Apps that can't be deleted

I have been with Verizon wireless since I purchased my first cell phone. But my recent purchase of the Droid X will be my last. The phone itself is great (with the exception of a short battery charge life). The factor that will cause me to change services is the fact that Verizon has created a locked down software that doesn't permit me to delete certain apps, such as Blockbuster. I purchased the phone, and pay for the monthly service. Why don't I get to decide what apps are on the phone? You can put money on the fact that no one in the Verizon Wireless store told me about this little problem when they were trying to sell me the phone

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Isadora

Hi everyone,

Please keep the discussion on topic and steer clear of any kind of personal comments or attacks.

Also, this is a peer-to-peer forum, meant mostly for the exchange of ideas and tips between members. While there are a couple of tech support people who occasionally post here, this issue may not be within their realm of expertise.

Let's get back to the topic at hand, which is the question of removing applications that came installed on the Droid X. Which of these apps do you use? Any you like?

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Wildman

This is not a new practice and Verizon did not create this, all manufacturers these days install applications that can not be uninstalled. There isn't one phone that you can buy that you wont run into this situation.

gerio

Dude, please...

Everything Wildman said, plus...

Do you get to choose your cable channels?

They didn't tell you about that problem because, here it comes, IT AIN'T A PROBLEM.

Now go get that iPhone.

Oh, wait...

Geri O

steve92211

And that makes this practice right? No wonder people turn to rooting their phones.

gerio

That's what *bleep* is for.

It doesn't make it right or wrong. It makes it a choice.

I made mine and I'm quite happy with it. I'm just grateful that my sensibilities aren't raked over the coals because I can't delete the Blockbuster app on my phone, leading me to waste someone else's bandwidth about it.

I'm just sayin'...

Geri O

gerio

And since we are speaking about choices this wonderful morning, (well, I am, anyway), I guess you can choose a carrier that allows you to dictate what that carrier provides on the phone as an un-installable app...or a carrier whose signal provides the best service for my mobile voice and data service needs. Oh, yeah, and really cool phones with an unwanted app or two that I can sidestep with the greatest of ease

Guess what I chose.....

Geri O

x0m6ie

I don't mind that the apps are installed, i do mind that once you stop them they restart automatically! and you cannot remove them! i have been in the computer industry for years, you buy a prebuilt machine, dell, hp, compac...ect...ect...ect...you expect to get a lot of software you don't want. you just uninstall it as soon as you get it and don't worry about it anymore. that is the only option i wish we had with the droid x...uninstalling some pre installed software that you don't need. i do not use skype, block buster is useless to me, and so is city id and vz navigation. why should the service start at boot because they hope you will click on it to make it run faster.

Verizon if you read this please release a update that will allow us to uninstall preinstalled apps. If you don't give us the option to uninstall it at least give us a setting to allow us to prevent the service from restarting after we stop the service.

crb79

Here is what I don't understand, it has been widely known that this phone has apps that cannot be deleted. I read articles about it 3 or 4 weeks before the phone was available for purchase.

So here's the kicker, you bought a phone that you either did not research, or you bought it knowing this was going to be an issue. Either way it's a case of: BUYER BEWARE.

People like you are the reason that Coffee has a giant warning label stating: CONTENTS VERY HOT, and plastic bags have a warning that states: DO NOT PLACE OVER HEAD.

It may be seen as mean to say but I think these warnings should be removed and let these people weed themselves from the gene pool. Now with that said, go ahead and report this comment because we can't have the inept getting their feelings hurt or facing the truth.

galaxie500fb

Lol

crimedoggies

crb79 wrote:

Here is what I don't understand, it has been widely known that this phone has apps that cannot be deleted. I read articles about it 3 or 4 weeks before the phone was available for purchase.
So here's the kicker, you bought a phone that you either did not research, or you bought it knowing this was going to be an issue. Either way it's a case of: BUYER BEWARE.
People like you are the reason that Coffee has a giant warning label stating: CONTENTS VERY HOT, and plastic bags have a warning that states: DO NOT PLACE OVER HEAD.

It may be seen as mean to say but I think these warnings should be removed and let these people weed themselves from the gene pool. Now with that said, go ahead and report this comment because we can't have the inept getting their feelings hurt or facing the truth.

Or sue for a couple of million. Gotta love that suit againist McDonalds. Ironically, I'm sure the lady that won the suit would have been one of the first customers to complain if her coffee was cold!!

x0m6ie

To CRB79:

Now here is what i don't understand...i researched my phone, i knew it had some apps that couldn't be uninstalled and nothing was disclaimed that those apps kept starting even after you force stop them. i can live with the app being there, i cannot live with the service i am not going to use running just in case "i want to use it" to make its performance better.

Hot coffee and trash bag disclamers are nothing to what i am talking about. i know coffee is hot, trash bags could cause death if placed over head. its common sense, its also common, at least to a technical guy like me who has been in the computer industry for over 10 years to know that if a service isn't required to stop it and keep it from running. if it continues to run it needs to be disclosed that this program will continue to run, you need to accept it on the first start of the program. you do this with windows, you dont accept windows user agreement, you don't run windows on a personal computer, it's like this because people have complained. some people don't like windows, so they don't run it! I don't like Skype, VZ Navigator, or CityID so why should i be running them? why should their processes still be running when i didn't even start the program? why should the process restart when i FORCED STOPPED the process?

I also do not understand your logic, this phone has a BUYER BEWARE!!! like you mentioned if coffee is hot in todays times has to be disclosed shouldnt applications that cannot be uninstalled and continue to load a service slowing down your processor and killing battery time also be disclosed? isn't it easier to just allow the end user to close the program and leave it closed? id accept the fact it cannot be uninstalled, deals with big industries get made and little things like "you cannot allow my application to be uninstalled" makes it into contracts...no brainers i understand that i do not understand your stupidity though. you say its a BUYER BEWARE and you hate people who require DISCLAIMERS but you researched your phone before hand... You are a person who requires a disclaimer thus why you researched your phone. you are the person if every one of your friends pointed a gun to their head and pulled the trigger because it was cool, you would research what gun they used, buy it and do the same thing.

It's a Double edged sword man, {please keep your posts courteous} but my decision to buy a DX was made purely on the fact i needed a smart phone that operates quickly, allows me to get updates via txt message and email, large screen (I have sausage fingers) has a high mega pixel camera and runs android os. so i researched and chose the DX...my solution to the apps that can be uninstalled is like you, live with it until a fix is made...by the sounds of it there will probably be one al ot...i mean A LOT...of people do not like the fact you cannot simply kill the process and keep it stopped. The fix is just to make the program not load, just load when you want it too. its a small fix that wont hurt your small world of the 10 percent of the population in the world who is smarter that everybody else because you say so. {please keep your posts courteous}

Memphis

Well, in response to anything bad about anything related to Verizon Wireless you are always on the Scene crb79, I've taken a look at some of your other posts and it seems you really are a die hard fanboy of anything related to Verizon. Now I'm cool with that man, I like the service myself! Believe me if I hadn't liked their service, I woulda gone to sprint and just dealt with the Evo 4G But I wanted a Droid X and i thought Versions service was a lot better than Sprint, so I went with them instead. Now I'm with the original poster as well as x0m6ie on this, why do we have to put up with processes running in the background when they arent being used? That to me just seems like a waste of batterylife when it could easily be taken care of by simply giving us the option to force stop them for good? No? Like myself, I use skype, but the skype provided by Verizon is well.. Lets just say it's lacking.

Now I understand they're providing this because they've got a contract with Skype and such, I'm cool with that, I'd just like to be able to force stop the first instance of Skype Verizon Mobile, and be able to use just plain old "Skype" Same goes for blockbuster and the other apps that have been mentioned above, i don't use blockbuster at all, and yet I'm forced to continue to let it take up valuble process time, drain my battery and make it stressful on me because I'm having to plug the **bleep** phone in every Five hours because there's to many things going on in the background that I don't know about.

I'm just making this statement because as I said before, I've gone over your posts to check you out my friend, and you seem to be in bed with Verizon so to speak xD Are you on a pay roll? Cause if so, then I can understand it, otherwise you're just a die hard fanboy and i can understand that as well. But don't go around forums and flame people with legit reasons to be upset with he service, just because "you" are happy with the services that have been provided.

Hell for all I know, you probably use skype from Verizon and the blockbuster app and such, that's great! Awesome! Use them, that's what they're there for, but for us that don't use them. I would agree with the others on this forum that Verizon needs to give us the option to force stop these programs for good.

crb79 wrote:

Here is what I don't understand, it has been widely known that this phone has apps that cannot be deleted. I read articles about it 3 or 4 weeks before the phone was available for purchase.
So here's the kicker, you bought a phone that you either did not research, or you bought it knowing this was going to be an issue. Either way it's a case of: BUYER BEWARE.
People like you are the reason that Coffee has a giant warning label stating: CONTENTS VERY HOT, and plastic bags have a warning that states: DO NOT PLACE OVER HEAD.

It may be seen as mean to say but I think these warnings should be removed and let these people weed themselves from the gene pool. Now with that said, go ahead and report this comment because we can't have the inept getting their feelings hurt or facing the truth.

TechTortured

I'm with you. I got the DroidX two weeks ago and I'm still learning. Just today, I had the conversation with the Verizon rep at the store about my inability to delete/stop City ID, Blockbuster, Skype, and a few others. Users SHOULD have the ability to choose what is on their phone. I don't want @%&*# that I don't WANT, constantly thrown at me. I BOUGHT the phone and I'm PAYING for a service from Verizon and I shouldn't be innundated with advertising/apps that I have absolutely no use for and no desire to use. Apparently customer satisfaction takes a back seat to corporate sponsorship? It's all about the bottom line.

gerio

You guys need Razrs.

Geri O

crb79

I still find it funny that someone would call someone else for backup IRL to a forum discussion. I'm kinda flattered to be honest, I impacted your life enough that you called a friend and asked them for help, very cute!

I also find it funny that these Internet Detectives had the time to inspect every single post I've made, yet missed the fact that I have a near 10% kudo rate for helping people. But hey, neither myself nor Gerio help people according to ' 2 logins with 1 troll' there.

It does suck that you can't uninstall certain apps, sure it does. But posting on a PEER TO PEER forum isn't going to help. Pickup the phone, call VZW and complain, because nobody here is going to do it for you.

For those of you that were not aware, these are Peer to Peer discussion/help forums. Sure there is an occasional Tech Support/ CSR who pops in from time to time but these forums are not a good way to reach them with your complaints.

Memphis

Good to know.

dirkbonn

TechTortured wrote:
I'm with you. I got the DroidX two weeks ago and I'm still learning. Just today, I had the conversation with the Verizon rep at the store about my inability to delete/stop City ID, Blockbuster, Skype, and a few others. Users SHOULD have the ability to choose what is on their phone. I don't want @%&*# that I don't WANT, constantly thrown at me. I BOUGHT the phone and I'm PAYING for a service from Verizon and I shouldn't be innundated with advertising/apps that I have absolutely no use for and no desire to use. Apparently customer satisfaction takes a back seat to corporate sponsorship? It's all about the bottom line.

Just a quick question Tech....

I bet you own a TV, right? You bought it, paid for it.... you own it!

I also bet you subscribe to a cable service.... you pay monthly for it, right?

Now the channels come in packages or "bundles" of channels. Are there any channels that you pay for you don't ever watch? (These are the ones that you have absolutely no use for and no desire to use) Why should you have to pay for those channels? Have you called Time Warner, or Comcast, or whatever cable service you have and complained? Just a guess but I bet not. Why is that?

"Isn't fun the best thing to have?" Arthur, from the movie by the same name.

Morkai

You need to do your research. The co

ffee at Mcdonalds was served so hot they had previous health code violations concerning it. The coffee was so hot it melted some of the womans skin. Mcdonalds got away with public relations murder because people like "you" assume instead of doing research.

Isadora

Hi everyone,

Let's get back to the topic at hand, which is the question of removing applications that came installed on the Droid X. Which of these apps do you use? Any you like?

cookiestory

Well, download Uninstaller app, then you can probably delete it. I usually go to DroidApps.com to download the essential apps. Hope it works.

Wildman

There really isn't any way to remove the stock installed apps no matter what app you use, the only method would void your warranty on your device to do this.

Good Luck..

x0m6ie

i just wanted to let some people know that one of the bloat ware apps i had a issue with, Skype, i do not have a issue with anymore, a update for that specific app fixed why i thought it was ridiculous to have on the phone. still waiting for a update for cityid and vz nav so i can at least keep them from loading but i have decided that time will cure all...just letting time go by now.