This is a Moto G Stylus. It has 128 gb, thank goodness. I'm trying to set it up without googoo's "help". I just found out that Files is one of theirs and I want to use X-plore instead. I've downloaded it from apk mirror this time and it's been installed. Is it ok, even possible, to get rid of Files? What would happen if it disappeared?
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Another new phone
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Milo Willamson
Android Expert
Don't you mean google?
what files are we talking about?
not sure i do not have an app called "Files". if it is a system app then you can't uninstall it. why do you want to uninstall it other then it is google? if it is because of google, why not just root it and put lineage os on it? lineage is pretty much pure android that does not come with google apps. they have a way to flash gapps(google apps) if you must have it.....or not.
just a thought
edit:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-to-root-motorola-g-stylus.4122713/
Trom
Android Enthusiast
Best thing to do, as well as the safest, is to simply go to settings > apps and "disable" files. Then it won't appear in your app drawer or be called by other apps as a default file manager.
Believe me when I tell you I would love to root. If it were up to me I would deal with rooted phones only. As I have mentioned, I did root a Kyocera Rise, in 2014. I had access to a pc (not now) and the operating system was a much less zealous version of Android, rather than the current "protect us against ourselves" crap. The last thing I want is a nanny state/1984 Orwellian phone. Alas, using a computer is not an option at the moment. Why doesn't somebody just sell phones which are already rooted? I would like to have the "void that warranty" t shirt...
Davdi
Android Expert
Or if you really don't want Google on your phone, just buy a Pinephone https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/ It runs pure Linux (quite a few varieties too).
/root.
Not enough demand probably, amongst other reasons. like telecoms approvals, etc.
In a way it is. Because it is the FCC(in the US) and the carriers that dictate what you can and cannot use on phone networks. The phone itself is your property of course, unless it's carrier subsidized.
Davdi
Android Expert
If ouy're that concerned, forget Android, get a Linux phone.
Pinephone: https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
Librem-5: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
Voila: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/volla-phone-specs/
fxtec: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/fxtec-pro1-x-specs/
Cosmo: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/cosmo-communicator-specs/
One of those will be my next phone.
Pinephone: https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
Librem-5: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
Voila: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/volla-phone-specs/
fxtec: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/fxtec-pro1-x-specs/
Cosmo: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/cosmo-communicator-specs/
One of those will be my next phone.
I want a new phone. One that fits in my hand.
I want a new phone.
I want a new phone.
Technically that's not a mobile phone(a cellphone). There might be a market for such a device, Apple makes the iPod Touch, but of course that's not Android.
9cc3985ae3094d8b
Member
Just wanted to note that you probably shouldn't go with the fxtec one.
Their estimates on shipping duration are purely wishful thinking (heard of cases from people waiting for over a year, when the shipping was supposed to take 4-6weeks).
But aside from that, the entire company seems to be pretty shady. Lots of complaints and stuff.
See for yourself: 1, 2, 3 ...
in view of recent events I no longer want a phone that fits in my hand. An S21 Ultra-5G sounds about right.