DROID TURBO: Apps OK to disable

Vic Rivera · Nov 3, 2014

Re: Which "bloatware" apps did you disable on your Droid Turbo?

Firedogee said:
I have the 64gb version and it had 52gb available when I unboxed it. Pretty good based on past Verizon phones I've had.

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OK, so if I disable apps. Would that free up room?

Phone junkie

Firedogee · Nov 3, 2014

Re: Which "bloatware" apps did you disable on your Droid Turbo?

Vic Rivera said:
OK, so if I disable apps. Would that free up room?

Phone junkie

No, you would be left with 52gb free. You can't remove most of the bloatware, just disable it. The good news is that it won't be running in the background using up the processor.

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Vic Rivera · Nov 3, 2014

Re: Which "bloatware" apps did you disable on your Droid Turbo?

Firedogee said:
No, you would be left with 52gb free. You can't remove most of the bloatware, just disable it. The good news is that it won't be running in the background using up the processor.

Sent Turbo-fast from my bulletproof 64GB Droid Turbo

Nice to know, thanks.

Phone junkie

Firedogee · Nov 3, 2014

Re: Which "bloatware" apps did you disable on your Droid Turbo?

Vic Rivera said:
Nice to know, thanks.

Phone junkie

Most welcome.

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Masheen · Nov 3, 2014

Droid Turbo: App Disabling For Maximum Battery Life and Performance

The following is a master list of all pre-installed apps on the Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo, that are able to be disabled, while not affecting vital system processes or stability. If anybody has any to add, please do so. If anybody has any questions, please ask.

Model Number: Droid Turbo
System Version: 21.21.15.quark_verizon.verizon.en.US
Android Version: 4.4.4

Amazon
Amazon app suite
Amazon Kindle
Amazon Music
Android Live Wallpapers
Appstore (Amazon appstore)
Audible
Audio Effects (built-in eq, *note: disable if you're experiencing low speaker volume)
Badger
Basic Daydreams
Black Hole (live wallpaper)
Bubbles (live wallpaper)
Calendar (System calendar, *note do not disable Calendar storage as this will prevent use of both system calendar app and the downloadable Google one.
Call My Droid (feature to ring phone via voice activation to find if misplaced and is close enough to activate voice launch phrase)
Caller Name ID
Camera (If a third party camera app is installed)
Chrome (if you use another browser)
Clock
Cloud (Verizon Cloud)
Cloud Print
com.android.wallpaper.holospiral (live wallpaper system process)
com.verizon.permissions.app..
com.verizon.permissions.vzw
Command Center (system display app)
Connect (Moto connect)
Droid Zap
Email (stock email)
Emergency Alerts
Face Unlock
FamilyBase Companion
Google Hindi Input
Google Keyboard
Google Korean keyboard
Google Pinyin Input
Google Play Books
Google Play Games
Google Play Movies & TV
Google Play Music
Google Play Newsstand
Google Search (although I believe this may kill Google Now)
Google+
Hangouts
Help
Home screen tips
HP Print Service Plugin
IMDB
iWnn IME
iWnnIME Keyboard (White)
Magic Smoke Wallpapers
Message+
Mobile Hotspot (I hear it doesn't work anyway)
Moto (suite app that governs always listening, moto display, etc...)
Moto Actions
Moto Display (active display)
Moto Voice
Motorola FlipCase Services (other Motorola services still work)
Motorola Migrate (great app, no need to have after using it though)
Music Visualization Wallpapers (live wallpaper)
My InfoZone (My Verizon widget)
My Verizon Mobile
NFL Mobile
Phase Beam (live wallpaper)
Photo Screensavers
Print Spooler
Setup Wizard (the annoying Verizon checklist when you first activate your phone)
Slacker Radio
Smartcard Service
Softcard
Sound Recorder (in the past hasn't had any impact, no pre-installed app to record sound)
Tags (can't disable NFC anymore, but can
Talkback (Accessibility feature for handicap)
User Dictionary (stored dictionary for keyboard, I use SwiftKey user)
Verizon Location Agent (doesn't affect Google location settings, which are the important ones)
Verizon Login (don't know, don't need)
Verizon Support & Protection (scare tactic to install a system lagging antivirus scanner which is completely pointless at this point in time, unless you're a real dirty birdy)
VZ Navigator (Verizon paid navigation)
VZWAPN
VZWAVSService

dukenilnil · Nov 3, 2014

Re: Which "bloatware" apps did you disable on your Droid Turbo?

Lollipop is supposed to change that. You'll be able to remove carrier bloatware entirely.

Firedogee · Nov 3, 2014

Mobile Hotspot works fine now that VZW fixed it, plus it's a free service for More Everything subscribers, though it depletes data rather fast.

Also, thus list includes some of the nuts and bolts components of the Android experience, and I wouldn't recommend disabling or uninstalling these unless you are an advanced user. Proceed at your own risk.

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camachinist · Nov 3, 2014

Thanks for the list. Used discretion and experimented with a lot of it.

Newbie question:

When I take the software upgrade (haven't yet), will the system dump everything back to where it was before?

Firedogee · Nov 3, 2014

No, everything should remain the same for your changes and apps since this is just an incremental update. The Android 5.0 update may be different though.

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bizzyqu · Nov 3, 2014

if you cant delete the apps... if they are disabled are their icons gone as well?

Firedogee · Nov 3, 2014

bizzyqu said:
if you cant delete the apps... if they are disabled are their icons gone as well?

Yuppers

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Russdroid · Nov 3, 2014

All of my questions answered, thank you!
I was positively overwhelmed by all these programs coming from an IPhone.
This has been very helpful.

Vic Rivera · Nov 3, 2014