Hi !
I will receive soon a x90 pro plus.
I read all posts about debloating phone, I think it is a normal thing to do if you don't use apps.
But I wonder if using vivo app store is so bad. Somebody here uses this phone without Google play, only with vivo app store ?
Thanks
So, I understand now no English !
fabjazz said:
Hi !
I will receive soon a x90 pro plus.
I read all posts about debloating phone, I think it is a normal thing to do if you don't use apps.
But I wonder if using vivo app store is so bad. Somebody here uses this phone without Google play, only with vivo app store ?
Thanks
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You can remove if you want, but the vivo store itself is pretty bad, and no english at all (or I don't know how to change it to english). However, if you remove it, you will likely lose the ability to install 3rd party apps (i.e, any apps outside of google play store or vivo store). Just think twice before disabling it. Of course, you can resintall that vivo store back using adb, so not a big deal here.
lemonade747 said:
if you remove it, you will likely lose the ability to install 3rd party apps (i.e, any apps outside of google play store or vivo store).
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Why so?
lemonade747 said:
You can remove if you want, but the vivo store itself is pretty bad, and no english at all (or I don't know how to change it to english). However, if you remove it, you will likely lose the ability to install 3rd party apps (i.e, any apps outside of google play store or vivo store). Just think twice before disabling it. Of course, you can resintall that vivo store back using adb, so not a big deal here.
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I did not touch it. So, no problem.
We find apps in english but I won't go further with that, no possibilities to make it usable like playstore with payment method ... etc.
Thanks !
TheMystic said:
Why so?
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It's just a mystery like the way X90PP with Snap 8 Gen2 still sucks tons of battery. They designed the vivo store app as a dogwatcher then they can observe what we install/uninstall on our phones. I just know that if you remove it, you cannot install any 3rd party apps anymore. Tested by myself and had to reinstall it back.
lemonade747 said:
It's just a mystery like the way X90PP with Snap 8 Gen2 still sucks tons of battery. They designed the vivo store app as a dogwatcher then they can observe what we install/uninstall on our phones. I just know that if you remove it, you cannot install any 3rd party apps anymore. Tested by myself and had to reinstall it back.
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Which means the package installer is part of the Vivo Store app.
Try installing the Android Package Installer app and see if you can install apps without the Vivo Store app. Once package installer is installed, apps can be installed using any file manager that supports it or an apk installer like SAI.
TheMystic said:
Which means the package installer is part of the Vivo Store app.
Try installing the Android Package Installer app and see if you can install apps without the Vivo Store app. Once package installer is installed, apps can be installed using any file manager that supports it or an apk installer like SAI.
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Thanks, I'll check, but I guess it will end up being the same as some apps like sms and phone app. That means you need the original app to make it work.
lemonade747 said:
Thanks, I'll check, but I guess it will end up being the same as some apps like sms and phone app. That means you need the original app to make it work.
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Thinking about it, the package installer must be a system app. You won’t be able to install an app as a system app without root. Give it a try. May be it is just a question of enabling the default package installer which Vivo probably disabled in favour of their own Store app.
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Since last Playstore update there was a secret app in it..
ht(X)p://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/google-settings-app-sneaks-onto-android-to-bolster-g-sign-in/
I'll got it already, but can't seem to remove it
Any idea?
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I just hid it from my app drawer
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Duvel999 said:
Since last Playstore update there was a secret app in it..
ht(X)p://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/google-settings-app-sneaks-onto-android-to-bolster-g-sign-in/
I'll got it already, but can't seem to remove it
Any idea?
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Yeah it seems like such a pointless addition. But you can try freezing with TB or something.
Duvel999 said:
Since last Playstore update there was a secret app in it..
ht(X)p://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/google-settings-app-sneaks-onto-android-to-bolster-g-sign-in/
I'll got it already, but can't seem to remove it
Any idea?
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Any reason you need to remove it? It looks like it's just making the Google settings more open and easier to access.
http://lifehacker.com/5987333/googl...cess-to-other-google-apps-settings-on-android
I like to remove useless apps.
Especially when they get secretly installed.
It's crap in my eyes.
Thx. for replying everyone.
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So there is no way to remove it? Because I can't find it in TiBu and it bother me it's there. I'll never use it.
Seems you get it, when Playstore is updated.
Green icon in app drawer.
I don't need it or want it.
Can't remove it or freeze it
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try uninstalling play store updates see if that removes it .... if so you can disable updates through TB i think?
Did that already and that works.
But there will be a next update I guess..
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Duvel999 said:
Did that already and that works.
But there will be a next update I guess..
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Haha guess you'll have to learn to live with it then
remove google settings app
For those of you who prefer not to be sheep going to slaughter.
I unistalled google play services and that removed it from the phone. Not sure what else will be affected but I am still able to download/install apps from play store. I figure I may miss the next version of play store that comes out. Better than them sneaking stuff in. You may find the actual apk inside the google play directories. Please post if you do.
Also if anyone has ever figured out how to disable E911. If you dont want to disable yours that fine. STFU because your input is not needed ok. I dont want it on, period!!!
For the rest go ahead and follow the heard. [sheep noises....lol] !
myi500 said:
For those of you who prefer not to be sheep going to slaughter.
I unistalled google play services and that removed it from the phone. Not sure what else will be affected but I am still able to download/install apps from play store. I figure I may miss the next version of play store that comes out. Better than them sneaking stuff in. You may find the actual apk inside the google play directories. Please post if you do.
Also if anyone has ever figured out how to disable E911. If you dont want to disable yours that fine. STFU because your input is not needed ok. I dont want it on, period!!!
For the rest go ahead and follow the heard. [sheep noises....lol] !
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Google Play Store and Goggle Play Services are not related. But it was a clever move with the names.
Google Play Services are the core to a host of future functions, especially to apps relating to social contacts, location related services and in particular (paid) games playing. Also, as many have detected already, with the 3. party sign-in control Google is able to watch and possibly control to whom and how you have contact with.
If you de-install Google Services, it will be auto re-installed in shortest time again in the backgound. If you happen to be on mobile data at that time, the bill is on you. If you disable or freeze Google Play Services, it will not be auto re-enabled. At least not as of now. But some functions of the phone and some Google apps like Hangout are made dependant on Goggle Play Services. So there function will cease.
More and more people are disgruntled about the way Google is doing things now. It is absolutely Googles own thing what apps they want to develop, and what functions they want to implement. But shoving down apps onto my property without my consent is not acceptable to me.
The people are not sheeps bcs they are forced to have things installed things they don't fully understand. I believe that many simply don't think twice, if something is (superficially) free, The strategies of companies like Goggle build on that fact.
Yep, it reinstalled. I will freeze it. But the sheep are the people that say one should accept it, or come back with tin foil comments etc. Those are sheep. I agree why force it on people? Esp from software the is supposed to be opensource. As one person posted somewhere it also redundant.
I know what you mean and I share your resentments. Albeit I fear there is nothing much we can do.
Google makes more and more Android functions depend on Google Play Service being on, and up to date. Just recently I registered that Calendar synchronisation now does not work with this "Services" disabled.
Unless someone makes a hacked version of that skunk.
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?
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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.
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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
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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).
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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
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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.
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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.
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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..
I would like to stop facebook and facebook messanger from running in my background. I know about greenify but it wont let me put those two apps into hibernation because they are system apps, i am using a rooted galaxy s6 from at&t. Is there a way to turn them into a user app and if there is will that do any harm to my device?
Don't know if this will work or not - try freezing the included version with tibu, then installing from play store. Then greenify.
dandrumheller said:
Don't know if this will work or not - try freezing the included version with tibu, then installing from play store. Then greenify.
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lol Very clever but it it only gives me a enable option when i go to the play store to try and install it again
Just use Greenify if you're rooted you can hibernate it. Or use tibu to uninstall it and install it from the play store.
eboc87 said:
lol Very clever but it it only gives me a enable option when i go to the play store to try and install it again
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Oh well, sorry it didn't work.
Clienterror said:
Just use Greenify if you're rooted you can hibernate it. Or use tibu to uninstall it and install it from the play store.
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Wasnt able to greenify it before even when i was rooted but your other suggestion worked perfectly, Thank a bunch !!
In order to Greenify Facebook, you will have to donate $3 since on our phones, it's considered a system app.
Hello. I've just been given a Mate S from work but it's the Chinese version so no Google apps. What are my options? As it's from Huawei through work I'll call rooting plan b. There's no way to flash an International factory image without rooting right?
If you go to the Huawei App Store you can install Google Play Store from there.
I did this when i converted my phone to chinese version. Only problem I had was contacts wouldnt sync, but if you download GoogleContactSynch.apk (you'll have to google search for that) then contacts syncs work fine.
Yeah i did that and then tried to install the Google Launcher and disable as much bloat as i could. Google Launcher wouldn't work for some reason. Will give it another go tomorrow.
drew2d1 said:
Yeah i did that and then tried to install the Google Launcher and disable as much bloat as i could. Google Launcher wouldn't work for some reason. Will give it another go tomorrow.
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What version of Android is the phone running?
drew2d1 said:
Yeah i did that and then tried to install the Google Launcher and disable as much bloat as i could. Google Launcher wouldn't work for some reason. Will give it another go tomorrow.
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You need to change the standard launcher under Settings - Apps - Standard apps
You can download Google Contact Sync and Google Calendar Sync from Huawei App Store. Search for Google and click the banner on top to see all the Google apps
Already tried when i was playing about with it a few days ago. Google Launcher wasn't listed even though it's installed.
I've just switched it on again now and it detects it. :good:
Do you have any idea how can I remove all Google apps/services? Maybe, do you have any custom rom without Google services? I have unlocked TWRP.
You could root the phone and use some app (search bloatware remover on play store) and then just delete the Google apps.
Harald.T said:
You could root the phone and use some app (search bloatware remover on play store) and then just delete the Google apps.
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I would like to add that it's impossible to uninstall google services with app like System app remover or stuff like that. I used "Amaze" file manager, it was the one way I can do that, other apps turned off when I wanted uninstall Google Chrome or Google play store, services.
elephp said:
I would like to add that it's impossible to uninstall google services with app like System app remover or stuff like that. I used "Amaze" file manager, it was the one way I can do that, other apps turned off when I wanted uninstall Google Chrome or Google play store, services.
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Huh. That's weird. I haven't tried it in a while but I'm pretty sure I was able to remove gapps. Hm