How to remove unwanted apps?

PuffinMyLye · #1 (**permalink**) 12-03-2008, 08:19 PM

How do you remove/uninstall apps that come with the phone that you don't need like visual voicemail, vzw navigator, and mobile IM? This is my first WM phone so I'm not sure how to do things like this or how to edit registry keys etc. Can someone point me towards some good info on these subjects?

**Lylej2k** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-04-2008, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PuffinMyLye

How do you remove/uninstall apps that come with the phone that you don't need like visual voicemail, vzw navigator, and mobile IM? This is my first WM phone so I'm not sure how to do things like this or how to edit registry keys etc. Can someone point me towards some good info on these subjects?

Those programs are cooked into the rom. When a custom rom comes out, most likely it will not include what is referred to as "bloatware". As far as I know for now you have to deal with it.

To edit the registry you need to get a registry editor. I use resco, which comes with resco file explorer. it however is not free, but if you search, there are free ones out there. total commander comes to mind, but there are a few.