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system apps removal

tatonka_Hero

Android Expert
Nov 12, 2009
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Minnesota
I was digging through the apps stored in /system, and noticed "googleapps.apk". Anyone know what exactly that's for, and can it be removed?

also, can "flickr", "navigator", "talk", "voice dialer", "voice recorder", and "voice search" be removed as well? I'm guessing yes, but just want to confirm
 
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If you are unsure of the consequences of removing an app file you can shell into the /system/app/ directory and add a .bak extension instead with the mv command. Take your googleapps.apk file for example. Shell into the directory and enter the following at the # prompt:

Code:
mv googleapps.apk googleappsapk.bak

If there's an .odex file:

mv googleapps.odex googleappsodex.bak

If everything works out you can rm the .bak files but if things don't you can just shell back into the directory and mv everything back to the original extensions.

Pete
 
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If you are unsure of the consequences of removing an app file you can shell into the /system/app/ directory and add a .bak extension instead with the mv command. Take your googleapps.apk file for example. Shell into the directory and enter the following at the # prompt:

Code:
mv googleapps.apk googleappsapk.bak

If there's an .odex file:

mv googleapps.odex googleappsodex.bak

If everything works out you can rm the .bak files but if things don't you can just shell back into the directory and mv everything back to the original extensions.

Pete

awesome, thanks for this...I'll have to give it a try
 
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