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[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Saloei:
I don't need to give any proof of anything. The poster thanked me for the file because he was successful with installing the app with no problems. Now we know his phone isn't rooted as the VIVO NEX has yet to be rooted. Still need more proof? Move on!
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Whatever dude.....

It's not about me, it's to benefit the rest of the members here, so that they may also be able to restore system apps w/o resorting to a factory reset.

I don't get why you are so reluctant to give links, or, provide the steps/instructions to do so.

Your assertion goes against the very article, which was published by the XDA Staff, that's posted in the OP.

So, your assertion that it can be done would be an incredible discovery to say the least.

So,, once again, why don't you enlighten us here on how it can be done without root or a factory reset......
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Saloei:
I agree with helping everyone out. I asked the poster to post his results but he didn't! He downloaded the gallery app from the link I supplied and installed it back to his phone. I gave his name. If you want to pursue where he downloaded to on his phone then look him up. The other fellow wasn't so lucky, but then, the other fellow also asked for another app, which he also removed from his phone. He obviously did more damage uninstalling the other app than the first guy who was successful. I'm not trying to favor anyone. If my response can help one, then it can help another.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
So,you don't want to do the stand-up thing & at minimum,own your own assertions...nice........ :rolleyes:

What I stated goes lockstep in with what's common knowledge,if you don't believe me,read the OP again,or,I'll even make it easier for you,here's the link on the ADB app removal process here:

https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/

And I quote,from the very article:

................."As a word of warning, uninstalling system applications can be very dangerous so please know what you’re getting rid of before you complete these steps. Failing to do so could result in your phone becoming unusable until you perform a factory reset. Of course, by removing any given system application, another system application that may depend on it may also break so be careful what you remove. But if something does go wrong, you can always perform a factory reset to bring things back to the way they were. Which is something else you should know – these uninstalled system applications can/will come back after a factory reset................"

That last sentence infers that there is no other method to bring back a system app that has been removed with this method.

Again,your assertion to the contrary is astounding. If your statement had any validity,it would be worthy of an article of its own.

Your statements that you're helping out by making assertions without any substance (links/how-to's/video tutorial) is as empty a gesture as a fb "like" & giving false hope to those in the predicament of having to restore via reset.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Saloei:
bigbyte.me asked for the gallery app. That, someone here downloaded and installed the app is proof that what your leading this poster to do, which is give up and do a reset is false information, as installing the gallery app has been done. Another poster wasn't as lucky, but then he disabled a few other apps along with the gallery app.

Here's the post from the poster who was able to reinstall the gallery app on his UN-ROOTED VIVO NEX:

I read the OP when it was posted, which is how I'm familiar with backing and restoring some apps. You discouraged him by stating it can't be done. Your information is inaccurate. He can at least try. If it doesn't work, then he'll need to do a complete reset if he chooses. But that'll be his choice.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Proof > hearsay

Quit before you fall further behind,put up or shut up,or,as you put it,move on.........
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] kwongwt:
I think you are right. I used APK extractor to extract apps before I uninstall and none of them can be reinstalled. They should all be in the system app area and withiut root I doubt if there is a way to reinstall them besides factort reset.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Thank you & trust me,I wish just as much as anyone this wasn't the case.

The how-to I linked in the OP states as much & nothing in this regard has changed since.

I really got an education with this phone,the NEX & the OPPO FIND X (China variants on both).

Never again,I can deal with forgoing root & using ADB to uninstall apps,but both of these phones are seriously flawed,at least for use outside of China/no Google services pre-installed.

I used this same ADB method on the US version of the Honor View 10 (BKL-L04) & it was a perfectly usable phone:

No need to uninstall the stock launcher,timely notifications,BT devices work as they should/etc......
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] bigbyte.me:
Thanks

Thanks a lot for your help..

However since I got impatient and there wasn't much data in phone, I did a factory reset and restored the gallery app. Therefore I can't comment on ongoing discussion.

One thing is sure, you can't install an app to system folder without root access, but it may be quite possible that even installing in data folder results in same functionality. Of course, it is just 'my' guess.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Thank you for the clarification & help in putting to rest the false notion that restoring system apps w/o a reset (on unrooted devices) is possible.

Not meant to be negative,just realistic.....

Honestly,if someone discovered a method to do such w/o root would not only be news to the entire XDA Community,but,the folks @ Google would be scrambling to force/push an update to close the workaround.............................
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Jolly_Rofer_XI:
Guys i deted "videos" because i couldn't choose my preferred video player even if in the settings the default was Mx Player.

My phone is still okay if you want to add it to the list
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
[MENTION=9370915]Jolly_Rofer_XI[/MENTION]

Consider it done,THANK YOU for your contributions to the community! :highfive:

I no longer have the phone,could you please give me the exact package name of the video app that you uninstalled (com............)
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Jolly_Rofer_XI:
I think is Videos_com.android.VideoPlayer.apk but without the Videos_
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Added to the OP,once again,many thanks for your contributions & WELCOME TO XDA-DEVELOPERS! :good:
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Hoshinavi:
Oh! There were many opinions. I installed the shared Gallery APK and it worked.

However, iMANAGER APK tried to reinstall and was rejected. I do not know if Gallery APK is special, but not all apps are reinstalled.

I am Korean and I do not speak English. So I might use the translator, so I think the language might be strange, but I think you have understood what I mean to say.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
We understand what you're saying, no communication problems here.

If gallery is indeed a system app & you alone have successfully reinstalled it, you're the only one here that is reporting success.....

If you could, entirely up to you, why don't you repeat the process & use a screen recording app & post it here......

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hecorat.screenrecorder.free
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Ziadne:
Need help with ADB Drivers for the Vivo Nex S please! my device doesnt show up on ADB Devices on CMD!
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] smolkomartin1:
I just got my phone and finally put it through ADB so here are all packages I uninstalled (some might be already mentioned). Phone is still running flawlessly. Also to note, I have the International version, which doesn't have something like Mobile KTV pre-installed but most of the apps still are.

Browser - com.vivo.browser

Calendar - com.bbk.calendar

Calendar pendants - com.vivo.widget.calendar

Log Collection - com.android.bbbklog

LogSystem - com.bbk.iqoo.logsystem

Messages - com.android.mms

vivo.com (actual name of the app) - com.vivo.website

vivoCLOUD - com.bbk.cloud

EasyShare (app for file transfer when setting up a new phone, so after uninstall that my not work but I doubt anyone will ever use that :D) - com.vivo.easyshare

Email - com.vivo.email

Notes - com.android.notes

i Manager - com.iqoo.secure

i Music - com.android.bbkmusic

V-Appstore - com.vivo.appstore

FunTouchOS Launcher - com.bbk.launcher2

My House (launcher designed for kids, home screen looks like a room) - com.bbk.scene.indoor
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Thank you for your contributions,it's much appreciated! :highfive:

I will incorporate any items from your list previously not mentioned,into the OP list,along w/any notes you've included.

It'll be later this evening & I'll ping you when it's done. :good:

[MENTION=7958606]smolkomartin1[/MENTION]

OP Updated w/your contributions,again,many thanks & WELCOME TO XDA-DEVELOPERS! :good:
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] STEVE_MARS:
Please, anyone can upload i Manager (com.iqoo.secure)?. I think that if uninstall it, dont show traffic speed on notification bar.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] HUGO SAN:
Here my friend [emoji1360]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XNhRDIpimBRRgZNkC7fDyKd1X3bHGk1a/view?usp=drivesdk

Saludos

Enviado desde mi vivo NEX S mediante Tapatalk
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] STEVE_MARS:
Yes. Im right, I check it. If uninstall i Manager (com.iqoo.secure), you dont see traffic speed on notification bar [MENTION=3512846]KOLIOSIS[/MENTION]
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Thank you for the heads-up [MENTION=1554950]STEVE_MARS[/MENTION], your contributions to the community are much appreciated! :good:

I've updated the OP w/a note mentioning the network speed indicator disappearing after removal.

If you notice any other undesirable effects from removing iManager,please share with us here & I'll update the OP with your findings.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] roxboxxx:
Can anyone with a global ROM (hk, India, Russia) backup and post a DL link for the stock camera app?

(I know..... it's a factory app)
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] mixterz:
hi,

everytime i type adb devices into powershell i get :

adb : The term 'adb' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the

spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At line:1 char:1

+ adb devices

+ ~~~

+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (adb:String) [], CommandNotFoundException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

uninstalled vivo in portable devices and also tried installing usb driver from vivo nex s drivers i found online.

same result.

developer option and usb debugging enabled.

any ideas, or link to correct drivers for the phone ?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
All I've got is when you plug-in to your PC,take another look at developer options on your phone & ensure the toggle didn't turn back off.

While doing so,look for a pop-up window on your phone asking for permission for your PC to connect/read the files on your phone.

Make sure you check "Yes" & "Always",otherwise,you'll be prompted to grant the permissions the next time as well.

My apologies if this is old news/isn't working for you,IDK what else to offer,other than my experiences & the usual culprit (USB Enable toggle turning-off seemingly spontaneously).
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] roxboxxx:
Ummmm...powershell??? I never got that to work. Use command prompt and if you are on a newer version of Windows 10, you need to Google " restore command prompt on Windows 10". It's a simple reg edit and a reboot. I would try that and see how it goes.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Using power shell on WIN10 here w/no problems,but,it wouldn't hurt to give the command prompt a try either.....
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] roxboxxx:
Vivo assistant and AI service....did either of those remove Jovi from working on AI button push OR stop the stupid wisdom engine from closing every app under the sun?

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Vivo assistant and AI service....did either of those remove Jovi from working on AI button push OR stop the stupid wisdom engine from closing every app under the sun?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
TBH,I can't temember,I think I was able to put Jovi in a coma by removing these three apks/packages:

Jovi Smart Scene (com.vivo.assistant)

Jovitranslate (com.vivo.aitranslate)

Jovi ?? (com.vivo.agent)

As for the Wisdom Engine,I really don't know,I bailed on the Nex soon after getting it,tried out the Oppo Find X (the latter being 100x worse,at least the China version is,w/bloat & RAM management/app closures)
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] megich:
guys, can you pls share com.android.phone apk? tried to set ex-dialer on Vivo and thought that uninstalling com.android.dialer would work,but it didn't. so I uninstalled com.android.phone and obviously it was a mistake.

also, any ideas how to set 3rd party dialer?

thanks!
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Jolly_Rofer_XI:
Have you tried"better open with" app?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] megich:
I didn't have such choice. Anyway, I broke it with uninstalling com.android.phone. So I did the factory reset and try it all once again, more carefully :)
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] bori22:
I get error in some, like email, calendar, music, mms, browser and appstore.. I say browser even thought on ADB it said success the browser is still there.. any help will be appreciated.. thank you
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
Are you having success in removing other apps,or,just the browser?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] bori22:
I been successful with other apps but not browser, email and vivo.com...
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] KOLIOSIS:
As for the browser:

Browser (com.vivo.browser)

That's a real head-scratcher,IIRC,I was successful in uninstalling it.

I'm guessing you already have another browser on-board...If possible,make sure your browser of choice is selected as the default before attempting an uninstall of the stock browser.

The other two:

Email (com.vivo.email)

vivo.com (com.vivo.website)

I cannot say,as I sold my Nex before attempting an uninstall.

In all instances,if you haven't done so,use the app App Inspector,to make easier work of identifying which apps you want to uninstall & getting the spelling perfect.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubqsoft.sec01

My apologies if you've already taken these actions,just covering all possibilities,as I've caught myself making errors in ADB commands.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] bori22:
I reread and after doing "adb shell"

I had to put "pm uninstall -k --user 0" than the whatever app codel I needed too

some apps you just can do pm uninstall others need to do user way.. hope this helps...
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] tossero:
Did anyone successfully uninstaled the "wisdom engine"?

Any shortcomings?

My accessibility settings are turning off after some time, any ideas why?

And don't try to uninstall the control center, you will lose the multitasking ability.Don't ask me how I know :)

Cheers
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Guy1731:
There is an app 'black cassette' on my nex and i don't know what it is for or where it comes from. Any ideas?

It doesn't show in the app drawer.

The package is com.android.skintwo and I don't know if it is safe to remove.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] rrlinker3:
I uninstalled it and it removes the option to change application's high battery usage permissions under the Battery setting and I still had the silly Wisdom Engine notifications.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] fratus1:
someone can send me com.android.incallui, i have uninstalled it and now dialer don't work. tnx
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] munimisu:
Thanks for this awesome guide.

I am getting an error when trying to uninstall - Failure [not installed for 0]

Im on PDA1805_A_1.17.11
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] xreactx:
Just do a factory reset.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Funk Wizard:
Can someone please confirm if doing the OTA re-enables the uninstalled/disabled apps done via ADB or does the setup stays the way it is ?

Thanks in advance !!
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
It stays as it is without re enable uninstalled or disabled app or services.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Funk Wizard:
Thank you buddy for confirming the same. Thus i presume that all the apps that i disable via ADB will remain disabled even after OTA. Also if i need to revert to stock the only option is a factory reset presuming i uninstall something that breaks some functionality so even the OTA cant fix it ? is that how it works on VIVO/OPPO

Thus the only option will be a factory reset ?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Exactly,only factory reset will restore everything,not even ota update can fix anything.

You could follow the safe list mention at first page as first steps.

And avoid uninstalling anything you don’t know or not familiar or not sure.

Post 39 I have my own list of uninstalled app.

You can take an idea.

Keep in mind that if wants remove stock launcher(com.bbk.launcher2) you should already have other as default(for example Nova in my case)
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Funk Wizard:
Thanks buddy, i am well aware of the launcher stuff and use Nova for all my setups.

All noted will proceed with caution and just disable a few system apps that really get on to my nerves :laugh:

The ADB command though says uninstall but it basically disables that particular app for user 0 which is the admin user :laugh:

Will go through the list of safe to uninstall :good:

Thanks again for your prompt response :fingers-crossed:
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
I have now been reading the whole friend I am optimistic to be able to replace the stock launcher with the Rootless pixel launcher.

Can some one give me/us a guide for idiots who have no experience in ADB ?

And a fist to the face to Vivo for not letting us switch launcher as on 100% of all android phones!
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Saloei:
The original post has a link to a guide. On that page there's a link to a YouTube video clearly showing how to use adb.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
Thanks I did notice now.

One last question, where can I download the usb driver ?

I mean, from a trustworthy source ? preferably official.

This is a site I find when I google vivo nex usb driver but I am not sure if its trustworthy or not.

I dont want malware on my PC.

https://androidmtk.com/download-vivo-usb-driver
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Saloei:
Here's Vivo website. If the link doesn't take you to the TOOLS page, just click on TOOLS. Once there, you'll see o/s versions to choose from.

Link>> https://www.vivo.com/en/support/support-info#/en/support/tools
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
Is it safe to remove Jovi from the chinese version ? JOVI is irritating I have disable the smart button for now, of course I will remap it later, but its not the highest priority, but Can I remove the pressence of this app all together ? also I see its integreated with some other parts of the UI like the notification screen... is it safe to remove JOVI with ADB or will it break something in the system ?

---------- Post added at 01:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:19 AM ----------

Thanks that did the trick
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Saloei:
Don't know anything about Jovi so I can't say much. Just let us know the drawbacks or benefits you'll experience when removing it.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
SO KOLIOSIS, is the only person who have tried to delete JOVI since its is listed as safe app to uninstall ?

now when I know the drill during me next free days I will look what to remove more...

Feels so good to change the launcher..now I feel at home with the device.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] codymamak:
Guys, someone has found a way to replace the stock dialer with someting else? I did install the Google patched from XDA, set all permissions and also set as default the app for Phone in settings.

BUT when receiving a call the stock Vivo dialer is always there..

Also, if you have other dialers with simple (aka Pixel/Google one-like) with dualSIM support and possibly blacklist that works with Nex, please share!
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] abdulghani162:
Have anyone try to uninstall 'wisdom engine' on vivo nex chinese version? It keeps my app not working well.. The app package name is 'com.vivo.abe'.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
yeah I dont understand why more people cant answer the questions regarding this.. I also wonder if wisdom engine can be disabled, its not included at all in the Global version right ?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] kwongwt:
If you read WhySoSeriousJoKer's post on page 1 you will notice that he has removed Wisdom engine. I did that too and it seems to be OK.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
Yes I am aware of his post, but it would be nice of more then one person would confirm it is working with no side effects before we can see any consensus here.

And just one question is it just as easy to re-enable the ap as it is to disable it if I see unforeseen side effects ?

like for instance writing com.bbk.launcher2 new state: enabled-user
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
With removal off com.vivo.abe caused issues to me like notifications not working properly and disappearing of notifications center active widget that I have.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] blackinfinity:
I am not sure removing wisdom engine is a good idea "yet", I think it might have a good impact on battery life.

It seem the wisdom engine is responsible for the "startup" permission of the apps, it means that one app can start another app, google sync and google services talk to most apps and it seem to drain battery...
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Phantasy0742:
I want to disable instead of uninstall.

I did pm disable but not working.

how to disable app?

1|PD1805:/ $ pm disable com.vivo.browser

Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Shell cannot change component state for com.vivo.browser/null to 2
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
You can’t disable through adb if I’m not wrong.

Only if there’s some kind similar app like on Samsung device there is “package disable” on play store.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Funk Wizard:
The adb command simply disables the app from the list of the primary user, it does not uninstall it.

You can only uninstall when you have root access :good:
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
That’s true real meaning uninstall can do only with root access.
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] Phaze1585:
Can I uninstall the built in phone app, contacts, and calandar app, without there being any issues or would that screw things up for me?
[Vivo Nex Guides, News, & Discussion] paatha13:
Well I wouldn’t recommend it.

Just like keeping stock SMS I’m keeping dailer stock app also.

But if anyone has already removed it share its experience.

Personal I wouldn’t attempt to remove it.

Last try was by removing “com vivo.abe and had issue with notifications and lock screen widget with several app and needed to perform hard reset to restore it and setup phone all over again from beginning.

I’m not risking any more.