How do you remove a stock app?

[Guest bpivk]

Hy

As the title says I want to remove Car Panel, footprints and it's widgets, and jbed.

I've tried:

- Using root explorer and deleting them from System/App folder which didn't work because the files still opened or were deleted only until I rebooted the phone. (NOTE: I CAN delete those files it' just that they are coming back somehow!)

- Using Titanium backup which removed the app (it was crossed out) until a reboot

- Using Titanium backup and getting an error "this app can't be deleted".

Do you have any idea how I could remove those stubborn apps?

Thanks for the help

Edited October 7, 2010 by bpivk

[Guest navodwickra]

Hy

As the title says I want to remove Car Panel, footprints and it's widgets, and jbed.

I've tried:

- Using root explorer and deleting them from System/App folder which didn't work because the files still opened or were deleted only until I rebooted the phone.

- Using Titanium backup which removed the app (it was crossed out) until a reboot or getting error this app can't be deleted.

Do you have any idea how I could remove those stubborn apps?

Thanks for the help

can do it when the phone is on recovery mode but how about cooking a new rom with what you want I am pretty sure you can deselect those stock apps in the kitchen :)

[Guest BashyUK]

Hy

As the title says I want to remove Car Panel, footprints and it's widgets, and jbed.

I've tried:

- Using root explorer and deleting them from System/App folder which didn't work because the files still opened or were deleted only until I rebooted the phone.

- Using Titanium backup which removed the app (it was crossed out) until a reboot or getting error this app can't be deleted.

Do you have any idea how I could remove those stubborn apps?

Thanks for the help

Are you deleting both the apk and any associated widgets? Root Explorer should definitely be allowing this...have you set rw access on the system folder? (I believe there is a rw button in Root Explorer).

I have used 'Android Mate' a free root file manager, which is clunky and asks to be a home screen launcher (just set whatever you usually use and it will go away) but it does the job... I deleted stock apps such as stocks, twitter and peep no problem.

Edited October 7, 2010 by BashyUK

[Guest bpivk]

can do it when the phone is on recovery mode but how about cooking a new rom with what you want I am pretty sure you can deselect those stock apps in the kitchen :)

Yes I could but the phone works just the way I like it now and I'll wait for Mcr10 before I reflash it.

[Guest bpivk]

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Are you deleting both the apk and any associated widgets? Root Explorer should definitely be allowing this...have you set rw access on the system folder? (I believe there is a rw button in Root Explorer).

The program does allow to delete the file. That's not the problem. The problem is that the file recreates itself somehow.

Eg.: I delete jbed and reboot. jbed returns. Or a sencod option that I delete jbed and it's still there. It's like I have a backup somewhere that keeps recreating those files.

Edited October 7, 2010 by bpivk

[Guest EddyOS]

I assume you have S-OFF?

[Guest BashyUK]

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The program does allow to delete the file. That's not the problem. The problem is that the file recreates itself somehow.

Eg.: I delete jbed and reboot. jbed returns. Or a sencod option that I delete jbed and it's still there. It's like I have a backup somewhere that keeps recreating those files.

Hmm, like i said I used 'Android Mate' (on Alex-V's advice) I don't have 'Root Explorer' yet and was trying via Astro but that wouldn't launch with root perms (tried launching as su via terminal but can't find the apk and got fed up looking for it) . I can definitely confirm the stock apps I removed have gone and stayed gone after rebooting.

I don't think s-off will be the issue, although I have it myself, people must have been removing stock apps before this hack was released surely???

[Guest bpivk]

No I don't have S-Off but as Bashy said people have surely been able to delete files previously.

Edit: Android mate does the same thing. I delete jbed.apk in System/app folder and it starts normally. When I check the folder jbed.apk somehow recreates itself because it's there again.

Edited October 7, 2010 by bpivk

[Guest EddyOS]

you need S-OFF as you don't truely have R/W access to system otherwise. Other way is to use adb

[Guest bpivk]

And how do I delete and list apps with adb?

I know there is a way but I never use it.

Would this do?

adb-windows shell mount /system

adb-windows shell ls /system/app/ <-- to get the list of other files

adb-windows shell rm /system/app/jbed.apk

Edited October 7, 2010 by bpivk

[Guest navodwickra]

And how do I delete and list apps with adb?

I know there is a way but I never use it.

Would this do?

adb-windows shell mount /system

adb-windows shell ls /system/app/ <-- to get the list of other files

adb-windows shell rm /system/app/jbed.apk

well use Android Commander reboot phone in recover and run this app. it will provide you a GUI to do most of the stuff including delete :)

[Guest bpivk]

well use Android Commander reboot phone in recover and run this app. it will provide you a GUI to do most of the stuff including delete :)

Wow. I didn't even try to google for anything with a GUY. I'll definitely try this.

Edit: And it can install apps! I think I'll love this.

Edited October 7, 2010 by bpivk

[Guest EddyOS]

That Android Commander is awesome, removed some thing I didn't want from my Desire HD ROM - easy as anything!! :)

[Guest bpivk]

Well it didn't work for me (had a lot of errors) so I've used the old fashion method and used adb.

Thanks Eddy for getting me on the right track.

[Guest EddyOS]

That's OK, AC took a few tries to get it setup correctly...took about 5 mins but all working now. What errors did you get?

[Guest bpivk]

That's OK, AC took a few tries to get it setup correctly...took about 5 mins but all working now. What errors did you get?

Some script errors when I used the correct settings for A2SD and some other error that I can't recall. I couldn't even see the contents of the System directory with the app so something didn't work correctly on my Pc.