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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 11 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 1.448s | source | bottom
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grishka ◴[21 Jun 25 03:52 UTC] No.44334337[source]▶
The "unremovable" part is inaccurate. While you can't completely remove it because it resides on the system partition, you most probably can still disable it with an adb command:

    adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.package.name
This command is very powerful as it works for any app, even those that have "disable" greyed out in the settings. I disabled the Galaxy Store on my S9 this way for example.
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johnisgood ◴[21 Jun 25 14:48 UTC] No.44338012[source]▶
How would one go about using adb? Motorola, stock Android. Do I need to root my phone for this to work or what are the requirements, or how do I perform it?
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contingencies ◴[21 Jun 25 15:05 UTC] No.44338145[source]▶
1. Install android SDK / android studio on your computer.

2. Plug phone in to computer using USBC cable.

3. Answer prompt on phone granting permission to computer.

4. Run adb commands.

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1. johnisgood ◴[21 Jun 25 15:18 UTC] No.44338222[source]▶
Thanks, my issue so far was with the 2nd step, as if my Linux did not recognize my device. I might have a go on Windows if Linux will not work again.
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2. Izkata ◴[21 Jun 25 18:43 UTC] No.44339766[source]▶
It only works for me with one of my two USB ports, and my Kobo ereader has the same issue. Not sure why, best guess is one might be USB 2.0 and the other 3.0
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3. johnisgood ◴[21 Jun 25 18:46 UTC] No.44339784[source]▶
That could very well be the issue. We will see. I think I only have 2.0 working right now. I hope it works with 2.0 too. :/
4. catlikesshrimp ◴[21 Jun 25 19:03 UTC] No.44339916[source]▶
Knoppix has an old android adb and drivers. Still recognizes Samsung A and chinese androids and is functional.

Other dristros surely offer the same support

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5. johnisgood ◴[21 Jun 25 20:01 UTC] No.44340343[source]▶
Not sure what the issue was, I did not debug it. I will try again and see if it works or not, and will debug it further if it does not work. Arch Linux or Void Linux definitely should offer the same or more (or better) support.
6. homebrewer ◴[22 Jun 25 00:02 UTC] No.44341647[source]▶
Have you tried 'sudo adb start-server' before running any adb commands?
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7. johnisgood ◴[22 Jun 25 00:40 UTC] No.44341913[source]▶
No. Do I have to?
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8. heavyset_go ◴[22 Jun 25 01:23 UTC] No.44342275[source]▶
Check your udev rules

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Android_Debug_Bridge#Add_ud...

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9. homebrewer ◴[22 Jun 25 02:00 UTC] No.44342607{3}[source]▶
Using adb directly runs it under your user, which will probably be unable to access the necessary USB device.

Starting the server manually under a privileged user is the easiest way to circumvent those restrictions if you don't want to fiddle with udev rules, which is the recommended solution, but is more work.

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10. johnisgood ◴[22 Jun 25 12:13 UTC] No.44346248{4}[source]▶
Thank you! Will keep it in mind! I have higher hopes now.
11. johnisgood ◴[22 Jun 25 18:30 UTC] No.44349161[source]▶
Thanks!