[How-To] Removing worthless system-apps

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Hey, i deleted some system apps, which i will never need again.

First you need Titanium Backup. You find it in the Market.
So you´re able to save your apps and then unistall it. But dont uninstall everything...some apps are very important!
I only uninstalled apps, which are not to use on the flipout but uses disk space.

Files you can delete:
ESMusica
HipHopOfficial
Kodak Perfect Touch
QuickOffice (i have QuickOffice Pro installed)
RevolverTV
SIM Toolkit 2.1 update 1
TrueCountry 2.0.0012
Youtube (i replaced it with the android2.3 youtube)

There are a lot more apps to delete but some apps need a similar app to replace e.g. blur launcher...the phone won´t start if there is no similar launcher added before..

have fun

Thanks, can anyone post some more disposable applications here?

Sent from my MotoMB511 using XDA App

Here are the names I found on mine:

hiphopofficial.apk
esmusica.apk
revolver.apk
YouTube.apk
KPT.apk (kodak stuff)
Quickoffice_BasicViewer_2_0_26_NSTL_Signed_2010-05-04_19-41-13.apk truecountry.apk
Stk.apk (sim toolkit, i think)

Added to your list:
ArcVideoEditorLite.apk


@Schallstoerer
can you post your upgraded youtube apk ?

no problem!
you have to rename it in youtube.apk!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817528
1. download the apk
2. delete old youtube.apk from /system/app/youtube.apk with root explorer
3. restart the phone
4. uninstall com.google.android.youtube (it appears after the restart in your settings - manage apps...
5. move the new youtube.apk to the system/app folder
6. install it!
maybe you have to restart..dont know!

Having problems with your youtube app.
To make the vid start i have to click on HQ as soon as the vid opens otherwise it returns 'sorry can't play...'.

Sent from my MotoMB511 using XDA App

Some more apps I'd remove:

newswidget
socialshare
statuswidget
universalinbox
weatherwidget
blur-services [very uncertain about this, is this system necessary ?]
blurcontactssync [very uncertain about this too]

do you think it's safe removing them ?

One more question: I made a backup of previously removed apps but apks only, not the odex files. If I try putting the apk back to /system/app the app works again although I read that odexed apps usually need both apk and odex to start again.

sooo lets try!
i dont have the problems with the youtube.apk like you! do you have uninstalled the com.google.android.youtube after restart?
maybe you have to set the permissions in root explorer to
"rw-r--r--"
i hope it will help!

there are a lot of lists which system apps can be deleted and whats their function!

http://www.android-hilfe.de/anleitun...nt-werden.html

this is the best list i found but only in german!
Red=Don´t delete
Green=Deleting possible
Blue=Not tested!

Originally Posted by Schallstoerer

sooo lets try!
i dont have the problems with the youtube.apk like you! do you have uninstalled the com.google.android.youtube after restart?
maybe you have to set the permissions in root explorer to
"rw-r--r--"
i hope it will help!

there are a lot of lists which system apps can be deleted and whats their function!

http://www.android-hilfe.de/anleitun...nt-werden.html

this is the best list i found but only in german!
Red=Don´t delete
Green=Deleting possible
Blue=Not tested!

thanks
solved youtube problem with 200kb apk from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=242

re. apps to remove, I installed deblurred rom as per guide:
PROS: no odex files, no blur account app
CONS: an older gmail app version (as far as I remember I could install apk via gmail with blurred Italian rom, now I can't but not sure about this)

Originally Posted by suoko

thanks
solved youtube problem with 200kb apk from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=242

re. apps to remove, I installed deblurred rom as per guide:
PROS: no odex files, no blur account app
CONS: an older gmail app version (as far as I remember I could install apk via gmail with blurred Italian rom, now I can't but not sure about this)

Hey, i reinstall the system on my flipout and have sometimes the same problem with this youtube app "can´t play" but the 200kb file which you prefer is only eclair version! or do i have to install both?