shadow2009
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Hi all, I am new to smart phone, but has too many pre-installed apps i never use. anyone know how to remove?
Thanks J
Thanks J
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how to remove preinstalled apps on droid 2 global
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Welcome to AndroidForums, shadow2009!
Some of the newer Android phones allow you remove or disable some of their apps ("bloatware") without being rooted, but I don't think the D2G is one of them. I've got pretty much the same bloatware on my phone too, but your phone is fast enough and has enough memory that you probably won't notice any adverse impact from those apps (unused apps don't really consume that many significant resources in Android anyway).
My son has a D2G and its a pretty sweet phone. It was noticeably faster (to me, at least) than my stock Droid X--at least until I got the GingerBread update on it a few weeks ago. Your GB upgrade is in the works and that will make your fast phone even faster.
Here's a link to your phone's home forum: Motorola Droid 2 - Android Forums
Cheers and welcome!
Some of the newer Android phones allow you remove or disable some of their apps ("bloatware") without being rooted, but I don't think the D2G is one of them. I've got pretty much the same bloatware on my phone too, but your phone is fast enough and has enough memory that you probably won't notice any adverse impact from those apps (unused apps don't really consume that many significant resources in Android anyway).
My son has a D2G and its a pretty sweet phone. It was noticeably faster (to me, at least) than my stock Droid X--at least until I got the GingerBread update on it a few weeks ago. Your GB upgrade is in the works and that will make your fast phone even faster.
Here's a link to your phone's home forum: Motorola Droid 2 - Android Forums
Cheers and welcome!
Welcome to Android Forums!
As Alien stated, without rooting your phone, you really can't remove them. However, as long as you don't use them, they really arent doing anything but sitting there reminding you whose phone you've got. There is a minimal to non-existent performance hit. If they really bother you, you can use an alternate launcher like ADW or LauncherPro that permit you to hide apps in the app drawer so, while they are still installed on your phone, you'll never see them again.
As Alien stated, without rooting your phone, you really can't remove them. However, as long as you don't use them, they really arent doing anything but sitting there reminding you whose phone you've got. There is a minimal to non-existent performance hit. If they really bother you, you can use an alternate launcher like ADW or LauncherPro that permit you to hide apps in the app drawer so, while they are still installed on your phone, you'll never see them again.
Welcome to the forums! 