Program for uninstalling applications on xiaomi. Delete "Google" applications
One of the main reasons for the success of the Android mobile platform is its openness. This allows users to customize their smartphone the way they want.
Xiaomi smartphones are very popular in our country, so we can't ignore the MIUI user interface. Many people praise MIUI for its flexibility in customization, while others complain about the lack of some important features. Today we will discuss one of these topics, namely, how to disable any application on MIUI 8.
As a rule, disabling any application on MIUI 8 is very simple. To do this, you need to go to "Settings" > "Applications", select the desired application, and click the "Disable" option.
However, attentive users may have noticed that it is impossible to disable a pre-installed application. Many people, including me, are seriously annoyed by this. Why should I look at an application that is useless to me on the home screen? Don't worry, we've found an easy solution to this problem!
In order to demonstrate how to disable any app on MIUI 8, we'll take a look at Hangouts. This is one of the many apps that comes preinstalled with the operating system. Also, the app cannot be disabled in the MIUI settings as the "Disable" button itself is disabled. Ah, what irony!
What do we need
In disabling the application on MIUI 8, a free application called "QuickShortcutMaker" will help us. Click the link below to download it.
Step-by-step instruction
Once you have downloaded the above app, follow these steps:
Voila! You have successfully disabled an application that you do not need. It was pretty easy, right?
Please note that the only limitation of this method is that you cannot disable native MIUI 8 apps (such as Xiaomi's Music App). All other pre-installed apps (such as Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, etc.) can be disabled.
The Redmi 4x smartphone from the Chinese company Xiaomi pleases its owners with a sophisticated design, 5-inch display and high performance, but it has a long list of pre-installed applications. In most cases, more convenient analogues of these programs are used, so the question of owners of Xiaomi Redmi 4x, how to remove Google applications, arises quite often. There are two ways to do this: without root rights and with them.
Do not forget that obtaining the rights of the "superuser" can lead to a loss of warranty for the device.
Method one
The easiest and safest way is to install a special free application Activity Launcher. It contains a large number of changeable parameters of the Android operating system, with which you can optimize your smartphone. You can find it on Google Play.
To disable the standard application, you need to launch the Activity Launcher and change the “Recent Activities” item to “All Activities” at the top of the screen.
After that, you need to go to the "Settings" section in Russian (not "Settings")
and select "All applications" (com.android.settings.applications.ManageApplications).
A list of applications installed on the device will open, including Google services.
By selecting an application, it can be disabled in the standard way, the same as in the Xiaomi Redmi menu. This will stop the program and remove its updates. In this way, you can disable any application.
The advantage of this method is that the program will not be removed from the source directory, and in case of an error, the application can be activated.
If you want to not only disable services, but also permanently get rid of them, then you must use the second method.
Method two
To completely remove the system applications of Xiaomi Redmi 4, you must have root rights and an unlocked bootloader. Changing system directories can lead to the loss of device performance and the need for flashing.
The official Xiaomi portal provides the function of unlocking the bootloader of any device. This requires a Mi Account. When filling out the request with the reason for unlocking, specify: To install localized firmware. Within 3 days the application will be considered.
After unlocking the bootloader, you must:
- Install the MiPhoneManager and MiFlashUnlock programs on the PC.
- Update your phone firmware to the latest weekly.
- Link device to Mi Account. To do this, select the "Device Information" item in the settings and click on "MIUI Version" 7 times - the developer menu will be unlocked. Then, in the "Advanced" section, select the "For Developer" item and enable factory unlock. When you go to "Mi Unlock Status", a window for adding an account will appear.
- Launch the MiFlashUnlock program using your Mi account.
- With the device turned off, hold down the power button and volume down until a hare appears (Fastboot mode). After that, connect the device to the PC and click "Unlock".
Installing TWRP for Redmi 4x:
- Install the latest version of TeamWin Recovery for your device on your PC.
- In Fastboot mode, connect the phone to the PC, run TWRP.bat and follow the instructions. After flashing, the device will reboot in TWRP mode.
- Go to the "Advanced" section, then "Tools" and select the "Disable Verify" item. If you skip this item, the device will not start and a flashing will be required.
Getting root rights:
- Download the latest version of SuperSU on your phone.
- Go to TeamWin recovery (with the smartphone turned off, hold down the power button and both volume buttons).
- In the "Install" section, select SuperSU and install. The phone will reboot several times and start with activated root rights, and the SuperSU application will appear on the desktop.
After that, you need to install a file manager with access to system files: Root Browser, ES Explorer, File Manager by Rhythm Software, etc. Before removing system programs, it is recommended to backup the system.
Complete removal of the application:
- From the "/system/app" directory, delete the folder of the unnecessary application with the .apk and .odex files.
- Delete the folder with updates from the "/data/app" section.
- Delete the cache from "/data/data".
What system applications can be removed
Removing unnecessary applications on Xiaomi will save mobile Internet traffic, space and RAM. But some system utilities cannot be deleted! These include: system clock, bootloaders, installers, drivers, interfaces, regular backup, system storage and explorer. Most of them are marked with Android icons.
Miui system applications that can be deleted: Chinese services (AlipayMsp, GameCenter, GuardProvider, MiShop), AntiSpam, live wallpapers (Galaxy4, HoloSpiralWallpaper, LiveWallpapers, VisualizationWallpapers), browsers, calendars, any Google apps, FM radio, players, notes , weather services (Weather, WeatherProvider). Removing them does not affect the integrity of the operating system.
A test menu will open, with which you can conduct a complete check of the smartphone.
After passing all the tests, you should back up the system.
Since the MIUI shell on Xiaomi smartphones is a redesigned Android, google services are installed in it by default. Not everyone needs them, since the Chinese company has its own analogues (at least take a cloud), plus, when unnecessary programs are deactivated, the autonomy of the smartphone increases markedly. There are two easy ways to disable Google services that do not require Root rights:
Method N1 - application management
The irony is that in order to disable Google services, you first have to use them. Install "Application Management" in Google Play and run it. Next, select the one you need and click "Disable" (in some cases, "Delete")
Method #2 - QuickShortcutMaker
Download QuickShortcutMaker, run it and see a list of programs. Here it is better to use the search by writing "all applications". As a result of the search, you need to find the item Settings — All applications — AllApplicationsActivity(see screenshot below)
In the new window, we are interested in the item "View"
The same list of programs will open as in Method # 1, where you can Disable / Remove unnecessary ones. In order not to go through a lengthy search procedure every time, you can click on the “Create” button - as a result, a settings shortcut will appear on the desktop, which will immediately open the desired window.
An important point. In the first screenshot, on the lower right side, you can see the "More" item, it has the "Uninstall updates" line. If the updates are removed, the application will still work. Moreover, when you connect to the Internet, it will be updated, so only turning it off can help.
Miui firmware for Android latest versions. And with the latest update, users started having problems using basic functions. Due to the fact that some basic elements have changed their location.
One of the global problems was the removal of applications from miui 8.0.
Through the Play store
If you installed your application through the Playmarket, then deleting it should not cause any problems. To do this, launch the Playmarket - in the search bar, select the application you need to remove. Next, go to the menu - and select the "delete" item. Next, playmarket will automatically remove the application without any hassle, and clean up all the garbage behind it
Through special software
The second option will require the installation of the Ccleaner application, which is designed to clean your smart device from unnecessary garbage. To do this, install the application through the playmarket or through w3bsit3-dns.com - after which we find the necessary application in the menu - and delete
System tools
The last method does not require any additional manipulations and installation of third-party software. In the new miui 8.0, the removal of applications is located in the same place where it is in the standard Android OS. Therefore, to delete it, you need to go to the phone menu, select the settings item. Next, we find in the sub-item "applications".
In the drop-down list, we find the application of interest to be deleted. We go inside it, and select the item "delete data". After the main data has been deleted, you can click on the "delete" button.
Outcome
Miui 8.0, although different from its predecessors, the developers still tried to make its interface as intuitive as possible, and prevent the creation of such situations. Therefore, removing applications should not cause difficulties for advanced Android users.
If you need to remove several applications, then for this you need to repeat the operation for each application manually, or in the Ccleaner program select all the applications you need to remove.
Note:
if the application belongs to the system, then its removal by the above methods is impossible. To remove system applets, use superuser rights, which can be obtained without losing the warranty coverage of your smart equipment.
Recently, many owners of Xiaomi smartphones have noticed a new shortcut on their phone, the Xiaomi Mi Drop application. Many people have a question - what is this application for and how to remove it? The new program was noticed only by users of Xiaomi smartphones with MIUI, and for example, owners of Xiaomi Mi A1 did not encounter such an application.
Mi Drop Xiaomi - what is it?
The application has been built into the firmware of Mi phones for quite some time, but only this fall it was activated in smartphones and scared many users. You can find it on the desktop, there is a corresponding shortcut:
In fact, not everything is as scary as it might seem at first glance. Xiaomi has released the Mi Drop program so that device owners can easily and quickly share files directly via Wi-Fi, even without an Internet connection.
The Mi Drop algorithm is as follows:
- You run the program on both Xiaomi smartphones between which you will transfer files.
- On the phone that will receive, select "Receive" in the application.
- On the smartphone that will transmit, select "Send".
- We have 5 options and you can choose: images, videos, music, applications or files.
- Select the desired files and send. In this case, the receiving Xiaomi will create an access point to which the transmitting one will connect and send files via Wi-Fi. This will happen WITHOUT INTERNET.
In fact, the Mi Drop application is an analogue of other popular programs, for example:
- SHAREit by Lenovo
- Send Anywhere
- xshare
and others like it. A distinctive feature of this program is a simple and convenient interface, as well as the ability to transfer files without the presence of the Internet, directly from smartphone to smartphone, via Wi-Fi.
How to remove Mi Drop?
Why do you need to delete Mi Drop? This is a very convenient application that can come in handy and help you out at the right time, but if you still decide to delete it, then you most likely won’t be able to do it. Xiaomi technical support answers the official request something like this.