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[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
Good point. I am not going to remove anything so I can still get OTA updates if a rom doesn't come in the foreseeable future. I did just buy a 32 Gb card so I have more storage. I also removed the restrictions on it with SDfix, so I should be set for storage.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suzook:
You can still update using Odin, no need for ota.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
I updated the list a couple times. My tablet is feeling a lot smoother. Anyone else have anything to report?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robertc88:
What was your feeling about the performance of your S on a scale up to 10 before doing anything?

I ask because I have only made some changes in developer options which I enabled. Have not changed the browser or TZ interface and even before aforementioned adjustments I would give it 8.5 so not planning on doing anything else. I do my share on a tablet, I do not consider a power user by any stretch.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
I bought the Tab S for the screen. Plain and simple. Before it, I used the LG G Pad Google Play Edition, so my perspective largely comes from that. I loved the performance of the G pad, it was really really smooth, without hiccups. The screen was a nightmare though. It was very bland looking and would randomly dim itself because it overheated incredibly fast. On top of that there were bands on the left and right side that were distracting (light bleed). I loved it at first but The Tab S was just so much better looking I went for it. Everything the G pad had going for it was in the performance. I would rate that tab a 9.5 in performance, with the ever so rare stutter in chrome and the like.

The Tab S, stock, I would rate about a 7 on performance. Sure things move along, but it doesn't ever feel smooth. Chrome was a nightmare before I followed the suggestion in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/g...ing-choppy-t2800918/post53887711#post53887711

Even so, Chrome is still not as smooth as it was on my other tablet, and lag is still present. Once you've experienced a pure android environment, it's hard to go back. After disabling a bunch of stuff, particularly the FlashBarService, I would rate it about 8 - 8.5. It's still not silky smooth like my other tablet, but it's significantly better. Suffice to say the second a minimalistic ROM is released for this thing, I'm gonna be all over it. Samsung thinks it need all these special features to stand out, but most of the time they just slow their tablets down. Their hardware is good, but their software seems to forever be bloated and badly optimized.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vorta251:
Hi !

Thanks for sharing that list !!!
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
I've deleted and freezed what i don't want, but i'm getting problems with hancom office, it can't be deleted and allows freeze, but after freezing, I always get OTA update for it and it comes back, does this happen with anyone else.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inkedadrenaline:
??? I deleted it no problem...

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This is all that's left for me
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
after a few hours it updates it from play store.

My tab is stock and not rooted.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inkedadrenaline:
Nope... Not for me
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchellvii:
There's a free app called CLEAN MASTER that will delete apps for you and then also gets rid of all the leftover little giblets. Maybe that will help?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inkedadrenaline:
Oh, didn't realize u weren't rooted... What u waiting on lol
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
I 'll try it out next time, i probably get my tab changed tmr, i'm getting a deformed back on the tab.

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so yours is rooted.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchellvii:
Have you tried Maxthon browser? Also, Dolphin has a new Beta out which seems downright perky. You have to sign up to be in the beta group to get it but might be worth the small hassle.

If you are rooted and have Wanam Xposed, you can try disabling DVFS which is something Samsung uses to throttle your cpu to improve battery performance. DVFS is in advanced settings.

And of course there are always the launcher substitutes such as Nova. Not only are these faster than TW, they have additional beneficial features that would justify their use even if TW were faster.

Doesn't freezing flashbarservice disable multiwindow? How much of a performance pop does that provide? Big feature sacrifice there.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inkedadrenaline:
Yes definitely! Cant go without. I debloated probably over a gig of crap I'd never use. Installed Adaway and a few other root necessities and couldn't be happier.

I don't experience any lag like a lot of people are complaining about and I'm anal about lag. Tablet remains cool as a cucumber, haven't noticed it get the least bit hot... Not sure if I'm lucky or just know what I'm doing but this thing couldn't be better, not sure why there's so many complaints...
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
I only got the tab 16 days ago, apart from browsing, email and a few games (hay day, tsum tsum, P v Z 2, cut the rope and dragons), I dont think it will cause any slow down, non of the games a cpu hunger.

So no rooting is needed for me, although I have done this before with some of the phones in the past.

anyway thanks to all.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
Haven't tried that browser, will give it a go.

Thanks for the tip on Wanam. Will also have to try doing that.

I'm already using Nova as it is a staple for me.

Disabling the flashbarservice had a huge performance benefit for me. I never really use multiwindow, but if that's your thing then don't disable it. Your results will probably vary depending on how much you've disabled and other programs you might be running. Doesn't hurt to freeze it and try it out. ;)

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NP

I will be updating it shortly will a small update that provided me a large boost in performance. I disabled some things but had some issues so had to thoroughly test some things. I am confident in what I've done, but I'm very minimalistic, so I can never guarantee anything you disable here won't affect your programs or use, but it never hurts to try things out with freezing. :)
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchellvii:
Sure I'll give it a shot although my 10.5 already seems to be running pretty smoothly. One thing I noticed after disabling the DVFS. Before typing would seem to get a bit kludgy after about 20 minutes or so. Now it flies all the time. A downclocked CPU might be one explanation for that. Could be placebo effect but don't think so.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
Update 7/24/2014

I've updated the list (page 1) with a few more frozen apps. I honestly don't know if there's anything left to do, because it seems to really be working great for me now. Let me and everyone else know if you discover a problem.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchellvii:
Actually a lot of people aren't complaining about lag, just a few people complaining a lot. :)
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itchiee:
Yeah I like to tweak too so I rooted and took out all the bloat that I didn't need or want sapping resources and this is what I'm left with running most of the time... My tablet is smooth, I mean really smooth, in everything.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab S
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kms108:
Thats me, non rooted tab and no lag for me.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjoa68:
I don't see this in my list but I do see "New enrolment 1.0.11". Is this the same thing?

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
Don't know for sure. The icon is a blue circle with a phone. There an arrow coming in from the left side. Mine says: New registration 1.0.11.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjoa68:
Thanks. I see the same icon so it must be the same thing. Maybe a difference between country firmware or something like that? Anyway, I froze it yesterday along with most everything else and haven't experience any problems as of yet.

Thanks again for taking the time to compile this list.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenshin6767:
This latest update brings with it an issue (maybe it was like that before this update

First, thank you Sythrix for posting "List of Disabled Apps." It was a great help to me.

Second, if you would like to have the stock regular internet browser working in the future, I think you will need to defrost "Context Service 2.0.3." It worked for me.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barth2:
[MENTION=4703757]Sythrix[/MENTION]: yeah I also bought it only for the OLED screen. I knew I was going to have to deal with the samsung bloat ware (I didn't research enough to know samsung had a trip wire to detect rooting. Ugh)

Anyway, do you use tapatalk? Can you tell me if scrolling in tapatalk is smooth for you? It's jerky for me (10.5" Wi-Fi). Not horrible, but the stutter is annoying. Ditto the play store.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
Sorry I don't use that app. It might be the developers problem, or it could very well just be Samsung's software. I don't like adaptive CPU technology because it's erratic. Sure you get more power when you need it, but it has to "kick in" first. Would rather just have a strong power efficient core that wasn't so spastic. Of course the way they designed this thing you'll kill your battery life if you set it to max all the time. You could try setting a higher low end though, and see if that works for you. This is a fairly straightforward over-clocker that will let you set a higher low end: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.sineo.android.noFrillsCPUClassic&hl=en The hit on your battery shouldn't be too bad if you don't set it crazy high.

EDIT: sorry, this is the newer version https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.sineo.android.noFrillsCPU&hl=en
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajhalani:
awesome sauce

Thanks for the list.. I made all the changes except Hancom office (I find it useful).. The tablet flies.. thanks!!
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mordeith:
Mines dolphin smooth
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j1gga84:
Does anybody know which apk is responsible for first setup of system (first startup after flashing ROM), such as setting language, Google account and so on after first boot?

I was debloating ROM a bit more and I fear that I deleted this apk, because if system is running after first installation you don't need this apk anymore, but if you want to reflash you need it.. So I have to put that apk back in the zip file if I know which apk it is ;)

Many thanks in advance and regards
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barth2:
I think there are two. SecSetupwizard2013.apk, the Samsung portion of the setup, and SetupWizard.apk, for Google account etc.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samisama:
This thread is awesome. Thank you very much [MENTION=4703757]Sythrix[/MENTION] for sharing, this is exactly what i needed.

I come straight from nexus 7 & one of the downsides i saw for this tablet is the bloat but now everything is great and I'm enjoying my tab S to the max
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b00mb00mchuck:
Love to see others ripping into their systems like this... my GS10.5 has so much stuff frozen it feels cold when i pick it up :silly:

My list is quite a bit longer than Sythrix but I primarily got this tablet as a flight monitor for my DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus Quadcopter... so i pretty much stripped out everything i could without shutting down the tablets core functions...

But thanks to this thread... i found a few more that i wasn't sure about :D
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exocetdj:
Brilliant thread. I have frozen most of the bloat in [MENTION=4703757]Sythrix[/MENTION] list and installed nova. This is a much much faster tablet now
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barth2:
Is there a way to copy paste a list from titanium backup. I'll post my list, I'm just too lazy to type.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Offica:
Ive removed, frozen, stopped all that is in the first post and more no problems then went on with some tweaks.. amazing
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shifter7:
This is nice! Thanks for this list!

But is there a way to delete all these .apk's from the system itself?

I've tried but everytime it just puts them back in place or the whole rom just crashes.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myd.:
the list worked very well for me!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn C6603 met Tapatalk
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynot:
First, thanks to Sythrix for the list. I don't have many complaints about my Tab S but I'd like to free up some RAM and possibly some space since I only have 16gb. I do make extensive use of the multi-window feature and Hancome Office. Also, I am not rooted as I haven't found the need yet.

Noobie question: how do you freeze these apps? Do I have to be rooted? The only option I see is to force stop.

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leejay1953:
You have to be rooted to freeze apps. Freezing of apps, however, doesn't free storage. You would have to delete apps entirely to gain space.

BTW, there a dedicated threads for noobs that explain such basics. LJ
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dynot:
Thanks for your reply and tip. I'll look for that thread.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh99:
Has anyone been trying to debloat without rooting? I'd be all game except I'd rather not trip the Knox warranty thingy, especially considering it's irreversible :crying:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
I was thinking of a soultion to downgrade to a may firmware of the tab s and root with towelroot. Though no one has tested this idk if it will work without tripping knox
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh99:
Yeah, it's a bit gutting really. I don't think anyone has had any success with towelroot on any firmware :crying:

Damn shame imo, the only thing holding this tablet back is the software... Might get a refund and hold off for a price drop on the Nexus 9 or if someone figures out how to root and mess about without tripping knox
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leejay1953:
To root or not to root - that's not a question

Guys - I don't understand this fuss about whether to root or not.

Yes, if you root your device you trip knox. You can't eat your cake and have it. So what. The upside is you

- have a massive increase in free RAM

- you can de-bloat your device and increase storage space

- which also results in a massive increase in speed and smoothness

- you can freeze apps

- you can install a boatload of useful utility apps that require root

- you have a huge increase in battery life

I have replaced the TW launcher with Apex Launcher and my battery life increased to over 6 days with screen-on time of 8 hours (!).

Did I answer your question?

Regards LJ
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don164:
Rooting like you have so eloquently stated brings many rewards !
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
Proof of battery life improvement after rooting and installing skyhigh kernel with battery settings. Also did some minal debloating.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hookmt:
This has been asked earlier. I'd be grateful for some opinion and guidance on how to decide what frozen apps can be deleted, or is it just a case of make a nandroid and start deleting, test and if you hit an oops, restore the nandroid and start again. I'm certainly willing to do that, but was wondering if there are better, more efficient methods of debloating. Feel free to point me to something I should have found using Google, because I haven't been able to turn up much that is on point, which may simply mean the brute force method delete,test,repeat method is all there is.

TIA for any thoughts.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leejay1953:
I would not go for the delete route right away. Why don't you first freeze and see how the system reacts? If there are no adverse repercussions you can still delete the app.

I followed the debloat list in this thread. But I froze most of the bloatware. My goal was to increase speed and battery life. Storage space is not a major concern for me as I have a 64 Gig external SDcard installed. I also noticed the following: If you freeze bloatware, it stays frozen even if you flash a newer version of the ROM. That means you don't have to do the same work all over again with every new version of the ROM. I hope this helps. Cheers LJ
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hookmt:
Yes, of course, and that is what I have done. I've had massive numbers of items frozen for about a week and was wondering about deleting some of them.

For them moment I have made it easier. I went and flashed IronRom (currently v1.6) and it has been debloated quite a bit. All of the Google stuff is gone, Knox is gone, etc. You can install what you want or not. I still have to freeze some remaining stuff, but it is a lot cleaner and I'm not in a big hurry to free up disk space. This will do for now. Nice ROM. :cool:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samisama:
[MENTION=4703757]Sythrix[/MENTION] i found out that "Screen Write 0.8.6" is responsible for taking screenshots.

Can you add this info next to its name in the list so people would know what it does?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samisama:
I also noticed that the "Weather" widget will not work without the Unified Daemon 140423.01. So if you freeze it weather app will not work anymore.

Please add this also next to the Unified Daemon 140423.01 on the list.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kendive:
I would rather use Titanium Backup... Just freeze the app.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barth2:
Hmm. I deleted screen write and I just took a screen shot and it worked.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandyman:
What bloated apps can I remove from a rom before I install it?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akopps:
I never felt the urge to remove the "bloat". Yes, there are some pre-installed applications, but they don't run unless you tap on them, and so normally they don't use any CPU time or memory. If their icons annoy you, you can remove them from the desktop screen with no ill effect. They will still show up in the applications manager. Of course, you can also delete them, and see what happens.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don164:
Most ROMs tend to come with bloatware usually removed if not, then the ability to uninstall it is usually their
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandyman:
Maybe I have not made myself clear.

I have a copy of a stock zipped rom that I can edit on my pc.

It would be a plus to install the rom without the Samsung BS, but I am not sure which apps can be removed.

This would save me a lot of time when I make custom changes to the rom on my pc.

In other words, installing a rom than debloating each time is a pain in the ass.

As of now, my work around is to freeze the bloat via Titanium Backup.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barth2:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/list-bloated-apps-to-uninstall-sm-t700-t2861180
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stwum:
I can confirm that freezing or deleting:

Context Service 2.0.3 causes the stock browser to FC.

Unified Daemon 140423.01 disables the location functionality of the stock Weather app
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pantezuma:
Hi! I found this thread very informative. Any plans to update the list to 5.0.2?

I guess the apps and services have changed a lot.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] middknightblack:
You are the f****** man for this?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pantezuma:
Hi to all.

Has anyone had any experience with Package Disabler Pro?

I bought it and find it really useful if you are not rooted.

It allow you to disable any app and debloat your Tablet as if you were rooted.

I really don't know how it works but so far it's working great.

The bad reviews of the free version seem to be of people complaining about the limitation of disabling just about 6 apps.

Any comments about it?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
I have been looking for an app like this for non-rooted owners.

Thanks

John.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pantezuma:
You're welcome!

For me its working really well (just be careful cause even when it has certain suggestions it allows you to disable almost everything).

I even wrote to them suggesting some UI modifications and they implemented part of my suggestions two days later.

Think this app has real potential for Samsung devices (my only concerns are about giving the app admin privileges not being them known developers).

Best regards.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j1gga84:
This one for LP would be very cool or is it "nearly" the same for Lollipop? :)

regards
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sythrix:
Hey guys. Unfortunately I have been really busy and kind of forgot about this thread, my bad.

I've neglected to update, and the fact of the matter is that I don't own this tablet anymore. So I don't really have the answers to your questions.

However, anyone here is more than welcome to modify or post an updated version of this list for LP, assuming that the information applies enough.

Good luck :)
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Angmom3:
I have a 64 gig external SD card but I guess I don't know how to use it correctly. Because, my internal hard drive is full, and I don't even have space for updates anymore. I have it set up so all my pictures, documents, ring tones and what few apps I can transfer (however I have to go in on a daily basis and re-transfer some of them) are on my SD card. Can anyone help with my problem?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
Well i have been using the "Package Disabler Pro" app for months and it`s amazing, it just disables the app and makes the icon disappear and it does not need root, it`s been worth every penny to me.

John.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElCid43:
Do you have a link to which one you are using? I searched Google to find info and a few turned up, and there seemed to be some drama related to a couple of them on reddit. Just want to be sure I am getting the right one.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
This is the one i use.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro&hl=en

John.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElCid43:
Thank you very much :good: