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Root List of apps safe to remove

gitman

Newbie
Mar 29, 2012
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Here's a list of apps that I've removed, so far without consequence:

Sorry, the list is a mix of APK names that I manually removed, App names that I have frozen in Titanium, and package names that are backed up and uninstalled also via Titanium. I later found out that system apps cannot be restored from Titanium, so I've resorted to removing them from /system/app manually.

You'll notice that a bunch of the Bluetooth stuff is removed, because I don't use Bluetooth at all. Your mileage may vary.


Freeze list:


Google Backup Transport
Home Screen Tips
SecPhone
SIM Toolkit
SNS
SNSAccount
STK_BIP_TEST_APP
WlanTest


APK names:
(manually removed from /system/app)

BluetoothOpp.apk
BluetoothPbap.apk
BluetoothTestMode.apk
BrcmBluetoothServices.apk
ChocoEUKor.apk
DataCreate.apk
DrmUA.apk
RoseEUKor.apk
SisoDrmProvider.apk
Visual_Voicemail_3_14_21.apk
lcdtest.apk
qospermission.apk


Package names:
(backed up to sdcard and uninstalled using Titanium)

com.example.android.Metro411BL
com.handmark.metro.launcher
com.handmark.mpp.PEX
com.loopt
com.metropcs.android.metrostudio
com.mobileposse.client
com.navbuilder.app.atlasbook
com.netone.vcc
com.nuance.android.vsuite
com.nuance.nmc.sihome
com.rhapsody
com.sec.android.app.carcradle
com.sec.android.app.dlna
com.sec.android.widgetapp.stockclock
com.sec.android.widgetapp.weatherclock
miyowa.android.mpcs.mobileIM

NOT safe to remove:
ScreenCaptureService.apk - "Camera failed" after removing
Mms.apk - MMS fails when using a third party messaging app
 
Here's a list of apps that I've removed, so far without consequence:

Sorry, the list is a mix of APK names that I manually removed, App names that I have frozen in Titanium, and package names that are backed up and uninstalled also via Titanium. I later found out that system apps cannot be restored from Titanium, so I've resorted to removing them from /system/app manually.

You'll notice that a bunch of the Bluetooth stuff is removed, because I don't use Bluetooth at all. Your mileage may vary.


Freeze list:


Google Backup Transport
Home Screen Tips
SecPhone
SIM Toolkit
SNS
SNSAccount
STK_BIP_TEST_APP
WlanTest


APK names:
(manually removed from /system/app)

BluetoothOpp.apk
BluetoothPbap.apk
BluetoothTestMode.apk
BrcmBluetoothServices.apk
ChocoEUKor.apk
DataCreate.apk
DrmUA.apk
RoseEUKor.apk
SisoDrmProvider.apk
Visual_Voicemail_3_14_21.apk
lcdtest.apk
qospermission.apk


Package names:
(backed up to sdcard and uninstalled using Titanium)

com.example.android.Metro411BL
com.handmark.metro.launcher
com.handmark.mpp.PEX
com.loopt
com.metropcs.android.metrostudio
com.mobileposse.client
com.navbuilder.app.atlasbook
com.netone.vcc
com.nuance.android.vsuite
com.nuance.nmc.sihome
com.rhapsody
com.sec.android.app.carcradle
com.sec.android.app.dlna
com.sec.android.widgetapp.stockclock
com.sec.android.widgetapp.weatherclock
miyowa.android.mpcs.mobileIM

NOT safe to remove:
ScreenCaptureService.apk - "Camera failed" after removing
Mms.apk - MMS fails when using a third party messaging app

Does your list still stand as originally listed? Asking because I had issues after freezing a couple of the same apps you did. Wondering if you still have the same setup as you have listed.
 
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