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From: Marion <marion@facts.com>
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Subject: Re: A good thing or a bad thing (Was: Tutorial: Working example of removing & re-installing Android system apps from a PC)
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:15:14 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:35:37 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote :


>>> In fact, there are cleaning utilities that delete the old APKs to
>>> make up free space.
>> No they don't. Not unless you're rooted.
> 
> AFAIK the old ES Explorer or ES Admin did. The app was removed from the 
> store, they did bad and illegal things, but I still have some old 
> version in an old phone (decommissioned, no SIM).

I know. We all used that same crap cleaner (just as we did on Windows
before CCleaner got bought over by the dark side) and just as MapleMedia
bought the KlinkerBros' PulseSMS messenger, some swing to the dark side.

As far as I'm aware, nowadays, Android doesn't let you delete that APK that
Android itself stores in the privileged areas of the Android file system.

Anyway, the main point (of this good/bad) thread is that iOS is unique not
only in NOT letting you re-use your free apps, but iOS is also unique in
that iOS won't ever even let you back them up.

That's bad. 
Who puts up with an operating system that forbids app backups?

Most people don't know this - but we're technical people who need to know.