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[Android Question]

I brought a Cheap Android Device In Dubai on holiday, I managed (Just) to get it into English, But It is Still Loaded with Loads of stuff which I cannot remove, even after Rectory Reset and Hard Reset

Things that won't go
1)A horrible Image set for all the logos on the device
2)A load of Absolutely useless apps
3)Extra Keyboards (Arabic etc...)

How do I get rid of these so that I have a Stock installation?

 

[Hadron]

This stuff has been installed to the system area, so a factory reset won't affect it. A factory reset just sets the phone back to factory condition (stock) by removing all user-installed stuff. The problem here is that this stuff is part of the stock factory software on that phone.

To change it you'd need to root the phone (gain administrator access, in Windows parlance), then either install a different ROM (if one exists for that device) or remove/replace the things you don't want by hand (with care - if you remove something that turns out to be important the phone may no longer work).

For some devices you may be able to install software for the same phone but from a different region without rooting, which would remove at least some of this stuff. Usually the update systems don't let you do this, but in some cases there are ways of tricking them.

I can't tell you how to do any of these things because they all depend on the phone model. If you post again with that information someone might be able to help. As this may require discussion, it might be worth registering (free) so that you can reply to questions and ask for further advice.