How to disable Google services and system apps you aren't using on Android (root)
Here at PhoneArena, we've touched down on the freedom of throwing all those pesky, resource-eating carrier and vendor bloatware apps in the bin that's bestowed upon you by a rooted Android device. When it comes to certain system apps and services, however, completely uninstalling and banishing them into oblivion might not be the best way to slice that cake. What if you uninstall a vendor app, then come back looking for it in vain, as it hasn't been put online or inside the Google Play Store. Or what if uninstalling a particular services ends up breaking another app's functionality?
To ensure you have a safe way out of these swamps, the better option is to disable, or "freeze" said apps and services, rather than to outright get rid of them. This shuts them down completely, but it lets you easily enable them later on. So we'll show you how to do just that, using the quick and lethal Disable Service app. Grab it from the Play Store and we'll take it for a spin, disabling some unneeded mumbo jumbo from our Lollipop 5.0.1-running test bunny!
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