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You can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to disable pre-installed Facebook/Instagram apps without root via `pm disable-user` commands, effectively preventing them
by ethan_smith 1y ago
You can use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) to disable pre-installed Facebook/Instagram apps without root via `pm disable-user` commands, effectively preventing them from running or collecting data.
- dylan604 1y agowhich what, 0.5% of users will know and be able to do?
- esseph 1y agoThat number is way way way way way too high
- goku12 1y agoThat's what I did. But as others point out, how many know about this? And modifications are getting harder by the year. They are relying on these factors to ensure that the majority of the population remains exploitable.
- baobun 1y agoBettet make it a script or ansible playbook from the start since you will need to reapply it after system updates.
- tjpnz 1y agoI don't want their shit on my phone at all. Can I remove it entirely?
- samtheprogram 1y agoWith root.
- tjpnz 1y agoSo the ADB method alone isn't sufficient?
- herbst 1y agoBuy a phone that doesn't sell your soul to the highest bidder. Or install an alternative OS. You don't buy a bike and complain about the missing roof Edit:// on my last Xiaomi I could remove anything with ADB, even definitely necessary apps, without root, do try it.