Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
mightymaude
Newbie

I am told by my local Verizon Wireless store that I can not remove pre-installed apps from my Samsung Galaxy S Droid phone.  He said it was because Verizon is paid by the software provider to insure these apps are present.  It is absolutely unconscionable that Verizon would force me to put up with these totally unwanted apps.  They clutter up my screens and make the things I do want hard to find.  I get the fact that the apps were pre-loaded.  However, I would gladly have paid a few extra bucks if necessary to have the ability to choose the ones I want to see on my phone.

 

I urge other Verizon Android customers to voice their strong opinion and encourage Verizon to correct this terrible policy.

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
Ann154
Community Leader
Community Leader

Sorry to tell you, but this is old news.  This question has been asked many, many times in the Android section.  You can do a search and find several threads.

 

http://community.vzw.com/t5/Android/ct-p/DROID

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
mightymaude
Newbie

Thanks.  Doesn't make me any less angry, however.

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
Spiral
Master - Level 1

 


mightymaude wrote:

I am told by my local Verizon Wireless store that I can not remove pre-installed apps from my Samsung Galaxy S Droid phone.  He said it was because Verizon is paid by the software provider to insure these apps are present.  It is absolutely unconscionable that Verizon would force me to put up with these totally unwanted apps.  They clutter up my screens and make the things I do want hard to find.  I get the fact that the apps were pre-loaded.  However, I would gladly have paid a few extra bucks if necessary to have the ability to choose the ones I want to see on my phone.

 

I urge other Verizon Android customers to voice their strong opinion and encourage Verizon to correct this terrible policy.


If you are so angry, why don't you just return the phone and leave Verizon?  Hit them where it hurts the most, by canceling your service.  Make sure you tell them why you are canceling.

 

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
TominqueBo_VZW
Verizon Employee

Hello mightymaude,

 

I do understand the want to have only the apps you would like on your device. The information provided at the store was correct, but I do want to share something with you.  You may be aware of this already, but I did want to remind you that you do have the ability to organized your screen(s) with your desired apps.  You can do this by pressing and holding the app icon and moving to desired screen. This will help minimize the difficulty of finding the things you want to find.  I know this does not resolve what you would like to be resolved, however, I do believe this will help you see and organize the apps you want on the appropriate screens.    

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
mdram4x4
Champion - Level 1

TominqueBo_VZW wrote:

Hello mightymaude,

 

I do understand the want to have only the apps you would like on your device. The information provided at the store was correct, but I do want to share something with you.  You may be aware of this already, but I did want to remind you that you do have the ability to organized your screen(s) with your desired apps.  You can do this by pressing and holding the app icon and moving to desired screen. This will help minimize the difficulty of finding the things you want to find.  I know this does not resolve what you would like to be resolved, however, I do believe this will help you see and organize the apps you want on the appropriate screens.    


this only works when bringing apps to the home screens, i think ou can have up to 7 of thems

you cannot remove the icon(hide the icon) from the app drawer

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
Jax_Omen
Specialist - Level 3
Sure you can. install ADW Launcher or LauncherPro (I like ADW) and use it, both let you hide applications in the drawer from being displayed, and both are far better than the touchwiz launcher.
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mdram4x4
Champion - Level 1

Jax_Omen wrote:
Sure you can. install ADW Launcher or LauncherPro (I like ADW) and use it, both let you hide applications in the drawer from being displayed, and both are far better than the touchwiz launcher.

i actually like touchwiz

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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
Jax_Omen
Specialist - Level 3
I'm sorry.
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Re: Removing Pre-installed Apps from Droid Phone
Dogface
Enthusiast - Level 2

Spiral wrote:

 If you are so angry, why don't you just return the phone and leave Verizon?  Hit them where it hurts the most, by canceling your service.  Make sure you tell them why you are canceling.

 


And just hand them over a couple hundred dollars to get out of your contract?  Then spend another couple hundred bucks for another smartphone and contract with another carrier?  I'm pretty satisfied with my Verizon service overall.  These forced apps through are something that really irks me - but not enough to drop service and go to another carrier that likely forces similar apps on whatever device you get from them.