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| ====== Changing the default launcher on the Blackview BV5300 Pro ====== | ====== Changing the default launcher on the Blackview BV5300 Pro ====== | ||
| - | I have a **[[blackview_bv5300_pro|Blackview BV5300 Pro]]** smartphone; I managed to root the phone to gain administrator privileges and now I want to change the default Blackview launcher which is called **BvLauncher**. I wish also to disable or remove several system apps (some from Google, others from BlackView), which annoy me because I don't need them, but they spawn running processes and require to be updated from time to time. | + | I have a **Blackview BV5300 Pro** smartphone; I managed to [[blackview_bv5300_pro|root the phone]] to gain administrator privileges and now I want to change the default Blackview launcher which is called **BvLauncher**. I wish also to disable or remove several system apps (some from Google, others from Blackview), which annoy me because I don't need them, but they spawn running processes and require to be updated from time to time. |
| The main reason for me using a different launcher is because BvLauncer has a bug preventing to disable the **At a Glance** widget. Another bug prevents the resizing of widgets, e.g. I cannot have a 3x3 [[https:// | The main reason for me using a different launcher is because BvLauncer has a bug preventing to disable the **At a Glance** widget. Another bug prevents the resizing of widgets, e.g. I cannot have a 3x3 [[https:// | ||
| - | I suspect also that the Blackview launcher is somewhat a spyware, because the phone tries hardly to prevent you from choosing another Home app the app is always restarted even if you force-stop it (the same apply to the other BlackView | + | I suspect also that the Blackview launcher is somewhat a spyware, because the phone tries hardly to prevent you from choosing another Home app the app is always restarted even if you force-stop it (the same apply to the other Blackview |
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| ===== Lawnchair ===== | ===== Lawnchair ===== | ||
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| Obviously I want an **open source** launcher, so I ignored the plethora of launcers available on the Google Play store. In the past I used the **[[https:// | Obviously I want an **open source** launcher, so I ignored the plethora of launcers available on the Google Play store. In the past I used the **[[https:// | ||
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| **NOTICE**: QuickSwitch installs iteself as a Magisk module, you can find it into **/ | **NOTICE**: QuickSwitch installs iteself as a Magisk module, you can find it into **/ | ||
| + | If you have a shell on the device, e.g. the Termux terminal, you can **configure the module on the command line** instead of using the companion app. Open the terminal and execute as root: | ||
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| ===== De-Bloater ===== | ===== De-Bloater ===== | ||
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| When you //remove// an app with De-Bloater, it detects if it is a system app which received an update. This means that the app is installed actually twice: the original one into the system partition (which is not deletable) and the update into the user partition. In this case De-Bloater suggests you to delete the update before, so De-Bloater will disable the original one only. | When you //remove// an app with De-Bloater, it detects if it is a system app which received an update. This means that the app is installed actually twice: the original one into the system partition (which is not deletable) and the update into the user partition. In this case De-Bloater suggests you to delete the update before, so De-Bloater will disable the original one only. | ||
| - | Having installed Lawnchair as an alternative Home app and recents provider, I can hide the stock **BvLauncher** app so that the com.blackview.launcher process would no longer execute. The same is for the **Game mode** (DKGameMode.apk), | + | Having installed Lawnchair as an alternative Home app and recents provider, I can hide the stock **BvLauncher** app so that the com.blackview.launcher process would no longer execute. The same is for the **Game mode** (DKGameMode.apk), |
| When you //remove// an app with De-Bloater, the De-bloater Magisk module is updated creating a dummy file which will override the actual app into the running system at next reboot. The dummy file contains just the name of the app removed. If you //restore// the app in De-Bloater, the dummy file is removed. | When you //remove// an app with De-Bloater, the De-bloater Magisk module is updated creating a dummy file which will override the actual app into the running system at next reboot. The dummy file contains just the name of the app removed. If you //restore// the app in De-Bloater, the dummy file is removed. | ||
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| After a reboot, this has the effect to disable entirely the two packages (apk files). Indeed BvLauncher was gone completely and my only Home app is Lawnchair. | After a reboot, this has the effect to disable entirely the two packages (apk files). Indeed BvLauncher was gone completely and my only Home app is Lawnchair. | ||
| - | The following is the list of the app I have hidden: | + | The following is the list of the app I have hidden |
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| ^ Google | ^ Google | ||
| - | | Drive.apk | + | | AndroidAutoStub.apk |
| - | | Duo.apk | + | | Drive.apk |
| - | | Photos.apk | + | | Duo.apk |
| - | | Videos.apk | + | | FilesGoogle.apk |
| - | | YTMusic.apk | com.google.android.apps.youtube.music | + | | FindMyDevice.apk | com.google.android.apps.adm |
| - | | AndroidAutoStub.apk | com.google.android.projection.gearhead | + | | GoogleFit.apk |
| - | | FilesGoogle.apk | com.google.android.apps.nbu.files | + | | Keep.apk | com.google.android.keep | Keep Notes | |
| - | | FindMyDevice.apk | + | | Photos.apk | com.google.android.apps.photos |
| - | | GoogleFit.apk | com.google.android.apps.fitness | + | | UserGuide.apk |
| - | | Wellbeing.apk | + | | Videos.apk | com.google.android.videos |
| - | | Keep.apk | + | | Wellbeing.apk |
| - | | UserGuide.apk | com.android.manual | + | | YTMusic.apk |
| ^ Blackview | ^ Blackview | ||
| - | | DKApkUpdate.apk | + | | DKApkUpdate.apk |
| - | | DKLauncher.apk | + | | DKChildMode.apk |
| - | | DKLeftScreen.apk | + | | DKDarkModeOneOverlay.apk | com.blackview.darkmode.one |
| - | | DKChildMode.apk | com.blackview.childmode | + | | DKDarkModeThreeOverlay.apk | com.blackview.darkmode.three |
| - | | DKFrozenApp.apk | com.blackview.frozenapp | + | | DKDarkModeTwoOverlay.apk | com.blackview.darkmode.two |
| - | | DKLauncherOverlayFramework.apk | com.blackview.launcher.overlay_framework | + | | DKFeedback.apk | com.blackview.userfeedback |
| - | | DKFileTrans.apk | + | | DKFileTrans.apk |
| - | | DKRadioService.apk | + | | DKFmRadio.apk | com.android.fmradio |
| - | | DKFmRadio.apk | com.android.fmradio | + | | DKFrozenApp.apk |
| - | | DKHealth.apk | + | | DKGameCenter.apk | com.blackview.fungamecenter |
| - | | DKNoteBook.apk | + | | DKHealth.apk |
| - | | DKFeedback.apk | + | | DKLauncher.apk | com.blackview.launcher |
| - | | DKWeather.apk | com.blackview.weather | + | | DKLauncherOverlayFramework.apk | com.blackview.launcher.overlay_framework |
| - | | DKLiveWallpaper.apk | + | | DKLeftScreen.apk | com.blackview.leftscreen |
| - | | DKGameCenter.apk | + | | DKLiveWallpaper.apk |
| + | | DKNoteBook.apk | com.blackview.notebook | ||
| + | | DKRadioService.apk | ||
| + | | DKWeather.apk | ||
| ===== Download ===== | ===== Download ===== | ||
doc/appunti/hardware/blackview_bv5300_pro_change_launcher.1724594798.txt.gz · Last modified: 2024/08/25 16:06 by niccolo