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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] tigga2:
backup

Hi guys,

Im totally new to the android world. Been an iphone user forever. And im sorry if this question was answered already, just need to be clarified. So I rooted the Galaxy s4 and using titanium backup I removed some Carrier bloatware through titanium backup. I used the uninstall option. My question is. If I do a factory reset on the device, will everything I deleted from titanium backup will be back on? Just like how I got the device on day 1. If it won't, how does one get this device just like they got it out of the box. Does factory reset unroot the device?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] morbidz:
factory reset won't get the apps you uninstalled with TB back. To get back to stock you need to use ODIN/KIES with an appropriate image file, such as this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2261573
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] galaxyS4fandom:
Bloatware is killer.. its nice not having all thowe useless apps crowding my phone up!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] viper_insane:
Great thread. I can use titanium as well, but it's sometimes nice to use the stock disable. I honestly think I see less stutter. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] darkilong:
guys i disabled some and when i went to my files i only see 3 folders under all files. i am not rooted. but i am not sure what i disabled to make this happen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] fresh_TD:
Ok?? Enable everything you disabled..then disabled one by one to find out what exactly caused it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] matchstick13:
I uninstalled some apps last night (I have backups of everything) and no S Voice doesn't work. Normally I wouldn't care, but the BT in my car uses S Voice to control the phone. S Voice opens up, and will "take" my command, but then crashes when it goes to give me the results or perform an action. Here's what I disabled. I'm assuming its one of the "Samsung" apks, but not sure which one.

ATT Drive Mode

ATT Family Map

ATT Locker

ATT Messages

ATT Navigator

Blurb Checkout

Briefing

Bubbles

ChatON

ChatON V

ChocoEUKor

Com2uSPoker

CoolEUKOR

DroidSerifltalic

Flipboard

Help

Live wallpaper picker

Match3VS

Mobile TV

Phase beam

RoseEUKer

Samsung Apps

Samsung Apps Widget

Samsung Books

Samsung Calender SyncAdapertt

Samsung Cloud Data Relay

Samsung Cloud Quota

Samsung Contact Sunc Adapter

Samsung Games

Samsung Hub

Samsung Link

Samsung Music

Samsung Push Service

Samsung SBrowser SyncAdapter

Samsung SBrowser Tab SyncAdapter

Samsung SNote SuncAdapter

Samsung Syncadapters

Samsungs HubUpdater

SamsungSans

Travel

Travel wallpaper

TripAdvisor

Yahoo Finance

Yahoo News

YPmobile
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Appok:
Maybe Samsung Syncadapters? or Samsung Apps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] matchstick13:
Thanks but those didn't do the trick. Ill keep trying I guess.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] speedlever:
I believe that I read earlier in this thread that ChatOn and SVoice are interlinked. Try enabling ChatOn and see if that fixes your SVoice.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41147026&postcount=50
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] matchstick13:
Nope but thanks. I didn't realize if I uninstalled svoice Google would be the default. I'm done with svoice. Its slow and bloated anyway. Thanks for the help guys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] speedlever:
I disabled Svoice too and use Google Search in lieu of Svoice. But I thought your need for SVoice was tied into your usage scenario?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] matchstick13:
I'm going to find out today. I have only ever used s voice, and didn't realize that Google Search reverted as the default. I'm going to test it today and see if the BT opens Google when I give voice commands. If it does then my problems are solved.

Thanks for the help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sdmarathe:
samsung galaxy s3 - allshare service (not allshare app or cast or play) -

samsung galaxy s3 - allshare service (not allshare app or cast or play) - can not be disabled. This is causing the gallery app to be super duper sluggish when you have any DLNA streamer running around you. I have not found a way to disable it without rooting - and I am stuck (since my company phone pollicy requires me to not root).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Padfoot926:
ATT specific apps excluded, would the list work on other carriers?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ench18:
This is cool

First time Droid user here. Been using a Blackberry for so long i have forgotten that other phones were alive. Lol, just kidding. Anyway, i followed the instructions from head to toe. Now my S4 I9505 runs like butter even though i didn't disable alot but the one's i have no use for. I must say, this is kinda better rather than rooting in a small crazy way. I for one still have to read through alot to know how to root my S4 I9505. Baby steps is needed to understand how to root. To the OP, thanks for this very helpful Tip you have shared with us. Thank you. :good: :laugh:

---------- Post added at 08:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:19 AM ----------

I'm from the Philippines and i have done this procedure (Actually picked out a few) I'm guessing it will work with other carriers. Just make sure that you search Google for the apps you intend to freeze or whatever you call it. ;) Hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] property33:
Sorry, I know this is an old thread.... My SGS4 just upgraded to Android 4.3. Does anyone smarter than me have a "newer" list of what's safe to disable?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bendyke:
Hey fellas. I just got a new HTC Desire 5060 (2 SIM) from china, so as you can imagine it is FILLED with bloatware. I haven't seen this model anywhere else, so I've tried to look for a stock ROM from a different place (like hong kong), but with on success. Since it runs on Sense 5.1, the ROM Cleaner doesn't work (tried with no success). I've tried manually disabling the bloatware Apps and processes, but the Play Store won't work. I'm completely lost and desperate at this point and would appreciate any help...:o

Cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] c-dude:
The items in the 1st 2 posts in this thread were disabled by me, and phone still works fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] electricpete1:
Kudo's to the OP gothpunk4christ. Coming from a Gingerbread phone, I wasn't aware of the new easy option to "freeze" without root.

Thanks also to OP and many others for pulling together the lists of what can be removed and discussion of what the effects might be.

Thanks. I think I share the same question as property33, and it's not whether the original stuff remains safe to remove....it's what else among the new cr*pload of bloatware in that 732MB AT&T update (from 4..2.2 to 4.3) can we safely disable?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
I can make a list of the things I disabled if you guys want, I had so many things disabled and my phone still works fine
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] TeflonTeffy:
Rogers S4 here just wanted to post my list of disables, I am so god damn happy this feature has been shown cause I fired up memory booster yesterday and I was running at 7-10% memory free, I was absolutely shocked. I don't even run many apps at all and yet here I was with my memory almost entirely drained. After this disable list my phone usually has anywhere from 40-60% free and when I am multi tasking that can run down to mid 30's. This has completely revolutionized my phone, hats off to the OP for pointing out this feature for the non-rooters. I haven't noticed any loss of any important features with this disable list.

(rogers) app zone

backup

best face

blurbcheckout

briefing

bubbles

chaton

chocoEUKor

coolEUkor

DioDictServices

DirectConnectManager

DirectShareManager

Drama

DropBox

DropBoxOOBE

FaceUnlock

Flipboard

Google Play Books

Google Play Games

Google Play Magazines

Google Play Movies

Google Search

Google Search

Google Text-tospeech engine

Google+

Group Play

Hangouts

HP print service plug in

MobilePrintSVC_CUPS

"" "" Backend

PageBuddyNotiSvc

PhaseBeam

Polaris Office 5

RoseEUKor

S Health

S Memo

S Note Provider

S Voice

Samsung Account

Samsung Apps

Samsung Apps Widget

Samsung Backup Provider

Samsung Books

Samsung Calender Sync Adapater

Samsung Cloud Data relay

Samsung Cloud Quota

Samsung Contact Sync adapter

Samsung Games

Samsung Link

Samsung Print Service

Samsung Snote syncadapter

Samsung Syncadapter

Samsung Watchon

Sensor Service (for s health)

Facebook SNS

Story Album

Story Album Widget

Talk Back

Top HD games

Trip Advisor

Yahoo Finance

Yahoo News
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
Here are the things I have disabled

Active apps manager

Allshare control service

all share fileshare service

ANT hal service

ANT radio service

ANT+ Plugins

AT&T Drivemode

AT&T familymap

AT&T hot spots

AT&T locker

AT&T messages

AT&T mobile locate

AT&T navigator

AT&T smart wifi

AT&T software update

blurbcheckout

briefing

calendar widget

chatON

chatON voice and video chat

chocoEUKor

City ID

DirectConnectManager

DirectShareManager

Drive

Dual Clock (Digital)

Face Unlock

Favorite Contacts

Flipboard

FWUpgrade

Gear Manager

Gmail

Google Calendar Sync

Google Contacts Sync

Goggle Partner Sync

Google Play Books

Google Play Games

Google Play Magazines

Google Play Moves & TV

Google Play Music

Google Search

Google+

Group Play

Hangouts

Help

HP Print Service Plugin

InteractiveKeyguardTutorial

Internet

KLMS Agent

KNOX

KNOX Store

Lookout Security

Mobile Print

Mobile TV

MobilePrintSvc_CUPS

MobilePrintSvc_CUPS_Backend

myAT&T

NFC service

PageBuddyNotiSvc

S Health

S Translator

S Voice

Samsung Account

Samsung Apps

Samsung Apps Widget

Samsung Books

Samsung Calendar SysncAdapt

Samsung Cloud Data Relay

Samsung Cloud Quota

Samsung Contact SyncAdapter

Samsung Content Agent

Samsung Games

Samsung Hub

Samsung Link

Samsung Music

Samsung Print Service

Samsung Push Service

Samsung SBrowser SyncAdapt

Samsung SNote SyncAdapter

Samsung Syncdapters

SamsungHub Updater

Sensor Service

SNS

Story Album

Story Album Widget

Travel

Travel Wallpaper

Trip Advisor

Yahoo! Finance

Yahoo! News

This is a list of everything I have disabled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] is350:
I am trying to delete the ATT Mobile Hotspot app (MF3 4.2.2 here).

I don't see this at all in Titanium Backup. Anyone know what it would be listed as? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xcopy56:
Small difference

Hi,

I haven't read every post in this thread, but in all the pages I did read I didn't see it.

There is a small difference between what I'm seeing on my Samsung tablet (Note 8 with 4.2.2) and Nexus 5 (4.4.2). The Samsung says "Turn off" and Nexus says "Disable". I'm assuming they are identical, but I don't know if Samsung has done anything else besides change the text.

Ignore if this is of no help, but I was curious.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] HDFLucky:
Your hunch is correct. "DISABLED" and "TURNED OFF" are the same thing. In Android versions ≥ 4.3 it appears as "TURNED OFF" (though I think it is less clear than "DISABLED" … especially for ESL speakers).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] VinceII:
A couple of things I noticed on a 4.3 Galaxy S4:

The button was renamed from "Disable" to "Turn off"

The "Turned off" apps now appear on a separate screen, to the right of the "All" screen.

When turning apps off, make sure you also press "Force Stop" so you don't have to reboot the phone

As far as saving storage space:

Some apps are restored to factory version when turned off, which saves space. For example AT&T navigator went from around 65MB to 4MB

Make sure you click clear data. The default browser had around 50MB of saved data.

All in all, I saved around 300MB. Here is what I uninstalled:

Amazon Kindle

AT&T DriveMode

AT&T Family Map

AT&T Locker

AT&T Messages

AT&T Mobile Locate

AT&T Navigator

AT&T Smart WiFi

AT&T ChatON

AT&T ChatON Video

Google Play Books

Google Play Games

Google Play Movies & TV

Google +

Internet (clear data on this one)

Polaris Office

SHealth

Samsung Apps

Story Album (clear data on this one)

The default browser's icon is still showing in my apps listing though, I don't know why.

I have not noticed any slow-downs or other ill effects.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dimm0k:
anyone know if turning off an app means it won't be backed up with Kies? if it still does get backed up, would it remain off when you restore from this backup?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mypandora11.0:
Removing bloatwares & factory restore

Hey i am using galaxy grand duos i9082 having 4.2.2.

I rooted my phone and just I want to remove unwanted apps from my phone. Iknow how to do this.

My question :

I removed bloatwares.

If in any case my phine is not working.

Suppose my phone is not properly working and I want to factory restorw my phone.

Then what about remived bloatwares. .it will be restored ?? Or not??

and please suggest me which apps should I remove..I know abou5 uaer apps but not completely about some system apps..so please suggest me.

I want to do all these process without flashing new rom nor nandroid restore..

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] :
You have the option to either REMOVE or FREEZE. I would suggest freeze, just in case you ever need an app, you just unfreeze it and its back. Meanwhile, if you remove, the only way youll get it back is if you backed it up or if you flash the stock rom again

here is my list of things ive removed

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48878555&postcount=101
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cnewsgrp:
All: I only read first and last page of this thread. Just wanted to add that there is an easy way to do disable.

1) Open App drawer

2) Menu -> Uninstall disable Apps (this is third option from top)

The app will disappear from appdrawer. In order to enable it you need to choose first option from Menu (show disabled apps)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dj3c1t:
sorry if it has already been posted,

but there is another way to remove apps without rooting the phone

this will remove (not just disable) apps :

"adb shell" gives root access when the phone is on recovery mode with clockworkmod recovery

well... root access on the recovery system, ok

but still one can, then :

1) use CWMR menus to mount /system

2) use CWMR menus to mount /storage/sdcard1

3) backup : use shell cmds to copy all the /system/app files on the SD card

4) use shell cmds to remove /system/app/whatever.apk

so... CWMR is needed here, but for those who'd like to go back to stock recovery they might be interested in #8 from this thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2082694

worked with my galaxy s4 mini GT-i9195

knox warranty bit was irremediably set to 0x1 but I can restore stock rom and stock recovery to make my phone look just like it was the first day.

don't know if it works on other devices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cdoublejj:
is there any way to TRULY delete the at&t apps?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dj3c1t:
from nastisfto

you can delete apk files in /system/app without rooting

you'll need clockworkmod recovery though

in recovery mode with cmwr, "adb shell" gives root access
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Northern.dj:
How do we disable apps that are grayed out after updates have been removed eg network bloat ware they have removed the disable feature
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] droid_killer:
I landed on this post because of the title "Remove Bloatware without rooting" but this post is nowwhere near that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xdaPaul59:
Hi ! Congrats for yr good job. I would like to follow your instructions, which are the clearer I have found after navigating a dozen different sites on the subject. However, my Smartphone is a Samsung model Galaxy S3 Neo+ GT-I9300I Android 4.4.4 (sold in Brazil) and I am not sure the same steps described herein would apply. Could you please enlighten me? Tks a lot !
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] dicky_asb:
i have 2 question

1. i try flashtool from http://androxyde.github.io/ and i want to ask.... where is i must place this comand in my /system "Add these rules to /etc/udev :

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTRS{idProduct}=="*", MODE="0777""

cz in my /etc/udev/ there is udev.conf and folder "rules.d".... thanks before.....

2. when i try flashtool in my ubuntu 12.04,. its say like this and there is no "unlockbootloader" in plugin menu....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjohnson4580:
Can some one tell me what this does or means (setprop RLIMIT_NICE 1)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] choby411:
Just got my s4 and I am having a issues with my wifi. When I connect I can use it for about 5 min then it stops downloading. The icon on my phone shows that it is uploading but I don't think it is. Anyone else having wifi issues? I know it's not my wife because my ipad and all my other wifi devices work just fine. I have dlink dir 655 wireless N router and I am not rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] bhatbhai:
Hah, "Wife issues."

But so far, I haven't had any WiFi issues. Mine has stayed connected consistently.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] choby411:
Yea sorry bout that didn't notice that my phone doesn't know what wifi is haha. I don't know what's going on with my phone. It just stops downloading then like 5 min later it starts then stops again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jhong91:
does it keep disconnecting & reconnecting?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] choby411:
Yes, it locks up showing that it is stuck uploading then I have to wait a minute or 2 for it to disconnect then reconnect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] evilfuel99:
I dunno bro mine stays connected all the time... return it for a new one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Will822:
I also have the dir 655 router and have the same issues connecting. After searching this issue, it appears that this router has compatibility problems with Samsung phones. I have connected with no problems to AT&T's hotspot, my wifi at work, the wifi at my car dealer when getting service. I only have problems when I'm at home with the Dlink. I've tried WPA with TKIP, WEP, and no encryption at all and it will constantly lose connection no matter what I do.

My work uses an ASUS router with WPA2 and AES and I am connected all day so I went out and ordered one. Hoping that when it arrives on Tuesday that I will have no more problems connecting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] choby411:
Sorry about the wrong thread it was late last night and wasn't paying attention, also why the title of the post was wife issues haha. Good to know it is not my phone that isn't working . I have another wireless router I am going to try out here in a bit and see if my dir655 was the culprit. Thanks for the heads up!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] choby411:
Just set up a netgear router I had as a spare and no problems now! Hopefully someone can find a fix for the dir 655, such a good wireless AP! Thanks again Will822!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Will822:
Glad you got yours working. Hopefully I get my new router soon.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
your device ID is your IMEI
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jason_nariz:
Ok but i dont have a galaxy s3, its for an experiment for my samsung infuse
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crixley:
Do you mean under build.prop? sgh-i747
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oox102:
I am new to rooting. I have rooted my razr m from the official 4.1.2 update. I want to install roms.

I have installed the safestrap 3.12 and every time i reboot my device it says "safestrap:disabled" and just normally boots my device.

Help! :(
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloosecannon:
You'll have to press the button that says "click here to enter recovery"

If it's not there, you flashed the wrong safestrap. Most ROMs are going to CWM/TWRP tho, so it may not be a bad idea to unlock and install one of those
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SARM1084:
Cannon

I also have SS 3.12 out of habit I guess. I know there are other choices now like TWRP 2xx or 3xx. I'm still a little confused tho maybe you can clarify for me:

When Hashcode developed SS, didn't he base it of off TWRP? So why would (should) I switch if its technically the same program?

The only reason I was reluctant to move over to the newer TWRP recover WA because I have a few safe strap recoveries that I'm afraid would work with TWRP. Do you know if they are compatible? If they are then I'll switch.

And you did mention CWM, but I was under the impression that CWM was dated and considered an older (inferior) recovery option compared to SS our TWRP? Is there a new CWM now with a similar interface to TWRP?

the only issue I have with SS is when I try to create a new ROM slot it only uses the internal storage (which if very limited on my phone) but I have tons if free space on my ext SD card. If the new TWRP or CWM have an option to utilize the external space for the creation of ROM slots that would be great!

Thanks
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloosecannon:
OK so SS is not actually a recovery. It's a hack to get something like a recovery (and a very good hack at that) but it's not actually recovery. With twrp or cwm, if you happen to flash /system, you can still access recovery.

Twrp has more features than cwm, but cwm isn't outdated. Either works fine, I prefer cwm tbh.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SARM1084:
Thanks for the info. I knew there was more to it than I realized.
[Motorola Atrix 2] chicknlil:
So after reading around various other older threads and using my google-fu, I came to the realization that if there was a specific desk-dock (not to be mistaken with the lapdock [has its own thread] or the vehicle dock) for the A2, that it was already long gone from the market. What I was able to find however is that there are still plenty of 89511N and 89512N available out there.

The Motorola HD Dock is currently $18 w/free shipping for Prime. It has an HDMI port.

The Motorola HD Station Dock is currently $30 w/free shipping for Prime. It has an HDMI port as well as 3 USB ports.

These are the only 2 'desk' docks that I know for certain are compatible with the A2. The Bionic dock, while compatible in terms of function, just looks plain awkward, and at least in my case, trying to reverse the cables just left me with a non-functional dock.

Also available is the Motorola Atrix 2 Vehicle Navigation Dock, also at $30 w/free shipping for Prime.

I'll keep my eyes peeled for other A2 'dock deals' and post them here as I see them.
[Motorola Atrix 2] notowork:
Thanks for the effort.

I wanted to Buy HD Station (with Remote), it is not available on Motorola website and Amazon is selling it for $ 105.

can you use your Google-Fu skills and get good deals :laugh:
[Motorola Atrix 2] lkrasner:
I built my own dock with a nice piece of wood and a router attachment on a Dremel. Just routed out a groove and beveled the edges nicely, then drilled a hole in the right spot for the a usb cable to stick up and sealed it in with epoxy.
[Motorola Atrix 2] notowork:
Can you post pictures of the Dock ?
[Motorola Atrix 2] lkrasner:
Will do when i get home later!

I have to say that I would have made some modifications doing it again, mainly in my choice of wood. what i used was way to hard and was extremely difficult to route out, causing some burning.
[Motorola Atrix 2] chicknlil:
Cheapest I could find at this point was Micro Center for $72.99, but only available in store. Otherwise, yeah, eBay and WalMart both have it for 105, as you noted. The model number for that specific one is 89522N.