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On 29/09/2023 21:35, Wally J wrote:
> Jeff Layman <
Jeff@invalid.invalid> wrote
>>> You`re correct adb will easily uninstall it even on unrooted phones.
>>> C:\\> adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.as
>>> <https://alliancex.org/shield/apps.html>
>>
>> That`s a very useful page. It just shows what can be uninstalled without
>> issue.
>
> Thanks for appreciating the additional link as I had googled for the
> package name of "com.google.android.as" to find more information about it
> and that`s how that specific page showed up outlining how to remove it.
> pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.as
>
> Each time you ask a question - I learn from your question.
> Each time I try to help you - I learn from trying to help you.
>
> Every thread. Every post. We learn more, together, about how Android works.
> In the case of that table, the author didn`t test the removal.
> But I did.
That`s the idea. I don`t have the knowledge or experience to deal in
depth with Android headaches. I do, however, seem to be able to notice
changes which others might not, and have a bearing on our privacy - or
lack of it - where Google is concerned.
>
> There were no negative effects from removing "Android Personalization
> Service" (aka "Android System Intelligence" that I had ever noticed.
>
>>> Mine has been uninstalled for a very long time without known issues.
>>> <https://i.postimg.cc/DfMpKn97/android-system-intelligence01.jpg>
>>
>> Good to know. Google loves to give scary pop-up messages to suggest your
>> phone will self-destruct if you attempt to stop them data-collecting. ;-)
>
> I have to admit, the articles you and I found about the Android
> Personalization Service and the Android System Intelligence package make it
> sound like the phone will become radioactive if we uninstall the app.
>
> After reading about it, I still can`t tell what it does that I care about.
> Can you?
Well, no. It seems to be another of those ideas where people can`t be
bothered to do things themselves, so Google "helps" them out by making
it very simple. But, of course, there`s always a price to pay, and in
this case it`s more data gathering.
> I mean, I care about screen rotation - but mine works just fine without
> Android System Intelligence. So does my voice to text typing work fine.
>
>>> This is why...
>>> "Do you need Android System Intelligence?
>>> You don`t need ASI to use your Android device.
>>> Your core functions, such as your phone, messages, and cameras,
>>> don`t depend on it. Your apps work independently of ASI,
>>> so nothing stops working if you turn off Android System Intelligence."
>>
>> Exactly. I wonder what the next fabulous app Google will foist on us as
>> part of its data-collecting exercise.
>
> Just like you have to exercise adult critical thought processes whenever
> someone screams at you that every weather event is proof of global warming,
> it seems that "Google doth protest too much" in the case of this pernicious
> Android System Intelligence package being on our system & on by default.
>
> A. It seems, to me, that it does nothing I care about it doing.
> B. Worse, it seems to me it does things that I care that it does NOT do!
> C. And, when I disabled it - nothing bad happened.
>
> Given those observations, I`d recommend nuking it.
> 1. You can neuter it in the Android settings
> 2. Or you can nuke it with adb (which requires a PC)
> 3. Or you can nuke it with local adb (which doesn`t require a PC)
That reminds me. Until I get round to nuking it, I can simply "stop" it,
but then it just restarts the next time I switch the phone off and then
on. With adb, does the app get reinstalled with any update, only a major
update, or does it not get reinstalled at ll?
>> Very helpful post WJ. I`ll keep an eye out for apps which suddenly
>> appear without warning.
>
> I`m happy to have helped you.
> Answering your questions in the past has taught me a lot.
>
> I hope our conversation has helped many others who are reading these posts.
> That`s the whole point of this discussion group about Android.
>
> We all learn by listening to each other and helping where we can.
+1
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Jeff
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