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How can I stop TMobile from installing crapware?
I just got my OnePlus 10Pro finally updated to Android 13 this week, and found a few extra T-Mobile bloatware apps on my phone, like AppSelector, Device Manager, Global Search, Kid Space, T-Mobile Di...
ADB is about the best way. You can find just about everything you need on how to use ADB, drivers, and files over on the XDA forum for your device. You will also want an app from the Play Store called, Package Name Viewer 2.0. This app will show you the full package nam e of each app, which you need to uninstall through ADB.
Personally, I hate the bloat ware T-Mobile installs as well. They put these self-installing apps on all newer devices. I had to make sure that junk was removed off of mine because my girlfriend is a government employee and there is a list of apps we are not allowed to have on our devices.
After you do everything in my other post, do these (Android) steps.
Go to settings-apps-T Mobile Diagnostics. Click the three dots in the top right and select uninstall updates. Then clear storage.
Go to settings-apps-T Mobile app. Expand the Advanced tab (bottom right) and click the link to the play store. I'm the play store, click Uninstall.
This completely removed their Device Manager app, and makes the file sizes of their T-Mobile Diagnostics, T-Mobile Play, and T-Mobile apps 0 bytes. Clear storage and cache on all three.
Make sure you force stop them, remove all permissions, and drop down the advanced tab in the permissions section and disable all the permissions there.
They will still remotely re-enable them, despite the block you did in my other post, but they will be taking up less storage on your device.
Call their customer service one a week or so and ask them if you can remove their SPYWARE. If enough of us do this, they will realize they are losing money and change their policy if "You absolutely can not remove our apps, ever."
