Is there a way to delete apps from an old phone I no longer have, by going into my Google account online?
The apps are still in my Google Account & I want to delete them.
The apps are still in my Google Account & I want to delete them.
Did you factory reset the old phone?Is there a way to delete apps from an old phone I no longer have, by going into my Google account online?
The apps are still in my Google Account & I want to delete them.
No. I lost the old phone & deleted it from my account after a some time.Did you factory reset the old phone?
Ahhh, that clears up a lot of the mystery. You're logged into your Google account via its web interface in a browser. Remote interactions like this limit how much you can do instead of directly on your phone itself.. Oddly while you can do something like install an app remotely through the Play Store, you need to uninstall it using your phone.I'm trying to delete the apps by going through my Google account using my computer, not a phone.
Never did it this way , sorry.No. I lost the old phone & deleted it from my account after a some time.
I'm trying to delete the apps by going through my Google account using my computer, not a phone.
Agree with youI'd stop trying to micromanage your phone using a computer to remotely access it.
Your phone is running Android, your computer is not. You're attempting to use a non-native operating system to do something it can't. Use your phone to do its own management and maintenance.
Apps that are duplicating basic services are typical with Samsung phones. Android includes its own default apps, part of the firmware. Samsung opts to include its own package of also preinstalled apps that often so the same function. It's up to you the owner to determine which one you prefer to use,the Google option or the Samsung option. If you can, Disable the one you don't use to keep it from using up system resources. (You cannot readily remove preinstalled system-level apps. At best you can Disable them, but not all of them allow that either.)
Yeah they are tied together Samsung contact/phone /Samsung messages app and probably other features like calls and text on other devices probably DND but not 100 percent on DND.I'm not sure you can, or should, remove the phone app. The system relies on the stock phone app pretty heavily and it's tightly tied to the contacts app.
Although @mustang7757 may be better versed on that than me.
Thank you.I merged your threads.
Google or Samsung both gather information and used majority of their phones through the years with no impact on privacy.Thank you.
I'm not using Samsung's Phone, Contacts or Messages apps.
So, since Samsung does not let me disable or uninstall them, how can I best make sure they are completely turned off so nothing comes through them?
BTW:
Which apps are more private from their company's eyes; Google's Phone, Contacts & Messages apps OR Samsung's Phone, Contacts & Messages apps?