Android 12 Bloatware

lawson85 · February 6, 2023, 6:44pm

github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater

Fairphone 4 unlisted apps

opened 04:48PM - 05 Feb 23 UTC

package::addition

**Your phone: *Fairphone 4* FP4 **Packages:** android.autoinstalls.config.t2…m.pf4 com.android.cameraextensions com.android.carrierconfig.overlay.common com.android.cts.ctsshim com.android.imsserviceentitlement com.android.internal.systemui.onehanded.gestural com.android.settings.overlay.common com.android.theme.font.notoserifsource com.fet.fridaywallet com.fetself com.gohappy.mobileapp com.google.android.as.oss com.google.android.euicc com.google.android.gmsintegration com.google.android.nearby.halfsheet com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.asi com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.geotz com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.searchlauncherqs com.google.android.safetycenter.resources com.google.android.setupwizard.overlay com.omusic.gPhone com.qti.phone com.qti.qualcomm.mstatssystemservice com.qualcomm.qti.qccnetstat com.qualcomm.qti.ridemodeaudio com.qualcomm.qti.server.qtiwifi com.qualcomm.qti.xrcb com.qualcomm.qtil.aptxacu net.fetnet.fetvod vendor.qti.imsrcs vendor.qti.qesdk.sysservice

I have random Chinese apps installed by default but my phone is a UK Fairphone 4 so why these apps. People say malware but it is not as I’ve not sideloaded anything

rokejulianlockhart · February 6, 2023, 6:58pm

Administrators, if I were you, I’d mute responses here so that everyone’s conversations stay at the GitHub issue.

Lidwien · February 6, 2023, 11:25pm

Your request is about the discussion on the debloater, not on the bloatware itself.
So the thread stays.

brot · February 7, 2023, 11:59am

FWIW, i can find none of the mentioned Apps on my Fairphone4


brot@brot-thinkpad-t14s ..iversal-android-debloater/target/debug (git)-[main] % adb shell cmd package list packages | grep fet
package:com.google.android.safetycenter.resources
brot@brot-thinkpad-t14s ..iversal-android-debloater/target/debug (git)-[main] % adb shell cmd package list packages | grep music
package:com.google.android.apps.youtube.music
brot@brot-thinkpad-t14s ..iversal-android-debloater/target/debug (git)-[main] % adb shell cmd package list packages | grep happy
1 brot@brot-thinkpad-t14s ..iversal-android-debloater/target/debug (git)-[main] %

(1 is the errorcode of grep not finding the string)

hirnsushi · February 7, 2023, 12:11pm

At least some of the apps you listed are made by…

… so a provider based in Taiwan, which is the country the dev team is based in (and the FP4 is sold as well).

You have somehow ended up with a taiwanese FPOS build.
We’ve had a similar case before, did you travel to Asia in the last few months by any chance?

lawson85 · February 7, 2023, 12:38pm

I’ve not left the UK for 10 years, I’ve had my FP4 for 9 months

hirnsushi · February 7, 2023, 1:33pm

Interesting, did you #contactsupport yet?

Somehow the updater placed you in an area that’s marked for that update. I thought that would be based on cell network, but maybe it’s a GPS glitch, very weird

yvmuell · February 7, 2023, 2:42pm

Didnt read at Github, whats your OS build number?

lawson85 · February 7, 2023, 6:54pm

FP4.SP1Y.B.041.20230109 is the build number shown in settings

Tommy_Hartmann · February 19, 2023, 2:36pm

I have exact the same issue. I bought a used Fairphone4 here in Austria and did the setup. Over night these Taiwanese apps appeared from google play store (can see this in my google play account view). I have the exact same build number. I was glad to found this post, because i thought something sketchy is going on.