Hi just wanted to ask everyone with a Mate 9 if it is possible to delete System apps. I have tried everything and no luck so far. Was always able to delete them on previous phones. Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks
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Some pre installed applications can be uninstalled but system applications need root.
Thanks but I already have root and unlocked bootloader but still cannot delete System apps. Is this because the system is encrypted?
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I am interested as well.
And do changes to the system partition survive a reboot? I read about a guy here at xda loosing the modification of his platform.xml after a restart.
Would it be possible to delete System apps by using adb commands on a PC?
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JATCHUHAN said:
Thanks but I already have root and unlocked bootloader but still cannot delete System apps. Is this because the system is encrypted?
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No. System is not encrypted.
It is because system (cust, vendor, ...) is protected by Android security (dm-verity).
Try Device Control root from the play store. That's what I used to delete some system apps.
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Hi just tried Device Control but didn't work. Said uninstall was successful but the the apps were still present. Out of ideas now
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JATCHUHAN said:
Hi just tried Device Control but didn't work. Said uninstall was successful but the the apps were still present. Out of ideas now
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You may want to try system app remover on the play store. It worked for me on my Honor 8 running EMUI 4.1 and 5.0
Have tried at least 4 of these system app remover apps and all say uninstall successful but the apps are still there. Don't think we can uninstall system apps due to dm-verity protection of the system partition. Will have to wait for a developer to look into this
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You need root access to remove stock apps. If you have a rooted device try Lucky Patcher apk. I think it will help you.
Yes, you can remove system apps using the Terminal Debloater in the downloads section of Magisk Manager.
Why not just disable them?
Hope this helps
On your home screen in an empty spot hold down untill you see widgets and wallpaper ect. Then hit settings and it should be the 3rd from the bottom. Hope this helps.
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JATCHUHAN said:
Hi just wanted to ask everyone with a Mate 9 if it is possible to delete System apps. I have tried everything and no luck so far. Was always able to delete them on previous phones. Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks
Hope this helps
On your home screen in an empty spot hold down untill you see widgets and wallpaper ect. Then hit settings and it should be the 3rd from the bottom. Hope this helps.
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tboy2000 said:
Why not just disable them?
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Some apps you can't disable, like Files, who know why.
androikinfo said:
You need root access to remove stock apps. If you have a rooted device try Lucky Patcher apk. I think it will help you.
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I just tried Lucky Patcher and it was able to remove some apps, not all, but some. Obviously, some is better than none.
Just remember to do a TWRP backup first. I uninstalled Chrome and many other apps would not work.
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Just letting everyone know of a tool I wrote for both rooted and non-rooted(KitKat) devices. So if your running 4.4.x you can still block all applications even from receiving updates, etc.. Most other apps will not even show the applications in their lists once the tool is run against your device. It is completely safe and will not trip Knox, etc..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
Leave all questions, suggestions, etc. in the thread above.
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Just letting everyone know of a tool I wrote for both rooted and non-rooted(KitKat) devices. So if your running 4.4.x you can still block all applications even from receiving updates, etc.. Most other apps will not even show the applications in their lists once the tool is run against your device. It is completely safe and will not trip Knox, etc..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
Leave all questions, suggestions, etc. in the thread above.
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This has already been done:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792478
Unless you have a script that is lollipop specific (not done yet...) your tool is redundant and less than useful.
RBThompsonV said:
This has already been done:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2792478
Unless you have a script that is lollipop specific (not done yet...) your tool is redundant and less than useful.
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My application is far from a script. It is a full application that will work with any release if rooted. If not rooted, it will work native with KitKat, It will also remove all associated data as well with removal, if rooted, and supports Xposed framework as well.
so its pc software to disable system apps? why not just disable them on the device?
either way, nice work (i do not know how to make a exe lol)
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elliwigy said:
so its pc software to disable system apps? why not just disable them on the device?
either way, nice work (i do not know how to make a exe lol)
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Thank you. Well, it doesn't just disable apps. Also, most apps you cannot disable on the device without installing some more apps to do it on the device. I am a person who likes less apps on my device. So when I was building this, I thought, do I want to install something to remove something on my device ? Agree to all the access privileges, take up more space, etc ?? So I wrote this.. It will also remove apps and delete all associated data with the app. if rooted. Allow people to share blocked lists and allow you to import and export blocked and unblocked lists as well as many other things.
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Thank you. Well, it doesn't just disable apps. Also, most apps you cannot disable on the device without installing some more apps to do it on the device. I am a person who likes less apps on my device. So when I was building this, I thought, do I want to install something to remove something on my device ? Agree to all the access privileges, take up more space, etc ?? So I wrote this.. It will also remove apps and delete all associated data with the app. if rooted. Allow people to share blocked lists and allow you to import and export blocked and unblocked lists as well as many other things.
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yea, options are always good.. i for one would rather have a rom without the bloat to begin with lol. you can disable most system apps without root in the application manager so you only need to install lets say tibu on rooted devices to remove them but to me tibu is essential for any rom
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elliwigy said:
yea, options are always good.. i for one would rather have a rom without the bloat to begin with lol. you can disable most system apps without root in the application manager so you only need to install lets say tibu on rooted devices to remove them but to me tibu is essential for any rom
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Been there. A lot of users want stock though.
Hello everyone,
A fellow XDA member found that KingRoot now supports Kindle Fire HD 8 and Kindle Fire HD 10 on 5.1.1 as of 02/07/16! It is very easy, go to www.kingroot.net on your device, install the latest version (ignore any security warnings) and click root! You may want to install SuperSU etc. Disable OTA.
I have to go now, just wanted to make sure everyone knew the root is out and working!
Just tried it 3 times on my Fire HD 8 running 5.1.1. Didn't work for me
y0ul053 said:
Just tried it 3 times on my Fire HD 8 running 5.1.1. Didn't work for me
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did you try to install google apps and framework?My post.
Confirmed working in another post. Congrats and thanks to everyone!
kanderson88 said:
did you try to install google apps and framework?My post.
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Yeah I already had that installed. Go figure Kingroot worked after I opened the store and google settings once more.
y0ul053 said:
Just tried it 3 times on my Fire HD 8 running 5.1.1. Didn't work for me
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PM me for extra help, make sure you get the latest version.
while your bash was useful, you may need to step back for a bit.
used kingroot which successfully rooted my kindle fire HD 8 but then when i went to switch launchers its all gone wrong.
I copied the fire.launcher file to my sdcard then went back to remove it so i could use Google Now.
I then realised the Google Now app wasn't working as it was asking me to update Google Apps. so i copied the fire.launcher back into the sys folder i found it.
Then i lost launcher and could only access apps via the recent app tab.
so i rebooted and now it loads with no launcher.
I cannot do anything now.
ive tried rootjunkys unbrick method and it doesnt work for me.
Anyone got any suggestions
Do you have adb installed and working? We can try a few commands, you need to install Google apps in order to get now launcher to work. Your tablet is fine we just need to get adb shell command working. Use rootjunkys script for install play store.
My message didn't get posted. Odd. If you need help don't be afraid to message us.
Edit:
If adb is installed.
Open command prompt. Type "adb shell". Then type "su".
It should say [email protected]
Now type this in.
Code:
pm install -r com.amazon.firelauncher
If it says install success, type "exit", then type "exit" again to get out of adb shell.
Now reboot your device.
If it fails let me know.
If you don't have adb installed, youtube how to install adb shell.
I have rootjunkys script on tip, Tricks, and the Root post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/development/tips-tricks-root-t3310569
Hi, thanks for the response.
Yes I have adb installed and yes I have Google apps installed I've been using rootjunkys super tools. I'll try your adb shell method
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borinous said:
Hi, thanks for the response.
Yes I have adb installed and yes I have Google apps installed I've been using rootjunkys super tools. I'll try your adb shell method
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tried that and this is what i got
Ive manage to get ES file explorer installed and when i go to the com.fire.launcher folder its empty.
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sorted it.
Copied the fire launcher apk into the download folder while connected to my laptop. found it in ES file explorer and installed it.
now all working i guess in the process of trying to add a new launcher it must have copied the folder back but not the content.
phew!!! thanks for your help
Glad you figured it out
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I have the Google Play Store and framework. It just does not work.
mweinbach said:
I have the Google Play Store and framework. It just does not work.
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It doesn't seem to be working for me either. I also have GApps and Framework installed per rootjunky's script.
Edit: About 10 minutes after posting this it just worked. I did the exact same operation I was doing, but this time it succeeded.
mweinbach said:
I have the Google Play Store and framework. It just does not work.
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Some users have had to try it a few times, mine worked on the first. I made sure adb shell worked and if you can update the Google framework then try kingroot.
borinous said:
used kingroot which successfully rooted my kindle fire HD 8 but then when i went to switch launchers its all gone wrong.
I copied the fire.launcher file to my sdcard then went back to remove it so i could use Google Now.
I then realised the Google Now app wasn't working as it was asking me to update Google Apps. so i copied the fire.launcher back into the sys folder i found it.
Then i lost launcher and could only access apps via the recent app tab.
so i rebooted and now it loads with no launcher.
I cannot do anything now.
ive tried rootjunkys unbrick method and it doesnt work for me.
Anyone got any suggestions
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So it means that kingroot is harmful for device?
is there another way to root called adb shell? how does it work?
behrad said:
So it means that kingroot is harmful for device?
is there another way to root called adb shell? how does it work?
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no kingroot is ok
problem was in steps for replacing launcher
there is no other known way to root
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No king root is fine. I just managed to balls up replacing the launcher. I had google now launcher installed but I didn't have Google apps installed correctly. Since fixing my issue I have now successfully replaced fire launcher with Google Now launcher. Which is better but it still needs a better OS. Finding the fire OS very laggy and I can't install the latest versions of some apps. Using kingroot with purify has helped performance in my opinion.
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borinous said:
No king root is fine. I just managed to balls up replacing the launcher. I had google now launcher installed but I didn't have Google apps installed correctly. Since fixing my issue I have now successfully replaced fire launcher with Google Now launcher. Which is better but it still needs a better OS. Finding the fire OS very laggy and I can't install the latest versions of some apps. Using kingroot with purify has helped performance in my opinion.
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I would not try directly installing Google now launcher, because it a little tricky sometimes
I install another launcher first, remove stock launcher, then install Now launcher
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Hi There, I have done just that, disabled the fire launcher, then the Nova was activated automatically. Afterwards, I installed the Google launcher and the Google app, uninstalled the nova launcher, reboot.. Now my kindle is stuck in "fire" logo and refuse to start. I cleared the cash partition also didn't work.. Any advice?
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sd_shadow said:
I would not try directly installing Google now launcher, because it a little tricky sometimes
I install another launcher first, remove stock launcher, then install Now launcher
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Hi There, I have done just that, disabled the fire launcher, then the Nova was activated automatically. Afterwards, I installed the Google launcher and the Google app, uninstalled the nova launcher, reboot.. Now my kindle is stuck in "fire" logo and refuse to start. I cleared the cash partition also didn't work.. Any advice?
Hi
I have OnePlus 6 oxygen OS 9.0.2
I have pixel launcher 8.1.0. I have enabled Google feed swipe to right but it is not working.
Can anyone help me out?
abhaykhanna said:
Hi
I have OnePlus 6 oxygen OS 9.0.2
I have pixel launcher 8.1.0. I have enabled Google feed swipe to right but it is not working.
Can anyone help me out?
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Make sure the Google app and the launcher app are in system apps. Only way to work
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With Nova Launcher you can use google feed with google now companion.
bradman117 said:
Make sure the Google app and the launcher app are in system apps. Only way to work
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What do you mean by 'in system apps'?
Assuming you ready had Google app already pre Installed in system, if you manually installed the pixel launcher the. It's placed in data instead of system. Usually if you flash it, it's placed in system. If it let's you uninstall it then it would be concerned a data(user app) and not system
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abhaykhanna said:
What do you mean by 'in system apps'?
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You can move it to system app of it's not already. But all I know is both have to be there for feed to show. From my experience
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bradman117 said:
Assuming you ready had Google app already pre Installed in system, if you manually installed the pixel launcher the. It's placed in data instead of system. Usually if you flash it, it's placed in system. If it let's you uninstall it then it would be concerned a data(user app) and not system
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You can move it to system app of it's not already. But all I know is both have to be there for feed to show. From my experience
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I manually installed the pixel launcher. I had it working while on Oxygen OS 8. But it stopped working when I updated to Oxygen OS 9. Can you please guide how to move it to System from Data?
abhaykhanna said:
I manually installed the pixel launcher. I had it working while on Oxygen OS 8. But it stopped working when I updated to Oxygen OS 9. Can you please guide how to move it to System from Data?
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(i recommend disabling ur default launcher so if an error happens you have access to a different launcher(example OP^ launcher)
Yes I just tested it and it worked for me, I have root explorer as my file manager (u need root fyi)
You can use a different root file explorer app(whatever suits you,
1. just to be safe backup ur launcher in Titanium Backup.
2. go to /data/app and locate the folder come.google.nexus..... (i forget the rest of the folder name)
3. cut the folder once you locate it and move it to /system/priv-app/ and paste the folder
Make sure permissions are rwxr-xr-x(when I pasted mine I just did a reboot and it worked fine.)
4. reboot phone!
Wala
bradman117 said:
(i recommend disabling ur default launcher so if an error happens you have access to a different launcher(example OP^ launcher)
Yes I just tested it and it worked for me, I have root explorer as my file manager (u need root fyi)
You can use a different root file explorer app(whatever suits you,
1. just to be safe backup ur launcher in Titanium Backup.
2. go to /data/app and locate the folder come.google.nexus..... (i forget the rest of the folder name)
3. cut the folder once you locate it and move it to /system/priv-app/ and paste the folder
Make sure permissions are rwxr-xr-x(when I pasted mine I just did a reboot and it worked fine.)
4. reboot phone!
Wala
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Thank you for the steps.
Just curious - Will rooting the phone wipe the data?
abhaykhanna said:
Thank you for the steps.
Just curious - Will rooting the phone wipe the data?
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Yes because you need to unlock the bootloader for that. It will wipe everything on your phone. There's a great guide in the news & dicussion forum (pinned). Feel free to follow it.
abhaykhanna said:
Thank you for the steps.
Just curious - Will rooting the phone wipe the data?
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If you are not a root user it can cause more problems than needed, do you have Google Hangouts? I can help you one on one better there!
[email protected]
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Root it's self doesn't wipe ur phone, it's unlocking nthe bootloader (which is required to root or add twrp recovery)
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Hello, i have s7 flat with android 8.0 rooted and tested with root checker and twrp, but i cant uninstall any system app, why?
jimakos75 said:
Hello, i have s7 flat with android 8.0 rooted and tested with root checker and twrp, but i cant uninstall any system app, why?
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Because system apps don't uninstall like normal apps they're rooted into the system image for a good reason. You can't just start deleting left right and centre you need to understand what you can and cannot delete first.
When you've done this just locate and delete the .apk file of that app.
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Because system apps don't uninstall like normal apps they're rooted into the system image for a good reason. You can't just start deleting left right and centre you need to understand what you can and cannot delete first.
When you've done this just locate and delete the .apk file of that app.
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And how can i find the apk i want to delete? These programs, i think is doing the work, like root uninstaller.
jimakos75 said:
Hello, i have s7 flat with android 8.0 rooted and tested with root checker and twrp, but i cant uninstall any system app, why?
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I had the same issue , but i used this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wakasoftware.rootuninstaller and it worked
kpwnApps said:
I had the same issue , but i used this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wakasoftware.rootuninstaller and it worked
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Unfortunately i still have the problem with that app
jimakos75 said:
Unfortunately i still have the problem with that app
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use TiB (titanium backup) and uninstall whatever you want, pro version will let you freeze apps which results in the same thing
I am having a problem to fully delete an system app on android.
I tried to delete the Netflix app on an android car radio. Because the app was already pre-installed I think it´s a system app. Then I tried to remove it using adb with powershell. It said that the app was removed, but was still visible in the system processes on the radio. Any ideas except rooting the system?
You can't fully delete system apps without root. You can disable them only
TheMadScientist said:
You can't fully delete system apps without root. You can disable them only
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Thanks. So I need to root my device and remove the app using su rights?
NettyExploit said:
Thanks. So I need to root my device and remove the app using su rights?
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That or magisk. Non root only allows for adb pm disable. They are still on the device. Just not running
TheMadScientist said:
That or magisk. Non root only allows for adb pm disable. They are still on the device. Just not running
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Okay, that´s the reason it says Success after removing the app.
Just for my understanding magisk just root the system and then I have to remove the app manual or is there an option within the app to remove system apps
NettyExploit said:
Okay, that´s the reason it says Success after removing the app.
Just for my understanding magisk just root the system and then I have to remove the app manual or is there an option within the app to remove system apps
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Either a system app remover app. Or if you know what your doing Amy root file explorer. You can individually remove each apk and coincided files
TheMadScientist said:
Either a system app remover app. Or if you know what your doing Amy root file explorer. You can individually remove each apk and coincided files
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Thanks, any recommendations for an system app remover?
System apps are those that belong to Android, means Android will not properly work if deleted. Hence not stupidly delete apps stored in partition /system.
jwoegerbauer said:
System apps are those that belong to Android, means Android will not properly work if deleted. Hence not stupidly delete apps stored in partition /system.
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Netflix belongs to Android?
NettyExploit said:
Netflix belongs to Android?
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NO, by type it's an ordinary user app installed as system-privileged app, hence it's located in /system/priv-app, the partition OEMs store the bloatware.
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NO, by type it's an ordinary user app installed as system-privileged app, hence it's located in /system/priv-app.
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Okay, but in this case it´s not system critical to remove it?
All apps in /system/priv-app can safely get deleted / removed, so also Netflix.
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All apps in /system/priv-app can safely get deleted / removed, so also Netflix.
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Thank you for that hint. Do you got any idea for an app that removes such apps?