How to remove Bloatware which comes preinstalled from Samsung. Will disabling them improve the overall performance of the Phone. Will it improve the battery life of the phone. Which apps hog the system resources the most.
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So one thing that we seem to be missing is a nice little bloat list. There is bloat that apps, and then there are bloat services, and then there are services which some people consider bloat and others don't. What I would like is to get a list of each so people can easily know what is safe to remove. I'll get it started with some of the apps that I have so far removed which haven't caused any adverse affects so far. I know there are a lot more so what have you frozen?
Bloatware apps:
AT&T Code Scanner
AT&T FamilyMap
AT&T Navigator
Live TV
MOG Music
Top HD Games
YPmobile
Bloatware services:
no, there's lots of lists of this floating around. they're all useless now, imo, because we can flash an Asia stock ROM that kills all of the AT&T crapware
Hi guys, It seems alot of people when they buy a new phone , that one of the first things they do is delete any bloatware and disable some apps? I have been through my app drawer and there is certainly some apps i have no intention of ever using (hangouts being one of them) However, i see no point in disabling the app unless it extends battery life? Simply disabling an app doesnt free up memory right? So why do people disable apps? Does it extend battery life and is there any negative affects to disabling apps?
In a nutshell, Can i disable any app i want without worrying about it affecting performance and if so, can i expect improved battery life?
Negligible battery life. In Hangouts example, if you never open it it has never signed you in, thus not running. Only if you want to declutter your launcher.
When I got my Z3, I removed 1.1GB of bloatware Sony branded apps that I will never touch.
I have no interest in Music Unlimited, Movies Unlimited, Playstation features (until I get my PS4), "Xperia Support" because I don't intend on having issues.
This is the reason I uninstall them all (not necessarily disable the remainder though). Plus the launcher makes it so easy just by scrolling far left in the menu and choosing the uninstall option.
Greenify is probably one of the best apps for battery saving. It will get the most of your device and it will surely save you tons of battery life.
Greenify is created by the famous Android developers from “XDA developers”. The developers from this website are one of the best in the world and they received amazing critical acclaim from all around the world.
Back to Greenify. It is an app that has the capability to reduce the battery consumption on any Android device. Most of the manifucturers still haven’t found the correct solution for decreasing the battery consumption, most of their solutions work by automatically turning off Wi-Fi, GPS, reducing the brightness, etc. They don’t have meaningful effect on your device’s battery life.
Any Android device can do self-initiative and automatic checks about anything new in any application, especially when you install new apps or update them.
Facebook, EMail, Twitter, Google+, Whatsapp, Tango have processes that are constantly working in the background. On top of that, there are is also a great amount of software already installed by the manufacturer of the device (bloatware), as well as the provider whose services you use. Most of these applications are constantly open, consuming the phone’s resources (CPU, RAM), spending your 3G/4G internet, and they are biggest culprits for excessive daytime consumption of your battery.
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The Greenify Donation add on is well worth the few dollars it costs as well. If you get the add on then go into the settings, it makes system app hibernation and deep hibernation options available for use. Greenify is the one app that truly saves battery without freezing or disabling the app. There is no performance loss or app failure when putting apps into hibernation. One thing to keep in mind is that it is regularly getting updated to accommodate new devices and Android updates. Always back up your current version because some updates may not auto hibernate as well as the previous version etc.
If you get Greenify and GSam with the paid add on you will be able to greatly reduce wasted battery drain and quickly identify wakelock services
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What do you think about "Hibernation Manager "? What is better?
With all the work Google put into background battery life in Oreo, are apps like Greenify needed anymore? That was one of the primary reasons to root IMHO. Do we need that?
I'm wondering the same thing.
Oreo caches apps in the back ground.
It works, but I still use Greenify to clean up the apps that I do not want cached.
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km8j said:
With all the work Google put into background battery life in Oreo, are apps like Greenify needed anymore? That was one of the primary reasons to root IMHO. Do we need that?
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I personally felt the need for greenify was obsolete since Nougat arrived. Also in my experience I found that using it was detrimental/made no difference to battery life over time.
When I first got my Pixel 2, idle drain seemed high, so I tried Greenify. It seemed to help. I then uninstalled Greenify and there was no difference in battery life. I now believe the initial drain was just part of the phone calibrating itself and Greenify did not really do anything.
For some apps like instagram/facebook you really need greenify to prevent them running in the background.
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For some apps like instagram/facebook you really need greenify to prevent them running in the background.
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Can't you just use oreo's settings to limit background activity and to optimize battery for those apps?
https://www.howtogeek.com/324566/how-to-limit-background-activity-for-apps-in-android-oreo/
They still manage to run in the background for me Same with microsoft office apps!
foosion said:
Can't you just use oreo's settings to limit background activity and to optimize battery for those apps?
https://www.howtogeek.com/324566/how-to-limit-background-activity-for-apps-in-android-oreo/
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I use Greenify to control the play store app, services framework, and other system apps that think they need to suck down the battery. I use Google Maps all the time but I don't want it running in the background when I am not using the phone. My phone is not rooted and I plan on keeping it that way for awhile. So far the battery is lasting a long time but I don't use the assistant or any other service that goes beyond making phone calls and texting. Facebook and the others can keep their battery draining apps to themselves.
I swapped out Greenify for Naptime. Naptime makes a difference.
Hi,
After a very basic understanding of the diff between performing an ADB uninstall following this post and that of more simply going through the process to just 'hide' the app within the Samsung's app settings like here?
Both sound to basically do the same thing, no? Both sound to really just safely hide and not have the apps consume resources. And, can easily be brought back from the dead to use if again ever desired.
Goal I'm after are performance/battery life gains, not having these bloatware apps.
thanks for your insight.