how do i permanently delete an app when there is no uninstall button

[brick6515]

How do I permanently delete an app from my old Samsung galaxy s5 android phone on Verizon? I follow all of the steps but when I get to the end it only gives me two options disable/enable or force stop.

 

[lunatic59]

Uninstall is not there because it was probably installed as a system app -- part of the original ROM. But disabling is as good as deleting. The app will disappear from your app drawer and any installed processes will be permanently stopped. Even if you did delete it, you wouldn't gain any user space back because it's installed in the system partition.

EDIT: I've moved the thread to the Android Lounge since this is a general Android issue and not tied to any specific phone.

Welcome to Android Forums!

 

[Dannydet]

What lunatic59 said....

 

[lunatic59]

Now, If you really are determined to remove the app, you first will need to root your phone, then you will have access to the system partition. Given that this is a fairly old model that shouldn't be a problem.

However, there are things to consider. First, rooting your phone (properly -- not with one of those one-click root hacks) will most likely trigger a factory reset, so you'll need to reinstall your apps and restore your backed-up data (you are backing up, right? ) Second, if the app you want to uninstall provides any shared processes with other apps, then you will also disable that functionality on apps you may wish to keep. Finally, if you choose at some point you need that app back, it won't be as easy as simply reinstalling it in the system partition. You'll need to reflash the original firmware.


And, even after you've gone all through that, you still won't gain any space. Can I ask why you want it removed?

 

[lvt]

If he can root his phone I think he should install a clean ROM stripped of all junk apps that the network operator has added.

 

[lunatic59]

LineageOS could take the S5 all the way up to Pie if the OP is so inclined.

 

[MoodyBlues]

Can I ask why you want it removed?

You're not asking me, but since I have the same issue, I thought I'd reply.

Why do I want it (actually them) removed? Because they're facebook. 'Nuff said?

Seriously, I don't want anything from fb on anything of mine.

Also, after switching carriers recently, I figured I'd go through and get rid of all the AT&T stuff--only to find that ≈80% of it cannot be uninstalled, just disabled.

This is a Moto Z² Force Edition I bought directly from Motorola.

I don't like being stuck with stuff I neither want nor use--and in some cases, AT&T apps, CAN'T use now that they're not my carrier.

 

[AMsterBridge]

Late answer but for others who maight have this prob can solve it without need of rooting the phone!

1. Enable USB debugging mode from Developer options!
2. Connect cable to laptop write adb shell
3. to see all apps installed on you device type "pm list packages" without quotes!!!
4. when u find the app you want to delete , for example package:com.android.musicfx
you type " pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.android.musicfx" and the app will get uninstalled!


PS: You need platform-tools installed on your computer to be able doing this... see the link for a guide! https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/

 

[Xavier Black]

Wow pretty much interesting!!!