[Sony Xperia M] amit.mb:
Works both on SS and DS

Its really frustrating to remove bloatware everytime you update your device, or flash a ftf to your device. So I created a flashable zip file which removes bloat apps from /system/app.

Removing essential apps from /system/app should be done with caution. If you delete any apps that are essential for functioning of Android, then, you may get stuck in bootloop. So I have carefully picked all the bloatware apps and removed them.

This is the list of bloatware apps that come with factory image

Backup-Restore.apk

BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk

Backup-wizard.apk

Books.apk

CarHome.apk

device-monitor.apk

DtcpCtrl.apk

Exchange2.apk

FBAndroid.apk

FBCalenderSync.apk

FBIAppShare.apk

FBMediaDescovery.apk

FBMusicLike.apk

FBSetupwizard.apk

ExternalKeyboardJP.apk

facebook.apk

FBCalendarSync.apk

FBIAppShare.apk

FBMediaDiscovery.apk

FBMusicLike.apk

FBSetupwizard.apk

fast-dormancy-wakeup.apk

GeneralDataDisclaimer.apk

GenieWidget.apk

GoogleLyricsPlugin.apk

GoogleTTS.apk

helpapp.apk

helpappics.apk

JapaneseIME.apk

Magazines.apk

PhaseBeam.apk

PlayGames.apk

PlusOne.apk

PicoTts.apk

PlusOne.apk

PrivInit.apk

Retaildemo.apk

SemcCrashMonitor.apk

SEMCFacebookProxy.apk

SemcMetadataCleanup.apk

SemcUnplugChargerReminder.apk

SemcWarrantyTime.apk

SemcWarrantyTime.odex

shutdownlistner.apk

SocialEngineCore.apk

SocialEngineFacebookPlugin.apk

SocialEngineFacebookShareFrwkPlugin.apk

SocialEnginePicasaPlugin.apk

SocialEngineTwitterShareFrwkPlugin.apk

socialifeplaceholder.apk

SOMCTwitterAccount.apk

SOMCTwitterSetupWizard.apk

SomcXperiaLink.apk

SomcXperiaLink_Sony-Ericsson-IA-Signing-Live-a989-1.apk

StartupBatteryChecker.apk

StartupFlagV2.apk

storefront.apk

Street.apk

talkback.apk

textinput-chn.apk

textinput-tng.apk

UnsupportedHeadsetNotifier.apk

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppApplication.apk

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppMedia.apk

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppPlatform.apk

VerifyCertificatesDummyAppShared.apk

Videos.apk

WeatherWidget.apk

WikipediaPlugin.apk

YouTubeKaraokePlugin.apk

YouTubePlugin.apk

HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk

HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk

EnchantedForest.apk

Galaxy4.apk

NoiseField.apk

LiveWallpapers.apk

PhotoSlideshow.apk

I have personally tested this on my device and it works well.

Requirements

CWM

Download

Attachment

Instructions

Download the zip file

Place it in your sdcard or internal storage

Enter cwm mode (Press volume up button while turning on the device i.e when pink led turns on)

Flash!

Changelog

Removed bloat apps from /system/etc/product/applications namely Neoreader, OfficesuitePro, smallbrowser and trackid

Removed videos from /system/media/video/

v2.1

Does not delete stock keyboard

xxx app is included in the list. I dont want it to be removed. What do i do?

1)Open the zip file using a tool like 7zip. Navigate to META-INF > com > google > android .

2)Extract updater-script to your pc

3)Open the updater-script with Notepad++

4) the code will be something like

So if you dont want talkback to be removed, just delete the whole line, save the file and drag-drop it back to the same location in the zip file.

Your own bloat-killer tool is ready

Flash it using cwm

Feel free to list some more bloat apps that come with stock firmware

updater-script can be found here