S8 & S8+: Removing the "SIM card is not from Verizon Wireless" notification

dpham00

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Have a Verizon S8 or S8+, but using it on another carrier? If so then you know that Verizon loves to nag you about the fact that the SIM isn't from Verizon Wireless...No DUH! I know that already...no need to leave the constant nagging notification.

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So, I set out to find a way to get rid of this. First thing I did was to long press the notification to find out the offending app. Then I went to the app manager to disable it...oh but wait...Verizon in it's infinite wisdom made it so that the app can't be disabled from the app manager. Ugh. Typical Verizon.

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Good thing you can use Package Disabler to disable the app, and voila...no more nagging notification!

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If you need help setting up Package Disabler, then you can see my other guide:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...ng-bixby-app-physical-button.html#post5784189

For those that want a free solution, you can use the XDA debloater tool to disable the same app, but keep in mind it requires a computer and is a little more complicated:

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294
 

theenry

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For anyone else who has this annoying notification, this will uninstall the app that you cannot uninstall manually:

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.setupwizard

To bring it back, well, factory reset :D
 

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