Questions tagged [disable-app]
To temporarily disable an app without uninstalling it, it can be "frozen". This has nothing to do with an "app freezing" in terms of "not responding to input".
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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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Cannot log in after disabling Android package from TWRP or with ADB
I have Google packages on Android disabled for security. Today I enabled the Play Store, Framework, and other stuff and now I can't log in to Android without restarting. I can't remove the package ...
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How to list suspended apps?
You can "suspend" user apps via cmd package suspend <packageName> (which acts kind of like pm disable; the differences are explained in this answer by @Firelord), and later unsuspend ...
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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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Cannot remove google account from Samsung android phone. Remove button greyed out
I cannot remove my google account from my android phone. Samsung XCover 4s Android 10.
This is a work phone and I only used my account to download whatsapp for work communication group.
I have deleted ...
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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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Enable Package Installer
I have rooted OnePlus 5t, I used Lucky Pacher to disable Package Installer and when I reboot my device I got boot loop... Is there something I can do beside factory rest? is there an option to enable ...
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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
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"Screen Recording" in LG Android [duplicate]
I have an LG V40, and in both Android 9 and 10, it seems that the "Screen Recording" app is always running, and not possible to keep it Stopped.
Greenify shows it as running in "...
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Bundled Microsoft apps keep getting updated even though they are disabled
My phone came with several non-uninstallable "factory apps". Three of these are Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Even though I have disabled these, and uninstalled any updates to save space, the ...
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Google Chrome and picture reenabling and reinstalling without authorization or interaction?
As somebody really wary of Google in general, the first thing I did on my phone was to disable Chrome and Google Pictures, and replaced them by apps from F-Droid
For a few days now, I've seen them ...
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How to stop update notifications for disabled apps on a Family-Link managed device?
Running Android 6.0.1 on Nexus 7 device, where I have disabled the following apps:
Google Play Movies and TV
Google Play Music
Google Play Newsstand
Google Play Books
Before disabling, I cleaned ...
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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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How to enable a disabled app in Samsung
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S9, Android 10, OneUI2.0
After updating my OS last month, the "Enable" button disappears from App info panel(Settings | Apps | (app) | Enable, said How to enable a disabled app)....
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How to disable redmi note 7 recommended apps
Since one of the last updates, my phone has started showing me recommended apps when opening a folder on my screen.
How do I disable such behavior?
I tried following some guides online involving ...
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Can disabled application influence / modify system and UI
This is somewhat a follow up to my 1,5 year old question (still not answered).
I already know that applications displayed as disabled may still be running in background in certain scenarios (mostly, ...
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How to safely remove, disable, freeze system apps on rooted device?
How to safely remove, disable, freeze system apps on rooted device (Xiaomi Mi9)?
I tried doing it old school on my Mi9 but after removing just absolute bloatware system doesn't boot, had to reinstall ...
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Disable specific apps access to stock browser?
With a productivity lock in place with an access code that is set by someone else, the phone user cannot directly open the "stock browser" unless Android asks:
Sign into public wifi network
if I ...
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How to uninstall/disable system apps on Fire HD 8?
I want to uninstall or disable system apps on my Amazon Fire HD 8 2017. How can I do this? The FireOS version in "System Updates" menu is 5.6.2.0.
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Getting rid of Samsung's Gallery app notifications? (or even the entire app)
I'm currently using a Galaxy S5 mini with Android 5.1.1 and one thing that I find particularly irritating is Samsung's Gallery app that keeps giving notifications. For some reason I can't seem to turn ...
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How can Android run a disabled application?
I have just run into a situation described in this blog:
Can any one explain this to me? How can Android run a disabled application? What good do we have from marking applications as disabled, if ...
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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 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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How to disable Google Apps in Mi Phones
I observed in case of Mi phones like Redmi Note 4 & Mi Max2.
We’re not able to disable Google Apps like Chrome, Play Music, Play Movies & TV, etc.
Please let me know, how to disable Google ...
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Android 7 ignoring Auto Updates turned OFF. Any solution?
In Settings -> System apps updater, I've turned "Auto updates" to OFF. However, I've just received a message "5 apps updated". In fact it has updated Gmail, Maps, Chrome, Google Photos and Telegram.
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how to disable system apps without root?
How to disable system apps without root?
My phone model is vivo x5 max+ and android 4.4.4
I have tried Debloater but it failed to connect (I am sure I've allowed USB debugging).
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How can Instagram cause wakelocks when disabled?
Can somebody explain me the logic behind how Instagram can still be the top app in my wakelook detector app even when it is disabled with Package disabler??:O
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