android-debloat-list/oem.json

[
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.TCL.PAI",
        "description": "AutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.Xiaomi.cactus",
        "description": "Cactus is the device codename.\nAutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.Xiaomi.cepheus",
        "description": "Cepheus is the device codename.\nAutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.Xiaomi.daisy",
        "description": "Daisy is the device codename.\nAutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.Xiaomi.dipper",
        "description": "Dipper is the device codename.\nAutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.motorola.layout",
        "description": "Device configuration for Motorola\nAutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).\nA layout?",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.oneplus",
        "description": "Device configuration\nAutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.autoinstalls.config.samsung",
        "description": "AutoInstalls a set of OEM apps on device setup (first boot/factory reset).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.romstats",
        "description": "Misleading package name. This is a Xiaomi-only package.\nCan someone provide the .apk?\nTelemetry stuff\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "android.telephony.overlay.cmcc",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.oneplus.nvbackup",
        "description": "NVBackupUI\nRuns in the background on some phones.\nHandles things related to OTA system updates?\nSafe to disable, but might break OTA updates.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.oneplus.oem_tcma",
        "description": "TCMA = Tiered Contention Multiple Access\nRuns on boot.\nA form of CSMA/CA, a cellular traffic management protocol. TCMA schedules transmission of different types of traffic based on urgency.\nChina-only? (the \"cn\" in cn.oneplus is China's country code)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-sense_multiple_access_with_collision_avoidance\nhttps://patents.google.com/patent/US20020163933A1",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.oneplus.oemtcma",
        "description": "TCMA = Tiered Contention Multiple Access\nRuns on boot.\nA form of CSMA/CA, a cellular traffic management protocol. TCMA schedules transmission of different types of traffic based on urgency.\nChina-only? (the \"cn\" in cn.oneplus is China's country code)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier-sense_multiple_access_with_collision_avoidance\nhttps://patents.google.com/patent/US20020163933A1",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.oneplus.opmms",
        "description": "OPMmsLocation\nDetermines your location when sending SMS/MMS?\nChina-only? (\"cn\" is China's country code)",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.oneplus.photos",
        "description": "Shot On OnePlus\nAccessible through the Wallpapers selection menu.\nProvides photos uploaded by OnePlus users, allowing you to set them as your wallpaper.\nEach day, one new photo appears within the application.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.wps.xiaomi.abroad.lite",
        "description": "Mi Doc viewer\nDocuments (*.doc/docx, *.ppt/pptx, *.xls/xlsx, *.pdf, *.wps, and *.txt) viewer powered by WPS Office\nFYI: WPS is a Chinese closed-source software. It's as bad as Microsoft Office (privacy-wise)\nhttps://www.wps.com/privacy-policy\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "cn.zte.recorder",
        "description": "ZTE Voice Recorder with... 33 permissions and talking with Baidu servers. Pithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/bab47d32f5b93cdf4d3a3cb082d1d0e7ba3e323356391b2d46e63617c1d15324",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.app.imei",
        "description": "IMEI Tool: Change MEID's & IMEI's of both SIM's\nEnter *#*#08#*#* in the dial pad to access\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.app.memtester",
        "description": "Memory tester\nHidden test menu. Used in diagnostics, normally invoked by MMI(Man-Machine Interface) Codes\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.appblock",
        "description": "App blocker\nSettings > Intelligent assistance: App blocker\n Unihertz power management service killing background apps to improve battery performance.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.batterystatsdumper",
        "description": "Battery Stats Dumper\nLets you check and clear battery usage statistics.\nEnter *#*#010#*#* in the dial pad to access this hidden menu.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.game",
        "description": "Game (From Unihertz Jelly2)\nRemoves distractions when selected apps are in use.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.game",
        "description": "Game mode\nBlocks calls & notifications when selected APP's are open\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.newsos",
        "description": "SOS\nNotify emergency contacts. When triggered, will also put the phone in a low comsumption mode\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.nfc",
        "description": "NFC card emulation: simulates various types of unencrypted entrance cards.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.screenshot",
        "description": "Screenshot\nScreenshot utility triggered when double tapping the Red Button\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.studentmodel",
        "description": "Student mode (From Unihertz Jelly2)\nSets limits to time - range, network, application limits and so on, to use a mobile phone reasonably. Under this mode, user is not allowed to install applications or factory reset. Applications not in white-list are disabled.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.studentmodel",
        "description": "Student Mode\nLocks down your phone to reduce distractions\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.update",
        "description": "\"Wireless Update\" Settings > About Phone : Sytem update.\nRemoving will prevent Automatic Wireless Updates\n",
        "removal": "caution",
        "required_by": [
            "com.agui.update.overlay"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.update.overlay",
        "description": "Overlay for com.agui.update. Overlay are usually themes.\n",
        "removal": "caution",
        "dependencies": [
            "com.agui.update"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.agui.usbcamera",
        "description": "Toolbox > \"USB Camera\" Only usefull if you want to use a USB Camera\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.LGSetupWizard",
        "description": "The first time you turn your device on, a Welcome screen is displayed. It guides you through the basics of setting up your device.\nIt's the setup for LG services.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.backup",
        "description": "Xiaomi Backup and Restore feature (mislead package name).\nThis package was replaced by 'com.miui.backup' on newer models.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.camera2",
        "description": "Xiaomi Camera (I don't know why they kept this package name. It's really confusing.)\nIt's a proprietary app based on the AOSP sources:\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Camera2/+/master/src/com/android/camera\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Nokia theme overlay for com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
        "removal": "caution",
        "dependencies": [
            "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.cts.ctsshim",
        "description": "Compatibility Test Service. Used by developers to identify and resolve compatibility issues with Android apps.\nA shim is basically a compatibility layer for an API, that makes sure anything that uses the API does so correctly.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/51e458e/packages/CtsShim\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim_(computing)",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.email.partnerprovider.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for partnerprovider?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.fileexplorer",
        "description": "Xiaomi/Mi File Explorer (Again it's a really poor choice for a package name considering it is not the AOSP File explorer)\nIt's a Closed-source app based on the AOSP version.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.globalFileexplorer",
        "description": "Misleading package name. It's the Xiaomi Files Manager on older phones\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.hwmirror",
        "description": "Mirror\nLets you use your phone as a mirror...\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.incallui",
        "description": "Xiaomi (and OnePlus) Phone dialer (here we go again! Another confusing package name)\n\nClosed-source app built on top of the AOSP package.\nThe name is doubly misleading because this package is the whole dialer. It does not only provide the 'in call' screen.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.keyguard",
        "description": "I NEVER HAD AN HUAWEI DEVICE ON HAND. THIS LIST WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY @REDSKULL23\nhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-6x/how-to/guide-list-bloat-software-emui-safe-to-t3700814\nAdditional informaton were taken from https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p40-pro/how-to/adb-debloating-t4088633\nYet, those documentations are not precise enough. If you have additional information, please contribute to this list\nI use [MORE INFO NEEDED] tag as a marker.\nIf you have EMUI 10 or older, check the AOSP file, as Huawei uses AOSP package name for their own app.\n\nHUAWEI magazine unlock (The package name is really confusing)\nIt's a proprietary app based on the AOSP package called com.android.keyguard. That's not clever at all.\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/content/en-us00206571/\nLets you customize your lock screen wallpapers\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.mediacenter",
        "description": "Huawei music app. (Yeah they messed up with the package name)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.messaging",
        "description": "Android default messaging app",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.midrive",
        "description": "Mi Drive \nMisleading package name. It is indeed a closed-source Xiaomi application.\nAllow for cloud storage (on Mi Cloud) and syncing across multiple Android devices.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.mms.overlay.cmcc",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.mms.overlay.ct",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.networksettings.overlay.ct",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations.btl.s600ww.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for some browser customization?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.providers.calendar.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Some overlay for a content provider package. Overlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.providers.settings.btl.s600ww.overlay",
        "description": "Some overlay for a content provider package. Overlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.providers.settings.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Some overlay for a content provider package. Overlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.retaildemo.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Retail demonstration mode?\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_mode",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.screenshot",
        "description": "Default android screenshot tool",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.settings.overlay.cmcc",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.settings.overlay.ct",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.systemui.overlay.cmcc",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.systemui.overlay.ct",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.systemui.overlay.ct",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.systemui.overlay.ct",
        "description": "Likely overlay themes from China Mobile Communications Corporation(CMCC) or China Telecom(CT).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.thememanager",
        "description": "MIUI Themes (manager)\nXiaomi seems to love confusing package names.\nLets you select and apply themes provided by Xiaomi.\nNOTE: Disabling will break the ability to change lock-screen wallpaper.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.thememanager.module",
        "description": "Something related to Xiaomi's theme manager?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.wifi.resources.overlay.common",
        "description": "System Wi-Fi resources Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for some Wi-Fi related system UI, based on the name.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.android.wifi.resources.overlay.target",
        "description": "System Wi-Fi resources Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for some Wi-Fi related system UI, based on the name.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.asus.calculator",
        "description": "Calculator - unit converter (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.calculator)\nHas more permissions than a Calculator app reasonably should have.\nConnects to a few Google and currency exchange-rate servers.\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/817514371bbdb76ec52da4c8456bbc116deec179603099deabbe6fcce6f6ccdb",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.asus.easylauncher",
        "description": "Asus Easy Mode (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.easylauncher)\nAlternative launcher with bigger icons and simpler interface",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.asus.ia.asusapp",
        "description": "My Asus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.ia.asusapp)\nAsus service center (support + store)",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.asus.soundrecorder",
        "description": "ASUS Sound recorder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.soundrecorder)\nConnects to Google Analytics and some Asus servers, which is a bit sketchy for a sound recording app..\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/f4cf38e1c35a04c3579fa198d2abd3ef1ff7be79633d6d3f2bc69c8a69164e1d",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.asus.userfeedback",
        "description": "ZenUI Help (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asus.userfeedback)\nCustomer service app that provides FAQs, Mobile care service, user feedback, and public forums.\nLots of telemetry (insecure on top of that):\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/e80a1fa70adc097fc9817720b5c8c81cfd156a76e6d062759b2bc3d6937a97e7",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.aura.oobe.kbdi",
        "description": "Appcloud\nPersistent notification until you click on it and agree to install games. Sort of game cloud pre-installed in some Xiaomi phones\nSafe to remove.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.autonavi.minimap",
        "description": "高德地图 (Yeah no english translation) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.autonavi.minimap)\nXiaomi GPS\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.baidu.duersdk.opensdk",
        "description": "Duer stuff from Baidu \nDuer is a virtual AI assistant.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.baidu.input_huawei",
        "description": "Woh! 51 permissions! \nHuawei chinese stock input keyboard. You probably shouldn't trust this closed-source keyboard with this much permissions...NOTE: Make sure to have another keyboard installed before removing this package!\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.baidu.input_mi",
        "description": "Baidu IME (Baidu keyboard)\nYOU SHOULD NEVER USE A CLOSED-SOURCE KEYBOARD ! \nhttps://www.techrepublic.com/blog/asian-technology/japanese-government-warns-baidu-ime-is-spying-on-users/\nArchive : https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/asian-technology/japanese-government-warns-baidu-ime-is-spying-on-users/\nNOTE: Make sure you have installed another keyboard before removing this package.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.baidu.input_vivo",
        "description": "Default keyboard (Baidu IME customized for Vivo devices).\nThe number of requested permissions for this keyboard is terrifying. You really should use another keyboard. Pithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/d4cdf8fedcd94436ade720cb8df9b4ef32aca6c7822cae6c8698937d68e20363",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.baidu.searchbox",
        "description": "百度 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baidu.searchbox)\nBaidu App search engine.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bbk.account",
        "description": "Vivo account\nVivo privacy policy is really bad: https://privacy.vivo.com/privacy\nNote: Removing this will obviously break fuctions that require Vivo account authentication: accessibility, data backup etc.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bbk.appstore",
        "description": "Vivo app store.\nNote: apps from this store can still be upgraded with the built-in check upgrade feature even with this package removed",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bbk.calendar",
        "description": "Default calendar app.\n50 permissions for a calendar app. What could go wrong?\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/db107cb828a1ec9b7cbcd9fd86542da877fdf4cf947c18c8a48a2b09e568ad10",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bbk.iqoo.logsystem",
        "description": "User experience service\nTelemetry app.\nNote:Disabling this will break trial version system upgrade feature.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bjbyhd.screenreader_huawei",
        "description": "An accessibility feature for visually impaired people\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bkk.theme",
        "description": "Vivo theme (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbk.theme)\nLets you add new themes, fonts and wallpapers.\nIt has annoying notifications that cannot be disabled by going to the app settings. This app use 50 permissions and can install packages (REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES)\nNote: Removing this app will prevent you to change themes.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/0f15055131637d3dbc55d3a49b8e79b4f76ca09871abf9eb43b5f88afde11800",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.bsp.catchlog",
        "description": "bsp = Board support package\nUsed to catch log files obviously.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.chaozhuo.filemanager",
        "label": "File Manager",
        "description": "Adware file manager aka 'CZ File Manager' that mostly came preinstalled on Lenovo Tablets.\nFile management is a basic necessity, make sure you install a third-party file manager for this purpose.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Security-Malware/Tab4-Preinstalled-file-manager-has-Adware-trying-to-get-your/td-p/4355222",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/02b0b4c60941960d3ac82177df0e5e93f61ee0f5c181ba50668d4ab0dae8d508"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "warning": "You must allow 'location & phone calls' permission to run.",
        "suggestions": "file_managers"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.cnn.mobile.android.phone.edgepanel",
        "description": "CNN Edge panel. Twitter trends, and news from CNN.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.activation",
        "description": "E-warranty card\nLets you check if your registered phone is still under warranty (will send your IMEI to esa-reg-eup.myoppo.com. Has a lot of permissions and run at boot\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/2a1dc5caedd2347fa009563e9b4d1c11b1cb42726f9046151934c456fdd77d88",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.appmanager",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.assistantscreen",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.backuprestore",
        "description": "Most likely Oppo backup/restore feature \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.childrenspace",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.cloud",
        "description": "Oppo Cloud\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.compass2",
        "description": "ColorOS default compass app\nKeep in mind that by using this app you give your location to the weather Oppo servers.\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/9a965f5587fa6ee21c526612f3d72c50ef3cc53679b741260298387c44f5a3dc",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.directui",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.filemanager",
        "description": "ColorOS File Manager\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.findmyphone",
        "description": "Find my phone service\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.gamespace",
        "description": "Game Space\nHub for your Games + some performance optimizations\nhttps://community.coloros.com/thread-9962-1-1.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.gamespaceui",
        "description": "GameSpace\nGaming utility aiming at 'optimizing your gaming experience'. Has a lot of permissions. For instance, it has internet access, will scans all the apps you have on your phones (to find games), can performs Bluetooth scan and has access to the metadata of your media files (e.g the place where you took a picture).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.healthcheck",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.mcs",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.ocrscanner",
        "description": "ColorOS Optical character recognition scanner\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.onekeylockscreen",
        "description": "Lock your phone if you click on the app icon. Completely useless unless your physical power button is damaged.\nThis app still has the permission to list all the apps installed on the phone.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/ece4088357c0a47dffd96bdc46a7b535d448c1a3619d995f7032df3be6cb0a38",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.oppomultiapp",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.oshare",
        "description": "Oppo Share\nFile sharing app to transfer data from/to Oppo devices only. Seems to use weak crypto (AES ECB mode) and has weird permissions (such as `READ_CONTACTS`).\nWARNING: removing this app will break the functionality to share photos directly from ColorOS Photos app and break the 'share with' prompt after taking a screenshot.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/170f4a14be24a2e2135cd956a038aae9e2f78c845f3161b84c5545dbec03fad9",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.phonemanager",
        "description": "Phone Manager\nProvides so called 'optimization tools' and various security scanning services.\nThese virus scanning services may have privacy implications.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/6b7d9e117ffb600b852f3785ede4f3773385fc291376e94a061bf7ed787dec48",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.phonenoareainquire",
        "description": "Number Origin\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.securepay",
        "description": "Payment system from Oppo allowing you to pay with your phone\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/65246664d3795a5ac1b402d28456903e1b3bd76176de8298b3ea96c6c592ae9a",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.smartdrive",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.soundrecorder",
        "description": "ColorOS Sound Recorder",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.speechassist",
        "description": "ColorOS Speech Assistant\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.systemclone",
        "description": "System Cloner\nCreates multiple users on device",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.video",
        "description": "Video Player\nDefault Oppo video player with too much permissions (21) for a video player! \nNote: using inbuilt screen recorder you won't be able to open the recorded video from the notification view.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/4ceb96c23ad0e26ee8eceab293d251f8b1bddaf4a901741ee467e0bb867db6e9",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.wallet",
        "description": "Oppo Wallet\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.weather2",
        "description": "ColorOS weather app. Removal seems to trigger a bootloop on some phones. You should try, several users removed this app without any trouble on Oppo/Realme device with Android 11+\nSee: https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/issues/211",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coloros.widget.smallweather",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.coremobility.app.vnotes",
        "description": "Voicemail App?",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Some kind of theme overlay for Nokia devices?\nSome users claim to not see any differences when removed.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.dti.lenovo.tablet",
        "label": "Mobile Services",
        "description": "Silently installs unwanted packages without user permission.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://www.andrewnile.co.uk/blog/lenovo-mobile-services/",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/4ebcc8b5a13851054d85153b0d4086e4b2b5adaee66eaea5843078c6134e9dd7"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.duokan.phone.remotecontroller",
        "description": "Mi Remote Controller (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duokan.phone.remotecontroller)\nControl your electric appliances with your phone using Mi Remote.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.duokan.phone.remotecontroller.peel.plugin",
        "description": "Peel Mi Remote (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duokan.phone.remotecontroller.peel.plugin)\nPeel Mi Remote is a TV guide extension for Xiaomi Mi Remote by \"Peel Smart Remote\".\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.elephanttek.faceunlock",
        "description": "Standard FaceUnlock functionality?\nUnlock your device by simply looking at the display.\nFace unlock is bad for security and privacy:\nhttps://www.ubergizmo.com/2017/03/galaxy-s8-facial-unlock-photograph/\nhttps://www.kaspersky.com/blog/face-unlock-insecurity/21618/\nhttps://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-you-should-never-unlock-your-phone-with-your-face-79c07772a28/",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.enhance.gameservice",
        "description": "Legacy game Optimizing Service (was replaced by com.samsung.android.game.gos)\nIs supposed to \"improve\" game performance.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.AprUploadService",
        "description": "Apr Upload Service ???? [MORE INFO NEEDED]",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.AprUploadService.data.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Apr Upload Service?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.AprUploadService.data.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Apr Upload Service?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.AprUploadService.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Apr Upload Service?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.CPClient",
        "description": "CP = Client Provisioning.\nSurely used to push new carrier internet/MMS settings automatically\nMaybe it's useful if carriers change their APN... but you still can change it manually, it's not difficult.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.CPClient.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for CPClient?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.CPClient.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for CPClient?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.CPClient.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for CPClient?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DbgCfgTool",
        "description": "Debug Config Tool?",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DbgCfgTool.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Debug Config Tool?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DbgCfgTool.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Debug Config Tool?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DbgCfgTool.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Debug Config Tool?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl",
        "description": "Some form of device monitoring?",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl.data.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Device Monitor Control?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl.data.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Device Monitor Control?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.DeviceMonitorControl.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Device Monitor Control?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.OTAUpdate.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for OTA Update UI?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.PowerMonitor",
        "description": "Drains more battery than it saves.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.PowerMonitor.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Power Monitor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.PowerMonitor.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Power Monitor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.PowerMonitor.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Power Monitor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.SettingsUtils",
        "description": "Settings utils\n(crappy) Audio rendering. \nSee https://gitlab.com/W1nst0n/universal-android-debloater/-/issues/9#note_369056538\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.SettingsUtils.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for SettingsUtils?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.SetupWizard",
        "description": "The first-boot device setup wizard for new/factory reset devices.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.SetupWizard.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Setup Wizard?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.SetupWizard.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Setup Wizard?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.SetupWizard.overlay.d.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Setup Wizard?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.UsageStatsLogReceiver",
        "description": "Logging stuff",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.UsageStatsLogReceiver.data.overlay.back.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Usage Stats Log?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.UsageStatsLogReceiver.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Usage Stats Log?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.apnwidget.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Some overlay for an APN widget. Overlays are usually themes.\nAPN means Access Point Name and must be configured with carrier values in order for your device to acess the carrier's network.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.autoregistration",
        "description": "Spyware app which sends warranty details to China\nhttps://milankragujevic.com/the-trade-of-privacy-for-convenience\nhttps://nitter.net/drwetter/status/1108801189662130176",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.autoregistration.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Spyware app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.autoregistration.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Spyware app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.autoregistration.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Spyware app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.autoregistration.overlay.d.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Spyware app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.autoregistration.overlay.d.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Spyware app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.batteryprotect",
        "description": "Battery protect is advertised to improve battery performance, but in practice it drains your battery and kills apps aggressively.\nhttps://dontkillmyapp.com/nokia\nNokia decided to stop using this app-killer in the future:\nhttps://www.androidpolice.com/2019/08/27/nokia-hmd-phones-disable-evenwell-background-process-app-killer/",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.batteryprotect.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Battery Protect?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.batteryprotect.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Battery Protect?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.batteryprotect.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Battery Protect?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.batteryprotect.overlay.d.base.s600e0",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Battery Protect?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.bboxsbox",
        "description": "??? [MORE INFO NEEDED]",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.bboxsbox.app",
        "description": "????\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.bokeheditor",
        "description": "Probably related to adding fake bokeh (a focus blur effect) to photos.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.bokeheditor.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Bokeh Editor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.camera2",
        "description": "Nokia camera by evenwell (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evenwell.camera2)\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.custmanager",
        "description": "Customer manager\nGiven its name I'd say it is useless but I don't have more info.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.custmanager.data.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Customer Manager?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.custmanager.data.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Customer Manager?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.custmanager.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Customer Manager?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.customerfeedback.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Customer Feedback?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.dataagent",
        "description": "Data agent\nUsed for backup/restore? [MORE INFO NEEDED]",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.dataagent.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Data Agent?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.dataagent.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Data Agent?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.dataagent.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Data Agent?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.defaultappconfigure.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "A theme overlay for selecting default apps or something?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.email.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for email app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.factorywizard",
        "description": "Likely part of the first-boot device setup (new/factory reset device).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.factorywizard.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for setup wizard?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.factorywizard.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for setup wizard?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.fmradio.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Nokia radio app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.foxlauncher.partner",
        "description": "Partner Launcher Customization\nRelated to the Nokia launcher\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.fqc",
        "description": "FQC is a secret test menu. It lets you test the hardware (touch screen, speakers, SD card, SIM card, camera...)\nYou need to type *#*#372733#*#* in the Nokia dialer\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.hdrservice",
        "description": "HDR Service (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evenwell.hdrservice)\nEnhances contrast and sharpness for normal photos, games and videos dynamically.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.legalterm",
        "description": "Provides terms and conditions (legal notice)",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.legalterm.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for some terms and conditions?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.managedprovisioning",
        "description": "Nokia implementation of com.android.managedprovisioning? If so it manages Android user accounts, allowing you to add extra accounts. The typical use-case is setting up a corporate profile that is controlled by the employer on an employee's personal device, to keep personal and work data separate.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.managedprovisioning.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Managed Provisioning?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.managedprovisioning.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Managed Provisioning?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.managedprovisioning.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Managed Provisioning?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.mappartner",
        "description": "????\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.nps",
        "description": "Net Promoter Score\nPreinstalled survey.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.nps.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Net Promoter Score?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.nps.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Net Promoter Score?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.nps.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Net Promoter Score?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.pandorasbox",
        "description": "WTF is this? [MORE INFO NEEDED]",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.pandorasbox.app",
        "description": "WTF is this?\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.partnerbrowsercustomizations",
        "description": "Adds something (Nokia-)partner-related to your browser? Probably adds bookmarks.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.partnerbrowsercustomizations.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for some browser customization?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.partnerbrowsercustomizations.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for some browser customization?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.partnerbrowsercustomizations.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for some browser customization?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.permissiondetection",
        "description": "???? [MORE INFO NEEDED]",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.permissiondetection.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "A theme overlay for some \"permissiondetection\" package?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.phone.overlay.base",
        "description": "Some overlay for the dialer app? Overlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.phone.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for the dialer app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.powersaving.g3.overlay.d.base.s600e0",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Power Saving?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.providers.downloads.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for the downloads app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.providers.downloads.ui.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for the downloads app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.providers.partnerbookmarks.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Partner Bookmarks?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.providers.weather",
        "description": "Provider for the Nokia weather app.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.providers.weather.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for weather provider?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.pushagent",
        "description": "Related to push notifications for Nokia apps?",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.pushagent.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for pushagent?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.pushagent.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for pushagent?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.pushagent.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for pushagent?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.retaildemoapp",
        "description": "Nokia retail demonstration mode\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_mode",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.retaildemoapp.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Nokia retail demonstration mode?\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_mode",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.retaildemoapp.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Nokia retail demonstration mode?\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_mode",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.retaildemoapp.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Nokia retail demonstration mode?\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_mode",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.screenlock.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for the lock-screen?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.settings.data.overlay.base",
        "description": "Overlay related to settings. Overlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.settings.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for settings?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.setupwizard.btl.s600ww.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Setup Wizard?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.stbmonitor",
        "description": "Apparently used to stabilize phone usage.\nSeems to drain battery.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.stbmonitor.data.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for STB Monitor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.stbmonitor.data.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for STB Monitor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.stbmonitor.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for STB Monitor?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.telecom.data.overlay.base",
        "description": "Overlay related to Telecom data? Overlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.telecom.data.overlay.base.s600id",
        "description": "Theme overlay for something telecom-related?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.telecom.data.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for something telecom-related?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.weather.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for the Nokia weather app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.weatherservice",
        "description": "Service for the weather app",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.evenwell.weatherservice.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for weather service?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.example.wifirftest",
        "description": "Wifi Radio Frequency test\nProbably used in factory. No hidden test menu to use it.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.facemoji.lite.xiaomi.gp",
        "description": "Facemoji Keyboard Lite for Xiaomi - Emoji & Theme  (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facemoji.lite.xiaomi.gp)\nEmoji keyboard\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.factory.mmigroup",
        "description": "Hidden super-menu accessible by dialing *#*#64633#*#*\nThis menu lists all the others hidden test/debug apps.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fairphone.activator",
        "description": "Fairphone activation service\nhttps://forum.fairphone.com/t/telemetry-spyware-list-of-privacy-threats-on-fp3-android-9/55179/74",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fairphone.myfairphone",
        "description": "My Fairphone app\nhttps://www.fairphone.com/en/2021/12/20/my-fairphone-app/",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fido.xiaomi.uafclient",
        "description": "UAF client for FIDO.\nFido is a set of open technical specifications for mechanisms of authenticating users to online services that do not depend on passwords.\nhttps://fidoalliance.org/specs/u2f-specs-1.0-bt-nfc-id-amendment/fido-glossary.html\nhttps://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-v2.0-rd-20170927/fido-overview-v2.0-rd-20170927.html\nThe UAF protocol is designed to enable online services to offer passwordless and multi-factor security by allowing users to register their device to the online service and using a local authentication mechanism such as iris or fingerprint recognition.\nhttps://developers.google.com/identity/fido/android/native-apps\nSafe to remove if you don't use password-less authentification to access online services.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fih.StatsdLogger",
        "description": "Foxconn stats logger\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fih.infodisplay",
        "description": "Foxconn info display\n????\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fingerprints.fingerprintsensortest",
        "description": "Sensor Test Tool\nProvides hidden fingerprint test menu. Type *#806# in OnePlus dialer to open.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fingerprints.sensortesttool",
        "description": "Sensor Test Tool\nHidden test app used to test working of the fingerprint sensors.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.foxconn.ifaa",
        "description": "IFAA = (China’s) Internet Finance Authentication Alliance\nProvides biometric authentication for Alipay. Probably safe to disable if you don't use it.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.fp.camera",
        "description": "Fairphone Camera app",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.gallery20",
        "description": "AI Gallery (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gallery20)\nStock gallery app with picture editing (filters, crop, add text, watermark, frame, bloor. Sends analytics to api.meishesdk.com\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/d9cf633450ed90d2c89c941c5c202845b2789ceffe6d6337ecf772d223d157de",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.apps.wearable.retailattractloop",
        "description": "Demo mode - you see it in the stores (the video playing while idle).",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.apps.wearable.settings",
        "description": "WearOS settings",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.clockwork.oemsetup",
        "description": "Installs carrier apps after the first time setup. Haven't noticed any consequences after uninstalling. I also saw some similar bloatware packages on the net, ending with clockwork.gestures.tutorial - first time use tutorial or clockwork.flashlight, clockwork.nfc, clockwork.brightness",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.overlay.gmsgsaconfig",
        "description": "Overlay theme for gmsgsaconfig? Probably an RRO? https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/rros",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.modulemetadata.forframework",
        "description": "Android System Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the Android System framework based on the name.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.wearable.ambient",
        "description": "It's like doze on Android phones. Not recommended to disable, as this package reduces battery drain when idle.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.wearable.assistant",
        "description": "Google Assistant for Android wearables (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.assistant)\n\nHas obviously all the dangerous permissions: https://beta.pithus.org/report/efccf27aa68d9c263e4288d38af76f855b5fd4156034ebdaabeb185d8c4f1411",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.wearable.batteryservices",
        "description": "It's used to manage battery-related things on Android smartwatches, like monitoring the battery level, managing power consumption (auto battery saving I think), and handling battery-related events (pop-up when battery at 15%, etc.). It is typically used by developers to create battery-aware applications for wearable devices.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.google.android.wearable.healthservices",
        "description": "Health Services by Google\n (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.healthservices)\n\nDisabling this on a Watch5 broke heart rate measuring and some workouts.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.browser",
        "description": "Oppo Browser\nRebranded HeyTap browser for Oppo. Full of ads and spams you in notifications. You should never use this browser\nHeyTap terrible privacy policy: https://brand.heytap.com/eu/privacy.html",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.cloud",
        "description": "HeyTap Cloud\nBad privacy policy: https://muc.heytap.com/document/heytap/oversea/privacyPolicy/privacyPolicy_en-US.html\nWhy does the app need `REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES` (can install packages)?\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/dbf265db47f8632453bb83ef51ea1d921413c02a8d24c989345896de83704a75",
        "removal": "delete",
        "dependencies": [
            "com.heytap.mcs"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.habit.analysis",
        "description": "Most likely used to track your habits from IoT HeyTap devices [TO BE CONFIRMED]",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.market",
        "description": "Heytap/Oppo app store.There is no benefit of using this app store and you should not keep a privileged app with as many permissions.\n\nhttps://developers.oppomobile.com/newservice/capability?pagename=app_store\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/3a2a10af9310411d814fd6dd252adec1ab0c06adf32a675b7534c3edc0e534bf",
        "removal": "delete",
        "dependencies": [
            "com.heytap.mcs"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.music",
        "description": "Default Oppo Music App with insecure WebView Implementation (execution of user controlled code in WebView is an important security hole.\nHas also weird permissions (QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES and BLUETOOTH ?)\n\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/befa0ec0616c553632379f069453b0ca74ee29fd1428b9fce19c1657e6f97d8b",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.pictorial",
        "description": "Lock Screen Magazine which can display ads depending on your ColorOS version",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.themestore",
        "description": "Theme Store with 73 permissions! (including CAMERA, CALL_PHONE, READ_CONTACTS, REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES...) and 2 trackers.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/e8c4fc2bae420cf5f094ce914f25accdede5152f9d801db6eb32a4020a7726b2",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.heytap.usercenter",
        "description": "Login service for various HeyTap related services like HeyTap Cloud etc.\nNeeded if you want to join Early Access Testing for new ColorOS/RealmeUI\n\n[APK NEEDED]",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hicloud.android.clone",
        "description": "Huawei Phone Clone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hicloud.android.clone)\n171 Permissions (https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/fr/reports/144565/)\nData migration application between Huawei phones.\nKeep in mind that all your data will be synchronised in the Huawei cloud and collected by the company.\nhttps://cloud.huawei.com/privacyStatementTransit\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hisi.mapcon",
        "description": "Provides wifi calling feature (call or text on Wi-Fi networks using your SIM card)\nNOTE: Instant messaging video/voice call does not use this \"wifi calling\" feature. \nBtw, you should use a E2EE messaging app like Signal/Session/Element(https://element.io/) instead of the non-secure wifi-calling feature\nprovided by your carrier.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hiya.star",
        "description": "also called android-ss-service-lib (Samsung-exclusive)\nThird-party that provides caller profile information to help consumers identify incoming calls and block unwanted ones.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiya_(company)\nhttps://hiya.com/\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes spam blocking features\nhttps://itmunch.com/robocall-caught-sending-customers-confidential-data-without-consent/\n\nHave a look at their privacy policy. That's... pretty scary : https://hiya.com/fr/hiya-data-policy\nNeeded for Samsung Smart Call (com.samsung.android.smartcallprovider)",
        "removal": "delete",
        "required_by": [
            "com.samsung.android.smartcallprovider"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hmdglobal.camera2",
        "description": "Nokia camera (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hmdglobal.camera2)\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hmdglobal.datago",
        "description": "Sends diagnostic data to HMD (Company behind Nokia)?",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hmdglobal.datago.overlay.base",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Nokia telemetry package?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hmdglobal.datago.overlay.base.s600ww",
        "description": "Theme overlay for a Nokia telemetry package?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.hmdglobal.support",
        "description": "My Phone (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hmdglobal.support)\nLets you join the Nokia phones community, get app recommendations, explore your phone’s user guide and more.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huaqin.diaglogger",
        "description": "Secret logging menu only accessible by dialing using a \"secret code\" (*#*#CODE#*#*)\nYou can use any of these code : \"995995\", \"996996\", \"9434\", \"334334\", \"5959\", \"477477\"\nUsed to log Bluetooth traffic and send them to com.miui.bugreport\nWrite logs to \"/sdcard/diag_logs/\" | \"/sdcard/wlan_logs/\" | \"/sdcard/MIUI/debug_log/common/\"\n#\nFYI Huaqin is a Chinese mobile phone research and development company.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huaqin.factory",
        "description": "Hidden test app (dial *#*#64663#*#*)\nUsed by technician in factory to test the hardware. Not intented to be run by end-users. \nHas a huge amount of permissions.\nA vulnerability was found in 2019 (CVE-2019-15340) allowing any app co-located on the device to \nprogrammatically disable and enable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS silently (and without the corresponding access permission)\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15340\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huaqin.sar",
        "description": "SetTransmitPower\nI can't access the apk but I'm pretty sure it is another hidden test app not meant to be used by end-user\nGiven its name it could be used to adjust the transmit power of the cell phone antennas\nSAR = Specific Absorption Rate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_absorption_rate)\nXDA users removed this without any issues. To be 100% sure it would be good to test the SAR without this package (just in case)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.HwMultiScreenShot",
        "description": "Scrolling screenshot feature\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.KoBackup",
        "description": "As of writing this, Huawei phones cannot be rooted. \nThis Backup application is probably able to backup more than any other 3rd party backup app.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.FloatTasks",
        "description": "Floating/Navigation dock (also called NaviDot).\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/how-to/detail-troubleshooting/en-us00310067/",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.chr",
        "description": "HwChrService\nHuawei Call History Record. \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.hsf",
        "description": "Huawei Services Framework\n3 permissions : DELETE_PACKAGES, INSTALL_PACKAGES, PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS\nSafe to remove according to huawei users\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.hwpay",
        "description": "Huawei Pay\nMobile payment and e-wallet service for Huawei devices that offers the same services as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc...\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/huawei-wallet/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.instantonline",
        "description": "no noticable consequences\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.instantshare",
        "description": "Huawei Share features.\nFile transfer tool between Huawei mobiles, using Bluetooth connection and WiFi Direct technology.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.internal.app",
        "description": "Component of Huawei sharing. I read someone saying \"Do not remove or you won't be able to send files to apps\".\nCan someone test it ? \n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.karaoke",
        "description": "Karaoke mode feature.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.launcher",
        "description": "Huawei launcher app.\nIt's basically the home screen, the way icons apps are organized and displayed.\nDON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER !\nYou will maybe need this package for the recent apps feature to work (even if you have another launcher)\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "launchers"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.mirrorshare",
        "description": "MirrorShare feature (Miracast rebranded by Huawei)\nUsed to mirror screen of you smartphone on a TV.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.pushagent",
        "description": "push notification agent\nSeems to only be used for Huawei apps\nThe recompiled java code makes it look like it's once again mainly used for analytics.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.remotecontroller",
        "description": "Huawei Smart Controller app.\nLets you you add, customize, and set up remote controls, allowing control of your electronic appliances through your phone. \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.thememanager",
        "description": "Themes (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.android.thememanager)\nLets you download and use Huawei themes.\nSetting Wallpapers directly will no longer work, but the Wallpaper entry in the Settings app will still let you choose wallpapers.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.tips",
        "description": "HUAWEI Feature Advisor\nPeriodically gives you notifications on how to use certain features on your phone.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.totemweather",
        "description": "Huawei Weather app (and its widget)",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.totemweatherapp",
        "description": "Huawei Weather app (and its widget)",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.totemweatherwidget",
        "description": "Huawei Weather app (and its widget)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.wfdft",
        "description": "Wi-Fi Direct feature.\nNote: Wifi direct enables devices to establish a direct Wi-Fi connection (without a router) over which the two can send and receive files.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.android.wfdirect",
        "description": "Wi-Fi Direct feature.\nNote: Wifi direct enables devices to establish a direct Wi-Fi connection (without a router) over which the two can send and receive files. \n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.aod",
        "description": "Always On Display\nWhen enabled in settings it shows clock and notifications when you raise the phone or touch the screen.\nThis is basically a lower-power lock-screen. It could in theory reduce power draw if you check notifications/clock often as OLED screens draw minimal power showing a mostly black screen(black = pixel off), but in practice the number of times you'll unintentionally trigger it will likely eat up any potential power savings and more. And if your device doesn't have an OLED screen this will draw way more power.\nMost of these power savings could be applied to your standard lock-screen simply by making your background image completely black.\nRedSkull23 says it's unsafe to remove. Does it bootloop?",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.appmarket",
        "description": "Huawei app store (AppGallery)\nhttps://www.xda-developers.com/appgallery-huawei-alternative-google-play-store-android/\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.arengine.service",
        "description": "Augmented reality service.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.bd",
        "description": "HwUE (Huawei UserExperience)\nWhen a company call a something 'UserExperience' you know you don't need this.\nAnalytics service, run at boot. Collect information about packages/apps usages.\nHas a nice custom permission called com.huawei.permission.BIG_DATA\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.bluetooth",
        "description": "Lets you import your contacts via Bluetooth\nBluetooth will still work if you remove this package.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.browser",
        "description": "Huawei Browser app. Don't expect privacy using it\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "browsers"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.browserhomepage",
        "description": "Huawei Browser component.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.calendar",
        "description": "Huawei Calendar app.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "calendars"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.compass",
        "description": "Huawei Compass app.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.contacts",
        "description": "Huawei Contacts app\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "contacts"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.contacts.sync",
        "description": "Huawei Contacts sync\nMy guess (can't have the apk on hand) is this enables you to synchronise your contacts with your Huawei account.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.contactscamcard",
        "description": "CamCard is a business card reader app.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.deskclock",
        "description": "Huawei Clock App.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "clocks"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.desktop.explorer",
        "description": "From XDA thread : \"Service that is been used when you wanna use your phone as an operative system on a PC.\"\nI don't understand what does it mean.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.email",
        "description": "Huawei Email app.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "email_clients"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.fastapp",
        "description": "Quick App Center\nComponent of AppGallery (Huawei's app store) providing Quick Apps support. Quick Apps are Javascript+CSS apps that don't need any installation. This technology has its uses but I'm personally not a huge fan on having to rely on a JS engine to run an application\nThis system app has a lot of permissions (including SEND_SMS, CAMERA, READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, RECORD_AUDIO... why?)\nMore information: https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-quick-apps-alternative-google-instant-apps/\n OW2 Quick App whitepaper: https://quick-app-initiative.ow2.io/docs/Quick_App_White_Paper.pdf",
        "removal": "replace",
        "dependencies": [
            "com.huawei.hwid"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.fido.uafclient",
        "description": "UAF client for FIDO.\nFido is a set of open technical specifications for mechanisms of authenticating users to online services that do not depend on passwords.\nhttps://fidoalliance.org/specs/u2f-specs-1.0-bt-nfc-id-amendment/fido-glossary.html\nhttps://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-v2.0-rd-20170927/fido-overview-v2.0-rd-20170927.html\nThe UAF protocol is designed to enable online services to offer passwordless and multi-factor security by allowing users to register their device to the online service and using a local authentication mechanism such as iris or fingerprint recognition.\nhttps://developers.google.com/identity/fido/android/native-apps\nSafe to remove if you don't use password-less authentification to access online servics.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.game.kitserver",
        "description": "Probably safe to remove if you don't play games\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.gameassistant",
        "description": "Huawei Game Suite (HiGame).\nMobile game app store.\nhttps://club.hihonor.com/in/topic/16341/detail.htm\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.geofence",
        "description": "GeofenceService.\nAllows you to do something when a user enters an area that has been defined as a trigger.\nA geofence is a virtual perimeter set on a real geographic area. Combining a user position with a geofence perimeter, \nit is possible to know if the user is inside or outside the geofence or even if he is exiting or entering the area.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.health",
        "description": "Huawei Health (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.health)\nConnect Huawei wearables to your phone and all sorts of stats like all fitness tracking apps.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hiaction",
        "description": "no noticable consequences\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hiai",
        "description": "no noticable consequences\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hiassistantoversea",
        "description": "HiVoice. Huawei's voice assistant to replace \"Hey Google\"\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hicard",
        "description": "Huawei Cards, no noticable consequences\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hicloud",
        "description": "Huawei cloud features\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hidisk",
        "description": "Huawei File Manager app.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "file_managers"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hifolder",
        "description": "Huawei Online Cloud folder service\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/mobilecloud/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.himovie.overseas",
        "description": "Huawei stock video application (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.himovie.overseas). Replace with VLC, which integrates well with the stock gallery.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hitouch",
        "description": "Huawei HiTouch\nAssistant capable to recognize the objects in a photo and to search them through various shopping sites.\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/uk/support/faq/have-you-tried-the-new-hitouch-assistant/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hiviewtunnel",
        "description": "This displays details/attributes of pictures in the gallery (ISO, exposure time, etc.).\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwasm",
        "description": "FIDO UAF Autenthicator-Specific Module.\nSee 'com.huawei.fido.uafclient' for FIDO explaination.\nThe UAF Authenticator-Specific Module (ASM) is a software interface on top of UAF authenticators which gives a standardized way for FIDO UAF clients to detect and access the functionality of UAF authenticators and hides internal communication complexity from FIDO UAF Client.\nhttps://fidoalliance.org/specs/fido-uaf-v1.0-ps-20141208/fido-uaf-asm-api-v1.0-ps-20141208.html",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwblockchain",
        "description": "Probably blockchain related, no noticable consequences when removed\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwdetectrepair",
        "description": "Huawei Smart diagnosis (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.hwdetectrepair)\nUseless features and run in background.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwid",
        "description": "Huawei Mobile Services (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.hwid)\nHuawei’s alternative to Google Play Services. Needed to access advanced Huawei features.\nA Huawei ID is required to access services, like Themes, Mobile Cloud, HiCare, Huawei Wear, Huawei Health\nSee more: https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-hms-core-android-alternative-google-play-services-gms/",
        "removal": "delete",
        "required_by": [
            "com.huawei.fastapp"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwsearch",
        "description": "Petal Search widget. Used for finding apps/apks on serveral online sources (introduced after Google Mobile Services Ban).\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwstartupguide",
        "description": "A one-time setup app that is no longer needed",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.hwvoipservice",
        "description": "Voice over IP service for Huawei MeeTime (com.huawei.meetime)",
        "removal": "delete",
        "required_by": [
            "com.huawei.meetime"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.iaware",
        "description": "App Prioritizer. Prioritizes apps to avoid slowdown\nUp to you but there is apparently no noticeable difference when deleted.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.ihealth",
        "description": "MotionService package, it's required for actions like shaking the phone to shut off the alarm, ecc.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.intelligent",
        "description": "Huawei Assistant. Shopping recommendations\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.livewallpaper.artflower",
        "description": "Live wallpapers",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.livewallpaper.flowersbloom",
        "description": "Live wallpapers",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.livewallpaper.mountaincloud",
        "description": "Live wallpapers",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.livewallpaper.naturalgarden",
        "description": "Live wallpapers",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.livewallpaper.paradise",
        "description": "Live wallpapers",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.livewallpaper.ripplestone",
        "description": "Live wallpapers",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.magazine",
        "description": "Magazine unlock. Downloads wallpapers for your lock screen.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.maps.app",
        "label": "Petal Maps",
        "description": "Huawei map and navigation app with HMS (Huawei Mobile Services) trackers.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.maps.app",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/d15349e7a998306012462484f270f93794141113d6680fa8512931c270adf830"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "maps"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.meetime",
        "description": "MeeTime (https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/content/en-us00956296/). Voice and video calling application by Huawei. Only workds with EMUI 9.1+ Huawei phones. Huawei claims they use E2EE but this wasn't verified and there is not Whitepaper so don't trust them. They also collect metadata. There is no advantages to use this app instead of the reputed open-source Signal app.",
        "removal": "delete",
        "dependencies": [
            "com.huawei.hwvoipservice"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.mirror",
        "description": "Huawei Mirror app.\nMirror like \"Glass\"",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.mirrorlink",
        "description": "Huawei Mirror app. \nMirror like \"Glass\"\n\nHuawei mirrorlink implementation\nUsed to connect your phone to a car (with https://mirrorlink.com/ support) in order to provide audio streaming, GPS navigation...\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.music",
        "description": "Huawei Music app. Fat music player developed by Huawei (137MB. Seriously?).\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "music_apps"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.mycenter",
        "description": "Huawei Member Center\n Gives reward offers and news to Huawei users. Very intrusive app : 68 permissions inclusing CAMERA, ACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONtion, REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES. Can run in the background and just after boot even if you haven't unlock your phone yet. Phones home.\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/3af49c621aefeef0dca86a4f79b5f007d73698fa979d3ba1ac7d6f1ccaea9cdf",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.ohos.inputmethod",
        "description": "Huawei default Keyboard\nWARNING: Before unistalling, make sure to have a third-party keyboard installed.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "keyboards"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.parentcontrol",
        "description": "Parental controls functions.\nIt seems Huawei can prevent to remove packages. Uninstalling (or even disabling) this package returns an error: Failure [DELETE_FAILED_INTERNAL_ERROR] (not allowed to disable this package).\n See https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/issues/51",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.pcassistant",
        "description": "HiSuite service. Used by HiSuite PC software.\nHiSuite enables you to backup your data and restore them from/to your phone.\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hisuite/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.phoneservice",
        "description": "HiCare (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huawei.phoneservice)\nProvides you common online services including customer services, issue feedback, user guides, service centers and self-service. \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.photos",
        "description": "Huawei Gallery app.\nNote: The official camera app refuses to open photos in another gallery (you can't review your picture from the camera app)\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "gallery"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.powergenie",
        "description": "Task killer app in EMUI 9+ (Android 9+).\nTask killer apps tend to do more harm than help as they clear cached RAM for no good reason, removing the battery and time savings involved in caching. In addition to the obvious issues with background functionality like notifications.\nFrom issue#104.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.scanner",
        "description": "AI Lens. Shop for objects that you take a picture of. This de-clutters the camera interface by removing the AI Lens button on the top left corner and does not break the AR Measure app.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.search",
        "description": "HiSearch\nAllows you to search through settings, files, contacts and notes while keeping a record of your search history.\nHi Search is really annonying because it's triggered as soon as you wipe down from the middle part of the home.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.securitymgr",
        "description": "PrivateSpace\nLets you store private information in a hidden space within your device that can only be accessed \nwith your fingerprint or password.\nTODO: Data at rest encryption? If not, this is useless\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/content/en-us00754246/\n)\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.stylus.floatmenu",
        "description": "AI Lens. Shop for objects that you take a picture of. This de-clutters the camera interface by removing the AI Lens button on the top left corner and does not break the AR Measure app.\n \nFloating menu with M-Pen feature.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.synergy",
        "description": "Huawei Cloud & Network Synergy.\nSeems to be related to B2B (Business To Business) cloud stuff.\nhttps://www.huawei.com/en/press-events/news/2016/10/Cloud-Network-Synergy-Whitepaper\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.tips",
        "description": "HUAWEI Feature Advisor\nPeriodically gives you notifications on how to use certain features on your phone.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.trustagent",
        "description": "Smart unlock feature.\nEnables you to unlock your phone with a Bluetooth device, like a smart band. \nWhen a compatible Bluetooth device is detected, you can unlock your phone with a simple swipe (without a password).\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.vassistant",
        "description": "HiVoice app\nHuawei voice assistant (like Siri or Google assistant)\nHuge privacy risk. Keep in mind that the app keeps the microphone *on* non-stop.\nIs now Celia (https://consumer.huawei.com/en/emui/celia/)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.videoeditor",
        "description": "Huawei Video editor\nIncludes 2 ads trackers. Interacts with Huawei cloud. Pithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/19ef8cfb02f3853128603a140b4602db57ddf729a728b1ea6998e8b20752138f",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.wallet",
        "description": "Huawei Wallet (renammed Huawei Pay)\nMobile payment and e-wallet service for Huawei devices that offers the same services as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay etc...\nhttps://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/huawei-wallet/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.watch.sync",
        "description": "Huawei Watch sync function\nIs it only used to sync Huawei watch ?\nSafe to remove according to several users\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.huawei.webview",
        "description": "Huawei Webview.\nAllows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside the app.\nWARNING: Make to have another Webview before uninstalling it or some apps may not work properly.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "webviews"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.iflytek.speechsuite",
        "description": "Default voice input method from iflytek, a big chinese company (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFlytek)\nIFLytek was implicated in human rights violations : \nhttps://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/US-sanctions-8-China-tech-companies-over-role-in-Xinjiang-abuses\nArchive: https://web.archive.org/save/https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade-war/US-sanctions-8-China-tech-companies-over-role-in-Xinjiang-abuses\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.kidoz.lenovo",
        "label": "Lenovo Kid's Account",
        "description": "Partnered with https://kidoz.net/.\nProvides kids friendly relevant services based on their 'usage behaviour'.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/af6c3674c3bdcacda3590eb657fef61c1b3b44100c7c6ae051309d5196104efa",
            "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/af6c3674c3bdcacda3590eb657fef61c1b3b44100c7c6ae051309d5196104efa/detection"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.knox.vpn.proxyhandler",
        "description": "Third-party package that provides caller profile information to help consumers identify incoming calls and block unwanted ones.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiya_(company)\nhttps://hiya.com/\nNOTE: Never trust a company that promotes spam blocking features.\nhttps://itmunch.com/robocall-caught-sending-customers-confidential-data-without-consent/\nHave a look at their privacy policy. It's... pretty scary: https://hiya.com/fr/hiya-data-policy\nNeeded for Samsung Smart Call (com.samsung.android.smartcallprovider)\nSamsung Knox allows business and personal content to \"securely\" coexist on the same handset.\nThis package handles proxies alongside KNOX.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.agent0",
        "label": "OCZ_ProvisionAgent",
        "description": "Not sure what it does.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/9ebdba931604f90815b8014cbba12b91521811ac49a292dab438006"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.csdkplatform",
        "label": "PlatformApk",
        "description": "CSDK = Commercial Software Development Kit (CSDK) for details see official video.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://videos.emea.lenovo.com/lenovo-commercial-software",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/130d7076019d7a4519a04c80dbd80fa3734542dc44ec1f5fba464569fb3f4adc"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.dagent",
        "label": "OCZ_DeployAgent",
        "description": "Not sure what it does.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/d5bd860fb7c42078618118213913ea6d58fec2a51904728f2f429840386d0c70"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.dsa",
        "label": "OCZ_DeployServiceApp",
        "description": "Dynamic System Analysis (DSA) collects and analyzes system information to aid in diagnosing system problems.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LNVO-DSA",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/2e4a0b3fa9ea4fb56a7bd90d1d2c9eb4cd7fffe481943e0f6bfb8a23554cb921"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.launcher",
        "label": "LenovoLauncher",
        "description": "Lenovo's default device launcher.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/3cdd48fb6a9c94435fb1b46b41a19c553b96ae889aaa2d7285f28cd64d12363e"
        ],
        "removal": "replace"
        "warning": "Make sure have installed another launcher before debloating this app"
        "suggestions": "launchers"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.launcher.provider",
        "label": "LenovoLauncherProvider",
        "description": "Related to lenovo launcher(com.lenovo.launcher)?\nExactly not sure what it does.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/c94afd8d85adb4c139ca6e78cd0fe643ebe0d0046480f2b12235e698eeccaa51"
        ],
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.lsf",
        "label": "Lenovo ID",
        "description": "Lenovo ID adds an option in Settings>Accounts where you can login to a Lenovo ID account.\nFeatures include \"exclusive features directly from Lenovo and our partners\" and \"syncing users information across devices\"\nlsf = Lenovo Service Framework\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/f181581838c8898634160e5cceada5fd3e4032b6ad9eae39ff788e8cc2922db7"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.lsf.device",
        "label": "Device Service",
        "description": "lsf = Lenovo Service Framework.\nExactly not sure what it does.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/1cbd510ef561561b3d850583e9467f16b9ae2d94280c9b2a50bcb8cfbad6ccf9"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.lsf.user",
        "description": "Lenovo ID adds an option in Settings>Accounts where you can login to a Lenovo ID account.\nFeatures include \"exclusive features directly from Lenovo and our partners\" and \"syncing users information across devices\"\nlsf = Lenovo Service Framework.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.ocpl",
        "label": "OCZ_ClientDownloader",
        "description": "Not sure what it does.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Android-based-Tablets-and-Phablets/OCZ-ClientDownloader/m-p/5090852?page=1#5396079",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/8a1884d7604d3c3ab7559d6dcffe88b77243e85bee38ff100f1331043b6d5e6f"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.ota",
        "label": "System Update",
        "description": "App for your Over-The-Air (OTA) system update.\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.tab4_8plus",
        "label": "Lenovo TAB4 8 Plus",
        "description": "App that shows TAB4 8 Plus device specifications.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.ue.device",
        "label": "UserExperience",
        "description": "User Experience Program\nAnalytics stuff. Displays an annoying notification after every reboot prompting you to join this user experience program.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/54cc80e774c0106e2b74b7b8d50981ad2108dad2f8d4b2c6a5115e14256807f6"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.wallpaper",
        "label": "Wallpapers",
        "description": "Wallpaper manager app for lenovo devices.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lenovo.weather.theme.dreamlandPad",
        "label": "Lenovo Weather",
        "description": "Adds widget for lenovo weather app(com.tblenovo.lewea)\n",
        "web": [
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/aff85db4566c53f4b0668f603aa99dfcae13dd165835cca4d6d0b59265145f18"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.LGSetupView",
        "description": "Setup View\nLG first setup (related to com.android.LGSetupWizard). \nThe first time you turn your device on, a Welcome screen is displayed. It guides you through the basics of setting up your device.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.app.floating.res",
        "description": "Multitasking framework\nAllows you to use multitasking features like multiple apps in one screen.\nDoes not remove screen pinning feature.\nI don't know if this removes the floating windows feature that you have to enable with ADB (to make it look more like a desktop)",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.appbox.client",
        "description": "LG Application manager\nInstalls/Updates LG related apps?\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.bnr",
        "description": "LG Backup\nCan backup your mobile devices LG Home screen, device settings, apps, and contacts to your computer.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-backup-CT10000025-20150104708841\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.bnr.launcher",
        "description": "LG Mobile Switch Launcher\nThis doesn't remove the default launchers.\nIt is most likely to backup/restore the user's launcher configuration.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.cic.eden.service",
        "description": "Memories album\nGallery automatically creates a Memories album with pictures and videos saved in the phone. \nMemories is a virtual album of pictures saved in the phone or SD card.\nSource : https://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-help/CT30019000-1433767985158-others\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.clock",
        "description": "LG Clock app\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.drmservice",
        "description": "DRM Service\nProbably required for some forms of DRM; disabling might break things like Netflix streaming, which relies on DRM to function.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.easyhome",
        "description": "LG EasyHome\nEasyHome is a more simplified version of the Home screen that you can choose to use on your phone.\nIt displays the Home screen like a remote control device. T\nSource : https://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS985/Userguide/048.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.eltest",
        "description": "ELTest\nDevice hardware tests settings\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.email",
        "description": "LG Email app\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.equalizer",
        "description": "Equalizer settings.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.eula",
        "description": "LG EULA (Terms of Use) accessible in the settings.\nEULA = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_license_agreement\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.eulaprovider",
        "description": "License Provider\nNeeded by com.lge.eula.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.exchange",
        "description": "It looks like the Microsoft outlook/email in the logo. Believe this is some sort of microsoft integration.\nI don't 100% remember if I was able to add accounts to the phone still (eg. Nextcloud), I need to test that soon.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.faceglance.trustagent",
        "description": "Face Recognition\nRemove if you don't need it. If you want security I don't think this is a good idea to use it.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.filemanager",
        "description": "Stock file manager\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.floatingbar",
        "description": "LG Floating bar\nLets you put shortcuts to apps or features, as well as quick access to contacts and music player controls on a \"floating bar\" on the Home screen.\nhttps://www.neowin.net/news/lg-v30-closer-look-floating-bar/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.fmradio",
        "description": "FM radio app\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.friendsmanager",
        "description": "LG Friends Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lge.friendsmanager)\nWTF ? Completely useless app.\nNot sure but I think it enables you to download an app for a friend LG user.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gallery.collagewallpaper",
        "description": "LG Collage Wallpapers\nAllows you to create patchwork wallpaper from several photos.\nhttps://www.lg.com/uk/support/product-help/CT00008356-20150332136499-others\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gallery.vr.wallpaper",
        "description": "LG 360 Image Wallpaper\nProvides VR (360°) wallpapers.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gametuner",
        "description": "Settings/features for games, such as resolution and frame rate limiting.\nA little side note, any games installed in the work profile can't use gametuner (maybe if you install this package into the work profile it'll work)",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gcuv",
        "description": "GCUV\nNot 100% sure but @siraltus from XDA thinks it refers to \"Gauce Components\" which seems to be the LG's version of CSC \n(carrier sales code - automatic carrier-specific customization).\nIt gets run on first boot after factory reset, sets up the ROM features based on which carrier and country code is specified \nin the build.prop, and then gets frozen so it doesn't reconfigure things on subsequent boots.\nIt's basically the only person to mention \"Gauce components\" on the web (other than restricted LG webpages when using Google dorks).\nhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/development/rom-lg-v10-h901-10c-debranded-debloated-t3277305/page12/page12\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gestureanswering",
        "description": "Answer me 2.0\nAllows you to bring the phone to your ear to answer an incoming call automatically.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS980/Userguide/109-1.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gnss.airtest",
        "description": "GNSS Air Test\nGNSS test, used to test... GNSS. Not needed, and GPNSS will continue to work.\nNOTE : GNSS = Global Navigation Satellite System and is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems.\nThis term includes e.g. the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou and other regional systems.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gnsslogcat",
        "description": "GNSS Logcat\nUsed to dump GNSS logs.  \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gnsspostest",
        "description": "GNSS Position test\nGNSS test again.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.gnsstest",
        "description": "GNSS Test\nWoh ! Why does LG need so many GNSS test packages?! \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.hifirecorder",
        "description": "LG Audio Recorder\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.homeselector",
        "description": "LG Home selector\nThis is the settings menu for the home launcher (present in the settings app as \"Home launcher\")\nIf you remove this app, the Home screen settings menu is gone from settings app. (not needed if you use external launcher)\n    You can still switch between installed launchers, the package name is a bit misleading.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.hotspotlauncher",
        "description": "LG Mobile Hotspot\nProvides hotspot feature enabling you to share the phone’s 4G data connection with any Wi-Fi capable devices.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.ia.task.incalagent",
        "description": "InCalAgent\nRelated to interface while you're in a call. Seems also related to tasks list stuff.\nCan someone tell me what happens when you delete it ? I think it is safe.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.ia.task.smartcare",
        "description": "LIA SmartDoctor Engine\nNeeded by SmartDoctor (com.lge.phonemanagement) ?\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.ia.task.smartsetting",
        "description": "SmartSetting\nTurns on/off or changes features, settings and more according to where you are or what you do.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-smart-settings-CT10000025-20150103623722\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.iftttmanager",
        "description": "LG Smart settings\nIFTTT = “if this, then that.”. Smart Settings can be seens as IFTTT.\nSome events automatically triggers actions.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.ime",
        "description": "LG Stock Keyboard\nDo not remove if you don't have an alternate keyboard available. Personally, I keep the stock keyboard just in case the keyboard app crash/fails (this happened to me once) locking me out of entering password.\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.ime.solution.handwriting",
        "description": "Handwriting feature on the LG keyboard\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.ime.solution.text",
        "description": "XT9 \nText predicting and correction for the LG keyboard.\nFor your culture (if you're young) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XT9\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "warning": "On LG G6 (and maybe on other LG phones) removing this may cause the LG keyboard to stop inputing characters. Make sure to use another keyboard before removing this package."
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.launcher2",
        "description": "LG Home (v2)\nStock launcher\nIt's basically the home screen, the way icons apps are organized and displayed.\nDON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER!\nNOTE : Yeah there is another package described as \"launcher\". Normally, you only have one of them on your phone. \n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.launcher2.theme.optimus",
        "description": "\"Optimus\" theme for the LG launcher (v2)\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.launcher3",
        "description": "LG Home (v3)\nStock launcher\nIt's basically the home screen, the way icons apps are organized and displayed.\nDON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER!\nNOTE : Yeah there is 3 packages described as \"launcher\". Normally, you only have one of them on your phone. \n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.leccp",
        "description": "LG Connectivity Service\nI didn't find any info about this package.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lgaccount",
        "description": "LG Account\nEnables you to create and manage your completely useless LG account.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lgdrm.permission",
        "description": "Handle permissions for LG DRM (com.lge.drmservice).\nWhy does LG need a whole package for this?",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lgfmservice",
        "description": "Wifi Hotspot service\nREMINDER : Hotspot enable you to share the phone’s 4G data connection with any Wi-Fi capable devices.\nIt is not the Hotspot feature. Only the widget ! \n\nDual SIM status widget\nProbably only present in dual sim LG phone variants. Does not remove the persistent notification or dual SIM functionality.\n\nService menus. I believe if you remove the last one the secret code you can dial doesn't work anymore (who needs it anyway..?)\n\nLG support App remote access\nYou probably don't want that to happen\n\nLAOP test [MORE INFO NEEDED]\nI don't know what LAOP is. I could not find information about it. It's a test so it's probably fine. I have removed it.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lginstallservies",
        "description": "LG Install Service\nUsed by LG to install some of its apps on the phone. Not needed unless you use the LG apps manager.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lgmapui",
        "description": "LGMapUI\nUser Interface (UI) for displaying location tracking reccord on the Health app (com.lge.lifetracker) ? \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lgworld",
        "description": "LG SmartWorld\nLG Store. Enables you to install LG apps, theme, keyboard layout, fonts...\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.lifetracker",
        "description": "LG Health (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lge.lifetracker)\nAccording to users reviews, it is a very bad activity tracking app. \nPrivacy wise, you should never use this kind of thing obviously. \nhttps://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-lg-health-CT30013120-20150103629401\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.mirrorlink",
        "description": "MirrorLink\nEnables you to connect your phone to a car to provide audio streaming, GPS navigation...\nhttps://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-help/CT30014940-1440413573040-others\nhttps://mirrorlink.com/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.mlt",
        "description": "LG MLT\nRun in background all the time and probably serves purpose to help LG remote support. The thing is this acts as a good spyware. \nIt tries to track all your activity and logs GPS position together with the details gathered, and that includes calls, apps starting etc...\nAll data is collected and placed on /mpt partition, it seems not to be per reboot, but actually kept during flash and upgrades.\n#\nhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187920\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.mtalk.sf",
        "description": "Voice Mate Speech Pack\nVoice Mate (now Q Vocie) is the LG Personal assistant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_Mate)\nThis package provides speech pack. Is it the main Q-voice package ? I don't think so but I need confirmation.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.music",
        "description": "Stock music player\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.musicshare",
        "description": "LG Audio Share \nEnables you to connect two devices so that you can share the sound from music or video files with another LG devices.\nhttps://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-help/CT30007700-20150123957406-others\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.myplace",
        "description": "My Place\nAnalyses the place you stay the most and recognises it as My Place (or your home) automatically.\nhttps://www.lg.com/uk/support/product-help/CT00008356-1433767701724-setting\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.myplace.engine",
        "description": "My Places Engine\nNeeded by com.lge.myplace. See above.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.phonemanagement",
        "description": "Smart Doctor App\nEnables you to shut down idle apps and delete temporary files.\nLets you also see phone battery, mobile data, apps, network status and usage patterns.\nOn the paper it seems good but in practise, Android handle 8+ handles very well idles apps. \nhttps://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-help/CT20098088-20150129256824-others\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.privacylock",
        "description": "LG Content lock\nYou can lock the LG Gallery with a password or pattern. When connected to a PC, Content Lock prevents file previews.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-g4-content-lock-CT10000027-1432774759427\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.qhelp",
        "description": "Quick Help\nApp which provides you with support articles (FAQ section that walks you through most of the major features of the phone).\nYou can request support via email or request a call from LG.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-quick-help-CT10000026-20150103624836\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.qhelp.application",
        "description": "Quick Help application\nI think this package is the real Quick Help app. The package above only provides help contents IMO.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.qmemoplus",
        "description": "LG QuickMemo+\nAllows you to capture screen shots and use them to create memos. You can also insert a reminder, location information, image, video, and audio.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-quickmemo-CT10000025-20150103629575\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.rcs.sharedsketch",
        "description": "I have no idea what it is, maybe some drawing program related to rcs. I removed it.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.remote.setting",
        "description": "LG AirDrive\nLets you to control files in your device via a wireless connection. \nTo use it, you need to sign in to your LG account on both the PC and mobile device.\nhttps://www.lg.com/africa/support/product-help/CT20080025-1436354408798-others\n \nLG AirDrive settings\nSee package above.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.signboard",
        "description": "Always On Display.\nProbably a battery killer without an OLED screen.\nDisabling will remove the connected menu in the settings app.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.sizechangable.weather",
        "description": "Music widget\nNot sure if it only manages Music widget for the launcher or also for the lockscreen.\n\nWeather widget for the home screen.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.sizechangable.weather.platform",
        "description": "Weather Service\nProvide weather data for the weather app/widget.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.sizechangable.weather.theme.optimus",
        "description": "\"Optimus\" theme for the weather app/widget.\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.smartdoctor.webview",
        "description": "Smart Doctor Webview\nREMINDER : A WebView is acomponent that allows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside an application.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.smartshare",
        "description": "SmartShare \nFeature that uses DLNA technology to stream multimedia contents between DLNA devices.\nDLNA is a non-profit trade organisation which defines standards that enable devices to share stuff with each other.\nBasically LG provides a way to stream multimedia contents from your phone to your smart TV (or via a DLNA plugin)\nhttps://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-help/CT31903570-1428542236040-file-media-transfer-pictures-music-etc\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.smartshare.provider",
        "description": "Provider for Smart Share. \nNeeded by com.lge.smartshare.\nREMINDER : content providers help an application manage access to data stored by itself, stored by other apps, \nand provide a way to share data with other apps. They encapsulate the data, and provide mechanisms for defining data security\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.smartsharepush",
        "description": "Smart Share Push\nObviously related to Smart Share but I don't know its exact purpose. \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.snappage",
        "description": "Snap Page\nPart of the QuickMemo+ app, lets you capture the text/images/URL from a web page without grabbing ads.\nIt’s much like instapaper or pocket app, but it works locally, like reading mode on some browsers, saving only the body of the article. \nhttp://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/g4/display\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.springcleaning",
        "description": "Smart cleaning\nDisplays the space in use and free space in your phone and allows you to selectively clean up your files.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS986/Userguide/339.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.sync",
        "description": "LG Bridge Service\nUsed to backup, restore, update your LG phone, and transfer files wirelessly between computer and LG phone. \nYou will need to install LG Bridge software on your PC.\nNOTE : Cause noticable battery drain.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.task",
        "description": "Task storage\nProbably related to the task app (another bloatware). I say its safe to remove if you don't use it.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.theme.black",
        "description": "LG Black theme.\nSafe to remove, but also probably pointless to do so as most theme packages are just data containers.\nMake sure you don't delete the package for the theme you're currently using, I don't know what will happen then.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.theme.highcontrast",
        "description": "LG High Contrast theme.\nSafe to remove, but also probably pointless to do so as most theme packages are just data containers.\nMake sure you don't delete the package for the theme you're currently using, I don't know what will happen then.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.theme.titan",
        "description": "LG Titan theme (labelled 'Platinum' in the theming app).\nSafe to remove, but also probably pointless to do so as most theme packages are just data containers.\nMake sure you don't delete the package for the theme you're currently using. I don't know what will happen then.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.theme.white",
        "description": "LG White theme.\nSafe to remove, but also probably pointless to do so as most theme packages are just data containers.\nMake sure you don't delete the package for the theme you're currently using, I don't know what will happen then.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.touchcontrol",
        "description": "I have never seen this menu in the settings app. I say its safe to remove. I can't think of any use case for this setting, it just allows you to change where you're allowed to touch the screen",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.updatecenter",
        "description": "LG Update Center\nProvide Android upgrade and LG updates (Settings --> System --> Update Center)\nI believe you won't receive any updates if this packages is deleted.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.video.vr.wallpaper",
        "description": "Video Wallpaper\nLG 360° VR Wallpapers\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.videoplayer",
        "description": "LG Video Player\nNB : This is a bad one. VLC is much better.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.videostudio",
        "description": "Quick Video Editor\nAllows you to create and edit video files using the videos (and photos) stored on the phone.\nhttps://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS980/Userguide/281.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.voicecare",
        "description": "LG Voice care\nAllows you to use your device if the touch screen or display is damaged. \nYou must agree to location-based information use and personal information collection to use Voice Care. \nhttps://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-help/CT20136018-20150122834174-others\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.vrplayer",
        "description": "LG VR player\nEnables you to watch 360° pictures/videos.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.wapservice",
        "description": "Icon looks like email configuration. I'd say it's safe to remove. Probably related to the stock email app.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.wernicke",
        "description": "QVoice Engine\nNeeded by Q-voice (the LG Q Voice voice assistant) to work.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.wernicke.nlp",
        "description": "Natural-language processing for LG intelligent assistant.\nUsed to understand what a human is saying when they speak.\nNeeded by QVoice\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.wfd.spmirroring.source",
        "description": "Provide wifi-direct feature\nNote : Wifi-direct is Wi-Fi standard enabling devices to easily connect with each other without requiring a wireless access point.\nIt allows allows two devices to establish a direct Wi-Fi connection without requiring a wireless router\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct\nspmirroring = ??? screen p... mirroring ?\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.wfds.service.v3",
        "description": "Wifi-direct service (v3)\nSee above.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lge.wifi.p2p",
        "description": "LG P2p Service \nWifi-drect P2P allows the device to discover the services of nearby devices directly, without being connected to a network.\nNeeded for LG Wifi-direct feature.\nhttps://developer.android.com/training/connect-devices-wirelessly/nsd-wifi-direct\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.lmi.motorola.rescuesecurity",
        "description": "Rescue Security by LogMeIn (https://www.logmeinrescue.com/)\nRemote support app. Motorola made a partnership with LogMeIn : https://www.logmeinrescue.com/customer-stories/motorola\nIt enables motorola representatives to login and remotely control the device for technical support.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mfashiongallery.emag",
        "description": "Wallpapers by Xiaomi\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.AutoTest",
        "description": "Assemble test\nHidden app used by the manufacturer to test various hardware components\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.android.globalFileexplorer",
        "description": "Xiaomi Files Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.android.globalFileexplorer)\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.android.globalminusscreen",
        "description": "App Vault (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.android.globalminusscreen)\nGoogle Feed replica from Xiaomi\nCompletely useless app which displays all the trending stories from the web + a bunch of other stupid things.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.android.globalpersonalassistant",
        "description": "MI Vault aka the \"assistant\" you open swiping left from MI Home\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.global.bbs",
        "description": "Mi Community (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.global.bbs)\nXiaomi Forum app\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.global.shop",
        "description": "Mi Store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.global.shop)\nXiaomi app store\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.globalTrendNews",
        "description": "Can't find info about this package\nProbably used for displaying (useless) news\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.globalbrowser",
        "description": "Mi Browser\nPrivacy nightmare. You really should use something else.\nhttps://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-web-browser-pro-mint-collecting-browsing-data-incognito-mode/\n\nNote: Since MIUI 12, you can no longer uninstall this app. Disabling it still works fine.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.globallayout",
        "description": "Home Layout\nIt most likely handles the main screen layout (grid size, apps placement...)\n#\nSome people removed this without issue. Can someone try and give feedback?\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.health",
        "description": "Mi Health\nPedometer, menstrual and sleep tracker\nYour data are synchronized in the cloud. \nDo you really want Xiaomi to know you didn't sleep much yesterday (your ovulation day btw...)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.liveassistant",
        "description": "Mi Live Assistant\nI don't really know what it is. Maybe an old name for \"com.mi.android.globalpersonalassistant\"\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.setupwizardoverlay",
        "description": "Weird package related to the SetupWizard (the menu which assists you to setup your phone for the first time)\nA user said he needed to remove this package to be able to properly apply a dark theme to the Settings app.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mi.webkit.core",
        "description": "MI WebView\nXiaomi alternative to Google WebView\nREMINDER : It is a system component for the Android operating system that allows Android apps to display content \nfrom the web directly inside an application. It's based on Chrome.\nWARNING: Make to have another Webview before uninstalling it or some apps may not work properly\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "webviews"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.milink.service",
        "description": "UniPlay Service\nMIUI screen casting service. \nIf removed, you'll have to use Android's native casting services which can be accessed through a 3rd party app.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mipay.wallet",
        "description": "Mi Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mipay.in.wallet)\nContactless NFC-based mobile payment system that supports credit, debit and public transportation cards in China.\nhttps://www.mi-pay.com/\n#\n.in = Mi Pay for India\n.id = My Pay for Indonesia\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mipay.wallet.id",
        "description": "Mi Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mipay.in.wallet)\nContactless NFC-based mobile payment system that supports credit, debit and public transportation cards in China.\nhttps://www.mi-pay.com/\n#\n.in = Mi Pay for India\n.id = My Pay for Indonesia\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mipay.wallet.in",
        "description": "Mi Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mipay.in.wallet)\nContactless NFC-based mobile payment system that supports credit, debit and public transportation cards in China.\nhttps://www.mi-pay.com/\n#\n.in = Mi Pay for India\n.id = My Pay for Indonesia\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.accessibility",
        "description": "Mi Ditto\nAccesibility feature. Dictation (TTS) and speech output, \nmaking mobile devices more convenient for people who have difficulties using conventionally designed smartphones. \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.analytics",
        "description": "Xiaomi Analytics\nThis app is shady. According to a guy who tried to reverse engineer the app, Xiaomi Analytics can replace any (signed?) package \nthey want silently on your device within 24 hours. Maybe that no longer the case now but... you don't want analytics anyway.\nSource : http://blog.thijsbroenink.com/2016/09/xiaomis-analytics-app-reverse-engineered/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.android.fashiongallery",
        "description": "Mi Wallpaper Carousel (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.android.fashiongallery)\nA lockscreen customization app. Displays a new photo every on your lock screen every time you turn ON your screen.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.antispam",
        "description": "MIUI Antispam \nspam phone numbers filter (blacklist).\nSuspicious analytics inside and has access to internet. Cloud backup possible.\nAt quick glance it is not a private antispam app.\nCan someone check what data are collected/transfered?\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.audioeffect",
        "description": "AudioEffect from Xiaomi (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect)\nUsed by the equalizer (to be confirmed)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.audiomonitor",
        "description": "My guess is this is a feature allowing to control the sound of multiples apps.\nIt's just a guess based on existing Xiaomi devices features. Can someone check this? \n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.backup",
        "description": "MIUI Backup\nLocal Backup/Restore feature (Settings > Additional Settings > Local backups)\nIt seems this app can communicate with Mi Drop\nThis app has 73 permissions and can obviously do everything it want.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.bugreport",
        "description": "Mi Feedback\nUsed to send bug report to devs\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.calculator",
        "label": "Calculator",
        "description": "MIUI Calculator\n",
        "web": [
            "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.calculator"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "calculators"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.cit",
        "description": "Hardware tests\nSecret codes (https://nitter.net/fs0c131y/status/933353182956326913#m) lets you run hardware tests.\nhttps://c.mi.com/thread-1744085-1-0.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.cleaner",
        "label": "Cleaner",
        "description": "Shady Xiaomi cleaner app developed by Cheetah mobile which has previously been caught in ad fraud and user data theft with this app in 2018 (previously called com.miui.cleanmaster and banned from the PlayStore). This \"new\" app is still full of trackers\n",
        "web": [
            "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.cleaner",
            "https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/banned-security-app-clean-master-by-cheetah-mobile-collected-user-private-data-report-2189633",
            "https://beta.pithus.org/report/f7f7ee425a8dc928db75105bd8f52e9b02f11dec3b398aac9fef1d42809d8ec1"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "cleaners"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.cleanmaster",
        "label": "Mi Cleaner",
        "description": "Shady Xiaomi cleaner app developed by Cheetah mobile which has previously been caught in ad fraud and user data theft in 2018. The app has been banned from the PlayStore and then reintroduced under the package name 'com.miui.cleaner'.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://www.gadgets360.com/apps/news/banned-security-app-clean-master-by-cheetah-mobile-collected-user-private-data-report-2189633"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "cleaners"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.cloudbackup",
        "description": "Mi Cloud backup\nNeeded for Xiaomi cloud backup.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.cloudservice",
        "description": "Mi Cloud Services needed for Mi Cloud\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.cloudservice.sysbase",
        "description": "Another Mi Cloud dependency \n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.compass",
        "description": "Mi Compass\nI think you understand its purpose...\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.contentcatcher",
        "description": "Application Extension Service\nI don't have a Xiaomi device so I can't test. A lot of people delete this package but I'd like to know its purpose.\nIMO it's related to web browsing from a xiaomi app\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.daemon",
        "description": "MIUI daemon\nCollects a lot of data and sends them to China.\nSee : https://nitter.net/fs0c131y/status/938872347087564800?lang=en\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.enbbs",
        "description": "Xiaomi Forums old package.\nNow com.mi.global.bbs.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.face",
        "description": "MIUI Biometric\nFace Unlock feature\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.fm",
        "description": "MIUI FM Radio app\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "radios"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.fmservice",
        "description": "FM Radio Service\nNeeded by com.miui.fm to work correctly\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.freeform",
        "description": "Floating window\nI think the name of the app is pretty straightforward\nYou can make apps appear above other applications\nhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/android/miui/floating-windows-miui-12-t4125661\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.gallery",
        "description": "MIUI Gallery app.\nNote: Removing the Gallery will break the send screenshot feature (swipe 3 fingers to show the screenshot preview)",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "gallery"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.global.packageinstaller",
        "description": "The security check / virus scan that runs after package installation.\nDisabling does not cause a bootloop and package installation still works fine.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.greenguard",
        "description": "Security Guard Service\nThe app includes three different antivirus brands built in that the user can choose from to keep their phone protected: Avast, AVL and Tencent. \nUpon selecting the app, the user selects one of these providers as the default Anti-Virus engine to scan the device.\nIt the app that scan an app before installing it\nNOTE : A vulnerability was found in 2019 : https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/vulnerability-in-xiaomi-pre-installed-security-app/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.guardprovider",
        "description": "Guard Provider security app\nThe app includes 3 different antivirus brands built in that the user can choose (Avast, AVL and Tencent). \nThis app notably perform a virus scan of any apps you want to install. \nA serious vulnerability was found in 2019\nWorth reading : https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/vulnerability-in-xiaomi-pre-installed-security-app/\nYou may want to remove this app from a privacy stance.\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/797a7e405bc8e767deebbbcab3e06a19b05156de44292c918b582dff3078d7b8\nIMPORTANT NOTE: Removing this package will very likely break any app installation/update.\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.home",
        "description": "MIUI System Launcher\nIt's basically the home screen, the way icons apps are organized and displayed.\n\nNote: If you remove this package on devices based on MIUI 12+ with Android 11+, you will loose navigation gestures and recent apps view EVEN with a 3rd party launcher...\nDON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER!\n",
        "web": [
            "https://web.archive.org/web/20220926221620/https://libreddit.spike.codes/r/Xiaomi/comments/o6vk5z/miui_12125_and_android_11_gestures/"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "launchers"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.huanji",
        "description": "Mi Mover (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.huanji)\nLets you transfer your contacts, messages, personal files, all the installed apps (but not their data) \nand all the settings (app + system) from an android phone to a Xiaomi phone.\nThe 2 phones will establish a direct wifi connection.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.hybrid",
        "description": "Quick Apps\nIt's basically an app which shows you ads and tracks you...\nFunny thing, Xiaomi's Quick Apps was reportedly being blocked by Google Play Protect.\nhttps://www.androidpolice.com/2019/11/19/xiaomi-quick-apps-flagged-blocked-google-play-protect/\n#\nReverse engineering of the app : \nhttps://medium.com/@gags.gk/reverse-engineering-quick-apps-from-xiaomi-a1c9131ae0b7\nSpoiler : you really should delete this package.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.hybrid.accessory",
        "description": "Xiaomi Hybrid Accessory\nSmartphone accessories support for Quick Apps (com.miui.hybrid)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.klo.bugreport",
        "description": "KLO Bugreport\nThis app registers system failures and Android applications errors and sends bugs to Xiaomi servers.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.micloudsync",
        "description": "Mi Cloud Sync\nNeeded for Cloud synchronization.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.miservice",
        "description": "Services & feedback\nUsed to send feedbacks (and data) to Xiaomi. Integration in Wechat\nSeems to be able to launch 'Baidu location service'\nHas too much permisions, runs in background all the time and can be removed without issue\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.mishare.connectivity",
        "description": "Mi Share\nUnified file sharing service between Xiaomi, Oppo, Realme and Vivo devices using Wifi-direct\nSettings -> Connection & sharing -> Mi Share\nFYI : Wifi direct allows 2 devices to establish a direct Wi-Fi connection without requiring a wireless router.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.misound",
        "description": "Earphones (it's the name of the app)\nProvides the sounds section in Settings and is needed for the equalizing\nSome people removed this package but I personaly don't think it's worth it. This package isn't really an issue\n(no dangerous permissions and does not run in background all the time)\nYou can still remove it. You'll be just fine if you really don't need it.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.miwallpaper",
        "description": "Mi Wallpaper \nRemoving this might make it impossible to set a lock or home wallpaper, resulting in a black solid wallpaper.\nNote: it may also result in longer boot times (~15s) because the system try to call miwallpaper during boot",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.miwallpaper.earth",
        "description": "SuperWallpaperEARTH / SuperWallpaperMARS\nLive/animated Xiaomi wallaper",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.miwallpaper.mars",
        "description": "SuperWallpaperEARTH / SuperWallpaperMARS\nLive/animated Xiaomi wallaper\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.msa.global",
        "description": "Main System Ads\nAnalyzation of user behaviors to show you ads. Yeah Xiaomi phones has ads...\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2018/9/19/17877970/xiaomi-ads-settings-menu-android-phones\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.newmidrive",
        "description": "Mi Drive (Chinese version)\nLets you upload and sync your files on the (Mi) Cloud.\nAlways run in background\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.nextpay",
        "description": "Next Pay \n???\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.notes",
        "description": "Mi Notes\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "notes"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.notification",
        "description": "Notifications are working without this app.\nIt is possible to access the app notification settings with long pressing on the notification without the app. However notification settings in the settings menu will be broken without this package. The app is mandatory to enable notifications of apps that have been disabled before.\nNote: embeds a tracking statistics service\n(usage tracking : `id`,`pkgName`,`latestSentTime`,`sentCount`,`avgSentDaily`,`avgSentWeekly)",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.personalassistant",
        "description": "Seems to be App Vault on some phones (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.android.globalpersonalassistant)\nhttps://c.mi.com/thread-1017547-1-0.html\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.phrase",
        "description": "Frequent Phrases\nNot sure how exactly it can be used but it is supposed to predict phrases you'll want to write.\nI don't know why it isn't handled in the keyboard app. This seems to be something else.\nIn any case it has access to internet, is linked to MiCloud and contains a weird CloudTelephonyManager java class in his code.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.player",
        "label": "Mi Music",
        "description": "Mi Music player\n",
        "web": [
            "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.player"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "music_apps"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.powerkeeper",
        "description": "Battery and Performance\n(aggressive) MIUI power management (https://dontkillmyapp.com/xiaomi)\nThat's a weird app that also contains a DRM Manager and a service related to Cloud Backup\nHas obviously a lot of dangerous permissions.\nI guess removing this package will decrease the battery performance. Is it that noticeable? Can someone try?\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.providers.weather",
        "description": "Provider for MI Weather app (com.miui.weather)\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.qr",
        "description": "MUI Qr code scanner\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "barcode_scanners"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.screenrecorder",
        "description": "Mi Screen Recorder\n",
        "removal": "replace"
        "suggestions": "screen_recorders"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.smsextra",
        "description": "Dependency for MIUI Messaging (MIUI SMS app misleadingly called com.android.mms)\nYou can remove it if you don't use the default SMS app (and you should)\nRun in background once the phone is booted, has access to internet and interact with Cloud Manager\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.spock",
        "description": "Analytics app which constantly runs in background.\nSends identifiable data to Xiaomi servers\nSee https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/70400d0055e1924966fb8367cafddc175dee914bbdc227342c9dd86fb3aa829f/details\nIt leaks system version, device model, exact firmware build + some few mysterious IDs\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.sysopt",
        "description": "SysoptApplication\nStrange app with no permissions. By looking at the code it seems to be some kind of debug app.\nThe app doesn't seem to do any interesting stuff.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.systemAdSolution",
        "description": "Spyware which analyses user behavior for targeted ads. Yeah Xiaomi phones has ads...\nhttps://www.theverge.com/2018/9/19/17877970/xiaomi-ads-settings-menu-android-phones\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.systemui.carriers.overlay",
        "description": "MIUI User interface for MCC/MNC configuration\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.systemui.overlay.devices.android",
        "description": "MIUI User interface for 'device' settings?\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.touchassistant",
        "description": "Quick Ball/Touch Assistant\nTouch assistant with a combination of five unique shortcuts which aimed to give easy and quick access to functions and apps you use frequently.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.translation.kingsoft",
        "description": "Translation stuff by Kingsoft (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingsoft)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.translation.xmcloud",
        "description": "Translation stuff. Does not impact global translation for non-chinesse users.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.translation.youdao",
        "description": "Translation stufff by Youdao (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youdao)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.translationservice",
        "description": "Translation stuff. Does not impact global translation for non-chinesse users.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.userguide",
        "description": "Xiaomi User guide\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.video",
        "description": "IMO it's needed by com.miui.videoplayer (confirmation needed)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.videoplayer",
        "description": "Mi Video (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.miui.videoplayer)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.videoplayer.overlay",
        "description": "Mi Video overlay\nOverlays are usually themes.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.virtualsim",
        "description": "Mi Roaming\nIt enables users to connect to roaming data on-demand via virtual SIM technology.\nhttps://alertify.eu/xiaomi-mi-roaming/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.vsimcore",
        "description": "Virtual Sim core service\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.weather2",
        "description": "Mi Weather app\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.wmsvc",
        "description": "WMService\nRuns at boot, has access to internet + GPS\nI quickly looked at the decompiled code and saw some unsanitized SQL inputs, which is BAD! (vulnerable to SQL injection)\nTries to get your android unique Google advertising ID from Google Play Services.\nFeeds and launches the spying/analytics app \"com.miui.hybrid\".\nDoesn't seem to do anything important, only tracking.\nWARNING: Some people said removing this package causes bootloop, others said it doesn't. Can someone check this? I think it should be okay to remove if you remove all other dependent Xiaomi packages(bloat).",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.yellowpage",
        "description": "Yellow Page from MIUI.\nREMINDER : Yellow pages contain phone numbers of companies and services. They are provided by Xiaomi partners or businesses themselves.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.miui.zman",
        "description": "Mi Secure sharing\nProvides an option in the settings of the Xiaomi Gallery to automatically remove location and metadata from images \nyou want to share. This do not remove metadata of the picture in the gallery but only the shared copy.\nThere's also a \"Secure sharing\" watermark that shows up when you share photos on WeChat without metadata.\nThe question is does this really remove all EXIF tags? Can someone test?\nThis is a useful app anyway but do not forget that all your photos/vidoes taken with the Xiaomi camera are still geo-tagged \n(+ all others exif tags) by default. \nWhat you can do is at least revoke the GPS permission to the camera.\nFOSS alternative to this app : \nhttps://f-droid.org/fr/packages/com.jarsilio.android.scrambledeggsif/\nhttps://f-droid.org/fr/packages/de.kaffeemitkoffein.imagepipe/\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mobeam.barcodeService",
        "description": "The Beaming Service enables your device to beam (relay) barcodes, as found on digital coupons, event tickets, library cards, loyalty \ncards and membership cards to 1D red laser and Image based scanners prevalent at nearly every retail store and checkout stand around the world.\nMobeam is a 3-party (https://mobeam.com/)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mobile.iroaming",
        "description": "Data Store\nOnly useful if you need roaming mobile data when travelling overseas. Has a lot of dangerous permissions and phone home to Vivo domains.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/d7cfa53942159a0e9c1bf3643b5f38496daee4c0225e8155249db9fdc979187c",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mobiletools.systemhelper",
        "description": "System Helper\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.monotype.android.font.samsungone",
        "description": "Samsung One font\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.VirtualUiccPayment",
        "description": "Virtual UICC Payment\nUICC stands for Universal Integrated Circuit Card. \nIt is a the physical and logical platform for the USIM and may contain additional USIMs and other applications.\n(U)SIM is an application on the UICC.\nhttps://bluesecblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/uicc-sim-usim/\nI guess this package provides support for NFC payement.\nNote: The term SIM is widely used in the industry and especially with consumers to mean both SIMs and UICCs.\nhttps://www.justaskgemalto.com/us/what-uicc-and-how-it-different-sim-card/\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.actions",
        "description": "Moto Actions (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.actions)\nAllows you to perform specific gestures to perform certain tasks. Frontend to change settings provided by \"com.motorola.moto\".\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.fmradio",
        "description": "FMRadioService \nRequired by \"com.motorola.fmplayer\"\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.jvtcmd",
        "description": "Java Tcmd Helper\ntcmd = commandes types. Seems to be a tools wich help find Java commands types.\nUseless for normal user.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.nativedropboxagent",
        "description": "Native DropBox Agent.\nIt is not related to Cloud Dropbox company but to Android logging. It is used during development.\nhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/4434192/dropboxmanager-use-cases\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.providers.chromehomepage",
        "description": "Seems to provide the \"Home\"-button functionality in Chrome.\nhttps://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-chrome-homepage-t3695804",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.provisioning",
        "description": "OMA Client Provisioning\nIt is a protocol specified by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).\nIt is used by carrier to send \"configuration SMS\" which can setup network settings (such as APN).\nIn my case, it was automatic and I never needed configuration messages. I'm pretty sure that in France this package is useless.\nMaybe it's useful if carriers change their APN... but you still can change it manually, it's not difficult.\n#\nNote : These special \"confirguration SMS\" can be abused : \nhttps://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/les-smartphones-samsung-huawei-lg-et-sony-vulnerables-a-des-attaques-par-provisioning-39890045.htm\nhttps://www.csoonline.com/article/3435729/sms-based-provisioning-messages-enable-advanced-phishing-on-android-phones.html\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.settings.diag_mdlog",
        "description": "Diag_mdlog is a small proprietary Qualcomm program which can store DIAG logs on the filesystem.\nNo longer in Android 10 image\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.android.settings.modemdebug",
        "description": "Provide modem debug settings menu ?\nNo longer in Android 10 image\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.appdirectedsmsproxy",
        "description": "An Application directed SMS (or rather a Port directed SMS) is an SMS directed to a specific port. \nApps need to listen to this port to get the SMS message.\nI don't know if this package allows port directed SMS or if it just provide a proxy feature.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.bach.modemstats",
        "description": "ModemStatsService\nStatistics and events logs from the modem activity.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.brapps",
        "description": "Motorola App Box (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.brapps)\nOffers you a selection of applications developed by Brazilians and also apps selected for you.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.bug2go",
        "description": "Bugs reporting app that sends info about crash report.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.callredirectionservice",
        "description": "Added in Android 10. Provide support for call redirection/cancellation if your Carrier supports it (when someone call.\nSee https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/140542\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_forwarding\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.camera2",
        "description": "Moto Camera 2 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.camera)\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.carriersettingsext",
        "description": "Seems safe to remove for now.\nCarrier settings ext\next = extension ?\nCarrier settings contains APN settings for instance.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.ccc.devicemanagement",
        "description": "Mobile Device Management (MDM) allows company’s IT department to reach inside your phone in the background, allowing them to ensure \nyour device is secure, know where it is, and remotely erase your data if the phone is stolen.\nYou should NEVER install a MDM tool on your phone. Never.\nhttps://onezero.medium.com/dont-put-your-work-email-on-your-personal-phone-ef7fef956c2f\nhttps://blog.cdemi.io/never-accept-an-mdm-policy-on-your-personal-phone/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.ccc.mainplm",
        "description": "plm = Product Lifecycle Management ? No noticeable consequences after removal\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.ccc.notification",
        "description": "Motorola Notifications (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.ccc.notification)\nIf you opt-in, it sends periodic product-related information, including notifications on software updates, tips & tricks, survey and information\nabout new Motorola products and services.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.ccc.ota",
        "description": "Motorola Update Services\nProvide OTA system updates.\nOTA (Over-The-Air) updates allow manufacturers to remotely install new software updates, features and services.\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.comcast.settings.extensions",
        "description": "Most likely provides a special settings menu for Comcast stuff.\nI think it's installed on Xfinity branded phones.\nSafe to remove (tested only on non-Comcast phone).\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.comcastext",
        "description": "See above. Provides special (useless) features from Comcast? App title is \"Activation\". Safe to remove (tested only on non-Comcast phone).\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.config.wifi",
        "description": "Appears safe to remove.\nWPA config App\nWi-Fi not affected after removal.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.contacts.preloadcontacts",
        "description": "Preloaded Contacts\nProvides contacts preset by carriers.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.coresettingsext",
        "description": "Core Settings extension\nSafe to remove (no bootloop) but its usefulness remains unkown.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.demo",
        "description": "Moto Demo Mode\nEnable retail demonstration mode.\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/display/retail-mode\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.demo.env",
        "description": "Needed for Moto Demo Mode\nenv = environment\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.easyprefix",
        "description": "Motorola Easy Prefix (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.easyprefix)\nAuto add CSP (Service Provider code) prefix to your phone when you're abroad.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes\n\nThis seems to not work correctly and it's generally not a good idea to call home (via GSM) when you're abroad.\nIt's better and cheaper to use chat apps like Signal/Wire)",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.email",
        "description": "Motorola Easy Prefix (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.easyprefix)\nAuto add CSP (Service Provider code) prefix to your phone when you're abroad.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_calling_codes\n\nThis seems to not work correctly and it's generally not a good idea to call home (via GSM) when you're abroad.\nIt's better and cheaper to use chat apps like Signal/Wire)\n\nMoto Email (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.email)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.entitlement",
        "description": "Enable WiFi tethering/hotspot functionality. \nWhat you can do is preventing the phone from notifying the carrier about when you use hotspot. It will bypass mobile carriers tethering restrictions.\nFrom an ADB shell : settings put global tether_dun_required 0\n",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.faceunlock",
        "description": "Moto Face Unlock (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.faceunlock)\nUnlock your device by simply looking at the display.\nFace unlock is bad for security and privacy:\nhttps://www.ubergizmo.com/2017/03/galaxy-s8-facial-unlock-photograph/\nhttps://www.kaspersky.com/blog/face-unlock-insecurity/21618/\nhttps://www.freecodecamp.org/news/why-you-should-never-unlock-your-phone-with-your-face-79c07772a28/",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.faceunlocktrustagent",
        "description": "Motorola Face Unlock Agent\nTrust agent is a service that notifies the system about whether it believes the environment of the device is trusted.\nThe meaning of 'trusted' is up to the trust agent to define.\nThe system lockscreen listens for trust events, it can change its behaviour based on the trust state of the current user (e.g detection of a trusted face)\nhttps://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2014/12/dissecting-lollipops-smart-lock.html",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.fmplayer",
        "description": "FM Radio (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.fmplayer)\nRadio app\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.frameworks.singlehand",
        "description": "Provide the Single/One hand mode\nI don't know why frameworks appears in the package name because it's not only the framework.\nhttps://support.motorola.com/us/en/documents/MS116403/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.genie",
        "description": "Device Help (previously Moto Help) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.genie)\nAn app that checks hardware status and gives the user contacts for support.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.gesture",
        "description": "Gesture navigation tutorial added in Android 10.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.help",
        "description": "Moto feedback (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.help)\nLets you rate your device and share feedback with Motorola.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.hiddenmenuapp",
        "description": "Added in Android 10. Safe to remove.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.imagertuning_lake",
        "description": "Imager Tuning (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.imagertuning_athene)\nNaming convention: imagertuning_[PHONE CODENAME]\nThis is the custom camera image processing stack on Motorola devices. It's generally important for improving image quality.\nPlaystore reviews indicate that it slows down the camera app significantly for some users (probably a bug).",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.invisiblenet",
        "description": "Invisible net\nHard to find info about this one. I only found something from a patent: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5469497.html\nIt's a Google patent and Google owned Motorola so maybe it is that's it.\nIt seems to implement the ICMS local area network. ICMS means Interactive Call Management Subsystems. Couldn't find more info about ICMS. It's strange that this is so badly documented.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.launcher.secondarydisplay",
        "description": "Appears to enable support for a secondary display with Moto's launcher.\nTrying to remove this packages returns \"Failure: package is non-disable\".",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.launcher3",
        "description": "Motorola system launcher\nA default home screen app, provides a layout and display for app icons and listing.\nWARNING: Do not remove this package if you did not switch to a 3rd-pary launcher.\nKeep in mind that removing this package will break the `recent apps` button (even from another launcher).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.launcherconfig",
        "description": "Config file of the motorola launcher? \nI guess launcher will not work anymore if you delete this package. Can someone confirm?\nDON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER!\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.lifetimedata",
        "description": "Not 100% sure but it's most likely the Total Call Timer or more generally it handles info like the date of manufacture of your device,\nusage time since first boot etc... \nTotal Call Timer gives you the time you spent calling.\nI don't know how to access to these info. It's surely a hidden menu (and may be accessible through the dialer with a special code)\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.moto",
        "description": "Moto (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.moto)\nApp providing Moto Actions, Moto Display, and other feature families that let you customize the way you interact with your device. \nMoto Actions is another app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.actions). Gestures set with \"Moto\" prior will continue to work provided \"Moto Actions\" remains installed.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.motocare",
        "description": "Moto Care was renamed in \"Moto Help\" and then in \"Device Help\"\nProvide support features.\nhttps://mobile.softpedia.com/blog/Moto-Care-App-Gets-Updated-Now-Called-Motorola-Help-432827.shtml\nHowever you can both have com.motorola.genie (Device Help) and this package so it's strange.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.motocare.internal",
        "description": "Core stuff for the package above I guess.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.motocit",
        "description": "CQATest\nCQA = Custom Quality Assurance\nHidden menu (accessible by typing *#*#2486#*#* in the Moto Dialer) which lets you run hardware tests.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.motodisplay",
        "description": "Moto Display (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.motodisplay)\nDisplays notifications with the screen off (like the Always On Display feature from other OEMs)\nhttps://support.motorola.com/uk/en/solution/ms108519",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.motosignature.app",
        "description": "Appears safe to remove.\nMaybe it's the service which check whether app's signature is trusted or not.\nNot useful if you know what you're doing (malwares apps are in PlayStore. This package will not protect you)\nMaybe I'm mistaken and this package does not handles app signatures. Can someone test it?\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.nfc",
        "description": "Support for NFC protocol.\n",
        "removal": "replace"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.omadm.service",
        "description": "Appears safe to remove.\nCarrier Provisioning Service\nProvisioning involves the process of preparing and equipping a network to allow it to provide new services to its users.\nOMADM  = OMA Device Management\nBasically, it handles configuration of the device (including first time use), enabling and disabling features provided by carriers.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management\nUse case seems very limited : https://www.androidpolice.com/2015/03/10/android-5-1-includes-new-carrier-provisioning-api-allows-carriers-easier-methods-of-setting-up-services-on-devices-they-dont-control/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.paks",
        "description": "ADB: Package Protected.\nMy Q Paks \nThird-party application bundles\nhttps://www.financialmirror.com/2007/10/31/motorola-packs-moto-q-9h-global-smart-device-with-third-party-applications/\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.pgmsystem2",
        "description": "Appears safe to remove\nPGM System\nI didn't find info about this package. \nFor Me PGM = Peak Gate Power (for MOSFET transistor) but I'm not convinced it has this meaning here.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.programmenu",
        "description": "Programming Menu\nHidden menu (accessible by typing  ##7764726 in the dialer) providing additionnal features for developers.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.ptt.prip",
        "description": "Prip (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.ptt.prip)\nPush-To-Talk app. Allows to you send calls over any wireless carrier’s 3G or 4G networks or a WiFi connection.\nIt offers unlimited calling between other users and Nextel phone owners, rather than universal calling credit, \nand works on a monthly subscription basis.\nhttps://prip.me/#get\nNo longer in Android 10 image\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.setup",
        "description": "Related to Motorola Account setup (only during first boot ?)\nSafe to remove according to xda users.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.slpc_sys",
        "description": "Motorola Slpc System\nWould be weird if it's not related to Motorola Modality Services (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.slpc)\nHelps your Motorola phone respond more intelligently to motion, phone orientation (e.g. face up/down) and stowed state (e.g in/out-of-pocket).\nHas a noticeable impact on battery ? (https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x-2014/help/location-modality-services-battery-t2982752)\nFYI : It uses location services.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.systemserver",
        "description": "Appears safe to remove. Maybe it's only needed for Motorola apps?\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.motorola.timeweatherwidget",
        "description": "Provides time/weather widget on the home screen.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.mygalaxy",
        "description": "My Galaxy (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mygalaxy)\nEntertainment hub and life-services application.\nLets you access videos, music and gaming and gives quick access to services such as cabs, movies, recharge, bill payment, food ordering, travel, hyper local deals and Samsung Care, among others.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nearme.atlas",
        "description": "Secure payment\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nearme.browser",
        "description": "Default web browser\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nearme.deamon",
        "description": "Package needed by com.nearme.statistics.rom to run service in background at every boot even though the app has been uninstalled",
        "removal": "delete",
        "required_by": [
            "com.nearme.statistics.rom"
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nearme.instant.platform",
        "description": "",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nearme.statistics.rom",
        "description": "User Experience Program\n Collect user data and sends them to Oppo. Intrusive and starts at boot\nSee https://support.oppo.com/uk/answer/?aid=neu105\n\nNote: removing it may break the search feature in the settings on some ColorOS versions.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/5e06191ac6f8aefd39642f6341ee4897039815f5059dbe093a7bd2fe1e20c038",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nearme.themestore",
        "description": "Themes store\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.nuance.swype.emui",
        "description": "Huawei Swype functions.\nIs it the full Swype keyboard or only the Swype function on Huawei keyboard ? \nNOTE : Nuance company said it would discontinue support of the Swype keyboard app.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oem.autotest",
        "description": "Auto Test Server\nUsed to test the hardware of your device and change hidden settings.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oem.logkitsdservice",
        "description": "Used by com.oem.oemlogkit, a shady logging app.\nDoesn't run by default, but can easily be triggered by system apps.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oem.nfc",
        "description": "OnePlus NFC tester\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oem.oemlogkit",
        "description": "OnePlus LogKit\nShady logging app that system apps can use to log WiFi traffic, Bluetooth traffic, NFC activity, GPS coordinates over time, power consumption, modem signal/data details, \"lag issues,\" and more.\nhttps://thehackernews.com/2017/11/oneplus-logkit-app.html\nhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/second-oneplus-factory-app-discovered-this-one-dumps-photos-wifi-and-gps-logs/\nhttps://nitter.net/fs0c131y/status/930773795656396801",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus",
        "description": "Oneplus System\nHandles the Oneplus system framework? Possibly unsafe to disable, but please contribute information about what happens if you do.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.accessory",
        "description": "Oneplus Link\nI'm guessing this has to do with connecting to Oneplus accessories, like the Oneplus Buds (wireless earbuds). Might wanna keep it enabled if you use oneplus accessory devices.\nNoticed no negative effects from disable after weeks of use.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.account",
        "label": "OnePlus Account",
        "description": "Enables Oneplus account login on device.\nProbably handles authentication for Oneplus apps.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oneplus.account"
        ],
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.account.basiccolorblack.overlay",
        "description": "Dark theme for Oneplus Account?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.account.basiccolorwhite.overlay",
        "description": "Light theme for Oneplus Account?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.android.cellbroadcast.overlay",
        "description": "Wireless emergency alerts Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the emergency alert UI, based on the name.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.aod",
        "description": "Always On Display / Ambient Display\nRuns in the background.\nWhen enabled in settings it shows clock and notifications when you raise the phone or touch the screen.\nThis is basically a lower-power lock-screen. It could in theory reduce power draw if you check notifications/clock often as OLED screens draw minimal power showing a mostly black screen(black = pixel off), but in practice the number of times you'll unintentionally trigger it will likely eat up any potential power savings and more. And if your device doesn't have an OLED screen this will draw way more power.\nMost of these power savings could be applied to your standard lock-screen simply by making your background image completely black.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.aod.basiccolorblack.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for AOD? (Always On Display)",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.aod.basiccolorwhite.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for AOD? (Always On Display)",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.aodnotification.overlay.gold",
        "description": "System UI Theme pack\nSeems to be a theme overlay for AOD (Always On Display).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.aodnotification.overlay.purple",
        "description": "System UI Theme pack\nSeems to be a theme overlay for AOD (Always On Display).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.aodnotification.overlay.red",
        "description": "System UI Theme pack\nSeems to be a theme overlay for AOD (Always On Display).",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.applocker",
        "description": "Encrypts and locks apps behind password access.",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.appupgrader",
        "description": "Built-in App Updates\nBased on the name I'm guessing it's an upater for built-in Oneplus apps?\nSeems safe to disable, but only seems to run on boot, so there's little to be gained from disabling.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.backuprestore",
        "label": "Clone Phone",
        "description": "Lets you migrate contacts, text messages, photos, and other data from one device to another.\nCan also backup data as a compressed archive.\n",
        "web": [
            "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oneplus.backuprestore"
        ],
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "backup_apps"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.backuprestore.remoteservice",
        "description": "Likely a backend service for OnePlus Switch(com.oneplus.backuprestore).\nI've never seen it run in the background.\nProbably safe to disable.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.brickmode",
        "description": "OnePlus Zen Mode (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oneplus.brickmode)\nZen Mode helps you put down your phone and enjoy your life.\nIn Zen Mode you will only be able to take photos and answer calls.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.bttestmode",
        "description": "OnePlus Bluetooth test mode\nType *#*#232339#*#* in the OnePlus dialer to access this hidden test menu.\n",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.calculator",
        "description": "Stock Oneplus Calculator app.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "calculators"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.calculator.basiccolorblack.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Oneplus Calculator app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.calendar.black.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for stock Calendar app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.calendar.white.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for stock Calendar app?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.camera",
        "description": "Camera\nThe stock Oneplus camera app.\n",
        "removal": "replace",
        "suggestions": "cameras"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.camera.service",
        "description": "Runs in the background on some phones.\nNot sure what it does; camera functions fine without it. Could be related to photo backup?",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.card",
        "description": "Card Package\nWidget which lets you add membership card in Shelf.\nYou enter numbers for a club card or something and it'll store it and generate a barcode for you.\nShelf is a page on your home screen that allows you to take memos, add widgets, gain access to your most-used apps, and get a quick glimpse of the weather. Swipe right (from the left edge of your home screen) to reveal it.",
        "removal": "delete"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.card.black.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Oneplus Card package?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.card.white.overlay",
        "description": "Theme overlay for Oneplus Card package?",
        "removal": "caution"
    },
    {
        "id": "com.oneplus.carrierlocation",
        "description": "Carrier Location Access\nRuns on boot, but not in the background beyond that.\nNot sure what this does. Could be related to detecting region to determine which radio frequencies to use?\nNoticed no ill effects from weeks of having it disabled.",
        "removal": "replace"
    },