How do I remove a downloaded wallpaper
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Awhile back I ended up downloading a wallpaper from someone that I can't get rid of. There is no way to uninstall it in the apps sections and I plugged in the USB cable and don't see it anywhere in memory. I have a Droid Razr
Thanks for any ideas
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Like Ann reported, I believe this is a stock Live Wallpaper and this is why you can not uninstall it and it did not get carried over from another device because it doesnt work that way because the file would be located in the devices internal memory that you cant access...
Are you looking under wallpaper or animated wallpaper areas?
Also out of curiousity is there a reason that you are worried about removing this wallpaper? If it is a stock wallpaper a hard rest wont help anyway because its part of OS.
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Hi,
The easiest way to delete an app is by going to Market, then press the bottom left button to bring up settings. Select My Apps and look for the application in question. Once there, select the app and you will see the information page about the app and you will have an option to Open or Uninstall. Select uninstall and the app will be removed.
Another way is to press the bottom left button to go to settings. Select settings and then select Applications. Then select Manage Applications. At the top, click on Downloaded and scroll down until you find the application you want to remove. Once you click on the app to remove you will see an option to uninstall. Hope this helps.
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Unfortunately neither of those work. I was emailed the app if I recall so it is not in the market. I went in to manage apps and everything is greyed out with no option to uninstall tyhe app. It says it takes no space.
Thanks
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Sounds a bit strange because all downloaded apps should be uninstallable, are you sure its a downloaded app because if it is then the only way to remove a app that cant be removed a hard reset is the only workable method..
Try rebooting anf then see if the uninstall option shows,,
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Thanks, I did a hard reset, the equivalent of a bettery pull and still no luck. It doesn't show up as a downloaded app. It shows it as running but it is taking 0.00 B in space with all options greyed out. I was hioping I could see it somewhere in storage but don't know where the wallpapers are on a Razr.
I appreciate all the suggestions
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johnmccoy51 wrote:Thanks, I did a hard reset, the equivalent of a bettery pull and still no luck. It doesn't show up as a downloaded app. It shows it as running but it is taking 0.00 B in space with all options greyed out. I was hioping I could see it somewhere in storage but don't know where the wallpapers are on a Razr.
I appreciate all the suggestions
A battery pull isnt a hard reset, when you hard reset device it restores the device to the original state that the device was pulled from box when you bought the device, some data will get lost if not backed up.
Your device info reports you have a Droid X but you brought up a Razr, what device do you have?
Droid X
Read up on this at http://support.verizonwireless.com/clc/devices/knowledge_base.html?id=33552
Razr
Factory Data Reset
- From the screen of your phone, press the Menu button
- Tap Settings.
- Scroll down and tap Privacy
- Tap Factory Data Reset
- Check Erase internal storage if you would like to erase all the data on the phone internal storage such as applications, music, movies or photos.
- Tap Reset Phone
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Thanks, this is a Razr, I just upgraded it last week from a DroidX and when I upgraded I did a resh wipe on the old phone and copied just the data over.
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i'm a bit confused? are we talking about an actual app or just a wallpaper? a friend can text or email you a wallpaper to use, without requiring any additional app. if it is an actual app then what is the name of the app? if it's something embarassing (sexy asian wallpapers....or something like that) then you should do a hard reset as it could be infectious. i'm not implying anything here.....just stating that some of the wallpaper/picture apps out there with questionable content should be scrutinized before installing. do a hard reset if this is the case. if it was just a pic that you used as a wallpaper, then you should be able to find it and delete the pic.
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AZ, this is a wallpaper someone sent me awhile back. It is nothing racy, cigars but he did tell me to check the unknown sources option and it was someone I trust. I have looked in storage but can't find where wallpapers are kept. I think all I need to do is to delete it from storage since it is a wallpaper and not an actual app.
It is not hurting anything, I would just like to remove it of I could.
Thanks for everyones suggestions.
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you can try to search your device (using the search button and setting your search options to device only) for "wallpaper" and see if it can find the folder it's in. most of my pics are in a folder called DCIM on the sd card. there are some wallpapers in the zedge folder (but only because i use zedge) and a couple of other folders associated with apps. if it was some type of file that was actually installed to the directory with all of the stock folders, then you may not be able to find and delete it without root access.
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Your kind of sending mix responces... If its just a image that was sent to you it shouldnt required you to have the unknown sources option enabled because all you have to do is open the gallery and select image and use menu to set as wallpaper.... If you had to install the app deleting the installer from your sd card wont remove the app.
I think the main issue here is that you are unsure if it is a wallpaper file or a actual application that was installed... Until you identify this information you may not recieve the correct answer quickly.
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Hi, it is an application as that is where I see it. It is under running applications. It is called Magic Smoke Wallpapers. When I look at it everything is greyed out and there is no option to uninstall it. Force Stop and cancel are greyed out and it says the app is not taking any space. At this point it doesn't appear to be something I can remove with out rooting the phone which I won't do.
I don't klnow if you can get get in to safe mode and uninstall an app like you can with Windows. Thannks for all of the suggestions.
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Johnmccoy51, thank you for your inquiry. I appreciate the community helping to resolve this! John, normally applications will have the option to uninstall from the Applications section, which is where you went. Since this was downloaded outside of the Market, this is the only place to uninstall it. This phone does have a safe mode option. Try booting into safe mode to see if you have the option to uninstall.
Power the device off.
Power the device on.
When the Motorola Dual Core screen appears, simultaneously press and hold Volume Up / Down keys.
Continue to hold the Volume Up / Down keys until Safe mode appears in the lower left.
While in Safe Mode, remove the most recently installed applications.
Power cycle the device then attempt to use the device.
If the device works properly, install applications one at a time to identify the application causing the problem.
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Magic Smoke Wallpapers? I thought that wallpaper was a stock Google live wallpaper. It came pre-installed or was added during a system update. From your description of everything being grayed out and no option to uninstall, it is a pre-installed stock application.
johnmccoy51 wrote:Hi, it is an application as that is where I see it. It is under running applications. It is called Magic Smoke Wallpapers. When I look at it everything is greyed out and there is no option to uninstall it. Force Stop and cancel are greyed out and it says the app is not taking any space. At this point it doesn't appear to be something I can remove with out rooting the phone which I won't do.
I don't klnow if you can get get in to safe mode and uninstall an app like you can with Windows. Thannks for all of the suggestions.
I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.
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Ann is correct. Magic Smoke Wallpapers are the built in live wallpapers for Android. Check under the downloaded tab to see if you have another other wallpaper applications. Otherwise, this may be a picture and not an actual application. In that case, you can delete from your Gallery.
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Thanks, there is nothing in the gallery and it is not under downloaded so if it is a carryover from the DroidX that would explain it. Can I do a full wipe and remove any options to back up my data and restore if I wanted to do that? It isn't hurting anything just curious more than anything.
Thanks for everyones time..
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Like Ann reported, I believe this is a stock Live Wallpaper and this is why you can not uninstall it and it did not get carried over from another device because it doesnt work that way because the file would be located in the devices internal memory that you cant access...
Are you looking under wallpaper or animated wallpaper areas?
Also out of curiousity is there a reason that you are worried about removing this wallpaper? If it is a stock wallpaper a hard rest wont help anyway because its part of OS.
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Honestly I thought it was a rogue app from someone and not a wallpaper that came with the OS. I did look and see it under live wallpapers. There is nothing to worry and I do appreciate all of the responses. I never thought this was a wallpaper I will mark this as solved.
Thanks for everyone's help.
