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[EVO 4G General] sisith:
you CAN remove friendstream, you have to make sure you open the app and turn off all account syncing inside the app. Then force close it and remove it. If you don't turn off all the accounts inside the app it will cause problems.
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
updated. Thanks ^_^
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
Hrmm, I tried to remove FriendStream that way, but I'm still getting sync issues when I re-enable Facebook for HTC sense, any ideas?
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
I haven't tried it that way. Only success I've had was after flashing a new rom or doing a factory reset, skip signing into Google, Facebook, etc. then do the steps listed. Let me know how that goes.
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
I'll give it a shot tonight, I'll update this and see how it goes
[EVO 4G General] sisith:
I didn't even turn off facebook for HTC sense in my general settings, just make sure you turn it off from within the friendstream app. I used titanium backup to remove it. If you use titanium backup though, DO NOT wipe data before removing it. If you wipe the data it will go back to the defaults which has all your accounts selected.
[EVO 4G General] martyzidek:
Also this would be nice with other roms. I use system app remover from market. Was .99 and has two catergories.. user apps and system apps. In stock and fresh roms have the icons of what it is. Cm6 doesn't have the icons. Also cm6 has different stuff which I'm slowly taking stuff off. Would be nice and easier if the developer came out with a list of what they put on and what can come off... but then again we can take the time also since who knows how much they did on the rom
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
I'm still getting sync lock issues, I must be doing something wrong. Oh well, I can live with FriendStream, no big deal.

I think this is what you're looking for in terms of what can/can't be removed from CyanogenMod...

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barebones​
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
moved friendstream back to the "not sure" list. also updated OP
[EVO 4G General] bender1077:
FriendStream.apk

I have removed with no issues, but here is why:

In ACCOUNTS&SYNC under FB for HTCSense I have the Sync live feed option de-activated, but Sync contacts is OK to leave on.

I update the FB app when I use it. Just a refresh and good to go. I think it's better than having FriendStream take up space!
[EVO 4G General] omegasun18:
i have done the same bender. It worked fine that way. i dont have anything autosync anyway normally.

I have also been fine with 3rd party facebook apps
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
Yup, confirmed to work with benders method. I personally like the auto-sync live feed stuff, so I kept FriendStream, but it is removable... good to know I guess :)
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
good info guys, updated OP. Thanks ^^
[EVO 4G General] noname580:
Not sure if anyon else knew this but Calkulin created a flashable zip to remove sense from any sense based rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=769525
[EVO 4G General] jmaeishi:
Hi,

I've made it through the 5 or so pages of posts in this thread and I cannot seem to find what I am looking for. I didn't see the sprint updater or zone apks in any of the lists. Maybe there is an obvious reason for this?

Yes, new...still :-)

Thank you.
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
I've removed all sprint apps except Sprint Visual Voice Mail without any issues, however, removing sprint promotion makes *2 stop working as stated in the OP, I don't use it so it's not much of an issue with me.
[EVO 4G General] jmaeishi:
Ty for replying. I'm concerned because I occasionally get a little "lock" icon in upper left corner when I turn on device, and it indicates "updates available". I have to at least press and drag down to see list, but it gives no details...so I just clear. I had a pretty traumatic experience with Aug. Ota and I'd like to remove the best I can any possibility of that happening again. So the names of the apk.s seem relevant but I don't want to remove them if they are important in some other way.

I suppose other roms might make the whole point mute but I'm still in the beginning, exploring stage, and want to know a little more ably what each file is even in stock root.
[EVO 4G General] omegasun18:
For those that frequently remove all of the apps you can i have made a script that will remove most known ok apks as well as sense. If there is demand i will make additional versions too keep sense or peer networking etc

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=779797
[EVO 4G General] bigredcape:
I have the Sprint HTC Hero. I recently rooted my phone, downloaded the clockworkmod ROM manager, have Superuser, and want to remove the Sprint apps I don't want, like nascar and football. What else do I need to remove those apps and how do I do that?
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
It's pretty simple:

1) Boot your phone into recovery mode (in your case clockworkmod)

2) Plug your phone in and open a command window in your android-sdk/tools folder

Shift+right click on your tools folder and click open command window here​

3) Type (hit enter after each line)

adb shell

mount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system

cd /system/app

ls​

This will bring up a list of all the apks/.odex (if you are not deodexed) on your phone.

4) Then just follow the list in the OP for what to delete/what not to delete by typing: (PLEASE PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACK UP ANYTHING YOU DELETE.)

rm -f <name of apk>.apk

rm -f <name of .odex>.odex

IE: rm -f amazonmp3.apk (NOTE: the rm command is CASE SENSITIVE)​

4) Once you're done deleting the files you want, wipe your cache/dalvik-cache. I recommend doing it twice just to be sure. The first boot after you delete files usually takes a while since your phone is rebuilding the cache of all the apps that are installed.

If you delete something you weren't supposed to, I can upload the file in this thread and you can just push the file to your phone.

If you need any more help let me know, and I'll try my best to help, I'm still kind of a novice when it comes to rooting/android OS.
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
Just a quick note, deleting the browser.apk will also remove your bookmarks from the HTC bookmarks widget, and it randomly crashes if you try to re add it to a home page
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
noted in OP, sorry was away for the weekend, but will go back to updating constantly!
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
I just noticed you have IQRD.apk in the "Safe-To-Remove" and the "Not-Sure" lists.
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
Anyone end up removing sense using the recommended methods in this thread or via Caulkin's script ?

Either way, what's the verdict ? I removed all the useless crap thanks to this thread and would love to go with a Launcher Pro as my Rosie replacement on stock rom but don't want any issues..
[EVO 4G General] omegasun18:
i always remove sense etc (released a script which will make things pretty bare bone) no issues as long as you have launcher pro (or other launcher) set to default before you remove rosie.
[EVO 4G General] marc.ientilucci:
when you do this does it take away 4G? also, i like how sense utilizes google, facebook and twitter syncing for my contacts. does removing sense UI mess with that at all? Lastly, i love launcher pro but if for some reason i wanted to get rid of it, would i be able have the "stock" launcher or do i have to find another launcher app?
[EVO 4G General] omegasun18:
no it doesnt take away 4g. you are still using a sense based rom all you are doing is taking away the sense ui and sense only apps, widgets. any launcher works (except the sense launcher) if by stock you mean sense then no you cant keep that as that is exactly what you are removing when removing sense in a non AOSP rom. You can use any launcher other then sense though so ADW launcher pro, openhome list goes on and on. Just make sure you set up the launcher as your default before removing sense or you will boot loop

basically by removing sense and HTC widgets you are removing a lot of extra stuff you cant use if you dont use sense launcher.This makes things run a bit smoother and gives you a lot of extra space on the phone memory. for me this is basically an in between to full sense and AOSP. Since AOSP you currently lose 4g,HDMI, and FM radio. the closest you can get while keeping them is going with a sense based rom and removing the Sense ui/widgets/apps.
[EVO 4G General] marc.ientilucci:
for stock launcher i meant the AOSP froyo launcher. i hate the sense launcher and have been using Launcher Pro for a while now.
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
Can anyone advise what the SocialNetwork apk does... and is it safe to remove without errors... So far i've been able to remove all the Sprint bloatware (except provider) and haven't noticed any Major issues/bugs.

The one thing I did notice, and im not sure when it started occurring - after root or removing the bloatware; but when i try and use the phone dialer to dial out while blocking my number (*67), every time I press the asterisk, followed by a number, the asterisk goes away. If i use the arrow back button i can erase the number press the asterisk and it will reappear - weird but no big deal..

Also, what APK is the Sprint Zone software... i hate how it starts up and is always running. Anyone successfully remove that without issues ?
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
Socialnetworkprovider gave me some problems before but I had also removed a lot others so not sure if that was the culprit. The apk you speak of is sprintpromotions.
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
Hmm, i guess i'll hold off on the SocialNetworkProvider.apk - Can you confirm if I remove Sprintpromotions all i loose is *2
[EVO 4G General] spence0387:
What do you do if you delete an app/apk from the phone and decide that you want to have it back?
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
I have a backup of all the default apks for a rooted, deodexed 2.2.

If you have a custom ROM, you can just redownload the ROM and unzip it. It should have a /system/ folder in there with all the default apks and such.

After that, just copy it back to the /system/data/ folder (do it while you're in recovery, it's easier). Wipe cache/d-cache and reboot. Should be back to normal.
[EVO 4G General] a2k:
OK, I'm customizing a personal clean ROM and removed a bunch of files. I have everything working except "Update profile" under System Settings.

I restored, FieldTest.apk, FieldTrial.apk and SprintZone.apk and have Firmware update, Update PRL and HTC software update all working, only one not launching is Update Profile.

Does anyone know which APK file handles the "Update profile" function under system settings?

TIA!
[EVO 4G General] jaypeezee:
Not sure if this will help, but worth a try... To my knowledge there is no "SprintZone.apk" its only SprintPromotions.apk - This my fix your issue as the profile you're referring to is a Sprint Specific function. Try restoring that apk and see what happens ?
[EVO 4G General] sudhirkhanger:
Can anybody help me remove these redundant applications?

Call History

Latitude

Places

Search People

Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] Bladyle:
Hey just wondering what about is rss.apk? It's not there by default but people use it in most custom roms.
[EVO 4G General] Death-M0nk:
Sounds like an RSS feed app, I'll look into it.

[Edit]

Seems to be another RSS News Reader app, just like NewsReader.apk, not sure if you can remove it without any problems though.

[/Edit]
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
Rss is safe to remove
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
All of those are tied into different apks like phone, contacts, google maps
[EVO 4G General] m4rk0358:
I noticed none of the weather related apps/widgets are included. Are they safe to remove since I'm using a 3rd party app for weather?
[EVO 4G General] slugbug2010:
I think I've read through everything and I dont see anything about the one last thing I want gone.

Talk.

Can I remove that? I dont use it and it occassionaly shows up as a running service even though I have unchecked auto-sign in, I have signed out, etc. I have to re-do that every week it seems.
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
There has been numerous reports that the market will not function correctly without talk. Dont quote me though ^^
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
I havent tried. When i removed some calendar stuff i got fc's so i stopped messing with that and didnt even try messing with weather.
[EVO 4G General] daktah:
i removed htcfacebook and htcfriendstream and rebooted then wanted the facebook sync account back so i put them back in but the facebook account wont come back and friendstream fc on open.

the regular facebook app works and has a working account but not the one that creates a sync account. also i didnt disable any options before uninstalling.

what can i do to fix it and what else might be to blame? i removed over 70 things so i dont really wanna list them lol

btw i removed weather, weatheragentservice, weatherprovider and weathersyncprovider and aside from the facebook thing if its somehow related i dont have any issues as far as fc (not using sense at all)

edit- got it so i could readd the account
[EVO 4G General] BigBallin:
in to find this later
[EVO 4G General] BigBallin:
i deleted PCSII.apk because i dont use htc sync. i have before and i could mount my sdcard via phone. but now i dont have the option. what do i do now?
[EVO 4G General] daktah:
1- can you still use adb

2- do you have your roms flashzip or the pcsii.apk itself

3- do you have a custom recovery installed
[EVO 4G General] BigBallin:
eh, what i ended up doin is just reflashing the whole thing. i dunno why when i deleted the pcsii.apk it made it so i couldnt mount. did the same on the hero and all was good
[EVO 4G General] egeek1:
Will removing just HtcLockScreen.apk/.odex cause any problems on 2.2 Stock, obviously rooted? TIA.
[EVO 4G General] naorion:
Why is TelephonyProvider.apk listed in BOTH the safe to remove AND the NOT safe to remove lists? I just removed it since the OP listed it as "safe" and got a loop of FC's on my dialer.
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
fixed. sorry about that
[EVO 4G General] True Talent:
Link to the script editor seems to be down. Anyone have a mirror?
[EVO 4G General] sixtythree:
From what I have read from several different boards now, There are no point and click programs that will allow me to go to each file and just click for delete?
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
use root explorer, then you can select multiple apks by just touching them and delete them all at the same time
[EVO 4G General] leenypost:
Anymore updates on this or do you think it is finalized? I am about to go into the Android Kitchen and spice up a cooked ROM to my liking and then install it with all the crap I dont want already removed. Thanks, this thread has been a huge help!!
[EVO 4G General] sladehawke:
I think you should try including the package names as well, as it is better to use package manager to uninstall after rm'ing the .apk

eg:

rm Talk.apk
pm uninstall com.google.android.talk

If you use titanium backup this might not be necessary, but I think it's recommended if you doing it through a shell... the CM6 barebones wiki would be a great place to start if you wanted to include that info.
[EVO 4G General] squick:
I have root explorer and I cant find the system apps to remove. I open root explorer and it does have a folder for system but there is no folder in system for data. I have also searched for /system/data and nothing. What's going on? where do I find these files?
[EVO 4G General] JayStation3:
Thanks for this!
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
Its in system/apps. Apps from market go to /data/app
[EVO 4G General] zergburger:
Couple more things I've been removing. Will update tonight or tomorrow
[EVO 4G General] squick:
I dont know how I over looked it. Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] snovvman:
Thank you for this thread, and the contributors.

I removed all the files I thought relate to Sense, but still get Open Sense Plugin Manager being invoked by something. I see the Open Sense Plugin Manager running in the task list.

What is the file(s) related to it?

By the way, IQAgent, and anything related thereof, is Carrier IQ. I posted a thread about it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=864271

I wish I can fully get rid of it too without affecting other services...

Cheers.

Edit: Nevermind on the Plugin Manager. Found the .apk.
[EVO 4G General] snovvman:
As we manually remove the .apks and their data, clearly, they can no longer load. If they were not removed, some of these apps would load/run because they are registered to do so under certain conditions (phone start, BT on, WiFi off, screen on, etc.). Sense components will run even when it is not the default launcher.

I can see in task managers that, for example, Sense Plugin Manager gets invoked by something and runs in the background even though I use Launcher Pro.

Question is, how about those scripts or hooks that are configured to invoke/spawn these apps and services that we removed? I'm guessing they will still try to load these apps, but the .apks will no longer be there. Doesn't this cause some battery/CPU overhead?

Is there a way to fully remove any references that would try to lanuch them at all? Previous to this, I had some success with Autostart, but it was not a complete solution.

Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] atoosa:
How did you do this.....
[EVO 4G General] cyaiphone:
Hi guys i found my way here from android forums. Im new to rooting and just finished the process about an hour ago. I'm using titanium pro can i remove apps through this app?

Can anyone tell me if these apps do and if they are safe to remove. i always see them running. thanks!

com.android.providers.apk

calendar storage

com.android.provider.user..

com.htc.provider.settings

com.htc.socialnetwork.prov

com.smithmicro.dm

contacts storage

dcs utility component

download manager

drm protected content

htc checkin service

htc dm

htc IQAgent

media storage

rosie utillity
[EVO 4G General] DyeZone:
REMOVE ???

WANTED TO KNOW IF I CAN REMOVE

Messages ...

and what can a use to be able to send MMS,, SMS ( I USE HANDCENT)

AND

PHONE... NEED SOMETHING TO REPLACE IT...

THIS TWO APK'S.. OR APPS I HATE HAW THEY LOOK
[EVO 4G General] lido:
accidentally deleted checkin service

I accidentally deleted the htc checkin service and haven't experienced any problems yet. I don't know what it does/did and I don't know if my phone is going to blow up, melt, or what....

hope someone out there is watching!! :eek::eek:
[EVO 4G General] bkrodgers:
Other than reclaiming some space in Dalvik Cache though, I don't think this is going to give you any more space on the partition that counts for installing user apps. /system and /data are different partitions, and freeing up space in /system won't change the free space in /data. The only exception is that your system app may have corresponding files in Dalvik Cache on your /data partition (if you or your ROM haven't moved the cache elsewhere). You might also get any space the app's data is using back, but presumably these are apps you aren't using anyway, so that probably isn't much.

Now, of course there are other reasons to remove apps, particularly ones that start things up automatically. Or even just if you don't want the icon taking up space. You could also manually move apps from Data into the free space you've cleared up in /system. But as far as I know, deleting an APK from /system is not necessarily going to give you the amount of new storage for other apps that you might expect.

I haven't personally tested this, but I'm pretty sure that's correct based on how partitions work.
[EVO 4G General] AmericanAlien:
Hi, great list!!!! I just have to ask, where is Peep at? I do not see it in your list, and I do not see it in my folders, but by golly it is running in the damn background and driving me nuts. I want it GONE. Any help would be SWEET. Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] ocnbrze:
just curious guys is there anyway we can get this updated?
[EVO 4G General] transamman1999:
so i went thru and removed most of the things on this list, but i guess i strayed from the "safe" list because now i can't add a shortcut to my home screen to 'Direct Dial' a contact. anyone know what i removed and if there's a way to get it back???

thanks!
[EVO 4G General] MarcoLoves360:
I deleted DefaultContainerService.apk and now i can´t install apps..what i do?

My phone is Samsung Galaxy Gio, is my first android phone..fw is gingerbread v2.3.4.
[EVO 4G General] omidhak:
is there a dummy guide on how to remove these unwanted apps?

i just finished following your post and rooted my htc evo 4g

how do i go about removing unwanted apps, like amazon mp3, or all the sprint junk?

thanks
[EVO 4G General] lreyes:
Download titanium backup and after that in recovery do a nandroid backup then in titanium select your apps and delete the unwanted ones
[EVO 4G General] gizmo54giz:
thanks a lot!
[EVO 4G Accessories] OneStepAhead:
I found out about this deal last week but I wanted to wait until it arrived before I posted here, as it seemed too cheap to be legit. Well, it arrived today and they are indeed legit 35H00123-22M red batteries. If you go to amazon and scroll down until you see the seller K-Group, as of this post they are 10.39 + + $4.48 shipping. Ok, so not the best deal on shipping but still for under $15 can you really complain?

EDIT: I just noticed under bright light you can make out a phone number written on the battery! someone tried to wipe it off. ok, well these are clearly NOT new. Damn! Well, live and learn. Well, lets change the tone of this thread completely. DO NOT BUY FROM K-Group

In other news, I'm running the latest Fresh 3.2.0.0 which is based on the new unreleased OTA. It apparently has some major battery tweaks, as flipz was reporting 1.5 days under moderate use. Well, he's right:

My battery died about 30 seconds after taking that screen shot. Nice!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Toinedas:
Hi. One day my Kayser completely freezed and i soft reseted it. When it turned on it won´t pass the bootloader screen. So i installed a new rom and it was runing again. But i have 2 problemas now. The headset only works if i soft reset (and vice-versa, for the speakers) and i can´t connect it to the PC.

When was installing the new ROM i remeber that i installed some USB drivers so i can get it runing.

If somebody can help i apreciate.

PS: I also tried a lot of roms and radios, but the problem remains.

Thank you and sorry for the (very) bad english :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rahlquist:
Does anyone know of a way to get a list of all the "exclusive" apps like ones that are only availible to AT&T or Verizion etc?
[Droid 2 Android Development] jschoef:
Well I deleted some bloat without backing it up. Could someone give it back to me? I deleted Amazon mp3, Blockbuster, and Cityid.

On another note, do I just reinstall it when its time for a update or do I need to put them in the system/app folder?

Thanks
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
You can install all of those from MarketPlace. Atleast the Blockbuster and Amazon MP3.

I am looking to reinstall the 3G hotspot thing. Anyone know where I can find that?
[Droid 2 Android Development] jschoef:
Are you sure they are the same as the ones that came preloaded on the phone that are locked in the system folder? I want to be able to reinstall for when there is a new system update.
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
Check the system dump in the Themes & Apps forum
[Droid 2 Android Development] jschoef:
Thank You.
[Droid 2 Android Development] darkonion:
Hi all,

I am kind of new to the whole Android scene. I need a little help updating my phone. I recently rooted it on 2.2.19.a955. I uninstalled several stock apps, 3G Wifi Hotspot, the Amazon stuff, and something else. I was able to reinstall everything but the 3G Wifi Hotspot. Can't seem to find an apk or recover it or anything.

When I tried to update, it gives me an error saying that it is unable to update.

I am not sure what it is. I think the missing apps or the root is preventing me from updating.

Please help!

Thanks.

-Kevin