Hey guys, first of all, HELLO! I was until very recently an iPhone lover, but i always knew Android would beat Apple's closed policies and OS and for me this day has come with my brand new Galaxy S 2. Basically, I am on Rogers in Canada and purchased a GS2 that is unlocked by rooting but originally on Bell. There is a bunch of crapware that i cannot use like BellTV and the intregated GPS Navigator and a bunch of other stuff. What i want is to install a fresh version of android without all the Bell Crapware. I dont know how it works for android but for iphone i could manually download an image of the OS and install it through itunes. Do i have to install the OS from scratch or can i just use a factory reset settings to take out all the bell stuff. Also, please take into consideration that no matter what you guys suggest me, i want to keep my device unlocked. Thank you so much for your help
I don't think factory reset would work as those apps are preinstalled by manufacturer. Try to flash the phone by a custom rom, and then you can get a wanted OS and of course unlocked as well.
Alright i'll research that. I've always had a jailbroken iphone, but bricking one is impossible due to its highly intelligent recovery mode. How risky is rooting and installing custom roms on an android, sorry for the newb question. Are there any very risky ways, vs safer ways?
LOL, i know everything about iphone, i even know how to code, but android...what is recovery, i looked around and found this: Install Cognition S2 Custom ROM For Samsung Galaxy S2 (SII) With Rom Manager OTA Support! | Inspired Geek is this good and pretty NEWB proof? or do i need to know additionnal stuff to safely flash my GS2?
You can uninstall the bloatware by using titanium backup or you can flash a rom that does not contain bloatware.
