Questions tagged [bloatware]
For questions concerning Bloatware (pre-installed "value" apps largely unwanted by the customers). See full tag wiki for additional details and first-aid hints/tipps.
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Why can't I uninstall/disable all bloatware through ADB without root?
I recently tried to disable bloatware in my cheap Vivo and Oppo smartphones. These apps named Themes, Game Center, etc. keep giving me notifications that can't be disabled through the UI. The ...
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How to reinstall an uninstalled system bloatware app through ADB?
My phone is an unrooted Oppo A1K running Android 9.0. Yesterday when removing bloatware from my phone, I accidentally uninstalled a system app using the adb command;
when I Open MY PHOTOS and click on ...
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How to disable bloatware for secondary users?
I have a rooted Samsung A7 Lite tablet. I rooted it and installed Ice Box from Google Play store. It is given root access in Magisk and I use it to disable some Samsung bloatware.
However I realize ...
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Phone connecting to lot of domains when not in use
I have noticed that my Redmi smartphone is connecting to a lot of sites when I am not even using it.
While going through the DNS logs in 1.1.1.1 vpn app, I have found these domains.
FindMYDevice??
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Turn an old Samsung Galaxy S6 into a GameBoy/eBook reader
I have a Galaxy Tab S6 (I know, old...) and I would like to turn it into something that, once turned on, will do two things:
GameBoy (via an emulator)
Ebook (via the Kindle reader)
I want to make ...
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How to disable app background data usage via adb without root
I'm trying to disable unnecessary apps and their background data usage on an Android 10 device, using the following commands:
adb shell appops set package_name RUN_IN_BACKGROUND ignore
adb shell ...
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Cannot remove default apps on TCL 30 XE 5G using ADB shell
I'm trying to remove a few apps that came pre-installed on my TCL 30XE 5G. I read online that I could use the... ADB, SDK, something like that, platform tools? So I downloaded those, got the files ...
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No recent apps screen after disabling the launcher
My phone came with a launcher I didn't really like very much. So I installed Nova Launcher and disabled the in-built launcher. Now the recent apps screen won't come up. I looked up and most of the ...
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Why uninstalling system apps through ADB cause problems like battery drain?
I have an Android 10 phone (realme) which came preinstalled with a lot of bloatwares. Few days ago I used adb to uninstall a lot of apps, like the default browser, file manager, facebook bloatwares, ...
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Does uninstalling system apps using ADB commands increase internal storage?
I just wanted to know if uninstalling system apps or bloatware using adb commands frees up storage space. I know that uninstalling system apps using adb doesn't actually removes the app from your ...
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Why is impossible to remove system apps and preinstalled apps like 'Facebook' (with Android OS & without rooting) and can they be suppressed?
What is the explanation offered by manufacturers and vendors for why this is the case?
Have there been legal challenges to this practice?
For instance, I can't remove the apps 'Facebook' (not OS-...
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How can be deleted the com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim?
I have been told this is a compatibility test suite, but it is safe to delete? if so, how can be deleted from the device?
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turn off phone services notification
A happy owner of a palm phone, though every time the phone is turned off then on or restarted, it shows a notification that a non-verizon sim is being used. I understand these were exclusively verison ...
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How to determine default enabled permissions for for pre-installed applications?
Many Android apps that are pre-installed by manufacturers have extensive and intrusive requested permissions.
When looking at the permissions of each app via Settings > Apps, some of the ...
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How can I remove Amazon Prime Video from my Android device using the Android Debugging Bridge (ADB)?
I'm following this guide to remove bloatware on my Android device. So far I was able to remove the apps that I didn't want on my phone, but whenever I try to uninstall Amazon Prime Video using ADB I ...
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