Re: Goggle book & video

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:25:09 -0600, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote:

> Is there a way to eliminate Books and Videos from my Android.

Delete them, I should think :-) .

Cheers, -- tlvp
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On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:44:33 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <hnnnm7ta56smt2f2eu4srk9aeo5gtakn1k@4ax.com>,
> no_one@no_where.invalid wrote:
>
>> tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote:
>>
>> >On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:25:09 -0600, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is there a way to eliminate Books and Videos from my Android.
>> >
>> >Delete them, I should think :-
>>
>> So would I. Books will not delete, video will, but it reloads within
>> a day.
>
>You must root your phone. Then you may delete that crap.
>
>It's just like buying a Dell computer from Best Buy--it's loaded with
>bloatware crap that takes up space, crap that BB gets paid for having on
>the computers, and then you can't get rid of it--it keeps coming back.
>
>When you have to change a registry entry to keep the crapware from
>reappearing on the desktop...

But modifying the registry on your computer to get rid of crapware
doesn't void the warranty like rooting your phone.

On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:26:07 -0600, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote:

> tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> wrote:
>>Delete them, I should think :-
> So would I. Books will not delete, video will, but it reloads ...

Hmm ... how about overwriting each of them with a short text file, perhaps
with the content, "Get thee behind me, Satan!", eh? Perhaps if the file
that's expected is present, in name anyway, the system will be satisfied
enough not to regenerate it more fully, and you'll have saved some space.

Cheers, -- tlvp
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Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.

On 3/22/2012 10:01 PM, tlvp wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:25:09 -0600, no_one@no_where.invalid wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to eliminate Books and Videos from my Android.
>
> Delete them, I should think :-) .
>
> Cheers, -- tlvp

Perhaps he wants to keep books and videos OUT of his phone.

The original question was poorly posed!