[HTC Amaze 4G] Bling_Diggity:
So, the thing is...I absolutely cannot stand HTC Sense. I am an Android purist and a minimalist at heart. I love HTC's hardware...but their software is crap. Coming from a Nexus One, which had almost no bloatware on it at all, I experienced quite a shock when I first booted up my Amaze. I've seen less crap on a manure truck.

So, the logical thing to do of course would be to dump the stock rom, and load up CrackEyes SenseLess (or BulletLess or whatever he's calling it now). I've tried them...and no offense to CrackEyes...I'm sure he's put a lot of time and effort in to making these ROMs...but they're just not stable enough for me. On the other hand, Xboarder's QuikSense and BulletProof have proved themselves rock solid time and time again. But Xboarder doesn't seem to mind leaving some of the bloatware and stock HTC sense crap on there that a minimalist like myself hates.

I am actually working on compiling my own ROM (which I plan on calling AntiSense whenever it's done), but as I am a newcomer to the developing scene, it's taking a while b/c I've never done anything this complicated before. Luckily I've made some friends over in the G-Slate community who have helped me along quite a bit.

However, until my ROM is finished, I created 4 simple little batch files that will safely and quickly debloat XBoarder's BulletProof v2.5 (which is what I currently have installed and tested it on). Should work on earlier versions as well, and maybe even other ROMs (though probably not any of CrackEyes' as he's already removed a lot of this stuff already). There are 4 versions, two which will simply move the apps out of the way (into a folder called app-unused), and two of which will actually remove the apps from the device entirely. Each has its own trade-offs. The Debloaters will keep the apps from being visible by android, and will provide a backup location for these apps should you want to reinstall them later, however it will not save you any space on the internal phone storage. The Debloater-Removers will get you more space in your internal phone storage, but will not provide a backup for the apps and could potentially cause some errors or FCs with Sense (although I have yet to experience any during my tests). So, in other words, choose wisely which one you want to use.

REQ's:

1. ClockworkMod 5.5.0.4 (XBoarder's work) or HTC Sync and HTC drivers installed on PC.

2. BulletProof 2.5 or less (XBoarder again), or some other ROM that enabled root access except Senseless or BulletLess.

3. Android SDK installed and system variables are set properly on your Windows machine (btw this won't work for linux duh). Instructions for this are found in the quote below. Copied straight off'a Cyanogenmod Wiki. Adjust folder paths to your android-sdk folder as necessary.

CWM RECOVERY INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Plug into PC via usb.

2. Boot phone into recovery.

3. Select Mounts & Storage, then select 'Mount /System'.

4. Download attached .zip file with your PC, unzip to wherever.

5. Run the .bat file with the 'CWM' ending. I put several pause commands in the file, so if you come up with some errors you can just copy them straight from command prompt and paste them here.

6. Reboot phone.

7. Done

HTC SYNC INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Plug phone into PC via USB, change connection type on phone to HTC Sync.

2. Wait for phone to find HTC Sync on PC.

3. Download attached .zip file with your PC, unzip to wherever.

4. Run the .bat file with the 'Sync' ending. I put several pause commands in the file, so if you come up with some errors you can just copy them straight from command prompt and paste them here.

5. Reboot phone

6. Done.

DISCLAIMER:

:eek: I claim no responsibility for anything this does lulz :eek:

No but seriously, this should work fine without causing any damage to your phone. I've tested it multiple times already. That being said, if it does f up your phone, I have no obligation to fix it. Use this at your own risk.