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uzer414561

Hi there,

My objective is to lighten up my phone packed with stock useless/**bleep**ty/bloat apps and make it run faster & cleaner to use.

found out that the OS android 4.3 has a great feature that let non root user disable permanently some of the protected apps (settings --> apps --> disabled (right scroll))

So next question is : what's safe to disable?

easy enough to spot the "google xxx" junk as in "google chrome" "google play music" "google hangouts" "google play books" etc...

easy for some of the useless sony layer : "sony select" "games" etc...

but concerning the rest... "devices" "diagnostics" for example...i suspect it's part of sony junk too...

how to know what is doing what? what is required by the android OS ?

Do we have a system/OS list of processes NOT to tamper with?

thanks

_alexdon_

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483034

alexdon

uzer414561

@alexdon wrote:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483034

thanks for the link, but it is a very very very tiny list of apps there,

i'm looking for a more specific in-depth list, one that include the sony & google junk (not just mc affee, office etc...) and leave the system low layers intact (NFC, bluebooth, wifi, GPS etc...)

_alexdon_

You can disable google chrome,facebook etc because they really take some of the RAM memory.

alexdon

AnnoyedUKCustom

Some of the applications you mention are not resident in memory so I am not sure why you think that your phone will run faster if you disable them.

I have checked running apps in my phone right now and Google Play Books is not running, Chrome is not running, Hangouts is not running, Google+ is not running, etc. The only Google process that is running all the time is Maps.

Besides I am not sure how you can call Chrome bloatware unless you install another browser!

Also, Devices runs at startup and is necessary for the Throw functionality so I would not disable it.

Perhaps you need to soften your stance on bloatware a little.

FYI I uninstalled McAfee, the Navigation trialware and the other stuff that can be removed and then I have disabled the following:

- Account Manager (I don't use the Sony Entertainment Network stuff on the phone)

- Facebook (I don't use Facebook)

- Music Unlimited

- News and Weather

- PlayMemories Online

- Socialife

- Sony Select

- Xperia AppShare

- Xperia Calendar Sync

- Xperia FB Setup

- Xperia Friends' Music

- Xperia Music Likes

- Xperia Proxy (facebook)

- Xperia Proxy (twitter)

- Xperia Social Engine Photos (facebook)

- Xperia Social Engine Photos (Sony Ent)

- Xperia Social Engine Sharing (facebook)

- Xperia Twitter Setup

Finally, disabling apps is also supported in my Android 4.1 phone so it is not new to 4.3.

uzer414561

The (wrecking) ball starts rolling

So far, disabled (non root):

-account manager

-back up & restore

-car mode

-chrome

-diagnostics

-email

-GL games

-gmail

-google play books/games/magazines/movies/music

-google +

-hangouts

-news and weather

-notes

-photo analyzer service

-photos and videos

-sensME

-smart connect

-socialife

-sony select

-support

-voice dialer

-weather widget

-xperia appshare/calendar sync/friendsmusic/link/music likes/share/social engine photos & sharing/with facebook/with twitter

what a hassle!!

next time may i paid à little $$$ more for less shyt on my phone ??

True some apps are not running in bg, still if i don't use them ever, i won't need the icon in the apps menu, the never ending updates on goo store, the space wasted on the internal ROM...

So next question is;

what are thoses used for :

-Device usage

-Xperia home

-Media

-google services

-sony select logger

Q : the "walkman" apps is a sony special, am i right?

yet another app not sync by google play!!!! will remove it too...

daverawle

Most of what you’ve disabled seems like junk and would have no interest to me, especially all that social ****. Good luck and please let us know how it goes if you find something vital that needs to be enabled again. You may need Xperia Home unless you have another launcher like Nova or similar. Google Services and Walkman may also be required; they seem to be deeply embedded and may affect other apps.

Dave

AnnoyedUKCustom

So you bought a smartphone to disable the browser and the email application? And you disabled the backup program that never runs by itself. I don't know if this is a joke. Next time buy a feature phone from the 90s, it saves you time.

daverawle

Disable the supplied browser, email app and backup program – absolutely. Then better and voluntary apps from the play store replace them; uc browser, k9 mail and app backup and restore for example.

Edit. and that has just reminded me to disable Car Mode which interferes with Voice Speed Dial - a far superior program

uzer414561

Agree with both of you friends :smileysmileywink:

AnnoyedUKCustomer : Yes buying a complete smart phone more powerful than a PC made 15 years ago and removing all functionnalities may seems "retro" or backward at very least... and most of the ol' 90s phone were that!!

Still i see most of the people around me, buying stuff like a smartphone and having no/little clue what to do with it... so they start to use what the OEM provider tell them to use : use itunes, use gmail, use chrome, use chat...

And i reckon that they (OEM/manuacturers) really influence people choices & habits & needs... and i reckon it is good for most of the people to get hints & services like that...

For me, it's a bit different (i'am half a geek :smileytongue:)... there i'm in agreement with daverawle i removed stock player/browser/mail to replace with the SW i choose based upon my preferences, needs, and trust (privacy issues mainly : see auto-backup and so, are nice features but i don't really need/trust google or sony to safeguard my credit card number or the pictures of my wife in g-string :smileysilly:)

So basically yes i de-tune my stock smartphone to re-tune it to my needs...

Not everyone puts 3 mails accounts, FB, skype, customized ringtones, sync smartphone/PC, calendar, portable music/video in the car or anywhere else with mhl & BT, GPS & antiradar by BT in the car etc...

I have far less apps & stuff & features enabled on my phone than most, still it seems i'm able to do more with my phone than most of my friends...

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein