gfmalan
Expert Member
Years ago I’ve liked to build my own Roms from scratch for Windows Mobile devices(5-7) (that old HTC Touch Pro 2) and other phones. My main objective always was to remove all the bloatware and just install what I really need, selecting radio software for each component, customize till the last button, and see how much “Vanilla” you could make it.
Then I left that custom Rom thing and got a Blackberry, stock standard and very secure. (Used BES Server)
So getting my G3 and in fact all the other Android devices (6 Samsung’s) in the last 3 years irritated me so much that I sell them in less than a week after I bought them. The reason… bloatware.
I am all over the hacking of my phone to make it better, it consume so much time to find and compile the correct radio that works with our SA networks, and then on the other side save the power and and and. Now I’m happy with just the stock standard firmware from the vendor. (I mean all the stuff works) The only frustration now, the bloatware.
These days I see a phone as a tool, and not a product that needs improving the whole time, after saying that, I do want to improve it, but with not allot of effort. To fix my one problem, you always had to root your device, and then go and remove the apps not needed, but that present another problem, that certain apps like DSTV doesn’t want to work. (check if your device was rooted)
After going through the XDA forum this afternoon, I found the answer, this guy Gatesjunior wrote a Windows app to connect to your phone and de-bloat your phone.
He call it “Debloater” and I’ve tested it, it use the USB debugging part to bypass the rooting issue on Kit Kat, and thus no rooting required and your other apps stay working.
Nice part is, with this you can disable and remove it from the “desktop”, so no resources other than space it takes up. On later stage you can re-enable if needed.
This work on earlier versions than Kit Kat, but then the device needs to be rooted, or in Kit Kat and Lollipop it works with debugging mode.
http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Android Programs&folder=DeBloater
Norton did say it is virus like, but I trust the source.
The actual Post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...er-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294#post58069093
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Then I left that custom Rom thing and got a Blackberry, stock standard and very secure. (Used BES Server)
So getting my G3 and in fact all the other Android devices (6 Samsung’s) in the last 3 years irritated me so much that I sell them in less than a week after I bought them. The reason… bloatware.
I am all over the hacking of my phone to make it better, it consume so much time to find and compile the correct radio that works with our SA networks, and then on the other side save the power and and and. Now I’m happy with just the stock standard firmware from the vendor. (I mean all the stuff works) The only frustration now, the bloatware.
These days I see a phone as a tool, and not a product that needs improving the whole time, after saying that, I do want to improve it, but with not allot of effort. To fix my one problem, you always had to root your device, and then go and remove the apps not needed, but that present another problem, that certain apps like DSTV doesn’t want to work. (check if your device was rooted)
After going through the XDA forum this afternoon, I found the answer, this guy Gatesjunior wrote a Windows app to connect to your phone and de-bloat your phone.
He call it “Debloater” and I’ve tested it, it use the USB debugging part to bypass the rooting issue on Kit Kat, and thus no rooting required and your other apps stay working.
Nice part is, with this you can disable and remove it from the “desktop”, so no resources other than space it takes up. On later stage you can re-enable if needed.
This work on earlier versions than Kit Kat, but then the device needs to be rooted, or in Kit Kat and Lollipop it works with debugging mode.
http://rootjunkysdl.com/?device=Android Programs&folder=DeBloater
Norton did say it is virus like, but I trust the source.
The actual Post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...er-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294#post58069093
View attachment 182120
