Remove Pre-Installed Applications

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Method 1

I suggest backing up the applications you decide to remove first by the following commands. There is no need to back up Visual Voicemail because it can be found in the market. You may backup Amazon MP3 if you wish.

• su
• mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• cd  /system/app
• cat Email.apk > /sdcard/Email.apk
• cat CorpCal.apk > /sdcard/CorpCal.apk
• mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2  /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• sync
• reboot

The following commands will remove Email, Visual Voicemail, Amazon MP3, and Corporate Calendar. Add or remove apps from these commands as you please:

• su
• mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• cd  /system/app
• rm Email.apk
• rm VVMStub.apk
• rm com.amazon.mp3.apk
• rm  CorpCal.apk
• mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2  /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• sync
• reboot

Method 2

The following commands will rename these apps so that they are "hidden" They can be renamed at any time to restore them:

• su
• mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• cd  /system/app
• mv Email.apk Email.bak
• mv VVMStub.apk  VVMStub.bak
• mv com.amazon.mp3.apk com.amazon.mp3.bak
• mv  CorpCal.apk CorpCal.bak
• mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2  /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• sync
• reboot

The following commands will rename the apps so that they are restored:

• su
• mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• cd  /system/app
• mv Email.bak Email.apk
• mv VVMStub.bak  VVMStub.apk
• mv com.amazon.mp3.bak com.amazon.mp3.apk
• mv  CorpCal.bak CorpCal.apk
• mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2  /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
• sync
• reboot