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Whatever brand or mobile device you go for irrespective of the operating system, you will find bloat apps on all of them. The term bloatware refers to the preinstalled apps that come with a mobile device or computer. Bloats are usually injected by hardware manufacturers or OS vendors and are generally unwanted apps that are of no use to the end-user. Let’s see how we can remove bloatware on Verizon LG G3 and AT&T G3.
Bloatware not only keeps our phone’s app drawer over-populated but they also occupy internal storage and consume RAM and CPU, making the device slow in performance. Some bloat apps keep running in the background and suck the battery juice mercilessly. Android being an open-source platform with different software providers and OEMs, is more prone to bloat apps. There are some countries, like Korea, where they have passed laws to force OEMs to make all pre-installed bloatware on a phone uninstallable, but those residing in other countries are not so blessed at the moment.
LG’s latest flagship, the G3, is already out and there is no doubt that it is one of the best smartphones in the globe. However, like most devices, the LG G3 also comes preloaded with a lot of bloat apps. If you own the brand new AT&T or Verizon LG G3 ย from Verizon and want to get rid of bloatware, we have come with a list of safe-to-remove apps to help you with removing those unwanted apps easily and safely.
Verizon LG G3 Bloat Apps
VZ Tonesโ com.vzw.hs.android.modlite VZ Messagesโ com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs VZ Support & Protectionโ com.asurion.android.verizon.vms Cloudโย com.vcast.mediamanager NFL Mobileโย com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite Slackerโย com.slacker.radio Visual Voice Mailโ com.vzw.vvm.androidclient VZ Navigatorโ com.vznavigator.Generic ISIS Mobile Walletโ com.isis.mclient.verizon.activity Caller Name ID VZMobile Kindleโ com.amazon.kindle Mobileโ com.amazon.mShop.android MP3โ com.amazon.mp3 Audibleโ com.audible.application IMDbโ com.imdb.mobile Twitterโ com.twitter.android Facebook โย com.facebook.katana Google+ โย com.google.android.apps.plus Music โย com.google.android.music Newsstandโ com.google.android.apps.magazines Youtubeโ com.google.android.youtube
AT&T LG G3 Bloatware
Mobile Locate / com.asurion.android.mobilerecovery.att YPmobileโ com.yellowpages.android.ypmobile DriveMode / com.drivemode myAT&Tโcom.att.myWireless Navigatorโ com.telenav.app.android.cingular FamilyMapโ com.wavemarket.waplauncher Lockerโ com.att.android.digitallocker Mobile TV / com.mobitv.client.tv Smart Wi-Fiโ com.att.android.attsmartwifi Address Book Device Help Mobile Hotspots Google+ย โ com.google.android.apps.plus Musicโ com.google.android.music Newsstandโ com.google.android.apps.magazines Youtubeโ com.google.android.youtube Famigoโ com.famigo.sandbox Lookoutโ com.lookout ISIS Mobile Walletโ com.isis.mclient.atnt.activity Beats Musicโ com.beatsmusic.android.client Uber โย com.ubercab Amazon Kindleโ com.amazon.kindle Facebookโ com.facebook.katana Twitterโ com.twitter.android
Requirements
- AT&T or Verizon LG G3 with root access. If you have not rooted your phone yet, you can do it easily using ioRoot tool.
Remove Bloatware on Verizon LG G3
Now here’s how you canย remove Bloatware on AT&T and Verizon LG G3 easily:
- Install a root file browser on your phone. We recommend Root Browser:ย [googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree”]
- Also, install the BusyBox app, open it and tap the install button. [googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox”]
- Now open Root Browser and grant it root permission if you are prompted to do so.
- Navigate to system/app folder and look for the Apk files listed above. If you do not find the desired app in that folder, alsoย look inย system/priv-appย folder.
- Tap and hold the app file and select the Delete option.
- In case you want to keep the bloat Apk files but remove them from your phone’s app drawer, select Rename option instead and add a .bak extension to it.
- When you are done with it, just reboot your LG G3.
If you do not want to go through the above procedure, there is yet another way to get rid of the unwanted apps on your device. Just try one of theย following apps. Just make sure you have already installed BusyBox.
[googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp”] [googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.uninstaller”]Read Next: 7 Android Hacks That Don’t Need Root
I understand that you need to root the phone to uninstall these unwanted apps. What is the best you can do on a Verizon LG3 WITHOUT rooting and how do you go about it?
Thanks
In that case, you can disable unwanted apps from Settings > Applications.
I was hoping that there was something better. but if there isn’t, there isn’t.
Thanks
DO NOT MODIFY THE BUILD.PROP FILE FOR VERIZON. IT WILL BOOT LOOP YOUR PHONE
where oh where is the darn at&t address book apk?? THIS is the one file i would love to finally get rid of because it causes the most pain when i’m simply trying to manage my contacts and it’s a resource hog! like Matt said, many of these bloatware files were scattered in other folders…@Matt, were you able to get rid of it?
Look in system/priv-app folder. It must be there.
awesome! thanks, it was there and now…gone!
Thanks for the feedback!
i rooted my phone and tried removing the bloatware (many of which were scattered in various folders not mentioned) with root browser, system app remover and system app uninstaller. they keep saying uninstall failed.
Also install BusyBox and try again with Root Browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox
root browser didn’t work, after installing busybox, however system app uninstaller now works, thanks.
Glad to know you finally made it out!