Google Apps keep reinstalling/ reactivating

Thank you very much @Stanzi!

I’ve followed almost the same path as you described. For other People who got the same issue and use a apple computer, i did following stepps:

  • Download platform tools to your computer

  • cell phone: activate “developper options” then enabled"usb-debugging"

  • connect cellphone with cable to your computer

  • enable data-transfer on your cellphone

  • computer: copy path of platformtools folder (right click while holding option key on the folder allow you to copy the pathname)

  • open terminal and enter cd and your path. example:

cd /Users/userfolder/Downloads/platform-tools

  • then enter in terminal following:

./adb shell

  • accept acces on your cellphone

  • list all packages of your cellphone in terminal:

pm list packages

  • search for the apps you want to disable

  • disable them by following command in terminal (youtube as example):

pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.youtube’

  • some more apps you could disable:

pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.android.chrome’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.apps.photos’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.calendar’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.apps.messaging’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.apps.maps’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.webview’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.gm’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.apps.tachyon’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.music’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.apps.wellbeing’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.videos’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox’
pm uninstall -k --user 0 ‘com.google.android.marvin.talkback’

there are still more apps to disable.
Maybe someone got some other proposals on this toppic, or simpler ways to achieve this. Please Share.

ps. take care with uninstalling webview, some apps may not work without this. are there any substitutes?

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