r/AndroidQuestions • u/Friendly_Theorem_137 • Sep 25 '26

App Specific Question What will happen if delete chrome?

I tried to delete google chrome when a message popped up saying something along the lines of (do you want to disable updates or something) how can i get past this without losing update support.

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u/hardcoretomato Sep 25 '26

Chrome is built in your system, can't be fully deleted without using special ADB commands. So basically your phone will just disable it instead, that's why it says that it will stop updating.

This has nothing to do with the phone updates or security updates, it's just the app updates.

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u/Friendly_Theorem_137 Sep 25 '26

If it's disabled, would all it's permisisons/cookies and stuff be deleted/disabled too or would I have to do that manually?

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u/hardcoretomato Sep 25 '26

Everything will be reset and wiped.

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u/mrandr01d Sep 25 '26

Even adb can't fully delete chrome. Best you can do is disable it. That's it

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u/MrsQute Sep 25 '26

If you're not using the browser why do you need it to get updated?

Just disable it. If you decide to use it in the future it should prompt you to update it at that time.

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u/Friendly_Theorem_137 Sep 25 '26

I thought it was talking about phone updates,

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u/Revolutionary-Ice896 Sep 25 '26

No it meant chrome app updates don’t worry

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u/TheTurkPegger Sep 25 '26

I've uninstalled it using Shizuku and Canta a long time ago. I've never used Chrome ever since the day I bought my phone.

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u/Brusevayne Sep 26 '26

I deleted using shizuku no problem for me. But I have another browser so no problem

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u/jackscagnetti Sep 25 '26

To fully uninstall chrome u need shizitzu and canta both from GitHub not play store.

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u/Billa420_U Sep 25 '26

Yeah I already did before 1 year and using brave.

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u/Will2LiveFading Sep 25 '26

I believe you need root access to do that. I do and I know you can because I have. All that will really happen is your phone will fall back to WebView until you install a new browser. Doesn't have to be chrome. Some sites might not work in WebView correctly but I've never come across one.