Will 2.3 include crapware such as Amazon MP3?

[decodecoding]

It is anoying seeing that icon I didn't ask for in my launcher... Does it persist in 2.3?
Thanks

 

[itay1]

It is anoying seeing that icon I didn't ask for in my launcher... Does it persist in 2.3?
Thanks

Root and delete

That's the reason i rooted my phone.

 

[elegos]

Have you ever asked for Market, Gmail and others?

 

[decodecoding]

Have you ever asked for Market, Gmail and others?

Right from the moment I decided I didn't need an Amazon Phone...

 

[anod]

if you use launcher pro, you can hide items from app drawer

 

[elegos]

Right from the moment I decided I didn't need an Amazon Phone...

I mean, Amazon MP3 is just a "google app" like the others. You never asked for the Market, but Google put it in so that you could download other apps. Same of Gmail, Browser, Email, Maps, News & meteo... you may or may not use them, but they are there. You can always adb remount and delete the apps you don't want.

 

[jdmoore81]

I don't see the problem Amazon mp3 if u don't like don't use but I do think it comes stock on all android phones

Sent from my Nexus One using XDA App

 

[Clarkster]

Yeah, pretty sure it isn't crapware. It comes stock with Android doesn't it? You get an app store and a music store.

 

[Dirk]

The funny thing is that carriers usually like to add their own select choice of bloatware to devices, but on my Nexus One, vodafone actually removed the Amazon mp3 bloat!

The European Union is really strict with anti-competitive behaviour, (hence the Windows 'Browser Ballot' screen), so i guess this is the reason why.

 

[Namuna]

OWhatever opinions you have about Amazon MP3, whether bloatware or core gapps, the android os is forever preloading it into memory.

I suppose it's not a big deal, memory management on android is different than windows, but for me... I label all the sys apps I don't care for and every time I install a nightly, I just run titanium backup at first boot and remove all the labeled sys apps.

 

[Lythandra]

I originally rooted my phone just to get rid of the bloatware I didn't want on there.

Eventually I went to CM as the update messages were annoying and I couldn't update with all the missing stock stuff.

Now I'm clean and no messages.

 

[pfmiller]

I was wondering the same thing. I don't mind the Amazon MP3 app, but I noticed in videos of the NS it appeared the Twitter app weren't included on that phone. I was hoping maybe Google reconsidered the junk they considered standard.

 

[RogerPodacter]

i guess it would be nice for them to let us remove it without root, but i really like the amazon mp3 store being on my phone. i loathe itunes, so i only have the amazon store to buy my music. without it i would be teh suck. so i actually like having the mp3 store on stock android phones.

 

[player911]

Well Google uses Amazon as there 'itunes' music store. I assume that Amazon will remain in there until Google setups their own.

I admit that I was annoyed by it too. Although using Root Manager (with Root access) is easy enough to delete. Custom roms usually don't include it either, which was my first choice.

 

[sknoslo]

Rumor has it that on Wednesday, along with the in-depth look at Honeycomb, Google will announce Google Music. So maybe they won't include AmazonMP3 when ever they roll out Gingerbread.

 

[crachel]

OWhatever opinions you have about Amazon MP3, whether bloatware or core gapps, the android os is forever preloading it into memory.

I suppose it's not a big deal, memory management on android is different than windows, but for me... I label all the sys apps I don't care for and every time I install a nightly, I just run titanium backup at first boot and remove all the labeled sys apps.

Amazon MP3 had an update in the last few months that only put it in memory if the user started the app.. you're saying it still memory resident even though you don't use it?

 

[NexusDro]

Does the Nexus S have the Amazon MP3 app?

 

[avgjoemomma]

Use Titanium Backup to freeze it, problem solved

 

[knightnz]

As mentioned above, your options are:

a) "Freeze" it in Titanium Backup to stop it appearing in stock launcher.

b) If using LauncherPro, use the option to hide unwanted apps

c) Use Titanium Backup to uninstall the app

d) Delete the apk from /system/app/ via an adb shell.

e) Have a cup of concrete and harden up.

Not a big deal.

 

[MitchRapp]

If you're like me and wanna keep using stock android, just use Titanium to freeze it.
Next update comes up, unfreeze it and update, then re-freeze it.

I did the same with TALKBACK, GOOGLE VOICE (not available in Canada) and NEWS AND WEATHER

booya.