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Remove built-in apps from ROM

A lot of people suggest removing built-in apps by deleting apk files in /system/app in terminal (su) or using root explorer. However I wonder whether it is a clean uninstallation. I know apps create data and cache in /data/data, /data/dalvik-cache if no other locations. Simply deleting apk files does not remove the data and cache, and the entries in packages.xml. There will be error when running fix_permissions.
Can anyone suggest a proper command to fully uninstall built-in apps?

sagementor said:
A lot of people suggest removing built-in apps by deleting apk files in /system/app in terminal (su) or using root explorer. However I wonder whether it is a clean uninstallation. I know apps create data and cache in /data/data, /data/dalvik-cache if no other locations. Simply deleting apk files does not remove the data and cache, and the entries in packages.xml. There will be error when running fix_permissions.
Can anyone suggest a proper command to fully uninstall built-in apps?
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I finally find the proper way to uninstall the system apps.
Step #1 - Find the package names of the apps (e.g. IM.apk=com.android.im)
In console, type
su
pm list packages -f
Step #2 - Delete the apk files from /system/app
In console, type
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
rm /system/app/IM.apk
Step #3 - Uninstall the package
In console, type
su
pm uninstall com.android.im

mount -o remount,rw /system
mount -o rw,remount /system
Those 2 ways are found in numerous places
around the internet. Each one of those
does NOT accomplish anything in terminal.
I kept receiving a usage message explaining the syntax....
After searching, trying, searching, trying...
I just decided to try this, and it worked...
mount -o,remount rw /system
Just thought I would share.
I'm running Dwang's latest, if that matters to anyone.

This works great. You don't have start fresh-n-clean with your device by reinstallaing original rom, just get rid of the stuff you don't want that your service provider wants you to want.

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ADB mount issues on captivate

I did Google and searched in this forum
Once i have rooted my device i wanted delete some stuff rename some stuff and intall some new apk's. I chose ADB and my device does get listed when i search using ADB devices and i granted SU(Super user) permissions. and I can isntall 3rd party apps without any issues.
i was try to push the nosecurity.email.apk to my phone when ever I tried to mount or delete overwrite or push a file i get permission denied or read only file or some kinda message which means that i can do what I'm trying to do.
3. now i want to replace my existing email.apk with the provided here
I was able to rename existing apk using Super Manger but i have to install the modified email.apk using ADB and now i'm stuck. I cant figure out how to install this apk using ADB or any other way.
i get SU permissions using Super manager and i have some root required tools like Busty Box Titanium backup........
????????
what can be done to resolve issues with ADB

jhogal1 said:
I did Google and searched in this forum
Once i have rooted my device i wanted delete some stuff rename some stuff and intall some new apk's. I chose ADB and my device does get listed when i search using ADB devices and i granted SU(Super user) permissions. and I can isntall 3rd party apps without any issues.
i was try to push the nosecurity.email.apk to my phone when ever I tried to mount or delete overwrite or push a file i get permission denied or read only file or some kinda message which means that i can do what I'm trying to do.
3. now i want to replace my existing email.apk with the provided here
I was able to rename existing apk using Super Manger but i have to install the modified email.apk using ADB and now i'm stuck. I cant figure out how to install this apk using ADB or any other way.
i get SU permissions using Super manager and i have some root required tools like Busty Box Titanium backup........
????????
what can be done to resolve issues with ADB
what is alternative way to install APPS(system apps not 3rd part apps) besides ADB and Side load wonder machine
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The way that I switch out keyboards (smart keyboard or swype which are system apps) is to use root explorer (paid app) and drop the .apk into the system/app folder after mounting it as read/write.
It may take a reboot for them to take effect.
There are other file system apps that will get you into the root directory that are free.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

Frank the Funkasaurus Rex said:
The way that I switch out keyboards (smart keyboard or swype which are system apps) is to use root explorer (paid app) and drop the .apk into the system/app folder after mounting it as read/write.
It may take a reboot for them to take effect.
There are other file system apps that will get you into the root directory that are free.
thanks for your reply
the issue is i can get to monut my device in RW mode atll ADB dosent allow me to that, the real issue for me is with ADB. once i have ADB working withh kinda acess i can write/rename/copy files
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jhogal1 said:
I did Google and searched in this forum
Once i have rooted my device i wanted delete some stuff rename some stuff and intall some new apk's. I chose ADB and my device does get listed when i search using ADB devices and i granted SU(Super user) permissions. and I can isntall 3rd party apps without any issues.
i was try to push the nosecurity.email.apk to my phone when ever I tried to mount or delete overwrite or push a file i get permission denied or read only file or some kinda message which means that i can do what I'm trying to do.
3. now i want to replace my existing email.apk with the provided here
I was able to rename existing apk using Super Manger but i have to install the modified email.apk using ADB and now i'm stuck. I cant figure out how to install this apk using ADB or any other way.
i get SU permissions using Super manager and i have some root required tools like Busty Box Titanium backup........
????????
what can be done to resolve issues with ADB
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Try this: Reboot to recovery, make sure your /system is mounted, and then plug in your usb.
After you've done that, in adb, type "adb root", and then try doing what you need to do.

Could try using Droid explorer to push the apk to phone, get root explorer to open files and change permissions. If adb isn't working for you, have you checked your environmental variables path? Something like c:/android-sdk/platform-tools etc. Also remember USB debugging enable. Remember when asking your phone for root priviledges to type in SU
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The application Gallery (process com.cooliris.media) has stopped unexpectedly

This is so annoying,
I have tried everything I could find online,
I removed the SD card to eliminate that as an option related to a corrupt image/ card.
I cleared Gallery the data under manage applications.
With ES file explorer
I deleted the com.cooliris.media folder multiple times
I renamed all dirs to hide them from the Gallery indexing.
Example renamed “DCIM” to ”.DCIM”
I opened and examined the file chunk_0 in
/com.cooliris.media/cache/local-album-cache
I was hoping i could see how far or were it crashed by the last dir it indexed.
After hiding all the dirs. I got it to this.
Data in “chunk_0(this file will grow as dirs are scanned and files are found)” opened in a hex editor.
..US..en............./...........4.......4...........b..intro..video/mp4.......................4.........O.{.....O.u...w..............:.............../
Not sure if this is a hit on what is crashing the gallery?

I'm guessing a factory reset didn't work either?

Have not done that, dont want to reconfigure the phone from scratch.
I always like to know the root of the real issue. seems kind of common.

I never use Gallery. Ever. So I wouldn't have an exact idea why it was going crazy.
Are you rooted and do you have Titanium Backup Free/Pro?
If so, back up the gallery app. Then delete it from the /system.
Restart your phone and restore the Gallery app and make it a system app again.

its rooted and i have Titanium Backup Pro.
i did not know you can delete the gallary.
I did download another gallery like app for now.
but i may give that a try.

Yeah. Wipe the data first then uninstall it.

i made the back up of the gallery, uninstalled it, when i try to recover/install it from the back up the phone stays in an install loop.
I have to reboot the phone.
now i deleted it how do i reinstall it?
I have gallery apk from the backup and the original is still under /system/app/com.cooliris.media.apk
when run the apk i get an error, application not installed.
I tried to use adb with no luck.
F:\~droid\root backup restore files\SuperOneClickv2.1.1-ShortFuse\ADB>adb instal
l gal.apk
993 KB/s (458660 bytes in 0.451s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/gal.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT]
any pointers?

Follow the exact steps.
Open Titanium Backup
Wipe Gallery data (From Titanium Backup)
Uninstall Gallery (From Titanium Backup)
Restart phone
Restore App of Gallery (From Titanium Backup)
Restart phone
Try using gallery

I don’t think titanium is an option now.
as it never finishes installing. i let it go all night.
The Gallery has been deleted and i only have the option to restore. My only options are to restore App only or App+Data. both don’t finish.
so i have been reading you can force/push installs. i must be doing something wrong as it seems a restriction is preventing the other install methods,
at this point the only reason i care is i cant view images in 3d.

acem77 said:
I don’t think titanium is an option now.
as it never finishes installing. i let it go all night.
The Gallery has been deleted and i only have the option to restore. My only options are to restore App only or App+Data. both don’t finish.
so i have been reading you can force/push installs. i must be doing something wrong as it seems a restriction is preventing the other install methods,
at this point the only reason i care is i cant view images in 3d.
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Using adb
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
exit
exit
adb push Gallery.apk /system/app
Reboot the phone.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II

thanks but the phone does not seem to install it after the reboot.
F:\~droid\root backup restore files\SuperOneClickv2.1.1-ShortFuse\ADB>adb shell
$
$ su
su
# mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/stl9 /system
# exit
exit
$ exit
exit
F:\~droid\root backup restore files\SuperOneClickv2.1.1-ShortFuse\ADB>adb push g
al.apk /system/app
1321 KB/s (458660 bytes in 0.339s)
maybe it not 100% uninstalled? could have been an issue with how Titanium removed it.
if the os thinks its still there it wont install over it.

crap i created file called "\" now they systems treats it like a dir. i cant delete it
this is how i created it...fat fingered
F:\~droid\root backup restore files\SuperOneClickv2.1.1-ShortFuse\ADB>adb push c
om.cooliris.media.apk /system/app/\
ES file Explorer shows it as a 447.91kb file the same size as the com.cooliris.media.apk file...
if select delete in ES i starts to tally the root dir as if it will delete everything under "system"
I guess it can stay ....
I am still trying to get com.cooliris.media.apk to reinstall. will i see any installing action once i reboot the phone after pushing it?
I dont see any sign of it installing other than it appearing in the apps dir.
how does push really work should the Os install any apk in the app dir if missing?

No you won't. Do you have root explorer?

no,
does ES file Exploer work the same way?

I've never used it. Does ES File Explorer have root permissions?

this is just getting a annoying if the app is under /system/app
more or less thats it right? what would stop it from being seen by the phone...
been messing with the thing for hours.
then its crap i cant restore the gallery backup i made with out titanium get stuck...

The Dark Lestat said:
I've never used it. Does ES File Explorer have root permissions?
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yes i can hit any dir like system, and it can change all attributes.
I have been using it now to move files from my pc over the wifi and network shares.
I can have app.apk on my pc see it on the network with ES, and copy it to /system/app

i put a another version of gallery from another phone i found online in /system/app
after a reboot it showed up. not sure it thats a real sign as i can manual run and install it if i wish.
also this does no good in the long run as you cant view photos in 3d, as they are displayed side by side in this version of gallery.
maybe i need a fresh copy if the lg thrill gallery?

ok i found a ver of gallery from a custom cooked rom posting.
it shows up now,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309114&highlight=gallery
but it still crashes like the original one did at the start of all this lol....
atleast i can view my pictures in 3d again.
i dont know what is causing the crash, but what causes it is at the end of scanning all the images. the more picutes i have the longer it takes to crash.
if i have zero images it crash instantly.
I guess my backup of the original gallery is corrupt?

That's what it seems. Do a titanium backup of all your used apps and reflash or factory reset?
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S II

[HOW TO] Remove bloatware and at&t apps

Okay. So we all probably hate bloatware. Mainly I hate all the at&t apps that take up space and Facebook, which I don't use.
-=[YOU MUST BE ROOTED]=-
**I am not responsible if your device stops working, blows up, causes thermonuclear war, or simply becomes alive and takes you to unicorn land! Do at your own risk!**
So. You almost must have twrp recovery. I don't think you can do this on cwm, if cwm has a file root file manager, then you could probably figure out how to do it there..
1. Boot into recovery (twrp)
2. Go to 'advanced'
3. Go to 'file manager'
4. Navigate to /data/app
5. Delete all the .apk files you don't need like Facebook home and at&t stuff you might not want.
6. Either
a) mount system as writable using a script inside recovery, and go to /system/app and remove the same .apk files
or
b) use a root explorer, mount /system as writeable, and remove the same .apk files
I recommend using es file explorer while your phone is still on and writing down all the types of apps you want to delete before deleting them. There are like 3 Facebook apps with code names so you might delete the wrong one. So make sure you know what you are deleting.
Yes I have already done this on my phone...no problems...
Sent from my HTC first using xda app-developers app
EDIT
Do the same process as well not just in data/app but also in data/data and system/app if you want a permanent removal (otherwise during a factory reset the apps will just reinstall themselves)

There is this Facebook OOBE system app. Do you know what it does?

I'm using App Quarantine..
Only root, no S-Off or deleting anything needed to get rid of the system apps.

G00fY2 said:
I'm using App Quarantine..
Only root, no S-Off or deleting anything needed to get rid of the system apps.
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or clean master...it has an option to do so as well

Removing app icons after uninstall

Hi guys,
I just rooted my new phone using this method -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/how-to-root-backup-drm-keys-t3013343
Everything went smoothly so after that I decided to uninstall some sony bloatware I have no use for, such as Albums and what not. After doing so though, I noticed the icons are still in the app drawer, is there a way to actually remove them from there? Or hide them or something?
Cheers!

If the icons are still there, you did not uninstall them.
Because I DID uninstall them (via Titanium) and they disappeared right after the operation completed. Maybe you should just restart the launcher (soft reboot).

davebugyi said:
If the icons are still there, you did not uninstall them.
Because I DID uninstall them (via Titanium) and they disappeared right after the operation completed. Maybe you should just restart the launcher (soft reboot).
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That's odd then. Because whenever I uninstall one of Sony's apps with Titanium, if I reboot the phone it shows up again in the list as if I did nothing... I've got the PRO version of course. I don't understand what's happening here, root is fully working though.
If I freeze the apps they do disappear. I don't get it :s

Just did a quick test.
Unfroze the app "Album" and wiped cache and data. Uninstalled in Titanium. It shows successful. Rebooted the phone, go into Titanium, it shows it's there installed.... What the hell?
I never had any kind of issue like this with other android devices.

You probably did not go to the root process correctly and the /system is mounted as RO instead of RW.
Did you flashed NUT's dual recovery? And also this:
hi , if you cant ger xposed to work and titanium back up . please go to giefroot folder > files , then open ''cmd'' by holding shift + right click and then copy/paste these following codes one after another.
adb push systemrw.sh /data/local/tmp
adb push modulecrcpatch /data/local/tmp
adb push wp_mod.ko /data/local/tmp
adb shell
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/systemrw.sh
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/modulecrcpatch
chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/wp_mod.ko
su
cd /data/local/tmp
./systemrw.sh
i hope it helps , goodluck
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davebugyi said:
You probably did not go to the root process correctly and the /system is mounted as RO instead of RW.
Did you flashed NUT's dual recovery? And also this:
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I did. I followed the link at my original post. Followed everything and everything went successfully. Titanium has root permissions, it's just the uninstalling of certain Sony apps that are always coming back to life.

What apps are doing this?

Just tried to copy paste a file onto system and indeed it doesn't work. It's mounted as RO apparently. I'm going to try the fix from the first link.

davebugyi said:
What apps are doing this?
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Album, Video Unlimited, Sony Select, all the xperia bloatware

I have tons of bloatware removed, but I tested Sony Select now. Uninstall via TB PRO, reboot, check. App's gone from launcher, TB and system.
I am pretty sure, that your /system partition is not mounted as writable.

davebugyi said:
I have tons of bloatware removed, but I tested Sony Select now. Uninstall via TB PRO, reboot, check. App's gone from launcher, TB and system.
I am pretty sure, that your /system partition is not mounted as writable.
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You're absolutely right. Apparently it's a not so rare issue, I tried to flash a fix from the OP from the thread I posted and it did nothing
Really don't know what to do next