How To: Remove City ID Software

willdogs · Mar 24, 2011

I was just able to uninstall this bloatware very easily.

It comes with an automatic free trial which I never wanted in the first place. Messing around with it I found a way to stop it and remove the damn thing.

1. Open CityID
2. Click on "Subscription Status" then "Stop Free Trial"
3. Click Confirm
4. Click Remove Software
5. Click Confirm
6. Less Bloat on your phone

Now, I did this very quickly and didn't really pay 100% attention so the instructions may be a bit off but thats pretty much what I did.

Give it a try and report back

HTCThunderbolt · Mar 24, 2011

willdogs said:
I was just able to uninstall this bloatware very easily.

It comes with an automatic free trial which I never wanted in the first place. Messing around with it I found a way to stop it and remove the damn thing.

1. Open CityID
2. Click STOP Free Trial
3. Click Confirm
4. Click Remove Software
5. Click Confirm
6. Less Bloat on your phone

Now, I did this very quickly and didn't really pay 100% attention so the instructions may be a bit off but thats pretty much what I did.

Give it a try and report back

Nice... Good for people that dont want to root

Familyguy1 · Mar 24, 2011

Great, now all we need is to get rid of blockbuster. ..

Yellow Snowman · Mar 24, 2011

what does city ID do? I've never opened it...

willdogs · Mar 25, 2011

Yellow Snowman said:
what does city ID do? I've never opened it...

It displays the city and state of the caller. Useless.

Nor*Cal · Mar 25, 2011

willdogs said:
I was just able to uninstall this bloatware very easily.

It comes with an automatic free trial which I never wanted in the first place. Messing around with it I found a way to stop it and remove the damn thing.

1. Open CityID
2. Click STOP Free Trial
3. Click Confirm
4. Click Remove Software
5. Click Confirm
6. Less Bloat on your phone

Now, I did this very quickly and didn't really pay 100% attention so the instructions may be a bit off but thats pretty much what I did.

Give it a try and report back

Step 2 is click on "Subscription Status" then "Stop Free Trial"....

Thank you for the tip!! Successfully uninstalled.

BTW, my free subscription was 14 days from expiring and then its $1.99 per month to continue the service. No thanks!

willdogs · Mar 25, 2011

Nor*Cal said:
Step 2 is click on "Subscription Status" then "Stop Free Trial"....

Thank you for the tip!! Successfully uninstalled.

BTW, my free subscription was 14 days from expiring and then its $1.99 per month to continue the service. No thanks!

Ah yes I knew I was a bit off with one of the steps.

Thanks!

Frisco · Mar 25, 2011

willdogs said:
It displays the city and state of the caller. Useless.

It's one of the few stock apps I allow to remain, as I find it useful.

I was wondering, by the way, if you've noticed if it returns to the app drawer after a reboot, because unrooted you can't go into /system/app and remove both the apk and the associated files and the services involved with the app.

bjanow · Mar 25, 2011

There is a free one called City Caller ID. Got it from Lou's Redemption 2.2 some time ago and it still works now.

Jelly Doughnut · Mar 25, 2011

Thanks for this! Worked as described.

quest4JC · Mar 25, 2011

Good tip! I never bothered opening it since ita a app from the dark side lol

Nor*Cal · Mar 25, 2011

Frisco said:
It's one of the few stock apps I allow to remain, as I find it useful.

I was wondering, by the way, if you've noticed if it returns to the app drawer after a reboot, because unrooted you can't go into /system/app and remove both the apk and the associated files and the services involved with the app.

Usefull but $1.99 per month after free trial runs out.

And no, it did not return to the app drawer after reboot.

Silent Thunder · Mar 25, 2011

Im sure its not totally gone, I bet if you do a master reset its going to reappear.

WizeGuyDezignz · Mar 25, 2011

Silent Thunder said:
Im sure its not totally gone, I bet if you do a master reset its going to reappear.

Try it.

Jarrodarnold · Mar 25, 2011

willdogs said:
I was just able to uninstall this bloatware very easily.

It comes with an automatic free trial which I never wanted in the first place. Messing around with it I found a way to stop it and remove the damn thing.

1. Open CityID
2. Click on "Subscription Status" then "Stop Free Trial"
3. Click Confirm
4. Click Remove Software
5. Click Confirm
6. Less Bloat on your phone

Now, I did this very quickly and didn't really pay 100% attention so the instructions may be a bit off but thats pretty much what I did.

Give it a try and report back

Worked!!!! Awesome thanks

jmf003 · Apr 13, 2011

Very helpful! Thanks!!

TxGoat · Apr 13, 2011

Now if we can delete all the other bloatware on this thing....

Romikemi · Apr 13, 2011

Anyone who might be interested in replacement dialers, there's a built in free CityID in Rocketdial. Rocketdial is not free. I bought it once the HTC dialer flaked out by no longer showing matching contacts when I T9 search them unless I hit a digit, backspace, then do the search. Rocketdial has T9 search and about 100 configurable settings, and it's skinnable. I've had no problems with it in the week that I've used it.

mette711 · Apr 13, 2011

Anyone else getting "you have selected to none. City id is waiting for response from the server"? It wont let me unsubscribe.

Magentadeb · Apr 13, 2011

OK, this is weird. I remember seeing CityID and opening it only to realize I wouldn't use this. After reading this I was going to go in and delete it but it's not there! What's up with that? Any ideas.

dlt123me · Apr 14, 2011

Familyguy1 said:
Great, now all we need is to get rid of blockbuster. ..

+1

jcnyc · Apr 14, 2011

I actualyl likled this app a lot because I usually google an unrecognized number's area code if i'm next to a computer before picking up the phone. But for $24/year, I think I"m good. Woulda been down to pay 2 bucks permanentely but oh well. Great tip on removing bloatware!

NightAngel79 · Jun 12, 2011

Nor*Cal said:
Usefull but $1.99 per month after free trial runs out.

And no, it did not return to the app drawer after reboot.

jcnyc said:
I actualyl likled this app a lot because I usually google an unrecognized number's area code if i'm next to a computer before picking up the phone. But for $24/year, I think I"m good. Woulda been down to pay 2 bucks permanentely but oh well. Great tip on removing bloatware!

fwiw i have been telling it every couple weeks for a year to 'continue free trial' seems it lets you use the free trial for a while (perhaps it is not the full version... not that i would use it anyway)

Anyone can confirm that this does indeed work?

FailedAngrMgmt · Jun 13, 2011

NightAngel79 said:
fwiw i have been telling it every couple weeks for a year to 'continue free trial' seems it lets you use the free trial for a while (perhaps it is not the full version... not that i would use it anyway)

Anyone can confirm that this does indeed work?

if it wont allow you to continue, go to settings and apps...find the city id app and delete local content in the app, dont delete the app itself...then you can go restart the trial again, unlimited number of times..never expires

a_grumpy_66 · Jun 15, 2011

Thanks for the tip. Now if I can just get rid of Rock Band, Bitbop, Footprint, Friend Stream, Let's Golf...

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