DSmithZ28

<p><a href="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/nobloat.jpg" target="_blank" atomicselection="true"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="240" alt="nobloat" src="http://mobilitysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/nobloat-thumb.jpg" width="180" align="right" border="0"/></a> Is your AT&amp;T Tilt&nbsp;feeling a little heavy? Does your device seem to have that sluggish, "I can't get started in the morning" feeling about it? Well, fear not! You won't need to figure out how to force coffee through your mini-USB cable to perk up your Tilt! Our good friends at XDA-Developers (dot com) have figured out the trick to loose that unwanted "Bloatware" that AT&amp;T so ridiculously loads on our precious devices! &nbsp;And it is very easy to perform! Here is what you will need to do:</p> <p>1) Back up your Tilt using the included Spite Back Up software included!</p> <p>2) Hard reset your device (It's worth it trust me!). Now there are two ways to accomplish this. The easiest way is the Clear Storage application under Settings/System/Clear Storage, or you can hold the two soft key buttons and simultaneously soft reset. I never get this to work however. Just use the Clear Storage and save yourself a lot of embarrassment from your uncoordinated fingers! (LOL)</p> <p>3) When your Tilt reboots it will take you through the normal screen alignment process and then setting your time zone, and finally the cut and paste routine. When it brings up the home screen there will be a pop-up that prompts enhancements will begin in three seconds, QUICKLY SOFT RESET WHILE THIS IS DISPLAYED! Your device will soft reset&nbsp; and then bring up the today screen and avoid loading all the Bloatware! Hooray! No more Bloatware!</p> <p>Now load all your favorite applications and resume your life feeling much more slimmed down with the knowledge that your Beat the Bloat laid on you from our good friends at AT&amp;T!</p> <p>Enjoy my fellow Tilt Friends!</p><P><P><a href="http://mobilitysite.com/?p=8727">View Original Blog Post</a>

radimus

This works on most every PPC (phone) device, to not install the OEM provided software.

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DSmithZ28

Yeah, but the tilt is the first one that gives you three seconds warning! And it is probably the worst affected by Bloatware that I have ever seen...

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radimus

You wanted all that extra memory, AT&T is just trying to help you to use it

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Chris Leckness

Great info Doug. Thanks. I am sold on the Tilt. I will be buying one real soon. (i'm on borrowed time on this loaner)

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DSmithZ28

I just wish I would have done a standard hard reset and got the memory usage, then done the Bloat removal trick and checked the memory to see what the savings was. I fell like it was pretty significant.

I may get my device back up and running, backup, hard reset and find out. Curiosity will kill me...

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kabin

How much memory did it free up?

DSmithZ28

I didn't check it. I will get my Tilt finished loading up with my apps, backup and hard reset and install the bloat, then hard reset again using the bloatware trick to figure it out. Be tomorrow. Trick or Treating duties tonight with the rug rats!

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kcmatt

Will you need to add the Proxy Manager afterwards? (included in the "bloat" under Start>Programs>Tools) It's used to enable and disable AT&T's hidden proxy that allows you to get on the MEdia Net site, but prevents internet passthrough when USB connected to ActiveSync.

Is your Tilt noticably faster without the bloatware?

kcmatt

Also, what is the difference between doing it your way and going to Start>Programs>Tools>Java and deleting them that way? You can remove Mrs. Pac Man from Remove Programs, and delete MobiTV from Program Files and the Start Menu. CV and MEdia Net are just web links.

Is there anything else inluded with the Bloat?

Sorry, I'm just not a real big fan of hard resetting!

gasusan2005

I already did this the day I got it..... I didn't think to post it

Susan