[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] denco7:
Bloatware is the stuff AT$T crams into their roms. Someone at AT$T thinks we want this stuff.

Taken form the wiki. With bloatware and without bloatware

AT&T ROM Standard Programs

If you are thinking of sticking with the standard ROM, but getting rid of all the bloatware, here is what you get out of the box with the AT&T ROM both before and after bypassing the (bloatware) customizations. Note this does not include any of the programs on CD that you must install afterwards.

To bypass the customization install, do a hard reset, go through the Windows Mobile initialization steps (Callibrate Screen, Cut and Paste, etc..) then do a soft reset before the AT&T customization install starts.

NOTE - This will reset your device back the the original settings, which means any programs or customization you have made will be lost, including all of your Outlook synced info.

There are several ways to get your data and customizations back including backups, and resyncing, but there are many details to this process and it is beyond the scope of this topic. Your best bet is to decide upfront if you want the Bloatware and move forward from there. To help you decide, here is what you get under the Bloatware/Non Bloatware setups. Keep in mind that many of the programs included as Bloatware are trials, and if there are some you think you may want, you can usually find a link to them somewhere on the forum.

AT&T menu tree after full customization (Bloatware) install

Media Net Home

AT&T Mall

* Shop Tones

* Shop Games

* Shop Graphics

* Shop Multimedia

* Shop Applications

* Media Net Home

AT&T Music

* Music Player (Shortcut to WMP)

* Shop Music (Link to Internet Store)

* Music ID

* Streaming Music (XM Radio Demo)

* The Buzz (Music News form Billboard - Trial)

* Community (Link Failed over Wifi)

* Music Video (Link Failed over Wifi)

Games & Apps

* Brain Challenge

* Bubble Breaker

* Get ?TelNav (Not sure why this is under games)

* Jewel Quest 2

* Midnight Pool (Crashed when I tried to start it)

* ?MobiTV

* Ms Pacman Demo by Namco

* My Cast - Requires Airtime

* My Space Demo

* Shop Games

* Solitaire

* Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 Demo (Java Based and small)

Messaging

* Get Blackberry Connect (Link to site. Install went fine. Don't have BB account though)

* Instant Messenger (OZ? Can connect to AOL, MS or Yahoo)

* Messaging

Pictures and Videos

Tools

* Proxy Manager

* Adobe Reader LE

* Bluetooth Explorer

* Calculator

* Camera

* File Explorer

* Java

* ?QuickGPS

* Search

* SIM Manager

* Sprite Back Up

* Voice Recorder (HTC V 1.10 (Build 611.711)

* Voice Speed Dial

* Zip

Active Sync

Cellular Video (We are temporarily experiencing technical difficulties)

Notes

Push to Talk

Windows Media

Tasks

Memory Usage

Program In Use 26.77

Storage In Use 27.74

AT&T menu tree after bypassing customization (Bloatware) install with soft reset

Pictures and Video

Active Sync

Notes

Push to Talk

Windows Media

Games

* Bubble Breaker

* Solitaire

Adobe Reader LE

Bluetooth Explorer

Calculator

Camera

Comm Manager (Old Wizard Style)

File Explorer

Internet Sharing

Java

?QuickGPS

?RealPlayer

Search

SIM Manager

Sprite Backup

Tasks

Voice Recorder

Voice Speed Dial

Zip

Memory Usage

Program In Use 28.02

Storage In Use 10.12 You save 17.62 Mb in storage space,