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[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Mitchio:
It lets you create abstract wallpapers on your phone, I think it's specific to SE phones and certain carriers (I'm on O2 UK).
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Phenombox:
Use the list in #2 post in this thread, whatever you don't see in the list can be removed and basic phone functions will work w/o problems.

Confirming that it is specific to carriers.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Mitchio:
User Support (user-support.apk) deleted fine but User Guide doesn't seem to be in the list anywhere.

Can anyone find the application name or could it possibly be compiled as part of another larger application?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Contrarian:
Ive removed user support and guide through titanium backup without any issue. ie removed - rebooted.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] x10mini:
backup .apk to /sdcard

hi i just want to ask how to backup my system/mms.apk to my /sdcard? because I want to replace it totally with handcent.

And also is there any problem if i remove the mms.apk from my mobile phone (x10 mini)?.

thanks!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] 71baker:
I might be wrong here but i think Handcent uses the default messagehandler and i do not think it would work to remove that. As i said , i think this is the case but i may very well be wrong.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Phenombox:
Try EManual.apk.

you can;

mkdir temp
mv packagename.apk temp

This will move the apk from the system folder into a temporary folder, this way you can test if handscent work after this, if not then you just move the .apk back;

cd temp
mv packagename.apk /system/app
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pharaohdk:
possting in here, since Phenombox seem to have a lot of knowlege about root stuff.

If I use recovery/repair from pc companion will it reinstall all removed stuff and remove root ? I´ve used doshaska root guide.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pulpoff:
Thats great, but can you try first the dialer from HTC Tattoo ? Tattoo runs Android 1.6 and has same screen res..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] 71baker:
I think that is a much bigger deal than you might realize. I suspect the dialer from Tattoo is integrated with HTC's Senseui and as such , the Senseui would have to be made to work also. But i am only speculating as usual.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Komanche:
yesterday I removed mms.apk which was wrong to receiving sms :( sending works (I am using ChompSMS).

I tried also restart device but nothing changed
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Komanche:
confirmed, after reinstalling Mms.apk from Phenombox's zip file (1st post in this thread), I can receive SMS now. :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
so I am porbably first one, at least here in this thread, who messed up his x10 mini by removing apps. Problem is that I do not exactly remeber what I removed. But I was removing only apps from system/app folder. Now the device is totally **** up. :mad: It boots, animation goes ok, but after that I get only the Sony Ericsson logo and nothing happens. Is there any way how to solve it? Forced reset does not help, it does the same again and the phone stops on the Ericsson logo. Please help!!!! :) Otherwise I will have to send it for repair to the service. What a shame that I found this thread after I created my isue, and not before....damn
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Komanche:
I think you can push all apps from the zip? or is the device unreachable?

(neni to divny si psat anglicky? :D)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
that's the problem, the device is not reachable, i have only the logo after boot animation, but it's frozen, nothing happens, only the logo still shines on the screen... I tried to connect the device also to PC, but no success.. I can't even turn it off

I will try to wait untill it dries the battery, and wait one/two days and try to turn it on after that.. but I am afraid that the service is the last chance..

( a jo je to divne, ale tak ked sme tu na anglickom tak aby nefrflali ;))
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jeslas:
@darebak666

"So i made a repair with pc companion, and i got every factory apps back.

Phew!! thought i bricked the phone for a while.." <--- try that!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pharaohdk:
does this also remove root ?

-edite-

Cant get the repair option to work using pc companion, it stops and gives an error :S, do you know a fix?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Mitchio:
I want to get rid of the voice search icon in the applications menu but if I do will that remove the voice search function from the google search and google search widget?

If it does, is there any way I can just remove the icon from the application menu without removing the actual application/feature?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] parksy152:
thanks a lot
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] bitluni:
(noob cleanup)

I removed savely:

Game trials

- UNO_Trial.apk

- Peggle_Trial.apk

- Monopoly_here_&_Now_Trial.apk (use rm -r Monopoly_here_*.apk)

- Millionaire.apk

- Guitar_Hero_5_Mobile_Trial.apk

Vodafone related

- Shop.apk

- 360_Updates.apk

- MeinVodafone.apk

- Web.apk

- MusicShop.apk

SE realted

- Sync.apk

- user-support.apk

- EManual.apk

Other crap

- Facebook.apk

- Wisepilot.apk
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] arcatarc:
@darebak666

@pharaohdk

Try with "Update Service":you can download it from sony website...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pharaohdk:
the update service works for me, but even after doing im unable to do a repair, any idea why?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] junglepunk:
Give it time and power. I had to use the update service after bricking my phone too and the first times it would not start even after successfully performing a factory reset. Problem was the phone wasn't charged enough. But even after a successfull charge it took at least 10 minutes for the phone to turn on after performing the update. Give it time, it is just really slow.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
excellent!!!!!!!!!! it worked, now I have the device like unboxed. Everything works, it's unrooted. Thanks a lot again!!!!!!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pharaohdk:
oh doh ^^; forgot to have my phone fully charged, will edit my post once its done with the charge and see if it works.

---edite---

sadly it still fails in the repaire mode, the error i get is "Fails to install or start component for updating of the phones software" this is after it has prepared and downloaded.

phone is fully charged, the phone does work completely. Would just like to have the repair mode working too.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Contrarian:
After rooting and unrooting several times now, I suggest you only remove certain non essential apps such as games. SE have introduced far too many dependencies in their customed version of donut, so you need to be careful when deleting anything and everything.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] arcatarc:
Did you have try with another PC?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pharaohdk:
I´ve reinstalled the program quite a few times, but will try it on my notebook and see if that changes anything.

-update-

it worked using a different computer, no idea why..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] darebak666:
@pharaohdk

try another PC, I had issues with SE SW on my personal PC, but I tried it on brothers one and it worked... :cool:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] junglepunk:
Could you maybe give us a list of what causes problems when you remove it so maybe others can avoid it? For now I've just removed some games and the manuals but there is definitely other crap I could do without.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Contrarian:
Hard to pinpoint, but removing some of the google apps forced my browser, including the anroid market, to close/freeze.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jem1516:
Hi there guys, I want to congratulate you on the EXCELLENT work in rooting the mini, I love mine after being a iphone user for 3 years (can't believe it was SO long!).

I do have on request, a complete copy of the phones root contents, i.e. the same as it shipped with. I removed a load of programs and am getting the com.google.process error despite installing gtalkservice back (this shows on startup of phone, even after clearing google apps data and cache, also stopping me from downloading in the android market), I did get to a point (before I removed the gtalkservice initially) where the phone was perfect - only had 15 icons on the home screen - the perfect minimal phone!

Thank you very much, keep up the great work.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] PsymonDK:
Hi guys, just rooted my phone yesterday and deleted som apps :D just gonna post a list of what i deleted without it causing problems

deleted all timescape apps - caused a force close of com.sonyericson.timescape (i think thats the name) but the phone runs without problems

Deleted all games and demoes

deleted EManual.apk

deleted usermanual.apk

deleted HomeScreen.apk (i'm running OpenHome instead) hasn't caused any problems at all.

deleted roadsync.apk

deleted wisepilot.apk

i think i deleted some other app's but forgot which ones. hope this helps with the safelist :D

Psymon
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ale3andro:
Removing HomeScreen.apk was not good for me. The mini still worked but with a black screen and with no menu.

I had to copy it back from the original zip with the apps (using busybox) to the device to get the menu back
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Eseb0:
It's only safe to delete it if you've got another home screen app like ADW or Helix.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jparge:
Okay, either Timescape or Sync should not be removed. Doing so has disabled access to my address book (after rebooting).

Fortunately I have all my contacts backed up, but the address book is not working at all, and I get errors regarding "android.process acore" which then needs to be killed with "force quit"...

I will just do the PC companion thing and start over. Shame I need to add 200 contacts again though.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Zocker Tko:
Hi, i have deleted Homescreen.apk too on my x10 pro, but i need it back for PandaHome.

I have push it back with adb in system/app but it dont work, and with rootexplorer copied back, the same dont work. So please help me to get it work.

with ADW i have no problems, but with PandaHome i get black screen :mad:

poblem solved by this

adb push Homescreen.apk /sdcard/Homescreen.apk

adb shell

su

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system

dd if=/sdcard/Homescreen.apk of=/system/app/Homescreen.apk

chmod 644 /system/app/Homescreen.apk

reboot

after reboot Homescreen worked fine, but Pandahome not, reinstall Pandahome worked

sry for bad english
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Squezzz:
Hallo. Please help me with some trouble : I deleted 2 system apps which name are

1)android.googlesearch

2)android.globalsearch.

Then I reboot my Mini pro and saw this Wrong error Stop process : com.google.process.gapps. and my brouser(skyfire) get a problem : When I want to write the URL , I saw the Error process : com.android.brouser.

Please help to retern this to apps which I delet =)

Thank's for attention.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jparge:
Okay, all working again, but as luck would have it, my contacts that I manually backed up... is not actually backed up as I had hoped, and I have thus lost over 200 contacts.

Anyway, what works (safe to remove):

edge.apk

rollercoaster.apk

Notes.apk

Facebook.apk

Talk.apk

peggle.apk

roadsync.apk

Gmail.apk

EManual.apk

user-support.apk

Wisepilot.apk

NeoReader.apk

geotag.apk

What DID NOT work for me was either Timesync or Sync.

One of those two will cause problems if removed... not only for your phone, but also for your health; you may initially notice a slight increase in blood pressure, followed by shortness of breath, rapid heart-beating, sweating, nausea, possible subconjunctival hemorrhage, and so-on.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Good luck! ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] 71baker:
Didn't you sync your contacts with Gmail contacts? :confused: Thats like 50% of the reason i want Android at all....
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Roman441:
Hello

I have remove the

TimescapePluginManager.apk

Timescape.apk

TimeScapeProvider.apk

now i boot my Pohne with a error on boot

prozess sonyericsson.timescape. providers is end

can eyerybody help
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] master9997:
I had same problem, so i copyed back TimeScapeProvider.apk
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] inteks:
remove "TimeScapeProvider" from autostart should help ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Roman441:
how and do where I do this?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] inteks:
Search market for 'autorun killer'

Sent from my E10i
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] fpd5:
Please help newbe

Hi, reding this all I have some simple questions. Who can help me out here?

I understand why to root. Sounds interesting. But...

1 - how can just rooting save energy?

2 - or is this due to deleting apk's?

3 - since I do not use windows, can I delete apk's with an Apple?

4 - or with some software on the X10i? Astro maybe?

5 - any experience with the root-apk as mentioned on xperiax10.net on august the 7th?

6 - what if Android 2.1 is released for X10i?

7 - assuming the phone is still ok, is all to be reset with the option "Reset to Fabric-settings?

Thanks for your help!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] jem1516:
1 - how can just rooting save energy?

By stopping un-needed applications/processes from starting, and running, on the phone, thus saving processing power ergo - energy.

2 - or is this due to deleting apk's?

As above

3 - since I do not use windows, can I delete apk's with an Apple?

I use an Apple, everything is fine - use Terminal instead of CMD prompt

4 - or with some software on the X10i? Astro maybe?

Titanium Backup works for removing apks - ONCE you've rooted, that is.

5 - any experience with the root-apk as mentioned on xperiax10.net on august the 7th?

No sorry couldn't get it to install superuser - I used exploit - it's perfect and all you need

6 - what if Android 2.1 is released for X10i?

You won't have to upgrade, even still, 2.1 will be rooted if this method won't work already.

7 - assuming the phone is still ok, is all to be reset with the option "Reset to Fabric-settings?

You can restore to standard by upgrading your phone from the PC software - however, this doesn't work on Apple. You can run CrossOver or another Windows emulator on your Mac that will allow you to run the Sony software - Crossover has a free 30 day trial.

Hope these answer your questions :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] thephoenixrising:
I had the same problem like you had after removing Sync.

Do NOT remove SYNC!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] thephoenixrising:
I'm on a MacBook myself and it can all be done a lot easier.

I rooted my phone mini pro with the universal Androot app (1 click and it's done)

Afterwards I installed the 'Titanium Backup' app and just removed all the bloatware I didn't want. So no need to be using cmd or entering commands!

ps: the universal androot also has the option of unrooting it ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Phenombox:
It seem to depend on the way you have your contacts stored on your telephone. I do not use any google services (except the market) so I had no problems removing both sync, gmail, gtalk and many others google applications.

I'm sorry that you had to re-add all of your contacts, but as I don't use any sync application I did not experience the samme issue on this matter. It seems like if you are using a syncing service to maintain your contacts it will mess up if your sync service/application is removed - but if you don't use any syncing service to keep your contacts they will not be removed.

Correct me if I misunderstood you, though.

// On the TimeScape issue;

If you remove all TimeScape components (including the TimeScapeProvider) it should not error up when you start your phone. At least that is what I am experienced when I removed TimeScape.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Devilover:
Hi, I remore all TimeScape components including the TimeScapeProvider but I stil get Timescape error on boot :(

I download AutorunKiller but TimeScape is not on the autostart list.

Even if I select "Show system entries" in Settings...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] dkrasotin:
Stuck on "Starting download..." (Android Market)

Hello,

It seems that I removed something important and while device (X10 Mini Pro) itself works fine, it can't install any new applications from Android Market - it just gets stuck on "Starting download...". Any advice, please?

Dmitry
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Eseb0:
Maybe it's a simple networking issue. Have you tried with both Wifi and 3G?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] dkrasotin:
Doesn't seem to be networking issue. I tried with both 3G and WiFi, everything can connect to the internet (email, browser). But Downloads still keeps showing just "Starting download..." and no progress. I guess I'll have to hard reset device to get everything back.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Devilover:
It's not networking issue, i got the same problem yesterday so I reinstall my rom with Update Service ...

If I find witch apply do that I told you!

I uinstall with any issues on my phone:

-backupandrestore.apk

-Email.apk

-Facebook.apk

-geotag.apk

-NeoReader.apk

-Gmail.apk

-Sync.apk

-TrackId.apk

-YouTube.apk

and with erron on boot:

-Timescape.apk

-TimescapePluginManager.apk

-TimeScapeProvider.apk
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] piper_indebt:
I have a question, I have successfully removed facebook using rm -r facebook.apk,

but in the manage applications (after clicking low on space notification) it is still listed as com.facebook.katana but when I click it, Application not found. I know that I successfully removed it, but is there a way to take it out from the list? It is also similar to other apk's that I removed such as email (com.sonyericsson.email) any of you guys have this same situation?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] account1:
don't bother with those; they're ghost apps

if you edit though packages.xml file, they'll dissapear

i reccomend you don't as it is very dangerous if you don't know how to do it
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Contrarian:
WARNING! Don't do a factory reset on a rooted phone, you'll brick it. Go through SUES and click "repair" instead.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Darkbidule:
You can use EStrong file manager to delete these files

@Contrarian : Thanks for info
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Komanche:
same for me
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] grindmanz:
+1

Exact same thing happened to me. Help?:confused:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] robdb:
To fully get rid of Timescape you need to remove:

SnsContactImageCacheProvider.apk

Seemed to do the trick for me.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] robdb:
Hi Dmitry,

I had a similar issue and via process of elimination I think it was gtalkservice.apk that caused the problem.

If you re-add this it should start working again.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] cieryll:
pls help me,how to gain back my Market application. I accidentally uninstall the some apk.file needed to Market.

now i cant access my Market,data sych and gmail..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] dettofatto:
ReadyToRun.apk is the wizard for select the language and for choose your provider configuration (internet, sms and mms) in the first boot.

If you change your sim (with other foreign provider) you can't choose and save your language. So You must put "on air" and then reboot.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] oversim:
Try this app: com.elsdoerfer.android.autostarts alias AUTOSTARTS

This is the only app that allow you to see all android events associated apps \ services.

Remove timescape files (three) then remove timescape and sns provider usign this app.

I think we can remove sns provider apk file, too.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Devilover:
Nice, its works, I remove sns provider.apk and all entries of it in Autostarts !

Thx =)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] dudelazy:
A cleaner way to remove stock app

Uninstalling stock apps by "rm" them from /system/app will leave quite a number of things behind: .odex in dalvik-cache, files in /data/data, an orphan entry in the application list from settings, a file in /etc/permissions, etc. A cleaner way to remove them is to:

1. Get to the root prompt as usual

2. cd /system/app

3. busybox mv xxx.apk /data/app, or

cat xxx.apk > /data/app

chmod 644 /data/app/xxx.apk

rm xxx.apk

4. reboot

5. goto the settings -> applications -> manage applications

6. choose the app from the list and press "uninstall"

Its an extra step or two but well... you don't leave an irritating aftertaste. I've tried this method on the 3 Timescape apk, drm provider, learning client, and Music.apk. So far so good.

BTW, I believe you need to remove the sns apk's, if you want to remove timescape.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DanielMalmgren:
If I instead remove them using Titanium Backup, does it do it the nice or the dirty way? Anyone knows?

/Daniel
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Contrarian:
anyone know how to remove peggle completely from the phone ? for some strange reason titanium backup won't delete it- just keeps coming back.

x10i

rooted using xploid

UK generic rom -

build (update) - 1.2.A.1.174

R6A_1_0_A_1_36_FSP_ROBYN_CUSTOMIZED_UK_1237_0392_S1_SW_LIVE_3EDC_0001.sin_file_set

1_0_A_1_36_APP_SW_ROBYN_GENERIC_1235_3408_S1_SW_LIVE_3EDC_0001.sin_file_set

They're the above rom files if you want the latest update by the way.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] xskullx.o0o:
Easiest way is to delete it with Root Explorer... /data/app/Peggle there is a button to remount from Read Only or to Read / Write ... Once this has been changed you are able to delete the read only files ... including Peggle....

That one had me stumped for a while.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] krulla:
Anyone who has removed playnow? Did it cause any problems?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] knd:
No problem after remove playnow.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Ray_jai:
has anyone tired to remove

Calls 1.0

Google Search Enchanced

Google search 1.6

google Talk 1.3

Google talk Service

IM 1.6

Search 1.0

Browser

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DaveW W:
I've managed to get most of the way with this. I've 'root'ed the phone and delete the unwated programs, but in my haste I also deleted 'gtalkservice.apk' which, as RobDB said, seems to screw up the Marketplace app.

So, I go to the folder with ADB in, start with 'adb shell' then try to push the file back, using 'adb push /system/app gtalkservice.apk'. All I get back is "adb: permission denied".

Is there something I could be missing here? The phone is in USB Debugging mode and connected via 'charge', so I assume I'm getting the command wrong somehow.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Fibrino:
Hello. I deleted some applications from sony ericsson xperia x10 mini pro and now i have one problem: when i reboot appears the message:

Spiacenti.

Interruzione imprevista del

processo com.google.process.

gapps. Riprova

How can i resolve? :)

I apologize for my bad english.

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] tstachl:
Thank you for that TuT. Here a list of applications I uninstalled safely:

edge.apk

user-support.apk

rollercoaster.apk

EManual.apk

peggle.apk

roadsync.apk
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Contrarian:
I wouldn't go removing any of the google apps because "market" will stop working. From memory I also remember reading somewhere that the facebook app has dependencies which stuff the phone if removed.

I've removed a lot of stuff by deleting files through "root explorer (apk)". For example support for languages I don't speak. Even if you uninstall apps through titanium there are still traces on the phones system. This is where you'll need to open root explorer and begin deleting files mannually in the system and data/ directories.