[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AcetoneShower:
[ This post a a work in progress, intended to be a tutorial but i need your help to figure out some details. ]

Hello Everyone,

This is my first post on this forum that has been oh so helpful to me these past years.

Here's the story : my rooted HUAWEI P8 Lite died, and i got myself a brand new P20 Lite that i wanted to root. Problem is HUAWEI does not provide you with the bootloader unlocking code like they did before the 12/10/2018. I mostly wanted to root the phone in order to get rid of stupid HUAWEI and Google system apps, and to be able to change the host file so that the whole world would'nt be collecting so much of my data.

But I was f*cked, it's impossible to get your hands on a bootloader unlocking code unless you pay for it.

/// THE DEVICE ///

Huawei P20 LITE (ANE-LX1)

Firmware version 8.0.0.149(C109)

Not rooted (it's the point of this thread)

/// HOW TO GET RID OF SYSTEM APPS ///

I met a guy that told me that system apps could be removed using ADB, he pointed out this method that was very useful to me and i'm here to share it with you guys.

This is where he saw the trick : https://xdaforums.com/android/general/uninstall-apps-via-adb-t3738105

So basically all you need to know is the name of the app package you are trying to remove, very luckily, there's an app that does just that, it's called "apps_Packages Info" and you can get it on F Droid. https://f-droid.org/packages/com.oF2pks.applicationsinfo/

Using these two things, i was able to remove some nasty stuff. The list of what i already removed is available here : https://github.com/Zblay/Cleaning_HUAWEI_P20/blob/master/ADB_Commands.txt

I would like to finish this list, so it could be re-used by anybody wanting to clean his HUAWEI the same way i did.

But there are some package from Huawei i don't know whether or not i can remove without damaging the system, if you know these packages can be removed safely or replaced by an open-source alternative, please tell me :)

- HUAWEI

Capture d'écran défilant : com.huawei.HwMultiscreenShot

Capture d'écran vidéo : com.huawei.screenrecorder

com.huawei.hiviewtunnel

com.huawei.iaware

déverrouillage intelligent : com.huawei.trustagent

Diagnostic Intelligent : com.huawei.hwdetectrepair

Dock de navigation : com.huawei.android.FloatTasks

FIDO UAF ASM : com.huawei.hwasm

FIDO UAF Client : com.huawei.fido.uafclient

Fonction Push : com.huawei.android.pushagent

Gestionnaire de téléphone : com.huawei.systemmanager

Huawei déverrouillage Magazine : com.android.keyguard

Huawei share : com.huawei.android.internal.app

huawei.android.widget

HwAps : com.huawei.android.hwaps

HwChrService : com.huawei.android.chr

HwImsService : com.huawei.ims

HwIndexSearchObserverService : com.huawei.indexsearch.observer

HwIndexSearchService : com.huawei.indexsearch

HwInstantOnline : com.huawei.android.instantonline

HwIntelligentRecSystem : com.huawei.recsys

HwLBSService : com.huawei.lbs

HwNearby : com.huawei.nearby

HwStartupGuide : com.huawei.hwstartupguide

HwSynergy : com.huawei.synergy

HwUE : com.huawei.bd

HwWifiproBqeService : com.huawei.wifiprobqeservice

Importer via bluetooth : com.huawei.bluetooth

Message de dimensionnement : com.huawei.omacp

MMITest : com.huawei.mmitest

Partage Wi-Fi Direct : com.huawei.android.wfdft

Power Genius : com.huawei.powergenie

ProjectMenu : com.huawei.android.projectmenu

Service d'autenthification : com.huawei.trustcircle

Services du système huawei : com.huawei.systemserver

TIPS : com.huawei.tips

TME : : com.huawei.tmecustomize

-GOOGLE

Carrier Services : com.google.android.ims

Service Google Play : com.google.android.gms

Service de tranfert : com.google.android.backuptransport

Programme d'installation : com.google.android.packageinstaller

Print Service Recommandation : com.google.android.printservice.recommendation

Market FeedBack Agent : com.google.android.feedback

-OTHER

Android Easter Egg : com.android.egg

Maybe there is a place on the internet where i could learn more about all of these packages ? do you know such a place ?

/// HOW TO PREVENT TRACKERS FROM SPYING ON YOU ///

Exodus Privacy app helped me get a decent diagnosis of what nasty trackers were in my apps ( yes i would like to use non-open-source apps, because some are useful ) https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/

I'm currently hesitating between DNS66 app and Blockada app, what do you guys think ?

Thanks a lot for helping me out. :good: