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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kingkomarac:
It doesn't work, I don't have rooted phone it says... Any other way please?

Thanx....

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Ok, so I have read almost every post here :)

I realised I have to root the device, but will I loose my guarantee after I do that? And how do I root my device if someone has some time to explain me please..... I'm not total noob, I just don't want to mess something up on my 5-days old S2 :))))

I have rooted Huawei Ideos and clocked it to 729 MhZ so I know some stuff.... Thanx in advance for help....
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zool84:
I think that the only way is to root your phone

it's easy to root your phone, take a look here and download your Firmware version's Kernel http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] defender359:
Another way to use Titanium Backup:) best possible protection
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kingkomarac:
Yea, I don't have rooted phone and don't know really how to do that.... Is there somene willing to help me out thruu skype or something like that? I have read all rooting posts, but I don't want to mess something up.... Thanx guys....
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nitrius:
So titanium backup is the way to go if you want to uninstall/freeze apps from system and such?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Sboulema:
Yes, it is.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Koningwatermaker:
Thanks! Helps me a lot!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Crapshit:
Hi,

I removed the following apps and now everytime I activate WLAN my SGS2 will do a fast reboot or restarts only the touchwiz launcher and plays the boot sound:

AnalogClock.apk
AnalogClock.odex
BuddiesNow.apk
BuddiesNow.odex
Days.apk
Days.odex
Dlna.apk
Dlna.odex
DownloadProviderUi.apk
DownloadProviderUi.odex
DualClock.apk
DualClock.odex
EmailWidget.apk
EmailWidget.odex
FmRadio.apk
FmRadio.odex
GameHub.apk
GenieWidget.apk
install_flash_player.apk
Kobo.apk
LiveWallpapers.apk
LiveWallpapers.odex
Maps.apk
Microbesgl.apk
Microbesgl.odex
MiniDiary.apk
MiniDiary.odex
MusicHub_U1.apk
MyFiles.apk
MyFiles.odex
PhotoRetouching.apk
PolarisOffice.apk
PostIt.apk
PostIt.odex
PressReader.apk
Protips.apk
Protips.odex
ReadersHub.apk
ReadersHub.odex
SamsungApps.apk
SamsungAppsUNA3.apk
SamsungIM.apk
SamsungWidget_News.apk
SamsungWidget_News.odex
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.odex
SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk
SamsungWidget_StockClock.odex
SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.apk
SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.odex
SecretWallpaper1.apk
SecretWallpaper1.odex
SecretWallpaper2.apk
SecretWallpaper2.odex
SevenEngine.apk
SnsAccountFb.apk
SnsAccountFb.odex
SnsAccountLi.apk
SnsAccountLi.odex
SnsAccountMs.apk
SnsAccountMs.odex
SnsAccountTw.apk
SnsAccountTw.odex
SnsDisclaimer.apk
SnsDisclaimer.odex
SnsImageCache.apk
SnsImageCache.odex
SnsProvider.apk
SnsProvider.odex
SocialHub.apk
SocialHub.odex
SpeechRecorder.apk
SpeechRecorder.odex
Stk.apk
Stk.odex
Tasks.apk
Tasks.odex
TrimApp.apk
TrimApp.odex
TwCalendarAppWidget.apk
TwCalendarAppWidget.odex
VideoEditor.apk
VoiceRecorder.apk
VoiceRecorder.odex
VoiceToGo.apk
YouTube.apk
Zinio.apk

Is there anything included which I should not delete?

I deleted these apps from the stock rom 2.3.4 KI4 for DBT.

I hope you can help me. Thank you.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] anisbombaywala:
What is the apk file for Latitude, Places and Navigation?

Will I be able to use Maps after renaming (.bak) these?

/EDIT

Ok I found this. When I renamed Maps.apk, the above three too disappeared. :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Crapshit:
Can nobody help us? Big thanks!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bragon2010:
Thanks for the info!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Mujodroid:
Hello , can i use app manager pro to freeze bloatware ? any recommended app to use ?

gscript ?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] anisbombaywala:
Why use any app to freeze the applications. I simply rename the .apk files of the unwanted apps. Just add a .bak. Like I renamed the Maps.apk to Maps.apk.bak. Someday when I have to use the Maps, I simply remove the .bak. These .apk files are residing in the /system/app folder. You can use the paid Root Explorer or the free ES File Explorer for this. Remember to use Mount R/W in the explorer.

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Hit the Thanks button if my reply was helpful.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] n3rdmusic:
Titanium backup does a great job!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Mujodroid:
big thanks :d
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] arashkhaan:
please I need memo.apk for galaxy s2
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] [-Amrish-]:
I used DarkyRomII app, it's free in the market.

It needs Root access.

Go to Uninstall tab and delete what you want to delete.

Every bloat apps are automatically stored in the install tab. So if you deleted an app then you can get it back via the install tab :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rinoko72:
Not sure if anybody else has written this but I've frozen the following without any trouble:

Google Talk 1.3

TTS service 2.3.5

Speech command 2.8.1

Running KI8 :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Dezignah:
Thanks for the info. It was just what i needed :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] geekiest:
Villain ROM 3.0 , removed almost all unwanted services and apps, now the battery life is much much better.

Using DarkyRom2 tool and Titanium backup.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lgkahn:
if you install newer google maps, youtube, layer, and street view.. you can also delete those apps in /system/app and save a helluva lot of space.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kidau:
hmmm, I have this weird bug on my KI8..... everytime i clear memory in task manager, it also reverts my input method to samsung keyboard

in this case, would it be safe to remove it if i don't use the keyboard?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Basel89_m:
Thanks for the info. It was just what i needed
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] 3py0n:
Just wondering how is everyone removing these apps? I tried using Titanium Backup Pro to freeze them but it kinda gets stuck...like it's a perpetual "processing" status and I can't even close or force close the app. The only way to do so is to reboot my phone but after I do reboot it I look into the app and it says that the apps are frozen...but it's too troublesome...not sure what's wrong.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mikisb:
thanks very good information
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] davelinders:
Google Talk, GMail, Maps, Streetview can also removed without any problems.

Also Stock browser without problems.

I'am on stock ROM and it's my experience so maybe for you it

will FC's in some custom ROM's.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mime103:
Thank you for the info
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] TA123:
What about (as they are displayed in QuickSystemInfoPro):

BluetoothAvrcp

BrcmBluetoothservices

FotaClient

MapsFriendService

MTP Application

My Uploads

PCWDevice

Pico TTS

Samsung Account

Samsung TTS

SamsungAppsUNA2

Software update

Which of them are safe to remove?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] hairypot:
Go to settings>applications>developement and tick usb debugging.Hope this helps.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] R.n.G:
cant wait to root my sgs2 to remove all the orange crap on it
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Yasser.etreby:
:)

thnx a lot mate
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mcshame:
Thanks for the great list. I am having some trouble with Social Hub and Music Hub. I thought I took out everything but the icons remain and social hubs files keep coming back. I didn't touch Samsung apps. Did anyone else experience this or has recommendations?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dikime:
The list should be updated, I removed some DRM-related apps listed as "safe" and I was unable to play 2D games like Cut the Rope and PvZ. I could only enter the menu, but when it came to game content everything freezes and only FC helps.

Freezing any DRM app does not have downsides tho.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rinoko72:
Are you sure you "got" them all..? I've frozen everthing with "SNS" written on it and there gone from my app tray :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mcshame:
Yes, I got the sns files and the SocialHub.apk, SevenEngine.apk and MusicHub_U1.apk

I didn't remove signin.apk (samsung accounts) as I wasn't sure from which apps it was for.

The icons still remained, and when I clicked them got some instability, but then the sns came back. I gave up and restored them but I would like to get rid of them.

I didn't freeze then, I uninstalled them. Could some else try and if successful, let me know what they uninstalled to get rid of them

Thx
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Robotic4:
I've just frozen everything with sns using Titanium Backup, then rebooted normally with cwm. They are now gone from my app drawer. Initially they were still there untill I rebooted
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Ves:
Colored a few that can and cannot. Regarding SamsungAppsUNA2, I think it's related to the Samsung App.

I noticed 2.3.5 brought I few new ones which I don't see on the google doc.

TetheringManager

Talkback
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] rauliporto:
ver helpfull

we want a fast rom :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mcshame:
Tried again, but this time rebooted with cwm. Worked perfectly. Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tylerdurden83:
If I freeze with titanium backup pro the apps that are considered safe to remove on the first post's xls, can I expect to have a slight improvement on battery life and available ram? Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] damirbusic:
Is it possible to remove Email app with no problems ? I need only Gmail.

Tnx
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mcshame:
yes, I removed it
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zt_lee:
I have Root Explorer but which folder to go to remove the apps I want to remove?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] atua:
System apps in /system/app and user apps in /data/app
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] musashiro:
can i freeze the stock messaging application????
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] poults:
Yes this is fine although i have froze it and i dont seem to be getting picture messages. I use GoSms and in the mms options it has an option to use the stock sms app settings so i dont know if this may have affected it or not, just a word of warning though.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kersey:
I've frozen (via Titanium Backup) both the email app and gmail and am using Kaiten with no issues

When I froze the stock messaging app I had strange issues with getting a message notification from Handcent SMS but no message. Have left it untouched now just incase
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] bart3385:
How to remove Voice Talk?

I hate this Voice Talk app. Very annoying. I tend to accidentally activate it whenever i click home button a little harder. It's difficult to avoid. I wish to wipe this app out forever! But how? Without rooting. How to simply uninstall it or deactivate it permanently? I'll be happy even just to detach it from the double-click home button.

Please HELP. Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] placeboism:
hi guys,

noob here..sorry if i post wronged..:o

can anyone please advice me..

what apk do i need to remove all this samsung map, music hub, etc ?

thanks man

cheers
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mguel:
Hi, I wanted to use Allshare (dlna), so I defrost it (titanium backup), and every time I try to use it it hangs, the CPU & memory usage start to go up like crazy and I have to kill it.

Some time ago it happened to me something similar with other app (believe I mentioned it on this thread) where the problem was that I had other app which seemed unrelated that somehow it had some dependencies.

So the question, any one knows what other app may be needed to use Allshare?

(I tried with no luck defrosting all apps I could believe that could be related: wifi share, all sns, hubs, etc)

Thanks!

PS: Using KJ3 from Intratech
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] MistahBungle:
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who's contributed to this thread. Bravo folks ;-)

And a tip for newbies in particular (like me)...In the first instance *freeze* anything you're thinking of getting rid of in Titanium. Test it out for a few days or for as long as it takes till you're comfortable deleting a given app won't cause you any headaches.

Oh...And fork out the couple of bucks for Titanium Pro. Worth every cent for the ability to effortlessly freeze (and in most cases, effortlessly unfreeze) just about any app :-)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zarboga:
i got talkbox, and i think is stock app..

can this safe to remove?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] serge327:
Help... i lost my alarm clock... how i can put back? i got the clockpackage.apk already... but no way to install it via putting the apps into system/app folder with permission set to rw-r-r... help.....
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] serge327:
May i ask how to install back Clockpackage.apk back? I cant installed via root explorer... Help~~ i already set permission to rw-r-r
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] umar.munawar:
Kindly do tell me the procedure to remove aapps..

TIA
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] zt_lee:
Hi,

Thks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Ves:
You have to root you phone and install an app called Super User. Then use an app to freeze or remove any system apps.

First questions is are you willing to root your phone, then start from there.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] umar.munawar:
Thx VES...

I already rooted it...n there is super user icon present...tell me me how can i use it..n how can i install rom..

Thx alt
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Ves:
Download Titanium Backup or AntTek App Manager.

Have "USB debugging" ticked (Settings>Applications>Development) for Titanium Backup.

Have "Unknown sources" (Settings>Applications) ticked just in case.

Check the spread sheet (the one in Sboulema his sign is in alphabetical order.

In Titanium after you open it go to the Backup/Restore tab. From there you can select which applications to remove using the spreadsheet. To make it easier to filter press "Click to edit filters" in the second line in the Backup/Restore tab. At "Filter by type" choose system.

Now click on an app to remove, and choose Freeze! or Un-install! Freeze will stop the app from being available and using system resources but make it possible to reactivate if needed in the future. Un-install will completely remove it from your phone. One way to get it back is to use the .apk.

After a few freezes/uninstalls make sure to reboot your phone. Too many changes in the system might make it unstable.

In Antek go to the tab "Apps". The same as with Titanium, click on an app. The screen you get here looks familiar to the stock one. Choose to freeze or delete. Same thing after a few installs/freezes, reboot.

To freeze with Titanium, you'll have to purchase the Pro edition. Freezing with Antek is free but you'll get ads.

Hope this helps a bit.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] umar.munawar:
Thanks dude...that was awsum...

Just one more thing how can i install custom rom on ma mobile..it is saying unable to verify signature,when i tried to install using recovery mode,

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] umar.munawar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1341288

I am unable to install this on my machine...it says unable to match signature...plz guide
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Sboulema:
This is not the thread for that... Ask your question in that thread ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] umar.munawar:
Actually i am unable to post in that thread..because i am a new member...i would be thankful if you can help me in some manner..thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Silberpfeil3110:
I expected the problem, that if you remove the drm apps, the music player keeps crashing, only starting one track and if you want to skip the track or do anything else in the player it stops immediately...

EDIT: But only after you rebooted your phone after installation.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lvader:
question

thanks a lot for the nice list. i removed a lot of apk

one question

it is possible to remove it in the original stock rom?

so the next time y use odin with the rom, i dont need to remove again :rolleyes:

thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Sboulema:
Yes, You can remove the apks from the rom, however i think you need to extract it first with the dxida kitchen and then rebuild it without the apks so it is correctly signed
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] qbnb:
Thanks for the helpful list! I'm rooted on xxKJ3 and for the most part didn't have any issues. After trying to use Titanium backup and running into a few issues (unable to restore) I decided just to use a file explorer and move the apps I wouldn't be using to a backup folder. It worked like a charm! Other than the removal of Pico TTS - which caused the "Text-to-speech settings" menu to force close - everything seems to be working quite well.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ziggyboy:
Root your phone and use App Quarantine to freeze apps. If all you want to do is freeze then I found this to be much better than Titanium Backup. Better interface too... and it's completely free.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cky321:
i think "MtpApplication.apk" should not be deleted, because it will lost USB connection between PC and Phone to read SD card's data.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Echoflyer:
Many thanks for this working test, GG
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] md1008:
Do all samsungs have this much crap

Hello all thanks so much for this very informative thread, I have a Samsung Exhibit II 4g but it has most if not all of the crap on here. I found this thread to be most helpful and sadly my phone is still so knew with no real development aside from being able to root.

Well I accidently delted accountsandsych settings by mistake I didn't even remember doing so. Well I tried to reinstal it using root browser however I was unable to. In the system apps I see the folder and the odex files for that however does absolutely nothing. My phone still works I even get notifications when I get new email and what not, I would like this to be back just because.

Also I noticed that some apps will not let me restore in TB after making a backup, I tried to use the same method but to no avail.

Is there something I am doing wrong? Perferfablly with out ADB I can never get the hang of it. Thanks so much and sorry if this has been asked and answers. I read a great deal but this thread is 46 pages long...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Si14:
I know some unnecessary apps are necessary for others. Anyways, I wonder if there is any optimized ROM with not having the really unneeded applications?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rinoko72:
Checkrom HD v4, is one of these Roms, where they have removed all the samsung widgets & some app's.

There are most likely others as well where the Dev's have slimed down there Roms..

Look in the "original android development" section ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] plop974:
Thanks for that list. Very interesting, and useful.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] squall458:
I do not have the memo app anymore. Can someone please kindly upload the memo.apk for me please. BIG THANK YOU!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Sboulema:
http://www.contentsd.nl/apk/Memo.apk
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] edd-1988:
Greetings and respect and thanks for all members of XDA developers

Today i sell my HTC HD2 (android 2.3.5 )

and i buy a new phone Samsung galaxy s2 (Europe )

so What do you advise to me ( ROM version ,applications ,accessories, ..)???
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] squall458:
you totally rock! Big thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rinoko72:
Read my friend, read.. :)

The fact the you have asked this very question in a thread for the European GS2, show that you can find you way around the GS2 forum..

A bit of searching and you will soon find out just how many possibilities there are to your new toy ;)

Good luck on your search :)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] lyduythinh:
Thank you very much.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] VortX53:
thanks a lot! this helped me remove some of those useless apps
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] fer866:
It has helped me a lot, thx.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jobbo:
thank you, helped alot
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] hermanchb:
May I download those Social Hub, Game Hub, Reader Hub & Samsung APP then re-install to my S2 (GT-I9100G) ??
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] cliff03:
Is it safe to uninstall car home
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Alemaobh:
I had removed a lot of that apps and still working fine!

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] alexreyes:
Great

that was exactly what i was looking for

Thx
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Athwart:
Thank you very much! Now I didn't have to destroy my phone just to get rid of these annoying apps.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] RDDraco:
Thanks! Removed all those annoying useless apps:)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] NunxPT:
Hi there,

You can also use this tool that I did to remove or restore apps on your SGS 2 ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1308447
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
I just got around to updating my list, it now lists all apks as of the newest hyperdroid, link in my sig and here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spr...1gdDJRekl4QmkyNmIzUmRvX2h3UDVkQXc&output=html
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ForTR:
You can use SystemApp Remover
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] shankai:
Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] DaLuigi3:
hi,

i have removed talkback.apk because it's a relief for blind person. In the list you say do not remove because "Seems to cause FC's when frozen"

What FC means? I have found no problems with deleting this app....

greetz
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Rinoko72:
FC = Force closure..

When a program / setting feils to load and closes itself and you see a message telling you that something has stopped working correctly ;)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] KGNTSTNY:
Definitely removed loads of those redundant apps. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Good to know, I got a FC (Force close, the box that pops up saying something is wrong) last time I froze it, I will try again and update the list if it goes okies.

Edit: Removes fine, list updated, thanks for the info!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] taviaum:
Thanks a lot!!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Dalfin:
That's the nice thing about custom ROMs!There is a zip file for everything. In OMEGA ROM there are mods for removing blotware (allshare and other samsung stuff) and remove hubs. I am pretty sure that this support all kind of ROMs.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pissyhun:
hi

i use a slim rom - xwkl1- from krinyo, so some app are already deleted. what is new is that i have frozen: DRM CONTENT and OMACP and i saw a difference: S O android dropped from 15% to 6%. drm content was running as service always. i had 4 services running: settings, drm content, keyboard, and calendar widget.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Chaos_Soldier:
Thanks veyka for the list of your chef droid! I used your link to deactivated some things with titanium backup pro! Helps me a lot!

Do you know if there is a way to disable system apps like the game hub without paying??

I got Android 2.3.6 and i use the newest UltraToxic Rom XWKK5
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] NunxPT:
There's a reason for the donation system on chef droid. I've been supporting the platform for half a year paying for hosting and domain from my own pocket, which in my oppinion is not fair since I contributed with my work and because I don't really need to use it.

Donations is the best way to keep the platform up or else it might close someday when I can no longer renew the service.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Chaos_Soldier:
Yeah what you mentioned is right!

I am the same oppinion! Donations are important!

But my post before should aim in the direction that i wanted to know if there is another way to delet system apps. Maybe an app or a guide where i have to do the work on my own. (which chef droid maybe does for me!)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] veyka:
Gemini App manager is free, it can "block" (Freeze) apps and also manage application autoruns.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] deadnight.warrior:
Really helpful.... Thanks alot !:)