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Muntashir Al-Islam 625321c483 Update removal of Files app
Signed-off-by: Muntashir Al-Islam <muntashirakon@riseup.net>
2023-08-01 09:44:04 +06:00

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[
{
"id": "com.android.chrome",
"label": "Google Chrome",
"description": "Google Chrome: Slow & Painful\nOccasionally runs in the background, not to mention how it tracks everything.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome",
"https://privacytests.org/android.html"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotwordenrollment.okgoogle",
"label": "OK Google enrollment",
"description": "\"OK Google\" detection service that hears everything.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotwordenrollment.xgoogle",
"label": "Google Assistant",
"description": "Formerly, X Google enrollment. \"OK Google\" detection service that hears everything.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations.chromeHomepage",
"label": "com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations.chromeHomepage",
"description": "Horrible stuff for Google Chrome. This package bypass your DNS settings (for letting pass Google ads).",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.soundpicker",
"label": "Sounds",
"description": "Needed to pick up a phone ringtone. No weird permissions.",
"web": [
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/f5f7c265c6d98666c78267b91643bbfb635021d5d4f85c93407079ba4aad88ee"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet",
"label": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet",
"description": "Apk file name: QuickAccessWallet. This 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",
"suppress": "LabelSameAsId"
},
{
"id": "com.android.vending",
"label": "Google Play Store",
"description": "The malware delivery store. Most apps are full of ads, trackers and malware.",
"web": [
"https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-store-more-safety/"
],
"removal": "caution",
"suggestions": "app_stores"
},
{
"id": "com.chrome.beta",
"label": "Chrome Beta",
"description": "The beta version of Google Chrome.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.chrome.canary",
"label": "Chrome Canary (Unstable)",
"description": "Canary version of Google Chrome, usually provides nightly builds.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.canary"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.chrome.dev",
"label": "Chrome Dev",
"description": "Google Chrome developer edition.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.dev"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.GoogleCamera",
"label": "Google Camera",
"description": "Camera with incredible features with the cost of tracking. Try the tracker-free mods if you're too much into Google Camera.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "cameras"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer",
"label": "Google Wifi",
"description": "Google Wifi app",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.adm",
"label": "Google Find My Device",
"description": "Lets you locate your Android device.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "locators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.ads.publisher",
"label": "Google AdSense",
"description": "Google Adsense app",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.adwords",
"label": "Google Ads",
"description": "Lets you monitor your ad campaigns.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adwords"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.assistant",
"label": "Google Assistant Go",
"description": "Lightweight Google Assistant for low-end devices (Go edition)",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.assistant"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.authenticator2",
"label": "Google Authenticator",
"description": "Generates 2-Step Verification codes on your phone.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "authenticators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.blogger",
"label": "Blogger",
"description": "Official app for Blogger/blogspot.com",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.blogger"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.books",
"label": "Google Play Books",
"description": "Lets you buy and read ebooks, audiobooks, comics and manga.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.books"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "ebook_readers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app",
"label": "Google Home",
"description": "Lets you set up, manage, and control your Google Nest, Google Wifi, Google Home and Chromecast devices. Let Google harvest your data with your money.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.cloudprint",
"label": "Cloud Print",
"description": "Let you print anywhere from any Android tablet or smartphone via Google.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.cultural",
"label": "Google Arts & Culture",
"description": "Know and interact with arts but with a price: Your privacy.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.cultural"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.currents",
"label": "Google Currents",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs",
"label": "Google Drive",
"description": "The drive where no personal data should ever be kept unencrypted.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "cloud_services"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs",
"label": "Google Docs",
"description": "Google Docs client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets",
"label": "Google Sheets",
"description": "Google Sheets client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides",
"label": "Google Slides",
"description": "Google Slides client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.dynamite",
"label": "Google Chat",
"description": "Previously Hangout Chat, is a communication and collaboration tool focusing on conversation.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.dynamite"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.enterprise.cpanel",
"label": "Google Admin",
"description": "Lets you manage your Google Cloud account on-the-go.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.enterprise.cpanel"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.enterprise.dmagent",
"label": "Google Apps Device Policy",
"description": "Allows your IT administrator to mandate security settings like screen lock or device encryption and keep corporate data safe.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.enterprise.dmagent"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.fireball",
"label": "Google Allo",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.fitness",
"label": "Google Fit",
"description": "Fitness tracker that does not respect your privacy.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.fitness"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "fitness_trackers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.freighter",
"label": "Google Datally",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.giant",
"label": "Google Analytics",
"description": "Lets you monitor all of your Analytics properties so that you can keep track of your business while you're on the go.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.giant"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.googleassistant",
"label": "Google Assistant",
"description": "The assistant that can stab you on the back.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.handwriting.ime",
"label": "Google Handwriting Input",
"description": "Google Handwriting Input",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer",
"label": "Hangouts Dialer",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inbox",
"label": "Inbox by Gmail",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi",
"label": "Google Indic Keyboard",
"description": "(Discontinued) Google Keyboard + Hindi characters",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "keyboards"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink",
"label": "Google Family Link",
"description": "Parental controls app from Google.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.kids.familylinkhelper",
"label": "Family Link parental controls",
"description": "Companion app to Google Family Link.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.kids.familylinkhelper"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.m4b",
"label": "Google My Maps",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.magazines",
"label": "Google News",
"description": "A personalized news aggregator that organizes and highlights whats happening in the world.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "rss_readers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.maps",
"label": "Google Maps",
"description": "A map navigator that makes it easier for the govt agencies to locate you.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "maps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.mapslite",
"label": "Google Maps Go",
"description": "A map navigator that makes it easier for the govt agencies to locate you.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.mapslite"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "maps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.meetings",
"label": "Google Meet",
"description": "Formerly Hangouts Meet. Lets you create, schedule or join an online meeting.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "meeting_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.messaging",
"label": "Messages by Google",
"description": "RCS client from Google, also supports SMS/MMS. Runs in the background.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging"
],
"removal": "replace",
"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)",
"suggestions": "sms"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.navlite",
"label": "Navigation for Google Maps Go",
"description": "Provides GPS turn-by-turn voice guided navigation and is optimized for performance on low-memory phones.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.navlite"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "maps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.files",
"label": "Files by Google",
"description": "Used to be for cleaning and sharing. But nowadays, it became a hybrid app. Runs in the background.\nFOSS alternative is https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileUtilities",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files"
],
"removal": "delete",
"warning": "Android itself provides the options to clean up your device in Settings."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user",
"label": "Google Pay",
"description": "Digital wallet and payment system.\nYou really should not trust Google not to sell your data (even if they claim the contrary).\nThe app itself has a LOT of permissions & login with your google account is mandatory to use the app.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user",
"https://support.google.com/googlepay/answer/10223752?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cinfo-that-google-may-collect",
"https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/20/probeat-google-will-eventually-sell-ads-against-your-financial-data/",
"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-payment-privacy-settings-hidden-behind-special-url/",
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/36b22c539b5f25c27a7699516c906351a25ba2daa2894eed08ae22f7a2a72c0e"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher",
"label": "Pixel Launcher",
"description": "Used to be called Nexus Launcher (back when Google phones were called Nexus, not Pixel).",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher"
],
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Your system will break if there is no other launcher. So, download another launcher before removing it.",
"suggestions": "launchers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.paidtasks",
"label": "Google Opinion Rewards",
"description": "Answer quick surveys and earn Rewards. If you insist on keeping it for earning free credits, just give them all the wrong answers :)",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.pdfviewer",
"label": "Google PDF Viewer",
"description": "Discontinued. PDF viewers are very sensitive applications. You should always use an app that is uptodate.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "ebook_readers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.photos",
"label": "Google Photos",
"description": "Allows Google to scan and catalog all your photos so that it knows you and your relations more than you do.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "gallery"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner",
"label": "PhotoScan by Google Photos",
"description": "Companion app to Google Photos for reviving old pictures.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.plus",
"label": "Google+",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.podcasts",
"label": "Google Podcasts",
"description": "Lets you explore, subscribe and play podcasts.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.podcasts"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "podcasts"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.recorder",
"label": "Recorder",
"description": "Audio recorder from Google LLC.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.recorder"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "audio_recorders"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.restore",
"label": "Data Restore Tool",
"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 its automatically re-enabled for you.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.restore"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.safetyhub",
"label": "Personal Safety",
"description": "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).\nThis app has obviously a lot of dangerous permissions due to its operation.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.safetyhub",
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/e207f7d0f59d9df268154b90fc10cd861d0483465e30bbac8f68a7b12340c67f"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.santatracker",
"label": "Google Santa Tracker",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.searchlite",
"label": "Google Go",
"description": "The Google search app made for low-RAM devices.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.searchlite"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.setupwizard.searchselector",
"label": "Search Engine Selector",
"description": "The search selection screen in the setupwizard you see on new/factory reset phones. Runs on boot, but doesn't seem to run in the background beyond that.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red",
"label": "Google One",
"description": "Lets you manage your Google cloud storage.\nOccasionally runs in the background.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "cloud_services"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.tachyon",
"label": "Google Meet",
"description": "Formerly Google Duo. Lets you create, schedule or join an online meeting.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.tachyon"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "meeting_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.tasks",
"label": "Google Tasks",
"description": "Manage, capture, and edit your tasks with synchronisation.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.tasks"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "task_managers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.translate",
"label": "Google Translate",
"description": "Google Translate mobile client.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "translators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.travel.onthego",
"label": "Google Trip",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.turbo",
"label": "Device Health Services",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "battery_managers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.uploader",
"label": "Picasa Uploader",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.vega",
"label": "Google My Business",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel",
"label": "Google Wallet",
"description": "Formerly Google Pay. Use cash, protect your privacy.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.wallpaper",
"label": "Wallpapers",
"description": "Wallpaper app from Google. Lets you set wallpaper from various sources including Google Earth collection",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.wellbeing",
"label": "Digital Wellbeing",
"description": "Lets you track device and app usage and set usage limits.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wellbeing"
],
"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",
"label": "Device Setup",
"description": "Sets 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",
"label": "YouTube Studio",
"description": "Intended for YouTube creators to track their channel activities and analytics.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.gaming",
"label": "YouTube Gaming",
"description": "Discontinued in March 2019, features integrated in main YouTube app.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids",
"label": "YouTube Kids",
"description": "YouTube for kids.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids",
"https://qz.com/youtube-has-become-the-worlds-nanny-1850047610"
],
"removal": "replace",