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Hello I found this list of Apk's for what you need and don't need in system/apps.

I
thought it would be useful for those looking to debloat their touchwiz roms and
custom modders. Not all apks listed. Enjoy!

Package name
APK name
Remove Yes/No/Caution
Description

A
. Account and Sync Settings com.android.providers.subscribedfeeds
AccountAndSyncSettings.apk /No/ Syncs settings to Google servers. Needed for Gmail
app notifications.
. AccuWeather.com com.sec.android.widgetapp.weatherclock
SamsungWidget_WeatherClock.apk /Yes/ Weather Clock Widget
. Adobe Flash Player 10.1 com.adobe.flashplayer install_flash_player.apk/ No/
. AlertRecipients com.samsung.AlertRecipients AlertRecipients.apk /No/
. AllShare com.sec.android.app.dlna Dlna.apk /Yes/ DLNA connectivity, Part of
AllShare
. Android Live Wallpapers com.android.wallpaper LiveWallpapers.apk /Yes/ Android
Live Wallpapers
. Ap Mobile com.sec.android.widgetapp.apnews SamsungWidget_News.apk /Yes/ AP News
Widget
. AppLock com.samsung.AppLock AppLock.apk /No/

B
. BadgeProvider com.sec.android.provider.badge BadgeProvider.apk /No/
. Bluetooth Share com.android.bluetooth BluetoothOpp.apk /Yes/ Bluetooth app
. Bluetooth Share com.broadcom.bt.app.pbap BluetoothPbap.apk /No/
. BluetoothAvrcp com.broadcom.bt.avrcp BluetoothAvrcp.apk /No/
. BluetoothTest com.android.bluetoothtest BluetoothTestMode.apk /No/
. BrcmBluetoothServices com.broadcom.bt.app.system BrcmBluetoothServices.apk /No/
. Buddies now com.sec.android.widgetapp.buddiesnow BuddiesNow.apk /Yes/ Buddies
Widget

C
. Calculator com.sec.android.app.calculator TouchWizCalculator.apk /Yes/ Calculator
app
. Calendar com.android.calendar TouchWizCalendar.apk /Yes/ Calendar
. Calendar com.sec.android.widgetapp.TwCalendarAppWidget TwCalendarAppWidget.apk
/Yes/ TouchWiz Calendar Widget
. Calendar Storage com.android.providers.calendar CalendarProvider.apk /Yes/
Calendar Sync
. calendarchooser com.sec.android.app.twwallpaperchooser TwWallpaperChooser.apk
/Yes/ TouchWiz Wallpaper selector
. Call settings com.sec.android.app.callsetting CallSetting.apk/No/
. Camera com.sec.android.app.camera Camera.apk /Yes/ Camera app
. Certificate installer com.android.certinstaller CertInstaller.apk /No/ (Web?)
Certificate Installer. When removed, the WIFI will not be turned on (Automatically
turned off).
. ChocoEUKor com.monotype.android.font.chococooky ChocoEUKor.apk /Yes/ Extra font
. Clock com.sec.android.app.clockpackage ClockPackage.apk /Caution/
Clock/Timer/Stopwatch app + Clock widgets, Provides Alarm and system clock for
other apps
. Clock com.sec.android.widgetapp.analogclock AnalogClock.apk /Yes/ Analog Clock
Widget
. com.newspaperdirect.pressreader.android.samsung
com.newspaperdirect.pressreader.android.samsung PressReader.apk /Yes/ Magazine
reader, part of readers hub
. com.orange.authentication.simcard.permission
com.orange.authentication.simcard.permission SimServicePermission.apk /Caution/
When not using Orange, can be safely deleted
. com.samsung.app.playreadyui com.samsung.app.playreadyui PRUI.apk /Yes/ Play DRM
content
. com.samsung.InputEventApp com.samsung.InputEventApp InputEventApp.apk /No/
. com.sec.android.app.lcdtest com.sec.android.app.lcdtest lcdtest.apk /Yes/ LCD
Test
. com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.una com.sec.android.app.samsungapps.una
SamsungAppsUNAService.apk /Yes/ Part of Samsung Apps
. com.sec.android.app.screencapture com.sec.android.app.screencapture
ScreenCaptureService.apk /Yes/ Make screenshots
. com.sec.android.app.smtsetup com.sec.android.app.smtsetup SMTSetup.apk /No/
. com.sec.android.app.snsimagecache com.sec.android.app.snsimagecache
SnsImageCache.apk /Yes/ Part of Samsung Social Hub
. com.sec.android.providers.downloads com.sec.android.providers.downloads
SecDownloadProvider.apk /No/
. Contacts com.android.contacts Contacts.apk /No/ Contacts app; the Call log,
Contacts and Favorites screens
. Contacts Storage com.android.providers.contacts ContactsProvider.apk /No/
Contacts Sync
. CrashNotifier com.samsung.crashnotifier PhoneCrashNotifier.apk /No/
. CSC com.samsung.sec.android.application.csc CSC.apk /No/ Country Specific Codes,
controls APN settings, etc.

D
. DataCreate com.android.samsungtest.DataCreate DataCreate.apk /No/ Needed each
boot (function unknown)
. Days com.sec.android.widgetapp.days Days.apk /Yes/ Days Widget
. Dialer com.android.phone Phone.apk /No/ Phone app; Dialer screen
. Dialer Storage com.android.providers.telephony TelephonyProvider.apk /No/ Phone
sync?
. DigiLezen com.txtr.android.bol Bol.com_version_1.0.3.3.apk /Yes/ Bol.com
Digilezen app
. Digital clock com.sec.android.widgetapp.digitalclock DigitalClock.apk /Yes/
Digital Clock Widget
. Download Manager com.android.providers.downloads DownloadProvider.apk /No/
Handles downloading files (Market, Browser, etc)
. Downloads com.android.providers.downloads.ui DownloadProviderUi.apk /Yes/
Downloads app
. DRM content com.sec.android.providers.drm SisoDrmProvider.apk /No/ Needed for
music playback
. DRM content launcher com.sec.android.app.drmua DrmUA.apk /No/ Needed for music
playback
. DRM Protected Content Storage com.android.providers.drm DrmProvider.apk /No/
Provides DRM functions, needed to access media files (including ringtones)
. Dual clock com.sec.android.widgetapp.dualclock DualClock.apk /Yes/ Dual Clock
Widget
E
. Email com.android.email Email.apk Yes POP/IMAP email client, needed by the email
widget
. Email com.sec.android.widgetapp.emailwidget EmailWidget.apk /Yes/ Email Widget,
requires Email.apk
. EncryptApp com.sec.android.app.encrypt Encrypt.apk No
. Error com.sec.app.RilErrorNotifier PhoneErrService.apk No
. Factory Test com.sec.android.app.factorytest FactoryTest.apk Yes Factory Test
. FM radio com.sec.android.app.fm FmRadio.apk Yes FM Radio
G
. Gallery com.cooliris.media Gallery3D.apk Yes 3D Photo Gallery app (needed for
lock screen wallpaper changer)
. Game Hub com.ngmoco.gamehubmobage GameHub.apk Yes Samsung Game Hub
. Gmail com.google.android.gm Gmail.apk Caution Gmail app
. Google Backup Transport com.google.android.backup GoogleBackupTransport.apk
Caution Backup Mechanism for apps and settings?
. Google Calendar Sync com.google.android.syncadapters.calendar
GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk Caution Calendar Sync
. Google Contacts Sync com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk Caution Contacts Sync
. Google Partner Setup com.google.android.partnersetup GooglePartnerSetup.apk
Caution ???
. Google Search com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
Yes Search box? Need for search in Phone app.
. Google Services Framework com.google.android.gsf GoogleServicesFramework.apk
Caution Provides account / login information to Google Apps
H
. Helv Neue S com.monotype.android.font.helvneuelt HelvNeueLT.apk Yes Extra font
. Home screen tips com.android.protips Protips.apk Yes Protips widget
. HTML Viewer com.android.htmlviewer HTMLViewer.apk Yes ??? Doesn't seem to be
needed

I
. IM com.sec.android.im SamsungIM.apk Yes IM app
. IMEITracker com.android.IMEITracker IMEITracker.apk Yes Track your phone when
stolen, part of samsung dive
. Internet com.android.browser Browser.apk Yes Internet Browser

K
. Kies air com.samsung.swift.app.kiesair KiesAir.apk Yes Access your phone from
your pc using Wifi
. Kies via Wi-Fi com.sec.android.app.kieswifi kieswifi.apk Yes Connect to Samsung
Kies via Wifi
. Kobo com.kobobooks.samsung.android Kobo.apk Yes Magazine reader, part of readers
hub

L
. Let's try, panning! com.sec.android.motions.settings.panningtutorial
PanningTryActually.apk Yes Tutorial of motion sensor shortcuts
. Licence settings com.samsung.android.app.divx Divx.apk Yes DivX Player
. Live Wallpaper Picker com.android.wallpaper.livepicker LiveWallpapersPicker.apk
Caution Live Wallpaper Selector
. LogsProvider com.sec.android.provider.logsprovider LogsProvider.apk No Needed for
call logs

M
. Market com.android.vending data/app/com.android.vending-1.apk Caution Market app
. Market Feedback Agent com.google.android.feedback GoogleFeedback.apk Caution
ForceClose reporting
. Market Updater com.android.vending.updater MarketUpdater.apk Caution Updates app
list / download list in market? Needed by Vending.apk
. Media Storage com.android.providers.media MediaProvider.apk No Needed to access
media files (including ringtones)
. Memo com.sec.android.app.memo Memo.apk Yes Memo app
. Messaging com.android.mms Mms.apk Yes Provides sms and mms (text) services
. Microbes com.samsung.android.livewallpaper.microbesgl Microbesgl.apk Yes Microbes
Live wallpaper
. Mini diary com.sec.android.app.minidiary MiniDiary.apk Yes Mini Diary app
. Mini paper com.sec.android.widgetapp.postit PostIt.apk Yes Mini Paper Widget
. MmsProvision com.sec.android.app.MmsProvision MmsProvisioning.apk Yes Provides
sms and mms (text) services
. Mobile Print com.sec.android.app.mobileprint MobilePrint.apk Yes Used to
communicate with Wifi printers
. Mobile tracker com.android.settings.mt MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk Yes Track your
phone when stolen, part of samsung dive
. Motion settings com.sec.android.motions.settings MotionsSettings.apk No
. MTP Application com.android.MtpApplication MtpApplication.apk No Needed to
connect to Samsung Kies
. Music com.android.music MusicPlayer.apk Yes Stock Music Player
. Music Hub com.samsung.music MusicHub_U1.apk Yes Samsung Music Hub
. My files com.sec.android.app.myfiles MyFiles.apk Yes Files Explorer
. My Uploads com.google.android.apps.uploader MediaUploader.apk Caution Upload
media to remote servers? Picasa?

N
. Network Location com.google.android.location NetworkLocation.apk Caution Provides
network (cell) location (as opposed to GPS location)
. News & Weather com.google.android.apps.genie.geniewidget GenieWidget.apk Yes News
& Weather widget

O
. Ocean weather com.sec.ccl.csp.app.secretwallpaper.themeone SecretWallpaper1.apk
Yes Secret Wallpaper
. OMACP com.wsomacp wssomacp.apk No SMS/MMS notification/receiving app

P
. Package Access Helper com.android.defcontainer DefaultContainerService.apk No
Needed to install apps
. Package installer com.android.packageinstaller PackageInstaller.apk No Used to
manually install apks (i.e. non-market apks)
. PCWDevice com.sec.pcw.device PCWClientS.apk No Unknown?; Freezing causes crashes
in android.process.acore (android OS)
. Perso com.sec.android.app.personalization Personalization.apk No
. PhoneUtil com.sec.android.app.phoneutil Phone_Util.apk No
. Photo editor com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching PhotoRetouching.apk Yes Part
of Image Editor
. Pico TTS com.svox.pico PicoTts.apk Yes Text to speech
. Polaris Office com.infraware.polarisoffice PolarisOffice.apk Yes Polaris Office
app
. PopupuiReceiver com.sec.android.app.popupuireceiver PopupuiReceiver.apk No
. Preconfig com.android.Preconfig Preconfig.apk No
. Program Monitor com.sec.android.widgetapp.programmonitorwidget
SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk Yes Program Monitor Widget

Q
. QuickView com.arcsoft.quickview QuickView.apk No

R
. Readers Hub com.sec.android.app.readershub ReadersHub.apk Yes Readers hub

S
. Samsung account com.osp.app.signin signin.apk Yes Samsung account (you won't be
able to open > Settings > About phone > Software update)
. Samsung Apps com.sec.android.app.samsungapps SamsungApps.apk Yes Samsung Apps
. Samsung keypad com.sec.android.inputmethod.axt9 AxT9IME.apk Caution Samsung
Keypad
. Samsung MMM com.samsung.mmm MMM_Smartphone_1.5.1_final.apk Yes Samsung MMM Widget
. Samsung TTS com.samsung.SMT SMTEngine.apk No
. Search Applications Provider com.android.providers.applications
ApplicationsProvider.apk Yes Fetches the list of applications installed on the
phone to provide search suggestions.
. Security Storage com.android.providers.security SecurityProvider.apk No
. Self Test Mode com.sec.android.app.selftestmode SelfTestMode.apk No
. Serial Number Read/Write com.sec.android.app.MainLabel
SerialNumberLabelIndicator.apk No
. Service mode com.sec.android.app.servicemodeapp serviceModeApp.apk No
. Settings com.android.settings Settings.apk No Devices settings menu
. Settings Storage com.android.providers.settings SettingsProvider.apk No Settings
sync?
. Setup Wizard com.android.setupwizard SetupWizard.apk Yes Setup Wizard when you
first use your phone, you can manually configure your accounts later when deleted
. Share App com.sec.android.app.shareapp ShareApp.apk No
. ShutdownApp com.sec.android.app.shutdown shutdown.apk Yes Controls the shutdown
process
. SIM Toolkit com.android.stk Stk.apk Yes Sim Tool Kit; manages multiple SIM cards;
SMS services
. SNS com.sec.android.app.sns SnsProvider.apk Yes Part of Samsung Social Hub
. SNS disclaimer com.sec.android.app.snsdisclaimer SnsDisclaimer.apk Yes Part of
Samsung Social Hub
. SNSAccountFb com.sec.android.app.snsaccountfb SnsAccountFb.apk Yes Facebook part
of Samsung Social Hub
. SNSAccountLi com.sec.android.app.snsaccountli SnsAccountLi.apk Yes LinkedIN part
of Samsung Social Hub
. SNSAccountMs com.sec.android.app.snsaccountms SnsAccountMs.apk Yes MySpace part
of Samsung Social Hub
. SNSAccountTw com.sec.android.app.snsaccounttw SnsAccountTw.apk Yes Twitter part
of Samsung Social Hub
. Social Hub com.sec.android.socialhub SocialHub.apk Yes Samsung Social Hub
. Social Hub com.seven.Z7 SevenEngine.apk Yes Part of Samsung Social Hub (needed
for IM client)
. Software update com.wssyncmldm syncmldm.apk Yes Software Update (You won't be
able to open > Settings > About phone > Software update)
. Sound player com.sec.android.app.soundplayer SoundPlayer.apk Yes
. Speech Recorder com.android.speechrecorder SpeechRecorder.apk Yes Records audio
samples to test speech recognition
. Status Bar com.android.systemui SystemUI.apk No Android user interface
. Street View com.google.android.street Street.apk Caution Streetview for Google
maps
. Swype com.swype.android.inputmethod Swype.apk Caution Swype Keyboard
. SyncmlDS com.smlds syncmlds.apk No Samsung Account (You won't be able to open >
Settings > About phone > Software update, removal causes battery drain)

T
. Talk com.google.android.talk Talk.apk Caution Google Talk
. Task com.android.task Tasks.apk Yes Tasks app (does not sync with google tasks)
. Task manager com.sec.android.app.controlpanel JobManager.apk No Task Manager
. Tasks provider com.android.providers.tasks TasksProvider.apk No
. Terminal Emulator com.android.term Term.apk Yes Gives access to terminal
. TrimApp com.lifevibes.trimapp TrimApp.apk Yes Part of Video Editor app
. TTS Service android.tts TtsService.apk Caution Text to Speech. Needed by Google
Navigator from Google Maps v5+. Otherwise, safe to remove.
. TwLauncher com.sec.android.app.twlauncher TouchWiz30Launcher.apk Caution TouchWiz
3.0

U
. USB settings com.sec.android.Kies Kies.apk Yes Connect to Samsung Kies
. User Dictionary com.android.providers.userdictionary UserDictionaryProvider.apk
Yes Dictionary for LatinIME(keyboard) / Needed for LatinIME.apk to function
V
. Video maker com.sec.android.app.ve VideoEditor.apk Yes Video Editor
. Videos com.sec.android.app.videoplayer VideoPlayer.apk Yes Video Player
. Voice command com.vlingo.client.samsung VoiceToGo.apk Yes Driving Mode, commands
for music require music.apk
. Voice recorder com.sec.android.app.voicerecorder VoiceRecorder.apk Yes Voice
Recorder app
. Voice Search com.google.android.voicesearch VoiceSearch.apk Caution Voice Search
for Google Search, Google Maps, etc
. VPN Services com.android.server.vpn VpnServices.apk Yes Connect to VPN

W
. Wi-Fi com.sec.android.app.FileTransferClient FTC.apk No
. Wi-Fi sharing com.sec.android.app.FileTransferServer FTS.apk Yes Wifi Sharing
. Wi-Fi sharing manager com.sec.android.app.FileTransferManager FTM.apk Yes Wifi
Sharing Manager
. Windy weather com.sec.ccl.csp.app.secretwallpaper.themetwo SecretWallpaper2.apk
Yes Secret Wallpaper
. wipeoutreceiver com.wipereceiver wipereceiver.apk Yes Remotely wipe data when
phone is stolen, part of samsung dive
. Wlan Test com.sec.android.app.wlantest WlanTest.apk Yes Test Wlan Connectivity
. wssyncmlnps com.wssnps wssyncmlnps.apk Yes Needed for syncing with Samsung Kies

Y
. Yahoo! Finance com.sec.android.widgetapp.stockclock SamsungWidget_StockClock.apk
Yes Yahoo Finance Widget
. YouTube com.google.android.youtube YouTube.apk Caution Youtube app

Z
. Zinio Reader com.zinio.samsung.android Zinio.apk Yes Magazine reader, part of
readers hub

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