Help Stop programs from opening/running at start up?

[Dane Hardinge]

Please would you let us or me know how you get on with rooting - phone still working and get rid of unwanted apps regardless of what RAM/CPU they do/do not consume?

The phone must perform better - ie works how I want it to - without unwanted apps. I am happy to let you be a guinea pig here.

I am a Droid newbie & I moved to Droid to avoid the lack-of physical control on an i-device. However, I am still using iTunes to sync as it handles podcasts and playlists really well and iSyncr Lite is fine; I use GOODSYNC for photos. The GPS is fully functional if a bit slow and offline maps is fine.

Wow the battery life is a pain and I agree about the worry of not having a phone for a few days. I ordered a spare battery - at least you can get to it!

 

[doogald]

Please would you let us or me know how you get on with rooting - phone still working and get rid of unwanted apps regardless of what RAM/CPU they do/do not consume?

The phone must perform better - ie works how I want it to - without unwanted apps. I am happy to let you be a guinea pig here.

Plenty of us have rooted the phone with great results. The Eris is rather easy to root. There are some apps that can never be removed, as they affect the operation of the phone, but there is surely no reason to run Peep, Stocks or Amazon MP3, for example.

We have a separate forum for discussion of issues of root here: Eris - All Things Root - Android Forums

Here is a good thread that discusses various aspects of the pros and cons of rooting: http://androidforums.com/faqs/443432-what-root-being-rooted-mean.html

The safest way to remove apps that you no longer want to run is to install a root-only app called Titanium Backup, which has a function that allows you to "freeze" apps - this hides them without actually deleting them from the phone, but also prevents them from auto-installing. (They can be "thawed" if you want the apps back.) Before doing that, you should do something called a Nandroid Backup - you'll learn more about Nandroid backup and restore when you actually go through the rooting process, but if you have ever used the utility called Ghost in Windows, it is very similar.

 

[FloriDaniel]

I feel glued to the warranty, so won't be considering root till it's covered.

I like to use AppMonster to uninstall programs I like, but don't use often to keep memory free. One can download a boatload, back them up, uninstall and then reinstall when desired/needed. The only apps I won't uninstall are those that are used often or retain data I need or can't backup. Of course I've seen no unrooted method to uninstall carrier/manufactureWare, but at least I can have access to near unlimited apks and install really only takes a couple of seconds

Speed Boost is also somewhat useful too

Still awaiting another non-root option and glad to see that I am not alone; most irritating to have 2 gigs of ram and have to use workarounds.