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[SIZE=+3]TWRP scripts: Ad removal - Debloat - Block OTA[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+2]Amazon Prime Variant and OEM Variant[/SIZE]

Tested on Prime and OEM variants. Please report back if any issues​

[SIZE=+1]This guide only require you to be able to boot TWRP. You can follow this TWRP install guide and perform the installation of these .zip files AFTER step 8) (You must backup your system in case anything goes wrong, you will also need this backup to perform any future OTA, such as the one activating band 12). You can either stop there after installation, or proceed to the following steps if you want to have root access.[/SIZE]​

[SIZE=+1]All .zip have to be installed using the TWRP "Install" function. You will need to download them on your phone or copy them on a SD card. You do not need to install all these packages at once. These scripts do not install or remove anything on /system, they only rename some files. All scripts can be extracted and opening "update-binary" with your favorite text editor will allow you to see exactly what is done (always a good idea if you are concerned with your device security), and customize it if you wish.

This will only rename the stock apps in your /system. If an update was performed, or if you used the app previously, the app and it's files may still be present on your device /data even after running these scripts but you will be able to uninstall them as any other app. This also means that you can rerun these scripts after a future OTA and they will not erase any app you reinstalled yourself on /data.

A "reset all" script is also provided to restore all apps and unblock OTA.

You can individually restore any app by using a file manager with root access (or TWRP built-in one) and rename any "*.apk_" to "*.apk", app will show up again after the next reboot.

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[SIZE=+1]Disable ads, block OTA and Amazon PARTIAL debloat "bluR1-AMZ-PARTIALdebloat-blockOTA"[/SIZE]​

This package will remove all the ads from your Prime phone and block future OTA. You DO NOT need to reset / wipe your phone after installation.

It will also remove all Amazon apps from your system except for the Amazon Underground app store (recommended).

This option allows automatic background updates from the amazon app store and do not need you allow the installation of packages from unknown sources.

[SIZE=+1]Disable ads, block OTA and Amazon FULL debloat "bluR1-AMZ-FULLdebloat-blockOTA"[/SIZE]​

This package will remove all the ads from your Prime phone and block future OTA. You DO NOT need to reset / wipe your phone after installation.

It will also remove all Amazon apps from your system including the Amazon Underground app store.

[SIZE=+1]Google PARTIAL debloat "bluR1-GOOGLE-debloat"[/SIZE]​

This package will remove SOME stock Google apps that can be easily downloaded from the google play store and are not required for the system.

This will only remove apps in the /system partition. This means that if you downloaded or reinstalled some of the apps they won't be removed by the script. It also means that if you previously used the phone and some apps were updated they will still be installed in your /data/app, but you will be able to uninstall them manually as any other app.

List of removed apps and their Google Play link for easy reinstall:

Google Search bar on home screen

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox

Google Talkback

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

Google GMail

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm

Google Play Music

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.music

Youtube

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.youtube

Google Drive

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs

Google Maps

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.maps

Google Chrome

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome

Google Talk Services

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts

Google Play Videos

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.videos

Google Photos

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos

Google Agenda

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calendar

Google Hangouts

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.talk

Google Calculator

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.calculator

Google Clock

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.deskclock

It will not disable Google Play store, Play services etc. Some of the apps can be removed by editing the script yourself. See the "update-binary" file. No additional help to do so will be provided, do it at your own risks.

[SIZE=+1]Mediatek and BLU PARTIAL debloat "bluR1-MTK_BLU-debloat"[/SIZE]​

This package will remove SOME stock Mediatek and BLU apps.

Remove useless BLU app and Opera preinstaller.

Remove the ugly File Manager app. Replace it by any other file explorer app is you like.

Amaze File Manager is a great and open source alternative https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amaze.filemanager

[SIZE=+1]Restore all apps and OTA "bluR1-RestoreApps-OTA"[/SIZE]​

This package will restore all apps and unblock OTAs.

Changelog:

07/30/2016 - Topic creation. Amazon ad removal / debloat / OTA blocking scripts from the original post moved here for a better visibility. Initial release of Google and Mediatek debloat scripts.

08/17/2016 - MTK debloat script updated to fix FileManager removal bug

10/01/2016 - Scripts updated to v2. Now only rename files, restore script provided (V1 downloads: AMZ-PARTIAL 740, AMZ-FULL 828, GOOGLE 747, MTK 536)

05/31/2017 - Some scripts updated to v2 or v3, support V8.4 and V21 changes in folder and apk names. (V2 downloads: AMZ-PARTIAL 774, AMZ-FULL 1208, MTK 544, RESTORE 294)

07/13/2017 - MTK and OTA restore script updated to fix a typo in BLUHelp debloating. (V3 previous downloads: MTK 60, RESTORE 44)