Removing stuff (e.g. Acer Registration)

[Guest Paul]

If you've rooted and you've got ADB running, you can remove apps you don't want (i've removed Acer Sync, Acer Registration) by deleting their APKs from /system/app.

E.g., to remove Acer Registration, I did:

- adb remount

- adb rm /system/app/AcerAbout.apk

Easy! ;)

P

[Guest pete.major]

Hey,

Does anyone know how I might uninstall RoadSync?

I use gmail/gcalendar/gcontacts etc... I don't really need this.

Thanks for any advice.

[Guest Paul]

You need to be rooted, then you adb remount and adb rm /system/app/RS.apk.

I've done it on mine (together with removing 'Acer Registration')!

P

[Guest oneu]

sorry I am still a newbie with rooted android etc.

How do you adb?? from command prompt and you need to have android sdk installed??

I think I have rooted my device but i´m not sure just did superboot then installed the latest official rom. 

[Guest snoopy33]

Hi,

Because I used Handset for sms, and because the original sms application stay open in background, i uninstall it by removing Mms.apk.

I removed also talk service and google talk because i don t use it, but by doing that i was unable to make the market working correctly so I reinstall it in the system folder, and now, all is Ok.

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[Guest jimshui]

If you've rooted and you've got ADB running, you can remove apps you don't want (i've removed Acer Sync, Acer Registration) by deleting their APKs from /system/app.

E.g., to remove Acer Registration, I did:

- adb remount

- adb rm /system/app/AcerAbout.apk

Easy! ;)

P

I am using 1.001.05-AAP-CSL rom and have used alternate superboot to root my Liquid. Tried to adb remount via macbook which was ok. However, I could not remove the apps from my Liquid. Error message "failure" was shown on terminal.

Kindly assist.

[Guest tomdotcom]

NEWBIE Instructions

To use ADB on a Superbooted ROM

1. Install AndroidSDK

2. Enable USB Debugging mode

3. Plug Liquid via USB cable

4. adb remount

5. adb shell

6. cd /system/app

7. rm XXXXX.apk

8. adb shell reboot

Edited December 29, 2009 by tomdotcom

[Guest petrosy]

Hi

There is an APP loaded called DRM Protected Content Storage. Does anyone know what this does and can I remove it?

[Guest Ricky Lui]

thanks a ton, Paul!

finally can get rid of those useless processes!!!

You are the MAN!!!!

[Guest chingy1788]

i want to move these apps incase i want them back for what ever purpose...

mv doesnt seem to work - failure on '*app directory*' - Cross-device linked

and theres no sudo...

[Guest tomdotcom]

Using the CSL rom I also receive the "failure" upon trying to remove

[Guest petrosy]

I am using 1.001.05-AAP-CSL rom and have used alternate superboot to root my Liquid. Tried to adb remount via macbook which was ok. However, I could not remove the apps from my Liquid. Error message "failure" was shown on terminal.

Kindly assist.

I seem to be experiencing the same issue. I have rooted my device & using 1.004.00 firmware. What am I doing wrong?

I am running the adb command straight from within my dos session.

[Guest Paul]

'adb remount' first to mount system rw.

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[Guest duff.angus]

I seem to be experiencing the same issue. I have rooted my device & using 1.004.00 firmware. What am I doing wrong?

I am running the adb command straight from within my dos session.

I installed 'Explorer' from the Market...

Open explorer, create a backup directory on sd card in phone (/sdcard on my phone)

Copy /system/app, paste into your backup folder on /sdcard

now connect phone to pc and enable the sdcard. copy all those *.apk files to a safe place...

I had trouble removing files initially, a bit of googling later...

open a command prompt in windows..

after:

- adb remount

either type 'adb shell' and then 'cd /system/app' and 'rm xxx.apk'

or insert 'shell' between adb and the rm command:

- adb shell rm /system/app/xxx.apk

be careful what you remove. i've had a couple of problems after maybe removing to may apps and had to reflash the rom and start again. Everything working fine now though. good luck and enjoy

[Guest AcerDroid]

does anyone have list of apps that are safe to remove? I hate too many apps that run on startup

[Guest liquid_it]

does anyone have list of apps that are safe to remove? I hate too many apps that run on startup

I removed Acer Registration, Spinlets and UrFooz. Don't know if there's something else you can safely remove, but looking to the task manager I'd say no..

[Guest goa200]

i removed acer settings.

no need for that app when i got powerwidget which does basically the same

[Guest pete.major]

i removed acer settings.

no need for that app when i got powerwidget which does basically the same

Acer settings is a service though... I was windering if it might do power management or something...

[Guest goa200]

Acer settings is a service though... I was windering if it might do power management or something...

acer settings handles settings like wifi, blutooth and other similar stuff through an easy quick accessible application.

Havnt had a single FC after removing it.

Just start the app and you'll se what it does

[Guest tomdotcom]

@duff.angus

Thanks, Solved the problem with "failure" upon remove

[Guest Dona']

Hi,

Can I remove AcerSync.apk safely ? Because Acer Sync is just a shortcut to the settings, isnt it ?

[Guest snoopy33]

No it s a program to synchronize with outlook, only usefull if you have and use outlook !

[Guest Dona']

Ok, thanks for your answer.

[Guest Vailo]

Does anyone know which .apk is AcerRegistration file, can't find any obvious file in the sytem/app folder. :)

[Guest F_J_P]

Does anyone know which .apk is AcerRegistration file, can't find any obvious file in the sytem/app folder. :)

AcerAbout.apk