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Thanks. I actively disable Google apps, but there are 1 or 2 "Google" generic apps that give you no option to disable. There's clearly a reason for it. I do

Thanks. I actively disable Google apps, but there are 1 or 2 "Google" generic apps that give you no option to disable. There's clearly a reason for it. I do disable Google Play and that seems to work just fine. Hope there's a future with a 3rd party OS, that works well.

xethos 2y ago
For the record, plugging into a PC and running a few ADB commands allowed me to disable every Google App (including system apps) on my KeyOne - even the ones that had "Disable" greyed out in the UI. Start here [0], though I typically verify the device has ADB enabled (under developer options), is allowed to connect via ADB ("Trust this PC" when connecting/running the first ADB command), and recognized (adb devices). Then drop into the shell (adb shell) to issue the removal commands (pm disable $package), and search for more apps I don't want (pm list packages|grep google) Drop me a line if you're after more specifics for the walkthrough, I'm always happy to help others get further from Google. Otherwise, note that this is only ever disabling apps - you're able to re-enable them, or a factory reset will bring them back as well. Nothing you're doing can even soft-brick your phone. [0] https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-android/ https://www.xda-developers.com/disable-system-app-bloatware-...