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[GUIDE] Disabling Stock/System Apps

Hi iv seen loads of people trying to remove stock apps. Due to the eMMC protection the DesireHD/DesireZ/G2 has we are unable to do this at this point. But what we can do is to stop them from running and showing in the app list.
I will use Amazon MP3 as an example :-
1) Find the process name of the APP yor want to disable. You can do this by looking in /system/app for the file name. Or i find this method a lil quicker
From Terminal App or ADB shell type
pm list packages
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and find the process in the list i.e com.amazon.mp3
2) In Terminal App or ADB shell type "pm disable ProcessName" i.e.
pm disable com.amazon.mp3
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3) Reboot phone or just the launcher
4) The app wont/cant run (the icon may stay tho.)
All credit goes to others around the web
[UPDATED 27/10/2010] Icon may not be removed

It just reappears in the list when I do this.

RD1945 said:
It just reappears in the list when I do this.
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Same here too.

Well, I've used 'pm disable *twitter*' - That should work shouldn't it?
Rebooting now

Could you stop Sense from running this way and just use Launcher Pro?

Stock apps
I would be sooo greatfull to get no sence DHD... Im opened to any sugestions and ideas....

you must remember first to type 'su' to get super user permissions, you will know that you have su permissions when the $ turns to a #.
Hope this helps you all.
Credit to others and not me, I'm just regurgitating info that I have sought out.

Yer the icon wont go when in scense but the app cant run anyway so it cant hog RAM/CPU ect.

More comprehensive guide/explanation here from the G2 thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809231

Hi
Can i disable Sense and the whole sense applications?
I cant find sense in the list.
Is com.htc.launcher the sense launcher?
EDIT:
I have disabled com.htc.launcher but sense is still there.

For those who hate bloatware HTC like me, I created this list:
Code:
su
pm disable com.amazon.mp3/com.amazon.mp3.client.activity.LauncherActivity
pm disable com.amazon.mp3
pm disable com.htc.android.Stock
pm disable com.htc.android.htcsetupwizard
pm disable com.htc.friendstream
pm disable com.htc.ereader
pm disable com.htc.laputa
pm disable com.htc.laputa.HtcLaputaInstaller
pm disable com.htc.connectedMedia
pm disable com.htc.Weather
pm disable com.htc.googlereader
pm disable com.htc.htctwitter
pm disable com.htc.android.mail
pm disable com.futuredial
pm disable com.htc.wdm
pm disable com.htc.recommend
Warning! The list is for those who REALLY hate the Sense and HTC applications: it disables apps like Weather, Ebook reader, RSS Feed reader, Locations, etc.
I have not tested the phone thoroughly after disabling these applications, I hope not to have disabled something vital .
If you know any other application that can be disabled safely, let me know and I will add to the list.

What we could really do with is a list of what each of these actually does.
Even better, can no-one make an app, like the SGS had, which you tap on the app name and it removes it (disables) rather than having to go into console?

Might be a dumb question but does this method require rooting?

Mojo Fones said:
Might be a dumb question but does this method require rooting?
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Read the following thread, its easy to follow....and to answer your question....yes you need temp root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=809231

Cheers.

This is also the only way to get rid of the stock version Soundhound and Quickoffice? I have purchased these 2 apps and if I install these two I will get 2 icons for Soundhound and 2 for Quickoffice. I have tried Launcherpro - because you can disable apps.. but if I disable the standard Soundhound then It will also disable the commercial version. This is also for Quickoffice!
Anyone got some tips for this 'problem'?

kaosnews said:
This is also the only way to get rid of the stock version Soundhound and Quickoffice? I have purchased these 2 apps and if I install these two I will get 2 icons for Soundhound and 2 for Quickoffice. I have tried Launcherpro - because you can disable apps.. but if I disable the standard Soundhound then It will also disable the commercial version. This is also for Quickoffice!
Anyone got some tips for this 'problem'?
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Have the same question ! I'm trying to use VISIONary to get temp root but doesn't work ! I'm getting rooting device , please wait message for over 10 minutes now nothing else

Check if debugging mode is checked in setup/applications.

Yes it is checked otherwise you can't even run the app

the last version of titanium backup is able to totally remove system and/or preinstalled apps, like amazonmp3 etc. tried it and it worked for me, after two reboots the app is completely gone!
all of the above "hacks" didn't work for me (although i am temp rooted with visionary and used the "su" command), but titanium backup did the trick!
version: 3.5.7.3
click and hold on the app, choose "force remove app (by recovery exploit)"

Anyone able to uninstall Facebook..?

Not buying a new $900 Unlocked smartphone only to have Facebook locked into the OS of my new smartphone. If HTC wants to improve sales numbers and get more people to buy their smartphones they should not perinstall crap on there that that end users can not uninstall. Disable feature is BS. Those that want Facebook can download app on their own from App Store. Forcing things upon ends users means people will not buy your smartphones. HTC should sell some clean cut Google smartphones with stock OS on them with no other BS preinstalled

desiregeek said:
Not buying a new $900 Unlocked smartphone only to have Facebook locked into the OS of my new smartphone. If HTC wants to improve sales numbers and get more people to buy their smartphones they should not perinstall crap on there that that end users can not uninstall. Disable feature is BS. Those that want Facebook can download app on their own from App Store. Forcing things upon ends users means people will not buy your smartphones. HTC should sell some clean cut Google smartphones with stock OS on them with no other BS preinstalled
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are there difference between Facebook and Google Plus? WhatsApp and Hangout?
but if you are rooted with magisk, you can easily make a modul that this crappy sh.. will not be loaded.

desiregeek said:
Not buying a new $900 Unlocked smartphone only to have Facebook locked into the OS of my new smartphone. If HTC wants to improve sales numbers and get more people to buy their smartphones they should not perinstall crap on there that that end users can not uninstall. Disable feature is BS. Those that want Facebook can download app on their own from App Store. Forcing things upon ends users means people will not buy your smartphones. HTC should sell some clean cut Google smartphones with stock OS on them with no other BS preinstalled
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Deactivate it,takes second to do that..

desiregeek said:
Not buying a new $900 Unlocked smartphone only to have Facebook locked into the OS of my new smartphone. If HTC wants to improve sales numbers and get more people to buy their smartphones they should not perinstall crap on there that that end users can not uninstall. Disable feature is BS. Those that want Facebook can download app on their own from App Store. Forcing things upon ends users means people will not buy your smartphones. HTC should sell some clean cut Google smartphones with stock OS on them with no other BS preinstalled
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Root it in 60 seconds easy as pie and delete the facebook apk (and anything else you dont want)

Please, do not lie.
ROOT is not needed to uninstall ANY app on HTC.
For instance I hate that ugly disgusting thing popping up at the bottom of the screen after making screenshot - within 3 seconds I uninstalled it:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.htc.screencapture
Basically in 15 minutes using GOOGLE to change the package name at the end of command - I uninstalled 50 of pre installed system and non-system bloats (including 3 facebooks) ..

ADB for uninstall bloatware #htc2018

Klanac89 said:
ADB for uninstall bloatware #htc2018
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And how will u do that on other phones?

There is no bloatware so I don't need to deinstall. Xiaomi allow to deinstall any app with 2 clicks.
But Facebook is more than bloatware...

jauhien said:
Please, do not lie.
ROOT is not needed to uninstall ANY app on HTC.
For instance I hate that ugly disgusting thing popping up at the bottom of the screen after making screenshot - within 3 seconds I uninstalled it:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.htc.screencapture
Basically in 15 minutes using GOOGLE to change the package name at the end of command - I uninstalled 50 of pre installed system and non-system bloats (including 3 facebooks) ..
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Could you upload a screenshot of the option to uninstall Facebook from new HTC U12+ ? To the best of my knowledge only a DISABLE feature is available which is completely useless if you care about privacy.

Nvm

jauhien said:
Please, do not lie.
ROOT is not needed to uninstall ANY app on HTC.
For instance I hate that ugly disgusting thing popping up at the bottom of the screen after making screenshot - within 3 seconds I uninstalled it:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.htc.screencapture
Basically in 15 minutes using GOOGLE to change the package name at the end of command - I uninstalled 50 of pre installed system and non-system bloats (including 3 facebooks) ..
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I didn't lie. My method does work. I never said root was required to delete apps, I simply provided my method. The method you posted is another way without root.

jauhien said:
Please, do not lie.
ROOT is not needed to uninstall ANY app on HTC.
For instance I hate that ugly disgusting thing popping up at the bottom of the screen after making screenshot - within 3 seconds I uninstalled it:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.htc.screencapture
Basically in 15 minutes using GOOGLE to change the package name at the end of command - I uninstalled 50 of pre installed system and non-system bloats (including 3 facebooks) ..
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That just essentially removes the ability for that user to see it Or the system to load it in the background. The APK is still on the phone. Either way it's a viable solution that stops the app from running.
Facebook apps are bloated down with bad useless coding.

Uninstall doesn't help. After a reboot it's loaded again!... Had the same problem on my HTC 7. can't remember what i did to COMPLETELY remove it.

flashlight06 said:
Uninstall doesn't help. After a reboot it's loaded again!... Had the same problem on my HTC 7. can't remember what i did to COMPLETELY remove it.
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try with titanium backup

jauhien said:
Please, do not lie.
ROOT is not needed to uninstall ANY app on HTC.
For instance I hate that ugly disgusting thing popping up at the bottom of the screen after making screenshot - within 3 seconds I uninstalled it:
adb shell
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.htc.screencapture
Basically in 15 minutes using GOOGLE to change the package name at the end of command - I uninstalled 50 of pre installed system and non-system bloats (including 3 facebooks) ..
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No, this will not really uninstall apps in /system partition

disable the facebook app AND the support apps, as those are the ones found to have been spying even if you disabled the main accounts.

Thanks for listening Huawei,
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_pho...th_preinstalled_facebook_apps_-news-37454.php

desiregeek said:
Thanks for listening Huawei,
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_pho...th_preinstalled_facebook_apps_-news-37454.php
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You should read further. It has nothing to do with thr fake news interpretation you are peddling.

Fujimens said:
You should read further. It has nothing to do with thr fake news interpretation you are peddling.
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Not having it in OS would be good either way. I see that supposedly it was Facebook who decided to pull it.

Mod edit: Quoted post removed.
Sorry but I am neither a bot/troll account nor am I peddling anything for any party. I speak for myself and the products I own myself. At the end of the day any preinstalled and apps that can not be uninstalled is bad for end users who purchase smartphones. Those that want certain apps can download them themselves. We don't need anything forced down our throats to use.

Successfully uninstalled upday, now I have sohu news. Can I uninstall that too?

Hi folks,
after the latest system update to my S8+ G955FD from yesterday I suddenly had a new app called "upday" proudly prodding unsolicited news into my face and using up my mobile data volume.
So I went to the ADB section here on xda-developers, installed minimal ADB + fastboot, found the appropriate package name, put the phone to USB debugging as you do, and successfully uninstalled that using this command
>adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 de.axelspringer.yana.zeropage
Success
So that's gone now which is good. I also had it disabled in settings - apps - show system apps, but for good measure uninstalled using ADB as well.
Beautiful.
However: When I long press my desktop, and scroll over to the left, I expected to see nothing any more where upday has been. But unfortunately, instead there is something else now, called "Sohu News" which is disabled but visible, showing a Samsung logo and a few asian characters which I am unable to read.
Tried to search for it but came up empty. Please accept my apologies if I didn't search good enough.
I haven't enabled this yet to check what it does, and I haven't seen any disturbing notifications yet (just uninstalled the new upday package a few minutes ago).
Nevertheless this "Sohu News" somehow bothers me.
My question:
Can this be uninstalled using ADB just like upday, and can anybody tell me the corresponding package name?
Thanks heaps!

I know this is an old thread, but I have the solution and wanted to share it.
Once you remove the apps with the ADB, restart the phone into the recovery mode and erase the cache partition.

General List of Safely Removable Packages Over ADB

Hi everyone,
Z Flip 3 finally arrived and now it's time for me to clean it up .
Over ADB i've removed those packages:
Code:
com.samsung.android.app.settings.bixby
com.samsung.systemui.bixby2
com.samsung.android.bixby.service
com.samsung.android.bixby.agent
com.samsung.android.bixbyvision.framework
com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
com.samsung.android.app.routines
com.samsung.android.visionintelligence
com.microsoft.appmanager
com.microsoft.skydrive
com.samsung.android.aremoji
com.samsung.android.aremojieditor
com.samsung.android.ardrawing
com.sec.android.app.samsungapps
yet, there are other apps that I would like to remove but i dont know the name of the packages:
AR Space ( Spazio AR )
Samsung Free
Emoji AR Stickers ( i've removed 2 packages but still i can see the app in the app list on android as disabled )
Google Duo
upday
Vodafone AppBox
If anyone has any other package that could be safely removed, list it here and descirbe what is it related too.

Quick Debloat ATT (SM-711U1)
No for non-rooted/stock/bootlocked phones This is my debloat list, simply copy paste into ADB. I still run some Google and Samsung services but this takes out all the carrier, Microsoft, Facebook and Samsung garbage that they lock into the...
forum.xda-developers.com
Just tweak it [ZFlip3] - debloat, root, plugins, battery...
ZFlip3 stock setup model used: Z Flip 3 SM-F711B, Android 11, October 2021 firmware, Europe (EUX), then Android 12, Februaru 2022. adding an article in a flagship marathon ..->V30->Note9->6T->Mi9->S10->7T->Tab S6->Tab...
forum.xda-developers.com

twistedumbrella said:
Quick Debloat ATT (SM-711U1)
No for non-rooted/stock/bootlocked phones This is my debloat list, simply copy paste into ADB. I still run some Google and Samsung services but this takes out all the carrier, Microsoft, Facebook and Samsung garbage that they lock into the...
forum.xda-developers.com
Just tweak it [ZFlip3] - debloat, root, plugins, battery...
ZFlip3 stock setup model used: Z Flip 3 SM-F711B, Android 11, October 2021 firmware, Europe (EUX), then Android 12, Februaru 2022. adding an article in a flagship marathon ..->V30->Note9->6T->Mi9->S10->7T->Tab S6->Tab...
forum.xda-developers.com
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I don't have all those packages as in the first post and I would like to keep things stock, just want to remove those over ADB. Running a command for each package looks simple and safer to me.

Still works for the ones you do, but it will go faster.
[HOW-TO][DEBLOAT][ADB] The ultimate ADB debloating thread for the S20/+/U series
Hi, i´ve seen some threads and questions about debloating in the s20 forum, but by having a quick look at them, theres not much information for beginners. Thats why I decided to sign up and join the xda community. I would like to make this the...
forum.xda-developers.com

twistedumbrella said:
Still works for the ones you do, but it will go faster.
[HOW-TO][DEBLOAT][ADB] The ultimate ADB debloating thread for the S20/+/U series
Hi, i´ve seen some threads and questions about debloating in the s20 forum, but by having a quick look at them, theres not much information for beginners. Thats why I decided to sign up and join the xda community. I would like to make this the...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Still, i need to know the name of those packages:
AR Space ( Spazio AR )
Samsung Free
Emoji AR Stickers ( i've removed 2 packages but still i can see the app in the app list on android as disabled )
Google Duo
upday
Vodafone AppBox

MySelf_v1 said:
Still, i need to know the name of those packages:
AR Space ( Spazio AR )
Samsung Free
Emoji AR Stickers ( i've removed 2 packages but still i can see the app in the app list on android as disabled )
Google Duo
upday
Vodafone AppBox
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Search them in Google Play / Galaxy Store from a browser.
Samsung Members - Apps on Google Play
Expert support, community connection & exclusive perks. Possibility starts here.
play.google.com
See how the URL comes up as id=com.samsung.android.voc?
com.samsung.android.voc is the package
It's really not something you need a spreadsheet to find out.

twistedumbrella said:
Search them in Google Play / Galaxy Store from a browser.
Samsung Members - Apps on Google Play
Expert support, community connection & exclusive perks. Possibility starts here.
play.google.com
See how the URL comes up as id=com.samsung.android.voc?
com.samsung.android.voc is the package
It's really not something you need a spreadsheet to find out.
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We're not all developers here

MySelf_v1 said:
We're not all developers here
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You don't need to be a developer. There is no code involved in the above instructions.

Install "Package Disabler Pro" on your Smartphone.
This app list the real name of the app.
Example:
Vodafone Appbox = package:com.aura.oobe.samsung.gl
Delete it with adb:
start with developer options, then you have to do:
"adb shell"
"pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.aura.oobe.samsung.gl"
An other example:
Samsung Free = package:com.samsung.android.app.spage
"pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.spage"
Astalavista baby

The first time I saw this topic (that is, easy-debloat without using a rooted version of Android) was from this article, which is a bit out of date but explains the basic premise:
https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-android/
If you're not familiar with the Google program "adb" this may be helpful too:
https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/
And even some documentation from the authors of the ADB command:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb/
As you know, many pre-installed applications can be removed via Settings→Apps, as you'd expect. If removal is prevented then try using Google's Android Device Bridge command (running on a PC or Mac; I use Linux) using the adb command.
You're right to be concerned about what applications are related to a package disabled or uninstalled by any of these methods. An application may have prerequisites or corequisites. As always, use care making changes like this!
Example​Imagine you prefer Google's Contacts application, rather than Samsung's. As best I can tell, on Android 12, the Samsung Contacts application cannot be uninstalled or disabled by a novice user via Settings-->Apps. But what might happen if you could successfully remove Samsung's Contacts application? I tried this scenario and here's what I found: Samsung's Contacts application appears to be required for Settings-->Safety and emergency-->Medical info.
How did I test this? Well, it's possible to force a disable Samsung Contacts using a command similar to:
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Package com.samsung.android.app.contacts new state: disabled-user​
If you now try to navigate to Settings-->Safety and emergency-->Medical info, you'll get a pop-up message saying something like:
Unable to open Contacts. Tap SETTINGS,​go to App info > Permissions, then allow​the following permissions and try again:​Contacts​
This is why I think Samsung’s Contacts is a prerequisite for some services. Services which do need Samsung’s Contacts application’s services will notify you with a pop-up message, like the one above. (And no, installing Google’s Contacts application doesn’t help.)
In any case, if you're unhappy, you can easily undo what you've done so far with this command:
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Package com.samsung.android.app.contacts new state: enabled​
Your phone should be none the worse for trying this example. But for fun, let's continue the scenario, Samsung Contacts can be uninstalled rather than merely disabled:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Success​
However now it’s not possible to even navigate to Settings-->Safety and emergency-->Medical info. The item remains under the Safety and emergency settings, but it is not grayed out (a common way to know you can’t tap on an item), and clicking it doesn't work (no error message). So I think Samsung's Contacts application is a hard prereq for Medical info. ("Hard", as in "There's no way around it.") What's more, the Emergency contacts (also under the Safety and emergency entry in Settings) item doesn't work. So more than one feature isn't working.
If you change your mind you can reinstall the package:
adb shell pm install-existing com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Package com.samsung.android.app.contacts installed for user: 0​
After a reinstall I'm pretty sure your phone is again working well. End of example.
I'm not an expert on this topic. And I don't mean to start a new discussion about this topic on this thread. I thought you'd like an answer to your question, with what I hope are specific examples and links. There's another (one of many, actually) active discussion, which mentions certain corequisite and prerequisite packages, by name, and why you might want to keep some. See:
[ADB] [NO-ROOT] Samsung Optimization Guide - A Better Experience
PS: At the end of my playing around I decided to keep Samsung's Contacts application, and hide it as best I can by using a feature in Nova Launcher Prime. Why? It was important for me to have my phone able to display medical info (allergies).

wpscully said:
The first time I saw this topic (that is, easy-debloat without using a rooted version of Android) was from this article, which is a bit out of date but explains the basic premise:
https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-android/
If you're not familiar with the Google program "adb" this may be helpful too:
https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/
And even some documentation from the authors of the ADB command:
https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line/adb/
As you know, many pre-installed applications can be removed via Settings→Apps, as you'd expect. If removal is prevented then try using Google's Android Device Bridge command (running on a PC or Mac; I use Linux) using the adb command.
You're right to be concerned about what applications are related to a package disabled or uninstalled by any of these methods. An application may have prerequisites or corequisites. As always, use care making changes like this!
Example​Imagine you prefer Google's Contacts application, rather than Samsung's. As best I can tell, on Android 12, the Samsung Contacts application cannot be uninstalled or disabled by a novice user via Settings-->Apps. But what might happen if you could successfully remove Samsung's Contacts application? I tried this scenario and here's what I found: Samsung's Contacts application appears to be required for Settings-->Safety and emergency-->Medical info.
How did I test this? Well, it's possible to force a disable Samsung Contacts using a command similar to:
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Package com.samsung.android.app.contacts new state: disabled-user​
If you now try to navigate to Settings-->Safety and emergency-->Medical info, you'll get a pop-up message saying something like:
Unable to open Contacts. Tap SETTINGS,​go to App info > Permissions, then allow​the following permissions and try again:​Contacts​
This is why I think Samsung’s Contacts is a prerequisite for some services. Services which do need Samsung’s Contacts application’s services will notify you with a pop-up message, like the one above. (And no, installing Google’s Contacts application doesn’t help.)
In any case, if you're unhappy, you can easily undo what you've done so far with this command:
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Package com.samsung.android.app.contacts new state: enabled​
Your phone should be none the worse for trying this example. But for fun, let's continue the scenario, Samsung Contacts can be uninstalled rather than merely disabled:
adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Success​
However now it’s not possible to even navigate to Settings-->Safety and emergency-->Medical info. The item remains under the Safety and emergency settings, but it is not grayed out (a common way to know you can’t tap on an item), and clicking it doesn't work (no error message). So I think Samsung's Contacts application is a hard prereq for Medical info. ("Hard", as in "There's no way around it.") What's more, the Emergency contacts (also under the Safety and emergency entry in Settings) item doesn't work. So more than one feature isn't working.
If you change your mind you can reinstall the package:
adb shell pm install-existing com.samsung.android.app.contacts​Package com.samsung.android.app.contacts installed for user: 0​
After a reinstall I'm pretty sure your phone is again working well. End of example.
I'm not an expert on this topic. And I don't mean to start a new discussion about this topic on this thread. I thought you'd like an answer to your question, with what I hope are specific examples and links. There's another (one of many, actually) active discussion, which mentions certain corequisite and prerequisite packages, by name, and why you might want to keep some. See:
[ADB] [NO-ROOT] Samsung Optimization Guide - A Better Experience
PS: At the end of my playing around I decided to keep Samsung's Contacts application, and hide it as best I can by using a feature in Nova Launcher Prime. Why? It was important for me to have my phone able to display medical info (allergies).
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You bring up a very good point, and that is so helpful

kat3k said:
You bring up a very good point, and that is so helpful
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Like many here, I remove bloatware the easy way, when I can. If not then I use Nova Launcher to simply hide the rest from the application drawer. Out of sight, out of mind, as they say. ;-)

General GW4Remap no longer works with Google Wallet.

with the new updates replacing google pay with google wallet, gw4remap no longer works. it's back to samsung pushing me to install samsung pay whenever i trigger the shortcut.
i presume this is due to a change in how activities are handled in the app, with the preset in gw4remap now considered obsolete. would it be possible to find out the new activity name so i can get this working again?

And again:
com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel/com.google.commerce.tapandpay.wear.cardlist.WalletThemedWearCardListActivity
at the moment it works, but i think it is not final

It still works. I set up up last night. You just have to set the target path for Google Wallet manually, until the app is updated. See here.

Check out this solution from bigboot on github - Works perfectly and you can disable samsung pay
Samsung Pay button in region with no Samsung Pay and clicking sound · Issue #4 · BigBoot/GW4Remap
Hello, is there a way to use the Samsung pay shortcut (bottom key - long press) in a region where Samsung Pay is not available? Since it is not installed now even after long pressing the bottom key...
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Uninstall the current version of GW4Remap if it's installed
adb uninstall de.bigboot.gw4remap
Disable Bixby & Samsung Pay (Skip the ones which are not available for you)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.agent
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.samsungpay.gear
Go to the Watch Settings and select Bixby as action for long pressing the power button
Download the latest v2.0 alpha and install the GW4Remap.apk
adb install GW4Remap.apk
Grant READ_LOGS permission (if you started the app before granting the permissions you need to restart the watch afterwards)
adb shell pm grant de.bigboot.gw4remap android.permission.READ_LOGS
Start GW4Remap, enable the service and configure buttons