"description":"AKA My CC. Lets you manage your Consumer Cellular account, track your usage, pay your bill.\nConsumer Cellular is an American postpaid mobile virtual network operator",
"description":"Designed to remotely lock the phone (by sending a simple SMS) in case you don't pay your bill \nThis app was pre-installed on phone not served by that carrier (América Móvil) from South America.\nNormally you should not have this app anymore because it was removed by Nokia during an Android 10 update.\n",
"description":"AAA = American Automobile Association\nKind of GPS that helps you find Point of interest (POI) like hotels, restaurants, and car repair facilities from the AAA databases.\nNOTE : You’ll have to sign up for an AAA membership to enjoy all of the features and functionality of the Android app.",
"description":"AAA = American Automobile Association\nKind of GPS that helps you find Point of interest (POI) like hotels, restaurants, and car repair facilities from the AAA databases.\nNOTE : You’ll have to sign up for an AAA membership to enjoy all of the features and functionality of the Android app.",
"description":"Contains a bunch of small utilites, most have there own APP but are only accessible from the Toolbox UI\nincluded; Noise test, Compass, Flashlight, Bubble Level, Picture Hanging, Heart rate, Measure height,\nMagnifier,Alarm, Plumb Bob, Protractor, Speedometer & a Pedometer.",
"description":"Prime members get free prints delivery (US only) and unlimited photo storage (available in US, UK, CA, DE, FR, IT, ES and JP) for a lifetime of memories.\nNon-Prime members: 5 GB full-resolution photo and video storage.",
"description":"Caller ID from Cequint.\nNever trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.\nCequint was acquired by TNS (https://tnsi.com/)",
"description":"Crowdcare is now Wysdom.AI (https://nitter.42l.fr/wysdomai)\nFrom their Twitter description : The easiest way for businesses to improve customer satisfaction, contain costs and generate revenue by using #AI to power customer experiences.\nWysdom.AI has joined the Microsoft Partner Network in 2018",
"description":"DebugLoggerUI\nSimilar to logcat, in some sense. Mostly focused on video graphics logging and network logging (includes Bluetooth). On some devices, it runs in the background (working non-cache RAM) even while not in use.\nhttps://peterelst.com/what-is-debug-logger-ui-android",
"description":"Runs in the background as part of the system. Runs even if disabled.\n\"Optimizes system audio performance\" or something like that. This is likely the backend audio service, possibly applying settings from com.oneplus.sound.tuner (\"Dolby Atmos\") to the audio processing.",
"label":"DraftKings - Daily Fantasy Sports for Cash",
"description":"App has been removed from the Playstore.\nDrivemode (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drivemode.android)\nSimplifies how you manage calls and messages while driving.",
"description":"ANT is a wireless protocol, similar to Bluetooth®, that is predominantly used for sport and fitness wireless connectivity. Pre-installed by the phone manufacturer, this service allows you to connect ANT+ devices to apps on your phone. ANT Wireless is a division of Garmin Canada Inc.",
"description":"ANT HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) Server.\nANT is a wireless protocol, similar to Bluetooth, that is mainly used for sport and fitness trackers.",
"description":"Facebook Services is a tool that lets you manage different Facebook services automatically using your Android device.\nIn particular, the tool focuses on searching for nearby shops and establishments based on your interests.\nI don't know if this a dependency for com.facebook.katana but nobody cares because we all want to delete all the Facebook stuff right ?",
"description":"FIDO UAF1.0 ASM\nRelated to app fingerprint unlocking and payments. Safe to remove if you don't use password-less authentication to access online services.",
"removal":"replace"
},
{
"id":"com.fido.uafclient",
"description":"FIDO UAF1.0 Client\nProbably related to FIDO digital key gadget (Client), probably safe to remove if you don't have any.",
"description":"Chinese app that spoofs as a Singapore financial and/or payment app to show advertisement notifications (mostly loans)\nIt accesses locations, contacts, camera, mic by default, some people in Thailand also reported that they cannot use legitimate regional banking apps until this app was disabled or uninstalled with ADB method. While newer devices that start with Oppo ColorOS 13 and/or Realme UI 4 (around Android 13) are already baked in, it seems likely that it comes with a system update at older devices of those brands, so this is shady and constantly lost trust from many users.\nhttps://safereddit.com/r/Thailand/comments/1hzdwhr",
"description":"Samsung-only app for Turkish people\nRecommands you stuff to buy. You are supposed to save money but we all know this kind of apps\nEncourages consumption.\nExodus found 10 trackers and 17 permissions",
"description":"Mobicore is now Trustonic\nTrustonic is a small OS running on the CPU providing a TEE, an isolated environment that runs in parallel with the operating system, guaranteeing code and data loaded inside to be protected.\nSounds great, but it's closed source and \"normal\" devs can't use it for their apps.\nSee \"com.trustonic.tuiservice\"",
"description":"Payment app that offers mobile pre-paid recharges and post-paid bill payment, data card recharges and bill payment,\nDTH (Direct To Home Television) recharges through cashless transactions",
"description":"92 Lock Screen for RealMe\n92 is pronounce in Chinese as 'Hao Kan' (it's the company name), so it's a Chinese app. This not related to 'Lock Screen Magazine' and potentially inject ads in lock screen.",
"description":"AKA Accessory Framework\nQuick device connect feature. Can be disabled via hidden setting (Settings -> Search 'App Enhancement Services' -> Quick device connect) if not wanted.\nAllows you to search for nearby devices and connect to them without having to go through the Bluetooth or WiFi Direct settings' Ghosh! 32 permissions just for this?",
"description":"Mobile Cloud Service? Message Controler System?.\nMy understanding is that this packages implements the communication logic of the Heytap services. It provides a MQTT client (and Firebase Cloud Manager for users outside of China) which frequently talks to heytapmobile.com. You can safely remove this package if you don't have a Heytap account.\nRuns constantly in the background",
"description":"Allows you to save an article or web page to remote servers for later reading\nWas purchased by Mozilla in 2017 but is still close source for now.\nOpen-source alternative : https://wallabag.org/",
"description":"Polaris Office from US Infraware Inc company (Microsoft Office like)\nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infraware.office.link",
"description":"An app that promotes some other apps (and encourages you to install them)\nDeveloped by IronSource, a \"next-generation advertising company\" \nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/ (app) | https://company.ironsrc.com/ (company)\nWhen you try to read their privacy policy you arrive to an outstanding blank PDF file!",
"description":"Just another one of the useless short video apps. Depending on the phone model, it may not be possible to uninstall properly but safe to disable. (Even disabled it still runs in the background).",
"description":"Hands-Free Assistant\nOnly has permission activity voice from mediatek.\nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magiear.handsfree.assistant",
"description":"Mediatek is a Taiwanese chipset manufacturer.\nCan someone share the apk? This package name is really weird.\nIt is most likely a set of general APIs for accessing general mediatek functionalities.\nCan someone share the apk?",
"description":"This is not the kind of feature expected from a Soc company.\nIf you remove this I guess you will not be able to record your calls from the stock dialer\nCan someone share the apk and verify this?",
"description":"It have mtkradioex. These are used for corporate deployment/controlling of devices.",
"removal":"caution"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.carrierexpress",
"description":"Hidden operator configuration. it's Carrier Express app?\nalso in code there a lot stuff about Custom Operator.\nI dont know why it should be useful when it only has notifications:\nSIM card detected or Switching the carrier etc.\nit's useless.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.cellbroadcastuiresoverlay",
"description":"This app have something to emergency.",
"removal":"replace"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.duraspeed",
"description":"A frontend to a Mediatek service that fully takes over Android's own Adaptive Battery management. Uninstalling this app will only remove the UI component, but not the system service that it's controlling. To completely disable Duraspeed you need to have it enabled first, open Duraspeed app via Settings, and set the toggle to 'Off'. Otherwise Duraspeed service will continue running despite there not being a Duraspeed entry in Settings which will lead to unexpected app freezes that affect FOSS apps such as Dialers/Phones and messengers.",
"removal":"caution"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.emcamera",
"description":"Useless camera calibration hidden app.",
"description":"Engineer mode you can access by dialing a secret code (*#*#3646633#*#* on some Xiaomi phones for instance)\nIt enables you to access the debug/logged data and some hidden firmware settings.",
"description":"it's only FCM(Firebase Cloud Messaging). No activities, google firebase. Not needed.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.factorymode",
"description":"Tests hardware things.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.frameworkresoverlay",
"description":"It have something to config AOD.\nAnd power saving.",
"removal":"unsafe"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.gbaservice",
"description":"Generic Bootstrapping Architecture. A ‘common ground’ of code used for many MediaTek apps.\nCan be removed if all other MediaTek apps are removed.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.gnss.nonframeworklbs",
"description":"Have hidden activity and it's maybe for debug location requests, modem, VoWiFi and more.\nNot useful.",
"description":"I wonder if it is really only a logging app.\nCan someone try to remove it and use a GPS app to see if it still works?\nCan someone share the apk? (from a Xiaomi/Huawei phone)",
"description":"Mediatek's implementation of IMS (low-level implementation?)\nIMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).",
"description":"Protocol Configuration Options service for IMS\nIMS(IP Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling). This package enable automatic configuration pushed by your carrier.",
"description":"LPPE = LTE Positioning Protocol enhancements/extensions (LTE = \"4G\")\nPositioning and assistance protocol between E-SMLC (mobile location center) and UE (User Equipement = phone)\nI don't know the app has the permission to read SMS",
"description":"Mobile Device Management (MDM) allows company’s IT department to reach inside your phone in the background, allowing them to ensure your device is secure, know where it is, and remotely erase your data if the phone is stolen.\nIt's a way to ensure employees stay productive and do not breach corporate policies\nYou should NEVER have a MDM tool on your personal phone. Never.\nThis package probably isn't a MDM tool on its own but you definitively don't need it on your phone.\nCan someone share the apk?",
"description":"Logs debug data. Has a lot of permissions and run in background all the time.\nDon't keep useless apps: reduce the attack surface\nVulnerability found in this app in 2016",
"description":"Provides periodic reports on the geographical location of the device. Each provider has a set of criteria under which it may be used. For example, some providers require GPS hardware and visibility to a number of satellites, while others require the use of the cellular radio, or access to a specific carrier's network, or to the internet.\nI don't understand why this is needed; there already is one in 'com.google.android.gms'\nI wonder if NLP can be replaced by https://github.com/microg/UnifiedNlp\nI suggest testing if you get a better signal/battery performance with Mediatek NLP on or off.",
"description":"omacp = OMA Client Provisioning. A protocol specified by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA).\nConfiguration messages parser. Used for provisioning APN settings to devices via SMS.\nIn my case, it was automatic and I never needed configuration messages.\nMaybe it's useful if carriers change their APN. But you can still change the config manually, it's not difficult.\nDunno why Mediatek handles this kind of things. Safe to remove. At worst, you'll need to manually config your APN.\nOMACP can be abused.",
"description":" It actually Beep Science is MediaTek’s default DRM vendor\nProbably required for some forms of DRM; disabling might break things like Netflix streaming, which relies on DRM to function.",
"description":"it handles switching connection between network types. (4G/5G)",
"removal":"caution"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.systemuiresoverlay",
"description":"It have nothing in code.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.systemuiwmshellresoverlay",
"description":"config pip_corner_radius only found.",
"removal":"unsafe"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.telephony",
"description":"allows you to get information about the available \nSIMs/subscriptions and listen for changes or activity on the SIM cards, such as call or data activity or \nconnected cell details. In addition, the API enables apps to create SMS messages and send them using \na specific SIM card. it's not useful.",
"removal":"replace"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.voicecommand",
"description":"It's for voice commands like control music playing or voice control for alarm, camera.\nBut how to get access to it?\nProbably you need that for voice recognition but not sure.\nMaybe related to https://www.mediatek.com/products/smart-home/voice-assistant-devices",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.mediatek.voiceunlock",
"description":"It's for voice commands like control music playing or voice control for alarm, camera.\nBut how to get access to it?\nProbably you need that for voice recognition but not sure.\nMaybe related to https://www.mediatek.com/products/smart-home/voice-assistant-devices",
"description":"According to olorin, it's a MediaTek’s default fingerprint app (and he removed it).\nCan someone confirm what this package does?\nRemember that any pre-installed apps you don't actually need just increase the surface attack.\nAny app co-located on the device could modify a system property through an exported interface without proper authorization.\nVulnerability found in 2019",
"description":"Office Mobile hub (on Samsung Phone)\nIncludes the complete Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps to offer a convenient office experience on the go.",
"description":"Note taking app from Microsoft.\nThis app has a lot of permissions. For example it has access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls...",
"description":"Apk file name: By_3rd_NetflixActivationOverSeas\nSome form of activation of Netflix account, subscription or app? Might be what puts the Netflix app icon on the homescreen. Not sure.\nNetflix app works without this.",
"description":"friDay music\nA treasure house of global music, thousands of situational playlists, complete classification of Chinese, Western, Japanese and Korean, classical, and original soundtracks, allowing you to easily travel the digital music world.\nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.omusic.gPhone",
"description":"Tracks your online activities, which are linked to your unique ID.\nIt has built-in VPN for 'free', which Restore Privacy describe as a 'data collection tool in disguise'.",
"description":"PhonePe is a payment app that allows indian users to use BHIM UPI, your credit card and debit card or wallet to recharge your mobile phone.\nPay your utility bills and also make instant payments at offline and online stores.",
"description":"Pivot Mobile is a popular game developer famously known for its Swimmy Turtle game.\nSub-downloaded by third-party apps; used for 'data consumption & ad' tracking.\nCommonly found in Lenovo & Motorola devices.",
"description":"Playphone Gamestore (https://www.playphone.com/)\n\"Helps\" you discover the \"best\" Android games and connects you to a global gaming community. Sounds Amazing !",
"description":"App provided by Indosat Ooredoo, an Internet provider from Indonesia.\nEnables Indosat users to manage prepaid and postpaid numbers and check their credit and payments, purchase data packs, calls, SMS...",
"description":"I found only: DCF Allows an application to share content using Bluetooth.\nThe application is only allowed to broadcast the content as it already has access to remote devices. These things are not available for users.\nQualcomm only said these things, but where is the code?\nThis app is without code so it's safe to remove.",
"description":"Starts process when plugged into a PC (with debugging on, haven't tried off) and then runs until stopped.\nCan't find info on what it is. Probably has to do with diagnostics for Android debugging?\nNoticed no ill effects from having it disabled for weeks.",
"description":"dialer, dialing service, for phone calls.\nHas IMS things, optimizations?, its weird that calling works after remove, has code related to 'com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel',\nChina Mobile Communications Corporation(China Mobile) SIM card things.",
"removal":"caution"
},
{
"id":"com.qti.powermodule",
"description":"it's for powersaving? have more debugging stuff than powersaving.",
"removal":"caution"
},
{
"id":"com.qti.qcc",
"description":"QCC\nHave a lot of stuff about logs, testing framework for Android with Robolectric, LTE Broadcast.\nIntroduced in android 13.\nHave png file qdma = Qualcomm Device Management and Analytics.\nSo it's only spyware.",
"description":"Sends you a message when you reach a specified data limit?\nContains a service, but I've never it run. But I've also never run out of data or used the Android data warning system.",
"description":"Something to do with colors?\nContains a \"ColorServiceApp\" service, but I've never seen it run. Might be tied to some Display setting?\nProbably safe to disable; noticed no changes, but I also doubt there's any benefit to disabling it.",
"description":"Service Level Agreement (SLA) protocol that analyzes network performance, quality of service, \nand provides users with various parameters of network quality of service, \nsuch as: jitter delay, file transfer rate, TCP latency. BUT it's placebo.\nuses permission com.miui.analytics.onetrack.TRACK_EVENT also have a lot chinese stuff.",
"description":"Qualcomm Display Color Management tool\nAttempts to \"make colors look vibrant and true to life\". No idea if it actually does something useful or if it's only some garbage dynamic color tuning (they tend to destroy colors).\nContains a service, but I've never seen it run on my Oneplus 9. Could be tied to color \"improvement\" settings in Settings->Display (all of which are off for me).",
"description":"If enabled, diverts your calls to another number.\nYou can choose to divert all calls, divert on no reply or divert when the line is busy.\nWhere can you enable/disable this feature?",
"description":"Used to send AT command messages from/to the modem\nAttention commands commands are a collection of short-string commands developed in the early 1980s \nthat were designed to be transmitted via phone lines and control modems. Different AT command strings can be merged together \nto tell a modem to dial, hang up, or change connection parameters. \nSmartphones include a basic modem component inside them, which allows the smartphone to connect to the Internet \nvia its telephony function.\nThis can be abused. It's been known for many years that Android devices are vulnerable to attacks carried out via AT commands.",
"description":"This app will try to adjust the image being displaye by changing the contrast/quality/image backlight depending on \nthe content on the screen.\nDownside to this is loss of dynamic range which results in some colors being washed out/clipped.\nCABL != Auto brightness (which doesn't change the content of the screen, only the brightness)\nNOTE: You may want to remove this. It does not work very well on many phones.",
"description":"Runs on boot, but not in the background beyond that?\nAdds support for eMBMS(evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service), also known as: LTE Broadcast\nEnables carriers to send content using multicast/broadcast (same content to many users at the same time) instead of unicast(to a single user).\nIt's a more efficient use of network resources compared to users receiving the same content individually.\nProbably safe to disable if you don't care about multi/broad-casts.",
"description":"Provide Fast Dormancy feature/setting in the dialer (reduce battery consumption and network utilization during periods of data inactivity)",
"description":"Runs in the background as part of the system. Runs even if disabled, so probably pointless to disable.\nPeriodically sends a unique software ID, location (lat, long, alt, and their uncertainty), nearby cellular towers and Wi-Fi hotspots and their signal strength to Qualcomm servers.",
"description":"Qualcomm IZat. it's hidden XT Activity. Location for Qualcomm. It's a bad idea to keep it.\nPeriodically sends a unique software ID, location (lat, long, alt, and their uncertainty), nearby cellular towers and Wi-Fi hotspots and their signal strength to Qualcomm servers.\nhttps://www.qualcomm.com/site/privacy/services",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.qualcomm.location.XT.setup",
"description":"Qualcomm IZat\nIts hidden Setup XT location for Qualcomm. It's a bad idea to keep it.\nPeriodically sends a unique software ID, location (lat, long, alt, and their uncertainty), nearby cellular towers and Wi-Fi hotspots and their signal strength to Qualcomm servers.\nhttps://www.qualcomm.com/site/privacy/services",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.qualcomm.qcom_qmi",
"description":"qchat logo png founded also Hello World! and app_name Qchat_QMI\nthis app has no code and no activities so safe to remove.",
"description":"Long-form name: Qualcomm Radio Interface Layer Message Tunnel.\nRuns in the background, both as part of user apps and as part of the system? It's an active system process even when disabled, but disabling seems to remove the user-side part of the process.\nDisabling yields no immediate consequences, but functionality may still be retained in the system process.\nActs as a bridge between Android framework services and the hardware? A tunnel between modem and Android framework?\nThe decompiled code shows nothing obvious. \"sendOemRilRequest\" seems like the only method name hinting at something.",
"description":"Qualcomm FIDO implementation.\nFido is a set of open technical specifications for mechanisms of authenticating users to online services that do not depend on passwords.",
"description":"Collects device activation data to remotely activate phone warranty.\nIn 2019 this package sent private data (IMEI, CELLID, CCID) in clear-text to zzhc.vnet.cn (chinese server). According to HMD (Nokia) it was a mistake.",
"description":"Supposed to enhance call quality (I'll let you test if it really does)\nThis can record your phone calls. A vulnerability was found in 2019, allowing unauthorized microphone audio recording by 3rd-party apps.",
"description":"Connectivity Engine that runs in the background as part of the System.\nEnables seamless hand-off between mobile data and Wi-Fi networks. Can also dynamically measure network performance to prioritize using the best one (I think that's part of \"Intelligently select the best Wi-Fi\" in settings).\nProbably worth keeping on; I noticed connection reliability getting worse when I disabled it.",
"description":"Dynamic DDS Service\nDDS = Direct Digital Synthesizer. Supposedly useful for testing, communication and frequency sweep applications. Some apps may use this for local communication between devices? I'm guessing this is related to sending data through audio(a bunch of rapid beeps outside of the range of human hearing), which I believe Google Home used(still uses?) at one point as an option to connect to a Chromecast.",
"description":"IMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).\nGuessing this could be the low-level Qualcomm implementation or interface that allows apps to use the VoLTE/VoIP/Wi-Fi calling functionality in apps like the dialer/phone app.\nCould allow seamless transfers of calls between 4G and Wi-Fi? I thought com.qualcomm.qti.cne did that content-agnostically, but maybe calls are different, or maybe the two packages use each other?",
"description":"lpa = Local Profile Assistants\nRuns on boot, but not in the background beyond that.\nCode has a lot of references to UIM(User Identity Module, which is SIM-related)\nOnly useful if you use an eSIM? (electronic SIM)\nAllows users to choose and change their subscription data when switching between network operators/carriers.",
"description":"Runs on boot. Probably related to CPU/SoC performance profiles.\nOneplus 10 Pro has an option called \"High performance mode\" in Settings->Battery->Advanced, which has the description:\n\"The system always operates in a high performance mode, but it will increase power consumption.\"\nI'm guessing that option triggers this package. This is probably a feature on many Qualcomm chips, but I don't think all OEMs expose it in the settings.",
"description":"Something to do with colors?\nContains no services and I've never seen it run as a process. Only has one permission: CONTROL_DISPLAY_COLOR_TRANSFORMS\nProbably safe to disable; noticed no changes, but I also doubt there's any benefit to disabling it.",
"description":"QDMA = Quadrature-Division Multiple Access\nIt's a radio protocol combining CDMA and QPSK.\nQDMA is used for local area networks, usually wireless short-range such as WiMax.",
"description":"RCS Service\nRCS = Rich Communication Services.\nRCS is a communication protocol between mobile telephone carriers and between phone and carrier, aiming at replacing SMS.\nUses IP protocol so it needs an internet connection.\nIt's a hot mess right now. It aims at being universal but only exists in Samsung Messages and Google Messages, because Google hasn't released a public API yet, so 3rd-party apps can't support it.\nIn a lot of countries messages go through Google's Jibe servers.\nCan anybody check if this is needed for VolTE/VoWifi?",
"description":"Stands for Secure Camera Service?\nSupposedly acts as a bridge between camera hardware and SoC. Seems like this package is what a Qualcomm SoC uses to access the camera hardware.\nWill probably break camera functionality if disabled.",
"description":"Useless code and it's probably to verify packages.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.qualcomm.qti.server.qtiwifi",
"description":"it's made for analytics.\nThis service can be used to have oem specific feature development. \nCurrently this service is being used to collect CSI data from cfrtool \nvia hidl and then pass the data to application(user level).",
"description":"QTR (Qualcomm Technology Reporting)\nRuns on boot.\nSeems like a telemetry package, supposedly sending hardware & software type, configuration and performance data.\nContains a \"QtiFeedbackActivity\" called \"Hardware Feedback\". When that hidden activity is launched through Activity Launcher you get a screen showing just a checkbox and this text:\n\"Collecting hardware and software type, configuration, and performance data helps Qualcomm improve next generation device battery life, security, and performance. Untick to disable.\"\nUnticking isn't remembered; it's ticked again next time you enter. There's also a \"Learn More\" link that leads to: http://reporting.qti.qualcomm.com/learnmore_en.html which doesn't load for me.",
"description":"Related to Vodafone Prepaid Recharge Plan\nIf you're not a Vodafone client but still has this package on your phone you can delete it.\nFor Vodafone client, I don't know what this package does.",
"description":"UCE shim service\nUCE = User Capability Exchange. A shim is basically a compatibility layer for an API, that makes sure anything that uses the API does so correctly.\nUsed for RCS. Provides a discovery service for users to see the capabilities of other users.\nUCE is based on SIP PUBLISH and SIP SUBSCRIBE/NOTIFY.\nDevices PUBLISH their capabilities to a presence server, when another device wants to find out what the other party supports, the device sends a SUBSCRIBE to the presence server which then returns a NOTIFY of what the other party supports.",
"description":"UCE shim service\nUCE = User Capability Exchange. A shim is basically a compatibility layer for an API, that makes sure anything that uses the API does so correctly.\nUsed for RCS. Provides a discovery service for users to see the capabilities of other users.\nUCE is based on SIP PUBLISH and SIP SUBSCRIBE/NOTIFY.\nDevices PUBLISH their capabilities to a presence server, when another device wants to find out what the other party supports, the device sends a SUBSCRIBE to the presence server which then returns a NOTIFY of what the other party supports.",
"description":"Runs \"RemoteSimLockService\" in the background.\nThis might be the only remote SIM lock service, just called UIM because R-UIM(Removeable-UserIdentityModule) is a variant of SIM commonly used in Asia.",
"description":"Contains a \"GbaService\", but I've never seen it run.\nRelated to SIM/R-UIM functionality? (R-UIM is a type of SIM card mainly used in Asia)",
"description":"Receive xrcb network signals for radio side. \nit's about emergency alerts, weather alerts, public announcements, and other information.",
"removal":"delete"
},
{
"id":"com.qualcomm.qtil.aptxacu",
"description":"Hidden aptxals Audio Bluetooth sample improvement. Useless 96kHz sample.",
"description":"Hidden bluetooth: answering call, hanging up call, hanging up conference call.\nIf you have dual-sim then you will lose these things? NOTE: disabling this causes audio to come from earpiece regardless of the option selected (Speaker, Earpiece, Bluetooth)",
"removal":"replace"
},
{
"id":"com.qualcomm.shutdownlistner",
"description":"uses library com.qualcomm.qcrilhook and logs shutdown phone but it's not needed.",
"description":"Occasionally runs in the background.\nCould be what syncs the CPU clock with Android time?\nProbably not something you want to disable.",
"description":"Contains a service by the same name, but I've never seen it run.\nRelated to SIM/R-UIM functionality? (R-UIM is a type of SIM card mainly used in Asia)",
"description":"Contains a service by the same name, but I've never seen it run.\nRelated to SIM/R-UIM functionality? (R-UIM is a type of SIM card mainly used in Asia)",
"description":"Qualcomm Connectivity Engine\nEnables seamless hand-off between mobile data and Wi-Fi networks. Can also dynamically measure network performance to prioritize using the best one (I think that's part of \"Intelligently select the best Wi-Fi\" in settings).\nProbably worth keeping on; I noticed connection reliability getting worse when I disabled it.",
"description":"Always-on voice detection, so obviously always runs in the background.\nProbably worth keeping enabled for battery savings if you use Google Assistant regularly while your screen is off.",
"description":"Remote controle service by Realvnc\nNot sure having a remote control app installed as a system app is a good idea\nNo longer maintained.",
"description":"HomeAdvisor: Contractors for Home Improvement\nHelps you find local contractors from the service Home Advisor network\nHomeAdvisor collects users data when a request is made and then sells that data to local contractors in exchange for money.",
"description":"Symptom checker app provided by Sharecare [Discontinued]\nLets you see what might be causing your symptoms and helps you find a nearby physician",
"description":"Used by commercial swiftkey partners to configure the SwiftKey app.\nSwiftkey is a keyboard developed by TouchType, a Microsoft subsidiary",
"description":"File Sharing App (via Bluetooth) with Google and Facebook trackers.\nAsks for a lot of permissions including ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION, REQUEST_INSTALL_PACKAGES.",
"description":"A security layer by Trustonic.\nAllows a \"Trusted App\" to interact directly with the user, completely isolated from the device OS.\nIt's closed source and normal devs can't use it for their apps.\nMainly used by OEM apps like Samsung Pay and for DRM.\nGoogle implemented their own TUI in Android Pie: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/search/label/Trusted%20User%20Interface\nhttps://www.trustonic.com/news/blog/benefits-trusted-user-interface/\nDisabling will break \"Trusted Apps\".",
"description":"Mobile game store.\nFull of trackers and has CAMERA and RECORD_AUDIO permissions. Displays intrusive game ads on HIOS launcher and random popups.",
"description":"Streaming service\nRegistered members can watch the movies, dramas, variety shows and animations\nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.fetnet.fetvod",
"description":"IMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).\nRuns in the background as part of the system, with Google's IMS(com.google.android.ims, \"Carrier Services\") disabled, I haven't checked if it'd run with Carrier Services enabled.",
"description":"The SmartCard API is a reference implementation of the SIMalliance Open Mobile API specification that enables Android applications to communicate with Secure Elements, (SIM card, embedded Secure Elements, Mobile Security Card or others)\nSafe to remove if you think you don't need this",
"description":"Open Mobile API (\"interface\") to access UICC secure elements\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/\nGood read: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1601/1601.03027.pdf\nNote2: 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",
"description":"Open Mobile API (\"interface\") to access UICC secure elements.\nUICC stands for Universal Integrated Circuit Card.\nIt is 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.\nNote: The term SIM is widely used in the industry and especially with consumers to mean both SIMs and UICCs.",
"description":"This app is from qualcomm, in androidmanifest.xml I found things like com.qualcomm.qti.qmsdataservices, qms is spyware,\npermissions uses: access wifi state, quary all packages, package usage stats.\nSo hidden network stats, more about it is this code is just logs, takes apm, wifi, bt status.",
"description":"Occasionally runs in the background.\nHandles CACert certificates?\nCACert is a community-driven CA that issues certificates to the public at large for free. CA = Certificate Authority, an entity that certifies the ownership of a public key that can be used for secure communications.",
"web":[
"http://www.cacert.org/",
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAcert.org"
],
"removal":"unsafe",
"warning":"Probably a bad idea to disable; could mess with device security."
"description":"IMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling). Also have RCS.",
"removal":"caution"
},
{
"id":"vendor.qti.qesdk.sysservice",
"description":"It's for debugging and logs. But in the code I see VDebug. Vivo probably uses Qualcomm for some features.",
