Xperia s trouble

[Lozi2129]

Hi im new to this, have just upgraded to a xperia s and it has facebook preinstalled, i dont use facebook and would like to get rid of this if possible. O2 store tried and they didnt know how to and Sony say it isn't possible but i wanted to see if there was a way of getting rid of this pre installed application to free up some space on my phone.

Thank you in advance

 

[Rush]

Hello and welcome aboard.

Thanks for coming here for help with your device. For you to be able to remove preinstalled applications off the device, you would need to have root access. This simple means that you would have to "root" the device to have this done.

If you are still thinking of doing so, here is a link to that area: Xperia S - All Things Root - Android Forums. Keep in mind that "rooting your device will void its warranty."

Best of luck.

 

[lunatic59]

Let me offer a word of caution. Many apps provide services for other parts of the OS and if you remove them, you can disable certain features or make your phone unusable. More importantly, system apps are not easily restorable like simply installing an .apk file. And once deleted, even a factory reset will not recover them. You will have to locate and flash a stock rom image to get them back. If you plan on rooting and deleting those apps, please check back here first before you do anything so we can make sure it's safe for you to delete those without any negative impact to your phone. And, unfortunately, Facebook tends to be one of those apps you can't safely remove.