Help Switched my Verizon phone to T-Mobile service - what now?

[ChaunceyK]

I still have some Verizon apps that I'd like to get rid of, especially the one that tries to backup my contacts throughout the day (but can't, since I'm no longer with Verizon). But I'd expect that would require me to root my phone, which I've never done (for fear I'll screw something up).

So, I'm open to suggestions on what to do to enhance my phone (it's a Droid Maxx XT1080M, btw), given that it's a Verizon phone with T-Mobile service.

 

[kate]

On many phones you can disable preinstalled apps so you don't see their icons, although this wont free up space:
1. Go to your phones Settings menu.
2. Tap Apps (or Applications).
3. Go to the All tab, you might need to swipe right/left to get to it.
4. Scroll down to the app you want to disable and tap it.
5. If Force Stop can be chosen tap it first, then tap Disable.

Be careful as disabling some system apps could cause your phone to not function correctly.

 

[ChaunceyK]

Thanks for the advice. The only ones I disabled were the ones I knew for sure we're Verizon. We'll see how it goes.

 

[767pilot]

Thanks for the advice. The only ones I disabled were the ones I knew for sure we're Verizon. We'll see how it goes.

How'd it go?

 

[ChaunceyK]

Minchia, I forgot all about this thread. Everything seemed to go fine, except (as I just posted in another thread here) that I'm now having problems on/off for the past month with sending texts.