app normally?
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No, no negatives at all! In fact, since as you know it is impossible to actually "uninstall" system apps, just deleting their .apk from /system/app is the exact equivalent to uninstalling them.
So glad that I helped! :victory:

[Q] HTC One S memory problem

hi!
i have a htc one s device on android 4.2.1 . in the last time i have this message in my device:"There is not enough storage space available" (every time i want to install or update apps...). what can i do?!

EyBa8 said:
hi!
i have a htc one s device on android 4.2.1 . in the last time i have this message in my device:"There is not enough storage space available" (every time i want to install or update apps...). what can i do?!
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- Uninstall apps you don't need anymore
-clear cache / dalvik cache
- if nothing helps --> factory reset

LS.xD said:
- Uninstall apps you don't need anymore
-clear cache / dalvik cache
- if nothing helps --> factory reset
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thanks, but how can i clear the cache?

EyBa8 said:
thanks, but how can i clear the cache?
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is your phone rooted?
CCeaner is a simple tool, no root access needed.

[Q] After installing 5.1, I have no free /system space

Is this a normal thing, that after installing 5.1 I have no free space, I found this the case after attempting to install both xposed for 5.1 and trying to install busybox. Both fail.
Other then uninstalling applications, is there a way to free up space in /system?
What is the reasoning behind the 0 Free space of system partition?

slixzen said:
Is this a normal thing, that after installing 5.1 I have no free space, I found this the case after attempting to install both xposed for 5.1 and trying to install busybox. Both fail.
Other then uninstalling applications, is there a way to free up space in /system?
What is the reasoning behind the 0 Free space of system partition?
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No. System partition is full and that's it. System partition is 1.05 GB and system.img of 5.1 simply take all of that space.

slixzen said:
What is the reasoning behind the 0 Free space of system partition?
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Security.

Something's wrong here most apps don't get installed to the system partition
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ldubs said:
Something's wrong here most apps don't get installed to the system partition
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slixzen said:
install both xposed for 5.1 and trying to install busybox.
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ldubs said:
Something's wrong here most apps don't get installed to the system partition
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Yeah. http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/5-1-0-integrating-rom-t3051105

I have a script to wipe the Google bloat from /system and I know Vomer has CleanRom. I linked it in another thread a few days ago, if you can't find it PM me and I'll give you a link. I would just put the link here but on mobile.

Aerowinder said:
I have a script to wipe the Google bloat from /system and I know Vomer has CleanRom. I linked it in another thread a few days ago, if you can't find it PM me and I'll give you a link. I would just put the link here but on mobile.
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It's not problem to remove any of system apps, you can do it with TiB or Root explorer.

zagorteney said:
It's not problem to remove any of system apps, you can do it with TiB or Root explorer.
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Sure you can. It's just slow. And you have to do it every time Android updates, or you flash a stock-based ROM.

Resize the system partition?

I am running a stock image on my N5 with root and need to add an apk into the system partition but the problem is that I have only 4mb left on there and the apk does not fit. Is it possible to resize the partitions and:
Still keep your data
and/or
Allow for OTA installations down the road?

Short answer is no. And you certainly can't do it without wiping everything else. Repartitioning Android partitions is not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot of knowledge and can easily brick your device.
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psychephylax said:
I am running a stock image on my N5 with root and need to add an apk into the system partition but the problem is that I have only 4mb left on there and the apk does not fit. Is it possible to resize the partitions and:
Still keep your data
and/or
Allow for OTA installations down the road?
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Why don't you just simply delete some unused pre-installed apps from /system?

xnormskix said:
Why don't you just simply delete some unused pre-installed apps from /system?
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He will need to revert changes in order to run the OTA process.
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Plus, with a nexus image there really isn't much stuff to delete as there is on a carrier image
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What i am really trying to do is get the droid circle widget working which should live in priv-app in system. I wonder if I can symlink from the user data partition

psychephylax said:
What i am really trying to do is get the droid circle widget working which should live in priv-app in system. I wonder if I can symlink from the user data partition
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Stock Google OS comes with a ton of crap on /system that really belongs on /data. You delete all those apps, then download them from the playstore. 300ish MB free on /system.
I wrote a script to do this here, or you could use @vomer CleanRom that gets rid of some crap. My script (from memory) keeps stock keyboard, stock camera, and a stock launcher. Everything else is gone and can be reacquired through the playstore, the way it should have been from the beginning.
If it bothers you, could could use TiBu to back up that app data before you delete them, then restore after playstore install.
Who cares about OTA? Really not of concern.

Thank you for putting me on the right track. What I wound up doing was converting a couple of the apps that are baked into the stock ROM from system to user apps with TiBu. Worked like a charm!

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Aerowinder said:
Stock Google OS comes with a ton of crap on /system that really belongs on /data. You delete all those apps, then download them from the playstore. 300ish MB free on /system.
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Thanks for your awesome and simple script - great idea!
Worked on my Nexus 5, 6 and 7. Boosted free space by 360 MB.
Regards.
Update : your script also worked on my Nexus 6 running Stock Marshmallow Version "mra58r" now that I have 863 MB free on /system.
:: TWRP 2.8.7.1 + ElementalX-N6-3.06 Kernel + SuperSU BETA 2.52

Same issue with CM13
I'm facing low system space when installing CM13.
The ROM installs correctly. However, when I go to flash GAPPS, I get a low system error.
How can I fix this?

Flash back to stock, perform a factory wipe, flash twrp, flash cm and gapps. Hopefully, those fixes the issue.

Aerowinder said:
Stock Google OS comes with a ton of crap on /system that really belongs on /data. You delete all those apps, then download them from the playstore. 300ish MB free on /system.
I wrote a script to do this here, or you could use @vomer CleanRom that gets rid of some crap. My script (from memory) keeps stock keyboard, stock camera, and a stock launcher. Everything else is gone and can be reacquired through the playstore, the way it should have been from the beginning.
If it bothers you, could could use TiBu to back up that app data before you delete them, then restore after playstore install.
Who cares about OTA? Really not of concern.
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Original link to script above is dead. Any chance we could still get the script, particularly if it would still work okay on Android 6 (Marshmallow) or 7 (Nougat)? Thanks.

I have remove some system apps, but the installed after reset.

I've Rooted Gionee M2 8GB (KitKat). I have uninstalled some system apps . They uninstalled successfully as these apps are no more in the applications. But after i do a reset these are installed again.
I know its not a problem as I never face one. But I wanna remove those apps so that they don't come again with a reset. Is there any way to do this??

Use system app remover.apk

Hi, to permanently remove the apps, you need a system app remover, I have linked good one below, however, it does require root access.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp&hl=en

You have to remove it from thia directory...
Root/system/app/
By removing from here it will not come back by reseting..
Use root explorer for this action...
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