Disabling\Uninstalling unwanted apps - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey everyone,
So I have had a look through other topics about removing unwanted apps and started to remove or disable ones I would never use.
However What I noticed was these apps then continued to update themselves and enable themselves again.
Take Svoice for example, I uninstalled the updates fir it first, Then disabled it. two days later I got a notification stating it had been updated and when I checked it was enabled again.
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks

Smokie365 said:
Hey everyone,
So I have had a look through other topics about removing unwanted apps and started to remove or disable ones I would never use.
However What I noticed was these apps then continued to update themselves and enable themselves again.
Take Svoice for example, I uninstalled the updates fir it first, Then disabled it. two days later I got a notification stating it had been updated and when I checked it was enabled again.
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks
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I had this problem, I had to uninstall "Samsung Apps" app to stop it downloading.

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How to disable OTA update?

I don't want 4.2.2, my phone has it downloaded but not installed. How do I delete the update and/or disable the notification? I've searched and tried options for other phones but nothing has worked except what I did below.
I found that if I freeze "Google framework services" it does what I want, but it also disables all google services (play store,etc) is there another way around this?
OTA disable solved
newwt said:
I don't want 4.2.2, my phone has it downloaded but not installed. How do I delete the update and/or disable the notification? I've searched and tried options for other phones but nothing has worked except what I did below.
I found that if I freeze "Google framework services" it does what I want, but it also disables all google services (play store,etc) is there another way around this?
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SOLVED(temp?):
Downloaded an App called "autostarts",
go into the tab called "after startup"
scroll down to you see multiple "google framework services"
for me it was the 3rd one, should say "xxxx--xxxx-xxx-systemupdateservice" or something like that
disable it, clear cache and reboot.
May I ask why you'd want to disable the OTA updates?
Just curious...
f.us said:
May I ask why you'd want to disable the OTA updates?
Just curious...
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I like to do updates on my own time, and dont need someone else or my self hitting the OTA install by accident and messing something up.
and LTE support, but thats meh.
newwt said:
I like to do updates on my own time, and dont need someone else or my self hitting the OTA install by accident and messing something up.
and LTE support, but thats meh.
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Count me in on this - spent a while this morning trying to find any info on others trying to disable this update (I just got the notification this morning). I'm stock rooted and perfectly happy with my N4 as is. I wish there was a way to just cancel the notification or have it not remind you for a while. It's obnoxious that they cram it in your face.

Help! Security Policy Updates

I need some help, it started lasted night out of the blue.
This message "Unfortunately, Security policy updates has stopped" keeps appearing out of nowhere. See attachment.
I didn't even do any tweaking at that time. No one seems to have this problem when I google it lol.
What I did now is that I froze all knox apps via Titanium but it still appears.
Just now I disabled automatic updates on Settings> Security. Hopefully this works. But still I want to find out why now of all the time.
Latest tweak I did was install 1.2 UPSM which I didn't use at all at that time interval.
Graffiti Exploit said:
I need some help, it started lasted night out of the blue.
This message "Unfortunately, Security policy updates has stopped" keeps appearing out of nowhere. See attachment.
I didn't even do any tweaking at that time. No one seems to have this problem when I google it lol.
What I did now is that I froze all knox apps via Titanium but it still appears.
Just now I disabled automatic updates on Settings> Security. Hopefully this works. But still I want to find out why now of all the time.
Latest tweak I did was install 1.2 UPSM which I didn't use at all at that time interval.
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Hi.
I have the same problem started yesterday.
Did you manage to get it fixed?
So i downloaded this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice
And went to system apps scrolled down to security policy updates and disabled all the check boxes. And looks like it is working.:good:
FdeKlerk said:
Hi.
I have the same problem started yesterday.
Did you manage to get it fixed?
So i downloaded this app - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice
And went to system apps scrolled down to security policy updates and disabled all the check boxes. And looks like it is working.:good:
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Hi, I found out the cause of the problem was with the experimental features of greenify. I disabled it all and it have not appeared anymore. Hope it helps!
Graffiti Exploit said:
Hi, I found out the cause of the problem was with the experimental features of greenify. I disabled it all and it have not appeared anymore. Hope it helps!
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I do not have greenify. But will look into the cause thanks.
FdeKlerk said:
I do not have greenify. But will look into the cause thanks.
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Hope this helps but the cause for me was because greenify could "hibernate" system apps. Maybe you have an app that has the same level of access. Or it could be one of the other "experimental features". The only thing I'm sure of that it had access to system processes. I didn't install any apps to fix it, only disabled the experimental feature.
Graffiti Exploit said:
Hope this helps but the cause for me was because greenify could "hibernate" system apps. Maybe you have an app that has the same level of access. Or it could be one of the other "experimental features". The only thing I'm sure of that it had access to system processes. I didn't install any apps to fix it, only disabled the experimental feature.
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That does indeed help me.
I have a few app using system app resources. But thanks for the info and tip will look into my xposed app list and supersu list to see what uses what.

Recommended apps popup?

Hey everyone.
This evening my girlfriend updated her apps on her S5 running 5.0 and she kept getting a little popup at the bottom of the screen every time an application finished downloading. This has never happened before, so we're trying to see if it's some sort of malware, or a setting that somehow turned itself on that can be disabled.
Attached is a screenshot of a popup.
Any and all help is appreciated! Thanks!
Did she updated via playstore? This "Installation Dialog" i've never seen before.
Yeah, everything was done with the play store.
After doing a little research, it seems to be linked to GO SMS PRO. I'll have her uninstall it and see if it still happens.
You should download malware detector, I've never seen that before either.
Does it still happen?
That's why I stopped using go sms a couple years ago. They added push notifications to the app.
Had her remove GO SMS and it's no longer happening. I'm glad I switched away from GO SMS a while ago. That's awful.

[Q] Facebook updating OUTSIDE of the Play Store?

I run Version 27 of the Facebook app. Since I got my Note 4 last week, Facebook has been updating daily and sometimes more often than once, OUTSIDE of the Play Store.
I have all auto-updates turned off, no unknown sources allowed. This seems to happen only on the pre-installed version. This never, ever happened on my S5.
Is anyone else with any carrier having this issue?
Zoey2014 said:
I run Version 27 of the Facebook app. Since I got my Note 4 last week, Facebook has been updating daily and sometimes more often than once, OUTSIDE of the Play Store.
I have all auto-updates turned off, no unknown sources allowed. This seems to happen only on the pre-installed version. This never, ever happened on my S5.
Is anyone else with any carrier having this issue?
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I know youre new to the Note 4 but not to XDA please follow the Forum Rules,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/post-questions-t2866827
as per your question, I haven't seen this issue, please uninstall and re-install the app, or wipe the apps, cache, and data and try again, god bless , cheers:fingers-crossed:
yoniinfante said:
I know youre new to the Note 4 but not to XDA please follow the Forum Rules,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/post-questions-t2866827
as per your question, I haven't seen this issue, please uninstall and re-install the app, or wipe the apps, cache, and data and try again, god bless , cheers:fingers-crossed:
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Sorry, I did a quick skim, didn't notice the "no questions here" someone can feel free to move this.
You can't uninstall it, they made it "bloatware". Clearing cache etc doesn't work. This happens daily.
Zoey2014 said:
Sorry, I did a quick skim, didn't notice the "no questions here" someone can feel free to move this.
You can't uninstall it, they made it "bloatware". Clearing cache etc doesn't work. This happens daily.
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You cant Unistall Facebook app???
yoniinfante said:
You cant Unistall Facebook app???
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No, Facebook and Instagram were pre-loaded like bloatware. Disable is all you can do. I use the app, just don't want anything above v27.
Zoey2014 said:
No, Facebook and Instagram were pre-loaded like bloatware. Disable is all you can do. I use the app, just don't want anything above v27.
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Well, mate root your phone and flash a custom ROM, you will get all kinds of advantages, if I helped please use the Thanks button, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:
yoniinfante said:
Well, mate root your phone and flash a custom ROM, you will get all kinds of advantages, if I helped please use the Thanks button, god bless, cheers:fingers-crossed:
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I wish I could root it. No root for my variant yet.
there are two hidden apps in system responsible for that
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.system
i did wanted to install them, they were installed silentlythey may causing it to update
Salim.Keady said:
there are two hidden apps in system responsible for that
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.system
i did wanted to install them, they were installed silentlythey may causing it to update
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I think you are correct about those two files, because I saw those show up.
I had some crazy issues with my phone two days ago and Best Buy had to replace it. I came home, didn't log into my Google or Samsung account. While it was downloading Lollipop, my Facebook app updated. Again, outside of the Play Store and this phone had never been logged into the Play Store, I also had not logged into my Facebook app or sideload my Facebook apk.
I saw those two files listed as "downloaded" in the App Manager. I was able to uninstall updates and disable them. Then I did uninstalled updates on the Facebook app and sideload version 27. I saw those two files in downloaded apps before when I did a reset when my original phone when nuts.
Since I disabled those and they don't show up in the "turned off" apps or show up anywhere now, my Facebook hasn't updated again. I was looking today to see if I could find those two files and where I had them disabled. But, again, the only time I have seen them is when I haven't installed my app and the app has just updated by itself. I hope that has stopped it for me. I think if someone isn't rooted, the only way to deal with those two files is how I did the other night.
lol man thanks i know about them but i forgot to disable them
Salim.Keady said:
lol man thanks i know about them but i forgot to disable them
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Yeah I could only disable with the first update. I don't even know if going and uninstalling updates to Facebook, will let you do this or if you can only catch them with the first update after a reset or out of the box. All that based on a non-rooted device.
Still no updates for me since I was able to do that the other night and it was updating several times a day. Every time I rolled it back, it would update again not much long after.

Apps reactivating themselves

Hi guys
So I have disabled a few apps but the phone activates Google Photos and YouTube on its own, mainly after reboot. I have disabled automatic app updates on Play Store but that didn't do it.
Anyone with an idea on why this keeps happening?
Thanks.
I feel ya ? ... Just keep trying til they stay disabled. it usually takes a few tries to disable it cause Google reactivates them but after a few times they stay deactivated. I only use Google maps but even then It'll even update itself even if you uncheck the do not auto update.
Are you not rooted? I take it that's the only reason not to just remove them entirely?
Last time I ran OOS I removed a bit more than this, but this is an old list I posted. I never had any problems anything in that post.
Dr8ven said:
I feel ya ... Just keep trying til they stay disabled. it usually takes a few tries to disable it cause Google reactivates them but after a few times they stay deactivated. I only use Google maps but even then It'll even update itself even if you uncheck the do not auto update.
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Does it take more than 10 times? I have disabled plenty already and it updates because of something related to the language of the apps (I have cleared app data but didn't help).
OhioYJ said:
Are you not rooted? I take it that's the only reason not to just remove them entirely?
Last time I ran OOS I removed a bit more than this, but this is an old list I posted. I never had any problems anything in that post.
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Nope, no root. The solution is very straight forward with root

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