Disabling Applications

[cerktman]

For those of you that are running ICS, are you finding the need to disable applications to conserve battery? If so, which ones that are loaded by the ROM are you disabling?

 

[fatboy97]

For those of you that are running ICS, are you finding the need to disable applications to conserve battery? If so, which ones that are loaded by the ROM are you disabling?

"to conserve battery".... NO.... to remove from my applications list... YES. Most all the VZW apps.... VZNavigator, VCast Tones, Tasks, Slingbox, Slacker, MOG Music, Amazon Kindle... just to start. It's nice that when you disable them they are removed from my app list.

 

[taeisme]

I diasbled most of the VZW crap apps, don’t want it or need it.

 

[djrakowski]

"to conserve battery".... NO.... to remove from my applications list... YES. Most all the VZW apps.... VZNavigator, VCast Tones, Tasks, Slingbox, Slacker, MOG Music, Amazon Kindle... just to start. It's nice that when you disable them they are removed from my app list.

I diasbled most of the VZW crap apps, don?t want it or need it.

Agreed. They can't be deleted, but at least we don't have to see them any more.

 

[mrpat67]

Is disabling a stock ICS option, or do you need root?

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[Dukins]

Is disabling a stock ICS option, or do you need root?

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Stock ICS option, no need for rooting.

 

[fatboy97]

Instructions on ICS:

Click on Apps icon, find app you want to disable, Long Press App, drag to top of screen over the "More options", click on App info, click on "Disable" button.

 

[mrpat67]

If you installed any updates you will have to uninstall the updates first. Very nice feature in ICS.

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[harrison17]

I am trying to disable apps and only have the options to force stop and uninstall. Anybody else ran into this?

 

[eighteen AND ONE]

Not sure if this helps, but you need to uninstall any updates to the app before you can disable it

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[harrison17]

Never mind didn't see the post right above in my excitement saying to uninstall updates. It worked

 

[chris mart]

I disable certain RAM eating apps before the root, not for save battery. But now I deleted, because now I rooted.

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[Rinimand]

Thanks for the post - I've always wanted to know *how* to remove these apps to whatever degree I could without rooting. I uninstalled / disabled these apps:
Color (for facebook) - uninstalled
MOG (can't uninstall) - disabled
Google Listen (discontinued) - uninstalled
NFL Mobile (can't uninstall) - disabled
MOTOACTV (can't uninstall) - disabled
Social Location (for facebook, can't uninstall) - disabled
VZW Ringtones (can't uninstall) - disabled
Verizon Video (can't uninstall) - disabled
VZ Navigator (can't uninstall) - disabled
Video Calling (can't uninstall) - disabled