Hi to all,
I 'accidently' found a little trick, how to really(!) uninstall the Gameloft-Bloatware and apps like Facebook, Twitter, WPS Office etc. if you don't want them on your phone.
I'm using the Smart Launcher (Pro), which can hide apps in the drawer. When I long press on one of the above mentioned apps, a menu pops up where I can press "Uninstall".
If I do so, I get a message saying that I cant' uninstall this app, but I can hide it - so I did.
Then I opened all hidden apps (SL menu, the 3 dots in the top) - and from here I can long press the app again, press "Uninstall" again, and now I'm able to really uninstall everything.
Well, it seems like I can't uninstall real system apps like Huawei Care, but all the additional apps are gone now
Good luck and best regards
cool400
You do not need any tricks to uninstall these apps. These are not system apps and you can uninstall them like any other ordinary apps, e.g. from stock launcher by just long pressing the apps and moving them to recycle bin or from the settings if you select app management and then uninstall. Try removing Google bloatware like Google music, I bet you cannot without root.
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Anyone know of an app to hide the apps in the app tray?
I know advanced launcher does this however i would like to stick with the standard one.
I hate making the shortcut on the desktop and then it is still listed in the tray. Also there might be an app or two that I don't want my wife to see if she is looking at my phone
The only other way that I am aware of is to use the PACKAGE MANAGER to disable the app. There is a TERMINAL COMMAND that can be used for this; "pm".
The syntax is "pm disable packagename"
i.e. "pm disable com.crazydev.pictureappidontwantmywifetosee"
To reverse it, use "pm enable packagename"
You may need to kill the launcher after these to actually make them appear or disappear.
Note: When the app has been disabled, there is NO WAY TO RUN IT.
Also note: This may not be a good approach for hiding SYSTEM apps that still need to run.
grab a theme that includes the advanced launcher. you can hide anything you want in the tray.
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grab a theme that includes the advanced launcher. you can hide anything you want in the tray.
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"I know advanced launcher does this however i would like to stick with the standard one."
Don't know how to hide it in the app tray but if you use app manager or backup for root user, do a back up of your apps. Then uninstall when you are going to be around wifey then reinstall when she isn't around. Also you will need a file manager to explore files on your sd. Good luck. Just don't forget to uninstall.
I've installed an uninstaller, but it keeps failing every time I try to uninstall Tetris. I know the uninstaller works because I've used it successfully to uninstall other apps.
Also, while I was mucking around, I accidentally replaced one of the shortcuts on the home screen, (I think it used to be the contacts shortcut IIRC(between the phone shortcut and the messaging one)), with the Tetris shortcut. How do I remove this, and replace it with the original shortcut (I did try holding down on the shortcut, but it doesnt allow me to remove it, like it does with other shortcuts in the screen) ?
most likely the game is still running
make sure it has taskilled the apps
some times the build in App Killer doesn't show it
install some other Task Killer that shows hidden running apps like SystemInfo
end task it, then you can uninstall without the error messages
I killed it using Task Killer, and Android System Info showed that it wasnt running, and I still get "uninstall unsuccessful"
Still not sorted
Hi All,
I haven't had much luck with the questions I've asked, it's a shame these forums aren't more active but I'll try my luck again (and thanks in advance to all those who read).
A lot of us newbies who want to debloat our phones are unsure what apks to delete and what needs to stay. I've found various lists of apks that others have deleted, but with no indication of what they are exactly are. Some are obvious but others are not.
I, for instance, can't figure out which apk produces Video Unlimited, Smart Connect or Xperia Care Support from looking in system/app with the root browser. Is this even the only place I'd need to delete each apk from to remove it? But I digress.
So there surely must be a way to read each package and view or extract the user-friendly name that appears to the user in the Apps list or in the home screen. Can anyone tell me what it is? I would be very happy to go through each apk and list it out for people to then use as a reference, and we'd have one more resource for newbies to draw on, instead of us just deleting them blindly and/or at random.
Cheers as always,
schnidex
Use ES File Explorer and check the "App" menu. You will be able to see the apps by its user-friendly name, and clicking on each one you will see its package name.
- Install ES File Explorer from the Play Store (it's free)
- Press the hamburger menu (located up-left -> Library -> App)
- You will see user apps, then you can click on the menu and check system apps or all apps installed.
If you are rooted, you may uninstall system apps from there (long press, uninstall located down-left).
BarajaVLC said:
Use ES File Explorer and check the "App" menu. You will be able to see the apps by its user-friendly name, and clicking on each one you will see its package name.
- Install ES File Explorer from the Play Store (it's free)
- Press the hamburger menu (located up-left -> Library -> App)
- You will see user apps, then you can click on the menu and check system apps or all apps installed.
If you are rooted, you may uninstall system apps from there (long press, uninstall located down-left).
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The problem is not in knowing which APK belongs to which app (and sometimes one APK is several apps at once - like Google+, and you need to know it, and sometimes you don't see an app at all for the APK, like for most system APKs). The problem is knowing what the app actually does, which parts of the system rely on it being present, and how well will these parts behave if the app is removed (vs disabled, which is a normal way to deal with unwanted apps). And this is where "debloating" can do more harm than good.
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The problem is not in knowing which APK belongs to which app (and sometimes one APK is several apps at once - like Google+, and you need to know it, and sometimes you don't see an app at all for the APK, like for most system APKs). The problem is knowing what the app actually does, which parts of the system rely on it being present, and how well will these parts behave if the app is removed (vs disabled, which is a normal way to deal with unwanted apps). And this is where "debloating" can do more harm than good.
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True in many ways, but my primary concern was removing the apps that appear in the app drawer. This seems to handle that perfectly.
Hi All,
Being on Note 4 and Note Edge had made me forgot things I can do being rooted. To my understanding, the default application manager can disable apps, and titanium backup can go beyond that list from the default application manager. I have also got Greenify. Would anyone care to share what they have disabled/froze in TB and also what they have added on the Greenify list? Thanks in advance!
I basically greenify everything except apps that I want running in the background (desired notifications, watch apps etc). If something doesn't work right, just ungreenify it. The more the better I always say.
I don't have a list for freezing apps, but right off the bat you want to freeze sdm.apk so you don't get updates. I freeze knox and ITIgnite as well. Then of course i remove any games/verizon/Amazon/google play software i dont want.
I have an Xperia Z1 with Android 5.1.1 which I have rooted. Using Solid Explorer I was able to uninstall certain pre-installed system apps like Google+, News and Weather, Google Notes and other ones. However, I cannot uninstall other pre-installed system apps like Sony Notes, PS Video and What's New.
Does anybody know why this would not work? I thought once I've got root I can do anything with the phone... Could I simply browse to /system on the phone, remove some folders and reboot to get rid of the remaining useless pre-installed system apps? So far I used Solid Explorer because I think clicking an app is safer than removing random folders.