Root [Verizon] VZW S3 Applications

[ltzany]

Although I have not done anything with the phone just yet, but what applications have you guys disabled/removed from the S3?

I have disabled VZ Navigator (why does VZW even bother) and the Media Hub apps (let me know if this is something I should keep.).

 

[Rolo42]

List of apps safe/not-safe/not-tested to remove:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqTvctlW89DtdC1qVUlLeVFTV3ZOdUtDclpBdVRQOUE&pli=1#gid=0

 

[alexander323bc]

Unless I cant read the Verizon apps are not listed there. Can we remove all those?

 

[Rolo42]

Freeze them all and see what happens. Apps should be fine, "services" and "cores" may or may not be.

 

[rimjay]

by the time an OTA update to JB is ready, devs would have released a list of apps u need installed in order to successfully accept the update...so for now, u can delete apps that u dont use. Just apps, not system files or as rolo said, services or cores

 

[Rolo42]

I'm wondering if, by the time VZW's JB is out, custom Key Lime Pie ROMS will be available.

 

[alexander323bc]

I would imagine we could just flash a stock rom on the phone to get back to stock to accept an update. I am coming from the Droid X where we used SBF files. I guess Samusng does not use those? The methods for this phone are slightly different and it does confuse me a little bit.

 

[Rolo42]

VZW's methods are different from the rest of the SIIIs. Samsung Kies software can update it except it says its been disabled for this phone.

The G1 update isn't OTA; whether that will change, I don't know. Either way, from one OS version to another, I'm wiping completely and starting over.