I've recently been digging in to what is causing launchers from being disabled and wanted to share my findings.
The culprit here is
Code:
/system/priv-app/com.amazon.tv.settings.apk
The service name is
Code:
com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
There are currently two blacklisted apps in the 5.0.5.1 release:
Code:
com.altusapps.firedtvlauncher
de.belu.firestarter
If you are on 5.0.5.1, you can poke around the system partition by running on your computer:
Code:
adb pull /system
Looks like we have a cat-and-mouse game on our hands...
jkchr1s said:
I've recently been digging in to what is causing launchers from being disabled and wanted to share my findings.
The culprit here is
Code:
/system/priv-app/com.amazon.tv.settings.apk
The service name is
Code:
com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
There are currently two blacklisted apps in the 5.0.5.1 release:
Code:
com.altusapps.firedtvlauncher
de.belu.firestarter
If you are on 5.0.5.1, you can poke around the system partition by running on your computer:
Code:
adb pull /system
Looks like we have a cat-and-mouse game on our hands...
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Wow. Those sneaky bastards. I think there is a way to disable individual services.
rbox said:
Wow. Those sneaky bastards. I think there is a way to disable individual services.
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I was thinking the same thing. I don't have the update so I can't test. But can't we do:
Code:
pm hide com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
without root, and
Code:
pm disable com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
with?
wouldn't hurt to try, would it?
rbox said:
Wow. Those sneaky bastards. I think there is a way to disable individual services.
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Unfortunately the 'pm hide' command doesn't work to disable the service because it's for packages only, so non-rooted owners are out of luck. And yes, I did actually try it anyway. I expect the 'pm disable' command will work with root because it differentiates between packages and components.
Also, it doesn't look like they're doing anything special when disabling the two apps, so once we have a pre-rooted ROM, all we'll have to do is:
Code:
adb shell
su
pm disable com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
pm enable com.altusapps.firedtvlauncher
pm enable de.belu.firestarter
AFTVnews.com said:
Unfortunately the 'pm hide' command doesn't work to disable the service because it's for packages only, so non-rooted owners are out of luck. And yes, I did actually try it anyway. I expect the 'pm disable' command will work with root because it differentiates between packages and components.
Also, it doesn't look like they're doing anything special when disabling the two apps, so once we have a pre-rooted ROM, all we'll have to do is:
Code:
adb shell
su
pm disable com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
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Did you verifiy with:
Code:
pm list packages -d
?
AFTVnews.com said:
Unfortunately the 'pm hide' command doesn't work to disable the service because it's for packages only, so non-rooted owners are out of luck. And yes, I did actually try it anyway. I expect the 'pm disable' command will work with root because it differentiates between packages and components.
Also, it doesn't look like they're doing anything special when disabling the two apps, so once we have a pre-rooted ROM, all we'll have to do is:
Code:
adb shell
su
pm disable com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
pm enable com.altusapps.firedtvlauncher
pm enable de.belu.firestarter
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It *IS* a cat and mouse game... but really all that has to happen is the authors of those programs just need to change the name of the package.
I was close. The command to disable the blacklist service is:
Code:
pm disable com.amazon.tv.settings/com.amazon.tv.settings.tv.AppDisableService
It survives a reboot. Here is my detailed guide for those who need it.
I've been playing with this on an unrooted box and found that I can crash the AppDisableService by sending an intent, followed by a force-stop of com.amazon.tv.settings:
Code:
am broadcast -a android.content.action.PERMISSION_RESPONSE_RECEIVED
am force-stop com.amazon.tv.settings
This *seems* to stop the AppDisableService since it never spins back up (since it never receives the BOOT_COMPLETED after it crashes), but this still leaves us with the problem of packages being disabled at boot and no way to enable them.
So, this led me to the idea that you could uninstall the apk and preserve the files, then simply reinstall it after the crash.
I tried to uninstall FireStarter and preserve data:
Code:
pm uninstall -k de.belu.firestarter
but on reinstall, it's still disabled (I'm guessing it preserves the disabled state with -k).
So I guess that's sort-of progress...
jkchr1s said:
I've been playing with this on an unrooted box and found that I can crash the AppDisableService by sending an intent, followed by a force-stop of com.amazon.tv.settings:
Code:
am broadcast -a android.content.action.PERMISSION_RESPONSE_RECEIVED
am force-stop com.amazon.tv.settings
This *seems* to stop the AppDisableService since it never spins back up (since it never receives the BOOT_COMPLETED after it crashes), but this still leaves us with the problem of packages being disabled at boot and no way to enable them.
So, this led me to the idea that you could uninstall the apk and preserve the files, then simply reinstall it after the crash.
I tried to uninstall FireStarter and preserve data:
Code:
pm uninstall -k de.belu.firestarter
but on reinstall, it's still disabled (I'm guessing it preserves the disabled state with -k).
So I guess that's sort-of progress...
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I wonder what would happen if a device reset was done and your tweak were done?
king200 said:
I wonder what would happen if a device reset was done and your tweak were done?
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Unfortunately a device reset would restart the AppDisableService. Causing the crash only stops it after you initiate the crash (meaning it would start up on next reboot). That's the problem with this approach...
My thought was to run a process to uninstall the disabled app(s), have a copy of the APK on the filesystem to re-install, and write an app that would initiate the crash and reinstall the apk on BOOT_COMPLETED. This approach is only good for keeping the app during a booted session, it would have to be re-run if the device was rebooted, and all app settings would be lost when the uninstall occurred.
Without initiating the crash, it appears they run an alarm task that essentially does a check every so often to disable any newly installed apps.
So it looks like they do the check on boot, then again at scheduled intervals. Initiating the crash causes the scheduled interval checks to not run, but a reboot means the app becomes disabled.
how about rename the app??? sorry if too stupid...
htchd2fix said:
how about rename the app??? sorry if too stupid...
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Renaming the app works, but requires the source to be recompiled. Not easily done on device.
on the atvnews(dot)com website is a renamed version from firestarter for downlaod.
CU ulli01
Related
You can disable all system apps without root even those that cannot be disabled from Settings - like Mcafee an LG Health:
- Install adb
- connect your phone and turn on usb debugging
- find the name of the app you want to block with:
adb shell pm list packages
(You can filter the results on windows by adding | findstr "TERM" or | grep "TERM" on linux / mac where you would replace TERM with the word you are looking for. This would look like:
- adb shell pm list packages | findstr "inputmethod"
adb shell pm list packages | grep "inputmethod"
- "Hide" the app with:
adb shell pm hide "packagename"
(where you would replace "packagename" with the name acquired in step 3)
(https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/3eav7t/get_rid_of_unwanted_system_apps_adb_shell_pm_hide/)
I thought it just hides apps, but I googled it and it seams it really disables apps. I tried it with com.lge.mlt, Mcafee and LG Health and now I get more than 5 hours of SoT compared to 3 hours before.
If you have LG PC Suite installed, you already have working adb in its folder...
Little correction to above manual: Once you run adb shell you don't have to keep running it. You're already in the shell.
adb shell
pm list packages -e (the e will show only ones that are enabled)
pm hide "package.name"
exit
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS.
KuGeL94 said:
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS.
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It worked when the initial post was made - seems that Android stopped that in an update around August 2016.
However, since this comes up high on a google search (which I just did) I thought I'd post for anyone running across it.
You can achieve similar on even Oreo, at least on a Huawei device, by using "pm uninstall -k --user 0 packagename" (Replace packagename with relevant full package name).
This uninstalls the app for the current user only (user 0) (so doesn't need root) so if you do a factory reset (and I guess an OTA upgrade) the app will return. It does seem to uninstall rather than hide though - so obviously be cautious and take a back up first in case you have to do a factory reset.
Hope that helps the next person finding this thread on a search!
gonzo99 said:
It worked when the initial post was made - seems that Android stopped that in an update around August 2016.
However, since this comes up high on a google search (which I just did) I thought I'd post for anyone running across it.
You can achieve similar on even Oreo, at least on a Huawei device, by using "pm uninstall -k --user 0 packagename" (Replace packagename with relevant full package name).
This uninstalls the app for the current user only (user 0) (so doesn't need root) so if you do a factory reset (and I guess an OTA upgrade) the app will return. It does seem to uninstall rather than hide though - so obviously be cautious and take a back up first in case you have to do a factory reset.
Hope that helps the next person finding this thread on a search!
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Ha! yeah, I was just doing some research and you are right on all three accounts.
1. This is top in google search
2. The PM Uninstall command works great!
3. Its really really gone so be careful!
gonzo99 said:
It worked when the initial post was made - seems that Android stopped that in an update around August 2016.
However, since this comes up high on a google search (which I just did) I thought I'd post for anyone running across it.
You can achieve similar on even Oreo, at least on a Huawei device, by using "pm uninstall -k --user 0 packagename" (Replace packagename with relevant full package name).
This uninstalls the app for the current user only (user 0) (so doesn't need root) so if you do a factory reset (and I guess an OTA upgrade) the app will return. It does seem to uninstall rather than hide though - so obviously be cautious and take a back up first in case you have to do a factory reset.
Hope that helps the next person finding this thread on a search!
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should become a sticky. we could make a script for samsung bloatware
gonzo99 said:
It worked when the initial post was made - seems that Android stopped that in an update around August 2016.
However, since this comes up high on a google search (which I just did) I thought I'd post for anyone running across it.
You can achieve similar on even Oreo, at least on a Huawei device, by using "pm uninstall -k --user 0 packagename" (Replace packagename with relevant full package name).
This uninstalls the app for the current user only (user 0) (so doesn't need root) so if you do a factory reset (and I guess an OTA upgrade) the app will return. It does seem to uninstall rather than hide though - so obviously be cautious and take a back up first in case you have to do a factory reset.
Hope that helps the next person finding this thread on a search!
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Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. Even on Marshmallow, the hide and unblock commands don't work, so this is probably the only way to get rid of bloatware. But the uninstall command is a bit dangerous since the changes are permanent, is there a way to get the app back once uninstalled?
Great, the pm uninstall command working perfectly on a MI6 without root, I've successfully removed some annoying apps
This didn't work on my Samsung but I am not surprised.
iloveoreos said:
This didn't work on my Samsung but I am not surprised.
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I have a galaxy note 9 with Oreo and I do not want to update it to Pie so i was trying to disable com.wssyncmlmd but with no success with the commands in this thread, the problem is that I want to disable it, not uninstall it!
If you want to uninstall bloatware apps you can use:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 "app.name"
I can tell you it works uninstalling system apps like linkedin and facebook
If you could help me figuring out a way to only disable (or at least back up) the system update app I'd be very thankful!
prahladyeri said:
Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. Even on Marshmallow, the hide and unblock commands don't work, so this is probably the only way to get rid of bloatware. But the uninstall command is a bit dangerous since the changes are permanent, is there a way to get the app back once uninstalled?
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Yes just run
adb shell pm unhide "packagename"
Wasn't sure if this has been posted before. Wanted to share.
Connect with adb and run...
Code:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.kso.blackbird
reboot
I'm not sure if the -k or --user 0 are necessary but its the same used on the kindle fire
I haven't tested but only way believed to return it is factory reset.
[email protected]:/ $ pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.kso.blackbird
Success
[email protected]:/ $ reboot
It seems to work, thanks!
Somebody sticky this.
krsmit0 said:
Wasn't sure if this has been posted before. Wanted to share.
Connect with adb and run...
I'm not sure if the -k or --user 0 are necessary but its the same used on the kindle fire
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nyln said:
[email protected]:/ $ pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.kso.blackbird
Success
[email protected]:/ $ reboot
It seems to work, thanks!
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So no ROOT needed (no # in the instructions) ? What would be the input to reverse this? It's always good to have the antidote, just in case.
Y314K said:
So no ROOT needed (no # in the instructions) ? What would be the input to reverse this? It's always good to have the antidote, just in case.
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Correct, no root. And without trying it, the only way to return it is a factory reset or a OTA update.
krsmit0 said:
Correct, no root. And without trying it, the only way to return it is a factory reset or a OTA update.
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Well, if you're rooted, you could flash the same firmware again, I assume.
If you have root, couldn't you do:
Code:
pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
instead?
Sizzlechest said:
Well, if you're rooted, you could flash the same firmware again, I assume.
If you have root, couldn't you do:
instead?
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I don't have root.
This doesn't remove anything from system, so reflashing the firmware is overkill to return this. Just a factory reset should return it although I'm not sure why you would return ads to the stock launcher.
krsmit0 said:
I don't have root.
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Someone who does should attempt that instead. I have root, but I already did the uninstall command.
EDIT: I had a FireTV that I hadn't upgraded to the latest rbox firmware. I upgraded it and ran "pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird" as root and rebooted. The ads are gone.
krsmit0 said:
Correct, no root. And without trying it, the only way to return it is a factory reset or a OTA update.
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Cool. Should be great for my friends on non-Rooted FTVS1-2.
krsmit0 said:
I don't have root.
This doesn't remove anything from system, so reflashing the firmware is overkill to return this. Just a factory reset should return it although I'm not sure why you would return ads to the stock launcher.
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Guessing it should also work on Rooted devices with TWRP. We can just do a Factory Reset in TWRP to get back to normal if needed. Or maybe backup the APK & reinstall it. Maybe you can look at the code needed to reinstall it with the right rights. The APK reinstall could be an option for those on non-Rooted devices that don't which to Factory Reset.
Since Rooted devices have the option to disable & enable then they don't need that option.
Sizzlechest said:
Well, if you're rooted, you could flash the same firmware again, I assume.
If you have root, couldn't you do:
Code:
pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
instead?
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I wonder if like with the Method 2 Update Blocking for Non-Rooted devices we can do this for non-Rooted devices:
Code:
[STRIKE]pm hide com.amazon.kso.blackbird[/STRIKE]
Code:
[STRIKE]pm unhide com.amazon.kso.blackbird[/STRIKE]
Will test it shortly...
UPDATE: The HIDE command did not work. It did not hide the ad before or after restarting the device. Maybe it's missing something. Not sure. Luckily I a am rooted.
Sizzlechest said:
Someone who does should attempt that instead. I have root, but I already did the uninstall command.
EDIT: I had a FireTV that I hadn't upgraded to the latest rbox firmware. I upgraded it and ran "pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird" as root and rebooted. The ads are gone.
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Thanks for the confirmation. Will test this Method 1 Update Blocking for Rooted devices too in a minute.
All my testing will be on one the same rooted device but with different ADB Shell $ & # options. $ for non-Rooted & # for Rooted.
Y314K said:
Cool. Should be great for my friends on non-Rooted FTVS1-2.
Guessing it should also work on Rooted devices with TWRP. We can just do a Factory Reset in TWRP to get back to normal if needed. Or maybe backup the APK & reinstall it. Maybe you can look at the code needed to reinstall it with the right rights. The APK reinstall could be an option for those on non-Rooted devices that don't which to Factory Reset.
Since Rooted devices have the option to disable & enable then they don't need that option.
I wonder if like with the Method 2 Update Blocking for Non-Rooted devices we can do this for non-Rooted devices:
Code:
[STRIKE]pm hide com.amazon.kso.blackbird[/STRIKE]
Code:
[STRIKE]pm unhide com.amazon.kso.blackbird[/STRIKE]
Will test it shortly...
UPDATE: The HIDE command did not work. It did not hide the add before or after restarting the device. Maybe it's missing something. Not sure. Luckily I a am rooted.
Thanks for the confirmation. Will test this Method 1 Update Blocking for Rooted devices too in a minute.
All my testing will be on one the same rooted device but with different ADB Shell $ & # options. $ for non-Rooted & # for Rooted.
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On the kindle fire, we found no way to return it without a factory reset. i have used this to remove com.amazon.device.software.ota com.amazon.device.software.ota.override, it wont allow me to check if there is a system update any longer. not sure of long term function. Amazon disabled hide at some point on its devices so it wont work on an unrooted device. This has led me to wonder what com.amazon.videoads is and whats its effect if its removed/uninstalled.
krsmit0 said:
On the kindle fire, we found no way to return it without a factory reset. i have used this to remove com.amazon.device.software.ota com.amazon.device.software.ota.override, it wont allow me to check if there is a system update any longer. not sure of long term function. Amazon disabled hide at some point on its devices so it wont work on an unrooted device. This has led me to wonder what com.amazon.videoads is and whats its effect if its removed/uninstalled.
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Yeah, went to backup some system Apps & did find two of them kind of interesting. I am wondering what they would do if disabled.
com.amazon.videoads.app (Could be ads when playing free vids &/or on Prime , not sure)
Tried the following commands. Could not see any difference in UI layout:
Code:
pm disable com.amazon.videoads.app
Code:
pm enable com.amazon.videoads.app
So left it enabled.
Local Recommendation Service (Not sure if it is related to the recommendations on the big banner below the ad banner we just disabled but it probably has to do with the recommendations from other app like Netflix, etc)
Not sure I want to mess with this one...
Backup a few other System apps in ES File Explorer without any Root privileges. And all also included a .systag file too.
hi,
tried this .. pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
removed the banner ad ok.
but when you try .. pm enable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
banner ad does not return ?
john321321 said:
hi,
tried this .. pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
removed the banner ad ok.
but when you try .. pm enable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
banner ad does not return ?
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Did you reboot? I don't know if it matters since I never tried enabling.
john321321 said:
hi,
tried this .. pm disable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
removed the banner ad ok.
but when you try .. pm enable com.amazon.kso.blackbird
banner ad does not return ?
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From what I remember, enable did work for me. Make sure you are at # & reboot/restart your device. The banner will be back.
Sizzlechest said:
Did you reboot? I don't know if it matters since I never tried enabling.
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I think it does matter for it to show again.
Is there a way to remove the new "sponsored" bar in the latest update? It crashes the UI if you scroll over it with the ads disabled/uninstalled
tofu- said:
Is there a way to remove the new "sponsored" bar in the latest update? It crashes the UI if you scroll over it with the ads disabled/uninstalled
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I'm experiencing this too, I tried to uninstall again in case the update added back but it was not there to uninstall. The plus is the sponsored bar is now at the bottom and isn't in my way.
I too am having same issue, can we just get the file from someone on here and reinstall it via adb pm install?
same problem here.
UI crashing...
enigma7820 said:
I too am having same issue, can we just get the file from someone on here and reinstall it via adb pm install?
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have you tried a factory reset? the apk isnt truly uninstalled so reinstalling probably wont work.
I used uninstall not disable, if someone could provide the file from op we can install it back on
Update: It's been reported that the method works on FireOS up to and including 5.2.6.0, but does not work on 5.2.6.1
To catch a break, and avoid force fed OTA updates, run these commands from your ADB:
Code:
adb.exe uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota
adb.exe uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota.override
This will disable the OTA apps till the next factory reset. In case there is ever root, your system will be old enough to be rootable.
Once you do this, and go check for system updates, it'll generate a message "System update failed".
More details can be found in this thread.
this was patched on the tablets and if not already will likely be patched on the sticks soon as well.
krsmit0 said:
this was patched on the tablets and if not already will likely be patched on the sticks soon as well.
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Sure, nothing lasts forever ... But even more reason to do this NOW !!!
At the moment, I have this version : Fire OS 5.2.4.1, ro.build.date=Fri Jun 9 23:01:51 UTC 2017, so not patched yet.
@bibikalka is there a way to reinstall an uninstalled APK for user 0 ?
rainman74 said:
@bibikalka is there a way to reinstall an uninstalled APK for user 0 ?
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I don't know an easy one
But you can always do a factory reset! These operations don't actually delete anything, just flag it as unusable.
This should allow debloating the Fire TV sticks. Does anyone have a list with apps that you can safely remove? Maybe even replacing the stock launcher is possible. Although on the Fire HD 10 5th generation removing the stock launcher breaks the home button detection.
MWin123 said:
This should allow debloating the Fire TV sticks. Does anyone have a list with apps that you can safely remove? Maybe even replacing the stock launcher is possible. Although on the Fire HD 10 5th generation removing the stock launcher breaks the home button detection.
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Yes, you can completely replace Fire Stick Launcher without root! But first ensure, that all settings are made, because you can not access certain settings anymore (again only after a factory reset).
And you must install another launcher first, e.g. AppStarter (https://github.com/sphinx02/AppStarter/releases)
1. Uninstall:
adb uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota
adb uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.device.software.ota.override
adb uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.tv.nimh
adb uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.tv.launcher
2. Access settings then via ADB without com.amazon.tv.launcher (Fire Stick "tank" on 5.2.4.1):
Controller:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.amazon.tv.settings/.tv.controllers_bluetooth_devices.ControllersAndBluetoothActivity
App-Menu:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.amazon.tv.settings/.tv.applications.ApplicationsActivity
Network:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.amazon.tv.settings/.tv.network.NetworkActivity
Factory Reset:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.amazon.tv.settings/.tv.FactoryResetActivity
rainman74 said:
But first ensure, that all settings are made, because you can not access certain settings anymore (again only after a factory reset).
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Thanks! Do you know what settings are affected?
I can recommend Activity Launcher to open settings, it also allows you to open some hidden settings. See NO ROOT: Use 'Activity Launcher' to remove accounts, grant/revoke usage access.
MWin123 said:
Thanks! Do you know what settings are affected?
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yes, because of we can't grant com.amazon.tv.permission.LAUNCHER_SETTINGS to com.amazon.tv.settings (adb -d shell pm grant com.amazon.tv.settings com.amazon.tv.permission.LAUNCHER_SETTINGS), you can't access the following settings anymore:
Account (but you'll in no way ever change your Amazon Account)
Display & Sound (so set each setting there to "automatic" before you uninstall com.amazon.tv.launcher)
Info/About (you'll not need that anyway)
Childlock (no need for that anyway, because you will not have Amazon Launcher)
Debug/ADB (so set ADB/USB to "yes" before you uninstall com.amazon.tv.launcher and you'll be fine)
MWin123 said:
I can recommend Activity Launcher to open settings, it also allows you to open some hidden settings. See NO ROOT: Use 'Activity Launcher' to remove accounts, grant/revoke usage access.
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Thanks, I'll try that...
After installing modified "Android TV Settings" (https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4255667&d=1503965469) with regular "adb install" you can access the following settings again if amazon.tv.launcher is disabled or uninstalled (non-root):
Sound (system sounds only)
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.device.sound.SoundActivity
Info/About
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.about.AboutActivity
Debug/ADB
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.system.DeveloperOptionsActivity
CEC/HDMI Control
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.system.InputsActivity
Bluetooth/Pairing
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.accessories.AddAccessoryActivity
Date/Time
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.system.DateTimeActivity
Device Name
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.name.DeviceNameSettingsActivity
Language
Code:
com.android.tv.settings.system.LanguageActivity
Do the ADB commands in post 1 work on the 2nd gen Amazon Fire TV please? (not the stick).
I have just acquired one which is non rooted and loaded with software v5.2.4.2 which I understand that I am unable to root.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
meohmy said:
Do the ADB commands in post 1 work on the 2nd gen Amazon Fire TV please? (not the stick).
I have just acquired one which is non rooted and loaded with software v5.2.4.2 which I understand that I am unable to root.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
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Yes they do, I just tried it on mine and it worked flawlessly. Good luck!
Thanks for the prompt reply, I will have a go as soon as the wife goes out.
apologiez for hijacking your thread, these infors are very appreciated.
i 'accidently' uninstalled "com.amazon.tv.settings", any idea how i can force a factory reset? Installing the modfied "Android TV Settings" didnt help.
TV33 said:
apologiez for hijacking your thread, these infors are very appreciated.
i 'accidently' uninstalled "com.amazon.tv.settings", any idea how i can force a factory reset? Installing the modfied "Android TV Settings" didnt help.
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this is probably not possible anymore then!
But you can try this method: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unbrick-by-entering-recovery-mode-and-factory-reset-the-amazon-fire-tv/
Worked first time so thanks for all the info, now to get a vpn so I can start using it.
Hi, I need help
I have a Fire TV Stick2 (Tank), after trying Post #7 I have no choice to change the WIFI account.
Post #10 doesn't work.
Any Idea? Post #15 seems not possible for "tank"
Any advice greatly appreciated.
remoter3406 said:
Hi, I need help
I have a Fire TV Stick2 (Tank), after trying Post #7 I have no choice to change the WIFI account.
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You will have access to wifi on Fire TV Stick2 ("tank") with this cmd as stated in post #7:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.amazon.tv.settings/.tv.network.NetworkActivity
Post #10 doesn't work.
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Did yo install the modified "Android TV Settings" first. The command definitely works then!
Any Idea? Post #15 seems not possible for "tank"
Any advice greatly appreciated.
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It's possible with an Micro USB OTA adapter: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00N2LSLKA/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You will have access to wifi on Fire TV Stick2 ("tank") with this cmd as stated in post #7:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.amazon.tv.settings/.tv.network.NetworkActivity
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First, sorry for my english. I mean WIFI is working with my WIFI repeater, but I want change it to my main WIFI router. How?
Did yo install the modified "Android TV Settings" first. The command definitely works then!
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Yes, I installed the "apk" and it apears on TV, but no reaction. Is a adb command needed for activating?
It's possible with an Micro USB OTA adapter:
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OK, this is the last try if I coudn't change the WIFI
Many Thanks for your quick response
remoter3406 said:
First, sorry for my english. I mean WIFI is working with my WIFI repeater, but I want change it to my main WIFI router. How?
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I will show you a screenshot of that later this evening...
Yes, I installed the "apk" and it apears on TV, but no reaction. Is a adb command needed for activating?
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You can't click the icon, you must access the settings of it via adb or the app "Activity Lauchner" mentioned in this thread:
Code:
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.about.AboutActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.accessories.AddAccessoryActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.device.sound.SoundActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.name.DeviceNameSettingsActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.system.DateTimeActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.system.DeveloperOptionsActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.system.InputsActivity
adb shell am start -n com.android.tv.settings.system.LanguageActivity
I ordered the phone from Banggood and plan to use it as a media/gaming device. But I hate LeEco bloatware. My mom's Le 2 is full of it and it's really hampering performance.
Anyway, I figure I can remove all the LeEco apps and services using this simple ADB command:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 <name of package> Do not use this command unless you know exactly which apps to uninstall. If you uninstall certain apps, other apps may stop working. Use pm disable instead, and pm enable to enable apps if something stops working.
Or simply disabling them with the other command (pm disable (package name)).
My question is, does this work on the Le Pro 3 or has Le prevented users from doing so completely? I don't want to root to do this (and then unroot afterwards because I need SafetyNet) because too many people seem to be having issues unlocking the bootloader and rooting here. Don't want to take any chances. I plan on staying on Banggood's vendor ROM forever because, as I said, this is just gonna be a gaming device.
Is it safe to do this, or will LeEco/Banggood ROM throw some idiotic error my way and cause my phone to stop working the moment I reboot it. And has anyone debloated their phone using ADB alone?
Thanks!
Okay, so I tried the "pm uninstall" command with my mom's Le 2 and managed to uninstall A LOT of LeTV bloatware. Still shows up in App management though, but as 0 bytes and as "Not installed for this user". Good riddance. Hopefully I'll be able to do the same with my phone. Then again, the ROMs are different despite being the same version (5.8), since one is Indian and the other will be a Chinese vendor ROM.
Could you help with the procedure?
I have a 727 and also want to stay with a stock rom but want to disable all the Leco TV stuff, care to give any pointers?
Thanks.
bethe said:
Could you help with the procedure?
I have a 727 and also want to stay with a stock rom but want to disable all the Leco TV stuff, care to give any pointers?
Thanks.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...co-spyware-t3503389/post69712213#post69712213
Basically, just enable USB Debugging and download platform-tools package from somewhere. It's the simple version of the Android SDK. Then connect your phone, enable "trust this computer" on your phone (you'll get a pop-up), then use the Windows or Linux command prompt to enter into the platform-tools directory and start disabling or "uninstalling" apps. List all your packages first using pm list packages
Now, I'm not sure the apps are completely uninstalled using the pm uninstall command. I would not recommend uninstalling apps unless you're sure that the system doesn't rely on them. For example, I idiotically uninstalled some LeTV apps that Facebook, Gmail, and the Google app require on my mom's Le 2 and now she's pissed off at me because none of those apps work. :laugh: I hope they can be restored using pm restore or I'll have to factory reset the phone.
Only use the pm disable command.
The apps will be disabled even after reboot, so no worries. Just make sure you don't update the phone if you ever mysteriously receive an update.
Okay, so using the pm uninstall command? Bad move. Very, very bad move. It turns out that all apps that use Google services on my mom's phone were affected. They all just stopped responding. Eventually Google Account Management itself stopped working, along with the Play Store. Kept getting the "There's a problem with Google servers, try again later" with all Google apps. No amount of data clearing or APK installing worked. I had to backup and factory reset her phone, which was no easy feat without Google Drive (looking at you, Whatsapp) and thank god, all the uninstalled apps came back. Thought I'd borked the system partition for good.
So yeah, never do what I did. ALWAYS USE THE PM DISABLE COMMAND. LeTV bloatware is tied into Google services, unlike other phones. Let this be a lesson to all.
Funnily enough, I use the pm uninstall command freely on my Moto X without issue. Then again, I'm running stock with no Le bloat, just Google bloat.
Could you list the apps that are safe to disable then?
Much appreciated.
bethe said:
Could you list the apps that are safe to disable then?
Much appreciated.
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Check the link I left in my other post. It's the apps list for the x720 or some other Le phone, can't remember.
OK, a lttle more help please.
Here's the list:
Code:
[email protected] ~> adb shell pm list packages -d
package:com.letv.android.FuseWire
package:com.letv.android.quicksearchbox
package:com.letv.android.agent
package:com.letv.android.zxing
package:com.letv.android.account
package:com.letv.android.wallpaper
package:com.letv.android.wallpaperonline
package:com.letv.leui.sdk.data
package:com.letv.android.letvlive
package:com.lesports.glivesports
package:com.letv.android.note
package:com.le.android.webview
package:com.letv.android.usermanual
package:com.letv.letvshop
package:com.android.browser
package:com.le.share.zl1
package:com.letv.android.personalized
package:com.baidu.input_letv
package:com.letv.app.appstore
package:com.stv.stvpush
package:com.android.mms
package:com.letv.android.backup
package:com.letv.android.client
package:com.letv.android.setupwizard
package:com.android.calendar
package:com.letv.android.backupclient
package:com.letv.walletbiz
package:com.android.VRAdmin
package:com.letv.gallery3d.syncservice
package:com.lvr.wizzard
package:com.android.gallery3d
package:com.letv.agnes
package:com.letv.games
package:com.letv.wihd
package:com.letv.lesophoneclient
package:com.letv.android.fannation
package:com.letv.android.bugreporter
package:com.letv.android.accountinfo
package:com.letv.wallet
package:com.letv.android.filemanager
package:com.letv.android.cloudservice
package:com.android.music
package:sina.mobile.tianqitongletv
package:com.letv.android.videoplayer
package:com.sohu.inputmethod.sogou.leshi
Could you tell me what the -d parameter does?
On my phone when i type it at the end of "pm list packages " command it will list only one package ( some google notifier or such).
But when I do " pm list packages " it does list them all .
Also how do you use "pm disable " ( you have to type "pm disable package:sina.mobiletianqitongletv " for example , and repeat for all the packages that you want to remove ? ) or there is a easier way ?
I understand that you should disable all the "com.letv.xxxxxx " packages but how about these:
package:com.android.mms
package:com.android.browser
package:com.android.music
Should I disable these too? It seems not right , I need to use mms, browser, music etc..
adb shell pm disable (insert package name like com.letv.example). Don't disable anything the spyware list (link in my second response) doesn't list.
Unfortunately I get an error when I type this command : "1|[email protected]_zl1:/ $ pm disable com.letv.android.zxing
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=18860, uid=2000, package uid=10087 "
What I'm doing wrong ?
Doesn't work even with --user 0 parameter " 1|[email protected]_zl1:/ $ pm disable --user 0 com.letv.android.FuseWire
Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Permission Denial: attempt to change component state from pid=22489, uid=2000, package uid=1000
1|[email protected]_zl1:/ $
Do I have to root the phone?
Looks like the disable command doesn't work, I tried uninstall ant that works.
The proper syntax is : pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.letv.example
bethe said:
Looks like the disable command doesn't work, I tried uninstall ant that works.
The proper syntax is : pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.letv.example
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You should never use the uninstall command unless you're prepared to factory reset your phone if you accidentally uninstall a core service.
I'm surprised that pm disable doesn't work, since it worked for everyone in that LeEco spyware thread. Maybe the new models are different because they're running ROMs that prevent it, which sucks.
I dont know how to disable them, for me the disable command allways errors out.
Anyway I compared list that you linkd with list of the packages on my 727 at eui 021s, here are packages from your list that are also listed in my phone:
Code:
[B][I]package:com.letv.android.FuseWire
package:com.letv.android.agent
package:com.letv.android.zxing
package:com.letv.android.account
package:com.letv.android.wallpaper
package:com.letv.leui.sdk.data
package:com.letv.android.letvlive
package:com.letv.android.note
package:com.le.android.webview
package:com.le.share.zl1
package:com.letv.android.backup
package:com.letv.android.setupwizard
package:com.letv.android.backupclient
package:com.letv.gallery3d.syncservice
package:com.letv.agnes
package:com.letv.wihd
package:com.letv.lesophoneclient
package:com.letv.android.fannation
package:com.letv.android.bugreporter
package:com.letv.android.accountinfo
package:com.letv.android.filemanager
package:com.letv.android.cloudservice
package:com.letv.android.videoplayer[/I][/B]
Since I will have to use uninstall on them, are you sure that the're safe to uninstall? You wrote that you had some issues with google services, account management etc., did you uninstall some other packages or only these above?
bethe said:
I dont know how to disable them, for me the disable command allways errors out.
Anyway I compared list that you linkd with list of the packages on my 727 at eui 021s, here are packages from your list that are also listed in my phone:
Code:
[B][I]package:com.letv.android.FuseWire
package:com.letv.android.agent
package:com.letv.android.zxing
package:com.letv.android.account
package:com.letv.android.wallpaper
package:com.letv.leui.sdk.data
package:com.letv.android.letvlive
package:com.letv.android.note
package:com.le.android.webview
package:com.le.share.zl1
package:com.letv.android.backup
package:com.letv.android.setupwizard
package:com.letv.android.backupclient
package:com.letv.gallery3d.syncservice
package:com.letv.agnes
package:com.letv.wihd
package:com.letv.lesophoneclient
package:com.letv.android.fannation
package:com.letv.android.bugreporter
package:com.letv.android.accountinfo
package:com.letv.android.filemanager
package:com.letv.android.cloudservice
package:com.letv.android.videoplayer[/I][/B]
Since I will have to use uninstall on them, are you sure that the're safe to uninstall? You wrote that you had some issues with google services, account management etc., did you uninstall some other packages or only these above?
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I was only uninstalling LeTV apps, but on an Le2, so the apps were different. And I must have accidentally disabled a package that managed Google services because all Google apps stopped working and I had to reset the phone. Anyway, it's good to know that the pm disable command doesn't work... which is surprising. I hope it'll work on mine when I receive it. I guess I'm ok with uninstalling the apps, the only problem being that issues may pop up down the road and if something goes wrong I'll have to factory reset the phone.
I uninstalled all the packages on the list that I posted before, will report how it goes.
One thing annoys me though, the LeView screen when you swipe right is still there, how do I disable this thing?
Here's a list of the remaining packages that I found on my phone with the Letv in the name:
Code:
[B][I]package:com.uei.quicksetsdk.letv
package:com.letv.android.theme
package:com.letv.leui.schpwronoff
package:com.letv.android.letvsafe
package:com.letv.internationalsarrs
package:com.letv.android.themesettings
package:com.letv.wihd.sample
package:com.letv.android.remotecontrol
package:com.letv.android.remotedevice
package:com.letv.android.recorder
package:com.letv.bugpostbox
package:com.letv.android.compass
package:com.letv.domain
package:com.letv.android.supermanager
package:com.letv.android.powercontroller
package:com.letv.android.DebugUtils
package:com.irtest.letv
package:com.letv.factorymode
package:com.letv.android.StateInfo
package:com.letv.android.ecoProvider
package:com.letv.android.emojistore
package:com.letv.leui.colormode
package:com.letv.android.privacydata
package:com.letv.bsp.qccrashhandler
package:com.letv.android.ota
package:com.letv.android.LetvShareProvider
package:com.letv.android.phonecontrol
package:com.letv.android.euitransfer[/I][/B]
Any suggestions what is safe to uninstall from here?
Also I did'n uninstall any of these:
Code:
[B][I]package:com.android.browser
package:com.stv.stvpush
package:com.android.mms
package:com.android.calendar
package:com.android.gallery3d
package:com.android.music[/I][/B]
Just didn't seem right, what do you thing?
Um, leave all that stuff. Especially com.letv.android.ecoProvider, which will break everything if you uninstall it.
My mom's Le2 lets me disable and enable apps and uninstall them, so it's weird that other LeEco phones don't allow that. I guess it's due to official versus vendor ROMs. My mom's phone has the official Indian Le2 ROM from Flipkart. The thread I linked (https://forum.xda-developers.com/le...co-spyware-t3503389/post69712213#post69712213) asks users to use the pm disable command, so it's supposed to work. But I guess the x727's Chinese/vendor ROM (I assume you're not running a custom ROM) prevents disabling apps. I had the same issue with my ASUS Zenfone 3 where I couldn't disable anything via ADB due to the same error message you got. Really lame
One thing annoys me though, the LeView screen when you swipe right is still there, how do I disable this thing?
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IDK what that is. I'll have to check my mom's phone again. Just look for the package name using pm list packages. You're bound to find something.
So far so good, I don't see any problems after uninstaling these apps.
Google apps are working, camera works as before, apps like Viber or Skype also OK.
Let me know if you want to try anything specific.
hi
bethe said:
So far so good, I don't see any problems after uninstaling these apps.
Google apps are working, camera works as before, apps like Viber or Skype also OK.
Let me know if you want to try anything specific.
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Uninstalling LeEcoProvider didn't bork anything for you? Huh. I'll have to do some testing with my phone when it comes in a few weeks to see how much crap I can remove and get away with.
Hello fellow A51 users today i want to share with you a debloat guide so you can get the max performance out of you new smartphone without Samsung clutter.
All credits goes to Khlam and his Samsung Oneui debloat list:
https://github.com/khlam/debloat-samsung-android
I tested it on my device with uninstalling the complete list and it works great.
You do lose some functionality so be careful with what you delete this does only delete the apps one your install of the OS doing a factory reset will reset all apps back to normal this will not void any warranty so i suggest making a backup and trying it on a fresh install and see if you like it.
This guide will strip Oneui to its bare bones so its not for everyone but if you like speed over functionality than give it a try.
Guide:
The following instructions assumes you are familiar with using a command-line interface.
1. On your phone, enable Android's "Developer Options"
2. In "Developer Options", turn on "USB Debugging"
3. On your computer, download Android SDK Platform-Tools for your OS.
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
4. Extract Android SDK Platform-Tools and start a command-prompt/shell session in the extracted folder's directory.
(The way i do this is putting the platform tools folder in My Documents and en opening the folder then type cmd in the navigation bar and hit enter this will open a command prompt in the folder directory.)
5. Connect your Samsung Android phone to your computer with USB debugging enabled. Verify that adb sees your device and the daemon is running with the following command
adb devices
You should see the device name listed as a "device".
At this point your device should prompt you to accept USB debugging from your computer. Tap "Allow".
6. Enter your device's shell with the following command: adb shell
Once in the device's shell, copy and paste all desired commands from:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/khlam/debloat-samsung-android/master/commands.txt
(What i do is making a notepad file and copying the whole list in notepad file removing the spaces then copy and paste the whole list in the command prompt.)
Let the script run and when the command prompt reaches the last command you only have to hit enter ones the finish the script.
Thats it you now have a fast bare bone debloated A51 you can close the command prompt and disconnect your phone from your pc.
Enjoy if this all sounds to difficult i suggest you read up on the following articles/guides
https://github.com/khlam/debloat-samsung-android
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
They explain it in more depth if you have any questions please put them bellow and im happy to help.
Zoqy :laugh:
Amazing, was looking for this.
Thanks.
very cool... thx for sharing this
I'm not able anymore to access "Sound quality and effects" in the settings.
Anyway to reinstall?
I found out what the solution was.
So when deleting
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.aasaservice
And reinstalling
pm install-existing --user 0 com.samsung.aasaservice
How to fix sms app?
pm install-existing --user 0 com.samsung.android.messaging
it's not helping
senq87 said:
How to fix sms app?
pm install-existing --user 0 com.samsung.android.messaging
it's not helping
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The ADB-Command for reinstalling is:
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.messaging
I get a popup message when trying to edit a picture from the gallery app. It asks to download a picture editor but when i click on download it says "no apps availbe to do this action".
edit: got it myself. this fixed it:
pm install-existing --user 0 com.sec.android.mimage.photoretouching
Just found another one today:
upday for Samsung - Zeropage
a51:/ $ pm uninstall -k --user 0 de.axelspringer.yana.zeropage
Success
tried, broke, fixed
ran this script on the sm-a515u verizion. Lost signal, data, and my nova google companion (no edge swipe). Factory reset works as normal again.
this deletes pretty much everything on your phone, including things like image cropping, youtube or the "find my galaxy" thing
some of these functions are much needed so would sort out whatever you need from that list before attempting to do that
I only deinstalled what I really didn't need, what was about 20 apps and services
seems that one of these packages depends on calling and texting. i'm on a spectrum mobile device and after running the entire script i can use mobile data but can't make or recieve phone calls and text messages. of course a factory reset does the trick but i wonder what app is causing this?
EDIT: i finally got around to troubleshooting it. it was most likely these services i had to re-enable again (through adb shell cmd package install-existing <package name>:
com.sec.ims
com.sec.imslogger
com.sec.imsservice
I am getting frequent reboots and will have to factory reset.
FBK2904 said:
The ADB-Command for reinstalling is:
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.messaging
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This did not help, messaging app crashed. But text message retrieval works.
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AOD no longer works.
Frau Son said:
this deletes pretty much everything on your phone, including things like image cropping, youtube or the "find my galaxy" thing
some of these functions are much needed so would sort out whatever you need from that list before attempting to do that
I only deinstalled what I really didn't need, what was about 20 apps and services
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would you share those 20 apps and services?
settings not opening. what is the solution to that?
albusdanbledore said:
would you share those 20 apps and services?
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did you get it ?
hhniloy said:
settings not opening. what is the solution to that?
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Same here, after Update to Android R (11). My Settings still crash. I reinstalled the bloated s***. then settings works again. But I will try which app it caused.
albusdanbledore said:
would you share those 20 apps and services?
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for me exactly the same question. Please answer.
I suggest using this debloater instead. More recent, covers many more things (not just Samsung specific) and every single setting is documented and tested. The Samsung Debloater uninstalls things that are better left alone if you don't want an unstable device.
chrisimre747 said:
Same here, after Update to Android R (11). My Settings still crash. I reinstalled the bloated s***. then settings works again. But I will try which app it caused.
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The app which cause the crash is:
com.osp.app.signin
Tested on my Galaxy A51.