[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] aviwdoowks:
[App] [No Root] 45 Fake Apps from Moto Z Stop OTA, MotoCare & A Lot of VZ + Moto Apps

What I have done here is to provide a means of disabling system apps which were not meant to be disabled. The apps come from the latest MM system dump from a VZW Z. They are parsed as genuine updates. These apps crash on our phone (Forced Close or FC).

Here is all the safe fake bunch of ZApps (latest MM) which I have sorted through and have on my VZ phone right now. It was a lot of rebooting and dealing with some persistent FCs (keep SM, link below, under the OK button).

There are numerous FCs on boot but few to none after that, none persistent.

Try them out! See last attachment. About 25 MBs in 45 apps, all not disableable, until now!

For dash 2 phones leave the VZ apps alone. With some apps it is not named as VZ but if the installer does not notify you about it being an update then do not install the fake. Get https://play.google.com/store/apps/...te.com.google.sites.android.appinstallhistory to keep track.

Be aware, what not getting a persistent force close means: if you try one and then uninstall, you must reboot (hold power button) to get the real system app to work again. Read more for uninstall steps.

List of fake apps to nix from safe zip file:

VzwUnifiedSettingsApp breaks Visual voice mail playback.

DroidSettingsExt breaks settings, battery. It also breaks Hotspot and more I am sure. Just uninstall as needed.

Same for SettingsExtn. Breaks Adv Calling, settings.

Also Fake GPS notifier sends Google maps into a tizzy after a while.

Example for Fake Motocare:

Enable Dev options, show sys processes, notice motocare runs 24/7.

Download MotoCare.apk in attachments, at bottom of post, which is a Moto Z app.

Install/Update this MotoCare with this foreign app.

Motocare is no longer in processes.

Example for Fake motocheckin (OTA-Update):

Download 3c_checkin.apk in attachments, at bottom of post, which is a Moto Z app.

Install/Update 3c_Checkin.apk with this foreign app.

When you check for updates (pic 2) it fails.

You can return the phone to normal update ability by uninstalling the z app.

Go settings, apps, show system apps (3dots), find moto checkin, choose disable. Reboot not needed.

There is no stock app to uninstall these foreign updates. But be assured:

Super Manager uninstalls these apps. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gpc.myweb.hinet.net.TaskManager

Free version works fine.

See pic 3 & 4.

Also these all system app updates persist in safe mode.

With the Fake motocheckin in control you must put up with a total of 2 forced closes after a boot up. As well as when an update becomes available. There is something else that calls on it sometimes when no update is ready.

The checkin app is one of the keys to the update process.

One link I found: https://www.darklaunch.com/2015/04/10/disable-motorolaota

I posted at the Lenovo forum. I wonder how long they will permit my post.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-Z...-Nougat-until-stable-operation-is/m-p/3546371

I was so bummed about the Debloater ADB being foiled by our latest patch, I tried what worked on my Maxx years ago.

WARNING THE ABOVE MODS I DEEM TO BE SAFE ON OUR PHONE. YET YOU ARE USING THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK. USING THE OTHER APPS BELOW MAY LEAVE YOUR PHONE FORCE CLOSING AND SAFE MODE MAY NOT HELP. YOU MAY HAVE TO RESORT TO A DATA RESET FROM RECOVERY.

Update, I have tried many of these apps and none do anything but cause a persistent FC.

Apps from a system dump.

https://xdaforums.com/moto-x-2014/themes-apps/moto-z-dump-t3413718

My condensed (privapp & app only) Mega link 900 MB, see attachments

Use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.zdevs.zarchiver

I encourage others to see what other tweaking we can achieve by installing other useless 'Z apps..

This statement does not apply to the attachments:

For those that may get a persistent FC, I got one and I thought I would have to FDR.

I did have S Manager right beneath the OK button. So with quick fingers I was able to uninstall the offending app.