The two options are
a) de google ~ that will remove some stuff and free up some space
Introduction
I’ve just put together a nice little debloater for the Fairphone 3. The script can be ran on Linux, Windows, MacOS and basically any other UNIX-like OS.
Fist of all I want to apologise for the messy instructions and for my bad english. I hope that you understand everything. If you need help or have questions please ask them here.
What does the script do?
Limits Google apps (even replaces stuff like the dialer or the clock)
Removes Qualcomm spying/“TeLeMeTrY”
Replaces the YouTube …
b) enable Developer options > USB debugging then install adb on you computer to connect to the phone
https://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how-to-install-and-use-abd-the-android-debug-bridge-utility/
Once you have the phone up and running ~ if you have an SD card ensure the SD card is not used as internal memory. If it is move the apps and data to the internal memory then reformat the SD card as external memory ~ then move all personal data back to the SD card for safety and to free up internal memory.
Android 6 introduced new options for using an SD card in your phone. When you format an SD card or insert a new SD card, you’ll have two options: Internal/phone/adopted storage or external/portable storage. The option that most closely matches older Android versions is the external option.
There are a couple of things to take into account when choosing which option works best for you:
TL;DR: Formatting as internal will allow you to store apps on it and have it encrypted with the system interna…
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