If you wish to Sort/Modify a copy of this Spreadsheet make sure you're logged into your account and go: File | Make A Copy and check your docs.google.com files. If you want to contribute to this sheet please E-mail me at silversword (at) [dot] com with your google E-mail and I'll grant you editing privileges. I had hoped others would help keep this spreadsheet updated but there has been almost no contributions of information from other authors and I'm tired of reverting stupid changes by Anonymous Users on a daily basis. Always Running Safe to App Type on Freeze CM MIUI (A, M, , Note Reference URL's Startup (Remove Vanilla HTC Motorola Specific Specific Verizon AT&T App Name R, P) [1] Notes on what it does [2] [3] ) [4] Android Specific Specific Specific [5] [6] Specific Specific Account and Sync Settings A Google and other account services N Y Adservice C Y Y https://www.allshareplay. AllShare Play 1.0 M Samsung DLNA Implementation com/ Y Y Y https://www.allshareplay. AllShare Service 1.0.0 M Samsung DLNA Implementation Service com/ Y Y M, P Standard Amazon app, if you want it install from Play store. Y Y Default android keyboard, if you use another (swiftKey, Android Keyboard A Swype etc.) you can remove this one. Y Y Android live wallpapers A Y Y Background Media scanner? Probably maintains a of "media" files that reside on your phone. Might hand ringtones, mp3's and other media files to other apps Android media process A (, MortPlayer etc.) Y AppInstaller allows you to install applications(.apk) from your external storage (e.g. SD card). You can also uninstall http://test.1mobile.com/a application or backup application to external storage(NOT pplication-installer- Application installer M app2sd) by this tool. 458038.html Y Y Application monitor 1.1.0 M Samsung JB 4.1.2 Component. Program Monitor Widget Y Y Apps 1.02.x C For Verizon Apps Y Y Automation Test Samsung JB 4.1.2 Component. Unknown Purpose Y The Audio/Video Remote Control Profile is a Bluetooth profile that allows Bluetooth devices to control media playback on remote devices. It is typically used with A2DP http://www.mobileburn.c devices for next/previous track selection and pause/play om/definition.jsp?term=A AvrcpServiceSamsung M functions. VRCP Y This is the MIUI Backup app, safe to remove if you use Backup 4.0.x R, P another backup function Y Y Y installed on Motorola/Verizon most likely a companion to Backup 2.3.x M, C Backup Assistant below Y Y Backup Assistant Client (or BackupAssistanceClient) M Installed on Droid X Y Y I'm guessing this is the software manager for the "missed call" or "received unread texts" numbers that appear on BadgeProvider A? your phone and Text app icons. Y Y Blockbuster C, P From Verizon bloatware Y Y Bluetooth Share M, R SGS2 Installed App, also in MIUI. Different version Y Y Y Y BluetoothTest M, R SGS2 Installed App, also in MIUI. Different version Y Y BlurAlarm Clock M Motorola Alarm Clock. Y Y Y BlurCalendar M Motorola Calendar? Y Y Y BlurSNMessagingEngine M Motorola social messaging app Y Y Builtin MIUI app, if you use another you don't Browser 4.0.x R, P need it. Y Y BUAContactAdapter M Part of Motorola Backup Assistance Y Y This is the primary Android Calendar database, if you Calendar Storage A remove this you'll have no calendar functions Y Call settings Y CapabilityManagerService M Samsung JB 4.1.2 Component. Unknown Purpose Y Y Preinstalled on lots of phones. Believe this is part of the CarDock C, M, P Vlingo app Y Y Y Added to MIUI after 2.9.x versions. Unknown purpose, think Certificate installer it's from Samsung build as number is: 4.0.3-ZSLPG Y Y ChocoEUKor An android font Y Citrix C, P Citrix app, preinstalled on some Verizon phones Y Y City ID C From Verizon Y Y Clock M Samsung Clock Y Y Clock 2.0.4 R MIUI Clock App Y Y ClockWidget M Motorola Clock Widget Y Y CMAS M Emergency Contact / Warning mechanism Y Y com.android.app.playreadyui M Y com.android.backupconfirm M Y Y If you wish to Sort/Modify a copy of this Spreadsheet make sure you're logged into your google account and go: File | Make A Copy and check your docs.google.com files. If you want to contribute to this sheet please E-mail me at silversword (at) gmail [dot] com with your google E-mail and I'll grant you editing privileges. I had hoped others would help keep this spreadsheet updated but there has been almost no contributions of information from other authors and I'm tired of reverting stupid changes by Anonymous Users on a daily basis. Always Running Safe to App Type on Freeze CM MIUI (A, M, C, Note Reference URL's Startup (Remove Vanilla Samsung HTC Motorola Specific Specific Verizon AT&T App Name R, P) [1] Notes on what it does [2] [3] ) [4] Android Specific Specific Specific [5] [6] Specific Specific com.android.InputEventApp com.android.provision com.android.server.vpn.enterpr ise:remote Y Y com.android.sharedstoragebac kup M Y com.android.smspush Y Great security app included with MIUI by default that lets you restrict individual apps from: Send SMS, accessing dialer, querying Phone State (volume levels etc.), Call Monitoring, Read all SMS , Access Contacts, Access Call Logs, Access GPS data, Access Phone ID, com.lbe.security.:service R Block Apps from auto-starting on phone startup Y Y com.sec.android.app.lcdtest com.sec.android.app.minimode .res M Y com.sec.android.providers.dow nloads M Y com.sec.bcservice 1.0 M Samsung JB 4.1.2 Component. Unknown Purpose Y Contacts and dialer A Y Y Contacts Storage A http://forum.xda- Samsung Context awareness for Earphones plugged in and developers.com/showthr ContextAwareService 4.1 M showing in notification area ead.php?t=1782155 Y Y Y Country, Language, Time zone CSC == consumer software customization and it is specified to geographical region and carriers. CSC contains the software packages specific to that region, carrier http://www.jayceooi.com/ branding and also APN settings for data connection, MMS 2011/09/03/how-to- for your service provider. And you can change CSC if you change-csc-on- CSC M have Multi CSC packages. samsung-galaxy-s2/ DataCreate Days 1.0 M Samsung Widget Y Y http://en.wikipedia.org/wi ki/Digital_Living_Networ DLNA M DLNA is open standard similar to Apple's AirPlay k_Alliance Y Y Dock / DockService M On Motorola Devices Y Y This is the Play store download manager. Apps from the Download Manager A Play store won't download and install if removed N Y Coincides with stock Motorola browser downloads. If use DownloadProviderui M 3rd party ie: Miren has its own Y Y Multiple versions of this app. Used to open previously Downloads A, R downloaded files Y Y DRM Protected Content M Samsung DRM stuff Y Y DropBox 1.0 M Samsung Cloudagent dropbox integration Y Y http://forum.xda- developers.com/showthr DSMForwarding 4.1 M ead.php?t=1430450 Y Y DSMLawmo 4.1 M See DSMForwarding above? Y Y Dual Clock (analogue) 1.0 M Samsung Stock Widget Y Y Dual Clock (digital) 1.0 M Samsung Stock Widget Y Y Email A Many versions out there. Stock E-mail app Enterprise SysScope M Samsung Service? Y Y Enterprise VPN Services M Y Y EnterprisePermissions M Samsung JB 4.1.2 Component. Unknown Purpose Y Y Error A Y Y Face Unlock A, M? Y Y Factory Mode 1.0 M Y Y Factory Test A Y Y Favorite Apps 1.0 M Samsung JB 4.1.2 Component. Unknown Purpose Y Y Y Favorite Contacts 1.1 M UHC Enrollement Confirmation 1 Y Y File Explorer R Included with MIUI as default file manager Y Y If you wish to Sort/Modify a copy of this Spreadsheet make sure you're logged into your google account and go: File | Make A Copy and check your docs.google.com files. If you want to contribute to this sheet please E-mail me at silversword (at) gmail [dot] com with your google E-mail and I'll grant you editing privileges. I had hoped others would help keep this spreadsheet updated but there has been almost no contributions of information from other authors and I'm tired of reverting stupid changes by Anonymous Users on a daily basis. Always Running Safe to App Type on Freeze CM MIUI (A, M, C, Note Reference URL's Startup (Remove Vanilla Samsung HTC Motorola Specific Specific Verizon AT&T App Name R, P) [1] Notes on what it does [2] [3] ) [4] Android Specific Specific Specific [5] [6] Specific Specific Flipboard A, M? http://flipboard.com news/magazine downloader Y Y ? Y Y FM radio M Y FMRadioService M Motorola FM Radio function Y FriendFeed M, P FriendFeed App, www..com Y Y Y Gallery A Y Y Y Game Hub 2.0 M Ngmoco Gamehub Y Y Y Genie Widget M Motorola Specific? Y Y Notifies your phone via notification run when phone is fully Global Unplug M charged. Runs in background Y Y Y Gmail A Y Y Y Google Account Manager A Y Y Google Backup Transport A Samsung/Google Backup app? ? Y Google Bookmarks Sync A Y Sync A For contacts sync with your google account Y N Y I think this is the app that runs when you setup a new phone Google Partner Setup A or new account. Please modify if you have further info Y Y Y Pushed down to android devices by store in A 9/2012 Y Y Google Play Store A Y Y A /Search introduced with Jelly Bean Y Y Google Services Framework A Y N Y Google Text-to-speech TTS Engine A Y Google+ A, P Google + App Y Y Y GoToMeeting C, P Pre-installed on some Verizon phones www.gotomeeting.com Y Y Group Cast 1.5 M Samsung Groupcast App Y Y Installed with MIUI, Includes firewall for calls and SMS Guard R messages. Y Guided Tours C Verizon Bloatware Y Y Help 1.0 M Samsung Help App Y Y Y HelpCenter M Motorola Help app. Y Y Helv Neue S Android Font Y HTML Viewer M Y Input Devices M Samsung or Google? ? Y Jinshan Security Guard R Installed with MIUI, Y Key Chain M Y Kies via Wi-Fi 2.0 M interface Y Y Kindle M, P preinstalled on Motorola Y Y Kobo 2.7 M Samsung E-Reader Bloatware Y Y LBE Guard R Y Y Let's try panning A Y Y License settings M Samsung License Manager for DRM? ? Y If you don't use live wallpapers, safe to remove. Save your Live wallpaper picker M battery with no live wallpapers :) Y Y Y LogsProvider A Y Maps A App Y N Y MAPServiceSamsung M Samsung SMS data provider Y N Y Y Market Feedback Agent A N Y Market Updater A N Y Media Storage 4.x R or M MediaSync M Pops when phone has media connection. Not Necessary Y Y Memo 1.0 (app and widget) M Samsung default Memo app Y Y Messaging 4.x (SMS/MMS PREFS) R or M Y Y Microbes 4.1 M Samsung Live wallpaper Y Y Mini Diary 1.0 M Samsung Minidiary app Y Y Y miui 4.x R Y MiuiHome R Y If you wish to Sort/Modify a copy of this Spreadsheet make sure you're logged into your google account and go: File | Make A Copy and check your docs.google.com files. If you want to contribute to this sheet please E-mail me at silversword (at) gmail [dot] com with your google E-mail and I'll grant you editing privileges. I had hoped others would help keep this spreadsheet updated but there has been almost no contributions of information from other authors and I'm tired of reverting stupid changes by Anonymous Users on a daily basis. Always Running Safe to App Type on Freeze CM MIUI (A, M, C, Note Reference URL's Startup (Remove Vanilla Samsung HTC Motorola Specific Specific Verizon AT&T App Name R, P) [1] Notes on what it does [2] [3] ) [4] Android Specific Specific Specific [5] [6] Specific Specific MIUIStats R Y Y MiVideo R Y http://www.pcmag.com/a rticle2/0,2817,2410356,0 Mobile print 1.6.1.0803 M Samsung Mobile print app 0.asp Y Y Mobile tracker M Samsung mobile tracker app Y Y Monitor R MIUI Bandwidth Monitoring app Y MotHSTCmd M Motorola specific Mobile Hotspot. Y Y https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Media_Transfer_Pro MTP application A, M tocol Y ? If you don't use the MIUI Music app, safe to freeze. Always Music R running in the background otherwise Y Y Y Music Hub 31.2012 M Y Y Music Player 5.0.5 M Samsung Music Player Y Y MusicFX A, M Y ? My Files 1.0 M Samsung default file explorer Y Y My Uploads A Y Y My Verizon C Verizon Bloatware Y Y Nearby devices 1.3 M Samsung DLNA or player service? Y Y This is both from google, and I know Xiaomi has one as well that goes thru Baidu. Not sure how you tell which one is Network Location A, R being called N Y Y NewBayVault_Market C Don't know but it has V cast symbol on it Y Y Y News Daemon(EUR) M Samsung News daemon for Yahoo info Y Y Y Notes R MIUI Notes app Y Ocean Weather M Samsung livewallpaper Y Y This is used for your cell phone provider to push network settings down to your android phone. Haven't tried freezing it, but would think it's safe to freeze as long as you don't need to call your customer support and have them push MMS/internet proxy settings to your android phone to make OMACP M it data/sms/calls to work. Y Y OmaDrmPopup 1.0 M Samsung DRM Y Y Package Access Helper A Y N Y Package installer A Y Perso M Personalization for Samsung Y Phone 4.x (VOICEMAIL) Y Phone Location 4.x This is where your SMS/MMS messages are stored on your Phone/Messaging Storage 4.x A phone Y PhoneSyncWizard M Motorola Sync app for something Motorola-related Y Y PhoneUtil PickupTutorial 4.1 M Samsung Y Removing this did nothing but removing tts.apk affected Picotts M turn by turn nav Y Y Polaris Viewer 4.1 M Samsung Pre-installed viewer Y Y PopupuiReceiver A Y Preconfig 4.x M Y PressReader 4.1 M Samsung Preinstalled Reader app Y Y QuickContactWidget M Motorola Contact App Widget. Y Y M, P office compatible office suite for mobile Y Y Y Quickview 1.x R File Quickviewer Y Readers Hub 12.09 M Samsung Readers Hub Y Y Recorder 4.x R MIUI Built in recorder Y Remote Controls 1.x A, m Base Android or Samsung Remote Controls? Y ? RoseEUKor 1.0 M Font Y Y S Planner 4.1 M Samsung calendar app Y Y S. Planner widget 1.0 M Samsung calendar app widget Y Y Samsung account 1.3 M Y Y Y If you wish to Sort/Modify a copy of this Spreadsheet make sure you're logged into your google account and go: File | Make A Copy and check your docs.google.com files. If you want to contribute to this sheet please E-mail me at silversword (at) gmail [dot] com with your google E-mail and I'll grant you editing privileges. I had hoped others would help keep this spreadsheet updated but there has been almost no contributions of information from other authors and I'm tired of reverting stupid changes by Anonymous Users on a daily basis. Always Running Safe to App Type on Freeze CM MIUI (A, M, C, Note Reference URL's Startup (Remove Vanilla Samsung HTC Motorola Specific Specific Verizon AT&T App Name R, P) [1] Notes on what it does [2] [3] ) [4] Android Specific Specific Specific [5] [6] Specific Specific Samsung Apps 2.8 M Y Y Samsung Backup 1.0 M Y Y Samsung Backup Provider M Y Y Samsung Browser SyncAdapter 1.0 M Y Y Samsung Calendar SyncAdapter 1.0 M Y Y Samsung Cloud Relay 1.4 M Y Y Y Samsung Contact SyncAdapter M Y Y Samsung keyboard 1.0 M Y Y Samsung keypad 4.x M Samsung Keyboard. Remove if you use another Y Y Y Samsung Push Service 1.1 M Y Y Samsung SetupWizard 1.0 M Y Y Samsung Syncadapters 2.2.5 M Y Y Y Samsung TTS M Y Y Y SamsungAppsUNA2 2.0 M Y Y SASlideShow 1.0 M Samsung Photo slideshow Y Y Search 4.x A ?Android Search provider Y Search Applications Provider 4.x M Y http://wanamlite.com/for I believe this is the call recording function in MIUI, but I've ums/showthread.php?tid SecPhone 1.x R seen notes of it being a VoIP module as well =63 Y Y Security storage 4.x M Y Y SecWallpaperChooser 4.1 M Samsung Wallpaper chooser Self Test Mode 1.x M Serial Number Read/Write 1.x Service mode 4.x M Y Settings 4.x M Y Y Settings 4.x (WALLPAPER/SETTINGS) A Your android settings per name Y Y Setup Wizard 1.3 M SGS2 MIUI installed, not sure what part it's from. Rom or Share app 1.x R, M Manufacturer ? Y Y Think this might be the app that's called from the MIUI ShutdownApp R shutdown or Restart commands Y SIM toolkey 4.x M Y Simple alarm clock 1.0 M Samsung widget Y Y Y Skype C, P If you don't use Skype, nuke it. Y Y [7] SmartcardService 2.3.2 M Samsung smartcard service Y Y SNS 1.1.0 M Samsung Social Network/ hooks Y Y SocialMessaging M, C Social Networking bloatware Y Y Y Software update v2.2.9 M Samsung Software Updater Y Y Software update v5_1210 M Samsung Software Updater Y Y Y ss M Chat Software from Samsung Y Y StatusWidget M, C Social Networking widget bloatware Y Y Y StickyNoteWidget M, C Phone built in sticky notes Y Y Y Stock Daemon(EUR) M Samsung Stock widget (yahoo) Y Y Y Street View 1.x Google maps plugin Y SuggestionsRuleCheckerCore M, C Coincides with built in keyboard on Motorola/Verizon phone Y Y Y SuggestionsServiceScheduler M, C Coincides with built in keyboard on Motorola/Verizon phone Y Y Y SurfSetProp 1.x Swype M, C, P Swype Keyboard Y Y Y Y SyncmIDS v3 M ? Y SysScope is a graphing solution that facilitates the visual SysScope 1.1.15 M representation of RRDtool Round Robin (RRD). Y Y Y System UI 4.x SystemInfo 4.1 M Y If you wish to Sort/Modify a copy of this Spreadsheet make sure you're logged into your google account and go: File | Make A Copy and check your docs.google.com files. If you want to contribute to this sheet please E-mail me at silversword (at) gmail [dot] com with your google E-mail and I'll grant you editing privileges. I had hoped others would help keep this spreadsheet updated but there has been almost no contributions of information from other authors and I'm tired of reverting stupid changes by Anonymous Users on a daily basis. Always Running Safe to App Type on Freeze CM MIUI (A, M, C, Note Reference URL's Startup (Remove Vanilla Samsung HTC Motorola Specific Specific Verizon AT&T App Name R, P) [1] Notes on what it does [2] [3] ) [4] Android Specific Specific Specific [5] [6] Specific Specific Talk 4.x A app Y Y Y TalkBack 3.1.1 M Samsung App Y Y Task manager 1.0 M Samsung App Y Y Y Tasks provider 4.1.2 M Samsung App N Y TestService 1.x Themes 0.8 R MIUI Themes Y TouchWiz home 4.1 M Samsung Launcher Y Y Trim 34.6 M Video Trimming app? Y TwDVFSApp 1.0 M TouchWiz Associated? Y Y Y Updater 2.x R MIUI Updater Checker Y Y Y USB settings 1.0 M Samsung Kies USB interface Y Y Y User Dictionary 4.x M Y User Feedback 1.2 R MIUI Feedback utility??? Y V cast media manager C Verizon Media Manager Y Y V cast music C Verizon Music App Y Y V cast tones C Verizon ring tones app Y Y V cast videos C Verizon video app Y Y Vcast C Verizon Vcast app Y Y Video Hub .1 M Samsung Video Hub Y Y Y Video Player 1.0 M Samsung Video Player Y Y Voice command 2.8 M Samsung Vlingo variant Y Y Voice Recorder 0.1 M Samsung Voice Recorder app Y Y Android keyboard's integrated type as you dictate function VoiceSearch A from ICS and later Y Y Y VpnClient C Do you connect to a VPN? No, remove it Y Y Y VpnDialogs 4.x M Y VSuite C Verizon Suite? Y Y VVM C Verizon's Visual voicemail app Y Y VZ Navigator (or VZW Navigation) C Verizon Navigator Y Y Weather Daemon(EUR) M Samsung Yahoo Weather apps Y Y Y Weather Provider 4.x Y Weather Widget M Samsung Weather Widget Y Y Weather Widget M Samsung Weather Widget 2 Y Y Wi-Fi Access Points (101 icon) Wifi settings Y Wi-Fi Direct 1.0 M Samsung Wifi direct app Wi-Fi Direct share 1.0 M Samsung Wifi direct app Windy weather 1.0 M Samsung wallpaper Y Y WlanTest 1.x A Y http://androidforums.com wssyncmlnps.apk is the Samsung updater service. Since /android- you are not rooted, stopping it will only be temporary. While applications/486758- wssyncmlnps 2.x M it is stopped, neither Kies nor OTA updates will work. what-wssyncmlnps.html Y Y MIUI Services app. Not needed for base Android Xiaomi Services Framework 4.x R functionality Y Y Y Xiaomi Sync 4.x R MIUI Sync app. Not needed for base Android functionality Y Y Y Yahoo! Finance M, P Yahoo Finance, preinstalled with Samsung Y Y Y Yahoo! News M, P Yahoo News, preinstalled with Samsung Y Y Y Always running in the background on MIUI, not sure why YouTube 4.x A but it's a battery waster Y Y Zinio 1.23 M, P Samsung app Y Y [1] A: Android M: Manufacturer C: Carrier R: Custom Rom P: Play Store [2] If you can provide a link to reference info about the .apk please provide here [3] Y or N Please add a note if you are aware of any side-effects to freezing it. [4] Y or N Please add a note if you are aware of any side-effects to freezing it. [5] www..org/ [6] www.miui.com or www.miuiandroid.com [7] Noted by some that the Verizon specific version doesn't allow video chat. Not surprised