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Removing bloat???

I am removing things like Kindle, Google TV, etc.....When I open the Playstore it all pushes back down. Any way to stop this?

EVOme said:
I am removing things like Kindle, Google TV, etc.....When I open the Playstore it all pushes back down. Any way to stop this?
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Try disabling or freezing them instead. We only have limited root access, and I haven't checked, but I'm pretty sure we don't have root access to where the system apps "live". I disabled some, and froze others (by that I mean disabled through Android-Settings-App Manager, or froze through TiBu), and they're still frozen after a reboot.

Yeah right now root can only write to system/xbin I believe so freezing and disabling is gonna be your only option for right now. Any appearance of deleting apps will revert if you refresh the app or reboot the phone, is what I've read.

Freeze works fine. I de-bloated my M8 and it seems to stick after reboot.

disable ota update notification on 4.4.4

after trying lollipop for a few weeks i came to the conclusion i was better with kitkat so i went back.
the update to 5.0.1 is always there so i google how to hide it, installed disable service from googleplay and in google services framework i disabled systemupdateservice.
i still have the notification to update, what shall i do?
regards

Using only Disable Service will cause a wakelock. Download Autostarts and disable anything that has "systemupdateservice" in the name. Use the search function. Also, if the update is already downloaded then delete it from /cache. The notification should clear when you reboot.

_MetalHead_ said:
Using only Disable Service will cause a wakelock. Download Autostarts and disable anything that has "systemupdateservice" in the name. Use the search function. Also, if the update is already downloaded then delete it from /cache. The notification should clear when you reboot.
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been messing with the phone, disabled google play services notifications from the app menu and the update is gone.
do not know what other notifications are gone though!

cesar.maranhao said:
been messing with the phone, disabled google play services notifications from the app menu and the update is gone.
do not know what other notifications are gone though!
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That just shuts off the notification, the update is still there. If that works for you though, there's nothing wrong with it.

_MetalHead_ said:
That just shuts off the notification, the update is still there. If that works for you though, there's nothing wrong with it.
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just checked the cache folder, it is empty. i only have 3 folders in there but none regarding ota update

Talkback notification won't go away

For some reason, the talkback service has decided to tell me it is activated even though it is not. I have a persistent notification that won't go away. Since it's a system service, there is no way to just hide the notification. Any ideas?

Clearing the cache and rebooting didn't help either.

Did you ever figure this out I have the same problem on sprint. You can't even disable the Talkback app.

Nope. I did a factory/hard reset last night. Still the same issue.
I haven't installed any apps I didn't have on my GS5, so it can't be an app's fault. Going to do an exchange at the AT&T store in the next day or two. I'm not getting stuck with something like this.

natefish said:
Nope. I did a factory/hard reset last night. Still the same issue.
I haven't installed any apps I didn't have on my GS5, so it can't be an app's fault. Going to do an exchange at the AT&T store in the next day or two. I'm not getting stuck with something like this.
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This would be a workaround (if it does work), but try tapping and holding on the notification, and then click on the "i" icon to see which app is displaying the notification. If it's a stand-alone app (i.e. not the Android system), then you should be able to block notifications for that app.

MrKhozam said:
This would be a workaround (if it does work), but try tapping and holding on the notification, and then click on the "i" icon to see which app is displaying the notification. If it's a stand-alone app (i.e. not the Android system), then you should be able to block notifications for that app.
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Thank you, but it is the system app doing it. I'm just going to swap for a different S6 at the store tomorrow. Got my app data backed up to the cloud thanks to Helium.

The messed up part is it literally happened right when I got my phone. I'm gonna try a factory reset then if not try to get it swapped out

@dizzymatt Still have it? It mysteriously disappeared for me today. I was literally going to go to the store this afternoon to exchange this thing. Maybe I got lucky or sensed I was coming!
Afterward, though, the oddest thing happened. I was looking through the store for a different Google product and came across this one called Google talkback. I thought that was very weird to find right after I had had this issue. When I clicked on it, it allowed me to uninstall it. Never saw it in my apps list or the application manager, but there it was. Again, this is after the notification went away from me so I have no idea if this is related.
Here is the link. Maybe uninstalling it will help you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

Seen what you said and I didn't have the app installed but it just disappeared for me too after I rebooted my phone I wonder what it was.

Diizzymatt said:
Seen what you said and I didn't have the app installed but it just disappeared for me too after I rebooted my phone I wonder what it was.
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Now I'm wondering if it was related to Google Now since the notification and the ability to say "Ok, Google from any screen went away about the same time.

Disabling Talk back
I got stuck on a 15 minute hell ride when I accidentally turned on my Talkback feature on my new S6. I couldn't turn it off even after toggling the stupid settings. I finally was able to turn it off by tapping the home screen button three times.. apparently that is the On/Off switch for the accessibility features. After it finally stopped talking back to me I went in to manually toggle the off button on that ridiculous feature.

Same problem / solved ?
I had same problem with notification
Decided I would try enable, so that I could then disable
Seems to have done the job

[Q] Ok Google From Any Screen- Dissapeard

It was working for a week and just noticed it stopped.. when i went to the settings, there isnt the option anymore..
anyhow its happening to alot of peeps...
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/websearch/xGiV6D4PMS8[26-50]
anyone here experiencing the same or find a solution?

My buddy is also experiencing this. None of the potential fixes he found worked. Reverting to old versions, clearing data, or enabling "Enhanced" voice support didn't fix it.
I've seen some people mention Google disabled the feature due to the phone picking up excess background noise and interpreting it as "Ok Google."

Gone for me too.
Weirder still (and completely infuriating), that option is gone, but I now have "trusted voice" under smart lock, but of course no ability to use it.

Yeah.. why wouldn't google or samsung communicate what they did and what they will do about it... hmmmm

Ok Google missing
I wonder if it has anything to do with Samsung's S-voice being able to open the phone from a "screen off" position?
Maybe Samsung and Google fighting it out?

Just resurrecting this to see if anybody knows of any updated info on this?? I really miss this.

It is now fixed!!!!! simply go to the play store, or your application manager, uninstall updates and reinstall.

I can confirm it is back up and running look likes it was a conflict with Samsung voice...

My google now from any screen no longer works as well
jonasmckee said:
It was working for a week and just noticed it stopped.. when i went to the settings, there isnt the option anymore..
anyhow its happening to alot of peeps...
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/websearch/xGiV6D4PMS8[26-50]
anyone here experiencing the same or find a solution?
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trackwhore06 said:
My google now from any screen no longer works as well
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Mine just showed back up in the settings, but if it's not showing up simply go uninstall the updates then update them manually from the store... [emoji106]

Delete Zen Mode with Root?

I''ve never turned Zen Mode on.
I've disabled it in several places.
Despite disabling it everywhere, if I am on my phone continuously for 2 hours, I get a notification from Zen Mode telling me to put my phone down and enjoy my day.
I don't like that.
I'm rooted
I went into a root Uninstaller app to delete it, but it is considered a "key module"
Because the app keeps a recycle bin, and decided to Uninstall it anyway.
It wouldn't let me.
Uninstall failed.
Any suggestions?

Dew Me said:
I''ve never turned Zen Mode on.
I've disabled it in several places.
Despite disabling it everywhere, if I am on my phone continuously for 2 hours, I get a notification from Zen Mode telling me to put my phone down and enjoy my day.
I don't like that.
I'm rooted
I went into a root Uninstaller app to delete it, but it is considered a "key module"
Because the app keeps a recycle bin, and decided to Uninstall it anyway.
It wouldn't let me.
Uninstall failed.
Any suggestions?
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Remove OPBreathMode and it should be gone.

I use the Root Essential program to remove unwanted programs eg. ZEN MODE

Use ADB to disable it

There is an option it Zen mode to disable the notification, no need to mess around with freezing apps and ADB.

Uninstalling system apps is no longer possible in Android 10 without a Magisk Module or through TWRP. Disabling it is much easier

In ADB type the following:
adb shell pm disable-user com.oneplus.brickmode
-- this is zen mode and this command will disable it.

Change from magisk Canary build 19.4 to magisk stable 19.3 and you can delete anything you want.

Dew Me said:
I''ve never turned Zen Mode on.
I've disabled it in several places.
Despite disabling it everywhere, if I am on my phone continuously for 2 hours, I get a notification from Zen Mode telling me to put my phone down and enjoy my day.
I don't like that.
I'm rooted
I went into a root Uninstaller app to delete it, but it is considered a "key module"
Because the app keeps a recycle bin, and decided to Uninstall it anyway.
It wouldn't let me.
Uninstall failed.
Any suggestions?
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Imo, do this.
Use the Debloat magisk mod
You can uninstall it.
If you happen to run Into any problems, the Debloat mod allows you to bring the uninstalled app right back the same way you removed it.
Hopefully you won't need to, but it's a good backup in case your system doesn't like it.
Good luck.

Thanks so much guys.
To start I took Eagles advise & DL'd Root Essentials. I went into Zen Mode planning to delete. Was given pause when I saw it was first installed in 2008. Made me wonder what else is in there since Zen Mode is less than a year old AFAIK. So instead I disabled it, since I didn't see a built-in recycling bin to easily add back if needed.
Root Essentials already seems much better than the other one I'd DL'd. Thank you.
I'm gonna do what Sheetzie suggested & use the Deblote Magisk Module in the next couple days. After I've spent 2 hours straight on my phone again to make sure the pause had an affect.

__NBH__ said:
There is an option it Zen mode to disable the notification, no need to mess around with freezing apps and ADB.
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Like I said, I disabled it in several places already. Plus had never activated it.
If you haven't spent 2 hours straight on your phone, you wouldn't experience what is bothering me. After 2 hours it sends you a notification to get off your phone and go play catch outside. Or something like that. I think the message changes.
No amount of disabling seems to make this stop, so I'm trying to get more serious about it using root access. The responses in this thread have been exactly what I was looking for.

The Root Essential app said it disabled Zen Mode...it didn't
So I went back to Root Essential to delete Zen Mode...it didn't. It couldn't complete the task.
So I got the Magisk Debloater, went into the terminal, and deleted it.
Looks like it is really gone. Went back into Root Essential app and I no longer see it.
When I deleted it showed Zen Mode and OPBreathMode to be one and the same as this thread suggests.
Thank you everyone for your help.

I used ADB to first of all disable Zen Mode. Then I used ADB to uninstall it without issue. I am not rooted. It was simple. It is no longer on my phone at all. OnePlus appears to allow system apps to be uninstalled using this method. Whether they will come back at the next update remains to be seen. I am sure they will come back during a factory reset!
On a side note I wanted my Gmail to be available to remove it from battery optimization because it comes from the factory installed as a service. So I uninstalled Gmail using ADB and it worked just fine. I rebooted and it remained gone. I then installed Gmail from the Play Store and it went back to being installed as a service app, not a user app? Not sure why?

Because, logically, you simply can't remove system apps while not being rooted. They will reside on the phone in a kind of dormant state. Not actually "removed".

Pfeffernuss said:
Because, logically, you simply can't remove system apps while not being rooted. They will reside on the phone in a kind of dormant state. Not actually "removed".
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I cannot argue with your logic about system apps not "truly" being deleted using ADB without root. However, I cannot find it anywhere on my phone. So I am happy to not even see it. Granted, I am not removing certain apps because of storage space concerns, I am removing Zen Mode because to me it is the epitome of BLOAT!

taanh1412 said:
Use ADB to disable it
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With root he can just do pm disable. No need for ADB.

I used Titanium backup to freeze it.

i also really dislike zenmode
I also really dislike zenmode, I left a comment saying as much on the google play store after i saw it on the update list on google play. I suggest that others also leave bad reviews for this app and maybe it will help get the message across that it should not be forced upon people. It should be optional if it is even bunduled with the os at all.