Any way to disable Sony apps without root? - Sony Xperia X Compact Questions & Answers

Seems like at least once or twice a day some Sony app that I never use leaves some notification in my status bar. Is there any way to disable these Sony apps? I think the "What's New" app is one of the worst offenders.
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You can always try to completely disable notifications from the app

I think there is a way to disable them through the adb shell. I recall doing something similar on my Z3 that didn't require root. I will look into it further and get back to you. If any other person has this knowledge, post away.
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delvirtud said:
I think there is a way to disable them through the adb shell. I recall doing something similar on my Z3 that didn't require root. I will look into it further and get back to you. If any other person has this knowledge, post away.
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This should get you started.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia...how_to_disable_whats_new_and_small_apps_from/

delvirtud said:
I think there is a way to disable them through the adb shell. I recall doing something similar on my Z3 that didn't require root. I will look into it further and get back to you. If any other person has this knowledge, post away.
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This should get you started.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia...how_to_disable_whats_new_and_small_apps_from/
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Anytime I try to perform "pm hide" I get the
"Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS."
If anyone else has a suggestion please let me know because otherwise "pm hide" doesn't work.

phositadc said:
Seems like at least once or twice a day some Sony app that I never use leaves some notification in my status bar. Is there any way to disable these Sony apps? I think the "What's New" app is one of the worst offenders.
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JenItols said:
Anytime I try to perform "pm hide" I get the
"Error: java.lang.SecurityException: Neither user 2000 nor current process has android.permission.MANAGE_USERS."
If anyone else has a suggestion please let me know because otherwise "pm hide" doesn't work.
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While kernel is vulnerable (MM), temp root does the job!

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RAM saver, disable facebook uploadmanager service

Okay, guys, I was noticing new version of facebook has an uplaodmanager service running, nice for uploading photos from phone but time to time I noticed it was eating RAM upto ~34MBs (it can show you also 6MBs but as I said I have seen many times upto 34MBs), a lot for a service and don't use this service.
Titanium backup can't freeze service, as far as I have explored, may be overlooked.
To disable the service (stopping it does not work as it started automatically after some time)
Only for rooted phone (enable usb debugging first)
1. Go to terminal emulator
2. type su to get super user permissions
3. then type and hit enter
pm disable com.facebook.katana/com.facebook.katana.service.UploadManager
4. off you go
it might be started again on next reboot hence should be disabled again or make a script widget to run it.
It worked for me, may be there is a better way if so please share or use above.
thanks man
GreenSGS said:
It worked for me, may be there is a better way if so please share or use above.
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make a shortcut in your desktop of running services and click and stop services
I use titanium backup to freeze facebook, I then defrost it before I use it, saves lot of memory, I also disable voodoo saving more!
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In my case com.facebook.katana was killing my battery, I disabled FB sync and now battery life is back to normal.
GreenSGS said:
Okay, guys, I was noticing new version of facebook has an uplaodmanager service running, nice for uploading photos from phone but time to time I noticed it was eating RAM upto ~34MBs (it can show you also 6MBs but as I said I have seen many times upto 34MBs), a lot for a service and don't use this service.
Titanium backup can't freeze service, as far as I have explored, may be overlooked.
To disable the service (stopping it does not work as it started automatically after some time)
Only for rooted phone (enable usb debugging first)
1. Go to terminal emulator
2. type su to get super user permissions
3. then type and hit enter
pm disable com.facebook.katana/com.facebook.katana.service.UploadManager
4. off you go
it might be started again on next reboot hence should be disabled again or make a script widget to run it.
It worked for me, may be there is a better way if so please share or use above.
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I just did it...let me observe :fingers-crossed:
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insaf_mohd said:
I just did it...let me observe :fingers-crossed:
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I think it disables once the command issued but comes back once FB is run again or after rebooting the phone...i am watching wakelock detector and facebook.katana is there
Any tips on how to create that script widget ......noob around :angel:
insaf_mohd said:
I just did it...let me observe :fingers-crossed:
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I think it disables once the command issued but comes back once FB is run again or after rebooting the phone...i am watching wakelock detector and facebook.katana is there
Any tips on how to create that script widget ......noob around :angel:
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Or u can simply use an app called " Disable Service" from Play store and untick that service....
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gsw5700 said:
I use titanium backup to freeze facebook, I then defrost it before I use it, saves lot of memory, I also disable voodoo saving more!
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You can also use greenify and hibernate it.... Greenify will do all the stuff automatically....

[Q] Camera disabled by system administrator

I am getting a popup when I try to launch my camera that says "Camera has been disabled by your System Administrator" ... has anyone else seen this, have a fix for it?
thedford said:
I am getting a popup when I try to launch my camera that says "Camera has been disabled by your System Administrator" ... has anyone else seen this, have a fix for it?
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Hi there,
The only thing that I can imagine this would be is an application or email client that is restricting your device's capabilities. Travel to setting/security & screen lock/device administrators, and see if any applications are enabled as device admins. If so, remove the app/apps until you determine which one was stopping your camera function. Hope this helps you out
RAZR
ShadowRAZR said:
Hi there,
The only thing that I can imagine this would be is an application or email client that is restricting your device's capabilities. Travel to setting/security & screen lock/device administrators, and see if any applications are enabled as device admins. If so, remove the app/apps until you determine which one was stopping your camera function. Hope this helps you out
RAZR
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Turns out it was our Corporate Email (Good For Enterprise). I appreciate your response.
thedford said:
Turns out it was our Corporate Email (Good For Enterprise). I appreciate your response.
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No problem I'm open to a message if you need anymore assistance.
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i am having the same problem except when i tried to do that it said the same thing that its blocked by the system administrator
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ShadowRAZR said:
Hi there,
The only thing that I can imagine this would be is an application or email client that is restricting your device's capabilities. Travel to setting/security & screen lock/device administrators, and see if any applications are enabled as device admins. If so, remove the app/apps until you determine which one was stopping your camera function. Hope this helps you out
RAZR
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i am having the same problem except when i follow your instructions they same thing that the app is blocked by the system administrator.:crying:

Recommend apps for headphones

Can anyone tell me how to delete, disable the row of recommended apps that show in the notification pulldown when I plug in my headphone? Screenshot attached
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Wanam if rooted
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And your question sucks in title. It seems that you recommend some apps for headphone or want some of them
kenny1991 said:
Wanam if rooted
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And your question sucks in title. It seems that you recommend some apps for headphone or want some of them
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Think you being a little harsh?? Next time dont answer and keep your arrogant answer to yourself...we are all here to help...no need to be a ****!!!
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If he didn't answer your question there is an xposed module in the playstore called wanam xposed combined with xposed framework it allows u to remove the recommend apps bar. It requires root.
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pvchip3 said:
Think you being a little harsh?? Next time dont answer and keep your arrogant answer to yourself...we are all here to help...no need to be a ****!!!
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He perfectly answered your question, YOU ARE THE STUPID ****!
Also read the part where as a RULE of this site you are supposed to search first, and generally to not expect to be spoon-fed.
Calm down lads. There's no need to be rude.
A suggestion for next time, perhaps name it "How to remove reccomended apps for headphones". It's a little clearer.
Now, if you're still on 4.3, you can use a non-stock launcher to create a shortcut, then find under activities --> settings --> Page Buddy. Then you can open that shortcut to turn it off. It doesn't work on 4.4.2 anymore, it just shows "Settings has stopped".
Short of rooting, I've not found an alternative. I hate the thing as well.
Easy:
Go into settings, open application manager and disable pagebuddyNotisvc

ContentDialog on Screen Timeou

In my app im showing up a custom ContentDialog. Now my question is, how can i prevent of hiding the ContentDialog, when the Phone was put in standby (turn off display). After turn on the display, the ContentDialog is not showing anymore.
andy123456 said:
In my app im showing up a custom ContentDialog. Now my question is, how can i prevent of hiding the ContentDialog, when the Phone was put in standby (turn off display). After turn on the display, the ContentDialog is not showing anymore.
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Your app is unable to run in background
Use geolocation and ID_CAP_LOCATION to run app in bg
Problem will be solved
Im using windows phone store app, do i need there also geolocation capability to do this?
andy123456 said:
Im using windows phone store app, do i need there also geolocation capability to do this?
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I don't know about Windows Store apps
you have to run your app under LockScreen or background anyway
You can use MSDN search for possible ways to do that .
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NGame
I did not found a way to do this. It seems to be only available on silverlight apps. Correct me, if i am wrong.
andy123456 said:
I did not found a way to do this. It seems to be only available on silverlight apps. Correct me, if i am wrong.
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surely you are wrong .
at least there's one way and I'm sure about it .
BackgroundMediaPlayer
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andy123456 said:
I did not found a way to do this. It seems to be only available on silverlight apps. Correct me, if i am wrong.
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Using these links can help :
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22698669/how-to-add-background-task-to-windows-store-app
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263238.aspx
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/S... in background in c#&emptyWatermark=true&ac=4

Lags!!!

Guys, i`m using Z5 for 3 days, and i have to say that there`s constantly lags in the interface! I didn`t install any special hard apps, i`m using standard apps, what`s app, maps, some benchmarks, 2-3 games.. I don`t know what could it be ? I thought that lags maybe because of SD card. I turned it off, but lags still exists.
Does anyone else has it ?
DennisDD78 said:
Guys, i`m using Z5 for 3 days, and i have to say that there`s constantly lags in the interface! I didn`t install any special hard apps, i`m using standard apps, what`s app, maps, some benchmarks, 2-3 games.. I don`t know what could it be ? I thought that lags maybe because of SD card. I turned it off, but lags still exists.
Does anyone else has it ?
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My Z5 has a little bit lag too.
Mine seems ok. Do you find it throughout or just using the home launcher etc? I come from a Nexus 5 and it seems just as smooth but i have scrapped off stock launcher for Google now launcher
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Same story here Bro. Most of my lags are in the browser, camera app and closing apps. Hopefully it will be fixed in future updates. I'm also not happy with my camera, my old G3 has shaper pictures. The camera in this seems a tad blury.
im pretty sure its a software issue, even Z1 didn't have this kind of UI-lag, compared to Z3 it's a joke, it's nothing wrong with the Z5 hardware
hope Sony fix it with a update soon.
Mine lags too, especially when switching back from app drawer to widget pane where weather and other widgets are placed on the same screen
Stuttering is strongly visible
Mine lags and stutters quite a lot. Only standard apps installed too.
I think this firmware, although it says 5.1.1, is old. Seems more like the 5.0.2 version.
Note when you plug in the charger, you can see 'time to charged' notification on the lock screen.
The Z1 and the Z3 both lost this feature when upgrading from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1
Mine lags a lot when using the 'close all' button on the recent screen.
Initial release firmware for ya. Updates will come.
How about if you stop using the close all apps button and let the system do it's job and see if you still get the lags. We're not on gingerbread any more. The clear all button is pointless
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i blocked and deleted some system apps trough adb and for me isn't any lag.
I disabled some apps I don't use, installed a different launcher (Nova Prime) and the lag is non-existent now. I had some lag/stutters with the stock launcher though and I was disappointed at first when I received and used my phone fort the first time.
jackq said:
i blocked and deleted some system apps trough adb and for me isn't any lag.
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What apps? And did you need root?
Ben36 said:
How about if you stop using the close all apps button and let the system do it's job and see if you still get the lags. We're not on gingerbread any more. The clear all button is pointless.
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You are right there. It does work faster when you don't clear the background apps.
I said somewhere else that this firmware feels old to me, compared to my Z3. The time to charge notification on the lock screen for example. That disappeared when updating my Z1 and Z3 to 5.1.1, but it's still on the Z5, and some options are missing, like smart rotation.
I'm sure the lags will get ironed out over time with updates.
MickieH said:
You are right there. It does work faster when you don't clear the background apps.
I said somewhere else that this firmware feels old to me, compared to my Z3. The time to charge notification on the lock screen for example. That disappeared when updating my Z1 and Z3 to 5.1.1, but it's still on the Z5, and some options are missing, like smart rotation.
I'm sure the lags will get ironed out over time with updates.
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To be honest it feels like Sony didn't want to waste too much time and resources on Lollipop for the Z5 since Marshmallow is around the corner. The Z5 is a new phone and Lollipop will be at best a transition firmware.
Phazonclash said:
To be honest it feels like Sony didn't want to waste too much time and resources on Lollipop for the Z5 since Marshmallow is around the corner. The Z5 is a new phone and Lollipop will be at best a transition firmware.
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Yeah, I think so to. I'm even wondering if they'll bother with any updates to 5.1.1. Depends when they're looking to roll out 6 I guess.
MickieH said:
You are right there. It does work faster when you don't clear the background apps.
I said somewhere else that this firmware feels old to me, compared to my Z3. The time to charge notification on the lock screen for example. That disappeared when updating my Z1 and Z3 to 5.1.1, but it's still on the Z5, and some options are missing, like smart rotation.
I'm sure the lags will get ironed out over time with updates.
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Time until charged is still there on stock Google roms even on Marshmallow so i assume Sony decided to remove it
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Rashkae said:
What apps? And did you need root?
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nope, root doesn't needed.
you have to install adb on pc and enabled usb debugging on z5
then you have to open cmd as admin and connect phone via usb cable
now navigate to folder when you have installed adb for egz. c:\adb
then write adb usb, wait till connect to phone, agree connection on it
now you can use some options to hide (lock) or uninstall some apps
Code:
adb shell
pm hide com.sonymobile.androidapp.cameraaddon.areffect
pm hide com.google.android.gm
pm hide com.google.android.play.games
pm hide com.google.android.apps.plus
pm hide com.sonymobile.playanywhere
pm hide com.s.antivirus
pm hide com.sonymobile.entrance
pm hide com.android.galaxy4
pm hide com.android.stk
pm hide google.android.apps.maps
pm hide com.sonymobile.support
pm hide com.facebook.system
pm hide com.mobisystems.fileman
pm hide com.google.android.apps.hangouts
pm hide com.google.android.music
pm hide com.sony.snei.vu
pm hide com.google.android.apps.docs
exit
adb reboot
here you have code what im using, you can also try change "hide" to "uninstall" and try if something can be uninstalled.
for the end write reboot on cmd and exit. thats all. cheers
the previous Z5 i had which was a REV 2 E6653 also lags after clicking "clear all button," with the new device they sent me which is REV 3 has the same issue. I seriously dont know what is causing this lag for this button lol. Hope it is a software bug.
on Rev 4 -- TW model -- same issues, did a factory reset, which weirdly enough fixed a lot of the lag for me. Though honestly.. Android L is just terrible. Hopefully Sony just dropped L to work on M.
So much drama. I have experienced zero lag with this phone. It's a very good phone and my. 1st non nexus phone. If you have doubts, go into the store and give it a spin
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jackq said:
nope, root doesn't needed.
you have to install adb on pc and enabled usb debugging on z5
then you have to open cmd as admin and connect phone via usb cable
now navigate to folder when you have installed adb for egz. c:\adb
then write adb usb, wait till connect to phone, agree connection on it
now you can use some options to hide (lock) or uninstall some apps
Code:
adb shell
pm hide com.sonymobile.androidapp.cameraaddon.areffect
pm hide com.google.android.gm
pm hide com.google.android.play.games
pm hide com.google.android.apps.plus
pm hide com.sonymobile.playanywhere
pm hide com.s.antivirus
pm hide com.sonymobile.entrance
pm hide com.android.galaxy4
pm hide com.android.stk
pm hide google.android.apps.maps
pm hide com.sonymobile.support
pm hide com.facebook.system
pm hide com.mobisystems.fileman
pm hide com.google.android.apps.hangouts
pm hide com.google.android.music
pm hide com.sony.snei.vu
pm hide com.google.android.apps.docs
exit
adb reboot
here you have code what im using, you can also try change "hide" to "uninstall" and try if something can be uninstalled.
for the end write reboot on cmd and exit. thats all. cheers
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Thanks but does this hide or remove the apps?
komugi said:
on Rev 4 -- TW model -- same issues, did a factory reset, which weirdly enough fixed a lot of the lag for me. Though honestly.. Android L is just terrible. Hopefully Sony just dropped L to work on M.
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Yep, they are working on releasing android M for the z5, don't worry.

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