[HTC Rezound] Quantumrabbit:
While setting out to clean up my ROM install, I was curious how small I could make it. I usually delete a ton of these after install, but that's getting old. So I wanted to see out of the 400 apks that come on the phone, how many could I axe? Between my experience in uninstalling these, and googling around, and realizing that for some reason a huge chunk of these cannot be found via googling... I decided to make to this list.

If you can identify any of the blue ones, or confirm whether some of those with unconfirmed status can safely be axed or not...I'd appreciate it.

You really should remove this

Smith.apk - This is an HTC Logger, it's like a next gen Carrier IQ. You will see this on ports from the HTC One series, and potential other ports in the future.

QXDM2SD.apk - Carrier IQ like Logger

Confirmed Safe to Delete

AdobeReader.apk - Adobe Reader

Aluminium.apk - HTC Skin

Automotive_Home.apk - part of the car mode

Blockbuster.apk - Blockbuster for HTC

BlueSky.apk - Sense Blue Sky theme

BooksPhone.apk - Google Books

Burgundy.apk - Sense Burgundy theme

ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk - used to sync bookmarks between desktop chrome and "internet" browser on Android

com.htc.FriendStream3DWidget.apk - Used in friendstream (HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc)

com.htc.htcmsgwidgets3d.apk - HTC Messaging Widgets

com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk - Lockscreen

com.htc.MusicWidget.apk - HTC Music Widget

com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling Sync All

com.htc.Task3DWidget.apk - HTC Tasks widget

com.htc.TrendsWidget.apk - HTC Twitter trends widget

com.htc.Twitter3DWidget.apk - HTC Twitter widget

com.mobitv.client.nfl2010.apk - NFL Mobile

DFPI - Demoflo package installer (perhaps a demo mode?)

DockMode.apk - Dock Mode, allows your phone to have a kind of digital album/friend stream/calendar/time/weather viewer while it sits in a dock

Dropbox.apk - Dropbox App

DrmProvider.apk - DRM Protected Contect Storage

EPST.apk - Verizon phone update checker

FieldTrial.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary)

FlashLitePlugin.apk - FlashLite Plugin

Flickr.apk - Flickr application

Fracture.apk - HTC Skin

FriendStream.apk - HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc

FusionStockWidget.apk - Stocks widget

GSD.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary, may drain battery)

HtcCarPanel.apk - HTC Car Panel (com.htc.navipanel)- puts phone in a sort of standalone GPS mode with big icons for use while driving... preferably in a mount bracket

HtcDataStripWidget.apk - HTC combined data toggles widget (shows radio toggle, gps, etc on a strip)

HTC_Diopen.apk - Pen input. I have only removed this after install and setup, but it should be fine to remove before that as well

HtcCOTAClient.apk - OTA Client Checker

HtcDm.apk - Checks for updates from HTC

HtcFacebook.apk - Facebook app (com.facebook.katana)

HtcFacebookChat.apk - Facebook Chat app

HtcFacebookChatWidget.apk - Facebook chat widget

HtcFeedback.apk - Tell HTC - app that sends HTC data about your phone

HtcFootprints.apk - HTC photo geotagging service

HtcFootprintsWidget3d.apk - HTC photo geotagging widget

HtcGreader.apk - HTC RSS reader

HtcGreaderWidget.apk - HTC RSS reader widget

HtcImageWallpaper.apk - Like it says, wallpaper

HtcLavaLiveWallpaper.apk - live wallpaper

HTCLivewallpaperStreak.apk - Another wallpaper

HtcMIM.apk - HTC Instant Messaging client

HtcMimWidget.apk - HTC Instant Messaging widget

HTCNotes.apk - Notes app

HtcPhotoWidget.apk - HTC Photo viewer widget

HtcPowerSaverWidget.apk - HTC Widget with power toggles

HtcPowerStripWidget.apk - Unified HTC Widget with power setting (Power Dashboard)

HtcProfileWidget.apk - HTC Sound profiles widget

HtcResetNotify.apk - Notification that appears on the statusbar when the phone is reset

Htc3DRichNotesWidget.apk - Notes widget

HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk - HTC App for trimming ringtones

HtcRingtoneWidget.apk - HTC Ringtone widget

HtcScreenBrightnessWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen brightness

HtcScreenTimeoutWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen timeout

htcsettingwidgets.apk - Set of HTC Widget toggles

HtcTwitter.apk - HTC Peep (Twitter app)

HtcVideoPlayer.apk - HTC Video App

htcwatchwidget3d.apk - HTC Watch (purchasable video) Widget

HtcWeather3DWidget.apk - HTC Weather Widget

HtcWeatherWallpaper.apk - HTC Weather Wallpaper

htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager

Idlescreen_Base.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)

idlescreen_shortcut.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)

idlescreen_photo.apk - Phto Lockscreen

IdleScreen_Stock.apk - Stocks Lockscreen

IdleScreen_Weather.apk - Weather Lockscreen

IMEXT9_____.apk - Alternate Languages for HTC IME Keyboard

Infinite.apk - HTC Skin

install_flash_player.apk - Adobe Flash Player

JETCET_PRINT.apk - Wireless printing app

JETCET_PRINT_Resources.apk - JetPrint resources

JETCET_PRINT_S40.apk- Updated name for JetPrint Wireless printing app

Kindle.apk - Amazon kindle app

KeyChain.apk - used by Ice Scream Sandwich for storing passwords

LMW.apk - Low Storage Space wizard

Matte.apk - HTC Skin

Mode10Wallpapers.apk - HTC Live Wallpapers

Music.apk - HTC Music Player

Music2.apk - HTC Music Player (alternate name)

MyDropbox.apk - HTC Dropbox

MyReportAgent.apk - HTC Report Agent

MySketcher.apk - Scribble - Screenshot App (Home + Power). You can remove it if you don't want native screenshots

MyTask.apk - Tasks List - Management Application

MyVerizon.apk - My Verizon App

Nfc.apk - Near field communications (unsupported phone swipe payment method)

Notes.apk - Notes app

NewBayService-market.apk - VCast service

nfshp-signed-1.0.13.apk - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

NoiseField.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper

PDF_Viewer_F_A.apk - Foxit PDF Viewer.

PhaseBeam.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper

PlusOne.apk - Google+ app

picasapryramid.apk - Picasa Web Album

Picasa_GLRplugin.apk - Picasa plugin

PolarisOffice.apk - Polaris Office

Protips.apk - Homescreen Tips widget

PureC_____.apk - Pure Widgets

ShowMe.apk - HTC Help Viewer

Serene.apk - HTC Skin

slackerradio.apk - Slacker Internet Radio

SocialManager.apk - combines some social media apps

Stock.apk - Stocks app

Street.apk - Google Streetview addon for Google Maps

Talk.apk - Google Talk

Talk2.apk - Google Talk

talkback.apk - Android accessibility

TrimIt.apk - A ringtone trimmer

TuneIn.apk - Radio

Tube2_Configuration.apk - media link HD

Twitter.apk - Twitter App

TwitterEngine.apk - Twitter Service

Twitter_Client.apk - Twitter App

verizonWave.apk - Verizon's Wave wallpaper (if it is the default on your ROM, you probably shouldn't remove it until you change it... I don't know what will happen)

VVM.apk - Visual Voice Mail

VzNav.apk - Verizon Navigator (Verizon's Car Panel)

VzwLBSPerm.apk - Verizon Location service

Watch.apk - HTC Video player/service

WatchApp.apk - HTC Watch

WorldClock.apk - It's a clock. It may cause timezone issues to remove.

Safe to delete so long as other apps/services that use it also are

ba-syncservice-app-signed.apk - Verizon Backup Assistant service (safe if you also remove the Verizon Backup Assistant, may need to wait till after setup)

DMPortRead.apk - used by Dock Mode... not sure what for. (If you remove Dock Mode, this is safe to remove as well)

HtcCdmaMccProvider.apk - gets CDMA (mp3 ID3 tags) information used from HTC music and maybe other apps?

HtcCompressViewer.apk - Zip Viewer. If you have something like ES File Explorer or other useful file browser, it's not necessary. Potentially used by other HTC apps

HTCMediaAutoUploadSetting.apk - Social Media Uploading

HtcDLNAMiddleLayer.apk - DLNA service (for TV connectivity/streaming)

HtcDMC.apk - Digital Media Controller. Used by the DLNA

HtcDmSettingsPlugin.apk - Digital Media Settings... also used by DLNA

HtcMediaCacheService.apk - another DLNA related app

VzWBAClient.apk - Verizon backup assistant (may need to wait till after setup)

VZWInstaller.apk - used to install Verizon apps, such as NFL Mobile

Unsafe to remove

fusion.apk - Used by Rosie, it's a sense library you need

HTCSetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Do not delete before running it to set up your phone!

HTC_IME.apk - HTC Keyboard. DO NOT REMOVE before setting up phone and installing another keyboard

PCSC.apk - USB to PC mounting

Rosie.apk - Bottom launcher, do not remove

SetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Alternate name.

Stk.apk - SIM Toolkit, should probably not remove

vzwapnpermission.apk - used to connect to the Verizon network

Unidentified Apps

appdirectedsmspermission.apk - ?

ApplicationsProvider.apk - ?

CIMEXT9.apk - ?

HtcMessageUploader.apk - More social media uploading?

PrivInit.apk - ?

qospermission.apk - some kind of Verizon background service

RebootWarningWin.apk - ?

Tag.apk - ?

Identified Apps (unconfirmed delete status)

FilePicker.apk - File Browser

GoogleBackupTransport.apk

GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk

GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk

GoogleFeedback.apk

GoogleLoginService.apk

GooglePartnerSetup.apk

GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk

GoogleServicesFramework.apk

GoogleTTS.apk - Google Text to Speech

HTCAlbum.apk - HTC picture viewer, may be used to select pictures/wallpapers

HtcListen.apk - HTC's Music App

HtcMessageProvider.apk - used by HTC's SMS/MMS app

HtcMusicEnhancer.apk - HTC Music Equalizer, used by Beats and HTC Music

HtcSettingsProvider.apk - Source for HTC Settings

HtcSoundRecorder.apk - HTC Sound recording app

HtcSoundSetDownloadManager.apk - Used by HTC to create and download Sound Sets (sets of ringtone and notification sounds in Personalize)

HtcSSOClient.apk - HTC object that allows login across HTC apps

HtcStreamPlayer.apk - HTC Streaming Video App

HTCSync.apk - HTC service for syncing contacts, people, social media, etc together

Phonesky.apk - Google Market (post 3.2)

TaskManager.apk - ICS Task Manager

TetheringGuard.apk - Verizon Tethering app, may block 3rd party tethering apps

WifiRouter.apk - Used in Verizon tethering

Vending.apk - Market can also show up as this

VerizonSSOEngine.apk - used by verizon to log into many verizon apps (including NFL mobile and others)

Hopefully, other curious folks such as myself find this useful.

Disclaimer

As is always the case, while I am not out to lie to you, I am not responsible for your removal of any of these apps from your phone. If it causes you to need to restore from backup, or re-install a ROM, that is tragic, but your responsibility. If you do find due to an update or another app you install/use you should not have deleted one... please let me know, and I will update this list accordingly.