Help Can I disable all the Samsung S blah apps?

[tenchy]

I have an S5 on 3 network (UK)
It has a bunch of apps I shall never use, including the S health, S finder (whatever that is) etc.
Can I safely disable them or will it start to get arsey?

Is there a FAQ for UK S5s that lists all apps safe to kill?

 

[VivisClone]

http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=853467

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[AZgl1500]

Open the app drawer: the block of dots on the command bar.

Cruise thru there and pick out stuff you know is junk.

Long press on any item and you will see Disable/Uninstall button show up.
Hold down and drag to Disable and it is gone. (just turned OFF, not off the ROM) but at least it won't bother you anymore.

 

[dactyl2]

Open the app drawer: the block of dots on the command bar.

Cruise thru there and pick out stuff you know is junk.

Long press on any item and you will see Disable/Uninstall button show up.
Hold down and drag to Disable and it is gone. (just turned OFF, not off the ROM) but at least it won't bother you anymore.

I have tried that about 4 times, they just re-install within 24 hours. At least that's what the notifications tell me. Am I missing something?

 

[AZgl1500]

I have tried that about 4 times, they just re-install within 24 hours. At least that's what the notifications tell me. Am I missing something?

Okay, that was a shortcut.

If you will go to
settings/apps/app mgr/ALL

you will find a very long list of names there.
Scroll thru and find the name(s) you want to get rid off.
As you find each name, click "Disable/Uninstall"

That will put them out of sight forever unless you purposely turn them back ON.

 

[dactyl2]

Okay, that was a shortcut.

If you will go to
settings/apps/app mgr/ALL

you will find a very long list of names there.
Scroll thru and find the name(s) you want to get rid off.
As you find each name, click "Disable/Uninstall"

That will put them out of sight forever unless you purposely turn them back ON.

OK thanks, am in UK on EE, my phone misses the /apps/ step and goes direct to /app mgr/. Have disabled Health app and uninstalled updates, at the moment it has gone, will check when it reinstalls itself.

 

[Shocky]

Of course you can, but it requires root and voiding your warranty.

 

[dactyl2]

OK thanks, am in UK on EE, my phone misses the /apps/ step and goes direct to /app mgr/. Have disabled Health app and uninstalled updates, at the moment it has gone, will check when it reinstalls itself.

Just as I thought, 10pm and SHealth has re-installed.
Why give the option to uninstall or disable an app if it just comes back.