Root Looking to root to remove bloatware

[Maddog84]

Hi.

I'm sure there are plenty of threads available which could answer my query but I find the contrasting information a little confusing.

I'm looking to root my HTC one s with the sole intention of removing bloatware, nothing more. My questions are what's the best/easiest way to root my one s as I am new to this and also once I have removed the bloatware am I able to unroot the phone and still keep the changes I have made.

I was hoping to do this without rooting but it seems, from research, that this cannot be done.

Any advice you can offer is great. Thanks

 

[scary alien]

Hi.

I'm sure there are plenty of threads available which could answer my query but I find the contrasting information a little confusing.

I'm looking to root my HTC one s with the sole intention of removing bloatware, nothing more. My questions are what's the best/easiest way to root my one s as I am new to this and also once I have removed the bloatware am I able to unroot the phone and still keep the changes I have made.

I was hoping to do this without rooting but it seems, from research, that this cannot be done.

Any advice you can offer is great. Thanks

Welcome to the AndroidForums, Maddog84 .

I'll let the HTC One S root experts direct you to which is the best/proper rooting method for your device, but I thought I'd mention a couple things about removing bloat.

1. Firstly, if you do this, you will have issues with future over-the-air (OTA) updates since there are checks in the installation script that look to see if all of the stock and expected files/components are present before allowing the Android version update to proceed. So, if installing future OTA updates is important to you, you should keep this in-mind.

2. If/when you do decided to root and de-bloat, keep track of those apps that you are disabling.

3. Try to use an app that will "freeze" (disable) the apps versus deleting or renaming them--that makes it easier to "thaw" (enable) them when the time comes that you might need or want to do so (i.e., when you are expecting an OTA update and you want to put things back so that the update will work properly).

Cheers and again, welcome to AF--glad you signed-up with us!

 

[agentc13]

You can disable the apps without rooting. You just choose the disable option in the manage apps part of the system settings.

To totally remove them it does require rooting. There is a sticky in the all things root section that spells out the steps to root your phone (http://androidforums.com/showthread.php?t=543328) . As well as a post on what apps are okay to remove.

 

[Altaone]

Welcome to the AndroidForums, Maddog84 .

I'll let the HTC One S root experts direct you to which is the best/proper rooting method for your device, but I thought I'd mention a couple things about removing bloat.

1. Firstly, if you do this, you will have issues with future over-the-air (OTA) updates since there are checks in the installation script that look to see if all of the stock and expected files/components are present before allowing the Android version update to proceed. So, if installing future OTA updates is important to you, you should keep this in-mind.

2. If/when you do decided to root and de-bloat, keep track of those apps that you are disabling.

3. Try to use an app that will "freeze" (disable) the apps versus deleting or renaming them--that makes it easier to "thaw" (enable) them when the time comes that you might need or want to do so (i.e., when you are expecting an OTA update and you want to put things back so that the update will work properly).

Cheers and again, welcome to AF--glad you signed-up with us!

Thank you for posting this,

Could we get this put into a sticky perhaps someplace in the all things root guide?
Didn't know this or do this uninstalled some, froze some.