#!/usr/bin/env bash declare -a lge=( # I NEVER HAD A LG DEVICE ON HAND. # I did some intensive searches on the web to find a list and I try my best to document it. But I need LG users to really improve it. # I use [MORE INFO NEEDED] tag as a marker. "com.android.LGSetupWizard" # The first time you turn your device on, a Welcome screen is displayed. It guides you through the basics of setting up your device. # It's the setup for LG services. "com.lge.appbox.client" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # LG Application manager # Installs/Updates LG related apps ? "com.lge.bnr" # LG Backup # Can backup your mobile devices LG Home screen, device settings, apps, and contacts to your computer. # https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-backup-CT10000025-20150104708841 "com.lge.cic.eden.service" # Memories album # Gallery automatically creates a Memories album with pictures and videos saved in the phone. # Memories is a virtual album of pictures saved in the phone or SD card. # Source : https://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-help/CT30019000-1433767985158-others "com.lge.cloudhub" # LG Cloud # Backup tool, which gives you the option to backup LG phone settings, apps, contacts and Home screen # to your phone internal storage, SD card, computer or cloud. # Source : https://www.apeaksoft.com/backup/lg-cloud-backup.html "com.lge.drmservice" # DRM Service # Needed to read DRM content playback. It manages the DRM Client, which holds a particular type of information required to get a license key. # REMINDER : DRM = all the things that restrict the use of proprietary hardware and copyrighted works. # ==> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management # ==> https://creativecommons.org/2017/07/09/terrible-horrible-no-good-bad-drm/ # ==> https://fckdrm.com/ # ==> http://www.info-mech.com/drm_flaws.html "com.lge.easyhome" # LG EasyHome # EasyHome is a more simplified version of the Home screen that you can choose to use on your phone. # It displays the Home screen like a remote control device. T # Source : https://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS985/Userguide/048.html "com.lge.eltest" # ELTest # Device hardware tests settings "com.lge.email" # LG Email app "com.lge.eula" # LG EULA (Terms of Use) accessible in the settings. # EULA = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-user_license_agreement "com.lge.eulaprovider" # License Provider # Needed by com.lge.eula. "com.lge.fmradio" # FM radio app "com.lge.friendsmanager" # LG Friends Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lge.friendsmanager) # WTF ? Completly useless app. # Not sure but I think it enables you to download an app for a friend LG user. "com.lge.gallery.collagewallpaper" # LG Collage Wallpapers # Allows you to create patchwork wallpaper from several photos. # https://www.lg.com/uk/support/product-help/CT00008356-20150332136499-others "com.lge.gallery.vr.wallpaper" # LG 360 Image Wallpaper # Provied VR (360°) wallpapers. "com.lge.gcuv" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # GCUV # Not 100% sure but @siraltus from XDA thinks it refers to "Gauce Components" which seems to be the LG's version of CSC # (carrier sales code - automatic carrier-specific customization). # It gets run on first boot after factory reset, sets up the ROM features based on which carrier and country code is specified # in the build.prop, and then gets frozen so it doesn't reconfigure things on subsequent boots. # It's basically the only person to mention "Gauce components" on the web (other than restricted LG webpages when using Google dorks). # https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-v10/development/rom-lg-v10-h901-10c-debranded-debloated-t3277305/page12/page12 "com.lge.gestureanswering" # Answer me 2.0 # Allows you to bring the phone to your ear to answer an incoming call automatically. # https://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS980/Userguide/109-1.html "com.lge.gnss.airtest" # GNSS Air Test # GNSS test, used to test... GNSS. Not needed, and GPNSS will continue to work. # NOTE : GNSS = Global Navigation Satellite System and is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems. # This term includes e.g. the GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou and other regional systems. "com.lge.gnsslogcat" # GNSS Logcat # Used to dump GNSS logs. "com.lge.gnsspostest" # GNSS Position test # GNSS test again. "com.lge.gnsstest" # GNSS Test # Woh ! Why does LG need so many GNSS test packages?! "com.lge.hifirecorder" # LG Audio Recorder "com.lge.hotspotlauncher" # LG Mobile Hotspot # Provide hotsport feature enabling you to share the phone’s 4G data connection with any Wi-Fi capable devices. #"com.lge.ia.task.incalagent" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # InCalAgent # Related to interface while you're in a call. Seemes also related to tasks list stuff. # Can someone tells me what happens when you delete it ? I think it is safe. "com.lge.ia.task.smartcare" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # LIA SmartDoctor Engine # Needed by SmartDoctor (com.lge.phonemanagement) ? "com.lge.ia.task.smartsetting" # SmartSetting # Turns on/off or changes features, settings and more according to where you are or what you do. # https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-smart-settings-CT10000025-20150103623722 "com.lge.iftttmanager" # LG Smart settings # IFTTT = “if this, then that.”. Smart Settings can be seens as IFTTT. # Some events automatically triggers actions. #"com.lge.ime" # LG Stock Keyboard # Do not remove if you don't have an alternate keyboard available. Personally, I keep the stock keyboard just in case the keyboard app crash/fails (this happened to me once) locking me out of entering password. "com.lge.ime.solution.handwriting" # Handwriting feature on the LG keyboard "com.lge.ime.solution.text" # XT9 # Text predicting and correction for the LG keyboard. # For your culture (if you're young) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XT9 "com.lge.launcher2.theme.optimus" # "Optimus" theme for the LG launcher (v2) "com.lge.leccp" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # LG Connectivity Service # I didn't find any info about this package. "com.lge.lgaccount" # LG Account # Enable you to create and manage you completly useless LG account. "com.lge.lgdrm.permission" # Handle permissions for LG DRM (com.lge.drmservice). # Why does LG need a whole package for this ? "com.lge.lginstallservies" # LG Install Service # Used by LG to install some of its apps on the phone. Not needed unless you use the LG apps manager. "com.lge.lgmapui" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # LGMapUI # User Interface (UI) for displaying location tracking reccord on the Health app (com.lge.lifetracker) ? "com.lge.lgsetupview" "com.lge.LGSetupView" # Setup View # LG first setup (related to com.android.LGSetupWizard). # The first time you turn your device on, a Welcome screen is displayed. It guides you through the basics of setting up your device. "com.lge.lgworld" # LG SmartWorld # LG Store. Enables you to nstall LG apps, theme, keyboard layout, fonts... "com.lge.lifetracker" # LG Health (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lge.lifetracker) # According to users reviews, it is a very bad activity tracking app. # Privacy wise, you should never use this kind of thing obviously. # https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-lg-health-CT30013120-20150103629401 "com.lge.mirrorlink" # MirrorLink # Enable you to connect your phone to a car to provide audio streaming, GPS navigation... # https://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-help/CT30014940-1440413573040-others # https://mirrorlink.com/ "com.lge.mlt" # LG MLT # Run in background all the time and probably serves purpose to help LG remote support. The thing is this acts as a good spyware. # It tries to track all your activity and logs GPS position together with the details gathered, and that includes calls, apps starting etc... # All data is collected and placed on /mpt partition, it seems not to be per reboot, but actually kept during flash and upgrades. # # https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187920 "com.lge.mtalk.sf" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # Voice Mate Speech Pack # Voice Mate (now Q Vocie) is the LG Personal assistant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_Mate) # This package provides speech pack. Is it the main Q-voice package ? I don't think so but I need confirmation. "com.lge.musicshare" # LG Audio Share # Enables you to connect two devices so that you can share the sound from music or video files with another LG devices. # https://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-help/CT30007700-20150123957406-others "com.lge.myplace" # My Place # Analyses the place you stay the most and recognises it as My Place (or your home) automatically. # https://www.lg.com/uk/support/product-help/CT00008356-1433767701724-setting "com.lge.myplace.engine" # My Places Engine # Needed by com.lge.myplace. See above. "com.lge.phonemanagement" # Smart Doctor App # Enables you to shut down idle apps and delete temporary files. # Lets you also see phone battery, mobile data, apps, network status and usage patterns. # On the paper it seems good but in practise, Android handle 8+ handles very well idles apps. # https://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-help/CT20098088-20150129256824-others "com.lge.privacylock" # LG Content lock # You can lock the LG Gallery with a password or pattern. When connected to a PC, Content Lock prevents file previews. # https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-g4-content-lock-CT10000027-1432774759427 "com.lge.qhelp" # Quick Help # App who provide you support articles (FAQ section that walks you through most of the major features of the phone). # You can request support via email or request a call from LG. # https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-quick-help-CT10000026-20150103624836 "com.lge.qhelp.application" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # Quick Help application # I think this package is the real Quick Help app. The package above only provides help contents IMO. "com.lge.qmemoplus" # LG QuickMemo+ # Allows you to capture screen shots and use them to create memos. You can also insert a reminder, location information, image, video, and audio. # https://www.lg.com/us/support/help-library/lg-android-quickmemo-CT10000025-20150103629575 "com.lge.remote.lgairdrive" # LG AirDrive # Lets you to control files in your device via a wireless connection. # To use, you need to sign in to your LG account on both the PC and mobile device. # https://www.lg.com/africa/support/product-help/CT20080025-1436354408798-others "com.lge.remote.setting" # LG AirDrive settings # See package above. "com.lge.sizechangable.musicwidget.widget" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # Music widget # Not sure if it only manages Music widget for the launcher or also for the lockscreen. "com.lge.sizechangable.weather" # Weather widget for the home screen. "com.lge.sizechangable.weather.platform" # Weather Service # Provide weather data for the weather app/widget. "com.lge.sizechangable.weather.theme.optimus" # "Optimus" theme for the weather app/widget. "com.lge.smartdoctor.webview" # Smart Doctor Webview # REMINDER : A WebView is acomponent that allows Android apps to display content from the web directly inside an application. "com.lge.smartshare" # SmartShare # Feature that uses DLNA technology to stream multimedia contents between DLNA devices. # DLNA is a non-profit trade organisation which defines standards that enable devices to share stuff with each other. # Basically LG provides a way to stream multimedia contents from your phone to your smart TV (or via a DLNA plugin) # https://www.lg.com/ca_en/support/product-help/CT31903570-1428542236040-file-media-transfer-pictures-music-etc "com.lge.smartshare.provider" # Provider for Smart Share. # Needed by com.lge.smartshare. # REMINDER : content providers help an application manage access to data stored by itself, stored by other apps, # and provide a way to share data with other apps. They encapsulate the data, and provide mechanisms for defining data security "com.lge.smartsharepush" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # Smart Share Push # Obviously related to Smart Share but I don't know its exact purpose. "com.lge.snappage" # Snap Page # Part of the QuickMemo+ app, lets you capture the text/images/URL from a web page without grabbing ads. # It’s much like instapaper or pocket app, but it works locally, like reading mode on some browsers, saving only the body of the article. # http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/g4/display "com.lge.springcleaning" # Smart cleaning # Displays the space in use and free space in your phone and allows you to selectively clean up your files. # https://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS986/Userguide/339.html "com.lge.sync" # LG Bridge Service # Used to backup, restore, update your LG phone, and transfer files wirelessly between computer and LG phone. # You will need to install LG Bridge software on your PC. # NOTE : Cause noticable battery drain. "com.lge.video.vr.wallpaper" # Video Wallpaper # LG 360° VR Wallpapers "com.lge.videoplayer" # LG Video Player # NB : This is a bad one. VLC is much better. "com.lge.videostudio" # Quick Video Editor # Allows you to create and edit video files using the videos (and photos) stored on the phone. # https://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/VS980/Userguide/281.html "com.lge.voicecare" # LG Voice care # Allows you to use your device if the touch screen or display is damaged. # You must agree to location-based information use and personal information collection to use Voice Care. # https://www.lg.com/hk_en/support/product-help/CT20136018-20150122834174-others "com.lge.vrplayer" # LG VR player # Enables you to watch 360° pictures/videos. "com.lge.wernicke" # QVoice Engine # Needed by Q-voice (the LG Q Voice voice assistant) to work. "com.lge.wernicke.nlp" # Natural-language processing for LG intelligent assistant. # Used to understand what says an human when he speaks. # Needed by QVoice "com.lge.wfd.spmirroring.source" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # Provide wifi-direct feature # Note : Wifi-direct is Wi-Fi standard enabling devices to easily connect with each other without requiring a wireless access point. # It allows allows two devices to establish a direct Wi-Fi connection without requiring a wireless router # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct # spmirroring = ??? screen p... mirroring ? "com.lge.wfds.service.v3" # Wifi-direct service (v3) # See above. "com.lge.wifi.p2p" # LG P2p Service # Wifi-drect P2P allows the device to discover the services of nearby devices directly, without being connected to a network. # Needed for LG Wifi-direct feature. # https://developer.android.com/training/connect-devices-wirelessly/nsd-wifi-direct "com.lge.wifihotspotwidget" # Wifi Hotspot widget # REMINDER : Hotspot enable you to share the phone’s 4G data connection with any Wi-Fi capable devices. # It is not the Hotspot feature. Only the widget ! "com.lge.appwidget.dualsimstatus" # Dual SIM status widget # Probably only present in dual sim LG phone variants. Does not remove the persistent notification or dual SIM functionality. "com.lge.hiddenpersomenu" "com.lge.hiddenmenu" "com.lge.operator.hiddenmenu" "com.lge.servicemenu" # Service menus. I believe if you remove the last one the secret code you can dial doesn't work anymore (who needs it anyway..?) "com.rsupport.rs.activity.lge.allinone" # LG support App remote access # You probably don't want that to happen "com.lge.laot" # LAOP test [MORE INFO NEEDED] # I don't know what LAOP is. I could not find information about it. It's a test so it's probably fine. I have removed it. "com.lge.lgfmservice" # Radio ####################### UP TO YOU ####################### "com.lge.bnr.launcher" # LG Mobile Switch Launcher # This doesn't remove the default launchers. # It is most likely to backup/restore the user's launcher configuration. #"com.lge.clock" # LG Clock app #"com.lge.filemanager" # Stock file manager "com.lge.homeselector" # LG Home selector # This is the settings menu for the home launcher (present in the settings app as "Home launcher") # If you remove this app, the Home screen settings menu is gone from settings app. (not needed if you use external launcher) # You can still switch between installed launchers, the package name is a bit misleading. #"com.lge.launcher2" # LG Home (v2) # Stock launcher # It's basically the home screen, the way icons apps are organized and displayed. # DON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER! # NOTE : Yeah there is another package described as "launcher". Normally, you only have one of them on your phone. #"com.lge.launcher3" # LG Home (v3) # Stock launcher # It's basically the home screen, the way icons apps are organized and displayed. # DON'T REMOVE THIS IF YOU DIDN'T INSTALL ANOTHER LAUNCHER! # NOTE : Yeah there is 3 packages described as "launcher". Normally, you only have one of them on your phone. "com.lge.music" # Stock music player "com.lge.floatingbar" # LG Floating bar # Lets you put shortcuts to apps or features, as well as quick access to contacts and music player controls on a "floating bar" on the Home screen. # https://www.neowin.net/news/lg-v30-closer-look-floating-bar/ #"com.lge.updatecenter" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # LG Update Center # Provide Android upgrade and LG updates (Settings --> System --> Update Center) # I believe you won't receive any updates if this packages is deleted. #"com.lge.theme.black" #"com.lge.theme.white" #"com.lge.theme.titan" # This one is labelled 'Platinum' in themes app #"com.lge.theme.highcontrast" # Various themes. Safe to remove any you don't want/use. I could not find the package for the default (LG) theme. # Make sure you don't delete the package for the theme you're currently using. I don't know what will happen then. #"com.lge.signboard" # Always on display. Probably a battery killer if used with OLED devices. # You will lose the menu in the settings app that allows you to set the always on display. From the top of my head I remember the default ones as clock, kitkat easter egg. #"com.lge.equalizer" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # Equalizer settings. #"com.lge.exchange" # [MORE INFO NEEDED] # It looks like the Microsoft outlook/email in the logo. Believe this is some sort of microsoft integration. # I don't 100% remember if I was able to add accounts to the phone still (eg. Nextcloud), I need to test that soon. #"com.lge.gametuner" # Settings/features for games, such as resolution and frame rate limiting. # A little side note, any games installed in the work profile can't use gametuner (maybe if you install this package into the work profile it'll work) #"com.lge.task" # Task storage # Probably related to the task app (another bloatware). I say its safe to remove if you don't use it. #"com.lge.touchcontrol" # I have never seen this menu in the settings app. I say its safe to remove. I can't think of any use case for this setting, it just allows you to change where you're allowed to touch the screen #"com.lge.wapservice" # Icon looks like email configuration. I say its safe to remove. Probably related to the stock email app. #"com.lge.rcs.sharedsketch" [MORE INFO NEEDED] # I have no idea what it is, maybe some drawing program related to rcs. I removed it. #"com.lge.faceglance.trustagent" #"com.lge.faceglance.enrollment" # Face Recognition # Remove if you don't need it. If you want security I don't think this is a good idea to use it. #"com.lge.app.floating.res" # Multitasking framework # Allows you to use multitasking features like multiple apps in one screen. # Does not remove screen pinning feature. # I don't know if this removes the floating windows feature that you have to enable with ADB (to make it look more like a desktop) ) # TODO : # Find the main Q-voice package. # Add more packages.