yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc General] Rolandh:
The three that I've highlighted are safe to remove Video Unlimited is a Sony app that has an Uninstall option in Settings > Apps. I've removed Lets Golf HD and Timescape from my phone and everything is working fine, just remember to uninstall all the Timescape Plugins as well. I think Places, Latitude & Navigation are all part of the Maps apk, but I don't know if it would be safe to uninstall them as use Maps quite a bit, & Navigation gets the odd outing on Road trips. The rest I use apart from News & Weather so not uninstalled them to find out.

Roland
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
Could this topic be pinned?

I think that makes it much easier to find it
[Xperia Arc General] j4viero:
Hello, it's possible delete retaildemo.apk, what is it??

What is talkback.apk???

Thanks

Enviado desde mi LT18i usando Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc General] Rolandh:
I've deleted retail demo, not sure what it is though.

I think talk back is an access ability app, it's available in the Play Store. If you search for it on there it'll tell you what it is.

Roland
[Xperia Arc General] latino147:
I want to clean up my wife's phone, but as root is needed, where can I find a valid root tutorial for ICS where I DON'T need to flash an entirely new ROM? Is there a 'superoneclick' available for LT18?

I've been looking around and most topics are meant for GB or need you to flash a complete rom first.

This topic has a lot of info but is a mess and info overload, it mentions a superoneclick method (whick I can't download) but it also mentions a script (which I can't execute as I don't have CWM?)

And also this:

versus

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330314

:confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
There's no need for a custom ROM.

Just root ICS with ZergRush and then clean the system
[Xperia Arc General] latino147:
But Zergrush won't work on the stock ICS will it?
[Xperia Arc General] deadman3000:
I have a few things not on that list I want to know about. First off is it really safe to disable CrashMonitor? Also I have Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited. I have backed those up and uninstalled them with TB. I now have a couple of other services running I am unsure of. Custom Services and SecureClockService (any ideas on those two?).
[Xperia Arc General] canoper:
Thanks! I removed some useless .apk files from my ROM:D

Now my phone has more RAM available.:)
[Xperia Arc General] deadman3000:
OK I pretty much uninstalled everything on this list (after backing up of course).

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/27766

Seemed to go well :)

Xperia Arc S BTW.
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
This one is for ICS:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601038
[Xperia Arc General] gtrab:
I can confirm:

"Sakura" = POBox Skin Pink.apk = oriental keyboard skins = SAFE and OK to uninstall/delete

and "Woody" is the other POBox... skin
[Xperia Arc General] todditedude:
This worked a treat on my newly updated ICS over the weekend. Thanks for that Flo95 ;) so go ahead latino147. git er done
[Xperia Arc General] Beppemi:
Thanks so much Flo95, everytimes make good thread.

I think it should be sticky. Thanks again ;)!!
[Xperia Arc General] __wanker__:
I removed some apps..after that when I connect my phone to pcc pops massage sayin update can't b checked...repair phone ..but my phone is doin just fine...rooted ics:)
[Xperia Arc General] latino147:
how could I have missed this one in the search???? :confused:

Thanks! Will try it tonight, let's see if we can make the Arc perform a little bit better :)
[Xperia Arc General] imugur:
You can also try this:

http://wp.me/paRuR-2jI

For me it worked

Mugur
[Xperia Arc General] latino147:
thank you man! Worked perfectly :)

Although it rebooted the first time after trying to unlock sim, scared the hell out of me, now let's kill all that bloatware! :)
[Xperia Arc General] Knight-20:
I installed ICS today (ME 4.1.A.0.562) on my Arc. After I updated every single app, I used TB to delete almost every thing in the list but I left some of them. I have 306 MB of internal storage free.

This picture shows that all apps are updated

Facebook

Gmail

Google maps

Street view on Google maps

Youtube

** Talk back is deleted.

stuff from the list I did not delete.

- datatrafficswitch.apk (Data on/off widget)

- Home.apk

- livewaremanager.apk (Live Ware Manager)

- OmaDatasyncService.apk (part of Sony Sync)

- Sync.apk (Sony Sync)

- WeatherWidget.apk (Weather widget)

- widgetanalogclock.apk (Clock widget)

- widgetcalendar.apk (Calendar widget)

- widgetdigitalclock.apk (digital clock widget)

- widgetonoff.apk (most on/off widgets)

- widgettimer.apk (timer widget)

- widgetworldclock.apk (world clock widget)

- Google Talk.

- Update Center.

I deleted some apps from the app drawer like Foursquare and the football related one.
[Xperia Arc General] gi_viper:
What about removing system apps that have been updated? How safe is that? For example there is a facebook apk in /system/apps and after updating you also get a facebook apk in /data/apps. What happens if the old version in the system folder gets removed? Does that cause any problems?

What other old versions can be removed in the same way?
[Xperia Arc General] wizzywig:
nice list there ill start removing bits and bobs maybe if one of the code experts would create a script to remove junk from the stock rom
[Xperia Arc General] Zedd.:
What I did was to uninstall the updates and then remove the app from /system/apps.

That worked fine for me. Cheers.
[Xperia Arc General] ataraxy:
This is neat! Great job, Flo95!

I want to ask if these are also safe to be removed.

Browser.apk (Alt: Boat browser)

Calculator.apk (Alt: Realcalc)

ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk

com.metago.astro.apk (installed after i upgraded to ICS via PCC)

EventStream.apk

EventStreamPluginCallLog.apk

EventStreamPluginFacebook.apk

EventStreamPluginTelephony.apk

EventStreamPluginTwitter.apk

FBCalendarSync.apk

FBIAppShare.apk

FBMediaDiscovery.apk

FBMusicLike.apk

Galaxy4.apk

Galaxy2.apk

GenieWidget.apk

LiveWallpapers.apk

LiveWallpapersPicker.apk

MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk

NoiseField.apk

OMAClientProvisioning.apk (what does this do?)

OmaDownload.apk

OmaV1AgentDownloadServices.apk

PhaseBeam.apk

PhotoWidget.apk

PicoTts.apk (What's this?)

retaildemo.apk

(saw some Semc-- that can be remove, so what about thiese below?)

SemcCalendar.apk

SemcCnapProvider.apk

SemcDeskClock.apk

SemcDlna.apk

SemcEmail.apk

SemcFacebookProxy.apk

SemcGallery3D.apk

SemcHdmiControlService.apk

SemcMusic.apk

SemcPhone.apk

SemcSettings.apk

SemcSnpPlatformUtil.apk

SemcVideoPlayer.apk

SemcTelephonyProvider.apk

SemcVideoEdit.apk

StatusSwitch.apk

TimescapeSpline.apl

TimescapeWidget.apk

VisualizationWallpapers.apk

WallpaperPicker.apk

Hope someone can advise.

Thanks in advance!~
[Xperia Arc General] ataraxy:
Never mind, I found some clues. :-)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1089470
[Xperia Arc General] ThilinaC:
will be useful to you :p

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26538965
[Xperia Arc General] Grzesius:
yeah :) good job ;) thanks for it
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
That's nice. Thanks

But I'm not doing this lists or any other mods/tutorials for the Arc etc anymore, because I moved on to the HTC One X
[Xperia Arc General] zouzounos3:
error file system is read only

i tryied to remoove usless apk with root explorer but i get a mesage file system is read only you can't remove apk. i have ics 4.0.4. Any ideas?
[Xperia Arc General] sathurnn:
tap on mount R/W and try again
[Xperia Arc General] plopingo:
Removing apk files in /system/app with root explorer remove the data associated in /data/data ?

Just wondering because removing apk is one thing removing data another
[Xperia Arc General] Sandro8771:
Hi Flo95,is there one for 4.1.B.0.431 that you had done.If yes,where can I find it?
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
I sold my Arc, so I can't update this list.

But you guys can check if the apps of my list are still there in the latest build, if yes, you should be able to delete them without problems.
[Xperia Arc General] maRRRco89:
Hi

I tried to search these apps, but in system/app there are only few junk apps ... I can't find facebook for example, or talk.apk or officesuite etc

So where Can I find them?

They are surely not in system/app :crying:

Also Titanium can't find it !
[Xperia Arc General] DdcCabuslay:
Did you check vendor/app? That only applies if you have an lt15/arc not the lt18/arc s
[Xperia Arc General] zegenen:
Can I remove fast dormancy manager or audio effect service? That use much ram ussage
[Xperia Arc General] anonymouse44:
Thanks for this very useful thread. I removed all unwanted apk's from my Arc S following the recommendations posted.

Since then my previously poor phone signal has improved no end, I was only getting 1 or 2 bars in the house, sometimes no signal at all. Now I have full signal. Surely this is just a coincidence? Can removing stuff really improve the signal? If so, I would like to know which of the removed apk's was likely to be the culprit. Anyone?
[Xperia Arc General] flashrommad:
Top stuff
[Xperia Arc General] revolit:
I just rooted my phone, removed some apps, but there is no storefront.apk, its just not there... and the service is still running, get games and get apps icons are still in appdrawer. I made a copy of /system/app before i begin, and also, i cant find there storefront.apk, so it was never there. Any idea? :s

I'm on 4.1.B.0.587, T-mobile branded.
[Xperia Arc General] kAcA.:
Try to find it in the /vendor/app folder
[Xperia Arc General] FuTChY:
successive ntsttde

Thanks for the list.

Guys can use rom toolbox to remove these apps too, or Link2SD.

Removing unwanted apps speeds up the device so much
[Xperia Arc General] johnnyriver:
Hi

I cannot get root access. Is it possible with the original ROM?

(é indispensável instalar uma ROM não original para ter acesso à ROOT ou é possível com a ROM original?)

Obrigado.
[Xperia Arc General] wilvanwil:
Tipo rooted, now how to proceed?

Anybody experience in replacing a calendar app?

I have rooted an Xperia Tipo, have titanium on it,

just want to know if I can delete the standard Calendar app, and then load a calendar app that I can copy from my Xperia U, would that work?

Or is there a thread I have not found yet, how to delete and add a new calendar app?

the calendar on the tipo is very unfriendly, and the one on my Xperia U is nice...

thanks for any feedback.

Wil
[Xperia Arc General] Azuritko:
Is this working also for android 4.0.4? And is this all what I can deleted as junk? Or this is only apps and there is still something to delete?
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
AW: [TUT] Remove Junk Apps + List (4.1.A.0.562)[Updated for ICS!]

Should work on 4.0.4, too

Delete only things that are posted here in this thread, then you're not risking a bootloop

Gesendet von meinem One X mit Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc General] turnaround:
Is it really safe to remove livewaremanager.apk (live ware manager) ?

It seems to be a running all the time. What exactly does it do?
[Xperia Arc General] mmicoo:
thank's mate
[Xperia Arc General] User013:
[MENTION=3124580]Flo95[/MENTION]

Thanks for list of junk apps, it's really usefull.

Can i somehow remove this apps from rom before flashing it? Open rom file(.ftf) and remove them or something? It is pain in the ass every single time when i reinstall rom i have to root phone then install root explorer, search for all apps mark them and delete...
[HTC Wildfire S] einstein.frat:
.............................
[HTC Wildfire S] davidang:
Why are u saying good bye
[HTC Wildfire S] einstein.frat:
I just quoted the op, its not my own post.
[HTC Wildfire S] Thrawed:
DSP Manager is much better than this beats ****e.
[HTC Wildfire S] Kolos28:
Can u tell us why?
[HTC Wildfire S] Thrawed:
Because it's a customisable equaliser, and not a port of a bit of software included with certain HTC models to increase the bassiness of certain ****ty rebranded monster earphones that were bundled with said phones. Note it was originally designed to only turn on when it detected a certain chip in the earphones that came with the phone. Also DSP manager affects the whole system with the equaliser and not just the music player.
[HTC Wildfire S] smartboy0668:
Have u tried or "criticizng" is ur passion!!!!!lol
[HTC Wildfire S] mud_f1:
Trying it in sense 2.14 official Rom.
[HTC Wildfire S] sa_94:
Looks cool, I'll give it a go on cm9 once it's compiled.
[HTC Wildfire S] junxracr:
Sounds great on sense 3.5. I clicked thanks :)
[HTC Wildfire S] smartboy0668:
R u on odex rom?
[HTC Wildfire S] mud_f1:
It Works. Good sound. Thanks!
[HTC Wildfire S] junxracr:
Jmz 3.5.
[HTC Wildfire S] dtreelf:
It's work in my wfs..

like a charm.. :)
[HTC Wildfire S] sukhjit321:
lol'd.... :D
[HTC Wildfire S] csoulr666:
Works great on CM9!!!
[HTC Wildfire S] iximedaixi:
i've flashed it and now my phone desn't boot i'm stuck at the cm7 circle help please
[HTC Wildfire S] junxracr:
Hope you made a backup of your rom.
[HTC Wildfire S] s0kY:
nice one :D
[HTC Wildfire S] iximedaixi:
nope unfortunatly i didn't i had to install every thing from scratch but you know what my phone seems faster :D
[HTC Wildfire S] tsalta:
I can say that definaly this work and ON SPEAKERS

Befor i was using Beats Audio after flash this i play music with WinampPro on my Speakers and its complete diferent super clear sound even in the speakers and alot more loud also even the Ringtones sound coolerrrrrrr

Thanks :)
[HTC Wildfire S] K@m¡k@zE_S¡D:
Hey did anyone try this on Cm9 alpha 1
[HTC Wildfire S] DanyelCM:
Muchas gracias.

Abrazos.

Enviado desde la Wildfire SE (Supervitaminada y embarazada de 3,5A)
[HTC Wildfire S] mud_f1:
Dany, tu de ingles poco eh! jajaj
[HTC Wildfire S] Nightshadow931:
Tried it on sense 3.5 based ROM, my phone is stuck on boot screen.

No backup.

I'm f*cked.
[HTC Wildfire S] rezo609:
Does this work on stock Rom?
[HTC Wildfire S] Nightshadow931:
I'd guess no.
[HTC Wildfire S] mud_f1:
Yes this is working on my wildfire with stock rom 2.14. Rooted and s-off. But do backup
[HTC Wildfire S] krishnanms:
is therr a need to wipe data/factory reset , wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache before flashing this??
[HTC Wildfire S] mud_f1:
No wipes, only install and play music (with headphones the diference is more). DO BACKUP!
[HTC Wildfire S] RiesVLD:
Thanks for this one.

Works fine on mine WFS S

I'm happy with it :D
[HTC Wildfire S] m4hendr4:
Why after I flash this, poweramp can't be played??? I'm using xperia pure Rom by cup cake. Thanks
[HTC Wildfire S] K@m¡k@zE_S¡D:
Is it working on cm10.1??

Someone please confirm...
[HTC Wildfire S] kawung:
it flashes good on stock rom sense 2.1, i am using stockrom from crossfire77

and i think it really adds difference

before flashing the treble from earphone is too harsh, and almost no bass

now its become "normal" to my ears, ofcourse i couldnt expect more from stock earphone

thanks for the mod
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coolkriss:
I just upgraded from GB to ICS Stunner ROM yesterday and am loving it.

Unfortunately I exported all the contacts to my SD card and am unable to import them back now.

Can anyone tell me if i can do anything to import that now?

I have a huge list of contact and donno for watever the reason they were not there in Gmail.

Now i dont want to loose the contacts.

Please help.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matius44:
Open Contacts app --> press menu button --> Import/Export --> Import from storage ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coolkriss:
I had already tried that option.

It does not even recognize the VCARD in there to import

Is it something to do between GB & ICS ??
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peddi09:
I'm also facing the same issue, unable to import from the vcf file. Can some please help me :-( :-(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antiguangenius:
i keep my contacts on google.....

try import the contacts in google using the pc web browser..... then they will sync on the phone
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mix001:
yeah, that is the best option by far! ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
I have imported without issue in ICS, backed up on GB.

Have you add account first?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] praetorius:
Make sure you have a copy of he vcf file on both external and internal sd card/storage. Import multiple, select your file.

Zapped through server hops to XDA forums
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
I have a samsung galaxy r[gt-i9103]...had rooted it...but then after a couple of months of rooting the network suddenly vanished. the android version i currently have is 2.3.4 and kernel version is 2.6.36.3=I6003XWKG7-CL423193root@DELL 142 #3..need help please
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
If you have taken CWM Backup try restoring the backup file, if you haven't taken the Backup try flashing the Stock ROM and check if problem resolved or now.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
tried it but dint work :( flashed the 2.3.5 stock rom as well
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
Check if your IMEI number is correct or not may be its missing, settings -> about phone -> status..
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
yeah imei number is wrong. how do i correct it ?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
Have u backed up ur efs folder? If not than flash a stock rom and give ur phone in service.dont tell them u have done anything with phone just tell that phone is not having network.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
nope :/
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
Do u have yellow triangle on boot or increased custom binary counter?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
yellow triangle
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
First u have to reset download counter and remove ur yellow triangle.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1408388
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
sorry but how do i exactly do that ?

will this help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881162 ?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
Yes u can try that method. It should work. And if doesnt work u can reset counter and clain warranty.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
how do i reset counter ? please could i get some help ?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
U will need a usb jig to reset counter. U can easily buy it for ~2 $. Here is a tut to reset.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1414053
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] mj.vikram:
Guide to recover the IMEI Number.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264021

---------- Post added at 09:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:21 PM ----------

Location for free use of USB JIG.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1495867
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] 'cooleagle':
That guide is not specifically for our handset so be careful while doing what has been stated.

It seems you have deleted the EFS folder by mistake or it has been corrupted due to some reason.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
but will they still not know looking at my kernel that i have rooted it ?
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
U have to flash stock rom, if u flash stock rom it will replace ur root kernel with stock one. As u said u have yellow triangle on boot so probably ur download counter must be increased, so u have to reset ur download counter with help of usb jig.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] pulley06:
still not working :\
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] xlm13x:
buddy reset your counter using usb jig, flash stock rom and give in ssc that will be better. as u dont have backup of efs folder i dont think anything else is gonna help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegios:
Hi,

I am using the Gnex root kit on this forum to unlock, root and install CMW.

All is working fine but every once in a while (especially after the two latest upgrade to 4.0.4) CWM disappears from my phone: is this normal?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mskip:
An OTA will flash the stock recovery image back to your phone so you will lose cwm. Just reflash it and everything should be fine. Also you might need to delete the Recovery Restore files if they are present on your system or the Stock Recovery will be reflashed after a reboot.

Mark.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegios:
ahaaaaa that could be the problem: how to do that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mskip:
You can do it via my ToolKit.

Mark.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegios:
of course hahaha

Off topic: do u use volume+ on ur gnex or sny othet tool to fix the loe notifications volume?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mskip:
No sorry I have never installed any volume patch as my sounds are plenty loud enough for me.

Mark.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] juliano_q:
-remount /system in read/write mode (use something like the Root Explorer app or ES File Explorer; both have root modes (check the app's settings) for remounting /system as writable)

-rename the /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak

(note: you could delete it, but renaming is much safer since its easily reversible)

yes, it is easier to use a script, but in my opinion it is much better to know what is going on behind it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rockondudu:
after renaming my s3 rooted into android mode

after renaming my s3 rooted into android mode i just renamed the file into /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak but aftr renaming my s3 rooted into android mode plz help me how i boot my s3 into clockmod recovery mode......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
How about asking in the S3 forums?