Root [Sprint] So you're telling me

[beansNJ]

If I root my phone I won't have bloatware and extra crap I'll in return have better battery life than my stock rom?

I'm 4.1.2 and I'm rooted idc about roms but if it'll make the battery better I guess I'll flash 1!

 

[ardchoille]

Well, once you root the phone you can remove bloatware - though I do recommend that you use caution with what you remove. As far as battery life, you can test different ROM and kernel combinations to see what best suits your usage habits. Have a look at the ROMs and kernels available here:

http://androidforums.com/sprint-gal...rint-galaxy-note-2-all-things-root-guide.html

 

[beansNJ]

Thanks man!

 

[DonB]

Here you go FYI

List of bloatware safe to remove from stock rom (Thanks joshbeach at xda)

Spoiler

AccuweatherDaemon.apk

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  AccuweatherWidget.apk
  AccuweatherWidget_Main.apk
  AllShareCastWidget.apk
  AllshareMediaServer.apk
  AllSharePlay.apk
  AllshareService.apk
  Books.apk
  ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk
  CloudAgent.apk
  DeepSea.apk
  Divx.apk
  Dropbox.apk
  DropboxOOBE.apk
  DualClockAnalog.apk
  DualClockDigital.apk
  Flipboard.apk
  GameHub_2.0_ICS.apk
  Gmail.apk
  GmailSpell.apk
  GMS_Maps.apk
  GroupCast.apk
  HelpHub.apk
  Kies.apk
  KiesAir_vpl.apk
  kieswifi.apk
  LuminousDots.apk
  Magazines.apk
  MediaHub_SPRINT.apk
  MobilePrint.apk
  Music2.apk
  MusicFX.apk
  MusicHub_30.apk
  NoiseField.apk
  PhaseBeam.apk
  PhotoWall.apk
  print.txt
  SamsungApps.apk
  SamsungAppsUNA3.apk
  SamsungIME.apk
  Samsungservice.apk
  SamsungWidget_FavoriteApp.apk
  sCloudBackupApp.apk
  sCloudBackupProvider.apk
  sCloudDataRelay.apk
  sCloudDataSync.apk
  sCloudSyncBrowser.apk
  sCloudSyncCalendar.apk
  sCloudSyncContacts.apk
  sCloudSyncSNote.apk
  Sprint_Worldwide.apk
  SSuggest.apk
  Swype.apk
  talkback.apk
  TopicWall.apk
  TrimApp_phone.apk
  Videos.apk
  WaterRipple.apk
  WeatherWall.apk
  WfdBroker.apk
  YahoonewsDaemon.apk
  YahoonewsWidget.apk
  YahoostockDaemon.apk
  YahoostockWidget.apk