This thread is for speeding up android and improving battery life for Behold 2.I learned back in my days of ignorance(iphone days,lol) that by removing certain startup apps,services,and languages you can make the phone faster,and have better battery life,you can do same thing on android.Less services=more RAM,more CPU power,faster os,better battery.
Updated
Things you will need:
Root and Root Explorer app or ADB,there is probably other apps you can use also.
With your Root Explorer or Astro navigate to /system/app folder,cut and paste any service or app that you don't need to a backup folder on sdcard.That way if you removed something that you might need later you can always put it back (NOTE:when you put back apps that you removed don't forget to set permissions,that's the reason i recommend using Root Explorer because other file managers to my knowledge wont let you set permissions on files).
I have removed the following apps on BHMAN's 1.6 Warheads rom with no side effects,and this is my current configuration:
Legend:
Green:Safe to remove without loss of functionality.
Blue:Stock apps that can be replaced with apps from the market.
Red:Remove if you don't need that functionality.
1 AlarmClock.apk (Simply delete and replace with better alarm from the market)
2 AxT9IME.apk
3 axt9imetutorial.apk
4 BluetoothPrint.apk
5 bootsetting.apk
6 BrcmBluetoothServices.apk (Remove if you dont use bluetooth)
7 CameraFirmware.apk (useless)
8 CurrentDataState.apk
9 DataCopy.apk
10 DigitalClock.apk
11 FactoryTest.apk
12 FileCopy.apk
13 FileCount.apk
14 GlobalSearch.apk (Search apps,docs,etc...Cube search button still works for searching Google)
15 IM.apk (Instant messenger)
16 InputEventApp.apk
17 lcdtest.apk
18 Maps.apk 19 MmsPreview.apk (Needed for MMS,remove if you don't use MMS only SMS)
20 MusicPlayer.apk
21 MusicService.apk
22 MyFiles.apk
23 PhoneErrService.apk
24 PostCard.apk
25 SamsungEmail.apk
26 SelfHelp.apk
27 serviceModeApp.apk
28 shutdown.apk
29 SoundRecorder.apk
30 Swype-Tips_Android.apk
31 TouchWizBrowser.apk (Needed for Skyfire Browser to work,Dolphin Browser works without it,oddly)
32 TwMms.apk (Remove if you don't use MMS only SMS)
33 UserDictionaryProvider.apk
34 VideoPlayer.apk
35 VoiceDialer.apk 36 VoiceSearch.apk
37 VpnServices.apk (Virtual Private Networks)
38 VVM_Android_1_1_1.apk (Visual VoiceMail)
39 WizBTsettings.apk
40 Wlan.apk
41 WlanTest.apk42 wssyncmldm.apk (Device Manager (used by tmo to push updates to this phone as well as trouble shoot your devices,useless) (Thanx to Behold_This for info)
43 wssyncmlnps.apk
If anyone knows what else can be removed to speed up/liten andoid,and what some of these services needed for,feel free to contribute.
Updated
Things you will need:
Root and Root Explorer app or ADB,there is probably other apps you can use also.
With your Root Explorer or Astro navigate to /system/app folder,cut and paste any service or app that you don't need to a backup folder on sdcard.That way if you removed something that you might need later you can always put it back (NOTE:when you put back apps that you removed don't forget to set permissions,that's the reason i recommend using Root Explorer because other file managers to my knowledge wont let you set permissions on files).
I have removed the following apps on BHMAN's 1.6 Warheads rom with no side effects,and this is my current configuration:
Legend:
Green:Safe to remove without loss of functionality.
Blue:Stock apps that can be replaced with apps from the market.
Red:Remove if you don't need that functionality.
1 AlarmClock.apk (Simply delete and replace with better alarm from the market)
2 AxT9IME.apk
3 axt9imetutorial.apk
4 BluetoothPrint.apk
5 bootsetting.apk
6 BrcmBluetoothServices.apk (Remove if you dont use bluetooth)
7 CameraFirmware.apk (useless)
8 CurrentDataState.apk
9 DataCopy.apk
10 DigitalClock.apk
11 FactoryTest.apk
12 FileCopy.apk
13 FileCount.apk
14 GlobalSearch.apk (Search apps,docs,etc...Cube search button still works for searching Google)
15 IM.apk (Instant messenger)
16 InputEventApp.apk
17 lcdtest.apk
18 Maps.apk 19 MmsPreview.apk (Needed for MMS,remove if you don't use MMS only SMS)
20 MusicPlayer.apk
21 MusicService.apk
22 MyFiles.apk
23 PhoneErrService.apk
24 PostCard.apk
25 SamsungEmail.apk
26 SelfHelp.apk
27 serviceModeApp.apk
28 shutdown.apk
29 SoundRecorder.apk
30 Swype-Tips_Android.apk
31 TouchWizBrowser.apk (Needed for Skyfire Browser to work,Dolphin Browser works without it,oddly)
32 TwMms.apk (Remove if you don't use MMS only SMS)
33 UserDictionaryProvider.apk
34 VideoPlayer.apk
35 VoiceDialer.apk 36 VoiceSearch.apk
37 VpnServices.apk (Virtual Private Networks)
38 VVM_Android_1_1_1.apk (Visual VoiceMail)
39 WizBTsettings.apk
40 Wlan.apk
41 WlanTest.apk42 wssyncmldm.apk (Device Manager (used by tmo to push updates to this phone as well as trouble shoot your devices,useless) (Thanx to Behold_This for info)
43 wssyncmlnps.apk
If anyone knows what else can be removed to speed up/liten andoid,and what some of these services needed for,feel free to contribute.