Apps that can be removed - Acer Iconia A500

Here is a list of apps that can be removed I'm updating now
system/app
AcerRegistration.apk
Aupeo.apk
Email.apk
Email.odex
GameLoftStore.apk
HeroOfSparta.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
HTMLViewer.odex
LatinImeTutorial.apk
LetsGolf.apk
LinkToAdobeFlash.apk
LinkToAdobeFlash.odex
LinkToFacebook.apk
LinkToFacebook.odex
LumiRead.apk
MusicA.apk
NFS.apk
SocialJogger.apk
TegraZone.apk
2 that u can do
Phone.apk
TelephonyProvider
Removing both gets rid of the searching for cell connection.
if you delete or rename these rumor has it that if you do a factory reset to default it will brick ur phone ill will upload the files along with a update.zip tonight

I was also able to remove Acer Sync.

I removed nemopalyer.

Guys,
When you say removed, do you 'App deinstalled' or 'Apk file deleted' ?
Cheers,
Kla93
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App

First I backed up the entre /system/app folder on an sdcard.
Then I started removing apps using Titanium backup (uninstall option).
I too removed Acer Sync, among others.

you can also rename the file extension to bak. that way u can easily restore it if needed...just reset the tab when your done and it will not load on start up but remain in the folder.

dc13 said:
Here is a list of apps that can be removed I'm updating now
system/app
AcerRegistration.apk
Aupeo.apk
Email.apk
Email.odex
GameLoftStore.apk
HeroOfSparta.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
HTMLViewer.odex
LatinImeTutorial.apk
LetsGolf.apk
LinkToAdobeFlash.apk
LinkToAdobeFlash.odex
LinkToFacebook.apk
LinkToFacebook.odex
LumiRead.apk
MusicA.apk
NFS.apk
SocialJogger.apk
TegraZone.apk
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I also remove:
Phone.apk
TelephonyProvider.apk
after renaming, you need to reboot for effect

das7771 said:
you can also rename the file extension to bak. that way u can easily restore it if needed...just reset the tab when your done and it will not load on start up but remain in the folder.
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so all .apk can be changed to .bak? like acersync.bak???
and what about the other one? .obex?

Guys, quick question - by default there are 123 files in /system/app, right (.apk and .odex), right? Just making sure I haven't misplaced a system app while tinkering!

evoss05 said:
so all .apk can be changed to .bak? like acersync.bak???
and what about the other one? .obex?
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I rename all apk's to bak instead of deleting them...that way if u need it later you just rename it instead of having to load them back on the device. I haven't renamed the odex files but I assume if you rename the file its associated with then it should be fine.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App

2 members report that bricks the acer and both of them has renamed the phone.apk.
So...Is it safe to rename this apk????

Petros_tigra said:
2 members report that bricks the acer and both of them has renamed the phone.apk.
So...Is it safe to rename this apk????
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I wouldn't remove them - you've got plenty of space and it doesn't bork you like "Link to xy"

I also removed NemoPlayer and Gallery 3D, they both have running services.

seraphimserapis said:
I wouldn't remove them - you've got plenty of space and it doesn't bork you like "Link to xy"
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It's not about saving space in this case. It's about not having a process running all day looking for a 3G signal on a device with no 3G and wasting precious battery.

chr0m said:
It's not about saving space in this case. It's about not having a process running all day looking for a 3G signal on a device with no 3G and wasting precious battery.
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-> Airplane mode

seraphimserapis said:
-> Airplane mode
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It doesn't help. Cell Standby still eats up loads of battery even in airplane mode.

chr0m said:
It doesn't help. Cell Standby still eats up loads of battery even in airplane mode.
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I renamed phone.apk and immediately it gave me a continuous ongoing force close error. Being an Android noob, my face turned red. But after one restart, everything has been going fine.

dc13 said:
Edit
Phone.apk
TelephonyProvider
Removing both gets rid of the searching for cell connection.
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Do not removed or rename these two apks!!! If they are missing (or renamed in my case) and you do a software reset, your unit will be bricked. This happened to me and I've seen that it has happen to some others as well.

ithink2020 said:
Do not removed or rename these two apks!!! If they are missing (or renamed in my case) and you do a software reset, your unit will be bricked. This happened to me and I've seen that it has happen to some others as well.
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Can't we just rename them back before doing a reset?
Is there any other harm?

True, but you'd have to remember to do that.

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Help! Music.apk

Hi, i have deleted the music.apk from my newly rooted X10 while trying some things out.
Any chance some one could pull it from there handset and upload it for me?
I have tried the music.apk from a AOSP build but it says its in compatible.
Thanks in Advance
+1
I want it too and I have tried several APKs and didn't worked
EDIT 1: Nevermind, I tried to put the Music.apk file on the /system/app folder, restarted, and got on a loop =(
I'm restoring right now.
harrisck said:
Hi, i have deleted the music.apk from my newly rooted X10 while trying some things out.
Any chance some one could pull it from there handset and upload it for me?
I have tried the music.apk from a AOSP build but it says its in compatible.
Thanks in Advance
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This is why you don't go trigger happy with the delete functions of root file managers. At least make a back-up of what you're going to delete. If what the 2nd poster said, another music.apk probably won't work on your phone.
Best bet is just do a factory reset or download SEUS and reinstall the firmware.
(please backup whatever you need.. sms, whatever. if you lose these, not even SEUS can save you; use the backup and restore app that SE gave you. provided you didn't delete that as well.... )
I did it hahaha.
I'll copy the Music.apk and the odex file if anyone needs it.
h t t p ://w w w .multiupload.com/KM08EGU4CL
It is in 7z format
EDIT 1: I can't put links

CM 6.0.0 Apps Confirmed Working on G2 (Vision)

Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you hurt you phone... Only do this if you know what you're doing.
List of CyanogenMod Apps confirmed working:
Mms.apk
Music.apk
Calculator.apk
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In order to install CM apps to the G2 you will need ROOT as these apps reside in /system/app
To install:
1. Root
2. Use Root Explorer to MOVE any system app (and corresponding .odex file if present) to /sdcard/backup
3. Reboot
4. Click on CM apk to install
5. Done!
All CM6 apps can be downloaded on the CyanogenMod Forum
Please try apps yourself and let me know if they work, I'll update this list!
Failed Apps
Apps not working (so far):
Calendar.apk
CalendarProvider.apk
Contacts.apk
ContactsProvider.apk
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CAUTION: Even after restoring the above apps and odex files, I get constant FC's and Calendar and Contacts do not exist...
gravis86 said:
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you hurt you phone... Only do this if you know what you're doing.
List of CyanogenMod Apps confirmed working:
In order to install CM apps to the G2 you will need ROOT as these apps reside in /system/app
To install:
1. Root
2. Use Root Explorer to MOVE any system app (and corresponding .odex file if present) to /sdcard/backup
3. Reboot
4. Click on CM apk to install
5. Done!
All CM6 apps can be downloaded on the CyanogenMod Forum
Please try apps yourself and let me know if they work, I'll update this list!
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By doing this wont we lose the ability to receive future OTA's or manually update without jumping through a thousand hoops? .... like when Paul's app modified the system folders to remove goggles?
sinistersai4d4d said:
By doing this wont we lose the ability to receive future OTA's or manually update without jumping through a thousand hoops? .... like when Paul's app modified the system folders to remove goggles?
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It doesn't matter too much now. Just wait and we will get all kinds of custom ROMs and you can flash whatever you want. After OTAs come out, usually you can get a custom deodexed version within hours. At least that's how it was on my N1. I'm pretty sure there are more G2s in peoples hands now than N1s, hence more interest? Just guessing...
Sent from my HTC Vision
sinistersai4d4d said:
By doing this wont we lose the ability to receive future OTA's or manually update without jumping through a thousand hoops? .... like when Paul's app modified the system folders to remove goggles?
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Back then, we didn't have S-OFF so putting the app back after it was deleted was impossible. Now we do have S-OFF so we're all good, as long as you backed-up the apps prior to removing them.
do i have to delete the the original .apk and .odex files from the system/app after moving the originals to the sdcard/backup? or do i just move it, and leave the original stuff in the system app. and reboot. and then install the CM apk's?
dam legit!
donaliar said:
do i have to delete the the original .apk and .odex files from the system/app after moving the originals to the sdcard/backup? or do i just move it, and leave the original stuff in the system app. and reboot. and then install the CM apk's?
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If you move them from one place to another, then they are only in the place where you moved the to, and are no longer in the place where you moved them from. Hence move not copy.

[MOD] SMS/MMS App with bubble conversation and ICS Theme

Here u can download a modded version of the stock SMS/MMS apk with bubble conversation!
Features:
- all features of the stock sms/mms app
- black and white theme (see screenshots)
- Multilanguage
- No MMS converting [only after 100 SMS]
>> HDPI port and theming by me.
>> Development by P4qui7o (original thread of the apk here)
Tested and Working on Milestone CM7. Maybe works on other phones! (Testers welcome)
if there were any bugs in theme, please report.
Don't ask for new features because i am not a developer!
Installation:
easy way
- download zip file
- install via openrecovery
manual
- download apk file
- Copy apk file to /system/app (overwrite stock Mms.apk if any)
- give rw-r-r permissions
- Delete Mms.odex (from stock apk)
- reboot phone
have fun
Just copy? Don't need to change the name?
Sent from my Milestone using XDA
MotoMileCm7 said:
Just copy? Don't need to change the name?
Sent from my Milestone using XDA
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u can change the name but u dont have to
i change the mms apk in system folder and reboot but the sms deleted and no new created.
porting was easier than i thought
updated first post and added an installscript for openrecovery.
Have installed, but get Force Close, so i cant Start it. Have restored the Original.
Device: Motorola Milestone CM7 RC2.
Does it converts sms to mms or you have fixed that?
Protector1981 said:
Have installed, but get Force Close, so i cant Start it. Have restored the Original.
Device: Motorola Milestone CM7 RC2.
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did u use original Mms.apk before? you might have to delete app data of SMS/MMS in settings. (messages won't get lost)
ep2610 said:
Does it converts sms to mms or you have fixed that?
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No MMS converting [only after 100 SMS]
Yes, have cleared the Data. Then copy the new Mms.apk, change rights and crashed system service (no reboot required). But get Force Close.
Then Reboot, checked for app data (is cleared), but get Force Close.
Have attached Logs.
blackout1911 said:
No MMS converting [only after 100 SMS]
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Thanks I will give it a try on my galaxy ace (BeautySence v2)
Protector1981 said:
Yes, have cleared the Data. Then copy the new Mms.apk, change rights and crashed system service (no reboot required). But get Force Close.
Then Reboot, checked for app data (is cleared), but get Force Close.
Have attached Logs.
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i think i found the problem... if u have a root explorer go to /system/app and delete Mms.odex also ! that should fix the FC
edit: updated the OR-zip so that mms.odex will automatically deleted on install
blackout1911 said:
i think i found the problem... if u have a root explorer go to /system/app and delete Mms.odex also ! that should fix the FC
edit: updated the OR-zip so that mms.odex will automatically deleted on install
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thanks!! work great!!
Sent from my Milestone using XDA
I did wrong????
MotoMileCm7 said:
thanks!! work great!!
Sent from my Milestone using XDA
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does not work ... does not show the contact name ...
and fails to open configurations ..
I did wrong????
themajestic58 said:
does not work ... does not show the contact name ...
and fails to open configurations ..
I did wrong????
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i delete the:
mms.apk
mms.odex
after this i install the zip file
blackout1911 said:
i think i found the problem... if u have a root explorer go to /system/app and delete Mms.odex also ! that should fix the FC
edit: updated the OR-zip so that mms.odex will automatically deleted on install
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Thanks Works perfect.
Where is the reference for the bubble text color? I would like to change the color of the incoming text.
creeve4 said:
Where is the reference for the bubble text color? I would like to change the color of the incoming text.
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there is actual no option for that
blackout1911 said:
there is actual no option for that
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I'll try to be more specific: where is the color referenced in the app (i.e. when I decomplie the apk, which smali file do I need to edit to change the color)?
creeve4 said:
I'll try to be more specific: where is the color referenced in the app (i.e. when I decomplie the apk, which smali file do I need to edit to change the color)?
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i havent found that yet, sorry
blackout1911 said:
i havent found that yet, sorry
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I've searched too, but no luck. Please let me know if you find anything and I'll do the same.

Says I am out of space and can't install apk when I have 800+mb left, why?

I'm not even installing a game, just another app that takes a few mb's.
I go into storage and see I have 800mb left.
What's the problem?
it says: "_____ couldn't be installed. Free up some space and try again."
i have faced this problem, try to uninstall the app u install before this message
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315b using xda premium
i'm actually having problem with only one app- vplayer.
can anyone help?
I can install other apps no problem. I'm trying to download vplayer from the play market, and it just wouldn't install. It says not sufficient storage, but I do have sufficient storage, and I can install other apps no problem.
I had vplayer previously, but uninstall it, is there anyplace I can clear the data? this is quite frustrating
You can try deleting the .odex file for that app under /data/app (I think you might need a root explorer)
Cryingmoose said:
You can try deleting the .odex file for that app under /data/app (I think you might need a root explorer)
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if you are rooted, otherwise
open Terminal
Code:
su
cd /data
cd /app
ls
rm (packagename.odex)
ls will allow u to see the list of all the files in that folder and help u type the exact name with ease.
Just download lucky patcher it will automatically remove unused odex files
Cryingmoose said:
You can try deleting the .odex file for that app under /data/app (I think you might need a root explorer)
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Just log-in to say thank you! It worked for me! :laugh:
Cryingmoose said:
You can try deleting the .odex file for that app under /data/app (I think you might need a root explorer)
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Worked for me. Posting to let everyone know this works.
Thanks.
Having an issue with memory as well.. The amount of data I have doesn't equal what its says I have left.. Running cm 10.1 rc2 where has all the space gone? I'd this a memory leak?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
Hassaan.W said:
Just download lucky patcher it will automatically remove unused odex files
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Excellent fool-proof way of solving the problem! Thanks!
Hassaan.W said:
Just download lucky patcher it will automatically remove unused odex files
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I had no idea that would work. Bingo! Solved that error for me. =-}
Another reason to love Lucky Patcher, thanks.
Cryingmoose said:
You can try deleting the .odex file for that app under /data/app (I think you might need a root explorer)
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Worked for me too..

[Q] help with disabling OTA update

I'm with T-Mobile if that helps or changes anything, running 4.2.2. Now, I've gotten my phone to stop bugging me to install the OTA update. But the problem is the OTA update is still downloading in the background, it's just that I'm not being bugged by my phone to update it (i.e. there's no icon showing up in the notification bar). It becomes a sort of "silent update." So why is this a problem for me?
Because I'm on T-Mobile's cheapest plan which is the 500mb data plan. Each time the OTA downloads it eats up 155mb. And twice already this billing cycle it's done it, so that's 310mb of data wasted.
There are posts saying to use Titanium Backup Pro and freezing an app called Software Update MUC, and another post referring to the file as Software Update 2.3.0.5, but on my phone (using TB Pro) there's no file starting with "Software" anything.
So how do I stop my phone from downloading the OTA all together? Please help. Thanks.
Just install the update, that will make it stop for good
Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk
Sorry, forgot to mention doing that won't work. For some reason my phone doesn't properly install OTA updates. I don't mind being stuck on 4.2.2. I just want the OTA downloads to stop in the first place.
Give this a try...
If rooted, use a file manager like Root Explorer, go to System/Etc/Security, (mount R/W) and rename otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak
Reboot phone.
LordLugard said:
Give this a try...
If rooted, use a file manager like Root Explorer, go to System/Etc/Security, (mount R/W) and rename otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip.bak
Reboot phone.
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I've done that already. I renamed the file to otacerts.zip.back (instead of .bak). I assume that doesn't make any difference. I believe renaming the file is what is causing my phone to not show the OTA icon in the notification bar. But as I said, the issue for me is that my phone is still downloading the update itself.
Any other ideas?
hydra1 said:
I've done that already. I renamed the file to otacerts.zip.back (instead of .bak). I assume that doesn't make any difference. I believe renaming the file is what is causing my phone to not show the OTA icon in the notification bar. But as I said, the issue for me is that my phone is still downloading the update itself.
Any other ideas?
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what I've done is in system/app look for lgfota.apk/odex and renamed them to .bak and reboot and no more updates
XxZombiePikachu said:
what I've done is in system/app look for lgfota.apk/odex and renamed them to .bak and reboot and no more updates
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I don't have that file in my system/app folder. What's wrong with my phone?????
On my phone, the file listed that comes before where lgfota.apk/odex should appear is LGEIME_THEME_BLACK.odex, and the file after that file is LGGallery.apk.
hydra1 said:
I don't have that file in my system/app folder. What's wrong with my phone?????
On my phone, the file listed that comes before where lgfota.apk/odex should appear is LGEIME_THEME_BLACK.odex, and the file after that file is LGGallery.apk.
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you can check in the system/priv-app; that's very odd for it not to be in system/app are you on stock rom/have you removed any bloat
XxZombiePikachu said:
you can check in the system/priv-app; that's very odd for it not to be in system/app are you on stock rom/have you removed any bloat
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I don't have a system/priv-app folder, either. I'm on stock rom, but I removed as much bloat as I can, including certain apps I find no use for (e.g. double-tap, voice command, etc). Maybe this will help: I used Root Explorer's search feature and searched for "fota", and here's what I think are the most "relevant" results:
/lgdms.fota.rc
/lgdms.fota_update.rc
/etc/fota
/etc/permissions/com.lge.fota.xml
/system/framework/com.lge.fota.jar
/system/framework/com.lge.fota.odex
Does this help? Anyone?
hydra1 said:
I don't have a system/priv-app folder, either. I'm on stock rom, but I removed as much bloat as I can, including certain apps I find no use for (e.g. double-tap, voice command, etc). Maybe this will help: I used Root Explorer's search feature and searched for "fota", and here's what I think are the most "relevant" results:
/lgdms.fota.rc
/lgdms.fota_update.rc
/etc/fota
/etc/permissions/com.lge.fota.xml
/system/framework/com.lge.fota.jar
/system/framework/com.lge.fota.odex
Does this help? Anyone?
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Did you got any solution ?
I also got the same issue. Sprint here. I have renamed all files like otacerts.zip & lgfota.apk/odex, still it downloads the damn update.

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