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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 1 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 1.18s | source
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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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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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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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1. 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. :/