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How Google Tracks and Scans Everything on Your Android Device (www.howtogeek.com)

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

easiest way to stop that ☞

pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.gsf
pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.ims
pm uninstall --user 0 com.android.vending

[–] Eagle0110@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Are these the only packages Google uses for this purpose?

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

afaik, yes. this disables play services, as well as store (vending)

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

This is a good tip, but what will stop working or start acting up and is this guaranteed to survive reboots, upgrades?

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

yes, it reboots without play services. You may need to execute the code again after an update (when not only disabled bloat is reinstalled but often new bloatware too is pushed without your consent)

the other comment above mine covers your other questions

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

from my experience none of my apps broke, only get some annoying please enable google play services notifications from whatsapp, and embed google maps also breaks, suprisingly my bank app works fine, havent had any issues beyond this, survives reboots but I havent tried updates as my phone doesnt receive those anymore and the rom scene for my model is non existent

[–] Sarothazrom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Doing this Bricked my phone.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

i used this on many phones from different brands. It may break some apps (that can be replaced with foss alternatives) but it never bricked any phone. 🤷

there are communities on xdaforums.com or xda-developers.com for specific models where you can find more detailed information

[–] Eagle0110@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Skill issue