[HOW TO] Remove bloatware

[nanoera]

Here's a list of apps you might want to remove. Remember, these filenames are CASE SENSITIVE.

• CarDock.apk
• CityID.apk
• MyVerizon.apk
• Skype_mobile.live.apk
• Vvm.apk
• WorkContacts.apk
• amazonmp3_1.7.22_signed_zipaligned.apk
• Blockbuster.apk
• BackupAssistanceClient.apk
• HelpCenter.apk

There are a couple of apps I want to get rid of but haven't been able to identify:

• 3G Mobile Hotspot
• Corporate Dictionary

3G is Mynet.apk

You can check with Android Mate by selecting system apps tab, and long press for properties. It'll tell you the file name.

[qoncept]

do you mean "NOT removing it. Rename it"?

That why the app will be there no matter what?

Also.

There is A LOT of blur names here for a "non-blur" phone

I meant if you're not sure what it is, don't touch it. But renaming so you can recover it should keep you safe.

[WorldOfJohnboy]

Here's a list of apps you might want to remove. Remember, these filenames are CASE SENSITIVE.

• CarDock.apk
• CityID.apk
• MyVerizon.apk
• Skype_mobile.live.apk
• Vvm.apk
• WorkContacts.apk
• amazonmp3_1.7.22_signed_zipaligned.apk
• Blockbuster.apk
• BackupAssistanceClient.apk
• HelpCenter.apk
• Mynet.apk (3G Mobile Hotspot)

There are a couple of apps I want to get rid of but haven't been able to identify:

• Corporate Dictionary

2 Questions:

• Why would you want to dump Car Dock? That is probably my FAVORITE app on the Droid X!
• What is Corporate Dictionary?

[big007hed]

Awesome, thanks man....... I found a few sites where the instructions were to remove the software and I ran the first line and realized what it was and wanted to find a safer way....

Is there a way I could get the amazonmp3_1.7.22_signed_zipaligned.apk back ( that was the one deleted), thanks for all the help!!! Im a n00b to Droid and this site is just plain money!!!

[qoncept]

2 Questions:

• Why would you want to dump Car Dock? That is probably my FAVORITE app on the Droid X!
• What is Corporate Dictionary?

I don't use the car dock, and it's annoying when it pops up every time I put my phone back on the dock. I use Setting Profiles to automatically open Pandora when I put the car in the dock.

I don't know what Corporate Dictionary is but I'm sure I'll never use it.

[Staywide8]

kindle is redding something. GEt it fast. I hate that app

[The White Weapon]

Is there a way to do this through root explorer? I can't get the entertainment key to work in terminal emulator. Don't want to actually delete them if I don't have to.

Thanks in advance.

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

[jmims]

I don't have an X, but I do have a rooted Droid here... instead of using all these adb commands and what not, since you guys have root now, why not just use Root Manager? Much simpler and easier.

[addroidx]

Thought I would post this here, it's a tweet from birdman (the guy that figured out root):

DO NOT REMOVE BACKUPASSISTANTCLIENT if you do, get it back on there NOW! a factory reset will result in a near brick.

YMMV

[qoncept]

Awesome, thanks man....... I found a few sites where the instructions were to remove the software and I ran the first line and realized what it was and wanted to find a safer way....

Is there a way I could get the amazonmp3_1.7.22_signed_zipaligned.apk back ( that was the one deleted), thanks for all the help!!! Im a n00b to Droid and this site is just plain money!!!

Well, I'm trying to upload it somewhere but can't get it to work. Email me and I can send it to you.