I want as little Google as possible on my Fairphone 4!

Based on the amazing work of Stanzi and Brado I’ve compiled these two lists of packages you can uninstall

Simple uninstallation

Packages that should be safe to uninstall if you don’t want to use Google services

com.android.bips
com.android.bluetoothmidiservice
com.android.bookmarkprovider
com.android.carrierdefaultapp
com.android.companiondevicemanager
com.android.dreams.basic
com.android.dreams.phototable
com.android.egg
com.android.email.partnerprovider
com.android.htmlviewer
com.android.keychain
com.android.providers.calendar
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks
com.android.simappdialog
com.android.traceur
com.android.wallpaper.livepicker
com.android.wallpapercropper
com.fairphone.myfairphone
com.google.android.apps.photos
com.google.android.apps.restore
com.google.android.apps.setupwizard.searchselector
com.google.android.apps.tachyon
com.google.android.apps.wellbeing
com.google.android.apps.youtube.music
com.google.android.cellbroadcastreceiver.overlay.common
com.google.android.configupdater
com.google.android.feedback
com.google.android.gms.location.history
com.google.android.gmsintegration
com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
com.google.android.marvin.talkback
com.google.android.onetimeinitializer
com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.common
com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.comms
com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.gsa
com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.photos
com.google.android.overlay.gmsconfig.searchlauncherqs
com.google.android.overlay.modules.documentsui
com.google.android.overlay.modules.ext.services
com.google.android.overlay.modules.modulemetadata.forframework
com.google.android.partnersetup
com.google.android.printservice.recommendation
com.google.android.projection.gearhead
com.google.android.setupwizard
com.google.android.setupwizard.overlay
com.google.android.syncadapters.contacts
com.google.android.tag
com.google.android.videos
com.google.mainline.telemetry
com.orange.aura.oobe
com.orange.update
com.qti.confuridialer
com.qti.dpmserviceapp
com.qti.qualcomm.datastatusnotification
com.qti.service.colorservice
com.qti.snapdragon.qdcm_ff
com.qti.xdivert
com.qualcomm.atfwd
com.qualcomm.embms
com.qualcomm.location
com.qualcomm.qcrilmsgtunnel
com.qualcomm.qti.callfeaturessetting
com.qualcomm.qti.confdialer
com.qualcomm.qti.devicestatisticsservice
com.qualcomm.qti.dynamicddsservice
com.qualcomm.qti.lpa
com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.telemetry
com.qualcomm.qti.qms.service.trustzoneaccess
com.qualcomm.qti.remoteSimlockAuth
com.qualcomm.qti.uim
com.qualcomm.timeservice
com.qualcomm.uimremoteserver
com.qualcomm.wfd.service
com.tct.endusertest
de.telekom.tsc
org.codeaurora.ims
Advanced uninstallation

Packages that are more difficult to uninstall with possible replacement app from F-Droid

Package Name Uninstalling breaks … Replacement
com.android.launcher3 Quickstep
(Default launcher)
gesture navigation Lawnchair
(Keep Quickstep installed and set Lawnchair as default launcher)
com.android.mtp MTP Host MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) functionality -
com.android.stk SIM Manager functionality to add eSIM -
com.android.messages Messages SMS Simple SMS Messenger
com.google.android.documentsui Files file selection in apps -
com.google.android.euicc SIM Tool Kit functionality to add eSIM -
com.fp.camera Camera by Fairphone camera Open Camera
Google Camera
com.google.android.inputmethod.latin GBoard (keyboard) keyboard and PIN input at wakeup
very dangerous to remove!
FlorisBoard
(PIN input at wakeup should work)
com.google.android.tts Speech services by Google Text-To-Speech engine eSpeak
com.android.chrome Chrome - Fennec
com.android.maps Google Maps - OsmAnd+
GMaps WV
Organic Maps
com.android.soundrecorder Simple Voice Recorder -
com.android.vending Google Play Store - Aurora Store
F-Droid
com.google.android.apps.docs Google Drive - -
com.google.android.calculator Calculator - Simple Calculator
com.google.android.calendar Calendar - Simple Calendar
com.google.android.contacts Contacts - Simple Contacts
com.google.android.deskclock Clock - Simple Clock
com.google.android.dialer Dialer - Simple Dialer
com.google.android.gm GMail - FairEail
K-9 Mail
com.google.android.keep Keep notes - Simple Notes Pro
com.google.android.youtube YouTube - NewPipe
How to uninstall

How to uninstall and reinstall Android system apps / packages

Check out Stanzi’s post for more infos about com.google.android.gms and
com.google.android.gsf and Qualcomm packages

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