How to get rid of this Sprint ID stuff??

**smathew4** · 11-09-2010, 04:56 PM

i'm new to Android (from webOS), so be gentle.

how can I clean out the Sprint ID stuff? looks like users are saying there are decent performance upgrades once i do.

dr · 11-09-2010, 05:04 PM

I don't see why there would be performance improvements but to remove the sprint apps (tv, nascar, navigation) you need to root your phone.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G

**outdors21** · 11-09-2010, 05:04 PM

Well, without rooting, the easiest way is to:

1) reset to factory

2) download sprint ID (I did clean)

3) reboot (I pulled the battery) after download but before installing.

4) Use LauncherPro

**KSmithInNY** · 11-09-2010, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by dr

I don't see why there would be performance improvements but to remove the sprint apps (tv, nascar, navigation) you need to root your phone.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G

Sprint didn't feel it necessary to fill our phones up with that crap

All we have is Sprint ID and Sprint Zone. That's it.

**Terry K** · 11-09-2010, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by KSmithInNY

Sprint didn't feel it necessary to fill our phones up with that crap

All we have is Sprint ID and Sprint Zone. That's it.

That crap is supposedly coming to the Epic 4G before long.

**KSmithInNY** · 11-09-2010, 07:51 PM

I know this one guy that wrote a post that you might be interested in ...

[How-To] Remove Sprint Bloatware with root.

Same concept but complete different phone, different kernel, different framework.

I would warn you to be extremely careful traveling down this path right now until a couple of old hacks like Beezy and myself can travel it first.

Anytime you even want to think about the system directory (which is where protected crap is housed) you need to be rooted. No root, no /system.

**Kevin O'Quinn** · 11-09-2010, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by KSmithInNY

I know this one guy that wrote a post that you might be interested in ...

[How-To] Remove Sprint Bloatware with root.

Same concept but complete different phone, different kernel, different framework.

I would warn you to be extremely careful traveling down this path right now until a couple of old hacks like Beezy and myself can travel it first.

Anytime you even want to think about the system directory (which is where protected crap is housed) you need to be rooted. No root, no /system.

We've been over this. You're not old hacks. You're OG's.