First make sure you have usb debugging enabled in application development settings. Install z4root by Googling it and clicking in first link. After opening, if you have METRO, choose temporary root. Then install titanium backup from market. P.S. Make sure you do not uninstall mail@metro as it will cause problems.
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burner, i deleted mainly what you have on your lists and have had no problems either but then again i only froze them, i only deleted uno and the free games.
also question for josey, is there a reason you recomend temp root vs. perm root for metro? i have metro, it was my first time rooting but i did permanent and all seems fine should i change that?
burner, i deleted mainly what you have on your lists and have had no problems either but then again i only froze them, i only deleted uno and the free games.
also question for josey, is there a reason you recomend temp root vs. perm root for metro? i have metro, it was my first time rooting but i did permanent and all seems fine should i change that?
Im not Josey but I'll chime in here. A temporary root. Simply means your phone is rooted until you turn it off. Then you would have to do it again.
A permanent root is better. Z4root also has an unroot option as well.
yeah i read up a bit between the two options before i did it seeing how it was my first time but i went with permanent and it seems all is ok and yes i also saw that unroot option.
burner, i deleted mainly what you have on your lists and have had no problems either but then again i only froze them, i only deleted uno and the free games.
also question for josey, is there a reason you recomend temp root vs. perm root for metro? i have metro, it was my first time rooting but i did permanent and all seems fine should i change that?
The reason i chose temp. Was because SOME Metro users were saying permanent didn't work for them, but if it worked for you, then its ok
First make sure you have usb debugging enabled in application development settings. Install z4root by Googling it and clicking in first link. After opening, if you have METRO, choose temporary root. Then install titanium backup from market. P.S. Make sure you do not uninstall mail@metro as it will cause problems.
How do you install z4root. I got lost when you said about the usb bebugging, I enabled it then idk what to do next
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I have removed everything mero except metro web and metro easy wifi and have no problems runnung my ascend at all. i'm even thinking about deleteing my metro web since i use opera
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You can't go wrong using ROOT EXPLORER Just Back up first the .apk and .odex you want to delete.
I bought this phone for my G/f rooted and deleted all the crapware the first minute I got back home.
(Easier to root than My Samsung Moment)
Boingo
Uno
Free Games
Loopt
Mocospace
Mobile Banking
Mobile IM
Virtual Card
Metro Back up. (useless) since your contacts are always backed since you use gmail.
I deleted Metro app store and easy wifi since Android has it's native wifi and haven't had any issues.
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Actually, removing MetroPCS Easy Wifi won't affect your wifi at all, and will actually save you even more battery life. This is because every time you enable your wifi, easy wifi starts shortly after, and is really useless. I read all it does is help save wifi connection information such as pw and settings, meanwhile normal wifi can do that. Just do not delete anything google related.
yup they are right i rooted my phone and worked out great z4root is the way to go easy and fast. also i got set cpu u can overclock your phone and makes it run nice and fast. also once u get rid of the shitty metro apps our phone will work a lot faster.
hi , im new to this site and i have an metro Huawei Ascend and i wanted to get rid of those shity apps off of it and i have read everything that everyone posted and i think i did something wrong because when i download the z4root and went to click on it and it didnt as me if i wanted to temp root or permanent root . so if i did something wrong can you help me out thanks
I have a Huawei Ascend for metro and i want to get rid of the useless apps that are on the phone and i have read a few post and i did what some people said and i dont think i did it right and i download the z4root and it didnt ask me to temp root or permeant root and i dont know what to do but if someone can help me out.
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hi,
I have a Huawei Ascend for metro and i want to get rid of the useless apps that are on the phone and i have read a few post and i did what some people said and i dont think i did it right and i download the z4root and it didnt ask me to temp root or permeant root and i dont know what to do but if someone can help me out.
Well i download z4root and im lost from here on what do to but i did what somepeople said on forums and the i click on the z4root and then click the root button and it shuts of and i dont think its working right or im just doing something wrong im not sure
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Well i download z4root and im lost from here on what do to but i did what somepeople said on forums and the i click on the z4root and then click the root button and it shuts of and i dont think its working right or im just doing something wrong im not sure
When you turn it back on, do you see a new app in your drawer called Superuser?
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what can i detele with out messing up the phone
I was getting to that my friend,
Here is a list of bloatware apps that are OK to delete. These are the ONLY ones you should be deleting.
1 Boingo Wifi ( DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR WIFI )
2 MetroPCS Easy Wifi ( DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR WIFI )
3 Virtual Card
4 Games ( Not Actual Games )
5 Pocket Express
6 Loopt
7 Online Banking
8 Mocospace
9 Documents To Go
10. Uno ( Demo ) [ unless you want to play the 180 seconds demo, unless you already have, I did not like it ]
DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING GOOGLE RELATED.
Then, I recommend downloading LauncherPro available in the market, it changes your UI and actually gives you better performance.
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Hey thanks for all the help
Not a problem, stick around with us as 2.2 is coming soon, and we will be providing specific instructions on how to upgrade for our phones when the time comes.
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I have removed everything mero except metro web and metro easy wifi and have no problems runnung my ascend at all. i'm even thinking about deleteing my metro web since i use opera
Ditto. I uninstalled EVERYTHING Metro including the web, easy wifi, and mail. I kept the appstore just in case to re-install them should I need to, and kept the navigator cuz I still use that, and no problems here. That's not to say for certain that you won't have probs, so I'm not instructing people to do the same, but hell I even un-installed the calculator (sux, no percentage calcs), and the sound recorder. But this is just me.
There is a stock rom available for this phone should anyone need to restore back to stock like I had to do (I apologize if this has already been mentioned here). My dumb@$$ deleted google talk and needless to say, that's not good. Found the stock rom and started fresh again rooting and deleting everything metro. No more probs.
i ran into the same problem as Jazziettebut when i went threw dolphin mini it lets me download but when i go to open the app its not there ive checked file manager and nothing
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hello i have put this link directly on phone it is not working for me.
make sure you typed it correctly, because I just doubled checked, and it's working fine, or download it to your computer, and put it on your phone via USB
What do you do when the Uninstall fails? I'm using File Expert's Uninstall, tried when I had the Program tab selected with /SD and / as the directory? I'm permanent root via z4, not sure what I missed.
OK, found that TB has its own uninstaller, which worked fine.
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Ditto. I uninstalled EVERYTHING Metro including the web, easy wifi, and mail. I kept the appstore just in case to re-install them should I need to, and kept the navigator cuz I still use that, and no problems here. That's not to say for certain that you won't have probs, so I'm not instructing people to do the same, but hell I even un-installed the calculator (sux, no percentage calcs), and the sound recorder. But this is just me.
There is a stock rom available for this phone should anyone need to restore back to stock like I had to do (I apologize if this has already been mentioned here). My dumb@$$ deleted google talk and needless to say, that's not good. Found the stock rom and started fresh again rooting and deleting everything metro. No more probs.
i made a BIG boo boo n deleted many google stuff and i know i shoulda read more be4 jumping... i was more dumb n hit restore to factory which delete my apps like z4root n titanium back and my android market wont load and the apps i put on sd card say not installed after hit install button =( where can i find this stock rom you used and how do i install it?
Hey guys. I'm new to the site here, but I've already perused many of the Huawei Ascend threads. My Huawei Ascend (MetroPCS version) handset has been permanently rooted using Z4root 1.3. I just have a question that somebody will hopefully shed some light on...
I'm trying to delete the bloatware that has come preloaded on the phone, but whenever I enter manage apps and view an app, the option to uninstall does not appear. So I tried an alternative way to delete the apps using LauncherPro. I would open up my app drawer and then press and hold on the app until it gives me the option to drag it to the garbage bin on the home screen. I'd move the app over the garbage bin and hold it for about 5 secs until it asks me if I'd like to uninstall the app. That method failed as well...
Can anyone help me out?
Hey guys. I'm new to the site here, but I've already perused many of the Huawei Ascend threads. My Huawei Ascend (MetroPCS version) handset has been permanently rooted using Z4root 1.3. I just have a question that somebody will hopefully shed some light on...
I'm trying to delete the bloatware that has come preloaded on the phone, but whenever I enter manage apps and view an app, the option to uninstall does not appear. So I tried an alternative way to delete the apps using LauncherPro. I would open up my app drawer and then press and hold on the app until it gives me the option to drag it to the garbage bin on the home screen. I'd move the app over the garbage bin and hold it for about 5 secs until it asks me if I'd like to uninstall the app. That method failed as well...
Can anyone help me out?
Launcher will not let you delete "system" apps which the bloatware is considered. Download Titanium back-up and it will let you (get the Pro if you can it allows you more options).
Also have you considered flashing to Icarus 1.1? It isn't hard to do at all as long as you can follow directions. There are several of us using it and the performance is so much better now.
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Launcher will not let you delete "system" apps which the bloatware is considered. Download Titanium back-up and it will let you (get the Pro if you can it allows you more options).
Also have you considered flashing to Icarus 1.1? It isn't hard to do at all as long as you can follow directions. There are several of us using it and the performance is so much better now.
I want to thank you tons Anduiril for telling me about Icarus 1.1. I had heard of it before, but had not really considered running it. I went ahead and checked out the guide by Isaacj87 and Jazziette on how to install Icarus 1.1. MAJOR props to them for releasing such an intuitive and easy to understand guide. I only had one problem while performing the flash, partly because of me, and partly because of the guide (completely opinionated). I feel that on step 1. where they state to download Icarus onto the phone's microSD card, they should have been just a tad bit more specific by stating to download the .zip file and place the entire .zip file on the microSD card, rather than extracting the files onto the microSD card (which is what I believe most people do with .zip files using WinRAR) , which is what I did first...
I'm digressing. Anyway, major props to all the people I thanked.
I'm now happily running Icarus 1.1 as well. Thanks again to Anduiril, Isaacj87 and Jazziette.
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How to uninstall useless Metro apps on Huawei Ascend?
P.S. Make sure you do not uninstall mail@metro as it will cause problems.
