Question Stopping a pop-up?

[groston]

The other day, I installed 0h h1 on my rooted Android phone. When I launched the program, it popped up a small ‘banner’ that read “Hey there, <cust ID> /n Level X”. Annoying, but okay.

However, when I launched Shortyz, I saw the same logo. So, I uninstalled 0h h1, assuming that the banner would go away, but it didn’t. I then rebooted my phone, but the banner is still there. Question: What the heck should I do to make this banner go away?

While on the subject of uninstalling, when I ran Setup -> Apps > All apps (with show system), I saw a significant number of apps with names like android.auto_generated_rro_product_, with a size of zero bytes. Is there some way to get rid of this garbage?

 

[B. Diddy]

Where's the banner? Is it at the top or bottom of the screen?

Also, remember that there are many system apps that aren't very big. I would leave system apps alone unless you really know exactly what they're for.

 

[groston]

Attached is a screen grab.

 

[B. Diddy]

That's a Google Play Games banner. Go to Settings>Apps, select Google Play Games, then Storage, then clear the app cache and data, and then force stop it. Now open Google Play Games again and give it a few seconds to resync with your account. See if the banner still remains inappropriately on the screen when starting up games.

 

[groston]

Great suggestion, but... I did not find that app. I see Google Play Protect Services, Services, Services for AR, and Store. I searched for games, but it found nothing.

 

[Golfdriver97]

I saw a significant number of apps with names like android.auto_generated_rro_product_, with a size of zero bytes.

That's a core app/file related to Android Auto.

Is there some way to get rid of this garbage?

There's always a way. Probably a CLI command while connected to ADB. I would highly advise caution though. Removing one seemingly useless app, and there goes the Operating System. If you are going to try this, try to find a custom recovery and make a Nanroid. If you can't find a custom recovery for your exact device... don't delete anything related to the system.

 

[mustang7757]

Try turning notifications off for Google Play games or play store itself

 

[groston]

Notifications are already off for the Play Store and Google Play Games is not installed. In fact, I have already disabled notifications for all Google apps.

 

[mustang7757]

Notifications are already off for the Play Store. In fact, I have already disabled notifications for all Google apps.

Do you have play store games app downloaded? If so turn notifications for that also

 

[groston]

I just went through every app on the phone, not including the system ones, and the only apps for which notifications are enabled are: Clock, Phone, Settings, Settings Services, Sim Toolkit, Sticky Password, Textra, and Wireless Emergency Alerts.

 

[mustang7757]

Which phone do you have?

 

[B. Diddy]

Did you also turn on the Show System toggle for the app list, and then look for Google Play Games there?

 

[groston]

Phone: Google Pixel 7 Pro (and it is a steaming pile)
Show system apps: Yes, I looked there also

 

[B. Diddy]

You rooted the phone -- did you also modify the system a lot? Install a custom ROM? Delete system apps? Rooting often introduces a significant wildcard into a situation that makes it harder to troubleshoot.

 

[groston]

No - just rooted it so that I could stop ads - did nothing fancy.

 

[B. Diddy]

Sorry, I'm not quite sure how you're getting Google Play Games banners without having it installed on the phone. I can't remember if it was preinstalled on my Pixel 7 Pro or if I had to install it myself from the Play Store. You could try reinstalling it from the Play Store, then clearing its app cache/data, force stopping it, and then uninstalling it again.

 

[groston]

Y'all are correct - the banner does seem to be from Google Play Games.

B.Diddy - Tried as you suggested: Installed Google Play Games, launched it, removed cache/data, force stopped it, then uninstalled it. However, the effing banner still appears when I launch Shortyz.

I then did the same (except for uninstall) for Google Play Store - banner still appears.

 

[groston]

Same BS pop-ups appears when I start a new scrabble game in Classic Words.