New phone rom doesn't allow bloatware app removal, even at root level.

Root file manager -> /system/app -> remove whole 'uninstallable app's' whole fucking folder -> reboot -> device still works well.

Problem solved.

When in doubt, rm -rf.

Titanium Backup?

@billgates Does that also allow app removal?

I like how in linux there's no registry and you can delete shit.

@linuxxx yea... More like here you are God... You better know what the fuck you're doing...

@billgates ICE I can turn of the phone and flash it again easily :). Thanks!

@billgates It's not requesting root access...

@Noob uhm...if I remember correctly there's dpkg, yum, or some other app/package manager?

@linuxxx it should... it will show an error message if it can't find su.

How did you root?

Can you see all the apps?

@billgates It took nearly 5 fucking minutes for the popup to appear!

@linuxxx it takes mine 5s.... Hm....

U using superSU? O n do u have BusyBox

@billgates Yup! Removing the bloatware as we speak :D

@linuxxx did you install busyBox.. seems like it likes that too.

Actually lots of root apps like it...

@billgates Didn't but it works! Thanks :)

@linuxxx billgates helping linuxxx hack a linux OS... lol

@billgates The irony is real xD

@Haxk20 apparently I don't have it installed either... Just the installer app...

Hm... Guess I don't need it but...

@Haxk20 so apkmirror is quite safe?

@Haxk20 yea but it seems the APK n the actually busyBox binaries are 2 different things.

I don't think I need pro to flash a full version of busyBox if I really wanted to

@billgates oh well, depends on the distro. Pacman and more..
Still, you could argue that there are links to a certain binary. Yet it's indeed easier to uninstall / delete stuff.

@Noob well question #1 is do I need it

@billgates Holy shit this looks old 😄

@Noob Though, Android is not quite the same, because it's jvm and embedded system; which usually have obvious limitations. New boot methods and partition/image dependencies in Android make it a more tedious process to customize systems. However, this might actually be more stable overall, as long as system changes are carefully planned.

@Haxk20 Thank you for the reference/info on apkmirror.

@linuxxx "safe" is a relative term.. Signature checks make it "safe"

@linuxxx Didn't you flash a new ROM anyways? Why do you have bloat ware on it?