Unwanted apps, what should i do?

[Android Central Question]

Hi, i seem to have unwanted apps on my brand new phone. Im not sure how they got on here as the phone was factory refirbished. I just need some help on getting rid of them because i cant disable or uninstall them and theyre considered system apps and only show up when i show system apps. Any help would be appreciated. This is what it shows ibb . co/C0GvSw6 (sorry i had to space it, it got marked as spam, thanks android central)

 

[B. Diddy]

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I've seen that odd text before -- it's related to a strange English system language variant. Go to Setttings>Language & Input>System Language and tell us what it's listed as. (I can't quite remember what the odd variant is called off the top of my head.) Change it to English (US) or whatever is appropriate for your region of the world.

 

[Rukbat]

As I recall, it's not "a strange English system language variant" it's a particular bug or app - but I can't remember which bug or app.

 

[B. Diddy]

No, I know I've seen this before. Let me dig a bit more.

EDIT: Here's the thread: https://forums.androidcentral.com/a...em-font-different-characters.html#post6273876. Check to see if your system language was changed to "English (XA)." I don't see this selection on any of my devices, so it might have been something that was removed from later versions of Android.

EDIT 2: It looks like English (XA) is present when Developer Options are turned on. It's supposed to help developers test localization: https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-X/What-language-is-English-XA/td-p/1189763