Option Remove app does not uninstall it

markusfisch / PieLauncher

Android home screen launcher that uses a dynamic pie menu instead of tables of icons.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.markusfisch.android.pielauncher

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Option Remove app does not uninstall it #117

Closed Stephan-P closed 3 weeks ago

Stephan-P commented 3 weeks ago

On my Samsung A41 with Android 12/One UI 4.1 the option Remove takes me to Settings - App info where it is not possible to remove the app from the device. As a result, under Pie Launcher, there is no method left to remove apps from the device.

Open app drawer
long press app to be removed
drag its icon to the Bin icon in order to Remove the app from the device
App info opens (without option to remove)

markusfisch commented 3 weeks ago

Thanks for filing an issue about this! 👍

I'm really surprised that the App Info screen does not have an Uninstall button in One UI 4.1 😳

Stephan-P commented 3 weeks ago

I need to take that back. Earlier I was trying to remove the apps TicketMatic and TicketMaster and the option Remove did not show up in the App info of One UI 4.1. Prompted by your response I gave it another try with a third app (Energy) and here the option Remove IS available.

Is it possible that certain apps can claim "not to be removed" in Android?

markusfisch commented 3 weeks ago

Ah, I see, I was already wondering how this is possible 😉

Is it possible that certain apps can claim "not to be removed" in Android?

Yes, some apps can only be "deactivated" but not removed. But this only applies to pre-installed apps that came with the device. In this case, the "Uninstall" button should read "Deactivate".