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While setting out to clean up my ROM install, I was curious how small I could make it. I usually delete a ton of these after install, but that's getting old. So I wanted to see out of the 400 apks that come on the phone, how many could I axe? Between my experience in uninstalling these, and googling around, and realizing that for some reason a huge chunk of these cannot be found via googling... I decided to make to this list.

If you can identify any of the blue ones, or confirm whether some of those with unconfirmed status can safely be axed or not...I'd appreciate it.

You really should remove this

• Smith.apk - This is an HTC Logger, it's like a next gen Carrier IQ. You will see this on ports from the HTC One series, and potential other ports in the future.
• QXDM2SD.apk - Carrier IQ like Logger

Confirmed Safe to Delete

• AdobeReader.apk - Adobe Reader
• Aluminium.apk - HTC Skin
• Automotive_Home.apk - part of the car mode
• Blockbuster.apk - Blockbuster for HTC
• BlueSky.apk - Sense Blue Sky theme
• BooksPhone.apk - Google Books
• Burgundy.apk - Sense Burgundy theme
• ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk - used to sync bookmarks between desktop chrome and "internet" browser on Android
• com.htc.FriendStream3DWidget.apk - Used in friendstream (HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc)
• com.htc.htcmsgwidgets3d.apk - HTC Messaging Widgets
• com.htc.idlescreen_SN.apk - Lockscreen
• com.htc.MusicWidget.apk - HTC Music Widget
• com.htc.Sync3DWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling Sync All
• com.htc.Task3DWidget.apk - HTC Tasks widget
• com.htc.TrendsWidget.apk - HTC Twitter trends widget
• com.htc.Twitter3DWidget.apk - HTC Twitter widget
• com.mobitv.client.nfl2010.apk - NFL Mobile
• DFPI - Demoflo package installer (perhaps a demo mode?)
• DockMode.apk - Dock Mode, allows your phone to have a kind of digital album/friend stream/calendar/time/weather viewer while it sits in a dock
• Dropbox.apk - Dropbox App
• DrmProvider.apk - DRM Protected Contect Storage
• EPST.apk - Verizon phone update checker
• FieldTrial.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary)
• FlashLitePlugin.apk - FlashLite Plugin
• Flickr.apk - Flickr application
• Fracture.apk - HTC Skin
• FriendStream.apk - HTC app that combines social media - twitter, facebook, etc
• FusionStockWidget.apk - Stocks widget
• GSD.apk - HTC test tool (not necessary, may drain battery)
• HtcCarPanel.apk - HTC Car Panel (com.htc.navipanel)- puts phone in a sort of standalone GPS mode with big icons for use while driving... preferably in a mount bracket
• HtcDataStripWidget.apk - HTC combined data toggles widget (shows radio toggle, gps, etc on a strip)
• HTC_Diopen.apk - Pen input. I have only removed this after install and setup, but it should be fine to remove before that as well
• HtcCOTAClient.apk - OTA Client Checker
• HtcDm.apk - Checks for updates from HTC
• HtcFacebook.apk - Facebook app (com.facebook.katana)
• HtcFacebookChat.apk - Facebook Chat app
• HtcFacebookChatWidget.apk - Facebook chat widget
• HtcFeedback.apk - Tell HTC - app that sends HTC data about your phone
• HtcFootprints.apk - HTC photo geotagging service
• HtcFootprintsWidget3d.apk - HTC photo geotagging widget
• HtcGreader.apk - HTC RSS reader
• HtcGreaderWidget.apk - HTC RSS reader widget
• HtcImageWallpaper.apk - Like it says, wallpaper
• HtcLavaLiveWallpaper.apk - live wallpaper
• HTCLivewallpaperStreak.apk - Another wallpaper
• HtcMIM.apk - HTC Instant Messaging client
• HtcMimWidget.apk - HTC Instant Messaging widget
• HTCNotes.apk - Notes app
• HtcPhotoWidget.apk - HTC Photo viewer widget
• HtcPowerSaverWidget.apk - HTC Widget with power toggles
• HtcPowerStripWidget.apk - Unified HTC Widget with power setting (Power Dashboard)
• HtcProfileWidget.apk - HTC Sound profiles widget
• HtcResetNotify.apk - Notification that appears on the statusbar when the phone is reset
• Htc3DRichNotesWidget.apk - Notes widget
• HtcRingtoneTrimmer.apk - HTC App for trimming ringtones
• HtcRingtoneWidget.apk - HTC Ringtone widget
• HtcScreenBrightnessWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen brightness
• HtcScreenTimeoutWidget.apk - HTC Widget for toggling screen timeout
• htcsettingwidgets.apk - Set of HTC Widget toggles
• HtcTwitter.apk - HTC Peep (Twitter app)
• HtcVideoPlayer.apk - HTC Video App
• htcwatchwidget3d.apk - HTC Watch (purchasable video) Widget
• HtcWeather3DWidget.apk - HTC Weather Widget
• HtcWeatherWallpaper.apk - HTC Weather Wallpaper
• htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager
• Idlescreen_Base.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)
• idlescreen_shortcut.apk - Lockscreen (wallpaper or clock maybe?)
• idlescreen_photo.apk - Phto Lockscreen
• IdleScreen_Stock.apk - Stocks Lockscreen
• IdleScreen_Weather.apk - Weather Lockscreen
• IMEXT9_____.apk - Alternate Languages for HTC IME Keyboard
• Infinite.apk - HTC Skin
• install_flash_player.apk - Adobe Flash Player
• JETCET_PRINT.apk - Wireless printing app
• JETCET_PRINT_Resources.apk - JetPrint resources
• JETCET_PRINT_S40.apk- Updated name for JetPrint Wireless printing app
• Kindle.apk - Amazon kindle app
• KeyChain.apk - used by Ice Scream Sandwich for storing passwords
• LMW.apk - Low Storage Space wizard
• Matte.apk - HTC Skin
• Mode10Wallpapers.apk - HTC Live Wallpapers
• Music.apk - HTC Music Player
• Music2.apk - HTC Music Player (alternate name)
• MyDropbox.apk - HTC Dropbox
• MyReportAgent.apk - HTC Report Agent
• MySketcher.apk - Scribble - Screenshot App (Home + Power). You can remove it if you don't want native screenshots
• MyTask.apk - Tasks List - Management Application
• MyVerizon.apk - My Verizon App
• Nfc.apk - Near field communications (unsupported phone swipe payment method)
• Notes.apk - Notes app
• NewBayService-market.apk - VCast service
• nfshp-signed-1.0.13.apk - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
• NoiseField.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper
• PDF_Viewer_F_A.apk - Foxit PDF Viewer.
• PhaseBeam.apk - Stock ICS Live Wallpaper
• PlusOne.apk - Google+ app
• picasapryramid.apk - Picasa Web Album
• Picasa_GLRplugin.apk - Picasa plugin
• PolarisOffice.apk - Polaris Office
• Protips.apk - Homescreen Tips widget
• PureC_____.apk - Pure Widgets
• ShowMe.apk - HTC Help Viewer
• Serene.apk - HTC Skin
• slackerradio.apk - Slacker Internet Radio
• SocialManager.apk - combines some social media apps
• Stock.apk - Stocks app
• Street.apk - Google Streetview addon for Google Maps
• Talk.apk - Google Talk
• Talk2.apk - Google Talk
• talkback.apk - Android accessibility
• TrimIt.apk - A ringtone trimmer
• TuneIn.apk - Radio
• Tube2_Configuration.apk - media link HD
• Twitter.apk - Twitter App
• TwitterEngine.apk - Twitter Service
• Twitter_Client.apk - Twitter App
• verizonWave.apk - Verizon's Wave wallpaper (if it is the default on your ROM, you probably shouldn't remove it until you change it... I don't know what will happen)
• VVM.apk - Visual Voice Mail
• VzNav.apk - Verizon Navigator (Verizon's Car Panel)
• VzwLBSPerm.apk - Verizon Location service
• Watch.apk - HTC Video player/service
• WatchApp.apk - HTC Watch
• WorldClock.apk - It's a clock. It may cause timezone issues to remove.

Safe to delete so long as other apps/services that use it also are

• ba-syncservice-app-signed.apk - Verizon Backup Assistant service (safe if you also remove the Verizon Backup Assistant, may need to wait till after setup)
• DMPortRead.apk - used by Dock Mode... not sure what for. (If you remove Dock Mode, this is safe to remove as well)
• HtcCdmaMccProvider.apk - gets CDMA (mp3 ID3 tags) information used from HTC music and maybe other apps?
• HtcCompressViewer.apk - Zip Viewer. If you have something like ES File Explorer or other useful file browser, it's not necessary. Potentially used by other HTC apps
• HTCMediaAutoUploadSetting.apk - Social Media Uploading
• HtcDLNAMiddleLayer.apk - DLNA service (for TV connectivity/streaming)
• HtcDMC.apk - Digital Media Controller. Used by the DLNA
• HtcDmSettingsPlugin.apk - Digital Media Settings... also used by DLNA
• HtcMediaCacheService.apk - another DLNA related app
• VzWBAClient.apk - Verizon backup assistant (may need to wait till after setup)
• VZWInstaller.apk - used to install Verizon apps, such as NFL Mobile

Unsafe to remove

• fusion.apk - Used by Rosie, it's a sense library you need
• HTCSetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Do not delete before running it to set up your phone!
• HTC_IME.apk - HTC Keyboard. DO NOT REMOVE before setting up phone and installing another keyboard
• PCSC.apk - USB to PC mounting
• Rosie.apk - Bottom launcher, do not remove
• SetupWizard.apk - HTC's setup wizard. Alternate name.
• Stk.apk - SIM Toolkit, should probably not remove
• vzwapnpermission.apk - used to connect to the Verizon network

Unidentified Apps

• appdirectedsmspermission.apk - ?
• ApplicationsProvider.apk - ?
• CIMEXT9.apk - ?
• HtcMessageUploader.apk - More social media uploading?
• PrivInit.apk - ?
• qospermission.apk - some kind of Verizon background service
• RebootWarningWin.apk - ?
• Tag.apk - ?

Identified Apps (unconfirmed delete status)

• FilePicker.apk - File Browser
• GoogleBackupTransport.apk
• GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk
• GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk
• GoogleFeedback.apk
• GoogleLoginService.apk
• GooglePartnerSetup.apk
• GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
• GoogleServicesFramework.apk
• GoogleTTS.apk - Google Text to Speech
• HTCAlbum.apk - HTC picture viewer, may be used to select pictures/wallpapers
• HtcListen.apk - HTC's Music App
• HtcMessageProvider.apk - used by HTC's SMS/MMS app
• HtcMusicEnhancer.apk - HTC Music Equalizer, used by Beats and HTC Music
• HtcSettingsProvider.apk - Source for HTC Settings
• HtcSoundRecorder.apk - HTC Sound recording app
• HtcSoundSetDownloadManager.apk - Used by HTC to create and download Sound Sets (sets of ringtone and notification sounds in Personalize)
• HtcSSOClient.apk - HTC object that allows login across HTC apps
• HtcStreamPlayer.apk - HTC Streaming Video App
• HTCSync.apk - HTC service for syncing contacts, people, social media, etc together
• Phonesky.apk - Google Market (post 3.2)
• TaskManager.apk - ICS Task Manager
• TetheringGuard.apk - Verizon Tethering app, may block 3rd party tethering apps
• WifiRouter.apk - Used in Verizon tethering
• Vending.apk - Market can also show up as this
• VerizonSSOEngine.apk - used by verizon to log into many verizon apps (including NFL mobile and others)

Hopefully, other curious folks such as myself find this useful.

• htc_vmm_hux.apk - Verizon Media Manager

Disclaimer
As is always the case, while I am not out to lie to you, I am not responsible for your removal of any of these apps from your phone. If it causes you to need to restore from backup, or re-install a ROM, that is tragic, but your responsibility. If you do find due to an update or another app you install/use you should not have deleted one... please let me know, and I will update this list accordingly.