Apps That Are Safe to Remove From 4.4.2 [NC2]

[airmaxx23]

Here is a list of apps that I have removed from the 4.4.2 (NC2) build using Titanium Backup and Root Explorer. There are more apps that can be removed but these are the ones I've deleted so far. Please keep in mind that you use your phone differently than I do so some of these may interfere with your daily use if frozen/removed. I have completely removed them but the best thing to do is to freeze them for a while in Titanium Backup or rename them with a .bak extension in Root Explorer to be sure that they aren't going to cause any issues.

Feel free to post any additional apps that you have removed and I'll add them to the list.

The following were removed with Titanium Backup:

allshare controlshare service
allshare fileshare service
amazon 2.8
amazon 2.0
amazon kindle
amazon mp3
ant hal service
ant radio service
ant+ plugins
audible
backup assistant plus
bluetooth test
blurbcheckout
bubbles
business card recognition
calendar widget
caller name id
cloud 13.5
com.verizon.permissions.appdirectedsms
com.verizon.permissions.securesettings
com.verizon.permissions.vzwappapn 1.0
easy settings
ELM agent
epsonprintservice
email 4.2
exchange services 4.2
favorite apps 1.0
favorite contacts
fwupgrade
gear manager 1.0
gear manager 1.0
group play
help
hp print service
imdb
interactivekeyguardtutorial
localfota
location services
mobile print
mobileprintsvc_cups
mobileprintsvc_cups_backend
music
my infozone
my magazine (will break the ability to open the stock email from the notification area)
my magazine - here and now
my verizon mobile
nfl mobile
pagebuddynotisvc
pickuptutorial
remote controls
remote controls
remote controls
s finder
s health
s translator
s voice
samsung account
samsung calendar syncadapter
samsung cloud data relay
samsung cloud quota
samsung contents agent
samsung hub (can be frozen or removed with a root explorer app but DO NOT UNINSTALL WITH TITANIUM OR YOU'LL HAVE SCREEN ROTATION ISSUES)
samsung link
samsung print service
samsung push service
samsung sbrowser syncadapter
samsung snote3 syncadapter
samsung syncadapters
samsung text-to-speech engine
samsung updates
samsung video
samsung watchon
samsung watchon video
samsunghub updater
screen mirroring
sensorservice
share music
share video
slacker
sns
software update
software update
story album
story album widget
sync service
travel wallpaper
trip advisor
verizon location agent
verizon login
verizon support and protection
verizon tones
vpn client
vpn dialogs
vz navigator
vzwapnservice
weather widget
wfds print service plugin
wssyncmlnps
yahoo financial

The rest were removed with Root Explorer:

AllshareFileShareClient.apk
AllshareFileShareServer.apk
AllshareMediaServer.apk
AllshareMediaShare.apk
amazon imdb.apk
isiswallet.apk
keyguardsplannerwidget.apk
snamecard.apk
sprintspooler.apk
vzwlbs.apk
yahoostockphone2013.apk

 

[armeN0317]

The ones you removed with titanium backup... were u not able to remove those with root explorer?

 

[airmaxx23]

The ones you removed with titanium backup... were u not able to remove those with root explorer?

I usually remove/freeze all that I can with Titanium Backup first then I use Root Explorer for the ones that I can't find in TiBu.

 

[armeN0317]

Did you freeze them or did you actually remove the apk? Only reason I ask is some of those might fall under the category of do not remove but you can freeze so we should probably clarify

 

[airmaxx23]

Did you freeze them or did you actually remove the apk? Only reason I ask is some of those might fall under the category of do not remove but you can freeze so we should probably clarify

They have been completely removed from my Note 3.

 

[TheLoonyRebel]

Does anyone know what com.qualcomm.location.apk does?

 

[airmaxx23]

Does anyone know what com.qualcomm.location.apk does?

I removed it and the GPS works fine, it is LocationServices in Titanium Backup.

 

[ronaldheld]

Is it possible for a moderator airmaxx23 to keep a complete listing in the OP? I cam see this list useful in ROM development. Thanks.

 

[Grompy]

Don't remove my magazine if you're using the email app. Here and now is safe to remove still

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

 

[e30bimmer89]

Thanks for putting this together. I usually freeze/delete all the bloat I can. I hardly ever use the Samsung apps anyways.

 

[BigMcGuire]

Wanted to drop a thanks as well. I LOVE ASOP and I hate bloat that I never use. I'm seeing some of my best battery life on 4.4.2 with all of the above removed.

 

[armeN0317]

I plan on removing some of these items from the system/apps folder of the de odex version before flashing to 4.4.2. I assume there shouldn't be any issues as I have done this with several other roms in the past?

 

[airmaxx23]

I plan on removing some of these items from the system/apps folder of the de odex version before flashing to 4.4.2. I assume there shouldn't be any issues as I have done this with several other roms in the past?

You shouldn't have any issues, but I can't guarantee anything.

 

[comweasel]

Just wanted to say thank you for this helped delete every thing from two N3's.

 

[armeN0317]

Just chiming in I did remove a lot of the mention apps from the system/apps directory of nc2 rom floating around before flashing from 4.3 and it works perfectly fine. thanks again for the list!

 

[Toaplan]

I removed a lot (but not all) of apps from this list using Titanium Backup. I noticed a few things that broke after doing so and was wondering if anyone knew which missing apps might be the culprit?

1: Automatic screen rotation seems be broken for all apps.
2: I have Battery Widget Reborn installed and the quick settings in the notification shade don't work anymore.

 

[droidstyle]

Here is a link to my list.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52337960&postcount=1089

 

[Toaplan]

Here is a link to my list.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52337960&postcount=1089

Hey thanks! I'll compare the 2 lists and try restoring the ones that aren't on your list.

EDIT: Restoring "Easy Settings" in the Titanium gave me back the ability to use use my Battery Widget Reborn quick controls again. Strangely, after rebooting, this program name doesn't appear in Titanium anymore.

Also, I have no idea what is causing my rotation to not work, and no one else is reporting this, so I don't know. I found 2 apps that I removed in Titanium by mistake because I don't any backup for them: media and imsqmisocket.

I may just hard reset at this point.

 

[airmaxx23]

So I've been trying to track down the app that is causing rotation to break but I can't figure it out. I started fresh and each day I've been deleting around 15 apps twice a day until they have all been removed. Today I removed the last 12 apps from the list and rotation is still working so far.

 

[Toaplan]

So I've been trying to track down the app that is causing rotation to break but I can't figure it out. I started fresh and each day I've been deleting around 15 apps twice a day until they have all been removed. Today I removed the last 12 apps from the list and rotation is still working so far.

Thanks for the reply. It helped me to know that I wasn't the only one having this problem. I found the solution today after some searching:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2644293

You might want to update your list as I don't think all of these are "safe to remove."