How To: Remove City ID Software

**willdogs** · 03-24-2011, 11:07 PM

I was just able to uninstall this bloatware very easily.

It comes with an automatic free trial which I never wanted in the first place. Messing around with it I found a way to stop it and remove the damn thing.

1. Open CityID
2. Click on "Subscription Status" then "Stop Free Trial"
3. Click Confirm
4. Click Remove Software
5. Click Confirm
6. Less Bloat on your phone

Now, I did this very quickly and didn't really pay 100% attention so the instructions may be a bit off but thats pretty much what I did.

Give it a try and report back

**want a droid** · 03-24-2011, 11:08 PM

Just removed it. Thanks!

**SUB-dawg** · 03-24-2011, 11:08 PM

yay! thanks!

**willis936** · 03-24-2011, 11:09 PM

Very awesome! I wonder what other programs this could work for.

**willdogs** · 03-25-2011, 12:31 AM

Step 2 Updated

**R3dM0nd** · 03-25-2011, 01:26 PM

wish you could do this with all bloatware

**launchpad** · 03-25-2011, 01:45 PM

Find out which other bloatware we can remove!

**andre2p** · 03-25-2011, 01:49 PM

Mine got stuck on removing ...

I did a restart and it was gone nevertheless.

Thanks!

**Adrynalyne** · 03-25-2011, 01:52 PM

Its probably running pm disable command.

FWIW, it will probably be back on a data reset.

**SoDev** · 03-25-2011, 02:00 PM

Good stuff man. Thanks!

**andre2p** · 03-25-2011, 02:01 PM

So what do you suggest??? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Adrynalyne

Its probably running pm disable command.

FWIW, it will probably be back on a data reset.

**Chilly818** · 03-25-2011, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by willdogs

I was just able to uninstall this bloatware very easily.

It comes with an automatic free trial which I never wanted in the first place. Messing around with it I found a way to stop it and remove the damn thing.

1. Open CityID
2. Click on "Subscription Status" then "Stop Free Trial"
3. Click Confirm
4. Click Remove Software
5. Click Confirm
6. Less Bloat on your phone

Now, I did this very quickly and didn't really pay 100% attention so the instructions may be a bit off but thats pretty much what I did.

Give it a try and report back

ahhhhhhh goodbye!

anything else we can do?

**pheatton** · 03-25-2011, 02:39 PM

Oh man thank you soooo much!!!!

**Stevez48** · 03-25-2011, 02:45 PM

Excellent. Good find. Thanks!

**Adrynalyne** · 03-25-2011, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by andre2p

So what do you suggest??? Thanks.

Nothing, unless you want to root and truly remove it.

**jim302** · 03-25-2011, 03:37 PM

It does in fact just disable the program and hide the icon. It still shows up under Manage Applications.

Still, at least it gets rid of the icon. I wish all of the pre-installed bloatware had this function (better yet, I wish it could all be completely removed).

**htowngator** · 03-25-2011, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by jim302

It does in fact just disable the program and hide the icon. It still shows up under Manage Applications.

Still, at least it gets rid of the icon. I wish all of the pre-installed bloatware had this function (better yet, I wish it could all be completely removed).

It will be with rooting.

**andre2p** · 03-25-2011, 06:39 PM

Adrynalyne: Would re-installing and doing the procedure again fix the problem? Thanks.

**Chrisy** · 03-25-2011, 06:42 PM

Removed! Thanks!

**Kronko** · 03-25-2011, 07:21 PM

Thanks a lot, good find.

**willdogs** · 03-25-2011, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by jim302

It does in fact just disable the program and hide the icon. It still shows up under Manage Applications.

Still, at least it gets rid of the icon. I wish all of the pre-installed bloatware had this function (better yet, I wish it could all be completely removed).

If I'm not mistaken, CityID used to start automatically when my phone booted up and ran as a background service, but no longer does this.

It's worth it just for this.

**mo-bile#AC** · 03-25-2011, 09:39 PM

So this is the app that's incorrectly identifying the city? I dial local numbers in LA and under the number it says "Washington D.C." WTF?

**Droidian** · 03-25-2011, 11:40 PM

Thanks always appreciate less bloatware

**dcs3473** · 03-25-2011, 11:41 PM

Thanks for the update. See Ya City ID

**Eclipse2K** · 03-25-2011, 11:44 PM

City ID was so useless and I'm glad the icon is now gone! I was never able to remove this from my Motorola Droid 2 or at least it didn't seem possible.