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System apps safe to disable on ICS XXLPY

I checked in android system info, and found a lot of built in apps in my tasks list which I never used. First cautiously, but eventually I disabled all of these built in apps in hopes of more responsive experience. I post my list maybe it will help some of you:
Accuweather Weather Daemon (I use beautiful widgets) com.sec.android.daemonapp.accuweather
AccuWeather.com com.sec.android.widgetapp.weatherclock
AP mobile news (I don't use the widget) com.sec.android.widgetapp.apnews
Digital clock (beautiful widgets user) com.sec.android.widgetapp.digitalclock
Dual clock com.sec.android.widgetapp.dualclock
Exchange Services (I only have gmail) com.android.exchange
Music hub (I use Google music) com.samsung.music
Social hub (I use twitter, facebook, instragram, flipboard separatelly) com.sec.adroid.socialhub
Social Hub (there are two...) com.sec.android.widgetapp.socialhub
Software update (I downloaded and installed from xda, it comes faster) com.sec.android.fotaclient
Voice Talk (its obnoxious, now I'm free from it!) com.vlingo.client.samsung
Yahoo! Finance (never used it) com.sec.android.widgetapp.stockclock
These are the ones I saw in my tasks lists, but maybe it's safe to disable more.
Let me know your experiences.
Under ICS no need for root to do this, simple click "manage apps" / "all" and press disable.
They warn us to be careful, but these ones didn't cause any side effects until now.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580830

[TUT] [LIST] Play Sony ICS removable apps

[TUT]
Play Sony ICS removable apps
Hello all, I decided to write a little tutorial on how to remove system apps from the ICS official port by nickholtus and a list of wich system apps are safe to remove to make your rom way more smooth (Most apps are the same on other ICS Sony (Beta) roms)
Disclaimer: I am not to be held responsible for any damage you may do to your phone (wich shouldn't happen if you BACKUP)
Download root explorer/es file manager or whatever explorer wich supports root acces you prefer (titanium backup also is good for removing them, but it doesnt show the full app names wich I do in this list)
Navigate to the /system/apps/ directory
Select all the apps you want to remove with multi select
Choose move if you want to back up them up, and move them to a backup folder on your SD card or just delete them
reboot and done
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Delete them from the update.zip before flashing
Now these apps are safe to remove without losing any major features
antradioservice.apk (ANT Radio Service)
AntHalService.apk (Interface to the ANT Radio Chip)
AppEnabler.apk (Enables or Disables Facebook and ANT integration)
Bluetooth.apk (Bluetooth)
Browser.apk (Default Browser)
Calculator.apk (Calculator App)
Camera.apk (Camera App)
chinesetextinput.apk (chinese keyboard)
datatrafficswitch.apk (Data on/off widget)
DigitalClockWidget.apk (digital clock widget)
EventStream.apk (Part of Timescape)
EventStreamPluginCallLog.apk (Part of Timescape)
EventStreamPluginFacebook.apk (Part of Timescape)
EventStreamPluginTelephony.apk (Part of Timescape)
EventStreamPluginTwitter.apk (Part of Timescape)
Exchange.apk (Exchange Client for E-mail)
FBIAppShare.apk (Share Apps on Facebook)
FBMediaDiscovery.apk (Facebook Media Scanner)
Galaxy4.apk (Live Wallpaper)
Gmail.apk (Gmail)
GMS_Maps.apk (Google Maps)
GenieWidget.apk (Weather & News Widgets)
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk (Calendar Sync)
GoogleLyricsPlugin.apk (Lyrics Plugin for the Stock Music Player)
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk (Google Quick Search Widget)
HoloSpiralWallpaper.apk (Live Wallpaper)
Home.apk (Sony Launcher, only delete this when you have another launcher installed!!)
InfiniteView.apk (That Infinite View button in the Stock Music Player App)
JapaneseIME.apk (Japanese Keyboard)
livewaremanager.apk (Live Ware Manager)
LiveWallpapers.apk (Stock Live Wallpapers)
LiveWallpapersPicker.apk (The menu from wich you add live wallpapers)
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk (Live Wallpaper)
MusicWidget.apk (Stock Music Player Widget)
NoiseField.apk (Live Wallpaper)
officesuite.apk (Stock Office App)
OmaDatasyncService.apk (part of Sony Sync)
PhaseBeam.apk (Live Wallpaper)
PhotoWidget.apk (Photo Widget)
PicoTts.apk (Text To Speech)
playnowclientarvato.apk (Play Now)
POBoxSknPink.apk (Skin for Chinese Keyboard)
POBoxSknWood.apk (Skin for Chinese Keyboard)
Protips.apk (Homescreen Tips)
PSpocket.apk (Playstation Pocket App)
PSStore.apk (Playstation Store)
Radio.apk (Radio)
SemcCalendar.apk (Sony Calendar)
SemcCrashMonitor.apk (Crash Reporter)
SemcMusic.apk (Stock Music App)
semcsuite.apk (Playstation Suite)
SEMCSetupWizard.apk (Setup Wizard)
SemcVideoEdit.apk (Video Editor)
SoundRecorder.apk (Sound Recorder)
StatusSwitch.apk (Status Switches Widget)
Stk.apk (Sim Toolkit)
storefront.apk (All the new stuff that has something to do with Fun&Downloads. Removes 3 items from the app drawer that belong to that game thing)
Street.apk (Google Maps Streetview)
Sync.apk (Sony Sync)
Talk.apk (Google Talk)
talkback.apk (Voice Feedback (Accessibility Option))
TimescapeSpline.apk (Part of Timescape)
TimescapeWidget.apk (Part of Timescape)
trackid.apk (Track ID)
UpdateCenter.apk (Update Center)
usersupport.apk (User Support)
VisualizationWallpapers.apk (Live Music Visualization Wallpapers)
VoiceDialer.apk (Voice Dialer)
VoiceSearch.apk (Google Voice Search)
WeatherWidget.apk (Weather Widget)
widgetonoff.apk (most On/Off Widgets
WikipediaPlugin.apk (Wikipedia Plugin for the Stock Music Player)
Youtube.apk (Youtube)
YouTubeKaraokePlugin.apk (Karaoke Plugin)
YouTubePlugin.apk (Youtube Plugin for the Stock Music Player)
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If you found this guide or list useful,
PLEASE HIT THE THANKS BUTTON
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​If I forgot an app, mistyped something, or if you DO get system instability, please post!
also credits to CyanogenMod and Flo95 since I copy pasted some app descriptions from them, and to nickholtus for his awesome ICS port

Very useful, thanks.
Would you happen to know how we can get the default ICS messaging, phone, contact, email and calendar applications instead of the Sony versions?

3dawg said:
Very useful, thanks.
Would you happen to know how we can get the default ICS messaging, phone, contact, email and calendar applications instead of the Sony versions?
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You could try to extract the apps from the CM9.0 rom .zip , paste them in the /system/apps directory and setting permissions to rw-r--r-- but I'm not sure since I haven't tried yet

I'll try that, Thanks.
EDIT: LOL I've caused boot loops. It worked for the calendar and Messaging applications, but replacing the phone, contacts, email and settings.apk has caused a bootloop lol.
Time to reflash..

Do you know how to remove the data disabled notification you get when you switch on the phone with data disabled? Thanks

RiThBo said:
Do you know how to remove the data disabled notification you get when you switch on the phone with data disabled? Thanks
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Just swipe it away, you can't make the message not appear (I think) since it is built in somewhere

d_zen said:
Just swipe it away, you can't make the message not appear (I think) since it is built in somewhere
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Oh, ok thanks. BUt i thought i saw a rom which said that it had removed it Maybe Gin2ICS - i cant remember

RiThBo said:
Oh, ok thanks. BUt i thought i saw a rom which said that it had removed it Maybe Gin2ICS - i cant remember
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That's a gingerbread based rom, you could ask Vokal1992 who made it how he did it

Thanks, especially for the info on what they are.
I find it easier to delete them on a PC before flashing.
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MilkyJoePD said:
Thanks, especially for the info on what they are.
I find it easier to delete them on a PC before flashing.
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Hey thanks I didn't even think of that! Will add that to the tutorial
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RiThBo said:
Oh, ok thanks. BUt i thought i saw a rom which said that it had removed it Maybe Gin2ICS - i cant remember
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=944070&stc=1&d=1331584229 - Don't thank me, Thank JJdoctor, for ICSBeta

3dawg said:
I'll try that, Thanks.
EDIT: LOL I've caused boot loops. It worked for the calendar and Messaging applications, but replacing the phone, contacts, email and settings.apk has caused a bootloop lol.
Time to reflash..
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Glad to hear at least calendar and messaging apps worked I do know that te settings.apk for CM9 is way different from the sony settings.apk so that just had to cause bootloops
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is there anyway to remove facebook inside xperia?

Jmayorga96 said:
is there anyway to remove facebook inside xperia?
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ofc just remove the apk
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4.3 rooted / what apk's can we delete?

Thought some people will find this useful...So as the name says, what apk's can we delete from "root unistall" but without harming phones stability/performance, or maybe increase battery life/ free more ram?
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Install custom rom... You will get better performance, battery life and more free ram.
Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka

Sony's account manager and the Unlimited app for a start, the only thing I left of the Sony stuff was the Walkman/album/movies trio.

What's about all these Facebook and social services an plugins? Can they all be removed savely? I already removed the Facebook spyware, so I don't need them.

Riemen said:
What's about all these Facebook and social services an plugins? Can they all be removed savely? I already removed the Facebook spyware, so I don't need them.
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My phone's not rooted, but I disabled those Facebook social services. Seems fine

Vaith said:
Install custom rom... You will get better performance, battery life and more free ram.
Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka
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I Don't wanna take a risk and be one of t 100 people Who bricked their devices
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piponxs said:
I Don't wanna take a risk and be one of t 100 people Who bricked their devices
Sent from my C6903 using xda app-developers app
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This people don't know how to install properly custom roms. I installed 4.3 custom roms few times and as you can see my phone is working great.

Mine's working with better performance, less battery drain and more free RAM but some are unsure in things like flashing.
@Riemen
I deleted everything that had FB or Facebook in it's file name and some other apps as well. If you are not sure if an app is necessary for the device, just rename the extension to .bak or move it to your SD. When there's an issue you can just rename/copy back again, set correct permissions and nothing will have changed.
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Time for my experience to shine here..
I've gone in and removed a ton of services and apps from the system after rooting my 4.2.2 device, using TiBu. If you choose to follow this guide, you do so at your own risk. I will not assist you in repairs if your device stops functioning, however you're welcome to POST (don't PM) questions about whether I have a specific item frozen or removed from my device.
All carrier related apps, in my case, Rogers Canada, such as Rogers Navigator, One Number, etc, can be safely removed.
All "Xperia" plugins can be safely removed. These include the social media for Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, etc.
All Google store applications can be removed EXCEPT the Play store for apps - Removable entries include Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, etc.
All Playstation related items can be removed, if you don't use them.
Most, but not all mini-apps can be removed. You must keep the calculator, clock and timer apps unfrozen and installed, or else the task switcher refuses to open and Xperia Home FC's. If you use a different launcher, I'm not sure what your experiences will be.
You can uninstall any stock apps like Calendar, Calculator and what not, but they must be replaced by the Google versions available on the play store. Do not try to uninstall/freeze them if you plan to use a 3rd party app.
Tasks, Notes and other "Sony" apps can all be removed (Albums, Walkman, etc).
Smart Connect, Throw and Photo Services can be safely frozen, but not removed.
Camera Apps can be safely frozen, but not uninstalled. Camera refuses to operate without those plugins present. 3rd part apps also refuse to operate (tried with Vignette, and CameraZoom FX).
Freezing the camera apps also removes the "slide" functionality of the lock screen, so if you remove them completely then you can't swipe to unlock your device.
Exchange Services can be frozen, but not uninstalled. If you're confident you'll never need to add another sync account to the device you can uninstall it. If you uninstall it and try to add an account such as a Google Address, or similar, then the Settings app FC's.
Messaging app can be safely removed or frozen if you have a replacement app to accept SMS and MMS (such as Hangouts). If you don't have a SMS/MMS app and you freeze or uninstall the messaging app, then your device will reboot whenever you receive a message.
All Mirrorlink related items and services can be frozen, but not uninstalled.
RetailDemo can be frozen or removed.
SensMe Slideshow can be frozen.
Setup Guide, Sketch, Top Contacts, TV Launcher, and all unused stock themes can be frozen or uninstalled safely.
You can safely remove the Xperia Home launcher if you use an alternative launcher, however a factory reset on the device will cause it to stop functioning completely, and in order to recover it you'll need to Flashtool (and subsequently unlock your bootloader) to repair it. I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU DO THIS
You can safely remove the Xperia Keyboards, however like above, Factory Reset will cause the device to become completely unusuable. I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU DO THIS

Wiltron said:
Time for my experience to shine here..
I've gone in and removed a ton of services and apps from the system after rooting my 4.2.2 device, using TiBu. If you choose to follow this guide, you do so at your own risk. I will not assist you in repairs if your device stops functioning, however you're welcome to POST (don't PM) questions about whether I have a specific item frozen or removed from my device.
All carrier related apps, in my case, Rogers Canada, such as Rogers Navigator, One Number, etc, can be safely removed.
All "Xperia" plugins can be safely removed. These include the social media for Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, etc.
All Google store applications can be removed EXCEPT the Play store for apps - Removable entries include Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, etc.
All Playstation related items can be removed, if you don't use them.
Most, but not all mini-apps can be removed. You must keep the calculator, clock and timer apps unfrozen and installed, or else the task switcher refuses to open and Xperia Home FC's. If you use a different launcher, I'm not sure what your experiences will be.
You can uninstall any stock apps like Calendar, Calculator and what not, but they must be replaced by the Google versions available on the play store. Do not try to uninstall/freeze them if you plan to use a 3rd party app.
Tasks, Notes and other "Sony" apps can all be removed (Albums, Walkman, etc).
Smart Connect, Throw and Photo Services can be safely frozen, but not removed.
Camera Apps can be safely frozen, but not uninstalled. Camera refuses to operate without those plugins present. 3rd part apps also refuse to operate (tried with Vignette, and CameraZoom FX).
Freezing the camera apps also removes the "slide" functionality of the lock screen, so if you remove them completely then you can't swipe to unlock your device.
Exchange Services can be frozen, but not uninstalled. If you're confident you'll never need to add another sync account to the device you can uninstall it. If you uninstall it and try to add an account such as a Google Address, or similar, then the Settings app FC's.
Messaging app can be safely removed or frozen if you have a replacement app to accept SMS and MMS (such as Hangouts). If you don't have a SMS/MMS app and you freeze or uninstall the messaging app, then your device will reboot whenever you receive a message.
All Mirrorlink related items and services can be frozen, but not uninstalled.
RetailDemo can be frozen or removed.
SensMe Slideshow can be frozen.
Setup Guide, Sketch, Top Contacts, TV Launcher, and all unused stock themes can be frozen or uninstalled safely.
You can safely remove the Xperia Home launcher if you use an alternative launcher, however a factory reset on the device will cause it to stop functioning completely, and in order to recover it you'll need to Flashtool (and subsequently unlock your bootloader) to repair it. I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU DO THIS
You can safely remove the Xperia Keyboards, however like above, Factory Reset will cause the device to become completely unusuable. I DON'T RECOMMEND YOU DO THIS
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Thanks for sharing!!!
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Safe to remove
Here are a list of apk which are safe to remove without affecting the performance.
AccessoryKeyDispatcher.apk — event listener (unsure of trigger, hardware and handsfree keys work without it.)
Calculator.apk — default calculator
CdfInfoAccessor.apk — Software Component Descriptions
chinesetextinput.apk — chinese keyboard
com.whatsapp.apk — Whatsapp
com.sonyericsson.androidapp.foursquare_ext_ts3.apk — Timescape Foursquare Extension
com.sonyericsson.androidapp.timescapefeedsplugin.a pk — Timescape Feeds
CoreNotificationPublisher.apk — Lock Screen Notifications
CrashSMS.apk — Diagnostics Tool (debug helper)
datatrafficswitch.apk — mobile data on/off widget
DigitalClockWidget.apk — clock widget
DownloadProviderUi.apk — default browser downloads folder
EventStream.apk — Timescape
EventStreamPluginCallLog.apk — Timescape Call Log Extension
EventStreamPluginFacebook.apk — Timescape Facebook Extension
EventStreamPluginTelephony.apk — Timescape Telephony extension
EventStreamPluginTwitter.apk — Timescape Twitter extension
facebook.apk — Facebook
FBCalendarSync.apk — Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration Calendar Sync
FBMediaDiscovery.apk — Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration Media Discovery
FBMusicLike.apk — Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration Music Like
FBNotificationPublisher.apk — Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration Facebook Notifications
FBSetupwizard.apk — Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration Setup Wizard (not needed to setup or for FB Integration to work)
GenieWidget.apk — News and Weather
Gmail.apk — Gmail app
FoogleFeedback.apk — Market Feedback Agent (forceclose reporting for apps installed from Market)
GooglePartnerSetup.apk — Google Partner Setup (no longer needed after setting up Gmail)
GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk — google quick search box
HTMLViewer.apk — HTML viewer (view HTML files directly from file manager)
IddAgent.apk — Anonymous Usage Stats
JapaneseIME.apk — japanese keyboard
LearningClient.apk — learns user typed words for default keyboard
LiveWallpapers.apk — Live wallpapers pack
LivewareManager.apk — Liveware Manager
MagicSmokeWallpapers.apk — Live wallpaper
MediaWidget.apk — Media shortcuts widget
MediaUploader.apk — My Uploads for Youtube uploading (not needed if just watch Youtube)
MusicWidget.apk — default Music player widget
NotificationProvider.apk — Lock Screeen Notifications Storage
officesuite.apk — Office Suite
OmaDatasyncService.apk — Sony Ericsson Sync
PhotoWidget.apk — Picture Frame widget
playnowclientarvato.apk — Playnow Store (replaces the 2 APKs in the list directly below)
playnowappinstaller.apk — Playnow updater
playnowclient.apk — Playnow
POBoxSknPink.apk — japanese keyboard skin
POBoxSknWood.apk — japanese keyboard skin
Protips.apk — Pro Tips widget
qcsemcservice.apk — RIL extension for default browser
Radio.apk — FM radio
retaildemo.apk — retail demo
SecureClockJava.apk — web clock service (some DRM or Secure services may use this, restore if you need it.)
SemcCrashMonitor.apk — debugger
SemcDlna.apk — media server
SEMCFacebookService.apk — Sony Ericsson Facebook Integration Service
SEMCSetupWizard.apk — setup wizard
SemcVideoEdit.apk — video editor
SoundRecorder.apk — sound recorder
StatusSwitch.apk — Status switch widget
Stk.apk — Sim Tool Kit
Street.apk — Google Street view
SyncWizard.apk — Sony Ericsson Sync Account
timescapelegacywrapper.apk — Timescape plugin
TimescapeSpline.apk — Timescape widget spline
TimescapeWidget.apk — Timescape widget
touchnote.apk — Touch notes postcard
trackid.apk — TrackID
UnsupportedHeadsetNotification.apk — Possibly a notification when pairing with unsupported bluetooth headsets
usersupport.apk — Support
VisualizationWallpapers.apk — Live wallpaper
WallpaperPicker.apk — Sony Ericsson Wallpapers
widgetdigitalclock.apk — clock widget
widgetonoff.apk — widget on/off toggles
YouTube.apk — YouTube
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[ASUS ME176C/X] List of Bloatware/Services safe to remove/disable

this list may not be complete, you can help me improving it if you want
Thanks to the following users for their help improving this list: daspex
=== Safe to remove (free up some space) ===​
The following list contains app which are safe to remove to free up some space in the rom.
You can gain some hundred megabytes of free space by removing this apps from the system.
Gmail (2 mail apps are unnecessary)
Google+ (how the hell uses G+ anyways)
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Kiosk
Google Play Movies
Zinio (some random magazine app)
Amazon Kindle (good reader app, but way to huge for a system app ~100MB)
Omlet Chat
Bbbler Actors for Omlet (comes with latest OTA update)
Flipboard
Facebook (need it? install it as a user app. needs too much space)
Maps (i personally think Google Maps on this device is completely useless)
Street View
Chrome Browser (reinstall as user app if you use it, another app which eats up space in the rom)
EMusic
Contacts (why is this app actually installed?)
Gallery (default image viewer)
MyASUS (classic bloatware app)
RemoteLink
ShareLink
Mirror (uses front camera for a mirror)
WebStorage
What's Next
Google Drive
=== Safe to disable (remove at your own risk) ===​
The following list contains background processes and services which are safe to disable.
CMService & DMService* (get rid of OTA update notifications and reduce network usage)
Bubbles (if you don't care about live wallpapers disable it)
PlayTo* (never tried this out, maybe to transfer video?)
EnergySaver*
DLNA Service*
* confirmed save to remove
CAUTION: always make a backup before you remove a app in case you want to restore it later not all apps are available on the play store!
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BREAK ANYTHING OR END UP BOOTLOOPING! REMOVE AND/OR DISABLE APPS AND SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DON'T BLAME ME IF ANYTHING STOPS WORKING! I TESTEST EVERY APP/SERVICE BY MYSELF AND IT WORKED FOR ME!​

Hi,here are the asus and bloatware apps i removed from the .201-system:
emusic
galerie
googleplaybooks
googleplaygames
googleplaykiosk
googleplaymovies
google+
Contacts
myasus
playto
remotelink
sharelink
mirror
webstorage
what´s next
galerie
energysaver
DLNA Service
DM Client
chrome
drive
facebook
Amazon Kindle
Omlet chat
Flipboard
Zinio
i removed this app´s a few month´s ago and
no issues so far.....when they come i´ll report it here.

work with lollipop?
GhettoGirl said:
this list may not be complete, you can help me improving it if you want
Thanks to the following users for their help improving this list: daspex
=== Safe to remove (free up some space) ===​
The following list contains app which are safe to remove to free up some space in the rom.
You can gain some hundred megabytes of free space by removing this apps from the system.
Gmail (2 mail apps are unnecessary)
Google+ (how the hell uses G+ anyways)
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Kiosk
Google Play Movies
Zinio (some random magazine app)
Amazon Kindle (good reader app, but way to huge for a system app ~100MB)
Omlet Chat
Bbbler Actors for Omlet (comes with latest OTA update)
Flipboard
Facebook (need it? install it as a user app. needs too much space)
Maps (i personally think Google Maps on this device is completely useless)
Street View
Chrome Browser (reinstall as user app if you use it, another app which eats up space in the rom)
EMusic
Contacts (why is this app actually installed?)
Gallery (default image viewer)
MyASUS (classic bloatware app)
RemoteLink
ShareLink
Mirror (uses front camera for a mirror)
WebStorage
What's Next
Google Drive
=== Safe to disable (remove at your own risk) ===​
The following list contains background processes and services which are safe to disable.
CMService & DMService* (get rid of OTA update notifications and reduce network usage)
Bubbles (if you don't care about live wallpapers disable it)
PlayTo* (never tried this out, maybe to transfer video?)
EnergySaver*
DLNA Service*
* confirmed save to remove
CAUTION: always make a backup before you remove a app in case you want to restore it later not all apps are available on the play store!
I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BREAK ANYTHING OR END UP BOOTLOOPING! REMOVE AND/OR DISABLE APPS AND SERVICES AT YOUR OWN RISK AND DON'T BLAME ME IF ANYTHING STOPS WORKING! I TESTEST EVERY APP/SERVICE BY MYSELF AND IT WORKED FOR ME!​
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work good with lollipop?

i don't have lollipop installed by myself, but since the apps are the same you are should good to go
I CAN'T GARANTEE ANYTHING, BE CAREFUL!

deleted:
Asus Launcher
Asus Demo
No issues so far...if they come i'll post it here...
everything works well instead of asus launcher i use go launcher.
as i read the asus demo app installs the flashplayer and removes itself after entering the password no need to do that for me couse i use mxplayer and codecs.

Don't delete Asus launcher If you don't have any launcher installed and currently in use, it'll throw your device in to boot loop.
But Asus Demo is safe to delete.
I have the Lollipop .33 version as far as I tried if any app associated with quick settings is deleted, you can't go to Asus Customize settings and change the apps order anymore.
When you press Quick settings options it'll throw you an "Unfortunately, System UI has stopped." error. But apart from that it doesn't effect the system stability.
The .24 doesn't have this problem.
My suggestion is when you have a freshly and fully installed Lollipop .33 and want to delete some apps like Splendid, go to Asus cuatomize settings and change them to your liking first. Then you can safely delete system apps.

deleted:zsprovider/settings-app for zinio

deleted:googleplaymusic

deleted:asuszenui services,asusezlauncher
no issues so far....

deleted:google text to speech,google search engine

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AsusServices
(I don't know if this thread is still aktualized and confirmed by the OP.
But i will post every deletion i make in the future here and report if there
are any issues.Just to be safe:If you decide to remove/freeze System
App's make a Nandroid Backup of your System or at least a backup of the
removed system app's.I use the titanium backup app to make backup's of
system files,so if something went's wrong you can restore your system.)

daspex said:
AsusServices
(I don't know if this thread is still aktualized and confirmed by the OP.
But i will post every deletion i make in the future here and report if there
are any issues.Just to be safe:If you decide to remove/freeze System
App's make a Nandroid Backup of your System or at least a backup of the
removed system app's.I use the titanium backup app to make backup's of
system files,so if something went's wrong you can restore your system.)
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i have had no issues so far device works well.

deleted:Asus Do it later
deleted:Asus Miracast dongle tool

deleted:Asus com.provider.partner.bookmarks
(disables the pre-installed bookmarks in asus webbrowser)
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deleted:com.asus.youtubesearch

Removed those 4 music apps (musicfx , audiowizard, audiowizard service and iceservice) have no issues.

deleted: Asus filemanager

deleted:asus webbrowser a few months ago...i use firefox instead of stock browser.no issues so far.

Don't even freeze it.
daspex said:
AsusServices
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I don't have AsusService, but I do have Asus ZenUI Services and 3G internet (Wi-Fi?) was not working anymore after freezed it.

Working me70c,

AstroLaur said:
I don't have AsusService, but I do have Asus ZenUI Services and 3G internet (Wi-Fi?) was not working anymore after freezed it.
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Wich memo pad do you own?The me176c doesn't comes with 3G.
My WiFi runs pretty well.

[Discussion] System apps worth freezing

Hello there!
Even if it is considered quite bloat free, I've managed to find quite a lot of apps that, from my point of view I can safely freeze, maybe even totally uninstall. Camera extensions, wallpapers, apps whose Google version I'm already using, or anything related to phone support... Here's the list (generated with Titanium Backup):
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Account Manager 3.4.0 (com.sony.snei.np.android.account)
Album 7.9.A.1.2 (com.sonyericsson.album)
AR effect 4.5.3 (com.sonymobile.androidapp.cameraaddon.areffect)
AR mask 1.0.C.2.7 (com.sonymobile.android.addoncamera.facefusion)
Blue 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id005)
Bubble 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.bubble)
Calendar 20.1.A.1.16 (com.sonymobile.calendar)
com.sonyericsson.startupflagservice 2.0 (com.sonyericsson.startupflagservice)
com.sonymobile.rcsvideoprovider 1.0 (com.sonymobile.rcsvideoprovider)
Creative effect 1.0.C.2.7 (com.sonyericsson.android.addoncamera.artfilter)
Dark 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id007)
Email 12.0.A.0.12 (com.sonymobile.email)
Everyday 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.daily)
Exchange Services 6.4.123892212.release (com.google.android.gm.exchange)
Face in picture 1.0.C.2.7 (com.sonymobile.android.addoncamera.dual)
Facebook App Installer D18.2 (com.facebook.system)
Facebook App Manager D18.2 (com.facebook.appmanager)
File Commander 3.6.13986 (com.mobisystems.fileman)
Film 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.star)
FM radio 4.0 (com.sonyericsson.fmradio)
Google Play Movies & TV 3.20.10 (com.google.android.videos)
Green 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id001)
Grey 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id006)
Introduction to Xperia™ 2.0.A.0.18 (com.sonymobile.gettoknowit)
Light 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id008)
Lounge 3.3.9 (com.sonyericsson.xhs)
Messaging 29.3.D.0.39 (com.sonyericsson.conversations)
Movie Creator 3.6.A.2.3 (com.sonymobile.moviecreator.rmm)
Music 9.3.3.A.0.1 (com.sonyericsson.music)
Mystery 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.blue)
my Xperia 0.0.A.0.101 (com.sonymobile.mx.android)
Orange 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id002)
Paint 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.paint)
Photo slideshow 2.0.A.0.7 (com.sonymobile.slideshow)
pip 1.0 (com.sonymobile.pip)
PlayStation™ Video 17.1.A.0.1 (com.sony.snei.vu)
Podcast 2.2.A.0.12 (com.sonymobile.podcast)
Purple 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id004)
RCS services 2.5 (com.gsma.rcs)
RCS settings 1.1.3 (com.sonymobile.rcs.settings)
Red 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id003)
Red lips 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.red)
Retail Demo 4.00.28 (com.sonymobile.retaildemo)
Smart Connect™ 5.7.31.935 (com.sonyericsson.extras.liveware)
Software update 3.2.1.A.0.10 (com.sonyericsson.updatecenter)
Sound Photo 1.0.C.2.7 (com.sonymobile.android.addoncamera.soundphoto)
Style Cover 1.3.A.0.17 (com.sonymobile.coverapp)
Style Cover widget 1.3.A.0.5 (com.sonymobile.coverwidget)
Style portrait 28.1.1.1.18 (com.sonymobile.android.addoncamera.styleportrait)
Sunshine 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.sunshine)
Suntan 28.0.A.0.20 (com.sonymobile.styleportrait.addon.suntan)
Support 3.3.11 (com.sonymobile.support)
TalkBack 5.0.4 (com.google.android.marvin.talkback)
Video 9.5.A.0.24 (com.sonyericsson.video)
Vodafone Services 6.0.1 (com.android.stk)
Weather 1.1.A.0.10 (com.sonymobile.xperiaweather)
Weather widget 2.4.A.0.5 (com.sonyericsson.advancedwidget.weather)
What's New 3.4.A.0.6 (com.sonymobile.entrance)
Xperia™ 17.0.A.0.9 (com.sonymobile.themes.id000)
Xperia™ Chinese keyboard 14.0 (com.sonyericsson.textinput.chinese)
Xperia™ Configurator 3.0 (com.sonymobile.deviceconfigtool)
Xperia™ Home 10.0.A.0.31 (com.sonyericsson.home)
Xperia™ Japanese keyboard 3.2.A.0.13 (com.sonymobile.pobox)
Xperia™ keyboard 7.3.A.0.54 (com.sonyericsson.textinput.uxp)
Xperia™ Live Wallpaper 3.1.A.0.1 (com.sonymobile.experienceflow2)
Xperia™ Lounge Pass 1.0.4 (com.sonymobile.xperialounge.services)
Xperia™ Tips 1.1.A.0.54 (com.sonymobile.getmore.client)
Xperia™ Transfer Mobile 2.2.A.4.12 (com.sonymobile.xperiatransfermobile)
Xperia™ wallpapers 4.0.A.0.1 (com.sonyericsson.wallpaperpicker)
What are the apps that you would or do freeze/uninstall from the Sony firmware? Is there anything else beside mine (I might have missed something)?
Have a nice day!

Are you still able to receive OTA updates after disabling/freezing/uninstalling What's New and/or Support?
I also noticed that you removed FM radio. What was your reason? Personally, I found it easy and simple to use and like the idea of not needing to scour the Play store to find a replacement and potentially deal with ads/in-app purches etc.

Honestly I don't care that much about the OTA as I need to "touch" the system partition in order for Secure Settings (an long un-updated Tasker plugin), but maybe I'll look into that at a point and bring back the OTA's (probably after the Nougat update).
As for the FM Radio, I don't really use it and, if I ever would, I would simply unfreeze it.

I see, so this is a list of apps that are worth removing based on your personal preference, not in general. Your post title could potentially lead to misunderstandings though.
In light of that, I came across this great comprehensive list of sony bloatware that a member of this forum was maintaining a while back:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1geFByRKDTOOZSIBOixO2boG1_78NUjqzkB6iozzJ4-k/edit#gid=0
It's quite detailed, and very useful to help determine which apps are irrelevant for you and decide whether to disable/uninstall it. Although it's based on Lollipop firmware, you'll find that most of the apps are still present on later versions.
Source and credit
By the way, I am curious, are there any benefits to disabling the FM radio app (and other similar system apps) if you're not using it anyway? I assume it doesn't run silently in the background as long as you don't launch it? Disabling/removing system apps doesn't free up usable space either, since the system partition size is fixed, so the data partition is unaffected.

I have a detailed personal list of stock google and sony apps, analyzed by decompiling them so i can remove those i don't need. If i have some time i'll share it
Here's a good contribute too http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/help/bloatware-safe-to-uninstall-t3387202.
Another list here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1geFByRKDTOOZSIBOixO2boG1_78NUjqzkB6iozzJ4-k/htmlview#
by removing lots of apps you can get a smoother system and
Remember: you should uninstall or hide the packages ("pm hide" command, useful on unrooted phones or if you want to quicky recover the "deleted" app). If you simply freeze/disable them they can be started by other apps and services will keep running.

Can I somehow freeze or remove those apps wihtout having a rooted device? Maybe through ADB?

tobiasg2603 said:
Can I somehow freeze or remove those apps wihtout having a rooted device? Maybe through ADB?
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You can disable system apps without root, go to settings > apps > show system apps, tap on the app you want to disable and tap the disable button.
You can't remove them without root.

just what i've been searching for.:good: