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You can use adb to remove this kind of crap without having to root the device, can't you? pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.spam.bloatware

• mschuster91 5y ago
  For that you need to know the offending APK ID in the first place, and you need to enable ADB access, and install a piece of software on your computer. Seriously, this shit is inexcusable.
  • nyx 5y ago
    Right - there's no good way for a non-technical user to avoid being exploited like this. I personally think hackers have a moral responsibility to make fixes like this more accessible to the average person. Tech corporations have made it clear they have no qualms about attacking their users in increasingly creative ways, and it's up to us to reclaim control over the devices which, in an ethical sense, are rightfully ours.
  • GekkePrutser 5y ago
    And you don't really remove it. You just deactivate it, and only for the main user. If you do it without --user 0 it will actually uninstall it, but this only works for non-system apps and most manufacturers mark all their crap/spyware as system of course. Sigh...
  • shakna 5y ago
    > For that you need to know the offending APK ID in the first place In this case, the offending APK ID is "com.tblenovo.lenovotips". And I am pissed off that I had to learn that to fix a device that I own.