Nexus 7 , Phone and Messaging app???
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I just wonder why is there on Nexus 7 flo, Phone and Messaging app installed, given this is a wifi only device? What packages needs to be removed to uninstall this from system and is it safe to do so? Won't that affect some other apps or system itself? Thanks.
Btw, new Nexus 7 build install just fine, no issues at all. Thanks for the fix. -
@stefano I managed to remove it by:
sudo apt remove dialer-app
sudo apt remove messaging-app -
@stefano That's interesting! I might try the same thing to remove official apps that I don't have any need for.
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@3arn0wl yeah, and also removed contacts from Nexus7, it's tablet, no phone, no texts, no contacts-no needed. It works just fine.
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They are installed because the rootfs is the same for all devices. They are also hidden by default from the apps scope though. Removing them will not grant you any meaningful amount of free space on the root filesystem. Also, they will simply end up being installed again after an update, most likely.
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@dobey Yeah, that's fine. I forgot the rootfs is the same for all devices. Anyway, it'a not about space, but just useless on tablet. I'll just remove them after next Ota again. Thanks for clarification.
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@stefano said in Nexus 7 , Phone and Messaging app???:
@dobey Yeah, that's fine. I forgot the rootfs is the same for all devices. Anyway, it'a not about space, but just useless on tablet. I'll just remove them after next Ota again. Thanks for clarification.
Well, but they aren't shown in the apps scope are they? If they are, it's a bug we need to resolve by shipping the correct override on the tablets so those two apps aren't shown. Though, if the SIP support were to be completed, the apps would indeed be useful on a tablet for some people. Most things aren't useful on my Nexus 5 that doesn't have working WiFi or a SIM card, too.
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@dobey They are shown and could be open as well. Yeah, for SIP would be beneficial, that's right.
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@stefano OK. Please open an issue on github about the apps showing on tablets then. Thanks.
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