How to remove Apps - (w/ Current limited root)

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Root Explorer doesn't work. Root manager does. If you want to save the $2.55 use ADB

EDIT: Titanium back up is free and also works for removing files although the backup portion seems a little wonky at times. That is an easier way to remove apps the rest of this is obsolete but keeping it here for reference.

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YOU MUST ALREADY BE ROOTED TO DO THIS


This is very easy. It assumes you have rooted thus you have the SDK / ADB drivers already installed.

Your phone should be booted up and in android

Connect to your pc and open your command window and do the following:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
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C:\Users\Adam>cd..

C:\Users>cd..

C:\>cd androidsdk (your directory may be named differently)

C:\Androidsdk>cd tools

C:\Androidsdk\tools>adb shell

$ su (notice the echo on successful command and the change to # meaning you have root access now)
su
# mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
mount -t rfs -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
# cd /system
cd /system
# cd /system/app
cd /system/app

Once here you can do a "ls" which is LS but all lower case and that will give you a list of what is in the current directory.

The "rm" command is used to remove items. What follows is the file name which is case sensitive.

# rm TouchWizCalculator.apk
rm TouchWizCalculator.apk
# rm TouchWizCalculator.odex
rm TouchWizCalculator.odex
#
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What can be removed? Some sites with info and lists of apps:

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/andr...afe-to-delete/

http://androidforums.com/samsung-mom...tock-apps.html

I dont suppose their will be a youtube video for rooting the Epic will there?

or is gaining root access the same on all android 2.1 phones?

Im new to Android & want to get rid of some sprint apps but I dont want to brick my phone at the same time..

Great post. Personally, I just use Root Manager. It is really easy and only costs a couple of bucks in the market. Plus it has the added advantage of backip up the apps as you remove them, and you can restore them if you wanted to, like say you wanted to take your phone back to the store and you wanted it more "factory" before you go.

Originally Posted by chris5h

Great post. Personally, I just use Root Manager. It is really easy and only costs a couple of bucks in the market. Plus it has the added advantage of backip up the apps as you remove them, and you can restore them if you wanted to, like say you wanted to take your phone back to the store and you wanted it more "factory" before you go.

So what you're saying is that I can download Root Manager from the market having done nothing else to my phone and delete some Sprint apps?

Although the SDX App Removal Tool was written for the Samsung Moment, but it works to remove any unwanted stock apps from the Epic.

Here's a download.

Is there anything unsafe to remove like Samsung widgets ect?

Originally Posted by pjree

Although the SDX App Removal Tool was written for the Samsung Moment, but it works to remove any unwanted stock apps from the Epic.

Here's a download.

this didn't work for me..

Originally Posted by WhiteWidows

Is there anything unsafe to remove like Samsung widgets ect?

I deletes all the samsung widgets and the touch wiz launcher without problems. lost all the colorful wallpapers that come with the phone thought, oh well I don't really use them anyways

Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I was able to finally remove amazonmp3.apk using Root Manager, but I selected the apps I wanted to remove and had it back them up first, it said it completed, but no files show up when I try to restore... any ideas?