Hi, I want to degoogle a Samsung Tablet I got. There is no LineageOS built out for this recent tablet, so I can only try to degoogle the stock ROM.

Any good guides to follow?

And further guides to remove the Samsung bloat? Thanks!

  • incogtino@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    This is what I’ve done a couple of times now

    https://lemmy.zip/comment/1548190

    But… I haven’t had any feedback on whether this is effective from the perspective of getting rid of Google entirely

    I will say that it makes the phone feel really light and fast, literally every app in the app drawer is one you put there yourself. My battery life is usually better too

    The UAD should be pretty safe (and I think it’s a bit conservative in what it recommends) but make sure you take care with the packages you remove yourself

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    You won’t be able to remove all the google spy codes at system level by just debloating, unfortunately.

    For example, google has wifi scanning crap that you can’t turn it off, and google has your device fingerprint, which means if you go to some website with google code in it, google will still know your device went to the website and so on.

    It’s not as simple as some people here says.

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      I assume so. I just need to bridge the time until there is a custom ROM available for my device. After running UAD I already have a learning curve trying to find app alternatives. After removing OEM and recommended stuff I cannot even change the wallpaper anymore 😅

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        Yeah that sucks. If possible, you may want to sell your device and get another one with more support (usually pixels are the best in terms of custom ROM support) or get another used one for cheap price.

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          Nah, it is only a matter of time and I use it on a local tablet only. I regard this as a training device 😅

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        1 year ago

        Now, I know. Does that work with older android versions too? I had trouble using adb to uninstall/disable system apps on a samsung phone running android 9. That’s why I recommended rooting.

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          1 year ago

          yeah, mine is 9 and i successfully degoogled it using just adb.

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            1 year ago

            With adb they are just removed from your profile (user 1) and they will come back if you reset your phone.

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              1 year ago

              that’s not my experience. i haven’t rooted my phone and i just used adb. what’s more, first time i did it, i went overboard and the phone didn’t even reboot.