I'm trying to remove a few apps that came pre-installed on my TCL 30XE 5G. I read online that I could use the... ADB, SDK, something like that, platform tools? So I downloaded those, got the files linked to my phone with USB Debugging, and tried the uninstall commands. But nothing worked, and I'm stumped. I tried using the adb shell
command first, and tried it without, but it didn't make a difference.
Here are some examples of what I tried, and what the cmd said in response:
pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.apps.podcasts
gaveFailure User version can not delete system package [com.google.android.apps.podcasts]
pm uninstall com.google.android.apps.podcasts
gaveFailure to remove user owner's system package :com.google.android.apps.podcasts
Does anyone have any suggestions on what else I can try? Bear in mind this is my first ever smartphone, so you may have to explain things like I'm five. Any help anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated.
pm hide --user 0 com.google.android.apps.podcasts
ORpm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.podcasts