Hi all :)

It’s been a while since I modded a phone, so I’m a bit out of touch. If I root my phone and uninstall some apps, can I remove root afterwards so that I can use things like banking apps without workarounds?

I’ve got a Xiaomi Mi 10t Lite 5g, and it keeps automatically reinstalling its own apps, which then screw up my apps because they take over functions.

If I can completely remove apps rather than just hiding them, that would be a bonus.

Thanks for your help :)

  • GamerBoy705@lemmy.worldEnglish
    371·
    1 year ago

    If you just want to uninstall system apps, you do NOT need to root your phone. You can use ADB to uninstall or disable any system apps (regardless of if your phone allows that in settings).

      • Tippon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        Thanks for replying :)

        This works because applications truly aren’t fully uninstalled from your device. They are just being uninstalled for the current user

        This is what I mean by hiding them. It’s essentially just removing the shortcuts. Can’t they still be restored by an update this way?

        • GamerBoy705@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          It honestly depends on the manufacturer. Samsung’s One UI for example doesn’t re-install uninstalled system apps. I’d guess MIUI does the same. I don’t think every update would come with an updated version of every system app that would automatically get installed.

          • Tippon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            I don’t think every update would come with an updated version of every system app that would automatically get installed.

            I think we’re on the same page, but looking at it from different angles.

            I’ve uninstalled updates and disabled the apps, but a system update restores them. I would imagine that disabling them with ADB would end up with the same result. Removing them with root should, in theory at least, remove them completely.

            If I get more than five minutes to myself this weekend, I’ll try the ADB method and see what happens 👍

  • catsup@lemmy.oneEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    It depends on what method you use. If you just need a temporary shell as root to fully uninstall system apps, try out a temporary root method like mtk-su.

    If that doesn’t work, you can use SnoopSnitch to check your Android security patch level and see if there’s any “Privilege Escalation” exploit that you can take advantage of.

    For device-specific details I recommend you to checkout the XDA forum for your device

  • Gamey@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    There are LineageOS versions and custom XDA Forum ROMs for the “Mi 10t Lite” but I can’t find any with 5G in the name, are you sure that’s in there?

      • Gamey@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        You can check the system info section in your settings to get a model number and find out what you have exactly using that and a search engine.

        • Tippon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Unfortunately it doesn’t clear anything up. It’s a m2007j17g, and some sites label it with the 5G, while some label it without. Xiaomi UK doesn’t have any results for the model number, and lists both versions. The specs are pretty vague for both, saying things like one supports lpddr4 vs lpddr5

  • notenoughbutterEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    yes, I rooted my old phone to install custom ROM and save the recovery( my Chinese phone would remove custom recovery if I didn’t root

    iirc, the process was miui->twrp+pixel exp.+magisk+format data then I had a rooted phone but I didn’t need the root so I flashed pixel exp. and did a format data again and magisk was gone

    root should go away after clean flashing the ROM again as the update guides always say if you want to retain root, flash magisk after flashing ROM