I'm going insane! Please someone tell me how to delete these! - Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers

Please. Please someone tell me the method to delete these "stickers" at the bottom of the attached screenshot. I can see two of them in the play store, or in the system's list of installed apps, and uninstall from there. But the others I just can't find a way to remove! What's the trick?!
Signed,
Frustrated, and only a few minutes from a factory reset and having to go through all the settings and permissions again.

EDIT: THEY'RE BACK!! All by themselves, they have returned. Please someone tell me how to delete these stupid stickers.
Holy crap. They were installed through Allo. Installed Allo, deleted the stupid stickers, deleted Allo. Maybe I'm old (almost 40) but Allo seems pointless.

tailsthecat3 said:
EDIT: THEY'RE BACK!! All by themselves, they have returned. Please someone tell me how to delete these stupid stickers.
Holy crap. They were installed through Allo. Installed Allo, deleted the stupid stickers, deleted Allo. Maybe I'm old (almost 40) but Allo seems pointless.
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Hey watch it...I'm already 40. But yeah, Allo is the most worthless app in the history of worthless apps.

I have no idea. I installed Swiftkey. Really annoying. Really very annoying.

Factory reset did nothing. The above screenshot is still relevant, and the ridiculous stickers are still within the mesages app. Very frustrating.

I doubt any of you Pixel 2 users care about this as much as I do, but Google "thinks" they're part of the messaging app. They couldn't figure a way to remove them. Back to Textra for me.

Can't you just not hit the sticker button?

Heisenberg said:
Can't you just not hit the sticker button?
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Holy ****. Dude. Thank you. Never even thought of that!
I'll just stick with Textra and Swiftkey. I switched from Android to iOS in early 2015, and now I'm back to Android and all the rooting and stuff. Good to be back. Good to have options.

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Clearing Google Market Info

May have been answered before but searching didn't bring anything up for me. Basically I want to clear the data backed up on my Google account regarding Android (WiFi, Market apps, Settings, etc) so I can start again.
Anyone know how to do it?
OK, managed to find somewhere that if you go into your Privacy settings and uncheck the backup option it says it'll delete everything. Is this correct?
Erm I think so eddy I used to untick it when first install and everythibk would be clear
For reference, the above doesn't work. Tried clearing the lot, wiped all data and reflashed my ROM and it still restored my apps, etc...quite annoying really. I mean, its good, but if you wanna start from a clean slate it would seem you can't!
Erm ok soz buddy
EddyOS said:
For reference, the above doesn't work. Tried clearing the lot, wiped all data and reflashed my ROM and it still restored my apps, etc...quite annoying really. I mean, its good, but if you wanna start from a clean slate it would seem you can't!
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That's OK mate! I'll find a way I'm sure
Quick edit: Turning off backup DOES delete settings relating to the phone but NOT the Market. Must be a separate backup which I can't find!
EDIT: OK, sign into your Google Dashboard and you can see what's backed up and when but you CANNOT delete it. Why the hell not?!?!
EddyOS said:
Quick edit: Turning off backup DOES delete settings relating to the phone but NOT the Market. Must be a separate backup which I can't find!
EDIT: OK, sign into your Google Dashboard and you can see what's backed up and when but you CANNOT delete it. Why the hell not?!?!
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Hi,
Is it one of those situations where they have you by the short and curlies,and will not let you go?
Maybe the only way is to open a new account?
I seem to remember AOL being the same...
Bloody well hope not! I've emailed Google so we'll see what comes of it but surely if you delete an app it should NOT come back the next time!
On a related note, anyone know why some apps I install are NOT listed under 'My Apps'? I'm guessing it's linked to my account somehow but, again, it's annoying!
Erm depends if they where downloaded from Google it self or if sourced from some where else they won't show up I should know
If u have titanium backup go to
Menu/more/market doctor and it will fix broken links to Google market
EddyOS said:
Bloody well hope not! I've emailed Google so we'll see what comes of it but surely if you delete an app it should NOT come back the next time!
On a related note, anyone know why some apps I install are NOT listed under 'My Apps'? I'm guessing it's linked to my account somehow but, again, it's annoying!
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They're all from the Market, but I'll try the TI option, thanks
EDIT: I'm not paying for an app I'll never use, but thanks anyway. Funny how the old Market never had this issue. just the new one
Haha yes yes I agree old market was fantastic
Yes i do try before I buy if I like the app then buy
EddyOS said:
They're all from the Market, but I'll try the TI option, thanks
EDIT: I'm not paying for an app I'll never use, but thanks anyway. Funny how the old Market never had this issue. just the new one
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Randomly enough, it seems to have worked anyway! It said I may have to 'download any app' to get it up to scratch and, seeing as Superuser needing updating, I did it. It now shows all Market apps in My Apps!
Yh I did it I was playing around and now I have like 20 updates but can't update them.as there ermmmm not from Google
EddyOS said:
Randomly enough, it seems to have worked anyway! It said I may have to 'download any app' to get it up to scratch and, seeing as Superuser needing updating, I did it. It now shows all Market apps in My Apps!
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I'm just glad to have it sorted, was doing my nut in! At least now everything is cleared and setup from scratch so hopefully won't have to complain again. Still think Google should have the option

[Q] Problems with Yahoo Mail

Can anyone suggest why Yahoo Mail won't display emails on my Note 10.1 GT-N8020?
Yahoo Mail works fine on my Note GT-N7000 but on the tablet, I can only see folders. When I click on any email to read it, nothing happens. The native email app works fine.
I'm running Jelly Bean 4.1.2 on both devices.
I tried flushing the cache and uninstalling and reinstalling but nothing works.
Trevor
I'm having the same problem, Nothing seems to work to fix it.
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app
I don't use Yahoo mail, and you didn't share a picture of what you're seeing. Going by some other badly designed apps, I wonder if there's a pullable tab/pane that you're not noticing that would bring the view out (like a sliding drawer).
Edit: I went to install it, to try and help. There's a notice that they're aware of issues when trying to view mail. They suggest clearing your cache for the app should help resolve the problem, which OP has already done. :/
Edit: I installed the app. Awesome! The message pane flashes every time you pick a new mail to view, and the loading spinner just spins. Oy.
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Tips for a pleasant XDA:
Search before asking. Someone has likely already asked.
Spell your words completely, and use punctuation. It confuses people when you use "u" and "ur" and "dat", or when you wrongly use "there/their/they're/your/you're".
Be nice. Don't be rude, just move on to another post without leaving a comment. We are not 7 years old.
And PLEASE, do not ask for the "best" anything. We all have our preferences.
Thanks for the replies. Seems Yahoo has stuffed something up real good like the almost universally disliked upgrade to Neo.
spycedtx said:
I don't use Yahoo mail, and you didn't share a picture of what you're seeing. Going by some other badly designed apps, I wonder if there's a pullable tab/pane that you're not noticing that would bring the view out (like a sliding drawer).
Edit: I went to install it, to try and help. There's a notice that they're aware of issues when trying to view mail. They suggest clearing your cache for the app should help resolve the problem, which OP has already done. :/
Edit: I installed the app. Awesome! The message pane flashes every time you pick a new mail to view, and the loading spinner just spins. Oy.
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Search before asking. Someone has likely already asked.
Spell your words completely, and use punctuation. It confuses people when you use "u" and "ur" and "dat", or when you wrongly use "there/their/they're/your/you're".
Be nice. Don't be rude, just move on to another post without leaving a comment. We are not 7 years old.
And PLEASE, do not ask for the "best" anything. We all have our preferences.
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RAZR HD Unwantedly Recovered Deleted Photos after KitKat 4.4.2

Hi,
I just received the KitKat update for my phone in which i didnt like at first... And well now i HATE it as it just caused me a 48 hour argument with my girlfriend.
Anyway, the issue is exactly as i have described... After the update photos that i have previously deleted now magically reappeared in my Gallery... Including the ones of my ex which my girlfriend found which caused a HUGE argument with my current partner.. Why did this happen?
I dont backup my phone and i dont have it synced with my google account... Ive very concerned with my privacy and dont want my information stored with Google and all that Jazz. I dont have the photos stored to my SIM card nor do i have them located elsewhere other than the Gallery.
How can i be sure that what i delete actually gets deleted? This is extremely strange and a little violating to me.
Appreciate the help... Save me from future grief please!
Guystillintrouble.
Aliens...
If they did that, I guarantee you have them backed up somewhere.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
Okay well unless my phone is backing itself up without my knowledge i assure you i didnt back it up.
Where would i might find the back up? Because if i cant explain this i will still be the guy in trouble lol. Im innocent i swear!
Thanks guys.
GuyInTrouble said:
Okay well unless my phone is backing itself up without my knowledge i assure you i didnt back it up.
Where would i might find the back up? Because if i cant explain this i will still be the guy in trouble lol. Im innocent i swear!
Thanks guys.
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Go to your Google account with a web browser or install Google+ from the Play Store (you're looking for an app called Photos with a pinwheel icon) and make sure your photos are permanently deleted
Thank you kindly CWG.
I removed Google photos long ago when I first saw it install with an update. I tried logging onto my Google account and the only photo I saw was the one I have set as my profile picture for google+.
Definitely at a loss here.
GuyInTrouble said:
Thank you kindly CWG.
I removed Google photos long ago when I first saw it install with an update. I tried logging onto my Google account and the only photo I saw was the one I have set as my profile picture for google+.
Definitely at a loss here.
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Hmm, that is unusual. Not sure what to tell you.

Facebook are at it again. Never trust those f...ers

Ok so I bought a Note 4 used. All is good with the phone. It's on Marshmallow 6.1 (who cares)
Now I've rooted the phone and it's all good ... but .... oh yeah. "facebook scum of the earth" have now several apps (3) on 6.1 yup AND I cannot remove them !!!!
F. No. I'm rooted. I'm running Titanium Pro and still that isth comes back, time and again. These barstewards are circumventing Play Store. No matter if you're set to "do not update apps) it just keeps coming back. I've tried to nuke this **** 3 times now. I had to do a restore from TWRP every time. If you shut them down they come alive again.
I detest FB and all the rapc they stand for and trouble they cause. I want that s/w off my phone but how do I go about that? I've always relied on Titanium. Not this time.
So what now? I even tried to take a screen-shot but got a security notice "telling me that screen-shot WASN'T ALLOWED. what the duck- in - hell is going on.?
The gaul of these people. What ever happened to out privacy?
If I can't nuke these apps, I'll need to find an earlier ROM from 5.....?
Any brains out there much appreciated helping me ****e on these dickheads!
Thank you
sounds like bloatware from your provider not fb
can you delete from system/app or systrm/privapp ?
"err on the side of kindness"
mrrocketdog said:
can you delete from system/app or systrm/privapp ?
"err on the side of kindness"
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im rooted, have titanium which is unable to remove this thsi .
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.pages.app
facebook app 203megoftotal****ingjunk
this will not delete
oldfread said:
im rooted, have titanium which is unable to remove this thsi .
com.facebook.appmanager
com.facebook.pages.app
facebook app 203megoftotal****ingjunk
this will not delete
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ok. BUT can you delete from /system/app or /system/privapp ? wherever its located ?
"err on the side of kindness"
First off learn to do this yourself
Titanium and other apps are a crutch..
You can never be sure it's done right unless you do it your self.
Get the oem image for your Rom
Learn how to open it up and remove or add things
(That how custom Rom masters do things)
Remove what you want and flash away..
Or find a debloated version of your Rom and flash that.
And understand.
As time goes on Google, samsung and everyone else are trying to find ways to stop you from changing things on your phone..
They make money from it..
(And they get less support calls about problems from noobs who mess up their phones)
One day.. You will just be stuck with it.
this is good apk may help
try this app
create a blank app with the same package name, then facebook won't be able to update it due to unconsistent certificates
Thanks all. I don't currently have an OS so I can't install anything. No matter how long I let the phone sit it does nothing. Somehow I feel like the phone is not wiped completely as I thought it would be using TWRP (twerp) I'm guessing this is why I can't simply replace an image twerp made for me.
I've tried to use Kies to re-install a basic OS but it had a heart attack and its toes curled up and it died RIP Kies!
Ideas?
Well, I thought I'd update this thread. I got a copy of Lineage 14.1 and a copy of Gapps Nano 7.1 and flashed the pair of them.
WoW finally someting that works .....? NOT
Sadly everything works but the phone bit. uckf, it never ends! Whatscrapp, Viber & Skype the screen goes black and I've no control. The regular phone is black screen too but works bi-directional. Whatscrapp just calls yet no voice transfer either way. Viber & Skype connect with voice both ways but the screen is black no control, no soft keys or home button. WTF is going on?
ANY help would be much appreciated. It not my settings as far as I can tell. Everything else on the entire phone works. Well except the pen bit, not that I'm bothered about that.
I've a Note3 and I can say, that Whatscrapp will not do voice just like the Note4. Note3 did WA voice a loooong time ago but packed up never to return. All the rest of WA works though. I can't help wondering what WA hooks onto to make voice because it'll ring and I can be called but that is where the fun stops. Seems the world has forgotten just how robust Skype really is with Viber being a gillion time better than WA WA sadly rules for now.
Ideas anyone?
Cheers
No takers on this? Where do I go for xpert help? Please advise. Thanks
stock ,stock ,stock rom install
Yeah but I can't find stock. That's the problem. Sam Mobile are all corrupt. Is there alternative sites?

Is there a way to disable bubbles and re-enable chat heads for Facebook Messenger in 11?

I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking chat bubbles kind of... Suck. They're buggy, they disappear at random, they don't work properly, etc.
So I'm hoping, through rooting or something like that, there's a way to disable bubbles entirely to make Facebook Messenger think the device doesn't support them. I know for a fact that on a Note 20 Ultra running 11, you can completely disable bubbles and Messenger goes back to using chatheads - but disabling them on my Pixel 3a (Android 11) just prevents any sort of popup notification.
Is there a command, rom, Magisk, or something to do this? And I'd rather not install an old version of Messenger again since Facebook disabled the ability to share pictures and videos for old versions.
FB is malware... and that's being too kind.
I tossed FB well over a decade ago.
It's far worse today... the bubbles are the least of its issues.
You may be able to turn off the bubbles in notification setting or globally...
blackhawk said:
FB is malware... and that's being too kind.
I tossed FB well over a decade ago.
It's far worse today... the bubbles are the least of its issues.
You may be able to turn off the bubbles in notification setting or globally...
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Nope, sadly all that does is disable bubbles AND chatheads
Jogee said:
Nope, sadly all that does is disable bubbles AND chatheads
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Try all the options?
Personally I'd ditch FB as fast as possible as it's a proven weaponized data miner extreme.
blackhawk said:
Try all the options?
Personally I'd ditch FB as fast as possible as it's a proven weaponized data miner extreme.
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I've tried all the options, there needs to be another way
Jogee said:
I've tried all the options, there needs to be another way
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Lol, you knew it was malware when you loaded it... ie scorpion and the frog
I wanna know the same. Bubbles are very buggy atm. Chat heads were perfect.
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That's not in the spirit of this forum... so you "found" a toggle. Yay.
I disabled bubble notifications (hint) on Pie long ago.
blackhawk said:
That's not in the spirit of this forum... so you "found" a toggle. Yay.
I disabled bubble notifications (hint) on Pie long ago.
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No, I compiled an apk that disables the Bubble Notification API within the app, and in turn re-enables the default messenger chat heads. It's not hard to disable the bubbles, but that's not the point. Almost no one in this thread wants to disable bubble notifications because it does not bring back chat head functionality.
blackhawk said:
So you "found" a toggle. Yay.
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Lol, you knew it was malware when you loaded it... ie scorpion and the frog
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That's not in the spirit of this forum... Stop being a complete snob bro.
Jacqueb_1337 said:
That's not in the spirit of this forum... Stop being a complete snob bro.
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Yeah I realized it was about FB after I posted.
I haven't posted FB in over a decade...
in fact I stopped using it within the first month.
Fb's history speaks for itself.
blackhawk said:
Yeah I realized it was about FB after I posted.
I haven't posted FB in over a decade...
in fact I stopped using it within the first month.
Fb's history speaks for itself.
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Lol okay but you had already warned the guy twice about Facebook's security issues, why'd you have to say it AGAIN and word it the way you did? He obviously acknowledges now that he's basically giving away his personal information for someone else to sell, so just leave it at that.
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Do you have any documentation of your fix working?
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Also, I'm new here, but I think asking for donations up front is against the rules of the forum. I'd be happy to donate if the fix works though. I think I have $10-15 worth of crypto in my wallet if that works.
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Also, I'm new here, but I think asking for donations up front is against the rules of the forum. I'd be happy to donate if the fix works though. I think I have $10-15 worth of crypto in my wallet if that works.
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I'm also new and don't know much about xda, sorry about that!
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Do you have any documentation of your fix working?
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Yes sir I do! Over on Reddit at r/Xiaomi and r/android_beta others have confirmed it working!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/k2kpdd/_/gtt9jzp
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/k2kpdd/_/gtsc5w3
are some confirmations, and the apk is here https://drive.google.com/file/d/13_bpkc_JZ_twhP2UdpuItQv9nj7D-9jM/view?usp=drivesdk
Jacqueb_1337 said:
Yes sir I do! Over on Reddit at r/Xiaomi and r/android_beta others have confirmed it working!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/k2kpdd/_/gtt9jzp
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/k2kpdd/_/gtsc5w3
are some confirmations, and the apk is here https://drive.google.com/file/d/13_bpkc_JZ_twhP2UdpuItQv9nj7D-9jM/view?usp=drivesdk
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So this version works just like A10 Messenger, is that correct?
I just wanna make sure before jump to 11
Thanks for your work
S.N.A.P said:
So this version works just like A10 Messenger, is that correct?
I just wanna make sure before jump to 11
Thanks for your work
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Honestly bro, I wouldn't update to 11 just yet. Even if the apk I provided was perfect (it's not though), I still prefer Android 10 over 11. Aside from that, there is one standing issue with the apk I compiled. Since Android 11 fixed some "issues" with the Apps Drawing Over Other Apps, there are now display issues with Messenger's chat heads, but only while in landscape mode. It works flawlessly in portrait mode, but when you enter landscape mode for some reason the heads fly off the screen to the bottom right and when you open a chat it opens it below the viewport, therefore just displaying an opaque overlay and nothing else. Very annoying for gamers who use Messenger a lot like I do, but for most it isn't a huge deal.
Jacqueb_1337 said:
Honestly bro, I wouldn't update to 11 just yet. Even if the apk I provided was perfect (it's not though), I still prefer Android 10 over 11. Aside from that, there is one standing issue with the apk I compiled. Since Android 11 fixed some "issues" with the Apps Drawing Over Other Apps, there are now display issues with Messenger's chat heads, but only while in landscape mode. It works flawlessly in portrait mode, but when you enter landscape mode for some reason the heads fly off the screen to the bottom right and when you open a chat it opens it below the viewport, therefore just displaying an opaque overlay and nothing else. Very annoying for gamers who use Messenger a lot like I do, but for most it isn't a huge deal.
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First of all, thanks for the detailed explanation
So the landscape mode problem you just mentioned is exactly the one I hate the most about Messenger on Android 11
I thought your apk can fix that, but turns out it couldn't
Still very appreciate your work ^^
S.N.A.P said:
First of all, thanks for the detailed explanation
So the landscape mode problem you just mentioned is exactly the one I hate the most about Messenger on Android 11
I thought your apk can fix that, but turns out it couldn't
Still very appreciate your work ^^
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Yeah, sorry about that man. Unfortunately, I'm not smart enough to properly decompile Messenger to change values and stuff like that. Under normal circumstances I would have done it already, but Facebook uses their own method of decompilation protection, with their own custom value types and things like that. People have tried on multiple occasions to decompile it but it's just too complicated. Not sure what they're trying to protect, to be honest. But if someone else would be willing to help me out with decompiling, I'd be glad to fix the display issues!

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