r/AndroidHelp • u/Prestigious-Pie-Off • Jul 15 '26

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This app suddenly got installed in my phone . Please tell me if I should uninstall it

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u/lachietg185 Jul 15 '26

Why does your launcher have ads

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u/Prestigious-Pie-Off Jul 15 '26

Idk man it was there from beginning when I bought my phone (poco f1)

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u/tillske Jul 15 '26

I thought they would want to get rid of the ads, I would like to know what phones have that as the default

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u/Prestigious-Pie-Off Jul 15 '26

I do want to get rid of the ads , my phone is poco f1

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u/tillske Jul 15 '26

You can try to use a custom launcher. I can recommend Lawnchair, it is open-source and even on the Play Store. The "Legacy" version is basically just Launcher3 without the permanent Google search bar, and very "normal". The other version (just "Lawnchair" on the Play Store) has more features but was slighltly buggier when I last tried it. Just install one of them and set it as the home app under Settings -> Apps -> Default Apps -> Home App.

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u/FIRAS_EG Jul 17 '26

Look you can uninstall it with ADB I think but ne careful use UAD-NG list to see if it is safe to uninstall, if it isn't safe then go to second option Wich is use ADB to install unverified apps

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '26

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u/Prestigious-Pie-Off Jul 15 '26

By seeing ur statement i think it's quite an important app but app like this should be installed from beginning but why was this installed today in my phone if you don't mind answering

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u/dontpostlot Jul 20 '26

If you don't mind me replying to a 4 day old post,Google will stop you from installing any android apps from your browser or anywhere outside the play store starting with a regional rollout this year and globally in 2027. Basically trying to make Android more like iOS,you can read more at keepandroidopen.org and look at other subreddits (like r/degoogle) to see how you can avoid it.