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Remove Bloatware on ATVerizon LG G3 + Safe-to-Remove Apps

Rakesh | 17 Jul 2014 | Guides/ LG

Bloatware on Verizon LG G3

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
 Cloudโ€”ย com.vcast.mediamanager
 NFL Mobileโ€”ย com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite
 Slackerโ€”ย 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 โ€”ย com.facebook.katana
 Google+ โ€”ย com.google.android.apps.plus
 Music โ€”ย 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&Tโ€”com.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 โ€”ย 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:

  1. 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”]
  2. Also, install the BusyBox app, open it and tap the install button. [googleplay url=”https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox”]
  3. Now open Root Browser and grant it root permission if you are prompted to do so.
  4. 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.
  5. Tap and hold the app file and select the Delete option.
  6. 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.
  7. 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”]

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Discussion

  1. Jan 26, 2015 at 9:11 PM
    JoeM845 says:
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    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

    • Jan 26, 2015 at 9:28 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      In that case, you can disable unwanted apps from Settings > Applications.

      • Jan 27, 2015 at 9:54 PM
        JoeM845 says:
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        I was hoping that there was something better. but if there isn’t, there isn’t.

        Thanks

  2. Oct 5, 2014 at 5:46 PM
    fluxxx999 says:
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    DO NOT MODIFY THE BUILD.PROP FILE FOR VERIZON. IT WILL BOOT LOOP YOUR PHONE

  3. Aug 2, 2014 at 5:18 PM
    tktv says:
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    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?

    • Aug 2, 2014 at 5:21 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      Look in system/priv-app folder. It must be there.

      • Aug 3, 2014 at 7:09 PM
        tktv says:
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        awesome! thanks, it was there and now…gone!

        • Aug 3, 2014 at 7:23 PM
          Rakesh says:
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          Thanks for the feedback!

  4. Aug 1, 2014 at 9:08 AM
    Matt Hurd says:
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    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.

    • Aug 1, 2014 at 2:16 PM
      Rakesh says:
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      Also install BusyBox and try again with Root Browser: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox

      • Aug 2, 2014 at 6:12 AM
        Matt Hurd says:
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        root browser didn’t work, after installing busybox, however system app uninstaller now works, thanks.

        • Aug 2, 2014 at 12:30 PM
          Rakesh says:
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          Glad to know you finally made it out!

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