How to undo the Verizon Installation.
- By svim
- VIP Lounge
- 4 Replies
If I do a factory reset, would that take care of the issue?
Perhaps, but you might not need to. If you actually saw those Verizon apps getting installed after you installed that Verizon SIM card, those apps are probably installed as typical user-level apps. Have you tried Uninstalling them?
Go into your Settings >> Apps menu, find and open any Verizon-centric apps in the list, tap on 'Force stop' and find the 'Clear data' for each,and then tap on 'Uninstall'.
Be sure to use 'Clear data', that wipes the app's cache but most importantly any settings/configuration files for that app.
Edit:
Try restarting your phone into its Safe Mode. When running in Safe Mode it's just the Android operating system, with no third-party apps getting pre-loaded. If those Verizon apps don't load up in Safe Mode at least you know they are user-level apps and not system-level apps.
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s9-plus/safe-mode/
Another thing to try before a Factory Reset is to try wiping the system cache partition. You need to restart your phone into its Recovery Mode to access the option to do it though. Follow these directions to get into Recovery:
https://www.hardreset.info/devices/samsung/samsung-galaxy-s9-plus/recovery-mode/
and then select the 'wipe cache partition' option. Reboot and see if the same problem is occurring.
If you do opt to do a Factory Reset, don't forget to back up all your data first.