[MeMO Pad 7 General] specter66:
I recently picked up an Asus ME70CX (K01A), and thought I'd share my rooting/debloating experience. This process not only sped up the general UI speed/flow of my device (quite noticeably), it freed a considerable amount of RAM. Given the fact that this device only ships with 1GB, this process should help anyone looking to get the most out of this otherwise awesome little tab.

There have been other posts concerning the debloating of various other versions of the MeMO Pad 7, such as one by Gentaz pertaining to the ME572C. Take a look at his thread, as well as a few others concerning the rooting process of the ME70C/ME70CX if you are unfamiliar with the process as a whole. The following links will provide you with the tools/information necessary to gain root access with little more than a few clicks of the mouse.

1. Gentaz's post on the 572C; also helpful for some insight into some performance tweaks that I don't get into:

http://http://xdaforums.com/memo-pad-7/general/me572c-root-debloat-t2992131

2. A post that I added to concerning the rooting process for the ME70CX; make sure you reference the original post by smaury (links embedded), as it contains the AsusIntelRootKit tools etc:

http://http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60518503&postcount=36

Once you're rooted, you can use Titanium Backup to safely freeze the following system apps/services from the stock, rooted 4.4.2 firmware:

1. Amazon Kindle

2. ASUS Demo

3. ASUS EZ Launcher

4. ASUS Launcher (make sure you have another launcher installed before you freeze these two, or you'll end up with a blank home screen)

5. ASUS Miracast Dongle Tool (unless you use one)

6. Bbbler Actors (wtf?)

7. Browser (ASUS)

8. Calendar (ASUS; has the same icon as calendar storage)

9. Calendar Storage (ASUS; keep if you've kept the stock calendar app)

10. Chrome

11. Cloud Print

12. Data Transfer

13. DLNA Service

14. Do It Later

15. Email (ASUS)

16. eMusic

17. File Manager (you may run into minor problems, as some native apps rely on the native file manager; still, safe to freeze and unfreeze later)

18. MicroFilm

19. Movie Studio

20. Music (ASUS)

21. MyASUS

22. Omlet Chat

23. Party Link

24. PC Link

25. Remote Link

26. Share Link

27. SuperNote

28. Weather (freezing this will remove it from your lock screen, saving considerable battery)

29. WeatherTimeService

30. WebStorage

31. What's Next

32. Zinio

Unfreeze any of these at any time if you need them, or just don't freeze them. I don't recommend uninstalling (unless you're confident in your Titanium Backup files), only because you can expand the memory to about 80 total gigs with a memory card. I suppose you can if you need the space, but I didn't try it on any of these.

Prior to this process, I was averaging about 350-400 free MB of RAM on tablet idle. Now, after a quickboost (RAM freeing tool in the quick settings toolbar), I'm averaging about 575-610 on idle. It goes down about 50 MB with encryption enabled, but the UI is considerably faster. My battery life has also drastically improved. I don't have specific numbers to give, but I've undoubtedly noticed an increase. These numbers can fluctuate depending on what Google services you use, as I use a whole bunch (including four email addresses and Google accounts).

Also, a quick note about the lockscreen wallpaper when you disable the ASUS Lanucher:

You WILL lose the ability to change the lockscreen wallpaper when you freeze the stock launcher. To change the wallpaper, simply unfreeze the ASUS Launcher, set it as the default, and use the function within the launcher itself (NOT the settings menu option) to change the wallpaper. You can then set your launcher of choice as the default once again, and freeze the ASUS launcher when you're finished. Your selection will be saved.

It is also worth mentioning that Xposed Framework does indeed work on my particular device, but I cannot be sure that it will work on yours (although I have no reason to believe that it wouldn't).

Feel free to reply with your own personal results with apps that I have not mentioned, or with your general gripes/pleasantries.

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