topic Re: Pre-installed Apps any use? in Other/General

Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:32:09 GMT

hello friends,

this is my 1st smartphone & i dont know how to utilise this phone yet.

i have these pre-installed apps :

1. Neo reader

2. OfficeSuite

3. PlayNow

4. Power saver

5. Wisepilot

6. timesPoynt

7. astro

8. appXtra

9. Application Installer

10. liveware manager

can everybody please make some comments about each app? if there are better alternatives then please do suggest. can i delete these apps coz they use lots of ram?

i have found that only ~120 MB RAM is free for me. whenever i kill some apps they again appear.

any solutions?

i want to sync my yahoo account just like gmail does. is this possible?

i hope experienced users like uliwooly answer this thread.:smileyconfused:

thank you.

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Nabeel — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:34:55 GMT

I hope uliwooly will see this thread as soon as i comment in

Please allow us non experienced users as well to provide you with suggestions

This is what i personally feel

1) Neo reader <> Google goggles

2) Office Suite is good ( used to documents of any type )

3 ) You can't remove this app until you root

4) preinstalled app that cannot be removed i guess

5) wisepilot <> nothing is more good than Google Maps

6) No idea what it does

7)Best file manager in android market

8)No need, you could uninstall it, You can install app via astro

9) Preinstalled app within the system , cannot be removed

Regarding yahoo, i have never tried that, try to download the app and see what features it offfer

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Uliwooly — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:48:44 GMT

1) Neo reader you don't quite need it unless you read QR and Barcodes daily

2) google docs it's a lot better

3) I'm able to uninstall PlayNow w/o rooting, I think it's region based (to be able to uninstall it)

4) not quite needed

5) wisepilot uninstall it use google maps and navigation

6. timesPoynt regional app

7. astro I like this to get access to photo files but OI file manager it's good too

8. appXtra I don't have it

9. Application Installer I don't quite need it but it's there

10. liveware manager I don't use it, you can force stop it

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:46:44 GMT

haha i didnt mean to offend anyone!:smileysilly:

thank you nabeel i have removed playnow, power saver, wisepilot, appxtra, spplication installer.

though i cannot understand why facebook app becomes alive even if i kill it (my internet is off & autosync disabled).:smileyshocked:

can you please look into this problem of mine?

it is really frustraiting as i cannot upgrade to the latest firmware.

thanks again.

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:51:07 GMT

thank you uliwooly for replying.

as i have mentioned in my reply to nabeel, your replies were quite helpful.

can you please again look into this problem of mine???please :smileymischief:

thanks again.:smileyhappy:

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Uliwooly — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:52:51 GMT

once you get ICS you will be able to disable it/fb

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Uliwooly — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:55:53 GMT

yeah I will

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Nabeel — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:42:58 GMT

Try this to update your phone

http://software.sonymobile.com/webupdate/webupdate.jsp?phoneid=xperiau&country=global-en

I hope you are able to

Make sure you have he latest version of Java

http://www.java.com/winoffline_installer

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:09:13 GMT

java is up-to-date on my pc.

i opened the link you gave in firefox on my pc. then after it loaded completely i connectd my phone to pc by usb. then got this :

:smileysad::smileyplain:

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Nabeel — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:25:31 GMT

But you have to connect it when you are asked to, not before that

Most important : turn off firewall and antivirus

then :

First run the xperia update application on your phone, connect your phone only when you are asked to

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:28:15 GMT

of course i connected when i was asked to.:smileysilly:

i tried again this time disabled antivirus & firewall.

but still the same.

what i am noticing is that, the moment i connect my phone to pc 2-3 secs after that java update shows the 'need help?' thing.

regarding 'xperia update application' i think you were talking about update centre. i refreshed it again & again & for all 3 options it showed that i had the latest software.

does this mean that my phone is faulty?

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Nabeel — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:25:56 GMT

Nopes everything is fine with your phone.

You have no other option but just to wait

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:01:19 GMT

sorry but wait for what?

is a fix going to be submitted in the next firmware update?

does this mean that the problem is for all xperia u's while connecting to xp?

please reply so that i can take a sigh of relief.:smileyconfused:

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Nabeel — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:07:55 GMT

There is no problem with your Xperia U

and

This problem is not with every Xperia U

But you know where the actuall problem lies ? it lies within the PC and Internet connection

If you could try with other pc and internet connection you might be able to update your phone

Although at present the problem is with the Sony servers as well

isn't it a messed up post ?

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:38:43 GMT

thanks nabeel for your help.

i found the solution here.

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

Kumar_GS — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:05:46 GMT

Application Installer is usefull if you develop apps.

Also usefull if you download apps as .apk files from unethical sources like 4shared dot com.

Though, without Application Installer, you can directly install apps via file manager too.

Re: Pre-installed Apps any use?

xperiaU — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:33:30 GMT

thanks kumar!

currently there is only 1 issue that i am facing. see here.

i am unable to install any apps at all on my phone which makes my phone near to useless.

could u possibly think of a solution? as sony guys havnt replied yet