Android 5.x "Lollipop"

[RobinBanks]

This isn't really a problem, but it would be nice to change.

I flashed 5.1.1 onto my Xperia Z2 before it came out OTA. No problems at all. It went smoothly and still works fine.

However when I did that it also included Kobo Books and Twitter. I have no interest in either and would like to delete them.

However when I uninstall them after a while they just return and show up as newly installed.

Does anyone know a way to get rid of them completely? I don't mind living with it but having them gone would be nice.

[FurryExocet]

RobinBanks said:

This isn't really a problem, but it would be nice to change.

I flashed 5.1.1 onto my Xperia Z2 before it came out OTA. No problems at all. It went smoothly and still works fine.

However when I did that it also included Kobo Books and Twitter. I have no interest in either and would like to delete them.

However when I uninstall them after a while they just return and show up as newly installed.

Does anyone know a way to get rid of them completely? I don't mind living with it but having them gone would be nice.

Root the phone and remove them.

[RobinBanks]

FurryExocet said:

Root the phone and remove them.

Won't that involve losing all my stuff and starting again?

I'll just live with them if it's that much hassle. I just wondered if there was an app or something that could take them off.

[bingybongy]

Could you just disable them, I've done that with Google + and a few others

[RobinBanks]

There's no such option for those two apps.

I might root it actually. I've looked into it and apparently it unlocks the camera on the Z2. In Superior Auto mode it only uses 8 megapixels rather than 20.7 megapixels. You can only use it all if you use manual mode, but I don't understand it.

Is it worth it for that? I know that photography isn't all about pixels but it'd be nice to make the most of the ones I have!

[DervVW]

some banking apps wont work with a rooted phone - just be aware.

[RobinBanks]

DervVW said:

some banking apps wont work with a rooted phone - just be aware.

Thanks for that tip. I will probably keep it as it is then as I use the HSBC, TSB and Lloyds apps pretty much daily.

[AJB88]

DervVW said:

some banking apps wont work with a rooted phone - just be aware.

This! I hate bloatware and had always rooted my phones until a few years ago when I started using Barclays app and Sky Go.

Nexus devices and Google Play Editions for me in the future now.

[cornet]

RobinBanks said:

Thanks for that tip. I will probably keep it as it is then as I use the HSBC, TSB and Lloyds apps pretty much daily.

Also don't root your phone unless you understand exactly what it means and the security implications it brings with it.

[RobinBanks]

cornet said:

Also don't root your phone unless you understand exactly what it means and the security implications it brings with it.

I think I've decided against it now. I've done a bit of reading and it doesn't seem worth it for me.