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get rid of apps
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vosg
Android Expert
The easiest way I can think of, is by going to Settings, Apps, and take successive screenshots of all your installed apps in the list.
About uninstalling so called bloatware apps: Most probably you will need to ROOT your device. Next, you need to realize that uninstalling unwanted bloatware will NOT give you more space on your user partition.
I recommend just disabling them.
About uninstalling so called bloatware apps: Most probably you will need to ROOT your device. Next, you need to realize that uninstalling unwanted bloatware will NOT give you more space on your user partition.
I recommend just disabling them.
You can save some space by clearing data for and uninstalling updates to the unwanted apps before disabling. The app itself is in a different partition, but it's data and any updates to it do share space with the apps you install.
All apps are in some partition or other. Pre-installed stuff is in /system, apps you install yourself are in /data.
I've never heard of any device having a 13GB /system partition, so I think we can safely say that this is in /data (or has part of it in /sdcard, but on modern devices those share space anyway).
I've never heard of any device having a 13GB /system partition, so I think we can safely say that this is in /data (or has part of it in /sdcard, but on modern devices those share space anyway).
To address the original question, I regularly use the ShareMyApps app to export a list of my installed applications.
With an app like Root App Delete you will see a lot of background processes & things that never show up in your app list which you will have the option to disable (or uninstall) too. If you dislike Google Services and apps then you can get far more control over what gets put on your phone or tablet. Google's is a lovely NSA partner that has a business interest in gaining as much personal info as possible in order to further its business.
chanchan05
The Doctor
Well simply put, if the app doesn't have an uninstall button available, you can't delete it without root. Every app with an uninstall button is safe to remove.
I've looked up what that is (I'd never heard of it), and my guess is that the "13 GB" is data it has cached, probably loads of images from loads of magazines. I don't know whether it has an option to clear out old stuff, but if it's swallowed 13GB I'd be tempted to look for one.
I would never advise uninstalling anything in /system without (a) knowing exactly what it is you're removing and (b) a recent nandroid backup to restore from in case of mishap. Many of a device's core functions are dependant on these background processes.
They've never denied the fact that they want our data; in fact they take every opportunity to ask for it. However they also provide us with the means to control their access to it.... the Google Dashboard.
I'm talking about :
* selectively disabling core Google OS apps and services that have been demonstrated to leak personally identifiable info without your knowledge
* selectively disabling the things that allow auto-updaes of the OS
* selectively disabling and/or uninstalling anything else they don't let you.
Google Dashboard brings to mind 'caring about your data' long after you've sold it. I haven't even 'activated' my device with their services. There is no account linked. The way I intend it to stay.
I don't use any of their apps or services. Some others out there might not to use them too. With rooting it's possible. Countless articles I can link to that demonstrates to me they are not to be trusted. Same for Apple and the rest. Today's phones and tablets are nothing but Spy Centres, 24 hour ones. Unless youare taking control with a rooted device and some sensible precautions, you're letting them at it....all of it.
I wish more people would understand this and stop acting as apologists for Google.
Root App Delete makes it very safe to disable core apps and features. Sure, there is a risk. As with anything that allows you great control. But the core stuff is colour-coded in RED to let you know what you might want to be careful with (and it will disable it before uninstalling). I have just under 70 useless services and apps disabled thanks to this wonderful program.
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funkylogik
share the love peeps ;)
I don't think you should be accusing people here of being "apologists for google" tbh mate.
I think most of us are far from being naive about what Google do with our anonymous data and in fact are perfectly happy to waive that in exchange for a service Google provide
I think most of us are far from being naive about what Google do with our anonymous data and in fact are perfectly happy to waive that in exchange for a service Google provide
I think most of us are far from being naive about what Google do with our anonymous data and in fact are perfectly happy to waive that in exchange for a service Google provide
Exactly. Many of us find their various services very useful, and simply take responsibility for what info is accessed in return for it.
Of course, the simplest option, as suggested above, is to NOT add a Google account to the device. Without one you can be certain that Google have no way of "spying" on you. If you have no desire for anything Google-related then that's the way to go.
Wow, 13+ GB is a lot of space for the Next Issue app. My Next Issue app is only 27.5 MB and the data is 1.0 GB. The data is six magazine issues stored on my device. Do you maybe have multiple issues of quite a few magazines on your device taking up so much space? You can check menu > storage to see how many issues are on the device. Deleting old issues from the device will free up space.