How do I remove OpenGApps after installing it? · Issue
https://github.com/opengapps/opengapps/issues/551
noobfish commented Oct 21, 2017 commented I've installed Pico package on LineageOS14 ,Thanks for the developers work.
Now I'd like to remove all the APKs and libs installed thus I could fall back to the status before OpenGapps . I've read FAQs and WIKI no answer found.Please help me ,is it possible to uninstallation ? The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: 👍 3 Copy linknoobfish commented Oct 23, 2017 commented @Cyanogen-Mod Wow man , that's so inconvenience...
Wo Qu, Tai Ma Fan Le Ba.... Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkildar commented Dec 22, 2017 commented I guess that addon.d script could be quite easily modified to do that. The file list is already there. Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkildar commented Dec 24, 2017 commented Not so easy 🙁
Actually GApps overwrites some files during installation including important libs. So that clear uninstallation isn't possible. 😭 Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkT-rex2017 commented Dec 28, 2017 • edited commented • edited There is a way
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--But for that editing the installer script is needed
-- this script detects all libs/files that can't be replaced
-- Usually it delete these
-- So my idea is to move it to a folder rather than deleting
-- After this a script with deletion of replaced/added files with re adding of these backup files can be used to revert back
*Hope this make sense Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkGongT commented Apr 5, 2018 • edited commented • edited To remove OpenGapps: boot to recovery
wipe(reformat) system partition, reboot to recovery again
adb shell / twrp shell: find /data -iname '*google*' -exec rm -rf '{}' \;
flash system / restore image
clear cache and reboot Why: OpenGapps install in /system and Not so easy 🙁 to remove them, so my way is to re-flash system.
Many system image (like LineageOS I'm using), only extract files, never remove anything. So wipe is required to remove gapps.
When gapps start to crashing, there config files commonly broken, so remove them before next try.
Don't know why. But my 2/3 phones throw an error if I wipe /system and flash again without a reboot. So reboot after wipe. Danger: This will remove ALL google related things, may kill some other apps if they naming ther file with google.
I only use this to remove broken install before I actual use my new phone. 👍 21 Sorry, something went wrong. Copy link Authornoobfish commented Apr 10, 2018 commented thank you Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkEvanCarroll commented May 26, 2018 • edited commented • edited is it not enough to wipe (clear data) and push up a new image? the system partition must be reformatted? Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkGongT commented May 29, 2018 commented It's not Always enough. Some (most?) system image only extract and overwrite files. never erase "unrelated" files. 👍 2 Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkGongT commented Dec 15, 2018 commented All of these steps is "optional", I use that steps because it can be done without brain 🤣. Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linknewyork10023 commented Dec 16, 2018 commented All of these steps is "optional", I use that steps because it can be done without brain 🤣. So, it is optional to "flash system / restore image" after the step "reformat system partition, reboot to recovery again"?
Thanks for your reply. Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkGongT commented Dec 17, 2018 commented Oh sorry... I forgot your main question...
In fact. It's required in my steps.
3. step is only removing any google inside /data (new version, config, generated data).
But OpenGapps is inside /system, remove them is Not so easy 🙁. Sorry, something went wrong. Copy linkaaruni96 commented May 12, 2020 commented
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