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{
"id": "android.auto_generated_rro__",
"label": "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",
"description": "rro = Runtime Resources Overlay.\nChanges values of a package config, based in the overlay definitions (heavily used by OEMs to customize the look and feel of 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",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
},
{
"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.",
"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 example: 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"
},
{
@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
"description": "Generic 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",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.bluetoothmidiservice",
"label": "Bluetooth MIDI Service",
@ -90,7 +95,7 @@
{
"id": "com.android.carrierconfig",
"label": "com.android.carrierconfig",
"description": "Dynamically provides configuration for the carrier network. The config contains: Roaming networks, Voicemail settings, SMS/MMS settings, VoLTE/IMS settings, and more. If 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",
"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"
},
{
@ -104,6 +109,22 @@
"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.basiccolorblack.overlay",
"description": "Dark theme overlay for com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"removal": "caution",
"dependencies": [
"com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver"
]
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.basiccolorwhite.overlay",
"description": "Light theme overlay for com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"removal": "caution",
"dependencies": [
"com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver"
]
},
{
"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.",
@ -114,7 +135,7 @@
"label": "Companion Device Manager",
"description": "This handles connections to other devices, like Bluetooth Headphones, desktop Operating Systems, etc.",
"removal": "delete",
"warning": "Only needed for Google smart IoT devices (WearOS/Android Wear)"
"warning": "Removing this package will result in the inability to read the SD card from your computer's file manager when connecting through USB"
},
{
"id": "com.android.contacts",
@ -145,7 +166,7 @@
{
"id": "com.android.documentsui",
"label": "Files",
"description": "Same as com.google.android.documentsui? Here's that description:\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.",
"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.",
"removal": "unsafe",
"warning": "Storage Access Framework (SAF) will break if this is disabled."
},
@ -184,13 +205,13 @@
},
{
"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\")",
"description": "Lets Google partners (OEM in most of the case) to customize the default email settings.\nThe manufacturer often changes the default signature displayed at the end of each of your mail (e.g \"Sent from my Nokia phone\")",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.emergency",
"label": "Emergency information",
"description": "Display 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": "Shows 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.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -209,6 +230,11 @@
"description": "Face Unlock\nSafe to remove if you don't use Face Unlock.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.fmradio",
"description": "FM Radio\n Plug in Head phones & listen to the Radio!\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.galaxy4",
"description": "Built-in Dynamic wallpaper",
@ -219,6 +245,11 @@
"description": "Xiaomi Gallery app",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotspot2",
"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"
},
{
"id": "com.android.htmlviewer",
"label": "HTML Viewer",
@ -230,7 +261,8 @@
"id": "com.android.inputdevices",
"label": "Input Devices",
"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.",
"removal": "replace"
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "If you are using the default Samsung keyboard, then deleting this package on some phones may cause the keyboard to completely stop working. You may get locked out of your phone if the only method to authenticate yourself is using password."
},
{
"id": "com.android.inputmethod.latin",
@ -326,6 +358,11 @@
"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.modulemetadata",
"description": "It's used to manage and store metadata about installed modules, and is accessed by the system server. Breaks some core functionality if disabled.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.musicfx",
"description": "Audio EQ (equalizer). Some 3rd-party music apps can use it to provide you EQ features.",
@ -333,7 +370,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.android.musicvis",
"description": "Music Visualization Wallpapers.",
"description": "Music Visualization Wallpapers\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -343,14 +380,14 @@
},
{
"id": "com.android.noisefield",
"description": "\"Noise filed\" live wallpaper.",
"description": "\"Noise filed\" live wallpaper.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.ons",
"label": "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",
"removal": "caution"
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.otaprovisioningclient",
@ -365,7 +402,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.android.phasebeam",
"description": "\"Phase beam\" live wallpaper.",
"description": "\"Phase beam\" live wallpaper\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -381,7 +418,7 @@
{
"id": "com.android.printspooler",
"label": "Print Spooler",
"description": "Print Spooler\nManages the printing process.\nRuns on boot, but not beyond that.",
"description": "Manages the printing process.\nRuns on boot, but not beyond that.",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Apart from breaking the printing functionality, it also breaks the connection preferences submenu in the settings app on most devices."
},
@ -421,7 +458,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks",
"description": "Provides bookmarks about partners of Google in Chrome.",
"description": "Provides bookmarks about partners of Google in Chrome.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -434,7 +471,7 @@
"id": "com.android.proxyhandler",
"label": "ProxyHandler",
"description": "Handles proxy config.",
"removal": "delete",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Do not remove if you use a system proxy."
},
{
@ -444,7 +481,7 @@
},
{
"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)",
"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)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -479,7 +516,7 @@
},
{
"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.",
"description": "AOSP Sound recorder. OEMs 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 \n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
@ -534,17 +571,17 @@
"id": "com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.systemui",
"label": "Rounded",
"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": "delete"
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.theme.icon_pack.rounded.themepicker",
"label": "Rounded",
"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": "delete"
"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",
"description": "Time Zone Updater\nAutomatically updates the clock to correspond to your current time zone\nThis *may* cause a bootloop if removed. Timezone packages often causes that. \n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
@ -555,7 +592,7 @@
},
{
"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",
"description": "AOSP Voice dialer. Lets 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"
},
{
@ -573,7 +610,7 @@
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.livepicker",
"label": "Live Wallpaper Picker",
"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": "caution"
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaper.livepicker.overlay",
@ -589,17 +626,16 @@
"id": "com.android.wallpapercropper",
"label": "com.android.wallpapercropper",
"description": "Wallpaper cropper.\n",
"removal": "caution"
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.wallpaperpicker",
"description": "Enables you to pick a wallpaper.\n",
"removal": "delete"
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.android.webview",
"label": "Android System WebView",
"description": "Same as com.google.android.webview\nAllows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside the app. It's based on Chrome.",
"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.\nWARNING: Make to have another Webview before uninstalling it or some apps may not work properly.\n",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "webviews"
},
@ -607,7 +643,7 @@
"id": "com.android.wifi.resources",
"label": "System Wi-Fi Resources",
"description": "System Wi-Fi resources",
"removal": "unsafe"
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.example.android.notepad",
@ -617,7 +653,18 @@
{
"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",
"removal": "caution"
"removal": "caution",
"dependencies": [
"com.google.android.cellbroadcastservice"
]
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.cellbroadcastservice",
"description": "Cell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISP to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast\nhttps://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know",
"removal": "caution",
"required_by": [
"com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver"
]
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.documentsui",

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@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
"description": "Horrible stuff for Google Chrome. This package bypass your DNS settings (for letting pass Google ads)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.soundpicker",
"description": "Google Sounds. Needed to pick up a phone ringtone. No weird permissions.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/f5f7c265c6d98666c78267b91643bbfb635021d5d4f85c93407079ba4aad88ee",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet",
"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.",
@ -227,7 +232,8 @@
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.messaging",
"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",
"warning": "Removing this may cause issues with receiving 2FA verification text messages and calls from Google on some devices. Please let us know your experience with this on https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/pull/250 (give your phone model + Android version)"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.navlite",
@ -289,6 +295,11 @@
"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.safetyhub",
"description": "Personal Safety (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.safetyhub)\nPersonal Safety is a Pixel app that helps you prepare and react in an emergency by quickly calling emergency services (e.g if your phone detects that you've been in a car crash, it can call for help automatically)\n\nThis app has obviously a lot of dangerous permissions due to its operation.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/e207f7d0f59d9df268154b90fc10cd861d0483465e30bbac8f68a7b12340c67f",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.santatracker",
"description": "Google Santa Tracker (discontinued)",
@ -357,7 +368,8 @@
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.wellbeing",
"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",
"warning": "It is a hard dependency for the settings app on Android 12+ on Pixel phones. Disable this package instead of uninstalling it, or the settings will crash on launch."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig",
@ -366,32 +378,32 @@
},
{
"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",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.gaming",
"description": "Youtube Gaming -(discontinued in March 2019, features integrated in main youtube app)\n",
"description": "YouTube Gaming -(discontinued in March 2019, features integrated in main youtube app)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids",
"description": "Youtube Kid (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids)\n",
"description": "YouTube Kids (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids)\n",
"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",
"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",
"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",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr",
"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"
},
{
@ -437,7 +449,8 @@
{
"id": "com.google.android.deskclock",
"description": "Google clock app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock)\n",
"removal": "delete"
"removal": "delete",
"warning": "on some phones, removing this makes it so alarms and notifications only vibrate and don't make any sound (via any installed app), and makes the 'Alarm' section unavailable in 'Settings > Sound & Vibration'"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.dialer",
@ -551,7 +564,7 @@
},
{
"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, shipped by default on every Pie+ device.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -569,6 +582,14 @@
"description": "Provides first time setup, safe to remove.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"description": "Overlay (theme/notification) module for com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"removal": "caution",
"dependencies": [
"com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver"
]
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.ext.services",
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nThe package name is pretty self-explanatory.",
@ -584,11 +605,6 @@
"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.",
@ -651,7 +667,7 @@
},
{
"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",
"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 example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TecTile\nYou will still be able to connect to an NFC device (e.g a speaker) if removed.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -661,8 +677,8 @@
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.tts",
"description": "Speech Services by Google (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts)\nLets apps read text on your screen aloud, in many languages.",
"removal": "delete"
"description": "Speech Services by Google (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts)\nDefault Text To Speech (TTS) engine on most of Android devices. It enables apps to convert text into voice.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/08f97758fbfae1e17c4a8e5ee1a1e6d2726ce6b0b4931d5452f2376d60f1b4fb\n\nNote: many apps like navigation and health/sport apps rely on a TTS engine to provide speech services. Open-source TTS engines available on Android exists but, as of the end of 2022, there is only RHVoice (https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.github.olga_yakovleva.rhvoice.android/) and it doesn't support a lot of languages. Mimic3 (https://mycroft.ai/mimic-3/) is probably the future of IoT open-source TTS engine but there is no Android support yet",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.tv.remote",
@ -701,8 +717,9 @@
},
{
"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"
"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.\n",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "webviews"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.youtube",

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@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
[
{
"id": "air.com.playtika.slotomania",
"description": "Slotomania (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.playtika.slotomania)\nPreinstalled game on some Samsung phones. 31 permissions, 13 trackers: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/air.com.playtika.slotomania/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "cci.usage",
"description": "My Consumer Cellular (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cci.usage)\nLets you manage your Consumer Cellular account, track your usage, pay your bill.\nConsumer Cellular is an American postpaid mobile virtual network operator\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Cellular\n",
@ -6,7 +11,7 @@
},
{
"id": "co.sitic.pp",
"description": "Designed to remotely lock the phone (by sending a simple SMS) in case you don't pay your bill \nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/fde3l6/3rd_party_telemetry_found_in_nokia_smartphones/fjh4zbx/?context=3\nThis app was preinstalled on phone not served by that carrier (América Móvil) from South America. \nNormally you should not have this app anymore because it was removed by Nokia during an Android 10 update.\n",
"description": "Designed to remotely lock the phone (by sending a simple SMS) in case you don't pay your bill \nhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/fde3l6/3rd_party_telemetry_found_in_nokia_smartphones/fjh4zbx/?context=3\nThis app was pre-installed on phone not served by that carrier (América Móvil) from South America.\nNormally you should not have this app anymore because it was removed by Nokia during an Android 10 update.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -24,9 +29,14 @@
"description": "AAA Mobile (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aaa.android.discounts)\nKind of GPS that helps you find Point of interest (POI) like hotels, restaurants, and car repair facilities from the AAA databases.\nNOTE : You’ll have to sign up for an AAA membership to enjoy all of the features and functionality of the Android app.\nAAA = American Automobile Association",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.agui.toolbox",
"description": "Toolbox\n contains a bunch of small utilites, most have there own APP but are only accessible from the Toolbox UI\nincluded; Noise test, Compass, Flashlight, Bubble Level, Picture Hanging, Heart rate, Measure height,\n Magnifier,Alarm, Plumb Bob, Protractor, Speedometer & a Pedometer.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.amazon.aa",
"description": "Amazon Assistant app. Nice spyware ! \nShow you recoomanded products available on Amazon and price compare as you shop across the web.\nNOTE : https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/amazon-assistant-spies-on-you/\n",
"description": "Amazon Assistant app, a spyware.\nShows you recommended products available on Amazon and price compare as you shop across the web.\nNOTE : https://www.gadgetguy.com.au/amazon-assistant-spies-on-you/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -136,12 +146,12 @@
},
{
"id": "com.contextlogic.wish",
"description": "Wish Shopping (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contextlogic.wish)\nYou should not buy with Wish if you want my opinion.\n",
"description": "Wish Shopping (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contextlogic.wish)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.cootek.smartinputv5.language.englishgb",
"description": "TouchPal Keyboard by Cootek a chinese company.\nAdware (lots lots of ads)\nWorth reading : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/google-banned-cootek-adware\n",
"description": "TouchPal Keyboard by Cootek a chinese company.\nAdware (lots and lots of ads)\nWorth reading : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/google-banned-cootek-adware\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -159,6 +169,11 @@
"description": "Feedly (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devhd.feedly)\nNews aggregator application (RSS)\nRSS aggregator are great but Feedly is really bad, especially privacy-wise.\nhttps://feedly.com/i/legal/privacy\nBetter Alternative : https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.digitalturbine.toolbar",
"description": "Digital Turbine\nAdware and used by carriers to showcase their apps\n\nFYI: Digital Turbine is an advertising company.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.diotek.sec.lookup.dictionary",
"description": "Samsung dictionary from Diotek (Korean company)\nhttp://en.diotek.com/\n",
@ -216,7 +231,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.ebay.carrier",
"description": "Kind of weird ebay apps preinstalled by carriers.\n",
"description": "Kind of weird ebay apps pre-installed by carriers.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -231,7 +246,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.emoji.keyboard.touchpal",
"description": "TouchPal Emoji Keyboard by Cootek a chinese company\nAdware (lots lots of ads)\nWorth reading : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/google-banned-cootek-adware\n",
"description": "TouchPal Emoji Keyboard by Cootek a chinese company\nAdware (lots and lots of ads)\nWorth reading : https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/google-banned-cootek-adware\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -266,7 +281,12 @@
},
{
"id": "com.facebook.system",
"description": "Facebook App Installer (empty shell app which incite you to install the Facebook app)\n",
"description": "Facebook App Installer (empty shell app which incites you to install the Facebook app)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.finshell.fin",
"description": "FinShell Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.finshell.fin)\nProvides various Payment and Financial Services. Pretty bad privacy policy: https://rwallet.finshell.co.in/html/user/privacy_policy.html",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -284,6 +304,11 @@
"description": "Go2Pay (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.generalmobi.go2pay)\nPayment app that offers mobile pre-paid recharges and post-paid bill payment, data card recharges and bill payment, \nDTH recharges through cashless transactions.\nDTH = Direct To Home Television \n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.glance.internet",
"description": "Displays unsolicited \"trending\" stories on Lockscreen",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite",
"description": "Football NFL (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite)\n",
@ -309,6 +334,12 @@
"description": "1Weather (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handmark.expressweather)\nForecasts alerts app (contain ads)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.haoba.btsmart",
"description": "Agui Unibuds",
"removal": "delete",
"warning": "May only be needed if you use Uniherts Ear Buds (Unibuds)"
},
{
"id": "com.heytap.accessory",
"description": "Accessory Framework\nQuick device connect feature. Can be disabled via hidden setting (Settings -> Search 'App Enhancement Services' -> Quick device connect) if not wanted.\nAllows you to search for nearby devices and connect to them without having to go through the Bluetooth or WiFi Direct settings' Ghosh! 32 permissions just for this?\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/cc0ba95f0d0867ba6d883275cd2f6c4aa252ebc874f15f1ee240bb5bac330578",
@ -373,7 +404,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.ironsource.appcloud.oobe.huawei",
"description": "Essentials apps\nApp who promotes some other apps (and encourages you to install them)\nThis is developped by IronSource, a \"next-generation advertising company\" \nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/ (app) | https://company.ironsrc.com/ (company)\nWhen you try to read their privacy policy you arrive to an outstanding blank PDF file!\n(http://www.ironsrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ironSource-Privacy-Policy.pdf)\n",
"description": "Essentials apps\nApp which promotes some other apps (and encourages you to install them)\nDeveloped by IronSource, a \"next-generation advertising company\" \nhttps://aura.ironsrc.com/ (app) | https://company.ironsrc.com/ (company)\nWhen you try to read their privacy policy you arrive to an outstanding blank PDF file!\n(http://www.ironsrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ironSource-Privacy-Policy.pdf)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -383,7 +414,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.king.candycrushsaga",
"description": "Candy Crush Saga (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.king.candycrushsaga)\nI don't understand why this game is so popular (I guess the fact it is preinstalled in a lot of phone helps)\n",
"description": "Candy Crush Saga (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.king.candycrushsaga)\nI don't understand why this game is so popular (I guess the fact it is pre-installed in a lot of phone helps)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -418,12 +449,12 @@
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.engineermode",
"description": "Enigneer mode you can access by dialing a secret code (*#*#3646633#*#* on some Xiaomi phones for instance)\nIt enables you to access to debug/logged data and some hidden firmware settings. \n",
"description": "Engineer mode you can access by dialing a secret code (*#*#3646633#*#* on some Xiaomi phones for instance)\nIt enables you to access the debug/logged data and some hidden firmware settings.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.gpslocationupdate",
"description": "I wonder if it is really only a logging app. \nCan someone try to remove it and use a GPS app to see it still works?\nCan someone share the apk? (from a Xiaomi/Huawei phone)\n",
"description": "I wonder if it is really only a logging app.\nCan someone try to remove it and use a GPS app to see if it still works?\nCan someone share the apk? (from a Xiaomi/Huawei phone)\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
@ -431,6 +462,12 @@
"description": "Mediatek's implementation of IMS (low-level implementation?)\nhttps://www.programmersought.com/article/50164530665/\nIMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.ims.pco",
"description": "Protocol Configuration Options service for IMS\nIMS(IP Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling). This package enable automatic configuration pushed by your carrier.",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Maybe needed if you use IMS"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.location.lppe.main",
"description": "LPPE = LTE Positioning Protocol enhancements/extensions (LTE = \"4G\")\nPositioning and assistance protocol between E-SMLC (mobile location center) and UE (User Equipement = phone)\nhttps://www.gpsworld.com/wirelessexpert-advice-positioning-protocol-next-gen-cell-phones-11125/\nI don't know the app has the permission to read SMS\n",
@ -461,14 +498,19 @@
"description": "DRM provider (actually Beep Science is MediaTek’s default DRM vendor)\nProbably required for some forms of DRM; disabling might break things like Netflix streaming, which relies on DRM to function.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.simprocessor",
"description": "This controls and imports contacts saved on a SIM card. Not needed if you don't store your contacts on the SIM card\n",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.wfo.impl",
"description": "According to olorin (https://www.olorin.me/2019/09/08/debloating-the-umidigi-f1-play/) it's MediaTek’s default fingerprint app (and he removed it).\nCan someone confirm what this package does?\nRemember that any preinstalled apps you don't actually need just increase the surface attack.\nVulnerability found in 2019: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15368\nAny app co-located on the device could modify a system property through an exported interface without proper authorization.",
"description": "According to olorin (https://www.olorin.me/2019/09/08/debloating-the-umidigi-f1-play/) it's a MediaTek’s default fingerprint app (and he removed it).\nCan someone confirm what this package does?\nRemember that any pre-installed apps you don't actually need just increase the surface attack.\nVulnerability found in 2019: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15368\nAny app co-located on the device could modify a system property through an exported interface without proper authorization.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.micredit.in",
"description": "Mi Credit. Personal Loan app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.micredit.in.gp)\n",
"description": "Mi Credit (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.micredit.in.gp)\nApp providing loans to MIUI users from India and China\n\nNote: https://web.archive.org/web/20221207193942/https://onsitego.com/blog/xiaomi-quietly-discontinues-mi-credit-mi-pay-india/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -496,6 +538,11 @@
"description": "Microsoft Mobile Office Beta\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.microsoft.office.onenote",
"description": "OneNote (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote)\nMicrosoft and privacy you know... This app has a lot of permissions. For example it has access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls...",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.microsoft.office.outlook",
"description": "Outlook",
@ -593,7 +640,17 @@
},
{
"id": "com.opera.preinstall",
"description": "Opera Preinstall Data\nGenerate utm tracking stuff\n",
"description": "Opera Preinstall Data\nGenerates utm tracking stuff\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.opos.cs",
"description": "Hot Apps\nGenerate app folders on home screen that recommended sponsored apps and games.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.pandora.android",
"description": "Pandora (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pandora.android)\nVery intrusive music and podcasts app. 17 permissions and 14 trackers: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.pandora.android/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -603,7 +660,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.phonepe.app",
"description": "PhonePe (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonepe.app)\nPhonePe is a payments app that allows indian users to use BHIM UPI, your credit card and debit card or wallet to recharge your mobile phone, \npay your utility bills and also make instant payments at offline and online stores.\nPhonePe is an indian company (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhonePe)\nBHIM = Bharat Interface for Money : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHIM\nUPI = Unified Payement Interface : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Payments_Interface\n",
"description": "PhonePe (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phonepe.app)\nPhonePe is a payment app that allows indian users to use BHIM UPI, your credit card and debit card or wallet to recharge your mobile phone, \npay your utility bills and also make instant payments at offline and online stores.\nPhonePe is an indian company (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhonePe)\nBHIM = Bharat Interface for Money : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BHIM\nUPI = Unified Payement Interface : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Payments_Interface\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -613,7 +670,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.pinsight.v1",
"description": "App Spotlight\nMakes you discover new apps from the Google Play store. The selection criteria are unkown.\n",
"description": "App Spotlight\nMakes you discover new apps from the Google Play store. The selection criteria is unknown.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -843,7 +900,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.qualcomm.qti.telephony.vodafonepack",
"description": "Related to Vodafone Prepaid Recharge Plan\nIf you're not a Vodafone client but still has this package on your phone you can delete it.\nFor Vodafon client, I don't know what this package does.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone\n",
"description": "Related to Vodafone Prepaid Recharge Plan\nIf you're not a Vodafone client but still has this package on your phone you can delete it.\nFor Vodafone client, I don't know what this package does.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodafone\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
@ -931,6 +988,22 @@
"description": "Remote controle service by Realvnc (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealVNC)\nhttps://www.realvnc.com/en/legal/#privacy\nNot sure having a remote control app installed as a system app is a good idea\nThis application is no longer maintained, besides.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.redteamobile.roaming",
"description": "ORoaming\nLets you buy RedTeaMobile data plan to access Internet in foreign country with a virtual SIM card\nSee https://support.oppo.com/uk/answer/?aid=neu9139\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/d017d4f6623bf8e71456e6bffe551ef6f3ff3095c62cef3df6d968354898c097",
"removal": "delete",
"dependencies": [
"com.redteamobile.roaming.deamon"
]
},
{
"id": "com.redteamobile.roaming.deamon",
"description": "ORoaming\nRedtea Roaming service deamon for com.redteamobile.roaming",
"removal": "delete",
"required_by": [
"com.redteamobile.roaming"
]
},
{
"id": "com.remotefairy4",
"description": "AnyMote Universal Remote + Wifi Smart Home Control (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remotefairy4)\nIR Remote control app \nLots of trackers and permissions : https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.remotefairy4/latest/\n",
@ -973,12 +1046,12 @@
},
{
"id": "com.sem.factoryapp",
"description": "SEMFactoryApp\nCall home (172.217.168.14 --> Google IP). Need NFC permission.\nThis package is maybe used to test NFC.\n",
"description": "SEMFactoryApp\nCall home (172.217.168.14 --> Google IP). Needs NFC permission.\nThis package is maybe used to test NFC.\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.servicemagic.consumer",
"description": "HomeAdvisor: Contractors for Home Improvement (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.servicemagic.consumer)\nHelp you find local contractors from the service Home Advisor network\nHomeAdvisor collects users data when a request is made and then sells that data to local contractors in exchange for money.\nWorth Reading : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomeAdvisor#Critism\n",
"description": "HomeAdvisor: Contractors for Home Improvement (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.servicemagic.consumer)\nHelps you find local contractors from the service Home Advisor network\nHomeAdvisor collects users data when a request is made and then sells that data to local contractors in exchange for money.\nWorth Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomeAdvisor#Critism\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -1021,6 +1094,11 @@
"description": "Spotify app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.staplegames.blocksClassicSGGP",
"description": "Block (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.staplegames.blocksClassicSGGP)\nPreinstalled game on some Samsung phones. 9 permissions, 26 trackers: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.staplegames.blocksClassicSGGP/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.swiftkey.swiftkeyconfigurator",
"description": "SwiftKey factory settings\nUsed by commercial swiftkey partners to configure the SwiftKey app.\nSwiftkey is a keyboard developed by TouchType, a Microsoft subsidiary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SwiftKey)\n",
@ -1028,7 +1106,7 @@
},
{
"id": "com.talpa.hibrowser",
"description": "Hi Browser (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talpa.hibrowser)\nAwful browser with embeded trackers and ads (https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/fr/reports/com.talpa.hibrowser/latest/)",
"description": "Hi Browser (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.talpa.hibrowser)\nAwful browser with embedded trackers and ads (https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/fr/reports/com.talpa.hibrowser/latest/)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -1051,6 +1129,11 @@
"description": "India News (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.til.timesnews)",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tiqiaa.remote",
"description": "ZazaRemote (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tiqiaa.remote)\nA Universal infrared control app full of trackers and with unecessary permissions.\n\nPithus analysis: https://beta.pithus.org/report/93eed47a45c00998f2111907afc26b5697aaf7fb19c0efb6b42d46addf0e297c",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tmobile.echolocate",
"description": "T-Mobile Diagnostics\n",
@ -1076,6 +1159,16 @@
"description": "Trip advisor (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tripadvisor.tripadvisor)\nYou should never trust and use trip advisor\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TripAdvisor (see 'Controversy and fraudulent reviews' section)\nhttps://nypost.com/2016/03/01/why-you-should-never-ever-trust-tripadvisor/\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tripledot.solitaire",
"description": "Solitaire (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tripledot.solitaire)\nPreinstalled game on some Samsung phones. 30 permissions, 23 trackers: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.tripledot.solitaire/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.tripledot.woodoku",
"description": "Woodoku (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tripledot.woodoku)\nPreinstalled game on some Samsung phones.28 permissions, 24 trackers: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/com.tripledot.woodoku/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.trustonic.teeservice",
"description": "TEE = Trusted Execution Environment\nSee below\n",
@ -1176,6 +1269,11 @@
"description": "ShareChat (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.mohalla.sharechat)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "in.playsimple.tripcross",
"description": "Crossword Jam (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.playsimple.tripcross)\nPreinstalled game on some Samsung phones. 12 permissions, 25 trackers : https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/in.playsimple.tripcross/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "in.playsimple.wordtrip",
"description": "World Trip (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.playsimple.wordtrip)\nWord Count & word streak puzzle game\n19 trackers + 11 permissions (https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/in.playsimple.wordtrip/latest/)\n",
@ -1183,7 +1281,7 @@
},
{
"id": "jp.co.omronsoft.openwnn",
"description": "Japanese keyboard/IME (Don't know why it's preinstalled on US/european devices)\nNote : IME = input method editor \n",
"description": "Japanese keyboard/IME (don't know why it's pre-installed on US/european devices)\nNote : IME = input method editor \n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
@ -1206,6 +1304,11 @@
"description": "ParkMobile - Find Parking (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sharewire.parkmobilev2)\n",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "net.supertreat.solitaire",
"description": "Solitaire (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.supertreat.solitaire)\nPreinstalled game on some Samsung phones. 8 permissions, 17 trackers: https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/reports/net.supertreat.solitaire/latest/",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "org.codeaurora.bluetooth",
"description": "https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/bluetooth\n",
@ -1228,7 +1331,7 @@
},
{
"id": "org.simalliance.openmobileapi.uicc2terminal",
"description": "Open Mobile API (\"interface\") to access UICC secure elements \nUICC stands for Universal Integrated Circuit Card. \nIt is a the physical and logical platform for the USIM and may contain additional USIMs and other applications.\n(U)SIM is an application on the UICC.\nhttps://bluesecblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/uicc-sim-usim/\nGood read: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1601/1601.03027.pdf\nNote2: The term SIM is widely used in the industry and especially with consumers to mean both SIMs and UICCs.\nhttps://www.justaskgemalto.com/us/what-uicc-and-how-it-different-sim-card/\n",
"description": "Open Mobile API (\"interface\") to access UICC secure elements \nUICC stands for Universal Integrated Circuit Card. \nIt is the physical and logical platform for the USIM and may contain additional USIMs and other applications.\n(U)SIM is an application on the UICC.\nhttps://bluesecblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/uicc-sim-usim/\nGood read: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1601/1601.03027.pdf\nNote2: The term SIM is widely used in the industry and especially with consumers to mean both SIMs and UICCs.\nhttps://www.justaskgemalto.com/us/what-uicc-and-how-it-different-sim-card/\n",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
@ -1253,7 +1356,7 @@
},
{
"id": "zpub.res",
"description": "3-party app preinstalled in ZTE phone.\n",
"description": "third-party app pre-installed on ZTE phones.\n",
"removal": "delete"
}
]

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@ -39,21 +39,6 @@
"description": "Overlays are usually themes.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.basiccolorblack.overlay",
"description": "Dark theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.basiccolorwhite.overlay",
"description": "Light theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.base.s600ww",
"description": "Theme overlay for cellbroadcastreceiver?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.dialer.basiccolorblack.overlay",
"description": "Dark theme overlay for AOSP Dialer?",
@ -74,11 +59,6 @@
"description": "Dark theme for Emergency rescue?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.fmradio",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.gallery3d.refocus",
"description": "",
@ -199,11 +179,6 @@
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.cellbroadcastservice",
"description": "Cell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISP to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast\nhttps://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.connectivity.resources",
"description": "",
@ -239,11 +214,6 @@
"description": "Android System Theme pack\nGuessing it's a pack of overlay themes for Android System or Google Play Services based on the name.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.overlay.modules.cellbroadcastservice",
"description": "",
@ -354,11 +324,6 @@
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.simprocessor",
"description": "",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.mediatek.thermalmanager",
"description": "",
@ -384,11 +349,6 @@
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.diagnosemanager",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.oneplus.overlay",
"description": "",
@ -421,7 +381,7 @@
},
{
"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.",
"description": "Runs in the background as part of the system.\nUnsure of importance; could theoretically mess with efficiency if these stats are used by other system services/processes.",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
@ -589,11 +549,6 @@
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.privateshare",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.providers.carrier",
"description": "\n",
@ -654,11 +609,6 @@
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.sume.nn.service",
"description": "",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.samsung.android.uwb",
"description": "",