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remove stock apps

I am willing to pay someone if someone can figure out how to remove factory apps like
facebook
footprints
peep
quickoffice
stock
visual vm
stock massages
i never use them for some reason they run in the background

Just take a look at this thread from the android forums
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-eris/53646-unwanted-apps.html
NOTE: you MUST have ROOT in order to remove those apps.
If the instructions in that thread about "adb" are too complicated for you, then go buy the Root Explorer app, navigate to the folders you were told to in the thread, click the "r/w" button at the top of the app, then long press on the files you are told to delete.
Deleting system apps is risky if you delete the wrong ones. As usual, you are responsible if anything happens.

As I see it, you must have root to modify system files on your ROM (anyone correct me if I'm wrong)
But I was able to use Titanium Back up (downloaded from the Android market, free) to see all installed programs and I successfully deleted Visual VM, Peep, and stock messages... I use the others...
now so far, my ROM that is installed [2.1 version .3] hasn't had any problems with the removal of these system programs, So I think it is a safe method.
I believe this is a good alternative to adb commands... since you know what you are deleting.
and of course, I am not responsible if you do happen to mess your phone up.

C:\Users\admin\Desktop>cd android-sdk-windows
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\android-sdk-windows>cd tools
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
$ mount -0 rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount -0 rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
mount: invalid option -- '0'
BusyBox v1.15.0 (2009-08-25 15:17:43 BST) multi-call binary
Usage: mount [flags] DEVICE NODE [-o OPT,OPT]
Mount a filesystem. Filesystem autodetection requires /proc be mounted.
Options:
-a Mount all filesystems in fstab
-f Dry run
-r Read-only mount
-w Read-write mount (default)
-t FSTYPE Filesystem type
-O OPT Mount only filesystems with option OPT (-a only)
-o OPT:
loop Ignored (loop devices are autodetected)
[a]sync Writes are [a]synchronous
[no]atime Disable/enable updates to inode access times
[no]diratime Disable/enable atime updates to directories
[no]relatime Disable/enable atime updates relative to modification ti
me
[no]dev (Dis)allow use of special device files
[no]exec (Dis)allow use of executable files
[no]suid (Dis)allow set-user-id-root programs
[r]shared Convert [recursively] to a shared subtree
[r]slave Convert [recursively] to a slave subtree
[r]private Convert [recursively] to a private subtree
[un]bindable Make mount point [un]able to be bind mounted
bind Bind a directory to an additional location
move Relocate an existing mount point
remount Remount a mounted filesystem, changing its flags
ro/rw Read-only/read-write mount
There are EVEN MORE flags that are specific to each filesystem
You'll have to see the written documentation for those filesystems
$ cd /system/app
cd /system/app
$ 1s
1s
1s: permission denied
$
this is what i get am i doing something wrong here

Type adb shell than su and tell me what happens.

binny1007 said:
Type adb shell than su and tell me what happens.[/QUOTE
never mind i got it to work i used different method i bought the titanium backup. show all the installed apps easy to uninstall it works great now my phone is running much faster thanks for all the help
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FYI, you were typing the commands wrong.
Right after you do "adb shell" you'll need to type "su" and the $ prompt should change to a # prompt. Check your phone as well after typing "su" as you should see a popup asking for permission.
$ mount -0 rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
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should be: mount -o rw,remoun /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
The -o is the letter o, not a zero.
$ 1s
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Should be: ls
That's the letter l (lowercase L), not a one.

grdlock, I believe there is a "t" missing in your post:
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Ahh, ya, you're right. I just copied/pasted what he wrote and didn't catch that.

ampinc said:
binny1007 said:
Type adb shell than su and tell me what happens.[/QUOTE
never mind i got it to work i used different method i bought the titanium backup. show all the installed apps easy to uninstall it works great now my phone is running much faster thanks for all the help
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Glad to know it works for someone else as well
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I just downloaded Titanium Backup and deleted the "worldclock.apk" and I have to say it's a nice app, (Titanium that is)
So far, from the VanillaDroid ROM, I've deleted the following with no ill effects:
Stocks
Weather ( I use WBug)
Visual Voicemail
Browser ( I use Dolphin)
Quickoffice
MMS
Talk
Mail
Deskclock
I would like to delete the following but am having some difficulty finding the correct "apk"
Camcorder (I think it's built into the camera?)
Call History
People Search
Settings (just the app in the drawer, another NAND before I do this I guess)
Voice Dialer
Voice Search
Voice Record
NaviPanel ***Anyone know if this will mess with Maps?***
FACEBOOK !!!! I deleted the "Facebook.apk" but the FB app is still in the drawer and it still works fine. If anyone could help me with deleting this one I would be forever greatful! Trying to delete it using Titanium, it says: "cannot find Facebook.apk" But it's still friggin there......argh!
Edit: Woohoo! Facebook is gone.

Titanium tells me it needs root acess and that's out of question. Then again, I'm on the lg ally and it might be different... idk. Any other suggestions?

Unrooted but unable to remove superuser.apk

Hi all,
I've successfully unrooted in order to return the phone for a replacement but I'm still seeing the superuser permissions app.
My method for unrooting was opening up terminal on my phone and using this code:
Code:
su
rm -r /system/app/Superuser.apk
rm -r /system/xbin/busybox
rm -r /system/bin/su
Now it all worked fine and dandy except it was unable to find Superuser.apk
**Forgot to mention that I'm on Tmobile with the Samsung Vibrant**

Found a fix. Had to re-root and remove it with the following code in the phone's terminal application:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm Superuser.apk
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then just proceeded with another unroot and factory reset.

I know, this is very old but... Nobody said thanks, and i really needed to remove the FrEaGiN application, i tried everything but this solution was the only one wich helped me out, thank you!

dabigserver said:
I know, this is very old but... Nobody said thanks, and i really needed to remove the FrEaGiN application, i tried everything but this solution was the only one wich helped me out, thank you!
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I'm with you; not trying to dig up an old thread, but there's no "Thanks" button and I need to express my gratitude as well... thank you ^Fs! =)

Easier to flash stock rom from odin goodbye root.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

THANK YOU
^Fs said:
Found a fix. Had to re-root and remove it with the following code in the phone's terminal application:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm Superuser.apk
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then just proceeded with another unroot and factory reset.
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Thank you for posting this info. This was a needle in a hay stack. I did not want to ODIN back and I needed Superuser removed from my device for the company Zenprise app. Does not work on Rooted phones.
faldiin

very useful, I saved it for the future. If any app gets hard to eliminate, now i have the solution, thanks

Yeah, you can also use Titanium Backup or any of the other "Uninstallers" around.

And how to only remove Superuser data?
I mean, I want Superuser to ask me again if I grant or not superuser-permision.
I need this because I have in Superuser 5 times Titanium Backup.
All has the same id but only one has the Titanium Backup icon and the other doesn't.
And if I try deleting the app from the list... the app just go to "Denied" but still there.
So, I want to delete the whole data so I get a clean list of apps.
Thanks a lot!

pepemosca said:
And how to only remove Superuser data?
I mean, I want Superuser to ask me again if I grant or not superuser-permision.
I need this because I have in Superuser 5 times Titanium Backup.
All has the same id but only one has the Titanium Backup icon and the other doesn't.
And if I try deleting the app from the list... the app just go to "Denied" but still there.
So, I want to delete the whole data so I get a clean list of apps.
Thanks a lot!
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Try going into Superuser and deleting what you want. Or simply change it to granted
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PaulN543 said:
Try going into Superuser and deleting what you want. Or simply change it to granted
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It did work when I deleted Supeuser data from Settings>App>All.
Thanks for your idea... but that did not work.

Just had a thought. Re-root your phone then try using a root explorer to remove it from /System/apps.
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Help
^Fs said:
Found a fix. Had to re-root and remove it with the following code in the phone's terminal application:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/app
rm Superuser.apk
mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
Then just proceeded with another unroot and factory reset.
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Hi, I know this was posted a long time ago but I was wondering if you could help me. I bought a rooted Sprint evo a while ago and now I can't unroot it. I can't uninsured Superuser and it's not even listed in my downloaded apps. Do you know of anyway that I'd be able unroot?

[Q] How to install original google calendar?

I do not like sotck calendar.
I would like to installa google original... perhaps even original email client.
How can I do?
TIA

Original email client is in this thread - no need for root or anything,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041962
afaik the calendar is a system app - cant be installed the same way, needs root to install.
If you dont want to root - you could try business calendar free from the market
http://www.appbrain.com/app/business-calendar-free/netgenius.bizcal

I am rooted.
I found Gapps and opened it.
Inside I found all of the APKs.
The problem is I cannot install it normally, I think I have to push them in /system
Is this correct?
TIA

Solved
adb shell
su
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
cp /sdcard/tmp/myapp.apk /system/app
reboot

yes - that is correct

How to get r/w in ADB

I currently have the 1080p 30fps camera mod on and I'm wanting to go back to the original, i have the camera.apk to go back on but when I try to push it, it says READ ONLY FILE SYSTEM.
I had a hunt around and found this but didn't work
adb shell sysrw
adb push (file name.apk /system/app/)
adb shell sync
adb shell sysro
then i found this
adb shell mount -o remount,rw,codepage=utf8,vfat,xattr,check=no /dev/stl5 /system
and that didn't work, Im pretty new to ADB etc and trying to get the hang of it so take it easy on me

Kickasskev said:
I currently have the 1080p 30fps camera mod on and I'm wanting to go back to the original, i have the camera.apk to go back on but when I try to push it, it says READ ONLY FILE SYSTEM.
I had a hunt around and found this but didn't work
adb shell sysrw
adb push (file name.apk /system/app/)
adb shell sync
adb shell sysro
then i found this
adb shell mount -o remount,rw,codepage=utf8,vfat,xattr,check=no /dev/stl5 /system
and that didn't work, Im pretty new to ADB etc and trying to get the hang of it so take it easy on me
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you can use my zip in recovery
stock_Camera

LOOOOL this is the 1080p 30fps that i already have on my phone I wanna go back to stock.
I will put my STOCK camera.apk in the zip
Thanks

didn't work
Anymore idea's
Or Commands

Bump......
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i think you need to su first?

adb remount before adb shell

Hi, You can download the original LGE-Camera.apk file below...
Google or yahoo or find your way to get an app called: root manager(Paid app on market)
Not suppose to talk about 'where-to-download-paid-app' here... So i guess you need to google.
Copy the Camera.apk to SDCARD
Go to System>App>, Mount R/W, Delete the camera app.
Go back to SDCARD and cut/copy the camera.apk
Return to System>App>Paste file here.
You can see the 'Mount R/W' Button on the 'App' folder itself. So don't ask me how to mount R/W.
Cheers A reboot may be necessary.

in adb you need to enter
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Thanks for all the replys i will try them when i get home from work
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I tried to instal the LG Contact.apk this way (to replace the stock one)
Code:
C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-
1908 KB/s (3175637 bytes in 1.625s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Contacts_lg.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_ALREADY_EXISTS]
Any idea ?

Don't install it, push it into place.

Rusty! said:
Don't install it, push it into place.
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Yes, by you don't need to install those default apk. Just place it in system/app, and you will see it in your menu screen. If nothing happen, reboot your phone.

[Q] Lost Root After Jelly Bean OTA Update

Ok, I don't think I'm the only one out there that lost root after the JB OTA update today... Anybody else? I was using Voodoo OTA RootKeeper and everything.... Crap... Any news on an exploit yet?

Lost root too. Rootkeeper didn't do it's job. Now just waiting for a solution.

Not sure how useful but someone on the main JB update thread mentioned they were able to restore with a few adb commands. Apparently for some OTA keeps root but doesn't reinstall it correctly with the button and a few adb's will regain it. FWIW.

Odd, mine kept root without an issue. I'm curious why it's different for some.

Mine kept it but I did the full download and booted to stock recovery and did flash update.zip. then restored root
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neo1738 said:
Not sure how useful but someone on the main JB update thread mentioned they were able to restore with a few adb commands. Apparently for some OTA keeps root but doesn't reinstall it correctly with the button and a few adb's will regain it. FWIW.
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I've looked and looked for any ADB commands to fix root and cant find them, do you have a link to the post? Thanks

Ok, I've also tried Dan Rosenburg's Motochopper exploit and that didn't work either.... We might be stuck without root until a viable exploit pops up.

awaiting for root too.

Hmmm. I kept root using ota root keeper. Just selected protect root and ashed in recovery the new jb
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have you try the razr-blade exploit?

Updated SU with stock ICS, installed Voodoo, backed up root, flashed JB and restored root. I have SU and voodoo says successful but superuser is not working. Tried, razr-blade, and MotoChopper, both a no-go.

I used Voodoo, Updated to JB, and re-rooted unsuccessfully. I've even tried to go in and restore Su manually and change it's permissions but nothing seems to be working. :/

I lost root, but you can bring it back! NOTE: This will ONLY work if you backed up root with Voodoo OTA RootKeeper prior to updating to Jelly Bean!!!
Make sure you have android debugging enabled and mount it as a media device.
Follow these instructions: (copied from another site)
1) Download the unsure su from here and put it somewhere on your C Drive. It will be used in the following push step (Assuming windows) (This is a WIDE OPEN su without any controls). (sparky root i believe?)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcpilpgoeta516e/tCB-Ep-3YQ
2) start a CMD window and logon to adb (type "adb shell" without the quotes to log on)
3) su -
4) verify you have root:
id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)........
If you don't you can try these instead of 'su':
"/system/su-backup" or "/system/su_backup"
5) remount system as RW:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
6) make a backup of current su just in case in adb
cat /system/bin/su > /system/bin/su1
7) open a new CMD window and push the su binary from step 1 to the sdcard using the path from where ever you put it.
adb push c:\<some path>\su /sdcard/
8) Then copy it to /system/bin from the adb session where you su'd.
cat /sdcard/su > /system/bin/su
9) Change permissions for SU
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
10) download superuser (NOT SUPERSU) from play store if you do not have it already.
11) have superuser upgrade the su binary. It may fail to remount system as RO. Just rerun the update in superuser and it will work the 2nd time. You don't need to remount system as RO manually since superuser update of SU will do that for you.
12) congrats. your now rerooted.
13) remove the backup after you know your OKAY.
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
rm /system/bin/su1
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
Hope this helps you guys!

Does anyone have the fixed dropbox link for the post above?

So I managed to get root back. Then I downloaded SuperSU and when I tried to update binaries, I lost root. Is there a fix for that?

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcpilpgoeta516e/tCB-Ep-3YQ
I just googled part of the text and found the source I think

chetmichaels said:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jcpilpgoeta516e/tCB-Ep-3YQ
I just googled part of the text and found the source I think
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Yup, that looks right. If this ceases to work soon as well I will go ahead and upload it to my Dropbox as I still have the su file. I included that link you provided into my post above.

Frankie1588 said:
I lost root, but you can bring it back!
Follow these instructions: (copied from another site)
1) Download the unsure su from here and put it somewhere on your C Drive. It will be used in the following push step (Assuming windows) (This is a WIDE OPEN su without any controls). (sparky root i believe?)
2) start a CMD window and logon to adb
3) su -
4) verify you have root:
id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)........
If you don't you can try these instead of 'su':
"/system/su-backup" or "/system/su_backup"
5) remount system as RW:
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
6) make a backup of current su just in case in adb
cat /system/bin/su > /system/bin/su1
7) open a new CMD window and push the su binary from step 1 to the sdcard using the path from where ever you put it.
adb push c:\<some path>\su /sdcard/
8) Then copy it to /system/bin from the adb session where you su'd.
cat /sdcard/su > /system/bin/su
9) Change permissions for SU
chmod 6755 /system/bin/su
10) download superuser (NOT SUPERSU) from play store if you do not have it already.
11) have superuser upgrade the su binary. It may fail to remount system as RO. Just rerun the update in superuser and it will work the 2nd time. You don't need to remount system as RO manually since superuser update of SU will do that for you.
12) congrats. your now rerooted.
13) remove the backup after you know your OKAY.
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
rm /system/bin/su1
mount -o remount,ro /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
Hope this helps you guys!
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your download link is not working can you check the link.

briafalk said:
your download link is not working can you check the link.
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Check now. I fixed the link. Sorry about that guys!

Frankie1588 said:
Check now. I fixed the link. Sorry about that guys!
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I am stuck at steps 3 and 4, it does not seem to be working for me. I am not getting root through adb.