I was just browsing the /sdcard/ directory on my captivate and I noticed several directories belonging to applications that were previously uninstalled.
This reminds me of Windows where uninstalling a program leaves a little or a lot of junk behind (registry keys, dll, etc) depending on how poorly the uninstall routine was written.
Enter Revo Uninstaller which scans your hd looking for all that stuff that the program left behind.
Is there a similar app for Android?
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Ya, i'm also looking any similar to this. Anyone help much appreciated.
Not that I know of. Bad part is, you must be rooted to delete most of that stuff. So the average user can have a ton of unwanted crap that only a factory reset will get rid of.
-Figured i needed a signature for my phone. This is it.
I know this is a very old thread but I am searching for this right now too, or does the build in installer of android also scan for left over files?
kpro1996 said:
I know this is a very old thread but I am searching for this right now too, or does the build in installer of android also scan for left over files?
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Nope, it leaves tons of crap behind. Folders that the apk created with all the junk the app put in them.
boborone said:
Nope, it leaves tons of crap behind. Folders that the apk created with all the junk the app put in them.
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Do you know an alternative uninstaller which does not leave this junk behind?
kpro1996 said:
Do you know an alternative uninstaller which does not leave this junk behind?
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There is none.
Clean Master sometimes ask me to remove some files after I uninstall apps!
ManaSV93 said:
Clean Master sometimes ask me to remove some files after I uninstall apps!
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard
Nice! Good find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013063
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Since there are no parental controls, and the market is being overrun by porn apps, can someone help tell me how to pull the Market as I am passing this phone down to my little brother who is in middle school(he only needs phone, text, and maybe email and chat). I pulled the browser.apk and the browser is gone now. I tried pulling the vending.apk but the market is still there and still works, even after a reboot. What else do I need to pull?
That's a good idea for kids.
Vending APK is the only thing that should need to be pulled....actually rm'd.
I am not sure how deep it is in the OS, maybe it gets put back on its own.
Remove google talk, it will break the market to not work.
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danaff37 said:
Remove google talk, it will break the market to not work.
Thanks, I remember reading that. Was hoping there was a way without removing it though. Any other ideas before removing google talk?
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Code:
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm Vending.apk
On my Hero, the Market app is listed as being in /data/app/ named com.android.vending.apk
By default the Market is stored in /system/app & has been called Vending.apk. It's been like that since at least 1.5.
gu1dry said:
By default the Market is stored in /system/app & has been called Vending.apk. It's been like that since at least 1.5.
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Yeah... Google has a nasty habit of naming there apk differently then the name of the app.
Ya the actual apk is called Vending.apk but the process is called com.android.vending.apk.
Oh I didn't think of that, if you're market updated itself it will be in /data/app, as the com.blah blah. Remove it too.
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It really would be a good idea to have parental controls on the market, or at least a different section for "mature" apps.
ok, I will try removing com.android.vending.apk also when I get home. Thanks for the help everyone.
Where the hell is the porn at? Havent seen any at all
DirtyShroomz said:
Where the hell is the porn at? Havent seen any at all
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look harder, its there.
smoother2010 said:
look harder, its there.
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I dont need to
It worked, removed com.android.vending.apk from /data/app.
Thanks everyone.
DirtyShroomz said:
Where the hell is the porn at? Havent seen any at all
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It's all very soft core, but there are a hell of a lot of apps with it... Must be something about Asian Chicks too...every last one of them as an asian chick as the icon.
Tayutama's JPM Froyo w/Xcaliburinhand's Re-oriented Kernel - 11/04/2010 -- possible security concern
Installed the above ROM.
ROM Post link:
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=816271
Working good on my Captivate.
One concern: How do I take off the "minus" marks on the app icons that lets us delete apps right from the home screen (the screen we get when we click on the home button).
I see this as a security risk. I have app protector pro. But then, we can just delete the app protector pro in this mode without even asking for any password or anything, and all my apps are open for everyone to use.
Could anyone please help me take off this option to quick uninstall apps from home screen.
This thread is a joke, right?
wow just great now this post with almost the exact same title as the rom post will get me confused which is which from now on
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This thread is a joke, right?
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Nope. I am serious. So far I realized that unless a person knew how to mod a Captivate, he didn't know how to access protected apps. But now, even a layman can just delete the 'app protector pro' and access all the apps that are supposed to locked by it.
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wow just great now this post with almost the exact same title as the rom post will get me confused which is which from now on
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I think you haven't noticed that i added "possible security concern" beside it in the title itself.
What the French...........toast! ? I'm with Mikeymike. April fools? Nope too early.
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You do know that once you rooted your phone, anyone with a little knowledge can do much more than simply delete apps... just don't lose your phone or give it to an iphone buddy who might wonder what the neat little thingys on your screen do
Bye. What launched are you using that you see this in.... and deleting an icon from your home screen does not uninstall it on any that I have used
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You do know that once you rooted your phone, anyone with a little knowledge can do much more than simply delete apps... just don't lose your phone or give it to an iphone buddy who might wonder what the neat little thingys on your screen do
Bye. What launched are you using that you see this in.... and deleting an icon from your home screen does not uninstall it on any that I have used
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Not the icon. Like when u press the home icon, u can see all the apps present on ur device. For user installed apps, u can see a small "minus" in a circle on the right top of app icon, just like in iphone when u go to edit mode. click on that, and it will uninstall the app.
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What the French...........toast! ? I'm with Mikeymike. April fools? Nope too early.
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Pardon me if my concern is not really one. I am just expressing myself.
I use Application Protection from the market. Upon uninstalling any app it always asks for the pin. There is no removing the program without it.
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I use Application Protection from the market. Upon uninstalling any app it always asks for the pin. There is no removing the program without it.
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Right, this is as long as the app is there. I am telling about a situation where the protection app itself is removed. I could remove it without it asking me for the pin.
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Right, this is as long as the app is there. I am telling about a situation where the protection app itself is removed. I could remove it without it asking me for the pin.
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Alright then. Thank you for the heads up.
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Another possible solution is to install another launcher that dosen't have uninstall in the application tray or doesn't work at this time (my LG Optimus below) and use root explorer to remove the two launcher and reboot.
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Another possible solution is to install another launcher that dosen't have uninstall in the application tray or doesn't work at this time (my LG Optimus below) and use root explorer to remove the two launcher and reboot.
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Sounds logical. But I am on Cognition 2.4.1 ROM now
Why not just have a lockscreen?
You do realize that if someone gets ahold of your phone everything can be taken out by someone who is skilled enough... right?
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Why not just have a lockscreen?
You do realize that if someone gets ahold of your phone everything can be taken out by someone who is skilled enough... right?
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Yessir! I do realize this.
diablo009 said:
Sounds logical. But I am on Cognition 2.4.1 ROM now
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Others have already pointed this out, but what you need to do is dl and install a different launcher from Market and then uninstall the TWLauncher. Problem solved.
Just because TWLauncher is the default in Cog 2.4.1 doesn't mean that you have to use it. Get another launcher. Or you could try never letting your phone out of your sight...
Anyone have this apk? I paid for it, did a factory reset when I sent it off for the 4g upgrade now this app has been removed from the market which is BS cuz I can't redown load it. Am I just SOL on this?? I liked this app
It wouldn't work. The server for downloading the roms is defunct. I have the apk from an old version of snesoid and it doesn't connect.
google rom downloads. I can think of at least 4 extremely popular sites off the top of my head.
What patass said.
I know it's inconvenient to not be able to use a native android app to download them directly to your XOOM, but I've found that it's actually better for keeping the ROMs backed up in folders on my computer. That way when I have to wipe my XOOM for whatever reason, I can just push the ROMs folder with everything in it to my SD card.
Can someone upload their ROMs to Dropbox and share?
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maybe if it didnt totally go against the TOS
gqstatus0685 said:
Can someone upload their ROMs to Dropbox and share?
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PM me what you want.
arrtoodeetoo said:
What patass said.
I know it's inconvenient to not be able to use a native android app to download them directly to your XOOM, but I've found that it's actually better for keeping the ROMs backed up in folders on my computer. That way when I have to wipe my XOOM for whatever reason, I can just push the ROMs folder with everything in it to my SD card.
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How do I come about doing this?? Do I need a app to back up my apps to the comp??
Thank you BLAQK ROXSTAR
roms arent apps, they're just super tiny files.
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roms arent apps, they're just super tiny files.
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Huh? What the heck?
...roms arent apps. they're images ripped from game cartidges. Images ripped from game CD's would be called iso's. rom's have been around and people have been playing genesis games and all that on their pc's since the mid 90's.
I see in my GO TaskManager EX some general processes running even though i never launched those processes before.
is it safe to disable or delete some apps like Amazon video or Amazom MP3?
which apps are safe to delete from system/app
I am also looking for this info. I want to de-amazon my kindle but I'm worrying that if I'll delete certain apks than it won't boot anymore. Since image backups aren't easy on this tablet yet, I'm really hesitant to delete anything.
Can someone shed some light. I do apologize for waking up an old thread.
Regards, Bart.
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SKORPiO1975 said:
I am also looking for this info. I want to de-amazon my kindle but I'm worrying that if I'll delete certain apks than it won't boot anymore. Since image backups aren't easy on this tablet yet, I'm really hesitant to delete anything.
Can someone shed some light. I do apologize for waking up an old thread.
Regards, Bart.
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Never delete anything, only change its termination. For example add a .bak termination to the file and reset. Then you allways can revert the move.
Hmmm, I don't know how to feel about this, comments anyone?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/cydia-substrate-released-by-saurik-for-android/
letmeputdatipin said:
Hmmm, I don't know how to feel about this, comments anyone?
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/cydia-substrate-released-by-saurik-for-android/
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anything to move the community forward is a good thing, its just another tool. Looking forward to see what can be done with it.
It's actually very powerful and I can't wait until people jump on it. That being said, has anyone gotten Winterboard to work on their One? I can't seem to get it to recognize the Substrate installation.
Same
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Tried it on my evo shift and it did the same thing. Killed cydia substrate and winterboard, reopened and it worked fine
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Tried it on my evo shift and it did the same thing. Killed cydia substrate and winterboard, reopened and it worked fine
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killed as in closed the two then ?, uninstall/reinstall, or ?
and would this be a fix permissions type of issue ...?
I just backed out of winterboard, ended them through task manager, and they worked fine since. This was a different device though so just hoping it clears it up for you too.
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so how to uninstall it?
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so how to uninstall it?
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It is 100% safe to just uninstall the application: one of the goals of Substrate is to set up a system where no files on the device are modified, and where things that are added are guaranteed to be harmless (by being just symlinks to things that won't be there). However, this will leave behind four dangling symlinks; these are harmless and should take up only a few hundred bytes of storage on your device (really, just the filenames), but later versions of Substrate provide automated options for removing these links.