Questions tagged [system-apps]
A System app is an app which is placed under /system/app folder in an Android device. As /system is read-only, such an app cannot be uninstalled by an "ordinary" user.
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opening PDF in diverse apps without default PDF app
I have PDF files in my Android, especially in Dropbox.
When I open a file, it's opened by the the Dropbox PDF Viewer. Once opened, there is an option, the button"Open with". If I open the ...
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How can I change default file picker?
I want to change my default file picker, but when I go to settings, the option to change the default file picker doesn’t appear. I’d like to know if there are any apps or modules (I have root access) ...
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How to completely and permanently remove a system app from Android?
I'm using Android 14 with KernelSU root access and TWRP recovery on a OnePlus 12 running OxygenOS 14.
What I've Tried:
I can see /product/app/YouTube/YouTube.apk using Termux or
Root Explorer when ...
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How do you disable notifications for system apps on Android 14?
I have a device running on Android 14. There is the "Codec status" app, which is a system app. I want to disable its notifications, but the "Show notifications" toggle is greyed ...
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Selecting ringtone in silence from standard clock alarm app
I am using the default clock application on a Realme 8 5G phone to set alarms.
Today I remembered an important alarm I wanted to set. However, my companion was in bed and I did not want to wake my ...
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Arrange photos in Pictures app by date taken
I moved a large volume of photo files from my Samsung Galaxy S10 (running Android 11) to my computer for backup, but then copied them back, realizing that I still wanted them on the phone. Now some of ...
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AOSP pre-installed/system apps guidelines
Are there any customization guidelines or specifications for Android pre-installed/system apps provided by google that the AOSP developer needs to be aware?
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How to reinstall an uninstalled system app through ADB?
My phone is an unrooted Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge running Oreo 8.0. Yesterday when removing bloatware from my phone, I accidentally uninstalled a system app using the adb command:
pm uninstall -k --user ...
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What is a system app "AgingFunction"?
Was just messing around with the list of apps in my phone and found an app named "AgingFunction". No, it is not one of those apps that have that aging filter that make you look old or ...
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How to use `adb push` after mounting /system R/W without losing R/W permissions to install app as /system/apps?
I'm using a rooted Revvl 6 5G - TMAF025G_0.05.29 - MT6833 - Android 12. Without a recovery.img, I rooted using Magisk_Patched-boot_a.img. After this, I used the RO2RW module to aid in making the ...
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What is system app called "iconnect" in huawei Y9 2019
My phone is Huawei Y9 2019, EMUI 8.2.0
Android 8.2.1
In my app list, I found app called "iconnect" with green android icon, I'm not sure it is pre-installed system app from Huawei or not.
So,...
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Who signs the system apps?
Who signs the system apps? Google, or is it the OEM when they build the ROM? Also, has this changed over the years?
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Work profile - Turn off auto rotate / access settings
I am using a work profile (set up via Insular) in order to clone some apps. I have an issue I can't seem to find any info about on the internet and I'm hoping someone can help me here. I am using ...
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Enable and disable system apps via ADB
Is there any adb command to enable/disable a system app?
Thanks
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How can third-party apps be set as system apps on Redmi Note 11 running MIUI 14? [duplicate]
I'm thinking about turning this third-party app into a system app. It has some great functionalities that could benefit me. Can you help me understand the process
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How to list system packages uninstalled (for a user) via ADB?
I want to research the bloatware that I disabled using pm uninstall -k –user 0 <package> and I just realized that I don't know how to make a list of those specific apps. I can list the file ...
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Which phones have the purest Android?
I'm looking for phones with stock Android. I was able to find articles on the internet, but they mention mostly new phones, and I'm more interested in older (cheaper) versions.
I have Google Pixel (...
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What is the "MTK Non-Framework LBS" app?
I have a Blackview BV8800 running stock Doke OS 3.0 (their version of Android 11). The "MTK Non-Framework LBS" app is non-removable so I assume it's part of the ROM from the manufacturer. ...
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Some apps re-enabling themselves in my Redmi phone
I use Redmi Note11 with MIUI14
For example, I disabled Xiaomi account app and Music app from "Modify system settings" and I disabled Phone permissions from MIUI security components app.
But ...
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What does "Hide" and "Vessel" system apps on Motorola devices do?
I have a Motorola Moto G Pure (XT2163DL) running Android 12. I came across a system app named Hide. Also, one named Vessel. I am curious as to what it does. What purpose do they serve?
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Two Android System apps after AVG/Avast flagged it as false positive. Normal?
I have a Samsung s22. Yesterday AVG flagged an "Android system" app as malware with no ability to disable it. Appears it happened to many people. AVG looked into it and declared it to be a ...
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What is the Crocro and Friends app on Samsung devices?
What is the Crocro and Friends app on the Samsung Galaxy S20?
I didn't install it, so I take it to be a pre-installed Android app.
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How to uninstall default Samsung Dialer + Contacts + Call apps
I am Samsung One UI 3.1, Android 11 (no custom ROM/GSI, no root). I removed default Google apps and I also want to uninstall default Samsung Dialer + Phone + Call + Contacts apps via ADB after ...
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Android system keeps resetting default USB configuration upon PC connection
Whenever I'm connecting my Samsung Galaxy A40 running Android 9.0 to a laptop or PC, I'm getting an annoying prompt to allow data transfer, and the following setting which I had set to "Charging phone ...
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Soft-bricked A40 after uninstalling apps ADB
I may have just messed up my smartphone and really need your help. I wanted to get rid of some of the bloatware on my A40 and read online that one can actually uninstall many apps via the Windows ...
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Suspected malware on stock apps in a Mediatek mtk65* based phone
I have an old(2016) Mediatek mtk6580 chipset phone(non rooted/stock). Couple days back, I downloaded an app called "Apk extractor" from play store, and extracted the system apps to the ...
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App/website blocker for S23 Ultra that cannot be removed
I am using blocking apps to try and put as many barriers in place as possible to prevent me accessing gambling websites/Apps.
I have a Samsung galaxy S23 Ultra running Android 13. I haven't been able ...
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How to access iotHiddenMenu
How do I access the iotHiddenMenu on Samsung galaxy?
The dial code (* #21*#) doesn't work. For that matter no dial code seems to work on my device...
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Phone bricks when I uninstall package installer - can I block app install?
I have a phone that I am trying to block from being able to install apps. I tried removing package installer via ADB, but when I did that the phone bricked upon being restarted, and had to be hard ...
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What package is responsible for the "Recents" button to work?
Background:
I wanted to customize my phone a little bit, a Samsung Galaxy A70 (SM-A705FN), and that process included de-bloating it. I opened xda-developers, looked around, and finally found a list of ...
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I uninstalled/deleted a system privileged app (from /system/priv-app) How can I reinstall it?
I uninstalled the DocumentsUI only to know it wasn't "just" a files manager. My /system/priv-app/DocumentsUI is empty. Putting any 3rd party DocumentsUI.apk in it results in bootloop. I have ...
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Reinstall system app which is uninstalled for the current user? [duplicate]
I have already posted this on Reddit, but I might reach a better audience here.
I "uninstalled" Google Play Games using this guide by XDA. Now I need to reinstall it. This is the command, ...
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How to remove the SIM Toolkit from my phone? (Without root or flashing any ROM) [duplicate]
This application is sending a lot of spam to my phone recently, two or three times a day. I deactivated broadcast messages, tried converting USSD pop-ups into notifications to avoid being interrupted (...
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How do I get rid of uneccessary System Memory?
So, it is as the title says: my Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is filled up. Not with apps, but with "System Memory". The device only has 8 GB of storage, and about ~48%+ of that (3.3 GB) is used ...
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Does uninstalling system apps using ADB commands increase internal storage?
I just wanted to know if uninstalling system apps or bloatware using adb commands frees up storage space. I know that uninstalling system apps using adb doesn't actually removes the app from your ...
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How to start service 'package' with ADB
Using adb, I uninstalled some system apps on my device. Sadly, I uninstalled something important, and now the device is in a bootloop.
During boot there is a window of time which I'm able to login ...
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Backup System App
I have my phone rooted with magisk and am running a ROM based on Android Pie, which doesn't come with GApps, and therefore has builtin apps to do stuff, my interest is in the gallery app. I configured ...
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Convert installed app to system app
I am on Samsung Galaxy J2, rooted with TWRP flashing. I want to convert a GPS Spoofer to a system app.
I tried Link2SD and Titanium Backup, but both of them failed. I tried to move it manually, but in ...
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Suspicious pre-installed Google Files app on Infinix HOT 10
I'm using Infinix HOT 10. I got tired of the buggy pre-installed File Manager, so I started looking for alternatives on Google Play Store. To my surprise, I found the Google Files app (which is ...
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How can be deleted the com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim?
I have been told this is a compatibility test suite, but it is safe to delete? if so, how can be deleted from the device?
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Prebuilt APK doesn't launch when preloaded but launches when installed on device
I am working to integrate a vendor's prebuilt APKs onto my AOSP build Android 10.
The earlier versions used to work fine. The prebuilt APK was made as certificate: platform and privileged: true, ...
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How to modify /system/priv-app in Android 10?
I use ES File Explorer to modify /system/priv-app in the past with root permission given via magisk.
After upgrading to Android 10, ES File Explorer can no longer modify the /system/priv-app giving ...
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Files app (com.android.documentsui) crashes on Recent tab
I have a Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 with Android 9. There's this factory app called "Files" (which is com.android.documentsui) that's not working properly anymore.
I have some apps on my phone like ...
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Purge /data/system/packages.xml from manually deleted packages
I manually deleted around 50 obsolete Trichrome Library packages using rm as explained here.
Of course doing this brutal rm delete thing instead of a more graceful pm uninstall leaves all of the old ...
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Would disabling the package installer prevent updates?
Would disabling the package installer prevent updates? If so, how can I disable the ability to sideload apps while still being able to update apps already installed?
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Is it possible to change the default telephone calling app for another of different brand?
I want to use the telephone calling/SMS app that I have in a LG G4 in a Samsung S9.
Is it that possible?
The LG G4 has a feature that the Samsung app doesn't have and I use a lot.
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What are "T Google Enrolment" and "X Google Enrolment"
In my Pixel 3 with stock ROM I can see (among other) apps called "T Google Enrolment" and "X Google Enrolment". What are these and what do they do? Can I safely disable them?
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Installing .apk as system app directly (with root)
I'm wondering is it possible to install .apk file as system app directly (with root)? Without converting user app to system app.
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Do system apps automatically get root permissions?
If I install the famous App "Tincore Key Mapper" as a system app, will it get the required root permissions without my phone being rooted or damaged? If the answer is positive: How to do ...
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Is Qualcomm safe to keep on phone or is it a security threat?
I have a lot of stuff downloaded on my phone like com.qualcomm.qti.simsettings, all starting with Qualcomm.
Should these be on my phone? What little I did read it said security threat. Should I delete ...
