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[
{
"id": "com.android.chrome",
"label": "Google Chrome",
"description": "Google Chrome: Slow & Painful\nOccasionally runs in the background, not to mention how it tracks everything.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome",
"https://privacytests.org/android.html"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotwordenrollment.okgoogle",
"label": "OK Google enrollment",
"description": "\"OK Google\" detection service that hears everything.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.hotwordenrollment.xgoogle",
"label": "Google Assistant",
"description": "Formerly, X Google enrollment. \"OK Google\" detection service that hears everything.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations.chromeHomepage",
"label": "com.android.partnerbrowsercustomizations.chromeHomepage",
"description": "Horrible stuff for Google Chrome. This package bypass your DNS settings (for letting pass Google ads).",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.android.soundpicker",
"label": "Sounds",
"description": "Needed to pick up a phone ringtone. No weird permissions.",
"web": [
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/f5f7c265c6d98666c78267b91643bbfb635021d5d4f85c93407079ba4aad88ee"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet",
"label": "com.android.systemui.plugin.globalactions.wallet",
"description": "Apk file name: QuickAccessWallet. This is the Google Pay widget in the power menu(hold power button for 1sec to show this menu), below the Emergency, Power off and Reboot buttons.",
"removal": "delete",
"suppress": "LabelSameAsId"
},
{
"id": "com.android.vending",
"label": "Google Play Store",
"description": "The malware delivery store. Most apps are full of ads, trackers and malware.",
"web": [
"https://www.xda-developers.com/google-play-store-more-safety/"
],
"removal": "caution",
"suggestions": "app_stores"
},
{
"id": "com.chrome.beta",
"label": "Chrome Beta",
"description": "The beta version of Google Chrome.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.chrome.canary",
"label": "Chrome Canary (Unstable)",
"description": "Canary version of Google Chrome, usually provides nightly builds.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.canary"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.chrome.dev",
"label": "Chrome Dev",
"description": "Google Chrome developer edition.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.dev"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "browsers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.GoogleCamera",
"label": "Google Camera",
"description": "Camera with incredible features with the cost of tracking. Try the tracker-free mods if you're too much into Google Camera.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.GoogleCamera"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "cameras"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.access.wifi.consumer",
"label": "Google Wifi",
"description": "Google Wifi app",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.adm",
"label": "Google Find My Device",
"description": "Lets you locate your Android device.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adm"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "locators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.ads.publisher",
"label": "Google AdSense",
"description": "Google Adsense app",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.adwords",
"label": "Google Ads",
"description": "Lets you monitor your ad campaigns.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.adwords"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.assistant",
"label": "Google Assistant Go",
"description": "Lightweight Google Assistant for low-end devices (Go edition)",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.assistant"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.authenticator2",
"label": "Google Authenticator",
"description": "Generates 2-Step Verification codes on your phone.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "authenticators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.blogger",
"label": "Blogger",
"description": "Official app for Blogger/blogspot.com",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.blogger"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.books",
"label": "Google Play Books",
"description": "Lets you buy and read ebooks, audiobooks, comics and manga.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.books"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "ebook_readers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app",
"label": "Google Home",
"description": "Lets you set up, manage, and control your Google Nest, Google Wifi, Google Home and Chromecast devices. Let Google harvest your data with your money.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.cloudprint",
"label": "Cloud Print",
"description": "Let you print anywhere from any Android tablet or smartphone via Google.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.cultural",
"label": "Google Arts & Culture",
"description": "Know and interact with arts but with a price: Your privacy.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.cultural"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.currents",
"label": "Google Currents",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs",
"label": "Google Drive",
"description": "The drive where no personal data should ever be kept unencrypted.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "cloud_services"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs",
"label": "Google Docs",
"description": "Google Docs client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets",
"label": "Google Sheets",
"description": "Google Sheets client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides",
"label": "Google Slides",
"description": "Google Slides client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.dynamite",
"label": "Google Chat",
"description": "Previously Hangout Chat, is a communication and collaboration tool focusing on conversation.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.dynamite"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.enterprise.cpanel",
"label": "Google Admin",
"description": "Lets you manage your Google Cloud account on-the-go.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.enterprise.cpanel"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.enterprise.dmagent",
"label": "Google Apps Device Policy",
"description": "Allows your IT administrator to mandate security settings like screen lock or device encryption and keep corporate data safe.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.enterprise.dmagent"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.fireball",
"label": "Google Allo",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.fitness",
"label": "Google Fit",
"description": "Fitness tracker that does not respect your privacy.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.fitness"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "fitness_trackers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.freighter",
"label": "Google Datally",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.giant",
"label": "Google Analytics",
"description": "Lets you monitor all of your Analytics properties so that you can keep track of your business while you're on the go.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.giant"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.googleassistant",
"label": "Google Assistant",
"description": "The assistant that can stab you on the back.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.handwriting.ime",
"label": "Google Handwriting Input",
"description": "Google Handwriting Input",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer",
"label": "Hangouts Dialer",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inbox",
"label": "Inbox by Gmail",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.inputmethod.hindi",
"label": "Google Indic Keyboard",
"description": "(Discontinued) Google Keyboard + Hindi characters",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "keyboards"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink",
"label": "Google Family Link",
"description": "Parental controls app from Google.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.kids.familylink"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.kids.familylinkhelper",
"label": "Family Link parental controls",
"description": "Companion app to Google Family Link.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.kids.familylinkhelper"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.m4b",
"label": "Google My Maps",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.magazines",
"label": "Google News",
"description": "A personalized news aggregator that organizes and highlights what’s happening in the world.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.magazines"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "rss_readers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.maps",
"label": "Google Maps",
"description": "A map navigator that makes it easier for the govt agencies to locate you.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "maps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.mapslite",
"label": "Google Maps Go",
"description": "A map navigator that makes it easier for the govt agencies to locate you.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.mapslite"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "maps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.meetings",
"label": "Google Meet",
"description": "Formerly Hangouts Meet. Lets you create, schedule or join an online meeting.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "meeting_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.messaging",
"label": "Messages by Google",
"description": "RCS client from Google, also supports SMS/MMS. Runs in the background.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging"
],
"removal": "replace",
"warning": "Removing this may cause issues with receiving 2FA verification text messages and calls from Google on some devices. Please let us know your experience with this on https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater/pull/250 (give your phone model + Android version)",
"suggestions": "sms"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.navlite",
"label": "Navigation for Google Maps Go",
"description": "Provides GPS turn-by-turn voice guided navigation and is optimized for performance on low-memory phones.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.navlite"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "maps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.files",
"label": "Files by Google",
"description": "Used to be for cleaning and sharing. But nowadays, it became a hybrid app. Runs in the background.\nFOSS alternative is https://github.com/TeamAmaze/AmazeFileUtilities",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files"
],
"removal": "delete",
"warning": "Android itself provides the options to clean up your device in Settings."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user",
"label": "Google Pay",
"description": "Digital wallet and payment system.\nYou really should not trust Google not to sell your data (even if they claim the contrary).\nThe app itself has a LOT of permissions & login with your google account is mandatory to use the app.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.paisa.user",
"https://support.google.com/googlepay/answer/10223752?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#zippy=%2Cinfo-that-google-may-collect",
"https://venturebeat.com/2020/11/20/probeat-google-will-eventually-sell-ads-against-your-financial-data/",
"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-payment-privacy-settings-hidden-behind-special-url/",
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/36b22c539b5f25c27a7699516c906351a25ba2daa2894eed08ae22f7a2a72c0e"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher",
"label": "Pixel Launcher",
"description": "Used to be called Nexus Launcher (back when Google phones were called Nexus, not Pixel).",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher"
],
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Your system will break if there is no other launcher. So, download another launcher before removing it.",
"suggestions": "launchers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.paidtasks",
"label": "Google Opinion Rewards",
"description": "Answer quick surveys and earn Rewards. If you insist on keeping it for earning free credits, just give them all the wrong answers :)",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.paidtasks"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.pdfviewer",
"label": "Google PDF Viewer",
"description": "Discontinued. PDF viewers are very sensitive applications. You should always use an app that is uptodate.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "ebook_readers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.photos",
"label": "Google Photos",
"description": "Allows Google to scan and catalog all your photos so that it knows you and your relations more than you do.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "gallery"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner",
"label": "PhotoScan by Google Photos",
"description": "Companion app to Google Photos for reviving old pictures.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos.scanner"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.plus",
"label": "Google+",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.podcasts",
"label": "Google Podcasts",
"description": "Lets you explore, subscribe and play podcasts.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.podcasts"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "podcasts"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.recorder",
"label": "Recorder",
"description": "Audio recorder from Google LLC.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.recorder"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "audio_recorders"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.restore",
"label": "Data Restore Tool",
"description": "The backup restore wizard used for pulling Android system backups from your Google account.\nRuns on boot.\nYou only need this if you factory restore, in which case it’s automatically re-enabled for you.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.restore"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.safetyhub",
"label": "Personal Safety",
"description": "A Pixel app that helps you prepare and react in an emergency by quickly calling emergency services (e.g if your phone detects that you've been in a car crash, it can call for help automatically).\nThis app has obviously a lot of dangerous permissions due to its operation.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.safetyhub",
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/e207f7d0f59d9df268154b90fc10cd861d0483465e30bbac8f68a7b12340c67f"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.santatracker",
"label": "Google Santa Tracker",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.searchlite",
"label": "Google Go",
"description": "The Google search app made for low-RAM devices.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.searchlite"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.setupwizard.searchselector",
"label": "Search Engine Selector",
"description": "The search selection screen in the setupwizard you see on new/factory reset phones. Runs on boot, but doesn't seem to run in the background beyond that.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red",
"label": "Google One",
"description": "Lets you manage your Google cloud storage.\nOccasionally runs in the background.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.subscriptions.red"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "cloud_services"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.tachyon",
"label": "Google Meet",
"description": "Formerly Google Duo. Lets you create, schedule or join an online meeting.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.tachyon"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "meeting_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.tasks",
"label": "Google Tasks",
"description": "Manage, capture, and edit your tasks with synchronisation.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.tasks"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "task_managers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.translate",
"label": "Google Translate",
"description": "Google Translate mobile client.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "translators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.travel.onthego",
"label": "Google Trip",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.turbo",
"label": "Device Health Services",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete",
"suggestions": "battery_managers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.uploader",
"label": "Picasa Uploader",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.vega",
"label": "Google My Business",
"description": "Discontinued.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel",
"label": "Google Wallet",
"description": "Formerly Google Pay. Use cash, protect your privacy.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.wallpaper",
"label": "Wallpapers",
"description": "Wallpaper app from Google. Lets you set wallpaper from various sources including Google Earth collection",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.wellbeing",
"label": "Digital Wellbeing",
"description": "Lets you track device and app usage and set usage limits.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.wellbeing"
],
"removal": "delete",
"warning": "It is a hard dependency for the settings app on Android 12+ on Pixel phones. Disable this package instead of uninstalling it, or the settings will crash on launch."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.work.oobconfig",
"label": "Device Setup",
"description": "Sets up device to be managed by EMM (Enterprise Mobility Management), which \"allows organizations to securely enable employee use of mobile devices\".\nMight also be what does the actual management on your device, if you set it up as a work device.\nOnly seems to run on boot(not in the background after boot) if you haven't set up your device as a work device.\nI tried to disable it through UAD, but nothing happens? Seems immune to disabling?\nhttps://bayton.org/2020/11/google-announce-big-changes-to-zero-touch/\nhttps://bayton.org/docs/enterprise-mobility/android/what-is-android-zero-touch-enrolment/\nContains 4 services: GcmJobService, GservicesChangedObserverService, AppMeasurementService and FirebaseInstanceIdService.\nGCM(Google Cloud Messaging) was the backend for Android's push messaging system 2012-2019, after which it was replaced by FCM(Firebase Cloud Messaging). I assume the GCM/Firebase connection is for Push notification functionality.\nThe MANAGE_CARRIER_OEM_UNLOCK_STATE permission hints at doing something with carrier locks?\nNeeds Google Play Services to function?",
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator",
"label": "YouTube Studio",
"description": "Intended for YouTube creators to track their channel activities and analytics.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.creator"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.gaming",
"label": "YouTube Gaming",
"description": "Discontinued in March 2019, features integrated in main YouTube app.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids",
"label": "YouTube Kids",
"description": "YouTube for kids.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids",
"https://qz.com/youtube-has-become-the-worlds-nanny-1850047610"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "streaming_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.mango",
"label": "YouTube Go",
"description": "Lite version of the YouTube app. Discontinued in August 2022. Still present in Google Play Store for some reason.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.kids",
"https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/162222567/youtube-go-is-going-away-in-august-of-this-year"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "streaming_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.music",
"label": "YouTube Music",
"description": "YouTube Music client for Android",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.music"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "music_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr",
"label": "YouTube VR",
"description": "Watch YouTube in VR.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.youtube.vr"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.as",
"label": "Android System Intelligence",
"description": "Previously, Device Personalization Services. Runs in the background.\n\"Enables intelligent features across Android\", like: Live Caption, Screen Attention, Improved Copy-Paste, App Predictions in the launcher, Notification Smart Actions, Smart Text Selection and Linkifying text in apps.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.backup",
"label": "Google Backup Transport",
"description": "Allows Android apps to back up their data on Google servers (on Android 4.2).",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "backup_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.backuptransport",
"label": "Google Backup Transport",
"description": "Allows Android apps to back up their data on Google servers.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "backup_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.calculator",
"label": "Calculator",
"description": "Calculator app from Google LLC. What sort of calculator collects personal info?",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calculator"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "calculators"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.calendar",
"label": "Google Calendar",
"description": "Calendar app from Google LLC.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "calendars"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.carrierconfig",
"label": "com.google.android.carrierconfig",
"description": "Same as com.android.carrierconfig? Here's that description:\nDynamically provides configuration for the carrier network.\nThe config contains: Roaming networks, Voicemail settings, SMS/MMS settings, VoLTE/IMS settings, and more.\nIf a carrier app is installed it will be queried for overrides to these settings.\nSeems to run on boot and when you swap SIM card?",
"web": [
"https://source.android.com/devices/tech/config/carrier",
"https://cs.android.com/android/platform/superproject/+/master:packages/apps/CarrierConfig/src/com/android/carrierconfig/DefaultCarrierConfigService.java"
],
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver",
"label": "Wireless emergency alerts",
"dependencies": [
"com.google.android.cellbroadcastservice"
],
"description": "Cell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISP to send Emergency/Government alerts.\nRuns at boot and is also triggered after exiting airplane mode.",
"web": [
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast",
"https://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know",
"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/CellBroadcastReceiver/+/refs/heads/master/src/com/android/cellbroadcastreceiver"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.cellbroadcastservice",
"label": "Cell Broadcast Service",
"required_by": [
"com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver"
],
"description": "Cell broadcast is designed to deliver messages to multiple users in an area.\nThis is notably used by ISP to send Emergency/Government alerts.",
"web": [
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast",
"https://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.configupdater",
"label": "ConfigUpdater",
"description": "Occasionally runs in the background.\nAuto updates certificates for TLS connection, firewall configuration, etc.\nMainly used for Google services? Might be fine to disable if you don't use Google services. Disabling might mess with security if you do use them though.",
"web": [
"https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/master/core/java/android/os/ConfigUpdate.java"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.contacts",
"label": "Contacts",
"description": "Contacts by Google LLC.\nOccasionally runs in the background.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.contacts"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "contacts"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.deskclock",
"label": "Clock",
"description": "Clock by Google LLC.",
"removal": "replace",
"warning": "on some phones, removing this makes it so alarms and notifications only vibrate and don't make any sound (via any installed app), and makes the 'Alarm' section unavailable in 'Settings > Sound & Vibration'",
"suggestions": "clocks"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.dialer",
"label": "Phone",
"description": "Formerly Google Dialer.\nDefault dialer on some phones.\nGoogle Analytics are embedded in the app, assume everything is datamined.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.dialer",
"https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a978d90f27d5947dca33ed59b73bd8efbac67253f9ef7a343beb9197c8913d1a/details"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "dialers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.documentsui",
"label": "Files",
"description": "Files by Google.\nOccasionally runs in the background.\nFile selector for other apps. Another file browser can replace most of the functionality, but not all apps support that.",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Safe to disable, but will break file saving/loading functionality for some apps."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.ext.shared",
"label": "Android Shared Library",
"description": "Used to share common code between apps. It's empty, so this package is useless?",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.feedback",
"label": "Market Feedback Agent",
"description": "This is the package that sends crash-report feedback to the Play Store? The crash pop-up still happens with this disabled.\nDoesn't seem to run on its own.\nHas permission to access system logs and package usage stats. Only connects to 4 Google domains. App developers likely have to go through the Play Store to access any sent data.",
"web": [
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/7041823ff880c207ed2ddacdc92e5ed803b1eb105e4483696d2152bea44903aa"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gm",
"label": "Gmail",
"description": "Gmail client from Google LLC. It also allows adding other E-Mail accounts.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "email_clients"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gm.lite",
"label": "Gmail Go",
"description": "Gmail client by Google LLC for low-end devices.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "email_clients"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms",
"label": "Google Play services",
"description": "GMS = Google Mobile Services. It is a layer that sits on top of the OS and provides a bunch of Google APIs, giving apps access to various Google Services.\nIf you remove it all the apps relying on Google Play Services whill either: \n- detect the lack of play services and refuse to run\n- detect the lack of play services but allow you to run (improperly) by dismissing an annoying popup.\nDisabling this package will improve battery life a lot.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gms"
],
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Removing Google Play Services can cause bootloops. If you use “Find My Device”, you will need to remove it from the \"Device admin apps\" settings panel to be able to remove this package."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms.location.history",
"label": "Google Location History",
"description": "I'm guessing this runs in the background unless you have this setting turned off in your Google account. I have the setting turned off and I've never seen this package run.",
"web": [
"https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3118687?hl=en"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps",
"label": "com.google.android.gms.policy_sidecar_aps",
"description": "Not sure what purpose it has, but it gets some network and phone data and connects to some Google domains, but never on its own; it has no permissions and never runs on its own, it likely exists as a helper package for other Google services.\nDoesn't seem to exist in newer versions of Android; it's not in Android 11, but it is in 9.\nNeeds a Google Account and Google Play Services to work.\nGiven its name it could be related to Android auto?\nSeems safe to remove, noticed no breakage (didn't test Android Auto though).",
"web": [
"https://beta.pithus.org/report/60835b97f38d9e64d4f554a73dab71c892153486a8e0fd81461c3d85359d9fae"
],
"removal": "delete",
"suppress": "LabelSameAsId"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox",
"label": "Google",
"description": "Formerly Google Search Box.\nRuns in the background.\nPointless. If you need a shortcut to Google on your homescreen just use a web-browser shortcut. Does also remove the Google Sound Search widget, but you can get that functionality from an app like Shazam, that additionally doesn't run in the background constantly like this package does.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gsf",
"label": "Google Services Framework",
"description": "Supports the Play Services application in application updates, user authentication, location services, user searches & more.\nSame recommendation as com.google.android.gms except I've never seen a bootloop because of deleting this package.",
"web": [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/216176/what-is-the-exact-functionality-of-google-play-services-google-services-framew",
"https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37337448/what-is-the-difference-between-google-service-frameworkgsfgoogle-mobile-servi"
],
"removal": "caution"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.gsf.login",
"label": "Google Account Manager",
"description": "Support for managing Google accounts.",
"removal": "caution",
"warning": "Safe to remove if you don't use a Google account."
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.ims",
"label": "Carrier Services",
"description": "Runs in the background.\nPlay store description claims power savings in addition to the features, but I don't see how that could be the case.\nIMS(Ip Multimedia Subsystem) is an open industry standard for voice and multimedia communications over packet-based IP networks (VoLTE/VoIP/Wifi calling).",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.ims"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.japanese",
"label": "Google Japanese Input",
"description": "(Discontinued) Google Keyboard + Japanese characters.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "keyboards"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.korean",
"label": "Google Korean Input",
"description": "(Discontinued) Google Keyboard + Korean characters.",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "keyboards"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.latin",
"label": "Gboard",
"description": "Sometimes the only keyboard app on a phone.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin"
],
"removal": "replace",
"warning": "Make sure you have another installed before you disable.",
"suggestions": "keyboards"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.inputmethod.pinyin",
"label": "Google Pinyin Input",
"description": "(Discontinued) Google Keyboard + Pinyin (Chinese) characters",
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "keyboards"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.instantapps.supervisor",
"label": "Instant Apps",
"description": "Lets you try new games directly on Google Play.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.instantapps.supervisor",
"https://www.zdnet.com/article/googles-instant-apps-goes-live-now-you-can-try-android-apps-before-installing-them/"
],
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.keep",
"label": "Google Keep",
"description": "Note taking app from Google.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep"
],
"removal": "replace",
"suggestions": "note_taking_apps"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.launcher",
"label": "Google Now Launcher",
"description": "Launcher app from google.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.launcher"
],
"removal": "replace",
"warning": "Make sure you have another installed before you disable.",
"suggestions": "launchers"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.location",
"label": "UnifiedNlp",
"description": "Handles location services on older devices. On newer ones Google location services is part of Google Play Services and Android location service is provided by com.android.location.fused or com.android.location.",
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.markup",
"label": "Markup",
"description": "Google Markup app made for modifying pictures, shipped by default on every Pie+ device.",
"removal": "delete"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.marvin.talkback",
"label": "Android Accessibility Suite",
"description": "Helps blind and vision-impaired users.",
"web": [
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback"
],
"removal": "replace"
},
{
"id": "com.google.android.music",
"label": "Google Play Music",
"description": "Discontinued and replaced by com.google.android.apps.youtube.music",
"removal": "replace",