Is there any way to completely disable the Zen feature? - OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers

I plan on rooting my OnePlus 7 Pro when I get it.
I really don't want to have anyone turn Zen mode on (I don't plan on using it at all). It's pretty stupid that OnePlus didn't require authentication before entering Zen Mode (so you'd have to authenticate before Zen actually locks your phone down). Since they didn't do that, did anyone make a mod (magisk or otherwise) which completely nukes the feature?

i'll make one if u want to try it out

I'd love to, although I won't be receiving the 7 Pro for another week probably, I gotta get it forwarded from the US.
I really want that thing disabled. Ideally in a Magisk module or just generally something that won't break SafetyNet (because I use Google Pay)

no prob i'll get it ready

Thank you! I'd recommend making a post on the mods section and linking it here, rather than just giving me the zip, so that everyone could enjoy preventing their friends from bricking their phones!
Plus, if it's a Magisk mod, we can just use the built in applock to secure Magisk, and BAM! Phone secured!

Lirannl said:
Thank you! I'd recommend making a post on the mods section and linking it here, rather than just giving me the zip, so that everyone could enjoy preventing their friends from bricking their phones!
Plus, if it's a Magisk mod, we can just use the built in applock to secure Magisk, and BAM! Phone secured!
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I would but there is someone already doing a DeBloat Thread and didn't want to step on toes. But I will so some custom ones upon request
I will also send u a link in PM just in case this thread gets lost by the time u get ur phone.
Here is Zen Mode DeBloater Module

you could use pm disable/uninstall to remove applications on current user setup.
doesnt require root

virtyx said:
you could use pm disable/uninstall to remove applications on current user setup.
doesnt require root
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Would it work if u can't disable

Bradl79 said:
I would but there is someone already doing a DeBloat Thread and didn't want to step on toes. But I will so some custom ones upon request
I will also send u a link in PM just in case this thread gets lost by the time u get ur phone.
Here is Zen Mode DeBloater Module
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Judging by this conversation, I assume that it's just a system app then? I just don't know because I don't have my OP7P yet.

Lirannl said:
Judging by this conversation, I assume that it's just a system app then? I just don't know because I don't have my OP7P yet.
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Correct it's located in /system/app/OPBreathMode

Bradl79 said:
Would it work if u can't disable
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you need an app like "app inspector" or "package name viewer" something that can get you the full name of the folder of the apk.
once you do that
in windows adb with usb debugging on
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.whatever.whatever
and then to enable again
adb shell pm enable <package_to_enable>

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I did that using adb, but instead of disable i uninstalled it.

I just froze it in TiBackup

Same here, Froze it with TB...

I tried to do it through termux with magisk module debloater(termux emulator) but couldn't find it looked through all sections but it's not in there any ideas?

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Does AdAway works in OOS 9.5.5?

Hi, first of all, sorry for my bad english.
I just updated my 7Pro and rooted it, and installed the last AdAway release from XDA. The problem is, they didn't block any of the ads from Chrome or any other app like 9gag.
Has anyone tried to use any adblocker for this version of OOS?
Thanks!
yes here is a magisk module of the app i made so if you don't like it just uninstall module
download
u need to make sure you force close chrome and reboot after you updated adaway
Bradl79 said:
yes here is a magisk module of the app i made so if you don't like it just uninstall module
download
u need to make sure you force close chrome and reboot after you updated adaway
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Thanks for the quick replay, but I finally found a solution. I had to enable the "Systemless host" in Magisk options.
Thanks for you help anyway
Bradl79 said:
yes here is a magisk module of the app i made so if you don't like it just uninstall module
download
u need to make sure you force close chrome and reboot after you updated adaway
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Dang, you have a Magisk module for everything. You should start a thread with them all listed. I'm sure people would appreciate it.
Garapablo said:
Thanks for the quick replay, but I finally found a solution. I had to enable the "Systemless host" in Magisk options.
Thanks for you help anyway
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U helped me too, BC I forgot to enable systemless host in Magisk, thank you lol
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bp328i said:
Dang, you have a Magisk module for everything. You should start a thread with them all listed. I'm sure people would appreciate it.
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Lol I do, I make one for almost all the apps I use the most
Here is a link if u want to check it out
My modules
I rooted OnePlus 7 Pro and wanted to make OTA update. But as a newbie I didn't turn off fingerprint lock before reboot. OP 7 Pro just froze after reboot on PIN screen and turned off to stock recovery. I could only make a hard reset. After that my OP 7 Pro turned on. I make one more time root process - fastboot boot twrp.img > in TWRP Install Recovery Ramdisk from twrp.img > Flash Magisk.zip. But now Adaway doesn't work and I tried everything - granted root access, permission to write in memory, in adaway systemless option turn on same in Magisk. Can you please help me? Uninstall and install adaway didn't help me. Everything looks good but advertises are still display.

Nope.

Nope.
^Preemptively answering all PMs.
This sounds amazing, May i ask for a very wanted feature? Android 10(Q) battery! If you make this possible ill love you to the ends of the world and donate a bottle of something good lol ?
Thanks for this. Can you tell me if the transcripts for screened calls are available with this?
mikkis2k said:
This sounds amazing, May i ask for a very wanted feature? Android 10(Q) battery! If you make this possible ill love you to the ends of the world and donate a bottle of something good lol
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What are you asking for?
lollyjay said:
Thanks for this. Can you tell me if the transcripts for screened calls are available with this?
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I'm not sure if call screen saves the transcript, but I've interacted with live transcriptions with multiple responses. You can see my screenshots in the other call screen thread.
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What are you asking for?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/themes/magisk-aod-lockscreen-weather-mods-oos-t3847008
"v1.7 (23/04/2019)
- Add Android Q battery icon style"
This, if its possible tho, its weird that the oneplus 6 thats on pie can and we cant, you think its possible? ?
mikkis2k said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/themes/magisk-aod-lockscreen-weather-mods-oos-t3847008
"v1.7 (23/04/2019)
- Add Android Q battery icon style"
This, if its possible tho, its weird that the oneplus 6 thats on pie can and we cant, you think its possible? ?
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No idea. I'll maybe look into it. But it's not something that immediately hits me as "hey I can do that". I'm incredibly lazy and stoned a lot (stage 3 colon cancer survivor). So keep that in mind lol
Well dang, I still can't get call screening even with this. That's the only feature I truly missed when I left pixel 2 xl for a op7pro. I just have the worst luck trying to get it back.
Also I had a super nice stable device on 9.5.13 with root and a lot of nice things and the only reason I even went to 10 was the other thread said it was working on 10 and xxx said it worked on 10 and now I've been on 10.0.1 for 3 days and it's the buggiest thing I've used ever
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spart0n said:
Well dang, I still can't get call screening even with this. That's the only feature I truly missed when I left pixel 2 xl for a op7pro. I just have the worst luck trying to get it back.
Also I had a super nice stable device on 9.5.13 with root and a lot of nice things and the only reason I even went to 10 was the other thread said it was working on 10 and xxx said it worked on 10 and now I've been on 10.0.1 for 3 days and it's the buggiest thing I've used ever
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It's incompatible with your set up or you didn't follow the directions. (I'm not angry). But I've posted screenshots proving it works
So try eliminating variables till it works.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...bling-google-pixel-call-t3946535/post80596215
TotallyAnxious said:
It's incompatible with your set up or you didn't follow the directions. (I'm not angry). But I've posted screenshots proving it works
So try eliminating variables till it works.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...bling-google-pixel-call-t3946535/post80596215
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Well I am on the T-Mobile version converted to international so mine is the gm1915 which you already said might not work. I completely clearer out every magisk module I had, rebooted to a stock rooted phone and things were fine, installed your first module, rebooted things were fine, installed the companion module and get a bootloop. Thankfully I have twrp and uninstalled the companion module and now it boots. I just have a gut feeling it's not going to work on here and I REALLY hate wiping my data so I'm just going to wait and see if someone else makes a breakthrough on the gm1915 model
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spart0n said:
Well I am on the T-Mobile version converted to international so mine is the gm1915 which you already said might not work. I completely clearer out every magisk module I had, rebooted to a stock rooted phone and things were fine, installed your first module, rebooted things were fine, installed the companion module and get a bootloop. Thankfully I have twrp and uninstalled the companion module and now it boots. I just have a gut feeling it's not going to work on here and I REALLY hate wiping my data so I'm just going to wait and see if someone else makes a breakthrough on the gm1915 model
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Well you didn't follow the instructions. You didn't install Google phone. Please reread.
If you don't install Google phone before flashing the companion. It won't boot.
I provided clear instructions. Follow them and you'll get call screen.
How to install (Magisk Manager or TWRP):
0. Uninstall kirisakura kernel companion, it's included.
1. Install "Anxious7Pro_v*.zip".
2. Reboot.
3. Install google phone apk from apkmirror or just use the apk in the companion module.
4. Set up google phone, i.e. grant all permissions (including "Draw over other apps" and "Modify system settings"), set as default phone app, open app and set up available features.
5. Install "Anxious7ProCompanion_v*.zip".
6. Reboot.
7. Profit.
Also you should pretty much always have BusyBox installed if you're rooted.
TotallyAnxious said:
Well you didn't follow the instructions. You didn't install Google phone. Please reread.
If you don't install Google phone before flashing the companion. It won't boot.
I provided clear instructions. Follow them and you'll get call screen.
How to install (Magisk Manager or TWRP):
0. Uninstall kirisakura kernel companion, it's included.
1. Install "Anxious7Pro_v*.zip".
2. Reboot.
3. Install google phone apk from apkmirror or just use the apk in the companion module.
4. Set up google phone, i.e. grant all permissions (including "Draw over other apps" and "Modify system settings"), set as default phone app, open app and set up available features.
5. Install "Anxious7ProCompanion_v*.zip".
6. Reboot.
7. Profit.
Also you should pretty much always have BusyBox installed if you're rooted.
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I have no idea what kirisakura kernel companion is, but is compatible with Smurf kernel? Could that be my problem?
I also had Google phone installed before I did this, I preferred it over oos dialer from the start
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spart0n said:
I have no idea what kirisakura kernel companion is, but is compatible with Smurf kernel? Could that be my problem?
I also had Google phone installed before I did this, I preferred it over oos dialer from the start
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You should follow the instructions. If it says install Google phone, you should do that. If it's already installed that means you should uninstall to install. And it's just a handful of shell script commands. It is NOT the issue.
I'm not trying to be difficult. But you've twice not followed the instructions. If you don't follow them. It won't work.
The instructions were set up specifically for this. The non-boot that is caused by Google phone being installed as a system app prior to being a user app. I have no idea why in hell that would cause a non-boot. But it does. As I said I am very lazy. I did everything I could to make this a one and done module. So I wouldn't have to provide much support.
Kirisakira companion is listed as feature but I actually rewrote it and that will probably be put into the original mod from freak07. It's just to emphasize not needing to install both.
I think it's ridiculous it requires instructions but it's the only consistent way I've found to get all the listed features working. Please please please ? ?? read them carefully and follow them. Meaning the below paragraph is the ridiculous part btw.
It makes no sense Google phone causes a non-boot when installed as system app first. Even in a module by itself. It causes that.
I spent a week figuring out the easiest way to do this. And I got it down to under 10 steps. Please follow them.
I even spent time leanring how the unity module template works ecause the companion module is unity. And I'm really lazy.
Simplified instructions
How to install (Magisk Manager or TWRP):
0. Uninstall Kirisakura kernel companion and Google Phone, if both/either are installed. Reboot if you uninstalled.
1. Install "Anxious7Pro_v*.zip".
2. Reboot.
3. Install google phone apk from apkmirror or just use the apk inside the companion module.
4. Set up google phone, i.e. grant all permissions (including "Draw over other apps" and "Modify system settings"), set as default phone app, open app and set up available features.
5. Install "Anxious7ProCompanion_v*.zip".
6. Reboot.
7. Profit.
If you don't follow the instructions, you'll probably end up in a non-boot/bootloop.
@TotallyAnxious I will post here. I will be doing clean install of Beta 4 in a couple of hours, and post feedback here. One question though... I am a beta tester for Google Phone. Should I not use it, and instead install the nodpi version of latest .APK that you linked?
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lollyjay said:
@TotallyAnxious I will post here. I will be doing clean install of Beta 4 in a couple of hours, and post feedback here. One question though... I am a beta tester for Google Phone. Should I not use it, and instead install the nodpi version of latest .APK that you linked?
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Didn't you just confirm it works with that screenshot? And I use beta too. But I have stable in the companion module and you can use any verison. I just don't want to provide a non stable starting point. I get less issues reported that way haha you'll learn overtime I consider how to minimize the effort I need to put into support beyond the OP. I'm incredibly lazy.
TotallyAnxious said:
Didn't you just confirm it works with that screenshot? And I use beta too. But I have stable in the companion module and you can use any verison. I just don't want to provide a non stable starting point. I get less issues reported that way haha you'll learn overtime I consider how to minimize the effort I need to put into support beyond the OP. I'm incredibly lazy.
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lol same here (lazy). But I think that testing your modules with clean beta 4 install is worth the time and effort.
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lollyjay said:
lol same here (lazy). But I think that testing your modules with clean beta 4 install is worth the time and effort.
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I don't think it is but I haven't tried beta OnePlus software yet. But I doubt it's gonna be that different with a clean install. Can you post the screenshot here so people see it works? Until it's posted here, people can click the link to see it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...-nolimits-7-0-speed-ram-t3933927/post80645203
TotallyAnxious said:
I don't think it is but I haven't tried beta OnePlus software yet. But I doubt it's gonna be that different with a clean install. Can you post the screenshot here so people see it works?
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Sure, np
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Hi, Ive just followed the instructions and got this working.. but i previously had the google phone installed as system app so went to my uninstaller and uninstalled 3 things, phone, phone .com and android.phone i think it was and now i have no mobile data.
Any idea what i install again to get this back? Thanks!

any debloat guide or list?

Tried debloating a few things in terminal with magisk module and apparently broke something and dirty flashed to get it back is there any guide or list for debloating 8T? Hopefully the TMO variant
spart0n said:
Tried debloating a few things in terminal with magisk module and apparently broke something and dirty flashed to get it back is there any guide or list for debloating 8T? Hopefully the TMO variant
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Best way is :
> REMOVE using ADB, edit your list and copy/past for remove all unwanted apps
https://technastic.com/oneplus-bloatware-list-oxygen-os-debloater/
I advice to select only things that you know
or
> FREEZE unwanted apps using "Disable Application" or "Titanium Backup Pro"
Advantage to only freeze apps is after an OTA, all apps keep freezed, not if you have removed them
spart0n said:
Tried debloating a few things in terminal with magisk module and apparently broke something and dirty flashed to get it back is there any guide or list for debloating 8T? Hopefully the TMO variant
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I too have the T-Mobile model, and while I have my bootloader unlock token I have yet to actually pull the trigger on rooting, so for now I'm using ADB to disable or delete s**t apps. Be careful with what you disable or uninstall. Both links below suggest using an app called App Inspector so you can find the app's package name, but this app is doubly helpful because you can use it to download a copy of the system app APK for a backup, in case your phone decides it's not happy with what you have done.
-App Inspector Play Store Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubqsoft.sec01
-This link is a guide to disable built-in apps (NOT to delete/uninstall, simply disable, so the app is still there but dormant until you re-enable).
https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-android/
-This link is a guide on how to fully uninstall/delete apps though.
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
I personally used the uninstall guide to get rid of the built-in "GameSpace" app & my phone has been fine (I play ZERO games ever). I noticed GameSpace was basically running constantly & using up battery on standby even though I've never used it. My standby battery drain is much better...thanks T-Mobile & OnePlus!
I use jOnePlus Tools from the Play Store for forcing screen refresh rates universally already (although AutoHz is a great option too!), using ADB to enable it because I don't yet have root. It also provides the option to disable "OnePlus Analytics" if you have root, but if you don't it gives you the ADB shell commands to do it without root.
-jOnePlus Tools Play Store Link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.jroot3d.joneplustools
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Are there any guides for Mac users? I know that we don't use the command but use the terminal... but I'm not sure

How to uninstall system apps?

Hey guys,
I'm on OOS, rooted with TWRP and I want to uninstall Duo, Youtube Music, Drive and all this other pre-installed crap-apps.
TitaniumBackup does not work anymore (it fails to locate the apks when you click "uninstall") and the often quoted "uninstall system apps with adb"-method just removes the app from user space while it actually remains installed on the device in the root directory and keeps wasting space. So this method does not actually remove apps, it just sorta deactivates them in another way.
So, is there any known method to remove system apps?
Read up on how to use adb commands.. quite simple..
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name.example
You do need a laptop, it you don't have one this app is great... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draco.ladb
lilbrat said:
Read up on how to use adb commands.. quite simple..
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name.example
You do need a laptop, it you don't have one this app is great... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draco.ladb
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it is not for android 7 (i'm using android 7)
ai.Sanaul said:
it is not for android 7 (i'm using android 7)
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ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
lilbrat said:
ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
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and this is an alternative of Bloatware Remover app
but thanks for help i will try
lilbrat said:
Read up on how to use adb commands.. quite simple..
pm uninstall --user 0 package.name.example
You do need a laptop, it you don't have one this app is great... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.draco.ladb
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As I've already written.. It does NOT really actually remove the apps from the device:
How to uninstall carrier/OEM bloatware without root access
If you want to get rid of carrier/OEM apps from your phone, here's how you can uninstall bloatware from your device without root access!
www.xda-developers.com
[...] applications truly aren’t fully uninstalled from your device. They are just being uninstalled for the current user (user 0 is the default/main user of the phone). [...]
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lilbrat said:
ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
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Thanks, but according to my knowledge this cannot work either since the app does not require root access. And you cannot uninstall system apps without having root. It probably just follows an adb-like approach.
lilbrat said:
ADB still works .. or since your on 7 try this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jumobile.manager.systemapp.pro.
Wait you weren't the original poster... But since he has TWRP installed he could just use the file manager and delete the files from there..
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That TWRP method sounds promising. Do you happen to know if all app related files are in one place or are they spread accross several folders?
haitower said:
That TWRP method sounds promising. Do you happen to know if all app related files are in one place or are they spread accross several folders?
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Now with all due respect, you asked for a suggestion on how to remove the apps, they were given to you, you used every reason why not to use them... Have you even tried the various methods or just "read" about them ? Trying out the methods given then verifying through TWRP file manager would be nice learning experience once you "read " up and tinker with TWRP's file manager and different file locations...
But please make a backup before you start and have necessary programs handy in case you remove the wrong file... as it can really ruin your day..
lilbrat said:
Now with all due respect, you asked for a suggestion on how to remove the apps, they were given to you, you used every reason why not to use them... Have you even tried the various methods or just "read" about them ? Trying out the methods given then verifying through TWRP file manager would be nice learning experience once you "read " up and tinker with TWRP's file manager and different file locations...
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It is simply NOT possible to uninstall system apps without root access. Thats why neither the adb method nor the other suggested app from questionable source can even work in theory. If it were otherwise, you would have found a major flaw in the android system, which, with all due respect, I doubt a tiny little bit.
You could also suggest to swim in a muddy pond for two days and look if this removed the system apps. But I hope you understand that I won't try that approach either because I prefer to not waste my time.
But thanks anyway for the TWRP idea, I'll look into that.
@haitower here's a Magisk module I use to remove a fair number of system apps. See the REPLACE variable in customize.sh
Use the magisk module "debloater". When you are done removing apps (don't really remove) just export the file. It will make text file in your storage. Then if you want to re-install any of the apps just reopen the app and import the file.
haitower said:
Hey guys,
I'm on OOS, rooted with TWRP and I want to uninstall Duo, Youtube Music, Drive and all this other pre-installed crap-apps.
TitaniumBackup does not work anymore (it fails to locate the apks when you click "uninstall") and the often quoted "uninstall system apps with adb"-method just removes the app from user space while it actually remains installed on the device in the root directory and keeps wasting space. So this method does not actually remove apps, it just sorta deactivates them in another way.
So, is there any known method to remove system apps?
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Maybe @BillGoss will help to clarify things a bit.
As far as i understand. On 8T (or better to say from Android 10 and latter) /system partition is read only and furthermore is located inside Super partition.
I suppose even with root access you will not be able to directly uninstall system apps without remounting /system/ as writable.
From Magisk manual we can learn that:
Since / is read-only on system-as-root devices, Magisk provides an overlay system to enable developers to replace files in rootdir or add new *.rc scripts. This feature is designed mostly for custom kernel developers.
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For each module, the folder $MODPATH/system will be recursively merged into the real /system; that is: existing files in the real system will be replaced by the one in modules’ system, and new files in modules’ system will be added to the real system.
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So as Magisk overlays modules /system folder to actual system with debloater module blank files android "thinks" those files specified in MODPATH/system don't exist.
Though a presume, in reality they are there.
So is magisk solutions really delete files from /system and not just "hide" them from Android?
haitower said:
Hey guys,
I'm on OOS, rooted with TWRP and I want to uninstall Duo, Youtube Music, Drive and all this other pre-installed crap-apps.
TitaniumBackup does not work anymore (it fails to locate the apks when you click "uninstall") and the often quoted "uninstall system apps with adb",method just removes the app from user space while it actually remains installed on the device in the root directory and keeps wasting space. So this method does not actually remove apps, it just sorta deactivates them in another way.
So, is there any known method to remove system apps?
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For Xiaomi phones, first install the “Hidden Settings for MIUI” app.
1. Open “Hidden Settings for MIUI.”
2. Go to “Manage applications” and find the application you want to disable.
3. Tap on the “Disable” button.
BillGoss said:
@haitower here's a Magisk module I use to remove a fair number of system apps. See the REPLACE variable in customize.sh
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Thank you, very reasonable and necessary.

Question Can't remove system apps

I'm trying to run vanced YouTube on my pixel 7 Pro. Vanced manager manager still working on my op9pro...but I need to delete all remnants of the stock YouTube app from my device.
I'm unlocked and rooted. Titanium backup shows the error "can't locate APK". I'm trying to do it manually with root explorer. The YouTube and YouTube music APKs are located in /product/app/YouTube. I cannot delete these files and root explorer won't allow me to change the permissions of these folders. I also tried adb but that just hides them, I need to remove any and all files associated with the stock YouTube system app.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm not looking to hide these apps, I'm looking to permanently remove them from the phone.
Pain-N-Panic said:
I'm trying to run vanced YouTube on my pixel 7 Pro. Vanced manager manager still working on my op9pro...but I need to delete all remnants of the stock YouTube app from my device.
I'm unlocked and rooted. Titanium backup shows the error "can't locate APK". I'm trying to do it manually with root explorer. The YouTube and YouTube music APKs are located in /product/app/YouTube. I cannot delete these files and root explorer won't allow me to change the permissions of these folders. I also tried adb but that just hides them, I need to remove any and all files associated with the stock YouTube system app.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm not looking to hide these apps, I'm looking to permanently remove them from the phone.
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[SOLVED] Revanced working?
Did anyone try installing revanced manager on the P7P? Get it working? I installed the manager and it doesn't seem to see when I patch the youtube apk. It goes through the process of patching the youtube apk. I installed using non-root methods...
forum.xda-developers.com
@rester555, @EtherealRemnant, and some others got it working well enough....and I don't think they had to go through the trouble of deleting "all remnants" of the stock app. You might be used to a bit of an outdated method or particular to your previous device method because I believe it's been a long time since you had to remove the stock app to get it to work -- at the very least on my Pixel 5 A11 rooted, I used Vanced manager and it would merely overwrite/replace my stock app; I just had to make sure to turn off auto-update as Google would insist on re-installing/updating it back to stock...
In any case, the thread below is where a bunch of them got it to work well enough on the P7P (without the need to remove the stock app, i believe)
[SOLVED] Revanced working?
Did anyone try installing revanced manager on the P7P? Get it working? I installed the manager and it doesn't seem to see when I patch the youtube apk. It goes through the process of patching the youtube apk. I installed using non-root methods...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Sorry for re-iterating what netgar posted. He got his post in before while I was still drafting mine...
Just disable the app. You can do it natively. Go like you're going to uninstall the app and you'll see disable.
I did disable it. Only problem now is I can't install an older YouTube APK from APK mirror in order to patch it with revanced lol. Phone is giving me an error when I try to install an older version of YouTube.
Pain-N-Panic said:
I did disable it. Only problem now is I can't install an older YouTube APK from APK mirror in order to patch it with revanced lol. Phone is giving me an error when I try to install an older version of YouTube.
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I literally installed ReVanced yesterday. All I did was disable YouTube, build with ReVanced Builder, install micro G, and install the patched APK.
EtherealRemnant said:
I literally installed ReVanced yesterday. All I did was disable YouTube, build with ReVanced Builder, install micro G, and install the patched APK.
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I'm not using revanced builder. I'm trying to use the manager app on my phone. Maybe I'll try the builder instead
EtherealRemnant said:
I literally installed ReVanced yesterday. All I did was disable YouTube, build with ReVanced Builder, install micro G, and install the patched APK.
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Pain-N-Panic said:
I'm not using revanced builder. I'm trying to use the manager app on my phone. Maybe I'll try the builder instead
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I'm not familiar with using the builder, but I saw EtherealRemnant have success with it, so that's why I @'d him. Glad he/it helped!
I got it working. Although I'm rooted, I had to use the non root method with microg in order to get it working
Even though I got it working, I'm still kind of pissed I can't delete certain system apps off my device. Huge reasoning for rooting in the first place is to have ultimate control over my device. Can anyone shed some light on why I can't remove certain system apps or provide a working method to do so?
Just did the "Install as root" option and it installed just fine. I did uninstall all updates followed by installing apk of recommended version with no issues on my end
Pain-N-Panic said:
Even though I got it working, I'm still kind of pissed I can't delete certain system apps off my device. Huge reasoning for rooting in the first place is to have ultimate control over my device. Can anyone shed some light on why I can't remove certain system apps or provide a working method to do so?
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Root these days is systemless. The best you can do is disable apps or uninstall them from your user profile with adb.
Pain-N-Panic said:
Even though I got it working, I'm still kind of pissed I can't delete certain system apps off my device. Huge reasoning for rooting in the first place is to have ultimate control over my device. Can anyone shed some light on why I can't remove certain system apps or provide a working method to do so?
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Have you tried uninstalling via ADB
Pain-N-Panic said:
Even though I got it working, I'm still kind of pissed I can't delete certain system apps off my device. Huge reasoning for rooting in the first place is to have ultimate control over my device. Can anyone shed some light on why I can't remove certain system apps or provide a working method to do so?
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EtherealRemnant said:
Root these days is systemless. The best you can do is disable apps or uninstall them from your user profile with adb.
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i know it's old and EOL, but can't Titanium Backup "freeze" system apps? It's been a while (years), so I'm working off of memory and just basing it off of what I kinda remember and can't be too sure...
Open a Command Terminal, grant root access by typing "su"
This command works for me to delete system apps (youtube for example):
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.youtube
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.youtube.music
Have you tried that one?
[MODULE][Terminal] Debloater v17.3.2 - Debloat Systemlessly!
[TERMINAL] DEBLOATER Debloat your phone Systemlessly! Debloating can sometimes be device specific. OEM apps can sometimes be a trash to a user but not to the other. So I decided to make a module to Customize the uninstallation of a system app...
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netgar said:
Have you tried that one?
[MODULE][Terminal] Debloater v17.3.2 - Debloat Systemlessly!
[TERMINAL] DEBLOATER Debloat your phone Systemlessly! Debloating can sometimes be device specific. OEM apps can sometimes be a trash to a user but not to the other. So I decided to make a module to Customize the uninstallation of a system app...
forum.xda-developers.com
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I'll look into it, thank youv
simplepinoi177 said:
i know it's old and EOL, but can't Titanium Backup "freeze" system apps? It's been a while (years), so I'm working off of memory and just basing it off of what I kinda remember and can't be too sure...
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I don't know if it works on A13 but that's what I used to use on my OP9 to freeze apps, yeah.
EtherealRemnant said:
I don't know if it works on A13 but that's what I used to use on my OP9 to freeze apps, yeah.
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TiBu still works. I'm using it currently. Does a fine job of disabling or freezing system apps as needed.

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