[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] texaslittleangel:
Although there are a few threads out there with similar titles I have not found one that is specific to the T-mobile slide nor is there a step by step guide. So I have taken the liberty to post this here. Mods feel free to delete if this is a repeat on this particular forum or if there are any mistakes that need to be corrected.

First off DO NOT ask me any questions as I am a complete noob like many others out there. I give ALL the credit to DanFrance from Android Forums for putting this list. I did slight modifications to his instructions in order to suite our mytouch slides but that is it. He put in all the time and hard work.

If you would like to see his exact instructions please go here http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/158131-how-easily-remove-installed-system-apps.html. He used Android SDK and I was able to successfully remove aps without having to tap into it.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible if ANYTHING goes wrong with your phone. Follow instructions at your own risk and will. phew! With that out of the way, let's proceed.

Pre-requisites-

A. First off your phone MUST be rooted!

B. Very important, you need to feel comfortable using the command prompt. Although this is an idiots proof step by step guide some of us can feel a bit uneasy with that little black window.

C. You need ROM Manager with ClockWorkMod recovery flashed

D. You will also need a backup created with ROM manager (in case anything goes wrong you can revert back to the saved backup).

Now for the fun stuff!

NOTE: Commands must be typed

exactly

. Be careful you identify spaces.

1. Connect your phone via USB, open ROM manager and select Reboot into recovery (press OK when the small window pops up in your screen). You will see a black screen with a circle and an arrow on it. This will then change to a black screen with green menu options

2. Using the optical trackball to navigate the menu (or vol up and down), select (by pressing the trackball) Partitions menu

3. Then select mount /system

4. On your PC open Command prompt (Start>Run Type “cmd” [without the quotation marks] and press enter)

5. Type adb shell and press enter (this should give you a # sign)

6. Type cd /system/app and press enter

7. Type ls (the letter L ) and press enter, this lists all the system installed Apps.

8. Type rm AppName.apk (where AppName.apk is the application you want to remove) and press enter. Note: this IS case sensitive. Example rm Amazonmp3.apk

Repeat step 8 to delete all the apps you want. Be VERY careful and only delete what you don’t need. If you do not know what an app is for, DO NOT delete it.

Once you are done deleting:

a) Close the command prompt on your PC

b) Select unmount system on your phone.

c) On the phone, press back once to get back to the main menu.

d) Navigate to advanced and select it

e) Navigate to Wipe Dalvik Cache and select it.

f) Once complete, in the menu, press back until the top option is reboot system now. Select it.

You are done. ​

The reboot will take a long time as it will be creating the dalvik cache from scratch (just like when you install a new rom).

Now wasn’t that easy?!?! :p Now run along and enjoy your crap free phone.

Additional info:

Those of you who have managed to successfully delete apps on your phones (mytouch slides that is) without issues, would you be kind enough to share/recommend what you have removed? Your information will be of much help many of us. There are a few lists out there pertaining to other phones but I have not found one specific to the Espresso/mytouch Slide.

Here’s my list so far:

Amazonmp3.apk

AppPack2.0.apk

Music.apk (speaker)

mytouchmusic_1.1.5_13.apk

Faves.apk

FavesWidget.apk

Flickr.apk

Teeter_NoHTC.apk

VpnServices.apk

HtcTwitter.apk

com.htc.TwitterWidget.apk

MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk

Checking these to see which one is giving me the app&sync error

NewsReader.apk

com.htc.NewsReaderWidget.apk

Stock.apk

com.htc.StockWidget.apk

FriendStream.apk

com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk

SocialNetworkProvider.apk

IM.apkIM.apk

There are a few things that I need clarification for:

1. what's the difference between lattitude and maps?

2. Car home and navigation

3. All calendar aks (3 total)

4. All the weather aks (5 total)

Cheers!:D