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Root How to uninstall useless Metro apps on Huawei Ascend?

honeybubbles said:
ok i just installed z4 i got the super user and the titanium back up now how do i uninstall the apps i dont want im lost lol
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open up titu and tap the problems button and let it download the latest busybox.
once that finish open titu again and tap backup/restore tab at the top. go to this app if you have metro and tap them and tap wipe data first than tap un install.

deleted :

Boingo
Uno
Pocket Express
Youtube
Docs to Go
Free Games
Loopt
Mocospace
Mobile Banking
Mobile IM
Virtual Card



DO NOT DELETE:

Mailmetro
Navigation
Easy Wifi
metro appstore
Nothing thats by google

and you also can look here: http://www.market4android.com/stock-android-2-1-apps-list
 
Hi, I recently updated my huawei ascend from 2.1 to 2.2.2 and now z4root does NOT work right(it did work on the 2.1). Anyone else run into this issue?
 
Hi, I recently rooted my phone with 'Gingerbreak' from the link in post
#32. My MetroPCS Huawei Ascend rooted fine and titanium is working with it, but when I try to uninstall some system apps such as MetroBackUp I receive an error. It says "Cannot remove system app" "Failed to locate the apk file."

Any ideas why this is happening? USB debug is on and I'm running Froyo 2.2
 
Phone - Huwai Ascend with 2.2 software

Hey guys, hate to be a pain, but I tried rooting my phone 5 times now, every time I root it with the z4root, it has the loading ball and says things at the bottom, then the phone jumps right back to the app screen.

I un-installed and re-installed z4root 5 times now and get the samee thing, i tried everything, if anyone can explain whats going on PLEASE do so




Step 1 says running explot....
Step 2 says aquiring root shell...

and that's it, jumps back to my app's screen.
 
Antone said:
Phone - Huwai Ascend with 2.2 software

Hey guys, hate to be a pain, but I tried rooting my phone 5 times now, every time I root it with the z4root, it has the loading ball and says things at the bottom, then the phone jumps right back to the app screen.

I un-installed and re-installed z4root 5 times now and get the samee thing, i tried everything, if anyone can explain whats going on PLEASE do so




Step 1 says running explot....
Step 2 says aquiring root shell...

and that's it, jumps back to my app's screen.
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Z4root wont wrk you have to use gingerbreak.
 
Uninstalled and re-installed gingerbreak and it is rooting now...phone shut off and booted back up so im assuming it worked ?

I appreciate ALL the help and reviews everyone did..Now to delete those ANNOYING apps lol
 
Sorry for multiple posts. Figured I would post in different posts so people can see

Downloaded Gingerbreak as stated here

Piranha650 said:
Root it with Gingerbreak http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=578771&d=1303829207. That one works well with the 2.2.2
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Used Titanium Backup but it wouldn't let me set the option for "Read Write"

So Un-Installed and went with File Expert, and was able to format to Read Write and deleted the files !

Only question I have is - Do I have to re-boot the phone so the apps disappear of the app menu ? Or will the icons stay there ?





UPDATE - WAS ONLY ABLE TO DELETE DOCUMENTS TO GO AND THAT WAS IT, TITANIUM KEEPS SAYING "FAILED TO LOCATE THE APK FILE" for any other app trying to get deleted
 
Antone said:
Sorry for multiple posts. Figured I would post in different posts so people can see

Downloaded Gingerbreak as stated here



Used Titanium Backup but it wouldn't let me set the option for "Read Write"

So Un-Installed and went with File Expert, and was able to format to Read Write and deleted the files !

Only question I have is - Do I have to re-boot the phone so the apps disappear of the app menu ? Or will the icons stay there ?






















UPDATE - WAS ONLY ABLE TO DELETE DOCUMENTS TO GO AND THAT WAS IT, TITANIUM KEEPS SAYING "FAILED TO LOCATE THE APK FILE" for any other app trying to get deleted
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lol yeah, thats the other issue... Titanium b/u doesn' t work on 2.2.2 gotta use root explorer
 
MommysDroid said:
lol yeah, thats the other issue... Titanium b/u doesn' t work on 2.2.2 gotta use root explorer
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Found that out the hard way lol...Got root explorer now, and ginger break and I deleted some files

I just can't seem to find -UNO- & -Pocket Express-

Do you or anyone else know the tags to these apps ?

I went to System > App...looked through everything and neither is there :mad:

I read on another forum they were hidden good, but the User did not state where they were !

ANYINFO to where these 2 are, will lead to a THANKS lol:cool:
 
found the location =)

root explorer 2.16 needed or else you cant R/W on the metro folder

Load 2.16
Go to CUST
metropcs
US
APP
Mount R/W

and delete away =)

So happy right now lol
 
Thanks for everyone's help! Gingerbreak worked fantastic and Root Explorer did the trick as well. Even discovered when Root Explorer was mounted as r/w, it allowed me to use Titanium Backup functions that would only work on the purchased version. Great stuff!!!
 
I tried to download gingerbreak as directed on my ascend with 2.2.2 os and get an error message that says software not compatible with my phone, so it wont let me download it. Can you give me some assistance.
 
I am having issues also. I have z4root, superuser and titanium backup on my phone. When I open Titanium it keeps telling me root access failed. This is after clicking perm root in z4root and rebooting my phone. Can someone please help me!!!!!
 
T63 said:
I downloaded this, it started working and got to aquiring root, then went to home screen. Now my screen is just black, but phone is still on! what do I do now? :confused:
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if your on 2.2 z4root will not work. you need gingerbreak to root 2.2!!!;)
 
I am kinda stupid when it comes to android phones as i just got one, and i have a huawei ascend m860 thru metropcs, and i was just wondering why do i need titanium backup, just to back up my apps or what? i am understanding the rest of the process tho, very good job at explaining this :D
 
I am so lost. The Gingerbreak link wont work for me either. I keep getting an error messge stating "contents not supported on this phone." I have the Metro PCS Ascend M860 & just upgraded last night to the 2.2.2 operating system and my battery is dying quickly. Any suggestipns?
 
New os installed recently on my huawei ascend through the metro site, titanium back is saying when i try ti uninstall that it cannot find the apk file to uninstall, and these programs are draining my battery like mad. I did the z4root before on the previous OS, and on this OS i did the ginger break. So I do have everything setup, just don't know how to get rid of this bloatware in this new setup.
 
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