Removing installed apps from device.
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How to clean up related files from deleted apps?
AppCleaner will delete related files from the Mac when an application is dragged to the trash. How does one clean up remains of uninstalled apps on Android?
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Can I remove all these garbage apps without rooting the phone? [duplicate]
I just got a Samsung Galaxy 2 from Docomo in Japan.
The only thing I don't like about it is that it came with about a million pre-installed apps, 99% of which are just garbage that clutter my ...
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How can I deal with unwanted system applications without rooting?
There are a lot of system apps in my mobile that I do not use, and have no intention of ever using. I know that is is possible to uninstall system apps and bloatware with root, but is it possible ...
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How to uninstall default apps [duplicate]
I wish to uninstall (or at least disable) some of the applications that the manufacturer installed on my Samsung Galaxy Tab computer. I tried Settings → Application manager → ALL, but ...
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Does Facebook Home uninstall cleanly?
I am hardly a regular Facebook user, but am curious about Facebook Home – mostly curiosity about its design and implementation.
I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean 4.2.2. If I were to install it, can ...
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2answers
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Uninstalling app from specific device only
Is there a way to remove an app from only one device when using the same account over two devices?
I've just got a tablet - which is currently syncing settings and downloading all the apps that I ...
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1answer
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Rooted Phone but still can't uninstall Apps
So I finally temp-rooted my HTC Desire HD and set about trying to uninstall some of the stock apps that came with it (Stocks (no pun intended), Facebook for HTc and so on). But it won't let me - the ...
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How do you remove locked apps without rooting? With Android SDK? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
I really don't want to root my phone. It works fine as is, except for having the extra unwated apps.
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1answer
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Which is the quickest and safest way to uninstall stock applications?
I have a non-rooted Nexus One running stock firmware. I'd like to uninstall unused stock applications to free their space: which is the quickest and safest way to do that (i.e. rooting + ...
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1answer
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How do I remove an app installed if the buttons in “Manage Applications” are locked and can't be pressed?
I didn't download the application from Google Play and got the apk from a website and installed it on my tablet. But the app wasn't the one I needed and it was just making offers for me to get other ...
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1answer
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How Should I Handle This Suspicious App?
While traversing the 'installed' list of Google Play, I noticed a very odd app named SOUPER ANDROID DEVELOPMENT.
What's so suspicious about it is:
It does absolutely nothing to explain what it ...
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1answer
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How can I uninstall Lock Screen Widget from my Nexus One?
I am trying to Lock Screen Widget, But I am getting the following error from 'adb logcat' as I uninstall it.
W/PackageManager( 96): Not removing
package
com.droidmania.lockscreenwidget: has
...
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1answer
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Do you need to run uninstallers/cleaners on Android to maintain performance levels like on Windows?
You'll have to forgive me as I'm not as familiar with the internal workings of Android/Linux as I am with Windows.
I'm curious about performance degrading on an Android device in the absence of, for ...
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Google settings permanent uninstall
Is it possible to permanently uninstall the Google Settings application?
update
Thanks for reply!
My device is LG Optimus Me, Android version 2.2.2, rooted
My problem has 2 aspects:
1. Simple ...
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6answers
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How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
I'm using a Samsung I9000 and I have some annoying apps that came pre installed by the phone vendor, like a music store, a custom web browser and other memory leaking apps.
Those crappy apps can't be ...
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0answers
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delete packages of domain
THere is a command to ease the pain of managing packages for Android phone,
adb shell pm uninstall org.kde.necessitas.example.one
But I have many phones and just want to delete all packages from a ...
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5answers
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Bulk uninstall applications
I like to try out lots of apps. Often a site like Lifehacker or Droidlife will feature several that are similar in functionality and I will install them all in order to compare features.
That leaves ...
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3answers
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Internal memory decreased even if no apps is installed
I have an Alcatel 918N Glory X with internal memory of around 320MB (160 of which goes to RAM) I have been installing quite a few apps and moved them to SD card and I notice that the internal memory ...
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1answer
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Disable or uninstall side bar on android
I'm wondering if it is possible to disable or uninstall this bar that I show on this image. I'm sorry i don't know what it is named that is why I included the image (click to enlarge). I'm using ...
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1answer
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How can I remove Sense UI from the HTC Desire?
So I'm pretty much sick of HTC Sense (and therefore my Desire in general) for the following reasons:
THE BIG ONE: Lack of space on the phone partition
The Sense UI calendar is rubbish. No view of ...
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2answers
1k views
How to Uninstall HTC Applications/Widgets [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to remove pre-installed apps like Peep and Friend Stream from my HTC phone?
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
I've just treated ...
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2answers
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Deleted Google Talk on accident
Okay, got a bit carried away in Root Explorer and deleted GTalk. Cant access Google Play. I tried reinstalling versions online, those crashed instantly. Then, i grabbed my ROM zip and pulled out ...
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Can't delete “Layar” app from rooted Samsung 551
I rooted my Samsung 551 with Android 2.3.6 to delete some useless apps such as Orkut, Midnight Bowling and Layar. In trying to delete the Layar app (from /system/apps) I couldn't find it there and ...
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3answers
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How would you uninstall a rogue Home (Launcher) application?
If you were to install a Home Screen application that does not give you access to the System Settings screen (to go to Manage Applications), and also does not let you launch Apps (such as the Market ...
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2answers
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How to uninstall Quickoffice from HTC Nexus One
Quickoffice 2.0-GEP is listed in my manage application lists and I want to uninstall it. It's not listed in my programs list. I am not even sure what it's used for.
When I click on it from the ...
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1answer
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Application ROM Manager is uninstalled, but market wants to update it every day
I uninstalled ROM Manager. Since I did so, I've received daily notifications from the Market saying there's an update.
I've logged into the market via the desktop browser and ROM manager is not ...
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Are there any side effects of uninstalling Apps
Are there any side effects of Installing and uninstalling lots of apps on an Android smart phone?
Specifically are there any things that do not get cleaned up that I need to be aware off?
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1answer
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How do one know which folder is created by which Android apps?
From my understanding, a majority of Android apps may have created some folders on either local storage or the SD Card.
So, how do I know which folders belong to which apps? (I know that some apps ...
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2answers
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Android directly uninstall from home screen by drag and drop
Currently it takes me two steps to uninstall one application - go to application list and drag and drop it onto the bin icon.
I dont like this way since it requires me to look for the application ...
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1answer
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Uninstalled apps still show up on “Apps installed on” in Google Play Store
I already uninstalled the unwanted applications from my device, but they still show up on "Apps installed on" in my Google Play account.
Does it mean that the apps I got rid of are still stored in ...
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1answer
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How can I remove system apps / stock apps? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
How to remove pre-installed apps like Peep and Friend Stream from my HTC phone?
There are alot of stock ...
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1answer
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Uninstall the Application provided by the company [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
I am using LG P500 phone, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
I want to uninstall the applications ...
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1answer
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If I install something from Google Play, can I be sure it can uninstall itself?
So recently bought an Android tablet, having first had an iPhone.
So with Apple's strategy, apps seem quite restricted. They can really only do a couple of minor things outside of the app (like ...
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Remove bloatware from Acer Liquid Mini (E310)
I am trying to remove Apps installed from phone vendor, like docs to go, without success.
I have read How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor? and similar topics and I have ...
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1answer
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Unable to uninstall apps
I am unable to uninstall any application on my Samsung Galaxy S. I have tried all possible ways (settings-applications-manage applications-uninstall and with the edit option). These applications are ...
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ad on statusbar [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I find out which app is putting ads in my notification bar?
Sometimes I get ads on statusbar. These ads came from some free apps. I have lots of installed apps ...
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Installation/uninstallation of apps
I noticed that when I install and uninstall applications slow down the phone and it is necessary to restart to restore normal function of the phone. Is it a case like a computer's, after installation ...
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Remotely uninstall apps?
I have tried through the Google Play store and it does not seem possible from there, but does anyone know if it is possible to remove an application remotely?
In other words, if I do not have direct ...
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1answer
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Remove Account Without Resetting Phone
I have a Galaxy Nexus. However, I know someone that is having the exact same issue that has an older Android phone.
The account I want to remove is not the Google account. We have Lotus Notes ...
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1answer
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Once uninstalled, is data stored by an app on SD card also removed simultaneously?
As an example - newer games once downloaded and installed from the Market (Play Store), also subsequently download extra data to a user's SD card. When one opts to uninstall said app/game, is the ...
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2answers
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How to uninstall an application without removing the user data?
The title says it all. Say I have an application, a game for instance. Which I wish to uninstall from my phone, and reinstall sometime in the future. However, I don't want my game save to be lost.
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how to delete hotels.com app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
I have an app on my phone called hotels.com. I can't seem to remove it at all.
I tried going to ...
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1answer
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Who can see how many people have uninstalled an app?
A few months ago I installed a free comic viewer app from a local publisher because I always have bought the comics on paper anyway so it seemed a logical way to do.
This publisher is boasting about ...
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Prevent uninstall of apps
My kids love playing with my android. However, they don't always understand what they are doing, and occasionally I find that they have deleted some of my apps (strangely, never the ones they play :) ...
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4answers
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Application in Market that Open click returns you back to the market
I had NetFlix installed on ASUS Eee Transformer and since I am not using it, I uninstalled it.
But now Android Market tells me there are updates, which I do not wish to do, and it acts as though it ...
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0answers
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How to stop Vlingo Voice Talk coming up on double-tapping?
Maybe my home button is getting a bit bouncy but I'm getting this annoying app constantly coming up, blasting out "What would you like do". O/S 2.3.5.
Is there a way of reconfiguring double-tap or ...
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1answer
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How to uninstall apps such as Crayon Physics? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I uninstall applications that are locked by phone vendor?
I have several apps like Crayon Physics that don't show up in the list of installed apps in the market. ...
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647 views
How do I uninstall an application?
If I want to completely uninstall an application from the home screen or list of applications; how do I do it?
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Uninstall Stock Apps on Motorola Droid!
I need to know if I can uninstall the following apps without causing any adverse impact on the phone. I have already uninstalled FACEBOOK and TWITTER app.
I am with Verizon and I am planning to ...
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3answers
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How to delete an app installed with Amazon Appstore?
I've installed an app using Amazon Appstore, but I don't see a way to uninstall it. Amazon support has failed to respond to my question after 2 days.
I prefer a method that does not involve deleting ...
