sprint bloatware

[John Holmes Jr]

i am just looking for a list of bloatware that is safe to remove from this phone. I am rooted with zvj.

i looked on here and searched google for over an hour but cant seem to find a list for sprint (found all the others though). thanks.

 

[klokateer123]

Only apps that I know of are
Sprint ID
Sprint zone

On my Sprint Optimus G

 

[hlxanthus]

These can all come out without any major loss in my book (this is what is removed from DanteRom)

com.google.android.marvin.kickback.apk
com.google.android.marvin.soundback.apk
com.google.android.marvin.talkback.apk
Protips.apk
SprintID-1.6.28-ANDR_PRD.apk
SprintZone.apk

From there, you can actually remove a bunch more but you will lose some features. Most google apps can be deleted like; Talk, Gmail, YouTube, Maps, (figure if it can be downloaded from the market you can delete it). A better use of space would be to move updates to /system/app from /data/app and delete the original (beware some have libs that must also be extracted and placed in the /system/lib folder to work like voice search for example). This will earn you more space for user apps. If you usually download a third party launcher like Zeam or ADW or GoLauncher, you can delete Launcher2.apk and push the launcher to /system/app as well.

 

[John Holmes Jr]

thanks guys, just wanted to at least confirm the obvious ones were ok to remove.

i corrupted the dialer on an old phone just by removing 1 of 3 mp3 players it came with, dont want to make that mistake again.

 

[RazzMaTazz]

If you're on ZVJ rooted, I'd highly recommend installing DanteROM since it removes bloatware and ads cool functionality.

And if memory for apps is a big concern, I'd also recommend installing Link2SD (my preference) or Data2SD. Guide with pros & cons follows.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg...ry-using-link2sd-w-pros-cons-vs-data2ext.html

 

[vector84an]

For the non-Sprint-specific stuff on this phone, you might want to take a look at this thread over on the Optimus V forums
(obviously being Virgin Mobile it includes some info on their apps, but the rest... well the V is nearly identical to the S, different button layout and provider)

http://forums.androidcentral.com/op...e-apks-their-purpose-safe-not-remove-big.html

 

[John Holmes Jr]

that is a well put together list, thank you very much.