yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] natalic:
THX !

I intend to come out with a new version very soon
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nephron:
Very nice! U can add the following also

ums_enable and ums_disable to mount your sdcard to your computer :D
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] natalic:
Is that a function built in to console? if so, hit me up and we can work together on it!!!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] natalic:
Stuff to be added:

* Format fat32 and EXT

* Enable / Disable SD mounting -- Request

* Fix market problem.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] brucewang:
Hey guys! I have a kaiser that I replaced screen on. when I put it back together the keyboard quit working. about how far into disassembly do you think I have to go to get to the dang connection to the pcb? any suggestions on a quicker way?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] Burlyskink:
Ok so in my app I have this lame generic scrollbar.

Now I want to know if there is a way to change the color of that scrollbar in XML, anyone have any ideas?
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] ZilverZurfarn:
No, the scroll bar is a .9.png image in framework-res.apk

Mods - please move this to Dream themes and wallpapers!

/Mats
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] thecodemonk:
Best...guide...EVER! (Nascar and NFL are GONE!)

...up to 112MBs free! :D

Interestingly...my hero boots faster now (as in the scenes load faster, even though I never had them on the homescreen to begin with). o_O
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
NFL!? ARE YOU MAD!? lol. I wouldnt get rid of NFL but I'm a crazy Steelers fan :) Although the Fantasy feature crashes the app which is maddening to me but whatever. Thank you and I'm glad you liked it. Anything I can do to contribute.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] 702DROID:
i keep getting cache: permission denied after i type in * daemon not running. starting it now *
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nemesys504:
Thank You.

Easy to follow guide. Especially for a noob like me. Thanks :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nemesys504:
After you type in adb shell, skip the 2 lines after that and continue with $ su. Try it this way.

adb shell

$ su

# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

# cd /system/app

# ls

then continue with # rm [insert filename here].apk and/or .odex to remove the app you want.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] FoxRacR17:
Thanks for this! Got rid of almost everything I wanted to. The last two things at that "Peep" and "HTC Mobile Guide" app. Anyone know what files to delete to get rid of those things?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] ajones7279:
GREAT writeup. Thanks a lot.

Peep is HtcTwitter and Mobile Guide is LearnMore.

Edit: Wow, maybe it's just a placebo effect but I swear it feels like my phone is zooming right now.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nelson8403:
There's also

Stock Widget

com.htc.StockWidget.odex

com.htc.StockWidget.apk

QuickOffice

Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk

Twitter Widget

com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex

Music Widget

com.htc.MusicWidget.apk

com.htc.MusicWidget.odex

HTC Music (if you're using a different music player)

HtcMusic.apk

Sprint NFL

Sprint_NFL.apk
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] miguelfp1:
does anyone know if Google Talk can be removed?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Treefallingquietly:
Thanks for the list. It would be nice to get a sticky of all Sprint/HTC apps that ship with phone so we can remove what we want. Like the buggy SMS app that drains your battery!

Once we get apps2SD can we move all the rest out of main memory or do they need to be on the phone?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jaytavarez91:
How can u get rid of the scense u don't want on the phone for example the HTC or play scense
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] 702DROID:
thanks that worked but now after i removed these

Sprint_Nscar.apk

teeter.odex

amazonmp3.apk

teeter.apk

stock.odex

i get the process com.htc.provider has stopped unexpectedly please try again

i think i might have bricked my phone
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] WhiteWidows:
Restore the backup you should have created. You did create a backup right????
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] 702DROID:
i used that program from the market my backup ....how do i restore
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] WhiteWidows:
Oh boy :( Did you read the tutorial on rooting???? And follow everything?????

Especially this part:
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chuckhriczko:
Ok. I just have a request here. Please, before you do anything like this please read the post. The backup you performed is not the backup you need. I may be wrong but I believe my original post specifically said a Nandroid backup which is performed through the recovery image. The backup you performed will not do anything for you. You have to do a factory reset and hope that that restores the apps. Next time you or anyone else does this for the first time please do a Nandroid backup in the recovery image first. That is critical to do before you add, remove or modify anything on your phone.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] 702DROID:
your right i must have missed that part about nandroid backup how do i do a factory reset and if that dont work would the backup you made work to get me back to an operational phone (then im leaving this **** alone)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] herzzreh:
How do I remove the default Sprint animation startup file?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] WhiteWidows:
Using the Hardware Keys

Power the Phone Down (Hold the End Call buttom down until you get a pop up window to power down)

Hold Home and Back keys at same time

Without releasing Home and Back press the End Call button (which is the Power button) and release the End Call button.

You should still be holding Home and Back and now a screen will come up asking for an action. Press the trackball to reset or back to cancel.

Press trackball then it will ask you to press menu to reset and it will be factory original!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] NewShockerGuy:
Excellent!

Last question.

Am I able to get firmware updates via sprint even though I have to root the phone to remove the programs I no longer wish to have on the phone?

Or is this something that once the phone is root'ed I have to wait for updated ROMS like you are waiting for 2.0?

Thanks,

-Nigel
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] azr6:
You can only get firmware updates on a unrooted phone unless one of these roms comes with that update in it. I had to unroot my phone to get the newest update then I rooted again.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] NewShockerGuy:
Hmm.. interesting.

Let me ask the following then. When I get my phone today/tomorrow I am not sure the firmware that will be on it. Most likely it will be the older version which is fine. Can I update the firmware then root my phone? Or by making the phone root only meant before/first firmware that was launched?

Just wanted to clairify so that I don't possibly brick anything...lol

Thanks,

-Nigel
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] posguy99:
The asroot2 exploit still works on the updated Sprint Hero, because the kernel did not change. If you are not going to load an updated ROM, then update the phone first, then apply the exploit.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] iTouch24:
the fresh ROM already has all the sprint and some HTC widgets removed from the ROM ... the only other thing i removed was tweeter game ... read developers site for a complete list of what was removed
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] JDuc:
Just found it, after some digging, I never actually navigated to the devs site directly, only through various links:
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] khaag27:
I just dont like seeing them in my app list :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] khaag27:
try ls --color=none That is what mine looked like till I entered that :)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] khaag27:
This was very helpful and easy to understand. Thanks;)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nck4857:
I have most of the apps deleted off of my phone, but when I go the /data/data directory, I still show files from some of these, such as amazon and some footprints widgets ect.. Has anyone deleted any of these???
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] NewShockerGuy:
How do I start the adb shell.

Do I go to C:\android-sdk-windows\tools?

then type in adb shell

Confused?

Thanks,

-Nigel
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] NewShockerGuy:
I can't get the ADB pull command to work.

# adb pull /system/app C:\hero_apps

adb pull /system/app C:\hero_apps

adb: not found

# adb pull /system/app C:\hero_apps

I also note that when I do the:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

$

I dont' get the daemon msg that everyone else is posting.. I can just start browsing through the file levels via ls -l and cd /

Why is that?

How do I get the push command to work. Couldn't I cp/scp the data to another location?

This blows ass, I can't get either the push or pull command to work.

# push /system/app /sdcard/stockapps

push /system/app /sdcard/stockapps

push: not found

Tried that withour the adb push and it still doesn't work.... any ideas?

-Nigel
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] pseudoremora:
Check some things first,

1. Make sure you have USB Debugging Mode on: To turn it on: Menu - Settings - Applications - Development - USB Debugging. Then to push or pull, run these commands.

2. Run the command:

adb devices

This should bring up the SERIAL NUMBER of your phone

3. Follow steps below

TO PUSH APPS/FILES from SDCARD or COMPUTER to /system/app/ or ANY other PHONE directory

1. adb push /sdcard/APP.apk /system/app/APP.apk

EXAMPLE (Computer to phone): adb push asroot2 /data/local/

TO PULL APPS FROM PHONE (/system/app) to SDCARD -- This is the way

I

do it... using the linux (cp -- copy) command.

1. adb shell

2. su

(Should see # sign, if you're correctly rooted)

3. mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

(mounts the phone, so you can read/write)

4. cd /system/app

changes dir to the system application folder

5. ls

lists the items in the /system/app dir -- these are all your applications

5. cp APP.apk /sdcard

now you can copy any/all applications to your SDcard.

6. exit

Exit shell

7. exit

Exit root

Personally, If I were -- I would create a folder inside your SDcard (call it whatever -- apptemp, etc) and then copy ALL the apps from /system/app to that folder, so if you ever lose/remove any, you can always go to that apptemp you created and get them for future use. If you want help with this, tell us or PM me. Better yet, I've already copied the entire /system/app (ALL STOCK APPS that came with the phone) and saved them on my external -- if you want them, I'll compress it and send you a link -- PM me.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] dkaile:
^

Thank You... very nice explanation...
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] will22:
I cant find quickoffice, notes and device self service to remove

Also, is it safe to remove default browser (lm using dolphin)?

Please advise

Thank you
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] pseudoremora:
Thanks, I'm glad I could help.

Which ROM are you using? I ask because MoDaCo 2.0 Modified has some of the apps moved to the /data folder instead of the usual /system/app. Here's the name of the programs you want to delete and how to delete them.

I'll presume all your apps are in the standard /system/app

To delete:

1. Open Command prompt

2. Go to your Android SDK\tools Dir (EXAMPLE:: C:\AndroidSDk\Tools)

3. Run these commands

a.

adb devices

Should bring up SERIAL NUMBER

b.

adb shell

Logging into shell

c.

su

Should see # sign, if you are correctly rooted

d.

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Gives you read/write access

e.

cd /system/app

Changes dir to system applications

f.

rm Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk

removes the Quick Office app.

g. Continue following step F substituting Quick Office with the other programs you want to delete -- make sure you use rm (remove command) and then app.apk name (which are CASE sensitive)

1: Quickoffice = Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk

2: Notes (if this is an market application -- should be able to uninstall in Market)

3: Self Service = LearnMore.apk, LearnMore.odex

4: Yes, it's safe to remove browser -- Browser.apk, Browser.odex once finished, then type:

h.

exit

Exit shell

i.

exit

Exit root
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] dkaile:
^

in addition to the above commands, what command I would have to give to copy (cp) the entire system/app directory to my pc's hard drive (say e:\hero)?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] pseudoremora:
*This can be done, using the "adb pull" command.

Well, if I were you...

1. I would create a folder to house all the apps (apptemp, etc)...this folder should be created on the root of your drive (c:\apptemp).

2. Then to copy all apps in the /system/app folder, you would do as follows:

adb pull /system/app /apptemp

You should see the command prompt show a message like: "pull: /system/app/APP.apk /app" -- It will continue this a number of times and then when its finished, it'll say how many files were pulled. If you don't get any error messages, then you should be able to go the folder you created and find all your apps in there.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] dkaile:
^

Thanks..

I did this by the following method (i.e. copy my entire system/app directory to my pc's hard disk i.e. e:\hero) by this -

CMD

E:

CD HERO

ADB pull /system/app .

(please note the DOT; its necessary to copy the entire directory)

after it completes successfully-

exit

exit

adb shell reboot

(the last command will reboot ur device; u can remove usb cable after it starts to reboot)

BTW, I have copied the entire Tools directory of the SDK into my Windows directory (in my Windows 7 64bit Dell 1525 Laptop), so I can run commands directly from anywhere in command prompt...

these 2 are important files to be removed to stop over the air activation each time u reboot ur hero - (Please note this is specifically for users in INDIA ONLY using their Sprint Hero's on Reliance India network)

OMADM.apk

OMADM.odex

(Thank you Hetal for identifying)

commands are-

ADB remount

adb shell

su

cd /system/app

rm OMADM.apk

rm OMADM.odex

(follow exit and reboot procedure given above after it completes)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] pseudoremora:
Again, I'm glad I could help. Tha'ts quite interesting that you can use the Spring Network in India... doesn't India use the GSM networks -- or is Reliance India still on CDMA or something like it??
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] dkaile:
^

Reliance India is a CDMA network; and we are not using Sprint network in India; just enjoying their hardware.... though still on 1X but evdo is rolling out this month...
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DaveInSanAntonio:
What I removed...

After removing NASCAR earlier, I went back and removed:

Stock Widget

com.htc.StockWidget.odex

com.htc.StockWidget.apk

QuickOffice

Quickoffice_HTC_1.0.1.apk

Twitter Widget

com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

com.htc.TwitterWidget.odex

The other Twitter thing and the LearnMore as well.

A power off/power on, and my phone appears to be working fine!

Thanks to all for the great instructions!

-Dave
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DaveInSanAntonio:
How I pulled apps...

Figured I had nandroid backup I've held onto since first rooting, but wanted to pull my remaining apps anyway. This is what I did:

1. made an apptemp directory under c:\android-sdk\tools\

2. opened command prompt in c:\android-sdk\tools\ Note: I did not PATH, so adb is accessed locally from the sdk tools folder...

3. "adb pull /system/app ./apptemp", pressed enter

4. adb command started working

5. cd apptemp

6. dir to verify they are all there, 75Mb in 201 files (yours will vary)

7. exit

Hope this helps out.

-Dave
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DaveInSanAntonio:
One last thing...

I'm up to 98Mb internal RAM now.

-Dave
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DaveInSanAntonio:
Using the "mkdir ap, mv <filename> ap/" method, I did the following:

#remove default Launcher (HTC has it own)

mv Launcher.* ap/

#remove footprint

mv *Foot* ap/

#remove the What's New app

mv HTCNew.* ap/

#remove HTCRingtone Cutter

mv *Ringtone* ap/

And the stock calculator app as well.

Rebooted phone with no errors.

"rm -r ap" from inside /system/app dir

Worked well!

-Dave
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] dealkk:
i delete gtalkservice.apk and now i am not able to download app in market. I try to signin with google talk and not able to sign in.

i find gtalkservice.apk on the net, put in sdcard, use terminal emulator and copy it to /system/app ,but no luck. Anyone know how to solve this issue?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] NewShockerGuy:
I found that if you delete the /system/app odex and apk it STILL leaves data in the /data/data directory.

I went into the /data/data directory and deleted all the crap that I initiatlly deleted in the /system/app directories.

I freed up quite a bit of space doing so and the phone is a lot more responsive.. I am also running gumbo and fresh 1.1, And it is faster than before when I did not look around and left that crap in there.

Has anyone removed ALL the HTC Weather stuff....

Copy and past from my other post:

Anyone know the difference between these programs?

DCSWeather.apk

Weather.apk / odex

WeatherProvider.apk / odex

Field Trial

I have removed Weather.apk/odex.

But curious about the other two in Bold.

I would definatly recommend deleting the crap though from /data/data. Everything I found in there had a database file in it for that application even though the app was completely blow away either from a rom or from me not wanting the program.

-Nigel
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] NewShockerGuy:
Restore before you did the delete using nandroid...

*You did make a backup before you deleted stuff right.... I hope.

-Nigel
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] notasimpleway:
What is FieldTrial.apk?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
anyone know if i can safely delete HTC Sync, and also its name.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mainguy21:
i read everything and i dont even know what the hell "cd" is and etc..lol where do i type in the commands? on the phone or what?

sorry ive had an iphone for the past 3 years and its been too long..

i just wanna take everything useless off so it can run faster since i dont know how to root. the sprint hero since everyone is having problems with it getting it to work.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] looneylu:
download the fresh kitchen and you can root, and remove stock apps with... go to geekfor.me
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mainguy21:
its that easy? every thread i read from sites other than this theres literally like 25-30 steps to do it..and im a dumbass when it comes to stuff like this.

and whats geekforme?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] regaw_leinad:
http://geekfor.me/
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] adambomb6:
this really should be in the how to guide

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=CDMA Hero Guides
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mikethechap:
Darch Rom, Apps2sd and removing stock apps

I have followed the instructions to remove the stock apps many times before on previous rom changes/upgrades.

Tonight, I flashed the latest Darch rom. I also have apps2sd installed. What is baffling at this point is that I used this link to try to remove the stocks app. But, there are only apk files when I issue the ls command, no odex files. Every time I have removed stock apps before there have been odex files too. So, what gives? The previous link seems cautious about removing boh the apk file and the odex file. Did my moving of all the apps (which is working fine, btw), change file organization? How would I go about removing the stock apps like Stocks now? Is there any point to it?

Thanks for any thoughts...
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] troyboytn:
The newer Sence roms no longer include an odex file. Only the apk, so you are fine to remove it. These roms include the new Sprint leak from Damage and the Legend based roms.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mikethechap:
Thank you!

That helps a lot. I will delete accordingly! Stocks is gone.:)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Kamzy:
NASCAR is gone! Thank you!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jonesdana:
Wow, Flipz has a great site!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
I wonder if we can get this updated to include all the safe stuff to remove from 2.1, as it seems things have changed some.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mikethechap:
That would be a nice thing to have.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] riggsandroid:
Read only file error when attempting to RM files.

What does this mean?

Thanks.

A search quickly answers my questions! (first time in a while a search produced good results!)

here
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] sriner:
Does anyone know what this is or does? Along with FieldTest.apk?

I have always removed them with no problems. Just wondering if we know what they are.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] regaw_leinad:
Pretty sure thats the Java app, I remove it fine too.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] bballa4sho12111:
i cant get this to work...

I type in adb shell(as shown below) and the next line automatically shows up like this:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

/ #

...instead of:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

$

..so i cant type in su

Does it have something to do with debugging on/off?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
Dont stress, the '#' instead of the '$' means you are already at 'su' level. No need to type the command again. just go to the next step. oh and in case you were wondering the '/' in front of the '#' signifies you are doing it while the device is in recovery.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] smw6180:
Edit: nevermind, it was already answered.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] riggsandroid:
Can I delete Flickr.apk?

Anyone?

Also where is visual voicemail? It keeps draining battery for no reason.

I've heard Sprint_Core.apk, but that sounds too serious....lol.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
If you dont have/use Flickr no sense in keeping it. I thought Sprint_Core was VVM....
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] cbrendelson:
i keep getting a permission denied everytime i try to do the $su. what does that mean?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
is your phone 'rooted'?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] killermiller777:
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

# cd /system/app

# ls

Fresh 2.0d

rm sfl-prod-release.apk (Sprint Football Live)

rm Sprint_Core.apk (Sprint VVM)

rm SDSA.apk

rm IM.apk

rm Flickr.apk

rm Browser.apk

rm HtcTwitter.apk

rm com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

rm Updater.apk (HTC software updater via about phone)

rm OMADM.apk (Hands Free Activation)

rm Gmail.apk

rm Talk.apk (Google Talk)

rm HTCCamera.apk

rm SetupWizard.apk

rm HTCSetupWizard.apk

DC 2.06

rm Sprint_Navigation.apk

rm Sprint_NFL.apk

rm Sprint_TV.apk

rm Sprint_TVWidget.apk

rm Sprint_Nscar.apk

rm LearnMore.apk

Do not remove-

Launcher2.apk (Nexus Launcher)

PCSCII.apk (Connect to computer module)

HTC_IME.apk (Keyboard)

Clicker.apk (Keyboard)

EPST.apk (##codes)

Vending.apk (market)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Negrito:
Launcher2 is the Nexus Launcher.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] killermiller777:
When I removed it, I lost the usb option list, that's all I know.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] danman132x:
I'm trying to remove the stock apps on the Damage Control ROM (latest version) and it wont let me do it following this method. Nascar and NFL for example, command prompt says " rm failed for Sprint_xxxx.apk, read-only file system."

Does this not work for different ROM's? There are also no ODEX files when it brings the list up
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] pseudoremora:
The read-only file system, indicates that you haven't mounted your file system for read/write access.

Exit out of shell and run the command

adb remount

Then get back into shell (adb shell), change dir to /system/app (cd /system/app) and trying deleting the files (rm Sprint_NFL.apk).