Root Remove bloatware

[blink]

I used Root Manager. and once I restarted Amazon MP3 was back! Grrr.....

What did I do wrong?

 

[Howie]

I used Root Manager. and once I restarted Amazon MP3 was back! Grrr.....

What did I do wrong?

I haven't used that, but I've rebooted four times now and none of them came back on me doing it from the command line.

 

[Gnomesarealive]

I have removed Blockbuster.apk yet I still have it in my apps drawer?

 

[doctajay]

I think its better to just use Titanium Backup to Remove the bloatware. Its free and it does so much more.

 

[Howie]

I have removed Blockbuster.apk yet I still have it in my apps drawer?

Did you do it from the command line? After that did you run "sync" and reboot?

 

[Gnomesarealive]

I did it using root explorer on my phone. Would it be better from my computer?

 

[mazz0310]

I did it using root explorer on my phone. Would it be better from my computer?

Just try rebooting the phone if you haven't yet.

 

[Airmaxx23]

Is it better to freeze the unwanted apps with Titanium or can they be uninstalled?

 

[maxwellimus]

Is there a way to remove Motorola Widgets like news and social networking services?

 

[Gnomesarealive]

Just try rebooting the phone if you haven't yet.

Did that already as well.

 

[anaphora68]

If you remove the Moto apps, you'll remove the widgets. However, I would tread very lightly. Root was JUST achieved late last night, but there is no file that can be used to restore the X to stock, factory settings if you brick.

One thing to bear in mind is that if you remove something that is tied to Blur, that is tied intimately with the phone's framework. You could bork your phone and screw yourself.

Before you remove an app, make a copy of the .apk and stick it in a backup folder, just in case. That way you can push the .apk from the backup folder to system/app.

 

[tbert]

Until there is a reliable to recover the bloat (you never know), nothing should be uninstalled.

 

[Piiman]

Can some one tell us how to remove them using three command line?

 

[blink]

Hey, could someone do me a favor and send me a copy of the CityID.apk? I want it just incase, and I forgot to back it up before I removed it.

 

[dookie1]

for those that wish to remove the apps from the command line, these are all in the /system/app directory and case sensitive:

successfully rooted here...can run su and get root (#) prompt.

attempting to rename an .apk to .apk.bak (via mv), or to create an app/junk subfolder, i get an error...'read-only file system'. this is with phone usb in either pc mode or mass storage mode.

eh? any help? don't really want to shell out (groan) for the apparently at-cost 'root explorer' app.

thx.

 

[Fabolous]

must mount /system as rw first:

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/mtd/mtdblock4 /system

to put it back to ro:

mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/mtd/mtdblock4 /system

 

[dookie1]

yeah...just found that elsewhere. thanks much!

 

[SiXiam]

lol thanks for the attempt but that's probably the worst advice I've seen.

Root Manager was a start, now delete some of the bloat from /system/app and from /data/app/

EDIT: Titanium Backup works great, use that to "freeze" apps.

Another vote for Titanium Backup...great little program!

 

[HalfFrozen]

Is there a free App remover? lol

 

[jr0065]

I am a bit lost, how is everyone removing these apps? Is it via another app from the market or via their CPU DOS commands similar to how the phone was rooted ?

 

[SiXiam]

Is there a free App remover? lol

I am a bit lost, how is everyone removing these apps? Is it via another app from the market or via their CPU DOS commands similar to how the phone was rooted ?

There are 2 ways after you root:

1) Command line
2) Use an app

I used Titanium Backup, which also can back up apps and is free.
The OP used the Root Manager app, which I think is a paid app.

 

[jrappy87]

i already deleted backup assitant. :-(. how do i put it back on?

 

[jr0065]

There are 2 ways after you root:

1) Command line
2) Use an app

I used Titanium Backup, which also can back up apps and is free.
The OP used the Root Manager app, which I think is a paid app.

ahhh .. Titanium Backup it is ! Thanks

 

[SiXiam]

i already deleted backup assitant. :-(. how do i put it back on?

You need another copy & to push it back on there.
Don't restart your phone, it will be bad...

 

[jrappy87]

how do i get another copy?? :-(