[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Android Development] elliwigy:
The PURGE

Since I am patiently waiting for Lollipop to come out for our device, I decided to make a flashable debloat script which will be called "The PURGE."

I have had many requests to continue development for my ROM and found it easier to make this vs. maintaining a ROM. With that being said, I will be making other versions of the script but wanted to start off with a bang with an EXTREME debloat script!​

Disclaimer:​

I am not responsible if your phone blows up! This script will remove anything listed below if it is on the device. If it is not on the device it will not do anything! Therefore, if you use something that's listed to be removed, then do NOT complain. I am sure there are many on here that can help you get the one or few things you do use back on the device without a problem as well as a lot of the applications can be installed from the Play Store or simply taken from a stock (non debloated) ROM.

The PURGE [Extreme v1]​

What is Removed:​

System Sounds:

-PowerOn.ogg (Power on sound)

-LowBattery.ogg (Low battery sound)

-TW_Volume_control.ogg (Volume up/down sound)

System/App:

-ANTPlusPlugins.apk

-ANTRadioService.apk

-AccessControl.apk

-Accessories.apk (Verizon Accessories Bloat)

-AccuweatherPhone2014.apk

-AirWakeUp.apk

-AllshareCastPlayer.apk

-AllshareControlShare.apk

-AllshareFileShare.apk

-AllshareFileShareClient.apk

-AllshareFileShareServer.apk

-AllshareMediaServer.apk

-AllshareMediaShare.apk

-Amazon_Audible.apk

-Amazon_IMDB.apk

-Amazon_MP3.apk

-Amazon_Shopping.apk

-Amazon_Widget.apk

-AntHalService.apk

-AssistantMenu2.apk

-AssistedDialingProvider.apk

-BasicDreams.apk

-BluetoothTest.apk

-Blurb.apk

-Books.apk

-Chrome.apk

-ChromeSupport.apk

-Cmas.apk (I believe this is the "Emergency Alerts")

-Drive.apk

-DriveLink.apk

-DriveLinkRemote.apk

-ELMAgent.apk (I think related to OTA or updates for something)

-EasyOneHand2.apk

-EasySettings.apk

-FWUpgrade.apk (Another OTA or update application)

-FactoryCamera_FB.apk

-Flipboard.apk

-GMS_Maps.apk (Google maps I believe)

-GeoLookout.apk

-Gmail2.apk

-GroupCamcorder.apk

-Hangouts.apk

-Headlines.apk

-Kindle.apk

-LocalFOTA.apk (Possibly another OTA/update application?)

-Magazines.apk

-MobilePrint4.apk

-MobilePrintSvc_CUPS.apk

-MobilePrintSvc_CUPS_Backend.apk

-MobilePrintSvc_Epson.apk

-MobilePrintSvc_HP.apk

-MobilePrintSvc_Samsung.apk

-MobilePrintSvc_WFDS.apk

-MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk

-MultiWindowTrayService.apk (Needed for Multiwindow)

-Music2.apk

-MusicLiveShare2.apk

-OnlineHelpHub.apk

-PartnerBookmarksProvider.apk

-Peronalization.apk

-PlayGames.apk

-PlusOne.apk (Google+)

-PolarisOffice5.apk

-QuickConnect.apk

-QuickConnectInteraction.apk

-SCONE_Android_ProxyService_NoPersistent.apk

-SNameCard.apk

-SPG.apk

-SPrintSpooler2.apk

-SafetyInformation.apk

-SamsungAppsWidget_Phone_Carrier_VZW.apk

-SamsungContentsAgent.apk

-SamsungSetupWizard.apk

-SecEmail_K.apk (Stock Email application)

-SecExchange.apk (Needed with Stock Email app if use Exchange)

-SecFactoryPhoneTest.apk

-SecKidsModeInstaller.apk

-SecMemoDL.apk

-Slacker.apk

-SmartRemote_K.apk

-Stk.apk

-Street.apk (Street view, used with Google Maps)

-Swype.apk (Keyboard, if you only have Swype installed then make sure to have another keyboard since this script will remove it. Stock Samsung keyboard should be on every fresh "Stock" rom install by default)

-TravelService_K.apk

-VZMessages.apk (Verizon Messages+, for some reason it might not remove, I might have the name/location wrong in script will fix later)

-VZNavigator.apk

-VideoEditor_Lite_K.apk

-VisualVoiceMail.apk

-VoiceNote.apk

-VzTones.apk

-YouTube.apk

-canid.apk (If I remember correctly, this is the Verizon Caller ID application)

-com.gotv.nflgamecenter.Us.lite.apk (Verizon NFL application)

-talkback.apk

System/Priv-App:

-Amazon_Appstore.apk

-AutomationTest_FB.apk

-EasyLauncher2.apk

-GroupPlay_27.apk

-HealthService.apk (Required for S Health to work)

-HwModuleTest.apk

-IsisWallet.apk

-Kies.apk

-MyVerizon.apk

-NoiseField.apk (This is just a live wallpaper)

-PhaseBeam.apk (Another live wallpaper)

-S-Voice_Android_phone.apk

-SFinder.apk

-SHealth3.apk

-SecSafetyAssurance.apk

-SamsungBilling.apk

-SamsungLinkPlatform.apk

-Samsungservice2_K.apk

-SamsungUpdates_K.apk

-SecMyFiles2014.apk (Stock file manager)

-SetupWizard.apk

-SNS.apk

-Tag.apk

-VzCloud.apk

Lib Files:

-libSwypeCore.so (Not needed with Swype removed, and can download from play store if wanted)

-libchrome.1916.141.so (Chrome related lib, Chrome can be installed from play store as well)

-libpolarisoffice5.so (Not needed with Polaris Office removed, can also get from the store if needed)

Other Folders/Files:

-/system/tts (Text to speech stuff, mostly other languages and something no one ever uses)

-/system/voicebargeindata (I have no idea, but it's not needed at all)

-/system/wakeupdata (Not sure either, but not needed)

-/system/lost+found (Usually deleted by Devs anyways, not sure what it is but not needed)

-/system/etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store (Knox related, usually also removed by ROM devs by default)

-/system/tima_measurement_info (Not sure but not needed)

Keep in mind since this initial version is the most extreme, using it can and will render things such as UPSM and SHealth to not work similar to my Extreme Syndicate ROM.

If you find anything on your device that isn't already removed please let me know so I can add it to the script! I will also be updating it as I go and as I find more things to remove.

I do not have a estimate, but I would imagine what is removed with this script will remove 600-700+ MB from the ROM itself! I have tested on Ricks Rom v19.5 and system RAM is down to ~800mb which has basically freed up about 1gb of system RAM which in turn allows for a smoother faster and leaner device!

This did take some time.. Of course I already had a strong idea of what to remove based on the work that I've already done with Extreme Syndicate but the script had to be typed up manually with each application/file as well as I had to do a clean install more than once to find some straggling applications before I got it to how I wanted it!

All I ask is that you at least hit the thanks button and if you can spare some change don't be afraid to donate!

Eventually I will be making specific debloat scripts to remove certain applications such as only removing Verizon bloatware, or only removing Samsung bloatware etc. I am also messing around with Android Studio to hopefully one day be able to make an application that is device specific that will automate the process by selecting it in an actual application. This would sort of be like an Aroma installer except an application that you can run on the phone while its booted up and no need for recovery.

As always, thanks for trying out The PURGE and let me know what you think of it!

Install Instructions:

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1) Download the Zip file

2)This should work on any stock ROM! (If the files aren't there to be removed it shouldn't do anything at all. I recommend to do a clean install, let phone boot up and then go into recovery and flash it. This is because it does remove the setup wizards so it's recommended you set the phone up first and then reboot to recovery and flash the script.)

3) Boot into recover and flash the Zip

4) Done!

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Downloads:​

The PURGE v1 (Extreme Version)

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Donation Link​

XDA:DevDB Information

The PURGE, Tool/Utility for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 5

Contributors

elliwigy

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 1.0

Stable Release Date: 2014-12-20

Created 2014-12-20

Last Updated 2014-12-20