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Apps safe to Freeze/Delete on AT&T GS5

Ok guys, I hope this helps some if not all of you. This is a list , or pictures, of apps that i usually delete or freeze depending on the app. Applications that may be used in the future like "AT&T Software Update" might be wise to just freeze. Applications like "Beats", unless you use them, I would delete them. If you are unsure of what applications to delete or freeze, it is safer to just freeze the application, as this leaves the application installed on your phone but it is no longer running in the background. When looking at the pictures, the pictures with items with a line accross, this are apps I uninstalled, the other ones are frozen. that are Many applications in the Google Playstore allow you to freeze or delete system apps, but I find Titanium Backup Pro to be more direct and easier to use.
DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility if you brake your phone, or find your balls after debloating the $#it out of your Galaxy S5.
List:
Safe to Freeze:
AT&T Hot Spots
AT&T Software Update
BlurbCheckout
Chrome
com.sec.android.app.sbrowserty
Device Help
ELM Agent
Email
Exchange Services
Gmail
Google+
Hangouts
Internet
Keeper
KLMS Agent
KNOX
KNOX Notification Manager
Mobile TV
My Files (ONLY if you have a third party file manager)
My Magazine
S Helath
Samsung Push Service
Smart Remote
Swype
Talkback
YP
Apps to delete
Use with caution, if you don't know it is safer to freeze.
waplauncher
AT&T Digital Locker
AT&T Messages
AT&T Mobile Recovery
AT&T Navigation
Beats Music
com.cequint.ccid (This is the ID caller app. can't remember the actual name)
ChatOn
AT&T Drive Mode
Flipboard
Google Books
Google Games
Google music
Google Magazines
Lookout Antivirus
Polaris Office
imsqmisocket (Can't remember the actual name)
Media
Hopes this helps. If it did hit "thanks"

It'd be more helpful if you made a list
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LeKtRiCzzz said:
It'd be more helpful if you made a list
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K, Ima start working on that as well
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Have you tried freezing S-Voice? That app is single handedly keeping me from buying an S5. I hate S-Voice with a passion and every time I get a Samsung phone, I put so much time and effort into disabling it, but it never goes completely away.

I deleted s voice
I was thinking a list would be better because when you delete certain apps they change the name
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what does
imsqmisocket and Media do?

Yep
JRDroid said:
Have you tried freezing S-Voice? That app is single handedly keeping me from buying an S5. I hate S-Voice with a passion and every time I get a Samsung phone, I put so much time and effort into disabling it, but it never goes completely away.
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You didn't have to wait for root to disable S-Voice, was possible right out of the box to disable it.

this is weird, I just rooted my s5 using towelroot and installed chainfire's SU then installed TiBu pro with no problem but when I tried deleting some at&t bloatware like at&t navigator.. it keeps giving this "cannot delete system app, unable to locate apk file"..anyone encountered this?

Is there another app that can freeze the AT&T OTA? I have app freeze and app quarantine and it doesn't give me the option to freeze it.
I don't have TiBu pro yet, maybe I'll buy it next month. Are there any temporary solutions to stop with the OTA?

btort1 said:
Is there another app that can freeze the AT&T OTA? I have app freeze and app quarantine and it doesn't give me the option to freeze it.
I don't have TiBu pro yet, maybe I'll buy it next month. Are there any temporary solutions to stop with the OTA?
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Force stopping the service and renaming the APK in the /system folder should work (e.g. 'softwareupdater.apk.dontrun'). I don't know what the file name of the updater is though, so you will have to do some research.

freeze/delete
i have deleted all apps on the delete list and my phone is booting faster, and i have no issues and i have turned off some of the apps too since i dont have the paid version of titanium backup. all is fine.

Im pretty sure deleting system apps ruins your chance of getting an OTA update in the future, should you choose to want one eventually. I wouldnt delete any system apps. Freezing is fine.

robstunner said:
Im pretty sure deleting system apps ruins your chance of getting an OTA update in the future, should you choose to want one eventually. I wouldnt delete any system apps. Freezing is fine.
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but at&t navigator isnt a system app, I just dont understand why TiBu sees this as a system app and cannot locate the apk. I have turned off this app including other bloatware even before we achieved root but I want to completely remove them

yhe2x said:
this is weird, I just rooted my s5 using towelroot and installed chainfire's SU then installed TiBu pro with no problem but when I tried deleting some at&t bloatware like at&t navigator.. it keeps giving this "cannot delete system app, unable to locate apk file"..anyone encountered this?
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If you use rom toolbox pro it will completely Uninstalled them but rom toolbox pro is a paid app as well.
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this is my first android smartphone and only my second smartphone (first being iphone 3gs). I was wondering if someone knew what the apk name and location was so that I could at least for the moment rename the updater services so I don't have to worry about getting an update. I know most people talk about titanium backup and some other paid apps but currently I don't have the money to go that route.
I am still learning this and I tried to search to see if someone had any good alternatives to TiBu but I didn't find any results. I saw some things on the Verizon section but none of those files they mentioned were on the AT&T phones (and I was hesitant to assume they would share the same updater service).

yhe2x said:
but at&t navigator isnt a system app, I just dont understand why TiBu sees this as a system app and cannot locate the apk. I have turned off this app including other bloatware even before we achieved root but I want to completely remove them
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This can be disabled using the normal Android app manager. TiBu can't find the apk because the app isn't technically installed on your phone, yet. If you tried launching the app, it takes you to the google play store to download and install.

LoSt180 said:
This can be disabled using the normal Android app manager. TiBu can't find the apk because the app isn't technically installed on your phone, yet. If you tried launching the app, it takes you to the google play store to download and install.
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its in system/priv-app
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Thank you for the list!
So i accidentally deleted My Magazine instead of freezing it, could this lead to problems later?

Over Rustled said:
Thank you for the list!
So i accidentally deleted My Magazine instead of freezing it, could this lead to problems later?
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No, because you can just factory reset and have it back.

be careful please do not tick ultra power saving mode after rooting and removing some apps, it has not been tracked to exactly what is causing it but it is happening to a few of us.
I removed the standard AT&T ****, isis wallet, the google crap i dont use and a few others with titanium, tested it out for a few hours worked great, had apex installed as the default launcher,
CLICKED ultra power saving mode to test it.. POW on reboot phone loads to only a black and white AT&T logo and it is dead there..
Even if you go into recovery mode and factory reset, the phone will now boot, but after unlock its dead no background and just a black screen the pull down up top works and to get into settings and the lock screen works and that is it....
going to download the 900A zip and try a total reset via odin... I'll keep you updated..

Won't autorotate after debloat

Hi,
I cleaned my note and cleaned too much I guess bc it won't autorotate anymore.
Would love to find out how to fix it.
Cheers!
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Sounds like you deleted Samsung Hub. Deleting that will cause auto rotate to not work. I can upload the apk for you when I get off work.

Face_Plant said:
Sounds like you deleted Samsung Hub. Deleting that will cause auto rotate to not work. I can upload the apk for you when I get off work.
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Thanks, that would be awesome!

Move this to /system/app, set permissions to rw-r-r (0644), reboot, and that should fix it. If not, it may be Odin time.

A thing on debloating. Don't delete the items, pay the few bucks for Titanium Backup Pro. You can freeze the app. The joy of that is when you want to OTA a new update, you can un-freeze all of the AT&T bloat, un root, and bingo, back to stock
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Still not working
I reinstalled Samusng Hub and auto rotate is still not working. Also I can't get the clock to display on the lock screen. Can you guys help?

kangi26 said:
A thing on debloating. Don't delete the items, pay the few bucks for Titanium Backup Pro. You can freeze the app. The joy of that is when you want to OTA a new update, you can un-freeze all of the AT&T bloat, un root, and bingo, back to stock
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panxpany said:
I reinstalled Samusng Hub and auto rotate is still not working. Also I can't get the clock to display on the lock screen. Can you guys help?
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There are probably more apks "missing"...if you can remember what you deleted I can upload them for you but it might just be easier to start over with a fresh flash. I'd definitely recommend freezing apps as opposed to deleting them as well but @Walter.White has a flashable debloater script if you don't want to pay for the Pro version. Just flash it in safestrap after you've reflash stock and you'll be good to go! It's pretty serious debloating though you'd probably have to install apps you do use from the play store afterwards...the list of apks/apps removed is in the OP

panxpany said:
I reinstalled Samusng Hub and auto rotate is still not working. Also I can't get the clock to display on the lock screen. Can you guys help?
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Did you reboot after moving it to/system/app? Are the permissions set correctly?

Q UOTE= Fa.c4.2l.&att; 357890888]Did you reboot after moving it to/system/app? Are the permissions set correctly?[/QUOTE]
wait guys don't leave yet! I've got the same problem but I didn't just uninstall apps with my eyes closed, I just didn't see that Samsung hub affected the mother lovin screen rotation. N900A 4.4.2 at&t note3. I need help I've been trying to fix this for days

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Q UOTE= Fa.c4.2l.&att; 357890888]Did you reboot after moving it to/system/app? Are the permissions set correctly?
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wait guys don't leave yet! I've got the same problem but I didn't just uninstall apps with my eyes closed, I just didn't see that Samsung hub affected the mother lovin screen rotation. N900A 4.4.2 at&t note3. I need help I've been trying to fix this for days[/QUOTE]
Give this a try
https://mega.co.nz/#!xZ1WyA4C!ToSkuaaI0eEEivGqhH4Ei_t4e5LNvodCjWzKnxH6g34
Put in /system/app set permissions to match the other apps and reboot.

Found this thread and followed the fix for auto rotation. Worked a charm. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793441

Galaxy apps

Does anyone have problems downloading from the galaxy
App store. I cant download anything over cellular data.
I can do both on Google play but not with galaxy app store.

jslim38 said:
Does anyone have problems downloading from the galaxy
App store. I cant download anything over cellular data.
I can do both on Google play but not with galaxy app store.
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Yes its not working properly for me.
But I disabled many apps including galaxy apps to avoid lag.

sri4xda said:
Yes its not working properly for me.
But I disabled many apps including galaxy apps to avoid lag.
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Can you download over cellular data from galaxy app store

Works fine on my Exynos Note 9 here in Australia...
Just downloaded a sticker pack to check using 4G network...

sri4xda said:
Yes its not working properly for me.
But I disabled many apps including galaxy apps to avoid lag.
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I think the only thing I have disabled is Facebook from app info. I have used package disabler. Mine is unlocked though. But so far my battery life has been off the charts so Samsung finally made a phone that behaves well when not using it.
I am still waiting to do a couple of minor mods and optimizations. I don't think my battery will improve noticeably seeing as how well behaved it is currently with little tweaking from me.

Download without problems for me. Tmobile Note 9

@rbiter said:
I think the only thing I have disabled is Facebook from app info. I have used package disabler. Mine is unlocked though. But so far my battery life has been off the charts so Samsung finally made a phone that behaves well when not using it.
I am still waiting to do a couple of minor mods and optimizations. I don't think my battery will improve noticeably seeing as how well behaved it is currently with little tweaking from me.
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Good for u. I am facing lag on home screen from day 1.
I use google calendar widget n gmail widget for work.
My setup right now is, using package disabler pro disabled all bloatware option which disabled galaxy apps as well (~64+ apps/services disabled with that option). Also disabled bixby, dex related packages/services as I dont use them. Removed google calendar widget too.
Not sure what helped but no lag in last 48 hrs.

Play Store downloads/updates stuck at 99%

I'm using a Note9 that's only a month old. The last 2 days, any app updates or new apps I'm trying to download get stuck at 99% (sometimes 100%). Things I've tried so far:
* Resetting the Play Store to default and deleting data/cache
* Wiping the cache of the whole phone
* Disabling the Google app (per suggestions I found elsewhere)
* Uninstalling Nova Launcher (per suggestions)
* Wiping the cache/data of the Download Manager
It's driving me up the wall. No idea what to try. Any advice?

This is the same issues I've been having, especially since updating to Android Pie. Only small fix I found was just closing all apps and run Device Care on a download, then it worked. I don't know if this is an actual fix though.

Are you using any package blockers or anything disabled via adb? If yes one app too many was blocked

raul6 said:
Are you using any package blockers or anything disabled via adb? If yes one app too many was blocked
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I am not.

I've ran into this problem but only when having a unstable Wi-Fi connection. Specifically a bad power supply on the router.
And a lot of business wifi like in hospitals and stuff they have blocking software to keep the employees from watching movies and game of thrones and things like!
Photo's[emoji2398] by Sully using SM-N960U or SM-870A

So, no one has found a solution to the stuck-at-99% download problem for Google Play Store?

greycobalt said:
I'm using a Note9 that's only a month old. The last 2 days, any app updates or new apps I'm trying to download get stuck at 99% (sometimes 100%). Things I've tried so far:
* Resetting the Play Store to default and deleting data/cache
* Wiping the cache of the whole phone
* Disabling the Google app (per suggestions I found elsewhere)
* Uninstalling Nova Launcher (per suggestions)
* Wiping the cache/data of the Download Manager
It's driving me up the wall. No idea what to try. Any advice?
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Do not disable Google apk.Enable,delete cache/dates and restart phone.✌

SiAmaze said:
So, no one has found a solution to the stuck-at-99% download problem for Google Play Store?
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U done everthing
Just download FW for ur model and flash trough ODIN....i m sure it will 100% succes

Jovan1997 said:
U done everthing
Just download FW for ur model and flash trough ODIN....i m sure it will 100% succes
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But I don't want to lose my default software
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michelino159 said:
Do not disable Google apk.Enable,delete cache/dates and restart phone.
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Delete Cache/Data for which apps exactly? Only Google or Google Play Store too?:good:

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But I don't want to lose my default software
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Delete Cache/Data for which apps exactly? Only Google or Google Play Store too?:good:
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Only Google.

I'm experiencing this problem as well (Samsung Galaxy Note 10+). This started happening 2 days ago.
Also, another strange thing is happening: The Blue light filter, and Digital Wellbeing grayscale filter, are not starting/stopping at the correct times, they are delayed (sometimes by hours).
The worst part is, my previous phone (Galaxy Note 8) had the exact same issue(s). I endured it for a long time. I was excited to ditch the Note 8 for a phone that worked... Oh well
I generated a debug log, and I'm combing through it now. I don't understand everything I'm looking at.
Here are some attempted fixes, that did _not_ fix the issue on the Note 8:
* Clearing the Google Play store and services caches.
* Removing my Google account, then signing back in.
* Factory reset, then reinstalling everything from scratch. (The issue started happening again, within 1 day.)

zkarcher said:
I'm experiencing this problem as well (Samsung Galaxy Note 10+). This started happening 2 days ago.
Also, another strange thing is happening: The Blue light filter, and Digital Wellbeing grayscale filter, are not starting/stopping at the correct times, they are delayed (sometimes by hours).
The worst part is, my previous phone (Galaxy Note 8) had the exact same issue(s). I endured it for a long time. I was excited to ditch the Note 8 for a phone that worked... Oh well
I generated a debug log, and I'm combing through it now. I don't understand everything I'm looking at.
Here are some attempted fixes, that did _not_ fix the issue on the Note 8:
* Clearing the Google Play store and services caches.
* Removing my Google account, then signing back in.
* Factory reset, then reinstalling everything from scratch. (The issue started happening again, within 1 day.)
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try this:
disable google from the apps drawer or from system/apps or by long pressing the icon and choosing app info...
then reboot and try again( yes i know it dosen't make sense)

bober10113 said:
try this:
disable google from the apps drawer or from system/apps or by long pressing the icon and choosing app info...
then reboot and try again( yes i know it dosen't make sense)
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Thanks for your response. I just tried this, disabled the Google Play app, then restarted the device. I re-enabled Google Play, unfortunately the issue is not fixed. I'm looking at my 13 pending updates, the first one (Nova Launcher) is stuck at 100%, and is not moving/updating at all.

zkarcher said:
Thanks for your response. I just tried this, disabled the Google Play app, then restarted the device. I re-enabled Google Play, unfortunately the issue is not fixed. I'm looking at my 13 pending updates, the first one (Nova Launcher) is stuck at 100%, and is not moving/updating at all.
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no not google play, google.
its an app on its own.
plus you leave it disabled.

bober10113 said:
no not google play, google.
its an app on its own.
plus you leave it disabled.
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Thank you very much!
I double-checked that apps were unable to update (Netflix was stuck at "77%"). I disabled the Google app, and restarted the phone. I left Google disabled.
... Netflix took longer to update (it stalled at "77%" again), but it did finish successfully. Now the other apps are downloading and installing! Nice. Hopefully this is a permanent (or at least reproducible) solution to the issue.
Do you know *why* the Google app would be interfering with app updates? I'm genuinely curious.

zkarcher said:
Thank you very much!
I double-checked that apps were unable to update (Netflix was stuck at "77%"). I disabled the Google app, and restarted the phone. I left Google disabled.
... Netflix took longer to update (it stalled at "77%" again), but it did finish successfully. Now the other apps are downloading and installing! Nice. Hopefully this is a permanent (or at least reproducible) solution to the issue.
Do you know *why* the Google app would be interfering with app updates? I'm genuinely curious.
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no idea. i found the solution a while back as it was driving me crazy. and i spent literally months figuring it out. it was a fluke i found out it was google.apk

bober10113 said:
no idea. i found the solution a while back as it was driving me crazy. and i spent literally months figuring it out. it was a fluke i found out it was google.apk
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Did you find out what was causing this issue? I have had to disable my "google" app to allow updates. Are you using a s8 ? We should compare apps to see if something we have in common is causing this issue.

chrisxxx said:
Did you find out what was causing this issue? I have had to disable my "google" app to allow updates. Are you using a s8 ? We should compare apps to see if something we have in common is causing this issue.
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google was at fault. disable or uninstall it..( not google playstore, but plain old google(the search assistant))

bober10113 said:
google was at fault. disable or uninstall it..( not google playstore, but plain old google(the search assisant))
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Yes i disabled it, but that must be related to another issue. my girlfriend has the same s8 and no issues. Must be related to multiple google accounts or something that differs from my phone to hers.

Perhaps fully off-topic or just the solution, did you disable or remove Chrome? I know my Note 9 shows similar behaviour when I debloat and remove Chrome. Once I updated the WebView app all runs fine. So I always update WebView before anything else. But then again I only notice this behaviour once I remove or disable Chrome browser.

After update today Samsung app store dissapeared (solved)

I have appfreezer and re-enabled all my frozen apps as per instructions before I ran the newest Verizon software update earlier today. Afterwards imported my frozen xml back. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary until I went to open the Samsung app store to look for watch faces. The app is still listed in appfreezer but not on the phone in apps. I did not change anything at all just re-applied my frozen apps xml after the update. I'll attach the xml if anyone has any ideas let me know.

The samsung appstore disappeared for me too. The Bixby button somehow lost functionality as well. To fix the appstore issue, I just reinstalled it. But I don't know how to fix the other issues I have had since update other than a hard reset.

I'll run the ABD command in the morning. I have all bixby stuff frozen so I couldn't comment on that,also have bxactions with the button re-mapped for camera instead. Are you using appfreezer also for other things? Also how did you re download the app store? I can't even find the APK with solid explorer and if I click to launch it in appfreezer nothing happens. Very wierd . Thanks for the replys.?

jd14771 said:
If you can run the command below using a pc & adb shell, see if this returns any results.
adb shell pm list packages -d
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Just 5 hopefully the pic attached this time.

jd14771 said:
well its not disabled. try downloading the latest samsung galaxy app store .apk and see what happens when you install it.
https://www.sammobile.com/apk/galaxy-apps/samsung-galaxy-apps-6-6-01-0/
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Whatever caused the wonky,that fixed it. Much thanks jd.?