Samsung Galaxy S3 - Applications Safe to Remove

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Thanks to XDA member 1234568 for this extensive list App Name Safe To Delete BroadcomMEMsService Caution DRM-Protected Content Caution USB Settings Caution Mobile Tracker Caution MTP Application 1.0 Caution Samsung Keyboard Caution Gallery 1.0.19 Caution TouchWiz Home Caution Messaging 4.04 Caution SecSetupWizard Caution SecWallpaperChooser 4.04 Caution Tags 1.1 Caution User Dictionary Caution Badge Provider 1.0 No Certificate Installer No Clock No No CSC 1.0 No Contacts 4.04 No Download Manager 4.04 No Media Storage 4.04 No Phone 4.04 No Settings No Settings Storage No Security Storage 4.04 No Service Mode No System UI 4.04 No Weather Daemon Yes Weather Main Yes Nearby devices Yes AllShare Play 1.0.0132 Yes AllShare Service 1.0 Yes MAPServiceSamsung 4.04 Yes AvrcpServiceSamsung Yes Bluetooth Test 1.0 Yes ChatOn Yes ChocoEUKor 1.0 Yes Google Bookmarks Sync Yes Clock (modern) Yes Clock (funky) Yes Deep Sea Yes Clock (digital) Yes License Settings Yes Dual clock (analogue) Yes Dual clock (digital) Yes Enterprise VPN Services Yes Exchange Services 3.1 Yes Flipboard Yes

Transcript of Samsung Galaxy S3 - Applications Safe to Remove

Thanks to XDA member 1234568 for this extensive listApp Name Safe To Delete

BroadcomMEMsService CautionDRM-Protected Content CautionUSB Settings CautionMobile Tracker CautionMTP Application 1.0 CautionSamsung Keyboard CautionGallery 1.0.19 CautionTouchWiz Home CautionMessaging 4.04 CautionSecSetupWizard CautionSecWallpaperChooser 4.04 CautionTags 1.1 CautionUser Dictionary CautionBadge Provider 1.0 NoCertificate Installer NoClock No

NoCSC 1.0 NoContacts 4.04 NoDownload Manager 4.04 NoMedia Storage 4.04 NoPhone 4.04 NoSettings NoSettings Storage NoSecurity Storage 4.04 NoService Mode NoSystem UI 4.04 No

Weather Daemon YesWeather Main YesNearby devices YesAllShare Play 1.0.0132 YesAllShare Service 1.0 YesMAPServiceSamsung 4.04 YesAvrcpServiceSamsung YesBluetooth Test 1.0 YesChatOn YesChocoEUKor 1.0 YesGoogle Bookmarks Sync YesClock (modern) YesClock (funky) YesDeep Sea YesClock (digital) YesLicense Settings YesDual clock (analogue) YesDual clock (digital) YesEnterprise VPN Services YesExchange Services 3.1 YesFlipboard YesFM Radio 1.0 YesGame Hub 2.0 YesGoogle Search 1.4.1.338691 Yes

Google Search 1.0 YesGoogle Text-to-speech Engine YesHelv Neue S 1.0 YesTask Manager 1.0 YesKies via Wi-Fi 2.0.0 YesLuminous Dots YesMaps 6.8.1 YesMusic Hub YesMobile Print YesMy Files YesBubbles 1.0 YesPhase Beam YesPhoto Wall YesPickup Tutorial YesPolaris Viewer 4.0 Yescom.samsung.app.playreadyui YesRoseEUKor 1.0 YesSamsung Apps YesSamsungAppsUNA2 2.0.35 YesCamera YesSamsung TTS YesSamsung Backup YesSamsung Backup Provider 1.0 YesSamsung Cloud Data Relay 1.1.8 YesSamsung Cloud Syncadapters 1.0 YesInternet YesCalculator YesS Planner YesDownloads 4.04 YesEmail YesHTML Viewer YesLive Wallpaper Picker YesS Memo YesS Memo YesSNS YesS Planner Widget YesSamsung Push Service 1.05 YesS Suggest YesSIM Toolkit 4.04 YesStreet View 1.8.0.1 YesTalk YesTalkback YesTopic Wall YesTrim YesVideo Hub YesVoice Recorder YesS Voice 4.0 YesWindy Weather YesNews Daemon(EUR) YesYahoo! News YesStock Daemon YesYahoo! Finance YesYouTube 3.5.5 YesSearch Applications Provider

com.android.backupconfirmcom.sec.android.killbackgroundCapabilityManagerServiceTestSerevice 1.0ContextAwareService 4.04Package Access Helper 4.04DirectShareManager 1.3.1DSMForwarding 1.0DSMLawmo 1.0DttSupport 1.0Enterprise SysScopeEnterprise Permissions 1.0Face Unlock 4.04Factory Test 1.0FWUpgrade 1.2.0Gmail 4.05Google Backup TransportGoogle Calendar SyncGoogle Contacts SyncMarket Feedback AgentGoogle Account ManagerGoogle Partner Set UpGoogle Services FrameworkPersonalised EQ 1.0Key ChainFactory Mode 1.0Phoneutil 1.0.0LogsProvider 1.0My Uploads 1.5.14com.sec.android.app.minimode.resSoftware update 1.0MusicFX 1.4Music PlayerNetwork Location 1.1.08Nfc Service 4.04NFC TestOMACP v4_1205_1_2OmaDrmPopup 1.0Package installer 4.04Try pan 1.0Remote Controls 4.14Perso 4.04RilNotifier 1.0.0Google Play StorePopupuiReceiver 1.6Preconfig 4.004Applications installer 1.0Samsung account 1.2.041VpnDialogs 4.04

Calendar StorageSecPhone 1.0Wi-Fi Direct 1.0Wi-Fi Direct share 1.0

com.sec.android.providers.downloadsDialer StorageSetup WizardShare App 1.0com.android.sharedstoragebackupShareShotService 1.0SASlideShowSmartcardService 2.3.2Software update v3SyncmlDS v2SysScope 1.1.11TMServerApp 1.0try pnVideo Player 1.0Voice Search 3.0.1com.android.smspushUser Manualcom.sec.android.app.wfdbrokerWlanTestwssyncmlnps

Package Name APK Namecom.broadcom.bms BroadcomMEMSService.apk

com.android.providers.drm DrmProvider.apkcom.sec.android.Kies Kies.apk

com.android.settings.mt MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apkcom.andoid.MtpApplication MtpApplication.apk

com.sec.android.inputmethod SamsungIME.apkcom.sec.android.gallery3d SecGallery2.apk

com.sec.android.app.launcher SecLauncher2com.android.mms SecMms.apk

com.sec.android.app.SecSetup.Wizard SecSetupWizard.apkcom.sec.android.app.wallpaperchooser SecWallpaperChooser.apk

com.android.apps.tag Tag.apkcom.android.providers.userdictionary UserDictionaryProvider.apk

com.sec.android.provider.badge BadgeProvider.apkcom.android.certinstaller CertInstaller.apk

com.sec.android.app.clockpackage ClockPackage.apkcom.samsung.sec.android.application.csc CSC.apk

com.sec.android.app.DataCreate Keystring_DFT.apkcom.android.contacts SecContacts.apk

com.android.providers.dpwnloads SecDownloadProvider.apkcom.android.providers.media SecMediaProvider.apk

com.android.phone SecPhone.apkcom.android.settings SecSettings.apk

com.android.providers.settings SecSettingsProvider.apkcom.android.providers.security SecurityProvider.apk

com.sec.android.app.servicemodeapp serviceModeApp.apkcom.android.systemui SystemUI.apk

com.sec.android.daemonapp.ap.accuweather AccuWeatherDaemon.apkAccuweatherWidget_Main.apk

com.sec.android.nearby.mediaserver AllshareMediaServer.apkcom.sec.pcw AllSharePlay.apk

com.sec.android.allshare.framework AllShareService.apkcom.samsung.map Bluetooth.apkcom.samsung.avrcp BluetoothAvrcp.apk

com.sec.android.app.bluetoothtest BluetoothTest.apkcom.sec.chaton ChatON.apk

com.monotype.android.font.chococooky ChocoEUKor.apkcom.google.android.syncadapters.bookmarkscom.sec.android.widgetapp.analogclocksimple ClockSimple.apkcom.sec.android.widgetapp.analogclockunique ClockUnique.apkcom.samsung.android.livewallpaper.deepsea DeepSea.apk

com.sec.android.widgetapp.digitalclock DigitalClock.apkcom.samsung.android.app Divx.apk

com.sec.android.widgetapp.dualclockanalog DualClockAnalog.apkcom.sec.android.widgetapp.dualclockdigital DualClockDigital.apk

com.android.server.vpn.enterprise EdmVpnServices.apkcom.android.exchange Exchange.apk

flipboard.app Flipboard.apkcom.sec.android.app.fm FmRadio.apk

com.sec.android.app.gamehub GameHub_2.0_ICS.apkcom.google.android.googlequicksearchbox GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk

com.sec.android.widgetapp.ap.hero.accuweather.widget

ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk

android.googleSearch.googleSearchWidget GoogleSearchWidgetcom.google.android.tts GoogleTTS.apk

com.monotype.android.font.helvneuelt HelvNeueLT.apkcom.sec.android.app.controlpanel JobManager.apk

com.sec.android.app kieswifi.apkcom.samsung.android.livewallpaper.luminousdots LuminousDots.apk

com.google.android.apps.maps Maps.apkcom.samsung.music MH_20_ICS_HHP.apk

com.sec.android.app.mobileprint MobilePrint.apkcom.sec.android.app.myfiles MyFiles.apk

com.android.noisefield NoiseField.apkcom.android.phasebeam PhaseBeam.apk

com.siso.photoWall PhotoWall.apkcom.android.pickuptutorial PickUpTutorial.apk

com.infraware.polarisviewer4 PolarisViewercom.samsung.app.playreadyui PRUI.apk

com.monotype.android.font.rosemary RoseEUKor.apkcom.sec.android.app.samsungapps SamsungApps.apk

com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.una2 SamsungAppsUNA3.apkcom.sec.android.app.camera SamsungCamera.apk

com.samsung.SMT SamsungTTS.apkcom.sec.android.sCloudBackupApp sCloudBackupApp

com.sec.android.sCloudBackupProvider sCloudBackupProvider.apkcom.sec.android.sCloudRelayData sCloudDataRelay.apk

com.sec.android.sCloudSync sCloudDataSync.apkcom.android.browser SecBrowser.apk

com.sec.android.app.popupcalculator SecCalculator2.apkcom.android.calendar SecCalendar.apk

com.android.providers.downloads.ui SecDownloadProviderUi.apkcom.android.email SecEmail.apk

com.android.htmlviewer SecHTMLViewer.apkcom.android.wallpaper.livepicker SecLiveWallpapersPicker.apk

com.sec.android.widgetapp.deotek.smemo SMemo.apkcom.sec.android.provider.smemo SMemoProvider.apk

com.sec.android.app.sn3 SNS.apkcom.sec.android.widgetapp.SPlannerAppWidget SPlannerAppWidget.apk

com.sec.spp.push SPPPushClient_Prod.apkcom.tgrape.android.radar SSuggest.apk

com.android.stk Stk.apkcom.google.android.street Street.apkcom.google.android.talk Talk.apk

com.google.android.marvin.talkback talkback.apkcom.siso.topicWall TopicWall.apk

com.lifevibes.trimapp TrimApp_phone.apkcom.samsung.videohub VideoHub.apk

com.sec.android.app.voicerecorder VoiceRecorder.apkcom.vlingo.midas voicetalk.apk

com.sec.ccl.csp.app.secretwallpaper.themetwo WeatherWall.apkcom.sec.android.daemonapp.ap.yahoonews YahoonewsDaemon.apkcom.sec.android.daemonapp.ap.yahoonews YahoonewsWidget.apk

YahoostockDaemon.apkcom.sec.android.widgetapp.ap.yahoostock.stockclock YahoostockWidget.apk

com.google.android.youtube YouTube.apkcom.android.providers.applications ApplicationsProvider.apk

com.sec.android.daemonapp.ap.yahoostock.stockclock

com.android.backupconfirm BackupRestoreConfirmationcom.sec.android.killbackground BGCleaner.apk

com.sec.android.service.cm CapabilityManagerService.apkcom.android.clipboardsaveservice ClipboardSaveService.apk

com.sec.android.contextaware ContextAwareService.apkcom.android.defcontainer DefaultContainerService.apk

com.sec.android.directshare DirectShareManager.apkcom.sec.dsm.phone DSMForwarding.apkcom.sec.dsm.system DSMLawmo.apk

com.sec.android.dttsupport DttSupport.apkcom.android.server.device.enterprise EdmSysScopeService.apk

com.sec.enterprise.permissions EnterprisePermissions.apkcom.android.facelock FaceLock.apk

com.sec.factory FactoryTest.apkcom.sec.android.fwupgrade FwUpgrade.apk

com.google.android.gm Gmail.apkcom.google.android.backup GoogleBackupTransport.apk

com.google.android.syncadapters.calandercom.google.android.syncadapters.contacts

com.google.android.feedback GoogleFeedback.apkcom.google.android.gsf.login GoogleLoginService.apk

com.google.android.partnersetup GooglePartnerSetup.apkcom.google.android.gsf GoogleServicesFramework.apkcom.sec.hearingadjust Hearingdro.apkcom.android.keychain KeyChain.apk

com.sec.android.app.factorymode Keystring_factory.apkcom.sec.android.app.phoneutil Keystring_misc.apk

com.sec.android.provider.logsprovider LogsProvider.apkcom.google.android.apps.uploader MediaUploader.apkcom.sec.android.app.minimode.res minimode-res.apk

com.android.settings.mt MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apkcom.android.musicfx MusicFX.apk

com.sec.android.app.music MusicPlayer.apkcom.google.android.location NetworkLocation.apk

com.sec.android.nfc Nfc.apkcom.sec.android.app.nfctest NfcTest.apk

com.wsomacp OmaCP.apkcom.sec.android.drmpopup OmaDrmPopup.apk

com.android.packageinstaller PackageInstaller.apkcom.sec.andoird.motions.settings.panningtutorial PanningTryActually.apk

com.sec.pcw.device PCWClientS.apkcom.sec.android.app.personalization Personalisation.apk

com.sec.app.RilErrorNotifier PhoneErrService.apkcom.android.vending Play_Store_3.5.19.apk

com.sec.andoird.app.popupuireceiver PopupuiReceiver.apkcom.android.Preconfig Preconfig.apk

com.sec.android.preloadinstaller Preloadinstaller.apkcom.osp.app.signin Samsungservice.apk

com.sec.android.sCloudBackupApp sCloudBackupApp.apkSecBluetooth.apk

com.android.providers.calendar SecCalendarProvider.apkcom.sec.phone SecFactoryPhoneTest.apk

com.sec.android.app.FileShareClient SecFileShareClient.apkcom.sec.android.app.FileShareServer SecFileShareServer.apl

GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apkGoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk

com.sec.android.providers.downloads SecOmaDownloadProvider.apkcom.android.providers.telephony SecTelephonyProvider.apkcom.google.android.setupwizard SetupWizard.apkcom.sec.android.app.shareapp ShareApp.apk

com.android.sharedstoragebackup SharedStorageBackup.apkcom.samsung.shareshot ShareShotService.apk

com.sec.android.saslideshow SlideShow.apkorg.simalliance.openmobileapi.service SmartcardService.apk

com.wssyncmldm SyncmlDM.apkcom.smlds SyncmlDS.apk

com.sec.android.app.sysscope SysScope.apkcom.sec.android.app.tmserver TMServerApp.apkcom.sec.android.app.twdvfs TwDVFSApp.apk

com.sec.android.app.videoplayer VideoPlayer.apkcom.google.android.voicesearch VoiceSearch.apk

com.android.smspush WAPPushManager.apkcom.sec.android.widgetapp.webmanual WebManual.apk

com.sec.android.app.wfdbroker WfdBroker.apkcom.sec.android.app.wlantest WlanTest.apk

com.wssnps wssyncmlnps.apk

DescriptionMEMs: Microelectromechanical systems - Exact role unknownNeeded to access media with DRMNeeded for connecting to Kies via USBRemoving this will stop you being able to locate/track your device from Samsung Dive

Dont remove Samsung keyboard unless you already have another keyboard app

Dont remove TouchWizz Launcher unless you already have another launcher installedSMS/MMS app

I expected NFC to crash after removing this app but it works fine. May be other unknown effectsUser dictionary for keyboardWill cause FC's if removedCertificate InstallerProvides System ClockBreaks finding and installing things from the CSC like apn settingsUnknown role but removal on SGS2 caused FC on bootContacts, Call Log Etc.Manages downloads from play store, as well as from internetNeeded to access any media including ringtonesNeeded for phone calls. Causes force crashes when any number is dialedPhone settings menuSyncs settingsUnknown role but removal on SGS2 led to force closesUnknown role but removal on SGS2 led to force closesSystem User Interface - kind of important

Bluetooth TestSamsung's internet based MMS applicationAlternative fontDeleting this will stop the default browser syncing with Google chrome bookmarksClock WidgetClock WidgetLive WallpaperClock WidgetDIVX playerClock WidgetClock Widget

Flipboard app

Google Search App

This is the "Media Transfer Protocol" for transferring files to a PC. It may be safe to remove but it's also very useful

If you remove this apk, as well as SecWallpaperChooser.apk, you will lose the ability to set lockscreen wallpaper through the settings menu

This is the setup wizard when you first run your phone. I have removed it without issues but only after running it once. Unknown effects is removed before installing romIf you remove this apk, as well as SecWallpaperChooser.apk, you will lose the ability to set lockscreen wallpaper through the settings menu

Google Search WidgetNo functionality is lost long as Samsung TTS is not removed as wellAlternative fontTask manager app, opened through the recent apps drawerRemoving this will prevent you being able connect to Kies via WifiLive Wallpaper

This is the default file explorerLive WallpaperLive WallpaperLive Wallpaper

Office App - Viewing Only - https://www.infraware.co.kr/eng/01_product/product05.aspPlay ready UI involved in DRM playbackAlternative font

Samsung's TouchWizz Camera AppNo functionality is lost long as Google TTS is not removed as well

Default browserSamsung's TouchWizz Calculator App

The 'Downloads' appAndroid email client for non-Gmail accounts

This app allows you to select a live wallpaper as the background

Social Network Sync... i thinkS Planner Widget

Manages carrier sim services such as mobile moneyStreet Map View in Google Maps AppGoogle talk app

Live Wallpaper

YouTube Video Player App

This is the calendar app. Unless you install an alternative app removing it will also remove calendar functionality

Needed for bluetooth pairing

Create network for photo sharing

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