Brian May wrote:
On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 at 10:18 Rohan McLeod <rhn@jeack.com.au <mailto:rhn@jeack.com.au>> wrote:
Just contacted their support after a quick look through the user manual; It's authoritive one can't delete the supplied applications ! So it gets flogged on Gumtree
If it is a recent version of Android (IIRC something like 4.x or above), you should be able to disable the pre-installed apps using settings -> Apps -> All -> (select app) -> Disable. There is some Samsung supplied software that this won't work with (e.g. My Magazine on my tablet, the disable button is greyed out).
Regarding: "you should be able to disable the pre-installed apps using settings -> Apps -> All -> (select app) -> Disable." closest gui path I can see to this is: Apps>Settings>Application Manager>All> no sign of (select app) but I notice : >Android System tells me "version 4.1.2-19100TDVLSM"; where as http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/android/GT-I91... states the android version seems to be "Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) " Not sure what to make of that; since what I know of the previous owner suggests OS upgrade would be unlikely !
If the version of Android is too old and doesn't support this I would seriously consider installing something like Cyanogenmod on it (if it is a supported device).
Thing is, Galaxy SII m/n -191100T seem to be reasonably recent ? and selling new for $100 or so; see http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/221391763176?clk_rvr_id=802746941451&crlp=1_262691&mt_id=641&sdc_id=1427243489z669123z54073b0a30381z&mid=503315&fitem=221391763176&linkin_id=8084735&kw={query}&crdt=0&sortbid=17 so I'.m thinking I'm probably better off flogging it as is; because I expect the Cyanogenmod etc. instal; will probably reduce the sale price somewhat :-) ; The market demographic to which I belong is popularly known as " new technology luddites"; we like to call ourselves "late adopters" and "trailing edge technology enthusiasts " ! The theory being that the "cutting" part of cutting-edge-technology" is the bit you hold in your hand ! Every mobile handset which I have ever owned has outlived the cell-phone network on which it was based; eg analogue, CDMA. Currently my ZTE F165 NextG is still fully functional; and Hellstra has not indicated that NextG is about to be replaced ! ................ do you think they have got the bugs out of theses "horse-less carriage" contraptions yet ? regards Rohan McLeod