getting a samsung captivate from at&t

[leo5111]

i want to know how to "A" back it up and "B" root it for several reasons among which is unload all the at&t preloaded crap and install apps i cant when its unrooted, can someone show me the best backup and best root thread for the at&tcaptivate please i see many root thread methods but confused which one is the one for at&t captivate thanks

 

[DroidXcon]

i want to know how to "A" back it up and "B" root it for several reasons among which is unload all the at&t preloaded crap and install apps i cant when its unrooted, can someone show me the best backup and best root thread for the at&tcaptivate please i see many root thread methods but confused which one is the one for at&t captivate thanks

Check out these videos, its a great How to section, i dont know how familiar you are with Android, but this is a great section to check out and learn

http://forum.androidcentral.com/t-c...video-samsung-captivate-video-how-thread.html

 

[leo5111]

thanks that link is usefull, now where is a tutorial how to uninstall any app you dont want? thanks

 

[ragnarokx]

I'm assuming you're referring to system/pre-installed apps. If so, first obtain root access and then use SDX Stock App Remover.

 

[leo5111]

yes im reffering to stock apps do i download that file from my phone or to my pc and put it on phone? if so where? thanks

 

[ragnarokx]

You need to install that file on your phone as an application, and afterwards you can use it to uninstall any system app you like.

 

[leo5111]

You need to install that file on your phone as an application, and afterwards you can use it to uninstall any system app you like.

i got it my phone has been getting a enema..lol but at&t family map i cant find it to delete it i deleted all the other at&t and samsung crap i didnt want and their icon vanished but family maps im sure its one of the files but i see nothing else named at&t

 

[DroidXcon]

ATT Family Maps = androidlauncher2.1-61x612010_06_11t5_49.apk

is this what you were looking for? i never suggest to delete stock apps. always better to just rename them from .apk to .bak.... but you already started deleting so doesnt really matter now

 

[leo5111]

ATT Family Maps = androidlauncher2.1-61x612010_06_11t5_49.apk

is this what you were looking for? i never suggest to delete stock apps. always better to just rename them from .apk to .bak.... but you already started deleting so doesnt really matter now

you sir are my hero that was it,is it safe to remove the calender app? oh and im backing them up as i go i tested restoreing em works, i can put em all back if i want

 

[DroidXcon]

you sir are my hero that was it,is it safe to remove the calender app? oh and im backing them up as i go i tested restoreing em works, i can put em all back if i want

Honestly i dont know about that, i dont know how that is tied into native date and time.. i can test it on my girlfriends phone next time she is ready to let me mess with it

 

[leo5111]

1 last thing on home screen at very bottom its phone,email,,browser,applications, i removed the email icon at very bottom as i found that email to be useless i use the gmail icon one, anyway to put the gmail icon down at very bottom where the other email icon was?

 

[DroidXcon]

are you using launcher pro?

 

[leo5111]

i guess im not because i dont know what that is i just used the astock app remval app andi forget if it was on phone or idownloaded it but i have the red and white gmail icon gmail

 

[DroidXcon]

look into launcher pro you can do stuff like this

 

[leo5111]

oh, ok can you tell me where to look? is it in android marketplace? thanks

 

[DroidXcon]

oh, ok can you tell me where to look? is it in android marketplace? thanks

open this from your phone
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.fede.launcher

 

[anneoneamouse]

FYI - I seem to remember from XDA forums that there's a bunch of stuff (ATT contacts for one) tied to the clock application.

More reasons to rename rather than delete the files outright.

Hope this helps,

AoN

 

[leo5111]

on att captivate anyone know what this is?apt-p11_prod,apk?? also att&t hot spots anyone know its name? thanks

 

[leo5111]

my capivate did the random shutdown on me like 3 times in its first 5 days,i call att they are sending replacement, now since like 3 days ago when i called att the phone hasnt done it once like its behaveing to avoid going back...

 

[DroidXcon]

my capivate did the random shutdown on me like 3 times in its first 5 days,i call att they are sending replacement, now since like 3 days ago when i called att the phone hasnt done it once like its behaveing to avoid going back...

Haha, awesome,,, i would look into flashing a custom rom my girlfriend had this shutting down problem till we changed out roms.....if you look at my signature in this text box i have a like to How to videos , these are specifically for your Captivate and may help you alot.

Happy New years