Preinstalled apps

[Jerry-O]

Is ther a list anywhere that shows wha the preinstalled apps are on the EVO?

I am prepping for the 4th with y appbrain account and I want to make sure I don't grab something that is already on the phone.

 

[Adam Sawyer]

Everything the Incredible has besides the VZW apps....

plus the Sprint bloatware, and Qik should be on there, too.

 

[tramaria]

Please Help- Info on Preinstalled Apps.

Can anybody please tell me if the preinstalled apps count against the 512 RAM on the EVO or does the RAM start at 512? (I learned this lesson with the Hero). And is there going to be away to remove them? (I don't use Nascar or Football)

 

[Paladin]

I am trying to understand how some Android phones, that have 512MB of memory, still have more memory free than the Evo?

The Evo has 1GB but only 389MB free. That means the Evo is using 600+MB of storage, more than the other phones have in total to begin with. Are Sprints apps taking THAT much room? What is taking 600+MB????

If I am missing something, sorry ahead of time! ii

 

[DesertSilver#AC]

I am trying to understand how some Android phones, that have 512MB of memory, still have more memory free than the Evo?

The Evo has 1GB but only 389MB free. That means the Evo is using 600+MB of storage, more than the other phones have in total to begin with. Are Sprints apps taking THAT much room? What is taking 600+MB????

If I am missing something, sorry ahead of time! ii

The 512MB you're referring to is the RAM, not onboard storage available for apps.

I believe the reason for the EVO having only 389MB free is the preinstalled apps and OS. The actual available space is less than other devices, such as the Incredible, because of the Sprint specific apps and whatever else comes preinstalled on the EVO (I think Goggles comes preinstalled).

 

[fonefanatic]

I have 15 apps already in appbrian waiting to be downloaded and the total is only 14 MB. Some of those apps are just stuff to play around with and will probably end up getting deleted. Point is the apps dont seem to take up much space so you should be ok

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

They really don't. Us Hero users only have 159mb and.we can generally get by with that. I have over 50 apps and have over 80 mb free on a custom ROM. Most 3-d games take the files and store it on the SD card so less internal memory is used.

 

[2CupsWithString]

Is it possible to delete the pre-installed apps?

 

[Paladin]

Oh I know Android apps are small. Still I have a ton ready to install/play with and they are all in total of about 110MB for apps/games/wallpapers. I have another 120MB in soundboard apps I would also like to install. So that is 230MB total for me as of now. ii

I am sure I will thin the list as I go but I think I may need to experiment with APP2SD until FroYo come out for it.
We will see I guess... I hear it may be out in July so that will be fine. If I hear for some reason that 2.2 won't be until the end of the year I will try APP2SD then....

 

[Andrew Ruffolo]

Oh I know Android apps are small. Still I have a ton ready to install/play with and they are all in total of about 110MB for apps/games/wallpapers. I have another 120MB in soundboard apps I would also like to install. So that is 230MB total for me as of now. ii

I am sure I will thin the list as I go but I think I may need to experiment with APP2SD until FroYo come out for it.
We will see I guess... I hear it may be out in July so that will be fine. If I hear for some reason that 2.2 won't be until the end of the year I will try APP2SD then....

Wallpapers get saved to SD card, you can subtract that space.

Is it possible to delete the pre-installed apps?

With root access, yes. Default apps are stored in /system/app/ and you need root in order to read/write the /system/ folder. When you have rooted, you can then do this from a computer (im assuming to root the phone, you need to have the SDK properly setup):
cd c:\android-sdk-windows\tools
adb remount
adb shell
rm /system/app/NAME_OF_APP.apk the name is case sensitive.
on a mac:
cd android-sdk-mac_86/tools
./adb remount
./adb shell
rm /system/app/NAME_OF_APP.apk
on linux:
sudo -s
enter password of admin
cd android-sdk-linux_86/tools
./adb remount
./adb shell
rm /system/app/NAME_OF_APP.apk