I read somewhere that removing/freezing backup assistant will bootloop the phone, so I left it alone. Removing visual voicemail or mobile IM kills the stock sms app, so if you remove those you will need handcent or something like it. Other than that I have frozen every other piece of bloat on the phone with no ill effects that I am aware of. Oh, I also left my verizon because I wasn't 100% sure if it was safe. As always, this is what has worked for me, but it might be different for others. I assume no responsibility for anything that might happen to your phone. Though I will try to help if anything goes wrong.
Different phones have different methods for rooting/unrooting. My D2G was basically nothing more than installing an application. Once the app was installed, you told it to either root the phone or unroot it.
With the Incredible 2, there's only a temp root option. Once you reboot after rooting, the root is lost. That said, if you root and try to get rid of bloat, freeze it using something like Titanium Backup, don't delete it. That can cause problems with future updates.
Finally, the root process for the DINC2 isn't terribly difficult, but it is a little hands on. When/if perm root becomes available, chances are someone will make it easy to do...but it may take time.
Here's the link for the temp root method, if you haven't seen it: HOW TO: Temp Root for DInc2 - xda-developers
Bloat would be the Verizon VCast apps, as an example. Basically, stuff that comes preinstalled that you don't necessarily want.Different phones have different methods for rooting/unrooting. My D2G was basically nothing more than installing an application. Once the app was installed, you told it to either root the phone or unroot it.
With the Incredible 2, there's only a temp root option. Once you reboot after rooting, the root is lost. That said, if you root and try to get rid of bloat, freeze it using something like Titanium Backup, don't delete it. That can cause problems with future updates.
Finally, the root process for the DINC2 isn't terribly difficult, but it is a little hands on. When/if perm root becomes available, chances are someone will make it easy to do...but it may take time.
Here's the link for the temp root method, if you haven't seen it: HOW TO: Temp Root for DInc2 - xda-developers
I thank you very much for all the information. However, if you could please elaborate a bit on what you mean by get rid of bloat, freeze it using something like Titanium Backup. Are bloat and freeze it android apps?
Bloat would be the Verizon VCast apps, as an example. Basically, stuff that comes preinstalled that you don't necessarily want.Different phones have different methods for rooting/unrooting. My D2G was basically nothing more than installing an application. Once the app was installed, you told it to either root the phone or unroot it.
With the Incredible 2, there's only a temp root option. Once you reboot after rooting, the root is lost. That said, if you root and try to get rid of bloat, freeze it using something like Titanium Backup, don't delete it. That can cause problems with future updates.
Finally, the root process for the DINC2 isn't terribly difficult, but it is a little hands on. When/if perm root becomes available, chances are someone will make it easy to do...but it may take time.
Here's the link for the temp root method, if you haven't seen it: HOW TO: Temp Root for DInc2 - xda-developers
I thank you very much for all the information. However, if you could please elaborate a bit on what you mean by get rid of bloat, freeze it using something like Titanium Backup. Are bloat and freeze it android apps?
Freezing it gets it out of the way safely. If you remove some apps, it can prevent updated ROMs from installing.
Bloat would be the Verizon VCast apps, as an example. Basically, stuff that comes preinstalled that you don't necessarily want.
Freezing it gets it out of the way safely. If you remove some apps, it can prevent updated ROMs from installing.
if I use freeze it to delete some of the unwanted apps like peep and nfl they will just come back on after rebooting after rooting because it only being a temp root correct?
if I use freeze it to delete some of the unwanted apps like peep and nfl they will just come back on after rebooting after rooting because it only being a temp root correct?
if I use freeze it to delete some of the unwanted apps like peep and nfl they will just come back on after rebooting after rooting because it only being a temp root correct?
Not with Titanium Backup. There is another program (don't remember the name of it) where that was true, but there was a setting you could adjust that would correct it.
