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[ [
{
"id": "android.auto_generated_rro__",
"description": "rro = Runtime Resources Overlay.\nChanges values of a package config, based in the overlay definitions (heavily used by OEM for custom themming android) \nLink: https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/rros and https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-theme-android-with-the-runtime-resource-overlay-framework--cms-29708\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "android.auto_generated_vendor_",
"description": "Auto generated vendor's stuff for Android Auto (https://www.android.com/intl/en_en/auto/)\nNote: You don't need this if you don't use Android auto\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.apps.tag",
"description": "Support for NFC tags interactions (5 permissions, Contacts/Phone On by default).\nNFC Tags are for instance used in buses to validate your transport card with your phone.\nOther exemple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TecTile\nYou will still be able to connect to a NFC device (e.g a speaker) with this disabled.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.backupconfirm",
"description": "Restores Google settings with Google Backup restore.\nDisplays confirmation popup when doing ADB backup. Disabling this package breaks ADB Backup.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bio.face.service",
"description": "Handles facial regognition.\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bips",
"description": "Default Print Service.\nGeneric printing service that should work with most printers.\nWill break printing functionality if disabled, but other replacement print services can be downloaded from the Play Store.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bluetooth",
"description": "Bluetooth service\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.bluetoothmidiservice", "id": "com.android.bluetoothmidiservice",
"label": "Bluetooth MIDI Service", "label": "Bluetooth MIDI Service",
@ -13,12 +48,57 @@
"removal": "caution", "removal": "caution",
"warning": "Apps targeting a very old SDK might crash." "warning": "Apps targeting a very old SDK might crash."
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.browser",
"description": "Mi Browser\nYou really should use something else.\nFYI https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-web-browser-pro-mint-collecting-browsing-data-incognito-mode/\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.browser.provider",
"description": "Old package (2014). Chrome bookmarks provider? Injects Picasa URL (http://picasaweb.google.com) in the Chrome browser's bookmarks in the browser.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.calculator2",
"description": "AOSP calculator app\nNOTE: Some OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.calendar",
"description": "AOSP Calendar app\nNOTE: Some OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.calllogbackup",
"description": "Call Logs Backup/Restore feature.\nRuns in the background.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/CallLogProvider/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/calllogbackup",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.captiveportallogin",
"description": "Support for captive portal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal\nA captive portal login is a web page where users have to log in or accept terms of use. Common for public wifi networks.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.carrierconfig",
"description": "Dynamically provides configuration for the carrier network.\nThe config contains: Roaming networks, Voicemail settings, SMS/MMS settings, VoLTE/IMS settings, and more.\nIf a carrier app is installed it will be queried for overrides to these settings.\nSeems to run on boot and when you swap SIM?\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/carrier\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/apps/CarrierConfig/src/com/android/carrierconfig/DefaultCarrierConfigService.java",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.carrierdefaultapp", "id": "com.android.carrierdefaultapp",
"label": "CarrierDefaultApp", "label": "CarrierDefaultApp",
"description": "This package is a generic solution that allows carriers to indicate when a device has run OOB (Out Of Balance). Android devices that are OOB need carrier mitigation protocols to allow select data through (like to notify users their data/balance is out, or allow them to buy more data through the carrier app).\nWill probably break that functionality if disabled, but is otherwise safe to disable (should only affect users that are out of data/balance?).\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/oob-users", "description": "This package is a generic solution that allows carriers to indicate when a device has run OOB (Out Of Balance). Android devices that are OOB need carrier mitigation protocols to allow select data through (like to notify users their data/balance is out, or allow them to buy more data through the carrier app).\nWill probably break that functionality if disabled, but is otherwise safe to disable (should only affect users that are out of data/balance?).\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/oob-users",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"description": "Cell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISPs to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nRuns at boot time and is also triggered after exiting airplane mode.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast\nhttps://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/CellBroadcastReceiver/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/cellbroadcastreceiver",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.common",
"description": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the cellbroadcastreceiver, based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.companiondevicemanager", "id": "com.android.companiondevicemanager",
"label": "Companion Device Manager", "label": "Companion Device Manager",
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"removal": "delete", "removal": "delete",
"warning": "Only needed for Google smart IoT devices (WearOS/Android Wear)" "warning": "Only needed for Google smart IoT devices (WearOS/Android Wear)"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.contacts",
"description": "AOSP Contacts\nSome OEMs(for example Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim",
"description": "Compatibility Test Service. Verifies certain upgrade scenarios. Disabling could mess with OTA updates.\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": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.deskclock",
"description": "AOSP Clock app\nSome OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.dialer",
"description": "AOSP Dialer/Phone app\nDefault phone app on some older phones(like Oneplus 3).",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.documentsui",
"description": "Same as com.google.android.documentsui? Here's that description:\nFiles\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nFile selector for other apps. Another file browser can replace most of the functionality, but not all apps support that.\nSafe to disable, but will of course break file saving/loading functionality for some apps.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.documentsui.a_overlay",
"description": "Some overlay for for \"Files\"?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.dreams.basic", "id": "com.android.dreams.basic",
"label": "Basic Daydreams", "label": "Basic Daydreams",
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"description": "Android's easter egg feature (spam-tap on the android version in the settings)", "description": "Android's easter egg feature (spam-tap on the android version in the settings)",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.galaxy4",
"description": "Built-in Dynamic wallpaper",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.htmlviewer",
"label": "HTML Viewer",
"description": "Allows apps to load URLs into the WebView, which allows web content to be displayed directly in the app.",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Removing this causes a bootloop on some MIUI 12.5.4+ phones."
},
{
"id": "com.android.magicsmoke",
"description": "\"Magic smoke\" Live wallpaper.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.musicvis",
"description": "Music Visualization Wallpapers.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.noisefield",
"description": "\"Noise filed\" live wallpaper.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.phasebeam",
"description": "\"Phase beam\" live wallpaper.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks",
"description": "Provides bookmarks about partners of Google in Chrome.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.runintest.ddrtest",
"description": "DDR Test\nRAM Stress tester\nCan be run from the bootloader\nNOTE: I'm not sure it's really from AOSP (seen in TCL Plex phone)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.simappdialog",
"label": "SIM App Dialog",
"description": "Sim App Dialog\nCreates a pop-up asking if the user wants to install the carrier app when a SIM is inserted. Seems to be event-triggered, i.e: doesn't run in the background.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/packages/SimAppDialog/src/com/android/simappdialog/InstallCarrierAppActivity.java",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.soundrecorder",
"description": "AOSP Sound recorder. OEM often use their own solution\nNOTE: On some phones, Huawei & Xiaomi also use this package name for their own browser app.\nThere are better apps (on F-droid) anyway.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.stk2",
"description": "SIM toolkit\nSpecial package for dual-sim devices?\nEnables carriers to initiate \"value-added services\". Basically, some operators provide SIM-cards with applications installed on them.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_Application_Toolkit#cite_note-CellularZA-1\nHas been abused:\n- SimJacker: https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/simjacker-mobile-hacking.html\n- WIBattack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-sim-card-attack-disclosed-similar-to-simjacker/\nWARNING: do mind that disabling/uninstalling this package will break mobile identity management which could be used by apps (for example your Bank) to authenticate you. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_identity_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.stk",
"description": "SIM toolkit\nEnables carriers to initiate \"value-added services\". Basically, some operators provide SIM-cards with applications installed on them.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_Application_Toolkit#cite_note-CellularZA-1\nHas been abused:\n- SimJacker: https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/simjacker-mobile-hacking.html\n- WIBattack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-sim-card-attack-disclosed-similar-to-simjacker/\nWARNING: do mind that disabling/uninstalling this package will break mobile identity management which could be used by apps (for example your Bank) to authenticate you. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_identity_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.traceur",
"description": "System Tracing\nRecording device activity over a short period of time is known as system tracing. System tracing produces a trace file that can be used to generate a system report.\nNot useful if you're not a developer.\nhttps://developer.android.com/topic/performance/tracing",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.holospiral",
"description": "\"Holo spiral\" Live wallpaper.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.livepicker.overlay",
"description": "Overlay for live wallpaper picker? Overlays are usually themes, but not sure about this one.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpapercropper",
"description": "Wallpaper cropper.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.example.android.notepad",
"description": "(Bad) notepad app.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "android.auto_generated_vendor_",
"description": "Auto generated vendor's stuff for Android Auto (https://www.android.com/intl/en_en/auto/)\nNote: You don't need this if you don't use Android auto\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "android.auto_generated_rro__",
"description": "rro = Runtime Resources Overlay.\nChanges values of a package config, based in the overlay definitions (heavily used by OEM for custom themming android) \nLink: https://source.android.com/devices/architecture/rros and https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-theme-android-with-the-runtime-resource-overlay-framework--cms-29708\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.apps.tag",
"description": "Support for NFC tags interactions (5 permissions, Contacts/Phone On by default).\nNFC Tags are for instance used in buses to validate your transport card with your phone.\nOther exemple: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TecTile\nYou will still be able to connect to a NFC device (e.g a speaker) with this disabled.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.backupconfirm",
"description": "Restores Google settings with Google Backup restore.\nDisplays confirmation popup when doing ADB backup. Disabling this package breaks ADB Backup.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bio.face.service",
"description": "Handles facial regognition.\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bluetooth",
"description": "Bluetooth service\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.browser",
"description": "Mi Browser\nYou really should use something else.\nFYI https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-mi-web-browser-pro-mint-collecting-browsing-data-incognito-mode/\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.browser.provider",
"description": "Old package (2014). Chrome bookmarks provider? Injects Picasa URL (http://picasaweb.google.com) in the Chrome browser's bookmarks in the browser.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.calendar",
"description": "AOSP Calendar app\nNOTE: Some OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.calculator2",
"description": "AOSP calculator app\nNOTE: Some OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.calllogbackup",
"description": "Call Logs Backup/Restore feature.\nRuns in the background.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/providers/CallLogProvider/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/calllogbackup",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.captiveportallogin",
"description": "Support for captive portal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captive_portal\nA captive portal login is a web page where users have to log in or accept terms of use. Common for public wifi networks.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.carrierconfig",
"description": "Dynamically provides configuration for the carrier network.\nThe config contains: Roaming networks, Voicemail settings, SMS/MMS settings, VoLTE/IMS settings, and more.\nIf a carrier app is installed it will be queried for overrides to these settings.\nSeems to run on boot and when you swap SIM?\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/carrier\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/apps/CarrierConfig/src/com/android/carrierconfig/DefaultCarrierConfigService.java",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"description": "Cell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISPs to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nRuns at boot time and is also triggered after exiting airplane mode.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast\nhttps://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/CellBroadcastReceiver/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/cellbroadcastreceiver",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.contacts",
"description": "AOSP Contacts\nSome OEMs(for example Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cts.priv.ctsshim",
"description": "Compatibility Test Service. Verifies certain upgrade scenarios. Disabling could mess with OTA updates.\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": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.deskclock",
"description": "AOSP Clock app\nSome OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.email", "id": "com.android.email",
"description": "Xiaomi closed-source email app based on the AOSP version. Really confusing package name.\n", "description": "Xiaomi closed-source email app based on the AOSP version. Really confusing package name.\n",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.email.partnerprovider",
"description": "Lets Google partners (OEM in most of the case) to customize the default email settings.\nThe manufacturer often change the default signature displayed the end of each of your mail (e.g \"Sent from my Nokia phone\")",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.emergency", "id": "com.android.emergency",
"description": "Emergency rescue\nShows emergency info on lockscreen and power menu. Safe to disable if you don't want it.\nLoads on device unlock/lockscreen and power menu, so it's basically always cached in RAM, but shouldn't use much/any battery, so the main thing gained from disabling this package is the ~9MB RAM it uses.", "description": "Emergency rescue\nShows emergency info on lockscreen and power menu. Safe to disable if you don't want it.\nLoads on device unlock/lockscreen and power menu, so it's basically always cached in RAM, but shouldn't use much/any battery, so the main thing gained from disabling this package is the ~9MB RAM it uses.",
@ -237,11 +179,21 @@
"description": "Handles all aspects of starting, maintaining, and stopping the various sync adapters for the email accounts.\nIs it only needed for the email stock app?\n", "description": "Handles all aspects of starting, maintaining, and stopping the various sync adapters for the email accounts.\nIs it only needed for the email stock app?\n",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.externalstorage",
"description": "Needed by apps to access external storage (like memory cards).",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.facelock", "id": "com.android.facelock",
"description": "Face Unlock\nSafe to remove if you don't use Face Unlock.", "description": "Face Unlock\nSafe to remove if you don't use Face Unlock.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.galaxy4",
"description": "Built-in Dynamic wallpaper",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.gallery3d", "id": "com.android.gallery3d",
"description": "Xiaomi Gallery app", "description": "Xiaomi Gallery app",
@ -252,6 +204,13 @@
"description": "Provides wifi tethering (lets you share your mobile device's Internet connection with other devices)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethering)\n", "description": "Provides wifi tethering (lets you share your mobile device's Internet connection with other devices)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethering)\n",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.htmlviewer",
"label": "HTML Viewer",
"description": "Allows apps to load URLs into the WebView, which allows web content to be displayed directly in the app.",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Removing this causes a bootloop on some MIUI 12.5.4+ phones."
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.inputdevices", "id": "com.android.inputdevices",
"description": "Only contains a receiver named \"Android keyboard\", possibly for an external keyboard.\nLocates available keyboard layouts. Apps can offer additional keyboard layouts to the user by declaring a suitable broadcast receiver in their manifest.", "description": "Only contains a receiver named \"Android keyboard\", possibly for an external keyboard.\nLocates available keyboard layouts. Apps can offer additional keyboard layouts to the user by declaring a suitable broadcast receiver in their manifest.",
@ -312,24 +271,39 @@
"description": "Enables a setting increasing how far you need to move your finger to trigger the back gesture.", "description": "Enables a setting increasing how far you need to move your finger to trigger the back gesture.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton",
"description": "The default system navbar? It's what you use when you don't use gesture navigation.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.twobutton", "id": "com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.twobutton",
"description": "Enables a setting for using just 2 buttons in the system navbar?", "description": "Enables a setting for using just 2 buttons in the system navbar?",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton", "id": "com.android.magicsmoke",
"description": "The default system navbar? It's what you use when you don't use gesture navigation.", "description": "\"Magic smoke\" Live wallpaper.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.managedprovisioning",
"description": "Work Setup/Work profile setup\nManages Android user account profiles.\nThe 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.\nhttps://support.google.com/work/android/answer/6191949?\nhttps://developers.google.com/android/work/requirements/work-profile\nNeeded for sandbox's apps like Shelter/Island.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.mms",
"description": "AOSP SMS app.\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nSome OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.\nQKSMS is a good FOSS replacement: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.musicfx", "id": "com.android.musicfx",
"description": "Audio EQ(equalizer). Some 3rd-party music apps can use it to provide you EQ features.", "description": "Audio EQ(equalizer). Some 3rd-party music apps can use it to provide you EQ features.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.mms", "id": "com.android.musicvis",
"description": "AOSP SMS app.\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nSome OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.\nQKSMS is a good FOSS replacement: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.moez.QKSMS/", "description": "Music Visualization Wallpapers.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -337,16 +311,16 @@
"description": "NFC Service\nRuns in the background as part of the System.\nI assume NFC breaks when disabled.\nWill probably run even if disabled, like most system packages. So disabling/uninstalling is probably pointless.", "description": "NFC Service\nRuns in the background as part of the System.\nI assume NFC breaks when disabled.\nWill probably run even if disabled, like most system packages. So disabling/uninstalling is probably pointless.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.noisefield",
"description": "\"Noise filed\" live wallpaper.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.ons", "id": "com.android.ons",
"description": "Opportunistic Network Service\nFrom what I can glean in the source code it seems like this provides a list of available networks and assigns each network a priority.\nI've never seen it run on its own, so this might be part of some automatic network switching setting that I have turned off.\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/services/AlternativeNetworkAccess/src/com/android/ons/OpportunisticNetworkService.java\nhttps://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/AvailableNetworkInfo\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:frameworks/base/telephony/java/android/telephony/AvailableNetworkInfo.java", "description": "Opportunistic Network Service\nFrom what I can glean in the source code it seems like this provides a list of available networks and assigns each network a priority.\nI've never seen it run on its own, so this might be part of some automatic network switching setting that I have turned off.\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/services/AlternativeNetworkAccess/src/com/android/ons/OpportunisticNetworkService.java\nhttps://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/AvailableNetworkInfo\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:frameworks/base/telephony/java/android/telephony/AvailableNetworkInfo.java",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.managedprovisioning",
"description": "Work Setup/Work profile setup\nManages Android user account profiles.\nThe 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.\nhttps://support.google.com/work/android/answer/6191949?\nhttps://developers.google.com/android/work/requirements/work-profile\nNeeded for sandbox's apps like Shelter/Island.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.otaprovisioningclient", "id": "com.android.otaprovisioningclient",
"description": "OTA Access Point Configuration\nOTA (Over the air) is the method used by OEMs to push updates to your device.\nAn OTA access point is used to run system software updates over a special gateway. This package is most likely customized by your OEM.", "description": "OTA Access Point Configuration\nOTA (Over the air) is the method used by OEMs to push updates to your device.\nAn OTA access point is used to run system software updates over a special gateway. This package is most likely customized by your OEM.",
@ -357,6 +331,11 @@
"description": "PAC (Proxy Auto-Config) is a file which defines how an app can automatically find the correct proxy server for fetching an URL.\nShould be safe to remove if you don't use Auto-proxy (with PAC file config)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_auto-config", "description": "PAC (Proxy Auto-Config) is a file which defines how an app can automatically find the correct proxy server for fetching an URL.\nShould be safe to remove if you don't use Auto-proxy (with PAC file config)\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_auto-config",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.phasebeam",
"description": "\"Phase beam\" live wallpaper.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.phone.recorder", "id": "com.android.phone.recorder",
"description": "AOSP Call recorder function. Most of the time OEM use their own code for this.\nNOTE: Some OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.", "description": "AOSP Call recorder function. Most of the time OEM use their own code for this.\nNOTE: Some OEMs (like Huawei & Xiaomi) use the same package name for their app.",
@ -372,6 +351,11 @@
"description": "Print Spooler\nManages the printing process.\nRuns on boot, but not beyond that.\nWARNING: Disabling breaks the connection preferences submenu in the settings app on most devices, but other than that it only breaks printing functionality and is safe to disable.", "description": "Print Spooler\nManages the printing process.\nRuns on boot, but not beyond that.\nWARNING: Disabling breaks the connection preferences submenu in the settings app on most devices, but other than that it only breaks printing functionality and is safe to disable.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.protips",
"description": "Home screen tips\nRuns on boot.\nThe tip popups you get on the homescreen.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.providers.blockednumber", "id": "com.android.providers.blockednumber",
"description": "Handles blocked number storage.\nOn some devices this seems to be tied to the recent apps menu (see https://gitlab.com/W1nst0n/universal-android-debloater/-/issues/6)\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html", "description": "Handles blocked number storage.\nOn some devices this seems to be tied to the recent apps menu (see https://gitlab.com/W1nst0n/universal-android-debloater/-/issues/6)\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
@ -382,11 +366,26 @@
"description": "Calendar Storage\nNecessary for the stock Calendar app to work correctly.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html", "description": "Calendar Storage\nNecessary for the stock Calendar app to work correctly.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.providers.contacts",
"description": "Contacts Storage\nProvider for contact data.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html\nBreaks contact functionality if disabled. Not recommended to disable if you plan to use your device as a phone.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.providers.drm", "id": "com.android.providers.drm",
"description": "DRM Protected Content Storage\nManages DRM storage on the device?\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", "description": "DRM Protected Content Storage\nManages DRM storage on the device?\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": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.providers.media",
"description": "Provider of media files (images, videos and such).\nScans the device for media files and allows permitted apps access to them.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks",
"description": "Provides bookmarks about partners of Google in Chrome.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.providers.userdictionary", "id": "com.android.providers.userdictionary",
"description": "Handles user dictionary for keyboard apps.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html. WARNING: Removing this package may cause settings menu to crash on some Huawei phones", "description": "Handles user dictionary for keyboard apps.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html. WARNING: Removing this package may cause settings menu to crash on some Huawei phones",
@ -402,6 +401,11 @@
"description": "Google quick search box.\n", "description": "Google quick search box.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.runintest.ddrtest",
"description": "DDR Test\nRAM Stress tester\nCan be run from the bootloader\nNOTE: I'm not sure it's really from AOSP (seen in TCL Plex phone)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.se", "id": "com.android.se",
"description": "SecureElementApplication\nRuns in the background as part of the system.\nUnderlying implementation for the OMAPI SE service.\nEnables apps to use the OpenMobile API to access secure elements(SE) to enable smart-card payments and other secure services.\n\nAn SE is a special chip (e.g SIM-card) for storing cryptographic secrets in a way that makes illicit use hard.\nThe Open Mobile Alliance (OPA) is a standards organization which develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.", "description": "SecureElementApplication\nRuns in the background as part of the system.\nUnderlying implementation for the OMAPI SE service.\nEnables apps to use the OpenMobile API to access secure elements(SE) to enable smart-card payments and other secure services.\n\nAn SE is a special chip (e.g SIM-card) for storing cryptographic secrets in a way that makes illicit use hard.\nThe Open Mobile Alliance (OPA) is a standards organization which develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.",
@ -417,109 +421,50 @@
"description": "Used during backup. Backs up the shared storage? (files accessible by every app with STORAGE permission)\nThings have changed with Android 10. Don't know if this package is still relevant for new phones.\nhttps://blog.mindorks.com/understanding-the-scoped-storage-in-android.", "description": "Used during backup. Backs up the shared storage? (files accessible by every app with STORAGE permission)\nThings have changed with Android 10. Don't know if this package is still relevant for new phones.\nhttps://blog.mindorks.com/understanding-the-scoped-storage-in-android.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.simappdialog",
"label": "SIM App Dialog",
"description": "Sim App Dialog\nCreates a pop-up asking if the user wants to install the carrier app when a SIM is inserted. Seems to be event-triggered, i.e: doesn't run in the background.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/packages/SimAppDialog/src/com/android/simappdialog/InstallCarrierAppActivity.java",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.smspush", "id": "com.android.smspush",
"description": "This service is used to push/send specially formatted SMS messages that display an alert message to the user, and give them the option of connecting directly to a particular app.\nFor instance, an SMS notifying the user of a new e-mail, with a URL link to connect directly to the e-mail app.\nhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200915164901/https://www.nowsms.com/doc/submitting-sms-messages/sending-wap-push-messages", "description": "This service is used to push/send specially formatted SMS messages that display an alert message to the user, and give them the option of connecting directly to a particular app.\nFor instance, an SMS notifying the user of a new e-mail, with a URL link to connect directly to the e-mail app.\nhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200915164901/https://www.nowsms.com/doc/submitting-sms-messages/sending-wap-push-messages",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.soundrecorder",
"description": "AOSP Sound recorder. OEM often use their own solution\nNOTE: On some phones, Huawei & Xiaomi also use this package name for their own browser app.\nThere are better apps (on F-droid) anyway.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.stk",
"description": "SIM toolkit\nEnables carriers to initiate \"value-added services\". Basically, some operators provide SIM-cards with applications installed on them.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_Application_Toolkit#cite_note-CellularZA-1\nHas been abused:\n- SimJacker: https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/simjacker-mobile-hacking.html\n- WIBattack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-sim-card-attack-disclosed-similar-to-simjacker/\nWARNING: do mind that disabling/uninstalling this package will break mobile identity management which could be used by apps (for example your Bank) to authenticate you. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_identity_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.stk2",
"description": "SIM toolkit\nSpecial package for dual-sim devices?\nEnables carriers to initiate \"value-added services\". Basically, some operators provide SIM-cards with applications installed on them.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_Application_Toolkit#cite_note-CellularZA-1\nHas been abused:\n- SimJacker: https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/simjacker-mobile-hacking.html\n- WIBattack: https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-sim-card-attack-disclosed-similar-to-simjacker/\nWARNING: do mind that disabling/uninstalling this package will break mobile identity management which could be used by apps (for example your Bank) to authenticate you. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_identity_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.systemui.theme.dark", "id": "com.android.systemui.theme.dark",
"description": "Enables you to use Android dark theme.", "description": "Enables you to use Android dark theme.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.systemui",
"description": "Android icons pack [Rounded].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.timezone.updater",
"description": "Time Zone Updater\nAutomatically updates the clock to correspond to your current time zone\nThis *may* causes a bootloop if removed. Timezone packages often causes that. \n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.voicedialer",
"description": "AOSP Voice dialer. Let's you call someone or open an app with your voice from the dialer.\nOEM often use their own code (embeded in their voice-controlled digital assistant)\nNOTE: On some phones Huawei & Xiaomi also use this package name for their own voice dialer app.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaperpicker",
"description": "Enables you to pick a wallpaper.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaperbackup",
"description": "Backup your wallapaper and load this backup instead of the original file in case you delete it.\nSafe to remove if you really want to.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.webview",
"description": "AOSP webview\nDeprecated and replaced by com.google.android.webview\nAllows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside the app. It's based on Chrome.\nBromite is an open-source, privacy-oriented Webview replacement: https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.documentsui",
"description": "Same as com.google.android.documentsui? Here's that description:\nFiles\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nFile selector for other apps. Another file browser can replace most of the functionality, but not all apps support that.\nSafe to disable, but will of course break file saving/loading functionality for some apps.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.documentsui.a_overlay",
"description": "Some overlay for for \"Files\"?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.externalstorage",
"description": "Needed by apps to access external storage (like memory cards).",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.providers.contacts",
"description": "Contacts Storage\nProvider for contact data.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html\nBreaks contact functionality if disabled. Not recommended to disable if you plan to use your device as a phone.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.providers.media",
"description": "Provider of media files (images, videos and such).\nScans the device for media files and allows permitted apps access to them.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.vpndialogs",
"description": "Provide VPN support to Android\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog_(software)\nSafe to remove if you don't plan to use a VPN.\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.protips",
"description": "Home screen tips\nRuns on boot.\nThe tip popups you get on the homescreen.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.dialer",
"description": "AOSP Dialer/Phone app\nDefault phone app on some older phones(like Oneplus 3).",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.common",
"description": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the cellbroadcastreceiver, based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.theme.icon.circle", "id": "com.android.theme.icon.circle",
"description": "Android icons pack [Circle].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.", "description": "Android icons pack [Circle].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.theme.icon.square", "id": "com.android.theme.icon.pebble",
"description": "Android icons pack [Square].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.", "description": "Android icons pack [Pebble].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.wifi.resources", "id": "com.android.theme.icon.square",
"description": "System Wi-Fi resources", "description": "Android icons pack [Square].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.theme.icon.pebble",
"description": "Android icons pack [Pebble].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{ {
@ -532,11 +477,81 @@
"description": "Android icons pack [Vessel].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.", "description": "Android icons pack [Vessel].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.systemui",
"description": "Android icons pack [Rounded].\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so as they are simple data containers with no permissions.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.themepicker", "id": "com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.themepicker",
"description": "Obviously related to the \"rounded\" icon pack but the full package is strange. A themepicker class only for a specific icon package?\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so.", "description": "Obviously related to the \"rounded\" icon pack but the full package is strange. A themepicker class only for a specific icon package?\nSafe to remove if you don't use them, but there's no point in doing so.",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.timezone.updater",
"description": "Time Zone Updater\nAutomatically updates the clock to correspond to your current time zone\nThis *may* causes a bootloop if removed. Timezone packages often causes that. \n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.traceur",
"description": "System Tracing\nRecording device activity over a short period of time is known as system tracing. System tracing produces a trace file that can be used to generate a system report.\nNot useful if you're not a developer.\nhttps://developer.android.com/topic/performance/tracing",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.voicedialer",
"description": "AOSP Voice dialer. Let's you call someone or open an app with your voice from the dialer.\nOEM often use their own code (embeded in their voice-controlled digital assistant)\nNOTE: On some phones Huawei & Xiaomi also use this package name for their own voice dialer app.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.vpndialogs",
"description": "Provide VPN support to Android\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialog_(software)\nSafe to remove if you don't plan to use a VPN.\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.holospiral",
"description": "\"Holo spiral\" Live wallpaper.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.livepicker",
"description": "Enables you to pick a live wallpaper. Removing it will break some weather applications (especially ones with widgets) and wallpaper applications like Muzei.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.livepicker.overlay",
"description": "Overlay for live wallpaper picker? Overlays are usually themes, but not sure about this one.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaperbackup",
"description": "Backup your wallapaper and load this backup instead of the original file in case you delete it.\nSafe to remove if you really want to.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpapercropper",
"description": "Wallpaper cropper.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaperpicker",
"description": "Enables you to pick a wallpaper.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.webview",
"description": "AOSP webview\nDeprecated and replaced by com.google.android.webview\nAllows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside the app. It's based on Chrome.\nBromite is an open-source, privacy-oriented Webview replacement: https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wifi.resources",
"description": "System Wi-Fi resources",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.example.android.notepad",
"description": "(Bad) notepad app.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver", "id": "com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"description": "Wireless emergency alerts\nCell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISP to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nRuns at boot and is also triggered after exiting airplane mode.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast\nhttps://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/CellBroadcastReceiver/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/cellbroadcastreceiver", "description": "Wireless emergency alerts\nCell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISP to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nRuns at boot and is also triggered after exiting airplane mode.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast\nhttps://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/CellBroadcastReceiver/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/cellbroadcastreceiver",
@ -546,20 +561,5 @@
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.documentsui", "id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.documentsui",
"description": "Files Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the stock Android File Browser, based on the name.", "description": "Files Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the stock Android File Browser, based on the name.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bips",
"description": "Default Print Service.\nGeneric printing service that should work with most printers.\nWill break printing functionality if disabled, but other replacement print services can be downloaded from the Play Store.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.email.partnerprovider",
"description": "Lets Google partners (OEM in most of the case) to customize the default email settings.\nThe manufacturer often change the default signature displayed the end of each of your mail (e.g \"Sent from my Nokia phone\")",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.livepicker",
"description": "Enables you to pick a live wallpaper. Removing it will break some weather applications (especially ones with widgets) and wallpaper applications like Muzei.",
"removal": "replace"
} }
] ]

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carrier.json
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@ -1,52 +1,7 @@
[ [
{ {
"id": "com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd", "id": "ca.bell.wt.android.tunesappswidget",
"description": "T-Mobile TV (discontinued, replaced by nl.tmobiletv.vinson) provided by mobitv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobiTV)\nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.tmobiletv.vinson&hl=en\n", "description": "App Widget (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bell.wt.android.tunesappswidget)\nDevelopped by Bell Canada, it is a home screen widget which shows advertisements, promotions, news, sports & entertainment.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.pr.adapt",
"description": "Diagnostic tool. \nThis app can see all your installed apps, that you have allowed unknown sources on, that your rooted, \nand will deny your warranty saying your rooted. It constantly runs in the background.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile",
"description": "T-mobile app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.services.nameid",
"description": "Name ID T-Mobile (powered by Hiya or cequint if on Samsung devices)\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2019/08/09/many-robocall-blocking-apps-send-your-private-data-without-permission/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.simlock",
"description": "Device Unlock.\nAllows you to request and apply a mobile device unlock directly from the device.\nhttps://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-14011\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.vvm.application",
"description": "T-Mobile Visual VoiceMail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.vvm.application)\nLets you use your voice mail and manage your inbox without dialing into your voicemail. \n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.whitepages.nameid.tmobile",
"description": "T-mobile NAME ID by WhitePages (https://www.whitepages.com/)\nDiscontinued. Replaced by com.tmobile.services.nameid\nhttps://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-to-offer-name-id-service-from-whitepages\nhttps://www.geekwire.com/2016/whitepages-spins-caller-id-spam-blocking-app-startup-hiya/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "us.com.dt.iq.appsource.tmobile",
"description": "App Source (discontinued)\nThis app aimed at organizing all of your existing apps on the phone by category and helping you discover \nnew apps through search and recommendations.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.android.verizon.vms",
"description": "Verizon Digital Secure (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asurion.android.verizon.vms)\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.customermobile.preload.vzw",
"description": "Verizon Store/Retail Demo Mode\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -54,266 +9,6 @@
"description": "Mobile Services Manager\nSeems to be a spyware. \nGood explainantion from someone who worked for carrier : \nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/6u0wnf/what_is_mobile_services_manager_did_i_catch_a/\n", "description": "Mobile Services Manager\nSeems to be a spyware. \nGood explainantion from someone who worked for carrier : \nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/lgv20/comments/6u0wnf/what_is_mobile_services_manager_did_i_catch_a/\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.motricity.verizon.ssodownloadable",
"description": "Verizon Login by Motricity (now Voltari)\nVoltari provides relevance-driven mobile advertising, mobile marketing, mobile merchandising, and predictive analytics solutions.\nNeeded for My Verizon.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltari\nhttps://www.lightreading.com/motricity-holds-on-to-verizon-account/d/d-id/678478?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms",
"description": "Digital Secure (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms&hl=en)\nI don't know why this apps is released twice on the Play store under 2 different package name.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.telecomsys.directedsms.android.SCG",
"description": "Verizon Location Agent\nLocation tracking (does not impact GPS function if deleted, don't worry)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vcast.mediamanager",
"description": "Verizon Cloud (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vcast.mediamanager)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.llkagent",
"description": "Used for Verizon store demo mode.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.loginengine.unbranded",
"description": "Carrier Login Engine\nNeeded for wifi-calling. (To be confirmed)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs",
"description": "Verizon Messages (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.mips.services",
"description": "My Verizon Services \nRelated to My Verizon app.\nRequired for hotspot",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.obdm_permissions",
"description": "D-MAT.\nHas a LOT of permissions! (https://knowledge.protektoid.com/apps/com.verizon.obdm/d48680955d8d58bade2e6620ccb1e30b9bf23cb8e50055e10de3466da558c0ee)\nDMAT Account ? It is used to hold shares and securities in dematerialised/electronic format.\nSeems weird that Verizon provide this so it's likely not this.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.permissions.vzwappapn",
"description": "Custom permissions used to set Verizon APN?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.vzwavs",
"description": "Has a scary list of permissions. Does seems to break anything if removed\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizontelematics.verizonhum",
"description": "Hum Family Locator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizontelematics.verizonhum)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vznavigator.Generic",
"description": "VZ Navigator (GPS app) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vznavigator.Generic)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.apnlib",
"description": "Kind of library for Verizon APN ?\nREMINDER : https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.apnservice",
"description": "APN Services.\nREMINDER : https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.hss.myverizon",
"description": "Verizon Call Filter (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.ecid)\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.\n \nMy Verizon (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.hss.myverizon)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.hss.widgets.infozone.large",
"description": "My InfoZone Widget\nGives weekly tips, access to device info and account information.\nhttps://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/12/verizon-introduces-my-infozone-widget-allows-easy-access-to-tips-device-info-and-account-information/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.qualitydatalog",
"description": "Logging stuff\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.mot5gmod",
"description": "5G Moto Mod (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.mot5gmod)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.phone.extensions",
"description": "Free HD wallpaper from verizon\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.service.vzw.entitlement",
"description": "Deleting this package whill disable Hotspot functionality if you're a Verizon client. \nWhat you can do is preventing the phone from notifying the carrier about when you use hotspot :\nhttps://android.stackexchange.com/questions/226580/how-is-verizon-suddenly-tracking-my-hot-spot-usage-on-android-and-how-do-i-disab\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.cloudsetup",
"description": "Cloud setup\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.ltebroadcastservices_vzw",
"description": "LTE Broadcast services from Verizon. Allows your phone to receive broadcast message from Verizon?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.loader",
"description": "????\nDoesn't seem to break anything once removed.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.omadm.vzw",
"description": "OMA Device Management for Verizon \nHandles configuration of the device (including first time use), enabling and disabling features provided by carriers.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management\nI believe it's only useful if you want to use a Verizon service with a non branded phone (not sure at all)\nhttps://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/\nDisplays annoying notifications if you unlocked your bootloader\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.provider",
"description": "????\nDoesn't seem to break anything once removed.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.visualvoicemail",
"description": "Verizon Visual Voicemail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.visualvoicemail)\nOn non-Verizon phones it has a generic \"Voicemail\" name and icon, and doesn't seem to active.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.sprint.hiddenmenuapp",
"description": "Lets you access hidden features tests/settings (you need to type a special code in the dialer)\nhttps://bestcellular.com/dial-codes/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.home.sprint.vpl",
"description": "Tech Expert (for VPL devices/employees) ?\nNow \"Sprint Complete\" (see below).\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.home.sprint",
"description": "Sprint Protect\nSupport app (see com.asurion.android.protech.att)\n\nSprint Complete (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asurion.home.sprint)\nLets you call or chat with live tech experts ! Maybe you will find the love of your life ! \nNote : See note above.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.hyperlync.Sprint.Backup",
"description": "Sprint Backup\" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperlync.Sprint.Backup)\nLets you backup your phone’s content to your Sprint Backup account.\nFYI : This app is developped by Hyperlync Technologies an Israel-based company which provide cyber-security solutions. \nIt is now owned by Edition Ltd a big Singapour based company (https://www.reuters.com/companies/EDITol.SI)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.hyperlync.Sprint.CloudBinder",
"description": "Sprint Cloud Binder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperlync.Sprint.CloudBinder)\nHub for all you cloud accounts.\nSee package above.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.locationlabs.finder.sprint",
"description": "Sprint Family Locator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locationlabs.finder.sprint)\nLets you locate any phone registered under the Sprint family plan\nLocation labs is owned by AGV which is owned by Avast.\nYou shouldn't trust Avast.\nFYI : https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=avast+privacy+nightmare\n https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation\n https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mobitv.client.sprinttvng",
"description": "Sprint TV & Movies provided by mobitv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobiTV)\nLets you watch live TV and VOD.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.omadm.sprint",
"description": "Configuration of the device (including first time use), enabling and disabling features provided by carriers.\nI believe it's only useful if you want to use a Sprint service with a non branded phone (not sure at all)\nhttps://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/\nDisplays annoying notifications if you unlocked your bootloader\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.sprintwfc",
"description": "Sprint Wifi Calling\nProvides wifi calling to Sprint customers.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.sprint.wfcstub",
"description": "Seems to be related to Wifi-Calling on Samsung phone.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.android.musicplus2033.vpl",
"description": "Sprint Music Plus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.android.musicplus2033)\nSprint’s official Music Store and player\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ecid",
"description": "Enhanced Caller ID\nEnable you to hide name and phone number when you make phone calls\nhttps://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/services/restrict-your-caller-id-information.html\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.care",
"description": "My Sprint (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.care)\nLets you manage your Sprint Account and pay your bill.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ce.updater",
"description": "Mobile Installer\nUsed by Sprint to (force) install/update Sprint apps.\nhttps://community.sprint.com/t5/Samsung/How-to-stop-quot-Mobile-Installer-quot-from-pushing-apps-to/td-p/1036387\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.fng",
"description": "Sprint Spot (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.fng)\nProvides Sprint customers a way to discover and access apps, services, games, TV & video, music, and more.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.international.message",
"description": "Sprint Worldwide \nJust an help page for international travelers.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.psdg.sw",
"description": "Carrier Setup Wizard\nThe first time you turn your device on, a Welcome screen is displayed. It guides you through the basics of setting up your device.\nHere it handles the setup of Sprint features/services.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ms.cdm",
"description": "Sprint Device Manager\nMobile 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.sprint.ms.cnap",
"description": "Caller ID\ncnap = Caller Name Presentation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_Name_Presentation)\nLets you change the name that is displayed on caller ID when making a call.\nStrange is it the same thing than \"com.sprint.ecid\" ?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ms.smf.services",
"description": "Sprint Hub (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.ms.smf.services)\nEnables Sprint features (including Wifi calling) and products for devices operating on the Sprint network.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.safefound.vpl",
"description": "Safe & Found (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.safefound)\nMobile safety and security application that helps protect and locate your \"loved ones\". \nYou have the ability to track and manage smartphones, tablets and Tracker all in one app.\nhttps://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/services/safe-and-found.html\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.topup",
"description": "Doesn't exist anymore? Now Sprint Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprintpay)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.w.installer",
"description": "Sprint ID\nProvides mobile ID Packs featuring apps, ringers, wallpapers, widgets and more.\nCan (and do) force install apps you disabled.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.w.v8",
"description": "Old app Discover App (discontinued / new package name)\nLets you discover Sprint apps?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.zone",
"description": "My Sprint Launcher?\nApparently helps the user find new apps, in addition to some carrier-specific functionality.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.aetherpal.attdh.se", "id": "com.aetherpal.attdh.se",
"description": "Device Help for AT&T Samsung device\nDeveloped by Aetherpal, a company which sells smart remote controls tools (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AetherPal)\nI guess this app is used for tech support.\n", "description": "Device Help for AT&T Samsung device\nDeveloped by Aetherpal, a company which sells smart remote controls tools (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AetherPal)\nI guess this app is used for tech support.\n",
@ -325,8 +20,8 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "net.aetherpal.device", "id": "com.android.sprint.hiddenmenuapp",
"description": "AT&T Remote Support provided by aetherpal (was acquired by VMware)\nAllows an AT&T Advanced Support representative to assist you by accessing your device remotely.\n", "description": "Lets you access hidden features tests/settings (you need to type a special code in the dialer)\nhttps://bestcellular.com/dial-codes/\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -334,11 +29,36 @@
"description": "AT&T Protect Plus (discontinued. Replaced by AT&T ProTech : com.asurion.android.protech.att)\nHelp and support app. Lets you call or chat with a live U.S.-based AT&T ProTech support expert\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n", "description": "AT&T Protect Plus (discontinued. Replaced by AT&T ProTech : com.asurion.android.protech.att)\nHelp and support app. Lets you call or chat with a live U.S.-based AT&T ProTech support expert\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.asurion.android.mobilerecovery.sprint",
"description": "Sprint Protect\nSupport app (see com.asurion.android.protech.att)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.android.mobilerecovery.sprint.vpl",
"description": "Sprint Protect\nSupport app (see com.asurion.android.protech.att)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.asurion.android.protech.att", "id": "com.asurion.android.protech.att",
"description": "AT&T ProTech (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asurion.android.protech.att)\nHelp and support app. Lets you call or chat with a live U.S.-based AT&T ProTech support \"expert\".\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n", "description": "AT&T ProTech (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asurion.android.protech.att)\nHelp and support app. Lets you call or chat with a live U.S.-based AT&T ProTech support \"expert\".\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.asurion.android.verizon.vms",
"description": "Verizon Digital Secure (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asurion.android.verizon.vms)\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.home.sprint",
"description": "Sprint Protect\nSupport app (see com.asurion.android.protech.att)\n\nSprint Complete (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asurion.home.sprint)\nLets you call or chat with live tech experts ! Maybe you will find the love of your life ! \nNote : See note above.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.home.sprint.vpl",
"description": "Tech Expert (for VPL devices/employees) ?\nNow \"Sprint Complete\" (see below).\nNote : This app is developped by Asurion, a US company whose business is to sell insurances.\nAll US carriers use Asurion for the phone insurances.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.att.android.attsmartwifi", "id": "com.att.android.attsmartwifi",
"description": "AT&T Smart Wi-Fi (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.android.attsmartwifi)\nFinds and auto-connects to available hotspots to minimize cellular data consumption.\nAuto-connects is not a godd idea.\nWorth reading : \nhttps://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/public-awareness-and-prevention-guides/risks-of-using-public-wi-fi\nhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/why-public-wi-fi-lot-safer-you-think\nYou are ok if you go on HTTPS websites.\nUse a VPN if you want to hide the domain names you visit, avoid usage restriction (no P2P, blacklisted websites...) and encrypt HTTP traffic.\n==> https://thatoneprivacysite.net/choosing-the-best-vpn-for-you/\n", "description": "AT&T Smart Wi-Fi (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.android.attsmartwifi)\nFinds and auto-connects to available hotspots to minimize cellular data consumption.\nAuto-connects is not a godd idea.\nWorth reading : \nhttps://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/public-awareness-and-prevention-guides/risks-of-using-public-wi-fi\nhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/why-public-wi-fi-lot-safer-you-think\nYou are ok if you go on HTTPS websites.\nUse a VPN if you want to hide the domain names you visit, avoid usage restriction (no P2P, blacklisted websites...) and encrypt HTTP traffic.\n==> https://thatoneprivacysite.net/choosing-the-best-vpn-for-you/\n",
@ -370,13 +90,8 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.att.mobiletransfer", "id": "com.att.mobile.android.vvm",
"description": "AT&T Mobile Transfer\nLets you transfert user data from an older AT&T phone to a new one.\n", "description": "AT&T Visual Voicemail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.mobile.android.vvm)\nLets you manage your voicemail directly from the app without the need to dial into your mailbox.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.att.myWireless",
"description": "My AT&T (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.myWireless)\nLets you manage your AT&T account.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -385,8 +100,13 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.att.mobile.android.vvm", "id": "com.att.mobiletransfer",
"description": "AT&T Visual Voicemail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.mobile.android.vvm)\nLets you manage your voicemail directly from the app without the need to dial into your mailbox.\n", "description": "AT&T Mobile Transfer\nLets you transfert user data from an older AT&T phone to a new one.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.att.myWireless",
"description": "My AT&T (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.myWireless)\nLets you manage your AT&T account.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -405,8 +125,18 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.matchboxmobile.wisp", "id": "com.aura.oobe.samsung",
"description": "AT&T Hot Spots\nRun in background. Automatically connects you to a free AT&T wifi hotspot at one of their participating partner locations \nsuch as Starbucks.\n", "description": "AppCloud\nIt offers the \"Aura Out-Of-the-Box Experience\" (OOBE)\nIt is some kind of post-install recommended apps setup from the carrier. Asks for your age and gender and then recommends you to install popular apps.\nDevelopped by IronSource, an Israeli advertising company.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronSource\nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/tools/drive-app-downloads/\nhttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.10088.pdf\nHas way too many permissions.\nSee https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/issues/278",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.aura.oobe.samsung.gl",
"description": "AppCloud\nIt offers the \"Aura Out-Of-the-Box Experience\" (OOBE)\nIt is some kind of post-install recommended apps setup from the carrier. Asks for your age and gender and then recommends you to install popular apps.\nDevelopped by IronSource, an Israeli advertising company.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronSource\nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/tools/drive-app-downloads/\nhttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.10088.pdf\nHas way too many permissions.\nSee https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/issues/278",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.customermobile.preload.vzw",
"description": "Verizon Store/Retail Demo Mode\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -414,11 +144,51 @@
"description": "AT&T App Select\nI guess it lets you choose AT&T apps to install.\nIt has a LOT of permissions : https://knowledge.protektoid.com/apps/com.dti.att/7a36d4f5f00bae044566221400719c75ea2f4f33bc2578a7f8210f36d718a8d6\nSomeone knows what \"dti\" is/means ?\n", "description": "AT&T App Select\nI guess it lets you choose AT&T apps to install.\nIt has a LOT of permissions : https://knowledge.protektoid.com/apps/com.dti.att/7a36d4f5f00bae044566221400719c75ea2f4f33bc2578a7f8210f36d718a8d6\nSomeone knows what \"dti\" is/means ?\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.hyperlync.Sprint.Backup",
"description": "Sprint Backup\" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperlync.Sprint.Backup)\nLets you backup your phone’s content to your Sprint Backup account.\nFYI : This app is developped by Hyperlync Technologies an Israel-based company which provide cyber-security solutions. \nIt is now owned by Edition Ltd a big Singapour based company (https://www.reuters.com/companies/EDITol.SI)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.hyperlync.Sprint.CloudBinder",
"description": "Sprint Cloud Binder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperlync.Sprint.CloudBinder)\nHub for all you cloud accounts.\nSee package above.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.locationlabs.cni.att", "id": "com.locationlabs.cni.att",
"description": "AT&T Smart Limits\nParental Control tool.\nhttps://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/features/smart-limits.html\n", "description": "AT&T Smart Limits\nParental Control tool.\nhttps://m.att.com/shopmobile/wireless/features/smart-limits.html\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.locationlabs.finder.sprint",
"description": "Sprint Family Locator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locationlabs.finder.sprint)\nLets you locate any phone registered under the Sprint family plan\nLocation labs is owned by AGV which is owned by Avast.\nYou shouldn't trust Avast.\nFYI : https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=avast+privacy+nightmare\n https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation\n https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.locationlabs.finder.sprint.vpl",
"description": "Sprint Family Locator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locationlabs.finder.sprint)\nLets you locate any phone registered under the Sprint family plan\nLocation labs is owned by AGV which is owned by Avast.\nYou shouldn't trust Avast.\nFYI : https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=avast+privacy+nightmare\nhttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation\nhttps://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.matchboxmobile.wisp",
"description": "AT&T Hot Spots\nRun in background. Automatically connects you to a free AT&T wifi hotspot at one of their participating partner locations \nsuch as Starbucks.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mobitv.client.sprinttvng",
"description": "Sprint TV & Movies provided by mobitv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobiTV)\nLets you watch live TV and VOD.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd",
"description": "T-Mobile TV (discontinued, replaced by nl.tmobiletv.vinson) provided by mobitv (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobiTV)\nhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.tmobiletv.vinson&hl=en\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mobolize.sprint.securewifi",
"description": "Secure Wifi (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobolize.sprint.securewifi)\nSprint VPN app provided by Mobolize. You need to pay for using it.\nYou'd better use a reliable third-party VPN if you really need to use one.\nThis one runs in background all time and every time it sees a \"unsecured network\" it will popup to encourage you to pay for this VPN.\nBest ressources I know for choosing a VPN:\nhttps://www.privacytools.io/providers/vpn/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.motorola.att.phone.extensions", "id": "com.motorola.att.phone.extensions",
"description": "Provide acess to AT&T extensions in you dialer. I'm not sure tho. It's only a supposition.\nhttps://asecare.att.com/tutorials/adding-and-deleting-an-extension-on-your-officehand-mobile-app-2990/?product=AT&T%20Office@Hand\n", "description": "Provide acess to AT&T extensions in you dialer. I'm not sure tho. It's only a supposition.\nhttps://asecare.att.com/tutorials/adding-and-deleting-an-extension-on-your-officehand-mobile-app-2990/?product=AT&T%20Office@Hand\n",
@ -430,48 +200,73 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.wavemarket.waplauncher", "id": "com.motorola.ltebroadcastservices_vzw",
"description": "AT&T Secure Family (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wavemarket.waplauncher)\nParental control app.\n7 trackers + 16 permissions (https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.wavemarket.waplauncher/latest/)\n", "description": "LTE Broadcast services from Verizon. Allows your phone to receive broadcast message from Verizon?\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.attvvm", "id": "com.motorola.mot5gmod",
"description": "Visual Voicemail\nSimple GUI for voicemail\n", "description": "5G Moto Mod (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.mot5gmod)",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.sec.android.app.ewidgetatt", "id": "com.motorola.omadm.sprint",
"description": "Entertainment Widget\nAT&T Widget for OneUI\n", "description": "Configuration of the device (including first time use), enabling and disabling features provided by carriers.\nI believe it's only useful if you want to use a Sprint service with a non branded phone (not sure at all)\nhttps://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/\nDisplays annoying notifications if you unlocked your bootloader\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.sec.omadm", "id": "com.motorola.omadm.vzw",
"description": "OMADM\nOpen Mobile Alliance Device Management. A protocol for management of mobile devices.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management", "description": "OMA Device Management for Verizon \nHandles configuration of the device (including first time use), enabling and disabling features provided by carriers.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management\nI believe it's only useful if you want to use a Verizon service with a non branded phone (not sure at all)\nhttps://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/\nDisplays annoying notifications if you unlocked your bootloader\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.omadmspr.syncmlphoneif",
"description": "OMADM Phone Interface?\nOMADM = Open Mobile Alliance Device Management. A protocol for management of mobile devices.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.synchronoss.dcs.att.r2g",
"description": "AT&T Ready2Go (discontinued)\nIts purpose was to help you migrating your data to your new Android device.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "fr.bouyguestelecom.ecm.android", "id": "com.motorola.service.vzw.entitlement",
"description": "Espace Client (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.bouyguestelecom.ecm.android)\nLets you manage your Bouygues account.\n", "description": "Deleting this package whill disable Hotspot functionality if you're a Verizon client. \nWhat you can do is preventing the phone from notifying the carrier about when you use hotspot :\nhttps://android.stackexchange.com/questions/226580/how-is-verizon-suddenly-tracking-my-hot-spot-usage-on-android-and-how-do-i-disab\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.sprintwfc",
"description": "Sprint Wifi Calling\nProvides wifi calling to Sprint customers.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "fr.bouyguestelecom.tv.android", "id": "com.motorola.visualvoicemail",
"description": "B.tv (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.bouyguestelecom.tv.android)\nLets you watch TV from your phone.\n", "description": "Verizon Visual Voicemail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.visualvoicemail)\nOn non-Verizon phones it has a generic \"Voicemail\" name and icon, and doesn't seem to active.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.cloudsetup",
"description": "Cloud setup\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "fr.bouyguestelecom.vvmandroid", "id": "com.motorola.vzw.loader",
"description": "", "description": "????\nDoesn't seem to break anything once removed.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.mot5gmod",
"description": "5G Moto Mod (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.mot5gmod)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.pco.extensions.pcoreceiver",
"description": "Protocol Configuration Options.\nRelated to APN configuration.\nhttps://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20180607ptan20180159824.php",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.phone.extensions",
"description": "Free HD wallpaper from verizon\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.provider",
"description": "????\nDoesn't seem to break anything once removed.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motricity.verizon.ssodownloadable",
"description": "Verizon Login by Motricity (now Voltari)\nVoltari provides relevance-driven mobile advertising, mobile marketing, mobile merchandising, and predictive analytics solutions.\nNeeded for My Verizon.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltari\nhttps://www.lightreading.com/motricity-holds-on-to-verizon-account/d/d-id/678478?\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -535,8 +330,33 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "fr.orange.cineday", "id": "com.samsung.attvvm",
"description": "Orange cineday (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.orange.cineday)\nUseless app but cineday is pretty nice. \nEvery tuesday you can invite the person of your choice in movies (within the limit of available seats).\nYou can just use https://cineday.orange.fr/cineday/\n", "description": "Visual Voicemail\nSimple GUI for voicemail\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.android.app.ewidgetatt",
"description": "Entertainment Widget\nAT&T Widget for OneUI\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.omadm",
"description": "OMADM\nOpen Mobile Alliance Device Management. A protocol for management of mobile devices.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.omadmspr.syncmlphoneif",
"description": "OMADM Phone Interface?\nOMADM = Open Mobile Alliance Device Management. A protocol for management of mobile devices.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OMA_Device_Management",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.sprint.wfcstub",
"description": "Seems to be related to Wifi-Calling on Samsung phone.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms",
"description": "Digital Secure (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.securityandprivacy.android.verizon.vms&hl=en)\nI don't know why this apps is released twice on the Play store under 2 different package name.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -564,84 +384,264 @@
"description": "SFR Répondeur + (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sfr.android.vvm)\nLets you use your voice mail and manage your inbox without dialing into your voicemail.\n", "description": "SFR Répondeur + (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sfr.android.vvm)\nLets you use your voice mail and manage your inbox without dialing into your voicemail.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "de.telekom.tsc",
"description": "AppEnabler\ntsc = Telecom Service Center\nUsed to display ads in notifications panel.\n)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.aura.oobe.samsung.gl",
"description": "AppCloud\nIt offers the \"Aura Out-Of-the-Box Experience\" (OOBE)\nIt is some kind of post-install recommended apps setup from the carrier. Asks for your age and gender and then recommends you to install popular apps.\nDevelopped by IronSource, an Israeli advertising company.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronSource\nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/tools/drive-app-downloads/\nhttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.10088.pdf\nHas way too many permissions.\nSee https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/issues/278",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.aura.oobe.samsung",
"description": "AppCloud\nIt offers the \"Aura Out-Of-the-Box Experience\" (OOBE)\nIt is some kind of post-install recommended apps setup from the carrier. Asks for your age and gender and then recommends you to install popular apps.\nDevelopped by IronSource, an Israeli advertising company.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IronSource\nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/tools/drive-app-downloads/\nhttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2010.10088.pdf\nHas way too many permissions.\nSee https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/issues/278",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.obdm",
"description": "It's a set of metrics-related modules. Google Play uses the version of the Telemetry module to determine\nif updates are available for metrics-related modules and which security patch version to display to the end user. \nThis module doesn’t contain active code and has no functionality on its own. \nRemoving modules-related packages may not be safe since Android 11\nhttps://gitlab.com/W1nst0n/universal-android-debloater/-/issues/27#note_410012436\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.permissions.appdirectedsms",
"description": "Custom permissions for some verizon stuff?",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.ecid",
"description": "Verizon Call Filter (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.ecid)\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.mot5gmod",
"description": "5G Moto Mod (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.mot5gmod)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.motorola.vzw.pco.extensions.pcoreceiver",
"description": "Protocol Configuration Options.\nRelated to APN configuration.\nhttps://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20180607ptan20180159824.php",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.android.mobilerecovery.sprint.vpl",
"description": "Sprint Protect\nSupport app (see com.asurion.android.protech.att)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.asurion.android.mobilerecovery.sprint",
"description": "Sprint Protect\nSupport app (see com.asurion.android.protech.att)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.locationlabs.finder.sprint.vpl",
"description": "Sprint Family Locator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.locationlabs.finder.sprint)\nLets you locate any phone registered under the Sprint family plan\nLocation labs is owned by AGV which is owned by Avast.\nYou shouldn't trust Avast.\nFYI : https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=avast+privacy+nightmare\nhttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdkq7/avast-antivirus-sells-user-browsing-data-investigation\nhttps://www.pcmag.com/news/the-cost-of-avasts-free-antivirus-companies-can-spy-on-your-clicks",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mobolize.sprint.securewifi",
"description": "Secure Wifi (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobolize.sprint.securewifi)\nSprint VPN app provided by Mobolize. You need to pay for using it.\nYou'd better use a reliable third-party VPN if you really need to use one.\nThis one runs in background all time and every time it sees a \"unsecured network\" it will popup to encourage you to pay for this VPN.\nBest ressources I know for choosing a VPN:\nhttps://www.privacytools.io/providers/vpn/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.sprint.android.musicplus2033", "id": "com.sprint.android.musicplus2033",
"description": "Sprint Music Plus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.android.musicplus2033)\nSprint’s official Music Store and player.", "description": "Sprint Music Plus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.android.musicplus2033)\nSprint’s official Music Store and player.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.sprint.android.musicplus2033.vpl",
"description": "Sprint Music Plus (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.android.musicplus2033)\nSprint’s official Music Store and player\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.care",
"description": "My Sprint (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.care)\nLets you manage your Sprint Account and pay your bill.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ce.updater",
"description": "Mobile Installer\nUsed by Sprint to (force) install/update Sprint apps.\nhttps://community.sprint.com/t5/Samsung/How-to-stop-quot-Mobile-Installer-quot-from-pushing-apps-to/td-p/1036387\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ecid",
"description": "Enhanced Caller ID\nEnable you to hide name and phone number when you make phone calls\nhttps://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/services/restrict-your-caller-id-information.html\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.fng",
"description": "Sprint Spot (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.fng)\nProvides Sprint customers a way to discover and access apps, services, games, TV & video, music, and more.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.international.message",
"description": "Sprint Worldwide \nJust an help page for international travelers.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ms.cdm",
"description": "Sprint Device Manager\nMobile 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.sprint.ms.cnap",
"description": "Caller ID\ncnap = Caller Name Presentation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_Name_Presentation)\nLets you change the name that is displayed on caller ID when making a call.\nStrange is it the same thing than \"com.sprint.ecid\" ?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.ms.smf.services",
"description": "Sprint Hub (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.ms.smf.services)\nEnables Sprint features (including Wifi calling) and products for devices operating on the Sprint network.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.psdg.sw",
"description": "Carrier Setup Wizard\nThe first time you turn your device on, a Welcome screen is displayed. It guides you through the basics of setting up your device.\nHere it handles the setup of Sprint features/services.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.sprint.safefound", "id": "com.sprint.safefound",
"description": "Safe & Found (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.safefound)\nMobile safety and security application that helps protect and locate your \"loved ones\". \nYou have the ability to track and manage smartphones, tablets and Tracker all in one app.\nhttps://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/services/safe-and-found.html\n", "description": "Safe & Found (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.safefound)\nMobile safety and security application that helps protect and locate your \"loved ones\". \nYou have the ability to track and manage smartphones, tablets and Tracker all in one app.\nhttps://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/services/safe-and-found.html\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.sprint.safefound.vpl",
"description": "Safe & Found (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprint.safefound)\nMobile safety and security application that helps protect and locate your \"loved ones\". \nYou have the ability to track and manage smartphones, tablets and Tracker all in one app.\nhttps://www.sprint.com/en/support/solutions/services/safe-and-found.html\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.topup",
"description": "Doesn't exist anymore? Now Sprint Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sprintpay)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.w.installer",
"description": "Sprint ID\nProvides mobile ID Packs featuring apps, ringers, wallpapers, widgets and more.\nCan (and do) force install apps you disabled.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.w.v8",
"description": "Old app Discover App (discontinued / new package name)\nLets you discover Sprint apps?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sprint.zone",
"description": "My Sprint Launcher?\nApparently helps the user find new apps, in addition to some carrier-specific functionality.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.synchronoss.dcs.att.r2g",
"description": "AT&T Ready2Go (discontinued)\nIts purpose was to help you migrating your data to your new Android device.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.telecomsys.directedsms.android.SCG",
"description": "Verizon Location Agent\nLocation tracking (does not impact GPS function if deleted, don't worry)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.pr.adapt",
"description": "Diagnostic tool. \nThis app can see all your installed apps, that you have allowed unknown sources on, that your rooted, \nand will deny your warranty saying your rooted. It constantly runs in the background.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile",
"description": "T-mobile app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.pr.mytmobile)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.services.nameid",
"description": "Name ID T-Mobile (powered by Hiya or cequint if on Samsung devices)\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2019/08/09/many-robocall-blocking-apps-send-your-private-data-without-permission/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.simlock",
"description": "Device Unlock.\nAllows you to request and apply a mobile device unlock directly from the device.\nhttps://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-14011\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.vvm.application",
"description": "T-Mobile Visual VoiceMail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.vvm.application)\nLets you use your voice mail and manage your inbox without dialing into your voicemail. \n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vcast.mediamanager",
"description": "Verizon Cloud (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vcast.mediamanager)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.llkagent",
"description": "Used for Verizon store demo mode.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.loginengine.unbranded",
"description": "Carrier Login Engine\nNeeded for wifi-calling. (To be confirmed)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs",
"description": "Verizon Messages (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.mips.services",
"description": "My Verizon Services \nRelated to My Verizon app.\nRequired for hotspot",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.obdm",
"description": "It's a set of metrics-related modules. Google Play uses the version of the Telemetry module to determine\nif updates are available for metrics-related modules and which security patch version to display to the end user. \nThis module doesn’t contain active code and has no functionality on its own. \nRemoving modules-related packages may not be safe since Android 11\nhttps://gitlab.com/W1nst0n/universal-android-debloater/-/issues/27#note_410012436\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.obdm_permissions",
"description": "D-MAT.\nHas a LOT of permissions! (https://knowledge.protektoid.com/apps/com.verizon.obdm/d48680955d8d58bade2e6620ccb1e30b9bf23cb8e50055e10de3466da558c0ee)\nDMAT Account ? It is used to hold shares and securities in dematerialised/electronic format.\nSeems weird that Verizon provide this so it's likely not this.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.permissions.appdirectedsms",
"description": "Custom permissions for some verizon stuff?",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.permissions.vzwappapn",
"description": "Custom permissions used to set Verizon APN?\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.vzwavs",
"description": "Has a scary list of permissions. Does seems to break anything if removed\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.verizontelematics.verizonhum",
"description": "Hum Family Locator (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.verizontelematics.verizonhum)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vznavigator.Generic",
"description": "VZ Navigator (GPS app) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vznavigator.Generic)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.apnlib",
"description": "Kind of library for Verizon APN ?\nREMINDER : https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.apnservice",
"description": "APN Services.\nREMINDER : https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.ecid",
"description": "Verizon Call Filter (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.ecid)\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.hss.myverizon",
"description": "Verizon Call Filter (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.ecid)\nNOTE : Never trust a company which promotes call ID/spam blocking features.\n \nMy Verizon (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vzw.hss.myverizon)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.hss.widgets.infozone.large",
"description": "My InfoZone Widget\nGives weekly tips, access to device info and account information.\nhttps://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/12/verizon-introduces-my-infozone-widget-allows-easy-access-to-tips-device-info-and-account-information/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.qualitydatalog",
"description": "Logging stuff\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.wavemarket.waplauncher",
"description": "AT&T Secure Family (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wavemarket.waplauncher)\nParental control app.\n7 trackers + 16 permissions (https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.wavemarket.waplauncher/latest/)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.whitepages.nameid.tmobile",
"description": "T-mobile NAME ID by WhitePages (https://www.whitepages.com/)\nDiscontinued. Replaced by com.tmobile.services.nameid\nhttps://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/t-mobile-to-offer-name-id-service-from-whitepages\nhttps://www.geekwire.com/2016/whitepages-spins-caller-id-spam-blocking-app-startup-hiya/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "de.telekom.tsc",
"description": "AppEnabler\ntsc = Telecom Service Center\nUsed to display ads in notifications panel.\n)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "fr.bouyguestelecom.ecm.android",
"description": "Espace Client (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.bouyguestelecom.ecm.android)\nLets you manage your Bouygues account.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "fr.bouyguestelecom.tv.android",
"description": "B.tv (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.bouyguestelecom.tv.android)\nLets you watch TV from your phone.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "fr.bouyguestelecom.vvmandroid",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "fr.orange.cineday",
"description": "Orange cineday (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.orange.cineday)\nUseless app but cineday is pretty nice. \nEvery tuesday you can invite the person of your choice in movies (within the limit of available seats).\nYou can just use https://cineday.orange.fr/cineday/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "net.aetherpal.device",
"description": "AT&T Remote Support provided by aetherpal (was acquired by VMware)\nAllows an AT&T Advanced Support representative to assist you by accessing your device remotely.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "uk.co.ee.myee", "id": "uk.co.ee.myee",
"description": "Myee app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.ee.myee)\nLets you control your EE pay monthly, pay as you go and WiFi devices. Check your data, bills, packs and more, and keep an eye on your spending.\nContains unnecessary analytics and most of the things the app does can be done by texting 150 from your mobile.\nSee https://ee.co.uk/help/help-new/billing-usage-and-top-up/call-text-and-data-charges/how-can-i-get-help-by-texting-150-on-pay-as-you-go-or-flex\nExodus & Pithus reports:\nhttps://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/fr/reports/uk.co.ee.myee/latest/\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/6e8de7e02aba34c4f02dc966b39002f60b0852f55da923cdccc4ba4c09ed4a4a", "description": "Myee app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.ee.myee)\nLets you control your EE pay monthly, pay as you go and WiFi devices. Check your data, bills, packs and more, and keep an eye on your spending.\nContains unnecessary analytics and most of the things the app does can be done by texting 150 from your mobile.\nSee https://ee.co.uk/help/help-new/billing-usage-and-top-up/call-text-and-data-charges/how-can-i-get-help-by-texting-150-on-pay-as-you-go-or-flex\nExodus & Pithus reports:\nhttps://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/fr/reports/uk.co.ee.myee/latest/\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/6e8de7e02aba34c4f02dc966b39002f60b0852f55da923cdccc4ba4c09ed4a4a",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "ca.bell.wt.android.tunesappswidget", "id": "us.com.dt.iq.appsource.tmobile",
"description": "App Widget (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bell.wt.android.tunesappswidget)\nDevelopped by Bell Canada, it is a home screen widget which shows advertisements, promotions, news, sports & entertainment.", "description": "App Source (discontinued)\nThis app aimed at organizing all of your existing apps on the phone by category and helping you discover \nnew apps through search and recommendations.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
} }
] ]

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@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
[ [
{ {
"id": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet", "id": "com.android.chrome",
"description": "Apk file name: QuickAccessWallet\nThis is the Google Pay widget in the power menu(hold power button for 1sec to show this menu), below the Emergency, Power off and Reboot buttons.", "description": "Google Chrome (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome)\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nJust use Firefox instead, it's FOSS and functionally superior.. not that it's a high bar to clear when Chrome on Android has been slowly getting worse over the last few years.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.assistant", "id": "com.android.hotwordenrollment.okgoogle",
"description": "Google Assistant Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.assistant)\nGo apps are lite-versions of their normal counterparts, made for low-RAM devices.", "description": "\"OK Google\" detection service.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.searchlite",
"description": "Google Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.searchlite)\nGo apps are lite-versions of their normal counterparts, made for low-RAM devices.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.as",
"description": "Android System Intelligence (previously Device Personalization Services) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.as)\nRuns in the background.\n\"Enables intelligent features across Android\", like: Live Caption, Screen Attention, Improved Copy-Paste, App Predictions in the launcher, Notification Smart Actions, Smart Text Selection and Linkifying text in apps.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -30,10 +20,15 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.chrome", "id": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet",
"description": "Google Chrome (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome)\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nJust use Firefox instead, it's FOSS and functionally superior.. not that it's a high bar to clear when Chrome on Android has been slowly getting worse over the last few years.", "description": "Apk file name: QuickAccessWallet\nThis is the Google Pay widget in the power menu(hold power button for 1sec to show this menu), below the Emergency, Power off and Reboot buttons.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.vending",
"description": "Google Play Store",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.chrome.beta", "id": "com.chrome.beta",
"description": "Google Chrome Beta (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta)\n", "description": "Google Chrome Beta (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta)\n",
@ -49,6 +44,11 @@
"description": "Google Chrome (developer)\t(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.dev)\n", "description": "Google Chrome (developer)\t(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.dev)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.GoogleCamera",
"description": "Google Camera (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera)",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer", "id": "com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer",
"description": "Google Wifi app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer)\n", "description": "Google Wifi app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer)\n",
@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
"description": "Google Ads app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adwords)\n", "description": "Google Ads app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adwords)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.assistant",
"description": "Google Assistant Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.assistant)\nGo apps are lite-versions of their normal counterparts, made for low-RAM devices.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.authenticator2", "id": "com.google.android.apps.authenticator2",
"description": "Google authentificator app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2)\n", "description": "Google authentificator app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2)\n",
@ -174,6 +179,16 @@
"description": "Google Hangout Dialer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer)\n", "description": "Google Hangout Dialer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inbox",
"description": "Inbox by Gmail (Discontinued)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Hinndi characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink", "id": "com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink",
"description": "Google Family Link (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink)", "description": "Google Family Link (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink)",
@ -194,6 +209,11 @@
"description": "Google News (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines)\n", "description": "Google News (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.maps",
"description": "Google Maps (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.mapslite", "id": "com.google.android.apps.mapslite",
"description": "Google Maps Go (lite web app of Maps) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.mapslite)\n", "description": "Google Maps Go (lite web app of Maps) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.mapslite)\n",
@ -209,11 +229,26 @@
"description": "Google Messages (SMS+RCS) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging)\nRuns in the background.\nQKSMS is a good FOSS replacement.", "description": "Google Messages (SMS+RCS) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging)\nRuns in the background.\nQKSMS is a good FOSS replacement.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.navlite",
"description": "Google Maps GPS (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.navlite)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.files", "id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.files",
"description": "Files by Google (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files)\nRuns in the background.", "description": "Files by Google (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files)\nRuns in the background.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user",
"description": "Google Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user)\nDigital wallet and payment system\nList of all the information collected and associated to your Google account : https://support.google.com/googlepay/answer/10223752?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cinfo-that-google-may-collect\nYou really should not trust Google not to sell your data (even if they claim the contrary): https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/20/probeat-google-will-eventually-sell-ads-against-your-financial-data/\n\nThe app itself has a LOT of permissions. See the Pithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/36b22c539b5f25c27a7699516c906351a25ba2daa2894eed08ae22f7a2a72c0e",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher",
"description": "Pixel Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher)\nUsed to be called Nexus Launcher(back when Google's phones were called Nexus, not Pixel).\nA launcher is basically your homescreen.\nDON'T REMOVE IF YOU HAVEN'T INSTALLED ANOTHER LAUNCHER! Nova Launcher is usually the go-to custom launcher.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.paidtasks", "id": "com.google.android.apps.paidtasks",
"description": "Google Opinion Rewards (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks)\n", "description": "Google Opinion Rewards (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks)\n",
@ -244,19 +279,14 @@
"description": "Google Podcasts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.podcasts)\n", "description": "Google Podcasts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.podcasts)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.restore",
"description": "The backup restore wizard used for pulling Android system backups from your Google account.\nRuns on boot.\nYou only need this if you factory restore, in which case it’s automatically re-enabled for you.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.recorder", "id": "com.google.android.apps.recorder",
"description": "Google (audio)Recorder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.recorder)", "description": "Google (audio)Recorder (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.recorder)",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.setupwizard.searchselector", "id": "com.google.android.apps.restore",
"description": "Search engine selector\nThe search selection screen in the setupwizard you see on new/factory reset phones.\nRuns on boot, but doesn't seem to run in the background beyond that.", "description": "The backup restore wizard used for pulling Android system backups from your Google account.\nRuns on boot.\nYou only need this if you factory restore, in which case it’s automatically re-enabled for you.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -264,6 +294,16 @@
"description": "Google Santa Tracker (discontinued)", "description": "Google Santa Tracker (discontinued)",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.searchlite",
"description": "Google Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.searchlite)\nGo apps are lite-versions of their normal counterparts, made for low-RAM devices.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.setupwizard.searchselector",
"description": "Search engine selector\nThe search selection screen in the setupwizard you see on new/factory reset phones.\nRuns on boot, but doesn't seem to run in the background beyond that.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red", "id": "com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red",
"description": "Google One (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red)\nLets you manage your Google cloud storage.\nOccasionally runs in the background.", "description": "Google One (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red)\nLets you manage your Google cloud storage.\nOccasionally runs in the background.",
@ -289,6 +329,11 @@
"description": "Google Trip (discontinued)\n", "description": "Google Trip (discontinued)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.turbo",
"description": "Device Health Services (discontinued?)\nCalculates remaining battery percentage based on usage.\nReviews for this app were... funny (https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/ajnbmh/the_reviews_for_device_health_services_are_quite/)\nNote: this app needs com.google.android.gms",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.uploader", "id": "com.google.android.apps.uploader",
"description": "Picasa Uploader (discontinued)\n", "description": "Picasa Uploader (discontinued)\n",
@ -314,6 +359,11 @@
"description": "Digital Wellbeing (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wellbeing)\nLets you track device and app usage and set usage limits.", "description": "Digital Wellbeing (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wellbeing)\nLets you track device and app usage and set usage limits.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig",
"description": "Device Setup\nSets up device to be managed by EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management), which \"allows organizations to securely enable employee use of mobile devices\".\nMight also be what does the actual management on your device, if you set it up as a work device.\nOnly seems to run on boot(not in the background after boot) if you haven't set up your device as a work device.\nI tried to disable it through UAD, but nothing happens? Seems immune to disabling?\nhttps://bayton.org/2020/11/google-announce-big-changes-to-zero-touch/\nhttps://bayton.org/docs/enterprise-mobility/android/what-is-android-zero-touch-enrolment/\nContains 4 services: GcmJobService, GservicesChangedObserverService, AppMeasurementService and FirebaseInstanceIdService.\nGCM(Google Cloud Messaging) was the backend for Android's push messaging system 2012-2019, after which it was replaced by FCM(Firebase Cloud Messaging). I assume the GCM/Firebase connection is for Push notification functionality.\nThe MANAGE_CARRIER_OEM_UNLOCK_STATE permission hints at doing something with carrier locks?\nNeeds Google Play Services to function?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator", "id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator",
"description": "Youtube Studio (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator)\n", "description": "Youtube Studio (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator)\n",
@ -329,6 +379,11 @@
"description": "Youtube Kid (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids)\n", "description": "Youtube Kid (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango",
"description": "YouTube Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango)\nLite version of the Youtube app. Shutdown by Google in august 2022.\nhttps://support.google.com/youtube/thread/162222567/youtube-go-is-going-away-in-august-of-this-year",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music", "id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music",
"description": "Youtube Music (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.music)\n", "description": "Youtube Music (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.music)\n",
@ -339,6 +394,16 @@
"description": "Youtube VR (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr)\n", "description": "Youtube VR (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.as",
"description": "Android System Intelligence (previously Device Personalization Services) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.as)\nRuns in the background.\n\"Enables intelligent features across Android\", like: Live Caption, Screen Attention, Improved Copy-Paste, App Predictions in the launcher, Notification Smart Actions, Smart Text Selection and Linkifying text in apps.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.backup",
"description": "Allows Android apps to back up their data on Google servers. (On Android 4.2)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.backuptransport", "id": "com.google.android.backuptransport",
"description": "Allows Android apps to back up their data on Google servers.\n", "description": "Allows Android apps to back up their data on Google servers.\n",
@ -354,26 +419,116 @@
"description": "Google Calendar (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar)\n", "description": "Google Calendar (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.carrierconfig",
"description": "Same as com.android.carrierconfig? Here's that description:\nDynamically provides configuration for the carrier network.\nThe config contains: Roaming networks, Voicemail settings, SMS/MMS settings, VoLTE/IMS settings, and more.\nIf a carrier app is installed it will be queried for overrides to these settings.\nSeems to run on boot and when you swap SIM card?\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/carrier\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/apps/CarrierConfig/src/com/android/carrierconfig/DefaultCarrierConfigService.java",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.configupdater", "id": "com.google.android.configupdater",
"description": "ConfigUpdater\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nAuto updates certificates for TLS connection, firewall configuration, e.t.c.\nMainly used for Google services? Might be fine to disable if you don't use Google services. Disabling might mess with security if you do use them though.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/java/android/os/ConfigUpdate.java", "description": "ConfigUpdater\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nAuto updates certificates for TLS connection, firewall configuration, e.t.c.\nMainly used for Google services? Might be fine to disable if you don't use Google services. Disabling might mess with security if you do use them though.\nhttps://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/java/android/os/ConfigUpdate.java",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.contacts",
"description": "Google Contacts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contacts)\nOccasionally runs in the background.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.deskclock", "id": "com.google.android.deskclock",
"description": "Google clock app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock)\n", "description": "Google clock app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.dialer",
"description": "Google Dialer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer)\nDefault dialer on some phones.\nGoogle Analytics are embedded in the app, assume everything is datamined.\nhttps://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a978d90f27d5947dca33ed59b73bd8efbac67253f9ef7a343beb9197c8913d1a/details",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.documentsui",
"description": "Files\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nFile selector for other apps. Another file browser can replace most of the functionality, but not all apps support that.\nSafe to disable, but will of course break file saving/loading functionality for some apps.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.email",
"description": "AOSP Mail client\nNewer versions of AOSP Mail are renamed to com.android.email and Gmail was migrated to com.google.android.gm",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.ext.shared",
"description": "Google shared library (used to share common code between apps)\nIt's empty, so this package is useless?",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.feedback", "id": "com.google.android.feedback",
"description": "This is the package that sends crash-report feedback to the Play Store? The crash pop-up still happens with this disabled.\nDoesn't seem to run on its own.\nHas permission to access system logs and package usage stats. Only connects to 4 Google domains. App developers likely have to go through the Play Store to access any sent data.\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/7041823ff880c207ed2ddacdc92e5ed803b1eb105e4483696d2152bea44903aa", "description": "This is the package that sends crash-report feedback to the Play Store? The crash pop-up still happens with this disabled.\nDoesn't seem to run on its own.\nHas permission to access system logs and package usage stats. Only connects to 4 Google domains. App developers likely have to go through the Play Store to access any sent data.\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/7041823ff880c207ed2ddacdc92e5ed803b1eb105e4483696d2152bea44903aa",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.gm",
"description": "Gmail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gm.lite",
"description": "Gmail Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm.lite)\nLite version of the Gmail app (hah! Because the base one is too bloated?). Don't use this app",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms",
"description": "Google Play Services\ngms = Google Mobile Services\nIt is a layer that sits on top of the OS and provides a bunch of Google APIs, giving apps access to various Google Services.\nIf you remove it all the apps relying on Google Play Services whill either: \n- detect the lack of play services and refuse to run\n- detect the lack of play services but allow you to run (improperly) by dismissing an annoying popup\nRemoving Google Play Services can bootloop some devices, so be careful.\nDisabling this package will improve battery life a lot.\nIMPORTANT: You need to uncheck Find My Device from the \"Device admin apps\" settings panel to be able to disable this package.\nSearch \"admin\" in the settings search bar.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms.location.history",
"description": "Google Location history\nhttps://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?hl=en\nI'm guessing this runs in the background unless you have this setting turned off in your Google account. I have the setting turned off and I've never seen this package run.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps",
"description": "Not sure what purpose it has, but it gets some network and phone data and connects to some Google domains, but never on its own; it has no permissions and never runs on its own, it likely exists as a helper package for other Google services.\nDoesn't seem to exist in newer versions of Android; it's not in Android 11, but it is in 9.\nNeeds a Google Account and Google Play Services to work.\nGiven its name it could be related to Android auto?\nSeems safe to remove, noticed no breakage (didn't test Android Auto tho).\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/60835b97f38d9e64d4f554a73dab71c892153486a8e0fd81461c3d85359d9fae",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox", "id": "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox",
"description": "Google Search box (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox)\nRuns in the background.\nPointless. If you need a shortcut to Google on your homescreen just use a web-browser shortcut. Does also remove the Google Sound Search widget, but you can get that functionality from an app like Shazam, that additionally doesn't run in the background constantly like this package does.", "description": "Google Search box (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox)\nRuns in the background.\nPointless. If you need a shortcut to Google on your homescreen just use a web-browser shortcut. Does also remove the Google Sound Search widget, but you can get that functionality from an app like Shazam, that additionally doesn't run in the background constantly like this package does.",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.gsf",
"description": "Google Services Framework\nSupports the Play Services application in application updates, user authentication, location services, user searches & more.\nhttps://android.stackexchange.com/questions/216176/what-is-the-exact-functionality-of-google-play-services-google-services-framew\nhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/37337448/what-is-the-difference-between-google-service-frameworkgsfgoogle-mobile-servi\nSame recommendation as com.google.android.gms except I've never seen a bootloop because of deleting this package.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gsf.login",
"description": "Support for managing Google accounts.\nSafe to remove if you don't use a Google account.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.ims",
"description": "Carrier Services (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.ims)\nRuns in the background.\nPlay store description claims power savings in addition to the features, but I don't see how that could be the case.\nIMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.japanese",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Japanese characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.japanese)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.korean",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Korean characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.korean)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.latin",
"description": "Gboard – the Google Keyboard (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin)\nSometimes the only keyboard app on a phone; Make sure you have another installed before you disable.\n\"Simple Keyboard\" is a good FOSS, lightweight replacement based on the AOSP Keyboard:\nhttps://f-droid.org/en/packages/rkr.simplekeyboard.inputmethod/",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Pinyin (chinese) characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin)\n)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.instantapps.supervisor", "id": "com.google.android.instantapps.supervisor",
"description": "Lets you try new games directly on Google Play.\nhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-instant-apps-goes-live-now-you-can-try-android-apps-before-installing-them/\n", "description": "Lets you try new games directly on Google Play.\nhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-instant-apps-goes-live-now-you-can-try-android-apps-before-installing-them/\n",
@ -384,6 +539,16 @@
"description": "Google Keep (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep)\n", "description": "Google Keep (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.launcher",
"description": "Google Now Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher)\nDO NOT REMOVE THIS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER LAUNCHER INSTALLED.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.location",
"description": "Handles location services on older devices. On newer ones Google location services is part of Google Play Services and Android location service is provided by com.android.location.fused or com.android.location.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.markup", "id": "com.google.android.markup",
"description": "Google Markup app made for modifying pictures, ships by default on every Pie+ device.\n", "description": "Google Markup app made for modifying pictures, ships by default on every Pie+ device.\n",
@ -404,6 +569,36 @@
"description": "Provides first time setup, safe to remove.\n", "description": "Provides first time setup, safe to remove.\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.ext.services",
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller",
"description": "Permission controller Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the Permission Controller based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller.forframework",
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the Android system framework permission controller based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.packageinstaller",
"description": "Occasionally runs in the background.\nRelated to installing Google-specific packages? Possibly something to do with Play services and backend updates/installations. Installing an app through Google Play worked fine with it disabled.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.partnersetup",
"description": "Google Partner Setup\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nBased on an unclear explanation online: Enables applications to interact with your Google account/apps, for example: adding a Google Calendar event from a To-Do app.\nProbably safe to disable; Haven't noticed any consequences of disabling from weeks of use.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.pixel.setupwizard",
"description": "It's the basic configuration setup guides you through the basics of setting up Google features on your device.\nThe second package is only present on Pixel phones.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.play.games", "id": "com.google.android.play.games",
"description": "Google Play Games (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.play.games)\n", "description": "Google Play Games (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.play.games)\n",
@ -420,8 +615,13 @@
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.pixel.setupwizard", "id": "com.google.android.setupwizard",
"description": "It's the basic configuration setup guides you through the basics of setting up Google features on your device.\nThe second package is only present on Pixel phones.\n", "description": "Android Setup\nThe new/factory reset device basic configuration setup guides you through the basics of setting up your device.\nWARNING: Oddly enough, disabling/uninstalling this package will break mobile identity management which could be used by apps (for example your Bank) to authenticate you. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_identity_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.setupwizard.a_overlay",
"description": "Overlay for setupwizard?",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{ {
@ -449,6 +649,11 @@
"description": "Synchronisation for Google Contacts.\n", "description": "Synchronisation for Google Contacts.\n",
"removal": "replace" "removal": "replace"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.tag",
"description": "Support for NFC tags interactions (5 permissions : Contacts/Phone On by default).\nNFC Tags are for instance used in bus to let you validate your transport card with your phone\nOther exemple : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TecTile\nYou will still be able to connect to a NFC device (e.g a speaker) if removed.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.talk", "id": "com.google.android.talk",
"description": "Google Hangouts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk)\n", "description": "Google Hangouts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk)\n",
@ -494,6 +699,16 @@
"description": "Wear OS Smartwatch (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app)\n", "description": "Wear OS Smartwatch (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.wearable.app)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.android.webview",
"description": "Android System WebView (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.webview)\nAllows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside the app.\nBased on Chrome.\nBromite is an open-source, privacy-oriented Webview replacement: https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.youtube",
"description": "YouTube (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.ar.core", "id": "com.google.ar.core",
"description": "Google Play Services for AR (Augmented Reality) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.core)\nNote: Disabling it can mess with apps that use it, like Pokemon GO.\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/99ea324529f950fe351d22724f8b894cce19c16607fcc9c2855bc906b1f8e644", "description": "Google Play Services for AR (Augmented Reality) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.core)\nNote: Disabling it can mess with apps that use it, like Pokemon GO.\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/99ea324529f950fe351d22724f8b894cce19c16607fcc9c2855bc906b1f8e644",
@ -504,6 +719,11 @@
"description": "Google Lens (for AR too) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.lens)\n", "description": "Google Lens (for AR too) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.lens)\n",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
}, },
{
"id": "com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe",
"description": "Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe)\nProvides push notifications for critical sounds around you. This feature can be helpful for people with hearing loss.\nhttps://blog.google/products/android/new-sound-notifications-on-android/\nWorks offline\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.chromeremotedesktop", "id": "com.google.chromeremotedesktop",
"description": "Chrome Remote Desktop (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.chromeremotedesktop)\n", "description": "Chrome Remote Desktop (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.chromeremotedesktop)\n",
@ -548,225 +768,5 @@
"id": "com.google.zxing.client.android", "id": "com.google.zxing.client.android",
"description": "Google Barcode Scanner (discontinued) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android)", "description": "Google Barcode Scanner (discontinued) (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android)",
"removal": "delete" "removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.maps",
"description": "Google Maps (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher",
"description": "Pixel Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher)\nUsed to be called Nexus Launcher(back when Google's phones were called Nexus, not Pixel).\nA launcher is basically your homescreen.\nDON'T REMOVE IF YOU HAVEN'T INSTALLED ANOTHER LAUNCHER! Nova Launcher is usually the go-to custom launcher.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.turbo",
"description": "Device Health Services (discontinued?)\nCalculates remaining battery percentage based on usage.\nReviews for this app were... funny (https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/ajnbmh/the_reviews_for_device_health_services_are_quite/)\nNote: this app needs com.google.android.gms",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig",
"description": "Device Setup\nSets up device to be managed by EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management), which \"allows organizations to securely enable employee use of mobile devices\".\nMight also be what does the actual management on your device, if you set it up as a work device.\nOnly seems to run on boot(not in the background after boot) if you haven't set up your device as a work device.\nI tried to disable it through UAD, but nothing happens? Seems immune to disabling?\nhttps://bayton.org/2020/11/google-announce-big-changes-to-zero-touch/\nhttps://bayton.org/docs/enterprise-mobility/android/what-is-android-zero-touch-enrolment/\nContains 4 services: GcmJobService, GservicesChangedObserverService, AppMeasurementService and FirebaseInstanceIdService.\nGCM(Google Cloud Messaging) was the backend for Android's push messaging system 2012-2019, after which it was replaced by FCM(Firebase Cloud Messaging). I assume the GCM/Firebase connection is for Push notification functionality.\nThe MANAGE_CARRIER_OEM_UNLOCK_STATE permission hints at doing something with carrier locks?\nNeeds Google Play Services to function?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.carrierconfig",
"description": "Same as com.android.carrierconfig? Here's that description:\nDynamically provides configuration for the carrier network.\nThe config contains: Roaming networks, Voicemail settings, SMS/MMS settings, VoLTE/IMS settings, and more.\nIf a carrier app is installed it will be queried for overrides to these settings.\nSeems to run on boot and when you swap SIM card?\nhttps://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/carrier\nhttps://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/apps/CarrierConfig/src/com/android/carrierconfig/DefaultCarrierConfigService.java",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.contacts",
"description": "Google Contacts (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contacts)\nOccasionally runs in the background.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.dialer",
"description": "Google Dialer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer)\nDefault dialer on some phones.\nGoogle Analytics are embedded in the app, assume everything is datamined.\nhttps://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a978d90f27d5947dca33ed59b73bd8efbac67253f9ef7a343beb9197c8913d1a/details",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.documentsui",
"description": "Files\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nFile selector for other apps. Another file browser can replace most of the functionality, but not all apps support that.\nSafe to disable, but will of course break file saving/loading functionality for some apps.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.ext.shared",
"description": "Google shared library (used to share common code between apps)\nIt's empty, so this package is useless?",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.GoogleCamera",
"description": "Google Camera (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera)",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms",
"description": "Google Play Services\ngms = Google Mobile Services\nIt is a layer that sits on top of the OS and provides a bunch of Google APIs, giving apps access to various Google Services.\nIf you remove it all the apps relying on Google Play Services whill either: \n- detect the lack of play services and refuse to run\n- detect the lack of play services but allow you to run (improperly) by dismissing an annoying popup\nRemoving Google Play Services can bootloop some devices, so be careful.\nDisabling this package will improve battery life a lot.\nIMPORTANT: You need to uncheck Find My Device from the \"Device admin apps\" settings panel to be able to disable this package.\nSearch \"admin\" in the settings search bar.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms.location.history",
"description": "Google Location history\nhttps://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?hl=en\nI'm guessing this runs in the background unless you have this setting turned off in your Google account. I have the setting turned off and I've never seen this package run.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps",
"description": "Not sure what purpose it has, but it gets some network and phone data and connects to some Google domains, but never on its own; it has no permissions and never runs on its own, it likely exists as a helper package for other Google services.\nDoesn't seem to exist in newer versions of Android; it's not in Android 11, but it is in 9.\nNeeds a Google Account and Google Play Services to work.\nGiven its name it could be related to Android auto?\nSeems safe to remove, noticed no breakage (didn't test Android Auto tho).\nhttps://beta.pithus.org/report/60835b97f38d9e64d4f554a73dab71c892153486a8e0fd81461c3d85359d9fae",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gsf",
"description": "Google Services Framework\nSupports the Play Services application in application updates, user authentication, location services, user searches & more.\nhttps://android.stackexchange.com/questions/216176/what-is-the-exact-functionality-of-google-play-services-google-services-framew\nhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/37337448/what-is-the-difference-between-google-service-frameworkgsfgoogle-mobile-servi\nSame recommendation as com.google.android.gms except I've never seen a bootloop because of deleting this package.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gsf.login",
"description": "Support for managing Google accounts.\nSafe to remove if you don't use a Google account.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.location",
"description": "Handles location services on older devices. On newer ones Google location services is part of Google Play Services and Android location service is provided by com.android.location.fused or com.android.location.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.partnersetup",
"description": "Google Partner Setup\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nBased on an unclear explanation online: Enables applications to interact with your Google account/apps, for example: adding a Google Calendar event from a To-Do app.\nProbably safe to disable; Haven't noticed any consequences of disabling from weeks of use.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.webview",
"description": "Android System WebView (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.webview)\nAllows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside the app.\nBased on Chrome.\nBromite is an open-source, privacy-oriented Webview replacement: https://www.bromite.org/system_web_view",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.launcher",
"description": "Google Now Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher)\nDO NOT REMOVE THIS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER LAUNCHER INSTALLED.\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gm",
"description": "Gmail (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gm.lite",
"description": "Gmail Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm.lite)\nLite version of the Gmail app (hah! Because the base one is too bloated?). Don't use this app",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.ims",
"description": "Carrier Services (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.ims)\nRuns in the background.\nPlay store description claims power savings in addition to the features, but I don't see how that could be the case.\nIMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe",
"description": "Live Transcribe & Sound Notifications (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.audio.hearing.visualization.accessibility.scribe)\nProvides push notifications for critical sounds around you. This feature can be helpful for people with hearing loss.\nhttps://blog.google/products/android/new-sound-notifications-on-android/\nWorks offline\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.vending",
"description": "Google Play Store",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.latin",
"description": "Gboard – the Google Keyboard (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin)\nSometimes the only keyboard app on a phone; Make sure you have another installed before you disable.\n\"Simple Keyboard\" is a good FOSS, lightweight replacement based on the AOSP Keyboard:\nhttps://f-droid.org/en/packages/rkr.simplekeyboard.inputmethod/",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Hinndi characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.japanese",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Japanese characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.japanese)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.korean",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Korean characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.korean)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin",
"description": "Google Keyboard + Pinyin (chinese) characters (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin)\n)\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.ext.services",
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.packageinstaller",
"description": "Occasionally runs in the background.\nRelated to installing Google-specific packages? Possibly something to do with Play services and backend updates/installations. Installing an app through Google Play worked fine with it disabled.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller",
"description": "Permission controller Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the Permission Controller based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.permissioncontroller.forframework",
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the Android system framework permission controller based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotwordenrollment.okgoogle",
"description": "\"OK Google\" detection service.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inbox",
"description": "Inbox by Gmail (Discontinued)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.navlite",
"description": "Google Maps GPS (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.navlite)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.backup",
"description": "Allows Android apps to back up their data on Google servers. (On Android 4.2)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.setupwizard",
"description": "Android Setup\nThe new/factory reset device basic configuration setup guides you through the basics of setting up your device.\nWARNING: Oddly enough, disabling/uninstalling this package will break mobile identity management which could be used by apps (for example your Bank) to authenticate you. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_identity_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.setupwizard.a_overlay",
"description": "Overlay for setupwizard?",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.youtube",
"description": "YouTube (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango",
"description": "YouTube Go (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango)\nLite version of the Youtube app. Shutdown by Google in august 2022.\nhttps://support.google.com/youtube/thread/162222567/youtube-go-is-going-away-in-august-of-this-year",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.email",
"description": "AOSP Mail client\nNewer versions of AOSP Mail are renamed to com.android.email and Gmail was migrated to com.google.android.gm",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.tag",
"description": "Support for NFC tags interactions (5 permissions : Contacts/Phone On by default).\nNFC Tags are for instance used in bus to let you validate your transport card with your phone\nOther exemple : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TecTile\nYou will still be able to connect to a NFC device (e.g a speaker) if removed.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user",
"description": "Google Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user)\nDigital wallet and payment system\nList of all the information collected and associated to your Google account : https://support.google.com/googlepay/answer/10223752?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cinfo-that-google-may-collect\nYou really should not trust Google not to sell your data (even if they claim the contrary): https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/20/probeat-google-will-eventually-sell-ads-against-your-financial-data/\n\nThe app itself has a LOT of permissions. See the Pithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/36b22c539b5f25c27a7699516c906351a25ba2daa2894eed08ae22f7a2a72c0e",
"removal": "delete"
} }
] ]

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[ [
{ {
"id": "com.fingerprints.serviceext", "id": "android.auto_generated_rro_product__",
"description": "Handles fingerprint authentication?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.skin",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.fmradio", "id": "android.auto_generated_rro_vendor__",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.gba",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.adups.fota.sysoper",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.camera",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.ygps",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.simprocessor",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.mms.appservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.adups.fota",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.st.nfc.dta.mobile",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.launcher3",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.mdmlsample",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.wtk.factory",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.batterywarning",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "ma.android.com.mafactory",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.wtk.stresstest",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.calendarimporter",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.thermalmanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.gnssdebugreport",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.lbs.em2.ui",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.location.mtknlp",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.dataprotection",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
@ -129,6 +24,16 @@
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.", "description": "Android System Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.adups.fota",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.adups.fota.sysoper",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.bluetooth.overlay.common", "id": "com.android.bluetooth.overlay.common",
"description": "Overlays are usually themes.", "description": "Overlays are usually themes.",
@ -144,6 +49,11 @@
"description": "Light theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?", "description": "Light theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.base.s600ww",
"description": "Theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.dialer.basiccolorblack.overlay", "id": "com.android.dialer.basiccolorblack.overlay",
"description": "Dark theme overlay for AOSP Dialer?", "description": "Dark theme overlay for AOSP Dialer?",
@ -164,6 +74,26 @@
"description": "Dark theme for Emergency rescue?", "description": "Dark theme for Emergency rescue?",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.fmradio",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.gallery3d.refocus",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotspot2.osulogin",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.launcher3",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.networkstack.inprocess", "id": "com.android.networkstack.inprocess",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -189,6 +119,11 @@
"description": "Phone Services Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the stock phone app, based on the name.", "description": "Phone Services Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of themes for the stock phone app, based on the name.",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.providers.tctdatahubprovider",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.server.telecom.basiccolorblack.overlay", "id": "com.android.server.telecom.basiccolorblack.overlay",
"description": "Dark theme for something related to call network management?", "description": "Dark theme for something related to call network management?",
@ -224,86 +159,6 @@
"description": "Light theme overlay for the search functionality in the Settings app?", "description": "Light theme overlay for the search functionality in the Settings app?",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.android.systemui.overlay.common",
"description": "System UI Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.example.rftuner",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.gsma.rcs",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oem.rftoolkit",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.asti",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.contacts",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.diagnosemanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.screenshot",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.sdcardservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.sms.smscplugger",
"description": "Probably related to SMS based on the name?\nContains no services and I've never seen it run.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.devicestatisticsservice",
"description": "Runs in the background as part of the system.\nUnsure of importantance; could theoretically mess with efficiency if these stats are used by other system services/processes.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qti.pasrservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.improvetouch.service",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.qtisettings",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.recognize.number",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.android.systemui.gesture.line.overlay", "id": "com.android.systemui.gesture.line.overlay",
"description": "System gesture bar overlay? Probably a bad idea to disable.", "description": "System gesture bar overlay? Probably a bad idea to disable.",
@ -315,20 +170,30 @@
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "android.auto_generated_rro_product__", "id": "com.android.systemui.overlay.common",
"description": "System UI Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.evenwell.whitebalance",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "android.auto_generated_rro_vendor__", "id": "com.evenwell.whitebalance.overlay.base",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.hotspot2.osulogin", "id": "com.example.rftuner",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.fingerprints.serviceext",
"description": "Handles fingerprint authentication?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.google.android.apps.carrier.carrierwifi", "id": "com.google.android.apps.carrier.carrierwifi",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -389,11 +254,191 @@
"description": "Media Storage\nIn Android 11 this is literally what provides access to files.\nSafe to disable, but NOT recommended; breaks file browsers and other forms of file access.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html", "description": "Media Storage\nIn Android 11 this is literally what provides access to files.\nSafe to disable, but NOT recommended; breaks file browsers and other forms of file access.\nContent providers encapsulate data, providing centralized management of data shared between apps.\nhttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/providers/content-providers.html",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.gsma.rcs",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.hawk.android.browser",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.hiya.axolotl.tcl",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.hmdglobal.enterprise.api",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrd.verizonuriintentservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.Elabel",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.Elabel.a_overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.Elabel.overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.filemanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.filemanager.a_overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.batterywarning",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.calendarimporter",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.camera",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.dataprotection",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.gba",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.gnssdebugreport",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.lbs.em2.ui",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.location.mtknlp",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.mdmlsample",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.mms.appservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.simprocessor",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.thermalmanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.ygps",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oem.rftoolkit",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.asti",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.contacts",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.diagnosemanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.screenshot",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.sdcardservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.skin",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.sms.smscplugger",
"description": "Probably related to SMS based on the name?\nContains no services and I've never seen it run.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qti.pasrservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.devicestatisticsservice",
"description": "Runs in the background as part of the system.\nUnsure of importantance; could theoretically mess with efficiency if these stats are used by other system services/processes.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.improvetouch.service",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.qccauthmgr", "id": "com.qualcomm.qti.qccauthmgr",
"description": "QCC-AUTHMGR", "description": "QCC-AUTHMGR",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.qtisettings",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.services.secureui", "id": "com.qualcomm.qti.services.secureui",
"description": "Qualcomm Secure UI Service.\nUncertain role...\n", "description": "Qualcomm Secure UI Service.\nUncertain role...\n",
@ -420,172 +465,7 @@
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "vendor.qti.iwlan", "id": "com.recognize.number",
"description": "Used for VoLTE/VoWifi (Wifi-calling)\nIwLAN = Interworking wLAN.\nSupport for mobile data offloading (use of complementary network technologies for delivering data originally targeted for cellular networks)\nIt means your phone will use the Wi-Fi connection instead of the cellular data connection.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_data_offloading",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.cloudsetupwizard",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.jrd.verizonuriintentservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.tcl.vzwintents",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.tct.vzwwifioffload",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.easvalidation",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.ts.setupwizard.overlay.overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.Elabel.overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.hawk.android.browser",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.hiya.axolotl.tcl",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.Elabel",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.Elabel.a_overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.filemanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.jrdcom.filemanager.a_overlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.vendor.frameworkresoverlay",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.srin.indramayu",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.cmfa.framework",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.incall.contentprovider",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.service.tagservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.camerasdkservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.coldwalletservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.digitalkey",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.providers.carrier",
"description": "\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.wifi.resources",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.wifi.softap.resources",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.android.Cdfs",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.android.smartfpsadjuster",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.location.nfwlocationprivacy",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.gamedriver.sm8250",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.gpuwatchapp",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.huxplatform",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.qosindicator",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.sait.sohservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.vklayer.sm8250",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
@ -624,11 +504,31 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.camerasdkservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.cameraxservice",
"description": "CBattery drain related on S10",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.cidmanager", "id": "com.samsung.android.cidmanager",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.cmfa.framework",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.coldwalletservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.container", "id": "com.samsung.android.container",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -639,6 +539,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.digitalkey",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.dsms", "id": "com.samsung.android.dsms",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -649,6 +554,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.incall.contentprovider",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.localeoverlaymanager", "id": "com.samsung.android.localeoverlaymanager",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -684,6 +594,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.providers.carrier",
"description": "\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.providers.contacts", "id": "com.samsung.android.providers.contacts",
"description": "Likely same as com.android.providers.contacts, but for Samsung phones.\nProbably breaks contact functionality if disabled.", "description": "Likely same as com.android.providers.contacts, but for Samsung phones.\nProbably breaks contact functionality if disabled.",
@ -719,6 +634,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.service.tagservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.setting.multisound", "id": "com.samsung.android.setting.multisound",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -749,6 +669,16 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.wifi.resources",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.wifi.softap.resources",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.wifi.softapwpathree.resources", "id": "com.samsung.android.wifi.softapwpathree.resources",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -764,6 +694,21 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.gamedriver.sm8250",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.gpuwatchapp",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.huxplatform",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.ims.smk", "id": "com.samsung.ims.smk",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -804,6 +749,16 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.qosindicator",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.sait.sohservice",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.sec.android.teegris.tui_service", "id": "com.samsung.sec.android.teegris.tui_service",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -814,6 +769,16 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.samsung.vklayer.sm8250",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.sec.android.Cdfs",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.sec.android.app.uwbtest", "id": "com.sec.android.app.uwbtest",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -829,6 +794,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.sec.android.smartfpsadjuster",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.sec.android.systemupdate", "id": "com.sec.android.systemupdate",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -839,6 +809,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.sec.location.nfwlocationprivacy",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.sec.mhs.smarttethering", "id": "com.sec.mhs.smarttethering",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -865,27 +840,12 @@
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.evenwell.whitebalance", "id": "com.srin.indramayu",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.evenwell.whitebalance.overlay.base", "id": "com.st.nfc.dta.mobile",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.hmdglobal.enterprise.api",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.gallery3d.refocus",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.providers.tctdatahubprovider",
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
@ -1034,6 +994,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.tcl.vzwintents",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.tclhz.gallery", "id": "com.tclhz.gallery",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -1224,6 +1189,11 @@
"description": "", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{
"id": "com.tct.vzwwifioffload",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{ {
"id": "com.tct.weather", "id": "com.tct.weather",
"description": "", "description": "",
@ -1240,13 +1210,43 @@
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.base.s600ww", "id": "com.ts.setupwizard.overlay.overlay",
"description": "Theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?", "description": "",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
}, },
{ {
"id": "com.samsung.android.cameraxservice", "id": "com.vendor.frameworkresoverlay",
"description": "CBattery drain related on S10", "description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.verizon.cloudsetupwizard",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.vzw.easvalidation",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.wtk.factory",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.wtk.stresstest",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "ma.android.com.mafactory",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "vendor.qti.iwlan",
"description": "Used for VoLTE/VoWifi (Wifi-calling)\nIwLAN = Interworking wLAN.\nSupport for mobile data offloading (use of complementary network technologies for delivering data originally targeted for cellular networks)\nIt means your phone will use the Wi-Fi connection instead of the cellular data connection.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_data_offloading",
"removal": "caution" "removal": "caution"
} }
] ]

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update_uad.php
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@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ foreach ($list as $item) {
# Save to dir # Save to dir
foreach ($new_list as $list_type => $list) { foreach ($new_list as $list_type => $list) {
usort($list, function ($o1, $o2) {
return $o1['id'] <=> $o2['id'];
});
file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/' . $list_type . '.json', json_encode($list, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT)); file_put_contents(__DIR__ . '/' . $list_type . '.json', json_encode($list, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE | JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
} }