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how to remove applications I will never use

I want to uninstall the applications that I know I will never use. Some examples are NFS Shift, Tetris, VZ navigator, City ID and that annoying skype mobile. I keep killing the skype process and yet it somehow keeps restarting. I don't have skype, will never use skype and do not know anyone that does use skype! I don't want it running anymore and sucking up free space or my battery.

Other sites say it's not possible without paying for software to "root" the phone. That is silly. VZ and samsung should not be able to force me to run software i will never use (sounds like Microsoft and IE lawsuite from years past). It's suggested to save the battery you don't leave processes running, that's hard to do when I kill it and it still starts!

help me verzion!

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nickjr

DM6156 wrote:
I want to uninstall the applications that I know I will never use. Some examples are NFS Shift, Tetris, VZ navigator, City ID and that annoying skype mobile. I keep killing the skype process and yet it somehow keeps restarting. I don't have skype, will never use skype and do not know anyone that does use skype! I don't want it running anymore and sucking up free space or my battery.

Other sites say it's not possible without paying for software to "root" the phone. That is silly. VZ and samsung should not be able to force me to run software i will never use (sounds like Microsoft and IE lawsuite from years past). It's suggested to save the battery you don't leave processes running, that's hard to do when I kill it and it still starts!

help me verzion!

Not going to happen, unless you do what Verizon prohibits you to do to your own personal phone, unless you want to void your warranty like many have in the past. I agree with you as I know others would however it is what it is...

mdram4x4

DM6156 wrote:
I want to uninstall the applications that I know I will never use. Some examples are NFS Shift, Tetris, VZ navigator, City ID and that annoying skype mobile. I keep killing the skype process and yet it somehow keeps restarting. I don't have skype, will never use skype and do not know anyone that does use skype! I don't want it running anymore and sucking up free space or my battery.

Other sites say it's not possible without paying for software to "root" the phone. That is silly. VZ and samsung should not be able to force me to run software i will never use (sounds like Microsoft and IE lawsuite from years past). It's suggested to save the battery you don't leave processes running, that's hard to do when I kill it and it still starts!

help me verzion!

head over to xda

you dont have to pay for the sftware to what we cannot talk about

AyaniB_VZW

Hi DM6156,

I understand your concern regarding removing applications that you are not using. Please provide a little more details. Were these applications pre-installed? Or, were they downloaded and you are requesting to remove them from the device?

In the meantime you can remove an application by going to: Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Highlight the requested application>Uninstall. I am hopeful these steps resolve your concern, please reach out to me for additional assistance.

Thank you for your patience,

nickjr

AyaniB_VZW wrote:
Hi DM6156,

I understand your concern regarding removing applications that you are not using. Please provide a little more details. Were these applications pre-installed? Or, were they downloaded and you are requesting to remove them from the device?

In the meantime you can remove an application by going to: Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Highlight the requested application>Uninstall. I am hopeful these steps resolve your concern, please reach out to me for additional assistance.

Thank you for your patience,

I think the user is talking about pre-installed apps which cannot be deleted by normal means

DM6156

Yes, you are correct. As stated in the original post, I'm trying to uninstall applications I will never use that came on the phone when it was purchased.

The biggest annoyance for me right now is Skype, I can not stop it from running!!! Skype keeps magically starting itself. It's annoying and taking up system resources. I don't use skype, I don't want to use skype, I want it GONE!

I will go to settings > applications > running services. I will see skype mobile. I click on it, force stop it. At some point later (phone has not been powered off/back on) skype mobile will start again. I keep killing it and it just won't stay dead!

Samsung support recommended I contact my service provider, they say there is nothing they can do to uninstall skype or prevernt it from running.

I am surprised that I can not uninstall software or at the very least keep 3rd party software from running on my phone.

help me verizon!

nickjr

DM6156 wrote:
Yes, you are correct. As stated in the original post, I'm trying to uninstall applications I will never use that came on the phone when it was purchased.

The biggest annoyance for me right now is Skype, I can not stop it from running!!! Skype keeps magically starting itself. It's annoying and taking up system resources. I don't use skype, I don't want to use skype, I want it GONE!

I will go to settings > applications > running services. I will see skype mobile. I click on it, force stop it. At some point later (phone has not been powered off/back on) skype mobile will start again. I keep killing it and it just won't stay dead!

Samsung support recommended I contact my service provider, they say there is nothing they can do to uninstall skype or prevernt it from running.

I am surprised that I can not uninstall software or at the very least keep 3rd party software from running on my phone.

help me verizon!

Not going to happen with Verizon, I guess all companies put in this bloatware for some kind of kick back of having users use their software instead of letting the user use what they want..

DM6156

How about it VZ? If I can't remove these apps, why not? If I can't stop them from running, why not? You guys suggest we kill apps to save the battery, yet you're not allowing us to the means to follow your own direction.

Give us some solutions, please.

-DM6156

nickjr

DM6156 wrote:
How about it VZ? If I can't remove these apps, why not? If I can't stop them from running, why not? You guys suggest we kill apps to save the battery, yet you're not allowing us to the means to follow your own direction.

Give us some solutions, please.

-DM6156

There is no Verizon solutions, only personal solutions to this issue which stated earlier cannot be discussed in this forum.

DM6156

I understand I can't remove these apps by conventional means. But can you kill skype? Does it not restart? Mine always restarts randomly. I have not seen anyone else mention that once they kill it, it restarts.

These are 2 separate issus. The skype issue (issue #2) I see is a side effect of not being able to uninstall it ( issue #1).

I want an official answer from verizon for both. That's all I'm asking.

I'll just visit my local store (which I dislike doing because they always tell me to call the support number). And the representatives solution at the support number is to always reboot or RMA the phone which is bogus.

I'm already on fascinate phone #4. Prior to this, I had 3 BB curves which came after 7 BB world editions.

- DM6156

mdram4x4

you cant uninstall it, and you cant keep it from starting

it will not use any battery, and the only reason you know its there is because you look for it

just ignore it, it wont bother you

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