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Root Which app can be removed safely?

BigBeefy

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Jan 4, 2010
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Knoxville, TN
I would like to know the same thing. Here is a list of my apps. I dont know what most of them are. Some I use, some I think I use, others I have no clue. I only have 29mb of internal storage. I have tried everything to use a2sd on my phone. Nothing seems to work. So, I need to thin out my rom and get a little more streamlined. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mms.apk
Messages

PDFViewer.apk
I use this

FlashPlayer.apk
I use this

Weather.apk
I use this

Bluetooth.apk
I use this

GoogleApps.apk
I use these

PicoTts.apk
No clue what this does

EnhancedGoogleSearchProvider.apk
I dont use any of the google search options.

GooglePartnerSetup.apk
Not sure what all this does

Settings.apk
Use this

Clicker.apk
No clue

IQRD.apk
No clue

HtcPPST.apk
No clue

Phone.apk
pretty self explanitory

FlashLitePlugin.apk
Use this

MediaUploader.apk
I think I need this

HTCCamera.apk
Use this

WidgetDownloadManager.apk
Not sure about this

UserDictionaryProvider.apk
Use this

FieldTest.apk
No clue

htcmailwidgets.apk
Use this

TelephonyProvider.apk
Use this

HtcStreamPlayer.apk
Not sure if I use this or not

MarketUpdater.apk
GoogleCheckin.apk
Both used

GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider.apk
Not sure

SettingsProvider.apk
Use this I think

PluginManager.apk
Not sure

HtcNaviPanel.apk
HtcDialer.apk
Use these

VoiceSearch.apk
PCSCII.apk
DCSImpl.apk
No Clue about these 3

HtcLocationPicker.apk
Use this

VoiceDialer.apk
Dont use this

htcbookmarkwidget.apk
Dont use this

Calendar.apk
SetupWizard.apk
Use these

htccalendarwidgets.apk
dont use sense, so dont use widgets

Gmail.apk
Dont use gmail on my phone

NetworkLocation.apk
DownloadProvider.apk
GoogleSettingsProvider.apk
Dont know about these

restartapp.apk
Use this

HtcContacts.apk
I have this and people. Not sure which one I use.

CustomizationSettingsProvider.apk
DCSUtility.apk
CertInstaller.apk
Not sure about these

CheckinProvider.apk
Use this

Updater.apk
Use this

HtcAddProgramWidget.apk
Not sure about this one

Street.apk
Mail.apk
Use these

Rosie.apk
Dont use sense, but this is linked to MANY things.

HTCSetupWizard.apk
dcbanned
UploadProvider.apk
Vending.apk
Not sure about these

HtcFacebook.apk
Use this

AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
Use this

OMADM.apk
No clue

HtcSettingsProvider.apk
MediaProvider.apk
Not sure

Superuser.apk
Use this

com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
Dont use

HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk
ApplicationsProvider.apk
Not sure

DCSWeather.apk
Use this

HTCNew.apk
GlobalSearch.apk
Not sure

HTMLViewer.apk
HomeSwitcher.apk
Use these

TtsService.apk
Dont use

YouTube.apk
WeatherProvider.apk
Use these

EPST.apk
htcsettingwidgets.apk
VpnServices.apk
Not sure

com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk
Dont use

CalendarProvider.apk
Dont use this.

SocialNetworkProvider.apk
No sure

HtcMusic.apk
I listen to music, but dont know if this is it or not

HtcWeatherWallpaper.apk
Dont use

WeatherSyncProvider.apk
Use this

HTC_IME.apk
Use this

htcsearchwidgets.apk
DMPortRead.apk
HtcIQAgent.apk
No clue

GmailProvider.apk
Dont use

HtcSoundRecorder.apk
htcmsgwidgets.apk
HtcLocationService.apk
No clue

FilePicker.apk
Not sure

GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
Use this

DmService.apk
No clue

CustomizationSetup.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
Not sure

htccontactwidgets.apk
another one I dont know if I use or not

SetCPU.apk
Use this

DrmProvider.apk
No clue

com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.apk
Dont use this

SpareParts.apk
Use this

FieldTrial.apk
No clue

WeatherAgentService.apk
Use this

wireless_tether_1_60_htc.apk
Use this

AccountSyncManager.apk
Use this

WorldClock.apk
Use this
 
I would like to know the same thing. Here is a list of my apps. I dont know what most of them are. Some I use, some I think I use, others I have no clue. I only have 29mb of internal storage. I have tried everything to use a2sd on my phone. Nothing seems to work. So, I need to thin out my rom and get a little more streamlined. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mms.apk
Messages



FlashPlayer.apk
I use this

Weather.apk
I use this



GoogleApps.apk
I use these

PicoTts.apk
No clue what this does

EnhancedGoogleSearchProvider.apk
I dont use any of the google search options.

GooglePartnerSetup.apk
Not sure what all this does

Settings.apk
Use this

Clicker.apk
No clue

IQRD.apk
No clue

HtcPPST.apk
No clue

Phone.apk
pretty self explanitory



MediaUploader.apk
I think I need this

HTCCamera.apk
Use this

WidgetDownloadManager.apk
Not sure about this

UserDictionaryProvider.apk
Use this



htcmailwidgets.apk
Use this

TelephonyProvider.apk
Use this

HtcStreamPlayer.apk
Not sure if I use this or not

MarketUpdater.apk
GoogleCheckin.apk
Both used

GoogleSubscribedFeedsProvider.apk
Not sure

SettingsProvider.apk
Use this I think

PluginManager.apk
Not sure

HtcNaviPanel.apk
HtcDialer.apk
Use these


PCSCII.apk
DCSImpl.apk
No Clue about these 3

HtcLocationPicker.apk
Use this


Dont use this

htcbookmarkwidget.apk
Dont use this

Calendar.apk
SetupWizard.apk
Use these

htccalendarwidgets.apk
dont use sense, so dont use widgets

Gmail.apk
Dont use gmail on my phone

NetworkLocation.apk
DownloadProvider.apk
GoogleSettingsProvider.apk
Dont know about these

restartapp.apk
Use this

HtcContacts.apk
I have this and people. Not sure which one I use.

CustomizationSettingsProvider.apk
DCSUtility.apk
CertInstaller.apk
Not sure about these



Updater.apk
Use this

HtcAddProgramWidget.apk
Not sure about this one


Mail.apk
Use these

Rosie.apk
Dont use sense, but this is linked to MANY things.

HTCSetupWizard.apk
dcbanned
UploadProvider.apk
Vending.apk
Not sure about these



AccountAndSyncSettings.apk
Use this

OMADM.apk
No clue

HtcSettingsProvider.apk
MediaProvider.apk
Not sure

Superuser.apk
Use this

com.htc.MusicWidget.apk
Dont use

HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk
ApplicationsProvider.apk
Not sure

DCSWeather.apk
Use this

HTCNew.apk
GlobalSearch.apk
Not sure

HTMLViewer.apk
HomeSwitcher.apk
Use these


WeatherProvider.apk
Use these

EPST.apk
htcsettingwidgets.apk
VpnServices.apk
Not sure

com.htc.WeatherWidget.apk
Dont use

CalendarProvider.apk
Dont use this.


HtcWeatherWallpaper.apk
Dont use

WeatherSyncProvider.apk
Use this

HTC_IME.apk
Use this

htcsearchwidgets.apk
DMPortRead.apk
HtcIQAgent.apk
No clue

GmailProvider.apk
Dont use

HtcSoundRecorder.apk
htcmsgwidgets.apk
HtcLocationService.apk
No clue

FilePicker.apk
Not sure

GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
Use this

DmService.apk
No clue

CustomizationSetup.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
Not sure

htccontactwidgets.apk
another one I dont know if I use or not


DrmProvider.apk
No clue







WeatherAgentService.apk
Use this



AccountSyncManager.apk
Use this

I deleted from your list those I've removed from my phone.
 
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Frisco,
You must not use turn-by-turn navigation then? Alot that you got rid of is text to speech used by navi.

The "turn-by-turn" navigation is something I really do not need in my phone; when out of town and in anticipation of needing it, I'll talk to the car rental agency about a vehicle which has such things.

I've looked around for a comprehensive list of what can be removed without eliciting force closes or error messages or functionality problems; no such list exists that I can find, although I've seen opinions about it here and there.

I think the issues about it are ROM specific as well as user specific in what is installed and used.

One of the best things about rooting is the nand backup, which allows for a lot of experimentation. I've pretty much gotten to the point of not having to do much of that any more, but if I were still wondering about safe app removal I'd do exactly again what I've done over the weeks since rooting: nand backup then tear out what I don't like just one app at a time, reboot and do it again, until I'm done or see one of those errors or non functionality issues, at which time I'd restore the back up and start over, noting the app deletion which brought up the problem.
 
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I have a question: which of these files is a notifications bar?

Welcome to the AndroidForums, 5oos!

Not sure...the display of things on the notification status bar is likely handled by the core O/S or a core system .apk and probably not in an obvious .apk that can (or should) be deleted. Some of this I know is handled by the framework-res.apk which is tweakable but is certainly not a candidate for deletion.

Why do you want to disable things on the notification bar?
 
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