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App for removing stock apps

Hello,
I did a search and could not find anything. Is there an app available on the Market to remove stock apps from Android? I know there is a terminal command I can use but I have to input the command every time Cyan releases a new build.
Just wondering if there was an easier solution.
Thanks!

Resign the rom after you extact what you don't want, or any root explorer will delete the files after you change it to r/w instead of read-only.

also with root access just go into terminal and mount your phone as rw and remove them that way

There is an app called .... SU something or other. It is a file browser with read/write permissions. You can install/uninstall all sorts of apps, including system apps, or so says the creator.
I haven't tried it yet since it is a paid app and I can do them for free through terminal... but it seems like a good app!
here is the link to the thread he has here on XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530271

Try GScript

Ssantos6981 said:
There is an app called .... SU something or other. It is a file browser with read/write permissions. You can install/uninstall all sorts of apps, including system apps, or so says the creator.
I haven't tried it yet since it is a paid app and I can do them for free through terminal... but it seems like a good app!
here is the link to the thread he has here on XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530271
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Thanks, I will look into that. Sounds like that is exactly what I am looking for.

.PaNiNi. said:
also with root access just go into terminal and mount your phone as rw and remove them that way
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Thats what I have been doing. I want to avoid having to run the terminal commands every time I flash a new cyan update.
Looking for a more automated solution.
Thanks though!

.PaNiNi. said:
also with root access just go into terminal and mount your phone as rw and remove them that way
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What are the comands exactly thru terminal emulator to remove stock apps like amazon?

g1g said:
What are the comands exactly thru terminal emulator to remove stock apps like amazon?
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su
mount -o rw,remount /system
rm -r /system/app/com.amazon.mp3.apk
rm -r /data/data/com.amazon.mp3
exit
exit

I would say use GScript to do it, but an app could be work. Select the programs you want to remove then it runs the scripts to remove it then reboot your phone. But you want to be careful removing certain apps, it could make your phone unstable or not work.
Never really saw the need to remove these apps other than not seeing them. Never saw a big difference in performance of my phone.

I've used GScript and the following script to remove useless (to me, anyway) apps from every Cyanogen ROM with no problem.
Code:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/app/com.amazon.mp3.apk
rm /system/app/AlarmClock.apk
rm /system/app/Calculator.apk
rm /system/app/Development.apk
rm /system/app/Email.apk
rm /system/app/Mail.apk
rm /system/app/LatinIME.apk
rm /system/app/Music.apk
rm /system/app/Talk.apk
rm /system/sd/app/teeter.apk
reboot
There's no noticeable boost in performance, other than a few MB increase in free space and a tidier app drawer, I don't know if any of the apps use system resources unless they're opened. It's mainly for aesthetics. AFAIK, these are the only apps you can delete without crippling the phone's essential functions. I know you can remove /system/app/LatinIME.apk ONLY if you use HTC_IME.apk and never try to uninstall it. The log collector in Cyanogen's ROMs is also safe to delete as long as you don't care about easy log collecting (ie not having to use logcat in terminal or adb).

try this app
antirock said:
Hello,
I did a search and could not find anything. Is there an app available on the Market to remove stock apps from Android? I know there is a terminal command I can use but I have to input the command every time Cyan releases a new build.
Just wondering if there was an easier solution.
Thanks!
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try this it works for me REMOVED LINK TO A KNOWN WAREZ SITE

Can anyone tell me how to remce IM I just don't like that app and can't FIGURE IT OUT plz help

tuppaacc said:
Can anyone tell me how to remce IM I just don't like that app and can't FIGURE IT OUT plz help
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You can't. From what I have experienced, you can remove IM.apk with no problem, but not ImProvider.apk, as removing it breaks the ROM (massive FC's). The icon for the app still shows up in the app drawer, as it's part of ImProvider.apk, but clicking it does nothing. Your best bet it to use Irrenhaus's Advanced Launcher and just hide the icon.

rob.turner said:
You can't. From what I have experienced, you can remove IM.apk with no problem, but not ImProvider.apk, as removing it breaks the ROM (massive FC's). The icon for the app still shows up in the app drawer, as it's part of ImProvider.apk, but clicking it does nothing. Your best bet it to use Irrenhaus's Advanced Launcher and just hide the icon.
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Yeah! I remove the im.apk but the icon still there thanks anyways I almost removed the improvider.apk but I read in some other forums it would damage my rom. Thanks for the heads up tho

erase message app?? factory one!?
is there any way you can delete the original message (white envelope) without fuccin up my messages.. im using handcent sms... and i use my blacklist..but i hate tha other messaging program since it still shows it
i dont wanna use private sms.. so dont mention it..
anywho..just get at me!

Again, just use the Advanced Launcher (I swear I'm not affiliated with the project in any way, it's just an awesome mod) and hide it, and be sure to turn off message retrieval and notifications in the stock messaging app's options. Deleting any stock app that has to do with core functions of the phone (IM, messaging, browser, phone, etc.) is never a good idea, you're just asking for problems if you do. The apps listed in my other post in this thread are pretty much the only stock apps you can delete without causing problems.

saprano614 said:
try this it works for me REMOVED LINK TO A KNOWN WAREZ SITE
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First and final warning.
Read the rules of this forum prior to posting links to apps

I would LOVE to be able to remove the Music program. If I have my bluetooth headset on with phone and media enabled it plays a file every time I hang up. It drives me NUTS. If I disable the BT media it doesn't happen, but then I don't hear the notifications in the headset...
Does anybody know if it's okay to remove the stock music program?
Thanks again for all the help on here.
Siegel

I finally got adb working and tried:
adb uninstall Music.apk
and I just get a failure.
I apologize for my total noobness, but I saw this:
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm /system/app/com.amazon.mp3.apk
rm /system/app/AlarmClock.apk
rm /system/app/Calculator.apk
rm /system/app/Development.apk
rm /system/app/Email.apk
rm /system/app/Mail.apk
rm /system/app/LatinIME.apk
rm /system/app/Music.apk
rm /system/app/Talk.apk
rm /system/sd/app/teeter.apk
reboot
How do I use that?
Thanks,
Siegel

Now that im rooted.......

How do I remove the bloatware, I am looking for specific instructions. I know that I need to open cmd and get into shell, what do I type to remove them and which ones are ok to remove?
Thanks for any help relating to this.

Ok so open up your cmd window, navigate into your tools directory of the android sdk and then type: adb shell
Next: cd /system/app
Then: ls
Then: rm appname.apk

or just rename it from Appname.apk > appname.apk.bak just in case...
Code:
mv appname.apk appname.apk.bak
this will prevent it from being available on your device. It will save memory but still be in storage.

mrweeeedbirdman via tweet
"DO NOT REMOVE BACKUPASSISTANTCLIENT if you do, get it back on there NOW! a factory reset will result in a near brick."

what are the commends to block adds? and can it be run via X or do i need to hook up laptop? also will any of the other commends like free100 work?

moosc said:
what are the commends to block adds? and can it be run via X or do i need to hook up laptop? also will any of the other commends like free100 work?
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Get adfree fromt he market.

I just used root explorer and renamed some apps just in case. They are not in the drawer anymore so I would expect them to be gone
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Not as good
rolandroland said:
Get adfree fromt he market.
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[Q] Easy Root app

Does this app work for milestone?
wwwdroid-lifecom/2010/08/06/android-2-2-on-droid-rooted-with-easy-root/
need to add in the "." as can post links..

It lists milestone so I'm sure it would.
Needs to be >2.1 i believe

i try it .. its really wonderful ..
just seconds then reboot and your phone root ..
i have milestone 2.1

great~!! finally .. the easiest wat to root...!

So this does work then?
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yap.. go the homepage and look for the one for milestone..
note: this is only for root only.. nothing more nothing less

got it running. root apps now function.
but root with adb shell doesn't. if I try to remove stock apps like motonav i get permission denied. or if I try to remount with rw option is tells me "remount failed: operation not permitted"
can anyone help?

t.Lancer said:
got it running. worked root apps now function.
but root with adb shell doesn. if I try to remove stock apps like motonav i get permission denied. or if I try to remout with rw option is tells me "remount failed: operation not permitted"
can anyone help?
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Did you type "su" first?

I love this app it's great. Works great Angevin can now overclock
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I did. I googled around and tried to change folder permissions, remount system, data and all that, put none of it works. all shell su commands are denied.
can anyone confirm this, or is it really just me?

t.Lancer said:
I did. I googled around and tried to change folder permissions, remount system, data and all that, put none of it works. all shell su commands are denied.
can anyone confirm this, or is it really just me?
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Yeah, same for me. The interesting thing is that I was able to delete some system apks step by step, so somehow I had rw at /system but that was only for like 2 mins, then it stopped working. After some reboots, trying to unroot and root again it worked again for some time...too crazy...in the end I messed it up and had to flash the stock sbf, because the market didnt work anymore. Dunno what happened there, but was my first try at rooting anyway
Furthermore shell and /system were denied, remounting to rw didn't work either!

[Q] Override system files on rooted phone?

Hi,
Im trying to do this on my darky 9.3 i9000 phone
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/guide-gps-quickest-fix-solution.2022/
but Im not able to to override the file in this dir system\etc for what reason ever why?

What file explorer did you use and did you mount system as R/W?

Im using astro how do I mount the system in the right way? Im just using the draky rom with voodoo kernel and lagfix.
Thx
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Hm I installed the app called remount rw/ro from market and I still cant exchange the file... What Im doing wrong please help!
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audino said:
Hm I installed the app called remount rw/ro from market and I still cant exchange the file... What Im doing wrong please help!
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Download the android SDK, use adb shell to remount system by hand and exchanges the files you want by hand.
If something doesn't work then you can tell us what the error read and we can provide further help.
Info on adb shell is available through forum search or google .

Dark3n said:
Download the android SDK, use adb shell to remount system by hand and exchanges the files you want by hand.
If something doesn't work then you can tell us what the error read and we can provide further help.
Info on adb shell is available through forum search or google .
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Sorry Im searching now for 2h and couldnt find any way to get this working.
I downloaded the sdk but Im not able to connect to the phone...
Im dont know how to find the right tutorial, I need one to setup my ADB and connect to the phone and afterwords to remount the system...

I would suggest using Root Explorer, which allows you to remount directories as R/W.

rschenck said:
I would suggest using Root Explorer, which allows you to remount directories as R/W.
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Best buy EVER! THANKs

[ROM][CWM]KhasMek Stock Deodexed plus! For Tab 10.1

As normal, it's not my fault if you fubar your tab by flashing this or if zombies come and speedhump your cat. You've been warned.
Well, hello there, some of you may know me from my vzwtab (7") work, but I'm sure most of you don't.
No matter, I just finished deodexing my framework and app folders, so I decided to share with you.
This isn't anything special, just you're stock system that's been deodexed, I did not remove any programs, there are really only three or so 'bloatware' apps on here, so I didn't bother.
If you would like to, just use root file explorer (or your preferred method) to remove them.
In addition to the stock items I have added pershoot's SU/Busybox/misc package (SOURCE) All credit goes to him for that.
If there's anything else, just let me know. I have tested this on my own rooted tab and everything seems to work fine and be stable.
If you notice any issues, please format/clear both Dalvik & normal Cache. It's probably the cause.
Features
Deodexed flashable system
Pershoot's SU/Busybox/misc pacakage (nano, VIM, all kinds of other goodies)
Changelog
06212011- r1 - Initial Release
Known Issues
You may have to go through and manually delete your odex's in /system/app/ and /system/framework/ but the apk's and jar's no longer call them. (I can't get the amend format command working right. if you want to tell me how, please!)
Installation
Reboot into CWM either via ROM Manager or via power off, volume down + power, volume down to CWM icon and volume up to select.
Select Install Zip from SD Card
Navigate to location of zip and select okay
Clear Cache and Dalvik Cache (in advanced)
Reboot
Make themes for me
Download
HERE
Lastly, if you like my work, donate to me so I can donate money to devs that make my world easier (and therefore yours).

awesome finally someone to break ground for the Samsung Galaxy tab! Thanks will try it out!

Not sure if it matters but is this for retail or I/o version? Does it matter since it is basically the same tab?
For any ideas: maybe you could include a way for hulu to work without any work arounds? And maybe some lag fixes. Although that may be solved with a custom kernel.
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Decided to test this on the retail version.
The only problem is that root is broken because there are two su binaries installed.
/system/bin/su - installed from file Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_10.1_root.zip when you rooted the device.
/system/xbin/su - installed when you added [Tools] – SU/BusyBox/Misc – Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Update: 6/18/11).
To fix:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14016703&postcount=18
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the /system/bin/su binary need to be removed.
Su does not work on the tablet with two su binaries installed.
Use adb to remove /system/bin/su
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/bin
rm su
reboot
I tried running titanium backup prior to a reboot after removing /system/bin/su and it would not work. I uninstalled/reinstalled and it worked, but a reboot may have fixed the problem.
I manually deleted all the odex files - no problems so far. I will provide an update later if I have problems.
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You can remove /system/bin/su when you update the image again.
JD

Yeah, I just noticed that myself actually. Don't know why I didn't catch it before.
Anywho, I think I'll prolly push an update to this tomorrow after I write a script to remove the odex's. It was my initial thought, but I thought it would be easier to used the updater-script to do it, but looks like just writing an additional one will be best.
Glad the su thing didn't confuse you too much!

Sweet thanks for this. Going to give it a whirl!

I flashed the Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_10.1_root.zip after flashing the Rom. Everying is working fine.
I didn't need to remove su from anywhere.
Thanks!
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Same here
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Any chance you can add a browser.apk that gives access to Google Labs?
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touchpro247 said:
I flashed the Samsung_Galaxy_Tab_10.1_root.zip after flashing the Rom. Everying is working fine.
I didn't need to remove su from anywhere.
Thanks!
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You will only have problems when you try to run an app that requires root (Root Explorer, Titanium backup....).

danielsjam said:
You will only have problems when you try to run an app that requires root (Root Explorer, Titanium backup....).
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Nope, not at all. They both run fine. Thanks tho. Others may have that problem, I don't.

touchpro247 said:
Nope, not at all. They both run fine. Thanks tho. Others may have that problem, I don't.
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If you have both su binaries - and all works - good to hear. I will flash again, but will reboot a second time to see if it matters. Those apps did not run until I remove the su from bin.
Strange how two devices with the same specs operate different on certain software.
JD

shouldn't that have been:
cd /system/bin ?
i didn't try mine w both since i didn't want hassle of find out if it worked or not. no reason for 2 su's.
danielsjam said:
Use adb to remove /system/bin/su
adb remount
adb shell
cd /system/app
rm su
reboot
JD
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madsquabbles said:
shouldn't that have been:
cd /system/bin ?
i didn't try mine w both since i didn't want hassle of find out if it worked or not. no reason for 2 su's.
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Yes - my bad - should be /system/bin - will correct it.
Thanks
Jd

Its because one su has the correct permissions and the other doesn't.
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how about adding some screenshots ??

pflorin said:
how about adding some screenshots ??
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Looks just like stock...

So whats this have that stock doesnt,,,whats the pro's to flashing as opposed to what I already have?
concept0 said:
Looks just like stock...
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camblue said:
So whats this have that stock doesnt,,,whats the pro's to flashing as opposed to what I already have?
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When themes become available you'll be able to flash them. You'll aslo be able to flash a few other mods...
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anaphora68 said:
Any chance you can add a browser.apk that gives access to Google Labs?
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No, you're more than welcome to sideload an apk's you wish however.
I'll push out an update today that gets rid of my silly su mistake, gimmie a couple hours.
Glad you people are enjoying it.