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Since Verizon model is locked down tight and there's no working root, here's some tips to disable some stubborn apps. These tips are especially for people who's using this phone on GSM network.
All these commands are performed in adb shell. (Your device should be in developer mode, and type "adb shell")
Starting with enabling GSM mode (put your phone in airplane mode first, then reboot and turn off airplane mode after typing these in):
Code:
settings put global preferred_network_mode 9
settings put global preferred_network_mode1 9
settings put global preferred_network_mode2 9
I know this is nothing new, but I thought it would be good to put it in one place since I'm talking about adb commands for this particular Verizon model Moto E.
Now, here's the other things to do to disable crap stuff that you can't normally do unless rooted:
Code:
pm hide com.motorola.setupwizard.phoneservice
pm hide com.motorola.setupwizard.devicesetup
pm hide com.motorola.setupwizard.controller
pm hide com.motorola.vzw.settings.extensions
pm hide com.vznavigator.Generic
pm hide com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver
pm hide com.fusionone.android.sync.vzbuaclient
This will disable that pesky "Not Verizon SIM inserted message" on every reboot. Also, it'll hide some other junk as well. You can unhide them by using command "pm show".
To see what packages you have, use command "pm list packages".
I wish we had root for this device, but it's okay. I can live without it. It's only a $25 device.
I also tried Kingroot, don't use it. It'll randomly root for maybe couple minutes at a time and then you lose root and you have to reboot again just to attempt root again. You can't remove system apps even though it shows you have root, so it's not worth messing with it.
You realize that you didn't disable them? You must hid them from the app drawer. You have to use pm disable
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I think pm disable wont work with lollipop. Also pm hide disables them as far as I can tell. Otherwise, I should still see the SIM nag screen on every reboot.
I read pm disable used to be the way to do it in kitkat, but correct me if I'm wrong.
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Here's a handy tool I used to hide apps and stop the annoying update reminders every so many minutes. Root not required and useful for other phones as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
Thank you for post!
I Set
mode 8
mode1 6
mode2 5
to work with Rogers Canada.
And used Debloater by Gatesjunior
Anyone have this working? I'm rooted ,vzn, stock.
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Search these forums. A thread on this topic already exists.
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I can't seem to find anything useful... Mind enlightening me? Do I have to use a root cloak or something?
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I have the app but it crashes every tie I try to add a card
Jay794 said:
I have the app but it crashes every tie I try to add a card
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Ive been trying for weeks...nothing seems to work...all threads come up with nothing...someone should be able to figure this out
My girlfriend used an app on her rooted s6 to hide root during the initial setup. it allowed her to go through the whole setup. then once it was loaded and working, she unhid root and deleted the app
Mileage may vary, and afterwards, worst case scenario, you may need to reflash supersu in twrp. Not likely though
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amphoras.hidemyroot
You can add cards 'rooted' (turn off SU, add card, turn SU back on) but you can't use it to tap and pay
Bootup said:
You can add cards 'rooted' (turn off SU, add card, turn SU back on) but you can't use it to tap and pay
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There was/is a big thread on this. Once your phone is rooted, you can't use the phone to tap and pay with Android Pay. Even if you unroot. Confirmed by a Google employee who worked on Android Pay.
See discussion here and here.
I have had it working by using the su program to remove root . then reboot phone. Tap and pay then works. Not sure if everyone had the same results. But this worked for me. When I needed root back i just used su and put it back.
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In superSU I just hid root and then I was able to add the cards that were already in my Google wallet account. Haven't tried tap and pay but I can do that tomorrow to confirm. I was afraid that the unlocked bootloader was gonna be a problem beyond the root issue but so far it isn't.
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Hide my root will hide the SU binary and allow Android Pay to work but it not only hides the SU it disables ROOT until you unhide it...so any apps that need root will not work while this is hidden. If you hide the SU binary...you have to reboot before android pay will work....tap and pay...not fun...frustrating
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
Edit: solved
I rooted and wiped the phone. Installed Lineage and PicoGapps and the LTE fix. Perfection. Highly recommend this delight of a phone. ?
Original post for reference:
Sorry if this has been answered but I'm using the XDA app traveling and can't seem to find it. I purchased the $50 Moto e4 boost version from Best buy and no matter what I do, I can't seem to permanently disable amazon apps.
I disable them and when I restart the device, low and behold they are back again. Is there a way to disable these apps permanently through ADB or some other jazz? Or should I just root?
cameroncr95 said:
Sorry if this has been answered but I'm using the XDA app traveling and can't seem to find it. I purchased the $50 Moto e4 boost version from Best buy and no matter what I do, I can't seem to permanently disable amazon apps.
I disable them and when I restart the device, low and behold they are back again. Is there a way to disable these apps permanently through ADB or some other jazz? Or should I just root?
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Yeah, ya gotta root and delete them from the oem partition if you want them completely gone. But you should be able to disable them with adb without root.
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 "package name"
Without quotes and where package name is the actual package name.
Usually disabling them in settings/apps (show system) will disable them until you re enable them yourself.
Strangely I disable them and they re enable themselves upon boot up. Not sure why. Usually most phones you disable apps and they stay disabled. Clearly something is installed by boost that makes them reenable.
Thanks, I will try ADB.
madbat99 said:
Yeah, ya gotta root and delete them from the oem partition if you want them completely gone. But you should be able to disable them with adb without root.
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 "package name"
Without quotes and where package name is the actual package name.
Usually disabling them in settings/apps (show system) will disable them until you re enable them yourself.
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Sorry for the Ninja double reply.
I have managed to disable via your method several apps except for three: boost zone, boost Mobile I'd and mobile installer. These are the apps causing the phone upon restart to redownload bloatware and enable disabled bloatware. When I try disabling them via adb, it simply says failure. Do disabling these require root?
cameroncr95 said:
Sorry for the Ninja double reply.
I have managed to disable via your method several apps except for three: boost zone, boost Mobile I'd and mobile installer. These are the apps causing the phone upon restart to redownload bloatware and enable disabled bloatware. When I try disabling them via adb, it simply says failure. Do disabling these require root?
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Probably. It's mobile ID that changes the home screens around. It usually doesn't install anything except for home screen shortcuts. I wasnt able to disable that one without root. try using a different launcher ( I use nova). Zone let's you check for prl and profile updates, and I pay my bill in it (virgin mobile).
Update:
I followed a guide online and unlocked the boot, installed twrp and rooted the phone. Removed boosts pre installed Android version because no matter what tool I used I couldn't delete their apps. So I installed lineageOS. Having issues with 4G and can only get 3g.
cameroncr95 said:
Update:
I followed a guide online and unlocked the boot, installed twrp and rooted the phone. Removed boosts pre installed Android version because no matter what tool I used I couldn't delete their apps. So I installed lineageOS. Having issues with 4G and can only get 3g.
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Yeah that's a well documented problem on CDMA carriers. A few ppl are working on it. There is a sort of fix if you check the guides, news section.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3752036&p=75622014
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Yeah that's a well documented problem on CDMA carriers. A few ppl are working on it. There is a sort of fix if you check the guides, news section.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3752036&p=75622014
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Thank you. This is an annoying issue because I pay for 4g and hotspot support and unfortunately the hotspot only gets dialup speeds.
cameroncr95 said:
Thank you. This is an annoying issue because I pay for 4g and hotspot support and unfortunately the hotspot only gets dialup speeds.
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We all do dude.(pay for lte) But LTE is fairly broken on sprint and all it's mvno's (boost, virgin, etc.)on custom roms. You can try the fix but no guarantees. Only sure way is stock. I've debloated stock, and using Xposed with gravitybox. All the customization I need. And everything works. All bloat can be removed. Most of it is /oem, that's why root apps don't get rid of it. Some things in /system are required to keep it running.
Root the device, backup the apps with Titanium Backup, Freeze the apps and see if there are any behavioral issues with them, and remove them if freezing them doesn't yield error.
As for the Data issues you are experiencing, check out this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4/how-to/perry-real-lte-fix-custom-roms-t3752036
I plan on testing this with the rom you have on Boost Mobile as soon as it's done downloading.
Hey everyone, I figured I would post a thread sharing an article about how to debloat the verizon
edition of the phone, getting rid of all the annoying apps that are unnecessary. This doesn't
remove them from the phone permanently, just for the current "user". So no matter what,
a factory reset will bring everything back since we're not rooted, and not uninstalling from
the system.
From a fresh factory reset, I set up my fingerprint on the phone, and did this right away after adding
my google account. I also uninstalled any app from the phone itself (settings, apps) that gave me the
option, such as candy crush, since those stay away..
Here's the XDA article about what we're doing today, and the original source for the method used.
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
Basic run down:
1) Enable Developer Options In Settings
2) Turn On USB Debugging
3) Install Application Inspector
4) Use ADB Within Command Prompt To Disable Packages. First typing
"adb shell", then "pm uninstall -k --user 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXX", where you replace
the XXXXXXXXXXXX with the package name of the app you're wanting
to not have anymore.
***(in step 4, we're typing the commands WITHOUT the quotes)***
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Here's a list of everything I've "uninstalled", with no adverse side effects.
com.motorola.mot5gmod
com.motorola.vzw.mot5gmod
com.discoveryscreen
com.vzw.ecid
com.vcast.mediamanager
com.motorola.vzw.cloudsetup
com.verizon.obdm_permissions
com.verizon.obdm
com.verizontelematics.verizonhum
com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs
com.LogiaGroup.LogiaDeck
com.vzw.hss.myverizon
com.motorola.vzw.phone.extensions
com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms
com.vzw.qualitydatalog
com.motorola.ltebroadcastservices_vzw
com.telecomsys.directedsms.android.SCG
com.motorola.vzw.loader
com.motorola.omadm.vzw
com.motorola.vzw.provider
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i threw this together real quick before work, will be adding pictures and such when i get home
Thanks man, I started a similar thread but it's nowhere near as neat and concise as yours..
Hey I heard somewhere a long time ago that WiFi calling wouldn't work without the My Verizon App. A level 1 tech told me the other day it had nothing to do with it. Mine is disabled (started to say frozen) and my phone hasn't been using it. I'm in a weak signal area and need it. I got disc. when transferred to a tier 2 tech.
Is that something you use? It's called HD Voice and Video in settings.
Hi, guys, is this debloat guide OTA updatable? Will it block OTA from Verizon?
Tekken Lord said:
Hi, guys, is this debloat guide OTA updatable? Will it block OTA from Verizon?
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The guide works with the OTA, no issues, except one package that breaks the update history, "com.motorola.vzw.phone.extensions", so, don't disable that one