Thinking about getting a S22, and would like to know what third-party (i.e. not Samsung or google) apps are pre-installed - e.g. facebook, tiktok etc. Can they be removed (as opposed to disabled via adb)?
Particularly interested in the Canadian models.
thedosbox said:
Thinking about getting a S22, and would like to know what third-party (i.e. not Samsung or google) apps are pre-installed - e.g. facebook, tiktok etc. Can they be removed (as opposed to disabled via adb)?
Particularly interested in the Canadian models.
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I bought a US Unlocked model of S22 and I do remember seeing Facebook app, but I was able to just uninstall it without any issues. I don't remember what else was there, but I deleted few of the apps that I didn't need/want.
from third-party I only see facebook and microsoft one drive
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Will anybody offer expert advice regarding the pros and cons of uninstalling the following apks in Note 2.If doing so, will it anyway improve the performance?The apks are listed below.
All share cast, All share cast Dongle spl, All share play, All share service, Bubbles, ChatON, Choco EU Kor, Deep sea, Flipboard, Game Hub, Google Play Books, Google Play Magazines, Google+, Group Play, Luminous dots, Phasebeam, Picasa Uploader, Polaris Viewer, Ripple wall, Rose EU Kor, Samsung Apps, Samsung AppsUNA2, Talk, Windy weather, Yahoo Finance , Yahoo News, Google Play Music & Chrome.
Waiting with thanks in advance..
I don't think removing all these will make your device fly
If any battery monitor showing any of these application draining juice then you can remove/disable.
Truly speaking i have all these and neither of it even records 0.1% juice at end of the day unless i have used that application.
Now if you saying about RAM, Android itself have inbuilt LMK (low memory killing)mechanism, whenever it needs RAM, it will remove unused application from background.
If still you needs more RAM (Cosmetically) you can find option in development option in setting to limit application number in background, though i can't say weather it will be helpful to save juice or raise performance.
dr.ketan said:
I don't think removing all these will make your device fly
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Exactly!
XDA effect! Phone, SMS, Email..... all are bloat anyway
pnsdhrn said:
Will anybody offer expert advice regarding the pros and cons of uninstalling the following apks in Note 2.If doing so, will it anyway improve the performance?The apks are listed below.
All share cast, All share cast Dongle spl, All share play, All share service, Bubbles, ChatON, Choco EU Kor, Deep sea, Flipboard, Game Hub, Google Play Books, Google Play Magazines, Google+, Group Play, Luminous dots, Phasebeam, Picasa Uploader, Polaris Viewer, Ripple wall, Rose EU Kor, Samsung Apps, Samsung AppsUNA2, Talk, Windy weather, Yahoo Finance , Yahoo News, Google Play Music & Chrome.
Waiting with thanks in advance..
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Instead of removing these, use Titanium Backup (you must be rooted) or similar to freeze them instead. Why? Sometimes you need them, and when you do you'll wish you hadn't uninstalled them completely. Also, a lot of the built-in application reside in the system partition, so removing them isn't going to get you any more storage space. What you really want to do is stop them from loading into RAM and hogging space if you don't use them at all. Freezing (i.e., disabling) them should do this. At the very least they won't run in the background and eat battery.
Also, some other apps/system services may link to these and if you uninstall them suddenly the system stops working the way it should (be especially careful of Samsung apps). When that happens you may need them to get the system back to where it should be. Unfreezing is a lot easier than trying to find them online or in a backup.
Finally -- before you do anything, backup, backup, backup.
mudge
dr.ketan said:
I don't think removing all these will make your device fly
Oh! Dr., you are here too! I thought of not pestering you with stealing your precious time by my frequent asking of these type unnecessary questions.However your answer is quite relevant and I value it and also follow it.So thanks a lot this time also.
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iCurmudgeon said:
Instead of removing these, use Titanium Backup
Finally -- before you do anything, backup, backup, backup.
mudge
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Thank you very much.
Don't forget about Greenify, easy to use yet powerful.
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Well I remove quite a bit out of my system/app folder and I see my android system battery usage drop significantly during the day, so I can't say it won't help as long as you don't use those items.
However all the things you listed are OK to remove, but I do recommend making a backup of the app folder at least. Ideally do a whole nandroid backup first.
When removing them, be sure to delete the apk and the odex file for the respected apk.
There's also alot more you can delete without losing much on the phone besides NFC which I never use anyway.
Lol i remove all system apps from samsung (except the snote, calendar etc.,) so far everything is fine
Hi!
I just installed the KITKANG rom (cf. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549776) and a the first glance, it is pretty nice. But then I noticed a few things I really dislike such as
- The Web Browser does not reformat text (to make it fitting on the screen) if you zoom in manually by gesture. The browser I had on my previous image (caynogenmod 7) did this. And I don't want to miss that feature anymore.
- The contacts application seems to work by syncing contacts tothe Google cloud, only. My old contacts app had the choice to store contacts locally on the phone without Google sync.
I have no idea how to get this missing features back, again. Any comments / pointers?
I.
- Install another browser that has this feature
- The newer 'people' app may not have the option to store locally, but why do you want this? The whole point of an Android phone is to sync with your Google account.
It is dangerous to only store your contacts on the phone, because if you ever lose the phone, you lose all your contacts.
If you sync your contacts to your Google account and you lose your phone, your contacts are still safe :good:
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- Install another browser that has this feature
- The newer 'people' app may not have the option to store locally, but why do you want this? The whole point of an Android phone is to sync with your Google account.
It is dangerous to only store your contacts on the phone, because if you ever lose the phone, you lose all your contacts.
If you sync your contacts to your Google account and you lose your phone, your contacts are still safe :good:
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@ browser issue: I meanwhile learned that the issue cause by a change of the the rendering engine in Android to WebView. So, almost all browsers are affected by this. (For details, google "Text Reflow Removed From WebViews In KitKat, Probably Not Coming Back"). Opera is an exception, because it comes alone with its own machinery. However, I tried Opera and is is slow on my HTC Desire. As many, many other people complaining, I cannot understand why the Android development folks dropped such a fundamental feature. The Android Browser of Kitkat tends to be unusable now! And I consider a smartphone without a proper browser as unusable as well. Which at the end might prevent me from buying another Android smartphone...
@ contacts: I totally disagree. Well, yes, from Googles perspective, your statement might be true. But for the user, Android is at first just an operating system to run your smartphone. Think about why Google wants your data...! - I want to *own* my data, so I don't want to use cloud services. Strange that you think syncing of data is equivalent to syncing to Google! Of course I sync all my data. To my own PC. If I'd loose my phone, I won't loose my data, just re-install it to my new phone from my PC.
It is nice that Google offers syncing. But enforcing to sync *is* evil...
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@ browser issue: I meanwhile learned that the issue cause by a change of the the rendering engine in Android to WebView. So, almost all browsers are affected by this. (For details, google "Text Reflow Removed From WebViews In KitKat, Probably Not Coming Back"). Opera is an exception, because it comes alone with its own machinery. However, I tried Opera and is is slow on my HTC Desire. As many, many other people complaining, I cannot understand why the Android development folks dropped such a fundamental feature. The Android Browser of Kitkat tends to be unusable now! And I consider a smartphone without a proper browser as unusable as well. Which at the end might prevent me from buying another Android smartphone...
@ contacts: I totally disagree. Well, yes, from Googles perspective, your statement might be true. But for the user, Android is at first just an operating system to run your smartphone. Think about why Google wants your data...! - I want to *own* my data, so I don't want to use cloud services. Strange that you think syncing of data is equivalent to syncing to Google! Of course I sync all my data. To my own PC. If I'd loose my phone, I won't loose my data, just re-install it to my new phone from my PC.
It is nice that Google offers syncing. But enforcing to sync *is* evil...
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I can see this descending quickly into a rather philosophical debate, but on the basis of your reasoning I wonder whether an Android smartphone is suitable for your needs in the first place. I didn't know your stance on personal data from your first post.
I agree with the text reflow browser, a really useful feature. Opera has it like you found out, though the Desire is just an old phone now which struggles to run it. Plenty of newer Android devices will run it just fine. The depth of the Play Store is such that you'll almost certainly find an alternative suitable for your requirements, so perhaps test and consider that for future smartphone purchases.
As for syncing with cloud services, it comes down to user trust and needs I guess. You're right you don't have to use Google, but an Android smartphone really does work best if you use their services.
No, I don't think that syncing of all my data is equivalent to syncing to Google, I use other other accounts too and don't sync everything. In my opinion I think it's possible to find a reasonable middle ground between paranoid tin hat and being ignorant about all personal data. For me, I disable all location tracking stuff and usage stats for any apps (not just Google ones), as I don't need them and feel uncomfortable sending this data. But I do sync other google services like Gmail / contacts because I find they work and are convenient for me. You believe it's evil, I believe it's useful and convenient, just a difference of opinion.
For your workaround, if you don't want to sync contacts, you could disable contact sync within the settings. Would be equivalent to local storage. Or install a different contacts app to manage and store contacts locally.
To avoid this philosophical debate, I'll try give a short answer.
I am using Android for about 5 years now. Without using Google cloud services. And have been a happy Android user. Sounds quite funny to me if someone wonders if Android would be the right thing for me.
Using cloud services is not really a matter of trust. I.e. I am not afraid that Google looks into single items and makes use out of it. But if you have heard about "big data", you can imagine what the result can be when all the data of some many people gets available for ... things you cannot even imagine..
I tried to add a contact with Google sync switched off. It just don't work. The app hangs...
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To avoid this philosophical debate, I'll try give a short answer.
I am using Android for about 5 years now. Without using Google cloud services. And have been a happy Android user. Sounds quite funny to me if someone wonders if Android would be the right thing for me.
Using cloud services is not really a matter of trust. I.e. I am not afraid that Google looks into single items and makes use out of it. But if you have heard about "big data", you can imagine what the result can be when all the data of some many people gets available for ... things you cannot even imagine..
I tried to add a contact with Google sync switched off. It just don't work. The app hangs...
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You're revealing more about your preferences and Android experience to date with each post...it's not just me wondering whether Android is right for you, in your second post you said so yourself
Anyway each to their own.
Have you tried installing a completely separate contacts/dialer application? You could sideload or use a different app store to find one. A few I know of:
- Contacts+
- Ex dialer
- RocketDial
- Go contacts ex
I'm certain at least one of them will be able to create phone contacts only.
Hey. Is there any way to add more apps to parrallel apps list on OnePlus 5T? Considering the fact that the 5T creates a separate hidden user for the parallel apps, there must be a way imo.
I want to make a parrallel version of Discord
This would be nice. If you just want to sign into another account on the SAME app, you can use Island. It creates a sandbox of the apps of your choosing and you can log into a second account. It doesn't help if you want a different version of an app though, like a real version of Spotify and a hacked version to protect your real account. I wish we could install different versions of apps side by side too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island&hl=en_US
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This would be nice. If you just want to sign into another account on the SAME app, you can use Island. It creates a sandbox of the apps of your choosing and you can log into a second account. It doesn't help if you want a different version of an app though, like a real version of Spotify and a hacked version to protect your real account. I wish we could install different versions of apps side by side too.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island&hl=en_US
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Thanks but i prefer not to use 3rd party apps. I was hoping for a way to get a second version using built in parrallel apps
Hello,
I have just a quick question. I have zuk z2 4.0.199. I'm concerned about whether there is some secret "tracking software" preinstalled which sends my messages etc. to some servers somewhere, or something like that. I have uninstalled some of the default chinese apps, but others I can't, and others might be hidden. (for instance, I recently started receiving "daily news" in chinese, and I can't get rid of them)
Is there any list of the potentially dangerous apps, and tools to uninstall them?
Thank you!
Hello.
So this is my first samsung phone, and I usually use Xiaomi. In Xiaomi dual apps is already a basic function, it works on almost every apps and really simple to use. Now in samsung I can't seem to find how to do dual apps. There's just dual messenger so it's only for whatsapp and facebook.
Is there a way for me to have dual apps on samsung? Do I have to install dual/clone apps from play store, if yes please recomend me which one to use.
Thank you!
Take a look at Secure Folder, it should be available on your phone already (you might need to enable it in Settings).
Secure Folder - Samsung
Yes, it has Dual Messenger as a part of One UI.
Check Settings/Advanced/Dual Messenger