Question - Custom ROM

[slijkhuis]

Hi All,

I'm pretty new to all this Android customization. I bought a Nexus 5X for development purposes, I already changed the Bootimg, which was nice and got the hang of that. With the custom ROM's I now found out how to remove the .apk's in the ROM to lighten it up.

Currently I've been experimenting with xTraFactory due to that it is light and removes alot.

Though I want to make it even lighter, Gapps that are in it, I want it all out, all of it. Calculator, other apps, just keeping the core functions of the device, phone, messages. and I have 2 apk's that I want installed a SIP client and a openVPN app.

The thing that annoys me the most is the Google search bar on the homescreen. I cannot seem to get it away. I've tried the SU Uninstaller thing, made the thing crash so I have to start over in recovery

Anyhow, do you guys have any tips for me on how to take this task on?

Much appreciated!

 

[k.s.deviate]

Hi All,

I'm pretty new to all this Android customization. I bought a Nexus 5X for development purposes, I already changed the Bootimg, which was nice and got the hang of that. With the custom ROM's I now found out how to remove the .apk's in the ROM to lighten it up.

Currently I've been experimenting with xTraFactory due to that it is light and removes alot.

Though I want to make it even lighter, Gapps that are in it, I want it all out, all of it. Calculator, other apps, just keeping the core functions of the device, phone, messages. and I have 2 apk's that I want installed a SIP client and a openVPN app.

The thing that annoys me the most is the Google search bar on the homescreen. I cannot seem to get it away. I've tried the SU Uninstaller thing, made the thing crash so I have to start over in recovery

Anyhow, do you guys have any tips for me on how to take this task on?

Much appreciated!

Only thing you can do is to use a different launcher. You can install nova launcher than use titanium backup to uninstall which ever launcher is installed. (Usually its Launcher3 on an AOSP ROM)

 

[slijkhuis]

Only thing you can do is to use a different launcher. You can install nova launcher than use titanium backup to uninstall which ever launcher is installed. (Usually its Launcher3 on an AOSP ROM)

So as I then understand, Nova Launcher would become the native launcher after that process?

 

[wmdunn]

So as I then understand, Nova Launcher would become the native launcher after that process?

Yes it would. Like you, I don't care to have the search bar on my home screen, so I use Apex launcher. Works very well!

 

[slijkhuis]

Yes it would. Like you, I don't care to have the search bar on my home screen, so I use Apex launcher. Works very well!

For personal use I like the features of those launchers, but for this little project I am working on I need as little features as possible

 

[wmdunn]

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[slijkhuis]

Apex is a very lite launcher, takes up little space. You can keep it as simple and basic as you like.

So Apex is lighter than Nova? (and it removed searchbar and everything)

 

[wmdunn]

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[slijkhuis]

Yes it is ... in addition to deleting the search bar from my home screen, I also use to hide program icons in my app drawer, that I don't use. I really like a tight, clean look on my phone.

I might test it out then, cheers!

 

[wmdunn]

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[Schrotty35]

Apex is not lighter lol.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5X mit Tapatalk

 

[Broken303]

...hide program icons in my app drawer...

you can deactivate apps/bloatware on the system level and completely prevent them from running in the background or showing up in any appdrawer