Removing instructions - system remove apps from the screen

Using /e/OS Settings
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My question is how to delete the system’s standard apps such as music, recorder, calculator or notes.
I realize that you can’t delete default apps, that’s not my intention, but I can’t remove the apps from the screen.

Combining them into a common app group would be an “alternative”, so that I could create a group for the “unnecessary” (for me) apps.

Is the red one an alternative and then delete the corresponding app?
I don’t really want to install and use root access, e.g. Magisk, to keep my system secure.

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you can remove them from the user but keep them in the system (-k flag) with

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 <package-name>

the /e/OS packages start with foundation.e.<app-name> - I haven’t tried but I guess if you remove central apps from the user blisslauncher can crash (eDrive?).

To bring it back, use

adb shell cmd package install-existing foundation.e.<app-name>
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Or run a proper launcher that allows you to hide apps. Personally I run Lawnchair. I have my unused “stock” apps hidden.

It’s actually better not to uninstall stock apps. You can inadvertently break stuff. Yeah it takes up a little space to keep those unused apps on the volume, but they’re tiny compared to the rest of the system. It’s worth saving potential headaches when something doesn’t work right because of a forgotten uninstalled app.

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Thank you. No i am not using magisk or something else, so i cannot delete stock apps. What is a launcher app?

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I have to connect my computer and use adb??
No, thats too much risk…

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Just install a different Launcher like Lawnchair or KISS or … (it has been discussed a lot on the Forum what is popular among users), then you can set the apps which are on the ‘front screen’ by yourself.

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Thank you.

Where can i find Lawncher or Kiss? In the f-droid store?

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It is also a PlayStore (AppLounge) as far as I know.

For F-Droid you need to add the IzzyOnDroid Repo. But the oversight there is not the same as it would be directly on F-Droid

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Thank you, it works great.