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Samsung embeds IronSource spyware app on phones across WANA

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845 points the-anarchist | 2 comments | 21 Jun 25 03:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.437s | 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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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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johnisgood ◴[22 Jun 25 00:40 UTC] No.44341913[source]▶
No. Do I have to?
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1. homebrewer ◴[22 Jun 25 02:00 UTC] No.44342607[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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2. johnisgood ◴[22 Jun 25 12:13 UTC] No.44346248[source]▶
Thank you! Will keep it in mind! I have higher hopes now.