This is our fifth post in the Titanium Backup series for rooted Android phones. Check out the list below for previously published posts on the subject.
- How to install Titanium Backup to backup and restore apps
- How to backup and restore SMS, call logs, Wi-Fi settings
- How to Schedule Backups in Android Using Titanium Backup
- How to restore just apps from a Nandroid backup using Titanium Backup
- How to freeze/uninstall system apps (Current Post)
In our previous posts about Titanium Backup, we’ve seen quite a few things about how the app can help you with backup-related tasks on your device. Today we will see how Titanium Backup can help you manage all the system apps installed on your device.
Apps installed as system apps on Android don’t offer much flexibility to users. One cannot drag and drop these apps onto the recycler icon (supported in many launchers these days) to uninstall them.
We’ve seen how we can disable these native apps on ICS devices, but if you want to reclaim some memory on your device, this trick won’t do any good. Today we will see how you can uninstall or freeze these apps using Titanium Backup and free up some internal storage on your phone.
Uninstall/freeze system apps
Step 1: Launch Titanium Backup and wait for the application to launch. After launching the app, tap the Backup/Restore button at the top.
Step 2: Titanium Backup will list all the apps installed on your device and this list will also include system apps.
You can touch option Click to edit the filter to find your application easily. For example, if you’re trying to uninstall/disable your stock messaging app, set the filter to only show system apps and enter “messages” in the filter field by name.
Step 3: Now tap on the app to open the Titanium app preferences popup. On the pop-up window, you will have the option to freeze the app or uninstall it.
The old option will keep the app in your device’s memory but will make it inaccessible to you or any apps installed on your device. Let’s say you’ll never notice the app’s existence. The second option will completely remove the app from your device and free up space.
Conclusion
Using Titanium Backup, you can uninstall any app or even a default installed widget on your phone. Obviously, you need to know what you’re doing and not uninstall system apps that are important to the normal functioning of your phone.
I still remember when I accidentally uninstalled an important Android phone service a few years ago and got a force close error on my phone every second. Trust me, you will never want to go through what I did to restore your device. This is not to scare you. Go ahead, use it but proceed with caution.
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