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I have been seeing that apps like Package Disabler have been struggling to get around disabling packages with latest updates from samsung. Many users on the Play store keep complaining it doesn't work. Will the latest software of Note 8 work with package disabling? What about AdHell? is it as good a disabler like Package and BK?
Works fine in s8 plus. Perfect way to disable sh*tby totally.
ekerbuddyeker said:
Works fine in s8 plus. Perfect way to disable sh*tby totally.
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Can the Bixby button be used for something else if it is disabled.
StevePritchard said:
Can the Bixby button be used for something else if it is disabled.
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Yes there are a few different apps for remapping the Bixby key or if you root you can do it yourself manually too.
Check in the s8 themes and apps section on XDA or just wait and they'll come to this one too.
However I like Bixby, it's quite helpful and saves me time
MrAshMan said:
Yes there are a few different apps for remapping the Bixby key or if you root you can do it yourself manually too.
Check in the s8 themes and apps section on XDA or just wait and they'll come to this one too.
However I like Bixby, it's quite helpful and saves me time
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I'm not planning on rooting, just disabling any unnecessary packages. I'm pretty happy with the Google assistant, and think that's likely to be superior to Bixby.
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I'm not planning on rooting, just disabling any unnecessary packages. I'm pretty happy with the Google assistant, and think that's likely to be superior to Bixby.
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The apps have non root options available so you should be good to go with those.
package disable doesnt work all the time. Its a known fact.
Samsung has told the dev to change some thing so it doesnt work.
I had it install on my phone and work great. Then one day i went to add another app to the list and the program wouldnt load.
So i uninstalled it and reinstalled it. Then got an error 102. Contacted the dev and he said it was samsungs fault and if im getting that error to uninstall and ask for a refund.
So with all that being said i doubt it will work on the note 8. I hope it does since i like to block ota updates but we will see what happens.
xile6 said:
package disable doesnt work all the time. Its a known fact.
Samsung has told the dev to change some thing so it doesnt work.
I had it install on my phone and work great. Then one day i went to add another app to the list and the program wouldnt load.
So i uninstalled it and reinstalled it. Then got an error 102. Contacted the dev and he said it was samsungs fault and if im getting that error to uninstall and ask for a refund.
So with all that being said i doubt it will work on the note 8. I hope it does since i like to block ota updates but we will see what happens.
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Curious what phone your currently using. My co worker just got the S8 and contacted the dev. The dev replied almost immediately with a link to the newest version that was not fully released yet. He hasn't had a problem since. That was this past week.
PDP Pro is working fine on my Note 4. That is an older phone that is on Marshmallow. It works well. I took a look at what was installed on the Verizon variant when I was in the Verizon store today and there was not much on it. Much, much less than what they installed on my Note 4. Does anyone know if they just put less on the model phones in the stores, or will there really be that little junk on the phone?
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Curious what phone your currently using. My co worker just got the S8 and contacted the dev. The dev replied almost immediately with a link to the newest version that was not fully released yet. He hasn't had a problem since. That was this past week.
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Tmobile s8+ The dev email me back within 5 mins and said if i got that error to ask for a refund and it wouldnt work. This was about 2 weeks ago.
But as said the app work when i first got my s8+ and installed it. but then i went to open it and it didnt open so uninstalled and reinstalled and it didnt work any more.
I'm sure they will work, some work better then others. the Bixby button is something that a lot of people don't really care for so if there is a way to remap/disable it, a post will be up fairly quick.
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I have been seeing that apps like Package Disabler have been struggling to get around disabling packages with latest updates from samsung. Many users on the Play store keep complaining it doesn't work. Will the latest software of Note 8 work with package disabling? What about AdHell? is it as good a disabler like Package and BK?
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it would be nice if they support they note 8 given the nasty they did to their customers when they caved to samsung and modified their app to let the stupid battery cap updates go thru on the note 7.
dear policedeveloper: that really sucked and you are gonna have to come back from that nasty deed. until you redeem yourselves, developer = police.
serusaert said:
it would be nice if they support they note 8 given the nasty they did to their customers when they caved to samsung and modified their app to let the stupid battery cap updates go thru on the note 7.
dear policedeveloper: that really sucked and you are gonna have to come back from that nasty deed. until you redeem yourselves, developer = police.
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Sorry, can't agree with this. Their decision to side with Samsung on this was good business sense. Had any customer using it been "lit up" by a faulty battery while the installation of the update was blocked by PD, they'd have been wide open to a lawsuit regardless of what the license agreement said.
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Sorry, can't agree with this. Their decision to side with Samsung on this was good business sense. Had any customer using it been "lit up" by a faulty battery while the installation of the update was blocked by PD, they'd have been wide open to a lawsuit regardless of what the license agreement said.
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i agree that this is the case but all the same i remember when it happened and was annoyed - i planned, as i have done, to use the note 7 for as long as i could and i was incensed at the attempts to hobble it and end those plans prematurely.
luckily i dodged this (and the others) and got a lot of good use out of it as a tablet. it totally rocked as a backup telecommute device or when on the go. the s-pen is what makes it work. remote desktop on windows 10 is actually pretty functional for coding. and this is a phone i just sold for $380. i can't complain about how it ended up but, yeah, i was a bit upset that these devs were assisting the attempts to hobble it.
i can't wait to try to work using the note 8. i checked one out in best buy yesterday and, tho intimidated by the size (that sounds wrong), i have high hopes for how it will perform as a telecommuting device.
So, I installed BK Plugin 2 and BK Disabler.
In theory, this should be a helpful application, right? Is it?
I found that soon after installing them and setting them up, I have gotten a few malware/virus pop-ups.
I'm thinking I either set them up wrong (not changing anything under "Service") or they did something to my Note 8.
I would like to uninstall them, but it's not letting me uninstall and deactivate them. Can someone help me?
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So, I installed BK Plugin 2 and BK Disabler.
In theory, this should be a helpful application, right? Is it?
I found that soon after installing them and setting them up, I have gotten a few malware/virus pop-ups.
I'm thinking I either set them up wrong (not changing anything under "Service") or they did something to my Note 8.
I would like to uninstall them, but it's not letting me uninstall and deactivate them. Can someone help me?
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Did you download this from Playstore and Paid for it or an APK from somewhere else?
Dankees said:
So, I installed BK Plugin 2 and BK Disabler.
In theory, this should be a helpful application, right? Is it?
I found that soon after installing them and setting them up, I have gotten a few malware/virus pop-ups.
I'm thinking I either set them up wrong (not changing anything under "Service") or they did something to my Note 8.
I would like to uninstall them, but it's not letting me uninstall and deactivate them. Can someone help me?
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I have the paid version from the app store and find the app to be excellent. I'm not experiencing any of the issues you describe.
Birdsfan said:
I have the paid version from the app store and find the app to be excellent. I'm not experiencing any of the issues you describe.
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Same here
Birdsfan said:
I have the paid version from the app store and find the app to be excellent. I'm not experiencing any of the issues you describe.
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I have no problem with the application.
Me neither.
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How to uninstall bk.
That's the risk of downloading off of thrid party APK sites. Bought mine from Google play and it's awesome. Worth the money.
Mine works great too. Got it from Google play.
Sounds like OP downloaded from somewhere outside the PlayStore.
No problems with mine as well
sounds like a pirating fail to me
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I use it since my note 7 to block any crippling update, Now I use it in my note 8, works great, not a single problem, and, yes, I bought it at the playstore
Mine works great. Got it from the play store. I never really understood why you would spend 1000 dollars +/- but you can't afford $1.99 app.
Hi all, I have bought BK Disabler through Play Store and was unpleasant surprised to find out the app was banned from it!
Anyone knows the reason?
What about license/updates/restore?
bobrock said:
Hi all, I have bought BK Disabler through Play Store and was unpleasant surprised to find out the app was banned from it!
Anyone knows the reason?
What about license/updates/restore?
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I didn't know about this. This was a useful tool, hope we can get the app back in the playstore..
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I didn't know about this. This was a useful tool, hope we can get the app back in the playstore..
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I have sent an email to developer but it doesn't respond and the whole situation is at least shady if not uncomfortable.
i have purchased it on my s8 and today i got note 8 and cant find it on playstore :/
they have removed package disabler pro, now bk disabler pro too so sad
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i have purchased it on my s8 and today i got note 8 and cant find it on playstore :/
they have removed package disabler pro, now bk disabler pro too so sad
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The Question is: WHY?
It's back, available again.
Does anyone know what package disablers work with the Note 9, it's been a year a so since I was with Samsung and package disabler appears to have disappeared from the Play Store.
Can I get it somewhere else? does it work with the Note 9?
It works but it also gets removed from Play Store periodically then it gets reinstated. People who purchased it its earlier reincarnations need to purchase it again, assuming they need to reinstall, if more than 6 months have passed. Needless to say a lot people feel peeved off (and rightly so) by the developer's attitude.
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Does anyone know what package disablers work with the Note 9, it's been a year a so since I was with Samsung and package disabler appears to have disappeared from the Play Store.
Can I get it somewhere else? does it work with the Note 9?
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I had a look around at these but then opted to try the ADB route instead. There are various threads around on what to disable and it's pretty straightforward to do. I also wonder if just disabling the app via settings is similar or good enough. Haven't found enough info so far to confirm, but have disabled some apps this way too.
Is the ADB method the same as on an LG phone? E.g. pm uninstall -k --.......
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pdagenius said:
I had a look around at these but then opted to try the ADB route instead. There are various threads around on what to disable and it's pretty straightforward to do. I also wonder if just disabling the app via settings is similar or good enough. Haven't found enough info so far to confirm, but have disabled some apps this way too.
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Not sure about ADB, only time I've used ADB is for flashing recovery, I wouldn't know where to start.
I've disabled everything I can manually, although there are a few not sure about, after checking the play store via chrome package disabler pro is still available but not for the Note 9, annoying because I'm pretty sure I have the Pro version.
Also somewhat unrelated, why does the software on the Note 9 have such difficulty closing down background apps? even when you explicitly selected them to not run in the background, an hour or so later it's still active and using battery. :silly:
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Not sure about ADB, only time I've used ADB is for flashing recovery, I wouldn't know where to start.
I've disabled everything I can manually, although there are a few not sure about, after checking the play store via chrome package disabler pro is still available but not for the Note 9, annoying because I'm pretty sure I have the Pro version.
Also somewhat unrelated, why does the software on the Note 9 have such difficulty closing down background apps? even when you explicitly selected them to not run in the background, an hour or so later it's still active and using battery. :silly:
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I know this is the US Play store,but,perhaps it'll re-direct to what you need:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpremium&hl=en_US
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.powermanager.batteryaddon&hl=en_US
Only thing that works for me is if you do it through adb.
https://packagedisabler.myshopify.com
I bought it a few days ago from here and it works great.
xtrocata said:
https://packagedisabler.myshopify.com
I bought it a few days ago from here and it works great.
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How though? As I purchased but never received anything
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How though? As I purchased but never received anything
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I don't know. I got everythjng through mail: a download link and a code to activate the app.
Maybe try and contact them?
Just in case someone needs the full tutorial for using ADB to uninstall a system app,check this link:
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
If you're not familiar with it,it's worth your while to read everything.
It's not complicated if you're used to using command prompts/ADB,however,be warned that if you delete,it's actually just hidden from the user,but,once you do this,it can't be recovered/accessed/re-installed unless you factory reset (less root access,of course).
The article/tutorial states as much,but,we're all human & at times,TLDR.......... :good:
xtrocata said:
https://packagedisabler.myshopify.com
I bought it a few days ago from here and it works great.
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You will pay again and again because there are thieves...
Adhell 3 has a package disabler. It works. Google "adhell 3 reddit" and you can find links to download the APKs. Then you'll have to go to samsung developer site and generate a knox developer key to plug into your copy of adhell 3.
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Adhell 3 has a package disabler. It works. Google "adhell 3 reddit" and you can find links to download the APKs. Then you'll have to go to samsung developer site and generate a knox developer key to plug into your copy of adhell 3.
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Yup I was gonna suggest this as well. Works great and also blocks ads.
Just got a Note 9 few days ago, bought a copy from http://www.packagedisabler.com , license 3 times activation.
feyyun said:
Just got a Note 9 few days ago, bought a copy from http://www.packagedisabler.com , license 3 times activation.
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owner of sites that can't add an ssl cert to their websites if often shady people that don't want to get tracked down.
id stay away.
Does anyone mind uploading the apk sent by packagedisabler? I stilll have my license but I already did my 3 downloads and forgot to backup the apk unfortunately.
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Does anyone mind uploading the apk sent by packagedisabler?
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No problem, here it is
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There is a useful program called Adhell3 which does app disabling and ad blocking. It works a treat on my unrooted Note 9. It is linked over in the Goodbye Ads forum.
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Yup I was gonna suggest this as well. Works great and also blocks ads.
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Indeed, this is the best way to go ... just remember to renew your Samsung Knox API Key every 90 days, mine needs to be renewed soon.
Is there a list yet of the things safe to disable? I stopped obvious things.
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Can you share how you disable? Tks much
Tiongkia said:
Can you share how you disable? Tks much
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He's talking about using the app Package Disabler Pro to disable system apps.
Yeah adhell3 it's under the themes and apps section
EVOme said:
Is there a list yet of the things safe to disable? I stopped obvious things.
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does package disabler work at all? i have to rebuy it, guess the original one was taken down. trying to see if it works before i spend another $4
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does package disabler work at all? i have to rebuy it, guess the original one was taken down. trying to see if it works before i spend another $4
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It did for the few things I disabled.
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EVOme said:
It did for the few things I disabled.
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perfect, thank you. i just wanted to disable the keyboard and internet browser
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elmklmsamsung.batteryaddon&hl=de_CH
I just stop dtignite, carrier stuff and Bixby related stuff.
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The dev claims samsung takes it down but it seems like the dev does this every samsung launch. I've purchased this app 4 times already. I froze all att, smart switch, smart things, and any games etc
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The dev claims samsung takes it down but it seems like the dev does this every samsung launch. I've purchased this app 4 times already. I froze all att, smart switch, smart things, and any games etc
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I'm not giving that leach any more of my money. He thinks people will buy it over and over and Google let's him get by with it.
The reality is that every phone is slightly different. The package disabler works extremely well to remove bloat and freeze everything that you don't want to deal with but preserve Knox and other security things. It's well worth the money in my opinion. Most people pay more money then that app just to drink a cup of coffee once.
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The reality is that every phone is slightly different. The package disabler works extremely well to remove bloat and freeze everything that you don't want to deal with but preserve Knox and other security things. It's well worth the money in my opinion. Most people pay more money then that app just to drink a cup of coffee once.
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It's the principle and I don't pay for the same cup of coffee over and over. Besides the app wouldn't trip Knox if you disabled every app on the phone. It may brick but not trip Knox. There are minimal changes to the app, and occasionally none at all. Taking an app down and then bringing it back, making it a new buy, is unethitical and unnecessary.
Anyone with a list yet? I'll try to post mine
Just download ADB bootloader and delete the apps. I got package disabler to tell me the names of the apps and deleted them ALL one by one i have 0 bloatware from At&T and delete a few from Samsung Also including that annoying GoT games.
Zirox said:
Just download ADB bootloader and delete the apps. I got package disabler to tell me the names of the apps and deleted them ALL one by one i have 0 bloatware from At&T and delete a few from Samsung Also including that annoying GoT games.
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Any YouTube tutorial on this? Thanks.
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Any YouTube tutorial on this? Thanks.
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This are the two links i followed.
https://beebom.com/how-to-install-adb-windows-mac/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/beebom.com/remove-bloatware-android-no-root/amp/
Worked perfect for me hope it helped.
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This are the two links i followed.
https://beebom.com/how-to-install-adb-windows-mac/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/beebom.com/remove-bloatware-android-no-root/amp/
Worked perfect for me hope it helped.
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Thanks ?
The re-buying leaves a sour taste but it is still preferable to the ADB method.
Shame the XML export thing does not work still!
Tel864 said:
It's the principle and I don't pay for the same cup of coffee over and over. Besides the app wouldn't trip Knox if you disabled every app on the phone. It may brick but not trip Knox. There are minimal changes to the app, and occasionally none at all. Taking an app down and then bringing it back, making it a new buy, is unethitical and unnecessary.
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So you bring your cup back to starbucks and they give you free refills?
Also he doesn't take the app down - Google does.
anyone find a working pd for the last updated note8
latested security update killed the other one
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CCWE App manager (Samsung) seems to be working.
thanks works great
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thanks works great
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I would advise EVERYONE NOT to buy package disabler pro EVER again because they're ripping everyone off by giving out license keys and then cancelling the licenses (and then claiming updates broke it) and forcing people to buy it again and again!! They're nothing but cons and fking losers!!
the other guys do the same thing..I've bought it 4 times at least ...name has police in it, if I'm not mistaken
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the other guys do the same thing..I've bought it 4 times at least ...name has police in it, if I'm not mistaken
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That's the same person.
yea I've sent them a few choice emails before..
to bad they are greedy.