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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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Reinstall apps/services via phone directly?
I uninstalled certain apps/services via adb, then disabled the USB Debugging option. After restart the phone's settings option is not working. Please suggest how to enable developer options, usb ...
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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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What EXACTLY does "pm uninstall" do on an unrooted Android 9.0 device?
There seems to be confusion regarding the behavior of pm uninstall from the ADB shell, see also here and here.
Question: What configuration files does pm uninstall write to, is it /data/system/...
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How to enable and disable app using LADB?
So far, I only could find this related discussion from this site regarding disabling app on android by ADB, but I'm using LADB app and confirm whether these commands are correct or not since the ...
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pm Disable activity
Have been asked many times, how to block the installation of applications from an apk file, how to block the package installer ... The common answer is that it is impossible because even if you will ...
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Does `pm uninstall` also automatically execute `force-stop` and `clear` on a non-rooted device?
This is for non-rooted stock ROM's.
To get rid of one single app, I've been executing the following commands:
(Step 1) disable-user
(2) force-stop
(3) clear
(4) uninstall
(5) clear
Steps (1) and (2) ...
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How to disable an activity containing a special character?
What is the correct way to disable the activity:
com.android.settings/.Settings$SystemDashboardActivity
When I try to disable it via pm disable command it disables the whole Settings activity and ...
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list disable package feature/component
we can use pm list packages -d to list disabled packages.
but how can I list disabled feature/component inside a package?
for example I disable all fitness related stuff from gms
pm disable com....
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How can I see all installed packages, including those that have been hidden?
Recently I used ADB to hide a bunch of packages on an old phone (Verizon 2013 Moto X) I intend to use for development. I hid most of the phone-related packages, including the SIM Toolkit and the ...
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Remove Backup and Factory reset option from Settings app [duplicate]
I want to remove some features from my settings app (device is rooted)
I used adb shell pm disable 'com.android.settings/.Settings\$SecuritySettingsActivity' to disable security settings and it ...
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How to check if a package is enabled via shell?
I have been writing a tasker task to enable/disable a package. I know
adb shell pm enable com.android.contacts
will enable the package and
adb shell pm disable com.android.contacts
will ...
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