[Tutorial] UNinstalling 3rd party/custom apps (not downloaded via installer) - iFoneHaX Network

Pirate · 03-03-2008, 10:54 PM

I've been installing and uninstalling 3rd party apps and I noticed all the CRAP these programs left all over my phone. Here I thought AppTap's "Uninstall" feature would actually make it as if the application had actually been... "UNINSTALLED". Go figure.

ToDo list uninstalled... look, all my to do data, still sitting in the folder.
Navizon uninstalled... cache files?
MobileCast uninstalled... more cache files! Deep nested cache files.
weDICT/dictionaries... uninstalled... look, the dict indexes are still there!
SummerBoard... uninstalled... nice, Louie Mantia theme, why do I still need this?

For anyone that installed hacks and is wondering why you are missing space you originally had on your iPhone... guess what? You've gotrty klingons. For the record, I believe that much of this will get automatically backed up to iTunes, so that even a full restore will end up putting it back on your phone when you re-sync.

If you're looking to get service on your phone, and you uninstall 3rd party apps, and think they've left no discernible trace, I wanted to give this wake up call to people. I would find it disturbing to leave my iPhone with Apple for repair, only to be told, "I'm sorry sir, there appears to be unauthorized modifications to the phone here. You're no longer covered under warranty, and your IMEI number has been blacklisted."

Code:

# cd Library
# rm -rf MobileFinder
# rm -rf MobileStudio
# rm -rf MobileToDoList
# rm -rf Money
# rm -rf SummerBoard
# rm -rf DockSwap
# rm -rf rSBT
# rm -rf weDict
# rm -rf Recordings
# rm -rf Nikotalkie
# cd Preferences
# rm Apollo.plist
# rm ApolloIM_Version(.1)
# rm com.borngraphics.fivedice.plist
# rm com.creed.vnsea.plist
# rm com.folabs.oblique
# rm com.gobanzai.mobilecast.plist
# rm com.googlecode.MobileFinder.plist
# rm com.googlecode.MobileTextEdit.plist
# rm com.googlecode.iflickr.plist
# rm com.latenitesoft.Sketches.plist
# rm com.mexens.Navizon.Account
# rm com.natetrue.iphone.nesapp
# rm com.natetrue.iphone.nesapp.1.1.3
# rm com.natetrue.iphone.nesapp.1.2
# rm com.natetrue.iphone.nesapp.1.3
# rm com.nullriver.iphone.SummerBoard.plist
# rm com.twenty08.MobileChat.Accounts
# rm com.twenty08.MobileChat.Options
# rm com.zacharybrewstergeisz.books.plist
# rm nesapp.init
# rm net.schine.ants.plist
# rm org.deliciousmonster.lightsoff.plist
# rm vnsea_servers.plist

Unfortunately, I'm fairly certain the last thing I'll be uninstalling is Installer.app, which will inevitably leave its own preference folder in place. Maybe if I delete its folders via iBrickr and THEN hit the uninstall button.

There you go

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