topic Re: Delete Facebook? in XZ Series

Delete Facebook?

Spankplanker — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 12:52:53 GMT

How do I delete Facebook (and other unwanted apps)?

Re: Delete Facebook?

xznewbie — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 20:28:51 GMT

If you mean the app, have you tried uninstalling it from the app section..?

Re: Delete Facebook?

Emil — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:40:26 GMT

Hi @Spankplanker and welcome to the community!

To delete a app you can go to: Settings > Apps > App name > Uninstall/Disable

Note that not all pre-installed apps can be unistalled. Some of these apps can be disabled instead.

Let me know if this answers your question.

Re: Delete Facebook?

stanlykubrick — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:56:38 GMT

Disabling an app is NOT the same a deleting it. This is another complaint that I have against ALL cell phone manufacturer's. We should be able to DELETE unwanted apps...PERIOD. I never have used facebook and I never will. It is crapware. I don't care if it takes very little space... the issue is that it IS taking up space that I PAID FOR and do not want it, or many of the other pices of crapware installed on this phone! Sony, are you listening????

Re: Delete Facebook?

Jonyny — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 20:12:59 GMT

wait, Facebook app is pre-installed and unremovable on Xperia XZ Premium?

Was it the same on other xperia in the past?

Re: Delete Facebook?

stanlykubrick — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 22:18:33 GMT

Don't know if it was on any previous Xperia phones but it is on the Premium and can only be disabled.

Re: Delete Facebook?

schickel — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:35:03 GMT

Waiting for root and than remove alle bloat with titanium or any other appremover-apps

Re: Delete Facebook?

Pradyavi — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:27:45 GMT

It wasn't....i had xperia z3 on which uninstalling was enable.... But not in xperia xz..... I guess its a android features coz.... Android below 5 were also didn't have this Facebook uninstalling feature.... But in 5 n 6 it was there.... N now in 7 its again gone.... If sony can do something about it.... Then please sony fix it... It would be really of great help n use....

Re: Delete Facebook?

Uliwooly — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:29:23 GMT

@Pradyavi

preloaded apps vary per country

Re: Delete Facebook?

Species8472 — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:42:24 GMT

I strongly agree. Not every human in this planet want to use Facebook, or any other social media, even they seem to think so. I always keep safe distance to FB. I hate it because it's way to exploit and spy their users.

For my point of view, it's complete bloatware and waste of memory. And i know lots of people, who think the same.

I can't root my device, because my mobile bank app won't work in rooted devices. (At least here in Finland)

So it's really hard to understand, why FB app (or any other app) is nailed permanently to this otherwise spectacular phone. Even they are nailed, i don't use them anyway, so what's the point? Why on earth i can't choose which apps i delete and keep?

Re: Delete Facebook?

Uliwooly — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 19:56:17 GMT

@Species8472

You can either disable it, and that's that

you could root the phone and uninstall it

you could flash a different firmware so you can uninstall it or it won't be preloaded

Re: Delete Facebook?

Species8472 — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:34:22 GMT

FB is disabled, but as i mentioned, for some security reasons my mobile bank app won't work if i root the phone. Banking app is one of most important apps to me.

That different firmware is interesting. I am aware these alternative firmwares but i never dare to try them because fear of bricking my phone.

There's nothing wrong with current official firmware. It's seems to be very stable and it has quite sleek overall function. Only these non-removal apps annoy me a lot. Especially FB, which was removable my old Z3+ if i remember correctly.

Re: Delete Facebook?

Uliwooly — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:37:02 GMT

@Species8472

it's not that hard to flash, and as long as you don't unlock the bootloader it should be ok, with that said, which firmware do you have? (Counrty, is it locked to a carrier/network)

Re: Delete Facebook?

Species8472 — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 05:32:09 GMT

FW version is 45.0.A.7.90. Baseband 8998-8998.gen.prodQ.00078-08. Country: Finland. Carrier: Elisa. Phone is unlocked. As far as I know, any of Finnish carriers won't sell sim locked phones anymore.

Re: Delete Facebook?

Bhonder — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:45:38 GMT

You have to unlock the bootloader to flash a firmware. Here there are the instrunction about doing it: https://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/unlock-yourboot-loader/.

After that you have lock it back again because you would miss system updates and some security-related features.

You need flashtool and/or ADB.

Re: Delete Facebook?

najodleglejszy — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 11:36:59 GMT

no, you don't have to unlock bootloader in order to flash official Sony software.

Re: Delete Facebook?

Lord_viridis — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:10:12 GMT

That^^

You do not need to unlock BL in order to flash an official firmware.

Re: Delete Facebook?

Species8472 — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 19:03:27 GMT

I have no intensions to unlock the bootloader. Too much risks involved. Is there Sony official FWs, which allow free removal of any app? By the way, that links supported devices list does not include XZ Premium.

Re: Delete Facebook?

Midmajik — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:27:21 GMT

I'm pretty sure when I bought my xz1 compact it was not embedded. Was this in fact added in on the last android update for this phone recently? I'm almost certain I uninstalled it before in order to fresh start it?? How much is Facebook paying to force it onto android/sony/Samsung?? 🙄 This annoys me a great deal.