Having two launchers is a good point but it doesn't have to be the stock launcher. You can install any random launcher for backup as long as it can show the app list.
Yes, I have done it multiple times but you will lose recents screen and gesture navigation. If you have root, you can get it back with lawnchair + quickswitch.
I don't think adb would let you remove it, unless you have root. But you can try it out in Android Studio's Emulator, it essentially provides you with with an Android VM on your PC. You can access it straight from adb, and it doesn't matter if you break something, as you can simply create a new virtual device.
And if they have root it would be safer to just freeze it with Titanium to prevent the bug.
Is that what people use to freeze Apps nowadays? I'm curious, because the last time I used a rooted Android device was like 7 years ago.
If you have root than Titanium is still the best around for things like app backup and restore, and if you have Titanium you might as well freeze apps with it because it's very easy.
But what Titanium calls freeze is actually a native function of Android ("disabling" an app), it just takes more steps. Normally it's available in the app's system info screen but preinstalled apps will bitch about it and may ask you to uninstall updates before allowing you to disable them. Some preinstalled apps won't let you disable them at all and you have to resort to terminal commands. It's just easier to use Titanium.
I think there's other apps around that specialize in disabling stuff and may or may not require root. I don't know, I've always used Titanium and never looked back.
I use Graphene OS, I'm assuming that doesn't count?
You can use Titanium on anything if you can get root in a normal fashion (standard superuser) and if it has a decent BusyBox installed.
But you might also be able to freeze (disable) an app from terminal, the command IIRC is pm disable-user + parameters.
You can't and shouldn't root GrapheneOS.
I know that you said you know how to do it, but Universal Android Debloater can restore any removed apps in one click, which might be useful if you decide to try it.
Yeah this is what I use, thanks anyway 🌻
Why though? I use lawnchair I think and there was a time when something went wrong and I think it crashed. Has never happened since though but it was nice to have a fallback.
Reason for why is in the addtional link. No matter which launcher i use, also lawnchair, i get this bug.
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