[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 General] unclefab:
Full list of safe to remove apks+some basic tweaks

FOR ROOT USERS ONLY

I removed more than 100 system apks and my SGG works like a charm. Rather than giving a list of the removed apks I will list here the apks I didn t remove so that you can assume that any apk that is not on the list is safe to remove. I do so because it s faster to list the remaining apks than the removed ones:p

You will notice that the google apks are missing, and that the video player, music player, file manager etc. are missing as well, I removed them because I don t like the way they spy on us and suck our personal data. No worries, just keep on reading for some alternative apks, and some ways to prevent spying...

IMPORTANT:

1-Before deleting any apk do a Nandroid back up, and do a back up of your system/app folder (where all the system apks are) in case you want to reinstall a specific apk later.

2-If you decide to uninstall the filemanager apk, install first an alternative file manager, like let s say ghost commander, because if you don t then you won t be ale to navigate to your files after having uninstalled the file manager, pretty obvious:silly:

Same story with the launcher, or you will get a bootloop.

3-After you uninstalled all the apks do a dalvik cache wipe.

4-Reboot and enjoy full speed and no lags (only 160 mb of used RAM when the phone starts) :cowboy:

One thing:

do not play with system apks if you don t know what you are doing and if you don t know how to get back to the beginning in case things go wrong, I won t be responsible for any damage caused to your phone. All what I mention below has worked for me but once more, do not mess with your system if you are a complete noob.

Ok so now let s start, here are the apks I kept (I have to admit that it s a bit extreme, and you are of course not obliged to keep so few apks, but at least you ll know which ones are safe to remove):

csc

defaultcontainerservice

flashbarservice (removable if you don't want to have the multi windows function)

jobmanager

logsprovider

packageinstaller

samsungcamera (removable)

seccontacts

seccontactsprovider

sechtmlviewer (removable and can be replaced by an alternative html viewer, but since it doesn t spy and since it works well I kept it)

secmmsmultisim

secphonemultisim

secsettings

secsettingsprovider

sectelephonyprovider

stk

stk2

systemui

vpndialogs (removable, but then no more vpn)

wlantest

Note that if you delete mediaprovider you won t be able to change your ringtone and your notifications tone anymore (not a big deal for me but I don t know for you), you will be stucked with the default tones. I still have to find where they are stocked in the system and how to change them manually, as soon as I find I ll update it in this post (you can change them in the build.prop file but it doesn t work, you are still stucked with the default tones).

Now the alternative apks...

Launcher:

holo launcher hd, or whatever launcher you like, but install it before you uninstall touch wiz!

Keyboard (Samsung ime):

I use the modded Xperia keyboard but there are many others.

Bluetooth:

if you use it for speakers or headphones keep it, but if you use it to transfer files then uninstall it and use fastfiletransfer and/or any ftp app (like swiftp for example) instead.

Video:

mx player or bs player (the 2 best ones to my opinion) + floating player (basic video player but it boasts a resizable floating window, handy if you want to watch something while doing something else)

File manager:

ghostcommander (dual panel mode, root browser, customisable toolbar) or totalcommander.

Music player:

poweramp (the best to my opinion and believe me, I ve tried many music players).

Browser:

opera mini for speed, mozilla firefox for full desktop experience.

Gallery:

quickpic.

Polaris (pdf reader):

moon reader or mantano.

Edit documents (doc., docx. etc.):

office suite or kingsoft office.

Alarm:

any alarm clock apk will do, there are 1 zillion free ones...

Google talk:

lillypad hd.

Gmail:

nothing, but anyway the gmail apk is slow as hell, I rather access gmail from opera mini browser, it s faster.

Android market:

aptoide (there are others, see which one fits you the best).

Google now:

actually you can keep this one if you like it, it s a stand alone apk which means that unlike gmail or gtalk apks it doesn t need the full google framework to work.

Google maps: maverick (but there are others), google earth (stand alone apk, and not too much on the spy side).

Clipboard:

clipboard contents.

Calculator:

aircalc (floating calc).

Notes:

floating stickies.

Bonus:

greenify (try it, it hybernates apks and saves juice).

That s all what I can think of for now, you are of course free to ask if you need anything but remember, most apks are replaceable and a quick google search will show you alternative apks.

Last part, how not to be spied...

Some of the alternative apks I listed above do have abusive permissions, and so have the remaining system apks. To prevent your personal data to be sucked and sent who knows where you need 3 apks, namely:

1-rom toolbox pro,

2-privacy blocker,

3-permissions denied pro.

First open privacy blocker. Scan all your apks one by one and see their dirty little secrets. Then mod the ones you don t like, it s easy, just follow the instructions.

Second, open rom toolbox pro. Block adds, prevent any apk from auto starting, disable any transmitter you don t like, and try some build.prop and kernel tweaks if you feel like it (but be careful and do so at your own risks).

Third, the ultimate protection, open permissions denied pro and block all the permissions you don t like. You have to do it carefully and selectively because blocking too many permissions will make some apks force close. The same for the system apks, start with blocking internet, read phone state and access location permissions, and if you want to block more permissions just ask me and I will tell you which ones are OK to block. When you are done do a back up of your configuration, lock the perms and reboot.

The cherry on the cake, how to enable multi windows mode for most apks, just follow the instructions here (I did it, it works great. But don t thank me for it, all credits go to xperiacle):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2068796"

Or even better, if you re rooted and use Xposed installer, check this all apps multi windows mode:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2048668

That s all for now...