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Removing apps/bloatware
- Thread starter jmwelton
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stonedoubt
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You have to root your phone to remove the extra verizon installed apps that won't let you uninstall them. This is a major pet peeve of mine... I shouldn't have to root my phone to uninstall apps I don't need. Recently, Verizon sent an update to my wife's phone that added Skype... she can't delete it either and doesn't use it but the stupid app runs all of the time and eats up battery life. I can feel my blood pressure going up right now just thinking about it.
ya i agree wit u its so many unnesscary crap we dont need i dont use vcast stuff the rockband and rapsdy r jus links very useless.... and i hope i get tht update i would enjoy using skype on my phone .... i have another question is i was tryin to hold off to root till we get the updates lik for skype and the vid recordin problem and i think i seen gingerbread comin out .. if i root will i still b able to receive the OTA update??
i would rather jus get rid of them instead of hiding them... im kinda getting used to the sense UI since i came from D1.. only thimg i dont like is how u cant change the dock buttons on the home screen
stonedoubt
Member
No, you won't. There isn't an update expected in the short term... just FYI.
dumb question probly could i root uninstall then unroot or will everything jus go bac to the same
stonedoubt
Member
Here are the files and steps to unroot your phone:
[Tutorial] How To "Un-Root" The HTC ThunderBolt And Return It To Stock | Android News, Reviews, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets, Tips, Mods, Videos, Tutorials - Android Police
[Tutorial] How To "Un-Root" The HTC ThunderBolt And Return It To Stock | Android News, Reviews, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets, Tips, Mods, Videos, Tutorials - Android Police
stonedoubt
Member
My experience has been that if you have clockwork mod installed when you receive the OTA update the phone will reboot but not update. I was running Froyo on my Droid and had this happen a bunch of times. I finally dumped the stock image for Bugless Beast and it stopped trying to update every day.
thx for tht ill try and decide wut i want to do lol
im not tht good wit this kinda stuff lol i have dun the SBF tho on my d1 cuz i flashed the wrong recovery and it froze my phone
I'm looking forward to additional OTA so that the dwindling remaining internal memory left in the phone will be further depleted by things I'm likely never to use and which leave apps running as services in the background. Perhaps by the time they are done this device will list available internal memory in terms of MB. 
Unfortunately, no way and probably never going to make it possible. VZW likely has entered contractual agreements (without your knowledge) making sure that all these apps stay with your phone and cannot be removed. The best line of defense is doing what apparently many users have done to Blockbuster, lol. I don't begrudge them, truly, but the negative ratings on that app set new standards as a result of the frustration factor. I wonder what the Golf game gets, consider it takes up almost 150MB of internal memory.
Unfortunately, no way and probably never going to make it possible. VZW likely has entered contractual agreements (without your knowledge) making sure that all these apps stay with your phone and cannot be removed. The best line of defense is doing what apparently many users have done to Blockbuster, lol. I don't begrudge them, truly, but the negative ratings on that app set new standards as a result of the frustration factor. I wonder what the Golf game gets, consider it takes up almost 150MB of internal memory.