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Help How do I remove all the bloatware & unwanted apps completly from phone ??
- Thread starter dabig25
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You really don't want to actually remove the apps. You should go through the list and freeze the apps you will not use. If you are rooted, you can freeze anything, including system apps. Just make sure you don't do this on the wrong app.
You can easily do this with Titanium Backup.
You can easily do this with Titanium Backup.
dabig25
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Midiman
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You have a great deal of reading to do and there is some risk involved if you get it wrong.
Midiman
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Try the "All things root" thread at the very top of this forum. It's easy to miss. Sorry.
Mosey, midiman is right though. You really need to dedicate plenty of time to learn all this. That's the brutal truth. Now...I'm sure that once you do, you will not only be so glad you rooted that phone, but you may also develop an obsession on modifying your phone! First thing I recommend is to search on how to root your particular phone. There's even tools that will do this with just one click. Once you do, do a bit of research before attempting modifications. As I stated though, you definitely want titanium backup as just one of a handful of root tools. Have fun
Midiman
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Right there, you are being half informed... misinformed, depending on your phone. The one-click methods only work on Skyrockets that are still running Gingerbread version 2.3.5. If yours has been updated to 2.3.6, you will need to look at more complicated methods. Like I said... a LOT of reading to do. A "supposedly" "competent" "developer," who I happen to think is just a jackass, toasted his phone rooting and ROMing things a day or two ago.
If everything doesn't go exactly as planned... that includes the remote possibility of power outages during the sometimes lengthy procedures, you can end up "soft-bricked", which will send you scurrying around trying to find a piece of hardware called a "jig" that plugs into the phone's USB port to get it in some sort of state that you may be able to restore it... or you could end up "hard-bricked," which means you are now the proud owner of an $800 paperweight.
Read ALL the disclaimers well. They are usually written better than the instructions for doing whatever it is you may want to do.
Midiman, you are certainly correct. However, chances are, he is not running 2.3.6 and considering he is obviously new to all this, he is likely to benefit from a one click solution for root access. I will tell you that none of the Skyrockets in my area are selling with a 2.3.6 build. Not only did the one I recently purchased included 2.3.5, but I manage all cell phones in the company I work for and use AT&T and have my corporate rep that I deal with daily. No phone has had this crappy update.
He is likely to easily root the phone and then, if he does dedicate some free time, will learn how to unleash its full capabilities.
Glad you are willing to do so. Do not be discouraged and do not be so afraid to root your phone or modify it the way you really want to. It honestly is not hard at all and the risks are minimal, as long as you are careful.
OK...here's where to start...
Go to your phone's settings menu and then click on About Phone. Tell me what your Android version is. Does it show 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? If it does indeed show 2.3.5, then rooting your phone can be extremely easy and very safe. If it is, search online for "simpleroot". This should lead you to a download of an application you simply run in Windows when you connect your phone and it will do all the hard work for you. Be patient though. After a bit of time, your phone will be rooted!
Anyways,
If you get to this point, feel free to post here or PM me and I will guide you through the process of disabling all the crappy bloatware and other apps you simply do not need.
That's what I thought.
Go to the following link and read everything thoroughly. Download the application and follow all instructions. You'll be rooted in no time!
[Program] SimpleRoot .1 ---- 3 Click Root w/ nand unlock!! - xda-developers
no, no. Go to it from your PC and download it. There is an executable file you run there that will launch a menu that will guide you through the process. Choose Root as the option. Remember, you will be connecting the phone to your PC when performing this action. It will all be done from your PC and not your phone.
Ok, I'm really sorry. I forgot to be a bit more specific here. Here's what you need to do...
First off, go to the following link to download Samsung Kies Software. This software will allow you to connect to your phone via WiFi but that's not the primary reason to download it right now. The reason to download it and install it is because it will load the proper device drivers that will identify your phone.
Kies
After you have done this and before you plug your phone in to your computer via USB, go to your settings menu again on your phone and click on Applications. Then, click on Development and ensure that you have USB debugging enabled. Once you do, connect your phone to your PC and follow instructions from the root tool I told you about. You should be fine.
First off, go to the following link to download Samsung Kies Software. This software will allow you to connect to your phone via WiFi but that's not the primary reason to download it right now. The reason to download it and install it is because it will load the proper device drivers that will identify your phone.
Kies
After you have done this and before you plug your phone in to your computer via USB, go to your settings menu again on your phone and click on Applications. Then, click on Development and ensure that you have USB debugging enabled. Once you do, connect your phone to your PC and follow instructions from the root tool I told you about. You should be fine.
Midiman
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See... that's what happens. People forget to be specific. All the guides are written by people who assume their audience is someone with the writer's level of experience. Things that should be completely obvious to those who know what they are doing are omitted or reduced to a couple of words. "Fix permissions." Makes perfect sense to someone who knows what that means. I assume you do. No? Read more.
The one-click methods will definitely be simplest for you.
One last warning. Once rooted, in order to do much with the capability, you're going to need to install a rom manager and use that to flash a custom recovery partition and use that to flash ROMs and all kinds of other "kewl" stuff. All that will leave the flash counter in your phone okay. The only way to get it back to stock, should you need service, is to flash the original ROMs and recoveries using something called ODIN... which WILL trigger your flash counter and there is no resetting it. It will be obvious to anyone that you have tampered with the phone.
You will also be violating all kinds of your terms of service agreement and applicable copyright laws.
All the ROM kiddies love to argue those points and try to white-wash it all, but that IS the reality of it. Do what you want, but know what you're doing.
The one-click methods will definitely be simplest for you.
One last warning. Once rooted, in order to do much with the capability, you're going to need to install a rom manager and use that to flash a custom recovery partition and use that to flash ROMs and all kinds of other "kewl" stuff. All that will leave the flash counter in your phone okay. The only way to get it back to stock, should you need service, is to flash the original ROMs and recoveries using something called ODIN... which WILL trigger your flash counter and there is no resetting it. It will be obvious to anyone that you have tampered with the phone.
You will also be violating all kinds of your terms of service agreement and applicable copyright laws.
All the ROM kiddies love to argue those points and try to white-wash it all, but that IS the reality of it. Do what you want, but know what you're doing.
Yep! That is so true! Sometimes, it is hard to understand that not all are at the same level and hard to not assume that they know what you are talking about.
Anyways,
Yes, once you are done with all this, you'll want to download a handful of root tools and one, as Midiman stated, is a rom manager. Personally, I would highly recommend Rom Manager and Rom Toolbox from the market. You'll be just fine with these! Remember, grab Titanium Backup while you're at it. That's a simple app to use for what you are really after here. It is an excellent app and works flawlessly.
Feel free to ask away if you run into issues. No question is a stupid question.
Since the original purpose of this thread was to fine out how to remove the carrier installed apps, let me offer a word of caution. Many apps provide services for other parts of the OS and if you remove them, you can disable certain features or make your phone unusable. More importantly, system apps are not easily restorable like simply installing an .apk file. And once deleted, even a factory reset will not recover them. You will have to locate and flash a stock rom image to get them back. If you plan on rooting and deleting those apps, please check back here first before you do anything so we can make sure it's safe for you to delete those without any negative impact to your phone.
That would be the safer method, although it won't free up any memory space. Once an app is frozen for a reasonable amount of time, you should be able to tell if it can be completely removed at that point.