Package Disabler

[Venom0642]

Package Disabler pro only thing i use . Have had it for 3 years now.

 

[toenail_flicker]

Package Disabler pro only thing i use . Have had it for 3 years now.

thanks. was on their site for a while. I'm going to give it a try. seems to do more than CCSWE App Manager but not quite as full-featured as I'm used to. compromise is not impossible, and if I don't like it his return policy is the sufficient.

 

[Tigrisan]

I just chatted with PD MDM and was told because I purchased it through their website, I shouldn't have to repurchase it again. :/ I'm really happy with it on my Note 9. Between that and Nova Launcher, I've managed to eliminate almost all the crap.

 

[mustang7757]

I just chatted with PD MDM and was told because I purchased it through their website, I shouldn't have to repurchase it again. :/ I'm really happy with it on my Note 9. Between that and Nova Launcher, I've managed to eliminate almost all the crap.

It's best on Samsung phones to get rid of bloatware.

 

[Tigrisan]

I agree. At least I bought a factory unlocked Note so it didn't come with all of the carrier bloatware too. But I did notice that it doesn't have as much Samsung bloatware either and I wonder if they don't add a lot of their own carrier specific stuff as well. Either way, much happier now when I hit that stupid 'bixby' button and nothing happens

 

[anon(7901790)]

I never understood this whole wanting to disable stuff. It never made much sense to me.

 

[toenail_flicker]

I never understood this whole wanting to disable stuff. It never made much sense to me.

that's okay. it makes a lot of sense to me so it balances. next best thing to rooting.

 

[anon(7901790)]

that's okay. it makes a lot of sense to me so it balances. next best thing to rooting.

Hahaha. The force is in balance.

The reason(s) package disablers never made much sense to me are:

a) It never actually uninstalled the apps, so you really don't save space.
b) I'm with Verizon and most of Verizon's apps can be either disabled or uninstalled without a package disabler.
c) The ones I can't uninstall or disable, I just ignore.

I actually use a couple of Verizon's apps, like Verizon Messages+, Call Blocker, and My Verizon.

With 512GB of internal storage and a 256GB SD card, I'm not worried about space; and as far as I can tell, none of Verizon's pre-installed apps have affected my phone's performance.

 

[toenail_flicker]

b) I'm with Verizon and most of Verizon's apps can be either disabled or uninstalled without a package disabler.

sprint is bad... but with unlocked there is still a lot of samsung bloat that can't be removed. those I disable. not about space but rather things running in the background that I don't want/use.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

Hahaha. The force is in balance.

The reason(s) package disablers never made much sense to me are:

a) It never actually uninstalled the apps, so you really don't save space.
b) I'm with Verizon and most of Verizon's apps can be either disabled or uninstalled without a package disabler.
c) The ones I can't uninstall or disable, I just ignore.

I actually use a couple of Verizon's apps, like Verizon Messages+, Call Blocker, and My Verizon.

With 512GB of internal storage and a 256GB SD card, I'm not worried about space; and as far as I can tell, none of Verizon's pre-installed apps have affected my phone's performance.

Its not about uninstalling apps. It's about killing an app and makes sure it stays dead. The cheaper way is to use ADB but the amount of work(the typing of package names) is tiring.

 

[anon(7901790)]

Its not about uninstalling apps. It's about killing an app and makes sure it stays dead. The cheaper way is to use ADB but the amount of work(the typing of package names) is tiring.

Killing an app. How does that help? Like I said, I have yet to see a performance drop from any boatware app. I've used package disablers and never saw an improvement in performance or battery life.

Five to ten years ago when Android was young, a resource hog, and phone hardware was significantly less capable, I could see how disablers would help. Now, with the crap ton of RAM, internal and SD card storage that phones have, and better OS and app development, the need for them is a solution in search of a problem.

Unless you can show objective evidence that package disablers actually provide a benefit in performance, I'm going to save my money.

 

[anon(7901790)]

*moderator* Kill this one. It's redundant. My tablet hiccuped with its connection.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

Killing an app. How does that help? Like I said, I have yet to see a performance drop from any boatware app. I've used package disablers and never saw an improvement in performance or battery life.

Five to ten years ago when Android was young, a resource hog, and phone hardware was significantly less capable, I could see how disablers would help. Now, with the crap ton of RAM, internal and SD card storage that phones have, and better OS and app development, the need for them is a solution in search of a problem.

Unless you can show objective evidence that package disablers actually provide a benefit in performance, I'm going to save my money.

For my personal case. I just dont want it to show anything in Battery Usage. Even though it shows 0.001% of battery used. Goes the same for storage and data usage.

 

[anon(7901790)]

For my personal case. I just dont want it to show anything in Battery Usage. Even though it shows 0.001% of battery used. Goes the same for storage and data usage.

You haven't provided objective evidence. Just anecdotal.

 

[toenail_flicker]

You haven't provided objective evidence. Just anecdotal.

it's a personal preference. I don't want the apps updating on GP, showing up in my app drawer, etc. no need for objective. it's a personal thing.

 

[toenail_flicker]

and at <$4 for unlimited devices, with access through the link 6 times if needed for the price, it's better deal than a cup of coffee. use don't use, that's the beauty of android. we can each of us do what makes us happy.

 

[strikeIII]

Hahaha. The force is in balance.

The reason(s) package disablers never made much sense to me are:

a) It never actually uninstalled the apps, so you really don't save space.
b) I'm with Verizon and most of Verizon's apps can be either disabled or uninstalled without a package disabler.
c) The ones I can't uninstall or disable, I just ignore.

I actually use a couple of Verizon's apps, like Verizon Messages+, Call Blocker, and My Verizon.

With 512GB of internal storage and a 256GB SD card, I'm not worried about space; and as far as I can tell, none of Verizon's pre-installed apps have affected my phone's performance.

It's what gives some people peace of mind I guess. But I also don't see any value with dealing with PD apps. I did it for years in the past and experienced no gains. All the apps I don't need I can disable natively or uninstall. I haven't found a piece of bloat that I haven't been able to do so.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

You haven't provided objective evidence. Just anecdotal.

I cant provide evidence because its disabled. An enabled app will at some time use a bit of battery/data and storage.

 

[Hermes Hidayat]

You haven't provided objective evidence. Just anecdotal.

For example. Game Launcher. I have NEVER touched it before. Here are the screenshots.

And its just 1 app. Overall i have disabled more than 20 apps via PD. So they dont do stuff behind my back.

 

[anon(7901790)]

For example. Game Launcher. I have NEVER touched it before. Here are the screenshots.

And its just 1 app. Overall i have disabled more than 20 apps via PD. So they dont do stuff behind my back.

If you go into Settings -> Device care -> Battery -> Settings, you can set apps to always sleep and not run in the background.

I've looked through my settings and Game Launcher hasn't hasn't been using battery, furthermore, I opened my settings and it allowed me to disable it myself. I didn't need a package disabler to do it for me.

I've only disabled three apps, the majority of the rest are set to sleep when not in use, thereby not using any battery or data.

Like I said, unless there is 3rd party empirical data that shows that package disablers are actually useful, then I will reconsider. Until then, I do not recommend using them. You're wasting your money.