[Sony Cross-Device General] DaRk-L0rD:
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Hello everyone!

Here is a tutorial on how to make a debloat script.

This tutorial should work for all Sony Xperia Devices running JB 4.1.2.​

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Before we begin with the tutorial, here is the complete list of the apps you will find in system/app, with a small explanation and if they can be removed safely.

There are probably some mistakes as they are almost 200 apks, so please collaborate with me.

If you want to restore some apks because you just changed your mind, just extract them from the rom (make sure it's deoxeded).

I won't tell you to remove the apks or not, i am just telling you which are safe to remove. YOU choose to delete them or not!

Use Control+F to find the apk you want, will save you time!

A

ApplicationsProvider.apk ==== Useful for installing and uninstalling apps

ArtFilterCamera.apk ==== Useful for the camera

AudioEffectService.apk ==== Audio Effect Service app

Autopoweroff.apk === Automatically shutdown your device if there isn't a SIM card in order to avoid battery drain in case of accidental power on → ***Safe to remove***

B

Backup-Restore.apk ==== Backup → ***Safe to remove***

BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk ==== Backup → ***Safe to remove***

Backup-wizard.apk ==== Backup → ***Safe to remove***

BlackTheme.apk ==== Black Theme → ***Safe to remove***

BlackThemeBlueAccent.apk ==== Black Blue Accent Theme → ***Safe to remove***

BlueTheme.apk ==== Blue Theme → ***Safe to remove***

Bluetooth.apk ==== Bluetooth

bootinfo.apk ==== ?

Browser.apk ==== Sony's default browser → ***Safe to remove***

C

CalendarProvider.apk ==== Calendar Storage

CameraCommon.apk ==== Useful for camera

CameraExtensionPermission.apk ==== Useful for camera

CdfInfoAccessor.apk ==== Software Component Descriptions

CellInformationWidget.apk ==== Widget that shows you your Operator Name → ***Safe to remove***

CertInstaller.apk ==== Manages safety certificates

ClockWidgets.apk ==== Clock's widgets

ContactsImport.apk ==== Import Contacts

Conversations.apk ==== It's the messages app

CosmicFlow.apk ==== Live Wallpaper → ***Safe to remove***

CredentialManagerService.apk ==== Credential Manager Service

CustomizationProvider.apk ==== CustomizationProvider

CustomizedSettings.apk ==== Customized settings

D

DefaultCapabilities.apk ==== Hardware Capabilities

DefaultContainerService.apk ==== Unpacking Apps for Installing

device-monitor.apk ==== Plug and Play monitoring

DownloadProvider.apk ==== Download app, connected with GooglePlay and browser

DownloadProviderUi.apk ==== Downloaded items list

DrmDialogs.apk ==== DRM Sync Service

DrmProvider.apk ==== DRM Protected Content Storage

DtcpCtrl.apk ==== ?

E

enhancedusbux.apk ==== app for usb connections

Exchange2.apk ==== Stock Exchange app → ***Safe to remove***

ExternalKeyboardJP.apk ==== Japanese keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

F

FaceLock.apk ==== Unlock with Face Recognition → ***Safe to remove***

fast-dormancy-wakeup.apk ==== ?

G

Galaxy4.apk ==== Live Wallpaper → ***Safe to remove***

GeneralDataDisclaimer.apk ==== General Data Disclaimer

GenericApplicationInstaller.apk ==== Application Installer Service

GenieWidget.apk ==== Weather/News widget → ***Safe to remove***

Gmail.apk ==== Gmail → ***Safe to remove***

GMS_Maps.apk ==== Google Maps=== Safe to remove

GmsCore.apk ==== Related to Playstore probably

GoogleBackupTransport.apk ==== Android Backup Service for apps

GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk ==== Calendars Sync

GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk ==== Contacts Sync

GoogleFeedback.apk ==== Market Feedback Agent

GoogleLoginService.apk ==== Google Login Service

GoogleLyricsPlugin.apk ==== Google Lyrics Plugin → ***Safe to remove***

GooglePartnerSetup.apk ==== Google Partner Setup

GoogleServicesFramework.apk ==== Google Services Framework

GoogleTTS.apk ==== Text To Speech=== Safe to remove

GpsSatellitesNotification.apk ==== GPS Satellites Notification.Remove it only if you don't use GPS → ***Safe to remove***

GreenTheme.apk ==== Green Theme → ***Safe to remove***

H

helpapp.apk ==== Help application → ***Safe to remove***

HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk ==== Live Wallpaper → ***Safe to remove***

Home.apk ==== Launcher

HotspotAdvancedSetting.apk ==== Hotspot Advanced Settings

HTMLViewer.apk ==== HTML viewer. If removed should not Interfere with Internet browser. → ***Safe to remove***

I

IddAgent.apk ==== Anonymous Usage Stats → ***Safe to remove***

Initial-boot-setup.apk ==== ?

InputDevices.apk ==== ?

J

JapaneseIME.apk ==== Japanese Keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

K

KeyChain.apk ==== Password Keeper

L

LiveWallpapers.apk ==== Live Wallpapers Service → ***Safe to remove***

LiveWallpapersPicker.apk ==== Live Wallpaper Chooser → ***Safe to remove***

livewaremanager.apk ==== LiveWareManager → ***Safe to remove***

LocalContacts.apk ==== Phone Contacts

LocationBasedWifi.apk ==== Location Based WiFi

M

MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk ==== Live Wallpaper → ***Safe to remove***

MediaProvider.apk ==== Media Storage

MediaUploader.apk ==== My Uploads For Youtube Uploading

MemcardTransportService.apk ==== Important for the Memory Card

MusicFX.apk ==== Related to Music

MusicWidget.apk ==== Music Widget=== Safe to remove

N

NetworkLocation.apk ==== Network Location Manager (Location Services, Check-in, Geo-tagging)

Nfc.apk ==== NFC

nfc-handover.apk ==== NFC

NoiseField.apk ==== Live Wallpaper → ***Safe to remove***

NoteWidget.apk ==== Notes Widget → ***Safe to remove***

O

OemCryptoReceiver.apk ==== ?

OMAClientProvisioning.apk ==== OTA Network Settings Download

OmaDownload.apk ==== ?

OmaV1AgentDownloadServices.apk ==== OTA services download and purchase/billing services

OneTimeInitializer.apk ==== Runs after first flashing of Gapps to allow you to chose which you want

OnOffTools.apk ==== Related to the launcher probably

OrangeTheme.apk ==== Orange Theme → ***Safe to remove***

P

PackageInstaller.apk ==== Package Installer

PartnerBookmarksProvider.apk ==== Bookmarks Related

PhaseBeam.apk ==== Live Wallpaper

Phonebook.apk ==== Phonebook (Contacts)

Phonesky.apk ==== Google Play Store

PhotoSlideshow.apk ==== Photo Slide Show

PhotoWidget.apk ==== Photo Widget → ***Safe to remove***

PicoTts.apk ==== Text To Speech Service → ***Safe to remove***

PinkTheme.apk ==== Pink Theme → ***Safe to remove***

PlusOne.apk ==== Google Plus → ***Safe to remove***

PMSservice.apk ==== ?

PMSserviceTriggerimei.apk ==== ?

POBoxSknMono.apk ==== Skin for Chinese Keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

POBoxSknPink.apk ==== Skin for Chinese Keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

POBoxSknSelector.apk ==== Skin Chooser for Chinese Keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

POBoxSknWood.apk ==== Skin for Chinese Keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

PrivInit.apk ==== ?

PSCertifiedSettings.apk ==== PlayStation

Q

qcsemcservice.apk ==== RIL extension for default browser

R

Radio3.apk ==== Radio app

ReadyToRun.apk ==== ?

RecentCallsWidget.apk ==== Recent Calls Widget → ***Safe to remove***

RemoteControlService.apk ==== ?

retaildemo.apk ==== Retail Demo → ***Safe to remove***

S

SecureClockJava.apk ==== Web Clock Service

SemcAlbum.apk ==== Sony's Album → ***Safe to remove***

SemcAutoPowerOff.apk ==== Power Tools

SemcCalculator.apk ==== Sony's Calculator → ***Safe to remove***

SemcCalendar.apk ==== Sony's Calendar → ***Safe to remove***

SemcCamera3D.apk ==== Camera

SemcCameraUI.apk ==== Camera

SemcClock.apk ==== Sony's clock

SemcCnapProvider.apk ==== Media Related

SemcContactsProvider.apk ==== Contacts Storage

SemcCrashMonitor.apk ==== Crash Monitor

SemcDlna.apk ==== Stock DLNA app

SemcDlnaHandover.apk ==== Related to DLNA

SemcEmail.apk ==== Sony's email app → ***Safe to remove***

SemcMetadataCleanup.apk ==== ?

SemcMusic.apk ==== Walkman → ***Safe to remove***

SemcMusicVisualizer.apk ==== Walkman's visualizer → ***Safe to remove***

SemcNotes.apk ==== Sony's Note App=== Safe to remove

SemcPhone.apk ==== Phone

SemcPhotoEditor.apk ==== Sony's Photo Editor

SemcPowerSaveModule.apk ==== Power Managment

SemcSettings.apk ==== Controls the "Xperia" menu in Settings

SEMCSetupWizard.apk ==== Setup Wizard

SemcSimDetection.apk ==== Sim Detection

SemcStorageChecker.apk ==== Storage Checker

SemcTelephonyProvider.apk ==== Dialer Storage

SemcTvLauncher.apk ==== Related to Screen Mirroring

SemcTvOut.apk ==== Related to Screen Mirroring

SemcUnplugChargerReminder.apk ==== Unplug Charger Reminder → ***Safe to remove***

SemcVideo.apk ==== Sony's Movies App → ***Safe to remove***

SemcWarrantyTime.apk ==== ?

ServiceMenu.apk ==== ?

Settings.apk ==== It's the Settings menu

SettingsProvider.apk ==== Settings Provider

ShareApplication.apk ==== Share Application

SharedStorageBackup.apk ==== Possibly USB connection menu

ShutDownAnimation.apk ==== Shut Down Animation. In some phones show the Carrier's Name when you shut done the phone. → ***Safe to remove***

SimContacts.apk ==== Sim Contacts

SimlockUnlockApp.apk ==== Sim Unlock

Skin1.apk ==== It's a theme → ***Safe to remove***

skin-picker.apk ==== App that let's you pick up a theme

skin-upholsterer.apk ==== ?

SkyfallTheme.apk ==== Skyfall Theme → ***Safe to remove***

SmallApp-Calculator.apk ==== Small app → ***Safe to remove***

SmallAppManagerService.apk ==== Small app Manager → ***Safe to remove***

SmallApp-Notes.apk ==== Small app → ***Safe to remove***

SmallApp-Recorder.apk ==== Small app → ***Safe to remove***

SmallApp-Timer.apk ==== Small appSafe to remove

SmartcardService.apk ==== Important for Smart Card

SmartSearch.apk ==== ?

SomcCameraAutoUpload.apk ==== Probably related to Social Netoworks

SomcConnectivityCenter.apk ==== Connectivity Center → ***Safe to remove***

SomcMusicSlideshow.apk ==== Music Slideshow

SomcPhotoAnalyzer.apk ==== Photo Analyzer

SomcPlayAnywhere.apk ==== Throw Connectivity

SomcWifiDisplay.apk ==== Screen Mirroring

SomcXperiaLink.apk ==== Xperia Link → ***Safe to remove***

SonySCV.apk ==== ?

SoundEnhancement.apk ==== Sound Enhancement

SoundLevelAlert.apk ==== Alerts you when the sound is too high. You can remove after accepting the dialogue allowing the volume to go higher. → ***Safe to remove***

Sound-Picker.apk ==== Sound Chooser for notifications, ringtones ecc

SoundRecorder.apk ==== Sound Recorder

Stk.apk ==== Sim tool kit. Quick access to carrier's services. → ***Safe to remove***

Street.apk ==== Google street view → ***Safe to remove***

SuperStamina.apk ==== Power Managment

SwiqiMasterReset.apk ==== Bravia Engine

SystemUI.apk ==== SystemUI

T

Tag.apk ==== NFC Tags= → ***Safe to remove***

Talk.apk ==== Google's Hangouts → ***Safe to remove***

talkback.apk ==== Talk Back → ***Safe to remove***

TaskSwitcher.apk ==== Task Switcher

TetherEntitlementCheck.apk ==== Tethering

textinput-chn.apk ==== Chinese Keyboard → ***Safe to remove***

textinput-tng.apk ==== Sony's Stock Keyboard

TimeService.apk ==== ?

TopContactsWidget.apk ==== Top Contacts Widget → ***Safe to remove***

U

UnsupportedHeadsetNotifier.apk ==== Notifies you when you connect an Unsupported Headset → ***Safe to remove***

UpdateCenter.apk ==== Update Center → ***Safe to remove***

UpdateCenter.apk ==== It's the update center → ***Safe to remove***

usb-mtp-backup-transport.apk ==== Related to Usb

usb-mtp-marlin-wrapper.apk ==== Related to Usb

usb-mtp-update-wrapper.apk ==== MTP extension polling

usb-mtp-vendor-extension-service.apk ==== Sony MTP extension

usbotg.apk ==== Usb Otg

UsbTransportService.apk ==== Related to Usb

UseragentProvider.apk ==== User Agent Storage

UserDictionaryProvider.apk ==== User Dictionary Storage

UxpNxtLockScreen.apk ==== Lock Screen

V

Velvet.apk ==== Google Now

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppApplication.apk ==== Certificate identifier

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppMedia.apk ==== Certificate identifier

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppPlatform.apk ==== Certificate identifier

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppShared.apk ==== Certificate identifier

VideoEditorGoogle.apk ==== Google Video Editor

VoiceDialer.apk ==== Voice Dialer

VoiceSearchStub.apk ==== Voice Search

VpnDialogs.apk ==== VPN Dialogs

W

WallpaperPicker.apk ==== Wallpaper Picker

WapPush.apk ==== WAP push (for receiving MMS)

WAPPushManager.apk ==== Tethering connectivity

WeatherWidget.apk ==== Weather Widget → ***Safe to remove***

WfdService.apk ==== ?

SOCIAL NETWORKs - RELATED apks​

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EventStream.apk ==== Timescape → ***Safe to remove***

EventStreamPluginFacebook.apk ==== Timescape Facebook Extension → ***Safe to remove***

EventStreamPluginTwitter.apk ==== Timescape Twitter extension → ***Safe to remove***

F

facebook.apk ==== Facebook → ***Safe to remove***

FBCalendarSync.apk ==== Sony Facebook Integration Calendar Sync → ***Safe to remove***

FBIAppShare.apk ==== Facebook Share App → ***Safe to remove***

FBMediaDiscovery.apk ==== Sony Facebook Integration Media Discovery → ***Safe to remove***

FBMusicLike.apk ==== Sony Facebook Integration Music Like → ***Safe to remove***

FBSetupwizard.apk ==== Sony Facebook Integration Setup Wizard (not needed to setup or for FB Integration to work) → ***Safe to remove***

P

PostViewer.apk ==== Post viewer → ***Safe to remove***

S

SEMCFacebookProxy.apk ==== Facebook → ***Safe to remove***

SocialEngineCore.apk ==== Social Networks → ***Safe to remove***

SocialEngineFacebookPlugin.apk ==== Facebook Plugin → ***Safe to remove***

SocialEngineFacebookShareFrwkPlugin.apk ==== Facebook → ***Safe to remove***

SocialEnginePicasaPlugin.apk ==== Picasa Plugin → ***Safe to remove***

SocialEngineTwitterShareFrwkPlugin.apk ==== Twitter → ***Safe to remove***

SocialPane-Apps.apk ==== Social Networks → ***Safe to remove***

SocialPane-FeedWidget.apk ==== Social Networks → ***Safe to remove***

SocialPane-FriendsWidget.apk ==== Friends' Widget → ***Safe to remove***

SocialPane-StatusWidget.apk ==== Status Widget → ***Safe to remove***

SOMCTwitterAccount.apk ==== Twitter → ***Safe to remove***

SOMCTwitterSetupWizard.apk ==== Twitter Setup Wizard → ***Safe to remove***

T

timescaperssplugin.apk ==== TimeScape Plugin → ***Safe to remove***

TimescapeSpline.apk ==== TimeScape → ***Safe to remove***

TwitterPostViewer.apk ==== Twitter Post Viewer → ***Safe to remove***

W

WikipediaPlugin.apk ==== Wikipedia Plugin → ***Safe to remove***

Y

YouTube.apk ==== YouTube → ***Safe to remove***

YouTubeKaraokePlugin.apk ==== YouTube → ***Safe to remove***

YouTubePlugin.apk ==== YouTube → ***Safe to remove***

Thanks to

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