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Tagged with disable-app bloatware
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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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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 do some system apps prevent themselves from being disabled?
I have been researching about this for quite some time and frankly I haven't found anything that reproduces this effect in any phone that I have tried, as you know there are a few system apps that ...
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Disabling the Google App
A while back, I disabled the Google App (com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox).
IIRC, disabling the app caused some problems which I discovered over time. Unfortunately, all my notes on the topic ...
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How can I disable a stock app that has its Disable button greyed out? [duplicate]
There is a pesky bloatware app (specificlly VUDU Version 1.0) that came preinstalled on my device. Whenever I boot my device, it starts up an app process, so every time I boot I have to open up the ...
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Remove bloatware on Galaxy S2 - what are my options?
My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2 flashed with stock ROM - ICS v4.0.3, carrier is Virgin Mobile (model #GT-I9100M). There is some bloatware installed by Samsung, which causes minor problems, such as
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How do you disable system apps in Android 4.x.x (and up)?
I heard you can "freeze" or "disable" system apps starting in Android 4.0 without rooting. How do you do it?
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