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Deleting unwanted apps

I have a Droid 4 (which I love). I'm posting in this forum because I don't see a Droid 4 forum.

My problem is with all these apps that came with the phone, which I did not ask for and do not want. They are constantly begging to be updated, but frankly I don't want to use any space on the phone for these apps. I have tried to delete them but it looks as if I can't. I'm sure that's not right and that I'm just looking in the wrong place. Does anyone have suggestions on where else to look to delete apps like Verizon Video, Motoactv, MOG music and on and on?

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Ann154

A search of the community would have found similar threads on the same topic.

The short answer is, NO, you can't remove the pre-installed applications on the android phones.

Keef99

True, a search of the community did indeed produce similar threads. None of them included any indication of awareness by Verizon of how unsatisfying its bloatware policy is to its user base. My intention of bringing my own question to the board is to make sure Verizon doesn't mistake silence for acceptance of its user-unfriendly policy.

Ann154

Then you should take up this cause against ALL the carriers in the United States and even some abroad. They all have bloatware on their carrier branded phones. It hasn't changed for two and half years. A heck of a fight to change it now.

Those applications aren't using any CPU resources unless YOU use them.

keef

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I agree it would be a heck of a fight. Odd for a consumer services company like Verizon to subject its customers to this. True, the apps may not be using CPU resources, but since I am being asked to update various bloatware programs once or twice a week, that counts as my personal resources.

Do you know if the storage required for these programs is also the storage I use for photos or video that I take with the phone? I ask, because I have a 25-second clip of some of our new lambs that I would love to email but the phone tells me there is not enough space to do so.

Many thanks.

garycohensr

You can delete only SOME of the apps by clicking on the Apps Icon, press (lightly) and hold on each app you want to delete. You will be given the option to either "hide" or "delete" selected app. I found this answer on a discussion for another phone, but it works for the Droid 4 I Promise. My issue now is that I don't know how to delete my email account from my phone, and icons for favorites under phone contacts has all of the sudden disappeared.

Verizon_Support

Hello garycohensr. We want you to be able to get the most out of your Droid 4! If you are referring to your g-mail account, I'm sorry you will be unable to delete it, as it is required for an Android device. Are you accessing your contacts by selecting the "phone" icon? The "favorites" option should be right next to "contacts." Do you recall making changes to these settings?

Sincerely,

JonathanK_VZW

VZW Support

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mobileuser123

No, we are talking about the Gazillion useless apps that verizon installs on phones that cant be removed.

C_J_C

Nice...what a lame way to respond. Especially when the OP was very clear in stating "Verizon Video, Motoactv, MOG music " it so obvious to even the least astute of us what this thread is about.

The common theme I am seeing here (which I also feel) is that we understand Verizon is attempting to subsidize whatever costs they seem to think they need. Yet whether we agree or not with those needs, we would like to have a choice in the matter in how those costs are absorbed distributed on to the consumer.

If a VZW customer hasn't activated an app after owning a phone a year maybe how about letting us remove them. At a minimum expectation when past the contract terms, the customer should have full rights to what is on their phone IMO. The likelihood these people will ever activate these apps and provide VZW any income is pretty low. From the trend of this thread it will bias them against VZW phones or be inclined to root the phone which provides less opportunity for VZW to make any profit.

That's my rant to that lame VZW Customer Support response.

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