About 3 days ago my phone installed without warning this app, I just removed with no problems, maybe you shoult see if you have too

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[–] 66 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Graphene user, I highly recommend it to everyone I can.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Nah, use Ubuntu Touch instead....in about a year when it'll hopefully be usable and have more apps

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  • [–] 115 points 2 months ago

    We used to call software that installed things without permission a Trojan horse.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    You won't achieve anything by uninstalling this. Google will just implement this at OS level in future OTA updates anyways or simply reinstall it again because they have that deep level of privilege on Android. You gotta jump ship and leave the Android all together, get Graphene or some other custom ROM.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Reccomendations for bootloader unlocked phones?

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  • [–] 33 points 2 months ago

    I use Graphene, if you can, you should also use a custom rom.

    On stock Android, Google has System privileges. If they want to do anything, they don't need to install an app visible to the user. Whatever this is, it probably has some kind of purpose. The problem isn't the app, but running an OS that the manufacturer has full control over.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Thanks! Looks as though I also had the same. I've only been able to disable it for now

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I don't even have a "disable" option...

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I don't seem to have it but I had this"Android System Key Verifier" I just removed

    1000059797

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    That one is also safe to remove, but that one is a bit older and is apparently just for verifying contacts in E2EE messenger apps. Smells like spyware to me but Google provided no more context in the description than that so I'm not inclined to trust it.

    Just be aware that it will likely bring itself back without notice, either in system updates or just pushed by the Play Store.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago

    It keeps installing itself

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Just disabled it and uninstalled all updates, thanks for the heads up

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I can only remove updates, not the actual app.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Fuck, I just deleted it, should've disable it like I did with android safety core, now I'm sure at some ppint it will get reinstalled and I won't notice it or remember to check

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    I was on mine thanks pixel 9

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Weirdly it's not installed on my pixel 9. I shudder every time this piece of shit updates.

    I know I should install graphene and I will but right now my life is a fiasco and I just can't undertake the slightest risk that an essential won't work. I've been installing custom roms since the PDA days so it's not that.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I installed graohene on a pixel 9a some weeks ago. Zero prior knowledge. Never done any ROM phone stuff. Its just following a tutorial and clicking some buttons in a browser and on the phone. Like 20 mins or so?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Please spare me your enthusiasm, I cannot bear any risk that my banking app won't work or anything else along those lines.

    You're not really listening.

    I know what I'm doing, I'm just not going to do it rn because I'm smart enough to know better.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago

    Its not the PDA days anymore. They're not ROMs anymore. Its a very easy and painless operation. Just plug it in and click some buttons in the browser.

    Although it does involve restoring the system so...just make sure everything is backed up!

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    I was only able to disable it

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Mine had that app too. It didn't try to do anything yet though, my firewall would have caught it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    On my pixel 7, i see it listed as beta, but not sure how to disable. Can only remove updates.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Name would suggest it's part of the upcoming developer verification feature. The one that will prevent installation of any app from a developer not registered with Google, without jumping through some extra hoops.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    It was also on mine

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Just disabled it with Shizuku + Canta. Hopefully it's enough.

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