package disablers

[DWFII]

Has anyone used or had experience with Samsung package disablers? there might be all of five of them on Playstore but it seems like a good idea given the crappy battery life on some of the newer phones.

appreciate the feedback...

 

[AZgl1500]

IMO,
the best way to improve battery life is to just turn off DATA and WiFi when the phone is not in actual use.

Do it manually, or with a macro as I do.

As for turning off apps you don't want on a Samsung, there is just one good app for that job.

* Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) - Android Apps on Google Play
and it ONLY works on un-rooted phones.

I have used it for a long time, and it works.

 

[DWFII]

IMO,
the best way to improve battery life is to just turn off DATA and WiFi when the phone is not in actual use.

Do it manually, or with a macro as I do.

As for turning off apps you don't want on a Samsung, there is just one good app for that job.

* Package Disabler Pro (Samsung) - Android Apps on Google Play
and it ONLY works on un-rooted phones.

I have used it for a long time, and it works.

Thanks.
Out of curiousity, which uses more battery...data through a carrier or wifi?

 

[AZgl1500]

Thanks.
Out of curiosity, which uses more battery...data through a carrier or wifi?

IF, the cell tower is far away, the DATA radio is going to have to increase power output to maximum to reach the cellsite and provide an adequate "Signal to Noise Ratio" for service. This will increase battery drain quickly.

WiFi does not work like that, it either works or it don't. The cellphone's WiFi transmitter does not adjust its' power output.

 

[DWFII]

^Thanks...

Back to package disablers. Do you have any tips or advice for using Package Disabler Pro? Looking to use it on an S6 and an S5.

Being a relative newbie to smartphones I'm not even sure how to initiate a backup of my phone...as is recommended prior to running any package disabler.

And somewhere I read that you could (or should) disable Theme Center(?)...Why?

 

[AZgl1500]

the biggest tip, is this:

if the name of the app starts with "comm.android..............." leave it the hell alone, especially if you don't have a clue as to what that name means..... you can quite easily brick the phone by killing parts of the OS.

Stick to names that actually mean something, like Bug Strangler, or Amazon Audible... and that have a real genuine ICON that you can make out what it looks like. if you can find that name in the app store, then it is safe to "block it, turn it OFF".....

you can revert everything back to stock in one click with Package Disabler Pro... so experiment if you will, but stay away from the OS files. You can easily block every unwanted app that Verizon puts on the phone.

 

[DWFII]

That's very useful...thank you. I may be mistaken but some of the apps that do the blocking show snaps of a "blanket" block, including, IIRC, comm.android apps. I wondered about that.

 

[DWFII]

I have asked this question before, I'm sure but being relatively new to smartphones, I'm a bit uncertain.

I have two new (to me) phones--an AT&T S5 and a Verizon S6.

There's just so many apps on both of these phones...some of them I am pretty sure I will never use and some of them are even duplicates of one another.

And I have heard that if you disable them you can significantly increase battery charge life.

I am looking at BK Package Disabler Samsung (or something like it). But never having used or even imagined there could be an app like this I am uneasy.

What are the pros and cons? Any "Gotchas"? I'd appreciate hearing experiences, advice, and / or reassurances.

 

[The_Chief]

Package Disabler Pro is 99 cents in Google Play and, based on reviews, is worth the price. If it's compatible with your phone, I would recommend it. It doesn't remove bloatware, but rather disables or "freezes" them. That frees up valuable system resources. And if, for some reason, you find the phone works better with one or two of those apps running, you can always enable them again.

 

[DWFII]

Thank you.

I do see that some apps can be disabled natively but presumably Package Disabler Pro will identify superfluous apps and so forth that slip under the wire.

 

[AZgl1500]

It also has an automatic mode.

try it once to see how much it turns off.
you will be quite surprised.

use the phone for a while, and if you want something that disappeared, turn just that one app back on.

 

[DWFII]

Thanks. I guess I'll give it a try...just hate to mess anything up on the new device. (and yes, I know...don't disable anything that has the little Droid icon. Or so I've been told)

 

[scary alien]

Threads merged for you, @DWFII .

Cheers!