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Tools for debloating and installing Google Play Services on Fire Tablets + More!
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Security exception: Cannot disable a protected package: com.amazon.device.software.ota #20

Closed dbolser closed 2 years ago

dbolser commented 2 years ago

Describe the bug:

A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

Set up USB Debugging and fired up Fire-Tools/ui.sh

Clicked Disable OTA -> OK, got the following msg:

Security exception: Cannot disable a protected package: com.amazon.device.software.ota

java.lang.SecurityException: Cannot disable a protected package: com.amazon.device.software.ota
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.setEnabledSetting(PackageManagerService.java:21114)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.setApplicationEnabledSetting(PackageManagerService.java:21025)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.runSetEnabledSetting(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:1617)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerShellCommand.onCommand(PackageManagerShellCommand.java:208)
    at android.os.ShellCommand.exec(ShellCommand.java:103)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onShellCommand(PackageManagerService.java:21668)
    at android.os.Binder.shellCommand(Binder.java:634)
    at android.os.Binder.onTransact(Binder.java:532)
    at android.content.pm.IPackageManager$Stub.onTransact(IPackageManager.java:2796)
    at com.android.server.pm.PackageManagerService.onTransact(PackageManagerService.java:3975)
    at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:731)
Failed to Disable OTA Updates
Device Connected

To Reproduce:

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

As above.

Expected behavior:

Shouldn't throw an error at the very least.

I'm guessing more recent versions of Fire OS have introduced new ways to cripple tools like yours...

Can we root?

Platform:

Device:

Additional context:

I've just done a factory reset to see if I can get an earlier OS, but the above is what I have. There are updates pending (which is why I wanted to turn on OTA ;-)

Several other things are 'not quite right', e.g. errors when installing Gapps, errors of the above nature during debloat, etc.

I can make a full report if it's usefull

dbolser commented 2 years ago 
...
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.alexa.multimodal.gemini
...
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.tcomm.client
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.tcomm
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.client.metrics
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.platform
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.device.sync.sdk.internal
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.sync.service
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.device.sync
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.minerva.client.api
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.device.messaging
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.device.metrics
Failed to Disable: com.fireos.usagestats.proxy
Failed to Disable: com.fireos.arcus.proxy
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.sync.service
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.kindle.otter.oobe
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.diode
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.csapp
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.legalsettings
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.identity.auth.device.authorization
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.pm
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.kindle.kso
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.securitysyncclient
Failed to Disable: com.amazon.whisperlink.core.android
...
Disabling Telemetry & Resetting Advertising ID
Success
Disabling Location
Blocking Ads With Adguard DNS
Disabling Lockscreen Ads
Disabling Search on Lockscreen
Speeding Up Animations
Successfully Debloated Fire OS
Device Connected
dbolser commented 2 years ago

This one is annoying... Security exception: Cannot disable a protected package: com.amazon.firelauncher

Gets in the way of Nova

mrhaydendp commented 2 years ago

After Fire OS 7.3.2.2 Amazon added a device administrator application that protects certain apps from being disabled, deleted, or cleared. This makes my Disable Ota and custom launcher not work, though most of the apps in the Debloat list disable just fine.

dbolser commented 2 years ago

Yeah, not terrible, but I wanted a 'clean' experience.

May try the lineage OS install

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After Fire OS 7.3.2.2 Amazon added a device administrator application that protects certain apps from being disabled, deleted, or cleared. This makes my Disable Ota and custom launcher not work, though most of the apps in the Debloat list disable just fine.

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