Absolutely. I use Titanium Backup to bin off some of the apps that come pre-installed with the 3rd party ROMs I use. <div>It's not just about having apps I don't want use - it's the ones like Twitter that launch services and consume resources and battery. <div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 October 2011 21:21, Rory Holland <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rory@linux.com">rory@linux.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
You should definately root your device and install a 3rd-party ROM<br>
like CyanogenMod.<br>
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On 13 October 2011 21:06, Martin <<a href="mailto:martin@ml1.co.uk">martin@ml1.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
> Folks,<br>
><br>
> Just noticed an android firmware update install itself just now and...<br>
><br>
> There's also some new unannounced 3rd-party apps that have appeared.<br>
> They are in the "system" directory and so they cannot be<br>
> uninstalled...<br>
><br>
><br>
> Is this the beginning of sneaky foisting of marketing-ware upon the<br>
> masses by the device suppliers?... And you are not even allowed to<br>
> uninstall it!<br>
><br>
> So, do you really need to root your device to go to the trouble to<br>
> repeatedly clean out the foisted bloat upon each update?...<br>
><br>
> Or... What was that app to block other apps from running?... ;-)<br>
><br>
><br>
> I wonder how many other people will notice that the device<br>
> manufacturers/suppliers are seizing control of the "user<br>
> experience"?...<br>
><br>
> So... Is that Android my device or not?... Not amused!<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Martin<br>
><br>
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