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I would have thought vice versa, the apps installed by the user could be disabled. So actually it would not make any sense, I guess.Disabling is only an option for system apps
Yes, I have found that.If you go into Settings > Apps (may be called App Manager on a Samsung) and look at an app you installed you will find buttons for "force stop" and "uninstall". Force stop does what it says: it stops the app, but it doesn't prevent it starting again.
Well, at least there was no App running I didn't use for a long time from which I know it does not show ads (at least up to now). And the ads were shown on the...do not know the name...starting page...so to say the counterpart of the Win desktop. The (known) programs running in the background.As for ads, if you don't run the app you should not be getting ads. Any app that is showing ads when you are not running it should be uninstalled and reported..
So that means, I myself, would have given that App that permission, not very smart, well. What is this kind of permission called, how could I find it?Another thing I'd check is look at the permissions of apps and see which have the permission to draw over other apps.
You'd hope not, but you've not told us what device you have so we can't be absolutely sure: every manufacturer uses a different launcher, often their own, and if you have some unbranded Chinese device it's far from impossible.But the launcher, I guess, would not sow ads, wouldn't it?
No, the app will request the permissions the developer says it needs from the OS. For some of them recent versions of Android will ask you to agree to granting it, but not all. And older apps (i.e. built for an older API level) will not ask, you need to check when/before installing.So that means, I myself, would have given that App that permission, not very smart, well. What is this kind of permission called, how could I find it?.
Go into the Play Store app > "My Apps" and just above the list of apps there's a sort order toggle. Select "last updated" and you're good.But, as I have learned, there is no way to show the last installed Apps.
Ah, I thought that sorting shows the last updated only, not the last installed. But it shows on top WhatsApp, Aimp and programs which I already have since a very long time.Go into the Play Store app > "My Apps" and just above the list of apps there's a sort order toggle. Select "last updated" and you're good.
Let's put an asterisk by this.look at an app you installed you will find buttons for "force stop" and "uninstall".
You and me both!Wow, I've not heard of that and didn't think it's possible!
No. I checked.It's not just that it's made itself a device administrator?
I'm not a fan either--which is why I went to uninstall it...and couldn't. Interesting that you had no problem, which is how it should be.Hmm, just gritted my teeth and installed Uber (not a fan of their business practices), and had no problem removing it:
If you were [most] anyone else, I'd be offended!I know this is a dumb thing to ask you, and I apologise in advance, but you are certain it wasn't pre-installed?
Right. But not in this case.Any app that's been updated through the Play Store will tell you that that's where it was installed from, so apart from those I've disabled (Google, Chrome, GMail, Play Music, Play Movies, ARCore - is there a pattern here?) all of my pre-installed apps also show as coming from the Play Store.
When you say it "appears" to correctly uninstall, what exactly do you mean?it "appears" to correctly uninstall yet it's always there, loaded, and ready to run
When you say it "appears" to correctly uninstall, what exactly do you mean?
Android Auto.
If you uninstall it, and use a USB cable in your car, it will magically pop up on your screen again, as if it respawns....
Go ahead and try it for yourself and see.
It's totally Google malware if you ask me.
If your launcher supports uninstalling from the home screen, is that option there for Uber?I found, to my dismay, that Über--which I installed from the Play Store--only has 'disable' and not 'uninstall' in its options.
adb uninstall <package.name>
I can't now, but I'll take your word for it.Go ahead and try it for yourself and see.
I'm gobsmacked!Go to the apps list, select the app, then select uninstall. It's the only way I know of with a non-rooted phone.
Yes sir! This is exactly what I'm experiencing. AFAIK, you cannot get rid of this CRAPWARE without a factory reset.
Yes, it does, but, no, not for Ūber.If your launcher supports uninstalling from the home screen, is that option there for Uber?
Good grief, I've neither used nor even thought about ADB in years! So, no, I haven't tried that. But since the phone's not rooted (which I don't do any more), would that even work?Have you tried using ADB to uninstall it?
Code:adb uninstall <package.name>