topic Re: How to stop McAfee notification? in XPERIA archive

How to stop McAfee notification?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:23:28 GMT

Updated to Android 2.3.4 and now the McAfee notifcation pops up on every restart.

I don't want to use McAfee and I can't uninstall it.

How to at least stop it from notifying or asking me to register?? It is annoying.

Thanks.

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Xperia Arc

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:30:59 GMT

how come you can't uninstall it? open the app drawer -> tap on the bottom right icon -> look for macaffee and uninstall it

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:37:17 GMT

I know of some users in the UK are having issues uninstalling this app, you can always debrand your phone

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/130711#130711

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:55:16 GMT

Mine is not carrier branded (generic). McAfee came direct from SE firmware.

Anyway, I uninstalled it and seems it's gone... hasn't come back after 2 reboots.

I thought it can't be uninstalled as it's part of the SE system app, as I remember I uninstalled WisePilot and it came back after reboot.

Thanks.

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:02:20 GMT

anytime

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:43:58 GMT

The darn thing came back. After the phone is started, McAfee is on the notification bar (and there is no CLEAR button to clear the notifcation)

I proceeded to tap the notification, then tapped "Refuse" on the terms/agreements screen.. notification gone and McAffee did not start. Rebooted the phone and the McAfee nofication pops up again.

What is this SE? I can't uninstall McAfee and I don't have to option to make it stop bugging me?

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

Jawadkhalid89 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:49:15 GMT

mate u can try to uninstall it again but before uninstalling you can clear it's data by pressing on "clear data" first and then uninstall it...

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

uliwooly-wooly — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:33:41 GMT

another new update it's comming up or you can debrand your phone

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/130711#130711

the newest should work with Xperia Arc and Arc S

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/133669#133669

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 03:11:49 GMT

Thanks. I'll wait for the update.

Mine is not carrier branded. And I don't plan to root my phone or use custom ROM.

Thanks.

PS: I'm actually using SGS II for a week now. The Arc is sitting around without SIM... I'm waiting to give it to someone else later.

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:36:18 GMT

you should sale it

rooting won't affect your phone, you can unroot anytime w/ PCC or Update Service, to root you don't have to unlock your bootloader at all, it takes few seconds

This is how to root

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:45:49 GMT

I'm an electronics engineer and web programmer, yet I have never rooted or modded any of my android phones (desire hd, arc, sgs II). Maybe because unrooted Android already has all the features I want... and I don't play around with my phone a lot :smileygrin:

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:57:16 GMT

until now since you can't get rid of some unwanted apps, also once we get Android 4.0.1 or 4.1 (verizon just got 4.1) we'll be able to do so w/o rooting

Re: How to stop McAfee notification?

desilifestyle — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:28:47 GMT

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS101143&lc=1033&pf=1

it helps i also deactivated macafee by following steps