I've found that there is a lot of bloatware on the A74.
I'm tempting to buy the phone but would like to know if the bloatware is easy to remove or disable. How much storage does the bloatware take if it's just disabled?
g0rnex said:
I've found that there is a lot of bloatware on the A74.
I'm tempting to buy the phone but would like to know if the bloatware is easy to remove or disable. How much storage does the bloatware take if it's just disabled?
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It's a great phone and believe me because I used all brands.
There are some APPs that you can delete (just a few ones) and I recall Youtube APP won't delete but you can disable it.
It's a very smooth, good looking and with good performances phone and you can't find any better for the same money.
mobnoob said:
It's a great phone and believe me because I used all brands.
There are some APPs that you can delete (just a few ones) and I recall Youtube APP won't delete but you can disable it.
It's a very smooth, good looking and with good performances phone and you can't find any better for the same money.
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Hi. How are you able to disable the YT app?. Mine is grayed out.
Jeedskie said:
Hi. How are you able to disable the YT app?. Mine is grayed out.
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Mine also is grayed out because I already disabled it.
Check:
App permission.
Disable PIP.
Open by default: Open supported links - don't allow.
If you open Youtube from the browser never allow to open with the APP.
Use NewPipe APP (free) and you can watch Youtube without advertisement and keep the screen off!
Hello
did you found a way to root it? (want to buy a74 4G)
bad that no developer works on it...
daktary said:
Hello
did you found a way to root it? (want to buy a74 4G)
bad that no developer works on it...
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I don't root the phone because it works out of the box "if it works, don't break it".
Jeedskie said:
Hi. How are you able to disable the YT app?. Mine is grayed out.
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download and install this app in your pc https://adbappcontrol.com/en
you will be able to delete/disable and backup any app you want
* Due to Android restrictions, system applications cannot be permanently deleted and their apk files will remain on the system. There is no way to remove them without root privileges. These applications will not start and run - they are not installed for the operating system.*
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Has anyone tried the debloatung program over at the at&t note 4 threads?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2998294
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I'm pretty sure you're going to need root to use that method.
No root required to disable apps. However, to remove them, then the phone needs to be rooted.
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I'm pretty sure you're going to need root to use that method.
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Subject line of the thread linked says Root not required, but sure!
Tried it out just now, thanks for linking it @blkghost22, I've been trying to find a way to disable certain things and this did it!
Stock Music app sometimes comes up when I connect my phone to the car via Bluetooth, and there wasn't any easy way to disable it
I also recommend going to Filter, typing ATT, and disabled all that crap too - I've done everything except Knox, Remote Support, and Usage manager.... someone needs to come up with a safe list of apps to disable to debloat this device, it would be very helpful!
Will this let me disable stuff like the built in browser? Because there are some aid that the phone just won't let you disable which I find really dumb.
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Pure+ said:
Will this let me disable stuff like the built in browser? Because there are some aid that the phone just won't let you disable which I find really dumb.
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It should, I don't know the title of it from an APK or package standpoint (I know it's called Internet, but I can't find it searching right now), but once you find it, you can disable it
EDIT - SBrowser is the name of it
crea78 said:
No root required to disable apps. However, to remove them, then the phone needs to be rooted.
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Subject line of the thread linked says Root not required, but sure!
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Okay, I can't read. I'm sending thanks X 2 to Charlotte, NC.
I'm at 55 apps disabled so far, and I don't think I'm being all that aggressive with disabling TW / Samsung / ATT features..... Anyone know of a good safe list for this phone yet where we can really speed this thing up? Not like it really needs it, but there's lots of hidden crap on it running we know about but haven't been able to disable previously
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I'm at 55 apps disabled so far, and I don't think I'm being all that aggressive with disabling TW / Samsung / ATT features..... Anyone know of a good safe list for this phone yet where we can really speed this thing up? Not like it really needs it, but there's lots of hidden crap on it running we know about but haven't been able to disable previously
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You mind sharing what you've disabled? I've done a lot manually. Haven't gotten a chance to test out the above program but I don't think I got anywhere near 55...
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Pure+ said:
You mind sharing what you've disabled? I've done a lot manually. Haven't gotten a chance to test out the above program but I don't think I got anywhere near 55...
Sent from my Samsung GS6edge
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Honestly, and I appreciate you looking to me for advice, I don't think I'm the best one to go off of, I know that nothing I've disabled was going to crash my phone, but it's all that TW / Samsung / ATT features like I was saying - the program allows you to filter by text used, even if in the middle of a package name, and that helped a few times tracking down some odd APKs
I read on Forbes that the S6 has 56 apps of bloatware on it, and I'm at 55 disabled apps, with a lot of TW / Samsung / ATT features still running, so most likely that was a list of what they could see from the app drawer or something....
Nothing from me. Just wanted to see if people actually tried it. If it worked then go thank the dev or programmer of that debloating app.
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This app worked like a charm and will have to do till we get root (if we get root)
Does anyone know what the stock messaging app is named? I use the google one / hangouts I don't need 3 of them lol.
krolla03 said:
This app worked like a charm and will have to do till we get root (if we get root)
Does anyone know what the stock messaging app is named? I use the google one / hangouts I don't need 3 of them lol.
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Messages
done12many2 said:
Messages
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No i tried that the only app labeled "messages" in the debloat app was the google one i DLed.
krolla03 said:
No i tried that the only app labeled "messages" in the debloat app was the google one i DLed.
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That's strange. When I disable "Messages" my stock messaging app is disabled and disappears.
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That's strange. When I disable "Messages" my stock messaging app is disabled and disappears.
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Haha wow im dumb. For some reason i thought messages was one of the apps i could not disable on the phone and had to do on the computer app. Thanks i now have it disabled.
krolla03 said:
Haha wow im dumb. For some reason i thought messages was one of the apps i could not disable on the phone and had to do on the computer app. Thanks i now have it disabled.
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Speaking of dumb, did you catch my wife's awesome text in the pop up window? Classic! Lesson in looking before posting screenshots.
done12many2 said:
Speaking of dumb, did you catch my wife's awesome text in the pop up window? Classic! Lesson in looking before posting screenshots.
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haha no i didnt see it.
So I temporarily unlocked my phone as I am currently on vacation in Europe. I am currently on Orange PrePay and I'm not sure if it is related, but ever since I left the US and unlocked through T-Mobile my battery life has been completely awful (7 hour stand by time.) the culprit is Com.tmobile.pr.adapt which has gotten as high as 35% battery usage. What can I do beside resetting the phone to factory? I don't want to lose all my apps as I don't have the bandwidth to re-download them. Thanks for your help guys
Try disabling it in Settings > Apps.
If it won't let you and you have access to a computer, try using Debloater to block it.
If you don't have a computer, there's probably a way to do it in Terminal on the phone, but you'll have to dig around for the instructions.
That package is part of the T-Mobile my account app, so perhaps disabling or blocking it would help too.
phineous said:
Try disabling it in Settings > Apps.
If it won't let you and you have access to a computer, try using Debloater to block it.
If you don't have a computer, there's probably a way to do it in Terminal on the phone, but you'll have to dig around for the instructions.
That package is part of the T-Mobile my account app, so perhaps disabling or blocking it would help too.
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Indeed, you will need to use the debloater tool to block it. You can't disable it otherwise... It didn't hit my battery so much as OP however it caused mobile data to be enabled even though I had disabled it as I was using WiFi and was causing battery drain..
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phineous said:
Try disabling it in Settings > Apps.
If it won't let you and you have access to a computer, try using Debloater to block it.
If you don't have a computer, there's probably a way to do it in Terminal on the phone, but you'll have to dig around for the instructions.
That package is part of the T-Mobile my account app, so perhaps disabling or blocking it would help too.
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Yep I used Debloater and my phone is actually usable now. Thank you!
marriux2 said:
Yep I used Debloater and my phone is actually usable now. Thank you!
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It's amazing how the carrier software is so bad it's ruining the phone. The good news is two dev teams have root now and both seem to be able to root all variants and possibly all software versions!
Glad it worked for you!
Debloater has the warning message on the T-Mo G4 variant,
so how is anyone claiming a "blocked" app or android component when it's not possible?
Blocked and Hidden are two different things, right ?
LOL
phineous said:
It's amazing how the carrier software is so bad it's ruining the phone. The good news is two dev teams have root now and both seem to be able to root all variants and possibly all software versions!
Glad it worked for you!
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Sources???? Thanks in advance!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/...-tmo-vzw-intl-variants-soon-root-lg-t3164765/
Use it to root and delete the dam, app. Was messing with my phone also.
After rooting this app asked for root permissions... WTF???
Swizzle82 said:
After rooting this app asked for root permissions... WTF???
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Yeah, same issue I'm having here. Can't find the dam app to delete it ether. I think is the dam Tmobile money app.
Fidelio_o said:
Yeah, same issue I'm having here. Can't find the dam app to delete it ether. I think is the dam Tmobile money app.
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I don't think it's that cause I already had it disabled. I was able to freeze it using sdmaid, but don't know it's importance or why it's asking for root rights...
I rooted mine today and then used Titanium Backup to freeze it. Just use the search in TB to find it.
you need to freeze / delete myaccount. i did this without root and that app no longer runs and depletes my battery. you can disable with the debloater, or search for adb commands to do so. since i did that im currently at 22 hours on battery with 15% left (2h 16m Screen On Time).
I had the exact same problem as the OP. It was not an issue until i unlocked and roamed with the phone to another country and my battery would drain like crazy. It was driving me mad until i found what was causing this and then this thread.
It seems that this process constantly wakes up the phone, connects to mobile data, even when on wifi, and sends some info out. Evert few seconds, killing the phone's battery.
I keep getting this.
It keeps poping up but doesnt show up in battery stats
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anoymonos said:
I keep getting this.
It keeps poping up but doesnt show up in battery stats
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After I rooted my H811 G4, I denied root access and set SuperSU to disable the notifications.
--SN
phineous said:
It's amazing how the carrier software is so bad it's ruining the phone. The good news is two dev teams have root now and both seem to be able to root all variants and possibly all software versions!
Glad it worked for you!
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I have the same battery/T-Mobil app issue, but I can't seem to get the Debloater app to recognize my G4. When I run the app it just has a black screen with no info in the fields. No pop-ups and no errors that I can see. What can I be doing wrong?
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I have the same battery/T-Mobil app issue, but I can't seem to get the Debloater app to recognize my G4. When I run the app it just has a black screen with no info in the fields. No pop-ups and no errors that I can see. What can I be doing wrong?
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Do a backup
Just go here and make sure you install a rooted version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g4/development/h81110n-stock-rooted-image-t3191038
then go here and flash the debloated rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmo...om-lg-g4-h811-10h-t-mobile-usa-stock-t3142779
spgmes said:
I have the same battery/T-Mobil app issue, but I can't seem to get the Debloater app to recognize my G4. When I run the app it just has a black screen with no info in the fields. No pop-ups and no errors that I can see. What can I be doing wrong?
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What do you see at the bottom of the debloater window on your computer? do you have adb enabled on your phone? is your phone unlocked? If you see connected did you click the button in the top left that says "click here to begin/read device packages"
That app is constantly requesting root permissions because of the Phone status check. T-Mobile thinks that rooting the phone Messes the phone up.
In the app theres an area where the application analyzes the phone to tell you what's his status. Giving it root permissions would likely explode the phone with notifications
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Is there a working debload script for the 3T?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69805724&postcount=3
ahmedradaideh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69805724&postcount=3
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Have you test this? Its safe too use it?
Schrotty35 said:
Have you test this? Its safe too use it?
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It messed up Google search for me , so I am not recommending it.
I recommend manual de-bloat through Titanium Backup ★ root. It's much safer way to do it.
All the (well, 2 of them so far I've seen) debloating apps sure seem like oddball arbitrary choices. Some of the choices are things not only I use, but I think are used by the phone and are possibly able to screw up regular operations by removing them. I think @jemeljsh is pretty much on the spot when he says to just use TB to freeze things first , and then see if things look OK.
The whole "debloating" concept is a) arbitrary and b) individual (or did I just say the identical thing twice? ; . I'm in favor of some personal debloating (damnit, everything I say sounds weird now), but not from someone else's list.
ahmedradaideh said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69805724&postcount=3
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It's safe, only hiccup I found after flashing is that something breaks the app locker settings screen. It still works protecting apps but you can no longer add/remove app or even disable app locker. Would love to work out what part broke it.
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wozn said:
It's safe, only hiccup I found after flashing is that something breaks the app locker settings screen. It still works protecting apps but you can no longer add/remove app or even disable app locker. Would love to work out what part broke it.
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If it broke the App Locker settings screen, I'd personally consider it NOT safe, but that's me
I foolishly activated McAfee which is pre-loaded on the European Note 8 running Android 9, big mistake. It has taken a dislike to one of my apps, which is important to me and have used for a couple of years with no issues. The problem is you cannot add to a safe list, or deactivate McAfee, have tried many solutions, but no luck. It is hell-bent on the deletion
The phone is not rooted.
Anyone on this forum got any experience or solution with this bloatware, there must be a way to deactivate without a full reset back to factory settings?
rdann said:
I foolishly activated McAfee which is pre-loaded on the European Note 8 running Android 9, big mistake. It has taken a dislike to one of my apps, which is important to me and have used for a couple of years with no issues. The problem is you cannot add to a safe list, or deactivate McAfee, have tried many solutions, but no luck. It is hell-bent on the deletion
The phone is not rooted.
Anyone on this forum got any experience or solution with this bloatware, there must be a way to deactivate without a full reset back to factory settings?
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You could try clearing the cache and data of the 'device security' app.
stonedpsycho said:
You could try clearing the cache and data of the 'device security' app.
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Thanks for the reply, have tried that without success.
Saafir said:
ADB remove Mcafee garbo
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I assume I would need to root my phone to use ADB?
rdann said:
I assume I would need to root my phone to use ADB?
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You can follow the guide here to disable https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
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@rdann stonedpsycho linked you to the post you need
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Will give it a try, although not sure will be able to locate this app, McAfee is nowhere to be seen anywhere, except the reference (powered by McAfee) when you do a security scan.
But there is some other bloatware I would like to remove, so will be a useful exercise.
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Will give it a try, although not sure will be able to locate this app, McAfee is nowhere to be seen anywhere, except the reference (powered by McAfee) when you do a security scan.
But there is some other bloatware I would like to remove, so will be a useful exercise.
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You can download an app on Google Play called "package inspector" which will give you the app name so you can disable it.
For the device security use the line below.
com.samsung.android.sm.devicesecurity
I am using an app from Google Play called Package Disabler Pro+ (Samsung) that has successfully disabled everything I want. It cost a couple bucks but was well worth it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elmklmsamsung.batteryaddon
rdann said:
I foolishly activated McAfee which is pre-loaded on the European Note 8 running Android 9, big mistake. It has taken a dislike to one of my apps, which is important to me and have used for a couple of years with no issues. The problem is you cannot add to a safe list, or deactivate McAfee, have tried many solutions, but no luck. It is hell-bent on the deletion
The phone is not rooted.
Anyone on this forum got any experience or solution with this bloatware, there must be a way to deactivate without a full reset back to factory settings?
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There is a simple way ...
Deactive in device manager, problem ends.
Murad Ali said:
There is a simple way ...
Deactive in device manager, problem ends.
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Wish it was that easy, Not sure using what you are using but note 8 running android 9 that is not possible. McAfee is hidden somewhere in the security app and is not visible in settings.
Murad Ali said:
There is a simple way ...
Deactive in device manager, problem ends.
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That is not possible, check it out, you will not find McAfee anywhere in settings.
Murad Ali said:
There is a simple way ...
Deactive in device manager, problem ends.
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Not possible to deactivate, have tried many times. I think the only solution is a hard reset and not activate McAfee.
for those on stock MIUI OS... are you sick and tired of seeing ads on your phone.
here's the 1st step in turning them off, i'm still exploring all the ads that will pop up and will be documenting on turning them off.
Go to; Setting - Additional Settings - Authorization & revocation - Uncheck msa
YMMV on the number of attempts you have to uncheck to successfully revoke
Aaagogo said:
for those on stock MIUI OS... are you sick and tired of seeing ads on your phone.
here's the 1st step in turning them off, i'm still exploring all the ads that will pop up and will be documenting on turning them off.
Go to; Setting - Additional Settings - Authorization & revocation - Uncheck msa
YMMV on the number of attempts you have to uncheck to successfully revoke
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Lol I debloated my device a hour ago. Also uninstalled MSA
!!!!!!!Root2!!!!!! said:
Lol I debloated my device a hour ago. Also uninstalled MSA
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dude, that's a much better route vs revoking authorization. I'm still new/returning back to ADB,
could you share that command line so i can add it to the 1st post.
Cheers.
Aaagogo said:
dude, that's a much better route vs revoking authorization. I'm still new/returning back to ADB,
could you share that command line so i can add it to the 1st post.
Cheers.
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I didn't do it the old way. I used saki's tool. Link
https://github.com/Saki-EU/XiaomiAD...wnload/6.3.1/XiaomiADBFastbootTools-6.3.1.jar
It's easy to use and let's us reinstall apps in case we delete the wrong ones.
!!!!!!!Root2!!!!!! said:
I didn't do it the old way. I used saki's tool. Link
https://github.com/Saki-EU/XiaomiAD...wnload/6.3.1/XiaomiADBFastbootTools-6.3.1.jar
It's easy to use and let's us reinstall apps in case we delete the wrong ones.
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Hi, I also debloated my device weeks ago. And I'm having an issue that some apps change their position on home screen randomly and I can't even move them back to their old place. Do you experience something like that? And Which apps did you removed?
ravindu666 said:
Hi, I also debloated my device weeks ago. And I'm having an issue that some apps change their position on home screen randomly and I can't even move them back to their old place. Do you experience something like that? And Which apps did you removed?
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I just removed Google apps and mi bloatware. I didn't go for system apps.
I too faced same kind of issue a month ago. Every time i open an app it's duplicate icon wad created and I couldn't delete it. I changed theme and it got fixed.
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!!!!!!!Root2!!!!!! said:
I just removed Google apps and mi bloatware. I didn't go for system apps.
I too faced same kind of issue a month ago. Every time i open an app it's duplicate icon wad created and I couldn't delete it. I changed theme and it got fixed.
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Maybe it's the theme then
thanks
Aaagogo said:
for those on stock MIUI OS... are you sick and tired of seeing ads on your phone.
here's the 1st step in turning them off, i'm still exploring all the ads that will pop up and will be documenting on turning them off.
Go to; Setting - Additional Settings - Authorization & revocation - Uncheck msa
YMMV on the number of attempts you have to uncheck to successfully revoke
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thanks for this post
!!!!!!!Root2!!!!!! said:
I didn't do it the old way. I used saki's tool. Link
https://github.com/Saki-EU/XiaomiAD...wnload/6.3.1/XiaomiADBFastbootTools-6.3.1.jar
It's easy to use and let's us reinstall apps in case we delete the wrong ones.
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Thanks for sharing bro :good:
By the way, how i can open it? (The format file is .jar)
Edit: i forget to download java runtime, now i can open the jar
Can you post which apps / packages are save to remove without facing any issues afterwards? I assume you use adb
i got rid of;
the 3 facebook apk's
notepad
mi browser
mi drop
mi music
google duo
google video
google photos
google music
google search bar
miui feedback
i also found it better to do it manually, by going into file explorer in twrp and manually delete the related apks, the software just uninstalls but doesn't delete and i have had experience that they randomly gets reinstalled again.
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Can you post which apps / packages are save to remove without facing any issues afterwards? I assume you use adb
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