[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Guides, News, & Discussion] Wokoloko:
Aloha guys,

I just got my new MIUI 8 based phone and I want to prevent unwanted apps from doing unwanted things on my phone.

In this thread I collect all apps that may be seen as "unwanted" by users.

If you have disabled any app in MIUI 8, please feel free to share your experience with us

If you run in any trouble switching off an app (listed here or not), please be so kind to give us a hint

Freezing or deleting apps can damage your device. Please make a backup before you manipulate your system

If not mentioned, all apps are disabled in MIUI V8.0.3.0 global

Nuff said - lets have a look on the list ;)

Cheerio

Woko (alias Salamimonster)

[size=+1]Unused userinterface stuff, if you use MIUI launcher[/size]

Android Live............. wallpaper........................ LiveWallpapers

Black Hole............... wallpaper........................ Galaxy

Live Wallpaper Picker.... wallpaper........................

Bubbles 1.0 ............. wallpaper........................ NoiseField

Phase Beam 1.0........... wallpaper........................

BasicDreams.............. screensaver......................

Holospiral............... wallpaper........................

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Facebook................. socialnetwork....................

Browser.................. browser..........................

Music.................... music manager....................

Google Pinyin Input...... chinese keyboard.................

Google Play Music........ music manager....................

AntHalService............ used for fitness accessories..... Smartwatches, Fitness tracker --> /system/app

KLO Bugreport............ feedback to ?....................

Feedback................. feedback to Xiaomi...............

Cell Broadcasts.......... provider messages................ CellBroadcastReceiver

Email MIUI V8............ email prog.......................

HTMLViewer............... ?................................

Notes.................... notes manager....................

SIM Toolkit.............. SIM card tools................... Stk

Calculator............... rocket science...................

Yellow Pages............. contact infos....................

Weather.................. weather..........................

Weather Provider......... weather..........................

Phone and Messaging st... phone dialer..................... telephony

Hangouts................. messenger........................

Calendar 8.0.10.5........ scheduler........................

Google play movies....... movie shop.......................

Gallery.................. photo management.................

System launcher 1.0...... home screen, launcher............ --> install and activate alternative launcher first

Messaging 6.0.1.......... Messenger........................

Explorer................. file explorer....................

Video Player 1.0......... video player..................... com.miui.videoplayer

SmartcardService......... ?................................

VpnDialogs............... ?................................ com.android.vpndialogs

recorder................. phone call recorder.............. com.android.soundrecorder

mab 1.1.1................ unknown.......................... com.xiaomi.ab

themes................... wallpaper, theme & loginscreen...

analytics 1.26.9......... phone management app............. com.miui.analytics --> loads & installs unattended apps from Xiaomi servers

swiftkey factory sett.... swipe keyboard settings.........

swiftkey preloaded lan... keyboard layouts................

swiftkey keyboard........ swipe keyboard..................

blocklist................ list of blocked SMS senders?.... com.miui.antispam

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Mi Credit................ payment service.................. PaymentService

Mi Cloud................. MI webspace...................... miui.cloudservice

Mi Cloud Backup.......... backup to Mi webspace............

Finddevice............... locate device....................

Top-up package........... Xiaomi softphone................. miui.milivetalk

Mipub.................... Xiaomi SMS?......................

Backup................... MIUI backup...................... com.miui.backup

Uniplay service.......... maybe WiFi WLAN?................. com.miLink.Service

msa 2016.10.09........... ads ?............................ com.miui.SystemAdSolution

Mi Account 6.0.1......... Xiaomi account................... --> This app is required when Android boots for the first time

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Phone and Messaging...... phone dialer..................... --> causes several other apps to crash in a loop

calendar storage......... stores calendar events........... --> no calendar funcion if deactivated

updater.................. MIUI updater..................... com.android.updater --> bootloop if deactivated

phone call management.... phone management................. --> no phone calls possible if deactivated

contacts storage......... stores contacts.................. --> no contacts available if deactivated

contacts and dialer...... Xiaomi phone app................. --> contacts can't be edited if deactivated. I replaced it with this. But it has glitches.

Documents................ grants access to SD card storage. com.android.documentsui --> SD access problems if deactivated

Special thanks and credits for input:

Amruth Pillai

FcukBloat

Thijs Broenink

pyronia

[size=-1]Feel free to correct my english --> PM[/size]