which apps have you disabled

mattywalnuts · Nov 8, 2012

Hey everyone, just switched from an unlocked/rooted GNex. Still working through the differences between stock JB and Samsung ICS.

Since there is more bloatware on this thing, which apps have you all disabled?

So far, here's what I've axed..

Vz Apps
Vz Backup Assistant
Vz Navigator
Vcast Tones
Color
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo News

mak916 · Nov 8, 2012

I disabled almost everything that says Samsung. I also have the Yahoo Fiance and News disabled. I also have Talk, S Voice, Media Hub, Music Hub, Google Play Magazines, Game Hub, Allshare, Talkback, Wallet, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Direct Share, and a few other things. lol

mattywalnuts · Nov 8, 2012

mak916 said:
I disabled almost everything that says Samsung. I also have the Yahoo Fiance and News disabled. I also have Talk, S Voice, Media Hub, Music Hub, Google Play Magazines, Game Hub, Allshare, Talkback, Wallet, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Direct Share, and a few other things. lol

haha...GP Magazines was definitely on the next list, same with allshare, and kleis looks like a goner as well.

Sayasugizo · Nov 8, 2012

AllShare Controller
AllShare Play
Flipboard
Game Hub
Google contacts sync
Google Play Books, Mags, Movies & TV, Music
Google+
M Studio
Media Hub
Rhapsody
S Suggest
Samsung Account, Apps, Back up, Provider, Cloud Data, Push Service, Syncadapters
Talk
Talkback
Wallet
Y! Finance
Y! News

willhamhole · Nov 8, 2012

Does it make a difference disabling them?

Sayasugizo · Nov 8, 2012

Well I saw a difference in battery when I disabled the Samsung apps

willhamhole · Nov 8, 2012

Awesome, which ones in particular. Disable a load already now lol

Sayasugizo · Nov 8, 2012

All of the Samsung apps

IamMark · Nov 8, 2012

How are you disabling them?

mlblack16 · Nov 8, 2012

IamMark said:
How are you disabling them?

Most of these apps had the option to disable when you first got the phone. Since then, you have probably installed updates and now they don't have the option. Go into settings>applications>all>then select the ones you want. Top right if the option is there select uninstall updates. After that, the "disable" option should come back.

My concern with some other of these being disabled is if the dev of certain apps (which you download that didn't come preinstalled) uses these core apps to make their app run. They do this to keep file size down and have their app call upon other apps services to function. Disabling could in theory prevent those said apps fr ROM working correctly

mattywalnuts · Nov 8, 2012

IamMark said:
How are you disabling them?

settings>application manager...click All, select the app and choose disable

clo821 · Nov 9, 2012

ChatON
Game Hub
Kies Air
Media Hub
Music Hub
S Suggest
S Voice
Samsung Account, Apps, Backup, Backup Provider, Browser SyncAdapter, Calendar SyncAdapter, Cloud Data Relay, Contact SyncAdapter, Push Service, SMemo SyncAdapter, SyncAdapters
Yahoo Finance
Yahoo News

Anyone know what effects disabling the SyncAdapters have on the phone? I don't have a Samsung account btw

dan55 · Nov 9, 2012

ok - ive taken the plunge and disabled all that samsung stuff :/

atn_chargers · Nov 9, 2012

Disable the double tap home button feature for S voice. It will eliminate the home button lag.

which apps have you disabled

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